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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-09
RED CROSS WILL AGAIN
REMEMBER TROOPS

AhANTA, Ca, Dec. 9-America's
fighting men at home and abroad will
again be remembered this Christmas
by the American Red Cross. It was
announced at division Headquarters that
rcd Cross field representatives at all
hospitals, INCLUDING the small ports. are
arranging rdr special Christmas enter
tainmd1ts and celebrations. in Flurope
tho Rcd Cross mAl 4iihesbute ayailable
comforts 10 tn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-09
A Box Of Cigars

WIN aake an ideal glft Tor him,
Samtlson's has his favoftte brand Mar
loa es, radsmas, Flof de Melbas and
others. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-09

A tiny bottle of "~Freegone' costs so
little at any drug store; apply a few
drops upon any corn or callus, In
stantly it stops hurting, then shortly
you lift that bothersome corn or eallus
right off with your fingers. Truly! No
humbug! adv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

try. The people look to it for services
of the highest importance. Business
interests are anxious. In some lines
the order for full speed ahead can
not be given, much as depends on it,
until public policies have been indi-
Gated in legislation.
A good deal of gossip inheres in
all party contentious, and especially
in contentious within a party. 1t is
always advisable to discount this sort
of thing literally.
1t is never prudent, however, when
party division, or even the threat of
one, occurs to neglect it. The wise peo-
icy is to take it at once in hand, ex-
anime it, and. if possible, end it. When
neglected, such thing is apt to grow
rapidly, and involve matters outside
of the original difficulty.
The present Congress faces so large
task, and is called upon to execute
it at time of such general unrest, it
cannot hope to make smooth or rapid
progress Nor should. nor will, the
country become impatient or unrea-
sonable on that score. But progress
must be made, and the men who have
matters in hand warrant expectation
that progress will result.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
Keep Off the Streets!

Notwithstanding an appeal by Com
missioner Brownlow, which was found
ed upon a desire to maintain order
and was freely published yesterday,
thousands of people came down town
last night as spectators of a possible
riotous scene. They swarmed upon
the Avenue afoot and in motor cars,
they rushed here and there, with no
intention of joining in the fray, but
simply to behold the fighting, if any
occurred. They were not members of
the mob. They were just the contrib
uting bystanders. They blocked the
ways, they added to the confusion.
They interfered with the work of the
police and soldiers, and in some cases
they were injured. One Of them was
killed.
These riots are not spectacles for
the edifcation of the crowd. They
should not be regarded as diversion,
but as a tragedy, as shocking dis
grace to the capital. and a cause of
shame to every citizen.
All good citizens should stay at
home in times like this and keep off
the streets if their business does not
require them to 60 abroad. If all of
those who had no thought of joining
in the rioting had last night kept with
in their houses there would have been
far less trouble in the streets of the
city. 1t is hoped that tonight and
henceforth until peace is restored the
people will obey the injunction and
remain out of the range of danger,
at least for their own sakes, for the
sake of personal safety, if not out of
respect for the requirements of public
order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
A Food Buying Organization.

The experiment Of the government
in selling surplus Army food supplies
to residents of the District proved an
unqualified success. Within a few
hours from the time when the sale
Of a carload Of assorted canned goods
was opened under regulations which
assured that the interests Of the small
individual purchaser would be fully
protected, the entire stock had been
exhausted. Many who were anxious
to avail themselves Of the material
saving involved arrived too late. The
experiment, suggested by The Star
and put into effect by the vigorous CO.
operation of District and federal Off
Gals, more than proved the need of
Westinghouse for good food at cheap
prices.
1t is now proposed to organize in
Washington permanent food-buying
body; an organization with the func-
ton of studying the means whereby
the high cost Of subsistence may be
reduced here, of purchasing supplies
in bulk from whatever market offers
the best prices, and of perfecting ar
rangements whereby the supplies SO
purchased may be placed at the dis
posal of the public.
The plan is an excellent one. Fresh
produce from the neighboring farm
ing districts, more of the supplies now
on the governments shelves and any
variety of products offered in the
open markets, could be obtained at
wholesale prices or less and offered to
Washingtonians at such cost plus the
expenses incident to economical dis
tribution. There is nothing new in
the project. Hundreds in the Dis
trict are familiar with the processes
and benefits Of community buying.
but ftehas,taksn the purse-pains Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
Stop the Pistol Evil!

For years, in and out of season,
The Star has been urging the enact
ment of law to prevent the promis-
cuous sale of deadly weapons in the
District, law "with teeth in it," eff
fectuaHy preventing personal arma-
ment save upon urgent occasion. Such
la law could be easily framed, and, if
enacted, would work no injury to any
one, save as it would shut off traffic in
firearms and thus cut down the profits
of dealers. Influences that have not
been hard to seek have prevented such
an enactment. In recent years the
District authorities have supported
this demand for an effective pistol
law, but without avail.
The tragedies of the past few nights
in this city have been due in very
large measure to the ease of personal
armament. Hundreds of pistols have
been bought, with ammunition, with
cut the slightest difficulty or delay.
These weapons have been as freely
available to infamed and impassioned
and panic stricken people as bread or
tobacco. The present law has not been
worth the paper it is printed upon as
a preventive. That law deals only with
concealed weapons" The weapon that
is concealed is not dangerous, in itself.
The evil lies in the ease with which
killing implement can be procured.
If Washington had had law pro-
hibiting the sale, gift or exchange of
a pistol to any person save upon the
presentation of a permit issued by a
designated public official, after proper
inquiry into need and character of ap-
plicant, much Of the trouble Of these
nights of terror would have been avert
ed. That fact cannot be gainsaid.
Now, with this demonstration plain.
ly before it, will Congress continue to
ignore the urgent need Of the District
Cor protective law Of this charaeterf
Life has been cheapened by the free
dom with which any person with
grievance or hatred or a feeling Of
can arm himself. Is the
pistol shop to be the court of last re-
sort in the Capital city7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
The House Conference.

The republicans of the House are
well advised in calling conference.
They should understand one another.
They should endeavor to act in unison.
This is true as to all questions on
their card and likely to come before
them for settlement. They are respon-
Gble for that body. If its work is
well done, they get the praise; if ill
done, they get the blame.
There is much work awaiting them,
and it is of great variety. Some of
it covers matters entirely new in our
affairs, and all is such that it demands
the most careful attention.
United action is the more neces-
sary from the fact that the work of
the House is renewable by the Senate,
and the republicans control the Senate
by q majority of only two. Hence a
House measure which should squeeze
through by narrow majority might
faiA in the Senate and thus be lost. A
republican division in the lower body
might encourage and cause a like di-
vision in the upper.
The majority membership of the
House contains some of the most ca
pable and experienced legislators in
the country. In times past they have
set their hands and seals to measures
of very great value. Their candidates.
last year largely accounted for the re.
publican victory. The voters knew
their official records, and in order ia
get the benefit Of their best abilities
called their party back to Legislative
= power.
The party Is IN power on Cspitnl
/; Hal With the bestEishss- cftheeoun'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
A Climax of Mob Crime.

Despite all precautions, with q
greatly enlarged patrolling force, with
cavalry on duty in the streets, rioting
again last night disgraced the city
and took a heavy toll in life. The
spectacle that was enacted here was a
serious reflection upon the citizenship.
The problem of the present is to pre-
e vent repetition rather than to lay the
blame. And yet in order to seek the
cure it is necessary to seek the cause.
That cause is undeniably an intense
race luminosity that has been develop
ing for some time, and has reached
its climax in a series of crimes against
women. These crimes have been at
tributed to colored men and rightly
or wrongly a feeling has developed of
violent antagonism on that score.
The colored residents of Washing
ton are law-abiding people, good citi-
zens and dependable in all crises.
There are exceptions, just as there are
exceptions to such a rule among the
white people. There are bad negroes,
as there are bad white men. To pur-
sue all men of color without provoca-
ton is just as unjust and tyrannical
as though the negroes were to turn
upon the whites and without discrimi-
nation or cause attack all they met.
Riots of this character develop from
,accumulating causes. The race enmity
melted by the recent outrages has
in turn bred feeling of desperate an
tagonism on the part of the colored
people. 1t is impossible to fix the
blame exactly. The negroes who have
gone about the city in motor ears
shooting wildly at others are no more
to be condemned than the white men
who have ragged through the streets
afoot and have attacked negroes with
out warrant.
All of them are to blame. All of
them are guilty of a grievous offense
against their own kind and against the
city. The fact is that the mob spirit
has seized upon Washington, with
hatred, prejudice, fear and vengeance
animating both sides.
Prevention will be difficult, but not
impossible. Rioting of this character
always subsidies after the climax of
ferocity. The hope is that last nights
orgy of shooting and killing and
wounding was that climax. Extraordi-
nary measures are, of course, essen
tial. Obviously the police force is not
adequate and, as last night proved,
small detail of the military cannot
cope with the situation. Steiner meas
ures must be adopted. More force
must be employed. And, if necessary,
to insure a clearance of the streets
and the proper patrol of the city mar
tial law must be declared. This last
is the extreme remedy, for which it is
hoped there will be no need. But
rather than have occurrences of the
rioting Of the last three nights, in
creasing in intensity and savagery,
martial law is to be welcomed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

dent to today's excessively high prices
in foodstuffs to awaken the general
public to the possibilities of getting
together in their purchasing. Wash
ington is fortunate in having capable
citizens of the type Of John G. Nc
Grath to put into effect plan to sat
isfy the warnings of the majority for
lower prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
Rainy Days.

Rainy Days.
On rainy days the world goes wrong
and nothing seems
Quite to belong, where once the sun
shine smiling strong
Entranced the gaze.
And people once so trim and neat have
faces queer,
And clumsy feet as they 60 plodding
down the street
On rainy days.
The friend who once was bright and
kind to bluntness
Strangely seems inclined and people
grow so unrefned
That they amaze!
And pretty girls who charmed us SO
with peachy
Cheeks will have compilations that
resemble dough,
On rainy days.
But when the sun shines out anew, it's
like
A fairy tale come true as song and
laughter find anew
Their wonted ways.
From contrast life its pleasure CLEANS.
We might not know all sunshine
means except for dark, forbid
ding scenes
On rainy days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
A Critical Moment.

"Why are you sitting on the fence
with one leg on each side Of the rail 2"
asked the stranger in the village.
"I'm waiting to see which way Pm
going" answered the barefoot boy.
fathers gone into the woods to cut
branch. If it's fshin' rod I'm goin'
to run to meet him, but if it's switch
I'll jump for the road"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

Some difficulty presents itself in
Germany in finding man for ambas-
sador to the U. S. A. who has attained
the prominence suitable to the Office
without incidentally disgracing him
self.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
A Sad Old Story.

A Sad Old Story.
"You are socialist, are you mott"
"No, sir"
"What made you change your mindi"
II had some funds that I had earned
by lecturing on socialism. Some of
my fellow socialists found it out and
around"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

It is not so easy to interview callers
at the White House. It is evidently
no longer considered seemly for fame
seekers to stand about and button
hole correspondents in order to see
that they send out the proper news.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

The airplane has enabled the Post
master General to provide the great
est variety Of mail transportation ever
known even if there has at times been
deficiency of speed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

After reading the testimony in his
libel suit, it becomes more difficult
than ever to understand how Henry
Ford attained such a reputation as q
xollicking humorist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

Bolsheviki are making the discovery
that somebody has to work in order
to provide material to keep the loot
game going.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

Italy still insists that the wild waves
are saying things on the shores Of the
Adriatic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

No system Of league Of nations reser.
vations promises a front seat for
China.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

Mexican treatment of Americans
shows a disposition to make history
repeat itself as often as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

Hard cider has made every possible
effort to establish itself on a respecta-
BILE footing as soft drink
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

The Emperor of Japan is almost as
silently influential parsonage as Col.
House himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

Every dealer unhesitatingly lays the
blame for H. G. L. on the price higher
I'D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

! In trying to handle high cost of liv-
ing problems, the French prefer a cabi-
net crisis to an investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

Warnings against alcoholic bever-
ages no longer figure prominently
among summer "don'ts."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

IT reckons," said Uncle Eben, "dat
a candidate has to be right keerful not
to let de handshakin' sociability git to
be so much of habit dat it interferes
wifi his Office work when he gifts de job"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
Genuine Excitement.

Genuine Excitement.
When saurian monsters roamed the
earth,
And fought for all that they were
worth,
What tales of real sport were told
By fishermen and hunters bold!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BIT PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Application.

Application.
"There are two sides to every ques-
ton"
"At least" asserted Senator Sor-
ghum. Sometimes by means Of riders
and amendments we can work in a
great many more than that"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-12-06
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-12-06
AN UNPLEASANT REMINDER OF


LEOLA.
CHAPTER XCIy.
] said nothing to Everett of what
Barrett Edmonds had told me of Rose.
But could not set herlout of my
mind. Gay. inconsequent Rose Gran
don assad neglected wife, andenet yet
married a year! =
"I know how she feels" I said to
myself. Everett often negiects me-"
He was out that night and / was feel
ing lonely and alone. Miss Lane had
refused to allow anyone to go into the
nursery after baby had gone to bed,
and since she was in the next room
with the door between wide open,
there was no comfort in trying to COM
bat her in that particular 1 often
ionged to creep in and kiss him good
night again, but the thought of that
open door, that stern-faced woman
sitting where she could see every move
would make, deferred me-
1 wrote Rose a long letter I told
her Barrett had called and that we
mad talked of her. 1 said nothing of
his having been in Chicago; she might
feel hurt that he had not called. But
wrote her a long. chatty letter, and
sent her the baby's picture-a snap
shot Everett had taken and which was
very good, considering the baby was SO
young.
Then 1 wandered about foriornly. 1
went into the library, and for the first
time in months looked at Lcola's pic
ture with the old resentment Now
that had borne him a child, the least
Everitt could do would be to take
down that picture. But never would
ask him to again, never so long as l
lived.
Hetty interrupted my unhappy mus
ings.
"A lady to see you. ma'am"
Didn't she give you a card-or her
manner"
mo. ma'am. She said you used to
know her"
perhaps someone from home." I
grasped eagerly upon the thought.
SHOW her IN Hetty."
A woman of perhaps thirty-five or
six years old, rather showily dressed,
but with hard face and crafty eyes,
came in. never had seen her before,
and waited for her to speak.
II want to see Mrs. Everett Gra-
ham"
"I am Mrs Everett Graham 1 re-
piled coldly, still standing. had not
relished her tone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-12-06
THE MAJORITY MUST RULE.

The stiff fight against the coal
strike. which is being put up by the
public, indicates a general feeling that
the limit has been reached in submits
sion to a class. 1t has passed thru the
fight against the domination of capt.
tai and won. In its contention with
organized labor, it is no less certain of
victory.
Judge Peter S. Grosscup in an arti-
Gle appearing in the North American
Review. discusses the determination of
the people to have but one governing
power. and that. the state, as follows;
Capital had its triumphant hour. 1t
began with the closing years of the
last century and came up to the open
ing years of the war. And in that
hour certain side of capital fell into
the dominion of those who lived, bar
gained and Unanswered for all they
thought of its effect on others or on
the public-the means it employed
being an attempt to organize within
the state unitary corporate interest
(simflar to Gompers' project for
labor) that might be in a position to
defy the interests of the balance of
the state. But before the power of
the people, and their determination to
have but one state over them. the at
tempt went down.
Labor has now it's hour. And as
with that side of capital. one side of
labor Is IN danger of falling under the
dominion of those, who scheme only
for their own pockets in the division
of productivity as a whole, without
thought of its effect on the share of
others or on the public. And the
organism 1t is trying to build up
within the. state is the same kind of
unitary interest that the people re-
fused to capital. 1t, too, must fail.
A labor hierarchy. setting itself over
every other interest of mankind. can
be no more endured than money
hierarchy. Least Of all can it be en-
dured bv the great bulk of wage
earners themselves. for. as we have
seen, everything that the hierarchy
adds to its own ratio in the division
Of productivity as a whole comes out,
in the end, of those who do not belong
to It. Indeed, what is up to Ameri-
can democracy TO do is steadfastly to
refuse to surrender to either of these
hiera chfes-the hierarchy that would
gather into its own hands the enor-
nous new property that has come out
of the new industrial era. or the
hierarchy that would take over to it.
self. as special class in the ranks
OF labo-. by force If necessary. nearly
all that modern industry as the part
ner Of mankind has given us.