Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1921, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR. Klan. The regular machinery of m~.the chief military weapons, and kings ‘With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY. ...September 26, 1921 THEODORE W. NOYES. ... Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company nd Pennsylvania Ave. a8t EBank Building. Loudon, England. The Evening Star, edition, is delivered ut 80 cents per month ith_the Sunday morning carriers within the city daily only, 45 cents per cents per month. mail, or telephonc Main made by carriers at the ders may be ent 5000. ~Collection is end of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunday..1yr., $8.40; 1 mo., 70c Daily only.. J1yr.. $6.00: 1 mo., 50c Sunday only Lyr.. $2.40: 1 mo., 20¢ All Other States. Daily and Sunday.1 yr., $10.00; 1 mo., 85¢ Daily only J1yr., $7.00; 1 m Sunday only Tonic for Faint Hearts. To those who are downcast and faint-hearted, who are sunk deep in gloom as to the present and in pes- simism as to the future, one may com- mend the address President Harding delivered this morning opening the conference on unemployment. “There are no problems affecting our national life and the welfare of the American people,” he said, “which we cannot and will not solve. If we fail today we will try again tomor- row.” The President has little patience with criticism which is not construc- tive. He would waste no time review- ing mistakes of the past merely for the purpose of fixing blame. Except as they may serve as guides for the future, he would bury past mistakes with “yesterday's 7,000 years,” and £0 on to the new day with faith and courage and firm resolve. His address was just the tonic need- ed to launch the conference upon its work in a proper frame of mind. The men and women he has called to ‘Washington to devise ways and means of reducing the nation-wide menace of unemployment have been set a per- plexing task, and ome in which achievement is almost certain to fall short of expectations; but the membes- ‘ship has beéh carefully chosen for sability and familiarity with the prob- lem, and the country has a right to believe that something practical and worth-while will be forthcoming. With wintry weather only a few weeks away, it is essential that whatever remedies may exist should be discov- ered and applied quickly. It is no time for long-drawn-out discussion of academic theories. The President made it plain that what not to do is as important as what to do, and that in his belief some of the cures which have been proposed are more to be dreaded than con- tinued existence of present conditions. He doesn’t “fall” for the proposals in various forms that the federal Treas- ury shall be raided for the relief of the unemployed. “I would have little enthusiasm,” he said, “for any pro- posed relief which seeks either pal- liation or tonic from the public Treas- ury. The excess of stimulation from that source Is to be reckoned a cause of trouble, rather than a source of cure.” Finger Prints. The art of finger-print recording, classifying and reading is, so its prac- titioners claim, and so the public be- lieves, an infallible means of identify- ing persons. A strong plea has been set up for the establishment of a bu- reau to serve as a national registry of finger prints, and perhaps within time everybody will be finger printed. One’s finger prints will be impressed on the baptismal register, the school enrollment card, the diploma and the marriage license and certificate. The tax collector and the census man, in addition to all the sundry and miscel- laneous information demanded. will say, “Finger print on the dotted line, please”—that is if tax collectors and census takers ever do say ‘‘please.” Banks may ask that drawers of checks and indorsers shall sign with their finger prints, for it has been found 2 as a means of identification. ere ix a great deal of interésting Ik about finger prints, and finger ting is making its way in the Conquering the White Plague. The health department clinic pub- lishes the hopeful and encouraging in- formation that in the District the death rate from consumption is now; it was fifteen] less than half what vears ago, and it very reasonably as- cribes the drop in the death toll of the white plague to the progress of en- lightenment and instruction in the means of combating the dis Again the health department clinic urges people to avoid house dust and impure or close air day and night; to get all the light and sunshine possible into the home; to drink plenty of pas- teurized milk and cream, none raw; to eat plain, nourishing food; to get enough sleep by retiring early enough; to avoid worry, think kindly and be cheerful. The clinic says “your mind acts on your body.” It is also urged upon any- body ‘who tires easily or is losing weight, or who has a persistent cough | or persistent hoarseness, to consult a physician or go to the free health de- partment clinic. One should observe all preventive measures, but even if the disease attacks, the case is not Thopeless if the fight is begun against it without delay. As a measure of general relief a work distribution is of more lasting Denefit than a bread distribution. Law and Order. A dispatch from Conehatta, Miss., says: The Order of the White Horse ‘Knights. whose announced purpose is 10 oppose the spread of the Ku-Klux Klan and to outlaw the existing order of klansmen, was organized here to- day. National headquarters will be opened at once in Jackson. James C. Johnston. West Jackson, was elected grand chief. This is the wrong way to go about accomplishing the right thing. No a pen-written signature is not in-| ase. health department ernment will suffice if those in charge| will operate it with energy, and the| friends of law and order support them in their efforts. The Attorney General, in a pub- lished statement, has made this very plain; and his words are reinforced by his actions. He has the klan and its proclamations and performances un- der consideration, and will bring the full power of his department to bear on the organization if disclosures war- jrant the step. ! This pronouncement was recently Imade at Atlanta by some representa- tive women of Georgia in dealing with the question of interracial co-opera- tion: “We are convinced that if there is any one crime more dangerous than another. it is that crime which strikes at the root of and undermines consti- tuted authority, breaks all laws and restraints of civilization, substitutes mob violence bility for e prives society of a sense of protection against barbarism. Therefore, we be- |lieve that no falser appeal can be {made to southern manhood than that {mob violence is necessary for the pro- Itection of womanhood, or that the brutal practice of lynching and burn- |ing of human beings is an expression of chivalry. We believe that these methods are no protection to any- thing or anybody. but that they |jeopurdize every right and every se- jcurity that we possess.” | Thére are laws enough, courts enough, and law officials enough to accomplish all the purposes of gov- ernment. Let us stick to the laws, and hold those responsible for their execu- tion to the strictest accountability. Length of the Conference. How long will the armament confer- ence sit? Guesses range from one to six months. At this time one guess is about as good as another. The question grows out of the en- sagements and plans of Mr. Lloyd George and M. Briand. Both want to attend. But both are tethered. The situation in both England and France is ticklish. The man in charge must keep his hand on the throttle. For this reason Mr. George, it is |stated, will remain at home. M. |Briand still has the matter under ad- visement. These are among the most interest- ing of the world figures today, and their presence would add to the inter- est of the conference. But, of course, | their first duty is at home, and it is for them to decide upon their own movements. If the conference sticks to the text it will have a good deal to talk about; if it traveis outside it will have more. Its life, therefore, cannot in any cir- cumstances be short, and it may be long. But, whatever the length, let us hope that when the conference gets down to business it will not hurry. The matters at issue are such that the delegates should not keep their eyes on the clock or the calendar. The world wants decisions, and wants them of a character to stand; and as { Washington is a comfortable town the | visitors are not likely to feel or obey an urge to gallop through the business that has brought them together. { Predicting Winter. Now is the season for predicting what kind of a winter we will have. {1t all the predictions come true we will have a very cold winter and a very warm winter, a winter with an extremely heavy snowfall and a winter without snow enough to blanket the winter wheat. It will be so cold that the Potomac will be frozen to the bot- ,!om, and it will also be such a mild winter that there will be no skating on the basin, there will be canoe par- ties and spring flower parties on Christmas and March 4, and ladies {may comfortably wear their furs to New Year day receptions. It is only fair to admit that the i weight of prophecy and the majority {of prophets favor a cold winter. Pre- {dicting a severe winter is the happy pastime of some prophets. Even the almanac concedes the possibility of {cold weather in winter and in March. [The prophets say that squirrels, imuskrats, corn husks, oak bark and| {other things which foretell the weather ry aloud that the winter will be hard. | With due respect to the propnets, and !with our thoughts on the coal bin and {coal bill, it is hoped that their proph- tecies of a bitter winter will fail. ———————t——————— | The delegates to the arms limitation [ conference are in most instances men | iwho have seen so much that it would be difficult to dazzle them with a pyrotechnic demonstration. However, a welcome that is earnest and genuine will be theirs, and the question of su- perfictal embellishment, while demand-} ing attention, is not the essential con- { sideration. { 1 ———r————————— The mode of spelling affected by the | “Klan” might lead to a suspicion that | the old-time humorist, Josh Billings, ! was one of its inspirations. ————————— — One of Paderewski’s patriotic’ sacri- fices consists in his allowing his work | |as a politician to cause him to get out {of practice as a planist. —_———————— | Gambling in Germany is reported to go on at a rate which makes the mark more important in pleasure than in business. ————————— Foot Ball. While the base ball seasor: is clos- {ing, the foot ball season is making {ready for its opening. It may not be casting its shadow before, but the pre- liminary yells are heard, and foot ball pictures and foot ball prophecies are cropping up in the sport pages. Foot ball is an ancient English sport and, like every other sport and pastime, it has been denounced. A search of the record would probably show that no form of exercise having in it the éle- ment of rivalry, and no form of recrea- tion have escaped severe slings at their immoral or otherwise hurtful influ- ence. In the reigns of warlike English kings many sports, such as bowls and cricket, were forbidden by royal order. The charge was not made that they were immoral, but that they distract- ed boys, youths and men from the mractice of. archery. Archers were i “orders” of any kind are necessary|more useful to kings than bowlers and for the suppression of the Ku-Klux cricketers. The bow and arrow were *| times referred to as the chlef of the ithe way they pay attention to his} THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1921. thought that every man should fit him- self to be a soldier, to serve the king, the princes, the princelings, the dukes and all the rest. One of the numerous things sup- pressed in England when the blue- Llack Puritans were in officlal as- cendancy was foot ball. A Puritan publicist and pamphleteer of note, Philip Stubbs, thus paid his compli- ments to foot ball: “I protest unto you that it may be rather called a friendlie kinde of fight than a play or recrea- tion; a bloodie and murthering prac- tice than felowly sporte or pastime. For doth not every one lie in waite for his adversaurie seeking to overthrowe him and to picke him on his nose even though it be upon hard stones, in, ditch or _dale, in valley or hill, or what. place soe'ere it be he careth not so he have him down. And he that can serve most in this fashion is counted the only felow;, and whom but he?” Mr. Bryan and the Conference. |} This is from a news story in yester-||{! day’s Star: . i Mr. Bryan is taking a great interest| | in the armament conference, and will| §i be in Washington during the entire| i | time of the conference and will dis- cuss_the situation day by day as it develops. No man will be more welcome in town. No man is better entitled to fol- low close up the doings of the confer- ence. In all probability, if he could do so, Mr. Bryan would make it a dis- armament conference. He goes so far on the subject of peace he is some- millennialists. Only a short time ago he was quoted || as in favor of the United States show- || ing the way if the other nations re- fused to disarm. Let Uncle Sam scrap his fighting machine and set an ex- ample to the world. But there was no echo to the sentiment. This was in keeping with Mr. Bryan's spirit on the financial ques-|| tion a quarter century ago, when he || proposed that the United States coin || silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 without the aid or consent of any other na- tion. The country turned down that|i proposition at the polls. The country at the polls would turn | down a disarmament proposition. We are not ready, the world is not ready, for such an extreme step. It is econ-|' omy, not millennialism, that explains the President's conference invitation and the avidity with which it has been | {j accepted. Some of the, nations are i dead broke, while the strongest of the| |\ others are in financial straits. But even the subject of limiting armaments will interest Mr. Bryan, and mayhap give him some pointers | both for political and for chautauqua | uses. { * Experts who think that if there is another war it will be fought in the air do not prevent Secretary Dent from insisting that the United Stat Navy ought to have a proper quota of submarines. An impression on both sides that| about all there is to be said in thef| Irish discussion has been fully ex-!| pressed gives hope of a speedy under-|| standing. i —_———— | | There is such a thing as personali even in pugiiism. No prize ring cham-|, pion of later days has attained thej, popularity enjoyed by old John L. Sul- | livan. il | i Pancho Villa is reported to be run- ning a gold mine. It is difficult !nl‘ | keep these restless lads interested in work on the farm. | i Prominent diplomats still insist on Uncle Sam’s making a study of how| to be happy, even though not in the|| league of nations. | German industry has not permitted itself to linger for an hour in any state of purely technical activity. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The flaunting golden rod now gleams, The scepter of autumnal sway, ‘Where once there shone 'mid summ dreams : The rose branch, with its glad dis- play. | The birds, departing, pause to sing, || “The king is dead. Long live the! king!” In but a little space of time The icicle, with glories grim, Will prove that winter rules the ciime Till leafy spring deposes him. Bach season has its little fling— ] The king is dead. Long live the king! Sudden Deference. “Josh hadn’t been In town a week,” || said Farmer Corntossel, “before hel! was on familiar speakin’ terms with|! some of the most wealthy and influen- || tial families. An’ you'd He surprised at{. ideas.” i “How did he manage it?” “Got hisself a job as a traffic cop.” .. In an Apartment House. Of course, we love the merry shout, The melody, the careless laugh; So, when we turned the babies out ‘We took another phonograph. Concentrated Attention. “You sometimes appear to forget! that Humanity throughout the whole | world demands yeur benevolent con- sideration.” { “Perhaps,” admitted Senator Sor-: ghum, “I occasionally do lose sight of humanity in general. You see it in- cludes so many people who haven't a chance of voting in my district.” Jud Tunkins saye he wishes the cost of living would drop as sudden as the value of an automobile the minute it} gets into the used car class. Looking for Valuables. “Drink was the cause of me down- fall,” said Bill the Burg. “Were you intoxicated when you committed the robbery?” “No. But I had hopes. I was misled as to the contehts of the safe.” Open 9:15 A.M. 5. BavoHonsCo THE BUSY CORNER® PENNA.AVEAT 8 TH.ST. Exhibition-—-Autumn Silks and Velvets American and Imported —Rich qualities and colorings in exquisite fabrics for both street and evening wear—a collection of marvelous beauty. —Metallic Silk Broche, Velvet Georgette Broche, Duvetyns, Black Brocades, Satin Cantons, Satins, Metallic Velvet Broche, Chiffon Velvet, Velveteens, Canton Crepes, Crepe Satins, Crepe 5,000 Yards Lovely New Fall Silks Season at Hand. Very Spe- special price. Silks 39 and 40 inches wide. —Satin Crepe Meteor in colors and black. de Chines, Glace Taffetas, etc. Featuring the Weaves Ac- cial, arYard. .. oo e eniaive $2. 2 5 —Heavy Canton Crepes in all the good | —Satin Charmeuse in colors and black. black. I —“Moon-glo” Satin in colors and black. 5. Bavv HonsCo. "THF BUSY CORNER" PENNA.AVEAT 8 TH.ST to 6 P.M. 500 Yards $3 All-Silk Printed Crepe de Chine —Good heavy quality, suitable for house gowns and breakfast coats. Choice of ten designs; 40 inches wide. $l 50 | 7 | Yard —1,000 yards Black Satin Messaline and Black Taffeta, both qualities good weight and finish; perfect black; 35 inches wide. Yard Kann’s—Street Floor. | Look! Atthe Lower Prices That Now Prevail on Community Par Plate 1.95 All-Silk Crepe de Chine| in the Sale —40 inches wide, in over forty Autumn shades, including plenty of the latest t shades, al vhite, oo and ack vard . 91.69 $1.25 —Let us show you these rarely beautiful weaves tomorrow. cepted by Fashion for the —READ what a wide variety of beautiful weaves are to be had at this very colors; also black. —Heavy Crepe de Chine in colors and ] Never Were Fall Dresses More Alluring Than Now —So many novel and decorative little touches have been intro- duced this season that one is almost bewildered by the variety from which to choose. —in the popular Primrose pattern. Each piece S ! 5 2 sold with a ten-year guarantee. —There are tricotine frocks in plain tailored styles, some of them Formerly Now made with the new side panels, and ornamented with many little —Teaspoons, set of 6. .$1.75 $1.30 buttons, and hand embroidery. —Dessert spoons, set of 6. $2.50 = I'ablespoons, set of 6.. $2.60 —Others are of Canton crepe, in slip-over styles, with many —SOUP ‘\PL&OHSV set of 6-{-( 22.60 SepoAr el ‘ e —Orange Spoons, set of 6... 4 2.25 pleated panels, finished with fancy buttons,"and long sash. R lIorISpothe et GhBL. 5350 $2.60 —There are crepe de chine dresses made in the new long-waist e ecart Eorl f $2.50 style, or blouse tunic, the skirt finished with long sash. —Medium Forks, set of 6. $2.60 b —Opyster Forks, set of 6. . $2.25 —The colors are navy, brown and black, —Salad Forks, set of 6 $3.40 and the sizes are from 14 to 20 years, and % _]';'“"”ts}lz"{"d"s' Self"é 6. g'm 2 —Dessert Knives, set of 6... .10 < 36 to 46 bust. L —Medium Knives, set of 6. .. $3.20 5 Butter Knives, each. . ¢ 50c The Price Ollly —Sugar Shells, each... 45¢ 5 ; —Berry Spoons, each. . $1.50 Kann's—Second Floor. —Cream Ladles, each. 5 85¢ —Gravy Ladles, each..........81.50 $1.10 Kann's—Third Floor. White Poreelain Topped Tables Lace Trimming, Beading, Bulgarian Embroidery Make Striking THESE SMART GEQRGETTE AND CREPE DE CHINE BLOUSES —The crepe de chines —The georgette crepes are made in dressy ei- are in brown, navy fects, tie-on and tuck- and black, with Bul- in models, with em- garian banding and broidery in contrasting a others with jet and colors, of silk and crystal beading, also wool. Some elabo- white, flesh and bisque, [} rately trimmed with trimmed with filet beads. lace, val and Princess —The colors are mo- laces. hawk and navy, black ° —Many of the new and jade, brown and models are ornamented mohawk, also white, with frills. flesh and bisque tai- —Both the georgette and crepe de chine are in sizes 36 to 46 bust. HANDMAPE BLOUSES —Cut after American patterns, made entirely by hand, including the drawnwork orna- mentation, hemstitching and sewing. They are in sizes from 36 to 46. $2 00 Priced exceptionally low at. St SRR e S . lored models. Kann's—Second Floor. housewife dotes on her spotless, kitchen, and one of the most necessary appointments for a spotless kitchen is a table of this kind. —The table is white enameled. complete with one drawer: the —The excellent sanitary table tops are 27x401% inches: the porcelain is subject to slight imperfections, but these are scarcely noticeable in most cases. —The lot is limited and the carly comer will secure first choice. Kann's—Fourth Floor. Filet and Scotch Lace Curtain Nets Yard, 33¢ —Yard wide, in neat figured designs. White, cream or ecru. Curtain Swisses Yard, 33¢ —Yard wide, in small, medium, large dot, block and figured effects. Curtain Madras Yard, 33¢ —Yard wide, in white or cream color. Pretty self-woven designs. Curtain Serims Yard, 33¢ —Plain, fancy bordered and colored bor- ders.. Yard wide. White, cream, ecru and colors. Linen Taffeta Cretonnes And other grades of eretonne Yard, 33¢ —1In beautiful designs and colorings. All yard wide. : _Drapery Silks - Yard, 33¢ —Plain_colors of light blue, gray, wis- taria. For lamp shades, draperies, etc. AND OTHER CURTAIN MATERIALS Perfect Goods — Regularly Event, Special ........ Ydo qualities in bluebird, flower, stripe, oriental, Chinese and conventional designs, etc. So many different effects we can’t begin to enumerate them. Fine Curtain Voiles bordered styles. Yard wide. —Yard-wlde Ratine Cretonnes; resemble In the First Great Sale of the Season, Now in Progress in Our Drapery Store Priced, 49¢, 39¢, 69¢, 79¢c FOUR LARGE TABLE LOTS ALONE OF THE CRETONNES AT 33c¢ YD. —See the made-up articles in our Drapery Store, showing to what a variety of uses Cretonnes may be put. Yard, 33c Figured Cretonnes velour, [ Full Bolts — New Styles— C d to $1.19. Just for This (] y ) —Cretonnes bearing such well-known makers’ names as “Puritan Mills,” “Standish Mills,” “Colonial Mills,” “Leona Mills,” etc. Heavy, medium and light Added to the Cretonne Sale Will Be Found Also These Excellent Lots —In plain, fancy bordered and colored Yard, 33c Kann’s—Third Floor. = <