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The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
Not Pensions.

THERE is all the difference in the world be-
tween an annuity" and pension" both in
dictionary definition and in legal Interpretation. A
pension is held by our own Supreme Court to be a
gratuty paid or withheld by the government as it
chooses. But any annuity is payment based upon
contract for value received either in service or in
accumulated payments.
A few members of Congress seem to have got
ten these babies mixed, twins of the same parent
age, sex and color in their Judgment as to the
retired Federal employees bill. This bill concerns
aunuitics and not pensions. The original annuity
law is a contract By it the government recognizes
an obligation from it to its underpad employees. 1t
provides retirement annual payment as an induce
ment to continue in service, and to cut down the
wastes of labor turnover. But even at that the
government docs not provide the fund 1t merely
nrovides for it and administers it, holding it under
its control in trust.
The fund itself comes from contributions from
the salaries of Federal employees which arc with
held each month 1t is merely change in the sys-
tenn of the distribution of this fund for which the
present bill provides 1t merely increases the amount
per annum which may be paid. 1t takes nothing from
the government; has kin to an appropriation nor
to pension; in no way increases, or creates gov
erpment liability and will not add penny to taxes.
The employees in the service pay IN, and this bill
only provides how much they may draw out OF their
own money after they retire. 1t does not even
prevent future regulation if the increased amount
named proves to be more than is warranted, or than
can safely be taken from the fund as fed by salary
assessments.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
Jim Crow" Cars.
the Editor. The w.shinrtou Herald

10 NE Eoltor, The WAshinrton Herald:
/ have just read Justinian's let
ter in The Herald about the "Jim
Crow car problem" have seen
letters on this subject many times
in different papers, and / have been
wondering why the colored people
object so strongly to riding with
each other.
have never heard the white
people complaining about having to
ride with their own color. nor do
they ask for any change. II colored
are not satisfied with their own
society they have no right to force
II upon others, or to expect others
to like it any better than they do
themselves.
No long ago some colored person
was thanking the Lord that the
hat in the hand negro" has disap-
peared. / do not see anything to
be thankful for. unless he is to be
replaced by something better. The
present-day negro may have more
education, but he is far behind the
old in good manners and politeness
Yours truly.
r. S. LOCEHART.
Barboursville, Va
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
Somebody's Job.

un USINESS men of this country are quite famil-
n lar with the passing OF dividends. There
many stocks which carry cumulative dvi-
'dcnds, sometimes guaranteed and sometimes not.
Every holder of mortgages knows that it is not al
ways to his advantage to enforce payment OF interest
There periods when bond holders prefer to de-
icr interest payments rather than fake the
bonded property. Even the United States is con-
sidering bonding its floating debt.
In their various phases, these cover that
OF foreign loans. President Wilson may have
exceeded his strictly legal authority in defcrrng in
terest payments uncompounded and agreeing to de-
fer final payment OF the British debt for twenty-five
years. He did not act in this OF his own judgment.
1t was undoubtedly the advice OF his Secretary OF
the Treasury ndorsed by him. 1t may not have
..bSn best even for the British but Secretary Mellon
does not himself pass Judgment upon it
As a whole, it but deferred payment Mr.
Wilson emphatically refused to remit the interest
obligation, or concede a cancellation of debts.
Whether this government is legally bound to the
twenty-five year bonding period, is undecided. 1t
is, generally agreed, it scents, that it is morally
bound What period is best and wisest for this gov
ernment, as well as most advisable financially, no
has suggested At the end OF any period, re-
FINDING would be probable and, if Great Britain or
France asks for twenty-five years. it is probably be-
cause she does not expect to be able before then,
to refund at a reduced interest charge and not be-
resuse she expects them to pay the debt.
Secretary Mellon, as this governments fiscal
agent, has asked unlimited power to handle all of
these obligations. The Senate Committee, const-
tuting itself board OF directors appears doubt
either his ability or MS trustworhncss. Even the i'm
possible condition has been suggested that any
4 agreement he might make, must be ratified by tho
Senate where it might be debated to death, held
until it died OF starvation
Ultimately some one must be trusted to make
these settlements. When made the agreements must
satisfy the financial interests OF this country, rather
than the Snatc or individual Senators. 1t will be
the financial agencies, the Legislative, who must
indorsc these bonds acceptable investments 1t
would seem to be beyond pcradventure that ii sat
Z siactory to these they would represent the
best possible bargain for this country.
II there is any better fitted to carry
through these negotiations than is Mr.. Mellon, or
any commission, he says he would be glad to be
relieved OF the responsibility. Whether or
commission, the experience Mr.. Mellon has
must be found and trusted Whether more,
they must consult with the with whom
, he will certainly consult. Maybe the best way out
would be to name a nonpartsan commission OF Sen
. ators But certainly neither Senate House can
+ lay down rules to be followed to the greatest f.
nancial refundng problem the world has ever
. known in which unknown elements will constantly
develop.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
Thinks Soul and Mind One.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The Washington HeraIo:
1 have read with much interest
the letter, discussing the "eternitiz-
ing of the SOUL" by George Carter
Tanner. in your paper of July ).
This writer presents some interest
ing questions, but there are some
things he says with which | cannot
agree.
Mr.. Tanner goes on at great
length to prove that life in all It's
forms is indestructible. and he asks:
IF we cannot find death under such
conditions. (as he describes) where
on this earth, or in the cosmos can
we find it?"
In the magazine section OF Ihe
Herald of the same issue in whicn
Mr.. Tanners letter appears, is an
article entitled. Government Makes
Helium Gas" in which the state
ment is made that absolute zero
which is 273 degrees centigrade be-
low zero, is the point at which there
is no movement OF molecules. IN
matter" IL is stated further in this
article that ''helium changes from
a gas to liquid form at tcmpera-
ture of 1855 degrees centigrade be-
low zero" and the question IL asked
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
JUANITA MILLER'S
lilly LOVE" ENDS

SAN FRANCISCO. July 2s.-Juan-
ita Miller, daughter Of the Cali
fornia poet, has separated from her
Lilly Love-" Juan Miller to whom
she was married a few months ago
amid unique ceremonies She in
sisted at the time of her marriage
that her husband, whose real name
is John Reed. take the name Of
Juan Miller"
Her marriage to him. she said, was
fulfllment of a poem OF hers in
which she predicted she would
eventually meet her "lily love. "
Juanita now explains that her lilly
love" was too expensive a husband
for her to support and besides that,
he was downright lazy. The "lily
love" couple had trouble about two
months ago when Juan is alleged to
have become a tiger lily" and
struck his bride. The affair wa.
patched up at that time by the the
atrical manager who had the couple
under contract to re-porform their
wedding ceremony as a vaudeville
sketch.
The performance is now concluded
divorce action has been flied.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
ROAD TO ANGORA
OPEN FOR GREEKS

ATHENS, July 22.-Capture by
the Greek forces of Eskichehir,
following closely on the heels of
the successful occupation by Con-
stantine's forces of Kutachia, has
been the severest blow yet deliv-
cred against the Turkish national
lists.
The Greek victory opens up the
from this locality by a railway
running directly into Turkey for
$50 miles.
the Greeks will be able to follow
up their advantage, but that they
will be contented to hold their
present ns-Afioun-K Karahis-
sar, Kutachia, Eskichehir and BIZ
ledjuk, thereby cutting the Con-
ple-Angora-Konia railway
in four places and rendering il
useless.
The Greeks have taken 10000
Turkish prisoners and have taken
a vast amount OF war materials.
The claim Is advanced that the Ma
tionalist cause is now completely
demoraliZed and that Mustapha
Kemal has been completely re-
moved as a menace.
The victory, however. will become
meaningless, perhaps tragic for
Greece, unless the allies come to
her assistance with financial sup
port. and IL the Turks resort to
guerilla warfare, at which they are
past masters, and refuse to accept
allied arbitration. occupation of
any part of Asia Minor by the
Greek army will be permanently
impossible
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23

be consulted in advance rather than after the
deed, which is far preferable Moreover, it is high
ly improbable that Great Britain will ever again
enter a war without the consent both of the COM
and of the dominions, while the latter, not
compelled to maintain an army or navy, usually
have both, but retain even more exclusive control
over them than do our States OF their National
Guards.
So it is that the British an empire, have,
perhaps unconseiously, been taking from our sys-
TEN to strengthen the Empire where 1t IS weak.
Their dominions now known as commonweaths'
States If President Harding had been
elected for a longer term, with only the power to
select from the dominant party head, or leader
who would then have selected, as Cabinet, men
representative of the various party elements and
to remain so long as he held majority IN Con-
gress and if as President, Mr.. Harding had but
the remaining power OF his personality and
craftsmanship to view from outside the circle, to
harmonic, act as a diplomat, we would have
taken from the British system as they have from
ours
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
Swapping the Betters.

IN some ways the British government is better
than that of the United States. In some ways
it is not 1t is interesting that Britain as an en-
pire is adopting what is better in form. Some
day we may adopt what is better in their form.
The British government is completely that
of the people; it is far quickly responsive to
public opinion and popular will. 1t is more fex-
ible and more adaptable
The British King and Emperor is but the
head of the division of diplomacy for internal af
fairs. He is very useful, but very innocuous. He
dare not be harmful he would lose his job 1t
comes to him by inheritance, but is now subject
ito recall. Enforced caution makes him wise to
the limit OF his capacity OF wisdom. The French
irecalled their king, and then followed the British
rather than system.
But every European government has retained
in the central executive authority complete control
lof forign affairs, of the army and navy, and war
land peace. The only restriction that the tax
power rested with the legislative branch and so,
also, appropriations. But in a war the rest
,alsss. has followed In the United States how
.ever the Constitution provides certain checks All
treaties must be ratified by the Senate representing
the States as each the equal of the Others War
can only be declared by the concurrent action of
bon branches OF Congress. The army and navy
'ars under the direct control and command of the
,Ptesident, but their size. in bulk and as TO each
iscrvioe, Is dictated by Congress
F., The dominions of the British Empire have
tbcen restye for years under their restrictions
Especially as to foreign affairs. When the league
lof nations formed. they secured individual
rccognition and representation with the vote They
rave now secured by acqucscence practically the
ts<rne power as our Senate. and even more as they
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
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SATURDAY. JULY -. iszI.
TAsTELEss SUGARS oFFER
NEW TYPHOID FEVER DIET.


TAsTELEss SUGARS OFFER
NEW TYPHOID FEVER DIET.
The horrors OF the old starvation
diet for typhoid fever patients are
rapidly being done away with.
thanks TO newer knowledge OF the
requirements q the body in health
and in disease, and thanks also 20
our knowledge Of the chemistry Of
the sugars. The ravsges OF typhoid
are due largely 20 a wasting away
OF the tissues. which is brought
about because of two factors-the
excessive metaboiism during the fe-
yer, and the once prevalent idea that
food must be kept away from the
patient 1t has been found. how
ever, that II plenty Of food Of the
right kind is given there is far
less wasting away and a speedier
recovery. The question then arises
what is the proper food7
All fevers, and typhoid in par
ticular, are characterized by great
production Of body heat. which
means that the fuel requirements Of
the body are much greater than
in health. A normal adult requires
about $500 cslorIes per day in the
food; a man at hard work about
S.5ooi a lumberjack close 20 5000
Now a typhoid fever patient has to
have over $500 calories IL he is 20
keep up with the demands Of the
disease. This excessive amount OF
foos must be easily digested, and
not Of a bulky nature. The two
classes OF food materials that fur
nish the greater portion of our en-
erGy are the fats and the carho-
/ hydrates. The fats are not readily
assimilated in large amounts. so this
fact rules them out OF the present
consideration. OF the carbohydrates.
starch cannot be incorporated into
foods in large amounts without it's
becoming pasty. Cane sugar is very
good. except for the fact that it's
great sweetness makes IL unpalata-
Bile after a time. So here is where
our knowledge Of the chemistry OF
the sugars makes itself useful. We
know that all sugars are about
equally well digested: that they ali
have the same fuel value: and that
lactose, or milk sugar. is the least
sweet OF all the common sugars.
Therefore IL needed only a few trials
TO demonstrate that this sugar has
great possibilities in the typhoid fe-
yer diet.
The Medical School OF the Uni
versity OF Minnesota. in conjunction
with the department Of home eco
nomics. is now working out recipes
which will utilize large proportions
Of milk sugar. Frozen dishes are
very palatable, but only per cent
Of this sugar can be incorporated
into those dishes. because OF the
sparing solubility at the low tem-
perature. Puddings appear to offer
many possibilities. and the patients
do not find any amount OF the sugar
Objectionable. since IL is so nearly
free from taste. Fortunately. too.
the cost item does not enter into
the consideration. for lactose can be
prepared fairly cheaply from dairy
, by-products. such as skim milk and
buttermilk.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
WANT ESPERANTO. WORLD
LANGUAGE, IN SCHOOLS.

American Esperantists held their
fourteenth annual congress at Bos-
ton this week. and they discussed
the way in which Esperanto. the
language built with simple regular
grammar and a vocabulary Of roots
common to many national Ian
guages. can be further urged as
the international auxiliary or help
language
B. p. Mann, an examiner in the
Patent once. and a leading Esper-
antist OF this city. attended the
Boston meeting OF the Esperanto
Association OF North America
The slogan OF the association for
the coming year is: Get Esperanto
into the schools Mr.. Mann reports
las an introduction 10 the study
of foreign languages. where these
are TO be a part OF the school cur
riculum in later years, and as q
means OF promoting the knowledge
OF ones native language. English
or United States, for instance. ex-
perience has proven Esperanto e
be one OF the best media" he ex-
plains. The present development
Of the language as a means OF fscil-
itsting travel and transacting bus
iness internationally has already
demonstrated the great use OF the
language.
In the history Of the westerr
world this language has been tn,
only one so far developed that ha,
met all the requirements of an I'M
ternational. neutral language
avoiding all jealousies amongst ma
tions. Largely through the estzb-
lishment Of the Universal Esperanto
Association. which has it's head
quarters in Geneva, Switzerland. q
is represented in most OF the citie,
and many smaller places through
out the world. The language ha,
become eminently practical, and has
passed far beyond the stage o|
49,. Ia arnari...a
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
HAVE HoU MoSoUITo-EATING
MINNOws IN YOUR PoNDf

Is your pond properly stocke}
with top minnows? II 81 isn't loo1
out for the malaria carrying mosI
quito. The gambusia. or mosquitol
eating ninnows, are recommended
by the Bureau OF Fisheries as al
effective means OF controlling thI
and they, in co-operatioi
with the L. S Public Health SERVED
are urging that all sluggish AMI
standing water, such as occurs
ponds. bitches and borrow pits, bl
stocked withe the top minnowi
which feed on the larvae OF th|
snopheles, or malaria mosquito
Hatcheries for these minnows Ar|
located in the mosquito districts.
Place bowls OF the minnows II
the public schools and in store win
dows and let them advertise thenl
selves. is the suggestion Or Samud
F. Hfldebrand, ichthyoloCist Of th|
Bureau Of Fisheries.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
State Editors Bdnqueted
By Chamber of Commerce

NORFOLK, Va July 22.-The
Chamber OF Commerce dinner to-
night was the closing function OF
the Virginia Press Association con-
vention. Maurice G. Long, vice
president Of the chamber. presided,
and n. d. Maher. president OF the
Norfolk and Western Railway ana
chairman OF the Hampton Roads
Port Commission, was the principal
speaker
Reports showing that the organs-
zation has grown TO ninety-seven
members from only thirty-seven in
1913 were submitted by Secretary
Treasurer ]. c. Latimer.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
Saws Schools Ruin BOYS.

To the Editor, The wssainrt ton Herald:
am often asked to tell in what
way public schools ruin boys and
am told that the text books for
boys present only the highest ideals.
while the teachers by word and ex-
ample pretty generally do the same.
All true, but what's bred in the
bones stays long in the flesh.
Within the past year magistrates
and ministers reported that there
were exactly 100000 ex-school boys
loafinr around New York City,
vowing that they would not work
for anybody or at anything. but
that the world owed them a living
and they were going to take it.
Those boys had come out of school,
having never done a lick of work in
their lives. They were l6 when
they came out.
The Philadelphia Inquirer gave
findings of a body of scientists to
the effect that boys not trained to
work before l5 could not be so
trained at all. There you have
where the New York mob came from
right there. The same is seen all
over the country. some places more
and some less.
Again, we see great stress some.
times laid on the bad habits of boys
The text books and the teachers. as
in the other case, are innocent
enough. but they come bred In the
bones also. Among others who
gave il out was a DR.. Brumby. The
leading woman's paper of the
country published him. Speaking of
the strain of public school study on
young. highly organized children,
he said:
The consequence of such a strain
! is. more often than we realize, a
lack of balance, resulting in
hunger for sordid literature. and In
dissipation. whisky and various
forms of self abuse. In those of
slower development. the strain re-
suits in discouragement. incidence
vacillation and vice"
Let all the men and women who
break out every now and then about
immortality" and "the cigarette
habit" in the schools see just where
they originate.
Luther Burbank and others have
lin vain cried out that no child
should enter a school until -. He
and the rest like him are laughed
at.
| For every reform in such lines
the educators boast they will stick
on another fad-and they do. The
Hearst papers got up a tremendous
effort TO reform the public schools
but several leading writers told
them they were too far gone to re-
form and needed abolition. Dr
/ Woods Hutchinson was one of thesS
/ The joke about the New York bac
boys was that where the educators
saw them "a menacing army. al
Judge McAdoo called them, they Sc
up extension schools to apply TO GER
tain classes OF boys and girls unit
'l1s. They thought this woulc
straighten matters and the public
relying on their wisdom (?) let 81
go. The first two arrests for no
icomplying with this new state o.
things were those of two girls-on'
was arranging to get married anS
the other was at work. Both wer'
Thoroughly respectable. They wer'
taken to the Tombs. Such conflic
with the laws of God and nature
only make for the unrest we SCI
everywhere approaching and con
fessed. Come my way and all vii
be stopped with a jerk.
FRANCIS B. LIVESEY.
West Friendship, Nd.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
ROCKVILLE HIGH
PRINCIPAL RESIGNS

ROCKVILLE, Nd, July s..-Robt
X. Harmon has resigned as princi-
pal of the high school here and. IL
is understood, will become associat-
ed with a Washington educational
institution, He was principal Of
the Rockville school just one year
II is said to be another case Of
Inadequate salary costing the coun-
ty a high class teacher.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
BRAZIL TO HOLD CENTENARY
CELEBRATION NEXT YEAR.

when Brazil celebrates its Ger
tensry Of independence. in Septeul
ber. 1922. there will he held anon
other festivities a national exhI
bition which will include cNhioiq
from all Brazilian activities an
from many foreign government
Congresses OF primary instructloi
and secondary and higher educauoI
will be organized by the mayor 4
Rio de Janeiro and tho RraziltsI
Historical and Geographical lust
tute.
One OF the famous hills Of the ciq
has been levelcd out into the bs,
and this has formed a site for N
exhibition buildings.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
Confederate Reunion
Expected to Be the Last

ROCKVILLE, Nd. July S2.-John
W. Holland. adjutant OF Ridgeiy
Brown Camp of Confederate Vet
Grams. this county. has issued a
call for the annual meeting Of the
camp here on August 6.
The call mentions that OF the so
veterans at one time composing the
membership. death has claimed all
but eight and OF these not more
than four will be able TO answer
roll-cail at the annual meeting,
which will probably be the last re-
unioS
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23

Hugo SHINES, the German industrial auto
crat is said to control 1880 industrial plants
with a combined capitalization OF 10000
paper marks. But by the time this is divided
by 10 and then by to get it TO the status OF
dollars, it looks rather insignificant
pared to our own United States Steel.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23

AS the service watches the sunset OF
the bonus and thinks OF the interest on our
foreign debts, he resolves "ncvcr again.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23

Mr. Hoover would start an economic
round robin. He would have more savings
accounts used in home building to promote
more savings.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23

just why should the blue laws tread on the
midew of prohibition9 Where IS the gaiety
they would forbid?
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23

This summer is the exception which
proves the rule of that thrilling slogan, at is
always cool in Duluth"
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23

De Valera prefers week at court to a
week in court.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23

BY the time the Stillman divorce reaches
a verdict BABY Guy" will be wearing whis-
kcrs.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23

II is more heating to get to hot sum
.lncr resort than to star at home.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23

What Einstein said about Americans was
but relative to what Americans think OF his
theory.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
Open Court etters to The HeralA
mSIEHMkS 0SEHBen<gee&b s7seHssFEs fEsA

the pains she may perhaps inflict
Goethe.
FRED J. SCHwAB.
Washington, July 6.