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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09

A machine has been built which win shape masts up to 100 feet in 1ength and three feet in diameter
The Washington herald., 1921-01-11
The Washington Budget.

Washington is naturally so we'll pleased with
the Senates restoring the $3.50 tax ratio, that it
is inclined to overlook the details of the tax budget
as reported by the Senate committee. These de-
tails are not altogether quietng.
They are fine as to school sites, Fairgrounds,
needed civic facilities and general requirements.
They very disappointing as to school buildings
and to police and FIRE department salaries.
AS to the former, there is hope if not actual
assurance, on subsequent action. AS to the police
and fremen there should be renewed effort for in
crease, at least the continuance of the bonus.
These men are not paid what their services
actually worth.
Their places not be readily filled. There is
not a labor surplus in their field of employment
Living costs have not yet been reduced to equaze
their low salary standard They now get materially
less than is paid by other cities.
If Senator Curtis is right in his suspicion that
the estimated cost of school buildings here so
high as to be unreasonable, such building should
be postponed regardless of inconvenience. But
what is the fact should be ascertaned very
promptly. There should be no long delay.
Denver may build four-room school for $685.
ooo while the estimate here is $Ioo,ooo and a
twelve-room building for $4,000, while the Wash
ington estimate is $3oo,ooo without this being
elusive of overcharge here.
1t depends largely, not alone the relative
the quantity Of certain materials used Washing
ton requires freproof construction. Perhaps Den
yer does not. Any way this should be at once in
vestigated and the truth disclosed there shall
be no delay that will further congest Washington
schools.
The liberal allowance for school sites and the
admission that the $46ooooo surplus taxes paid in
war times is available, gives practical assurance
that it is the intention to provide for liberal
building program.
But Congress should also be impressed that
this cannot safely be postponed another year nor
even months. The present conditions deplor-
able and make adequate educational results inn
possible
Not only are the many portable buildings ham
stringing educational methods, making impossible
co-ordnating the work and the development of
manual training art and music, and compelling half
time but the classes far oversize.
1t is not possible for any teacher to do good
work with classes of forty over. She can
neither do justice to herself to the children.
No class should be twenty-five and Congress
should at once provide fve-year building program,
which at least in that time, would provide room
for classes no larger than that number
The Washington herald., 1921-01-11
Oh, My Stars!
HOROSCOPE.
January II, 1871.

Astrologers read this an uncer-
tain day, for Neptune, Uranus and
Mars are adverse. while Venus and
the Sun are in benehc aspect.
II is a day that should offer eV-
ceptionHl opportunities TO women,
but they should distrust their judE-
ment and should be very cautious in
important decisions
There is a promising sign for all
who seek employment or desire spy
sort Of preferment, for il is held
that men in places OF power are in
clined TO be helpful during this con
hguratiOn.
Women who desire TO obtain po-
sitions or to procure the support Of
persons Of influence should do all
possible under this rule OF the stars.
An official appointment OF great
honor will be given to woman
who will earn fame through it.
During the next four years there
will be many persons who will
prove that they have extraordinary
fitness for great responsibilities the
seers prophesy.
Uranus is in an aspect believed 10
menace the reputation Of prominent
persons. both men and women Cos
-
dation will be freely circulated.
Although the potency OF thought
has been recognized TO a certain eN-
tent astrologers declare that II will
be many years before the crime ot
slander is sufhcierfy punished
Foreign relations are to be on the
whole satisfactory in the next few
weeks, it is prognosticated. al
though there will be many news-
paper reports TO the contrary.
Vanity will continue TO dominate
many women, even though they are
concerned with national affairs. II
the stars are to be believed
Persons whose birthds:a II IS
have the augury OF an active, sue
cessful year. but they may Be TOO
much inclined TO indulge in smuse-
ment. The young will court and
marry.
Children born OIL this day msN
be individual to the point Of eCcen-
tricity, but they will probably he
very successful in whatevet protCs-
sion OF business. they happen 10
choose.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-11
No, Mr.. Burleson will not resign.
A Sales Tax.

A great many people who are just plain folk,
have decided opinion on how any sales tax-if one
is to be adopted should be levied. Save to when
and how paid there seems to be little serious OBJ
lection to such a tax.
But it is maintained that it should be paid just
once and that by the final purchaser for his own USE
and that it should be in addition to- not included in,
the price paid
In other words it should be paid just as is the
present luxury tax to which the public has become
accustomed In each instance, also it should be in
the form of a stamp, which would not only simplify
collection but would be evidence that the exact
amount paid went to the government.
There is a popular belief or fear, probably un-
warranted as are most fears, that any sales tax
levied gross sales and applied to all transfers
from materials to final products, will not only
as of course, be included in overhead, but will be
padded.
The ultimate consumer expects to pay any such
tax. He knows they passed along and recog-
nzes that this is fair, least inevitable. What
he most strenuousy objects to is paying profits on
the tax as we'll as on the actual cost of what he
buys.
1t would seem we'll to relieve the dealer of any
such possible charge by making the tax, if levied
individual tax paid directly by the buyer and
evidenced by stamp, just is now done as to
cosmetics, perfumes and like toilet articles.
How such tax should be graded, how placed
the percentage in each case, is largely matter to
be fixed by the amount of revenue to be derived
How widely spread, would be determined in the
same way.
The contention of many who are simply known
customers" is that they would have to pay any
tax levied on transfers from producer to manufac-
turer, from the latter to broker jobbet then to
wholesaler and from wholesaler to retailer and
from retailer to consumer. ''''''''- 90 @'.-
Rath han uIatv
possible additions, they would prefer to pay def
mite, final lump sum. They argue that this would
relieve the seller of paying tax on goods bought
but not sold and particularly would save him from
paying such loss. ,-<
1t would also protect the final buyer from hav-
ing this loss passed to him from each prior
transfer. He would pay the exact amount, and no
more, that went to the Federal Treasury and this
could be in addition to. the present luxury tax.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-11
Gdfney DenounceS
British White Book

T. saint John Gsfney, for
mer consul general to Dresden ana
Munich and recently sojournlnE IN
Washington, yesterday vouchsaL"a
the opinion that the recently pub
lished British White Book on th.
Irish situation was only . red
herring which the English are al
tempting TO drag across the iral'
Of their sUppressive treatment
Gaffney admitted his aCquaintane"
in Germany in 1915 with Sir Roger
Easement, declaring Sir Roger VA
a prominent British subject and that
his interests in Germany were MAJ
urally to be looked after by the
American consular oficers, as were
the interests Of all British sub
jects at that time. He admitted
his resignation had been asked bN
the State Department in NovembcN
1915, but refused to say whether NJ
not he had co-operated with Case
fent in the latter's plans for The
Easter revolution in ireland.
NO charges were ever preferred
against me-" he said at the ofhce
Of the Irish Diplomatic Mission. M
resignation was asked for in 1912
and I was in this country durins
January and February Of 1915, ana
at the time OF the Presidential el"e-
tions."
The former consul is understo'd
10 have left the service because his
pro-German and anti-British fcelin=
was too freely expressed.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-11
oarlns taxpayers money.

Any governor who seriously undertakes to
save any considerable amount OF the taxpayers
money is entitled to sympathy. Strangely enough
he gets little of this, and less of active support
from the taxpayers themselves.
He has largely to take it for granted that he
is doing what the great body OF taxpayers would
have him do and that they will support him in the
doing. But he can by no means be sure of this
They may go off on a tangent something else.
Gov. Miller of New York, is discovering the
lonesomeness of this undertaking. He readily finds
ways for saving millions of dollars of the States
tax money. But this must be at the expense of
jobholders and of the dignity also perqusites
of some other State officials.
Every placeholder has friends He has to
have, to get the place These rally to his support
II there are considerable number whose places
might be vacated without loss of appreciable serv-
ice they form sort of defensive, or maybe often
sive league.
The governor hears from political friends of
all of them, directly indirectly. If a service
could be more economically performed by transfer
to another official, is but a duplication to be
squashed, the responsible official finds those who
regard this as calamity.
State after State has tried to consolidate, weed
out, and remodel its administrative system In
most instances they have failed for the simple
reason that the jobholders fought, while the tax
payers remain quiescent. -
If Gov Miller has another experience than this,
il will be because tle ordinary citizens, at last
aroused by their tax burdens, let him know that
he has their approval and active support. They
The Washington herald., 1921-01-11
APPROVE WEATHER
BUREAU APPROPRIATIONS,

Resolutions approving the in
creasedsappropriations asked for by
the Weather Bureau were adopted
by the American Meteorological So
ciety at its recent convention in Chi
cago. The new items of DR.. Charles
F. Marvin's estimates that will al
low extensions of the Astrological and
marine meteorological work were
especially commended. The society
pointed out that because of the low
salaries many of the experienced me-
teorologists were being forced to re-
sign and seek higher paid positions
in private work. This, they say, is
making research work nearly impos-
sible, and in spite of an increased
demand for weather data, the per
sonnel of the Weather Bureau has
decreased since 1914.
In the same period foreign meteor
illogical bureaus have expanded. The
recommended increases in appropria-
tions for the year l921-l922 will,
only care for the most insistent pub
lie demands, and will help to caEry
on research which will help to bring
about an improvement in the reeu-
lar daily forecasts and lead to pos
sible development of seasonal fore
casts.
Among the officers elected were:
DR.. w. ]. Humphreys, vice presi-
dent, and DR.. Charles f.. Brooks,
secretary both Of the local Weather
Bureau.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-11
God, give me hills to climb, and
strength for climbing.-Arthur Guiterman.
Making a Cabinet.

n ANSE, more MI Harding has had to state that
I he has not asked anyone to accept a
Cabinet office, made decision as to
any of his official family Those familiar with the
old, old, threadbare OF politics have enjoyed
the past six weeks of Cabinet making.
1t has been evident that Mr. Harding soon
after his election very tactfuly, in a friendly
way, gave his Senatorial intimates to understand
that their mutual relations would be most cordial,
but that he would have to decide as he alone would
be responsible
He had not asked them to support his candi-
dacy. He had not been anxious candidate. In
fact, his inclination had rather been to avoid the
lightning If this so-caled Senate oligarchy" had
indeed brought about his nomination, it had been
voluntary, not solicited support, nor one even
indirectly sought
He even broke precedent by his farewell ad-
dress to the Senate. Right there he also announced
a changed relation. In the future it would be
the less cordial, but on a very different basis
than in the past
Those first weeks quite certainly full Of
jars to the group known as "old guards" those
whose pride it is to be wheel horses" staunch
never failing partsans to whom Democrats are
tolerable evil, but Progressives an anathema.
For a week two the stupendous Harding
vote to them a Republican victory, and nothing
more, and so their victory. They saw their return
to power when Kitchen cabinet" other Cabi-
nets had little consequence; they would select his
official family for Mr.. Harding and arrange his
program.
Gradually they discovered their mistake They
simultaneously found sufficient reason why no Sena-
tor should be in the Cabinet. They were all too
valuable where they
Then began this ancient method of naming
Cabinet by indirecton. One after another names
were suggested. So far possible the reception
of each prearranged
But this has not worked with old-time prec-
sion. The country failed to hear the masters voice
and Mr.. Harding has failed to have his mind made
up for him by a process with which he is entirely
familiar
There Is no harm in all this There is nothing
to censure, but that is interesting. These "old-
guarders" honest, sincere, able and genuinely
believe they act for the best of the country Politics
has simply left them behind.
They have not realized the marked change
They failed quickly realize that the election
result was not distinctive party victory that it did
not express confidence in them and the Republican
preference.
1t is to their credit that they are valiantly ad-
justing themselves to the new conditions Save for
occasional bit Of petulance or temporary resent
ment, they showing most commendable inten-
ton to make the coming administration measure to
public expectation
There is abundant reason to believe that they
will yield to the inevitable, show that they party
men hrst-as they have always been-and for their
personal interests only second They will not
make it hard for Mr.. Harding. His real troubles
will probably from another quarter.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-11
what "a a MaJorityf

To the Editor. The wSshinGtou Hersh:
II ten people were wrecked on an
island and only one Of them could
raise, obtain and prepare food, who
would be the ma5ority7 When the
only ysnitor in an apartment house
gets aggrieved and strikes in the
winter time, who is the maiority7
Work is essential and non-esssn-
tiaL The most essential work is
that which by it's labor wrests from
nature the beginnings Of food.
clothing and shelter, and it's dis
tribution. This takes in the farm
hand, ranger. miner, lumbermsn
and railroad help. The days are
passed when everybody raised their
own food. made their own clothes.
cut their own wood and built their
own house. A majority then was a
correct voice in a community. Now
one man mines, one raises the food,
one cuts the timber and one trans
ports Il. Three are a majority, sup
pose the fourth one quits and goes
into a nonessentisl industry? A
majority is q majority only when
the essential minorities are one and
all pleased. Moral laws are always
fathered by our very best people for
the very best intentions. These
same people forget that untold thou
sands Of years were necessary 70
produce our civilized man OF today
from the lower type he spranE from
by evolution. That progress had 20
be by nature, not by the laws ~
man. The eleventh commandment,
be il what ii may. has destroyed
the mightiest Of nations and We
have not yet learned our history
lessons. We pass laws blindly by
majority.
FRED T. HAFELFINGER.
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-11

may be assured that those who are getting their
money for little if any, service for service waste
fully administered, will keep it, if they
1t is beyond doubt that practically every State
swell as the United States could very materially
reduce its budget if it has such an administrative
system as would be ndorsed by business men.
Every business man knows this, yet few give their
personal support to any practical movement for
retrenchment- t5#..
They let the placehotders, who know what they
have and how to keep it, do all the agitatng, while
they are busy and Indifferent They growl at taxes,
but take no active part to support a movement to
reduce them by cutting down governmental ex-
penses. - ~ -. ,...
Just SO long as they have this attitude, they can
rest assured they will have the taxes to pay and
that a considerable percentage will go to those
whose service is not to them, but to themselves
and other placehoders 49,,
The present efforts of Gov. Miller do not
Germ New York alone. They almost of equal
Importance in all other States, as what happens
there will largely key the attitude of other gov
ernors.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-11
American Institute of Electrical En-
Geological Society. Co.mo. Club, to-
COSMOS CLUB
ANNUAL ELECTION,

John c. Hoyt was elected presi-
dent of the Cosmos Club at the an
nual meeting last night at the club.
Gilberr H. Grosvenor was chosen
vice president. Other officers elected
were: D. L. Hazard, secretary; NJ. E.
Allies, treasurer; and Fl. c. Franken-
field, member of the board Of mana
gers. George X. Burgess, Guy n.
Collins and Joseph A. Hill were
chosen to serve on the committee on
admissions for four years, and Her.
bert Putnam was elected to the
same committee for three years.
Judges of the election were: ]. H.
Gore Frank G. Carpenter and W. o.
owen.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-11
Both Houses to Watch
Electoral Vote Count

The two Houses OF Congress will
assemble on February for the
count Of electoral votes for the Pres
ident and Vice President, pursuant
to a concurrent resolution intro
duced yesterday by Senator billing
ham, OF Vermont.
There will be two Senate tellers
and two House tellers. Certificates
Of the votes in various States will be
acted upon In alphabetical, order. IL
Is a Quadrennisl formslity.t
The Washington herald., 1921-01-11
Borah's S Suit
Spur to Wit
Wife Caustic as Senator
Boasts of S0tOriaL
Elegance.

in the family of Senator Bill Borah,
of Idaho, as to whether he is such
fancy dresser.
Borah thinks that he is a verit-
able two-minute stopper. without
windshieIds, while Mrs. Borah does
not always take this view Of the
situation.
Anyhow. the other day, the Sena-
tor got a fine compliment on his
dress from one of his colleagues
in the Senate. so when he got home
that night his chest stood out like
front porch and he wore a smile
almost as wide as the Grand
Canyon.
We'll. Mary" he said to his wife.
II certainly got a fine compliment
on my clothes today"
Yes" she replied. rather COolly-
''Oh, yes" the Senator continued,
''one of the Senators said he be-
lieved L was the best dressed man
in the Senate"
Well, it must have been Senator
Gore, of Oklahoma, who said it,"
Mrs. Borah replied.
Henry Wallace, of Des Moines,
probably will be the next Secretary
Of Agriculture under President
Harding. Thus the job simply
moves across the street. the pres
ent Secretary also being from Des
Moines. If one wants to know
whether IL pays to run a farm
paper, he has only to go to Des
Moines and look at the buildings
in which the respective farm papers
OF wallace and Meredith are pub
ished. Meredith has the larger
building, but WalIace's is further
down in the business section and
probably worth more per brick, or
stone. The two men are friends,
so there will be no falling out be-
tween them If, as now seems prob
able, Meredith has to hand over his
ONCE to Wallace.
At the end of this short session Of
Congress Honest John" Moon, Of
Tennessee, who long has been on the
Postoffice and Post Roads Commit
tee and for some time was head of
it, will leave the House. He was
beaten in the last election by Joe
Ercwn, whose father, Foster Brown,
Moon beat for Congress twenty
four years ago. Later, Foster Brown
was governor general of Porto
Rico under President Taft.
John Moon got his nickname
Honest John" just because he is
as honest as the day is long. When
he came to Congress, a quarter of
a century ago. he owed about S64.-
600 in debts for which he had gone
security. Now he. does not owe a
cent of this amount and, further,
he has a nice little farm down in
Tennessee to which he can retire.
The banks have been kind to the
old Representative, though he asked
no favors of them, and after a long
pull he has paid in full.
There never was more conscien-
tious Representative in the House
than Moon. He was a quiet, unob-
trusive man. diligent in his efforts
to get his work done in committee
and to be on the floor as often as
possible. Not half dozen Of his
colleagues over has known of the
giant debt that he has been strug-
Cling with during the long years
he has served on the floor. He has
gone determinedly about his work.
saved every nickle that he could,
shaved down his debt and now
leaves Congress poor but highly re-
spected.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-11
Atlantic City Gets Meeting,

Joseph H. Defrees, president of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, has announced that
the ninth annual meeting OF the Ma
tienal Chamber will be held at At
lantic City April II, IS and 2s. The
eighth annual meeting also was
held there
The Washington herald., 1921-01-11
Opposes Msrdi Grss Festure-

Orrps~s DsFoi 0E~s fe1tnre-
To the Editor, Tbe wEshinFton Herald:
Dear Sir: Since he seems to be
averse TO permitting me 20 submit a
suggestion for consideration in re-
gard to the mardi Of the States fea-
ture Of the Inauguration, would
appreciate Il II you would ask the
chairman Of the committee, the
general committee, J mean, 20 let
me submit the suggestion or plan
that IL might be taken up and dis
cussed at a meeting Of the commit
tee, or that, at least. the other mem
bers Of the committee might have
chance 70 pass on the suggestion
A G. LEE.
WashinEton.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-11
BEAN DISEASE
CONTROL DISCUSSED.

The work that must be done to
control bean diseases during the
next ten years was one of the sub
jects that was discussed by plant
pathologists and experimental sta
ton leaders at Chicago recently un-
der the leadership of Dr. w. A. Or
ton of the Bureau of Plant Industry.
A broad view of the whole situation
was taken and compilation of the
facts known and the research ed
was the result.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-11
Scientific
Notes and
Comment
Calendar of Meetings;
Activities of Societies
In Washington.

Academy of Sciences.
annual meeting, this evening, Sis
o'clock, at Carnegie Institution,
Sixteenth and p streets. DR.. J. r
Johnston, OF Cuba, will speak on
Some Problems in Economic Biol
ogy in Tropical America" Annual
reports will be presented and an
nual elections will be announced.
A mericau Institute of Electrical En-
gineers, Washington section, this
evening, at Cosmos Club. Ralph
d. Mershon, consulting engineer,
will speak on Some Things Engi-
neers Should Know Concerning the
Rudiments of Corporation Finance" 4"
Geological Society, Cosmos Club, to-
morrow evening, s o'clock. Papers:
Nevada lode deposits by H. G. Fer
guson; structural and volcanic
geology of Katmia region, Alaska,
by c. N. Fenner; Llanoria. the
Paleozoic land area, by II. D.
Miser.