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The Washington herald., 1921-07-07
The Czech Situation.
he Editor. The Washington Herald

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
In the Weekly Review of June
&c, under the heading What the
World Is Doing" is paragraph
about the relations between Poland
and Czecho- -Slovakia.
The quotationSs correct, and do
not intend to ask you to amend or
change it, but l do wish to call your
attention to the fact that the whole
farce" with the so-called 'Slovak
National Council" in Poland is diff
ferent from what is shown by the
propaganda bureaus message to the
American press. The facts are:
When the Magyars in Budapest
saw that their propaganda in Slo-
vakia did not succeed, they sent
some of their agents to Poland to
work from Slavic lands" by means
of using some of the Polish ultra
patriots to stir the Slovaks against
the Czechs. thus bringing home af-
fairs in Slovakia to a chaotic state
and then getting as much of the
territory as possible. In order to
have some representation, these
agents organized" the so = called
"Slovak National Council" COM
posed of two men of Slovak origin
who are now in the pay of Buda-
pest They have no followers in
Slovakia Living in the Silesian at
mosphere, one of the council. named
Unger, made a proclamation which
was sent all over the world by the
Universal Press Service, from which
il was thought something" truly
had happened. But nothing had
happened in Slovakia. On the con-
trary, the Polish government has
assured the Czecho-Slovak ministry
of foreign affairs that IL Will not
tolerate the misusinG of the right
OF asylum on Polish soil by any OF
Horthy's agents who were misusing
the Polish Slavic sentiment for lib
Grating" the SloVaks.
The New York office Of the Uni-
versal Press Service received from
the Czecho-Slovak Press Bureau,
through the Czecho-Slovak gen
eraI consulate in New York City.
the following cable from Prague:
PRAGUE, June IS. 1921 (By Ca
blegram TO the Czecho-Slovak Press
Buream.-"The reports recently
circulated in the American press
stating that there has been an up
rising IN SlONdkld are aDSoioNSiS
without any ground. Nothing OF
the kind occurred there-the con-
ditions peing absolutely normal and
quiet. The report was circulated
from Warsaw by a Magyar agent
named Ungcr The action of sew
eraf agents working against the
Czecho- -Slovak republic is condemn
ed by all political parties in Slo-
yakia and the Polish government
has issued a statement that II will
not tolerate any political adven-
turers on its territory"
In this way an insignificant pam
phlet published in the Polish part
of Teshen was played up into a
Declaration of Independence"
about which. in the concerned Slo-
vakia, no man wishes to know any
thing. This shows how the un-
scrupulous propaganda from Buda-
nest is working against the Czecho-
Slovak Republic.
Respectfully yours.
MILAN GETTING.
Director.
For the czecho- Slovak Press Bu-
reau.
July 5, 1921.
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Peace at Last.

i Harding signed the Congressional resolution de-
claring the United States at peace with Germany.
The country did not rock it did in that fourth
round at Jersey City. There sort of feeling
that had actually been at peace with Germany
fo- some time; that the fight had been over for
many, many moons. and that were engaged in
peaceful trade with former enemies
1t is well to have the record complete. 1t is well
to have another historic pen in the national family
ard to know officially and finally that it is not
necessary to regard Germans enemies or even to
make faces at them. They now entitled to the
The Washington herald., 1921-07-07

NEW YORK. July 6.-The Long
Island house party season is on.
The porch comedians in their white
flannels and open at the throat
shirts have their annual opportunity
to exchange free meals of repartee.
From Friday to Monday they make
the rounds. When they call they ex-
pect food and lodging and what
ev"r drinks are on tap.
At midnight they don their bath
ing togs and tumble off the YER
andas into the ocean and Jap SER
wants serve cocktails to bathers
from frosted shakers. Then withous
dressing they pile into waiting
motors and joy ride over the rib
bon like roads. Sun up is bed time
and breakfast gongs sound at 2
o'clock in the afternoon.
Sedulous matrons have their little
flirtations with boys with the pat
ent leather hair and mustaches as
cute as cats purr. All the talk
is sketchy. and punctuated with
smart sayings and regulations are
torn to tatters. The scandals of
the studios and the stage are aired
and improved upon.
Inc WINE ol ne mas peao-un-
til a day after and then there is
a rush for bromo and aspirin. No
celebrated divorce in New York is
complete without 4 closeup of a
Long Island house party Somehow
or other the erring wife or hus-
band starts the marital smash-up at
one of these affairs. The sea-
son is an Ell Dorado for divorce
lawyers.
The other week / visited a man
who Is interested in moving pic
lures He goes to Long Island for
rest and has no interest in the
fast life of the gay set About
dusk a party of eight dropped iA
re host politely served refresh
ments and the crowd stayed on.
Some one told the host half jok-
ingly that he had not invited the
party to dinner. That isn't the
half of it" he replied and there
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THURSDAY. July Z, 1921.

This is a fairly lucky day. Many
good influences prevail, but none
of them is strong. Mars. Jupiter,
the Sun, Mars and Mercury are all
in benefic aspect.
All who push constructive WORK
of any sort should benefit under
this planetary government, which
imparts force and foresight, while
it stimulates all the energies.
Judges and men of large affairs
in the business world should pront
much while this configuration pre-
walls.
Bankers will seek to dictate poll
cies in government as well as busi-
ness in the next few months, IL is
prophesied, and they will meet with
oposition.
This day should be auspicious for
all who seek employment, but there
will be more idle persons than va
cant positions at midsummer.
All the forecasts seem to indicate
that farmers will have unusual
problems to meet within the next
few weeks, but they will accom-
plish much through cooperation.
Scientific methods will be adopt-
ed more and more by all lines of
DuslHcSS, anu all DfdnCneS of wage
earning, the seers declare, and agri-
culturists will benefit greatly from
the application of new ideas.
\ Again the prophesy is made tba,
a great legal case will attract ma
tional attention, but it will not con-
cern any crimes.
Revelation of lax administration
and waste of money in various
branches of government work viii
be made at this time.
Persons whose birthdate II is
should beware OF worrying over
trihes. With the proper care a
very successful year may be ex-
pected. Those who are employed
are likely to be promoted.
Children born on this day will
be quick, clever, Industrious and
well-balanced in all probability
These subjects of Cancer usua;iy
succeed in their life's work.
Copyright. 1921, by the Mcclure Nevspa per
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COURT WILL DECIDE
DOUGHNUTS STATUS

NEW YORK, July 6.-HeRr Ye'
The Honorable Justice Finch Of the
Supreme Court OF the State Of New
York will. at 2 o'clock in the after
noon of Thursday. July z, at the Su-
preme Court Chambers. then and
there. decide whether a doughnut Is
baked. boiled or fried.
Counsel will be given opportunity
before thats time to file briefs sup
porting their claims as 20 the ON
cisl status of the doughnut.
Adolph Levitt and Louis Kabaker
have a doughnut kettle in the front
window OF their restaurant. JACOB
and John Keeser claim this 10 in
violation OF an agreement that the
defendants would not engage ingthe'
baking business within ten blocks
Of them. Levitt and Kabaker clairS
the coolSing Of doughnuts is not
baking.
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was a stern note of determination
in his voice. 1T is perhaps we'll
to speak plain. You are not go
ing to make a roadside inn OF my
house this summer, never expect
to invite you to dinner. In fact. l
didn't ask you today, but I have
tried to be hospitsble. think it
il time to go now. have tele-
phoned for your car"
And they trooped out-not even
ashamed. They'll be back" he told
me. TT is impossible to insult
suit when there are food and drinks
to be cadged. II is all a mere po-
lite form Of beggery."
There are indications that many
apartment house proprietors have
lost heart in the matter Of keep
ing up rents. They are sending out
letters soliciting business whereas
they lodged tenants last year. They
also infer-in the delicate verbiage
Of their calling-that special in
ducements will be made to prospec-
tive tenants IL they sign up now.
In other words they fear they are
going to have empty apartments.
One case indicative OF the down
ward trend came under my notice.
An apartment q friend rented last
year for $4,000 was secured for next
year at $3.50.
II requires unceasing patience and
deathless fortitude to write for the
magazines. An editor told me the
other day of a college bred man.
who knew the technique OF story
telling. but who had written 3ss
stories without a single acceptance
or even q personal note of encour-
agement And yet he is not going
10 give IL up. Some day the
editor said. he will land. In the
meantime his rejected manuscripts
have furnished the groundwork for
true literary success" never
thought of looking at a rejected
manuscript in such a Pollysns-liks
fashion.
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status of friends and to be so treated so long as
they act friends and take the medicine they gave
themselves.
There time when it was said there could
be no trade with Germany until there. was an
official peace. But that has proved fallacy. The
channels of trade hard to close; less than pro-
hibitiou by blockade is unavang. Lack of prohi-
bition is taken permission. II there are any
needless distractions still left they should be re-
moved. If there ways of greater promotion,
they should be taken, and now that peace is de-
elared according to preferred ritual, some way
will doubtless be found to make it as fruitful as
possible in peaceful results.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-07
Attack on Vanderlip.
Washington Heralt

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
Washington d. Vsnderlip says that
he is going to flood this country
with the truth about Russia" as
relates to trade Of course. He says
Secretaries Hughes and Hoover have
been misinformed. He ought to be
himself informed that the American
people want none of him.
Secretary Hughes announced some
time ago that this country wanted
to hear nothing further from the
Soviets until they had released some
100 innocent prisoners now UNDER
going barbarous treatment in Mos
COW prisons. Humanity, patriotism
and principle all demand that the
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THURSDAY JULy .. IszI.

THURsDAH. yuLy 2. 1871.
FLASH or ELECTRIC LIGHT
NAY BE NATIONAL TIME SIGNAL
A dimming Of electric lights each
night at Q o'clock az q national
time signal is being urged a. .
measure that will distribute Ae
correct time regularly TO all who
are within sight Of an electric light
In the same way that the conven-
tional time ball is dropped down the
star at noon and clocks By teIe-
graphic and radio signals from the
Naval Observatory in Washington
it Is suggested that power plants
regularly fash the correct time
daily over their electrical system.
This idea is actually working in
Uruguay, according TO James II.
Collins, who explains the idea in
the current issue Of the Je~elers'
Circular. In that country. the
lights are dimmed for about one
second at 8 .. m
Electrical engineers say that the
idea might be applied Immediately
in many small communities where
the amount OF electric current will
not call for great lowering OF volt
sge to Communicate the nash" de-
clsres Mr.. Collins. In the larger
cities. where immense power loads
are also carried on circuits that
furnish lighting current, the tech
nicsl difhculties may be great"
A national electrical time signal
would call attention TO the inaccur-
acies of the clocks and watches in
the average community. which wary
FIVE minutes at the least, il is de-
clsred.
The housewife would have a re-
liable source OF time, and that old
joke Of waiting for a woman" may
have TO be sent 10 the land where
most OF the pre-prohibition Jokes
have gone IL every woman can set
her wrist watch by electric light.
jewellers are interested in the move
ment because IL fits into the ideals
of ths recently organized Horolog-
icsl Institute Of America
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The Spirit of '76.
, rdito, The wsshinrton Herald

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Perhaps your readers will be in
terested to know that "The Spirit
of '76," illustrated in your issue of
July 4, and exhibited at the Cen
tennial at Philadelphia, 1875, was
purchased by Japes John Howard
Gregory. a public spirited gentleman
OF Marblehead, Mass. with whom i
was associated in business many
years ago, and was presented to his
native town of Marblehead. The
famous painting now hangs In the
town hall ("Abbott Hall') of Mar
blehead and can be seen by any Of
your readers who may have occa-
sion to visit the old town, now a
popular seaside resort.
AT the time of the Revolutionary
war, Marblehead had about the
senna nanulatioA that IL has nov
The Washington herald., 1921-07-07
BAND CONCERT.

At Mcmillan Park. tonight, at 5
p. m. by the L. 5. Marine Band.
Taylor Branson. I'd. leade-.
Program.
l. Harding" $500. .Azzolins
.. Overture-"RUy Bias"
............... Mendelssohn
3. Novellette-"A Garden Dance"
.-...-.---..--... vargas
4. Suite-"Silhouettes "... .Hadley
a. Spanish. Moderate.
b. French. Moderate msestoso.
c. Italian. Allegro con fuoco.
d. American. Allegro.
5. Idyll-"The Shepherd Boy" ".....
s. Characteristic-''R of the
TartarS" ".............. Sellenick
Z. Grand Scenes from The Tales
of Hoffmann"-... .Offenback
The star Spangled Banner"
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So long as neither is politically busy at the
moment, D'Annunzio might persuade Paderew-
ski to set some of his poetry to music.-Star.
Paderewski does not compose in jazz
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RELIEVES HABITS OF THRIFT
SHOULD BE MODERATED.

"As I said in the beginning" re-
piled Johnson, Il feel incompetent
and inexperienced to submit pro-
posed changes in our school cur
riculum. do feel. however. that
this is a field where the promoters
of educational methods and solvers
of educational problems might give
some consideration. 1t seems to me
that habits of thrift. to a moderate
degree might be sought, but il the
other phases of life were presenttd
in a well-balanced perspective there
would be small need for the system
attic teaching of this phase. At any
rate something should be done to
counteract this ever-lncreasing ten
dency to regard the possession of
money the supreme aim of life To
paraphrase st. Paul, one might we'll
say. Money! Money. all is money q"
Thrift, efficiency and pep" con-
tinued Johnson, after a brief pause,
"are three dangerous words if-but
that must be another story" he
continued as he looked at his watch.
G. n. E.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-07

One thing is 'certain-chief Justice Taft
will fill the chair.
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hANSAS NhSIIoh offOSES
TOO MUCH THRIFT TEACHING.
Far be II from me, a confirmed
bachelor who gives his working
hours to promoting commercial en-
terprises, to submit proposed
changes in our educational proceed
ure for the youth of the country"
| said Addison Johnson, a business
man from Topeka. Kans., who is
| stopping at the Harrington. But
! II anyone Is willing to listen to what
have to say. why l don't mind
saying what I think-valueless or
! valuable as IL may be-"
shoot even IL you don't see the
whites of their eyes," encouraged
the reporter still reminiscent of the
| national celebration.
TOO MUCH THRIFT
TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS.
WELL" began Johnson as he toyed
with an end OF short mustache,
Il believe one OF the fundamental
things being taught in our schools
today Is thrift. From the kinder
garten stage right on through to the
grand flourish of the high school
diploma that idea of thrift and econ
! omy is preached. How much did
you save this month? How mucn
are you WORTH and similar ques-
tions are heard repeatedly from the
smallest prattler to the long-trous-
| cred boy ready for college. Now
the avoidance of extravaganza is
certainly to be desired, and the
practice of having something re-
| served for the proverbial rainy day
is not to be condemned, but does
this insistent inculcation of thrift
| and the resultant power from the
possession of money produce praise
| worthy results in the forming of
| character? l am on the fence, so to
speak, in this matter. | would like
,, to be convinced that this established
practice is wise and good. Never
! theless. at present. like the Scotch
man, I hae ma doots.' which had
much rather be rid OF.
DEPLoREs PURSUIT
AFTER ALMIGHTY DOLLAR.
1T isn't pleasant for many Of US
to hear our country described as
entirely commercial and devoted to
the pursuit of the dollar alone, yet
it appears that this money-getting
instinct is fostered more carefully
than any other. or at least 1t pro-
duces more visible results than the
OIneT SlueS Oh our nature 10 which
ar appeal may be made. Conse-
| quently, we are getting more and
more commercial and rely more and
| mCre upon the power of money for
our place among the nations. The
! aim of the average American youth
is to be rich in the most material
way. The amount of his prospec-
tive success is determined for him
by the number OF thousands or mil
lions he may acquire. This one aim
is so over-powering that If he had
heard in the earlier days any still.
small voices speaking to other
sides OF his nature, they would soon
be stif1ed by the pursuit of the
powerful dollar. The early and con-
tinual stressing in our schools Of
this side of our life causes some
what. ] believe, this distorted idea
and unsound valuation of the chief
aims of living, which aims. unfor-
tunately, are becoming more dis
torted and more unsound'
Have you any constructive criti-
cism to Offer" Mr.. Johnson was
asked.
RELIEVES HABITS OF THRIFT
SHOULD BE MODERATED.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-31
Spare the Wild Flowers

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Miles Of perfect roads run
through the Eastern states, and over
these roads roll the tired thousands
of the cities in the ubiquitous auto
mobile. Charmed by he dogwood,
the azalea, the laurel and a myriad
other flowers that grace field and
stream with their delicate bloom, they
do not hesitate to pick the blossoms, s,
and, returning from the days run, ex-
press regret that their bouquet Is
withered and useless.
They do not realize what harm they
have done the country by divesting it
of it's bloom; they do not understand
that others would enjoy seeing the
beautiful riot of color that the wild
flowers produce. The authorities Of
Bear Mountain Park have hit upon the
effective scheme of placing signs
throughout the reservation bearing the
inscription: "Do not pick wild flowers;
let others see them," and this is ap-
parently very effective.
ohe sunday afternoon about three
weeks ago I counted twenty-seven
machines lined up along the Quaker
Ridge Road, near Larchmont, whose
occupants were scrambling over bank
denuding it OF the wild flowers grow
ing there. In the course of half an
hour all that was left was a bank
Scared by foot marks and the crushed
remnants of what had been delight
to the eye.
1t is not SO much vandalism as it is
a sheer lack OF realization Of the
wanton destruction of the country
side that is caused by the wholesale
picking of wild Howers.
C. BLACKBURN MILLER.
New York, May so, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-31

in the Civil War, it emerged into a
new life, to take undisputed place
among our seats of higher learning.
While 1t must, without ofFense, be
recognized that the majority of our
important colleges and universities
are In the northern part of the
Union. it will be conceded that the
University of Virginia Is foremost
among the Southern institutions.
ranking in the same category with
the best at the North.
In a restricted sense the COM
memoration Is Virginian. In a
broader sense It is American. It
cannot be said of the university, as
Whittier said of Randolph of Roa-
no' Beyond Virginia's border line
his patriotism perished. 1t is esti-
mated that it has given a larger
proportion of students to public life
than has any other American uni
versity. The University Of Virginia
is entitled to the congratulations
and good wishes of all American
citizens.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-31
Enter the Csladiatora

Some light may be thrown on the
question "What is news?" when
Carpenter and Dempsey enter the
ring at Jersey City on July 2. Mr..
"Tex" Richard, the modern p. T.
Barnum, who Is staging the contest,
complains because he has received
applications to seat thousand cor
respondents. This probably means
that there will be 900 more reporters
at the Battle Of Jersey City than
there were at the Second Battle of
the Marne, where the fate of civili-
cation or some other purely aca-
demic question was settled by a
couple of million soldiers.
All of this indicates that the
newspapers chronicling current his
tory are preparing to describe the
Carpenter Dempsey bout with con-
siderable elaboration and minute
ness of detail. While the accounts
Of the Second Battle Of the Marne
were confined to sketchy and meager
official bulletins, there will be a thou
sand typewriters clicking at the
ringside at Jersey City and thou
sand telegraph instruments will fol
low every motion in order that the
waiting world may not be kept too
long in suspense.
This is no new thing. Overhaul
your Old Testament, according to
the advice Of Captain Cutie. You
will find that the big battles Of the
ancient Hebrews are described with
disappointing paucity of detail
But when you reach the contest be-
tween the gladiators David and
Goliath you will find a compara-
lively elaborate description of the
combat. The Knockout is graph
cally described.
The repressed and overcivilized
reader of to-day is not greatly
changed froh the original reader of
the First Book of Samuel. He wants
to know how the gladiators looked
and acted befoae the contest and how
the Knockout was delivered. A few
thousand years from now it will not
matter much as to who will have
won the Battle of Jersey City, but
now it seems to be burning issue.
When the gladiators enter they
must have the center of the stage.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-31
Copyright. 1921. New Fork Trsbuns Inc.

vate golf clubs. Such players are like
people with money in the bank stand
ing in bread line.
Another and apparently practical
suggestion is to issue different classes
of permits, each class starting with a
distinctive thousand numbers and be-
ing differently colored. The first class
would be permitted to play on Satur-
days, Sundays ard public holidays
only; another class 20 play on any days
other than those in the first class, with
perhaps some extra classes for two
days a week, the days being selected
just like seats at the opera. Any per-
son found using two classes of permit
to be deprived ef all privileges.
This system would probably ap-
proach more closely than any other the
purpose for which our public golf
courses were intended: to give those
who have no opportunity to play ex-
cept on Saturdays and holidays a
chance, and to restrict the privilege to
those who cannot afford the expense of
private club. If those who cannot
Play on any other day but Sunday were
the only ones allowed to use the links
on that day it is probable that the con-
gestion and delay which are now such
a drawback to their enjoyment would
be almost entirely removed. The only
other remedy in sight is to build two
or three moro public links. Van Cort-
landt, Pelham Bay and Mosholu, q
total Of fifty-four holes, to accommo-
date 3 population Of 5000, 600, is obvi-
ously insufficient even to-day. What
about ten years hence7