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The Zone.Height Rule,

%s commissioners having adopted
the HQping regulations, including that
restricting the maximum height of
bulldogs to 10 feet, the hope and ex-
pectation Of the District are that that
rule Eill prevail unchanged. There is
every reason why it should become the
unvarying standard of height, once
adopted, just as there was reason why
the stimit should have been higher.
The hxity of the regulation will de.
pend of course, upon legislation. If
therS1iis dissent from this decision it
should be expressed Immediately upon
the reconvening of Congress in an ap.
peal for corrective enactment If
Congress refuses then to order re
vision upward of the maximum
height rule the Commissioners regu-
lati6n. adopted under the coming law,
should remain the basic principle.
Fixity and permanence are desirable
for the reason that the height to which
a building can be carried determines
the value of the site on which it is to
be erected. The height rule in effect
establishes the return that can be Sc
cured from d construction investment
Only by increasing the rentals can
the owner get as much out of an eight.
story building as out of one of ten
stories, of the same ground dimen
sions. With rents virtually fixed by
the need for space and the amount OF
space available there can be no f1uc
tuations that are not common to all
buildings.
Uniformity viii not be gained by the
new 1l0-foot height maximum, mas
much as there are now numerous
buildings beyond that height, and
there is no accompanying minimum
height rule. The skyline of Wash
ington will be quite as saw-toothed in
the future under this regulation as il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31
Railroad Fares and Hotel Rates.

With the railroad fares raised by 20
per cent to keep pace with the pay
rolls of the corporations, travel be-
comes more expensive than ever be-
fore in modern American history. The
price Of railroad ticket for a ride
Of over 500 miles becomes an item Of
consequence. To transport family
of four or five people from a vacation
resort cuts a big hole In the bank &C.
count. -.,...'
But this is not all. Travel inevita-
bly, becomes lighter when railroad
journey costs 20 per cent more money.
Already, with the new fares In eff.
feet only a few days, the hotels are
feeling the effect. People are not NOV.
ing about as much as before. and the
places of public accommodation in the
big cities are experiencing slacken-
ing in the demand for rooms. SO some
of them are raising their rates.
This is case Of making a smaller
'trafiic". bear heavier burden. It
is a reversal of the economic rule Of
supply and demand" The usual ex.
perience is that, when the demand for
hotel space is heaviest the rates are
highest. Now. II this present move
ment that has started in New York
continues the governing principle will
be that the fewer the guests the more
each must pay. s~a-s
Are not the hotels Of the metropolis
making" a serious mistake In this?
They are adding to D.. the reason for
home-staying and thereby contribut.
| ing to a further shortening Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31
The Change in Fire Chiefs.

Fire Chief Wagner retired yesterday
from active duty, after more than
forty-one years of service in the de
partment and nearly twelve years al
the head of the District fire-fighting Or
eanization. He has. amply earned his
rest from the strain and responsible
ity, for he has always been n good
fireman, as he has been a competent
and energetic chic" Whether q pri
vate in the ranks, or foreman. or chief
he has given his best on every occa
sion, and the present security OF the
capital is due in large. measure to these
endeayors and to the spirit which he
as chief has infused into the members
of the department.
Chief Wagner's successor, Fire
Marshal Watson. is not himself a fire
man, having reached the marshalshir
through the post Of chief clerk Of the
department While there may be some
feeling that q man who has run q
hose line" should have been promoted
to the highest position, it is evidently
the Judgment Of the Commissioner
that the new chief possesses the need.
ed qualities Of leadership and admin.
isration beyond others who were
naturally in line for consideration
That he will receive the jealous and
faithful support Of the organization
is, of course. assured. He is familiar
through his service as marshal. with
the physical condition OF the city. He
knows the danger points and the
places where there is possibility Of fire
spreading into a large area and de-
stroying heavy values. This knowl.
edge will enable him to direct the op
erations of the department with good
effect. 'ss- ~ -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31
The Kenyon Investigation

So far, horse and horse. Chairman
Hays puts the republican figure al
about three million dollars. Former
Chairman Cummings puts the demo
cratic figure at about three million
dollars.
Does that figure suggest corruption
Can the presidency of the United
States be bought for that sum? And
remember, a dollar this year possesses
only half the purchasing power dol.
lar in 1916 possessed.
But what about Congress? Even if
the presidency could be. and were,
purchased with view of securing
tavors in the form of legislation or
patronage. the purchasers would have
secured only half. Of what would be
necessary for the realization OF their
hopes and purposes.
The President can but recommend
measures, If Congress faces the other
way, he is defeated. His appointments
are subject to review by the Senate.
II the Senate disapproves, he must
send in other names.
Can Congress be bought? Has any
plan been formulated for that pur-
pose? And at what ngure has Con-
gress been appraised? Is the presi-
dency held at a higher figure than Con-
gress? or vice versa? And how much
for the two put together? -
This talk about buying federal leg
islation and federal patronage is not
at all impressive. but now that the
Kenyon committee has entered upon
an Investigation. every phase Of it
should be developed. Let Us have not
only the allegations in full, but the
names Of the allegators. 50 to say
Who believes that an auction has been
arranged. and that the most sacred
things under the government are on
the eve of going to the highest bidder?
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Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
The Hard Coal Miners.

President Wilson's decision to &C
cept the majority report of the anthra-
cite coal wage commission was prompt
ly made and announced in terms that
stand as d sharp rebuke to the ''ulti-
matum" sent to him by representa-
tives of the miners. His telegram to
them, in response to their demand
that he sign the minimum award, is
one of the severest reprimands ever
administered to any body of workers
in this country. 1t was well deserved.
The commission began its work on
the basis of an agreement definitely
stated by MIR. Ferry, the representa-
tive of the miners on that body, in his
minority report, that he would abide
by the decision of the majority. as he
states the miners themselves had obi
gated themselves to do. With those
two agreements standing as the foun-
dalton Of the commissions work, the
demand of the miners committee that
the President adopt the minority re-
port and that he do so within q few
hours, under penalty Of having a
strike called, was grossly impudent and
an act of bad faith that calls for
speedy atonement.
For the Presidents prompt and en-
phatic action in this case there will
be the strongest public approval and
support. The miners have greatly
prejudiced their case before the people
Of the country by their precipitate be-
havior. Whether they strike or not
they are ''in bad for the present Yet
they are already agitating for a re-
opening Of the wage scale and asking
q new arbitration, with the ink upon
the present award scarcely dry and
the wires still vibrating with the reply
Of the President to them.
The best thing these men can do
now is to accept the award. as they
were pledged to do by their organiza-
tons when the case was submitted
and by their own representative of
the commission, then to go to work
hard to dig coal, which the country
needs urgently. The scale they are
now granted is a liberal one. 1t ef-
fects material increase in the wages,
which, despite all precautions to the
contrary, must come out Of the
pockets Of the consumers. It is not
all they have asked, but apparently,
judging from the fact that two mem.
bers Of the commission agreed upon
it, it is all the trade can bear at this
time without imposing an extortionate
burden upon the people who burn
anthracite.
In this connection it might be ques-
toned why Mr.. Ferry, having agreed
to. abide by the decision of the ma
5ority. did not accept that finding and
sign the report without submitting a
minority report. Had he done so there
would have been no excuse whatever
for the present attitude Of the miners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31
Plain Speaking on tho Stump.

! Senator Borah, who IL on the eve
of taking the stump for the republican
national ticket, giving the first Of his
! time to Indiana and New York. nays:
an my speeches will deal with the
league Of nations and the restoration
of constitutional government On
these subjects I viii present my views
without regard to strict agreement
with the view of any reader. They
(the campaign leaders, are anxious
to have me do it."
Let us hope that all stumpers.
whether of one party or the other. may
express themselves as to all the issues
now under discussion precisely a. they
feel. tits not a time for auphemisms.
indirection, or any sort Of pussyfoot-
ing. The people want the truth, are
entitled to it. and should get nothing
else from those who essay to instruct
them.
Constitutional government" is
large and interesting topic. Seldom,
if ever before, has so much been said
on the subject within d twelvemonth,
And the people have given attention.
The Constitution is dear to them; and
they well understand that as q nation
all we have accomplished Of value has
been by strict adherence to the great
charter the fathers bequeathed. We
have amended it, the nineteenth
amendment having just been officially
proclaimed; but we have not departed
in any case from the great funda.
mental purpose. Under it as amended
we stin enjoy government OF tho PEG.
pie. by the people, for the people"
Long may that condition continue!
For the day that condition Is over.
thrown will mark the greatest catas.
trephe in the history OF mankind.
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trade. Their bettsr. plan, = would
seem, IL to announce lower rztes, to
attract travellers. Spying, 1T will cost
you more to get here by ra1 than b.
fore. but it will cost you less after
you arrive" ~
II the railroad rates and the hotel
rates 60 up together the great Aneri-
can public may resolve to $50 home
first and remain within its own do
nestle area, depending upon the mails,
the telegraph and the telephone for
those communications that are neces-
sary to the transaction Of business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31

Much advice is said to have been
Forthcoming from Col. George Harvey
in connection with the republican cam.
paign. Although voluminous writer.
Col. Harvey, like DR.. Samuel johnson.
discloses some Of his best thoughts in
intimate conversation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31

The assurance that the anthracite
award does not, justify any advance in
the retail price is more or less In the
nature of an abstract statement. The
concrete fact will develop in the coal
bill. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31

Some Of the investigators in Chicago
are glad, no doubt. that they can pro.
coed to audit the books without being
asked for. an expert opinion on Arti-
Gle X. ~
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Mr.. Hays testified that he has been
7ibF+
committee since February 10, 1918. To
a democratic committeeman this must
seem a very long time, indeed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31

JIf
An influx Of gold from Europe may
take forms which does not command
the approval of Representative Britten
as. either an economic or political
indication.
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/ The Tennessee legislature 10 taking
iall possible precaution against being
reproached with having done any.
thing impetuous.'. -
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AS in the case Of a great many re-
spofsfble offices, there are a great
many men who would make excellent
District Commissioners who are never
evsR mentioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31

One Of the problems Labor day al
ways brings to attention is that of Sc.
curing seat on any Of the crowded
trains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31

Nothing provided for in the coming
system offers any encouragement to
the shacks that disdgure Potomac
Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31

Reds are reported to have q large
amount Of Polish loot. This may be
one Of the reasons Lenin sent TroGsky
to keep an eye on the situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31

For the sake Of peace In Mexico. it
is hoped villa will. moi. hsyA any trou.
BILE with the commission merchants in
getting his produce marketed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31

The league Of nations may b para.
Fmsunt among the issues. but the cam.
patgn fund gives signs Of becoming
the most picturesque.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31

| Despite the absence Of Col. Bryan
does not hesitate to welcome
Coy. Cox with Hail. the Gangs All
Herer'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31

Some Of the quotas" were. evident
ly regarded by the republican cam
paign committee only as visions.
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Surviving Utility.

Now men have lost their manners
loose,
And. thanks to prohibition.
A cork seems Of but little use
Save when you go a.fishin'.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31
Pecuniary S0lsce.

"I'm surprised you should bet as
you did on the election. You don't
want that candidate to win.'
mo. What am looking for is con-
ISOLATION in case he does"
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SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Time to Go.

Time to Go.
Goldenrod is shining all along the
leafy way.
Oh, Miss Summer, here's your bon.
net and your shawl!
Hope you'll linger long enough to
gather a bouquet.
You'll be very welcome when you come
another day.
But the pleasantest. of visits has an
ending. after all.
Oh, Miss Summer. here's your bon
net and yssR shawl!
You wore q smile each morning that
was wonderfully bright.
Oh. Miss Summer. here's your bon.
net and your shawl!
But some Of your acquaintsnces, they
sat~up all the night!
Mosquitoes singing ragtime with de.
lirious delight:
And the locust in the >treetop. with
his shrill, derisive GILL;,
Oh, Miss Summer, here's your bon.
net and your shawl
The fields are full Of blossoms; on the
hill there hangs a mist.
Oh. Miss Summer. here's your bon.
net and your shawl!
You had a charm about you that no
body could resist.
But now and then your temper took
arather ugly twist.
But we'll think Of you with longing
when the snow begins to fall.
Oh, Miss Summer, here's your, bon
net and your shawl.
No Chance.
"Do you object to Jazz muster"
mo" replied Mr.. Growcher. III I
did ia have to holler to make myself
heard and people would merely think
I was part Of the band.'
| -
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Fearing the Worst

"And the worst thing about that BIG
campaign fund the opposition has
asked for" unused Senator Sor
thum.
"Well, tell us the worst"
is the fact that believe they are
eoing to get it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31

Jud .Tpnkips saYs be bets most Of
the. Roazi subscribers wers people who
get their information from ouija
boards
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-13
Helpless Service Men Chartered
In Wooden Fire-TrapS
By BILL PRICE.

The shocking conditions at Walter Reed Hospital,
revealed by the fatal fire there yesterday grave ac
cusations against branch Of that Government which
should have surrounded these helpless heroes OF the war
with the fullest protection against fire dangers
Berdden feeble minded, mentally dsordered crippled
veterans of the great struggle lodged in nfammabc
barracks while many officers and quartered Ill
fre-proof structures If government should have
safeguarded its wrecks of the the rich and power
full United States the to do Yet every news
paper report of the conaaion of Sunday carries the
assertion that the majority of the patients In the hospital
and quartered in structures that vertabe fire
traps
Nothing but special Providence seems to have saved
the lives of many of the inmates If the fire had occurred
late light the horrors would have been multiplied De-
curing in daylight hours the loss of life was materially
reduced.
There is cupablity for this condition OF affairs some
where and the facts should show where the blame lies
Congress has provided for reproof modern buildings
then no time should be lost in erecting them The Gov
too many obligations to the brave inmates
tof Walter Reed to permit of Of the horror
Of yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-13
"INSEPARABLES."

Was there ever a moro "insep--
arable" couple than RUTH and
NAOMI. Of Bible fame:
Ruth said: "Whither thou goest
! will go. and where thou lodgest
! will lodge" etc. II was besui-
full friendship, and il is such friend
ship that your ''inseparable" nomi-
nations desire to pcrpetuate and
honor. Compsnionship in anything
except the doing Of good and the
doctrine of Kindness may not be Of
the best. SMILES.
Bv Mrs. X. II. ENGER--Insopsrsb
triplets: MAE CURTIN. HELEN
TOOL.E. EVA MARTIN.
BY ROMA-WARREN WILSON,
ROCKWELL GASCoINE.
BY Miss N.-RENNY MARTEL and
TOM HUGHES.
BY F.. B.--JIMMY o'CoNNoR,
CLARK SMITH: FREDDIE CHES-
TER. GENE YOUNG; JEROME Nc
WILLIAMS, BUD MEYERS: HAM
BORGER. IKE MILLER.
by HELEN F.---ESTHER HARR1-
SON, DOROTHY DEAN; NEVILLE
ROBERTS. PETE WHEELER.
BY G.-These pals of Notrs Dame
Acadcmy--PEGGY OSBORNE, AN
ToINETTE BORGER: MARGET
EARLY. MARY FORD; PAULINE
SCHEPPACH. CECILIA COLLIE :.
By wYOMTNCi--"IY" JOHNSON,
GENE SCUELLBERG. rotworth.
BY T. B.---MARGARET BUCKLEY
SADIE PYLES.
BY LEON DON--lnseparables
Of Business High: I'D" MCINTYRE,
BILL. WISE: HARRY IURBER,
HUGO THRAN. Nc and My Mszums
PAULINE, RUTH, and RoSELLA. the
Imperial trio"
BY BILL--CLEO and SALoME, II
and contribs.
BY ]. c. ANGELA SULLIVAN.
LOUISE BAKER.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-13
Death Is Most Useful
We Leave the World When Our Minds Are Too Old
Too Much Hardened, TO Accept New Thought

schooboy takes his place in class with slate nicely
washed perfectly clean At the end Of an hour his slate
Is all covered no for anything small piece
of wet sponge passes over the surface his slate is clean
again
What the little boys sponge does for the slate DEATH
natures sponge does for the human wping away
minds too full of old ideas to receive any ones.
The slate or the brain is to be criticised because
all the surface has covered and there room for
things.
The brain like the slate starts out ready for all new
impressions Then comes crowding, and the sponge Is
needed.
You are reminded Of deahs useful worth often, when
some very old man tells you what he thinks, especially
what he thinks about harm done by new ideas
Frederic Harrison noted English thinker and writer,
celebrated his eighty ninth birthday by telling the London
Times that he was "pessmist" Here are some Of the
things he said:
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PLENTY OF THEM.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX;
1 am a boy twenty-one years old. About two
years ago / fell in love with my cousin. We
loved each other Now she has another boy
friend. 1t sounds peculiar but still love her
She is the first and only girl ever loved And
knowing she has Tilted me- find myself in
clined to hate girls.
have gone with other girls but can not
love them because they would permit me to
kiss them, after seing them three or four times
Now Miss Fairfax, please tell me how /
forget my cousin? And do you think there are
any sell. respecting girls left for a young man
that has had a clean life, with tho expectation
Of finding a virtuous girl for his wife. H. 5.
Indeed there are plenty OF nice girls left for
you to find. but you'll never find them If you
go about with q woebcgone face and manner, and
ali lust because you seem to think that you can
forget your cousin.
Open up your mind and let a little sunshine
into your thoughts, and perhaps jolly, whole
some and virtuous girl will also fall into your
life But you'll have to keep your eyes open
for her.
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Gl,sk|1nEARla n55EErfS;s7

attended a country church on the
Eastern shore. The minister, IA
usual, gave out the various notices
and then, pointing to large quantity
OF flowers in front OF the pulpit, re-
marked: These flowers are fol
those who are sick at the close OF
the service" II. d. W., Sr.
Kindly tip off II and s folks that
Western High School is conducting
a night course in commercial science
--typewriting. shorthand, English
etc, free of charge. It's a good op-
portunity for bright folks to i'm
prove themselves. l. I.
ALEXANDRIA GOOD-LOOkERS.
There are no Washington girls who
have anything In good looks on the
st. Marys Academy girls OF Alex
andria. including PEGGY" PARKER
DOTS" KIRBY. L. FAULCONEE
ANNA FLYNN, c. GANET, G.
MURPHY. THE GANG.
Among the well-liked boys of Alex
andris these are mentioned: RALPH
PARTLOW, e. PARTLOW. BERNARD
HENDERSON, FRANK NOLAN.
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and the degradation Of marriage to
be a temporary partnership entered
into as frivolous mode Of getting
a good time and to be cast off as
easily as a lodging which Is not
convenient.
81 am a pessimist. This world
is made of infinite complexity,
and humanity has incalculable
powers of recuperation; but the
Immediate future Of this king
dom - nay, Of Western civiliza-
TOMS in real peril of collapse.
The seizure Of power by untold
millions as yet neither morally nor
intellectually trained to rule
threatens revolution, anarchy and
famine.
81 have been all my life a reso-
lutte opponent not only of the &C.
cession of women to political re-
sponsibility, but Of all forms OF
assimilation of women's activity to
that Of men. I adhere to every
thing have ever said of this. Are
women, now that they have equal
votes, doing anything to check the
sacrifice of the family, the degra-
dalton of marriage? They now
struggle to be barristers, to deluge
the press with short stories, to
thrust men from clerkships. The
true task of woman is to moralize
and spiritualize the world Of man;
to bear, train and humanize the
coming generation"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-13
DON'T SYST.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

am a young man twenty years Of age, and
have been calling young lady friend for
about six months Although we expect 10 be
married sometime in the near future she insists
on going around with another friend after
have insisted upon her giving up one or the
other OF us Now, Miss Fairfax would you ad
viso mo to take this step in life.
PERPLEXBD.
No doubt your very insistence is tho reason
that she is stubborn, and does go out with
another friend. Don't insist and perhaps she'll
dcsist