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The Washington herald., 1921-08-03
American Valuation.

VT HE ono feature Of the proposed tariff bill
i which gives its trainers most pause, is the
SahIs. ion provision 1t is easily understood that
po fixed tariff rate could be cquable as between
Ekc substitute imports from different European
lsountrics. The money values on that side vary
from nothing to around Is per cent OF normal, or
par value. Those people arc paid, live and pro-
lducc. relatively, to their monetary values. Ger
many, for example, produce much more cheaply
With the mark worth only Ia cents of our money
'thsn when it cxchsngabIc at "a cents.
n Tn Poland and Russia the money stamped by
the government has practically value. The Ital-
ian lire is worth cents compared to cents
par; the French franc, par value cents is worth
lust over 2 cents; the Austrian crown at par
Mas cents it is just above nothing a tenth
of cent. There is not single European country
Except Switzerland, whose money is par Inevita-
bly, they produce at based largely upon their
present money values 1t is not possible therefore
10 FIX tariff rate based on invoice prices which
would be fair between those countries nor to
our labor.
i. To overcome this condition and FIX an equable
standard of values, conceived the scheme
Of American valuation. which as a theory is fine.
What it will be in practice remains to be seen.
The plan is to have everything which is imported,
valued by what it cost not by what is paid for
IL. but what it would if produced in the
II nited States. This would seem impossible to de-
tcrmnc yet it certainly is not possible to translate
the price in monetary par values that is but
factor of price. Neither is it possible to arrange
sliding scale OF increase to be based upon COM
psrstive cost OF production though such a scale is
upposcd to determine the tariff rates If this could
DC done, it would be the fairer way
~ So there seems nothing left but the American
Valuation plan, which may degenerate into any
shcS-hest guess, which may be another's worst
'clfc---t can be told how far il is workable onlv
~ test. 1t is both opposed and supported by ex-
pcrts. 1t is accepted by others as choice of OWLS
II is to meet condition which no theory fits
at is 3he thing in the bill and if no one
fian propose better way, it will have to be given
y triaf
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03

Institution" and in cooperation
with the states and State institu-
tions and every form of righteous
endeavor for promoting popular
education and social welfare, is in a
position. under the direction and
supervision Of a United States De-
partment of Education. To provide
appropriate and approved educa-
tional motion picture films, picture
Illustrations and Photographic rec
ords, just such as children should
see and hear and fix in their minds
as a part, and an important part Of
their education. and deliver them,
through the United States Postal
Service. to our schools and COM
munity centers throughout the
country. not merely thickly popu-
lated and weIl-to-do communities,
but sparsely settled sections and
out -of-the-way places as we'll, bet
ter. more economically. and to bet
ter advantage than can be done in
any other way.
C. W. KERSODLE, N. d.
1903 Kennedy Street.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03
Up to Congress.

IT HE decision of the Public Utilities Commits
III sion demonstrates that the only solution of
she street railway situation is in forced merger
by aets,pf Congress. The has but shifted
from the commission to Congress, which alone
ssn give any adequate relief from the present in
lolerable condition The decision and the hearings
preceding it have shown that voluntary merger is
5eyond hope. ....
d Thste has not been a single merger propo-
fltiensfwhich was not based upon perpetuating the
Decentralization OF the W. R. & E. If this is per-
IRitted bower fares. as the w. r. & E. management
fanLly states, would not be possible Only through
forced merger this capitalization be made
That-ths street railway utility can possibly earn
" rate conforming to what is sufficient for the
Iapital Traction.
II The decision and hearings have, also shown
BAT the consolidation OF the electric utility with
lbe w. r. & E. is desired only to so combine the
no that they would become one. There would
Il single set OF books, single account, single
kptxiizztion and it would then be impossible to
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03
Why Prohibition Wins.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
A Washington newspaper recent
ly invited discussion as to what
prohibition had thus far accomp-
lished and. owing to the fact that
the subject was limited, a discus
sion of the matter that would re-
suit in a definite conclusion was
impossible. Therefore I wish to re-
Court Column for the purpose OF
giving expression to my views In
the matter.
In discussing prohibition. its mer-
Its and demerits, il one is to arrive
at positive conclusions, one must,
naturally. go into the matter on
an impartial basis. without regard
as to which side is offended by the
result. One must not discuss IL
from the viewpoint OF the reformer.
who may be inclined to give 1t too
much favor. nor from the viewpoint
of the anti-prohibitionist. who may
be ready to show its faults. only
by close observation and willing
ness to consider the hard facts IN
seeking the truth can one hope TO
Sh"" JUST W HdI nh' N-~
has not accomplished. and whether
Its merits outweigh its demerits.
Accordingly, following the above
shall attempt to show. first. the
good that has been derived. from
prohibition; secondly, wherein II
has failed and the evil that has re-
suited and, thirdly. the inevitable
conclusion.
Now. then, shall discuss the
actual and permanent good that
prohibition has accomplished. In
the first place, by closing the sa-
loon, II has eliminated the means
FOR the men of future generations
creating a craving for intoxicants;
and, as a result Of this, IL has in
sured healthier people whose brains
will not be atrophied. giving them
more potentiality. These are the
major things that prohibition has
actually accomplished.
Considering wherein prohibition
has failed and the evil that has re-
suited. l find that most glaring Is
the failure to prohibit the use OF
Intoxicating liquors. For the con.
sumers now manufacture them
selves what is commonly known as
home brew. II has caused the pro-
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03
Opposes Soldier Bonus.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
would recommend that every
thing possible be done for those
injured soldiers who need help or
who have no means of their own
to enable them to take care OF them
selves. and TO find employment for
those who are unemployed, but ]
am not in favor of an indiscriminate
honus such as has been proposed,
as IL would further upset the finan-
condition of the government and
disarrange all plans for economy,
and would not be of much benefit
TO anybody.
A large number of those who
would receive the bonus are not
in need OF this money. and for those
who could use it. IT would only at
ford temporary relief II. in order
70 get an income out of il, the money
received would be invested, the
only be very small and would not
be of much help. If. on the other
hand. the capital Is used IL would
dc more harm than good.
The value of the services of the
men who went TO the war cannot
be measured by money, and IL they
received an adequate compensation
it would run up into such large fig.
ures that II would seriously ham,
per the financial condition OF the
country. However. should ii finally
be decided to grant the bonus. then
I propose that il be paid in INSTALL
ments running say over a period
of twenty-five years. There Ii no
reason why 1t would not be fair
and advisable to spread II over q
number Of years. Yours very truly.
ADOLPH LEwISOHN.
81 Broadway.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03

duction of the bootlegger. a vicious
type of criminal who not only is
ever ready to take life when in fear
of apprehension, but distributes
poisonous concoctions. II has made
lawbreakers OF otherwise law-abid-
ing citizens who patronize these
bootleggers.
Having impartially considered
both sides of the case. the conclu-
sion follows naturally-that the
good that has been derived from
prohibition is not commensurate
with the evil that has resulted. But
wait This is only for the present
for, with the passing OF the present
will go all the liquor
dicted people and the present evils
resultant from prohibition, and
then will prohibition prove its
worth.
JOS. FRATANTCoNo.
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03
Tax Exempt Securities.

lust WHY is constitutional amendment
NECESSARY in order to include under the Fed
ersl income tax, the income from State, mu-
ncipal and other local bonds? II such an amend
ment is necessary, why do the revenue laws spe-
cihcally exempt such sources of income from the
income tax law? 1t should not be necessary to
cover by special exemption in statute, what is
or what is already prohibited by
the Constitution.
The income tax amendment to the Constitu-
ton reads: THE Congress shall have power to
lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever
sources derived, without apportionment among the
several States and without regard to any census or
Enumeration" That sounds sufficiently specific and
inclusive. From whatever sources derived" does
pct provide any exemption OF the income from
ShteS0 any other bonds or securities.
&-fhfs amendment is number 10. 1t ratified
and proclaimed as late as 1913 1t certainly super
scdes any inferred exemption of such source of
income in any prior provision of the Constitution,
yet it is frequently, if not always claimed, that
this OF income cannot be taxed without
specific amendment to that effect. 1t would not
be just1o tax incomes from this source at surtax
ratcssr nor is this necessary. There might be the
sahic Exemption for them as for Liberty bonds
Teir generally low rate OF interest puts them in
dssv~bs themselves and they should be taxed in
dfSiduslly class. But, since the war, the in
teresssfates on such bonds have gone up at least
per sent and frequently per cent.
Just why they should be specifically exempt
aySa haven OF refuge for superAuous incomes, the
avoidance of income surtax and inducetent
to- STATE and municipal extravaganza, is of the
knowabies When in doubt Congress and legis-
sttifesZImay we'll leave constitutional bubbles to
tie courts and now, when sources of Federal
cnue are veNing the wisdom of experts, this pos
sibie source may be worth considering.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03
FARMER ARRESTED
FOR BURNING WIFE

MAYO. Fla., Aug. :.-wfIliam
Ferry. so. pioneer and wealthy La
fayette farmer, whose wife. Mrs.
Lulu Perry. aged is, and sister-in-
law. Pearl Hslcolm. aged IL, were
burned TO death in a lonely camp
fifteen miles south of this town
Friday night, was arrested and
placed in Jail on a charge Of mur-
der, IL became known here today.
Testimony developed that Perry
had quarreled with his wife and
sought a divorce a year ago. ac-
cording to his mother-in-law, Mrs.
W. ID. Malcolm. The couple had
been married only two years. She
was his second wife.
Perry claimed that he was lost
in the woods and only found his
way back to the house at IL D. m.
Friday to find IL in flames with no
trace OF his wife and sistcr-in-law.
He said the doors and shutters were
locked anc barred. The course he
said he covered in the woods were
trailed. but no foot prints could be
found.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03
Open C6urt lie tiers to The HeraIA
h1SI@gsfp~xeR8sngs gsp&tFogsssscfTHS1ss8S fSs8

The daily volume Of letters to
the Open Court makes such de-
mands On the space available
for this department that The
Herald In compelled to limit
discussion On any enc topic
when such diseusstsn prevents
space for publication Of other
letters On other topics.
Fer this reason The Herald
regrets that II must terminate
the very Interesting discussion
on . religious theme partiei-
pated In recently by . number
of its readers. Acknowledgement
In made OF eommunications from
C. ID. Myer, Edward J. Irvine.
Walter 8. Smoot. Francis u.
Livesey. c. o. r., Student, ". Il.
Ritas, John n. Juian and others.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03
DISCUSS PATENTs OF
GOVERNMENT EMPLoYES.

The status Of patents arising
within the government service was
discussed at an interdepartmenta
conference held last week in the
Interior Department Building. The
purpose Of the meeting was 90
formulate and Coordinate the vievs
now held in the various bureaus
and departments upon this subject.
and work out some concerted method
OF procedure for handling the pat
ents that are taken out by govern
ment employees.
E c. Finney, Assistant Secretary
Of the Interior. presided at the con-
ference. which was held at the sug-
gsstion Of the Secretary Of the In
terror and was composed Of repre-
sentatives from the various execu-
tive departments.
After q general discussion Of the
subject under debate. two commit
tees were appointed 20 no into the
matter further and TO report 20 a
similar conference TO be held at
some future date. A committee OF
ive 10 to consider in detail WAYS
and means for the coordination
and procedure work above sug-
gested. and q committee OF three is
20 develop q plan TO provide q gen
eral clearing house for the dissent
nation of information among the
several executive departments with
respect 20 licenses. shop rights and
titles which the Eover-nsnt has &C
quired or may acquire = n respect
TO patents.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03
Favors Nature Study.
To the EIitor. Tne wsshington Herald:

To the Editor, Tne Washington Herald:
have real with much interest
the letter in The Herald. July %. by
r. W. Shufeldt on Mature study
in our public schools. The impor-
tance of this subject can hardly oe
overestimated. II children were
taught to know and understand the
things about them. the relations
that things sustain, one to another.
and the mutuI dependence of Things
in general, there would be n much
more intelligent appreciation or
nature and natures laws. While
man has been given power over the
birds OF the air. beasts of the field
and fish OF the sea, and many other
things. animate and inanimate. in
his ignorance he is a destroying
devil.
For instance: Two men not long
ago pitched their tent" on the
banks of the beautiful Potomac
where / own the property. 1 hap
pened along just as the sun was
going down. and to my disgust they
were building a fire against the bent
body Of a great elm which has re-
sisted freshets and flows of ice and
in spite Of these things has develop
ed into a beautiful tree. ! said:
Men. do you realize what you are
about to do? Destroy in a night,
without cause or reason, a beauti-
full tree il has taken nature, at
least half a centuryto produce? You
are welcome" ] said. ito camp and
fish, but get that fire away from that
tree right now''-indeed l did. and
the way / said II Il may have put
in some extra words, made an i'm
preston I am SURF. Anyhow next
morning both tent and men were
gone. The only evidence of their
having been there was an empty
quart bottle. a few pegs. a little
straw and a scorched tree which
would have been burned to death
had / not happened along.
In order to teach the things MI.
ShufeIdt suggests we need equip
ment and facilities. We need in each
public school district in the United
States and possessions a modern
fireproof schoolhousc and commo-
dious community center naII-"Tne
Community Capitol sufficient
ground for recreation. a home for
teachers and social workers, a little
farm and workship for teachine
and demonstrating mechanical, in
dustriaI and domestic arts and
sciences, Of interest to every family!
EQUIPPED with a circulating library,
so that all the people could have 40
cess to good reading matter. so that
the States and the United States
would have repositories for their
popular publications. convenient TO
the people who may care to read
them instead Of scattering docu-
ments to the four winds of the
earth, as at present, and equipped
with approved educational motion
pictures, picture illustrations,
monographs. periodicals. specimens.
models. globes. charts. maps, es-
pecially relief maps, and any other
approved educational helps needed
by our teachers and social workers
in discharging the ardous and re-
sponsible duties that devolve upon
them-"a little university" In each
community where all, from child
hood to old age. can go to school
together and see and hear and have
demonstrated the things which all
should know.
The United States government.
through its departments. co-ordi-
mated with "a greater Smithsonian
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST >, 1921,

This is read by astrologers az an
exceedingly doubtful day. Jupiter,
Saturn. the Sun and Venus arc all
IN threatening aspect.
The lunation of this dat, takes
place when the luminaries are just
above the cusp of the sevehth house
in conjunction with Neptune
The Moon afflicted by Neptune
indicates much vice and immortality.
for conditions are reaching the place
wacr" they furnish their own anti
dote BY causing a public .eVUit thu
insures~rcforms.
The stars seem TO promise plen-
ty OF employment for workers. who
viii; tenefit as the month advances.
Mars Is in an aspect dcn"tilS
fircS and accidents on battlcships.
The conjunction of the lumina-ies
with Neptune is read as fore shaj-
owing treachery on the part OF a
foreign power and some sort Of
naval activity.
International negotiations end
complicated relations with other
nations are again augured by the
seers.
Women should be exceedingly
cautious during this rule OF the
stars. They should not put their
fate to the test in any affair, busi-
ness prospects being just rs threat
ening as romance.
Initiative should be postponed,
for the stars that thwart high
hopes are in malefic sway.
During this month there should
be an effort to maintain calm
level of thought and action. for
there is danger in any extremes OF
emotion or movement.
Persons whose birthdate 1t Is
should avoid law and contests OF
any sort. Those who are employed
should be especially careful.
Children born on this day may
be quick tempered and inclined to
exaggeration. These subjects OF
Leo are usually successful in what
ever they undertake.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03
MUNICIPAL ARBoRETUN
FOR JOLIET, ILL.

Joliet. Ill. will soon have one %
the largest srboretums in the United
States. A wealthy citizen has just
turned over TO the city for use as an
arboretum or tree garden, q wooded
tract Of 237 acres in which there are
already growing nearly all the spe-
cies Of Eastern America that are
hardy there The arboretum vas
formerly a private park belonging
to VI. n. Higginbothsn,. under
whose direction il was improved
and additional trees added. Under
the new arrangement a large tree
nursery has been set out for the
purpose OF supplying trees for
street planting In the city. and a
free camping ground for automobile
parties using the Lincoln HighwaH.
which masses the arbOretum, VIII be
ready by midsummer.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03
WORK OUT NEW
REMEDY FOR HooKwoRM.

As a result OF the work OF A. z.
Livingston Of the HygienIc Labors-
tory OF the United States Public
Health Service. there is q possibfi-
ity that carvscrol may be used as
q substitute for thymol in the treat
ment OF hookvorm disease.
Thymol and oil Of chenopodium
are the best remedies known for
treating hookworm cases ThyInol
is costly and. being imported. our
supply is uncertain. Oil Of cheno-
podium is q variable substance but
its cost is low and the supply abun-
dant. These as well as all other
vermifuges thus far used may pro-
duce serious toxic effects or fail TO
remove the parasites. Thus IL is
evident that a more satisfactory
remedy is needed.
Hixson and Mckee have recently
devised a method by which carva-
erol may be prepared from spruce
turpentine. q by-product in the
manufacture Of wood pulp. The
supply OF carvacrol is thus assured.
its cost would be low. IL is q liquid
at body temperature so that il
would probably come In close con-
tact with the intestinal wall and il
is an isomer OF thymol and possi-
bly, has a similar action on intesti-
nal parasites.
With these facts in mind. expert
ments were made on rabbits. earth
worms, and paramecia for the pur-
pose OF finding the relative toxicity
of thymol and carvacrol. The re-
suits show that these two drugs have
practically the same toxicity on the
animals used. On the basis Of these
experiments il is recommended that
a careful clinical trial be made in
hookvorm cases where conditions
can be carefully controlled
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03
LARGE GASOLINE EXCESS
NOW DECREASING.

The accumulation Of stocks OF
gasoline at renneries in the United
states. which led TO the report OF
the largest stocks on hand in the
history of the country on May 81
has been arrested. according to sta
,Istics compiled by the Bureau OF
Mines, which show that on June 80
gasoline stocks had been reduced
Nv I7,sa7,771 gallons The stocks on
hand June 20 amounted TO 7sf.ees.-
oIs rallons. as compared with the
record report Of soo.tsS,7s7 gallons
for May 81.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03
SONGSTERS SILENT
IN ARKANSAS JAIL

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Aug. a.
Silence reigns today in the city
Jail. where yesterday a continuous
volume OF songs was in vogue.
For the past week officials have
been puzzled to account for the
round of duets, solos ana quarteIs
accompanied by thvuderous raps on
cell bars, rendered by inmates Of
the Jail.
An investigation yesterday by
Chief of Police Sullivan disclosed
a hole in the brick wall leading
into the city hall and from thence
to freedom. The hole was made by
some Of the prisoners while others
drowned the noise in song. The
hole was stopped up and the hsr-
mony ceased at once.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03
IF YOC ARE FAT
LOOK OUT FOR DIABETEs

Are you fat? Be on your Fusrf
IL you are. DR.. Joslin, OF EcstOn
has gathered striking statistic
that show an undeniAble assosia
tion Of obesity and diabetes N.
condition IN which sugar. t. nos.
common Of food fuels, is no prop
erly metsbolized or stored IN -
body. There are in this cog4b
alone more than half a million die
betics. The penalty Of taking too
much alcohol is well known, snL
a drunkard is looked upon with pity
or contempt" says DR.. Joslin
Rarely persons who become ia
deserve pity because of q ready tend
ency 10 put on weight despite mod b.
crate eating. but most Of them
should be placed in somewhat the
same category as the alcoholic -
sss cases out Of 1000. being fat i'm
plies too much food or too litEe
exercise. or both combined"
The Washington herald., 1921-08-03
Offended Dignity Redivivus.

II HE Herald recently said that to have Secre-
i tary Mellon negotiate refunding agreements
with foreign governments to loans,
which agreements would be subject to ratification
by the Senate, impossible" condition.
A few of the Democratic brethren used this as
text for working themselves into state of rivalry
with the weather. They denounced the statement
slam at the Senate, taking away of its onnip-
otence we'll omniscience. They were quite
wrought up
We said other wholly truthful and inno-
cent things they did not like. Their spirit Of par
tisan bunk boiled until they stood in the slops.
Yet in spite of their rhetorical efforts, the Senate
Finance Committee has recommended just what
Secretary Mellon asked, and The Herald advocated.
Evidently the Senate realized that these speeches
made not for its dclectation, but for the
ment of a jaded public. 1t had too much dignity
to sacrifice any of it by imagining things which
were not so.
1t also had too much to attempt the
impossible and to refuse to trust to handle the
trys financial problems, the the President had
selected for this purpose and whose selection it
had approved. There are all grades of ability in
the Senate and occasionally goodly portion may
be found hidden under hamboyance which
unhappily reduces in the public's estimation, the
general average. 1t was these gentlemen, not The
Herald, who did violence to the Senate's' dignity.