Evening Star Newspaper, August 11, 1921, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, _With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY. ... .August 11, 1921 THEODORE 'W. NOYES. .. . Editor * The Evening Star Newspaper Company Budno- Dflfl. 11th St. and l’(n!lvl\'lnll Ave. ‘ew York Office: 150 Chicago Oice: Firet 8 ‘Bank nunm:s European Office: 3 Rege: mdon, Englal The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning edition, red by earriers within the city dally only. 43 cents per fwath; Sundey saly. 30 cents per moath. ders may be sedt by mail, or telephone Main 5000, " Cotlvetion” 1s” made by carriers at the end of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunday..1 yr., $8. (o 1 mo., 0c Daily only 1y 6.00; 1 mo., 50c Sunday onl; : ))r $2. 40 1 mo., 20c All Other States. Daily and Sunday.1 yr., $10.00:. 1 mo., 85¢ Daily only.. 1yr., "$7.00: 1 mo., 60c Sunday oniy. 1yr., $3.00; 1mo. ¢ The Traction Bill. Failure of a quorum caused’ the House District committee yesterday to postpone consideration of the Woods bill, which proposes a remedy for the street railway troubles in the capital. Unless a quorum is obtained very shortly there is-little likelihood of action by the House before recess, which is scheduled for the end of next week. For in a few days, it is expecfed, the tax bill wlil be before the House, to the exclusion of all other business. b No other legislatiye proposition that has been framed promises so equitably to adjust the traction situation in the District as this measyre. It provides for a permissive merger, with certain conditions imposed which preserve the equities of the public. It relieves the roads of, the unjust charge of the crossing policemen and shifts the tax from the unfair basis ©f gross to the proper basis of net earnings. Municipal ownership, abolition of the Public Utilities Commission, com- pulsory merger, all have been donsid- ered by the House committee and one by one have been put into the discard as impracticable or unwise. The Process of elimination leaves for the present this pending bill as a suitable means of getting the traction com- panies together in a manner to enable them in corporate combination to give the public good service at a rate of fare that will be just to both cor- poration and people. At the root of this question of mer- ger lies the question of valuation. The Washington Railway and Electric Company has estimated its properties at one figure, the Capital Traction Company has computed its values at one figure and the Public Utilities Commission has valued the two prop- erties at figures wholly different. The court has been asked to review the valuations of the commission, but there is no certainty of early decision. The whole matter turns upon the question of "what these franchises and tracks and equipments and lands of the two corporations are actually worth. What is the basis of earnings? What is a fair return upon the cap- ital invested? What,. indeed, is the capital invested?” The commission has made its esti- mate of these values and the court is reviewing it. If-a. way could be found to expedite thé judicial decision and establish the valuation basis definite- 1y, there would be more hope than at present exists for an early settlement of this vexing aquestion. i California ‘bees” compelled & number of horses to quit work. The bee may have to.resign as an impersonation of thrift and apply for adoption as an emblem to the sovietists. & ! Al republican fears -have been al- layed as to President Harding’s being a front porch pepmanepcy, either.as a candidate or as an official. f New York has been traditionally committed to the policy of treafing its mayors-roughly. ! The Economic Crime in Russia. | Search for causes of the RusSian economic debacle brings to light sev- eral factors, chief of which, according. to the official statements of the soviet government, is the drought, which has lowered. the prodaction of grains and other food crops. Lenin and his associates at Moscow would have the world belleve: that the sufferings of the Russian people are’due t6 a provi- dential visitation ~‘ovér which the soviet. administration could have no control. They do not stress the fact that the peasants, harried for three yearsiby food cellectors, have planted less acreage in- grains, preferring to plant in grass to avoM expropriation by the soviet. Nor do they note that in many districts the food, cellectors of the Moscow administration have| taken even the seed -grains, leaving lttle or, in some cases, none for replanting. Lenin has been remarkably frank, however, in his official statements re- garding the famine. _In a speecH to the Tenth Pan-Russian Congress, sev- eral months ago, béfore the” present disaster had developed, but Teferring to past difficulties in the rationing of the people, the soviet leader made the following canfession of error: “We must conféss, further, that we have had no scientific basis for cal- culating our _rations. Every .capi- talistic government. in .spite of the chaos and-confusion peculiar to that system, has some sort of an experi- ence-table to -guide” it. and comparing the 'statistics of dif- ferent years, Certain scientific’laws of supply and demand are wogleed el % the date J. ‘We had mo such basis {ipon which to figure, and, when we found ourselves with supplies. of food to By studing | Vit theorists, without the slightest experi- ence in administration.” None of them had ever before had to do_with large dffairs. * They, like most” of their fel- low communists throughout the world, had looked on at government .and conceived,. through some observation and riich’ reading -of.inflammable lit- erature by even more extreme the- orists, a method of administration. Granting them the utmost honesty of purpose to make Russia more equita- bly managed, they brought to their task not even a journeyman's compe- tencd for the work. Lenin's confession exposes more than his ignorance of economic laws. For it shows an utter incapacity to apply common sense to the problem of distribution. + The. “experience ta- bles” .of the ‘“capitalistic” statesmen could have been merely the ratio of the quantities of food on hand and in sight to the food certain to be re- quired. The peasant could have han- dled the matter more capably. If let alone, withéut direction and, compul- sion, he would have provided himself. But the soviet monkey-wrenched the whole economic machine by eliminat- ing the nataral processes of barter and exchange. It took away from the producer of food the natural incentive for industry by denying him his right- ful -market. This Russian disaster has a pre- found meaning to all peoples, and particularly to those dwellers in now well ordered- states who are dispc to press for radical reorganization along communist lines. Government by theorists, fanatics and amateurs is impossible without ruin. What has happened in Russia would happen in any other country which gave itseif over to such rule -under, the theories of communism.. For no man or group of men can be greater than the nat- ural laws. The Russian famine is the ¢irect consequence and penalty of the economic crime. that Lenin and his fellow fanatics have committed. ———————— The Supreme Coundil United. German—and perhaps, other—hopes for a break between England and France over the Silesian question pave been disappointed. The two pre- miers met at the supréme council table, with the representatives of other allied nations, and after a full discussion of the matter reached an agreement along the lines of a com- promise. The principle of a’division of Upper Silesia according to the votes cast in the plebiscite was adopted and the running of the boundary was referred to a commis- sion of experts, who today completed their task and. reported to the council. Adoption of .the report.is likely. The Silésian plebiscite showed that in certain districts Polish sentiment strongly dominated, while in other districts German sentiment was as- cendant!” Generally speaking, the for- mer were on the southeastern side and the latter on the northwestern side. The matter of the precise boundary, howevér, is not easy, for there are “islands” of.Poles in the German area and of Germans in the Polish section. And in the final state of the case the actual boundary must drawn somewhat arbitrarily. But, ‘whether it lies a few miles one way or the other, or includes a few mhore Germans in’ the Polish section than Poles in the German area, the great question relates to the coal mines. Apparently according to sketch maps heretofore drawn in the light of the plebiscite, most of the mineral lands will be: allocated to Poland, but this is a surmise that may not be borne out by the report of .the experts or the action of the council. Far+more important than who is to own the mines, and where the na- tignalistic frontier is to run, is the gemonstration of Anglo-French' soli- darity. A breach between the two countries would be disastrous. The repeated proof of the solidarity entente is to.be welcomed as a re- blike .and defeat of the’ mischievous | ¢ontributions for N' personal needs. forces that havé been seeking to split | these two assnciates.’ —_—————— It is regretted by -admirers of the picturesque in rhetoric. that Director Dawes is so closely engaged on serious calctlations that he has no time for any incidental heartfelt and unre- strained comment. ———————————— By refraining from practice be- fore government departments, retired United States officials will avoid the ot ‘the I: W-'W. performer until non-produc- paring to develop thef# full' strength and put it in evidence om election day. Veterans are sought for, eampaign work. . This is true elnwhn{e. The argu- ment is that the swing already @s awdy. from the combination which won-.at the, polls last November, and] that the bigger the démocratic vote is this year—in Virginia, in New York, everywhere' the’ polls are open next November—the greater: will be the effect next year, when a new Con- gress is to be elected and the first gun fired in the great quadrennial tussle of 1924. The republican’ managers should not underassess the situation. The Flag in a Foreign Port. The members of the American col- ony at Rio Janeiro celebrated the arrival there of a new American mer- chant ship with some very pleasant ceremonies., A cablegram states: “Moving pictures were taken.of the lner's entrance ‘into the harbor, at which time a contingent of former United States soldiers, membars of the American Legion, boarded the steamer and were given a luncheon at which the staff of the American embassy and_consulate, representa- tives of the Shipping Board and of- ficials of the North American Chamber of Commerce also were guests. “In the afternoon and evening a reception and dance were given on board, at which, in addition to the North American guests, there were present representatives of the Bra- zilian governfent, the municipal and port authorities, army and navy of- ficers and diplomatic and consular corps and a delegation of newspaper publishers and business men.” Using the familiar phrase, this was business. It was the proper way to recognize an event of interest both there and “back home.” It was the appropriate introductich of a ship destined, let us all hopge, to make many voyages and be oft€n in port. ‘We -want our merchantmen snd their shippers and crews to be popular ‘wherever known. We want them nbt only to carry full cafgoes abroad, but to return with full cargoes. Our ob- Ject is twofold: To increase the size of ofir foreign tradé, and to establish ourselves as sea carrlers. I In order to win, we shall have to be diligent about both. We are buck- ing a strong line. Our competitors in foreign markets and for sea -trade are veterans, and have scored notable successes. They were never are alert than now. Recouping war losses is a necessity the world round. As traders and carriers, therefare, we must be at our best, employing every fair means of rivalry, and bidding * for recognition with all the arts, business and social, we can eom- mand and, exhibit to advantage. ————— The architect who slipped current satire into the decorations of a New York church evidently indorses the theory that in order to be nrlglnfll‘fl is necessary to shock taste and intel- ligence. ——————e Limitation of armament is so pop- ular the world over that it should Be accomplished without difficulty” if. every delegate 'fll‘ faithfully repre- sent the genuine sentiment or his public. S ———t——in - The manner- in. whi nov- elists, scientists and: ns talk about’ this country go home shows that they have Amerlcn terri- bly on their minds! Eagerness for* a trial of ex-Kaiser Wilhelm has abated, owing to the fact that the.world fedls that nothing worse about him can be told shan has already been made knewn. o —_——— A proposition to repeal taxes is nec- essarily accompanied by a question as to how the sacrifice of revenue is to be met. —_————— TUnemployment -never troubles an {tion causes a scarcity’ which prevents Famine brings a terrorism into Rus- sia such as ‘no polm_cal scheming originally contemplated. SHOOTING STARS. ‘BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Luxuries. When:to the drug store you apply, ‘With confidence .serene, For. preparations, as you try To keep all neat and-tlean, danger of insinuation that they are{The clerk puts on ths flamp& with treBpassing on the domain of the lob- byist. . t——————— Had Senator Borgh been of a mili- taristic nature, he would have been one, of; the most fierce and ‘uncom- promising warriors on the battlefield. v The league of pations is paying more or less of a tribute to’ the old- timers standing dat. —_——————— Intensive- Politics. The Virginia @emocratic state com- mittee will soen meet and seleet the campaign manager for Candidate Trinkle. Several men .of state-wide prominence, Representative ' Flood among the.number, are mentioned for{. the place. A This appeared in a special to The Star from Rlchmond, published yes- terday: “Mr. Flood 1s expected fo be the choice of the committee when. it con- !venes. There are many reasons for He was one of the lieutenants of the late Senator Thomas S. Martin. was a personal friend and adviser of . Taylor Ellyson nnd was also a friend of the ‘Jate chairman, Col. Rorer A James. He will not have to be ‘trained for the duties, give our workmen, we did not knoW | whereas many of those mentioned where to set the Timit.” In ‘other words, the soviet organi- zation was incompetent to administer the affairs of Russia. It was lacking would be more Jr less' novices in the contest.” This is the day of. intensive poli-|: tics. Men ‘who know how—who know. in the elemental knewledge of govern-|the game—are. in demand for organi- ment. Yet it had takén power on the{zation work. . assumption that it was competent to| In Virginia the advantages are -all direct the most intimate affairs of with.the democrats. They aré in full the people, to overturn the entire so-{control.of state affairs, with the pres- cial system,to-expropriate property,tige of many Years of Wninterrupted to distribute lands and factories among | success. The republicans are divided. the peasants and workers, to take|A second state ticKet, representing over the business direction of the|the disaffected colored voters, is greatest aggregation of humanity in|threatened. the world under a single rule. Nevertheless, ‘as this Richmond Leénin and his associates mmmmfiadflmfimwmwwdmm" in politics who advocated) care And ostemauduu glee. “Fhe articles you’ 've purchased “there Are luxuries,” says-he: It’'is a luxury to shave, Or soothe digestive woe; To help your rumpled hair behave Or try to make it grow; To brush your, teéth, or usé a balm That soothes your sunburnt face. We are, to speak in judgment calm, ‘A most luxurious race! Different 'l'lmu for Different. Meri| “Do you believe in the survival n{ the- fittest?”, - . 2 “I dg,” sald: Sm-.v‘\s‘orgtmm: “Theri “how, 46 oy’ t for the fact that’ Mpplz s hah laged to keeyi @oing in days.gon by iftellectual or moral auanzy conditiohs vmlch hnmn to" be con: genial fo his'’ wucuhr “Btyle of ‘de- v:lonmem 5 Jud 'lunklnn says econpmy lwnyi 1ooks lu easy that ‘there ou‘fi':n't o be any. : other The ‘cc@‘n, u 2 fi The mem‘e hungp “Don’t you wish you wem a boy]| agatn?'t. “Andz have no moflon motures or Dhono‘mh ! Not, x'or x " Nice Distinetion. % “Bathlng suits present a problem in propriety.’ z *Yes,” agreed Miss Cayenne. “It is perfectly proper to wear them, but . wool jerseys * while various style jerseys A “Eastly. ‘‘Pheireal test of a : :;um’i It 3 98 > (One like sketch) The sensible vogue of the sleeveless dress will continue through fall, and here are - various styles. The serge shown is wool braided; another serge is heavily wool embroidered; may be hgd with leather belts. Black, blue, navy, jade, taupe, brown, tan. Misses’ sizes, 14 to 18; women’s, 36 to42, (Dress shop, second floor.) Stripéd and plaiq PRUNELLA cloths head this sale of ~ fall skirts ALL these fabrics, each of which is developed In one it is the i Prunella cl;)tll Men's wear serge W ool tricotine in some ap]il_'oved fashion. new pockets; in another, picturesque pleats; in Prunella cloths it is the striking plaids or stripes. + The chief point is that here are new fall skirts at a price unheard of in several fal[ seasons. Regular and extra sizes. (SKirt shop, second floze.). Clearance women’s and misses’ SILK dresses . taffetas foulards satins crefpes in- favor this season. brown, copen, tan. dresses. .Capes! ,Coats! were $I9 50 to $25. - $ll75 Practical fashlons for early fall, de- sired fabrics in navy, black, copen, tan, (Garment shop, second fioor.) rookey. - A one-day sale Women’s apparel Petticoats : Bloomers - Corset covers Nightgowns Aprons, etc. 50° Gingham 'pemcinu, S0c—Blue striped, Wwith ruffled bottom. Gretchen aprons, 50c—Checked percale, with rick rack braid trimming. Bungalow aprons, Soc—Blue checks and stripes, opening down back. Pink bloomerd, S0c—With knees, elastic at waist. ruffles Corset covers, 50c—With round neck, “lace-trimmed peplum at waist. Nightgowns, S50c—Tailored, .model; Stitched across front. Envelope chemise," $0c—Pink and white; lace and embroidery: trimmed. (8econd floor.) ale of W. B Corsets $1. 50 QUICK final clean-up of bro- ken assortments and various stragglers. Street dresses for business and matinee wear ; various sport styles, Just a little of everythmg that has been Navy, black, $9.75 means less than production cost for many. of these slip-over C., PHURSDAY, AUGUST 1f, 1921 éHevM‘ Co. 7th at F' ~Closed 4ll Day Saturday Sale women’s and misses’ jumper dresses Serge dress sketched $698 women’s sflk hose, 7th at F Sale women’s summer BLOUSES 6Y¢ - Lace and organdy trimmed. of sale. (Second floor.) . Women’s low shoes MARKED DOWN to § Less than the price of house shoes for choice of several hundred pairs pumps and oxfords —in white, nu-buck and canvas patent colt, gun metal and black kid. Broken sizes and chiefly in narrow widths, but several hundred pairs provide plenty of sizes. A lNo phone or mail orders. None C. O. D. All sales nal. The U. S. Gov’t paid $1.75 for these fine Women’s KEDS, 89C now, High shoes. White can- vas tops, rubber soles and heels. Finest quality. All sizes, 3 to 8. Sale of women’s white shoes. Entire stocks save HANAN included in these three price groupings— 52.95 5595 '58.95 ~Bbys’ wool or corduroy KNICKERS $].19 and the corduroy is CROMPTON’S Allm!eqther Corduroy CROMPTON’S all-weather corduroy is known the country over, not only for its durability, but also for its wearability. There’s a difference! Some durable corduroys are hard and stiff as a board ; Crompton’s is soft and phant‘ And it’s weatherproof. Tan ‘and drab shades. The mixed woolens are fall-weight in dark shades. All the Knickers are tailored to high_standards, and fimshed wnh hip and side pockets and belt loops. Sizes 8 to 16. Close to half price for because here or there a stocking mly show a raised thread or some other trifling irregularity.. Full fashioned; all-silk with mercerized tops and doublé soles, heels and toes. Black, cordov:n. Russian calf and the various shlge: of gray now so popular wlth the new sandals.’| All sizes in the lot, but not in every style. (First floor, south anpex.) $l'29- W‘mdl;lg up !ns season a maker sends us 200 Girls’ organdy FROCKS 5] to sell at (One like sketch) Unusual frocks from the standpoint of value and beauty. Some with “V” necks; some Upwards of 300 blouses, in fine lawns and batistes; all white or with pink and blue elwck!. Lay-down collars; square or “V” necks. All sizes at start Were *5 to *13 wi'ssi (Bhoe shop, first Boor.) Two models, in high or medlufi bist, with garters front and side. White coutil. The Ovida Brassiere, $1.95 finds ready favor with athletic'women. Fastens front or back, has rubber nnp: over :hau{der. $198. - —insures comfort and freedom, hence . lar and cuffs. - organdy sashes.’ 8to 14. smartly trimmed with white col- Orchid, rose, blue, white. Sizes All w:th large Sale of tois’ tailored dresses $l .39 (Two styles sketched) Chiefly regulation styles, as sketched—dresses good- - looking enongh for -school or dress; most practical for play time. Made of the long. wearing —white jean. . —linenes. —Palmer linen (cotton). —Devonshire cloths. Standard fabrics, famous for their washing qualitie8. White, pink, yellow, delft and light blue and various combina- tions. Sizes 3 to 6. (Tots’ shop, third Soor.) “Play-alls,” 29¢ An abbreviated cover-all that looks like a bathing suit, but fits looser. Khaki and blue chambray. Piped in red. Patch pocket. Button at shoulder. Cool—comfortable—easily washed. For children of 2 to 6. (Third Soer.) Children’s oxfords . and sandals: sale ¢ The all-summer shoe for kiddies, and eqttally effective for the first month or so of school. Leather uppers—solid leather soles Infants’ bneioot sandals and creepers, sizes 2 to 5. . C:Iildrens brown play oxfords, sizes 5 Children’s white canvas one-strap slipper: with elk sole, sizes 5 to 9. T (Chil@ren’s shoe shop, third Soor.) ol Sale boys’ . wash suits Woven madras $ l galateas chambrays linons, twills® 800 suits' or more in white, solid colors; stripes and combinations. Favored styles: ‘;Be‘lte%. Etons, Oliver Twist, middies. Sizes o Boys’ baseball suits cap, belt, shirt and $l .39 trouser; complete So:lproof gray base ball cloth with navy b.ue trimmings. Sizes 4 to 12 years. Boys’ caps, $1.19 Wool cheviots and fancy cassimeres in one-gece top and four-quarteg shapes. er swel! band; lined or taped. Sizes 6}‘:0 (Boys’ shop, third floor.) women’s sleeveless DRESSES b 95° Wear these jumper dresses for " the rest of summer and early fall; use them for cover-ll aprons im Well made of LINENE in light or dark shades of tan, blue or pink. While 600 dresses remain pay 95c. . Women’s sweaters - $2 95 -A- manifestly little price for approved TUXEDO styles in such fine woolens and weaves. Gray, jade, red, brown, buff, etc. Some with conmtrasting fronts. (Flist Soor, a-fl ansez.)