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Evening star., 1920-11-28
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Senators Reed and Shields.

Probably no senators are feeling
more comfortable today than Mr.. Reed
Of Missouri and Mr.. Shields of Ten
nessee-comfortable in the sense of
standing approved by popular senti.
ment at home and throughout the
country.
Both opposed the league Of nations.
Mr.. Reed being an orator figured more
prominently in the opposition, and took
more extreme ground; but MIR. Shields
stood quite as stoutly to his guns, and
resisted every effort to put the league
over as submitted to the Senate by
the President.
Both senators were severely criti-
cised in democratic circles in Congress
and elsewhere. Some of Mr.. Shields
constituents sharply demanded his
resignation, while at San Francisco
MIR. Reed was denied the seat in the
democratic national convention which
his constituents had selected for him.
Neither man recanted during the pres
idential campaign.
Election day came. and both men,
in the local, as in the national returns,
We're justified. Missouri. normally
democratic by fifty thousand and up
| ward. gave a plurality of a hundred
and twenty thousand against Gov.
Cox and the league, while Tennessee.
normally democratic by a substantial
figure, for the first time since the civil
war gave her vote to the republican
national ticket. Her plurality against
Gov. Cox and the league was twelve
thousand.
Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Shields have been
invited to Marion to confer with Mr..
Harding, who is sounding sentiment
in both parties as to what part Amer
lea should take in world teamwork to
prevent if possible another such appal-
ling tragedy as two years ago the cur
tain was rung down on. 1t is a COM
pliment both senators have deserved.
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A Clean.Up Chance.

There is one line Of work that the
citizens associations OF Washington
can take in hand to good advantage
and to the end Of a material improve.
ment in the appearance Of the capital.
In every neighborhood ara unsightly
places. shabby shops or half ruined
sheds, crooked fences or trash. .strewn
lots. These are eyesores. which dis
figure the fair face Of Washington
The citizens associations can. perhaps
exert themselves to abate these nui
sances.
Members Of these associations are
persons Of influence in their sections
The collective influence OF the entire
membership Is certain to be consider
able. II In the name of the associa
tions representations were made Il
the owners Of property kept in this
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The New Man in New York.
elected GOverno

Nathan l.. Miller, elected Governor
of New York. has an exceptional op-
portunity for service, and for becom-
ing national figure.
Take the matter of service first. New
York is truly the Empire state. Her
area is large. and her interests are
large and varied. She is u great in
dustriaI, great agricultural, a great
financial commonwealth. The metrop-
oils Of America, and one of the great
cities of the world, is located within
her borders. The man who directs her
in Importance only to that of the Pres
ident of the United States; and when
he acquits himself we'll of it he comes
into an importance and influence be-
yond the range of the place.
Consider this record: Gov. Seymour
became his party's candidate for Presi-
dent in 1868. In 1876 Gov. Tilden car
ried the democratic standard in the
presidential contest. Gov. Cleveland.
three times his party's candidate for
President, was twice elected. Gov.
Hill was elected to the Senate, and had
an interesting national career. Gov.
Roosevelt was elected Vice President
and went from that office to the White
House. Coy. Hughes passed from AL
bany to a seat on the United States
Supreme bench, and while member
of that court was nominated for Presi-
dent. And Gov. Smith. now on the eve
of retiring from Office, was one of the
stars at the San Francisco convention.
Mr.. Miller is in the prime Of life, a
lawyer, good speaker, made vigor-
Gus campaign, and won over the most
popular democrat in the state. If he
succeeds at Albany We may see him in
time on Capitol Hill; and good fortune
may bestow even a presidential NOM
nation on him.
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A Good Loser.

Gov. Cox is a good loser 1T lS to
be doubted If any man could have car
ried himself with greater equanimity
under such a wailop. He uttered no
complaint, but on invitation of Senator
Harrison. who had helped manage his
campaign. packed his hunting kit and
departed for Mississippi to try his aim
on the game there. What his luck as
a sportsman has been the public is
not advised.
1t was a notable contest. The gov
ernor jumped into it buoyantly, almost
boyishly. He was in full swing in no
time. The people came out to hear
him. and he entertained them. He
issued blanket invitation to hecklers
come one, come all-and he handled
them with ease, and to the bowling
njoyment and approval of his ad-
herents.
Criticisms arose. This, it was said,
was clever, but not war-not presi-
Dental war. 1t was too clever, he
was told. 1t bordered on the divert
ing. 1t lacked dignity-the solid, seri-
GUS appeal associable with a canvass
for the chief magistracy Of the ma.
ton.
But the candidate continued as he
had begun. To the end he kept up a
rafting fire OF questions and denuncia.
tions directed at the opposition, and
closed with an expression Of confidence
| in the result.
He may have felt that. He had had
great meetings everywhere. and had
stirred them to great enthusiasm. And
it had been his first experience as a
stumper in the national field. So IL he
had translated all the demonstrations
into assurances of support at the polls
he had made a very human mistake.
Alas for the unreliability of shouting
! masses under the sun!
Gov. Cox may be sustained by the
thought that it is better to have run
and lost than never to have run at all.
And maybe he is right.
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The Associated Press,

william J. Robertson. In the Service Bulletin.
My voice 10 hurled across the world
In tongue for age and youth;
It's throbbinE beat, like a million feet,
Thunders: IT am Truth"
Through gates Of strife I picture life,
And bring the work to you;
Upon the rise OF new world skies
! paint the canvas true.
herald wars and find the stars
OF peace that man attains;
I dip below the neither flow,
And count the hidden pains.
In east. in west, I keep the quest,
And speed to waiting eyes;
In north, in south. am the mouth
That speaks the Truth to lies.
Day and night ! wing my hight
From ports beyond the sea;
Great mems dreams like golden
streams
Flow from tho heart OF me.
Love and hate. the ends of fate,
Weigh the song / sing
In life's ferment my VIII is bent
To seek the Truth bring.
Ny volce 10 hurled across the world
In tongue for ago and youth;
It's throbbing beat, like a million feet,
Thunders: Il am Truth.
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Americans who entertain q sense of
ship in their National Capital will have
| occasion after March 4 to accentuate it
All signs. omens and portent point to
the inevitability of the capital Of this
republic being the object Of the focused
attention of the world. as the new ad-
! ministration comes into power. and the
nations Of the earth realize to what
extent their own affairs and destin.es
are concerned in the deliberations and
acts of the Congress Of the United
States and the international policies Of
the government.
What does Washington Think and
"What will Washington do?" will be
questions continually before the rulers
and parliaments Of other countries-nOt
suggesting. OF course, what the munici-
pality of Washington contemplates. but
taking the word in relation to what the
people of these confedcrated common
wealths propose. speaking and acting
through their chosen representatives at
Washington.
tor Washington through it's posi-
tion of isolation as federal entity
apart from control by a state or even
by it's own citizens and residents. as
provided by the fathers in the
scheme of government or this new
land, stands as representing in strik-
ing manner the whole nation. 1t is
the nation. in fact.
:: X
There are many big problems af-
fecting the welfare of other coun-
tries and other peoples which must
be decided at Washington in the busy
months following the accession of the
new administration and Congress to
position of authority and action.
There is not nation or people on
the face of the globe whose inter-
ests will not be affected in some de-
gree by this action of the future.
First and foremost. Of course, in
general public interest will be the
decision of the question whether the
United States shall join the league of
nations and upon what terms. The
answer to this question will rest with
President Harding and the sixty four
men in the Senate, which is to organ.
ize March 4.
No men not possessed of divine in
tuition can foresee at this time the
probable course of the Senate and the
President upon this policy. Already
opinion is dividing as to the mean
ing of tho solemn referendum of
November on the league issue. Such
an authority as Vice President-elect
Coolidge has declared that 1t meant
nothing; one group of senators in
sists that it must be construed as fiat
declaration against participation in
any league; another group holds that
it should be taken as indicating only
the rejection of the Wilson league and
is not to be construed as inimical to
the general idea of a league OF ma
tions. Other senators may wait until
they hear the issue discussed by their
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While arrangements are being made
to suppress all kinds Of gambling In
this country, France is considering
terry ever known. Paris may have
something Of struggle to regain its
prestige for setting the fashions.
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THE CENTER OF
ATTENTION AFTER MARCH 4

elders before they decide what they
think.
But the league of nations is not the
only problem to be solved at WASH
ington during the coming months in
which the world at large is concerned.
France, England, Germany. Japan and
other world powers will want to know
what the United States will do with
the tariff; whether their manufac-
tured products are to be admitted into
this rich market at moderate rates Of
customs duties or shut out by excess
sive tariffs. On this question there
are sharp divisions Of opinion in the
United States, to be resolved only
after exhaustive hearings and pro-
ate, as the direct representatives OF
the people voice what they assume to
be the wishes of their constituents.
European nations await with anx-
iety possible restrictions upon the
admission OF immigrants to the United
States. 4 recent notable visitor from
abroad remarked: "All Europe seems
desirous of emigrating to the United
States" 1t is undoubtedly a GER
tainty that this country does not de-
sire a flood of unrestricted immigra-
ton. On the contrary. the press has
recently registered earnest protest
against the inflow and there is wide
public demand for putting up the
bars instead Of lowering them.
y
At the rec0nvening of the present
Congress. before tho new Congress
comes in, scores of bills are awaiting
introduction to restrict immigration
The subject will receive thorough dis
cussion at least before the new ad-
ministration takes hold of the reins
of responsibility.
Germany and Russia are watching
the United States for action, which
will open up trade relations with this
country. Mexico, whose new president
assumes Office November 30. is de-
manding recognition Of the new gov
ernment, while the United States Will
withhold that formality until Mexico
alters some of the unjust confiscatory
edicts aimed at American owners OF
property in Mexico.
Central and far eastern Europe are
holding out suppiicating hands to the
United States for relief. not only in
the way of charity. Immediately. but
aid to enable industries to get on
their feet and put the populations TO
work.
In every direction the peoples Of the
world are to be seen casting anxious
glances at the great American nation
whose peoples act through their ad-
ministrative and legislative represent
atiyes, to be assembled in this capital
after March I, for the new regime au-
thorized by the verdict at the polls
in November.
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Theories as to how the Panama
canal might be bombarded from q dis.
tance will not interfere with the salts.
faction caused by the elimination Of
the far greater danger from land
slides.
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Food prices have started on a de
cline. Housing conditions, however
do not encourage hopes Of an i'm
mediate tendency OF the same kind in
rents.
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Direct trade and square dear
are the two principal abutments on
which American
The Two Main commerce spanning
the seas must rest
Abutments. Direct trade means
cutting out the payment OF q middle
man" profit to any intermediary coun-
try. thus making it possible to meet
foreign competition at rock-bottom
prices. The square DEAL" COM
plete meeting of the minds. and thor
ough understanding, shorn clean OF
any sharp-practice or trade tricks'
means the building of commercial
good wilr and mutual advantage on
the surest possible foundation.
Specific advices as to how direct
trade and square dear policy Will
work to the decided advantage OF
American commerce in many coun-
tries are to be found in the official
reports of United States consular
agents, trade commissions. super
cargoe and commercial attaches sent
abroad by the State and Commerce
departments or by the Shipping
Board.
Norway offers a particular illustra-
ton of why these two principles
should be of prime consideration. Nor
way is chosen as an example because
in proportion to population that
country is by far the leading sea-
farinR nation, while even from the
standpoint of tonnage it holds high
place among the great maritime
countries. Norway's merchant heet
ranks fourth--being exceeded only by
the United Kingdom, the edn United a. states
tremely heavy war losses.
The geographic position Of Norway
makes its slogan Of direct imports
particularly pointed. Experiences dur
ing the war has built up a deep-root-
ed sentiment in favor Of direct trade
relations with foreign countries ana
especially with the United States.
Trade Commissioner Nels A. Bengtson
finds.
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II the humorous references to Mr..
Coolidge's difficulty in finding a home
should come to have a basis of fact,
there will be hundreds of latch strings
out.
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Fears are expressed that tho lands.
men concerned in tho Shipping Board
did not give duo attention to the log
book.
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In The Star of November 26. 1870.
is an extract from the correspondence
from Washington of the
Columbus. Ohio. in part,
Praised. as follows:
"The city and the people are the
most abused and least understood Of
any city or community in the entire
country. A city of more natural ad-
yantases, with more picturesque sur
roundings, would be hard to find, and
for a people thoroughly alive to busi-
ness, active, energetic and enterprising,
washington is second to none. Its
streets are fast becoming beautifully
transformed by a system of parking.
wood pavement and sundry other good
and useful improvements. And
vet the city of Washington Is made
the butt for every newspaper scribbler
to vent his ignorant ridicule and mean
ingless spleen upon. That the people
here are behind the age Is q mistake;
that they are careless about developing
the natural interests of the city is
false, and. as for the repeated asser-
ton of the 'wickedness of the city,
with its $4,000 inhabitants. venture
1t will compare favorably with that Of
any other city In the Union, with the
same population"
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Russia some time ago abolished
money so Tar as considerable element
Of the population was concerned.
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SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON

The Indomitable Turk.
Turkey for Thanksgiving.
Made a fine display.
Mighty pleasant living
To commemorate the day.
Turkey on the morrow;
Turkey next day. too,
Turkey wings and turkey hash.
And next day turkey stew.
/ try to read to ease my mind.
And through the news 1 poke,
Till on the comic page find
The same old turkey joke.
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There is no question about old
mas package arrives c. 0. d.
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Nature scores again.


examples of the frieze around build
ings. notably the one around the ex-
terror of the pension office building.
But it remained for Mother Nature
to demonstrate what she can do with
a pigeon frieze," perhaps the only
one in the United States. and certain
ly the most prominent, being within a
block of the White House, and direct
ly across from the north end of the
Treasury.
Hundreds of pigeons, on bright
mornings. take up their roost on the
wide ledge about half way up the
front Of the beautiful new internal
revenue bureau building.
There they sit about a foot apart,
30 regularly spaced that to persons
approaching from Lafayette Park the
appearance 10 OF an artful frieze with
unusual depth"
The effect is highly pleasing, and
this unusual living frieze has attract
ed great deal Of attention recently.
There is unquestionably something
funny about misspellings to the aver
age person. That is way a Washing
ton housewife had a good laugh over
the note her maid left for her one
day last week.
The maid had carried a basket of
food, including a dollars worth Of
eggs. to the home, in which proceed
ing she broke several of the expen-
sive and fragile articles. Being called
out of the house before the return of
her mistress. she left the following
note:
SORRY to smich the eggs
CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.
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The shop early slogan has had
strong support from a climate of allur.
ing mildness.
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1t is impossible for Turks to get
away from the idea that the Armenian
massacre is q national custom.
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Night Work for
Avenue Paving.

the work be carried on at night. The
matter is thus proposed in The Star of
November %. 1870:
1.-THE necessity that the contractors
for paving the Avenue should put on a
force working night and day is made
more apparent by the condition Of the
weather, which promises now to be
much less favorable for the paving
operations than heretofore. We hear
from those competent to judge that
there will be no difficulty in carrying
on the work night and day with relays
of hands. 1t is believed that it will
not be necessary to use strong lights.
like the calcium or charcoal light. but
that abundant light for working pur-
noses could be obtained by the use of
coal oil argand lamps with conical re-
fiectors"
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Mexico will. Of course. be recogniz-
able. But it will not be the same old
Mexico.
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Democratic leaders cheerfully insist
that a landslide 10 necessarily only a
transient phenomenon.
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A Common Obseryatior

Cant you lay down the law in your
own household?"
Listen to me-" said Mr.. Meekton.
IT have friends in several legislatures
and they all tell me that making laws
is comparatively easy. The hard part
is the enforcement"
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Cautious Critic,

"Do you object to jazz music?"
''Not in public" replied Mr.. Oldbo.
"I'd rather pretend ! like 1t than be
considered behind the times"
"A CRATER" remarked Jud Tunkins,
"is in danger Of getting rich so sud.
denly that he experiences an awful
bump"
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The Book Buyer.

The agent had such pleasant things ia
say for them.
bought the books on terms that
seemed quite small.
But now have to work so hard to nav
for them,
haven't any time to read at all.
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Pleading for a
Larger Navy,

tablishment In The Star of November
%, 1870. is this paragraph:
"The burden of the forthcoming re-
port of the Secretary of the Navy.
Robeson, is to be the insignificance of
our Navy. compared with the floating
armaments of some other nations. and
the necessity of building a fleet that
will enable us to compete with them.
The Secretary advises the putting OF
the navy yards in good working order.
the building of a fleet of iron vessels
able to defend our foreign commerce.
and the increase of men in the naval
service by one-third, or from 5000 to
$4,000 men, and also earnestly urges
the establishment of lines of ocean
mail steamers. which can be made
available in time of war.
"The economical cutting-down proc
ess practiced by Congress in regard to
the Navy was a necessary step after
the war. but has probably been carried
a trifie too far. National pride, how
ever, will doubtless come to the rescue
in season to make our Navy what II
should be-
X *
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Cherishcd Denonstration.

Don't you object to the radiators
knocking?"
mo. The warmth is SO slight that
the knock Is the only assurance have
that anything is going on down at the
furnace"
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HEARD AND SEEN

Now that the Washington city post
onice building has been cleaned, il
Is much easier to read the inscrip-
tions that are cut in great letters
above the doors facing on Massa-
chusetts avenue.
although tourists are wont to
stand and gaze up at the inscrip-
tions. and even to jot them down,
perhaps very few people who habi-
tually pass the post Office ever notice
those inscriptions.
And they are we'll worth reading
They epitomize the mission of the
letter. and tell of the work of the
postal service in succinct phrase
Above the door to the west the in
scription reads:
Messenger of sympathy and love.
Servant of parted friends.
'Consoler Of the lonely.
"Bond of the scattered family.
'Enlarger Of the common life"
Above the door to the east the in
scription runs:
Carrier of news and knowledge.
Instrument Of trade and industry.
Promoter OF mutual acquaintance.
"Of peace and of good will among
men and nations"
xt
Those who have haRkering TO play y
amateur detective should take warn
ing from the experience Of 4 gentle
man who thought he had discovered
something big" in the way Of a crime
last week.
He was standing in the embrasures
at the side of the bank presided over
by John Poole, when he happened to
look down. The lights from the stree,
lamps east murky glow over pool
Of
'Blood" gasped the man.
1t certainly did look like blood. The
man instanced blossomed into an
amateur detective. and began to pic
ture the tragedy. He saw a child
struck by an automobile. pictured her
slight form carried to the sidewalk
just here where was the pool of blood
Sherlock walked out to the street
Sure enough. trail of the same liquid
followed him, seemingly fast set on
the cold cement. On his way home in
the car he went into details of the
tragedy.
The next morning he scanned the
papers to see IL there had been any
accidents. but found no account. When
he got of the car at the same cor
ner an hour later, he saw the same
tracks.
But in the broad light of day. with
out the red gleam from the tail light
Of an automobile. the blood of the
night before turned out to be simply
oil.
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The Norwegian
Trade Channel,

most of them call at Norwegian ports
before they go to other Scandinavian
countries. For this reason no port
outside of Norway is situated to serve
as a distributing center for that
country. The Norvegians fully ap-
preciate their position. Trade Com
missioner Bergston reports, and they
are experienced in overseas trade.
AS a result they are very antagonis-
tic to paying tribute to middlemen In
Copenhagen. Hamburg or London.
This attitude. favoring direct trade
relations Is. for most lines Of mer-
chandise, based on sound economic
principles and consequently must be
carefuliy considered by American
busin ess in developing and maintain
ing it's Norwegian market.
In proportion to its population. Nor
way is one Of the very best foreign
markets Of the United States. The
Norwegians have confidence In Amer.
lean business mon, methods ana
goods. 1t is to be hoped. ofnciais in
the bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce say. that this confidence
will grow with experience, as II will
il the traditional square dear' poll.
cy ts vigorously followed.
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After the civil
progress in the
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Vessels from America, Great Brit
ain, the orient, Africa and to a larg'
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So eager were the people OF Wash
ington for the completion of the paw