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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

More than two million young Ameri-
cans studied French in camps and on
shipboard when
Language Need for they were going
Trade Expansion. ' a, least two
million young men are today studying
Spanish, similarly. as very desirable
preliminary to participating in trade
invasion Of South America.
Spanish is the language of all South
America save Brazil, where Portuguese
Is spoken. Within the last two months
the writer has been visited in The Star
Office by at least score of young men
about to be released from military serv-
ice. from all branches of the military
and naval establishments seeking adj
vice how to fit themselves for participa-
ton in this trade expeditionary force to
the southern republics. "a,
Learn Spanish"-that Is the first bit
Of advice. 1t is. the recommendation
made by the agents of the United States
government or big business interests
VINO have been on scouting trips to
these countries. j. w. Sanger. special
trade commissioner for the bureau OF
foreign and domestic commerce. who
has just returned from a survey of bust
ness opportunities south of the equator,
says: Learn Spanish, unless you wish
to do business in Brazil, which is larger
than the whole United States-then
learn Portuguese"
Make the teaching of Spanish COM
puisory in all the schools of the United
States" advises Charles Lyon Chandler
also trade commissioner of many years
experience for the federal bureau, who
on account of his extensive acquaint-
ance with the South American countries
has been recalled to Washington to give
first hand counsel to the business inter-
ests who are applying daily to the De-
partment of Commerce for reliable in
formation regarding trade conditions in
South America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Gen. Grant and
the President.

tary of War. In The Star of Decem-
Der %. 1858, is this on the subject:
'On New Year day it is the custom
for all officers of the Army in this
city to call on the President in a
body, with the senior officer in COM
mand here at the head. Gen. Grant is
not only the head Of the Army, but is
the senior officer in command here, his
headquarters being at Washington, and
some curiosity has been manifested
as to the course he will pursue next
Friday. 1t is known that he and Mr..
Johnson have never spoken since the
famous correspondence which grew
out of Gen. Grants surrender of the
war Office to Mr.. Stanton. 1t seems.
however. that Gen. Grant is not dis
posed to bury the Ratchet, or, at least.
to make any advance toward a recon-
Citation. He proposes to be absent
from the city on New Year day him
self. and it is understood that the IN
vitation for his children to be present
at the juvenile ball at the White
House on New Year night has been
declined"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

The keenest interest was shown by
all political parties fifty years ago as
to the effect
Disfranchisement and of recon
Representation. ths states
lately in secession upon the political
balance Of power in Congress. In Tho
Star of December 81, 1868, this matter
is discussed:
THE next decennial census is to be
taken in 1870. and the question has
been raised whether under the four
teenth article of the Constitution the
states of Maryland. Kentucky and
Missouri viii be entitled to their
present representation in Congress
while refusing suffrage to their negro
population. The representation oil
those states in congress. it is esti-
mated, is now about one-hfth larger
than it would be under that article OF
the Constitution, which says, w men
the right to vote at any election LOT
the choice of electors for president
or Vice President is denied to any OF
the male inhabitants of such state,
being twenty-one years OF age, anu
citizens of the United States, or IN any
in rebellion, or other crime, the basis
of representation therein shall be re-
duced in the proportion which the
number of such male citizens snaii
bear to the whole number OF male
citizens twenty-one years OF age IN
such state
"The New York Tribune. We see,
suggests that the question may arise
sooner, and that the clerk OF the
House may have to decide 1T when
the members elected in these states.
af.er the adoption of this article,
present themselves to be sworn in on
the 4th of March next. But aside
from the difficulty of deciding which
ones to reject, there viii be the
additional difficulty that until tho
new census is taken it cannot be
known to Congress. officially, what
number of male citizens over twenty
one years of age are excluded from
exercising the elective franchise.
Therefore, Congress will probably not
undertake to reject these members,
who will claim that they were
elected under existing laws OF Con-
gress in the matter of apportion-
ment."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
American
Agents.

American manufacturer and exporter
must take nothing for
o6onts' granted when selecting an
agent The Germans took agencies in
nine cases out Of ten to kill the market
for American goods. Just as A. Mitchell
Palmer, the custodian of alien property,
has pointed out how the Germans in this
country have sought and in some cases
succeeded in controlling certain lines of
themselves in American export trade to
South America.
There are fully as many people study
ing English in South America as there
are people here studying Spanish. The
South Americans in their schools and
colleges have for years been study
ing about the United States. while
the people of this country have
neglected to study their opportunities
to the south. They have tried to
know more about US than we know
about them.
And it is not their fault if German
propaganda, persistent, through
trade institutions, has taught them
much that they are now finding out
was untrue about the American bust
ness system and American goods
They have heard so much that was
colored to suit the interests of the
German agents; they have heard so
little direct from the business
interests of the United States. In
spite of their ambitions to learn
about us and to know us-they really
know little about us yet
!. Some of the more progressive manu-
featuring plants in this country have
hardened to the advice of the federal
trade commissioners and are build
ing for future business by bringing
young men from South America to
work in their factories, to learn the
business thoroughly. so that they may
be sent back to their home countries
later to be representatives of that
factory or that particular industry
Those who have been studying the
export trade conditions in South
America insist that this Is much
more important matter than apped
at a casual glance. One German
house in Buenos Aires before the war
had the agency for fifty-two varieties
of articles, and could not give, or
would not give. information regard
ing any of them that tended to make
friends for the American manufactur-
ing plants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Greater Work
Is Ahead.

ness leaders of today, who must within
the next few months put our commerce
with South America on a stable basis.
Trade Commissioner Sanger boasts
that the United States manufacturers
and exporters have increased their trade
with Brazil and other South American
countries 100 per cent during the war.
But what is that in country that is
over 80 per cent undeveloped?
The United States export business
must be Amcricanized.
The South American business interests
must deal direct, have the personal
touch, with the American representa-
tives of United States manufacturers
and exporters. They must come to
know Americans, the possibilities of
American factories, the integrity of
American business methods, the superb
GRITTY of American banking facilities, the
expeditions handling Of commerce by
the new American merchant marine.
Trade Adviser Chandler is impressing
this upon all those who seek his coun-
sells.
American business in the south can
best be developed by giving agencies of
United States goods to Americans in
stead of to Germans and other foreign
ers Sixty-two per cent of the agencies
for American goods in Buenos Aires
alone are not Amercans-and before
the war most of them were Germans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Prospect
Cottage.

D. E. N Southworth, who half CEN
tury ago was one of the most popular
of American novelists. In The Star
of January 2, 1869. is news account
of an interesting social event at that
place, which was known as Prospect
Cottage:
"The regular Friday evening re-
ceptions of that lady are very at
tractive and immensely popular.
which might naturally be supposed,
considering the host of readers who
peruse with undiminished interest
year after year her serial stories IN
the New York Ledger, and this FRI
day evening coming on New Year
day, the happy idea occurred to her
of departing somewhat from the
usual routine in order to make the
occasion one of special enjoyment for
her guests With this object in view,
her neighbors and friends were in
vited to participate in a masquerade
party at Prospect Cottage, and that
picturesque building never held a
happier party. The coy parlor was
filled with merry groups of young
people in costume, and on the lower
floor dancing was kept up With
spirit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Movie Films to
Promote Trade.

the marvellous industrial life of the
United States. is through motion MIC
ture films. Secretary Redfeld has
asked Congress for $4,000 to difruse
useful information on subjects con-
nected with the promotion OF foreign
trade. He told the appropriations
committee that he wants to SHOW
the foreign world American industry.
its processes and how it works"
Mr.. Cutler is very enthusiastic
about the advertising value of such
an innovation, and is desirous or nut-
ting 1t in operation before the foreign
competitors can popularize their
goods in this way. Secretary Red
field makes it plain that no ADVANTAGES
is TO De given to the big concern over
the small manufactured, but that the
trade. will be worked up by in
dustries.
How these moving pictures should
prove. visual refutation OF the anti
american propa ganda practiced by
by other envious nations is explained
by Secretary Redfeld. He says:
Our foreign competitors used to
proceed-but the one that did 1t most
Ia not likely to do 1t much now
on the general theory of depreciation
OF American products That method
took the form of saying that Ameri-
can statesmen were all buffers; that
there were no such establishments;
that they. could not do such and such
things; that they did not have the
ability to do them. anu that it was
all one gigantic game Of bluff. A very
practical way of answering that
would be to show something of the
commercial development of the
United States. A picture showing a
great steel mill would be q very tell
ing statement as to whether we were
able to supply steel or not. I think
it 10 quite feasible to do this in a
most effective way"
WILL z. KENNEDY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

One good thing that the war has
done is to bring the people of South
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Few of the present users of the
Library of Congress appreciate the

A/Achdfy VI SOHSTScS dpphc StdtO thC
remarkable growth Of
Library of that institution. permit
ted by the erection of
ooA6AesS. the new building. In
The Star of December %. 1868. is an
item which gives an idea OF the
proportions of the book collection then:
Mr.. A. r. Spofford. librarian of
Congress. has made an interesting re-
port showing the present condition of
the library. The library now presents
an aggregate of 1896 volumes, ex-
elusive of unbound pamphlets, manu-
script materials and maps. OF this
amount 24,638 volumes are in the law
department and s,49S volumes have
been added during the year. Under
the law requiring deposit of copy
of every publication for which copy
right has been granted 1852 books,
1,421 pamphlets. 1861 pieces of music
and 80 maps have been received dur
ing the year. Mr.. Spofford says he
has reason to believe that nearly all
important publications and a proper
ton exceeding three-fourths of all
publications copyrighted under the
law are received at this library"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

While the study of Spanish is a first
and very important step for the young
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

Renewed efforts were made fifty years
ago to obtain funds to complete the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

= An advanced step toward interest
ing the people of South Amer,c, IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
B|FIFTY YEARS AGO In THE STAR

incomplete and unsightly condition.
an object of surprise and inquiry to
the stranger"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
An Ancient
Heritage.

Certain reports have lately come
west telling of Polish army" NOV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

The relations between Gen. Grant
and President Johnson were severely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

There has probably been no other
one factor which has done more to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

At the southwest corner OF 30th
street and Prospect avenue stands
little frame cottage that
Prospect is pointed out 70 an. Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

province of Posen
on what one of the
members of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

The situation has prompted Secre-
tary Redfeld and Burwell s. Cutler,
chief of the
Plan to Illustrate bureau of for
Trade Snipers." m s In' COM uO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

TfISII WHO on Q IftpdI
ing for the Latin trade
future, there. is larger
work ahead of the bust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

X Keep Am eT1Cdn
goods out of Ar
gentina than the
instru cti o ms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

The keenest interest was shown by
all political parties fifty years ago as
Arizona republican., 1919-09-03
BOXER AND MANAGER
 TRUE SPORTS|NEN

Thanking the Phoenix public for the many courtesies and support extended them during their short stay in this city, Phil Salvador and Tommy McFar- land, his manager, bid farewell to the Salt River valley last evening and started the return trip to Los Angeles in their machine.
 Salvador, who got ten round deci- sion over Billy Cappelle before the Phoenix Athletic club Monday evening, expressed his desire to return to Phoe- nix at a later date.
 This was my first ten-round bout, he explained, land of course was obliged to take things much easier than I would had 1 been confident of my ability to travel over this distance at top speed. Likewise, the journey across the desert in an automobile and the short period of training worked to my disadvantage. My opponent likewise worked under the same hardships."
 Salvador demonstrated to Phoenix fans Monday evening that hei is 8, classy performer. capable of giving any coast boy of his weight a mighty tough battle.
 Both he and his manager are em- ployed at the Fox studios in Los An geles and came to Phoenix on a min- ute's notice, agreeing to substitute for Jake Stahl when the latter broke his hand that the boxing card might be rounded out as scheduled.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-03
MALONE EXPECTED IN PHOENIX TODAY FIR
 BOUT WITH LEFTY

Frankie Malone, heralded as the next "featherweight champion of the world" is expected to reach Poenix this morning to start training for his I0-round bout with Lefty Lewis at Arcadia hall Friday night. Lewis and Malone will rox under the auspices of the Phoenix Athletic club, but with the Phoenix Trades Council promoting the bout. All proceeds from the event will go to the letor unions.
 With vic .ories over many prominent coast lightTeights to his credit, Malone comes to Phoenix with a reputation that stamps him as a high calibre per former His victory over Willie Jack son. who knocked out Johnny Dundee in one round. entitled him to rank in the first class circle.
 Malone is feartherweight, capable of making 12s pounds ringside but has been obliged to go out of his class be- cause of the dearth of featherweight material in the west. During the past several months he has been meeting lightweigths and sacrificing from four to eight pounds per match in order to keep busy.
 In LeIly 5@eWlS, the local boy, ne IS meeting a performer who has engaged ;n many important ring battles. Lefty is a veteran ring performer with many notable successes to his credit. He still believes tha- he can beat a majority of the boys in his class.
 All tickets sold for the Malone-L Lewis engagement on Labor Day will be hon. ored at Arcadia hall Friday evening it was announced last evening, without any exchange.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-03

been officially designated by the War Department, will occupy {. majority of seats in Congress.
 Soldier Domination in 1884.
 As a majority of those who actually saw foreign service. which will be the larger political factor as the years go by, were between 20 and 25 years old, it may be safely caldcalated that 1t will be at least fifteen years before there wifi be another soldier Congress. That will be in 1884. But it may be sooner if the new custom of electing young men is continued. The average age of congressman has decreased in recent years. Several Of the present members are in their early thirties- The West shows the greater tendency to elect young men.
 Two veterans of the war of 1917 all ready are in the House-in fact, they were not out of 1t wher they donned the uniform. They are F. H. La Guardia of New York, who was a major in the air service, and Royal c. Johnson of South Dakota, who fought in the trenches and was wounded.
 The Civil War veterans who are in Congress now include four Northern CTS and three Southerners.
 Two Senators in Same Battle.
 Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota was a non- n-commissioned officer in the Fourth Wisconsin Regiment. He was wounded and taken prisoner at Fort Hudson, La. June IA. 1863.
 It is coincidence that the only other Northern senator who was a soldier, Senator Francis E. Warren, fought in the same battle in which Senator Nelson was wounded and cap tured. Senator Warren served as a private and on-commissioned officer in the 49th Massachusetts regiment He received the congressional medal for gallantry on the battlefield at the siege of Fort Hudson. These two vet erans find pleasure frequently ir fighting overp the battle which meant so much to them.
 Representative Isaac R. Sherwood oi California served in the 92nd New York regiment. He enlisted at the age of 16.
 Representative Isaac R. Sherwood .. Ohio enlisted as a private in the 14tf Ohio Infantry. He was mustered out 6
Arizona republican., 1919-09-03
BEGGING AN ART IN SYRIA

C'Bravida" in Anglo French Review.)
 The well fed German out here Gin Syria) used to call the Turkish soldier an 'artiste de faim.' The poor Syrian is a genius at it. Begging is the most flourishing trade in Syria, and the only one at which the craftsman gets a proper apprenticeship. Interspersed among the real starvers you will find child actors who would win a furore in London. They lie in an attitude of death in a womans lap, their we'll rounded limbs carefully covered with veGminious rags. You will see them ten minutes later, when mama has gone home for lunch, playing touch.
 Thieying in all it's branches-piracy from off-loading ships, fraud, snug gling of stolen goods, pilfering, and pocket picking-nad such a boom on the arrival of the British as was never known in the best Turkish days, though now it is waning beneath 2 somewhat determined police suryeil- lance. Animals? They talk at home of selling army horses out here. We'll. the Arab and even the Syrian knows the value of his horse, and that while he is in working order it pays to keep him so That is the utmost limit; and as to worn horses. or any other animals, it would need all the staff of the R. s. P. c. A. to keep even the streets free of eyesores.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-03

Huge demand and a cleaned out market featured yesterdays activities in the local produce market. Green vegetables arriving in carload ship ments and in smaller shipments by express were sold immediately after arrival. Fine lettuce. the first in sev- era1 weeks, arrived, also the first lemons in almost a week.
 carload of bananas also arrived yesterday, along with heavy ship ments of tomatoes. cucumbers, string beans, lima beans, cabbage, canta- loupes, grapefruit, oranges and celery
 Turnips, teets and carrots reappear- ed. Fine grapes. pears and apples also arrived
 Two cars of potatoes and car of Bellefleur apples are expected today. Within two or three days 1t is ex- pected that the extraordinary demand following the strike induced dearth of green stuff will have been met, and then normal conditions will have been restored
Arizona republican., 1919-09-03

clubs would share in the receipts Of the first five games, instead of four as in former years and the victorious team would have to take five of the nine contests to win the worlds cham pionship. Heretofore the championship was decided when one of the clubs won four of the seven contests. The players would divide their apportioned shares of the five game receipts on a 50 and 40 per cent basis, 50 per cent going to the winning club.
 August Hermann, chairman of the commission, said that the reconrnenda- ton was made for no other reason than to benefit the public by permitting a larger number of persons to see at least one of the games. Although the Gin cinnati club has not clinehed the Ma tional league pennant, Chairman Herr mann who also is president of the Reds. said he had received 29,OO0 ap- plications for seats outside of Cincin- nati
 Chairman Herman announced that plans for the series would not be made until the pennant races are definitely decided.
 Club owners of the National and American leagues will not draft star players from the minor leagues this fall
 This was decided tonight when the national baseball commission recom> mended the draft be suspended for 1919 because of the uncertainty now exist ing" between the major and minor leagues of the country.
 The commission ruled, however, that the major league clubs be permitted to continue the purchase of players if suitable arrangements could be made with the minor league clubs.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-03
SEVEN CIVIL WAR
 VETS IN CONGRESS
(New York Tinles.l

Seven Civil War veterans are mem bers of the Sixty sixth Congress, fifty-four years after the close of the memorable struggle between the North and the South. Soldier representa- tion in Congress was at it's peak be- tween 1880 and 1890. There has been a steady decrease in the number of soldier members since tfe latter year.
 The fact that the period between 1880 and 1890 marked the larger sol- dier Representation in Congress indi- cates that most of the soldiers who were in their twenties al the close of the war in 1865 did not tegin to aspire to congressional service until they had reached 35 or 40. Many of them were between 40 and 50 when they took their seats.
 There has been much conjecture as to how soon the veterans of the War of 1917, as the recent world war has
Arizona republican., 1919-09-03
PAGE SEVEN.

brigadier general He was in forty- three battles and 12S days under fire. s
 Three Confederate Veterans.
 Senator John H. 'Bankhead of Ala. bama served four years in the Con- federate army. and was wounded four times. ss
 Senator Thomas Staples Martin of Virginia was educated at the Virginia Military Institution. While there much of his time was spent in the cadet battalion of the institution serv- ing the Confederate States. He has been elected to the Senate for five terms, aggregating thirty years, the present one of which expires in 1925.
 Representative Charles M. Stedman of North Carolina served with General Lees army through out the Civil War He was wounded three times.