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The Washington herald., 1922-08-20
Citizens Associations.

XVT1THlN short time the many citizens asso-
w Citations OF this city again will be holding
tfcir regular meetings. Much has happened since
they adjourned for the summer There is the coal
sitration, for instance. The Commissioners
undoubtedly are anxious to get from these bodies
s;gGcstions on this grave matter.
The coming together of the citizens associa-
tons brings to the fore a question that is often
asled: OF what value to the community is cti-
zenS associa iaon?
The only is that they are OF inestim-
abe vSlue. True, they have power They prob
ably the most powerless organized bodies in
the world.
An example OF this was the daylight saving
Question. Practically every association in the city
condemned the plan that was put in force here
Yet the rag time" schedule remained.
For all that, the citizens associations are excel
lent agencies. They are the only mediums through
which the District Commissioners may learn what
large numbers OF residents want
Many of the recommendations made by them
have been carried through by Congress and by the
President. The President. especially in matters
concerning the District looks to the organized
bodies here for guidance.
Had he known beforehand that daylight saw.
ing would be unpopular. the President probably
would never have urged it.
The Herald is glad to see the resumption Of
activities by the citizens associations
The Washington herald., 1922-08-20
Women and Good viii.

"WHAr ,s are the womsn sOns "n.oo to aeu aG
larry at election time. Timid first about availing
herself of the right of franchise, she has with
Characteristic feminine set about nvestigat-
ing the problems of government for herself That
she is making excellent progress in the school of
practical politics is indicated in the setbacks
old-tme politicians have experienced
result of ignoring the feminine factor in primary
contests.
Now comes Miss Florence King, Chicago
lawyer, who would have good will, delegations
to 60 from one State to another just good
will, delegation has gone to France. Miss King,
who has been widely indorsed by mems organiza-
tons for Federal judgeship is the only woman
who ever before the Supreme Court
of the United States.
This attorney following her attending the ses-
sions of the American Bar Association in San Fran
cisco, is in favor of good will delegations of women
from the West to set out a visit to the Eastern
States, and vice By their interchange of
political ideas, she is confident much good would
accrue to things political. Miss King to her credit
be it said, worked her way from an Iowa cornheld
to law practice in the lands highest court. She
passes her spare moments, day and night preach
ing to her fellow-women to get into politics, for
so she says, since we have government OF par
ties that is the way to get into politics Too few
women are in politics; more must get in"
Woman's conventions are fine, but the trouble
is. that the women meet at point and then
hurry home. 1t would do world Of good if the
women from one State got into the other woman's
State, saw her homes and her towns, for them
she could get the other woman's view.
The time is long past when women are given
honorary places the school board and the direc-
torship OF county institution" A woman who
can manage home and rear children certainly is
entitled to role in shaping the policies that bring
about the conditions under which she must live
As she fraternzes with her fellow in other
sections Of the country. the feminine voter will
lend her influence to the abolishing of sectonaism
and play her part in working for legislation that
shall have the aims OF the entire nation in mind
The Washington herald., 1922-08-20
The Parable of the Truck.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:

a" 'he hultor, Inc washington Herald:
One. time a very rich man found
II incumbent to purchase an ex-
pensive auto truck with which TO
carry on his business. It was also
necessary for him to employ a high
salaried individual to drive the
truck and take care Of il. The in
dividual he employed for this pur-
pose possessed excellent, credentials
and seemed to possess all the re-
quirements necessary for his duties
so as to insure credit TO himself
and profit for his employer. The
first trip he made with the truck
was anything but successful to the
employer and he was quite reluct-
ant about sending. the driver on
second trip. but the driver put up
the argument that he had kept tho
auto truck out Of a wreck and that
he was entitled to a second trial.
so the kind-hearted rich man sent
him on a second trip. When he re-
turned from this second trip the
truck was a total wreck and IL was
necessary to send II to the shop for
repairs and a general overhaulinR
so that the business could continue
as before.
The manager of the repair shop
and his employees found that the
truck had been very much damaged
and injured by ignorant and in
competent driving. so that the time
and expense OF repairing and re-
storing the truck to its one-tims
efficiency was longer and much
more expensive than any one ex-
pected.
The driver. who had been dis
missed, and his friends set up a tre-
mendous howl because the repair
shop did not at once return the
truck completely repaired and in as
good condition as II was before they
were put in control of Il. It looked
very much as II the driver and his
friends wanted to divert the atten-
tion OF the rich man from his reck-
less driving which had caused tho
damage and cause him to become
dissatisfied with the progress which
the repair shop was making with
the wreck. The lesson to be learned
from this is-that any fool can
The Washington herald., 1922-08-20


\ operates against the police in endeavoring
to locate that stolen
Under the existing system of issuing licenses
the police do remarkably we'll to locate stolen
automobile at all
'ay after day automobile operators are found
who have been operating a car for nine and ten
months with dead tags displayed. Not until they
. violate traffic law are the dead tags dis
covered.
Cars are sold and the purchaser, rather than
spend S. more. continues to drive the automo-
bile with dead tags and no one is the wiser until
he coldes is arrested other charge.
Many apprehended in this way. but there is
way tell how many avoid accident and the pay
ment OF the license fee. v
r The appearance OF stolen be altered
over night the engine and body number changed
ard tags obtained upon application. What could
be simple. An automobile could ten
different number tags during the year under the
present plan thus making it just ten times
difficult to trace it.
The owner who takes out the tags is response
bic for their return when he dsposes of the auto
mobile but it isn't fair place this responsibility
the and. aside from the ethical point in
the case the method hasn't proved effective.
Why wouldn't it be practical and effective to
brand every with a number and issue a
bldHk 10TH 10 the OWnel Inc tags would become
part OF the machine and in the event the car was
sold the seller would make such notation on the
blank form and surrender it to the purchaser after
the license clerk had made notation of the trans
Ter and collected the fee from the new owner
This forp in itself indorsed by the license
clerk would virtually be bill of sale as we'll as
record of transfer of tags
At the expiration of the year the owner would
apply for his tags and obtain the same numbers
his record called for. In this way the police would
have record or complete history of car from
the time it entered Washington until it reached
the junk man.
In time it would be possible to associate 4
certain number with a certain make OF car ami
seen with any other number it would be marked
a. stolen.
The system would be somewhat hardship
on dealers in second hand automobiles and would
entail additional work for the license clerk but
would the end not justify the means,
The Washington herald., 1922-08-20
Homes in Washington.

n ECENT reports show that Washington is the
IN scene OF the most intense building acti<sty
in the United States. Not only are rows OF new
dwelling houses under construction in every sec
ton OF the District but prominent builders. we
learn on excellent authority, have plans well under
way for hundreds This activity has con-
tinued without abatement for the past three years
Fevcrsh efforts have been made to fill up the gap
caused by the complete suspension OF building
activities during the war
Now reports in circulation that there are
too many houses for the demand and that prices
soon will drop. The falacy of this belief is that
the builders who study the real estate market
more closely than horsemen follow the race re-
ports are continuing to open up new develop
ments almost every day. The public can rest
assured that as soon there is the slightest pos
sibil'ty OF the supply exceeding the demand there
viii be houses butt
The builders not blind to the market They
watch every development more closely than is
possible for the layman And they are sinking
fortunes every day in houses.
OF course, some of them are likely to make
peeF Investments. But in Washington the build
Ing activity s confined to few Every firm
In the Distric: IS feverishly busy All would not
make the mistake.
In spite OF the enormous amount of construc-
ton since the war Washington still is far it is
reasonable 10 presume, from having a supply that
viii meet the demand
The Washington herald., 1922-08-20

through Rumania, South Russia, and along both
flanks of the Caucasus. It included, that is more
than the present Black Sea, Caspian. and Sea of
Aral The records of man are silent on the subject
but its proof is written for seologists in the
ground. Had those changes in the face of the
earth not happened the history of the West would
need rewriting. That arm of sea from polar
regions to Turkestan would have set up logical
sboundary between the two continents, Had it
remained to play its part in the destinies of man.
migrating barbarism of Roman days would have
at least been delayed; the mediaeval emperors,
relieved of their frontier problem, could have
centrated successfully crushing the papacy; and.
in the nineteenth century, the Slav policy Of Ger
many must utterly have changed. 1t is not an
exaggeraon to say that the civilization of Europe
has been affected from its birth through the rising
of the plains out of this shrunken But such
hypothesis might be carried on indefinitely The
Mediterranean was divided into two. and its
western half did not communicate with the Allan
tic, or its eastern half with the Black Sea. And
England not always an island.-Manchester
Guardian,
The Washington herald., 1922-08-20

under what conditions the few
vessels of our little high-tariff mer-
chant marine could move with i'm
punity-the few vessels left for
carrying to the worlds markets our
surplus grain, cotton. etc
From the standpoint OF pro-
gressive domestic legislation. the
achievements of the Wilson admins
tration have not been equaled. He
got results even il in doing so he
did ALLEVIATE some of his friends
Mr. Hampton inquires-"And all Of
them As to those who broke with
him, God only knows what has be-
come of them. wilson's closest
friends and advisers" were not
elected by the American people to
serve as President They were not
allowed by him to so serve. He
permitted no back talk" when they
tried to have their way But so
long as they were in favor with
Wilson. they. too. were damned" 8"
Mr.. Wilson's political antagonists
moved heaven and earth to have
him misunderstood by the people
In order not to be misunderstood in
ms state papers ana pubic utter
ances. he was forced to resort TO
the use of, what Mr.. Hampton COM
plains of. ''ponderous sentences OF
long. dangling modifiers."
The most regrettable thing about
the Wilson record is the fact that
IL was not completed. His illustrious
career as a statesman ended when
the people were misled into electing
A Republican Congress which bucked
him at every turn. The opposition
to him was headed not by men OF
the Taft. Root. Hughes caliber but
by second-raters of the insanely
jealous Lodge type who had no
scruples against reversing them
selves completely In order to oppose
Wilson.
Under Wilson's policies and
leadership America was in a fair
way to produce world tranquility.
Under Lodges leadership and mar
row policy of Me First" the
Republican party reGained power;
Wilson. broken in health. was re-
tired and the world in consequence
Is enjoying" a nightmare that gives
promise of being of Rip Van
Wrinkle duration. in which America
is largely participating
JOHN SPEED.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-20
Before Columbus.

G CHEMISTS and explorers have deved far
y into the misty days of America before
Columbus But they still have far to 60 The sub
Ject remains as fascinating and as mysterious as
ever New discoveries probably will continue to
be made for the next couple of centuries which
viii throw more light the strange peoples of the
New World forests during the days when Lief the
Lucky sailed the high and screams of human
sacrifices went up from Aztec altars
An American explorer has just discovered in
an out-of-the-way district in Colombia the ruins
OF great prehistoric city where the forgotten
peoples lived courted. married, fought and died in
times outside the circle of history More fascinat
ing even, than the discovery of the fossil remains
OF extinct monsters is find like this
What sort OF people were these, human beings
who lived in America before. the white nan came?
Where did they come from' They had a rather
highly developed civilization. They had religion
OF sort not unlike that of Europe Will more
reformation about them throw any light ON the
unsolved mysteries of lfe'
The Washington herald., 1922-08-20
Defends Wilson.

L" the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Another political campaign is get
ting under way and the grand old
p-ork barrel outfit. having no
record of achievement to which it
may point with PRIDE" may be ex-
pected to introduce the usual
vituperative measures in the hope
OF distract.ng attention from their
long list Of broken or unfulflled
promises of previous contests.
In your issue of August 16 ap-
peared an effusion from one Brook
G. Hampton Attacking President
Wilson's record" He damns Wilson
because he kept us out Of war" for
two and one-half years, and he
damns him because he didn't keep
us out longer: yet he doesn't appear
to realize that Wilson had the coun-
try behind him in both cases. Will
son stood for peace until the oe-
casion for war arose. He advocated
war only after our ships, our citi-
Gems and our. goods were unsafe on
the high seas.
His royal highness. the Kaiser,
twho also damned WILSON, pre-
sumed to tell US when. where, and
The Washington herald., 1922-08-20
HOROSCOPE
SUNDAY, AUGUST 70, 1927.

Astrologers read this as rather
an unimportant day in planetary
direction. While Mercury and
Uranus are slightly adverse the
Sun is mildly helpful.
ClerGymen may find that they
preach to dull ears. for the sway
makes the mind critical and en-
courages thoughts to wander.
URANUS is in a place tending to
cause scepticism and to encourage
antagonism to philosophical or
religious precepts.
Letters should he written with
care while this conhguration pre-
walls. for they are likely to be
misread and misunderstood
Mars and Uranus will continue to
plague Spain and Portugal where
serious troubles may be pre-
cipitated.
The rrognostications seem to I'm
ply that Great Britain is to pass
through surprising crises. The
horoscope of Lloyd George does not
promise peace to the government.
Mystical and occult theories will
have much more respectful hear
ing than formerly.
Sclence is % solve certain occult
problems. but the grossly material
world will he recognized more gem
orally than the spiritual by the
great physicists.
Difficulties for travellers Is fore
cast and European tourists may
have many new grievances.
Despite much unfavorable weather
there Will be fine crops in many
localities where they mature late,
1t is foretold.
Again a return to simpler and
more modest fashions is indicated
and the simple life will be more
popular than ever before.
All the signs appear to presage
a winter of many trials. public and
private, for the people of the coun-
try.
Persons whose birthdate It is may
have rather an unsettled year and
they should pursue the most con-
servative policies.
Children born on this day may
be inclined to irresponsibility.
They should be severely disciplined,
for they will have splendid gifts,
that should win fame for them.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-20
From Sea to Sea.

THE GREAT waterway across European Rus
sia from the Baltic to the Caspian may again
become important. If the German capitalists, who
are said to be trying to reopen it, succeed their
vessels will have to follow a rather complicated
route The Volgs is, of course, the backbone of
the system, but it also includes lake, canal and
three other rivers. Even So the conception of
commercial shipping being able to pass from end
to end OF those immense plains in voyages to
Persia and Turkestan is a magnificent one. Yet
there was time in history when it would have
been curiously less difficult. A map, for instance
designed to assist traders between the Baltic and
Nofthern Persia would, at period in the past
have traced arm of sea flung southwsrds from
the Arctic into the Caspian. The Caspian, more
over, is only the diminished relic of tremendous
sea that stretched once from the Middle Danube
The Washington herald., 1922-08-20
Flags Mr.. Wilson.

40 hht Ahc
This mornings Herald. contain
ing the comprehensive history OF
the Wilson personality and his ad-
ministration as the corollary. a
hne and concise summary of gov
ernment affairs as administered
from 1913 to 1921. 1t sounds like
an echo Of what we heard in al
most universal chorus during the
Congressional and State campaigns
of 1918 and the general canvass OF
1920. with the clap OF thunderous
applause in the returns. Then the
people spoke!
The one thing not enlarged upon
in this admirable summary was the
cause Of 1t all-wilson's overween-
ing vanity,s his overshadowing
self f-consciousness and ill-concealed
craving for similar admiration
from others.
The one great poet OF the ages
fell" Passing his Inconsistencies
his recurring changes of front, so
well described by Mr.. Hampton
this dominant trait of Wilson's
character looms high over all his
other defects Of character and con-
duct as President-overestim 6
himself unduly. Understanding
the general intelligence Pride
goeth before destruction and a
naughty spirit before a fall" II is
the meek. like Lincoln. who inherit
the earth. When Reishazzar set mp
his owh image and impiously COM
manded all to bow the knee to IL
he hardly exceeded the unspeak
able ard unprecedented spectacle
Of the photoengravinE of the cam
paign picture of Washington on
the right. Lincoln on the left, Will
son in the middle, Every reader
Of The Herald saw this absurd
thing in a thousand places.
The ages had seated Washington
and Lincoln in such close compan-
ionship for immortality as to leave
no room for a third. their compeer
even. between them. The space al
the extreme left and right. wide as
the world. was left to he occupied
by apotheosis as time might de-
velop others worthy OF equal
honors.
That time has not yet arrived.
and it will ,be great century. in
deed. more likely noted epoch
after many centuries. when that
worthy shall be assigned to such
exalted eminence and distinction
above all who have gone before
Only in the process of the ages.
if ever, shall any departed Ameri-
can-sure'y no living American-be
consecrated to such compa anionshIp
with the mighty Lincoln and Wash
ington.
Yet this absurd and most incon-
Eruous picture was scattered broad
cast all over the land and posted
in all public places in the cam
paigns of 1918 and 1920 to advance
the fortunes Of this poor. vain old
man. 1t produced the reverse of
the result intended.
1t provoked smile or curse
wherever the offensive and arro-
giant picture defaced a wall. a bill
board or the daily paper. Some
thing Of the scorn and contempt
attending this profane and often
sive caricapre Cfor in its group
ing this ii was). something of that
N the amazement and Indignation
of the people found expression at
the polls in boSh 1918 and 1920.
and if you listen closely YOU will
hear the angry echoes of that pro-
test again in next November's re-
turns. That was the debacle and
blunder of the ages,
PRIVATE DALZELL.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-20

James. and a reply 70 the same b.
Elijah E. Knott
Carl James asserts that in II
nois there 10 q State law stipuls;
ing that only members OF recos
nized unions shall mine coal" an
goes on TO cay that because the
State did not enforce It's law these
men Cthe Herrin strike-breskersN
were outlaws. Mr.. Knott says: !
is astounding that any State wou'
pass a law abridging the rights O.
its citizens. Anyone can safely say
II is unconstitutional
As a matter OF fact every state
in the Union has one or more
such laws. Every State has such
laws. applying to physicians, sur
geons, dentists. manicurea nurses
veterinarians druggists. embalm
ers, plumbers ana steam engineer
Perhaps in certain States thes
kind OF laws do not apply 90 a.
the occupations have enumerated
but Il is certain that in every State
you can find lave Of this kind ap-
plying to some OF them.
All these laws declare that no
person shall engage in the occupa-
tion specified. unless he nrst oh
tains a license from the established
practitioners OF euch occupation in
the State. committee Of prac-
titioners is appointed q board %
grant or refuse licenses and their
power is absolute. and from their
decision there is no appeal.
II. therefore. Illinois has q simi-
lar law applying to coal miners. Il
has simply applied to the occupa-
tion Of mining the kind Of law
which il and every other State has
applied to some OF all OF the occu-
pations enumerated. II the law as
applied to miners is unconstitu-
tionaL then Il IL equally unconsti-
tutional az applied to physicians
and surgeons
But II there be such a law. then
the Herrin murderers are far moro
guilty than they would have been
without il. They could have sp-
pealed to the State authorities. who
would have removed the men ''wh q
had no legal right to mine Goals
and nned and imprisoned ther-
Instead Of that they ruthisssly
massacred them.
So IL the State OF Illinois hss
such q law as the one under dis
cussion Il has merely extended TO
the profession of coal mining the
legal recognition and protection
that IL and all the other States
have given 70 certain other profess
sione. The real object OF such
laws is. Of course to make a
closed shop" OF the professions in
question.
II. as Mr.. Knott contends, the
Illinois coal-minins law is uncon-
stitutional. then the laws Of the
several States relating TO the pro-
fessions of physician, dentist. Un-
dertaker. barber. engineer and
many others are equally unconsti-
tutional and they should all be
swept away. But the contention OF
Carl James that the Herrin miners
were outlaws because they were
engaged in the Illicit mining of coal
is totally indefensible. The Herrin
murderers were q hundred timer az
guilty. because Of the Illinois law.
az they would have been without L.
II. B. RossELL
The Washington herald., 1922-08-20
OPEN COURT LETTERS TO THE HERALD
Other Peoples Views Topics Of Current Interest
,ics of Current Interest

wreck car or truck. but Il takes
man with brains to repair the
wreck
The application OF this parable Is
that the rich man Is our Uncle Sam.
The truck is our government and
the driver was Woodrow Wilson
and his two trips were his two
terms as President OF these United
States. while the manager OF the
repair shop is President Harding
and his helpers are members OF his
Cabinet and the present Congress.
who are laboring seainst almost
unsurmountable obstacles. yet they
are making tremendous progress in
spite Of all the howls of the dis
gruntled.
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