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Evening star., 1922-09-29
STUNS NIGHT WATCHMAN.
Negro Highwayman Attacks Jef-
ferson Springer and Escapes.

jefferson Springer, a night watch
man. was attacked and severely in
jured by negro. highwayman last
night in the neighborhood OF 7th and
F. streets.
Jefferson was patroling his beat in
the vicinity Of his sons place of busi-
ness, at the above location, when he
heard unusual noises. Upon reaching
the doorway Of his sons establish
ment, Jefferson discovered negro.
who dealt him a stunning blow on the
side Of the head and fed.
The injured man refused hospital
treatment and reported the attack to
the police.
Evening star., 1922-09-29
BOY, SEVEN, LEAVES ESTATE.

Orrin G. Hale yesterday applied for
letters of administration on the estate
of his son, Orrin G. jr., seven years
old, who was killed July 81 by a truck
belonging to the American Motor
School Company. The father ex-
plains that the company has agreed
to pay $500 damages and it is
necessary to have administration
paperS.
Evening star., 1922-09-29
MAJ.W1THEREL1 REAss1GNED

Mai. Carl H. Witherell. Medical Corps.
has been relieved from duty at Walter
Reed General Hospital. this city. and
assigned to duty at Camp Holabird.
Md. He will relieve Maj. Charles w.
Sale, Medical Corps, at Camp Holabird.
who has been detailed as professor OF
military science and tactics. Medical
College Of Virginia, at Richmond.
Evening star., 1922-09-29
TWO TO BE RETIRED.

Lieut.. Col. James L. Abbott, cavalry,
at Boston, anG Mai. James L. Walsh,
ordnance department. in this city, have
been ordered to their homes to await
retirement at the convenience OF the
government.
Evening star., 1922-09-29
ORDERED TO FORT SILL, OKLA.

Lieut.. Col. Allen J. Greer, field ar
tillcry, who has been under treatment
at Walter Reed General Hospital. has
been ordered to the Field Artillery
School, Fort Sill, Okla, for duty as
student officer.
Evening star., 1922-09-29
RAND LEADER, ORDERED HERE

Warrant Oflcer Ammon e. Gingrich.
hand leader, coast artillery, Fort Bar
rancas. Fla, has been ordered to this
city to pursue the band leaders course
at the Army Music School, Washington
barracks
Evening star., 1922-09-29
TRANSFER sERGT. sTALL1NGs.

sergt. Frank O. Stallings. Signal
Corps, in this city. has been detailed
as sergeant-instructo of Signal
Corps, National Guard of Indiana. with
st afjon at Gary
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-10

General did not know his way about
on the reservation and was quite ig-
norant of game feeding.
In the course of his tours about the
place Sternburg observed number of
places where meadows could be turn
ed into pastures or good feeding places
could be installed. He drew attention
to the need of such arrangements,
having noticed that the deer had al
ready begun to shed their horns to a
considerable extent, thereby causing
much damage to the trees.
But the gamekeeper shook his head
sadly and remarked that he had al
ready reported all that, but in vain,
since the hay for the deer had to be
brought by rail from the Black Sea
and the shipments sometimes either
did not arrive at all or were greatly
delayed and arrived spoiled But moth
ing would be done to alter this, con
tinued the gamekeeper, since toe
many people made good thing Out
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who was always quite conscious of the
goal at which he was aiming. (His re-
cent death, which snatched him away
in the midst of beneficial labors, is
a serious loss to the fatherland)
He Studied Forestry
l learned much about forestry from
Head Forester Freiherr Won Howell
(Joachimsthal, Schorfheide) and Fret
herr Speck Won Sternburg (Szittkoh-
men, Rominten) on my many hunting
expeditions with these excellent ad-
illustrators.
Let me say a word here regarding
a Russian curiosity in the domain of
preserving wild game. The Car, who
had heard great deal about the fine
| antlerS of the stays at Rominten,
wished to have some of the same sort
at Spala, in Poland. Freiherr Won
Sternburg was sent to the Spala hunt
ing lodge one summer in order to give
advice regarding this project.
He was received very cordially by a
General, who had charge of the hunt
ing there and lived at the lodge
Sternburg noticed that all the apart
ments, even those not inhabited, were
always kept heated. When he spoke
of the enormous waste of wood oc
casioned by this, the General shrugged
his shoulders and remarked that on,
never could tell, the Gear might pu
in an appearance some day, after all
A gamekeeper, who was a German
was assigned to Sternberg, since tht
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incarnations of its better self; may it
emulate them with it's full strength by
intoxicating in itself the true German
spirit.
In the post of Minister of Justice I
found his Excellency Friedberg, the
intimate, faithful friend of my father,
whom 1 had known ever since my
youth, when he was welcome guest
in the home of my parents. This SIM
pie, affable man enjoyed with me the
same considerations which had been
shown him by my parents.
In later years had frequent and
welcome dealings with his Excellency
! Beseler, who also enabled me to hear
/ informal discussion at his home OF
many an interesting legal problem by
prominent lawyers, and to come into
touch with legal luminaries. | felt
no particular inclination toward the
! lawyers in themselves since ped
antry, remoteness from actualities and
/ doctrinaire leanings often assert
themselves in the domain of the law
! altogether too much for my taste
but the compilation of the Citizen
Law Book interested me greatly.
was present at sessions dealing with
it, and was proud that this fundamen
tai German work should have been
brought to completion in my reign.
When l met the Lord Chief Justice
of England, while I was on visit tt
that country, at the home of Lord Hal
: dane, 1 asked that great jurist what ht
thought of the administration and in
: depreciation of the law in Germany
{ His answer ran thus: You pronounce
) judgment too much according to thu
/ letter of the law; we according to thu
spirit and content of the law.
Legal Reforms Needed
I have often pointed out how unfor
tunate it was that we have not beef
: able to introduce, in police cases
, connected with traffic, streets, etc
) the prompt procedure of the Englisl
, police court" For, in England, pur
: ishment in such cases is melted out o,
5 the very next day, whereas in Gel
many months often elapse, what wit
: gathering of evidence and examination
/ of witnesses, until, finally, some il
: significant sentence is pronounced Ion
2 after the case has been forgotten.
should also have liked to introduc
e into Germany the heavy penalties fo
!, Iibels published in the press which ar
S customary in England.
n l had worked for a while, when
+ was still a Prince, with Minister {
4 Finance Scholz, and had taken part
/ sessions wherin that famous man, Hi
|, Excellency Meinecke, figured. Neil
ecke was Under Secretary of Stat
d in the Finance Ministry and had, Their
fore, much to do with other ministrie
I since finances were an importar
: thing everywhere. He had achieve
5 "a certain degree of fame because he
, as he. thought-was always able smi
e ingly to find his the best way out {
l. tight places.
D Scholz was faithful to his duty an
0 able, but he did not succeed in maxim
n the dry substance of taxes and til
= like particularly interesting and plea
n ant to me, nor was there any chang
l. in this state of affairs until the We
Y satile MIGUEL took charge of the Fl
e ance Ministry. When MIGUEL reporte
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-10
Kaiser Tried to Change School
System of Nation to Lnculcate
Neu Ideas of Seroing Country

many, pale from t-overstudy To be
sure. there were even then enterpris-
ing men in Germawy-brilliant names
can be cited among them-but the con-
ception of serving the Fatherland, not
by travelling along definite, officially
certified road, but by independent
competition, had not yet become suffi-
GENTLY generalized. Therefore, / held
up the English as an example, for it
seems to me better to take the good
where one finds it, without prejudice,
than to go through the world wearing
binders.
With these considerations as a ba-
sis l won for my German youths the
School Reform against desperate op-
position from the phibologists, inside
and outside the ministry and school
circles. Unfortunately, the reform did
not take the shape which I had hoped,
and did not lead to the results which
l had expected.
The "Germanic' Idea"
The Germanic Idea in all its splen
| dor was first revealed and preached
/ to the astonished German people by
| Chamberlain in his Foundations OF
the Nineteenth Century" But, as is
proved by the collapse of the German
people, this was in vain. To be sure
| there was much singing of 'Deutsch
land uber alles," but Germans, obey
ing the commands of their enemies
allowed the Emperor to fall and the
empire to be broken to pieces; and
placing themselves under the order.
of Russian criminals vastly inferior t
! them in culture, they stabbed thei.
1 own army in the back while it wa!
j fighting valiantly.
Had Germans of all classes and con
ditions been educated to feel joy ant
pride in their Fatherland, such a deg
!. radiation of a great nation would havt
|, been unimaginable.
This egradation-which, it must b.
admitted, occurred under remarkable
extremely difficult, circumstances
all the more difficult to understand il
, view of the fact that the youth o
Germany, although it was impaired il
health by overstudy and not so tough
ened by sports as the English
: achieved brilliant feats in the Worl
war such as were nowhere equale'
before.
! The years 191+1918 showed wha
, might have been made out of the Gel
man people had it only developed it
] admirable qualities in the right direC
ton. The 4th of August, 1914 tn
heroes of Langemark, countless spler
did figures from all classes, rise U
, from the chaos of the long war t
) show what the German can do whe.
he throws away Philistinism and de
4 votes himself, with the enthusiast
!, which so seldom reveals itself con
/ plenty in him, to great cause. Ma
the German people never forget thes
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to me concerning the Prussian fin
ancial reform, one modest, one med
ium, one ambitious. To the delight of
the Minister / decided, without hes
itation, for the third. Both the mon
arch and the Minister were filled with
satisfaction when the reform was car
ried out.
The Minister of the Interior, Herr
Won Puttkamer, had been forced to
retire during the ninety-nine days, to
the great sorrow of him who was then
Crown Prince He was an able, tried
old Prussian official; one of those
Pomeranians OF the old school, filled
with loyalty to the King-a noble
man through and through. Rumor had
it that the Empress Frederick had
driven him from office by plot, but
this is not true. The Empress, with
her inclination to English Liberalism
doubtless did not like the old-time
Prussian Conservative, yet she was not
at all to blame for his going. Prince
Bismarck pushed him aside, perhap:
| out of consideration for the Empress
Frederick.
I was deeply interested in forestr!
and its improvement along practica
lines, especially as new gold reserves
could be created for the State by re
forstation.
Next to Herr Won Podbielski, tn,
ablest Minister of Agriculture and For
ests was Freiherr Won SchorlemeI
Just as Herr Won Podbielski bent hi
efforts toward creating great stretche
of forests in the East, in order to kee
off the east wind by a compact fores
zone and thus improve our climate
and, at the same time, provide nai
ural protection against Russian attack
SO Herr Won Schorlemer opened u
the eastern forest reservations by e.
tensive construction of roads, and b
: thus facilitating the transportation c
= wood helped Germany greatly in NAL
| ing Roadway in competition agains
: wood from Russia.
Both Ministers sought, in cooper;
: ton with me, to improve our splendi
Prussian forestry personnel and bette
living conditions among them, and I
help them toward promotions in the
ranks-all of which these official
Jealous in their work and faithful I
their King, fully deserved.
The influx of large sums into til
States pocketbook depended indee
on the honesty, industry and reliabi
| ity of these men. l expected muc
I toward restoration of the fatherlan
] from the statesmanlike shrewdne!
5 and ability of Herr Won Schorlme
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of this transporting of the hay, which
was paid for at huge prices.
He also told how-after he had
called attention to the many splinters
of wood found in the intestines of the
deer, in order to prove that they were
insufficiently fed and that feeding
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The Washington herald., 1922-06-13
Auto Accidents.
w /ASHINGTONS summer has started

Nv ASHlNGTONS summer has started with
w the usual prevalence of automobile acci-
dents. Somebody is killed or seriously hurt and
many others are injured almost daily remedy
is difficult find Heavy penalties imposed by the
courts careless drivers seem to make little diff
ference Only more rigid consciences on the part
of motorists themselves do much to the
condition.
In few cities is there such a prevalence of au-
tomobiles as in Washington. Daily more and more
families able to take advantage of the reduced
prices for which the best now are offered.
Several thousand drivers appear the streets
every year after passing tests given by the police
department With these facts in mind one need not
wonder at accident here and there.
But there is no occasion for many. The
driver who deliberately takes chance OF injurng
a fellow is guilty OF murder-just much SO
as he would be if he fired rifle into theater
crowd He does not select any single individual to
kill, it is true. But he knows that his act may
bring death to somebody-and he does not seem to
whom. Clearly. comment is required per-
sons who drive when drunk persons who
have been convicted repeatedly Of careless driving
They deserve the heaviest penalties which the court
can give.
However, the matter would be easy to settle
if all the villains obviously black-dyed 1t
is the neutral shades, hardly to be distinguished
from the white OF virtue, who must be detected
Nine times out OF ten disaster follows upon
failure slow down at a crossing when there is
no policeman hand that the law is
forced. Nine times out of ten that little unneces
sary risk taken in order to get ahead is successful
The mobility OF the light encourages its driver
to take that risk He it dozen times in
an hours journey. If he is conscientious and
avoids it unbrokeny he loses time and does not,
improve his engine. Nothing, in fact, induce
him avoid it unless he is bound by the most
rigid traditions 1t with motorists themselves
to set up such a safeguard 1t should be point
OF honor with them rather than a matter OF eX-
pediency. If it is neither the severity OF judges
the watchfuness of police will prevent dis
mally regular series of accidents throughout the
summer.
peculiar feature Of Washington accidents is
that they seldom happen at the congested circles
where they might be expected. Motorists have
learned to the greatest when driving in
such places Most Of the fatalities in places
where the slightest effort comply with the law
would have prevented them.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-13
Hindenburg's Popularity.

THE government OF the German republic is
i alarmed over the triumphal reception
corded Field Marshal Hindenburg during his
present visit to East Prussia.
When the grizzled old soldier came back to
the scene Of his greatest victories he received
everywhere like conquering hero The gray vii
lagos decorated for Maytime holiday.
Peasant folk assembled at the little railroad sta
tions to cheer as his train sped by. Where he has
condescended speak he has been given tre
mendous ovation from people of all classes.
No wonder Chancellor Wirth and his associ-
ates are dspeased. All this affords splendid op-
portunity for monarchist propaganda. The fullest
possible advantage is taken OF the old gentleman's
popularity. The government evidently intends to
do all in its power to lessen his prestige. AS
matter of fact little be done
Won Hindenburg occupies today a unique place
in the hearts of the people OF the Fatherand He
was the one outstanding German hero to emerge
from the war. He certainly of the most
coorfu characters to engage in the great struggle
either side. This had a powerful individ-
uality. He gained considerable reputation
military strategst. But his real value to the Ger
leader.
Ludendorf was a much aber soldier. He
could plan better campaign. He could make bet
ter liason arrangements. Discipline better
from the with far less reputation than his pre-
dccessor and OF the vencration which attends
this old mans progress. In fact, the common peo-
pie OF Germany hate Ludendorf To him they
blame much OF their misfortune. He cold,
hard mana military commander in the strictest
Of the word.
Won Hindenburg's personality anything
except cold. Ludendorf The other
like trooper when there anybody
around to hear him. Ludendorff not the type
OF officer who would push folks off the sidewalks.
Hindenburg was-but he certain to pick some
body popularity disliked and shove him into the
gutter before admirng audience.
Scant wonder that the people venerate the man
whose whole has been series OF dramatic
incidents, who lucky in war; who held in con-
tempt any authority except his He probably
would have shot German private for some slight
iniraction OF orders without winking eye But
he certainly would not have let anybody else do
it-kaiser, crown prince some other general
Hence he constitutes a OF danger IN
republican government. Chancellor Wirth is not
liable to waste any if the conqueror OF Russia
develops hardening of the arteries and dies soon
The Washington herald., 1922-06-13
Arithmetic Examinations.

|IVIL SERVICE arithmetic examinations have
~ proved stumbling blocks for many clever
men. Applicants for government positions who
would have no trouble answering problems OF
advanced mathematics sometimes act like ounces
when confronted with catch" questions in gram
mar school arithmetic.
1t is not infrequently the that aspirants for
consular posts, for example. stand high in every
other subject but fail woefully when asked to do
some complicated process OF figuring.
With these considerations in view glad
to know that the Civil Service Commission will
eliminate such questions in the future Knowl-
edge OF plain arithmetic is essential in most posi-
tions. But ability cope with arthmetical puz
zles is of scant value.
These do not constitute evidence of the mental
calibre of Professors OF mathematics in
many American college would fail woefuy
under such test. Probably Professor Einsten
himself could not pass the average Civil Service
arithmetic examination.
1t would be as sensible to confront the appli-
Cants with picture puzzles taken from chld's
nursery.
Good psychology was not used when these
examinations framed. The questions do
interest the intellect They merely tax the patience.
They are exssperatng. Often they left half
finished when tie applicant leaves the examination
room in disgust
Much better results can be expected under
the systC 1t should have been introduced
years ago T results OF intelligence tests
should have been put to practical in this field
before.
Most people OF mental capacity sufficient to
take Civil Service examination know practical
arithmetic-enough to figure out their bank
account count their pocket money. 1t is easy
to find out whether they do or not
The old examinations system of tor
ture lasting from two to four hours the case
might be. And when the papers completed
the Civil Service Board knew about the
man than before. An eighth grade student could
pass these examinations much better, as rule
than Secretary OF State a Vice President of
the United States-better, in fact than civil
engineer banker whose daily lives are passed
in maze OF figures But not many eighth grade
children take Civil Service examinations so there
is need to prove that kind of intelligence
The Washington herald., 1922-06-13
Retirement Paw.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
The old, i'll. injured for life gov
ernment clerks are assigned-by
Congress-out of the clerks own
moneys arbitrarily deducted twice a
month from each salary and called
Retirement Pension Fund. pensions
ranging from $50 maximum to SIS
minimum.
Broken down. hopelessly invalid,
injured by accident in service
caused by government officials
faults. Can't work any longer.
Ground out in service. Pension.
based On salary! God Almighty
what infamy OF injustices salary
adjudications brand upon govern
ment oficials! What heartbreak.
What leprous injustice,
Salary? That's not for efficiency:
not by promotional examinations
everywhere; but the puerile whim
OF an over-subordinate clerk maud
linly infatuated with some one girl.
it may be: or Indignantly jealous
of a subordinate-and with Kaiser
like. crude, illegal, dishonest. de-
bI
bitter of the destinies of helpless
government clerks-the salaries are
presents to inefficiency at sacrifice
of the eficient clerks and length OF
service.
A clerks eficiency is merely a
weathercock in the himsy brain OF
an over-clerk.
Efficiency:
Length of xeryicee
They do not weigh a feather in
some bureaus OF our departmental
service. II you are an appointee
OF that bureaus head, no matter how
crassly you fail in the job to which
he specifically appointed you over
the right-to that salary-of the
clerks OF years of efficient service
il you are his appointee he will
just smugly transfer you to another
division in the bureau with a $500
increase of salary and bonus. a
premium on your falling down" on
the job to which he had a little
while before Brought you into the
bureau. You failed. All right. Don't
cry. he'll give you promotion ana
bring in another person to do that
lob. But IL a clerk who is already
In the bureau has the temerity to
ask the same salary. doing capable.
eficient. valuable service some
twenty-five years shadow Of the
KAISER The contemptuous, amused
dismissal of such plea! b. L.