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The Washington herald., 1922-06-21
Human Vultures.

To the Editor. The wssh.nEton Herald:
After reading the papers Sunday
about the bootleggers and dope ped
dlers in this town and throughout
the whole country IL makes one
want to ask. why isn't something
done TO stop this There is some
thing being done. but the laws are
not strong enough TO terminate the
constant violation OF them.
Such citizens Of this great nation
should have more respect for their
country and themselves than to de-
grade IL thus
Men and women who patronize
these bootleEeers ana peddlers do
running their lives TO make a Grim
inal wealthy. There Is no punish
ment too great for a man who sells
drugs which will cause the deg
radiation of men and women. II he
were cut alive inch by inch he would
be paying q just price for the pain.
torture ana misery he has caused
many a person.
A man or woman indulg1nE in
these practices is weak. mentally
and physically. They are TO be
pitied because they lack the will
power to do away with the evil that
is running their lives. They may a.
well be dead. for they are really
doing more harm than good
How can one expect to do away
with the liquor evil2 I have known
policeman who knows more than
one hootleEEer. and. instead OF re-
porting them. he recommends his
riends to them. I do not beIiev.
Ne is the only one doing that Many
of the dope pe6dlers have policemen
IN the lookout for them. Money
talks, I also know OF a physician n
from whom one can get a prescrip-
tton for the real stun every ten
days II desired. He is not the only
physician" In town who is making
his victims an easy prey. Two dol
lars to sign your name to a slip OF
paper is easy money. IL you can ee,
away with IL. which they most al
ways accomplish.
II the people who. knew these
bootlegsers, dope peddlers and
physicians" would report them 4,
would help 10 clean up the nation
quicker of these lawbreakers. Let
every one help Uncle Sam to round
up these undesirable citizens.
B. Z. W.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21
SEES PROSPEROUS
ERA IN AUSTRALIA

Australia IS on the eve of q great
industrial expansion and, With an
area almost equal to that of the
United States and peopled only with
$500. 900 persons, Is preparing to
launch an appeal to all English
speaking races to send hardy emf
grants so that the island continent
may have a population consistent
with its size and natural resources.
That is the word brought to this
country by W. L. Raillieu, Mel
bourne millionaire banker and mi
ner, and for several years member
Of the cabinet in Victoria, who ar
rived in New York recently on his
way to Europe. and incidentally has
been discussing Australian finance
with several Wall Street banks and
banking firms. some Of which al
ready have lent millions in Aus
tralia.
Broadly speaking. the common
wealth today is remarkably pros
porous" saws Baillieu. and l am
confident that we are now firmly
established on the upgrade. In the
whole country we have not more
than a few thousand unemployed.
abundance = local raw ma
terial. power ut erable prices.
highly efficient v ilrnsn. local ma--
kets always developing, and a gt<-
erons measure of protection eN-
pressed in the tariff. have all COM
bined to place manufacturing in
Australia upon very favorable
footing.
Overseas manufacturers are
finding IT increasingly difficult to
export manufactured goods to the
Commonwealth. The result is that
many British firms. and also Ameri-
can firms. have in recent years
orened up branch works in Aus
tralia and so secured the benefit
of the tariff.
There Is still lots of room for en-
terprise in this direction. and we
cordially invite American manufac-
turers to study the Australian posi-
tion with a view to commencing
operations in our midst. We still
have room for more manufacturers.
Australia will inevitably show
wonderful development. 1t is land
as large and rich and various as
the United States. It produces prac-
tically every kind of crop and anil
NAL which contributes TO the service
of mankind. 1t is the last Of the
great new lands to be peopled. and
in what 1t has to offer 1t Is second
to none. Australia has become very
popular In Europe, and. with Ameri-
ca restricting immigration. the food
will Inevitably swing to the empty
continent in the Pacific"
Discussing the possibilities Of
American loans in Australia. Ball
lieu pointed out that some of his
companies, as we'll as the Queens
land government. had obtained mil
lions lin loans here. but. that the
extent of the future of American
financing there doubtless would be
determined largely by the amount
of trading or goods bought by
America from Australia
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21
MUl6nfl1y
-Ouy By DAY
Impressions:
bMCQeMsMtp,p.
fEarthajlte!:a

NEW YORK, June 2o.--Gotham's
scandal hounds are unleashed and
in full cry. The embroslio which
ended in murder and shook peace
ful New Rochelle to it's foundation
has focused the spotlight upon
camarilla Of rich young men whose
orbit is the mad whirl of gilded
haunts that plung. into high speed
at dawn.
There has been a wild scramble
recently to the downtown office Of
a celebrated criminal lawyer-a
toad-like little man with a leonine
head. 1t is proverbial that he
knows how to circumvent legal ac-
ton by arranging things out of
court.
Net 50 long ago a blackmailing
plot had Newspaper Row on its
toes. II involved a man Of millions.
caught apparently in hopeless
snare. The women in the case was
a sinuously beautiful creature and
she suddenly vanished.
II VS. said OF the lawyer that he
chased her beyond the three mile
limit. In other words by mysteri-
Gus pressure he so frightened the
adventures that she dropped her
adroit maneuvering and went sail
ing of to Europe incoEnito.
The cafes are ringing with
strange sybaritical stories these
days. On> defames the memory OF
a powerful hnancier whose worry
the monrers say. over double
suicide resulted in a malady that
refused to yield TO the surgeons
knife.
The salacious gossip weeklies are
bruitine the story of the young
vaudeville pianist who now occu-
pies twelve~room suite in the
smartest hotel. Her name Is link
| ed with that of the heir to one Of
the biggest fortunes in America.
A Titan haired beauty was taken
from Fifth avenue hotel with her
| lips acid scared a few months ago.
One saffron journal blamed her de-
spondency upon the Silt OF another
famous heir, whose amours are no.
torious. Some of the stories are
true-others are woven by .fantas-
tical liars but all in all Broadway
is enjoying its favorite indoor
amusement OF "dishins the dirt"
One OF the conscientious Forty
Miners was skilfully guiding her
middle-ased vis-a-vis into a cul de
sac in one OF the Broadway grills.
All she wanted was an electric
runabout and she was going to
pout her pretty lips until she got
IL. Gene Buck. who is Broadway
wise, was sitting at another table
with Augustus Thomas and they
could not help but overhear the
conversation. Finally Gene called
waiter and said: Get us another
table; the gold dust is getting in
our eyes"
Another one of my small town
illusions has burst with a whanE.
AT certain time each afternoon I
have noticed a DISTINGUISHED elder
ly man leave a certain once build
ing. He creaked with dignity. His
high hat shone and his gray whis
kers were parted Immediately in
the middle. His cane had gold
knob. He represented my idea OF
the keen diplomatist-who untan-
giles cosmic snarls with ease. The
other day met him. He gave me
his card. He is Or. So and So. A nd
down in one corner was the word
"Chiropodist."
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captain Of industry.
His rise has been slow and
steady from the bottom TO the tou
of the biggest single corporation IN
the world. And he has not forgot
ten the days when he started and
stopped to the tune OF q factory
whistle.
He has carried HIS lunch IN 1
bucket and he's eaten IL with tns
boys from the machine shops and
during this time he's won the hearts
of the men.
Legee was elected by the Inter,
national directors when Mccormick
announced that he positively would
not accept reelection. In his place
he recommended the husky wed
president who was unanimouslS
elected
Mccormick becomes Chairman 81
the executive committee. composed
OF fve members OF the board az
directors, which will supervise th/
Affairs Of the company.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21
Finding Invisible Sun-Spots.

THE announcement from the Mount Wilson
Solar Observatory that it has been found
possible to discover and map spots on the sun
before they become visible and after they disappear
is not only an amazing achievement in astronomy
but may lead to knowledge Of great practical i'm
portance.
For the sun is the central powerhouse of the
solar system Ap earthly life is dependent upon
&the regular supply Of the energy that reaches
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21
EXPLAINS THE
MAMMA OF MOSES.

Mama. upon which the Jews fodI
while wandering in the wfldernessI
with Moses. is explained hy nr'
Paul Haupt. Instructor in SsmitIcl
languages at Johns Hopkins Uni-
versity.
Mama was a nutrftive lIrhe-|
like Iceland moss and the reindeer,
moss which in tfmes Of rr~st I
drought and famine has served ss
feod for a large number Of men "A
the arid steppes Of various coun
tries stretching from Algeria a
Tartsry. Dr. Hsupt declares
The edible lichens. he said con-
tanned not only stsrchy suhstan-es
but In some cases a small qua ntityI
OF saccharine matter. II was pre-
pared by grinding the lichenl
mama in auerns or mortsrs. mix
ing IL with the honsy-like orops
which exudes from the punctured
bark Of the tamarisk tree, and
baking this mixture.
II the nbers are no, ,e,u,uJ
burned. scorch upon Gotten and
linen can be removed BY wettinz Z
with water or soap and water ana
exposing TO the sun for a day or
longer.
China has $1,000 miles Of tele-
graph lines operated from ss7
offices.
What was believed 70 r. water
from a fossil ocean imprisoned since
mid-PaleoEoic time was found al a
depth OF $3.50 feet in the Geary
deep well. twenty miles southwes,
Of Pittsburgh.
Heron OF Alexandra was familiar
with the production and uses a
air under pressure and applied
them to the opening and CLOSING
Of doors
W. D.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21
Alabama.

To the Editor of The Washington Herald:
The answer to question seven in
the issue OF June 10 says the India n
meaning of Alabama is Here we
rest"
i read and admire your paper
ana would like for you to correct
the above mentioned answer
Aiihanus was the Indian name Of
tribe in Southern Alabama-a
Mushhogean tribe of the Creek Con-
federscv. Alibsmu is from the
Choctaw words alba ava mule. 9"
meaning Il open or clear the
thicket." The name Of Alabama
was derived therefrom.
r. G. BCCKELEw.
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21
cCheH Hc,zzks
Scientific.
cN67cHS
q7dCon7mcf
wEDNEspAY. JuNE sl. issa
NEW ELECTRIC CONVERTER
pENoNsrRATED.


NEW ELECTRIC CONVERTER
DENoNsTRATED.
An ingeniouf device fer convert
ing alternating 70 direct electric
current by means of Jet or stream
Of mercury 10 new being demon
strated at Columbia University' BY
DR.. Julius Hartmann. Of copen-I
hagen. This invention. experts
think. may suppisnt the mercury
arc rectiner for use In battery
charging sets. Seine experts also
zee the possibility Of this new sp-
parstus replacing the extensive con-
verter now used in Furnishing
power TO street cars.
In this new method the aiternat-
ing or puisating current flows
through q set OF mercury which
passes between the poles OF a
permanent or constant electro
magnet The magnetic force act
ing on the jet changes its direc-
eon with the changing direction Of
the Alternating current and the
stream Of mercury swings from
/ side to side like a stream Of water
from a garden hose swung in the
hand
IA the set swing, backward snS
forward. II passes from one 20 the
other OF two electrodes separated
by an insulating quartz wedge. One
ef these is connected 20 the posi-
! tive side and one 70 the negative
side Of the direct current Apparatus.
BY properly adjusting the distance
OF these electrodes from the magnet
the swinging OF the Jet is 90 timed
that IL strikes the positive electrods
only when the current 10 positive
I and the negative only when the
current is negative. thus rectifyinE
the alternating current
The spent mercury 10 continuously
pumped back 70 the reservoir wAics
feeds the Jet and is prevented from
becoming dirty or foulinr as a re-
suit of oxidation by passing 4.
through an atmosphere OF hydrogen n
or coal gas.
The inventor claims that h. has
Rad one Of these machines in op-
erstion for over a year without an
| adjustment and that with the sx-
ception ~ the pump 20 return the
mercury 70 its reservoir. there are
no moving parts 20 get out Of ~rdsr
Up TO 50 kilowatts. the largest
size in which this mercury Jet cor
verter has been built. an efficiency
OF IS per cent has been obtained.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21

psny in 1895 and
has just nov sue
ceeded Harold r,
Mccormick. until
recently John d d
on-i nj av. as
president Of the
gigantic concern
At the time ot
his election LecE,
was q vice pres.
ident Of the cor.
poration-
Legge is a
huge, ru Cge a
man who BY tbs
powers OF brair
and Drawn ha.
fairly hewed his
way from q com
mon worker 10 4
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21

Palmer and Burleson. As Congress-
man Fordney remarked in the House
Of representatives in regard 70 our
former President Farewell schol-
ars. farewell school, farewell teach
er. you darn old fsol'
A Southern Senator remarked in
the Senate, That the next time our
young men are drafted to go 20
Europe TO settle their ouarrels. we
viii have an insurrection in this
coVntry." N. p. d.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21
WHO'S WHO IN
THE DAYS NEWS

Alexander Legge spent tventy-six
years in the service OF the Interna !
tionsl Harvester Company before 10
succeeded in working himself up 70
the presidency.
He became connected with the COM
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21

Charles Hanson Towne pays INF
tribute to -Birthrjght.- the ne,
novel Of which q negro HarvarI
graduate is the hero. IN a letts
to The Century Company. its pub
Fishers: Il consider Birthright' N
finest American novel Of a decad.
The nrst engrossing pararrap
leads TO a story of tremencou
power-a sane. beautiful interpre
tation Of the Southern negro. writ
ten by a man with vision and un
derstanding. sss I have been deep
ly moved by this great novel
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21
Safe Investments.

~ ECENTLY Raymond Hitchcock cred
N tied with giving Sure fire" system for
beating" the races. II not to bet them.
Now comes the United States Treasury Depart
ment with Sure FIRE" investment The depart
ment advises buying Treasury Savings Certificates
These certificates are sold at $40, $50 and $500
and in FIVE years paid off at $zs, SIoo and $1,000
respectively. This is rs per cent in FIVE years,
there taxes to pay them and as the name
of each owner is recorded in Washington, the loss
of the certificate itself does not the loss of
the investment And Uncle Sam stands behind the
guarantee.
Both of the foregoing systems are unbeatable
in their respective fields and might well be "twnned
up" for the best results. What is saved by taking
Mr.. Hitchcock's advice may be made into insur-
against i'll fortune in years to come by accept
ing the counsel of the Treasury Department.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21
Laura Flint Estate $4,000.

Laura A. Flint. who died March 1,
left an estate valued at $4,000. ac-
cording to the petition filed yes
terday in Probate Court by hei
nephew. Robert o. Bacon. of New
York.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21
Court letters koheHezald
OTHER TOPICS CURRENT INTEREST A

Communica Gons will n1t be r~
turned unless specific request for tuoh
return 10 made and stamps inolotsd.
Iettsrs sAould be typewritten when
ever possible. Communiost tions eI.
trenely difficult 70 rad will rot b
considered. No Communication tirned
with hctitiol, names will be uivs-
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21

The public has lost Ssooo.ooo in bucket
shop failures. And the public will never do this
again-until the bucket shops begin opening up
once more.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21

When shoots a woman he goes to
prison. When woman shoots man she goes
to Hollywood, which is another exemplihca-
ton of the wel-known equality of the sexes.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21
me- friend yMe Ieoyze
ESCAPING FROM SIBERIA.
ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS

ss: q. .;: ca ss.s.f & E .:. % g * .
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21

= Establishment Of traffic court in Wash
L. ington is, to bromide expression, :"
step in the right direction"
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21

July Z. I.7s. SUNDAY.
To the friesd 81 the People:
On what day ala July g. i77s fan:
MRS J. Z. O.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-21

/ seemed like days once more when til,
Marines marched through Washington yes,
,rday on their way to Gettysburg
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-01-10
Wanted Lire Put Out of Order.

Operator, will you please See that
nv telephone is put OUT of order?"
This strange request came over the
wire the other day from a Lynch
burgh, Va, telephone subscriber, who
explained that his bell had been ring
ing almost constantly for over five
hours. He had, the man explained,
inserted an advertisement in u local
paper announcing that he desired to
vacate an eight-room residence. Civ
ing a telephone number for inquiries.
SO successful was the experiment
that after the entire family had been
worn out answering the Telephone the
householder begged thar his line be
disconnected fr the night, in ORDER
that they might have an opportunity
to recuperate.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-01-10
IMPOSED SENTENCE BY WIRE
This Is Probably the Most Novel Use
TO Which the Telephone Has
Been Put.

The telephone has long been recog-
nized as valuable aid in fighting
forest fires. but it remained for Stanley
c. Walters, chief forest ranger Of the
district surrounding Hood River. Ore,
to put it to a novel use recently when
he discovered two campers who had
left fires burning, contrary TO forest
fire regulations.
Calling up Justice Onthank Of Hood
River, the ranger gave his testimony
over the telephone. the justice listened
to the campers while they entered
pleas Of guilty and imposed fines OF
$50 each upon the unfortunate nature
lovers. authorizing Walters to collect
the money on behalf of the court.
"I.didn't even get the names of the
offenders" Mr.. Onthank is quoted as
saying. 'Mr. Walters promised to pro-
vide me with the data when he comes
down to pay ever the fines, in order
that l may keep my docket RECORDS
straight"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-01-10
Home After 26o Years.

For the first time since they marched
south from the border under General
Monck, 260 years ago, the Coldstream
guards officially revisited Coldstream
when the old colors of the Second bat
talon were presented to the town
which gives the regiment Its name.
The color party consisted OF ten
officers and forty-six other ranks, in
Guiding part of the regimental band.
They wore full dress, with scarlet
tunics and bearsa.ns. The Kings
Own Scottish Borderers, as the terri
torial regiment provided strong con-
tingent to welcome the guards to Cold
stream ana line the route.
At an impressive ceremony in the
market square. within few yards of
the house in which General Monck had
his headquarters, the colors were
formally handed over by Lieut.. Gen.
Sir Alfred Codrington, colonel of the
Coldstream guards. They were ac-
cepted on behalf of the town by Pro
vost Carmichael. Afterward, headed
by the reSimental band, the colors
were escorted to the parish church,
London Times.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-01-10
THE PUBLIC BE DAMNED w
Southern News Bulletin.

The origin Of the famous phrase,
"The public be damned" which for
years has been used with telling ef-
feet by railroad baiters, is revealed
by Melville E. Stone, for many years
editor and proprietor of the Chicago
Daily News and later general manag-
er of the associated press, in the fol-
lowing which appeared in recent is
sue of Golfers Weekly:
Back in 1892, Clarence Dresser
was q free-lance reporter in Chicago.
He was one of the Extensively ag-
gressive type-aIways impotunate and
usually impudent. Such reporters
are not the best, and Dresser had,
because of his tireless audac.ty,
proved a failure as q news gatherer
and had been employed and speedily
dismissed by all the papers. Then
he became A free-lance. He proWled
among the railroads, gathered what
he could, betrayed condolences gen
erouSly and sold his output at some
thing an article.
"Onc evening v illiam H. Wander
bilt arrived with some friends. He
was on his private car which was
sidetracked in an out of the way cor
ner of the Michigan Central yards.
Dresser learned Of his whereabouts
and posted off for an interview. Mr..
Vanderbilt was at dinner, but it was
useless. Dresser forced his way IN
and caee1;ly acctSted the masrate.
Intrusion of this sort was not unconl-
mon with HIM He WAS rot aoasAed
when Mr.. Vanderbilt said sharply
Don't YOU see. sir, that | am engag-
cd?'
4 want an interview replied
Dresser.
:. Well, sit down 1T the other end
&C the car until ! have finished dinner
and | viii talk with YOU replied SIR.
Vanderbilt.
But it is late ard l Will not reach
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the Office in time. The public

the once IN Clme. Inc puUllI-
This was too much for the infuri-
ated Mr.. Vanderbilt, who interrupted
his tormentor with the ejaculation:
The public be damned; you get out
of here
Dresser scurried off to the News
cfiice, told the story in great glee and
wanted to sell an article based on Mr..
Vanderbilt's phrase which he had ex-
torted: The public be damned But
the night editor would have nothing
to do with it. Instead, he roundiy
denounced Dresser for the whole bus
iness.
ssThen Dresser went off to the Chi
caqo Tribune and, cautioned by his
experience at the News office, avoid
cd any suggestion that he had aroused
Mr.. Vanderbilt's anger, and made a
sale.
The result was the pp' leat!on
which did tne railroad business m
calculable damage, and as much as
anything led to- the agitation which
followed against transportation COM
panies.
$50 here we have the unromantlc
truth about the famous phrase. What
would you have said had you been
Mr.. Vanderbilt, and how would you
feel if some careless phrase from your
conversation today were flung to the
world tomorrow in newspaper
heaGline?"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-01-10
FORCED TO MARKET IN RAGS
French Gentleman Driven 10 Desperate
Ruse to Obtain Enough Food
for His Family.

Everit 4. Terhune, publisher OF the
Boot and Shoe Recorder, tells this
story of a Frenchman'S ruse to meet
the high cost OF living.
''ln one of the Mediterranean cities
Of France / spent many days the
guest of French gentleman whom
have known for several years. He had
a delightful villa. bat was in the
position of most middle-ciaSs people
in need Of sufficient money with which
10 maintain appearances III keeping
with his station in life. One morning
| left his house early to take d dlp
in the Mediterranean returning 10
the house shortly after Z o'clock
was amazed 10 meet in the corridor
a trampish-looking individual whose
appearance was entirely out of Keep
inc with the general surroundings. !
said to him: What are You doing
here? He looked up at ne with a
queer smile and | discovered him TO
be my host. In amaZement, | said:
What's the matter, have yOu been
run over by tram car? You are
looking all muSsed up. He replied: 1
have just been down to the market
and this is the way l have TO 90. The
peasants who bring in the meats,
fruits. and vegetables are such wicked
robbers that if should go down dressed
like a gentleman. l would have moth
ing left, not even my clothes. So.
go down with this ragged old suit.
bend over my shoulders and shuttle
along through the market stalls. When
/ see something that I want l begin
to haggle and bargain with the
peasant. That is the only way can
get food enough for my family with
the money that l have TO spend. II l
had my way would hang every cheat
ing peasant to lamp post.