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The Washington herald., 1922-03-23

bill, now before the House Merchant
Marine Committee, which embodies
Coxey's ideas.
The bill directs the Treasury De-
partment to issue Treasury notes
to the amount OF S4o.936, 900. these
to be used TO buy liz vessels OF
5.3T5 tons each from the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. Each vessel
would be bought for $4,000, a total
}4.s16,0o0.
The ships would then be turned
over to Coxey and Theodore d.
Wells. New York marine architect.
for s365,50o each. or a total OF S43,-
936, 900, the amount OF the note is
sue, the government to take a fist
lien for the total amount of the
purchase price. Coxey agrees to
pay this amount in fifteen annual
payments.
Coxey plans TO recondition the
ships and equip them with electric
motors in government navy yards
IL Navy Department bids are as low
as those of private concerns.
Coxey maintains that the govern
ment will have to adopt his plan
'if the United States expects to
build a profitable merchant marine,
expand American commerce, mar
ket our surplus products and bring
about a condition of normalcy."
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23
How Many Drops in a Shower?
: Editor, Tile Washing ton Herald

j" the Editor. Tile Washing ton Herald:
In an evening contemporary the
other day there appeared a group
picture of ten worthy employees of
one of the ancient and honorable
bureaus of the government. with
the statement that their combined
years of service made the amazing
total Of 320, and wondered how
those old codgers could remain
quiet and harwonious together long
enough to have their "pictcr took. I"
Just think. if it had been twenty
employees their combined service
would have been $40 years; forty
employees. 1850 years. and so on
ad fbutem ad naseum. And what
of it? l was astcunded, simply ap-
pallcd. Now, in fancy / roam. Sup
pose their average age was 65
years: that makes a total of $50
years, and let US presume they each
weighed $50 pounds. Why. their
combined weight would total 1900
pounds, and SO on and so on. At
the Government Printing Office
where I toiled years ago knew
1000 men whose weight averaged
each l25 pounds. They're rather
lightweight down there, you know.
We'll, their combined weight was
Just 125 times 1000; total. 1880
pounds. Whew! oh, I'm a hog for
statisticS. Now listen: We had a
beloved superintendent of work
who liked to make speeches. One
day he gathered around him a
bunch of employees and poured into
unwilling ears the astunding intel
ligence that the paper used in a
- Al.
sional Record would reach from the
Capitol to K. X. X. (Kams Katch
Kazoo-not Ku Klux.) Well. that
just entranced, faggergasted US,
and we had no comeback whatever
and forever held our mouths. Every
little once in a while some statis-
tical hound breaks loose and tells
us of a whole forest moved down
to make paper for the Sunday is
sue of great metropolitan jour-
nal. and he's just as liable to tell
you for good measure that the
printed sheets IL placed end to end
would carpet the Lincoln highway
from coast to coast and sometimes
he stretches II so that the entire
globe is circled and back again.
Wow! Why, Mr.. Editor. did you
ever realize that the bushels Of
street car tokens collected every
day by the energetic recebtacles
would make a. stack reaching from
the base to the extreme top of the
Washington Monument and down
the other side to within five and
three one-hundredths of an inch
from the bottom. II you don't be-
lieve me, figure it out for your
self. I'll stand corrected. Re-
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23
Wisdom Through Suffering.

HFFICIALS of the Detroit house OF correction
" must feel thrill Of pride in work well
done for their city about this time. They and
their cozy establishment have in for public
commentator by less a person than John Duval
Dodge, whose fathers brains gave him money
enough to buy a speed that landed him in jail.
Inscrutable are the ways of Providence!
To the matter in hand, however. Following
his release from the back door of that house which
he entered unwillingy but unerrngly FIVE days
previous, young Dodge issued the following state
ment:
"Your conception and my conception of prison
life have been decidedly erroneous. We all were
of the opinion that prison officials cruel, bur-
y bruisers with no humanitarian motives.
1--WE thought inmates of prisons were, the
whole, coarse, ilterate ruffians, beaten and cowed
until there was no manhood left in them.
1--WE were wrong.
During my enforced incarceration l have
been greatly impressed by thing, that prison
decidedly human
The choice of the second personal pronoun for
the opening of this pronunciamcnto is in dubious
taste considering that it published in the COR
rection newspaper Progress gotten out by in
mates. The majority of those addressed probably
had long since formed their own opinions as to
incarceration and would not be hattered by a
neophytes attempt to reform their convictions dur
ing a I2o-hour sojourn in their midst. Yet his
little bouquet demonstrates he possesses debonair
spirit though again. the phrase coarse, illitcrate
rufTians" docs not partake of the nature of red
bloodcd-American terms. He never learned that
lingo in Detroit.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23
TO STANDARDIZE
ROAD MATERIALS.

An attempt TO standSrdize certain
features OF road-building speciGca-
tions for the sake OF economy in
construction will be made by high
way ofhcias OF Pennyslvania- New
Jersey. Delaware. Maryland, vir-
ginia, West Virginia and Kentucky
and officisls. OF the Bureau Of Pub
Tic Roads at a meeting 20 be held
here this morning at . o'cock. The
aim is to revise the specifications
SO that material from the same
source may be used in all these
States at the smallest cost.
At present a stone. gravel or sand
plant may be supplying road jobs
in two or th-ee States and. due TO
variations In specifications, the
same sizes OF material can not b.
used in the different jobs for the
same classes OF work. The plant
must use different screens and bins
in supplying each Job and the re-
suit Is an increase in cost without
corresponding increase in the
quality OF the work
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23
SAVE FLOWERS URGES
WILD FLOWER SOCIETY.

The wild Flower Preservation So
ciety Of America Is beginning its
spring program OF activity. This or
Ganization aims to spread the infor-
nation that Is necessary to make
people realize the necessity OF pro-
tecting many OF the wild flowers
that have not yet been eXterminated
by man.
The following facts have been
compiled by the society
Rhododendron is already eNtermi-
mated locally, trailing arbutus. lady's
slipper. columbine. phloX. bluebell.
trillium. ground pine. maidenhsir
and walking ferns. holly and sweet
bay nearly so dogwood. redbud
trout lily. shield and christmas ferns
are disappearing rapidly. Our woods
and country side are in danger Of
losing forever a great part OF their
beauty and attractiveness. The flow
ers are mostly wilted before you sc
them home.
Do not pick, or pull up rare fow-
ers by the roots. leave them 20 form
seed; pick only few OF the others
without disturbing the roots) un-
less very abundant or weedy.
Do not break DOWN shrubs. Cut
woody stems close TO the branch. so
the wound win heal over and pre-
vent fungus diseases from entering
Do not drop lighted matches. Gig
ars or cigarettes In the woods or
fields. Put out camp fires. Burning
ields and woods destroy soil humus
necessary TO plant growth.
Do not buy rare. or disappearing
Wild flowers from florists, or street
vendors.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23
WILD FLOWER SOCIETY
PLANS SPRING ACTIVITIES.

The spring lectures on plant cpn-
servation held under the auspices
Of the Wild Flower Preservation So
ciety Of America will be held begin
ming this evening at the Ma
tional Museum. DR.. Edgar T. Wher-
~ will speak on Rare Flowers OF
the Southern Mountains"
Other lectures scheduled arc:
March so, with the Wild Flowers
in the Canadian Rockies" by Mrs
Charles d. WRIcott: April 6. our
Local Ferns" by DR.. Paul Bartsch:
April IL, PLANT Lore" by Mrs Will
lam II. Heron: April 20. orchids
and Their Environments" by DIR. Ed
gar T. wherry.
On April 3 a memorial tree for
John Burroughs will be planted at
Twenty-hrst and B streets at
o'clock.
Hikes for wild flower study will
begin on April with a trip TO Great
Falls. An extensive trip TO Dismal
Swamp is planned from May 2s to
June 4.
DR.. Edgar T. wherry. OF the Bu-
reau OF Chemistry. Is president Of
the society. and Dr. =. L. Kicker.
OF the Bureau OF Plant Industry.
Is secretary-treasurer
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Choice of Schools of Medicine
10 the Editor. The washington Her.h:

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
The suggestion recently made by
a thoughtful correspondent that the
government should assign one OF our
army or other hospitals as a clinic
where choice of treatment should be
extended to patients applying is most
opportune ana 1t seems only fair
that some such arrangement should
be encoura ged - competition in the
open is the basis OF success as shown
by prizes frequently offered in the
realm OF art. in music: indeed, in
every department of life.
Why exclude competition in the
greatest OF all scicnces-that of re-
storing health and viGor to the de-
cadent race the American people are
accounted generally to be-with a
third OF detectives when recently test
ed for army service. and its thou
sands, nay, millions. of children who
need upbuilding and invigorating as
sistance.
Our hospitals and asylums are CALL
ing for funds for additional wings
to accommodate those awaiting at
tentiOn. Let every curative science
be accepted that inspires confidence
for health restoration.
Every intelligent individual should
be lot only permitted. but encour-
aged to do his own thinking. Pa
ternalism-being tied to someone
else's opinion-is a dwarfing proc
ess; especially, should We each dc
our own thinking in the decision
concerning personal health matters.
Chiropractice should not be forced
upon anyone of allopathic persuasion,
any more than anyone preferrinG
chiropractic should be compelled TO
use serums or drugs upon which the
allopathic school largely depends.
1t is all very we'll to decry chiro-
practic and osteopathy, but ostra-
cism and eloquent denunciations will
fall upon deaf ears so long as the
offices of these practitioners are over
run with new patients who have
learned from once despairing friends
of the relief and cure they expert
enced at the hands OF these new
sciences whose reputation for skill
and success is based on good deeds
accomplished.
FRANCIS D. SCOTT
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Chopping Forests to Plant Saplings.

n Is hard to find any justification for the atti-
tude of the "mcro-army" advocates in the
House, and perhaps least of all on the grounds of
economy. Many millions of money have been
kpent during therpast few years for development
bf high class and sufficiently numerous officer
personnel. Now the benefit of much of this ex-
benditure is to be irrerievaby lost if the slashing
kestures of some of thrifty legislators are not
barried.
The Kansas City Star has some valuable points
present in its argument against the present tao
|ics in fhe House. While it finds the amended bill
dmirable as regards training camp provisions. it
|remain inadequate in its most important detail, ;"
IBIS paper. Declares. .4.,s $500.
Not only is it inadequate in that it fails to pre-
erye the backbone of the army organization, which
the officer ApersonIe. but it is highly nconsist-
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table banker this matter He could tell you
how to proceed in having the project financed and
be interested.
CALENDARS OF YEsTERYEAR
To the Friend Of the People:
Kindly tell me what day OF the week. April
in advance am, NJ Nc
April 2s, 1906 fell on Thursday. May 2. 1903
on Monday.
y NO BONUS IN UTAH
To the o. People:
As am ex-soldier from Utah and working
In washngGn would IKE to know fss6 dvnr my
seas? B..
bonus.
ZANE GREY's ADDRESS.
author, Zane Grey? r. &
e Address Zane Grey at Avalon California.
JOHN BUNNY,s DEATH.
o Friend Of the People:
would like to know the date Of John Bunny's
death, and whether he was killed by falling down
stairs while acting picture? J. W.
his home in brooklyn. April &c. 1915. following
illness of three weeks of complication Of diseases
TUDOR CoAT-oF-ARMs
To he Friend People:
copy OF the coat-ot-arms of the Tudor family can
be obtained7 T.
Try Congressional Library
SECRETARY OF TREASURY.
To the Friend People;
Who was Secretary OF the United States
Treasury during Wilson's term as President
READER
william C. McAdoo Carter Glass and David
F. Houston
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23
Love, Art Thou Come so Low?

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
notice that a guy with an
Irish French German name asks in
your paper, What is Lover
A certain poet said that Love was
Light from Heaven. a spark Of that
immortal fire. by Angels shared, by
God given" but / think that Love
is. An itching that can't be
scratched"
DON CARLTTOS YO.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23
MODEL ROAD BUILT
TO BE DESTROYED.

Thirteen miles from Springfield
Ill, there is a two-mile model road
that has never been used This
week tests will be begun that will
bring about the destruction OF the
concrete, brick and bltuminous
pavements that have been build
into various sections OF the tract
Auto trucks will race over the|
Bates experimental road for months
to give the highway engineers oil
the country information on thel
actual comparative value OF the va
rious types OF road new being
built.
{ sIxty-three kinds OF construction.
| differing in kind OF material. or
method OF design, or construction.
are used in the test road. Each
type OF construction IL made in
varying thicknesses ranging from
those obviously too thin 20 those
overstrong. and Il Is planned 20 in
crease the weight OF the trucks as
the test progresses. Over twenty
engineers will constantly observe
with automatic machines the de-
/ Election and other effects OF the
premeditsted and regulated trafic.
The road has now seasoned two
years and IL is the first road de-
signed and built for such a test. The
Illinois State Highway Commission
and the L. $. Bureau OF Public
Roads arc cooperating In the large
scale testing venture. NoluminOus
test data were obtained during con-
struction.
In 1919 heavy truck trsfic caused
the partial destruction Of a we'll
built road in Illinois. Clifford Older.
chief highway engineer OF Illinois.
explains This failure lead TO the
construction OF the model test road.
Illinois has spent over sl0o.O0o.0O0
on highway construction and
throughout the country many times
that amount has or will be spent
in the near future. The Bates road
test will aid in scientific design OF
roads and will do much to eliminate
doubtful rule OF thumb" methods.
engineers believe.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23
Auditorium Security.

To the Editor. The Washington Hsrsid:
In answer to the inquiry of
L. A. J. in The Friend Of the Peo-
pie" column OF a recent issue of
your pape. regarding the Wash
ington Auditorium. will say that
the subscriptions to the stock and
bonds are an investment W ith GER
tain security back of il.
One-half of the amount sub
scribed will be represented by first
mortgage bonds. the other half by
stock. The stockholders will own
the auditorium and annually elect
the board OF directors. The board
Of directors will elect the officers
The bonds will bear a definite
rate Of interest The earnings upon
the stock will be based upon the
financial success Of the auditorium.
RoBT. n. HARPER, Chairman.
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my people are ready to make the
greatest sacrifice to rebuild Pales-
tine, to regenerate its culture and
its industries and to improve the
land in every way.
II know that the Jews through
out the world are prepared to help,
and it is self-evident that the more
prosperous Palestine will be the
better it will be for the entire
population - Jews, Christians and
Arabs alike
Il have just received word from
Palestine that Lord Northcliffe's
visit there was very brief. and that
he unfortunately received a one
sided impression of conditions from
some intriguers and mischief max
ers, from certain Arab and. Jew
ish delegations who were not really
representative sp9 rho must have
aain0Ftsd eain that the Ndrthofifre 5ss, fsre
realizes the scri3 3fs cohseauences
to which these p3pprts may lead,
he will use hitgfett influence as
a publisher and sssSSsman to ad-
hUsass tns snd psassi sood qsGsssssnd- a1essane.
'4aThis is surely. the fine for all
important and - influential men
everywhere to talk and promSte
peace in order that the world may
after alr be readJusted and stab
ilized, that IL may recover from
the terrible wounds OF the war.
C"I am sure that the Arabs will be
greatly benefited by the efforts of
the Jewish people To rebuild Pales-
tine, and their prosperity will grow
together with the growth and de-
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23
GChcHc
Scientific!
N0fcaS
.QndConneW
THURSDAY. MARCH =, Iszz.

~Rsre F1swers Of ths sessher
Mountains." by DR.. Edgar
Wherry. will be the first OF
series Of spring lectures befori
the Washington Chapter OF N
wild Flower Preservation Sd
ciety Of America. National Md
scum. tonight Q o'clock Open Il
the public.
"a steam electric power ststioi
from conception TO operation viii
be the subject of a lecture by II
H Rosencrants, engineer. EectriI
Bond and Share Company. at thl
meeting of the Washington sec-
tion Of the American. Society oI
Mechanical Engineers. Cosmo.
Club. tonight, at o'clock. s. 3
Flagg also will talk on The Fuel
Element in Energy P-oductior
Costs" Students Of the local uni
yersities have been especially in,
vited.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23

recently in COM
menting on the
prediction of Lord
Northcliffe I h a
We conflicts
were coming in
Palestine.
These, persons
stop at nothing
In their Nropa =
ganda, which has
already resulted
in riots and muir
der. To anyone
who knows Pales-
tine it is clear
that the interests
of the Arabs are
closely lin k e d
with the interests
of the Jews and
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23
st. Cyprian's Council Elects.

Ambrose jackson was elected d.
rector of the st. Cyprian's council,
National Council OF Catholic Men,
at a meeting last night in the
church hall. Other officers elected
included Edward Hager and Fran
els Gillen, assistant directors, and
Francis Spriggs, business manager.
An office for the business man
sger has been established at 3I5
Seventh street southeast. The st.
cyprian Players, a dramatic and
musical guild, was established.
A musical section has also been
established with Louise Butler and
Fannie Hall as co-directors.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23

ferring to the group picture that
inspired this outburst, I note that
several of these men ksve 80 years
or more to their credit OF govern
ment service, and the question
naturally arises, why don't the old
boys retire. or is the retirement
law q Joke?
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23

c Key first
sprang into fame
back when pres
ert = day fathers
were barefoot
boys and grand =
dads still were
quite frisky. Then
he led an army
of unemployed in
a march on Wash =
ington.
"CoNey's army"
h a $ long since
passed into his
tory, but "CoNey's
navy" Will spring
into existence the
minute Congress
passes r pre- =
sentative Gahn's
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23
WHO'S WHOM
THE DAYS NEWS

Gen. Jacob S. Coxey now wants
to be an admiral and for that reason
he is in Washington trying to get
Congress 10 let him have l12 gov
ernment ships to start a merchant
marine.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23

To the Friend Of People:
Please let me know IL retired French naval
officer receives pension of a fraction of his pay
before retirement. Also. can you inform. where
may obtain some specific Information as to just
what work of reconstruction has been accomplished
on tho battlefields in France? C. NJ.
Upon retiring. French naval officer receives
a lump sum OF money according to the rank which
he occupied before retirement This is allot-
ted to him In annual instalIments that the half
Is paid In fifteen years and the remaining half
in another ten years.
The American Commission for the Reconstruc-
uon OF France headquarters in New York and
registered in the New York telephone book issues
periodical statement Of the reconstruction work
accomplished in France.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23
Open Court Letters to The Herald
Other Peoples Views Events

Communications viii not b rsturnst
unless specific request for such return 10
made and stamps inciosed.
letter. should Be typewrittsn wbesr
ever possible. Communication extreme
ly difficult to read will not Be considered.
Ne communica lions signed with actitio1s
names will Be used.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23
TIMELY VIEWS ON
WORLD TOPICS

"Only unprincipled a=itators are
attempting to fan the flames of race
hatred between the Jews and Arabs
in Palestine" Nathan Strauss said
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23
FoREsTERs AND THEIR PAY.

To the Friend Of the PeOp:e:
Can you tell me approximately the number of
men employed by the government In the capacity
of forester, something about their duty their sal
airy, and where located!
Also where are some standard schools of fores-
try located? What subjects generally taken
up in the science and what is the length of the
course? C. c. p.
The Forest Service, Department OF Agricul-
ture, employs about 2.iOo persons. of which num-
ber there about 1000 who forest rangers.
Each of these has about 100000 to 100000 Of
timber land - patrol. His duties comprise pro-
lection against fire and trespassing arranging the
grazing privileges, supervising the building Of
roads. trails, etc The salaries beginning at 81 $50
per year, said to average about $4,000 for
seasoned rangers. Write to the Forest Service,
Department of Agriculture. regarding schools and
colleges.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23

son was not earned by hard work.
No ''unearned increment" or result
Of profiteering ever found its way
into my pocket!
G. F ".
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23

Lloyd George and Poincare, in conference,
"settffd eight questions in 100 minutes. That's
nothing. At the breakfast table the ordinary
family settled 100 questions in eight minutes
The Washington herald., 1922-03-23
TO BUILD APARTMENT.

To the Friend Of the People:
have very desirable piece OF ground facing
three streets. half block from cars. which am
anxious to erect apartment house. As haven't
the money with which to start things can you tell
IL II is possible in Washington to get real
tate building to finance It for me. 1t seems
to II would be a good investment for them as
we'll myself MRS LAURA BLANCHARD.
Would advise you to get the advice of a repu-
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Mu'6nkGH
.Oay By Day
impressions:
bAGGeMsMhre
fb1aahaI,lt(!:j1I

NEW YORK. March 22.-Thc pass
ing of Bert Williams removes from
the Rialto one of its most unique
and best-loved figures. Few knew
him save through his unique stage
artistry, for, although Williams
white race, he chose to live among
those who represented the small
strain of negro blood in his veins.
He avoided the public glare. A
typical instance of his modesty was
shown in his automobile. williams
loved the color of red He had q
low-slung, flaming red car, gilt
tering with all sorts of doo-dsds.
Only late at night, when he left
the theater, would he use it-and
then he traversed the obscure high
ways.
The last time I saw MIN was when
he appeared at a special beneft
performance for stage folk in
midnight entertainment. His ap.
p6arance was the most conspicuous
Of the evening. when he had nm
ished he put on his street clothes
and slipped quietly around to u
flre escape, where, through a win
dow, he viewed his fellow artists.
He had the gift of making folk
laugh with Jumps in their throats.
His devotion to his longtime star
ring partner, Walker. gave an in
sight into his character. Walker
for two years before his mind was
completely clouded-was unable to
remember his lines, but Williams
would not appear without him.
When Walker became mental
incompetent Williams spent $3.50
week keeping him in the best quar-
ters of a sanitarium. Although
known as a sepia comique, he was
an actor of serious parts. He had
read deep of the classics, and his
library was carefully selected. He
once told a friend who importuned
him to essay serious roles that the
world would never take him seri-
ously.