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The Washington times., 1922-04-30
NORTH CITIZENS TO MEET.

The North Washington Citizens
will meet in the Sunday
School House Of the United Brethren
Church. North Capitol and r stretts
northwest, at 8 o'clock tomorrow
night. Refreshments will be served.
The Washington times., 1922-04-30
Oath of the
Knights of the
Visible Empire

81 believe that all Laws
should be enforced by duly
constituted authorities: In
freedom of speech and press;
In the sacred right of trial
by Jury and the privilege Of
every man to worship God
according to the dictates Of
his own conscience, and do
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ing for those principles.
'T solemnly declare in max
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profess allegiance to no Sc
cret oath-bound invisible
government: that the Stars
and Stripes Is my flag,
Americanism my duty"
The Washington times., 1922-04-30
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The Washington times., 1922-04-30
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The Washington times., 1922-04-30

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New-York tribune., 1922-04-02
Amending the Statue
mr. of Tho Trih,,ue

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Whatever may be said adversely
of the MacMonnies statue of "Civic
Virtue" one cannot fail to see cer-
tain propriety in having that young
gentleman so after the City Hall with
club. Perhaps that menace may have
given impetus to the opposition. This
feature OF the sculptor's idea is ad-
mirable, but he certainly suggests in
a measure that the civic virtue path
is being obstructed by feminine inhu-
ence.
However. there is little proof thus
far that the women are worse than the
men, and since it would seem desirable
to eliminate all sex questions from this
issue, may we suggest that the sculptor
might convert those mermaids into lit
tie men with high hats and frock coats.
This would seem to remove all the OBJ
jections and add to the completeness
of the concept. CIVIC DECENCY.
New York, March 29 1929.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02
Palestine
To the Editor of The Tribun.

10 the Eoltor OF The Tribune
Sit: There is concerted attempt
now going on over here to discredis
the Zion movement. Not being a Jew
1t may be urged that it is no business
of mine, but submit .hat the restors-
ton Of the Jews is the business Of
every one-it concerns the whole world
The fundamental facts are these: Up
to about thirty-five years ago Palestine
was graveyard, wilderness. Now
that, under the hand of the Jew, the
desert is beginning to blossom like the
rose, along como Arabs, "natives" ard
SO on, with all sort Of grievances. For
800 years the Turks, Arabs and others
did nothing for that forsaken country,
but now that the Jews are causing dead
bones to live, up these people come
with miscellaneous collection OF
grievances. TIE thing is absurd and
dishonest. In any case it is useless
for the sons Of Esau to murnur
against the sons of Jacob. / hold no
brief for the Jews, but right is right,
and I trust that Jews in the United
States will have none of this move
ment. w. STANLEY SHAW,
Captain .atc Middlese:: Regiment
London, March Is, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02

by his victim before a tribunal q,
Petit Goave.
The Courier Haytien" was the prin.
cipal organ of the Nationalist press
indomitably opposed to the confsca-
tion Of it's country's independence. II
is this crime which both its co-editors
have already had to cxpiate, another OF
it's publishers and an occasional con-
tributor, all condemned like Phiteas
Lemaire to the maximum penalty pre-
scribed--six months Of hard labor and
$500 fine.
1t is the succession Of such case.
that stimulates tho general discon-
tent in our country referred to by Mr.
Farnham. Let the government Of The
United States decide to restore the
Haytian people to their normal condi
tions Of existence and the situation
will change at once.
GEORGES SYLVAN,
Former Minister Plenipotentiary OF
Hayti at Paris.
New York, March 27, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02
Herman Melville on Whaleskin

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In short article on the use
of whaleskins in your issue Of March
25, the writer states that an excellent
leather is obtained from the outer skin
of a whale and the lining of the
stomach.
The following quotation from Mel
ville's "Moby Dick" would seem to in
dicate that the skin of whale cannot
be used as leather:
~ have given no small attention to
that not unvexed subject, the skin
of the whale. l have had controver-
sizes about it with experienced whale
men af1oat and learned naturalists
ashore. My original opinion remains
unchanged, but it is only an opinion.
The question is what and where is
the skin Of the whale. The
blubber is something Of the con-
sistence Of firm, close grained beef,
but tougher, more elastic and COM
pact, and ranges from eight or ten to
twelve and fifteen inches in thick
ness.
Now, however preposterous it
may at first seem to talk of any
creatures skin as being Of that sort
of consistency and thickness, vet in
point Of fact these are no arguments
against such presumption; because
you cannot raise any other dense en-
ve1oping layer from the whales body
but that same blubber, and the outer
most enveloping layer of any animal,
if reasonably dense, what can that be
but the skin? True, from the un-
marred dead body of the whale you
may scrape off with your hand an
infinitely thin, transparent sub
stance, somewhat resembling the
thinnest shreds of isinglass.
That same infinitely thin isinglass
substance which / admit invests the
entire body of the whale IS not so
much to be regarded as the skin Of
the creature as the skin of the skin.
so to speak J. G. INVERSION.
New York, March 27, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02
Temperance by Persuasion
-lncolns Method Not Prohibition, Says Hudson Maxim
Evidence as to Liquor Selling

more flies than a gallon of gall Sc
with men.
III you would win man to your
cause, first convince him that you are
his sincere friend; which, do what he
will, is the great road to his reason
and which. when once gained, you will
find but little trouble in convincing
his Judgment of the justice Of you,
cause, if, indeed, that cause be really
just one. On the contrary, assume
to dictate to his judgment, or to com
mand his action, or to mark him az
one to be Stunned and despised, and
he will retreat within himself, close
all the avenues to his head and his
heart, and though your cause be the
naked truth itself, transformed to the
heaviest lance, harder than steel and
sharper than steel can be made, and
though you throw it with more than
herculean force and precision, you
shall be no more able to pierce him
than TO penetrate the hard she'll OF
tortoise with rye straw. Such is
man and so must he be understood
by those who would lead him, even to
his own best interest"
There is no mistaking Lincoln's mean
ing in the above quotations that what
a man chooses to drink in the way of
alcoholic liquors is exclusively his own
business; and that, il he drinks too
much, the way to cure him is not to
attempt to compel him by prohibition,
but only by education and persuasion.
Lincoln never advocated prohibition
anywhere at any time. He always
stood squarely against it, and against
every infraction Of personal liberty
and the inalienable rights Of man: and
/ defy any one to find a single authen.
ticated statement Of Lincoln where he
advocated any such infractions Of per-
sonal freedom as the search of homes
and persons and seizure Of their effects
without warrant and trial without
jury, to which the Prohibitionists to-
day are subjecting US.
Let US hope that the proofs i have
here given may settle the matter once
for all beyond appeal or squeak of
the Prohibitionists, that Lincoln was
for temperance and for tho use of
temperance methods to secure tenn
pcrance and against prohibition, fore
seeing that it would result in greater
emperancc--exactly what has hap
pened since the passage of the
Eighteenth Amendment and the Vol
stead act. HUDSON MAXIM.
Landing P. O., n. J.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02
Lincoln and Prohibition
Interpreting G.. B. S.

some forty feet below the surface.
For exactly what purpose this e.
traordinary succession Of subterraneaa
chambers was used is not certain. a.
though it is generally considered 70
have been an underground templc
When it was discovered it contained
earth mixed with thousands Of human
bones. Apparently no attempt had been
made at regular burial, for they wers
found in the greatest imaginable con.
fusion, as if thrown in indiscriminste
ly, while ;ntersperscd through the
whole mass we're pieces Of broken pot
terry and personal ornaments The
decorations consist Of the usual "pi.
markings and in one or two Of n.
chambers there is some elaborate
scroll work, painted in red ocher on the
ceiling.
This underground temple Is par.icu-
larly remarkable when it is remem-
bered that the only tools then avail
able were rough flint and stone knives
and hammers. 1t would seem that the
people who built it had some knowl.
edge Of acoustics, as in one of tie
lower chambers there is small niche
in the wall. This niche is az the heigh.
Of an average mans head above the
floor, and the remarkable thing is ths.
every word spoken into it is greatl7
magnifed and can be heard al over
the whole series Of chambers; in fact,
it rumbles and re-echoe. through ths
various rooms. All praise to the peo-
pie who accomplished this gigantic cx-
cavation with their crude implements!
HARRIS D. COLT JR.
Malta, March l, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02

Hugo Stinnes's offer for the German
rights Of the machine.
Further data regarding the earth
currents he has studied are given be-
low by Professor Rota:
"The existence of earth currents be-
gan to be recognized soon after the in
stallation of the electric telegraph. In
the early SOS several English teleE-
raphists, notably W. H. Barlow and
Charles Walker, reported extraordi-
nary, interferences with their messages
by currents that detected the electric
ity on the wires. Similar complaints
commenced to pour in from all parts
of the world where there were tele-
graphs. Soon it was observed that
these earth currents obeyed certain
laws. They ran in well-defined direc-
tons and frequently occurred at regu-
lar intervals that could be predicted.
The phenomena were attributed to
electrical disturbances.
ut was not until some years after
ward that Japan inaugurated the study
Of seismology, or earthquakes, which
has since been followed by all civilized
countries, including the United States,
where chronological records are the
most perfect.
Without going into the cause of
earthquakes, it is obvious that there
exists in the earth an incalculable
force or power to produce these vibra-
tions. Ny investigations have caused
me to believe that telluric or earth cur
rents are the cause Of the tremors
called earthquakes; that it is possible
to utilize these currents as we utilize
electricity, and that I have found a
method Of using them.
"After all. Is it any more astounding
that the earth should emanate power
in the shape Of currents than chat
radium should7"
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02

transformation of a weak electric cur.
rcnt to bring about displacement of the
apparatus in the air.
2. Electromagnetic arrangement fol-
multiplying the attractive force of the
earth and the resistance of the air ia
body in movement.
3. The supply of energy to a body
movable or stationary, in the air, by
means of electromagnetic waves con-
centrated on that body.
a. Auto-magnetic electric attach.
ments for securing the equilibrium and
direction of the apparatus in movemcn,
in the air.
With this machine, the Italian be-
lieves, he has solved the problem OF
vertical rising and descending. At
present scientists are experimenting
with the helicopter for this purpose.
Professor Rota claims for his machine
maximum speed of 400 miles an hour
and duration of voyage of several
days. Militarily, such machine would
be Of the utmost Importance, in that it
could be used at will for bomb drop
ping.
Whether or not Professor Rota is
en the track Of such a revolution in
the application of power as he claims
must be determined by the future. His
name may rank with those Of the great
scientists Of all time, or he may merely
he pursuing the same will-o'-the -wisps
that have attracted hundreds Of other
able men. The facts remain, however,
that he is working on a sound scientific
basis; that he undoubtedly has fore
told certain earthquakes (Which he be-
lieves are the results Of the telluric
currents) and aerial disasters, and that
his models have flown. The British
ex- officers with whom he has talked
corroborate his statement regarding
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02
u. S. In the Breach
Federal Corporation as Reparations
Trustee-A Loan Of Credit


To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Would it be feasible for the
United States government, through an
act Of Congress, to create a Federal
corporation which it would finance
which Federal corporation when organ
lied should act as reparation trustee!
This trustee should receive from the
German government, as fast as it Is
possibly able to pay, all reparation
moneys and act as trustee for said
moneys, taking such security By way Of
liens upon customs and taxes as the
situation would require and entering
into such binding obligations as the
situation would demand. This trustee,
on getting this trust fund and in an
ticipation of it, to issue certificates to
those Of The Allies entitled TO such
reparation moneys in proportion as il
should be agreed upon. These certia-
Gates, once in the hands of the Allied
governments to operate as a payment
as far as they would go Of the repars-
ton moneys, could be used by the
holder as basis of credit for the pay-
ment of the debts Or for the procure
ment Of gold necessary to bring back
to Europe the gold standard as basis
Of its money.
The German government would be re-
quired to provide all interest and a
sinking fund, as speedily and rapidly as
its ability would permit, to take care OF
the redemption of these certificates
finally.
This suggestion grows out of the fol.
lowing facts:
l. The reparation bill must be paid.
2. 1t cannot be paid by Germany a.
the present time.
8. The gold Of the world is in the
United States and Europe cannot be
stable until that gold has been redis.
tributed.
a. The stability Of Europe is neces-
sary to the prosperity Of the United
States.
8. The United States is able to stand
IN the breach for that period of tim.
which the Allies are unable to extend
to Germany.
Q. This would involve no taxation
either to maintain the interest on the
certlficates or finally to redeem them,
because payments would be constantly
made by Germany to that end. 1t
would simply be clean loan of credit
and nothing more. AMATEUR.
New York, March %, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02
to The dealt, yom right 10 say -Voltaoc 10 Hclpctius
Connecticut Town Rumpus
Why's and Whercfores of the Political
Situation at Stratford
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: | note in your columns a let
ter signed "Old Irritabi1ity," alludins
to "a little Connecticut town" in
which the nine councimen have beer
compelled to suffer ridculc "becaust
they did what they thought right" May
say word or two about the situation
which arouses "Old Irritability"?
A few months ago this town adopted
the commission manager form of gov.
ernment in an effort to get rid Of ma.
chine rule and peanut politics, which
have been its banc for something owe,
two centuries.
Strange to say, the system is work
ing, and a few of the ancient and
honorable methods of getting an easy
living from the purses of the taxpay-
crs have been cut off. For instance, 4
military enrolment which had been
costing $3.50 was done for $3.50. Town
work is being efficiently done at reason.
able prices, and the politicians see that
their day is done. They are naturally
very much peeved thereat. The citi-
zens like the change, however, and are
standing by the new system.
The only method the politicians
could see for return to the old
method of government with it's "easy
pickings" was to upset the modern
charter. They have worked upon the
minds Of the council to the point
where the council decided to "fire the
town manager" who had done so much
in two or three months as to threaten
the livelihood of the old line political
pap feeders.
The charter, however, is equipped
with the initiative, referendum and re-
call, and the citizens exercised the
referendum Out Of total voting list
Of about $500 people a petition for a
referendum was signed spontaneously
by 1900 taxpayers, and the taxpayers
Of the various districts have held mass
meetings and used every method of
urging the councilmen to accede to
VIC "iSHeS VI VIC LOW WuSpcOplc.
There's fly in the ointment, how
ever, and the councilmen are remain
ing obdurate.
Now throughout Connecticut there is
distinct desire for better town and
city government, and the Legislature is
to be asked to pass model charter bills
for cities similar to the action taken
in Massachusetts.
The politicians feel that unless
these charters are to menace the hold
Of the politicians all over the state the
character at Stratford must be upset.
Hence "Old Irritability' and "Un-
wholesome Apathy" and all the others of
their ilk are gnawing and gnawing to
destroy quietly what the people of this
old community believe to be their
best opportunity for good government
There are several thousand citizens
who are feeling irritable over the sit
uation. They have fight on with the
politicians and have Unanswered those
gentlemen into the open, and the sub
sequent events will be worth watch
ing. MEIGS B. RUSSELL.
Stratford, Conn, March %, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02

selsmographic observatory at Florence
'ne city where 1 took my degrees, that
TWO years later, if my deductions ot
1he movements of telluric or earth
currents were correct, a great eartb.
quake would occur in Liruria, Italy
would cross the province of Ales
sandr1a, affect Emilia and TUSCANY An,
END IN the Balkans, with a strong re
percussion in Central Asia.
ION June 20, 1918, warned tn,
Royal Geographical Society, of London
OF the imminence of this cata stronh.
The earthquake occurred as fore.
cast.
81 also predicted almost to the hou,
the earthquake at Los Angeles.
Airmen have made known to us the
existence of pockets and bumps' in tho
atmosphere. These arc the results Of
telluric currents, which are also re.
sponsible for 80 per cent of the acci-
dents and crashes commonly ascribed 4
TO engine failures. ! claim to be able
to map out for long period ahead the
air regions that will be subject to these
disturbances.
Il may mention that the existence Of
teiluric currents, which have a range
OF not less than 100000 miles, has been
proved. The fact that there are such
currents has been suspected by several
scientists in the past, including Lord
Kelvin, who, shortly before his death,
declared the reality of unknown tel
luric currents, but without further do
hning them. They must not be con-
fused with Ampere's thermo-eleetric
currents, Or with Fouceuit currents.
lhey vary in nature, intensity, direc-
tion and limits of influence. II is III.
knowledge and study Of these vsria-
tiens and the accurate recording Of
their movement and action that open.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-02
up possibilities Of immense signi1
icance for humanity.
Telluric Currents Cause
OF signals From Mars"

ICdilCc IOr humanity,
Telluric Currents Cause
OF signals From Mars"
at is these telluric currents which
are responsible for various phenomena
including the recent mysterious wire.
less messages (supposed by some to be
signals from Mars), as we'll as the at
mospheric disturbances which deter
mine weather conditions.
Given the opportunity for construct
ing certain further scientific instru
raents i'll connection with the recordin.
Of telluric currents, it should be posi-
bic to forecast accurately meteorologi
cal conditions in any part of the worle
for years ahead-an achievement that
would be of the greatest practical value
to aviation, agriculture and shipping
with reference to aviation, | claim
that by the application of telluric cur
rents the science of flight will be rev.
olutionized.
II may mention that I have received
and rejected an offer Of s25O.oOO from
Hugo SHINES for the German rights
to manufacture this new form Of flying
machine. | have determined that
Great Britain and the United States
shall have between them the worlc
rights"
DR.. Rota also submits a copy of a
letter from Colonel c. R. S. Cadell, OF
the british Air Ministry, corroboratine
the Italians claim to forecastinc al,
conditions dangerous to flying on Sep.
tcmDer S, 1919, and September 20, 1920
Rcta Gives Specifications
Of New Flying Machine
Or. Rota supplies the following copy
with explanations, of the specifications
Of his new flying machine:
I. Production and slectris dynamic