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The Washington herald., 1922-06-03

To the Friend Of the People:
percentage e Of ' 'SsseSsh pisysr.s READER.
To hgure batting averages: Take a total of
.as.pon :as a Il. s
times at bat by the rumber Of safe hits adding
decimal point in front at the addition of The
FIRST nsught the quotient resulting from the
y. sos Of To- s sspas pSou: a:idns n
assist: and errors again divide the larger number
into the smaller, adding naughts TO the smaier
to make this possible.
CONTRACT BINDS.
To Friend of the People:
school and taken few lessons then contracts a
disease which requires him to refrain from his
studies can the school compel the student 70
pay the remainder Of the monthly payment even
though he cannot study! d %.
When a student enrolls in a correspon dence
school he must sign contract which is binding
agreement was reached between the student and
the school whereby the school agreed not to exact
payment while the student was III me "a tS,tes Yer
instruction
TRADE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS.
To the Friend Of the People:
Please give me TIE name OF a school in the
District which teaches all kinds OF tsaSes ano
professions. hEADEh-
The Y. NJ. c. A. teaches a large number of
different trades and professions
KEY BRIDGE.
Friend Of the People:
How did the Key Bridge get its name?
The Key Bridge was named after Francis
whose home a short distance from the
present site of the bridge.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-03
RECLAIM ALktL LAND
BY USE OF ALTM.

Many tracts Of fertile land IN N.
West which have become unnroduc-
tive after a few years Of Irrigation
because the water no longer socks
into them may be reclaimed BY the
use Of alum TO neutralize the aka
Unity Of the soil. Carl s. Scofield. Of
the Bureau Of Plant Industry. has
discovered.
This refusal of the soil TO take
water is due to gelatineus sIlirates.
chiefly sodium silicate or water
glass, in the soil and is overc. ne
by treating with alum, which occurs
in extensive deposits in several
places in the West. Alkaline soils
have been treated with as much as
/ per cent of crystalline alum with
out bad effect on plant growth.
w u.
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finally asked withdrawal of his
name.
The Democrats see in this prob
able split of the G. o. p. vote a
chance for Sherman L. Whipple,
Democratic nominee.
Whipple. a lawyer. served as gen.
eral counsel for the u. S. Shipping
Board and the Emergency Fleet
Corporation from August. 1918, to
March. 1919. He was special coun-
sci for the congressional commit
tee. which was named in 1917 to
investigate as to advance informa-
tion concerning terms of peace in
the world war.
Whipple is New Englander by
birth. He was born in New Lon
don. n. H, March 4, 1862. He
studied at Yale. winning his L. L. B.
degree there. He began the prac.
tice of law in Manchester and later
moved to Boston. He Is well
known as a trial lawyer and has
participated in many important
cases.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-03

PLENTY OF zERos.
To Friend Of the People:
. Please give the order OF Denomination UP to
thirty-three zeros. N p.
Millions. billions. trillions auadrillions, auin-
tiltons sextillons. septillions. octillons. nonil
PRINTERS NOT INCLUDED.
To the Friend of the People:
Are the printers in the Government Printing
Office to be Included in the Reclassificaton Bill?
PRINTER
-' The printers in the Government Printing Of
flee are not included in the bill.
MILLS OF THE GODS.
To the Friend Of People:
Kindly tell me the exact words in the follow
ing quotation or poem: THE grind Of the mill Is
written? MRS c. B p
The lines are by Friedrich Van Logan in RE
tribution" and are as follows
Though the mills Of God grind slowly. yet they
Though with patience He stands waiting: with
exactness grinds us all.
HANDKERCHIEFs.
To the Friend Of the People:
Is there any authority for handkerchieve as the
plural for handk erchief? r. A. l.
Websters dictionary does not give author
ity for the word handke The correct plural
Of handkerchief. is handkerchief
A wELL-kNowN WEEKLY.
To the Friend Of People:
Please advise me whether anybody named Les
lie has anything do with the Leslies Weekly and
greatly oblige? W. T. NJ
There may be persons by name of Leslie identi-
II long ago took its name has been dead 42 years
His widow, Florence Miriam Folline Leslie, died
in 1914. Leslies real Henry Carter
Fancy moved him to chan ge 1t to Frank Leslie
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HARDING TO ASSIST
LEAGUE DRUG DRIVE

President Harding will make use
of any available machinery and CO.
operate with any organisation for the
better enforcement Of American laws
and international agreements for the
suppression Of trafac in opium and
other habit-forming drugs. This
statement was made at the White
House yesterday in answer to a ques-
tion as to whether the United States
government would cooperate with the
opium commission of the league Of
nations In the matter.
1t was made clear that this govern
ment will not refuse its cooperation
In a work, for the betterment Of hu-
nanity merely because an agency Of
the league Is prominently engaged In
that work.
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occupied by Henry
Ca bot Lodge.
Lodge. Republi-
can. is seeking're-
election. Samuel
w. Mccall. also a
Republican. Is ex-
pected to run
a gainst l. o d e e
as an independ-
end out of re-
venge for LODGES
opposition to Nc
c all's appoint
ment to the Will
son administra-
tion. Lodge fought
the confirmation
of the appoint
-, Art a-L NEzry1
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and ready to sacrifice life itself to
maintain that freedom so many
have died for. Let d. A. c. analyze
himself and see IL he does not pos
sess that divine spark we know as
free manhood that he must have TO
enable him to be tolerant of each
mans right to respect that which
is dear to him in the manner his
conscience may direct. This may
not be a grammatical expression.
but d. A. c. asks for it, so here
il is.
G. E NJ
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Thinks Lynching Legal.

To the Editor. The Wash nrton Herald:
Replying to the letter of Mr.. II.
A. Clarke that lynching is in vio-
lation of the Fifth and Fourteenth
amendments to the Constitution of
the United States. I beg to inform
him that the Fourteenth and
Fifteenth amendments to the Con-
stitution of the United States were
not legally ratified. Consequently
his point is not we'll taken. And
! may also add the present prohibit
tion of sale OF intoxicating liquors
in this country is not legal.
LORENZO G. WAKEFIELD.
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Saluting the Flag.
To the Editor. The w,.hinrtop Herald

'He DoItof' Ihe Wilmington Herald:
am afraid D. A. c. is a bit of a
era NIX. OF course. promiscuous
and standing at atten-
tion Is out of the question. We
haven't the time to pay homage
every time that some street organ
strikes up the national anthem.
still. there are certain outsta ndins.
solemn occasions (sure as the burial
OF the unknown soldier was). where
a demonstration Of respect is in or
der, A man of decent instincts will
pay that tribute without
being prodded on by ''pugnacious.
professional patriots" These latter
deserve short shrift They are
mostly draft dodgers. bombproof
The Washington herald., 1922-06-03

leader of national opinion. something worthwhile
in the world. The good kings today hang their
heads in shame because they must fill such inferior
positions where they cannot compete with compe-
tent brickayers in the matter of accomplishing any
thing.
Boris will not be ashamed If he realizes his
position and will follow his distinguished Premiers
advice.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-03
Opem mfZezery 1oMeHenalH
CURRENT INTEREST

Communisa lions will not be re-
turned unless specific request for such
return is made and stamps inclosed.
Letters xsould be typevittsn waeh-
ever possible, Communica tions ex'
tremsly difficult to read will ret be
eensidered. No communications tgnsd
with Actttious names will be NJ So
The Washington herald., 1922-06-03

Almost every primary election that is held
nowadays sort of creates a small earthquake
that is caught by the seismographic instrument
at Washington.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-03
WHO'S WHO IN
THE DAYS NEWS

Massachusetts Democrats are
joyful over the prospects of a three
cornered fight this fall for the
saat oouy
The Washington herald., 1922-06-03

Our guess is that the fapper craze will die
out as suddenly it started. The Importance
of the situation has been exaggerated
The Washington herald., 1922-06-03

President Harding says he wants the Le-
viathan to retain her present name. That
makes it unanimous.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-03
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ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS

n. s:naTss CONDUCTED TIE z-aa ass rsssss, An
The Washington times., 1922-05-03
NATE COMMITTEE ORDERS INQUIRY INTO D. TAX SITUATION
9S1E!aRD1 !!|| .:!l! ..':S!lk!EEkD

UNDER THE SPREADING
JAZZBERRY TREE.
The shimmy is sort OF
GIRTH-quoke!
Most reformers are MIRTH
control advocates.
Every Spring brings new
RIME-tOdUe. 49,.
The coal industry can't FUEL
all the people all the time.
At 10 the hair Of some men is
permanently WAIVED.
Every year is now Leap Year
for pedestrians.
The poet aUho Wrote Men may
come and men may ao," evidently
,Uas unmarried.
us almost as hard To mis-
understand a UOman as IL is to
understand one.
ConUtcts recently Uoted 100 to
I for Prohibition.
Still mad at the rest OF us
evidently.
Health hint for Government
employees: When in Washington
do as the Republicans do.
Discharged Federal employees
found out What the "caa" in Re-
publican means.
Henry Ford has tnaugurated
the LO-hour Week in his shops.
He believes IN Saying it With
HOURS"
While the nation is having
deluge of "Weeks" IL WIl be WeH
to remember that the cabinet
has it's Weeks too.
PAUL WHITE.
The Washington times., 1922-05-03
|GR0WTH|NDR
USE BLAMED ON
WAR REACTION
Many Addicts Trained in
Habits in Hospitals, Says
Inspector Grant.
50 z. aas.sass......l..ll :. l4ssx Z ~ SO

Army doctors who "doped up
wounded war veterans with NOR
phine and other powerful narcotics,
to relieve intense pain, are rcspon-
sible for the alarming increased
number OF drug addicts In Wash
ington.
In making this statement today.
Inspector Clifford l.. Grant, chief
Of detectives, hastened TO assert
there is no organized dope ring
in the Nations Capital"
Upon the discharge of the wound
ed veterans from army rospitals.
they Joined the small army OF
drug addicts which have made
Washington their home for several
years. Grant said.
Inspector Grant exonerated the
druggists OF this city from blame
in connection with the increased
number of drug addicts.
while not blaming the drug
eists," Grant continued, "I do
blame INSCRIPTIONS physicians
who promiscously prescribe marco
tics for dope fiends. Just as some
prescribe whiskey for a man who
really does not need II. 90 with the
physician who makes out prescrip-
tions for the drug addict.
"A significant thing about the
dope situation is that the peddlers
never use narcotics. They take
advantage OF the poor unfortunates
and In many cases eXtort from
them.
IAN instance OF what effect dope
has on an individual was demon
strated not long ago when an ad-
dict went into a bank and at
tempted to make away with sew
eral thousands of dollars. He had
the largest amount of dope in his
possession that was ever discovered
on any one person arrested in this
city. He could eat half a cube Of
the dope and just get the desired
effect. The ordinary man would
have died in half an hour II he
consumed such an amount"
The Washington times., 1922-05-03
GIRLS FRIENDLY SOCIETY
STARTS. FESTIVAL SUNDAY

Plans for festival week OF the Girls
Friendly Society of the Episcopal
Church, which starts Sunday, wei c
discussed at a meeting yesterday of
representatives Of the organization
snd the diocesan commission on pub.
licity in the Elizabeth Roberts rest
rooms, Seventeenth and ii streets
northwest.
The Girls Friendly Society was
organized in 1875. The thirty branches
of the society in this city will open
festival week with a mass meeting
ut one of the churches. A series OF
business and social meetings will lie
held during the week and close Satur,
day, May 13, with a reception at St
Johns Church.
Plans also have been formulated
for the annual picnic OF the society
to be held May 20. The question cl
starting a drive for funds for the
benefit of Holiday House. maintained
by the society at Sandy Springs, Nd.
also was brought up at the meeting.
The Washington times., 1922-05-03
GEN. McANDREW BURIED
WITH MILITARY HONORS

Funeral services for Mai. Gen.
James w. McAndrew. General Perish
ing's chief OF staff in France, were
held today at st. Patrick's Cathedral
and at Arlington National Cemetery.
General Pershing headed the dis
tinguished army and marine corps
officers who acted as honorary pail
bearers. and the escort consisted OF
a battalion OF infantry, a battalioHQ
engineers, a battalion OF marines, q
squadron Of cavalry and battery of
field artillery. At the cemetery gate
a salute OF thirteen one-minute guns
was fired. At the conclusion Of the
service three artillery salvos were
fired. taps sounded and the salute OF
thirteen guns for ma jor general
was again fired.
Secretary Of War Weeks and
A ssistant Secretary Wainwright at.
tended the services at the cathedral
and cemetery.
The Washington times., 1922-05-03
BOARD OF TRADE WILL
ACT ON D. c. PROBLEMS

Action on q number of important
District problems. including the tax
situation, the park system. and the
bonus for Federal employees, will be
taken up by the Washington Board
of Trade at q meeting at O'Clock
tonight In the City Club.
Congressman Linthicum OF Mary
land will speak on tho extension OF
the District park system and Con
rressman Oscar f. Bland will speak
on the coal problem.
Roger J. Whiteford, chairman Of
the municipal finance committee, will
submit the committees report on the
tax situation in the District. Reports
also will be submitted by Tred G.
Coldren, chairman of .he committee
on parks and reservations, and by
Or. ID. Percy Hickling. chairman OF
the public health group.
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REDS" JACKSON TO GET
ExTRADITION HEARING

Reds" Jackson, colored, charged
with attacking Miss Agnes Hswken.
OF Mclean, Va, March % last. will
not be extradited to the Virginia au-
thorities until his counsel gets a
hearing on a writ Of hsbeas corpus
offering reasons why their client
should not be surrendered 10 Vir.
ginia.
Chief Justice Mccoy. Of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, yesterday
signed extradition papers, but Attor.
neys Almond w. Scott and Royal A.
Hughes, appearing for the accused. at
once sued out a writ Of habeas cor.
pus, hearing on which will be Nav
8. Jacksons attorneys claim that
the housebreaking charge mentioned
against Jackson in the extradition
papers was but a subterfuee 10 get
the accused to Virginia, in the event
that the assault charge was not sus-
tanned.
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PROBE Of
SURPLUS IS
OBJECTIVE
Citizens Attend Meeting Today
and Condemn Proposed
Fiscal Plan.

A searching investigation into
the District tax situation was or
dered by the Senate District COM
mittee today. ,,;u
The Jones resolution, providing
for such an inquiry, was favor
ably reported by Senator Ball,
chairman of the District Commit
tee. and his associates. Empha-
ais is placed in the resolution on
the accumulative surplus which
the District now has in the Fed
eral Treasury.
To Adopt Resolution.
1t Is expected that the Senate will
adupt the resolution in the next
few days, as Senator Ball Will ask
for unanimous consent for It's
passage. W.,
BODY OF citizens from Wash
fprtons leading organizations, IN
Guiding the Chamber OF Commerce,
tho Board of Trade, the Fedora.
tion of Citizens Associations, waited
upon Senator Ball today and pro.
tested against the tax feature OF
the conference report on the DIS
trict bill. ,
senator Ball informed them Of
the favorable action from the Jones
resolution, and told them that he
believed the local tax situation
should be stabilized so that diff
Guilty in the future could be obVi'
ated.
The delegation OF citizens included
Charles A, Baker, president OF the
Federation OF Citizens Associations;
Anton Stephan, president OF the
Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation; Albert Schulteis, president
of the Chamber of Commerce;
Thomas Bradley. president OF the
Board of Trade, and Harry Il. Boss,
president Of the Washington Real
Estate Board.
They conferred with Senator Cap
Der, as we'll as Senator Ball. and in
formed them that District citizens
were a unit in opposition to the new
tax law.
Joined In Fight.
Two of Washington's biggest trade
associations have Joined in the tisht
against the proposed tax increase.
In resolutions yesterday the board
of directors Of the Chamber OF COM
merce and board of governors OF the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso'
citation condemned the new tax plan.
The Board Of Trade was the nrst
commercial organization to act, tax
ing it's action last Monday.
"Tbe conference report proposes.
contrary to established procedure, to
Increase assessment and other tax
alton provisions without giving the
residents of the District OF Columbia
an opportunity to be heard, In abso'
lutte violation Of the established prin'
ciples of the American Government,
and particularly unfair when applied
to q body Of people who are without
the right Of franchise and confined
10 petition to which we now respect
fully resort" declares the petition
passed by the Merchants Association.
The association branded tie pro.
posed tax boost as unbusinesslike and
unnecessary" and appealed to the
House and Senate conferees TO exert
their influence yainst the passage
of such leRislat On.
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WASHINGTON MEMORIAL
is TALKED At CITY CLUB

Washingtonians will do their part
toward the erection Of the George
Washington Memorial and Victory
building here by subscribing the
city's quota OF $3.50 600, in the be
lief Of local civic leaders.
Several well-known Washington.
ians interested in the memorial at.
tended a luncheon Of the Memorial
Association in the City Club yes
terday. and pledged their support to
the project. Among the speakers
were DR.. David JAYNE Hill. Rabbi
Abram Simon, the Rev. DIR. Henry
Allen Tupper, the Right Rev. c. F.
Thomas, John Poole. A. Lisner,
Judge Walter w. Warwick and
Maj. Gen. John l.. Glenn.
The Washington times., 1922-05-03

F|REOvERRENT
CASE APPEALS
Congressman MiisspSugh's In
terrogation Of Brown En-
livens Hearing.

Chaplin Brown. attorney for the
District Rent Commission. today pro.
posed sending appeal cases from the
commission to the District Supreme
Court instead OF to the Court OF Ap-
peaIs in hearings on extension of tho
Ball rent law before the House Dis
trict committee.
Mr.. Brown declared that action Of
such cases would be closed in three
months in the District Suprems
Court. whereas the Court OF Appeals
docket is so full that eleven months
sometimes elspse before landlord snd
tenant cases are sdjudicated.
Congressman Millspaugh. who
sharply questioned Brown through
out the hearing as to the integrity OF
the rent commission. intimated at
this juncture that the Court Of Ap-
peals was not In sympathy with the
rent commission. Brown replied that
the judges i'm the District Supreme
Court were honest to a man and the
Jurisdiction OF the latter court was
less confined than that Of the Court
Of Appeals.
Reed Criticizes Questions.
The questioning of Mr.. Brown
went forward under the direction of
Congressman Hammer. The charsc.
ter Of the questions asked of the wit.
ness by Congressman Millspaugh
drew a sharp rebuke from Chairman
Reed, who ordered the interrogation
to proceed without so much. argu-
ment.
Under questioning by Congressman
Hammer. Mr.. Brown admitted that
he had raised the rent of house
owned by him from $3.50 to f5h.
That's a pretty good raise. isn't
it," asked Congressman Hammer.
Mr.. Brown replied that he owned
the house for more than twenty-five
years. that several repairs had been
made, and that the tenants were
willing to meet the increase.
He suggested that the rent com.
mission be empowered to fix rentals
annually for apartment hotels. prior
to March l of each year. and was
reminded that such action would in
dicate a permanent rent commission.
and that the extension asked for in
the rent law was only two years.
Mr.. Brown stated that continuance
of the Rent Commission for two years
would result in a minimum of rent
litigation. He said that more than
800 cases are before the commission
at present.
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Toia

To-day.
Meeting - George Washington Post
No, 1, American Legion, board room,
District Building, y. IN.
Weekly luncheon-Ltons Cluo, rev
willard Hotel, l p. m.
Meeting Arkansas State society,
Thomson School, Twelfth and l. streets
Bunchcon-Grant, Toner. and weight.
msa Parent Teacher Association, Grant
School. Twenty-first and streets
northwest, IL p. m.
Card psrty-By the Gsvel Club Chap
ter, No. a. order of the Eastern Star,
GaveI Club, 71e Thirteenth street north
west y. m.
Meeting-Amitie Club. clubrooms, lo2;
Eleventh street northwest, y. m.
Meeting - Esperanto class, Thomson
School, Twelfth and !. streets northwest
y. m.
Meetins--Aduit Dramatic Club. Thorn,
son school. D. m.
Meetins-Nstional Peoples Opers Com,
pany, Wilson Normal School Eleventh
and Hsrvard streets northwest. y. m
Meetins-New York stat. Society. vii.
son Normal School, ~. m.
The Washington times., 1922-05-03
THEATER TICKET WINNERS

For tonights performance of
"The Boomerang" at the Shu-
bert-Gurrick, the folloOing con-
tribs have been ddjudged as en-
titled to tWo tickets each, aud If
they uW call at the Dor office,
gipipg their names, the tickets
,UW be dUditing them:
EMMA NJ. WEBER (typoEraph
artist.
HARRY NASH tcartoonist.
JAMES w. WHITE c'Wade
+. II. BUsHBy c"Pan.y Bu.h'y.
s. I. LANNING c'San Simple'O.
The winners of last nights
tickets report themselves as
greatly enjoying "The Boone
rang"
Today's mail ,0as good again,
and it ought to increase before
the end of the week.
Just remember that there are
three more nights after tonight
,0hen contribs sending IN the best
articles WiH be awarded tUo
tickets each-five contribs each
night.
One thing zoe like about the
contribs is this: They enjoy the
opportunity to cin the tickets,
but the contest has nothing to do
Nth their fidelity and derotion
to the column. " they win. all
right. II they don't, oil right.
They are still loyal
II should be remembered thut
Heard and Seen is open to ANY
BODY, and that the brightest
contributions are the ones that
get into the column.
The Washington times., 1922-05-03
MRS. LITTLE HEADS
TAKOMA CIVIC CLUB

Mrs. Lloyd Little was yesterday
elected president Of the Takoma
Civic Study Club at it's annual meet.
ing. other officers elected for next
year are: First vice president. Mrs.
Walter Trey; second vice president.
Mrs. VI. l.. Johnston; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. r. Booth Iamond;
recording secretary. Mrs. II. NJ. Mil
burn; treasurer. Mrs. James Lord.
and directors, Mrs. Harold w. Whit.
aker, Mrs. Stanley Smith and Mrs.
c. c. Hochbaum.
The Washington times., 1922-05-03
ADMIRAL FUllAM TO
ORGANIZE AERO CLUBS

Rear Admiral w. +. Fullam, re-
tired. former superintendent Of tho
Naval Academy, will leave Washing.
ton next Saturday on a double trans.
continental tour for the Aero Club OF
America to urge q national organi.
zation for aeronautics with a branch
club in every city.
Admiral Fullam will he received In
each city by a committee represent.
ing the municipal government, cham.
ber OF commerce, civic organizations
and clubs interested In the move.
mcnt. which aims to awaken the
United States to realisation OF its
need for Unified air program for
both commercial and military needs.