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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-07
Against Evolution.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
In The Herald Of June Mr.. Law
renee Stark assumes an attitude OF
lofty superiority to Mr. Bryan in
stigmatizing his advocacy of the
truths of the Bible as against the
assumption of Darvinism with the
sxtravagsnt claims of evolution
thrown in for good measureD and
in his arrogance of the learned, he
makes this astounding proclamation;
Let US be mindful that all We know
today, all that we have learned cam"
through the medium of scientific In
vest!gation, through thoughtful
studious men"
Contrariwise. devoute and intelli-
gent humanity accepts the fact that
the fundamentals OF creation and life
are learned from the Bible only
Darwin and the evolutionists alike
make the origin of the human race
fortuitous circumstances Of un-
counted ages past, with a destiny I'M
related to the probabilities of the
ages to come. Bible chronology tells
us that it is about 5000 years since
Adams creation. and that about 1850
years later all but eight persons were
swept away by Noah's flood In the
(about) 1000 years since the food the
race has doubled in numbers every
$50 years TO bring it to its present
population OF 1900. 900, 900. Increase
at the same rate for just one more
thousand years would give us more
tran $50 times the present population.
or about 100000 900, 0oeg (four hundred
billionsD. Could the earth feed such
crowd? and IL not. what could Il
a dnnn with %.
whi>h would have accumulated dur
ing the ages prior to Adam which
pseudo scientists claim for man upon
the earth?
In the Bible. Daniels prophesy tells
Of great time of trouble to come
upon the earth in 1914, It came. and
continues. Jesus also. prophesied OF
this time of trouble and in this con-
nection said that the hour was COM
ing in which all in the graves should
FEAR His voice and come forth Many
prophesies foretell the earth restored
TO Edenic perfection and mankind
made Mt to possess such an earth.
Jesus hkened this. His Kingdom on
earth. In its inception. to the rising
sun; It's first glimmer appeared at the
beginning OF the eighteenth century
With the development Of the art OF
printing, which should Ill the earth
with Bibles, and stimulate the search
for knowledge and the development
OF the arts and sciences. One after
another of the secrets of the uni
verse have been revealed to men ann
have been selfishly exploited. We as
yet see as through a glass darkly.
but soon the King will come in all
bis glory and all truth shall be made
known. w. B. CLEAvES.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-07

SIEARM1NG out" children is an ancient GUS
tom of American industrial homes which
has been attended by much evil from the first. The
present agitation against this practice the part
of the Board of Children Guardians of the Dis
trct of Columbia is belated. The policy has been
fought over and abolished for number of years
in most American States.
The original intent was good. Children, one
might presume, would be better provided for in
the atmosphere Of American home than in an
institution We do not question that the char
acter of the families given custody Of the chill
dren generally has been investigated. But are
reminded strongly of the practice OF good old
deacon in a certain New England village This
substantial farmer and he was the most
religious person for miles around In church &C
hvities of all kinds he always was to the fore ex
eept when the collection box was passed up the
aisle. This cody old gentleman maintained his
large farm entirely by industrial school labor. He
treated the unfortunate boys placed in his care
worse than most Southern planters treated their
slaves He worked them from long before sun
rise to long after sunset, and beat them unmer-
eifully when they neglected some minor task. Yet
to any board of investigators he would have ap-
peared exactly the proper to have custody
of Maynard boys and girls.
This case is liable to be duplicated anywhere
so long the practice is allowed. There few
philanthropists willing to make good homes for
such children with expectation Of reward ex-
eept from their souls. Farming OUT boys
and girls usually degenerates into nothing more
than a system Of slave labor Slave hunters are
abroad in the land always. They many dis
guises- Quite frequently they may stalk around
In robes OF white with suspicious appearance
about their shoulder blades which indicates coming
wings. But they slave hunters to as great an
extent as if they walked along the streets with
horsewhips in their hands looking for victims.
1t is unfortunate that children cannot be placed
IN private homes with reasonable certainty that
they will be treated properly. But most human
nature is so constituted to make this impos-
sibe. The persons most apt to make favorable
impression casual investigators are the greatest
hypocrites. They do not seek an opportunity to
train, educate and reform those placed in their
care. They seek only gift of flesh and blood to
scrub floors, milk cows and build stone walls
There exceptions. These, however, are not
frequent enough to justify the practice. We have
no doubt that on many Virginia or Mary
land farm boys and girls will be made hardened
criminals more quickly than by the associations of
Juvenile institutions.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-07

United States Treasury. The cry Of
economy is set UP to appease the
just demands Of 1orioe- servants Of
the government. under the csmou-
faged idea that the annLiii'x provided
&c tai eE from the Treasury.
OF course, the former employees who
have given the best years OF their
lives &c the service II the government
are comparatively few, but th-re are
many thousands still in the Civil
Service who are voters. apd these rep
resentatives who pretend to be so
economical'wi find their fences badly
out of repair at the coming primaries
as well as the elections.
While IL would be only fair and in
line with other civilized governments
that the United States should at least
help to provide decent snnuities for
its former faithful employees. there
might he a valid economical excuse
fer holding US down to the present
pittsnces until death claims US, but
" hen II is or ought to be well known
every member OF Congress that the
expense lie entirely provided by the
active employees of the Civil Service.
there is no excuse for putting OF
more decent treatment for the retired
employees OF the government
come millionaires by robb.ng the
government i'm the war and very few
there are with suficient savings to
provide decent livings in their de-
clining year. p. D. E.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-07

dnnu1 C1o6 Prize
The school military companies are institutions
OF small importance N thu mertai and physical
education of the young men They learn the
valne Of order, OF personal appearance and Of dis
cipIine well practical information on minor
tactics. the mechanism OF rifles and army osganiza-
ton. These bows no. ira nrd primarily 50 that
they VII be VARIABLE material for national defense
in event OF snothrI WAL That IS entirely a secen-
dairy consideration They are trained IN the ways
of that thry may be Valuable material for the
peace time life and progress Of the United States
The cadet companies contain the best of the
young manhood Of the District They make pos
sible spirit OF physical competition which affects
every boy in high school School athletics never
be made universal There many boys
whose incInations and physical strength make
ti~,a undesirable on the baseball or football field
Tney would be m the way Gymnasium training,
unless there is specific object in view, always
is entered hali-hezItediy and often results in no
benefit Whatsoever
There is an old army saying that you can
make soldier out of anybody This is not exact
ly true But n certainly is much easier to make
soldier of 4 nisf1 than TO make a baseball
player of the boy And the process Of max
ing a soldier carries with II mnch benefit per-
haps. As the process Of making athlete.
A certain class OF high school boys have too
much Inclination 10 be oookvormS, to devote al
most attention whatsoever to their physical
growth For such the cadet companies accomplish
the greatest good They force the boy to exer-
else m the open air. They force him to keep his
shoulders back and to walk erect Perhaps those
accOmphshrnentS viii - much TO him in
business professional life Latin or mathema-
tics Military drill improves his appearance. 1t
sends him home from school physically tired but
mentally refreshed II teaches him to keep his
clothes neat II shows him that there is much in
the world TO be learned which cannot be found in
textbook
Ii has been a splendid sight to watch the boys
drilling IN the heat of late afternoons on the green
lawns Of Potomac Park They march like profess
sionalS Their close order drill is like clockwork.
With a body OF young finely trained in
every American city the country would never need
to fear concerning its ability recruit and train
an army in case Of emergency. The material around
which fighting force could be formed would be
ready Al hand And with such body of young
men community need fear for its future in any
line They have gained something from the mill
tary drills which their fathers, as a whole never
knew They will enter the struggle of life with
new Advantages
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-07
Grade Crossings.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
The condition Of grade crossings in
Washington is a disgrace to the city.
They are bumpy, unpleasant and dan
gerous. They cut up the best drives
in tn e city. The paving about them
is allowed to fall into a state Of
unbelievable neglect.
Now for these conditions only the
street railway companies are to
blame. II is their plain duty to re-
pair these crossings. They do enough
damage to the city, with their stuffy
cars, germ covered tokens, etc. But
they are not satisfied with venting
their crouch against the world on
people who are forced TO use their dis
graceful cars. They try to take II out
on folks who do not have to use them.
who have purchased automobiles to
save themselves the necessity of
patronizing these arrogant corpora
tons.
The District Commissioners should
force the street railway companies
to time on this subject. They should
either force the crossings TO be put
in good condition or order the trac-
''o'i IhiiS ~ tedr up lnelT rdChs- IL
would be a good riddance for the
city. Their present condition Is a
source of continual danger TO every
driver.
What Is going TO be done about
this? Are We going to let the railway
owners to continue to strut about in
their disgusting arrogance and pub
lie be damned" air or are We going
to make them buckle TO and fulfill
their obligations? P. L. Q.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-07
The Coal Strike.

THE coal strike proceeds quietly and efficiently.
Hardly a miner has returned to his pick and
shovel Thousands Of men engaged in one of the
most essential industries in American life are idle
Production is almost a standstill Yet the gen.
eral public have felt almost no effects The man
on the street, if he reads the newspapers,
might well forget that the strike is in progress.
This is, perhaps, the most unusual strike ever
known in the United States 1t started in blaze
Of scnSatonasm All sorts OF dire predictions
voiced on both sides. A nationwide group of
universal The men still out, the mines still
are closed, and few have any reason to notice the
fact.
In the first place there has been almost no dis
order. When the strike started there were few
sporadic riots. Even these were hardly of front
rage importance. As the third month starts quiet
reigns everywhere. Both sides seem determined not
to resort to Violence welcome innovation in mine
s,rikr,
But while both miners and operators maintain
the status quo nothing is settled The vital ques-
tion concerning which the disagreements came are
as bothersome before. 1t will not be long be-
fos' settlement will be absolutely necessary
Both sides losing money and it is likely that
sane will be found to make the public pay
al these losses in the end.
- We glad there has been no violence. At
the Same time news hardly is good news in this
case The trouble must come eventually unless a
settlement is reached. The coal supply will run
The miners already must be short of
money. Many have lessened the hardship Of the
> III inE employment elsewhere but jobs
are scarce. The great majority awaiting eager
" an opportunity to to their trade in the
Ti-eS- ~''ev need work support their families.
IKE sialosFheP. mas bsen too q,iet. Sensa-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-07
The Flag an Emblem.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald;

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
d. A. C.'s article about kowtowins
to the flag was very good and Fred
VetterS comment in reply still bet
ter. G. E. NJ. evidently missed the
point, for surely no one would deny
MIN the right to manifest his re-
spect for his country's greatness,
his gratitude for its protection, or
his hope for a glorious future in
any manner he may choose. But
ID. A. c. is right in contending that
man may love his country with
out all this trigger work.
Two things our super-patriots
should get straight: First, a man
may be patriotic without being
demonstrative; also. ii is the acme
OF asininity as well as despotism to
force man to make a given out
ward sign to express another's in
ward feeling.
Man by nature is idolatrous Gen.
turtles of education have not elimi-
mated this tendency. You do not
have to visit heather countries to
observe its manifestation. and the
flag lis not the only fetich. Look
around you.
Love of country is easy. obedience
to its Laws, commendable; defense
of its honor, laudable; but worship
OF its flag disgusting. The flag is
an emblem, not a diety. Do ] love
my mothers picture? No. That
would be idiotic. This will shock
the hysterical idolaters, and some
of them will be ready to say that
such a statement indicates a lack Of
filial affection, but everybody else
will understand.
The war hysteria has about sub
sided. 1t was so nauseating that
many a good citizen was prompted
to make observations that were
misunderstood. FIag-worship is Of
ten a smoke screen. Revenue off,
GERS will tell you that the boot
logging joint usually flies the larg-
est flag on the block.
A fanatic tears the flag from its
mast and traWples it beneath his
feet. A mob of super patriots
PUSHES upon him and tears him to
pieces. Now. pray. which has most
dishonored our flag. the hysterical
one who desecrates an emblem. or
the hysterical many who violate the
principle for which that emblem
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-07

AMrRIcAr VICTORY MEpAL.
To the Friend of the People;
was in the navy during the world war. Do
rate Victory Medal! z. O..
Every soldier. sailor and Marine enlisted or
during the war with Germany. on active duty
and with an honorable record. Ii entitled to
CALIFORNIA; PRESIDENTIAL VOTE.
To the Friend Of the People;
Have you any record showing how California
have. please publish the number Of votes poiied
by Harding and Cox in that state. II. H. j.
Harding received sa4ssa votes; Coz a,s.isI;
YOSEMITE FALLS.
To the Friend People;
How high is Yosemite Faiis7 How does It
compare in height with Niagara Fails7
Yosemite Falls is divided into three parts. Up
Yosemite Fails Is sac feet in hsIsh, and Lower
ross,e yosemite Fails Is ieo feet In height. Niagara
Fails Is le4 feet In height
STATE NOTICES.
What are the notices of west Virgins, Ohio.
Michigan and Minnesota D. s.
West VIII snia's motto is -Montani semper L.
beri." meaning "Mountaineers Always Freemen"
which means "A Govsrnment Within Govern
ment" Michigan boasts q long motto. Isl ouaeris
seekest Beautiful Peninsula Behold II Here"
Mtnnesota's motto Is "Etoile du Nord," The Star
of the North"
. NEW HAMPSHIRE MOUNTAINS.
To the Friend OF Peoples
Which is the highest mountain in New Hamp-
shire? For what is the date 1866 A D. noted7
The highest mountain in New Hampshire is Mt
Washington, with an altitude of $3.50 feet. The
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-07
Heaven and Hell.
To the Editor, The Washington Herald

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
In the matter of the existence of
God, humbly replying and APOLOGIZE
ing for arousing Hal. who is like
Shakespeare's Sir Oracle: when he
ope's his lips let no dog bark" who
is the quintescence of authority but
says nothing, except to place Huxley
and Darwin in the ranks of the athe-
lists. an extremely doubtful POSITION;
let me say, agnostic "A" supports the
Church irrespective of creed for its
sake, not his sake. It's a good thing
and he would assist not hinder its
work. Innate ideas OF a Creator or
first cause ore not in the same logic
class as hell. Even Hal has some
innate tdeas of first cause. Heaven
and hell are in ourselves or not at
all. There is no next world. Brother
Mcintyre gives the best definition of
hell when he has a wanton jump upon
a table and shout: 81 am all the
hell there is" Apologizing again to
Hal, my effort was merely an attempt
to lift the curtain a little on Herbert
Spencer's and other sound scientists,
The Unknow~ Nle." NIETZSCHE.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-07
WHO'S WHO
THE DAYS NEWS

Lord 1nchcape, who recently ar
rived in New York on his way to
India, where he is to take leading
part in the impending reorganization
of the finances of that great Oriental
empire. is particularly well qualified
for the post, having spent many years
there. first of all as senior partner
OF the great Calcutta mercantile house
of McKinnon. Mackenzie and Com
pany, and then financial member
OF the council of the Victory of India
He was, at the instance of the In
dian government. appointed the Brit
ish plenipotentiary for the negotiation
Of the commercial treaty with China
in 1902, and was one of the represen-
tatives nominated by the English
treasury and by the great banking
world of London TO confer with the
delegates of the United States
and of the Mexican government
on the question of introducing
the gold standard into Mex
leo and China. Moreover, he is the
principal British director of the Suez
ish National Institute of Bankers, and
head of the mercer OF two dozen OF
the great British steamship COM
panies. including the Cunard. the Pen
insular and Oriental. the Allen. the
Britisn-India Line. etc. that is to
say. the greatest steamship combina-
ton OF the world.
Formerly known as Sir James
Mackay. he nails from Arbroath. the
":Fairport" of Sir Walter Scott's nov
ell, 1.-THE Antiquary."
Lord Inchcape is in every sense
OF the word self-made man. For
he first went out to the Orient as
an apprentice cn board sailing ves-
sci and then worked for some time
as a tally clerk on a British-India
coasting steamship; a life which is
as near thai of galley slave as any
Christian company, with one eye on
its dividends and the other on the
preservation Of the Sabbath day. dares
to follow.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-07
WORLD HAS 5000
SPECIES OF GRASSES.

Although there are probably 5000
species OF grasses in the world, only
about sixty of these are important
cultivated plants. Not more than
twenty wild species are abundant
or valuable in any one locality.
With an illustrated guide to help
one can easily learn TO distinguish
many OF the grasses, both cultivated
aid wild. Elaborate instruments
or detailed knowledge Of structures
Of the grasses are unnecessary. To
aid in making these distinctions,
he United States Department of
..griculture has prepared a new
lafmers' bulletin. Important Guilt
vated Grasses" by c. V. Piper.
8 srostologist, in which twenty-siN
well-known grasses are described
and illustrated.
Timothy is said to be the most
[ important hay grass cultivated IN
America. II grows all over the
northern half Of the United States
and about as far South as the be-
ginning OF the cotton belt. Ken
lucky bluegrass, In spite of its fame.
is not a native OF this country. but
was undoubtedly brought over from
the Old World by early colonists, N
mixed grass seeds, and grew well
In the new SOIL. kentucky blue
grass is well known for the excel
lent lawns IL makes anc for the
highly nutritious pastursge IL fur
nishes. II has been supposed TO
have a special liking for limestone
soils, but recent Investigations in-
oicate that this IL not primarily on
account of the lime but because OF
the general richness OF such soils
The bulletin gives the weight per
bushel OF various grasses, the num-
Der of seeds TO a pound. and the
usual rate OF seeding 70 the acre.
Redtop. Bermuda grass, Orchard
grass, Carpet grass, Canada blue
grass, Napier grass, Rhodes grass
Para grass, several 'fescues" and
millets. rye-grssses. Sudan grass
and others are described fully In the
bulletin and their principal uses in
dica,ed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-07
Early to Work.

T. the Editor. The Warrington Herald:
All the nuts" are not in the woods
nor in truitcakes nor in Fords. There
are a few here in Washington work
ing for the government and wasting
oodlins Of time and gray matter con-
cocting up arguments and chatter
against the latest and most sensible
step the present administration has
taken to come back to normally and
function in a reasonable manner.
Any person with as much brains
as God gave geese) knows that people
who do mental work. like that per-
formed by the government clerk here
in Washington. can do twice as much
work from a. m. to a. m. as he
can do from $50 to $3.50 p. m. This
statement is so self-evident that q
$ an axiom and needs no defense.
When President Harding signed his
name to that memorable order-he only
added more luster to his already
brilliant administration.
Some people seem to think Giro,
the tone OF their letters to the Open
Court) that the government is pay
ing US our salary in order that we
may live a life OF ease and gaiety
by spending our evenings at dances
and theaters or to improve them
selves by attending some school. As
a matter of fact we receive our money
in payment for the work We do
or are supposed to do. and our be-
loved Uncle is entirely within his
rights II he demands and insists that
we come to our work fresh and Wig
orous from a night OF sound sleep.
II we don't get our full quota
OF sleep In time to go to work at
o'clock then we should go 10 bed
earlier so that We can get all the
sleep we require. II we are in bed
and asleep by IL o'clock we will not
have any howl to make about not
getting enough sleep or rest. Right
here / would like to ask IL any gov
eminent clerk can give a good logical
reason for not being in bed and
asleep by IL o'clock? ] take the
stand that no good reason can be
given, while on the other hand there
Is every reason for forming such a
custom. The robust body, rosy
cheeks and flashing eye Of our
soldiers, sailors and marines is the
best answer ] know OF to refute any
arguments TO the contrary.
It strikes me that all this cutlery
against going TO work at a. m. IL
Just propa ganda to create q senti-
ment against the present administra-
ton to hinder and retard the return
to normally and old time prosperity.
c. G. DEGMAN