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Future of Autos.
To the Editor The Washington Herald

To the Editor The Washington Herald:
What Is the future of the auto
mobile in the city? Not many years
from now. at the present rate of in
crease in the use of this vehicle. it
is not toe much to expect that there
will be one machine for every citi-
zen. AS it is now a pedestrian must
wait several minutes before he can
cross a street. This situation is
not improved much with the serv-
ices of a traffic. cop.
1t is interesting to delve into the
ethics of this problem: The pedes-
TRAN VS.. the aGtomobilist. An au-
tomobilist can. IL speeding at a GER
tain rate. stop pedestrian two
Is this right, inasmuch as the pc
dcstrian might be on as imports mt
a mission as a man in an automo-
bile? The automobilist has wide
range of speeds even in the city:
he can make up for lost time and
can lessen to a noticeable extent the
time OF travel from one point to an
other. The pedestrian, on the other
hand. has no appreciable> range OF
speed-his maximum is only four
miles an hour, and this is seldom
INDUCED in because of the energy
required to maintain 1t.
Suppose a pedestrian at Sixteenth
and r streets would yell or motion
tc another pedestrian at Sixteenth
and p streets not to cross the street
until he got by. Such a pedestrian
would surely be told to go to hell
instanter. The immediate reason
why a pedestrian can be held up at
a distance of two blocks by mo-
torist is because of the speed al
which the latter is travelling. The
motorist has many advantages over
the pedestrian. but not one whit OF
a Justification to impose on him.
City speed limit might be set at
four miles per hour as maximum
"a pedestrian doesn't mind going
around a machine, but IL is de-
cided nuisance to be hailed to stop
by a machine that is two blocks
away. Motorists would still bene-
At as they would get to their des-
tinations In a reasonable time and
that without having to work their
legs
incidentally. it would be almost
impossible for accidents to happen
IL the speed limit were set at four
miles an hour. Machines could
clash and yet hardly scratch each
other, but there would be few
clashes between machines or ma
chimes and pedestrians at this walk
ing speed.
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Plenty to Celebrate in U. S.

THE UNITED STATES has enough national
i holidays II does not need to borrow from
other nations. If there is need for an additional
occasion when orators practice their art an
excuse be found in the glorious pages of
American history. Not even our historic friendship
for France, which has been streaked with layers of
cynicism here and there for the past two years.
can justify the celebration of "Bastle day in this
country.
We hope that American Legion posts in the
District of Columbia and elsewhere do not make a
habit of this observance In France it is well
enough to observe the anniversary Of event in
the history of that country. Americans in Paris
would be justified in joining the natives in their
merry making But this is the United States
with birthday of its
The French celebrate July 4, if they wish
to, for entirely different If it had not
been for the American Declaration of Independence
there might have been Baste day. The old
;si still might be filled with political PRISON RS
1t was the inspiring example of the American colo
nists that stirred the French into action and made
them chop off the head of their worthless young
king and most of the loafers who basked in his
glory
We recognize that those who support the cele-
tration OF Bastille day have excellent motives.
They consider it symbolic of the mutual regard
of the two countries. But do not like to see
the custom established. We object to the observ-
ance of this day for the same reasons that we
should object to the celebration of the signing o.
the Magma Charta of the execution of King Charles
the First, of the Russian revolution or, OF the
evacuation of Ireland by the British army.
All of these events were significant in the his
tory of people. But they were not significant in
American history. We have own holidays.
Sometimes it seems that The observance of them
has become less marked. Any energy expended
in celebrating foreign holiday could be well used
up in celebrating own. To observe an event
in French history adds nothing to American
patriotism.
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The Mine Strike.

To the Editor The Washington Herald:
1 desire to comment on your edi-
torial in the issue of July IL. Goal
Strike Must Be Ended"
The miners have already won the
strike. and believe that their lead
ers know IT. The mines must be
opened and operated because the
country must have the coal. Who
is to mine the cial IL not the min
ers? II others were available. they
would be working now. There is no
compulsory labor in this country.
The miners will no doubt concede
some things for the sake Of peace
and a settlement.
The situation at present gives the
operators a chance to save their
faces" OF course. 1t is a good thing
to permit them to extricate them
would be uncharitable.
The only solution to the whole
problem Is to educate the men and
boys in our schools and colleges as
to the advantages OF a miners vo-
cation. They can be assured Of
three to four days work a week in
the mines Gin normal times) and
earn from $500 to 1900 per annum.
The vocation might be displayed by
propaganda. 1t is interesting work.
and a wonderful opportunity to as
sist in developing the natural re-
sources Of the nation. etc, and also.
for the aesthetic, the opportunity to
observe fossil formations.
T r. MANNING.
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GOOD record for economy was made by
~ the government departments last year. 1t
. - was, however only a beginning. There
is room for increased saving and increased efficiency
Everywhere. This always will be so long as gov
! eminent exists As soon as an administration halts
in it's search for further economy it is bound to
become inefficient.
This was the message that President Harding
tried to convey to bureau and department heads at
their second annual meeting, The President
earnestly is seeking to put more business in
the government Any Federal employee who fails
to cooperate. who clings to outworn and expensive
methods in defiant mood is a traitor to the best
interests of the country.
Bureaucracy is as much state of mind as a
system II is difficult for trained in the old
methods to see the good in methods devised
by men who study the situation with clearer vision.
But all government employees owe it to themselves
. to help the administration in its economy problem
-.wherever possible.
= 1t is not essential that a government employee
be loyal to any any party to do his best
to bring about efficiency 1t is necessary only that
he be loyal to his country. This, we believe, IS
all that President Harding expects
Both economy and efficiency, OF course, are
liable to be misunderstood and misapplied. There
are many instances where saving will prove
pennv-wisc and dollar-foosh But the object of
the administration, it seems, is not to create more
such instances but to eliminate those which have
crept into the machinery of government during
long period Of years. 1t does not strive after a
pCnurious policy 1t works rather to the end that
the nation be more generous to its employees
and less concerned about petty restrictions, the
enforcement of which costs money and binders
efficiency.
Eventually. useessly complicated procedure
and duplication of functions must be eliminated
from the government These are what raise the
costs of all proportion to what they should be.
These are what everyone should watch for and
neglect opportunity to weed out.
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No Friend of Prohibition.
To the Editor. The wa,hinrl

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
I have read with much interest
the letters appearing in the Open
Court and as / feel compelled to
disagree with Mr.. wilson's article
appearing yesterday. entitled Pro
hibition Popular" would apple
ciate 1t IL you will grant me a few
lines in reply. With reference to
the data furnished regarding de-
crease in arrests for intoxication
and admitting this point, / do not
see that can be regarded as absolute
proof that drinking is on the de-
crease. For one thing, the fine
previously charged was IS: now /
understand It has been increased to
SIS. This is a great persuader TO
do your drinking indoors. Now the
prohibitionists promised us empty
jails. On the contrary We have an
unprecedented crime wave. One
can hardly pick up the paper now
adays without seeing some new
murder or other outrage committed.
/ might remark for Mr.. wilson's
benefit that 1t is very amusing to
be called pro-liquor fanatics. The
word fanatic is generally taken to
mean a person intolerant of other
peoples views and / might say thar
the word fits better those who favor
prohibitory and intoIerant legisla-
ton.
Mr.. Wilson states that we would
not think of repeating the prohibi-
ton law as that would be extremely
detrimental to the public welfare.
This is absolutely without founda-
tion. When We stop to realize that
the Volstead act, which is a viola =
ton of the spirit Cf the old Con-
stitution. has thrown approximately
| 100000 men out of work and
helped to bring on these evil times
of unemployment, the repeal of this.
together with the Eighteenth
amendment would, be the greatest
blessing this country could have.
When l mention those out of en-
ployment / do not include those
heretofore employed in breweries
or saloons. l refer to the farmers.
who titled acres upon acres of bar
ley and other grains consumed in
the industry; to those employed In
mining the coal required; to those
who operated nearly 10000 freight
cars II these men should be re-
employed, the unemployment prob
lem would be practically solved.
Ask any railroad man or stock
holder whether the idleness o,
10000 cars affects him. So II
would seem that the prohibition law
itself and not the repeal thereof
is extremely detrimental to the pub
lie welfare. With the return of
light wines and beer which In
themselves are not harmful, the un-
employment problem would immedi-
ately take a turn for the better.
In conclusion. Wilt say that pro-
| hibition was put across all right
not by 100000 Americans, but on
them. s. r.
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ming to hop OF from Spitzbergen.
MAJ Gran has been idenrifed
with the onward march OF avia-
ton for twelve years. He was
one Of that pioneer band Of niers
who FIRST essayed TO defy death
by looping the loop-now consid-
cred simple rudimentary feat
in flying
Eight years ago. while serving as
lieutenant In the Norwegian
navy. he few across the North Sea,
the first TO make such a flight.
He commanded a British bombing
squadron in the world war and
when peace came retained his fiy-
ing toys and was ready 70 20 as
navigator with the Handley-Page
machine which prepared to attempt
a trans-Atlantic flight at the time
Capt. Alcock and Brown made
their nonstop flight The attempt
failed when the ship was wrecked
In Nova Scotia.
Gran knows the perils OF the
polar lands. He went 70 tbe
Antarctic regions twelve years ago
with the intrepid Scott and two
years later was with the party that
found Scott. who had perIshed IN
the Antarctic regions.
When FritJof hansen. of Norway.
was named governor OF spitzberren
Gran was named vice governor ana
held that post until DIR. Nansen re-
signed to direct relief activities In
Russia
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Wasting Time.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald;
1t has been the practice for some
years in the government service to
celebrate Flag Day and other pa
triotic holidays. Such practices
are out of the general line Of duty
and a waste of good time which
might be put to the governments
advantage. If such exercises are
to be practiced. then days should
be set aside for such practices and
not Interfere with the working
basis OF the departments.
I have heard that employees who
attended strictly to their duties
and did not participate in the ex-
ercises have been dismissed. and
others carried before chiefs of d.
visions. auditors or directors. and,
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ONE VESSEL SINKS.
TWO RUN AGROUND

NORFOLK. Va, July 14.-One ves-
sci was sunk and two others are
aground as a result of heavy squalls
that swept the Virginia and North
Carolina coast last night. Crews of
two of the vessels were rescued by
coast guards.
Cape Henry life savers were at
tempting to rescue a small fishing
sloop aground on the Virginia Capes
today.
The crew of the Amagsnsett was
rescued in surf boats just before the
vessel sank. about eight mi es south
west of Cobbs Island. near Cape
Charles. The sunken vessel is a total
loss, 1t is believed.
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ENGLISH alphabet, has the sound of soft nat or Or
which !. follow the letter { a. in wsitz when
l. .es i '1snd - o. n a. s. sSss. vsn
with this letter and the few In English oegin-
mostly Il. Creek fss 'g Ensiiss name Of this
Ter 10 zed and also isxard: In the unftsa st1tss
u is commonly called see" J. SMITH.
ONCE FAMOUS ATHLETIcs.
To the Friend Of People:
sG 1905 aha s rss the !. s: :: ne
tcorneus Macoiilieuddy) was manager.
GOV. sMALLs TRIAL
To the Friend Of the People:
Illinois, arrested and on what charges? Has his
trial come to bar. II 80, what was the verdict
He was arrested August 8. 1871 but was re,
mbezzlement Of 100000 Of state funds, an al
coo and an alleged plan to embe.zie, with other
ofhciais. 100000 interest on public funds He
has since been exonerated OF all charges
AsQUITH WAS PRIME MINISTER
To the Friend Of the People
Who prime minister Of England when
the world war broke out7 B. n. NJ
England then. Lloyd George was elected in ISIS.
SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT.
% Friend Of People;
What salary does President Harding rsssiysi
seventy-hve thousand dollars a year The
~ .saEy wa, SrisiasIly $4,000. This
sixty Congress further raised 70 present
figure. $4,000.
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THREATENS FIGHT
ON SENATE FLOOR

A bitter tight over the cotton flu
lures bill broke yesterday when Sem
ator Dial announced he would move
on Monday to discharge the Agricul-
ture Committee and carry the bin to
the floor Of the Senate.
The bill, according to Dial has been
In committee for more than a year
without receiving definite action.
thereby causing q loa OF millions
Of dollars to the cotton growers Of
the South"
ut 10 only fair TO the South" Dial
said. ''that the committee report the
bill favorably or unfavorsbly so that
the Senate may take action. / am
not going to allow II to be pigeon
holed IN committee"
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armies, not the
nation of navies,
but the nation OF
economic power.
Of prosperity at
home. of financial
reserve, of means
10 take care of
h o s e things"
'ays S e n a t or
Borah. Of Idaho.
1T behooves us,
I h e r . ( ore, not
only by reason OF
the call w h | C h
viii be made upon
as here in this
country. but by
r e a s o n of the
.nnditinn m, n \,
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a@NOIes'
Hl9Rng3
sArunDAx. yvlr n ,ssa

sArunDAY, yuLH H lszA
Hosr PRDfrTTvz INSECT
FoUuD AoAH N YLoRDA-
A colony Of protura. ths nsst
primitive Of all insects. has resent
~ been found In Florida. accord
ing to DR.. H. 4. Ewing. OF the q.
8. National Museum, VINO 10 him
self responsible for the identinca-
ton Of several species Of this mys-
terious creature about which sol
entists hold q wide range Of opin-
ion Some consider that IL 10 not
really an insect but q sort Of link
between the insect and earlier
forms.
The proturs has no eyes ana no
feelers. However. he uses the hrst
pair of his six legs for reaching
and RraspinG and the other four
for walking. This menacins stti-
tude Of the front legs 10 taken 60
mean that they prey on other forms
but just what they feed on. their
habits. how they reproduce. wheth-
Or they lay eggs or not. are un-
known
The one have here said Or.
Ewing. indicating an object under
his microscope. ia among the
smallest insects known. but the
largest grow 20 be ~ much az one
tenth Of an inch long. The body
grows out in telescope-like seq
ments. this being the only insect
known which Increases the number
OF segments with are. Usually tn.
I a.
The FIRST OF the species di.cov-
cred by r. silvestri In Italy in
1907. had no breathing tubes, but
more recent fndS have these tubes
so characteristic OF true insects.
The protura is fairly plentiful in
this country. having been found in
ten localities under bark and in
dead leaves and twiEs. The orici-
nal European ind was in dead
moss.
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MOVIE STUDIO
SILVER NINE.

About $4,000 ounces Of silver IL
shipped each month from Los An
geles. California. 20 the smelling
plant OF the American Smelling a.
Refining Co.. on San Francisco Ba~.
The ore 10 silver bromide aad
the mines" are the moving pictur
studios in Hollywood. and CnivCT-
sal City. according to the Engineer
ing and Mining Journal-Press OF
New York. The Aim on which Is
made the impression that repro
duces the picture on the screen is
coated with q compound contsinInE
silver. Thousands OF feet Of film
are used daily and much Of IL is
wasted. Likewise a great guam
tity of film 10 returned when rl-v~
out This discarded material is
burned and the ashes form t.e
"ore" that IL shipped to the
smelter. At the smelter II i
mixed with fresh silver from the
mines Of Nevada. California, and
neighboring States. and is re-
duced to bullion. The bullion is
sent east where. from some u IL.
new bromide is made and new film
is coated ready to be shot by the
camera man.
According to the American Con-
sui at Marseilles. France, there
! has recently been a remarkable in
vas!oh OF Moroccan grass-hoppe-s
in the region east OF the mouth or
the Rhone river
Chickens have no ring fingers.
The bones Of the birds hand Or
wing are three in number: those
corresponding 20 the lit:le fryer
and the ring finger Of the human
hand being absent. w.D.
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already In the
North on his way
20 Point Barrow.
Alaska TO make
= similar flight.
MAJ. Gran plans
TO fly from the
opposite direction.
however. pia n
In secret for
many months in
the hope that he
would be able TO
start before he
had TO compete
with any rivals.
N o ", however,
one OF his own
countrynpn- Ro-
-
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AMERICAN HEADS
ASTRONOMERS.

Prof. w. W. Campbell. director ~
the Lick Observatory. Mount Haml-
ton, California, was elected presi-
dent OF the International Astronom-
ical Union at its Rome meet ng
He will head this organization
which co-ordinstes the Astronomical
work OF the world until its nest
meeting at Cambridge. England. in
1928.
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Case of Papacy.

DO the Editor. The Washington Herald:
In your issue Of July Is, Charles
T. Schaffer's article entitled "Cleri-
cal Rulers" seems to me to bestow
undue historical credit upon the
head of the Papal empire. Entirely
disregarding the religious preroga-
tives of the Pope of Rome. the fol-
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l.MdifAEo
DalHISSAaMS

The adventurous blood OF the
Norwegian courses through the
veins Of Mai. Tryggve Gtan. the
latest man TO announce his inteu-
tions OF flying over the North Pole.
Gran has been arranging his pls
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DICTIONARY GIVES IZZARD.
Open Court letters bMezzerald
PEOPLES VIEWS ON CURRENT INTEREST A<s-

oommpninac Cons wlI M. ~ -
turned unless specific request FER such
return IL made and stamps inolosst-
Letters should be typewrittsn vhsn-
ever possible. Communications II.
tremsly difficult 70 read will not b
eonsidsred. No communications IiEnsd
s-ith hctitiols names Will Be- uap.-
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this long list Of literary tragedies In the others the
authors still were alive and could duplicate their
work. Here they have been dead for centuries
and there is not their equal among moderns.
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surrounds us throughout the world.
to conserve and reserve all the
financial and economic power that
we have in order to meet that
exigency when 1t comes"
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ss1Ml1zueMks@ah
NMM@Mlty

THE nation which will lead in
the future. which will control and
dominate. will not be the nation of
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one Trend slMle People
ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS


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NO RECIPR0ClTY WITH MARYLAND.
To the Friend Of the People.
New York man came to washington in his
car for several month"; stay HIS car carries
into Maryl as With his New York and District
s s. o e t b.s and Now
New York and Maryland have reciprocity agree.
him to tour into MaryIsnd. even though he carries
District tags? What is he 20 DOT He cannot get
M tags ana ssrfy tnss snd make use Of
his New York tags only? H j. B.
The proper thing for him to do would be to
remove his District tags. and register his New
expire Maryland and the District have had
s se sy.sm for 70 be
tion. New York tags however, are respected by
Maryland authorities.
BUssEs TO NEARLY TOWNS.
To the Friend of the People:
Where can get a list Of the autobus lines
that connect washington with surrounding towns.
with their schedules? X b. s.
have lines to Brandywine. Leonardtown. Hughes
vile; Mechanicsyille. Morganza waldorf La Plata
nS Sos aS oss. 1s. run tn
points in Maryland and virginia schedules and
terminals can be obtained from either the trac-
Union Station cherrydais and Arlington bus
lines leave Thirty-sixth and NJ streets northwest
at all hours
DICTIONARY GIVES IzzARD.
TO Friend OF the People:
In The Friend of the People" column OF The
an inquirer as to the PRONUNCIATION Of the letter
z. The Irishman who made the statement that 1t
is S the letter as the fonsowSg
worcester's unabridged dictionary will indicate:
"z. the twenty-sixth and last letter of the
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The Best Way to Save.

GOOD record for economy was made by
~ the government departments last year. 1t
was however, only beginning. There
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SENTENCED TO LEARN SPEECH
Five Boys Must Know Lincoln's
Gettysburg Grafton or Go to
Reform School.

Passaic, N. J.-Five boys who
amused themselves by throwing, stones
at trains and clambering about on
freight cars were sentenced by Re-
corder Barbour to leap Lincoln
Gettysburg address and be prepared ia
undergo a catechism on it unless they
wished to go to the reform school.
The eldest boy, John Haliniak, four.
teen years old, of Athena, was told
that when he reported back to the re-
corder in four weeks he must be able
to recite the address.
81 won't sentence you now, SAID
the recorder, but when you come
back here | want you to know some
thing about Lincoln's life and his great
address at Gettysburg Study 1t as
you would d lesson, and | will regard
80 points as a passing mark for youl
recitation. For every five points be-
low 80 l will send you to the reform
school for d year.
The boys left court TO get copies OF
the Gettysburg address with the. de-
termination to read it till they know
it by heart and also know what II
means.