Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1924, Page 11

NEW POLICIES HELD DEMOCRATICNEED Growing Demand in South for Tariff Ends Issue as Campaign Material. BY ROBERT. T. SMALL. HOUSTON, Tex., December 1 Traveling through the Southland, the political observer hears much taat is intercsting and more that is signif- icant as to the future of the Demo- cratlc party. The last two presi- dential elections have shown that - South is about the on.y part of country to which the Lemocrac for anything llke con- sistent s.pport from a national point of view . danger to the Democ- 1 dificulty of arrang- like a reorganization schemo, would appear to be the fact that the Democratic politiclans of the South have lost touch with their own people, _Certainly thix is rtue with the Southern busimess man. It is a sorfous thing Indeed to the Demo. y when a Texas audience will cheor a man, who, while proclaiming himself a life-iong Democrat says he is more than pleassd with the result £ the last election. It is a seripus reflection upon what the politicians have come to regard as a fundamental policy of the Demo- tic party to find Texas cattle growers, Toas lumbermen and Texas wool growers meeting and condemn- ing Democratic proporals for low tariff duties or free srade in these three great American products. Dusiness Views Similar. Soon after the electlon this cor- espondent pofnted out that the Democrats had lost so much ground 1 the North and East because they ad insisted, by platform declara- »ns and campalgn speecnes, upon reatening business with drastlc changes. . It was pointed out American buslness, during its period of greatest expansion, had ac- customed and adapted itself to a cer- tain degree of protection and that business interests always would be ed against the party constantly ncing that it would upxet exist- business conditions as the first ture of its program in office. It is possible today {o give the views of Southern business men, and may or may not surprise the coun- iry at large to know that these views differ in no particular from those of business interests in the North and West, juthern business men who still voting the Democratic ticket in national elections, either through tra- dition or possibly some remnant of racial fear, are not contributing funds to bring about Democratic suc- in the Nation at large. Some yuthern States in the recent *un- pleasantness” at the polls fafled to raise as much as 3 per cent of the mp fund quotas assigned to them by the national committee. It ust follow that if Southern States, constituting the voting strengh of the Democracy today, will not con- tribute funds to help their 6wn party in its fight in the so-called doubtful border States there is a lack of with the national aims of ing sympathy the part, South Interested in Protection. truth of the matter is—and politicians may blink at it if they will—that the new South of today is community of Btates very much rested in the principles of pro- fon. The Bouth has wide busi- and productive interests which need the stimuius of protection, Time was when New England wa ness PR AR R AR PR R PR AR AR AR AR FROCKS That Make the Larger Woman Seem Youthfully Slender $19 to $89.50 Artfully placed panels arranged with sure effect, a conspicuous lack of adornment—by just such clever- details do these charming frocks create an itlusion of lightness and slim- ness for theater, street and dinrier. Coat models, ensembles, straightline and tunic dresses of brocade velvet, chiffon velvet, crepe roma, georgette, jacquard, plain and stripe charmeen and Poiret. Sizes 40% to 54%4. In high and subdued colors. condemried by the politicians as the mother and the great beneficlary of protection, but today the Southern States are threatening to take from New England, if they have not done so already, her dominance th the textile industry. Some New England. mill owners have deliberately dis. mantled thelr _plants and . moved,| ihem bodily té the South. The Btates which are raising the cotton of the world are manufacturing it into, clothing and fabrics within their own| borders. The South has na deaire 1o, see this rapidly spreading ‘industry robbed of the protection which.made it both possible and profitable fn New England. - Texas has leaped forward in the past three years to become the great. est wobl producing State in the couns try. It requires no great streteh of imnagination to figure what schedule K of the tarlft act means, then, to this section. Interented in Tariff Wall. As a matter of fact, there Is no Southern State today without a potent. If nat vital interest in the so- called tarlff wall. Wool, sugar, lum- ber cattle, steel, manufactures of every xort, wheat, corn, metals—the South no longer is a lary land con- tent with raising Its own keep. It is| a humming hive of industry blessed with wonderful natural resources, which it is just beginning to appre- elate. The politiclans alone who haye grown up here in the South, do not seem to appreciate the metamorphoris Because they are Democrats, knd be cause they are elected because they are Democrats, the Senators and Rep- resentatives from the South continue| to think and preach of the South as| It was 20 or 30 br 40 yenrs ago. They are modern Rip Van Winkles. The South has moved forward while they have slept Southern business mon are not ask- Ing their -political leaders to swal-| low the dreaded word “protection. They would be satlstied It the Demo. crats would promise them & falr “competitive” tarift which would be based upon sound economics, how- ever, instead of on politics. eed For New Policles The continued hope of the Democ- racy against Republican invasion of the solid South lies in the fact that just when Southern business and in- dustry Is beginning to lose patience with the policles of the Democratic party, the Republicans bring forward the negro issue and inslst upon wav Ing this red flag in front of the Southern people, urging an early equality which finds no favor here. The situation of the new South in respect of the tarift is the blg prob- lem with which the Democrats will have to deal and which must be con sidered 1n any reorganization of policles. The South does not feel the Democracy is deficient in presidential | timber, 1t feels, however, that Demc racy cannot beat its way back to| success without a _reorgansaton of | policies, no matter how painful that process may be. (Coprright, 1924.) FIRE DAMAGES SCHOOL. Howard University Law Building Loss Placed at $1,000. Fire in the basement of 420 Fifth street, law school bullding of Howard University, about 5:30 o'clock yes-| terday afternoon, damaged the build- | ing to the extent of $1,000. Origin of the fire was not determined. | A 4-year-old child was blamed for | a fire that started in a pile of rugs| wom, | In a basement room in the home of | Willlam B. Richard, 3540 Tenth street, | yesterday afternoon. Police reported that the little sirl started the fire while playing with matches. The fire did no damage. Short-circuited wires were respon- sible for a fire that occurred about 6 o'clock this morning In the auto- mobile of Richard Rebertson, 105 G street southwest, near Third and G streets southwest. = Damage to the car amounted to $25 crepe satin, bengaline, |and good attack. Mrs. | testified THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1924. CHORAL SOCIETY SINGS “MESSIA Annual Presentation Given, * With Aid of Navy Band, in Central High. Handes “Messiah” was given its annual presentation by the Washing- ton Choral Society at Central High 8ch¥al fast fight., with an effective accompaniment by 50 members of the Navy Band under the direction of Charles Benter and Charles Wen- gerd. The beauty of this oratorio 8 " evhanc¢ed by increase of volume The use of an orchestra this year, replacing the organ and plano A« companiment of former years, Wi an improvement. The organ was used only in one number, the aito air, “He Sha’l Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd,” with its goprano finale. In #pite_of only one rehearsal of or- chestra. and chorus combined be- fore the performance last night, the orchestra did f{ts part well. The strings ware particularly effective. Both the ovérture and the famous “Pastoral Symphony” were given with Intelligent shading of tone and unity of instruments. The arfangement of singers and chorus on the stage last night was unique. The chorus was massed in front with the orchestra behind and the two conductors facing each other, Miss Craig Excellent. Netta Craig, who has sung the so- prano part of “The Messiah” many times, showed -her familiarity with the work in the convincing way in which she sang. Miss solo, Know That My Redeemer of work of the evening. Richle Me- Lean, one of Washington's finished singers, sang the contralto part with smoothness of style, nice tome and conslderable dramatic feeling. She won-hearty applause with her singing of “He Was Despised.” Frederic Tag- gart of New York showed a mastery of technique In his bass solo, “Why Do the Natlons So Furlously Rage To- gether?” It was a particular difficult selection, full of florid passages espes clally hard for a bass. Willlam F. Raymond, tenor, sang with well bal- anced tone and considerable vigor In_“Thou Shalt Break Them.” The chorus .of about 70 voices seemed hardly large enough to de- velop the full beauty of the choral passages, but sang with precision Clyde Grimes was at the.organ and Ervine J. Sten- son at the piino. DEATH DUE TO ACCIDENT. Verdict in Case of Man Asphyx- iated in Rooming House. A verdict of accldental death was reported by a coroner's jury at an Inquest held at the morgue yester- day afternoon In the case of John Moses, Morganton,” N. C., who was asphyxiated by llluminating gas in a rooming house, ‘207 Pennsylvania avenue, last week Carl Smith, companion of Moses, that he blew out the gas. The jury repotted that the fixture of which the gas escaped was defective by reason of a broken key. In concluslon. the jury reported the recommendation that.all gas fixtures in rooming houses be regularly in- spected. Moses' body will be shipped to his late homs fer interment. Don’t Put Off Your Christmas SECOND YLOOR LANSBURGH & BRO. R RRRER B PR DR B | Boston Buff, | Detroit Craig's final | El Liveth, was one of the finest pleces | THE WEATHER District—Raln tonight and tomor- row, colder tomorrow; moderate shifting winds, becoming northerly. Maryland—Rain ton!ght, colder in north * portion; tomorrow rain and colder; possibly changing to snow or sleet n north portion; moderate shift- ing winds, becoming fresh northerly. Virginia—Rain tonight and tomor- row; colder tomorrow and in north- west portlon tonight; fresh west shifting to north winds. West Virginia—Rain probably changing to sleet or snow tonight or tomorrow, much colder tonight; colder tomorrow. Records for 24 Hours. Thermometer—¢ p.m., 47; 8 p.m., 42; 12 midnight, 39; 4 a.m., 39; § am,, 43; noon, 52. Barometer—4 pam., 30.19; § pm., 30.19; 12 midnight, 30.16; 4 a.m., 30.12; 8 a.m., 30.12; noon, 30.09. Highest temperature, 52, occurred at noon, today; lowest temperature, 37, occurred at 10:45 p.m., yesterday. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 47; lowest, 33. dition of the Water. Temperature and condition of the water at § am.: Great Falls—Tem- perature, 88; condition, muddy. Weather in Varlous Cities. F Temporature, == BE e g= % Weathe:, 5 Pt foudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Rain Ra‘n Clear Cloudy Cloudy Rain Adantle Baltimore Birmingham.. Blsmarck vpysszey o1 ] Cleveland Deaver 2y Paso Galveston . 8T Indianapolis. $0.18 Jacksontilie. 80.38 Kansas City 30.38 Los Angele: Loufsvtile ¥ SE2E255ER3RERTEE meey Cloudy Cloudy Clear Foggy Cloudy Omaha - Pt.clondy Philadelp) Cloudy Phoenix in ain Raln Clear Raleigh ... Cloudy 3. Lake City 20. lan Antonl 30.6 San Diego... 30.06 8. Francisco 20.04 £t. Lou's.... 80.28 . Paul . Cloudy FOREIGN. (8 am.. Groenwich time, today.) Temperature. Weather. 40 oudy 40 Part Clouds, Part clondy 1 Copenhagen, Denmark ...\ 83 Stockholt, Sweden Horta "(Fapal), Atore Hamilton, Bermuda Ran Juas; Porto Rico. Harana, Cnba - .. Colon, Part cloady Cloudy ture. Corn and northern wheat ares. Soutbern wheat' arel Naval Officers Transferred. Lieut. Comdr. Robert T. commanding the U. S. § been transferred to the third n district, at New York: Lieut Greenwell, commanding the U. & Pelican, to the Asiatic station, and Lieut. Walker P. Rodman of the U. S. S. Hancock to the command of the U. 8. 8. Robert L. Barnes. o ¢ | tional Municipal League. Dofle | CODLDGE ASSENT TOWERT SYSTEM President .Indorses Plan in Letter to Civil Service Reform League. A letter from President Coolldge indoraing the merit system was read iast night to the forty-fourth annual convention of the National Civil Service Reform League at the Wash- ington Hotel. “Probably no system will ever be 80 far perfected,” the President said, “as to assure completely satisfactory results in the selection of personnel, elther for public or private business, but I am sure that the merit system, which necessarily is the real basis of the personnel polloy of most private employers, is by far the most suc- cessful and efficient one for the pub- lic service as well. The accomplish- ments that have been effected under it, improving the general standards of administrative organigation, afe 60 ! well known to members of the league that it is hardly necessary to recount them.” Samuel H. Ordway, who has been acting president of the league, in_ his annual sddress last night indorsed the Cramton bill providing for plac- ing the fleld force of the prohibition unit under civil service, and assailed the Bureau of Efficlency, saving it should be completely excluded from any connection with Federal person- nel administration. Assails Post Ofice System. The practice of the Post Office De- partment in aubmitting lists of ell- gibles for positions as postmasters rural carriers to members of Con- gress for their recommendation of the person to be appointed was vigorous- ly condemned by Judge Ordway. He called upon the reform forces of the Nation to join in a final campaign to destroy the spolls system in Federal Government root and branch.” Takashi Taniguchi, chancellor of the Japanese embassy, told the con- on of the merit system as prac- ticed in Japan, where it applies to all branches of the government service, administrative, diplomatic and judi- The examination system in jan, the speaker sald, goes farther than that in this country, in that ju- dicial officers are required to pass tests of fitness. Tells State Department Plan, J. Butler Wright, Assistant Sec- retary of State, described the opera- Ition of the merit system In the State Department, under the Rogers act. which has reorganised service of this Government. Senator Sterling of South Dakota, who was to have addressed the meeting on the subject of classification of Covern- men employes was unable to be pres- ent Belle Sherwin, president of the Na- tional League of Women Voters, in- |that women of the Nation were ccially interested in its operation, Speakers at the session vesterday afterncon were: F. A. Moss of the Bureau of Public Personnel Adminis- tration; Eugene J. Benge, man | industrial relations of the | Itefining Company; Henry M. Waite, | former city manager of Dayton, Ohlo; |H. W. Dodss, secretary of the Na- There was ussion over the relation |of the merit system to the city man- agers of the Natlon. i i Fantastic dolls have become pop- ular among London soclety women. | spirited ais the |, the forelgn | |dorsed the merit system, and declared ! Buckshot Method For Killing Ducks Varied by Experts Egperts of the Department of Agriculturs have found & new way of killing wild ducks. It is a slight varlation of the usual buckshot method, and should be found ef- fective by hunters whose aim Is more or less wandering. It was discovered that varlous species of wild ducks were being ravaged by a strange malady. In- vestigation proved the disease to be lead poisoning. Further investigation disclosed the ducks had been eating lead shot, picked up wnile they were hunting srain. So If you miss your mark with your gun remove the buckshot and feed It te the lead-hungry birdies in person. When your bag is full of disappointed ducklings go home, eat them and then notify the coroner. — LANGLEY FORFEITS $10. Representative John W. Langley of Kentucky, charged with {ntoxica- tion, forfeited his $10 collatersl in Pollce Court today. He was arTested Saturday night at the House of De- tention and booked at the first pre- cinet. Assistant Corporation Counsel J. J. McGarraghy, on commenting upon the case, stated that while there was no reason an attachment could not be made out for the defendant there had been no precedent of doing 8o in the ordinary drunk cases. REVEALS HISTORY OF OLD TIBER CREEK James F. Du Hamel Recalls Stream in Address Before His- torical Society. A description of Tiber Creek was given by James F. Du Hamel in an address befors the Columbia His- torical Society, in the Cosmos Club last night. Mr. Du Hamel described how that creek at one time drained the grester part of Washington. The creek had. fts sources in the viclnity of the Soldiers’ Home grounds, and with Its many tribu- tarles was at first a large stream until the growing city caused an ever-diminishing flow of the water in its bed, and finally it was fillsd. Thus it went out of existence, but not out of the memories of the old Wash- ingtonfans, who as boys swam and fished in it. The stream crossed Perinsylvania ave- nue near North Capitol street, and before it was covered up, a bridge ran across it along th Avenue for many years. It finally was filled for govd during the Shepherd improve- ments In the seventies. Mr. Hamel while telling last night of the many branches running into this old stream, told how numer- ous springs were scattered all over what is now the city proper, and how the people of the District had to de- pend on these springs for many years as the source of their water supply. “There was a huge spring at Ninth and F streets” he sald. “Only re- cently,” he continued, “water rose in a manhole in back of the Patent Office, and there had not been suffi- clent rain at this time to cause that without this old spring still in opera- tion.” Describlng the gradual growth of the city, Mr. Du Hamel said that for many years wooden pipes were used to get the water over the city from aks C (Ompany N PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SEVENTH STREEGT n Men’s Brown Cape Gloves with strap wrist and fur lined > NI A\ Black Leather Gauntlets 2 with heavy lamb’s - wool lining RS X] Brown Cape Gloves with button wrist, warmly lined and dressy $3.50 Black Leather Gauntlets with soft cuff and fleece lined thess springs and small reservoirs, the wooden pipes finally being re- placed with metal ones between 1840 and 1844, Following Mr. Du Hamel's address, Washington Topham recalled before the society how he used to swim and fish in old Tiber Creek and also told of the courses taken by many of the tributaries of these old and extinct streams. Allen C. Clark, president of the soclety, also gave a brief description of the creek, telling of the trees that PENNSYLVANIA AVENUS Jajamas Men's Outing Flannel Pajamas, silk frogs, full cut. 2 Cane Men's IMPORTED bam- boo walking sticks, bone ferrule, crook handle and sterling !ll\'nl-_ bands. B Saks Superior Underwear It is said that men who try Saks Underwear never buy any other kind. Its per- fect knit provides comfort- able fit as long as the gar- ment endures—be it cotton, rib or all wool, in white, bal- briggan or gray. Underwear for all sizes and all types of men 2 to 510 Sport Vests —in stripes and London checks, in all new shades and effects. Their smartness and warmth make them most acceptabls gifts. 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