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The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
FLUID LAVA COVERED
LARGE AREAS IN PAST.

Just as the high iron oxide con-
tent of some furnace slags causes
them to be very fluid. so the lavas
that in past ages flowed out OF fis
sures and covered large areas or
the earth owe their high fuidity
to their high percentage of oxide
If iron, DR.. H. S. Washington, or
the Geophysical Laboratory, told
the Geological Society at its meet
ing last night at the Cosmos Club.
From a study of many OF the
Iavas that have formed large, eX-
tensive, horizontal and thick flows
Of basalt, DR.. Washington has ar
rived at the conclusion that they
are all much alike in several chem
ical characters, and differ decidedly
in these respects from most basalts.
These tissure flows, which poured
over the country like immense
floods of water, filling valleys and
forming lakes of solid rock, are not
similar to those issuing from con-
ical volcanoes like Vesuvius, Dr..
Washington said.
One of the most important of
these areas is that of the "Dcccan
Traps" in Western India, where
successive sheets of basalt coyeF
more than 100000 square miles and
up to 5000 feet deep. or about one
seventh of the peninsula. DR.
Washington reported the first chem
iCal analysis ever made of these
rocks.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
Menace of Ingrown Opinions.

The easiest way for an American to ac-
quire reputation for profundity is to come
out boldly for compromise, to assume a po-
sition of looking first this way and then that
take a solemn air, clear his throat and
advise adoption of middle course If there is
matter to be settled it is assumed to be wise
to- call all parties together, hear each and every
claim and then bisect, trisect multiSect the
thing the principle in controversy and give
each claimant a portion: 1t is popularity pre-
sumed that this plan will keep all sides
sonably contented and will prevent conflict
1t is assumed that justice will in some way be
evolved from this system.
New Orleans Times Picayune
1t cannot be possible that the T. P has what
Is known as reference to illusions" 1t certainly
ranuot have any immediate person or situation in
mind 1t cannot be so unkind as to hide an in
sinustion under the cloak of philosophic homy.
What it really pictures is but mixture; but
the age-oId rule of compromise with an admixture
Dne cloves a jelly-hsh, nor is there profound ad
miralion of mere stubbornness of opinion Wisdom
usuaiy lies between extremes.
1t is not sin, but virtue to find the middle
ground when the extremes are not moral righ
and wrong 1t is a virtue to hear all sides before
a hral decision. A mans day in court is inherent
in democracy.
The bisecting. trisecting or multisecting of :
principle that may be in controversy is not
usual result of such a hearing. More usually the
man who is cocksure he is right and the other
fellow wrong, is the author of folly and quag
mires. good listener the often makes thu
good executive and administrator.
American history is a great text book of tn,
value of listening it is OF the development o
average or seeming mediocre powers BY
enforced responsibility. Few men are what they
have seemed to- be when compelled to take upor
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
WIDOW
v sGMPATHIZEs u-rTz
SWESTERNER

10 the Editor. The washinEtou Herald:
was quite interested In the Let
ter signed "Weyterner." in which
he advises "WatchfuI Waiting -
go west" where there is no lsck
a the sterner sex But as a nstt,,
Of fact, all the big jobs Govern
ment ones). are in the District ~
Columbia, and that Is the reason
why this city proves 10 be the ner-
ca for so many women. One must
live and that takes monaghan y,
Wes<-and IL certainly takes money
TO go to the far West CPortlspdD or
Montana And what can one do
while awaiting Prince Charming ~
The only thing ] know would be
school teaching, II educated uD "a
it. married very young and hsy.
been a widow several years. ana
have lived in this city ever since I
became husbandless. and have Devsr
met anyone. eliEibles. or II 7 net
any they were no; matrimoniaIlv in
clined. So can most heartily svr-
pathize with "WatchfuI Waiting"
WIDOW.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
GEOLOGIST TELLS HOW
SALINE LAKES GIVE POTASH.

Potash found in the lakes of Ne
braska, which are at present one
Of the chief sources OF our domestic
potash, originated from the min
erals in the sands and hence will
be likely to last for years, if not
indefinitely, according to DIR. r. c.
Wells, of the Geological Survey, who
talked at the Geological Society
last night. Some biologists have
held that these potash deposits
came from the ashes of forest fires,
and that they would soop be eX-
hausted.
How saline substances such as
sodium carbonate and sulphate,
potassium chloride and carbonate,
and boraX are obtained from our
Western lakes was outlined. The
increased demand for sodium sui
phate has caused the Geological
Survey to study the occurrences Of
this salt, DR.. Wells said. Borax is
now being obtained directly from
the brine of Searles Lake. Cali
fornia, which is a departure from
the usual method of manufacturing
from colemanite. DIR. Wells also
described the processes for making
potash at SaMrdo, Utah, and soda
at Owens Lake in California.
How the National Museum ex-
hibits its fossils was told by Dir.
r. S. Bassler, of the museum.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10

noma of the mouth was urged at
the meeting of the Dental Society
held at the George Washington Uni
versity Medical School in a paper
presented by DR.. Charles Stanley
White.
Radium applied to cancer growth
in its early stages will arrest the
progress of the disease and practi-
cally cure in many cases. II was
said. The gamma or penetrating
rays of radium contained in small
tube or needle, destroy the affected
tissue for a depth of about one inch.
Use of radium is extremely sim
pie and it was urged that dentists
employ it more frequently. Enough
for use would cost $4,000 or $1,000,
it was said. and it could be handed
down for generation after genera
tion with value unimpaired.
ical analysis everNmade of rocks.
He also studied the basalts of the
Columbia and Snake rivers. cover
ing about 100000 square miles m
Oregon, Washington and Idaho
Another such area, even larger, is
that OF the North Atlantic, which
was a land plateau covered by such
basalts in the Tertiary, but now
largely sunk beneath the ocean,
and of which remnants exist in the
Islands of the Hebrides, Orkneys
and Faroes, East Greenland, Ice
land, Jan Mayen, iSpitzbergen and
Nova Zembla. Other such flows oc-
cur in Patagonia, Siberia, and prob
ably in South Africa, and very
early ones are probably represented
around Lake Superior.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
/. G.. G. to AnslDer
Roads Money Claim

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission was ordered yesterday by
Justice Frederick l.. Siddons in the
District Supreme Court to show
cause on February % why the pro-
ceedings involving the claim of the
Detroit g. Toledo Shore Line Rail-
road Company for compensation un-
der the wartime transportation
laws should not be transferred to
that court for adjustment.
The railroad claims, in its petition
for a writ OF ccrtiorari that the
commission deducted an item OF
$164,S00 from what was justly due
it and has since refused to pay OF
reopen the proceedings.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
DECLARES ENGLAND NOT
AFRAID TO FREE IRELAND.
the Editor, ne WIshington HrFIId

10 the Editor, The Washington Hsr1ld
Modestinus thinks ths, England
would fear ireland II she were
free. ehc Well. don't YOU have srv
such fear; England can take care
Of Ireland very nicely. free or not
Modesttnus yells that England
could not let Ireland 60. as Ireland
is too close to England Well. Why
doesn't France take SPAN and held
il for the same reason Why such
a fuss made when R,Fium vas
taken by the Germans- u.dnr Ger
many have the same rlEh, u hold
Belgium as that for which Modes
1inus says England should hoLd
ireland?
am an EnEIishrran though 7
am not proud OF SAYING So al rHls
present time. when ~, once great
country is burning and DIunderrnE
in ireland. ] have 10 laugh al the
American people for giving such
silly excuses for not wanting Ire
land free. II some Of these people
who shout about a war with Eng
land over Ireland should read
American history. I'm sure that
they would say, Let US light EnE-
land. for she is doing TO Ireland
what she did to US and what Ger
many Nigh have done TO Belgium
IL Germany had been able to
Real true EnElishman br'oHc
that every country should be free
and even believe that England
should be more free and set W g
rpublic like this great one YOU Dc..-
pie have here on this side Of tho
Atlantic.
JOHN ROSS HAYES
WASHINGTON n q
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
ANOTHER ANSWER TO
"MODESTINUS.-
To the Editor, The wsshipFtoB Herald.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald.
In answer TO Mr.. ''Modestinus.
Tie says: All real Americans real
IKE that Britain cannot and never
will free ireland Shecsusc,
free Ireland would be a dagger al
Che heart OF Britain, just as a free
Suos would be a constant danger
to the United States"
tl) No real American realizes nor
oeheNes any such thing. and ]
might say neither do any English
men. Mr.. "Modestinus" NAV believe
H. but II he does, he is as ,nietakcu
ts When refers to a free Cuba"
being a menace to US. How MAJ,
real Americans believe Cuba dor. II
my mind serves me correctly. she is
tree), is to be feared. Wonderful
Americans IL they do
90 a free Ireland would he z
dagger at the heart Of Britain the-
cause OF her geographical position
One hears this same story SO often
that IL becomes quite SickeDinr
Why not apply the same resSoDinr
10 England and France, France and
Belgium, Canada and the United
States, etc. etc. Certainly Il is every
bit as logical.
(5) Recently. according TO some
master minds, any expression favor
ing England, has been considsred
real AmeriCsnism, while anyone eX-
pressing any opinion favorable 10
the just cause OF ireland. has been
considered as Sim Fein nrop-
agandist" and one who ought 20 be
locked up. America has heretofore
been the champion OF the oppressed
peoples. We went TO war for that
purpose. Poland has been freed.
CzeCho-Slovskia has broken the
chains Of tyranny that held her
down, Armenia's independence has
been recognized by our government.
while Ireland, far superior TO any OF
these, remains downtrodden and op-
pressed.
r r. KELLY.
Washington, February Z,
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
Scientific
Notes and
Comment
Calendar of Meetings;
Activities of Societies
In Washington

Chemical Society, Cosmos Club. this
evening, o'clock. Symposium
on Fertilizer Chemistry. The
Present American Fertilizer In
dustry," by William d. Hurd. Ma
tional Fertilizer Association:
"Phosphates." by W II. WagEa-
man, Bureau of Soils; The Pot
ash Situation" by +. W. Brown.
United States Potash Producers
Association; Nitrogen Resources" &"
by Capt. d. P. Gaillard. u s A,
nitrate division; FERTILIZER UtiI-
ization." by Oswald SChreincr.
Bureau of Plant Industry: "Con-
CCntrated Chemical Fertilizers -
by Il. Q. Z. Davis. Bureau Of
Soils.
American Institute of Architects,
Washington Chapter. Cosmos
Club, today, noon. Committee re-
ports. Luncheon at 1:15 o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
Sons of Veterans Chief
Here on Inspection

Lieut.. Gov. Pelham L. Barrows, of
Nebraska. commhnder-in-ch chief of
the Sons Of Veterans, U. S. A, will
arrive here today on an official
visit to this Jurisdiction of the mil
itary organization.
Lieut.. Gov. Barrows will be en-
tertained by Sons of Veterans of
Washington with a banquet at the
Ebbitt tonight. He will leave for
Pittsburgh following the banquet.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10

Life let US cherish, while yet the taper
glows,
And the fresh fow'ret pluck ere it close;
Why are we fond of toll and care?
Why choose the ranking thorn to wear7
j. M. Usteri
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10

Great Britain announces that Americans
are free to spend all the cash they please ex-
pIoring the oil fields OF Mesopotamia. Though
not of the league OF nations the American
dollar has not yet been refused passport any
wher..
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10

To the Editor. The Washington Hsrsn.
Every few days notice some
gifted writer gets up and spins
great tale Of woe on the hsrdshfpg
Of the voIstead Law. citing from
the Scriptures to show why it's
wrong TO be sober. and in the mex,
sentence telling there's far NOR.
liquor drunk now than when ~
had the open bar. ! don't believe
there's one who makes such a state
ment believes IL. ANY man who
has a conscience will say the coun-
try is better OF with the closed
saloon, even il the country Is oycr-
run with bOOtleEginE outlaws Tho
liquor people. by their lack n re-
spect for the law hastencd tho
closing OF the doors on their bus
ness. From the wet eIemrrt-z
class with no respect for law. and
foolishly thinking by making pro
hibition difiCUlt Of enforcement will
thereby cause tho repeating OF the
lsw-hss been very active. an
inclined TO think they get too much
sympathy from the officers Of the
law
II St. Elizsbeth's should place 100
Of the inmates in automobiles and
turn them loose on the streets. the
people would hunt the authorities
Take ten years ago. before the sU-
tomobile had become one-fOUrJh ss
popular as today. il was no Uncom-
mon sight 10 see 100 or more per
sons empticd out Of the saloons on
a Saturday night.
Somebody said alcohol and Easo-
line make poor mixture.
Let's stick TO gas
T. 7. SKINNER
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10

themselves the sole responsibility for action and
results, and nothing else also, is such brake, II
not reverse lever for preconceived opinions.
The Times Picayune is clever in its scorn,
but it smells an odor largely of its own exuding.
1t should clothespn its advance judgments and
give the child a chance to grow -
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
OVERLAND ROUTE BRINGS
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS.

The knowledge that cars may be
used the year round is the great
induCement which brings so many
cars in from other States yearly.
according to Bingaman, who said
that during the first six months of
1920, $1,000 automobiles from other
States were driven into California.
These cars average about four
passengers each" he pointed out.
meaning that nearly 100000 per
sons come into the State via the
overland routes every year. And
this figure for automobiles was be-
low normal, owing to the gasoline
shortage"
The Automobile Club of Southern
California, of which Bingaman is
member. has sign-pOsted all roads
in the southern part of the State,
and maintains these signs in repair
as well as providing newly con-
structed roads with signs. This
work requires the services OF a
special department., which has also
sign-posted the Lincoln and Nation
al Old Trails highways from Los
Angeles to the heart Of the Middle
West.
1t has completed the mapping and
charting of these two transcontI-
mental routes, the Bankhead and the
Old Spanish trails from San Diego
to the Atlantic Coast. over 1000
signs have been placed by the club
since it's organization. One of the
most unusual things done by the
sign-posting department has been
the work of furnishing desert roads
and trails with signs indicating
II
The highways are not used for
pleasure alone, Bingaman said. but
are bringing the farmer and the
consumer closer together and are
reducing the cost of living.
p w C.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
LsprinrheId Republicsn.l

The strength Of popular feeling in
Japan was shown only the other
day. when the opposition group. in
which are to be found most OF the
liberal leaders and most Of those
conspicuously friendly to the Unitel
States, adopted at its caucus reso-
lutions criticising the government
for certain militaristic courses and
calling for a settled policy of friend
Iy relations with America. but at the
same time pointing out minimum de-
mands Of justice for the japanese in
the United States as necessary. APP
parently Japan will go a long way
in concessions, but there are points
which public opinion will not per
NIT any government TO concede. The
conversations of the ambassadors
are a good beginning, but no more
than that, and the next admintstra-
tion will fond the Japanese ques-
tion one OF its gravest problems.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
Opinions
of Other
Ed i t o r S
Brief Comment From
Leading Newspapers
Throughout Nation
Treaty with Japan.
New York Times

Senator Hiram johnson doesn't
know what the tentative agreement
with Japan really is. but that does
not prevent him from being violently
agin' it. That he is mis.nCormed
concerning its provisions is asserted
by Secretary Colby. But -umor and
suspicion are enough for the Cali
fornia Senator. In this instance the
reason is obvious. He would lose his
proprietary political issue il the diff
ferences with Japan were to be
peaC cfully composed. And we know
that il is better to meet a bear
robbed OF her whelps than a politi-
ian deprived of his issue.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10

Why not amend the Volstead act to pro-.
hibt the hip pocket?
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
New Orleans Times Picayune. y

During the present controversy it
appears that the japanese govern
ment has displayed both tact and
moderation. Its ministers have been
bitterly assailed by jingoes in the
Japanese Diet for Contendiag that
Japan could not expect to have
everything her own way. But with
all that it does not .tppesr tnat the
Japanese have reCeded an inch from
their original stand against dis
elimination under American laws.
They contend" Ambassador Morris
told a New York audience the other
day, that il is unjust and unfair
TO pick out a particular group Of
aliens who are under certain pOlit-
zeal disabilities and deprive them
of rights which all other aliens
cqjoy.'
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
URGES EARLY RADIUM
TREATMENT OF MOUTH CANCER,

ment of any oral malignant
growths, such as cancer. or carci-
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
New York World }

If Senator johnson were capable OF
a little patience he might have btded
his time until such a day as a treaty
with Japan should be submitted TO
the United States Senate and refer
red to the Committee on Foreign Re
lations. of which he is a member.
He would then have full opportunity
to sCrUtinize it word by word and
aragraph by paragraph and exam
inc it for evidence Of the betrayal
Of the interests of the people OF Cal
ifornia that he so loudly denounces-
To a statesman in his responsible
position it is never a serious dtsad-
vantage to be reasonably well in
formed To fight a treaty that does
not yet exist is certainly 'ghcst-
dancing" as Secretary Colby sug-
geStS
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10

writers Of eenmuniestions FEY
publiestion In the open Cos1
are requested 10 make their
contribution zoo words or lea,
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS
RIVAL BEST IN EUROPE.

California has transformed the
old mission trails of the padres into
the finest highways in the world,
Claude H. BIngaman of Los Gatos
said at the Washington yesterday in
discussing the highway system of
the Golden State.
This State is in such an enviable
situation today as regards highways
and motor transportation that If the
railroads were suddenly to cease
operation it's commercial life would
continue with a good measure of ef-
ficiency for an indefinite period.
Every part of the State and
practically every city and town from
the Oregon line on the north to the
Mexican border on the south can be
reached by from one to three and
sometimes five good automobile
drives" Bingaman explained.
''Out of the dust trails of the past
we have in an astonishingly short
time evolved a paved highway sys-
tenn outranking even Europe's best
in prewar days. The State and the
counties have expended scores of
millions and the result is the most
extensive and substantial network
of thoroughfares known"
The following figures given by
Bingaman tell their own story. There
are now 2,443 miles of State high
ways, either constructed or being
built, including 1.465 miles Of con-
crete pavement, 2O3 miles of mac
adam pavement, IS miles of asphalt
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
Rochester Heraldl

From this exhibit it is clear that
the alarm manifested by the Cali
fornians rests on an unstable fOun-
dation. That it is OF political manu-
facture there can be little or no
doubt That the American people,
an American Congress, can allow a
situation so ridicuIously overdrawn
to involve the Unitel States in a
dispute with so deserving protege
as Japan is unbelievable.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-10
Wants Signs
For Capitol
Stranger Thinks Building
Needs Ads to Point /
Location.

Somebody in the new administra-
tion ought to get out and advertise
the Capitol of the United States so
that it will stand at least a fair
show in open competition with such
celebrities as Smith Brothers, Doc
Munyon. Bert Williams and others
who have contributed pages to ma
tional history.
Listen TO this. A Capitol guide,
resplendent in a much brushed uni
form, with badge cleaning like
new dime. looking as cheerful as
possible on a cold afternoon with
no prospects in sight, was standing
on the Plaza waiting for custom.
kUp walked a stranger. evidently
bent on looking over the sights and
looking them over as economically
as possible.
Can you tell me what building
that is?" he asked of the guide.
looking at the huge mass behind
the blue uniform.
Didn't you ever see that building
in a photograph. or a picture or
painting" asked the dumfOunded
guide.
Nope" said the stranger.
That's the Capitol OF the United
States"
why don't they put sign out
in front OF it," he persisted.
They DO" answered the guide
feebIy. but they always take it in
in cold weather"
Business conditions everywhere
may be far from the best the coun-
| try over has seen, but it remained
for Martin Amorous, of Marietta,
Ga, to tell the champion tale Of
| buying public that walks up to the
counter, looks over the goods and
departs without separating itself
from the cash. Amorous was talk
ing to the House Banking and Cur
| rency Committee with the hope il
night be able to do something to
help the farmers. lie told how the
| Georgians in his vicinity couldn't
keep their automobiles and had to
sell them because gasoline at 81
ents a gallon was too costly; how
| mules and horses are bringing only
| $40 apiece or less and how every
thing else has sunk in value pro-
portionately.
Why" said he. Mr.. Chairman,
they held an auction down in my
country the other day and put up
some horses on the block. On one
horse a man bid 81 and when the
auctioneer closed the sale at that
price, they found the bidder had run
| lway"