The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 21, 1923, Page 8

Press Service, . By carrier, elty, 600 a month, Nicoll & Muthman, Npecial Rey Nadnock Bide; Chicago office, Tri mid, Canadian Pacitio Midg.; Moston office, Tramont made, Vicious Advice ERTAIN New York interests are urg- ing other democrats to join Senator Bruce of Maryland, if necessary, to assure _ thé election of Senator Cummins as chair- man of the interstate commerce commit- tee. This is peculiarly vicious advice to- the senate democrats. The very existence of a newly-formid- able democratic party in the senate is due to the demand of a great section of the country that the Esch-Cummins act be re- pealed. The Northwest and the West sent new members, some of them republicans, some of them democrats and some of them non-partisans, to the senate to take the burden of the Esch-Cummins act off their backs. These men are seeking to dislodge the primary author, Senator Cummins himself, from the committee that will han- dle the question; It is an intelligent pro- cedure and a proper one. As for politics, there would seem to be no better politics from a democratic stand- point than the exhibition of a little real ! King Tut Would Agree, GYPTIAN government, it’s rumored, will put King Tut’s mummy on exhibition in a glass cage. While this is the same as visiting the local morgue, it'll attract tourists and bring foreign money into Egypt, where it’s badly needed. King Tut probably would approve, if he could see the present impoverished condition of his once mighty empire. ‘What is more pitiful than disappointed ambition? Here's Leander Col- bert Gentle, of Atlanta, who has fathered 28 babies of gis very own, but is now bowed down with grief because he has never been allowed to have twins or triplets. The worm keeps on turning. Now an Iowa man is suing for divorce and alimony, We'll teach "em yet. ‘ Eat More! FTER being told, so many times we'd begun to be- lieve it, that we all eat too much, along comes Kammerer, the Viennese scientist, and makes this ob- servation while visiting New York city: “Examined the American at his meals. This specimen eats far too little. I myself do not believe in gorging. But even during the worst starvation periods during the war the average European ate more than the average New Yorker.” Kansas City thieves now drive up to a residence in a truck and tole away everything that is loose, and yet a scientist says we are less than 25 per cent efficient. gress, be counted. ment, ‘The speaker announced that congress “is organized for business,” but it seems he was mistaken. Where Autos Benefit ‘HE world is at your door, or a large part of it is. In our country we now have 430,000 miles of sur- faced roads. That’s enough to make 70 highw: across the continent. They’re being increased 35,000 miles a year. And these good roads are due to widespread use of the auto. The horse was “assisted” by the whip. The auto doesn’t respond to the whip, so we have to pave. A man who forgot that he already had a wife in Toledo has just married another girl in Newton, Iowa, thereby getting himself in Jail. But the Toledo wife is to blame. If she had made a proper impression on him he would have been unable to forget her. i Solidifying Stand patters S the effects of his message become apparent, it is evident that Coolidge has solidified the standpat- ters, democratic as well as republican, as they have not been since 1912, or, perhaps, since Mark Hanna's time. However much he may have evaded, Mr. Coolidge cer- id expressed himself as wholly conservative, clear ru. It means much, politi It means a fine army, well organized and well provisioned, against a dozen divisions of progressives, unconsolidated and heading in various directions. There is no question but the progressive sentiment of the country, united, could carry any election. The ques tion is as to the unison of progressive independen Standpatism is united for all it is worth. If the opposi- tion does not hang together, it will perform the well- known feat of hanging separately. France is now said to be anxious to have Uncle Sam go into the rep arations matter. “And, swearing she would ne'er consent, consented.” For its general good, Mexico ne Is to get rid of its overplus of generals, Voluntary Exile LAW, compelling every American to spend a outside his country before he is sugge: by President Farrand of Cornell. He believes the per- spective from abroad would open our eyes to some of our faults without wea ing patriotism. Our notion is that it’d strengthen patriotism, for no one really appreciates the conveniences, pep, prosperity, geniality and ideals of America until he views it from a foreign land. Travel is such a fine educator, all should voluntarily spend a year abroad—even if they travel by cattle-boat. Look what exile to Russia did to Emma Goldman, in her viewpoint toward America. rye!) The great movement for prolonging life is steadily going forward. bey are rounding up the fake doctors in the East now. i It seems always to be fall weather for the cabinets in Europe. Automobile Deaths HE National Motorists’ sciation has enlisted at last. It is going to mitigate our automobile troubles by regulating the pedestrians. That is better than evis- cerating them. Mr. Caley, secretary of the association, makes the an- nouncement. He neglects to set out, however, just how he is going about the big job. Only does he say that it “is up to the automobile clubs to handle the situation and to repeat their successful efforts with respect to automo- bile regulation.” That the automobiles have been regu- lated will be news to ma The insurance companies report t ar’s death list, due to automobile accidents, will aggregate 16,000. The government report for the fiscal year puts the num- ber at a trifle over 11,000. The motorists’ a: ciation will have to do far more than repeat the character of work it has done in “regu- lating’ automobiles. Since we have learned that he raises prize-winning bantam chickens we can better understand Secretary Mellon's claim that he favors the little fellaws every tine, h ntatives, (SMILES | railroads. If it means longer blankets in Pullmans we favor It. | The Seattle Star |, Out of city, Hoe per month, 2 month $1.60, @ months $2.00, Yew York offios, courage during the present session of con- A coalition of democratic and republican senators to keep Mr, Cummins as chair- man of the inters tee would, once for all, compel. railroad senators of both parties to stand up and For this reason one of the most illura- inating things that can happen, from the public viewpoint, would be a coalition in senate or house of reactionary democrats and republicans, lesson that the voter, being betrayed, can- not enforce his will by simply punishing the political party in power. the voters have, by “landslides” only suc- ceeded in “turning the inside rascals out and the outside rascals in.” A reactionary, y show him that his remedy is to turn faith- less individual office-holders out, regard- less of party control. \ beginning of regl representative govern- didates are alre: chance they get. pose during talking the men Into proposing. | will be difficult. Jat the price of furniture. | sing you have no auto. | Here's an alibi for saleamen: “No|} jorders today man last night.” ride rh nd in Chi-| » Th ou can tell when the over. Pa.) bank cashier #0 he may | | | | Published Dally by ‘The Star Poblishing Co, Phone Matn 0800, fan Francisco ate commerce commit- It will drive home the For decades bi-partisan coalition will That will be thé Next year is Leap Year, but can y leaping at every supposed to pro-| Year, instead of | The women a Leap Staying single during Leap Year| Plan now, Look aps the safest way of staying during Leap Year is to be sure | = | Hoover is urging consolidation of | ASHIN' Feet frozen on Pull Mexican W LETTER WV RIDGE | In winter I get And dreas by In summer, I often go to bed by day My getting up ts quite the worst Upon December t bs For when, The by gol stars are shining In the skies. It's black as any spade I've met sun should eat a cake The fire's out; the room fs cold I long for summer days of old Tc to bed by solar or three o'clock then we'll hol a pup Because the daylight wakes us up! Giritge Tonns c Imperial Toilet Water A “Handy Grip” and Two Refills . A half dozen cakes of Coleo Soap . 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Indians are Catholic, While Obregon in not regarded as an extremist, Calles Ix, and as such is feared, 1, into xmall De Ja Huerta, on the other farts and terms to naturally fell heir to the the litte or moral, of all wore are known to > until the United is Arilling. t has been brewin exhausted by It wan for mid-January Obregon began to pul for his man Calles and de la Huerta, fearing he was about to be gypped, maw he had to shoot k or back out p kituation, put ba army to minister of finance, ed the job and who Wo wan , in the ment py all han¢ | in really little differen | between Obregon, Calles and de la Huerta is evidenced by the | fact that three years ago they in special able gifts. BY LOWELL MELLETT ASHINGTON, Dec, 2le-Ths action of Senator William Cabell Bruce in yoting with the republicans in order to prevent the election of Senator Smith, democrat, ax chairman of the in terstate comme mittee, has brought to the qnes- tion of democratic policy during this session of congress, Bruce, a Maryland democrat, wwitched from his party's candi date because several progrensive republicans had suddenly thrown their support to the latter, Hin “profoundest convictions,” he nald, wouldn't permit him to be found in the same company with these progresplve republicans, ‘These convictions didn't make st impossible for him to join the company of all the O14 Guard re- publicana, Brueo, of course, ian't the only democrat with profoundly reac tionary convictions, There are a lot of them in the senate, but not many with hin willingness to flout party regularity, A lot of them have been yoting cheerfully for Smith in the feeling that Smith could not be elected. They gasped when several of the pro- greasive republicans joined them in the balloting, but the influence of party regularity was greater than thelr reactionarism, Wheth- his will continue to be the cane, remains to be seen. ‘The whole democratic program is involved in the situation. ‘The question is whether the demo- crata are ready to attempt the enactment of certain constructive legislation this session or are persuaded that pussy-footing poll- thes in their best choice. A lot of them incline to the second sug- gestion, They say they can’t ac- complish anything even if they Telling It to Congress A BUSY COMMITTEE I say to, the ernment nothing that it ts waitin [department of the | was appointed in A jhas hi ample tim: it haa de Sen. Harri: departments) done ne (D), | iswip be burned, | profiteth me noth to his nelghbo: imme. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1 DEMOCRATIC PROGRAM HANGS ON RAIL POLICY 928. should try, and that the thing for them to do Is to put the re sponsibility upon the republi. cans for m futile iegislative pom wion. In addition, they might contrive in one way and another to make it a little more futile, The fact, however, is that remedial legislation is not an impossibility, ‘The democrats are committed to amendment of the Esch-Cummins act, There aro three progressive republicans on. the interstate commerce commit. tee —- La Follette, Howell and Pwizens. With the democratic metnbers, this is a majority, Com. mittee action toward réscinding the “guarantee clause” of the transportation act could be ob- tained, tke And the very votes cast for Smith for chairman reveal that —the democrats supporting such a committee report—chances for passing this amendment are good in the senate. The progressives have the same balance of power in the house. Bome of the democratic lead- ern would like to precipitate this contest. When they take the stump in the coming campaign, they think, they would thereby have made the railroad act a resl, understandable issue, if nothing more, The pussy-footers, however, are powerful and they have the force of inertia on their side, They prefer to let things slide for the time being and unless the progressives drop the interstate commerce committee into their lap, they are likely to get away with this policy. senator that mmittee on reorganization (of has ard its work and on the executlye , and to do some ¢ absolutely Mins: {a THOUGHT }| Tho I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and tho I give my body to and have not charity, it titute as he who can afford nothing “Three Mex!- one for all and | all for one, Obregon, agreed, was to be presi . Calles next and De Huerta next. The: charge broken faith now thnt the presidential plum is nearly ready to drop. 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