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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-10
McADOO WILL MAKE
STUMP SPEECHES FOR
DEMOCRATIC PARTY

NEW YORK, Sept. William
c. McAdoo has arranged 10 make
an extensive stumping tour on be-
half Of Gov Cox and unusual in
terest was aroused in political cir
Giles here today by a statement is
sued by the former secretary OF the
treasury i'm which he vigorously OPP
posed any modification OF the Vol
stead act.
ITO permit the sale OF light wines
and beer is 10 open a crack in the
door of prevention and once the
crack Is open the door is wide"
said NcAdoo. 1T would be i'm
possible to prevent the gravest
abuses. The breweries and the
wineries know this. They know that
prohibition would be a dead letter,
once a beer and light wine bill is
passed"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-10
REFUGEES WITH TITLES

Russian refugees of all ranks
DrinCesses, barOns. cOuntesseS ana
what nOt-cOntinue 10 apply 20 the
Near East Relief in Constantinop
for aid-and 20 get il. Gen. T.
Dimitrievitch Gourko, son Of the
famous Russian general who was
one of the commanders OF the vic
torious Russian army in 1877. and
Count IEnatieff. son of one Of Rus
sia's greatest diplomats and author
OF the Treaty of San Stefano. are
among these refugees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08
The Auti.sudrsee Plans.

q In a recent issue Of The Star, in
these columns, comment was made
upon the purported plan Of the or.
. ganization opposed to the extension
Of the suffrage to women to change
tactics In the effort to defeat the re,
Gently adopted nineteenth amendment
and to submit the question anew to
the people In the hope of repeal. It
appears that this was not altogether
justified. The association that is op-
sposed to woman suffrage does not In.
!. tend to abandon the Initial procedure.
but expects to defeat the alleged nine.
Ttsenth amendment as it is termed, in
the courts. and. as IL states. has mot
even remotely contemplated asking
.sany action ~asatsssr upon 1t in Con-
= gress." Tho same association has,
however, In conjunction with the
American Constitutional League, pro-
= POSED constitutional amendment pro-
.yiding for the submission Of federal
& antendnents to popular vote or to spe.
cial copvennons, Of Instructed dele
Eztes. This. however. applies to
e future 2znendmepts and does not bear
upon the alleged nineteenth amend
naept"
K Thus It would seem that there are
two distinct propositions now In evil
.dence. one that the nineteenth amend.
rnent was not properly ratified. which
VIII be decided by- Tie Supreme Court.
and the other that in the future the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08


would jeopardize the future renaissance
Of Greek glory. Pressure from the Holy
Synod Of the Greek Church may have
an influence as great as that Of the
allied powers. which are Enthusiastically
evidencing their disapproval Of Con-
stantine.
The plebiscite of Sunday was evil
IDENTIFY accompanied by an emotional
outbreak and it is indicated that this
has gone so far as to lead to talk Of
the isolation of Greece and the estab.
lishment Of an Independent Byzantium,
including Thrace, Smyrna and Mace.
donia. Naturally the allied powers
would have something to say about
that. Indeed. the position of Greece
in Asia Minor is practically dependent
upon the three major European gov.
ernments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08
The Greek Reaction.

It would seem from the dispatches
from Athens that the reaction in
Greece In favor Of Constantine was
overwhelming. One message is to the
effect that fully 90 per cent of the
vote cast favored inviting the ex.
monarch. This would indicate that
the anti .Constantinists practically re.
manned away from the polls. 1t really
matters nothing whether they did or
did not. The vote stands as a virtual
ly unanimous invitation and Constan-
tine, it Is stated. Is about to start, plans
having been made for him to sail from
Brindisi with a nescort Of warships
His return, 1t is apparent. is to be
In the nature Of royal progress.
Yet. although at present Constan.
tines path is pleasant. there Is q turn
In the case that may cause him anx.
iety later. Upon the receipt of the
news of tho piebiscite the Greek patri-
arch at Constantinople called the Holy
Synod and lay council into extraordi.
nary session. and it was decided to
send strong appeal to Constantine
to abandon his claim to the throne in
favor Of Prince George on the ground
that his return would not only en-
danger the position 81 Greece. hut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08
Strong Cabinets.

Those who are suggesting strong
cabinet for Mr.. Harding seem to have
two cabinets particularly in mind
that Of Mr.. Lincoln, and that Of Mr..
Hayes. In their leading members,
both were strong.
A great New York lawyer and states
man was selected by Mr.. Lincoln for
Secretary of State. William H. Sew
ard had been leading figure in poll
tics before Mr.. Lincoln had emerged
from the parochial class. He had
been foremost in the first balloting at
the republican national convention for
President. So his selection was ap-
proved all around, and he filled his
Office with marked ability. He ranks
with the notable Secretaries Of the
State Department.
An eminent Ohio man-Gov. Chase
was named for the Treasury Depart
ment. Gov. Chase had no reputation
as a financier, but he rose to the &C.
casion. and administered his office in
most trying times in most successful
fashion. He ranks with the notables
in the history Of that department.
When Mr.. Hayes time came he, too,
went to New York for his Secretary
of State, and to Ohio for his Secre-
tary Of the Treasury. William M.
Evarts was the leader Of the Ameri.
can bar, and had for years been a
force in New York politics. John
Sherman was the leading financier Of
his day; and in the Treasury Depart
ment he performed services which gave
him world fame. He is named with
Hamilton and Gallatin and Walker in
the list of the financial lights Of our
politics.
There is much excellent cabinet ma
terial available. and Mr.. Harding has
but to sort it out with care.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08
Mr.. Harding and the Senate.

oa- In his valedictory Mr.. Harding ties.
NJ titled to his great respect for the Sen.
ate, and to the pleasure he had found
in his service there.
1t is distinctly body for man
OF his temperament. He is student
= of government, as also of practical
IA politics. He believes in consultations.
He favors Investigations. He is op-
posed to undue haste in disposing of
public business. He leans to conser-
vatism.
a. Critics of the Senate charge that it is
. SLOW; that it does not move promptly.
oenor swiftly after starting. They would
OF hurry it sonewhat-abridge its free
dom Of debate.
But this criticism ignores the fact
. that the Senate is largely a reviewing
e body. 1t passes upon good deal Of
work that has been put through else
"a where under limited debate. The
} House hurries. 1t moves at q running
81 gallop at times. An allowance Of a
hsfew hours of general discussion must
often suffice for question of the high
" est Importance. Necessarily, the body
ssesthat reviews such work for. the pur.
ist pose of lettering it must proceed with
elaboration.
There is House temperament and
a Senate temperament. Not every leg
islator possesses both. Henry Clay
did. in distinguished measure. He was
a great force both as a representative,
and later as senator. James G..
Blaine did not. His service in the
Senate was short. but gave no promise
.,,ss..of results equal to those he had
2achieved in the House. Thomas B.
- Reed did not admire the Senate. and
q never sought a seat there, while
Champ Clark. preferring- the House.
declined a few years ago an appoint
ment to the Senate. - y !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08

Constitution should be altered only
through a process Of referendum.
Should the court uphold the ratifica:
ton and should Congress submit and
the states ratify the proposed amend.
ment to change the process of amend
ment, it would be possible to submit
the suffrage question again to the peo-
pie through a repeating proposal in
conditions which the opponents of suf-
frage believe would result in repeal.
The grounds on which it is contend
ed that the nine teenth amendment was
improperly ratified are familiar
through repeated statements. They
are briefly that the Tennessee vote in
favor was invalidated by the subse-
quent reconsideration. and that the
West Virginia vote was invalidated by
Irregularities in the seating OF one APP
proving member and the unseating Of
an opposing member. In addition there
is the allegation that the referendum
laws of certain states require the sub.
mission OF amendments to the people.
On this ground, however. the court has
already held in the prohibition case
that the legislatures alone are the
ratifying factors.
Thus the situation as to woman suf-
frage turns upon. first. the POSSIBLE.
ity Of Supreme Court decision
against the validity Of the alleged
amendment" and, second,
the adoption of an amendment chang
ing the method of amendment. follow
e by the adoption of repeating amend
ment wiping out that under which
the women voted in November, ire
spective of state laws. 1t is still a fair
guess that the wome.. Of this country
in all states will vote in the congress
sional elections of 1922 and the presi.
Dental election of 1924 and thence
forward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08
Auto Theft" Frauds.

i Some time ago the automobile in.
surance companies began to think
there was something. rather strange
about the way In which cars were
being reported as stolen In. New York
and set in motion an Investigation.
After some '.sleuthing' they have IN.
covered q system o. fake thefts and
Insurance frauds that have cost them
"a large sum Of money in the past.
Several arrests have been made and
( confessions have been obtained that
sfshOw that there was in operation a
well organized gang Of car Hfters"
who for a commission would take Ger.
tain designated machines and, turn
them in at particular garages which
were veritable fences and from which
they would be later recovered by their
{ owners in other names. The owners
meanwhile had got their insurance, SO
at the end they had both cars and
money and the thieves had their rake.
of and probably the garage men had
their share. The only losers were the
insurance companies.
!. OF course, it does not follow that
:,this practice is universal. It may be
s,only a recent development Of the
criminal streak. There are plenty Of
genuine car thefts and evidently there
is a well organized business Of car
7 stealing and selling. The police Of
every city are troubled by this prob.
: lem. which is one OF the most difficult
Of all to solve. Motor owners. despite
repeated warnings, are careless about
securing their machines. and the
thieves have little trouble finding cars
that are left unlocked. The penalties
for car stealing are not severe enough
and the business OF taking them re-
I, mains profitable. Prison terms for
both the car stealers. and the stolen
car buyers would help to reduce the
evil. -, ~ -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08
A Deyil.Dog Sultan.

Score another for the adage about
truth leading fiction. This time the
story comes from Wrentham. Mass,
at first hand. but its original source
is the little cocoanut island LANG
Llang, somewhere south Of the Philip.
pines. About ten years ago Robert E.
McClain was on duty at LANG Llang
as a sergeant Of marines. One day
he saw a bunch Of his 'buddies"
roughly treating an old man and res
cued the victim from his tormentors.
He proved to be the ruler Of the Is
land, irregular sultan. The chief was,
Of course, most grateful to the Afneri-
can sergeant Not long ago the sultan
was gathered to his fathers and now
It Is announced that shortly after tho
! escue he had proclaimed Mccain -
his adopted son and heir, so that the
former devil dog" Is now By right the
sultan of LANG Llang and heir to q
number Of pearl fisheries, groves ct
coccanut palms, q harem and a royal
palace covering two acres. Former
Sergt Mccain. now Sultan Robert.
has Get In motion the procedure to
claim shis kingdom and. distinctly es-
chewing the harem. inasmuch a. he
has already perfectly satisfactory
American wife, may soon go out to
take possession Of the pearl fisheries,
the cocoanut groves and the two
acre palace. To him the job 10 At
present more attractive than that Of
q naachinist in the town Of Wrentham.
Scenario writer's are doubtless now
taking notice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08
Bow Scouts on. the Job.

One of the most interesting features
of the mo Accident week" campaign
in this city is the presence at the most
tion, in the rush period Of the after
noon. of numbers of Boy Scouts bear
ing slogan signs. These little fellows
are well chosen for this duty. The
organization which they represent
stands for safety and security. The
boys themselves are trained in help
fulness and good order. The presence
OF a Boy Scout bearing BE Care
fur placard. on a board impresses
everybody with the -admonition with
double force. $3.50.
1t will be impossible to keep these
boys on duty at these corners per-
manently. They will have done their
bit this week. and earned the thanks
Of Washington for their service. But
the hope is that everybody will carry
in mind the picture they present for
all time. Whenever there sis temp
tation to take chance with the traf.
fic. remember the figure Of the Boy
Scout carrying aloft a word of warn
ing. Whoever thus gets a mental
glimpse Of the lad in khaki will be in
clined to check his impulse to cross
the street at the wrong time at the
wrong place.
Hurry is the cause Of most traffic &C.
hurry on the part OF the pc
destrian or on the part Of the motor
ist And there ID not one Of a thou.
sand who needs to hurry or to whom
the few minutes saved by haste Il Of
the slightest Importance. This spirit
Of hurry causes many motorists to
take their cars by thu shortest cuts
through the business section, where
as II they would 60 out Of their way
q. little BIT they could find less con-
gested streets and the longer route
would only call for. iperhaps, three
Of four minutes more time in transit.
On the pedestrians side little less
speed would, perhaps, cause the miss
ing of one street car. Those who go
to- the hospital after an accident
those who are consciols-have occa-
sion to deplore the effort to save those
few seconds or minutes Not all the
that are saved by hurry in
the streets can possibly compensate
Tor the many days that may be lost in
bed, and year Of saved time in &C.
driblets Of corner-cutting
and traffic crowding will. not compen.
safe any naotorist for the pain Of
after somebody has been
MANNED or killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08

Vice President Marshall hastened to
shake President-elect Harding's hand
when the latter appeared In the United
States Senate. It was a courteous
and characteristic demonstration, but
not a surprising one. There Is no ex-
cuse for regret on Mr.. Marshall's part.
for whom no more unwelcome fate
could be imagined than & perpetual
vice presidency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08

That stocks have not gone exactly
as was popularity expected is not q
!, matter for surprise. Part of the regu.
lar business Of both bulls and bears
Is to keep the pubic guessing. ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08

e II all the money should be- retired
from circulation in Russia 'the one
who takes charge Of the huge and
precious responsibility will probably
be no less distinguished person than
fMr. Lenin himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08

There Is a tendency among New
York authorities to regard what some
people call a crime wave as a mere
ripple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08

Constantine Is willing to ride along,
although he must be aware by this
time that there Is no hand wagon
more perilous than that Of the Grecian
chariot type.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08

AS the days slip rapidly by the ad.
moniticn "Shop early" threatens to
be out-of-date before some folks no.
tice 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08

Large calculations have become so
usual that even the figures employed
in graft discussions are extraordina-
rily large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08

The use Of the automobile by gun.
men and bootleggers contributes a
large amount of disbursement to
campaigns for safe and sane motoring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08

There is one point on which Eng.
land and ireland are able to agree.
namely, that the. trouble has gone
Tar enough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

No ProcrastinatiOn.
When the early shopping's finished
For the Christmas now at hand
Soon. with courage undiminished
In the line again we'll stand.
When the Monday sky grows pearly
AS the sun begins to climb,
Well begin our shopping early
Most q year ahead Of time.
Furtive.
Father" said the small boy, why
does Santa Claus always come around
at the dead Of night?''
Possibly, my son. to avoid being de.
layed by people who wouldn't hest
tate to stop any, kind OF business to
argue about the league Of nations"
Every tim. stand on the street"
said Jud Tunlsins. land SEQ the prevail.
ing styles fiuttering through the De.
cember air. am thankful it has been
such a mild winter"
The Farmer.
His eloquence has never ceased
To be a force, amazing.
His crops appear to be the least
OF what the farmers raising.
Standardization.
"What Crimson Gulch ought to dc"
remarked Cactus Joe. rs to send east
and get good singin' teacher"
:. "You boys surely have enough to
interest you without music"
:"Too much. There's no use Of aslkin'
men not to use their voices. Nobody
can make an observation on any sub
3ect Of general interest without starttn'
q quarrel. What we need Is to have
somethin' on hand that's cut an dried
an act Is music"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08

In the past blue laws have faded
very rapidly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08
Furtive.

His eloquence has never ceased
To be a force, amazing.
His crops appear to be the least
OF what the farmers raising.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22

The temper and will of old P. A. b.
Widener comes with his money straight
through son and granddaughter. Miss Fiji
stormed and defed Papa ragged and
threatened. Young Mr.. Leidy was forbid.
den even to enter "Lynnewood House"
again. Fiji was forbidden to see him any.
where.
And the guards were doubled and re-
doubled. AT receptions or other functions
Inc grounds swarmed with them. Added
TO the JOY of keeping papa and mamma on
tenterhooks was now that of 'joshing"
these watchers. Unerringly Miss Fiji
iulness would be ended.
Il know where Mile. so.and-So." her
new goyerness. learned her French" she
would remark casually.
"Yes?" her mother would reply inter.
estedly.
"Oh, yes" Miss Fiji would answer, "from
so-and-So's correspondence course of de-.
tective SCIENCE"
There would be silence, ghostly, fol-
lowed by new goyerness
And it was profoundly disconcerting to
any well.meaning, conscientious sleuth
who thought Ills identity hidden benoa til
lock Holmes" or have to listen to dis.
courses that began, absurd, my dear
Watson! How could Carter Leidy be hid.
den beneath that geranium?"
There came last Summer second crisis
AS near call as that Of the almost sue
cessful drop from tho maiden chamber
How the Wideners got wind of the plans
OF the two isn't definitely known. Fiji
said they "snooped" through her letters.
Find out they did however, and Fiji was
whisked up to Lenox, Mass. She an.
peared there unannounced with retinue
oil servants, her brother Allen and two
mysterious, determined looking men, cast
ing threatening glances right and left and
their feet almost aulibly saying "IIist.t!"
as they watchfuly trod along.
Quite naturally 1t couldn't be kent hid
den that if the Widener heiress wasn't a
prisoner she seemed mighty like one.
Mrs. Widener. Joining the party, gave
out indignant denias. Fiji was there for
her health, she said. That did sonnd
strange. for no one much healthier looking
than Fiji could we'll be imagined.
The Summer ended Back came Eff
Her parents wanted her to go abroad She
wouldn't. They didn't dare send her TO
college. They couldn't trust her that far
without g,ardsl
IL was decided to let her come OUT
that is, become debutante.
1t was decided to give great reception
On January 80. Miss Fiji insisted upon
Leidy being present! Absolute refusal!
Very we'll! The time had come! Some
hours before the reception was scheduled
Mrs. Joseph was taking u beauty sIeeD.
Miss Fiji was supposed TO be looking at
the wonderful dresses she had been
showcred with. But she was not Through
tho mansion slipped Fin dressed in a
quiet travelling suit. Miss Fiji was looking
for the sinews of war. She was In hurry.
She hadn't been able to connect with
her own individual bank account because
II she withdrew any considerable amount
she knew 1t would be at once reported
So Fiji, friends say, took her Jewels.
Where were the guards? All the watch.
ful servitors! How did she slip by them?