Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1921, Page 6

¥ 6 \THE EVENING STAR. With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY. .....December 16, 1931 s U THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Bustness Office, 11th St. and Pennaylvasia Ave. New York Office: 100 Nasmsau 8t. Offce Bank Buil : First Natioal ding. Earopean Ofice: 8 Hegent St m‘xullfi The with morning etithon, Ty delivesca by earviers within the elty ¢t 80 cents per month : daily ouly, 43 cents ger month; Sunday ouly. 30 cents per month. ! ders may be sent by mail, or ‘Matn 5000, Collection. 1s’ made” by at the €8d of cach moath. Rate by Mall—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginis. Dafly and Sunday..1 yr. Daily only... yr. Sunday 1yr. All Other Statex. Daily and Sunday.1yr., $10. 1y ., $T. ‘Who Is Deceived ? Elsewhere in The Star today is re- printed one of Washington's argu- ments before the joint fiscal committee in 1915 against repeal of the half-and- half law and substitution for definite proportionate contribution for capital ma:ttenance of one that is indefinite, fluctuating and capricious. Since the Senate bill which makes this substitution is apt to be accepted by the House that unnatural aliiance. pictured in 1915, has been perfected in which “unfriends and friends of the capital agree upon the same policy with diverse and contradictory motives and with the expectation of securing directly opposite results?” nfriends would unsettle the existing financial relations of nation and capital in order to minimize the national obligation toward the nation’s and to reduce :0 infinitesimal proportions national finan- cial participation in its upbuilding. Friends would unsettle these relations in order to magnify and idealize the na- tional obligation and to increase national obligation and to increase national financial participation in capital up- building. One would unsettle existing conditions to the injury of the District; the other would unsettle these condi- tions in order to benefit the capital. And the same enactment is thus at the same time hoth to decrease and to en- large the national oblisation toward the to make less and to make more and to be at ce a cu & t> the peo- pe of the n e “Of course. two sets of diametrically opposite results cannot both follow the same cnactment. It cannot exalt and enlarge the sense of national obligation toward the capital and at the same time reduce it to zero. It cannot both in- crease and decrease the nation’s contri- bution toward the capital. It cannot blow both hot and cold. It cannot both bless and curse the capital. “One set of these advoc: of the ! will be disappointed. Which is it? prophet predicts that if the self-im- posed compulsion of the act of 1878 is withdrawn the nation will measure its financial obligation toward the capital in smaller and smaller terms, until, so far as municipal affairs are concerned. it will become infinitesimal. The other prophet predicts that if the half limi- tation upon municipal capital expendi- tures by the nation is removed, the na- tion, inflamed by patriotic pride and in- spired by the example of other nations, will spend far more than one-half the cost of adequate capital upbuilding. ‘Which is the false prophet? Which is the victim of a psychological delusion?"* The capital's friends in the Senate have with the best of motives deprived the District people of their shield against excessive and unjust taxation by an alien taxing -body, that is. a body not chosen by them and in which they are not even fractionally repre- sented. A definite proportionate con- tribution law compels this alien tax- ing body in taxing the District to tax itself proportionately, and a safeguard is thus provided against excessive and extravagant taxation of the unrepre- sented. i Thg capital's Senate and House friends wes are Gestroying this safe- guard think that it is no longer need- ed. and that the capital will develop even better without it. All of Wash- ington will hope and pray that they may be right. Length of the Session. After digesting the Christmas turkey and otherwise refreshing itself at the bome fireside, Congress will resume { its knitting January 3. Allow them at least ten days for shaking down pur-| moreover, dependént mot upon the in- |is part of the educational work of the dividual standards in the separate offices, but upon a single standard ap- plying to all. Reclassification has been made the subject of study by & commission the result of whose labors appears in the bill which passed the House yesterday. There have been various conflicta of view on the details. ' Advocates of this or that plan hgve struggled for pre- cedence. When' the scheme itself was devised it was found that a wide range of divergent views prevailed, some of them inspired by direct personal in- terest, some of them of an abstract nature. At one time it seemed hope- less to compromise these conflicts of judgment, but &t last a measure has been shaped and has now passed the House which provides the Senate with a working basis for & concurrent enactment. This measure is not to be confused 60c | in the public mind with what is known as “reorganization.” The latter is an as yet unformulated project of re- grouping the government bureaus into a more harmonious relationship for greater administrative efficiency. Re- classification is 'simply a question of the grouping of personnel. If these two measures can be adopted the gov- ernment will have for the first time a businesslike arrangement of its affairs. Ilt will have a logical and economical grouping of offices and an equitable and efficiency promoting grouping of workers. Until-it gets both it cannot be regarded as efficient. The Naval Holiday Assured. Announcement that the United States, [Great Britain and Japan have reached a complete agreement on the proposed naval ratio in reduction of armament does not come as a sur- prise in any sense, but is nevertheless most gratifying. It is the second definite achievement of the arms limitation conference, the first having been the negotiation of the four-power treaty. It is not yet complete, as the of the conference it was inevitable that an agreement should be reached short of an absolute declaration of hostility of purpose on the part of one or another of the represented powers. The wise course was pursued of pro- ceeding to eliminate the possible causes of conflict in the far east which alone might conceivably justify the maintengnce of large naval establish- ments. As this was being worked out the naval ratio question was also being developed to the point of agreement. Japan’s acceptance of the so-called 5-5-3 ratio is conditioned upon the re- tention of her latest naval creation, the Mutsu, which represents in Jap- anese eyes the climax of the inventive- ness and skill of that people. With a wise degree of consideration the Brit- ish and American representatives have yielded on this point, effecting a re- vision of the details in a way to leave all three powers in the same relative position when the “naval holiday” be- gins. This accommodation of Ja- pan’s pride in her latest achievement is a type of the spirit which has made possible the other adjustments of the conference making for peace and good will between the nations. Dates for the ‘“naval holiday” have not yet been set. Details remain to be worked out in addition to the estab- lishment of the French-Italian ratio. Specific definitions of “scrapping” are to be framed. Guarantees are to be provided against possible restoration of “scrapped” ships to naval commis- sions. Probably each nation will be left to determine its procedure of de- struction or transformation. There is, of course, a keen public interest in the possibility of salvage. Only technical opinion is worthy of consideration in this matter, but the hope is to be ex- pressed that some part of the immense value represented in the ships that are poses, and the middle of that month s { v o TR R B R Pt d to tne reached. . Between that time and the middle of June—the time suggested for final ad- journment—five months will pass. Can the business of the session be transacted satisfactorily in that space? To accomplish the task Congress will have to hump itself. " "Much will depend on the course pur- sued by the opponents of the pacts the President will submit to the Senate l The only criticism to be offered con-| dustry. —_————————— Unfamiliarity with the Japanese language is the only excuse to be of- fered for an admirer of the pictorial comics who desires to know why, since there is a Mutsu, there should not also be a Jeffsu. e — growing out of the armament confer- | cerning our old friend Santa Claus, is ence. If they are made subjects of | that he is likely to be more reliable partisan contention; if they are re- for a family that wants a grand piano sisted with a view of making party | than he is for one that needs a ton of capital for next year and for 1924. much time will be consamed. The supporters of the pacts cannot decline battle if offered. They must see the pacts through, no matter what meas- ures are delayed or how long the ses- sion is protracted. ‘The routine should not be hurried. It is more important than for years. ‘The Army bill and the Navy bill must be considered in corinection with our new world relations, and there are other supply bills carrying featuresj growing out of the war and the efforts to regain stability. It is important that Congress get away as early in the summer as pos- sible, but it is also important that it turn out none but wholesome and helpful legislation and take all the time necessary to make such a record. ——————— Military pageantry makes a fine show, but it is of no value whatever as a relief to the tired business man. Reclassification Advanced. Passage by the House of the Lehl-l bach reclassification bill yesterday marks the first legislative advance in a movement which has been pending for a long period. Reclassification of the government personnel has been on the way for yvears. Need of it was recognized at least two decades ago, when discrepancies between various branches of the service were noted. But the departmental service was then' considered not @s a whole, but rather as a series of units, and it took time for the concept of the adminis- trative system as a distinct organiza- tion to develop. The experiences of the war period undoubtedly hastened appreciation of the fact that efficiency in all the departments and bureaus simultaneously is hecessary for good administration @ the whole, and is, lbea coal. ——————— If war had not been associated in practice with so many heart-breaking tragedies, it would long since have been regarded as ridiculous in theory. —————————— Occasionally a distinguished confer- ence correspondent is inadvertently made to look like an auther trying to be his own bock agent. The District of Columbia citizen | may be a non-voter, but he will never non-taxpayer. The Star’s School Essay Contest. The Star feels that it is vitally im- portant that the young people of the National Capital should understand the questions involved in the pro- posals for peace which are now under consideration by the conference in progress in this city. To the extent that the coming generation appre- ciates these issues, grasps the prin- ciples which are involved in them, the ‘Washington of a few years hence will be more intelligently.prepared to meet its obligations in citizenship. So The Star, as & means of stimulating- in- tensive study of these problems, has arranged with the co-operation of the school authorities for a competition in essay writing, to be open to all of tle pupils in the school system of an age competent to consider these questions. Ptizes aggregating $1,000 will be of- fered as an encouragement to the es- sayists, who will probably be divided into two groups, comprising, respec-| tively, the students of the high schools and those of the junior high schools and the upper elementary grades. The details of this proposition re- main to be arranged. They will be in the hands of the school officials, as Star feels that this essay oontest ratio for French and Italian navél power remains to be determined. But no difficulty is likely in the case of those two nations, as their case is not complicated and they are in agree- ment, being mutually satisfied with | naval equality. When Secretary Hughes “laid the cards on the table” at the first session public school system. Though the announcement of ;this competition has been delayed ;GM the opening of the conference on limitation of armament, there is no loss of time or of interest in the sub- Ject. The children of the public schools have been systematically studying the news reports of the con- ference from its beginning. The teach- ers end principals have encouraged and in some cases required regular reports on the subject from them. So that the pupils are well versed in the question, possibly better read on the subject than many of their elders. By the time the conference is at an end they will be prepared to express them- selves, and there can be little doubt that the essays submitted in this com- petition will constitute a clear, intel- ligent compendium of opinion on a matter of magnitude. The Star is con- fident that the results of this contest will be worth many times the sum of the prizes offered, and will be glad to present in print the winning and per- haps other compositions as @ contribu- tion to public thought. ——— ‘Women and Politics. An Ottawa special to The Star sa; For the first time in Canada’s h tory a lady will be found in the Cana- dian house of commons. The new member will be Miss A. C. McPhail, a farmer and school teacher, who was elected as member of parliament for South Grey, Ontario. The women everywhere are taking their enfranchisement in the proper spirit. It means much to them. They are qualifying for citizenship—for party organization work, for cam- paign work, and for - office-holding. And they are going to the polls on election day in large numbers. That is not their day for going fishing. The membership of the British par- liament shows two women, and that of our House of Representatives shows one. Here and there throughout the country may be found a woman mem- ber of a state legislature, while Can- ada now swings into line. ‘Women are appearing on the gov- ernmental stage opportunely. - The world is being made over—or rather is being rearranged. An old order, political, economical, and social, has passed, or is passing, away. The new is taking shape, and women must help to give it shape. They are a very im- portant factor in the equation. This Canadian recruit comes from the farm and the schoolhouse, and as agriculture and education are very much in the legislative picture these times she should find as a legislator full use for all the knowledge of both subjects she possesses. —_———————— It is unfair for the Germans to criticise Bernstorff for having his pic- ture taken in a bathing suit. He was doing his best to be popular, and may easily have been overinfluenced by the popularity of gentlemen who were figuring prominently in the Russian ballet. ———t—————— American efforts to feed hungry Russians ought to be so managed that ‘Trotsky will not be able to tmpress the grateful people with the idea that the rellef is due to his political in- fluence in the Bronx. XA, i Woodrow Wilson’s fondness for vaudeville is an evidence of the need of relaxation common to all humanity.- ‘The weary politician requires relaxa- tion no less than the tired business man. ———tee————e It may reasonably be assumed that Ireland has & large number of tired business men who would be glad to see a status attained which would permit comfortable -progress in com- mercial prosperity. s ———— Such is the pride of authorship that a biography may read as if the writer had difficulty in keeping it from being an autobiography. —_——————— Russia is waiting for a leader who will forget political advantage and proceed to give the world the benefit of her undeveloped resources. There is a disposition to compliment Judge Landis by conceding that he is no less learned in the law than he is in base ball. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Disproportion. A warship might seem proper stuff Our efforts to employ, If it yere only small enough To make a pretty toy. As'a unique artistic prize It's praises might be sung, If it could be reduced in size And as a watch charm hung. . . The price which for it has been set Brings a result that’s tunny; It costs too much, by far—and yet It’s too much for the money. The Lucrative Accomplishment. “You should scatter more sunshine when you appear in public. Make your. audiences laugh once in awhils.” “Make ’em laugh!” echoed Senator Sorghum. “If I could do that do you suppose I'd be sticking around at a statesman’s salary? I'd be a'movie comedian.” P — T: Jud Tunkins says golf is getting so prevalent that the next -thing we know there won’t be encigh vacant space left in the country to raise pota- toes. One-Way Performer. 0ld Mars has aiways made men fret ‘When prowling round about: He always gets us into debt_ . And never heln~is out. " ©° “It’s dangerou.. .. do too miuch ex- plainin’,” - said Uncle Eben, *’causge you never kin tell de point where de explainin® is gineter git so energetic dat it's jes’ de same as’quarrelin’.” Strategy. 5 “Why have you selected Mr. Grow- cher to play Santa Claus? He's the gloomiest man in the house.” “That’s ‘the -reason,” said Miss Cayenne. “We're “going .to disguise him &nd rehearse him irteyarything. he has to say; #0 that he can’t spoil the party” 5 —— XXIII-Dr. V. K. Atthe Arme Conference Wellington Koo HE youngest plenipotentiary at the conference on the limita- tlon of armament and Pacific questions is Dr. VI Kyuin| Wellington Koo, present Chinese min- | ister to the court of 8t. James and one of the most brilllant of the Chi-! nese delegates now deliberating on, the far eastern questions. Dr. Koo 18 only thirty-five years old. Whether | or not he holds any diplomatic rec- ords in this line is only a conjecture, ‘but he certainly bids fair as a high| contender for honors, for he has been, established in the highest foreign posts, representing his government, for the past six years. When still un- der thirty and having been out of college only about five years, he was given the responsible position of min- ister to the United States, represent- ing some 400,000,000 people. % Oriental tranquillity has come’to be almost a platitude, and Dr. Koo typl- fles the extreme in celestial serenity. His calm, placid manner would lead one to believe that his forte in diplo- macy was ‘to as a figurehead, making the best of & winning per- sonality, almost classical features and great polish and courtliness, and leav- ing the actual routine and business of his legation to others. This not so at all, however, for with all of his quiet “and easy-going appearance, Minister Koo is considered one of the; most indefatigable workers connected ! with the Chinese government. Hlsl energy seems boundless and he is a stickler for detail, minuteness and,! above all, exactness. Whatever post he has held has been known for Its efficiency and every bit of work that he 18 responsible for is a highly fin- ished product. There is never & per- son on Dr, Koo's staff chosen because of relationship or’friendshlp, but for his capacity for hard work and apti- tude, and Dr. Koo himself sets such a kigh standafd that it demands energy to live up to it. It is this power to handle arduous tasks, together with a most keen mind, that has achieved so high a place for him at such an early age in his meteorfc éareér. His great energy has been Well appreciated ever since his student days.. . . : Dr. Koo is one of .the many Chinege statesmen who have been educated in“America. After-studying in Shanghai at the Anglo-Chinese; College and St. John’s University, he {came to Columbia University in New York to ocomplete his training. He was genial and pleasant as he al- ways has-beén, applied himself most diligently to his work, especially the study of English and French, of which now he is a past master, but found time to engage in extra-cur- riculum activities- even to. a greater extcnt than most of his countrymen in America do. His ability as a leader was demonstrated even badk in those days. He was the founder of the first Chinese fraternity at the university, organized and was the first president of the ese Stu- dents’ Alliance, and. Btarted the Chinese students’” monthly. He par- ticipated in outdoor.#ports, going in for swimming and .tennis and"tak- ing part in track events, but the biggest achievement of his college days was to be made editor-in-chief of the Columbia..Spectator, the. stu- dents’‘daily newspaper, which fs con- sidered one: of the Mighest honors and most responsible positiéns among undergraduate activities. Besides DR. V. K. WELLINGTON ‘KO0O0. this he was the leader gt the r::dl; versity debating team and was a PmyBeu Kappa for his high stand- ing as a scholar. The young envoy was born in Shanghai, the son of Zing Chuan Koo, who was long prominent lhtre. in official and busihess affairs. His first wife was Pao Yo Tong, the daughter of H. E. Shoayi Tong, the first premier of China. She died, leaving him a son and a daughter, and last year Dr. Koo mar- ried in Belgium a woman noted all over China for her rare beauty and and charm. Hoey Lay Oel, the daugh- ter of Tiong Ham Oel, & fabulously wealthy - m&rc}\&;flt. known as the “gugar King of Java.” Upon ngreturn to China in 1911 after he had graduated from Colum- bia, Dr. Koo was appointed secretary to the cabinet, later secretary to the mihistry of foreign affairs, and in 1914 he was made counselor. The following year he was ap- pointed minister to Mexico, but be- fore proceeding to the post he was transferred to Washington and for five years he served his country here in admirable fashion, carrying out his official and social obligations in a way that would have done credit to a much older and more experienced diplomat. In the early part of this year he -was transferred to London and there he has become as popular alréady as he was when in the United States. In the Paris conference, Dr. Koo served as China’s chief delegate to the league of nations and with China’s election to the council of the league, he became the Chinese repre- sentative on the council and was elected vice-chairman on the first commission of the first assembly of the league. Besides holding the highest foreign posts for his government at an in- credibly early.age, Minister Koo has also taken a very active part in the two great conferences of his day and with an era of new development of China at hand, it is prophesied lhfit this brilliant young statesman will lay a historic part in the modern- rnllon of his native land. however, EDITORIAL DIGEST . The President’s Industrial Creed. Probably” the most discussed fea- ture of President Harding’s message to. Congress is that which might be called his industrial creed. '!'he Phil- adelphia Public Ledger (independent) thinks “it may be that the most im- portant thing for America, among the many important subjects touched in the message, will be his proposal for a national court to halt, hinder, pre- vent and arbitrate strikes.” The Salt Lake Deseret News (independent) calls the 'proposal” “bold;” for, as the Ithaca Journal-News (independent) says, it is “a policy that hitherto has not been suggested in such a h::h s the White House.” At the r{::"i.ime‘ the Baltimore Sun (inde- endent democratic) is quite corfect fn assuming that “it will receive a rather mixed verdict,” not only from “the interested parties,” but from the P we have “great bodies of law regulating the_ organization and op- eration of industrial and financial corporations * ® * treaties and compacts among nations which look ttlement of differences with- put. the’ necessity of conflicts in arms.” 8o, the President believes, *we might well have plans of conference and common counsel, of mediation, ar- bitration and judicial determination in controversies between capital.and Do " la’: a manner that is “tactful,” but ne _the less ll‘l?e President makes it apparent to the Spokane Spokesman-Review (inde- pendent republican) that “the prin- ciple of the Kai has his approval,’ position and in taking:this Denver Times (independent) is “it will indorse to the hilt any policy which may be evolved to force. the opposing camps in indus- !r*lfl warfare to meet in conference.” 'As might have been expected,” com- ments the Wheeling Intelligencer (re- publican), “Samuel Gompers promptly attacked the suggestion of President Harding” for an industrial court. But ip his comparison of such an institu- | fon-to the old “slave tribunal M ompers “is unduly alarmed, Grand - Rapids Herald (republican) thinks. properly developed industrial ocourt which smacks of a ‘slave X the Herald declares that it will Join Mr. Gompers “in‘an intrenched oppo- ‘sition,” but it is confident that a law which merely requiregrthat induatrial belligerents shall exhaust the agen- cies of peace before resorting to the agencies of war takes nothing from a belligerent except the privilege of oing off half-cocked.” Rather than Etm-nh-lg the clock back four cen- turies” to the time when the court of quarter sessions determined . the wages of the workers and condemned men to compulsory servitude and sure that on “industrial hreemucts, SoERL }l’;:‘:.?.wnr. Instead of recognising that such procedure as that of the court’ of quarter sessions has been outgrown in the ‘march of a civiliza- tion “founded on enhanced mutual understanding, of advancing deaisionsrendered under an ad law,” as the New York Times (inde- péndent demoeratic) expresses it, the pendent democratic) expresses it, the 8¢, Louis Globe Democrat (republican) charges Mr. Gon:fmru‘md h'l:violbw; attempting to_exel 1abo: s ?‘fl?e processes of:le- lessening intefna- ena! selfishly - insisting, Sdsnee”‘llonkor (Boston, independ- ent) adds, “that thé policy of dis- armament should not be carried so far “as to render their weapon in- flective. - 5 5 §ut it President Harding really lution of the labor problem. Admit- given power of injunction and im- prisonment” such as the Kansas (‘,0\"‘(‘ possesses, that power, the Portland .ally we shall have some federal body lout it.” “clear and to the point,” | PO 8. industrial court | “he treads upon sure ground [ S0 far as the public is concerned,” for |1 { the the [.fu “If there is any phase of a | tribunal,’ ” {* i~ You see, lish & -are burning corn for fuel. proposes “to_set up-in this country| “«1s Shakespeare dead?” asks the At. 2 national | on of tho Kanaas|fanta qti]p:n e dont Koy bus int ok 50;1».:" "tehnot Do“!’ngré:s y he i ':.;t, unt.’milml‘h" quh!i B r nde) cer ‘working on any of onredet that probably all of Gam:| fho papsrs Hhat come o O4r SEIMARS pord table~~8chenectady ‘would be justified” Brought down to its bgsic principles the Kansas plan, according. to the Omaha New: ‘(Independent). “means that the American courts are to be given power to compel men to work * * ¢ against their desire to do §0,” a con- ception so ‘“entirely un-American” that it cannot be accepted as a So- tedly “if the proposed tribunal were ‘Oregonian (independent republican) rémarks, would have to be “sparingly used.” H In any event the Hartford Times| (democratic) is convinced that eventu- | empowered to prevent strikes af-| fecting. the public welfare because we cannot get along indefinitely wm:-l The Business Woman. ‘The announcement that Mrs. Nor- man de R. Whitehouse, long promi- nent in equal suffrage work and' a strong personal influence in winning in New York the victory that led to victory in the nation, is to be- come a leather merchant is a bit of news significant to those interested in the further development of women. ‘Through ‘wise women possess & great part of the world’s capital. They are free to manage their own property af- fairs. in the higher executive ‘positions women are few, and when they own direction is placed in mas- culine hands. In countries more backward than ours, where feminism 18 less of .a cult, the woman shop- Keeper is more common. But business is real and stimu- 1ating. To flourish in competitive en- terprises one must have an education .deeper and more practical than can e gained from books. Should a group of women arise and demon- Strate their capacity to hold their own against all comers they wiil probably do more to push down bars than all the words, good as they are. Nothing is better than coming into primary contact with practical af- fairs. It makes for a hardening of es, It is not second-hand use- Enter the executive woman ‘who asks no favors and concedes ne . Her example will stimulate many thousands and exert and in- ‘fluence far more potent than all the universities.—New York Tribune (re- ‘publican). “When music turns bolshevik they call it jazz.—San Francisco Examiner. . President Harding in his annual ‘message gave Congress a gentle hint hat he’'d like to knock its “bloc” off. —Springfleld (Mo.) Leader. There is a prospect that Ireland may eat English plum pudding this Christmas.—Wichita Eagle. 1 Japan’s new regent has qualified for a position in the leuleruh?p of the :world. He has taken up golf.—Roch- ster Democrat and Chronicle. It might not be'a bad idea to have he mall car marine guards do a shift in the dining cars on_their off-duty time.—Seattle Times. : ; each Power must have islands‘in the Pacific o it can estab- nhval base for the protection of its Pacific islands.—Roanoke World News. trange that the conference has not considered typewriters as weapons of ‘war warranting. limitation, too.—~ Pittsburgh Gagette Times. . King George has a lot to be thank- iful for. [ peace The Irish have agreed to terms, and he's found a hus- band for his daughter—Toledo Blade. : “In Nebraska the electric light plants Somebody may extract from this a wheeze about iow corn is & fine thing to get lit up ith—Cleveland Plain Dealer. e inheritance and other-|" A word---if you are contemplating BU YIN ---For “His” Gif Each year we enjoy more tham the average amount of GIFT NECKWEAR PATRONAGE—ithis year, however, we made preparations for a season that will far surpass the success of previous years—WE HAVE ASSEMBLED THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF MEN’S NECK- WEAR TO BE FOUND IN THE CITY—and if you pay 65c or $4 for “HI8’’ GIFT—you are assured of FULL VALUE. We guarantee this. Excellent Silk Ties, $2 Silk Ties Fine Silk Ties, $1.00 Pure Silk Knitted Ties, $1.85 Sidney West, nc. Fourteenth and G U. S. ARMY AND NAVY SURPLUS TOMORROW Zif5:44% 10,000 CAN 'FOODSTUFF of U. S. Extra Special Prices--- only made possible by a gigantic purchase. 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