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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26
Better Business,

THE railroads fundamentally are public servants
i The whole civilization of the United States is
built upon them. When they fail to function
eheapIy and efficiently the country falls into a
retregressive condition The Interstate Commerce
Commission could have rendered no more valuable
service to the public than by ordering approx
mate IL per cest reduction in freight rates.
This reduction should cause an almost immedi-
ate reaction in better business conditions Without
question of the most potent of the pres
ent depression has been high rail charges Man
ufacturers have despaired Of lower prices and
greater volume of trade while transportation costs
remained excessive
The railroads entitled to reasonable
profit The stockholders must be protected. Wages
OF railroad workmen also arc entitled to protcc-
ton. Any arbitrary reduction come only after
the most thorough research into actual conditions.
This the Interstate Commerce Commission mem
bers appear to have made before issuing the pres
ent order.
The welfare of the United States is of para
mount Importance. Bands of iron bind the country
together. Not single business exists which is
entirely independent of rail transportation. Not
single item in the cost of living that is not affected
in some small degree by the cost of transporting
the article from one place to another. The rcduc-
ton will be felt by the average person in lower
prices for every of necessity from highheeled
shoes for ladies to kitchen stoves.
One is inclined to wonder whether the dinner
conference between rail magnatcs and President
Harding at the White House the other night,
at which rate reductions discussed, had any
connection with the order. The one followed the
other with surprising celebrity. The freight lines
doubtless be made to pay at the lower schedule.
The President has frequently expressed the desire
that transportation costs be reduced to the abso-
lutte minimum in order stimulate business in
other lines
Now will come a scramble to take advantage
of the new rates. A heavy movement Of all sorts
OF commodities should start July first and continue
until the markets throughout the country are
flooded with goods. Then it will be the duty Of
wholesaler and retailer to reduce prices in accord
ance with the lower costs. Thus will come more
prosperity for the public, who will resume buying
and put money into circulation.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26
How to Increase Efficiency.

To the Editor The Washington Herald:
Some years ago l heard an army
sergeant urging one of his detail
to greater effort. when he received
| the following unexpected reply:
Sergeant. l can work at just Two
speeds-my natural speed, and a
d-n sight slower" / think tina,
government emplOycsrreeI much the
same way about the threat of an
eight-hour day.
The question at issue is not as To
whether a man can produce more
in eight hours than he can in seven
| Most OF us can. In and of it,
self an eighthour day is not Of
sufficient length to curtail our sleep
and reduce our efficiency on the
morrow. The question is rather one
of fact. Will the government.
worker-a human being. with hui
man temperament. human aspira-
tions. personal responsibilities--be
able. or be disposed to increase his
output should his hours be lencth-
ened? He neither could nor would.
Efficiency measures that treat the
employee as a piece OF inanimate me-
chanism. and do not alphabetically
consider his problems as a human
being. never have worked, neve.
will work and never can work.
The aspiration of the government
employe is the natural aspiration
of the human race, fixed by natural
law, stronger than any adm'nistrs-
tion-to establish home. to rear
family in a manner becoming HIS
station in life. His problem is to
do this on an insufficient Income
How does he manage? BY directly
or indirectly making his home and
environment. building his home per-
haps with his own hands or aug
menting his income by poultry rails
ing, gardening. etc. His labor is
not ended when his oficial day
closes. He works from sun-up to
sun down-those Of us with fam
ilies-to realize aspirations that are
natural. legitimate. imperative. In
crease his official hours, his private
activities will not diminish. He
will take the extra hour out of him
self. out of his sleep. out of his
efficiency. Employer and employe
alike will suffer. 1t Is not a ques-
tion of how much he works. but Of
for whom he works. The govern
ment cannot get more than II pays
for. 1t is natural law-the law of
compensation. so ably expounded by
Emerson.
To increase efficiency let the gov
eminent start not by increasing the
cares and anxieties of its employees
by disregarding Civil Service
rules. making threats OF increased
working hours. failing to provide
substitute for the bonus. turning
the whole scheme of things topsy-
turvy. Let II start by being gen.
erous with the employe. viewing his
problems alphabetically. treating
him as human being: and. II /
know human nature. the effort and
expense will be repaid M 1y-fold.t
w. c. P.
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leave their places Of employment
an hour earlier and nave that much
more daylight in which to play
golf, tennis. or to ride around in
automobiles. In the small division
in which 1 am employed. there is
only one person who is in favor Of
the change Of the o'clock. and that
person is a golf enthusiast. The
other twenty-odd OF US would very
much prefer to let well enough
alone.
Why should the csarwomen, for
instance. or the street car en-
ployes be compelled to get up an
hour earlier than at present just
to crafty this within of the more
fortunate ones!
From a business point of view. or
an economic standpoint, there is
absolutely nothing TO II. Let me
say. in conclusion. that I hope that
Congress will either steer clear OF
the proposition altogether or else
bury IL so deep that IL will never
again arise to poster a community
that has no need for II.
AN EIGHT-HOUR WORKER
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On Eight Hours.
the Editor. The Washington Heral,

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
May I add a few words to the
many that have already been said
and written anent the so-called
daylight saving" as II applies to
this city?
In the first place. the false name
under which it masquerades l be-
lieve to be the only thing that COM
mends It to sensible people at all
Why should it be so called? Where
does the saving come in? The day
ends in Washington for all govern
ment departments and bureaus at
4:30 p. m. That is still daylight
here even in the shortest days of
the year. The hour OF beginning
days work varies slightly, the
large majority of government en-
ployes beginning their day eithr at
or 3 o'clock. To force all of
ployes beginning their day either at
means that the former class must
start at o'clock instead of at 8,
as at present. Before the date set
for the expiration of the misnamed
daylight saving" (October) the
hour of will come often when II
Is yet So dark that artificial lights
will be necessary. And not only
to work at this early hour must
arise long before shat in order to
do the honseh1ld :horce and have
breakfast over in time to reach
their respective offices by Z. or even
by s o'clock. Therefore. instead
of saving daylight" II Is inevitable
that the actual working out Of the
scheme will involve the use of addi-
tional ARTIFICIAL lighting.
why will sensible people join In
a clamor to turn the clocks for
ard an hour. thus imagining vainly
that by classifying the time some
thing Is to be gained? -
I think that the milk in the CO.
coanut Is simply that few people
whose duties are light and whose
hours OF work are few have taken
II into their heads TO demand this
earlier hour in order that they may
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26

mate all the friction in her indus.
trial system we may expect a four
or perhaps a two-hour day
With 5000, 900 OF people unemployed
II is criminal to talk of increasing
the hours OF work for even a sma II
part OF the populace. The one logical
thing to do is to reduce the hours
OF work In proportion TO the amount
OF work to be done and 10 insist that
all unnecessary labor be abolished.
The question is not how many hours
day can folk work without phys
ical injury, but how few should they
work to produce what they need?
That this increase should be ar
gued for on the ground that il would
make for economy and efficiency is
OF all arguments the most stupid
for. though the end were attained.
it would not Justify the means Is
man always to be considered as a
beast OF burden7
What has become Of the much :
used word. morale" so current in
war days? EDWIN EVANS.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26

Mr.. Gompers intimates that prohi-
bition interferes with the personal
liberty of the people. whereas IL
really gives them liberty. AS proof
of this statement let me give you
report from E. z. budding, presi-
dent of the Prisoners Relief Soci-
ETY.. A poll of convicts on their at
titude toward national prohibition
was taken recently in 1922 penal in
situations, resulting in a vote OF
1S3.416 for the Eighteenth amend
ment. to 90s against it. This poll
was taken at the suggestion OF a
United States Senator. 1t is under
stood that these men are laborins
men. The chairman Of pardon
board in Michigan told me that he
used to think rs per cent of the men
behind the bars were there on ac-
count OF drink, but he had changed
his mind since he became a men,
Der of the pardon board. / asked
him his mind on the subject then.
and he said am Of opinion that 90
per cent of the men behind the bars
are there on account OF drink.
Is II any wonder that convicts
love prohibition?
Yours for humanity.
RUFUS L. HERRICK.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26

To the Friend the People;
Please tell me why twenty lone guns are fred
as salute to the President OF the United States
and when the custom was originated
NJ B. x
There are several legends as to the reason
of this. but of them appear to be
logical than Others and we give them here. No
with whom the custom originated, and they
must be accepted as legends only.
when there were only twenty-one States in the
republc-one gun for each State,
number Of guns to be fred as courtesy salute
from warship of England France or Holland
the land or In fS ns a
of the eighteenth centuries seven guns. At that
time IT was dificult on board ship to preserve
OF powder forbidden. Land forts were
authorized to return foreign ships salute three
easier to preserve powder ashore than ahoat.
Since then twenty-one guns has been adopted by
all nations as the salute to the national flag or
According to United ststssNnsv regulation:
nsys sun nati0R WheasYer the President
embarked In ship flying his flag all ships of
the navy on meeting her at sea or elsewhere
shall fire a national salute" These regulations
apply also to the army
COPYRIGHT APPLICATIONS.
To the Friend Of People:
Please inform how to proceed to obtain a
copyright on a trade name. }. M s.
Write to Thorvald Solberg. Register of Copy
and instructions covering the type Of name you
wish to have copyrighted.
SMYRNA POPULATION.
To the OF People:
Smyrna. A A.
The population OF Smyrna Asiatic Turkey. is
$4,000.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26
Longer Working Hours.

To tile Editor. TIE Washington HeraI:
The newspapers have given out the
information that another effort to
increase the working hours Of gov
eminent clerks Is under considera-
tion. and as one government clerk.
over my own signature I wish to
protest against any such increase for
the reasons stated below:
1t Is contrary to the spirit and pur-
pose for which millions Of American
boys were conscripted for the recent
world war. Ostensibly the main rea-
son for entering the war was ito
make the world a decent place to
live in." and logically a gradual re-
duction of the hours of work for
everyone would constitute a desire
to fulfill the purpose Of the war.
Such an increase of working hours
Is not consistent with the progressive
democratic spirit OF the times, but
is despotic and reactionary. The tes-
timony of the worlds greatest en-
gineers and economists is on rec
ord that modern progress in mechan-
ical science should result in a great
reduction in the hours of labor for
all classes Of workers. Prof. Walter
N. Polakov, power expert for the
U. S. Shipping Board during the
world war, has publicly stated that
IL America seriously sets out to elm
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26

HOTEL FOR ooLoRED.
To the Friend Of People;
Z, Kindly tell the name Of a good coiored
hotel In Washington A READER
streets northwest. also the eolored Z. NJ G. 40 Al
1915 Twelfth street northwest.
MAID OF THE MIST BOATS.
To the Friend Of People,
Was there at any time in the last nifty years
running at the same time and carrying passengers
at Niagara Falls7 One was supposed TO be carry
A j. r.
Maid of the Mist the name Of a small
Wesn the Fails snS %hDooS RsPd. River io &
visitors close to the cataract. In 1857. in order
to avoid seizure by the sheriff she made the dan
and she had no competitor. either American or
have been stationed at the Falls. engaged in the
same business OF carrying passengers, but never
two boats by the same name.
QUOTATION.
To the Friend OF the People:
He either fears his fate much,
Or his deserts email.
That does not put II TO the touch
And win or lose 1t all" VIC
The lines are from MY Dear and Only One"
poem by the Marquis of Montrose.
ASK FOR JOBS.
To the Friend of People:
Will you kindly let know how one may
a secretarial clerical position for them when
vacancies occur Also let know how one may
become an official escort for theater parties.
the field for position would necessitate your
writing to him or calling on him and making
ones desire position Of the sort you desire is
to advertise.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26

career at the age of four. While
a young girl she attracted the at
tention of George Frederick Watts.
the great English painter. who was
then on his way to fame. Irving,
at that time was assisting a Mrs.
Bateman at the Lyceum Theater in
London. During the final rehear-
sails for Hamlet" the leading lady
became i'll and Miss Terry volun-
teered to I'LL the role. Irving was
SO taken with her work that he
prevailed upon her to remain with
him.
After the death of Watts Miss
Terry married Charles Warde1. an
actor. He died many years ago.
During her American tour In 1907
she married James Carew. who had
been her leading man. The mar
rage occurred in Pittsburgh.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26

MY PERSONAL
opinion is that Federal proh!bitios
was premature" DR.. Judson wrote.
There ought to be a wider basis
in public opinion for attempting any
such radical change
There is not and never has been,
a large amount of infemperancs
among our students. There is and
always will be in every large stu
dent body a certain amount of it.
"On the whole. think that peo-
pie with whom I meet frequently
believe that the purpose of nation
al prohibition is desirable. but that
the amendment at this time is, as !
said, premature"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26
Case for Prohibition.

To the Editor, Inc Washington Herald:
l shall be pleased to have you
publish the following in your valu-
able paper. Which do you prefer,
the government report or MIR. Comp
er's observation? An article enti-
tldd Capital and Labor Unite
Against the Drys." appeared recent
ly, in which Mr.. Gompers is
quoted as saying: Il have travelled
all over the United States, before
prohibition, including its Terrific
ries. and today as i pass through
these sections l find more drunken
ness than ever before" Mr.. Comp
ers' observation does not correspond
with the governmental summary
which is favorable to prohibition.
This report shows As follows:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26

tn e degree of
doctor of laws at
St. Andrews Uni
versity, E d ! n =
burgh.
Miss Terry be-
though a British
star. Is almost as
w ell known in
the United States
as in Great Brit
ain. Her appear
ances in America
with Sir Henry
Irving marked an
epoch in the his
tory of dramatic
art.
Mrs. Terry be-
gan her STAGE
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26

school system. To this task he brought years Of
experience in educational problems
The Capper educational bill marks the culmi-
nation Of Mr.. Mtcheips efforts. 1t was he who
initiated and urged the essential features in that
measure.
The veteran editor has passed to a greater re-
ward than earthly success could bring But his
work continues to bear fruit
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26
Qzpem( Court ehe1s bMeHerah
OTHER PEOPLES VIEWS ON TOPICS OF CURRENT INTEREST I

communioa lions will not be re-
turned unless specific request for such
return IL made and stamps inolossd.
Letters should be typewritten when
ever possible. Communicate eI.
tremely difficult to read will Bot Be
considered. No commune, lions ignsd
with fictitious names will be u ~
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26

The disappearance of pajamas and gen.
eral adoption of the oid-fashioned nightshirt
will remove the pep from latter-day fiction and
drama and will make hotel fires so humdrum
that they will hardly be worth mentioning in
newspapers.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26

SUI VI NAAC - nj
versity Of Chica-
go to a question
naire sent by the
Intercolleg I { e
Prohibition Asso-
citation to college
a n d university
presidents. OF 1853
replies received,
1856 were favor
able TO prohibit
ton in theory and
in fact: the 9TH
ers, mainly from
the heads of
larger nstitu-
tions, were nom
comnitsl or OPP
posed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26
Jacob Wolf Estate $27,500.

Jacob Wolf, who died on May ~
at his home, 1888 Ashmead place
northwest, left an estate valued at
s27,50o, according to petition for let
ters OF administration filed Yesterday
In Probate Court by his widow. Mrs.
Fannie Wolf,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26
SAYS PROHIBITION
WAS PREMATURE

Thoughtful people believe the en-
actment of a Federal prohibition
law was premature, according to the
reply Of President Harry Pratt Jud-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26
WHO'S WHO IN
THE DAYS NEWS

At rs. Ellen Terry. known as
"the grand old woman of the Eng
lish speaking stage" has been ac-
corded another signal honor. She
bas inst receiyed
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26
The fruitage of a Mans Work.

THE good man did has lived after him.
i While Charles S. Mitchell was editor of The
Washington Herald he devoted his most sincere
efforts to bringing about reform in the District
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-26

A small gas mask that fits
coat pocket has been devised
use Of train crews in railroad
nels. according to the L. S. b
Of Mines.
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BeuuAz;
SctenzWc
Notes
TdCommeW


on weights and meas
ures, Bureau OF Standards. today.
10 O. m. Difficulties encountered
by manufacturer of precision
standards due 20 non-uniform re-
ouirements." by W. l. Egy. rep
resentstive w. and L. z. Gurley:
discussion OF liauid-measuring
devices 1:30 p. m. report OF
treasurer by Frank wanser: rel
port OF committee on nomination.
and election OF officers; sugges
tions for program Of sixteenth
annual conference.
Field outing OF the AuduDo. 80
ciety OF the District OF Columbia
tomorrow. Trip to Spring Hill.
Va. Assemble at station OF the
Washington and Old Dominion
Railway, Thirty-siXth and NJ
streets. and take car 20 Great
Falls that leaves nearest TO .
O'Clock. Walk TO Black Pond.
~sendinE Movies by RADIO will be
the subject Of an address by e.
Francis Jenkins at the meeting
OF the Federal Photographic So
ciety. 1919 Connecticut avenue.
tonight, 8 o'clock.
~Mexico and Its On..- motion
picture showing the oil resources
Of Mexico. will be shown BY
courtesy OF the Bureau 81 Mines
at the meeting OF the Washing
ton section Of the American So
ciety OF Mechanical Engineer,
Cosmos Club Hall. tonight. s
O'clock
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The Capper Bill; an Educational Magma Charta.

THE educational magma charta of the Dis
trict of Columbia has been reported in Con.
gress
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-25
1irds That Fell Trees.

A birds nest as big as a house! 1t
sounds a tall order, and you might
think that only some kind Of super.
ostrich could make it.
AS a matter of fact, it is built by a
little fellow no bigger than canary.
South African society birds like COM
pany. They live in large colonies, all
the members Of which build In the
same tree.
Each pair constructs nest Of mud,
Joining It's walls to those of Its next
door neighbOrs AS the colonies are
several thousand strong, the bird
town soon reaches a very respectable
size.
The following season the colony &C.
cupies the same tree, building new
nests on top Of the old ones. The tree
creaks and grOans, but the society
birds take no notice.
Sometimes the huge mass of nests
comes crashing down, and the air Is
filed with dust, feathers, and fright
ened squeaks. But often the tree It.
self Is weighed down by the industri-
GUS colOnizers, until eventually 1t col
lapses beneath the weight of their
homes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-25
HAS MANY SULPHUR SPRINGS
Oklahoma Has Wonderful Supply Of
Sparkling Water lmpreonated
With Health Giving MneraIs.

In southern Oklahoma not far from
the Texas boundary, group Of 30
healing springs, all Of cold sparkling
water, were set apart by congress
In 1904 under the title Of the Plat
national park. Most of them are sui
phur springs; others are lmpregnated
with bromides and other mineral
salts.
Many thousands yearly visit the
bordering city of Sulphur to drink
these waters; many camp in or near
the reservation; the bottled waters
bring relief to thousands at home.
All these Plat springs, like those
at Hot Springs, Ark, we're known to
the Indians many generations before
the coming of the white settler.
According to a Chlckasaw legend,
two warriors competed for the hand
Of Deerfoot, a -chieftain's daughter.
Both were killed by jumping Off a
cliff. Then DeerfoOt also jumped and
killed herself. The chief on the hill
top cried so many briny tears that,
according to Indian tradition, they
filtered down through the cltf and
mingled with the spring water, 70
-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-25

Corks soaked in oil for few minutes
will become both air and water tight.