Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1921, Page 6

[ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1921 With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. ..May 10, 1921 . Editor FEvering Star Newspaper Company ess Ofce, 11th St. and Penuayivania Ave. New York Offie: Naswan St National Rank Tnildine. ent St., London, Fnzland .30 cents pet month. eat by mail, or telephone Mata e by carriers at the llection is m: «nd of each moath. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advaunce. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunday.. i Taily only. Sunday onl: All Other States. Daily and Sunday.1yr., $10.0 Taily only. 15T, $T day_oni L.1yr The Salvation Army Lass. It is probably because she s\'mhtdizq‘!! to us pity and understanding and ten- derness that when we think of the o vation Army we think of the lass who wears the uniform of that great organ- THE EVENING ST mle-nmmuon for the support of & gov- {of reparations ernment in need of more revenue than ever before, so important a feature of the problem as revenue derived from imports has claims upon immediate attention. Congress has adopted, and is pro- ceeding upon, the latter opinion. Hence the interest felt in all circles, but par- ticularly in business circles, as to the terms of the measure the ways and means committee will report to the House, what the House will do with the measure, and what the Senate will do with the House's work. While the business is not likely to be disposed of as expeditiously as that of the emergency tariff measure now approaching final action, no protracted delay is expected. Berlin in Yielding Mood. A combination has been formed in Berlin to give support in the reichstag to a ministry accepting the allied ultimatum and yielding to the terms exacted. Various in- fluences appear to have been exerted to this end. Most potent, however, it would seem, was that of the industrial leaders, headed by Stinnes, to whom the thought of the French occupation of the Rubr district is unbearable. | ness with which the lesson was taught | tion. Nor do we so idealize her A% v}y the new ministry can be or- change fabot from & woman! o oed in time to re to some cold perfection men dare notim, g, o picht is a question. But this draw near to. We see her, inOur g e 0 noment, for whether the new mind's eve, as she is, simple and SNy mant or the present stop-gap tie and human, with most of her beau-: SOCTICE B (8 B ren. 1¥ Iviog I the eves with which she fy, ) rogime formally announces the meets our gaze. With most of her . ... jocision, the answer will be strength hidden in the great heart of | her, with most of her power springing from her eagerness to help mankind. And eeeing, we sense the true sig- nificance of the organization to which she has dedicated her life—its cour- ageous and unfaltering determination to afford aid and understanding and tuspiration to those who need it most. 8She is no stranger to Washington— is the Salvation Army lass. We know of her work in the social service cen- ter, that factory where worn-out furni- ture and shoes and clothes and men who think they, too, are worn out, are made whole and sound and useful again; in the workingman's hotel on Pennsylvania avenue, and in the hotel | for girls on L street. We know that| in Washington last year. as a result of the work of the organization which she symbolizes, 8,340 idle men were given employment, 8378 homeless were given shelter, and 28.833 meals were given to hungry men, women and children. We are aware of these facts and, as a resuit of them we have come to think of her as one primarily en- gaged in the task of giving—the giving of her zeal, of her inspiration and of herself to those who, without her, would too often be lost to faith in their fellow men and women. H Today she comes to us in another guise. Primarily the giver, she is now asking the help of the men and women | of Washington in the task of raising | the fund of $47,000 with which tho work of the Salvation Army is to be continued here during the coming year. Yet even in asking for support for the cause from which none can stand apart she continues to give wore than she asks. For in so doing she gives to over four hundred thou- sand Washingtonians the happy priv- ilege of becoming, Indirectly yet in a manner, withal, essential, identified conclusive—as far as a German answer can be. Possibly, it is hinted, the out- going Fehrenbach ministry may actual- ly sign the acceptance, so that the new ministry, by whomever headed, will face an accomplished fact for which it is not directly responsible. In a peculiar way the Silesian situa- tion is tied up to the reparations mat- ter. Premfer Briand of France sent a formal and very pointed warning to Berlin against the use of German troops in the area of Polish insurgency. Immediately this was interpreted in Cermany as a hint of a French hope that Silesia might be taken from Ger- many and an indication of what will happen in the west, in the heart of the industrial section in case of refusal. In othér words, France is now sus- pected in Germany of hoping for re- fusal to make reparations in order that more territory can be seized. Tt is quite possible that this is far from the French thought, and that Premier Briand has simply proved himself the better psychologist in bringing about an acceptance of the allied demands. ‘Whatever may be the French desire to trample on German soil and get the German industries within grasp, in a spirit of revenge for which there is abundant justification, France to- day is in greater need of assurance of payments in reparation. Acceptance of the ultimatum may be disappoint- ing in some degree to French patriots, but it would be gratifying to those who seek the early restoration of French economic health. —_—————tem— This Year in Virginia. In the Sunday Star’s special from Richmond mention was made of the purpose of the Virginia republicans to put a state ticket in the field. ‘The democratic ticket will be headed !country—lhe mentally unfit, and the physically unfit. Men and women who either from hardship suffered under other forms of government are now opposed to all forms, or from a study of the Ameri- can form have persuaded themselves | that it should be overthrown and force { employed for the purpose, should not be permitted to set foot on American | soil. Men and women out of physical health, or giving signs of a break- down, should not be allowed to land. Physical strength was never more se- sential in this country than now. In- creased productivity is certain to fol- low the present slackness; and then those who work with their hands or with small capital will have to hump themselves in order to keep up with the procession. A more rigid inspection of foreigners with their hearts and minds set Amer- jcaward is necessary on every account, and Secretary Davis is well advised in his purpose to institute it. —_————— Swatting and Scouring for Health. Word has gone forth to swat the fly. It seems to be necessary to repeat it vear after year, despite the thorough- some years ago that flies are disease der a reply by {carriers and that every fiy Killed early | in the season is an investment in | safety. The flies that buzz now are the pro- creators of the countless progeny of midsummer. Scientific statisticians have told the enormous number of flies that may be bred from a single pair in one season, so that a fly that is effectively swatted now means much more than many times the swatting of July or August. Flies breed chiefly in trash, waste stuff, usually in the dark, neglected corners where refuse is thrown and al- lowed to lie. So in addition to swat- ting all the flies that can be seen and reached householders should clean up these places and burn the trash. Every cellar should be scoured and white- washed, and every bit of refuse de- stroyed. This alone will cut down the fiy population by a great percentage. A fly signifies neglect somewhere by {some one. Let the scouring brush and shovel and the swatter be put to work at once! ————— Pie manufacturers propose to stand- ardize their product. So long as the old kitchen stove continues to be op- erated by old-fashioned experts the will be .individuality in pie as in other American products. The talents of a great financier are specialized and do not necessarily im- ply the ability to organize and perfect permanent and satisfactory domestic relationships. ——————— i Lenin has never made any public | statement that would intimate to Big Bill Haywod that there was a good job awalting him under the soviet gov- ernment. 2 —_————— A Japanese editor finds it necesgary to defer to jingolstic sentiment in or- der to preserve friendly relations with his circulation department. ———————— The weather bulletins continue to show that the fruit crop would have with her in het splendid work for the | by a politician. Mr. Tucker and Mr.|nag no chance even it it had escaped coming year. So it is that, holding out her tambourine for the dollars of the National Capital, she does so proudly and without fear that vou will pass her by. There are few men and few women who, knowing the facts, will deny themselves the deep satisfaction of at least limited partnership in the vital business which she represents. — The Police Force. Cemmissioner Oyster has set at rest reports of immediate changes in the police department, rumers of which have been circulated for seme time past. These tales of prospective over- Trinkle, who are contesting for the gubernatorial nomination, have had their training in politica. The nominee, therefore, will pitch his campaign in the key with which he is familiar. This has suggested to the repub- licans the advisability of putting up a business man—some representative of the business spirit of the state, who has improved the business oppor- tunities of the state, and impressed himself on the people as a successful man of affairs. There are a number of such men in Virginia who muster under the republican banner, and are personally very pepular. ithe first spring frost. i I Raflroads have been compelled to consider the possibility of raléing rates to an extent that will leave nobody willing to pay them. Editorial Digest The Unprotected Primaries. The decision of the United States Supreme Court that Congress has 0o Power over state primary election: and that therefore Senator Newberry of Michigan cannot be tried in a fed- eral court for alleged misuse of money in securing his nomination, re- sulted immediately in an almost uni- versal demand in the press for a conatitutional amendment which will confer that power and establish fed- eral regulation of primaries. Most writers regard the personal element in the Newberry case as of little significance. The important point, as | these papers see it, is that in de- claring the federal corrupt practices act unconstitutional, and in denying the federal government control over state primaries, the Supreme Court opens the door “to the corrupt use of money in primary elections of Unite States senators and representatives. in the words of the Newark News (in! dependent). ARISTOCEALIC CANDIES ATLANTA $1.00 to $1.50 per Ib. There is, of course, some support for the principle that primary elec- tions must be state matters which Congress cannot control, and a num- ber of papers, with the Providence Journal (independent), “welcome the decision” as a victory for Senator cwberry “on the merits of the case.” The majority comment, however, is 2 vigorous protest against a “hair- splitting decision,” which, as the Muskezon Chronicle (independent) . does not alter “the moral status with low cost, but you will find it here. tree of charge when delivered. 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Let me put your fure in COLD STORAGE They are cleaned when received and glaced MARTIN WOLF {of the case in any manner whatso- 1 1= only conclusion the I ines | Register (independent P 1 tean driw trom the diverse opinions | {wh court gives is that “they to free Newberry, but had in agreeing on a reason.” The result is, according to the S sity Tribune (independent) s y legalistic” decision which, the Char- lotte = Obser (independent cratic) says, “cannot be call However, from the senator's own state the Detroit Free Press (inde- pendent) feels that the decision has revealed “the whole attack upon Sen- ator Newberry as a mare's nest.” and it congratulates the senator and the state on the removal of “the un- merited stain.” The Syracuse Post- Standard (republican), the Detroit Times (independent) and the New York Tribune (republican) agree that as the former maintains, “the vindi cation is complete,” and the Port Hu- ron (Michigan) Times-Herald (inde- pendent) thinks that “the majority of ithe people of Michigan will be pleased with this verdict.” But entirely aside f spec! case involved the decision es mlism-sl | Drincimles which most editors consid- | jer dangerous. What the Grand‘ Rapids (Michigan) Herald (republic an) calls an “electoral saturnalia” | remains “contrary to good public| policy,”. the Cleveland Plain Dealer | (independent _democratic) declares. | {even though the court holds that it} not “contrary to federal law,” and | while to the Brooklyn Eagle (inde- pendent democratic) it is of mupi moment whether any one in Michigan | was guilty of wrongdoing, “it matters | a great deal that no federal law is in existence to govern the conduct | of primaries This “splitting of hairs” amounts to a declaration, as the St. Louis| Post-Dispatch (independent) inter- | prets it, that “the money-bag can- ! didate is safe and the door of Con- | gress is open to the corruptionist,” | Nashville Banner (inde- | they are privileged to go the limit”* It is an “astounding discovery” to the Rochester Herald (independent) that “Congress cannot protect itself against corruption. 1but the effect of the decision is to {1eave Congress unprotected. “since {the thing worth paying money to obtain, if money is to be corruptly employed, is the nomination. The election follows as a matter of course.' The Christian Science Monitor (Bos ton, independent) does not agree that the decision will “open the door | to a_continuation of the practices complained of,” since existing state Jaws, “which have been upheld times witpout nmumber, provide penalties for what society has always recos- nized as punishable crimes in elec- tion campaigns.” But from experi- ence in its own state the Milwaukee iJournal (independent) is convinced jof “the futility of state regulation, {and, the Oklahoma City Oklahoman (democratic) thinks that ‘“there John Barleycorn, while less in evi- dence in the police court than former- {1y, continues to make heavy demands on judicial talents, ———— As is usual with & moral weakling, Bergdoll has managed to make & great deal of trouble for thase who tried turns and changes have been of mis.| VW el: WhY not? We are told that|(, periend him. —————— {should be uniformity of corrupt prac- itices acts” throughout the country, hich would be difficult to secure ‘except through a federal law.” But if this distinction between pri- ! maries and_elections “resides in the ilaw” the Boston Transcript ndent republican) points out that he court is not to be criticised for finding it there’’ and the New .York Mail (independent) feels that “it is the limitation of the Constitution, rather than the court’s action, that must be called ‘unfortunate. To this position most writers an- swer unequivocally, with the Wheel- Stop that noise quittal for Senator Newberry. You will ke the way the gears slide in the many papers holding thi Pl when EBONITE. are the St. Louis Star (Independent), | aad out without a murmur Atk the Philadelphia Bulletin (independ- | the master lybricant, is in the transmission. ent republican) and the Baltimore | EBONITE is sure death for friction. It clings American (republican). to the gears and eliminates metal-againet- metal contact. One filling of tight tranemission with EBONITE e sher lubricant i ke with Ebonite Fer Transmissions and Differsntials lasts all senson. For depend- EBONITE. wmlflhsv~~m eans. Just ssy “EBONITE" to yowr dealer— that’s your abeslute aseurance of best resuits. NORWALK HIGH PRESSURE Tires and Tubes REDUCED 20% You automobilists all know the sterling quality of Norwalk Tires. Think of the famous “NORWALK” quality now at such an impor- tant price concession! unheard of and now but a little more than the prices for medium-grade tires. Becker’s Leather Goods Co. DISTRIBUTORS 1324-26 F Street N.W, ' There is only one to hear Victor reco at their best - play them on Victrola instruments Victor records and Victrola instruments are specially made to be used together. They are scientifically synchronized, and that is possible only because both are the products of the Victor Talking Machine Company, The need for this harmonization is so apparent to the great artists who make Victor Something heretofore . chievous effect if not of purpose. They | the People everywhere this year are have caused uneasinees in the police |MOre inclined to discuss business than ing Register (demoeratic), “then the }Jo‘n!litu on should be immediately ‘Washington, D. C., may be expected department and fi:is well new that the Commissioner in charge of police mat. ters has specifically announced that dched the comclusion that there is 1o occasion for a formal investigation. To a very great degree the local wel- re rests upon the efficiercy of the ment.- To the exteat that ‘mony between the branches “p pose between officers the force is ef.| ficient. The personnel is of an ex- centionally high grade and the officers a capable and experienced. There ix no reason whatever for any failure 1 measure up to the highest possible police standards. The District people do not expect the impossible from the police. They look for prompt, Inteiligent enforce- ment of the rules and laws and for the miost diligent work in the pursuit of law-breaking. They hope to see the zh standards of integrity maintained and the Wa as in the past from all suggestion of im- proper influence and undue interest. —_——— The te Mr. Volstead proposes to tritrodute into prohibition are not em- couraged by any prospect of return to oid free lunch customs. : The men who got through and ac- quircd decorations withont service nzton force kept as free | politics; that they want a straight and sure, if not a short, path, laid to prosperity again. Why not test the ter several weeks of inquiry he has | *trensth of this feeling in the Old{ Deminion? While Mr. Tucker or Mr. Trinkle, as the case may be, is dis- cussing politics and appealing for votes in old political terms, why sheuld {not his republican’ opponent discuss business, and with special relution to .| its revival at home, and for that mat- ter throughout the country? Why would it not be the best of politics thus to get away from politics? It might not win. Virginia is a long- time democratic stronghold and gave Gov. Ceox, even in last year’s severe test, sixty theusand plurality, . Still, a campaign so cenceived and conducted would attract gemeral and respectful attention, and in that way bring Vir- ginia republicaniem inte wider netice tham it has hitherte enjoyed. —_—— The fact that American diplomatists have not heen provided with lnxurious homes in Europe has net materfally detracted from the respect in which diplomacy is held tn a crisis. ———— Germany at present appears to be overburdened with doctors ef philes- ophy while saffering from a lack of practiced financiers. —_————— Both the sailorman and the land- should constitute a “slicker list.” Tariff Bevision. is made that the Announcement Arafting of the bill revising the Under. | 87t of letting other peopls worry. wood tariff law will soon begin. There two opinions about the of general tariff revision at this One are n time thres kout th taken into disturhed to make poesible the enact- ment of suitable legislation for this| pavis is quoted as saying: countrs Better wait until the situa- tion clears and composes itself. that should be a few years dietant, no matter restored. The ofher opinton 13 that the pres- | oie, ent f3 the right time; that the Under e o e wood law, wneatistactory even before This fs a highly mecfiorions Sectxion, the war began. fe radically wnsulted|and shoul produce excelemt results. »10 covditions the war has produced, and that as revenue i» now a pressing [ and both should be excluded from this is that business conditions | of tmmigration include an increase of werld—which must be | the number of inspectors stationed in count—are stfll too much | Kurope. 1¢|rived at New York with Time will work I fawor of)of the better rates and schedules sgreed upon | 32 b when something ltke normal has been | & lubber are now engaged in cenfer- ences reiative to wages. —_———— Bergdoll has evidentty acquired the Immigration and ¥nspection. Plans for reorganizing the bureau On this point Secretary of Labor “Last week the steamship Asla ar- 08 Immi- grants from Greclan and Italian ports. El‘minllh‘)l d lb'll! 20 oont rrivals were pl mafit ind to be sent back. ® .[nnr‘ yotry, it wil s sufficte ¥ phyatcal bef.-‘ 0| e sans it There are two kinds of undesirabies, to assert itself as & more important diplomatic cemter, even, than Paris, France. 7 ———— Many conferences are called, but I!a' choose anything. SHOOTING STARS. | BY PHILANDER JOHNROX, 1 H From Obscurity to Fame. I'l'he good things that a man may do ‘WIill eften go unnoted. His ohservations wise or new ‘Will not be widely queted. But sheuld he ence in error stray, Hell raise & social fury, And all his letters will some day Be read before a jury. Geod Intentions. “Are you and yeur hWusband regu- lar attendants at church?” “I don’t kmow whether we could claim to be such,” replied Mr. Chug- gins. “We start for church every Sun- | day morning, but whether we arrive or not depemds en the mementary mood ef the family flivver.” Jud Tunkins says his comgressman brags se much abeut saving the gov- erament meney, yeu'd think he was saeme kind ef a dollar-a-year man him- self. A Holdeves, Some seuvenirs still greet the view, Our eager interest te claim. The war tax fingers just the same. Source of Style, “¥our speeches do not display the accuracy of grammatical form which used to distinguish them.” “I've been afrald something ke that would happen,” rejoimed Senater Sor- ghum. “I have beem obliged to depend on a brand-new stenographer.” Rellgions of the Future. “Pon’t you think we shouM let pas- Although the real fighting’s threug, |20F, b=y, Mo, bas amenard,” and the Baltimore Sun (in- Aependent democratic) inslsts, with “an explicit amendment which "Wlll { be lawyer-proof and court-proof. ! But the Memphis Commercial A peal (democratic) objects to such a {novement. ‘“Whenever It i8 con- !ceded that Congress may interfere in | party primaries in a state, then the {entering wedge will be driven which Wil finally lead to complete federal control of all electiong.” The Richmond News Leader (inde- pendent . democratie), from the ! stronghold of the state rights doc- itrine, asserts that the federal cor- rupt practices act, now declared un- constitutional, “never has infringed on the rights of the states to control { their elections, and, in view of the “manifest necessity” for federal reg- ulation the decision of the court vir- tualty sanctions “crooked primari The Coal Deadlock. It the American Coal Journal is correctly informed, "there has been no appreciable demand for ecoal for several months, and as a result the mines are working only a day or twe a week.” The geelogical survey re- ports that since January 1 only 116~ 258,000 tons of bituminous coal ha 'been mined, against 153,663,000 tons during the same time last year. The public is headed towerd a repe- tition of the cenditions of Jast winter. Coal traders ascribe the -alarming prospect te the failure ef consumers to lay in stocks, the difficulty middle- men find in financing the filling et their yards, and to lack ef tramspor- tation' from the minea The ceal-con- suming public is ght 4 ceme into the rearkst and buy at what are ocalled the present “reasenable” prices, The rub seams to lie in difference of opinion as to what consti “rea- sonableness” In coal prices. We hear of $13 & ton heln| whoze price the price for bitwmimeus. 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