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The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
Disarmament.
TIAVING removed his embargo from Senator
i Borah's disarmament resolution, President

TTAVING removed his embargo from Senator
II II Borah's disarmament resolution, President
Harding has given that measure a probably sue
cessfu career in the senate. The senator staged a
rather embarrassing situation. The republicans
were pledged to disarmament. Action was taken
for granted at this session.
But conditions did not develop to make an
immediate change in the naval program wise or
desirable. Nor could the President now concede
a reduction in this program with national safety.
But Mr. Borah merely asks that with the naval
measure to complete the enormous 1916 program,
the administration take steps for future reduction
co=jointly with Great Britain and Japan.
,-'As fact the Japanese attitude of fair words,
soft speech and denial of any even remotely hostile
neht coupled with feverish haste in naval building,
has made it impossible for this government not to
look behind her verbal screen. The United States
can easily match her two for one in tonnage and
effectiveness and probably the best preparation for
a disarmament agreement, is to do this. When she
finds she cannot do the one thing, she may agree
to do the other. Then it will be necessary to see
thar she does it.
ss,But with the logic Of his position, it would
seem Senator Borah also has public approval some
thing he is not always heedful to have in advance
II fhe action of the house to military force and
the rather hesitsnt attitude of the senate have sig
nfhcance it is belief that the country at large is
very weary of war expenditures. 1t may not dis
tinguish between wise retrenchment and helpless
ness, but quite clearly it favors not doing enough
rssher than doing more than is necessary.
There is happy medium. AS to the army
this Is not 10000 1t is at least I7s,ooo With
the navy, it is the full building program for this
time; navy, if not the greatest at least great
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
Not Misunderstood At Home.

TT is difficult for leopard to change its spots
L 1t Is not cause for surprise that Ambassador
Harvey is the same man in London as in New
York; that the ambassador and publisher are still
one 1t is hard for man to divorce himself from
himself, to change his nature with his occupation
and especially so, when he has very distinctive
and strongly marked personality.
1t is, therefore, but the expected to those who
have become his famiars here at home, by
tact either personal, through the mail, that Am
bassador Harvey's first formal address should have
had the earmarks of miniature joint issue of the
North American and Harvey's Weekly His Gus
tom is to impress opinions of his upon others,
not to adopt the opinions of others his own. He
has never traded in secondhand mental goods.
When he told Lloyd George and the Society Of
Pilgrims, that the United States would never,
have any truck with the league of nations it had
very familiar look to his accustomed American
readers. "The impression that in some way or
other, by hook by crook, unwittingy and surely
unwilngly, the United States may be beguiled into
the league was, he told the British public, utterly
absurd He proved it, of course, by the last cleo
ton. This government only by betrayal OF its
creators and masters" have anything to do with
the league.
If, as ambassador, he overstepped in this Weekly
excerpt, he asked that it be attributed to the self
bestowed prerogatives of novice in diplomatic
usage II, IN other words, he had usurped the place
of the secretary of state, it only because he
was fresh in the job, and only the prior North
American part of his address should be regarded
as ambassadorial Doubtless the British understood
him. Certainly Lloyd George did by ignoring that
other portion and regarding official only the
conveyance of unbounded, undyng friendship,
sprung from the bonds of kinshp. which this
country has for Great Britain Together they would,
stan4ing Country to country, government to gov
ernment man to man." redeem the world from its
madness.
Here at home his address is not misjudsed. Here
Sc is so we'll known that there is a mistake
as to just what to take seriously AS to the rest,
this people will do as their own judgment dictates
and follow, always the leadership with which their
average sense of justice and righteousness agrees.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
MEET TO DISCUSS
WEIGHTS AND MEasUREs

The men who test scales ana
Nolume-measuring devices in all
parts Of the country and those who
manufacture such apparatus begin
a four-day conference at tn. bu-
reau Of standards today to dis
cuss various problems relating 10
weights and measures
Features of this fourteenth an
nual meeting are an exhibition OF
weighing and measuring devices by
various manufacturers. a session
devoted to bread weight legislation
papers on weighing coal and tho
use of mine scales. and a discussion
OF the two bills in congress which
would nX the metric system OF
weights and measures as the single
standard Of the country and would
require FULFILLED food packages.
This meeting will be attended BY
many state and county weights ana
measures experts. who are con-
stsntly testing and checking ur
scales and measuring devices in or
DER TO safeguard the purchasing
public and see that the notorist
gets four full quarts Of cas IN
every gallon and that the house
wife gets the full weight Of food
that she pays for.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23

NEW YORK. May PA page
from the diary of a modern Samuel
Pepys: Up and to breakfast with G.
Lederer, the theatrical man, who
has long pleaded with me to fashion
some lyrics for him, albeit have no
heart for it. My wife, poor wretch,
complains this day of my increasing
laziness, nor can ! blame her So
ever.
Through the town and saw B.
Macdonald, the song writer, who
was leaning heavily on a cane, and
he told me of the funniest tragedy
ever / heard. OF how in a fall in a
hallway he flung himself against a
woman and tore her sqirt COM
pletely of.
Lunch alone on a strawberry tart
and a beaker of whey, and then
home. trifiing away the hours that
will never come again. All the talk
is that the affairs of the country
are in better shape. and came F.
Kelly who hath met Nine. Curie. a
woman of great scientific learning.
but plain and old-fashioned withal.
In the evening to r. Brinker-
hOi WIN my Wht. ana "NO-
ster and Mistress Ethel and Sinclair
Lewis and his lady there, and all
very merry and Sinclair and I gave
a burlesque skit of his novel Main
Street" he playing will Kennicott
and j Carol, very droll. Home late
in hired gasoIene wagon and so
to bed.
Mr.. Edison's ingenious press agent
has started an avalanche Of publi-
city with the inventors methods of
measuring intelligence by propound-
ing a list OF questions for college
students. have no acquaintance
with the illustrious gentleman. but
1 would like 20 ask him who in
vented spats. Whoever he is. bs
must be getting generous royalties.
judging from the increasing num-
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
In just cause the weak oercome the
Washington Street Railways.
XIV. THE ROLE OF GOAT"

w listing its property on a stock exchange, it
quite invariably puts its best foot fore
most. 1t wants to make the best showing possible,
unless such a statement is preliminary wreckage
and is made for the purpose of depreciatng its
stocks. This, at least would to be the only
alternative. 1t was in statement for listing
the New York exchange that the Washington Trac-
ton and Electric showed its total earnings above
operating and overhead charges, to be $4,000 with
which to meet the interest on SIzyoooooo bonds and
dividends $4,000 900 stock This was for the
year ending August 3d. 1900 just six months before
it defaulted its interest its bonds which led
foreclosure.
Its statement Of net earnings for that year
showed deficit every of its individual
poration holdings except the Metropolitan, and the
Columbia railways and the United States Lighting
The Metropolitan showed as net income, Szs2, 1898
with which to pay the interest on S235oooo bonds,
and stocks for which the w. T. & E. had paid S4-
7z3,5oo The Columbia earned $4,000. 1t had cost
the company $4,000 outside its bonded debt of
100000 In other words single one of these
companies actually profitable on any business
basis by the corporations own showing.
To take over this sort of a concern and cover
the bonded debts for which it had assumed lab1-
ity, the W. R. & E. issued SI6ooo,ooo of bonds and
SIsoooooo of stocks with an added ST. 100000 bonds
held in the treasury. The w. R & E had out
standing S22oooooo OF its securities, and busted.
The w. R & E. increased this liability by SIo,5oo-
ooo 1t claims that the people of this District
owe it the obligation of replacing all of this liquid
with solid substance.
1t has not added to its properties to any appre-
ciable extent since then. The railways it now owns
and controls quite identical with those which it
took from the w. T. & E. If it did not know
what it was getting it should have known. If it
did not know what it putting the people
of this District perpetual charge, it should
have known.
profitable road, bought the Georgetown and formed
the Capital Traction company, over S5,oooooo was
added capital without representing dollar of in
creased property value But at that time fares
fixed at six for IS cents and the Capital Traction
had to take what it could get that rate. The
suit several years OF low dividends on the in.
fated valuation. 1t had to wait on traffic, but
always reasonably profitable.
When the W. r. & E. took the W. T. &
E. it took bankrupt concern at capital valua-
ton which was inflated over 100000 on top of
the then inflated capital valuation OF the w. T. & E
OF some $4,000 900 according to the commissioners
valuation report The difference between $4,000
600 and Szo,oooooo represents about what it might
have been worth, according to the corporations
report for listing on the New York exchange and
even that is generous. Just how much longer
should the people be required to play the role
of goat?
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
NINE. cuRIE MAKES VISIT
TO BUREAU OF STANDARDS.

Unmindfui of the fact Sunday was
set aside ss her day Of rest and
after persusding her physician 70
her point OF view, Nine. Curie yes
terday morning at IL o'clock in
spected the laboratories Of the bu-
reau Of standards. making the visit
she was unable to make on Satur-
day.
Nine. Curie Is first of all a scien-
ttst, and she showed IL with her in
terest In the apparatus and equip
ment Of the laboratories that she
visited. II. d. Hubbard. secretary
Of the bureau. acting for DR.. S. W.
Stratton, director. who was unable
to return to Washington in time
for the visit, escorted Nine. Curie
and her daughter. Irene, who is as
much interested in science as her
mother, to the radium laboratory.
in charge Of DR.. W. H. wadieiRh-
There she saw the apparatus that
tests the bulk Of the radiuun Of the
world. She was also shown the
photometry laboratory by DR.. z c
Crittenden, and discussed the work
in spectroscopy with DR.. W. r. Meg
gers She also saw Dr. W. W. Cob
lentz and the laboratory in which
he does his work on radiometry.
From DR.. Paul d. Foote she heard
about his work on the structure OF
the atom
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
Change a Letter.

TT ONLY takes the change of one letter to make
you Share your spare clothes" All over this
country the people asked to do this tomorrow
for help to clothe the destitute Armenans There
are plenty of spare clothes in the United States
above the need of our needy, to clothe all tie
Armenians. They comparatively few, what are
left of them; are many.
The Herald does not ask anyone to give to
any others, the casoff clothes which should 60 to
clothe our own Nor any asked TO send their
French heeled slippers their passe ball gowns,
their outgrown dress suits and silk hats, to Armen-
ian relief Those you keep for consumption at
rummage sales and let take who will.
But Armenia is not guilty of serious fault for
her present condition. There is almost no one left
there with clothes to them or means to buy.
Children and adults are fortunate to have rags to
wear. Tomorrow then, take your bundle of what
you can spare to any fire station in the city and
share it with those whose need is almost beyond
imagination.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
MONDAY, MAY ~, 1921.

The early hours of this day are
not favorable to most of the am
bitions of men, but later a kindly
star dominates. Mercury and Sat
urn are in malefic aspect, but in the
evening Neptune is friendly.
Many evil rumors may disturb the
public, for Mercury Is in a place
read as presaging many alarming 6
newspaper reports on world con-
ditions.
Troubles affecting the relations of
the United States with a foreign
power may multiply, but there is
always a protecting influence that
keeps the country invulnerable.
Mercury is in a place believed to
indicate that other nations will
criticise us in their newspapers, and
hostile propaganda is forecast.
This is not an auspicious day for
real estate transaction, and especi-
ally is 1t unlucky for the signing Of
deeds or contracts.
There may be unfortunate condi-
tions for farmers who will agitate
transportation problems more than
ever. -.-
New organizations of women are
loretolu Dy the SeerS, VINO declare
that national associations will be
formed on new lines that assure in
crease of power
Neptune gives to the mind a logi-
cal trend late today. and should be
especially helpful to diplomats and
lawyers.
A London astrologer announced
that with the beginning OF the sum-
mer quarter the Sun will be con-
Joined with Mars In an aspect denot-
ing grave danger Of war or disputes
with other powers. but Mercury. we'll
aspected by Jupiter. may prevent
actual hostilities.
Persons whose birthdate It is may
have year Of stress that will lead
to great prosperity. The young will
court and marry.
Children born on this day may
have rather difficult climb up the
ladder of fortune. but they are capa-
Bile of reaching the top. These SUBJ
tects OF Gemini usually are very
fond Of company.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
Would Buy jamestown Island.

Tn the Editor, The wsshinrton Herald:
We note that there is a move
ment on foot for the acquisition of
Mount Vernon and Monticello by
the national government.
Why not include Jamestown
Island" where the first legislative
assembly of the new world was
convened in 1913. under Gov.
Ysardly?
This historic fact is of interest
not alone to Virginia. but to the
entire western world and the Sui
grave institution deems it Of both
national and international interest.
ANDREW b. HUMPHREY.
Sec'y Sulgrave Institute.
New York, May IL.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
Favors Pool of Earnings.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
The Capital Traction Company is
getting more revenue than it needs.
while the Washington Railway and
Electric Company is getting less
per mile.
Perhaps they might, without full
merger. agree to a division Of some
of the receipts. Let each road keep
all of it's own earned fares up to
the normal fare Of cents for each
passenger, and pool the receipts in
excess of the scent fare, this fund
to be divided between the two lines
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
Wholesale Price
Decline Continues

Wholesale commodity prices for
April averaged 40 per cent lower
than those for March. according TO
the weighted index number Of the
bureau Of labor statistics, and now
stand 81 per cent above their pre-
war level. The decline last month
is somewhat sharper than the 30
per cent drop for the month before.
due primarily to declines within the
farm product and food groups Near
ly year has passed since wholesale
prices reached their peak last May
at lis per cent above 1918 levels,
and meantime the general price
level has fallen as per cent
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
RADIUN ORE HOLDS
NINE. CURIES INTEREST.

The greatest interest shown bv
Nine. Curie at the bureau of mines
low temperature laboratory dedica-
tion Saturday morning was directed
toward a large yellow lump of
carnotite ore, the kind Of material
from which her gram Of radium
was extracted. That beautiful
specimen and a jar that contained
some Of the first shipment from
Colorado in 1898 Of the carnotite
ore. which then was priced only.
Tor the vanadium Il contains. hero
her attention even while she was
oeing presented with flowers bv A
delegstion from Poland, her native
land.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
Nsx !5f':: s1k <: kG!xRsyRA1RpKS! 5!',t!2s! !, yA1p:KS!

Der Of them on Fifth avenue. Pat
ent leather spats are now selling
for SIS copy.
Robert w. Service, the poet. has
adopted Paris as his home, accord
ing to reGrning New York friends.
Like Leonard Merrick. Service occu-
pies a chair on the boulevard and
watches all the world drift by. Serv-
ice is very popular in France. He
has caught the spirit Of the Latin
quarter as few poets have. He is
said 70 be doing his best work fol-
lowing his recovery from the loss
of an arm while doing heroic am
bulance work during the war. His
books OF poetry are having unprece-
dented sales, both in England and
France. where he has always been
popular.
Just when II looks like the bobbed
hair craze was destined to die a lin
gering death. some people givt IL a
fresh grip on life. The latest TO
Join the bobbed-hair circles are
Ethel Barrymore and Margaret An
glin. And Of course quite a num-
Der Ol hhelT doiuiFers viii race 10
the boboing parlor. And yet there
are still a few old-fashioned folk
left. AS one Brosdwayite puts it:
"A few permanent wives are still
having permanent waves"
Hand-psinted autos are attracting
New Workers Several have sp-
peared on the main thorourhfares
Yes. they belong to stage folk. One
portion OF the body is selected for
the artistic endeavor. A scene sug-
eestive of the outdoors or some at
trsctive fgure is painted. One man
appeared the other day with a bot,
tie and siphon and a glass painted
on his hood. He thought Broadway
would enjoy the sight OF something
that has gone to the limbo OF for
gotten things.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
Dutch Realty Cuts Melon.

The Old Dutch Realty Develop
ment company, has declared its
sixth regular quarterly dividend of
per cent on preferred stock pay
able June l to stockholder of rec
ord May 20.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23

enough to make our shores secure. With this may
we'll 60 the Borah resolution. as an alternative to
naval rivals.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23

After ALL Americas chief objection to a
union with Europe is the "obey" part of the
ceremony.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23

There are no good people in he'll. And that
will be a great comfort to those who formerly
were annoyed by reformers.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
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MONDAY. MAY -. Isz1.
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MONDAY, NAY n 1sz1.
Fcsrteeass annual eeaferenes On
weights and measures. bureau Of
standards. today. 10 o. M Ad-
dress Of welcome By DR.. 8. W.
stratton. director OF the bureau
of standards secretary's report
by Louis A Fisher OF the bureau
Of standards. reports Of state
delegates: 1880 p. m-- inspection
and demonstration of manufac-
turers exhibit Of weighing and
measuring devices. The weight
Problem IN Interstate Commerce"
by d. A Greeg. deputy superin-
tendent of weights and measures.
state Of Texas
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23

The petals have dropped from another
Rose of Washington Square" But how could
any kind of rose thrive in those Greenwich
Village tea rooms?
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23

Too many people think liberty confers the
right to delete all paragraphs beginning Thou
shalt not
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
WAYS OF PACIFIC CURRENTS
DETERMINED BY COAST SURVEY

Tidal currents on the Pacific
coast, offshore. are Of rotary
character. There is no slack water,
the current is running at all times.
out the direction OF the current
changes continually clockwise. SO
that in half a day the current will
have set in all directions" n a.
Mariner, OF the United States coast
and geodetic survey told the Phil
osophical society at its meeting
saturday night when he gave the
results OF an investigation that was
made In order TO help the coast
wise navigator TO determine his
position during periods OF thick
weather.
The tidal current. both in velo-
city and direction. undereoes
changes from day to day. in ac-
cordance with changes in the de-
clination OF the moon" said Mr..
Mariner. by relating these cur
rents with the tides. the navigator
is now in a position to determine
the velocity and direction OF the
tidal current that he will meet.
The mariner has always held to
the opinion that a wind blowing
over the sea will, after a time. set
In motion a current in it's own di-
rection, and that the greater the
Wind the greater would be the
strength of the current. Now.
these observations bear out the
opinion Of an increase in current
velocity with an increase in force
OF the wind; but Il is found that
the direction OF the current pro-
duced by the wind is not in the
direction OF the wind. but about
twenty degrees to the right OF the
wind direction. This has an i'm
portant bearing on navigation. as
may be seen from the fact that
when a vessel is steaminE up the
Pacific coast q southerly wind will
not only increase its speed, but
viii also tend to set II on the
coast
''on the Pacific coast Of the Unit
ed States. currents are OF more than
ordinary Importance, for there sail
Ing courses are long, harbors many
miles apart, and periods Of thick
weather of comparatively frequent
Occurrences"
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23

The cool and placid Sunday you read about
isn't Billy.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23

Eventually the world must choose between
the dove and the carrion crow
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23

In photographing stars through
the telescope. exposures Of four or
nve hours are common. while in
photographing a nebuls the e1-
posure sometimes extends to ten
hours or more.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23

lot of things still look like 80 cents but
the dollar isn't one of them
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23

o liberty, what oil fields grabbed in thy
name.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23

THOMAS W. GILMER,
Chief Of Division, L. S. Treasury
Department.
Washington. May IS. 1891.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23

A sculpture OF the extinct dodo.
dating from 1861, was recently dis
covered in the little island Of Wal
cheron, Holland. It is the oldest
known representation of this bird.
which became extinct in the seven
teenth century, and is believed 20
have been modelled from an actual
specimen.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
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in proportion to length Of trxckASs
maintained.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-14

the prospects Tor these war babies Is bad
There Is q big business here in clay
products. The people in these lines say
that for the first nine months of this
year they have done 83 1-S per cent more
business than for the II months Of 1920.
300 PLANTS
In THE CITY.
All told thre are $500 Industrial estab-
hshments in Los Angeles. Included in
this number are forty foundries, several
rolling mills, and scores of plants max
ing lathes, oil well machinery, pumps,
castings, mining machinery, etc. There
are three open hearth steel mills, to-
gether with a rubber tire plant that COW
ers many acres, and so many factories Of
huge size as to surprise the visitor.
Los Angeles boasts 1t makes everything
from a spike TO a locomotive, that a rail-
road uses, that 1t is at the head of the
list of not few industries, and that
it will be at the head of lot of more
before the country wakes up to what a
young giant there is in Southern Cali
fornia.
There is nothing slow about the An