Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1921, Page 34

:rgfi s]?E.NING STAR, "WASHYNGTON, D. C. AY.. ;flmfl W. NOYES. . . .Editor [a short distance north of the shaft Evening Newspaper Company - any possible seepage beneath the Bu-h;p- Office. 11th St. and Pennéylvania Ave. | Chitcago Offce: Fational Besk European Office: 3 Regent St., Londes, Englan Star, with the Susday moening Wy earriers within the r month: daily only, 45 cents per 30 cests per month. Or- Maim mda vy cartlers as the Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunday..1yr., §8.40; 1 ma., 76c | 20 immense “All" north of the Capitol, +$6.00 1 mo., 50c | one of the largest works of this kind Sunday only .......1¥T. $2.40;1m0., 20¢ | gver yndertaken here. Enormous quan- Daily only 3T. All Other States. Daily and Sunday.1 yr., $10.00; 1 mo., 85c Daily only 1yr., $7.00;1mo., Sunday on Potomac Water and Power. Tnder the new report on the Po-} tomac river power and water supply question there is® gratifying reassur- ance. first that provision is pro- posed for the immediate increase of the supply in a manner not to inter- fere with the possible development of the power project, and second that in the opinion of the engineers the Potomac, after yielding a sufficient supply of water for local consumption, can still produce power on an} economic basis. The water supply project involves the immediate construction of a dam at Great Falls, three supply reservoirs, a new filtration plant at Dalecarlia and a new conduit from the falls. This work, it is estimated, will cost about $9,325,000, of which $2,370,000 will be for the conduit, $1,821,000 for the fil- tration plant and $1,300,000 for distri- bution connections. In connection with the findings of Maj. Tyler in his recommendation to the Federal Power Commission, atten- tion is directed to a report made dur- ing the past year by geological sur- vey engineers proposing the construc- tion of fourteen reservoir sites along the Potomac river, from Petersburg, W. Va., to Great Falls. These dams, 60c | Ported to make this possible. The sub- 1yr.. $3.00:1mo., 25c | sidence there has been gradual and | the street continued to sink for a long | lar. . Bngineers were wont to say that the shaft should remlly be called “‘Casey’s Monument” in reeognition of that remarkable piece ‘of work. A January 3p, 1921 inumber of years afterward a pond called “Babcock lake” in the grounds ‘was filled as a precaution against foundations that might unsettle them. In another case the question of fill and subsidence has figured in Wash- ington. When the Union station was buflt it was necessary to establish it at such a height that the trains from the north could enter on viaduets, to avoid grade crossings, while the trains | Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. |from the south should reach it by tun- nel under Capitol Hill.. This required tities of earth were dug and trans- has occagioned practically no damage, for the plaza was virtually cleared of structures and the settlement has in| no wise affected the foundation. The | only trouble in this connection has been with the 1st street tunne‘l.' through which the southern trains are run. - This work was dome by the “drifting" method of driving the tun- nel through instead of the “cut and cover” method, which was urged by some. Despite the utmost precautions time after the completion of the tun- nel, requiriag constant repairs and in- volving much apprehension as to the security of adjacent buildings. Apart from the street surface, however, little damage has been caused. A Slogan and Its Pruits. convince them that tH&“@uthorities are moving in earnest, apd: checking' up the outrages committed, and they are likely to subside: try will never.be br ptil a 'few ‘mob leaders pay the 't their performances seated in el chairs, or dangling at the rope's ¥Wl. The few who have been taken jhw¥e either escaped all punishment, ‘suffered only short prison semtenes. “Change this; run all such creatitres down; deal firmly and adequatelWith such 83 are convicted and, theré will be 2 new tale told. Lawbreakers. are in the minofity everywhere; and the ma- Jority has only to assert i through resolute representatives control the situation. High Schoel Congestion. - - Seventytwo students were grad- uated Friday night from Central High School in the midyear class. It is ex- pected that at least 250 mew students will report at that institution at the beginning of the next semester, grad- uates from the elghth grade. Thus insgead of losing pupils “Central” will gain about 175, though aiready greatly overcrowded. All the' other high schools are congested. At only one of them is there any prospect of relief. A new Eastern High School is in a way under construction, but it will be probably a year and a half before it is ready for use. One of the most ur- { POLITICS AT HOMB[Public Library Suggests Ways to [HEAR ——— Ohio and Indiana. Ohlo and Indiank have long played prominent parts in our national Pol-{ mhe practical use of the Public Li-)the household, as th itics. Ohio is called *“the modern] ;| mother of Presidents,” though she has; never furhished'a democratic Presi-| dent. Indiana has contributed .many men of renown to our public life, and been an arena for contests of excep- tional interest. t It so happens that at present both states are short of democratic leaders of ‘national renown. Neither can boast of more than two in action. s In Ohio, where Thurmah, and Pendle- | ton, and Payne, and Hurd, and Con-| verse were once a power, only Gov, Cox and Senator Pomerene are nowl in the limelight. Former Govs. Camp-| bell and Harmon are living, but in re- tirement. In Indiana, where Hendricks and | McDonald,” and Turpie, and Holman were leaders, only Vice President Mar- shall and Thomas Taggart are left to the party. Whether Mr. Marshall will care for further party activity is a question. Mr. Taggart has tried twice for the Senate by election and failed, and may not care for a third trial. He is not a presidential quantity. ‘Will these states figure in calcula- tion about 1924?° Gov. Cox, although 8o terribly beaten last year, is too young and full of ginger to accept! imethod of mending tires. gent needs of the system is an exten- | Without vigorous protest the shelf as | sion of the high school facilities. Only |2 resting place, while Mr. Pomerene by “platooning” can “the’ classes. in | P88 NOt et had a trial as a candidate these schools be maintained. This en. | i the national fleld. In two races for tails double duty oh the faculties. the Senate he has shown great These midyear changes plainly point strength at home. to the imperative need of & very early Mer. Marshall is retiring from office It certainly is the privilege of the average man to believe that the po- litical economists have become lost in the mazes of their own reasoning. A little while ago it was preached from every economic rostrum that the only cure for the ilis from which the world was suffering was production and more production. Production was never advanced to a point to satisfy the demands of the economists, yet we find today in this and other producing countries huge unsalable stocks of it is estimated, will store a total of ! goods of almost every kind, while more than 148,000,000 cubic feet of|there is widespread unemployment be- water, or over 40 per cent of the aver- | cause demand is lacking for the prod- age run-off from the basin drained.|ucts of industry. Can the economists This would rcsult in the saving of 40 | supply the answer? per cent of the average annual amount| It was popularly supposed that the of water lost and a corresponding sav-{war had involved such an enormous ing of water for use at the falls. wastage of materials as to result in Evidently these two reports must be |a shortage everywhere of goods of considered together. If it is possible |every description, a shortage the fill- to increase the amount of water avail- | ing up of which would keep the in- able at Great Falls by & series of reser- | qustries of agriculture and mining voir dams in the upper watershed, the {and manufacture humming for years probability of a simultaneous increase {to come. Yet within two years after in the rupply for consumption and in |sigping of the armistice the bottom the overfiow for power is strengthened. | had fallen out of demand, and super- Heretofore some doubt has prevailed | ficial inspection might have led to as to the feasibility of & simultaneous | the conclusion that the world was use of the river for both supply and |overstocked and surfeited with goods. power purposes. Maj. Tyler in-his re-| Conditions in this country find a port considers this combliation prac-|parallel in the countries of Europe ticable and the geoldgical survey re-| which were not touched directly by port materially increases the chance of | the ravages of war. There is no such a dual use of the river. present market for a great part of Of primary importance, naturally, | the things they have produced. Ameri- is the matter of water supply. The|can ships are out of commission be- capital must have more ‘water for con- | cause no cargoes are to be had. Ameri- sumption, must \it7#00m, for the | can coal transported to Europe is margin is at t extremely nar-|found unsalable, though only a few row and at any accident | months ago European buyers were to the plant or through a severe stress | scrambling for coal in the markets of hot weather the ‘supply may be|here and bidding prices up against actually inadequate. The work of in-|one another. A considerable part of creasing the supply should be started | Europe is supposed to be on meager at once. It is évident from Maj.|rations, yet the export of American ‘Tyler's report, especially in the light { wheat is far below normal. Certainly of the geéological srvey proposal, that | the accumulated shortage of cotton the supply increase can be carried|fabrics has not been made up, but into. effect without ‘prejudicing the | American cotton canmot be sold or | plan for the utilization of the power |sold only at ruinous prices, and cot- now golng to waste. X ton planters are planning a 50 per — e cent reduction in acreage the coming The Chamber of Commercé Homa, {¥ear- And so on at great length in- Reassurance is given ‘that the pro- Jjected new home for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in this | t0® particular fleld of the economic city, plans for which have been held | 40°t0r, it may be suggested that their in abeyance, will soon be an actuality. At 2 meeting of the national councilors had a running mate, to wit: Distribu- of the organization, held in this city tion and more distribution! For what vesterday, the new building plan was avalls it to produce goods if the given. an .unqualified indorsement, | MS28 of distributing them are not those in attendance at the conference | PFOVided? The wants of the world strongly urging the completion of the | P2V® DOt Dbeen supplied, of course. task of financing the enterprise. A ‘Would-be consumers are suffering for site of particular appropriateness has | th® VerY things producers are anxious been chosen and acquired, and thys | tO Sell- But the solvent producing na- the prospect is now that in a com. | tioP8 cannot go on forever and ever paratively short time a notable addi- tion to Washington’s architectural at. | 8mers- tractions will be in evidence and that bered themselves among the insol- this organization, which means so much to ‘the business welfare of the country, will have an adequate home at the capital. ————— Persons who demanded a trial of the ‘ex-kaiser are beginning to doubt if he ‘will even be investigated. Settlements. It is disturbing to learn of the settiement of the foundations of the terrace and approaches around the Lincoin Memorial, and that the repair of the damage done in addition to cost- ing & heavy sum will entail a delay in the completion of the great national tribute to the war President. These settlements, however, do not in any way affect the memorial bullding it- self, which stands upon a foundation of ‘its own extending to bed rock. The settlement occurs in the “made ground” surrounding the memorial. ‘The space for a considerable distance from the structure has been filled and it was well assured that some sub. sidence would occur. Apparently the period and degree of scttlement have been greater than was computed. In this connection it is interesting o recall the circumstances of the com- pletion of the Washington Monument, ‘which was erected in about the same «<onditions as those surrounding the Lincoln Memorial. When the govern. ment took over the work, after & long period of inactivity, it was decided to incredse the total height, and that to insure safety for this added weight a new foundation should be emplaced. This task was intrusted to the late Col. Thomas L. Casey, afterward ehief of engineers. He not only removed @very particle of the old foundation &nd replaced it with concrete, without in any manner unsettling the balance of the shaft, but actually so0.contrived as to straighten the shaft, which had| lightly departed from the perpendicy- stances could be enumerated. ‘Without assuming to intrude into slogan of more production should have selling on credit to the insolvent con- They would soon be num- vents, Some cash or its equivalent must enter in. It is time the debtor nations of Eu- rope stop wrangling, stop the com- petitive building of armaments, get down to business and put theix finan- clal houses in order. They have left of their resources enough to estab- lish a credit sufficient for the resump- tion of industry and trading, but they must quit their complaining and get to work. They cannot lift themselves out of the financial mire by dragging the few remaining solvent nstions down into the mire with them. ———te e England has conferred knighthood on brewers, but will hardly extend the distinction to distillers who are avail- ing themselves of & surreptitious market abroad. A simplified inauguration will not suffice of itself to dispose of political and diplomatic complications., Riding After the Night Riders.' Gov. Morrow of Kentucky accepts the challenge of the night riders, of- fers a generous reward for their iden- tification, advises county officials as to their duty in the premises and orders four troops of state cavalry in readiness to move against the law- breakers. In an interview he says: “] intend to and will use every power of the state to serve the honor of the state and to prevent midmight outrages upon its ci Every dollar in the state treasury and every soldier at my command is &'“"‘ to ng, wil timida- the prevention of night ri th l%l outrages, burnings and in! tions.” This is the right note, and support- ed by energetic action should accom- plish the desired end. vantage, thay are able to create terrar over a wide stretch of country. serles of material enlargements in with the cordial good will of both every school. sides, and will not be too old three years hence to lead his party if for- R ST tune should turn in his direction and Balloonists who were lost in the|place the standard in his hands. Canadian wilds contemplate going on the stage. If they will reproduce the S little bout which followed their landing| _COSY Republican Divisions. the act should secure the backing of | The republicans have lost the presi- s0me of the bth avenue people who are [ dency four times in the past sixty interested in pugilism. years, and every time through a di- vision in the party. 3 In 183¢ Mr. Blaine was defeat ‘Washington's street railway situd-|iprough a division.he inherited. Two tion again calls attention to the fact|years before, the republicans had di- that & merger may not be as black 88| yigeq in the contest for governor in it was painted in the old daya when | ey York, with Mr. Cleveland as the every politician was expected to &, | heneficiary. Had hey remained united, “Down with the trusts,” at least once | M. Cleveland would never have had a in & speech. national career. His election as gov- e S O s e ernor made him irresistible for his Forty-two years has been set as the | party’s nomination for President two time in which Germany must pay|years later; and in the presidential firty-six billions. Germany appears to |race he got the benefit at home of have solved the problem of letting the | what remained of the republican tur- creditors do the worrying. moil of 1882. —— et In 1892 Mr. Cleveland again won through a republican division. The air are calculated to make the inno- /Gen. Harrison; but the Homestead cent bysender on terra firma feel| e for which he was in nowise morerunsate than over. responsible, cost him-tens of thou- sands of labor votes. Those men pald R R Y dearly for their action. During Mr. It Germany can perfect plans for | Cleveland's second administration la- underselling in the markets of the|bor was on its uppers the greater part world the question of indemnity will | of the time, and soup kitchens became prove less dificult than it seemed at|common. ~ the outset. In 1912 Mr. Wilson came in through — e OO, the breach in the republican ranks Old-timers in Congress will made by the Roosevelt-Taft row, and tempted to regard a lively taHff de.|In 1916 he remained in through repub- bate and a filibuster as something like lican divisions in such strongholds as St o Ry, Ohlo, Kansas and California. Had the republicans in any one of those three % states gone to the s in normal The prohibition authorities propose | numpers and hmm:oll Mr. Hughes to draw the line which marks the|would have won. Juncture at which a “tonic” becomes| This record is instructive at this an intoxicant. 2 e A age and policles are causing predic-| The only thing Bergdoll neglected | tions of republican disruption. When- to make his “escape” a more spec-|ever the republicans have been united, tacular affair was to hire @ brass{they have stood; whenever divided, band. ¢ they have fallen. B Gov. Cox has probably enjoyed his visit' to Washington. His reception has been cordial, and he has met many 1 A SHOOTING STARS, BY PHILANDER xom;sox Little Differen interesting people. ‘When the lights a Interest in him has been unaffect- town BEat et aithe | edly sincere. And deservedly so. He the daytime fades aw has taken an unprecedentedly severe nA:cm xfi" wlll.aoon'u. & beating without any unseemly outcry. And rest from their books and play. He did his little best, the people ex- And the older ones will recount m.’ pressed a preference for the other man, - axd that ended it. The public loves a Or tho Joys of the day that's past,{Tpe a0t L M.m;,m,. each plays in the world's |, oyoy 1o 1n that the We ¢l home these days to very few persons. Pus:;n.o: ::lup-xy ey n-me m.:h’.::chm His health has improved, but even The hope and the fear draw nigh, when in the pink of condition he And the little children are children stuy | 20703 Small desire for company. But And play, while the old folks he saw Gov, Cox, and gave him an ¢ sigh. hour of his time—an allowance suf- They tell the stories of long ago, ot - With changes alone in name, ficlent for an exchange of good stories And the people that make this world ":n.“’:d, "',:‘" e ons el below, 1924? It is almost idle to speculate ‘When you know them, are much the : on the subject. That year, politically considered, is an age away. And be- tween now and then #0o.much may hap- “Envy,” said Jud Tunkins, “is what | pen, that even as live a personality as makes people have more trouble |this aggressive Buckeye may be an bearin’ other folks' prosperity than |impossible mck number when the next their own misfortunes.” democratic national convention meets. —_— He is 2 young man, as full of bounce Views. as Roosevelt.. He lacks eloquence, bu “What are your views on the league | 8°t3 &long with a cheering crowd, an, of nations?” gets'a crowd to cheering, much after “What is the use of asking?® re.|the Bryan fashion. As party leader Joined Senator Sorghum..“No views|De came with a rysh fast year. “At on the league of nations ever San Francisco he had oply a parochial The subject is what I should call one | Peputation; and yet, after an intense of the most monotonous of intellectual | 81d Protracted struggle, he won the landscapes.” -|prize over two men of pational re- —_— nown, one of them theg President's Mild Winter Possimism. Sonfn ey, The sunshine brings the budding out,| The man who did that must be re- ‘The climate bids me loudly wail, sourcefyl; and he may show his re- And sy I know with a doubt sources sgain thred years hence. ——— ‘The League of Woman Voters resent < ‘Excessive Success. the criticlsms of Gov. Miller of New “It tan't possible for success to|YOrk Which intimate that they are escape the sneer of envy.” b “No,” replied Cactus Joe. “Success|3DIY be to show that a woman can should be took in moderation. The first | b & more sucoesstul politicien than time in an evenin' that a man holds | th® Sovernor. four aces everybody congratulates —————— him, the second time everybody gets| It is declared by Charles Nagel, who suspicious and the third time every- | was Secretary of Commerce and Labor body guesses it's about time to stop |under the Taft administration, that we the game.” want “no more race problems in this —_— country.” A dertain obscure philoso- . Even Greater Possibilities. pher has remarked, “What you do not “Don Quixote fought a windmi» | WAnt is no sign of what you are not “Yes,” commented Mr. Growcher.|S0InS to get.” i z l time when controversies over patron.y; politicians. mmtmvewmms . Fight the High Cost of Living - brary by Washingtonians in combat- ing the high cost of living is sug- gested by a reading list just issued for free distribution. This list, how- ever, includes a few titles only of the many books of recent publication which the library is able to provide for the solution of everyday prob- lems. Many opportunities of reducing ex- penses are afforded by the library, the librarfan states, and he suggests that it persons would avail themselves of the aids modern science furnishes they W"d be amply repaid. “Many persons are already utilizing our industrial division for this pur- Pose most advantageously,” Dr. Bow- erman states; “for example, the other day a man desired to find a cheaper ‘The recipe he found in the industrial division made a much less expensive gum than he had been buying, with the result that he saved a considerable amount in his bills. “In another instance several persons wishing to take advantage of & course in salesmanship extensively adver- tised discovered that they, could pro- cure the same material at the Public Library and thus equip themselves with the necessary information with- out being involved in any expense. “Then, again, a lady confronted with the problem of caring for an invalid sister for whom she could not afford to eng: the services of a nurse found great assistance from some of, our books giving clear and minute in- structions on the treatment of sick- ness in the home.” * * % ¥ The librarian recommended the bul- letins of the Department of Agricul- ture, which give the latest investiga- tions of experts in regard to garden and market products. He remarked that these offer valuable help in the destruction of the manifold varieties of injurious insects and garden pests which seriously hamper the average gardener, and that they also instruct the housewife in canning and preserv- ing all sorts of fruits and vegetables by the most efficient methods. .Books upon home economics he cit- ed aleo as aids in preventing waste in Uncle Sam has his eye on a gateway to the rich Red sea trade, which he hopes to nrake one An Enmpot of the outposts of . his world com- to Abyssinia. rnerce campaigns. The Italian colony of Eritrea has recently become an important factor in the Red sea trade. During the last ten years it has been lifted from commercial obscurity and is. now re~ ceiving the attention of world trad- ers. Indications are that the Eritrean port of Massaua will be the principal port for the very promising trade of northern Abyssinia and the entrepot for an important trade With tde Arablan Red sea district. Therefore Uncle Sam sent forth Ad- dison B. Southard, the Amerioan con- sul at Aden, Arabia, as a trade scout to investigdte the possibilities in the interests of American business, and has just received a very encouraging report, which says that the possibili- ties are “decidedly important.” American goods are already favor- ably known in the Eritrea region. Several of the leading firms are al- ready interested in American trade connections,- and there is definite promise that increasing business with the United States will be.done. From this country at present considerable quantities of cotton piece goods, iron and steel, galvanized iron sheeting or roofing and kerosene are being shipped. American soap, builders’ hardware, canned fruits, macaroni, etc., are part of the stock in trade of many of the larger retail shops i1n Eritrea. Italian sentiment in Eritrea favors American, British and French goods in the order named, for such needs as cannot be met by Itallan manufac- tures, and of the three American goods at present appear to be Dbest established. » * ¥ " United States firms interested ~in the Eritrean market could distribute ” through established talian Firms Itsalian firms, but L . Consul Southard rec- a8 Agencies. o mmends that it ‘would be more profitadle for them to be directly represented, in order to participate more advantageously in the Sexport trade, dealing with hides, skins and mother of pearl shells, the three principal products which go from l‘l’.unu- to the United States markets. So far as the native is concerned, very much under Itallan influ- E:c:.. n:znment policy having been desigmed to bring that about. and naturally trusts to the judgment of A ACate(;hism of In Twelve Lessons—No. 4. Q. What are the powers of Con- gress? A. ‘The Constitution includes aighteen ragraphs specifying the powers ot Q. What is the first provision? A. To and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises; to pay b and provide for the common defense cises United States. Q. What is the important feature of this provision? s : . The levying and icollection o ‘taxes. Bo!or:, the Constitution was adopted there was no' general gov- ernment with power to levy and col- lect taxes, and the lack of this power nearly wrecked the new nation. Q. What is the second provision?. A. To borrow money on the eredit of the United States. 3 Q. Has the power been frequently exeralsed? A. Yes. The authority for the lib- arty loan bond imsues, whith mede it possible for the United States to be supplied with funds for fhe success: 4ul condyct of tha war inst Ger- % BY HENRY LITCHFIELD WEST. Issued by the Natiomal Security League. (Copyeight, 1019) indicate th irigenious utilisation of much that is often thoughtlessly cagt aside. ‘‘Take the case of *food selection and preparation,” Dr. Bowerman pro- ceeded. “The recent domestic science books are minafil of the fact that eggs and butter aresat soaring prices and provide for cheaper substitutes in place of the more costly: in- redients of the older cook books. These books, too, advise how to pre- pare the least expeénsive cuts-of meat and thofe Vegetables which are’ most moderate in price in such a manner that they will ba quite as nutritious and palatable as those more in de- mand. ““Chen. as to clothing, pedple buy to better advantage if they consult some of our books. which teach, in addition, can_be more than doublad by the nraoper care. “The amateur in sewing may -be supplied from our shelves with text- books containing such detafled in- structfons in home dressmaking and tailorinz as are given in the tech- nical schools. . * * x X “We have books Which contain brief but concise formulas for the manufacture by any novice of a hun- dred and one articles necessary in the house and garden, as well as hints as to the method of restoring, cleaning 3nd repairing almost every article of common household use. A | person may, for example, avoid the 3 e i 1 by hunting up rules for removing i spots and stains. “There are other books on home economics in relation to the regula- tion of expenditure which are most helpful, such as Haskin's ‘How to Keep Household Accounts’ and Leeds' “The Household Budget. “One of the best ways of saving, too—a '\ way of saving more than many minor ailments. “Indeed, how many items of expenditure may be eliminated through the utiliza- tion of the practical suggestions af- forded in books by specialists on various lines, and our staff is always ready and anxious to help persons to _the information they need.” The reading lists on cutting the high cost of living will be found at the information desk and in the read- ing rooms of the library. GATEWAY TO THE RED SEA TRADE Italian firms in the goods offered for his consumption, whether they be Italian, American or other national magufacture. The one exception to unbleached cotton piece goods, which in Eritrea, as elsewhere in the Red sea commercial district, are distinctly favored by the native consumer. The American manufacturer or ex- porter can best enter the Eritrea market by establishing his own rep- resentatives in Massaua and Asmara. There are no jmportant exporting or importing firms in the colony except those actually of Italian pationality or claimiug it, and American trade interests in the hands of such firms would naturally not be given as much attention as desired. American firms would. however, be well received in Eritrea, Consul Southard reports, because it is real- ized by the commercial community there, particularly that part interest- ed export, that the trade of the coleny needs the stimulus of interna- tional eompetition. ket (can,. of course, be studied and worked 1o a certain ‘extent from Aden, where there would be greater induce- ments for establishing of American firms because much greater territory can be.covered from that center of Red sea commerce. To have the best chances of success an American firm entering the Eritrean market should be prepared to handle both export and import trade. This would give the firm an opportunity for double profit, and provide for timing cargoes both \‘;ay! for the American merchant ma- rine. E Care should be given to the subject i of "packing American goods for this market. Goods land- Care Needed ed at Massaua are at .. . times exposed to great an P“hn" heat and dryness. During the summer months on the plateau there is heavy rainfall, with lighter rains in the spring and fall. Goods should therefore be protected from'the water and packed so that days of exposure to the hot sun would do the least damage. American goods ariving in the Red sea district are generally satisfae- tory in packing. The only com- plaints against defective packing on some bottled catsup and;similar food- stuffs that had not stood the journey ‘well and-in some cases showed a loss by breakage of 75 per cent. Ameri- can cotton pieée goods generally make the long journey to the Red sea in_very geod condition. With the close commercial connec- tions existing between the United States and Italy, the extension of American commercial interests to the colony of Eritrea would not.be dif- ficult and would have the advantage of shipping and banking connections already established with the mother country. Or if it was desired to enter Aden it may be said that Amerfcan | traders are also familiar with these | routes and have established connec-l tions. It s only the market that is! new, and not the methods or means of approaching and entering it. Y WILL P. KENNEDY. the Constitutio many, is found in the ten words of this second provision. Under our Con- ! J | stitution, no money can be raised ex- V! cept by a law enacted by the repre- sentatives of the people. Q. What Is the third provision? A. To regulate commerce with for- eign mnations and among the several states and with the Indian tribes, Q. What has been accomplished un- der this authority? The interstate commerce law; the anti-lottery law; the pure food and drug law and other laws which have been of great value to the peo- ple have been enacted under the pro* vision .which authorizes Congress to regulate commerce between the states. .- Q. What other powers are granted to Congress? A. The right to establish unifor: natyralization and bankruptcy laws to 'cotf’ money; to provide for the &i-umcnt of countetfeiting; to. blish post ices and post roads; ant copyrights and patents to it thors and inventors; to create courts; and .define and punish piracles and _felonies committed on the high seas and offenses .against the law of na- \ how its length of service . price of a cleaner's bill many times | it .is really astonishing |© this general circumstance is American | lafter it like a flash. The Eritrean mar- | file in the Aden consulate refer toiarY D AND SEEN Men are eating pancakes for lunch in the restaurants these days. “Stack of wheat” is the way they re usually ordered, although eften the “order is “Stack 'em up!” The jcounterman is never at any loss to fill the order., “Stack!” he bawls out so that all the world and the chef may hear. Just why an Insatiable appetite for pancakes at the luncheon hour should (have overtaken male Washington re- icently is hard to say. Of course, ithere is no questioning the filling !qualities of griddle cakes when prop- .erly made. i, Cakes always have been in demand :for breakfast. but now they have in- jvaded the noon hour, so that a visit €0 a downtown restaurant will show i policemen, hackers, clerks, bankers and all others making away with stacks o' wheat. In one restaurant perhaps eight out Of ten luncheon orders are for pan- cakes, some “with,” but most with- out. The term “stack with” signifies, in restaurant parlance, that sausage 18 to be served with the cakes. Surely, we are living in an heroic age. * * % My old friend the Rambler, his long gray beard waving In the wind as usual, went rambling through a Pretty section of a very mearby state recently. After he had done sitting on logs, communing with birds and dragging inoffensive words out of the diction- ary for dress parade interviews, the Rambler took a fancy to a house in the distance. “I'll just walk up to that house and announce myself,” he said. “Every- ibody in two states knows me. I am the Rambler.” As a matter of fact, most every- body in two states does know the Rambler. His coming is looked for- ward to, and his going regretted. ‘When he shows up everybody is glad to see him. “I am the Rambler,” he announ naturally anticipated a hearty wel- come and the usual recognition. “Good morning, madam,” he said to the housewife. “I am the Rambler.” “’Oh, is that so,” she said. some of your roses.” * * % A grocery store up my way pos- sesses possibly the only retrieving cat in the city. This feline is as yet a kitten, al- though just at that indefinite stage where kittenhood. ends and cathood should begin. Yet the kittenish look has not gone out of its eyes: Billy, for such is his name, will run after a ball or small wad of paper in exactly the same way that a dog does. As the grocery man holds the ball, and makes motions as if to throw it, Billy will stand ready to jump, his eyes following the mo- tions of the hand. When the ball is thrown Billy is He grabs the ball in his teeth, and immediately prances back to the thrower, now and then letting the ball slip and tossing it with his paws. Nine out of ten times, just like a dog. Billy will return the ball to his master, and allow it to be- thrown again. But that tenth time he wi around the left flank and make off with the ball Behind a pile of boxes. The cat will out. * * How a great government bureau | can deftly hide (tself away on F| street is demonstrated daily by the! United States fcrest service. Visitors' have tha hardest sort of time finding this bureau, located .on the south side of F street between Sth and 10th streets. Although it has a sign announcing itself, the sign is not gaudy, and visitors often over- look it. Some day the forest service will be located with the main Department of Agriculture group, when the plans already in existence are carried into effect. But for the present you have to hunt fer it. A visitor to Washington was stand- ing on F street one day last week looking disconsolately around. “Young man, can you tell me where the forcst service building 182" he asked. “You are standing right in fromt| of it now,” was the answer. And he was, but he didn’t know it. i CHARLES E. TRACEWELL, German Democracy and the Allies. Have the allles made a mistake in not encouraging moderate republi- cans in Germany? The semi-official Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung ys: “The Paris Temps on the occasion of the last debate in the French chamber , made many comments worthy of remark. “Fearing the possibility of a mili- or communist dictatorship, the Temps declares that it would be to the interest of France to see a really firm democratic republic established in Germany and that France might contribute to it. “In saying this the Temps is only repeating what has so often been said on the German side, that the attitude of the entente which threatens con- continually the political and economic existence of Germany can only wéak- en the republican government and strengthen the two extreme parties. “gych 1s, indeed, the political evo- lution in Germany since the treaty of Versailles, which is continually pro- viding new means and opportunities the market by way of Bombay orof agitation to the radicals of the left and the right. Economic dis- tress, the fall of the exchange, want of coal, unemployment and_heavy taxes all provide rich food for com- munist propaganda, while the na- tionalists say: ‘The entente always demands more; force can alone save us; to act is, moreover, a duty of im- erial honor.’ % “The negotiations at Spa unfortu- nately did not better the situation; they rather made it worse in sub- mitting once again the German gov- ernment to compulsion. It is only to be hoped that the Temps' point of view will be adopted by the entente and that the decisions of the Brus- sels conference x‘?{" be penetrated he same Spir! ‘"!Iht ‘l- true, France can contribute ely to the deve;opment of 2 democratic republic in Ger- But_not by repeating inces- hat Germany will not pay and her obligations as I real many. santly “Such declarations show a xn:“v‘lodn of the real situation. When the Temps creates & belief in the danger of & military and mon- archist reaction, it renders the wo"‘-‘k of our government still more diffi- cult, it contradicts itself and makes that political mistake which it is try- ing to fight -{unn in preventing a pofmul evolution in the sense of . moderate democracy, In this way i is preparing new dangers for the tegnquillity of Germany and ‘Europe.’ How to Repay America, ; terview with the London Ev.nl.nn -‘gundnd Sir Josiah Stamp, the eminent mmfiti on uxntta:l. plifies his prol or “the formal cellation of our American debt for rata allotment from each of our es’ debts to us.’” Sir Joseph says, would be 1 as “better’ posttion than n Eug ox:;: = flmm"?fiyuu on a bad l:-_llll&htlhll to sentl tal conilderations than the origl “We ourselvglleshall be ‘got at’ in 'lveryecnnollv ole way,” he Mfl.l: “Our In FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR. Vinnie Ream’s statue of Lincoln, which now stands in statuary hall in the Capitol, Vinnie Ream's Statye Was unvell- o o ed on the of Lincoln Unveiled. ,ient of January 25, 1871, in the presence of a multitude of people and with es- pecially impressive ceremonies. The statue had been placed in the rotunda for the greater accommodation of the spectators, who completely filled that space and overflowed upon the steps of the building. On a platform that had been erected for the speakers sat President Grant, Vice President Colfax, Senators Trumbull and Mor- rill, Judge David Davis, Gen. Beatty, Speaker Blaine, Gen. Banks, Gen. Sherman and many other distinguish- ed men. In the places of honor were Miss Ream and her mother. Numerous floral offerings were presented to the youthful sculptor by admirers. The program was opened with music by the Marine Band. Senator Morrill of Vermont then said: “Four years ago a little girl from Wisconsin occupied a little place in the Post Office De- partment at $600 a year. She had faith that she could do something better. Congress, with almost equal faith and liberality. gave her an order for a statue of the lately deceased President Lincoln. That statue and the artist are now before you. and bespeak your sympathy. Judge Davis of the Supreme Court will now unvell the statue. After the statue. which had been veiled in a silk flag which had been presented by the weavers of Lyon, France, as a_tribute to the mémory of Abraham Lincoln, was brought to view, addresses were made by Senator Trumbull of Illinois, Representative Cullum of the same state, former Speaker M. P. Banks. Representative James Brooks of New York and Senator Patterson of New Hampshire. * * % After many weeks of siege reports came during the latter part of —comes from the study of Some of_the books on health-and hy- {{1 his dignified manner, much a SenustsTagTi it giene. Many persons do not practice Clauer would say, am ta | | % i ek the famous ‘ounce of prevention.' and A8 Siege of Paris these books give excellent simple [, S0 when the Rambler knocked at Nearly Ended, SUTrendered to the | rules for living which would prevent [the door of that pretty cottage, he early . Prussians,and The Star of the 26th of January prints the news to that effect. In the next issue, however, appears a statement indicating a delay in the effecting of the arrangements and thus reviewing the events of the siege: “Following upon the surrender of McMahon the German army began its slow but steady march upon Paris. On the 16th of September the invest- ment was begun and on the same day the city was declared in a state of siege. The Germans. 500,000 closed in upon the capital in Y that iIndicated an attack on the southern and southeastern sides and in that direction, so as to prevent reinforcements from the south and west to the besieged. “The workmen of the city formed sixty-six battalions, comprising 80,000 men. They were among the most de- termined defenders of the city and were resolved on a war of extermina- tion. Military men of experience at this stage of the war said that the power of the city to resist was limited only by the supply of food. It was claimed that Gen. Trochu had 410,000 men under arms, who would become good soldiers behind the ramparts. The firing from the forts had been so accurate that the Prussians were baf- flled in their attempts to erect bat- teries. i1l skirt| “On Wednesday, the 9th of Novem- ber, the French army of the Loire, under command of Paladines, which had been concentrated for the relief of the besieged eapital, attacked the Ger- mans under Von der Tann, near New Orleans, and administered to them a crushing defeat. Paladines then coia- menced his march upon the besieging force around Paris, but, after various delays, he was:met Beaume Ia Ronde by . the :combined forces of Prince Frederick. Charles, Von der Tann and the Duke' of Mecklenburg, and defeated, with emormous slaugh- ter. 3 “Trochu, acting in concert with Paladines, on the 1st of December sent out of Paris, under command of Gen. Ducrot, an army estimated at 150,000 men, which was at first entirely suc- cessful and penetrated to a consider- able extent the German line of invest- ment. In a few days, however, he was compelled to retire to the city, after several most desperate engagements. Provisions in the city now began to grow scarce, indeed, and fresh meat was entirely exhausted. The unsuc- cessful attempt of Chanzy, the forlorn hope of France, to rhise the siege, the beginning of the bombardment and the capture of Fort Mont Avron are events of recent occurrence.” DIGEST OF FOREIGN PRESS debtors will. say, for instance, that they bore the brunt of the war.” Al- lusion was made to one country in particular, which, -though decidedly Prosperous now, was said to be “sell- 1shly” putting forward this plea. Enlarging upon. his experience of American nnancial opinion, Sir Josiah says: I did not met with a single banker in the New Kngland states— it may be different in the middle west —who was not in favor of a settle- ment aiong the lines I have sug- gested. “ney all realize the moral obliga- tion of America to share the good security for their loans, which they obtained as the resuit of coming late into tne war, with those who were in from the nrst and had to issue loans ion doubtful security. “The New England bankers I found to be full of aamiration for our con- duct of our finance, full of admira- tion for our handling of the recent Anglo-French loan.” Aliuding to the recent American move to secure large mining and fur conces- sions in Siberia, Sir Josiah Stamp con- tinues: **We must recognize that Amer- ica is in a far better position than our- | selves to exploit the wealth of Russin and Siberia. “We must also recognize that the transfer 10 America of lussia's indebt- edness to us would place in her hands a stick to beat us. But we cannot go on expecting to exploit the wealth of the world with our nnances in their present condition.” He adds, with regard to his alterna- tive scheme—the assignment to America of a European debt of r nominal amount than the present debt to Amer- ica—that he had good reason for believ- ing_ that Great Britain was willing to exchange the whole of her loans to her allles, 1,781 millions, for the debt to America, 867 millions. He conclydes that now is the favor- able -time - for making _overtures to America on these lines. She has recov- ered from the heat of the presidential * calm conflict and is ready to view of her obligations. take & Seas Safe for Civilization. Civilization Is no longer threatened by any maritime power, in the opinion of the Navy, official organ of the British Navy League, and hence the have become opposed to armaments. “It is not, perhaps, greatly influ- enced on that point by the existenve of the league of nations, but it is influenced by the very general feeling that the task of this generation is to im at the healing of past wounds, not the infliction of fresh ones; that the fretting of international jealousies by loud-voiced comparisons of fight- ing strength is ‘& disservice to hu- manity.” “The league points out that with the * disappearance of the German fleet the . worid’'s naval position Is changed and that today civilisation is not threat- en'elgn by any maritime power.” “The view of the league is that l‘:. o for Proposing. a conference between ‘all those powers" whose geographical positions “impose upon them the guardianship of the seas' and to de- cide in what 'way this joint guardian- ship m‘y be e-.rfl:d'::‘l.' m‘ = league Ul ¥ i "fi"“m“ this” g.m“‘ should come America jointyy Wigts