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disorder and accident. The public al
ways suffers. The public always ID
damned.
Public utilities commissions have in
very great measure safeguarded the
public from the capitalist oppression
There is, however, no protection for
the public against the oppression OF
labor. There is no provision for as
sured maintenance Of service On the
transportation lines. Labor has always
resisted compulsory arbitration for
fear of having to accept unweleome
awards. At this moment there is no
bulwark between the Chicago public
and the losses. discemferts and dan
gers Of q street ear tie-up due to in
ability of the operatives and the cor
porations to agree upon a scale OF
wages and conditions of work. Conse-
quently the public is damned and
walks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

|detsrmines, and adlefes to the deter
animation, not to stand again, . long
list of democratic aapirants may ap-
pear. Several Of those who competed
with Mr. Wilson OF Baltimore seven
years ago are still under discussion,
while a number Of men who have
found opportunities since to show their
qualities are believed to have the
White House in view.
The situation seems to be against a
dark horse. There Is 80 much afoot,
and so much more may be added be-
fore next Inauguration day, the de-
mand will be likely to grow for an ex-
ecutive who is known to the country
for capacity exhibited in public Office
for public business. sentiment will ep-
pose experimenting with green hand.
So the more that is known about
men considered Of presidential size by
their friends, the better it will be for
them and for the country. Let us hear
all about thsm-not only about what
their promise is, but what their per-
formances have been. And as Congress
is an excellent sounding-board, what
ever is said in either chamber on the
subject is certain to carry far and
awaken many echoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

Ice ratieniag would be serious in
convenience to many persons, but if it
is necessary. in order to conserve the
supply and assure the distribution of
some ice to all it must be undertaken.
In many households much ice is wasted
by chopping off pieces for the cooling
of drinks. Larger pieces are therefore
ordered daily than are necessary to
keep the refrigerators properly chilled
for the preservation of meats, butter
and other perishable foods. If this
practice were checked there would be
enough ice to go around for strict re-
frigeration purposes. Bottled water
and tea set inside the ice chests will
be sufficiently cooled for palatable
drinking, without wasting any ice
whatever. Save the ice and the supply
will last until the manufacturing plants
can be enlarged and extended. The
first curtailment in distribution should
be in the line of unnecessary Injuries,
such as ice cream and soda water,
which are not essential in the least,
and which consume an immense
amount Of ice. Public sentiment will
strongly support any Official action
that seeks to curtail this consumption
Of ice at time of dangerous short
age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29
The HeHse Recess.

The congressional situation is such,
the~House recess will come in very
well. 1t will not interfere with eem-
mittee work, which at present is the
principal work on the House side. In
vestigations, both as respects measures
to be reported later and war expendi-
lures, will proceed, and the results
show in good time.
The Senate as the reviewing body
will not be ready to take up House
work until it has disposed of the peace
treaty. Naturally and necessarily, the
treaty has the right Of way. The coun-
try wants action on that-aetion meas
nred by the importance Of the subject
and the time required to digest it. The
final roll call on the treaty may not
come for some weeks.
Between reassembling day and the
opening time Of the regular session
will lie three menths--time enough for
the transaction of good deal of bust
ness should it be decided to press the
first of the reconstruction measures at
the special session. At any rate, the
House will be able to choose its course
with deliberation.
An announcement of interest is the
arrival in town Of Senator Penrose,
and that he will confer with members
Of the House On the subject of sae
fiscal sitnation and what Congress
should do. about it.
The ways and means committee of
the House and the finance committee
Of the Senate have in the matter Of
revenue big problsm to ssise. A very
large sum must be raised. The gov
ernmeats needs cannot be denied.
This necessary revenue grows ont Of
the war, and the war was declared by
the united aetiea VI beth parties.
Nevertheless, % the republicans viii
be responsible for revenue legislation,
measures raising revenue must con-,
form to the party's record and prom
ises on the subject.
Republican senator's sad repnbliesa
representatives., therefore, should come
to an understanding. While the meas
ure or measures must originate in the
House, the right If amesdment-
which, a. exercised, 10 . very broad
right-gives the Senate a good deal of
power. Hence, whatever is done ut
this or at the regular session on rev.
eaue matters will be the joint express
sion Of the two bodies made after COM
mittse and other consultations, and
open debates in the two chambers.
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banning the Public.


Several decades ago William n. Van
derbilt, then at the. head of the New
York Central Railroad Company, when
pressed for improvements on that line
for the benefit Of the public, retorted,
with characteristic correctness, "The
public be damnsdl" Hs declared that
he was running the New York Central
railroad for the benefit of the stock
holders and not the public. The phrase
echoed throughout the country, and
came to be regarded - expressing the
attitude of the capitalists toward the
people.
The wheel has turned around and
completed the cycle. Yesterday at a
meeting Of street railway employees,
considering and finally voting for a
general strike, some of the leaders beg.
ged the men to withhold action in the
hope Of ehseting compromise that
would keep the lines in operation and
implored them to consider the interests
Of theh public. Thsreupon one Of the
operatives sprang forward and yelled
@To hell with the public! The public be
damnedi"
Forty OF so years ago the public was
damned BY the capitalist. Now the pub.
lie 10 damned by the other end of the
economic equation. The public gets il
going and coming. It pays the bills OF
all the strikes. It suffers all the incon
venienees. II endures bad service. II ID
,exposed to the risk Of injury in case Of
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Congress and Booms.

With little leisure on hand Satur-
Edsy, the House listened with pleasure
to some talk about the presidency and
aspirants for the place. Two names
were, presented, SO to say. Gov. Low
den of Illinois and Senator Harding
of Ohio ware praised highly for their
high qualities. They were not over
praised. Both are able and attractive
men. In Office, both are figuring in
tbs history making of the day:
This was an agreeable innovation.
Why should not the House yield to the
hpmor again-eyeFy now and then, in
deeds A number of men are figuring
in presidential speculation, and a
House session at any time would be
ea1ivened by tactful reference to one
& OF more of them.
a. Although nomination time is nearly
% year away, lively interest is already
attaching to next years great contest
Even the peace treaty, overwhelming
g as It Is, mas not put out OF the popu-
lar mind the fact that President is
to be elected next year. and that the
! man chosen will have an exceedingly
difficult situation to deal with.
: The list Of republican aspirants i.
< long. Turn in any direction, one may
descry favorite sons. "Ths woods are
=. full of them" Some have been in the
: spotlight before. Some are taking thei,
5 first bath in that illumination. AL
= have friends active in their behalf, and
! sincere home support.
. Until the Presidents attitude to
ward his boom for another nomination
. is known, the democratic situation vii
= yymain somewhat obscure. But il b.
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Probe the Riot Tragedy!

An inquiry Into the lcceAt Is~ce Iloed
IN this city should be started as quick
ly a. possible by an appropriate com,
snittee Of Congress, or by the Depart
ment of Justice. 1t would be prefer
able to have such an investigation
made by congressional committee,
for in that case the proceedings would.
presumably, be in the open, with full
publicity for the facts adduced.
1t is desirable to prosecute such an
inquiry quickly in order to reach the
truth, while the events are fresh IN
mind and witnesses are available. De-
lay would work NO advantage and
might result harmfully in the proven
ton Of full aseertainment Of all the
! conditions leading to and accompany
ing the rioting.
It is desirable, furthermore, that the
inquiry should be conducted by a COM
nittes Of Congress. inasmueh as legis-
1stion may be indicated as necessary,
and Congress should be most fully in
formed of the. situation to guide it in
enacting whatever laws or voting what
ever appropriations may be required
to safeguard the capital against fur
tier trouble.
This inquiry should seek primarily
the cause Of the rieting, the direct in
citation to race conflict. What was
the actual sequence of eventsi What
spark set the smsldering embers of
rsee antagonism into blazef Was
there specific Organization Of the
mob that first attacked the negroes in
South Washington Reports are cur
rent that there was such definite or
esaizatiea, that it was directed by
recognized leaders. These reports
: sheuid be probed to the fact
II is, Of course, essential that the
truth concerning the police situation
should be made plain as soon as pos
sible. If there are not enough men, or
If they are not properly distributed, or
If they hsve been dispersed upon need
less pyramids or assignments, the rec
eofds can very readily be secured and
saslyzed. Il the force has not been
large enough through lack of legisla-
ten or for lack Of sufficient pay to
attract dependable men into the se1v-
ice, the annual estimates and recon-
msndations, compared with the apprc-
pristies acts. viii prove where the re-
spensibility lies.
But in any case, tho facts as to the
riots themselves should be sought,
whether or not the police administra-
! ton is put under scrutiny. The coun-
! Try is far moro concerned about the
development, for the first time in this
conmunity in half century, of mnr-
deFous race antagonism than in the
details Of how the police have been
managed or recruited. And the Dis
triet shares in this concern, as upon
the true causes Of the outbreak de-
Ponds in large measure the prospect
Of future security from turmoil and
tragedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

German propagandists now said to
be influencing Mexico to disorder are
doubtless political hangovers, slow to
realize what has happened and 10th to
give up lucrative though reprehensible
employment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

Any efforts on the part of the
Hohenzollerns at further intrigue must
be hampered by the fact that none Of
those previously associated with them
in eenspifseies has been at all lucky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

Il has been many years since 3
prominent American citizen has been
so extensively interviewed for publcs-
ton as Henry Ford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

Chairman Hays will probably zee to
it that the work Of his committee is
net hiadsred in the future by any
eareiessness in allowing confidential
communications TO ct into print.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

It has taken long time for John
Armstrong Chaloner to demonstrate
that in his case sanity is not mere
matter Of geography.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

Japan can prove her right to rank
high in the worlds diplomacy by de-
yising 9 graceful and satisfactory solu-
ton Of the Hhantnng situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

Senator BOrah's attitude toward the
league as general proposition re-
iieves him Of the necessity Of attempt
ing laborious distinctions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

Texas citizens feel that the Lone
Star state could settle the Mexican diff
ficulty if they were permitted to play
lone hand.
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villa and Carranza are both more to
be feared by the innocent bystander
than by each other.
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Evidence that tho Russian reds have
had relations with the l. w. W. only
eosfrms the impression that bolshe-
visits are entirely indiscriminate in
their associations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

If Germany il as logical and seisn-
tific as she assumes to be, she will be
the last nation on earth to want an
other war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

The league Of nations idea has al
ready shown itself equipped with some
wransling defanees.
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SHOOTING STARS.
By PHiLASDER JOHNSON.

Valuations.
"Why does woman value pearls and
diamonds 20 highlyp
81 dunno" replied Farmer Corn
tossel. IT guess maybe it's for some
thin of the same reason these sum
mer girls think more Of a four-leaf
clover than they do of whole load Of
hay"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

A wealth-despising socialist" never
. -nsglects an opportunity to get a few
busy book agents working for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

All factions in Mexico make it a
rule to seorn advice and ask only for
munitions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

The Ford libel suit has shown some
startling tendencies to back fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29
The Only Reliable Tsst.

lie Ontys hetSADfe Tux.
Ts this for publicationf" inquired
the conscientious interviewer
GLOW do knowf" rejoined Senator
Sorghum. AIts impossible to be sure
whether anything ought to be publish.
ed till after it appears in print"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29
Comparison.

The robin lifts joyous call
That sounds along the pike.
The songs mosquitoes sing are small
But much more businesslike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

Admiration.
did you grasp the significance of
that lecturers remarksf'
"Not altogether"
"Then why did you applaud SO
muchs"
'Well, ! admire brains and I thought
that man must be awful smart to un.
derstand what he was talking about"
Recklessness.
1They are still talkin' about tryin'
old Bill Hohenzollern," said Three
Finger Sam.
"WeH," commented Cactus Joe, "that
jest shows the difference between Ber-
lin and Crimson Guleh. In this town
they couldn't find a lawyer with nerve
enough to take his case"
Mr.. High Cost.
There's an oyster waitin' over yonder
in tbs bay,
Waitin' for September-and it's not SO
far away.
Oh, Mr.. High Cost! Try to have q
hearth
Don't keep up the toll gate when the
oyster tries to start!
There's reed bird waitin' over yonder
in the bay;
Waitin' for the autumn-and it's not 30
far away.
Oh, Mr.. High Cost, you'll tell US like
as not
II We buy the salt and pepper, then We
can't afford the shot, q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

At this low price we are
offering a well made.
serviceable Hammock of
open weave material in an
oriental striped effect.
Equipped with headrest.
For porch USE
Fourth Floor-Lansbu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29
Palmer $ Hammocks Specially Priced
81 SO

A large size Hammock
with throw-back style
headrest and deep wide
valance. Made of closely
woven material. A SPLEEN
did hammock for porch
use or for picnics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-29

All sizes from AAA to D
and lengths from l to 8.
Wizard Foot Appliance
the feather-weight flexible
kind-are fitted by an expert
who also understands thor
oughly the fitting of foot
wear. A specially appointed
Foot Comfort Department"
is at one end of our Shoe
Shop. Here you may have
consultations and examina-
tions absolutely free of
charge.
Second Floor
Lansburgh g Bro.
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Cantilever Footwear
For Women

your unusually foot
weftted cool white shoes will bring
relief.
The famous comfortgiving Cantever Shoe of fine white
is sold here exclusively in Washington.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-01-18
Delighted.

The examining officers at the pris-
Oner pens talk German like natives,
but often the prisoners don't and that
leads to complications.
One inquisitOr, who had just used his
best German vocabulary on ar uncOm-
pretending Hungarian, turned him
over to a special questioner and took
on five strangely-clad and somewhat
bcwildered prisoners who, after a great
deal of shouting and arm waving,
aged to convey the fact that they We're
neither Germans nor Austrians nor
HungarianS o SlOvaks. They We're
Italians-five Italians taken prisoner
last fall and set to mending roads be-
hind the German lines.
They were much pleased when it
slowly dawned on them what had hap
pened, and they wanted to kiss Gen
eral Pershing or somebody right away.
Paris Stars and Stripes.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-01-18
ARMENIANS LOYAL TO ALLIES
None Of the Conquered Peoples Have
Shown More Devotion to Cause
Of Liberty Than they.

1t has been the Armenians who have
been most constant in their loyalty to
the allies, and eight months ago, from
the city of Van, 100 of them went forth
to take up positions which had been
vacated by Russians.
After the Turks took ErZerum last
February they swept on against the
national armies of the Armenians and
G~eorgians through to Tabriz in north
western Persia, threatening the south
ern Caspian ports and wiping out all
Armenians they met, Maynard Owen
Williams writes in Asia Magazine.
They boasted that they would keep on
until they met the Russian army, then
nonexistent. The fight by the Armen-
ians and Georgians, lacking allied sup
port, became more hopeless. The
Georgians bravely declared their in
dependence last May; but hardly a
month later 80 Georgian and Armenian
delegates in ConstantinOple were ut
terly unable to do anything but ac-
cede to the Turkish demands that they
withdraw their troops. 1t is evident
that the GeOrgians are 10Y complete
ly dominated.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-01-18
PIANO PLAYED WITH FEET
is CAUSE OF COMPLAINT

Sammie Erret of the .Tonopah
Times and once upon a time a
member of the Tribune mechanical
force, has complained to the To-
nopah cops that small boys walk
on the keys of a piano on the
front porch of the house next to
his residence and prevent him from
slumbering. His sleep has been
interfered with, according to the
Tonopah Times, "to a marked ex-
tent" It may seem a strange
place to have a piano in this kind
of weather, but the instrument
that annoys the printer was plac-
ed there after a fire. However,
he says, according to the Times,
that the piano is capable, under
the skilled feet of the youngsters.
of producing everything from the
music of the masters to the latest
ragtime. The Times says he sis ev-
identity no lover Of music"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-01-18
y o of Bio Guns.

There is no known 75-centimeter gun.
If there We're its bore would be more
than % inches. The famous French
75-millimeter gun has a bore a little
less in size than the American 3-inch
field gun, being approximately 2.952Io
inches the German 77-millimeter Is a
little larger than the American, being
approximately 3.03149 inches. French
and American shells could be used in
the German 77-millimeter guns, prob
ably with little or no, change, while
German and American shells. could not,
probably, be used in the French 75's
without remachining.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-01-18
THREE NOTED FRENCH TOWNS
Will Live in History as Having Given
Their Names to Articles of Every
Day Commerce.

Three towns In northern France
have given their names to articles Of
everyday commerce-Cambrai. from
which Cambria" is derived; Arras. a
term applied to a certain kind of
tapestry, and valenciennes, noted for
its lace In olden times. Cambria. too.
is associated with the name of the
great French e~cclesiastic and moralist,
Francois Fenelon, a statue OF whom
stood In the cathedral before the Ger
mans captured the town. Fenelon
wrote one of the most famous novels
Of the eighteenth century: "The Ad-
ventures of Telemachus," an account
of the son of Ulysses. At Cambria was
concluded a very curious treaty, the
so-called Ladies' Peace" between
Louise of Savoy and Margaret of Aus
tria, representing France and Austria,
respectively, in 1929. At Arras was
born the celebrated leader of the
French Revolution, Macmillan Robes
pierre, who organized the Reign of
Terror by which he himself was finally
to fall. Valenciennes no longer made
the beautiful lace which its name sug-
gests, but was a center for the manu-
facture of hosiery, trimmings, and
handkerchiefs. 1t vas the birthplace
of two famous men-Watteau, whose
paintings are regarded as perhaps the
most characteristic products of French
art in the eighteenth century, and
Froissart, whose chronicles of the
wars of the Middle Ages are full of
movement and color. Near by is an
other famous Observation-Disclosures
name is joined with a version In Eng
fish of the Bible prepared for the
special use of the Catholic church.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-01-18
IN NAVY MAKES
1862 POUN der OF
TOMMY MURPHY

CHICAGO, Jan. 10. - Chicago
has a new aspirant for middle
weight boxing honors in Stockyards
Tommy Murphy, proud wearer OF
a gold service stripe earned aboard
a submarine chaser in convoy serv-
ice. Murphy is home with honor
able discharge papers after IL
months in the navy and is ready to
resume his ring activity.
Previous to becoming a blue
jacket, Murphy boxed at an unfor-
tunate weight. He was too heavy
for the welters and too light Tor
the middlers, with the result that
he had to fight the latter class
and always under a handicap.
After donning the nav uniform
and feeding upon Uncle Sans
Chow" he picked up weight until
he is now a full-fledged 16O-
FOUNDER.
Stockyards Tommy is a pupil OF
Packey Mcfarland, who came o
the same neighborhood. He has
Packey's speed and the Mcfarland
knack of hitting from all angles,
coupled with a knockout punch.
1.-THE army has praised boxing
because of it's close relation to bay
onet fighting" said Tommy, but
I would like to get in a word OF
praise from my own experiences.
Aboard a sub chaser a man is liza
BILE to be swept overheard IL ne
isn't quick ON his feet. When n
of those little chasers hits
a rough sea they do everything
but stand on end and come dan
gerously close to doing that. Many
a time I've thanked my footwork
in a boxing ring"
One of Tommy's greatest disap-
pointments was that he never en-
gagged in a submarine battle. He
said his chaser arrived on the
scene several moments after a u
boat had submerged. This was
during the raid on the American
coast.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-01-18
New Trick.

A new method of fighting the U-boat
menace is for the attacked vessel to
drop a depth charge as the torpedo
approaches. In daylight the wake of
the torpedo can usually be seer quite
clearly. When the depth charge ex-
plodes it either causes the premature
explosion of the torpedo or else diverts
the deadly missile from it's course. This
was found out quite by accident. A
ships officer in his excitement one day
threw a depth charge overheard, 1t did
the trick.