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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

parties are playing politicsf Is there
anything discreditable in the charge
Is it not the open season for playing
politics; If not now, when may poll
tics be plsyedi
As a matter of fact, playing poll
ties, if an offense, is a familiar Of
Tense. If an industry, it is steady
industry. While the war was in
progress-a war which both parties
had declared and were fnancing-the
President promoted teamwork by de-
claring that politics was suspended.
The phrase Caught on" as other
phrases of an accomplished phrase
maker have done. Pretty soon, how
ever. it was Knocked into a cooked
hat by 4 formal request from the
President for the election of another
democratic Congress in order that his
hands might be properly held up.
1t is hardly necessary to say that
the republicans were "paralyzed." For
q moment or so they were breathless
with surprise. and then for longer
time indignant. They hustled to the
limit. and SO successfully they de
feated the President. A republican
and not democratic Congress was
elected.
Since then there has been no pre-.
tense on anybodv's part of suspen-
sion Of POLITICS. On all questions es-
sentially political politics has been
frankly played. How successfully
and to whose advantage we shall not
know until next November's vote is
counted. If the President-particu-
larly the President-were to talk now
about a suspension of politics. his re-
mark would excite only amusement.
The game is in full swing. AS the
months go by we shall see the play
increase in spirit and fnesse. The
stakes are very large-larger than
they have ever been played for be-
fore. Control of this country at this
time-the whole world practically in
process of reorganization, and new
methods everywhere in operation-is
something to spur men of ambition
and capacity to their very best en-
deavors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24
Extravagance and Prices.

The pleasures and benefits of thrift
are admitted. The advantages, nay the
beauties, of economy are likewise ad-
mitted. Yet the thought occurs that a
large part of the people of Washington
are fed up on advice to be economi-
cal, to be sparing in their household
expenses and not to fritter away ten
and twenty dollar bills in idle amuse-
ments.
There are extravagant persons in
Washington. A few of them may be
native and to the manner born and
some have come to the National Capt.
tai from other cities. Wherever a man
is wasteful and extravagant he should
be rebuked for his errors. But tho
great body Of Warrington people are
not extravagant. They cannot afford
to be. II cannot bs that the price Of
beans. parsnips. turnips, kals. hominy,
mciasses and canned tomatoes has
been put ny Oil accouuL vi the eXLrbya
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24
Americanization.

The thrift displayed upon Capitol
Hill during the past week. which evil
dences an appreciation on the part
of both House and Senate of the ne
cessity for caution in the matter of
appropriations for 1921, will, broadly
speaking, meet with the hearty ap-
proval of the nation. Where pork
appropriations present themselves
they should be. and apparently are
destined to be, slashed to oblitera-
ton. Appropriation for the legiti-
mate expenses of efficient government
should be, and apparently are being,
subjected to meticulous scrutiny for
possible extravagances. There comes
a point, however. in the financing of
nation, as with business or 4
household, when thrift becomes par
simony and curtailment ill-advised
That point seems to have been reach
ed in the treatment accorded by the
Senate to the AUGMENTATION bill.
The appropriation involved, amount
ing to $1O,625,00 year over a period
of four years, or a total of $40 100000,
was slashed to s6,5O0,00O for the year
1921.
= Daily the vital need for an extensive
Americanization program is borne in
upon the nation. America, facing
perhaps the gravest industrial, polit-
zeal and social problems of her his
tory, is attaining to an appreciation
of the vital truth that the final solu-
tion Of those problems lies neither in
deportation nor sedition laws, through
antistrike provisions nor restraining
orders, but in the spread of the gospel
of America, till every man, woman
and child within our borders may APP
preciate the significance and the
duties and the blessings of American
citizenship. Then and then only may
those of us who dream stupendous
dreams of the future of the United
States, and little precious dreams of
the future of our children, rest as
sured that those dreams shall some
day be realized.
Regarded from this light the pairing
down of the appropriations carried
by the AUGMENTATION bill will not
be accorded popular applause. 1t
amounts to cutting down wise in
surance; almost to a failure to meet
an existing obligation. Having spent
billions to make the world safe for
democracy, it seems bad business to
cayil over the recent price of an hours
barrage, needed today to. make democ-
racy safe for America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

gance of Washington people. Is it be-
cause of their extravaganza in demand
ing porterhouse that so many Wash
ington families are eating round steak
ground up into hamburger Is it be-
cause of their extravagant demand for
silken hosiery that SO many Washing
ton men are wearing cotton socks
darned to the 'steenth degree? Is it
the extravaganza of Washington peo-
pie in demanding pomegranates and
January peaches that makes it impossi-
BILE to get ( handful of peanuts for a
nickel9
Cannot the advisers on economy
count scores of well known Washing
ton men on every square wearing rusty
overcOats of the style of 1917 or worse !!
Is it because of extravaganza that so
many of us are wearing half-soled
shoes whose half-solng cost as much
as pair of leather shoes used to cost
Cannot these lecturers on economy I'M
derstand that thousands of devoted
Washington wives are chewing the
ends off lead pencils trying to figure
out how the husbands salary can be
stretched to pay the grocery bill! Is
it because of the rash extravaganza of
Washington men that they have to pay
eight cents for worse cigar than they
used to buy at the rate of six for a
quarter
There is great deal of buncombe in
the effort to show that high prices are
due to extravaganza.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24
The Old Lincoln Monument.

There is much to commend in the
proposition to set up within the ruins
of Fort Stevens the monument to
Abraham Lincoln recently moved
from the south front of the old city
hall. There it would stand ON or
close to the spot where Lincoln stood
watching the skirmishing in the fields
north of the fort on July l.. 1864.
In that high position the monument
could be seen from many distant
points. There is also much TO COM
mend in plan to place the old monu-
ment in the park between the court
house and the Pension building, not
far from the site on which it was
erected and unveiled April l., 1868,
which was the third anniversary of
the assassination of President Lin
coin.
Because of its sentimental assoeia-
tions this monument deserves the
most distinguished consideration. 1t
is not to be east aside as junk, and, in
sign upon it. 1t was the first monu-
ment to the memory of Lincoln built
by state or city. The honor of set
ting it up was Washington's. Within
few days after Lincoln's death the
councils of Washington city adopted
resolution appointing committee,
to consist of the mayor and three
members of each board. for the pur
pose of forming Washington Lin
coin Memorial Association. The reso-
luton was offered by y. d. Larner,
and was unanimously adopted. The
committee authorized by it met in the
mayors Office April %, 1865. and con-
stituted itself the nucleus of the Lin
colin National Monument Association.
The following officers were elected:
President, Richard Wallach. the
mayor; secretary, Crosby S. Noyes;
treasurer. George ". Riggs: directors,
Joseph F. Brown, Asbury Lloyd, John
b. Turton, DR.. W. G.. H. Newman
George H. Plant, E. Richards. n d.
Layner, E. c. Darlington. John P.
Pepper, S. J. Bowen, George F.
Gulick, B. B. French, George r. Huff,
Charles V. Morris, John G. Dudley,
John 81. Semmes, James Kelley, Will
liam P. Ferguson, S. P. Brown, DR.. c.
Fl. Nichols, Henry Addison and Will
liam Fl. Tenney. 1t was found impos-
sible to interest the people of other
cities in national" memorial to Lin
coin because so many cities had plans
of their own. The people of Washing
ton subscribed the money, aided by
a sum contributed by John I. Ford as
result of a benefit performance at
elapsed before the monument was
dedicated, and it was as costly as the
citizens could buy. Washington was
a small town, with few wealthy citi-
zens.
This original Lincoln monument,
perhaps, does not measure up to the
high art ideals of today, but it is a
monument of great historic and SEN
timental value. 1t should be set up
in an appropriate place in the Ma
tienal Capital and remain there for
all time, or until it crumbles with
age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24
Playing Politics. ;"

"Playing politics is phrase often
heard these days. Both parties are
employing it. Each is charging the
other with keener desire to serve
It's own ends than the ends of the
country
Let us consider few things. This
is January, 1920, and 1920 is a presi-
Dental year The present session of
congress will handle issues entering
into the presidential campaign. In
June the two leading parties will ad-
dress the voters through platforms
aad tickets. In November the voters
will respond at the polls.
Need there he surprise. therefore.
~ iSs charge made is tIues If both
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24
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Chiropractic

Therapeutics "The science
and practice of the application
OF remedies for disease. Cap
pleton's Medical Dictionary
No chiropractor with even the
least education can ever be &C
cused OF practicing any system
of therapeutics, or giving you
any remedies for disease. Meth
er can he be accused Of treat
ing" your disease or of cur
ing you. Chiropractic is a non
therapeutic. non-treating and
non-curing science. 1t devotes
all OF its energy to finding and
removing the cause and makes
no attempt to treat the effect.
a real chiropractor goes into
practice with two hands well
trained and educated. Upon
these he depends and these
alone If he is unable to prac-
tice chiropractic and feels that
he must have something to as
sist his lack OF knowledge, he
may resort to almost anything
that the law allows, but it is
NOT chiropractric.
Members OF the "Chiroprac-
tic Association of the District of
Columbia" are graduo tes of rec
ognized schools, teaching a real
science. and need no Legitimate
adjuncts."
Consult classified section of
telephone directory. page SO.
under heading 'Chiropractic As
ISOLATION Of District Of Column
bia' for chiropractors properly
qualified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24
Ice

The weather seems to have gotten
out of control. Can it be that the
weather bureau, which old Washing
tonians used lovingly to call Old
Probabilities. has slipped cog or
pulled the wrong levers Will it be
necessary to investigate and discipline
the distinguished meteorologists for
calling back the glacial age out of the
past or for putting an ice-eap on the
earth a thousand miles south of its
proper place.
Nothing like this can be recollected
by anybody excepting the oldest in
habitant. He can always be relied on
to remember something in the past
worse than the worst But the pres
emit is bad enough for most of US and
we will sing a song of praise when the
ice melts off the sidewalks and the
slush passes from the streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24
The Modern Figure.

"Do you think this country's polit-
ical affairs will ever bring forward
the traditional man on horseback"
"No,' answered Mr.. Chuggins. "The
horse is out of date. What you want
to look out for is the man in the au-
tomobile."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24
Proceeding With Caution.

"You have not been mentioned as a
possible candidate for the presidency
remarked the solicitous friend
"No,' replied Senator Sorghum. dts
too far ahead. There's no telling what
may be said at the birthday celebra-
lions due in February.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

Efficiency experts can scarcely ap-
prove of n system which tests the
value of a government clerk by the
question of how little he can live on
instead of how well he can render
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

1t is perhaps useless to expect so
reticent a man as Col. House to ex-
press any opinions concerning Mr..
Hoover's presidential prospects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24
A Glad Assurance.

"Does the growing of our rooster
annoy you?" inquired the considerate
neighbor.
mo" said Mr.. Crosslots. "When
food is so scarce, I'm proud to be re-
minded that there is poultry in the
neighborhood."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

The fact that sugar is available sup
presses a great deal of the complaint
that would ordinarily be expressed as
to the price per pound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

The grip germ is a creature small
Who has no intellect at all.
Yet mighty men must often pause
To heed the havoc he can cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

No preliminary arrangements are
likely to convince Col. Bryan that it
will be needless for him to be present
at a democratic national convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

If the reward for Villa, "dead or
alive" gets to be large enough. Pancho
may be tempted to ride into Mexico
City and claim it himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24
Old.Fashioned Winters.
n tho Philadelphia Press.

We are getting enough variety in
the weather to please every ono some
of the time, but not every ono all Of
the time. Tho oldest inhabitant can
always rem ember when all the win
i@rs beat any winter that can he got
AZ IN these daS&
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

The ex kaiser is at least wise enough
not to try any of that "Willy and
Nicky' style of correspondence on
Trotsky and Lcnin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

The letter carrier who arrives faith
fully on foot is recognized as more
reliable. though less spectacular, than
the post office aviator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

The grip microbe. finding itself
EARNED with little brief authority
Is yainly endeavoring to take unto it
self the dignities of the "fu" germ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

"I welcome a p'litical campaign"
said Jud Tunkins. "Mebbe it'll bring
along enough new kinds of argument
to take our minds off'n the high cost
Of living"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

Socialists who criticise the law are
the first to hunt up the best possible
lawyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

Navy circles may also interpret
I'D. S. NJ" as standing for "Demnirion
Serious Natter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

Regardless of traffic regulations the
small boy with sled has the right of
way every time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

No amount of outdoor freeze makes
much difference III the price the
dealer charges for lee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

Old John Barleycorn has great diff
Guilty i'll reconciling himself 10 the
idea of retiring from politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-24

The railroad agent who tried to per
suadc the public to do more travelling
has disappeared for the present.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
BOSTON MAKES BID
The Hub Wants to Stage Eastern
Olympic Tryouts

Boston, Jan. 13.-The Boston Ath
ietlc Association has made formal re
guest to have the eastern tryouts for the
olympic track and field games held at
the Harvard stadium next summer, it
was announced today.
Harvard University has rendered the
association the use of the stadium
where the tryouts Of 1912 were held.
trl11lliasdelphia also is understood to be
bidding for the big event.
Ohio State Beaten
obiIt bIitossna. ana. ILL.,. Jan. 13.-Illinois defeated
haI hall otste IN western conference basket
al game last night. 40 to o2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13

former London pro. but it means
everything in a golf stroke
It's not step.
But it certainly has its relation to
making good golf stroke.
The ''T. r." is very simple. 1t con e
sists in shifting the weight of the body
from one leg to the other by the sim :
pie exigence of bending the knees, keep
ing the body still above the waist
"The knees are the thing. and not the
feet. claims Jimmy. that make for
rhythm. I find that the average golfer
works his feet too much. The whole
idea Of the kneework I teach is to put
more rhythm into the stroke. 1t is the
whole essence Of shot and is the rea
son | make my pupils go through this
excrcise'beforc | let them hit hall"
After they get that 'tango" down
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13

pretty pat Jim hauls out driver. He
now puts much pains into the theory
as advanced in an earlier article of this
series by Sydney B. Sherwood, the ra-
tional expert, along the lines of the
wrist snap in drive, the left shoulder
motionless.
Il worked out just that same theory
on my own game when ] was young
ster on the other side to bring my shots
up to snuff" said Thompson. He took
driver and swung it rapidly many
times up from the ball. whipping It back
as far as a straight left arm would per T.
nit, the left shoulder motionless. Each
time he whipped the club around to just
the point shown in the first illustration
and no farther.
"For golf exercise - continued Jimmy,
this is the best can recommend. 1t is
the essence of long drive. The arms
are straight TO hit the ball without
moving the left shoulder the golfer must
now snap his wrists, and the club head
will take the shot before the hands.
When the wrists can follow through NO
longer the left shoulder turns, and it
doesn't move until that point. OF course,
the action is very fast"
Thompson says daily exercise along
these lines will do wonders.
'The aim of my instruction, says
Jimmy. sis for rhythm. Nearly every
body tries TO hit the ball too hard, and
that is where half the shot is lost
Don't work the feet overtime. They'll
take care of themselves. It's the bal
ance and the left shoulder that tell the
story"
Thompson has always preached thu
same doctrine.
''Take it easy" says Jimmy, ''ant
practice nractice nracticp'' -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13

Youthful Norman Honored
New Haven. Conn, Jan. 13-Wiliam T..
JelIife OF New York holder OF three in
terscholastc CHAMPIONSHIPS. was elected cap
tain of the Yale freshman swimming team
Inet night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13

go" before he will promise to mould
them into golfers.
Jimmy went through the Thompson
tango" for us the other day. without
music or anything, and then pointed out
its relation to "perfect form" in making
a golf stroke.
''It's just little jazz" explained the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
Y. M. A. PLAYS TONIGHT
East Falls Army Five Battles Navy
Quintet

An army navy game will be fought
in the cage Of the East Falls Y. M. A.
tonight, when the East Falls Y. M. A.
army five battles the navy team of the
U. S. s. st. Louis, now stationed at
League Island.
Ensign Goldsmith will bring a fast
five to the East Falls hall. His team
has won the majority of the games
played SO far and is reputed to be
the best in the navy yard The Y. NJ.
A. quintet has lost only two games this
season. Manager Young has signed
Frank See, Of j. & J. Dobson, to play
forward.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
Play Only on College
Team, Lafayette Rule

EastOn. Pa, Jan. ~. Lafayette
College students no longer will be
permitted to play on other than
college athletic teams unless special
permission first be granted by the
faculty athletic committee. This
rule was proposed Mt a meeting of
the faculty athletic committee held
here yesterday and becomes effec.
tive at once.
Failure to obtain permission be-
fore playing with outside organizaN
tions will cause an athlete TO be
suspended and declared ineligible
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
LEGION LAMBASTES
r J. DEMPSEY AGAIN
Finds Labor Scout" Unfit to
Represent American Athletics
in Defending Worlds Title
KEARNS GROWS GLOOMY

Two more American Legion posts
have lined up against Jack Dempsey,
heavyweight champion of the world as
'not fit to represent the best in Amer
lean athletics" because of his war rec
ord
Several posts throughout the country
have now expressed their disapproval
of the participation by Dempsey in n
fight for the championship against
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
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seems further to gaze rather sadly on
the various would-be promoters, who
so far have not been able to promote
anything except holler against the
fight and lot Of legal complications,
Fort Wayne, Ind, Jan. 13.---Con-
demning Jack Dempsey az an unfit rep
resentative of American athletics, sthe
Fort Wayne Post of the American lie
gion unanimously passed n resolution
last night declaring opposition to his
defending the championship title for
America.
The resolution is the result OF re
cent agitation against Dempsey for his
war record due to the fact that his
service during the war was confined TO
work in the shipyards.
Cleveland, o.. Jan, IL. .-Condcmna
tion of the war record of Jack Demp-
scy. worlds champion heavyweight,
was voiced in resolution unanimously
adopted by the Meuse Rhine Post of
the American Legion here.
| The resolution contains an appre-
citation OF the war record of Georges
| Carpenter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13

Georges Carpenter. champion of Eu-
rope. whose war record is praised.
Dempsey was not in uniform during
the war.
Added to this comes many arothe,
hitch to the bout
Jack Kearns. Dempscy's manager,
has seemingly developed a winter touch
of melancholia says he guesses they
better fight in Europe. which, incl
dentally, was never mentioned while
there was war going on. and Kearns
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
KNEE RHYTHM MAKES
GOLF SHOT FL Y TRUE
So Says exBrtsh Pro Who Has Many Exercises for His
Pupils Before Handling a Club-Too Much
Foot Work Generally
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

I'M THOMPSON.
ex British & o | {
pro, is one of the
best golf instruc-
tors over here.
Jimmy has sew
c raj exclusive
ideas in his line.
First of all he
makes all his pu-
pills | g ar II the
80 Thpmnsnn iop