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The Washington herald., 1922-03-13
How About It, Ye Merry
Villagers?

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
1t is easy to understand why many
residents of the biggest village in
the United States find themselves
unable to understand the attitude or
o. o. M. and those who believe his
column weh worth while. since we
have here. gathering in groups and
coteries in tho lunch rooms OF wash
inEton, people from all the Main
streets Of the United States. In little
cramped rooms that once were resi-
dences. these people try to find a
semblance OF the meals and service
has produced the average Washing
tonian, and Washington is the big
Main street de luxe.
Mostly, these Washington villagers
have the habits OF the home town"
Main street felix and are well con-
tent to be on a par with the retired
farmers dwellinE-existing- the
smah country town.
The retired farmer inherited broad.
fertile acres, or, by industry, hard
work. and saving, made enough
money to exc out a frugal existence
and settled down for life in the
nearest town or village. Retired
from active life, the farmer did some
little chores: loafed at the railway
station or village store and soon be-
came useless.
The villager comes to Washing
ton as a government clerk and settles
down for lite in a little job. A little
routine is soon, learned; 80 many
cards to be filed in a day. or so many
sheets Of figures TO he classified. and
the villager becomes a Washing
tonian for the remainder of a some
what somnolent life. rising not too
early, loafing through a not too busy
day, going to q movie which must
end happily, sleeping and rising, to
repeat the same routine the next day
and the next s..
In a leisurely way. breakfast Is
eaten; perforce. only a half hohr Is
taken for lunch by the clerk, while
the idle frequent lunch rooms and
tea places at all hours. Washington
Is. essentially, Q place Of lunch rooms
and movie theatsrs. apparently hav.
ing more eating places and picture
shows than any other place of Its
size in the United States. Not only
are there more such places. but the
standard is below the average.
Why should anything better be
expected? The people who sojourn
here are not seif-governing. not
homogeneous. Here Is none of that
community spirit-that element OF,
unrest) and desire for better thinss
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13

eases of the body. Allow that sys-
tenn to be applied to the memory.
which is a purely physical develop
ment, and there Is absolutely no
doubt OF its success.
II 1t were suggested to the mill
tary authorities to enavt a feigned
battle with same material disturb
ances, under the same conditions,
and. most important. in same kind
OF surroundings as the place where
the soldiers memory was affected
that memory would absolutely be re-
stored to normal.
II the government would allow this
to be done IL would not only save
millions OF dollars. which are now
being paid through the War Risk
Bureau. but it would be a great bene-
At to the nation, and a blessing to
the mothers OF those porr af-
flicted soldiers.
We went to war and now we ought
to relieve those who are still suffer-
ing for humanity's sake.
r. ], JOHNSTON.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13

1t was in the Office of thes great newspaper
and the golf editor was taking brief holiday.
In his absence the inquiries from readers which
the golfing answered through his corre-
spondence column were handed to the racing
editor.
Which is the better course" asked an
ardent follower of the royal and ancient game,
ito fuzzle ones putt to fetter on the tee?"
The turfman tilted back in his chair and
smoked five cigarettes before taking his pen in
hand. Then, when he had come to a decision
on the weighty problem, he wrote as follows:
Should the player snaggle his iron, it is
permissible Tor him to fuzzle his putt but
better plan would bs to drop his guppy into the
pringle and snoodle'it out with niblick."
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13

making for progress. The village
Is a haven for the living OF a self
satisfied. contented. animal-Iike exis-
tence as long as life shall last. or
there may be the expectation of
some time returning to the Main
street of the home town. Small
town people in a big group; no
common ideal or spirit; residence
elsewhere; what else can be ex-
pected than such a life as is found
here,
or course, there are active groups
and cliques-scientistsa and diplomats
living in the midst of this Main
street life. but not OF IL. The English
play cricket; the French and Belgian
and all the rest make trial of wits
and talent at club or table, while
the Main street viIlager eats again.
DAY after day-day after day.
What city but Washington would
suner such a street as Pennsylvania
avenue to be defaced by the dis
credtable buildings lining the lower
stretches OF that great Avenue from
the Treasury to the Capitol? What
city the size Of Washintgon would
endure such inadequate library serv-
Ice? Such conditions can be found
only in the small town, and not al
ways is the small town satisfied with
such public library service as Wash
lngton enjoys and sleeps on The big
village seems content. and sleeps on,
so overwhelming are the Main
street folk in Washington that. un-
less belonging to one Of the unusual
groups, the person with a spirit of
unrest must get away from Wash
inSton at times. for a month or two.
TO a place where fancy NAV arouse
from slumber and may have free
rein. In New York or Chicago col
laoorating with friends Of like mind
something original, either good OF
bad. may be attempted. perhaps ac-
complished; otherwise there is danger
OF raining victim TO that easy.
Ietnargic condition characteristic OF
groups having every detail of life
arranged by law and custom. To
avoid this somnolent. dead-yet-aliye
condition. there is need for the pro-
gressive spirit to get out WHERE IN.
world is producing: to rub shoulders
with busy competitive workers
workers not merely doing enough 10
mold job. but striving always to
do something bigger than the work
OF the previous day. whether the i'm
pelling motive be desire or financial
need.
There Is no denying that Wash
lngton is a desirable place in which
10 i've as well as a good place for
out-of -the-ordinary folk to live in.
such folk can live in Main street
anywhere in the world and NOT die
at the top. There are a few such
folk in every Main street-a few of
the finest folk in the country-and 50
there are choice souls, here and thor
in this big village Of Washington.
MAIN STREET.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13
Inviting the Storm.

|THE situation in India, to quote the we'll known
Mr.. Hashimura Togo, is daily growing more
80. The resignation" of E. S. Montagu, secretary
of state for Englsnds great Asatic possession the
Threatened recall OF Lord Reading, viceroy and
lastly the arrest of Candh called Mahatms, point
|unerrngly toward a climacteric eruption, perhaps
widespread and attended by bloodshed, following
|nuch subterranean muttcring and some lava flows.
England in this day and generation is far more
bath to start anything" of military nature in
|.-r colonies than the in I775 and 1899
|zn6 on dates in between. The opinion is growing
however, that, regarding trouble" in India as in
cvitabe she proceeds in the belief that it may as
|weii come anytime
Reviewing the recent events in this disturbing
|condition of affairs, the New York Times declares:
Lloyd George demanded Mr.. Montagu's resig-
naton on the ground that he had violated the prn-
|ciple of collective responsibility Whatever the
|theory, Montagus publication of the Indian govern
|ment's memorandum offered an excellent excuse for
he severance of the connection; but it is doubtful
whether the cabinet will be happier to get rid of
|Nontagu than he is to get rid of India. He has
been denounced by both sides. To the Conserva-
hives he has been figure of dubious motive, whose
tightest crime was the reckless surrender of India
to revolutonaries. Indian radicals, on the other
band. have seen him as blundering tyrant whose
reforms ridieulously inadequate And students
cf the Near East have felt for two or three years
past that he was dangerous influence on British
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13
o. 0. M. a Savior.
% the Editor, The Washington Herald:

10 the holtor' Inc Washington heNiu.
Permit me to horn in re o. o.
Mcintyre. that master mind whose
word pictures and sermonettes on
the seamy side of the great metrop-
oils are real newspaper classics. ]
am not rushing to the defense OF
Mcintyre. Far be it from so. He
needs no defense. The legions who
are somewhat familiar with the life
he so ably depicts can testify that
nothing is overdrawn or exaggerat-
ed, and who knows how many poor
unfortunates are halted on the
brink of ruin by just such pub
licity as Mack Is putting out?
have no patience with his barking
critics. And barkers they tEuly are.
Away with them! My only regret
is that we haven't a local column
by a Washington Mcintyre. There's
ripe field here. Thousands Of
readers first turn to the Mcintyre
column to be assured that It is
really there before proceeding COM
fortably to peruse the paper, and
other thousands read his column
first. I have read him eagerly for
many years. and it's the best regu-
lar feature going = whether his
stun occasionally Is mot up to av-
erage" or not. Long live Mcintyre!
JOE MILLER.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13
The Vacillating Isadora.

Isadora Duncan is said to have
danced before the windows of Lenin
in Moscow the other day. This is
not really surprising, since Isadora
announced her sympathy with the
new Russian government some
time ago. 1t Is rather inconsistent,
though, in view of her having
danced the Marseillaise before the
windows of Mr.. Venizelos during
the war.
However. a dancer is by nature
temperamental sort of creature.
Art would doubtless be throttled
by strict regard for political prin-
ciple. 1t Is enough that EeniIelos
inspired Nine. Duncan some years
ago and that Lenin has done so
now. Truly. those gentlemen have
not lived An vain.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13
Talk of Church Tax Called
Rad.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
This letter is not written for
publication, although l have no OBJ
lection to it being published. TIE
occasion OF my letter - the COM
munication in your open Court
Letters" in your issue OF Thurs
day from Marguerite Du Pont Lee
and headed would Tax Churches"
I shall take up three points and
discuss. them briefly:
/. Reference is made in a flip
pant way to Observation-Disclosures
which to millions OF your fellow
countrymen is a most sacred word.
IL any clergyman sold sacramen-
tai wine for beverage. laws are
provided to take care OF such
things. II has a bad effect on the
people at large to lower in their
esteem the clergy. II a clergyman
should do wrong, all clergymeh
should not suffer for il. Clergy
men are as a body good men and
have an immense influence in pre-
serving law and order.
.. Taxing ecclesiastical property.
churches, rectories, pa roc hi a
schools. etc, is advocated to pay
the soldier bonus Catholics are
the only people practically who
have parochial schools. Catholics
constitute about one-sixth Of our
population. yet formed about one
third Of our war forces, due In a
large measure to the patriotc
training received in our churches
and parochial schools. because pa
triotism is a part OF our religion.
Catholics are not as a class veal
thy. but they make great sacrifi-
ces to build and maintain churches
and parochial schools in order that
the children should grow up to be
good men and women. Their bur-
den should not be further Increased
by tax.
5. The soldier bonus might well
be paid by those who stayed at
home and became millionaires out
OF the war.
In conclusion allow me to state
that the press is a wonderful power
and the editors have a great re-
sponsibility. as you know. I doubt
II the publication OF such a letter
as the one to which I refer does
any good. I think 1t may do much
harm by giving wrong ideas TO
weli-meaning people and adding TO
the hardships OF some of the best
and most loyal citizens of our grea,
Republic. I doubt IL the publica-
ton OF my letter will do any good.
You may use your own Judgmen,
with regard to that. Sometimes 3
spirit of controversy is aroused
which is Of no use. am writing
to you to call your attention. to the
publ lication of such letters as I re
fer to which in my. opinion lessen
the influence for good that your
paper exercises.
PAUL r. CONNIFF, S. j..
President Gonzaga College and Pas
tor st. Aloysius' Church.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13
Farms National Wealth

10 the Editor, The Washington Herald:
Recently a well esteemed honest
man of local horizon talked before
the Y. NJ. c. 4. on finances r.lat-
ing to realty. II correctly quoted
he said in substance. that farms are
not desirable security unless
adjacent to the city and unless they
have subdivision possibilities. To
the writer this was a bad germ 10
inculcate in young mems minds. i'm
deed. II was narrow. provincial and
faIactous. The fact is there vouId
be no urban values. no money 70
Ioan were 1t not for the wealth
producing of the farms. There, iS
an old adage: He that would bring
nome the wealth of the Indies. must
carry out the wealth of the Indies F,
ihe writer spent his carly majority
IN making loans on farms in his
native province and is able to saw
that it's one OF the most prosperous
sections on this continent Blight
agriculture and you nurse ruin of
everything in these United States
one OF the most alarming problems
OF this country today. is the drift
OF population away from the soil,
Mercantile reports show IS per cent
~ @ea Go IN ouslneSS. univ 5 ner
cent Mt. what a pathetic record7 I
never saw any figures estimating
the failures in agriculture or horti-
culture. but I am bold enough to
guess that at least rs per cent are
reasonably successful.
The late great railroad king,
James ]. Hill, worked as hard to
develop agriculture along his rail-
roads as to get business for them:
what a wonderful vision. We want
more Jim" Kills in every business
whether banking or railroading SO
that America will take her high
place in conserving the genuine
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the nation.
The great truth: THE world is self
taught in a thousand things. where
IL is college bred in one" is ever
before us. Out on the man or the
woman that thinks education must
reign in an urban world, Out in
the helds education and life are at
their supreme best.
ELIJAH Z. KNOTT.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13
Deity, Jonah, and the Whale.

To the Editor. The wsshinEton Herald:
Mr.. Monahan has read the Book
OF Jonah to little purpose IL he thinks
that Jonah was the main object OF
the rescue OF that prophet from the
great fish. Jonah had been told to
go to Nineveh. that great city. and
foretell its destruction. He tried to
fee from Gods power to avoid max
ing a false prediction, for he knew
the mercy of God. The lesson OF
the book is that obedience to a di-
vine command must be rendered
whether willingly or not.
WILLIAM c. EWING.
Manassas, Va.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13
MAGNETIC TEST FOR
AUTOMOBILE CHAINS,

A simple magnetic test for the
small steel chains used for cross
links in automobile chains has been
developed by A. V. deForest, re-
search engineer Of the American
Chain Company at Bridgeport, Conn.
The chains are case-hardened and
IL they are unnecessarily soft or
dangerously hard they will give
poor service. The heat treatment
Of the steel Affects the magnetic
quality OF the chain as well as its
wearing quality.
The softer the road and the
lighter. the car, and the slower it
is driven, the closer will the best
chain come to being one that is
deeplv case-hsrdened." says Mr..
deForest However, this hard
chain is the moro dangerous, for q
chain overheard for the use TO which
II Is put may break In a few miles.
while the too soft chain will wear
out only after a fair length or
travel"
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13
DoDo. DEAD OVER see YEARS.
HAS HIS NAME CHANGED.

The famed dodo, extinct since
1881. must now be known BY an
other nsme-raphus. This pigeon
that lived on the Island OF Mauri-
titus. cast of the Island OF NadaSas-
car. on the coast OF Africa-vss
not named until seventy-nine years
after the last of its race had dis
appeared.
In 1875 Linnseus. the famous
Swedish naturalist. gave IL the
name OF didus, which is Latin for
dodo. The bird had been known
by this name ever since
Recently, however. British orni
biologists began to compile a sys-
tema avium OF the world, and a
check list OF the birds Of Africa
was sent to DR.. T. S. Palmer, sec
retsry OF the American OrnithoIo-
Ejsts' Union. which is co-operatIng
in the work.
The dodo's change in name was
noted in this list. The explanation
is that in 1850. six years before
Lirnaeus' christening. Brisson, the
French naturalist, who later be-
came famous physicist, hsd
named the pigeon raphus.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13
Our Error.

am very fond Of your paper.
While in a hospital I bought a copy
every day. The Answers to In
quiries" do not always appeal to me.
Please tell the one who writes the
answers there ts no such cemetery
in Georgetown as Oak Heights Gem
etery." .CORDEL1A JACKSON.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13

particularly since
she endeared her
self to the boys
in the army train
ing camps dur
ing the world war
with her concerts
Schumann-Heink
has won all the
honors that the
opera world can
lay at her feet,
but her voice is
but one of her
marvellous gifts.
More important
to her than fame.
greater than the
plaudits of the
cheering throngs.
AZ
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13
New Plan to Cure Shell-Shock.

In view Of the fact that the gov
eminent seems Incapable of restoring
the minds OF our shell-shocked SOL
diers, may 1 say that there is posi-
lively means by which this can be
done.
Modern medicine Is indebted to
Hshnemann. the great physician. who
discovered the system OF "Similia
simflibus curantur," like cures like /;
which today, Is the foundation of the
treatment and prevention Of all dis
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13
WHO'S WHO
THE DAYS NEWS

Nine. Ernestine Schumann-Heink
opera contralto and one of the
worlds best known songbirds. is
preparing to celebrate her 61st
birthday anniversary this summer.
For years the diva's name has
been a by-word in American homes,
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13

OF the minor infant II he is dissatisfied with
their handling Of his affairs. he may hire lawyer
anc petition The court 70 appoint a,Isfal gusrdl.n
The authority Of the common law guardians con-
tnues until the minor IL 81. unless he asks the
court to appoint legal guardian "
The business Of opening mail would have to be
threshed out with the District attorney who would
have to hear both sides Of the case.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13
INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS.

To the Friend OF the Peop,e:
Besides $1,000 allowed. please let me know II
following offerings can be Heducted from income
tax: Pew rent. Christmas oerffing. Easter offering,
poor box in church. poor street. foreign mis-
sions. monthly offering finish church. convent
school alumnae dues, chances rattle for orphans
real estate tax. personal tax. water rent. which
amounts to s2s7.61 and $1,000 allowed which makes
a total of 81, ,297.61. r. d. s.
There are three items in the list which cannot
be deducted from the Federal income tax returns
They Poor in street. chances a rattle FOR
orphans and water rent All the are included
in the deduction given under Contributions" on
the Personal Tax Sheet.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13
MMU'16nkGH
-0ay By Day
impressions:
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NEW YORK. March ia page
from the diary of a modern Samuel
Pepys: Up and walked in the new
Ghetto along Madison avenue and
bought some fruits from a pretty
lady with brave ring in her ears.
And saw too trained goat. Co
ing to the avenue I met a strange
sight, lady's dress having caught
nre from her cigarette and shop
keepers had drenched her with
water. She gave one a box of the
ear.
Met A. Hart, the silk merchant,
and he took me to an inn, fashion
ed like' Pullman car. and there
had eats and drink. Came a high
officer of the police who said things
were never so bad IN the city what
with gaming. drinking and the like.
stopped in at Z. Shinn's and
played a tune or two on his either,
| mighty sweet they were. too, albeit.
broke two strings and sneak ed
away. Home where put away
some clothes against moths and
wrote a laborious letter to a kins-
man.
IE the evening came T. Millard
and Maj. Bassett and their ladies
and to the Cafe Royal. paying the
highest convert charge ever paid
viz. s. a person. and then to see
Balieff. the Russian comique. but
in such humor l could not enjoy
his drolleries. So home again and
to bed.
The South Sea craze has invaded
home functions. One OF the smart
est affairs of the season was given
in $20,000-a-year Park avenue
apartment by a millionaire bach
elor. The guests came in Poly
nesian dress with their flesh stained
and there was an artificial pond
in the center OF which was an
island. banked in huge fronded
palms. Two dozen parrots chat
tered in the foliage and there was
a small street OF huts to which
/ the guests went for their food. The
novelty vas afforded by having all
OF the drinks on the island and the
guests had to wade to II to assuage
their thirst.
II Is the habit of Broadway's
blatant little cgotists Of the chorus
to spill many scalding tears when
the home and mother songs are
sung. You fancy the mothers.
sanity gray-haired women in little
lace caps. sitting at the farmhouse
window reading the Good Book.
In one of the cabarets the other
night a hefty soprano began to top
high notes with mushy lyrics of
mother love sentiment. A snub-
nosed little girl in a flaming red
dress-and real pearls at her
throat-failed to applaud.
Wasn't that beautiful. dearie:"
shifted a friend.
TT makes me Lam" was the reply.
My mother slapped me in q re-
form school when I was IL and the
last time I was home she beansd
me with the parlor clock. The only
time she ever told me good-by was
when left home for good"
New York is getting the FIRST OF
the fresh fruits now so plentiful
below the Equator. Peaches, plums,
srricots, grapes and melons have
arrived. It is a sight along the
docks when the n-American
fruit steamer. come in. Some of
the fruit has to be sold immedi-
ately or IL will decay and so the
housewives from the East Side come
over with clothes baskets on their
heads and bargain for the fruit
from the sailors. ] saw one wo-
man get her basket hlled with
peaches for 10 cents. "Ricardo-
he will have peach preserves for
| a year" she said.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13

Instead OF receiving wedding ring when
she marries, girl in the New Hebrides Islands
has two of her front teeth knocked OUT
News item. The American girl gets the ring
in any event.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13
Open Court Letters to The Herald
Peoples Current Events

Cemmuaiost tsns viu not b rsturnef
unless spseise request fer such return b
made and stamps inclessd.
Lsttars shelA bs typevdttsn When
ever psssfbis. Communications sxtrems-
ly dihieuit to read VII not b esnsadsrse-
Ne eommunica ttens signed with tetitious
names viii Be used
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13

man in Minnesota suffered sunstroke
while the temperature was 70 below zero. He
ought to feel quite uncomfortable about August.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13

A Kansas man bought revolver and in
sisted that his wife do some target practice
that she could defend herself in his absence
After the bullet had been dug out Of his leg and
the COW buried, he changed his mind.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13

There are so many people eager to get
the credit for numbering Taylor that the mys-
terry is fast taking the aspect of popularity
contest.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13

If they could only move Genoa to WASH
ington there is no doubt that Uncle Sam would
attend the coming conference.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13

Race OF people with tails discovered by
Borneo explorer What straphangers they
would make!
The Washington herald., 1922-03-13

Ambassador Harvey is beginning to learn
that breeches in social etiquette mean much to
a man in the public eye.