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The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Compulsion Versus Inclination.

Twenty years ago the public school music
teachers of the United States began to cultivate
taste for good music among the children in the
schools They have made splendid campaign
using every modern means including the phono-
graph and piayer-pano to bring the children the
best the world Of music could offer.
The teachers would have won in this race
against jazz, if only the children's knowledge of
music could have been limited to what was heard
in the school room and the private studio. But
while the schools Victroia records were confined
to folk songs and the classics the home piano and
the home phonograph have worked overtime on jazz
and popular songs.
Now comes an Englishman, Sir Hugh Allan,
Of the Royal College of Music, and says it is not
enough to give good music to the children but that
we must begin with the fathers and mothers. He
wants compulsory schools for parents where even
the tone-deaf man will be taught to distinguish be-
tween the evils of jazz and the beauty Of the cas-
sizes
But where are the music teachers who would be
willing or able cope with the disgruntled parents
dragged from the comforts of the family freside to
spend an evening compelled to learn to enjoy good
music? Such school savors of the latest edict
of the Soviet government which compels the Rus
sian people to attend certain Communistc plays
which the government is producing
However the difficulties of compelling people
to love good music are appreciated by this English
teacher who suggested this school for parents He
admits that the music teacher who undertook the
task must have "the mind of seer, the hand OF a
magician the persuasveness Fan Orpheus, the eye
of hawk, the ear of terrier, the delicacy and
quickness of a drsgonAy, the courage of a lion and
the diplomacy of archangel"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Misses Her Boat
And Opera Chance

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Failure to
catch a New York bound steamer
at Havana has cost Angeles 0tein.
young Spanish coloratura $50
prano. an opportunity to make her
debut here as q rival to Amelita
Galli-Curci. 1t was learned today.
Miss Otein was to have sailed last
week from Havana, where she was
singing with the Baracale company,
to have tryout with the Chicago
Opera Company as q possible sue
cessora to Galli-Curci. Mary Gar
den. the new director of the Chi
cago company, had counted upon
Miss Otein possibly developing into
as great a sensation as Galli-Curci.
But the Spanish prima donna
missed her boat and the Chicago
company's season will be closed be-
fore she can take another. She has
no contract with Miss Garden for
next year and the director may find
another star in the meantime.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26

III REPRESENTATIVE Longworth has intro
N duced Federal tax revision bill. As he
has stated he anticipates no action at this
session this would be impossible But it is like
a motion; it puts the tax revision proposition in
concrete form for discussion, or amendment
Mr.. Longworth's proposals will have popular
response at least until discussion discloses faults
not apparent on the surface, miscalculations in
estimated revenues One thing the average citizen
will appreciate and indorse is that he does not pro-
lose any form of sales tax for the consumer to pay
directly through his purchases, and of whose justice
he can have little personal knowledge.
The bill would abolish three of the present
forms of taxation
The excess profits tax which has absolutely no
friends apologists
The tax soda water, ice cream and the like
which is a vexatious succession of pin pricks not
producing tax in proportion to its aggravations.
All transportation taxes which have materially
nterered with the recovery of the railroads through
adding to the greatly increased freight and passen-
ger rates, another material advance This is 4 per
cent on freight and per cent on passenger tariffs
and as total represents close to the amount of the
present need of the roads increased revenues 1T
is probable that repeating this tax, would materially
increase traffic and so revenue
1t also reduces surtaxes on incomes from a
maximum of 20 per cent to 40 per cent 1t may be
rather surprising that this would decrease the re-
turns from income taxes but SI24oooooo, about the
cost of three battleships, could and should do
without 1t illustrates to what extent the greater
incomes now from nontaxable securities such as
the exempt portion of war bonds and State, school
and local bonds.
This reduction would unlock large volumes of
money for investment in industrial expansion and
to carry foreign credits Whereas, these incomes
are now locked up in such securities they would in
the future take their of chance in the field
of investment to promote the incomes of others.
The total losses from these sources in Federal
revenue would be $8ooooo,ooo. To replace this Mr..
Longworth would depend a revised tariff for
S3soyooo.ooo Here comes the query! Can this
much be added to the present tariff rates without
interfering materially with the process of liqudating
foreign debts due this country?
He would add another Ss4o,oooooo by repeating
the $1,000 exemption to corporations with addi-
tion of S per cent to their present tax rates He
would also expect a material saving in expense from
administrative economies which might be good
way to compel Congress to make more than a
pretense cutting the civil list and recognizing the
Federal machinery
As whole Mr.. Longworth's bill seems to have
much to- -com1end it At least it provides some
thing to talk at and the various experts. those in
interest and those who have less valuable
experience, will hardly fail to supply the records"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
ScientifiCi
| Notes and
Comment
Calendar of Meetings;
Activities of Societies
In Washington

society, Cosmos Club.
this evening. S:l5 O'Clock. ''Th'
System Cupric Oxide. Cupcus
Oxide. Oxygen" by +. Hastings
Smyth and Howard 5. Roberts, ot
the Geophysical Laboratory. The
Electrical Resistance Of the
Human Body" by T. Wenncr. j.
S. Martin and Nyms L. Forman'
Of the Bureau Of Standards.
Pick and Hammer Club Of the Geo
logical Survey. Interior Building
this evening, s o'clock. W. v
Atwocd. president Of the Clal
University, will speak on the n
suits of his work on the. quate
nary geology and physioSraph
of the San Juan region Of Colo
rado.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Both Going and Coming.

After all there IS a lot OF SameneSs IN this
broad country. just now many legislatures are in
going up the common plant: Nothing doing" The
Cleveland Plain Dealer speaks for all these agencies
of publicity when it says:
-. "The Ohio legislature has been in session
six weeks. Virtually nothing, except a little
emergency legislation has been accomplished"
In all the States when not occupied in berat-
ing their own legislatures, "do-nohng" the vias
of like censure are poured over Congress. There
is the same criticism of much talk and too little
action; too much outpouring of the spirit with too
little concrete result.
When legislative Congressional sessions
close, there follows the division into camps. The
dominant party organs and leaders list the remark
able achievements" of the session, the legislation
acted of untold value to the people and the harmful
measures killed, while the minority moulders shout
the tale of worthessness and peanut politics"
Vet strange to say when normalcy returns, all
the Best minds unite in declaring that the one great
trouble In States and nation is too much legisla-
ton and too many laws If the lawmakers would
but let business alone, it could have chance If il
not for class privilege enacted in laws, the rest
could awful situation, ct cetera and some
more
The humor of it all is in the seeming serious
ness of-tse vocal and printed demonstrations which
cone-a these intervals from the same source to
express these opposites They equally "het
up" whether. ceusuring one condition or the other.
As 4 fact, legislatures are much like business
in ono aspect. When proposition is laid before a
business man, he says he will consider it" Days
weeks may pass and when it is all believed for
gotten, sof turned down, an order comes from the
sacred ptscincts to put the proposition through and
do ii quick
So legislatures spend weeks in mental mastica-
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
THE HERALD BOOKSHELF
BY Darling.
BOOKNOTES

wish to follow fntelligently the
trend Of international affairs. This
little book should do much to dispel
regarding the League
which are the result of the too op-
timistic advocacy of it's friends and
the irresponsible criticism Of its
enemies.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
DEFENDS MARRIED WOMEN
GOVERNMENT WORK.

To the Editor. ne wsshinrton Herald:
There seems to be a tendency on
the part OF some people 70 criticise
married women who work. and par
ticularly those employed in the war
Rink Insurance Bureau. Great :
stress Is being put on the fact that
married women do not need their
positions mostly because they are
said TO squander and waste the
salaries paid them by Uncle Sam
buy silk hose, fur coats. etc. Most
Of the married ladies working in
the War Risk are spending ali Of
their money doing good. Some are
financing the buying of homes they
were forced to buy by prevailing
conditions. besides educating sens
and daughters whose education
would have finished in the grades.
And these same ladies are waiting
on husbands and families who in
most cases will never appreciate
their sacrifices. doing the family
laundry at night and the drudgery
that belongs to every household 4
night when the husband is eu5c
ing his evening paper in the es
chair or going TO the movies. Many-
Of the young girls, too. are engaged
tighten some ones burden or max
ing life plessanter or more easy for
some one. but for the most part
they are the ones who wear $3.50
hose and $3.50 gloves and expensiv
fur coats, many Of them not CF
tributing a cent TO their homes.
you are going to have governn
positions regulated hereafter q
real need Of a position sought and
Just how Uncle Sans money u
spent. why not Took into the lives
of some of the married men. whose
careless. eNtravagant selfshness
have forced wives 10 go TO work so
as to give to their families the ad-
vantages they need and ought to
have. ! know one case where the
husband and father spends two
thirds of his salary on booze and
horseracing and his wife keeps the
home fires burning and the children
in school by taking in bosrders.
A SUBSCRIBER
WashinCton
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26

"A police woman advocates washing the faces
Of girls who have painted or powdered cheeks.
This is an unexpected solution of the problem
of unemployment 1t is job which would
take an army of charwomen.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26

tion and about home-going time get busy passing
aad slaughterng. In the end correct criticism
usually is that they have done much rather than
too little Their sins of commission, as rule, are
greater than those of omission.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26

There have been q number ef
replies % 'Purftsn." is the sane
sfrsin NJ the letter signed -Pst-
rick Henry.- IL seems 90 the
eAiter.l however. that ePsrit.s-
has been ssmcientIy answered
The Edifer.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
ENDORSES .PURITsN's- STAND.

To the Editor. The washineton Beralo:
The undersigned endorses every
word of "Puritan's" communication
in Wednesdays Herald and believes
his statements to be absolutely
true. Americans should begin u
realize before IL is too late what
these hyphenstes are seeking 20 do
10 our beloved country. That they
are brazenly defying our laws
should be warning enough.
A DESCENDANT OF THE MAY
FLOWER PILGRIMS.
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26

Why should surgeon relieve himself of his
own appendix when any brother surgeon would
do the job without fee? 1t is possible that
being surgeon he wanted to be sure he was
not mistaken in the symptoms?
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS At
WORK by. Arthur Sweetser
CThe Macmillan Coz.

Mr.. Sweetser. who is an American
journalist and now a member OF the
Secretariat of the League Of Nations,
has written straightforward and
readable account of the League from
the Peace Conference to the middle
of 1890. a short time previous to
the First Assembly at Geneva.
Through his connection with the
League since its inception, Mr..
Sweetser is in q position to know
better than almost any other Amer
lean the accomplishments and fall
ures of this great experiment In in
ternationaI relations. He, throws a
good deal of light on such matters
as The Permanent. Court, Disarma-
ment, Mandates, The International
Labor and Health Organizations.
Open Diplomacy and other questions
which were debated In. the assembly
last fall and which are and will
continue to be OF the greatest In
'terest and Importance to those who
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
NOTABLE CIVIC CENTER
IN SAN FRANCISCO.

I'VE are the geographical center
of the coast, and that should cinch
the argument" he said. This
building would be a worthy addi-
tion to the notable group of public
buildings either already complete i
or projected in San Francisco. -
San Francisco already has a civic
center which is unique. This in
cludes the three handsome struc-
lures fronting on the square at Van
Ness avenue, Polk, Hayes and Mac
Allister streets. The group includes
the city hall, public, library and the
civic auditorium, in which was held
the recess national convention of
the Democratic party.
"a building unique on this con-
tinent is the new museum in Golden
Gate Park. which was opened recent,
ly. Then in course Of construction
is Grace Cathedral, whose Gothic
towers will one day dominate Mob
Hill, now crowned by the Fairmont
Hotel and the Pacific Union Club,
both handsome structures
Wv. G. o..
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
ELLEN LEWIS, by Elsie Singmas
ter. (Houghton. Mifflin Com
REVIEWS

ELLEN LEWIS, by Elsie Singmas-
ter. (Houghton. Mifflin Com
pany).
There is up back" of Philadel-
phia broad farming country,
known to most of US as Pennsylva-
mia Dutch. Here a strangely linn
tied, half-shrewd, half-dull people
pursue their own customs and talk
their own jargon. Very few people
really understand them or know
what they are driving at, but Elsie
Singmaster does. and in ELLEN Le-
Wis" she has drawn a clear picture
of the attempts of the younger gen.
GRAFTON there to draw away from
the narrowed traditions of their ell
ders, Ellen Lewis is the child of a
clever, almost agnostic doctor and
his Pennsylvania Dutch wife. Her
grandfather, on her mothers side,
is the leader of one of those curious
religious sects which are character
istic of the country. Matthew, Ell
lens brother. joins the sect when
he is only 16. but Ellen Instructive
ly balks. Her father tries to edu-
cate her at home. hoping to prepare
her for bigger things, but when he
dies. she finds herself in the hands
of her stubborn brother. who sees
no good in booklearning. and her
fanaticaf old grandfather. Her
mother has died many years be-
fore. But after Matthew has mar
ried and Ellen has become a house
hold drudge. she breaks away. goes
to Harrisburg. and there by chance
falls into he hands of an old friend
of her fathers, DIR. Stephen Lanfair.
stephens rich wife is demented and
finally has to be put in ssnato-
rum, and this latter part of the
tale develops into the love story Of
Ellen and Stephen. The whole
thing Is carefully and delicately
woven, but the most important fea-
ture of the book is the shrewd in
depreciation of the Pennsylvania
Dutch. There is very little playing
with the dialect or. other superficial
tricking with description. But If
you Know anything at all about
that Pennsylvania back country,
with its whitewashed fences, broad,
fertile fields, and plodding peopie.
you will find that Elsie Singmaster
has somehow made it live for you
in a truly remarkable fashion.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
BOOkNoTEs.

B0OhNOTES.
A new novel by Mrs. Florence
Finch Kelly is announced for publi-
cation the latter part Of March by
Z. p. Dutton and Company. 1t will
be called The Dixons" and IL will
tell the story OF three generations
in the life OF an American family
II is said to treat the theme in a
broad and epic way that makes the
story of the family's dramatic de-
velopment an impressive incarna-
tion of the essential factors in the
development of the country during
the nifty years that il covers
The two new volcmes in the
Bobbs-Aerrill rnterpretatire series
have just been issued. One on Emer-
son by DIR. samuel McCord Crothers.
the other on Pee by DR.. Alphonso
c. Smith, head of the English de-
partment at the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, and formerly Edgar
Allan Poe professor of English at
the University of Virginia
Under the title "Masterpieces Of
Adventure" Doubleday. Page and
Company published on February is
four-tolume collection of famous
adventure stories gathered from the
literature Of many peoples. Adven-
ture has been used in its widest
sense to cover not only strange hap
penings In strange places but also
love and life and death-all things
which have to do with the great ad-
venture Of living. La Grande Bre-
teche. by Honore de Balzac: "A
pouble-Dyed Deceiver." by o.
Henry; Edgar Allan Poe's The
Mssque OF the Red Death" and "A
Goboto Night" by Jack London are
among the tales chosen.
The schedule of her present and
future activities which Fannie
Hurst divulged recently to her
publishers. Harper 4 Brothers, en-
titles her to be included among the
hard"st-working of our authors. In
the next few weeks she will Iec-
turc in Pittsburgh. before the Fed
Grafton OF Women's Clubs; give a
reading under the auspices of the
Board of Education at the National
History Museum, New York; SPEAK
at the University of Illinois. She
is supervising the film production
of star Dust" her new novel,
which the Harpers will publish
shortly; writing a dramatic version
of "HumoresQue," to be produced in
the spring: has just finished one
short novel, and is working on an
other.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26

Gen. Jan Smuts will ask his defeated adver-
sary Gen. Herzog to go with him to the next
imperial council. On the way from South At
rica to London they will have time to talk it
all over and may reach some joint conclusion.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
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his stories will last or not is still
another one. 1t is likely that his
very faithfulness TO slang<will pre-
vent his verses being read many
years after 1921. that is. in a day
when slang fashions have changed.
However. Mr.. Weaver knows a great
deal about people and has succeed
ed in depicting some of the very
curious things which go on in the
lives and minds of apparently or
dinary persons.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
CALIFORNIA HOPEFUL
FOR ART CONSERVATORY.


The possibility of the crestion of
an executive department of the Fine
Arts with a National Conservatory
Of Arts and Music, is being urgently
advocated in San francisco. Clyde
f.. Chandler. architect of Berkeley,
Cal, said at the Ebbitt yesterday.
Since the Fletcher bill, now be-
fore Congress. provides for a ma
tional conservatory with a Cali
$ fornia branch, architects, artists
and musical and literary folks in
the Bay cities are speculating on
the chances of San Francisco get
ting this institution, Chandler says.
Bernard r. Maybeck, San Fran
cisco architect. has drawn UP tenta-
tive plans for a California branch
of the national conservatory.
Visitors to the Panama Pacific In
ternational Exposition, at San Fran
cisco. in 1915, will recall the ex-
quisite beauties of the unique ag-
gregation of buildings which pro-
vided a wonderland of beauty by
day and a dreamland at night. OF
these architectural gems the only
one left standing is Maybeck's
Palace of Fine Arts, whose grace
full columns are still reflected in the
waters OF the tule-bordsred lagoon
which at the height of the exposi-
tion mirrored as well the classic
lines of the Palace of Varied In
dustries and other evanescent archi-
tectural triumphs.
Maybeck's plans for the conserva-
tory are similar to the conception
he had in mind when he designed the
Palace of Fine Arts, Chandler says.
He Is naturally colorist and 1t is
intended that the conservatory shall
be rich with color. The building
would be in the form of great
irregular court, fanked sby an outer
bastion. The studios are In the
buttressed walls, each in its own
particular niche and all connected
with long interior galleries. Tenants
of the outer studios would have the
advantage of seclusion for their
work
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26

When depressed over the present financial
and industrial conditions of the United States,
take look at the Liberty bond quotations.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26

caruso's vitality seems, if anything, to be
higher than his vocal range. ss
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
RADIO OPERATORS
ME.ET IN PHILADELPHIA.

with other amateur radio opera
tors from Baltimore. Eichm"na'
Norfolk. Camden, Wilmington. Dan
vile and Portsmouth. wireless en-
thusiasts from Washington are at
tending the second annual conVen-
tior of the third radio district -
TIE Amer ican Radio Relay League,
being held today in Philadelphia
Prominent on the program arc
papers by Washington operators
Among them are: ''Transmission
Calculations for Antcnnss and
Coils by Or. J. H Dellinger,
physicist. radio communication sec
tion, Bureau of Standards; Con
version OF Induction TO Synchronous
Motors" by II. A. Snow, SIZE. wash
ington; Station n. :. r." by l.. {.
Young. n. S. F., Asnacostia: Al
ternating Current Radio Phone" oy
H. l. Strsng. 3II. signal CORPS.
"Antenna Down-Lead and Lead-lh
Experiments" by +. NJ. Baer, SNf'
Washington: Radio Frequency In
ductances," by f. L. Powell radio
test shop. Washington Navy Nsro'
short Wave wavemcters," by X
T. Cox and s. Kruse, 3ABI. Buresn
Of Standards; EARLY Work IN
Ground Wire Reception" by X. X,
Lyon. 3RP, Hyattsville. Nd; short
Wave Senrng and Receiving on
Ground Wire at s HIS by j. krsl'
SHS. Washington. S. Kruse. OF the
Bureau Of Standards. is in charge
Of the program.
A self-policing plan for the thiro
radio district that will make the
entire area self-governing IN the
same way that Chicago and WASH
ington now prevent Interference be-
tween stations and Danish OUTLAY
stations will be discussed. Ihs
plan will aid the radio inspection
service OF the Bureau Of Naviestion
In the work Of supervising raolo
activity, which its limited sppF0-
pristion are making dificult. IL
also expected that the convenuo
will oppose the Poindexter oili 10
the control Of wireless activity.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26

Henry Ford is starting even with Mr.. Hard
ing. He. too, is busy picking new cabinet.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26

In their adversely il is quite natural the
Democrats should turn to New leadership.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
AUTHORITIES DISAGREE
AS TO POSSIBILITIES.

Although the Fletcher bill may
emerge in altered form, and al
though many authorities believe
that the creation of a ministry Of
fine arts with a secretary appoint
ed by the President may not be
as successful in actual operation as
some of it's proponents hope, IL is
extremely likely that the day will
come when we shall have more ac-
tive support of the fine arts on the
par of the national government.
As Chandler points out, the move
ment for a national conservatory
has been under way for a number
of years. Before the war 1t was
estimated that 10000 American stu
dents were studying in Europe at
an average annual cost of $1,000
each, or a total of $4,000, 900. When
the European war came along, and
we realized that foreign institutions
of learning had in many cases cir
culated propaganda under the guise
of instruction, the conservatory
project began to receive consider
alton.
The arts have received far more
patronage in foreign countries than
in the Unfted States. Chandler de-
clares. We have spent millions of
dollars upon improving stock breeds,
upon agriculture and upon reclama-
ton, but upon the arts, in a ma
tional sense. very little.