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Evening star., 1921-05-08
POLITICS AT HOME|
The Mood and the Men.

The prevailing mood in the country
is for public meetings and addresses
at them by public men-preferably
men in office. executive or Legislative.
charged with handling the large"
problems Of the day.
This is easily understood 50 much
is in evidence and so much in ttuX.
interest on the part of the public is
constantly under spur. An old cry.
changed in one word. goes up continu-
ally. Watchmen. tell us Of the day;
what the signs Of promise are.
Naturally. the higher placed men
are. the more numerous the invitations
to speak. The people want the dope"
from headquarters whenever it is pos
sihte to reach that Cminence. Hence
the number of invitations received by
the President and the Vice President
from different sources and from all
sections. North. south. east and west
are eager for Il spoken word by either
or both on matters of national import.
1t is fortunate for the country that
at such d time the two highest cXecu
tive offices are filled by speakers of
power, trained in the art Of public
address. Both Mr.. Harding and Mr..
Coolidge are at home and at case be-
fore an audience, and never fail to
Justify their appcarance-nevcr fail to
reward their hearers with Observations
of value about questions the hearers
are turning over in their minds.
And i; is also fortunate for the
country that the two officials named
are in full agreement as to the exist
ing situation and what in way of
remedy ii demands. They are indeed.
much more closely associated in Of
flee probably than any men compos-
ing a presidential ticket hitherto elect
ed in the United States. For. in effect,
Mr.. Coolidge, in addition to being Vice
President. is also d member of Mr..
HardingS cabinet.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

Tho snccial technical library Is re-
gardcd by DR.. Arthur Little one Vi
Americas greatest chemists. as ''o'
merely the heart. but the artcrlal s9A-
tenn as well of all industrial research
.I,aboratories for research ne sa'o
in q presidential address before '"e
American Chemical Society, "shouid
no developed around a special library
tho business of which should be 10
collect. compile and classify IN way
tn make available every scrap OF IN
formation bearing upon the materiais'
methods and requirements OF 'he III
dustry concerned.
In case of illness books not only
serve the physician. but have Valu-
able therapeutic qualities. and libra
ries are being introduced and main
tanned in hospitals and asylums LOT
the benefit of the patients.
The lawyer is even more dependent
than the doctor upon books. and since
the necessary references are too nu-
merous to be contained in private
collections he is obliged to maintain
connections WITH d Id" iioi a , oo
long as he continues his practice.
The realm of business as we'll as
the world of science calls to it's as
sistance4the up-to-date library. The
financier may no longer depend upon
local investments with which he is
personally in touch, but must have
immediate information upon national
and international affairs. For him,
therefore. the financial library is vital
for the collection and scientific ar
rangement of material. and "a good
librarian becomes the right hand Of
the bank executive"
That canny old Scotchman Andrew
Carnegie is quoted as saying, I'm
the course of my experience as a
manufacturer ! know our firm has
made many mistakes by neglecting
one simple rule: never TO undertake
anything new until your managers
have had opportunity to examine
everything that has been done
throughout the world In that depart
ment. Neglect of this has cost us
hundreds of thousands of dollars, and
we have become wise." Others have
Evening star., 1921-05-08
Park Possibilities in Danger

An emphatic illustration Of the dan.
ger OF delaying park projects in this
District is afforded by the recenS pur-
chase by the Woman's National Civic
Foundation Of the area known as the
Dean tract. on which that organiza-
tion proposes to build structure to
serve as headquarters. This tract.
ideal for reservation for the pleasure
and benefit OF the people, has been
for a number Of years listed for pur-
chase by the government and the Dis
trict as park. Its purchase has
been recommended repeatedly by the
Commissioners. The owners. animat-
cd by public spirit. have held it out
Of the market, in order that the gov
crnment might avail itself OF this op-
has been expressed that they could no
longer refuse gratifying offers made
for the ground. and now they have
sold it and the opportunity for a pub.
lie reservation definitely passes. II
the project now in hand is carried
through a notable Improvement will
be effected, and the city's civic life
will be enriched. But there will be no
park. The public will not have the
benefit OF this beautiful space so con
veniently located and so remarkably
fashioned for the pleasure of the com.
munity.
Other spaces have been recommend
ed in this same way for park preser-
walton. One of these is the Patterson
tract, in the northeast section, which
Is deficient in public reservations. Dur
ing the war this area was occupied in
part by the government for camp pur-
poses. This is ideal for a park. 1t
would serve n large and prosvinR ser.
Evening star., 1921-05-08
Rate BY Mail-Payable in Advance.
Maryland and VIRGINIA.
The Imperfect Stacker" List.

As the so.called Stacker list pre-
pared by the War Department is pub
ished. in sections, in certain cities
instances are coming to light Of men
wrongly included. who actually served
in the military or naval ranks during
the war. Yet until the lists appeared
in print they have been unaware that
they are borne on the books of the
government as evaders of duty. The
War Department proceeds on the
theory that it is up to the individual
to establish his own record. On this
basis many thousands of names may
be officially recorded as "deserters'
whereas the men actually won honors
and in some cases sacrificed their
lives in active duty.
An effort is being made in Congress
to relieve the newspapers of all liabil.
ity In the premises. A resolution has
been adopted by the House to print
the lists in the Congressional Record
privileged" matter. publication of
which can be made safely. A bill has
also been introduced in the House to
relieve the newspapers directly by pro-
vidins for the defense Of all libel suits
and the payment Of all damages by the
government.
These remedies for a difficult situa.
tion go at the matter in the wrong
way. The names on the lists are Off
cially styled those of "deserters,"
whereas. in fact, many Of them are
not deserters or evaders or slackers.
The fault lies not in the men named,
but in the incompleteness of the rec
ords Of the government. The respon-
sibility rests not on the individuals.
but on the Army and Navy organiza.
tons.
II man actually served under his
own name presumably that name ap.
pears on either the Army or the Navy
lists. 1t is hard to see how a complete
check-on cannot be effected between
those lists and the records OF the draft
boards. Confusion Of similar names is
possible. but with addresses available
from the draft lists complete identified.
tion would seem to be possible
To make the man come forward and
purge his own record is in some cases
to demand the impossible The man
may be dead. He may be ina hospital
He may have moved out Of the orig
inal draft jurisdiction. to another city
or another state. The lists are to be
only locally printed. and a man borne
on the Washington roll as "deserter'
may. if now residing in Kansas. never
know Of the publication. Only through
the enterprise of friends can he be
cleared
This is too long chance to take
The newspapers are disposed to render
full service in rounding up the real
slackers, who deserve punishment and
public exposure. But it is asking too
much Of them to be parties to pro-
cedure that is certain TO inf1ict great
distress and perhaps irreparab in
jury. 1t is not SO much question Of
libel as of justice. Let the War De.
partment put forth its lists-after the
most rigid research into every avail.
able war roster-as those Of men
whose records are not yet cleared
without branding them as deserters,
and the newspapers will doubtless lend
their fullest aid in the effort to get
the rolls Strengthened and the actual
slackers, identified finally by climina-
tion, presented to the country
Evening star., 1921-05-08

Pending a decision as to world dis.
armament great deal of human
death and suffering may be prevented
by abolishing grade crossings and
guarding against motor catastrophes.
Evening star., 1921-05-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHHLASDER JOHNSON.
Old and New.

Old and New.
Its only just an accident
Said HeZckiah Bings.
when people show a certain bent
For saying clever things.
The poetry lod Shakespeare wrote
Or Bacon. some folks say
With pleasure unalloycd l quote.
1t says things just my way.
Il sometimes seek to scintillate
With sapient remarks.
But those old fellows struck a gait
In literary larks
That makes the modern pace seem
slow:
And my affection clings
To poets OF the long ago."
Said HeZekiah Bings.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

A great financier is at disadvan-
tage as compared with some OF our
moving picture stars, in not being
able to utilize domestic tragedies in
publicity.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

President Ebert Of the German re.
public looks from distance like one
OF those officials from whom little is
expected except to avoid getting in
the way when there is regular work
to be done.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

In addition TO its influence on
economic affairs, formal tariff speech
by the chairman of the Senate finance
committee is important as CON
elusive evidence that Senator Penrosc
has entirely recovered his health.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

Bill Haywood will not be the first
to discover that the soviet govern
ment has no funds for fireworks tc
welcome distinguished visitors.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

Some Of the lists gotten out by de
partments in connection with war
service have proved to be not nearly
as well revised and supervised as those
OF the social secretaries.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

In view of the agitations prevalent
it seems useless to worry about any
disturbance Of British governmental
serenity by the intrusion of a live wire
in an ambassadorial capacity.
Evening star., 1921-05-08
InrOInpreIlensibilities.

The seed that grows, the blossom
smiling gay,
Are mysteries that rise on every
hand;
So there are things, I'm not ashamed
to say.
That / can never hope to under.
stand.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

Like every other wonderful inven-
ton, the automobile is valuable or
pernicious according to whether it
falls into the hands of responsible
citizen or an outlaw.
Evening star., 1921-05-08
Ball Games by
Boston Team.


game Of the series OF the local teams
was played on the I'd OF May, 1874.
The Star the next day told the story,
but failed specifically to note which
side won, though it may be assumed
from the following account that the
visitors were victorious:
The Boston Red Stockings played
their first game in Washington yes
| terday upon the grounds of the local
club, corner of 18th and S streets.
The game was called few minutes
/ after 4 o'clock, with the Bostons at
| the bat who succeeded in scoring
three runs, the Nationals making
! two. after which il was very one
sided Neither club played up to the
standard. both making numerous
muffs. The only playing worthy of
! note was a home run. each by Barnes
and George Wright, and fine double
and triple play by the Boston nine.
! The score was 80 to 3.
This afternoon the Red Stockings
| will try their hand with the amateur
nine of the Olympic Club. and tomor-
row the first game OF the season for
the championship will take place on
| the Olympic grounds between the
Boston Red Stockings and the Olym-
| pic Blue Stockings. This game is the
! aii-abSorbing topic in base ball cir
| cles. 1t is estimated that about 5000
will come from Baltimore alone. be-
sides d, party from Cincinnati. The
betting runs about 100 to 40 in favor
of the Olympic. The members of the
old Red Stocking nine who are con-
Eected with the Olympics are Water
man. third base: Allison. catcher:
! Sweasy. second base: Leonard. left
| field: Brainerd, pitcher. With the
| Boston nine are George Wright.
shortshop:' Harry Wright. center
! field; McVey. first base. and Gould.
| right field. 1t will be seen that the
old positions which the players had in
the old Cincinnati club are preserved as
| far as possible.
Boston won, 20 to is.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

The cx-kaiser finally decided that
tn" amount Of woodchopping he
could do would be of little account in
solving European fuel problems.
Evening star., 1921-05-08
Fascination.

Why with their sex so much n the
majority in numbers. is it that some
women have many offers of marriage ,
asks a writer in the London Daily
Mail. If widowed once, even twice.
they can always marry again"
Young. middle-aged or old, they. sr.
never without lovers 90
OF course opportunity and environ
ment must have great deal to do
with matrimonial chances. but never
theleSS the truth remains that N
special type of woman may be ia tbs.
most adverse circumstanceS-a num-
merry, boarding school or lonely
country house-and a man will find
her out. She has that wonderful gift
of personal allurements, possessed
long ago by Cleopatra and Mar!
Queen of Scots, which no one has
ever been able to define. -,
1t does not depend on physical
beauty. for it has been the DOVER of
women with quite plain features.
Nor does it operate on one sex alone.
Girls at school can WELD il over tbsE
fellows. Always. in every commu-
the rest without apparent effort. That
That is the provoking part of it. No
woman was ever loved because she
wished to be loved, but because
others wished to love her.
Moral qualities have nothing to do
with fascination. One often hears
it said: She is awfully good. but
she has no charm" On the other
hand. no one entirely selfish is ever
trus: loved.
Mystery lies at the root of this
power Of fascination. Its innermost
secret is eluSiVeness. There can be
nothing dull, nothing taken for
granted about II. 1t must have the
element of surprise. One is never be-
witched by the steady friend of whom
one is quite sure. but by d sweet
wild thing not to be caught.
The misunderstanding girl. who pur-
sues every male as a possible mate,
does not depend on fascination but
on perseverance. She realizes that
a number of men only meet very
few women on intimate terms, and
many of them like to be certain of
the right answer before they pro-
pose.
Self-conscousness too, is never at
tractlVe. A certain type of girl is so
afraid of appearing to like men too
much that she flies to the opposite en-
treme and treats them In a positively
forbidding manner. They are only
human in appreciating a little fat
terry and attention and smiles better
than frowns. Fascination is certain7
ly not to run away-unless you LOOK
back to see II you are followed.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

Eskimos are reported to be eating
one another. The Eskimo has never
attained much OF reputa tion as an
epicure.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

Bergdoll has had the faculty OF
making trouble for more important
people while remaining comparatively
comfortable himself.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

Danger that the L. s. A. will be.
come an isolated nation appears 10
become more remote with every dip
lomatic session in Europe.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

Europe regards American politics as
complicated. but nothing like as com
plicated as politics at present in
Europe.
Evening star., 1921-05-08
DIGEST OF FOREIGN PRESS

I tors. counteract by their movements
of the wings any tendency of the ma =
chine to lose its equilibrium.
Experts are looking forward to the
building of the full-sized machines
on this principle. il is only by con-
Struction and operation that the ,Ipef
chanical problems of such a wing aud
the question of the weight ofirEear
required in achieving intricate move
mentS can he solved. s,srs
If Prof. Nimfuhr's claims are sub,
stantiated in largc-Scaie Work-@And
soaring tests have already been np ;k<fe
and pulsating wings of some sfRc
tested satisfactorily-it is calculated
that transocean craft built on 14It
principle and carrying several i1aln'-
dred people would be so economicdtn,
power that passengers could be car
ried by air between Europd0&hh
America cheaper than in aeHM-
ship. tuV
Evening star., 1921-05-08

The most difficult responsibility now
resting on Berlin craftsmanship is that
of breaking bad news to confiding
populace.
Evening star., 1921-05-08


ence, since large number of business
houses and industrial concerns find
it necessary to maintain special Ii
braries.
The public libraries serve the aver
age citizen in the same way that the
special library meets the needs of
the business men and the investiga- =
tor. The number of public libraries s
has multiplied greatly in the last
twenty-five years and their service
has broadened and developed with
the demands made. upon it. 1t now
reaches out to the child, having
special rooms and specially trained
persons to bring the right book to
the right child: to the school,
through whose classrooms it circu-
lates thousands of carefully select
ed books supplementing the formal
instruction and making it certain
that the young booklover has easier
access to wholesome pleasure read
ing than to Nick Carter" and "Dia-
mond Dick 1t brings books to the
immigrant and opens its clubrooms
for Americanization purposes. 1t sends
out books to Sparsely populated
rural sections through extension CEN
ters. travelling libraries and book
wagons. 1t circulates books in
Braille or Moon type to the blind.
1t strives, in short. as far as pos
sible with Inadequate appropriations,
to meet each persons reading prob
lens with the right material.
The casual visitor to library,
seeing the simple processes of re-
cording the loan of a book. draws
the conclusion that that is all there
is to library work. or bases his esti-
mate of the profession upon the ira
ditional old-time librarian. whom he
thought of as delicate and gen
teel person who did little but remove
the dust from musty volumes Mod
ern librarians, on the contrary. have
no such sinecure. for it is their func-
tion to gather and locate informa-
tion from every possible source and
to make it available in the shortest
possible time for the use of inquir-
ers representing every grade Of men
tai caliber.
Evening star., 1921-05-08
Problems,

The railroads have a great many
problems.
Eyes" replied Mr.. Crosslots. But
the man who buys mileage books has
to do some figuring also"
Evening star., 1921-05-08
The Practical ViewpOint

1.-The motion pictures should be cen
sorcd."
"Of course replied Mr.. Stormingtun
Barnes. Nothing boosts any kind of a
show like an argument about its
morals"
Evening star., 1921-05-08
FIFTY YEARS AGO In
THE STAR.

Before the civil war Washington WAS
the butt OF critics. both foreign and do
mCstc. but after the
Compliment for restoration OF peace
W. the capital ir:yc.oi
i'll appearance a-iG
physical comfort and received many en-
comtunls. which were highly appreciated
because of the long record of knocks"
in the past. In The Star of May. 1871
is quoted the following from the Goldca
Age:
Washington is to be congratulated.
Nine. Gerolt. the wife of the prussiau
minister. has resided there thirtv years
and regards it as one of the most de-
lightful of cities" The Star thus COM
ments:
The opinion Of Nine. Gerolt is that.
with hardly an exception. of al persons
Of taste and culture who remain l. nS
enough to form acquantances in Wash
| inston and have opportunity TO see its
delightful surroundings and TO enjoy its
delicious climate, which. take i. ;hr
year through is unequaled by that of
any section OF the country. Those who
/ hold the contrary opinion, and ~ho h:4Nc
| done so much TO create false impress
! sion j. the public mind in regard To
| WashingtEo, vii. pe found TO br .naaly
! Tie NuiSir newly rich people OF other
, localities who find no congenialitir. here,
| disappointed office seekers and unsu,-
CeSsful lobbyists and claimants who's
knowledge of Washington is limited L.
| the hotels and tn" halls of the Capitol
and the departments. and who know
l.t:!e OF the city proper as thty 90 f
lspaham. But even this class IL ( .sL
| ll>ng its power tor evil. The attrAc-
Tons of Washington are being tppr,-
ct?tod more and more every dav 10y the
D.s: orie in the country, as the Eum r.
GUS transfers of real estate to and the
elegant and substantial impro., ,ment9
constantly being made by residents of
other cities sufficiently attest. The
growth of Washington during ihe last
decade was surpassed by that OF very
few cities. even in the growing west,
and 1t is safe to predict. from present
in.;i, ATOMS, that the progress m the
nsNt will be even more marked and a'G-
r. nCaEt.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

Jud Tunkins says the man who de-
pends on his ancestors generally
makes you suspect it's lucky his an
cestors didn't have to depend on him.
Evening star., 1921-05-08
Scantiness.

Il haven't anything to wear" com.
! planned Mrs. Woman
What you say" replied Mr.. Man,
i ''isn't accurate as yet. But if STYLES
keep getting lower at the top and high.
er at the bottom it's very liable to
| come true
Evening star., 1921-05-08

The base ball season opened III
Washington about this time fifty
Evening star., 1921-05-08
Importance of the Library

undoubtedly had the same expert
ence, since large number of business
houses and industrial concerns find
it necessary to maintain special Ii
braries.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

Before the civil war Washington WAS
the butt OF critics, both foreign and do
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-28
Everyday Adj Ventures

That's what Yom Gail Service
When you tnl<c the paper and
settle down in your fnNOritc
chnir for 81 quiet evenings read
ing and reach into your pocket
for your glasses. hut they're not
In that pocket or Isl the left
hand ono or In any of your pock-
cts mt all
And you jump /" your feet anil
look under the papers and mnrn-
zines on the table nnd ask your
wife where she put your glasses,
md she says she "SupposcS she
had them ON inst-whcrc did yOu
put them yOurscIf."-
And so you decide Mt Inst that
you've lost them mud your even
ing is completely ruined-bc-
cnusc you cnE't rcnd, md all you
do is sit around md think about
the delay and expense OF buying
new pnir OF ElnsScS-
Until suddenly you get cheer
ing idcn md Eo Ia the phone and
give The Dispatch a Lost nd
about your misSinE EIasscS-
And the next dny-n few hourS
inter the paper IL out-Sumc ono
returns the ElnsscS to your Of
hce-nnd your cycsiEht aud dis
position nrc completely rcstorcd-
oh, mnn, that's what you call
Scrytcc!