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The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
Feed the Birds.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Will you make an appeal TO the
people Of this city to give a kindly
thought to the poor little birds that
must be suffering for food during
these stormy days. The are hardy
little creatures, but they need food
and il would be difficult TO find any.
under five feet of snow. Let us re-
member that not a sparrow fslleth
to the ground without our Father
knowing il.
/ should here like to ask a ques-
tion. ] do not want any frivolous
or foolish answers-but sensible
ones. 1t is this: There must be hum
dreds of birds that die every day
and where are these dead birds
We do not sec them on the streets
nor on the roof tops. In fact we sell
dom see a dead bird. Occasionally
We may find a feather. showing that
a cat has killed a bird but what Of
the thousands that die? There are
islands in the Pacific where guano
is found-which is the remains OF
dead birds. and which is carried
away by tons in vessels. TO be used
for manure. but the birds Of our
cities cannot go to the Pacific 10
die. What becomes Of them? So far
have not found anyone who can
answer this question.
Remember TO feed the birds.
MARION WELSH
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

by Karl and Zta. Zta was very we'll treated in be-
ing permitted the trip at all.
Ii docs not appear that Zta suffered very
severely the trip. Her journey from Switzer-
land to Bordeaux not continuous, as chivarous
correspondents might wish to suppose. She
stopped at Lyons Saturday night She attended
mass there Sunday morning. Her brother, Prince
Navier, with her and. it is to be Supposed,
looked after her a bit. AT Bordeaux She gave out
lengthy interview during which she described,
with great good humor, the acropane flight of Karl
and herself from Switzerland to Hungary, the fight
which cost a good many other people their lives.
She laughed as she told OF their experiences "Her
eyes twinkled," the dispatch says. She could not
have suffered very severely Granting that the
chivalrous correspondents correct in stating
that she is about to bear a seventh child, it may
be suggested that she knew that fact when she
started on her trip. Nor does it appear that the
fact that the expected arrival will be the seventh
can fairly any sympathy for her than
if it the first.
The fact is Karl and Zita have been treated
very we'll They have been cxiled to- perfect
paradise, have been provided with huge income,
have been permitted to have their children with
them if they wish and have been shown every cour-
tcsy. The allies justified in watching them
closely. They arc irresponsible people. Think OF
Karfs ridiculous attempt at suicide when his second
scheme of restoration failed, the OF which
prevented just in time by the faithful Zta.
There's moving picture stuff for you There is
nothing heroic about these two; they arc weak,
selfish schemcrs. American newspaper correspond
cnts had better their chvalrous imaginations
about Others
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Senator Reed, of Missouri, is a
master of philippics.
In his denunciation of the resolu-
ton confirming the Seating of Sem
ator Newberry he has given us a
thrilling example of oratorical, ag-
onized convnlsions and distortion.
rivalcd only by the professional
mendicants and religious fanatics
OF India, of which We were told by
the geographic lecturer, last Friday
evening.
An excessive amount of money
was spent in the primary that
nominated Senator Newberry. but
that it was spent during his alb
sence, in service. with his partici-
patton or assent, was disproved by
convincing inference and evidence.
Also. it is clearly evident that the
funds were not used for corrupt
purposes, otherwise such fact
would have been brought to light
by an avid opposition.
The amount of money expended
by Senator Newberry's rival Henry
Ford and his supporters, is only a
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
Rum in New England.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
| note in your issue Of January
! -. articles quoting the Rev. DR.
John Roach Straton. suggesting
that we shun amusements and
blaming the theater. movies and
stage for what he terms the zero
point of morality.
If the reverend doctors assump-
tion is correct does he anticipate
a fall below zero. or by laws and
government control, compel a
change upward. When he takes
pains to mention our ancestors as
possessing all of the virtues and
few of the vices. ] would suggest,
as this address was made in Bos-
ton. that on his next trip to New
England he spend some time in
reading the early and authentic
histories Of New England, especial
ly the town histories. one in par
ticular "Ould Newbury," by Cur
rier.
Does the reverend doctor not
know that in the early days
scarcely church could be raised
without the use of toddy and not
one half per cent at that? That
the doctor on his rounds was
clear liquor? That a preacher Of
ficiating at funeral in those early
days would have been surprised
had he not received the customary
New England refreshment? That
the geperal country stores sold and
had signs West India molasses and
rum" That in Mcdford and New
buryport were noted distilleries
where thousands of hogsheads of
rum were distilled for home use
and exported in exchange for
slaves?
What is the use of continually
prating on the goodness of the
early New Englanders. both Pill
grims and Puritans? Certainly they
had good traits and as a descend
ant of New England ancestry
feel competent to testify that care
full reading of diaries an djour-
nails tells me they had their faults
as well.
As late as 1876 / attended school
in Massachusetts, town and we
had barn dances attended not only
by students but by town people as
well and they were not conducted
in such way as would please the
reverend doctor. In the same town
under the town hall was located a
manufacturer Of champagne cider
which I can also testify had not
been dealcoholized before selling.
Does not the doctor also recall
not so far back the clergy or many
of them, were preaching against
the bicycle as the foundation for
zero morality of that time?
Possibly the reverend doctor as
sumes that 100 degrees of morality
of our ancestors consisted of sit
ting in an unheated church on
cold winter Sundays listening to
the Rev. Cotton Mather for some
two hours on the subject of Infant
Damnation."
GEORGE II. GALE.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
In the Nations s Interest.

INVESTIGATIONS of the Knckerbocker
Theater catastrophe launched yesterday by
four agencies should. and will be, pressed to
the Limit, for they in the interest of the whole
cnemavisitins public of the United States and this
on conservative estimate, is 100000 strong.
They are in the interest, too, OF producers and
exhibitors in that industry which ranks next to au-
tomobiles in capital invested and returns. Unless
fool-proof code for safety in auditorium construc
tion and protection of audiences can be evolved and
enforced in drastic and impartial manner the NOV
ing picture is bound to lose prestige tremendously
These latter considerations sound brutaly prac-
ticsl but it must be realized as the poignancy of
for victims OF the Calamity mergcs into
broader concepts, that the question is primarily
cconomic-that the veal Of the Washington public
and that OF every city and hamlet of the land is
involved.
at must not happen again!" So it was pro-
claimed in The Herald of Monday and it is
affirmed in editorial form. The ideas OF vengeance
personal stonement for possible error neglect
public excupation for officials OF the Knickerbocker
these are considerations so petty as to be for
gotten by those conducting probes, namely, the
District Commissioners, the Federal grand jury the
District coroner, DIR. hewitt, and Congress. The
thing is too broad; is not persons involved, but
principles-princpes of engineering of the highest
possible safety factor, of unremitting effort to
sure against repetition of the horror-anytime
anywhere.
We heartily second here the suggestion con-
tanned in Mondays Herald that the District build
ing regulations be revamped and added to by a
body of engineers, selected from leaders in the
profession. AS in bridges, in automobiles. in
ships, there must not be struck equation be-
tween stresses and strains and constructors meet
them; the construction must be multiplied in
9Th tEic or thrice IL need be
With the price of their lives and blood the VIC
tins of the Knickerbocker affair may have pur-
chased enduring safety in future of untold millions
OF theater-goers.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

dent OF the Conservative Union In
England. He has many friends on
this side of the Atlantic, acquired
while he served as comptroller or
the household of the Duke OF Con-
naught when governor general or
Canada.
Since graduating from oxford.
Lord Richard. who is a bachelor.
has spent comparatively little or
his time in England. He has served
as private secretary and aide-de-
camp. first of all to the governors
OF Victoria and of South Australia.
and afterwards to successive gov
ernors general of the Australian
commonwealth, besides acting as
the comptroller OF their households.
1t was because OF his tact ana
powers Of organization in this re-
spect that the Duke Of Connaught
would not rest until he had secured
his services in a similar capacity
at Ottawa, where he ran the entire
establishment Of the royal governor
general
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matter of inference. but no one will
claim that il was used TO purchase
or corrupt the electorate.
Very properly. Congress has dis
countenanced excessive eNpendi-
lures for primary and election pur-
poses: and perhaps this matter Will
be regulated. by enactment, for fu-
ture observance.
That Senator Newberry was duly
and legally elected and confirmed
in the retention of his seat. has
been esta blished without question
of doubt. and there can be no just
reason for censure of those who.
by their official act, have confirmed
these facts.
II may be questioned as to
whether the primary affords the
best method for selection OF can
didates for election. or whether
better results would not be OBJ
tanned by the convention method
or by a wisely selected, representa-
tive body, as with clubs and asso-
Citations. in the appointment Of
nominating committees.
A MCGWCMP.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
Chivahous American Correspondents.

THE former Empress Zita seems to have cap
tivated the European correspondents of GER
tain American newspapers. They have determined,
if possible, to make heroic martyr of her. Ac-
cording one headline she is the "Victim of the
Ungsiantry of the Council of Ambassadors The
dispatch below this headline tells of the discom-
forts she suffered in twenty-four hour trip from
Switzerland to Bordeaux where she obtained per-
mission. from Premier Poincare to remain over
night. The fact that she is expecting her sew
enth child is emphasized and criticism is directed
against the note which the council asked the
Swiss government to present to her while she
with her sick son. This the note which in
formed her that any further attempt her part to
institute Hapsburg coup d'etat in Hungary would
result In the exile of her and the former emperor
to an island much more remote from Europe than
Madeira The sympathetic dispatch says the Swiss
government lost its head upon receipt of the
cis note and, a result, cut Zitas stay short by
fully ten days, well redoubling its vigilance
and treating her Ike prisoner. Another dispatch
speaks of the ~dscourtesy-in fact, the cruelty
to the former empress" when she forced to
travel by provincial lines across Southern France
instead Of going via Paris where she could have
seen relatives and friends and had pleasant time.
Apparently, Zita is greatly wronged woman:
Suppose one glanees at the other side of the
question. Wasn't it magnanimous of the allies, of
dulDdSSaQOrS,
this troube-making former queen to 60 to Swtzer-
land at all? Her young son was not represented as
about to undergo any more than minor operation.
there was no vital mother-lovc or overnowcrno
anxiety involved IN the matter. Yet she wanted N
go and the council kind enough to let her
Were they not justified in being a bit suspicious of
hG? Was not the little entente justified in making
representations to the council and Hungary about
her: Consider the fact that she and her selfish in
capable husband had already made two attempts to
regain the throne of Hungary. Consider the total
responsibility Of these people who, for tho;r own
selfish ends, willing to plunge Europe into an.
other bath of blood. Consider the total lack of con-
sideration for their Hungarian people thew
showed in their disturbing and threatening at
tempts. Consider the to which they put
Czecho-Slovakia, JugoSSlavia and Rumania in the
mobilization of their armies. 1t cost Czecho-Slo-
vakia alone about Iooo,ooo,ooo crowns to mobilize
and demobze her forces at the time of the last at
Tempt of Karl and Zita. And Iooooooooo Czech
growns are real money-about sr4oooooo Consider
hc previous dishonorabe abuse of Swiss hosptal;tv
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ments to the study OF American
history and he will discover. prob
ably to his great surprise. that il
was Nathan Hale. not Ethan Allen.
who said Il am sorry that l have
only one life to give" and whose
words will be remembered as long
as this country is governed by
such patriotic young men" II is
hoped that this letter win tend TO
rectify at least one Of ''Voltaire's"
misstatements.
A BAY SLATER.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

without the added
expense Of the ships that are to be
discarded, there is no doubt in the
mlnd OF naval authorities and the
omcers OF the navy. If after the
reduction the navy may be given
the necessary compliments to man
the ships properly, the navy will
De the most efficient navy possible.
IT Is far better to have a navy
OF smaller tonnage with better
proportionate compliments than to
nave one of large compliments and
uhuermanned. A battleship was
made TO sail the seas and use her
Guns for the defense of the nation.
t she remains tied up in a narbor
she viii not be as ready for service
as u sne were constantly being put
through her PAGES.
with the reduction Of vessels
In number, let US see that those re-
naming in commission are given a
chance to develop to the highest
state OF efhciency. Give them men
and the opportunities to operate.
and they will produce.
Let us remember that the navy
beiongs 10 the people. that it is the
navy of the whole country. 1t is
the representative of eyeryone in
this country of ours that lives Sc
cure under its protection. The navy.
its officers and men, are a part Of
the people. We love America. We
have our being because of the prin-
ciples of America. and those things
for which she stands. We are in
close and daily contact with the
feeling of patriotism and we want
to make of ourselves the most eff
cient and the most representative
body Of Americans that it Is pos
sibie to be. We want the interest.
the good will and the assistance of
the country. We want to repre-
sent YOU as you would have us 10
"" All We ask is the chance.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

the most exactinS
supporters of the
national prepared
ness may feel tha I
the country / S
well represented"
Admiral Jones re-
Gently declared.
Give US men
and the means
whereby to train
men and we will
give the United
states the navy
of the world. That
the men may be
trained and may
be developed TO
the greatest de-
gree of efficiency
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
Says u. S. Navy Can
Lead, Th0ugh Cut

That the United States navy can
lead the world. even If reduced in
size in accordance with the pro-
posal of the Washington arms con-
ference. is the belief of Admiral
Hilary Jones. United States navy.
With American spirit in the
hearts of its bluejackets, and the
right naval principles and correct
training as an added asset. they
are a group of defenders Of which
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
ANTS KEEP
MILCH cows.

We usually think OF man a, m.
originator and sole proprietor OF
the milch COW. but long before mar
ever thought OF this source Of foo6
the ant was already proficient in
the art Of keeping and caring for
his own particular breed Of dslry
cattle.
Our ordinary ants have long bee,
known to make use OF .phides or
plant lice. for the sweet nu,s
known as -honey-dev." which they
produce.
DR.. n. z. McIndoo, OF th. rni,.s
States Bureau OF Entomology, now
describes a new kind Of Cow e
which is employed by the so-called
white ants" in British Guisn,
The white ants, or termitesse, are
not really ants at all but are 50
called from the similarity OF their
complex social communities 20
those OF true ants.
The cows OF these ant. ar.
two kinds OF beetles no larger
than the head OF a pin which iiy.
In the nests OF the ants ana pro-
vide their hosts with a nutritious
substance. They are not actually
milked as we milk our COW. but
the secretion is apparently passed
out from udders upon the surface
OF the body and is then eaten By
the ants.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
A Reply to "VOltaire." "

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
In the issue of January % sp-
peared an article under the sigma
ture ''Voltaire," bearing the title
Public Service Duty" The
worthy correspondent seems to
think it incumbent upon himself to
faunt his knowledge OF American
history upon an unsuspecting pub
lie. 1t is my suggestion that Vol
taire" confine few spare mo-
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
Wants More Poetry.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald /:

To the Editor. 1he washington hettlo.
thank you for your recent edi-
torial mention yesterday, "Meritor-
ious Newspaper Verse" What you
say and quote from the Atlanta
Constitution is all too true. ! will
commit the sonnet to memory for
use in my talk to the public. ! am
enclosing a sonnet. Hope" written
some years ago. used to quote
the sorret Opportunity" by Hon.
]. j. ingalls,. l grew to feel il was
not a fair statement. so I wrote
Hope" as my view of life's philso-
phy-in brief. a friend says l
should have called it Faith. -"
Again / commend you for your edi-
,orial. Give US more like it. as you
can. And, by the way, why not
have a column in The Herald for
short bits of original poetry?
have always felt we good "Ameri-
cans" do not encourage the fine
arts enough. and there is no art so
fine and serviceable as poetry.
But ] did not decide to write you
TO advise you. but to commend you.
JAMES HUGH KEALEY.
Master OF pltiiess despair am i,
All Fortunes issues on my judg-
ments wait:
Human happiness / guard. / navi-
gate
Rivers and seas remote. All fear
defy.
In hut and camp. and halls of
court and state.
l stand. ] call unsought at every
gate.
work. or rest, or sleep-attend.
The more
In youth, since ! control the
course of life
or all who look to me; and. soon
or late.
They conquer every fear and sim
bred foe.
The gloom and dread of death !
dissipate.
Remorse l bind; and Danish sullen
voc.
Doubts hcsitating hearts do ]
restore
To faith and peace and joy. for ever
James Hugh Kelley.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

OF the blind. a
memorial to the
late Sir Arthur
p e ars on. Lord
Richard Nevill,
who himself lost
the use of his
eyes thro U & h
overwork on the
eve of the great
war. arrived re-
Gently in " e W
York for a two
mont1' stay in
America.
Lord Richard is
the fifth son OF
the late Marquis
of Abergavenny,
W h o W as for
many years presi- :
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Open Court Letters to The Herald
Other Peoples Views On Current Events

cemmupica lions will not be returned
unless specific request for such return 10
made and stamps inclosed.
Letters should be typewriter when
ever possible. Comnunications extreme.
ly difficult to read will not be cenxidered.
No csmmunica tions signed with hctttious
names will be used.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

Sign in store window: -Four Suits Pressed
for $I.5o." For heavens sake! Is there any
man in the world who owns four suits and can
afford to have them all pressed at the same
time?
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
WHO'S WHOM
THE DAYS NEWS

For the purpose Of aiding the
movement now under way to estab-
lish a permanent institution in
London for the technical instruction
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

Dozen bottles of champagne taken from
bootlcggers," says of contemporaries.
and adds. THE enforcement officers at
work on the case" Pleasant work, WHAT
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

We getting we do not take our
shooting seriously any more; there is so much
of it. An average peaceful day in this country
sounds like an attack on Verdun used to.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
MAN-EAInG ANTS
MARCH TOWARD
TEXAS CAPITAL
Argentine Ants Quietly
Damage Crops and
Houses.
TUESDAY. JAHuARY a. Isz1.

TUESDAY. JANUARY a. Iszz.
We'll n. yuAA. Nstisasi Museun. v1r
describe some OF his FIRST SUM
mer's results as director Of the
National Geographic Society,
Pueblo Bonito Expedition al a
special meeting Of ,theAnthropo-
logical Society OF washinrton In
Room 81. Natural History Build-
ing. National Museum, today, t:lS
o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

Cartoons suggested for the "Congrcs-
sional Record" No use; it couldn't be made
any funnicr than it is now.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

Next holiday is for Lincoln who perpet-
uated freedom, and the following one is for
Washington, who established it. Let's sec!
When does Volsteads birthday come?
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
NEW OFFICERS or
COSMOS CLUE.

ofncers OF the Cosmos Club who
were recently elected 20 serve dur
ing this year are: Gilbert Groe-
venor. editor Of the National Geo.
graphic Magazine. Sresidept; L.
man J. Briggs. chief OF the division
of engineering physics. vice prer
dent: d. L Hazard. OF the Cos,t
and Geodetic Survey: secretary; NJ
e Ailee, treasurer.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

1t may be all right to ape London, but we
could get along very we'll without its foss.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

Shoots His Fiancec as She Kisses Him.
Headline. Oh, what husband he would have
made!
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

Lloyd George has invented a sleeveless
coat, but this should not be taken as an indi-
cation that he is going to adopt shirt-sleeve
diplomacy.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

Company announces gigantic supper.
film," probably meaning one of those you drop
in to look at from E o'clock until 7.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

China has adopted our jurisprudence, which
seems, at times, to be the only sort of prudence
we have.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

New York man has invented rug made
out OF steel netting, Well, can you beat that?
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

Plants utilize in their food max
ing processes less than l per CEN
Of the s1nlight they receive.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

Most bacteria are litre affected
by cold. The germs of typhoid.
fever. Tor example. can be frozen
into a solid block OF ice and still
be capable OF mischief whe1 they
are thawed out.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

The teredo, or shipworm. so de-
structive to whsrves and piling, i,
not nroperly a worm at all. but
a mollusk and thus a relative OF
the clam and the oyster.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31
Scores Newberry Attack.

, GEORGE II. GALE,
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

The flowers" Of the poinsettis
arc not true flowers at all. but
rosettes Of colored leaves The
real flowers are she small. yellow
ish-green objects at the center.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-31

The phosphorescent glow ~
punk wood" sometimes found in
damp places is due 20 the presence
OF vast numbers Of luminous bac-
terra and other lower organisms