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The Washington herald., 1922-03-31
His Easter Rabbit.

To the Editor. The washingtop Herald:
little boy stood by a candy store.
With shaggy dog close by his
side;
And he gszed at the wondrous sweets
therein.
And the child eyes opened wide:
In a chubby fist there was clutched
SO tight
A 'Linkum" penny brown.
And over the smudgy face there stole
The tiniest bit OF frown.
He puckered his mouth and ne
scratched his head
AS you knox all grown ups" do,
Then said at last, II fink I'll dit
Me an Easter wabbit, too"
So marched right in, and the tousled
head
Was kissed by the sunlight's gold.
And the shaggy dog stayed right
close by mis- side.
For he was slave of his master
bold.
He waited around in the busy store,
His big eyes shining bright.
And he pressed his nose to the show
case glass
And gazed at the marvellous sight /:
clerk came up and he said my lad.
mnat can sell you tooa!
'o' 'Vu' ,a see Is al "rea'heo
anu how you nave something
" say
sc aot me Llhkum penny mere
anu the chuooy nand heid II nigh
An me wants dis wabbit wight ober
mere
re one VII oe weonest eye.
Inc ousy Clerk said m sorry. my
The Washington herald., 1922-03-31

JUSTICES OF SUPREME COURT.
To the Friend Of the Peoples
would like to know the answer TO the
50llSsns question Xho i the present s Gsls
There is only Chief Justice Of the United
States supreme Court; This position Z. now held
United states. The associate justices are: Joseph
McKenna. oliver Wendell Holmes. william r. Day.
McReynolds; Louis Dembitx Brandels. and John
Hessin Clark.
ABOUT WALTER HALE.
To the Friend People:
Is Walter Hale. illustrator and husband Of
tell me when and where he died? READER.
Walter Hale. actor. illustrator and author died
In New York December g. 1917. at the age OF IS.
New York, August H. 1899.
FEDERAL FARM Loans.
TO the Friend People:
Will you kindly inform how should pro-
Write to the Federal Farm Loan Board wash
ngton. They will tell you about the nearest Fed
erai Farm Loan Bank and the necessary details.
ROCKEFELLER's ADDRESS.
To the Friend People:
Please tell me through your paper how I can
get a letter to John d. Rockefeller His address
at this time. II you please
MCLEAN. Va.
Address the letter to No. West 54th street
New York City
DAVID CROCKETT.
To the Friend oil People:
. As a reader Of the Herald would be obliged
the apothem BE sure you right then go
ahead"
J. w. DUFFEY
the War of 1872
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"Justice-A Parable"

To the Editor. The Wa .hington Herald:
When the Creator had made all
the good things. there was some
dirty work to do. so He made the
beasts and reptiles and poisonous
insects, and when He had finished
he had some scraps that were too
bad to put into the rattlesnake, the
hyena, the scorpion and the skunk.
SO He put all together. covered IL
with suspicion. wrapped II with
jealousy. marked II with a yellow
streak and. well call 1t what you
will-but the product chose to mask
under the title "A United States
Veterans Bureau Employee" in
Tuesdays edition of the Herald.
But that infamous agitator might
just as well unmask. for their type
is well-known in the government
service. l am a critic, though not
chronic, and maintain that funda-
mental American right to indulge
in voicing an opinion in govern
ment administration.
In the days of 1917-1S the incon-
sistent public shouted the praise Of
the service men and despised the
slackers. More than three years
have passed since the armistice and
the dominating spirit of the same
public is 'To hell with the ex-ser-
vice men, This spirit explains the
reason why the streets are thick
with cx-soldiers necessarily forced
to beg a dime or a quarter to get
a bite to eat. They are the only
ones who seem to remember that
there was war.
At the Veterans Bureau the fact
that one is an ex-service man seems
The Washington herald., 1922-03-31
Difference Between Wars.
To the Editor, The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Our friend "Ex Buck" had better
make a full comparison etween the
civil war and the world war. # h
is going to make any. He said
nothing of the patriotic railroads
of his day and the $500. 100000 that
they did not get after the struggle
was over. He did not tell US that
there were no shipyard workers ana
munitiou workers (male) to be
ducking the draft. Aud he does
not say a word about the draft
riots that the Federal authorities
had on their hands in many North
ern cities. He tells nothing OF the
manner in which drafted men could
dodge the issue by hiring people to
take their places. And he says
nothing of the way these "Hessians"
deserted the army. and going to
some other city were paid by some
other person to take their place in
the draft.
"Ex Buck you cannot compare
the civil var with the world war
with any l:inl Of fairness to either
struggl, Nor can you compare the
after effects with, better results
You had no ship wreckers on
ammo busters to stay at home
and draw big salaries, and then ge:
big bonuses for their faithful serN-
ices to the companies for whom
they worked The railroads of your
day never collected the large sums
for alleged damages to their prop
critics, and the roads of your day
were, in many cases. under actual
fire. Think of what the roads of
the United States today would
charge the government IL their
lines had actually been shelled by
the more efficient artillery.
One more coal to the fire, the bat
tie of Gettysburg was a picnic COM
pared to a quiet day in the Toul
sector. Garcon. encore Cognac.
toute de suite.
GEORGE A. BAMFORD.
Post Commander Edward Doug
las White Post, American Legion.
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Ask Only Square Deal.

To the Editor. The wsshingtou Herald:
The criticism OF a United States
Veterans Bureau Employe" appear
ing in your open Court Letters"
this morning is so sadly mislead-
ing and SO calculated to do mis-
chief that / am disposed to an
swe- IL.
For several years. in fact since
discharged from service after a
long overseas experience. / have
been privileged to watch the growth
OF this great bureau. 1t has devel-
oped from chaos into organization.
The new director. NJ c. r. Forbes,
is to be congratulated for his splen-
did energy and ability, and also for
his loyalty to former service men.
Not service man in the bureau
believes that Col. Forbes has the
slightest thing to do with the
known discrimination that Sergeant
Jasper Post men complained of and
sougth TO have remedied. That Dr.
recto. Forbes is a square American
was shown in the way he ordered
an investigation and sought to give
the men show. As a former YanN
he believes in fair play and prac-
tices il also.
There were specific cases of dis
elimination brought out at the Ser
geant Jasper meeting. The ma
jority Of the men are lawyers and
acted coolly and on evidence cited
by men as TO their particular cases.
All they asked for was an investf-
cation. and under a fair-deal ad-
pinistraton they are entitled to IL.
The writer of the letter in this
mornings issue of The Herald evf-
IDENTIFY believes that the bureau is
functioning under a Soviet-that
criticism means official death. Such
Is not the case. c. II. Forbes. for
mer Yank and Western gentleman,
will give every one a square deal.
and he knows that no attack was
made on him but on some of his
nonservice subordinates In the bu-
reau. who. entering the bureau dur
ing the war got into places of
power and now seek to send former
service men out into District Of
fees so as to entrench themselves
more securely.
There are too many non-former
service men in the bureau. espe-
cially in places of administrative
power. There are too many mar
ried women in the bureau. some of
them working in the same units as
their husbands and their combined
incomes totaling $4,000 and $1,000 a
year. Former service men to the
numbe. of 100000 have no jobs.
Married women, of ages that de-
mand that they should be bringing
children into the world, are working
in the Veterns' Bureau, IL men
shirked the duty OF war in 1sl7-1sIs
as women of the type mentioned
are Sinking the duty Of wifehood
oh my. commonwealth. what q
howl. Shades Of Roosevelt-let's
have a good investigation ana a
square deal.
Sergeant Jasper men are not
worrying. They know the Presi-
dent of the United States and the
director Of the bureau are Amer
lean gentlemen and believe in q
fair deal for every one-those in
the legion and those not Of the
legion: those who gave military
service and those who did not. And
all Sergeant Jasper men want OF
the Veterans Bureau is a square
deal for all former service men
rega -dless of league affiliation.
Surely reasonable people will not
ask them to demand less.
A e. f.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-31

Fletcher. Now. in becoming Under
secretary Of State Phillips again
succeeds Fletcher. who recently be-
came United States Minister 20
Belgium.
The new State Department aide
lie young as diplomatic oficials 60.
He is a.. He Is n graduate Of Har-
ward. 1900. -Four years after this
appointment TO the PekinR Legar
ton he was made Third Assistant
Secretary of State. and six months
later was sent 70 London as score
tary of the United States Embassy
there under Ambassador Reid. b|
While serving at that post bis
betrothal TO Caroline Drayton. Of
New York. was announced. Plans
for an elaborate wedding In New
York were cancelled when his duties
prevented him from leaving Lon
don. and his bride to be 5ourneysl
to London to marry hin
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There, Now, Miss Flapper.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
"B. b. D." has come to the aid
of her kind by writing a letter in
the Open Court in which she makes
a feeble effort to refute what l said
in my recent letter regarding re-
striction Of dress of female en-
.ployes by various interests. In SO
doing she Is clever to dodge the real
issue involved by making smart
plays on words and upon my name
which makes no more of an impress
sion upon me than II she were TO
stick her tongue out at me like
half-wits do. She Immediately
questions me as to whether or not
/ know the meaning of the word
prologue" To assure her that I
do, strange as II may seem, ! will
say that a prologue bears the same
relationship to a play as a fiapper
does to>a regular girl. And pro-
logues are conceded to be nom
essential.
Throughout her entire letter she
expresses her surprise that one
who Is presumed to be so conserva-
tive as she takes me to be should
be acquainted with the habits of
chorus girls. Would she think more
of my statements IL 1 didn't happen
to have a knowledge of these con-
ditions? Does a knowledge of vice
have to come from actual contact
with criminals? Could she question
the sanity of the reporter who
wrote about the insane woman who
escaped and climbed UP a tree?
Just because 1t happens I know
of young man who is selling
lingerie in a department store does
not necessarily mean that 1 fire.
quent that place. The fact is that
a man going through a store to
buy a fly swatter for his wife or a
rattle for his baby or a fashlight
for himself often has to pass
through various parts of the es-
adjustment which cannot be
avoided.
Any reference I made to the dress
of female employees (and B. B. d.
doesn't seem to like the term 'fe-
male employees" preferring some-
thing like business associates in
stead: she doesn't go to work" in
the morning. she goes down to
business" Il suppose, was intended
for working hours only. The con-
dition she mentions Of girls wear
ing dark blue, severely tailored
suits is nothing compared to what 7
saw Sunday. II I saw one I saw
at least 100 girls wearing a stylish
spring suit, only II was light blue.
Some jobber must have dumped a
warehouse full Of the homespun
stuff on the stores and nine out of
ten girls are wearing them. The
girls themselves are regulating
their clothes without knowing II
and when an "9ld crank" like my
self advocates simplicity in dress
during business hours the entire
The Washington herald., 1922-03-31

NEGROES IN NAVAL ACADEMY.
To the Friend Of People:
the Naval Academy 4 CONSTANT READER.
The Navy Department state. the last negro
is Two negroes 80 wef. sppointeS in ISIS rhe
present negro nominee is from New York City
BERT WILLIAMS DEATH.
To the Friend Of the People:
What caused Bert Williams deathY Besides
the Foliies what other bills he in?
lie .a4e aed d. Of a II nSer
the Bamboo Tree the Ham Tree, with George
Walker and in Dahomey he also co-starred with
NAME OF POEM.
To the Friend of the People;
that starts out something like the following:
Il shot an arrow into the air. II fell to earth
know not where" Who was the author Of the
the Song" by Henry wadsworth Longfeliow.
GOVERNORS OF NEW YORK.
To the Friend of People:
what years Theodore Roosevelt was governor Of
New York? How many governors has the State of
Theodore Roosevelt was governor of New York
during 1899 and 1900. The state Of New York has
had forty-six governors. counting Nathan L. Miller.
VINO Is the present governor
MINNESOTA CITIES.
TO the Friend People:
would like to know how many cities there
persons or more which city has the largest pop
ulation Minneapolis or st. Paul? H. J.
There are about twenty-seven cities in the
than Ths t%a haxe Of Of s
3so5s2. st. Paul. 234.6ss. -
The Washington herald., 1922-03-31
HUMBLING BERLIN
SEEN AS DANGER

The war psychology that seeks
the destruction of Germany fails to
take into account the likelihood
that the humbling of Industrial
Germany would have serious eco
nomic reaction upon the other ma
lions of the world. This. at any
rate, is the view of Prof. Harold C.
Moulton. of the University of Chi
cago, as expressed recently.
Referring to the fact that this
government had refused to partici-
pate in the Genoa conference, bas-
ing its refusal on the thought tn:
the conference would not get down
to the brass tacks of the situa-
ton" Prof. Moulton said he thought
the cardinal reason why our taking
part would be OF no avail was be-
cause the Preparations issue is ex-
cluded from consideration"
The necessity of facing squarely
the problem of reparations Is fun
damental to any program of Euro
pean reconstruction" he said, "and
I am in full accord with the posi-
ton taken by our government in
IHlS I1ldtlCT. linus lar IN lue MS
tory of postwar conference. con-
clave and diplomatic exchange.
France has blocked every attempt
to discuss the reparations issue
dispassionately. and has refused to
allow common sense and fact to
take precedence over hysteria and
political exigency. 1t is high time
for the good Of France herself that
some friendly nation did some plain
speaking on the matter of repara-
lions. 1t is easy to sympathize
with France. and one need not for
moment fiatter himself that il
he had experienced what the French
have been through in these recent
years he would not feel and act
much as they do.
The true measure of ability to
pay reparations is the excess of
exports over imports. This has
been officially recognized by allied
experts, by Premier Lloyd George
and by. former Premier BRAND.
Since the figures of German exports
and imports are now available,
there is not the slightest necessity
for allied commissions to so to Ber-
lin and make exhaustive studies of
GerHidn capacity TO pay. Inc tTutn
Is that the German imports arc
still substantially in excess OF
German exports.
I'm the very near future Germany
will find It impossible to meet even
the modified reparation demands for
100000 gold marks every ten
| days. II collateral evidence were
needed to show that Germany could
not possibly pay. even under favor
able circumstances, more than a
| mere fraction of the amount stipu-
lated in the impossible settlement
nf May, 1921. II Is available in thu
figures of British international
trade and finance. In the excellent
year 1920, Great Britain could hav
paid. even when utilizing her huge
credits arising from banking and
shipping services and interest on
foreign Investments. only one-third
of the annual amount which Ger
many Is expected to pay Mean
while the pressure for reparatior
payments, together with the ordi-
| nary fiscal difficulties of Germany,
is driving German currency values
steadily downward"
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that occur at
times in the uni
ted States Diplo-
matte Service.
Phillips has just
been named Un-
dersecretary Of
State-chief aide
to S e CT e { a r y
Hughes.
when Phillips
drew his first as
signment in the
Diplomatic Serv-
ice in 1905 IL was
to the post of
second assistant
secretary of the
United States Lee
cation at Picking.
4 a q N = n n n "A
The Washington herald., 1922-03-31
Mu'lo''tGzy
.0ay By Day
impressions:
bxAGCeMsMtwe
hka|IhaI,lf'z' A

NEW YORK. March 30.-Thoughts
while strolling around New York:
The a. m. rush. A fluttering.
mercurial farrago. Life amuck. A
strident roa.' flung to the winds. and
the buildings rock. The blast for a
new skyscraper. Stenographers TAX
ing their last prink before gum vend
ing mirrors. Toto. the clown. at
newsstand. He buys foreign
Journal.
White whiskered messengers. The
fappers are carrying big dolls. An
all night stocking shop for women.
Rudolph Valentino. What a gay
munler he wears. Sissors grinders
and lilac hawkers. Harbingers of
summer. Wish / had job as clerk
In dog shop.
Floor walkers-pardon. aisle mon
agers-going to work in frock suits.
A natty crew. There's a Dumb Dora.
Trying to step off a moving car.
Still / often try to operate the extra
seat in taxicab. I'll not look in
this window. Filled with Milady's
undertakings.
Glib city statesmen with their little
satchels. Why are all streets crooked
as they near the docks? And lined
smacks from Boston. The putt putt
Of revenue cutters. Picturesque sea-
men in oilskins. And they smoke
stub pipes just like the pictures.
Dim outline of a liner making
for the open sea. "A shabby cul-de-
sac where scarlet women await re-
turning mariners. Even the old Book
beer sign is hanging out. A water
front hotel with a sidewalk porch.
The clerk in his shirt sleeves.
Patched eyes and wooden stumps.
Yo no! And tigger OF rum.
Stefansson, the Arctic explorer,
, stepped into a haberdasher's shop
the other morning, made a purchase
| and gave his name and address. The
clerk asked II 1t were possible that
he was the explorer. He replied
that he was.
Tive been reading about your trip
to the Arctic" said the clerk. II
certainly don't envy your life-away
from everything for four months"
Where have you been. all this
timer inquired the explorer.
20. right here" was the reply.
Here is a matchless review from
New York dramatic weekly OF a
| movie drama: Mr. has trans
| ported Monte Carlo to the screen
with such vivid reality that one can
almost smell the liquors. the smoke.
the laughter of women and the sound
of the croupe on the felt-covered
| tables"
He was dressed in the fashion OF
the dashing young swell of Fiction.
Homburg hat, spats. morning suit.
| ascot tie. walking stick and monocle.
Ladies stopped to gaze at his magnifi-
cence. A half block behind was an
| agent OF the Department Of Justice
logging his steps.
Sometimes even the reporter will
turn. A story broke in a Fifth
avenue mansion. The first. inter-
viewer was not only sworn at but
| the big door was slammed In his
face. As he was coming down the
steps a reporter who is known as a
| athlete was coming up.
Don't go in he was advised.
81 was Just insulted and the door
shut in my face"
The athlete rang the bell and
when the master of the house opened
1t he grabbed him by the neck. choked
him severely cufred him several
times and pushed him in a chair and
said: Now I am ready to inter-
view you" And he got his inter-
view.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-31
LECTURE ON .GIANT
AND DWARF STARS

An illustrated lecture on Giant
and Dwarf Stars" will be delivered
by DR.. Frederick II. Seares. as
tronomer. Mount Wilson ObseryaT
tory. under the auspices of the Car.
negie Institution OF Washington on
Tuesday evening. April 4. at $3.50
o'clock in the assembly room OF the
Administration Building OF the IN
stitution. Sixteenth and p streets
northwest. The lecture is open t.
the public.
Our sun has been found 70 be
among the dwarf stars. Giant
stars. Of which there are many.
may have diameters a hundred or
more times greater than the sun.
and radiate from 100 to 10000
times as much light. Their densi-
ties. on the other hand. arc very
low. in extreme cases as small
as a thousandth that Of air. Data
recently accumulated have made II
possible to calculate the masses and
densities OF stars OF different sizes.
brightness. and temperature, and 20
obtain something like a complete
picture of the relations between
these fundamental characteristics
The denser stars. in one particular
at least. behave like the molecules
of a gas-the more massive they
are. the slower their motions. on
the average. All these facts must
be considered in any study Of the
structure and development of the
universe of stars.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-31
Open Court Letters to The Herald
Other Peoples Views of Current Events

unless specific request fer such return b
made and stamps inciossd.
Letters should Be typevrittsn vhssr
ever possible. Communication extreme
~ difficult to read will not b esnsidsrsd-
No communica lions signed with aotitious
rames will b used.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-31

Flappers' Association get sore.
am limiting simplicity to thei
dress only. They are simple enough
in every Nother way.
HARRY KABAT.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-31

proved to exist. In fSet, the highest powers of the
government should be cxerted not only to end SUCH
things now but to that they never happen again
provided such proof is offered.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-31
WHO'S WHO IN
THE DAYS NEWS

Fate seems TO have decreed that
william Phillips shall succeed
Henry II. Fletcher in the changes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-08
THOMAS J. KENNAMER
By HUGH ". ROBERTS Washington Bureau. The AGc-Hernld.
 500 Davidnon Building

Washington, June 7.-(Special.)- The confirmation by the Senate late last night Of the nomination of Thom- as J. Kennamer, to be marshal of the northern district of Alabama, put an end to a case which at one time prom two brothers for the first time In his- tory serving that district as marshal and attorney under the federal court.
 The nomination and confirmation of Kennamer constitute the most distinct victory scored by o. D. Street, Ala bama,s member on the national com mittee. and one of the Presidents referees In Alabama, over Pope M. Long, chairman of the state commit tee and the other referee of the Presi- dent. The victory of Kennamer was not only scored again the Long fac ton, but against Long himself, for Long was slated at one time for the position of marshall.
 Hopes shattered
 This Alabama incident in connec- ton with the indictment of J. L. Phil lips, republican boss in Georgia. has shattered the hope of the republican national committee that it would be possible to construct militant repub- lican party in the southern states. The row between Long and Street is re- garded as so serious that 1t cannot be The President, 1t Is said. is greatly grieved that in Alabama his referees were unable to prorate the spells of victory without fighting among themselves.
 Phillips Case
 Tn Georgia the disappointment Is perhaps greater. The national lead CTS got rid of the negro chairman of the Georgia committee by offering him a Job which the Senate refused to let him have. Phillips was appoint ed in the negro's stead. And now Phillips Is indicted on a charge of having perpetrated a fraudulent war contract as result of which he secured '$1 .S00.000 in disposing of government lumber.