Evening Star Newspaper, February 16, 1922, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, -~ . With Sunday Morning Editien. WABHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY. . .February 16, 1022 : . THEODORE W. NOYES......Editor > —— The Evening Star Newspaper Company Busisess Office, 11th 8t. and Penneylvania Ave. Kew York Office: 150 Nassau St. Chleago Office: Tewer Buildl l-‘:v.-:-fln-: 16 Begeas. at‘u-b-.mnm The Evening Star, with the Sunday ‘mora! etition. In delfvered by carriers withia the elts At 80 cents per month; dal'y ealy. 43 cents per month; Sundey oy, 20 ceats per ineath. ders' riay “be sent by mail, or ‘telephone Main Collection is made by ca: at the . end of each moath. St Rate by Mail—Payabie in Advance. —~ Maryland and Virginia. fly and 1 3.40; . nug :’-‘nym 135 §080: 1 o 20 $2.40; 1 mo., 20¢ All Other States. Daily and Sunday..1 yr., $10.00; 1 mo., 8 Daily only.. B0 im Sunday oniy 5c 0 Not a Flyless Ointment. ‘Working out of the program for the Hmitation of armaments is proving mighty rough on individuals, however beneficent it may be to society as a . Whole. At the Washington and other navy yards workers are thrown sud- denly out of employment in the mid- * ‘dle of winter and during a period of depression when jobs are scarce and ‘hard to get. Now it is proposed in Congress that the class of midshipmen . tto be graduated from the Naval Acad- iemy next June shall be turned heck __to clvil life, denied the hope of ever going to sea in the uniforms of of- ficers of the Navy. These are things which probably cannot be helped. Society in * progress upward never has taken 'L "much heed of the fortunes of indi- -“<viduals, holding that the well-being of 1= @& few scores or @ few hundreds of v 42" persons cannot be permitted to inter- fere with the well-being of the people as a whole. These victims probably would be the last to ask that progress <> should be halted because it was hurt- ful to them personally, and fer that very reason they are entitled to every consideration which it is possible to -glve them. Not oniy should the gov- ernment use every means it has at hand to mitigate the hardships its policy has inflicted. but employers of labor have an opportunity to do both Americanism and themselves a good ‘turn. ‘The men released from the navy yards are among the finest and nfost highly skilled machinists in the world, ‘valuable additions to any manufac- turing plant where such labor is re- quired. Places should be made for them in private industry, even if only for part-time work. And their fellow craftsmen whe have jobs ought to be ., Willing to share employment witn = -them. Union labor has been a con- © sistent advocate of armament limita- tion. Here is an opportunity to share the necessary hardships as well as the benefits involved, 1t the midshipmen are denied com- " missions, their sacrifices will be mars sentimental than material. It will be a disappointment to have closed to them the careers for which they have . ..prepared themselves, but they will not lack opportunity for useful and prob- ably more remunerative employment. ‘The business world will not overlook the chance to avail itself of the serv- ices of these finely trained and edu- cated young men, the very cream of ~ the youth of their generation. PoyY i~ Congress and the People. Congress is under closer observation -than ever before—now so close, in- - deed, it would appear. impossible for enything of real importance to be “put over” on Capitol Hill in a corner. The financial interests, the indus- .. trial interests, and labor interests have long been close observers of events in *~ Washington, and kept track of meas- ‘" ures introduced in House or Senate, the progress of such measures in committee, and of the chances of ulti- mate success. This is well known; and ““. while the matter has now end then been sharply criticised in one quarter or another, the practice has never been taboo. - The agricultural interests have come into the picture later. But they are in it, righifully in it, and are looking out for themselves alertly. Capitol Hill intrigues them. All the interests mentioned have business with Congress, and look to _ 7. that body in times of pinch and dis- _tress for relief. They sometimes ask for more than can be granted, and +o. probably bid high on a general prin- - ciple of action. All interests today are suffering “from pinch and distress. and looking -to Congress for relief. What relief can be rendered, and in what way, Con- gress must decide. And, as already = ted, attention is so generally fixed on that body, debate and action are “mere than ever in the open. —————— — ‘While disaster has drawn especial attention to thesters as possibly un- safe, inspection should include all ===Kkinds of construction subject to de- = . . speaks his own mind. He goes his| There is one thing about this sub-{ shovel.” terioration, or open to the slightest _doubt with reference to orjginal work- inanship. A passirg flurry of speial- ized solicitude too frequently takes --the place of orderly and thorough con- elderation. ; ————— Japanese statesmen say that thelr country lost nothing at the Washing- ton conference. They might go fur- ther and say that if peace has been , @ssured to the world their country ana » ievery ,other country has gained a great deal. ——————————— Discussion of taxes makes it clgar that the days are past when a billion _l; dollars was regurded as a mere baga- telle. s The snow shovel is still available as a weapon against unemployment in this immediate vicinity. Mr. Bryan. In the matter of the Florida seha- torship Mr. Bryan’s letter is cleverly " drawn. If drafted, he will serve. If not, he will continue his activities in politics as a private citizen. It would probably be unfair to -_say that Mr. Bryan -invites a % draft. Why should he? He is em- ployed very much to his liking. He j0wn gait. An expression from him |fect that ought to be made clear. It on public issues as they arise is always | must be & source of considerable mor- expected and always forthcoming. In|{tification and discomfort to the that particular he never disappoints.|ground hog to be called a ground hog.|. As a speaker he is welcome every-!He is not a ground hog or any other where, even in cominunities where he |kind of a hcg. The hog is a very' has no followers. He is on all subjects | useful animi! and very much mere, and to nearly everybody an interest-|valuable than some men, yet, as & ing man. general proposition, men and ground It is not disrespectful.to any Flori-{ hogs are"apt to protest against heing dian to say that with Mr. Bryan in|called hogs. Arctomys monsx is &, her cammission Florida would take on increased consequence.{terranean and subterranean instead of He is 80 eminent in national effairs |arboreal habits. and siands for so much in the ne-fcalled woodchuck Instead of ground!in Consress are awakening to the| p | TeRlization that something” must be |non.| equation he would give to the lhog. '“It is said,” to quote a | Peninsula state as one of her repre-|that is sometimes used in the sentatives. on Capitol Hill an im-|papers, that if the ground hog- portance she could not hope for from | chuck—aArctomys monax—is not set tany other source. ! right in the matter of his name he. be the country’s loss. Fettered with |the first of January, and instead of office, Mr. Bryan would cbafe under ) predicting forty days of bad westher its restrictions, and be obliged to|will predict seventy. forego much of the activity which has ! been of much interest to the general {public and much profit and pleasure te himself. To a man footloose as Mr. Bryan is, politics is particularly alluring at this time. 4 Dry Challenge. i Sehator Willis, gddressing the Ohio state dry law convention at Columbus Saturday, declared against lowering the prehibition laws so as to admit light wines and beer, and then said: A Marine National Convention. This is a news note: Plans of the President for securing aid through Congress for American ipping will be the leadjng topic for consideration at the anfual conven- tion‘of the National Merchant Marine Association to be held at the Wash- ington Hotel March 3 and 4. The Is any one 3o feeble-minded as to suppose that the light wines and beer traffic would stop there? It would simply become a cloak to hide the dis- pensing of hard liquor: it is a mere | subterfuge—the first step in the pro- gram craftily formed and definitely &nnounced to break down the eight- eenth amendment and bring back the its | sh saloon. B This is true. If the sale of light wines and beer fs permitted, places— | policies to-be adopted by the cqnven- tion will represent the opinion of leading shipping and commercial in- terests of the nation. Th peaki : T e e e A oUnced: o[ diicting the trafMc must be allowed Shipping Board: H. H. Raymond,|and will be opened, and when opened president of the Ameérican Steamship | will be moré or less secure from offi- Owners Association; Charles H, Pot- ter. president of the United States | I8l inspection. As a result. “the hard - ':pTg"er-mn' ; dAn!oclrnilgm;A sm“vm' stufl”” will be secretiy—and not very or, president o e Am . Bureau of Shipping; Prof. 8. § Hueb. | °°T¢tly—on sale, too; and & wink and [zer. & & Fiiene'of Boston. Maicotm | the flp of a coln will be suficient to ‘ T erlain { put the keeper of the place wise as to of the Shipping Board, tor D. U, Fletcher. Senator Wesley L Johes and | #hat 1o wanted. In the shortest time Representative Frank D. Scott of { the saloocn—almost in all the objection- Michigan. ableness of its original form—will As has come to be the fashion, this | in uil operation .:,_,,,_ % i matter has been put up to the Presi-| 7The Ohjo senator concl: luded with dent. Congress and the country are|his poinf ogical, easonabl looking to him for suggestions as to mm;::h:‘e?; t’he we! o) " desired legislation. It the prohibition amendment is He has found time, pressed as he | disliked there is only one recourse. is for time, to consult marine Interests | S22 the consent of two-thirds of and authorities and, it is understood, i:'c:‘t'l:y? 'L’fa?&nc;’-'}x'{ lll{l:ldfls.lh.l r;x:: has arrived at conclusions about what | POsal to.repeal it. ishould be done. The contention of the wets is that That something should be done at | the elghteenth amendment yus adopt- this sessionr of Congress to boost Amer- | ed under a wave of emotionalism; that ica's sea .carrying power is general |it cannot be enforced, and that the opinion. It has been promised, and jPeople are tired“df an irritating fu- the country awaits the fulfiliment of | tility. Very well. If that is true, why the promise. We have the ships— |not take the latest popular judgment have built them at an enormous cost— | On the question as a whole, and not international trade is showing signs|attempt to nuifify the emendment by of revival and now is the time to get | tkis maneuver in behalf of light wines into the game. and beer? Why undertake to dispose Conditions on Capitel Hill arejof the amendment by a process of crowded and, in a measure, confused. | ufbbling? A number of measures are being marked “must,” and doubtless the Na- tional Merchant Marine Association at s Paring Too Close. One of the economy plans would its coming meeting Will try 80 t0]ym peck into'civil life without com- mark a measure for the promotion of missions in the Navy the Annapolis plans for establishing with govern- = 1 after grad , ment aid our muchdiscussed merchant | gres ey 1o b saring 100 dote. Tt asine; . % seems to involve, if not a breach of = contract with these young men, at Arguing About Nothing. least a perilous approach to a breach Arguments thet do not get any-|{of faiti. There was an understanding Where are not new. Since time began | between the government and these people have sat around and engaged | men when they met the government's in verbal battles concerning relatively | requirements for admission to the and Eve began it. obligations the government would do The latest example is the argument | certain things for them. One of the going on in Pittsburgh as to whether | things promised by the government Stephen Foster wrote the first line of | was that these men should have com- “My Old Kentucky Home" like this:| missions in the Navy. Kéonoriles may ‘ The sun shines bright in my old Ken-| be effected at Annapolis, but they tucky home,” or like this: ‘“The sun |should not be effected in the way sug- ::’ines bright in the old Kentucky | gested. The government should keep The only question is: What differ- ence does it make? Here is an ex- ample of a small textual difference, a veritable molehill of difference, which should not-be made into a mountain of dispute. Either reading is good and worthy of a great song. After all, the only thing that counts in Stephen Foster's melodies is the melody. The pure inventive genius in song displayed by this man is ome of the grea. heritages of America. Although his life was sad, his melodies have immortalized him and made the ‘world happier. Sing “My 014 Kentucky Home" with e “the” or with a “my”—it makes no difference at all. Just sing it in tune, sing it when the lights are low and the hearts are glad. ‘The song better than the argument. 3 ’unlmmfl matters. Perhapé Adam |academy that if they fuifilled certain Lenin and Trotsky continue to share | the glory with a thought, no doubt, of times that may come when it will be desirable to distribute the blame. e e Smuggling, in one form or another, appears to be the prevafling vice of the age. ) Ireland is free, but is fighting in- stead of celebrating. Ground Hogs. The ground hog finds vindication in this weather. Perhaps, resting in his underground chamber on a bed of dry leaves, he turns over, yawns and says, “T tolq you so!” . Men in making prophecies generally try to predict something that will probably happen, or that will be more than likely to happen, and sometimes they make their predictions so full of loopholes, provisos and uncertainties that, no matter what happens, it will verify the prediction. The ground hog is also a shrewd prophet. There are few days in the year in Washington during which there is not a single moment of sunshine strong enough to cast the shadow of faith with the cadets. There has been | a proposition to feduce the number of appeintments to the Naval Academy, and that is another matter. —et TUncle Joe Cannon says he will not {ask anybody to vote for him again, i but somé of his constituents will prob- ably be unable to overcome the habit of a lifetime. ————————— All occupations are now open tol women. Yet it is & disappointment to find that Massachusetts has discov- eTed the lady bootlegger. A ten-week holiday for the snow shovel would be welcomed by s large section of humanity. SHOOTING STARS. © BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. A ! A Discouragement. The snow came drifting from the sky. ‘We thought the snow was finished. Another came; and the supply Of snow seemed undiminished. | A little thaw and neéxt a rain, Accompanied by thunder— And then the storm drew near again And snowed the whole works under. Again & warm and sunny day Came forth with joyous greeting— Again the sky was chill and gray And took a turn at sleeting. Out yonder stands, with drooping ‘wing, A solitaly enowbird. ‘They say the robin soofi will sing— But he's 2 mighty slow bird! Retirement. “Do you not sometimes dream,” said the sympathetic friend, “of dismissing all official cares and leading your life your own way?” “That {sn’t a dream,” said Senator Sorghum, a little frascibly. “That'sa nightmare.” District Business Slighted Under Present House Rules HE way in which the time of * 4 the House supposed to be al- located for conaideration of legislation affecting the Dis- in the Senate | ground squirrel. He is & squirrel with|trict of Columbla s frittered away | g was again glaringly lllustrated this He prefers to be|{Week. Bincere friends of the District done about ft, 80 that really desirable and necessary laws for the National Capital can be enacted after careful consideration. House Leader Mondell 70c{ But Florida's gain would perhaps|will shift his day from February to)nes repeatedly stated that he is anx- ious to see District legisiation given more careful and more regular attén- tion. A definite proposal as to how the House can more expeditiously, more sympathetically and more justly con- sider legislative proposals affecting the National Gapital, which is exclu- sively under the jurisdiction of Con- &ress, has been made by Representa- tive R. Walton Moore of Virginia. Of course, Mr. Moore being a democrat, there is not much ltkelihood that any readlution fathered by him to change the rules®of procedure in the House would be passed at this time while the republicans are in the majority, but the suggestion is sinking in and there are signs that more serious thought is being given by leaders to :h&:uly of Congress toward the Dfs: o * k% % A rule of the House assigns the sec- call them what you please—for con-|00d and fourth Mondays of each|mates that are submitted month for consideration of measures recommended by the District commit- tee. But this rule may become In- operative if it is suspended by a two- thirds vote. The District committee’s business may aiso be displaced if the House determines by unanimous con- sent or by & majority vote to take up any privileged business, such as a revenue or a general appropriation blit. What may occur is best illustrated by what h occurred during the present session. On the second Maon- day in December certain District measures were considered and passed — a bill to amend_an act to incor- porate the Masonic Mutual Relief As- sociation (later vetoed by the Presi- dent); a bill to regulate issuance of checks in the District and a bill to amend the act to incorporate the Prospect Hill cemetery. Chairman Focht then announced that he did not desire to call up any other bills. On the fourth Monday in December. which was the next District day, the House was not in session. On the sec- ond Monday in January the chairman yielded for a motion to adjourn out of respect to the memory of the dele- gate from Hawail, who had died. On the fourth Monday in January the chairman wished to take up District matters, but House Leader Mondell asked that the appropriation bill for independent offices be taken up, which was done. On the second Mon- day of February—last Monday— Chairman_Focht called up the bill muking Idncoln’s birthday a legal holiday in the District, and, although the epacting clause was stricken out, killing the bill, there was a great deal of discussion, including two long prepared addresses in eulogy of Lin-; coln. Following the defeat of that bill, the marine insurance bill was called up, but when the House ad- Journed little progress had been made upon it. * & % * The District committee sometimes gets a chance when the standing com- mittees get the call in turn on calendar ‘Wednesday. It happened that this week the District committee got this second, & quite unusual, chance. Much of the time was taken up with a con- test against allowing consideration of the unfinished business on the marine insurance bill. There are so many committees, in addition. to the fact that the regular business for calendar Wed- nesday is frequently dispemsed with, that the District committee very sel- dom gets an opportunity to bring up District legislation in this way. The third chance to get District mat- ters before the House is when the an- nual appropriation bill is considered. There is then granted a liberal allow- ance of time for general debate, which 1s used for discussing any subject un- der the sun that any member cares to discuss who can get a part of the time. For example, when the District ap- propriation bill was considered & couple of weeks ago, ig the general debate period, which was fixed at five hours, a relatively small part of the time was used in explaining the bill, but a very considerable portion of it was taken up with speeches purporting to show the increase in crime in the District, on the action of a member of the House in punctuating with “applause” - EDITORIAL DIGEST An ‘Entangling’ Alliance at Homet An industrial alliance which the press considers quite as “entangling” and as “dangerous” to public welfare as political alliances has been pro- posed to the organized rallroad work- ers by the organized mine workers. “The practically unanimous accept- ance by the! representatives of the railroad organizations” of President Lewis' invitation: to a conference leads the mine leader to the bellef that “the organized railroad workers have a profound appreciation of the necessity for closer co-operation, and a determination to utilize every prop- er means of protecting the interests of the men employed in these basic industries.” But the movement toward a “defen- sive alliance” of mine and rail work- ers in- the “protection of their inter- ests” {s certainly not being encour- aged by newspaper opinjon. “Its dan- ger to the public is evident,” the Oklahoma City Oklahoman (demo- cratig) finds, and the Sioux City Jour- nal (republican) is certain that 1t will meet “stiff opposition in the form of public opinion.” The Wilkes-Barre Record (republican) analyzes the danger thus: “What Mr, Lewis intends is that if employers insist om .reductions the railroad men and the miners shall go out on strike together. A strike by either the miners or the rallroad men would cause appalling -suffering; & strike by both would be a calamity. It would mean the stoppage of practi- cally all industry for lack of fuel; it Jud Tunkins says when he was mar- | Would moan that in a few weeks the e ground hog. The chances are &l%0 | ried his wife made him promise to quit weather during February and early promise never to begin. March. No, safer season -could be picked for predicting bad weather. The Inexpensive Speed. ground hog in his present way of He is a merry little chap making predictions takes about the same chances as though he were to say, “If I see my shadow on the 4th of July there will be forty days of warm ‘weather, ‘with an occasional thunderstorm and sunstroke.” The ground hog Ilikes to play safe. That is the aft of prophecy, and the “Most of them are neither truth nor | think people of Washington are ready to admit that our Washington ground hogs end those that burrow in the nearby flelds and woods of the Poto- mac states are good and careful prophets. ‘Who goes a-coasting, all serene, ‘ And doesn’t have to care a rap About the price of gasoline. I i Entirely Deficient. “You disapprove of valentines?"” “Rather,” replied Miss Cavenne. poetry.” ; “Too many of us sit around tellin® ’bout how much we'd do foh humanity St if dey was rich, instid o’ gittin’ out an’ doin’ whut: dey kin wif & snow Tood supplies of large centers of pop- ulation wou run out and ‘more food’ very much ;in favor of disagreeable | gmoking, but he forgot to make her|could not be brought to the Certainly such unholy alliance,” if consummated, ‘“would have the country by the throat,” the Buffalo Express_ (independent republican) agrees, but it finds encouragement in the implication that the mine work- ers are so fearful of defeat in their projected strike in the spring that they are seeking reinforcement. Other writers, however, belleve the proposal goes deeper than a play for support in the coming crisis in the mining industry. It s, in fact, “but a modification of the I. W. W. ides,” the Hartford Times (democratic) the theory of “the one Dbig which, by force, “would cx- unio: lgnc: from the people what it demand- & and while President Lewis “makes no open threat of force, the threat is there, nevertheless.”, The Louis ~ Globe-Democrat _(repub- lican) alsé interprets this as & step | Moto: toward the “onme big union.” “However deftly it may be camou- flaged by soft words, !hi underlying speech which he never delivered, but only printed in the Record, and on the national regulation of aviation./ * % x % If the House procedure is not modi- ed, more delay than ever will attach | to legislation necessary for the Dis- trict, due to the fact that @ strict rule is now being enforced against any new fitems of legislation on &n ap- propriation biil.~ 5 The only definite suggestion of & modification of the procedure is that made by Representative Moore, which vln‘prlntad in full in The Star, Febru- ary 8. He proposes: (a) A jolnt com- mittee instead of the present standing | committees of the House and Senate: (b) a more liberal allowance of time for the consideration of District mat- jters; (c) estimates to be prepared by the Commissiuners and submitted to Congress direct, instead of through the budget bureau; (d) vesting in the joint committee authority to report appro- priations, " instead of comtinuing that \authority in the singje appropriations | committee of the House, and at the same time permitting legislation’on the District appropriation bill. As Repre- sentative Moore stated, the justifica- tion for “erceptional procedure with reference to the District lies in the act that the District situation is it- sell altogether exceptional. The present method of procedure is as follows: 1f there is existing leg- islation which authorizes expendi- tures to be provided, the Commis- sioners makc their su; ons to the bureau of -the budget, which inde- pendently compiles the official utl-] by the and which 22 President to Congress, may, and which this year did, differ materially from the recommendations of the Commissioners. The bureau estimates then go into the hands of a subcommittee of five members of the House appropriation committee, ; which holds to a strict rule not to in- : crease the bureau estima but de- creases them at wiH. The report of | the subcommittee is made to the House as the report of the committee on_appropriations, the full committee having had an opportunity to further cut the comclusions of the subcom- mittee. In the consideration of the report by the Houss any legislative provision nearly mlways, if not al- ways, goes out on & point of order. 8 x i If there is need for legislation, and none exists, and a bill is offered in the House, it is referred to the House committee on the Dlstrict of Colum- bia. There it generally is wrangled over tiresomely, with scattered hear- ings and little concentration of thought. If favorably. reported by the committee, and passed by the House, it goes to the Senate commit- tee on_the District, which, assuming favorable action, reports it to the Senate, with or without amendment. Should it pass unamended, it is then referred to the President for his sig- nature—or veto—and If passed with an amendment it goés back to the House for concurrent action or con- | sideration of the amendment in con- ferences between representatives of the two branches of Congress. But the bill cannot contain an appropria- tion, even though moriey may be needed to execute its purposes. It is easy to see how much sim- plicity, directness and "expedition { should' attach to the | gested by Representative which at the same time contains no menace to the public interest. Ex- travagant estimates by the Commis- sioners would be resented by the tax- payers, as well as by Congre: T joint committee would be able (3 quick consideration to all matters, in- cluding appropriations, and would be able to save injudiclious delay in the enactment of legislation by incorpor- ating legislation in the District ap- ropriation bills. Every report made g joint committee would, of be subject to the scrutiny and approval or disapproval of either or both houses of Congress, and would be open to amendments, as are other measures. - E O Unless there s some change, the District is likely to go from bad to worse, at the hands of Congress, ac- cording to present indications and changing conditions. It will neces- sarily take consideradle time to try out the effort to secure a constitu- tional amendment to give the Dis- trict & voting representation in both branches of Congress and in the elec- toral college, and, in the meantime, new processt of legislation are needed. Even though a representa- tive and senator from the District will, in time, be able to demand on the legislative floor that justice be done the needs of the capital, their efforts in behalf of the District would be hobbled, without & reform in the procedure, such as Representative Moore has advocated, and which | others are coming to consider se- riously. y the course, principle,” the Muncie Star (indepen- dent republicam) declares, “is force,” the attempt “to get by coercion what might not be obtainable in an appeal to fairness; to take the publio by the throat and force it to submit to the terms the miners and transportation workers might demand.” : In support of this interpretation, a number of writers quote the resolu- tion adopted by “two important rail unions in New York city in support of the plan,” of which the following is @ part: 'i"V,Vllh these strategic crafts in the United States federated and amalga- mated, the very power and function of the government can be dictated by i the sovereignty of the nation—the working _class.” jed out in such a spirit, the re- sult of this amalgamation, the Nor- folk Virginlan - Pilot (independent democratic) asserts, “would be the creation of a superdictatorial organ- ization that would\menace the nation e o e gand reduce it to a state of dependence that would be intoler- able,” a “ruthless and irresponsible dictatorship,” the Baltimore News (independent) ‘adds, ‘“directed pri- marily in the interest of something less than 2,000,000 men.” e Movies as Newspapers. Does the constitutional aranty of the freedom of the press apply only to the impress of metal on newsprint paper? That it is in no sense so re- stricted is_the contention of Pathe Exchange, Inc., in an action, brought wifi tull consent of the Attorney Géneral's office, to determine whether the New York state censor board has the right to pass upon its moving pic- ture news reels. The contention, which seems to have some logic In it, is that the news reels are as much news of the day as the printed columns of the newspapers, jand that irrespective of the legal right of New York state to censor the moving picture plays; which are fic- tion, it has not the Power to abridge the freedom of the press when it takes the form of "dfll!hfnl pictures of ac- tual events and actual things taken on the ground as they exist or occur,” and ot merely re-enacted or staged. The inciple involved is highly important, because jt would affect all state cen- sorships and even the proposed na- tional (independent). There seems always to be a tempest In the China teapot—Arkansas Ga- zette. ht Princeton fresh- ey have never kissed what girl.—The Pied- ‘The twenty- men who say a girl don't sa: mont. Henry's purchase of the Lincoln TS m merely that he has dis- covered thet he can't Ford all the %eflpll:i all the time.—The Columbia ecord. censorships.—Newark News |, The Busihess Man’s Savings Account A : EywyM@qunhabfll&mofBfisinmll‘be has part of his Ready Cash Assets in a Savings Acconnt. * No matter what his resources—or how varied his investments—a Savings Account will- prove its Value and Usefulness. It’s the Second Line of Defense to any business, always ready to receive or to give RESERVES. SAVINGS AND . 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