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The Washington herald., 1922-08-23

could buy souls faster than Z bootlegger can sell
whisky Most residents Of Washington want ! mil
lion dollars for obvious. rsasons. They wan. il be-
cause ii will obtain for them fine clothes stately
mansions, speedy automobiles, etc. They want il
beca ise it will bring to them luxurious ease 1t
win enable them 10. spend winters in Florida and
summers in Maine. with trips to Europe during the
odd months. If the million would not bring these
things folks would not cross the street to get it.
I.sd about August Thyssen, Germany's richest
uerr Thyssen has many million dollars,
even deprecated currency. Here is how cor
responded for the New York World describes the
old CHIP:
"Thyssen, despite his age, works seventeen
hours day. He is up at $50 o'clock every :.
morning, is in his Office at Muhheim long
before ?. and when he leaves at o'clock in the
evening. he returns to the simple Schloss
Landsberg, near Muhheim. to finish his work
after supper He never does anything but work
"He is the biggest coal operator in Ger
many. He owns mines mills. steamship lines,
the biggest cement factories.
"He wears an o,d sack suit, crumpled felt
hat. and drives in an old motor car, model 1909.
which has not been touched since. 1t can
always be easily found outside his offices among
the $50 new. neat cars in which his company
directors ride"
Would the poorest man in Washington
exchange his humble lot for that of August Thys-
sen, who has quite few millions stored away for
a rainy day?
We presume the old plutocrat enjoys that sort
Of life. however. If he didn't he has millions
enough to change his style of living. But he prob
ably knows that he will live longer and more hap
PLY with his seventeen hours of work each day
and his rusty old automobile than will his directors
with their shining new and their enjoyment of
the thrills of life.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23
Wants Labor Curbed Before
1t Controls Government.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
The. time has arrived. now thai
the public has had numerous violent
examples throughout the country OF
strike methods, where a curb must
be put on labor unions.
Unless this Is done without delay
and in a fearless and once-for-all
manner, a few chesty labor leaders
will endeavor to hold up the entite
population of the United States.
That is, for the purpose of forcing
their demands. these railroad labor
ers and their allies are willing that
all the rest OF the country should
suffer untold hardships. including
sickness. starvation and death.
IL Congress allows a handful o,
men to retain this power, and use
1t. II will indicate that our law
makeds are moral towards who
should be replaced by mn who
think more of their country's well
fare than they do Of their own po-
litical chances OF reelection.
1t Is only a step between labor
union strike and mob rule. Mon
violence marks every strike and
stamps these demonstrations as
" thC 6cHCIdi ..
Like a cyclone they gather power
and destructiveness as they pro-
gress.A
The railroads bleed the public
more or less with their excessive
charges; they violate some of the
laws, but they never abandon the:r
roads in order to force compliance
with their wishes. Here lies the
nrincinal differenre hefweeu rail-
road officials and their employees.
Labor leaders are either ignorant
of the dire consequences of o gen.
eral strike order or they are blur
fing. Were a general strike to occur
the leaders could not control their
followers. The iawless element
would rule in many localities. juss
as IL did at the Herrin massacre.
Right here is the reason why the
time is At hand to- make 1t impos-
sible for labor leaders to conspire
with their followers to rule or ruin
the country. CALL TO ARMS,
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23
The Flag Goes By.

@ITIZEN soldiers in summer training at Camp
~ Meade gave the appearance of we-driIed
efficiency when they came to Washington Monday
They presented an excellent appearance in review
They went through military movements cIeanly and
with snap. They had. moreover. fine physical
appearance which boys can not escape after a sum-
mer on the drill field
But the most impressive feature was the youth
OF the soldiers 1t is hard to realize that the bulk
OF the men who served during the world war
! eady have passed into another generation Five
years ago they were the boys of the country-with
all of youths enthusiasm for the Great Adventure
1t will be hard for the veterans to realize that in
company front FIVE years ago they presented much
the same appearance of unsophisticated boyhood as
these troops who marched in review Monday
he boys of the famous old divisions are dis
appearing into mature manhood. A new generation
has fallen heir to their enthusiasm cynic or
pacihst might say that flock of lambs is being
terded for the slaughter pen. But the herdnp is
good for The souls and bodies of the lambs f Il ;s
not .oll, wed by the butcher And there is reason
to hope that the butcher will not ride abroad in
Ame-ca for this generation
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23
OPEN COURT LETTERS TO THE HERALD
Other Peoples Views
Of Current Interest

Sheriff. has taken over the land
once, Interior building, Patent Of
nee ana Pension ONCE he ana his
assistant. Capt. F. w. Hoover. re.
organized the watch forces into
sosros' ofncers OF. the guards can
and do on hot days give nernIssion
10 unbuttoh all except the lower
button Of the coat. The pay is $50
per month. same as IL was sixty
years ago; temporary bonus in
creased the pay to $50 per month.
hach ana every guard when apply
ing for the position known the rate
wnere he can dress as he pleases
Jake the job. A guard who objects
70 wearing a uniform and looking
neat and up-to-date should get a
Joo as watchman in a coal yard
where he en- dress as he pleases ana
SIT down when that tired feeling
comes over him.
ANOTHER sYMPATHIzER
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23
Tim ely Opinions
on World Topics
''Ostside Worlds Trade Debt to L.
8. Is Exaggerated,' Declares

Harvard Expert.


Writing in the current number of
the Journal of the American Bank
ers' Association. DIR. John II. Will:
Jams, Of Harvard University. reaches
the conclusion that the unpaid and
overdue indebtedness owed by the
outside world to the American mar
ket has been greatly exaggerated
in current estimates Some of those
estimates have been for as large a
sum as s5,000.000. 900. As a result
of thorough investigation DR.. WILL
Jams holds that the actual indebt-
edness of this kind cannot exceed
$1,000, 100000 and that even this
sum is mostly offset by American
purchases of the securities of other
countries.
THE American exporter today
needs to be convinced that foreign
buyers can pay for what they buy"
says DR.. Williams. so long as the
statement continues to be repeated
that the world owes us an unfund-
ed debt of $4,000. .OO0, 900 to s5,000,-
100000 our exporters will continue
to be hesitant about pushing their
foreign sales. The writer has been
for some time convinced that the
current short-term Indebtedness of
the world to this country. repre-
senting unpaid overdue accounts OF
foreigners which are carried by our
bankers and exporters. Is much
smaller than has been frequently
stated. 1t appears certain that the
amount does not exceed 100000
900, and in all probability is con-
siderably less. II this is the case
the existence of such an unfounded
balance ought not to constitute a
serious obstacle TO the promotion OF
our foreign trade.
AN investigation was based on
q QUESTIONABLE distributed TO
forty-one leading banks and flnan-
cial houses of our imports of Sc
curities since the armistice. This
inquiry showed that, In addition to
the foreign securities issued in this
country, accurate data on which
are regularly published, we i'm
ported in the three years 1sls-le2I.
620.000,o0 of foreign stock. ana
bonds which had been issued
abroad. and $4ss,000, 900 of Ameri-
can securities formerly held abroad.
The combined import of these two
sorts Of securities, $1,109,000. 900.
was about two-thirds as much as
the new issues of foreign securi-
ties floated on this side in the
same three years ($1.e07 .oo0. .oo0),
but exceeded the net amount Of
such flotations after subtracting
maturing issues ($1.341.0 ,o0o) by
$7s3.ooo.ooo. This huge inflow OF
securities. much larger than had
commonly been supposed. would
serve to pay or a considerable part
OF our balance OF merchandise ex-
ports and reduce considerably the
supposed uncovered balance.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23

.roUR-SINrry. MODEL NUMBER.
To the Friend Of the psopls:- 3,
DID the small model OF the Chevrolet automo.
:4soy u not. q there. any particular reason for
for S ne .: :s fs s % ss
model mode, was introduced 4 wa: ths -four ninety.
GIRLS MAY nARRy AT EIGHrEEN.
Please advise me the minimum age for which
'se iNTEREsrED.
.I The age for which Ans e marriage license is issued
ents consent to be married at the age OF twelve.
girl marriss Without the eonssse Of T her parents
CoNsG.. n. G. DUNN co..
To the Friend Peoples
Will you please tell number and names OF
the banking and brokerage houses that failed last
@ he New YORK. Mhesec stock of na sy
houses that failed last year Would "G require TOO
%ashnsS ~sns ou ca. to obt.G G. ,P. Pnnp G
uon IL they not able to give you this informa-
LEADING MANUFACTURERs.
To the Friend People:
ers for each of the following: Boots and shoes
Chemical Products. Cotton Goods Paper and Rub
Der Goods J.G. p.
M. A. Packard Co.. Brockton. Mass; J. Newton
Sietz. III South Paca street Baltimore. Nd Edwin
ClapP Son East Weymouth Mass; Richard Shoe
Co.. Haverhill. Mass; and the Emerson Shoe Co.
Chemical dealers and manufacturers are: E. F.
Co. - wSiteha Street NeW Yesk lafsest Gent
Chemical Co. stfe. Msg fSrk SS
York; Brocalsa Chemical Co. Columbus Ohio.
Cotton Gods ma manufactnrers are: Crown co,,o,
Mills Dalton. Ga; Griffin Mfg. Co. Griffin, Ca:
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23

lage about midway between Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, where h:s
father was parish minister. and
throughout his childhood and early
boyhood lived in what might be de-
scribed as a mining labor atmos-
phere. since IL was to his father an.
to the manse that all the miners OF
the district and their wives brought
their troubles and appealed for help
and advice. He is a graduate OF
Glasgow University, where he dis
tinguished himself on the football
field as well as in scholarship. tax
ing first class honors and fellow
ships, and then became a me mber
Of the Scottish bar. where he did so
well that he was soon a kings
counsel
At the outset of the war. being
over the military age. Robert Horne
gave up his large and lucratIV.
practice. estimated at $4,000 TO
$4,000 a year. 10 undertake recruit
ing work at Edinburgh. where he
attracted attention. ana was in
trusted with the assistant director
ship OF the agricultural section OF
the national service department or
London Then Sir Eric Geddes got
hold OF him. and he became the
principal lieutenant OF Geddes in
the organization Of railroad trans-
port service in France. When SIR
Eric was appointed first lord of the
admiralty and intrusted with the
task Of Riding the great navy de-
partment at Whitehall OF all its ac-
cumulation of centuries OF cobveps
and OF red tape he insisted upon
having Sir Robert with him: and
there Horne remained. until invited
by Premier Lloyd George to assume
the management and control Of the
labor department.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23
AUTO HEAD SCORES
GRAND JURY ACTION

Indignant and protesting. Samuel
A. Carlson, Republican mayor of
jamestown, n. Y, and president OF
the Birmingham Motors Corporation.
one of eighteen persons who figure
in a presentment by the Grand jury
In connection with the alleged use
OF the mails to defraud. appeared
yesterday before Assistant District
Attorney NJ. Pearl Mccall and de-
manded an opportunity to present his
side Of the case before an indict-
ment is returned.
The corporation is on sound foot
ing. Carlson indicated. and will soon
be producing cars in accordance with
its contracts with stockholders.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23
Late Returns ShOlc
Padgett Is Winner

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Aug. 22.-L.
P. Padgett. former member of Con-
gress from the Seventh Tennessee dis
trict. who died the day preceding
the Democratic primary. had been
nominated to succeed himself by a
majority OF seventeen votes. II ap-
peared today on the basis of amend
ed returns from Wayne County filed
here with the secretary OF state.
Previous returns had given the VIC
tory to w. C. Salmon, Columbia at
torney. by nine votes.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23

Communications will not be
returned unless specific request
for such return f. made and
stamps inciosed.
Letters should be typewrItten
whenever possible. Comm unica-
tfons extremely dimeult to read
Will not be considered. No COM
munications signed with hctftious
names will he used.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23
why Courts Free Offenders.
To the Editor, The Washington Herald;

During the past fe wweeks yis-
ited police courts while they were
in session and from the obserya-
tions there is one phase of court
procedure which particularly
noticed. That 10 the apparent ease
with which some offenders escape
punishment. This Is due in many
cases to the. fact that the police
man who made the arrest has been
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23
A Peculiar Rich Man.

M OST OF US want to be rich If Beelzebub
lVI should open Office street some
where between Seventh and Fourteenth Tomorrow
and offer one million dollars in exchange for an
Immortal soul few Washingtonians would not take
sdvantaEe sf his offer. The Prince of Darkness
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23

to the luitcd
states is another
indication OF the
high respect In
which Sir Hobs rt
- held in Ems
land and by the
premier.
Sir Il o ert' :
greatest achieve
nent probably
was his remark .
able handling OF
gre at Britain =
! a b or problems
as minister Of Ia
b or after the
world war.
He was born N
HArfFA-g1a al
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23

Michigan girl swallowed her diamond en-
gagement ring and now she probably has
romance in her soul
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23

Dixie Cotton Milis La Grunge, Ca: Avondale
Mills Birmingham. Ala; Booth Mfg. Co. New BED
ford. Mass.
Hsrdvsre manufactursrs are: Bridgepost Shear
Co., Bridgeport, Conn: Chas. Parker Co.. Mertden
Conn; 'Lampert Bros Mfg Co.. s1b7 North 18th
street. st. Louis No.: Simpson Co. Sc FRANKLIN
avenue, BROOKLYN N. T.; Goshen Hardware Co.
Goshen, N. r
George Paper Co, Norwalk. Conn; Butler Paper
Paper Co. z4s Battery. San Francisco. Calf: st
Co. aas West Monroe street. Chicago. III; Forsythe
Paper Co. 10 South La Sale street Chicago H.;
Pe5epscott Paper Co., Lisbon Falls, Maine
AmonE the Rubber Goods manufacturers are;
pleton Rubber Co, Franklin. Mass; cuppies Co.
st Louis, Mo-: @. Mathes Co. 1920 North Broadway.
st Louis, No; Jenkins Rubber Co., Elizabeth.
~ j.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23
"Who's Wh o"
In Days News

Premier Lloyd Georges choice or
Sir Robert Horne as chairman OF
Great BrItain's funding commission
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23
THE FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE
ANSWERS 10 YOUR QUESTIONS
.FoUR-NINrTy. MODEL NUMBER.

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The Washington herald., 1922-08-23
FROM yEFFERsoN's INAUGURAL.

To the Yriend Of the People:
Will you please give that part OF Thomas
Jenersons FIRST inaugural address that begins
Equal and exact justice to all men," H T.
Equal and exact justice to all men, of what
ever state persuasion. religious or political:
peace. commerce. and honest fellowship with ali
nations-entanging alliances with none; the sup
port OF the state governments IN all their rights
as the most competent administrations for our
Domestic concerns. and the buwarks against
anti-republican tendencies preservation OF the
general government in Its whole constitutional
vieour. as the sheet anchor OF our peace at home
and safety abroad freedom of religion;
protection Of the habea: corpus; and trial by juries
bright constellation which has gone before us = n6
guided our steps through age o. revoiution and
reformation" The above is an extract from
Thomas Jenersons nrst inaugural address, given
on March 4, 1901. e
The Washington herald., 1922-08-23
ADVERTISING MAGAZINES

To the Friend Of the People:
Will you please tell two or three Of ,bs has,
advertising magazines? n p
~ Advertising and Selling. 5s41 Grand Central
Terminal, New York o'
York. Ne' NC"
York 'sNe' -'e"
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

ptace-t1e two States exchanging
places. Michigan stepped up the lad
der from eighth. TO sixth place. outdis-
tancing Iowa and Texas. Iowa slipped
two pegs into eighth place, while Texas
remains in seventh position. .-..
Indiana held ninth place, while Mas
sachusetts moved up from eleventh to
tenth. Missouri and Wisconsin climbed
notch TO eleventh and twelfth posi-
tions, respectively, while Minnesota
slipped back from tenth to thirteenth
place.
Over half the cars and trucks Of the
country are registered in nine States.
which Is more than on the entire conti-
nent of Europe These States are New,
York. Ohio. Pennsylvania. California.
Illinois, Michigan, Texas. Iowa and In
diana. Their registrations total s.,
10000. fs s@ s-& tssg,~
Comparison Of the 1927 registration fig
ures with the 100 census tabulation
shows that there is now one motor
vehicle for every ten PERSONS. as COM
pared with one for every .twelva per-
CONS In 1920 and one for every fourteen
persons in 1919. y
These facts constitute the best Obtain
able proof that the automobiic industry
IL continuing in its remarkable 49,. OF
expansion. Furthermore they empha-
size the indispensibility Of the motor
car During year characterized by ad-
verse business conditions a decided gain
was made, thereby presenting aadi-
tional evidence that automobiles are
purchased chiefly for business pur-
poses .-,--
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
BUSINESS BETTER
ism. ACC. REPORT
Manufacturers Report In
creased Shipments at the
Spring Meeting.

Sales Improvement in all parts OF the
country was reported at the. spring
meeting of the National Automobile
Chamber OF Commerce in this. city last
Thursday. II believe we are looking
forward to the best spring in two years.
said Roy d. Chaplin. vice-president. who
presided.
Business is better from every angle.
Employment In Detroit Is 132 per cent.
t.nrrovcd over the latter part of the
year. Comparison of carload shipments
from identical factories in January,
1922 and 1921. show gain of i50 per
cent. y. A. c, c. car production the
first month of this year was 40 per cent.
over December. while trucks gained SS
Fer cent.
The members expressed the view that
1922, though not a peak year. would
propably show conservative gain
Believing that current insurance rates
arc too high, the y. A. c. G. considered
further steps leading toward the de-
velopment OF cheaper insurance rates for
the car and truck owner.
Tho export committee brought In
detailed program for an export combine
under the Webb law. This was referred
to members for suggestion or amend
mcnt.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
HAND COMPRESSOR
THE LATEST DEVICE

The Bassick Company is coming out
for the garage trade and new portable
compressor. Mr.. Minnerly. Eastern dis
trict sales manager and also general
manager of the Bassick Service Corp,
with headquarters at 1880 Broadway. is
exhibiting at the Brooklyn Show a full
line Of the company's products.
The Alemitc portable hand compressor
has a capacity of eighteen pounds of
lubricant and is capable of delivering
it at pressure up to 5000 pounds. 1t Is
very compact, being only twenty-six
inches high and nineteen inches in
width. and is made throughout of the
highest grade materials. 1t is built
for hard service. 1t has only nine NOV
ing parts all of which are readily ac-
cessible. 1t requires practically no care
beyond an occasional cleaning.
One filling a day will meet all ordi-
nary requirements. this being sufficient to
iubricate from ten to fifteen cars. With
this compressor one downward stroke of
the plunger will discharge sufficient
lubricant for one bearing. The pres
sure on the coupling is automatically
released when the plunger is raised for
the next stroke. thus facilitating the re-
moval of the coupling from the Alemite
fitting. These features mean fast. eco
rosnical lubrcation-an item of prac-
teal interest to garages. service stations,
and others having to do with the
problem OF volume fabrication.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
NEW CHANDLER LINE
MAKES FINE SHOWING

Throughput the country. wherever the
played they have met with hearty ap-
proval. The best demonstration OF the
enthusiasm shown is the fact that the
demand for the new model has doubled
the factory force.
"The great number OF sales made by
us in February ] believe has been due
to two things, first, the favorable news
reports and newspaper comments. and
second the prospective purchasers In
vestigation and satisfaction that the re-
ports were not exaggerated" says Ted"
Farrell OF the Farrell Auto Company,
Brooklyn. distributors of the Chandler
line.
"In evolving the new Chandler six
many units Of the car were redeslgned,
strengthened and improved. Parts en-
hancing efficiency, service and appear
ance were discarded. Pronounced
changes were made in body design. one
OF the most important being the new nm
derslung construction. giving the ear a
low. sturdy. road hugging appearance,
Another notable Improvement Is the
new rear axle, 1t has great excess
strength. a trimmer, clean-cut appear
ance. and most pleasing, smooth, quiet
action The housing strength Is in
creased more than 90 per cent.
"Other new features are the full crown
raised tenders. the set flush ycntIator
in the cowl, the new curved lines OF the
top or parapet of the body and excep-
tional interior refinements.
"The model that has been causing ex-
traordinary attention Is the five passen-
ger touring"
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
GREAT INCREASE In
Use OF MOTOR CARS
Chandler Motor Car Co. Pro-
duees Some New and Inter
esting Statistics.

Ono person ont of every ten in the
United States now owns a motor vehicle
"a grand total of approximately 10,-
1000 passenger cars and trucks.
This staggering total represents the
cficial registration OF the various States
on December@31. 1921. and IL an m
crease OF f.2o4,74S over 1920. when o.
2e5,253 cars and trucks were registered.
according TO information. sent in TO the
Chandler Motor Car Company.
This remarkable gain during the last
year Is considered remarkable by Of
ficials of the automotive industry and
surpassed by a wide margin their most
optimistic predictions at the start OF last
year.
In some States the gain was as much
as 80 per cent. and ten States reported
an increase Of more than 20 Per cont
The leaders in this group were Southern
States--West Virginia. Florida and, New
Mexico. Ohio. with a gain of 25 per
cent. led the industrial states.
The race between Ohio and New York
for supremacy became even more heated
than ever before, but again turned out
III favor of New York by scant mar
gin Of some 1900 cars and trucks At
the same rate of increase Ohio will over
take New York before spring. The .ig-
ures are: New York, T55,000; Ohio
$4,000.
Although New York lea III total
motor vehicle registrations. Ohio pos
sesses more passenger cars. The Buck
eye State boasts $4,000 automobiles,
against 5S1.9l5 for the Empire State.
New Yorls's truck registration is more
than twice that of Ohio's.
Among the twelve leaders several
States crawlcd UP notch or 50. Penn
sylvania maintained third place. while
California replaced Illinois in fourth
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
THEY TELL ONE ON .r
THE ViCE-PRESIDENT

From far oft Boston comes a story
about the nations second most important
executive. II is. of course. an automo-
bile story and il throws an amusing
sidelight on the character OF this truly
great man.
The first and only car that Vice-Presi-
dent Calvin Coolidge ever owned Is an
Oldsmobile. which he purchased while
he was Governor of Massachusetts. His
first motoring experience in this car Is
both interesting and amusing. and Is
still talked OF in Boston motor circles
when his name is mentioned.
While learning TO drive he stalled his
motor at a busy corner. A crowd soon