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The Washington herald., 1922-10-02
Through Car Service

THE Washington Railway and Electric Co.
i wants to discontinue through service from
Friendship Heights to Potomac Park Naturally the
Georgetown Citizens Association does not voice any
very strenuous objections. The change would not
inconvenience greatly residents Of that section and
the necessity OF changing might be an asset
business in the immediate vicinity of Wisconsin
avenue and street. Few communities object
when it is proposed to make them railroad juno
ton point.
For folks who live farther up Wisconsin avenue,
however the outlook is different. There are few
enough through cars at present. The need of trans
ferring at Georgetown in order to get downtown,
with an unpleasant delay while waiting for another
car, constitutes of the most irritating annoy
ances in the lives of these people. Car service
along Wisconsin avenue is far from good at the
best The jerky one-man cars on the Friendship
Heights line are, presume, the most ufcomfort-
able in the city. If good bus service could be
started from the Cathedral Heights section to the
center of the city, it would be almost priceless
boon to the residents. Until this be accom-
plished, however, it is time to talk of reduced
service for this rapidly growing section.
This line may be, for all we know, losing
proposition for the Washington Railway & Electric
Co. If better service is rendered however, the reve
nue. will increase At present many people walk
four or five blocks to get Connecticut avenue car
ratner than submit to the annoyance OF waiting ior
through service the Wisconsin avenue line. The
citizens of Cathedral and Friendship Heights are
justified in demanding more through car service
Some of them, of course, make Georgetown their
trading center. but the majority of the housewives
still find need of going to downtown Washington
two or thrce times each week at least
We have scant sympathy with any moves which
tend to make the District of Columbia less unified
whole. The life of the city should revolve around
its central business section, its great stores its
thea RS, etc. There is little to be gained by the
city as whole when business of one section is
boosted to the disadvantage OF the hub of the COM
munity. Elimination of through service from
any of the outlying sections is just such move
1t should be frowned upon by the Public Utilities
Com MISSION
Georgetown stores are entitled to, and always
will have splendid neighborhood and rural trade
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02

LUCERNE, Oct. 1. - Mountain
climbers do some of their best work
in railway trains and on boats. One
encounters them everywhere, usu-
ally in groups of half a dozen, in
cluding several young girls.
They are often hatless, although
the elder male members of the
party generally wear round, green
fedora hats with a shaving brush
stuck in the back, jauntily. Then
there are big. thick-souled shoes
with spikes sticking out of them,
the sort that made football such
carnage until the authorities
ruled that only leather cleats
could be worn. Long canes with
sharp pointed steel spikes at the
end of the ferrule and sweaters and
stout belts complete the costume.
Field Kitchens On Backs.
But the main equipment is the
knapsack- bedding roll-haversack-
kit bagfield kitchen carried on the
hack. Even the tiniest girls man.
age to stagger about with a load
that would make a respectable
burro green with envy. This pack
is strapped over the shoulders the
way the boys in the civil war wore
their knapsacks. 1t must weigh tons
and tons and carry all necessary
impedimenta, either for a trip to
the arctic or the equator, a descent
into a mine or a balloon flight. One
Is all set to go in any direction
with that makeup.
Curiously enough. though, these
handsomely and heavily accoutered
mountain climbers never seem to be
climbing, except in and out of rail-
way cars or parking themselves
comfortably on the quarter deck Of
a lake steamer. They show expert
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02
Don't Mix Skates and Automobiles.

THESE are troublesome days on District streets
i i-r roller skaters. After more than years
enjoyment of this exhlarating and thrilling sport
they nd themselves afoul of the police. They are
chased from street street, from sidewalk to side
walk. In some sections the neighbors complain
that the boys and girls make too much noise. In
others they declare that traffic is obstructed One
excuse or another is found for ordering the roller
skaters to move on. Naturally there are complaints
of injustice. The skaters believe they are discrimi-
mated against.
But the police would not allow man to jump
off the Highway Bridge if they could prevent the
act in time They would frown upon children who
played marbles in the center of street at MONDAY.
And either Of these pastmes would be safer, it
seems, than roller skating in traffic. 1t is miracle
that deaths have not resulted from this sport.
II is surprising that parents have not taken strenu
and effective steps to prevent their children
from using the streets for this purpose.
Roller skates are excellent in their place. But
that place is skating rink large open lot. Their
use on the streets is constant temptation to sud
den death.
1t seems the skaters have grown bolder and
bolder. Unknown to the driver, they will catch on
behind passing automobile and allow them
selves to be towed along at breakneck speed. A
trng obstruction in the road is apt result fatally
nine times out of ten. No practice be more an
noyng to auto drivers result in traffic con-
gestion
Tie streets, particularly the business streets,
not Fairgrounds They cannot be turned into
Fairgrounds without unusual danger to children who
frequent them. We are aware that there is not play
space enough in the District But that is excuse
for such precarious practice-more dangerous than
playing poker in uncamouhaged dugout under
observation OF enemy gunners.
We hope there will be no let-up in the drive to
keep roller skaters off the streets. We hope that
residents of various neighborhoods where the
skaters congregate will continue their protests to
the police. 1t will precious saving in human
life.
It would be sensible, it seems, to rope off two
three streets every evening for the exclusive
of devotees of this sport. But automobiles and
roller skates do not mix, and the they are
separated the better for all concerned
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02
Alpine Climbers Garry Beds
And Field Kitchens on Backs

professional class riding in funicu-
lars, though.
"CIinging Vine- Railway.
This funicular that one hears sung
about in Italian restaurants and C,l-
lege glee clubs back home, is in
reality nothing more harmful than a
clinging-vine type of railway with
high ambitions and an impetuous
determination to get there quick.
Dmetimes they are cogwheeld and
sometimes hauled by a cable, and
they creep right up the side of a
mountain like an elevator shooting
'p in a skyscraper. only not SO fast
Beside that, they can go on the level
md turn curves. which is more than
the dear ascenseur can do.
Somebody says mountain climbers
wear their makeup to show they are
.~nJair. climbers. and that there
re 1t should not be held against
hem.
Confusing to Tourists.
However, 1t is mighty confusing
for Yankee tourists, seeing so many
alpine climber in their nifty cos
tunes and awe-inspiring packs and
brand-new shoes with the pointed
spikes still sharp and shiny and the
spiked cane always in boats and
trains.
They are particularly welcome
when they overflow into irst-class
compartments when the seconds and
birds are filled on the trains. With
their packs and bundles and big
kicks they take up all the room and
usually seriously mutilate the other
passengers by stepping on their
feet with their spikes.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02
Timely Opinions
OnWorldT Topics
"PaIestine Truly Land of Promise
Nov,- Says Returning Rabbi.

In Palest according to the
Rev DR.. Maurice H. Harris, prog
ress Is fast getting into stride be-
hind walls that are medieval, at
least in years, and upon territory
that is Biblical in history. DIR. Har-
ris, rabbi of Temple Israel of New
York, has just returned from a
three months trip to Palestine ana
Syria. His mission, he said, was
largely sentimental. As an Israel
tie he wanted to see the land of his
fathers.
Palestine. in the Bible" he re-
marked, was called the promised
land. Today it is more than that.
1t is the land of promise. land of
the future. Ideals of youth, mus
cles of youth, the brain and the
dreams of youth are creating a life
VIII ch makes visitor feel that he
sees a country in the making. The
earlier conception of Palestine. or
Jerusalem, to be exact. was a place
where old, orthodox Jews wanted
to die Today it is a place where
the young Jews want to I've.
Most of the old Jews were main
tanned by charity. Some of that
work is still going on. Conspicu-
Gus are the benevolences of Baron
de Rothschild of France and Sr
Moses Montefiore of England. The
younger groups, however. are self
reliant and self-sustained. They get
help of sort, it is true, but it is
help that makes for growth. Agri-
cultural colon es have been subsi-
dized by Zionists. but that help will
more than be repaid in the years to
come. Hadassah the women's sec
ton of American Donists, is main
tanning a hospital and medical re-
search bureau. What that means
for health and sanitation is eu dent
The Joint distribution committee of
America is sending funds for kin
dergartens, war orphans and milk
stations A generation of strong
men and women is being built up.
Not the least important of the work
undertaken by the young and for
the young is the program of the
American-Pa Palestine companies. which
is doing much to finance infant in
dustries.
Everywhere in Palestine the
work of the Jewish Pioneers, the
Chalitzen, is apparent.
TT is in the agricultural districts,
perhaps. that one can most appre-
cate what these pioneers are doing
for the ancient land of their faith
ers. The hills of Judea are still
barren. Further north, however,
the traveller comes upon fruitful
land, where he finds acres upon
acres of oranges, cereals, tobacco
and grapes. Farming is done on a
scienr fic and intensive scale. 1t is
modern. But in Zichrou Jacob and
in Rischon lie Zion I saw wine
presses that functioned in almost
the same way as the presses of old,
and witnessed the joyous vintage
of young idealists in a setting that
was subtropical an color. form and
appliance.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02
The Herald's
Open Court
Lawyer Advises People to
Avoid Lawsuits.

To the Editor. ne wsshineton Hsrsns
For the sake Of the ignorant snd
those people who fail ito stop and
think" win you please print the fol-
lowing. and also express an opinion
of your own on this subject, az you
must appreciate Il is very hard fo-
me to get an expression from my
own coIlsgIates.
/ have found that 30 per cent OF
lawsuits are carried on by some ;g-
court by making him think he was
on the right side and did not have a
chance to lose. II this person would
only. use his head little he would
see that even IL he won he would
lose for the attorneys fees and costs
OF court will many times go higher
than the object gained
4 have seen negro farmers. and
even white ones. go to court over a
IS pig or IS worth Of corn damaged
by another's COW. and they would
never get out Of court for less than
SIS or $50.
have seen 1t happen time .ss
time again where a man would sign
legal binding contract and then
later want to get out Of IL. He
would go to his lawyer and the law
yer would tell him to break the con-
tract. The client goes away perfectly
sati sled he is all protected. The
lawyer knows the other party VIII
naturally bring suit. which will give
him another case 20 handle and col
lect a fee from. After the court
tells the client the contract is bini-
ing, then the lawyer tells his client
the court is all wrong and they VIII
appeal the case. Another fee.
The thing for a man or woman 20
do to get out Of a contract already
signed is 10 ask the courts TO re-
lease them, but do not break II, for
then you are in trouble, right or
wrong.
Good people keep out Of the
courts; they never bring you hap
piness or money. They are only
worry and expense.
A CONSCIENTIOUS LAWYER
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02
Another Example Of How Bad
Off the Schools Are.

To the Bditor. The Washington Herald:
Milton d. Smith is a policeman IN
the District OF Columb a. He is
home owner and taxpayer. He is
also the father OF three children
attending public schools. Milton.
Lucille and Elroy. They attend the
Bryan School, B street southeast,
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets. a public school.
Mr.. Smith Is very anxious that
his children secure as good an edu-
cation as he can AFFORD. but Milton.
in the B grade, has not been able
to study any spelling at home
n ghts because there were not
enough books to go around in his
class. SO he and another classmats
had to do without. Milton was not
able to write with ink in his class
room because there no ink avail
able.
Lucille is in the sixth 3 grade.
One night last week her father was
getting rid OF some trash that had
accumulated and was on the verge
OF throwing INTO the rubbish an
old dilapidated. dirty. torn book.
Lucille exclaimed: That's M
school geography" and true enough
it was the old geography loaned
her by the public school. II is 2
q sCrace to have to handle H.
Elroy is in the third A grade. He
is little backward in his spelling
and reading but he has not been
able TO study at home because hs
has no books to bring home. The
books he uses at school are only
loaned for use in the classroom.
Now what Mr.. Smith wants to
know is. How is he going 10 bring
up three children to be useful citi-
zens Of the Tn ted States IL the
powers that be won't help him by
giving his children the chance 10
study and become educated?"
Who can answer his question?
MILTON n. SMITH.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02

WORLD WAR DEAD.
To the Friend People.
were Killed in action during ,i the late war;
,SSrdns to the
TENNESSEE WAR DEAD.
To the Friend of
the casualties during the late war. ). K. F.
Approximately 5000.
1910 ELECTION EXPENDITURES.
To the FRIEND Of the People;
w sxe T ssss ss
Republicans and Democrats during the 1920
Presidential election7
can obtain approximately s2.OOO.oOo was spent
6ne nepuSrsns and the amTuS f by the
NC-4 FLIGHT DATA.
To Friend Of People;
What date did the NC-4 start its trans
Atlantic flight and what day did the flight 1nd END?
1t started on May 1s. 1919. and ended May
RAILWAY PASSENGERS.
To the Friend Of the People,
What is the approximate number Of passen-
gers carried by railways in the United states in
Approximately 100000 passengers.
NEW YORK v. NJ. c. A.
To the Friend Of People:
What is the total Y. NJ. C. A. membership
in New York City? ED. B.
$4,000. en' membership IN fAA' city estimated al
FIRST ATLANTIC STEAMER.
To Friend Oft People:
to cross? JOHN.
The Savannah" was the FIRST steamship to
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02

What is the nearest you ever came
to basking in tn Spot Light? asks
Harry Morton. The nearest l ever
came to it and my greatest thr.il
was one day in the Iroquois Hotel
in Buffalo. was getting shaved
when who should come in but Frank
'Gotch. the wrestler, and what do
You think? He got a shave, too, in
the chair right next to NELL Harry
says his greatest thrill was the day
he saw Ethel Barrymore gettiag
into an automobile. She dropped a
mum and Harry sprang to pick it
up. but the chauffeur Cdriver OF
auto) picked II up. Otherwise
Harry's day would have been COM
plete and he would have had some
thing to tell his grandchildren.
What was your greatest thrill7
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02

don't care a hoot about I3uk. but
| do like to shock the ole fuEleS.'
Professionally. Mount bstteu is
engrossed in his work in the navy
and devotes little time 10 non-pro-
fessional affairs. He cares little fuT
social functions and when he dos
attend mingies freely with tn,
commoners.
Mountbatten used to be "Prinr,
Louis Of Battenberg." But in l"ls
his title was changed by royal wa!-
rant.
Mountbatten and his bride will
inspect the Humboldt mines. in
which she has a controlling inter
rious parts of the United States.
"women Candidates for Congress
Need Party support says
suffraEette Leader.
81 think il will be extremely difhcult
to send a woman to Congress without
the backing of one or the other OF the
two great parties" says Mrs. Kath-
crime Edison. California suffrage
leader. And / think I know politics
well enough to know that whenever
either party has a cinch the politicians
will see that men get 81.
The best chance for sending women
to Congress is to select for the pri-
mary try-outs. in States that nomi-
nate at direct primaries. a district
where there seems to be a slight fight
ing chance for the opposition. Then
let a temporary organization OF strong
women get behind a woman candidate
at the primaries. A woman. not a mar
row partisan, who is widely and very
favorably known"
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02
Czecho-Slovakian Crown Worth
Thrice as Much as LAST Year
Small European Nation Is Facing Industrial
Crisis Graver Than Any Expert
enced Heretofore.

a successful attack has begun on
necessities such as clothing and
footwear, and one or two snterpris-
ing firms who have, as il were, tax
en- the bull by the horns, are doing
a brisk trade by selling their wa-es
at prices ranging from SO to 100
per cent lower than obtained in
March last. The government has
declared it's determination to see
that prices come down and has Just
interviewed with success, for exam
Pile. in the matter Of meat prices.
The Czecho-Slovak cabinet met re-
Gently to consider the crisis and the
measures to be taken to accelerate
the reduction of prices The govern
ment's program includes measures
to meet temporary unemployment.
economies in administration. redac-
ton of the coal tax and OF railway
and other tariffs. g.
The government. moreover, has IS
sued a proclamation calling upon
all sections of the community to as
sist in overcoming the present crisis,
which, Is is aptly pointed out. diff
fers from other crises in that it is nc
bankruptcy crisis. but a crisis aris-
ing out of progress and recovery
and is one which. once overcome, is
likely to be followed by a rapid ap-
proach to completely normal condi-
tions.
Will Exercise Control.
The proclamation says further.
that a strict control is to be eXer-
cised over retail prices, the causes
of cessation or restriction of produc-
tion in the factories and workshops
OF the country are to be investi-
gated. Government contracts for
the year 1923 will in certain cases
be given out in advance, and public
construction works will be aCceler-
ated so as to act as a deterrent 20
any threatened increase OF unem-
ployment, the rate of interest for
bank loans will be reduced. and a
reduction made in the coal taxa
try by increasing the cost of fuel 10
a disproportionate extent. Then.
through the medium of parliament.
the problem of unemployment will
be dealt with. a stop put TO Illicit
trading, which tends TO keep Tp
prices, the customs co-efficients will
he reduced, and railway and post
tariffs gradually cheapened. A
committee of experts will at once D.
appointed to suggest further meas
ures for the solution of the most i'm
portant problems connected with the
economic situation.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02
"Who's Who''
In Days NeUs

One member OF European nobility
who doesn't care two boots for
titles is Lord Louis Mounthatten
an officer in the kings navy RnE
a member OF the royal family.
Lord Mountbatten and his brids
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02

The Manchester Guardian states that Austria
is forgetting food hunger in feast of music,
a Mozart festival. John-Edgar, crank up the
gold old phonograph, put on "There1l Be
Hot Time Tonight" and we should worry over
empty coal bins and prospective 3-degree
below.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02

OF months, fOr
merly NJ I : :
Edwina Ashley
wealthiest heiress
in Great Britain
are on their way
to America FOR az
extended tour 81
the United States
and Canada.
His 10 dship Is
one Of the most
d G m o attic 90
EnEland'E rUya
younger set.
4 don't Civ,
two boots what
YOU call me" Do,
says. referring tJ
titles and
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02
ABoUT ADAMS. n. {,

cross the Atlantic 1t, took that ship 2s days to
ABOUT ADAMS. n. Y.
To the Friend Of People:
is ths populsoDy IL Y ia. Saa%s n na TsA'
the population is 1857.
NEW YORK AUTOMOBILES.
To the Friend of People:
there in the State Of New York. VI. s. H
Approximately 6Z4a7l.
BRITISH CONSUL.
To the Friend of The People:
Who Is Great Britain's consul In New York
City2 What Is his address7 c. r. F.
H. q. Armstrong. ~ Whitehall street
~sI- MEANS WEST.
To the Friend of People:
Chinese word for west. Is he correct? NJ. d. c.
Yes.
MARIE ALBoNo DIED 1894.
To the Friend People;
In what year was Marie AIbono.. the Italian
singer born. and in what year eid she dls''
She was born in 1923 and she died in 1894.
RULE ON INJURED BASE RUNNERS.
To the Friend People:
nnnr says that 10 s4it .en1sr 1 esDta5 sEhy
opposing team may pick a runner from his team
man who was Injured may remain in the game
leagues. H J. G.
II is injured going to first base, and
not remsin in the game. according to major
and -professionai baseball the injured runner
is sometimes allowed to remain in the game;
allows him to do
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02

MELBOURNE the baby
bonus--a piece of social legislation
is costing the country too high is
the conviction Of the federal cab,-
net which points out that since IL
was begun in 1918 the common
wealth has spent $50. .OOO. .OoO nnaac-
ing new members of the human race
Of Australian birth.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02
The Spotlight
In Washington
By the Stroller

WTELI. well, well, My old friend
w Pax comes to life. / have not
heard from Pax" or Yox Populi in
quite a while. Must be back from
your hunting trip, seeing you send
so much cheer along with your let
ter. 1 quote in alongside columns
your reply to the Optimist:
Dear Calcium: To enlighten and
encourage the Optimist:
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02
EUROPE HIKE-MAD.

LONDON Europe's gone hike
mad. The latest recruit to the ranks
of the mixers is Ralph Michaelis.
one time operatic singer, who is on
a trek from London to Constanti-
nopla
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02

All this fuss about the Encyclopedia Bri-
tannica seems to be centered about the theory
that it's a darned sight more Britannica than
it is encyclopedia
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02

F. o. B.. c. o. D. or B. V. D., we want
T. o. N
Only to the swftest Turk is Th-race
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02

New York taxicab driver has turned poet
His meter probably is terrible
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02

That celebrated entente cordalc is in a mighty
thin flask
The Washington herald., 1922-10-02
Failures Of An optimist.

Failures Of An optimist
never had the Cheer up-thst
courage to wear means you are
white socks with sane.
tan shoes
! never saw 2-HOpe and wait.
with side You mky be in
whiskers riding Sacramento at the
motorcycle. time Of next
Forty miners cele-
brHtion.
have failed to 3-Harness makers
find out what has are now marriage
become 81 all the license clerks
harness makers and Horsa doctors nov.
morse doctors. working for Smith
Bros.
have sought in +Reac tton follow
vain Tor psfchol- ing excitement Of
ogist who could eK- close shave
plain TO me the rea-
son for the loQuac-
ity Of BARRIERS.
have always BE turned u rub
wanted TO know Der mot original.
what Lot did when hut seems tru, q
his wife turned into Hfel.
a pillar Of salt but
nobody can tell me.
have been un- 5-Page Bill Ryan.
able 10 discover the II he did NOT rct
name OF the long medium 10 call
visioned bimbo who up Carrie N.,ion
divided the earth
into FIVE zones and
put the L ted
States in the tenn
perate zone.
There must be Every dentist is
some reason why an enthusiastic eX-
dentists think their plorer
aHteroOms are not
c m 2 tely fur
nished without back
numbers OF the
National Geographic
Magazi but
/ have not been
able TO find IL out.