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The Washington herald., 1922-06-04

OF Oceanica west OF meridian $50
VIII be destroyed by this great
drouth.
Ny purpose in all this Is to give
the friends OF my work an oppor-
tunity. l advise that wheat will eu
above $500 a bushel and other grain
In proportion BY end OF September
that North America must feed Eu-
rope. That country. including
southern Russia. will need double
the amount of help that Russia has
needed on account of its recent
drouth.
Now let the critics howl. They
can nnd me in Washington at any
time, ready to defend my weather
forecasts before the public and this
lis the time for them to put me out
OF business. Many years ago they
we're loud In their denuncistion,
bit of recent years have only
heard an occasional mouse soueal
from them.
correctly predicted every drouta
that has occurred in any part of
the world during the past fve Gear.
l)ng In advance. The recent dis
astrous Russian drouth forecas .,
was published six months In ad-
vance. America will come next. A
accession of continental drouth,
lies before use and there 4. no rea-
son why the people should not be
better Informed than ever before on
this subject.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-04
"Saluting the Flag"

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
SalutinG the Flag" by d. A. c..
In Open Court Of May 81 issue, Is
referred to. The author says: Il
DOW to no man in my sense OF pa
triotism." 1t would seem that he
Is Tor a certainty bowing to a
perverted sense of radicalism in his
own makeup when he attempts to
destroy a custom founded on senti-
ment by such propaganda as the
aforementioned article.
He asks the question. What does
the flag and the national emblem
stand for?" and then answers his
own question that they stand for
the ruling powers of a nation" and
he later on defines this ruling
power as the people themselves :"
grant that the people should be
the ruling power in this great re-
public OF ours, but in all our crises
the people have followed the FLAG
because II is symbolic OF the mean
ings of its red and white and blue.
which some school boy will be slad
to define IL d. A. c. has not heard.
Reverence to our flag is not in
any sense servility to the power Of
any individual or group of indi-
viduals. as It would be followed into
the pits of hell by a larger ma
jority Of our citizenship II tied onto
pigs tail, and II the pig kept GO
ing. God grant that we as a ma
tion, or as individuals, shall never
lessen our reverence for our flag,
or be ashamed to salute II on
proper occasions. or forget how IL
was made or what IL stands for.
1t gives me a funny feeling in my
tummy on certain occasions when
look at our flag. just the same
as Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon
of the Colorado. a sunrise on the
desert and some other wonders do
when see them. and always
want to give thanks that we have
some few things left US to revere
that are free from mans ego and
influence.
| anticipate that n. A. c. will
accuse me of having an overdone
Of maudlin sentiment. for such
would be the natural defense Of the
cynic or pessimist, but / can as
sure him it is not so; II IL only
reverence, n. A. C.-the reverence of
one who salutes only his Maker
and his flag and is not ashamed or
afraid to have you see him do it
any time, any where.
E. F. C.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-04
The Great European Drouth

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
A more destructive drouth in Eu-
rope than has occurred in 100 years
Is now on. will reach It's greatest
in June. July and August and will
be so destructive that not more than
Cne-third of the usual average
crops will survive in that vast coun-
try covering all Europe from Por-
tugal to Constantinople and al;
south of the British Channel and
the Baltic Sea.
Six months ago 1 sent the above
forecasts of the great coming catas-
trorhe to 100 prominent citizens or
America and Canada, charging them
to tell no one. My purpose was that
they might be witnesses to the
forecasts. / now release them from
privacy and ask them to inform all
their neighbors. friends and the
newspapers about the facts of that
forecast. That drouth will end dur
Ing the fifteen days centering on
October 8, 1922.
Another most disastrous drouth
will begin in all Of Australia during
the fifteen days centering on Oc.
tober 30, 1922. and at least two
thirds of the crops Of Australia with
be destroyed during December.
January and February. 1s22-3. Their
crop season 10 during our winter,
From one-third TO one-half of the
crops In all the East Indies and all
The Washington herald., 1922-06-04

nRESIDENT HARDING'S unemployment
committee has put cynics to shame.
Not few ungracious comments were
heard last fall while the conference in session.
Hundreds OF thousands throughout the country
jobless The people of the United States
faced OF the hardest winters in their history.
The experts called to Washington to confer on
the situation realized that no single dramatic action
was possible to bring about real relief. There was
effective by which the idle could be
provided for in industry.
Members of the unemployment committee
worked quietly but efficiency. They probed for
the root OF the trouble The result was that con-
ditions grew better progressively. One million
men were not put to work the day the conference
adjourned. There sensational announce
ment that this number would be provided jobs.
In other words, no political capital was made Of
that had been planned only in the interests
OF national welfare.
But the soup kitchens and bread lines in the
great cities grew steadily smaller as work
OF the conference began to take effect. Gradually
the worthy unemployed were given work. Every
body showed inclination to cooperate with the
campaign of the government.
President Harding is justified in pointing with
pride to this work OF his administration in his
letter to Secretary Hoover, made public Sunday.
BY taking action in time great deal of suffering
prevented The sunshine grew brighter in
mary homes throughout the winter when only
denser and colder darkness expected. AS more
put work money into
ei-cIation. The result has been a well-marked
return to prosperity.
= The country still has long way to travel
before conditions ideal. But actual lack of
food, fuel and clothing largely has been done away
with With at hand of worry is
removed for the next few months. The farms will
absorb OF the unemployed who have not
already returned to industry.
All present prospects that next winter will
hrd the country in much better condition and
that the day when charity is required to keep
alive aundreds OF the citizens of the most pros
porous nation or earth is past for many years to
come. The administration took hold Of the matter
II time to bring something more substantial than
political repute President Harding, Secretary
Hoover, and their colleagues in this conference
have the eternal gratitude Of large numbers Of
their ieilow-ctzcns.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-04
Bread From White House.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
So Mr.. Hudgins would like to See
every vestige OF the Wilson admin
istration wiped out and their places
filled in the government service by
loyal Republicans" would he? Fie.
fe. Mr.. Hudgins: don't be so rad
ical! Isn't the humiliating knowl-
edge that we are Democrats-and.
being such. cannot change for our
own proft, enough. without the
added sorrow your wrath will cause
among US
Don't. don't. I pray you. write an
other letter! The absolute Stiffness
of it is enough to give any intellli-
gent person hydrophobia.
And Mr.. Harding is to be thanked
for the bread We eat and a place
to Sleep when dear old Mr. Nc
Kinley died. while even the despised
Democrats deplored his death, our
rations were not cut off and our
beds remained stationary: but IL the
long suffering Civil Service en-
ployes went on strike In body
tomorrow I am afraid 1t might be
only matter Of weeks before the
White House bread supply would
show a decided slump. So. you see.
you really hitched your team back
ward for your little ride over the
Democratic party.
Why shouldn't we greet our for
mer President with affection and re-
spect? He earned 1t by years of
absolutely unselfish devotion to his
country-and that means you and
me. And are you sure all the Kisses
were strictly Democratic? Isn't 1t
possible that some Republicans re-
sented having the Civil Service laws
slapped in the face when honora BILE,
loyal workers like Mr.. Wilmeth
were dishonorably discharged (for
that is what II amounted toy with
out an houSs notice?
Why not look the facts squarely
in the face with nonpartisan specs
and admit an action IKE that rates
Kisses.
LIZA B. MONCURE.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-04
To the League Pennant.
NHR. GRIFFITH'S baseball players at last have
lfl set their feet firmly in the rocky path to the

n n R GRIFFlTHS baseball players at last have
lfl set their feet firmly in the rocky path to the
crag where the league pennant flies.
Hopes OF District of Columbia enthusiasts for a
world championship series in this city have risen
from the depressing clouds OF defeat which kept
them from the sunlight during the first OF the
season.
The Washington team will start its swing
around the Western circuit, Monday, with excel
lent prospects. During the past two weeks it has
been making baseball history by its long series of
victories Seldom, at this stage of the summer, has
group of ball players been followed with
intense interest than d. c. people bound to
accord their representatives the diamond for the
next few days,
Three weeks ago the team in eighth place
Interest a low ebb The players seemed
to have thrown away prospects of championship
as well OF unusually profitable season. Hopes
were high when they home from Florida
They opened the season at American League park
with a fighting constituency behind them. But as
defeat followed defeat their followers lost conf
dence.
But both will and skill in the saddle all
the time. The players turned the tide of battle
Their grasp Of fortune turned sharply upward Mr.
Griffith and Mr.. Milan surveyed the situation. They
found their players in eighth place, already dis
counted as championship contenders. Such con-
dition was indeed exasperating because the dis-
nond generals knew that they had the men and
the brains to do better. fresh start made
As result in less than three weeks, with about 20
games, the Washington experts in baseball matters
have risen to third place.
If they continue as at present there is every
prospect that they will come home Of the West
IN second place with only the New York Yankees
between them and the championship. St. Louis
appears to be the path downward. Unless this
team shows unlooked-for change in form the
District players almost rest assured of higher
position in the league standing.
-Thi pitchers OF the Grifmen. Johnson and
Mogridge especially have started to work at their
Best and sporting experts believe they will continue
for the rest of the summer. Players in other posi-
tons respond to the work of the pitchers. On the
whole. the Washington team is in normal
form.
II thew home in second pl,ce nothing
via be too good for them ar the hand, OF than
The Washington herald., 1922-06-04
Real Temperance.

10 tae bditor, The Washington Herald:
The prohibitionists now talk con-
hdently, not TO say fiamboyantly. OF q
dry world within the next few
years. One is disposed to emit q
loud chuckle and a flock OF outlaws
at the naive egousm OF this brand vf
cattle.
Can any sane person not infected
with the reformer microbe picture
France. land OF Joy and good red
wine. deliberately sacrificing her
priceless vineyards to satisfy a crew
of stupid, nondescript. prohibition
hired men-and foreigners at that +?
'for God knows that a Frencr prohibi-
tionist Is relatively as scarce as an
Irish organ grinder). Can any one
picture the British Parliament. all
ways conservative. voting for a
dangerous costly experiment such as
absolutely forbidding the British sub
ject. under pain of being branded a
felon' and an outlaw. to indulge in
wee drop Of Scotch in the privacy
OF his own home? Can you Imagine
prohibition in Italy? or SPAIN Or
Portugal? Or Germany? Or Timbuc-
too? Or anywhere, indeed. except in
these reform-crazed United States =
j nave tried to strain my irnasina =
ton that far. but suffer from brain
Tag IN the process of doing so.
Canada kicked out prohibition and
the bootlegger and established real
temperance. We will do the same
within the next few years ana
thunderous applause.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-04
cChe5Ee,uldlB
Scientific
oN7cs
4nfCcn71neW
SUNDAY. JUNE Z. Isz1.
TANrALUM METAL
sURPRIaEs CHEMISTS.

SUNDAY. JUNE q, lez4
TANrALUM METAL
sURPRIsEs CHEMISTS.
Discovery Of hitherto unknown
properties OF the metal tantalum
and Of a way to work this former
ly baffling element. which may ana
commercial application In the ap-
paratus used In charging storage
batteries and the perfection Of
vacuum tubes for radio sets, has
been made after six years expert
mentation by Prof. Clarence W.
Bake. formerly Of the University
OF Illinois. In the research labora-
I tory Of the Fansteei Products Com
: psny. according to Roland Webster,
secretary Of the company in North
Chicago.
The four outstanding features Of
this metal which have attracted at
tention in scientific circles as Of
fering an advantageous substitute
, Tor tungsten and molybdenum IN
/ many classes OF flwork are its hieh
melting point. its resistance 20 the
strongest acids. Its ability TO recti-
fy currents. and its absorption OF
gases.
9 Do not rely on the books for the
properties OF tantalum, Mr.. webster
warns. The tales say this metal is
. hard. while Prof. Bake has found
that II 10 relatively soft. Several
Of the other physical constants are
shown to be in error beeause Of
these Investigations.
Experiments are now being made
a a. -
using this metal in making vacuum
tubes. The trouble with the pres
ent vacuum tube is that the air 4,
not completely exhausted and sasse.
are formed within the lamp which
reduce its efficiency. II 10 claimed
these interfering gases would be
absorbed by the tantalum or con-
verted into non-gaseous compounds
ana a more eficient tube produced
This would probably extend IN.
range OF the radio and improve the
quality OF the tone.
Storage batteries could be charged
with an alternating current which
would be changed into a direct cur
rent by means OF this metal.
Tantalum was produced in Ger
! many before the war. but the Ger
man patents taken over by this
government did not reveal the real
secret Of how TO handle II. Som.
Of the diflculties OF working ~ may
he seen from the fact that II has -
be produced in a vacuum and that
at its high melting point. about
21sn degrees Centisrsde. there Is NJ
container which can Withstand the
hest necessary 70 reduce H.
These dificulties gave the element
the name Of tentslum because Q;
had the same tantslizinr effect upon
scientists who tried 20 work 81 az
did the recedinE water and luciou.
fruit which were slwsvs Just o"t
Of reach of that neurological SUI
ferer Tsntslus.
The ores from which the new
metal is obtained formerly were
secured from Australia. but ha~N
h.en found in North Dakota. SoutN
Dakota. North Carolina. and Ken
lucky.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-04
Lives in Peril.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
Have you ever attempted to walk
from the Treasury Building down
F or G streets in the rush hours.
either morning or evening. when
the clerks are going to or from
their work, as far as the Pension
Building, crossing the eight or ten
crossings which intervene In that
distance? If so have You made note
how often the life of a pedestrian Is
placed in perile Would It not be
better business to employ more traf-
nc policemen or street guards Of
some kind than to pay In human
blood? The autos simply give no
quarter unless a street car blocks
their way. To attempt to cross and
have a MACHINE come rushing up.
almost unnoticed, step back in the
path Of one coming the other way.
means almost certain death to the
The Washington herald., 1922-06-04
MWNSCODe
SUNDAY, JUNE 4 Isz2.

Jupiter dominates this day. accord
ing 10 astrology. making for benenc
influences, while Mercury. Saturn and
Venus are all adverse.
The clergy should benent by the
planetary government which inclines
men and women toward introspection-
The Catholic Church has the fore
cast Of great educational enterprises
in the United States. Large tracts
Of land will be purchased, II the stars
are read Alright
Visits TO friends and relstives
whose favor is TO be sought should
be fairly successful
There is good sign for the Presi-
dent Of the Tinted States who viii
gain in popularity through Journeys
and speeches.
Warning (. given that love letters
are exceedingly dangerous when Mer-
curry and Venus frown.
Women NAV be very dinicult TO
please while this direction Of the stars
for courtship.
AstroloEers interpret the signs at
tending the beginning OF the summer
quarter as adding emphasis to the
warning previously given that treach-
erv Of a foreign power will cause
trouble for the United Statee
A scandal that touches q person in
one Of the highest ofhces in this coun-
try is forecast
Health bureaus IN many eities will
have a busy summer. for there lie q
foreshadowing OF much illness.
Neptune on the lower meridian IN
square to Venus 10 read as presag-
ing serious Bolshevist troubles for
Germany.
Italy will suffer from the position
of Neptune In Leo. which forecasts
grave problems for the government.
Persons whose birthdate Il 10 should
guard against false reports that viii
disturb financial security. Young
women will be much sought
Children born on this day may be
careless and yet given TO worry. They
will overcome al dificulties. n they
can be trained 10 ertsmatie endesvor.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-04
Furniture Designs.

All the forms. shapes and even
the decorations of all furniture had
their inception in some human want
or whim, passion or sorrow.
The history of every piece OF fur
niture would furnish material for a
story that would hre the dullest
ina gination.
From the hutch or chest OF the
thirteenth or fourteenth centuries
there is a continuous and fertile
growth. BY itself IL was bed.
seat, table or cupboard. Put upon
legs II grew into a settle, settee.
sofa or davenport. And by way of
the davenport back to a bed again.
with the ends heightened and doors
fitted II lost itself IN the clothes
press of our fortfsthers and the
wardrobe Of today.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-04

THE KoHINooR
To the Friend Of People:
Sir: Two good friends got into an .rEument
"Kohinoor" has "a meaning all its own.- but
forsets what it is. while my own opinion 10 that
NO sisniaeance as to the stone itself Which OF
US is right? ,. NJ
The word aKoSino6r" is Persian for mountain Of
light The diamond which bears this name 10
. :S to ~ h;Ss I'VE weshsa ds. 1ss esre e. l.
its present weight is los lis csrats.
CLIFFORD piNcHoTs RELIGION
To Friend Of People:
Sir: Please tell me, II Clifford Pinchot. Re-
publican candidate for governor Of Psnnsyiysnia
Is a mepnbsr of church: s. ii. B.
Mr. Pinchot 10 Episcopsiian.
"FoRM LETTERS
To Friend Of People:
Sir: Please advise through your paper
a good form TO use in answering the ''male-help-
CONSTANT READER.
A form letter" for the purpose you name
by yourself, which would give a prospective em-
pioyer better idea OF the applicants individual
ity than a communication patterned after
MUST TOUCH EVERY BAsE-
OF People:
sT s.,s. WE had .;. 1s5 game So of
he has TO touch his bases. s. B.
He must touch every base
AUTO LICENSE
To the Friend of the People:
What does the automobile license
stand for? z. L. NJ.
The on an automobile license indicates
that the owner has lost his allotted license and
Issued to an " indivi6usi owner during the same
year is an x license
The Washington herald., 1922-06-04

FL y
To the Friend Of the People,
Sir. kindly publish in the Peoples Forum, a
complete description of the Federal Reserve bank
system LP
complete description" of the Federal Re-
serve system would occupy far more space than
an.. the Peoples Forum hs. at its dispose. Briefly.
niS Ia.
aen for the bank oua nk. the n sa division
ana the medium for the trasacttons between the
the NATIONAL banks and then by the public at
large Many trust companies have voluntarily
system. though there was no oompuision direct
or or implied In the law sstablishins IT. 1t is in
REGIONAL banks. These latter are directed by t"s
chosen by the Federal Reserve Board and six bv
sst; Of the Secretary OF the Treasury. the Comp
chosen by the President OF the United States and
two Of whom must be expert bankers but have
no amliation with any bank during their term
FIGURE OF SPEECH.
To the Friend Of the Peoples
Sir; When hctionists and others write about
waves rolling mountains high" just what is
meant? Surely the waves Of the ocean never
reach the altitude Of mountain top;
Mountains high Is mere figure of speech
1t has been ascertsned that do not rise
more than twelve feet above the level of calm
trough" between every two waves. the highest
crest of wave is about twenty-four feet above
below the bottom Of Trough" in Storm iefs Is
perfectly tranquil. the storm causing only a
superficial agitation.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-04
Decorators Favor Rugs.

Rugs much favored by decorator.
are the plain-toned- or two toned
hand-tufted variety. They equal
the orientals In wearing qualities
and also In price. The least ex-
pensive rugs and carpets manufac-
tured today are In excellent taste
regarding coloring and pattern. and
wearing qualities have improved
with modern methods Of manufsc-
ture. One does not have to pur-
chase q costly Importation these
days to add tone and harmony to
his home furnishings- His homs
dealer carries them In stock
The Washington herald., 1922-06-04
Newberry, the Democrat.

10 the Editor The Washington Herald;
Imagine l heard two apparently
intelllgent navy yard employees on
the street car mention "Newberry.
that Democratic Senator" How lit
tie we should be surprised at the
result of popular elections when
this is the measure of the inteIli-
Gence of the voter,
The Washington herald., 1922-06-04

victim thus trapped. Please give
US more trafic police where they
are SO badly needed. why have so
many on guard at the White House
where no one is astir much before
10 a m. and give more protection
to the daylight saving" victims
hurrying to their work. dodg ng
traffic both morning and evening
Make the slogan Safety First"
mean something in reality.
JOHN DOE.