The Washington times., 1922-08-03

Riding Too Hard. |
IEngland's "No."
by ARTHUR BRISBANE
Copyright. Is21J
W. r. Hearst, talking to one
Of the oldest living editors and
urging him to take a vacation,
said:
"While you are away, build
something, If it's only a chicken
coop or a COW barn., Merely
doing nothing isn't a vacation.
Building takes your mind from
ordinary work, rests the tired
part of the brain. I am
building houses on my Cali
fornia ranch. I may not live
In them long, but anyhow; I
build them" -,
That's good advice, BUILD
SOMETHING. Beaver, ant,
bird, man, all need to build.
A real builder died yesterday
when Alexander Graham Bell
answered the long-distance
call.
Bell built an idea into a mag
nificent reality, the telephone,
that carries the voices Of chill
dren to their mothers and Of
men to each other, all over the
world. To bring human beings
closer together, in action and
in friendship, is noble work:
Alexander Graham Bell did
that work. His place is safe
in history on this little earth,
and safe, you may be sure,
wherever he has gone.
Railway owners say mo-"
the workmen say eyes," to
the President. The strike goes
on.
Owners Of railways evidently
believe that the President does
not mean what he says. In the
opinion of this writer, they are
mistaken. One important Wall
Street man said yesterday:
"The railroads think they own
the Administration, but they
are riding the President a little
too hard"
They may get a fall, and re-
member it.
England says to her allies:
"You must pay what you owe
me, because the United States
won't forgive my debts" There
is this difference between the
French and Italian debt to Eng
land and the English debt to
the United States:
France and Italy between
them saved England from de-
struction. France saved the
life of the British Empire by
her sacrifice of men, her ter
rifle fighting courage. a a.
England did not save the life
Of the United States-auite, a
long distance from it.. England
owes the United States five
thousand million dollars, bor-
rowed in war. II she doesn't
want to pay, there will be no
war about it-only a memorar-
dunn for future use.
The debt of France to this
country is different. That ma
ton did help us when we were
fighting England. To forgive
that debt would be welcome to
many Americans.
Some money is left in the
country. Mr.. Mellon, able Sec
retary Of the Treasury, needed
three hundred million dollars for
his Uncle Sam, and offered Az
per cent interest. They offered
him twelve hundred million dol
'1ars-four times as much as he
wanted.
"Melon and tomato crops
damaged by Storm" Farmers
get that on their radio. Now
that they haven't any, they
will be offered good prices for
tomatoes and melons. Remark
able Is the courage of farmers,
pathetic their perseverance.
AL Sheimer, Of Hampstead,
on the Berg place, sold his
potatoes for S1.25 a barrel,
less than they cost to produce.
While others we're asleep, he
was clearing the potato vines.
Now the big field is covered
with tiny dropping plants that
soon will be huge cabbages.
Very likely he will get less
than it cost to grow and haul
them. Still he keeps on.
More slashing Of automobile
prices, Studebaker, Nash, and
Chandler cut. The main thing
is TO BUY YOUR CAR, the
best you can afford, remem-
bering that the best is not al
ways the dearest.
A good black slave was
ar