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The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
Wants Government Ownership
To the Editor. The Washington HeraH

10 the b1ltor, Inc Warrington HerAM
Yes, 1T is up TO the public" The
one from whom I quote represents
the owners Of one of the bounties
of nature which never ought to be
owned by any individual or corpo-
ration, and which our Erandfathers
had no moral right to give away.
/ concede, however, that as long as
they own it. they have a legal right
to charge what they can get for
their coal. or not sell any at all. il
they so desire. 1t is not the proper
tate the price of coal any more than
that of any other commodity. And
il for any reason. good or bad. the
coal operators see Mt to close down
the mines for a year or two. what
right has the public to interfere
with them? Hoven't they a right to
do as they will with their own:
but IL people become disorderly. il
is the proper function Of govern
ment to send a military force to
preserve order Cat great eNpense).
and charge the cost over to the pub
lie. or. IL il is the miners who be-
come disorderly, il works the same
way. of course. In either case IL
is the proper function of the gov
ernment to protect private prop
erty. though the public must pay
for it. So il is no wonder that the
people are beginning TO be dissat-
isfied with such a condition Of
bhings- and after we have suffered
long enough from them. we will de-
mand that the government take
over the mines-pay a fair price for
them. of course-and operate them
for the benefit of all. including the
miners themselves. Then the gov
ernment will be in a position to
regulate both the price OF coal and
the miners wages. And until then
a big and evergrowinE problem con-
cerning both these propositions
seems likely to be. up to the pub
lie"
w. S CLINGAN,
Darlington, Md.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08

1T CAN'T DE DONE
To the Friend Of the People; ,.sree
State of y4a %aryIana for s me young lady to marry
her mothers brother In other words for her to
marry her uncle >. :. b-
Marrying Of 50 close blood relation is un-
J. NJ, BARRIE's PETER PAN.
To the Friend Of the People:
~ Please answer this question Who vas Peter
play Of that name BY :. N. Barrie. He Is sIvsys'
taking care Of 4ittle boys who are lost ana ne
never wants TO grow up"
u. $. COURT IN CHINA.
Friend Of the People:
Please inform me II there is United States
court in China. Who is the Judge? J. " r.
o. There is United States s court @ @lscs.sa a,
BOxER's NAME
To People,
What is the original name Of Willie Ritchie
the boxer? When and where was he born?
Is IS issi Ssi born in San Francisco CAL February
BASEBALL PENNANT.
the People:
Who won the pennant in the American
League in 1918? - H. H.
Boston.
MONDAYS CHILD.
of the People:
What is the rest OF this verse?
Mondays child is fair Of face
Tuesdays child is full Of grace
% ThGrsdsv's child RHd is happy SGSF and G@p glad LAD
Fridays child has far to go
But the child born on the Sabbath day is
blithe OF body. happy and gay
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08


and whisky at the District line.
4. breakneck automobile chase country
roads, with blazing of automatics and whisting of
bullets, ending in victory for Washington officers.
These are pictures drawn from the history of
the pas: two days in the National Capital. No
, need to lock overseas for adventures of war--to
the Balkans, to Poland, to Ireland Russia. Day
after day in the front line trenches during the world
passed with more thrilling incidents.
These not unusual days in Washingtons
recent history. They reused hardly flicker of ex-
citcment in the sated minds of the people Tomor-
row they will be forgotten Still more picturesque
adventures will fill the newspapers.
Yet if these battles had been fought on the
Ulster border they would be considered world
history. revolver battle in some obscure Balkan
city teens with potentalities of world war and
cables hum with the details. But they have more
actual thrill than be found in the daily details
OF this constant between Washington police
and law vioators.
Prohibition has introduced a picturesque and
romantic character into the pages of American his
tory-as much so, perhaps, the cowboy the
range rider. any other of the coorul characters
of the old frontier. No less bold, resourceul and
mantle is the police officer the enforcement
agent who furnishes the combat pictures in this
chapter of history.
The District of Columbia is only minor battle
ground in the guerilla warfare which covers the
entire United States. But never, since the Con-
feder1te troops encamped just a few miles
the Potomac, have the people of the District
lived through exciting days.
District police showing more and more
resouteness in conducting their side of the battle
They making it real war-a battle to the
death and not parade ground maneuvers. Their
exploits deserve, at least, to be remembered-to
hold definite place in the annals of two-hsted
fighters.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
VACUUM TUBES OPERATING
ON DRY CELLS PERFECTED.

Vacuum tubes that operate on
dry cells have been perfected and
the mussy. heavy storage batteries
that are now a necessity with
vacuum tube radio receiving sets
are doomed. Although the new
tubes, only three inches long. have
not yet been advertised they are
being placed in quantity produc-
tion by the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Company.
Most vacuum tubes have MA
ments requiring a current of from
o.e to 10 amperes, at from four 20
six volts that can only be sup
piled satisfactorily from a storage
battery. The new Westinghouse
tubes filament requires but IL
volts to operate and uses 0.2 am
peres continuously. This means q
power consumption OF Jess than
one-fourth watt as compared with
three 10 Eve watts in the ordinary
tube filament II is said that one
No. dry cell. II the tube is oper-
ated one hour out OF the twenty
four. will last about ninety-five
days. The hlament OF the new
tube is of platinum. about one
fpaper and about Tooth Of an inch
wide. II is coated with a very
thin layer OF certain oxides with
the result that a special form Of
wehnelt cathode IS formed. 4
special spring keeps the flsment
in position, but allows the hlsment
10 move freely in case of Sc
we're jar.
The Western Electric Company
has also produced a vacuum tube
that operates on dry cells. hut
these are not being sold for radio
use, although they are used In
hearing devices and other such in
struments.
Radio experts predict that tho
| dry cell radio vacuum tube will
open a new era in radio reception
when once given wide distribution
as il will then be possible to take
receiving set practically any-I
where.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08


He has been sales manager of
some of the largest manufacturing
concerns in this country and his
knowledge thus gained has led him
into spreading the gospel of bet
ter business in nearly all of the
big cities in this country and only
recently toured in-American
countries on the same subject. At
present he is conducting series
OF lectures before the Y. NJ. C. A.
in New York. Abbott says he has
met with great success in this lat
ter work. 49,
Starting in with the younger
men contemplating business ca
rreer, training them properly and
seeing that they are placed in
their proper sphere IN the business
world. Is the biggest step forward
in putting selling on a more honest
basis" is the way Abbott speaks
OF his work at the Y. NJ. C. A.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08

mountain of labor confronting them. They seemed
to feel that the public did appreciate the work
they doing. ~
"If people would only leave US alone we could
put Mis- big work over. Col. R. U. Patterson. med-
cal adviser Of the burcau is quoted as saying in
address that night =.
The people of the fourth district-the people tof
the District Of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
Patterson and his colleagues engaged they would
be foolish to stand aside entirely
large amount of human ruin was wrought
by the war, and professional builders are engaged
in the task of reconstruction. The public has much
at stake. Citizens OF this district owe It to them
selves and to the bureau officials to watch every
step of the process and to call attention to every
evidence of an error
Frequently the doctors will be right. Sometimes
they will be wrong, and timely word of criticism
may turn them in the right direction again.
Doubtless Veterans Bureau officials are actuated
by the best motives in the world-high altruism
and supreme devotion to duty But they have the
human faculty of forgetfully slipping back to the
&C pill and iodine methods of army days Why
should they resent the public taking note when
these lapses come?
r. They want the support and help of the public
Yet the poorest service possible would be failure
call their attention forcibly to any case where there
was chance that they had been careless. =
There are 10000 claimants for aid in the fourth
district OF these, 5000 are in hospitals Would
anyone have the public blind to its responsibilities
as 10 turn these men to the care of a govern
ment agency and then completely forget them?
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
RADIO CABLE
PROTECT HAyRE SHIPS,

Radio submarine cables ~ the
10th type will soon be installed m
the port OF Havre. France. 10 crs. lie
incoming and outgoing vessels n
that harbor during foEEy wra'hrr.
according to information received
through the consular service. q gn-
frequency current is used to s'er-
trically charge the cable on sre
oceans floor and the pilot of ;la
ship is able to steer by the hum
produced in receiving apparatus
board ship.
The Havre Chamber Of Commc-. -
has recently equipped its life stN-
ing and signalling service at th
port with a powerful wireless tele-
graph and telephone plant. This
supplements the old-fashiuusI
method OF flag signalling whi,h
can not be seen when the wGrl
does not keep the flags from droop-
ing
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
MMu'lbnhGN
-Ooy By DAY
nlpressi
bAGGeMssnalvae
ibta|IhlIli::a

NEW YORK. April The Palm
Beach crowds are back, And the
migrations to Europe havey set in.
Most New Workers who nit from
resort to,resort tarry in town only
week when they return from
Florida. The fine. homes in the
East Side are being boarded up for
the summer The caretakers and
their families are sitting out front,
which means that summer is really
here. 49, Il y. - i
Eugene o'Nelli has launched an
other theatrical. success under the
management of the Proyincetown
Players down IN the village The
latest is called Harry Ape The
first was Emperor Jones,H which
later moved up to Broadway and
played for a season. O'Neills AN (,
ME Christie" is playing at still an !
other Broadway theater. An odd
genius is this playwright who lives
far away from the Rialto amid the
fisherfolk. He has seen life at its
crudest and his plays reflect it. !
with tuberculosis and he built
home on the Atlantic Coast-rarely |
going anywhere or receiving visi-
tors.
The Third avenue elevated trains
have some pretty hard fares after
midnight. GangsteFs on their way
home from spiels, dock wall lopers
nr ha lnnSa M fllr
who rule by might . of fist. The
other night a group began to
rough house one of the cars of the
train. A guard stepped in and
pleaded for order. The crowd
grabbed him. stripped him Of his
uniform and when the police came
In response to his shrill whistle
they found him under a seat
wrapped In abandoned newspapers.
Many Chinese on their way to
Chinatown find themselves helpless
victims of the crowds rowdyism.
In the days OF the old streng-arm
squad special huskies rode the
Thlrd avenue and cracked heads
with reckless abandon.
don't know why red headed
man should be any more amusing
wearing a monocle than those with
hair of other shades. But a mon
ocied red-haired man was laughed
at all the way up Fifth avenue the
other afternoon.
The ma nager of a chain of Broad |
way night cafes refers to his pat
ronaGe as flat hats" and white
fronts" The '"fat hats" are the
college boys and the white fronts"
are the swells.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
BEES COUNT THEMSELVES
LIKE TELEPHONE CALLS.

4 traffic census OF bees coming
home from work is being taken by
scientists OF the Bureau Of En-
works on the one-way street prin-
ciple and only one bee can enter
the hive at a time. The apicul-
turists keep tab on the bees by the
same device that is. used by the
telephone company in keeping track
Of the number Of times a subscribe
used his telephone. As the number
OF entrances made by the bees is
something like 100000 a day. the
Bureau OF Standards experts who
constructed the counting device had
to provide a special source Of clcr-
trio current to operate the ap-
paratus.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
Opposes Civil Service.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Lately have seen much COM
ment in the Open Court in regard
to Civil Service. This is the veriest
nonsense. Neither party pays any
attention to 1t when IL can be side
tracked. 1t tends to make the en-
ployes under IL less efficient. as
they know removal is not easy and
therefore loaf on the job. Very
few of them would receive more
than half the salary they receive
from private corporation. and
they know II.
They think they own the job. as
they are under Civil Service rules.
And the greatest humbug of all is
the Civil Seryice examination for
postmaster. Eight years ago a
case came under my observation in
Village in Virginia There were
three applieants, one a Republican
and two Democrats. They entered
the examination. Roth Democrats
failed to pass. The Republican
PASSED. making so per cent. The
Republican was at that time post
master. One year passed and his
name was never certified to the
Postmaster General for appoint
ment.
At the end of twelve months
This office was taken out OF the
Civil Service class and a postoffice
inspector was sent and this post
master, who had passed the eN-
animation. was removed and one
of the Democrats. who only mado
16 per cent in the examination. was
recommended by the inspector and
received the appointment as, post
master, and I learn there were
thousands of similar cases at that
time and will be in the future. SO
why have any Civil Service exami-
nations at all IL they are to be made
a humbug. which many wise people
think they are.
n
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
CANCER TENDENCY IN MAN
FOUND INHERITED.

The question as TO the inheritance
Of a tendency TO the formation OF
malignant tumors has long becn -
open one. The Carnegie Institution
of Washington has published a care
full tabulation from the numerous
family histories at the EuCenics
Record Office. and IL was discovered
that children OF cancerous fathers
and non-cancerous mothers showed
striking excess OF individuals in
heriting this disease over those pro-
duced from normal parents. Bui.
singularly. IL wass further found
that in the case where the mother
was cancerous and the father was
non-cancerous the excess was -t'I
greater. -. w. d.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
NEW MATERIAL FOR
TRANSPARENT TUBES.

A medicine dropper and a small
graduate created some excitement
at the birmingham meeting Of the
American Chemical Society. They
were new pieces of chemical ap-
paratus designed by Louis !.
Cortman for measuring and han
ding hydrOfuoric acid. the sub
stance which quickly turns into
vapor the ordinary chemical ap-
paratus made Of glass. silica.
porcelain or other such materials
The new pieces OF apparatus were
made out Of transparent bakelite
which is unharmed by the power
full acid. Heretofore Opaque lead
tubes have been used in carving
out the tests in which hydrofiUoric
acid was used.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
Protection for Our Industries.

WHY smile at the House of Representatives
w for its humble effort to make illicit liquor
selling safe for American citizens?
The vote to deport aliens caught violating the
national prohibition law may well have been a
highly mcritorious acton-satisfactory to all who
hold that the resources and opportunities of these
United States belong, first of all, to the native born.
What a growl of disgust emanates from any
good citizen at the sight of high-powered, luxur-
ious automobile dashing along spacious streets
with some gentleman who arrived from Russia via
steerage a few years ago behind the wheel. Had
bootlegging been reserved for Americans, someone
now walking would be driving that to some pal
atial home where liveried servants and bejeweled
wife and daughters awaited his coming
If there is much money to be made by breaking
the nations laws, at least give the opportunity to
who deserve well of the nation
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
Let Layman Suggest.

XTETERANS BUREAU physicians who lament
v criticism of their work by the public make
serious mistake
1t is error common among experts whose
horizon circles strictly professional universe They
fail to realize that the public often can detect de-
fects to which they themselves are blinded by their
very zeal
A number OF these medical men connected with
%the fourth district office gathered about the ban
aquct table the other evening and talked over the
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
Cactus Is Willing.
% the Editor, The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
In Thursdays issue of The Herald
1 read a reply to my recent con-
tribution to the open Court. said
reply appearing under the caption.
"A Chance for Cactus BILL" That
gives me an idea. Why not use the
Open Court for matrimonial
agency?
Really, Ed. you weren't spool :
ing met I've got a chance, haven't
y whoopee! You've got me SO
riled up I'm on the verge of run
ming Wild on + street. All riEht,
old chap; full steam ahead. You
furnish the gar "a real gal
with quotation marks and every
thing). and I'll tend to the license
and get a minister to hitch us to-
gether-- ..s-sg-as.. CACTUS ELL
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08

try among the en-
ecutives of big
business. Abbott
was in Washing
ton recently and
conferred w i ( h
President Harding
on ways a n d
means of improv-
ing commercial
standards in SELL
ing. Starting IN
as a knight of
the Grip" Abbott
h a s st e a d IL v
& r o W n to be
known as the
father of the,
idea of fair and
honest dealing in
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
Open Court Letters to The Herald
-.. Other Peoples Views of Current Events

Communications viii not be returned
unless specific request for such return
made and stamps inclosed.
Letters should Be typevTitten vhes
ever possible. Communications extreme
iy difficult to read viii not be censidsrsd-
No eommunica tions signed With tctitious
aames will be used.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
CohcHeruA
scientific
Notes
qndCommeW

SATURDAY., APRIL 9. 1872.
PhnesophicaI Society OF Washing
ton. Cosmos Club. tonight. s:i6
O'Clock. "Experimentatbon at
High Temperatures and Pres
sures with Special Reference 20
the Fusion OF Calcium Carbon
ate." by =. II. smyth; The Pre-
diction of sofubility Relations
Under High Pressure From Com
pressibility Measurements" by
Z. ID. williamson. The Produc-
tIon Of Pressure in Magmas by
Capitalization" by @. w. Morey.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08

The would-be politician demanded to know
If Henry Ford purchased Muscle Shoals
whether or not he intended to reduce the price
of muscles"
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08

Judging from the cost of the Mayhower's
new motorboat, it must have been designed by
Secretary Mellon and built by Tiffany.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
WHO'S WHO IN
THE DAYS NEWS

Higher ideals and better ethics in
business is the hobby of C. +.
Abbott, widely known in this coun-
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08

AT least the btuminous coal strike should
do away with the smoke nuisance temporarily
and give us couple of lungfuls of fresh air.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08

- ? The Pennsylvania man who discovered a
coal mine in his cellar discovered the right
thing in the right place.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
The Friend Of the People
Answers to Your Questions
NOT BREAKING LAW

s s.s. s s G .as 1. r..;
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War In the District.

WYE LIVE in picturesque days. - =
w A drawn revolver battle between police
w and whisky rnnners at the District line
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- 49,
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08

IF ONE MAN controlled all the newspapers in
i the United States he would be the most power
full individual in the world
The Washington herald., 1922-03-18

Mr. WALTER REED HOSP: CoRNERl
rms: reep. hall A tile b.: h.-w.h.; slec.
laundfy; Al ooBd.; gar. cars: $4,000
IS 900 cash wILDMAN a CO., 9th a "a
franklin COO
The Washington herald., 1922-03-18
Cexhal korheast.
BreohnnC.

7TH ST. CoRSER-Fine location; ?. a
b.; h.w-h.; elec. hrd-wd. fir: room for
The Washington herald., 1922-03-18
Cor. X ST. N. f,

5TH ST. n. E, BET. D AND E-BRICKi
rooms; lot 60 a private alley. S4.@r
THOMAS ]. FISHER & CO., INC, TSs I5tl
ST. NV. Main $3.50.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-18

NEAR LINCOLN PARk-S7sJo. In thi,
hiEh-clsSs Northeast location we offer
beautiful corner home OF brick construction
containing rooms. Ncenter hGl plan
h-w.h.; elec. lights; garage. The house :
IN best Of condition. Terms. 81 600 rash and
$50 per month -wM. S. PHILLIPS. lGug
y. Y. ave Main aS
The Washington herald., 1922-03-18

14TH STREET Mr.. SHEPHERD STREET.
New Colonial type residence. containing .
rooms and hath. Hot-water heat; electric
4 CO.. 1893 X at. nv. Main 1915. -.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-18

TAk0MA PARK-S7. 800. Beautiful bunEa.
Ealow on a very large lot 6oI2O0; garage;
contains rooms: modern heating plant;
elec. lights; spacious front porch and rear
porches. Terms. $3.50 cash and RSlance m
easy monthly payments. wM. s. PHILLIPS.
1909 n. Y. ave. Main ps
The Washington herald., 1922-03-18

oulacey st.. sear n. capttoi ~ east. 2.
q b. heat rear porches. gar, only SI.0oe.
Wildmsp q Co.. 18th II.
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News Of the Town and Village and
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Miss jennie Corey is spending a
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Have you seen "The Woman Who
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