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The Washington herald., 1922-04-04
Strong for Bonus-But
Wasn't There.
the Editor, The washinston Herald:

10 the Editor, The washinston Herald:
notice in the bonus controversy
recently a number OF writers ngnt-
ing to keep the soldiers from the
measly little pittance that VIII IN
all probability eventually pc gruds-
ingiy doled out to them.
It's taking Congress quite:a wnile
to and which side, Of the fence has
the most return votes.
One writer has gone SO far as 10
wish to tag az ''bonus beggars
those who from necessity wouo
take the bonus from . poverty.
st4cken uncle for the insignihcan'
duties of aiding the allies IN chas.
ing the Kaiser out. I use, to fee
a bit ashamed not being over there
with the boys. but since they ar:
being styled beggars, suppose
should feel proud Of the fact tina
the beggars chased Bill ybefors M
The Washington herald., 1922-04-04
PLANT THIRST NEAR
THAT OF ELEPHANT.

A practical way OF determining
how much plants breathe has re-
Gently been devised by DR.. II. l..
ShsntI, of the United states De
partment OF Agriculture. According
to the results obtained, the respirs-
tory facilities Of some OF the hard
drinking plants, such as alfalfa
approach those OF the COW or elc-
phant During the course OF one
day when the wind was blowing ~
the rate of seven to ten miles an
hour. an exposed pot Of alfalfa
plants transpired a total OF CNci
eight quarts OF water.
DR.. Shantz's novel weighing ar
( paratus records the rate of trans
pirstion which occurs among dit-
| ferent varieties OF experimental
| plants exposed in galvanized pots
to wind and weather. 1t consists
Of an ordinary scale platform upon
whic hthe pots are placed. As the
plant decreases in weight due 10
Transportation. the beam OF the scale
falls until Il completes an electrical
contact which incites the gradual
dropping OF OF carefully graduates
steel balls that compensate for the
l loss by NTauspirduon- An ehASiSA'
recorder for registering the time
that each ball Is dropped 'is pro
vided in the form of q twelve-inch
drum which makes one revolution
; in six hours and is continuously
; offset by a screw, so that four six
hour periods may be recorded side
by side on the same sheet.
These intimate tests OF plant lif'
secrets show that plant transpira
tion Increases as midday ap
proaches and reaches a maximum
at about o'clock In the aftscnoo'
during warm. summer weather
Thereafter. % fails rapidly and IN
: Transportation at night Is reiatIvel
insignificant as compared with tha
of the day. The presence OF eS
8 eessive amounts Of moisture In IN
air markedly decreases plant t-ans
ri piration-
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Praise Home States.

" Michigan and New Jersey came In
for their, share Of prominence at a
recent meeting of the HonoluluSR SRo-
tary Club when DR.. s. D. Porteus,
formerly of New Jersey. and now
with the University Of Hawaii, and
A. o. Jones, of Battle Creek, Mich
hel dup. their respective States Tor
pIaise. and also told something OF
their work. DR.. Porteus RECALLED the
Hayaiian Rotarians on a semi-com-
ic semi-serious description OF the
work Of the psychopathic clinic
which he is establishing In the Is
lands, and Mr.. Jones carried every
one on the wings of adventure and
romance through the enticing mart
and show places of South America
ending in q blaze OF tributes fol
the incomparable Rio de Janeiro.
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turn to their homes and nresides.
And gas Is proving just as great an
advance In that respect as bullets
and high explosive did over the
sword
The so-calIed poison gases are the
most common substances in the
world used In peace. All illuminat-
ing gas. ana your chlorine for water
publication. gold mining, bleaching
and for household disinfection. as
chloride of lime, are poison gases.
Many similar substances could be
named. 1t Is therefore impossible to
be certain that any nation is not
preparing to use gas. Hence, studies
and other preparations for defense
against Il become paramount.
Let us not forget that gas KILL
Lut few among those prepared and
trained, though IL drives many on
the field OF battle, that II is cheap
that the materials are used in enor'
nous quantities in peace, and that II
has a psychological effect In fact
the psychology Of war is what 4
doing more than anything else to
day to promote peace. Let us capi
talize that psychology!
Let us apply the same, cold rea
soning to gas that We apply TO ou
every day business. Let us gathe
the facts of history as regard tn
sword, the bullet the high explo
sive shell and gas, and let us eegi
to solve the question by action base
on these facts. Perhaps we woul
. then decide TO abolish those thing
that are highly expensive and thS
are used only in war; those implt
. ments whose manufacture can
readily supervised. their size bein
such that they cannot be resdtl
. prepared in secret Perhaps then "
would begin with the 1e-inch 81
and go to the 14-inch, the l2-inc
and so on down until we did ava
J with them all.
AMOS A. FRIES.
Brigadier General, Z. S. A,
Chief. Chemical Warfare Servic
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He was born in Adrian, Mich.'
January 81, 1864. He attended 4
U. S. Naval Academy and then
studied at the Detroit school OF law
His first political appointment was
that of State engineer OF Nebraska,
Then he served as city engineer
Omaha.
He was elected to the State SEN
ate in 1898 and during his service
as senator advocated public owner
ship of utilities and was instrn-
mental in obtaining legislation pro-
viding for the public ownership OF
Omaha's water supply and the crea-
tion OF the Metropolitan water dis
trict Of Omaha, including Omaha
south Omaha, Dundee and Florence
n. has been director and manager
Of the district since 1918.
| He has been Republican Nationa
committeeman since 1912. He wal
a nominee for governor in 1914.
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New Democratic Party.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald; y
Facts About the New Desaoeratic
Party.
Date Of Birth-December g. Nsl.
place Of Birth-33S Missouri ave-
nue. northwest, Washington u. u
organ-The post card.
Platform-Thomas Jefferson.
National Headquarters-fork, "a
Founder-Alfred Gregory Lee.
Scope - National; crosses the
Mason and Dixon line at ootase
angles, right angles, acute ansies'
The party will be six months oio
II is the only political party ever
born in the District Of Columois;
1t has never forgotten Its DIS.
nosition to do right. always has II
with it and will do it when II get,
to 1t. Any other way is artihcis
and is unproductive OF the desiree
or intended results. ,rr
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cChcEe ;
OcfenIWc
Notes

TUESDAY. APRIL 4 isza

TUESDAY. APRIL q 1sz1 y.
.Gtsrt and Dwarf starr win b
the subject OF an illustrated lee
ture by Dr. Frederick IL Sesres.
astronomer. Mount Wilson OBJ
servztory. at the ca-nesle lnsu-
tuition Of Washington Admins
tration Building. sixteenth and
streets, tonight. s-3o o'clock. The
lecture is opsp 10 the public.
National Capital Dental seeiety.
GeorFe washington University
Medical Building, tonight at
O'clock. There will be some in
teresting clinics by several OF our
members: DIR. Munger Will show
some phases Of orthodoutia for
the Fene-al practitioner. DR.. Dol
mage will deal with interesting
points about removable bridge
work. DR.. BLACK will present the
making of the Carmichael crown
and also the making OF gold In
lays with synthetic veneerA DR..
Cuthbertson will give a demon
stration Of the use Of cast alum
inum in inlays and crowns
Botanical Society ef WashInEton
Cosmos Club. tonight, o'clock
The Tree Alphabet OF the Celts
With Notes on Some Scandinavian
| Angio-Saxon and Celtic PLAN
Names" by Ivar Tidstrom- "Sonl
10 the Birch" in Norwegian, an'
Song to the Hazel Bush, ~
| Swedish, by Miss Esther A. Ce
lander. The Cocoanut Palm In
dustry. It's Economic Importanc
and a Serious Disease Whicl
Threatens il Caused by NemAio
des," by DR.. n. A. Cobb.
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MeUlb,kGn.
Day By Day
impressions:
bMC0eMsmtus
fB1a|lRaI,li(::a

NEW YORK. April 3.-The Death
Watchf That fs the picturesque
name the late Rennold Wolf gave
the chronic first nighters who are
unfailing in their attendance at
theatrical premieres. The players
with We who are about TO die sa-
lutte you!" in their throats face the
hardest crew OF critics in Manhat-
tan. In stage patols "a tough audi
ence."
The Death Watch is the supreme
theatrical barometer. It is pro-.
verbal that when a show is doomed
for a flop" George Jean Nathan,
the fiery critic, leaves In the middle
Of the second act. Ticket agency
scouts watch for his exit. II is
their signal. Once. however, Nathan
left in the middle Of the second act
but only for drink of water. The
play was Sally" which is in its
second year.
In the days when Diamond Jim
Brady shed his bulky radiance his
judgment was uncanny. Ticket
agencies refer to a success as "a
buy''-meaning that they will buy
up the best seats eight weeks in
advance. The most SUGGEST ticket
agency founded its fortune on
Brady's lobby remarks between
acts.
Another obscure but sure-fire
critic is Joe LEBLANC. a cut-rate
ticket broker. LEBLANC invariably
occupies seat in the balcony, He
does not watch the play He
watches the Death Watch. He
knows by their actions. the way
they applaud. their show OF inter-
est whether the play is going to get
over.
Very few plays get over II the
Death. Watch sounds the death
knell. There are perhaps a half
dozen exceptions in the past ten
years. but when one considers that
from eight to ten shows are pre-
sented every week during the sea-
son the average Is astoundingIy
high.
John Drew was once on the verge
of taking a large financial interest
in a play. At the dress rehearsal
of the drama. He invited a ticket
agent scout who wore a silk striped
shirt and collar to match and a
brown derby. The scout said at the
end OF the second act: It's a fort
nighter"'-meaning II would run a
week or so. 1t closed, in just ten
days.
from the New York Evening Post.
II read:
MUST TELL WHERE THEY GOT
THEIR LIQUOR
Persons Who Acquire Too Much in
Brooklyn Will Be Pumped
By Agents.
Dice earrings are the latest gee
gaws worn by flappers who try to
be up to the minute. The dice can
be unlocked and used in case a
game of African golf is desired.
A young stenographer in a down.
town building left the following
note to her fiance who had passed
on three days before her demise:
Dear. do not know where I will
meet you, but 1 will look for you"
The recent flower show in New
York brought hundreds OF children
from the East Side slums. Aside
from a potter geranium now and
then on a frs escape window the
slum children never see flowers.
They showed more interest than
the small town kiddies at the cir
Gus. One floor was given over TO
orchids. A smudgy faced little
youngster took one look at the
beautiful picture and inquired OIL
his teacher in a whisper: ''Teacher I
where's God?" He said later thst |
he thought he was in Heaven. !
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TELESCOPES NOW HAVE
PHOTOGRAPHIC EYES.

Few discoveries OF new celestial
bodies are now made by the man
at the telescope. The ever watch
full camera has replaced the human
eye. Photographic plates are
damped TO the eye-end OF the telc-
scopes and made TO follow the
stars in their diurnal motion across
the heavens, sometimes for hours
at a time, by means OF sidercal
| clocks attached 60 the telescopes.
In this way the region TO be photo
graphed is kept immovable IN the
field Of view
Women are now usually the AZ
coyerers OF the newcomers 10 the
heavens, the asteroids. comets ana
Novas, the new o. temporary stars, ,
They examine and measure the
Photographic plates.
The deyeioped plates show the
stars as points of light. varying in
, size and intensity. against a black
BACKGROUND. All plates are dated
and filed away for future reference
; They furnish a record for all usle
Of the aspect Of that portion OF the
/ heavens at the time the plates were
exposed. Sometimes the same e
E Rion is photographed a number OF
times in an interval OF several de-
. cades. Particularly is this true al
1 | the Harvard College Observatory
Z where q systematic photograph
!, | survey Of the heavens has been
: carried on fo- a number OF years
[ that has resulted in the discovery
OF many Novzs or temporary stars,
s and has furnished accurate photo
= graphic positions OF all stars down
l. 70 a certain magnitude
The womtn who examine and
l. measure the plates are specially
lr trained IN -eading the hierogly
n phics Of the heavens. A short trail
Ie across the plates means that an
D asteriod. or minor planet Of the
IN solar system, has entered the field
d Of view. The length OF the trsi
Id shows how rapidly Il has moved
ys during the time Of exposure
AZ small furry patch like a star ou'
p Of focus may mean that some peri
be odic comet has strsyed into tn
,c field. O. the Photographic Plat,
IY may have been used as trap &
re catch this very comet on its ro
IN turn TO the sun on the other ham
ch this blurred object may be only
sy distant and minute spiral nebula
one Of the hundreds Of thousand
that abound in the heavens. II
a matter Tor the trained eye 70 ot
. eide When a comparison OF plate
taken Of the same region at lon
intervals show that q certain sta
was conspicuously bright on on
~ plate but much fainter or entirel
- invisible on others, il is an ind
cation that a Nova or temporar
star has been discovered.
Since the advent Of the hrillisI
ka Nova OF 1918 a systematic exam
be nation OF plates taken in the pa
ks few decades at the Harvard COLES
is Observatory has resulted In u
It's. discovery OF . considerable nun
at ber OF these temporary stars thi
ID have increased many fold in bri
ek liancy TO- a brief feriod and th'
disappeared from view. Many
is these stars have been invisible
the unsided eye at maNiWu
ow brightness and none have been co
a spicuous objects. but thei- disco
ee- cry is important to the sstronom
e who is anxious TO ind an explain
is tion for these sudden outbursts
ger brilliaucy among the stars.
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time came around. Now say.
wouldn't that be q good scheme TO
designate the poor from the rich-
Give the silver medal to the beggars
and the gold medal to the rich
wouldn't II look nice In history
to read: Corp. Jones went over the
top three times and routed the
enemy. but unfortunately four years
afterwards, for the cowsrdly act OF
accepting . bonus from the govern
ment, he forfeited the honor OF his
gold stripes and was reduced to ths
silver bars Of the bonus beggars.
p. Z. s.
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'lg lhC DCAiiONaeNes
Is said, but at
st two Repub-
ms will seek
Office.
One of these is
Il. Howell.
Howell is now
epublican y a.
onal Committee
nan from n e =
pras k a a n d is
yeneral manager
OF the Metropoli-
tan Utilities dis
trict. which en-
braces ON a h a {
municipal water
gas and ice plants
He is known fol
his public owner.
ship policies.
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Our hat off to Chief Sullivan aud his men.
Good management to have enough police in the
financial district to nab stray bank robbers
with the goods on them. But might We ask
"Aow come" the detective bureau lets man
with a long criminal record and wanted" in
several cities, roam that part of the city at
will?
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Open CIT Letter: tie: .; to: to The [,, Herald

oeumu,icatts viii net - rstarns1
unisss spsciAe request fer spoh return b
made and stamps inclsssd.
Letters shssh b typsvrtttsn vesS
ever psssibls. Osmmnnicattsas sxtrsns
" dificuif TO rssd vilf sst - es.ssasrse-
Ne cemmuniaa tisns sisssd With aotiteas
ramss, viii b ussd..
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Short Method for
Computing Interist

Generally. banks calculate ter-
est by the per cent method, Jhich
has for its basis the interet on
any sum of money for sixty days
at per cent. Interest on AT sum
of money at 6 per cent for days
is found by removing the ecimal
point two places to left Iof its
original position.
Example-Find interest $1,000
for sixty days at 6 per cht. Ref
moving the decimal point ITO place
to left brings $1,000, whsh Is tb
interest desired. Thereore, it IS
quite simple Is find thirty days IL
terest, as thirty days IS one hsit
Of sixty. and. therefore. the interest
would be one-nalf Of 5000 or $500.
To find ninety days. calculate in
terest for sixty days and add one
half, or amount OF thirty days In
terest.
illustrations: ~
Interest on $1,000 at 6 per
cent for so days....... 500
Interest on $1,000 at 6 ,er
cent for 80 days.. :. 500
Interest on $1,000 at 6 per
cent for 30 days..... SIS. 90
To find interest at per cent.
figure the interest for required time
at per cent and add one third.
the difference between per cent
and per cent being 2 per cent,
and two is one-third Of six. In
the same manner per cent can
be-found by reducing your per
cent calculation by ne-third.
Forty-fve days interest can be
found by calculating interest for
sixty days and subtracting one
fourth; fifteen days difference be-
tween sixty days and forty.five
days, being one-fourth of sixty.
Various combinations can bt
easily made and instantly recog'
nized by one who is constantly do
ing this kind of work.
Interest for odd numbers of days
Is sometimes calculated by the
same method, only it requires mor'
hguring. The simplest way to fin'
interest at 6 per cent for an od'
| number Of days is to multiply thu
amount by the number of days
mark on three decimal places t
the left and divide by six.
| Example-Interest on $1,000 70
II days at 6 per cent.
1000 times 17........17,00o
mark or . points. .......... 100
divide by 6.......,....... 2.S3
By so-day method-s1, 900 for /
days at per cent.
50 days at 9 per cent. -. 5000
! ! Is days equals X Of so
T. minus Y OF 1o..... $50
i day equals 1-15 OF Is
days or 1-15 of $50 .16s
1 day equals LIS of Is
days or Ills of ESQ les
II days at per cent. - ss.sas.
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WHO'S WHO IN
THE DAYS NEWS

The fight for the nomination at
Senatorial primaries in Nebraska
this coming summer promises TO be
interesting. Senator Hitchcock
effort to obtain the nomination is
= ha -
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correct. They brought results. His speeches
stimulated recruiting.
q The horror of war adds to the adventure.
The greater the adventure, in the minds Of thou.
sands Of youths, the more cagerness for conflict.
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APPLY TO w. H. KoBBE.
To the Friend Of the People.
dress, Of Emergency 1onicers Organization
now can become q member. @. r.
William H. Kobbs tMunsey Building, q
War. Any one desiring 70, join this society
DO SO BY application to the president
CARTooNIsT DARLING.
70 the Friend Of the People:
VIII you please give a brief history
CONSTANT REAj
J.; Norwood Darling. cartoonist, was /
Norwich. Mich. October q. 1875. His familf
comnp;, 20 SnGu1 City. Ia when he was still lat
College, from which he was sraduatedie-
The same year he married Miss Genevi3rk
as reporter on the sioux City Tribunfsr. :
later going to the Sioux City Journal TMr.
foons have attracted widespread atte}
Darling now lives in Des Molnes.
MISSOURI PAYS BoNUsI
To the Friend Of the People: ...
Is the State, Of Missouri payiu
0ona'' II So what are the pro7UcK.
Missouri has provided for a sta rate Of
ments are expected to begin in Ma{ion OF a
the bonus Is $40 a month or majhum sum
must have resided in Missouri fojMo pensas persos
Immediately preceding April g. Jreceiyed a
VIII be entitled to the bonus WI
like reward from another state
LOCATING MISSING YoUNfN
To the Friend Of the People: I
How can locate a man VI Wnmnrs,e
years ago saying that he was 1,ron sinces
Ohio. and who has not been7 TON
By inquiring OF the Yd."sa. - p,, - .
whether the man lives ther& VI " ~
Nertising In the newspapersI.r =. ,vt.h.. ,h.
II Tom will stipulate IL ge,.,sn
State or local addresses Se"is anu
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Former newspaperman took the gas route.
1t must take lot of gas to kill newspaper
man. He is brought up on it.
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The average American hates radical, but
he thinks it quite stunt to violate the Eigh-
teenth amendment.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-04

Woman bandit robs chauffeur of taxcab
and got Sill. The chauffeur had only that
small amount because he had made only one
trip.
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Vincent Astor will travel in an aerial
limousine, which probably is one of the
penalties of being rich.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-04

Expert says business is sound. Yes, in
deed. Mostly sound.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-04

We seem to be having hard time taking
the onus out of the bonus.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-04

Phe Palm Beach people are getting back
to town just in time for the winter weather
The Washington herald., 1922-04-04

AS for US, we get our weather quick
enough without grabbing it by wireless.
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The Friend ole People
Ecsdons
Answers to ID

e..nt.tiv.. from North Carolina the inf0rma-
win be published. -
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
RARE GRAPES NOW
AVAILABLE FOR
!. !. PLANTING,

~ Farm Advisor f. L. Garthwaitc has
Just received a shipment of rare varie-
ties of grape vines which he ordered
from the division Of viticulture of the
University of California. These vines
are for distribution at cost TO the
farmers of Imperial Valley, first come,
first served.
The vines received are as follows:
Fifty Dizmar or Persian 90. This is
very early grape, oval in shape, large
size, white, does well on q trellis, or
ON an arbor around the home, and is
| adapted to- hot climate. 4
Thirty Gros Colman, grape of spher.
ical shape, very large size, black color,
mid scason as to ripening, is very Wig
| orous and suitable to arbors.
Thirty ITunisa, an elongated grape,
of large size, black or red color, mid
season in ripening.
Ten Dronkane, grape that has not
been tried here.
Ten Paykaui, an elongated grape,
medium i'll size, red color, very early
lripening, does well on a trcllis or ar
Dor, and is adapted to hot regions.
The prices of these vines will be Is
cents for the Dizmars, and 10 cents
each for the balance.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
Good Chance To Purchase Improved
Ranch-The East One-Half of Tract
Fifty Seven, Township Fourteen
South, Range Fourteen
East, Imperial County.

This ranch Belongs to the Vogt
estate. IT comprises one hundred and
sixty acres and there is good dwell
ing house on it. Katie S. Vogt, the
exccutrix, is offering the land for
sale. She has received cash bid of
5000 and there sis now pending in
the Superior Court of San Diego County
petition to have this sale confirmed,
which will come or, for hearing April
q, 1922, at ten O'Clock A. M. Any
person will then have an opportunity
to raise the bid ten per cent, gand if
no higher bid is made will be entitled
to have the sale confirmed to him. The
title to this land is perfect, and there
is a good chance for some one having
the money to make a profitable in
vestment. The ranch is located about
twelve miles from Ell Centre and five
miles from Brawley. @
KATIE S. VOGT,
Executrix.
IS 10t0