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The Washington herald., 1922-02-09
Soviet Splendor Abroad.

THE Russian Soviet government seems to con-
i slider it matter of policy that the representa-
lives of Russia in such countries have established
intercourse with the Russian government, maintain
an appearance Of great prosperity. We are told
that Lenn, Trotsky and the other Bolshevik lead
within Russia live very frugslly and that the
Soviet government employees and officials are not
pampered by luxury. But, while this may do for
the home situation, it seems the Bosheviki do not
consider appropriate abroad Evidently they feel
that the Russian representatives in other countries
nfust convey the impression that Russia is great
nation and that the Soviet government is stable,
financially strong organization In Riga and Reval
the Soviet governments representation occupies
large hotels and has staffs Of unusual size In
Kovno, similar situation obtains. Naturally per-
haps, the height OF this policy is reached in Lon
don, IN the housing and maintanence OF the Russian
trade delegation. Great Britain has not recognized
the Soviet government but has entered into trade
agreement with Russia. This, of course permits
the Soviet government to maintain trade delega-
ctan IN London and, apparently the Soviet govern
Hent Is making the most of that privilege A num-
her of the British newspapers have called attention
to the regal style of the Soviet establishment which
has brought forth good deal of disapprobation
Typical OF these articles is in the Yorkshire
Post. selection from which is as follows:
,i7n Soviet House, the British headquarters of
those whose fantistc theories do not allow for the
prevention of famine, the recognition of property
rights or for rendering payment for that which
they have taken-Soviet House is the abode of
fashion. in furniture and decorations, in mems
wear and ladies' attire and sdornment
iits "If you would interview NJ. Krassin. The cour-
tsous and faultlessy groomed chief of the Russian
delegations you would go to the imposing five
storeyed structure in Moorgate street, right in the
heart OF the City of London. Unless you are ono in
"a xr.f,
cornmereial plenipotentiary. Your shoes NAV not
sink into the rich pile Of the carpet of the inner
most ssnctum. You may. indeed, go no farther
than the nearby garbcd official in the entrance hall
lie wears no uniform-nobody does at Soviet
House. II you were to address him as porter, the
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09
Thoughts on Knickerbocker.

To the Editor. The wsshinEtou Herald:
An official is quoted as having
said that the Knickerbocker Thea
ter disaster was an act of God. A
correspondent Of an evening paper
agrees with him. but adds that God
planned IL to teach Washington a
lesson in building.
What a curiously medieval con-
ceptiOn Of God, Especially so when
We recall that just around the cor.
ner from the church stands a
church edifice erected and dedicSt-
ed to the worship OF a God Who is
Infinite Love, Infinite intelligence.
Some Of its members have prove
this. Given the desire and Sieter
mination, anyone may PrcCSe "
when principle. or p ncipies I
or arc violated the marty AUS
be paid down 70 tks iSst l~rthing
Sooner or later 81 nust be PFC
Nothing Is mn-se certain.
In resent prdmher Of the 81 ur "a,
Eyeainr Jp-Jst - a picture - A leaC
ptpe whnich has reraIrod in IL,
place On the walls % Windsor Cas-
tie ,-hnce 1889 JAst summer
str<yed with reads in Plymouth
1Mass. n Il hvase which their fam
tiy has coupled for six generation
--sn5 today IL is as strong an,
sturdy as the sturdy people tina
built IL. From these facts the log
ical may draw their own conclu
sions. MARY W. DURHAM.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09
II Points-and a Nation.

THE Knckerbocker Theater investigation
makes engrossing reading, but how calam-
itous it is that one should have to read such
records being laid before Coroner Nevitts
jury with the black memory of wholesale death
back of details of stresses and faultsl What a
price of knowledge
When Col William Kelly, U. S. A., of the
Federal committee working under direction of Dis
tHct Attorney Peyton Gordon In a voice clear and
almost ironicsP detailed twenty-one deficiencies
IN the Knckerbocker's construction, he left grim
audience Stunned" and the jurymen staring in
amazement" told. Perhaps they were
thinking of those mighty Greek and Roman walls
still standing after twenty centuries and more Of
buffeting by storm, rearing mistaken amid barbar-
iaHs' invasons, in comparison with the weak COL
lapse of structure supposedly raised the most
advanced engineering principles. Perhaps many
pictured the olden builder, patiently diagramming
papyrus, the olden worker with his hand on the
throttle of powerful donkey-engine or rafting
rivcter.
Is all our knowledge marred and confounded
by repeated of omission and commission?
No; for we are careful enough in matters where
dagger is seen as a present thing We lay our
ships in faultless strength and stretch our bridge
spaas in stran-defying power. 1t is in regard to
the everyday and humdrum that grow lax.
What is indicated is a drastic safety code in
every structural profession and trade 1t seems use
less to save lives by the seashore and along traffic
crowded highways if we to toss them away IN
tenement and theater. The Knickerbocker catas-
trophe is so serious in its implications that Amer-
cans should not be satisfied with anything less than
a thorough inspecting and test of every place OF
congregation in the country. What has happened
in Washington may happen in Milwaukee, or Los
Angeles or Seattle. And that such a sentiment
exis,s in MANY States is proved by the numerous
Investigations coming corollaries to our own
tragic debacle.
If such examinations should take ten years and
cost millions in buildings summarily condemned for
razing the procedure would yet be eminently worth
while We must have a safety code by land as by
sea. The Knickerbocker victims would cry Tor It,
could they return. And have the admonition
of their spirit voices mngling with the words OF
military and official Investigators The PROBE
should not end with the facts concerning the knck-
erbocker or those which may be developed about
other buildings in Washington. 1t should extena
throughout the United States.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09
Car Service, Etc.

To the Editor. The wsshinfton Herah:
think the citizens Of Takoma
Park owe a vote Of thanks to the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany and the Capital Traction Com
psny for the service they have
given us during the dreadful storm.
I will not add to this what think
about the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. for II would not
be fit for publication.
! notice that the young women
residents of the Government hotels
who have written you. seem to
think that because they like IL there.
that is an argument for the contin-
uance of the hotels. The real point
at issue is should war emergen-
cies of the government be continued
in time of peace?" Those unsightly
buildings should certainly now be
removed. and the original plan Of
making these grounds into a Park
Approach for the Union Station
should be carried out soon. Suffi-
cient notice could be given the oc-
cupants, SO that they could make
new arrangements without any
trouble. but considering the vast
sums expended m condemning this
land. and the language OF the act Of
Cogress providing for the condem-
nation. IL is high time that its spirit
and purpose should be put into ex-
ecution- Vast numbers of the war
workers have gone home, and the
number leaving town is added TO
weekly and monthly; conditions are
becoming normal and the need
which once existed, exists no more.
/ notice a lady complains because
she did not get an offer TO ride
home In an auto during the storm.
II only the common sense women"
had some way Of Distinguishing
themselves. know many men who
would gladly offer them a ride; but
they have had such dissgreeable ex-
periences from the fool women"
class. that they have sworn off.
Never again" ] could tell some
stories OF these experiences of men
who, In all good faith. have offered
lifts TO women. only TO be insulted.
but space forsids.
sUBURBANITE
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09
Champions Government
Hotels.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
The interest of those domiciled
here in the retention of the govern
ment hotels justifies the attention
paid w. Marvin Pope's recent con-
tributions to these columns, in spite
of the ignorance of his subject evil
denced by such references as those
to the probable operation Of the ho-
tells at a loss. the living quarters
none too good" etc.
In the p1enitude of his experience.
MIR. Pope tells us that hundreds Of
people in Washington. desirable
from every point of view" are go-
ing begging-roomS in homes in
which We may find all the comforts
and privileges of our own homes.
One so familiar with the previous
living conditions Of the government
workers here should realize that at
home they had heat and hot water
at least Shampoos, for instance,
were not paid for at a hair dressing
establishment; there was hot water
when needed. as at the government
hotels. And the rooms here are
warm-a simple statement. but we
consider that the heat and hot
water, without taking account Of
other advantages, are rea5onab bile
grounds for our belief that these
hotels serve a good purpose so far
as the government employees are
concerned. Mr.. Pope's allegation to
the contrary notwithstanding.
Mr.. Pope may be In closer touch
with the rooming situation here
than anyone else in Washington.
Our experiences when we were
forced to come In touch with 1t wers
sufficiently convincsng-we do no|'
wish to repeat or add TO them.
ANOTHER OF 'EM-l
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09

the present system of naturalizing
only on the presence in court of
two witnesses to swear to the good
qualities Of the candidate, and re-
quiring reading and writing of
English.
Another feature that will be a
condition of citizenship to children
born here of alien parents, Mr..
Johnson said, will probably be the
requirement of an oath of ale
glance on their coming of age.
'T feel safe" he said recently,
after declaring that in the most
prosperous times the United States
could not take in. assimilate and
provide for 1,000. 900 English speak
ing, immigrants" in saying that
Congress we'll before June 80 will
re-enact the per cent law with
some minor notifications. We are
trying to find a plan on which may
be based a permit system.
In eight months, Mr.. Johnson
said. there had been 1S7,129 immi-
grants allowed to land, and he pre-
dicted a total for the year Of 2I5,-
900, as compared with the prew1r
normal of about 100000 a year.
"The law has made hardships,"
he went on TO say. TT has divided
families. We have heard of ali
of them. But there were hardships
under the old law. We paid no at
tention to them. The trouble. how
ever. Is that the sad cases you hear
about are hardly ever true. You
remember 1.-THE story of the baby
born In Turkey to Russian parents
which was excluded because the
quota for Turkey was full. The
fact Is that the baby and its par
were held overnight and then re-
leased"
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09
Calls Present Congress
Failure.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
Representative Moore, of virginia.
Is to be congratulated for the stand
he has taken In behalf of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. 1t Is to be re-
gretted that the House has not
more members like him. While Mr..
Moore is not a resident of the Dis
trict. he believes in giving the
square deal to all. He Is a man who
is not afraid to speak out the truth
as he sees IL. and wants to see that
the necessary appropriations are
made in the District, which are SO
sorely needed. without regard to his
political future. something we can
not say for most of the rest OF them.
1t is plainly evident that most OF
ythe members spurn Washington as
far as improvements are concernes
all for the sake Of politicsl an.
II is very evident that -vesI mem
bers Of the House lac, f.'srest in
the District. inasmV So few are
present when the Ice IsSson ot aSs
propriations are -. they are m
terested so far as 'hg movemeSht oi
snow is concerned. sirlply NC sust
they have to Conre ont arc T'aik IN
Il themselves. WlIil~ I an not
resident of the Dts.-i want &c
see that justi - " fdo' :. and not
practice economy a. the expense OF
the District do not think thai
anybody in the whole country want,
economy to come from ope sourc,
alone. The present Congress ha,
been on tryal fer almost a year. and
It Is eviotnt that they have taiIet
most misf-ably in most Of the yer,
important questions 6t the day, ant
I would suggest that their trial b,
now fofeclosed and give somebUd,
else AM opportuni,y.
N r. A
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09
Against Snow Cleaning Law

To the Editor. The Washington Hersi4;
The people Of the Districf of Co.
lumbia. deprived Of a voice IN their
own government. and whosfe only
inspiration Is that fidelity AID con-
hdence cherished by them IN The
belief that Congress. as {the Gus
todian of their rights. wiz exercise
that fatherly interest ipf their be-
half which Is due them{
Is II a breach Of thsft eohfdence
and an imposition % fthese d1uful
and submissive pecr,e 4that Con eress
should compel then 40 clean snow
from streets that az not eyea be-
governmentf
The government fs Dig enough to
clean its own streets. IL Congress
considers w Capable o. rendering
q service which thsey esunot render.
they SHOULD reaiHzr thai the voices
OF American citf4sns n the District
Of Columbia eoffid aso help In a
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09

ferred to It south OF V or some bet
ter street. The great drawback On
Fourteenth is not So much a lack
Of cars or room. but is the car
which stops to jam on another fare
or two while a long string Of car
full" vehicles waits its pleasure. A
switch or side track" at such
places as Park road to let full cars
pass empties loading up might be
helpful.
W. Z. ALLEN.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09
Poetic pessimism.

(With apoiut s to Walt Mason.)
To yne Ed'foT Tbs Washington Herald:
What do we do when tits too
LATE. investigate. Investigate. when
rampant crimes now violate the
flaws OF God and laws of State, we
Then Whereas" and preach and
pirate ana torrid air we radIate,
'sRssolvc' to bluff-investigate. We
start ~ starts the baying pack, but
soou we lose the trail and slack and
funk and take another tack and
black is white and white is black.
It's seldom we anticipate. We trust
10 luck and fiirty fate. We grin and
pay the hold-up freight and then in
vain investigate. We thunder In
the index great. We megaphone. in
terrogate, make il a joke, 60 on a
skate. and let the law-investigate.
The murderer walks the streets
elate. the profiteer's the hog we
hate, the bootleg bulls the boozer's
pate. they laugh when we-investi-
gate. The building crashes like a
plate, the burglar burgles with his
mate, the bandit kills us while we
wait. and when we're dead-inves-
tigate. ...- ..' ',...'
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09

He also predicts
Congress W | ! |
pass a law under
which the natu-
ralization of hus-
band and wife
will be independ-
ent of each other.
American women
marrying aliens
will retain their
American citizen
ship. providing a
system of regis
tration for alien )
prior to natural
ization, a | m o $ I
automatic natu-
ralization to fol-
low a given pc
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09

We are charmed to note, by the cable.
that old Gobelin tapestries valued at $1s,oooooo
will be pledged to the United States in lieu of
that amount of cash. That is very fine idea
Not quite so sentimental as saying it with
flowers as some other nations do, but eminenty
more satisfying. 1t being good idea, why
not push it along? A good many countries
owe rs money
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09
SEES ALIEN QUOTA
LAW RE-ENACTED

The law restricting immigration.
which expires by Limitation June
80. will be re-enacted to run until
repealed by act of Congress, Repre-
sentative Albert johnson, chairman
of the House Committee on Immi-
grafton. says. Changes may be
made to make easier the lot of the
immigrant. he said. but the 8 per
cent limit will be retained.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09
Capt. VI. b. RoJDe Named
Head of Planters Bank

FREDERICKsBURG. Va. Feb. 9.
NJ. b. Rowe has been elect
ed president OF the Planters Nation
al Bank to MI the vacancy caused
by the death OF Capt. r. Conroy
Vance. j. Conway Chichester was
elected FIRST vice president. A COM
mittee was appointed 10 draft reso-'
lutions In honor OF the memory of
Capt. Vance
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09

government of the people. by the
people, and for the people
Congress should always be mind
full Of It's obligation ~ the District
Of Columbia, and should not forget
that involuntary servitude has been
abolished bv the Constitution Of
the United States.
E.P. S. NEWMAN.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09
Open Court Letters to The Herald
Other Peoples Views o. Current Events

Communication viii not Be rsturnsd
unless specific request for such return b
made and stamps inclosed.
Letters should b typsvrittsn when
ever possible. Communioatiens extreme.
y difficult to read VII not bs censidsrsd.
No oemmunios lions signed with totitieus
names viii Be used.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09

To the Editor. The washinEton Herald;
The suggestion OF a single track
on Fifteenth to help out Fourteenth
traffic looks good. Better yet II
one track could be express" for
"car full" cars. and all such trans
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09
Plans Church at Mt. Rainier

MOUNT RAINIER. Md. Feb. So
Plans are being made for the cree
ton Of a two-story church by the
Mount Rainier Christian Church at
Thirty-third street and Bunker HIN
road. It Is planned TO use the FIRST
floor as a Sunday school and the
second for church services. The pres
ent building will be used for COM
munity services.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09

Famous writer says Socrates was hum
bug. which seems like going back a long ways
to find humbug, when there many of
them right in our midst.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09

Now amt this turrible? Cable says short
skirts OF American girls abroad shock Euro
pean diplomats. If they really diplomats
they would pretend to think the short ones, are
all right, and then the girls would change them
for longer ones. A diplomat is no diplomat if
he doesn't know how to handle women
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09

Man who has lost his mind was found in
Philadelphia. But, why does anybody need a
mind in Philadelphia. anyhow? All you need
there is bed.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09

Every time a steamer is disabled, they say
she "limped into port" and i don't believe
there is a ship on earth that could limp if she
tried
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09

I'VE will not have any really exciting news
until the papers tell of fight between gun
man and bootlegger.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09

VIC have oar moments of deep, dark de-
preston when life loses its cerise effect tenn
porariy and we feel almost as though we could
be tempted to trade jobs with Charlie Schwab.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09

The landlords have had to burn little coal
lately, but not enough.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09

In the Far East, pSpbably ii will be. well
10 handle China with care and use no hooks
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09
Wants Fifteenth Street Line.

EDMUND v. o'BRIEN.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09

drug store on Forty-second
street has a Memory Department"
She is a psycho-analyst and helps
husbands to remember what they
were sent after. I was sent after a
tooth paste and couldn't remember
the name. They referred me to the
young lady. She psycho-analyzed
me and I went home with some den-
tai floss-which wasn't a bad guess
at ALL
The Washington herald., 1922-02-09
BILL !.
WlLPROTECT
DISTRICT HEALTH
Doctors Explain Object
OF the Measure Now
Before Senate.

THURspAr. FEBRUARY Q. Iss..
~cAe.se.i Aspeets Of vslcsais--
will be the subject OF an illus
trated lecture by Or. z. 7. Allen.
of the Geophysical Laboratory. be-
fore the Chemical Society Of
washineton, Cosmos Club. tonight,
o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-23

less you want me to think you're
merely amusing yourself"
"But you don't think that So be
patient"
I'm not at all sure patience and
love are even related"
Then I'm afraid the only kind of
love you know is not the kind that
lasts"
IF so, Tn glad I've known none
that lasted; that leaves me free to
be truly in love with you"
That's rather clever of you,
Lynn, almost too clever"
1--WE got to be clever, I guess, to
make you love me-"
Lynn, Pm afraid you're artful
Yes-and much too experienced.
You'd better 90 now before you talk
me into something that isn't real
and II you do love me, you
aren't wanting anything else"
q don't, but You'd really
ike to get rid of me?"
''For tonight, yes. l need to be
alone to think about you"
Lucinda stood up, a maneuver
that lifted Summerlad unwillingly
out of his chair.
I've never tried to kiss you,
Linda . ="
And won't, l know, till l want
you to-"
"Confound youl That's what | get
for giving you an opening to put me
on my honor"
Don't 90 before you've answered
my question about these unlucky
women"
I'm sure | don't know. You can't
turn Linda Lee, Inc, into a refuge
FOR misguided females"
There's one girl in especial Pm
worried about, Lynn. She seems to
IL and wretched. And even so, she's
pretty.
What's her name?"
miss Marquis Nelly Marquis, |
think she said"
Summeflad had just then opened
his cigaret case. After thoughtful
pause ne shut it with a snap, neg
Letting no help himself to cigaret,
and replaced it in his pocket. Then,
becoming sensible of the query in
Lucinda's attitude, he asked in
dull voice: What name did YOU
say?"
Nelly Marquis. Why? Do YOU
know herr"
l know a good deal about her.
Rather bad lot, I'm afraid. Look
here, Linda: | wish you'd drop her"
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III BACK HURTS
BEGIN ON SALTS
Flush the Kidneys at once when Back
achy or Bladder bothers-Meat
forms uric acid.

No man or woman who eats meat regu-
larly can make mistake by flushing
the kidneys occasionally, says a we'll
known authority. Meat forms uric acid
which clogs the kidney pores so they
sluggishly filter or strain only part of
the waste and poisons from the blood,
then you get sick. Nearly all rheuma-
tism, headaches, liver trouble, nervous
ness, constipation, dizziness, sleeplessness,
bladder disorders come from sluggish kid
neys.
The moment you feel a dull ache in the
kidneys or your back hurts, or if the
urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sedi-
ment, irregular of passage or attended
by sensation of scalding, get about four
ounces of Jad Salts from any reliable
pharmacy and take a tablespoonful ii
a glass of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys will then act
fine. This famous salts is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon juice, com.
bined with lithia and has been used for
generations TO flush clogged kidneys and
stimulate them to activity, also to nell
tralize the acids in urine so it no longer
causes irritation, thus ending bladder dis
orders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and can
not iniure; makes a delightful effer-
vescent Whitewater drink which all reg
uiar meat eaters should, take now and
then to keep the kidneys clean and the
blood pure, thereby avoiding serious kid
ney combinations
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-23

the boulevard, heading away for
Beverly Hills.
Impossible to understand herself,
to read her OWL heart, make up her
mind
A thin trickle of sound violated
the mid-evening hush, broken and
gusty beating of stifled sobs that
for time she heard without atten-
ton, then of sudden identified.
Entering through the French win
dow and kneeling, Lucinda touched
gently the shoulder of the stricken
woman. Please" she begged "Can
l do anything?"
In convulsive tremor the wo-
man choked off her sobs and lifted
her face to stare vacantly. Enough
light seeped in from the street to
reveal the features of Nelly Mar