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The Washington herald., 1921-03-11
LAKES GIVE KEY
TO PAST CLIMATE.

By comparing the present lakes
with lakes that during the time
called Pleistoscene were located in
the Nevada and adjoining States,
II Is possible to estimate Quanti-
tatively the climate OF that ancient
time, o. E. Meinzer, chief of the
division of ground water of the
Geological Survey, said at the last
meeting Of the Geological Society.
The Pleistocene lakes in South
eastern Arizona and Southwestern
New Mexico are comparable with
the present lakes in Southern Ore
gon, where the mean annual tenn
perature is at present about II de-
srees lower" he said.
THE Basin-and- Range physio-
graphic province is characterized
by numerous basins which have no
outlet for their drainage" he ex-
planned. "It includes nearly all of
Nevada and adjacent parts OF Ore
gon, California and Utah. Southern
Arizona, Southeastern and South
Central New Mexico. and part OF
trans-Pecos Texas. At present this
is very arid region, with only
few small lakes, the best known
OF which are the Great Salt Lake
and the Salton Sea. In the Pleisto-
Gene epoch. however. this region
continued numerous lakes, few OF
which were fresh. but most OF
which were salt"
These ancient lakes are recog-
nized and mapped by the shore fea-
lures which they left behind. These
are often very large, conspicuous
features that remain almost un-
modified by erosion. IT is supposed
that these lakes existed during one
Of the glacial ,epochs." the speaker
explained. .------s =
The Washington herald., 1921-03-11

ordinary light will result The char
acter Of these effects varies for diff
ferent crystals and they can thus
be used to tell how the atoms are
arranged within the crystal itself
In this way the positions of the
atoms within several simple crystals
have been determined within the
last few years"
Analysis of some otherwise
troublesome substances has been
accomplished by the use OF the X
ray. It. was stated. As an example
chemical methods will not .distin-
guish between sodium fiuoride and
sodium acid f1uoride. but when an
alyzed by means of the X-ray they
can be differentiated.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-11

publication On the ope. C~srt
are requested 90 make their
eontrfbstis.s 200 words or Ies.-
DIsACREEs WITH HERALD EDI-
ToRIAL ON METRIC SYSTEM.
To the Editor The wsshinrton Herald
1 have been watching the scien-
tihc Notes in The Washington
Herald was entering on a really Cd
vanced campaign, but since reading
the editorial on the metric systosau
In the February IL issue / have ID
a decided reversal OF opinion.
have never read an editorial
where there was such great evi-
oence that Ignorance 10 bliss" I
will guarantee TO teach any intel
ligent individual who is Is years OF
age or over the metric system 30
that he can understand 81 in a half
hours time. All Il needs IL use and
the forgetting OF the old names
The argument which the editor puts
out is almost identical with an ar
gument put up by an Engiishman
last summer when I was telling him
In England that dollars and cents
and the decimal currency was far
preferable TO his pounds. shillings,
farthings, pence, crowns, bobe,
guineas. etc, which have no rela-
tion to each other. TO his hundred
weight which is ll2 lbs. etc. He
could not see e any more than your
editor can apparently see that we
are already used to the use Of Latin
numerals In our currency and al
though the word dollar itself per-
haps was originally non-Latin, GER
tainly dime" cent" and "min-
came from exactly the same Latin
numerals which the rest Of the civ
ilized world outside Of the Anglo
saxon now uses in the form Of
"decimeter." "centimeter," ana "mi-
limeter. So far as the word
meter" itself is concerned, we NJ
1t SO continually in other lines as
meaning simply a form Of measure
hAt IL ought not TO be difhcuit for
an American TO understand.
The editorial might almost have
been written by a so-called 'Insti-
tute" OF Weights and Measures
which 10 thought TO be largely r.
nanced by one firm which does not
want to go to the expense Of ever
having to change it's dies, a firm
which would be subject to competi-
tion from abroad and from others
IL We went on to a rational system.
/ CHARLES L. PARSONS.
| Washington.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-11
z NeU Yorkers Quizzed
In Sf66, 900 Bond Theft

NEW YORK, March l0.-Seven
men said to be brokers and mining
operators. whose names were with
held, were questioned today in con-
nection with a s466,oo0 bond robbery
here last November. The bonds were
taken from two messengers OF
kean. Taylor and Company. about
half the amount being recovered
later.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-11
Opinions
of Other
Ed i t O r S
Brief Comment From
Leading Newspapers
Throughout Nation
PREPARATIONS.
boston Transcript.D

Her latest proposals serve but
again 10 emphasize the fact that
Germany does not yet realize that
she has failed in her gamble TO win
the hegemony of the world She
lost the war. after very nearly re-
ducing to bondage the greater part
OF Continental Europe. But Or
Simons and the Berlin government
are conducting their negotiations as
though the war had never been
fought and won by the allied and
associated powers. Friends Of the
German people will be keenly dis
appointed at this fresh revelation OF
the duplicity and untrustworthiness
of those in charge Of the Berlin
government.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-11
Auto Cargo Removed
From Vessel on Reef

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. March 1o.-Au.
tomobiles forming the cargo of the
steamer General Lincoln. aground
on the reefs at Tolleys Point. were
removed today by means Of another
vessel Of the Annapolis Claiborne
Terry route and an effort will be
made before morning at high tide
to noat the stranded steamer.
She went aground in q fog. yes-
terday, with many passenrers
AhoArd. s...-. - -
The Washington herald., 1921-03-11

"And the cares that infest the day, will oil
their gats like the hold-up men and as silently
steal away"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-11

1t appears that they are to be open COW
enants never arrived at.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-11

A standpatter is one who is getting his
under the present system.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-11

OHIO ATTORNEY TALKS
OF STATE BLUE LAWS.
Sidelights on blue laws and their
enforcement in various sections. of
the country were related yesterday
by John Philip Turner. Cleveland
attorney, seen at the Franklin
Square Hotel.
The recent agitation over the blue
laws led Turner to look into the
number OF these statutes already
on the books Of the various States
and he declares his Investigation
has disclosed the existence OF blue
laws and Sunday closing laws in
practically all the States of the Mid
die West. Many are on the statute
books. but are not rigidly enforced.
Ohio, Turner'S own State. has
made laws against barbering on
Sunday. A barber who attempted
to give q customer treatment on
Surcay would ind the shave rather
Improbable. for this offenso Is pun
ishable by q fine Of from $40 to
$50 and thirty DAYS imprisonment.
Theatrical performances. balloon as
tensions. bowling. STARRING MATCHES
and even baseball, :cept In the
forenoon, ore also banned on Sun
day in the Buckeye State.
Kansas has drastic laws against
theatrical productions on Sunday
and enforces them risidly. Only
drug stores are permitted to do
business. All manual labor is pro-
hibited: farmer cannot even till
his land on Sunday. There are also
laws against cigarettes and prize
fights. but Turner says that the
anti-cigarette laws are not strictly
enforced.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-11

Z. The thing Mr.. Dawes believes. that he will
ktwear or affirm
The Washington herald., 1921-03-11

Germany may be down, but she is never
out of excuses
The Washington herald., 1921-03-11
tchicago PostD

Had the Germans acquired the
habit OF paying taxes which was
acquired by the people of Great
Britain and France and the United
states during the war. they would
be in better shape and spirit to face
their obligations. But Germany was
counting upon debating terms of
Indemnity to the conquered allies;
she was planning to recoup herself
from the labors of France and
Great Britain and Russia. She even
hoped to be able TO levy a tax upon
the United States. II was to be fat
picking for her after the war, hence
she made no exacting toll upon her
own people. and today she Is not
making anything like the toll upon
them which is still being made upon
the people of the allied lands.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-11
New York Tribune }

1t is probable that the Germans
are not as dense as they seem. They
may know what they are able to do
In the way of discharging their
treaty obligations. They may rea-
lize that IL is better for them to
pay than TO invite the penalties OF
nonpayment. Yet II is the essence
of their policy 10 pretend not to
recognize the facts of the situation.
Germany is unreconciled to the re-
suits OF the war. She will not make
good her reparation promises until
she is compelled to do so. She may
even stage IN London a new defiance
Of the allied powers. Yet IL she
wants to break the treaty and re-
new the war Foch is fortunately
ready.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-11

writers OF conmunfeaffess fet
publicsffon On the Open Court
are requested 90 make their
eontrfbutfens 200 words or les.-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-04-02
First Publication
Sunday Morning, April 10th
The Sunday Herald

Will serve Herald readers with the complete morning leased wire tel
egraphic news service of the United Press; a splendid news service,
covering the world as thoroughly aSi it covers the nation.
1t will provide the most thorough state news service that has ever
been given New Mexico newspaper readers.
1t will include a comic section; the news in pictures, and the best
type of special features that go to make up a modern Sunday morn
ing newspaper.
1t will round out, for Herald readers, a complete Seven-day news
service, and will provide Albuquerque and New Mexico with a real
Sunday morning newspaper.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-04-02
The Sunday Herald

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-14
HOLIDAYS AND FRILLS

While we do not believe that we should go
back to holding registrations and elections In
barber shops and various inaccessible PACK
rooms, it does seem a pity that in order TO ma
a place to ccommodat the public In connec-
ton with registrations and elections the chill
dren have to lose SO much schooling. Before
the first week of the fall term is completed the
acbools are closed for an afternoon because OF
rapistration. This means that classes are short
ened or omitted altogether and the schedule as
rsnted-even before it has been worked out
thoroughly.
within a couple of weeks will be primary DAY
when the schools will be closed all day while
the voting is going on. Then, a week or Two
later will come another registration day when
once more there will be but a half session. FL
naIly. comes election day with another day lost
although election day has always been a iegal
holiday. The fact is. however, the schoois never
used to be closed on that day, the Friday AFTER
Thanksgiving being given the children instead
Thus it is seen that not until after the gen.
eral election in November can the public schoois
really settle down to positive work. But IN the
meantime there are numerous holidays when no
school is held. The Jewish holidays come first
when. because Of our large Jewish population
our public schools might as well be closed as
Ca as making any progress in class work is con-
cerned. Then comes Columbus Day, october
~. which is brought close to Thanksgiving py
the two election days already referred to. After
Thanksgiving 1t is only three weeks or so uh'ii
the Christmas holidays are upon US. Reaily'
when one comes to think about it. the wonder is
Nat the children are able to learn as much as
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-14
RIPPLrNG RHYMES
BY Walt Mason
THE COOK BOOK

ALlI &ONLA oSSGN
The cook book is a noble tome,
it's bound in modest gray; the wo-
men in my humble home consult it
every day: and thus with queenly
grace they sling together noble
meals, and that is why 1 smile and
sing and kick up both my heels,
The cook books Stunned by many
DANES who look with socrn on grub;
their hearts are fixed on tin horn
games out at the country club.
They're wise to all the fiction books
that sell best at the store, but gems
of thought by gifted cooks they look
on as a bore. I'm thankful that my
womenfolk are not go blamed re-
fined they look on cooking as a joke.
or as a beastly grind.6 They'd rather
frame a tempting pie, compound a
fragrant stew, than argue long and
sagely why Main Street" is false
or true. They like to have their
share of fun, the joyride and the
dance, but when the jamboree is
done, the cook book has a chance.
That cherished volume then they
take, and spread it's leaves apart,
and learn just how to make q cake
a doughnut or a tart. And when the
cook book shows neglect no happy
home is there; Tired Fathers works
are nearly wrecked, his heart Is full
of care. Bad cooking creases many
domes and makes mems tresses gray
bad cooking darkens many hours
that should be bright and gay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-14
Lean One New Thing Every Day
Bulletins By
THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY


symmetrical symbol of lasting
strength has long served as the seal
of the American university at Beirut.
But the cedars of Lebanon are not
unappreciated by the people of the
mountains. They call them The &C.
dars Of the Lord
Some scholars believe that the
picturesque sides of lofty Lebanon
were once clothed in these majestic
trees and give as a reason the fact
hat Solomon obtained from Hiram
of Tyre great RATS of this time-de-
flying timber for the famous temple
at Jerusalem Others cite this as a
reason for believing that never have
there been many of these kingly trees
and that their rarity as much as their
rot-resisting qualities made them de-
sirable to the king who could scour
the known world for the best temple
material
However that may be, the main
group of true ceders now contains
only about four hundred Of these
trees, dumped in what form a dis
lance of several miles appears to be
a dark green hassock thrown against
tawny mountains. Yet these trees
four hundred OF which look like a
| single tea shrub If one sees them
from the kadisha valley or the ais
tant mountain pass. are really eighty
to a hundred feet in height and
doubtless many of them are two
thousand years of age. Only the de-
odars of the Himalayas and the Sc
quotas of California surpass them in
age and dignity.
1.-The Lebanon had its own govern
ment with a Christian mutesarrif and
a special constitution dating from
1861, following the Druze-Maronite
| disorders of the year before. But in
1915 all special privileges were abol-
ished by the Porte. The Lebanon
gendarmerie wore a picturesque uni
form in the Zouave style with volu.
minous trousers of dark blue piped
| with red and with tight jackets and
trim l~eggings.
THE grapes and cigarette tobacco
| of the Lebanon have long been fam
Gus. But possibly this long mountain
range, which has given its name tc
the political region has never done
a greater service to mankind thar
when it drove the Phoenician trad
| ers to the western e and gave sea
borne commerce and. perhaps. the
| alphabet to the world"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-14
Health Talks


Fatigue is the underlying cause Of
much sickness. This because al x
hausted body can offer little resist.
ance to the attacks Of the germs that
cause disease.
The human body in its functions
is much like an automobile or any
complicated engine. Unless properly
cared for the engine will begin to
knock and trouble develop.
The muscles when functioning
burn up the systems supply of n
ergy and leave certain by-products.
like carbon in an engine, which COM
bine to depress and tire the muscles
unless they are properly thrown Oft
and new energy is supplied. The
firing of one muscle will often tire
others, thus bringing on a complete
bodily exhaustion.
AS clogged fuel pipes cut off the
gasoline, so tight clothing will check
the arteries and prevent them from
bringing their proper supply OF
blood and energy to the firing mus
cles.
One grade of gasoline will give the
automobile engine more power and
endurance than another, and so some
forms Of food will supply more en-
ergy than others. Sugar, though not
aQVlSaDle as a STEADY Qlet, is lmrne.
diately converted into energy. That
is why soldiers on the march are
often fed chocolate and why children
who S up a great deal of energy
in play crave sweet foods.
In preventing bodily fatigue. a
good deal depends upon the rate OF
speed at which the muscles are re-
quired to work. Working steadily,
but not too fast. the muscles have
the chance to throw off the refuse
products, at the same time bringing
in new fuel or energy for further
work.
Rest is the great repairer of mus
cles. Rest gives the muscles the
time which they must have to get
rid Of their poisons and replace their
small store of energy.
A movement is now on throughout
the country to give school Children
more short rest periods during the
day. 1t has been found by expert
ment that they work with greater
energy. take a real interest in their
| studies. and really accomplish more
under the new than the old grinding
method.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-14
@. Is mind reading a fake or a

@. Is mind reading a fake or a
fact?-L. +. E.
"A. Muscle reading, wrongly term
ed mind reading. is often possible
! by close attention. Every complete
mental process expresses itself in
| movement and while in many cases
these movements are involuntary
they give an inkling of the object or
the direction of the agents thought.
@. Have there been any changes
in the game laws of the different
states Pr. o. L.
A. Forty-two states held regular
legislative sessions in 1921 and all
except five of them revised their
game laws to some extent.
@. How do the diamonds lately
found in Arkansas compare in quail
ity with South African diamonds?-
w. A. G..
A. The Geological Survey says
that the Arkansas diamonds and
those of South Africa are about the
same in quality.
@. What is the Greek equivalent
for Lord have mercy upon u.s.
which is used in church services p
f. r.
A. The Greek translation for this
expression is "Kyrie Eleison."
@. What foods will add iron to
the blood?-J. G. r.
A. Foods rich in iron are. dried
lima beans, dried navy beans, beef
steak, eggs. entire wheat grain, oat-
meal. dried peas, prunes. raisins, and
spinach.
@. If a colored man went to the
North Pole with Admiral Peary,
what was his name ?-E. A. T.
A. One member of the Peary
party was Matthew A. Henson, a col
ored man
@. What is meant by cousins-ger-
man?-Q. E.
A. Cousins-german are first cous-
ms.
@. What is the story about the
Sepoy Rebellion being caused by the
Sepoys being forced to eat meat?-
J.. o. H.
A. sepoys are the native British
Indian soldiers. In religion they are
for the most part Mohammedan and
| Brahman. One considers the cow
sacred, the other is not permitted to
eat pork. The Enfield rifles which
were put in the hands of the Sepoys
had cartridges creased with tallow
and lard. 1t was necessary for the
soldiers to bite these cartridges with
their teeth. On May 10. 1857, the
Sepoys mutinied in Meerut, when ma
tive troops rose and liberated some
of their comrades who had been i'm
prisoned for refusing to handle the
English cartridges.
c.. When Jerusalem was burned
by Titus. how many people were
killed Pc H.. B.
A. Jerusalem was destroyed in 70
A. D., 100000 Inhabitants losing
their lives.
@. What kind Of a card game is
All Fours?-W. D. T.
A. All Fours is the original form
Of the game called Seven-up or Old
Sledge. The All Fours family also
includes such variations as California
Jack. Auction Pitch. Smudge, Pedro
and Cinch or Double Pedro.
O. Please tell me if and how
smoke cal be converted into steam.
IA. B.
A. The Bureau Of Mines says
smoke cannot be converted into
steam, but by the proper methods of
firing more steam and less smoke
can be generated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-14
A LINCOLN STORY.
BY DIR. w. e. BARTON

Good Lincoln stories are none too
abundant, and when one cannot
learn a new one, 1t is a satisfaction
to get a new confirmation Of an old
one
Everybody on the Pacific coast
seems to know Sam Hill. the road
builder. He is the man they used
to swear by. I dined with him a
few days ago and he told me this
story:
In 1895 when the Venezuelan con-
troversy was on, Sir Stafford North
cote, ord Salisbury's private Sec
rotary, came to the United States to
adjust the dispute and told this
story to Sam Hill:
During the Civil War, Sir Stafford
Northcote, father Of the Sir Stafford
who told Mr.. Hill the story, repre-
scented Great Britain in Washington
and on one occasion went to the
White House on an urgent matter
taking his o. with him.
He asked to see Mr.. Lincoln at
once and was told that Mr.. Lincoln
was dressing and not ready to re-
ceive visitors. The urgency of the
matter caused Mr.. Stafford to insist
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-14

'In the city where its independ-
ence was proclaimed, and in the en-
blem it has chosen, the newly de-
clared government of Lebanon at
least has two symbols of perman-
ence," says a bulletin from the Ma
tional Geographic Society.
"Baalbek is so old that no man
| can tell when first its temples were
built to sun or spring or mountain.
One shrine after another rose and
| fell, or was beaten down by rival re-
ligionists, until, some time in the first
century. A. D., two mighty structures
whose ruins still stand, were raised
above the lofty plateau of the Blka.
1.-The larger of these temples was
erected in honor of Jupiter or Helios,
the sum-. 1t was surrounded by a per-
istyle of fifty-eight columns, eight
feet in height and so big around that
four large men can scarcely embrace
them in their outspread arms.
six of these huge columns with
their Corinthian capitals and with
immense fragments of the cornice
still poised against the blue remain,
rising boldly above the mean dwell
ings of the modern town. Nowhere
does such massive permanence sug-
gest such Gerry lightness as in these
six abiding pillars of the Temple OF
the Sun.
1.-The smaller temple. itself larger
than the Parthenon. was erected to
Bacchus. a jovial god, now discredit-
ed in certain parts. 1t is n of the
finest Roman temples extant. The
entrance to this temple to the god
of wine is decorated with delicate
carving that would grace Melrose
Abbey or worthily frame the Rose
Window of Rheims.
THE forty-three foot doorway Is
surrounded with tracery where vines
and garlands, nymphs and satyrs and
gay bacchantes are transfixed In
stone almost as they appeared two
thousand years ago when the ring
ing chisels of the Roman sculptors
fell silent before its finished perfec-
ton.
"Baalbek bespeaks permanence In
spite of the crowd of ephemeral sum-
mer visitors who seek in the cool
shade of the willows beside the a c
red pool a rest from the heat of the
Mediterranean littoral.
1.-THE emblem chosen for the Le'
banon flag is the cedar trees. This