Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1922, Page 6

G, » Y"HE EVENING STAR. With Sunday Mnrn:i\v_l"‘flw- S T S WASHINGTON, D. €. THURSDAY. .. .February 2, 1922 THEODORE W. NOYES.. B RN SR e v She Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office, 11th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. New York Office: 150 Xassau St. Chicago-Office: Tower Buildin European Ottice: 16 Regent St.. Eondon, Eagland. The Erening Star, with the Sunday morsisg editlon, Is delivered by earriers within {ie elty at 60 cents per month: daily only, 43 cents month; Sunlay only, 20 cents per moath. ders may be sent by mall, or telephone Malx Callection 18 made by e st the end of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunday..1¥ Daily only k3 $6.0¢ only Tyr, §2.40; 1 All Other States. and Sunday.1yr., §10.00; 1 mo. 88 1 yr., $7.00: 1 mo., 80c yr.. $3.00: 1 mo., 25¢ mo., 20¢ ilv Uncle Sam as Half-Promisor. In defense of repudiation by Uncle m of his obligation as half-promisor respect to payment of the 3.65 urged in House debate that the act of 1874 did not provide in bonds it w specifically what the proper propor- tional appropriation by Uncle Sam should be. Of course, that is true, roller of but Con Downey decided that the INTS filled this blank in the pledge of the faith of the United States by inserting 50 per cent, and that immediately the United States lecame a promisor of half-payment of the funded debt and a guarantor of payment of the other half. Until today Congress has caused its action to conform in this matter to the authoritative decision of the con- troller of the Treasury. It will un- Jawfully reverse that decision and re- pudiate a lawful obligation, if, bound as promisor to pay 50 per cent, it a 40 per cent. For, if it can reduce this legal obligation at all, it ‘oid the obligation altogether. 1t it tional appr faith of th od fr priation to which 50 per cent to 40 per appropriation to 1 per cent or to a fraction of 1 per cent, and thus, while technically making a proportipnal con- tribution, in effect Uncle Sam will impair and destroy the obligation of his covenant. The words of Controller Downey's decision on this point follow: 3. By the organic act of June 11, the portion to be provided by n on the property and privi- striet was declared to and the portion to be ed out of the funds of the 1878, United States 50 per cent, and that has ever since remained and now is the law. 4. The liability of the United States to the holders of the 3.65 bonds is. therefore, that of a guarantor that one-half of the principal and inter- est of these bonds will be paid out of the revenues of the District de- 1ived from taxation on the property and privileges in the District, and that of a promisor that it will pro- vide for the payment of the other half by appropriations out of the Treasury of the United States. 1 have, therefore, to advise you that under the “act making appropria- tions to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal vear ending June 30, 1914, and for other purposes” (37 Stat. 93§), payment to be made during said year of interest on and sinking fund for the payment of the funded debt in auestion should be made within the limits of the amount appropriated for said purpose moneys withdrawn from the Treas- ury the United States by the - of treasurer in accordance with section ct of March 3, 1883 (22 Stat., 0 per cent thereof charged to the revenues of the District of Columbia and 50 per cent thereof charged to the amount appropriated for the expenses of the District from the moneys of the United States, and the money so paid should be ac- counted for accordingly. ——t—————— Clear the Gutters! Tt seems a reasonable suggestion that the street gutters be cleared, that th tor may run freely to the sew- ers instead of forming pools as deep as shoetops are high. In case of a 2 of the 470). and cent it can reduce that proportional | recognized that \'t is not only the right but Mhe duty of t\1e Senate to examine cavetwlly the confeérence compacts which ' will be subitted to it shortly by President Hardiag. Responsibility bears equally upon each indtvidual senator and he must anriye at decision as to his vote by the phocesses of his own imtellect and by deép searching of his own heart amd his own con- science. No one can relieve him of this responsibility. Partisan politics, .condiderations of party solidarity, do not properly enter in. No senator has a right to vote for the treaties be- causet they were negotiated under a republ ican administration, nor has awy cenatdi® a right to oppose them for that reason. It js fitting and proper -that each senat'y should take into accaunt pub- lic sentiinent in his own and other states a®, to the desirability of the treaties, AT, as an abstract proposi- tion, the people have a right to have their govery'ment conducted in the way they want it. But even public sentiment cany'ot relieve a senator of final responsibility for his vote. This is a republican form of government and a senator id. a representative. of his people, not art agent. Lacking a “golemrr-referendunt” on an issue, he must be guided by what his judgment tells him is best—best for the nation, not necessarily best far the political party to which he belonss, or for his personal political fortunes. So the eyes of all mankind will turn to the Senate and its best hopes "will center there. It is a solemn hour in the history of the world. as civiliaw- tion stands at the parting of the ways. No one pretends to believe that the conference agreements ake With- out flaws or that they were arrived at without national self-interest hav- ing to be consulted and placated by concessions. But it is believed by the, great masses in this and other lands that they represent the greatest single step ever taken in the direction of bet- ter understanding among nations and in the prevention of wars. The conse- quences of their rejection would be so appalling that the world is not willing an lawfully reduce the propor- | to contemplate it as a possibility. the | United States is formally | —————— District Water Supply. Gratified as The Star would be to enjoy a distinction which Rep- resentative Johnson of Kentucky seeks to thrust upon it, the facts in the case preclude it from posing as the District'’s foremosf champion in the well fought fight for an adequate water supply system for thé National Capital. That honor—and it is one which may well be proudly borne— should and will be accoeded to the | District water department. From the outset of the effort to arouse the gen- tlemen on Capitol Hill to an appre- ciation of a most serious menace to the health and security of a com- munity for whose well-being they are responsible, that office has, with ad- mirable efficiency, presented the truth as to a dangerous condition of affairs to the public. It has been Tue Star’s modest privilege to report th: warnings and opinions of that office in its news columns and toe comment upon them editorially. With its status as an auxiliary in the fight frankly established, The Star is prepared to face Representative Johnson's accueation, that “Congress and the people of the District of Co- lumbia are not treated fairly by the local press” in the setting forth of the facts as to the water supply situation. It may be that, as Representative Johnson says, in commenting upon the capacity of the lone aqueduct which today supplies the National Capital, The Star should have meas- ured, as Representative Johnson meas- ures, the gallon-per-day capacity of the pipe line in “maximum’ rather than “maximum safe” capacity. It may be that, in urging a plan which was conceived by highly competent authorities and which bears the stamp of congressional approval, a plan which insures an essential beginning to any adequate water supply system for the District by leading water rapid thaw or heavy rain, either of|from Great Falls to the District, The which is likely, the water, even though | Star it get to the sewer inlets, might over- | Congress and without. \d flooding would be the|that in asserting time and again the s and basements. Of|grave danger to Washington of a ;hrnk in the single antiquated con- tax ther fate of ce course, householders, paying taxes for one reason that the streets shall be kept clear and safe, féel that the Dis- trict government should get the snow out of the streets and open the gut- ters. its friends in It may be has beguiled duit—the constant use of which pre- cludes inspection or repaire—it has been placing “the demand for an additional water supply solely and en- And so it should. And the Di«-|tirely upon the theory that the water trict zovernment is doing all that is|system had reached its limit of eup- huma that This is an unusual time, and citizens might help themselves immensely by helping the government in this case. The gutters should be opened. It is your cellar and much of your goods are stored there. You and your friends have to “puddle” across the streets and through pools of snow-water, and a little of the effort commonly put into neighborhood gossip if translated into shirt-sleeve work would soon clear the gutters in every neighborhood. et It is upon Congress that this city nd for legislation. But some of the statesmen on the Hill fail to mave ~Nation's Capital the same sentimental consideration they would e moved to extend if it were in reality their own home town. ———ete—————— In pressing its claims as a winter resort, Washjngton may be permitted “to remark that it is having one of the most remarkable winters on record. ————————— The D. C. citizen cannot vote, but he is recognized as a good hand at shoveling snow. Now for Ratification. - Xith the treaties and agreements arowing out of the conference on the limitation of armament and far east- ern questions completed, or on the way to completion, world interest now. centers on what disposition the United States Senate is likely to make of them. The world was a good deal sghocked when the Senate refused to ratify the treaty of Versailles, but it knows now, if it did not know before, that under the American Constitution the Senate has equal responsibility with the executive for international agrpements to which this government is 4 party, and that the signing of a treaty by plenipotentiaries does not give ft validity nor make it binding upon the American people. v possible with the facilities|ply.” It may be so. E.Il less obscure 1gress has put at its disposal. | logic and more persuasive eloquence on the part of the gentleman from Kentucky would be required to win either The Star or those who read its columns to any such opinion. In the sum total of Representative Johnson's observations on the water supply item of the District appropria- tion bill The Star is inclined to rejoice frankly. The important fact that he has been persuaded to an appreciation of the urgent need for an adequate congressional appropriation carrying forward the water-supply project sat- istactorily offsets the superfluous pro- testation that he is inclined to dis- WK, e M o Moo e 8 i B0 T DR B B T 0 SR 0 B R B AR 0 Wl o Hel K plugs hidden in snow heaps, honte-’ keepers shiquld exercise extraordfhary’ caution in the matter of fires, lights, rubtbish and inflammable material Directly after the fire plugs disap- peared bereath the snow the fire de- partment communicated with the street-cleahing department and the| work of digging out ‘the plugs iand clearing i space about them was, un- dertaken. This work has released the hydrants in the crowded and busy sec- tions of the city. ‘The theater trag- edy and the need of shoveling and carting sziow out of the downtown '‘main ways: have kept the street-elean- Ing department working at high pressure. - The work of uncovering the fire plugs goes on as fast as the street-cleatiing department can. push it and the shrinking snow has ¢xposed the tops of many plugs. In districts of the city into which the operations of the street-cleaning department have not yet been car- ried a little co-operative neighborhood effort would ease the situation and reduce delay in case of fire. It would be tthe work of but a few minutes for ithe neighbors, or a few of them, | to dis out the fire Mug at their corner or cm their square. A little civic uplift spirit or community service ex- pressi2d in terms of a snow shovel woulél be an excellent thing. Politics and the Law. Fdacated for the bar, and partial to the opportunities and preferments of the law., William S. Kenyon was df verted to politics and succeeded there. He rww returns to the law, in capacity of one of its interpreters, and o doubt of his success there exi: His legal attainments were & fackor | roousificati in his political success and his po- [the employes of the Dis attainments will become @ fment as avell litical factor in his judicial success. William H. Taft's earliest aspira-|s h. [shortly become law, and will meet tions “were for service on the bencl He, too, was diverted to politics and |District of Columbia employ Dbefore |as those who will be employed in the el several political offices eaching the bench. At last, realizing hds ambition, he had settled himself for life work when a return to poli- the | of Illinois, chairman tee, that the National Capital is to be national pride, by Congress. He says that “everybody in the United States wants to see the capital of the na- tion maintained at the highest pos- sible standard, They are proud of the city of Washington and look upon it 28 belonging to them. They have part ownership. “All the people of the country are interested in the capital,” he con- tinued. “We, as the chosen repre- fentatives of the American in the capital. We give conscientious consideration to its needs. “Personally, 1 am very deeply in- terested in the District’s welfare. When I served on the subcommittee in_chgrge of considering the appro- priatibng for the District there was not one activity that I did not know about thoroughly. [ took the trou- ble to investigate each and every one —schools, streets, parks, water sup- ply, sanitation. I am still as deeply intorested as then. * X ¥ ¥ “I am also interested in the welfare ©of the people who are crgaged in the ork of conducting thi. municipality. L want to sce them given proper and {adequate compensation for their em- The reason that nothing is I for them in the way of an increase in the pending District ment. arri ap- propriation bill is because we have | under congressional consideration the bill, on h covers rict govern- other federal em- . We are hoping for early ge of that measure. The ca sus of opinion is that it w plo 1 the needs of all those now in the as well future. | “The disposition throughout Con gress s to be fair and decent and build up the capital. We that the District of Columbia tics was pressed upon him. Heiag'much a part of our constitu vitlded, succeeded, and has now ne Ius any city in our home distric twimed to the bench at the head of [Thoush we not elected from the = District. cur home constituents the highest court of the nation. |p.u‘l cwners of thé District h Charles E. Hughes had no thought of a political career when hg hung out lhis shingle. But his succe at the Lar suggested him for poktical office. He yielded to inducemensts, suc- ceeded in politics, accepted then an appointanent to the bench, succeeded there, 1teturned to politics and i3 suc- | mands. ceeding there the second time. 1 common duty to le; th ational Capital—there is tional feeling about that. {thought must be national. * ok k% Our “We have a problem confronting us| that demands economy. The revenue: are inadequate to meet all the de-| Good business, under existing conditions, dictates the wisdom Verily; “the republic is opportwnity,” { well as the necessity of keeping with- and tho se who qualify for publio serv- {in the revenues. If we expect to suc- ice and improve their opportanit s lceed in the future we must ngt do haveevery reason to be pleased .wi”‘!w!\ul other nations have made the = e o oing—s i ec s8- the recognition that comes to them v{'}‘,"" k lan:mrxu}r'x"_ 1:":'(;'!.(!(”.". as an expression of the gratttude and [mon, e et et gihe confidence of those they serve. —_——————————— Dangerous Bridge. The safety of the tridge is in discussion. It seems ne to have bean out of discussi A bridge should be above susp and this particular bridge is not only wnder suspicion, but it has been pro mounced unsafe by competent men. Tere has been tinkering with it, reg ulzssion of the rate of travel over itf and limitation of loads. A bridge of| this kind ought not to be allowed to stand. Should it break down, carry: ing man, women and children to death in a harible form, there would be in- dignaticr and inquiries and inquiriesn and investigations and investigations, Investigations do not bring back the dead and are sorry consolation to tne pereaved. MAlere is a dangerous brige in the National Capital! What are the governing authorities going to do about 1t? \ As an evidence that he is bding taken seriously, Mr. Cox i now re- ferred to by his democratic associates as *“James Middleton” insteaid of, “Jimmie.” & It is freely conceded that Cemgress manages the affairs of the natibn bet- ter than it does those of the District of Columia. Uncle Sam has firstrate diploma- tists, but may need the services of a plain, ordinary bill collector. \ \ Every new investigation arouses a | mild curiosity as to what has become of a number of predecessors. News of starvation in Russia does not include any reports that Lenin is losing weight. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Pride of Performance. One form all egotism takes. Each loves the special noise he makes. The songhird lifts a note divine. The crow says, “Ain’t I cawing fine!” The zephyr through the treetap sings. The North Wind then his rnaringl brings trust his coworkers of the local press. | And says, “My notes should not be ——————— It the present car fare is to permanent, an appeal might as well be made, in the interests of passengers who object to counting copper cents with cold fingers, for the coinage of an eightcent plece. \ The privilege of retaining capital ! ships is perhaps attended, it may be hoped, by some curiosity as to what anybody wants with them. i The soviet government in Russia has collapsed, but Lenin and Trotsky are so situated that they manage to evade investigation. i China occupies so large a portion of the map, geographically speaking, that she sees no reason for being further overlooked diplomatically. Dig Out the Fire Plugs! All fire hydrants—fire plugs most of us call them—were buried in snow during last Saturdsy’s blizzard. This increased the city’s fire risk during snow week and the danger is still great. With a large part of the equipment of the fire department out of service, with miles of uptown and cross streets nearly impassable or ex- tremely difficult of passage by motor vehicles .and with - hundreds of fire, missed. be{I am the champion soloist!™ Unwelcome Suggestion. “Will you leave politics poorer than when you entered it?” “That question,” said Senator Sor- ghum, “is in no wise pertinent. I have no idea of leaving politics at all, owing to the fact that I have not been able to save up enough money to live without working.” Jud Tunkins says that a snow shovel has the advantage over a golf club inasmuch as you don’t have to hire an instructor to show you how to use it. Kings. Kings now have ceased to hold- the fame That they enjoyed in days of yore. But just the same, in a small game, T'd like to meet ‘em—three or four, Intellectual Ympulse. “Charley is taking a greaf deal of interest in literature,” remarked young Mrs. Torkins. ¢ “What makes you think so?” ¥ “He talks in his sleep of hand- books.” “I wants to be an angel,” sai@ Uncle Eben, “but after what I has seen of | aeroplanes, I don’ desire to be obliged 20 ‘aperiment wif no-winga’ Calvert Streot fmize which has o, | ance the expenses with the revenu We are making ntend to do just dition exists it i neglect, but th hat. While this not the necessity to compelled reductions 0 the strict appropr of Washington up to the high standard are involved improvement of str s, development of the sewer- tige svstem. adequate provi chools, and the building of a sutticicnt water supply for Un business plant and for the Kind Words for the District As Paring Knife Is Wielded ROMISE 1s made by Repre- |clustered around the seat of govern- sentative Martin B. Madden | that 'is necessary to make the city of. the House appropriations commit- liberally dealt with, as a matter of people | and in our own rights, are interested | as an earnest effort and | s tions asked for the | ¢ In the scheme for keeping the city ! ment. In fact, we are visioning all | complete. 1 feel sure that no part of the city’s growth will be neglected | because of indifference, or lack of interest on the part of those charge'd with the duty of supplying the fi- nances needed by the District.” * % %k X But those kind words “butter no parsnips,” because, as Representative R. Walton Moore of Virginia empha- sized on the floor of the House, the chairman of the subcommittee in bringing in the District bill boasted that “it is the smallest in amount” and as Representative Moore sald, | “represents the most drastic reduc- tions by the budget bureau and by the committee on appropriations that we have thus far encountered or are likely to encounter.” 3 That the appropriations committee took the budget bureau recommenda- tions as the maXimum amount that could be appropriated for the District was also stressed by Representative Moore, and quoted from the report of Chairman Davis of the subcommittee which framed the bill: * but a single exception have recommended an appropriation in ex- cess of the (budget) estimates,” and that was for a mere $700, the report further saying: “In no other instance {have they exceeded the budget totals. On the contrary. there are but few in- stances where the appropriation pro- posed ix not well below the budget's Droposal.” ok ok | The point emphasized by Repre- sentative Moore is that the budget burcau made eliminations and reduc- tions totaling § from the est mates of requirements filed by th District officials, and that the com- mittee on appropriations took these estimates, reduced by the bureau in that manner, and proceeded to cut them sever “The bureau’s esti- mates were $26,888,000 plus,” he said, “and we re from the com- mittee a bill carrying only $20,39 000 One single item.that was approved even by the budget bureau, when it cut drastically, was $3,000,000 for an additional water conduit to safeguard the entire government establishment and to protect the c dunger of a water famine. Even | Representative Ben Johnson of Ken-| tucky. who for years has opposed much legislation sought for the Dis- trict we und who ix 4 member of the subcommittee of five which framed the District appropriation bill, aid this conduit must be built. He ists also that there is a crying d for more street improvements ! g and other public works. * ok k% Chairman Madden has said very plainly that it is the necessity for economy and not a desire to dis criminate that has reduced the amounts which it i8 proposed to epend in the = District next ainst that statement stand the fig- put into the Congressional Rec ord by Representative Moore nent by Chairman Davis of the 1nittee that the District ap- propriation bill has been cut more drastically than any other. ‘onomy seems 4o.be most pressing when th trict needs are being dered, and the cold facts are members of Congre: rested to make the ) al Capital the most beautiful c the world and most thoroughl ed—in_ fact, they are prone -y criticise any shorteoming ance hese favored day District_seem always to be put on the waiting list. . EDITORIAL DIGEST To Be or Not to Be—At Genoa. A writer in the New York Herald | the sted conference are not only highly d ble but absolutely es- * 80 far as Kurope is con- the Manchester Union (in- | dependent republican) wants “to be shown where our country fits into reports that “ an honest difference of opinion”, in the administration is de- laying decision in the matter of American participation in the eco- nomic conference at Genoa. To some extent the press reflects this divided opinion, but for the most part popular sentiment fs strongly insistent upon our going in. What the final de will be “is the biggest question now (S, before us,” the Charleston ) News and Observer (democratic) thinks, because the Genoa meeting is an effort “to lay the foundation for the reconstruction of. Burape,” and so long as the United States holds back “the whole plan hangs by a hair.” For, the Springficld Republican (independ- ent) agrees, “the fate of the confer- ence undoubtedly rests with Tnited States. 1f this country is either hostile to it or merely luie- warm and dilatory, i o whether it _will _be held. Richmond News-Leader (democratic) believes that without Ameri ticipation it is “almost certai if it is held. “If we are not to be represented.” the Brooklyn Eagle (independer demc ) ‘insists that the adminis- tration “say so frankly. in order that Europe and the world may know what to expect and make plans ac- cording The decision is just as important at home as it is abroad, furthermore, for ‘in the opinion of the Nashville Tennessean. (independ- ent_democratic): “Every American farmer who wants a market for his grain and cotton and cattle and hogs; every manufac- turer who wants a warket-for his surplus product: every wholesaler and retailer; every farm laborer, me- chanic and clerk has a vital interest in_the Genoa conference.” 2 Tn a recent address on the coming meeting,, Lloyd George made an ap- peal “to all rulers of men who have the opportunity. to determine it, to go there in the spirit of peace, and peace shall ensue.” The British pre- mier's words are “general,” but “they are addressed particularly to the TUnited States,” comments the Roch- ester Times-Union (independent): they are in fact “a challenge to us to do our part in the great work of world reconstruction.” That challenge must be accepted, in the view of the majority of American papers. Our participation at Genoa is “absolutely imperative,” the Ithaca Journal-News (independent) declares, for the Yeconstruction of.‘“intern. tional commerce and filnance” or “a solution of the exchange problem” without the United States as a con- trolling factor would, the Buffalo Times (democratic) believes, be “an impossibility. Not only would it be “un-American in spirit and unworthy of the Amer- jcan people” to “remain snugly at home” when “Europe so much’ needs our presence and counsel” as the New York Herald (independent) sees it, but aside from “the fundamental humanities involved,” the Lynchburg (Va.) News (democratic) is convinced that “good sense and sound judgment and a proper regard for its own wel- fare” demands that the United States take part. As a matter of fact “we cannot afford to remain out of this conference,” the Florida Metropolis (Jacksonville, democrati¢) maintains, for not only have we “nothing to lose by participating,” but, as the Okla- homa - City Oklahoman (democratic) points out, we have everything to gainssince: = “With Ameri in the. position of creditor of a great part of the :wprid she is particularly interésted in the solvency of the world. She is vitally concerned ,with the, prablem. of re- storing the economic stability of all war-stricken’ nations.- - At a" confer- ence where these things are to be discussed and .meagures, taken to solve them, it {s imj int that the United States be ‘Fep! ted. However, while “all are agreed,” as the Tacoma Ledger (independent) ob- ecves, “that xflw saught in the | i this thin, “If it were solely a ques. the economic® rebuilding of Kurope™ the New York Times (independant democratic) would concede “power- s why the United States represented,” but if the conference “is to be more economic the President to make sure of his advancing a_ step.” before “Until Burope shows a disposition to ground 1f" the Kalamazoo Gazette n) feels that “nothing of cted,” while our re- ay prove an incentive to her “to put her house in order.” The Hello Boxes. hington, encouraged by its suc- cess with less difficult problems, has started a campaign to ventilate tele- phone booths, 1. but not enough. These coffins which incase the stenog- rapher during minutes snatched from lunch time ‘need cooling as well as airing. There should be at least one telephone book for every ten booths. h should have a blackboard with chalk and small sponge. so that those who can’t remember the number can keep a record and yet avoid defacing the walls. The possibilities for re- form are endless. Research fails to disclose the why of a telephone :booth. The theory seems to be that it is small in order to save space and insure privacy. As a matter of fact, it is common to see two or three little airtight booths in the corner of am empty room in which more space might well have been spared, Once in the victim assumes ing the door he will The door sticks. He that by shut have privacy. slams it. A bundle drops. Perspiring freely, he reaches for the change. The light is dim. He fumbles for the coin slot and drops his nickel on the floor. Bending to pick it up, he finds there is not enough space. Hav- ing painfully retrieved the nickel, he endeavors to get “central” By the time he gets his number he is in sympathy with the man who recently rode twelve miles on horseback to beat up an operator. Is civilization a success? No won- der that thirty Americans who re- cently gloomily collaborated reached the conclusion there is grave doubt.— New York Tribune (republican). Every child comes into the world endowed with liberty, opportunity and a share pf the war debt—Roch- ester Times-Union. China might as well keep the door open, a8 the.second-story workers would get in their work if it were closed.—Columbia (S. C.) Record. ‘With America dry and with 20,000,- 000 surplus women in Europe the thirsty bachelor doesn't know which way to turn.—Hartford Times. Keynote inqui conference:- How' of the agricultural are ‘you going to keep 'em down on the farm when everybody’s down on.the farmer?— The object of Europe's present con- cern is not the production of syn- thetic gold in Germany, but the supply of sympathetic gold In Amer- jca—Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. “Germany Is Getting_Democratic, says- a headline. have been set afloat by ce to prejudice the Harding administration against Germany.—Greenville (S. C.) Piedmont. Girls in Dixie wear longer skirts, smoke fewer cigarettes and drink less hootch, says prominent sociologist. The north must be a terrible place.— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Arthur Griffith is now presiding at the “Birth of a Nation,” in connection with’ which the events are so stir- ring- as to make the other Griffith green with envy.~Bercnie Star. International Building 13191321 F St. N.W. Richmond Times-Dispatch. That' story must “BURCHELL’S” Bouquet Coffee -FOR RENT FOBRMERLY INTERSTATE BLDG. 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