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The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
Raps Blue Law Crusade.
LEAGUE .
OF kATtONS

Tc the Editor. The Washington Herald:
a crusade for a Federal Sunday
blue law has been inaugurated at
Washington by the Central Sab
bath Crusade Committee" of the
Methodist Church. according to
press dispa tches Of recent date. a
copy of a petition for such legisla-
tion would, il was said. be placed ih
the hands Of every member of the
Senate and House.
Why should Congress take action
in any matter to please the Meth
odist Church, or any church as
such? In urging the petition upon
Congress the members OF this COM
mittee are acting in their religious
capacity and petitioning for class
legislation. Sunday as day of rest
is wholly of religious origin. and
such rest has always been reCog-
nized as a religious observance of
the day. II there is any reason
why honest labor should not be
done and any line OF useful indus
try not carried on. on Sunday. the
reason Is a religious one, and there
fore does not furnish any proper
ground for civil legislation. The
great trouble just now is not that
too much work is being done any
where, but that multitudes of peo-
ple are idle and in distress because
they have nothing TO do on any day
Of the week.
LEON A. SMITH.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
Complains of Beach Prices.

To the Edircr, The Washington Herald.
Under the new prices of the lock-
ers at the Basin Bathing Beach
they will cost 10 cents apiece. 1t
appears to me that this is an eN-
cessive charge. Could not the gov
ernment make money at cents or
even have free lockers as formerly =?
Suppose the 5000 lockers at the
Basin are all rented once day and
twice on Sundays. At 10 cents
each. that totals $4,000 a week, OF
s40. 500 for the four months that the
beach is open to the people. Grant
ing that the government breaks
even on the rental of towels at )
cents and suits at Is cents, does
nous income for a municipal bath
ing place? Suppose half OF this
gross income goes toward salaries
of guards and employees, upkeep and
interest. That leaves a net profit
Of $4,000. according 10 my figures.
What I would like to know is: is
the District supposed TO make mon
ey on this bathing beach. or is IL
supposed to make only enough to
pay expenses? I would appreciate
it IL some official connected with
the beach or District government
will tell me. through your columns
whether or not the government IS
profiteering in its operation Of this
bathing beach. and If not. give fig.
ures to prove same Y. l. Il.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18

company appealed to the courts. After hearing,
a temporary rate of SH cents was ordered Pend
ing this hearing the difference between the and
Io-cent charge was held by the courts order. Since
then the difference between the 8h and Io-cent rate
has been similarly held The company charges and
the patrons pay, the ocent rate and this difference
is held pending final decision.
If this decision allows the full Io-cent rate, all
the impoundcd fund will go to the company. If
Sh cents is confirmed as the rate, it will go back
to those who paid it. If any rate between SH and
10 cents is fixed, it will be divided between the
company and its patrons pro rata. Under what
possible theory OF right justice or common honesty
could this money be turned over to the w. X
& E.? 1t does not seem worthy OF a minutes
consideration by business men, who would not en-
tertain it an instant in their own affairs.
But it shows again the iniquity OF the present
situation where street railway owns, operates and
takes the earnings of the electric utility This I'M
pounded fund, which is around-$2,o 1000, was not
earned by the railway company; it was not paid as
fares by their patrons 1t paid by the patrons
of the electric service for light and power 1t
would amount to 1913 per cent dividend on the
electric company's stock. If turned over to the w.
R. & E. it would be used its street railway
property. Many of those who helped pay 1t, sell
dom, ride the street cars. Others paid
in far than would be average family S
total street expense. To take their money to
pay for service not rendered to them is just
plain dishonest and no plea OF using it to reduce
street fares, can make it anything else
Yet the whole purpose of an absorption OF the
P. Z. P. by the w. X. & E is this and nothing
else. 1t is make this only possible, but quite
unpreventable. 1t shows amazing lack OF
conscience to take from those who pay Tor ono
service price over the reasonable cost
OF that service, to lower the price to Others tor
wholly different service. Why not overchargc at
hotels to make shirts cheaper? For more persons
wear shirts than sleep at hotels
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
Sectional Isolation.

IT HIS country is so large, self-contained and
seIf-sufhcient that many believe it can and
should remain in isolation from the rest OF
the world. This spirit is catching. and it is especial
iy strong in parts OF New England These advo-
Gates OF national isolation now go so far as to
favor it internationally. They would set apart
their sections from other sections and nuly the
spirit of the Constitution which provides for the
Tree and unhampered flow OF commerce, and for
complete economic, we'll as political unity.
The Boston Transcript opposes the Great Lakes
st Lawrence waterway project, not because of
rr Canadian advantage and not because it is inter-
national All this it waves aside, and regards it
rather promotvc OF peace, than OF British ad-
vantage in 1t truly says, it is essentially an
economic problem. 1t doubts whether the ad-
vantage TO American commerce and business would
ever pay the interest share of the invest
mCnt 1t is OF little consequence that it differs
here with transportation and power experts.
But its real objection is that at appears to be
a rather evident scheme for getting away from New
England II "it could hardly fail to
diu1inish the relative importance OF the railways
30 hich main dependence in the maintenance
OF our commercial importance while New England
has abundance Of water power within ITSELF
which the Transcript considers more readily ac-
ceSsible than if generated in the St. Lawrence
Valley" In other words, if New England in the
magnhccncc OF purely selfish isolation may by
any chance feel a temporary loss, it does not
matter what the benefit may be to the vast Middle
West, the project must be defeated
1t is the narrow view which refuses to sec that
what benefits ono great section, must benefit all
This is especially true OF New England with its
great reservoirs Of wealth for investment; its vast
industries to profit by any increase OF general pur
chasing power and lowered transportation charges
and its large proportion OF labor to be helped by
cheaper food supplies. As fact part OF the
country can, and WILL benefit from this waterway
and power project more than New England
Its railroads have been good deal of a ma
tonal stencil. Its water powers lie idle, though
inviting private capital, State development for
all the years. The capital is there, why the in.
vestment' Fortunately not all New England is
hidebound is the Transcript, some OF the
strongest support for the project comes from the
engineers the capital and the industrial interests of
that cradle OF national independence and unity.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
A Sad Temper.

WZHoM the gods would destroy they first
w make mad Overhcatcd temper is danger
attribute oi greatness. 1t is something po-
clans should more especially avoid than mis-
takes. Adroit as he is, it may be the undoing Of
Lloyd George, and his government. 1t is always
sign of weakness and Lloyd Georges facility for
getting into tough positions and out again will not
be helped by displays of anger.
He and Lord Northcffc have had many tits.
They have been friends and enemies; lattcrly tho
latter Up to his in the Irish slough, the pre-
ncr pulled out by the dominion chiefs At
tackled on all sides for the costs OF government
and his end of the British Japanese poker getting
uncomforably warm he quickly landed on the dis
armament raft offered by President Harding.
Then he let it be announced that he and Lord
Curzon. minister of foreign affairs, would prob
ably head the British delegation.
The Northcife newspapers seized this oppor-
tunity for vicious onslaught, to which the gov
ernment replied by cutting them off from all official
sources OF foreign news. Northcffc insisted Lloyd
George and Curzon were, OF all Britshers, the last
who should to the United States; that the
premier is discredited and dSlikcd here and that
Curzon is OF temperament not suited to deal with
Americans. He was probably never more mistaken.
This country would quite surely prefer the premier
10 any Otncr statesman 10 neaQ
tion. Americans like him and not unacquanted
with his order OF politics. They would know just
what to expect, being familiar with his tactics, and
if he wants match minds with Americans on
the home field, they would greatly enjoy the game.
But his tactics with the Northcliffe newspapers
are regarded here very unwisc. The effort to cut
them off from news sources, always regarded as
equally tho privilege OF all newspapers, and by
their very release made public documents, was sure
to be Ineffective and to react. 1t the same
weapon of repriSal which totally failed in Ire
land. 1t was the application OF the Lenin policy
that no newspaper should say anything displcasing
to the government No one has any especial SYM
pathy for NorhclilTe, who is recognized as rather
brutal and arrogant; but every OF news
publicity recognized this action Of the government
as a direct attack upon them They were sure to
supply his papers with the same Handouts" given
them and this they have done Also secret
conclaves arc from those with the close gov
Crnmcntal associations OF Northcfc, especially as
the British is a coalition government.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
The Power in Human Eyes.

English scientist, Dr. Charles Russ, has dis
n covered that the human eye is a sort of dyna-
mo and that rays from the eye have power akin to
an electric current. Hchas succeeded, he claims
in causing delicatcly adjusted electric instrument
be set in motion by other power than the
vision rays of the eye. This is interesting 1t may
have great value in scientific research and in ways
not appreciated by the novice.
But it will not startle the male sex OF the
human family. Their experience with womankind
long ago revealed to them this force and that it
varies with color just it varies when used by par
ticular particular men. The violet eye
the black, gray, hazel blue OF various shades the
yellow cat eye, all have their degree Of force to
set in action the sensitive mechanical device known
the male heart. None of the latter is so tough
as not to respond to some one or more of these
color rays.
1t Italian who claimed to have dis
covered a peculiar red ray which would explode
bombs at long distance But that is nothing to
the explosions caused by single glance from
fair maidens eye Here's to the love that
lies in woman's eyes and lies and lies and lies" is
the old cync's toast which is merely the result of
cause. He mistook the vertes He had realized
the explosion maybe several times, but mistook
the cause. 1t not the love ray which caused
it, but simply experimental color ray sent out
on research work, experimental demonstration.
He proved too easy.
or course there is a defense for this sort of at
tack there is for all offcnsivcs in all kinds of
warfare. But the defense still has weak spots and
is not always ready for unexpected attack The
supposed discovery OF Dr. Russ is not so much,
But if he will find automatic sclf-adjusting
armor to ward off and nulliiy such attacks. n,anv
men and many wives viii rise up and call him
blessed.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
Housing in 1920.

TN I3I cities OF the United States with popula-
i ton of 100000 there was spent in new build
ing construction in 1920, SIo43ooo,ooo OF this cx
penditurc, 80 per cent ior dwellings,, 1913 per
cert for factories and shops 1873 per cent for store
buildings 81 per cent, cach for Office buildings and
garages and 54 per cent for schools, hospitals and
charitable institutions. In these cities almost
fourth much used for garages as for dwell
irgs and far than Tor housing school Children
tho sick and the dependent. Comment as to indi-
tidnal poverty the of building preventing home
construction and overcongcSton OF family living is
hardly necessary. The situation explains itself
These statistics compiled by the housing
division OF tho United States Chamber OF Commerce
i'll the effort TO get complete building records for
the entire country. 1t found that the sources
of information were often incomplete or entirely
wanting. But what secured has been carefully
tabulatcd and used a basis for fairly correct
estimates. In the 2S8 cities OF $4,000 people and
over with 100000 total population it is estimated
that housing provided for II4,oIo families and
OF per cent single family dwellings. This does
not~bear out the alarm that are becoming "a
nation OF cliff-dwellers" 1t is more alarming that
amusement places cost than churches, hos
pitals and public buildings, and half as much as
schools, hospitals and charitable buildings combined
The chamber of commerce hopes to be able to
get a fairly uniform type of building permits
adopted by all cities from which adequate informa-
tive reports may be compiled As it is, it found
that Los Angeles led all other cities in the number
of single family dwellings 1t reported $3.50; New
York, 1907; Detroit, 4yoo7 and Baltimore, Chicago
and Flint 1000 each, with but four others
exceeding 1000.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
CONSIDER PLANS
TO SAVE FORESTS

CHICAGO. July Il. Originally
there were SOC. 900. 600 acres Of vir-
gin forests in the United States.
There are now only 200. 100000 acres
left. The 600. 100000 acres that are
gone were depleted in the last sew
enty years.
Awakened to a realization Of these
conditions by a far cry from ITS
members all over the country. the
United States Chamber OF Commerce
has appointed a national forestry
policy committee and called hear
ings on the forestry problems in a
number Of cities. The first will open
in Chicago tomorrow. Hearings IN
Minneapolis, Mimi; Spokane. wash !,
Portland. Greg. Seattle. Tacoma and
San Francisco will follow.
The personnel of the committee
is David l.. Goodwillie. Chicago.
chairman: Charles s. Keith. Kansas
City, Mo: F. &. Knapp. Portland
Ore: George l. Curtis, Clinton. Iowa
John Fletcher. Chicago; Charles F.
Quincy. New York City; Dr. Henry
s. Drinker. Merton Station. Pa Dr.
Hugh L. Baker. New York city. har-
vey y. Shepart. Boston, JuniuS IL
Browne. New York City. nr. w X.
Heinemann. Wausau. Wis: and w.
Du II. Brookings, secretary Of the
committee, L. $. Chanmcr OF Com
mercc. Washington. Il. {.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
Disputes Quinn's Contention.

T" the Editcr, The Washington Herald:
In The Herald IF July II Mr.
Quinn undertakes to draw a parallel
between July IL, 1880 and July
l1d6. and attempts TO show that our
independence Day celebrations are
merely the logical and natural con-
sequences of tho victory of William
OF Orange at the Boync. and in sup
port of this theory he quotes from
Mr.. O'Donnelrs recent article in
the Toronto (Can) Sentinel.
History does not support tho
contentious of Messrs. Quinn and
O'Donnell. The day on which we
celebrate our independence marks :
the birthday of the greatest nation
In the worlds history, the champion
OF the right, the refuge of the af-
ricted of other lands, the oasis in a
worldwide desert OF oppression
our own United States. Every
American is familiar with the his
tory Of his country and the achieve
ments of its sons. so we need not
dwell on them here. 1t is fitting,
however. to quote from that gifted
son Of the South, Thomas Dixon, to
show the forces which he believed
were responsible for his country's
greatness.
Hear me, men of my race-Nor-
man and Celt, Angel and Saxon,
Dane and Frank. Huguenot and Ger
man-martyr blood!
The courage Of the Celt, the no.
bility of the Norman. the energy of
the Angle, the tenacity of the
saxon, the daring of the Dane the
freedom of the Frank, the gallantry
of the Gaul, the earth hunger of the
Roman and the stoicism of the
Spartan-all are yours, by heritage
OF blood from sire and dame
through hundreds of generations
and centuries OF culture,
Such was the manhood of America
at the time OF the revolution and
such is it today. The sons and
daughters of all Europe helped to
make America great. IL may be
added that Mr.. Dixon is the son Of
Protestant clergyman, genuine
American, and the descendant Of
English and Scotch -Covenanter
stock
So much for the glorious fruits
Of July 4. 1876. Did Orangemen's
day also prove to be fruitful of the
blessings of civil and religious lib
erty? Alas. 70. The treaty Of
Limerick. signed on October ,. 1881.
under which the Catholics OF Ire
land were secured from disturbance
in the practice of their religion, was
broken. to quote Thomas Davis,
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
MOTOR BUS STOCK
WE'LL SUBSCRIBED

HYATTSVILLE. Md. July II
Practically $4,000 of the $4,000 Of
stock OF the Tidewater lines neces-
sary to secure the extension of mo-
tor passenger and freight bus service
from Washington to Berwyn Heights
has been subscribed and it is stated
that the extension is virtually as
Sured.
Tho Tidewater Company. it is
stated, is having calls from differ
cnt sections Of the State for opera
tion Of their service. Plans are now
being completed to establish immn-
diatc additional service on their
Brandywine line. which involves ex
tending the line down from Brandy
wine through Baden and Westwood
to Aquasco. They are also getting
ready to establish freight and pas
senger service off their main line
south of Leonardtown into Mill
stone. over the Patuxent River. The
company is to install a ferry across
from Milestone to Solomons Island,
and is also arranging to install it's
daily service on schedule of its main
line at Hughesville into Benedict,
the summer resort.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
Open Court Letters to The HeralA
egbg4n<GHE>&1 77<aa1SSFE8AS FE{A

ere the ink whercwith twas writ
could dry" Each session of Par
Lament thereafter showed some new
act of severity put into execution
against the Catholics OF ireland
eliminating in the act Of 1897,
whereby all Catholic clergymen
were ordered to quit the kingdom
before May /. 1898, and that all
who remained after that date. or,
having left. ventured to return,
should be punished as guilty #
high treason. BY these acts the on
tire property of the Irish Catholic
population above the Talue OF 20
shillings was declared confscated
and Catholics were debarred from
entering any Of the professions
from giving secular or religious in
struction to their children. and
from all the liberties which even
their oppressors conceded should
be the right Of all mankind. These
conditions continued practically
without change until more than
fifty years aG0r the first gun Of
the Revolutionary war had been
fired. when in 1929. through fear
Of revolution at home and attack
from abroad. an unwilling king
and still more unwilling parlia-
ment and house Of lords allowed
Daniel O'Connell 1" wiring from
them the Catholic emancipation act
In view Of these facts. it is scarcely
reasonable o. logical to suppose
that the very men who helped csrrS
these laws into execution could
have any sympathy with a move
ment like the American war for
independence. and il is scarcely tC
be supposed that Henry Grstta1
would feel any gratitude for tn'
suggestion that those who created
the conditions aEains; which n,
7 fought had actually set mark ~
patriotism and civic virtue for hi
emulation
ROBERT CONROY.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
A Trust Fund.

THE proposal that the fund impounded by court
order awaiting final decision as to rates for
electric light and power, shall be turned over to
the W. r. & T., is beyond honest comprehension
This fund is in court control 1t is not within the
control OF the Utilities Commission 1t is in effect
a trust fund. By stretch OF imagination can it
be regarded otherwise. Ultimately it will be paid
TO the W. K. & l.. as owner Of the Potomac Elcc-
trio Power Company it will be paid to the
patrons of the latter. Today it belongs to no ono
The former Utilities Commission of which
Colonel Kutz is the only hold-over member after
having made valuation OF the p. Z. p properties
for rate making purposes ordered rate of 8 cents
tsr electric service. The old 10 cents The
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
British Prepare TO Trade
Extensively With Russia

LONDON. July l7.-Thc British
commercial mission has DEPARTED
for Russia. whore extensive othccs
are being established in ictrograd
and Moscow.
Highly important trade develop
mcnts are impending. including. IL
Is saie, concessions &" British capt
tslists by the Soviet government,
permitting the British 60 "Nnloit
PetroErad harbor. Tho RUSSIAN
government would retain half in
tcrest In tho harbor. under the ten
tstiys terms, as now understood
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
Disarmament-Vital Issue.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The Washington Herald;
Warren g. Harding is graspins d
psychological opportunity IN the
worlds history to immortaliZe him
self in the hearts OF the peoples OF
this and other generations to come
bv taking the initiative in diSarm-
ing the nations Of the world. II
will be the greatest service rem
dered humanity since the dawn OF
the Christian era. In fact. ii is the
ONLY practical solution OF present
day ills-thc past is blotted out,
and the man. party or natlon that
stands in the wy of its fullest ac-
compIishment will bc ruthleSsly
and deserYedly destroyed. Mllltar-
ism. Yea navalism. is. has been, and
will hc. the curse Of the world. 1t
is eating the vitals OF the wage
Garner in every nation. once IL is
destroyed many Of the present-day
economic ills will disappear. win
have been solved. These two evils
have practically bankrupted Eng
land France, Italy, economically
destroyed Germany, Austria and
Russia and brought this country 70
the verge of the most disastrous
panic IL has ever known. The ma
ton that has the temerity to stand
in the way of its realization should
be regarded as the enemy Of civiliza-
tion and forthwith rendered i'm
potent. 1t would be worth another
war to accomplish that result, to
know that the peace of the world
has been secured and forever free
the people from the absurd idea
that preparedness, prevents war.
preserves peace.
No nation, now that the move
ment has progressed even as far as
it has-still in its mbryonic stage
would dare hold out against lin
tied or complete disarmament. Al
ready its influence is seen in the
willingness of Premier Lloyd George
to agree to some form of independ-
ent government for Ireland. With
England. as with every country,
self-preservation is it's first con-
Germ. Disarmament will solve that
question and the time is most pro-
pitious. The league of nations and
the treaty of Versailles are minor
issues in Importance compared to
disarmament, since the purpose Of
both. indirectly, is to perpetuate
peace. Disarmament goes to the
root of the trouble and compels
peace since the implements to war
with will have been reduced to a
minimum. Every dollar spent for
military or naval purposes In the
future is n dollar wasted. That ac-
compIished, an association of ma
tions can easily settle any dispute
which might arise between nations.
The great majority OF the peoples
of the earth are behind President
Harding in his laudAble leadership
of the most important issue before
the world.
Peace is not an idle dream. as
scmc. for selfish purposes. would
have us believe. On the contrary.
IT is practical, political and eco
uomic questionable only solution