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The Washington herald., 1922-08-05

NEW YORK, Aus There IL
bewitching beauty about conss
Island at night with the .miiiions
ofslishts tracing che ferris wheels.
caves and stucco minareu and
towers. All the SNOWY tawdriness
is blotted out and cpley becomes
a dazsitns fairylInd sof light ahd
gaiety.
When the moon rides high the
white sand OF the beach gives on
phosphorescent glow and there
10 magic charm to the sapphire
splendor OF the sea. coney's chief
asset. however, Is the thrills il fur
nishcs to the weary caIff dweIlers.
Timid folk shed their inhibitiohs
and flock to the death -defying
thrillers with fever bright eyes.
The average daily half.million at
tendance furnishes material for
thought for psychologists who pratt
tie OF the repression and the COM
plex- The weakling becomes
daredevil and the stern business
man a prankish boy.
On Surf avenue 10 n booth 'filled
with shelves Of china. Don't break
up your own home Break up
ours!" shouts the. bailyhoo and for
10 cents one may have the barbaric
pleasure OF smashing dishes with
wooden balls. 1t IL the haunt of a
welI-known captain of finance.
Perhaps the most popular amuse-
nanf Ennnxr L. h. ~
a contrivance that sends mechan nj
cal horses racing around grooved
tracks. No one knows who will
win--not even the 'concessionaire.
for 1t Is SO arranged that horses
viii shoot forward and fall back
unexpectedly.
taking. On one the patron In
fastened in, a barrel and whirls up
and down dizzy slide. over a ciiff
and on to a spring board where he
Is catapulted miraculously into a
huge pool. 1t is thrill even for
the spectators.
4 The slides. human roulette wheels
and bump the bumps throw their
human loads into the air with
whoops OF joy and the rush OF
Niagara. Nobody cares about dig
nifty. The brakes of conventions
are off. Coney Island is the hoop
la spirit carried to its zenith.
In the Times Square district 10
hotel that is pstronized chiefly
by the Tenderloin herd that lives
by its w.ts-conidence men. wire
tappers. sellers of spurious stocks
and the like. The mana agement
takes no chances. Each guest must
pay daily for his room and tickets
are sold for the meals. 1t is about
the only hotel In town that hasn't
a telephone in every room. There
Is lip-locked defiance about the
clerks and the West Indian hall
and elevator boys. One feels that
the Damoclean sword is liable to
fall any second. No one seems to
be up until noon and then they
scurry through the lobby and out to
neighborhood telephone booths.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-05

DATE OF LAST MA FIRE IN BALuMoRE.
To the yriess Of fhs fsepie;c
=, .what, was the data Of ~ last big Bs,simore
July Is. 1870. the burning Of oil tanks and
ii%: s:ts. sssSs. ::v;5., 8 sS sss
I sHoPMEx TAKs UP KNIrrING.
To the Friead Of the People;
], I have been siven 10 understand that some.
into ne knitsins ,susinsss.' Is mere any truth
due. n Il: On sss:, ssG:y q. ss' %
hood q Msintsssnes q way Emp.oyees and Rail
way Shop iAborers announced the purchase by
sa n q e ana cont
York state: Mhether Of moi they have succeeded
ii BIoGRxPHY or HAMILTON HOLT.
Toithe Friend Of the People: 80
Kindly publish under Friend pr the People the
biography Of Hamilton Holt E. B. p. !.
ON H.%s1 1R ws ser r. e.SSsy
and Mary Louisa tBowsn); A. B.. Yale. 1884; post
graduate studies in socioiogy ana economies. Co
iege Pennsyiysnis. 1915: Lit D.. worcester Col.
bS Isgs 1910; s IL B. wlDerfoses t unyersisy 1920;
managing editor. 1ss7-1s13; editor and owner 1913
1921: consulting editor. the Independent; trustee
tor or-charman Peace Union Congregational Church
extension board. League to Enforce Peace; presi-
dent American, Scandinavian FoundatIon: member
eiety International Law. Japan Society of New
York, Itaiy-America Society, Poland d-America So
American society The Pilgrims. National Institute
OF Social Sciences Friends OF Russian Freedom
simrlihed spelling board. Committee Of 100" Com
The Washington herald., 1922-08-05
False Economy.

wv HEN Congress slashes; District budgets
w 1t accomplishes an insignificant amount
OF real economy Pennies saved ono year render
necessary the expenditure of dollars few years
hence This year it will be necessary ior the
District Commissioners, with the most rigid ccon-
oriy possible in view, TO ask for more than S3r-
oooooo-the lasgest budget ever submitted by the
District, They have been forced to cconomze
unwisciy in the past They now must repair the
damage. !
The school aud road building programs arc
behind schedule because of ill-considercd efforts
TO save insignificant amounts. An effort must be
made to bring these up to date Nothing was
saved this year or. last by cutting down the
amounts asked for. The budget this year, con-
s'dering the amount of work to be done, seems
conservative, Every item, it is to be presumed
has been considered carefully by men who are in
the best position to judge lust what is needed
The Washington herald., 1922-08-05
A Veteran Speaks.
the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
enlisted soon after America
entered the world war. was wounded
In action, was in the service more
than two years, was treated in hos
pitfalls overseas and in this-country
(seven in alD. underwent vocational
training and am now working. /
feel, because of my experience, ]
am qualified to speak of some OF
the postwar problems of the ex-
service man.
have followed much that has
appeared in your widely read paper
and have been particularly inter-
ested in two of your correspondents
letters: Disabled" and "Ameri-
cana" The former took the Ameri-
can Legion to task for its failure
to throw its full force into cam
paign to reform the intolerable
conditions that exist under Its very
nose in the Veterans Bureau, for
refusal to bring and continue pres
sure to force action on the latest
Sweet bill which would favor those
who have been in the hospitals from
one 10 four years and compel the
nurses to extend the ordinary
everyday courtesies to patients by
addressing them as Mister" and
clear out the hospitals Of a species
of malingerers who are hanging on
and keeping out OF the hospitals
really deserving cases. My expert
ence has convinced me he is utterly
right in each Of his contentious.
! defy anyone to point out
private corporation or public insti-
tuition that permits such. inefficien-
cy and indifference as the 1900
employees Of the Veterans Bureau
are permitted to deal out to those
who cannot help themselves. The
officials of the legion know of these
conditions but are too busy with
bonus propoganda Z compel q house.
cleaning. BY letting the Sweet bill
slumberi a pigeon hole the legion
is defying the orders Of its three
conventions which ruled Disabled
first."
1t would require but, an order
from Col Forbes TO insist that
nurses learn and practice ordinary
civilities. to patients instead OF
shouting at them In way that
would lead to believe the hospitals
were built for the nurses rather
than the veterans.
AS to the 'gold.brickers" who
hang on. satisfied with compensa.
ton chselks and lacking enough am
billion to ret ont and hustle. no one
L
The Washington herald., 1922-08-05

most of our rivals extend subsidies
in one form or another in aid OF
their shipping ...
1T is vital that We should carry
a decent share OF our commerce in
our own ships. To do so would be
to the great advantage of all the
! business and agricultural interests
Of the United States. We want TO
sell goods all over the world. The
best salesman Is an American ship
as she drops into the foreign port.
"A reasonable subsidy would be
paid back to us many times over
In the increase which 1t will bring
in demand for American manufac-
lures and agricultural products.
To-day we are in. ridiculous
position. We have a fine big mer-
chant feet, but we cannot operate
it. A large portion of IL 1t held up.
deterioratinc. Lets put il to work.
There is another phase of this
question We should think of. 1t is
the part merchant marines play in
the national defense. A navy alone
cannot fight a great war upon the
sea: 1t must be supported by
large numbers OF auxiliaries. manned
by men accustomed to the sea,
Witness the great strength of Great
Britain In this matter.
THE grand feet could not have
accomplished its task In the great
war without the cooperation Of
the British merchant marine. Our
navy will need that same kind of
support. Without 1t. we would be
tremendously handicapped in any
preat strurale
The Washington herald., 1922-08-05
Abolish Hanging in District.

"ILLIAM H. MOYER, general superintend-
w ent of District Of Columbia penal institu-
tons. doubtless is the best qualified man
in Washington to speak upon disciplinary methods
as applied to prisoners Men and women immersed
IN all conditions OF crime come vnder his attention
daily
Consequently, his annual report contains much
food for thought. OF especial significance is his
observation on executions by hanging. This. it
must be remembered, comes from the man who has
most to do with all District hangings;
During the year one execution by hanging
took place at the jail. As deterrent capital,
punishment is of doubtful value. Whatever of
value it may have had is practically destroyed
by de'sy and uncertainty Of the operation of the
la,rS E~-cuton by hanging is especially abhor-
.e.A II has come down from time when it
was believed that the best way to prevent crime
WAS to. n'aEe the punishment more horrible
than the crime. Under the present condition
OF public sentiment if dog killed
by hanging the public would promptly show
righteous indignation at the wanton and
unnecessary brutality, but when the victim is
a human being the public winks at it. II execu-
tons are necessary for proper. protection Of
society it would that only the most hu-
name method should be used. and that only
unta better method Of dealing with this
class of criminals be adopted. o..
Few States in the Union, as matter OF TACT,
are not ahead OF the District Of Columbia in this
respect The gallows has been abolished every
where, in some States they have the electric chair
generally conceded to be the most merciful method
OF ending human life Some have gone to still
further extremes. Nevada letha gas Utah,
Is was recently illustrated by the execution of a
former District man, gives the condemned his
choice between hanging and much more merciful
fate-shooting
Hanging. Mr. 'Moyer observes never was
devised as merciful method OF ending life 1T
was first used in days when the chief intent was to
set terrible example-to the utmost possible
suffering before death. In those times executions
were turned into public carnivals. Folks came in
hordcs from miles around whenever a gentleman
was scheduled to be jered into eternity at the end
OF a hempen cord. Probably the masters OF the
stage racked their brains provide as good show
as possible for the benefit of the public. Somebody
was hanged every often. whether guilty or not,
in order to provide this sort of entertainment
Yet, in the Capital OF the United States the
same old methods still in use Washington still
remains i'll medaeval atmosphere in this respect.
Many who have watched executions at the District
jail have protested later that the condemned men
underwent unnecessary suffering-suffering which
could have been prevented if the District owned an
electric chair .- -- ....s. ~. s.-
But as Mr.. Moyer says I'VE still kill men by
a. method which. if used on dog, would bring
about a tremendous public protest" Why not start
now TO remedy the evill 1t will take time to have
the laws changed and the sooner Washington
citizens add their voices to Mr.. Meyers protest
the better
The Washington herald., 1922-08-05

has anything but scorn. The legion
could well show its good faith by
cooperating with the Bureau 10
Danish these scum Of the service.
Then comes Americana" with q
dozen reasons favoring the bonus.
He says the bonus will not buy
his patriotism. No one ever said
IL would. Change his opinion of
grafters. No one ever wanted IL
to. Let him forget the bonus ito
the dear clock-watching. crochet
ing clerks after a period of four
years" Surely IL this is a wrong
he would not right IL by simply
adding to the list of bonus-getters.
Incidentally this f. one of the
strongest arguments either for
sbolishing the clerks bonus or
granting one to the veterans. but
the legion boosters have failed to
grasp IL. He says he cannot for
get all the colonies and majors"
who jumped to Washington and be-
trayed the country by grating. II
he knows OF all" or a single SOL
itary one OF these he should send
the name to Attorney General
Daughety. who would pay him as
an agent for the prosecution.
Further he says a bonus would not
change his opinion Of the Senators
and Congressmen who vote that a
certain Senator from Michigan"
should be seated. This. as is evident.
is not clear as a vote for or against
the bonus would have no bear
ing on the Newberry case. Finally
he states the bonus would not ease
the horrors Of war. In this ! agree
with you. buddy" but what argu-
ment is IL for or against the bonus
On the side OF the bonus he says
ii would help him out of debt. In
his case and in others he is prob
ably right. but let him go TO any
veteran hospital in the land land
| have been in them) and find how
many men who have been receiving
$50 a month. aside from their lodg-
ing. meals. baseball and theater
tickets. and find how many of them
today have enough money 20 carry
them to their homes. presuming
their homes are 100 miles from the
hospital, or TO even buy a SUIT Of
clothes today? Basing his judg-
ment on the vast majority of the
oVsNVV osedOitN NOtE hC ~ ros
the bonus would be used as PROPER
ly as he individually intends to use
Il?
He says the bonus would make
IL possible for him TO compete with
those who claimed exemption from
service. Now let him ask how much
real good In putting him on a bus
mess basis would SIS every three
months covering a period of nearly
two and a half years actually do
him
He lets the cat out when. after
saying the b-nus would help him
pay his debts that he would attend
parties on roof gardens to show
how others enjoyed themselves.
How long does he think the bonus
would last on roof gardens2
J. w. J.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-05

mittee New York municipsi campsisns Of Dos
e.: ~ss
soy.l Roy order q e:orss 1918 tSSssssl ,sss- scs.
Of the Crown Of Italy: chevaiier Legion Of Honor
tFfance). Lectured consderabiy throughout the
Journalism. Yale 1911; visited allied battlefroats
ss tuest o. American. Britsh French Beletan and
sentative OF the League Enforce Peace at peace
conference at Versailles. 1918. He is a member Of
ns Ausn5 and ss SsnS Ss sa
review He now live. in New York,
ADDRESSES OF WATCH COMPANIES. -
4 To the Friend Of the feopie; 7.
Please give the address OF the Hampden
Watch Msnufscturius Company? WIN N. d.
There is no such firm listed in Thomas Direc-
tory OF American Manufacturers. but we will give
YOU the names Of several reputable watch making
are. : Illinois watch Company. Springfield. IN:
street. Boston. Mass; Gruen watch company Nc
MILAN and Iowa streets. Cincinnati. Ohio and the
Eska Manufacturing Company. 3il w. Redwood
DEALERS IN SCHOOL BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
To the Friend Of the People: -,
2 II practicable kindly inform me OF the names
and addresses of several Eastern manufacturers
dealers, in school books. supplies. etc who
rage permanent representatives on established
basis I'm Nebraska and vicinity. selling TO school
districts and superfntendents- A. v. r.
The answer to your question is long to
print in this column. but II you sent a self-ad-
dressed stamped envelope we will send you the
wish 10 Correspond AS TO their distributing poli.
cies. know nothing. but II applying for a posi-
tion It would be best to write to them.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-05
Too "Nasty Nice"
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
In a recent article in the Open
Court the eficiency Of a lady clerk
was called into question because
she was observed by q rival when
she was boarding a street car in
the act of removing a particle Of
food from her mouth with her
finger.
We want to know in what way
this should impair her efficiency"
unless she failed to remove the
offending particle of food.
Her critic failed to state whether
she accomplished what she at
tempted to do OF not and ]. for
one. hope she did and that she will
still have the courage to show her
good common sense as She did on
this occasion.
What affair 10 Il OF anyone's but
a senseless pride IL a lady thrusts
her own finger into her own mouth
and extracts a 'hshbone or dried
peanut husk that is choking her?
Has she ruined her reputation
by such a sensible act?
Was not her act MUCH more
ladylike and comnfendable. than
was tue ACT VI her Safts oo1eiNef
who was on the lookout for some
thing to belittle her in the eyes
Of her associates?
II her "catty" critic had ac-
cused her OF trying to display her
limbs on boarding the car and
only succeeded In displaying rs per
cent Of them then we might say
this clerk was Is per cent inefn-
cient. but Il Is the way girl
treats her mouth that marks her
rs a lady. Her mouth must be
kept closed and her ears covered
or away goes her reputation.
I may be old-fsshioned. but give
me the girl who keeps slsnder
and cigarettes out of her mouth
and an willing for her TO use
her own judgment about when she
shall thrust her finger into q.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-05
Slackers' Oath.

"'tor' Inc Washington Herald.
Can 1t be that our own America
women are, ready to take tbs
sIackers' oath? The proceedings .t
|nsutsuqua certainly look like 4,
Has Iris convention of women,s
CiuDs turned itself into Women..
International? The First Iptern,.
t,onai at Zurich May. 1918. pledged
themselves in case Of war TO or
ganize women to refuse their sun-
port IN money, work or props
az, Last year at Vienna this was
repeated at the Third InternationaI
inose "omeH Knew what they were
ABOUT. They knew they were So
ciaiists, whose aim Is to destroy
existing forms of government. In
order to Establish Communism
These women of the Federated
Women's Clubs are loyal .Ameri-
cans, most of them. who did their
part In the war. And dare say
they would do II again, IL war
were forced on us. as IL was this
last time. They had no sympathy
for the real Stacker and would have
none another time. They have
placed no statues in the Hall of
Fame to the mother Of Bergdol as
they might properly do. II what
they are saying now is really com
ing from their hearts.
She Didn't Raise Her Boy to Be
a Soldier" She went to the last
limit 10 prevent II. I'VE mothers
must never again give our sons to
greedy Mars" So say the ladies'
at Chautauqua. Then why not
l. <>A - 90
was a pioneer--tbe Susan B. An
thcny of this cause.
n all the women should say they
VIII refuse to work In any war
and keep their WORD am pretty
surs that war will very soon hats
to close. The enemy will sttR
A~hfin0 ~
The Washington herald., 1922-08-05

IL Is impossible
for the American
merchant marine
TO compete with
the shipping of
other countries
said u. s. Sena-
tor James w.
wadsworth. jr.,
New YORK. re-
Gently. ~. :.
Not only are
the costs of ship
building and en-
ploying of sea =
men in the Unit
ed States mucl
higher per ton
than in othe,
countries. but
The Washington herald., 1922-08-05
0skHdfAMo
DalJHTTsN1 TTN

Thomas Dewitt cuyler IN his po-
sition as chairman OF the Associs-
tion Of American Railway Execu-
tives is perhaps better informed on
the present railway situation, par
ticularly from the viewpoint OF the
railway heads. than any other one
The Washington herald., 1922-08-05

7 look at the
W h ole situation
hopefully an d
confidently" he
stated in q signed
article given out
recently. Il be-
lieve that the re-
suit of this strike
will be that the
railroad manag-
ers and emloyes
Will come 70 a
b ester under
standing and. bet
ter than that. the
air having clari-
ned. they will be
able to work IN
nnOrs anArtfvs ro-
The Washington herald., 1922-08-05
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The Washington herald., 1922-08-05

operation than before"
Cuyler Is 6s years old. He was
born in Philadelphia. and was grad
uated from Yale in 1874. He took
his law degrees later and was sd-
mitted to the bar in 1875. He was
once Judge advocate general Of the
Pennsylvania Nstionsi Guard. He
Is a director of the Pennsyivsnia
Railroad. the Equitable Life As-
sursnce Society. ana several other
Cuyler married In 1854 His hsoA
is In Haverford- Pa
The Washington herald., 1922-08-05
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NMN@Mhty
~. 8. A. Failure In Sea Trndine,' =
says Senator wadsworth.

Il am convinced that under eco
nomic conditions existing among
the maritime nations Of the world
The Washington herald., 1922-08-05

My idea OF nothing to do on a
beautiful summer day is TO study
the origin of the eel. What is your
idea of nothing TO do? Tickets To
the Polo Field for the best suEges-
tions.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-05

wILLIAM H. MOYER, general superintend-
w ent Of District Of Columbia penal institu-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-03
THE MONEY MUST BE PAID.

In connection with soldiers bonus legislation
various eSpedients for the raising of the money
have been suggested. 1t has been proposed to raise
the desired fund by taking it out Of receipts OF in
terest on the foreign debt; by levying a tax ON wine
and beer; by levying a 5 cent tax on gasoline, and
by other devices. There has been similar search
for new sources of revenue in connection with other
proposed appropriations. The fact is that what
ever sums are spent by the government Of the Unit
ed States for any purpose whatever, those sums
must be collected from the people of the United
States. In the long run it makes no. difference
whether the taxation is direct or indirect. The peo-
pie must provide the money, either in the form of
taxes paid directly into the treasury, or in increased
cost"of living.
This fact is often overlooked by persons who
pose as economists. The discovery of something
on which a direct tax is not already laid is hailed
with delight as great as that shown by the mother
hen in her discovery OF a fresh worm, and there is
apt to be a frantic rush iar a share in the dainty. 1t
IS difficult to keep attention, focused on the fact that
the government does not originate wealth, and tina
its taxation of a new source" is merely the appli-
cation of a new method of collecting money from
the people, whose labors are the source of all wealth,
and from whose earnings all the revenues of gov
'crnn1ent must be subtracted.