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The Washington herald., 1921-02-14
Asks States to Bar
Aliens From Land

Senator Phelan, of California. last
night sent a message to legislative
committees from Oregon and Idaho,
which will meet in conference at
Portland. Oreg., today urging that
they take immediate action for the
passage of laws debarring all aliens
from acquiring land in those States.
The message followed a telegram
from Senator Lodge. chairman Of
the Foreign Relations Committee,
suggesting that the legislatures Of
Oregon and Idaho defer action until
the incoming administration IL able
to enact comprehensive legIsla-
ton" on the japanese land ques-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-14
Maryland ConstabuLary
Called in Murder Case

HAGERSTOWN, Md. Feb. I3.-Tn
Wow of the fact that the officers
here and at Martinsburg are no
nearer a solution of the mystery
SURROUNDING the murder of Garfield
Miller, the Hagerstown taximan.
who was shot and killed early Wed
nesday morning near Falling Wat
ers, and the subsequent, theft Of his
automobile and money. State aid in
the form of Marylsnd's new state
Constabulary will be furnished.
The officers have shifted their
operations to the scene of the muir
der and are bending their efforts to
find some clue in that section where.
it is believed, probably more is
known about the crime than has
been divulged
The Washington herald., 1921-02-14
ROYAL WEDDING e
In JAPAN BRINGS
SERIOUS TENSION
Rival Families Divided
And Baron Nakamura
Resigns.
BY GLENN BEBB.
Special Cable DiSpatob d
The WEEhinrton HerzlSa

Abpee1a CGble Dlfpa tch a.
Tho WEEhinrtSn Hsrzldg
TOKYO, Feb. l3.-The tension
over a serious affair" growing out
OF opposition TO the marriage Of thf
crown prince TO a daughter of
Prince Buni, a relative Of the Sat.
suma clan, was relieved today b.
an announcement from the imperial
household department that the mar
risge plans were unchanged. This
means complete defeat for oppo-
nents Of the marriage, the chief Of
whom is Prince YamAEats. head
OF the Genro and considered Jspan0
most powerful subject.
While the tension has been re-
lieved dramatic Developments are
expected. Baron Nakamura. minis
ter OF the imperial household and
the vice minister already have re-
signed and II is considered most
likely that Prince YamaEata VIII
resign the presidency Of the privy
council. The resignation Of Yzms-
gaia would mean the fall OF the
greatest figure in japanese politics
in the last decade
II Is stated that plans for the
princes tour abroad are unchanred
he leaving Yokohama March 3. II
is said 10 be undecided whether he
will visit America
The opposition TO the marriage has
been due primarily to the ancient
rivalry between the Satsums and
ChOsu clans. The Chosu clan on
posed the marriage as bringing Sat
sums influence 10 bear directly on
the imperial throne Thesa two
clans have been since the restors-
ton the most powerful in the en-
. pire. ruling the army and navy Tor
the last FIVE decades
When # was rumored that the
marriage plans would be broken OF
ii was announced that a number Of
prominent japanese including mem
bers OF Parliament would proceed
TO the shrine Of the late Emperor
Meiji in Tokyo " on account Of the
serious event concerning the nation
and imperial family.
CcopyriEht, 1891. By Public Ledger Co. Far
East Service
The Washington herald., 1921-02-14
OF HOUSE
ADDRESSES SMOKER
OF HOLY manners
Speaks on Blasphemy Be.
fore Alexandria Cath
.olic Society.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. s. DOniphan,
727 King Street


ALEXANDRIA. Va, Feb. IA
Representative O'ConneI, OF Lou
isiana, and P! j. Haltigan,- OF Wash
ington, tonight addressed a meet
ing OF the Holy Name Society held
in the auditorium of the Lyceum
Hall. Previous to the meeting a
reception OF new members was held
at St. Mary's Church and a large
number of new members were en-
rolled. The object of the society is
to prevent blasphemy as far as pos
sible.- There was a smoker and re-
treshments were served.
The police have in their posses-
sion a still captured in a house on
North Fayette street yesterday.
The head of the house has been
summoned to appear in the Police
Court tomorrow and give his story.
The body OF Julian NJ. Penn, 81
years old, a former resident, who
died in Manchester. n. H, will be
brought here for burial. For the
past ten years he had made his
home in Manchester. He, was a son
OF the late George and Susan Penn,
and is survived by two brothers.
Arthur B. and Frederick NJ. Penn.
L. o. Armstrong will deliver an
illustrated lecture at s o'clock to-
morrow night in the auditorium of
Alexandria High School under the
auspices Of the Y. NJ. c. A. His
topic will be From Labrador to
Alaska" The lecture will be free
and the public is invited to attend
Alexandria Lodge of Elks with
hold a meeting tomorrow night at
which time officers will be nomi-
mated.
Arrangements have been made by
Friendship Council Sons ana
Daughters of Liberty, for a George
Washington class initiation Feb
ruary %.
Mary Custis Lee Chapter. U. D. c.,
will hold a meeting Monday even
ing at 3 o'clock in Lee Camp Hall
The Washington herald., 1921-02-14
Wedding Announced

UPPER BARLBORO. Md. Feb. 10.
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Wilson, Of
Groom, Prince Georges County, have
announced the marriage OF their
daughter, Miss Josephine Margaret
Wilson, to William Leo Manyette,
of Chevy Chase, D. c.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-14
NeU Excuse Developed
For Men Late at Work

CANTON. Ohio, Feb. 13 Omitted
Press). - At least there has been
found a new alibi for being late to
work.
The old gags my clock was slow
this morning" or the street car was
delayed" fell into oblivion here to-
day when Patrolman Joseph Car
den reported to his precinct police
station half an hour late for duty
and told the captain that burglars
entered his house last night and
stole his alarm clock.
The captain investigated and
found it Sue.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-14
General Debility Patients
Out of Luck in Chicago

CHICAGO. Feb 13.-The epidemic
of general debility" in the neigh
borhOod OF Or. John W. KoeIme had
ceased today, according to police.
Federal authorities arrested Dr.
kOelme on charges of violating the
liquor laws. He issued LOO pre-
scriptiOns in the last four months.
One thousand of these were emer-
genCy prescriptions for general
debility.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-14

only efforts were directed to bat
tling the snow and ice packed down
over the car tracks, the company
attempted this morning to resume
limited service. The attempt met
with no success because the snow
and ice cleared from the tracks
yesterday was frozen in again. Less
than two miles OF tracksge had
been cleared and officials agree that
II the weather mans prediction Of
more snow holds true Albany and
neiEhboring cities may be without
trolley service for some weeks to
come
The Washington herald., 1921-02-14
Kansas House to Hear of Erin

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 13.-The
Kansas house Yesterday adopted a
concurrent resolution inviting Miss
Mary MacSwiney, sister Of the late
lord mayor Of Cork. to address a
joins session of the legislature next
Wednesday. The senate had not
acted on the resolution.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-14
Files Suit for DiYorce.

{ UPPER MARLBORO. Nd, Feb. 13
b-AIleCing misconduct, Florence
sC1ark has filed suit in the Circuit
ICourt here for absolute divorce
tfroun Albert H. Clark. According
70 the bill. they were married in
the District of Columbia December
- 1900 and have three minor
snildren.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-14
LittIepage Doomed for Senate,

BOWIE. Md. Feb. 13.-Thomas P.
LittIepage. president of the Prince
Georges County Community Council,
and prominent lawyer of Wash
iuEton and Maryland, has been
mentioned as a probable candidate
for the Republican nomination for
the state senate from this county.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-14
For Your Protection

doing: Use Raro to stew dried
fruit, prunes; use it for candied
sweet potatoes, brown bread, muf-
fms, coffee cake and puddings.
Karo Homemade Candy is the
best for children. It is whole
some, easy to make, costs much
less than store candy.
Mothers give children Karo
and sliced bread because it sat-
isles Natures craving for sweets
and takes the place of candy.
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
No Sociological Survey Needed to Show Intense
Loyalty of Folk in Village and Hamlet

Lane will never see a theatre or circus
AS you and l see life there is a minimum
of it in Wolf Lane. But just think of that
service banner, those two fddlers and the
four exdoughboys and make allowances for
them too
And GaltZin. Pa
Gallitzin comes as close to being no towr
at all as a town can. Her size is referred TO-
of course, and not her spirit or Industrial
Importance Much coal is mined there, ana
coke ovens are important units in her indus
trial existence. Certainly, If all the reports
and surveys to be swallowed whole, you
couldn't expect a great militarst- the mar
who uses armies like chessmen-to stir coal
miners.
The secret service men were on guard, a.
a matter of fact, lest some idle coal miner
heave a chunk of anthracite through a win
dow in the Marshal's car. And to add to
that you couldn't expect Gallitzin TO grow
enthusiastic about anything the American
Legion has inspired, because the demdgogues
have been walking the country calling the
legion the tool of the great capitalists and
a strikebreaking agency.
But behold Gallitzin, gloomy In her own
SCOT and grimy from her own coal mines
She lies up at the west end OF the Horse
Shoe Curve and looks just like what you'd
expect a coal mining town TO look like. Yet
she was out with her service flags and the
Stars and Stripes. The church bell was
making wild gyrations and five hundred
children, stiff and uncomfortable i'm their
Sunday clothes, were singing LA Marsel-
laise."
The miners were out with their dinner
pals on their arms and their lamps in their
caps. A dozen of them wore their old ser
vice breeches, no longer olive drab but
rusty brown from the coal. And just be
yond, the band
The Gallitzin band is composed Of ten
horns and a couple of drums. If it's members
have uniforms they neglected bringing them
along the day Foch passed through Gallitzin.
They wore the clothes they work in Some
wore derby hats. Others had the peaked
cap Of the miner cooked over one eye. They
played la Marseilaise." but it took who has
heard that call to arms hundreds of times I'm
The New York herald., 1921-11-20

and he was New York's first Health Com
missioner.
Dr. Smith has always held the view now
substantiated by so many years OF observa-
ton that it is the calm mind the careful life
from which noisy distractions are banished
that leads to length of days. To live thus Is
to modify the pace to a tempered walk. In
other words in DR.. Smiths philosophy life
is not to be thought of as racecourse unless
it is understood at the same time that the
goal is death.
These medical and other professional
opinions jibe with what people commonly
think At least 1t is most frequently heard
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
Way Up Mount Everest Found

seems possible that a properly organized
expedition despatched next year may reach
the top.
"The climbing party has experienced
very severe weather, and il is quite evi-
dent that only under the most favorable
weather conditions will their ultimate OBJ
ject be attained But anyhow, as far as
the mountain itself is concerned, IL now
seems clear that there really Is feasible
way up to the top OF Mount Everest This
is a most valuable point TO have estab-
lshed."
Next year, With the accumulated expert
ence and the knowledge obtained in this
expedition Of reconnaissance. determined
and fully equipped expedition will be sent
out with the purpose Of climbing 20 the top
of Mount Everest.
Professor j. Norman Collie. president of
the Alpine Club. is authority for the state.
ment that what has been gained this year
will be followed up next year OF the ad.
vantages TO be gained by these explora.
tions Professor Collie spoke in no light
terms. The Importance Of the expedition
will, he said, prove enormous.
From the geographical point OF view,
there are thousands of square miles Of EN-.
tirely unknown and unmapped country
opened to the world. The geological and
botanical interests will be tremendously
served Geologically we will now know the
character of the strata in the country
which has the highest mountains in the
world"
The cost of the expedition is about
10000 $3.50 00O) which is said TO be very
little considering the results from the vari.
Gus scientific points of view. 1t represents
two years work.
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
Nation as a Whole Emotional,
So Discount Must Be Made

OF course you must deduct sonnet hing for
the famous American sentmentalty. To
boot, we're emotional people. We love
sentimental songs about the lads dying on
the battlefield chanting the names OF their
sweethearts, despite the fact we know no one
who has ever witnessed or heard such un-
pleasantly. We must deduct something fer
that. In brief. we must make allowances for
the undeniable love the American has for
parade or its equivalent. We are a nation of
band followers. We applaud a play thai
never should have been written much less
staged, merely because one Of the actors
waves the Stars and Stripes or denounces
the country's imaginary enemies
Make what allowances you will for all that
and come along with Marshal Foch across
Pennsylvania. Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and
back up through Illinois and Michigan. And
then try to write report upon the state OF
the people-how much affected they have
been by radical political propa ganda and how
far they have departed from the old fash
ioned band wagon stuff that we cali
patriotism for the want o.. a more accurate
name. Consider first the village of Wolf
Lane
The special train didn't even hesitate as
it passed through Wolf Lane. The gazetteer
informs us that it has population of GAS.
There were at least 200 citizens huddled
beneath the wooden awning over the narrow
station platform, for it raining. They
all had flags woman was holdiag a SER
vice banner decorated with six gold and
silver stars. emblematic OF Wolf Lanes con-
tribution to the undoing of the Hohenzol.
lerns. Two fat men--probably the town
butcher collaborating with the chief OF
poce-were saving away on fiddles. You
can only imagine what they were playing
Four boys in olive drab uniforms Cor what
was left of them) stood stifly at attention in
front Of the crowd. On both hanks OF this
valiant rank the children hudded togethe-
screaming in sheer excitement Tne stars
and Stripes hoated from a pole behind the
depot and beneath the Stars and Stripes the
Tricolor, obviously made for the cccasio
because the colors were sewed together in
reverse order.
The great special train roared through
without even blast from it's locomotives
whistle The Marshal was sitting inside
reading book. He doesn't know yet that
he passed through Wolf Lane and that Wolf
Lane will be talking about the day he passed
through for half a year Those 200 didn't
get so much as glimpse Of the great man.
Now. just what is wrong with Wolf Lane
if anything?
Probably rents have increased there ano
food costs 100 per cent. more than Il did n
1917. Probably half the town is suffering
from the unemployment curse. Maybe Wolf
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
BY w. A. DAVENPORT.

II VERY day some individual or some
r. commission fares forth. with secre-
teries and typewriters to investigate
write solemn report. He. she or II has
gone down into the mill and factory town
or out into the farming regions; or the quest
for knowledge has led down the mine shaft
or across metropolitan streets.
Mayors, teachers. students. workers, idlers
and who not are interviewed Impressions
are gathered and statistics compiled. In the
end we fave some persons OF some commits
sion's opinion. And that opinion, setting H.
self up to be an honest consensus of thought,
is supposed to guide us in correcting this or
that evil or enlarging this or that virtue.
The main point to this prelude is that such
is the result OF a more or less
conscientious and intelligent digging. Its
value is in direct proportion to the material
the investigator has been able TO extract.
And in nine cases out of ten the digger has
found the ground rebelious Almost in
variably he has come back with nothing
more than regional diagnosis or repre-
sentative" analysis.
Therefore, IL made one yearn TO have one
or a dozen of such professional researchers
on board the special train that carried Mar
shal Foch from New York to Kansas City
and back again. 1t gave one to think what
sort of report a socoogist, for instance.
would nave made had he or she rumbled
along that 1,i00 miles of railroad track
watching us Americans who stood at rail-
way stations and at crossroads between
watching the elaborate train OF Pulmans
going by.
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
Continued from Third Page.

October 10 the scientific world, and, in.
deed, the entire intelligent world, reioiced
on receipt of a telegram from the expedi-
tion announcing success at the last chance
as way had opened. The telegram was
despatched by Col. Bury from Phari Dzong,
and read.
PHARI DzoNG. Oct. TO-
The route 10 the summit Of Mount Ever
est by the northeast arete has been found
to be practicable
On September % six members OF the
expedition, with twenty-six coolies arrived
at the col at the head OF the Kharta val
ley, camping at 29.5OO feet.
On the following day Mallory, Bullock
and Wheeler encamped on the glacier below
the north col.
On the Gath they assembled the north COL
connecting Everest with the north peak, TO
$4,000 feet, finding the northeast arete
quite possible, but they were driven back
by a furious northwestery gale. lasting =
four days. with intense cold, and making
all climbing impossible
All the party are in good health The
reconnaissance Of Mount Everest IS now
completed.
Sir Francis Younghusband, president of
lne IOydl bCObldphiNai oOtlctNt ltlDlteu,
as did all those who had anxiously fol.
lowed reports of the Everest expedition.
The president said:
"The expedition has achieved the object
for which It was despatched. II has re.
connoitred Everest from all the approaches
on the northern side. On the northwest
it found no practicable route to the sum.
nit; but after much careful reconnais
sance the climbing party under Mallory
has at last found route by which it
The New York herald., 1921-11-20
[CA'S KILLING PACE ASTOUNDS MARSHAL FOCH
Recent Insurance Figures Show Apparent
Lengthening of Life, but Lessened In
fant Mortality May Explain Op-
timistic Tables

and early fall are reported as being un-
usually good
1t is worth remembering that the insur
ance companies keep no account of the
nervous diseases which shorten and end
life according to the neurologists and to
our own good sense. Epidemics. spread of
tuberculosis and automobile accidents figure
largely as causes in their death reports but
IL would be strange to see diagrammed the
numbers of the men and women who wore
themselves into an early grave or a linger-
ing age of sickness by running the pace that
kills. The diagrams will have to be made
by each person for himself and he won't
have much trouble in getting up some that
will be conclusive. He has merely 10 re
view the neurology of his own acquaintance.
$50 John Smith is gone Poor devil, I've
been expecting it; he never took moments
rest"
Mrs Jones was buried yesterday. What
took her off so early? But l know. She
ran her house headed a dozen committees,
got up charity shows, &c. She couldn't
stand the pace"
These things are common in Paris and
New York; common everywhere presumably.
Marshal Foch must surely know hostesses
whose hours as crowded as any New
York hostesss, and if he doesn't Daudet did
French novels are full of the type.
So what does he mean by what he de-
nominates American swiftness, and how does
he measure it?
Well. a typical Marshal Foch day is in
the accompanying box. 1t is only one out of
all the crowded hours by which the stranger
is bound to judge us
The New York herald., 1921-11-20

hundreds Of places TO recognize It. There
was neither unison nor direction to that
band. 1t merely played the French song
it knew how-badly. The Marshal stood
rigidly at attention, his hand at salute The
anthem wabbled along until near the end,
when the band suffered complete collapse.
And when the musicians abandoned the
effort they hurled their horns to the ground
and cheered.
What's the matter with Gallitzn-if any
thing?
II would be idle repetition to set forth here
the stories of other towns and villages
through which the train sped without
moments slackening of pace. They turned
out waving flags and singing You couldn't
hear the song and they couldn't see the Mar
shall Mere curiosity? why did they sing,
then? And why wave flags? Nine-tenths
of these tiny places had no American Legion
posts to organize such affairs. And If it was
merely curiosity, why the furore? Why not
just stand on the station platform with both
eyes open?
At Independence. Mo, the train stopped
for a minute. Away from the crowd that
surged against Marshal Foch's car stood an
ancient negro.
This must be a new train" he commented
to a reporter who had alghted.
Sure II is. It's Marshal Foch's special"
replied the reporter.
"Who?"
Marshal FoCh"
"Dawgone." shouted the old boy running
toward the car, II got to git me a look al him
and tell de boys"
He paused before running toward the Mar
shal's car.
"Who'au is dis Mister Foch, subj" he
asked
The reporter tried to be brief
"'Pears I read somethin about that man
Anyways git me look SOS the boys can't
git uppy wi me"
The train passed through farm land where
houses were scattered in villages OF three TO
ten buildings every mile or so. And time
after time the porches of these houses
would be occupied by collarless and even
shirtless men who stood at attention the
cars flashed past. And often. behind these
The New York herald., 1921-11-20

that So-and-So died early because he over
worked and overpayed. And while yielding
supiney to the incessant demands on his
time and strength, a man, the ordnary man.
will nearly always say: This rapid kind Of
life will be the death of me-"
But the figures don't say so. In fact, they
say for the moment-that is for the year
from last January to September-that the
death rate has decreased. THE New York
HERALD quite lately printed the statements
of actuaries of some Of our best known life
insurance companies. which showed that
people do not die early as they used to-
Roughly speaking, the average period Of