Evening Star Newspaper, June 27, 1922, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR. With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY........June 27, 1922 THEODORE W, NOYES. .. .Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company B!ll"l!: Office. 11th S Tennayivania Ave. e L ndon, Eagiaod. The Evening Star, with the Supday morning sdition, fs delivered rriers within the city 2160 Centa rer mmonth daily only, 45 eents mer month; Sunday only, 20 cents per month. Or- ders may be sent by mail, or telephone Maln 5000. ~ Colleetlon 1s made by carriers ut the ead of each moath. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Dafly and Sunday..1 yr., $5.40; 1 mo., 70c Daily only. 1 yr.., $3.00; 1 mo., 50c Sunday only. .1yr.. $2.40; 1 mo., 20c All Other States. Daily and Sunday. ly‘ $10.00; 1 mo., 85¢ 17 Dally only. 1mo o Sunday only. 3.00 If Others Did It. Suppose a score of Americans en- gaged in mining in Mexico were at- tacked by strikers, or bandits, while engaged peacefully on their job and were slain, shot down in the work- ings, taken prisoner and dragged out and murdered, tied to rocks and thrown into the stream and otherwise “eliminated.” Suppose the local au- thorities ga them no protection whatever, the sheriff of the county de- liberately turning his back and going to another place in order not to see the massacre, either to save his own kin or to avoid embarrassment. Sup- pose ther the governor of the state in which this thing happened, after making a gesture of summoning troops—after the affair—declared that the situation was well in hand and order was restored. What would be the feeling of the American people? It is easy to conceive the roar of indignation that would go up from all parts of this country. Americans mur- dered at work! Americans slain by outlaws and brigands, in a land of no government, no security! Americans ‘betrayed and massacred while the ap- pointed upholders of the law turned their heads in cowardice or in sym- pathy with the murderers! Demands would be made by this government for reparations, for the immediate punishment of the guilty, for the punishment of officials thus failing in their duty of protection. Why, even war might result from so flagrant a failure of government, and an expedition might be started for the punishment of the offending organiza- tion. But these things have happened in our own country, to our own people, with our own people as the lawbreak- ers, our own law officers failing in duty, showing the white feather and leaving the victims to their fate. What can we do about it? The people in the region where the thing happened are all sympathetic with the murderers. A trial there would be a travesty. Nor can the governor of the state be depended upon to institute special pro- ceedings with prosecutors not tinged by sympathy' in another jurisdiction not affected by partisanship. This is a failure of government, a shocking collapse of organization in the heart of this supposedly clivilized, well ordered country. And other na- tions take note of it and remember it. It we are disposed at some future time to enter claims for damages or repara- tions for crime committed against our nationals in foreign lands we may have this Herrin horror cited to us to our great embarrassment. Leadership and the Next House. The next House if republican will show changes in leadership; and the fleld of speculation is wide. Mr. Mondell is a candidate for the Senate, and therefore will not be a member of the next House. A new man will be due for the floor leader- ship. Will he be western, or eastern, or middle country? Mr. Mondell was not chosen on sectional grounds, but because of his long service in the House and the ability he had shown. ‘Will his successor be chosen on simi- lar groumds? Mr. Fordney announces retirement from congressional life. A quarter century of service in the House fills his ambition in that quarter. A new chairman of ways and means will be due. Will he be chosen by the rule of seniority, or in a contest governed largely by special fitness for the post, or somewhat by party considerations “in general? The post is important, and, regardless of what may be the result of the existing tariff contest, the man who presides over ways and means in the next House will prob- ably preside over another contest for tariff revision. Mr. Gillette for another term in the speakership would seem to fit in with another republican House. He has filled the office well; and a third term would be a suitable reward for the two terms that have given satisfaction on both sides of the chamber. ————— A congressional filibuster is perhaps unduly encouraged by the extraordi- nary mildness of the summer so far. The coal situation calls for a dis- armament conference as an incident to the proceedings. ! One Reckless, Four Dead! A whole family killed on a Sunday outing! Father, mother, son and grandmother slain in a moment! ‘Where did this tragedy occur? Where else but at e grade crossing? That is where such things regularly happen, the places where people who are out in family groups and pleasure parties lose their lives so often that motor outings are now attended by an as- sured percentage of risk if there are railroad tracks anywhere within rahge. These people who were killed were +all intelligent. The head of the family was the vice president of a bank and formerly was postmaster of his town of Batavia, N. Y., just eleven miles from which the tragedy occurred. He was probably as well informed as anybody about the dangers of the road and' the risk of running across railroad tracks. He doubtless knew +that a campaign is in progress mak- ing for safety by pictorial appeais to|cal observations to be 29,002 feet in |skeered of 'em. Dey m' hm nobody | oorn! Lwgrivers to be cautious in approac helgh‘t, but this i- aot. lw as| cnd dey don’ steal rail lines. His son, -who was pre. sumably driving the car, was a stu- dent at Cornell University. Alto- gether a typical American family and, sad to say, a typical American tragedy. For nowhere else do people go rush- ing over the roads heedlessly, with- ocut regard for dangers. High speeds are maintained in other countries, but not with reckless unconcern for the known points of possible destruction. That Batavia, N. Y., family probably knew every grade crossing on the route of the Sunday run. This is the singular part of the matter, that these grade-crossing accidents, as a rule, {find as their victims not strangers to the region, but residents, persons in- timately acquainted with all the con- ditions. The grade crossings must go, and ultimately all will be abolished, certain- ly in the thickly populated parts of the | country. But meanwhile the drivers imust be careful. They must take cognizance of the known conditions. They must remember that those they are driving are in their charge, and that they cannot take chances for others, however reckless they may be with their own lives. ——————————— School Sites. A recommendation just submitted to the board of education by the prin- cipal of the Business High School for the construction of three additional rooms on the north wing of the pres- ent building brings once more to point the question of the proper location of public schools with reference to their future possibilities. When the present | site was chosen for the Business High {School it was regarded by many as most suitable. It excellently lo- cated in a central situation. It was an isolated area, surrounded by streets, which insured good lighting. But that very factor was its worst disadvantage. The buflding could not be extended beyond a certain narrow limitation, and the consequence is now felt in the necessity of abandoning it for a building in another position per- mitting a larger construction. No public school should ever be so located that it cannot be enlarged to the point of maximum efficlency or administration. The present judgment of educators is in favor of large build- ings rather than small ones. One twenty-four-room grade school is con- sidered much more desirable than two twelve-room schools. It may be that a thirty-room grade school will in a few vears be rated as still more efficient than two fifteen-room schools. However that may be, it is obviously poor policy to place a school in such a position that it cannot be enlarged beyond the point below known maxi- mum efficiency. That is the case with the Business High School, and is the case with a number of other old school buildings. This consideration of building ef- ficiency and possiblé enlargement is not the only factor for the use of large sites. A school building should always have ample grounds for recrea- tion purposes. The Business High School has no *‘yard.” Its students have been deprived of advantages that are enjoyed by those of other high schools. It is recognized by educators that athletic diversion is an important feature of the training process. A school without a playground or en athletic field is incomplete and cannot function effectively. The One Certain Thing. One thing seems certain so far as the tariff is concerned. If the bill now in controversy were to become a law tomorrow it could not function fully before election day. That is only four months away—too short a time for such a ‘measure to demonstrate itself. ‘But the bill will not become a law tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. It may not be on the books for two months, which will leave only two months for trial before the voters are required to say yea or nay as to its value. The new law, therefore, will have to be accepted if at all somewhat on trust. Its authors will recommend it as meeting the situation as well as it can be met. There is no disguising the situation. It is difficult in every way. The tariff has never been revised under such circumstances as now exist. Business everywhere, at home and abroad, is unsettled to a degree suggesting chaos. But revision is imposed wupon the party in power by the mandate which bestowed power. The Chicago plat- form of 1920 promised revision, end specified the lines it would take If the job were committed to the republican party. The voters in unprecedented numbers accepted the terms, and Con- gress is now wrestling with the party’s obligation thus assumed. —_——————————— Men are accused by the authorities of strutting in scant bathing suits at Coney Island. While women are en- gaged in serious political and eco- nomic thought the male should at least endeavor to set a standard of modesty. ———— A matines performance of a show designed to appeal to the tired busi- ness man usually reveals more flap- pers than business men. ———— A jury is sometimes rather a reflex of local sentiment than an expression of the abstract principles of justice. As an irreconcilable Representative Voigt may yet earn the admiration of Senator Borah. Everest Not Yet Climbed. The attempt to ascend Mount Ever- est has been abandoned. After gain- ing a height of 27,300 feet, or within 1,700 feet of the summit, the expedi- tion has been ordered to retreat. The risk is too great. It is virtually as- sured that to attempt a higher ¢limb ‘would mean the death of those mak- ing it. This does mot necessarily signify that Everest is surely uncon- querable. The fact that men have reached the highest point ever yet.at- tained In this endeavor, and 6 have come within such a short distance of the peak is almost sure to encourage others at some later time to repeat. And it is the history of such enter- prises that they always succeed. Everest is computed by trigonometri- Mnl!e, for there is a possibility that refraction in the extreme altitude of the summit mey have caused an error in observation. The surest means of measurement is by the barometer, or the altimeter gs developed for aviation purposes. This instrument is used now by mountain climbers to establish heights with scientific precision. The Everest explorers reached an altitude of 26,800 feet without oxygen, & re- markable achievement in itself, and went 500 feet higher by means of oxygen. The height itself was not a forbidding factor. By means of oxygen it would have been possible to go on into rarer atmosphere, though the cold was intense. Storms, however, were menacing, and had the party been caught on the heights by one of the monsoons that periodically sweep this desolate part of the world prob- ably all would have been destroyed. This expedition has at least accom- plished the establishment of trails to the 27,300-foot point, so that the way is made easler for later explorers. Such an expedition costs an immense sum, but it will be forthcoming even- tually for a repetition of the effort. Man will not rest in the face of the hitherto unattainable. No particular scientific achievement or discovery will come from the ascent of Everest, but the barrenness of the prospect is jno deterrent. Persistent endeavor will finally conquer the remaining 1,700 feet, perhaps merely because of the extreme difficulty. The Prince of Monaco. Death of the Prince of Monaco re- moves one of the most Interesting figures on the world stage. Ruler of the smallest principality in the world, with an area of eight square miles, this man has become known universal- ly as an ardent scientific investigator. He had contributed richly to the world's store of knowledge, concerning the sea particularly, though his inter- est was not confined solely to ocean- ography. This was not the pose of & rich man, but a genuine scientific en- deavor. The prince, richly endowed with wealth, devoted it to his studies without stint. He spent the greater part of his time in travels, and his floating laboratory was to be seen in every sea. In a large measure the source of the wealth of the Prince of Monaco was the great gambling institution at Monte Carlo, located within his do- main, patronized by people of all coun- tries. From the taxes paid by the con- cession holders the ruler of Monaco gained an immense income, which he devoted to the enlargement of human knowledge. He was extremely liberal, a bountlful contributor to charity, do- ing things always on a large scale. Three times he had been in this coun- try, the last time only a few months ago, when he came to receive & medal bestowed by the National Geographic Soclety for his sclentific work. Monaco has been a separate realm for centurles. In the beginning of the fourteenth century it was notorious #s the seat of a band of daring pirates, and the right was established to exact toll from vessels passing the port, this right continuing to be exercised untll the close of the eighteenth century. Originally allied to France, Monaco early in the sixteenth century shifted to Spanish affiliation, which continued for a century and a half, when the French relationship was resumed. During the revolution in 1793 France annexed the principality, but by the treaty of Parls it was restored to the Grimaldis, the ruling family, and was placed later under the protection of Sardinia. In 1860 Monaco passed once again under French protection. Thus the little realm has had & dramatic historv. ——————et— If the coal supply gives out the rafl- way workers will not need to strike. The work will cease automatically. —————————— Occasionally & government employc feels that he needs a good lawyer as well as a good record to enable him to hold his job. —————t——————— A war-time profiteer is consistent in his willingness to be a peace-time profiteer as well. —————— The daylight-saving controversy is one of the irritations for which the Germans are distinctly responsible. Nobody thought of daylight-saving be- fore the war. —_———————— ‘The more conservative Irish senti- ment does not welcome a free-for-all fight as an expression of freedom. When speculation arises as to a suc- cessor to Lenin, Trotsky is not even considered as e dark horse. ———— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Precept and Practice. . ‘We talked about the good and true In en uplifting strain. ‘We said that higher thought was due Its proper place to gain. There drifted to the neighborhood A play with morals low. ‘We all forgot the true and good And went to see the show. Disagreements. “Do you resent the fact that a man does not agree with you?” “Not at all,” replied Senator Sor- ghum. “In looking over my speeches of a good many years ago I find that 1 do not always agree with myself.” Jud Tunkins says too many men claim to be law-abiding citizens while claiming the privilege of mcmng out their favorite laws. Musings of s Cop. Hortense Magee has wondrous pow’r. She'’s also proud of her contrel. She speeded sixty miles an hour And never hit a trolley pole. i Avoiding Comment. "Im’tymrnwhzhln‘mt—u-—c trifie attenuated?” “Pefhaps,” Teplied Miss Cayenne. "lmthtmflnnnm zummuh mnwum*-aum Eben, “I don’ see no sense in bein’ AKING the government out of business” was an aphor- ism frequently heard when the incumbent administra. tion took office. “Putting business into the government” {s a corollary now used, representing a principle sought to be applied with everin- creasing scope. A review of what has been done and what is trying to be done will show the extent and practical working of the endeavor: There can be no question of the tendency in the administration of governmental affairs toward the bor- rowing of business principles and practices long famillar to what is popularly known as “big busine: but too much neglected in the p: by the biggest business in the land— the government of the United States. For years governmental methods have be a scoffing and a byword to busi- ness men who had dealings with Uncle Sam. ~Red tape, routine and ruts impeded progress, produced duplication in effort and expense and resulted in lost motion In the departments at Washington many beneficlal changes were in- stituted by the “dollar-a-year” volun- teers who came during the world war to assist In operating the prodigious machinery of administration which was set up like magic. [ * % ox X The most notable demonstration of the introduction of modern last-word business methods in governmental af- fairs was in the adoption of the budget system in the handling of appropriations by Congress for the upkeep of the United States govern- ment. The budget system has had a successful tryout and has proved to be all and more than its proponents claimed for it. In congressional circles it Is sald that the appropriations of this ses- sion of Congress have been made more speedlly, more economically and more sensibly than in the memory of the oldest veterans in government and Congress service. There have been less log rolling and fewer charges of pork barrel legislation with minimized friction between de- partments. Neither the Congress nor the departments would go back to the old system. Yet It took years of patient educa- tion, first of the officials and then of the Congress, to produce the legisla- tion. All kinds of obstacles had to be overcome, mostly those of ignor- ance, prejudice and indisposition to depart from old methods. Govern- ment is the hardest force to move as well as the most irresistible when under way. * X ok ok At this hour, the next most import- ant effort to put business into gov- ernment is the undertaking, fostered by the administration, but not as a partisan one, to put the American merchant marine on a profitable basis and to rid the taxpayers of the mon- strous “white elephant” they have on their hands In the shape of the emer- gency fleet, which is rotting at an- Glittering Generalities, But Not Concrete Facts. Perhaps a faint tinge of tariff bias traceable in editorial discussion of talking ambassadors” in connection vith Senator James Watson's attack on the Italian envoy for his public ad- dress on the pending tariff legislation, in which the ambassador hinted at reprisal. Nevertheless the majority of papers insist that if open diplomacy is ever to mean anything more than a noble phrase some of the fine- drawn niceties of diplomatic etiquette will have to be sacrificed to a blunter common sense. The essential of open diplomacy, as the New York Tribuse defines it, “is that one| people, when desirous of good relations with another, speak directly to the other people rather than ‘solely to their govern-} and it feels that the America s not afrald of the results of free talk” will scarcely ‘“be benefited by gagging forelgn representatives or otherwise denying them access to the open forum of American public opinion.” Granted, answers the Scranton Times, and therefore this country has no intentlon of tying “the tongues of forelgn representatives in this coun- try,” but ‘“neither would We have them interfere in or endeavor to in fluence purely American legislation. And contending that Ambassador Riccl has been gullty of interference in a purely domestic concern a fairly Bubstantial minority of the press sides with the Indiana senator in the controversy. We show our friendship for our foreign diplomats by offer- ing them every hospitality, even to the extent of excluding them from stricturest of the eighteenth * but in return, tl.e Grand Rapids Herald says, “we wan to mind their own busines way for them to attend to that busi- ness is to take advantage of the “full liberty” accorded them “to dis- cuss from all angles the subjects un- der such consideration with the Presi- dent, his Secretary of State and other officials representing the chief ex- eoutive,” but, the New York Herald observes, ““the American people have been jealously insistent that such foreign business should be done only under such circumstances,” and “they have been quick on the trigger with vigorous protest against any for- eigner that ventured in this country upon any other course Even conceding Ambassador Riccl's point that his discourse was econo- mic and not political, the Buffalo News suggests that “It is not ordinar- ily a far cry from economics to poli- tics; the ml of the matter is that in America they are more or less one;" and while it is equally true, as Signor Riccl contends, that the tariff is an international question, the manner and extent of its imposition are ‘prl marily of domestic concern.” Since influence i» the effect, even though it may not have been the intent, of Signor Riccl’s remarks on Italy's atti-, tude toward our tarift proposals, hi: dress, the New York Times hold: oes not meet the test of the funda- ‘mental principles of diplomatio inter- course between nations. ' But these same rules of diplomatic Dmedura ‘seem to & good many folk e a lot of flummerz and flap- doodlt about _th e Albany Knickerbocker Press balleveu, espec!- ally since “diplomats no longer com- mand the awe with which they were garded.” Even * ssadorial indiscretions,” in common with other kinds, may be “‘excusable, if not justi- fled, by the circumstances” suggests the Baltimore Sun, and in th ‘e85~ ent circumstances Signor Ricoi's “real offense is that he has told the truth, and while “it may be something new ! ln rllplomuy for an aml r to ly honest II unafraid, it n-i t.lo mn dm-i." Weo may h—n'hifltum Subsidy for“Merchant Marine A Practical Business Problem - EDITORIAL DIGEST shall | 50_mechanical a repast. chor In the York river and other estua- ries tidewater. It iz a curious commentary on the mental process of the Amercan peo- ple that they are slower to approve reforms In governmental policies than in their own affairs. Notably alert in business, quick to perceive an open- ing for reducing overhead, eliminat- ing waste and increasing gross re- | ceipts and net profits, they seem sus- piclous of suggestions to take up new lines of endeavor in leglslative or: governmantal affairs So, it falls out, that at this time it develops upon the administration to | enter upon & patlent campaign of | education, to overcome prejudices against governmental aid to the mer: chant marine. With the congres. \ slonal campalgn impending, members | of the Congress, and of the lower branch In particular, must first be convinced of the obvious advantages of the administration’s proposal, and then are to go forth among their constituents tg carry on the mission- ary work. And all this {s for the taxpayers themselves, to relleve their pocket- books of a useless drain. The su- perfor business judgment of men brought together to study the ques- tion in every detail has produced the . plan. It was approved by a bi-parti- zan board, consisting of four republi- PANTS $1 Heavy Quality Khaki Pants, well made. Eclipsing all previous records with these phenom- enal bargains, offered for tomorrow’s sale. Don’t $1 i e B 1316 01324. 7% ST.N. $2 STENCILED MATTING RUGS, SIZE 3x6 FEET$ miss "em! SHIRTS RY K fi‘l]F SHIRTS 2 for $1 i A great bargain awaits the thrifty housewife who is among the first 48 here to get one Collar Attached Shirt INCORPORATED Good Quallty Chambray Shirts, collar at- of these great bargains. Strongly bound edges—an ideal summer floor or porch cover. 1 s T Union sorrs 2 for $1|fose ™ 7 Prs., $1|gigons 4 Yds., $1 but the Congress, which must of necessity vitalize the plan If it is to live, maintains a questioning attitude, supposedly reflected by the “show | me” disposition of an unknown ele- | ment of their constituuents, still la- | boring under the malign spell of that oft-misapplied word, “subsidy.” * ok Xk The plan which is to be offered for the approval of the American people is not involved or abtruse. When the House of Representatives takes a month's or six week’'s recess and members go home to talk with their constituents, they can easily explain to the average man what is involved in the merchant marine situation as it stands and what is proposed for the future. The experts who have gone to the bottom of the subject explain that operation of & merchant fleet by the government is impracticalbe. They point out that the great fleet now on | hand should not be sold to foreigners it can not be operated by Americans, under existing difference between the | laws of this and other countries re- Union Suits in brown 5200, 350 Closely-woven, i 1 an Allsi aud blavke Children’s 7 Prs., $1 Sox & Hose or Cordovan Fine and_biue_fancy top socks. 2 4Prs.,$l SOCKS Plain colors or fanes tops. fine mercerized finish. ALl sizes 4 to 913 fine-gauge lisle, olurs Ohecked Nuinwook perfect UNlO.N SUITS $l Otis Lisle Unlon Sults, made with short sleeves ankle length.” Sizes 34 to 44, Men's Topkis ) § UNDERWEAR 2 for $1 Topkis Nainsook Shirts und Drawers onds of first quality: good condition. ’ 10 for $1}; Rinck and Cordovan Cotton Hose, perfect All_sizes. SATEEN B9 bhed Hn-n xunk Fruit of The LOOM 5 Yds1,"t$l‘ 10 Yds, §1 with drop-sti i1 Yds., §1 Taped Edge Mar T B 6Yds.,$l Sizes ‘<’ GINGHAM DRESSES ; SERGE AND PLAID SKIRTS, AND GIRLS’ ORGANDY DRESSES 36=In. Curtain SCRIM 36-In. Ecru N’arqu:sene and Navs Silk Fiber Hose. with woven clocks on side; perfect, and all ».Jz‘ SPORT SHIRTS ain. 36- In. Drapery CRETONNE lating to shipping, except through some ol i L rk g wnrvn kind of aid, direct or indirect. Boyt Balbng an ngham and Eich Count If nothing is done, the great fleet will reale Dresses g i ne, the great fl Or F le L <igh Counl go to scrap through decay and the || UNION SUlTS - \ sizes to 46; P a] S.. United States will go back to its old . erc es 9 tee BO Summer Union Suits, in knee length. Sizes avy Bilue status of nonentity on the seven seas. uIeE; Ol 2 o ¥ A e R R AR SRR L * % X X Serge an s ht_grounds. Boys’ Fine iy President Harding and the Shipping o5 PANTS l_‘,":;’ 40-Inch Board have pattently and painstaking. | | CLOTH VOILES s.’ ly laid before Congress the business|J Taken trom our & ‘zlnd * {:::h%um’f‘l;y = sh = =t merits of the plan. They are ap- B lined and_good guali. = Dresses L ‘hi‘ proved by business men and finan- oys’ 2 f 1 S ciers generally throughout the coun- OVERALLS or lace trim. Doub!e-Bed try and by civic, financlal and indus: trial organizations. But fhey cans be made applicable unless the cc gressmen get favorable reaction from | the mass of public opinion. | The administration’s merchant mar- ine project is well worth the study of every taxpayer and voter, Tight now; this day, this month. with bib, for boys. SHEETS Rlue Dentm_Overalls, In Three-Quarter SOCKS 3Prs.,$1 . white or cordoran. fine mer: fine top.Sizes 7_to 10, W Si.SO Women’s Outsize SILK HOSE Black, w fect qun rized fortable for summer. Men’s House SLlPPERS of imitation alligator, with patent $1|: {te or cordovan. seam back: tr. Sizes 9 to 101, per- i sl ! Saved for Dollar Day! ; 200 DAYFROX & DRESSES | Made to $ Sell for . $1.95 and ‘We have had a phe- # nomenal response to - this sale of unprece- dented styles and val- ues in en Boudoir Slippers de of saft plisble leather, with silky in ka JANEPUMPS <~ $1 ‘s white, black, comfortable for the children Tennis to Fave a common Interest, they must | remain mute.” But “it wiil be hard for Col. Harvey,” the Bulletin sug- gests, “if reciprocal silencers shall be enforced.” Recalling a gpeech for which Ambassador Gerard “was ap- proved and applauded throughout the United States,” in which our repre- sentative to Germany “discussed an international question of great mo- ment that had nothing whatever to do with business affairs” the Norfolk; Ledger Dispatch concludes that “the ! difference depends on whose ambassa- dor is doing the talking.” TABLECLOTHS X fine zrade damask 4C-In. Fine Wkite Lawn Girls’ Gmgham DRESSES Eatmg Automatically to Live. Not long ago a Russian actress; walked into one of our automatic| restaurants, ate a meager automatic| meal, returned to her hall bedroom and took poison. Poison seemed to her the inevitable dessert to follow | APRON SET, both To $2 Cindereila DRESSES 51"\}3;:;; “Wash SKIRTS l tor $1 Of good quality gabardine 3 ) tonne, Percale I 4’y @ium, large and extra . mizes. OXFORDS $1 In white and brown. T'zr'l in the lot for $1.50 Cross Stripe h_$1.50 pa Here perhaps we have a contrast | between American and European ¢ ilization. Is an automatic restaurant a reductio ad absurdum of our civ-! ilization? Isn't it the last word in speed, system and bustle? Do we really know how to live? Men and women of the older Euro- pean countries are inveterately leis- urely. They cannot be hurried. A meal to them is a thing to be daw- dled over and enjoyed, not a mere ! feeding of the face. The Frenchman | sits at a table on the sidewalk be- fore a cafe and sips his wine like a true epicurean. He takes time to be a gourmet. The German lounges in his beer-garden and invites his ease. The Russian—he has all the time in the world for everything. even for thought. But the American snatches his meal and rushes back to work. He doesn't know how to enjoy even food. He eats in a man- ner calculated to give a foreigner the impression that he is paid for con- suming edibles and that he will lose his job if he doesn't show the proper industry. It is no wonder a Russian weman tries her best to commit suicide after attempting to follow his example. Of what use is life, she must have asked herself, if living s so little fun?—Brooklyn Eagle. Senators Tackle the Flapper. Precisely what bearing the duty on ferromanganese has on the dress of the frivolous flapper might be ex- plained by a metaphysician turned tariff expert. But a discussion of the glddy girl's scanty raiment in com- parison with the voluminous draper- ies of her grandmother was sufficient to awake the drowsy Senate from slumberous inattention to the dron- Ing debate on the Fordney-McCumber Philosophy benefitted by the sar- torial interlude by reason of Sen- ator Underwood’s portentious expla- nation that the wicked tariff has forced the flapper to reduce her dress to the proportions of a pocket hand- kerchief. Sociologists and mornllats ‘who have been theorizing on the si nificance of the flapper need puue the! lves no longer. She is a liv- ing, breathing,. sprightly, mischiev- ous, provocative demonstration of the protective principle. One who believes like Senator Un. derwood in the incalculable superio: ity of the good old days of our grand- fathers and grandmothers may be stony-hearted enough to look upon her as a horrible example. As against this jaundiced view is the McCumber vision of her as a rare blossom in a beautiful flower garden. If she has been cultivated hY the tariff, then in his opinion we should thank heaven for the tariff.—Philadeiphia Bulletin. E Sunbonnet and i i B $2 Full-Fashioned SILK HOSE $1 In black, gray or nude; purs thread silk: double sole und beel; irregulars. Dropstiched 2 Prs., $1 SILK HOSE Good, Perfect Quality Fiber Silk Hose, soam back: double sole and heel. Silk Clocked !n all, 'h! "nnnd ll:lll colors and mix- In green. soparate belt hity fixtures. . Size 3x8 fect. feiwe 3V ds., $1 Heavy Quality Eponge Ratine. fast colars. in_brown, blue and orchid. Worth 59c yard. biapeRs - Doz., $1 Heavy. absorbent srad: antiseptle; 1 doren fn_puckage. poier o 10 Yds., $1 Longcloth On]"h piece full 10 DRESSES 0f plain o fa sash b 39c Muslin Body Walsis ngham and tan © foasyears. 4for$1 taped bt SPORT HOSE B 5 Soft_chamoin finsh, Men’s Genuine i yurds in ch'fl! ‘Worth_$1 18x36 Huck Towes Sfor $1 Double-thread, Red-border Huck Towels, oo and_absorbent grade. Worth 18c. ___ %19 Yds., 1 Percales Lot of light and dark srounds, in assorted $4Tor S1 Conxoleum Size 24x38-inch; dropped ends; a good va- ART RUGS $eoed 711 Yds., $1 He Absorbent Glass Toweling, With .-’:.,'fi.r red stripe. Full width. b 8 Dt 8 Yds., $1 GINGHAM ‘Warranted fast colors and in small plaids or neat checks. all e s O for $l HANDK'FS White Hemstitched All- Fine unu B-ndkemner- Worth 25c_each. 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Moire Silk sl HANDBAGS In several styles: also Fine Leather Ba in & big variety of des and styles In white or tan linene, with severdl as- ts of A bachelor is a man who had auto when he was young. —Pltllburgh Press. ‘We would hate to be a rich man’s son and h to stay in trouble nearly -all the IM—‘NIAIIV!H. Ten- nessean. 2 Un!ortun-.uly. the things that af- us the most pl Heamre tford Times. ' s A good lne in white or Inry lttle 'fii we read one of those cheer-u: zth!nn !on to £0 on an on, no. luu.l. how many tlme- you fail. It's uft e.can