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The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-04
Oldest Center of
Learning Has Rival

Dublin, April 2.-The Royal Irish
Academy, Ireland's oldest center of
learning, is now to have a rival. It
has long been famous, especially in
it's contributions to science How
ever, it has mainly looked to England
tries for it's models and inspiration
and, in the fight with the British, it
expelled Professor John MacNeill,
speaker of the Dali Eireann and a
distinguished Irish historian, in con-
sequence of his political activities.
The new academy is to be thorough
ly national and, in addition to its
scientific work, aims at securing foi
the Irish language, literature, and
history their primacy of influence and
inspiration at home and for all Irish
work and research an extended meas
ure of appreciation among the learned
acamedies of Europe and America.
A drafting committee has been ap-
pointed to draw up the constitution
of the new body. At it's head is Pro-
fessor Conway, Fellow of the Royal
Society, who is a professor in the
National University.
Other professors of the National,
including Professor John MacNeill,
are also on the drafting committee
as well as some professors of st.
Patrick's College, Maynooth. Trim
.ity College is holding aloof, for it
has very strong representation on
the old academy, amounting perhaps
to 80 percent of it's membership.
There is on the committee one profes-
sor from the Queens University
Belfast, Professor Robert M. Henry
who, however, does not claim in this
matter to speak for his university.
He is very distinguished Latinist,
but is chiefly known to the man in
the street by his book on "The Evo.
luton of Sim Fem"
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-04
World Alliance of Churches

Copenhagen, April 2.-The fourth
conference of the World Alliance o!
Churches at which representatives
of 26 nations will be present will be
held here from August 6 to Angus
IL under the auspices of the Worlc
Alliance of Churches which seeks tc
promote an international union of
church denominations.
The president Of the Alliance, The
Archbishop of Canterbury, hopes tc
be present. Dr.. Henry Atkinson, OF
the American Church Peace Union
has been visiting Copenhagen tc
make the final arrangements for tn,
holding of the conference.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-04
Dishwashers are not
"Down and OUT

San Francisco, March 2S.-All ho-
tel and restaurant dishwashers are
not "down and OUT according to
George p. M. Downs. San Francisco
dishwasher, a leader i'm the union
movement and one of the best orators
in labor ranks in this city.
"The average dishwasher is well
educated,' Downs said recently. "A
large number of them are college OF
university graduates. You will find
in our ranks men who have gradual
ed in law, medicine and other pro-
fessions. | am dishwasher by
choice"
Downs says he is graduate OF
Union College, Schenectady, N. Y.
and asserts he attended the Nationa!
Catholic University in Washington
d., for some time. He was raised in
Troy, N Y.
At present Downs is vice-president
of Cooks Helpers Union Local No
ITO, president of the local Joint ex.
ecutive board of the culinary crafts
financial secretary of the
San Francisco Label Section and
member of the law and Legislative
| committee of the San Francisco labo,
council.
During the last fifteen months
Downs has helped increase the mem.
bership of his union from 1886 to
S97, placing men in positions where
they receive minimum wage of SD
per week.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-04
Americans Not
Popular in Mexico

Mexico City, March 28.--The cap
ital of Mexico is no place for an
American cabaret Restauranteurs
from the United States who have
risked their money in such ventures
here have found that they are not
popular and, within the past few
months, number of professional en-
tertainers from the United States
have returned to the border as best
they could after finding that there
are no opportunities here for theil
special line of work.
Mexican cafe frequenters have
found American jazz acceptable but
efforts to populariZe professional
dancers and singers have met with
no success
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-04
Politics is the Barrier

Odessa, March 3O.-The economic
deadlock from which Russia is now
suffering can be seen best at such a
port as this. The wide sea is at the
gates of this once rich city, yet q
barrier more potent than water sep
arates the land from new prosperity
This barrier is politics and the result
of politics.
Free trade between the citizens of
Russia and the outside world is not
now possible between individuals
Russians must deal with foreigners
through the Foreign Trade board
headed byy Lenoid Krassin in Lon
don. This policy just now is block
ing trade prospects here as else
where.
To this port once came yearly 7OO
ships. Today a few Greek trading
ships call here from Constantinople
carrying flour and sugar. Now and
then British vessel delivers a car
go of coal paid for in London. Am
erican vessels and landing seed grain
purchased in the same manner.
Local business men say there can
be no real trade with Russia until all
the Communist regulations are
thrown overheard, private property
fully recognized, n stable money Sc
cured and Russia restored to pro-
duction, through longtime foreign
loans.
These men are not anti-Commun-
lists just for the sake of politics. They
want the Communists to stay in pow
er, provided they will make trade
possible. They say the Communists
are the only people capable of hold
ing Russia together, that any new
government would mean another rev.
olution and more ruin.
The first task of Russia and es-
peciallyy of agricultural Ukraine, is
to grow wheat. Here in Odessa
there are still the representatives of
half a dozen American, British and
German agricultural implement firms
In the old pre-war days they sold
each millions of dollars worth of ma
chinery. Today they are ready to be-
gin again under the right conditions.
Their agents could save next years
harvest in this granary of Europe if
free trade were permitted. Their
steam plows could do the work of the
horses killed off under the Commun-
ist regime. They could get spare
parts and repair the old machinery
now in the villages.
But this they are not permitted
to do. The government, if it supplies
such machinery by payment of gold
abroad, is obliged to turn it over to
inexperienced farmers or ones with
out capital. Machinery bought by
the government in small quantities
has in certain parts of Russia, been
resold by the receivers in order to
get bread.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-04

Cheating contractors and crooked
officials of Sumerian civilization in
Mesopotamia 5000 years ago were
tried briefly and thrown into the river,
according to recent scientific discov-
cries. Among other things, they had
an elaborate banking system, with a
reserve bank comparable to our own
of today, a postal system with a par
Gel post branch and circulating libra
ries, which distributed clay tablet
books.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-04

An attempt to circle the earth in
sailboat, 46 feet long and of IL tons
displacement, will be made by four
Austrian sportsmen. The first leg of
the journey will be by way Of Gibral-
tar to New York.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-04

An Act-To Authorize the Holding
Of an Election in City of Union on the
Issuing of One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand ($150.0000 Dollars Of
Serial Coupon Bonds for Building and
Improving Streets in Said Town; to
Name Three Commissioners TO Expend
the Proceeds of Said Bonds and Other
wise Define Their Duties, Powers and
Term of Office, and to Provide a Sink
ing Fund for the Retiring of Said
Bends and to Provide for Tax for
the Interest and Sinking Fund of Said
Bonds.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of South
Carolina; That on the 25th day OF
April, 1922, there shall be submitted
to the qualified electors of the Towr
of Union the question Of issuing One
Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($l50,
0O0.00) Dollars of serial coupon bonds
bearing not more than five (5) pei
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-04

Women are staging boxing bouts in
London.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-04
NOTICE OF ELECTION
State of South Carolina,
rpnntu &C Tnio,

oIHIt OF SOuIn CarOIlna,
County Of Union.
Whereas, the General Assembly of
the State of South Carolina, did at
its regular session in the year A. ID
1922, pass the following Act, which
was approved on the 18th day of
March, 1922:
Evening star., 1922-05-23
The Ex-Kaiser's Claim.

Indignation is reported to exist in
Berlin at the suggestion that the
former kaiser may soon receive s47,-
G00,00 in cash and a large number of
valuable paintings and other art OBJ
jects from the German government in
settlement of his claim. The same
feeling will probably be manifested in
France and others of the allied coun-
tries.
1t seems that the eX-kaiser filed a
claim in the German courts for many
works of art now in museums and
public institutions, on the ground that
they had been presented by him and
his HohenZolern ancestors. Now he
wants them back, or their equivalent.
Objection has been raised by social
ist newspapers to any restitution, on
the ground that the money represent
cd in this collection of art was not
the private money of the Hohenzol-
lcrns. but that of the people. for whom
they We're trustees. This is. of course,
a shocking denial Of the right of kings,
which the man in Holland will never
accept and which will he stoutly re-
sisted doubtless by the present finance
ministry which. 1t is alleged, was in
stalled specifically for the purpose for
effecting this restitution"
France is naturally interested in
this matter. If there are 200 1000 900
gold marks available in Germany to
pay a doubtful Hohenzollern claim,
why should it not be possible to apply
this amount on the reparations ac-
count? 1t would make a tidy install
ment 1t would, even when divided in
due proportions among the creditor
nations. help each of them. The ques-
ton comes whether the eXkaiser's
claim is stronger and more equitable
than that of the allies. If. as the Ber-
lin socialist editors declare. the Prus-
sion finance minister has been main
tanned in office for this particular pur-
pose. the money is much more likely
to go to Doom than to Paris or any
of the other capitals.
Evening star., 1922-05-23

The time allowance is occasionally too
brief, and whenever that occurs just
criticism follows.
The charge is old that the House
feels safe in it's course--is encouraged
in it-by the Senate's procedure. 1t
leaves to the Senate-which is the re-
viewing body--the duty of correcting
any errors it may have made in its
haste, The Senate is George in the
Houses calculations, and where in.
equalities are to be evened up it let's
George do it--makes it necessary for
George to do it.
Cloture. of a kind approaching the
Houses brand, has often been advo-
Gated for the Senate. But its most
ardent advocates have as rule been
men of limited experience in that body.
Older members do not feel an urge for
rush. They subscribe to the dictum.
that the Senate is the refuge of the
minority" and are willing that the
minority shall have its say. The
Pennsylvania senator is only few
months old, and may change his point
of view.
Evening star., 1922-05-23

trated upon any building at any height
has been had in this. matter of made
quate pressure in fighting a top-story
fire in large building. Even with
standpipes, fed by steamers from the
street level. enough water cannot be
put through for roof work to make
sure of quenching a fire after it has
gained a start. With the high-pres-
sure service there will be no question
of plenty of water at all stages.
The true measure of such project
is not in the value of property thar
might possibly be saved in any given
period. The best function of the fire
department is to prevent the develop
ment of fires into confia grations. The
high pressure service would be an in
surance against loss that could per-
haps never be estimated. With such
u system installed every piece of
property within the area thus pro
tcctcd would be more secure. and
therefore more valuable. This. it may
he said, would include the government
property as well as that of private
ownership. This latter consideration
should appeal to Congress when it
comes 20 pass upon the Commission
ers' estimates, which, it seems now
assured, will be submitted
Evening star., 1922-05-23
High Pressure Insurance.

When the high-pressure service
plan was broached twenty years ago
Washington was not as big a city as
It is today. Its buildings were not as
lofty, and there was no prospect then
of the increase of the average number
of stories in the downtown area While
that may not have been a factor in
the neglect or rejection Of the plan,
1t is nevertheless to be noted that
meanwhile the city has increased ma
terially in height, and the problem OF
frefighting in the business district is
seriously complicated.
With a high-pressure service such
as that which the Commissioners now
unanimously favor, it will be possible
to fight any fire in this city with
plenty of water at any hour or season
of the year. That is not possible to-
day Powerful as are the steamer
pumps and electric pumps which con-
stitute the water forcing apparatus,
they cannot supply the force and
volume necessary to fight a fire in the
upper part Of one Of the higher build
ings of the business district after the
first stage Of the blaze.
With a ,high-pressure service, con-
sisting of powerful pumping station
at the rivers edge and series of
large mains through the business dis
trict, enough water can be concen-
Evening star., 1922-05-23
EDITORIAL DIGEST

1t touches, let the guilty parties be
punished. But let them be punished
Tor their crimes and not for their
politics. 1t is time that we had
few particulars"
The interests of the country will
be well guarded by Mr.. Daugherty,
the Escanaba Daily Press republi-
cam feels certain. as they are in the
hands OF an official who cannot be
swerVed from his duty, and who
Knows the interests who are making
the fight against him" 1t is because
OF this fact, the Kansas City Journal
trepubllcan) is convinced. that ,x-
pense should not be allowed u in
terfere with complete action, because
the country is awaiting the fullest
prosecution of the wartime offend
ers. There is but one place for the
man who would defraud his govern
ment in time of national crisis
behlnd the bars" The seriousness of
the situation leads the Milwaukee
sentinel trepublican) to the belief
that common sense opinion in the
country will be with the Attorney
General in the controversy"
Evening star., 1922-05-23
A Voice in Congress.

Little by little representative gov
ernment seems to be making prog
ress in Washington, D. c. The House
District committee is now consider
ing bill which provides for the
election of delegate to serve for a
term OF two years in the national
House of Representatives. This dele
gate would be elected by the citizens
of the capital, and would have the
same power and privileges in Con-
gress as delegates from the terri
tories.
The city of Washington has be-
come so populous and it's industries
have grown to include so many not
at all connected with rur hing the
nations 8 capital that it is not strange
its citizens should feel the need for
voice in their own government.
Whether it can ever be as free from
federal control and supervision as
are other United States cities of its
size remains to be seen. 1t is not a
rash prophecy. however. to fQresee
its citizens taking more of the de-
tails of their public affairs into their
own hands in the near future
Butte (Mont.) Post.
Evening star., 1922-05-23
Machines and Organizations.

This. we are told. is bad year for
machines" They are doomed. They
are on the toboEgan. AS fast as reach
ed they will he smashed.
Take Indiana. The machine" in
that state. it is asserted, was for Mr..
New. 1t functioned to the limit in his
behalf 1t blacklisted Mr.. BeveridGe
as an eX-bull mooser, and did its ut
most to defeat him. But the voters
would not obey the bosses.
Take Pennsylvania. For years the
republican machine" had had every
thing its own way. First, the Came
roman Endorsement, then the Quay
Endorsement, and then the Penrose in
Gorsement had been sufficient 70 carry
Il candidate to victory. Mr.. PenrOse had
left the machine" in fair condition.
But it was not strong enough to de
feat Mr.. Pinchot, whom it did not like.
and who did not like it. His nomina-
ton was Il signal defeat for the in
flueuces lonG dominant in the Key
stone state.
Elsewhere. it is predicted. ma
chimes" will fail TO put over men sub
scribing to their methods and willing
to take their orders.
Machines" however, should not be
confused with organizations. Never
have organizations been more essen
tial than now. Never has organiza-
tion work been more difficult than
now. Without that work, kept strict
nor Mr.. Pinchot, nor any other candi-
date this year. can be elected. Team
work or, if you please, machine work,
cannot be dispensed with in the face
Of the common enemy.
Evening star., 1922-05-23
Cloture for the Senate.
This is from Philadelphia: /:


"Chiding the Senate for conforming
to diplomatic rather than a legisla-
tive procedure" Senator George
Wharton Pepper, in an address today
before the City Business Club, de-
clared that perhaps the time will
come when senators will be required
to speak to the point and will be perl
mitted to speak only for a limited
time. The House of Representatives,,
however, functions in a business-like
way as any other legislative body,
Senator Pepper said. 'I believe the
business men of America would take
lively. interest in any proposal
which would result in the early pas
sage of legislation required by the
country" Senator Pepper said, "even
If this involved the curtailment of
some ambassadorial privileges of the
Senate
The House is a large body, four
times the size Of the Senate. It could
not afford such rules Of debate as
exist in the Senate. A time allowance
and a rigid adherence to the subject
are necessary Ia order to do business.
Evening star., 1922-05-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
A Mighty Example.

A Mighty Example.
The old world keeps smilin' an doin'
it's best,
In spite of the sorrow an human un-
rest;
Smilin' from flowers that bring to the
eye
The lessons they learned from the
shine in the sky.
We halt by the way for sob or a
Sneer.
We mean well enough, but we can't
persevere.
Some day we may learn, when we're
blue an depressed,
Like the world, to keep smilin' an
doin' our best.
Evening star., 1922-05-23
The Metropolitan Chimes.

When The Star the other day noted
the first ringing of the Epiphany
chimes it was stated that the bells of
the Metropolitan Church had not been
heard for a long time. This was a mis-
take which is regretted. The Metro
politan bells have been ringing regu-
larly ever since their dedication on
Thanksgiving day, November 80, 1871.
Inore than fifty years ago. They have
rung on Sundays, and every New Year
os that half century has been well
coined by peals from this famous
spire. There are ten bells in the Metro
politan chimes from as many donors,
one of whom was Julia Dent Grant,
the wife Of the President Another
was given by the wife Of Vice Presi-
dent Colfax. another by the wife Of
II. D. Cooke, the first governor of the
District. One of the most interesting
bells in the chimes is that given by
the infant class of the Metropolitan
Church. In the course of these fifty
one years the bells have been rung by
four different men, Mr.. widows. Mr..
Gibson, Mr.. Gapen and Mr.. Johnston.
1t is unfortunate that the sugges-
ton should have been made that these
bells have been silent. Perhaps they
may be rung in the future more fire.
quently, during the week days pos
sibly. The notes of the chimes dom
mating over the noises of the streets
in the busy working days are COM
fort and an inspiration. 1t is impos-
sible to hear them without feeling an
uplift of spirit. Dominating over the
hum Of the thoroughfares, they arrest
the thoughts of men from the rush
and cares of business.
Evening star., 1922-05-23

\ lies and miles of ribbon-like
N roads are the hope of every
motorist. and when speak
ing of motorists these days
1t touches almost every home in the
country. But, though the road
builders lay them smooth, they
seemed to have so far been unable to
cope with the destructive qualities of
heavy motor trucks now used to a
large extent in commercial transpor-
tation on smooth surfaces.
Millions of dollars have been spent
and are being spent annually for the
extension to all parts of the Coun-
try of good roads, in answer to the
demands of the people for easy inter-
nal means of communication by way
of the motor car. Long distance
touring shows n yearly increase. and
motor truck transportation is in
creasing.
Destruction or ruination of good
roads during the war by the count
less motor trucks of the Army, haul
ing troops and the materials and
supplies necessary for their main
even at this late day there are sections
of the country which have as remind
ers of these movements hard sur
faced roads which are just continua-
tlons of holes, deep ridges and roll
ing mounds. all done by the bouncing
OF the heavy truck wheels over them.
Almost any section which had an
army cantonmcnt in its vicinity can
today attest to this fact. The road
ways i'll the Capital city and in the
adjoining states of Maryland and
Virginia furnish an example of the
deStructiveness of the truck, for.
during the war the constant move
ment of these giant vehicles turned
what otherwise were smooth, ribbon
like roads into Just rough, broken
roadways, the Joy of riding over
which was confined principally to the
fact that there was no danger OF be-
ing mired. Thousands of dollars will
have to be spent to restore these
roads. as well as those in other parts
Of the country, to something like their
normal condition.
Observation of the roads around
Washington by the road experts of
the Department of Agriculture has
set them to work on various road
experiments with a view to deter
mining that piece Of road material
which will stand the ravages of the
motor truck. excessive changes Of
temperature and the work of the ele-
ments. Perfection, which ii is hoped
will follow these experiments, will
save millions of dollars spent an
nually in taxpayers money in the re-
yoalr If dc o
1t is agreed by the experts who
have made numerous tests that the
greater part of the destruction of
hard surfaced roads is due TO the
heavy impacts of the motor wheels,
and the contention, which seems to be
just. has been that these trucks
should pay taxes high enough to in
sure the repair of the roads in the
proportion in which they use them.
Little damage is done by the numer-
Gus pneumatic-tired pleasure cars
which travelled these roads.
Laboratory tests of road materials
have not been borne out by actual
use in roads of materials which the
tests showed satisfactory. The road
branch of the Department of AgriCul-
ture is now preparing to make tests
Evening star., 1922-05-23

When Trotsky was in the Bronx
writing editorials no 6ne suspected
him of being a world politician. His
rise in affairs illustrates the often
unsuspected power Of the press agent.
Evening star., 1922-05-23

Nearly a hundred souls were lost
when a passenger ship collided with a
freighter off the shore of France. The
perils of the sea are great enough
without adding to them the menaces
OF battleships.
Evening star., 1922-05-23

The miscreant who placed bomb
on the doorstep of the Mayor of Co
lumbus. Ohio, did no great damage
and succeeded in elevating to fame an
official hitherto not widely known.
The bomb performer never attains the
precise results he had in contempla-
fjOD
Evening star., 1922-05-23

''You kin invent all de telephones
an radios you want said Uncle
Eben, "but dar's allus gineter be some
folks dat don keer bout hearin' muffin
'cep:, 'seven-'leven' an such like"
Evening star., 1922-05-23
Out of Date,

Indians don't go on the warpath
any more"
"The warpath is out Of date. Most
Of them are on the road with cir
cuses."