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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

Suit has been filed in this city to en-
join the Secretary of State from pro-
claiming and the Attorney General
from enforcing the amendment If
thirty sixth vote is cast for it. This
extraordinary action is taken in ad-
vance of numerical ratification on the
ground that in one of the states
West Virginia-the affirmative vote
was east in defiance of the law of the
state and challenging in prospective
the vote of Tennessee on the ground
that state law prevents ratifying
session being held until the people
have voted on the question involved.
This proceeding will be brought to
the point of argument next Tuesday.
If the court grants an injunction 1t
will be necessary to carry on the ratl-
flying proceedings in certainly one and
probably two more states than Ten
nessee, so that both North Carolina,
and. if a session is called there, Yer
mont may be required to put the
amendment over the three fourths
point. 1t is quite certain that if the
injunction is denied by the District
court appeal will be taken to the su-
preme Court of the United States,
which will delay action until after
the presidential election. If both
North Carolina and Vermont ratify-
Louisiana is a forlorn hope-there will
be no ground for an injunction, as on
all other points the ruling of the Su-
preme Court in the matter of the pro-
hibition ratification suffices to render
beyond challenge the affirmative votes
east by thirty-fve of the states to
date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
Russian Trade.

Removal of restrictions on trade
with Russia is announced by the State
Department, but in terms that will
yield little or no comfort to the soviet
government at Moscow. In the first
place, the restrictions against shipment
of possible war materials will be main
tanned. Again, this action does not
imply or grant political recognition,
present or future, of any Russian au
thority exercising or claiming to ex-
ercise governmental functions" Nor
does this action constitute in anywise
a recognition of the validity of in
dustrial or commercial concessions
granted by any existing Russian au-
thority.
With these limitations, the trade re-
strictions are removed and business
can be resumed with Russia, but alto
gether at the risk of shippers, as this
government has no means of safeguard
ing rights or enforcing obligations.
The situation, indeed, is as though the
United States announced that it has
no objection to trade en- the part of
its people with a country beyond the
political frontiers, with whom the
American government has no relation
a barbaric autonomous tribe in dis
tant area, for example.
1t is, of course, possible that this
action by the United States may lead
eventually to recognition of the gov
eminent at Moscow. A very great
change, however, will have to take
place in the official mind before this
is granted. Some day government
will develop in Russia through evolu-
ton on the present basis or revolution
and change that will be accepted by
not only the United States, but all
the world. 1t is impossible for so
great country as Russia to remain in
definitely beyond the pale of interna-
tional recognition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
Rate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.
.lsT MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States.
Gov. Cox and the Stump.

"A stumping tour by Gov. Cox is
very persuasive suggestion. He Is a
new man in the national equation. HIS
triumph at San Francisco was signal
in the circumstances, and will create
wide desire to see him. He is COM
paratively young, good looking and a
capital stump speaker. He is de
scribed as a good mixer.
Unless as a compliment, Gov. Cox
need not visit the south. That sec
tion, it is true, is dry, and he is
listed as wet; but the party label
will put him through in all the lower
southern states.
So he will be free to devote himself
to The debatable sections, where the
travelling is comfortable, and politics
In presidential years is the wear. He
cannot. fail to draw well. Great crowds
will gather in his honor, and warm
him up to his best endeavors.
This sort of campaign may not elect
Cor. Cox. Mr.. Bryan can, in strict
confidence, convey to the new leader
some information about how puzzling
the populace is on the score of enthu-
siasm People do not always vote as
they shout. Indeed, at times there
are marked discrepancies in cam
paign between the volume of sound
and the number of ballots.
But Gov. Cox need not lose any
votes because of tour. He will be
subscribing to custom which has
|grown much in the past quarter cen
|tury. The stumping records of Mr..
Bryan and Mr.. Roosevelt, Mr.. Taft
and Mr.. Wilson, while they were seek
ling the presidency, testify to a sort
|of expectation on the part of voters
that national leaders shall drop in
on them" at home, and state the case
bin free and neighborly fashion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
The Tariff Not Lost.

The tariff, we are told, has been
quite lost in the shuttle. Has it, No.
The tariff is still in the picture, and
the two old parties are freshly on
record. Protection is still a shibbo-
leth of the republicans, and tariff
for revenue only still shibboleth Of
the democrats.
Necessarily, revision of the tariff
must wait. Conditions are such that
it cannot be entered upon now. Both
production and consumption are awry,
and the world is working back too
slowly to normal.
But, in time, normal will be reached
and then the tariff will receive due
attention.
The attention due will be great,
for two reasons. In the first place,
tariff revisions and readjustments
ale on the card everywhere. England,
France, Italy and Germany must re-
rate and reschedule to meet an I'M
precedented situation; and what they
do will be of intimate concern to us.
We are to encounter them as COM
petitors for business in foreign mar
kets, and then protect ourselves here
in the home market.
In the second place, our revision
must be the most thorough we have
ever undertaken. The existing law
was not satisfactory to business be-
fore, the war began; and since then OBJ
jertions to it have multiplied, until
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

they have grown to be too numerous
to mention. So that when revision
is undertaken it must be comprehen-
sive beyond precedent.
As compared with the league of ma
tons, prohibition or state socialism,
the tariff is dry subject. But when it
is taken up by Congress, and the con-
nection shown between it and bust
ness stability and prosperity, the coun-
try will be keen enough to give atten-
ton, and follow with concern what
ever is done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
Suffrage to the Fore.

%fopriately the presidential cam
"opens with the woman suffrage
e@Dn to the fore. Gov. Cox within
|-ight hours of his nomination
(sna hand in the matter of rati-
Ton and urges the chairman of the
/ estentral committee of Louisiana
|vark for reconsideration by that
6Hature of the resolution ratifying
amendment recently rejected. Gov.
pkett of North Carolina has called
legislature of that state to meet
extra session August 10. The Ten
sses legislature has already been
led to meet August 3. Sena-
; Harding has strongly recommend
to the Governor of Vermont that
call the legislature of that state
session for the same purpose. Thus
lis possible that within a short time
lr states may be in the field for the
nor of casting the thirty -sixth and
Fe for court Intervention the con
|sive vote for suffrage.
But court intervention is possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

Second place on the ticket is re-
ported to have been declined by Colby.
After having had the distinguished
honor of representing the District of
Columbia in convention the vice presi-
dency was a trivial inducement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Inaugural Procession.

The Inaugural Procession.
Thomas jefferson, they say,
On inauguration day
Rode a horse, in public view,
Down our famous Avenue.
That was in the long ago,
When a horse was not SO slow.
In that day no one had met
With a flivver-not as yet.
If at present he could be
The successful nominee,
Horseback travel he'd disdain.
Tom would have an aeroplane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

Some of the Germans seem in doubt
as to whether they will disarm. The
league Of nations agreement may have
to be provided with some positive ref
erences to the reprehensibility of
carrying concealed weapons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

Tammany is inclined to regard
events in California as Murphy vic
tory. However, the job of keeping the
political home fires burning in Man
haitian will not be neglected by the
tiger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

At present all Col Bryan asks from
the brass band is a rendition of that
touching old aria, "Heart Bowed Down
With Weight of Woe"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

1t may take another week or so to
define clearly to all members of the
democratic party the precise para
mount issue on which they are going
before the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

The reports do not indicate that
any band was so considerate as to
strike up cover There" as a compli-
ment to Col House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

1t may possibly occur to Champ
Clark that Col. Bryan's lack of inf1u-
Ience ought to have been manifested
earlier in convention history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

The democratic donkey just now has
the satisfaction of observing the Tam
many tiger in one of its purring
moods
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

The first announcement by Mr.. Nc
Adoo to the effect that he would not
be a candidate proved to be the cor
rect one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

Mr.. Thomas Marshall has set vice
presidential pace that either Mr.. Cool
idge or Mr.. Roosevelt may find it
hard to keep up with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

Mr.. Cox and Mr.. Harding, both being
editors, are at least agreed on the ne
cessity of conserving white paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
Safety and Sanity.

owe had a safe and sane Fourth of
July, didn't wet" inquired the aggres-
sive person.
81 dunno" answered the difident
man. "After listening to some Of the
unsafe and insane oratory 1 heard, l
would have been willing to compro-
mise on ordinary fireworks"
"Recipes is terrible unreliable" said
Uncle Bill Bottletop. "a lot O. folks
that used to waste their money in
saloons is now goin' broke on hast
cakes, ct. cetera,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

The Spa conference is developing
apprehensions that Germany is trying
to revive scrap of paper diplomacy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
Villas Armistice.

Francisco Villa is ready to quit.
This word comes from Mexico City,
where the war secretary's Office con-
firms the report that an armistiee has
been signed between the government
nj bandit leader. Villa, it is stated,
al agreed to suspend all operations
ln}ih July Is, and that he will sur
eldaa when his terms and conditions
ri oa roved in writing by provisional
ork siae9t De la Huerta and Gems.
JallSEHfll and Oregon. There is no
'e1Cmf these terms.
fllh yields and becomes a quiet,
e p permanently good, citizen
n4c1.Ntll have been gained toward
order in Mexico. But it
LOIS q follow that the problem south
# ktSuVsIfo Grande will be solved. He
s s@3f one of the troublesome ele-
na%kere- There are others. For
hi -} ent most of the factions are
ln Ad Though the old Carranzistas
arf I'd from being placated. Those
Of 6af that are at large-many are
IN 81 fare lying low awaiting devel-
m ae8S$ Yet if Obregon, whose cleo
tidn.M respected to result from the
1ekthQ citing, can govern with a firm
is little to fear from the
revival of counter revolu-
FidaEY h@ivity. His chief danger will
Eot SIrfn his own political allies.
3Htaek of all this lies the fact
numbers of the Mexican
P}opSN 10 not care for domestic peace,
PtpIefer state in which banditry
dr.ke tpracticed effectively. 1t has
{aAaF profitable business in the past
|49Rets more in returns from brief
id1h paratively safe activity than
DOL Shonest labor. Oregon will
H. difficult task to bring his PEG
|f-tsof this state and educate them
HaaRrkeiate the blessings of industry
4f&and and just government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

In politics, as in more romantic mat
tiers, broken hearts are usually soon
mended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

California stages big political scenes,
but Ohio provides the candidates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

The Evening Star with the Sunday morning
ediffpn, is delivered by carriers within the CIT!
% 20 dents per month: daily only, 10 cents per
,nnnths Sunday only 20 cents per month. Ut
dtrs NAV he sent by mail. telephone Main
5e00. collection is made by carriers at the
end Of each month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
No Idle Snort.

A-fshing once l liked to go
Among the eddies rambling.
But now, as prices upward 60,
1t seems like serious gambling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

laries of State have worked
Ebut none more energeticaliy,
l. Colby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

hately, the Senate and House
|resentatives provide possible
; for most of the favorite sons
not arrive at a presidential
|ion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
A Humble Opinion.

"What this country needs is more
production"
"What the country needs" replied
Farmer Corntossel, with a slight trace
of irritation, "is less talk about what
it needs an more enthusiasm about
deliverin' the goods"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08

Jud Tunkins says he doesn't see why
anybody should be an officeseeker
when he can make so much more
money bein' bricklayer or a plumber.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13
Wife Spanked
Her Hubble So,
He Gets Decree

g Detroit, Mich, Feb. 13.-Leo Stein,
violinist at the Broadway Strand thea
ter, arrived in the United States from
Galicia in 1912 at the age of II years.
A friend advised him to be married
Immediately to avoid deportation.
Stein agreed. The friend recommend
ed a woman who was % years older
than Stein, saying she had plenty OF
money.
In Judge Mandeirs court Thursday
the details of a tempestuous interval
were told. Stein emphasized the rough
tactics his wife often used. She
spanked him soundly. on various oc-
casions, he said: she accused him OF
stealing her jewelry and she charged
him with non-support. Stein men
toned these things in his petition for
divorce which was made on the
grounds of cruelty.
According to testimony Mrs. Stein
paid a friend $50 to recommend her
as a wife.
A decreed was granted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13
ROB BLAINE BANK
Early Morning Haul Nets
Bandits Bonds and Cash.
Loot Estimated at Between
$4,000 and 1000, Report.

-Four bandits looted the Blaine State
bank at Blaine, Pottawatomie county.
Kansas at o'clock this morning and
escaped with between $4,000 and
$4,000 in liberty bonds and $4,000 in
cash, according to a report received
by Hugh Larimer, sheriff of Shawnee
county.
The robbers escaped eastward in an
automobile, Larimer was told by the
Pottawatomie sheriff, who declared
bank officials did not report the rob-
berry until 8 o'clock this morning.
The bandits arrived in Blaine short
ly after midnight and spent several
hours in blasting the safe and gaining
entrance. Gus Solus, who operates a
restaurant next door to the bank, saw
the bandits, heard the explosions and
at s o'clock called D. L. Harrington,
the cashier, by telephone and in
formed him that the bank was robbed,
according to the story told by Her
rington over long distance telephone
today.
Harrington stated that two of the
bandits stationed themselves near the
bank while the others operated inside
the building. Four charges of nitro
glycerin were used, Harrington stated.
The bandits had a car a quarter of a
mile away in which they made their
escape. Blaine is about seventy-five
miles from Topeka. Harrington was
unable to explain the delay in report
ing the robbery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13
WOULD STOP SALE
Hearst Asks Injunction Hating
Deal for 80 Hun Ships.
Cannot Make Money Under Q. S.
Because No BOOze-Payne.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Application
for an injunction against the shipping
board and the emergency fleet corpor-
alton to prevent the sale of 80 former
German liners at public auction next
Monday was filed in the District of Co
lumbia supreme court today by VIM
r. Hearst of New York, acting in his
capacity as a tax payer
Chief Justice Mccoy issued a rule
requiring the defendants to show
cause Monday morning why a tenn
porary injunction should not be issued.
Constitutional prohibition, which
makes government-owned passenger
vessels dry, was given today by John
Barton Payne. chairman of the ship
ping board, as the main reason for the
sale of twenty-nine former German
liners to be auctioned next Monday
Government operation of these ves-
sells under such conditions cannot be
successful and the ships can be sold
to better advantage now than later, in
the opinion of the board. Payne de-
clared in a letter to Representative
Mead, New York. today.
The reason why is this-in Decem-
ber the Moccasin was to sail to South
America. Her berths were all sold
When I announced that in view of
the policy of the congress. govern
ment ships would not be permitted tc
sell liquor, one-half of the sailings
were imme diately cancelled.
Conditions in the shipping world
are such that 1t is our conviction that
there will never be a time when we
than now. and since it is our convic-
ton that the ships can be successfully
operated m private ownership, we be-
heFe the sale should be made"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13
GYPSlES ARE RELEASED
Police Fail to Connect Wanderers D<
Luxe With Counterfeit Coins.

The two gypsies. arrested Wednes-
day while the police endeavored to
discover the source of hundreds of
dollars in counterfeit coins floated in
Topeka recently. were released Thurs
day evening. All efforts to locate dies
used in making the coins in the
vicinity of 30S Crane street, where the
gypsies lived. failed. Four women ar
rested Wednesday with the two men
were released a few hours later. The
men remained in the city Jail until
Thursday night.
The police in searching the house
Thursday discovered thousands of dol
lars in currency and gold coins, gold
and silver jewelry. One of the women
has a gold tooth in which a diamond
is embedded. The police took the
money and jewelry and placed it in
safekeeping for the gypsies. fearing
that an attempt would be made to rob
them.
Several victims reported that gypsies
had passed bad coins on them and
this added to the fact that in the
house was a complete blacksmith IS
outfit, led to the arrest of the gypsies.
One of the gypsies proved he was a
coppersmith and used the blacksmith
outfit every day in his work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13
BUCK IS PASSED
Leaders in Treaty Fight Blame
One Another.
Cup to YOu," Hitchcock and
Lodge Both Say.

Washington Feb. 13.-"It's up to
you" said Senator Lodge to Senator
Hitchcock, and It's up to you" Sena-
tor Hitchcock replied to Senator
Lodge
Thus opposing leaders in the treaty
fight today were passing to the other
side the responsibility for ratification
or failure of the treaty when 1t comes
up in the open senate next Monday.
Hitchcock said he's going to let
Lodge do all the leading, but gave no
assurances that Democrats will fol-
low. Lodge said he and twenty-eight
other Republicans are ready with a
program, including a reservation on
Article 10. and If the Democrats will
provide some votes the treaty can be
ratified
Lodge seemed settled that the COM
promise reservation on Article 10 sub
mitted by mild reservationists to
Lodge and the Democrats will not be
the basis of an agreement Six of
Lodges thirtyfive supporters will not
vote for It.
Thirty-five Democratic voters would
be required to put it thru and they
are not to be had.
Leaders of the mild group said they
are willing to amend the reserva tiol
to please the Democrats. but 1t is
doubtful if it could command sixty
four votes even with the addition of
proposed amendments.
; Tho endless talk about the treaty
continued today as the time ap-
/ preached for bringing it up on the
J floor. Some senators are hopeful
/ even confident of ratification. Others
are glum, almost hopeless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-13

The effect of the influenza closing
order was noticeable in the city today.
Only twenty-three new cases of flu
had been reported at noon, as COM
pared with sixty-one during the same
period Thursday. Five pneumonia
cases and two deaths were reported
today, however. The victims. both of
whom died of pneumonia,
were Mrs. Frances Monroe. 127 Harri-
son street. and Mrs. c. H. Morrison,
1918 Garfield avenue.
Altho a drop in the number of cases
was indicated by the noon report to
the health department, DR.. Earle G.
Brown, city health officer, said he did
not think the ban would be lifted
Monday, but hoped that the board OF
health would be able to rescind the
closing order some time next week
When the ban is removed. the health
department will again request the peo-
pie to continue to voluntarily postpone
all unnecessary meetings. Brown eX-
poets the number of cases to show a
steady drop from now on. until the
situation is such that the board will
consider it safe to remove restrictions
Sixty-four flu cases were released
Thursday, leaving 763 active cases In
the city, according to Brown.
An astonishingly large number OF
veloped pneumonia, the health officer
said. In the Harkins family. which
has been treated at the emergency
hospital, five out of the eight mem
bers contracted pneumonia. The usual
percentage of flu patients who develor
pneumonia is six. according to Brown
but in the case of the Harkins family
it is over fifty.
Influenza showed an increase Thurs
day, ninety-siX cases being reported
Three pneumonia victims were listed
but there were no fatalities.
Eighty patients are now being cared
, for at the emergency hospital. Health
! Commissioner Robt. D. McGiffert, wht
contracted the disease, Is resting wei
at the hospital. He will be back a
work in a few days, If there are ne
com DlicatiODS