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The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
What of the Tariff ?

The Republicans will probably not pass tariff
bill of any kind this short session of Congress
Indeed that much now seems evident The Ford
ney bill will not it is believed reach the dis
cussion stage. 1t already foreteHs a waste of time
Congress cannot afford
The suggestion to repass the Payne-Aldrich
measure is but one Of those straws which cast on
THE waters disclose an eddy of opinion which
goes round and round getting nowhere. The Payne
Aldrich law passed while Mr.. Taft was playing
golf, and approved by him to maintain party
solidarity" cost the Republicans control of the
House 1t had much to do with electing Mr.. Wilson.
The Democrats were saved from like party
disaster from the present tariff law, by the war
which made any tariff of effect. Indeed tariff
law is something any party may we'll make of profit
by its avoidance.
The present law, however, is far better adapted
to conditions Of today than of the time of its pas
sage Then the United States debtor nation,
now it is the worlds creditor Then it owned vast
sums to foreign investors, now Europe owes to the
government $4,000, 100000 and holds American
securities with which to pay much the in
terest charge.
1t can pay this debt in JUST one way-in goods
So long the present tariff is in effect, there is the
chance to do this. Moreover, European needs are
so enormous that American industry find there
an abundant market, if it will take the exchange
in kind.
In short, international trade seems to have
verted more to a condition Of barter. 1t must for
some years be based on swap. If the United States
makes this impossible, and demands cash credit
which does not exist, it will rather merely reduce
its own foreign trade, than increase its
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
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mEMBFBs or COMMISSION.


To the Editor. 1be wsshinsto1 Herald:
i read Of the american Com
mission on ireland" and i ask II
you will please favor me with the
names Of the officers Of said COM
mission; how many compose said
commission; by what authority they
name themselves American" there
by throwing out 70 the world that
they represent America" which
they DO NOT, for they do not repre-
sent one American who voted for
Lincoln in 1850 and 1864; served in
the civil war by substitute, ana
also, personally in service in the
Early raid, and, in the World
War. in Company G, Home Defense
League.
also ask, why, IL they are 50
extremely anxious to ascertain the
condition Of Ireland. the oficers
don't go. over themselves, and see
first hahd, instead OF accepting
testimony from persons sneakinE
into the country as stowswBys and
laWbreskers.
why doesn't Senator France. the
doughty warrior. and Mrs. william
(. Borah, the notorious fighter. 80
straight over as cabin passengers.
and demolish England ~ one blow
with their tongues
L. W. TOLMAN.
Editors Note: Perhaps some read
er Of the open Court may be able
70 supply Mr.. TOlmsn with the in
formation he requests. through
these columns.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
MEHICANS FIGHT
GOHPERS POLICY

MEXICO CITY. Jan. I6.-Lsck u
harmony between Latin America
delegates and representative q
the American Federation OF Labor
was the most notable feature Of the
Pan American Labor Congress IN
session here.
Mexican delegates accused Samuel
GomPers OF attempting TO dictate
labor policies and they succeeded m
outVoting the American and Porto
Ricsn delegates on several QUcs-
tons affecting lsbor's rights
The stiffest fight occurred over
the proposal made by the Mexican
that a labor consular service"
should be established. America
members, dominating the resolu-
uons committee, reported adversely
on the resolution but the Mexicsns
succeeded in overriding this, deci-
sion after a lengthy debate. The
session will be continued on Mon
day.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
KIPLING SUES FIRM
WHO MISUSED POEM

II you were a celebrated poet; Il
you had written a good poem in
your Justly lauded vein OF possy; II
you had a proper sense OF dignity
concerning yourself as a poet and a
certain distaste perhaps for people
in trade. and il a dealer in patent
medicines began to advertise his
wares by quoting your perfectly
good poem as an argument 10 the
public TO buy his nerve food d"-If
these things were 50 and particular
" IL the poem was the well-known
#" wouldn't you go TO Law about
il the same as RUdyard kiplinG did
the other day in London
While Mr.. Kipling was not pres
ent in court, his counsel set forth
the authors state Of mind for the
benefit Of the judge by saying Il
was difficult to imagine anything
more annoying to an author OF dis
tinction than TO have his work vul-
CARRIED by association with the
miserable clap-trsp OF the patent
medicine vendor. Apart from the
infringement Of his legal rights Un-
der the copyright law, il was gross
ly insulting to him as an author"
Genstosan. Ltd, against whom
Kiplings action was directed. were
charged with having taken the
lines:
II you can force your heart and
nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they
are gone;
And so hold on when there is moth
ing in you
Except the will which says 10 them
Hold on"
and embodied them in their sdver-
tisement, thereby indicating that
they believed Mr.. KiplinEs vlEor-
Gus lines and their equally strmu-
lsting nerve food" to be an excel
lent remedy to those suffering from
nervous ailments. Just possibly the
suggestion fingered that in czSe
KipHng's poetry was Intellectual
their tonic would do the work
1t was Contended that Genatusst.
Ltd. had done this without the Cour-
tesy Of asking permission. and that
when Kipling's counsel last May OBJ
JeCted they offered 70 withdraw the
advertisement. But KipIing thought
there should be some punishment
$500 to charitable institution
which he would designate. This the
patent medicine company refused to
do, and the argument was taken 10
Justice Peterson TO be mooted in
legal fashion.
Justice Peterson, after finding the
facts to be as above stated. held
that GenstOssn, Ltd had not made
a fair use Of the quotation, and mat
anyway il was quite another thing
TO expect an author to sit still and
allow his poems to be used for the
purpose OF putting a patent medI-
cine. Forthwith he restrained them
by Injunction from again using the
advertisement and required OF them
hne Of 30 shillings CSlO) and the
cost Of the action.-Ksnsas CITY
Star.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
SCIENCE INFORMATION
SPARSELY DISTRIBUTED.

While much time and attention are
given to the creation of scientific
Information, its distribution has
been neglected, DR.. r. B. Sosman,
retiring president said, in an ad-
dress before that society Saturday
night at the Cosmos Club.
Tons of paper are used in scien-
tifc books and periodicals, many
lectures and exhibitions are held
and still much fundamental infor-
nation is not readily accessible, the
speaker said, because relatively few
are reached even with the large
amount of activity.
If scientific information were
given personally once every year to
every inhabitant of this country,
each scientist would have to talk
to eight persons per day. A Wash
ingtonian hears a scientific lecture
en- the average of once every two
and 4 half years. All of the scien-
tifc periodicals and journals are
able to issue only five or six copies
per 100000 population. This mea-
gerness of distribution was con-
trasted with the newspapers, which
daily provide one copy for every
three people, and the movies, which
attract one out of every ten each
day.
Although scientific knowledge is
sparsely distributed to the general
public, the. experts in certain lines
are well supplied, DR. Sosman has
found out. If a chemist were to
read aloud his share of the publica-
tions of the American Chemical So
ciety thirty pounds of the 200 metric
tons issued, it would take him 5l4
hours, or about two months.
Time and time again a scientist
will follow The Law of the Con-
servation of Ignorance" and do
again work that has already been
accomplished because the pub
lished results are not easily found
in their dusty library corner, the
speaker pointed cut.
The free or printing-cos method
of distribution of scientific buHe-
tins now used by many institutions,
particularly the government, was
criticized by DR.. Sosman, because
editions are limited, many copies are
wasted by ineffective distribution
and many interested scientists can
not obtain copies easily and without
delay in many cases.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
German Students
Fed by American
AndBritish Funds

BERLIN, Jan. 16.-With the be.
ginning of 1921, approximately 90
ooO students in German Universi-
ties were receiving midday meals
as a result of the program of stu
oent feeding instituted by the So
ciety of Friends Service Commit
tee in Germany.
The stadent feeding work is re-
garded by the American and Eng
lish Friends who have it in charge
as one of the most important re-
construction activities now being
carried on in Central Europe, II
assists the most poverty-stricken
and democratic. members of the
German student body to continue
the studies to fit them for leader
ship in the new Germany,
the students may obtain a hot
lunch by payment of a sum below
cost price, in particularly necessi-
tous cases, the amount paid by the
student is purely nominal.
The men and women undergrad
uates who receive this relief, are
selected from the most needy by
local committees composed of the
rector of the university concerned
physician, member of the
Friends Service Committee, and
two undergraduate members of the
Deutsche Studentenschaft, a demo-
cratic student society. In no case
is any student with a total monthly
income from all sources of more
than 400 marks (about SIS at pres
ent exchange rates) benefting from
the student feeding work.
The reduced price lunch can be
provided for 10000 students at a
cost of about $4,000 a month. The
work is entirely dependent on vol
untary contributions from England
and America, and funds at presen,
on hand will support it only until
the middle of March.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
ENGINEERING COUNCIL
ISSUES BULLETINS,

The American Engineering Coun-
Gil of the Federated American En-
gineering Societies through its To-
cal offices in the McLachlen Build
ing will shortly begin sending
weekly bulletins to all engineering
organizations throughout the coun-
try These bulletins will contain
lists of reports, and publications Of
the government engineering bu-
reaus and will also note and sum-
marize the legislation of special en-
gineering interest that is introduced
in Congress from time to time. In
addition to this weekly publication,
a monthly digest of national legis-
!ative news of engineering interest
will be sent to member societies. A.
c. oliphant will edit these service
bulletins. &
w, ID.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
Club to Hear Report.

A report by James Sharp, chair
man of the building committee Of
the City Club. on the prospects
for the erection of the proposed
$1,000.000 clubhouse on G street
northwest between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth will be one of the fea-
lures, of the general meeting of the
entire club membership in the
large ballroom of the New Willard
on Wednesday evening, January 26.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
Keeping Up
With Editors
of Virginia
Discuss ReUiUdI of Ku
Klur KLan in the
South.
lPetersburr CvaN. rrorrcs. !

Newspapers of the North are
making too much OF the alleged re-
vival OF the Ku-Klux Rlan in the
South. There is very little truth in
the stories that have to do with the
revived organization, although in
some cities we understand attempts
have been made to effect the insti-
tuition Of lodges of a certain Sc
cret order, with Indifferent success,
which bear some of the outward
symbols of the old Ku-Klux Klan.
But the kU-KluX was the out
growth of conditions which have
not arisen in the South in latter
days. The kU-KlUx resulted from
reconstruction rule in the South,
when the Southern States, but re-
Gently at war with the United
States, were treated as conquered
provinces, and ruled by soldiers OF
the United States armyfand carpet
baggers. infinitely worse than SOL
diers. Enfranchised negroes, just
out Of slavery, were put in author
ity in many Of the States, and kept
there by bayonets. The Ku-Klux
was formed for the purpose Of re-
sisting this tyranny.
In some instances. we have no
doubt, the khan went too far, but
the fact remains that more than
any other thing il was responsible
for the reinstatement Of white rule
in number Of the States Of the
South. 1t went out Of existence be-
cause the evils which it Ryas formed
to combat disappeared. 1t cannot
return until there is some object
in its revival.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
Scientific
Notes and
Comment
Calendar of Meetings;
Activities of Societies
In Washington.

Society of Washing
ton, Washington Club, this even
ing, $50 o'clock. Prof. ]. A. Mont
gOmery of the University of
Pennsylvania, will speak on
archaeological Work in Palestine
and the American School in Jeru-
salem"
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
Alumni Plan Reunion.

The Northwestern University
Alumni Club. Of which U. s Com
missioner Isaac r. Hit is president,
will hold reunion dinner at the
Elizabeth Somers Clubhouse. I1O4
NJ street northwest "Wednesday eve
ming at Z O'Clock. Those OF the
sixty alumni OF NORTHEASTERN Uni
versity in Washington who plan 10
attend should communicate with
Miss Ruth Bioodgood. secretary,
1876 kiieourne place northwest
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
Article K
Makes Good
Jesse C0ttreU Tells HOU
Great Speeches GrOIU
From Little.
BY LABERT ST. CLAIR.

Jesse CottreH, who once served a
term as a member of the Tennessee
legislature and then reformed and
came to Washington to write poll
tics, went down to Knoxville last
fall to scout around a bit, and there
he met an old friend who was run
ming for a local office. The friend
was overjoyed to see Jesse, as he
wanted to ask his advice on a num-
Der of things appertaining to pub
lie life.
Now in this here Office of con4
stable, to which I aspire, I may be
called upon to discuss the league
of nations and want to know about
it," he said. "Just what is the
league, jesse"
Well" Jesse replied. the Demo-
Gratis say it is q thing that Will
keep US out of war and the Repub-
licans say it will get us into war"
Yes, yes" said the candidate,
and what about Ar-tiCklc N?''
The same answer applies to 1t
that applies to the league of ma
tiOns." Jesse said.
Yes, yes" replied the candidate.
Two-hour Talk on Article y.
That night Jesse wen, to a politi-
cal meeting. and who should rise
up as the speaker OF the evening
but his old friend. And the subject
he took for his tent was The
League of Nations, Particularly Ar
ticle y, and the IniQuIties Thereof"
I'm agin this here league of ma
tions and Ar-tickle y because they
will get us into war he said by
way of opening.
Then, without again referring to
the league or the article, the orator
put in two hours describing the
horrors of war, and in closing said,
That is why l am agin the league
and the article|
All OF which, Jesse maintains, was
as good a speech on the league
question as was delivered in the
course of the campaign.
Just Cussed Himself To Death.
Representative Frank Green,
from up Vermont way. says he knew
man in Northfeld who cussed
himself to death with signs
1t seems that the old fellow was
absent-minded, hence he conceived
the notion Of placing signs around
his house which instructed him
what to do. In order to make the
signs effective, he ftlled them full
Of cuss words.
For instance, over his woodshed
he had a sign that said, You blank
ety-blank old fool, cut some stove
wood" Over his churn he had a
sign that ordered him to churn the
cream and make some butter. And
So on all over the farm.
1t was-a sign over the clock, how
ever, that finally resulted in his
death. That sign, which was a gem
for cussing, warned the old man
TO wind the clock. He did, re-
Hgiously, for a period Of thirty
years, every night; and then he
learned that the clock was an eight
day AFFAIR. So angry did he become
when he thought of all the energy
he had wasted winding an eight
day clock every day for thirty years
that he went into a tantrum and
burst a blood vessel
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
WOULD SEE CREDIT GIVEN TO
VOLUNTEERS.

To the Editor, The Washington HerBId;
Why doesn't some paper write an
article OF thanks TO the man who
laid down tools and gave up all 20
answer the call for volunteers for
the late war, Look UP the record
Of the divisions which checked and
turned the Huns. They were volun-
teers. wSy cot FIyc them a word
or two. ". KENNEDY.
Camp Springs, Nd
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17

Mr. Harding has adopted at least of
President Wilson's tenets After "watchful
waiting" until the cut-price sales were in full
swing, he has bought eleven business suits with
which to adorn his graceful person while resi-
dent at the White House for the season of 1921.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17

Men Of humor are always in some de-
gree men. OF genius; wits are rarely so,
although a man of genius may, amongst
other gifts, possess wit, as Shakespeare
-Coleridge.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17

DAnnunzio is in retirement framing his
next great self-advertising program. By and
by he will cash in by writing another book tell
ing about it.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17

Honest labor has a lovely facc."-Dekker
This may account tor the expressions on the
faces of some labor leaders who have abandoned
their original vocation
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17

The Academy of Medicine in Paris
recently celebrated Its Tooth ami
versary. Delegates representing
nearly all the countries OF the world,
incleding the United States, Great
Britain, Italy and Spain, were pres
ent,
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
CRichmond Times-Dispatch.l }

1TI1IV7 IIsT70IIH.T
Perhaps Virginia has done the
hawk an Injustice nv making war
upon it as a predatory bird. It is a
novel idea. hut one that is worth
thinking about by Virginia farm
ers. For years they have made war
on the hawk. the counties have Of
fered bounties for Its destruction,
and the merciless campaign for its
extinction has been unceasing. But
ir the West they treat the hawk
differently. There thew regard Il as
"a friend of the farmer, and make
it crime to destroy it, because Of
the valuable protection it gives
against the robber rat. The situa-
tion as to .he value of the hawk is
well worth study.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
tNeWs-Leader. staunton, Val

Feed the birds and make friends
with them. Every birds life saved
now will be worth s3-the esti-
mated value of his service-to the
farmer or orchardist next summer.
But the best recompense of all
will be the joyous songs with which
they will reward us when Mother
Earth wakes from her nap a few
months hence. The first faint chirps
that come to us in early spring,
time will swell into a full chorus
in May and June, and the whole
world and We shall be happier for
their presence.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
Petersburg CvsD. PrOEress.l

NEetefsourE NNd.D' IroEreSS.l
It's a safe bet that the old watch
man who was so brutally murdered
in Richmond recently wasn't killed
for his pay envelope. He received
the munificent sum of So a week of
seven days-and il was found intact.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-30
MICHIGAN BEATS
ILLINI WARRIORS
Frank Steketee's Intelligent
Boot Responsible for
Victory.

ILLINOIS FIELD, URBANA, IL.
Oct. 29.-Frank Steketee's intelligent
boot carried Michigan TO victory IN
hard battle with Illinois today TO
0. He outpunted Durant. the Tlini
booter. throughout the score Michi-
gan's lone tally near the end OF the
arst half when he kicked from place
ment on the 15-yard line.
Michigan rOmped onto the field
the favorite and set out to rush the
Illini. Coach Zuppke's men, how
ever, played safe, forcing Michigan
to punt frequently. The second half
opened with the Illini showing more
fight and playing a hard game.
Starting their aerial attack, Peeden
TO Walquist. Illinois went deep into
Michigan's territory. Steketee broke
up the march when he grabbed a
long pass. and later broke through
and blocked AnGersOn's attempted
place kick. recovering the ball for
Michigan.
Todays victory was the first for
Michigan against Illinois since the
Ann Arbor eleven re-entered the big
ten conference three years ago.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-30
GAME AT LINCOLN.

The Floral Park football eleven
will battle for gridiron hOnors with
the ROseland Park pigskin warriors
at $3.50 Sunday afternoon at the Lin
coin school gridiron. The Floral
eleven comes from Mishawaka and
averages 1876 pounds. The Roseland
squad is a South Bend organization
and has an average weight of 100
pounds. On October 6 the two
elevens met at Mishawaka in 6 to
6 tie contest. Capt. Rollin WardIow.
Of the Mishawaka team expects a
victory Sunday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-30
PittSburg Machine Has
No Trouble Beating Penn

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Oct. %
The University Of Pittsburg's smooth
running football machine fiattened
Pennsylvania under its steam roller
attack on Franklin field this after
noon and triumphed easily. IS TO O,
before a crowd Of $4,000. Pennsyl-
vania played hard and well but the
first few minutes Pittsburg was In
action left no doubt as to the re-
suit. Davies, Pittsburg's left half
back. scored the first touchdown in
the first ten minutes of play.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-30
FOOTBALL SCORES.

Iowa, 10; Purdue, s.
Depauw. 81: Georgetown. 0.
Earlham-Kalamazoo, rain, post
poned until Monday.
Wisconsin, IS; Minnesota. 0.
Michigan, 3 Illinois, 0.
Chicago. IS; Colorado. o.
Center. g. Harvard, 8.
Penn State. 2s; Georgia Tech, Z.
Princeton, "a; Virginia. 0.
Yale. 45; Brown, Z.
Army. 50; Susquehanna, 0.
Navy. 81: Bethany. 0.
Pittsburg, 2s; Pennsylvania, o.
williams. %; Columbia, 0.
Colgate, Z; New York Univ. 7.
Univ. Of Detroit. IA. Taulane. 10.
Marietta. 20; West Virginia Yves
leyan, 0
Cornell. 30: Dartmouth. Z.
Johns Hopkins, A; Western
Maryland. 0.
Lafayette, 35; Rutgers, O.
Bucknell, Al: Catholic Univ. 0.
Trinity. II; Stevens, o.
Vermont, IA; Massachusetts, Ag-
gies. T.
Boston, IA; Rhode Island state, o.
New Hampshire, IA; Bates. 0.
Georgetown. 2S; George washing
ton, 0.
Miami, 21; Denison, s.
Amherst, 20; Hamilton, o.
Colby. 8 Maine. o.
Wooster, Z: Western Reserve. 0.
Northwestern. "a; Depaul, 0.
Akron. %; Mount Union, IA.
Lehigh, 21; West Virginia, IA.
Muhlenberg. z; Swarthmore, 7.
Boston College, o; Fordham, 0.
Tufts. IA; Wesleyan. IA.
Sewanee. 6. Univ. of Kentucky. 0.
Marquette Univ. Z; Michigan Ag-
gies, 0.
Nebraska, ~; Oklahoma, 0.
Washington, 2: Ames. 0.
Univ. OF Georgia, Z; Auburn, 0.
Virginia Holy Inst. 0. Washing
ton and Lee. 8.
Univ. OF Florida, "a; Howard. 0.
Univ. OF Tennessee, O.; Wander
bilt, IA.
Univ. Of Alabama, I; Louisiana
State, 7.
North Carolina State. Z: Virginia
Mil. Inst, Z.
Utah. II; Idaho. 7.
Missouri, 6 Drake, 0.
Colorado college, o: Colorado
Aggies. "a.
University Of California. IA;
Washington State college, 0.
Texas univ, Sc: Rice, O.
North Dakota univ, 3S: North
Dakota Aggies, 3.
Oregon Agricultural college, Z;
Stanford univ, IA.
Univ. Of Kansas. p; Kansas Ag-
gies, T.
Univ. of Arizona. "A; Texas
School OF Mines, 0.
Washington and Jefferson. II;
syria cuse, 10.
Ohio Northern. So; Hiram, 0.
Case. IS; Heidelberg. 0.
Univ. OF Maryland. Z; Univ. of
North Carolina, 16.
Muskingum college. 35; Dayton
univ, 0.
Otterbein. z; Kenyon. 7.
Oberlin, 21; Ohio Wesleyan, 0.
Wittenberg, Z; Univ. OF Cincin-
natl. 2.
Creighton, IA; st. Xavier. I.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-30
Princeton Finally Finds
Out HOtU IL Feels to Yin

PRINCETON. N. j., Oct %
Princeton stepped from the gloom
of defeat into the sunshine of vic
tory this afternoon, smothering the
University of Virginia under a
score Of "a to 0 before a large
crowd in Palmer stadium.
After suffering humiliation at the
hands of the navy and Chicago in
its two previous games, the Tiger
Toasted heartily upon the carcass of
the southerners. completely dazzling
them by a perfect aerial attack.