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The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
4. $. AND EUROPE GREATEST
MARKETS FOR PARROTS.

''Of the 500 or more species of
parrots now known only two are
natives Of the United States and no
species is found in Europe" said
DR.. 7. s. Palmer OF the Biological
Survey at the Biological Society
meeting. AT present the United
States and Europe are the greatest
parrot markets OF the world and
more than 25 per cent Of all known
species have been imported into -he
United States"
Parrots were practically unknown
to the sncients and were FIRST known
to the Greeks in the third century
B c. Or. Palmer pointed out. Tie
/ first parrot brought TO Europe was
the ring-neCked parrot Of the genus
! Palaeornis brought from India dur
ing the reign Of Alexander the
Great, about 5sS f. c. During the
time of the Roman Empire parrots
were held in high esteem but CON-
paratiVely few species were known:
with the decline OF the Roman EN-
pire the demand decreased
The period Of discovery in she
! fifteenth century marks the begin
ming OF a new era in the history Of
parrots as new species were dis
Q COVERED IN great NUMBERS ana were
carried 10 Europe both from the
East and West Indies and from AZ
rica. India, Australia and South
America" he said. The FIRST Amer
lean parrot was taken TO Spain 10y
Columbus in 1898. shortly after. the
Portuguese. having rounded rhe
Cape OF Good Hope. reached In5ia.
the East Indies. and the MoIuccas.
the latter islands forming one q
the richest parrot regions In the
world. Exploration Of the eastern
coast Of Australia N the seventeenth
century likewise resulted in the dis
: coNery Of other species previously
unknown in Europe In 1855 the
number Of species described was 81:
IN l1SS the number was l4l. in 1882.
cog; in 1857. 354; and in lalO it Vas
500 or more"
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
By Darling

widow making up bread and the
half-starved children grabbing for
pieces of unbaked dough. The
sheriff went back to the grocer and
told him he would throw up his job
before he would arrest that widow.
The grocer went to see how matters
stood and allowed the widow the
credit she wanted.
That is the first sheriff / have
ever heard OF who had the cour-
age to risk his position for q
principle. II there are any medals
passing around he ought to have
one.
Well. I can 60 my soldier friend
few million better. Here is the
SmithTowner bill calling for $780,
100000 annually to in reality max e
the educators richer and the work
ers poorer. Is IL any wonder that
with the laws Of God so put to de-
nance even Congressman are pre-
dieting revolution?
FRANCIS r. LIVESEY.
West Friendship. Nd. April 90.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
WANTS HEROES BODIES RE-
TURNED.

To the Editor. The washinston Herald:
Recently there have been several
articles in Washington newspapers
by "A War Mother and Father"
protesting against the removal to
this country of the bodies of Ameri-
cain soldiers killed in France. As
the War Department has most
kindly consented to carry out the
wishes of individual parents and as
the body OF the son of this war
mother and father may remain in
France if they so desire. it is not
understood why these parents
should attempt to contravene the
return of the bodies of $4,000 SOL
diers to the United States when the
parents of these soldiers have ex-
pressed a desire for their return.
1t may be true that. at the pres
ent time, France Is caring devoted
graves. but II is impossible to
prophesy conditions twenty years
hence. 1t was stated that & es
bodies were dragged from the soil
their sacrifice made sacred, and
buried in potters' fields. Compa rison
between our national cemeteries
ana potterS neloS is OolouS. Many
of the parents Of deceased soldiers
are financially unable to visit
the resting places of their sons
in France; they desire to give
the graves personal attention;
they wish permanent and not
merely transitory care. These
heroes have given to the last
drop; they have died that you and
might live; who dares say that II
is not fitting that we should return
their bodies to the country for
which they made the supreme sacri-
fee
1t is urged that every person de-
string the return OF his son or other
relative to the United States. make
public such desire, join the Bring
Home the-Soldier-Dead League" re-
iterate his wishes to the War De-
partment, and impress upon Con-
gress the importance Of expeditions
action.
Mrs. L. M. GREEN.
Washington, April IS.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
SAYS MISSING WIFE
is DOROTHY ARNOLD

MERIDEN, Conn. May 2.-Pic-
lures Of Dorothy Arnold, who disap-
peared from her home in New York
ten years ago. were Identified here
today by Leon Albert Ingraham, OF
Durham, Conn, as likenesses of his
wife, Doris.
Mrs. Ingraham disappeared from
Durham about a week ago, after
telling her mother-in-law she was
Dorothy Arnold.
When Ingraham was shown the
pictures by newspapermen he ex-
claimed: That is my wife, and she
was Dorothy Arnold"
His father and mother also said
that the pictures looked like Doris .
No trace has been found of the
missing Mrs. Ingraham. Ingraham
said today that his wife told him
two years ago she was Dorothy Ar
mold.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
REDIsCoyER HAITIAN
CACTUS LOST 20 YEARS.

A remarkable cactus from Haiti
that was first collected over zoo
years ago that has been rediscov-
cred was described by DR.. J. y.
Rose at the meeting OF the Bio
illogical Society.
This cactus was first collected By
Charles Plumier about 1897, at
which time Il was very briefly de-
scribed. Some fifty years later
Plumier's illustrations were pub
ltshed. Since then nothing very
definite has been known about this
plant until DR.. w. d. Abbott and r
c. Leonard collected a fine series
Of flowers and fruits and obtained
photographs. DR.. Rose found by
restudy Of the plant that IL repre-
sented an undescribed genus. an ac-
count OF which he is publishing in
one of the reports of the Smith
sonian Institution.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
Some Salary Salve.

.HNE of the chief criticisms of the league of ma
" tions is its cost of operation. The United
States is used to salaries of $4,000 to 100000 for
the heads of great corporations. But here salary
is reckoned by returns and the grade of executive
ability. 1t would seem that in its inception, the
league would be fairly modest in salaries even with
forty governments stockholders.
But its salary list is rather startling. The sec
retary general is paid $4,000. His is position
of great dignity, but the President Of the United
States gets but $4,000. The head of the Interna-
tonal Labor Bureau comes next at $4,000. Three
undersecretaries general get from $4,000 to $6o,-
900; six directors $4,000 to $4,000 each eight COM
missioners $4,000 to $4,000 each and on through
goody list Of diligent employees at very desirable
pay ranging from 10000 to $4,000.
By comparison members of the Cabinet of this
government paid SI2,ooo and their chief assist
ants, with but three four exceptions which reach
$4,000. have salaries of $500 and under. The
head of the new budget bureau will have but SIo.-
600. and his assistants $500 Yet the men who fill
these Offices are, and must be men who have had
and can have in private life much larger incomes.
Either this government has something to learn as
to payroils from the league, or the league has
something to learn from this government on this
subject
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
Youngest Person Euer''
Is Sent to ELIis Island

NEW YORK May 2.-The young
est person ever sent to Ellis Island
for a hearing is Henriette SERENE,
81 days old. She arrived on the
Holland-America liner. Noordham,
which docked In Hoboken yesterday.
Miss Ella F. Meyer. of Baltimore,
brought the baby with her. She
has been abroad a year doing Red
Cross work. Miss Meyer said the
child's real guardian IL Jacques
Dumas. Of Paris. Asked II she had
legally adopted the baby, she said
that she had not. as under the
French law. the child could not be
>dopted until she was twsnty-ens.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
TWENTY BIRDS ARRIVED
HERE DURING PAST WEEK.

More Of washington's quota OF
summer Inhabitants have
been arriving during the past week,
and ornithologists OF the L. S. Bio
logical Survey have been acting an
the reception committee. The birds
that they have seen and the dates
Of their FIRST arrivals were: April
IS. chimney swift. woodthrush,
whippoorwill; April 20. redstart;
April 81, American bittern: April
y, yellow-throated vireo: April 20,
parula warbler. long billed marsh
wren; April -. black-throated blue
warbler, magnolia warbler. king
bird barn swallow: April IS. olive
backed thrush, red-eyed vireo: April
26. Nashville warbler. chestnut
sided warbler. spotted sandpiper:
April %. hooded warbler. great
crested hycsteher; April Is. scarlet
tanager.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
A PROTEST AND A PLEA.
o the Editor. The washingsph Herald:

To the Editor. The WashingsDh Herald:
Today's cable news CApriI 2o)
says that the British government
approves and is now ordering re-
prisals in Ireland.
i, as a Belgian, and one who had
my mother shot down before my
eyes. my brother killed in war and
my sister gsssed when the Germans
attacked our country. want to raise
my voice in protest against the out
raEeous acts Of the British.
To my ambassador I am sending
a protest for remaining silent. /
would like to see every Belgian
woman in this country. for our
people suffered more than others
and know what the Irish are now
going through. to protest 10 the
ambassador and also to the world.
MRS. ALFRED WHITEHALL
Washington. April 20.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
ScIps9f;s' e ElEs;s
11lent
Cas7a~ q Hee1a0
A1flc<fl<s u Ssalrss
h is Ess6l.r1s.
| TTT
TUESDAY. MAY q, 1871.

TUESDAY. MAY 4. 1871.
Americas society Of Ma.nsIos1sss,
National Museum. today. Morning
session. 10 O'Clock: Geography
and Evolution as Pertaining 20
the Kangaroo Rats Of California
by Joseph Grinneil: 'Nerve-end-
inEs Of the MAsculAe and Cristae
Acusticae." by X. H Lane. Busi-
ness meeting, lo:ts q. m After
noon session. . o clock: Life his
tories OF African Squirrels and
Related Groups" by Il. Lang:
Meaning Of California Records
for Buffalo" and The Range OF
Mountain sheep in Northern Cali
fornia" by c. Hart Merriam:
Habits Of the Mammals OF
Celebes and Borneo," by H c.
Raven: Observations on Certain
Specialized Structures OF the In
tegument OF Primates." by Adoiph
II. shultz:. Improved Methods OF
Trapping Small Mammals Alive.-
by Vernon Bailey.
Botanical Society, Cosno. CIuh, this
evening, y. m. Edible and
Poisonous Beans Of the Lima
Tupe," by Arno Viehoever; "Pois-
onous whored Milk Weeds" by
DIR. c. Dwight Marsh: Roses for
Garden Decoration" by Peter Bis
set.
National Capital Dental society.
George Washington University
Medical Building. this evening. Q
O'Clock. 'Impression-tsking and
Bite, Selection ard Articulation OF
Teeth" by DIR. Alexander H Pat
erson, Of Baltimore.
MONKEY HAS HUMAN SMILE
AND LIKES TO HELP HIMSELF.
The orang-utan when he is cap
tured young soon becomes friendly
with man and attached TO those
who feed and care for him." W. X
Sneak, OF Philadelphia, said at a
meeting of the American Society OF
MammaloCists at the National Mu-
scum yesterday afternoon.
This kind OF monkey also has a
very human-like smile and when
the young animals play they smile
often. But when the orang-utAn
grows older he is inclined to be-
come mean and cross, said Mr..
Shcak
The orang-utan is almost. IL not
altogether. as intelligent as the
chimpanzee." he declared. But as
he is less active he docs not show
up TO as good advantage. Mr..
orang-utan spends much Of his
time sitting silent in one corner OF
his cage. He docs not weep as
easily as the chimpanzee nor laugh
aloud as often.
"One oranE-utan wanted a wal
nut that lay just beyond his reach
outside his cage. lie tried to roll
some straw into a wand. but this
was too much broken. After DELHI
Grating for some time. he took or
a red sweater he was wearing.
pushed IL between the bars Of the
cage, dropped il over the nut and
PULLED the nut within reach. This
same animal pushed his keeper
toward a lantern that was turned
too high, because he had previously
been burned by one that took fire
and exploded"
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
A HEROIC SHERIFF.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
A heroic former sergeant of the
war, Jas. Mcmillan, jr., of Piedmont,
W. Va, says the s2s.00o.0o0 COL
iected for Europe's starving ought
to 20. to the poor here. He evident
ly thinks like President Harding did
think-"America first" He cites a
widow with six children appealing
to her lifelong grocer for credit,
which was refused. She grabbed
up a bag of -four and ran home.
The grocer sent the sheriff TO ar
rest her. The sheriff found the
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
RINGTAnL DIPLOMACY.

TO he Editor. The Washington Herald:
Oh. you poor little island of Yap,
You appear to be rather a trap.
An omInous specter OF old-world
spite.
Arousing the nations with all of
their might
To another helI-of-a-scrap.
Oh. you weird little islet Of Zap.
But a blur on the face of the map.
oh, IL statesmen were only blessed
with light,
To jab through the bottom and
sink, Il from sight
Along with the ysp OF the Jap.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
Model School System for Washington.

The public schools Of the District of Co.
umbia should be model for the rest of the
country and for the world.-Senator Capper.
CENAToR cAPPER has made statement
~ wholly worthy Of him. If he undertakes to
Put i INTO effect, he viii find also, that he has un-
dertaken what is worthy OF his energy. persistence
and aoihty He viii hnd. hrst of all, that the basic
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
FEARS FOR CIVILIZATION
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:

TO the Editor, The Washlntton Herald:
Apropos of armsments and recent
scientific inventions and discov-
cries (airplanes and sesplanes.
tanks. poison gases and liquids. ct
cetera. ct cetera) / should like to
inquire: OF what avail is, or will be,
our boasted civilization, IL as we
progress we use the most effective
things We produce not for our i'm
provement, not to facilitate our ad-
vance or to maintain the position
we have gained, but to bring down
upon our own heads our own de-
struction?
LYDIA G. WENTWORTH.
Brookline, Mass, April 2e.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
QUESTIONS EINsTEIN THEORY.

In Einstein's theory there is a
serious lack In his statement that
q ray Of light Is affected by gravity.
Before this statement has any
weight there should exist a true
definition of the Ether of space"
Maybe the DETECTION has a perfect
" natural explanation. We all
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
PREDICTS PIPE ORGANS
IN INDUSTRIAL LIFE.

Others have gone further in the
welfare plan. Some of the smaller
manufacturers have installed player
pianos and talking machines, which
they permit their employees to op-
crate. Some laughed at this plan
when it was first suggested. saying
it would district the mind of the
working people. 1t worked Just the
opposite.
1T will not be surprising to me
when big pipe organs will become
as much of a part of the life of in
dustrial America as the manufac-
turing machine itself" concluded
Mr.. Mccoy. .... .
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
SHOULD TAKE LESSON
FROM BASEBALL CHIEFS.

IF America spent one tenth as
much money for the development
Of music as, for the betterment of
baseball this country would rank
with the other musical centers Of
the world.
TT would be a good idea for those
interested in music to pattern after
the baseball chiefs in their plans
to Increase the standard of music
in this country.
DO you ever hear of a great
baseball star whose talent Is wasted
on the sandlots?" queried the South
ern visitor. mo. is the answer and
it is easily explained why. The
baseball powers employ experienced
men in this line. to 70 scouting
around every hamlet and village in
the country looking for youngsters
who have natural ability and need
only a little training before they
become fixtures in our national pas
time.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
WOULD GIVE INCENTIVE
FOR STUDY OF MUSIC.

This same idea could be carried
out in music. OF course, the idea
of the music week Is not only con-
fined to the possibilities of discov-
ering natural born artists, but to
popularize music. But one of the
best ways OF making 1t more popu-
lar would be by making more great
artists. This would act as an in
centive of young boys and girls 10
study music. instead of devoting
their childhood ambitions of becom-
ing stars of the baseball diamond,
or winning places in the movies or
in the front line of the chorus of
the stage.
IF this plan were adopted. music
would soon crowd baseball as a ma
tional sport as far as recreation Is
concerned. in fact, it would pro-
vide much more recreation for the
general public then baseball. There
would be an unlimited number of
performers people who could play,
instead of only a few as in base
ball or other sports.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
BELIEVES MUSIC WEEK
WILL DEVELOP TALENT.

WILL DEVELOP TALENT.
Belief that many new artists wiii
be discovered and developed by the
nation-wide movement to observe
Music week" was the opinion, ex-
pressed yesterday by John q. Nc
Coy of Augusta, Ca. who stopped
OF in Washington yesterday for .
few hours en- route to New York.
IT am glad to see that Washing
ton is falling In line with scores OF
other cities throughout the coun-
try in holding q music week." said
Mr.. Mccoy, in discussing the pos
sibilities of discovering talent by
this method. TT Is UP to Washing
ton as the national capital to ses
the pace in encouraging the IDEA
because II Is bound to establish .
better standard Of music in this
country.
I'VE all must admit that Amer
lea is far behind in the musicai
world. Little or no encouragement
is given for the development OF
artists. and as a result there's
many genius in this line whose
talent Is wasted simply because
there 10 no attempt made to bring
these natural born musicians to the
front.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-03
HELPED AMERICAN
SOLDIERS ABROAD.

War taught America what music
means" added Mccoy. 1T was
proven on the eve of battles that
music and singing helped to tighten
the burden of the fighting man.
Manufacturers throughout the
country appreciate the value Of mu-
sic in speeding up production. Mu-
sic is one of the most important
items on the program OF welfare
work in the industrial world.
Look at the number of industrial
plants in the country that have
their own bands.
in some of the plants concerts
are given during the noon lunch
hour. Manufacturers have found
that this brief respite from the
days toll relieved the workers of
the tired feeling and sent them
back to their jobs in better frame
of mind and as a result helped pro-
duction.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-03-26
BILIOUS CHILDREN
k-Draught, Long in Successful
Use, Praised by an Arkansas
Mother, ''Soon Does
Its Work" !

Marmaduke, Ark-Speaking OF
Thedrord's Black-iJraught, which from
;ong use In her household has become
regarded as the family medicine,
Mrs. Mary e. Hill, of Route l, this
place, says:
When the children get bilious, |
give them a couple of good doses, and
when We have sour stomach, headache,
" any liver or stomach trouble, We
.1se Black Draught. 1t is an easy laXa-
i've, and soon does the work. l GER
ainly think It is one of the best rem
sdies made"
Black-Draught acts on the Jaded
iver, gently, but positively, and helps
/ in its important function OF throw
ng out waste materials and poisons
from the system.
In thousands Of households Black
Draught is kept handy for immediate
lse in time of need. Prompt treatment
nften is half the battle, and will often
areyeut slight ills from developing e.
TO serious troubles.
It's we'll established merit, during
more than 20 years Of successful use
should convince you of the helpful
effects obtainable by taking Black
Draught for liver and stomach dis
orders. Get a package today, and
keep it in your house. See that
the package bears the words,
"rLedford's Black DTaught." NC-14}
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-03-26
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN.

The Improved Order of Red Men
! IS a patriotic organization based upon
! the manners and customs. not Of Gag
| les nor owls, not upon the manners
| and customs of beavers nor lions nor
Ttigers, but upon the intense and un-
| compromising love Of human liberty
as exempIifed in the lives and char
acterS Of the American Indian. an
! heroic race Of natural men, whose
government had no records. whose
SachemS had no thrones. whose re-
liGiOn had no bibles, but with all they
were true patriots. ready at all times
to die in defense of q small strip Of
Hunting Grounds; and, without the
tions, true friendship and christian
Improved Order of Red Men was
named for race of men deeply i'm
bued with the strongest and noblest
passions Of human nature. and not
for any fowl of the air, nor for any
beast of the field, whose highest ideal
of happy state is Il full craw or d
full stomach, without respect from
whence this pleasure may come.
The American Indian, who was the
first rightful lord of this great Amer
lean continent, who roamed Ameri-
cas- primeval forests a thousand
years before Columbus was born, was
by nature patriot, by instinct a
christian. and by practice a gentle
man.
1t is no argument TO say he was
cruel to the white settlers as history
is full of the white mans treachery
and impositions, and the Red Man
defended his country with bows and
arrows and such other crude and sim
pie means that were known to him
against such fearful odds as blazing
cannon and other death dealing ma
chinery known only to the white man
Notwithstanding this great advantage
it took the white man more than two
hundred years to subdue that race of
determined spirits, who should be
ranked among the worlds greatest
heroes. Out of that 200 years of
suffering. blOOdShed and death a les
son comes TO us, lesson of fOrtitude
land bravery, a lesson of human love
for human liberty, lesson of patrl-
otto devotion to humble homes and
childhood'S sweetest memories.
Wicomico Tribe will on the 7th of
April have a rally meeting in the Ar
mory, to which the public is invited
to come and enjoy an evening of mu
sic and addresses by some of the
Great Council Chiefs.
The Chiefs of the tribe are scout
ing the forests for palefaces, and are
anticipating the capture of few
Of them in the Hunting Grounds of
Cambridge. IRE tribes in the differ
ent reservations Of the United States
in the past year have gained wonder
fully in membership, the increase be-
ing over $1,000, and that the pros
poets were for a greater increase
this year.
In the reservation of Maryland the
tribes nave made wonderful increas-
es in membership, the total number
Of membership, December, 1920, was
11,S26, and the total number of mem
bership December, 1919, was 10,358,
making net gain for the year, 1920,
,06S members for Maryland.
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