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The Washington herald., 1922-06-25

effects OF this rule. which makes
for severe criticism and lack OF re-
ligious enthusiasm
Many cults and strange philoso-
phies vii be accepted by groups
that grow rapidly. it k prognosti-
Gated.
The sway which encourages un-
kind estimates OF character will be
potent In causing loss OF popularity
for men who are in public ONCE.
The new moon Of this date takes
place with luminsry rising in square
to Saturn in the fourth house. sig
nifying much discomfort in labor
circles.
A strike that shoulders slowly
and is little exploited in the news
papers will become a grave portent.
the seers declare
Poverty will be more apparent IN
the autumn than at any time since
the war. Il Is prognosticsted.
The position OF Saturn q not
favorable TO agriculture and cold.
wet weather in certain parts OF
the country may iniure crops.
Many accidents will occur in sport
as well as in industry 80 that the
sacrifice Of human life will be |.
matter OF new concern.
Complications In international sf-
fairs are again indicted and the
outlook for world peace 10 not
good, 10 the signs are read cor
rectly.
The elimination Of Uranus IN
square TO Mars seem to foreshadow
naval demonstration on the part
Of Great Britain.
Again the planets presage the
deaths of many distinguished per-
sons.
Persons whose birthdste Il Is may
have a rather trying year in busi-
ness but fortunate changes are FORE
cast.
Children born on this day may be
restless, ambitious and unsettled.
They are liReiy to achieve great
success In whatever they under
take seriously.
Ccopyrisht, 1921
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SUNLIGHT AND SHADOWS
CHANGE CAPITOL ASPECT.

To those who daily pass the Cspi-
tol there is uhpalling interest in
the changeful aspects Of the huge
Pile OF masonry. On misty DAYS
Il is an underlined gray mass loom
ing over the avenue. unreal as the
gray towers Of Camelot" In sun
shine it's great dome rises lik. a
shimmering pearl against the clean
blue sky. II SENS TO symbolize the
ideal republic. its Roman strength
and uncompromis'ng purity. Again
there are moments when sun and
cloud play strange tricks with the
structure. In the mile OF broaf
Pennsylvania avenue between the
Capitol and Treasury. there is room
for several kinds of weather. Any
one who has seen the major part Of
the avenue shrouded in damp mist
while heavy daIzlinE sunlight lay
across the Capitol. will not soon
forget the panorama But when the
process is reversed the result Is de-
pressing. indeed. Part OF the i'm
pressive charm OF the. Capitol lies
In the fact that Il has become. so
TO speak. seasoned in the approx
mate century since its erection. II
is beginning to reach that desirs BILE
stage when a great building seems
10 become a natural part Of the
landscape. The trees that surround
Il are magnificent in sweep and
spread of bough. The polished
leaves Of the great magnolias that
hlsnk the steps OF the western en.
trance have the subdued glory OF
the ancient laurel. Moss is beginning
to sprout between the steps and the
wide lawns slope away like a green
mantle.
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Who was Peter Cartwright.

9. Who composed the operas, The
Marriage of Figaio" and The Magic
Flute?
8. In the absence of all power to
reason. what force guides insects
to perform the acts OF their lives?
T. What are Ave synonyms for the
word ability?
5. Name four important cities in
Lake Ontario?
6. What famous English queen
died a most miserable death?
:. Where did ST. Patrick receive
his religious training?
s. For what company did wal
lace Reid make his first screen ap-
pearance?
9. On which side of the groom
dies the bride walk down from the
altar?
10. When was the parcel post
system inaugurated in the United
States
Answers to Yesterday's Questions.
1. On what date did William Jen-
nings Bryan resign ONCE as Secre>
tary of State? June ., 1918.
2. What two great rivers flow into
the Persian gulf. and what ancient
empire lay between these two
rivers? The Tigris and the Euph,
rates. Babylonia.
, 3. Does Darwin claim man Is de-
scended from monkeys? He states
that the evidence shows that men,
monkeys, and apes are descended
from some very remote common an
cestor.
4. What are five synonyms for the
word affinity? Relationship. kin
dred. similarity. connection and har-
mony.
5. Did Ben Turpin ever play In
pictures with Charlie Chaplin? Yes,
for one year.
6. In what war was Archimedes
killed? Archimedes was killed at
the taking of Syracuse by the Ro-
mans about 212 B. c.
Z. What war was considered by
military critics the most devasta,,
ing previous to the world war? The
thirty years war" 1913 to 16ls,
which involved almost all of Eu-
rope and, was based largely on
religion.
.. What team in the American
League made the most hits durins
the season OF 1891? Detroit. with
LIZA hits.
10. What Is a French meal -
prix fxe"? The meaning is "at
fixed price" the opposite of "a Ia
carte" a meal made up Of a fixed
combination OF foods at q fixed
price, not chosen from the bill of
fare. but otherwise like an ordinary
restaurant meal: II is erroneously
called table d'hote" in this coun-
try
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What Money Can Buy.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
In your editorial, Purchasing
Youth" you seem to be astonished
and earnestly ask: Youth degraded
into a purchasable commodity 80
Answer: Yes; everything and any
thing is purchassble in the market
like pickles and herrings. Brain.
intellect, election TO political office
anything can be bought.
Money these days means more
than a good deal. II means every
thing.
Every American coin bears the
enliEhtening inscription, Tn God
We Trust"
Money surely is our god. and we
trust In him.
Mrs. DOT NJ. EBERT.
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GEN. PERsHING.s HOME
MODEL OF SIMPLICITY

In General Pershing's choice OF a
home one sees reflected the tastes
Of simple country gentleman. The
armys head lives in a big. rather
rambling yellow frame house in
Chevy Chase The building is set
back about two blocks from the
road. Fruit and shade trees are
scattered over this expanse. The
general effect s rather unpIsnned
but pleasant and comfortable.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-25

humanize science; now 1t must be
rehumanized.
Teachers and text book writers
cannot proceed directly toward
their ideals In education as they
conceive II. They must hedge and
suppress. compromise and exten-
uate, lest the authentic things now
known which 1t concerns boys and
girls to learn should unluckily start
them thinking. For this might
rouse the apprehension of some de-
fender of the social and moral
order. some professional patriot or
some adherent of the Mosaic
authorship OF the Pentateuch. The
politicians in the Kentucky legis-
lature think themselves competent
to decide whether the State should
grant funds to any institution in
which mans animal extraction Is
taught: the politicians in the New
York Legislature have provided
that no one shall teach in the
schools of the state who is known
at any time to have expressed any
distrust of our institutions.
Now nothing could be more
diametrically opposed to the culti-
walton of q scientific frame of
mind. Education should be largely
devoted to the issues upon which
the young as they grow up should
be in a position to form an opinion.
They should understand that
scientific advance has greatly
altered. and promises still further 10
alter. our environment and our no.
tions of ourselves and the ex-
pediency OF existing institutions Of
moral. social and Industrial stand
ards. We should have a dynamic
education to At a dynamic world.
We need some new organised ef-
fort to bring together In an imagi-
native and novel manner the pre-
vailing and sometimes conflicting
knowledge Of the material world.
its fundamental nature as II is
coming to be understood In the light
of the astonishing new theories of
matter itself; the general story Of
life. with some attention to the great
classes Of living creatures; the dis
coveries in regard to mans nature
and functioning and the history Of
his achievements and perplexities.
w. d.
1t now costs America at least
s10,ooo.0o0 year for spraying or
chards on account of the San Jose
scale having been brought to this
country forty years ago in some
Chinese fowering peaches
The Washington herald., 1922-06-25

If you flying over Paris and happen to
alight without permit. you will be arrested.
The authorities do not explain how any
who is up in arplane get the permit
without landing and asking for it, but doubt
less this will be ironed out like many of the
other complicated problems of the day
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CURIOUS CHARACTERS
WHO PEsTEH LAwMAI<EHa.
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WHO PEsTFR LAwMAt<ERs.
Many are the freaks and oddities
Of humanity that fno their way into
the corridors OF the House and SEN
ate once buildings. mo overt ref
srence 10 Statesmen intended-D These
poor souls are generally the wrecks
OF indivfduais who once held high
hopes Of some reward or favor 10
be obtained from the government.
weariiy they plod from once 90
once telling their troubles 20 diplo-
mstiesiiy evasive secretaries or
frankly bored stenographers- Gen
orally they are known and ret no
chance To. talk TO the ConEressman
or Senator. One Of the saddest cases
Of this sort was the wife OF an
oversess major who was killed In
stantly IN action. His beiongingr
were gathered together willy-niily
and sent TO his wife Here was a
case whore q discreet censor would
have been invaluable, could have
kept sweet the memory Of the dsad
and perhaps preserved the wife's
sanity. The major had recently been
on Paris leave Among his effects
were several high-temperature let
ters from French beauties; also a
few unfortunate photographs. when
the widow received these unsx-
! plainabls objects. her strained mind
gave way and few OF az a strange
tangent. The SPY mania was upon
the country and shs insisted that
the pictures and letters she had
received had been placed in the
I packet by German secret agents 20
discreoit her husbands memory.
More than this. she insisted upon
the War Department corroborating
her idea Sympathy and generalItiss
would not satisfy her. When she
failed TO get the action she desired
! from the War Department. she be-
/ gan to lombard Congressman and
, Senators with letters. The inteili-
gent tone Of her first letter invited
a eonsiderate reply. Not until she
called at an once was her curious
mad logic apparent. After that Il
was q question Of getting rid OF
her Indignant presence without viu.
latins the rules Of decency and br-
manity.
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Opem( Court ZeHers oMe77eraM
OTHER PEOPLES VIEWS ON TOPICS OF CURRENT INTEREST lS

commanioaH Hons VII nat y Re-
turned unlsss specific request fer sueh
return 10 made and stamps iaclsssd.
letter. sSeuld Be- typsvrtttsa when
ever possible. cemmunioe tions sx.
trsnely dificuit 70 rad vili set 10
senst&ersd. He oommunioa lions tigpsd
with fetitiols names Will Be- ufs.-
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The Soviet government has just done
magnanimous thing. 1t has issued notice that
all food and clothing and other supplies sent
from America for the suffering Russian people
will be admitted into that country without any
duty or tax being assessed. If that isn't down
right kind of the Soviet government, we are
no Judge of governments.
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ARIsToCRACY GIVES
WAY TO COMMERCE.

Commercislism does not cease
from its stolid pushing up the once
exclusive Connecticut avenue. The
mellow old British Embassy is abOu,
the only outpost Of society" in
Its neighborhood. Even across the
Connecticut Avenue Bridge there are
sproutins stores In the midst uf
scandaliIed colonial fronts and Eng
lish Easements. Lately a grocery
store and tailor shop appeared
almost simultaneously in this
neiEhborhood. There was an almost
instant eruption OF For Sale" signs
on neighboring property.
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HWOSCODe
SUNDAY, JUNE Is, Iszz,

III luck attends this day. accord
ing TO astrology. for all who seek
to pursue human ambitions. Jupi-
ter and Saturn are both In strong
iy mslenc aspect.
The clergy may feel the sinister
The Washington herald., 1922-06-25

Iding to Revenue Bureau reports, there
birth in Virginia every minute.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-25

,ston girls will be allowed to smoke on
beaches near the city, In other words.
e official has quite enough nerve to
fop them.
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as who will shave it.
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1t now costs America at least
s10,ooo.ooo year for spraying or
chards on account of the San Jose
scale having been brought to this
country forty years ago in some
Chinese towering peaches.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-15
JUSTICE
FOR CHICAGO

CHICAGO, May 15.-Eight labor
men indicted on murder charges in
connection with the labor war, were
scheduled for preliminary hearing
today before kickham Scanlon,
chief Justice of the criminal court.
Their attorneys have been IN
structed TO ask for habeas corpus
writs thus forcing the state to pro-
duee evidence upon which hanging
verdicts ara TO be asked for the Big
Three labor leaders, Big Tim Muir
ply, head of the gas house workers
union; Con Shea, of the theatrical
janitors' union and Fred Nader,
president of the Chicago Building
Trades Council.
II is alleged by Henry Barrett
Chamberlain, of the Chicago crime
commission that the labor men are
equipped with a S1,OO0.OOO s.ush
fund" for their defense.
we have three astounding con-
fessions," said Mr.. Chamberlain.
Tactics employed by Fred Nader
in obtaining the presidency of the
trades council. were barred today
by members of the organization.
who asserted many members an.ago-
nistic 10 Nader, were kept away by
sluggers from the meeting at which
he was elected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-15
HOT CONTEST IN
pennsylvania
Republicans Have Primary
Contests for Governor and
U. S. Senator Tomorrow

PHILADELPHIA May 15.-Final
appeal to the Republican voters of
Pennsylvania was made today by ap-
posing candidates for nomination az
the state wide primary election TO-
morrow. All political parties of the
state will select candidates to be
voted for in November but the Re-
pubhcans are the only ones with
contests.
The most interesting fight Is that
between Attorney General George +.
Alter and Clifford Pinchot, former
state forestry commissioner. for the
grbernatorial nomination. Pinchot's
campaign manager predicts he viii
carry the state by 100000. Alter
claims victory by 100000 at least.
Alter has the support of Governor
Sproul. the city organizations of
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and
many of the regular Republican
county leaders. while Pinchot is sup
ported by leaders of the Progressive
party in 1912 and 1914 and some
regular Republican county eaders.
Senator Pepper. of Philadelphia.
is opposed by Congressman at Large
William J. Burke, of Allegheny coun-
ty, for the unexpired term of the
late Senator Penrose. running TO
March 1927. Pepper, who was ap-
pointed by Governor Sproul, has the
support of the organization leaders,
while Burke claims the support OF
organized members and some mem
bers of the American Legion
David A. Reed, of Pittsburgh, IS
the regular organization candidate
for the unexpired term of the late
Senator Knox. and also for the full
term beginning next March.
Senator William z. Crow, of Un-
iortown. knoxs successor by ap-
pointment. is not a candidate be-
cause of i'll health.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-15
!. NJ. /. A. GETS
DOWN To WORK
"Make Your Promise Good
Drive" Given Impetus
at Big Meeting

The campaign to collect the past
due pledges for the new Y. Nj. H. a..
building here is well under way to-
day. At a meeting last night in the
Y. M. II. A., the plans for the build
ing which is to be erected at Madi-
son avenue and Jefferson streets,
we're on exhibition and captains and
teams were appointed for the Make
Your Promise Good" campaign
which is expected to bring in the
n. oney necessary before the actual
construction work on the building
can be started.
A rally of the captains and work
ers is called for tonight at s O'Clock
in the Y. M. III. A., at which time 1t
is expected that a large sum will be
turned in as the result of the days
work. Literature concerning the
drive is being mailed TO all those
who pledged money toward the con-
struction of the building and 1T is
expected that it will be in the hands
of all contributors today.
At last nights meeting a repre-
sentative of the Jewish Welfare
Board informed the audience. which
numbered about seventy-five people.
that the entire country is watching
the success of the campaign here
and urged that those who have not
as yet paid up their pledges do so
as soon as possible, 1t is expected
that many who still owe on their
pledges will mail their contributions
before they are called upon by the
workers. All checks should be made
payable to DIR. Charles l. Silk, treas
urer.
A total of fifteen teams We're ap-
pointed last night to have charge of
the collection of the pledges, each
team to consist of captain and five
workers. The captains appointed
last night are:
David ]. Kaufman. Max Gibian,
Isaac Alpern. Max Wurtzel. Henry
Morris Goldberger. Sam
uel Tucker, DR.. Charles l. Silk,
Marcy Michaels, Miss Lillian Polk
owitz, Miss Ada Carson Mrs. IL. X.
Golenbock, Louis DaitZ. Leo S. Low
Samuel Wager, Isaac
Levine.
At tho meeting tonight of the Y.
NJ. H. A, Y. w. II. A. and Wom-
ans Auxiliary, refreshments will be
served and a general social time en-
joyed in connection with the busi-
ness of the campaign.
The total collected in the cam
paign to date is S56,69G.65.
The list of those who have paid
up their pledges released for publ-
cation today follows:
DIR. Charles !. Silk, $1,000; Dora
8. Goldberger, $50: Abraham Bec-
koff, $50; Abe Bender. $50: William
j. Cohen, 800: Safran & Freedman,
5000; s. A. Maudel. S25.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-15
Child Killed by Trolley

NEW BhJ NSNICk, May 15.-
Adolph Marks, three year old child
whose home was at 13S Somerset
street, this city, was instantly killed
shortly after l o'clock yesterday
afternoon when he was srck BY a
passing Public Service trolley car as
ne was chasing a ball with which he
had been playing. Samuel Montross
of Milltown, who was the motorrnan
OF the one-man car. has been taken
INTO custody by the police under
technical charge OF manslaughte-
ard Will be arraigned before Judge
DAILY this afternoon for the liking OF
bail. 1t is expected that the bond
required will be IS 600. as is usua.
in manslaughter cases.
The trolley was moving up Som
erset street between Hardenbergh
street and Easton avenue when the
voungster threw his ball out OF the
yard and then dashed after il. In
reaching for the bali be got in the
path Of the car fender and sustain
ed q fractured skull. A passerpy
picked up the unconscious child and
rushed him to ST. Peters hospital.
about 200 yards away. The boy Was
dead. however, upon his arrival and
was probably instantly killed when
the skull was fractured
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-15

Judging from the tire marks nm
tne road, the car was riding in the
center OF the road and sudden1v
shot TO the left almost TO the ditcb
ana then went straight across fbe
road and into the pole. 1t is proba-
oie that the car was going at
hlgn rate of speed and Venezia. VINO
is oeheved to have been behind rhe
wneei' may have lost control Of the
csr as ~ swerved TO the left and !
snort distance further directly TO
iisn.. Inc car is the properly of
Camisa. it is said, was thrown
through the windshield and hi.
head was badly mutfIafed Tb.
cause of death in both cases x.s
given as a fractured skull. Em-
ployes of the Motor Vehicle denarf-
ment and Deputy Sheriff Holm =
Platt were among the first A. the
scene after the accident occurred
Platt notified the state polire e.
Peters hospital and Coroner Hill
pot. The early arrivals found We.
nezia alive. but he was dead before
the arrival of the ambulance iron,
ST. Peters hospital.
Coroner Hillpot took charre af
the bodies and removed them 10 hie
morgue in Metuchen. chief47Sn6l
lnson or the Metuchen police. Cor
poral Lamp of the state police and
other officials Immediately started
an investigation of the affair.
According to information received
shcrtiy after the accident yenezia
wac accompanying Camisa on a trip
10 Hopewell where the latter parfv
was going TO get his two childres,
VINO were at the St. Michael's Aii
society home. II is said he carried
release for the two children in rs
pocket.
The car in which the men were
driving, runsbout, carried license
y. j. 126250. The front wheels ana
the windshield of the car were 4
total wreck. Judging from the re-
ports received after the accident
tnere were no eye witnesses to the
collision.
Venezis lived with his parents al
~ Smith street where his father
conducts a barber supply shon
while Camisa resided on State street
near Market,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-15
CHILL AND PERU join
IN PEACE CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON. May 15.-By The
Associated Press)-Chili and Peru,
estranged for forty years in their
dispute over Tecna-Arica, Joined to-
day in an effort to dispose of their
differences.
The opening session was called in
the Pan-American union building,
already made historic in the annals
of conciliation by the sections of the
armament conference.
AS spokesman for President Hard
ing, who invited the two govern
ments to discuss their problems
here, Secretary Hughes was accord
ed the task of calling the confer
ence to order and sounding it key
note in an address expressing the
anxious but impartial interest of
the United States in an agreement.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-15
Raritan Man is Jailed

NEW BRUNSWICK, May l5:-
Louis Mirkli, of Raritan township.
has been committed to the county
jail to await grand jury action on n
charge of atrocious assault and bat
terry lodged against him by Frank
Dobos, who alleges that the prison
er beat him up" with a stove lid
litter. Mirkli was committed TO the
Jail by Recorder Christian Doll of
Raritan township.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-15
TWO ARE INDICTED

NEW YORK. May 15-First de-
gree grand larceny indictments We're
returned today against Arthur +.
Chase and Mr.. and Mrs. John Var
deman. charging them with the
theft Of 100000 in bonds of the
Chase National bank.
Chase, a former Texas ranger.
who was employed by the bank as
a guard. is alleged to have substi-
tuted torn paper for the bonds. He
is said to have confessed and impli-
Gated the couple.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-15
NEW TREATY
FOR GERMANY.

GENEVA. May Is (By The Asso-
ciated Press):-An economic treaty
between Poland and Germany was
signed today in the presence of the
council of the League of Nations
and others interested.
Both the German and Polish rep
resentatives said the treaty elimi-
mated any possibility there might
have been of a European war over
the long standing controversy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-15
PROBE DEATH OF LAWYER

MORRISTOWN. May 15.-Prose-
cutor Mills and Coroner Lewis today
began an investigation of the death
of George G. Runyon. q lawyer. He
died in a restaurant last night a
short time after giving his order to
the waiter.l The authorities say a
pint bottle. of what appeared to be
liquor was found in his pocket, He
was related to the late Governor
Wurts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-15
Russia Wants to be in League

GENEVA, May 15.-(By The AS
sociated Press)-The soviet delega-
ton. at the Genoa conference in
formed the League of Nations ex-
perts that Russia desired to cooper
ate with the league and become a
full-fledged member within a reason
able time provided the conference
succeeded from a soviet standpoint.
The league officials here regard
the unofficial overtures for peace. as
significant in view of bitter opposi-
tion of Moscow to the organizations
in the past. They believe it will only
be question of time when Russia
would have to be admitted to the
league if Genoa produced an all So
Wet agreement.