davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1921-08-01
Dressing Up fer Winter.

~ ITY the policeman He deserves it. You can
wear your old clothes matter Il they do
look worn Regulations require that he shall look
spruce and well groomed So If his uniform Is worn,
he must order new suit The inspection to that
end is now on for the winter season; this may
account for that worried look OF many OF the
patrolmen- They wondering what the family
must give up that they may look the part OF Wash
ingtons natty police; if the wife must wear the
old dress, that they may have the new suit
AS The Herald is informed this is what the
outfit will cost: Blouse, $24; overcoat $saSo;
trousers, SIS, and cap. $zso; total. $o7. That is
quite bit of money. More than that, while the
clothes Of other men have materially decreased in
price, the police overcoat has increased $3.50 They
believe that buying practically wholesale and really
readyto-wear garments, the profit margin should be
reasonable and the prices now lower, not higher
Moreover, they have to take what they get
They pay for what is handed to them and so should
be carefully protected by very strict contract in
their behalf This has not always been the fact
in the past. Poor dyes and shoddy materials have
at times been their fate and it is discouraging to
have large part Of a coat come off along with q
button. Also there may we'll be measure Of len
iency. II man is neat clean, well brushed and
patched, an overcoat may cover other sins.
The Herald is not complaining for the police
nor the police for themselves 1t is condition. not
a theory but it is condition which when brought
to Capt. Oysters attention, is sure to be made as
little burdensome as possible and to give the men
the full worth of their money under a contract Al
this years prices for honest, good-wearing mate
riais. They really not much worried this fall
with the Captain on the job.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-01
Open Cburt lie tiers to The HeraIA
ksgRSfp%ze Bsa>5ssp@SS1ssSs fEssI

aries which will increase taxes.
ana will benefit-whom?
In view OF the fact that you have
insinuated that some people claimed
to be your constituents may ! ask.
not that you put your sensitive and
retiring soul through the ordeal OF
signing your name to a reply to my
questions in the newspaper through
which you may deign to reply. but
that you will have the manly cour-
age to send me in a sealed envelope
through The Herald the State and
district from which you hail. so
that / may know whether you claim
to be my Representative will
promise never TO divulge the same
to any of the dormitory dollies.
Hoping soon to be enlightened on
all these deep deep problems OF
statesmanship, l beg to remain.
Most sincerely,
AN AMERICAN TAXPAYER
(AND NOTER), NOT A
GOVERNMENT EMPDOYE.
Washington
The Washington herald., 1921-08-01

veneration OF the saints and the
celibscy of priests were rejected"
Modern World. Bennett and Kauff-
man. page 39s 1 think p. 7. will
concede that the ancient Christian
Church held TO all these and IL this
radical change took place after
Henry's death, then the ritual and
creed Of the Anglican and Pro-
testant churches differ widely from
the teachings OF st. Peter and his
contemporaries.
p. E. speaks OF a desire for unity.
How is he going TO obtain IL? Right
in his own church are those who
deny the real presence in Holy COM
munion. while others assert IL.
Some deny the validity Of confess
sion and others profess to receive
1t. Such a condition is hardly con-
ductive to either harmony within
OF union with other sects. as the
failure of the intsr-ehurch world
drive aptly demonstrated.
These remarks are made not from
prejudice or ill-feeling. but merely
because the writer agrees with Pro-
testsnt Episcopalian that 'ft Is
right to refute false claims"
GEORGE B. cowLES.
3s1S Illinois avenue.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-01
MOVIE SHOWS AGRICUITURE
CROP REPORTING WORK.

The way in which crop production
information is gathered. complied
and released by the experts OF the
Bureau Of Markets and Crop Esti-
mates Of the Department Of Agri-
culture is shown in q new motion
picture that has Just been issued by
the department. Scenes on one OF
the thousands OF American farms
where the farmer, who has raised
his corn and harvested IL success
fully, wonders whether TO sell Il,
hold IL, or feed IL to his stock. are
shown, and the dramatic incidents
of compiling the production figures
at the department here in Wash
ington arc shown.
The story shifts from Hal Hsr-
row." the farmer facing the prob
lem Of disposal Of his corn crop, 90
the broader aspects OF the crop re-
porting system. There are 2ib.ooo
voluntary crop reporters scsttered
over the United States, and forty
two State field agents who study
their reports, interview weil-in-
formed men in the States, watch
crops from trains. watch the wealth
er reports. crop diseases and insects
and prepare special reports TO be
sent in 10 Washington.
The utmot precautions are used
TO prevent the leakage OF crop in
formation. These reports are put
in a locked box in the once OF the
Secretary Of Agriculture. together
with those from township and
county reporters. when computs-
tions are ma5e on these reports, the
tops Of the sheets and county names
are cut of so the computers win
not know on what States they are
working and placed in 9 locked box.
The parts of the sheets are reas-
sembled on crop reporting day.
The board meets in an inner room
and is locked In. A guard stands at
the foot of the stairs 20 prevent
anyone from going near the CROP
reporting board while IL is in ses-
sion
Expert corsputers assist the
board and mulugrsphers set up the
report as the figures are Approved
At the exact minute agreed on
months in advance the Secretary OF
Agriculture and the associate chief
Of the Bureau of Markets and Crop
/ Estimates release copies OF the re-
| port TO the newspaper men, who
I
seize q sheet and run to the tele-
phone to read on the figures TO his
paper. II is the work Of minutes
only to fash the crop news all over
the country by telegraph.
The flm shows scenes in a news
paper once receiving the story and
setting up the type. At the very
end Hal Harrow" opens his r. r. d
mail box to take out his local paper
which tells him that the Years
Corn Crop Tops All Others" indi.
eating the prevailing price he car
1 expect il he sells. or the effect on
teh prices Of beef cattle and hog,
/ that eat corn.
| Productions Pulse" is in tw,
reels. II is intended for distribU,
tion by the department and coop.
Grating Institutions. Interested or.
ganizations. such as farm bureaus
and chambers Of commerce. may
however, borrow the film upon ap-
plication to the department. and
certain authorized persons and in.
stttutions may purchase copies Of IL
The Washington herald., 1921-08-01
Catholic and Protestant.

To the Editor. The Washington Hessid:
Will you allow me a small space
to reply to v. f. Ritas?
Miss Lee was absolutely correct
in her statement that Roman Cath
olicism is not universal in the sense
that all the people of the earth do
not embrace this creed. She was
also right in stating that there are
mo non-Catholic sects." in the
Christian sense, this term meaning
the universal church OF Christ, the
visible church. composed of the true
believers in Christ and His gospel
all who accept his atonement and
live or try to live according to His
laws. We think no reasonable per-
son will contend that these Chris
tians arc found only in the Roman
Catholic church
We also think that the most of
the enlightened Christian world
outside of the Roman church are
united in acknowledging the good
fruits Of the reformation, in the
spreading of knowledge and truth
and the gospel of Christ. The
Bible has been preserved through
all the ages. by God Himself. that
all Ien might come into a knowl-
edge of the truth and the gospel
He never meant that this preciou.
gospel OF Christ should be shut ur
in alabaster boxes and guarded by
a jealous priesthood to be doled out
to His people at their pleasure
Ritas says that a church "to be
universal must preach and teach
the same thing in every place" etc
The Protestant ,churches can claim
a unity of doctrine-they are united
in teaching and preaching the gos.
pei Of Christ as found in the New
Testament.
We trust to see the day when the
Christian world will be united anG
realize that Christianity is larger
than any creed and embrace al
creeds.
+. I. DELlS
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-01
The Facts.

THE w. R. & E. says the 7-cent street fare
and lower electric rate will cut "the rate Of
return to 357 per cent on the fair values Of the
properties" This is hardly candid. If this was the
total earnings the property could not pay the inter
est on the bonded debt The w. R. & E. knows
that this is not the fact. Why not be frank? If
this had been the fact the Commissioners would not
have been justified in lowering the rate and would
not have done so. The fact is the Commissioners,
the contrary, were generous.
The Potomac Electric Power Company in
1910 earned the interest on its bonded debt which
is SII,a5oooo. 1t also earned per cent dividend
on $6oooooo of stock. In 1920 its dividend earning
was cut to about s per cent Certainly that is
enough.
AS for the W. R. & E. il is bonded for iSI7,-
100000 which is SI,2so.ooo more than its fair value
for rate making fixed by the Public Utilities
Commission, and therefore, that much more than
its basis for earnings. These bonds bear varying
rates of interest. But the railway has to around
s per cent on its fair value to pay this interest
charge on its bonded debt alone. Certainly the w
R. & E. does not claim that any stockholder put a
dollar in these bonds? This being true the stock
does not represent a dollar of investment in the
property on the basis of its fixed earning value. II
does represent that is, dollar OF invested cap
tal. Whatever it then above its bonded in
terest is just that much to which it is not, in fact
entitled
But it did make, railway, goodly profit
above this interest charge 1t also distributes to its
stockholders as dividends, the earnings of the P. E
P. above its bond interest charge. The w. R. &
E., therefore, gets not 3.57 per cent on its fail
value but more than 10 per cent. The time ha:
passed when it can put across such statements. The
facts are known to the public. Amy such statement
is charge against the fairness and integrity of the
utilities commission. 1t is rank ingratude for the
patience and generous treatment. But if the w.
& E. thinks the award is not fair, it has the court:
open to it, and has never lacked ample funds with
which to pay able attorneys and experts.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-01
Food Substitutes.

IT HE pure food law is framed broad lines
I'll for the general purpose of preventing the
sale Of impure, unwholesomc food materials and to
prevent deceving the consumer by substituting
cheaper or inferior food materials for the more
expensive and more nutritive. 1t is not intended
and never should be made, exclude from the
market the cheaper substitutes which are whole
some and are sold for what they are. 1t was not
Intended, and should not be used, to increase the
cost of living.
II there are those who prefer, because OF cheap
ness to use margarine instead of butter peanut oil
instead of olive OIL vegetable compounds instead of
lard, any kind OF compounds substitute for
straight dairy products this is their right. 1t
should not be denied to them. All legislation has
any license to do is to provide that such substitutes
shall be pure, wholesome and plainly marked for
What they
The buyer should not be deceived, cheated or
sold what will be deleterious to his health. There
should be no other restrictions, and no tax that
will increase the COST above what will pay for the
actual administration OF the law 1t is for the con-
sbmer to decide which he will buy 1t is for him
and his purse to decide, If he will take the
less nutritive at the lower price 1t is for him to
say, he will vegetable animal fats, equally
wholesome and each sufficient.
The brought long list of food sub
ssitutes. Thousands of people acquired taste for
them Their promoted by the government.
IN every way save actual compulsion the people
were induced to them. There is no excuse now
or any attempt practically prohibit any OF their
hnd The pure food law is blanket 1t is sufh-
cient If provides purity and publicity; if it pre-
vents imposition and deceit. To take out from
under il special food articles for prohbitory or re-
strctivc legislation for anyone's profit is special
issislation to be condemned If it was right and
The Washington herald., 1921-08-01
Closing Government Hotels.

To the Editer, The Washington Herald:
This is in reply to the modest
Representative who was quoted in
the Washington Times. July 81. as
announcing that, for various puni-
tells would be closed at a certain
date.
Anonymous Sir:
From the standpoint Of one who
has recently, with the aid Of the
Rent Commission and lawyers fees,
STAYED off suit for permission, I beg
to submit:
l. What Is your object at a
tine taxes are most burdensome, IN
closing one of the few government
lants (which Is a benefit to in
stead Of q drain on the Z. S. Treas
ury?
2. What is your attitude. when
the government you are supposed
to serve. is trying to reduce the
cost of living, in ridiculing a state
ment which is simply one example
or many which might be cited 10
prove the fact that a certain Or
ganization which is nominally un-
der the Federal government, al
though supported entirely by the
consuming public, is pursuing >
policy Of serving anywhere from
rs per cent to SO 1-3 per cent less
in quantity of food than that served
when prices were from 10 per cent
to 50 per cent higher than at pres
ent, and at the same time failing
to reduce the price for the same ,
When receiving compensation
from the American people of net
less than $500 per annum do you
not have the grace to assume the
virtue of wishing to aid fellow
citizens who receive anywhere from
s1.12o to $4,000 to obtain "a square
deal"?
3. What is your. plea for consis-
tency, after accepting from your
countrymen the responsibility for
the inartistic duties of directing the
material interests of the nation, IL
you are driven into Mysteries by
the request that the food and rent
laws enacted by you be observed
,y the government itself, which
plea you dub as ''temperameptal"'
4. What Is your defense at a time
of worldwide housing shortage
for proposing to close the govern
ment hotels when. by so doing. yor
win simultaneously decrease th'
supply, increase the demand ane
the price. and consequently injur'
me, injure tbesguests in the hotels
in5ure the government service by
'engendering dissatisfaction and
Justhying a plea for increased sal
The Washington herald., 1921-08-01
WATER ON RIVER BOATS
NOT HEALTH RISK NOW.

The days when csrelessness in
regard to the supply OF drinking
water on river steamboats,, pSrticu-
larly on the Mississippi. sowed
typhoid fever and dysentery among
passengers. seems to be over. Since
April, when the L. S. Public Health
Service assumed the supervision Of
water supplies on steamboats, en-
gagged in Interstate commerce, boat
companies on the Mississippi and
Ohio have installed water purincs-
tion apparatus for supplying their
beats. and independent vessels are
fast installing them where an am
pie supply OF certified" water L.
lacking.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-01
Jim Crow Cars.
Tc the Editor. The Washington Herald:

Tc the Editor. The Washington Herald:
have just read in the Saturdays
issue, a short article by one +. S.
Lockhart. OF Bsrboursville. Va, on
Jim Crow Cars"
Let me state that in my opinion
the writer probably knows little or
nothing OF the conditions existing In
the so-called Jim Crow cars" in the
South. The article quotes him thus:
Il have never heard whites COM
planning about having to ride with
their own color. nor do they ask for
a change" In all probability he
has never heard the colored com.
planning about having to ride with
colored. since the question Of the
Jim Crow cars with the weIl-think-
ing colored people is not one OF
color but one of discrimination and
accommodation.
Wuold you expect TO find a sane
person complaining and asking tina,
he have his light, airy. comfortabl.
compartments, with clean floors and
seats and other necessary comfort,
Of travel. changed for dinEy
SMALL. smoky cramped-up box with
few comforts and convenienees a
best?
The writer probably does no,
know that the colored passenger nc
more objects to riding in the societ,
OF his own people than the white,
object to riding with their owu
Truly, there are exceptions as 20 al
rules.
Then too. when the colored mar
is jim crowed's it operates aeains
MIN in the main. as the other fol.
lows train privileges" are not cur.
tailed TO any extent. He still hs,
freedom Of the train and even ouit,
oiten uses the +jim crow" car wher,
he smokes. drinks. etc.
"hen the colored passengers hav,
good, comfortable accommodation,
and the small necessities and com
rorts OF travel. the question Of no
wanting to ride in company with
their own color I can assure yoy
VIII De the least OF their worries.
WILLIAM c. Z. PEACE.
lz6 Seaton Place northwest
The Washington herald., 1921-08-01
Answers Episcopalian.

To the Eiitor. The Washington Herah:
May not be allowed the privilege
Of an impersonal commentary on a
few OF the assertions Of Protestant
Episcopalian?"
II understand Protestant Epis-
copalian" correctly, he strives to
show that the church founded by
Christ and the Catholic Church as
she exists today are two distinct
separate units.
Does P. z. deny this quotation
from Math. XVI. 1913? And I say
TO Thee that thou are Peter (rock)
and upon this rock l shall build Ny
Church and the gates of hell shall
not prevail against it." Further il
p. Z. will carefully peruse his Bible
he will find Peter everywhere act
ing as the visible head of the
church.
II was Peter who rising up in
the midst of the brethren" proposed
that another be elected to take the
place Of Judas. 1t was Peter who
first preached the gospel on the day
Of Pentacost and in the councils OF
the Apostles at Jerusalem. Peter
.
which all the Apostles submitted.
Scripture is replete with proofs OF
Peters supremacy. but I think these
sufice to show that he was the
Acknowledged head of the church,
whether at Rome or Antioch and
( if this be so and the Catholic Church
can point to an uninterrupted line
/ OF his successors right down the
| 80 % n en-
just where the early Christian
Roman Church" separated.
P. E. asserts that the title OF pope
was sometimes applied to all
| bishops and not restricted to the
Roman bishops until the sixth
for this statement
P. E. is slightly inaccurate" in
his remarks to the effect that there
was "a purer form of religion in
the early British Church" The fol-
lowing are the facts about the early
British Church:
History does not record the time
and manner of the first Introduction
of Christianity into Britain. The
most we know is that St Alban was
mdIHTeu dI NcTuidHluIn uuTluB tue
reign of Dioclesian. When the
Roman rule over Britain relaxed
and finally ceased altogether. the
Teutonic chieftians OF the continent
invaded Britain, destroying every
vestige Of Christianity. Britain
then worshiped Thor and Wooden un.
til the arrival of St Augustine al
Ebbsfreet on Thanet in 5s7. Where
did the Catholicism Of the FRS,
Roman missionaries differ from ths
Catholicism OF st. Augustine? Botf
taught the same dogma and botf
acknowledged the supremacy of tn.
pope.
| When p. L. declares that eth,
English Church still retained tn,
ancient forms Of ritual and tn,
ancient creed Of Christendom," is h,
stating his own opinion on the sub.
ject or is he quoting Prof. Huttor
Webster? II he is indebted to tn,
latter for his information, I wouls
respectfully suggest that there ar,
some histories sadly in need of re,
vision.
The Anglican Church, after sep
arating from the Catholic Churcl
kept the seven sacramtnts, mas
was still celebrated and clerica
lcelibacy not abolished. But witnes,
the change during the reign OF Ed
ward Wis successor OF Henry VIII.
The sacrifice OF the mass. tn,
belief in the real presence in tn
blessed sacrament, purgatory. tn,
The Washington herald., 1921-08-01
To Beautify Avenue.

10 me Editor. The wsshinston Herald:
The articles in your paper speak
OF Pennsylvanis Avenue as a beau
otui street, etc. We all know IL is
perhaps a lifelong undertaking to
remove street car tracks, but is not
the dismal looking wooden plat
FORM much more of an eye sore
than the tracks. Surely there Is
nothing in the city so conspicuous.
~ planted TO mar our beautiful
washington, as the passenger watt
Ing platforms following the car
II acks.
They have the appearance OF a
diitpadated porch attached to some
oio house long since deserted-too
CID to have a tenant, and yet thev
are right in front OF our main Of
nee buildings. and our "President's
Home" 'If' something Is needed
to safeguard the public, then please
let's have something more IN keep
ing with the rest OF our city--stone
cement or neat little iron fences.
Not a costly Improvement either.
W. S. TAYLOR.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-01
MONDAY, AUGUST L, 1921.

This should be a fairly fortunate
day, according to astrology. The
Sun and Uranus are in strongly
benenc aspect.
1t is a day for making construct
i've plans and for outlining methods
Of work.
All who seek employment should
be successful while this rule pre-
walls.
1t Is an exceedingly lucky plane
tary government for entertainments
making for closer diplomatic or Of
ficial relations.
Those who seek support or favor
from persons inehigh position, either
in the financial or political world
should make the most Of this days
opportunities.
Uranus is in a place supposed to
sharpen the intuition. increasing
vision and understanding.
There is a promising sign for new
acQuaintances made under thi,
sway, since the influences are con.
ducive to helpful impulses tina,
make for long friendships.
There Is a sign read as propitious
for the President of the United
States and those who belong to his
Cabinet.
1t will be recalled that high posi-
tion was prognosticated for, {
statesman who would become
judge. The seers now prognosticatt
that the President will have another
important appointment to confer be-
fore many weeks have passed.
Agitation and discussion concern.
ing the looseness of morals at the
present time will ,continue. ant
Uranus seems to presage better con.
ditions The peak of degeneracy ha,
been reached, 1t Is stated, and hence.
forth there will be gradual improve.
ment In standards Of thought and
conduct,
Again astrologers forecast changer
in fashions that will reflect reac
tion in favor of modest modes.
Persons whose birthdate IL IL ma,
make changes in business, which
will be successful. Those who ar,
employed probably will be promoted
Children born on this day may b,
fond of travel and inclined to ex.
pertinent with many lines of work
These subjects of Leo are usual.
very successful.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-01
LII
l1as<fl~ q s>aaas
II !
l<1kulflss u ksslulln
fs Wsuhlsgsss
MONDAY. AUGUST i. 1871.

ENGINEERS PLAN
ASSEMBLY HERE
A National Assembly Of Engineers
will meet next January here IN
Washington in conjunction with the
annual meeting OF the members Of
the American Engineering Council
Of the Federated American Engi-
neering Societies.
An engineering assembly commit
tee has been appointed 20 work
out the details Of the plans for the
meeting. A. p. Davis. director of
the Reclamation Service, Is chair
man OF this committee, while the
other members are: Philip n. Moore.
OF St Louis: l. p. Afford, OF New
York City: John c. Hoyt. Of wash
ington; and +. A Vaughn, Of Mil
waukee.
Present plans are 20 make the
assembly q three-dsy session. start
ing between the middle and latter
part Of January. The general plan
is TO give one day 10 special meet
ings Of the executive board Of mem
ber organisations and committees
OF the American Engineering Coun-
ell. and at least one day will be
given TO discussion Of some special
topic such as elimination Of Waste"
Licensing OF Engineers" The Ma
tional Public works Department" or
some other subject Of equal impor-
tance.