The Washington times., 1920-06-25
nA!enAkaAMr THE WA sHNeToN TIMES
THINGS IN GENERAL
Ships, Spirits, Government, Money, Etc.

he Montreal Star, able Newspaper, IN an
able country glad hear that the United States will have
big aeet because says the Montreal newspaper 1t viii nc
longer be necessary for the British navy to protect the United
States from foreign attack Referring that remark to the
late Paul Jones' lot remember that In to come the
battleshp against the flying machine will be about as EN-
cient as fat goose against half dosen eagles
And while we put millions into floating forts Of
Steel let's build few flying machines this country
ABLE to do it, and have feet in the air to protect
feet on the water
transportation companies no longer build hanson cabs
they build taxs Intelligent nations England especially
realize that the air feet Is the thing
As was to be expected, Professor Hyslop, re-
Gently dead and unable to talk during the last few days OF
his M is talking voluby from the other side of tho grave
His Styx conversations not taken seriously
But what would Professor Hysop say he could come back
and read what he SUPPOSED say through the med
ums? To sincere spuast of spiritualzng let him
hear HIMSELF talk from the spirit world That will cure
him.
We have fine Government, but it isn't quite
perfect For instance just great cities threatened
with coal famine. The railroads broken down, and
only Government could attend to the matter But the Gov
ernment consisting Of the President and his Cabinet too
busy.
The President is SUPPOSED to be running for a third
tem the say photographs issued show that
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the Presidency. Everybody KNOWS that although
are running very gently.
And the country meanwhile looks after itself Penrose
says six Cabinet ministers at the Democratic convention
now
How would it be to give the President eight
more-and pass law preventing the nomination of any
member of the Cabinet for the Presidency during his term
of Office?
The country needs actual GOVERNMENT at least as
much as it needs NEW President.
What should you do if chosen to detect and
expose crime?
The papers continue publishing hundreds of columns
about the Ewen mystery 1t is pointed that other
the first day. have locked in the house of detention
important witnesses that might away everybody
nected with the case-that is to say everybody not rich
enough to get a lawyer and bail
If that had been done in the Elwel case some of
the witnesses locked up separated lonely and tkatve
might by this time have told all he knew, and more includ
ing the fact desred-wHo KILLED ELwELL?
The present District Attorney, Judge Swami having
to think that certain witnesses will disappear
refuse to testify leaves them at large instead of locking
them up.
Which is better to ignore the technical right of the
citizen and put him in Jail witness in the hope of
convcing criminal to respect the citizens rights
even though he may happen through no fault of his
to be mixed up in a murder mystery?
The average citizen probably will say that it is better
to let murderer free and respect the citizens
right rather than to catch additional murderer and
violate the rights of many citizens.
Chicago, big city, prosperous, extraordinarily
free of debt compared with the other big city, New York
wanted to borrow fifteen million dollars The banks said
"You can't have it. Mr. Morgan says the city must ctal
projects and that the city of Chicago is close to bank
ruptcy."
Chicago cannot be VERY close to bankruptcy, as all
the real estate in the city including Mr. Morgans bank
md hack of