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The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
Public Showers.

HOWN in Little or New York and in sew
- eral other cities, the fire departments have
had permission to hose to make huge shower
baths for the children of the neighborhoods of the
hre stations. Why it is, do not know, but chill
dren seem to chose to be born as near as possible
to these headquarters of the fremen There is
never any evidence of race suicide within their
immediate zone
The process is simple for making these show
ers, where children get cool and refreshing
cease from the suns rays. The water is sent sky
ward in huge spray, into and out of which and
through which great numbers of youngsters ruin.
and in which they sport and play. There is nothing
they enjoy more and nothing more harmless and
healthful 1t costs only the water. Many private
homes in Washington would use the garden hose
or lawn sprinkler in this same way but for the
rule which prohibits it until the cool of the
evening.
Maybe Washington has not the water for these
neighborhood shower baths Maybe too much is
still wasted otherwise. But surely mo other use
would bring quite much of health and enjoyment
If straining point would make it possible, then
the point should be strained to breaking.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
Approves Herald Editorial.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
read with approval your edi
torial stating that in future the
Irish question would not be dis
cussed in the open Court. No doubt
most Americans are weary of hear
ing of il. However. / write again to
call attention to an error made in
printing my communication in the
Herald of July ..
| wrote as follows: Never before
have / heard the hyphenated term
English h-American," for the reason
that English people coming to this
country and acquiring American
citizenship leave England behind
them and become Americans" This
appeared in the Open Court as fol-
lows: Irish people COM
ign to this country and acquiring
American citizenship leave Ireland
behind them and become Ameri-
cans"
The statement as printed is very
likely true to some extent. but that
is not what,I wrote. 1t is my OBJ
servation that Irish people do not
leave ireland behind them" II
they did, there would be no "Ameri-
can Association for the Recognition
Of the Irish Republic"
I fail to see how this absolute
change in my previous letter could
have been made except by intention.
Perhaps the typesetter is one of
those ardent Irishmen who dc not
want a good word said for anyone
but themselves.
AMERICAN-AMERICAN
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
Rights of Parents.

4 NEW YORK court has just held that mothers
n have equal rights with fathers in the custody
Of their children. That this should come at this
date but tells how slowly the mills of justice move
They drag along behind the trail OF public opinion
Showing how far behind they are, this decision
moves the New York Tribune to say:
But matter of fact, has either father or
mother any rights? What parental function
remains except to pay the bills? few mo-
ments after he is born, the average baby is
seized by dietetic experts and exponents of the
higher infantile culture. His food is prescribed
by specialists nearby clinical laboratories su-
pervSe his daily routine, and if he survives
until the mature age of he is promptly
put into the kindergarten hopper and there
after taught by public school system
Meanwhile the movies" pull him one way and
other allurements OF highly organized civil-
sporting institutions more less disciplinary,
prescribe for him their various formulas.
The helpless parents, if they fortunate
enough to be philosophers, throw up their
hands early in the game, resign themselves to
the inevitable, and trust to Providence and
the authorities to pull their hapless offspring
through.
There is more of truth than poetry in this and
the parents all too willing to be philosophers
they too much inclined to trust to Providence"
that they may have the children without the re-
sponsibility. The more the parental function is
taken over by other agencies, the freer they are
to enjoy life and to dabble in the upft OF tho
benighted When the home is finally socializcd,
it should be by action in replacing upon
parents the sole responsibility and lifting the bur-
den from others.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
July IL, 1890; July 4, 1776.
, the Editor, The Washington Herald:

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
There can be no doubt but that
the victory of the seventeenth CEN
tury was the forerunner of July
4, 1875. Thousands of French
Christians had been forced into
Holland for their faith, and when
the forces OF Louis of France and
James of England united to crush
liberty of conscience. William of
ORANGE became the harbinger Of
freedom. The Huguenots rallied
to his standard and the arms Of
Louis and James were defeated.
F. Hugh O'DonneIl. a Roman
Catholic barrister. writes:
Il do not give up one inch of my
Catholic faith in recognizing that
the unhappy Irish Catholics had
been duped and betrayed into sup
porting tyranny and intolerance
when they supported Louis and
James. and that the cause of Will
lam of Orange represented civil and
religious liberty for the whole
of the Boyne entailed loss and
deprivation for time upon the
Irish Catholics who were van
QulsHCu lhCIt, lHc VI rep
resentative government, of relig-
ious liberty. of popular control,
which would have been annihilated
by Louis and James. were destined
to spread throughout all civilization
in the wake of the banners of Will
lam the Deliverer. and though he
came only as a deliverer to his
Protestant co-religionists, the eman-
cipating principles he defended by
the sword did not long continue to
be the close borough of any sect or
creed. They widened and they grew
with every generation. They in
spired all that was best in the
struggle of the American Revolu-
ton. the Grattan reforms. the
emancipation of the Catholics by the
Irish Parliament. the rights of man
as distinguished from the excesses
of the French Revolution, the Pc
tition of Rights. the Bill of Rights,
the dependence of standing armies
on the authority of Parliament, the
right of every man to be responsi-
BILE for his religion to no tribunal
but conscience alone-all these fun
damental ideas and vitalities of the
modern world were contained in
germ and were planted in potency
in the camps of the legions of
William and within the stubborn
walls of the defenders of Derry
who could starve but who could not
surrender."-The Sentinel, Toronto,
Canada, July 6, 1921.
1t was the descendants of these
men who by thousands flocked to
the standard of Gen. Washington.
and did so much to make July 4
memorable.
JOHN n. QUINN.
Takoma Park, d. c.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
Health SerDice Begins
Drive Against Plague

warning of the danger Of bubonic
plague, now raging In parts or
Europe, obtaining foothold In this
country was issued yesterday by
the Public Health Service.
The best preventive. according
to the Pubic Health Service. lies
in determination of rats. The serv-
ice is now conducting a campaign
to exterminate these vermin car
riers in all ports. Portland. Maine,
and Baltimore" says a statement
issued yesterday, have made ap-
propriations for the work. The ex-
treme difficulty of eradicating the
plague, which is essentially a rat
and not a human disease, makes
rat-proonng Of houses or the very
greatest importance"
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
Raps High Car Fares.

To the Editcr. The Washington Herald:
In view of articles you have
been printing in your editions or
The Herald on the street car sit
uation in Washington. / want to tell
you Of the car system in Cleveland
Ny home is In Washington. Wa
formerly employed in the Air Serv-
ice, War Department, but was
transferred to the postoffice in
Cleveland. I went to Rocky River
the extreme west end of the city,
and rode from there to East Cleve-
land. the extreme east end. a dis
tance of twenty miles, for 6 cents,
or ticket which are sold nine for
so cents There is some difference
between this and the fares of the
W. r. and z. Company, and not
low fares alone. but first class cars
to ride in and good road bed, not
like a hobby horse.
DAVID GOLDSMITH.
Cleveland, Ohio. Gen. Delivery.
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THURSDAY. JULY Il. Isz1.
sATURs,s RINGS
Mow EDGEWIsE TO EA2TH.

THUASDAY. JULY Il. 1e11-
sATURN's RINGS
How EDGEwIsE TO EARrH.
The rings OF the planet Saturn.
which are unique In the solar sys-
TEN. are now edGevtse 20 the earth
and through the telescope At the
Naval Observatory here they can
be seen only a. small arrows OF
Light extending from the edGe OF
the planet. Only every fifteen years
can this phenomenon be seen. As
Saturn takes nearly thirty years 20
travel IN its orbit around the sun.
while the earth makes its trip
around in a year.
Saturn can be seen In the early
evening In the eastern sly near
Jupiter. and to the unaided eye it
appears ss q bright star. accord
ing TO Prof. Akaph Hail, Of the
Naval Observatory. The present
view Of the rings 10 also unusual
because this year there are three
chances to see the edge OF the rines
while ordinarily IL can be seen bu:
once every nfteen-year period. The
rings being on edge cause the
planet to be less bright than usual
Saturn's rings are believed to be
only forty TO sixty miles thick and
for that reason their edges can
hardly be distinguished with the
most powerful telescope. But while
the rings are thin. the dark ring
sandwiched by two bright rinEs Is
broad enough TO hold six earths
placed side by side The planet
Saturn itself without it's rings is
over $4,000 miles in diameter or
The physical constitution OF the
rings 10 unlike that OF any other
object in the solar system. They
are not formed OF a continuous
mass OF solid or liquid matter. but
Of discrete particles OF unknown
minuteness. probably widely seps-
rated in proportion TO their indi-
vidual volumes. yet so close to-
gether as to appear continuous
when the rings are turned. so that
they can be seen from the earth.
Prof. Hall has had q long tele-
scopic acquaintance with Saturn.
In 1876 he observed for a month
one OF the rare bright spots on the
surface Of that planet and was able
to detern.7e its time OF rotation
as being a little over ten hours An
IL Is dinicult to distinguish any in
dividual feature on the planet. such
observations can be made only
when temporary bright spots sp-
pear.
Saturn is now in the state that
the earth was in cons ago before
il became solid" explains Prof.
Hall. Its density is seven-tenths
that Of water but il has clouds and
an atmosphere much like that OF
the earth. II is nine and half
times as far from the sun as the
earth"
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
Saws Rent Law Needed.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
] would like to call your atten-
tion to the fact that il is very i'm
portant and imperative that we as
citizens. send our protests to the
Senate in reference to the manner
in which they are handling the
Ball rent law. by holding il up
and giving ii no consideration. =
law that should byall means be
continued for at least seven months
after October %. Il is the only
channel through which we can OBJ
tain any justice.
Our public servants should be
forced by publicity to realize thar
they cannot antagonize a bill OF
this character.
Write to your newspaper: writ.
TO your Senator. and tell them that
this law absolutely must be con-
tinued.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
The Traction Muddle.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald

~ tHN IottOts lnt "dtnIlStOn flef1t0s
As I understand it. the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
have several suburban or out-of-
town places to run to, such as
Tennallytown Thirty-seventh and
Wisconsin avenue-Anacostia, Del
aware avenue, Wisconsin avenue,
Riverdale, etc, and such runs pay
comparatively little, so that the net
returns do not enable them to pay
dividends of more than say 5 or 6
per cent.
On the other hand, the Capital
Traction Company, whose routes
ere between more frequented places
through the heart of the city. and
going out to Georgetown. Chevy
Chase, Rock Creek, etc, also re-
munerative trips, has an income
which enables them to pay divi-
dend of say 10 to 12 per cent to
their stockholders.
Now. this being so. 1t would be
hard on the one hand, by compul-
sorry merger OF the two companies.
to compel the Washington Railway
and Electric Company to accept
scent fare, reducing their net pos
sible dividend to 2 or per cent on
their capital or investment; ana,
on the other hand to allow the Cap
ital Traction Company to have
fare Of s cents, or four tokens for
30 cerfts. equal to that of the w. r.
a z. Co. is wasteful Of the peo-
pies money.
The justice of the case seems
plain. II is this:
Let Congress simply reduce the
fare of the Capital Traction Com
pany's lines TO 8 cents. or five to-
rens for Is cents. or TO such hg-
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
Hays Urges Economy
In Pens and Pencils

Postal employees are urged to
economize even on lead pencils,
pieces -oftwine and pen points, in
an order issued yesterday by POST
master General Hays. The order
says:
Every time a man or woman in
the government, service withholds q
reauisition for a pencil. a pad or
paper. a ball of twine, a pen. or
any other piece Of equipment whicn
upon second thought he will rea-
lize he does not need, he has by
that act really done as good a work
as IL he had put the money value
Of the article into the public treas
ury.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
MUST RAISE Z. =. FLAX
To REPLACE RUSSIAN PIHER.

The American farmer is called
upon to make good another de-
hciency Of the war. Russia before
the world war produced about SO
per cent OF the hsN fiber used in
making linens. The conditions in
that country now have cut on the
supply. while the demand for linen
goods is as strong as ever.
in the United States the normal
consumption Of hax nber by the
spinning mills before the war was
about 10000 tons a year. most of
this amount Of fiber about $4,000
acres Is required. To help in meet
ing the situation the once OF fiber
Investigation Of the Department OF
Agriculture under l. II. Dewey is
encouraging the production OF nsK
fiber by experimenting with IL in
new localities. investigating new
methods and machines. and de-
veiopinE improved strains Of the
fiber FAX which are taller. yield
more and better fiber and some Of
which are resistant TO disease and
lodging.
1t has been shown that better
fax is produced from seed Of Sc
lected strains than from imported
seed. such as has been used in the
past. Efforts are being made. too.
TO increase the seed Of these selec-
tions for distribution generally.
A special survey is being made
this season to determine the extent
of disease injury TO which FAX is
subject and to procure definite in
formation needful in devising
methods for combating such dis
eases.
About 5000 acres Of hber FAX we're
grown in the United States in 1890.
hut the relatively low price for
fiber has resulted in greatly re-
duced acreage in 1921. estimated at
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
Open Cburt Letters to The HeralA
M.&aSf5SH H5RBsa4ss>&t osseSsFEs fEsAI

granite eateposts, set in the mid
die Of the street, West Executive
and Pennsylvania avenues north
west. are used for. being neither
useful or ornamental. The gates
nave not been closed in the memory
81 the oldest inhabitant. There are
more narrow escapes from injury;
you can safely count on dozens
daily and occasionally A serious
accident occurs. Pedestrians cross
ing the street must stop opposite
each post and look north and south
as they can't see through the
granite gateposts.
Comb the United States over and
show Mr.. A. another city where they
plant gateposts in the middle OF
the street. Can't be done.
JOHN SMITH
RoSslyn Va
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
TIVE HEAVIEST RAINFALL
EVER ON RECORD.

The heaviest rainfall ever re-
corded was uurruE the night of
November %. 1911. at Porto BeIlo.
Panama. when 247 inches of rain
fell in three minutes, exceeding by
100 per cent. says u c. Ksoel, OF
the United States weather Bureau.
the rate measured a. Curtea de
Arres. Rumsnis. in July, 1889, and
heretofore held 90 be the world's
record.
So great was the Panama rainfall
that all the conditions under which
IL was measured were carefully eN-
amined, in order that there might
be no question as TO the accuracy
of the record. II was found that
the circumstances corroborated the
testimony Of the recording instru-
ments. The rain-gage was in the
hands Of careful observers. and IL
had been emptied at 6 p. m. pre-
ceding the rain. No foreign sub
stance was found in the gage sitter
the rain which could have cloEEed
the opening temporarily. Low
lying land was covered with sew
eral inches OF water. the drain
pipes not being capable Of carrying
away the water, large boulders
were washed loose and the town
reservoir overhowed.
IL was suggested that someone
with a peculiar sense oS humor
might have poured water Into the
gage. but this was dismissed on
the ground that it was hardly con-
ceivsble that a person could derive
suficient amusement from climbing
a steep bank OF wet clay at a. m.
with a bucket Of water TO make
such an expIoit worth while.
When IL is remembered that in
the United States 0.25 inch Of rain
in hve minutes is considered ex-
cessive. the magnitude Of the Porto
Bello downpour can be well
imagined.
A mountain near Ouranro Mex
leo, called the Cer-o Mercsdo. 10
practically a solid mass OF iron ore.
600 feet high. n mile and a half
LONG. and from a third to half q
mile wide. The ore is so TO 75 per
cent iron. IL is estimated that there
is fully 5oo.oeo.0 200 tons OF the ore
above the surface Of the plain. be-
sides vast deposits beneath.
W. y.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
Makes a Precedent.


broke a precedent, but it a very whole
some precedent 1t is not possible for any
President to give to Congress and to the people of
the country his position any policy issue,
ond hand 1t is possible through conferences
With sindividual Senators. heads of committees and
leadsfs, to carry the same impression, have the
samsc-effect by address to all Of either body
OF Congress.
This was not message to Congress in the formal
sense. 1t speech such as a Senator might
make. but backed by the authority and influence OF
the who is both ttular leader of the dominant
party, premier were, and the official representa-
i've OF all the people. He is removed from Con-
gressional contact. from the personal influences,
fTom the wheels within wheels and the political
houndings which operate to help influence the judg-
ment of each of the Senate. -
y, He is not only in intimate touch with but Is
resPonsible for every part of the government. He
knows the situation OF every governmental agency;
he is the handspring OF their operations to do
mestic and foreign affairs Only his own limitations
can his vision, which by force OF response
blity is all inclusive. He goes the Senate from
the outside and yet, also, by right bsng held in
large measure if not wholly responsible for Con-
gressional as we'll as executive and administrative
action. In this instance Mr. Harding went to old
Associates.
What he said to them. they knew, but it took
on new aspect and importance by his saying It.
As he said "the problem is Immediately yours, but
the Executive branch OF the government owes it
to both branches OF Congress and to the country,
frankly to state the difficulties daily called
upon to meet, and the added peril this (bonus)
measure would bring" He made argument or
appeal other than plain statement OF related facts
he did not avoid, but took responsibility. 1t
an act of official and political courage such dis
arms opposition 1t demonstrated the power OF
Personality in official position when confident OF the
right and of what is best
He rightly placed the bonus to service men aS
monetary obligation, but OF national graf
lde He, also. rightly called attention to the two
obligations-"the obligations OF government to its
defenders and the obligations OF citizens to their
government" He tabulated what had already been
Will do for the service men, and that what
must not and will not be delayed is provision of
every and help for the wounded and disabled.
Theiact is that other beligerent has done nearly
sPTTuch has this country in insurance, in hos
pitzlization, in reconstruction and in allotments
allowances and compensation. This is the imme
diste duty and which will shirk. 1t
must be cared for regardless of all else. The
try has not and will be ungrateful, but take
upon itself now pledged payment of S3,oooooo,ooo
todSs ooooooOoo. with $75oooooooo of securities to
bs"Se funded is maniesty than unwise while
the future is unsettled that can see
year ahead with any certainty
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
Lieut.. Ames Exonerated.

Lieut.. Ames, pilot of the Curtiss
Eagle airplane which crashed in a
storm near Morg&ntown, Nd. May
IS with the loss of seven lives, was
completely absolved from blame. a
War Department report showed,
Secretary OF War Weeks stated yes
terday. The report stated that the
crash was due TO the severity OF the
storm and to no other ctlse.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
Urges Recreation Pier.
To III. Editor. The w..hinstou H.nld:

~ H'e hoitot' Ane Vssnihteon netAio.
An excellent recreation pier could
be made by leaving two or three
spans of the old Aquaduct bridge;
there is most always a breeze there
these hot days.
Since il is already built and would
only require a bit of remodeling TO
make the pier suited to the purpose,
can't see any reason why all of
the bridge should be torn away
Cool places arc sorely needed here
in Washington. A CITIZEN.
Washington. d c
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14

Mr.. Hoover gave as the time when we turned the
corner of industrial depression, when some months
ago, the nataiona effort of increased production,
Consists in knowing what do next rather than in
debates upon perfection" and when all is said and
done, the real for all depressions is courage
and applied intelligence and the return to the pr-
mary virtues of hard, conscientious toll and econo-
my in living"
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14

With no good match in sight and some
thousands of law suits in process, Champion
Dempsey probably appreciates the proverb anent
the uneasy crowned dome. If he should glimpse
this is it possible he would say, "Whered you
get that. l wasn't 'crowned'!"
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
Those Avenue Gates.

To the Editor. The washington Herald:
Could you please inform the pub
lie for what reason four large iron
gates, which are hung to four large
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14

'r"n The House will put through in twenty days
yTff
a.tariff bill it took the Ways and Means Com
Iljitce three months to frame. When it goes to
g,he Senate. the House members will be almost
as. clear in their minds concerning its provisions
as they were before it introduced to them
,,Ia"is ono thing to be introduced to bill and
:anothcr to make its acquaintance
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14

Finds Wild Woman in Tree" The only
news value in the story is in the ladys perch.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14

Will the right of sweet eighteen to 'livc her
own life" irrespective of od-fashioned MAMA
be properly upheld by the New York courts?
The Washington herald., 1921-07-14
BAND CONCERT.
At Brishtvsod Reservoir,

Musician Robert Z. Clark.
reernfs from Same Time"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-10-21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate Of Joanna Helms, deceased.
Pursuant to the order of Charles
D. McCracken. Surrogate of the
County of Hunterdon. made on the
twentieth day of September. 4. D.
one thousand nine hundred twenty
one, notice is hereby given TO all per
sons having claims against the es-
tate of Joanna Helms. late of the
County of Hunterdon. deceased, TO
present the same, under oath or af-
firmation, TO the subscribers. Exc
cutors Of said deceased, within six
months from the date of said order:
and any creditor neglecting to bring
in his or her claim tunder oath or
affirmation within the time so lin
tied. will be forever barred Of his or
her action therfor against the said
Executors. Dated September 10th,
1921. JACOB HELMS, ELMER
HELMS. Lambertville. ~ J.
Executors.