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The Washington herald., 1922-02-20
Likes o. o. Ms Diary.

To thu EDITOR. TIE w,shinrtou B.r,h.
Much to my dismay / noticed In
the Open Court this morning that
some one had written, advocatinr
the discontinuance of MT. McTn-
Tyres daily column and I hasten TO
ADD my protest to that Of Mr.. Saun-
ders against the possibility Of such
action. an not doing this becaus.
l think there is any danger Of The
Herald taking such q step, but sim
ply as small tribute to the worth
OF the column as a source of infor-
nation and amusement
To my certain knowledge IL q,
read and enjoyed by many people
and as IL never runs even a fulI
column II would seem that Il would
De easy to skip II IL one did not
care to read it,
Any one who is familiar with
Pepys Diary will laugh every time
he reads Mr.. McIntyre's application
OF that writer's well known style
to his daily activities, but possibly
here 10 the secret of the criticism
that has been made and which I
understand was made by a bene-
hciary under the 18th Amendment
to the Constitution: for Pepys Gin
which he Is faithfully followed by
Mc1ntyre) frequently speaks Of my
wife, poor wretch" One cannot but
wonder, IL Pepys were now living,
IL he would not apply the descrip-
tive phrase to himself rather than
his wife. NJ. c. FooTE.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20

the coolest parts OF Russia, where
protection from the cold is neces-
sary, wear their hair and boards
full. ] venture to say that were
Mr.. Darling to move to Siberia he
would soon grow a shaggy beard
Then, too, Russians are pro-
.hibited by their own Volstead from
drinking vodka. which i presume
Mr.. Darling intended the bottle tc
represent. Also. l have seen knife
artists far more dexterous right
here in Washington. Walk into
some of our quick service restau'
rants and watch the knives ply
their trade without once cutting a
lip. ..r%.
ON the whole. Mr.. Darling's car
toon is a Misrepresentation of Rus
sian life and conditions and I ad-
wise him, and all other true demo-
cratic Americans. to give closer at
tention to the true facts of the
Soviet government. Russia is a
country Of unlimited resources and
the United States would do we'll to
cultivate trade with her, commun-
istic or monarchistic.
w. WORTH BAILEY.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20
DISPATCH from Rome few day

A DISPATCH from Rome few days ago told
~ of a unique event. This was the visit of a
delegation representing the Patriarch of Constan-
tinople upon delegation representing the Vatican
The delegation of the Greek Church is said to have
expressed sympathy upon the death of Pope Bene-
dict and good wishes for the reign Of Pope Plus.
Very simple, very ordinary wishes they were, such
have been said thought by millions throughout
the earh but the singularity Of the lies in the
fact that this was the first time for thousand
years-so it is, stated-that official delegation
of the Greek Church has recognized the Roman
Catholic Church. -.
thousand years of divsion-it takes one
back to the scene in the great Church of St.
Sophia in Constantinople when a delegation from
Rome pronounced anathema against the Eastern
Church, \
The writer of the dispatch from Rome sees in
Nthe act of the representatives of the Eastern
Church step toward church unity. Archbishop
Metaxakis, the new Patriarch of Constantinople,
when in New York took part in ceremonies at
the Episeopalian Cathedral of St. John the Divine
and gave utterance to sentiments favorable to
church-union. He displayed "a large and toieran,
spirit Yet those who look for a union Of church
organizations are likely to be disappointed More
likely is union of Christian purpose,
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20
Calls Farmers Against Bonu.

>-~-&S . - A4sNAS ms oAAact 100
To the Editor. he wsshinrton Herald:
Col. watterson said. To he'll with
the Hohenzollerns." That is the way
the farmers feel about the bonus
bill. We are writhing like a worm
in the fire under the pressure Of
hard times ami still they want to
add fuel to the flame. Do they want
to put a cloud over all their glory?
Do they want to be Big Boobs and
government suckers the rest Of their
lives because they spent two years
abroad with expenses paid and sal
airy Of $50 and up per month. Didn't
we eat black bread, wear shoddy and
work sixteen hours a day that they
might have plenty? Didn't our wives
and daughters ride hay-rakes, bind
ers an moving machines. shuck
corn an stack wheat that the boys
need not 60 hungry. Look at the
number Of mortgages on our gov
eminent now under the heading,
government bonds" Our great
grandchildren won't see II paid.
shame, boys! That's as bad as the
sam Gompers crowd. They don't
care who. walks when they are in
the saddle. In old times two men
NeNcI one morse. Thew
called It. ride and hitch" A ride,
one hour, bitches. goes on walking.
comes up, gets on. rides one hour,
passing A and bitches, etc. But
wren you let the Gompers crowd in
the saddle it's "Goodby. Sam" You'll
walk the rest OF the way. The nsr,y
IN power~has everything against il
rom sunrage" standpoint in ari-
tstinE this bonus bill II they don't
pass ~ they may lose some votes.
they do pass II they WILL, hose
some votes. For surely We are we'll
nigh at the point OF revolt. Tn.
economy that is practiced A, a hur.
lesque on the name. The employe.
washington are $50 per cent ~
what they vere> before IN.
cIsmoring for and getting increase,
"hen there are 10000 of them Won
couldn't dog out 80 you would en-,
their salaries in two.
culpeper. Va.
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Americas Soul 'Lost."
To the Editor. TIE washiurtou Herald:

To the Editor. TIE Washington Herald:
A criticism killed John Keats; q
great composer jabbed one OF his
players eyes out for striking Q
false note: Beethoven left his piano
one day and called his listeners
pigs because some of them had
snick cred. ..'
Few people Especially in Amer
ica) understand the psychology OF
an artist-wl,at his art means to
him. To the great poet his muse
is of more importance than the In
visible God so revereptly worshiped
America Is dead nation-sans
art. sans wine, sans everything
because = has. not suffered greatly
France and Germany. with Their
Numerous wars. and Italy. with its
earthquakes, appreciate their poet,
because they have suffered Sc
verely. ~. -.... 49,
The only thing that can redeem
the lost soul of America Is some
great, catastrophe
EDWARD J. IRVINE.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20
GROW Two KINDS
OF APPLES.

One variety Of apples grown
alone, whether one tree or a whole
orchard. does not produce as large
a yield as when two varieties are
planted side by side, according 70
recent Investigations made by the
Washington Experiment Station.
This has been proven in various
orchards in the Pacific Northwest
and several commercial growers
have discovered il TO their sorrow,
because they planted whole orch
ards Of one variety to meet market
demands.
The cause for the low yield Of
inferior fruit is the same as in
breeding with animals and mar
rage of relatives. In such cases
we know the offsprinf 10 be in
ferior physically. and often men
tally, while with apples there u
often a total failure of the blossom
to set fruit. II has been known
for many years that many varieties
OF cultivated plants are self-sterile-
that is. will not produce fruit wher
the flowers are fortified with pol
len Of tA same variety. The in
yestigations carried on in many
orchards under varying climate
conditions. show that "Self-Steril'
ity is more common among Narie
ties Of apples than is self-fertIlity.
In this connRtion IL Is interest,"
ing and Of Commercial importance
to note that the size. shape qua'-
ity and color Of the apples are not
changed BY the blossoms being Ter
tiliIed with pollen Of other Nari-
et.es. In addition. most OF the
common commercial varieties IN the
Pacific Northwest have been found
To overlap in their time OF blossom
ing, SO that almost any combination
of varieties may be planted IN tSe
same orchard with satisfactory re-
suits, The experiment cited gives
the records of eighty d!herent va
rieties grown in the same locality,
SO that IL seems safe to assume that
in other sections the most common
varieties may be planted together
and have cross-pollinstion insured
Because two varieties of apples are
oross-poIlinated. however, is not
proof that there will be 100 per
cent Of fruit set, but results show
that more and better apples will be
produced.
The cost Of highway improvement
for the entire country during 1871
amounted to $40 per individual,
or a little more than q cent a day.
w D.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20
Calls o. o. M. Best Feature,
To the Editor, The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Blue-law antagonizers have
evidently started a campaign
against. o. o. McIntyrc's stories
in The Herald. According to
their letters to the Open Court
the morals OF Washington are
impaired. due to Q. o. MS
perturbation of New York's night
life, slums, etc. Harry kabat in a
letter to the Open Court told Of
how o. %. Ms material should be
syndicated to such remote places
as Frederick, Md Certainly WASH
ington Is a "hick" town compared
to New York and IL Harry kaoat
and Mrs. 8. II. Powell don't like o.
o. Ms column just let them SKIP
the editorial page. MeIntyres
column Is for broad-minded people
and II is without doubt the best
liked feature in the paper.
GEORGE P. LOWE.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20

the Irish women would follow them in = test At
the polls. = SO
We have persisted in taking an optimistic view
Of the Irish. situation. Lord Birkenhesd may be
correct in saying the critical period is in the
next few weeks but we believe Ireland will survive
it. Mr. Collins and Mr.. Griffith have a very hard
task, but We believe they will achieve it, They
have had the sincere cooperation Of the British
government and that is big factor in their favor.
They have been able to make satisfactory financial
arrangements for the operation Of their government
and that is not without its effect They surely have
the basic good of the Irish people with them
Ireland's troubles now are with the Irish. 1t is
her friends, most of them doubtless sincere, who
are threatening her. But we believe that Mr. Col
Inns view that the troubles are those typical OF a
new nation getting under way and that the Irish
Free State will emerge successful, will prove to be
correct.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20

States, resulting
from the large
purchases OF corn
by the United
s t at es govern :
ment for famine
relief in Russia,
Carl vrooman, of
Bloomington Ill,
former Assistant
s e or etary of
Agriculture, said
: In a recent ad-
dress at La Sale,
III.
This m e q n 8
that the Ameri-
can people are
making at least
30 per cent, and
nrnk.h1, 0an
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20
Would Check Immigration.

To the EDITOR, The Washington Herald:
Allow me space, please, to COM
mend the most excellent cartoon In
your paper of the 16t't inst. repre-
senting the immigration problem as
1t should present itself to Congress.
Why our country should longer
be the dumping ground for the I'M
'desirahles of other countries across
the seas h more than many Of us
can understand. With q shortage
OF houses, and many real Anericans
unemployed already. the foreign un-
desirable Is only adding to our
troubles. II we are sure we can
truly Amertcanize him, well and
good. But as we are sadly failing
in this. let's stop this Wholesale i'm
migration or at least curtaii II I'm
xh We can digest the. load.
ALSO would say IL would .be bet
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20
CULPEPER COURT ),
CONVENES TODAY

cUIREPER. Va, Feb. 1s.-The
February term of Circuit Court win
convene here tomorrow with Judge
A., T. Browning. of, Orange, pre-
This will tlbe Judge .Brownink.s
first appearance In Culpeper. he
having been recently elected by the
legislature. to & succeed Judge. John
Ruthsrford. Of Rlchmond.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20
Farm Recovery IN Cash Terms.

HURING the period from January 1 through
February IS voluntary repayments of loans
extended by the War Finance Corporation
in the main to facilitate export of farm products
from the United States flowed in at the of more
than $z5oo.ooo a week.
This is the substantial basis upon which Eugene
Meyer, jr, managing director of the corporation,
rightly builds the belief that an improvement in
agricultural conditions is beginning to manifest
itself. The total of repayments was $Is233ooo, of
which S3,o2oooo represented loans made under the
powers of the corporation $4,000 cattle loans
and S37s7yooo railroad and public utility advances.
An analysis of repayments Of export advances,
total s764Iooo, shows that $4,000 was repaid by
exporters, S73sooo by cooperative associations,
and Sz6o4ooo by banking institutions while $685.
reflects the liquidation of export loans financed
through Edge law bank acceptances. Repayments
on account of agricultural and live stock loans ag-
gregzte S3,67Iooo. OF this amount, $z,s77,ooo was
repaid by banking institutions $4,000 by live stock
loan Companies, and S447ooo by cooperative asso-
cations
The sums mentioned are not overpowering, in
terms of present-day financial operations, and arc
but part of the revolving fund authorized for aid
ing exporters But the definite turn in the tide is
demonstrated by the unsolicited repayment OF
moneys utilized in such transportation. II is
recorded that a considerable portion of the ad-
vances have returned to the corporations Golfers
before due dates. That, also is most healthy sign
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20
Open Court Letters to The Herald
-. Other Peoples Views on Current Events

cemmtnieatien viii not - rsturnsd
unlsss spseiAe request for sseh return b
made and stamps ineiesed.
Lsttsrs should b typsvrittsn vhsn-
ever possible. cemnpnieatisns extreme
" difficult to rad viii net b esnzidsrsd-
Ne oemmunioa tisns sisnsd With Actitious
names VIII Be ussd.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20
knowledge Gained from 90.

10 the nditor. TIE wsshinEton Herald:
May i be permitted to heartily
indorse Mr.. e. Paul Saunders de-
Tense Of the column by %. o. NJ"
in The Herald of Thursday. I am
confident that IL one would read
Mr.. o. o. Ms articles with an un-
prejudiced mind much helpful in
formation and knowledge of the ills
and sorrows of the Great Human
Family would be gained. K. @. C.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20

FederA luoGeSnlp
in his home State.
has aroused con.
siderable discus
sion and spec
ulation in Iowa
Charles E. Pick
EFT IL one OF
three or four men
prominently men
toned for the
post. Gov. Ken
dahl has not mada
his selectio n
known as yet
Pickett has had
experience At the
capital. serving
as Representa-
tive several years
ago and gaining
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20

attention during his term Of once.
He is now considered one OF the
most widely known and influential
political leaders in his State.
Pickett has the support Of the
G. o. p. organization. He is fatly
in favor OF agricultural legislation
which will help the farmers, but
has not come out as FARM bloc
man
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20

Bernard Shaw ys>he doesn't care to yisit
the United States. He doesn't have, to- The
show managers and PUBLISHERS send his money
over to him. Some less ortunate people in
England have to come after theirs.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20

ter to inspect at the other side OF
the pond rather than on this side,
Then the foreigners disappoint-
ment would not be so great
JOHN REGINALD QUINTCS,
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20

New York woman with s6'oooooo in her
own right has sued her husband for nonsupport.
Seems though almost any man would be will
ing to go through the motions OF supporting
woman like that.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20
WHO'S WHOM
THE DAYS NEWS

The naming Of a successor TO
Senator Kenyon, who is vindinE
up his AFFAIRS in the Genate prep
aratory to resigning to accept
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20
Corn GiUen Russia
Aids u. S.-Vroon,ar,

Unparalleled in the history Of the
world has been the recent rise in
the price of corn in the United
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20

Nowadays people are either passing the
buck or passing the hat -.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20

The Turkish government has barred all
modern American dances. And, just to think,
they al started in Turkey.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-20

The cost Of highway improvement
for the entire country during 1921
amounted to $40 per individual,
or a little more than q cent a day.
W. ID.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
important TO Mothers
CASE OF FORCIBLE ENTRY
Combination of Circumstances Re-
sponsible for Truly Embarrass-/
ing Situation.

A short time ago my husband and l
attended the funeral of a friend whose
home was in the suburbs. We left in
plenty Of time, but IN account of the
distance and much transferring we
found to our dlsmay that we were go
ing to be late.
After frequent delays we arrived at
our station. There had been n heavy
snowstorm the day before, and where
the walks had been cleaned it was slip
perry, making it difficult to hasten.
When we reached the house, In hur-
rying up the outside stairs slipped.
lost my balance, and fell headlong.
All might have been well had not the
undertaken chosen just that moment
II open the door. My husband was
making a frantic grab TO catch me,
but | was not to be stopped, and land
ed in the DON on all fours, to find the
company all facing the door and the
minister preaching the funeral mt
Exchange.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
HEALING ART OF OLD CHINESE
Abundant Proof That They Were Fa-
miIiar With Anesthesia Many
Thousands of Years Ago.

The artificial induction of painless
ness by narcotic draughts was tradi-
tionally known in ancient times, writes
Or. Charles Balance in the London
Lancet.
The Chinese were acquainted with
general anesthesia thousands Of
years ago. 1t is related of the Surgeon
Hoathe in the Third century A. d. that
he performed amputation, t%rephining
and other major operations by its aid.
Doctor Browne relates two cases of
anesthesia taken from a Persian
manuscript. The first story concerns
Aristotle and an Indian surgeon named
Sarnab. An earwlg had entered the
patients ear and attached itself to
the brain. Aristotle gave the patient
the drug so that he became uncon-
scious while Sarnab trephined the
skull. This was excellent treatment.
1t is now well known that living for
eign bodies may produce otitls and
meningitis. In the second case the OPP
GRAFTON vas Caesarian section.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19

will satisfy them that the cattle and
stock raising possibilities are fully as
good as they have been told.
The reports from all parts of West
ern Canada at the present time fully
bear out the most optimistic expecta-
lions and hopes of the early days Of
seeding. Evidence of the splendid
growth of this year is the fact that
alfalfa was cut on the 10Th of June
and yielded nearly two tons to the
acre.
Corn planted on the 23rd of May,
on the 9Th of June was showing sew
eral inches about the ground, . and
making glad the heart of the farmer
who had built his silo, which he hoped
to fill in the latter days of August
Advertisement.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
Is Coolest Spot in World.

The coolest spot III the world has
been found, by comparison with which
the North pole is warmer than the
tropics.
1t is the %cryogenic laboratory of the
bureau of mines, Department of In
terror, where scientists are working to
liquefy helium gas, purify it and make
it 100 per cent efficient in the lift of
giant dirigibles.
1t is so much colder than any other
spot in the universe that comparisons
are almost impossible.
zero.
The known temperature near the
North pole varies from 80 to 60 de,
grees below zero.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
CHICAGO AGAIN CLAIMS LEAD
This Time 1t Is for the Meanest Man.
and He Surely Has "Some"
Qualifications!

Another "meanest man" has beea
found. He was discovered in q north
bound elevated express. He had re-
manned seated although a woman stodd
swaylng Oh a strap in front of him
The train was standing at the Fuller
ton avenue station when he jumped
to his feet, apparently realizing sud-
denly that his destination had beca
reached. He started for the door.
When the man quit his seat it was
logically, taken by the oma MOI
for long, however, did she hold it. 4
second later he was back-obviouslF
having spotted the station mama
through the open door.
pardon me-" ne said, that wasn't
my station"
And he allowed The woman to riSa
and give him "he seat.-Chicago jour
nal.
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party from nj Of the northern states
on the way to their new home near
Lake Winnepegosis, Manitoba. They
were a sturdy, self-reliant lot and
carried with them a full complement
of farm machinery. With the tractor
outfit they intended to commence
rather extensive operations this spring
on the land which their scouts had
already inspected and reported on
favorably as to it's productiveness.
At almost every point on the Cana
dian border where there are located
means for admitting settlers, the re-
ports are that it is almost a daily
occurrence to admit settlers from
states as far off as Texas who have
adopted the automobile as a means to
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19

carry themselves and their families
to the country of their choice. Such
settlers are bound to succeed. Some
of them go two or three hundred miles
inland, and select their homes in the
park districts of Manitoba, S~askatehe-
wan and Alberta. Others purchase
improved and u%nimproved farms in
the more thiekly settled districts in
the southerly and central parts of
these provinces. Wherever they may
go, they are certain to secure land
of certain possibilities. They will see
grain crops of high value, wheat that
will produce from 90 to 40 bushels
per acre, oats giving high yields, bar
ley d certain producer, and grass and
fodder in quantity and quality that
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
Tomb of Eve

Ewes tomb or last resting place is
claimed by the Arabs to be at Judah,
the seaport of Mecca. There In a
graveyard surrounded by high white
walls, which has not been opened for
a single interment for more than a
thousand years, is a great tomb with
a palm tree growing out of the stone
roof, a wonder of the Orient in It,
self, which is supposed to mark the
last place Of rest Of our first mother.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
Chemistry Term

Colloidal chemistry is the chemistry
of systems consisting Of extremely fine
ly divided material, such as bubbles,
drops, grains, flaments and films in
a state of suspension in other material.
The chemist calls this system a "het-
%erogeneous system consisting of a
dispensed phase in q dispersion medi-
um." Colloidal chemistry therefore is
a study of extremely finely divided
suspensions
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
Arithmetic Bugs.

Captain-What are you scratching
your head for, Rufus?
Colored Private-Aw, sab, l got
arithmetic bugs in my head.
Captain-What are arithmetic bugs?
Colored Private-Dat's coolies.
Captain-Why do you Call them
arithmetic bugs?
Colored Private-Because dey add
TO my misery, dey subtract from my
pleasure. and divide my attenshun. and
dey multiply like the dickens.-Ex-
change.
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Perfectly All Riuht.

Doctor" said the business man, II
will double your fee If you will pre-
scribe for my wife a summer at the
s~eashore.
"All right I'll do it Mt once"
"Fine! What had you intended to
prescribe for herr"
"a summer at the seashore."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-19
YOU CAN WALK IN COMFORT

II you Shake Into Your Shoes some ALIENS
FOOT=EASE. tho Antiseptic, Healing pow
der for shoes that pinch or feet that ache.
1t takes the friction from the shoe and
gives relief to corns and bunions. hot, tired,
sweating, swollen feet. Ladies' can wear
shoes one size smaller by shaking Aliens
= Ease in each Observation-Disclosures.