The Washington times., 1922-03-31
Today
Japanese Drink LeSs.
p,rkey Good BaFgainsr.
The Lady Took Fluffy.
BaIfour's Title.

oaI1ourS ttIe.
by ARTHUR -BRIHBANE
Sccpyrsht 1880
[ For the first time in history,
Japan paases > Law Regulating
\he sale Of intoxicating drink.
forbids sailing to minors.
allure to pass such laws hith-
to has not been basel on :n-
Inference. bat on temperance-'
,runkenness doesn't bother the
apanese. In japan. also. you
ear nothing Of societies for the
prevention Of cruelty to children.
he good reason is that in Japan
obody is cruel to children.
Raise your arm above jap
inese child as though threaten
ng to strike and the child will
laugh. 1t never heard Of child
tug struck. Unfortunately,
Z, cannot say the same Of the
tsted States. Raise YOUR hand
to 4 child here and 1t knows too
\well what it means.
The nations have offered Tur-
key restoration to power in
Constantinople. . good slice Of
Thrace. all Asia Minor.
Now the Turks. after the
fashion of traders in their
bazaars. will sit down and bar
gain. They are patient bar
gamers. They would Ike a little
more, please. In one way they
set good example to their dis
trsssful brethren. the people Of
Gland. The different Turkish
& .ctions get together. forget
ting their own troubles. to see
wv much they can get for Tur-
~. Too bad for Ireland's fu-
lure that her people cannot do
the same.
In Philadelphia an actress,
,prty. shoots a gentleman. aged
Ihirty-seven. Then she VAN
hes, taking her pet poodle
amed Fluffy" age uncertain.
The shooting of gentlemen By
adies is so common--almost as
mmon rs banditry--that no
d notices it. Only Fluffy
he poodle. makes this an un-
isuaI case. When they find tho
ady. the dog claspea in her
rms will figure in the trial, Of
prse, and presumably in the
! scquittal. Juries appear to BE-
isve that when = lady shoots
gentleman she has scpd rsat
ons Of her own. and they are
Usually right.
Balfour Is to be made a lord,
peer of the realm. after all. be-
cause the King wishes it. The
peerage cannot add anything to
Balfour's reputation. His name
will add considerably ,to the
peerage.
\ When a man is really big. a
title makes him smaller. Glad
tone. Carlyle, stand out taller
S names without any handle.
What title would you suggest
Or Balfour? Duke of Washing
IN might do.
The "Siamese twins" Josefa
nd Rosa, are dead. Ore might
ossibly have been saved-it
as doubtful at best-by a sur
sical operation. But her brother
would not consent, and his con-
ent was legally necessary. Six
zen surgeons advised the oper-
ton. but the brother said "No,"
OF even il one sister should die.
he law had not prepared for
iamese twins, and the brother
ad his way. He may change
| lis mind for the funeral. Un-
Iaertakers also do not prepare
I for Siamese twins, and there
an operation may be necessary.
! The eleven-year-old son of one
Hf the unfortunate women knelt
1 { his mothers bedside praying,
8 the two sisters, fastened to-
;ether in death, as they had
cen before birth. lay side by
ide. Such a condition ard such
an affliction would seem to
ueed considerable explaining.
In 1921 the churches of the
United States gained 761,T27
members. In 1920 the churches
had lost 1000. 1t is distressing
observe that in boom times,
vhen money is plentiful. attend
nee falls off at churches and
t night schools. When harder
ines come back, churches and
night schools increase their
membership. Poverty makes
men thoughtful, thought makes
thcy,n want oduco fic,, and ra-