Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1923, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR,| With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHIN MONDAY.... to serve the people with what they need, transportation. Just as John Wanamaker's, store clerks sought always to give the customers what they wanted, with understanding of ' their needs, so the men who operate the street cars should be instructed W trained to regard the passengers in the same light. Good salesmanship cars means courtesy and considera- tion. It means that there is only one rule that should always govern, and that is the rule of carrying the people. 1t is of far more importance to do this than to maintain rigid schedules. Tt is bad salesmanship, for example, to run cars that are capable of carrying more passengers past waiting persons in the street because the motorman and the conductor are in a hurry to make their trips. It is poor salesmanship to regard passen- gers as mere freight without feelings. It good salesmanship (o show ! courtesy and to seek the co-operation of passengers in making ‘the possible room for those vet to come. manship of this kind, to give ximum to the people with the available equipment, means supervision and instruction on the part of those “higher up” in the vail- road management. Every operative should be trained in the proper atti- tude toward the whose fare pay the wages and other expenses and the dividends, if there are any, Public compla The governor is a democrat. The lower house of the legislature is re- publican by a narrow margin. This necessitates compromise here and there. The governor must con- sider the opposition, and the opposi- tion the governcr. Progress must be made. Inaction would reflect on both sides. The peopie would resent it. The governor RQolds the stronger cards. Under his leadership the demo- crats swept the state by unprecedent- ed majorities. The advantage the re- publicans hold in the legislature is a mere “scratch.” The tail really should have gone with the hide. How will it all work out? We may get trom the result a line on how things on a national scale would work out if a President were to take hold and a Congress begin to function in two months after the ‘people of the country had spoken at the polls. ———————— Notable Deaths in 1922. Death has taken a heavy toll of notables during the year 1922, The mortuary record for the past twelve months has included many names known throughout the world, men of all lines of activity, some of them hav- ing passed into ret the full course of their service. are some of these names: John Wanamaker, one of the world's { greatest merchants: Alexander Graham Bell, one of the foremost inventors and contributors of incalculable value Marquis Oku- atest statesman: Pope Benedict XV, head of the Cathol Church: Boi Penrose, long a com- manding figure in American political jaffairs: Thomas Nelson Page, writer and diplomatist: James Bryce, con tributor of literary works of immortal value:; Sir Ernest Shackleton. exploring achievements widened map of the world: Gen. Chris n De Wet, a leader in the Boer war; Richard Croker in retirement, but power in American ssell, long a vorite wu GTON, D. C. January 1, 1923 THEODORE W. NOY. ES. 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Al rights of publication of | snecial dixpatibes herein ace also service : Here A Year of Recovery. crowded with events of in people, A tional « two single striking occurrence of toric in can be lessened gre most notable happ s of industrial disturbunces affecting the | Manship on the cavs. It is not alto- g matter the of railroad and coal ind hat for a it b eatened ik people | Cars. their frequency ca- with disaster, and the effects of which | Pacity. 1 is largely a matter are still felt. though not so acutely as | bearing of the men in charge toward crowded car give there was reason a few months ago o | i good service if the crew made to fear. Politically was marked : S iha reaction overwhelm. | realize that it is responsible both to and the company. from the | ing republican victory of 1920, effect. | the ing a large reduction in the majorities | of the administration party in the two | houses of Con veur na international import Nineteen twenty-{ however, and ed at midnight marked ance was wit s against car but the atly by good sales- eat his I The % was the series 3 % ¢ human convenience moment thix country ice are chronic, complaints { ¢ B convenian momen hissfcountng ma, Japan's gr number their of the Nien sther @ of American o or the public can i whose the vear ’ public once a Lillian Ameri a Chinese well known American people; William a notable figure in Amer Alfred Harm: in later y ‘e. perhaps the the Mr. Beck's Break. Unless more careful, Solicitor k will find himself ticketed as politics: ss. and to some minds | Gen: | g, sopadl, forecasting a change two years hence. in the domestic situation | eral B A pessimist In a public lecture the other day he made this compar In 1850 me ter fath an they ars | believed in their {militant political | peared and fully { clectorate does not i i Ting-fong general ally during 1922 was favorable harvests » reaped. and unemploy- | ment, save f Enormous the Rockefeller, financial we on was greatly h sneral v the st The business < citizens. workers time men parties. Today that it has disap- one-third of the vote and toduy can affairs; worth, known closed W nanufacturin the diminished w high revival in vear al or as he was Lord Northeli conspicuous as ars tide of @ I 1 line s o - world field of journalism. These are from the year people w aken in the full course of their bad finished their awaiting the them records their personage with a bright prospect for new yeai The country was visited by no catas. The public health Normal conditions Had i but a few names chosen Some of th their prime. in work. Others tasks and were but Al history now period was a good period. their parties, and ! s at the polls with a | The vear. ¥ The Men did boen | Worked £ | sturdy will int politics too far at times: v mentioned was a records. trophes of moment Sk e was maintained e prevailed gener not for the the ¥ ndustrial disturbances | the twelve months would | wo last history pas Compl was they carried their summons of iseoun 9 became fierc made as ts and dang faction- ism. It was out of the contest of 1880 the division grew that all but wrecked the Beck's party—cost it by assassination its na tional leader defeat in 1884 Continuing 1880 been most satisfactory of the One in o ng Nove i is observ- ult: nber h the coun h keen interest is t “bloc experiment of the ————————————— vy regards A conservative government cabinet resignation to the abrupt abinet crisis so frequent abroad e develop- x republican party—N an occasional movement in Con political af- trom the ment of the gress, an fairs that departs markedly traditional prine party government country f tory. sus this move carry and how it wili ene of the questicns with New Year opens. In the world beyond our bounda the most striking event the year was the restoration of Turkish power | 1through the collapse of the Greek mili tary campaign in Asia, the horror at Smyrna and the emergency which necessitated the summoning of & new international conf nce at Lausanne, where, at this hour, affairs are at a critical state, Threats of war have heen heard and are vet resounding. hut hope prevails that this situation {an orator of power. But he is not im will be handied spirit of wise | { mune from the mulligrubs. and he statesmanship, and that the world will | ought to take something for his pres- be spared further bloodletting ent attack. rittle advance has been made dur fng 1922 toward the settiement of the troubles arising out of the great war, mainly of @ financial character. A fortnight hence will come the day of =ettlement between Germany and her that causes - opens the assembling ceking a of adjustment to avert hat may even further com- difficult problem. besought edings yumor as preferable and led straight to its —————— The that Uncle had qui in time to head off of holiday cigars. Sarah Bernhardt ain gratifies an admiring public by turning a threat- en d obituary notice into new material for the press agent. of respon: Mr. Beck said: worke: took pride an in his work and® was proud of | ievement in indu v duy men ard work as some form of degrad- ing servitude and there is little pride in artisan accomplishmpent The worker takes pride in his work today, and when out of a job seeks one diligently. Recently, as the result of general disturbance, millions of men were out of employment. Concerted ac tion was taken by the authorities, the | unemployed co-operated, and now that | army has disappeared. Willing and | competent hands are busy again at| good wage: i Mr. Beck is one of his party’s dis- | tinguished lawyers and leaders, and prevailing in this report Joe Cannon the greater part of its his : where will far proceed is which the = the annual gifts a ————— Traffic regulations are of no avail in the case of the driver who has not learned to keep an eye on the speed ometer. i i i | { | | e The preservation of imperial titles in the Hohenzollern family must. un- der the circumstances, be regarded as a trifle untactful e ———— Bergdoll should be peculiarly grate- ful to the men who fought to sav country for him to come back to. in a a Two Lessons From History. January 1, 1923, finds the world greatly upset. Old governments that ed the war are experiencing going. New governments that have grown out of the war are mov-| ing with difficulty. In no quarter the situation as it should be, or could be desired in all quarters. Still, the man who is despairing has read no history, or read hist profit. The resiliency of mankind is | amazing and superb. Consider our own country: When we set up in business for ourselves the doubters and the kind-hearted were in a blue funk. The war for independ- ence had left us poor and distracted. What was this newfangled govern- raental scheme which was to perform wonders of good? Was it not likelier to perform wonders of evil, and plunge us into greater distresses. The wonders are here, and all to the good. The Republic of North America is after a hundred and odd yvears the greatest going concern in the world. It is the light of the world. Consider France. At the close of her duel with Germany fifty-odd years ago she was prostrate. The people es- tablished a republic. They took the management of their affairs into their own hands. The outside world ques- tioned the wisdom of the arrangement. Was it suited to the French people? Was it in consonance with their tem- perament and characterization? It has proved so. It still endures, and until the war broke, France had prospered under it as never before in her his- tory. Mankind, everywhere, has a way of coming back. It will come back this time, even from the brink of the greatest chasm that ever yawned. . Shooting galleries for women may come into evidence if the feminine tendency to use fircarms develops. former enemies, As the N premiers of th further course anxiety. il is as Europe has numerous eminent doc- tors. but is especially in need of a good business doctor i procedure plicate an alread The United States participate in these proc 1s at this time using its informally to promote factor; settlement than pos- sible at the hands of those immediate- Iy concerned. During the past vear it lessened the likelihood of interna- tional conflict through the outcome of the arms limitation conference held in the reduits of which, though yot vet fully effected, still stand as a measure of insurance for peace. One of the striking incidents of the vear in Europe was the bloodless revo- lation in Ttaly; the reaction .of pa- triotism has electrified the world with its completeness and its economy. A new figure rises in the field of affairs, and Italy, beset with grievous ills, has been given a chance for political re- generation which, if grasped firmly, will make for stability in Europe. Tn the light of the happenings of 1922 it would seem that the New Year opens with an excellent prospect for peace and prosperity and a sure ad- vance toward full recovery from the wounds of war. The American people, hlessed as are few others, will pray that this be so. —————— 1f the President of the United States could shake hands on New Year day as often as he would no doubt sincerely like to, he would be a marvel of physical endurance. SHOOTING STARS. to and good offices is BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The New Year. i We're changing cars for Happyville. The train is pulling out. The whistle has been sounding shrill Amid the merry shout. The journey we have made thus far ‘Was overrough, perhaps. Some of us had a parlor car. Some of us hung to straps. v a more satis seems Of thrill there hasn’t been a lack. Each day brought some surprise. ‘We often thought we'd jump the track ‘And have to bump the ties. But smiling helped to conquer gloom; Although a few were proud And did not like the people whom They elbowed in the crowd. ‘We've left old Sorrowtown back there. The lights ahead shine clear. In pity oft we paused with care, But never stopped for fear. The danger signals we will heed ‘With patience and with skill, And keep on singing as we speed For good old Happyville! Two Syllables Sufficient. “Don’t you think Uncle Sam ought to assert himself as a world power?"” “Yes,” replied Senator Sorghum; “but not necessarily as a world pow- wow-er.” A Chicago man demends alimony from the woman he seeks to divorce. A new feminine independence is bring- ing new feminine responsibilities. Jud Tunkins says he's a law-abiding citizen, elthough he doesn't always Street Car s,]egmghip. succeed in abiding by all the laws at THE EVENING_STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1923 ment, others in | the | smoking was circulated just | Salesmanship is the basis of good service in the line of merchandise and in all other fields. It is salesmanship that moves goods and also salesman- ship that serves the public in terms of transportation. John Wanamaker founded and developed his immense The book kept by the reception com- mittee at the police station contained some of the busiest of the opening year's new leaves. once. Musings of a Motor Cop. Hortense Magee arranged . tea, But not quite unmolested, For as she flivvered homeward she, As usual, got arrested. Hortense 'most any heart could win. ‘We said, with gentle laughter, “Why don’t you give your parties in Our station house hereafter?” No “Cooling Off” Period. There is to be in New York an il- lustration of the prompt response to a mandate of the people issued at the polls. The state election took place in No- vember. A full ticket and a legislature were elected. The victors are now ready for ac- tion. Their campaign pledges accepted by the people confront them. There is to be no ‘“cooling off” period. Re- forms promised must be instituted ‘while the promises are fresh in mind. ‘The situation is not ideal for resuits. That is to say, authority 4z divided. business upon the principle that all his salesmen must satisfy the cus- tomers. They represented him, he told them, and. be insisted that every person who entered his establishment should be not only provided with what was wanted, but should be treated with consideration, politeness and sympathy. The salesman, he said, is the customer’s egent as weil as the merchant’s. : Tt would be well for those who op- erate public utilitles to adopt this principle and to regard, for example, all motormen and conductors on-the street rallways as salesmen, engaged A Leader. “I'm afraid our boy Josh isn't going to get through college,” said Farmer Corntossel to his wife. “He said he was leading his class.” “Yes. But that was in a foot race.” “De fact,” said Uncle Eben, “dat a 1ot o’ people has wished you a happy New Year'doesn’ relieve you of de necessity of gittin’ out an workin® foh 1t on your own account. - ' A A 2 THE WAYS OF WASHINGTON BY WILLIAM PICKETT HELM. A few days ago Congress passed a new pension bill. It gave a few more dollars every month to each old sol- dier of the civil war and to the aged widows of those veterans who have pitched their tents on the farther shore. With the passage of that blll comes startling realization of the passage of time. Only a few years ago the majority of men serving in Congress served also in the fleld during the troubled days of sixty years ago—served un- der the stars and stripes or under the stars and bars. But now? Of all who sit on Capitol Hill those who marched with Grant or starved with Lee could be num- bered on the fingers of one hand. In the Senate of the United States there are foday but two veterans of the civil war. Both are now in the twilight of life. They are Warren of Wyoming and Nelson of Minnesota. In point of service in the Senate they tie for second place. Both b gan their terms of consecutive serv- ce in 1895, nearly twenty-eight years ago. One of them, Knute Nelson, second oldest man in the Senate. He in Norwa 1843 His only elder in the Senate “age of Ve t, whose birthday twenty- eight days earlie is the was born in i no is Knute Nelson. still hale, f vigorous mind, has a treasure. It {is dimmed by the touch of tim {faded by the light of many days. He it under lock and key, secure {in the attic of his home buck in Min- hearty and It sleel and style for a days when is an old coat of blue. It was new, though, and just the victorious veteran in the Grant's army tramped down Pennsylvania avenue nearly fifty- cight years ago. The toucses of gold which now are tarnished and dulled were resplendent then; the brass buttons black with rust gave back the i.«un-mm with unsullied polish when he laid It {was mustered out Not host now it away is the coat he wore f the Uni when he n army. group of senators and rep- s his Minnesota them of the and the attic. < here” he said as he fumbled the stout lock on the old chest. tly he brought it ou he “hete lining Mommer wife. | but lately died) put in it stilL” held spoke many years was Tesentativ He told them t it with And her suid is the who had It's a good this cont i He and it re wit in his arms carnestness erently Breat an unusual with his the was picture, the old an army coat, standing of the and the group was silent it on gested presently He took off his cd exertion there under sloping r house. 'y senator.” some one sug- t and by dint to squeeze managed | Might Be Good Idea If All Agreed to Obey the Law. The suggestion of Representative Upshaw of Georgia that. in of the fact that among the most flagrant violators of the Volstead enforcement law are some federal officials, all of the latter should take an oath to ab- | stain from intoxicants, has been received with varied emotions throughout the There is general approval of the suggestion that laws should be enforced and that all good citizens, Wt well as those in official life. should lead to this end, but some editors at least ta the Upshaw proposal humorously. Others dispose of it by quietly pointing out that. inaasmuch as every office holder, from the Presi- dent down, already has sworn to up- hold the constitution and administer the laws, it is hard to see where a new oath would prove any more ef- fective Mr. lenge consistency view country shaw's proposal is a chal- conscience, an appeal for interprets the Dallas Journal. “But_ when the proposed pledge is considered, together with the element to whom it has been pre- cented, one is reminded of the lines of an old poem which asked: ‘Will ik 'y do it, dare they do it?’ The sug- gested answer is they won’t and they don't.” In the opinion of the Mil- waukee Sentinel, “There is no excuse ifor congressmen voting for a law which outruns their own private practice, Furthermore. is there any excuse for half-hearted enforcement on the ground that a drastic dry clean-up would raise so much ppposi- tion that the present law wduld be Swept off the statute books and re- placed by a modified enactment? To face the matter squarely it is freely charged that _prohibitionists are afraid of too srict enforcement, fear- ing a popular revulsion of feeling. But the “moverent to make Congress dry is & good one’ the Charleston Mail argues. “Congress makes our Jaws and it is a travesty on demo- cratic principles for a body that makes'our laws to violate them. Ob- Servance of the law is the founda- tion principle of a democracy. It cannot be ignored with impunity, and at the same time this fact should be 2'standing warning to be sure about the laws we make before we make them.” In the opinion of the Richmond News-Leader, however, “public offi- cials are not the only people who Should take to themselves the hard truths somewhat garishly presented by Congressman Upshaw. The peo- ple who lead financially and socially Tn every American city need a revival of nobiesse oblige. The standard of Drohibition enforcement never will be Righer than that set by the so-called Dest people. If they make it a jest oan ofhers be expected to take it se- Cfously?’ The Richmond Times-Dis- patch, on its part, believes that “the Plain truth is a large section of the Dublic is deeply impressed by the Diheerity of many public officials who engage in_haranguing the country about its duty with respect to Vol- Steadism. When absolute respect for ol law becomes manifest in official fife it will not be so difficult to hreed the same respect in men and women generally.” There is distinct Skep- flelsm in the mind of the Hartford Courant that the public function “de- anded by Mr. Upshaw ever will fake place. Whether or not his dra- eatic entry into the ranks of the Drohibitionists will greatly help that Pause we cannot say. But it appears that he at least is not inclined lightly o put down the banner that, almost by ‘chance, he was allowed to wave 8o dramatically in the van of his fellow workers.” The Waterbury Republican does not consider there was anything “per- Sonal” in the declaration of the Geor- fa member, because “it was made o all responsible citizens—the citi- zens who like to think of themselves as table. The ation _of fespect for law in this country de- pends primarily upon them, and just now it is contingent upon their atti- tude . toward the_ prohibition laws. Warmly praising Upshaw for having “the full courage and_logic of his convictions,” the New York Evening World insists that “once ralsed, the question will not down. The futility U) to flto the king." EDITORIAL DIGEST into the uniform, It fitted him illy, for his figure had changed, and he{ took it off quickly. “My old army coat,” he said, h-u' to himself, “the coat I wore when I was mustered out.” “It would be a splendid thing to give to the Minnesota Historical So- ciety,” one of the group suggested. Nelson drew back, as if startled. ‘What did you say?' he asked in some agitation. The suggestion was repeated. “No," he said slowly, drawing aw from the group as if fearful that his treasure might be taken from him. “It's my old coat. My own old coat —the coat | wore when I was muse- ered out.” He walked slowly b: chest, his coat on his arm. “You don't understand, I'm afraid,” he said, turning to his guests, “it's mine—I wore it—and here—see here —here’s the lining Mommer put in B For a few moments he stood, await- ing anvwer. There was none, so he placed the garment back tenderly, closed the lid, locked it and put the key in his pocket. “l want it to stay concluded, leading the stairs, stay with to the old with way he the me, always." me. “to But Knute Nelson has another side. He can fight from the hustings with the same spunk that he used to show when he was in the Union army In one of hiv earlier campaigns, he was interrupted frequently at one meeting by a persistent heckler. Nel- son answered the man several times. Finally the questioner became nulsance. “Let me convince him this way,” he roared as he climbed down from the platform and made for his tor- mentor, And there ensued one tiest little two-minute fights that ever gladdened the gaze of a Min- nesota tarmer. Finally, Nelson blacked ! the man's eve. punched his nose till it | bied and threw him out of the hail. “Now." suid the doughty he scrambled back to “is« there any other vopulist here that questions?" volunteered Then we'll proceed with the meet- ing.” he announced a of the pret- veteran plat- long- wants to as the form eared ask Nobody any Knute Nelwon is the fulfilment of a promise. When he landed with his| mother at Castle Garden, New ¥Fork, in 1549, a of six, he faced the strange life of a new world. His mother, sitting on the dock with her possessions around her, was | much affected. Her courage seemed to flag at that moment and she wept »on't cry. mother.” whispered the L in a tongue he has all but for- gotten now, “some day we'll be next boy ¥ The day is here. worry. The corruption bred by pres- ent enforcement law has become a civic menace.” The Philadelphia Record points out that “all oficials have taken oath to ohey the Constitution and enforce the laws, and why should Mr. Upshaw put any more faith in a second oath?" But the Baltimore Sun suggests that “Mr. Upshaw ought to know that any man who does not favor total ab- stinence has no conscience that n be appealed to. The really logic way to make prohibition prghibit is to disfranchise every voter who will not take an oath of allegiance to the | Anti-Saloon League. Why not a con- stitutional amendment to that effect? It is clear that half measures can no longer be depended upon. Let Mr. Upshaw introduce the twentieth amendment at once. Forc is the | only way to reduce the wicked to subjection " Dad Goes Shopping. Dad hates to go &hopping. 1In July he has a complete abhorrence of the ordeal. When October comes his emo- | tions have merely intensified. But the mere suggestion of shopping in December—of threading crowded aisles, of being buffeted. crowded, jammed and squeezed—is enough to throw him into a mental spasm Just the same, Dad went shopping. The little woman who guides his des- tiny gulded Dad into Christmas- decked stores. He felt as if he had suddenly walked into the midst of a cloudburst, a cvclone and a monsoon twisted into one. As he watched the little woman stem her way sturdily through the tide, towing his bulk along, he began ‘0 wonder why they reserved the medals of honor exclu- sively for heroes of the war. As he noted her unperturbed ability to find what she originally had in mind, his admiration grew for the mind that could hold on 8o tenaciously. But the crowning touch came when she actually invited his confused wits into conference on the selection of 2 wagon for the boy and a black-eyed doll for the little girl. Then the miracle happened. Dad found he was enjoying himseif. He insisted on gifts about twice as good as mother would have dared buy. A grin chased away his moodiness. He didn't_even mind the crowding peo- ple. It suddenly occurred to him that you couldn’t find in all the world any other cause than Christmas that could bring so many people together o closely, so happily and with so wide an aftermath of good cheer. Dad intends to go_shopping again next Christmas. — Portland (Ore.) Journal. Experts. Down in Pennsylvania a man decid- ed _to pull his own teeth. They bury him—dead from blood- poisoning. Ever ruin an article or botch a job by trying to do it yourself instead of summoning. an expert? If vou haven’'t you are an exceptionally wise or extraordinarily lucky person. This is an age of speclalists. An old locksmith, asked to itemize a bill, did it in this way: “To open- ing safe, $5. To knowing how to open it, $95.” Success has a hard time dodging the man who becomes an expert in any line—Buffalo Times. most anything with lease remit."—Hart- You can say flowers except ford Times. 0dd, isn't it, how nothing seems to bring out the old Adam like New Year eve?—Chicago New: Otto H. Kahn asks America to adopt his plan to ease the allied deb! and, perhaps, we Otto if we Kahn. Phiiadelphia Record. Two more Americans have been killed by Mexican bandits. Why didn’t_they try America first?—Syra- cuse Herald. . Until he got into the movies Will ‘Hays probably never realized what a clean, wholesome sport politics is.— St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Our governmental system of checks and bajances doesn't work o well any of present prohibition enforcement more. Not enough checks to has become a state and national —Tacoma Ledger. rayer for the New Year| 'E have come to another new year. Let us enter upon it with anticipation, remembering th: past, and knowing that ahead of us are further treasures of experience and growth. Strengthen Thou within us, O our God. the conviction: of our power—Thy power within us. For we make our own lives, our own years. As yes- terday was the seed of today, 80 the present bears fruit in the morrow. There is no effect without cause, nor without sow ing of grain can there be any reaping of harvest. Help us to sow_the right grain. We need Thy help, our God. Fear doth too strongly beset us, Help us to know Thee, for with knowledge of Thee faith shall increase and fear shall wither away. We have found Thee in days that are past—In success and in failure, 'in sickness and in health, in our friendships and in our loneliness. Our hearts are tender with gratitude. Even in the presence of sorrow, pain and temptation have we felt Thee. Grant that we may re- member this and that if in the New Year these should draw close we may not thrust them off rebelliously, but reverently welcome them. For lo, they come bearing Thy gifts! And now will go about our work. We ask but one thing—Thyself. For the giving we thank thee men. MABEL DILL. i Middle of Block Safe Corner Street Crossing Hazards Warrant Consideration. To the Editor of The Star ordinary, common-sense ob- server. 1 came to the conclusion long ago that ‘a place distant from the street corner was much safer for Crossing a street than a place at the crosswalk, and I have already said in letters which you have printed. 1 have found other ordi- nary observers ugreeing with me. In walking the length of a street, it would, of course, be very inconvegient 1o walk up to the middie of the block to cross every in cting street which one must cross -and some compromise is necessary en Where . crossing is guarded by a policenian, and the pedestrian awaits | the signal of the policeman heiore crossing. ke will often find that the signal is changed before the crossing has been cleared. and awaiting the signal to cross thej crossing start so promptly (hat he must jump to get over. The greatest danger of being struck in xuch a case is from the machine at the front of the line awaiting the sigual 0 The machines behind will not start until that front one starts. so if a pedestrian were to cross behind that front one when it was standing, in- stead of in front of it he would be much safer, for he wouid have a dou- ble signal of the tune to cross. When | the line of machines is moving no one would venture to Start across the street unless an approaching moving car were a safe distance away. The rule should be, therefore. that no waiting machine <hould stand beyond | the intersecting curb and that the crossing lines should be far enough from the curb, say twenly feet. x0 that a clear space for crossing should remain open behind the standing car. Now comes the testimony and advice of Dr. Raymond Dodge, head of the psychological section of tie National Re- search Council, not the ordinary ob- server, who says, in Science for Decem= ber 2 As an t s a matter of safety there are grave doubls as to whether the present gulations that limit pedestrians (o a Irow street crossing at exact sections of streets is the best pract solution. It may be more convenient for drivers. but the exact intersection of streets i most dangerous for pedes- trians. Behind waiting cars is safer than in front of them. Twenty feet from a_ cross street would dimimsh the probability of being surprised by turning cars se of all parallel streets as one- wuy streets would be a great ad- vantage. There is a slight but real difference between the sides of the street for pedestrians. It can be demonstrated that _ the left-hand sidewalk is safer. When the pedes- trian is on the left sidewalk, about to cross a street, he has to' watch only automobiles on his left and to the right of him. while a walker stepping off the right-hand sidewalk across a street has to be alert tol possible danger on his left, to his Teft rear and to his right. It is well known that the hand_of the street should be used by pedestrians when there is no sidewalk.” When, in walking along a street, one has occasion to cross the street, he has the choice of a crossing place within several blocks. This s very different from the crossing of inter- secting streets. He should never Cross the streel at a street Crossing in such a case. but look for an op- portunity to cross in the middle ofi the block, where he can see what is coming from either side of him, and avoid all danger of cars coming upon ound a_corner. him from aroung “oICKMAN MAN 1918 Sunderland place, Dec. 2§, 1922, Says D. C. Is the Home Of Every D. C. Citizen To the Bditor of, The Star: | “Every American has two home towns and Washington is one of them.” | This is more than a well put figure | of speech; it is plain truth and if§ that feeling of ownership can be borne | in upon the country school teacher, the 9 o'clock town man and the farmer, as well as the business man and woman, | jand { fluence | trance into the world war, {a rifie. CAPITAL KEYNOTES ' BY PAUL V. What is a “100 per cent American”? Attorney General Daugherty proposes a New Year resolution for every man and woman, to the effect that he or she will *resolve to be 100 per cent American” during the coming year. And to be such he “will dedicate him- self to the strict observance of the laws of his country, and will obey them in letter and spirit—all of them, even though there be some that, in his individual opiuion, hurt.” * X ¥k % But is that all? That is being only a 50 per cent American. It is like the character who “believes in God," of whom it was sald he was no better than a devil, for “the devils also believe amd tremble.” Some Americans never break a law. just because they are colerless and nega- tive—and “dead.” * ok x I wish it were possible to depict two characters: An average Ameri- can of today and an ideal 100 per cent Ameri . What a contrast! It shocks us to tear aside the veil and see the composite of the actual Amer- ican—ignorant, seifish, criminal, de- cadent—physically as well as morall Ignorant: There are only two or three countries n the civilized world where there is so large a percentage of illiterates as in the that shame United States, fact in spite of our boasted free schools and dif- fused public press. The negative Daugherty American ignores that, and violates no law in his smugness Selfish: The average American does not know that he has a neighbor his forefathers did. The spirit of neighbor love. of good fellowship, be- cause one belongs 1o a community, is | almost forgotten. We are divided | into churches and lodges and posts and clans, and when the road 1o Jericho happens to have a hold and the vietim does not give the high sign of our order, do we not, too ofte pass by on the other side and let the Associated Charities look after the “case”? We are “busy” and have no time *to investigate. Criminal: The United States popu- lation is the most criminal people in the eivili i world, with the most prosecution of crime. and its criminal record ix growing wors not better. I refer especially to crimes of violence. In 1915 the ratio of murders was 8.1 per 100.000 popu- 921 it wasx 9.3, That is an 14.8 per cent in murders the last six years. Other ve kept pace. if not outrun, hioned murder. crimes of narcot and the crimes of illicit liquor-making and drinking and the general tendency to, pick and choose | as to what laws shall be obeved and what flouted are rapidly bringing a spirit of lawlessness wh h is a most serious menace to the verv government itself | and the institutions of law order. lawry in mask and lawry in open mark the y as they had not marked any fore in the history of the republic American mob massacres horrify the world. Attorney General Daugherty himself points to this condition an! apbeals to 100 per cont American- | s stem _the tide. The negative. ihe floater Who' goes with the. cur: rent and simply refrains from row ins | ahead. never stemmed u tide since b h's flood, vet he uld qualify a a Daugherty “100 per cent American.” | Decadent: The American family is | physically the mést decadent in the world—with the excention of one or 1wo other nationalities—and is com- mitting race suijci faster than the decrease of the death rate can coun- terbalance: and the family &pirit. in the last decade, has almost vanished from too many of our homes. The motion picture entertainment has taken the place of the form in- of light reading. melodrama has become the ideal of human con- duct, and parental respect has been | supplanted by self-sufficiency of the children. ‘The result is a tendency to- | ward flabbiness. both mental and | spiritual and | w ® ke decadent: In the draft of for the Army, at our Physical young men i a quarter of them were found so defective in physique that they were unfit to march or stand in a trench and carry They were defectives in limb or organ, as a result of bad neritage | and bad living. The percentage of | 100 per cent physically fit men and women in this the best country and best climate in the world is astonish- ingly low. ' Since the nineteenth century began, | science—hygiene and sanitation—has | added eighteen yvears to the longevit of Americans, but that only mocks us | with our previous defects. which ! science has only begun to discover | and overcome. Dr. Eugene Lyman | Fisk, medical director of the Life Ex- tension Institute. tells us that ther is no reason in biology why man should not attain an average life of 100 vea instead of the present average of 56— and in many cases he might live to be T e i the. ext centurs | et e genity will be near 100 ears average. He comments | t the present time the human ! d | b | | stugsisn on the nic COLLINS, being stands in great need of care and scientific heip, If the race is not to degenerate. Our showing at thg start of 1923 is nothing to boast of— in fact, we stand humiliated befo brute creation. * * * In spite of science. culture and the intelleet of man, the genux homo is carrying at present a greater burden of disease. misery and starvation than any other animal organism.” * ¥ ok % These are against a ugly charges to make people proud as the Americans. If they were made by = foreigner we would ail be too angry to answer them. But surely even our characteristic smugness will permit us to take an inventory of ourselves on January 1. In lecture last Thursday N solictor general United States, declared “In 1880 men were beiter citizens s citizens—for they believed in their tical parties. Today that ‘militant party spirit has disappeared, and a third of the electo does not vote. In 1880 the worker took pride in his work and w £ in industry.” he true now “Family asserted, loyalty an The Ameri much tim ) amusem is @ James of the ate rievement said, is not ties are lightly held.” children lack of oth give far #ht to play and an age of the rome. More motion picture es were built in New York last year than schools and churches.” He might have said the sa cerning Washington and many an- other city. and added t it costy to buy chewing gum for Amer- icans than it takes to support all the colleges he the. ave ton respect people and the - con- * k% x A scientist has diagnosed the flap- per—who is more abused by eritics than she merits—by finding that what had been thought be heart dfs- ease is only a certain sluggish actien of the brain. Her heart is all right, but her br needs stimulant 6 arouse it into stronger action—naéns mething worth while to interest ft t from the meaniniless frivolities something serious and inspiring that same alsg- nosis will fit not only the poor abused maiden but equally T “ideal American.” He organized, and while right he has of an avocation, by substituting com- associations and cieties and trusts. He has atrop dividuality and personal init ative and so while he contributes his life blood to transfuse energy with a bank che~k into some organ % n, he himself is becoming ener- vated 1t tells on i heart action aftér awhile, but at first it tells on his hrain. for he imagines that all that his associations do ¢ be done with. out his personal co he 1923 needs an arousing of the in brain of the erage citizen.” He is now saving that his society post or church is “run by a clique. when he ought to become the leader of that very ‘elioue” and when 1ough ake un the white man's burden. thev will find how indispens- is their own initiative and ac Fhat what ails the averag He shirk: His brain 1 Get busy! Wake from action of gy following excitement of the war service world still needs “war workers. peace and distract Perhaps poly to has been over- his heart is all organized himself out and € i 1h tion citizen s the the the even * k¥ * to dis- Ameri- the ideal T theme cuss, pleasant posite actual him with is not & the an and contrast “100 per cent American.” If the writer hail hyphen in his own nationality. it might not be a whole- some e but “bear with me, friends.” for T came in the Mayflower and alse with William Penn. and am as much to blame for this picture s any other Yankce. What a going to about it? How many of us have the grit to look squarely cture and answer frankly? us get back to “The of Let us awake to the ideals made Am great. Let us be ashamed of Puritan devotion right. or of Quaker simplicity of living. or of Patrick ness of purpose. which ed in abandon of eloquent sin Give me _liberty or give me d Contrast the spirit o fathers with the general tremd this “hippodrome age” and we m glimpse the ideal “100 per cent Am ican,” who towers so far above the negative American who simply does not fracture any statute that it would be hard to trace relatior ship between them. While pledging toast. quoted in the graph above. is all it goes. why sto Columbia. Columbia. o glory arise. The queen of the world and the skiex! a ercis, Let hirit whic iea not 0 Henry's sinzle- fore- of = our the Daugherty opening para- right. so far as half way? Lild of the To conquest and slaug Whelm nations in blood and wrap cities in hits of mankind shall de them and glory atter let K aspire: At the present toe | the JNman A clumpirenve themandisierz atiou Advocates Unmasking Ku Klux Klan. To the Editor of The Star. | Ku Kluxism seems to be more. bold in the country. The im- becoming they will come to take a pride in the town they have helped to build. Carry this thought to them and re- peat it again and yet again. The truth of it will bear fruit. Congress will Show it and Washington, after a little While, will not have ‘cause to be ashamed of its inadequate _school System. For congressmen hear what the voters say; also, they heed. 3 Tt the people of Washington will spread this slogan as it should be Spread, sending it into the remotest corners of the country, through pulpit and press, chambers of commerce and boards of trade, on letter heads, in the films, and in every other way conducting a persistent and insistent campaign in _spreading this graat truth, the truth will prevail. See to it that every man, woman and child in the country is reached and made to understand, to grasp and %o hold the truth that “Every Ameri- can has two home towns and Washing- one of them.” for 18 HOBART BROOKS. Writer Would “Turn Off”” Niagara Falls A magazine writer wants to turn off Niagara Falls, in order to turn them on again. That is, he wants to utilize for industrial purposes the vast power now going to waste there, and thinks that, far from losing attractiveness, the falls would gain in spectacular effect if they were not functioning all the time, but were only turned on in full volume on holidays and other special occasions. 1t fireworks were shot of o'clock every night” he sa would_not care to look at them Very likely. Yet people can stand a good deal more repetition from na- ture than they can from art. Sun- rise and sunset and rain and snow and rushing water have a good deal of Tepetition and continuity, but most of us don't get bored to death with them at all. Tan't it the very everlastingness of that tremendous downpour at Niagara that gives the falls their overpower- ing effect on the minds of imaginative onlookers?—Jacksoaville Journal. perial wizard has recently visited Washington openly and officially, it| geems. He held his head up high and talked loud. He talked politely, but ominously There seems to be no question that the dread of Ku Kluxism is becom- ing serious. The degree of fear it has created in many communities in several states has come to affect men's conduct where their private lives and affairs come in connection and con- tact with their public duties. The general concensus of opinion seems to be that the klan is a vicious organization. There is. however, a somewhat strong minority. not mem- bers, in sympathy with them. This minority Jjoins in the Kklan propaganda, saying that the pur- poses of the klan are commendable and noble; that our laws are not en- forced by the officers: that the offj- cers themselves are unfaithful and inefficient; that much good has been done in some communities by the Klan; that many men of fine chara ter and high standig in their com- munities are members. These things may all be true, but it is equally true that the klan employs vicious methods, in violation of law, to enforce its so-called high purposes; that law enforcement cannot be in- trusted to lawbreakers. The psycho- logical hurt done to any community through the “purifying” done by the klan as a result of its viciousemethods of overriding the law is greater than its possible good. It seems to me that the remedy for this evil and public control of the Viclous tendencies of the klan' are easily feasible and practicable. The mask, and that alome, is the instrumentality that enables the klan to perpetrate its diabolisms and \ | met away with compel them, by law, ma in public on all times. There is no value in the mask, nor need for it, in honestly, lawfully per- forming any of the high purposes which they publicly proclaim as their motives and objectives. On what principle of chivalry or manhood do their high-charactered members jus- ify or tolerate the idea of good morals putting on a mask to sct out its high precepts or do its good deeds; or, law and order putting on a mask to command the peace, or, 100 per cent Americanism concealing its identity to exert noble inspira- tions? It is superlative ponsense, of course. In compelling them to pull off their masks in public; there is no need of accompanying it with interferring with their innocent parades and pub- lic ceremonies, on the public streets or on wooded Hilltops. Let them wear their hoods and shrouds, if they like, and ride their white-sheeted horses, if they choose, 50 long as their faces gre in the open, their counte- nances exposed to public view and their identities unconcealed. So, let them do all their noble deeds, and what they dare. 1t requires no special ¢ islation to apply this remeds There can be no question of the constitutionality of such laws. They are clearly within the ordinary po- lice powers of the states. There is even no novelty in the idea. Many towns and villages over the country have for vears had ordinances pro- hibiting citizens from appearing on the public streets in disguise. 1 cannot concelve of any remedy as feasible or practical, as speedy or as effective as this. To the Ku Klux Klan let the slogan of the law and of all law-abiding citizens, be, “Pull off your mask.” D, H. HARDY. it. The remedy is t do discard their all occasions, at its s of le