Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1926, Page 6

6 THE EVENING THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY. .January 13, 1926 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company 11th New Yo European O 14 Resent St.. London, Eng The Evening Star fog i § the ety 45 ceniu | r mon elept e Main curvier 4t 1t ? with the Sund U 60 eents 1 o h month, Rate by Mail—Pavable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. 1 Sundas V1 mo S 00 1 mo Sunday 33,00 1 mo! anada. 1 mo.. §1.00 1mo. Shou 13 1yr Member of the The As Assoe ated Press. 1y entitlod at put of & More Coal War. decluring that the stinate enemy of peace and min broken off ne Feel betor There Federal which the anthr represent thati ives have The strike continy tter than en the the resumi is talk « Governmient t he had Tt is t calling ca new law ac about men to m therehy period of nor the miners and B none the miners the Aoadin: is en ut e mainte) the songed i ring a pr Me the Wk su strikin anthracite e families intense the district the lar region h ss in is paralyzed. Oune of department int ment stores in that | bankruptey W on nd | nd | n- - And I t the op apse of 1 ) see the leader of th ruin” dictate gle object of wages 1 public. the miners' lea tors as an sided fo miners te-or- on forcing a sin heavy ess of th the nten increase the in the conces: insistin rhitr ions upon a one- | tion and indiffer- pensions and strike the operators mocked peace. 1In short. the formal ments of the t des after the break- up of the conference indicate a Plote dlisior They judge from the the broad ch: ¢ Of eours tinue Indefi a stake in have millions of pr out yiel are at public suffering atels strike millions couped It is of the through up the 1 them in state- | wo com n spirit and in action. are as far ¢ md to part a. ineor man ested by {des of is small any ime there e meeting of minds. ation cannot con here The operators | perty tied up with- n. The mine £ destitution. The substitutions, Business is desper is too large iy ret 5 the with all Its r fuel The have te this to date gone into never losses can wted that Pr Lewis s about to make a trip hard-coal relon to stiffen Just what he can tell zement is unknown. He cannot them bread or money to pay their rent. He cannot supply | them with fuel, though they lve in the heart of the country. He| cannot honestly promise them money from other than his own strike funds, which are practically e hausted. for there is no assurance of contributions from other organiza- tions, despite the recent appeal of President Green of the American Fed- eration of Labor for donations. The operators tell the men that they can go back to work any day at the old wages, with assurance of an’ad Justment through arbitration. Lewis will not let the men go back to work unless the arbitration has to do with coal prices as well as wages, and un less theve is assurance that the wage scale wlll ed upward. How long can he hold them out in their suffering martyrdom on this basis? The coal-using public is keenly inter- ested to know. union 1cour give t ot sources be rev o Many optimistic citizens, tent with reductions, hoping for rebat not are con- tax now —————. Local Sentiment and Legislation. Repeatedly Washingtonians have B | the entire department, { program community, where the law, if enacted, will be administered and for benefit it is framed, but those of other cities, with their own favored plans for the assistance of mothers. One particular plan has been ad- vanced as a substitute for the local bill, and the Representatives in Con- gress from the States from which it emanated have been solicited to ef- this substitution. There are dif- fevenc the two measures That which has been submitted by the Commissioners, the product of a long consideration by the public welfare nmission created by the Commis suited to this particular local situation. It meets the views of we organizations at work here. It provides for an administration of he law consistent with local condl tions. It i District bill, framed by District people for District appli- cation, It discouraging nians who seek constructive legisla- find their in prepara- tion belittled and thwarted by the in- tervention of others with their own favorite projects which, perhaps work- ing well in their communities, are not ecessarily adapted to this. It is dis rte to forward-looking resi its of the Capital who aspire to put are measures into operation here to correct local ills and to make Wash ington a model, to find it exploited an experment ground for all sorts of schemes and tdeas favored elsewhere. Good faith de de on be given first to those local me which et the ment of this community, with the congressional of agreement. In Washington has agreed upon a me ure which pr s between sioners, s are is to Washingto- tion to efforts ing wel as ands that ¢ ra ures pu L in conform: requir cas se ity ment this mises to work satisfac torily and for which an undivided sen- timent It be giv that that and be for prevails should measure and only 1 to tute of not bt something else, a kind, however well be suited to the city the r which it was planned. There is danger, furthermore, that in giving = G ess may fail altogether to giv legisla Distric much-needed \ which will prevent suffe social disorder. e Traffic Recommendations. Althou trathic powers for rejecting that portion of approving increased Director Eldridge, the report "raflic B " T record as faver ird of ht placed itse hi regulation several hly desir the cha in of motor veb and pedestrians in the District Right-hand turns on the green au tomatic lisz red rfering lesitimate pede: flic, and it was reco right turn be m on the 1l This change should he| t once on both Sixteenth street slgnal with s were s as| rian | imended that | he red chusetts aven lights have will prevent interruy an travel and will interfere with the general flow where the in icn automatic d. 1 st way been in no traffic. Left-hand turns on G between Ninth and <o condemned. Traffic on these main thorough: it is obvious that o ts | ind F streets | Fourteenth were shopping so heavy that layed turns of this eliminated. Traffic should carefully gestion. Patrolmen of the police force were cited as fafling to enforce the tiaffic regulations. There is no quicker w breed public contempt for than to allow the public to vic them with impunity i - ment should be the throughout and If this is whole-heartedly entered the patrolmen themselves, on will immediately begin to in its automobile res has become de. nature must be D tor consider Eldridge this sug to laws en rule into by Washin, show improvement | manners. Use of all revenues from moto for the maintenance of the Traffic Dureau and the purchase and instal- lation of traffic signals was approved by the Board of Trade. The nced of funds for the painting of white lines, the erection of “stop” signals at boule- vard highways, the buying of addi- tional automatic lights and the gen- eral maintenance of the bureau is apparent. The markings on the streets have been allowed to fade because of the lack of money and tkere have never been enough funds in the cus- tody of Director Eldridge to buy the stop signals. It is unfortunate that ths board fafled to approve the Lill now in Con- gress for increased powers for the traffic director. He s laboring under severe handicaps, which If not re- moved will defeat the entire purpose of the traffic code. No matter what regulations he makes for the Im- provement of traffic conditions in the District, and no matter how pop- ular or unpopular these regulations may be with the general public, little betterment can be expected as long as he is compelled to serve under the present handicap of impotency. — s ts King Tut remains a subject of learned comment. He has made a been told by members of Congress and by committees dealing with local mat- ters that their chief difficulty “on the Hill" in District legislation is that there is so wide a range of public opinion here on particulur questions that Cong determine what the District people want. Of course, complete upon all ques- tions Is not expected, even on the Hill. It 18 not to be had in any community. But when Washington does agree upon & question of legislative importance there is ground to look for congres sfonal acquiescence. At least, for con- gressional regard for local sentiments. In the case of the mothe pension bill, drafted with great care by a rep- resentative body of Washingtonians named by the District Commissioners after hearing all interests, it does not appear that the congressional precept of “find out what you want first and we will try to give it to you” is to be fulfilled. For this measurs, which was 1atd before Congress with the approval of the Commissioners after painstak- ing inquiry and preparation, is now being pushed aside in favor of other proposals bearing on the same subject, offered by representatives not of this! cannot unanimity wonderful impression on the world without being in any way consclous of his dignity. A mummy may, as time passes, assert itself as your true aristocrat. o The Seating of Senator Nye. Under its constitutional right to de- termine the qualifications of its own members, the Senate yesterday de- clared that a Senator appointed by a governor to fill a vacancy is a “State officer” in the meaning of a statute of the State which gives the governor power to make appointments of such officers in emergencies. At least, that is the specific question which was an- whose | j fort actually determine the much-mooted question of the status of a Senator, {nor did it give an indication of the Senate’s sentiment on the World Court, Mr. Nye's opposition to which won him enough votes to win his seat. Just prior to the taking of the vote it was generally accepted that there was a considerable majority against his seating, on the ground that he is not a State officer within the meaning of the law. Suddenly a change occurred, and it coincided with his outspoken expression of opposition to the World Court protocol, now pending. The coincidence destroys the value of the vote as a definite determination of the question of natorial status. This matter of the status of mem of the louse and Scnate has often been discussed by legislators and jurists. Varying decisions have been rendered by the courts. In the recent debate able arguments were advanced on both From the present appeal can for that b me bers sides. Senate's decision no be taken to the court, the “sole judge” of Thus as far as judicial determination its zoes, the question remains unanswer ed, despite the seating of Mr. Nye And the fact stands that when he was declared to be entitled to his scut the oath of office was administered, not by an officlal of the S which had just been declared to be an officer, but by the Vice President of the United States. His salary will be paid by the United States. He will, as Senator, participate in the enctment of Federal He noth: ing whatever t do the official business of will s laws o he will have with laws W his te, and have no voice in the enactment of His immunity from molestation is dur ing his pr in Washington, the capital of his State. His freedom speech is enjoyed only here, while in his United States Senat v of senc not place us a Yet by a m: two votes the Senate has declared hir to 1 “State offic within the meaning of the North provi sion of law that enables the governor in an speaking s Dakota to appoint such officers emer gency. The vote of yesterday in u paradox, which will remain prob ably long political expedivney rather than logic de e e results as as crmines the ques tion of send 1 When the strike is settled the soft offer a vote turers of consumers should the ub coul of soup thanks to manuf and brus for making prices burdensome. ——— “*Moonshine’ nues to be manutactured its rather entitled by quaiity and better title than “bootles’ stuff’ e lquor co It i has, however, lost an t pos designation origin A coal par! e tention. and no ance in demanding It little wit of musical pretensions whitever has dialogue et There are, of course, citizens who will not with tax tion, but cherish general dishursements from the Treasury. be content who will hope: the world. The is one of the the in press few that overtop it ————— greatest agen ndustry Mussolini to up man then catch Even so as must pause now his achievements to his prospectus. N great a and allow with Gov. Pinchot is determined in his ef t to enable Pennsylvania to find liquor as scarce as anthr e acite. A world court fs apparently re garded as impractical as long as it is compelled to remain Uncle Sam-less. ———— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON Least Becomes Greatest. The small boy has a sled Which very swiftly slid The traffic cop Is led To guard him as he glides. The Motor Car so fine Must not attempt to cross The Small Boy is In line As Traffic’'s real boss. Discretion. “What would you say If you were called upon to tell off-hand just what you believe concerning the Wor Court?” “What would T say?” ator Sorghum. “What would T say?" “Evidently you don't know what vou would say.” “You've caught the point. If T felt compelled to talk on the subfect, 1'd think fast and try to remember a funny story." Flight of Time. Calendar arrives In pleasant style ventures to remind us with a smile Nineteen Twenty Six must dis appear And Nineteen Twenty Seven's almost here! repeated Sen- The And That Jud Tunkins says money talks; only like every other critter gifted with speech, it sometimes talks nonsense, Comparisons. “Your father is president of the dill pickle trust,” said the young man. “Yes,” answered the young woman. “Of course father would have made a grand President of the United States. But the salary isn't nearly so large. Faith. The Mocking Bird Sits on a wire And waits for Spring. swered when by a vote of 41 to 39 the Senate declared Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota entitled to a seat in that body. Actually, however, the case was decided not on the merits of that question, but on political grounds. The newly named Senator was given his seat because of his views on a cer- tain matter now under consideration, views which coincide with those of the group which holds in a measure the balance of power in the Senate when the parties divide. Yesterday's vote, therefore, did not Of Faith I've heard. Your mute desire Seems just that Thing! Tips. “Take de cash,” said Uncle Eben, ‘an’ let de credit go. A sho’ nuff two Dits is better dan a tip on a hoss race.” The Free Spender. From the Flint Daily Journal. Another good test of blood pressure is to watch & man being liberal with the money he owes you. - 7 STAR, WASHINGTON, 1 D. ¢, WEDNESDAY, J 9 ANUARY 13, 1926. BY CHARLES All through the night we could hear Jack Frost tapping with his little sieet hammer at the north windows. Rap, rap, rappity-rap! Jack was setting the stage, with dawn we might seo in a new dress, white, urayed in the first real snow Winte S0 thi Estey al resplendent, of the at | 1s a difference, as every one between the first snow d St real snow. The gne has the inierest of the novel, the other of the senuine article. All the preceding day the ried to fall. Thin, dry fodged In crevices on conery n Uong the borders of walks, achieving Ho more than a mere outl . however T Weather Bureau that evenin, edicted snow in carnes Hav at confidence in the progngstien 15 of this estimable Government burcau, we felt sure that the land tpe would be changed by tomorrow morning. Sure enou ng. snow lively rate. ut " the their best, hildhood By th snow had flakes had h, by 9 « wits comir Ambiti Christmas sle with all the to slide dov time the ruc 1St song, and the anno for the “steenth time. how much we had enjoved it all, snow had cov- 1 our str and our ley It we ventured al 1 we would have ered Juck Frost had pitied conting to evers siher W ut we went that eve. down at a mmgsiers got ind did rism of 1 the vees » had sung its er had told opti wd i reet and alle 1 however h mmers tticed the windc tinkling h 1 TAD rAD, rap, leen & s s0 ene Sumetimes Jac he had dec e | assur- | reduc- | THIS AND THAT ‘RACEWELL. tho sight Nature has made every- clean and pure. an would Once thing white And onee Ake after the purity 5 of nature go on; and day man brings dirt in his track. winds blow, and muke the alr| clean; and we pour smoke into the afr from a million chimney The sun shi and septic; and we hefoul 1 thousand ways The rains wash like new; and we nee to create more Our rivers flow filter their shin pour the filth them Today, thank space, at least Washington! No dust Jack Frost has VACUUR SWee city dust, much of Btgantic coating of W tine, dry, magic stuff from the test tubes of the Ma Chen There s little or no dust v the air. The unique st alr makes all an the world in our du start dust ver gravi streets again at | and we | into wate, of great cities heaven, fo? a 15 no br there dust fresh v undert unbe feles floating around Politics at Large By G. Gould Lincoln Senator Gerald P. Nye of North | Dikota, who has been waiting since | December 7 last to take his seat in | the Senate, yesterday took oath of offs - Senate had voted, | 41 to 1 him that right The politics of the situation favored Senator when it the | final showdown, although the contest | in the S coram and in th ate it bad started In the move | ruretied g | ment. 8 sive at least cratic side as the Republican The progressive fous to hav there is the the Senate, nators on re s | chamber anx He | up n oo & Demo f naturally N nator sented, a supporter of licket in_the M from the N were not Republ » young Insurge hird, with after Today rain wover free of dust drifting down partic th WASHINGTON OB BY FREDERI( The motion picture industry is one | ERVATIONS WILLIAM WWILE. the Gover: case of who was printed doe lidge members 1. convicte Quentin pri of the time 1gainst him were hegun ahlish Ame 1l goddess, and one even on s than t lesser person: Pre of the United = % xw Col. John C of Plymou Vi, has written his iished son at Washington that he is resting comfe able as his age and condition permit, and that there is © [ | anxiety about him at the moment. T colonel says it's not in hi neck of the woods | things are not so | necessity to avail himself of the oppor { tunity, which is, of co it his dis posal, to spend the rest of the Winter in the more salubrious lin | Washington. The Presiden an inveterate home body | rather be a little uncomfortable his own roof than luxur {some other roof. Often the | having reached Ludiow { midnight from som ervand { which kept him bus v and eve. | ning. has preferred the late additio: | journey to Plyme from home over PRI Robert Beecher re among th the Senate feels any \ther is He'd much Senator and Howell of Net “biggest” people in being of statuesque physique {paragons of rugged good hes They're inclined to blame it lars on the fact that for more than vears they have slept out of doors | Summer and Winter alike. In Wash- ington the rear end of their apartment is rigged up not as a sleeping porch, but an outdoor room, with huge windows on all sides, through which the night air and wind are invited to their worst, no matter what the temperature. Senator Howell was once wval officer—he is a graduate of Annapolis, clas: 1851, It's just possible he acquired. his passion for | zes when he was acadet midship- | man in the United States Navy. He and Mrs. Howell, at any rate, attrib- ute the futility of doctors in the famil their open-air sleeping quar- ters. om their present well ventl- lated roost they command a fine view of the illuminated dome of the Capitol. 2 A Republican leaders in W freely concede that upon ders of Senator Simeon Ohio has been placec den as ever was thrust upon a men ber of the G. O. P. in cotemporary times. Fess it is, who will bear responsibility for kecping the U tes Senate “safe for Coolidge” at this year’s congressional elections. The Jjob falls to him in the capacity of chairman of the Senatorial cam- paign committee. Nearly 30 seats are at stake, now held by Republi- cans, and any number of them is acknowledged to be in jeopardy, par- ticularly in the embittered West. Sen- ator Fess is a teacher by profession, but has been a politician by occupa tion for the better part of the past 25 years. Few men know the game of vote-getting bhetter than he does. Opposing Fess in the campaign for control of the next Senate is Peter Goelet Gerry, senior Senator from Rhode Island, who has just become chairman of the Democratic Sena- torial campalign committee. Gerry shington the shoul- D. Fess of tough a bur- | | both | dozen | ch inter. Bapt | ests 1 man of member of the rel hibitlon enforce * ches will n 1928 in for be which th be engineers presidential riv candic fir American S The patentee of lin 1920 two ¢ wera the leac In 1924 the tors, H; presidential lawyers » the principal ¢ the speaker asserted within the range of pos ican and tively. Hoover In 1928, s as well | be engineers—Ilerbert and Owen D. Young, “We live in an engineering age,” explained. “Tf why not an gineer President of the United Sta { Hoover is a mining e | engineering talent is of 4 order. Hoover and Young inti mate friends and within a couple of months of being exnctly the same age. They'll each be 52 this sear. * ¥ ¥ % Maj. Gen. “Rin” who is to succeed tanglerin-chief of {snarl, is a native of Petershur, A rther, Francis R. Lassiter, for a long time a_member of ( from the fourth Virginia district Lassiter was American military tache at London w 1 the World V broke out. Walter Hines age’s me. moirs frequently refer to him in lauda- tory terms. In 1 th War Depart- ment, under Lassiter’s leadorship, evolved ths “Lassiter board” plan for g military aviation on an ade- plane. if it had been car 1y” Mitchell might have heen condemned to oblivion, (Copyright. 1926.) ——— Revised. he Lassiter, ¥ u as disen. cna-A T ca Va w From the Winston-Salem Journal. The Florida version of the old song is “in the sweet buy and buy!" e A Triumph. From the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph. An Tlinois girl suffered a dislocated kneecap while doing the Charleston, proving she took pains to do it well. il term of the la which tions American | s will sives then be the didates terms at that time publieans of the St dates in 1eld short and 1 erms, has heen rumc The regul a will put ca both Yhe 1 thot ination for t S term as zover: of next year £ % ox = of Senator American t an addi torn seek the not | Gov. Sorlic in January Nve gives | wiherence onal voe 1 to vote against the | he opposition will rejoice. for been sadly in need of mor The seatit “nn- pponer | e is oo | court. ¢ has vote R But if the opponents of the court | have gained a vote by Sena . they may los the unseating of Senator B towa, Repullican insurgent. It ponrs that the members of the s committee which has been considerins he contest hrought by Dani | Stec) Demaoerat, agninst Senator Brookhart fave individually re the conclusion that teck is to he The two Rep members of the suhcomn ee, tors Frnst of Keygtucky a Wi Indiann, may alter their views he. the commit{en makes its report but if they do not It is likely to go hard with Senator Brookhart in the Sennte The unseating of Senator Brookhart 18 likely to have far-reaching effects it it occurs. although there are con- fiicting opinions regarding this. If he Is “given the gate,” it Is declared he will seek the Republican nomination for the Senate in Towa next June against Senator Cummins, who must stand for re-election (his year. Brook- vote by | sewted ore ten on | |inz the liv sokhart of | ins ANSWERS TO QU CSTLONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Q. How printed” A, by most | modern newspapers Rota are used lers nd Dresses, newspape; Tom cur te h sed on ¢ red constantly prin th sin veb of off the the rec i four and 1 s mewspiy has been ner three ot if v pettic injur Q thi < 2 me one ¢ e » the is wortl An inc ssionate, and s is <0 Forum, wh wse of this, the in 1 by the Far. board ¢ imu will he u ich d 1o 1 the Ne s < ne con i tw its own L vindica ers from the chare but it is al sxperin countr warning the seating of | | that nator Cum- by a_con- her ha who helieve that al sun has set in he would not develop 1gth which is claimed e he has heen declared out of the te'and Steck in. The farm situ- in Iowa is claimed as an asset Brookhart, who for years has de- nded that the Governr adleal steps to aid the far s said, too, that the fact that Cummins was one of the authors of ‘he Esch-Cummins transportation act, which the tarmers been educated o believe has heen un to them, will militate against Senator Cummins 2 such a contest. It is true that enator Cummins is valiantly suppori- ng the proposed Government aid for the farmers now, but the question is whether he {8 not too late to turn the tide. n would def the nomir vote. On a take It nator the | r him, | Shenandoah Report V nd, | Earth's l iewed arning to Authoriiies _‘Hol(‘n Keller. mblest darkness The bars have been alone has made the Inspired world wdept In telepathic Has Life entered t s kin, has grown thou Through Written after Richard Watson Gilder described his conversation with Helan_'l(tllu', then a mere child. /