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The Washington herald., 1922-09-29

"a ,odseroos. churches and all other places whe,e
gather
The pos.master's task in the small village is
more intimate and even more important. He
must know the character and condition OF nearly
every man. woman and child in order to function
TO the best advantage. He must know when the
old widow gets letter from her Grant son and
hnd way OF getting II to her without delay.
He must know when Farmer Jones' milk check
is due He must know the hearts Of mothers and
OF lovers. He must stand in the position of sort
Of father -confessor to the entire community.
The man who can function in this fashion
makes good postmaster. The man who cannot
makes an indifferent postmasttr-regardless of how
deYo,ed to duty he may be. For exactly this rea-
it is often claimed that women, with their
greater sympathes ard greater intuition, function
better in the small community than men.
The thousand postmasters will return
to their homes from Washington with a good text
upon which to build their work programs for the
coming year-greater service guided by an init
mate knowledge of local conditions.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29
The HeraIds
Open Court
Scores Congress- Neglect Of
Public Schools In ID. C.

To IN. Bditor. m. wsshinsto. Hsrsn.
To drag young and growing
children from their needed sleep
at an early hour. have them swal-
low a hastily prepared and fire.
quently insufncient breakfast. rush
them TO q school room not yet
warm. there TO nod and shiver un-
I'll fully awake. 10 a crime against
childhood not beiievabie unless we
ourselves were witnesses thereof.
A family in town. without a
cook. but owning q necessary auto,
lives quite a distance from a
school One child must be met at
noon. taken home, fed and re-
turned TO school by 1890. The
other child must be met at 10
o'clock and returned by I:s0.
Obviously the mother must attend
to these remarkable educational
antics, besides doing the cooking.
Why do the above conditions ex-
ist In Washington while Congress
grants millions 70 river and har-
Dor iegislation7 Because river and
harbor bills passed mean votes
back home; while penurious deal
ings as regards Washington's pub
lie schools are extolled as eoonomyl
MARGUERITE DU POINT LEE
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29
Importance of Postmasters.

THE postmaster in every community, from
i New York City to the smallest village in
Virginia, is factor OF increasing importance in the
business and social Life Probably no other public
official has such a close and intimate contact with
service and mail deliveries the daily schedule of
the citizens is regulated. y change OF few mo-
ments in the visit OF the postman means a change
OF few moments in the sleeping hours, the break
fast hour and the working hours of the majority
OF the populace. But every postmaster has in
dividual problem because every American COM
munity differs in respects from every other.
He cannot take the office and manage it en-
tirely in accordance with arranged schedule
with any hopes OF distinguished success.
Hence wish to commend Postmaster Cen
eral Works advice to the postmasters assembled
in convention at Washington that they study the
business needs of their own towns An intimate
knowledge OF the workings of the principal factory
in a large town probably is more essential to the
postmaster than equally intimate knowledge of
the rules and regulations OF the Postofce Depart
ment. He more depend schedule sent
from Washington to meet the requirements OF
local situation than the latter depend upon the
standard sizes shipped from the factory to fit all
his clients.
The postofice is much more OF business in
Stitution than any other government department.
1t controls the greatest means of communication
open to the American people 1t only
be as efficient as the telephone or the telegraph
which managed almost entirely as business
concerns whose profit depends upon the degree Of
service they render. 1t must be still more eff
Sicnt-because it is called upon to bear still
greater burden.
The postmaster will do well to change the
old maxim: Know thyself," into "Enow thy
town." 1t may make all the difference possible
lhe:her the mail carrier starts his deliveries at
one end Of the street or the other. II may mean
4 saving OF thousands OF dollars daily it mail is
collected at 2:3o p. III. instead OF at D. M The
postmaster alone can determine which is the right
tinre. He can determine this by inquir:ns per
sonaiiy OF business men, by belonging to the Ro-
;Iry and the Kiwanis clubs and other such Or
ganizations, xby assoc,atinG wi.h his townspeo2le
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29

York World and later prs.ia.at ef that svss.r se%
po.t.pisps.eS P III. eRisf i''as work has been
n the snS R..sT1. IN s
Inc s PPs is club. 1s
York He i. sI.o q: .Sthor Of r, New YORK
Airpisne.ssr He live. IN New YORK city.
FRENCH AGRIcULrURB.
To the Friend Of The People:
WIN you please tell me what per cent Of the
Agriculture? L. II.
approximately a. per cent
UNDERWOOD AT CONFERENCE.
Was not Senator Oscar W; Underwood, Of
at the disarmament conference7 A. l. 7.
CADETS AT WEST POINT.
To the Friend People:
WI, What ;, was ss,s the number of men at West Point
According to the most reliable information
that school on that date.
KNOCKOUT OF CARPENTER.
To the Friend Of the People;
There seems to be some discussion as TO the
this occurred? U.
In the fourth round.
RocKEFELLER,s SUMNER HOME.
To the Friend Of The People:
Where does John D. Rockefeller 1--we in sum
town-on-t Hudson New York.
SIZE OF ANDERsoNvnLE CEMETERY.
To the Friend Of People:
How many acres of ground does the National
bodies are inferred there? SUBSCRIBER
and 1877 bodies are inferred there.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29

them, etc. the chances are very
much better that only a few will
come back again.
The clever crooks, aside from
the possibility OF influencing war
dens and keepers by bribery and
political influence. generally know
how to adjust themselves to the
conditions in prison. They may be
good prisoners as such. but when
they go out be worse than when they
came In. On the other hand. the
discipline that IL SO strongly de-
manded by many as part Of a we'll
regulated prison is apt to fall
upon the weaker and often on the
prisoners who are really OF a bet
ter quality but who cannot adjust
themselves SO well to prison con-
ditions and who therefore are more
dificult to handle by the wardens
and keepers
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29

visiting postmasters are giving to the
display Of postage meters at the re-
quest Of their postal patrons. many
Of whom are considering making ap-
plication to the Post once Depart
for license to adopt ''metered mail"
service
All postage meters now In service
have been in use for an average Of
only ITO days each and statistics show
that already there have passed
through the United States postofices
more than 10000. 900 pieces Of met
cred mail bearing the Official imprint
of the system. This has represented
a cash expenditure for postage of
more than 81 500. 900 and indicates
an enormous saving Of money both to
the governmet and the maiIers and a
saving Of time made possible by the
system in the expeditions handling of
all this first class mail
Had these meters been in service
throughout an entire year instead OF
ITO days, the volume Of 'metered
mail" would have been proportionately
increased to 100000, 900 pieces, or
almost a quarter Of a billion.
1t is estimated that during the year
1921 there passed through the post
offices OF the United States 11.335 ooo.-
900 pieces OF letter mall. Thus II will
be seen that 'metered mali already
represents more than 2h per cent OF
the letter mail now being handled by
the Post once Department
The system has just recently been
approved and authorized for pubic use
by the postal authorities Of Great Brit
ain and is being increasingly adopted
by mailers in that country. Other
governments have its adoption under
consideration.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29

animation. and his treatment de-
termined accordingly.
Should Improve Them.
Il think we must all come to the
conclusion that men in prison are
not very different from those out
side. except that they have been
found guilty of an offense for which
they have received a term in prison.
and that with right treatment
many of them can be brought back
into a natural state so that they
can again be received into the gem
eral community and in many cases
become good men and good citizens.
There is really not such a great
difference as is generally supposed
between men in prison and men
outside. Some of them have per-
haps been bad for a longer time
and gone from bad to worse: others
may have been generally law-ab.d-
ing people and just by chance or
through some special cause COM
mitted this particular crime for
which they were sentenced to
prison.
There is an idea in some quar-
ters that crime is a sort of disease
and that many could be cured by
treatment; however. that is some
thing for future determination-we
want for the present to work out
the simple problems. The pr soners
should receive such treatment that
after their discharge they are like
ly to be able to take care oS them
selves and their families are not
apt to spread disease either mental
or physical. They should be put to
work at such kind of work as they
are fitted for. which will occupy
their time and be useful to them
when they come out of prison. At
the same time their education and
their general treatment should be
with the view of improving them.
The men in charge of the prisons
should be of high grade, trained in
the work which they have to per-
form and setting good example
to the prisoners. The public should
take more interest in the matter,
so that the warden would get credit
IL he is able to educate and treat
the prisoner in such a way that he
will be improved and become a
SOOO C'ti1cH, "uile IL snOuiQ TeHeCt
upon him II the prisoner turns out
badly and goes back to prison. As
it is now, the only obligation that
Is put on the wardens and keepers
Is that they keep the prisoners in
the Institutions and not allow them
to escape. The public does not in
terest itself generally in the work,
SO that the wardens and keepers do
not get any credit II they do the
work well, nor get blamed II the
men when they leave the prisons
are worst than they were before.
So much Is said about rpeaters in
many States coming back to prison
again for committing other crimes
after they are discharged In my
opinion 1t Is greatly the fault of
the management. I think with
good management and proper treat
ment Of the prisoners, and the right
kind Of education aud work given
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29
Suggests Idealists Form Le-
gion to Fight Turks,

To the Editor. The wsshinEton Herald:
Reports OF atrocities committed
by the Turks in Asia Minor have
been staring US in the face IN the
newspaper headlines the past few
weeks and the average man can
now be heard discussing the situa-
tion. Many can be heard saying
that Il ( not our affair, while other
interests are trying TO get US mike
up into II on the ground that IL f.
our duty to come to the aid Of
Christianity.
None Of US want war. I don't
mean the prohteers or the flag
waving gentlemen 70 whom war
means additional money and more
luxuries I am talking about those
Of us who know what Il is 20 lie
in trenches mud deep awaiting the
zero hour TO arrive for our cue 70
go over the top into no-msn's-lsnd.
We veterans are already more than
thankful to our government for
enabling us TO enjoy the bene-
fts OF the last war.
So IL II be the desire OF eome
people to aid the Greeks against
the terrible Turks why can't they
organize a foreign legion ard ask
the boys in their churches 70 enlist
in IL SO as to help Christianity?
Why ask the United States 20 GO
deeper into debt when the ques-
tion Is a religious one and not
national in its scope as far as we
are concerned7
II we must fight for our country
please give us a national issue. The
democracy issue or the religious Is
sue is too deep for us and we would
rather allow the idealists 20 hght
their own battles themselves.
VARIED VET.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29


the Free State government almost
to a man and that De Valera's fol-
lowers are for the most part poorly
Informed country lads.
He says that Cosgrave and Null
cahy are marked men and sooner or
later expect the same fate as befell
Michael Collins
The prelate speaks as a real
1rishmsn. He was born in Athlone
and received his education for the
priesthood in Ireland. After his
ordination he was sent to Florida
and his brilliance resulted in his
being made bishop Of st. Augustine
In 1914. ten years after his ordina-
ton.
When Cardinal Gibbons died he
was the selection OF Pope Benedict
XIV for the archepiscopsl see OF
Baltimore. He sailed last July,
visiting Rome first and then touring
Europe.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29
Timely Opinions
OnWorldTopics
"ChanEing Conditions Require
Greater Effort Along Educational
Lines, says .Review" Editor.

"ChanE1ng Conditions Require
Greater Effort Along Educational
Lines" says .Review" Editor.
That changing conditios of Amer
lean life are demanding more and
more public service of the individual.
especially of the college man or
woman with disciplined mind, and
that it will be more and more nee
essary for the individual to devote
his attention to the common prob
lens of society and of government
was the theme developed by Albert
Shaw, editor of the Review of Re-
views, in an address at the ban
quet of Phi Beta Kappa men and
women in Cleveland recently.
Shaw, after sketch!ng the social
and economic history of the United
States in the last hundred years
to show the changing emphasis of
life from the Importance of society
as a whole, said the way was still
open in this country for the poor
young man or woman to rise to po-
sitions of eminence. His subject
was 'Tndividualism in a New So
cial Epoch"
in spite of the complexities of
our modern life." he sad, there is,
even more than at any former time,
a fiuidity, as regards class and
status which, with our democratic
educational system, keeps the door
of opportunity open for anyone who
might justly aspire.
THE parasitical type, whether of
men or women. steadily decreases
in relative number. Books, pictures,
music and many of the luxuries and
refinements of life, as we'll as the
ordinary comforts, are prevalent
enough to have begun to obliterate
certain lines that once were too
apparent.
The constantly increasing number
of students in the higher inst!tu-
tious of learning has gone along
with the constant Increase in the
national wealth, Shaw pointed out.
He held this fac. an indication of
a general belief that prolonged cd
ucational training Is valuable 10
the individual, both In his private
life and IN his social contacts.
He pleaded for the versatile man.
pointing. out that while the scien-
tific mind. for instance. had brought
about the radio. a knowledge of
music and Of many other subjects
Is essential to enjoyment Of the ra-
do concerts and lectures.
Answering those who lament the
fact that pursuit OF high scholar
ship does not seem wholly to per-
meats our universities" Mr.. Shaw
declared: Success Is no longer to
be measured chiefly in terms of in
d!vidusl attainment. The word
must also include proved ability
and social relationships"
Scholarship. after all, Is a con-
tiru!nG process II Il ever Is to 60
far he said. "A brilliant, intel
lectual life that eliminates in the
senior year at college is a prema-
sure blossom that can bear no
fruit.''
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29
Would Turn Ships Into Naval
Schools.

10 the Editor. Ths washingtsn Hsrsnt
At Jones Point, In the Hudson
River. In New York stats. are an
chored . large number OF govern
ment vessels that the government
has no US for.
These vessels could easily be
tuI ned into school ships where
young people could be Instructed as
naval cadets.
The establishing OF such naval
schools would be Of great value 10
our merchant marine in supplying
large numbers Of trained young
seamen.
We might also have an unexpect-
ed need OF young trained sesmen 10
hll up the ranks Of our navy.
OF course the government should
support these schools upon the West
Point and Annapolis plan Free
board, tuition, chool supplies. uni
form clothing and seven hundred and
eighty dollars per year for each
student
Professors could easily be recruit
ed from West Point and Annapolis
as well as from universities and
colleges.
Instead Of throwing these vessels
upon the scrap heap. or giving them
sy at auction to some speculator.
thew could be made the most valu-
able part OF our educational machin-
cry.
II the lists were opened tonorro-
for recruits Tor such naval schools
in all the postofnfices OF the United
States. there would be q rush Of ap-
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29
Prison Reform Is Vital Need
And Not a Fad, Asserts Lewisohn

Pushing aside sentimental consid-
erations and arguing only for
common sense program of prison
reform, Adolph Lewisohn. head of
the national committee on prisons
and prison labor. in a statement
issued yesterday appeals for a
wider interest OF the public in ef-
forts to remove barbarous practices
and conditions from American
prisons.
Mr.. Lewisohn's statement in part
follows:
There seems to be prevailing a
mistaken idea in regard to prison
reform-namely. that prison reform
is a fad and stands for super-sen-
timentalism. while in fact the right
kind of prison reform stands only
for justice and good sense.
Another point I wish to empha-
size is that my committee, the ma
tional committee on prisons and
prison labor, does not undertake to
conduct the different prisons. What
we are trying to do is to establish
certain principles which will act as
guide in the conduct of prisons
and the treatment of prisoners all
over the United States and in any
other country that Is interested in
Improvement in this important
branch of social welfare. The de-
| tails of the management of the
prisons must be carried out by the
authorities. adjusting them to the
conditions which exist in the par
ticular locality in which the prison
is situated.
Better Understanding.
IN the first place, we would like
to have the public become more in
terested in this work. As is now
often the case. many people, even
those who are interested in public
work, abandon the prison question.
They brush it aside saying, We do
not believe in coddling the prisoner
Give 1t to him good and hara
Nothing can be done about 1t any
way Once a criminal, always -
criminal and other similar ill-con-
sidered remarks.
"As have often said before. quite
apart from the humane question.
the subject Is one which is of the
greatest Importance to the general
community. As an instance. there
| Is at Inc present uay u Deller unucT- =
standing of the treatment Of the in
sanc-alhough by no means ideal,
We have at least gotten away from
the old idea that the insane were
possessed of evil spirits, and from
the practice during the Inquisition
of torturins unbelievers, or of
abandoning to their fate those who
were accused of political wrong
doing, as in Russia under the auto
cratic government of the Cars.
I'VE are gradually awakening to
the Importance of handling the
prison question in a more sensible
and scientific manner. I think
everybody will agree that the pris-
oner entering a prison or reforma-
tory should be thoroughly exam
ined as to his mental and physical
state, and IL possible the causes Of
the crime for which he IS tmpris-
oned ascsri.snsd through such OK
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29


OUNCE OF PURE GOLD.
To the Friend Of the People: s.s
What Is a "nne ounce"7 INTERESTED.
'rne ounce" is an ounce of pure gold.
BANK NETS sssoooooo.
To the Friend Of the People:
What was the ne, profit. Of the National City
sor ss: week snGns oetoSes IS
York s%Rss y
were approximately iss.oooooO.
LOUISA M. oLcorr DIED IN 1883
To the Friend Of the People:
In what year did Louisa M. olcott die7
DIVORCE IN VIRGINIA.
To the Friend of the People:
settle a personal controversy: How long must
one reside In Virginia in order to, secure
residence of one year Is required In vir-
stniS before one can enter procesdings for an
a. Se e has 81 ss. %
REIGN OF JAMES j. JEFFRIEs.
To the Friend People:
Please let me know through The Herald how
in e
sis Ssss ss 1ss tn: si;
BIOGRAPHY OF PULITZER.
To the Friend Of the People:
ssss s
Hs edSsstes By private tutor, at St Marks
WEBB of New York. oetoSer il. 1906. He qss began
e %ord a e
Press Publishing Company. publishers OF the New
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29

William L. Cos
grave and Dick
Mulcshy. success
sors TO the late
Arthur Grmth
and Michael Col
lins.
The archbishop
has just returned
to the United
States after an
extended tour OF
ireland. the land
of his birth.
De Valera Is
the Villa of Ire
land" the pre-
late says. He
declares thatAthe
people of Ire
lana are hehfnd
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29
"Who's Who''
In Days NeUs

ireland need not fear for her
future with ne men now at the
helm"
This is the message brought
back from ireland by Archbishop
Michael J. curley. referring 70
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29

a team Of Scottish swimmers will attempt
the English Channel, but it's safe bet they
won't swallow any of it.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29
The Spotlight
In Washington
By the Stroller
The II. C. of L., You Might Say.

The III. C. Of L.. You Might Say.
Smoot, who protests against I'LL
ing the Cong Rec with stun not
uttered In Congress assembled. This
might be termed the High Cost OF Lit
erachoor via our Congress. / quote:
Mr.. Bulwinkle-Mr. Speaker. I ask
unanimous consent TO extend my re-
marks in the Record by inserting .
speech delivered by the gentleman
from Alabama CMr. Jeffers) before
the American Legion convention at
Goldsborough. n. c.
The Speaker-Is there objection TO
the request7 CAfter a pause.) The
Chair hears none.
After you get over three or four
pages OF fine print you suddenly dis
cover that all the old Joe Miiler's are
not dead for you find this old chest
nut told in the course of the speech:
The Boss. Good morning,
Sam; did you drink that liquor
save you last night7
"Old Sam. Yassar, Boss, yas-
sar; drunk It.
THE Boss. Well. Sam. how
was II? How did you like It?
''old Sam. Well. sub. I drunk
II all right.
The Boss. Well. how was It.
Sam?
"oId Sam. Well, sub. I reckon
you'd call dat likker les about
right for er niger.
The Boss. What do you mean
hNr haN
right for a nigger'?
"Old Sam. Well. Boss. you see
dat likker was like dis: Ell hit
had er bin any better you
wouldn't er gi' IL to me. and ef
hit had er bin any wusser
couldn't er drunk It"
The speaker goes on to say there
are quite a number Of other things
that should be attended to. It seems
that one of them is burning up good
white paper on Joe Miller's old Jokes
and speeches not made in Congress
or course, as the vaudeville fellow
says. may be wrong, / may be
wrong. There is enough white paper
consumed every year by Congress TO
pay the interest on the bonus the bows
did not get. 1 would say ofrhandedly.
All in all there is column of
poetry in this speech. 1t always
goes good.
Do the polo ponies that battle so
/ hard down in Potomac Park know
what is expected OF them? John Olden
votes yes. The other day he watched
them cooling of the ponies that had
been in the game. One mare walked
up and down a cinder path behind a
soldier from Fort Myer. The mare
was not being led. she just followed
the soldier back and forth. At an
| opportune moment she dipped her
head in a bucket OF dirty water in
which were a lot of sponges used to
wash out the mouths OF the horses.
The soldier turned just in time to
see the mare dip her head. sis, what
do YOU mean by drinking that water. Z"
called the soldier Sis looked nm
in the most sheepish way possible and
began following the soldier up and
down the path again. Guess John is
right.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29
Add Hall of Fame.

Add Hall of Fame.
"Buz" McDermott wants to know
IL he can get nominee in the Hall
Of Fame. He says that c. NJ. Weed
has written a book on Wild Flowers
in America Hearing no objection Il
Is so ordered.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-29
Bono Famous Falls.

Here are some new additions TO YOUR
Hall OF Fame. writes Jessica Andrew:
Rise and ...... of the Roman EN-
pire.