Evening Star Newspaper, September 22, 1921, Page 6

Bl s PHE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. O THURSDAY . .September 23, 1981 committee. — THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor| ", men of b initide, These The Evening snrNonpp('mm are a good many men on Capitol P‘H‘ uis Ave. | Hiil—over 500—and there are almost %n‘ . | a8 many minds about what the situa- k3 lnnnt 8t., h-&-, Eagla: tion calls for. the Sunday morat Full responsibllity is on the repub- fl!m_'_mm m“ fl;{r:""m';:‘ ‘"’ licans, and as sdon &s possible they ‘pet month. should gét thgether; stay together and s | Dull together. Results are due. Bridges. Traffic outgrows bridges at a rapid : : rate. This s because of the multipli- Sun $2.40° 1 mo . 20c | cation of vehicles and the greater size, All Other States. ‘weight and load-capacity of vehicles. Daily and Bunduy 1yr., o ‘When the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge Sunsny rad 1y was built a generation ago it was thought to be strong éncugh to bear any loaded vehicle. Monster motor The Engireer Commissionership. |trucks carrying ton on ton of freight Announcement that Col. Charles W.|Were not thought of. Now, as the Kutz has been relleved from duty as|East Washington Clfizéns’ Association Engineer Commissioner of the Dis-|has pointed out, “there is a six-ton trict and that his place is to be filled | limit on trucks crossing-the bridge, by Col. Charles Keller will stimulate| Which curtalls the use of the bridge a complex reaction in the hearts of |f0r commercial pufposes.” The argu- the citizens of Washington. Regret{ment is that the present bridge has will be experienced in that Col. Kutz, |Outlived its usefulness and the plea whose signal abilities for the perform-| I8 for- 2 new bridge equal to the re- ance of the manifold and delicate|SPonsibililes of today and the proba- dutles of the commissionership have|ble responsibilities of a number of Leen established in the years of ' his|Years to come. service, is to go. Pleasure will be] Getting a new bridge at & new point felt in that to the office from which;and replacing an old bridge with a he departs is to come a man so thor-|NeW one are things' that have been 6ughly equipped for the carrying on|done, but such things have always of the work involved- The old phrase, | taken time—too much time. The old “It is with mingled feelings of pleas.|Navy Yard wooden bridge was & gen- nre and regret,” is perhaps hackneyed | eration, or two or three generations, ‘o the point of fatuousness, yet old|Out of date before the stone pler and phrases are such for no other reason |iron truss bridge was bullt. That was han their appropriateness for appli-|many years out of date before the cation to the recurring events in life, | Present bridge was bullt. A genera- Then will come the conferences be- tween the two houses. How long they will last is another question. A con- ference on an important measure is sometimes pritracted. It is not an easy mattér to hurry a conference end no more accurate phrase could|tion of discussion, exhortation, plead-|the things desired are the “universali- zation” of what we call “education,” and a corresponding increase in the power and authority of the plain peo- of service and achievement of which |after its opening as a free bridge was|ple. be devised to fit the case in point. ing was gone through before the pres- Col. Kutz leaves his duties as a|ent Pennsylyania Avenue bridge was District Commissioner with a record|built. The Aqueduct bridge soon ‘the District is fully conscious. No|under fire as unsafe and as of too stronger evidence of the high regard|little traffic capacity, yet the new in which he has been held could be|bridge—the Key bridge—is only build- advanced than the fact that he has|ing. It took fifty years of discussion occupled the office he now vacates{to get rid of the Long bridge. for a far longer period than that cus-| If the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge tomarily permitted. He was retained|is no longer able to take care of the in the commissionership for no other | traffic offered it should be quickly su- reason than that the pressing duties|perseded by a bridge that is adequate. involved called for the experienced|What needs to be done ought to be aptitude which he possessed. The|done as soon as possible. good wishes of Washingtonians will — g e The New Mexivo Election. follow him as he goes on to new duties. Naturally, the returns from New Col. Keller, the new Commissioner, hind him to a man. His several years | ubiicans. They show not only that of service here in the office of the|sne tide has not turned, but that it chief of engineers of the Army have|is sell running strongly in Mican familiarized him with the needs of the{sauor The :o:e, ‘:I:M Couipaia community in the affairs of which he |y, o1v sreaking, fs quite up to last is to play so ““p"";“‘ £ part. h":; year's mark. The election, being spe- r'”x' inthe cour!eml m‘h oeke tunt | 18] In character and held in an oft ntimate contact with such import year, might well have failed to stir matters as the expansion of the water : o, the K esanty of the voters. But they came out in SUDDERsystent.; the rapeaverien liberal numbers and gave the repub- the Potomac and Anacostia rivers lican candidate for the Senate a rec- and the development of memorials ord off-year majority. and other federal projects. An officer This result will be util! e by the of established ability, with a record for distinguished service in France, republican leaders elsewhere, and we he ‘enters upon his new duties at a |SNall see them employ it. In those time when a man ‘of less ability, less informed upon the general condition and needs of the District, might well fall short of complete success. Yet to Col. Keller the fact that during his Commissionership difficult problems will demand solution may well bring only gratification in the fact that larger opportunity for service is thus| offered. where elections are to be held in No- vember it will be quoted to hearten the republican rank and fille, and to add speed and force to organization work. Evidently the people are disposed to give the republicans time to carry out last November’s mandate. They have not been influenced by the criti- cism of the opposition, which indicts the party in power for unwillingness Water Waste. or inability to redeem its campaign Officers of the water department are | promises. to make an investigation “to deter| " wpye this result is likely to infiu- mine whether filtered water is belmglence the November elections of this wasted by any of the branches of thel oor it 1oy not with safety be relted federal ar District governments.” Pre- upon to influence the November elec- vious investigations have shown thatf, . or nove year, when & new Con- great amiounts of water were run gress 18 to be chosen. Those elections through the pipes by the federal and| zy gepend on the success of the District governments, and that the| .. .3 ,,w being made on Capitol amgainits yere excessive. Hill, and the one to be made there There s obviously great waste in the |~ (0L L0 OO L e in De. use of water. When the supply as . ... been relatively low, and water econo- mies have been called for, people have gotten along with millions of gallons h::: pfi:“";::’;’l :‘-“ 13"“»:: l:h :;d to less than has been their habit. It ulagn, ahdl to have seen it grow 1o 'w'“l. not well, however, for the commtnity| Dégets itn 6 Songratalatea ot welfare to urge too great economy in Dnl-y i tha Thow BN aie S b ons the use of water. The supply which lite which frsiie Pl the Potomac river provides is almost - istr cumulation of interest as well as on without limit so far as the District is the vedtning learadily whith Tanabiza concermed. The cramp in the situation 18 the limited capacity of the conduit, | P to leave the deposit intact. the reservoirs and the filtration plant. e B The capacity of the water plant should| Differences between the storles of be enlarged, so that there need be no the lives of motion picture stars and more discussion of water waste and|the stories depicted on the screen water economy for a hyndred years. { would indicate that the scénario writ- 2, ers are not invited to many of the motion picture actors’ parties. Labor and capital may yet reach an “uhderstanding under which the R TR T gentleman who walks the floor trying No statesmen have ever. been able to make provisions to meet the pay |0 turn out a piece of tarift ‘machinery roll will recelve a certain amount of |Which could be warranted in ddvance sympathetic consideration. to give perfect satisfaction to every- body. The small boy schoolward bound ——— e Bow hopes that he will grow up to Philanthroplc methods -of treating be wise enough to answer in full one crlmirn;l“-tu';e l!::llyln:t t:t. b:lenmng Mr. Edison’s questionnaires. sense, ey have not y n suc- * 2 cessful in reducing the ratés of bur- rance. “*After prices drop a little another s upianes ptoblembu":;:ut::;l:l;u; of finding| , ,umber of American financial ex- b o e perts are now in Europe, Wheté some R TS S of the most intricate money problems """ "Harmony and Legislation. ever placed before the Wotld tiay be Harmony is, or should be, the watch. | studied- G word on Capitol Hill. Can it be se- R T R cured? Now is the time. France and Amefioa. Gen. Pershing has landed ahd the people of France have wélcomed him. The headlines which yesterday in- formed the nation of that fact were, perhaps, not so prominently placed as when a similar story was to be told in 1917. Yet the hearts of the Ameri- can people, as the story is réad, can not but beat the faster. . Gen. Pershing was yesterday met and escorted to harbor by éruisers, It has repeatedly béen stated, and it is true, that Congress has found its task bigger and more difficult than as first appraised. There was expectation when the session began that both the tariff and tazation could be disposed of in & few months. Much of the preliminary work looking to tariff revision had aiready been done. But six months have passed and nelther revision has bdeen effected. The House alone has déait with the measures out their sahite. Zpfl The Senate has them and is much | harbor, from nflh’tmu dissatisfied with the House's pérform-|liner, dipped ith ances. Many, and 8ome wonounced. the quay. and _ chdnges are proposed. d'Esperey Went l-nh h How long it will take the Benate tostep astore at his sife. ‘Tens of thou- make its changes is a guestion. u-wddvhmmnnm does not work with the spsed of the |his routé. from boat to tratn. House, although a much smaller body. ‘wish for universal and enduring peace. Two of these lines of change which other non-elected governors remaining steadily declines. The schooling of plain people goes on, and the forms by which they can give éxpression and effect to their opinion expand and mul- tiply. It may be assumed that the popular mass can and will come to the understanding that war is against its Interests, and that its interests can be served in other ways than by war. Uni- versal peace does not call for a making over of human nature, but merely for an understanding of how to serve one's steps into office with Washington be- | Mexico are very gratitying tg the re.|o"R interest. has been forced on mankind by late events. Never before had war caused 80 much death and hunger, privation, effort and taxation. The war left a legacy of taxation which keeps it in remembrance. Men are calling out for less taxation and less war. % year, but it may be confidently assert- ed that straw hats will be out of style for the next eight months at least. states—in New York in particular— ing in Germany. The present value of a mark is not held up as an indi- cation of & return of confidence. fective popular opposition than could be raised against the abolition of the old-time inexpensive street car ticket. is that the public will remember the way it voted and take it seriously. France knows 'how to-give o 1m.} preasively to those to whom her hand has been given in comradeship. And though it bespoke the esteem and af- fection in which the former com- mander of the A. E. F. is held and evér will be held in France, its major significance lay in’ the ifact that it ‘was more than a personal tribute. It was the voice of France seizing a happy occasion for giving expression to her love for America—long-stand- ing, often proved, and growing with the years. Over here in America our Anglo Saxon disinclination to unbare our hearts precludes that spontaneous ex- pression of emotion which is one ot the most charming characteristics ot the Latin peoples. France shows the depth of her feeling for America by words as well as deeds. The degree to which we respond may never be demonstrated save by deeds. Never- théless, Frrance understands the heart of Americs, and, understanding, she knows that the famous words uttered by Gen. Pershing at the tomb ot Lafayette four years or so ago will hold good through the ages. France knows that we will be at her side whenever the ideals toward which we journey as sister republics are threatened. B e Peace. Several considerations make worth while a serious trial at international agreement on armament limitation. A sucoessful effort in this direction, and satistactory result from such an ef- LAMPS —of artistic and exclusive de- sign’ are included in our exhi- With these requisites is also included the added attraction of moderate price. Floor Lamps, Bridge Lamps, bition. fort, might eventually lead to arma- v e ment reduction to the barest police Chair Lamps, Table Lamps, needs of a state. It is a desideratum Boudoirs and Torcheres are worth a hard and earnest effort. Certain lines of change in the world reduce the sum of dream stuff in the shown in our exclusive dis- play. Complete lamps priced $5 to $350. sedm to indicate an easier approach to ‘The power of the few kings and A great deal of thought of this kind Fashions grow more uncertain every ‘Business is reported to be improv- l A threecent stamp found more ef- All that the prohibition alant.s ask SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON, Deceptive Appearances, T met a dear old simple soul With whiskers rather long. I made no effort to control My sympathy so strong. “He is,” I sald unto myself, “One of the gentle kind ‘Who in the worldly race for pelf ‘Will soon be left behind.” ‘The horse he sold me has gone lame. 1 lent him money, too. He grins at me when I exclaim “Your notes are overdue!” Now I go home and turn the key And keep myself locked in, ‘When some kind gentleman I see ‘With whiskers on his chin. Protecting the Pets. “You permit tenants to have pet animals in your apartment house?” “Yes,” replied the landlord. “Some of them are fine specimens and ex- ceedingly valuable.” “But you won't take children.” “No. We are afraid the children might worry the pets.” HY shouldn’t all gasolines : make motors hum evenly and cars ride smoothly? The fact is, they should. But it is equally true that all donot, and for many reasons. Every type of crude petroleum known has certain distinguish- ing properties. And most gas- oline includes the refined products of more than one class of crude. But to make a perfect- ly balanced gasoline the refiner must have access to every type of crude oil needed. Jud Tunkins says the day has gone by when a raiiroad could convince almost anybody that it was finely managed simply by giving him an anhual pass. + - The Lopg Argument. The restless seasons as they range 8till offer us excitement great. The summer base ball game will change Into & winter-time debate. 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