Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1922, Page 13

: y THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JUNE 4, 1922—PART 1 : 13 U S. Closely Bound of being the richest “village” of the world, although to call it a village was rather farfetched, in- asmuch as its population was 15, done. 1t §; 089, But its corpulancy was re. City, another rival of Hibbing, and :\ccladmlnflwm;de;r‘(ul l:cm:ol "“,'.l‘:; the famlly cost of its government D ngs, the finest city structures or the year was, in certain in- compared to Franklin, Hibbing | money could buy and residences | stances, more than the salaries of now might be called a poor farm. the equal of those of any city any- the head of such family. But the It cost Franklin-$763.25 for each | where. state tax commission declares that inhabitant for governmentel pur- Now emérges Franklin with | the village government shas been poses in 1921. This is twenty-five | bulging pockets. It has the same | efliciently administered. times the per capita cost of the | sources of wealth. Its inhabitants It can be anticipated that from government of St. Paul. For many | are anxious to make theirsa model | now on there will be an endsavor years Hibbing held the distinction | villgge. The-result was that its | on the part of Hibbing to regain expenditures for 1921 have been its former leadership. Incidentally, limited on public improvements there 1s another Franklin in Mip- Hibbing's per capita is $5,626. l only by the work possible to be | D€sota, in Renville county, but it P ‘ 1 Until the Minnesota state tax commission got to figuring HI bing had no opposition as the financial champion of this or any Other state, speaking, .of course, from the per capita viewpoint. But [MINNESOTA TOWN NOSES OUT RIVAL AS RICHEST COMMUNITY IN WORLD Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. S A . FRANKLIN, Minn., June 3.—HIib- Greatest Danger to America’s Future Seen in Attitude| bing. located on the iron range, of Se'f_compla“m T d F leia of has lost its laurels as the richest cated near Vi spent only one-thirtieth of what itf Irginia | cost its namesake in St. Louts county for its government in 1921. (Copyright, 1922.) GERMAN JOBLESS DECREASE. BERLIN, June 3.—Unemployment continues to decrgase rapidly. Only 69,000 persons w. entirely without work on May 1, as compared with 116,000 on April 1. By Kinshi ro, )y Kinship to - Europe 807 net, proudly claims that dis- tinction. Its per capita taxable valuation in real and personal property totals $29,247; rather good, its citizenry insists, for a small town with no “Main street.” village In the world. Today Franklin, with a population of Civilization, From Which Newer Sprung. (The following is another of Mr. Mowrer’s articles on the relations of the United States 10 the other nations of the world, particularly those of western Europe.) BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. (Special Correspondence of The Star and Chicago Daily News.) PARIS, France, May 16—If open mindedness is a virtue then preju- dice, which means the passing of N judgment before the weighing of evidence, is a vice. There are just now two prejudices intervening be- tween the people of the United States open-minded estimate of the ements of our new position in d. One is the belief that sed with an inherent eriority over the other he giobe. The fear that, by r r e Until can era two prejudices there is little > that we shall be able to take distorted view of our merica’s For- Willis Fletcher notable de t the following often spoke arity mprehensive bigoted, ntic offspring n ess of adulatory intro- | is sometim mug and somet hifalutin self-complacency and t lack of appreciative per- spective and proportion in Viewing other nations and their affairs I arisen many of our domestic f our external il > Need to Stress Point. need to American . our our far in adva national group. - to the we think, by set-| did example. 1f the follow the fault is , at_least, preserve | and integrity by mpany certain ts. it right. even vital. that we nvincibly oursely d out institutions are. fit us. Our mot ng. are really state of progre: § minded. ve, doe not actually periativ least. compare favorably elsewhe Moreove ing force of tiom of like ou ble. T the pre i paign among our for dents, and W power t erogeneous composition, . however, be- that is an- world, mistr tender his cour: ing the van, continue to do so doze comfortably It behooves us to be ! certain unc - ng and do er to our own T own more 1apt to our own uses is zood. wherever we find it. Must Watch Future. AT perior to nporarily or have they through the fortu cumstance? If the for- mer, f course, we have no need ven of our self- continue cloudless, ‘ts or our omiss 4. the outlander's n} of an irrevocab Vigilance is to be recommended, the old breads are by no means recon- ciled to falling obsequiously into sec- ond or third place, and the race be not h r who stultif himself wi onfidence or the benumbing s moral s i but to the most activel 1 nt. ¢ well be perplexed wh s the alert eye and mind the differences are undoubtedly the more stri e identity, human and lies buried there under ard appearance, ever Teady to the throb of a Kkindred Despite this fundamental identity it would be fatuous not to take full ac- our human divergences. People vary. both in kind and in the of their development. Most of ts of Central and Somth . parts of Asia are too primi- to have much meaning for us. Other parts of Asia and of Africa have civilizations so far removed from our own in kind that we are scarcely able even to raise the ques- tion of degree. Tread on Marshy Grounmd. e born of the re- n of Palestine, and o nd philosophies of 1d Rome. We_belong to_the great white race of Europe, -which in'the last four centuries in a mag- nificent burst of intelligent power has _established its dominion over most of the globe, exploiting, order- ing, colonizing. Within this race our least affinities are with the peoples of eastern and southern FEurope; our greatest with the peoples of the self- governing PBritish dominions. But both we and these self-governing dominions—and, indeed, we to a greater extent than the dominions— yare vitally bound, racially, culturally { intellectually, to the divers peoples of western Europe, forming with them, as it were, a single great dominant Eroup. representing what is at least the highest material civilization the world has ever seen. Scotland, Eng- land, Ireland, Scandinavia, Holland, | Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Italy, even Spain and Fortu- gal—these nations, for all thelr dif- ferences from us and from one an- other, are our Intimate kinsfolk, over | whom to pretend to an intrinsic moral superioricy is to tread on | marshy ground. ¢« _ I know western Europe protty well. I know, or think I know, the cunning distinctions of character, thought and circumstance which separate these great and highly -civilized groups of _ people. Much as I love and respect / my own country, great as is my faith therein, I cannot loyally say that, all things considered. I esteem one of these nations to be intrinsically su- perior, moraily, to the others, or our- selves to any one of them. France, England, Germany—all have . hagd' their aberrations, all have at time been insufferable, yet all, at times, great and glorious. Perhaps, we think we have never had aberrations. Perhaps we think we never shall have. That is another ‘matter. The fact remains that it will always be difficult for us to deny our nearest kin, even morally. Whether we like it or not, we are part and parcel of the great western European civiliza- tion—a part, moreover, continually more important in and to the whole. Part of European Civilization. In its higher spheres, in science, in ert, in philosophy, the thought of western Europe- and of America Is one, pursuing "a common ideal o progress. The best books are trans- lated back and forth, as they appear, . acting and reacting upon the various i national groups. Sculpture, painting, with any music here speak not only in a com- mon conception, but in a common language. And if we cannot claim a moral superfority for our artistic, 1it- erary and sclentific culture, neither ican we make this claim for our com- merce and industry. The business aims and industrial methods of the I'two continents, -although not iden- | teal, are similar and are constantly Interacting. There remains the possibility of our moral superiority in politics. Our | theory of democracy we owe, of course, to certain European philos- ophers. We were the first to put this theory into practice and to make it work. Here, however, Europe has not been slow to learn from us. Western Europe, which at the time of our na- tional inception was still largely au- | tocratic, now has democratic institu- | tions, some of which are more ad- i vanced than our own, while as for | European political theory it has de- | | veloped so radically as to leave us— fortunately—far behind, and to make i us appear, to the more liberal Euro- peans, as, on the whole, a conserva- *.tive people—"one of the pillars of the { reaction,” in Lenin's hostile phrase. | Our political institutions were epoch- jmaking and have had a vast influ- }'ence. But even this “splendid exam- ple” does not prove our moral su- periority Lead in External Polities. In our internal politics, it is too bad and yet it must be that we are at least as open to m as the leading European na- while there are those who main- in that we are more so. In our ex- ternal polit w have taken the lead—and 1 hope we shall continue to | lead—in _certain international re- form Our cthical standards are | probably higher than those of other i However, we have to remem- ber that our situation has favored u | Gur foreign problems have been le: i vital than those of the European pow | ers and our temptations, consequent- y. less great. In_short, $3883283883888888832832888328828388888828388383883888 xcept in a purely ma- sense, all that we in America a a ur people, our prin- . otr culture—came out of. or inspired Ay. Europe, subject ely to the adaptation and develop- ment of our national genius. To Eu- rope we belong, and Furope to us. And although the peoples of Europe still drag the chain of centuries of history, while we have cut the chain away and have carried out almost unfettered our vast successful demo- cratic experiment, still the ideals of | the parent races and of the offspring remain essentially the ‘same, and in matters of the mind and spirit co- operation is so natural as to be ine | itable. , To establish and maintain fits na- i character against all uncon- s should be the first nation worthy of the ible. however, $8e8888888888838888888388888808380883888388888888388883888888 care of ev name. It is quite po to guard i individualit; one's convictions and principles, while at the same time appreciating and respecting the individuality, the principles and convictions of others. A wise people will give its critic serutiny as often to its own preten- sions as to those of its cotempo- raries, and will be intent rather upon continual self-improvement than upon crusades of world reform or upon the nirvanic ot self-complacent moral isolation. .S. MURDERS BEAT RECORD OF GANADA Lawyers at New York Meet- ing Told They Are Eight Times More Frequent. NEW YORK, June 3.—Murders are proportionately * eight times more frequent jn the United States than in Canada, Judge Marcus Kavanaugh of Chicago declared at the close of the New York hearings of the law-enforce- ment committee of the American Bar Association. The committee, which will report to the association at its annual meeting an Francisco next August on the result of its nation-wide crime sym- posium, sent Judge Kavanaugh to | Montreal and Toronto to observe condi- tions across the border. 2 Judge Kavanaugh said that in Can- ada there are only thirteen murders a year for every million population. In the United States there are about a hundred. By way of illustration, he recounted the story of a gamblers’ quarrel across the border. ust wait until T catch you in the United States and I'll shoot your head off,” was the threat of one. 7. Noble Hayes, chairman of the law | délays committee of the County Law- yers' Association, opposed a sugges- tion that the laws of evidence be re- ed to lessen crime. ! T believe in the right of a citizen to carry arms,” he asserted. “Let it be understood that a citizen has a right to protect himself by shooting down these hold-up men.” Blaming the movies for motivating much crime, he suggested exhibition of films showing only Sing Sing con- Victs doing hard work. This brought from former Gov. Whitman the com- ment: “They don't do any hard work at Sing Sing.” —_— UNION SCHOOL TRAINS ! BEGGARS IN BERLIN 3388383388888 $383383833838333383833333383: Theory Takes Up Six Weeks of Course, Followed by Practi- cal Experience. By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, May 11.—Although public mendicancy is forbidden by law the streets of Berlin are full of beggars who, especially after dusk, importuné passersby with harrowing tales, some of which may be true. Mutilated war victims, who exhibit genuine scars on the sidewalk, are always sure of public charity, but many others of the fraternity resort to more or less transparent tricks to excite compassion. They have estab- lished a “trade union” in a northern suburb where, according to reports, about 150 learners are being trained in the art of begging, including “making up.” The theoretical part of this course alone takes six weeks, and is fol- lowed by a practical course at race meetings and at doors of churches, theaters and cafes. 3 The city is divided into districts by the “union” which places a certain pumber of certified pupils in charge, chlnge! shifts weekly and collgcts. and distributes the proceeds. 3 Every day. it is stated, an averag: west-end _district brings 4 3,000 marks. Certain favorite sections command premiums up to 500 marks per day. These professional beggars are keen judges of human nature. Wealthy |Russians are said to be their best itrons. Americans, on the other and, are an everlasting puszle to them. Sometimes, they-say. Ameri- cans are extremely generous and hand out five, ten or twenty mark bills- -with princely liberality, but others refuse to give anything. —_— Rugby foot ball is a favorit, ort with many women and girls i P?rl-. 3388888333888, 1 9660066666666066604 00??00000 00“ mzmm““: ”m‘ 1 600606000066060000000000006000000000000060000000000000000 0000606000000 000000222282223228222222222022022222022022002202202020222020220220200000000000 0000000000000 0004 Just a year ago the Greater Sigmund Store was dedicated. This week we are going to cele- brate its First Birthday with a special sale that will express appreciation for the success which has marked this first year—and at the same time give renewed assurance of a steadfast adher- Silk Umbrellas Jap Crepe—out long and full; Orchid, Plesh and Blue, embroid- ered. Slightly mussed. Values up to $1.98 Bungalow Aprons Percale and Gingham. Choloe of many desirable patterns. Regular $1 value. 59¢c Silk Petticoats Jersey Silk Petticoats, in many colors—deep ruffle. $1.49 Faille S% and Crepe Capes—heavily i 5 d- $ Fine Velette and Fur- trimmed Capes— grace- Wash Waists 25 dozen. White and Colored ‘Waists; effectively modeled. 39¢; 2 for 75¢ Only 2 to & customer. Fiber Silk Scarfs Heavily fringed ends—Grays, Periwinkle, Tan, etc. Regular price, $1.98. Two Remarkable Groups of Choice of 50 Sport and Wrappy Coats, in Chinchilla, Herringbone, Velour and Tweeds Baronet Satin Skirts ‘White and Black, 5498 $4.98 Silk Hose Dropstitch; perfect quality. In ‘White only. Regular $1 value. 49c Trimmed Hats Being values up to $7.50 New effects, in Georgette and Horsehair— Poke and Mushroom shapes—White, Pink, Periwinkle, Sand, Jade, Copenhagen, etc.—effectively trimmed with flowers, feathers, ribbons and spangles. 2 , A tableful of . New Garden Hats e R 98¢ Stout Dresses Dark Colors of Voile, White, Navy, Copenhagen. For the Birthday Every imaginable color combination that is desirable—in the high-class Scotch Ginghams— carefully cut; painstakingly made; smartly mod- eled and trimmed. Compare these with the very higher-priced grades—not the cheaper ones that are so numerous round about—for that’s where their actual quality entitles them to be placed. They are $4.69—because we have arbitrarily so marked them in defiance of their cost. White Gabardine Skirts enc to that declared policy of ours—never to be overvalued—and always to undersell. The special offerings this week represent picked merchandise of established character— regular stock—assembled for selling at regular prices. RADICALLY REDUCED now for the Navy Tricotine Suits— silk lined; long tailored :m“:;fi also o Furxtbis sale 518'75 Silk Dresses Canton Crepe, Crepe de Chine, Fashion Knit, ‘Georgette, etc.—in most distinctive mod- els—handsomely trimmed with beading, embroidery and ribbons—plain colors, fancy shades and striking new combinations—embracing values up to $30— ,$7-98 and $16'9,0 Two Special Lots of Coats igh-grade Velour, Tricotine, Chinchilla, Fur Chokers Opossum Pur, 3.69 Collegiate Dresses Made of Jersey; Kiddis OCollars and Oufts $2.98 The latest in summer footwear. . Most excellent values that we are offering at this exceptional price in honor of the occasion.® All sizes from 215 to 7. Wool Sweaters Sweaters—all wool; Dew weaves; in White snd all colors. Black, Nude and Champagns. $1.69 Bathing Suits One-plece Wool Bathing Suits, and with Skirt effect. Black vy; with belts in contrasting " 5.8 Corsets Elastic-top, Waistline Corsets, made of strong Brochers, in Plesh color. Regular price, $1.50. $38338823838838383383838388883 33333388883833822882832933288283883882888325282288388s: Made of heavy fiber; strong frame, &nd hinges; secure lock. Best size. Muslin Underwear A big assortment of sheer quality—Gowns, Step-ins, Bloom- ers, Chemise. Muslin Underwear | Another large sassortment of even finer guality—including Gowns, Step-ins, Bloomers, Chemise, Petticoats — effectively 79¢c each Hand Bags Leather Hand Bags, the popu- lar shape; leather lined. Conven- o $4.75 Wardrobe Trunks Our leader—fitted with Clothes Hangers and Drawers and Mat Box—{fancy lining; protected cor- ners; heavy locks. $14.75 $ 3.69 ‘Ladies’ New Sport Sandals 2.89 White Strap Pumps and Oxfords The most popular of all the White Footwear, Excellent quality g . of canvas; smart shapes; comfortable lasts; either rubber or plain 1.89 D00 00 e 2R R 0000000000000 0202022222 22033000000 0000000000000000002003330000000000000002222232330000000 00000000 00000000000000000000000000000064 2883!“&8&3833888 $383827342323¢342222¢03424220222242328323 2222242222222