The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-01
THINGS IN GENERAL
Archbishop, Taxes, Babies,
Baseball
The Archbishop of Canterbury, head Of

Ia The Archbishop of Canterbury, head OF all
the British bishops realizes the condition Of affairs in Ire
land He offers prayers for peace inside of the British
European home office
What effect the prayers by the Archbishop will have is,
of course uncertain such things being settled far from
London While the Archbishop of Canterbury is praying
for peace great many Irish and women have been
praying for Lord Mayor Mcswiney Perhaps the release
of McSwney would have done good than even the
prayers of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
An English newspaper says that McSwiney Is being
fed and gives the of the tablet in which he gets his
concentrated food This seems to be fairly good sample
of English workmanship. When the America the
cup that Upton hasn't been able to get back true Eng
hsh spertsmen suggested that there probably an
engine concealed in the America pushing her on and
wanted an investigation.
In making money to provide for the future
the thing that counts not how much you make but how
much you And is in creating population to pro-
vide for the future.
Statistics in 26s cities, with total population of
show that thanks to science pasteurzation Of
milk and mothers with information about their chill
dren the death rate has dropped to OF 81
1000 babies In Brookne, Mass, where intelligence and
health combined, the deaths only 40 in 1000
Not long ago. in miserable sums the deaths averaged
not far from 500 in thousand and in at least public
institution in the greatest city in the country the deaths
were 700 in thousand and higher that the institution
practically institution for numbering babies Z.
The improved death rate means saving for 1919 OF
$4,000 children, the population of small city.
All this saving of life is due to cleanliness, in
feeding, knowledge OF the laws OF health This TACT Is
recommended to those who believe that there is such
thing as disease"
There is nothing like statistics to correct mental
, foolishness
1t is suggested, to encourage home building,
that houses be exempt from taxation for years
Why NEW houses only? Why not exempt from tax
alton up certain value ALL houses in which fathers
end mothers bring up their children? They working
flor the State taking of the next generation State
that exempts from taxation churches orphan asylums
,some buildings owned by free masons and similar inst
buttons might well exempt from taxation ALL homes for
fathers, mothers and children, costing $4,000 less
There is certainly nothing more respectable than
home nothing worthy of government encouragement
churches and orphan asylums not excepted
Many States, including the biggest in the
nation have authorized prize fighting establishing
for distributing crime and disease One simple question
establishes the character of the prize fighting fraternity
How many champion fighters in the different grades
tpore the fighting uniform of the country?
their convictions convenience kept them from
fighting for their country in time should not public
decency keep them from fighting for profit in peace times?
The French champion, Carpenter, more honor to him,
fought in the front trenches and wounded He ought
to refuse to meet any fighter with nothing but soft
glove" fighting record.
Baseball players have confessed. What this
newspaper and others have guessed proved The ook
ing on game Of baseball has developed the usual gam
bling corruption Players have conessed-eight of them are
indicted
What about the gamblers that bribed them? Any
punishment for them?
As to the poor fools that bet and lost they charge
their experience, usual, to profit and loss
Not this experience thousand will teach them
the plain fact that all gamblers dishonest that there
never and will be an honest gambler Business