Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1921, Page 6

AW BVENING: STAR. With Bunhy Morning ', E‘“‘"‘“- o >. < A ASH mm ON, " THURSDAY .. .November | 3- 1921 7 mnnons W. NOYES... " Eator *fl Offce, 11th 8t. and l‘enluylvn yu Ave. New \ol'l Office. Ni Sriont: Vatloual Hank. nw.i:a Ottice o an Office: 3 Regent St., Londen, denl o Sundey morning dy within the city X e enna vy cartiers 'efifl ‘per wonth; daily ouly, 45 eents. nday. only, 20 cets per momth. may be by. mall, or telephome ‘Collection_is made by carriers at sengrof euch month. 7 Hate by Mail—Payable in. Advance. o Maryland'and Virginia. Daily -, $8.40; 1 mo., T0¢ Daly gy Soms o $00: 1 mo. 30 Sunday- only. ..lyr $2.40; 1 mo., .’0(: Al)Other States. Daity dy.1 yr., $10.00; 1 mo., §5¢ e Sunday . e '$7.00: 1 mo, 60 -1yn, $8.00i Lmo,, 25¢ _As the delegates to the arms con- ence- reach- Wasiington ahead of The formal meeting; next week, a sspirit of optimism is nianifest here re- “igparding. the outoome of this consuita- *fign. It was vividly expressed yester- day by Lord Lee of Fafeham, when he said: “I am not prepared even to contemplate the pessibilitiers of failure; ‘to do so would be to presume that ke world. was afflicted with an in- ceurable insanity and could not be re- gtrained from suicide.” 3% This spirit. of hope and expeectation, however, does not disregard the dif- ficulties in-the way of agreement upon the problems that lie at the roots of posstble future wars. It does not.min- imize the obstacles in the patik toward sincere unity of purpose to ledsen the heavy burden of armament. #"Just at' this time, opportumely de- signed for its own purposes, tilere is “in evidence a veritable propaganda of + insistence upon complete disarmament, a purpose that has never been congem- plated by President Harding in his summons.to the other powers to mieet on this question. In no respect or degree has the scope of the conference been altered:or modified. It has never this meeting a full discarding of all ‘weapons. of: offense or defense, of all “agencies:of war. For it is known defi- mitely and: clearly that no actual “dis- “‘&rmament”",is conceivable or possible “in the present state of world affairs. fortunate if the delegates to the con- ference from abroad gain the impres-| sion through this outburst of sentiment for full disarmament that the Ameri- can people are so minded, that they in the mass have read the President’s invitation. as a call for the scrapping of all war toels. For these representa- ‘“tives of other nations see the casc ‘elearly. They know that such a thing ‘is beyond: attainment. The American delegates have no such misconception of their task. They will meet the rep- i'resentatives of the other nations on * & plane of understanding of the limits set against attainment of the ideal of | complete world peace and full dis- . armament at present. Those who are sounding the call for full and immediate disarmament are inspired by the highest motives. They » Wish to see the world brought to the point where reason and justice de- termine political and social questions instead of guns and gas and destruc- tive force. But they forget that not even the fierce fires of the great war have cleansed humanity of ignoble and| sejfish purposes. They ignore the Very” results of that struggle, which % It will be: in the last degree un-| THE in Mexico, ' which for a full decade bas|seven to thirteen years: In Massa- thrown so' much into confusion there,|{chusetts 86.1 per has not kept our products out of the, country. On the contrary, they have continued to find their way there, and today are helng received in larger volume and value than at any time hitherto. This ergues well for the future. Trade now is the universal watchword. Al nations are geeking trade. All und-ummem dren in this group wlnnuhlnuhhnl cent are not school-going, while in Loulsiana over 24 per cent.receive mo instruc- tion. These differences, however, are be- need it in their efforts toward re-{coming less marked. Education is habilitation. And, as Mexico needs|spreading as the people of all the American stuff, and we are supplving|states realize the need of compulsory it in quality to suit, trade will go a \ong way toward bringing about in the fennd the relations between the two instruction and the provision of ade- quate means. State appropriations for schools are increasing. County and countries that polities for the moment|town taxes for school purposes are 8 -interfering with. The Victory Memorial. Contributions from two states total- {18 perbaps half a. million dollars are «ixpected to precede the formal cere- r\onies of corner stone laying for the \etory Memorial building designed for W.\shington. These contributions will reptesent the gold star donations of Ten vessee and ‘Ohio to the building arid ‘endowment fund for this great struc \ure that is designed to per- petuate the memery of all Americans who hi\ve sacrificed their lives in de- fense «(f the principles upon which this republic was founded. This |woject has required several vears for'development to the present point. Thke coBlection of funds from the people at large has progressed steadily but slowly. Congress early gave a site in the public grounds in this city and' plans have long since been perfecte for the structure. Orig- inally conceiv i@ as a George Washing- ton memorial, to serve as a meeting place for the. American people at the capital, it has mow been broadened in scope and meaning, a change inspired by the entry of! the United States into | the world war and Its important part |in the victory gained three years ago. assembly will be a galaxy of gold stars, one flor ‘each American life laid down in thie fight. Every gold star will repre‘e‘t a contribution from an individual, a\ city, a state or an or- ganization. Thus when the building been the thought to effect through}is completed it will be in truth the rift of all Aumericans, and will be available here at the seat of govern- ment for their use when they come to Washington [or their meetings and ceremonials. At present constructive work is being done throughout the country in the organization of groups of people, partieularly of women, who will insure the early completion of the fund, to make certain a full galaxy of gold stars. At the cetemonies of corner stone laying on the 14th, at which will be present dignitaries from the allied countries, as well as Americans of the highest official station, without doubt the present state of the enterprise will be set forth in terms to assure an early beginning of the work of con- struction. Franklin D. Roesevelt, Gov. Cox’s vokemate last year, suggests an an- nual meefing of his party’s leaders,| state and natidnal, for the purpose of| exchanging views and ‘information about the latest phases of public ques- tions and heartening the rank and fle with an address on the state of the Union. Well, why not? are the seeds of other wars. In the. gyt they knew for the good of the degree that they demand the unat- {ainable of universal and- immediate peace and disarmament they make . more difficult the task that the con- ference faces, of gfln‘e of war and the burdens borne the people in preparation for pos- llble strife ,_konor to the Unknown Bead. - "Adoption by Congress of a joint vember 11, this year, throughouat the United States will un- oubtedly be followed by presidential &pproval, which will assure the com-| plete suspension of business in honor | “"5f the unknown soldier Whose body Will that day be interred at Arlington. jorder is abundant. Thlu is appropriate. The United States ,bas prepared to give the ceremony an “unusual character, suitable to the Lppecasion. lessening greatly | i i resolution' making Armistice day, No-| a legal holiday | ting to their perfbrmances. At neon on Friday. a week | “Arom tomorrow, in the’ presence of an | this time of day. i the line. the changes that have taken place in solitical procedure in the past decade. i Polities, in the matter of organization ! work, has come to be a steady thing. he thinks is an order for a reserved ‘The men in charge find it n performance Is' continuous. Men are selected for the work because of dem- onstrated fitness, and rewarded accord- And, now thatj the electorate has been so greatly eplarged, and the new party duty, justification for the new Iol knocking off at' the close of one -mmpangn and waking up and getting' busy again only at the approach of another would not answer at all at Continuous organi- assemblage of American and foreign jzation labor has become an absolute *fof the coumtry, a man who lost his -notables never equaled in the history ! necessity, and, of course, the better it 'm performed the betfer for the party: |instruction for the young. ‘heaVier and are cheerfully borne, as the people are aroused to the need of In the great cities immense sumas are gpent upon educational equipment and per- sonnel, and yet in practically every city the cry is for more schools and more teneheu ta accommodate the de- mand. In the degree that the thirty-three and a quarter million children of this country are educated the United States will advance morally and socially and economically. If this education is neglected this country will deteriorate. The most vital need today is the de-|, velopment of a well instructed young generation, to face the problems that are now making and that must be solved in the next quarter of a cen- tury if this civilization is to endure, and advance. The Conference. ‘The fact that Mr. Lloyd George will not be present at the opening of the armament conference and that M. Briand's stay in America will be brief does not argue & light appraisement |of of the meeting by either. On the contrary, both have testified to their interest in the meeting and pledged their best efforts toward making it On the ceilidg of the great hall of [a success. The situation in both Great Britain and France is well understood In this country. It is ticklish to a degree and requires the nicest and firmest handling. As it did not originate in any matter relating to the conference, we could not expect it to remain quiescent during the life of the con-| ference. Henoe, somebody in the par- liament of either country may start something any day and give to things, a new and embarrassing twist, re- quiring the presence at dbass or close to base of “the captain of the watch.” But, as is understood now, Mr. George will come to Washington es soon as business.at home will permit, and, presumably. M. Briand will make a second visit if at any time it shall seem advisable. Speaking at Tokio, Lord Northcliffe predicts six mentks as the life of the conference. His judgment may rest partly on what he heard during his| recent visit to Washington. There is a feeling here that when the coafer ence gets into its stride it will keep going for some time. Its card is full and ita members are among the most eminent negotiators and disputants in | the world. Haate, tberefore, is out of the question. And far more inspor- | Pl tant than the length of the conference will be the output, and whatever time may be necessary to make that satis- factory should be cheerfully given. —_———— Decision of delegates to observe Such a function|strictly the prohibition laws of this iwould bring together a large number ! country indicates not only a fine sense |ot interesting men in the humor to talk shop, and equipped to do so tojwhere only local products are availa- ‘heir own and the party’s advantage {ble, a prudent appreciation of the All would bave opportunity to tellimaxim, “Safety first.” of diplomatic courtesy. but, in cases —_——e———— party, and to pian for holding streng| His remarks indicate a candid wish places and strengthening weak ones in{in the mind of Samuel Gompers that there were some effectual means of The sugsestion is in keeping With|poycotting Judge Anderson. —————— Every time Charles presents what throne he is confromted by a standing- to keep on the job all the time. The|Foom-only sign. —_——— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Dea’t DMiss It voters.are so keen on qualifying for{Oh, gentle stranger from afar, Amid discussions of the laws, The old, lazy plan|{We trust that other things there are ‘Which will invite you to give pause. Though you have tasted viands rare, As onward through the.world you sped. Not elsewhere could.your bill of fare Include fried chicken and corm bread. Zlife in France and whose identity canjon election day. The more diligently Ah, when, your m.u- done 50 well, _mever be known will be placed in a|the voters are shepherded the fewer! Return you to your homeward ways, jtomb at the national Valhalla withwill go fishing when they ought to g6{ynto your neighbors you will tell e most impressive rites. interment will be expressed the grati- tude of the American people for the In that|to the ballot box. —_——— The comment by dfstinguished vis- services rendered by their representa-|itors on the youthful appearance of 214ives in the great war. It is fitting that simultaneously all work should cease, all commerce should be sus- ypPended and all thoughts should be directed to the meaning of the sacrifice 'meollzed in the entombment of this unknown soidier. —_—— Bolshevist authors are barred from a chance at the Nobel peace prize. If there were a prize for trouble-making ' their prospects would be excellent. ne . 5 . Trade With Mexico. A dispatch from Mexico City says: The American Chamber 6f Commerce :-here is suthority for the statement that the United States sold to Mexico, ln the past-twwive ‘months, more by 0,000,000 than the whole trade of exico was just before the revolution. " Presideiit’ Obregon continues tc pund out against the assurances de otired in the matter of American rec ognition of ki government. _His rea- sons—if we bave them fully and cor- rectly in the statements that have been issued—appear to us as far from sufficient. Those assurances do nct #—~encroach upon either his dignity or independence, and by giving them he * would strengthen himself and his gov- ernment everywhere abroad. Recog- ;J&Stlon would follow and many benefits % to Mexico would follow that. Notwithatanding this deadlock, trade sztween the two countries, as these tistics show, continues to grow. It 48 larger now than ever.” The turmoti | g Americans may be in some measure | oxati About that dish-of fow! and matze. - Charm of Novelty. “Have you solved this question of due to the fact that the women of} " “No,” repliéd Senstor Sorghum. this country continue to wear short{wrhe most I'm Iooking for is to dis- dresses in deflance fashion. ———— It is fortunate that the base bal of European|eover some new kind that'll make my constituents more hopeful because they’re not used toit.” season came to a close in advance of Jud'l‘unklm-n!hlt'bfll‘dv the great conference at Washington, |is crowded with visitors:from all parts thus enabling the diplomatic event to|of the world it’s lucky you don’t need enjoy the gttention. of some of thejan interpreter to understand an auto- world’s greatest reporters. ———— T e The German laboratory has been a mobile horn. Mundane Responsibility. source of mysterious troubles ever|A Better World Beyond its hope ex- since old Dr. Faust started his ex- periments centuries ago. The American School Population. Census figures show that there are 33,250,870 children of school age in the United States, *“school age” compris- tends. ‘With joyous hearts we listen. But that should not encourage us, dear, friends, To stop improving this *un. The Natural Seale. “Does it require much education to ing the period from five to twenty|he a musician?” years. If the children of this country “No,” declared Mr. Growcher. “So were being properly educated all of|far as immediate requirements of a these thirty-three and a quarter mil-{tune are concerned, he doemn't even lions would be in school at least part}have to know the alphabet any farther - of each year. But they are not. There|than the letter * are many millions of children who are not going to school at all, As proof of this is the report that in Utah, “Some people never will Jearn!” ex- Corntossel. which has the highest record of all|claimed Farmer the states, only 78 per cent of the| “Whal's the trouble now.” people eligible by age are registered| “In spite of the electric Hghts, some in the schools. But the age Umits arejof those acientists kesp om fixing wp rather extréme. For i oy ity of children schoc: ° R g S ~~jor-J laboratories 80 they can bow out.the 8" | Editorial Digest Medicinal Bee. If, as the Philadelphia Public Ledger (independent) suggests, we wre threat- ened with “a malt and vinous tidal wave,” battling which “the prohibi- tion enforcement officers may .throw | up their hands and go down fdv the third time,” the responsibility wust lie, as many editorial writers see it, not with the Treasury order reguldt- ing the sale of beer and wine fo' medicinal purposes, but with a dnlly-'l ing Congress, which has been play-\ prohibit the very thing that Secretary Mellon's ruling permits. Editors who are as dry as the driest are out of ' sympathy with the attack on the Sec- retary for a decision which is held to be plainly within his province under the law. ‘The Christian Science Monitor (Bos- ton, independent), for instance, thinks “it will be difficult for anybod Jul!.ly I ing with the measure designed to]' to find fault with the Secretary the Treasury for authorising” lhe ll- suance of regulations permitting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating beer for medicinal purposes, since the official lnlel’prtlltlon g!ven the pro- ‘hibition law before took office “has not been ocorrected by legillaf tlon." 'l'h. prohibitionists, the Balti- Sun__(independent democratic) Dblfi"‘l. “should be the last ner-onn to criticise or denounce him.” what Secretary Mellon is doing la to existing legislation, and “the l‘lrohlbluonlms are always insisting that it is lmmorn.‘ not to observe the Volstead law.” And it is wholly a matter of law, the Pittsburgh, Leuder (progressive republican) acsefts. The opinion of Attorney General Pa\mer. u which the Mooms, "2ons it upon the " actual terms of the proh"fltlnn law.” and “Searetary Mellon delayed for many months to nllow Congress time to make changes in the act which might permanently stay the ruling.” But the anti-beer bill remains “hung up,” Chicago Journal - (democratic) notes, because “both houses of Con- gress, torn by r(vn.l lobbies and hav- ing no discoverable mind or principle their own, are unable to decide whether tll.y will win or lose votes y passing tl measure.” Certainlty ll eriticiam is. zh-!vod anywhere, the Trenton Times (mamndcnn feels that “it is Coi ich should be blamed for its failure to pass the anti- beer bill™ The “only adverse criticism that can be passed on the ruling,” as the Provideace Tribune (lndED'ndlnt re- publican) sees i is that it has been too long delayed” by “Internal reve- nue officials, who seem to have been rather unduly considerate of the sen- sibilities of the Volsteadians.” who. the New York Times (independent; democratic) says, “have calmly added, in effect, the words ‘or for medicinal purposes’.” to the prohibition against liquors for “beverage purposes’ con- tained in the eighteenth amendment. Nevertheless, the Lynchburg (Va.) News (democratic) contends, “tne temper and purpose of Congress has been clearly developed in the mat- ter of traffic in beer, even when con- fined to medical uses, and in & way| that is not faverable to the Wlicyl just inaugurated by Secretary Mel lon,* and there is “no standpoint from which the order can be justi- fled” And., wherever responsibili lies, the sentiment of a substantial minority of the press is expressed by the Rochester Times-Union (indepen- dent) when it says that “the step taken by Secretary Mellon is a step backward.” which “will loosen tne restrictions on booze and make it still more difficult to enforce prohi- dbition and to nbolhh the evils of the liquor By this “deplorable” ruling the “medical quacks, the fake druggists and lhe otleggers have won a victory.” opinion of the Stoux City ‘l‘rlbun. (independent). since there can be no “question of e injurious effect of the new regu- jon on the efforts properly to en- force the prohibition amendment.” “Medicinal beer may. contain a cau- e of per cent of medical benefit for suffering humapity,” the Chicago Post (indepeadent) ' les, with reser- vations, but decidedly “its other %0- odd per cent of excuse for existence is neither more nor less than anti- prohibition camouflage.” The Akron Beacon-Journal (republican), how- ever, doesn’t grant even one-half of 1 per cent bemefit. It interprets the “whole scheme™ as designed “not to aid a diseased or suffering world,” but “to create a market for that which clearly the people who voted for the eighteenth amendment in- tended to prohibit.” The Des Moines Register (independent republican), also discounting the advantages to be gained from the medical aspect, believes that “what the new order really comes to” is to restore “the beverage use of wine and beer.” A Novel Clinic. The rich can buy the best of medi- cal and surgical advice and treatment when they require it, and it is usu- ally provided as a charity for those who are too poor to pay for it. It is often the repfesentatives of the great middle class, mot rich enough to pay extravagant fees and Rot poor.enough to receive charity, who suffer the most. For the benefit of such as these Cornell University Medical School opened a model pay clinic_in New York city, where will be offered, at nominal charges, services of some of the most digtinguished physiciaps and surgeons in New York eity. A scale of prices has been arranged ‘which will bring these services with- in the reach of the average wage earner. For routine service the charge is nominal, and for the more elaborate services, for which special- ists ordinarily make heavy charges, the fees will be barely sufficient to pay the expense Of the service ren- dered and the apparatus required. It will be most interesting to watch the result of this experiment. Cer- tainly there is need enough for a work of this kind. The class of pa- trons whom it is designed to help have been neglected. In many cases the very poor have been better off than they. Anything that contributes to the welfare of those who are will- ing and able to do something for themselves is quite as important as werk dome for those who are finan- clally (democratic). . The Survival Value of Beauty. A mild controversy has been caused in London by statistics of the orches- tral works ‘to ‘be produced in that city during the season. One society, it was sald, was to give but three British works, and of the other fifty: nine no less than forty were by Ge mans. Other sets of programs g2 somewhat similar resuits. But whoge fault is it that theve are no British classics? The Times com- plains: “When our composers are no longer in the van of the movement we do not make them into ¢lassics, the masic for everyday use: we put them on the shelf.” It disereetly refrains from asking whether they contain the stuff of whlch classics .can be made, yet this is the critical point. The trouble with much modern musio (and with modern pictures and llunture as well) is that it is much to give lasting nlunn be “in the van of the. mt‘ Its novelty will carry a new work a cer- tain distance, but the novelty of to- day 18 of no interest to a tomorrow which will have novelties of its own to- exploit. If the first comment a new work is not “How lnmm" but “How interesting:” its l-tqnt [ not likely to endure when the no has worn oft.—Springfield Remlbllun (independent). The get-away of the transgressor, hwlv-ve.v. Jan't M—Columhln (8. C. ) Revord. After a while we will degenerate into a_nation of hopkuperl.—-uhe- ville Times. When tbe" Irish_cor mntemu is at a MM“ & crisis.— dor to mc “-u ‘the I7n|hll '!'ypolhnlun are planning vote_ of thanka-—Detroit News, Relpless. — H.-rtlonl Times | EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. i =i 02 , Save this Coupon || | —on any article in our stock, including standard priced merchandise, like Big Bep Alarm Clocks, Hamilton and. Howard . portunity to get your Christ- was Gifts at genuine reduc- tions. ‘Donzis Jewelry Co. Jewulry of Quality at Prices Right Where the Mysterious Wateh mwmm 3, 1921. S RS Kot Wisdom—Teeth and Eye An ADITORIAL Illj.toot'kbsfh-:: was une Periodic visits te your own in espeare’s dentist are probably part Today every eme n:.l- of your health regimen. Give your ‘eyes the same 20% Discount day. expert your eyes are more delicate, more easily injured than your teeth, is a sclentifie fact mot yet gemerally rec- ognised. Watches, Etc. ~—to any person who brings in this coupon to us on or before November 10th. 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Fringe There are the touches of tailoring that proclaim their excellence: and features of design that stamp their fashion. The House of Courtesy. botsve— o~ From 9:15 to 1 A Lot of About 40 remaining of better grades which we shall group for these special hours—Friday—at.............c..ooieiniiine, Duvet Laine and others of the popular weaves. Plain tailored; embroidered—or with collars of Seal, ¢Australian Opossum, Nutria, Beaverette—some are with bands of the fur. High-grade Suits $28 You may well recognize them as bargains, for we have culled them from high- er-priced grades in our own stock—reducing them for Friday. Lot 1. Lot 2. Lot 3. Crepe de Chine Chemise, both tailored and lace trimmed; cut in correct proportions. Orchid, Flesh and White. . Superior quality of Crepe de Chine Chemise—Flesh-and Orchid; well cut and either tailor-finish or lace trimmed................ 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