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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01
The Clerks Fourteen Points.

Now it is the National Federation of
Federal Employees that has fourteen
points" platform. This organization
has made public a proposal embrac-
ing the wishes and aspirations of the
government workers. They want pro-
lection of the right to organize for col
lective effort. They desire the imme-
date passage of the minimum wage
bill, and also legislation for reclassi-
fication, pending which fiat salary in
creases to keep pace with the increased
cost of living are urged. They pro-
pose an enlarged Civil Service Com
mission, composed of representatives
of department heads, the employees and
the general public. They want law
guaranteeing for women equal oppor-
tunity and pay with men. They urge
the removal of restrictions on inter
departmental transfers. They ask the
Standardization of leave throughout
the service. They want the rule of or
gsnized labor applied to department
work in abolition of overtime or pay
at 'time and half" and double time
for service beyond the regular hours.
They plead for Saturday half holiday
the year round. They suggest the es-
Enlistment of 0 personnel department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01
POLITICS AT HOME
Mr.. La Toilette and Reform.

BY passing up the presidential nom
ination recently offered him by con-
vention of reformers in session at
Chicago, Senator La Toilette probably
closed the door on himself as the lead
er of national campaign. He is sixty
five years old, and in 1924 will be on
the verge of the prescribed three
score and-ten as respects presidential
aspirants.
There is sort of tragedy here. AS
a reformer, Mr.. La Toilette antedates
both Theodore Roosevelt and William
j. Bryan. He was in the national field
proposing reform measures when they
were only paroehial figures. When he
retired from the House, he returned
home, organized a movement, and as
Il reformer was elected Governor of
Wisconsin. He served three terms in
that Office, and secured for the state
some beneficial reform legislation. He
aspired to the presidency on the
strength of that record, but outside Of
his home state could never muster a
presidential following.
Meanwhile, both Mr.. Roosevelt and
Mr.. Bryan had come with rush. The
former, as a reformer, had reached the
presidency, and the latter, as a re-
former, the leadership of the demo-
cratic party. Mr.. Roosevelt's reform
measures secured him a nomination
and election in his own name, while
Mr.. Bryan's reform propositions secur-
ed-him three presidential nominations.
Mr.. La Toilette has pursued his bent
until he has practically reformed him
self outside Of his party. And he is
now all reformed up and nowhere to
go. He is not in sympathy with the
democratic party, and found himself
quite as little in sympathy with those
men who as reformers had gathered at
Chicago and fancied they had found in
him the Moses of their dreams and de-
sires.
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PATTERSON PARK---A PLEA FOR
PRESERVATION.

! School, which accommodate over three
thousand students. 1t is also within
twenty minutes walking distance of
all of these schools and offers the best
available site for drill grounds. in
terscholastic athletic contests, and
other public outdoor gatherings of the
high school population
The 10000 citizens of the northeast
section of the city have practically
no park space whatever for their use
and enjoyment, a small tract at Stan
ton Square and the upper half of
Lincoln Park being the only public
reservations in the northeast in which
it is possible for the people of this
section to enjoy the shade and the
lawns of the public spaces.
Practically all of the homes in this
section, as well as many others in
the vicinity of the
Pao;on of Capital Traction
line passing the
Modest Homes. Patterson tract,
are modest ones. Few of the house
owners have automobiles with which
to travel through Rock Creek Park
and Potomac Park.
Unoccupied building sites in the
northeast are rapidly being used for
the erection of rows of houses and
there is pressing need for a large
park project in this section of the
city.
The Patterson tract was included in
the original Mcmillan Park scheme
and it's acquisition has been favored
by the District Commissioners for
many years. During war time it was
leased by the government for the site
Of Camp Meigs. 1t is now in the hands
of the wrecking company which is
removing the buildings erected by
the government. Within a few months
it will be available for building resi-
dences and commercial plants. Its
nearness to the railroad and accessl-
bility make such use probable in the
near future.
Because of the erection of Camp
Meigs on this site. the tract is al
ready provided with sewers, water,
swimming pool, running track, and
many other advantages for park pur-
poses.
While other projects included in the
Mcmillan plan. such as the reclama-
ton of the Anacostia
Other Projects fats and the improve
w. ment of Rock Creek
May Walt. valley, may be post
poned for years or carried on through
a term of years, with little danger OF
finally losing the opportunity of COM
pletion, there is no question but that
the time is short in which the acqui-
sition of the Patterson tract may be
carried out and this splendid addition
made to the park facilities of the
District.
1t is hoped that the District Com
missioners will include in their es-
Inmates for the coming year a sum
sufficient to purchase this beautiful
tract of land and that Congress will
see the wisdom of making this per-
petual investment for the health of
the children and the adults of our
city. PERCIVAL HALL.
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Accessible From c api t a
Tracti,
Three High Schools. Comma,
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Apropos of the coming question, that
should have been attended to many
years ago, and judging from newspaper
accounts, is to be settled in Jig time. 1t
seems to me that the matter deserves
the most careful study, SO that when the
final scheme has been decided on the
result will show that among the world s
most beautiful cities Americas capital
is Incompatible.
I understand that the Commissioners
have been combing other cities for IDEAS
1t is notorious fact that the sameness
of our cities is tiresome. The scheme
that would At in here doesn't exist else
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01
1924.

If Mr.. Harding is elected, he will
probably be renominated by acclama.
ton. His years at least-he is now
lffty-fve-will not stand in the way
But if he is defeated, he will prob
ably not be renominated. And then
Neither Gen. Wood nor Gov. Lowden
is likely to figure in that years cal.
culations. There will be a hampering
hangover from their defeat this year
Senator johnson and Mr.. Hoover may
| try again. Both will be young enough
and by that time Mr.. Hoover may
learn to play his hand with more
skill than he exhibited this year. He
is new to politics.
If Gov. Cox is elected he will prob
ably be renominated by reclamation
He is only fifty.
But if he is defeated, he is likely to
| drop out of the picture And then
AS presidential aspirants both Mr. Nc
| Adoo and Attorney General Palmer
probably shot their bolts at San Fran
cisco last month. Mr. Marshall has NO
hankering after the presidency. As
the. candidates. of Senator Glass and
Senator Simmons were not taken seri-
ously this year there is no probability
| Of their renewal four years hence
Champ Clark at that time will be
seventy-four.
But who may say as to the new men
who may be developed on both sides
men not now in the limelight, and
probably not now with thought of the
White House9 These are such times
and conditions are of such sort as open
careers for young and capable men
The old leadership is passing. Just
what the new will be depends, of
course, very much on the shape of
things when normal is restored. Amer.
lea must, and will, 60 forward; and her
interests are so enormous the guild
ing hand should be a very capable
hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01
HEARD AND SEEN

Husbands of Washington are finding
out anew these days just how much
truth there is in that old saying
about "womans work is never done
Usually hubby gets up to the days
work with nothing much TO bother
about except himself. but when WHEY
has gone TO the country he gets a
taste of what il means to take care
of house.
One husband draws up the follow
ing formidable list of things which
Re does every morning before he gets
out of the house:
Takes bath, washes face. dresses
empties the ice drip pan. opens the
door onto the porch, opens kitchen
refrigerator door. moves bottles out
moves old ice over, places in new ice
puts bottles back, takes in milk, puts
milk in refrigerator, shuts refrlgera-
tor door. gets out dish and spoon, gets
ont breakfast food, fixes the dish, eats
il. washes dish and spoon, brushes
teeth. locks kitchen door, locks porch
door. puts seventeen windows down,
mills down shades, puts on coat, opens
drawer, gets out handkerchief, puts
on nat. unlocks front door, opens
front door, closes door.
woman's day, but it is quite enough
to convince any reasonable husband
that his wife has no. easy job. Femi-
nine and masculine temperaments are
different That is the saving thing.
If was crowded on Mount Pleas
ant car the other day, strange to say.
Nobody would move up. There was
some room up front, but nobody
seemed disposed TO go there who
could and those who wanted to get
there couldn't,
The conductor was happy soul.
as conductors usually are. he radi-
ted kindly good humor
..Noye 1Ip a foot" he shouted.
passengers shifted gingerly-
NOW move the other foot" cried
our conductor.
Strange noises have been rising in
nv neighborhood recently. l am
ia miliar with most of the noises of
small boys, but this is a new one
on me.
ALLY ally-um-la
THAT'S about the best one can do
with it in print. The "um" has deep
vibrant quality, long drawn out, and
the ia" is cut off quick
The real merit of TINS cry mes In the
"ally ally" part OF II; IL usually
sounds on the breeze about nightfalL
Then swift forms of small boys. and
often girls, may be seen scurrying up
the street, behind buildings, lodging
automobiles, getting behind trees.
ALLY ally -um-la." the cry Will re-
"AIIy-aIly-um-la~ yells the Wash
ington Penrod-
The smaller the boy the louder the
veil seems to be the general rule.
The significance of this strang COM
bination of sounds is beyond most
people swho will never see tweive
wears again. 1t must mean something
but you will have to ask the players
to find out
CHARLES Z. TRACEwELL. (
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A Standard of Street Car Service.

According to recently prepared
charts service on both of the street
railway systems of Washington has
very greatly improved in the past six
months. There have been more cars
to accommodate fewer passengers. On
the Capital Traction line at 14th and
X streets, for example, in the morning
rush hour, twenty cars carried 5000
persons. In April at the same point
twenty-five cars carried $500 pas
sengers. In July thirty-seven cars car
ried 1900 passengers. On the Mount
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

To the Editor Of The Star:
Since the report of the Mcmillan
park commission was published the
general project Of identifying Wash
ington and making it notable
among the cities of the world as a
magnificent residential center has
gone on slowly but surely. The
surely. The citizens of the District
have noted with pride the extensive
improvements along the Anacostia
river, Potomac Park and Rock creek
valley.
One of the most important park
projects included in the Mcmillan
plan. however, has been for one rea-
son or another put aside. This is the
acquisition of the Patterson tract.
lying north Of Florida avenue and
vania railroad and the grounds of
the Columbia Institution for the Deaf.
The time has come when the pur-
chase of this piece Of land seems to
many thousands of our citizens the
most pressing and important step in
the final realization Of the Mcmillan
park scheme.
This tract as it now stands con-
sists Of eighty-three acres of land.
The south
Tract Comprises ern portion
Eighty-Three Acres Florida ave-
nue., is fairly level and may easily be
transformed into base ball and foot
ball fields tennis courts and drill
grounds, with plenty Of additional
room for playground territory for the
sports and games of smaller children.
The central portion of the tract con-
sists of southern slope suitable for
picnicking. for egg rolling at Easter,
for coasting in the winter time and
for other general park purposes. On
this part of the tract there is already
a swimming pool, built for the use of
the soldiers who were formerly sta
toned on this site.
The northern part OF the grounds
contains many acres OF beautiful
woodland. which can hardly be
matched in any other part of the, Dis
trict not already included in govern
ment reservations. This part of the
tract has been cleared up by the SOL
diers of Camp Meigs. so that the
beautiful woodland is all ready for
use and enjoyment.
The accessibility of the Patterson
tract is one of it's chief assets. The
lines of the
Accessible From G l
Three High Schools. COMPANY
pass along the frontage on Florida
avenue. making it possible for large
proportion of the people Of the south
east. northeast. northwest and south
west sections Of the city to reach it
after a short ride on a direct line. 1t is
within fifteen minutes ride of the
Eastern High School, Mckinley Man
IT. nd oil Hisrh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

similar 10 the employment department
Of q corporation. They ask a system of
training for higher positions In the
federal service. They want also sys-
tenn of promotion based on practical
tests and demonstrated efficiency. Fin
ally they propose the elimination OF
politics in the administrative branches,
making demonstrated efficiency the
sole consideration for entrance or ad
vancement.
With the majority of these points
there will be general accord. Most OF
them. indeed, have been strongly in
dorsed in the past. There are certain
features that may be challenged. Pos
sibly these were included to make up
the fourteen points. OF greatest i'm
portance is the Redistribution legis.
lation. There was disappointment
when this matter was not put through
at the last session. 1t is hardly con-
ceivable that Congress, after referring
the matter to a commission, should
completely ignore the report and take
no further steps toward standardizing
in a businesslike way the admipistra-
tive work of the government. OPP
position to the plan has developed, but
if there are objections to the details
they should be stated in terms of ad-
justment. At the next session this
whole matter should be taken up Wig
orously and pressed to enactment.
Eventually most, if not all, of the
fourteen points of the department
workers will probably be worked into
law,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01
"ZONING" THE CAPITAL.

where. What is wanted here is some-
thing different, distinctive, artistic
and original. We do not want a du-
plication of st. Louis, Pittsburgh,
Cohoes, or any other city, neither do
we want manufacturing town.
There is no room here for factories
Why not an educational center?
X X
It looks to me as though this mat
ter is being looked at by the Com
missioners and others
A National from the wrong angle
This. to me, is a national
Su0otaVA' question. 1t concerns the
country as whole. The war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

The public collectively pays the
boosted rate. The individual members
of the public endeavor each on his
own account to meet the expense by
boosting rates for himself. 1t looks
like an easy method, but the finish is
difficult to foresee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

1t may be necessary to send more
prohibition organizers to England in
order to prevent the shipment of
whisky to Canada with prospects of a
leakage across the border.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Envies Allayed.
One day you're envious Of some gilded
schemer
Who says he'll hand out riches with
out fail.
And presently he tries to catch a
steamer
And dodge the plan to put him into
Jail.
At first you half admire his brilliant
gamble.
His plight soon brings sympathetic
sob.
As homeward with your envelope you
ramble
You're kind O. glad you've got a
steady job.
When a man who was a very modest
vender
Rolls up a half million in a year
You wish your conscience hadn't been
so tender
As not to let You be profteer.
But when he mixes up his calculations
And the warden in the doorway holds
the knob
You cease to dream Of devious demon
STATIONS.
You're kind O. glad you've got a
steady job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

Switzerland has been selected by
Lloyd George as the place for brief
rest. That country is prepared to ex-
tend a welcome to all, whether travel
ing on business or touring for pleasure.
There are mountains high enough to
afford resting places where the noise
of conventions in the towns below
cannot possibly penetrate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

The Turkish heir apparent says he
does not desire to become sultan. The
gentleman evidently gets his news
papers uncensored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

The scientists and men of letters
who assert that they are in communi.
cation with the world beyond are not
securing information of any practical
value in connection with the great
international complications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

The same adjectives applied to SEN
ator Harding's acceptance speech may
be.expected in the comments on Gov.
Cox's: forthcoming address. Political
criticism is always frankly biased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

Sir Thomas Upton carries his honors
as good loser with customary grace,
but is still determined to sacrifice them
at the earliest opportunity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

If Ponzi cannot be held for any
direct financial irregularity, it ought
to be an easy matter to get him for
profiteering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

France always takes it for granted
that Germany will resume the tradi-
tional neighborly attentions if she gets
a chance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

1t is not accurately known whether
Villa has reformed or is only taking
a vacation at Mexico's expense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

The candidates are likely to come
as near "heckling" one another as the
dignity of their positions will permit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

Sir Thomas Upton will forever be
identified in history as a man who
came from where the Shamrock grows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

1t begins to look as if Lenin were
slowly but surely showing Trotsky
away from the center of the stage.
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FILMING WAY FOR D. s. TRADE

Uncle Sam has as a silent partner in
his export trade the motion pictures.
How the movies" are de-
A Silent veloping trade and spread
p... ing confidence in American
goods and American meth
DDS. and creating an Americanized at
mosphere. which should prove the
strongest possible asset toward perma-
nency of trade in South America, is told
by DR.. Julius Klein, commercial at
tache at the American embassy, Buenos
Aires. who was formerly chief of the
Latin American division, bureau of for
eign and domestic commerce
The Latin people, he points out, are
disposed to pattern after what they see
in the motion pictures that appeals to
them. Thus the films have made them
familiar with the appearance of Ameri-
can automobiles and Of what they can
Go. The movies have created demand
for American-made Office furniture by
showing the fittings of business mag
mates office. which the South American
merchants, in their prosperity. are eager
to copy. Again as regards ready-made
clothing, the South Americans, particu-
larly in Cuba, have gotten into the ha bit
of ordering suit of clothes like their
favorite hero wore in a certain film.
Thus the merchants have come to stock
up with good lines of ready-made cloth
ing which are very popular The movies
have had a like effect on industrial de-
velopment
All this, DR.. Klein emphasizes. has
happened naturally and has not been
Motion Picture propaganda. 1t is
Missionaries. s hara to ;. vision sion. the
which the moving pictures have aided
the export trade of the United States.
Their influence has not been for the
mode of life and train of thoughts of the
people throughout all South America.
The moving pictures have familiarized
the Latin people with the daily life of
people in the United States so that they
feel they know us. The more use that
can be made Of educational films intro
ducing industries comparable with their
own industries-such as agriculture.
cattle-raising. mining. incalculable bene-
hts to American commerce viii result
Such films can and should carry a
romantic scenario. such as appeals most
strongly to the Latin temperament, with
cutins on our methods in industries SIM
liar to theirs. AS we show them a new
and better method their confidence in US
and the output of our industries grows
cumulatively
Germans and Italians particularly
have been thus endeavoring to ingra-
tiate themselves in South American
countries, DR.. Klein says, and the in
fuence of the Italians in the South
Am erican markets from an economic
and commercial viewpoint must be
reckoned with. Thus far the manu-
facturers and exporters in the United
States have rather neglected this most
important agent for the spreading of
good will on which permanent trade
expansion must rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

Never before has Col. Bryan shown
an inclination to keep his audiences
waiting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

A B0otlegging Clue.
"No more do we witness the sorry
spectacle of an intoxicated man fol
lowed by a derisive crowd of small
boys"
"True," replied Uncle Bill Bottle
top. "The small boys pay no attention
to him. But he is likely to be trailed
by a number of detectives"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

American manufacturers of farm
machinery are now cooperating with
the Philippine
Farm Machinery for department of
the Philippines. and natural
resources in an endeavor to arouse in
the farmers of those islands true
appreciation Of the possibilities by
using such machinery. Motion pic
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Interview With
Napoleon III.


Interview With yet reached the
stage of major
Napoleon III. acton and the
news columns of The star of that
period are filled with reports OF
minor incidents. \ striking feature OF
the news is contained in the issue of
July p, 1870. giving the outline of an
interview with Emperor Napoleon
that had been printed in the London
Telegraph. The substance of it was
as follows:
a fortnight ago the emperor had
no thought of war on Prussia. He
was s;ill unprepared. but France WAS
slipping from his hands and in order
to rule he must lead France TO war.
The emperor related The contents OF
the dispatches between himself ana
Bismarck. claiming that the latter
wanted too much and wanted IL too
soon The emperor demanded Lux
embourg in 1866 as an equivalent for
his neutrality in PruSsia's contest
with Austria. Bismarck replied ny
demanding Holland as an equivalent
for Luxembourg. The emperor re
piled TO this demand Of Bismarck that
should the independence of Holland
be attacked by Prussia il would be
regarded as a declaration OF war.
Count Benedict was present at the
interview when these facts We're
elected"