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The Washington herald., 1922-04-29
Expensive Pride"

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
/ have just finished reading an
article in your paper entitled "Ex-
pensive Pride" which article was
written after an address delivered
before the National League OF
Women Voters in altimore
I am a woman voter. and as such
felt a certain amount of keen re-
sentiment after reading this article.
II is undoubtedly true that a great
host of women have too much pride
TO carry a market basket. hut I
am strongly of the opinion that this
host does not constitute the aver
age home maker and woman Of
moderate means. 1t is the woman
of greater means and expensive
tastes and habits who is ashamed
TO be seen carrying a market has
ket. II the secretary will Join the
work day thronE Of women some
afternoon he will see not only a
few women carrying home their
marketing. but great number.
They are seen climbing into the
cars loaded down with baskets and
packages containing their market
ing. which. by the way. they have
to cook after they get home. as a
rule.
II is not just to say that tn,
housewife is responsible for the
high cost Of living or is too proud
to carry her market basket. for a,
rule il is the housewife in mod
crate circumstances who is trying
to reduce the high cost by making
the most of what she has.
1t is the woman who gives he,
orders over the phone. rides to mar.
ket in her machine and pays hIgt
prices for delicacies who is keepins
the prices OF food at an abnormalIS
high price.
There is also another phase ot
the matter to be taken into con.
sideration. When a housewife doe,
her marketing she usually has Z
great many articles TO carry home
especially on Saturday. How man,
women. especially mothers. in thi,
country are strong enough to d,
carrying heavy market baskets OF
their arm? often the housewife,
las TO take her child or children I,
market with her. and think tn,
public will quite agree that i'm such
cases the few pennies il costs [
have her marketing delivered I.
well spent.
IL is rot expensive pride" which
keeps mp the cost of living. but tn.
old-timc war profiteers.
q. II. TISDALE.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29

EDUCATION is, in large part the product Of
- and women. For this labor The COM
munity which reaps the benefit must pay.
Schools may be either cheap or costly They
follow about the same economic laws as shoes or
automobiles. If cheap they probably are of little
intrinsic value. For high grade material and high
standard workmanship one must part with the
equivalent in money.
The District of Columbia has been buying
cheap education. This is shown by statistics on
salaries paid teachers here in comparison to those
paid in other cities.
For first to eighth grade teachers only fifteen
cities in the United States pay less than the Capital
of the nation. The salaries of District high school
principals fourth from the bottom of the list.
With such figures in evidence it seems impos-
sibe that the Capper BILL raising the pay OF D. C.
teachers to the average standards maintained in
other cities, will fail to pass. The pay scales pro-
after most thorough survey throughout the
ton of the local situation.
Low salaries make cheap schools. Able men
and women, actuated by the ideals of their pro-
fession, will stay in the District for a time. But
their patience will not last all their lives. Sooner
later, unless pay is, increased, Washingtons
school teaching personnel will start to disntegrate
rapidly 1t will not be easy to replace them with
people of the same ability.
The teachers depend upon tho passage of the
Capper measure. If it is defeated or changed ma
terially they will lose hope in ultimate justice here
Not so long now before Ireland will be
celebrating its first year OF peace.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29
Effect of Gas.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
I am enclosing herewith a clip
ping taken from the columns of
The Herald of Monday, April "a.
which states that gas impa!rs voices
of veterans of the war. This article
is misleading to those who may
have read 1t and contrary to the
statement in this article. the Vet
Grams Bureau is not authority for
the alleged facts mentioned
Those who took part in the war
and were so unfortunate as to have
been gassed and who. for some rea-
son or other may now develop a
slight cold or layngitis, after read
ing the article in question naturally
associate their condition with the
gassing.
The publication OF such articles
leads to the belief tina: gas must
indeed be one of the most danger
Gus Of weapons and those not famil-
lar with its true effects naturally
feel that IL exposed, they will al
ways he subject to every conceiv-
able ailrnent.
1t has becomespopula- to assume
that gRss'ng in service Is the an
derlying cause for the NAL function
ing of almost every organ in the
body since the world war.
During the past year the med:-
cal division of the Chemical War
fare Service has been making a
careful study of the after-effects Of
warfare gases. During this invcsti-
cation every means was adopted
to ascertain the truth concerning
this subject. Leading medical men
in this country and III Europe were
interrogated. as well as the Gem
handing officers of government hos
pitfalls where former soldiers are
receiving treatment, AMI requested
to express their opIrions. AS re.
suit OF these studIes the follow
ing conclusions have been 'rIwn:
1. From evidence thus far obtain
able it Is the consensus of opinion
of medical men that there is no
greater percentage of disability fol-
lowing gassinG than should occur
from any Of the acute respiratory
diseases Of ordinary types.
2. As to the incidence of respira-
tory thoubles resulting from eX-
posture to gases, there is little evil
dence to show that gas played a
conspicuous role in this connection,
and it is doubtful IL the incidence
of these diseases among former SOL
diers Is really greater than among
those who were not gassed.
3. That gas might. in some cases,
be rated as contributory cause
towards a lowering of vitality, to-
gether with camp life. exposure.
military stress. and other known
factors.
I. Those who develop respiratory
troubles at this late date since their
discharge have no basis for claims
that their disabilities were the re-
suit Of their war experiences. Such
liabilities would probably have de-
veloped IL they had never been In
the service at all. If Ssar or so
elapses from the time of gassing
until symptoms develop. it is quite
probable that gas had nothing to do
with the matter, provided that the
lungs of sucn claimants were clear
at time of discharge.
Due to the Importance of this
matter, IT is hoped that you Will
publish the foregoing facts.
Col. r. U. PATTERSON.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29
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DAY By Day
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NEW YORK, April 2s.-He Is a
sinister figure in the half world OF
the tenderloin-gray in dress. man
ner and complexion. Crooks of high
and low defree refer to him as The
Ghost" His rendezvous is q shady
hotel he is said to own and whose
grill wall bears the painted couplet
The strength of the wolf 10 the
pack, and the strength of the pack
is the wolf"
There Is a story that he was once
double-crossed by silk glove
Matchmaking confederate in Paris.
Forty-eight hours later the body of
the blackmailer was found In the
Seine with a tiny blue bullet mark
over the heart.
I A few weeks ago an actress
needed many thousands of dollars
to use as cash bail for her husband.
The Ghost" sat in a front row seat
at her theater and when she saw
him she sent him an appealing note.
When she glanced at him later over
the footlights. he nodded. She got
the money that night by special
courier.
Another time he went to a
gambling house in the Roaring For
ties and about the roulette table
was a disheveled young STRIPPING
whose fathers wealth was in the
millions. The young man dropped
$4,000. He turned to go and saw
The Ghost" Il might have known"
he sneered, that 1 could only lose
at a place where crooks are per-
mitted to play"
Not muscle OF The Ghosts
face moved. Those who expected
gun play were disappointed. But
three weeks later the same young
man was publicly disgrsced in an
AFFAIR with a woman. A tool, II is
said. of THE Ghost"
Thus does he rule by fear He -
suave in manner and dresses in ex-
cellent taste. There are women
beautiful and intellectual. over
whom he is reputed to exert an un.
canny influence. Yet he never ap-
pears with them in public places.
The only big job the police ever
traced to him was smooth bank
forgery. He was not arrested bu,
was invited to headquarters
where he sat in an outer office
reading a pocket volume OF Anstole
France. When questioned he proved
a complete alibi. 1t so happened
he was strolling through the Metro
politan Museum of Art at the hour
he was supposed to have been at
the cashiers cage of the bank
The happy black babies up on
135th street are waiting for Bert
Williams, the negro comedian. to
return. They think he ought to be
back from the tour he's on. He
always came about this time or
year. He always gave them rides.
too--as many as could find foot
hold. Williams could not resist
animals or babies. His favorits
companion was a stray cur from
the Bide-a-Wee home that he
picked up ten minutes before plans
were made to chloroform the ami
NAL. The black children camp on
the steps of the Williams home
nightly-the house with the long
bookcases in the hall and the bust
Of Shakespeare glimmering from
the shadow above. with Williams
death the last OF the Frogs" passed
from mortal view. The Frogs"
was a negro theatrical club. ana
its members included Jim Europe.
Ernest Hogan. George Walker, Sam
Lucas and Cole and Johnson.
Artists all.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29

CATHOLIC POPULATION OF L. $.
To the Friend People:
What is the. total Catholic population Of the
States for 1921 was 17.ss5.s4s
DEArHBED STATEMENTS.
To the Friend OF the People:
Is the statement of a dying person always
accepted by court as uncontrovertible truth?
R. L. ].
In court reasonable proof must be submitted at
the time showing that testator knew beyond
reasonable doubt that he was dying before he
AREA OF TEXAS
TO the Friend of People:
What is the area of Texas' OF Rhode Island'
J. L. b.
The area of Texas is 2s6.sss square miles:
Of Rhode Island. 1.24s square miles.
BOARD OF MEDIATION.
To the Friend Of People:
Who are the members Of the United States
Board Of Mediation and Cancellation. G. H. r.
William L. Chambers. commissioner: White
mead klutz, assistant commissioner; William ].
the board; William l.. Chambers and Whitehead
klutz, members OF the board.
AERO CLUB HEADaUARTERs.
To the Friend Of People:
of America? T. F. L.
The Aero Club of America is located at IL
ALASKA RAILROAD ROUTE.
To the Friend Of the People:
When was the Sustna route of the Alaska
Railroad selected? From what point to what
point does it extend? What is its length?
the selection of the route for the Alaska Railroad
to be built by the government. This route is
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29
Future of Gas Casuals.

EVENTUAL results of poison gas on the human
l. system remain for trained physicians not lay
men, to anayzc.
We are glad to be told they are not as serious
many victims have feared The letter from Col.
X. L. Patterson. director of the medical division of
the Veterans Bureau, published in this morning s
Herald, should be welcome news to world war
veterans who became gas casuals
Assuming his conclusions to be accurate Col
Patterson is justified in calling the matter to the
attention of any publication which, either intention
ally or by mistake, allows alarmist accounts of gas
action to appear in columns. Perhaps no
small amount OF the damage caused by the green
lemon of the French battle6elds has resulted after
the war from nervous strain due to worry over its
effects.
His past experience offers to the veteran un-
versed in medical science the simplest explanation of
any physical ills which may be visited upon him
in later life. He tells others of his troubles and
the alarming reports spread as rapidly and as
nsidiously the gas itself About year after
the war, for example. there was an alarming series
OF nervous breakdowns among Yankee Division
men in certain Massachusetts, city. The idea
that these were due TO gas gained Roadway and
every man who had been exposed lived In con-
slant expectation that he would be the next to suf-
fer. This condition certainly did not lessen the
number OF attacks of like nature
The veteran underwent enormous hardships in
France il is unfortunate that he should be made
the victim OF ignorant psychological bombardments
in his own country. 1t is easy to convince man
that he is sick. All he needs is conviction to be-
actually sick
Steps should be taken to bring to the atten.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29
Says Business Suffers
By Lack of Statistics

Expansion Of the nations business
has undergone a handicap through
neglect in the past to systematicsl-
ly collect economic facts and staiis-
tics, according to a report made to
Secretary Hoover by H. II. b. Mey-
er. chairman of a committee OF the
National Special Libraries Associa-
ton.
The report, just issued by the De-
partment OF Commerce, outlines the
history and activities Of the COM
mittee and answers questions as to
how the Department Of Commesce
can help the business library, and
vice versa.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29


Announcement of 100000 additional tax
burden for the District stirred depths OF righteous
indignation, existence OF which under the placid
surface OF the Capital City Congressman never may
have suspected.
Trade bodies citizens associations public Off
Gals and individuals have been impclled to united
action against what probably will go down in his
tory the most fragrant attempt at injustice the
ballotless District ever has experienced.
The District appropriations bill in its present
form never will be incorporated in actual legisla-
ton long the people of Washington remain
as alert and aggressive they have shown them
selves thus far. The District Commissioners, by
their uncompromising protests have shown the
spirit OF the people they represent. They had but
one way openA They to be commended for
making the most OF this.
Washington in the past has suffered less seri-
men have grown careless in their dealings with the
District because of this attitude. 1t is well that
they have been shown just how the people feel.
Experts parliamentary law tell US that the
bill in its present form be stopped without
serious delay point of order. This is certain to
be done If District people keep united front for
the next few days. Everyone who pays taxes here
has much at stake that discussion in the ranks
seems impossible. We without ballots but we
have voices. These effective weapons and
should be used to the utmost.
\ united front in voicing opposition to the con-
fierce report surely cannot pass unhecdcd.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29


snown as the susI,na route and extends from ,Ss
Tanana River distance Of 467 miles This route
which runs from seward through the KenaI PEN
insula- for distance Of seventy lone miles 70
Turnassin Arm and has been PsrchssseeSd from its
TRADE OF WORLD.
People .e. .'.
Are there figures available showing the
world? J. +. o.
World international trade in 1890 aggregated
Sl00,0O0,000.0oO In value at par exchange
LENGTH OF ALBERG Tunnel
To the Friend Of the People
How long is the AIberg tunnel through the
This tunnel is six and three-qusrteI miles in
length and extends from Langen to ST. Anton.
Switzerland. 1t was opened to traffic In 1854.
LOCATION OF BELLEVUE HOSPITAL.
To Friend Of the People:
Where is Bellevue Hospital. New York, To-
First avenue and East Twenty-sixth street
LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS.
To the Friend of the People
How many spoken languages or dialects are
there in the world? A. L. F.
There are said to be s..:4 spoken languages
America 1924; Asia, s37; Europe. 5s7; Africa, 276
WORLD HOLIDAYS.
TO Friend Of the People
What holidays observed the world over?
d. T. s.
Christmas and New Years.
1920 SALT PRODUCTION.
the Friend of the People:
How much salt was mined in the United States
during 1920? What was the value 9TH this pro-
duction? HOUSEWIFE
Salt production in 1920 was 6s65.1SS short
tons, valued at s3o,539,l6S
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29

move the principal deterrent to
crime. with baseball games. movies.
lots of food and pleasant surround
ings in prison. your crtmInas isn't
going to be seriously deferred, es-
pecia1iy II the chance of detection
is slight.
Most of the criminals 1 have
known weren't worth while reform
ing. And even your reformed GRIM
inal is more liable to succumb to
temptation than the unrepentant old
timer whose prison experience has
been SO unpleasant that he doesn't
want to repeat 1t.
Il am not much in favor OF long
terms. l believe in shorter prison
sentences with sterner and more rig
orous discipline. The diet should be
just sufficient to maintain strength
The prisoner should be hungry from
the day he en- until the day he
leaves. and he nd be worked to
the point of exhaustion every night.
His work should be such that It will
be useful to him in after years. but
1t should be hard. exhausting labor.
THE percentage Of those who are
mentally diseased who commit crime
is relatively small" He said IL most
Of the criminals were insane. the
fact would be borne out in the num-
Der Of transfers from prisons to in
sane asylums, but that number. he
pointed out. was relatively small.
cit is the bad man who commits
crime because he will not restrain
the vicious passions of anger, re-
venge, envy and greed"
Jerome says he has no use for
the theories that the great mass OF
criminals are naturally sick and
should be treated as invalids rather
than as bad men. England's rigor-
Gus methods OF punishment. as re-
fiected in her prison discipline, has
resulted in suppression to a marked
degree Of crime in that country, he
contends. There is little coddling in
English prisons, Mr.. Jerome points
out. and consequently few prisoners
care to take a chance on a Sec
ond term.
Reformation and medical treat
ment of diseased criminal mental
tiles have their places in the scheme
If penology. Mr.. Jerome agrees. but
such measures are secondary 20 pun
ishment.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29

starved themselves TO send him {"
Bordeaux. where he fttcd himself
to practice law. That he entered
early into Frances political hf" Is
shown by the fact that hc became,
member OF the chamber OF depu-
ties at 81 from his native basses-
Pyrennes. He became a supporter
Of Premier Meline. who was known
as an advocate OF protection aud
friend OF the Industrial leaders.
Perhaps Barthou's most brilliaus
achievement was that OF gcttinE
legislative consent To lengthen IN"
term OF military service from two
to three years. 1t was this NOV,
which made II possible for France
to make such a determined and
forceful resistance 20 the German
onslaught in the early days Of the
war
when war doomed, Barthou. awake
to the situation, voluntarily faced
the thankless task OF forciuc
through the change. Patriotic fer
vor then had not been aroused 10
a high pitch. His task seemed
hopeless. BY means Of a series OF
logical. persuasive and convincinS
speeches and the power Of his own
personality he succeeded in the
task
Bsrthou normally is quiet and
courteous. but when aroused can
be vitriolic in his attacks on poll
cies ana politicians. His fiery oral
attack on David Lloyd George two
years ago. in which he charged the
British premier with having failed
TO champion Frances Interests
forced Premier Millersnd and cabi-
net to formally disavow the opiH-
lens Bsrthou expressed.
He Is a lover OF music and ART
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29

wicked innuendo or open Islander.
To break into and rob a house is
crude and old-fashioned and con-
temptible, but to scheme and con-
nive and secure something by skill
full trickery without rendering just
equivalent in return is called legitI-
mate cleverness. AS instance. the
shifters. Nevertheless, 1t is fully
as immoral as anything we COM
monty call immora;.
Furthermore. the use of the name
of Deity as a mere eXpletive in COM
mon talk is at once eXecrably poor
English and also positively immoral
by the same standard.
Far be II from me to be a mere
Grape hanger, but il does seem only
fair that we occasionally look sim
pie facts square in the face with
out blinking or lodging. MAN.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29
High Rent Rates.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Will someone kindly answer me
this?
How are people that are in mod
crate circumstances supposed %
live in Washington?
The rent for the smallest kind OF
an apartment in a decent part Of
the city costs more than any or
binary man makes a week, and II
has been worked out and is known
that a couple. should never pay
more rent than they have coming
in a week.
for myself think the Ball rent
act is one of the finest things that
was ever passed.
Reading an article in the. Pic
torial Review of few months
since. I find that where the income
for two people is $3.50 a month the
rent should never be over $40.
This has been worked out and
found efficient.
Tell me how a young man and
woman of today can marry and
have a home on the rents that are
charged.
Il L w
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29

" the POTOMAC soon viii be vibrant with life
again.
Many families await only the assurance of
continued warm weather before quitting their stufy
apartments for the great out-of-doors with its
fragrant forests. cool breczes and cheaper living
expenses.
- The tent dwelling movement during the past
few years. has become general in American cities
From Galveston to Boston canvas towns spring up
during the warm months. This summer promises
to bring greater increase than has been noted
before In Chicago already, despite the northerly
location. 5000 families have moved into tents
along the outskirts of the city, it is reported with
3, thousands more planning to follow.
A canvas home in the country all summer fur
nshes an excellent antidote for the dull WEAKNESS
caused by shut-in winter. The spirits of the
forest exert soothing influence on frayed nerves
1T is indeed encouraging that many American
families desire to escape for few months from the
hectic life OF the city to the heart of nature
Washington people provided with excel
lent camping facilities through the entire surround
ing countryside. The summer, despite its heat
may well become the most pleasant season of the
year II full advantage is taken of the rest and
inspiration which nature offers 1t is to be hoped
that camp life gains in favor this year.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29
EXPERT DEPLORES
CODDLING CROOKS

Williams Travers Jerome. former
district attorney of New York. who
won nationwide fame through his
efforts to keep Harry Thaw in Mat
teawan. hits the present methods of
making prison life bright and pleas
ant for crooks. Jerome, who in eight
years as district attorney, saw an
army of murderers, thugs, pickpock-
cts, highwaymen and other lawbreak-
ers pass through the courts on their
way to prison. urges treating the
crook not as a sick man, but as a
bad man. He says:
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29

1T comes down
fundamentally to
this: The people
W h o com m IL
crimes are bad
men who are I'M
willing or unable
to restrain their
vicious impulses.
Good people don't
commit Grim e s.
The fear Of pun
ishment restraints
many.
But when you
make your prison
life so pleasant.
and become lax in
your methods of
detection and pros
~Nt@ -.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29
WHO'S WHO IN
THE DAYS JEWS

4 Lowry tinsmith and his wife.
who deprived themselves Of the ne
cessities Of life that their boy
might receive an education. gave
France one Of its leading states
men and diplomats. The boy is
I ns8FG mr.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-29
Feelings Have Changed.

To the Editor The Washington Herald:
The editorials on France pub
lished in The Herald April "a and %
meet with my thorough approval
The sympathy and admiration ]
once had for the French people
have. during the past year, turned
to complete disgust Il. II. /.