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to as Graham Land in standard
oiks Of reference.
Capt. Planners career, as pictured
by Mr.. Spears. was characterized by
that holiness and originality which
springs from a creative mind backed
by physical stamina. Valiant was
the part he played in creating and
developing the famous American
packets, and the still more romantic
clipper ships which astonished the
world. From first to last the son of
that Stonington ship builder lived in
an atmosphere of adventure and
deeds which counted for something
for great deal, in fact. One of the
most dramatic and intense chapters
In recent literature consists of less
than ten printed pages wherein Mr..
Spears relates how Capt. Palmer and
his company were captured by con-
victs on the island of Juar Fernan-
DEE, Of his death sentence ard escape
and Of developments after the con-
victs had taken charge Of his ship
and compelled him to sail with them
away from the penal settlement.
Nothing more refreshing than this
fine life story has come before the
present writer for a long time.
Every adult reader whose blood
tingles with the SAVIOR of real Amer
icanism will appreciate it to the full
And aside from it's value as anthem
tic historical record, the--voiume is
one which should be placed in the
hands Of every boy and gnl whose
parents wish them to realize the toll
and sacrifice and danger gladly I'M
dertaken by the men and women Of
past years who laid deep and solid
the foundations upon which the
American Republic has beer built.
HENRY ROOD.
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paper man knows how hard it is to
get technical knowledge from our
navy officers who have. as Capt
Knox confesses, Tong since formed
the habit of MISREPRESENTATION" so
they are not little to blame for
this condition themselves. If a
newspaper man looks to Capt. Knox's
book for the cost Of a modern battle
ship he will find a glazing "inaccu-
racy" on page 101, where it is given
as about $4,000. oO0," when such
craft nowadays costs approximately
$4,000. 900. He will also find Ger
many given 10000 tons of subma-
rines in the late war, on page II, and
on the following page she is given
10000 tons. Press correspondents
are not the only writer's guilty of
inaccuracies
W. B. MCCORMICK.
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Lure Of Inland Waters

SECRETS OF THE SALMON. By
Edward Ringwood Hewitt Charles
Scribner's Sons.
ITO tie ardor of keen sports
man Mr.. Hewitt unites a re-
markable faculty for scientific
observation. Both these qualities
are strikingly apparent in this, the
latest Of a considerable library on
the mysterious ways of the most
puzzling of game fish. Lest it be
thought that the author is a mere
tEeorist it may be noted that he has
taken more than 1000 salmon with
The fly, and that, furthermore, he
has witnesses to prove that he can
catch fish when other expert anglers
can only fight black flies, perspire
and pray for rain.
Il have studied the sport for the
last twelve or fifteen years." SAYS
MIR. Hewitt, land have succeeded in
devising methods of fishing and
tackle which cause salmon to rise
in any water and under all condi-
tons. so that I can safely say that
in any, of our Atlantic rivers where
there are salmon and where they
can be seen In the pools 1 can al
ways raise a number each day and
generally secure good catch if
am skillful enough not to bungle
the casts and the hooking of the fish
to too great an extent. The meth
DDS used are largely of my own
devising, as had never heard of
using dry fly or a nynph fly for
the salmon before I used them for
the purpose myself"
AS to the increased proficiency
which came with learning how, Mr..
Hewitt notes that his first salmon
fishing trip produced one fish, his
second six and his third several hun
bred.
The reference to the dry fly fur
nishes the key to an important part
of Mr.. Hewitt's wizardry. When
streams are low and clear and the
fish lie immovable in the pools he
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14

The manuscript of o. Henry's last
story was one of the items from the
collection of William Macpherson
that was sold recently at the Ander-
son Galleries, New York. It went to
". d. Fault, the collector, for $3.50,
the top price of the session. The
subject of the story is "The Dream"
1t is written on eight quarto pages
Of the authors usual manila paper,
and the last sentence is interrupted
in the middle.
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pOTtant. He prefers dle5 that are
| light on top and dark below and is
| experimenting with aluminium foil
wing coverings, on which he has
patents pending. Mr.. Hewitt writes:
II would arrange the factors govern
ing the attractiveness of fly in the
| following order of relative impor-
lance: % the light effects of the
| fly, above and below the surface:
| (2) the way the fly is cast and
manipulated, including where the fly
is placed relative to the fish; (3)
visibility of the leader to the fish;
(4) the size of the fly: 90 design
of the fly; (6) color of the fly; Cd
accuracy of imitation of natural in
sects."
| A fly in lighting on or entering
the water, the author shows by in
teresting photographs made in a
| glass tank, produces a series Of
light-explosions or ccrruscations
which attract the attention of the
| fish. and to some extent the value of
the fly is in proportion to the Curl
osity thus excited. 1t Is for this
reason that Mr.. Hewitt prefers a
hackle for dry-fly salmon fishing. as
each tiny spine creates its own CEN
ter of interest.
Mr.. Hewitt is an ultra-modern In
favoring light weight salmon rods.
For two-handed wet-fly work he has
a fourteen foot implement, weighing
about sixteen ounces; for clear water
he recommends to the man who
casts well a five and three-quarter
ounce, ten foot tournament model,
with an extra handle to be added
below the reel. For dry-fiy work in
very clear, low water he has a special
seven ounce rod. measuring ten feet
six inches, and there is also a ten
foot rod weighing seven ounces, with
the weight toward the butt, for wet
fly fishing in rough water. He pre-
fers a small diameter barrel multi
plying reel.
The author finds that the salmon
after passing through his successive
stages as alevin, parr. smolt and
grilse does not always return to the
river of his birth, as is generally
believed, and points out for example
that fish Matched in Canadian rivers
have been taken in Newfoundland.
AS to the perplexing question why
the salmon rises to the fisherman's
fly, when food is very rarely found
in the fish's stomach while it Is in
fresh water and, in fact, The diges-
tive apparatus is almost ncr-existent
at that time, he has a theory. He
believes that the salmon seizes in
sects, brushes them for whatever
juice they may contain and then
elects them from his mouth. This
may account for the fluid often found
in the digestive tract. Mr.. Hewitt
purposes to explore the matter fur
Their with a microscope.
I'm salmon fishing" he writes in
conclusion, "a good angler will al
ways get fish and plenty OF them, If
there is any quantity OF salmon in
the river. and particularly If he can
see them. There is no fiss so sure
OF capture as the salmon. il you
know how to please him and are
skillful in manipulating your tackle"
And there you are.
ARTHUR c. CLARKE.
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In the Packet DAYS

CAPTAIN NATHANIEL BROWN
PALMER: AN OLD TIME SAILOR
OF THE SEAS. BY John r. Spears.
The Macmillan Company.
TN more ways than one this is a
notable book. 1t is biography
of unusual interest; history of
period great in national achieve
ment; thrilling adventure Of kind
and quality rarely found excepting
in fiction Of high order. Its pages
are surcharged with that American
spirit Of initiative. daring and splen-
did success despite all obstacles
which add so much to tn. story of
individual effort. Finally, the author
provides a living. breathing, ade-
quate and authentic portrait of a
man now little known, whose career
added permanent luster to his be-
loved land
Upward of century and quar-
ter have passed since Nathaniel
Brown Palmer was born a. Stoning-
ton, then a thriving seapor. town of
5000 inhabitants, standing at the
mouth of Long Island Sound. His
father was a builder of ships. and
from childhood he himself was IA
miliar Herewith. At the age Of
thirteen sailor on a blockade rum
ner in the War of 1872; at sixteen or
seventeen second mate, at eighteen
first mate, and before reaching his
nineteenth anniversary promoted to
be captain of a merchant schooner
such was the beginning Of brilliant
and long career.
A lad Of his type could not be kept
down or held back by force of cir
cumstances or anything else. Con-
slider that at the age when American
youth of to-day are rollicking college
juniors young Palmer was setting
forth in command of q sloop Tess
than half as long as the yachts
which competed for the America
Cup in July, 1922 on a cruise not
merely to South America but far
beyond Cape Horn and into unex-
plored regions Of the Antarctic. On
a previous voyage to the South Shet-
land Islands the Stoningtcn youth
had learned Of rich fields for seal
hunters; and due in par. to hts
knowledge a sealing expedition was
sent forth later, and he was placed
in charge. of the sloop which was to
act as tender to the other ships. His
courage is shown by single incl
dent. The sloop in a ticklish posi-
ton among the lodges, Palmer was
searching for escape when he saw
whales head rise in front of him
and proceed toward a narrow strait.
Where whale can go ] can fol-
low" he remarked. and took his tiny
craft out safely.
Mr.. Spears relates with vividness
and with detail as well the discovery
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CAPTAIN NATHANIEL BROWN
PALMER: AN OLD TIME SAILOR
OF THE SEAS. BY John r. Spears.
The Macmillan Company.
TN more ways than one this is a
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EHE ECLIPSE OF AMERICAN SEA
POWER BY Capt Dudley w. Knox.
U. 8 N. American Army and Navy
journal, Inc.
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w. B. MCCORMICK.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-06


length of Of the to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-06

IT'S A LONG
TIAL TRAIL l
TO THE 9th
shows the start
localities trave|
proaches. TO
the height requ|
sary to penetf
designated in e'
beginning OF
Philadelphia to
den is $500 feet
tenth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-06

INSTEAD OF CONSTRUCTION oRNAMENTATIoN ARi
photograph OF the elevation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
Pershing to Address
Old First Division

Former members of the First divi
sion, whether or not members Of the
First Division Society, are invited to
attend special meeting tomorrow aft.
ernoon at 4:45 o'clock in the office OF
the chief Of infantry, Eighteenth and
B streets northwest.
General Pershing is expected to at,
tend. Other officers who will be pres
ent include Brig. Gen. Edward +. Nc
Laughlin, War College; Maj. Gen
Mason NJ. Patrick, of the air service
Maj. Gen. Frank w. Coe, and Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roose
welt, jr., and Congressman Ogden Mills
of New York.
Col. George 9. Marshall and Capt
c. s. Coulter, members of the organi
zation committee, will report on the
society's proposed membership cam
paign to increase enrolment to charter
requirements.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22

As XMAS CRIB.
IS D|SMANTLED
Scene Of Nativity. Work OF
Providence Hospital Sister,
Wins Fame.

The hearts of many little boys and
girls in Providence Hospital. and the
hearts, too. of many of the grown.
ups" within that institution, were
saddened today by. the news that
their Christmas Crib" said to be the
most beautiful reproduction Of Beth
lehein and the birth Of Christ ever
exhibited in Washington. is about to
be dismantied until next Yuietide.
The crib has been the delight Of
the children and the comfort and
consolation OF the older patients at
Providence since Christmas Eve. when
the work Of erecting It. which had
ished. II was the work of one Of
the Sisters Of Charity. and 1t had
the hearty sanction OF Sister Mary
Berchman, the sister superior Of the
hospital.
The crib was erected within a large
alcove directly outside the entrance
to the chapel on the second floor of
Providence. The entire Little Town
Of Bethlehem" is reproduced with
wonderful artistic effect. Prominent
ly focused in the center OF the
scene L. the cave in the mountain.
side I'm which, according to the
gospels, Christ was born at midnight
Of the first Christmas Eve.
The interior Of the stable is lighted
by concealed bulbs, and shows the
infant Jesus lying in straw in the
manger. His Virgin Mother and st.
Joseph kneel beside the manager. The
Christmas shepherd" summoned by
the angels who sang for the first
time the GLORY to God in the highest
and on earth peace to men Of good.
WILL" are entering the stable and
casing with surprise and reverence
at the newborn king wrapped in
swaddling clothes" Part Of the
flocks Of the shepherds are within the
stable: the rest are coming up the
hillside toward the little cave.
The Christmas angels themselves
are there. too, suspended by invisible
threads above and around the stable,
while the three kings-the Wise Men
of the East who followed the star to
Bethlehem-are approaching with their
gifts Of gold. frankincense and myrrh
for the Christ Child. The camels on
which they travelled stand near the
entrance to the cave.
The town Of Bethlehem itself is
shown In the distance by numerous
little houses put up to represent the
homes Of the townBpeople who turn.
ed Mary and Joseph away from their
made II necessary for the infant Re.
deemer TO be born in the stable on
the hillside.
The crib has been viewed by hun
dreds Of visitors to the hospital, and
to the children II has been a source
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22

Senate Likely To Show
Peril In 4-POWer Pact

ing a decent voice Of protest at
the Arms Conference against the
continuation Of this japanese
piracy. ......
This line of argument In q sam
pie of what the American people
may expect. When the work OF
the conference is completed and
the shifty compromises which the
delegates have agreed to are
brought before the Senate. we
doubtless will have more Of this
kind OF debate. The unfortunate
senators who will have to stand
before their colleagues and defend
these documents will have to re-
sort to similar vasions to explain
the failure Of the American pro-
gram. ....
They will have to explain why
Secretary Hughes preferred a com.
promise to fight on the line OF
Far Eastern questions. They VIII
have to explain why the American
delegation lodged the promises given
the American people that the arms
conference would restore the IN.
tegrity and the sovereignty OF
China; that It would establish Q
moral trusteeship over Russia
luty VIII ndNc W CApAoh "hy
has failed 30 ignominiously in fore
ing the evacuation Of China and OF
Siberia by japanese troops; why 1t
made such a sham Of the pretense
of restoring to China a sovereign
control over even so slight a national
function as its tariff system.
The u. 8. Not Bound.
But II they. repeat the statement
that the United States is bound by
signature to a treaty that It has
rejected SO emphatically as 1t has
rejected the treaty of Versailles, the
Senate debates ough to end right
there.
The Constitution of the United
States provides that no treaty shall
be valid unless ratified by the
Senate Of the United States. The
theory that the signature OF an
American delegate-be he Presi-
dent, Secretary of State or Senator
can bind the United States 80
fast that even this constitutional
provision is powerless to efface it,
is treason-high treason. and moth
ing less.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
.|NTER-H|GH SCHOOL
PLAY WINS PRAISE
Second Performance of "As
Strong as the Hills" to Be
Given January ~.

The first performance of las
Strong as the Hills" at Central High
School Saturday, by the inter-high
school cast, was rated as one of the
best amateur productions seen in
Washington.
The play. which is produced for
the benefit Of the public school play
grounds. is taken from a book writ
ten by Matalee Lake, a student at
Western High School, and il di.
rected by Marie Moore Forrest.
Elaborate costuming, special seen.
cry and a star cast of seventy-five
have combined to lend the play un.
usual interest. The second and last
performance will be given January
"a at the Central auditorium and
from present indications 1t will play
to a crowded house, according to A.
]. Driscoll, as many civic and socia;
organizations have Joined hands IL
help the school Fairgrounds in this
way
AS the entire cost of the produc.
ton has been paid in advance by a
blic-spirited citizen, nearly 100 per
cent of the receipts will be turned
over to the Fairgrounds by the Mid
City Citizens Association, under
whose auspices the production is
given.
The work of Ralph Robinson. Anna
HEREFORD, Stewart Daniels, jr., Alfred
McGarroghy, George Anadale. Samuel
r. White, Gladys Wilbur and her
dancing girls, heralds a new epic in
student dramatics.
Mrs. Forrest is also directing the
Howard Players. who gave the same
performance last week at Howard
University and who will he seen
again at Dunbar High School Jan
uary rs. The Howard Players re
ceived high praise from the repre-,
sentative of the Drama League for
their work
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
Lenrott and Graves
to Address FOresters

Senator Irvine l.. Lenroot of Wis,
consin and Col. Henry s. Graves,
former chief of the United States
Forest Service, will be the principal
speakers at the annual meeting of
the American Forestry Association,
TO be held at the New Willard Hotel
next Thursday. The address of well
come will be made by Charles Lath.
rop Pack. president Of the associa-
ton
secretary p. 8. Ridsdale announces
that in the evening there will be a
smoker at the University Club. where
short speeches will be made by Col
william B. Greeley, chief of the
United States Forest Service; DIR.
Henry s. Drinker, former president
of Lehigh: Dean Hunt, Of the Uni
yersity of California; J. w. Tourney
of the Yale Forestry School; Carl
Vrooman and several others. Pioneers
In the forestry movement from every
section OF the country will attend the
annual meeting and smoker.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
PHILIPPINE SOLDIERS
ATTEND WALLOW HERE
AguinaIdo's Son Brought From
Boston-Taft Becomes
carabao Again.

Washington last night saw it's first
public wallow since 1918. Given at
Rauscher's by the Washington Corral.
Military Order of Cardiac, the waIlow
was attended by high army and navy
officers. members of the Senate and
House and Chief Justice Taft, Of the
United States Supreme Court.
The peak OF the famous annual cele-
pration was reached last night when
Emilio Aguinaldo, jr.. son OF the ia.
nous leader of the Philippine insurrec'
ton, in which the Caraboas won their
service stripes, was presented to the
gathering. Aguinaldo is a student OF
a Boston college. He was brought TO
Washington by Col. James A. Moss,
y. S. A.
The banquet hall was transformed
into tropical scene in the Philippines
It's arrangement was supervised by
officers who had spent many years in
that country. Standing conspicuous
~. as IL charging at the guests, was a
huge Carabao, the symbol of the or
Ger.
During the evening moving pictures
of the Philippines were shown. One
CT the films included Chief Justice
Taft when he was governor. In an
ether picture an airplane was shown
The plane acknowledgement OF
C0urse-approached the audience and
then suddenly stopped. A Filipino, Juan
Pazig, stepped out. The lights were
turned on, and Pazig was standing on
the stage.
Chief Justice Taft became n Carabao
again. He threw off his judicial dig
nifty and mingled with the herd. Taft
H,,t 10, 1,
be not quoted, owing to his desire to
preserve the dignity Of the United
States Supreme Court.
Maj. Gen. Frank Mcintyre was in
stalled in the office Of Paramount
Cardiac, succeeding General Neville
Tear Admiral Marbury Johnston. u
s. NJ, wa sinstalled as patriarch OF
the herd; Brig. Gen. George Richards
U. 8. M. c.. bell Carabao and Lieut.
Joseph NJ. Heller was returned to the
office Of lead and wheel Carabao.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
BY POLITICUS.

We are getting our first taste Of
the Senate debates on the arms
conference.
When the quadruple alliance was
made public there were vigorous
statements in condemnation Of II
by Senators Borah, Reed and La
Toilette, but the proponents OF
this project In the Senate were dis
Greet enough to keep still. Now
Senator Walsh of Montana has
smoked out the first defensive
declarations. In trying to induce
the American delegation to take
some active step that might force
Japan to give up it's Shantung loot,
he has won from Senators Lodge
and Underwood the interesting de-
claration that the hands OF the
United States, as well as six OF the
other powers at the conference. are
tied in this matter by the treaty
of Versailles.
Because President Wilson affixed
his signature. at Versailles, to a
document which undertook to give
Shantung to Japan. the American
delegation at the arms conference
cannot protest against Japanese
continued possession of Chinese ter
ritory! 1t is a preposterous de-
claration. The rejection by the
Senate Of the treaty of Versailles
wiped out President Wilson's sigma
ture to that document.
Train Of Dangers Seen.
To make the pretense now that
the United States Is paralyzed by
President Wilson's signature is
p.,t hA L. . To-.
coming from such men as Senators
Lodge and Underwood, sets up a
precedent which should warn the
American people against the perils
of the arms conference itself. II
President Wilson's signature at
Versailles could preclude the Amer
lean Government from protesting
at the Arms Conference against the
robbery Of Shantung, what an
omnibus train Of dangers the arms
conference brings with 1t.
The signatures Of Senators Lodge
and Underwood, coupled with those
Of Messrs. Hughes and Root. to the
quadruple alliance, can be cited
against us should we ever attempt
to act as neutrals in a Pacific war.
Even the rejection OF this document
by the Senate. according to this
strange theory. would not be suf-
ficient to restore our neutrality.
Only China Refrained.
Both Senators Lodge and Un-
derwood declare that seven Of
the powers at the arms confer
ence were signatories of the Treaty
OF Versailles, an dare therefore
debarred here from protesting that
robbery.
Those seven powers are the
United States, Great Britain,
France, Italy, Japan. Belgium and
Portugal. China, the eighth
power at the conference, refused to
sign the Treaty Of Versailles, and
Holland, the ninth power. was not
a party to that infamous docu-
ment. Only six Of these powers
ratified the treaty. The United
States rejected It. Yet Senators
Lodge and Underwood included
this nation among the seven
whose signatures prevent our rails