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The Washington times., 1922-04-18
Going to Destruction
By S. 4. KIsER

Flappsrs ,oM bring on iths nest wov. They
will rain and scrsck the nation UtthtH fifty
Vsars unless thsp are cUrbed.
Or. j. Frank Norris, Revivaisst.
OH, boys, there is trouble ahead!
" The flappers are out to decoy us;
III we Weld to their calls, and are led,
they win ruin and wreck and destroy as.
We are slppingl You know It, old things;
They charm us more pleasantly daily;
We have given discretion wide wings,
And dance 10 catastrophe gayiy.
THEIR lsshes are twisted and wsxedI
i Their work with the lipstick is cunning;
In hundred sly ways we are taxed
For the things that they ought to De
stunning. "a y
They are setting pace that will kill;
We follow where danger is present,
Persuaded with small effort still
That the wreckings decidedly pleasant.
DoYs, will you be boys, and be lnred
ID Nv flappers whose smiles are seductve7
We are warned in good time and assured .
That exhibited charms are destructivelr
The nation, they tell us. will fall.
And they leave us no reason 70 doubt u
But on with the wreekf After all. !, a.,{ ~
There is much that Is pleasant about II
EFT the giris bob their hair, IL they win
IL Let them smoke # they like II. God bless
themi b - a rs.
Thew NAV wreck as. but still there's thrill
In the old-fashioned chase TO possess them,
We are nearing a. brink that Is high. u Z
And the fall that impends win be fright,
full, sr
Rut who is prepared to deny III y
That the wreeking is very delightful g
The Washington times., 1922-04-18
Queer Contrasts.
~ HE contradictions and the OPP
posing views, aims and am

" HE CONTRADICTIONS and the OPP
posing views, aims and am
bitions of humanity are
amusing, if you do not take life
over-seriously.
You see one group of women
making frantic efforts to Gre
duce." They attack meal, and
with a table of statistics of
calories and a pad and pencil at
their elbows they can tell you off
hand just how many calories there
are in a medium sized white egg
and the awful fattening potent
ality of nut sundae. They make
up budget of the days eating
with the elaborateness of a gov
ernment scheduling its expendi-
lures. Their court of appeals is
a tape measure and weighing
machine. Their over-slender sis
ters are seeking to play reverse
English on the same calories, to
add few pounds to bring them
up to par.
On one side you see long pro-
cession of couples, reaching into
the perspective like an army pa
rade trying to get into church
TO be married. Turn your head
and you see an almost equally
long line jamming into the court
house to get divorces.
In New York there is move
ment to darken the electric lights
and signs on Broadway to the
proper somberness and deadness
of a provincial town. Over in Lon.
don there is a movement to
brighten the city," 1t was tried
for few nights; brilliantly illumi-
mated shop windows open to view
took the place Of long rows of
dark shuttered stores. But il was
cold and rainy, and the show
was discontinued.
So, we say, life is funny thing
anyhow. S..s,....
The Washington times., 1922-04-18
If We Made Artificial
Gold
Kingdom

TT ERE'S question worth discussing Kingdom
III Could wise young man, suggests it:
What would happen if synthetic gold were
manufactured so vel as to make it impossible to f
tell real gold from manufactured goidi'
What would become of railroad and other bonds and
their valuef What would become Of mortgages and
THEIR valuef They nearly all read that they must be
paid in gold of certain fneness Suppose gold became
plentiful iron It,won't for Providence seems to
manage these things well in spite Of chemists But sup
poss it D2D. Wouad tie nations tR4 to piatinum
expsfivs thar gold, for their sdaed or 20 back to
silver, less expensive than gold Suppose those
made artfcally, what could you imagine to take the
place of gold imaginary standard of vauei What
it OUGHT to be s an honest day work by an honest
man. But when you get hard days work in
China for 10 cents and you only get soft days
work in America for a. that labor standard goes
board &
Would a bushel of wheat become the standard, or
peck of potatoes many ''calories or vitaminsf 20
Philosophers teach to despse gold, but perhaps it
was necessary-in our semi savage state :.
The Washington times., 1922-04-18
Foolish LaU

rOULD you imagine anything
more preposterous than
this' Under the law, if girl,
American born, marries for
eigner she loses her American cit
izenship.
Her sons, born here, and her
daughters are American citizens.
She, their mother, becomes a for
eigner.
The theory is, of course, that
when a woman marries a for
eigner she comes entirely under
his domination, even to the ex-
tent of ceasing to be loyal to her
country and preferring his.
Therefore she must cease to be a
citizen.
That is a foolish insult to all
women. Why shouldn't men lose
their citizenship also when they
marry foreign womenf For one
woman actually under her hus-
bands thumb mentally, there are
three men under their wives
thumbs. The men don't know il.
The women do.
The Washington times., 1922-04-18
| DO You Know

states in the Union hav-
ing blue sky laws are
{ Georgia, South Carolina
New Hampshire, Virginia.
North Carolina, Vermont.
Tennessee, Ohio. Louisiana,
Mississippi. Illinois, Ala
hama, Maine, Missouri, Ark
ansas, Michigan, Florida.
Iowa, California. Minnesota.
Oregon. West Virginia, Ne
brsslSa, North Dakota. Mon
tsna. Utah, Arizona and
South Dakota.
The flag which was ny.
ing over Fort MoHenry on
September Ia, 1914. and
which inspired Francis Scott
Key 20 write The Sta
spangIed Banner" !" ls -now
In the old National Mu-
scum.
Homer Parks. a sergeant
who measures rix feet nine
and one-hnlf inches. In prob
ably the tsllest man who
served with our troops IN the
world war.
The Washington times., 1922-04-18
The Joy
of Living
ASSOVER, Easter, Spring
the essence of meaning at the

=
heart of our rejoicing in
each of these at this season is
the sheer joy of living.
OF all the wonders of life the
greatest is--Life itself.
That we live and that we know
we are alive passes our under
standing. Far from having ceased
to marvel, we feel even more deep
ly than the ancients the mystery
of life. We are overawed; we
bow in reverence in the presence
of the vast unknown.
And yet we feel more at home
In the universe than did our an
cestors. We realize that the world
is our eternal dwelling place,
from which even death cannot
Danish us.
Life, the myriad-sided marvel,
rules everywhere. Change is the
law of life. There is no destruc-
ton. Annihilation cannot be.
This is the deep faith of the
modern which his eternal spirit
sees and to which science attests.
And so we joy in being alive.
Passover celebrates liberation
from bondage. Easter acclaims
the Risen Lord.
Beneath historic record and
specific faith, the general rejoicing
in this season is the expression of
our common welcome to the new
born year.
In the Spring we feel anew the
thrill of the current of life uni
versal. Clearly, now, we sense
the throb of life eternal.
Eagerly now we drink deep Of
the red wine of life. We "rise''
with the rest of nature. We are
glad that new life has come to us
new strength, new hope, new
courage, new aspiration.
We are mindful that, for Man
Life means opportunity and re-
sponsibility, sublime discomfort
struggle, achievement, dreams
the yearning to be and to do
more and better, in every moment
of the Eternal Nows
Such is the sheer Joy of Living
The Washington times., 1922-04-18
a Great National Park
Along the Potomac
By BILL PRICE.


Every citizen of the nation should be vitality and
keenly interested in the Congressional resolution of
Senator FERNALD Of Maine, directing survey Of
both banks of the Potomac river from Washington to
Great Falls, with view to the extension of the park
system of the District all the way to of the most
beautiful falls and water scenes in the world.
The war aroused to its utmost, and cemented the
patriotism of America, and more than ever that
patriotism centers around the National Capital,
where the nations history has been made. Here
beats the true heart Of America and here the mann
moth machinery of the republic attracts and holds
the attention of the nations citizenry.
Realizing the national interest in Washington, the
railroads entering the city arranging for i'm
influx of visitors, and the Baltimore and Ohio
is advertising far and wide the attractions of the Ma
tional Capital
The proposed park would add to the manifold
beauties which bring Americans here by thousands
The picturesque Potomac from Great Falls
toward Washington through natural gorge, both
sides of which for beauty rival scenes anywhere in
the world. Expenditures for artificial additions to
what nature has already done would not be large,
the upkeep excessive
The lands along the river can be bought now at
prices far below their worth in few more years,
They be acquired by private purchase or con-
demnation. The total cost to the Government would
be nothing compared to the pleasure the park
would bring to the nations citizens
Virginia and Maryland would be particularly
interested in the project nasmuch the park would
take in historical territory in those States
There has been candid admission in Congress that
the park system of the National Capital is not what
it should be- The economies applied by Congress to
the District in the last five years have affected all
projects for continued Identification but the outlook
is becoming promising for extension Of the
park system to portions of the District which have
been without parks.
Northeast and southeast Washington entitled
to consideration in appropriations for parks, while
Rock Creek and Potomac Parks are being developed,
and the District Commis missicnsn hsye steadily recom-
msnded the purchase Of the Patterson tract in the
northeast part Of the District for park purposes.
The pending District appropriation may and should
provide for that park
The reclaimed lands along the eastern branch Of
the Potomac viii become part of the park system and
give great beauty to southeast Washington.
Along the southeastern border of the District is
oxon creek, which runs through region that could
be developed into notably fine park This creek
empties into the Potomac, opposite Alexandria and
would be the basis for park in section of the Dis
trict which has long been neglected.
The project of Senator Fernald is not so local in
character the others mentioned 1t would be well
coined by Washington people, who would, Of course,
enjoy its beauties to the fullest extent but the plan
is national in character
q ~.
The Washington times., 1922-04-18
A King Who
Died Rich

of Austria and King of
Hungary, died in exile the
other day.
From all accounts he was a
harmless, kindly man, devoted to
his family and without either vice
or viciousness.
A few years ago he was one
of the great ones on earth. He
died in poverty.
Do you remember the accounts
of his coronationi They de-
scribed succession of gorgeous
scenes of barbaric splendor, the
panorama of the worlds history
for background, prelates of the
church and potentates and am
bassadors of the worlds Powers
in attendance, jewels, beautiful
women, brilliant decorations and
festivities. A glorious cathedral
for a stage. The world as specta-
tors. And he put upon his own
head the bejeweled crown of the
Hapsburgs, which denoted untold
power and wealth and prestige.
He died in a rented house on a
small island to which he had been
banished, with only his wife and
son and doctor at his bedside.
His devoted wife offered her
blood for TRANSMISSION to save him.
"Deposuit potentes de sede, !"
runs the old psalm; "et exaitdpit
hun1iles."
He has put down the mighty
from their seat and exalted them
of low degree"
Cobblers and carpenters reign
in the place of the last of the
royal Hapsburgs. Whether the
change be for the veal or the
woe of millions of people remains
for Time to reveal.
Emperor Charles was glorifed
in the eyes of his followers be-
cause he represented an idea. The
idea has been brushed away-and
the Emperor with it.
Providence decreed that he was
to be Inundated and cast out. No
man may resist the DEGREES of
Providence.
What memory of him shall re
main with the futurei A great
achievement A powerful per-
sonalityf A builder, a doer, a
thinkerf Alas, none of these.
But, some lonely soul, in future
lagos, happening upon the account
of his career, may bow his head
in a moment of reverence, with
this thought:
His wife offered to give her
blood to save his life.
What more can life offer to a
mani
The Washington times., 1922-04-18
Stars and Stripes

rss best, sfterdinner speech ever made;
waiter, give me the check
The real game OF put and take these daysiis
the average mans bank account.
variant on am Old Thene.
An apple day may keep a doctor away but
II depends on where you hit him with II.
They say nothing is impossible in this world.
but you can't fry an ess on q fy.swstter with.
out burning II.
Purely Frivolous.
There was young woman from Lee
In water that reached to her ankle. tsitss A
Thi. isn't good poetry now. bat IL win be when
the tide comes In. t S &ts{ IS st' ti t.E
II seems as though ,the prohjbition enforce
m.nt agents are also using the radio.
.swife Inherits Cigar Manufacturers Millions
Headline She must be one of those rich
meadows we hear SO much about
I'd Like 90 Be-
I'd like 10 be a huny man g..Hs
And do some Worthwhile stunt.
fa lake hsrbor master in fuif charge
OF the swiss ocesn front
paper refers 70 BRIDE and wroom ar q
Happy young coupe" The writer should see
some Of our .pessmiatio cid taxioabe.
The Washington times., 1922-04-18
A pnrvE ON rHF pRAIRrF poe.

In Niobrsra county. wyo., prairie dogs infest
100000 acres of farm land. Each dog means a
loss of more than 81 year The Biological
Survey Ia cooperating with landowners 10 clean
up these colonies OF pests In such cleanup
% per cent OF the animals were destroyed, Free
bait is furnished for Government land, and
county commissioners give financial help in the
smaller m~ctiona.
The Washington times., 1922-04-18
HEAVYWEIGHT
2 KISSINGI
81 By .BUGs" BAER.

before stepping off
~ wharf for Europe, Jack
Dempsey was interviewed In
lip language.
n Fps belonged 10 beautiful
"A American actresses who
scampered down 20 wharf to
, kiss Jack first and be intro
duced afterward.
TACK kissed Carpenter
- last July over in Jersey
and Carp Is still picking
knuckies out OF his chin.
Carp never asked for any
more tokens of affection. He
never even asked Jack TO
write TO him.
GREkT habit of chorus
VI girls TO highheel down 70
wharfs and kiss trsnsconti-
mental Immigrants good-by.
one girl kissed fifteen pas
: senKers, although she didn't
know Anybody who wss
going 20 Europe.
WITTY not limousine down
w 20 Staten Island ferries
and get more <issingf Ocean
boafs leave every two weeks.
Ferryboats leave every five
minutes.
SON started this
"A osculation industry when
he sank famous Merrimac.
4 Got SO much kissing he had
to rent some of II out and
they changed name Of boat
10 Merry-smack g
THEN General Foch
y stepped over wearing
red cap like Pennsylvania
railroad porter. American
flappers were popping their
lips at him all along line OF
march. Why is IL that YOU
get pinched for kissing on
park bench, but It's all right
on steamboat wharf or rail.
road station7
IF sweethearts want to
kiss now, he buys ticket
for swsnboat ride, Then she
r-ushes up and kisses him. He
buys another yard OF tickets.
-------- isE
IF you spot big steamroller
a smoothing out concrete
street, just stand by II with
ticket in your hand. Flock OF
chorus girls win rush up and
kiss you good-by.
.nON'T stay at home and
~ he among. strangers.
Travel and kiss strangers
goo'by.
The Washington times., 1922-04-18
tcopyrish. isss)

THE MATTER 10 LEFT TO THEM.
People who don't care for baseball are
stin wondering whether anything can really
be done TO stop the wars.
The Washington times., 1922-04-18

The best sfter-dinner speech ever made
waiter. give me the check
The Washington times., 1922-04-18
nREkr habit OF chorus

WITTY not limousine down
:. W 20 Staten Island ferries
and get more kissingf Ocean
boats leave every two weeks.
Ferryboats leave every five
minutes.
The Washington times., 1922-04-18

The real game Of put and take these days,is
the average mans bank account tSt
The Washington times., 1922-04-18

IF you spot big steamroller
a smoothing out concrete
street, just stand by II with
ticket in your hand. Flock OF
chorus girls win rush up and
kiss YOU good-by.
The Washington times., 1922-04-18
variant on am old Theme.

An apple a day may keep a doctor away, but
IT depends on where you hit him with It.
The Washington times., 1922-04-18

SON started this
N osculation industry when
. he sank famous Merrimac.
, Got SO much kissing he had
to rent some of IL out and
they changed name Of boat
10 Merry-smack. g
The Washington times., 1922-04-18

,noN'T stay at home and
~ he among. strangers.
Travel and kiss strangers
goo'by.
The Washington times., 1922-04-18

they say nothing is impossible in this world
but You can't fry an egs on a fy.swstter with
out burning II.
The Washington times., 1922-04-18

A paper refers 70 BRIDE and wroom ar
Happy young coupe" The writer should zee
some Of our pessimiatio cid taxioabe.
The Washington times., 1922-04-18

IF sweethearts want TO
kiss now, he buys ticket
for swanboat ride, Then she
rushes up and kisses him. He
buys another yard oftickets.
The Seward gateway., 1922-03-02
Auto Industry
 Leads Nation To Normal State

CLEVELAND. O.. Feb. 2S.-Econom ic students here declare the automo bile industry is leading the country back to normalcy. They cite as evi dence the 1921 registration statistics
 One person out of every ten in the United States owns a motor vehicle for a grand total of 19,502,000 passen ger cars and trucks. This represents an increase of 1.206,74S cars and trucks over 1920 when 9,295,253 cars and trucks were recorded according tc information sent in to a prominent motor car company here.
 In some states the gain was as much as 35 per cent and ten states re ported an increase of more than % per cent. The national gain was 1s per cent. In the race between Ohio and New York state for first position the latter won again with 755,000 as against Ohio's TABOO. Next in order cam- Pennsylvania, California, Illinois Michigan, Texas, Iowa, and Indiana 'ombined tn efirst nine states OWL over half the cars of the country ac cording to these statistics.
The Seward gateway., 1922-03-02
TAYLOR MYSTERY UNS0LvED;;> LAST CLUE MISLEADING
DOPE RING DESIGNATED BY RE. CENT CONFESSION OF HOUSE. KEEPER HAS NO CONNECTION WITH MURDER OF TAYLOR

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 2-The infor. nation which was given the police by Mrs. Rupp which implicated six mem- bers of so-called dope ring and one prominent actor today pro- eG to be wrong lead. Tho authorities We. con. f1ient lba; the mystery was solver plt upon ,n~estigau the information 0t Mrs. 2ugg bore no better results than inc clues given by Fields.
 Detccti' @ Sergeant Her'nan Cline. who is in charge of the In estigatIon ,f the Taylor murder says that he Is satisfied that the six men arrested yesterday upon the information of Mrs. Rugg have no connection with the murder and there is as much mystery as ever In the crime.
The Seward gateway., 1922-03-02

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2.-The Spe- cial Sub-C Committee of the Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee today reported a unanimous agreement on the question of the Soldiers Bonus and the whole matter is now before the main commit tee.
 The members of the subcommittee agreed upon the elimination of the cash feature of the Soldiers Bonus in lae .ase of all men except thos.a whose alleged service pay would not exceed $5000. In lieu of cash for other serv- ice men it was agreed to add new provision to the bill under which men accepting alleged service certificates may borrow immediately on these cer- ;tificates from banks a sum equal to 50 per cent of the total alleged service pay computed at the rate of $1.00 a day for domestic service and $1.25 a day for foreign service. In cases where a soldier would have coming
The Seward gateway., 1922-03-02
PANAMA CANAL
 TREATY RATIFIED
COLUMBIA WILL RECEIVE s25,- 000,000 FROM UNITED STATES
 FOR PANAMA CANAL INCIDENT

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2- The formal exchange of the ratifica- tions at Bogota, Columbia, of the Col umbia Treaty finally settles the Pan anna incident between the United States and Columbia. Under the new terms of the treaty Columbia will re- ceive twenty five million dollars, which will be paid at the rate of five million dollars a year.
 The Columbian treaty was drafted under the instructions of President Wilson to relieve the feelings of Columbia by reaso of the loss of the Panama Canal Zone. Although the United States receive dthe Canal rights from the Republic of Panama it is considered that the creation of the Republic of Panama was but a step to secure possession of the Canal Zone.
The Seward gateway., 1922-03-02
NEW VESSELS TO ENTER HERRING
 FISHING TRADE
HERRING INDUSTRY IN ALASKA TO BE ACTIVE THIS YEAR BY REASON DEMAND FOR FISH

SEATTLE, March 2-The steamer Rush under charter to the Northern Fishing Company of Seattle will sail March 15 for Port Walter to engage in the herring fishing industry at that place. On or about the same date a 65 foot tender will be launched here for E. Arsten, operator of the big Port Walter herring plant. This vesel will go in commission about April 1.
 The herring idustry in Alaska prom ises to be prosperous this year. The market on the Pacific coast has been cleared of last seasons fish and there is expected to be a big demand for herring. The outfits packing herring in Alaska plan very active season.
The Seward gateway., 1922-03-02
THIN ICE PlERcES HULL OF
 LAUNCH WHICH SINKS QUICKLY

PRINCE RUPERT, March Her hull pierced by sheets of thin ice that came down from the river, the fishing boat D. c. F., owned by Captain Wal lace sank last week in Newcomber harbor about halfway down Pitt Island
 There were three men aboard at the time-Capt Wallace, Jack McPhee and Ian Morrison. They took to their dory and spent a bad night half frozen in the cold night.
 The men when rescued said that the ice was very thin bu twas quar- ter of a mile in extent It cut like a knife and quickly sank the boat.
The Seward gateway., 1922-03-02
CLOSE-DOWN WILL. AFFECT 18O MEN

Commander o. c. Bowling, chairman of the Alaska Navy Coal Commission, prosecuting the work of developing coal at Chickaloon, King river ana Coal creek, has informed the Alaskan Engineering Commission that he is in receipt of advices from the chief of operations at Washington, mstructing him to cease all expenditures on navy coal mining on April first The reason given for the order is that there are no more funds available for mining coal for the navy.
 This order will affect total of 1S0 men, 129 of whom are employed at Chickaloon, ten at King river and fl at Coal creek.
 It is known that the Alaska Engi- neering commission is in favor of con- tracting for coal from private opera tors if possible, but at the same time has in consideration the retention of at least one coal source as safe gard against contingencies, which might deprive the railroad of a fuel supply For this reason it is believed the Eska minc will be retained by the commis- sion. As to the future of the Chicka- loon mine nothing will be known un- til the policy for the coming season Is announced from Washington, a matter that is now expressing the attention If the navy department, interior de- )artment and Col Mears.
 It is not believed that a radical change will immediately occur but that the transfer will be gradual so as not to upset the organization for mining coal
The Seward gateway., 1922-03-02

SUNDAY SCHOOLS HAVE TO
 IGNORE HOLLYWOOD EDEN

CHICAGO, March 2.-Idols of the films and the world of sports have turned to clay, c. H. Fisher. of San Francisco, told the International Sun. day School Association convention here.
 Time was when Sunday school tea chers referred to Babe Ruth, Fatty Arbuckle and other heroes of the pic ture world and world of sports in H. frustrating Biblical stories for the boys and girls.
 But the arbuckle case, the football and baseball scandals and the more recent murders at Hollywood have shattered the idols of youth, Fisher said.