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The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
RICARDO AVIATION ENGINE
NOT UP TO EXPECTATIONS,

The Ricardo supercharEing en-
gine shows little Improvement in
performance over weli-desgned
normal engines. II. s. Mcdowell Of
of the AerOnauticaI Engine Labora-
tory OF the Navy Yard told the
Washington section of the Society
of Automotive Engineers at its last
meeting. He anaIyEed RicArdo's
paper before the British Institute
OF Automobile Engineers, which
gives the results Of the tests OF his
engine. and which has just recently
been published, and he demon
strated that what little improve
ment is made, is too dearly paid
IUr IN increase in weight and
mechanical complication.
The Ricardo supercharEing en-
gine, concerning which very little
is known in this country, was de-
signed and developed as a single
cylinder experimental engine by II.
r. Ricardo. a prominent English
engineer during the world war"
Mr.. Mcdowell said. The designer
hoped TO obtain the benefits OF large
power output and low fuel con-
sumption incident to the use OF high
compression, without the usually
attendant dificulty Of detonation or
fuel knock"
70 this end, he used a normal
charge of normal mixture strength.
admitted TO the cylinder in the
usual manner, and. in addition. a
diluting supercharge OF cooled eN-
hsust gases. which were com
pressed on the uIderside Of the pis-
ton and admitted TO the working
cylinder through ports in THE
cylinder wall, in exactly the same
manner as that in which the charge
is trFnsferred from the crankcass
TO tie cylinder OF the ordinary two
cycle msrine engine.
An engine ernbodying these Drin-
ciples was built for the naval avis-
tion service. by a prominent Amer
lean manufacturer"
W n
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
An Appeal TO Congress.

To the Editor. TIE Washington Herald:
Pass the Indian war bill (H. r.
81 and give the ex-soldiers their
due who served the government
during the perilous frontier DAYS,
the men who served long and
faithfully and who endured all the
privations and hardships incidental
to Indian warfare, the ex-soIdier
whose gallant services any country
in the civilized world should ap-
preciate and be proud to honor, vet
who has been forgotten and neg
lected by the government that he
served so well. The Indian war
veterans are few and there are alb
soIutely none to come after them.
The hostile Indian is obliterated
ana civilization rules, the more
reason why the survivors Of Indian
wars should receive their reward
In these their few remaining days,
the same as the government has
meted out TO the ex-soldiers Of the
civil war. They are the only men
who served that Congress has
granted . service medal to.
May IL last, the committee on
pensions gave these veterans a
hearing on bills H. r. s, 60, 81, als,
2241, 4S4s, 4sss and ssS3, but
nothing further has been done to
pass one or another Of these bills.
More than twenty-five of these
veterans have passed to the great
beyond since that date.
PAUL SCHNEIDER.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
Free Speech and History.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Real freedom of speech is not to
be expected iH the public press, for
financial interests are against IL.
The Washington Herald, no doubt.
is just as open and tolerant as it
possibly can be and keep up its de-
served patronage. 1t is trying to
keep pace with the unfolding mind
of man. 1t cannot go far ahead OF
that mind without great sacrifice.
With this thought in view l curb
my desire to discuss.
The Old Testament did not ap-
pear in any compiled form till long
after the Jewish captivity. Even
If we suppose that Moses wrote the
Pentateuch (Which the internal evi-
dence shows he did not) it would
not then be the oldest written rec
ord. The Tel-el-Amarna tablets
shows us written records relating
to Jerusalem. by the Egyptians, over
1000 years before. That city was
called after two Assyrian gods
Jeru and Salem-and existed before
a Jew was known to history. AT
the very time Abraham was sup
posed to be offering up his son,
Isaac, as a sacrifice on it's desOlate
site, Mt. Horeb, il was a populous
city. The laws of Hammurabi also
antedate Moses. Consult any mod
ern encyclopedia.
have no intention of attempting
an analysis of the Bible for doubt
IL you would publish it. l am con-
cerned more about the intrusion Of
the church on the State. William
j. Bryan and Thomas f. Marshall
can talk sonorously about the free
dom of speech and constitutional
liberty and then unconsciously pro-
ceed to undermine those liberties
by teaching dogmas utterly antago-
nistic to them. They tell us that
this is a Christian nation, although
+ George Washington and Thomas
Jefferson said il was in no sense
Christian nation. for people OF
all religions and those of no re-
| ligion were equally free and equally
citizens. On the assumption that
this is a Christian nation they pro-
ceed to force their Bible into the
public schools. even though several
courts in several States have ruled
that the Bible is a seCtarian book
and is excluded by the spirit OF
both State and national Constitu-
tions. Wilbur +. Crafts and his ilk
now propose to carry the decision
I of ths Washington Supreme Court
to the Supreme Court of the ma
ton; since it affirmed that the Bible
must be excluded from the State
schools: and they have an army be-
hind them who furnish the money.
Mr.. Marshall asserts that our lib
critics are not built on the Constl-
tuition or on the Declaration of In
dependence, but on God and the
Bible. The rights of man are no
more written into the Bible than
are the LAWS of astronomy or chem
istry. All are modern discoveries.
Volivia, up at Zion City. is now
teaching Bible geography and as
tronomy, nearly the same that ooth
Catholic and Protestant taught 3Oo
years ago. Luther wrote That
fool (Copernicus) wants to reverse
the science of astronomy. Sacred
Scripture tells us. Joshua command
ed the sun to stand still and not
the earth"
DAVID ECCLES.
Landover, Md.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08

ploring, and viewing with alarm. in
spite Of the pessimism that exists In
certain quarters, President Harding
will, with the help of God and in
spired by the confidence Of his fell
low citizens, carry the nation
through this conference and all of
its other problems for the next four
years. And IL he should not be per-
mitted to live to complete the task
Qet us pray that he does keep his
health and strength) some one else
will take up his task where he left
off.
Fortunately, for us. the welfafe
of the nation does not depend on
one man. Neither does one man,
even though he be the President,
control IL. The times and the is
sues make the man" Therefore let
us get behind the man in power.
regardless Of party, and lend our
confidence and our support to him
instead OF wasting time in vain re-
grets because our particular ideal
is not in the White House.
without any thought OF belittling
the greatness Of the glorious Ted
dy" let me say this, he was some
times wrong in his methods. And
often severely criticised. And were
he here today. we can only surmise
what his attitude would be. We
think we know. but do we? I'll
wager that he would weigh matters
very carefully before proceeding.
Just word and then am
through wonder IL "Trustful''
has ever met Mr.. Harding. / have.
And the thing that impresses me
most is his sincerity and his will
ingness to accept suggestion. And
l am not so sure IL we are not more
fortunate in having a man of his
type as President at the present
time. than one who was so cock
sure" and acted on his own i'm.
pulses.
No 'Trustful." We wouldn't re.
move the smallest shade from youi
worship of your ideal. but we d.
object to an undue glorification o.
him at the expense of the character
of another Great Republican"
Are you surprised as I sign my
self.
A. DEMO Graf.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
lnshucting the Conference,

n MBASSADOR HARVEY simply cannot help
IA it. He never has been an employe He has
always run the shop. He was good" for at least
two months That was the former period of two
issues Of his monthly or of eight Harvey,s Week
lies. 1t is something which never happened be-
fore, for he has always done the editing and has
never been edited. He cannot grasp the fact that
there are things he should not say but should
leave for Secretary Hughes.
The last resolution condemning his explosion
on the league of nations and Americas purposes in
the war, had just been passed, when he proceeds
to instruct those governments that are gathering
for the Washington conference as to what they
can expect hese and what they may as well forget
The decisions reached, whatever they may be, will
never be put in the form of treaty or formal
agreement. Mr.. Harvey says this shall not be-
There will be no Franco-American, no British
American, nor any British Japanese or
any other sort of alliance in which the United
States will be party. Mr.. Harvey says So 1t is
an announcement these governments might rather
have expected to be made here by Mr.. Hughes 1t
IS something hey might have expected to learn in
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08

minds in America. All this accom-
panied by music Of real quality
played by a symphony orchestra
under the leadership of a master OF
his art. All this can be enjoyed
for about SO cents or less, making a
two-hour entertainment Yet these
gentlemen complain about the pro-
grams!
Fortunately, however. these
Three Musketeers of antisymphony
tendency" are laboring under a de-
fusion.
Just as more and more people are
learning that "corned beef and cab
bage la Jiggs'' is not the height of
the culinary art, and are slowly but
surely charging their repertory of
mastication to include the more CIV
ilized and delectable dishes, so does
a not inconsiderable portion Of the
atergoers-just as slowly but sure
ly-commence to refuse to listen to
mediocre syncopation and turn to-
wards real music played by real mu-
sicians.
Do you know. gentlemen, that not
a few of the people attending the
large motion picture theaters where
an excellent symphony orchestra
holds sway even prefer the music to
the picture following? That they sit
through the overture twice and oft
en- leave in the middle Of q reel?
Why? Because. good as a feature
film may be, realm music still reigns
supreme in the minds of many and
motion picture producers, clever
though they are. seldom have been
able to catch the scores Of great
masters of tone in their production
by which they are accompanied,
An opinion by n. Miskey, brilliant
conductor of the Metropolitan Or
shestra. who. no doubt, has read J.
f. Gavin's letter in the Herald Open
Court with some perplexity and a
shrug of his teWperamental shouI-
der. would be interesting in this
connection.
There are enough people in Wash
ington and who do not prefer the
mediocre in music but who demand
the very best, who do not consider
time spent in listening to the great
masters in our best screeh theaters
time wasted, to counteract the views
of our Three Musketeers of anti
symphony tendency" and to insure
the continuation Of the laudable
trend for better music, adequate
presentation and more of II.
More power to those who have the
courage to lead us onward-not
backward in good music and the
popularization of the true masters!
HENRY ALEXANDER.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
hcHe,uAds
Scientific
Notes

TUESDAY. NOVEMBER a Iszt.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER q Iszl.
Public meetinE Of the Beard Of
Surveys and Maps. Room 5a4s, In
terror Department Building. today,
10 a. m. Discussion Of current
and future work
American Institute Of Eleetr1esI
Engineers, Washington section.
Cosmos Club auditorium, thi,
evening, s o'clock. Hydro EIec-
trio Developments Of the Pacific
Coast" by Prof. L d. Bliss. "A
Few Notes on the Operation OF
an Eastern Hydro Electric
Plant" by A. F. Bang. testing en-
gineer Of the Pennsylvania Water
Power Co. Comparative Cost Of
Operation Of Hydro-Electric and
Steam Electric Plants and the
Maintenance Cost Of Transmits
sion Lines" by c. Z. oakes, cleo
trical engineer, Federal Power
Commission A short report OF
the convention Of the A. /. E. E
will be given.
District Of Columbia Dental society,
George Washington University
Medical Building. this evening,
o'clock DR.. William X. BradfieId
will speak on The Physics Of
Vulcanite."
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08

fiicts between certain classes. I refer
particularly TO the industrial
troubles Of a year ago. which. in
soluble as they then seemed. were
happily adjusted, and 70 conflicts
between the extreme Socialists sDG
the Fascist or ViEilantes.
Il have been asked many time'
whether these conflicts did not in
dicate an impending revolution iH
Italy. In my judgment they indi-
Gated nothing Of the sort A revO-
luton is a more or less violent at
tempt TO overthrow an existing
government. and when it is under
stood that in the election OF last
summer out OF sos members Of the
chamber OF deputies scarcely more
than a dozen were elected as Re
publicans, il will be seen that OF
all the numerous groups into which
the chamber is divided. the advo-
Gates Of a republic are certainly
not formidable. ] doubt il the king
ever was more enthusiastically re-
ceived than by all classes. except
the extreme Socialists. at the open
ing Of the present parliament
i am impressed by my recent So
tourn in France with the necessity
Of some sort OF an adjustment at
the disarmament conference that
shall look to the defense OF France.
The peace of the world is tied W
with some such scheme as that
which was incorporated in Article
Y OF the league OF nations and In
the treaty with England for the
defense of France against aggres-
sion. II is idle 70 deny that how
ever impotent Germany may be al
the moment there is a large and
active sentiment in that country for
a renewal. OF aggression upon
France. The advantages Of the Teu-
tons in such a conflict, say in hf-
teen or twenty years. are sure TO
be very great unless something is
done TO curb their power perma-
nently.
"Are we to take obligations in
China which will commit US &c
military action in defense Of the
open door while we are not will
ing to obligate ourselves as one u
many nations to secure the results
of a war for which we made
colossal sacrifices?
And there is the question OF the
Panama canal tolls. II is one Of very
great importance precipitated In
international relations by the action
Of the Senate in repeating thu
Panama tolls exemption. In my
opinion. this is not merely an enor-
nous ethical mistake but, as G dis-
tinguished American said 60 me, n
10 a biunder worse than q crtmss
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08

then went to the Lebanon, Tenn,
law school. He was admitted to the
bar in 1891. He began practicing in
Celina, Tenn. and quickly got into
politics, going to the State legisla-
ture from that district. He was ap-
pointed Judge of the Fifth juGicfas
circuit of that State by the then
Gov. Frazier in 1908. Four years
later he was elected to the United
States Congress and served until
defeated for reelection to the
House last year in the overwhelm-
ing landslide of the Republicans.
He was considered for the chair
manship of the Democrats last year
when Homer S. Cummings retired,
but George White was chosen mail
Iy. Hull now succeeds White. His
home is in Carthage, Tenn.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
BIG RAIL ORDER
DUE TO OPTIMISM

CHICAGO. Nov. Z. Coincident
with the launching of $4,000, 900
order for new rolling stock, offcials
Of two roads here are optimistic over
the outlook for increased business
in the West.
Following a meeting of the boards
Of directors Of the Chicago, Burling-
ton and, Quincy, and the Colorado
and Southern lines, 1t was given out
that increased business during the
past few months and outlook for fur
ther transportation demands were re-
sponsible for the contract calling for
1900 new freight cars, IS freight
and passenger engines and 125 ALL
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
Applauds Movie Symphonies.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald;
Could anyone imagine a man
complaining because the quality OF
an article he has purchased is too
good? Sounds funny? Well, that
Is exactly what Movie Fan" An
other Movie Fam and J. E. Garvin
have done In their respective open
court letters to The Herald. Any
one attending one of the first-class
motion picture theaters in this city
partakes Of the following: A fea-
ture, produced by the best talent In
the entire field and played by world
renown players, news reel, show
ing the weeks events from all over
the world, comedy, and reel
showing the sayings OF the cleversst
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08

as the author of
t h e legislative
measure w hic h
affected more per-
sons directly than
any other law
ever passed by
Congress. He is
the man who
wrote the Federal
income tax law
in 1913.
Hull was born
in overton .coun-
ty (now Pickett).
t e n n, October
2, 1871. He at
tended the Ma
tional Norm a |
University, L e ~
anon. Ohio. and
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08

The Herald has found that certain
writer's sign fictitious namet a. thsif
eun- In Q few instances We and thsss
have escaped our notice. We viii here
1ftsI :equire not only the nsms but tAs
airsctory address. The opon Court nEst
not BE- abused. II 10 fer fair, tmpsr
Eenai, informative Nscsssisn an4 stAss.
nent of spinion.
Verse is not available fer publiestien
in this department..
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
Verbs Get on His Nerves.

To the Editors Ths Wilmington HersIdN
He raps, he lauds, and he
stresses"
For the love Of Mike! Have all
the Washington papers lost their
books Of synonyms? II not. why
the habitual and exclusive use Of
these verbs? Their use Is getting on
my nerves. Tn thus taught to sp-
preciate the feelings Of that ancient
Athenian that would have ArlstJdes
ostracissd. r. 7. PERRY.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08

ly improved in the
] ast eighteer
months, says
Robert Tn der
wood Johnson, re.
firing Unite
States SmbasSa
dor 20 Italy. who
has just returneC
to America. The,
American public
which Is no
familiar " itt
Italian character
and particularly
with the ItalisT
devotion TO FREE.
dom OF speeCr
and action, Is
likely to be mis-
Haa -, 81. -z
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
WHO'S WHO IN
THE DAYS NEWS

Cordell Hull. newly chosen chair
man of the Democratic national
committee, is probably hest known
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
u. S. AMBASSADOR
DISCUSSES RE DIS

In spite OF superficial indications
Of a violent but sporadic sort. gen
eral conditions in Italy have great
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
Autopsy, or Resurrection.

TUERTA would have remained President Of
n Mexico but for President Wilson. But for
the same agency, Carranza probably would
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16
WHEN A HUSBANDS
PLACE is IN THE HOME

And this we mean to maintain, that
discreet husband is the noblest work
of creation. To our way of thinking
Br'er Adam was the first of him. We
don't believe he cared anything at all
about the apple which, in those early
days, must have been crab. But
Eve said "eat" and Adam DISCREET
LY ate.
Take the case of Mr.. Franklin X.
Woodruff, of New York state, who
was nominated by the regulars" Of
his party to go as delegate to the
state convention. His wife pointedly
advised him to decline, but he accept
ed, and day or two later it leaked
out that the "irregulars" had secretly
nominated Mrs. Woodruff to run for
the same delegateship.
Franklin, old boy, campaigned half
heartedly for few days against Mrs.
Frank, and then gave it up. He DIS
CREETLY withdrew.
When it comes to running for Of
flee against your wife, a husbands
place is in the home!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16

S5 per cent, and peanuts, 80 per cent.
Stock hogs are about the same num-
her as last year, with the larger por-
lion in the northern half of the state.
Hog cholera is in Vernon and Bates.
Flies have been very bad especially
IN the central and eastern portion, and
live stock have lost weight and work
horses and mules greatly annoyed.
Wool production was only 88 per cent
of that in 1920.
General crop conditions are very
poor in the southern third, and only
fair in the middle section, but are
good in the north. The season has
been one of floods and drouth, and
heat and cold have followed each
other in quick succession. Corn in
the state is the one best crop. Farm
ers are curtailing expenses, and not
pushing farm operations.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16

but the prospects in the southern
third are below last year. This yield
has only been exceeded in 1917 and
1912 during the past ten years. The
major acreage is well toward matur-
ity, with much of it denied, and feed
ing has already begun with "hogging
down" in many sections. The rains
of early August came too late to help
the crop in small dry sections near and
west of st. Louis. No rain fell for
70 days in some localities. In the
most of the state rain improved corn
prospects. Corn cutting has conf
menced and silos are being filled.
Missouri farmers expect to cut 7
per cent of their corn for silage and
2S per cent for fodder. Wind storms
did considerable damage in Macon,
Pettis, Lafayette and other counties.
In the extreme northwest corner, in
GLIDING Atchison, Nodaway and also
the extreme northeast, Clark, Lewis
and nearby sections, the drouth con-
tinued to reduce the prospects.
Chinch bugs are on corn in a large
area, but damage has not been near
ly so serious as last year.
The counties producing over three
million bushels each are Atchison,
Clinton, Daviess, Dekalb, Harrison,
Holt. Nodaway, Carroll, Audrain,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16
MISSOURI CROPS,
SEPTEMBER, 1921

Jefferson City, Mo-, Sept. 12.-Mis-
souri's 1921 corn crop now totals
2O6,372,000 bushels, according to F.
A. Logan of the United States Bureau
of Markets and Crop Estimates, and
Jewell Mayes of the State Board of
Agriculture. The September condi-
ton of Sc per cent indicates a yield of
1886 bushels per acre against 80 in
1920. The production last year was
S,880,O00 bushels on G,215,000 acres.
The Farmers of st. Francois coun-
ty on Sept. LIST, estimate their corn to
yield q bushels per acre, which
would produce county total of 327,-
lao bushels and the condition was rs
per cent of normal. Threshing re-
turns on oats III this county show a
yield of q bushels per acre with a
total yield of 1880 bushels. Pas
ture was so per cent of normal fall
condition.
Missouri corn is sc per cent of a
full crop, forecasting a yield of 1854
bushels per acre, or 06,372,OOO BUSH
els on 6,l53,000 acres. In the best
corn growing section the crop is as
good and possibly better than last
year, and the state total is greater,