The Washington times., 1921-09-13

Schools Are Working.
Marshall Fields Warning.
Have YOU Read the Koran?
Old Ages Worst Poisons.
ARTHUR BkISBAl
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l-by ARTHUR BklSBANE-
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Today the boys and girls really
settle down to public school work.
yesterday theysiooked at the new
boys and girls, arranged their
working tools, became resigned to
tne inevitable; today they are at
work. Tens of millions of them
are learning concentration, with
out which all facilities 20 to waste.
They are learning that inside
she mind only ability counts, not
what your father owns. They are
N the worlds real school of de-
nocracy. They are the future
power Of this country and Of the
world And their patient, Hire
warded teachers are the creators
and benefactors of better future.
Marshall Field & Co. appeal to
R5,000 retail merchants through
out the United States to defeat the
American valuation plan Of the
new Fordney tariff bill. The words
american valuation" sound inno-
cent, but are not. They involve o
complete overturn of tariff and
protection methods, render useless
years Of valuation and taxation
experience and threaten with con-
fusion the real business Of the
country.
The idea of tariff is to protect,
first, labor; second, industry. and
commerce. The sound plan is to
find the difference of labor and
manufacturing cost between the
foreign country and this country,
then fix the tariff accordingly.
The tax, of course, must be based
on the foreign VALUE. II it costs
ten dollars in America and five
dollars abroad, tax accordingly, on
\ basis Of FOREIGN VALUE.
Any other method would add to
the consumers cost, disorganize
wholesale and retail distribution,
and neke bad times worse times.
Any merchant or other citizen in
terested may get complete details,
facts and figures by writing to
Marshall Field & Co., Chicago.
The Ku Klux Klan, rising to
explain in New York City, in the
person Of lady known rs EN-
press Of the Invisible Empire"
says the Klan is not anti-Jewish
and anti-Catholic, as alleged.
ut is," says the Empress, "a
Christian, Protestant organiza-
tion, owing no allegiance to any
foreign power and the Catholic
and Jew, under these conditions,
automatically bar themselves"
That settles that. Jews and
Catholics may 60 on living, but
, they can't be KIN Klux. II might
be worse. Once In Christian
countries Jews could not own
land, practice medicine, sit in
parliament, hire Christian serv-
ants, hold any Office, or live
where they chose. To be forever
shut out from being q Ku Klux
"Kleagle," whatever that bird
may be, is mild punishment.
Ordinary men that are nothing
in particular but citizens feel
grateful to the Ku Klux for
pleasant words invented that
take you back to real fairies.
The grand goblin, dressed in
white and scarlet, initiates you,
administering the oath without
laughing. And the grand book
telling all about 1t Is the
s.Kloran," which is fair enough,
for Mohammed borrowed from
everybody. ~.
The altar Of initiation is pro-
yided with an American flag, a
d. Bible, bottle for water, fiery
cross and q dagger. What could
you add to that except skull?
Uncle John Shell, of Kentucky,
believes that he has just passed
his 133d birthday. He says he was
born in 1888, when Kentucky was
part Of Virginia. Now he Is not
feeling 50 we'll, and sticks close to
his home at Greasy Gulch, Leslie
county. Mr.. Shell is probably mis-
taken as to his age by several
years.
There is no doubt that he Is well
over 100. There is also no doubt
that, barring accidents, Tooth
birthdays will be as frequent 200
years from now as 10th birthdays
are now. Old men tell you chow
thew did It." But they don't know.
The thing Is to avoid the worst
poisons, which are worry, anger
and hate.
A syndicate Of Americans, in
cluding Frank Munsey, editor, and
Charles H. Sabin, finapcier, have
gained control Of the Hapsburg es-
tates, ttansferred from the for
merly royal family Of Austria. IT'S
an interesting financial adventure,
sure to appeal to such romantic
nature as Munsey's. But the profits
must be doubtful. What the Haps-
burgs had, they took, and when the
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