The Washington times., 1922-05-04

|$72-Hs tainted.
|Mr. Bevsridge, New bloc.
Tho Fingers Hear.
Miss Peggy Not So Well.
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE
ARTHUR BRlSbAF
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by ARTHUR BRISBANE|
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Everything Is comparative.
Farmer Everett Spake tainted
dead away in the tax office
when they told him OF the In
crease in his taxes. He was
raised from $35. last year. to
472 this year.
Mr.. Beverage. 1t seems. Is
nominated Senator from lndi-
ana and the Presidents friend.
Mr.. New. is beaten This wor-
fies "old guard" Republicans.
but need not. Mr.. Beveridgc
announced in advance that he
would not join any farm bloc"
He will form a bloc all by him
self-musical. distinct. apart.
but not "unfriended. melan-
eholy. slow"
The French Academy Of Med
icine (see today's cables) has
demonstrated that the deaf can
hear by putting their finger
on the larynx Of 4 person speak
ing. Many roads lead into the
human mind. II one Is closed
another can be opened.
What puzzled Darwin wa! the
beginning Of the eye and OF
sight. Mr.. Bryan will be glad
to. hear that Mr.. Darwin never
could explain that, although he
surmised that the effect Of sun
light on the tissues, and "spe-
cialization" of nerve force in
one spot might explain it.
How is it possible for nerves
at the end Of the fingers to tell
the brain Of vocal sounds and
their meaning when the nerves
Of. the ear are dead?
Il takes more than evolution
to explain that.
However. whether we descend
from monkeys or not, we are
not far from them mentally.
The news that Miss or Mrs.
Peggy Hopkins Joyce took an
overdose Of drugs in Paris re-
ceives in the newspapers five
times as much attention as does
the news that the deaf can hear
through their finger tips.
London believes the Genoa
conference will collapse. How
ever. it has done good, for all
talking-like counting ten be-
fore you strike your enemy
is useful in moments Of excite
mont.
1t will please you to hear
that England has decided to
make q strong treaty with Rus
sia. with a highly moral inten-
tion to prevent others exploit
Ing that country" =.
We weep for ysu, the Wal
rus said. We deeply sympathize.
With sobs and tears he sorted
out those Of the largest size.
etc. ,'e;.s,~.--.
w. A, Chattert6n. in Denver,
sends an advertisement from
the Billings (Mont.) Gazette.
advertising for bricklayers at
S1.10. plasterers at $1.10. car
penters and lathers at 81 an
hour.
It IL not true that everything
Is for the best in the best pos
sible Of worlds. Everything is
FAR from being as it ought to
be and will be. But advertis-
ing for men at $1.10 or 81 an
hour Is an improvement on con-
ditions in this country not a
hundred years ago. when there
was just one mechanic living in
New England supposed to earn
as much as 81 a DAY. all the
year round.
Good wages is not good news
for workers only. 1t Is even
better news for business men.
All that the big man gets is
what the little man mas to
spend. He ought to rememje Der
that.
Latest from China: General
WI reported killed in action"
He is the pleasing person that
put firecrackers in the Standard
Oil cans and made the enemy
run away, thinking the fire
cracker noise was machine guns.
It's too bad IL WI is dead. The
whole thing to America sounds
like comic opera. but isn't. The
strength Of China is a guaran-
tee for good behavior in Japan,
and that interests US.
England is reducing income
tax and other taxes.
India Is settling down with
Mr.. Gandhi in jail. The mir
acles expected by his followers
did not happen. Russian oil
wells will probably be developed
by the British. a great thing
for English shipping. which