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The Washington herald., 1922-08-02
Washington's Coal Situation.

is time for an accounting OF fuel stocks in
Il the District of Columbia. The coal strike has
continued too long to expect there will be regular
shipments of coh to this city this fall Some short
age is inevitable The coal simply will not be
available-and northern municipalities will have
more urgent claim what there is than Wash
ington. with its comparatively mild winters.
But unless we know where we stand and unless
some system of distribution is organized now there
will be an unfortunate chaos in the fuel situation
as the first cold days come. Rationing is
not a pleasant prospect but it seems unavoidable.
If the coal strike were settled tomorrow the most
superhuman efforts could not fill the gap created
by the long suspension of labor. 1t is essential
that no fuel be wasted used for purposes
unnecessary to the public welfare.
Many communities it is true are more unfor-
tunate than Washington. This city is so located
that considerable supplies be obtained by direct
route from the non-union fields which have con-
tnued to operate during the past four months But
there will not be enough to supply all needs We
will be fortunate if enough can be obtained to pre-
vent actual suffering during December, January
and February.
The sooner a responsible board of control is
named and starts to function the better the posi-
ton OF the District will be. Coal dealers can not
be expected to form regulations of their own for
the public good to which all will adhere Without
question they will cooperate with any responsible
directors, however, and. nothing more be ex-
pected of them.
survey of the present and future needs is the
FIRST essential. This, it probable, the District
Commissioners about to undertake after receiv-
ing Secretary Hoovers warning. The results of this
survey largely will determine what future action is
necessary. 1t may be possible, of course, to get
along without ratoning at all, although this does
not seem likely in the present circumstances. But
it is necessary to know just where the ratonins
must be applied, if at ALL
The primary need is to get the situation we'll
in hand before cold weather starts-and the sum-
mer already is more than half over 1t will not be
long before frosty evenings will demand heated
houses. Then coal must be had-and the people
must know just where to obtain it without undue
delay.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-02

The Gemsa people. Tor instance, thought they
were fiebting for the noSlsss snds possible
national life and liberty -when their leaders were
concerned with The opposite purpose How ase the
American people to know that they will not be VIC
timixed the same tway?s
This, unfortunately, is true to some extent
But we are confident that the increasing intelligence
of the American people will prevent them from
ever becoming the victims of any such situation
We must remember that this nation refused to be
cajoled into the.war with Germany-that Il waited
until the moment of absolute necessity before hos
tilities were declared andsthat it first exhausted
every means of settling the quarrel peacefully.
Do these folks think we are becoming pre-
war Prussia, Unless they do we see no object for
their demonstration. II they have reasons for such
belief we would be glad to listen to them-and take
steps to provide immediate remedy through the
ballot box. Otherwise their whole movement
strikes us rather purposeless.-an outbreak of
inane sentimentality.
1t is like the movement started dufing the war;
We believe, by some good-hearted society lady who
conducted card parties, etc, in order to purchase
food for starving American aviators in France
She was painfully surprised when told that
ing aviator to benefit from her charity could be
obtained only by locking some young gentleman in
the guardhouse. without food for a few days-and
the military authorities did not feel like cooperating
with her to this extent
The United States does not feel like co-operat-
ing with the pacihsts to the of starting an
unjust war. And if need for just arises surely
these people. like patriotic and women, will be
eager anyone else that the country do its part
The Washington herald., 1922-08-02
Insult to CITY.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
As no one has thus far risen to the
defense of Washington against an
insult. thickly veiled. contained in
your column. What Did You See"
under the head of "A Selfish Girl"
and signed by a resident OF Provi-
dence, r. l.. feel il my duty to our
city to ask you to publish this reply.
The character described undoubt-
edly qualified and / should say not
only showed a lack of training but
showed very bad breeding. However,
as I am native OF Washington, ID.
c, and have. like many others. faced
the reorganization of our beautiful
city by thousands Of outsiders crowd
ing In. many Of whom were unde-
sirable one way or another. It seems
quite possible to me that the person
in question might be one of those
who did not belong.
We are proud of our beautiful city.
and a few scattered subjects, the sell
fish girl included. cannot rob us Of
our claim. From my observations,
and my opinion. too. is based on ex-
pc ence. Fshould say the young lady
only represents a class, and Wash
ington. like other cities. probably has
its share.
L not only trust, TO use the Ian
guage Of the Providence lady, but
am sure no real resident of Wash
ington. when a guest of Providence,
would write the same sort of letter
to Providence paper even IL she
had been subjected to the same sort
of inconvenience.
MRS. NJ. L. HOUGH,
1910 Kalorama Road.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-02
Bodied Hair and Progress.
nROMINENT members of the Natl

PROMINENT members of the National Hair
Dressers' Association, holding an annual
convention at ST. Louis, predict the end of the
bodied hair movement. They see the maiden of
few years from today weighted with long, flow
ing locks which will delight the heart of the most
ardent advocate of the old-fashioned woman
The hair dressers, of course, look upon the
situation from two points Of vew-the financial and
the aesthetic. Therefore they oppose bobbed hair.
They consider the former fashion more profitable
to themselves and beautiful They fail to
consider the question Of utility. Therefore they
have arrived at a wrong conclusion. At least we
sincerely hope and confidently believe that they are
mistaken Woman is on the upward road. She is
breaking the shackles of slavery which have made
her mans chattel for many centuries Bodied
hair is one of the clauses in her declaration of
independence.
1t is possible that long hair is prettier, but we
prefer capable woman to pretty woman. 1t is,
historically at least, a badge of servitude Hus-
bands insisted that wives allow the hair to grow in
order that they might get a better grip WHOM it
became necessary to discipline the ladies for some
infracton of the household rules. So long as the
lady wore long, flowing locks she was useless in
battle. The enemy had only to grab her by the
hair to dispatch her.
If ir were only for the symbolic significance of
long hair we should favor bobbed hair We favor
it because we look upon women as partners of men
and not slaves. But also, are told, it is much
more convenient. The girl does not have to set
her alarm clock an hour early in order to dress her
hair properly before reporting for work each morn
ing She can dress more quickly and, probably,
do q better days work
Long hair always has been considered sign
OF racial inferiority. As soon as nation began to
emerge from barbarism its men began to patronize
BARRIERS. Women are just few centuries behind
Women never will gain their proper place in the
business and professional life Of the nation until they
bob their hair. 1t is only symbolic perhaps but it
is Can important symbol. For any position we
always would pick girl with short hair-con6dent
that she would be more resourceful more energetic,
mnrr original srd rr9re ambitious
The Washington herald., 1922-08-02
Signs of the End.

To the Editor, The washington Herald:
I want to congratulate you on the
editorial in the issue Of July rs. en-
titled 1.-THE Drift Of the World" and
want to add an additional thought
or two to the statement that Gen.
Fl. H. Topakyan. a celebrated Arme-
nian soldier. foresees a war of ex-
termination among races"
IL Is quite evident from different
Biblical Scriptures that a war Of ex-
termination among the races Is COM
ing upon the world. We are told
by the prophet Joel that all the
heather will gather themselves to-
gether. and that the mighty men OF
earth will assemble for battle In the
valley of Jehoshaphat (Which is in
the very storm center of the Balkan
country. Isaiah says that there will
be "a tumultuous noise Of the king
doms of nations gathered together"
and that they come from the end OF
Heaven"
The same prophet also says that
1.-The people shall be oppressed every
one by another. and every one by his
neighbor' Just before the second
coming of Christ we are warned that
there will be worldwide destruction.
Joel says that the vines will be
wasted. and dried up. the bark
stripped from the fig trees. the fields
will be wasted. the harvests will per-
ish. and the fruit trees will be
withered. because joy is withered
away from the sons of men," Surely
there is no Joy among men when they
are at war.
In this worldwide struggle the
heather will take a prominent part.
We are told in the book of Revela-
ton, chapter 16, that the land wa
tered by the Euphrates River will be
despoiled. that the way Of the kings
of the East might be prepared, :.
which indicates that the yellow men
would have their eyes on land in
tails will bear watching. and when
they begin to strike we can look for
world disturbance that will out
shadow the recent conflict.
We should not be lulled to sleep
by those who are saying we'll not
have any more wars. Only in the
earth made new. when mems hearts
are free from selfishness and greed,
can we expect such an ideal condi-
ton. It's pleasant to contemplate,
however. that when the nations Of
the world are graphing at one an
others threats the Lord will shake
all Of them terribly and a new order
Of things will come. This Ii what Is
in the future, yet conditions In the
political. social. financial. religious
and industrial world indicate that the
change which multitudes have looked
FOR all down through the ages is soon
to take place.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-02
Examples of Chivalry.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Chivalry in the District appears
to be as much out of place as a
barrel of moonshine at a prohibi-
tion meeting. i have seen so many
examples of car hoggishness lately
that 1t seems to me a gentleman
Is playing the fool IL he attempts
to be courteous to ladies in pub
lie. The other evening a naval
officer and lady boarded a
street car and took the only seats
unoccupied at the time toward the
front of the car. At the next stop
two young misses entered and the
officer surrendered his seat to one
of them. while the other found
a seat somewhere in the rear
Later. more empty seats developed,
but the young miss who sat next 60
the officers companion would not
surrender the seat back to the
officer but made II necessary for
him to remain standing in the
vicinity of his companion until a
great ways out two adjacent seats
developed and she then signalled
her friend in the rear of the car
and they both took them. The
officer could have taken one OF
the vacant seats from time to time
but did not wish to leave his COM
panion who sat near the window
with the inconsiderate young miss
between her and the standing off,
GER. The young lady in question
was OF the high school type bat
probably 1t was not her fault that
the course of study afforded her At
the institution she nas attending
did not include common-sensology
among its studies.
The people In the District are
becoming more selfish every day
in the matter of boarding cars.
The slogan seems to be Every
man for himself. ladies included"
IL a man tries to be courteous he
finds his efforts misdirectsL When
a couple enters a car a person sell
dom changes his seat to enable
them to sit near each other. In
the case of the naval officer cited
above he was just throwing pear!
to swine. There are people who
sit In a crowded car who take up
more space than they shouic and
when their attention is called to
the fact by a person who wishes
to seat himself they grumhle. The
greatest offenders are among the
collegiate class. 1t seems that the
more education they acquire the
less they know. Some Of Them
would be much better OF IL they
possessed the common sense that
slliterates have.
Washington IL 'Capitar" city.
II In true. but its Inhabitants will
never amount to more than small
italics.
THE CAVALIER.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-02
Worth of Labor.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
By divine decree mankind was
subjected to the curse that to this
day has become to all of US a
blessing, BY the sweat of thy
brow shalt thou eat bread, until
thou return to the earth out Of
which thou vast taken Gvnesis
3ls. The FIRST and most peasant
duty that labor must fuifil, -
adore the Creator of the univ erse,
TO thank Him for his bounty anu to
implore His blessing upon your
success, as well as upon your
selves, your organizations. your
families and your homes. Labor Is
the primary condition Of honorable.
lawful human life. God Himself
originally issued the decree. The
apostle of the Gentiles says in
versely: IF any man will not
work neither let him eat We live
in proportion to our labor; without
it we can have neither health. hap
piness, virtue nor progress Labor
sends the blood tingling through
our veins. hardens our muscles.
delightful for every, joy of living.
1t banishes worry and is the mother
of every virtue. as idleness is the
fertile parent of every vice. Labor
is the cause of the progress which
is the boast and Joy OF our TWEEN
tieth century. Labor is worthy of
honor. for without it there would
be nothing conceivable in the way
of development of civilization nor
boon to humanity. 1t fulflls the
law. The drone cannot prove his
right to live. Labor makes men
deserve to live. 1t is the great en-
CINE which drives the progress .of
the world. Where II does not exist
and not held in honor barbarism
and retrogression must reign. May
labor assume forever an important
place in the hearts of the people I;
may its triumph extend to the con-
fines Of the earth. May health,
happiness and length of days:
prosperity. peace and progress; the
realization of lawful ambition of
your hearts; perform every duty
diligently; victory over all tempta-
ton and after long. joyful. virtu-
Gus. useful lives. Gods own infinite
eternal reward in the kingdom of
heaven.
(: HOWARD A. WALKER.
3os Q street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-02
A Mirror for Veterans.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
A poem published in the Army
and Navy Register during June and
captioned The Veteran" has kicked
up somewhat Of a stir. Its author.
E. Sutton. probably with no malice
aforethought. undertakes to depict
the difference between the regular
army soldier. who goes and fights
and afterwards makes no particu-
lar fuss about 1t and seeks no re-
draft. who are lighting with might
and main to collect a bonus from
the government to reimburse them
for their time away from civilian
pursuits. Although calculated to
wound the sensitive among the
survivors of the draft. 1t Is cleverly
done and is destined to become as
famous as the Hook Der Kaiser"
poem Of some years back.
As might be expected, the Stars
and Stripes newspaper, which has
pulled hard for the success of the
bonus bill. says a number Of un-
pleasant things about Mr.. Sutton's
effort. the mildest Of which is to
call 1t "doggerel," and calls upon
Gen. Pershing to demand a pub
lished apology for the poem and to
repudiate 1t on behalf of the regu-
lar army. 1t will be interesting to
observe what action. II any. Gen.
Pershing. himself a product of the
regular army. will take in the mat
ter.
All the denunciation of the poem
that can be visited upon (. will not
destroy its cleverness and. it may
be added. fidelity to the facts II
grotesquely illustrates. To the un-
prejudiced onlooker the incident af-
.fords considerable merriment.
r. l.. S. CODY.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-02

you to ssvsraI chartabie bodies In virginia that
can perhaps give you the infcrmation required
Ereemason street, Norfolk. The Associatsd chari-
ia Is SIt :ss IKE
- cArHoLIc nAr Be rnrsDEsr.
- Can Catholic become President Of The United
Yes, that is the >constitution Of the Unitsd
religion Of the President The mixture of Church
and stste: which is prevalent IN acme countries.
ment Of the United states.
:. APPOINTMENT OF DEssr.
In what year was Charles DENLY. OF Indiana,
appointed Minister to China and no. many years
He was appointed consui-oenerai to China in
1907. He served until 1903.
WANTS DIPLOMA CORRECTED.
To the Friend Of the People;
Ny name has been misspelled on my sheep.
W. F. Roberts and Co. 1914 H street northwest.
Several other engraving firms in town have ade-
quate facilities for handling work OF this sort
1878 GoLn PIECES VALUABLE.
To the Friend Of the People
,., Is there premium on " gold piece coined in
There are two designs OF 81 gold pieces made
In 1878 and they both very valuable. To get
the exact value and buyer. IL you desire one
B. H. Collins. 1908 H street northwest.
WHAT INSURANCE FIRMS PREFER.
Please let know through your column IL Il
is possible to take out life Insurance in the name
other than a member Of your family, MRS. W.
Life insurance companies prefer have their
of their estate. and TO later assign IT whomever
they desire to beneht.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-02
Chinese to Investigate.
o the Editor. The Warrington Herald:

To the Editor, The Warrington Herald:
It is with great regret and a
sense OF deep concern that we. the
Chinese business men of Washing
ton, have heard. through the WASH
ington press, of the accusations
against a member of the Chinese
colony. living at s54 Pennsylvania
avenue.
Irrespective of the efforts of any
judicial body. we are, privately in
vestigating the authenticity of
these accusations. II our findings
convince us that the reports are
true we shall not have words to
express our disapproval of such un-
seemly conduct II, however, upon
honest. unbiased Investigation we
find such reports to be untrue We
are confident. in the interest of
justice and fair play you will be
glad to publish our findings
through the columns Of your estim.
able paper.
The great body of Chinese BUSH
ness men in America are opposed
to all unseemly and Illegal conduct
and are only too glad to Join forces
with Americans in reprimanding
such behavior.
Thank,ne yon for the many
The Washington herald., 1922-08-02
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"Miners Back BY August Says
Andrew Murphy. Coal Paper
Editor.

Andrew Murphy. Coal Paper
Editor.
A prediction that the Illinois
miners would be back to work
early in August is made by Andrew
z. Murphy, editor of the Black
Diamond, a publication for the coal
interests, who followed his fore
cast with his reasons.
The Pittsburgh Coal COMPANY.
which produces IS per cent of the
coal mined In Western Pennsyl-
vanfa. has declared for an open
shop policy" the editor said.
TO keep the union miners alive
In that locality 1t Is the logical
thing for Lewis to put the miners
In the Illinois and other Western
helds back to work. levying heavy
assessments upon them. thereby
reversing himself and permitting
district settlements"
Otherwise. Murphy declared, 1t
is likely that local presidents viii
make local compromises in spite
of the adverse ruling of the ma
tional chief.
Public utilities scattered through
out the cities in the State have
coal supplies varying from a weeks
supply to months. The average
stock on hand Is one or two weeks,
the Black Diamond editor declared.
Few dealers have any anthracite
left, he said.
Extremely critical" is the fuel
coal situation on the lines of the
Pere Marquette Railroad, according
to statement issued by Frank H.
Alfred. president and general man
ager. who advised the men to save
fuel and save your jobs"
The reserve stock Of the rail-
way viii be entirely depleted within
the very near future" the state
ment continued. land the present
rate of consumption Is greater than
the rate at which the mines are
shipping to us.
Fuel can be purchased only at
prices fve times in excess of its
value. and there 10 little coal avail
able even at such- unreasonable
prices. Until the situation is re.
lieved. 1t Is necessary that the rail.
way meet this condition by the
curtailment Of service ana the re-.
duction Of its present force OF EN-.
ployes."
The Washington herald., 1922-08-02
Delighted With "Hot Dogs"

To the Editor. The Washington Hersid:
Last night a pretentious car drove
up to a lunch wagon which stands
daily on Seventeenth street near the
Pan American Building. The chat,
feur. who was in livery. stepped off
and purchased two hot dogs" and
two bottles of pop which he handed
to the occupants Of the car. The re-
cipients were two aristocratic gem
tlemen who seemed as delighted as
children to be able TO indulge In
these refreshments without the for
mality usually attending social con-
vention. .PONZI.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-02

NEW YORK. AUG. 1s-He u .
philanderer--one Of THOSE Town
Topic Freddies who forgsts how
many times he has been married,
Just now he is attached to . ra4hsr
bizarre foreigner who 10 devoted to
smocks and Batik housegowns and
sordid Russian novels.
There ia story that she divorced
.nobleman who had become iui-
poverished by the Russian dsbacis
and came to New York to open an
exotic tea room In the forties. Frsds
die-which 10 not his name-had
just gone through trying divorce
suit with rich and captivating
charmer.
Aska result he was forced to
give up his box at the opera, his
yachts. Long Island chateau and
Maine shooting lodge. He took
modest lodgings over the Russian
tea rom and one night he met her.
In black evening gown she had
that regal and mysterious charm
that has lured men since Venus rose
from the foam. And when Freddie
saw that everywhere they went peo-
pie craned their necka and were
anxious to meet her. he had an idea.
The lady closed the tea room and
went to Europe for a few weeks.
Before her return stories began to
appear about the expected arrival
of a celebrated noblewoman. Her
wealth was reputed to be fabulous
and when she arrived she was en-
sconced in one of the finest hotel
suites in town.
The jewelers.. dressmakers, millin-
ers and the like beseiged her and
she bought prodigiously-on credit,
OF course, with no questions asked
AS the story goes much of the pur-
chased material was pawned for
cash and with this Freddie made a
plunge into the stock market.
A quick turn Of the market in a
certain oil stock netted him a snug
fortune. All the bills were paid and
Freddie has become the going
man of the world again.
indeed he said to a friend the
other day: Il think conditions here
IN America will eventually drive
me to Europe permanently. 1t is
almost impossible for me to get
good caviar any more"
New Flapper Talk: wallies are
now Rodolfs. Lounge Lizards are
Rug Shakers and Cake Eaters are
Scandal Hoppers.
A playwright mas built a new
home in Westchester and has given
1t the name Of Cracked CeilinRs."
Gene Buck calls his fine home at
Great Neck Mortgage Manor" And
one OF the most magnificent estates
at Glen Cove is called The Shack"
There is a reason for this burlesque
OF names. Little cottages sold at
real estate auctions were provided
with opulent names such as Oak
leigh Thorne," Wimbledon Hail."
etc.
The two-section flyers that ar
rive at the Grand Central Terminal
bring exciting moments for the sta-
ton employees. These trains offer
the red caps" their biggest source
Of revenue. They stand about with
an eager air Of expectancy and
when the gate attendant gives them
word to go they scurry down the
ramps like frightened rabbits. There
is goed natured give and take spirit
about the red caps" They, Of
course, seek the passengers who
come from the drawing rooms. but
they never grow disorderly in their
efforts. I am told there Is not a
single record of the red caps" en-
gaging in quarrels since the Grand
Central was built. And many of
them are extremely generous in
their attitude toward old men and
women. refusing to take fees in