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The Washington herald., 1922-10-19
Where Is Labor Shortage:

To the Editor. The Washington He1ld:
l noticed in Sunday mornings paper
a statement by Secretary Weeks that
there was a labor shortage in the
country. A few days before that a
statement was issued by the Depart
ment OF Labor to the same effect
Every few days for the last month or
more there has been an article in one
paper or another. always the reported
speech OF some Republican politician.
to the same effect. ! notice one thing
that all these efforts have in common
and that is that the language used
always conveys the idea that the
shortage is In some other part OF the
country than that where the hearer Or
reader happens to be. They never say
where the shortage is. Where is this
shortage?
For one I can vouch for Il that Il Is
tot in Washington. as can hundreds
Of others here. II anyone doubts It
they should have been at the plant Of
the Alexandria Shipbuilding Company
Monday morning and have seen the
crowd there looking for work. ! can
also say that it is not in Baltimore
as I have combed that city thoroughly
months and know Il from the crowds
that ! saw looking for work at the
various places at which applied. 1
have sent a great many letters out
to various points in the last two
months In an effort 10 locate work at
my trade and the replies Of all those
who answer is the same. either we
have more men than we need now or
nothing doing" and I take il that
those that did not answer would have
have had there been any shortage Of
labor
Where then is this labor shortage? ?
The fact is that it does not exist. On
the contrary there is a verv severe
unemployed problem facing the work
ers all over the country as another
winter. approaches The whole thing
Is very thin and flimsy. There is no
doubt great many people who would
properly discount what such as Secre-
tary Weeks would say but who might
be misled by the statement Of the De-
partment of Labor. which is supposed
20 be based on figures II would be
well to remember though that the
head Of the Department OF Labor is
an appointee Of the President and that
the Department is little better than
tool Of the administration. II is
hardly to be expected that while Sec
retary Davis is out trying TO picture a
labor shortage as existing in the
country that the Department would
be issuing statements to any other
effect
II is true that figures do not lie but
some liars do a lot Of figuring and in
this case there does not seem to be
any necessity for the figures king
when some prominent politicians have
assumed that responsibility. After
the dirty way in which labor has been
;reaten by the present administration
II would be bad enough for IL to ask
labors support at the polls even n they
had something substantial to offer.
but to do so on the strength of a
Tissue Of lies is worse than hypocrisy.
WILLIAM COUPER.
1866 Rosedale street northeast.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19
AllBut Three African Countries
Controlled by European Nations
New Map Reveals That France Gained Largest
Part of German Colonies.

sists OF the territory lying be-
tween Lake Tanganyika and Lake
Victoria, known as Ruanda and
Urundi-some $4,000 square miles.
The territorial interests of Eu-
ropean countries in Africa since
the mandate adjustments are rep
resented by the following statis-
tics:
France. 4,474.oo0 square miles
more than twenty times the area
OF the home country; Great Brit
ain, 3.s54.600 square miles-more
than thirty times the area of the
British Isles; Belgium, e2s,900
square miles-more than eighty
times the area of the governing
country; Portugal, $4,000 square
miles-equal to twenty-six Por-
Europe; Italy. 5s1 200
times the size of the governing
country; and Spain. l2S.IOO square
miles-about two-thirds the size
OF the home land.
Rapid Railway Development.
One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the new map of Africa.
compared with that published by
the society several years ago. is
the remarkable development of the
continents railways The lines un-
der construction are being COM
pleted So rapidly that on two oc-
casions during the publication of
the map, which required three
months, il was found necessary to
stop the presses and change the
lines from proposed" to finished"
railroads
The map of Africa will be fol-
lowed in the near future by a map
of the world. drawn on a newly
devised projection, which shows the
Western Hemisphere practically
without distortion. Later will ap-
pear a splendid map of the United
states of convenient size.
The maps already published by
the society and issued as supple
ments with the National Geo
graphic Magazine during 1921 and
1s22-Europe, Asia. South America,
the islands of the Pacific, the coun-
tries of the Caribbean. and Africa
represent an expenditure for COM
piling. engraving and printing of
more than 100000.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19
The HerdLd's
Open Court
Views on Washington.

To the Editor. The washinrton Her.l6.
II George Washington could loci
down and see the unjust arrest
made by traffic cops In the Nationr
Capital I really believe he wouis
advocate the Ku Klux Klan as
necessary agent to -protect citizen
from out-of-town who motor ana
use their State tags.
refer to two unjust arrests o,
myself At rhe same spot. Vernon
and Pennsylvania avenues. both un
called for and out Of reason ans
common decency.
Today I saw one OF those yellow
poles in the middle Of the aveuu,
and ! misconstrued the cops ges-
ture TO come ahead. God Amight,
himself could not understand wha
that cop meant. and when I founc
had misconstrued his meaning
Immediately stopped and. as ther,
was a police captain on the side.
walk. he motioned the cop back ts
This duty and proceeded ts hshd ma
the razz in "A tone and manner tha
would be resented by a cur dog
Result-cop comes over. takes ms
i in, while the czar OF the pompous
tpolice Importance strolls on.
/ 1 have driven a car for twenty
\ years. also been in the auto bust.
ness here two or three years and
ask why would be foolish enough
to break a trafic rule when ! was
looking at one perfectly healthy
cop and one police captain7 Yes
1 saw them both and I did not
msliciously break any rule regard.
less of police Of this city.
II While I am writing you mS
money is gone and after years OF
!, residence here / am absolutely con.
4 WINGED that this. the Nations Cap
1 ital. should be policed for thou
sands of reasons by a system alb
solutely different from the present
/ will give up half my years earn
ings to see something different, ever
/ though we have to call in the Texas
! Ranger system. I believe thou
sands of others feel the same way
about IL.
What is Il about the Nation.
Capital that makes Southerners
like myself see red. I could put W
with the other rotten situations
that are mkliciously imposed by
unsorupulous scoundrels and politi-
clans love Washington because
as a SOutherner have always
contended that IL was a Southern
city. Yet many Southerners sim.
ply despise IL. and this is all wrong
And many Southerners are baiteo
by certain elements here that
should never have been allowed &C
be here. Besides there's political
corruption by unscrupulous politi-
clans.
Thousands OF persons visit the
Nations Capital and it is no more
than right that they should b.
treated in such a manner by Off
GERS of the law as to make then
feel that this is indeed q nice place
to live.
Washington 10 just what its on.
cials make il. and as like the
place ] would be more than glad :.
see real change where the polit.
ical trouble could be absolutely
eliminated. It's up to every STATE
in this Union to take a hand.
In conclusion would say tn.
Nations Capital should be a Fed
eral affair instead of a small affaii
run in the interests Of personal
business and those who get rich
here off the Federal government
The only thing that ever msds
my pulse beat faster in this city
( is the good old Washington Monu-
ment and the foyer OF the Capitol.
] q n w
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19
SIDDONS URGES
= SUFFRAGE FOR DC.

Only bill giving the District an
elected representative in the House
and two Senators with votes, and
Presidential suffrage, will be a salts
factory suffrage measure, Justice
Frederick L. Siddons declared at a
luncheon of the District League of
Women Voters at the women's City
Club yesterday.
Congress has always been quiescent
concerning District affairs, he said.
and until there is pressure within its
ranks by representatives. the situation
will not be changed. The statue Of
municipality, rather than the status
Of State is desirable. he said.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19
MARRIAGE
WI LICENSES.

Unless otherwise specified. all the follow
ing applicants are from this city:
Louis L. Hagen. 80. and Margaret Frazer
IS. Rev. II. X. Fulton.
Eugene A. Chase. 81. and Mary z. viii
son, 2s. Rev. c. A. Deyaughn.
Emerson W. Giles. 81, and Marion r
Oliver, 90 Rev. ]. L. McLain.
Harry f. johnson. "a Of Weymouth
Mass. and Bonnie L. Cation. "a. Of Rive
Falls. Mass. Rev. G. ". Cummings.
Henry W. East. 81. and Esther v. Wal
lace. 81. both Of Baltimore. Nd. Rev. ii
F. Downs
Frank G. Disgs. 80. and Rosa Dixon, 25
Rev. C. Fl. Wesley.
James W. Taylor. ss. and Emma l. Dob
bins. 30. Rev. W. D. Battle.
William Cpsher. SO. and Susie Brown. 90
Rev. W. B. HILL
Edward J. McCallig. 50. and Nellie v
Hatton. 81. Rev. ]. e. Freeman.
Israel r. Zaontz, "a. and Rae R. Bender
"a of Fall River, Mass Rev. J. T. Loeb
Frank Butler. 81. and Carrie Williams
Is. Rev. W. A. Jones.
Louis b. Zolli, 81. and Leonida lombard
%. Rev. p ]. O'Connell.
Nonen +. Cowley. 30. and Edith NJ
Parks. 20. Rev. W. A. Morgan.
William r. Lang, 25. and Jeanette N
Wright. 20. Rev. W A. Morgan.
Henry A. Bnssi. "a. Of East Lynn. Mass.
and Mary v. Petra. 81. of Newton. N.
heN. j. bfiRks.
George A. Allen. 30. and Pollie Hensley
"a. Rev A. l.. Johnson.
Frank Booth. "a. and Alice Harris "a
Rev. c. A. Devaughn.
Joseph Fair. 81. and Mary Harris, 81
Rev G. A. Devaughn.
George W. Storer. ~. and Johanna +
Katz, IS. Rev.-w n. Hibbish.
Lorenzo Washington. %. and Grace Glib
son, "a Rev. r. D. Grymes. \.
George ]. Davis. 2s. and Rhoda Wheeler
"a. Rev W. A. Tailor.
LonieI B. Bagby. 81. Of Ashland. Va.
and CaIlie s. Phillips, 81. Of New Canton
Va Rev. T. e. Davis.
Loran L. Ellis. 80, of Fredericksburg, Va.
and. Isabelle veirs. A, Of Rockville. Nd
Rev. ]. n. Clayton
Lawrence W. Hatch. IS. Of burlington. y
C., and Moilie Fl. Butler, is, Of Del RAY
Va Rev. J. i. Tyler.
John F. Myers. 23 and Thelma L. Brown
% Rev. c. NJ Compiler.
James r. Egan, 2a and Helen N. Cpn
ningham, 81. Rev. NJ. ]. Riordan.
IsreaI L. Pearson. Is. and Minnie
simmons. 90 Rev. w J. Howard.
Albin L. Turner. 81. and Mary s. Mallary
%. both Of Amherst. Va. Rev. II. +
Downs.
John NJ. Harrison 90 and Mary J. Bcsle-
is. both Of rGiencarlyn, Va. Rev. j.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19
What's Going
On Today

Meeting-Clover Club, 1922 Madison street
northwest s p. m.
Meeting-Brightwood Citizens Association,
Brightwood. Masonic Temple. p. m.
Meeting-Twentieth Century Club, IL am
Net ting-Equality. Walter Reed Post
D. m.
Dance-Social Workers Club. 14O7 Massa
chusetts avenue, p. m,
Lecture Dunbar Community Center, {
p. m
Dance-Congress Heights Citizens Assocf.
alton. Congress Heights Auditorium, d. m.
Luncheon : Cosmopolitan Club. Franklin
Square Hotel. 1890 p. m.
Luncheon-Civitan Club. City Club. 1850
p. m.
Luncheon = Kiwanis Club. Washington
Hotel. IL 80 p. m.
Reeeption-women's Guild Of the Church
Of the Incarnation, to Rev. Atkinson, 1881
Twsffth sfrsst pofthvsst q. N
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19
QIRTHS ANDDEATHS
ID REPORTED IND.C.
BIRTHS.


Richard c. and Marguerite c. Dyer. cir
(twinsl
Leon II. and Alice Ristig. hoy.
George II. and Petrol A. Taylor, boy.
Roy G. and Lillian NJ. Gsfnard. girl.
Edwin J. and Edith v Fernambrrr, hoy.
Ralph p. and s. Ethel Campbell. boy.
Royden J. and Mary c. Dixon. boy
Hobart r. and Martha W. C'ark. gil.
Charles NJ. and Mildred NJ Max. girl.
James T. and Ida r. Kane. boy
Robert 2. and Aice r. Hamilton, girl.
Albert r. and Birdie potaet gill.
Robert ". and Msry T. Dunigan. girl.
John II. and Lily NJ Collins. girl.
Clarence NJ and Agnes e. Suit, boy
Elmer y. and Elizabeth NJ. GrinDeil, boy.
Peter snd Mary Norris boy.
Harry p. and Mary L. Pitts. boy.
James n. and saIlie A. C1ine. boy
James r. and Hazel W. Harris boy.
Tracy Z. and Lucie r. Graf. boy.
John.T and Ethel W. S'ate-. hey.
Samuel J. and Hope u. L. Wal ace. boy
Edward and Matte white. girl
Frederick and Frances wartin, girl
Clarence N. and Hazel II. shelto, boy.
VIM. and Louise C. Butler. boy.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19

POEM ABOUT RABIES.
To the Friend OF the People:
they born? HI
Mondays child is fair of face
weanssdsys sn,cS eSis i a ao1r or snd SAD
Thursdays shid is happy and glad.
Saturdays child is full Of woe.
But the child born on Sabbath day is blithe of
ABOUT NAzIMovA.
To the Friend of the People:
as to how Nazimova the motion-pcture actress
pronuonces her name? Where was she born? When
ma va with the emphasis on the second
syllable. She was born in falta. Crimea, Russia.
"APPRENTICE JOCKEY,
To the Friend Of Peopie
What ismeant by the term apprentice Jockey
in connection with horse racing?
,.,oA Jockey who under age mus. serve
until he has ridden forty winning horses
CURRY STATUE.
To the the People:
uary HaIIl X G.
1906.
BLOSSOM sEELEY,s DIVORCE.
To the Of the People:
When did Blossom seeley divorce "Rube"
FAN
On October 15. 1920.
POSTAGE STAMP ISSUE
To the Friend the People:
If possible will you please tell how many
postage stamps were Issued in 1920? B. J.
Approximately 13.200 100000.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19
MacfarLands Portrait
To Be Presented District

The oil portrait Of Henry B. F. Mac
fariand, one-time Commissioner of the
District. will be presented formally TO
the city. Tuesday. at IL a. m, accord
ing 10 tentative plans.
r. presentation will be made in tho
board room Of the District Building by
Theodore W. Noyes. Commissioner
Cuno Rudolph viii accept the portrait
for the city. John Joy Edison. life
long friend OF Macfarland, and DR..
william Tindall.' veteran employe of
the District, VIII make addresses.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19
DEATHS.

George e. Mcwiiliamson. 90 years. Casual
ty Hospt.
George e. North. 81. Casualty Hos3t
Richard Chinault. 81. George wsshington
University Hospt
Robert T. Smith. 1. Children's Hcspt.
Charles b. King, 6s, Fort Totteu. d. c.
John Wolf, "a. st. Eiirsbeth's Hospt.
Fannie Unear So. ST. Elizabeth's Hospt
Kate T. Brown. 7s. Grace Dodge Hotel.
Bernard g. Darr. II. Georgetown Univer.
sity Hospt
Infant Of Lee and Alma Mofett. Il hour.
Georgetown University Hospt.
Nelsos +. Washington month. 1901
Graysons court ne
wallace B. Sullivan. Q months. Glendale
d. C.
Elsie Williams. I months, chiidren'.
Hospt.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19
THE WEATHER

Forecast for Today and Tomorrow.
For the District of Columbia, Vir-
ginia and Maryland, fair and con-
tinued cool today; tomorrow fair,
with rising temperature; moderate
northwest winds, becoming varI-
able.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19

The per capita consumption of eggs in this
country is one-haf egg a day. So now,
when you eat a whole egg. you know that
somebody else has to do without any at all
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19

. They say bobbed hair is disappearing, but
Paderewski is about to start another concert
tour and keep it alive.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19

Highest. eo.s degrees; lowest. 4T7 degrees.
Relative humidity-S a. m, 40: ? p. m
"a: D. M. 20.
kairfall Is p. m. 10 p. M, nil.
Hours OF sunshine So
Per cent Of possible sunshine. So
Departures from Normal
Accumulated excess of temperature since
January ]. 1872. $50 degrees.
Excess OF temperature since October l.
1922. ia degrees.
Accumulated eK-ess OF precipitation sine.
January !, 1922. 6.54 inches.
Deficiency Of precipitation since October
l. 1922. rs inch
Temperature same date last year-Hish-
est 90 degrees; lowest Sc degrees
Forecast Of Flying Weather.
Washington to Long Island-GeneraIly
clear sky; moderate to fresh northwest
winds surface and fresh northwest aloft.
Washington 10 Norfolk-Clear sky: mod
crate northwest and north winds surface and
fresh northwest aloft.
Washington to Dayton-clear sky: gentle
10 moderate northwest winds at surface.
becoming variable. and moderate 10 fresh
northwest aloft.
Tide Conditions.
High tide-e3T a m. and 7.ol p. m.
Low ude-0:4s a. m. and :O6 D. m
Sun rises-6:2l a m: sets. Sos D. m
Moon rises-5;0i n. m; sets. 5 :03 D. m.
River Conditions.
Potomac River cloudy and shenandoa h
clear at Har?ers Ferry yesterday afternoon.
Other Temperatures.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19

american Bar Association would abolish
pistols. 1t must be there are no criminal
lawyers in this association
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19
BAND CONCERT.

By United States Soldiers Home ana Or
chestra. at Stanley Hall. under direction OF
John s. NJ. Zimmerman. at $50 D. m. ne
proGrrm:
March. "Americl First Lo.ex
Overture. ''Frolic Of the Fairies''. " BigFe
Entr' Acfe-
Wt ENtiu s.-.s..-. II 1urlcn
tbD The Fly Minuet' ... Csibulka
Excerpts from nusicas comedy. The
Rose Giri'' .................c coetri
Fox rrot. "Here Comes Dinah" Perkins
Waltz Suite. ~Aero-Trpvelers" ....... Weiss
Finale. "Dancing Fool" Ted Snyder
The Star spar gled Banner"
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19
THE FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE
ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS.

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The Washington herald., 1922-10-19

Washington Square was not al
ways the artistic center II now Is
History shows that it was once the
Potter's Field in yellow fever ep-
idemic and 100000 bodies were once
buried there: Still later 1t was the
site Of the town gallows. ond one
woman was hanged there.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19
Tide Conditions.
HicknSN

Potomac River cloudy and shenandoa h
clear at Har?ers Ferry yesterday afternoon.
Other Temperatures.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-19
Our Aniquated School System.

District of Columbia is the site of
celebrated museums of which its citizens
are proud. We have however one collec-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-07

time to take part In the Spanish American war, where he rendered as a regular officer conspicuous ser vice, In 1908 he resigned his com mission in the engineers of the reg ular army and shortly after located at Gantt's Quarry, Ala, where he was engaged in marble quarrying. He continued his work there until the entrance of the United States in the World war, when he at once organ ized the Seventeenth regiment of railway engineers which he as col onel and commanding officer. took to France. Here he was associated with the famous Gen. Charles c. Dawes, who at that time was lieu tenant colonel of the same regiment Colonel Sewall was commanding. The friendship and mutual admiration for each other formed there continued and Colonel Scwall had scarcely set tied down tc business in civilian life when General Dawes, who had been made director of budget by President Hardin, called for him to come to Washington to take charge of one of the departments of the budget. Here Colonel Sewall served until he and General Dawes were released by the President some few months ago, t being understood from the beginning that they were to direct the budget for one year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-07
FOR GOOD OF
 THE COMMUNIT Y
Basic Advantages of Birmingham District Come Into Limelight In Stressful
 Industrial Period

of clothed the quaint observations of
 would have passed down the corridors of time Aesops Fables have few fundamena outcroppngs of the The further the outcroppngs stray the link of the ohoot how be drawing it's life from the stem
 BoPep Host her and did know where to author Mother observed "Leave them they waggng behind hem This that sheep would obey the law of their nature where they belonged would be found there in trying situation developed by the rail strike coming top of strike certain basic conditions forced themselves to the emphasized Never the history the Birmingham dis stood distinctly Birmingham should ponder spirit prde but in one advantages for fully sensing this districts comparative from the troubles of the nation.
 this than there twenty thirty banked blown On this continuing its 100 obtaining before the rail strike In the the industry frghtfuly crippled
 The Alabama coal mines producing than they have been producing in five naton spite get Alabama coal because they did have Alabama coal they could Alabama production is at greater centage than that of other
 Birmingham which in the heart of the district made bank clearing report in June 19 cent better than preceding year uy bank clearing record showed responding month Birmingham have reflected the dis tr1cts conditions Their record is best
 Other people know these things day or exact data Men with bottom rock M Money does not follow senen conditions The proximity Birmingham district IS the emovabe condition which finishing mills m the district it did for the first blast is saved in this day of shortage proximity raw materials tI same m ~ created that base.
 The Mississippi Warrior barge lines has promised that general agency to for the be established in
 That means that another advantage harne way that will enable greatest When the business tb
 or on real business basis the scheme will be completed and it will ask no odds of any.
 Yours for upbulding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-07

commended for young people, Saving Sister Susie" 'Bobinsbn's Trous- seau." "Red Head,'
 Belle-Pathe Review, 145, The Test" "The Man Tn the Open" for young people. Hutch" No. 9, for young people.
 Franklln--'I Am the Law" Some Baby" "Idve Wires.' juveniles, "Cappy Ricks.'' especially recom- mended for young people.
 Frolic-"AH Wrong" His Enemy, the Law" Leather Pushers," No 1, Light Showers" especially recom- mended for juveniles.
 Champiop--"I Am the Law"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-07
REC0MME MENDED MOVIES

Recommended movies this week as announced by Mrs. M. w. Shell, amusement inspector. are as follows: Trianon-"one Clear Call" espe- cially recommended.
 Alca7ar-"Garments of Truth"
 Rialto-"Two Weeks With Pay"
 Odeon-'Hutch.' for young peo- pie. Battling Torchy"
 Princess-"Short Weight" for ju- veniles.
 Loew's-Pathe Review 157. for ju- veniles.
 Avondale-"Out For the Night"
 Five Polnts and woodlawn-"Don't Get Personal" "Live Wires" juve- niles. "Cappy Rick" especially rec