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The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
An Excellent Record.

One of the most interesting and valuable of the
annual departmental reports is that of the Depart
ment of Labor Secretary w. B. Wilson was its
frst-as he is today-head of the department. He
organized it and has developed it to its present
usefulness.
Mr.. Wilson is product of organized labor
There much criticism of his appointment. 1t
was taken for granted that he a radical. Maybe
he was, though he has never shown it, while today
he must be ranked conservative
Sympathetic with labor's contentious, he has,
nevertheless, been a consistent brake its unwise
performance. Being of them, his influence has been
from within and it has been steadying and con-
structive.
He has constantly broadened the usefulness of
the department, both to the workers such and
to the employers. His has not BEEN merely one
sided organization. Mr. Wilson has appreciated its
necessarily duplex character. In fact it would have
been better called the Department of Labor and
Industry.
He has formed within it the national employment
service which has alone possibilities but assur-
k ance of the greatest usefulness 1t should and must
twhen adequately developed, start in the countries
of immigration origin, and properly select and dis
tribute the incoming labor supply.
This is but the logic of this service and unless
il reaches there it is but attempt Its greatest
| value may we'll be division of vocational guild
anCe, as II were, lot all immigrant populaton, stop
ping the undesirables because of not only mental
moral physical deficiency, but of labor class ant
| quality before they start and placing those it &C
! cepts where there is the best assurance of thei
| greatest usefulness to themselves and to this
| country.
He has established bureaus for and fo
| children In these he recognizes the human side
the governmental responsibility for tina,
wages and economic opportunity. Another servic
is that of conciliation, which, while not undertaking
| to stop strikes, offers means of preventing AM
! settling them.
This service has been called upon in 4,Ioo cases
| involving 100000 workers, and its success
has been the average of 66 per cent, and over il
later years. The report has valuable suggestion:
looking to industrial peace.
These largely follow the findings of the last in
dustfial conference. Indeed employers will find
this report-a considerable voume-the latest, mos
intelligent and constructive opinions this subee
of the right relations of employers and employees.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
War and Democracy.

In the earlier years of the war, the favoriite
panacea through which to dedicate the world
permanent peace, democracy. Many pubcists
agreed that if all governments democratic in
organization there would never be another war
Their favorite example was the United States,
whose Constitution requires that only Congress
can declare state of war: However, even here, a
; President can bring a condition which would
pei the vote. Certainly this is So if police powers
extend to cover the invasion of another country.
But what actually meant that the
power to initiate war, not alone to declare state
of war, but to take those steps through the OF
armies, navies, or economic pressure which may
make war inevitable, should rest only in coun-
trys legislative body.
II was believed, with good reason, that if NO
action, no of armies navies leading to war
could be taken, save by a vote of representative
directly responsible their constituents, therf
would be no more wars. They were largely right
in theory.
The only trouble was and is that there amt
no such animal" Even the United States rests too
large war authority in its Executive. But it is far
nearer this dealistic goal than any other.
And until all governments reach at least its
standard of popular responsibility for war, it is
not safe to throw away the big stick Yet it is this
knowledge that their people would quite certainly
refuse to fight each other that is the surest guar
anty of peace between this country and Great
Britain.
1t is also fact that today Great Britain
France, Italy, Belgium, and several other Euro
pean countries cannot wage any but purely de,
fensive war They cannot give armed support
anywhere not because their organized labor bodies
are Bolshevk sympathizers, but because they are
6xedy opposed to war
Now has come in this country from most un
expected source-from other than George Har
vey-the proposal that all governments shall joir
in a league pledging themselves against saw
on a plebiscite-happy word-of their people.
OF course Mr.. Bryan is several laps ahead o
him in this idea William Jennings proposed thi
long ago. But the very fact that these two agre
On anything is indicative of how unnecessary wa
is over any form of disagreement
1t also indicates that plebiscite is not who'll
hopeless. Indeed no form of argument with peac
as its object is to be wholly pooh-poohed The
all show some merit and all show a common tren
Of thought 1t is foolish to say that nations alway
will fight each other because they have done so.
That is to say that civilization and Christanit
have made Progress save IN matters of dres
and that there are evidences OF return to typ,
But why plebiseite of peoples when the Unite
States refuses to join in plebiscite of nations
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
Open Court
Letters to
TheHerald
Views of Readers on
Matters CT National
And Local Import.
ANENr rEHsIMnoNs.

To the Editor, Tse Wsshington Herald:
IL Ia a sure sign that Jack Frost
Is this year unusually slow In reach
ing this section Of the country, as
the many persimmon trees in our
forests are still crowded with their
golden fruit shining in the sun.
Most, persons seem to think that
because they are hanging high they
must be Judged like the fox did
the erapes-only good for rustics.
This is, however, not so. A per-
simmon is not only an enjoyable
fruit when rendered mellow by frost,
but carefully collected persimmons
NAV be csndied with sugar. like
many other fruits, and make good
Jams and 3ellies. It is known by
tradition that the Indians used
them to make q beverage something
like beer or cider or wine. Some
may talk about pspsws and 80 into
ecstacies over their sweetness ana
lusciousness. but give me q per-
simmon at any time. We know
entirely too little about this valua-
Bile tree that yields such a useful
fruit The botanical name Of the
persimmon tree is diospycos VIZ
| efniana and seems, therefore, to be
4 INDIGENOUS 10 inc oNoNt VI
but now found in many other sec
tions Of the United States. There
are, however. two distinct varieties
found in virginia and Maryland
an early variety on which the fruit
becomes good and mellow without
the aid of Jack Frost, and is, be-
sides being larger, also of a brighter
color. The few trees Of this species
| ,vhfch bave lonR been under OBJ
servation dropped their fruit q
month ago, while the other variety
has not yet deemed IL fit TO drop It's
golden shower. There are few low
ers Of nature enthusiastic enough
10 brave Boress and do probably
know Of no incentive TO take then
out in the woods. They should re
member that persimmons are ther
in season and compensate them fo
an outing in frosty weather.
FRED J. BRAENDLE.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
! Joy may be miser,
But Sorrows purse is free.
Persian song.
Desirable and Undesirable Immigrants.

@ONGRESS, in framing measure to restrict
immigration, should consider change in our
- whole national aspect to this problem =
There are two valid for restriction Of
our immigration. The first is the quality of the
immigrant that we are receiving, particularly from
extreme Southern and Eastern Europe, in his low
intelligence and low moral vertebrae.
The second is our own unemployment in certain
directions and OUR inability to absorb these mmi-
grants without positive injury to our own work
people, charge on the community.
We need today for instance, agricultural labor
and labor in the building trades. We do not want
more cotton spinners machinists,
criminals.
We need actual agricultural laborers from the
North of Europe from where can receive races
easily absorbed into population, and above
ALL where agriculture is much the order
as that OF our own We also need the high-skilled
building tradesmen developed in the North of
Europe.
Therefore, we should look upon the IMMIGRATION
question, in part at least, problem OF recruit
ing the type of individual who will melt in racial
pot and ideals, and at the same time meet our
labor deficiency.
If the executive branch of the government was
given the power to establish agencies in Europe
that would grant passports to the United States OF
selected types of labor and of character that we
need, would have placed this whole problem in
a constructive form of serving national inter
csts, not only racially, morally and intellectually,
but also materially.
We do not need any further addition to city
slums and the recruits from the slums Of Europe
have other destination. We. have a right to
decide who will add to citizenship and what
own necessities are.
The old question of people seeking political
and religious liberty no longer exists, freedom Of
worship and some form of democracy found all
over Europe, except in Bolshevik Russia, and we
certainly do not them.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
Oh, My Stars!
HOROSCOPE.
December II, 1890.

Unfriendly stars rule today, sc-
cording to astrology. Mars, Saturn
and Jupiter are all adverse
Since Saturn. the principal ruling
planet under Capricorn, dominates
so strongly at this time there may
be a general sense OF depression and
announcement
The power of Saturn, generally
counted evil in its tendency to sen
arate persons from all they hold
most precious, is declared to be IN
reality beneficial since IL brings its
subjects to a spiritual understand
ing.
Physicians and surgeons come un-
der a sway making for extreme sc-
tivity, oYerwork and WEAKNESS, but
they will gain much financially
The government of the planets 10
exceedingly threatening TO domes-
tic happiness. Better standards Of
marriage must be observed. the
scers declare, and this is the next
problem for women to take up.
Uranus will have an especially
strong influence on Washington at
this time. astrologers forecast Dis
scnsions and bitter discussions IN
Congress will be a feature Of the
session.
Mars is in an aspect threatening
many destructive fires in the next
two months, Some Of these will be
incendisry.
General conditions are to improve
| toward spring, notwithstanding the
many menacing stars that pressee
unrest, dissatisfaction and fault
finding among the people in various
parts Of the country.
Austria is to have a better winter
than the country has had since the
war. Business Organization as well
as politics will oenent.
Declines in certain prices will
bring Joy to the many and regret to
the few early in the spring.
4 Persons whose birthdste IL Is
should not speculate or risk any
large amount of money. They
should be careful Of letters and
writings during the coming year.
| Children born on this day may be
careless and extravsgsnt. They are
likely to be gifted. energetic and
lovable.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17

w Election OF the opinion OF the country at
large. 1t often takes time for that opinion
to travel in force this far.
Sometimes it comes too late, after action has
been taken. But politicians are quick to sense it,
because they know that they must answer for any
mistakes and for not knowing even the unexpressed
desires of those back home"
An Indication of this reflection of public wishes
is found at the Capitol, in a growing sentiment in
the Senate and House in favor of Elihu Root
for Secretary of State. Those fresh from the back
land have doubt to the popular desire for
Mr. Root.
Political leaders who have recently been here
put it in this way: "If Mr.. Harding will but make
Mr.. Root his Secretary of State, the people will
accept without further question that he has strong
Cabinet They will not quibbe, be disposed to
criticise to the rest of the official family.
They refer to the demand following the Chi
cago convention and continuing during the CAM
paign, that Mr. Harding should announce in ad-
vance at least limited list of the he would
invite to be of his administration They recall that
it pledged time after time by Mr.. Harding and
his campaign managers that he would a
strong Cabinet"
1t is not a reflection upon, but a credit to, Mr..
Harding that there was this demand, since in public
office, in business, the very highest quality an
executive have is the ability to gather around
him the men best qualified to be his associates
and assistants.
Mr.. Root, it is pointed out, is without peer
in his fitness for the State Department His name
comes first with everyone who speaks Of the Cab
met. Those who seriously discuss the matter as
voicing public opinion, state in his favor, also
! that he has no political ambitions and would have
thought but record that would strengthen the
| Harding administration. There could be no clash
| they say of ambitions between them, with the
| Senate Committee Foreign Affairs.
1t is generally taken for settled that he does
for the office, that he would prefer to avoic
| burdens, that it could add little to his fame, bu
that he would not refuse if it sincerely offered
| while not only at home, but especially Throughout
| the other Americas his appointment would bring
complete confidence in the coming administration
| No one knows what Mr. Harding intends to, do
! 1t is believed that he has yet reached even
/ tentative decision. But he is growing in public
estimation, and if the public sentiment is as il
being increasingly reflected in this city, ther,
! is to doubt he will respond
1t is but necessary, according to those wht
know. for Mr.. Harding to be convinced of intelli
gent earnest, sensible, and practical popular desire
for him to act upon it in a way to satisfy it. l
would then that if the folks" really wan
| Mr., Root, it is for them to let this be known.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
Sadly Lacking.

Brewster Corcoran, author of THE
Road to lie Reve" (The Page Com
pany, Boston). spends his summers
on Martha's Vineyard, where he is a
member of a club which includes
some wonderously imaginative old
timers, who are not adverse to hav-
ing a quiet laugh at the expense of
an "off-islander." One hot afternoon
during last August he was sitting in
the club with one of his especial
cronies and the conversation drifted
back to the civil war.
Went through it from peak tc
keelson," confessed the old timer
Navy" this from Author Cor.
coran.
mo sir. Ostrich section O. a New
York regiment"
Mr.. Corcoran, who as has been in,
fiction for young and~old, tried mo-
to show envy. Raising plumes fol
the generals hat?" he queried.
Yer boXin' yer compass wrong
Used en- as sentries. When tn,
regiment war neigh the Rebs ant
wanted to watch 'em close, I'd leas
out a old he-ostrich bout a quartz
o. knot in advance, anchor him b,
| a couple o. lengths o. cable an leav
him thar. Reb move ostrich,
| squak. I'd hear; call colonel; saw
regiment"
You ought to have been given
medal for that, too," observed MI
Corcoran.
"Probably'd have got the medal ,
honor" sighed the veteran, "only tn
Rebs got wise"
How conner"
The hero sighed: "Ostriches b
sentimental" he grieved, "he-one
special. Rebs knew 1t. rolled ou
shells. Ostrich see a shell, think
was a egg, try to hatch 1t. Heat
explode powder. Lost whole sectio
one week"
4 Tough luck" sympathized NJ
Corcoran. why don't you write
! book?"
Book! Me! Why, I amt got n
imagination"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
ON PROHIBITION.

To the Editor, TIE washinrton Hersh:
Mr.. Hopkins open letter on prohi-
bition, published in today's paper,
was right to the point
Between people that make, drink.
sell, buy, finance, have knowledge
of. steal and murder in these days
of prohibited liquor and corrupt Of
fcials that are sworn to protect the
law and have not the least idea OF
doing IL when money is showed in
their face, the Eighteenth amend
ment has made the United States
the greatest criminal nation in the
world. Empty jails are no sign. IL
all the constitutional law-breakers
were in Jail. every hotel and public
building would have to be pressed
into service.
The only real sufferers are the
aged. poor and sick who are soundlN
robbed when liquor is found 20 be
necessary to prolong vitality and
relieve disease. They are soaked
IS for SO cents worth OF medicine.
The percentage of the people that
drank some liquor is very largs.
Today they have been forced in o
| imbibing the most villsinous com
mounds that would have been dis
| grace even to the lowest dive. IN
stead of a few isolated moonshine
districts. the whole country has be-
| come one. Stills, freezers, home
brews. drugged slcohols. poisoned
alcohols, toilet water, perfumes
hair tonics Cwith Spanish fly, and
vithout) sweet spirits of inter, spir'
its Of camphor, aromatic spirits O.
ammonia Ia wineglassful at dose)
essence of ginger, tincture' Of vale
rian. ether, denatured alcohol, ia
voring extracts, tiSture cinchoni
compound, tincture gentisn com
pound, and hundreds Of patent mco
icines with alcohol and real oop'
in them now hold the center OF IN
stage. Our country cannot be mad
normal by law. and our churche
are failures when they forsake IN
Christ for the club and gun.
FRED. T. HEFELFlNGER,
December IL, 1920. Druggist
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
Early History of the New York Subway
Old Melody Worlds Most Popular Song

of the light on the bulb. All the
wiring will be concealed"
Dread Proposed Tax.
Managers Of the New York thea
ters, the legitimate plsyhouses as
we'll a sthe picture houses, are in a
panic over the proposal Of an addi-
tional 10 per cent tax by the govern
ment on the tickets sold. 1T will
result in evil for everyone con-
cerned." Lee Shubert tells me. The
public would forego its attendance
and the Federal authorities would
receive less revenue than IL now
receives owing to the diminished
patronage"
In fact they all say that to in
crease the tax is unthinkable. With
single seats for the good shows on
the big nights held at 81 and IS. il is
quite natural for the managers to
see in the proposed tax the pro-
verbal straw that breaks the cam
els back. Only strangers in the
city for a holiday and local prof.
teers can AFFORD to attend the metro
politan theaters at the prevailing
deducting the proposed tax from his
end Of the price of a theater ticket
Max Dreyfus, the head of possibly
the largest musical publishing house
in the world, was talking this moor
at the Hotel Astor of successful
songs He said: Home, Swee
Home undoubtedly has had th'
greatest sale of any song ever writ
ten. No one can even estimate thu
number of its copies sold, for &
has been on the market in all Ian
guages everywhere, and there is /;
demand for it that never dies.
should put Mendelssohn's Wedding
March as second in sustained pop
ularity. although the Hawaiian mel
ody, Aloha has had an extraor
binary sale. This last tune by man,
is believed to have been writtel
by Queen Lii. OF Honolulu. As
matter of fact, it was compose
by a German bandmaster who le
her band"
Mr.. Dreyfus was asked to nam
the most widely popular song o
the moment from a sale viewpoint
Il should say Whispering he re
piled, "and its merit lies in its mar
1
it is the leader of them all righ
now. II was written by the leade
OF a dance orchestra in San Fran
cisco whose. name is Schoenberg. II
did nothing OF note in composin
before. and this one great dane
melody may be his last success
One never can predict the future @
song writer.
Kubelik's Tutor Coming.
Now on his way to America
the greatest living master-teach'
Of the violin in the world. H
name is Ottokar Sheffcick. and 4
is a Bohemian. He trained KubeIi
: and scores of others. His methc
of teaching revolutionizes violi
playing. His home is In a litt
village near Prague, and his chi
occupation. when not engrossed
his art, is gathering mushroom
|, He is more than so years old. al
> he is going to expound his doctrir
Of playing at a conservatory
. music in Ithaca, N. Y.
CoopyrisAt, ls3o, Public Ledger ce.)
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17

ate this loss to thester owners and
lessen discomfort to the patrons.
AT the back of the house there
will be installed a tableau or board
upon which will be reproduced with
miniature bulbs the seating plan Of
the house. Every bulb indicates a
vacant seat and its location and
each chair will be so wired that
when IL is vacated il automatically
turns up and forms an electric con-
tact which registers on the board
at the rear. The lowering Of the
seat breaks the contact and shuts
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
Basin Job
Big Project
Scheme to Utilize Lakes
To Foster PrOduc-
tiOn.

As now planned, the reclamation
of the Columbia River Basin in the
State of Washington will mean the
addition to our producing lands Of
an area larger than the State OF
Delaware, as large as Porto Rico
and more than twice the size Of the
State of Rhode Island. When the
development is completed we SHAH
have converted upward of two mill
lion acres Of sagebrush plains into
a region of fertile farms.
The work will cost approximately
s300, ,0o0, 900, and viewed as an en-
gineering project is surpassed only
by the Panama Canal. Assuming
that the region will be as produc-
tive as adjacent irrigated districts
it is estimated that the developed
territory will yield an annual har'
vest SO great that in three years
the reclaimed land will pay the cost
of the entire Improvement. In addi'
tion, the work of reclamation will
make possible the rapid develop
ment of nearly one million hydro
electric horsepower of energy.
Today, the great Columbia Basin
though rich in soil, is practically ar
uninhabited stretch of volcanic ash
In order to reclaim this land tn,
engineers propose to, utilize LAX
Pen Oreille, in Idaho, and Flat
head. Lake. in Montana, two of tn
largest inland lakes in the Unite,
States. The water in these lake
Is the drainage from an area o
approximately twenty-five thousan,
square miles in the Rocky Noun
tains. The plans of of\developmen
call for the construction" of fifty-si
miles of concrete-lined-. main cana
/ and thirty-four miles of tunnels, tn
longest Of which will be nearly six
teen miles, and the shortest or
mile. Forty miles of natural and ar
tihcial lake will be used along tn
nain canal system.
Altogether it is probable that tn
work viii necessitate the construc
tion of at least ten thousand mile
of concrete lined laterals. The mai
canal will be, able to carry twent
Thousand cubic feet of water
second The project will CO,
about S172 an acre, and the min
mum yield from the land is figure
at $50 an acre each year. In on
adjacent district the irrigated Ian
last year produced a gross revenu
of $167 an acre. If the Columbi
River basin could do as well. IL
: evident that one year of maximul
yield would produce a total {
lwealth nearly equal to the est
mated cost of the entire schem
The States of Montana and Idah
: are unable. to utilize the waters I
1.-THE lakes mentioned. Both of the:
States have arid regions, but the
, are so located that the sources
, water supply proposed for Wasi
|. ington cannot be made availab
> for use on their own lands. II
, elevation of the lakes with respe
/, to the Columbia Basin region
: such that the larger part of Il
I water can be taken to the Was
) lington desert by gravity, flow.
i lFloyd w. Parsons in the Saturd'
i. EvAning Post
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
Poles Start Glasses
For Protestant Clergy

WARSAW Dec. 1s.-A Protestant
theological seminary was formally
dedicated and opened Sunday as a
part Of the University Of warsaw.
The point was made that by cre-
ating within the university a school
for the education of Protestant
clergymen the new Polish state was
reviving the old tradition of liber-
ality and federation. The Polish
government recently assisted in the
reorganization Of a Russian ortho-
dox church for the Russian min
ority and Russian bishoprics have
been erected inside Poland to ad-
minister to the needs of the people
and to furnish religious instruction.
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