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The Washington herald., 1922-05-02

IN URCHASE of home involves inconsider-
able struggle for the average Washington
family.
First the initial payment must be saved Then
the family income and outlay must be itemized care
fully determine whether the monthly installments
can be met Sometimes it is found that these sums
can be paid by most rigid economy in living ex-
penses-but with almost nothing left for emcr-
sencics. Under such circumstances courage is
quired to buy home. The worker risks all his
savings the prospect of continued good health
and steady pay for number of years.
Without warning comes notification that the
home owner must pay from $50 to $500 year in
additional taxes in order retain his title. Already
his resources strained to the utmost. His hair
is gray with problems of petty domestic expense.
How to buy pair Of shoes for the baby is
momentous question when the money is needed
TO pay other bills. He has been storing nickes and
pennies all the month to meet the telephone bill.
Such news well might prove the last straw. He
knows way to obtain the required money. He
faces the impossible. All his hopes and his dreams
defeated by this last bill which he had not
pected and had made provision for in his pre-
Nious calculations
The burden OF any extra taxation for the Dis
trict of Columbia would fall most heavily such
men. This fact alone should cause members of the
conference committee of Congress to reflect soberly
when the District appropriations bill is sent back
to them for reconsideration, as are confident it
will be-
When homes acquired the purchasers calcu-
late definite rate of taxation. Any increase in
this is an unforeseen contingency. Such might be
tragic for many a man whose family now is housed
comfortably in bungalow, cottage two-story
house in some good residential neighborhood
Sach a cannot remain blind to his own
interests in the present emergency which faces the
District OF Columbia. Through his local citizens
association, through any fraterna order to which he
belongs through any trade body with which he
is affiliated he has opportunity to voice vigorous
protest If he knows personally any member of
Congress he make his influence felt. Upon his
personal endeavor may depend the whole eventual
outcome He has opportunity to work for his
own salvation.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
Child Crusaders." /"

DITY for the group of shabby children now in
i Washington to plead for the liberty of their
imprisoned fathers is not unmixcd with misgivings
Do they know what they are here for? Are
they not victims of wise and worldly propagandists
who take unfair advantage of the universal love for
little ones? Few OF these children ever have seen
their fathers Most of these are in Jail for acts
committed during time. What do the pathetic
little crusaders for "daddies" who never have
petted their curly heads, never have held them on
their knees? The whole affair savors of shallow and
unjusthed sentimentalism.
After all, presume, the government would
be doing poor service to of these children by
the release of their fathers There NAV be political
prisoners in the United States who are worthy and
fatherly men, capable of earning a good living for
their families. Such if such there be, are cxcep-
tional cases. Many of this type is lazy,
errstc, and unable to work steadily That has
been the record have established in the past
and there is no reason to expect them to do better
in the future.
We hope the children have a good time in
Washington These poor little waits of humanity
stir the pity OF everyone. But there is no occa-
sion for weeping or making long, solemn, sentmen-
tai speeches them. They will feel much bet
ter if people smile kindly at them and give them
sweetbits. They arc having the adventure of their
lives. When they return to their homes they will
be little heroes and heroines to the other children
with, whom they play.
The people who brought them here we believe
are guilty of unscrupuous flag waving They
should be told, for ALL that the American people
have passed out OF the stage of war psychology.
Facts not impulses, are required to sway them
Some very worthless are the fathers of
pretty children. This is for their offenses
nor reason why their prison should be short
ened. We have yet to hear of any who evaded
service in the tried to embarrass the gov
ernment because of his children. Such case might
deserve some consideration
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
Likes SimOnds' Articles.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Why pick on Frank II. Simonds
when the master mind OF world poll
tics. David Lloyd George, voices
the desperate situation confronting
Europe and tells the press, SO visit
fully. how he wishes America were
at Genoa? Pessimism seems to he
coming in as the cry of militarism
is going out, and going fast since
the influences working on pacifstic
emotionalism are being uncovered,
and show that even so ideal pur-
pose as stilling the earth in peace
can interest those sordid and in
sidious underground workers ever
seeking to bore from within and
with smiles and applause help the
good work of weakening our de-
fensive strength along.
Frank Simonds needs no defense
and il causes one to smile over the
uncticus phrase OF his adviser that
during the late war he did excel
lent service" The modesty of Mt.
S;monds would still ones hand from
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
The .Arbuckle Case.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
The Cavalier" has set a worthy
example of charitable criticism on
the Arbuckle case. His pictures
would not be any worse now than
they were before his large-lettered
advertising in featuring in so SEN
sational a murder case. 1t would
scarcely be encouraging better
morals In the mind Of the public
to further commercialize his wide
ly known misfortune. 1t Is the
only safe method of teaching to
show the rising generation that
success is a result of right habits
of living.
Edgar Allan Poe certainly did
not reap a financial reward from
the world for his genius. Much of
his life was spent in abject want.
His dissipation was not used as a
means to increase his financial
success. If he were living in this
age through wise dictatorship his
talent would very probably have
been utilized to much greater ad-
vantage and success to himself and
the public.
Most so-called sin is merely lack
Of the strength of will to keep in
proper balance overdcveloped men
tai stimulation. J. X, T..
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02

writing that he was "the one mill
tary observer writing in the daily
press who had a thorough. studied
and comprehensive equipment to
comment on the world war opera
tions and their significance"
Mr.. Simonds, II may not be gen
orally known. was a faddist on mill
tary operations and studied all the
great battles OF the war5 in his own
country and abroad for diversion,
never imagining the fad would be
OF use to him in his. editorial work.
Then the great war broke and found
him with the finest equipment to
write of its maneuvers from Y
background Of a life's interested
and devoted study Cor that study's
sake.
Mr.. Simonds. like every human.
makes his proportion of mistakes:
but on the whole he is conservative
in his estimates and would rather
be correct than score the greatest
news beat" i'm newspaper history.
He will check-up, If one takes the
trouble 20 preserve his srea; arti-
cles. perhaps 95 per cent pure as a
reporter. On his past work his
reputation for accuracy and under
standing is secure. F. J. B.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
Opposes Bonus,

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
According TO the papers an
American Legion post in Idaho is
attacking Senator Borah very
the bonus question
In my opinion, and I am an eX-
service man. the Senator is perfectly
right in his position. / wish there
were more men with his moral
courage in the House and Senate.
With the country facing a prob
able Treasury deficit of s50O.00O. .0O0
for the coming year. counting only
regular governmental expenses, now
is a mighty poor time to vote an
additional expenditure of several
billion dollars ] am convinced that
most of the legislators reel this way
about IL, but are Tror-stricken by
the thoughts of a solid American
Legion vote against anyone who
opposes the bonus.
The demand of the American
Legion for a bonus is entirely out
of harmony with the spirit of self
sacrificing patriotism that animated
the manhood and womanhood OF
America during the war. 1t prob
ably accounts for the fact that less
than 90 per cent Of the eN-sedvice
men are American Legion members.
Not only is this demand out of
harmony with a spirit OF true pa
triotism. but ii is absolutely at odds
with the spirit of the constitution
of the American Legion itself.
firmly believe. and ] have talked
with many eX-service men about il,
that IL the proposition of 2 bonus
were left to vote Of all the ex-
service men. il would be rejected
by a large majority. Most Of the
boys are proud to have served their
country in time Of need and arc
unwilling to have a cash value
placed on that service. 1 do not
even think that the bonus has the
support of the majority Of the rank
and file of the legion members.
II il were possible to tax the war
profiteers and use the money to pay
the boys a bonus il would not he so
Objectionable. No tax was ever con-
ceived. however. that was not paid
by the working man in the end.
"EN-SERN1CE MAN
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02


by law? f'-IE' FOREIGNER.
The immisration restriction bill, operative
til June 30, 1922. limits the number Of aliens ads
missible to cent Of the number OF the par
I tIcular nationality in each case resident In the
Flaw excepts government employees their families
and servants visitors for pleasure or business and
Gees of citizens, applicants for citizenship and per-
sons eligible to citizenship by service in the United
1917, and November H. 1918. The law was enacted
May 10. 1921.
SYNDICATE WORK.
10 the Friend of Peopis: 3D.
syndicates to whom can send songs. poems and
stories am cripple and have taken up this
kind Of work for making living. l.. r. L.
The George Matthew Adams Service. s West
10th street. New York City; World Color Printing
Company, 1o1 Lucas avenue. ST Louis, Mo: Inter
ling Feature Syndicate, 241 West Fifty eighth
street. New York City. or the Public Ledger Syn
dicate' Independence Square, Philadelphia. Pa.
POPULATION OF U. 5.
What is the total population of the United
States? What was the total population in 1910?
The total population Of the United States in
iS sceOrS%E to 'hf fs!s %ord i. a.
manac
ANTI-BLUE LAW LEAGUE.
Is there an "Anti-Blue Law leasue?" have
heard there is such league, Where is Its head
quarters? II. E. N.
The Anti-Blue Law League of America, Sec
retary F. C. Daily. Bond Rvilding
DENOMINATIONS IN UNITED STATES.
To Friend o People:
Will you please inform how many re-
ligons we have in the United States? o. E.
Church reports show 11o denominations in
the United States.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
Quotes from Shakespeare.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
When l was boy I once wa.
lying on some shavings in the
autumn sun. An old friend eau
toned me to get in the shade lest
the hot sun shining on one side of
me while the other side was cool
should give me chills and fever.
The incident faded from my mind
until quite recently in reading In
the works called Shakespeare" the
play CT "Troilus and Cressida," scene
3. I found the following:
And danger, like an ague, subtly
taints,
Even then. when we sit idly in the
sum-"
This is not only another instance
OF the almost infinite information
which the author of that work pos
sessed. in the realm of earthly ex-
perience. but raises a doubt as to
the germ theory of the origin o.
malaria. For IL the disturbance OF
the circulation of the blood and the
consequent impairment of some
glandular function can be caused by
the prolonged unequal heating OF
different parts OF the surface of the
body, sufficient to cause chills and
fever. as / know from my persona,
experience 1t can, where does the
germ get in?
WILLIAM TINDAIJ
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
MORE INDICATIONS OF
POTASH IN TEXAS.

The discovery OF potash In not
able amounts in new area in
Texas has been announced by the
L. S. Geological Survey. The new
discovery is brought TO light
through the analysis by the survey
OF drill cuttings collected from the
Santi Rita No. ] we'll drilled by
the Texon Oil and Land Company.
in the southwest corner oS Reagan
County, Texas. Most Of the sam
pies contained no potash worth
noting. but the sample which, sc-
cording to the driller's log. was
taken from bailings after drilling
from 115O 10 1855 feet. contained
the equivalent of 2I6 per cent OF
K2O: that from HIS TO 11Se feet.
SOS per cent: 1l55 to 1855 feet. 5.6s
per cent; 1865 to 1878 feet. 800
per cent: 1875 to 1888 feet. C5s
per cent: 1888 10 1898 feet, T.ss per
cent: 1898 to 1900 feet, zoo per
cent: 1910 to 1916 feet, EOS per
cent: and 1916 to 1928 feet. s.2a
per cent K2O. This. the richest or
: the samples. indicates 10.7S per
cent OF K2O in the soluble salts
when one gram of the dry rock Il
I dissolved in 100 &C OF water.
/ The well was drilled by standard
rig. Accordingly the amount OF
salt taken in solution by the water
used in the process OF drilling and
] bailing is not known. Therefore
these cuttings, while significant as
I disclosing the presence OF potash
| salts in this region, which IS l2o
miles from the Means No. / well in
] Loving County and fifty-fiye miles
from the Bryant well in Midland
County. where also. according to
previous announcements of the sur
vey, potash deposits are present.
do not furnish adequate informa-
/ tion as to either the precise thick
ness of the potash beds nor the
richness Of any considerable thick
ness of salts penetrated by the
drill. Core drillinC Is needed to
! furnish definite information.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
Danger AT Play.

~HILDREN at the Abbot School are in con-
~ slant danger from traffic during play hours,
according to article in yesterdays Herald, writ
ten by competent observer. He bases his state
ment on personal investigation during the recess
period aud the word of the anitor. There is one
other viewpoint from which the same conclusion
ran be reached Every automobile driver who
passes this building knows how bad the situation is
He testify TO the truth of The Herald's picture
Children at play in the street are almost certain
TO meet with misfortune later. A con-
slant stream of automobiles passes this school at
every hour during the day. The average driver
may be careful and take especial precautions when
passing group Of children. But an unfortunate
percentage are reckless and without much regard
for the safety of others.
The school janitor said to The Herald man:
.It is just luck that somebody hasn't been killed
here long ago" Luck does not last forever While
is impossible either keep the children off the
street to close the way traffic during certain
hours the danger will continue, with tragedy ever
closer in prospect. The auto driver himself should
protest against such conditions. Through no fault
OF his own he may some day face charge of man.
Slaughter after crushing out the life of child
There is practically no playground space at the
Abbot School Children must play. If they can
hnd no other place they bound to play in the
Streets. Teachers or janitors can hardly prevent
this.
The Herald mans additional conclusion that the
school is hretrap might escape the notice of the
general public who cannot see the interior of the
building. But the play conditions are an open book
to anyone who has occasion to pass the building.
Eventually means will be found to remedy
them. In the meantime mothers and fathers with
little in this school can only pray Cor a
continuaon of luck" 1t is tickle thing on which
to base any confidence but it may last until some
new form of school administration in the District
makes way for permanent remedy for such dis
graceful conditions.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
Another View of SimOnds.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Though I may be absolutely in
error l am in full accord with the
letters in your column taking issue
with the articles of the correspond
ent, Frank Fl. Simonds. 1t is as IL
we wished to give the old skeleton
another shake to go back to his war
correspondence stuff, but allow me
this indulgence.
During the war I happened to be
in a remote part of the world, where.
due to time taken for the dispatch OF
mails. Simonds' articels were read
from thirty to forty days after they
were published in the States. In
these ponderous articles he made
many prophecies Che had to, for
he had won his reputation as such)
for from one day to one month or
more in the future. Now. when
these delayed articles were read by
myself and others in the community
the set time for such and such fore
casted event had come and gone.
which allowed us the opportunity
to check up on his prophecies ana
dates. owe received daily cable
dispatches.) In this way we diff
fered from those who read his arti-
cles as soon as published only to
forget them upon reading some sub
seQuent article by the same author.
1 for one checked up a good
many such forecasts to discover
that he was correct, say once
out of five. As a matter Of
fact his false summaries and de-
ductions grew tiresome and dull
and his articles were tossed aside.
1t would be probably of some in
terest to his followers to obtain
his articles for a year back or
so, re-read them and wonder.
Now this is not written with
any malicious intent nor in de-
probation of his ability-no human
could do better-and as. Mr. Pierce
in your column writes, his dire
predictions (and they are usually
dire) are "sewed up" with a profu-
sion Of ~alibis leaving easy avenues
of escape for his reputation. The
trouble Is that the overgullible
public has put such weight upon
the poor mans observations and
created about him an unreal. un-
canny foresight that he feels some-
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
When the Great Die.

ITO FORMER members of the A. E F. few
i names are known better than that of Gen
McAndrcw. His untmcly death removes ono of
the conspicuous figures Of the world war.
AS commandant of the Army War College this
distinguished officer has filled prominent place in
the life of Washington since he returned from
France. But he will owe his permanent place in
history to the work he accomplished as Chief of
Staff to Gen. Pershing.
1t is difficult to overestimate the tasks which
confronted the little group OF American officers who
sailed for France in the spring of 1917 to lay the
foundations for the nations participation in the
war; They met the most tremendous difficulties
military men of the United States ever had been
called upon to overcome. That they did so without
serious undue sensationalism must remain
tribute to their genius
They found themselves obliged to arrange for
the maintenance of 100000 men in a strange land
to feed, clothe and equip them, and to make salts
factory arrangements with the allied armies with
whom they must cooperate. Upon Gen. Mean
drew fell the responsibility for many of these tasks
All OF these men stand out giants in the history
of American military operations. .'s
Most of them, we hope, will live to render their
country many more years of distinguished service
When of them dies distinct void is left in the
life of the nation.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
CHINA GOVERNED
BY STUDENT CLASS

The new China will be democratic.
"It will enter the modern Western
world not by borrowing from Eu-
ropean civilization. but by making
its own contribution"
These are the assertions OF DR..
Peng Chun Chang, peoples represen-
tative from the city OF Tientsin at
the Washington conference. who Is
now lecturing in this country.
within fifty years China will be-
come the most important producing
as we'll as the most important con-
Stunning nation of the world" he con-
tinues, land only through the growth
Of China can the industrial devel-
opment of the United States and Eu-
rope hope to continue.
IF Japan's contention that the Chi
nese are not At to govern them
selves be allowed and japan should
be permitted to fulfill her desire to
60 into China and rule. within a
few years all the Japanese would
be Chinese.
IAN understanding of China must
be based on the fundamental fact
that China in reality is governed
not by the militarists and not by
the financial powers. but by her stu
dent LIass. No government ever has
or ever will be able to exist with
out the support OF this student body.
ITO sell clothes to a man who has
no clothes or to a man who gets
his clothes from others Is easier than
to sell them to a man in the habit
of making his own. It Is easy to
effect reforms in the Philippines,
which had nothing. and in Japan,
which has always borrowed from
somebody. generally from us. But
the Chinese mind is Independent and
hard to train.
"In 1911 the student body begsi,
the changes which are now taking
place in China. This body is striv-
ing to give the Chinese a demo-
cratic government, and new ntera-
ture. art and poetry. Despite tent
porary setbacks. the democratic prin-
ciple will continue to grow as the
failures OF Yuan's imperial coup and
the attempt to restore the Manchus
proves.
Should the Chinese scholars ever
forget the simple lesson they learned
long ago. that a war benefits no
one, victor or vanquished, you will
see growing out OF that quarter Of
the worlds population the most dam
eerous armed force in all historp.
But do not believe the students
will ever forget the lesson.
"And in the future hope to see
on the opposite sides. Of the Pacific
two friendly and peaceful republics
in which the destiny Of the world
viii rest"
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02

WAsHINGTONy BIRTHDAY.
10 The Friend Of the People,
washington. Birthday legal Holiday Day Il -PS The
State OF Minnesota. READER
1t is
.RoCKY KANsAs.-
To settle dispute. will you please tell me the
nationality OF Rocky Kansas the fighter. what
Rocky Kansas is an Italian American His
real name is Rocco Tozze.
IMPORTATION ON GENEALoGY.
To the Friend Of the People:
VIII you please tell through the columns
erae ea yeur '% eOnceenns early
families. c. " E.
See the American Genealogical Society You
& sae Ss1 Of manussTpts at the Library
Of Congress.
SUPPRESSION OF oDOR.
To the Friend Of the People:
have a COW hide grip the odor from which
sa the odo9 naTs s. o ye
suppress the odor? C. D.
Buy weak formaldehyde candle and follow
the instructions the bottle.
NUMBER OF TELEPHONES.
To the Friend Of the People:
country? PARTY J.
The total number of telephones. without re-
sard 9wpe @ IN use II sas SeS 10
eight persons or every two families
AUGUST 10. 1897. TUESDAY.
To o People:
What day was August 10. 1897? READER.
Tuesday
DATE OF ASH WEDNESDAY.
l. On what date did the first day of Lent-Asb
March s. A. J. r.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
$500 Damage AUGrd
For Injuries Is Upheld

Property owners are responsible
for injuries resulting from mis-
takes in plumbing in property d.
rectly under their control. accord
ing to a decision yesterday by the
Court of Appeals in upholding a
verdict of $4,000 damages in favor
Of J. Leo Hanlon and his wife. Mrs,
Mary A. T.
Mrs. Hanlon. who, with her hus-
band occupied apartment 11S in
East Wardman Courts on March
25, 1917, was badly burned by steam
coming from a bathroom pipe which
should have contained cold water
The jury awarded Mrs. Hanlou
$4,000 for her injuries and awarded
her HUSBAND $500 for the loss Of her
services. Wardman appealed, but the
Appellate Court now holds that he
must pay.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
Demands Action.
10 the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
In Asia" OF May, 1922, is an ac-
count of what our government has
done in Siberia, by Charles II. Smith,
our representative Oh the Inter-
allied Russian Relief Commission
OF Russia. The statements made by
him Of our State Departments hand
in helping Kolchak and Semenofs
atrocities in Russia are fairly in
credible. and, IL true, demand ac-
ton at once on the part Of Mr..
Hughes. He cannot be silent under
these specific charges against the
officialism of his Russian division
now serving him as it did Lansing
and Colby. AMOS ALLEN.