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The Washington herald., 1922-02-17

l am very much pleased with
Leroy A. Radey's letter in the
Open Court Of your issue of the
18th of February. Here. indeed. is
a man after mine own heart Here
is a man of sound mind and judg-
ment who perceives the -faIlacy of
republican government. Here is a
man courageous enough to fiaunt
the hollow platitudes of the
thoughtless American and cham
pion the most thoroughly and I'M
warrantedly abused man in the
world-Germany's former king and
emperor. Hail to Mr.. Radey! For
here indeed Is a disciple of II. l..
Mencken.
Mr.. Radey's style is poor and
Mr.. Radey's construction is not so
good, as is said, but Mr.. Radey
Is most certainly right in his con-
cIusion. Under the banefuI rule of
the Kaiser royal spies harass the
meek and trembling populace Of
peasants. Under the benevolent
and representative government of
republics the only annoyances Of
the proud citizen are the espionage
act, the draft act. the prohibition
acts. and the other one thousand
and one laws of snoopery. Under
the iron heel Of the war lord the
groaning subject bows beneath the
tyranny of perfect sanitation.
honest officials, quick and thorough
justice. and perfect-workinR in
surance and compensation laws,
Under the God-given government
OF the people those same people en-
joy the Unreasonable benefit of
loathsome slums and undrained
marshes. grating and boodling Of
ficials, courts clogged with untried
cases and presided over by trifing
nincompoops of political judges,
and pork barrel appropriations for
deepening Bear Crek. Idaho, for
steamship trafic. Under the awful
scepter of the Kaiser the quakinE
minion fears to mention his rulers
name and is forced to war by the
hereditary monster on the throne.
Under the holy liberty Of republics
the free-spoken American does time
in Atlanta for slurring the name
of the late woodrow Wilson, draws
25S in the draft and Is refused
exemption in order that the draft
hoard may periodically exempt its
relatives and friends.
Republican government long
may 1t survive, MoNARCHIST.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17


migration has already fallen off to
practically nothing.
y There will probably be much. go
ing to and fro between this coun-
try, and Ireland, but if the Irish
Free State has the success that is
expected. Irish immigration is prob
ably at an end"
Irish immigration has been low
at all times since 1914 and was
practically cut off for considerable
periods during the period of war
when England permitted no able
bodied man 20 leave the island and
after: the war during the worst of
the Irish troubles. One indication
has been in the diminishing proper
tion of Irish names among. APP
pointees to the police departments
in Eastern cities and the varlegated
cosmopolitanfsm of>the lists of new
candidates.
There have been a great number
of inquiries,1or- passage to Ireland
during the last month, but the sail
ings have been comparatively few,
according to an official of the White
Star Line in New York.
The creation OF the Irish Free
State came SO suddenly" he said,
that most Of those who were anx-
ious to return to ireland have not
had time to wind up their affairs
and get started. There will prob
ably be less and constantly dimin-
ishing Irish Immigration, but for
years many Irish will be coming
over to join relatives in this coun-
try"
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17
O. o. M. Popular.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
1 subscribe to The Herald to read
o. o. McIntyre's New York Letter.
Anyone who knows New York real
ICES that he reflects the spirit of
the metropoiis-perhap the lighter
side. but essentially New York. /
have read the letter signed by Mrs.
S. III. Powell and 1 suspect the hand
Of the Anti-Saloon Leagues letter
writing Propaganda. She says
let all his friends take wood al
cohol and relieve u.s." That is GER
tainly a fine Christian, spirit to dis
play toward a man who is enter
taining thousands Of readers daily
from coast to coast. 1 wonder IL
Mrs. Powell knows that recently
Mr.. McIntyre's letters were voted
the most popular feature In two of
the leading newspapers in the Mid
lie West?
H. E. MILLER
Baltimore, Nd.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17
Pulpit Invective.

T. OUD roll the echoes through the land of Sun
IL days set-to between dynamic man OF the
cloth and an equally high-charged protagonist of
the moving picture. We refer, of course, to the
Rev. DR.. John Roach Straton and William A..
Brady and their heated argument in Calvary Bap-
list Church. New York, the charge of the clergyman
The debate in the press in general has been
on the desrability of such an attack as was made
by, DIR. Straton, considering time and place and
the general conclusion seems to find him guilty Of
poor form.
The Baltimore Sun is convinced 'that il the
question OF the moral value of preacher like the
Rev. DIR. John Roach Straton could be referred
to the members of his own religious denomina-
ton alone, the referendum would show marked
disapproval of his methods for human betterment
The scenes in DR.. STATIONS New York church
Sunday may please the irreligious and the sensa-
tjon-mongers, but they make the judicious grieve
and wonder. A sacred edihce, bearing the signi6-
cant name of Calvary and dedicated to the wor-
ship of the Representative of peace and good
will, of love and forgiveness, was converted into
a coarse forum for attack by Christian min
lister upon the stage and stage people as "a menace
to sound public and private morality and as
corrupt and corrupting influences of the worst
kind. This was the theme which Dr. Straton in
vited William A. Brady, the weil-known theatrical
producer, to discuss in his church with him. but
which the latter declined to do until Dr. Sraton,s
sweeping charges incensed him into answering
'1upromptn Mr.. Brady, it seems was willing to
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17

pie and will do IL when the people
let them know positively what they
want. The capitalists. trusts and
Wall Street, who are losing to some
extent their wartime ability to DOM
mate our lawmakers and force such
Legislation as will benefit them, and
them only. will oppose this measure
and any other that has for its OBJ
pect the betterment of the common
people. without providing the big In
terests a means Of graft. However.
let us hope that Mr.. Kelly will in
duce this Congress to pass H. r. bill
No. 1855. and thereby start millions
of homeless people on the road to
success and happiness.
]. w. INGRAM.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17
SHOW CORN BORDER
IN MOTION PICTURES

The European corn borer, dan
gerous foreign insect pest. which has
succeeded in smuggling MS way with
in our borders and in launching its
attack upon the great American corn
crop and chronological maneuvers
by the scientific army Of the United
States Department OF Agriculture in
attempting to thwart his new crop
foe, are featured in the new depart
ment motion picture entitled An I'm
desirable Alien" Intimate closeup
views Of the life history Of this i'm
portant immigrant pest. study OF
its methods of attacking corn, Gel
cry. beets. beans, cut flowers and
other plants. weapons OF attack en-
ployed by the Bureau OF Entomology
in fighting the "corhfield Bolshevist.
and a warning to corn-belt farmers.
are contained in the film 10
Blue tissue paper wrapped around
garments keep white ones from ,yels
lowing and delicately cofored onef
from fading. -
W. ID.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17

factor In Ameri
can life since c
lonial days, ha
already b e co III
practically a thin
of the past. al
though the Irisi
Ere g State il
scarcely a mont
old, a &C or d ! n /:
to Representative
Isaac Siegel,A 1
member of tn
House Committe
on immigration.
THE effect o
the establishment
of the IrishA.Ere'
State is alread,
noticeable" h ,
said aTriob -,
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17
Open Court Letters to The Herald
Other Peoples Views on Events

Communications will not be returned
unless specific request for such return II
made and stamps inciosed.
Letters should be typewriter when
ever possible. Communication extreme
ly difficult to read viii not be considered.
No communica lions signed with fctitious
names will be used.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17
A Monarchist Speaks.

10 the Editor. The Washington Herald:
The following is for publication
In the Open Court. I somewhat
fear champion an unpopular
cause and desire you use the as
sumed name l have signed at the
end Of the letter.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17

ington by ranking diplomat.
Count Laszlo Szechenyi presented
his credentials as Hungarian min
lister to the President last month.
Brentano was born in kalama-
zoo, Mich and educated in thn pub
lie schools in this country and re-
ceived further training in Germany
and Switzerland. His home has
been In Chicago since 1883. In 1882
he was admitted to the bar by the
Supreme Court, ID. c. He later be-
came assistant city attorney OF
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17

Is = ONhG nv
dore Brentano, or
Chicago, who has
been nominated
as Minister to
Hungary Judge
Bre nta no has
s erve ID on the
bench OF the Su-
perior Court or
Cook County, Ill,
for more than
thirty years, Rar
OF the time as
chief Justice.
Hungary is the
only ono Of the
three former en-
e m y countries
which Is repre-
scented in WASH
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17

A people who depend on the
reindeer for their existence and
whose only contacts with cfyiliza-
ton are TO trade furs for tea and
tobacco were described by DR. II. u.
Sverdrup. OF Amundsen's Arctic
Expedition in an address before the
joint meeting of the Washington
Academy of Science and the An
chronological Society Of Washington
at the Cosmos Club last night
DR.. Sverdrup, during Am1ndsen's
expedition in which he made the
passage north of Asia. lived for
months with the ChukchI natives
that inhabit the northeastern part
Of Siberia.
The tribe is divided into two
groups and the area OF their ,coun-
try is 100000 square miles while
their total number is only about
5000. One group at the coast live
In the same way as the Eskimos.
and the group inhabiting the in
terror follow their herds OF domes-
ticated reindeer.
The existence of the interior
group is entirely dependent Oh the
reindeer" said DIR. Sverdrup. They
live in tents made Of reindeer skin,
they dress in reindeer skins. and
live on reindeer meet only, They
get the necessary variety in their
food through eating practically all
OF the reindeer from the, meat TO
the marrow, either boiled or raw
and frozen. Salt is unknown
among them.
The only work the men have 10
do is to attend 20 the reindeer.
keep the herds together and the
wolves away. This is the task OF
the young men. As soon as a man
has a son who can take care Of the
reindeer he quits. For this reason.
the highest ambition OF a man is
to have a SON
They have no written language.
almost no division Of time. aud
practically no social organization.
Every household is community
and in matters Of general concern
the advice of the old AMI eXper-
fenced is followed. They arc really
governed by the unwritten laws
of public opinion. which require
respect and Difference for old age
end forbearance toward weak and
poor. Their greatest fault is beg
ginE. but their excuse is their will
ingness to divide with everybody.
Furthermore. they are unreliable.
but the reason for this Is tina;
they do not realize what time
means.
Although most OF them practice
monogamy. some of the men have
two and three wives. The women
are treated as equals, however
Their religion Is very primitive.
They believe in evil spirits inhahi'-
ing the earth and bringing sickness
and disaster. On numerous occasions
they have TO bring sacrifices 10 keep
the evil spirits away or TO seek as
sistance from the sun, which rcDrc-
sents the good power. They be!iev"
in a soul. which leaves the body at
death and goes to the darkness IN
the Northwest. when Il lives a kind
Of shadow life. The dead can "oU-
municate with the living through tho
dogs"
DIR. Sverdrup declared that th"
Chukchi are perfectly content with
their existence. They de not care
for the outside world as long as II
is willing TO exchange tea and to-
bacco for foA skins
1T would be best for them 10 r"-
main primitive as they are he said.
Civilization would bring them no
good
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17

They disputing the authorship OF the
first jazz music. but we believe Homer Rode
HEAVIER, Billy Sundays side-trombonist, really
started it.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17

Movie Pianist Gains Crowd."-Headline
This is believed to be the first time movie
pianist has ever produced that effect
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17
Irish Freedom, Stops
Imnaigrati0n.-Siegel

The Irish Immigrant. who has
been a picturesque and important
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17

New spring skirts, according to fashion
journal, will be made. of rugs But where will
they find rugs short enough?
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17
WHO'S WHO IN -
THE DAYS NEWS

Among the diplomatic repre-
sentatives to foreign countries re'
Gently named by President Harding
The Washington herald., 1922-02-17
SIBERIAN NATIVES
HAPPY WITH ONLY
REINDEER ASFOeD
Tea and Tobacco Only
Imports, Says DR..
Sverdrup. -
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY ~. Isz:.

FDhhs Netaa hs i've
sThe As.esIiaG and Harsening OF
Steel" VIII be the subiect az a
talk by FrsAcfa B. Foley. metal
lurgist. Bureau OF Mines. Rfinnea-
polls Station. before the washing
ton Chapter Of the American So
-ciety for Steel Treating, Interior
Department Building. tonight, s
o'clock.
Third Animal Convention OF the
Third and Fourth District Radio
Amateurs. Hotel Raleigh. today,
1880 o'clock. Opening session
with address by II. r. Maxim,
president. American Radio Relay
League. I:15 o'clock; Technical
session. 4:4s O'Clock: Business
meeting. 500 O'Clock; Exhibition.
1880 o'clock: Code receiving con-
test. -E'
Evening journal., 1922-12-02
HOLD HIM ON
MURDER Charge
Witnesses Say Capt. Travers
Fired Shot That Killed q
Pritchett
CRIME GROWS OUT
OF OYSTER WAR

CAMBRIDGE. Nd. Dec. Fol
lowing a coroner's inquest on the
body OF Emerson Pritchett, Dor
chester county oystermsn, who wac
killed in a pitched battle between
rival factions OF Nantiedks river
oyster planters on November 2s.
Captain William Travers OF Wicom-
leo county. was charged with murder
OF Prltchett here and held without
bail for action OF the Dorchester
county grand jury,
Captain j. W. Collier also OF WI
comico county. who was accused
jointly with Captain Travers of Prit-
ehetts muredr, was released on
$4,000 bail. on the docket OF Mag
istrate Ninton, before whom N.
nearing was held. Captain Collier IA
charged with completely in the nun
der. He left the courtroom soon
after the trial and presumably went
10 MS home in Wicomico county.
At the hearing yesterday only two
witnesses were called. one M tbar,
eoray Pritchett. brother OF the
dead man. said that trouble had
oeen brewing between the Wicomico
ana Dorchester oystermen for some
time previous TO the shooting. and
on the day previous to the tragedy.
they had been warned TO leave the
Clustering grounds on the Nanticoke
river between the two counties.
AFTER the warning. which, he said.
was delivered by Captain Travers
the Pritehetts left. but returned the
Following day and began taking
oysters. This action was in linz witb
a letter received by Gordy Pritobeft
rom the State Conservation Com
mission certifying that there were
no private beds in the Nanticoke
river and that anyone had the right
TO take seafood from the river. Can
tain Tnavers claimed that the ovs-
said.
on the day OF the shooting. the
testimony showed, the Pritohetts
noticed warlike preparations being
made by a party OF men on the
Wicomico shore and hid in a house
GOAT TO escape trouble. Finally,
Nho dhutcF over. they left
the houseboat, but no sooner were
they in plain view OF the shore than
a fusillade OF shots met them.
The first shot, Prftchett said. was
hred by Captain Travers. He also
positively asserted that the shot
which killed Emerson Pritchett was
fred by the Wicomico county man.
in the battle. which lasted Cor Sc,
eral minutes. between so and so
shots were fred, Pritchett said.
Ivy Bramble. who was with the
Pritehetts on the day OF the shoot
ing, corroborated the testimony OF
Gordy Pritehett that Captain TRAY
ers had fred the shot which killed
Emerson Pritchett.
In order TO find an Indictment
against Captain Travers, the Dor
chester county grand jury will D.
convened Monday. At the hearing
today many oystermen from Dor
chester and Wicomico counties were
present.
Evening journal., 1922-12-02
AT THE SAVOY.

Commencing next Monday. the
Savoy Theatre offers as its weeks
program, Marshall Neilan's massive
photoplay drama OF Gods country.
THE Rivers End" by James oliver
Curwood. On the edge OF civiliaa-
ton there are no traditions. Men
meet life with all OF the strength OF
the soul within them. That is why
the greatest stories have always been
written, not OF the strophied emo
tons OF society, but OF the virile
people nearest the great outdoors.
There men may be good or bad, but
whatever they are, they are strong.
''The. Rivers End" IS a story Of ad-
venture-strange and thrilling-and
Of a wonderful love. The, added
number Is featured by a twO-reel
Century comedy entitled, Just
Dogs" in which all OF the scenes
are portrayed entirely by dog ac-
tors, an epoch, in motion picture
Evening journal., 1922-12-02
KILLED MAN
SHE Loved;
WOULD DIE
fcontlnusd from First Par..)

(contlnued from First PaEe)
taken twenty grains OF biohloride
OF mercury.
She fought physicians who sought
to administer antldotes. She de-
manded that since she had nothing
90 live for che be permitted 70 die.
An ambuianos was called and she
sim fought. Il was necessary TO
overpower and strap her to the am
bulance cot.
Miss Stone declared after her so-
qu!ttal eight months ago that she
was the "happisst women in the
world"
She was trained nurse and sx-
pected 20 be reinstatsd IN her pro-
fession. Thsn word came that she
was not 20 be. She left letter
a addressed to newspaper reporter
in which she upbraided those whom
she believed had stood against her
laura r. Logan" she wrote. "has
driven me 20 suicide. am hoping
and praying that these bichloride OF
tablets will end my unhsp-
py life"
Il shot Kinksid because he took
away my daily bread. Fred Turtle
and Dan Callahan. city detectives Of
Cincinnati and Marie Gormiey Cwho
married Kinkaid three yeans ago.
assisted Kinkair IN his unmanly act
and therefore were responsible FOR
Kinkaid's death and my suicide. I
want 10 be buried in the Potter's
Field and want none OF my family
to object 20 Il. want my nurses
certificate fEOm the Cincinnati Hos
pital TO be buried with me-"
Asked by one OF ne physicians II
she did not regret the shooting OF
Miss stone screamed:
Il do not. rejoice IN my act.
| loved him. No other woman could
have him. But now everything that
was dear 70 me has been taken. Let
me die"
Evening journal., 1922-12-02
BUILDING PERMITS

William Andrews. eight public
garages on Lincoln street between
Lowering and Wawaset avenues.
S2,400.
Cyrus Palmer. 1907 Pine street.
heating system, $3.50.
Ellen Bickta. 7ss Madison street.
alterations, $50.
ST. Joseph's Church. 1929 French
street, garage, $50.
John CAESAR. ten public garages
on washington street, between Thir-
ty-fourth and Thirty-hfth streets.
$3.50.
J. f. Rhodes & Son. Eleventh
street ana Grant avenue addition.
$1,000.
w. f. Gillespie. Market street be-
tween Thirty-first and Thirty-sec-
ond streets dwelling, $1,000.
Felix Skrgee, 2s Sixth avenue a
bake oven to cost $500.
Evening journal., 1922-12-02
g. YEAR-0LD CHILD
KILLED BY AUTO
Special 70 The Evenlng Journal.

Special 20 The Evening Journal
ELKToN. Nd. Dec. 2.-Viola NJ.
Ashbridge. the s-yesr-old daugh-
ter Of Winfield 8. Ashbridge. near
Bayview. was struck by an automo-
bile driven by william B. Cooney a
business man OF Rising Sun, yester-
day afternoon and instantly killed.
The child had just stepped out OF
a lane near her home on the road
when the machine was within a few
feet Of her. Mr.. Cooney. in order
10 avoid striking the child. ran his
car into a side fence. but failed to
clear the little one. who was struck
by the machine.
Coroner Magraw summoned
Jury. A verdict OF accidental death
and generating Mr.. Cooney was
rendered.
Evening journal., 1922-12-02
DIR. BARKER GIVES 3
TALKS AT DOVER

speclal TO The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Dec. 2.-Dr. Charles E.
Barker. OF Grand Rapids. Mich.
visited Dover yesterday under the
auspices OF the Dover Rotary Club
and gave three addresses. the first TO
the high school students on the sub
iect How TO Make the Most Of Life"
This address was given In the audi
forum OF the high school. The sec
ond address to women only at Peo-
pies Christian Church at 3 o'clock
on "a Mothers Responsibility TO Her
Daughter:" and the third address at
a banquet given by the Rotary Club
at Peoples Church assembly room
on "a Fathers Responsibility to His
Son." All three addresses were well
attended and greatly enjoyed.
Evening journal., 1922-12-02
DEMANDS
PAR FOR BONDS

Special TO The Evening Journal.
NEWARK. Dec. 2.-The Newark
Board OF Education met last night
10 open bids for selling $4,000 OF
bonds with which 10 build a new
school building but as bids were not
received for the entire amount at
par the board adjourned to meet
again next Tuesday night when 1t is
thought the entire issue will be dis
posed OF. They are five per cent
bonds and the board has announced
that bids under par will not be ac-
cepted. Some bids were received at
par last night but not for the entire
Issue. It is thought that the remain
der can be disposed OF locally and
consequently the meeting was ad-
journed.
Evening journal., 1922-12-02
SIX H00CH DRINKERS.
ONE WOMAN, FINED

Fines OF SO and costs were Inn
posed on five men and a Negress who
pleaded guilty to charges OF being
drunk by Judge Hastings. IN Mu-
nicipal Court this morning. The de-
PENDANTS were Frank Ferguson,
Thomas Devinney. Peter Curley.
Perry B. Hannah and Daniel II.
Creighton and Alice Henry. Ne
gress.
Evening journal., 1922-12-02
TWO FINED, ONE HELD
ONLIQUOR CHARGES

Pleading guilty 70 charges OF sell
Ing liquor John Borus was fined 500
and costs and Konstanty czenwien-
ski was fined $500 and costs by
Judge Hastings IN Municipal Court
this morning.
William Hienyck was held in $500
ball for court on a charge OF illegal
possession OF liquor. "a
The three men were arrested IN
raids conducted by Frank z. Haley.
special agent OF the Law and Order
Society, and Federal agents last sat
urday.
Evening journal., 1922-12-02
Rain, SnoU

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec.
Omitted Press).-Weather out
look for period December 10
.. inclusive: North and Middle
Atlantic statee: Considerable
cloudiness, temperature near or
slightly below normal; occa-
sional light rains or SHOWS.
Evening journal., 1922-12-02

serted.
Bishop Cook, the final speaker,
made a stirring appeal for character
building in education. He said the
Associations members could mould
themselves into a powerful force for
strengthening the national ties by
upbuilding the character as well as
mental qualities Of the youth Of
the nation.
Churches OF the country could be
relied on to support in every respect
the efforts OF education along these
lines, he declared.
Evening journal., 1922-12-02
FIREMAN BURNS EYE.

Carroll c. shoesmlth. fireman OF
Engine Company No. struck his
head against a hot radiator while
fixing the fire in the engine house
yesterday, burning one eye. He Is
under the care Of a specialist, who
hopes 70 save the injured optic.
Evening journal., 1922-12-02
$33,0OO,OOO COMPANY
TO LOAN MONEY

Special TO The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Dec. "A charter was
filed today by the Lincoln Mortgage
Company OF California with capital
OF s3s,000,0O0 to loan money.
Evening journal., 1922-12-02
Is GRANTED DIVORCE.

A final decree OF divorce in the
case Of Everett II. Siebsrg vs..
Mildred Gentry Sieberg on desertion
was granted in the Harrisburg courts
on November 10. Mrs. Sieberg viii
resume her maiden name.