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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-26

way into history like another Alex
ander the Great? Or will he devote
his life to the peaceful working
out of his empires problems?
Japan. standing today on the
threshold of a new epoch in her
history, may produce another con-
queror-prince. in the opinion of
many observers.
Walled in and. hedged about by
all the rules of etiquette which
abound in Japan's monarchial sys-
tenn. the mikado Is crumbling in
mind and body. For months the
strictest secrecy was kept regard
ing his condition, and his people
knew nothing about the details of
the dread disease which under
mined his health.
The curtain has at last been lift
ed sufficiently to give a glimpse in
to the imperial chambers. The
emperor's faculties are partially
paralyzed and his speech Is i'm
paired. His power Of memory Is
fast fieeting.
His illness dates back to child
hood, when he was seriously Ill and
this malady required when he at
tanned his majority. Since the
coronation he has gradually weak
ened in mind and body.
Prince Hirohito has travelled
through Europe and has assimllated
the influence of western civiliza-
ton.
His love Of the dazzle Of uni
forms and the CLEAN OF bayonets
In the sun IL pointed out by OBJ
servers As an indication OF the pos
sible policy he will adopt when he
IL mikado.
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FRENCH OFFICIAL
VOICES OPTIMISM

Il am optimistic as to the result
OF the disarmament conference at
Washington" said Admiral Grasset,
chief Of the French naval general
stan, in the course of an interview.
There have been so many con-
ferences during the last few years"
he said. that people are inclined
to consider any new meeting Of this
sort with a certain irony, IL not a
certain Misrepresentation. think.
however. that the conference on dis
armament will have Important and
beneficial results
First Of all, II win succeed be-
cause Il must succeed. The world
can no longer bear the charges re-
sulting from the competition for
ornaments both on land and sea.
In addition to this, the contin-
uance OF this competition will in
evitably determine new grounds of
Misunderstanding among the peo-
pie and eventually will cause fresh
conflicts
France will naturally support
any arrangement which would aim
at establishing equilibrium amonR
NNN@As eAN 1eNeA AONNNE OL NuC
different powers of the world.
However. during the last few
years we have not started any naval
building, and therefore we shall not
be touched by any plan concerning
the reduction OF naval armaments.
The maritime and naval questions
come only second with us. We are
particularly interested In France In
the question of land disarmament.
We wish 70 get rid OF our heavy
military charges, ana therefore we
desire to obtain guarantees that
our former adversary has really dis
armed. OF course. Germany has
more or less disarmed now; but we
do not know what the Germans will
do when our commissions OF control
leave Germany threesmonths hence.
France desires to be shielded
from this danger: The Germans re-
suming their military preparations
AZ that time"
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the creek and river, is called Alex
anders or MasOns Islano.
The plans suggested for building
the city were as follows:
First-to build on Alexanders
Island.
Second-To build on the main
land south of the island.
Third-To build on both the
ISLAND and the main, making the
commercial quarters on the river
and the residence on the high
ground. The estimated cost Of the
project was $4,000.
jackson City, from its position,
will possess peculiar and important
advantages for trade. II is con-
nected with Washington by a new
free and national bridge. The turn
pike to Alexandria and Fairfax
County Court House passes through
II and il is also intersected by the
road from Georgetown to Alexan-
dria.
JAMES HEATING.
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Build Musical Appreciation.

wv ASHINGTON music lovers, who are I'M
w able to attend the symphony orchestra
concerts at ago in the afternoon, owe debt of
gratitude TO the Fine Arts Society for giving them
an opportunity of hearing the New York Sym
phony in a series of evening concerts at Central
High School There is still an opening for some
other organization that believes in the cultural
value of music, to render a great service to the
children of the city by making it possible for them
to become familiar with the instruments of great
orchestra and to form permanent taste for Or
chestral music.
The New York orchestra is famous for its
children's programs, which always prefaced
BY an explanatory talk by Mr.. Damrosch, who
has the rare gift of holding children spellbound
with his explanations of the instruments and the
music The children of Washington should not
miss such an opportunity.
Emils Oberhoffer, conductor of the Mnneap-
oils Symphony Orchestra, has proved the perma-
nent value of children's concerts. A number of
years ago he started giving a series each season
in that city. The boys and girls who were trained
in this school of musical appreciation, the
young men and women who can always be de-
pended upon to support the regular series Of
concerts.
The best way to combat the movie habit in
children and the general jazz tendencies in enter
tainment, is to offer better substitute. And the
very best substitute is appreciation of orches-
trail music
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Defends Traffic Bureau.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
To my mind. your editorial en-
titled Avenue Traffic" imposed a
rather unjust criticism on our
traffic bureau.
The regulation governing the
movement of vehicles in the vIcin-
ity of street cars Is very clear and
simple. The fact Of its providing
merely that q vehicle shall not be
operated within fifteen feet OF a
stopping or standing street car I'M
loading or loading passengers per-
mits vehicles to pass such cars on
streets Of sufficient width to pro-
vide the fifteen-foot clearance.
Unfortunately, but few Of our
local drivers appear ever to have
been willing to devote q little time
and effort to a perusal Of the regu-
lations, and upon observing another
automobile being driven past the
point at which a street car Is load
ing or unloading many drivers jump
to the conclusion that for some
reason drivers are free to pass
such cars anywhere along Pennsyl-
vania avenue, for example, and on
the next occasion proceed to fol-
low suit. totally unacQuainted with.
and without the slightest consid-
GRAFTON for, the prescribed clear
ance.
II is unfortunate. too, that our
Traffic Bureau is SO limited in the
extent Of its personnel and in its
activities that It cannot so enforce
the regulations that all automobile
drivers would ind IT necessary for
their convenience to both read and
study, and. furthermore, to obey the
regulations as they stand.
| I do quite q little driving around
town and my experiences lead me
to believe that many of the drivers
in the District complicate trafilc
movement and endanger the safety
and lives of themselves and others.
not so much through disregard Of
the regulations, as because Of their
hazy idea as to the actual require
mehts thereof.
In my opinion II would be more
just, and far more effective. II, in
stead OF criticislng the Trafiic Blu
| reau, one or more Of our daily
papers would devote q small front
page space each day to a part OF
the trafi1c regulations, limiting
themselves to the portions govern
Ing the movement of vehicles about
the streets, and repeating the Sc
ries continuously or at frequent In
tervals. Thus would the regula-
tons not only be brought to the at
tention of most of the drivers, but
also become so well known to the
people in general that many of the
drivers who now do not know. or
will not heed them, would become
wary OF the constant and educated
observation OF the people In the
streets, and so spruce up to some
extent In their knowledge and OBJ
servation OF the rules.
Furthermore. the knowledge OF
the regulations thus imposed upon
the pedestrian as well as on the
driver would tend TO foster far bet
ter cooperation through a mutual
! understanding OF the rules and
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-26
PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF
DEATH IN 1890.

The Census Bureaus annual re-
port on mortality statistics. which
will be issued rhortly. shows thai
I.ll257s deaths occurred in lsst
within the death registration area
Of continental United states. tbs
equals a death rate Of 1871 per l,eW
population as compared with 1873 u
1919. which was tne lowest rate re
corded in any year 3 nee the regf
tration area was established in lspe
The death registration area in lsF,
comprised thirty-four States, nsI
District Of Columbia and siNteeh
registration cities In nonregistrst o.
states, with a total estimated pops.
lation on July /, OF S7.4Ss.7l3. or 81
per cent Of the estimated Populatio'
Of the United States.
The death rate from pneumonh
increased from 1875 per 100000 y
1918, TO 1919 in 1890. For chronle
diseases OF the heart the rate IN
creased from 1910 TO 1919: for can
Ger, from sos to So. Some OF tine
other diseases for which the rate
increased are whopping cough
measles, cerebral hemorrhHge, con
genital debility and malformstions
puerperal fever, scarlet fever ahS
appendicitis. The fatalities caused
by automobile accidents and injurie'
show an increase from 90 per lVV''
900 in 1913 TO 100 in 1890.
A marked decrease Is shown "
the death rate from tuberculos
which was ill.2 "a 1890 as com
pared with 1856 IN 1913; also IN th'
death rate from influenza no y
1880 as aeainet SIS the year before
The death rate from suicide declined
from Ii.l In 1919 TO lo.2 In 1921
There was a decline also In the rat
for typhoid fever and In that for &C
cidentAi drowning.
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Old Survey Reviewed.
The Washington Herald: :

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
From a report on a survey of
Jackson City, D. c.. published in
1878 and other offeial sources, the
following article has been COM
piled.
The land on which the pro
posed city was 10 be located was
purchased from Richard B. Mason.
esq, by the Jackson City Associa-
tion. It is situated in Alexandria
County. Va, on the virginia side Of
the Potomac River, directly opposite
the City of Washington. II consists
of 572 A. o. r. 20 p. including the
area H. /. K. of land, divided into
two equal portions by Gravelly of
Flat Creek. The island formed by
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-26
Railroad Union Rules.

THE rules which the brotherhoods are 50
loath to have touched and against which
the railroads ready to wage fight to the
finish, even to welcoming strike, govern work.
ing conditions. These in general are national.
though differing in details in different sections of
The country and different systems Some are
good some Indifferent, some bad. Like all general
rules or rules covering general conditions, also,
They capable of abuse in application and strict
ness of Interpretation Eve the Constitution of
the United States developed the two schools of
strict and liberal constructiohists
Many of these rules are old, are the gradual
product of years of experience and are of actual
advantage IN good service to both parties. Pro-
notion the choice of runs, and continuous en-
ployment fixed by seniority term familiar
in the Senate of the United States and carrying
the same meaning in application. But desirable as
this is it srouses some feeling among the younger
men and makes "hot-bloods" more ready to strike.
mother rule starts mans pay when he reports
" duty or even when called. Time was when a
ain or engine crew might be called, wait around
an hour or day. the train be cancelled and they
get nothing. This was manifestly unfair asd but
promoted inefhcieney
Again the basis of pay is by the hour with
mics as regulator of time. 1t was formerly by
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'sThe Germ of Democracy

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
The sovereignty Of the people in
political government is the basIC
truth of all democracy. The Pill
grims planted this acorn in the sol
of the new world. As they were
Congregationalists in their religion.
government therefore did not recog.
nize princes or potentates. The
Puritans were OF a different piect
of cloth. as their church government
was theocratic. Here is an inter.
esting citation on the Pilgrims:
''rhe curious searcher will
look in vain for the evidence OF
their unjustly alleged bigotry
or narrow -mindedness. The
Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony
have had to bear for years the
stigma and opprobrium Of deeds
done by the younger. more aris-
tocratic and bigoted colony
of Massachusetts PurItans OF
Salem and Boston. Within q
few years the truth Is being
learned, proper distinctions
made. and the memory of the
men of Plymouth justified. II
is now generally known that
the Pilgrims as distinguished
from the Puritans of Massa-
chusetts were broader and more
liberal in their ideas than the
men OF the latter colony
1t was at Plymouth Roger
Williams found temporary
asylum when driven out of Bos-
ton."-"Guide to Old Plymouth"
PIP. 80, 81.
Prof. L. s. Wheeler, of Boston
Mass, thus epitomizes the Pilgrim
Puritan question:
The Pilgrims came to Massa-
chusetts from Holland via Hull,
England. The Pilgrims came
over in 1920. The Pilgrims who
came in the Mayflower' NOM
bered 100 souls. The Pilgrims
settled about Plymouth Bay.
The Pilgrims were separatists,
that Is, they withdrew from the
Church Of England and estab-
lished their own worship while .
still in England. For this rea-
son they found II necessary to
seek refuge in Holland. whirh
they did in 1908. The Pilgrims,
/ having themselves tasted per-
secution, and having fled from
II to Holland, where they en-
| joyed a very large degree of re-
ligious liberty, did not them
| selves prosecute others, nor did
! they attempt to establish
! theocracy or unite church and
state in this country.
The Puritans came to Mass
| achusetts direct from England.
The Puritans came in 1880.
/ The Purtans coming in differ
/ ent vessels numbered 1000. The
Puritans settled about Massa-
chusetts Bay. The Puritans,
though protesting against the
| forms and abuses of the Estab-
/ lished Church, remained in that
communion until after they left
England in 1880. The Puritans,
though having experienced
some of the evils of church
and-state union in England.
chung nevertheless to the evil
principle, and, erecting on these
, shores a theocratic state perse-
cuted to the death all dis
! senters."
| Religionists who have no voice 4
the government OF their church
whose church property even is nc
held by board Of trustees. are IA
removed from the devoted an
honored Pilgrims. o.,
Congregationalism and democrat
are inseparable.
JOHN N. QUINN.
Takoma Park, d. c.
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from a brain
malady, Is in a
serious condition.
Statesmen all
over the world
are specializing
on t he effects
W h | C h I h e
princes coming
into power may
have on interna =
tional relations
Will he use the
tremendous ma
chinery which
he will inherit
from his father
m haffar hiS
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The Herald has found that certain
writer sign hctttiouI names a. thstT
own. In . few Instances We And these
have escaped our notice. We viii here
Iftsa !Sauire not only the name bat ths
directory address. The opJn Court must
net be abused. Il Is fer fair. tnpsr.
soma, informative disossSisn and STATE
nent Of oplhion-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-26

The Communist protest parade only got
within a mile of the American embassy and
was jeered by the French populace. An ltal-
ian demonstration in France against America
is a fit theme for burlesque.
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Having supplied hospitals for the rich and
hospitals for the poor, there are now to be
hospitals for the "in-between." Give me neither
poverty riches, but just good health to
escape all this bene6cent trfhfy
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-26
WHO'S WHO IN
THE DAYS NEWS

Will Prince Hirohito, slated to
be Emperor of Japan, dazzle the
world with militaristic adventures?
Emperor Yoshihito, the sick re-
cluse of Toxic, who is suffering
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-26

The brotherhood chiefs now hope to avoid
strike Everyone, unless few railroad presi-
dents, join in the hope with the distinct impress
sion that it would have been better not to have
called il.
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Banks have quit declaring holidays to let
their clerks attend the races
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eczcEca1zd;
Scientific
oN67cyS
h4lh8
WEDNESDAY. ooroBER .. iszi.

q oaSessI Asf1euItur.I
Chemists. Hotel Washington, to-
day. Morning session Commit
tee reports: Editing. r. Z. Doo-
little and r. W. Balloon: quartz
plate Standardization. Frederick
Bates; vegetation tests on the
availability Of phosphoric acid in
basic Stag. II. d. Haskins: aEricuI-
turaI line, w. IL MAeIntire;
methods of soil analysis c. B
Hpman- Afternoon session. Re-
ports: United States pharmaco-
peia. l. y. Kebler; crop protection
= institute Of the National Research
Council, b L Hartwell and Il. 7
Patterson: secretary-treasurer r.
W. Balloon; food definitions, WILL
lam Frear.
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The ways of hootch are mysterious, but
they follow crooked path to the grave.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-26

The other end of dishonesty is unhappiness,
which makes honesty the best policy.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-26

Geological Society q washIaEtoa,
Cosmos Club auditor UNI. this
evening, Q o'clock. structural
Geology Of Wise County, viz
GINA" by J. b. Ely; structure Of
the Teton Coal Field. Idaho" BY
@. r. Mansfield; The GRANTEES Of
Washington, d. c." by Il. s
Washington.
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Medical Society Of the District Of
Columbia, l7lS N street. this even
ina 8 o'clock DR.. Joseph Nun
dell: Case Of Uterine FIbro d,
Treated by Radium." DR.. Tom A.
Williams: "PolyneuritiS Of Infec-
tIous Origin"
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Agricultural Cooperation.

0HE one essential preliminary to the CONNER
cial distribution of the food products Of
this country is to grant to farmers the right
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23

Of comparatively new men and even
some new ships. 1t is more than ever
necessary for them to get shaken
down" 30 that they know their ships.
Both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets
are affected by the shortage in the
fuel allowance. The Pacific fleet ~
altogether oil-burning, and the Allan
tic fleet largely coal-burninS.
Under the law a deficiency I'm fuel
may be incurred. but owing TO the
present rigid economy being prac.
ticed. naval officials hesitate to create
one. There is some doubt even as
to whether Congress will sanction tbs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23

cliffs (see frontispiece) into the
swirling waters.
Bill caught the lad by the nape
of the neck, and brought him safely
to the rockbound shore. Having given
succor, Bill sought to disappear, cast
ing about him as a dressing gown a
cloak Of mystery to guard his identity.
Reports few days later revealed
that the illness Of the American consul
a. Boulogne William warwick
Corcoran, Esq.-had resulted from un-
usual exposure. Newspaper men and
ed the pair Of two's, and obtained the
correct solution. Though he had posed
os an Englishman visiting Boulogne
in the big rescue scene. Bill has been
discovered and is now receiving con-
gratulations on his latest adventure.
Corcoran, widely known in Wash
ington as a hrseman and swimmer.
was a first lieuntenant in the world
war, serving with a machine gun
platoon in the Argonne. After his re-
turn to Washington he entered the
consular service. He was first sta
toned at Bombay, then Calcutta, and
later at Madras. There he contracted
tropical fever, and was recently
transferred to Boulogne.
No official report of the recent In
cident or his present illness has been
received here, but cable reports carry
the details Of his latest experience.
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BY FAY KING.

by FAN hlNU.
I've always wanted to be inter.
viewed.
What q thrilling thing II must
be to have somebody rush up to you
with a pad and pencil and jot down
everything you say.
I've read interviews and I've
written interviews and now crave
to be interviewed for a change, so
I have decided to interview myself.
Why not9 can't possibly be
misquOted then.
But knowing myself as well as l
do, and not being cleverer than my
self when II comes to writing down
what I say, I'm at a disadvantage.
However, 1 am going to put my
self over as I should like to DO put.
The chief charm Of q good inter.
view Is to say what you think and
then have II read like you thought
1t would; and you well know you
didn't say 1t that way at all. but
you are so glad everybody else
thought that you did.
When an interviewer Is able to
make the interviewee feel that way
about It, she has written good
interview.
Now that l have made up my
mind to be interviewed, l can't re
member whether 1t makes better
impression to have just run away
nd To-
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rbe regards Finland's appeal to the
lea cue as a hostile act.
The premier OF Latvia says that
Finland appealed TO the league In
the interests of peace and has no de.
sire to go TO war.
NJ Hanetzky, the soviet ambass',
dor, declares. on the other hand
that Finland has brought war nearer
by her actions.
Hanetzky will leave Riga for Mos
COW late today to discuss the kare
Ian situation with George Tchiterin.
commissar for foreign affairs. Tchlt
cherin has assigned Hanetzky to AZ
sist him in handling the issue.
Whether or not Russia goes to wal
will be decided bv the all-Russiar
congress Of sovets, scheduled Il
open it's sessions in Moscow today.
II Russia goes to war II is mos
probable Finland will be supported
by Poland, Rumania, some OF tn;
Baltic states and other powers front
ing the Russian border.
The council of the League of NJ
lions will meet at Geneva early IL
January.
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CASH LACK MAY
|. PRECLUDE NAVY
WINTER DRILLS
Maneuvers Doubtful Owing tc
Small Amount In Fuel
Appropriation.
by International News Service.

Congress may be asked to decide
whether the American navy shall hold
its annual winter maneuvers this year.
1t was strongly indicated today in
naval circles.
The question OF whether to abandon
the maneuvers or not. It was stated.
is not mere routine one. The navy,
It is said. derives the greater part Of
its ship for ship battle efficiency from
regular exercises. At present, II ia
pointed out, with a large percentage