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The Washington times., 1922-11-14
SAP AND SALT
BY BERT MOSES

Copyright. is27, by Premier Syndicate
Incl
To change things Is easy; to i'm.
prove them isn't,
Some call the thing oratory, but
to others II is only noise.
Polish on the pants is more OF a
sign of laziness than of poverty.
To know your weak points and
keep them out of sight Is a big
part of wisdom.
Prohibition would work better II
all those who publicly indorse II
would privately practice It.
A kick coming swiftly from be.
hind is sometimes more stimulat.
ing to useful endeavor than a sweet
caress or a sympathetic sigh.
Hez Heck says: "Old maids es.
cape more than they miss by stay.
in single"
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
Big German Factory Finds a Way to
Help War Blind; Dogs
as Guides

tective apparatus which can be
mounted and dismounted with
ease. The worm-screw and stamp
ing presses remain motionless un-
til started by the workman by
means of a safety lever. That
deep Psychological understanding
also plays a part in the treat
ment of these afflicted men, is
demonstrated by the fact that
their immediate co-workers are
women instead of men.
This has been done to avoid
even the semblance of diminished
efficiency, as would have been
the case had they been placed
In direct competition with able
bodied men. The blind men. as
a whole. accomplish more than
their women companions, and
thus a feeling of self-confidence
and courage Is created, adding
immeasurably to their general
efficiency.
Marriages Result.
While the blind ward" at the
Siemens-Halske works was not in.
tended primarily as a marriage bu.
reau. II has, nevertheless. had this
effect, and a number Of happy mar
riages have resulted from this
juxtaposition Of the touchingly
helpless men and their sympathetic
women comrades.
The first impulse to employ
blinded workmen In the German
factories came from DIR. Slick, the
well-known Berlin occulist, as early
as 1916. but the Siemens-Halske
firm was the first big concern to
put the Slick theories into practical
application. The blind men in their
workrooms have acquired an as.
tonishing degree of proficiency,
some OF them receiving as much as
a hundred marks an hour.
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
ONCE OVERS
OLD AGE A TRAGEDY?

with me, it is a tragedy to grow DID, little woman
heard to say. -
But it should be tragedy to grow old if your life
has been well spent.
II one has been honest honorable and frugal enough to
prepare the physical needs of old there should be
tragedy about the adding of years to ones life span
The person who realizes that he or she mas been cruel
selfish and dishones, will find tragedy in old age.
The sousaned person must experience terrible mental
agones when realizes that he must meet his Maker face to
face and explain
If more persons would think Of the day of reckoning
which is bound to come either the hereafter and
if reaches old age and hepessness with guilty con-
science il means hell on earth would be less devtry
than there is today.
wellspent fe unselfish honorbrght life, goes on
the end with resignation and confidence in
glorious future with regrets wonderful dividend for
right living and fairness TO fellow men.
Righteous old age merely drifting toward more beau
tiful life
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
They Don't Know Lloyd George

Real greatness not understood This is demonstrated by
gentlemen that offer Lloyd George various inducements to
come to America, to lecture, etc.
There is great difference between Lloyd George and
Georges Carpenter
Loyd George il interested in his little country Wales the
land that gave him his fighting Celtic blood blue and
great intelligence 49,
He interested In the British Empire OF which, IN this
generation he s the savior. . :.
And whether in power fighting to get power leading the
or serving under government Lloyd George will
stay there and there long he lives He Is patriot
end the British Empire lucky to have him Without him.
II might have become part Of German Empire
The Washington times., 1922-11-14

apiece In quarter-of.a- peck lots
FOR apples that we would be glad
TO sell you for a dollar q bushel.
Barnum said itr'
While in this locality I inquired
about the prices OF other food
stuffs. In nearly all OF them
found the discrepancy between
what the farmer gets and what
we pay was as great as that in
apples.
The very nature of a farmers
work makes him a hard man 10
discourage. lie has backbone
and grit. However, these falls,
and unfair economic conditions
are beginning to breed a s,rons
feeling Of discomfort. = sort "
.duli rage among thcm. Legish
ton remedying these conditions II
the crying need OF today, Sup
pose every farmer took Il Into
his head to say to himself, "I'm
getting almost nothing for my
work anyhow, 10 this year I'll
just raise what I need for my.
self" Can you imagine the con
sequences? Conditions In this
country would make the Russlan
famine look like a festival and
barbecue.
The city dweller 10 paying az
outrageous price for every mouth.
ful he eats, while the men who
produce that food are lucky IL
they get enough In return for II
to pay their expenses. What's
the answer? Who gets the ar.
ference7 We almost begin to
suspect that--but pshaw! There
just can't be any profiteering, for
didn't Government appointed
committee make an investigation
here not long ago and report that
no such thing existed. Too bad
they were not supplied with
enough carfare to take them to
the rural districts where they
could tRlk TO the FARMER and ssuet
tain what u he share of the loot
SAMUEL II. MUMtOItD.
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
BY Garrett p. Serviss
Eminent Astronomer and Au'
thority on Subjects OF Scien'
tific Interest.

What is the principle OF
suspended animation? How Is
Il possible for a frog to be Inn
prisoned In a stone for years
and still remain alive, and
ready 10 Jump when the stone
is broken open? And how do
frogs get into the stone at the
beginning?-C. S. ASGAARD'
Chicago"
WY HILE statements that
" frogs have been found az
w you describe are often
made. the evidence offered is OF
the sort that | have recently
descanted upon In these articles
1T might pass a legal examina-
tion, although courts try to cor
rect such things az expert evil
dence." but being based on testi-
mony that simply retails the re.
suits Of uncritical and unverified
observation. IL is not acceptable
ground for a scientific conclusion.
The tendency OF even "level'
headed" persons 10 make rash in
ferences when suddenly confront
ed by an unexpected and surpris-
ing phenomenon ought to he well
enough known to everybody and
vet astonishingly few make sufn-
cient allowance for II.
Fail to Heed Senses.
The trouble is not so much that
human senses are deceptive Ia
charge that is apt to be over
pressed as that only a part Of
what they tell is needed. Picture
a man on a stone pile. breaking
stone and suddenly perceiving a
half-stunned. or comatose frog
amid the fragments. II he has
never heard the legend about live
frogs being found imprisoned in
side Of stones he is likely to look
about for and find, some other
expla nation of the sudden appear
ance Of this particular frog than
the supposit on that il has fallen
out OF the broken stone. But II
he has heard the legend, the
chances are good that he will
jump at the conclusion that here
is a case Of that very kind of mir
acle. In fact. il will please him
to have had such an exceedingly
rare experience. and he will hug
the dlusion.
So much. for the general back
ground Of your question, which
explains why natural!sts look with
skepticism on all stories of this
kind. Every man Of science has
got to defend the principle of uni.
formity in nature, for otherwise
o! ganized science could not exist.
He does not hold that principle as
hypothesis, but as a fundamental
fact. Now. proft ssional or anna
teur naturalists, who study their
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
Letter to Editor

To the Editor Of The Times:
r HAVE just returned from
hunting trip in southern Penn.
u sylvania, up in the apple belt,
about one hundred miles from
Washington. Believe me, l saw
apples up there. Apples are al.
most as expensive here as they
were to Adam and Eve. At least.
you can get them II you are
willing to go as high for them
as Esau did for his mess of pot.
tage which he bought from
Jacob. There are plenty of Jacobs
in this town who would charge
YOU your birthright for a mess OF
apples IL they could by any
means get away with II. Profl.
teers? Heavens, no! Up at st.
Thomas, which is in Franklin
county, Pennsylvania, | saw great
piles of beautiful apples being
bought and hauled away for 10
cents a bushel. The people, | was
told, were taking them home and
selecting the largest and finest
among them for use through the
winter. The rest they were using
for making cider and applebutter.
They were the kind and quality
OF apples that retail here for
about SO per bushel.
II certainly is a fine condition
OF affairs when the ultimate con.
sumer has to pay cents a pound
for very inferior cooking apples
while the man whose brain ana
Drawn has produced the finest
kind OF fruit gets a mere pit.
tance for II and wonders how In
the devil he is going to meet his
suggested to one orchadist
that they establish n cooperative
annie depot or market In every
nearby city, selling direct to the
consumer. His remarks were
cynical. no, 10 saw hitter. ut
would be fine" said he. ~ you
city people would pa,ronire a. Bui
you would continue 20 pay ! cents
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
BY Caroline V. Kerr.

Universal Service staff Correspondent
n ERLIN.-ODe OF the most
practical and at the same
- time psychological solutions
of the problem of the war blind"
seems to have been found by the
Siemens.Halske Works in Berlin.
probably the largest electro-tech-
nical concern in the world.
This firm has just celebrated
its seventy.fifth birthday. "Sie-
mems City" as it is called, is ac.
cepted in every way as the model
workingma settlement. 1t was
in conformity with this policy
that the employees of the firm who
were called to the colors were
promised that their jobs would be
awaiting them upon their return.
This promise mas been inter
preted as not only meaning the
able-bodied, and those who sus.
tanned only slight injuries should
be put back on the payroll. but
literally, the lame. the halt and
the blind" are back in the work.
rooms.
To the Siemens. .Halske firm be-
longs the credit of creating an in
dependent working sphere for
group Of blind workmen. A special
workroom has been set apart for
them where they are engaged In
the production of quantitative
articles.
Dogs as Guides.
As the visitor enters the blind
ward" humming and throbbing
with the noise of scores OF elec.
trically driven machines, his eye
is arrested by the unexpected pres
ence of herd of shepherd dogs,
each of whom has his place un.
der the table Of the particular
workman to whom he has been
assigned as a guide.
These animals have received a
thorough course Of training and
have been warned especially OF the
dangers of electrical machines.
Their intelligence is nothing short
OF astounding. and their presence
here bespeaks the care and thought
that has been expended upon every
phase of this problem.
As originally planned the blind
workmen were to be housed In a
specially constructed building In
Siemen's City, whereby the pron.
lem of transportation would have
been easily and efficiently solved.
But economic conditions have 80
far interfered with the realization
of this plan. and the trusty canine
guides must share with the mems
families the task Of conducting
them to and from their work. They
are carried gratis on the electric
trans and subways, and as soon ~
they have entered the factory gates
pass over into the hands OF the In.
stitution.
Safety Insured.
Everything possible has been
done to insure the bodily safety
Of these men. The machines are
protected by strong iron castings
and adequate insulation by means
OF pads. eliminates any danger
OF injuries about the head and
face. All the drills and screws
are carefully encesed by . pro.
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
By Thomas c. Watson.

~LOSSOP. Derbyshire, England
- No person has ever suf-
" fered from overwork. With.
that sentence Prof. William Pai'
mer Wynne. the celebrated nerve
specialist. astounded "A select saith
ering of neurasthenics and "A fash
ionably jaded crowd at public
heath meeting.
THE condition which is gen
orally attributed to overwork."
went on the professor. was al
ways due to a morbid egoism. bad
habits and the weaklinC crav-
ing for sympathy. Undue excite.
ment about trifling dersn snSements
Of function leads to that horribly
degraded mental state described
as 'neurasthenia,' nerves or
nervous breakdown
"Our great t-grandmothers called
IL 'vapors'-a much better name.
But in their day that condition
was generally confined to the
hysterical young woman. But
she was not encouraged. Besides,
Il was not fashionable In those
Gays. Nowadays II Is quite fash
ionable for grown men as well as
women to have attacks OF nervous
breakdowns.' and they are treated
with sympathy, bottles Of medi.
cine and a change Of air. instead
Of bread and water and solitary
confinement. The illness was
generally attributed to overwork.
whereas in the whole of my wide
medical experience have never
seen a person suffering from the
effects of overwork.
"In the whole OF Great Britain
there is not a single overworked
man. In fact, thousands-nay,
millions, have not enough work to
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
The French Are Sentimental

When the great began, the French resourceu in
everything all the axcabs in Paris to send
troops Now in this Military Museum one OF these
taxab painted and looking much out OF date in
1922 is preserved with placard telling of the good work
did in the war; carrying five and the driver to fight for
their country"
People say the French sentimental 30 they are but
also intensely PRACTICAL.
The sipht Of that taxcab will make the real
to French boy fifty years from than half dozen well
written volumes.
our Revolution real to the average mind than any
writer can We duminded race at BEST and need
material things to stir up
Pine words all very well, but red taxicab you can
SELL
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
Here's a Real Wet Spot.

HONOLULU-Herc's one Of the
wettest spots In the world. The
annual rainfall record at the sta.
ton OF the United States Weather
Bureau, located on the upper
slope OF Pun Kukui, Island OF
Maui. Hawaiian group. Ia $50
inches. The Puu Kukui gauge
stands at an elevation OF 5000
feet. For many years the sum.
NIT Of Mount wslaieale. Kaul.
has been sccounted the wettest
SPOT In the islands and one of the
wettest In the world. but the new
record Of Pun kukui defeats II.
The Washington times., 1922-11-14

To the Editor with a farmer who would take
in us in and gives US 1 food S.1 clothes
~ s:si Ss
lack sns ns's9 Of the mo But
pms~s physa%s Oh hare-brained'
% healthy. as WE who get
as:nsy THAT ssSs place svssy ss,
Backs Our ehests could Please
FORE lasa:: as.sss&s"
and worIE~ort h until our don't jobs
bodies are ht to harbor the am yet .,,.,u.,,
How get in touch j. G. and j. S.
Your first question young men, your important question
"How invest year7 All OF us should invest our
years. few invest them the majority squander them
For yourselves you decide the advisaby OF going
into the country lay foundation of health
which to build
need regret the absence Of punches OF muscle on
your back Bunches of muscle the back cease to be mpor
tant with the application steel and electricity to carrying
of power
In constantnope you may Turk walking upstairs with
one innovation trunk and other luggage on his back Be-
low the trunk punches of muscle that would
Following behind innovation trunk you would some
little commercial traveller weighing about hundred and
twenty pounds and bunch OF muscle anywhere But ne
than the Turk who carries the trunk For
he has developing differentiation Of tissue in the brain
underneath his skull
Get your chest bigger by all you can do
that the city Ride the platforms of cars take deep
breaths going and coming Hold chin stand straight
But If YOU choose to settle farm realizing that nte
gent intensive farming profitable and pleasant may be
good thing for you
In any case in the country would change the direction
your thought you would get out Of your mental ru Ana
nobody does much until DOES get out of his mental rut
Hard farm workprovided you have plenty Of sleep and
good food-would greatly improve condition mentally
and physically in six months.
is not likely that any farmer would give you steady work
10 x6nO nd az
them 90 in the faha is one difficulty with the labor situa
ton.
you do get work farm remember that violent sudden
work bad You might get job picking apples peaches or
other fruit to start with.
You will find sufficient exercise in carrying sxtypound
fruit basket through the orchard.
Later you could work up to the harder tasks
Meanwhile good luck you and thanks for your
ing letter. which may make other young men think
The Washington times., 1922-11-14
You Don't Need "BunChes OF
Muscle or Your Backs"
Young Men
But Working on Farm and Spreading Out Your Chest
WOULD Do You Good.

Two young men be stronger and healthier, get
away from the city and work farm Read their letter.
Usually such letters from boys farm who want to get
away to the city This is a change
The question: How invest year? should be in
the minds of all young
Evening star., 1922-05-28

The materials are dimities, in all white
and colored trimmed effects. some with
Irish picot edge. The voiles are lace trim
med, with roll and round, fat collars, some
with embroidery trimming. Sizes "a to 49,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-08
Stars Are Signed
 By the Selma Club

Selma, May 7.-(Special. )-with the arrival in Selma of W. H. Yost, Selma fans will be given an opportu- nifty. when he begins practice, of ex- amining the type of ball players that is being signed up by Scout Manager Guy Badger for the Central City team. Yost has won reputation for himself that Is known throughout Georgia. Florida and Alabama. and according to Badger. has added to this instead of allowing it to de- crease.
 There were five other players who have been signed up by Badger. as follows: D. A. Delcomyn, outfielder Young Spruell, pitcher: Zell G. Pope, catcher; Louis G. Walker. second base and pitcher, and last. but far from least, Cooper, southpaw. whose past three games have been shutouts.
 Walker has been star during the 1922 season, while on the mound for Howard college. The Birmingham papers have had much to say con- corning his ability. and the manner in which he conducts himself while in a pinch. Badger says he is great. Pope has won high laurels for him. self behind the pan and is given credit for possessing peg that brings sorrow into the hearts of all willy base runners who undertake to steal. Delcomyn. according to his finder. when on the field plays havoc with what looks like good hits and has the necessary ability of placing the ball at whatever bag it is needed most within the shortest length of time.
 Badger says that he has . lot of other good players signed up, al- though it is impossible for him to make public their names The above mentioned players will begin arriv- ing in Selma on or about May 10, and practice will start soon thereafter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-08
DEMPSEY SPENDS. HIS LAST DAY M
 PARIS AT TRACKS
Jack Gets Orders From Kearns to Proceed to London
 at Once
By Associated Press

Paris. May 7.-Jack Dempsey, who will leave for England in conse- quence of an urgent telephone mes sage from his manager. Jack Kearns, spent his last day in Paris at the Long Champs race track. where he was fortunate enough to meet with nis first real fine racing day of the season.
 The beautiful weather brought out the new spring styles and large crowds. Returning to his hotel Dempsey was dejected.
 T have had hard luck" he said.
 How much did you lose, Jack?" he was asked.
 Thirty francs" replied the fighter without smile.
 Considering offer
 Dempsey has not given up hope of fighting in Paris. He appears to be considering seriously the offer of $4oo,000. 75 per cent to go to the win ner and 25 per cent to the loser, made by Lewis vernade for a return match with Georges Carpenter, to be held in Pershing stadium some time in the autumn.
 Well, we may have to fight in Paris yet" said Dempsey today. re- ferring to verande's offer. The French sporting writers and boxing experts are skeptical, however. that the bout can be successfully staged here. They express the fear that 1t would be impossible to obtain receipts total ing 4,ooooo0 francs especially in Per shing stadium. as it will accommo- date only 50.o00 persons. which would mean that the price of seats would average around 100 francs.
 Improving His French
 Dempsey is leaving France Just as he is commencing to improve his French. He was heard several times today asking "Combfen?' (How much?") of the hotel help. The re- tainers appeared fully to under stand the champion as most of his talking was done when his hands were not empty. The hotel servants say they are sorry that Dempsey 10 going away. As for Dempsey himself' he has greatly enjoyed his stay Tn Paris and would have liked to remain until Tuesday. But Kearns' instruc- lions to come to London immediately lappear to. have been imperative. IL had been the intention of Dempsey to purchase a number of gifts here for friends in America, but the prices were too high. He bought something in Berlin. including two police dogs. The remainder of his shopping VIII be done in London.
 Frenchmen Surprised
 Dempsey's stay in Paris has been . revelation to the natives. They hao expected to see an uncouth. buriy and profane man, the champion hav- ing been depicted as brute by the French press when he defeated car pentier While here he has been deeply touched by this and various other expressions of friendship. l could only have expected such treat nent in my own country, ne saio today