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The Washington herald., 1921-03-29
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FIELD FIREs BEGIN
DER0REsTATI0N AND EROSION.
The common practice Of burning
over fields and woodlands IN the
spring is responsible for the killing
of millions of flowers that would de-
velop food for birds that destroy in
furious insects" declared p. l.
Kicker at the recent meeting OF the
wild Flower Preservation Society
at the Wilson Normal School Com
munity Center.
The general Impression that grass
nres and slow ground fires In wood
ed areas are beneficial on account
Of the fertilizing value Of the ash Is
erroneous and large economic loss
results from this practice. Neces-
sary humus In the soil, which would
be increased by the decay Of the
ground cover. Is destroyed Because
the wealth of the soil is DESTROYED.
he declared that the soil reaction
would be changed. Instead Of the
normal growth Of flowers and
grasses OF the ground cover. rank
weeds will spring up, flourish and
scatter their seeds. This replace
ment by weeds is characteristic OF
poor soil.
Frequent burning will cause the
ground cover to disappear entirely
and leave the roots Of the trees er-
posed" Kicker said. Thus the FIRST
stages Of deforestation begin. Fire
after hre has been the history Of
the deforestation and erosion OF
many wooded areas Of this coun-
try"
steps toward educating the pub
lie TO guard against this menace OF
held nres were urged at the meet
ing.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29
Street Railway Fares.

is unnecessary to pretend that the speople of
i Washington. patient as they are with feeling
almost of helplessness, will not be bitterly dis
appointed at the decision of the utilities commits
sion to continue the Scent streetcar fare FIVE
months 1t Is quite impossible to convince the ordi
nary citizen of the justice or need of such deci
sion
Everyone knows that the Capital Traction Com
psny under this rate, has income far beyond its
needs or as just return. The company frankly
admits this and Is ready to accept reduced fare
Pretty much everyone also believes that the
Washington Railway and Electric Company IS yery
heavily overcapitalized and that it demands net
revenue IN excess of what is reasonably its due.
THERE'S difficulty in showing the average citizen
why utilities company should be exempted from
the usual risk of any other business that makes an
Improbable investment -
The plea that since the people have taken reeu-
atofy authority Of street railway company. they
are obligated to assure it adequate return in in
comeppis too antquated for discussion Neither Is
the argument of adequate service convincing
all other services oyercapitalized or injudiciously
exnded. have been subject quite uniformly to liot
datioh.
If Washington has to wait for the consolidation
of two corporations that do want to consolidate
in order to get reasonable sseetcar rates. Just wf
public utilities commission With tariff, tax re-
vision appropriations immigration, foreign affairs
and p dozen major measures to be epnsidefed, just
when and how promptly can Congress be expected
to act on a purely local mstter1 4
The guess of the Commission is FIVE months
In the meanwhile, those who must use the street
earsSwbo have gone through high prices with ittle
INCREASE Of income. or who have had to liou;date
NTH fslli3g psisss win have to surrender to the
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29
CHEMISTRY COLOR
LABO4AToRY MOVED.

The Color Investigation Labora-
tory of the Bureau OF Chemistry
was moved recently into the new
building on the grounds Of the Arl-
ington Experimental Farm. ArlinG-
ton. Va This laboratory is investi-
eating the methods o. manufacture
and the properties OF dyestuffs.
more especially their Intermediates
and the study Of raw material found
or produced In the United States.
Particular stress is laid on the
fundamental study Of the physical
and chemical properties OF these
substances and OF the important re-
actions used In their manufacture.
This In field which Industrial con-
Germs often have not the time or
means of entering. The labora-
tories az present are working among
other things on problems relating
TO the production Of furfural from
corncobs and studying all possible
uses Of this former chemical Curl
osity with very promising results.
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The Washington herald., 1921-03-29
TOKYO FIRE LOSS
SET AT SO, 1000

TOKYO. March 3s---Carsful esti-
mates Of property loss sustained in
Tokyo's great nrey Saturday night
Indicated today that the total will
exceed $4,000. 900.
Four large business houses, q
bank and other important struc-
lures were burned in the IRE which
DESTROYED nearly 1000 houses
The japanese Red Cross estab-
lished relief stations for the thou
sands made homeless and cared for
numerous injured.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29
Open C6urt lie tiers to The HeralA
ehBHaeGsH>et 6&saSsfEEa

added to the force at st. Eliza
beth's. II the gentleman who ad-
mits having made this disturbance
had courteously listened to the en-
tire series of lectures, instead OF
repeating what he interpreted of IL.
been warranted.
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WHICH Is BRIGHTER.
BLUE OR YELLOWf'

Measurement Of brightness or
candlepower Of lamps of many Diff
ferent colors. ranging from the in
tense blue-green Of the mercury
Vapor lamp to the yellow Of the
carbon electric lamp and the ga,
Name, Is a problem that the mod
ern progress in illumination has
created. z. c. crittenden told the
recent stan meeting OF the Bureau
OF Standards. Most people cannot
tell when a yellow and a blue. or
other widely different colors. are
equally bright" he said.
For several years the Bureau OF
Standards has been experimenting
with methods OF measuring the
brightness Of lights Of direrent@
colors which will give more con-.
cordsnt results than the rnethodS<
which have previously been used as
standard The method which has
been found best Is the ''nicker." In
this method the lights are seen al
.ternately by the observer. When a
proper speed Of alienation e. chosen
the difference in color is no longer,
noticed. but a difference OF bright
ness still can be seen. 90 that .n~<
lights can be adjusted to equality.
This differs radically from thee
equality Of brightness" method in 1
which the two colors are viewed
simultaneously side by side. fort
then the color difference Is stronrIv-
accumulated.
BY any method Of measurement
different people obtain different re-
suits. Crittenden explained. As a.
result Of tests on 17s observers bv
the flicker method. a method has.
been developed by which measure
ments made by a few observers can
be corrected TO the normal values
based on the judgment OF many in
dividuals. The bureau proposes to>
recommend the adoption of the<
flicker method as standard. and
will attempt to secure i:s approval
by the various national lsboratories-
abroad and by the International
Commission on Illumination.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29
WRITES IN DEFENSE OF
MR.. GAZE,

To the Editor, The washingtoa Herald:
: I cannot believe you will publish
q half column defamatory letter.
based upon pure allegations, with
out also printing in reply a defense
by one who is entirely disinterested,
as am, in regard to the Harry
Gaze discussion
= The author of this letter in to-
days Herald seems. to be of the
impression that all things which
are not Infinite in power. are there
fore equal to zero. He deduces that
II what he ignorantly confuses with
faith cure" Is probably not effec-
tive in curing the most malignant
diseases or as substitute for the
routine In the war or health de-
partments, II Is therefore useless
In; bringing uncontrolled nerve. and
muscles under the control of the
mina and will: Itsis almost too
Ridiculous to answer. Sufice n IN
say that Mr.. Gaze,s teachings are
based upon experimental !, science.
and not upon superstition, that they
have been proven$ifi every particu-
lar, asI know. from my own .knovI-
edge Of science; and that his own
appearance. which kis that Of q man
nearly forty years younger, Ia n
sufficient proof that he did NOT
spend $4,000 for free lectures At
Polls Theater in order to mislead
the public.
The writer's impression, upon be-
ing refused to take up a portion of
the speakers very brief time Of
lecture, IL that Mr.. Gaze was afraid
to reply to him. The impression Of
the audience on listening to the
constant inferruptionss s that 4
onDls e stsea4 Suasds lhsulS -
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29
KISSING THE PRESIDENT
THE UNITED STATES.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
To say the least it is extremely
poor taste for persons posing as
American citizens to hiss the Presi-
dent of the United States. The
Kissing was heard in the recent
Horrors of the Rhine" meeting
in New York City.
Editoriaily. the New York World
OF March 2, has this to say:
The meeting in Madison Square
Garden called by the New York
Compaign Committee Against the
Rhine Horror. did more harm to
the cause OF the participants than
can be undone in a hurry. The
Germans hissed Wilson and the
Sim Feiners who were present
made their sympathy with Ger
many painfully evident. 1t was the
old stun, the stun the Germans and
Sim Feiners should be the last to
revive.
''On the other hand the city is to
be congratulated on having allow
ed a minority to hold a very un-
popular session in spite of violent
protest. The necessity for espion-
age and mob censorship is far
speech should be restored to all
races and factions. aliens and citi-
zens."
The same issue of the World had
a cartoon, entitled Deutschland Go
Bragh." 1t was a doubie-he headed
eagle, one head German. with a
German pipe; the other head. Sim
Fein Irish, with an Irish pipe.
Uncle Sam was looking at the bird
in wonderment, evidently saying to
himself, "A strange sort of eagle"
In this connection, IL may be
well to bring D Herald readers the
late Col. Roosevelt's estimate of
Sinh Fein:
Friends, 1t is unpatriotic and
un-American to damage America
because you love another country,
but there is one thing worse, and
that is to damage America becouse
You hate another country. The
Sim Feiner who acts against Amer
lea because; he hates England is a
worse creature than the member of
the German-Ailiance who has acted
against America because he loves
Germany. want to point out this
bit of chronological information:
Sim Fein means Us. ourselves II
means that those who adopt that
name are fighting for themselves,
for a certain division Of people
across the sea. What right have
they to come to America! They
very name shows that they are not
American: that they are anti-Amer-
icans that they are for themselves
against America"
a.. JOHN N. QUINN.
Takoma Park March Ok
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29

streetear companies that refuse to bear their share
in the burdens common to all others.
itis'just as reasonable to believe this Congress
VIII not act ct all at this session that it viii act
ON this matter in FIVE months If il does not sct
IN that time, what can Washington expects Why
postpone the Aevil days"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29
NEW sCIENTTrrC
DIRECTORY ISSUED.

A 1921 edition Of the Red Book
or biennial directory Of the wash,
inCton Academy Of Sciences and
afhliated societies has just been is
sued. This contains the names and
addresses OF the members Of the
academy and the fourteen afiiiatsd
societies with the exception OF ths-
Archaeological, Geographic, and
Historical. and including the An
thropological, Biological, Botanical,
Chemical, Electrical Engineers. En-
Eineers', chronological. Fosesters. .,
Geological, Medical. and Philosophi-
cal Societies. A descriptive page
concerning each society, giving its'
history, organization, officers. ETC..
is also included. A new feature this
year Is a list OF the other nonsf-
filiated scientific societies Of wssh-'
ington, with their officers.
This publication can be obtained
from Or. Robert r. Sosman. cor
responding secretary Of the
Academy at the Geophysicsl Labor
story.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29

School teachers in Paris recently
received an increase In salaries
amounting to only % cents . day.
which at the present. exchange rates
10 about one and one-hslf oants .
daxs e &a.zS : Dann
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29

In the old days, parents were at times
shamed by their children; but now the children
are more frequently ashamed of their parents.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29

1t win help you to understand what the
world is saSing Of Russia if you will read what
it said of America along about 1880
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29
Opinions
of Other
Ed it. or s
Brief Comment From
Leading Newspapers
Throughout Nation
CARDINAL GIBBONS.
baltimore SUM-

For a simple and comprehensive
expression of loss in connection
with the death of CardinaJ Gibbons.
1t is difiicult to find a better phrase
than that used very many centuries
ago in lamentation for signal fideli-
there is a prince. and a great man
fallen this day in Israel" And we
prided ourselves on the fact that he
belonged to Baltimore and loved it
as his own. So long had he walked
our streets in his democratic way
that his unpretentious figure had
become familiar to several genera
tions. and was saluted with affec-
tionate intimacy as the community
friend by thousands whose names
he knew not, but to whom he felt as
spiritual father, and who were
dear to him. no matter what their
race or faith, because nothing hu-
man was alien to- him. The removal
OF such man, one SO long identified
with the community, one whose
mind and soul had been so closely
woven into the warp and woof of
the city's~ life, creates the effect of
a spiritual shock. There is a sense
OF something irreplaceably lost.
when q man who ranked great
among the great as we'll as q peer in
goodness OF the best. leaves vacant
his central place of light and lead
ing.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29

Why should one spend years and years
learning to teach school when there, are much
eaeser ways to get into the poorhousel
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29

Possibly the nations could persuade Judge
Lands to accept job as high arbiter to give
diplomacy guarantee Of responsibility ~
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29
BIRD-LOvERs TO HAVE
LECTURES AND OUTINGS.

To give the public an opportunity
to become acquainted with the hab-
its and life histories Of the many
birds of Washington will he one
Of the objects Of the lectures and
outings that the Audubon Society
OF Washington will hold during
April and MAY.
Beginning on April S. there will
be four Tuesday evening lectures
at the Thomson School Community
Center for the study Of bird skins
as an aid TO the Identification of
birds in the open. For six Sstur-
days. beginning April 1s. there will
he field meetings The places 10 he
visited are ornithologically the rich
est about Washington, and among
them will be along the Eastern
Branch, at Dyke on the Potomac.
along Sprout Run. about Chevy
Chase Lake, near viresco. Va, and
at Spring Hill. Va
The field meeting committee is.
made up Of the following members
OF the District society: Clarence r.
Shoemaker. Mrs. Clarence A. Aspin-
wall. Mr.. and Mrs. Leo d. Miner. and
Raymond w. Moore.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29

The trouble with soup is that If it's too
thin It isn't worth the space 1t occupies. and Il
its too thick il isn't SOUP =
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29

Maintain the standard sof sweating and the
standard Of living win tal care Of itsslf.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29
New York world.l

: Cardinal Gibbons was q great
spiritual leader and a great Ameri-
can. In him were Joined the moral
authority Of high Office in the
church and an unfailing sense of
the duties of citizenship.
In the venerable prelate there re-
sided the power to reach the minds
and hearts OF his countrymen given
to few men of his lifetime. 1t was
q power that grew as he advanced
In years, because of the universal
respect in which he was held. 1t
went far beyond any limitations of
sect and creed because 1t was, based
on sound Americanism. He never
wavered in his faith in the ideals
ana principles OF American democ-
racy. He never hesitated to uphold
them on critical occasions, though
he ventilred upon the ground of cur
rent controversies where many
ehurchmen feared to tread.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29
New York Times.)


Cardinal Gibbons once called Mr.
Roosevelt, his intimate friend for
years, and Mr.. Wilson. to whom in
dimcult days he gave a cordial and
potent support gratefully acknowl-
edged. "the most majestic figures"
OF our time in America His own
Tor many years had the majesty of
ecclesiastical. moral and intellec-
tuaf authority, the dignity, infiu-
ence. power of a great nature and
mind. He was one of the wisest
men In the world. A crystalline
brain and old experience formed his
opinions and his judgments. Nobly
tolerant and multifariously active
in good works. who else had so
many friends in so many camps7
Yet he was always a plain speak
er. He was never afraid to make
enemies; never trimmed his convic-
001Gs 49,
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29
The Risht MIXTURE.

0"yHAT do you mix your paints WITH" asked
Nv curious onlooker of painter. with
~ brains was the reply. II those who
The Washington herald., 1921-03-29

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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-02-17
Township Assessors.

The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed township assessors for vii
liamsburg county, by the Governor
for this year.
Hope township.-W. NJ. O'Bryan
). F. Montgomery, J. B. Player.
Laws Township.-I. n. Boyd, T. f
Salter5, William Stafford.
Penn township-J. A Mccullough
]. B. Clarkson, J. Manson Brown.
Suttons townships. L. Parsons
o. T. Hinnant, Watson Mishoe.
Anderson township.-E. R. Rowell
w. T. Rowell, w. T. Evans.
Sumter townships. J. Gasque, w
4. Fitch, B. NJ. McElveen.
Mouzon township-J. R. Pender-
grass, G. F. Williamson, T. E. Dukes
King township.-J. F. Rodgers, T
"r>isdale, J. \, Hanna.
Turkey Township.-T. Armstrong
McCrea, R. D. Gamble, w. Corridor
Cantley.
Mingo townShip.-R. w. Marshall
George Cooper, c. D. Cook.
Ridge townShip.-W. G. Wilson, W.
l. Hodges, S. n Hanna.
Indian Township.-C. C. Daniel, G.
II. Lovett, w. R. Grahma.
Johnson Township.-B. B. Cha3Gltr
J. G. NJ. Eaddy, S. Davis Snowd :"
Clarendon township.-R. E. Bur
CESS, j. V. Burgess, ]. R. Brown.
CESS. ]. V. Burgess.
Kingstree township.-E. c. BuToe.'
W. C. Claiborne, w. E. Jenkinson.
The oaths of these assessors to sign
are now in the office of the Clerk Of
court and they are requested to call
as soon as possible am do so.
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Death of a Child.

Christtobele Austen, the oily child
of Mr.. and Mrs. David S. Burgess,
died Sunday afternoon, February 13
after an illness dating from birth,
that baffled the skill of physician
and specialist: She was laid to rest
in the Mouzon cemetery Monday, SER
vices being conducted by The Rev. j.
w. Davis of Kingstree in the presence
of surviving relatives and friends.
whose sympathy goes out to the long
suffering, patient endurance of the
bereaved parents, covering period
of nearly years.
Oh! not in cruelty, not in wrath
The reaper came that day,
Twas an angel visited the green
earth
And took this flower away. NJ.
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Mr.. A. c. Swails expects TO leave
Sunday for the northern markets.
Miss Carne Scott has returned from
a visit to sSends at Cheraw.
Mr.. G. B. Jngraham, of Hemingway
was in Kingstree Saturday on busi,
ness.
Maynard Brothers expect to open
their new cafe on Academy street
Monday.
Mrs. S. o. Pegues Of Cneraw was
the guest of Mrs. NJ. +. Heller here
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Tucker left Satur-
day night for Baltimore where they
are spending the week.
Miss Annie Erwin, and her little
niece, Clara Witherspoon Erwin, visit
ed friends here for several days this
week.
Mr.. Walter Anderson of TimmonS-
vile is here with his sister Mrs. A.
NJ. Snider, who is prostrated as a re-
suit of the death of her husband, DR..
A. NJ. Snider.
Little Miss Martha Claiborne cele-
brated her natal day, Tuesday after
noon from to o'clo * by entertain
ing number of her little friends at
a birthday party.
Messrs. Walter Poston and E. n.
Husbands of Johnsonville were in
Kingstree Tuesday looking into mat
ters concerning the election held in
that section of Williamsburg CO.. nty
on July 13 last, the result of which
decided the question of anexing the
Johnsonville territory, in Williams
burg county, to Florence county. 1t
seems that after the election was held
nothing further was ever done in con-
nection with the trasfer or annexation.
The election commissioners, it appears,
failed to take cognizance of and make
the proper returns to the county and
state officials.
Mr.. Italy R. Gee and Miss Carmie
Presley who were married in Colum-
bia last Saturday, February 18th,
returned to Kingstree yesterday after
having visited Baltimore and other
cities. They will make their home
here. Mrs. Gee will be pleasantly
remembered by her host of friends
as the young lady who for several
seasons past has been in charge of
the millinery department at the Sill
verman Department store. Mr.. Gee
is well known young business man
of the town, until recently connected
with the establishment of Mr.. Chas.
Tucker.
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Gentlemen of the Jury.

Grand Jury
H. o. Smith, Kingstree, Rt. l
F. E. Johnson, Nesmith, R. F. D.
w. C. Cannon, Salters R. F. D.
B. F. Patrick, Kingstree.
L. R. Mcintosh. Kingstree.
H. A. Miller, Kingstree
w. Carey Rollins, RHEIMS.
J. A. McCants, Andrews, R. F. D.
w. R. Mcconnell, Hemingway.
j. R. Shine, Hemingway.
T. David Gamble, Henry.
C. D. Cottingham, Salters.
Hold-Overs.
R. D. Gamble, Nesmith.
Otis G. Huggins, Hemingway.
G. w. Daniel, Hemingway.
T. B. Patrick, Hemingway.
J. F. Montgomery, Greelyville.
]. H. Rowell, Trio.
Petit Jurors.
T. A. McCrea, Kingstree, Rt. 1.
G. B. Eaddy, Hemingway.
]. NJ. Rodgers, Nesmith.
R. F. Ward, Kingstree, Rt. 1.
J. NJ. Oliver, Greelyville.
R. E. Wilson, Hemingway.
R. C. Hanna, Kingstree, Rt. 1.
j. F. Prevatt, Kingstree.
Chas. Tucker, Kingstree.
B. S. McClam, Cades, Rt. -
E. A. Snipes, Kingstree.
H. w. Haselden, Hemingway.
]. P. Chandler, Cades, Rt. -.
S. Disnay Snowden, Hemingway.
L. R. Rollins, Hemingway, Rt.
H. P. Brown, Lane.
Mccullough Benton, Andrews, Rt.
S. P. Cooper. Suttons.
J. w. Ward, Kingstree, Rt. 1.
J. S. Gee, Hemingway.
w Med. Nesmith, Nesmith, Rt.
T.. X. Fagan, ITO.
C. ]. Thompson, Kingstree.
]. D. David, Kingstree, Rt. 2.
B. H. McCleary, Kingstree, Rt. 1.
w. L. Bolynn, Kingstree.
G. w. Ward, Kingstree.
R. S. McGill, Kingstree.
L. D. Smith, Morrisville.
S. w. Mcintosh, Kingstree.
E. E. David, Salters, R. F. D.
H. A. McCants, Andrews, R. F. D.
B. T. Frierson, Kingstree, Rt. 2.
]. B. Lovett, Cooper.
. ]. j. Epps, Leo.
T. M. Wilson, Cades, Rt.