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The Washington herald., 1921-06-23
AMERICA MAY MISS
COMETS METEOR SHOWER.

Americans and Europeans NAV
not even see the meteors that
astronomers predict will be caused
by comet Pons- Winnecke when the
earth and the path OF the comet
come close together on Saturday.
Prof. A c. d. Crommelin. Of the
Greenwich Royal Observatory. Lon
don. declares that there is an ex-
cellent prospect OF a meteor shower
on that date, but il the position Of
the comet as computed is exact il
is due to occur at about 1880 a. M.
Eastern standard time. At that
time both Europe and the Tinted
States will be having daylight ana
observers Of India and other part.
Of Asia will probably be the only
ones to see the meteoric showers II
IL occurs.
Even IL the meteors ACCOMPANY
ing Pons-Winnecke come into range
during the night the ordinary oh
server may miss them. Some do not
believe that the predicted meteor
VIII be brighter than the annual
showers that occur during August
and November
However, those who will climb
upon roofs TO watch for skv-wan-
derers will probably not be dfssp-
pointed because any fine clear nich,
from hve TO six meteors can be seen
each hour and this number has a
tendency TO increase as the night
grows older.
All chance Of seeing Pons- Win
necke with the naked eve has
passed, according to l. g. Bower.
assistant, observing comets a, Ma
val Observatory here. The comet
was nearest the earth on June :
When II was only 1883 600 miles
away. From June 10 to ls il was
brightest but was barely visible
even then.
Pons- -Winnecke Interests as--op-
oners because il has made a rlosa
approach to the earth. II Is NJ,
iaree comet After its discovery hy
Fons in 1913 all Of its returns
which occurred at intervals q,
about six years. were missed U,tfI
1895 when Winnecke located il
again =
Two new comets that have r-a-
ated more stir in Astronomical ,ir-
c4es than PonS- Winnecke have bse,
located during the past few months
while both Of these are much too
fslnt to be seen by the eve. astron-
omers are making observations q,
them so that their future behavior
can be predicted. One Of these
comets named Reid after il. disroy-
erer in Cape Town, South Africa
was located in March. The orb.r
one, hrst seen on April %. is called
Duoiago after its Russian discov-
erer.
Astronomers know that comets
ana meteors sometimes travel to-
Sether and that the meteors orren
move along in the path Of a comet.
but Just what are the relations of
these two kinds Of astronomical
bodies they have yet TO discover
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23
MEASURES STRESS ~
THIN PAINT FILM.

A thin film OF paint. four-thou-
sandths OF an inch thick. can be
tested in much the same wav as the
bar Of steel or stick Of wood to
which the paint is applied. At the
meeting Of the American Society
for Testing Materials. at Asbury
Park. y. J.. in reporting his work
on the effect Of oxidation on paint.
Harley A Nelson. Of the research
laboratories Of the New Jersey Zinc
Company, told how the thin paint
films can be put under tension and
how the elongation caused by the
stress can he measured.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23
Washington's Libraries.

wv TASHINGTON is to have its second branch
w library. Congress has provided the site.
The Carnegie Foundation generously provides the
building fund. No other city in the United States
is so lily provided with library facilities as is its
Capital 1t has but the central building and two
branches, of these still to be built
We believe the reason for this is the Congress
sonal Library. No Member of Congress or of
his family any of his personal staff ever uses
the, Public Library. They use the Congress
sioral, and order from Member brings anv
book or books he may want, delivered at his office
or his home. He but has to sign his name and,
prestol all the facilities of the finest library in this
country, unless that of New York City, are his
Representative, or his secretary, may go to
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23
No anonymous comnuni-
cations will be printed in
the "Open Court, colunn.
THE EDITOR.

who never got across, but were
ready when the call should come.
In great many cases men gave up
good positions to go and came back
only to find their jobs gone to some
fellow who thought he was lucky to
get out Of going.
Now, Mr.. Editor. l appoint you
judge, with every fair-minded
American on the jury. Do not for
mer service men deserve every con-
sideration and preference that this
great government Of ours can show
them?
One more question:: Was this Mr.
Cannon in the service? II so, what
branch? If not, why not?
MAC
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23
N-RAY OPERATORS
MIST BE HIGHLY TRAINED

me A-ray operator must he a
hlsh!y trained physician so that he
can interpret the black and white
SHADOWS OF the Photographic N-rav
Piate into words Of pathology ana
Cllhlcal hndines. Or. Charles Win
nela PERKINS. Of New York. told the
society Of Physical Therapeutics OF
the American Institute Of Homao-
pathy at the New Willard ycster-
day.
The establishment OF section. Of
hoth the American Institute Of
homeopathy and tho American
Medical Association devoted TO
roentGenology was urged Rocnt-
GenoloEists should he highly trained
in the anatomy and pathology. he
declared.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23
NEW MEN REGISTER
TO ENTER u. OF VA

CHARLOTTESVILL Va. June q
The registration at the end of the
seopnd day of the summer quarter
of the University of Virginia was
l,2S3, which is about 400 more than
the corresponding day of any pre-
vious year. This indicates a total
enrolment for the first quarter of
between 1900 and 100. Larger
numbers from other States and
other colleges are being attracted
this year.
At the convocation exercises to-
night the address was delivered by
DR.. Frank p. Graves, of the univer-
sity of Pennsylvania.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23
u. S. Seeks to AUOid
Drop in Exchange Rates

Means are being considered by
the government to avoid a recur-
renee Of the precipitate drop in for
eign exchange rates which followed
the first reparatfuns payment from
Germany. it was learned on high
authority yesterday. Germany's
heavy and sudden purchase of Amer
lean dollars was held responsible
for the decentralization in the rate
Of exchange.
One of the plans under consid-
Grafton calls for spreading the con-
version of German marks into
American dollars over a period of
time suficient for the market to
absorb the exchange in an orderly
manner.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23

business for themselves and making
money.
There is a writer in New York
who has had little success writing
under his own name but writing
for others has made him rich. Not
long ago he wrote an auto-bio-
graphical work for a famous states
man. ostensibly the statesman
wrote it, and il received a $500
prize as a gallant contribution to
American literature.
The first shoes for women trimmed
with feathers have appeared on the
streets. They are strictly Broad
wayesque and shoe dealers declare
that they haven't a chance to gain
the favor of the truly smart dress
ers. Paris started it.
Umbrellas and walking sticks
holding glass and metal tubes for
hooch are actually having a tre-
mendous sale. A Madison avenue
dealer told me that he had sold six
dozen in two days. The cheapest
one he had was sl7 and he had one
that sells for $500. Most of them
have screw tops but the more eN-
pensive ones have ingenious combi-
nations that would defy ordinary
police inspection. The average cane
holds about two drinks. So far
there is no record Of an arrest for
carrying hooch in a walking stick.
The police are wary Of sccostinG
owners of them. although ii is re-
ported that a private study of the
umbrellas and canes has been made
by plain clothes men.
A hat sale on Fifth avenue re-
vesls a peculiar slant on how velvet
hands show the tigers claws.
Women bargain buyers besiege the
place and pick up as many hats as
they may carry. Then they find a
mirror and will not let anyone
touch any of the hats until they
have selected the one they like best.
The other morning the bargain
hunters grabbed all the hats when
they entered and the manager
closed up shop and called the sale
OF
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23
FL0ridan Heads Southern
Newspaper Publishers

ASHEvILLE. n. c.. June 22.-
w. A. Elliott. business manager OF
the Jacksonville Times-Union. was
elected president of the Southern
Publishers Association at the close
of it's annual convention here to-
day.
other officers elected were: Charles
L. Steward, Lexington. KY. Herald
first vice president; Arthur G. New
meyer, New Orleans Item, second
vice president; and Walter c. John
son. Chattanooga News. secretary
treasurer
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23
Washington Buyers in N. Y.

NEW YORK. June 22.-The fol-
lowing Washington buyers are at
New York hotels: Lansburgh and
Brother: w. A. Hennessey, milli-
merry, 319 Seventh avenue. Saks and
Company: G. S. Daniel. clothing,
220 Fifth avenue, Pennsylvania
Woodward and Lothrop: C. H. Hos
pital, silks, velvets: H. E. Hunts
berry, mems clothing, Japanese
quilted robes; Mrs. e. c. Allen, spe-
cial size wear; Miss A. Thornton.
infants, maternity wear: Miss B. c.
Lockhead, muslin underwear, base
ment: Mrs. G. n. Dieter. ready-to-
wear. basement; 334 Fourth avenue.
Brooks and Company: J. w. Brooks,
ready-to-wear; 276 Fifth avenue.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23
Questions Jack Cannon.
To the Editor. rhe Washington Herald:
In Xour naner dated Luna IL 10.

10 the EditofI Ine Warrington neraiu'
In your paper dated June II, 1921,
notice an article by Jack Can
non," Of wilkes-Barre, Pa, in re-
gard to preferences shown former
men. May ask Mr.. Cannon
why former service men in the en-
ploy of Uncle Sam do not deserve
this preference? In the event that
Mr.. Cannon cannot answer this
simple question I'll endeavor to do
so according to my own opinion.
Some men volunteered. some were
inducted; that is neither here nor
there. they went; that was the point
att the time of need. Some Of these
selfsame men, both volunteers and
draftees, gave up their all; some
only gave an eye, an arm, or a
couple of legs; some came back
with their lungs shot full of gas.
waiting for the time when they will
answer the last call. Some came
back o. k.~ and still some others
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23
The Herald va
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AofIofLes ~ Secs<fSa
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| IT IT
THURSDAY. JUNE q, 1921.

ThthsDAts JUNE -, 1921.
American Institute Of Hemeopsthy.
New willard Hotel. today. 10
lo:iS a. m. business session: 1880
g. m. TO II m. scientific sessions
Of the bureau Of clinical medi-
cine including The New Per-
spective in Pulmonary Tubercu-
losis," by DR.. L. c. McEIwee, Of
St Louis. and Some Problems in
the Treatment OF Heart Disease. {"
by DR.. G. r. Laidlsw. Of New
York; to z:3o p. m. luncheon Of
seniors; 2:3o .. m. boat trip TO
Mount Vernon; p. m. banquets
Of the Phi Alpha Gamma. the
Alpha Sigma, and the Pi Epsilon
Rho medical fraternities; 8 .. m-
honor banquet Of the woman's
National Homeopathic League.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23

If jazz is kin to liquor as dancing master
says, Volstead law which would limit the jazz
content of all dance music to one-haf of one
per cent might be a good thing. At least it
would improve the music
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23

Now that college and high school COM
'mencements are over, American statesmen will
have deserved rest; so will the rest of u.s.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23

Mr. La Guardia is candidate for mayor
of New York on platform of independence
for Ireland. 1t was not known that the police
force had quite much influence in politics
in that city
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23

Employment beats laws in restoring nor
malcy to industry. The gospel of America,
Identical with the gospel of economics, is con-
densed in the one Woodwork
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23

1t would puzzle Einstein to discover
the relatively between the amount of material
dictated by fashion for womans gown, and
the price.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23

An Italian ship in the port of Galveston
invites all Italian citizens" to visit it. How
about those of Italian origin who
American citizens, or are they still Italian?
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23

Among the indications that the cost of liy-
ing is decreasing the fact that furs no longer
sell at SO much hair, is significant.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-23

While reading the daily list of hold-ups in
the newspapers, one is reminded that perhaps
disarmament is like charity and should begin
al home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-06

and loved ones the things decent
and honest in the sight Of God and
men.
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RESOLUTION

The international Bible Students
Association, in convention assembled
at Washington, D. c., begs leave
most. respectfully to memorable the
international, Arms Congress now as
sembled at Washington, D. c.. as
follows: TO-
AS Christians earnestly striving to
follow the teachings of. Christ Jesus
our Lord and his. Apostles. we. hold:
That war is a relic of barbarisn1,
obstructive of good morals and re-
proach to Christian peoples;
That the principles taught by the
Lord Jesus Christ preclude consecra-
ted Christians from engaging in war,
bloodshed or violence in any FORM;
That no nation can be said to be
truly Christian which fails to adhere
to those principles taught by the
Lord and his Apostles;, ~
That. the ruling or governing FAC,
tors of the nations commonly ca!le;''
"Christendomr are row and for some
time have BEEN to wit, Financial
Princes. otherwise termed Controllers
of Commerce, Statesmen or Political
Leaders who formulate the laws, and
Clereynen and other Ecclesiastical
Teachers, the last named, both Catho=
lie and Protestant, having, con-
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trary to the Word of God, joined
hands with the two first-mentioned
factors (Which three component
parts here mentioned we for conyens
fence and identification designate
"The Ruling Powers. ~; III,
That the delegates and represen-
tatives of The Ruling Powers now
assembled in international confer
ence at Washington for the purpose
of the limitation of ornaments, and
insofar as possible for the establish
ment of conditions of peace and pros
perity among the people, have before
them a laudable objective. =:
But we may be pardoned for
humbly suggesting that the end de-
sired cannot be attained by partial
or even complete disarmament of
the nations. Reformation of men or
nations will not result from the de-
struction of arms, but genuine refor,
nation of men will lead automatically
to the complete destruction of all in
struments of war and all forms of
violence. While war is terrible be-
yond description of human phrase,
vet it is not the worst thing to be
feared.
Bolshevism, as a great menacing
monster, is knocking at the door of
every nation, and the destruction of
all law and order is threatened. To
prevent such terrible disaster and tc
save the people from indeseribable
suffering is the tremendous prob
lem, which, we submit, requires more
than human wisdom. We therefore
suggest that the needing of Divine
wisdom and the adoption. of the Di-
vine remedy as prescribed by Gods
holy Word is vitality. essental%at this
time..'
The kingdom Of Christ the Mes
siah; for which he. taught his dis
ciples to pray, is at hand. This is
evidenced by the World War, fam
inc, pestilence, social upheaval, ) dis
tress Of nations with perplexity, etc.,
all of which constitute the fulfill
ment of prophecies made by Jesus.
himself sas relating to-. the present
time. Within short time his
kingdom will be fully and complete
ly established and the old order Of
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sion conceive it to be their primary
duty to get the traffic over the State
In deciding on the projects to be i'm
proved, the State Highway Commits
sion has selected the worst sections t.
improve frs. When the State High
way Department took over the State
Sysem as designated by the General
Assembly of 1913, it included many
short disconnected sections OF road
which had previously been construct
ed by counties. In many instances
these sections themselves were mar
row and much of it had gone to
pieces entirely on account Of lack OF
maintenance. In three years the
State Highway Department has not
been able to replace all Of these bad
sections on a State Highway System
of $500 miles and at the same time
reclaim the investments made by the
counties in the short sections AIKEN
over by resurfacing and widening
these roads into through routes. This,
with the knowledge that it will be
from sixteen to eighteen years to
construct the entire State Highway
System often prevents the Depart
ment from including the reconstruc-
ton of section of highway which
can be kept in good travelable con-
dition for a year or so by proper
maintenance notwithstanding the
fact that such action would add to the
mileage of contract"
Commissioner Coleman said that
the, work Of the Highway Commits
sion would be much easier if the linn
tied funds available were placed OF
one, two or three through highways
of the State and these roads com:
pleted throughout. The inspection and
engineering cost as we'll as the price
per mile would be lower and the
work of the Department more con-
centrated. This plan of giving pref
erence to these roads would work
hardship on the section of the State
which might not be reached for six
teen or eighteen years. IF the next
General Assembly, will initiate the.
financing of. a program which will
permit the completion of the System
in six or seven years, it will be pos
sible to let contracts much larger
than we are able to let oday, and
thereby save from $500 to $500 per
mile. This saving is in addition to
the value of transportation service,
which the early completion of the.
State highways will make possible"
mdd mdo mod omf alb vod ON DO d
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things completely gone. To that
kingdom all earthly powers must be
subject either willingly or unwilling
ly. The trouble upon the nations be-
ginning in 1914 is but the expression
of Gods vengeance against all un-
righteous systems in the earth.
The holy prophets Of Jehovah indi-
cate how that the kingdom of Christ
the Messiah, may be established with
out great suffering to humanity pro-
vided that the Divine way be adopted
You will pardon us, therefore, for
calling your attention to those Di-
vine prophecies long ago recorded,
which, in substance indicate what the
proper course, is, to;wit:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-06
J.W. Fordney Shows Need
For United States Valuation
Congressman Points Out Me-
cessity for New System
incorporated in Tariff Bill.

1--WE are importing at the rate Of
about s330.000,o00 worth Of foreign
goods per month into the United
States" declares Congressman J. W.
Fordney. Chairman Of the House Ways
and Means Committee. "Most of those
goods could be made here. There is
not manufactured article produced
in the United States in which the la
Dor cost is less than go per cent. of
the total COST mean. following the
raw material from start to finish.
Now, If that is true, of the 100000, 900
that we are sending abroad each month
to buy foreign made goods, $3.50, 900. 900
Is going out from the people Of the
United States to employ German.
French, English, Japanese and Chi
nese labor. while our laborers are
walking the streets in idleness.
Under free trade we must come to
4 common level somewhere. If We COM
pete with all the countries OF the
world. Today German labor is getting
from go to SIS cents per day In gold for
ten or twelve hours. Japanese and
Chinese labor today Is from Il to IS
cents per day in gold for twelve
hosrs' work. If we had to be placed
on par with the imports from those
countries. do you believe we could lift
those foreign countries Up to our stand
ard Of living? Not at all. We have
got to come down to common level
somewhere. but we are not ready to
40 that, and we are not going to do it.
Revision Demanded
~The people of the country are de-
nsnding tariff revision. Some people
say that Canada will retaliate. Can
ada Is the best customer we have in
the world, on the basis of population.
There is no place in the world where
our balance Of trade is stronger than
in Canada. Canada has no reason to
complain about the rates fixed in the
new tariff bill; none whatever. I shall
tell you why
Last year Canada collected $3.50
I'm import duties for every man, wo-
man and child in Canada. Great Brit
ain, the great free trade country OF
the world, or said to be. collected
S16.5e per capita, or 72S.o0o,ooo. We
collected Ss.15. Little Japan Is COL
lectinx at the rate Of 90 per cent. ad
valorem upon all her imports. dutiable
and free. We have the lowest duty
OF any principal country on the face
OF the earth right now. and have had
sinss Gll -
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ny 7 of the Fiancia1 Princes the

% Let the Fiancial Princes. the
Controllers Of Commerce, cease profit
teering, cease exploiting and deceiv-
ing the people by systematic propa-
ganda, and be content with a reason
able income sufficient to insure their
own maintenance and support; let
them use their power for the general
welfare of the people to the end that
the idle may be employed, the hungry
fed, and each man may be afforded
an opportunity to provide for himself
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was in position to let larger con-

was in position to let larger con-
tracts.
When asked an explanation as to
why the State Highway Commission
did not make the ALLEGATION so that
larger contracts could be awarded, in
asmuch as the State Highway Com
sion and the Commissioner recog-
nizes that it is costing the State more
money to build by piece-meal than IN
letting large contracts for contln-
uous Sections of State highway. the
Commission stated that the limited
finances of the State for road building
is the general answer. Operating
under the present financial plan," ex-
planned the Commissioner, sit will re-
quire from sixteen to eighteen years
TO complete our State Highway sys>
tenn as now constituted. The men,
bers of the State Highway Commits
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IN MEMORIAM

ROBEY-In sad but loving remem-
brance of our dear father and
husband JOHN F. ROBEY, who
departed this life two years ago
December 4, 1919.
We are. parting one by one,
But Gods will must be done,
It is sweet to know we will meet
again,
Where parting and sorrow cannot
come.
Two years have passed, our hearts
still sore.
: AS time goes on, We mss you more.
Your memorY.'is as fresh today
!. AS in the hour You passed away:
Though you're gone, you're not, for
!. gotten, ,.s..:. = =: -, l., ;,
And your place. can never be filled,
Still;we tried, se.hard, to save you,
But yoS went, it was, God's;1wil
:2s9-1p. By his Wife and Children.
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Congressman J. w. Fordney, ctair-
man of House Ways and Means
Committee.

Some people are opposing Amsri-
can valuation, some OF the great in
porters of the country. Some Of them
have sent out circulars appealing to
the merchants Of the country, the
manufacturers, to appeal to their con-
gressmen and their senators to oppose
American valuation Why? I shall
tell you why. Last year In the Gus
toms office Of New York alone there
were ifty-four hundred cases Of under
valuation. and this year they are run.
ming at the rate Of Ave hundred cases.
a month.
''Why do foreigners who export tss
this country, or people OF this country
who import from foreign countries
undGvalue: Because they pay leas
duty. Profit Is made in the duty if
they can import at fifty cents on the
dollar q the real ea5ae sae cha sSoeaA.'