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The Washington herald., 1922-06-26
Working Hours.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
While we have been having all
this discussion about government
working hours, no one seems to
have discovered the following re-
suits: There are ss5 days in a year,
and We work seven hours per day:
this leaves seventeen hours in
which we may find rest and recre-
alton. These seventeen hours, in
the run of a year. amount to 2e2
days. Take 262 days from 365 days
and you will have 1o3 days remain
Ding. There are fifty-two Sundays
in each year, and when you take
fifty-two days from 100 days there
will then be only ffty-one days
left. Then take the four holidays
from the ffty-one days, and you
will have forty-seven days in which
to labor and to wait for a promo
tion. In the beautiful summer
time We dc not toll on Saturday
afternoons. asd that will remove six
more heartbreaking days. Which re-
duc.ion brings the stupendous
ETdHu lOlAl uONu 10 TUT lS-One Gays
of botheration. / have been told
that we generally catch one holI-
day extra on an average of once
a year. II that average Is correct
We yet have forty wesrisome days
before us. All would be lost II
we did not still have thirty DAYS
of annual and thirty days Of sick
leave to fall back on. which places
us twenty days anead of Uncle Sam
every year.
Those poor befuddied clerks who
have been serving our beloved
Uncle for the past thirty years now
owe him 500 days of good hard
labor. 1 think that we had all bet
ter resign and take to the woods
at once.
Mr.. Editor, move that you cali
a convention OF all contributors to
the Open Court, to meet at some
convenient time and place. so that
We may come face TO face and
shake hands with you and one an
ether. and let us form q closer
friendship and fellowship.
C. @. DEGMAN.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26
The viii to Disbelieve.

A MEXICAN scientists have recently been
~ shocked to discover that considerable part
OF their fellow countrymeR have violent antipathy
toward idea that has been universally accepted
in the scientific world since the last century, the
idea that all living beings, including men, are de-
sccnded from the forms of life previously existing
earth. To account for this disconcerting dis
crepancy between scientific and popular opinion
the Pacific section of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science, meeting this week in
Salt Lake City, called upon Prof. James Harvey
Robinson, whose latest book, Mind in the Max
ing" shows him skilled in understanding
psychology. His explanation of the popular reluc-
tance to accept the new ideas that are now abun-
dantly produced by scientific research briefly
this:
Ideas, like kisses. go by favor In almost all
we hear, read, say and to believe truth in
the scientific of the term is matter of al
most complete indifference. We often naively use
the word feel for y'belicve,' and the word
believe means to cling to something dear and
precious and good in sght-to accept what we
like to accept. And the wonder grows that there
ever appeared in this world of ours a group of
men like those here assembled eccentric as to
regard truth the paramount issue"
This is dscouraging to scientists who think
theory to have it universally accepted. According
to Prof. Robinson, they will have to sugar-coat
their pills.. first dig out the complex in the
popular mind that prevents the reception of par
ticular idea.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26
Changing the Record.

To the Editor. The Warrington herau'
The Congressional Record is an
enormously expensive publication,
kept up at public expense. the IDEA
being that 1t furnishes a complete
historic record of whatever trans
pires on the floor of the Senate
and House. So careful are the
two bodies that no one Is permit
ted to make notes in the galleries,
lest a mere private person shouio
thus make an inaccurate report.
Who has the right to change the
Record, and of what historic value
is an historic document which fails
to publish the whole truth and
suppresses paragraphs or pages
without so much as a line to show
why or how or by whom they have
been "sunken without trace"T A
phrase, an unfortunate expression,
withdrawn as soon as 1t is spoken
may be legitimately omitted. but
surely anything more. than that
should call for formal action and
It should stand, or the Record show
that certain statements were or
dered expunged at the request of
the person making them, or be-
cause the Senate or House con-
siders its dignity impaired by re-
tanning the Objectionable matter in
it's printed reports.
A case very much in point is that
of Senator James A. Reed. now
campaigning for denomination In
Missouri. His attitude in opposi-
tion to the suffrage amendment
has been called in question. and
he assures the women of his State
that Ne was always a gallant and
chivalrous gentleman in his oppo-
sition, and he calls on them to find
a line In the Congressional Record
showing the contrary. well know
ing there is nothing there. What
the women want to know Is, who
fixed the ReccrdT"
At least Thousand women gath
cred in the galleries know that he
seldom referred to the suffragists
without a sneer, and the newspa-
pers of September and October.
1918, give an inkling of his meth
DDS. September % We nnd that he
said. The Senate by taking COM
mands from .petticoat' lobbyists
has placed itself in "a contemplate
position and he denounced the sit
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26
Ruth's Popularity.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
I observed in the Tuesdays edi-
tion of The Herald a plea for Babe
Ruth, the writer claiming that he
was not receiving fair play. that
he was not being treated as other
players were, etc. I am writing
in behalf of the decent spectators
of the game and 1 believe I am ex-
pressing their views when 1 say that
Babe Ruth has had as fair an ap-
portunity and received as good
treatment as any player who ever
wore a uniform.
His extreme unpopularity has
been brought on by his own actions
and he has no one to blame bot
himself for the treatment he is now
receiving. The case of this ball
player is too much prosperity. His
very actions when on the field stamp
his as the spoiled boy" who prior
to his entering the game was moth
ing. and were it not for his ability
to play' baseball he could not COM
pare with the $1,000 clerks. one Of
whom l happen to be.
Until this man became fdolized by
the baseball public and during the
time he was being paid a decent
wage for his work his actions on
the ball field were all that could be
expected from one playing the gen.
tlemen's game. but apparently those
days have gone and suddenly~this
player has left the ranks of the
gentlemen players which have been
honored by such men as Mathewson,
johnson, Judge, Plank. Jones and
others too numerous to mention
1t Is high time to relegade him
back to the black soks" or other
teams composed Of players of his
calibre
Why is 1t popular feeling through
out the country Is against the New
York team? 1 may say the feeling
Us SO great right here in Washing
ton that the majority of lovers of
the game take more interest and
do more rejoicing over a defeat OF
the New York team than they do
of a victory for our own.
The time has passed when q
player drawing down the salary
that this player is receiving can
stand UP before an intelligent audi
ence, use most obscene language
and challenge any Of his hearers to
come down and fight. That act alone
puts the true stamp Of this mans
character before the public and 1t
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26
Police Brutality.

- AhN warrington Herald.
Thursday evening at 7:3o D m.
while waiting for a street car at
the District line. saw one of the
most disgusting exhibitions of no.
lice brutality ! have ever seen or
ever want to see.
A colored man evidently under
the influence of liquor was sitting
on patch OF grass minding his own
business: a policeman approached
and placed this man under arrest,
The man got up. but became un-
steady and his knees gave way a
bit and he started to sit down. The
policeman then hit the man over
the head with his club. was about
a half a block away and I heard
the crack plainly. This made a
large cut in the colored mans head
which bled considerably until his
shirt, neck and face was a mass OF
blood. The policeman together with
a Maryland officer compelled this
man to stand up fifteen or twenty
mtnues while waiting for the patrol
wagon. Several citizens were in
dignant about this affair and a great
many of them voiced their indig-
nation when the wagon left with
the prisoner. / do not know the
ofhcer who made the arrest nor
the prisoner but / do know that
this officer was not justified in the
use of his club as the prisoner made
no efort to escape or to strike
the officer. This can easily be veri-
fed by any number of citizens who
were in the vicinity of the District
line at 1880 last Thursday night.
Your paper Is in my opinion one
of the squarest in this vicinity.
therefore 1 am writing this to you
for publication.
HAROLD B. FOULKROD.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26
Objectionable Dances.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
desire to bring to the attention
OF your readers condition existing
this summer at popular dance resorts
which the sooner remedied the bet
ter for posterity.
i have noticed that the younger set.
presumably the high school boys and
girls OF the District. are indulging in
a dance that is commonly known as
the Collegiate ! believe. This style
of dancing is the most vulgar seen>in
many years in public places. 1t close
ly resembles the Bowery Apache, the
only feature which is missing is the
part where the male knocks his part
ner down for the count and drags her
OF the floor. In this dance he does
not have to blackjack her because by
the time they are finished the girl Is
about ready to succumb. i have been
informed that this dance has been In
troduced by the high school boys and
girls. Ii speaks very well OF what
they have learned in the way OF Calls
themes. The dancer bobs up and down
like a life buoy in heavy sea out
instead Of being anchored In one spot
the pairs navigate all over the floor.
going with and against the current.
mostly against. to the discomfort OF
those whose high school days have
long since past and who are not quail
fed to perform the Collegiate
1t is hard to understand why girls
and boys who are being educated at
the expense of the community should
stoop to such things as bef1t only
denizens of the slums. II dancing Is
an outburst of our feelings ana
thought what is the caliber Of these
students minds when they exhibit
themselves in such vulgar style? In
days gone by people didn't have to go
to high school to become eligible to
dance in the Bowery. II Chuck Con-
nor, of Chinatown fame. should come
back TO life and visit Washington he
would Immediately set about organiz-
ing Summing tours to take people TO
see the boys and girls doing the Col
legiate" / have seen these delight
fully intelligent couples doing their
worst with their parents sitting oy
and admiring their innocent tactics
This is one evil I am pleased to say
cannot be blamed on the past war. for
these boys were not in the service and
were not demoralized by Europe.
This letter, strange to say, is not
written by an old reformer. but by
a young man who appreciates, that
there is a time and place for every
thing and that dancing methods ac-
uuired in gymnasiums Of coeducation-
al high schools should not be per-
mitted to be exhibited before the gen.
eral public IL they, are Objectionable.
And they are Objectionable. well in
form the wild universe.
NINETEEN FOURTEEN.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26
Civil War Blame.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
I noticed recently the famboyant
account Of the last Confederate re-
union in which the veterans sep
arated with the assertion that
Lincoln made war" and also
pledging themselves to circulate a
new school history which will oon-
firm their own views that the
South was and always has been
"eternally right, everlastingiy
right. gloriously right" etc.
All this may pass as mere ex-
pressions of opinion quite natural
in men who suffered the loss of all
things in defense of a cause which
they honestly believed TO be right.
as much as those who took the
part of the Union. but IL takes on
another matter when they claim
the right to insist that their own
political opinions and no other
shall be inculcated on the rising
generation of the South. II cannot
be a matter of Indifference to
America what the many thousands
of Southern boys and girls OF
SCHOOl age are DclnE tduEnl IN tne
shape OF history. The Southern
children OF today are to be the
Southern fathers and mothers of
tomorrow. They will comprise at
least one-third of our nation. will
furnish representatives to Congress,
leaders Of women's clubs and wom-
EMS federation and religious and
political workers of both sexes.
and when they come as come they
must some time or other and see
the great Lincoln Memorial and
statues erected TO Lincoln in the
city, are they to look at II with
their minds permested with the
idea that they are looking on q
memorial erected to a tyrant who
was ready to plunge his country
into a bloody civil war merely to
crafty his own political views?
If history like this is to be taught
as true history. then 1 should not
wonder IL future generations would
ask for its removal or demolition.
BALTIMoREAN.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26

schools during the past seven or eight years.
These must be wceded out. In the meantime
Washington has her old controversy over Musscys
History. Something should be done about this
one way or another. We do not know that any
satisfactory explanation has been offered the ct-
who made the protests over this text book.
They are entitled 70 one. In the schools of the
DistrictNof Columbia. at least nothing should be
taught which detracts from the glory of American
history.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26
LONG RANGE WEATHER
FORECASTS TO COME

ForecsstinE the weather far in
advance Is a possible development
Of the future. J. s. Richard. S. J..
Of the University of Santa Clara,
Cal, declared before the American
Meteorological Society at Salt Lake
City. Sun-spots and signs on the
planets will undoubtedly aid in such
predictions.
storms and counter-storns are
the Immediate factors in the weather
and We can base our short range
prediction largely upon them" he
said. In order to make long range
forecasts IL is necessary TO know
the remote factors. This is entirely
possible for no realm in nature is
lawless and a law controls the
weather. II IL the business of the
meteorolosist by observation Of
phenomena to work out these laws
scientifically. He does not have to
bother about the why and where
fores; that is for another and high
er branch of science"
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26
Meseys3dg
Scientific
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MONzz1@2&
::9ngY.
soNpAY. yuNE e. Isz..

MONDAY. JUNE -. 1szz.
GAME RESOURCES or COUNTRY
FABULOUS IN VALUE
The wild game resources Of ths
United States have a value that
seems nearly fabulous Dr. Barton
Warren Evermsh. president Of the
Pacific division of the American
Association for the Advancement Of
Science. declared in his address az
the annual meeting at Salt Lake
City. He estimates the annual
XIII of game worth; Deer, st
ss.00o. 900: rabbits at $4,000. .eee:
game birds. ste.ooo.oeo; fur-bearinG
animals. 81 q. .00o. 900. To the wild
fowl anu animal wealth must b
added the value Of our great cosi
and oil fields and natural ras. for
ests Of hard and soft woods, our
hundreds Of species of valuable H.
sectivorous and predacious btrds.
and the rich fisheries Of our Atlantic
and Gulf coasts. Great Lakes ana
interior waters. and of our Pscins
Coast and Alaska.
The very richness Of our natural
resources has had much &c do with
making us the most short siFhted.
the most extravsFant. ana tbe most
wasteful people in all the world"
he said Every effort should
made TO maintain in profitable con
diuon these valuable assets"
He told how they could be con-
served. Forest cover must be main
tained- swamp lands. marrhs
ponds and small lakes that can n
not be converted into more valus b :
agricultural land must be kept
their natural condition Stream pol
luton must be prohibited. Cow
must be provided for quail. prairf
chickens and phessants- The M
grstory-bird treaty act has slread
resulted in a great increase in ouv
waterfowl and other mlgratory|
birds: its rigid enforcement will re
suit in still greater Increases. Ths|
enactment int law of the public
shooting grounds and bird refuge
act" recently introduced in Con-
gress. will make IL certain that
there will be splendid wild fow1
come without any serious effect up
on the abundance of the vsrioul
species.
The natural resources Of the se.
the whales. fur seals. sea ottertS
sea lions, and wslrus. are ali iri
danger Of serious depletion IL not
extinction. DR.. Evermann warned
An international treaty similar 10
that Of 1911 for the protection of
the northern fur seal and the
northern sea otter. is necessary 10
save the southern fur seal. the
southern sea otter. the whales and
the other marine mammals from
total extinction.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26

is high time that the game be rid
OF such.
with this players elimination
from the game a great good will
result, and it will be an object les
son to the younger players who
look forward to a baseball career.
His presence on the ball field can
well be spared
trust that you will give this
letter as much prominence as the
writer who labors under the i'm
preston that Babe Ruth 10 being
abused.
CA RA J. WENDELL
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26

permanent OASIS
So d e C ! a r es
b | s h o p Thomas
Nicholson, re s l.
dent NJ e t h odist
Bishop of Chi
cago and Anti
Saloon l. e a g u 9
leader.
The great prob
lem of the pres
ent generation Is
to raise the mo-
raj and spiritual
life of the people
20 a level as high
as that of their
commercial a n d
intellectual life"
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26

uation as a shame and a disgrace"
On another occasion he attacked
Senator Lewis for defending the
women in such terms that IL was
hard to tell whether the insult was
intended for the Illinois gentleman
or for the suffra gists.
However. the real point is more
important than Senator Reed. Are
We to have a real Record, Of real
history, or a publication deleted
to suit the wishes or feelings of
individual members? ENC
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26
sAsA0u7I
U6Shlnslhn
SIM ~
(elN.1H
HERE'S ONE MAN WHO
Is A KING IN HIS OWN HON
m

HERE'S ONE MAN WHO
Is A KING IN HIS OWN HOME.
Most of us harbor at least a
Freudian desire to be a king. But
to Congressman Alfred johnson, of
Washington. has been vouchsafed
the real sensations of an emperor
appearing in state. The Johnsons
procured new kitchen maid of
Finnish extraction. One of her fell
low servants endeavored to impress
upon her that she was working In a
Congressman's family. Finally, af-
Ter much barren explanation the
other servant said. You know who
the King is in your country?" YAH"
oreathed Hulda. Well" was the
triumphant response. there we have
congressman to make laws instead
of a king" Time passed. HuIda
reigned among the johnson pans
and cutlery. nor was johnson aware
of his elevated state. One eve-
ming he returned from a House
recess. a little weary. and decided
to go to the kitchen and brew him
self pot of coffee. Enwrapped In
his most priced possession. a noble
scarlet bathrobe, he entered the
Kitchen. Immediately he became
aware OF an odd female presence.
1t would fiutter to the fioor, rise,
and back step or two. then drop
to the floor again. What's the mat
ter? said Johnson with nervous
gruffness. An embarrassed gurgle
and another backing-up responded
Feeling that he stood in the pres
ence of insanity. he fed. But he has
learned how a king. should be
treated.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26

United States AM
bsssador to Mex
leo when the OBJ
Eon govern
m ent is recog-
niled by the
United States Eov-
ernment, is the re-
port from wash
ingtoh This rec
ognition is looked
for In the near
future.
Creager. whose
me is In
brownsville. Tex.
was host to Pres
l ent Harding
when the Chief
Executive wa.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26

President-elect The Texan lived In
Mexico for years and Is therefore
well acquainted with conditions.
customs and manners. He is also
IN full accord with the Presidents
views on the Mexican situation and
In close touch with the administrs-
tion. Creager Is married and has
an interesting family. He never
has taken a prominent part In nx-
tional politics. although he has been
interested in Republican circles for
many years.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26
BRITISH AVIATOR
REACHES NAPLES

NAPLES. June ab.-Maj. W. n
Blake. who IL making a night srour
the world, Is preparing 20 jump o
for Athens tomorrow.
Maj. Blake started from England
month ago but was delayed when n
plane was damaged at Msrseilisa
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26

tcular persons that bearing them; as he wrote
to the President: King Albert. But when they
used without being meant to name particular
person they not capitalized.
In the names OF the days Of the week and the
names or the months. "Wednesday, July. The
narnss of the seasons are not capitalized
In titles OF bofks. stories, mag zzines and news
papers; as Twelfth Night; The Gentle Boy But
small and unimportant words in such titles
not capitalized as Trip to the Moon.
Thomas NJ Robertson, 6 West Meirose street
Chevy Chase. Nd; is United States Commissioner
OF Patents.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26
GLYPToDoN JOINS
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS.

The sectin of vertebrate psleon-
tology OF the National Museum has
completed the mounting for exhibi-
tion of a composite skeleton Of
large glyptodon. This formed a
part OF the collection made by DR.
Gidley in Arizona last summer. and
on account Of its unusual character
forms q most Interesting addition
TO the exhibition series. with the
large bony shell or carapace cover
ing the body, and complete rings of
bone encircling the shot, heavy tail.
the glyptodon in life had little 10
fear from it's enemies. The work Of
restoring the missing bones and
mounting the skeleton was all done
by NJ. T. Horne. prepsrstor in the
section.
Bundle bees work overtime IN
Alaska. In the absence OF darkness
they have been found going about
their business at 1880 at night.
Fairbanks.
There are 10. .oe7 radio sending
tions licensed by the Departme
Commerce; 16.ts6 amateur.
A mericsn ships. 4ss commercial
s4s experimental. =
One kind of soy bean yields - pc
cent of oil. The equivalent Of MI.
and butter for table use is als
obtained from this bean.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-26

dangerous to believe that our pub
lie officials are corrupt. that every
man Is selfish. The young people Of
today believe this Is so. Another
generation will make 1t go. Today
Americas heart is sound. Her con-
science must be kept strict"