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tice do something about it, Must the Anerica an
Legion take into their own hands the prevention
of such outrage on American decencyl
We gave Dempsey credit for more common
sense 1t may be- however that the heavyweight
champion of the world has fallen into that condi-
ton, common among professional athletes and
actors where he believes that all the fulsome lauda-
tions that have been heaped on his head mean
something after all-when he thinks the American
public really considers him better man than
Woodrow Wilson Senator Borah.
Even a prizehghter who took an active part
in the world war has right to the flag as
a part of his ring uniform. For Dempsey, know
ing the limitations of his popularity, to do such
thing should amount to professional suicide
We have never taken very severe view of
Dempsey's offense. He failed to go to war not
because he was afraid but, like hundreds of other
Americans, he felt that opportunities would be
better later He did want to fight as
private when there was a prospect Of wearing
shoulder bars. This natural enough. But
he took long chance and his bluff was called
And he would wear the Stars and Stripes on his
thick legs now, when he thinks the public has
somewhat forgotten.
Compared with the average athlete or the
average actor Dempsey is rather keable fellow
we understand. He has made many friends in
spite Of his unfortunate record! If he watches
his actions carefully there is reasonable prospect
that he will live down his past. He is without
much doubt, the best white fighter in the United
States, the world, and such is sure to get a
certain amount of worship from the public which
considers winning a prize fight combing the
hair in peculiar way Of more consequence than
winning leading the industry of great
nation out of depression. But if this dares
to American flag he will be cast into the
depths where other once popular idols now linger
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PAY FOR sTExoGRAPHIc woRK.
To the Friend People:
Will you kindly advise of the rates charged
some. What is the charge for q letter on letter
head written from dctation; and ALSO for copying %
Of stt.ra al, nraesiesiIy ak. but written seps
rately and changed to suit each case and viii
cover about one page little iess double space.
Forty, cents for a single space letter that nlls
the entire sheet. dictation. 81 per hour: double
space letter size. IS cents When Writing num-
should be IS or 20 nst. sr tha. is only
a few changes made. These are the prices
charged by reputable public stenograpners mere
HIS CHARAcTER CLEARED.
To of People:
II a decision was given in 4 masistrate's court.
against a defendant. and the defendant on appeal
to the Circuit Court had the case dismissed by
onerated, or would the magistrates court decision
injure the defendants character In any way
II the superior court which in this case is the
Circuit Court makes a finding that vacates the
Judgment Of the Maeistrate's Court the defendant
is exonerated and his character clear far as the
court decision Is concerned.
HELP FOR LAME ARM.
Friend of the People:
am ball player on a local team and my
times. There are times when i cannot throw
from one base to the other with any speed; can
you tell me of anything to help my wtng!-C W. B.
Give your a good rest, rub in applications
of arnica and witch hazel turpentine. II this
does do any good write to Bonesetter Reese.
Youngstown. Ohio. and explain your trouble.
PAPER USED BY cARTooNIsT.
Friend of the People;
Will you please tell me what kind of pen. ink
and paper is used by newspaper cartoonist In the
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ed by machinery. untouched by the
hand.
The mail system would make vot-
ing a pleasant, home affair. with no
loss OF work. weather Of no ac-
count. and election costs cut in half.
BY so attractive a method everyone
would be eager to vote. and with
the motto. Voting should be a
pleasure. not a task" it is hoped
to coax to the ballot every male and
female citizen in the Republic. Thus
IL contains. more effectively indeed
than compulsory voting. the over
whelming" theory. namely. that II
all the eligibles (half of whom are
not even registered) could be in
duced to vote the great total would
bury" not only evil candidates and
measures but all possible frauds.
RUSSELL THOMPSON.
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Kidding Ourselves.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
You express shocked amazement
in your editorial this morning deal
ing with American atrocities in
Illinois. May ] ask what is to be
expected in a country where lynch
ings scarcely form a subject for
passing comment? Our people may
soon be compelled to face facts.
One of these facts is that a rule
we enjoyed quoting during the war
Sow the wind and reap the whirl-
wind" Those of us who prefer
reading cheer-up literature to act
ing for national decency and self
respect have sown the wind just as
much as the propagandists of all
creeds who have foisted hokum
upon the people. 1t looks as
though the whirlwind was very
close. The thought has been ex-
pressed in other words by keen
foreign observer. Americans are
the greatest little kidders in the
world, but the trouble is that they
only succeed in kidding them
selves" Unless We stop this flood
of hokum with which we are being
inundated (civic pride prevents the
ing prohteers) by both good and
bad intentioned persons and come
to face the facts OF life and gov
ernment it looks as though we and
all our glad books might any day
now be destroyed.
EX-oFFICER U. s. ARMY.
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Knocking Babe Ruth.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
A desire to express my real ap-
probation of the very fair editorial
In a recent issue of The Herald con-
cerning Babe" Ruth. and at the
same time l want to express my
surprise that the person whose let
ter appeared in Mondays Herald
entitled "Ruth's Popularity" is in
terested in any sort OF sport IL one
may judge by the vindictive. un-
fair, unsportsmanlike spirit indi-
Gated by her letter.
l have attended the majority of
the New York Washington games
during the past two seasons and in
fairness to the Washington baseball
fans, l must say that l have seen
no such spirit manifested at the
games as this person describes.
Quite naturally the Washington
fans desire that their own team
should win. but / most decidedly
feel that those present in the
grandstand have no such fiendish
delight in seeing the New York
team lose as this writer would
like one to believe.
The U. S. of America-supposed
stands for the self-msde man in
whatever line he may choose. II
Babe Ruth came of lowly origin
all the more praise is due him for
the heights to which he has risen
and all the more sympathy II for a
time he has lost his sense of values
in the waves of popularity that
have broken over him.
As you stated in your editorial
no more sportsmanlike young man
has ever graced the great Ameri-
can game of baseball and no player
has done more for the game than
he. We do want the old Babe
Ruth back and If those persons
who are utterly unable to speak
fairly of him can only refrain from
bursting into print on all possible
occasions we will have him back
before the present season is over.
f. NJ. N.
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WHO'S WHO
THE DAYS NEWS

George H. Healy, of No Mans
Land, is a candidate for governor
of Oklahoma. First OF all, he is a
COW puncher. next a dyed -in-the-
wool Republican, then a lawyer, and
last a politician. Every cowboy in
the State is for Healy.
Il want II understood" says
Healy. that any reference 1 hap
pen to make to Maine as my birth
place, to Boston as the place of my
schooling, to the late A. Augustus
Healy, of New York City, as my
cousin, or to N. g. Healy. of
Worcester. Mass, as my brother,
does not mean that I am boasting
of ancestry, nativity or anything
about me that smacks of the East.
l hold the East in high regard, but
l am of and for the West
New York and Boston may re-
member little of this particular
Healy. for forty-seven Western
winters have whipped about him
since the West captured him in rs.
And his father with him. They
settled on Padre Island in the Gulf
of Mexico. off the coast of Corpus
Christi. The elder man was in
charge of a cattle ranch estab-
lished by a New York syndicate.
Here George Healy won his
spurs. He was initiated as a cow
boy. He wore Colt automatic on
his hip and had a IA rifle strapped
to his saddle. He spat strong to-
bacco juice into the waters of the
Gulf. His dugout was one of the
first excavated in the Beaver coun-
IL
From Padre Island Healy drove
the herds he acquired to No Mans
Land. and there he has lived ever
since. No Mans Land, It should be
recalled, was that narrow strip Of
Oklahoma that extends westward
like an arm from the body Of the
State. For many years its owner
ship was in dispute. Once a re-
public of Cimmaron was set up
there and lived a short while.
No Mans Lands history of cattle
ranges, outlaws and homesteaders
is one of the most dramatic ever
told in the Southwest. Years passed
and the United States Supreme
Court held that No Mans Land was
a part of Oklahoma. The territory
of Oklahoma had been organized.
Gov. Steele, the first executive, cast
ing his eyes over the windswept
plains. discovered Cowpuncher
Healy and appointed him treasurer
of the first county created out Of
No Mans Land
Afterward he studied law and
served two terms as a county Judge.
So Cowboy George became His
Honor George Healy. He found poll
itics inviting and for ten years he
was Republican boss Of No Mans
Land. Now he wants to be gov
ernor Of the state.
He is running for governor sim
ply because he wants to and his
friends. the cowboys. want him to.
He despises factions and has no
platform save that OF Intelligent
service,
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Murders at Herrin.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Allow me to congratulate you on
the editorial How long. Oh Lord.
how long" We need more Of that
kind.
When labor organizations. com
posed principally of the foreign ele-
ment. constitute themselves as the
dominating factor as to who and
under what conditions any one shall
work. II is time to look after our
selves.
see that Herrin Is still laugr-
ing over the massacre"-Great Je-
hovahi
A few years ago We went into the
world war with the slogan-"Make
the World Safe for Democracy" IL
seems about due to add Make
America Safe for Americans"
The cowardly inaction of the
authorities in this case. and the con-
slant attacks upon our courts make
II Imperative for the decent c;tf-
zen to get busy.
RoBT. S. COOPER.
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Prohibition and Ship Subsidy

To the Editor. The washington Herald:
Young Adolph Busch has cleared
the air. He right. Admiralty
law makes the deck of a ship fly
ing the L. S. flag to be ~. S. ter
ritory'' no matter where that ship
may be: by no other logic can the
admiralty law be sustained; and.
for centuries. all civilized govern
ments have accepted this reason
ing
In the same way all civilized gov
ernments agree in their precedents.
in their laws, and in their inter
pretations, upon the subject of
smuggling goods which are contra
band. Liquor 10 contraband in the
United States. and is declared con-
traband by the highest and most
compelling sanction ever given 10
any law, in any land. on any sub
iect to-wit: by Constitutional
amendment passed after sixty
years of intense discussion. includ-
ing its adoption by twenty-six
States s'ngly. and finally as the
Eighteenth Amendment. ratified by
torty-six States out OF forty-eight:
anu II mas SINCE Dcen dIIlI HleO pg
increasing votes in the House. Sem
ate and Supreme Court.
The jurisdiction of each govern
ment Is agreed to extend three
miles from shore, and the right OF
any government to refuse landing
privilege to an unwelcome ship is
as old as SHIPS. and as well-set-
tied as any law can be. Every
boat Of any kind which carries IL
quor within the three limit
OF this country carries contrabsnd.
and is in contempt of our laws. cur
Congress. our court and our Su-
preme Charter.
No such impudent contemr er
should be harbored: both in spirit
end in essence Il is smuggler
Another settled subject. both in
- i~a't~ law for the high seas
and in civil law for the whole solid
land. with centuries OF precedents.
decisions and acceptances behind 1t.
s the embargo. which our Germa n
Busches wire-pulled to invoke and
thus forbid this whole country TO
sell supplies to the allies. It's a
poor embargo that won't work both
ways. The law on embargo is all
worked out and ready to use. with
logic invincible.
]. NILES WHEELER.
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SAILORS SEE STRANGE
SIGHTS At SEA.

Sailors steaming through the wet
waters of the sea observe many
strange things besides sea-serpents-
According to the q. S. Hydrographic
once. some queer mirages have
been reported recently.
When Second Oficer p. W. Fen
ton, Of the British steamer Ikala
looked across the smooth sea under
an almost cloudless sky toward the
hazy horizon 10 the southwark. a.
the, ship headed up the English
Channel. he saw inverted vessels
with their tunnels resting on other
vessels and outlined with distinct
ness in every detail. Blinking. he
turned and looked northwsrd.
There the vessels were stacked one
on top of the other three or four
high but not inverted. Swinging
around and looking eastward. he
found the vessels appeared to have
normal hulls. but that the masts
and tunnels were extended upHard
as much as an altitude OF 10 or I5
degrees. These three forms OF
mirage remained he same for
about six hours.
Ohhcers OF the American steamer
Half Moon observed what appeared
to be a huge area Of ice with
breakers plainly visible dashing
against its side. The nearest re-
ported ice field was about $40 miles
north-northeast OF the ship.
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ditures or II will go bankrupt: and
that. as there is not enough money
in the world to support an un-
limited number. there is a constant
selection going on amongst socie-
ties which tends to eliminate the
most corrupt and otherwise UNIT.
But no one would consider these
laws a sufficient description of the
life history of an organization.
Natural selection can be seen in
action all about us. No parental in
dulgence can perpetuate a family of
degenerates. The very denouncers
of Darwinism are actuated individ-
ually by motives which conform to
this law quite as truly as do those
of it's defenders. p. V. w.
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Voting by Mail.
o the Editor. The Washington Herald

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
The recent spurt of interest In
elections by mail" may have its
origin in the success in most States
Of Absent Voting by mail, in spite
OF its obstructive formula. But its
real impetus is found in two very
divergent sources: Q) The desire
OF women's parties to fnd a system
to supersede the uninviting polling
place" which is keeping two
thirds OF the women at home: (2)
exasperated 'wets" casting about
for a practical medium for a popu-
lar referendum on the liquor ques-
tion.
A little group Of by-mail enthu-
siasts have devised what looks like
''fraud-proof and fooi-proof' plan
Of holding entire elections through
the United States mail. thus elimi-
mating the paraphernalia of the
polling place. It is an ultra-ine-
chanical system. by which special
form of ballot would be prepared
In one operation for mailing 10 vot-
er. and the returns actually count
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Way of Assassins.
To the Editor, The Washington Herald:

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
It appears from recent events,
that the anarchists, Bolsheviki. and
such, have hit on a fine way Of
coming into their own" II they
kill off all the men of brains and
standing-then they can proceed to
fight 1t out among themselves
that Is always the next stage of
the drama, as history shows. In
the French revolution. after killing
of the aristocrats. they began
chopping off plebeian heads. So
In the labor wars. first. they began
fighting capital; now they are kill
ing of one another Of they don't
stop in time).
So always ends the effort to
bring things to one dead level, to
standardize. to equaliZe, to make
everything "uniform"-it can't be
done-simply because 1t is against
nature. Personality always counts
in the end. HINDA BURKE.
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Natural Selection.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
In the discussion Of Darwinism
which is now agitating the people
1t is fashionable to attract attention
at Darwin's expense. This is per-
haps necessary in scientific circles,
where everyone Is assumed to have
studied the subject, and where a
critical attitude Is expected. But
for so-called champions OF science
to give the impression that Oar
winism Is dead" is quite mislead-
ing. Very few biological memoirs
are as true today as those of Dar-
win. Although he never went be-
yond the rule of three. he possessed
an essentially mathematical mind as
did Faraday. and his vision of the
past and present world of living
few have ever edualled. Most peo-
pie would find his Origin of
Species much more profitable read
ing than much of the recent dis
cussion.
Darwin's principle of natural Sc
lection, founded upon the law OF
Malthus that populations multiply,
is a fundamental truth. 1t ex-
presses a necessary quantitative
condition in biology just as the en-
ergy principle must hold in all ma
teriai transformations. Both prin-
ciples become truer the better they
are understood. No alternative to
natural selection has ever been sug-
gested, unless 1t be birth control.
But just as the energy principle
does not enter into the details Of
the mechanism involved. which are
given by the electron theory Of
atomic structure. so natural selec-
tion has been supplemented (not
supplanted) by Increasing knowl-
edge Of the process Of evolution
Take an economic illustration.
Everyone is familiar with the fact
that the income of a social organi.
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Rich Drunken Drivers.

To the Editor. The washington Herald:
lam reader Of your daily paper
and read this morning about drum
ken drivers of motor cars. I'm not
a driver myself. but the rule sounds
rood. but in depriving O driver of
his permit for such cause is alright
as long as IL doesn't hit some OF
our rich townsmen with lots Of
cash. Their cases would be smooth ed
over. but the police of this city en-
force the law on the poor class.
black and white alike, and the man
Of no great Importance. but when
IL comes TO Mr.. Dough it's differ
ent-the law can't reach him at all.
1 thank you.
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drawing Of his daily strip ALSO what kind Of COLI
oring is used in the original Of the Sunday color
csrsoonist 'S who draws Tor a syndcsse ana that
of one who drawn for single paper7
elliott ITO and go pens. HigEins waterproof
Some use a brush almost entirely, but a pen is
most generally used.
No coioring is used on the original for a Sun
toon in black white. the cartoonist places
over IL q sheet of thin tracing paper and that
eoiors. indicating the color that he desirss. and
the engraver then makes the plates 10 conform
and the color is applied when the Is printed
attained ,s.n, say s. for or .S % Who has
Gated is about 100000 a year. while that Of a
cartoonist on single paper would be approxi-
mately 5000 per annum.
NOT STATUE OF KEY.
TO the Friend Of People:
Will you please tell me why they made the
statue OF Francis Scott Key naked7 / think IL
some clothes that he was in the habit of wear
ing MAY.
The nude bronze statue erected at Fort Nc
Henry is not that OF Francis Scott Key. composer
of the star spanged Banner" but is the scuptors
ID in memory of the composer warrior. A medal
lion portrait Of Key appears on the base Of the
statue.
METHODIST LARGEST.
To the Friend Of the People:
What is the largest Protestant denomination
in the United States? OF what denominati ation is
President Harding1 CURIOUS
The Methodists lead the Baptists in member
Methodsts have a total membership both white
and colored. of approximately 100000, while the
Warren G. Harding is a member of the Baptist
Church.
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A Warning to Dempsey.

L ACK DEMPSEY, who 50 courageousy stayed
~ at home when most american young men
|1nd some young women were enjoying bayonet
picnic in Europe few years ago. will wear trunks
|made OF an A'<erican flag when he battles Bill
Brennan at Mici.:-sn City this summer. it is
reported in the secular press
7 III tbs is 'rue- hot the Department of Jus-
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BuFFALo COMES RACK
DER 1000 NOW ALIVE

ntEFAko tonf1r HACkf
DER 1000 NOW ALIVE.
The buffalo h coming bsck. rbs
picturesque animals which once thup-
dered scross the prsir1es IN such VAT
herds. but which are known to the
present generation chiefly by th<
ngure on the scent piece. are nov
over I'VE and one-half times ss num-
ercus as they were twenty years aro.
according 10 DR.. 7. s. Palmer. OF the
United States Biological Survey.
In 1909. when Congress made the
nrst and only appropriation OF SIS 900
for their purchase and maintenance.
there were only I.75e Of these ,ox-lfks
animals alive. Now there are over
1000 In existence. 5000 In Canada ami
approximately 1000 In the United
States. There are l.a5o in the nine
United States government herds alone
and all but l3o Of these were born
on the reservations. The largest herd
Is In the Yellowstone Park and n
made up Of SOC bison. Montana Bison
Range has 3ss. the wichita Preserve
rs and Wind Cave II.
The members Of one herd calmly
chew their cuds In the Geological
t, Park at Washington. within sight
Of the place where their ancestors
were frst seen In the East by vhits
men in 1919.
Whatever Of romance In regard 70
the American buffalo may have van
ished with the passing Of the old
West. the life history and breeding
Of these animals are stiil a mystery TO
the biologist.
Just how old a buffalo gets to be
is not known. As far as the rec
ords show, the Methusaleh OF the
species is one in Paris which is said
TO be 81 years old. The Oldest
! buffsloes in the government herds
{ are a venerable COW on the wichita
preserve now "a years old. and
| Kslispel Chief, the leader Of tho
Montana herd. now 20 years old.
II is known that the cows begin
to breed in their third year. When
they stop Is a biological mystery.
| There is a record OF a COW breeding
in her twenty-sixth year and one
on the Wichita preserve had a calf
at the age of %. The normal num-
l ber Of calves and the exact ratio
I Of sexes are likewise unknown
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