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The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
Spirits in Flesh.
To the Editor. The Washington Heral

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
In the February issue of Current
Opinion IL I recollect right, there
was an article dealing with spir-
itualistic performances. involving
photographing the "plasma." I am
wondering Ii this Is intended as an
expose or to be taken seriously and
with reverence. The pictures
viewed with a photographers eyes
appear to show a pointed stick with
a rag tied to the end (for conceal
mcnt?) tipping a table. 1t may be
some stunt to work a stick up be-
tween the feet until it tips a table.
but why is IL necessary for dark
ness and such stunts TO show that
spirit communications with mortal
ity are possible.
Scientific and other persons with
brains have deeply Investigated the
spirit world. and l am as willing
as anyone to believe" when some
sound sensible proof Is shown. But
the Letters from Beyond the
Front" in another issue, seems
nearer to the truth as to the purport
OF the writing of so much on the
subject. You recollect that the
author" of said letters" had a
grudge to satisfy, as well as pride,
in the drawing on her imagina-
tion for spirit letters, of good COM
mercial value when woven into a
book. but the spirit" showed up in
the flesh inopportunely.
w. f. ALLEN.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
Amateur Baseball.

. A elderly gentleman who directs one of the
"A departmental leagues informs US that nearly
5000 young and boys are engaged
actively in amateur baseball in the District of
Columbia this spring.
He also estimates that over 100000 Washing
ton people interested, least casually, in the
work of these players
.. We were surprised when such figures fell from
the lips of this enthusiast as he sat in The Heralds
sporting department and outlined plans OF his
own players for the This gentleman, whose
own working hours passed in the narrow con-
fines OF a government office, had message for the
ears of District people optimistic than is
brought by preachers of hundred cults who invade
the city from year to year. The days are gone he
said, when the young of Washington are con-
tent to watch experts in any line of athletics demon
strate their ability Now they themselves become
active participants.
Those who watch a contest from the sdelines
derive little real advantage Those who take part
in the game improve their physical and mental
health. Inertia is unfortunate characteristic of
human nature. The men and women who can take
proper exercise without some stimulus are few
The competition of games supplies what is needed
- Baseball, in particular develops much of the
best in body and character. In order to play
successfully one must be accurate of eye and feet
of foot. Quick thinking and sound judgment are
essential. Those characteristics most valuable in
business and professional life are developed
The young of Washington are answering
for themselves of the most vexing problems
with which college faculties have wrestled for a
number of years. Academic athletics have failed
in much as they have attracted only definite
number of unusually proficient men and not the
rank and file of the student bodies Learned pro-
fessors have grown gray seeking means to remedy
this condition. The who benefited by college
baseball. football and basketball were those least
in need of physical training. Many schools have
answered the question in part by the organization
Z Of interclass and interfraternity teams
The American people today, we believe, are
better physically than their fathers or their
Agrandfathers. The average Senator or member
z'of the Cabinet in Office could thrash soundly
the average OF like dignity during the regime
eof Andrew Jackson or Grover Cleveland. The in
crease in amateur athletics during the past half
century has contributed to this result in no small
way.
~ Americans, however. hsye been slow to learn
the lesson. Europeans especially the British. for
many years have endeayored to develop not IN
dividual stars but the of the populace. They
have achieved remarkable results. The Duke of
Ns1ngtons famous remark that Waterloo was
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
The American Race.

THE American race, according to DR.. Ales
/ Hrdlicka, of the Smithsonian Institution
speaking before group of distinguished scientists
in Washington is the infant of the human family.
He finds that Americans have changed mere
triAe from their European ancestors in three genera
tions. He only minute indications, here and
there, that the present inhabitants of the United
States contain possibilities OF distinct racial
entity, to be realized only after many cycles have
passed.
Dr. Hrdlcka thinks from an antropological
standpoint. He considers time in units of thou
sands of years. 1t only yesterday, in his
calculations, since prehistoric sat at the
trance to his and gnawed bones on warm
spring evenings
But Americans make far rapid progress
toward individuality in mental than in physical
development. Placed in a group of Englishmen
Irishmen, Germans, the average native of the
United States could not be distinguished through
outward appearance, the Scandinavian could be
distinguished from the Greek. But the detective
with any knowledge of psychology could point him
out at once.
There is about the American an unmstakable
alertness nervous energy, atmosphere of in
telgence which is unmistakable With these signs
in consideration one could no more mistake an,
American for German than a Hungarian for
Chinaman
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26

IT HE street railway is afflicted with in
curable disease
1t has only few years to live.
The best business surgeons have given up hope.
They seek only to make the patient more COM
Portable during the period OF final decline.
The motor bus awaits with il-concealed joy
the news that its parent system has passed into
the Gehenna of discarded machinery. 1t is the
only and heir. 1t expects to inherit great
wealth and is not at all hypocritical. There will
be tears wasted at the cemetery.
The street railway, from its deathbed watches
this impudent youngster reorganize the family bus-
ness on twentieth century standards. 1t flies into
rage and hasteps the hour when the doctor will
shake his head sadly and the undertaken will place
a white lily in its hands.
This seems to be the present situation in Wash
ington. The traction lines know that, eventually,
they must die. 1t angers them to learn that they
everlasting They seek to curb the activities
of the bus lines. They want the sturdy son to
permit a TRANSMISSION of blood to prolong their own
lives. thus placing himself in weakened condition
But they have been surly and autocratc parents.
There is natural affection left
Chairman Focht and other members of the
House District Committee scent a plot on the
part of business surgeons to waylay the son and
lie him hand and foot while the blood TRANSMISSION
is made. They have announced that this will be
done only their dead bodies and most District
people, certainly, will support them in this stand
To give control of motor bus lines to street rail-
ways only will delay the time when car tracks can
be torn up restoring to Washingtons wide streets
the beauty intended by those who planned the city.
1t is unfortunate that much money is in
vested in traction lines but the Cod of Progress
demands sacrifices
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
Double Standard of Morality.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
OF late considerable agitation has
appeared in the papers regarding
the double standard of morality
among the sexes. and a gather
singular feature of the controversy
is the fact that the women writers
as a rule take the attitude that
there should be only one standard
of morality among the sexes. These
estimable ladies seem to think that
what is sauce for the goose must
also be near sauce for the gande-."
That is, they assume that morals
are the same thing. wherever you
find them and that the women
should in no case be In any way
mere moral than the men.
Now / wish to say that this Is
wrong thinking. Morals are not
the same in all cases and wherever
found. Think 1t over a minute ana
you will see this. 1t is a matter of
comparison. A child may do q
thing without the smallest sus-
pfciop of guile attaching to the act,
while II the same thing were done
by some other person IL would he
a most fragrant breach of good
morals. The semi-ciyilized peoples
different code of morals to those
that are common in civilized life.
1 say morality is in no way tho
same under all conditions and cir
cumstances. There are two stan
dsrds. Why? Who doubts that?
Does anybody doubt IT.?
: Our very best women realize per-
fectyl well that there are two STAN
dards of mo-ality--one for men and
one for women. They knowe per-
fectly well that Vomen should not
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
Folks Will Make Merry.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Some people with more time than
brains have been annoying business
places in the city with fake tele-
phone calls. They call up the car
barn OF the Washington Electric
Railway and ask IL Miss Car has
come in. They call up the Zoo and
ask to speak to Mr.. Lion. st. Eiiz-
abeth's and ask for Lizzie. or the
Animal Rescue League and ask for
Kitty.
Worse than that: they call up
strange people and give them fake
numbers, as telling them to call
Main s0ss and ask for Kitty. And
these people, who are innocent, lost
time and patience making foolish
calls. as well as making the work
harder for the poor telephone girls.
Can it not be stopped?
L G. DODGE
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
Justice for Soldiers.
o the Editor. The washington Herald

TO the Editor, Inc washington Herald:
have been reading the letters
in regard to the soldiers bonus. or
compensation-call IL what you will
and l think that there has really
been enough talk about 1t. The war
Is over, the world for the present
is safe. So why worry over the men
who went across and cleaned up the
dirty mess, and returned wrecks in
both mind and body? The need for
their services is past. Naturally,
the business interests of the coun-
try want TO hold on TO their hard
earned spoils. And bonus for the
former soldier would in all probabil-
ity jar them loose from some of
their war profits.
When the railroads clamored for
compensation. was there any howl
raised about wrecking the country n
II was paid? when the manufac-
turers yelled for pay for their un-
fulfilled war contracts, was there
any talk of no money in the Treasury
to pay the bills? I'll say there was
not. When there is a loan to be
made. or an unjust debt to be can
celled (for instance. the gift of sew
eral million dollars to Colombia and
the proposed loan to Liberia), is there
ever a howl raised about wrecking
the country, or no money in the
Treasury to meet It? I say again
No! The business interests are good
at getting the country into trouble.
but they are too shy and retiring
after 1t is in to get II out aeain. That
Is left to the rank and file. And
then they are not willing to pay
the bills.
They can put their chestnuts in
the fire, all right. but when the fire
gets hot they always yell for some
one else to pull them out Yet they
never have been willing to pay the
doctors bills for the burned fingers
of the rescuers of their. property.
Congress can vote millions for for
eign relief work without a thought
Of the Treasury being empty: but
when II comes to giving relief to
the former service man who needs
1t just as bad or worse, 1t is out
Of the question. I would like to
know why this is so. II looks to
me as though our own needy ought
to come first: then II we had any
thing left send II elsewhere. Per-
haps the bushes interests and Con-
gress think they are fooling the peo-
pie of the country. They are noti
And perhaps the day is not far dis
tant when they are going 10 reaiize
the fact. think that the big ma
tority of the people want to see jus
tice done to the former service man.
and intend to see that II Is done.
So the sooner the business Interests
and Congress see this. and act, the
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
Expensive Pride.

MO small reason for the present undue cost
~ of living in the United States is the fact
that housewives too proud to carry market
baskets through the streets.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace emphasized
this before the National League of Women Voters
in Baltimore Monday night and supported his
tions with definite figures gathered by his de-
partment.
1t is impossible to arrange statistics so that
they will furnish convincing proof that it does not
cost for food and clothing, in relation to
wages received than before the war. Business
who attempt to do this underestimate the in
telligence of the American people.
With the customers themselves however, lies
considerable opportunity to remedy this cond-
ton. Living expenses never will decrease salts
factorly until the demand for service, the expense
of which is not inconsiderable part of the
keepers budget, is reduced materially. What the
housewife by carrying home her butter and
meat from the market justly can be considered
as much part of the family income her hus-
bands wages.
The American people have, acquired an expen-
sive habit They do not realize how much it adds
to the monthly bills. Recovery from this habit
will be slow process but the less necessary.
Only another and unexpected period of abnormal
prosperity could justify the continuance of the
present retail marketing system in cities.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26


in high esteem is indicated by the
fact that three times he has been
offered the cabinet post Of minis
ter of foreign affairs.
The history of the world war
might have read much differently
but for years Of diplomatic labor
on Barrere's part before the con-
f1ict came. Through Bismarck
clever intrigue and the weakness of
Premier Crispi OF Italy the Iron
Chancellor had made Italy almost a
pawn in Germany's hands. Barrere
labored with patience to break this
hold. partly by building up trade
between France land Italy. BY the
time the clash came in 1914 the
Rome government was convinced
that its course lay in severing re-
lations. military. diplomatic and
economic. with Germany and Aus
tria and joining the French and
English.
Barrere was once sentenced to
death for his part in the Commune
insurrection in 1901. The blood
of revolutionlsts flows in his veins.
His father and grandfather were
leduihB rEenCn reNOlullOniSts IN
their days. When he, escaped after
the 1870 uprising he fed to England
and made a living as a French in
structor and journalist. He covered
the international conference at Con-
stantinople in 1876 for the Man
chester Guardian.
Later he attended the interna-
tional conference at Berlin. During
part Of that conference he served
as confidential clerk to the French
plenipotentiary. NJ. waddington,
who started him on his diplomatic
career by obtaining for him a post
in the department. OF foreign af-
fairs. This appointment came after
the amnesty act in favor OF the
participants in the Commune insur-
rection.
In 1854 Barrere became plenipo-
tentiary to Egypt. Later he be-
came minister 70 Stockholm. then
took up his duties at Rome
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
PRAISES ENGLISH
FOR INDIA STAND

The recent upheavals in India
which grew out of the non-co-
operation movement under Gandhi
have had a SOLDERING effect upon
those parts Of the country where
these outbreaks have occurred, ac-
cording to Rev. Noble Lee Rockey,
of Sitapur. North India. who has
returned to the United States. Mr.
Rockey has lived in India for the
past thirty-seven years as a mis-
sionary under the board of foreign
missions of the Methodist Episcopal |
church. Discussing conditions. he
said:
There is little likelihood of an
uprising so far-reaching and tragic
as the Sepoy rebellion in 1857, but
outbreaks here and there are sure
to occur. 1t Is an interesting as
pect of the situation that in the
localities where trouble has already
broken out the people are more
sober than in North India. There
the people are in an earlier stage
of the movement.
AT Muradabad a member of the
supreme legislative council. on his
way home from Delhi, said to one
Ol my dssoCldtcSs was one OF
the thirty-three members who voted
against the measure expressing
confidence in the government. But
since i came away II has occurred
to me that practically all thirty
three of those votes were cast by
members from Upper India, where
there have been no disturbances as
yet. And the men who voted con-
fidence in the government were
from such places as Bombay,
Madras and other sections where
there have been disturbances. In
the light of these facts believe /
made a mistake, and II I had 1t to
do over again I would vote for
confidence. The tenor Of this mans
remarks was that. under the sever
est test of actual upheaval, the
government had maoc good, using
rare patience and resti Amt.
II believe this Is true. The gov
ernment had behaved with extreme
patience and restraint in my own
observation. Any one who travels
through India nowadays would
come to, that conclusion. providing
he knew the entire situation in
each case.
British officials In India are sell
dom rash or upstart types. con-
trary to many stories told Of them
over here. and 1t Is remarkable
how the Indian people trust the
Europeans sense Of Justice
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
ACADEMY MEDALS
PRESENTED TO Two.

Two scientists were honored WITH
medals of the National Academy %
Sciences at the annual dinner held
last night
DR.. George p. Merrill. curator of
geology Of the United States Ma
tional Museum. was presented with
the J. Lawrence Smith medal for
the Investigations OF meteoric
bodies in recognition OF his work
on the sky wanderers that =esch
the earth
To Othenio Abel. professor of
paleobiology in to University Of
Vienna. was awarded the Daniel
Giraud Elliot medal Of 1890 for his
inspiring work entitled 'MethOden
der Palaobiologischen ForschUng 3"
The medal was presented 60 the
Austrian charge d'aTaires for trans
mission to Prof. Abel.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
The Gold Lure.

nlCTURESQUE of Alaska and Klon-
dyke gold rushes" are being repeated, it
seems, in northern British Columbia. With the
advent of spring hundreds of hardy adventurers
have set forth with shovels and gold pans for the
semi-Arctic streams where traces of valuable dust
have been reported.
In addition to hardened miners, however, the
lure of gold has caught discontented clerks school
teachers and of like calling, unused to camp
life. Prospects of picking gold from the earth
attract all classes of human beings, like swamp
fires leading to destruction
Assuming the reports of gold discoveries are
true, some will gain fortunes. Some will return,
disappointed and bitter to follow other trails.
Some will die in the Northland. At the best, little
real wealth will be realized from the present
expeditions.
But Northern Canada will fall under the sway
of civilization. Settlements will spring up which
later will develop into towns. Many who came
to find wealth in the rivers will remain and dis
real riches in the fertile SOIL The history
of California, South Africa, Australia and Alaska
will repeat ITSELF
Nature gold as lure when she needs
the services OF The great white north country
offers virgin field for human labor and it will
be furnished from the ranks Of these who
now fare forth in search of treasure.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26

descend to the low standard Of NOR
ality common among men. The
idea is absolutely repugnant to
even the most coarse sensibilities.
Whoever heard of women in the
same moral class with men? There
are no races on earth that hold any
such doctrines. Women are on a
higher moral plane in all cases than
men. There is absolutely no COM
munity anywhere in all civilization
where the women are not on a
much higher moral level than any
of the men.
]. d. CLAYTON.
Brookland, ID. c.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26

Mr.. Schwab in a speech said: Tell the
truth. even If the truth is unpleasant 1t must
be great to be rich enough to do that. On the
other hand, the poor gink is under handicap.
When his boss gives golf exhibition. sings
song or writes an article for the paper he has
to say, Great work, boss"
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26

better Il will be for all concerned.
II the money was needed for any
other purpose except to compensate
the former service men. there would
be no difficulty to raise all that was
needed. 1t is not a gift. given by
a grateful government for his pa
triotism, as some of them would
have you believe. II is, as 1 see
IL. only just compensation for the
work he did. and did well. There
Is not enough money in the world
to pay him for the hardships ne
suffered. so far as that goes. There
Is not enough money to pay him
for the horrors that he went through.
But he can at least be given a de-
cent wage for his time. C. w.s.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26

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Meteersiexfesi seesefx
u. & weather Buresu. to6.x
o'clock. The form.t,on
movement OF West TndIsn hrr-s
canes. by Z. II Bowie. weathe1I
Bureau. A contributing factor III
the mechanism OF tropical d
cyclones. by w. J. Humphreys
Weather Bureau. Recent con
trihution 90 mathematical meteor
ology. by Edgar w. woodward
weather Bureau. The sequence
of changes in wind directiouy
pressure and tempersture in th{
free air. by II. w. ClouRhy
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QUERIES CONCERNING COINS.
OpemI letters I0Me77ezaM
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Communics pions will not be re-
turned unless specific request for such
return Is made and stamps inclosed-
Letters should be typevrittsn when
ever possible. Communications ex.
tremely difficult to read will not be
considered. No communication signed
with fictitious names will be used.
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sentatives at the
q e n o a economic
conference. Bar
thou has bee n
much in the lime
light since the
war days. But
little is known in
the United States
of Barrere.
This quiet dip
lomst has repre-
sented France as
ambassado to
Rome for nearly
4 quarter of a
century. He ranks
as one OF the
master diplomats
OF Europe. That
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
Yes. Of Caurrr.

Interested Old Lady: "And so you
were actually In service In France.
Did you see action while you were
therey'
War Vet: "Er-yes. but was
there after the Germans had bombed
Il. and there wasn't much left Of
the place"
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26

Now that Conan Doyle is here he may as
we'll set Sherlock to work taking the crime wave
apart to see what makes it tick.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26


To The Friend OF the People:
Kindly tell me how many human beings ac-
sompaned all the animals in the srks How many my
dimensiohs Of the ark? Where did they store the
food for the sninais7 NH M
The Seventh chapter OF Genesis says: In the
and JsDhefh. the sons OF Noah. and Noah's wife.
and the three wives of bis sons with them. into
ark. it says in the same chapter. They, and every
beast after his kind and all the cattle after their
kind. and every fowl after his kind. every BIRD
commanded Noah thus: THE length OF the ark
shall be 400 cubts. the breadth OF IL nfty cubits
is made Of where the food was stored
Your last question. which has been omitted
above win be answered IL you will send us a
seh-addressed envelope.
HEIGHT OF AMIENs CATHEDRAL
To fbe Friend People;
What Is the height of the AmIens Cathedral!
strassburE Cathedral? What is the total water
consumption in the city OF New York for 1888
strassburg Cathedral is 4ss feet high The total
water consumption Of 1 the city Of New York in in
the consumption was 7si 500 900 gallons.
sAsERALL DIAMOND DIMENSIONS.
would like to know II. in a regulation base
ball diamond, the distance from first to third is
LAWRENCE p. GOULD.
Yes. the distance is 12s feet sH inches.
QUERIES CONCERNING COINS.
In response to numerous queries which have
been received by THE Friend of the People,"
tention of the inquirers the meeting of the Phis-
telic Society. Room 900. 1913 street northwest
posed of persons interested in the collection of
coins and stamps and affords a market for those
held on the second and fourth Wednesday, Of each
month at the above address
The Washington herald., 1922-04-26

The Russian bean spillers' union is spilling
them all over the place at Genoa.