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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11

By ETHEL MATHER BAGG.
~ ECENTLY there appeared
~ in the Reval News an in
teresting article. From
the Land OF Terror" by
Mr.. N. H.. which gives a striking
picture Of the means resorted to
by tho former ruling class in Rus
STA to gain a livelihood under boil
shevik oppression.
Mr.. N. H. succeeded in escaping
from Petrograd through the red
front to Tsarskoe Selo and in
joining up with the white troops.
He emphasizes that the reports of
most Of those who have escaped
do not give q comprehensive pic
ture OF the regrouping Of tho diff
ferent social classes under the in
fiuence of bolshev1k rule. and now
seeks to fill up this gap by show
ing how the Russian intelligenzia-
that is to say, the nobility and
the upper middle class-have met
tho changed circumstances.
To this group. 80 writes Mr..
N. H., belong the former bureau
Gratis and officers. We must bear
in mind that It is precisely these
classes, which always form the
intellectual basis Of the people,
who must be counted upon for
the future rebuilding Of the ma
ton. When the storm Of revo-
luton broke over the country
these classes OF society gave way
entirely and displayed a surpris-
ing lack Of backbone. With few
exceptions, Its representatives ran
to shelter and let events take
their own course. They allowed
their property to be torn out OF
their hands, and when this was
done they displayed an utterly
unbelievable lack of stamina.
After the disaster had occurred,
when lightning and thunder be-
gan to overwhelm the heads OF
the bourgeoisie. their spirit df
self-preservation awoke. but only
the animal spirit of the indi-'
yidual, of the personality. and it
was this spirit of seif-preserva-
ton which had burst its shackles.
which slowly destroyed in each
single individual. slowly but sure
ly. all inherited and acquired be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
PROHIBITION REMAINS
AS LIVE ISSUE IN u. S.
Congressman Hold No Doubt as to Interest
Concerning Liquor Questions Flu
ture-Many Varying Views.

centage Of alcohol constitutes an IN
toxicating beverage. prohibited by
the constitutional amendment.
Would Change Alcohol Content.
As is well known, several states.
notably New Jersey and Rhode Island.
have undertaken to designate an al
coholic content in excess Of that pre-
scrfbed by the act Of Congress, and
other states are known to stand ready
to follow suit II the Supreme Court
decides they have that power. II the
court denies states that privilege
and upholds in every way the consti-
tutional amendment, there will be no
recourse for those who would relax
the restrictions save to a future Con-
gress. which would raise the national
standard Of alcoholic content.
Congressman in touch with their
constituents on this very burning
question say that there are many
varying currents of public opinion.
some of them surprising. Only on
one feature of the liquor question.
they say, do they find practically
unanimous agreement among the peo-
pie at large. and that Is that the
saloon is dead, never to be resurreot-
ed in this country. The dispensing of
intoxicating liquors even under what
might be called moderately reason
able restrictions Is altogether un-
likely, and the open bar is absolutely
impossible of rehabilitation in this
land.
And, IL 10 reported to these con-
Eressmen. a great many people who
were formerly associated in various
ways with the trade concur not only
in this opinion. but express their ap-
prevail The belief among the states
men on tho hill is that a man who
would advocate the open saloon would
not get enough votes in congress
sional election to elect him dog catch
er for q country community.
shffting Of Public Opinion.
On the other hand. 1t is reported to
congressman that there is a very re-
markable shifting of public opinion.
or it may be open demonstration of
an opinion already fixed, in favor of
modifying the drastic statutes OF pro-
hibition. Good people'-and by that
term they mean. they say, people who
have never been identified as "men
about town"-are chahng under re-
strfctions now imposed; not always
or SO much because they do not want
the thing prohibited. but because they
resent it's being prohibited to them.
Make no mistake" said con-
gresham with q constituency which
includes botf city and agricultural
populations. about the people being
stirred over this question and watch
ing Congress and the Supreme Court
with close scrutiny. It is the biggest
thing since slavery in popular in
terest"
Looking forward to possible up
holding by the Supreme Court Of
every phase of constitutional and
legislative prohibition, the people
who are lined up on the opposing
sides of the question Of relaxing the
laws find themselves facing fights to
be made in the future for modifica-
ton of the acts of Congress. SO as to
permit state legislation in conform.
ity If desired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
COMMITTEE WOULD RESTRICT
BONUS TO NATIONS FIGHTERS

the problem OF resorting to add
tional taxes on profits. It has been
seriously suggested that the country
should be called upon to pay as pro-
vided in the original revenue meas
ure when it first passed the House.
providing for $4,000. 100000 more than
the present law.
The one thing that seems most GER
tain in the minds Of this ''big f1ve'' sub
committee is that certain specific ex-
ceptions will be made in determining
who are to receive the bonus. The gem
eral idea is to limit 1t to the actual
fighting men. Thousands who perform
ed clerical and other nom combatant du-
ties will be excepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
HOME GROWERS BUSY;
FARMERS LESS ACTIVE
Scarcity Of Labor. High-Priced Seed and
Late Spring Have Effect on Planting,
But Change May Come.

, many peas this spring. The principal
reason is the uncertainty Of the LABOR
market, for green peas must be PICK
ed at just the right time or they get
too ripe, and last year the crop was
gathered only by paying unprece-
dented prices for labor. This year the
season is late and that has further
persuaded growers to put IN some
crop that requires less careful atten-
ton.
Discussing high prices, one WASH
ington seed merchant threw light on
the situation. which he recommended
to the consideration Of every farmer.
He said:
at is true that in dollars the farmer
is paying an unprecedented sum Tor
much of what he buys. but he also
sells his product at similar figures.
The grower may find SO or 81
barrel for seed potatoes a steep price.
but 1t takes fewer bushels of pota-
toes to buy enough seed for ten acres
now than it did before the war.
"A corn planter costs a lot of mon
ey today. but 1t costs fewer bushels
of corn than it did five years ago.
Labor Is high and hard to get at any
price, but q farmer can pay for his
help with fewer bushels Of wheat to-
day than he could when $50 month
was a good wage. for a farm hand.
Cowpeas for seed may cost 81 per
peck. but when the grower sells
enough for his crop to pay for his
seed next fall he will have more left
than he would have had any time in
the last several years.
The farmer is in the business of
planting and harvesting. and he ought
to be encouraged to grow every bushel
Of grain and potatoes and every crate
Of vegetables that he can get out OF
the ground. Production is the only
thing that will bring down war prices.
but 1t will not come all at once, and
no grower need fear that he will not
get his money back for seed and
labor next summer. and fall II crop
conditions are at all favorable"
Winter Wheat Acreage.
Wind and rain that struck this part
of the country during the wheat har-
vest last fall cost the farmers un-
counted thousands Of dollars and had
much to do with cutting down the
winter acreage of wheat this year.
Wheat prices will be very high even
at harvest time this year in conse-
quence. in the opinion OF many, and.
encouraged by it, the farmers will
rush to put in q big crop for. 1921.
MANY farmers are not working as
hard now as they did q few years ago.
and that is cutting down the size of
their crops to some extent" said one
Washington man. in gossiping about
rural conditions Fifteen or twenty
years ago the big majority Of farms
around here had q plaster on them
and the farmers were working from
dawn until dark to pay or the mort
gage. Now not one farm in twenty
is mortgaged; the farmer is out Of
debt and has money in bank. Conse-
uuently he takes it a little easier.
This may not be true in the case OF
the younger farmers, but 1t has hap
pened in enough instances to have q
noticeable effect on the crop acreage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
RETTY near the first question
the average visitor to the Ma
fiODa1 Capifo1 ocLS 80 <ho

HhEfTY near the first question
r the average visitor to the Ma
tional Capital asks of the
solons on Capitol Hill is. will
| anything be done to loosen up the
nationwide bone-dry state Of af-
fafrs?" The same question, or words
tantamount thereto, forms the burden
OF many letters received by the
statesmen.
sometimes the query is followed by
| language which shows 1t to have been
put In a hopeful frame of mind, the
| interrogator having in the back of
his head some last glimmer Of expec-
tation. q spark in the ashes that has
not yet been extinguished by con-
gressional legislation and Supreme
Court UNFOLDING. Other times the
question is put apprehensiveIy, as If
the propounder feared that some court
| or Congress procedure may break
down a section of the wall which has
been built up against the use Of more
than one-half OF per cent Of al
cohol.
inc way of asking it all depends
upon how the Questioner feels on the
subject. And. by the same token, the
burden OF the answer is likewise
largely Influenced by the respond
ents personal predictions or views.
The wish is often father to the
thought.
Considered in the cold light Of facts
as they exist. the situation is found
to show overwhelming drift in Con-
gress against relaxation of the bone
dry statute. and. up to this time a,
least. unmistakable disposition in the
court OF last resort to uphold the leg
islation Of Congress. The best judg-
ment Of wise men on Capitol Hill is
that no abatement Of the restrictive
laws need be expected from this Con-
gress. What other Congresses may
do is another question.
DiRer in Predictions.
Eminent men. learned in the law
and well grounded upon the Consti-
tuition and its Interpretation by the
courts. differ in their prognostica-
lions as to whether the expected
Ava ShSoAAiAh6 ocSAoIOuS VI lue supreme
Court will modify the existing rig
orous statutes or nullify the amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States. under which they were en-
acted.
They do know that the court thus
far has steadily backed up the Con-
gress enactments, but now that the
question has departed from interpre-
tation OF the strict letter of the law
and entered upon the wider field of
the relations, under the Constitution.
between the federal government and
the so-called sovereign states" many
otherwise confident forecasters are
afraid to venture predictions of the
courts journeyings into this region.
a portion of which is hitherto un-
explored.
This unknown land is the concur
rent" enforcement by the Congress
and the states Of the constitutional
prohibition against liquors. Upon the
definition by the Supreme Court will
depend whether the states may by
state enactment permit the manufac-
ture of light wines and beers. through
legislative decision as to what per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11

ASSAGE of the peace resolu-
- ton by Congress and its ap-
prevail by the President would
mean the opening up Of COM
merce with Germany untrammeled by
the necessity of getting permits, etc.
which has been acting as a hobble on
American trade in certain very impor-
tant overseas markets. It was on
this trade question that the foreign
affairs committee of the House based
its right to initiate the peace resoiu-
ton. In considering this phase of the
situation, the foreign affairs commit
tee had valuable first-hand informa-
ton regarding the handicaps and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11

ccARcITY Of labor. high-priced
seed, and q late spring-such Is
the triumvirate Of evils that is
going to cut down Washington's
food supply next summer and fall. un-
less the gardeners and truck farmers
show unusual activity during the next
four weeks.
Inquiry among the seed houses in
Washington last week showed some
diversity Of opinion as to how far
short Of normal the acreage OF po-
tatoes and other staple vegetables
will be this year, some saying they be-
lieve 1t will be about that Of 1916 or
1917. but 1t is generally agreed that
tho grower. who Is undaunted by high
prices or bad weather stands to have
q very comfortable bank balance when
his 1920 crops are sold.
According to the proprietor Of one
Of the Oldest seed houses in Wash
ington. the small family gardens are
not being neglected this spring. but
the man who grows for the market is
cutting down his seed purchases.
'Our small trade-seeds sold over
the counter-is bigger just now than
II has been in several years." said this
man. "but the man who buys by the
bushel and the barrel is holding back.
They complain because they cannot
get the labor and because prices of
everything in the way of tools. fer
tili1er, etc. are so high. It Is hard to
blame them. but II production does
not pick up prices are never coming
down."
An Optimisfic View.
Another man who has been selling
seeds and farm machinery to the To-
cal trade for quarter of a century
was more optimistic.
I'VE have had very bad winter
and late spring, and these condi-
tons were discouraging to the grow
ers." he said. But when the time for
planting and sowing comes around
the farmer gets more cheerful. have
talked with many from Maryland and
Virginia. and the general feeling is
that though the seeding may be two
or three weeks late 1t will cover a
very creditable acreage.
AS carly RoeAtOcs, LOT example.
A great many men usually begin
planting potatoes on the 18th of
March. but this year that was gen.
orally out of the question. It will be
several days yet before the planting
is finished. but we have been selling
seed very rapidly. and 1t looks like a
good early CROP
This calls attention to another dis
couragement the early potato grower
has had to contendFwith this year--a
shortage of early seed potatoes. with
consequent high prices. The greater
part Of early seed potatoes sold in
Washington comes from Maine, and
dealers here have had difficulty in
getting shipments through on time.
the situation being aggravated by the
car shortage on the eastern rail lines
Pea Crop Uneertain.
Persons who want to enjoy green,
peas on their menu next summer will
do well to grow their own, even If
they have to rout the geraniums out
of the window box to do it, for the
market gardeners are not putting in
Evening journal., 1920-03-16

dismissal for lnefllclency, neglect OF
duty. or malfessance in ONCE. but for
no other cause,
Q. That any such U. 9. Civil Ensi-
neor svho at the tlho Of passage Of this
Act shall have attained or passed tho
age limit provided IN the law and req
ulatlons governing the retirement OF
officers OF the United states Army shall
at the expiration OF thirty 1901 days
after date Of passage Of this Act be re-
tired IN the manner and under the con
dltlons provided in Section 1 hereof.
4. That payment OF the salaries and
retired pay under this Act shall be
made from the indefinite appropriation
for the operating. maintaining ana
keeping IN repair any lock canal, canal
lzed river or other work Of the United
States acquired or constructed for the
use and benefit OF navigation, provided
for by the river and harbor act ap-
proved July g. 1881, and amended by
section G Of the river and harbor act
OF March 3, 1909 ,35 Stats. siS).
This has the approval Of U. $. Sen
ator who has taken It IN hand with the
view Of getting the Commerce Commit
tee to incorporate It IN the bill.
Assistant engineers In the local y. :.
engineer office have sent copies Of the
amendment TO L. 5. Senators Ball and
Wolcott Representative Caleb r. Lay
ton as well as TO all members OF the
Senate and the House.
Evening journal., 1920-03-16

their cause tho assistant engineers
have Prepared. after careful consider
Otlon as a proposed amendment 10 the
pending river and harbor bin now be-
foro lho Senate Committee on Com
merca. the following;
4. That all assistant engineers and
otho.s IN the Engineer Department al
Large who served at any time during
the World War as Assistant Engineers
In Charge" district englneors) or H..
s. agents IN engineer districts cOmprls-
FMS river and harbor works or fortln-
Gallon work or both, shall hereafter
be designated as u. 5. Civil Engineers; (;
that their salaries shall be, and the
same are hereby fixed at not less than
Ave thousand lS5,000l dollars per an
mum; and that they shall be retired In
the same manner and under the same
conditions as 10 disability, age, per-
centum Of pay, etc, as are officers OF
the United states army, provided. how
ever. that II az the time OF retirement.
except in the case OF physical dsabll-
ity incurred IN the line OF duty, their
service In the Engineer Departments
OF the Federal Government shall have
been less than thirty 1907 years, their
retired pay shall be 10 per cent Of
their active pay at the time OF retire.
ment multiplied by the number OF
years Of service in the Engineer De
partment OF other Departments OF
Federal Government
2 That any such U. s. Civil Engi-
neer hereby created shall be liable to
Evening journal., 1920-03-16
U.S.. ENGINEERS
ASK MORE SALARY
u. S. Assistants Hope Gov
ernment Will Fix Mini
mum at $4,000 a Year
PETITION GOES
TO SENATORS

For a number Of years the assistant
engineers OF the U. S. Engineer Depart
ment at Large, War Department. have
been thinking and talking among them
selves about some plan whereby their
positions might be given a better legal
status and that they might be accorded
the same privilege Of retirement with
pay as that already given the Light
House Field Service, Coast Guard Serv-
ice, etc, but lacking unity Of interest
by the absence Of any association and
the proper time not seeming to present
itself for favorable consideration Of the
matter by Congress, no active steps
have heretofore been taken.
The getting together Of those assist
ants who served as district engineer
and the opportune moment have been
brought together by the generous
praise Of their work during the war
and recommendation by the chief Of
engineers in his annual report for 1918
and repeated IN his annual report for
i9i9 viz:
81 desire TO make special mention
Of the valuable services which have
been rendered during the fiscal
year by the civilian employees, not
only In the Office OF the chief OF
engineers but in the various Offices
Of the Engineer Department at
large.
Many such employees have been
exceedingly anxious for active serv-
fee abroad and In the field In this
country, and some OF them have
been offered commissions else
where.
in spite Of such desires and op-
pOrtunities they have practically
continued to perform the import
ant engineer work IN this country
from which their service could not
he spared
Special commentator Is due the
more experienced engineer en-
plOyes who performed their ardu-
Gus and responsible tasks with un-
tiring zeal In connection with or
as the result OF the war many such
employees have had thrust upon
them duties and responsibilities
fully equal 10 those ordinarily per-
formed by commissioned officers.
They have cheerfully assumed
suhc responsibilities and, due 10
their long familiarity with War
Department methods. have per-
formed all this work in excellent
manner. Il IS regretted that Il has
been impossible TO more adequate
ly compensate these employees for
their efficient service, and Il Is
hoped that some steps 10 this end
may be taken during the coming
session OF Congress-"
With this recommendation TO indorse
Evening journal., 1920-03-16
Test Crew Levick motor Gil
right from the drivers seat

Any novice can test the quality of the
oil he puts into motor. II requires
no testing device or chemical lab
oratory.
The one biggest benefit a motorist
derives from quality oil is also its
test-lasting power.
Lubricants break down Tor carbon
ize) from heat. The better quality
a lubricant possesses the longer it
resists heat, and consequently the
longer it lasts.
Wherever you see the Crew !
Crew Leyick products.
Evening journal., 1920-03-16

The next time you put in oil make
note of the mileage ii yields-then
test Crew Levick oil exactly the same
way. You'll be surprised that there
could be such a difference in lubri-
cants on this score-youll notice
also that your engine is smoother
and is perhaps little keener.
Try il and see-it's a point worth
proving, for it affects your pocket
book and your pleasure in driving.
d l.n-.o..l ..... 80. -. lLo.o
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-22
CHAUTAUQUA WILL BE
HELD EARLY THIS YEAR
Six-Day Session Starts May lS.-The
Advertising Campaign Is
Now On.

The Liberal Chautauqua will be
held early this season, the opening
date being May 18.
A representative of the Redpath-
Horner company which is furnishing
the attraction, was here the first of
the week and started the ball rolling
for big and successful session.
The program this year, while not
including people of world reputation,
has some wonderfully good attrac-
tions, and while everything else in
the world has raised in price the sea-
son tickets will still be sold for $3.50
for adults and $1.25 for children.
A meeting of the committee was
held at the Grier Hotel Tuesday ev-
ening and some of the details of the
campaign threshed out, and another
meeting will be held at the same
place Tuesday during the lunch houl
to further the plans
The Chautauqua this year must
not be confounded with the small
company which we used during the
war when we were spending oul
money for Red Cross activities and
Liberty Bonds and things. 1t is
Horner's best circuit and is as good
as Chautauqua can be made at the
ipriee.
Later we will give the complete
program and you will no doubt b.
surprised at the completeness Of thu
entertainment.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-22
INSANE MAN FOUND ON
STREETS FRIDAY NIGHT

Frank PAWS, formerly of Chicago,
but for the past few months of
Columbus, New Mexico, was taken up
on the streets of Liberal Friday. He
has been in the army for the last six
years and nine months and while in
service had lost his mind.
Friday evening when taken up he
was given a room at the Gem Room
ing house. After he had been in bed
awhile Friday night he imagined
someone was after him to kill him,
so he ran out of his room and down
into the street screaming. The prop
er authorities got him and took him
back to the room, and had another
man stay with him. AS he was an
American Legion member, the next
day the members of the American
Legion here contributed enough
money to send him home toChicago.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-22
BUSH-STOUELL

A wedding announcement of great
interest is that of Miss Myra Virginia
Bush to Mr.. Willard N. Stouell. Mrs.
Stouell is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. G. Bush of this city, and is
very charming and talented young
lady. She was graduate of the Lib
eral high school, graduating in the
class Of 1T. For the past three years
she has been employed at the Santa
Fe office at Topeka. Altho Liberal
young folks are not acquainted with
Mr.. Stouell, they are sure he is a very
likable and popular young man or he
would not have been of Myra's choos-
ing.
Miss Bush and Mr.. Stouell were
married on April at the beautiful
home Of the groom's parents, the
Rev. s. S. Estey reading the cere-
mony before a large gathering of
relatives. The left for short we'd
ding tour after which they will be at
home at $50 Fillmore St., Topeka.
The many friends in Liberal join in
congratulations.