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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-09
Enjoyable Masonic Meeting

Masons Of. the Peoos valley held
a most enjoyable meeting last Mon
day evening when members from
the Hope and Artesia lodges visit
ed with the local lodge. The work
was put on by past masters and was
above criticism in every wav. After
initiating a candidate into the mys-
teries Of a Master Mason al were
served with delicious ice cream and
cake which was much enjoyed as a
social hour was spent-Carlsbad Cur
rent.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-09

One OF the good old times was
enjoyed at the Ross home last Sun
DAY. where fired chicken. roasting
ears. fresh peas. new potatoes and a
number Of other fine eatabies were
enjoyed BY thirty hungry people. The
evening was enjoyed taking pictures
and singing. The many guests took
their leave hoping just such a day
would come soon again-Estancia
Herald
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-09

Miss Josephine McNanus is recov-
ering satisfactorily from an operation
for appendicitis performed Saturday
at st, Niuccnt's ,anitarium. Miss Nc
Manus is a daughter of Manager Nc
Manus OF III Onate Theatcr and Mrs.
McNanus. OF thi, city.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-09

Dorothy Harrington the little seven
year old daughter Of G. P. Harring-
ton, Of the surveyor generals office,
who was seriously i'll for several days
following an operation for appendi-
citis ut st Nincent's Sanitarium re
Gently is reported recovering nicely.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
Explains Horoscope Letter.
To the Editor. The wa.hington Herald:

To the Editor, The washington Herald:
Ny composure was slightly dis
turbed when A. r. Shilling accused
me OF being narrow minded because
suggested that you discontinue
the horoscope, for ] have always
hated narrow -mindedness and have
always striven TO be broad-minded.
IL / showed in my letter a spirit Of
narrow -mindedness ! certainly did
not mean to do so, and / am sorry
that Mr. Shilling found offense
where none was intended.
1t is my impression that the
great majority of intelligent people
no longer take astroloGy seriously.
but there is a possibility that i may
be mistaken. and. therefore, /
should like to know what some Of
your other readers who are better
informed on this subject than / am
think about this matter.
In closing this letter i want TO
saw that il there are hundreds of
Herald readers who, like Mr.. Shill-
ing, enjoy the horoscope, and who
have been as badly offended as he
apparentIy has been by my criti-
cism, I am sorry to have couched
nv disapprobation of the horoscope
in lust the words that / did.
FRED ]. SCHwAB.
Washington. n. c.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
Replies to Carpenter.
the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The washington Herald:
thought I would not write any
more but have decided to make q
slight reply to Maurice Carpenter
and the things he calls science.
In explaining what the devil Is
Tin answer to my letter in The Her.
ald) he says. II will try to throw Il
ray from the feeble lamp of science 80
am glad he recognizes II as a FEE
BILE lamp"
He says: Gold is nothing. mere
ly the absence of heat: centrifugal
force is nothing. merely gravitation
bent back upon itself; darkness Is
nothing. merely the absence of
light: negative and positive cleo
tricity are the same"
Now, IL that be true. then the same
must be said of~all conditions. U.s.
ing his own logic. taking him at
his own argument. his wife, a fe-
male man is nothing. merely the alb
sence of the male man, and a rotten
politician is nothing. merely the alb
sence of a good politician, and a
rotten apple is nothing, merely the
absence of a sound apple. So we
might run through the whole list.
The absolute truth is that no con-
dition can exist without its antithet
or opposite. beginning with male
and female. the creative principles
Of everything in the universe. For
instance: positive electricity is male
and negative is female, and no
power can be obtained without both.
One condition is no more substan-
tial than its opposite.
II this science which he refers to
were true then all the negative con-
ditions are nothing. merely the ap-
sence of the positive. II such were
the case then Christian Scientists
are right. and they can prove their
teachings by science"
Mr.. Carpenter asked for Fred
Hefelfnger to criticise his article.
He did not ask Will U. Reezoni ct
wonder why" Is he afraid of
"Reezon?" No, he just thought 7
was not capable. Perhaps others
have thought the same because I
have not answered.
WILL. U. REGION.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
$50, 900 is RAISED
LEESBURG PIKE

Sale OF bonds for the reconstruc-
tion Of the old Georgetown-Leesbu
pike, completion Of which will mean
q good road from Washington to
Lsesburg. with a branch into the
Great Falls OF the Potomac, is stead
lily progressing. The subscriptions
to date total s36.60o. Sixty thou
sand dollars must be subscribed be-
fore work is resumed.
The Washington subscribers to
date are: Peter A Drury. Robert
N Harper. DIR. Charles Stanley
White, the Misses Hollerith. John
C. Keane. Mrs. Robert Edmonston.
Dulin and Martin Company. Inc. T;
Herman E. Gasch. Basil D. Boteler.
Cavtnagh and Kendrick, De Maine
and Company. Hugh B. Rowland. Hill
and Foole. w. II. Brewton and Sons.
Guy Mason, David n. Rust. jr.; c.
T. Wright. J. F. Manning. Charles
c. Cove. J. E. Dyer. Z. T. Simpson.
B. F. Koester. Samuel H Rogers.
Parkway Motor Company, Henry w.
Offutt, Harlan and Adams. General
Motors Truck Company. Edward NJ.
Chamberlin, Farmers and Mechanics
Bank. Charles W. Armbrust and
Karl Reid.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
Prohibition a Failure.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Kindly publish the following in
your paper at your convenience un-
der the heading of Open Court let
ters to The Herald:
Prohibition.
So much is said of prohibition
being a great victory. those who
praise this measure and claim ITS
effect upon the people of the coun-
try as having done SO much good
evidently do not take cognizance
of the fact that every day since
prohibition went into effect this law
has been violated by thousands,
even by prominent people in So
ciety circles. people of good repu-
tation and to all other respects
some of the best, patriotic. law
abiding citizens.
In my opinion prohibition Is a
failure and can never be enforced,
as IL Is a measure which was forced
upon the people of the country in
the midst Of world war by a very
small minority against the major
ity. Still ii Is called the peoples
deed. Evidence is abundant to sus-
tain the failure of prohibition.
Poor people have been made rich
by bootlegging, independent and
defiant. because they know they
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12

are the largest employers of labor and have cut
their forces down to the irredueible minimum.
II is also known that they are the largest
buyers of finished and semi-hnshed products.
Mr. Leigh shows that the value of railroads and
equipment is greater than the capital OF all man
ufacturng industries. Their and locomotives
are three times the value of all farm implements
and machinery and equal to two-thirds the value OF
all manufacturing tools and machinery lhese
facts demonstrate how slump in the railroad
net earnings must affect all industry, and they
have now practically lost their purchasing power
and with it their employing power.
The settlement now pending in the Senate
would restore both. 1t would do more than any
other one thing to end unemployment 1t would
give work to at least one-fourth OF those now
idle, either directly by the railroads resuming
buying. The business index has gone UP and
down for % years in harmony with railroad pur-
chasing >power Yet this is but part of the story.
1t is the immediate and possibly the temporary.
The permanent rests in increasing traffic by re-
peal Of the tax on freights and the readJustment
OF rates.
If labor will then readust its rules, modifying
them in every way which will reduce operating
costs, wage scales might wait for further cuts
until there is further reduction in prices Wages
used to 20 down with raw materials. The new
policy is that they 60 down with retail prices,
always the last to respond. Labor VIII not WILL
ingly give up this gain, but it should do every
thing else necessary to keep it and today TINS
calls for revision of rules which in any way
increase operating production costs. Not even
the railroad unions can eat their cake and have IT.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
Suggests Book Review Plan.
To the Editor. The wa.hInrton Herala.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald;
have been. wondering whether
the readers of the Open Court
might not enjoy exchanging opin-
ions as to the most desirable ouali-
ties Tor a weekly book review page
IN a daily newspaper. The discus
sion would be harmless and might
prove as profitable as certain of
our recent speculatiens as to the
nature OF the soul and the reality
OF his satanic majesty. As an
opener i submit the following.
The aim of such a weekly page
should be:
1. TO serve the widest possible
number OF people, no matter what
their tastes and interests NAV be.
z. To promote. by intelligent en-
thusiasm and lucid exposition, a
wider appreciation of the better
things in contemporary literature,
.. To be always readable and di-
verting.
Each reviewer should state the
subject matter of the book he is re-
V1ewings the class of readers to
whom 1t will most probably appeal,
his personal reaction to il and his
honest critical opinion OF the skill
employed In the treatment.
The ultimate success or failure Of
such a page would, of course. be
determined by the character of the
man chosen to edit 1t. He should
be a man Of catholic interests, wide
enthusiasm, constantly In touch
with all branches of the book
world and we'll informed as to the
general reaction of the more en-
lightened critical opinion Of the
world toward the notable books of
the season. One who combined
with these, qualifications a genial
personality and an understanding
Of men should have little trouble
in rallying to his work sufficient
number of suitable contributors.
AS to the makeup Of the page l
would suggest:
!. An Editors Column"
2. Two or more leading reviews.
3. A number Of shorter reviews.
T.. A more or less complete list Of
the books issued during the week.
Should these brief remarks prove
sufficiently Interesting to warrant
their inclusion in the Open Court i
may have further suggestions with
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
Commepds Herald Editorial.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
congratulate you upon your edi-
torial upon Japan. 1t is replete
with common sense and valuable
and timely information. The Jap
anese have been very much cooked
up hy misplaced fiattery about their
prowess. They have been patted
on the head like We pat little dog
that whips a big one, which is gem
orally because the big one don't
want to fight. This was the case
with Russia. Her army, brought
from European Russia to the Ash
attic coast, had no heart in the
fight. Had they fought as they did
against the Germans in 1915 the
Japs would have been swept into
the sea.
We have no need for them in this
country, nor for any others who are
calculated to lower the American
standard of living. Nor do they
come here with any love for liberty.
They remain subjects of the Mikado
Notwithstanding their naturaliza-
ton papers, II they have them.
F. B. RAY.
phoebus Va
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
keystone IN the Arch.

IT HE RAILROAD managers offer to reduce
i freight rates with a request that their losses
be matched by reduced wage scales. They are
willing to take their chance on this. 1t is fact
that few of the railroads more than match
ing outlay with income and these would be still
fewer, if needed maintenance was not neglected
They cannot be asked to cut rates without COM
pensation somewhere, but do not believe all
this should come from labor, even if this cut
t once balanced wage with cost of living.
One initial mistake in the horizontal in
,rease in freight rates. This should now be re-
adjusted and at least part Of the reduction in
commodity schedules should be placed on the
igh class schedules. With this and the repea
=. the tax on freight as well as the payment OF
. rat is due from the government the roads
probably could recover their feet and move
ahead An interesting pamphlet by E. B. Leigh
demonstrates the importance of the railroads to
all industry. 1t is generally known that they
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
Open C6urt lie tiers to The HeralA
M~@Ap#HAafsp1S SAgNaGS%@B 6&eSSEEsa2 SfEaa
IA@Au

can get the price and make the sale
most anywhere.
i believe strongly in local option
on this most important question
where the question can be put
squarely and rightly TO the people
and give each and every one a
chance to express his wishes at the
polls, the only practical way in
which the people can express their
desires. 1t is mighty easy TO force
a measure of this kind upon the
country when there is 80 in 100
who have no say in the matter such
as prohibition.
Think of the good money wasted
from our revenues to attempt to
enforce prohibition and the revenue
loss from a legitimate sale. all Of
which burden the taxpayers must
carry indefinitely.
J. z. WILLIAMS.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
ClWke-Carper Wedding
Held at Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Oct. IL.
Julian c. Clarke and Miss Miriam
Carper. both of this city. were mar
ried this afternoon at 4 o'clock at
the home of the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs l. r. Carper. on Main
street. The ceremony was perform
ed by the Rev. H. L. Hout. of the
Methodist church. The lower floor
Of the home was elaborately dec
grated with palms. ferns and cut
flowers. Miss Kate Aldridge. of this
citw, was maid of honor. and George
Melville. Of Sykesville. Nd. acted
as best man. Little Miriam Taylor
PARCEL. niece of the bride. was
flower girl.
After an extended bridal trip. Mr..
and Mrs. Clarke, will make their
home In this city. where the BRIDE
groom Is engaged In business.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
SOUTHERN SETTLES
FEDERAL CLAIMS

RICHMOND. Va, Oct. l1.-At the
annual meeting Of the stockholders
OF the Southern Railway Company
today. the report OF the directors.
covering the operations OF the COM
pauy for 1920 and the settlement
recently concluded between the COM
psny and the United States Rail-
road Administration, winding UP all
claims and counter claims arising
out II the operation of the South
ern's property by the government
government during the period of Fed
eral control. were formally approved.
Casper C. Bacon. of Boston: Guy
Carry. OF New York; Fairfax Harri-
son. OF Belpoir. Va, and Henry W.
Hitler. Of Washington. d. c., were
reelected as members of the board
Of directors for three years.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12

these; it is now chiefly endan
gered by tyrannous and fanatical
minorities which seize control
for a longer or shorter time of
the agencies and instruments of
government through ability and
skill in playing upon the fears, the
credulity and the selfishness of men.
so many individuals and infiu-
ences are rocking the boat of civil
lizatfon. apparently out of curiosity
as to how nearly it can be tipped
over without capsizing. that it is
doublyA important for us to teach
and to show steadiness of purpose.
steaoiness of method and steadiness
of comprehension in dealing with
novelties as they arise to confront
u.s."
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
cChc HevuhkS
Scientific
N1cS
fCozz77cnf

WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER II, 1921.
ALASKA FULL OF MOSQUITOES
hut HAS NO HOUSE FLIES.
Alaska has millions Of mos-
auitoes. but not one house fly. ThI,
10 the Information that is brought
back from that territory by Dr. j.
M. Aldrich OF the u. s. National
Museum who made an insect sur
vey there this summer. He told of
his adventures at a recent Entono-
logical Society meeting.
Hordes OF mosquitoes during the
Alaskan summer In places as far
North as Seward and Fairbank.
provide continual entertainment for
the Inhabitants. who. however, do
not have to contend with the raw
ages OF the domestic fly.
When the ladies of Alaska wish
to wear thin and filmy silk stock
ings they have to place a protec-
tive layer Of paper underneath a,
an armor-plate against the mos.
ouitoes." is one story that he ha,
to tell. Laborers wear MOSQUITO
nets and heavy gloves
Smuoges are a national institu-
tion there They are everywher.
In the interior the Alaskan summer
Is sufhGently warm for swimming
But this sport must be accompanied
by a ceremony. The boys construct
a hut Of branches on the bank Of
the stream, protect IL from nos
quitoes by a smudge. and enter ana
exit from the water with a mos
quito-defying dash.
Alaskan mosquitoes do not act ss
carriers Of malaria and yellow
fever as do those Of the United
States and tropics. but they are
very vicious. They literally fn the
air. In one sweep Of an insect
collecting net about his head Dr..
Aldrich was able to capture ilO
mosquitoes by actual count.
The absence OF house flies in
Alaska has raised the question as
to whether there is Northern
limit to the house fly. Heretofore
IL has been assumed that the do
fnestic fly accompanies man
wherever life is possible. but DR.
Aldrich's observation has thrown
new light on the subject The sb-
sence of horses and their manure
in large quantities may be a m'no-
reason for the absence of the house
fly. but climate seems 10 be the
fAA"NABoA E-Ntn IN the sFltlEF IA
end Of Alaska's panhandle a.
hetchikan there are salmon fac
tories. houses and stores. all un-
screened. and with absolutely NJ
traces Of the common fly 4 few
OF the rarer flies that are found
In the United States also live in
Alaska. but in insignificant; num-
bers
Insects from the interior ~ Alas
ka were collected by Dr. Aldrish
for the first time. The valley @
the Tanana River. a tributary %
the Yukon. is very much like th-
northern part Of Minnesota and A..
region around Lake Superior. so'..r
as insects are concerned. he has
found. Dr. Aldrich'S trip exterz.d
from Seward to Fairbanks. aIon-
the route Of the partially com
pleted government railway.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
GUNS USED IN CUBA
CRITICISED BY Y"T.R."

NEW YORK. Oct. 1I.-Col Theo-
dore Roosevelt's criticism OF the
Spanish-American war was not en-
tirely confined to the provisioning,
sanitation and disposition OF the
American forced in Cuba. 1t ex-
tended to the equipment given the
men. as Is shown in a letter pre-
sented today to the Roosevelt Me-
mortal Association by Capt. Edward
J. Burke. to whom II was written
in 1888.
Replying to Capt. Bourke. who had
sent him an account Of the battle
of Manzanillo. the colonel said:
Il was particularly interested n,
your account Of the nght. Our Colt
automatic guns jammed also"
Capt Bourke was formerly a menu
ber Of the New York police depart
ment. r.- ar1-.- ..
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12

The Herald has found that csrtai.
writers stgn Actitioss names as thsaf
own. In . few instances vs fnd these
have ESCAPED our notice. We viii hsrs-
aftsi require not only the nams but The
directory address. The opon Csart must
set be abused. II IL fer fair. impsr-
senai, Informative dtscssstsn and STATE
msut Of sptrisa.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12

which to continue the discussion.
At any rate ! should enjoy seeing
the opinions Of others on this SUBJ
ject- which is and has always been
a most interesting one to me.
A READER OF REVIEWS.
Washington. ID. c.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12

mortal Assetia
tion.
Col. Thomp-
sons home Is At
Gonkers. y. Y.
lie was born in
the West. how
.ver-at Virginia
city. Mont. May
10. 1863. lie Was
educated at Phil
lips Exeter and
Columbia Cniver-
sity school OF
mines.
He has been
director OF the
Federal Reserve
Bank of New
York since its
organization anC
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12

Columbia Univer-
sity, said recently
at a dinner given
in his honor by
the teaching and
administ r a t / We
staffs of the uni
versity.
Common sense"
continued DR.. But
Ter, ''is the high
est type of genius
and by no means
the least rare.
Liberty, w h | C h
once was endan-
gered by mon
archs and by rul-
ing classes. has
long since ceased
foar oithar Of
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12

Is a director OF the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company. He was
delegate to the Republican Ma
uonal Convention in 1916. In 1917
he spent four months in Russia as
head of the American Red Cross
mission at the time the Kerensky
government was overthrow by the
revolutionists.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12

Finest surf bathing in the world, greatest
cotton exporting port in the world, greatest
wheat exporting port in the United States, best
people the globe; gee. what more do you
want from Calveston?"-News
Just trifle, indication, of modesty
might be acceptable.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
~JiNNfE" AIR MAIL PLANE
VETERAN N SERVICE

How long does an air plane last
IL depends; hut this most com
mon of all questions asked Nv
groundlings is answered amazing.
ly by an air mail plane which has
been constantly in the hardest kind
Of service for three and a half years
or since the air mail service was
begun.
II has flown over 1000 miles ana
has delivered tons of mail. hundred
OF thousands of letters
Air mail plane No. IL has ivst
been shown at the Minnesota Sta;.
Fair, and II has been proposed L.
house il as a historic relic At the
Smithsonian.
II is the type the flyers call atha
Ford Of the air." being Curtiss
Jimmie" or JN4H. with a $50 horse
power Hispano Suiza motor. IL mas
carrying capacity Of 200 pounds
or 5000 letters. carries forty gal
Ions of gasoline. and has a cruis-
ing radius Of three and a half
hours at seventy-five miles an hour
"Old Jimmie" made the initial air
mail trip between Washington and
New York on May Is. 1915.
Contrasted with this ship the
newer type carries 1000 pounds ar5
has cruising radius Of FIVE sus
a half hours at a maximum spesI
OF nearly two miles a minute. They
are DeHaviland bombers. rebuilt
for mail carrying.
Is the air plane beginning 10 in
terest the common man. as the au-
tomobile began to interest him only
two or three decades ago.
Rapidly Increasing sales Of air
planes TO individuals and companies
indicate IL is. and with reason. saws
Frederic Whitney. director Of the
Aero Club of Southern California
Properly cared for an bandlcd
in the air an air plane doesn't cost
any more for upkeep than an auto
mobile, he declared at a meeting
Of the trade board of the club
He drives both and ouSht 70
know.
Surplus war AIR planes - the
type Of the Jimmie" are on the
market for as little as $3.50
As cheap method of storing the
intermittant power that nature pro-
duces in the tides. the suns radia-
ton, the wind. and the waves of the
sea. Rumanian engineer suggests
that this energy be converted into
compressed air and stored in sub
terranean chambers that are formed
by penetrating below air-tight
layers of clay by artesian Wells.
". d.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
WHO'S WHO IN
THE DAYS NEWS

According to reports. Col. Will
lam Boyce Thompson may be
Americas Ambassador to Berlin.
Thompson, known as a banker and
interested In public movements. rs
now chairman OF the Roosevelt Me-
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
Huffman to Manage
CMpeper Formers. Union

CULPEPER. Va. Oct. Ii.-R. w.
Huffman has succeeded ]. C. Slater.
resigned. as manager and treasurer
of the Culpeper Farmers Union.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
DIR. BUTLER WARNS
AGAINST FANATICS

Tyranny of fanatical minorities
is the chief danger, of liberty" DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12

Couldn't they manage to get the Giants
the disarmament conference.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12

Prosperity has been on the way so Ion
that some fear it has lost it. a.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12

There is no such thing as a finished actor
at Eddie Foy.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12

Speaking of unemployment. what has be-
come of Col. House.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12

The X. K. X. say the three kabalistic karac-
ters stand for Kussed Konscientious Krowd
The Washington herald., 1921-10-12

ma. Zero is a warm number.