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The Washington herald., 1922-07-03
What Has Administration
Done for Dorothy?
To the Editor, The Washington Herald:

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
Have been keeping in good spirits
right along while reading your little
columns. but when some little fat
headed, bobbed- haired finale hopper
who signs its name Dorothy Ditto
comes along with some misleading
stuff and assaiis our Mr. Wilson. a
man whom no American could
assail and call him or herself a real
American, ] just have to open my
mouth up wide and yell right out loud.
You're no American-or you haven't
any brains" ] just want to ASK this
Ditto one little question: Did Mr..
Wilson approve OF veto the Volstead
act? / know you are wrong on that
subject; the others i know nothing
about as l was too busy fighting for
my country at the time. When you
chain a mules feet to the ground and
stick him with a PIN. you can't ex-
pect to get kicked: that was the way
with Mr.. Wilson's last administration
Is you so want TO call II that: but IL
looks like Mr.. Wilson hands were
tied behind his back and the admin
fstration which Is still In force. with
the exception OF Mr.. Wilson. was re-
sponsible for all Of Dorothy Ditto's
grievances. She called Mr.. Wilson's
administration a fizzle: l think we
will have to look up a new name for
the present. What has the present
administration done? know one
thing IL has done-saved Dorothy Dit
to's little government job.
BLACKJACK.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03
Industry and Poesy.

IRON the surface OF Scotch highland lakes has
risen for centuries the ghostly mist out of
which poets and novelists have fantasies
which enrich world literature. From Dunbar to
Sit Walter Scott the blue "heeland lochs" have
figured in Scotch poetry and romance. Something
supernatural charges the atmosphere about them
An the old Celtic superstitions linger about their
haunted shores and green isles. Among them the
tourist is in the heart of elder days. White spec
tiers float about, witches gather the mountain
lawns banshees scream in the country graveyards,
and fairies dance.
1t is difficult indeed to associate these misty
lakes of the with industry. Yet there is
now before the British House of Commons bill
which would empower a Scotch electrical company
to harness the power of IS lochs and o5 small
lalces supply electricity in parts of
ties. If this will make living more comfortable
in THE highland villages it certainly is justified
No amount of poetry and romance take the
place Of electric lights, electric cookers, and cleo
trically driven machinery. The Scotch farmer or
weaver may be proud indeed of Dunbar, of Ram
say, Of Hogg, of Ferguson, of Burns, of Stevenson
and all the rest But he would be justified in
ieeiing prouder still of the material comforts of
life which electrical civilization has made possible
for, him.
But there is a definite provision in .the bill
that the natural beauty Of the lakes cannot be in
jured by the industrial operations Such condi-
ton Is worth while. Hard-headed contractors will
do-their work in the cheapest and most direct way,
regardless of the wealth of historic association they
arg destroying, unless there is some restraining
measure. There is little to suppose that
the lakes cannot be harnessed without making them
eyesores
But in any event something of the antique
color will be gone forever when these waters are
utilized. These lakes never again will be quite the
same as those whose romance appealed to the
poets The wonderful benefits of electricity cannot
be- had without sacrifice Doubtless there
viii be silly protest among sentimental literary
enthusiasts throughout Great Britain. They will
consider the work desecration of affairs. One
is boand to recall how bitterly Wordsworth in his
old age objected to the intrusion of steam railroads
into the Cumberland hills, which associated so
closely with his poetry.
But, after all, civilization cannot be halted by
poets. Far grander poems written in terms of
driying-whees in the twentieth century than
Shakespeare ever dreamed about.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03

Weeks, that Congress is at the low
est ebb In its history Whether or
not Congress adjourns on Friday,
the taxpayers have to pay their
salaries anyhow. so the cost figure
doesn't mean anything. But Vaile
says he arrived at IL by computing
the hosrs lost in three days. His
figure comes to s2sl,ss6. There are
now AIS members of the House.
When you divide the first number
by the last number you get In round
numbers ss4s. or s216 per day.
Hence, Vale ngures that the time
OF Representatives is worth f2ls y
DAY. They are actually paid in ex-
cess os $50 a day. Therefore. n
Secretary Weeks is right. the coun-
try is in for a terrible time re-
garding its Congresses. 1t seems
To be doughtful that you can set
better men to serve. Here is Vaile.
s21s a day man. working for his
country at $50. and still. according
to Secretary Weeks. Vaile and his
associates are. IL not dubs. only
barely removed from dubdom. ]
weep for my country. II. r.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03
The New Dances.

To the Editpr, The wsshington Herald:
/ cNnot let the statements made
l.y "Nineteen-Fourteen" regarding
what he calls the "vulgarity" Of the
Collegiate" dance pass unchal.
lenged. He has criticized most Sc
verely one of the most popular
dance steps OF recent years, and
one wonders IL he has attempted
to find out for himself Just what
the dance is, by learning the step.
i have been dancing the ballroom
dances since before the time of the
tango (which may not seem very
long to some people. but / am sure
Is long enough to have experience
from which TO draw my opinions).
My own experience is that the Col
legiate dance is rht most graceful
of any dance of the last few years
Il have found much more rhythm
and grace in this dance than even
the waltz While / admit thai the
two are danced to different time,
and many may say that they cannot
>e compared, to me they are very
s<milar. The waltz kas always been
considered the graceful" dance,
and when performed by experts Il
has all the beauty of movement
that has been said of IL. But three
fourths of the dancers you will find
are not good waltzers-they can
dance a quicker dance much better,
and here is where the Collegiate
has the advantage Of the waltz. II
has the same graceful and easy
movement that the waltz has. but
is danced to time that 10 slower
than the ordinary fox-trot, yet is
quicker than the waltz. The Col
legiate. in my humble opinion, is
more OF what could he called a
typical ballroom step than that of
even the waltz.
OF course there are those who
exert themselves unduly Will.
dancing this dance-but extremists
will be found dancing every kind
of dance. just as they are found
in every walk of life. and some
times It is hard to Justify those who
make unsightly what should he
very, lovely-and satisfying to look
on. But ] think that the propor-
tion of these EXTREMISTS" Is very
small compared to those who dance
for the pleasure Of graceful. easy
movement of the body to music.
II 'Nineteen-Fourteen had
danced them all. as I have Cfrom
the tone OF his letter one would
judge that he has not kept pace
with the progress of the dance)-
had he tangoed and camel-walked.
and danced all the popular dances
down to the toddle and the Cake
Eater" steps. he would realize that
the collegiate" is a real relief
from them all. and Is the beginning
Of the return to normally" In
dancing.
May I suggest to ''Nineteen-FCdr-
teen" that he first try out the Col
lesiste" step. and at least learn
what an entrancingly graceful and
delightful dance IL Is. then perhaps
he could criticize with better Judg-
ment. ONE WHO DANCES.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03

HOW DISTRICT GOT ITS NAME
To the People:
Kindly publish the answer to ., the foll9wi1s S ing
iumba"< come aboutg W. n. %
The hrst official mention of the District Is in
letter of the original Commissioner dated lated
s.s is M rsae a Ms district snfs ss be
the the or % TSs aRe the ns Of Il.
inston in The Territory Of Columbia. They had
no specinc authority OF law to name the Federal
'.The Territory s'' of Columbia" as the name ior
Stuart. and Daniel Carroll II not until
1871 that Congress directly legislated on the
bill providing for a government for the Dis
trict Of Columbia. clause in the bill gave
Federal district
DEGREES CONFERRED IN AMERICA.
To the Friend Of People,
breviations. a list Of ali degrees which are
ferred by American institutions of learning
Bachelor of Arts A. B.: Master Of Arts, A:
Divinity. B. D.: Bachelor of Library Science
B: Z. s.: Bachelor of Music. B. Mus; Bachelor
Bachelor OF Scientific Agriculture. B. s. A. Civil
Engineer. c. E.: Bachelor of Literature. Lit B.:
Il B.; Doctor Of Laws, IL; D.; Master Of Laws
Ii NJ: Master of Arts, NJ. A.; Doctor of MEDICINE
Philosophy, Pm D.; Doctor of Divinity. s. T. D.
Professor OF Theology, s. 7. p; Doctor of Canon
and Civil Law, u. J. ID.
Primary CoIor--
People,
VIII you please tell me, through your interest
ing column how many primary colors there are
Modern artists claim that red. yellow and blue
are the primary colors. Thomas Young an old
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03

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Japan wants peace. She realizes
her policy of aggression is wrong.
China is eager for trade with the
United States" These are frst-hand
views of Isaac Marcosson.
Marcosson, war correspondent and
magazine contributor, has returned
to the United States after nearly FIVE
months in China and Japan, where
he went to study the economic and
political consequences OF the WASH
ington conference.
In China he was an observer on
both war fronts. northern and south
ern. He interviewed Hsu Shih Chang,
retiring president: ii Yuan Hung, the
new president. and Sun Yat Sen, until
recently president OF Southern China.
II am convinced that Japan. so far
as her foreign policies are concerned.
is undergoing a decided change OF
heart. She has discovered that her
policy Of aggression and forcefui PEN
etration Is a huge mistake. The best
evidence of Japan's right-about-face
is her new attitude toward China. The
Washington conference made it i'm
possible for her to continue her old
policy Of corruption and intimidation.
China. however. still suspects
Japan. and 1 feel certain that not
until the last Of the 'twenty-one de-
mands' Is removed will there be any,
thing like real friendship between
these two countries. No man can
travel over the Far East without re-
alizing that political and economic
peace in the Orient depends on close
economic cooperation between China
and Japan. but 1t Is up to Japan to
take the frat
What surprised me most in ia
pan was the undoubted growth of
liberalism. The Washington con-
terence greatly strengthened the
hand of the Liberals and helped
them in their fight against mill
tarism and. more concretely, dras-
tic army reduction. The Japanese
| army Is much too top-heavy, ard
Is "a burden on the people.
Il have never believed that thore
was ever any real danger of war
between Japan and the United
states and now l am more than
ever convinced. Whatever Japan
said or did in the matter of war
preparation against us was nothing
else than a bluff. Japan lacks the
vital economic resources with which
TO wage war on the scale that II is
waged today. 1t would be economic
suicide. and the Japanese are hav-
ing all the business troubles they
want. The country Is marching to-
ward an economic crisis in which
a panic Is among the near rossIbili-
tes.
There never was a time when
America had . larger opportunity
to enhance her prestige. In China
especially there is deep gratitude
for the washington conference. The
fact that we have not been land
grabbers in China adds to our popu-
larity.
Under the China trade act
American business men In China are
enabled to, compete on a better be-
sis than ever and China wants to do
business with u.s.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03
Pollution of the Potomac.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
While there has been much dis
cussion of late in regard to the po-
luton of Rock Creek because of the
danger arising therefrom to those
who may drink it's waters or bath
in them. yet no attention appears to
be given the vastly greater evil and
danger, namely, the pollution of the
Potomac River through the sewer
age of the entire city being delib-
erately and Intentionally carried
into II all these years.
Besides the inevitable pollution of
the Tidal Basin. where so many of
the youth OF the city bath. ] believe
shown by medical authorities that
the disease germs. always present in
sewerage matter. may be carried in
streams mary miles from the point
where IL is deposited. and hence. the
waters of such streams are not only
dangerous to drink and bath in> but
the fish that are caught in them are
dangerous to eat.
The inquiry. therefore. arises why
is this pollution of our beautiful Po-
tomac permitted by the authorities
of the National Capital now claimed
to be the model city of the world
when the obnoxious evil could DE
discontinued through the adoption
of the more modern system of sew
erage disposal which is now in sue
cessful operation in many European
cities?
Should we not also follow the fur
ther example of these cities by con-
verting our sewage into a valuable
fertilizer. to be used on the impov-
erished lands within and contiguous
to the District?
WILLIAM SMALL.
1915 Euclid street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03
Enforcing Petty Laws.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
The most excellent cartoon by Mr..
Darling In The Herald should be
studied very carefully by the major
and superintendent of police and all
Of his force. This cartoon portrays
truth" not fiction" l have yet to
see a taxi-driver arrested, yet they
are constantly breaking traff1c laws,
especially the law as to speeding.
once saw a truck driver arrested and
I've been curious ever since to know
now such thing could happen. The
ofher day ! tried to have one arrested
Tor breaking the parking law. but the
policeman apologized for him. Had
broken the. parking law one-tenth
SO much should have enjoyed a visit
10 the Traffic Court. Such conditions
as SO well pictured by Mr.. Darling
make Reds" out of good citizens and
disgust those Of us who would uphold
the law and desire to have respect for
the omcers Of the law.
JUSTICE.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03
Position of Flag.
To the Editor. The washinston Herald

To the Editor. The washington Herald:
With regard to the position OF the
flag, when suspended or draped, a
a Scout of Troop 2, in the open
Court letters of June IS Is correct.
There Is an diverse and a re-
verse side of the flag. The diverse
side is shown when the flag is de-
picted in its normal position. with
she hoist to the left hand and the
fly to the right. when there is an
Inscription or an emblem. whether
upon the national or other flag. II is
shown upon the diverse side as
above indicated. as in the case Of
inscriptions, etc.
Now when the flag is dropped TO
vertical position. with the stan
horizontal, in the case of the ma
tional flag. the union is in the upper
right-hand corner. and when draped
In a vertical position against a fiat
surface. with only one side in view.
II should be thus displayed
On occasions when fags Are hung
out on both sides of the street the
observer. in passing. will note that
the hags to his left have each its
diverse side in view, while those to
MS right show the reverse side.
C.w.H.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03
WISE FARMERS MAXI
MONEY FROM NUTS.

Native nuts. not the two-legged
variety. locked up and at large. but
the kind that grow on trees. are
very valuable farm by-products
which should be cultivated so as to
produce the best quality in the
largest quantities. says the L. S.
Department Of Agriculture.
Black walnut. hickory and pecs n
trees are Of economic Importance
on account OF the nuts produed as
well as for the woods. Every tree
intended for quantity production Of
nuts should have plenty OF space.
Trees should be spaced from S1ty
to 100 feet apart A fertile soil
that Is reasonably moist IL best
and well-drained clay loan the
most desirable. Nut trees do not
come true TO seed and the only way
to reproduce a variety or an iden-
tical type is by grating or bud
ding.
one-tenth to one-seventh OF all
cloth now manufactured in Ger
many Is made OF cotton waste.
W. D.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03
Anglo-Saxon Blood.

To the Editor. The wsshington Herald:
Noting The Heralds recent edi-
torial statement that mot one
American citizen in twenty can
claim pure Anglo-Saxon heritage"
inquired as to the descent OF
thirty-two persons employed in the
same office. ! found that twenty
two of them are of English or
Scotch origin. Two Of the twenty
two know that they are Of straight
English descent in both male and
female lines. Two are descendants
of the Mayfiower. One is a descen-
dant of the governors, of Massachu-
setts Bay colony. Five of the
twenty-five know that they are de-
scendants of the Revolution.
MARY woLCoTT DURHAM.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03
Moral Issue of Prohibition.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
You very kindly allowed me to ex-
press my opinions on the destruction
of food and the starvation Of children
before in the Open Court. but the
article of Mr.. Heffelflnger. in which
he declares that common sense has
depArted." makes me want to again
try to make ii clear to the readers OF
this column just what crime II Is TO
take the food from starving children
to destroy the swinish appetities of
selfish adults.
Suppose a body OF our citizens were
fanaticaL fire worshippers and were
willing to pay fabulous prices for
dwellings for the momentary pleasure
IL gave them to watch the fire con-
sumo them Would our moist
friends claim we were destroying
personal liberty" and interfering
with religious freedom II we put a
stop to such senseless destruction?
We claim the cases are parallel.
What real good did any man ever get
out Of alcoholic drinks? Their hilarity
is of short duration and only deceived
time" when in truth they were
making fools of themselves
In regard to being the Laughing
stock" of nations; 1t seems to me TO
be mighty poor argument that We
should sacrifice principle for fear of
ridicule.
Our Asiatic brethren laugh at
Christianity and our decaIosue which
our missionaries preach and which
our nation fails to practice in dealing
with them
Would our friend Heffelfnger nsvc
us adopt some more paying kind Of
religion so they would quit laugh
ing?
1t might be that II every American
vessel were turned m,v a travelling
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03
Dumping Garbage.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
II Is almost unbelievable, but
some of the inhabitants OF WASH
ington are so dirty and contempt
BILE as to carry their garbage and
household rubbish to he country
roadside for deposit. There is a lit
ter Of such stun along the Soldiers
Home fence on Michigan avenue and
on Queens Chapel road over into
Maryland. How are you going to
stop such practices7
SANITARY.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03

saloon and brothel combined that II
might stimulate travel
Let us build our merchant marine
on a solid foundation or not build Il
at all
II Europe wants to staTve children
In Russia I'm order that Englishmen
and Frenchmen may have their
booze" We need not fear their
drunken rdicule. We can and we will
enforce the eighteenth amendment
These are my predictions in spite
Of our friends prophecy. made four
years ago. Watch the women voters
vote. They're bound TO get the brew
er's goat
SAM SIMPLE
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03

Gently assasslnat-
ed. Herr Won
IL aim ha en-,
"A n d er secretary
to Rathenau. is
now in charge Of
the foreign once.
A m erica n,s
probably will re-
call that Won
Hsimhausen was
ons Of the chief
advisers OF Am
h LIS 9 dor Won
Bernstorn in the
United States
when that arch
rlotter was at
W ork efore
Araer - -ntarsS
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03
Cost of Filibuster.
To the Editor, n. wa,hiprton Heral

10 ene Saitor, Ihe Washington Herald
You give a prominent place in
recent issue to an article telling
how much the filibuster of Repre-
sentative voigt is costing the tax
payers. The filibuster lasted three
days. The cost Of this has been
inquired out BY Representative Vaile.
On the face of the thing this cost
'hsure Is utterly foolish. and bears
out the recent remarks of Secretary
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03

the war. II was Won Haimhausea's
connection with Won BcrnstorT thst
eliminated the former as a possibil-
ity when Germany sought TO select
a new Ambassador to the United
States afer the war ended. Won
Haimhausen was counsellor at the
Germany Embassy during Berns-
torff's regime.
The acting foreign ministers last
important mission was as a mem
ber Of the German peace commits
sion which was sent 20 the YER
sailles peace conference in 1919 20
plead Germany's helpless condi-
tion. =
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03
Omen n(omfLeHery hoMe77ezaId
OTHER PEOPLES TOPICS CURRENT AeS

communina aons Will nat Be re-
turned unless specific request for such
return h made and stamps inelossd.
Lsttsrs ssould be typewTitten when
ever possible. Communicate tions sx-
tremsly difficult To read will BOT Be-
considered. No commuIica tions ignsd
| with tctitiols names will be N -.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03

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and like Young. considers that they should be red
green and violet. The modern theory, however. APP
pears to be the correct one on primary colors
How Cancel . Contraet.
To the Friend People:
correspondence school which they call binding. and
before start decide that IL is not what you
want can they force you in any way TO pay? re-
Gently had trouble with and they have been
tring In every way possible TO scare into pay
ing. received warrant recently saying that they
would take IL to court. RUTH.
A contract may be cancelled by either party
thereto for good cause. but the law Is that after
termined and there has been what is known in law
as "a meeting OF the minds" there can be no can
consult attorney to state your side Of the
to the school.
History Of the Bonus.
To Friend Of People:
VIII you please tell the year that the govern
amount-that is. whether # was $40. or per-
centage basis T. NJ. B.
The percentage plan was used during 1915
1917 and the first psrt OF 1918 Those who received
years salary; those who received 81 200 per year
less were given 10 cent OF their years sal
airy. This plan was not very successful so in 1918
Congress passed Federal employees bonus bill
year above their regular salary In 1919 bill
raising the amount from sl2o TO s24o per year was
passed.
REvERsIoN TO TYPE.
Friend Of the People:
wish you would publish. to settle a dispute.
the correct scientific term which means reversion
type Intermittent heredity in tine human race
J. NJ. W.
"atavism" is the correct term to apply to the
phenomenon.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03
Peck-Watt Wedding.

ROCKVILLE. Nd. July Among
the couples married here yesterday
were Miss Martha J. Watt, Of wash
ington. and Henry H. Peck. Of Riv-
erdale. Nd
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03
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1t is generally considered in Ber-
lin that Haniel Won Haimhausen will
be named German fcTeiga minister
to succeed Waiter Rathenau. re-
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03

mary coiors Subsequent experiments OF J. Clerk
swen show they should be red. green and blue
Sir William Abney however. assigns somewhat
dinerent places In the spectrum TO the primary
and like Young. considers that they should be red
green and violet. The modern theory, however. APP
pears to be the correct one primary colors.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-03
An Economic Waste.

. OVERNMENT of the District of Colum
II bia by Congress never can be entirel,
acceptable to the citizens of Washington