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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-08
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
We Are All Alike
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.
FTER all, everybody is alike.

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~ We spend much time and thought on cultivating
differences. Every nation thinks that it is
peror to other nation Every thinks that his
case is different from that of every other
And yet all alike in many things.
We share many of the brute characteristics We are
hungry and sleepy and thirsty courageous cowardy,
just the beasts Our hair and blood curdes
with fear We have the instincts that they have
In addition to this all have the similar hopes
and fears
All want to get on and have the dread Of
failure
The emotions nstinctivey in the Chinese and the
Arab the Japanese and the Europeans that found in
ourselves
There very little in any of that very dstnctvely
his
We all born of and or later must lie
dow in grave
During this short interval of time every bosom swept
by similar ambitions and fears.
Progress made by the slow accumulation of virtue In
the and is not handed to us by the individual.
Here and there to besuperior to his fell
lows but he turn must lay down his burden and take his
place with the silent majority.
The thing that is uniform and persists earth with
out pause, is humanity.
Gradually civilization irons out the differences between
men and reduces them to common level
That is the valuable to humanity who does the
most it. mans final worth is estimated by the
value he has been to his
The taest and the smallest among u.s. says Thackeray,
fare alike dmnutive and pully base it is meanness to
calculate the difference"
Copyright 1874 by the syndicate)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-08

But the lady wasn't listening to my little Grafton She
had founced from the office highly indignant at such an Insult
We're all accepting service and giving service whether we
realize it or not We're striving for position We re
all offering ourselves and being accepted rejected Every
day. hour we're weighing others being weighed
ourselves. HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT THAT YOU MAY
HAVE FALLEN DOWN BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE
THE RIGHT REFERENCES?
Naturally can't carry about files showing our records
and the impressions have made upon humanity But we
dc our record about nevertheless he who runs
may read it. For instance let's go back the woman who
wanted to hire little correspondent Five minutes with
that told her record plainly than scores Of
letters could have DONE She a disconented peevish
fusser Given the slightest chance impose upon another
human she would develop slavever complex that would
make Simon Legree look like mnisterng angel These
facts written in the say Of her mouth the tilt of her
the beady focus of her the way she her
clothes and slumped in her chair and garged
sation. The maid that entered her employment would
FIND THAT MISTRESS POOR EMPLOYER She would
neither be honest, fair, courteous nor reliable
Cooperation wasn't in her LIFE WON'T GIVE HER
WHAT SHE WANTS BECAUSE SHE CARRIES THE
WRONG REFERENCES.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-08
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the poorest cut in the restaurant and the shabbest deal
in business.
WHAT SORT OF SERVICE DO YOU GET FROM YOUR
RELATIVES?
You're using their lives just they using yours
What's the reaction Peevishness? ngrattude? Cold in
dfferenceY Or sympathy and understanding and helpful
neSs'
WHAT SORT OF SERVICE DO YOU GET FROM YOUR
CHILDRENR
That's thought isn't itproving your qualifications
to your children9 But why not2 No earth
employs you intimately and continuously, that child
No one places great responsibility upon you No
has right to demand such efficient and conscientious
service from you AND NO ONE SEES THROUGH
YOU AS CLEARLY OR JUDGES YOU AS RUTHLESSLY
If you'll need references and recommendations you'll
need them with your child
Get over the idea that ':the world owes you a living"
1t owes you nothing that which you have earned
1t will give you nothing Of real lasting value unless
you produce references 1t matters not how mighty
brilliant you You'll have to pass through the mill
surely poor little Hettie, the housemaid, Bill
the bootback And you cant hide forge the reference
that the world will read They're YOU you have made
yourself to be.
IncN,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-08

1--WE frequently read express
sions like these, Farmers pre-
dict a hard winter, as the fur
of foxes this fall is uncommon
ly heavy or The husks have :
grown thick on corn this year,
so we may expect cold winter,
ETC.. etc. Do you believe that
such signs are really prophetic,
as il a universal consciousness
were preparing the foxes and
the corn for the coming cold2-
w. E. r."
WYE shall never hear the last
w Of these weather proverbs
w because they are IN
trenched behind the universal
love of the marvellous. Personally
/ should be sorry TO see them
vanish from folklore, for they are
practically harmless and very
picturesque.
You may observe, also, that
they reveal a desire to keep on
the ground Of reason, since they
suggest a natural explanation for
their own prophecies. OF course,
that explanation is based on a
very risky. though not altogether
illogical, assumption, viz, that
vegetation and the lower animal
world possess something resem-
bling a primitive sense which
puts them into accord with the
earliest preparatory steps OF In
animate nature when some abnor-
NAL departure from the ordinary
course of the seasons Is about to
occur.
Natural history anecdotes abound
in examples Of apparent foresight
Of seasonal eccentricites, and even
of temporary weather changes,
manifested by the growth Of
plants, and the conduct OF both
wild and domesticated animals.
You will not easily dissuade many
farmers that their pea hens,
their geese, the tree toads in their
orchards. or even the humble
earthworms in their gardens, do
not know a great deal more than
they themselves do about coming
wet or dry weather.
Science Skeptical.
Science is bound to look with
skepticism upon such things,
however strongly they may be at
tested by striking condolences.
because it Is the business OF
science to beware Of the decep-
tive character Of coincidence,
and to demand always a care
fully tested chain of observa.
lions showing the connection of
any extraordinary phenomenon
with the usual course of nature.
Such connection would be estab-
lished in the case that we are
dealing with il the supposed ex-
traordinary sensitiveness Of the
plants and animals concerned were
independently proved. But it is
not proved.
It is true, however, that there
are many puzzling, and sugges-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-08
GARRETT P. SERVISS ON FOXES
AS WEATHER PROPHETS

tive facts In the lives of certain
animals which might be used in
an argument for the existence OF
a closer sympathy between them
and natural phenomenon than ex-
lists with us. ] could fill columns
with stories, apparently well at
tested, that tend to support such
an hypothesis. But the matter
has never been put to 1.-THE labora-
tory test l. e., tried out on
strictly scientific method, and 80
we must continue to regard all
such stories as interesting II
true" and / may add, interesting
anyhow, in many cases.
The southwark flight of mig
ratory birds taking place at an
unusually early period in seasons
when a premature winter is about
to open; or the arrival Of the
birds in the north a week or
more ahead Of their customary
time when q forerunning spring
is approaching, are things that
have been reported again ana
again.
Birds Herald Spring.
Almost every observer of nature
can recall instances of this kind.
when in the midst, perhaps, OF q
late snow squall, a sudden cheer
full call of bird that ought to lS
still a thousand miles farther to-
ward the equator, reaches his sur
prised ear through the falling
flakes, to be followed not many
days after by a general return Ct
the migrants, heralding an ao"|
normal spring.
On the other hand, 1t is to bel
noticed that the farmers and thel
hunters predictions Of early or
unusually severe seasons, based
on the behavior or other peculiarly
ties of animals or plants are sug
gcsted in most cases only by loca
and individual observations and
are seldom followed by q continuet
series of observations on q brOW
scale, calculated to establish
connection between the accidents
observations and the character
the succeeding season.
1t has happened that a fame
in one township or county ha
found his corn husks uncommon
iy thick and inferred that q sever
winter was coming, while a brothel
farmer in another county has seeI
no similar ''signs" on his cor
Tad has made no inference.
the severe winter really canle, on
Of the observers would say: "Didn
tell you so;" the corn knowet
It," But the other would say
eff 1 had only had a crouch on
this cold winter, I'd have beer
reader for it."
So with the xes; they ar
cunning animals. hut II they al
To be regarded rs trustworthy
prophets of hard winters thei1I
sponsors will have first to prove
that foxes possess a secret weather.
bureau that can beat ours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-08
ONCE-OVERS

Some friend may be presenting to you investment in
which he has such confidence that he imaglnes himself
winner, and wants you to win Also
You almost persuaded to put a mortgage on youI
home if need be- to take advantage of this wonderful Cpl
portunty to get rich quick.
Before you raise money that way stop and think befor
you plunge
Your friend may be successful in many things but hi
could be mistaken.
Suppose you should losef
You may worked and saved to gain that home thu
securities you possess.
At your age could you hope again to get together
if you loseG
Would your friend risk all he has in the world in thu
propostonH
Very likely he would and possibly he is saying sd
Of course you take chances you are ever Il
win more than salary income but do yourself III
in proposition where loss will leave you practically PENN
less
GUODyriSht 1874 International Service lnc1
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-08
Providence Did 1t"
An Easy job.

President Coolidge attributes his victory to providena
Democrats in their national convention their nomination
made it particularly easy for Providence to help Calvin
Coolidge The latter says that he has mo object except to
promote the welfare of all " Undoubtedly that's true
President Coolidge will remember that Mr. Davis was for
the League Mr. Cox and that can have no doubt of
the fact that the people NOT FOR THE LEAGUE The
people Of the United States want their country for
few years more without advice coercion from
Europe or Asia The President will doubtless that they get
what they want Once more the League dead Heaven be
praised. buried under 100000 American votes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-08
t ssgssE s;;i e. By ELSIE ROBINSON
How about it, PalY

How about it, PalY
WHAT SORT OF SERVICE DO YOU
GET FROM THOSE YOU EMPLOY
From your office help, or the garbage man
or the grocer or the telephone girl or the
dry goods clerk? You employ all of them.
You expect references from all of them or
you do not trust them. What sort of service
do they give you? Careless, insolent serviceH
Service with thinly yelled contempt
WE'LL, WHAT SERVICE DO YOU GIVE
THEM?
They employ you, too. They re dependent
upon your character, your industry, your
money, your manners. How do you serve
them? InsolentlyP CarelesslyY With thinly
yelled contempt. Maybe that s the reason
the telephone girl snaps at you and the
salesman ignores you in spite of your pompous
mien Perhaps that's why you always get
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-08
LISTEN, WORLD!

"HE other day woman applied to me
for help in finding maid. She had
Il read the letter of a destitute girl in
this column and thought such a girl might
be willing to do light. homework in ex-
change for home
But, of course, would expect reference,
she said.
Certainly" I answered. "And so would
she"
"WHAT!" she gasped in amazement
References from ME!' Why should | be
expected to give references
If you expect them from her why
shouldn't she have right to expect them
from you, dear ladyR She has quite as much
at stake as you have. She is just as dependent
upon your honesty, loyalty and decency as
you are upon hers. She's going to use your
life as much as you're going to use hers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12

American financial conference in Washington. It was attended by all the South and Central American re- publics except Mexico, which was then in a state of revolution. The following year, 1916, I attended the first session of the international high commission of all the South and Central American republics at Buenos Aires in the Ar genuine. At this session were discussed economic, financial and other problems of great consequence to the whole of Latin America, and gained familiar ity with conditions prevailing through South and Central America which could not have been secured in any other way. I was deeply interested, not alone in these economic and financial prob lens, but in promoting closer and bet ter relations between the United States and all of these republics.
 Protecting Independents
 "Mr. Doheny's companies, as we'll as Mir. Doheny, enjoyed an enviable re- putation when he called on me in 1919. His companies were the outstanding independent oil companies furnishing the required supply of Mexican fuel oil to our industries along the Atlantic seaboard. They were also the only strong companies offering competition with the so-called 'oil trust" in the United States. For the purpose of preserving competition and securing the essential supplies of fuel oil for our industries along the Atlantic sea- board, it was highly desirable to pro- tect by every legitimate and proper means the oil bearing properties of American citizens in Mexico.
 When MT. Doheny, therefore, asked my firm to act for him professionally in trying to prevent the confiscation of his valuable petroleum properties in Mexico, representing several hundred million dollars, it appealed to me be- cause of my general knowledge of the oil industry and of Mexican and Latin American relations gained in the man. ner I have described and because it was in line with the declared policy of the administration to protect Amer ican properties against confiscation in Mexico.
 .'I believed that an opportunity was presented to render a genuine service outside of my professional work in promoting Latin American commerce and more particularly in contributing to the protection of all American rights in Mexico, if retroactive and confis- catory effect to article 27 of the Mex ican constitution could be prevented.
 This with my letter of Feb. z, 1924, gives the history of my profess sional connection with the Doheny companies. The service I have rend- cred to them was in good faith and in full satisfaction for. the fees that have been paid. I owe them nothing and they owe me nothing"
 MT. McAdoo declared that he had severed his professional relations with Doheny on February 2, the day after the oil magnate last appeared before the committee Stz- ,e4l' [
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12
ALASKAN ROAD
 STRANGLED SAID
tc.ntIasss Frsa pass D

I
 being made to reduce that deficit, nor t, use the Alaska railroad as an agency il the settlement and development of Alaska. '2 The key to the Alaska railroad lies in its water connections at Seward. These connections are said to be totally inadequate. One reason lies in the development of the rival port of Am chorage by the Guggenheim interests, touching the railroad 100 miles above Seward. This is used as the terminal of the Guggenheim-owned Alaska steam ship company. Favors Opposing Line
 Instead of developing it's own line of ships to Seward to connect with the end of the government railroad, tho government has entered into contract with the Alaska steamship company to handle it's freight at Anchorage. Thus, the government has taken freight re- venue from its own railroad and fig uratively speaking, handed it over to the Guggenheim steamship concern, Ballaine says.
 It is charged that this was done as result of influence exerted by the Morgan-Guggenheim interests, and that in New York's financial center, an at tempt was afoot to strangle the gov ernment railroad, make it a horrible ex- ample, force the government to give it up and then, under private control toke the rundown utility, and use it is great campaign to. colonise the territory. ssa
 Fixed rates have been fixed so as to give benefit to ~Se Guggenheim and penalize the struggling farmer in. the interior, Ballaine charges. Wheat, he says, must move under a rate of $1.02 a bushel between Fairbanks and Se- ward, while theo rate for a slightly less distance in the state of Washing ton, for instance, is 13 cents, hun dred pounds. This is an example of the way the development of Alaska is being retarded by management of the railroad, Ballaine declared.
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be no whitewashing; no yicarious atonements,
 But go one step further. Not only muSt the individual, whether in office or out of office, be made answerable for his acts, but the political party, the managers of which connive at the loot ing of the public and seek to excuse the misconduct of the members of its party ill high official position, must also be held to strict accountability.
 II say with shame and mortifica- tion, but it is unfortunately true that the political party of which I am a member, as represented by those in has played as sorry a part in this in investigation.
 ''The action of the leaders of the republican party in the Ballinger case, as much as any other one thing, dis credited the Taft administration and drove the republican party from power. So ill the present investigation it has been reserved for one of the opposing party to take the lead in the investi- gation and without his persistence and insistence upon getting after the facts, | tlle luNeStlSdlLOH WOulu nave T6SulIeu III whitewashing public officials guilty of the gravest wrongdoing."
 Johnson Blames Daugherty. Senator Johnson, of California, can didate for the republican presidential nomination, announced in the senate late today that he would vote for the Denby resignation resolution.
 Senator Johnson said the senate in the adoption of the resolution also ex- pressed q Hack of confidence in At | torney General Daugherty." He added that the administration in appointing special counsel in the oil cases had expressed its lack of confidence in Mn Daugherty.
 What should be done by this govern ment," said Senator Johnson, lis to sweep out every bribe-giver, every bribe-taker, every one guilty of negli- gence, cOntributOry negligence or de- liberate-sweep 'em all out.
 "I remember the time," he added, 'when q president, faced with an at tempt by Colombia to hold up the build ing of the Panama canal by blackmail, did not hesitate; when faced " ban ditry down there, he acted overnight. am proud to remember it.
 'l remember also a time when court action to recover the lost property would not have ended the governments s | with fraud and corruption. Sweep out effort. Here we have an episode fraught every one connected with it.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12
STATE TAX ON INCOMES SOUGHT
Measure Based On Federal Law Introduced In Mississippi
 Legislature

JACKSON, Miss, Feb. 11.-tSpe- cial. 1.-The feature of the legislative session today was the introduction in both bodies of the proposed new income tax law, modelled after the federal measure and framed by sub-committees of the senate finance and house ways and means committee with the assist ance of Capt. Cecil Inman, private sec- retary of the governor.
 The bill carries an $500 exemption for married men and $10O exemption for each dependent and the tax is graduated from to per cent.
 Shot By 'Unloaded'' Gun
 The unloaded gun accounted for an- other death when Raymond Stansberry was shot and instantly killed by . playmate near Alcorn in the south- western part of Claiborn county. Ray mond Stansberry, aged 15, and Pete Walters, aged II, had been hunting and Walters shot an owl just before emerg- ing on the public road. He evidently reloaded his gun after the shot, but forgot about it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12
COOLIDGE WILL
 BE LIBERAL ON
 NEW TAX BILL
Slemp Indicates President Will Not Insist On
 Mellon Bill

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-(By As- sociated Press. s.)-President Coolidge's discussions of the subject have in- dicated that he ''is disposed to liberal attitude" regarding the tax bill, Scre- tary Slem informed Representative Davey, democrat, Ohio, today, in letter responding to the representa- tive's question as to whether the Presi- dent would veto any tax reduction bill that differs materially from the so- called Mellon plan"
 The revenue bill containing all of the Mellon income tax rates as well as a provision for 25 per cent reduction in. the 1923 taxes payable this year, was formally reported to the House today by Chairman Green of the ways and means committee. Two others re- ports by other republicans of the com mittee and a democratic report also were submitted.
 MT. Slemp wrote Representative Davey that although the President has talked very frankly" to newspapermen about tax reduction" I think he is averse to making any unqualified state ment that would seem to commit him to a course of action in advance of detailed knowledge of the form the leg islation will take"
 "All the President discussions" MT. Slemp continued, have indicated that he is disposed to a liberal attitude rec ognizing that legislation is made in Congress and not at the White House and that the function of the White House in approving or disapproving, is not required to be performed until after that of the Congress has been performed"
 Republican leaders in the House re- iterated today after checking up a poll of their delegations that there was slight hope of passing the Mellon sur tax rates providing a maximum of 20 per cent. Advocates of these rates in the bill as reported by the committee based hope of thir adoption on the forcing of record vote claiming there at least 120 republicans who favor them. Representative Longworth, re- publican floor leader, reiterated the opinion, however, that their adoption was Tot possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12
DEMANDS PROBE OF
 SKIPPING BOARD
Davis Of Tennessee Vans Spe- cial Committee For Inquiry

WASHINGTON, Feb. i1.--De- mands of democratic House leaders for an investigation of the Shipping board took definite form today with the introduction by Representative Davis of Tennessee, democrat, mem-, Der of the Merchant Marine committee, of resolution calling for the ap- pointment of special committee to conduct the inquiry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12

De fully heard and the President and the country fully informed and the matter disposed of on its merits.
 T am prepared at any moment after those pressing this resolution have been heard, to lay the whole matter be- fore such committee.
 II suggest as matter of courtesy to Senator Wheeler, with whom have no acquaintance, that you request him to bring about this action on the res- olution and if for any reason he should not care or be willing to do so, then respectfully request that you, your self, institute in the Senate such ac- tion as may be necessary and use your best endeavors to secure the passage of proper authority for this committee tp immediately proceed as above sug- gested.