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The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Says Miners Ready to Confer.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
have noticed in some of the
papers in the last few days a tend
ency to criticise the United Mine
Workers of America for the failure
of the miners and the bituminous
coal operators to meet in joint
conference for the purpose ofrnego-
tiatinC a new wage agreement to
take the place of the present con-
tract, which expires on March 81,
1922. have read editorials which,
in effect, have placed the blame
for this development upon the
miners. Therefore. wish to call
your attention to the fact that il
is through no fault of the coal
miners that a joint conference is
not held. When the coal opera
tors and the representatives of the
United Mine Workers of America
met in joint conference in New
York, by command OF the govern
ment. they signed a wage agree
ment on March 81. 1920. in which
there is the following clause:
Resolved that an interstate
Joint conference be held prior
to April l. 1922: the time and
place for holding such meeting
10 Dt 10
of two operators and two mem
bers from each State herein
represented. together with the
international officers of the
United Mine Workers of
America
The above paragraph was binding
on both sides to the agreement,
but the coal operators now refuse
sl n n
President John l.. Lewis, of tho
United Mine Workers, acting in
compliance with the above para
graph, invited the operators to
meet the miners in Pittsburgh on
January 6, to agree upon a time
and place for holding the joint
conference. The operators refused
to attend the meeting called for
pittsburgh. and President Lewis
was Obliged to cancel arrangements
for the meeting. And the opera
tors still persist in their refusal
u meet with tho miners, although
they signed the New York agree
m.nt. apparently in good faith.
volunteer this information in
order that you may have before
You the real facts when you feel
disposed to write editorials COM
menting on the present situation
in the coal industry. The miners
are anxious to meet with the op-
orators. and are ready to do SO at
any time, but there can be no
joint conference so long as the op-
orators maintain their present at
titudc in direct violation of the
agreement which they signed in
New York.
ELLIS SEARLES
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
A Correction.

To the Editor The Washington Herald:
Realizing the great burden on the
newspapers in securing exact de-
tails as to the condition Of the many
victims Of the horrible accident at
the Knickerbocker Theatef last Sat-
urday night. and as misleading re-
ports arc i'm circulation concerning
the late Howard G.. kneessi. his wife
and son. I ask the favor OF pub
fishing this statement so that his
many friends maybe relieved from
suspense.
Howard c.. Kneessrs body was
recovered from under great piles OF
wrcckace about : O'Clock on Sun
day night and was placed in a vault
this afternoon. The funeral will take
place at a date TO be announced later
Mrs. Kneessi is at the Garfield
Hospital suffering from broken
wrist, many bruises and great shock.
Their son. Donald. was happily not
with them ,and is now safe at home.
We are all stunned by this catas-
trophe which has fallen on our city
and are Frustrated by the loss OF
our business associate and devoted
friend. CHARLES W. SEMMES.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
A Recession Or Gain?

DEFORE H. G. Wells voluntarily entered the
ID tortnous literary dehles of the sociological
and psychic novel and thence the subterranean
passages Of communism, he penned really fss-
cinating wonder tales.
One of his best efforts was "The Time Ma
chine wherein an inventor perfected device that
hurtied him through the future until in an hour
he had reached the year of sooooo-odd and later
the tidy date Of 100000 Another gripping and
instructive sketch was of man who evolved
compound accelerstng the perceptve senses a
thousandfold, so that his eyes reflected upon his
brain the movements of beings and things very
much IN the grotesque style Of the ultra-rapd film
upon the screen-with maddening slowness.
One is reminded of these Wellsian fantasies by
an article in the current number Of Harpers Maga-
zine by Charles P. Steinmetz, electrical wizard
wherein he discourses humanity's time concep-
ton in the following interesting fashion:
"We can get an idea of how utterly our per-
ccpton Of nature depends on the particular form
of our time conception by picturing to ourselves
how nature would look if Sur time conception were
100000 times faster, 100000 times slower.
an the first case, with our sense perceptions
100000 times faster all events in nature would ap-
pear to 100000 times slower. This would then
be stationary and immovable world The only
motion which we could see with eyes would be
that of the cannon bail, which would crawl slowly
train going sixty miles per hour would appear to
stand STILL and deliberate experiment be required
20 discover its motion. By noting its position on
.e track and noting it again after period of time
rs long as hve minutes appears to us now we
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

wv HEN pohcemen indulge IN criticism OF
w municipal administration to civilian,
Nv certainly there must be ample ground
for such criticism
"In New York." a bluecoat declared to US last
night they'd have this snow off the streets in
twenty-four hours"
That seems bit of exaggerated statement
The metropolis in past winters has been put to it
to clear its highways Of encumbering ice-masses
in far longer periods, having resort to. fame
throwers, even in the effort. At least however, the
big city was trying. and trying from the hour the
precipitation stopped.
The cannot be said for the Washington
authorities. So far observed, there was not
the slightest move to make the downtown arteries
possible of navigation until Monday, though the
heavy fall of snow before midnight Satur-
day. At this time, conditions becoming normal
with aggrsvating sowness, pedestrians, automo-
bilists. housewives waiting provision wagons and
others will testify. The motto apparently is Let
the sun and rain do it,
The Commissioners complain that street-cean-
ing appropriations for the current fiscal year would
be practically exhausted if the storm-blanket were
attacked with full vigor. The difficulty of obtaining
laborers also is cited. Volunteers arc htful and
quick-tiring.
On Congress rests the blame for insufficient
funds. The District stinted last year and is in
d
fiscal year Of 1923
The promise that if cleaning funds are used up
in tackting the blizzard-crop an emergency ap-
preparation will be forthcoming tide over until
appropriations made available must tickle
the rsible of the District heads in private
when they recall the millions shorn from the budget
report for the city by the Lower House. We do
not blame them for hanging on to what they
currently have. 1t may be very dusty spring.
AS to the dearth of day-laborers, it is a fact
that this is not a congregating force for the un-
employed-that is, the horny handed unemployed.
Therefore the blame seems to lie squarey upon
Congress. Congress is thoroughly accustomed to
being blamed by 100000 voteless citizens, however,
and though sit down by the waters of the
Potomac and weep, legislative overords relent
not toward the slsvish dependents upon 40 per
cent bounty.
Congress cannot be blamed, however, for the
frightful condition of The pavements in the resi-
dental sections. Hills and valleys of ice beset the
wayfarer and geld pitfalls lie beneath every
woman's high heel
There certainly should be regulation making
the removal of by occupants OF
abutting property mandatory. In the meantime,
let US turn and clean the sidewalks. If pcdcs-
trian breaks ankle in front of CHEEKY dwell
ing we may be put to the inconvenience and ex-
pense of having an enforced guest until he can
hobble out again. Why wait on the sun and rain? !?
We may have cold snap packing the ice closer
than ever. The exerton Of shoveng snow is not
liable to prove fatal nor is it menial If everyone
is doing it.
Try It this morning.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
SAYS u. S. SKATERS
AN AGE-OLD VISION

The permanent court ot iuterns-
tional Justice is a fulhlment OF the
dream OF ages. according 10 John
w. Davis. prominent Democrat Snd
former Ambassador to Great Britain.
Nevertheless. the word OF
American approval remains 10 be
spoken" said Mr.. Davis in recent
address. In the light o. all our
past professions how shall we eN-
plain our silence Is IL that We
have come 20 disprove or distrust
the principle Of judicial settlement
OF international disputes. or IS t
that we wish for some mere fancy
of our own, 10 shatter all that has
been doen TO bits. and then rcmold
IL -pearer 20 our hearts desiT"- NO.
we supinely wait for the coming OF
that impossible day. which never
was on sea or land. when a scheme
can be devised to win universal
consent7
Discussions Of the forciCn reia-
tions OF the United States have not
only cut to the quick in the last
three years, they have also touched
many on the raw. without design
to apportfon either praise or blame.
is IL not true that much thinking
during that time has been colored
by prejudice. and many utterances
have been inspired by passion?
Soon or late, passion and partl-
sanship must have their dsy sno
realism, the only realism that -
lasting. realism Inspired by great
ideals and lofty purposes. realism
resting not alone on finite reason,
but also on faith, must come into
its own.
When the hour OF calm reflection
strikes. who will deny that the
place OF America is by the side or
the permanent court OF iuterns-
tionA justice, TO which by example
and precept she has been so great
contributor Will not sentiment.
reason and self-interest then show
the way to her full participation
and xnnnnrf
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

NOTln ldrrylOWH,
N. Y, which eventually will house
his last mortal remains.
Whereas John ID. Rockefeller s
vast wealth literally rolled in on
him, William Rockefeller's far
from modest fortune is a product
Of aggression. For more than
forty years he was the speculative
member of the Standard Oil group,
engineering monumental deals in
which millions were moved as
pawns. Before his retirement he
was credited with having been in
fnitely more familiar with Stand
ard Oil and its ramifications than
any of his associates-not excluding
his brother.
Temperamental opposites. Willia m
Rockefeller and John u. have one
thing In common besides wealth
and memories: both are Baptists.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Praises Reed Attack.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Please let us congratulate Senator
Reed through your paper on the
article in your issue OF January IS.
Reed Attacks Senate Action in New
berry Case" II is a terribly serious
matter TO realize that the makers
of the law OF our country should
allow such vapor to ooze out from
their very beings as to admit IL was
wrong that SO much money should
-be spent for a seat in our Senate.
yet vote TO confirm his election.
W. s. TAYLOR.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

"a very sick
m a n, suffering
from an incur
able malady and
due to be carried
away by it at any
moment. Now at
last II appears
that Mr.. Rookie
feller, who is
n e a r In g h / S
eighty birth
day, Is paying
some attention to
these rumors. At
| e a st he has
started the erec-
tion of a s250.000
m a u s o ] e u m at
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
soyrETs REFORM CALENDAR
SPELLING. AND WEIGHTS.

Three OF the innovations es;ab-
lished in Russia by the Soviet gov
ernment are 10 be commended
whatever may be thought OF the
rest of them. These are: Gl The
reform of the Russian calendar: ~
the reform OF Russian spelling by
dropping silent letters and (SD the
adoption of the metric system.
The old weights and measures
are being changed to the metric IN
the machine shops. railroads and
drug stores. This can he easily
done since all industrial and coma
mercial operations are under gov
ernment management
The people will not End the
change difficult because the old unit
Of weight. the pood, is almost cE-
actly sixteen Kilograms and the
verst is only one-hftcenth more
than a kilometer. = Russian peas
ant is never so exact as that in his
estimate OF distances.
The action Of Soviet Russia leaves
only the United States and British
Empire outside the international
metric system.
A grower at Ruri nEton, Iowa, ha.
succeeded in producing cross be-
tween the pecan and tho hickory
nut. The new hybrid resembles a
reacn in appearance, but is hardy
much farther north.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Open Court Letters to The Herald
Other Peoples Views on Current Events

Communications will not be returned
unless specifc request for such return 10
made and stamps incloSed.
Letters should be typevritten when
ever possible. Communications extreme
ly difficult to read will not be considered.
No communics tions signed with fctitious
names will be used.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Farmers De-Ruralized.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
had the pleasure of attending
the agricultural conference during
the past week and was greatly
impressed with the intelligence of
their representatives. II was inter-
esting 10 note the difference be-
tween the farmers wife of today
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
1t viii Go On.

TN THE midst OF our great tragedy we have
i been prone to forget that there other pass
ngs The scythe does not to swing, how
ever and in case, first mentioned in the press
of Monday, it has cut down gallant soul 1t is
to Sir Ernest Shackleton that we refer.
Of this intrepid venturer into the frozen fast
Of the Antarctic the Philadelphia Ledger
has this TO remark:
"The death of Sir Ernest Shackleton on his
little ship within hail of Antarctica puts one in mind
Of Sir Humphrey Gilbert Of Elizabethan days, who
cried "We heaven by sea as by land"
his boat the Golden Hind, sank off the Azores.
In Shackleton the spirit Of the saiormeu who
made the age of Elizabeth auroral with their spirit
ow discovery. He was not one to sit chimney
cornered with the cakes and ale while he could
hear the bergs and foes OF the southern call
ing, and, in his day-dreams, he the penguin
flap and shuttle the ice-shelves and heard the
roar of the forever fierce Antarctic wind round
hove of packing boxes and oil cans in the lee of
big drift.
There must forever be on earth breed Of
men who do not to pick and choose among
the easy and the comfortable things. Brief as is
the term of life, they the risk OF making it
briefer still, as who says:
Glad did I live and gladly die
And laid me down with a will.
"Of this number of the Argonauts in our time
was ShackIeton. He may have been lacking in
some of the studied graccs of the carpct-knight,
the hawless hnesse Of the ballroom. But if not a
lion among ladies, he a lion in danger. He
served his apprenticeship in exploration. AS a
young lad he rounded the world four times in the
merchant service. A lieutenant under Scott in
1901 later he came with his own party to point
as near the South Pole New York is to Phila-
delpha. He did more heroic thing than when,
on still recent journey he travelled in a
small open boat with five 500 miles OF frccz-
ing sea to rescue his party marooncd on Elephant
Island
"The last thing he would would be that
the tiny shallop he commanded should be called
off from its venture because the deck the Captain
lies, fallen cold and dead! The who sailed
with him were all men OF sciencc-not scamcn.
They have already endured vicissitudes. Their
voyage may seem quixotic, chimcrca But they
will not be detcrred-they will so on. They will
consider that they have a compact with his memory
"a trust to which they must be true The tongue
is mute but the spirit of the Antarctic knight
errant commands them still"
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

Mexican government has put the ban on
pulque, a liquor made of cactus juice, on the
ground that it drives people crazy. If the old
weak pulque does that to the Mexcans, what
would they think of our prohibition hooch?
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

Where will the waistline be this year,
asks fashion writer No matter where it is
the young mans arm will find it.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

Every married man knows he could save
money if he were single, and every single man
knows he could save money if he married.
Yes, yes. Let US pass on to the next cage.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

As ambassador to this country, Austria
has produced Count Laszloi Szechenyi, but ha:
not pronounced him.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

Eat raw food and your hair will grow!"
yels New Jersey scientist at a convention.
We cannot help believing that the BARRIERS
back of this movement
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

Horrors apparently will not cease coming
out of Russia. The output of Russian poetry
is said to be greater than. ever before
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

If American writer knocked America
the way the English writers knock it while
here, he would be deported on the first boat
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
WHO'S WHOM
THE DAYS NEWS

For two decades Wall street gos-
sip has had William Rockefeller
John DIS hrot her
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

1t might be apropos to refer to the
tattooing of society ladfs as another skin game
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

The economic congress to meet in Genoa
nay turn out to be proceeding in bankruptcy
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Mid Arctic Wastes.

WV HEN policemen indulge in criticism OF
w municipal administration to a civilian,
t'' certainly there must be ample ground
, 1922-05-11
WEEKLY POST OFFICE LETTER
No. I
May 10, 1922
Mo-. 1

May 10, 1922
In order that you may appreciate why
We campaign for early mailing, here are
a few reasons SO far as ordinary mail is
concerned. Letters are tied up in bundles
Of more or less certain weight and size,
each bundle being labeled with the name
OF The pace to which the letters IN it are
addressed. Such pa gees are "directs',
and there are others containing letters
for various cities, towns and places for
which the number Of pieces is not suffi-
Gent to make up direct bundles. These
are for distribution at the office to-
which the letter pouch is address,
ed. When we close mail at 10 a, m.
for instance, we clear the letter box
es at that hour and begin to tie out
the loose letters on hand at that time.
Direct packages are made for most the
big cities such as New York, Chicago.
Brooklyn, Washington, etc, and when
the last Of these is tied as we'll
as the packages for distribution, it
is impracticab!e to get in late letters
without opening these bundles and doing
the work over again. 1t is therefore to
your advantage to mail in timeMa6d have
your letters included in proper eshion,
n be assured OF their dispatcn~in the
outgoing mail. When we have made up
The mails for New York, San Juan or St.
Thomas the bags for these places are
closed, ard matter mailed after that will
= be left for the following dispatch, to
your disappointment and our regret, for
it is a fact that we regret not being
able TO include all mail intended for a
certain dispatch. We do not want to
see Mr.. Smiths mail left behind even if
it is>his own fault. What we endeavor
to dt S to show Mr.. Smith his mistake,
and ask him to cooperate with US and
preclude tits recurrence, When all the
mail is de sited in the office in time, it
is all dispal he'd, and we are all satisfied.
There will b0 no disappointment through
late mailing, for one. Much Of our mail
is made up on Sunday. While you are
able TO indulge on the one day assigned
to public recreation and rest, postal en-
plcyees are cheertully cranking the
postal machinery. Do your part and
mail in time. We shall feel grateful and
you Will be better served.
Next week | shall tell you something
about how we handle registered mail and
why we can't register matter at all sorts
of odd hours.
r LARSEN Postmaster,
, 1922-05-11

allied reparatlOn5 commission to confer
with it at Paris on the feasibility of rails
ing an international loan for Germany,
will sail for Europe on the thirteenth in
slant. He will be accompanied by Mr.
George Whitney, a partner of the Nor
firm, who is regarded as an expert Oh Sc
c%urities and their market possibilities
here.
Washington, May 5th.-The President
NgaVe his personal consideration yesterI
1ay to the National coal strike, when
he conferred at the executive offices
for two hours with Mr.. Lewis, Feesident
Of the United States mine wol RS of
America and Mr.. Davis, Secre V of
cIusion of the conference. Mr.. Lewis.
with the approval Of Mr.. Davis, said the
discussion had been upon certain funda-
mental conditions Of the industry, but
that bePond that nothing could be said.
London, May 5th.-Mr. Hughes, Pre-
mier of the Australian Commonwealth,
was thrown from his horse and sustained
a fracture Of the c0llarbone while visit
ing Grafton, New South Wales, accord.
ing to a Reuter- despatch from Sydney.
London, May 5th.-The policy of the
restoration of the penny post next year
and the development Of broad casting by
wireless telephones, were the features
Of the discussion or the post office esti-
mates in the House Of Commons yester-
day.
Rome, May 5th-The Giornale D'Ita-
liza says the Holy See is planning an in.
vocation by Catholics, through preach
ing and prayers, for the success of the
Genoa conference. According to the
newspaper, tho Vatican purposes to dis
seminate its plans to all religious associ
atioDs and to reach eVer.1-lass of per-
in an effort to make a world, wide appeal,
Austin, Texas. May 5th.-Nine per
sons killed, thirty injured and property
damage estimated at four hundred
thousand dollars was the total of death
ard destruction in the wake of the tor
nado which l. tie yesterday swept through
the West side of Austin and out of the
city to Oak Hill, eight miles to the South
ward, according to a check of the stu
alton late last night.
London, May 5tb.-M. Krassin has had
an interview with Mr.. Mason Day, pres
iGent Of the international Barnsdall Ger
poration Of New York, on the subject of
the development of the petroleum fields
of Baku, as also the coal mines of South
EN- RGssiaand the agricultural and con-
mercial d~cveloTments necessary to enable
those regions to become self supporting.
Mr.. Day has recently returned from a
long tour of investigation iE the Caucasus
~ hya h hn