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The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
The Lee Highway.

WTHE AUTOMoBILE," says a writer in this
i weeks Outlook, was born into a roadless
world 1t still exists in comparatively roadless
world Road construction in the United States has
not kept pace with other Developments of civiliza-
ton There is hardly farmhouse which has not
good telephone service. There is hardly suburban
village without its traction lines Railroads have
penetrated every corner OF the United States But
IN many States good roads still are conspicuous by
their absence. If it had been for the automo-
bile. OF course there would be few roads TODAY
worthy OF the name-just ribbons of mud and loose
stones winding through the countryside. But the
increasing demands OF the motoring public are
now being answered in the most reactionary
districts
1t is encouraging to leatn, for instance that the
Lee highway will be completed project next
year. Virginia Is ready to do her part in linking
the Atlantic to the Pacific by winding band of
asphalt and macadam. Such road TODAY is
almost as essential a cross-contnental railroad
line. The automobile is coming more and more
into popular use Prices being reduced until
cars are within reach of everybody. But without
ngood roads the automobile is an inefficient instru-
ment OF transportation
~ The completion OF the Lee highway is impor-
tan because it is monumental 1t will stand as the
~ embodiment OF epoch in the history of road
,construction.
M, DuhulnH OF good roads VIII impetus
atrom year to year We must have them in the
asame manner that must have telephone and
telegraph lines They essential in keeping
the structure OF American civilization closely knit
~ To local people, especially to residents of
nnearby Virginia, the Lee highway has an especial
nsignihcance. Those sections of the Old Dominion
adjacent to Washington have none too many good
ntoads-although just a citizen of the District
aoi Columbia has small right to twit them about it
sThen the condition Of streets is consid-
hssred But the fact remains that highways in Fair
,fax, Loudoun and Prince William counties are
iamong the worst in the United States Not even
IN 1onnectcut avenue at its toughest can compare
,dxith OF them.
~ The Lee highway will pass some stretches
(which now among the worst in Fairfax and
Loudoun counties At the same time they are the
nfnost Travelled and the essential The i'm
sprovements which will be necessary in order to
lriake them parts OF the national highway will prove
"a great boon indeed % Virginia citizens and Dis
= sffict-motorists.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19

knowledge Of the saints name is due to the bensr
known as st. swithn's Day. il viii rain for six
weeks after. The notion 10 said to have ari,en
were about to be removed after his canon.ation.
from their original resting place in the winchester
assysS FOR forty days By the excessive sSss r
Rod A poem. which is as follows. also deals with
"st. swithin's Day II thou dost rain.
For forty days it will remain;
sor s sStsps fortR ssy. pay Twill rain raEn ns Ss msr
NAMES OF PAINT MAKERS.
To of People:
WIN you please a few firms that manu-
facture paint coors? NJ. A. ].
Acme White Lead and Color Works. 1850 E.
Milwaukee street. Detroit. Mich: Adams and Elt-
2s Keso ama company W. oSnes eSeaeo
H.: Certain-teed Products Corporation. 3l4 "
pany. i5s First street. Jersey City. y J.: J. w.
Masury and Son. SO Jay street. BROOKLYN. n Y:
New York City and H. Kohnstamm and company
Ss-ss Park place. New York City.
MEANING OF SHAWNEE
To the Friend Of People:
What is the meaning Shawnee" the name
of an Indian tribe? F. H. T.
meaning "southerners."
FOUNDER OF SIDNEY SUSSEX COLLEGE.
To the Friend Of the People.
BY whom was the nas Sidney Sussex cOsss in
1t founded in 1896. under the will OF Lady
Frances Sidney. countess-dowager of Sussex.
DEBTS OF FOUR NATIONS.
What the national debt Of Brazil in the
1918? What the debt Of Argentina in
1915 Peru in 1915. and Mexico in Is.II
s2s2. 100000. eD
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
VARIOUS MARRIAGE LAWS.

To the Friend Of the People:
win give T sss. ss m.s: s5s Of s S
comes an adult after marriage Y they are under
az rhs coons Beae anna he sstes Of
Virginia. West Virginia, Maryland Ohio and
Pennsylvania p. d.
The meaning Of your questions ,s !, not very
s
Of parents is 81 Years for men and 81 years. ' for
with +, Trsns Of the m men may
at the age l2 years
ss. sp Be- saa the
AZ 9TH c sn@ wo.n %: At be married at the
Maryland requires a man without the con-
sent sent Of parents to be q; women must be is:
man must .. Il in, Ohio before he can
sion Of the parents a man may marry at Is. a
out the OF the at sf
at IS; the same applies with the consent Of the
The only age at which married woman
may make valid contract is 1s in Ohio. and
adhere to the marriage laws of the State.
WHERE TO FIND BOY.
To the Friend of the People:
Where could I get a boy in exchange for cloth
ing and feeding him? READER.
Apply to the Board of chiIdren's Guardians
Municipal Building. Washington. D. c.
LEGEND OF ST. swIrHIN.s DAY.
To the Friend Of People:
Please let me know the date of St. swithin's
St Swithin. an English preiate OF the ninth CEN
tury was chaplain to King Egbert and tutor to
his son Ethelwuf. He was ordained to the priest
ton Of the prince. In s52 he was made Bishop Of
Winchester. He died about ten years later. He
was canonized century later. The popular
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
Tim ely Opinions
on World Topics

christianity" has becom.
with war in the Far East
says Fred B. Smith. OF New V"r,.
to mas Just completed world
our smith is chairman of the
ihssion on councils of churches
'ne Federal Council of the
Onurches Of Christ of America.
for one who has just returned
rom three-month visit 10 m.
rar East Mr.. Smith says. .it is
nara TO realize that the descrin-
IONS OF Christianity written and
spoken by the people of the Orient
are meant to apply to the same
rehgion to which We OccidentaIs
i nave pledged our faith and bujl,
our edifces. '''
AFTER one of my public addresses
IN India. noble native minister
TOOK me aside and said: You must
Know that educated people OF This
country look upon Christianity as +.
warning. blood-spilling religion
Another native East Indian trans
lated to me an article from a
prominent paper in which the
writer associated Mohammedanism
ana Christianity as being kindred
faiths. but gave the Moslems the
advantage of sincerity in that they
freely advocated the sword while
the Christians talked and professed
peace while waging the worst wars
in all history.
Another prominent Indian Chris
tan. In extending to me a welcome
10 MS native land. went so far as
10 warn me strongly not to use the
word Christianity In my public ad
dresses. He said: christianity 4.
mere regarded as the name of a
western religion which has failed.
You can preach Christ and will be
gladly heard. but you cannot preach
Christianity and receive respectful
treatment
The East" according to Smith,
"sa ys: Christianity. a cannon ball.
submarine and gas bomb go
to-" ther.' while the West says:
Christ is the prince of peace, and
the Christian church is the instru-
ment to make his doctrine effective
throughout the world We West
erners must face the cold fact that
thus far Christian teaching has not
produced peace even between ma
tions where II is the faith OF a pre-
ponderance of the people. Passing
peace resolutions does not remove
the impression this fact has made
on Oriental minds.
I'm this horr of history it Is In
finitely more important for the sake
Of foreign missionary work that the
Christian church should organize to
outlaw war than that more foreign
missionaries should be sent abroad.
"If the church fails in this need
and opportunity, more and worse
wars are coming. The stage set
ting is perfect for more outbreaks
The Christian church Is the only
organization with the world wide
contacts that can serve as a COM
mon binder for preserving peace.
'Tf the church fails to assume a
new leadership in behalf Of peace
ard fails to remove to the sting Of
the war Interpretation of Christi
anity held by the Oriental mind. we
may as we'll Danish our hopes Of
winning Asia and the world 20
Christ for many generations.
II believe the great war has set
back by many years what might
have been the progress of Christi
anity m China and India"
While on his world tour Smith
addressed more than 100 audiences
of altogether more than 100000
persons, in Europe and Asia, in the
interest of international peace.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
Defends the President.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
/ Judge by what the newspapers
are saying that many Republicans
are blaming their party. and espe-
cially the President, for the hard
times and for the strikes. 1t seems
to me this is unfair and unjust
Hard times are liable to come no
matter which party may be in con-
troll of the government. and the
President is not an absolute mon
arch and would not be justified in
usurping autocratic powers. though
many seem to think he ought to.
However. the Republican leaders
are to blame for this unjust criti-
cism. for they have carefully edu-
Gated the voters into the belief that
business is always good when their
party Is in power and the reverse
when the Democrats are In con-
troll.
The fact is we are reaching a
point where we must either take
a long step in the direction or
democracy or we will he likely to
take II leading the other way to-
ward imperialism. 1t seems the
logical thing to do is for the gov
ernment to buy all the coal mines
and railroads. then organize an in
dustrial army of enlisted men to
operate them. Treat the men well
and allow no strikes.
OF course 1t would cost more
than We feel able to pay. coming
just after such an expensive war.
ttf &N
government immensely to protect
the mines and the railroads SO that
they can be kept in operation. with
no prospect of any settlement of
the dispute, sooner or later that
is what will have to be done in
order to have coal and promote
business prosperity.
But as long as you don't believe
in government ownership of any,
thing, why cuss the President for
not getting us out of our trouble /?
He represents your family in this:
and probably neither of the old
parties will ever propose such a
great reform. and they who do will
be denounced as Socialists, anarch-
lists and. in short. all the other bad
names that can be used to work on
the pretudices of the people.
Again. IL We would agree to can
Gel all war debts. as has been sue-
gested. and persuade France to re-
move her foot from Germany's
neck, we would have reason to
hope for business prosperity for a
long time to come. But public
opinion will not listen to It.
There Is that scattereth and yet
increaseth; there IL that withhold
eth more than is meet. but Il
tendeth to poverty" (Bible.)
But then We are q great nation
and don't always have to do right.
IL we suffer the consequences of
our negligence we can just cuss the
President. Surely he should be of
some value to US as q scapegoat
PAPELcITo.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
Duty on Surgical Instruments
To the Editor. The Washington Herald.

io 'ne Editor. The Washington Herald:
Today In the Senate twenty-.ix
senators out of ffty-six who voted
cast their ballot in favor of a duty
on surgical and scientific instru-
ments.
AS Senator Underwood stated dur
ing the debate, the future of our
youth. the health of the nation
and, in fact, the very future of
our civilization depend on the poor
ly paid, self-sscrifcing men who
employ these Instruments in tn.
university hospitals and scientific In.
stitutions of the country. To put
a duty on. or to hamper in any
way the sale of these instruments
is blow at the very vitals of our
national life.
politics to decide upon. or for per-
sonal interest or greed to dictate
upon. 1t is wholly humanitarian
In Its nature and absolutely out
side of any debate.
Yet. twenty-six Senators voted TO
place this duty. The fact that they
were Republicans is not the fact
that impresses me. II they hac
all been Democrats IL would have
been Just as startling. But the
fact that one party lined up against
the other on this question as II
does on other questions such as the
Newberry question and others not
political in their nature. does
startle me.
What /. as a voteless. partyless
citizen of the District want to
know is this:
What does a man do with nj,
conscience when he goes into poll
tics? Does he have it removed like
his appendix when he becomes q
Senator? Where are the men who
put duty and honor above every
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
New York City
Day BY Day
By o. o. Mcintyre.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-The death
| watch has had a new thrill. Also
/ 1t has been furnished with q keen
bit of back scratching" by one of
New York's very astute showmen.
The men who compose the death
watch are the hard boiled. FIRST
night critics of the drama.
The other night as they sat wait
ing In their slumped-down attitude
of utter ennuf the big drop curtain
In the theater rolled up. Under
| meath 1t was another curtain that
presented the interior of the the
ater with all the dramatic critics
and first-nighters done in carica-
| ture.
Each was easily recognized by
the regulars, but for the uninitiated
the figures were numbered and
key was furnished in the program.
The caricatures were amazing like
nesses done by the inimitable John
Held. jr. The beaming Percy Ham
mond. the debonaire Alan Dale,
the soft-collared George Jean
Nathan and boyish, numbering Hey
wood Broun were all there.
To fill in the empty spaces the
|
were done in caricature. 1t was
the Kind of surprise that has the
wallop for those who delight to
| strut about the promenades at
opening performances 1t is rather
vain crew to say the least. and
this form of putting sent them into
rlOtous outbursts of applause.
There is no need saying that the
1 ut vArbb ,a&A
after all even critics are human.
| IT Is wise Snowman who knows
MS critics. For some years 1t has
been the habit of. theaters to
snatch word of praise or SO from
favorable reviews and emblazon
them on the facade with the
critics names underneath.
At least such advertising would
not tend to offend a dramatic re-
viewer. But the thing was over
done. Even the critics got tired of
IT, and in many instances refused
I permission simply because IT was
old stun, however, the caricature
curtain found responsive well
come.
Two of those 5 o'clock boulevard
| s' "Nh tHe lHeNltdDle telltale
I marks of high living. wandered
into a sodawater place near the
Central Park plaza the other after.
] noon.
DO you know" said one. cit
would be terrible to have anv NJ
our cronies see us in here?"
| u. 1t wouldn't be so bad" re-
| piled the other. because we are to-
gether. 1t is the solitary soda
water drinker who comes in and
oroods over his drink that is dan
gerous. He is the kind who will
moist couple of mixed frui,
drinks and then perhaps wind IN
| ALL"
Roy L. McCardeIl, the newsnaner
humorist. has won another prize
Ihis time his victory was over 400
| 700 competitors in a cootest con
Quoted by a chain of cigar stores
ior service slogan. McCardelrs
check calls for $4,000. McCardeu
started winning contest prizes back
IN 1911 and has been a consistent
winner ever since. His total cast
winnings. not including house
ana lot and big automobile. now
total s47.SO0. nv"
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19

thing else. II TO be a Republican
or Democrat means to swear al
legiance to party. to put party FIRST.
to set up party as a craven image
and fall down before Il and worship
IL. thank God. I belong to no party.
But, like other voteless citizens.
must stand idly by while the chosen
Representatives OF the political lead
ers of the two great parties sit In
the places OF the mighty and In
stead of using their great priv
ileges and powers to help <he weakl
punish the malefactors Of great
wealth and put a little considera- =
tion for the great middle classes
into their labors. they sell theih
birthright Of opportunity 20 do
great good for q mess OF political
pottsge.
~ err -1rn
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
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The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
The Spotlight
In Washington
By The Stroller.

N Contemporary Verse nnd
= Mary Z. wilkins Freeman pays
her dues to the Sunrise Club with
the following:
Listening to the great har-
monies but half heard.
with all esrth's beauty dark
ness for the stars.
than can; for all / can say 10 that
you can't beat that something that
grips you just before the dawn. ana
a lot more people than do should
be getting In on Il.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19

Dixon Merritt Is honeymooning in'
the Tennessee mountains. IL would
not be a honeymoon for Dix" any
place but the Tennessee mountains.
The ID. of A. will hobble along un-
til Dix" gets back. and maybe he
will come back with another "Peli-
can" Merritt is the boy who penned
the famous limerick about the pelI-
can that ate so much. Because of
that his place in the Hall Of Fame
is assured.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-06

he said, should have no tufsuence in their dealings ~ 'I for one" he remarked. "wouId much rather see Debs President ot the United States than Harding. Nev. ertheless l am willing to recognize Harding as the choice of the Ameri can people l think a statesman should put his personal feeling in his inside pocket and deal with the facts
 MT Joffe said that the Chinese and Mongolians in Mongolia had urged the Soviet government not to with circumstances there would be no i'm mediate withdrawal. On the other hand, the Chinese Foreign Office has epeatedly said that it desired imme- oiate withdrawal Hence. the Rus s an statement has a peculiar simi- larity to that of. Japan.
 Don't Claim Mongolia
 Joffe also maintained emphatically < hat Russia had no claim whatsoever upon Mongolia and that the conces- sions there were matters for the Chi nese and Mongolians to decide. Ameri- cans are directly interested in this matter. as several large mining con- eessions are held by them. In Chi nese circles it is asserted that Rus sia is holding Mongolia as a bargain ing point
 MT Joffe also maintained that one of the principal objects of his visit was to improve Chinese Russian rela- tionship and to promote the active friendship between these two coun- tries. He desired also to efface the bad Impressions made by the former 1sarist i'm perla ism
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-06
FATAL CONSISTORY DELAY DUE IN
 PART TO COMING U. 5. ELECTIONS

, keen and experienced observer in Washington during the election pe- riod.
 The Pope is firmly convinced that the real pacification of Europe can not be achieved unless the United | states intervenes, and is keeping a close watch upon the political trend in America. If a proper occasion arises it is probable that the Vatican may invite the United States to in tervene and take a lead in the restora- tion of Europe, but no such move will be taken until the Vatican is assured that there would be a favorable reply from the American administration. It is for this reason that the Vatican is anxious that it be represented in Washington by a trained observer who can properly interpret the trend of political events.
 There are some who hope that the United States and the Vatican, work
 ing to gether, may be able to achieve results where the statesmen of Europe
 have failed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-06
Oe D D Read Ct
AHsTe8eS ASSI

anese troops.
 Russia seeks only defensive meas ures now" he told International News Service correspondent, in an exclusive interview. We hope that Japan will cessfully conconc1ude a treaty with keep her word and that we may suc- tellectuals have suggested to me that China and Russia should com bine sainst Japan. We do not desire to com mbine against anyone We ask to be left alone. But we must defend ourselves against aggression, and this aggression has come from Japan, just as formerly it came from Poland. In both cases We have employed every means in our power to stop it.'' Strong Personality. MT Joffe is heavy set, with a high 'rehead and black, piercing eyes. He speaks with emphasis and makes sure of each point before going on. At the moment he was indignant at an in terview published that morning con- corning his visit to China, which all legged that he (Joffe) had concluded the Brest- Litovsk treaty between Germany and Russia.
 Why do they publish such unfair stetements?' he demanded. I was forced to go to Brest-Litovsk against my will and to be chairman of the negotiations. I was agaist the terms and said at the time that I would fight against it's being carried out. As an envoy of Russia to Berlin I did eHsrything in my power to annihilate | i''
 The educational party has wei comed Mr Joffe with much enthusi- asm. At a dinner given to him by the university heads the work Of the Russian revolutionaries was extolled. Many speeches were made commend ing the work of the Russian revoIu- tienaries. Tsai Yen-pei. one of the promoters of the recent anti-Chris- ton movement, said that Russia was China's teacher and that the Chinese had most to learn from the present Soviet government The more ad- vanced Chinese intellectual class has already marked leanings toward Boi- sheyism-
 Deplores Prejudice. 5 Mrs. Joffe depiored the prejudice< which other nations had toward the present ruling class of Russia This.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-06

Army at Scott Field, near here. MT Stevens, in 1902. made the first dirigi- ble flight in this country.
 The dirigibles, MT. Stevens said will range in size from the small west pocket type to mammoth ma chimes carrying from 10 to 20 mo tors.
 The dirigibles of the future will have pontoons," he asserted, land the water will be helpful for landing places. The machines of the future will carry from 10 to 20 motors. The compartments in the large airships will be equipped with safety berths. The touching of a button by the com mander will cause every passenger to descent towards earth at the same time Each berth will have all nec- essary equipment for landing and floating it's passengers to safety.
 The army of the future will travel through the air and it will be noth- ing to see a thousand or more men transported at one time 1u one ma chine believe it is only a mat ter of a short time when one-third of the population of this country will be flying all sorts of aerial contrivances, and we will have a. .yest-pockets size dirigible for those who don't care to own large craft.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-06
By GUGLIELMO EMANUEL
International News Service Staff Cor
 r.asrnr1dnIlf

Rome, Oct. 6-Forthcoming cleo tfons in the United States are par tially responsible for the Vatican de- lay in holding the long expected con sistory, according to well-founded re- ports in Rome.
 Pope Plus XI. will consecrate in the consistory a number of new red hats" and among these is certain ito be Monsignor Bonzano, the present Apostolic Delegate to the United States, and it is understood that the Pope is unwilling to call Monsignor Bonzano from Washington until after the elections are over.
 The Vatican, it is explained, has no dream of influence in American politics, but inasmuch as the Pope believes that the United States is the keynote in any scheme for justification of Europe, it is be- Iieved that the Vatican should have