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The Washington herald., 1922-03-11

THOMAS A. EDISON is not by any means the
il only large in the public eye who at an
advanced age celebrates his birthday anniversaries
By putt-g in extra pme at his laboratory. We have
with us Associate Justice Holmes OF the United
States Supreme Court Who reaching his eighty
first milestone Thursday. proceeded to demon
strate that man is as young as he feels by doing
full days work on the bench to which his labors
for more than nineteen years have been dedicated.
- The New York Herald remarks that if Mr..
Justice Holmes found time for brief review OF his
career. he must have realized that he is better
equipped with things worth remembering than most
men,"
"Hc was born in IS4I," the Herald proceeds
to review his most interesting life land won his
Harvard sheepskn just in time to let him enter the
Union army in the Twentieth Massachusetts Regi-
ment. He got two wounds at Balls Bluff, pro-
motion early, and captain when at Antietam
in September, 1862, he received the breast wound
which started his father, DIR. Oliver Wendell
Holmes, off on the search for him that he immortal
lied in the tale My Hunt for the Captain. There
in DR.. Holmes reveals with fine delicacy the deep
affection that bound father and son together be-
meath the frgid New England exterior of conven-
tional restraint. The story is not of these two
alone but universal in an undemonstrative people.
"A lieutenant-colone in 1864, Oliver Wendell
Holmes entered Harvard Law School, from which
he received degree in 1866. To him the law was
dry and dusty task, unchanging set of uncom-
promising formulas, but living, growing body Of
concepts based principles yet adaptable to the
everyday needs of sentient and women. 1t was
hard for some disciples of unbending precedent to
reconcile this view with their less broad inter-
pretations; and though in 1882 Holmes became a
member of the Massachusetts Supreme Court and
seven years later the chief justice OF that bench,
there was talk about the nominees radcalism when
in 1902 President Roosevelt named him to succeed
Associate Justice Horace Gray. He took his seat
December 8, 1902, and since then the court has had
no more faithful member.
an 1913 Justice Holmes became entitled to re-
tirement. He had even then long and honorable
record; he had earned rest But at u he was
ready quit and 81 finds him still indefatigable
in his labors devoted to his duty and active in its
performance.
Great talents. great industry, great sympathy
and great understanding, based a fine tradition,
has Justice Holmes, and nobly has he offered his
gifts in public service
The Washington herald., 1922-03-11
importance of Lent.

A S A people, do not make so much of the
n period Of Lent did fathers. While
this does not necessarily signify more than a
modification of religious forms, thing not per-
turbing in age of phenomenal and sudden
changes, it may be bad piece of psychology and
dietetics. Lent may be important in its mental
and physical salubrity, as regards the year, as is
Sunday with respect to the week.
1t is with this idea in mind that the Duluth
News Tribune proceeds to note editoriay that
although the strict religious celebration of the
son is confined to those of the Catholic faith the
use OF this season for greater of diet and an
inventory of the spiritual life is so very desirable
by the followers of any form of faith that its OBJ
servance in some degree has become general
THE English word lent comes from the
Anglo-Saxon 1enctcn' meaning spring. The French
call the season 'careme, corruption of the Latin
quadragesims, or forty, referring to the forty days
which compose it.
y "In the early church observance of the season,
(for it is of the earliest of the religious forms
the faithful not only ask mercy for themselves but
endeavored in greater less measure as they were
enabled by their position, to grant it to Others
Debts, both of money and fsncied injuries were
forgiven 1t was. and, to less extent, still is a
of cleansing of spirit and body in order to
be ready to partake of the full life of the Easter
time
Psychology well religion teaches US that
humanity needs such periods of change and renewal
Those who have houted all existing religious creeds
and endeavored to live strictly material life have
always been baked by the necessity for some IDEAL
aspiration in order to render human life worth
while. The struggle to reach the ideal needs some
season for consideration and renewal of strength
AN old European custom of using the money
saved from fasting during the Lenten period re-
lievc the poor and needy is also worth consdera-
ton. To deny oneself and give to another the
fruits of that denial is aid to growth of charac-
ter that will not be lost with the ending OF the
lenten season.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-11

Approves Bigger Inspecting
Force.

To the Editor. ne Washington Herald:
have read with a great deal OF
interest an article in The Herald,
in which more building inspectors
are to be asked of Congress. so as
to more efficiently supervise con-
struction in the District Of Column
bia.
have had dealings with this
office for a number OF years and
have always realized that this office
has been greatly overworked and
that unnecessary responsibility was
placed upon them that Congress
should have relieved without wait
ing for any such catastrophe as
the kniCkcrbocker disaster and its
consequent loss of human life be-
fore il has been found necessary to
provide additional help for the in
spector's office.
] believe that I am personally
qualified to Judge the ability Of the
men I have dealings with relative
to construction work, and I can
cay without hesitation that ! have
never yet found reason to question
any advice or instruction given me
by the employees of the building
inspectors ONCE. 1t is. indeed
silly for anyone to imagine that
inspectors are appointed without
regard to qualifications. for the
mere nature of the work done by
these men shows how necessary
building knowledge would be ana
what little chance an inexperienced
person would have to last long
when passing upon work OF con-
tracing firms and competent en-
gineers. He would be rIdiculed out
of office In a short while.
/ know the inspectors OF the
building inspectors ONCE visit
every fob assigned them as often as
IL Is humanity possible for them To
do so and I have known them to
make special visits at great incon-
venience TO themselves as regards
the other work in their territory,
in order to assist a builder in car
rying out work and to prevent de-
lay at the building.
also know that these men are
certainly underpaid and IL should
be no more than Justice that the
citizens of this city. instead Of dis
playing such hostility to the build
ing inspectors once. should back
Up their efforts and show a proper
appreciation of their tremendous
burden by assisting them in secur-
ing from Congress an increase both
In personnel and compensation.
have reason to believe that
express the views of a large ma
Jority OF the members Of my pro-
fession who have had long expert
ence with the building department
r. r. WHITE.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-11

few days President Harding's mes
sage to Congress urging govern
ment subsidies to upbuild the ma
tional merchant marine, declared
that the future could only be
judged by the past.
Where government aid has here
tofore been given" he said, "or
proper restrictions placed upon the
carriage of our commerce in for
eign bottoms. 1t has resulted in the
rpbuilding of an American mer-
chant feet, but where that aid has
not been given or where restric-
lions have been removed. foreign
ships have outstripped US in TIE
worlds business.
but the essential ones are the high
cost of ship construction, due to
higher wages paid to American
laborers in American shipyards, the
higher cost Of operation of Ameri-
can ships due to higher wages of
American seamen, and better equip
ment for health and safety at sea.
III these standards are to be
maintained. either aid must be Civ
en- to American shipping or the diff
ferential now existing in favor of
foreign ships will place our people
and our ships at great and In
superable disadvantage in the com.
merce OF the world.
About this there can be no uues-
ton in the mind OF anyone who VIII
give the subject that careful study
which is essential to "a complete
understanding of The situation"
The Washington herald., 1922-03-11
A Gubernatorial Proem.

ATISS HELEN PETTICREW will not be Re-
lvl publican nominee for governor Of the wide
domain of Kansas. We make this prediction with
out fear of being refued the day after primaries
But if originality of platform counted for anything
in the stodgy theater of politics, she certainly ought
to have look-in.
Addressing the Young Mems Republican Club
of Kansas City, Kan, Miss Pettigrew, described
al and pretty" (they always pretty in such
stories, but led to believe the pulchritude
authentic in this case) declared herself in favor of
"beer, light wines and pretty women She
neglected to indicate whether she would include
music to conform to the sense of the popular
triad, wine, women and song, but it is to be sup
posed that like daughters of the Prairie States
she has had liberal conservatory education and
favors dulcet strains to accompany libation and
romance. She likes jazz, anyway, If that be music.
The conception seems extravagant and pos
sessed of but little hope of ful6ment in this said
time. However, Miss Pettigrew became more
practical and logical in her declaration of womens
inherent right ito look pretty she can"
Short skirts sanitary" she affirmed.
Bodied hair is convenient and easier to comb than
long hair. Women in business haven't much time
to waste mornings combing hair. Cosmetics help
some women wonderfully and il the result justi-
hes the act. they should not be criticized"
The foregoing ought to assure her at least half
the male and female vote if she were nominated.
But she won't be.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-11

gers assertions and beliefs to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
All in all. Mr.. Shellenberger's
objections betoken the superficial
observer with a Crouch con-
tractor on a cantonment job for in
stance. where Stacker civilians at
IS TO $40 a day worked with SOL
diers at 81. How a man can form
any conception other than a false
one of army life under war condi-
lions unless he has been a soldier
is more than my feeble intelligence
can grasp. II he thinks he can he
is only cherishing harmless
species OF egotism.
As to the bonus. il is inevitable.
folks. not because of eXpediency
political or otherwise, but because
il is rightfully due and much over
due. And no small part OF il will
go toward helping the disabled
that Mr.. Shellenberger says are
getting such excellent care and
treatment from the government
The bonus will only amount TO
about twice what the veterans paid
back to the government out of
their eXtravagant pay for insur-
ancc.
We predict II will bring about
none of the terrible consequences
contemplation of which is causing
the faint-hearted such acute misery
OF mind. The resolutions of civic.
and commercial organiza tions
against the bonus are merely the
personal reflections of well-to do
people. but have been factors in
forming the opinions of others I'M
accustomed OF unable to form
conclusions of their own. Three
rourtns of the opposition is from
folks who are not entitled to a
bonus themselves. and, to put il
bluntly, know why.
II. T. THURBER.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-11
All Should Bear Bonus.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
The communication OF Fred. T.
Hafelfnger under caption: Let
Bootleg Pay Bonus" is hardly Amer
lean In its spirit. This nation will
never reward its fighters at the ex-
pense OF lost souls" That day
under which such a system would be
tolerated passed with the entering
Of this nation into the war.
Prohibition was protest not only
against an evil long endured. hut II
was also a protest against a political
"Kaiserism.' And il will never he
resurrected. There arc too many
women in the country to permit it.
There Is a difference of opinion as
to whether 1T not a bonus should be
granted TO any man. As a matter of
principle Il is wrong. hut there is a
specific principle involved in this
war that has not generally been
taken into consideration.
The men who went overseas. no
matter whether In the cause OF hu-
manity, the national defense or in the
interest of the American holder of
foreign bonds. did not fight of their
own volition. They were drafted
and the men who tore them away
from their homes should pay the
bill and not play the baby act
There Is no use of talking about
gratitude. Gratitude does not pay
coal and gas and grocery bills.
Gratitude does not pay insurance
bills, and now that the country is
depressed and cannot find work for
these men the greater is the obli-
cation to care for them. They
fought for all. and all should bear
The burden Of caring for them. SEN
ator Smoot has Erasped the true
principle OF applying the tax. but
it may have to be modified in some
form in order to prevent the manu-
facturers taking undue advantage
OF II.
As 10 the excess profits tax" this
will hardly do. This is not so much
a tax upon wealth. as II Is a tax
upon the wealth of the honest rich
man. Tax as you may. IL Is impos-
sible to tax the wealth of dishonesty.
Increase In salaries and all forms
OF overhead expenses. Increases OF
capital stock and issuance OF stock
dividends. Creation of dummy cor
porations" and dummy industries
Investments abroad. and in nom
taxable securities will be resorted
to. Against the competition of the
man who will do this in order 10
evade taxation, the man who pays
the burden OF the tax limits the
production of his factories to the
demands Of trade. hesitatins 10
branch out for fear Of defation.
II all corporations had been honest.
there would never have been need
OF a Sherman antitrust law. II
all corporations and all men had been
honest no nation would have resorted
to war.
But the war Is an accomplished
fact and II bonus is TO be paid.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-11
A Wise Abstention.

~ APRIL 10. delegates from England and
from practically every nation Of Europe,
will come together at Genoa for confer
enee which, disappointingy to the leading powers,
will not see the presence of American representa-
tves. 1t is perfectly possible that great things or
the definite promise of great things, may issue from
the deliberations in the little Italian seaport But
the attitude of the world toward the conciave will
be distinctly Missourisn until the final minutes
on paper. .r. .....
Ii would be folly to suppose that the statesmen
OF England, France and Italy are not sincerely de-
sirous OF European economic reformation. In
definite extension of the present Generalization is
equivalent to progressive snaemia in the arteries
of continental trade and life. At the same time,
these nations apparently cannot bring themselves
to square their programs with respect to Germany
and Russia. Therefore, unless miracles of di-
plomacy-honest diplomacy, if that be not an
anomaly in the Old World-transpre at Genoa, it
hardly likely that any conclusions arrived at
will not be at the expense of group less power
full than the opposing coalition. In other words in
stead of frank laying of hands upon the board it
will be case of the iron hand in the silk glove.
1t is easy to see that should the United States
have named delegates to attend the Genoa sessions
the proponents of the British and French plans
would have been constantly at work seeking the
support OF the Americans. 1t would have been ex-
tremeiy embarrassing and would have served only
to antagonize the group towards which our repre-
sentatves did not appear to lean.
Of all this the Secretary of State was we'll
aware when he forwarded his letter of declination
to Senator Ricci Italian Ambassador to the United
States. He expressed the opinion that the confer
seemed far more liable to develop a political
rather than economic character. And that was
putting the thing about strongly diplomatic
courtesy would allow. His fears are, of course,
shared by other administration leaders.
II the great nations represented at Genoa show
themselves capable Of forgetting narrow national
aims in favor of the well-being Of continent, if
they evolve basis upon which great economic
questions be considered and disposed of at a
later date, we'll and good. With constructive
agenda laid down for a second meeting, the time
would appear to be ripe for the United States to
consider the matter of sitting the council table
and lend its whole aid in working out the distress
ing economc-not politieal-problems OF Europe.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-11
Doesn't Want Bonus-

To the Editor, The Washington Hen,ld.
In regard to the soldier bonu,
proposition. 1 would like to make
statement that / feel is shared
by a sood many other ex-soldiers
and that is that we do not deserve
the criticism that was directed tn
US in the recent letter OF J. Ward
Gamble, IN The Herald. persor-
any know a lot of ex-seryice men
who do not feel that they want the
bonus. and for my part know I do
not want a thing to do with IL,
To begin with. ] feel that IL is a
paltry thing TO take. as 1 am sure
All the money In the world could
not pay me for the things I saw
and did on FLANDERS fields. &"
Secondly. ] did not go and enlist at
the first call, but waited until I
was drafted. as practically all Of
the rest of the army did. So ! do
not see why merit any great
honor for doing this. as il was Just
a question of luck throughout. FIRST
as TO whether you would get draft
ed. and second as to whether YOU
should get killed. As IL so hap
pened was very lucky and did not
get killed.
Thirdly. think by the time the
government and the American Le-
gion get through with the money
that may be allotted. the taxes on
the very men and their families
who are going to get the money
will amount to the sum received.
Lastly, il the men who are doing
all the kicking and belittling the
names Of the others. had saved the
money that they have spent trying
to get more out of that good OLD
plum known as the government,
they would not need the extra cash.
Very truly yours,
The Washington herald., 1922-03-11
A Son Of Olaf.

ITODAf, as since Trafalgar, England still is
i mistress OF the seas. But there a people
which. long before England was more than a group
of warning little Kingdoms, had shown themselves
the great mariners of the northern ocean, as had
Rome of the land-locked Mediterranean They were
the Norsemen who harried the British and Irish
coast in their dragon-headed long-boats. -
--- The able-bodied seamen of those grim pri-
Eateers were vikings, so called because they were
recruited from the Scandinavian coast villages as
the shallops swept south. The vikings were born,
it is said, with the smell of salt water in their nos
trils and sword in their hands They stood for
all that was highest in indomitable courage in the
face Of torn or battle.
Today that strain continues. large percent
age OF officers and crews of transatlantic craft as
well as sailing vessels boast the Morse or viking
blood. And though the skslds no longer sing their
wild sagas, many might be written of the exploits
OF these descendants OF sea-1oving race
The latest tale enhancing the fame of the
lineage comes from mid-Atlantc where the so-far
unidentified wireless operator of a Norwegian
steamer, doomed to swamp in mountainous WAVES
accompanying the worst storm of the season, flung
shafts OF wit across the waters as another vessel
battled to her aid.
"A terrible night for us lads at seal"
The steward is making ham sandwiches for
the lifeboats now"
Looks like we're going on a picnic This is
no weather to be going out without an umbrella"
Such were the messages clicking into the ears
OF the operator on the ship forging toward the
scene OF the ocean-trsgedy.
And at last came the final word, the heroic hail
of the Morse: "Skoll" and another "Skollr chopped
shor. death rode the last hill of foaming green
over the laundering vessel
1t is a tingling narrative. this jest in the Jaws
of inalty 1t is a scene worthy of masters pen,
yet it must live only through the ephemeral medium
OF news story. For no soul of the crew was
saved to tell OF the last moments. When the rescue
ship reached the spot whence had come the death
knocking wireless messages there was nothing to be
seen but the waste OF wind-torn waters
The fathomless ocean is the heros winding.
sheet; his swan-song dash-dot-dash of laughter
m extremity.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-11

the basis of his adjusted nay. (outiineds below
plan. and this w,iI bear interest At ~ per cent
compounded annuaily. This insurance provides
dies Within the twenty 0 Years me fac. 1us of
tne Policy vii be paid 70 his selsne,ariss ~
amount to veterans choosing IL at the rate Of 81
dsy f FOR ses,e ys 5000 Ss ss per
SOUTH DAkoTA's GRATUIrY.
To the Friend Of the People:
pakota soldier bonuss ] sent in my application
last August but have heard nothing about IT.
wasn't bonus bill in that State passed.
South Dakota has provided a cash bonus Of
SIS per month for full month and 50 cents for
payment OF 500. ' there RI e is NO bonus AWARDED
for less y6 than ,,; sixty days Of .sEyss ~, ham,
write again TO the State bonus board at Pierre.
INSURANCE BENEFITS.
To the Friend Of People:
In regard to government insurance. II the
paid to the desisnsted Beneficiary. What becomes
0e the Of sns % q the
&C.
II no provisional or secondary beneficiary was
named then the payments are made to the next Of
CHICAGO FREIGHT TUNNELS.
To People: --
thing about the freight tunnels in chicago. How
FSe ss ney S.t .OSqt i 6Sw SHEF What are
ates them: NJ E. r.
Freight tunnels under nearly all the
Of shs business and 3 the
commercial houses There is a total Of about
feet below surface Of the streets and are lin
tied in size to IL Il in in width and IL # In
SG. and n s Ss . .%a r.
now owned ly the Chicago Utilities Company.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-11

,BoNUs FOR IOWA.
To the Friend the People:
Is the State of Iowa going to pay a bonus to
how much? r. j. D.
The Iowa bonus law provides a cash payment
maximum $3.50 The law Is not eneetise u aah
tonn Mh by the people at the general elections
STICK TO ONE FORM
10 the Fried Of People:
To settle a discussion will you kindly publish
the correct way for a married woman. who has
her own bank account. to sign her checks?
Our personal preference would be for Mary Jones
smith or Mary J. Smith. rather than Mrs. John
DISCHARGE AND BONUS.
To the Friend the People:
In july. 1918, 1 enlisted In the United States
navy and served honoraby until l was released.
! was in the reserve then 4 recruiting officer
] would get all the benefits of continuous service.
then wen for saS aSG Re
Federal bonus is passed will be able to col
DEFINITE about the eligibility to the Federal bonus
until or IT, 1t is passed.
spective States bonuses have been paid only to
those men who held honorable discharges or
other record of honorable service
ONE BONUS PROVISION
To the Friend of the People:
provision is ' in the proposed bonus bin. ! now
SSd S pSSy Paid or to m
regard to my policy? T D. B.
The insurance provision OF the proposed bonus
has nothing to do with the soldiers government
The insurance provision. known as the lad
justed service certificate" gives the veteran the
Of s end % twenty II e s
service man selects this plan he is to receive. as
The Washington herald., 1922-03-11

~ AAAeH "hNNg IN
Chicago recently.
In fact, China
VIII Cooperate N
extending credit
20 American con
Germs DESTROYS Of
operating in the
Orient on a large
scale" said Mr..
Reinsch. This -
particularly true
In the south Of
southern par o:
China. where eN-
ensive road build
ing isin progress
involving the use
OF Amerlcan-made
motor trucks. &C.
ment and other
materials needed
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