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The Washington herald., 1922-03-24
The Treaty Vote.

TT is fateful day in American history. Before
another sun has risen, nincty-six Senators will
have decided whether this nation the richest
and most powerful in the world is ready to strike
hands on an agreement to foster true comfy be-
tween the leading powers, whether 1t prefers to
rear about its domain invisible but impenetrable
wall against those lands with whose representatives
its lately sat.
1t is fatefuI day. Opponents of the four
power treaty would have us believe it will alter
ward be regarded as fatal day. if their opposition
to ratification is overborne. And, from their stand
point as expressed for the worlds car, it will be
fatal day, all indications point. But that word OF
doom is upon only their lips.
Senator Lodge as active in defense of the
present document he in aggression against
portions of the brought back by Woodrow
Wilson from Paris, expresses absolute confidence
that the cause of the protreaty Congressman will
triumph. In cold figures, unless miracle shall
OCCUR before this afternoon when a vote will be
had ne and his associates already stand victors.
They declare the baloting will finally show sixty
five ayes and twenty-eight noes, more than the
two-thirds needed for passage
There is little to add editorialy to what has
been written since the pact made its appearance
upon the Senate floor From all the antagonstic
speeches to which the chamber has listened from
all the evidence of secret agreements" adduced
there is to be extracted enough OF truth
to beworthy paragraph. Doubtless, had agree
ment to vote been arrived at, the speechmaking
and revelations" would continue until the in
cessant word-repettion had bound the last Senator
in the cords of hypnosis-and still there would be
not enough for paragraph.
A passage from the debate OF yesterday will
illustrate this point One legislator charged that
the preamble and Articles / and II of the four
power pact pernicous in their implication
of United States involvement in armed quarrels as
the famous Article of the Versailles treaty. For
probably the hundredth time it was pointed out in
isted in the original agreement, the sting had been
drawn by the so-called Brandegee reservation,
sented to by President Harding, which sets forth
The United States understands that under the
statement in the preamble under the of
this treaty there is commitment to use armed
force no alliance, obligation to join in any
defense" Translated into French or Japanese it
reads just the same. And it will go through with
the treaty.
Whatever oratorical smoke-screens may be
thrown out in the last hours of debate whatever
further hair-splitting may momentarily divert at
tention from the true meaning OF the treaty and
the events leading to its formulation, it cannot be
concealed that Friday, March "a is a day of pro-
found import for the United States
We not about to enter cunning laryrinths
OF internatonalism set with snares OF mendacious
diplomacy, but making ready for the first lap up
the trail that leads to world understanding.
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ernment of the United States should
do its utmost to provide a decent
and as happy a life as possible for
their disabled. but when a reserve
officer has nerve enough to put
a statement in the public press
saying that he should be taken care
OF before an enlisted man IL is
TO laugh. and when he demands
more compensation for his injury
than is being paid TO an enlisted
man fo- the same, he should be
classed with the profitee-s.
ONE WHO KNOWS THE CALIBRE
OF RESERVE OFFICERS.
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Lorenz-ing Byron.

"yHAT would have been Richard III without
w. his hump, Dr. Johnson without his drops-
cal strabiliousness Garbald without his red
shirta The mind recoils from an arbitrary remold-
ing that would deprive them of characteristics so
distinctive.
And it does from the idea of posthumously
curing Lord Byron of his clubfoot Nevertheless
that IS just what English cinema producers have
determined to do. And the psychology of the mass
IS at bottom of it. The inclusion of the deforrrrty
would remind spectators of Charlie Chaplin, per-
haps. and get laugh" Than which nothing could
be more disastrous. ...
The English producer, says the New York
Times confessed himself nonplussed by the ia
nous cubfoot. If he were TO make it at all prom-
nent, he says the audience would be sure to laugh
so he has decided 10 suppress it. Presumably he
knows the psychology OF the movie crowd Even
in the loftier sphere of what is coming to be called
the 'speakies' certain words-as damn HE'LL and
'plumber-are inevitably comic. But eSponents of
Freudisn psychology will be scandalized.
without the limp. they say, Byron would have
been normal English notwithstanding of a
poet, perhaps. and man OF action but GER
tainly not the meteoric genius that astounded
Europe and made the aged Goethe freshen up his
laurels, 1t the clubfoot that rendered his
proudly sensitive nature morose and cynical. From
Childe Harold to Manfred the Byronic heroes have
all a spiritual limp. Then too if the poet, had
been steady-going land-goer he would never have
been bothered to perfect himself as swimmer
rivallingthe feat OF Leander at the HeIIsspont Fl
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annoyance. used to like your
American bars, and now I find that
part of the hotel. once full OF
friendly, smiling groups. waste of
tables, and they tHll me none come
to dance any more.
"The kill-joy spirit exists in Eng
land, too. but 1 think we are slowly
getting back to normal apprecia-
ton of the pleasant things of life.
Suppression of all mans natural in
stincts is like sitting on the safety
valve of the race.
I'm London there was a strong ef-
fort TO prevent us from drinking
wine with our suppers. There was
also a movement to forbid cabaret
performances - perfectly decent
shows, you understand. And finally
there was concerted attempt to
keep us from playing cards in our
own clubs, to outlaw the game of
poker. The police were to invade
the clubs and make arrests of poker
players-oh, I assure you, the police
got very grandmotherly, indeed.
Now. have never played poker
in my life, but took great pleasure
proposed reform, and I may say we
won our point. Also. we now have
wine with our suppers.
1--WE were all so keyed up during
the war. On the one hand we gave
everything we had: on the other.
we were Historically gay. Every
ones motto was. One more good
time before we die Now, IT'S per-
fectly natural. this general discom-
fort. gloom. bad nerves. grouchiness,
.unhappy memories.
Then. too. the nonthinking peo7
pie believed that when We had won
The war we should be so much bet
ter off. As matter. OF fact. we're
all worse off. We are being taxed
to death. II get thousand
pounds for story. ! give half up
in taxes. It's no wonder some of US
Aes% f>>l Ui->. s-~-isAar Js.lA parfiAs -
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OLD COINS AT PREMIuoM.
To the Friend the People;
old coins II n IA
w. Ky writing to the Director OF the Mint
which premiums are 'S offered @ BY the government a
coes are arc also people who have collections Of
snd , Institution has collection Of coins
The following is the address asked for: B. Il
1oiiihs' i'oS' street northwest.
A FAMILY TANGLE.
10 the Friend OF the People,
oo,.,1. II my father and another father are nrst
cousins, cousins, what kin am to the other fathers
e"'iaren' What kin am to the other v father? f4T
(A) Third cousin. OBJ Second cousin
WORDS AND DICTIONARIES.
To the Friend of the Peoples
persons vocabulary is determined BY selecting
w9Tds from S,Gk Get9nsEy.lf not hsw + de-
dictionary. Many people who have never seen
gained largely naH through ass 5, This is
increased through use OF dictionary.
NO SPECIFIC PREMIUM =
To the Friend Of the People:
Is there premium on the following big
pennies: 1884 and 1Si5; half-penny 1928?
ing their condition. You would have to submit
VALUE OF LINCOLN PENNIES
To the Friend Of People,
through Column IN the The aTn
have quite few Lincoln pennies dated
what is their value? A. L. A READER. anu
Neither the Treasury nor professional coin
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the cabinet-premier. FIRST lord OF
the admiralty, foreign secretary. and
others
He has servV1 as chief secretary.
respectively. for Ireland and Scot
land.
Balfour's leadership OF the Brit
ish arms delegates has been hailed
as wonderful.
Balfours became a leader in the
house OF commons in 1891 and con-
unued to rule that body until artsr
the Boer war.
He is 70 years old. but despite
his age Is exceedingly active. He
Is a bachelor.
During the war Balfour headed
the hrst British delegation TO
America, and his achievements were
hailed in England. where honors
were heaped upon him.
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know why Karl. il he is broke
doesn't go to work.
Well, why doesn't he? Simply
because the people who for the
moment, at least. are in the saddle
won't let him work. And The Her
aid and the Public Ledger won't
let him work. but they want &c
know, why doesn't he go to work
When The Herald says that. IL
means why doesn't he dig bitches
or carry a hod, or bootleg. or make
a book? The answer is easy. when
the host of bartenders, suddenly
with their occupation removed went
behind soda fountains, IL was be-
cause they were trained in only
that line. Karls line is the king
business.
i take il that Karl is the resi-
duary legatee of all his forbears,
and. unless he was juggled at birth,
behind Karl are hundreds of years
of ruling ancestors, none of whom
were buffers, as history shows.
Karl has demonstrated on two
occasions that he desires to go to
work at his regular occupation. to
wit: King of Hungary. There is
nothing, per Sc, criminal about that
The. Hungarians are partial to it.
1t is hard work. There is none
that requires more tact. Hungary
is not burdened with the demo-
cratic tradition that simply because
a man comes OF a line of known an
cestors who amounted to something,
he is therefore a scoundrel, Karl
may not pretend to worship the
horny-handed son of toll. as is our
election practice, but he has
likely inherited a genius for gov
erning the horny-handed.
II is not fair to Karl to put him
on some out-of-the-way island and
tell him to work or starve. Neither
is it funny, nor is il new.
LIE ROY A. RAIDER.
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naly. il he had been quite secure in physical per-
fcction, he would never have taken the trouble to
breaR the hearts Of many adorers, bringing
down upon his head the rage and scorn Of the
British matron at fhe time when her rage and
scorn were most devastating.
"In America, it is feared. the Byronic movie
will encounter further obstacle in the censorship,
which has maintained the tradition of the British
matron and, in fact perfected it. Divestcd of his
physical limp this hero OF the silver screen
will also need to be divcsted of his moral apses.
Doubtless the prohibtionists will turn their atten-
ton TO the brandy and soda that figured largely
in the life of this lordly Don Juan. What remains
may be an iplpcccably romantic hero-precscly
the creature the Freudian psychologers construct
with the subtraction of the limp. But they, of all
people, will be dissatisfied with the result. And
that counts, for matters stand they appear
10 outnumber the movie public,
The Washington herald., 1922-03-24
BUILD PLANT TO MAKE
STEEL DIRECT FROM ORE

A plant for the production OF
steel direct from iron ore has just
been completed and partly shipped
70 France from a large steel max
ing and engineering frm Of Shef-
neid, according to Information
reaching here. This plant is built
70 specincattons Of French met
sllurgist. N Basset. who believes
ne has at last solved the problem
OF eliminating the blast furnace in
manner that permits Of economi-
cal steel production by the direct
process
The engineering firm, Edgar Al
len & Co. have been under obliga-
tons TO their French client TO re-
spcct the secrecy OF his discover.
ana they did this with such success
that Sheffield remained in complet,
Ignorance OF the work upon which
1 the firm had been engaged f.r
many months. The trsnsportatiop
OF part OF the completed plant
1 attracted a good deal OF attention
as under existing conditions or
Sheffield Industry IL is unusual for
a train OF twenty-nine cars. fifteen
OF them specially designed TO r.
ceiNe their load. 10 leave a single
7 firms siding. Two powerful loco
]
mass of machinery. 4 prominent
| feature OF the load was a dozen
( or SO cylinders. varying in diam
eter between ten-foot and twelve
foot. and a number OF massive
cast steel riding rings measuring
/ or so cylindc varying in diam
| eter. weighiHL eight tons each.
This huge consignment represented
the first installment. about one
third Of the total, of the plant that
! Is to be erected in France for the
| production of the steel by NJ. Bas-
sets new process
II is understood that the basic
principle Of the prOceSg is some
what akin TO the rotary kiln OF a
cement works. Into revolving
4 cylinders some 200 feet long the
ore is projected and as It trsverses
the length Of the cylinders il will
be fired with pulverized coal. The
cylinders will, OF course. have rr-
fractory Innings. ard when work
ing Will weigh about 400 tons each.
Engineers consider it ironical that
sheffield. the home of the renter ol
the steel trade OF the world. should
have been entrusted with the con-
structiCn Of a plant which aims at
'"'olrri"niZir~ modern steel max
irG and which may eventually
cause the scrspping Of present-day
plants.
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back to England
recently. T h c
popular author OF
a b out seventy
novels, including
The Great I'm
personation" and
THE Mysterious
Mr.. Sabin," also
expressed annoy
ance at American
prohibition.
The American
coktail used to be
the passport to
gaiety," he said.
You have ban
ished 1t. / have
gathered prohi-
bition means not
n-4hfhfNia hItf
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GCheEeyuAas
ScienITc
Notes
QnfCon1me1f
FRIDAY. MARCH "a. iss2-

FRIDAY. MARCH "a. isez
..IsssstrfsI Jspsss WIN be the .us-
ject OF the illustrated lecture by
J. Paul Goode before the Ma
tional Geographic Society. New
Masonic Temple Auditorium. to-
day. l:l5 o'clock and S:15 O'Clock.
-studie Practice Of Portrait Light
ings." by VIII H. Towles. will be
the subject OF an address before
the Federal Photographic Society,
Towles Studio, 1890 Connecticut
avenue tonight, 9 o'clock.
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tion OF Bslfours
services as chief
Of the British del
egation.
d alf our did.
however. RECEIVE
the Order Of the
Garter frcsn King
GeorES after he
nad previously re-
fused the honor.
The fam o U 5
Scotch statesman
for the past quar-
ter of a century
has taken a lead
ing part in the
8 ate AFFAIRS OF
Britain. He has
held practically
eyar. .a-af11Tn -
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WHO'S WHO
THE DAYS NEWS

Arthur J. Balfour, one, o. the shin
ing lights in British public life, has
just refused a peerage for the
fourth time. His last refusal fol-
lowed his return from the Wash
ington arms conference. King
George made the offer in recoCn'-
The Washington herald., 1922-03-24

Strange are the titles OF impressionist pic
lures. But when Washington restaurant
hangs a canvas covered with brilliant hamingoes
with the legend "One-half Bushel of Steamed
Oysters, 60 Cents the limit seems to have been
reached.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-24

We needn't fear for the safety OF our coun-
try in the event of another war. Congress has
demonstrated its ability to slash an army to
pieces and therefore be relied upon to do
our. slashing in the next emergency
The Washington herald., 1922-03-24

Philadelphia has protested against being
made the brunt of paragraphers' squibs where
in it has been exposed as sleepy municipal
ity but what are we going to do when one of
its citizens calls at the White House and asks
to see President Wilson?
The Washington herald., 1922-03-24

Professor Kirsopp Lake, Of the
Harvard Divinity School, claims
that the history taught in the
United States savors too much of
propaganda as an exercise In pa
triotism. He wants pupils to be
told the truth about American HIS
tory and TO know the good wrought
by other countries as well as our
own.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-24
FISHES PROVE ANCIENT
PANAMA CANAL

A recently completed study OF
large collection Of marine fishes col
lected on both the Atlantic and
Pacific shores OF Panama before the
canal was dug indicates quite con
Clusivelv that in comparatively re-
cent geologic time here was a
passageway from ocean TO ocean
where the isthmus now stands OF
$40 different species of fishes taken
in the Investigation. 7s were found
on both sides Of the narrow strip
Of land
v OF the fishes on both sides
of the isthmus which are consiG-
cred scientifically distinct are.
nevertheless very closely related
al doubtless have been derived
from common ancestral pecies The
Notifications in external appear
?nce, habit or anatomy which haya
been sufhc ent to cause them to L.
recognized by the systematisi as
different species. have probably re
suited from the different nsn:.,r
OF life each assumed after the
throwing Of the dividing lana.
on the Atlantic coast the bottom
is deep and rocky while the PaCin
shore is shallow and sandy. TIL
adaptation Of tho fish 10 a new en-
vironment would be sufficient t.
cause the notifications noted in tn,
closely related specie.
While the commercial fisheries or
Panama arc insignificant at this
time. there appears to b great pos
sibtlities for a profitable fisheries.
particularly on the Pacific Coast 1t
Is claimed that the people Of the
isthmus arc less wasteful Of fishes
than the people of the United
States. as nearly all specie ur fish.
including sharks and skates, are
utilized as food.
Selenium is used universally Tor
coloring red signal glasses OF
American RAILWAYS and TONS NJ fh-s
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CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE.
Open Court Letters to The Herald
Other Peoples Views OH Curen Events

cemmuniestiens will not be returned
unless specific request for such return 10
made and stamps inclossd-
letter. should be typevritten vhsa-
ever possible. Communication sxtrene-
ly difficult TO read will not b oensidstsd-
No commuuioa tions signed with tetittous
names win Be used
The Washington herald., 1922-03-24

The powers grieving over the declina-
ton OF the United States to attend the Genoa
conference. We used to feel the same way
when we couldn't lure most prosperous
neighbor into game of poker.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-24

Spring is here, It's true, but what's the
use? The park benches have been freshly
painted and the sun won't come out to dry
them.
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TIMELY VIEWS ON
WORLD TOPICS

The world is suffering from kat
zenjammer. declared f. Phillips
Oppenheim. shortly before sailing
The Washington herald., 1922-03-24

The value OF nickel has increased. man
yesterday got three wrong numbers for jt
which he dropped into telephone slot.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-24

The 65-year-old gentleman who wed the
23-year-old school ma'am will find himself in
the kindergarten class when it comes to arguing
with her.
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aaesiers nave AZ yet offered q premium on eh"
PEARLS In OYSTERS.
To the Friend Of the People:
wn.y. VIII Ia. you kindly answer these s 9Sei.'Ga raw
oyster? IL is about the size Of my little hngeI
shaped What ts vsiuee 'S' To wSst eelIeeser
whom could sell a $40 Confederate DBL wen
A. EWING meMIcHAEI.
An authority informs that the chances OF
Very few pearls secured from oysters in this
locality are Of any value, he says Would sqviss es
this city. This hrm viii place a valuation on the
pearl pear aId providing 4 is good i,n SnH viii prom
SHfe1 S at 5ISS street w buy the
@FTFTY-FoUR, FORTY on FIGHT"
To Friend Of People:
Forty Fight? MRS S. W. D.
Ffty,1Sur: Forty Or Fight" os. was ar. cry
cussion by those who disapproved Of yielding our
claims to the territory short Of 81 degrees 80
and the Pacific Ocean
REMOVING INK STAINS.
How can ink stains be removed from rug?
Moisten the stains with a little vinegar and
The coiored ink and ali other organic coiOrs on
the rug will be remoyeS fS IL 9Th the rug is Soored
which about per cent Of o&alic acid has been
added.
CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE.
10 Friend OF the People:
Has the name Of the famous Royal Northwest
Mounted Police been changed?
The Royal Northwest Mounted Police became
the Royal rOSe evnd IN PcSmSer
famous barracks at Regina TO Ottawa
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PEARLS In OYSTERS.

dealers have al yet offered q premium on this
issue Of Lincoln pennies.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-27

Mrs. Nicholas Miller was called to
Oakland tha ldsf Of the week on ac
count of the death Of her niece, Mrs.
Myrtle Chapman Pierce, Mrs Pierce
was The widow OF Clarence Pierce at
one time the Principal of the local
iligh School. and had many friends in
Town, Who sYmpathize deeply with the
5ereayed family in their orrow. Mrs.
Pierce leaves tive children, son, and
daughter.
Mrs. Wallace William returned re-
Gently from Epping. y. H.. where she
was called by the death OF her mother.
very interesting meeting of the
Village Improvement Society was held
at the Library last Thursday after
noon. The hostesses were, Mrs. Edith
JoneJ and Mrs. Edna Emmons and
their subject, THE Moving Picture
Industry" The hostesses gave Il very
interesting program and afterwards
served delicious refreshments Of ice
cream and cake.
DODLIN DISTRICT
o. H. Stevens and son, Mearl visit
Ell his sister, Mrs. A. S. Goodrich. in
Oakland Sunday.
Fred Tobey has had lightning rods
put on his building recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Foss. Of Canaan
were callers at A. \. Stevens. Satur-
day
Auction Sale Western Horses Wat
sons stable. Skowhegan. Friday l pm.
Master Emery Taylor is visiting his
grandfather. Lucious Wilder, for a
time,
Mrs. Vera Perkins was the week
end guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
=. II. Rowe, in Smithfeld.
Miss Doris Chapman is boarding
with Mrs O. H. Stevens and going to
school.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-27
WEST ST. ALBANS

King Winter and Queen Spring
seem to be quarreling as to who shall
reign over the weather and by the
snowstorm in the latter part of the
week and cold weather since, think
Winter is still here.
Auction Sale Western Horses. Wat
sons stable. Skowhegan. Friday pm
Mrs. Frank Heath, who has been
doing the work for Mrs. Charles Will
bur during her illness, returned home
Monday. April 18th, Mrs. Wilbur being
able to get along alone.
Willis Welch was in Oakland. Mon
day. April "a. He expects to leave
for Portland this week. where he will
have work in a shovel handle factory.
Mrs. WEIGH will go later.
POND SCHOOL
Pond School. taught by Irene Libby
reports the following az having per-
feet spelling for the week ending
April 21 Dorothy Libby s, William
Braley s, Howard Gray 6, Myron Wopd
6, Margaret Buker 3. Ernest Wood 4,
John Braley g. Althea Morrow 3. Hilda
Buker 8, Evelyn Morrow /, and Cliff
ford Hunt l.
Mr. Clifford visite1 school Tuesday
afternoon.
Our frogs eggs changed to lively
little polliwogs Wednesday and we
have a dozen of the livelest ones that
we shall watch grow to frogs. 1t is
very interesting.
We have all read and heard about
community spirit and loyalty to
schools. etc, and we also read about
what has been done along those lines
in other places, SCI can Pond School
boast of the friendship it has among
ita parents and friends. On Friday
Mrs. Fred Finson. Frank Heath, AL
mon Gilmore and Carl Tozier, all with
teams, and Frank Hollister and Alton
Morrow came, to the school grounds,
removed all the large rocks, and filled
up the holes. also did some more on
the grading of very rough piece on
the front of the yard that the boys
began last year Frank Libby came
in the afternoon and assisted with the
blowing of big rock which could
not be moved otherwise, the same
causing quite a bit of excitement
among the pupils, some of them never