Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 1921, Page 6

b THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1921 —_—— e THE EVENING STAR, With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY.........July 12, 1081 THEODORE W. NOYES. . The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business d Pennsylvania Ave, 150 N, . . Editor axau St. Hank Building. Chica; ce: First Nation European Ofice: 3 Regent St.. London, England. The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning editlon, is delivered by curriers within the city at 60 cents per month: dally only. 43 cents per month; unday ouly, 20 ceats per month. Or- dérs may be sent by mail, or telephone Maia 5000, Collection ix made by carriers at the end of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunda 2 ‘:33' : mo., T0c Daily only 1yr., $6.00; 50¢ Sunday only 1yr., $2.40; 1 mo., 20¢ All Other States. Daily and ¥r., $10.00; 1 mo., 85¢ Daily only yr., $7.00; 1 mo., 60c Sunday onl .1yr., $3.00; 1 mo., 25¢c A Peace Parley Assured. Prompt acceptance by Great Britain and by France of the invitation lssued ! by President Harding for a conference on possible disarmament to be held in Washingten at an early date assures the holding of that meeting. Italy will doubtless accept with equal promptness upon receipt of the pro- posal. Japan cannot conceivably re- main aloof. China’s acceptance is to be assumed. Conceived as a discussion of the question of disarmament, the con- ference becomes in its mere proposala peace parley of infinite possibilities. It will havea greater scope and chance of successful issua than even the treaty meeting at Versailles in 1918-19. For the task at Versailles was to adjust the conditions created by the war and to make peace on the basis of a vic- tory. The conference to be held here will look to the future as could not the conference at Paris, for the smoke of conflict. From this meeting at Washington may evolve an association of nations pledged to peace, reaching that point through settlement of the most poten- tial causes of war between them, and remission from competitive arma- ments. If such an agreement should be effected it will be naturally the business of the nations comprising this group or association or alliance, or whatscever it may be called, to see that no other nation menace the world peace by undue preparations for war. This would be the victor's league which reason indicated as the most effective means of peace maintenance after the great war. It would be a working out of the theory of mutual interests that had received so em- phatic a demonstration in the conflict of 1914-18. Disarmament is the primary pur- pose of this meeting. Attendance does not, of course, pledge compliance. But at the meeting itself cards will be laid upon the table. The map of the world will be studied. The points of possible difference and conflict will be identified. International fears and Jjealousies will doubtless be expressed in explicit terms. Against what par- ticular or possible foe are you now arming? will be the question passing along the line. Do you arm for de- fense or for conquest at some future time? If you fear, let us eliminate fear by explaining frankly the policies and purposes of all who sit at the table. If you plan an extension of power or the gain of territory let us understand now wherefor and by what means. . At Versailles the delegates of the nations looked both backward and forward, and their vision was neces- sarily confused somewhat by the back- ward view. At the conference of ‘Washington the perspective will lie ahead. Motives cannot be succe: fully hidden, policies cannot be easily obscured. It will be poor statesman- ship, indeed, that will permit decep- tion and tolerate combinations that will thwart the purpose of the powers to lessen the burden of armament and the likelihood of war, a purpose mani- fested already in these first hours by the eagerness with which England and France have accepted the Ameri- can invitation. ) The United States Treasury's ex- penditures illustrate the possibility of overdoing a one-way traffic system. I Prize fighting has become so re- munerative that the prize - appears rather larger than the fight. | Bootleg possibilities make the sum- mer advice to refrain from alcoholic beverages more urgent than ever. Drought in England. The combination of an intense and prolonged heat wave and a drought which has endured for two months is causing unparalleled conditions in Eng- land. Crops are perishing. The leaves in Hyde Park are withered and dead. Lakes have become. shallow ponds, the beds of streams dry cuts in the earth. Fires are frequent. In some places water is sold for a penny a bucket. There is no more terrible parent of human suffering than drought. Man, beast and plant—all that has life— dread the torture of unrelieved thirst with an intensity borne of knowledge or advice as to the agony involved. Water, from which science tells us | first fldal and rumble from above, do life first emerged, is still the most we console ourselvés for the inter- indispensable element to life. Denied its possession in generous measure, Afe becomes of little worth. The scourge of actual drought marches ahead of an army of secondary tor- ments—fire, pestilence, hunger and madness. The dark banners of death float over their ranks. Happily the situation in England, serious though it undoubtedly is, is one of approximate rather than actual drought. Water is avallable, although the shortage thereof is apparently & * matter for grave concern. Washing- tonians, while sympathizing with those who are enduring the distress incident \ tothat shortage, cannot do better than : to consider in the light of the reports quences of extravagant water con-|the country, effects as it comes in con- sumption in the District. Pending the | tact with a heated atmospheric strata actual completion of the supplement-|a condensation of the watery vapor ary conduit from Great Falls to the|popularly known as humidity. As a reservoir the failure to avold waste|result of that condensation clouds are in the individual use of the limited|formed and electrical energy is re- reserve available—a reserve which [leased. The storm gathers and breaks. may at any moment become essential But the cool air was coming, whether to tide over a break in the conduit— |or not. is tantamount to deliberately placing| Of course, the rain itself renders re- the ~ommunity in danger of worse!lief, as it cools heated buildings and conditions than today confront our|pavements, and to that extent the British cousins. The scourge of|storm may be correctly claimed to be drought, should it come in England,ja cooling agency. To that extentalone, would be an unavoldable visitation of | however. Yet to Jim and Jane, aver- nature. Should that scourge come to|age American man and woman, the the National Capital we would have|scientific facts in the case matter only ourselves to blame for the at-|little. It Is beastly hot and as they tendant suffering. watch the thunderheads climbing in} splendid majesty from the horizon to. the zenith they are not worrying over ' dull science. “Storm’'s coming. That'll cool things off.” Cause and effect matter little. For at all events the; glad assurance is there. { | The Last Interview. Speaking to the newspaper corre- spondents who had gathered at his hotel Sunday evening.to greet him upon his arrival in town and have a word with him, Mr. Taft sald pleas- antly: “I have passed out of your realm. There is no news any more in interviewing me."” He was in their realm a long time, and made himself exceedingly agree- able in it. Always approachable, al- ways with something worth while to say, and always saying it in terms to entertain as well as instruct, Mr. Taft, whatever the office he might be holding, was often called upon for information and opinions, and never disappointed the well accredited appli- cants. Probably no public man in this country of his wide note and 'high station was ever more popular or more trusted In news gathering circles. He knew the game, and helped the players to the extent of his ability. ‘When quite a young man he had as a court reporter a small journalistic ex- perience himself, and was entitled to employ, though he never did, the old claim, “T used to be a newspaper men myselt.” And so the curtain falls. The in- dustrious young men of the press must look elsewhere. The politiclan is no The Exodus From the Army. Judging from the applications for discharges from the Army that have been reported from various posts there will be no serious trouble on the score | of the reduction ordered by Congre: concerning which Secretary Weeks recently expressed himself with appre- | hension. For example, a dispatch! from Newport News states that more | then 50 per cent of the several thou-| sand enlisted men stationed at Fort Monroe, Langley Field and Camp Eustis have asked to be mustered out. Thisisbut one of numerous cases. It! would appear that the enlisted men are disposed to get out of the Army re- ! gardless of their terms, by taking ad- vantage of the necessity of reducing ranks. Just why this should be is a matter of speculation. Unemploy- ment prevails to an unusual degree throughout the country. Yet men are asking by the thousands to be dis- charged before their eniistments have expired. They either have specific employment assured or they find the Army conditions so distasteful that they are willing to take a chance. The rr;ore» The Sudge has usurped his| o ol o e are seeking place. In politics Mr. Taft met the haavlestxcd::;:?rg;g E?::rl: x‘:e .:.?:;1:;“’;: ‘:::g loss possible—the failure to be re-|goryico conditions which makes men | elected President—and sustained it|,yn; ¢ jeave it should be known and Wwith an equanimity that aroused gen- |,y poeqible corrected. The fact that eral admiration. 1In the law he has|,, ... are more men in the Army to- Just made the greatest Winning Dos-|g4ay than Congress has provided for sible, and is bearing his good fortune |y, g ¢hat g reduction Is necessary does with most becoming spirit and mod-| yo¢ jesgen the need of inquiry into esty. the motives of those who wish to quit. — Even if disarmament is effected and Weath In the Sewer. the land forces of the United States ! The drowning of two little boys yes-|are reduced—if reduction is effected terday 1n the Soldiers’ Home grounds |[through international agreement—a | is a ahocking reminder that there are [regular Army establishment must be | MY Puacs of danger not protected | maintained of some size. It is highly | whetre iife may be destroyed. These |desirable that the terms of enlistment ! chfldren, with companions, had gone|and the conditions of service should ' under a bridge spanning the outlet |always be such as to insure full ranks. | of the duck pond and a rush of water caused by the sudden heavy downpour of the afternoon storm swept them off their feet and carried them into the sewer to their death. Lack of bars and gratings gave them entrance to the place of danger and also admitted them into the culverts and finally the sewer. Had there been such protect- ing bars they could not possibly have been swept away to death. They would ! No amount of legislation and Bden»! tific advice has ever done away with the fact that most of what the farmer gets is what he works for. } A number of books promised from German participants in the war have not appeared. The practical wisdom 5.5 Take Plenty of Writing MILL SALE OF FINE STATIONERY avn Hovs EQ ‘THE BUSY CORNER® PENNA.AVE.AT 8 TH.ST. ; DT T T LT e Y . Open 9:15 A.M. 5:Bavn to 6 P.M. and Supply Your Needs During This . —About 3,000 boxes of high-grade and superior quality writing paper and correspondence cards. These represent the surplus stocks of lead- ing mills, located in Pittsfield, Holyoke and Springfield, Mass., the heart of the paper industry. —In some cases the paper is water-marked with the name of the manu- facturer; in others the boxes are marked, so you can feel assured that you are buying the “quality” paper for which these well known names stand. Paper With You on Your Vacation Trip HonsCo. THE BUSY CORNER" PENNA.AVEAT 8 TH.ST. —The assortment consists of paper in white and all the wanted shades, the large Imperial size, with lined envelopes, gold edged cards with lined envelopes, in infinite variety. We suggest this for vacation stationery, and also remind you that it is a splendid opportunity to secure stationery for Christmas gifts. AtH¢ Just Think What You Save in This Sale Wash Skirts $2.00 and $3.00 Values, Tomor- ‘wear. At Street Floor Bargain Table —Skirts of linene and gabardine —Excellent for outing and picnic Kann’s—Street Floor. —XKid Finish —Vellum Two Lots to Select From ~—Quartered Oak —Linen Lawn —O0ld Style —Papier Ligne —Early Georgian Kann's—Street Floor. We Continue t row’s Price, Choice Tomorrow atilie Bargain Table Street Floor at ...... From $2.95 three-quarter sleeves. waist-line and Billie Burke models. —All sizes. of the publisher is often a valuable re- straining influence. have been wetted and probably fright- ened and maybe bruised, but they would be alive today. There should be no . unprotected opening to a drain or sewer anywhere in the District .big enough to admit the body of a child. This is not the first time sudden rushes of rain water have carried little ones into the sew- ers. On one other occasfon the child was rescued and after that the sewer was protected. Inasmuch as the Sol- diers’ Home grounds are opened and are used freely by the children for playing in summer time, they should be as fully guarded in this respect as the city streets. These gratings do l Old warships may go out of service, but the naval officers will in notable | Instances remain as freshly interest- Ing gs ever. i Reductions in the cost of food are conspicuous excepting in the meat market. The vegetarians have rather the best of the situation. 4 ‘Women now demanding the right to serve on juries give no assurance that in the course of time they will not be as earnest as the men in their requests to be excused. not materially check the flow of water It is and are rarely choked by debris. better to suffer a temporary inunda- tion on this score than to sacrifice the lives of children. SHOOTING STARS. D The Post Office Department will be B PRIANUNS JORNSON, enabled to effect some economy if Progress. members of Congress take to heart various warnings against lengthy speeches to be sent through the mails. —_———— There is a disposition among sen- ators to find some serviceable material in the Versailles treaty, despite the hopeless attitude of many who assist- ed in framing it. —_—— e Innocent islanders in the Pacific ocean do not insist on puzzling the missionaries by demanding minute ex- planation of all the civilized progress going on in their vicinity. ——te————— The rallroads are expected to get into shape rapidly so that the summer travel literature will be as alluring as ever. Used to be contented To watch & butterfly. Now I want an airship, Sailin’ through the sky. Used to hear a robin ‘With serene delight. Now I want the records, Playin’ half the night. Used to think the wildwood Brought a joy complete. Now I want the golf links, Manicured so neat. Tjmes are ever changing. No use being’ glum. All our pleasures promise Greater joys to come. Jud Tunkins says a man who never makes a mistake has to die fearfully young to avoid spoiling his record. —— ot———— The Sultan of Turkey continues to give a bad example of how to be permanent though unpopular. —_——— The astronomical information . that there are larger, hotter suns than our own at this season arouses no envy. ———————— Thunderstorms. “Oh, for a thunderstorm! That's the only thing that will end this hot wave.” How often during the course of a summer does one hear or voice those prayerful phrases or their equivalent. How often, scurrying for cover as the first big drops follow the A Modest Declaration. “You have served your country a great many years.” have,” admitted Senator Sor- ghum. “Your people have absplute con- fidence in you. “I won't say that they always have absolute confidence. But it has al- ways happened that they'd rather take & chance on me than they would on the other fellow.” Veracity. The weather man doth view the sky. His news is seldom good. He zays, “I cannot tell a lie.” Sometimes we wish he would. Insidious “What did you do with that man you caught dealing from the bottom of the deck?” “We pald his transportation to Gravel Forks. That crowd over there is so crooked that they need comin® up with.” rupted golf match, the unfinished ball game, the ruined plcnic, ' with the thought, “Well, anyway, the storm will copl the air.” Many, many times. For the theory that atmospheric cool- ing is the result rather than the cause of & thunderstorm is a most popular misconception. No more excellent ex- ample of the logical fallacy of “post hoc, ergo propter hoc” could be re- quired. It is, of course, true that after a thunderstorm the air is cooler. But this is far from meaning that the coolth is the result of the storm. As a matter of scientific fact the storm is the consequence and not the cause of atmospheric cooling. Cool air, de- Skill Recognized. + “How is Josh getting along with the violin?"” “Better'n I expected,” replied Farm- er Corntossel. “Time and again it sounds like it was goin’ to pleces, but Josh always has the luck to hold #t b ] wThese Rugs & Floor Coverings Will Make Your Rooms To Buy Them Wednesday in This Sale Means Big 9x12-ft. Congoleum Rug —Don't miss this big purchase. onds of regular $19 qual- Sec! ities. Cholce..' 5 $ l 0.95 ‘Wednesday —The impe: tions are slight and are barely perceptible. Splen- did patterns for dining oms, living rooms or bedrooms; “Gold Seal” designs with borders. Seamless, therefore very sani- tary. -c;.-n. Con!ohum Rugs, sec- $8.76 qualities. ss7s Choice, Wednesddy . i —3x43-tt. Congoleum Rugs. seconds of $2.95 quall- sl 29 ties. Choice, Wednesday, 9x12-ft. Colonial Rag Rugs igns e such fre and cool appearance, Made from rem- nant lengths of new washable cotton fabrics_in great variety of colorings. Very durable. Kann’s July Victrola Outfit Plan | Will Help You to Put Victrola Music in Your Hoime Just $5.10 —Will put into your home tomorrow, if you like— —One No. IV Victrola —Six 10-inch double- Tomorrow Choice $25.00 ced records (your own selections) e aainrase e scetin e miciesatotie ) S D) waist band, silk ribbon sho —One Converto Cabinet.....o.covvnvnincnanenne.. 1490 straps. They are made Qf d ! Complete Outfit..............cocvveeennn.....$45.00 nainsook and batiste, in plain, checked and striped effects; tonless, easy to launder, The balance to be paid on our Summer CLUB TERMS—10c A DAY —An offer made possible through a very fortunate pur- chase of the Converto Cabinet illustrated. These cabinets are in a beautiful satin oak finish and make a handsome addition to your home. Kann’s—Fourth Floor. —Sizes 36 to 44. Kann's—Street Floor. Look and Seem Cooler —Comfortable, cool, and perfect fitting, bodice style, with elastic shown in pink and white only. Note How Much You Can Save —Marie Antoinette —Rochambeau —Louis XIV —Fantaisie ~—Diplomatic —Lafayette Escadrille —Rajah Fabric he Sale of to $3.95 1,200 “Eiffel” Maid ‘Athletic Union Suits ulder ainty but- and Heavy Duck Drop Curtains —6 ft. Wide. $2.39 Special, Wed- “tan and white nesday, at .. —Choice of striped or plain khak{ duck with heavy pole at bottom and grom- mets at top. Complete ready to hang. All are 7 ft. 6 in. deep. Savings to You 9x12-ft. “La Belle’ Heavy Rush Rugs Priced Regularly at $18.95 Very Special Wednesday at —Regularly 85c. nesday to, each —Excellent quality, size 3x6 feet, spring rollers. Complete with fixt 1,200 Perfect Opaque Window Shades ° light, olive and dark green, mounted on strong in yellow also ures. Varnished Hardwood - $11.75 .Doors —These rugs are the most popu- Jar of our better summer rugs. r $3.98 Values Reduced $ Baretore ety .“%&‘:‘"‘;"’;‘:"" Wednesday t0 ............. 2.3 7 fore v {"'::m":y wove! r{" a basket weave d stenciled in desirable Chi- :‘:u. Navajo and border patterns, in blue, rose, green and brown. 8x10-ft. Stenciled Grass Rugs —$795 quality in B Wl 5445 s only and every one tractive designs in and brown. Grass Rugs, size 36x $1.95 values. sl.os size 27x e, e 5% rass Rugs, size 18x o values. Bpe- 5o ards %3-inch Stenciled énll Runner; 75c 330 value. Wednesday, a yard 6,000 Cocoa Door —Most popular size, too—32x80 inches. This lot is subject to slight mars on the frame. Doors made with wide frames, which can easily be cut down to smaller sizes. Our 98¢ “Knockdown” § Screenl"rufiu —The Sliding Kind 690 Complete Wednesday U —Everything except the wire for screens, size 48x48 inches or smaller —sliding track, sides, beading, rail, etc. Made of clear white lumber, to be varnished or stained. - Khaki Duck Couch’ Hammocks Mats in a Sale Novety . A Manufacturer's lus 3 0= to B Closed at Quick Speciat $17.95 S Rae PAM : Good kind for service and’ x24 ¢ —"-‘:L:: ""’fl.fl‘“‘.‘u’- ‘ 59 most comfortable ‘ with their —31.75. Mats, sise 16237 29 National link springs and tufted mattress. Complete oo with high, Sides, _windshield and galvanized chain supports. Stand and canopy are extra. Kann's—Third Floor. § ocial, sq. ft... Awnings Queen Make Dresses "1.99 Dresses That Should Sell —There are attractive styles of voile, gingham and percale. Some are vest front models, trimmed with embroidery, some in a number of attractive styles. have organdy collars, others have pique collars. ) Most of them trimmed with —The skirts are cut full and ample, and they are finished with pockets and belts. wide hems ; the majority have sashes, and most of them have —There are some attractive slip-over models, and plenty of the —For Windows or Doors, ‘Wednes- . $1. 75 ade of blue and white striped duck material on flexible steel frames and finished with a neat scalloped valance. and 42 inches wide, fo fit openings 34 to 44 inches wide. Full Rolls Galvanized Screen Wire —~Regularly 6c. sq. ft. Wednesday, Spe- —14-mesh, in 30 widths, nd 32 for making new or 4c inch mending old screens, closing in porches, etc.