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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17

The Versailles treaty, as the
outcome of the Paris conference.
left a bad taste in the mouth of
the world" said Mr.. Steed. THE
task was immense; far more COM
piicated than any Of the men who
attended 1t had ever imagined
They did their best, according to
their light, but the result was NOT
complete success.
Then, alas, came one of the
most hatteniRg events in the moral
history of the world. The United
states dishonored the signature of
their legal representative in Eu-
rope. / know there were many rea-
sons for that know the Sena-
tors OF the United States had given
a warning that the conclusions ar
rived at by President Wilson might
be unweIcome to the people of
Americd. But l knew also that had
any of the European delegates ever
said to President Wilson after the
election in 1916: What proof have
you that you represent the United
States? Who are you? Come? :
every American worthy of the
npme would have stood up on his
Mind legs and condemned 1t as
wonderful piece of impertinenee.
I'VE had to take President Will
son at his face value. which at that
time was not far from being his
true value.
Nations, like individuals, cannot
60 back on their signatures with
out losing credit; and the sad truth
Is that in the reputation of the
Versailles treaty the American peo-
sple lost credit throughout the
world. When 10000, 900 of sturdy,
intelligent honest people lose their
credit 1t is calamity. When those
people speak English and share in
gensral the ideal of allegiance to
the same kind Of laws. and believe,
the same things are worth while
that other English-speakins nations
bslisvs. the calamity IL doubled.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17
WISCONSIN MURDER
CLUE TO O'CONNOR

CHICAGO. Ill. Dec. l6.-Whst is
believed to be the first tangible clew
to the trail followed by Terrible
Tommy" O'Cennor after he walked
out of jail last Sunday. was furnish
ed today when the body Of an un-
Identified man was discovered IN
creek near Palmyra, Wis. The man
had been shot through the back OF
the head and apparently pitched from
a machine into the creek bed.
O'Connor, in his flight. comman-
deered four automobiles. Three broke
down. The fourth contained a man
and two women. Owners OF three cars
have reported to the police. but moth
ing had been heard of the fourth.
1t is now believed O'Connor forced
the man TO drive him across the Wis
consin line and then killed him. What
became of the women remains a mys-
tsry-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17
EVEN BOTANIsTs WRONG
on PLANT ORIGINS.

I-,.sr many, t,,tarisrs do 40, rcar-
iza ~, 81. ,-i-cf,s, food ,1,,,s
., ,bo vo-l5 az. American in o-fri,
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JOINT meeting "i inc "a>HiI'-' ION
Academy 81 Sciences and ire Bo-
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some 81 Americas food plants.
y,,- ,,,,.s. ,,-.-f,.,,- b,-srsr. from
the IN'iah>. nav" De'oi'e 'n' 'Hi''
sUst'nance Of peoples ln remote
ps-is az the world. TO which they
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the people now cliNNalhE 'ne"
believe their ancestors always had
than, -. re said
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17

Sometimes we have doubts as 10 ourselves. They arc
human and the world needs them. We ourselves need
them We need their future productive energy and their
consumptive capacity. They will be our market and Will
be providers for others This world cannot afford to
sacrifice 100000 lives to famine. added to Iaooooo
taken by war from the white representing the
maximum of productive ability and eensumptve demand
This market cannot now come to America so we
will go to. it, These foods surplus holding back
the demand for the rest we'll az the price No other
part of industrial and productive population 50
needs relief do the farmers If the government uses
but half tf cost of bstteshp to buy this surplus and
uses to preserve future consumptve demand certainly
economist would condemn this as unwise. but all
humanity would condemn the failure to do it and this
once.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17
AMERICA GAVE
WORLDITSCHIEF
EDIBLE PLANTS
Rest of Earth Lacked
Principal Foods When
Columbus Came.

shrthDAf' DECEMBER ~. 1871.
Archaeological soetet, nj u..k,
ION, residence OF Edward II. Ev-
trett' tonight Dr. Edgar l. Hew-
III OF the American School 81
ese@rch' santa re, y. Mex will
Se an Illustrated lecture on
c,sn,,.r - ,,@1 III NhAoo
secretly Of WASH
1s. washington Uni
90 street. tonight
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17
EXHIBITION or
ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHY.

An exhibition that Illustrate the
art possibilities OF photoEra0hy 'T
now open at the National Muse urn.
Smithsonian Institution. They ma,
have been viewed during National
Museum hours. in the ArrS and
Industries Building
The exhibit will remain open ur-
til February Is, A. ]. Olms'e1, vu-
ratnr Of photography, has an
uounCCd.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17
A Christmas Gift.

THERE is gratifying evidence that Const4ss in.
i tends to rush the Russian relief bill and MAKE
it adequate to meet the need so far as human effort
meet it Certainly this would be such an American
Christmas as will make the angels sing and every Aner
can thrill with Joy. From American farmer to Russian
farmer would go the gift of life To Russian mothers
and fathers would go the gift of life for their children
1t is not for US to judge if those people have been
politically wise or foolish, economically sound or slack
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17
ENTERTAIN FRENCH
CHEMIST At DINNER.

Dr. J. Cavalier. recteur OF tHr
University OF Tolouse. France. was
entertained at dinner last evening
at the Cosmos Club by the Wash
ington Academy Of sciences p--
William Blum Of the Bureau uf
Standards and president uf TIE
Washington Chemical Society pre-
sided and there were addr,sses uy
prominent chemists Of this city and
Representatives OF the research
laboratories and the scienufe M
situations Of the city.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17

New Yorker
He was born October Il. 1881:
was a dry goods clerk In Baltimore
in 1865 and got TO Wall street IN
1870. lie got control Of the street
railways OF New York and various
other cities. big coal fields In ohio
and West Virginia. tobacco inter
ests and a lot Of other things before
he resigned from thirty dIrec-
torates in 1908. Among his ncquisi-
lions WAS the control OF the stock
OF the Equitable Life in 1905. which
led 10 the famous Insurance iu-
Nestigation which mace Charles
Evans Hughes a state and national
figure. Ne is a Catholic, a DNno-
craJ and has been a delegate TO
Democratic convehtiCns.
The suit in which his residence
is now being determined N-ay
brought over a great deal arising
out OF grain raised on the farm
upon which Ryan was born. Il has
passed through the lower courts and
IL now appealed
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17

oA ~ &c IL
alive on the
Versailles treaty.
II. w i c k h a m
Steed, editof of
I h e l. o n d on
Times, recently
told the menu
bers of the Can
adam Club of
New York that
he believed the
Washington con-
ference repre-
reSents an at
tempt on the
part of the ad-
ninistration of
this great nation
n make poo1p
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17
Open Court Letters to The Herald
Other Peoples Views on Current Events

Communications will not be returned
unless specific request for such return
Is made and stamps enclosed.
Letters should be typswrittsn when
ever possible. Communications extremely
difficult 20 read will not be considered
No communications signed With fctitieus
NAM o. will be used.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17
Barrett Youngest Minister.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
A group of members of the Uni
versity Club have read a Washing
ton dispatch about the appointment
OF william j. O'Toole. of West yIr-
ginia. as Minister of Paraguay, in
which it is said that Mr.. O'Tocie,
who is IS years old, will be perhaps
the youngest man ever appointed
to a ministerial post in the diplo-
matte service.
This group, therefore, begs to
state that John Barrett, late direc-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17

Virginia concern
'omes along ann
ries 10 prov, that
ir. Ryan lives
rcre, he say
= at his home
ri is the old
rm IN Nelson
90 n ty. Va.
we're he "a a
Irn. Ito says ne
ever lived any
here else sine
was born. and
residence is a
latter purely 81
Intention. the Nir-
Sinians arc haV-
.ng trouble trying
TO make RYAN a
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17
WHO'S WHO IN
THE DAYS NEWS

New York has Ions elaine
Thomas Fortune Ryan a. one 81 its
leading residents. Now when 4
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17

The Little House on zap" may yet
become the medium for popular song, as
we'll as the subjecs of four-power treaty.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17
Wilson Reputation
u. S. LOss.-Steed

Asserting that the United States
lost credit throughout the world
by repudiating the signature of its
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17

The large number of advertisements for
stenographers Indicates many business Offices
are short handed. Yes? ~
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-20
TO MOBILIZE CITIZENS IN
 EVENT OF RAIRoAD STRIKE

Boston, Oct. f9.-Everett Morse, pres ident of the Boston Chamber of com merce, in letter to Governor Cox tonight offered the use of the chamber building and the assistance of it's staff flor the mobilization of all citizens who may be able at this crisis to offer their services in defense of the public welfare" in the event of the railroad strike.
 The directors of the chamber sent a telegram to President Harding in which they asserted that refusal" by railroad employees ito abide by decision of a tribunal to whom they submitted their side of the controversy" was "sllbyersive of all conceptions of government" The telegram declared that railroad executives could not bargain away the rights of the public" by giving assurances that they would not ask for another wage de- crease that t|e way to bring about gov | ernment operation of the railroads was ] by appeal to congress and not by a | bludgeon" and added:
 We can assure you that this com. munity which went through the experi. ence of police strike will stand stead. fly behind you and 's prepared to endure in the maintenance of similar principles any suffering which may lie ahead"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-20
RAILROADS ARE CONDUCTING
 AN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

New York, Oct. 19.-Railway eXecu- ttves today took active steps to keep their lines running if the threatened rail strike materialized Oct. 30.
 member of the General Managers association let it become known that to- morrow all roads entering New York would join in an advertising campaign for workers to fill such vacancies as might occur. At the same time the Eric issued an appeal to the public for 1olun- teers to man cabs and platforms. Other lines also are keeping their eyes on com muters as possible source of labor.
 Railroad officials professed to be little concerned about their yard forces, upon announcement that thirty locals of the Railroad Yardmasters' association, claim ing to have 2,500 members in the vicinity of New York, had voted to stick. At the same time John F. Welsh, an organ izer for the Seamen's union, hinted that the railroads need not look to coastwise shipping lines to move any passengers stranded by the strike, as he said mem sbers of the union would refuse to man coastwise vessels in the event of rail- road strike.
 Indications tonight were that further preparations would be made tomorrow by rail heads to meet the strike situa. tion. Both the General Managers asso citation and the Association of Railway Executives have meetings scheduled. l The Association of Railway Executives issued a statement asserting that thi public, the real paymaster," could no afford rates that are necessitated by present labor costs. and calling upon al
 roads to publish statements of rate re l ductions made since the 12 per cent. wag, cut was ordered in order to show tha the roads were making sacrifices them
 selves and not putting the whole burdel | on labor.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-20
OBITUARY
Seymour c. Loomis

Suffield, Conn. Oct. 19.-Seymour C. Loomis of New Haven, died at his sum- mer home here at Il o'clock today aft CT an illness which is thought had its in ception through an infected tooth. The end came almost without warning for MT Loomis ate his breakfast as usual and was about the house until heart weakness prostrated him. Death came shortly after.
 Mir. Loomis was a member of the New Haven county, the state and the Ameri- can Bar association. He was born in Suffield on November 12. 1861, the son Of George w and Mary Ellen (Norton) Loomis. He was graduated from Con- nueticut Literary Institute here in 1878, from Yale in 1882 and from Yale Law school in 1884. He had practiced law in New Haven since admission to the bar. He was acting city clerk in 1Ss5-ss, and was executive secpctary to Governor Luzon B. Morris.
 At the 25Oth anniversary of the settle ment of Suffield last October MT. Loomis made the responses.
 MT Loomis is survived by Mrs Loom- is. and a sister. of New Haven The fun eral will be at p. Tn. on Saturday from the home here and burial will be in the family plot in Woodlswn cemetery in this ]. town.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-20
Bomb Intended for
 Ambassador HerriCk
Wrecked the Room in Which It Exploded in the Aneri- can Embassy in Paris.

Paris. Oct 1s CBy the A. P.).-A small oblong package wrapped in plain white paper. tied with a string cord and marked perfume" lay on table in the American embassy all this morning.
 Thinking it was a gift, the ambassa- dor's secretal : Lawrence Norton, carried it to the am3assadofs residence, where early in the evening the ambassadors s valet, Blanchard, following custom start ed to open 1t. Almost immediately a spring was released and as Blanchard lifted the lid he heard a familiar noise which brought back the days when he was a bomber in the British army. He hurled the box through the open bath room door and ran from the room. The bomb exploded in the doorway. Two fragments hit the valet in the back, al- though not seriously injuring him.
 The ambassador. his daughter-in-law Mrs. Parmely Herrick, an.' her year old son were just at this time ascending the stairway, preparatory to entering Mn Herrick's suite Blanchard came running out as the ambassador reached the top.
 "A bomb has exploded and I am hit, the vale shouted. Thank God, you weren't in the room"
 The ambassador motored immediately to the Hotel Crillon to ask General Per shing the best thing to do and the pre- feet of police was summoned.
 The bomb is believed by the police tC have been sent by French communist. as protest against the conviction of two communists in the United States charged with murder. It contained the deadlies | of explosives, according to the prefec and his staff of bomb experts. President Millerand was among tn first to congratulate the ambassador o1 his escape. He sent his personal repre- sentative to convey congratulations Il the name of the people of France that tn ambassador had not been hurt and to as sure MT. Herrick that the outrage va deeply resented by every Frenchma1 worthy of the name and that the greates Eefforts would be made to apprehend tn l guilty.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-20
BRAND MEETS OPPOSITION
 IN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES

Paris, Oct 19.-(By The A. P)-The opposition In the chamber, of deputies boldly seized upon the proposed Wash ington trip of Premier Briand as a basis of attack In the debate on interpellations whichwas resumed today drawing from the premier declaration that he thought France must be represented there and ought to be represented by the president of the council.
 ''If MT. Llody George goes, he said, re- plying to a question, 'it will be a pleas ure for me to meet him in Washington but If circumstances should prevent him from going I do not understand why we should pre-occupy ourselves with the fact in this debate. If he does not go it will De because of certain impossibilities. But here you have to do with me, and ] consider that it is to the interest ot France that go.
 Tt Is possible that parliament may arise obstacles to that Interpretation 1t is for it to say whether go to Wash ington or not"
 The leaders of the opposition, especial 1 lyAndre Tardieu. are very active in can wasting the chamber as the debate pro | ceeds, indicating that this is to be thu most determined assault yet made agains
 the cabinet Official circles, nevertheless are optimistic and count upon an ampl
 majority to give the premier the neces
 sary prestige to go to Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-20
New York Welcomed
 Gen. Annand0 Diaz
City, State and Nation Were Officially Represented in Reception Party.

New York, Oct 19.-General Armau- do Diaz who le1 the armies of Italy to victory in the great war was welcomed to New York today with cheering unsur- passed since the city hailed the mili- tary men of America on their return from the battlefelds of France.
 Thousands of his country1nen shouted Viva Diaz" and 'H-tva Italia" with volatile ferver as the general rode through three miles of the business street to his hotel. Office workers in downtown sky scrapers showered the procession with confetti, paper and flying streams of tick ct tape reviving memories Of the great celebration when the armistice was sign ed.
 The city, state and nation were official ly represented in the party that welcomed 'Gener9 Diaz as he stepped from the gangway of the Gieuseppe Verdi to the army tug Lexington which brought him past the Statue of Liberty to a landing at the Battery. Six destroyers escorted the general up the bay amid cannon sa. lutes from Fort Jay and incessant cheer. from several hundred Italians aboard harbor craft in the fiotilla of welcome.
 Standing upon the bridge of the Lex ington better to view the lofty sky lin, of lower Manhattan, the general sur rounded by his aides and American mill tary mad naval officers, saluted the Statu of Liberty.
 From the Battery the Italian warrio was driven up lower Broadway to cit, hall park, where Mayor Hylan and Lieu tenant Governor Woods welcomed him t the city and state.
 | The stern manner of a master discfplin arian that military history has associate with this man of destiny" and say for of Italy was missing today. Shor in stature and agile as one half his six ty years, General Diaz bore a happy mier smiling always and recog-<ing saluta tions with gracious bows
 So active it was necessary for him { be in acknowledging the greetings, tn general was fatigued when he entered hi hotel suite. He decided to devote tn 1 entire afternoon to rest.
 Tomorrow morning he will go to Oy. ter Bay to lay wreath upon the gray of Theodore Roosevelt, and then devot
 the afternoon to enjoying the sights New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-20
TAX REVISION BILL WAS
 AssAILED IN THE SENATE

Washington. Oct 1s.-The compromise tax revision bill was assailed today in the senate by both democrats and re- publicans.
 Senator Underwood. democratic leader, characterized the measure as the worst ever presented 10 congres. No one un- derstood il. he declared. except the few treasury experts who drew il. and he pre- dicted that fl the bill became law the courts would be several years in inter. preting it.
 Charging the republicans with a fsii. ure to be candid with the Aemrican peo- pie, the democratic leader said they were trying to have it go out that taxes were 10 be reduced when as a matter of fact they would be increased through the op- eration of the administrative provisions of the revenue measure and the proposed American valuation plan in the tariff l bill.
 Senator Moses paid his respects ts the committee bill and also to the amend menis sponsored by the agricultural bloc | which he termed the ''ken-cap-kisn," 6 play on the names of Senators Kenyon and Capper. leaders in the bloc In- dorsing the Shoot manufacturers sales tax. Senator Moses declared the commit tee bill plainly was drawn under the
 inspiring inspiration of the slogan soak
 the rich"
 Supreme court decisions in tax czset
 got into the debate. Senator Nelson com
 plsining about opinions holding state and
 municipal bonds exempt from federal taxation. and Senator Watson of Georgia
 characterizing as perfectly rotten the
 recent decision that stock dividend1
 could not be taxed.
 Getting down to cases, the senate. af-
 terra long technical discussion. voted , down. 5s 10 l2. a committee amendment , under which treasury experts had figured
 the government would receive taxes on about S5 per cent. of the earnings of close" corporations accumulated prior
 to March l, 1913.
 Senator LaFoliette renewed his frh. ; against provisions of the bill which woul
 exempt from taxation that part of tho , income of foreign traders and foreign trade corporations derived from sources outside the United States. He declared
 the effect would be 10 invite American capital to seek investments abroad to escape taxation instead of remaining al home to aid in developing the country
 and relieving the industrial depression Senator McCumber again defended the provisions on behalf of the finence com
 mittee
 Senator King introduced an amer1men, which would authorize the president te I invite the different states to appoint rep , | resentatives to confer with representa- f tives to be appointed by him 10 discus, n cooperation between the federal and
 state governments in the levying of tax il l es, and particularly to recommend
 means for the elimination of conflict be. \ tween federal and state inheritance f taxes.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-20
POPE AND KING GEORGE
 EXCHANGED COMMUNICATIONS

London, Oct. 19 (By the A. P1.- Communications have been exchanged be- tween Pope Benedict and King George on the subject of the Irish peace nego- tiations. The pentiff in his message an nounced that he prayed for the success of the conferences and the ending of the long dissension. To this King Georpe replied that with all his heart he joined in the pontiff's prayer
 The telegram of Pope Benedict said
 We rejoice in the resuMption of inc Anglo-Irish negotiations and pray to inc Lord with all our heart that He may bless them and grant to your majesty great joy and the imperishable glory of bringing to an end the age-long dissen- sion"
 To the pontiff's message King George replied as follows:
 T have received the message of vour holiness with much pleasure and with ali my heart join in your prayer, that the conference now sitting in London nav achieve permanent settlement of the troubles in Ireland and may nA fate (. new era of peace and happiness for mT people"