Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1922, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR,! With Sunday Morning Edition. terests of all laborers and producers as a class are identical, and there would be no clash. But what about the so- WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY. ... .Februnry 21, 1822 cialist equation injected? Are all pro- ducers convinced of the soundness of socialist doctrine? THEODORE W. NOYES.......Editor An ominous note was sounded hy cne of the clergyman participants in The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Otfice, 11th St.-and Pennsylvania Ave. New York Offiee: 13 Ne 501 Nassau St Chicago Office: Tower Ruilding. European Otfice : 16 Regent Bt., London, England. The Evening S ition, s delivered by c: A€ 60 cents per mont 000." Collection 1s" 1 end of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunda $8.10: 1 mo. Daily onl; $6.00; 1 m Sunday only. ‘1yr., §2.40; 1 m: All Other States. $7.00; 1 mo., 60c 00: 1 mo . The Senate for Parks. The Senate looked with favor ves- terday on three features of Distriet! betterment which have been urged' by the people for many y projects have to do with the preserva- tion of scenery. expansion of the park area, the reservation of a* fine wooded hill tract as a park for Northeast Washington and the perpetuation of two natural park arcas which are not only needed for themsclves, but cause they are appropriate, almo sential, to the greater usefulne the development of Rock Creek Park. The bill which d the S yesterday provid ¢ the purch: of the Patterson tract and the l\'!hl.’:!'-. Ford and Piney Branch valley tracts. Good luck to the measure on its further legislative course! The bes wishes of the people o with the bill. 1t is time to save a few more of the scenic spots of the District. A few, not many, have already been with- drawn from trade and dedicated to the people for all time, but in this the g ernors of the people have been short- sighted. The whole ridge to the north of the city and all the civil war sites from Chain bridge to Denning and from the hills above Benning to the mouth of Oxon run, oppo: Alexan- dria, should have been taken for pub- lic uses. This was not done, and the cost of doimg it now would be pro- hibitive, though there vet remain a number of the fort sites and connect- ing lands north and i which could be taken over; perhaps will be reserved for the people. The purchase of the Patterson tradt ‘would be a big help in the park-exten- sfon plan. The taking over of the Mount Hamilton tract, also northeast of the city, would be another step in the right direction, and there is a chance that that land, which lies be- tween the Bladensburg road and the nate | | the meeting. The Rev. Richard Hogue of Philadelphia, exccutive secretary of the Church League for Industrial declared that “a new tide only lacking leadership { Was sweeping in the schools and sem- inaries, and its support could be gained by supplying leadership. The best interests of the students and of the country would be served by leader- ship in the schools and seminaries which would divert the attention of students from such movements during their formative dnd instructive period. surgens Talk of a “tide of insurgency” in such uarters does not ring sound nor healthy. So the movement should be watched carefully and its progress noted. Its Inherent weakness ‘lies jn its mized elements. At the same time that very { | the elements should be assembled un- der efficient leadership of some strong and dominating personality. —_———rm————— Bonus Muddle Worse Muddled. The sit ion in Congress spect to a soldiér honus re Irishman’s description of | father’s 1 It is getting no bet- ter fast. The n - the time comes | when must be madé the more hopeless appears division of opinion as to the wise thing to do. It emocrats who view partisan - tage in the coming congressional elec- tions as of mount importance. Proponents of the borus in Con- spurred on by offi Legion, are ir jlan bonus m 1 be enacted forthwith, regardless of where the money is to come from to meet the cash instaliments. Responsible leaders in the House, heeding Presi- aent Harding'’s advice, now pesed to finance it with a s of the. farm bloc and othe X opponents are Dbestir | themselves in opposition, and dec will not be hound by any us to support such a pre and that they will oppose on the floor the adoption of any rule seeking to couple the bonus and the sales tax for a vote without amendment. Advocates tent that i to pay the bonus are again active, de- spite the Presider plain declaration that he opposed such financing. element. seeking an Still another “easy’” way out, would enact the bonus measure and depend upon econ- omies not yet effected to make possible the cash payments out of current condition would, constitute strength if ¢ ers of the! of excess profits and higher surtaxes| THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO |arama, will ‘be a aimcutt entergrise, the more admirable because it is diffi- cult. The weterans pf the playhouse have so consistently devoted them- selves to “giving the public what it wants” that stege displays have be- come more and more concerned with toes, ankles, calvés and knees, The comforting theory has been cultivated that what the public wants is what is most easily supplied. Gradually it has tdawned upon popular attention that anatomy is a rather uniform quantity in nature’s economy, and that variety is to be gought rather in the play of ! Fuman emotion than in muscular flexi- bility. The appreciation of the Shake- eare plays, however, has been over- | marked, bringing fortune to several old-timers. Clean plays of simple senti- ment and familiar characterizations have found high favor behind the foot- !lights and on the screen. Even Shuke- speare, however, has - been over- whelmed by the obtrusion of the ama- teur Venus de Milo. The need of a specialized theater as now recognized by the consolidated producing organization is obvious. The element of the al patronage. that shares the mood of the cab driver who id, “Step up, madam, stockings are Ino treat to me,” is entitled to con- leration. The money of an intelligent minating ‘spectator is as The only difficulty upplying the material for the theater in each community which un- akes to interest on terms of men- taiity, with physical charm as a con- v but not dominant factor. The producing managers are wise in realizing that a period of re- construction is at hand for the theater as well as for more prosaic enterprise, and will no doubt meet the situation th practical discernment and with deference to hints so broadly given that the public would like a theater for legitimate drama and jazzless music if {only as a means of contrast to en- hance the lure of factory-made frivo ties. \ —_———ee—————— The Art of Authorship. novelist who.is famous for the quantity and quality of his output re- cently said something about writing. He said, “You cannat learn to become a short-story writer or a nove It must come natural,’ like moving your ears or knowing how to draw to the strength of a hand in poker. Submit {what you have written to a publisher. Keep on submitting what you write. You will scon learn whether yvou are destined to shine in literature, It does not follow that because one can wiggle his ears he also has talent as a “writer, but writing is a knack. Some call it a talent, but that {is too complimentary. Many facile, prolific and successful writers perbaps have not that quality called talent, but they have the “knack.” It is not likely that anybody taught them how to A Eastern branch, will become a na-|revenues without additional legisla- {crite. They learned how to do it, but tional botanic garden and arboretum, | tion. President Harding has not said | ¢pey Jearned within themselves. They and such a use of the land would pre-} serve it for park uses.,As the cit grows to the northeast, and the growth has been quite remarkable in that di- rection. within ten years,” Mount Lin- coln, or that part of the ridge used by the National Training School for Boy: may be converted into park. This tract, already owned by the public, presents features that are not excelled by any | other tract in the District. From the the north, south, east and west, and the ridge was the site of one of the important civil war defenses of Wash- ington, Fort Lincoln, and several bat- teries. specifically that he would veto such a { bill. but he has made plain his strong i @isapproval of it. The enactment of such a bonus measure would simply mean the forcing of a bond issue, with {all the evil conscauepces which would entail. Secretary Mellon estimates that, under existing law, there will be }a drop of $800,000,000 in the federal in- come next vear, and that as economies this sum, a Treasury deficit of $300,- 000,000 is in prospect. In view of this. lit requires financial’ optimism of the | highest order to see where the money is to comé from to pay a bonus. The one suggestion which is practi will account for but $300.000.000 of learned a great many things from other writers, but not by asking them i how they did it, but b jand having the “knack” within them they could see the mechanism and the plan for producing effects followed by the other fellow. Without that “knack” they would not have seen in the other fellow's work afything but words, sen- ! tences and sentiments. So writing is a knack, and does come_naturally, just as does one’s ability to wiggle his ears or make music on the jewsharp. —_——————— A haif-holiday on Washington's Lirthday serves as a reminder that the Father of His Country tolled inces- The valleys of Klingle and Piney |cal under existing conditions, and Yet{ o, i, that posterity in this country branches are necessary to the use of | which would assure eventual adjust-| .o.¢ cniov g certain amount of re- Rock Creek Park by the people. The | ment of compensation for the former == streams are feeders of Rock creek, and they have been much diminished in volume by the building of sewers in the Cleveland Park and Brightwood neighborhoods and along 16th street, but such flow as has been spared to them should be saved. The deep val-| leys which these streams have been scouring in the course of thousands of vears are needed as inlets and outlets of Rock Creek Park and, as the great park occupies a steep valley and the tall hills that bound it, approaches are needed from the east and west, and will be more seriously needed as the city builds northward. The questian of the waterhead of ck creek, now sadly slackening, is a question which en- gineers and others are turning over in their minds. The conservation of the watershed of the creek, or & necessary part of the watershed, is a question that must be faced sooner or later. It would be a great job, but it should be undertaken while the upper tributaries of the creek still run through farm land. —————————— The theater is a vehicle for the ex pression of all the arts, except pos- sibly that of sculpture. One of the most important is now conceded to be the art of architecture. ———————— Business has at least been good enough right along to enable many dealers to charge high prices and many purchasers to pay them. ————e—————— TUndesirable aliens sail for Cuba and Mexico in the hope of becoming neigh- bors, if they cannot immediately be- come actual inhabitants. . —_———t———————— The Labor-Farm Movement. Attention of leaders in the two old- {service men—that cash payments be | deferred for one or two years—is the i one proposal which does not appear to { be making any headway in Congress. Immigration Restriction. The House vesterday, by the over- whelming vote of 280 to 36, extended {until June 30, 1923, the 3 per cent re- { strictive immigration law. Chairman Johnson of the House immigration committee explained that as matters stood the law would expire June 30 {next. The Senate. it is expected, will concur in the House action. This is n from a report of the proceedings Mr. Johnson was applauded when he cclared that he was certain the peo- iple of the United States never again { would desire to return to%he tom of free immigration committer chairman said that while it probvably would not be considered { by Congress at this session, the House ! committee would proceed immediately to the preparation of a permanent ilaw. The present law is an emergency measure, and rests largely upon the unemployment situation at the time jot its enactment. ‘While the number | of the unemployed is not so great now as then, it is still great enough to warrant the extension of the law the House has voted. I As for the permanent change in the law suggested by Chairman Johnson, it is weil that the House committee will not ask consideration of the ques- tion at this session. It is so important a question it should not be stinted in the matter of debate, and the card of Congress is so crowded the proper de- bate could not take place without pro- longing the session undesirably.. At as early a day as possible the brethren on Capitol Hill want to scatter for campaign work. ke The immigration question in its larger bearings is of interest to all sec- a line political parties is calculated to be | tions and classes, and. like all other drawn to the non-partisan labor-farm questions, has been -affected by the movement, set under way in Chicago | war., To what extent the war has im- yesterday, should it prove to be,asas- serted by Morris Hillquit, “the most significan{gevent that has taken place in the American labor movement in a generation.” Members of the farmer- labor and the sdcialist parties, labor union leaders, railway unions and clergymen united upon a proposition to seek to install in the nation’s legis- Jative halls men and women of the working class, agricultural and indus- trial. The idea is not to form & new party, but to nominate and try to elect to office candidates known to be in sym- pathy with the aims and desires of the movement. It appears to be a new kind of “bloc,” a larger combination of existing potential blocs. Cynical politicians may look skepticaly upon &n attempt to organize and co-ordinate jnterests which must Inevitably at some stage of the proceedings clash, in their view.. The basic theory of the ‘m combination is that the in- posed new safeguards only. debate can show. * . Lingering recollections of the bliz- zard warrant a fear that the ground hog overworked himself this year. Specialized Theaters. A meeting of managers in Chicago looks to an agreement on plans and policies which will enable theaters to specialize on certain forms of enter- tainment. No theater in America is at present “true to type.” A legitimate drama may be followed by a reckless ‘week of terpsichorean abandon; and a play of sentiment may be immediately superseded by a farce whose appea! depends on devising a new thrill for a supersophisticated audience. The Ger- mans call them “French farces.” The French call them “German farces.” —————————— Failure to disclose the more intimate and impromptu discussions, of the Washington conference no doubt de- prives the public of many interesting flashes of repartee. —_—t——————— The District authorities do not hesi- tate to remind amusement managers that a comparatively slight present {loss may mean a great future gain in publie confidence. H —_——ee———— Russian statesmanship is now giv- ing more attention to grain shipments than to social theories. TUncle Joe Cannon yields his place to @ younger, not a better, man. ! ——————————————— SHOOTING STARS. ! BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. i i ‘The Splendid Permancencies. “I don't care what the fashions are,” Said Hezekiah Bings “So long as thought strays not too far From more important things. ‘We still remember Lincoln great ! ‘With reverence, every one. iWe still respect. as up-to-date, i The words of Washington. “However frivolous fancy goes In manners, dress and speech, Our real selves we must disclose In what we think and teach, While we give heed, as from afar The patriot message rings, {1 don't care what the fashions are,” Said Hezekiah Bings. Pecuniary Promotion. *Do you think you will leave public life poorer than when you entered it?” “Probably,” answered Senator Sor- ghum. “I don't know the slightest thing about base ball or motion pic- { tures.” ! ern problems are due to the fact that there are too many chefs and not enough hired girls. Plodding But Peaceful. Though all obscurely it must thrive ‘While bearing burdens through the land, . The old canal boat will survive Full many a battleship so grand. The Later Graces. “What's your idea of a good hus- band?” “A man,” answered Miss Cayenne, “who orders two pounds of steak and a caulifiower as gracefully as he for- merly hought a box of candy and &|movement by De Valera and hi lowers than a local squabble between | g; bunch of flowers,” “Some men's ideas of personal in- Jjoyment,” said Uncle Eben, “is so per- The establishment df a theater in |nickety, dey'd like to make it de ch clty, devoted to the legitimate {law foh anybody to be a i reading them, | HE failure of the House District committee to take any action on the bill urged by the Ius- trict health office, designed to give Washington guaranteed pure milk supply, is an excellent illustra- tion of how legislation for the Dis- trict Is disregarded, sidetracked and allowed to grow dusty in a committee pigeonhole. The present milk law is antiquated —dating back to 1896—and adminis- tered through Commissioners’ regula- tions under the act rather than hav- Ilng the essential requirements writ- ten into the law itself. For twenty- |five years the District_has been en- {deavoring to get a new milk law, in- termittently—and for the last four years, especially, since the present Dis- trict health officer, Dr. W. C. Fowler, bas been in charge, a. very persistent effort has been made. * % Kk ¥ The bill on which Dr. Fowler has becn trying to get favorable action by the House District committee would ‘require that all milk and cream ffih“'lh:d into the District for distribu- tion to consumers must come from tuberculin-tested herds. The present v passed in 1905, waich gave the istrict Commissioners authority to issue certain regulations, and under i rticular clause authorizing isoiation of cattle suffering from certain dis. eases, the Commissioners have. issucd agregulation providing that the milk must come from tuberculin-tested herds. This legislation has been hanging fire for a long time, and some months ago, when Washington consum were menaced by a milk war, hearings were started on this bill by a sub- committeg of the House Districtycom- mittee, at’the instigation of dn attor- ney for certain _distributers, who charged a conspiracy among Maryland and Virginia producers to.get a mo- inopoly on the District market. The hearings were started last October and have dragged along ever since. * k ok * Representative Florians Lampert of Wisconsin is chairman of this sub- committee, and is outspokenly in favor of the tuberculin test and sup- porting the District health office. He expects to get a majority report from his subcommittee to the full com- mittee, but has had difficulty in hold- ing his subcommittee together on ac- count of the protracted hearings. The contention of the District | health officer at these hearings has been that as the tuberculin test is known as a reliable, although not in- fallible, safeguard, it should be writ- ten into the law. If pasteurization is also a protection, then the consumers would be doubly protected at the source of supply and through the cooking of any germs that might be in_the milk. The distributors opposing the legis- Iation declare for an open market, with pasteurization or tuberculin test. This move is So that milk from Penn- sylvania, New York and other states can be brought in without the re- quirement that it comes from a tuber- culin-tested herd. While the hearings have dragged out tiresomely, the producers have not been heard, and are mot anxious to be heard, except to refute charges of conspiracy made against them. The District health office has been heard, and then in hearing the distribuiers the committee gave up day after day to examination of the profits made by the distributers, repeated asser- tions being made by members of the committee that such wholesale profit- eering must be stopped. It has been put into the record, however, that the Maryland and,Vir- finia producers, who supply the great bulk of milk to Washington, are sup- | porting the health office bill, because herds have been tuberculin tested. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, repre- senting the producers, approved in their name the health office Bill with slight, and immaterial, changes in the phraseology. * ok K ¥ their test written specffically Into the law, rather than administered through a Comfnissioners’ regulation promulgat- ed under the act of 1905, is that it will give his office a surer standing In [court when taking action against those violating the law. One reason why early action should be taken on this legislation that A Nation in the Making. ‘When the Irish ship of state was launched interested observers every where felt that the success of its voy- its machinery free of monkey wrench- es bearing the Valera stamp. Recent developments have shown that these predictions and fears were well found- ed, and, as the Brooklyn Eagle an- nounces, “there is no lopger any doubt as to what to expect in Ireland.” { paniment of life, the Irish Free State { can proudly challenge any one to deny its existence,” for, the New York Times reports, “the contest for con- trol has begun,” and the power of the provisional government is being put to a severe test. Unfortunately there are “four elements to be reckoned which the Buffalo News lists thus “The new Irish government, which seems to be trying to stabilize things; the unconciliated Ulster faction, which is not satisfied with the trend of the boundary discussions; De &alera’s ir- reconcilables, who seem to care less for Ireland than for the carrying of their own point of view, and, of course, the crown forces who stand amid the warring elements.” In this drama of a nation i the making the villains seem for the mo- ment to have the center of the stage, and, as the Newark News says, all the government’s troubles have come at once. They started with the “Irish railway men, who evidently attempted to take advantage of the new govern- ment's weakness! to carry out the plan of nationalization which, when it was tried in Britain, failed.” Al- though the period of political transi- tion in Ireland seemed to offer better opportunity, “the Collins government has thus far succeeded in thwariing hem.’ Jud Tunkins says some of the mod- | filty followed the Ulster border raids. “When Lloyd George freed Ire- land,” the Springfield Republican re- minds us, “he let her go with his blessing and a boundary dispute. It was like bequeathing a lawsuit to one's heirs.” In the effort to adjust this-dispute “Sir James Craig and the Ulster government have occupied a provocative _ position,” the Boston Transcript charges; “standing out for self-determination themselves in re- fusing to enter the free state, they deny self-determination to the border communities.” Out of the tension produced by the deadlock over the new boundary line have come the “disastrous raids,” which, the New York World fears, “have reopened wide the breach between Dublin and Belfast.” As light continues to ba shed on the border raids the Lowell (Mass.) Cour- fer Citizen begins to suspect “more a oi- Ulster and the south.” While “terror: ism by the south Irish is more as- suredy not going to be permitted to fix the boundary,” as the Reno Ga- sette asserts, yet it is “.I mistake and ‘ln qu.ouu tq !rd.n& the !rnu 1 law does not so require, but under al The reason given by Dr. Fowler for | wanting the provision for the tuberculin i found desiral é, !lost in setting them up. age depended in large part on keeping | EDITORIAL DIGEST {prominent U “It struggle is the sign and accom- | lout having to be restricted to tubercu- lieves, an redit what | has already bee Certainly jthe provisiona rnment iteelf “has had no hand in -the disturh- ances,” the Boston Herald a the proposed bill provides for issu- ance of permits yearly to ship milk | into the District. The present law ! provides for a permit which is good indefinitely, or until suspended or re- | voked. Some of the producers are | careless and keep along on the ragged edge, just within the law. I1f they knew that they had to satisfy the Dis- trict health office annually and come up to standard, they would take more care of the condition of their herds, or they would not get the permit. One radical change in the law, writ- | ten Into the health office bill, grants \the he: officer authority to seize any unldwful shipment of milk Into | the Distrieg. Now he has to swear out a warrant and take the case into court. 1f he was able to seize the fm- proper shipment and notify the ship- per to remove it within twenty-four hours, Dr. Fowler believes it would have a very salutary effect. Besides the Maryland-Virginia Milk | Produccrs’ Assoclation supporting thu bill, several of the prominent dis- tributers told the Lampert subcom- mittee that no matter what the action of Congress may be, letting down the bary to give an open market here, with pasteurization as the oply require ment, they propose to serve milk which comes ouly from tuberculin- tested cattle, because they know the people of the District want this addi- tional safeguard. The argument committee W b od °o ped oo ped o e oo D < *0 *e b od °o oo s B3 ve ped * P *e b3 ' oo oo oo PSS ve °e o pes <o oo o0 oo | $ oo b od oo <o . o <o * <o °o oo *o D od *o o4 (o *e b o4 pee pes D od *o *o >0 >0 *e *0 *0 9 >0 *& D od *o made before the sub- that if the tuberculin uired xome distribu £O anvw hey cheapest milk. They can get cheap milk because the reduirements will not be | rigid, and the District health offic will have no way of knowing where the milk came from or the condition of the herd or barns from which it came. * * * * In reply to the objection that there are likeiy to be times of milk short-| age, and that the distributers shouid { then have un opportunity to get the | milk required by the consumers with- lin-terted herds, Dr. Fowler replied that there is no likelihood that the distributers will not be able to get all the milk they may need from the tu- berculin-tested herds of the Maryland and Virginia producers. The xubcommittee has certainly had all ,the information it newds fro. eitier side on this question. In fact, the members have repeatedly stated | that they know ady how the propose There is nothing in | the bill u ration regard- milk ing the pri v the profits | made by the distribute a this | has been called to of | the subcommittee, ery member of which has at one another declared that he intends to make it his busine iteering on if they District situation, have. admiticdly enough testimony. ed. milk There is a very good reason why | the Lampert subcommittee should port, and why the House District! committee should reack a decision on | this legislation as soc | If the tuberculin test is provided then all the farmers shipping here could be required to have their herds re- A certain number have not| s that the that it does | present law is we not require ar test is pot suffic uld be r” Dr. Fowler said. As an illustration, he told the sub. committee of one produ land whose herd had prev 3 tuberculin tested. Dr. Fowler had reason to believe that some tubercu- lar cattle were in the herd and so re- voked the producer’s permit to ship into the Washington market. A new tu- berculin test of the herd was made ! and out of eighty-one cows, fiftwone | reacted to' the test and were ordered killed. ! * ok x k \ Now the situation is that the sub- | committee is about as well informed | regarding the essential facts as it will be six months or a year from: now. If further safeguards or the| strengthening of old safeguards is! no time should be| Nothing is' to be gained by further delay, and much action. is to be gained by prompt There fs e to get the milk bill through, aty bill is of interest to every n the District s E e eI ss e e e e sesss et e e ssssssssseeeestssssssansssessssssssesessssssseeetessssssssssssass strue the kidnaping outrages against ter unionists as the spirit and purpose of the Iri ple” Opposition to the government is the animus beh raids, the Wilkes Record he- “cannot be held blamable, cuse Herald adds. The New Tribune 2lso suspects the hand of De Valera in the recent outrsges, but| {now that his hand is exposed and he | s to be a_chronic mischief | the New York Herald thinks “it will be ‘easier for the free state leaders to combat him.” However, “the Irish Free State not to be born without birth pangs, as the Chicago Tribune observes, and ‘before springing to the conclusion | that it is doomed because De Valera is trying to Kill it, because Border warfare is going on and lawlessness is ripe.” the Manchester Union thinks | it would be well for Americans to re- flect “a bit on the experiences of onr ! own people shorgly after the adoption of the Constitution and the setting up of the government of the United ! Btates.” It is not natural to expect Collins “to build up a perfect govern- | ment overnight,” the New York Globe | agrees, for in our own case “the| period’ between the ending of the revolutionary war and the establish- ment of the United States was mea ured by years, not weeks, of anxiety. and, as the Union notes further, “eivil war was part of the process” which produced the finished work. Rather than despairing over the present crisis, the Roanoke World-News looks for the time when north and south Ireland will “compose their differ- ences and heal their old sores as su;eal'): as Dixie and the north have one. Never let off till tomorrow, some one you can do today. Herald, lay.—Syracuse Many a man who races to the cross- ing to save time gets all eternity.— Greensville Piedmont." The date of the, Genoa confemence seems to be as uncertain as that of the Japanese withdrawal from Siberia. —Boston Transcript. According to a @erman scholar in Pittsburgh, Shakespears was a Ge man and his name Jacob Speer. The war Is over!—Chicago Dally News. Secretary Hughes is oft for a vaca- tion in Bermuda. We can understand why, for the sake of variety, he should choose an island not in the Pacific.— New York Post. Somehow, every time we see the ex- pression about the freedom with which a cat may look at a king we think—) trying hard not—of Mrs. Asquith. who is'sald to feel at the greatset ease in/ the presence of royalty.—Kansas chy‘ tar. 1t has got so now that lots of col-t lege presidents are saying things about their students that are almost as un- £t R ul Jourash < AW , D. €, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1922. 5 Washington Badly in Need Of Milk Supply Protection ian P od *0 $ P od Lo d b o4 P od >0 o Economy Corner mun 736-738 Seventh Street This is our Annual Rummage * Small lots and broken sizes and odds and ends—not only of what remains of ‘winter stock—but many spring lines included. rom9A.M.to1P. M. Tomorrow You'll buy Sigmund sterling qualities for a mere pittance of their actual value. Silk and Cloth Dresses and broken sizes of handsome Silk Dresses—Taf- feta, Georgette, Canton Crepe, Crepe de Chine— 3 Genuine Coney Coats —Sizes 36 and 3|; silk $24.75 beautifully trimmed—a bargain if you can be fitted. lined. Reduced to the un- 14 Plush Coats, with precedented price Coney and Beaverette collar slz 9“ B Corner of H Street Prunella-pattern + Skirts, box pleats and attrac- tive color combinations. sl 79 Reduced to_........... = Few Light-weight Suits —French Serge. Stout sizes $19.75 up to 5. $35 value. Re- Second Filoor. and cuffs. Reduced to..... * duced to .... - Serge Suits, in stout 4 Ladies’ Broadcloth sizes; silk linch, Sizes Coats in stout sizes—43. 45, 51 and 053 9 value. Reduced $9f 78 Reples 89 v’ R S17.98 Ladies’ Suits, Spring 15 Ladies’ Blue Poplin models, odds and ends up 512.90 Spring Coats; half lined. Stout sizes. 35 Redveed o, dnao o 5 " $6.98 2 Sealine Coats, three- button models; silk lined. $49°75 Reduced to .. 3 Ladies’ Taffeta Silk Dresses, with georgette tri 15 New Polo Coats. $10 grade. Regular duced to 8 Winter Coats, best of models, broken Reduced to ............. 'ming. 13 Cloth Coats and S orade. Reducsd to. e, 9198 Plush Coats the ltter i 6 Ladies’ Silk Dresses; in stout sizes. to .. ......... ceceenen R ed““d 59-90 Handsome Evening Gowns, Taffeta and Satin; shades. lar and cuffs, and collar, cuffs and bot- tom trimmed with moufflon fur. to ... 43 Pieces of Winter Garments Silk Dresses Suits and Serge Presses Coats $ 3 .69 Batiste and Crepe- Bloomers. Flesh color, cut large and well made. Reduced to.. s 39c Children’s Kiltie Skirts. Choice of several Scotch 52.39 cplaid effects.. Rfi“’“ to. repe imonos, 2 Children’s Rain flowerg patterns. $L5 / educed 54 Capes; sizes 4 and 6 years. Regu- Redaced to lar §2 value. Reduced to. . 98c Genll.:ne Beacon 2 Children’s Rain Blanket Bath Robes. Regu- SZ 69 lar $4 and $5 grade. Coats, with hats to match. d Ladies’ Silk Hoseg o e et duced to ... tocg“ ar Ya ui. educe: $3.98 Chou:e of All Chil_ ?rgkenr:’ots m: f:’npu]:'g‘( s]cllmw’i Black dren’s Winter Coats in the house—good n:::ckcsoear:?’;‘sri .angUSPITS(,)th:'ag:s. 69c Children’s Wool Socks, variety of styles—but broken $3 98 Reduced to B heather mixtures, with fancy 49c sizes. Reduced to........ roll tbps. Reduced to. Corsets, me- Bar Pins—assorted de- dium models, sizes 19, 20 and 21. Reduced to ........ 49c signs, with rhinestone settings. 39c vatue. Reduced to......... 19c Flannelette Gowns— Ladies’ Umbrellas; Good patterns and neatly em- 39 broidered. §1.00 value. Reduced to 9JC popular handles and excellent carving. Reduced to........... 98c pastel to Reduced 512.90 Broken sizes, of course—but because they are the prices are all wrecked for choice—to.......... Second Floor. 9 Evening Dresses— cach a most effective crea- tion. Values up to $35. $19 75 . Reduced to ...... 20 White and Flesh Crepe de Chine and Georgette Dance Frocks. Worth up $10 00 o to $25. Reduced to.. Flannelette Bloomers Cut large and full. Reduced zgc Muslin Gowns, with neat embroidery stitching. Re= 39c Broken lots of Geor- gette and Crepe de Chine Waists, in all the desirable ‘colorings. sz 98 . Reduced to Voile and Madras Waists, lace, embroidery and plain tailored. Special......... ch 200 Blouses 3.98 Reduced and white. to New Spring Styles Georgette and Crepe de Chine — broken lots too big. All the latest models. _First Floor. ds $38883982083080808088228088828882828828882 132333353 83934323 2230203 838228223028243033222 332283283028 022020322 03222303832 42222383 8322832323422 1234H $38323823882318388238828238388838883838388808888 $38383838888820888888383888888¢