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Evening star., 1921-07-17
The Water Front.

The Commissioners wharf commit.
tee in its annual report, Just SUBJ
mitted. calls the water front a disgrace
to the National Capital, and declares
that no other large city in the world
having comparable water facilities
has such an unsightly and imprac.
ticable harbor front.
Recently Commissioner Oyster made
an inspection Of this part Of town
and noted number Of buildings
which can be removed at once and for
the razing Of which orders have al.
ready been given. Others are leased
and cannot be touched until the leases
expire. As fast as these properties
fall under the control of the Commits
sioners they should be razed If they
cannot be remodeled.
There should be no wooden struc.
turs on the water front. Everything
Evening star., 1921-07-17
Public Printing Economies.

Budget Director Dawes, in his
search for means Of saving. public
money. has proposed a curtailment OF
the government printing, and has con.
ferred with the public printer on the
subject. It has been notorious for a
long while that much money was
wasted in composition and press work
and materials in the publication of
government documents. Each depart.
ment has had its own allotment of
money for this purpose, but without
any central supervision there has been
duplication and waste. Immense edi.
.tions Of pamphlets have been issued
that could have been cut down prob.
ably by half or more. With a number
Of standards Of editing there has been
no system in the cutting" process.
Each bureau chief has sought to have
his own writings or those Of his prin.
cipal assistants published in full, while
perhaps deploring the liberality with
which other bureau compositions have
been issued.
The government needs an editor to
supervise the whole output Of public
printing. The public printer himself
is charged with the duty of producing
the work, and has no authority to cur.
tail the volume. He must take orders
as they come. He can charge costs
In certain cases. but these costs are
simply for actual work and materials
and have no relation whatever to the
immense overhead to which the print.
Ing establishment is subject.
No estimate has yet been made of
the amount Of money that can be
saved. But it is plain that the econ,
ony may run into the millions with.
out actually irnpairing the value OF
the governments printing work. The
same tendency to be liberal with pub
Lie money prevails in the matter Of
printing as in other lines Of govern
ment expenditures. and Gen. DAVE.
viii have the best wishes Of the coun
try in his endeavor to keep this par
ticular item down to a business basis
Evening star., 1921-07-17
Presidents on Horseback.

President Harding as a horseback
rider will probably become a familiar
figure on the roads around Washing.
ton. He is going to keep in good con-
dition, and equestrian exercise has been
recommended as a means. His ply.
sician. Gen. Sawyer, has already &C.
quired mount and is now in the first
stages Of saddle lameness that will
probably afflict his chief a little later.
Washington has not seen a riding
President for some time. President
Roosevelt was one Of the most ardent
horsemen ever in the White House.
and his saddle jaunts around the cap.
ital became famous. In the old days
Presidents and horses were not stran.
gers. But that was before the motor
car period.
Gen. Grant was famous driver and
loved to try out his horses on the
suburban roads. He had a. large stable.
including some famous animals. He
would seldom permit any other driver
,, to give him dust. Thomas Jefferson's
horseback ride to the Capitol to be
!; inaugurated has become historical. In
, those times Washington was prac-
tically universal birdie path. There
were no paven1ents, and horses could
be ridden almost anywhere. The com.
plete paving Of the city. save for paths
through the parks. narrows the op.
portunities Of the officials who mount
steeds for exercise. In Mr.. Roosevelt's
case his horse was usually held for
him at the outskirts and he reached
the rendezvous by motor. being sell
dom seen astride in the neighborhood
of the White House.
Presidential exercise is essential. It
is for the good of the country. The
occupants Of the White House are
kept hard at work and the confine-
ment to duty tells on them. Golf and
tennis permit some relaxation. No
President since Mckinley has lacked
in some form Of outdoor sport or d.
version. Mr.. Wilson kept up his golf
until his illness. He occasionally rode
horseback in the early part Of his ad.
ministration.
Mr.. Harding will have the best
wishes of all who ever rode in the
finding Of an easy mount. and 1t is
hoped that he will benefit greatly by
his exercise and retain. his sound
health. ...
Evening star., 1921-07-17
Water Economies.

Plans are under consideration and
will probably soon be executed where.
by saving Of at least 100000 gallons
Of filtered water day may be- ef.
eected at the bureau Of engraving and
printing. It is proposed to take water
directly from the Tidal basin for the
bureaus mechanical needs, which are
heavy, but which do not require q
filtered supply. Indeed, II all the
water uses Of the bureau save those
for drinking purposes are fully met
from the river the saving might be
as much as q million and q half gal.
Ions day.
This 10 but one Of the several large
establishments now. using filtered
water for purposes for which the river
water itself Is just as satisfactory. A
saving Of five million gallons daily
could probably be effected. That is to
say. that amount Of filtered water
would remain in the reservoirs avail
able for public use that now flows into
the government Offices, to be trans
formed into steam or to be used for
flushing or washing purposes.
In this connection 1t Is well to re.
new the suggestion that the use Of
Uttered water for putting out fires is
absurd and ipdefensible. At one time
for an expense Of 100000 pumps and
special mains could have been pro
vided covering the entire downtown
area with hish.pressure system for
fire-fighting purposes. The cost Of
such q plant would now be much more
perhaps $3.50. 900. But even at the
higher figure Il would be economical
Evening star., 1921-07-17
Mr.. Bryan's Versatility.

Mr.. Bryan's versatility is seldom re.
ferred to. The popular notion is OF a
man who eats, drinks, thinks. dreams.
politics.
And yet he is versatile. He is by no
means a one-topic man. He turns
from one subject to another with ease.
and makes himself entertaining on all
he touches.
This has grown somewhat out Of
his engagements. An entertainer
must be more than a political agitator.
And for years Mr.. Bryan has been
an entertainer-the most popular on
the chautauqua circuit. He has drawn
the largest crowds. and received the
largest checks for his appearances.
OF course. he has talked politics.
But he has also talked religion. and
sociology. and literature. and now and
then a little science on the side. As a
result he is hailed here as theologian.
there as an allaround reformer. and
yonder as an everyday philosopher.
Politics. world peace. and prohibition
are much in the picture today. and
Mr.. Bryan discourses on all three with
ease and something like authority.
But In New York the other night he
put them all aside. and addressed his
audience on the subject Of Darwinism,
which he told his hearers was much
discredited now even in scientific
circles.
II am expecting Mr.. Smith to call.
and I don't want to see him. You
needn't make fiat misstatement. but
give him an evasive answer" The
servant reported later, and seemed
well pleased with his success. you
gave him an evasive answer" "Yes,
ma m" What was IT." Il asked
him If his grandmother was q
monkey"
Mr.. Bryan evaded all current topics
and talked about Darwinisn.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
POLITICS AT HOME
Parades.

Are parades in the matter Of ere.
atine and assessing public sentiment
on public questions coming back?
The inquiry grows out Of the recent
wet parade in New York. To support
their contention that public sentiment
does not indorse prohibition. the vets
staged a street demonstration and in.
vited everybody either to attend and
march. or take position and look on.
|. The response was not liberal. The
line was not q tenth as long as ex.
pected, and the on-lookers did not
swamp the big town. The weather.
however. was held to blame. The day
was hot. and paradoxically speaking,
the head cooled the ardor Of the. cru.
saders.
But there has been no discourage.
ment. Demonstrations Of like char.
acter are to be staged elsewhere. and
when next years campaign gets In
swing parades will be numerous. The
vets. it is stated. will seek in this
way to impress the public.
Parades were once q prominent fea.
turs Of political campaigns. Both
parties marched-sometimes by day,
at other times by night Torchlight
professions were very popular. Mr.,
Cleveland in his callow Buffalo days
carried a torch, and after achieving
national distinction boasted Of the per.
formance.
There have been some famouA
marching clubs: Cook county, ILL.,, wae
the home Of one. The Blaine Club OF
Cincinnati became widely known for
the enthusiasm it exhibited and IN
spired in campaign years. though its
sponsor failed to reach the supreme
goal. Sometimes . good stump speech
can be compressed within the limits
Of a transparency. and reach thou.
sands Of eyes eager for q word Of in
spiration.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
Gov. Cox.

Has Gov Cox abandoned his project.
ed trip to Europe? A recent dispatch
from Saratoga mentioned his arrival
there with Mrs. Cox. en- route to their
lodge for the summer.
The trip abroad was announced soon
after the November election. The gov.
ernor, who had made humming cam.
paign from coast to coast, felt the
need Of a rest, and would take it in
Europe.
But when he tarried at home beyond
the time appointed for the departure
it was explained that he would make
the trip in the spring. Now it is mid.
summer, and the governor has other
plans.
Do those plans relate to 1924? Well.
why not? II so disposed, Gov. Cox
may try for q second presidential
nomination. There is nothing to hin.
der? The field is open.
II such in his purpose, he is wise
In remaining close to base; A good
deal is afoot in the political world, and
some Of it is anti-Cox. The influences
that sought the scalp Of Chairman
White last winter may seek It again.
Some very interesting calculations are
based on plan to swing the demo-
cratic national committee wholly away
from the Buckeye leader.
And then there Is the early stir in
wet circles. The wet program com.
prehends a tight for control Of the
next Congress, and If that succeeds.
the immediate launching Of the next
presidential campaign.
Now Gov. Cox is a favorite in wet
circles. He has suffered in the wet
cause. He was attacked in last years
campaign because Of his alleged wet
leanings. So that as matters seem to
!, be tending 1t will be to his advantage
to keep a close and keen eye on every
feature Of every rnaneuver Of 4 politi'
cal character taking place between
now and the meeting day Of the next
democratic national convention.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
Need of q Traffic Court.

The urgent need Of the establish.
ment Of a traffic court in Washing.
ton. to deal exclusively with traffic
violations is apparent. With traffic
becoming more congested every day,
resulting in a corresponding increase
in violations and accidents. the situ.
alton has reached the acute stage,
Although several bills have been in.
troduced in Congress to provide for
such a court, and Commissioners, the
police department and law-abidins
motorists Of the District have urgent.
ly recommended it. no active steps
have been taken to date which make
brighter the prospect Of the immedi
ate establishment of this much-needed
court.
Considerable resentment has been
shown during the last week by men
on the 'hill' at the way in which the
traffic laws of Washington are en-
forced and the manner in which VIC
lators are punished. One Of the
methods suggested for the elimination
Of the speed bug" is to seize the car
Of any motorist convicted Of reckless
driving and sell it at public auction
While this method might work well
in some particularly Objectionable and
fragrant cases, it is too drastic to ap'
ply to the general run Of traffic VIC
lators.
A traffic court. presided over by a
Judge with thorough knowledge OF
traffic and able to devote his entire
time to it, would act as an immediate
cleanser to the traffic mud puddle"
into which Washington has seemingly
fallen.
In the present court justice in many
cases is delayed. In a traffic court
justice would be swift and sure. with
the facts Of case fresh in the minds
Of all connected with it. 1t would
eliminate the many. postpone1aents
which are now daily feature Of the
courts in traffic cases. Motorists ar.
rested for any Of the more serious Of
fenses, such as reckless driving. driving
while intoxicated. or leaving the scene
Of an accident without making known
their identity, would not be able to
get of by merely depositing collateral
at precinct station. They would be
required to appear before the judge
in the traffic court and would receive
stiff penalties.
With swift. sure and certain justice
meted out to offenders in a traffic
court, with probable revocation OF
the operators permit on q violator's 6
second appearance in the court. the
reckless and don't care" fraternity
of automobile drivers In this city
would speedily decrease, and Wash
ington would soon shake of its repu
tation OF being zone Of the hardest
eities In the country to drive in.''
Evening star., 1921-07-17
Books for Stay t-Homes

and singing golden lines to the tired
spirit.
Many another whose heart holds no nsht
shall your solemn sweetness hush. awe and
comfort.
Night.
There 10. for example, for those who
ioye Iove the e,rec,,aa ocean. The Sailors Car
himself poet of ships and sea; songs
Of nature. collected by the naturalist,
John Burroughs, Or the individual
works OF the long procession of Eng
lish and American poets.
Fiction. OF course, AFFORDS indefinite
auized the librarian. There are % the
sea tales Of Conrad and Connolly,
with the salt wind blowing through
the sails. or the primeval forest world
Of William Norris. pictured under
svch pleasant titles as Waters Of the
Worlds End or the East indian
tales Of Annie Flora Steele. or W. II.
Hudson.s stories Of South America. Or
H. @. Dwight's tales Of Persia and
turkey; or. II one prefers iaterest Of
PIT .sSs to ,asmo.phsre Rf LEGALITY. all the
the action 10 laid"
One further suggestion for the tired
worker is offered by the librarian.
TT is unfortunate" it was stated,
shat the claseics have such a for.
midable sound to the average person.
They are classics, Of course, solely be.
cause they speak q universal Language
and have something to say to All
Kinds OF readers. Take the great
q ~ Rf .
cerned with problems which lie at the
back Of every ones mind. The real
cause OF fatigue 10. perhaps, not the
limitations Of environment, but the
limitations Of temperament One is
tired Of work and of the city, 1t is
true, but more fundamentally sttll one
lie tired Of ones self. The classics,
the great books, are those that best
change Aaa expand ana refresh the
[tatigusd mind ana the worn worksr."
Evening star., 1921-07-17
Whiskers Waning,

One unforeseen result Of the war in
France is the decline OF the beard, which.
we are told, will soon be as extinct as
tho dodo in Paris" says the London OBJ.
server There is in all civilised countries
a mysterious ebb and flow OF hair. and
the tonsoriai history OF any recent CEN
tury in England or France would be full
of interest. Our last fashion in boards
began with the Crimean war. The late
Sir Algernon West records that: "The
Duke Of Newcastle was the first man
Of any note to wear a beard; and Lady
Morley used to say the advantage Of
1t was that you couEi tell all ths
courses he had eaten At dinner in ocn.
sequence" s.
Evening star., 1921-07-17

The Public Library recommends
books for the tired feeling that as
sails persons condemned to summer
in the city. It contends that the
old adase. Men change their skies.
but not their rninds," may be re.
versed by stay.at-homes to run.
Men Men who ennay. may Se aSeir Gnlns minds 'ne''
"rake," sa,d the librarian. such
= book az Kins's 'Mountainesrins
in the sierra Nevada an old book.
r. ia true, but one warranted to take
the reader from city heat and noise
to the silenees and es,nn,nr eHia Tr sfeM Prom
heiFht TO height. pulling themselves
hand over hand on = rope lassoeo
10 4 spur Of rock above. only TO rest
Al ledeAs scarcely wide enough TO
stand On, with great precipices be-
low. the exploits In mountain *. q.
ploration Of Clarence h.aS snisS., ana n1rvay iv
~ Griifornia make a. thrilling read:
inr Al A novel" To wide spaces ana
riorious views John Muir's Travels
In Alaska" transport the reader e
he traces his shining way tnrousa
ford and sound: pAss o,,ntain. ,ores1 ana ana
waterfalls ". fails he.aiands." nales nda "'0'
.s rhs nietures in Hudson stuck's
"rhe Ascent Of Denali'' Mount NC.
YtniavS make for coolness, even II one
did not read his interesting ns account e ans
Of the "arst eompleSts Ss-as aseeni Amer,eas or ns
snow neids ana glaciers and tiny
caTnns set under enormous precipi-
toms cliffs incrusted with hanging
sca I make very good material for the
eyes Of the mind to rest on IN July
But accounts Of mountaineering
or other books Of travel are not the
only sources Of refreshment open to
the reader. There are essays renect-
ing the hours Of leisure and pleasura-
bic contemplation Of the author--es.
MsztArlfnck: the whiInsicalities OF
HSrrie's plays. or ths irish charm Of
IAdy Gregory. and poetry opening ur
Nttls .treeusatsA eornsts 81 tns mind
Evening star., 1921-07-17
SHOOTING sTARs.
BIZ pH1LANDEa JOHNSON.

Vacation RscMesmess.
The world, is hull of projects. vast.
Who cares? 'szs- GHp>a
The silly seasons here at last
Each dares a.
To treat himself just like d pct.
A ride in life's canoe he'll get.
He may fall over and get wet
Who cares!
He'll fish all day and get no bite.
Who cares?
The Jazz band for his steps at night
Prepares.
He'll drink pink fluids over much
And eat hot sausages and such.
Or grin at the head walters touch
Who cares! ,,-
The sleeplessness may make him Ill.
Who cares?
At movie shows he helps to fill
The chairs.
The world Is now merry Joke.
The railroad train, mid roar and
smoke,
Will take him home sunburned and
broke.
Who cares!
Evening star., 1921-07-17

Plans being made by the Attorney
General to shift judges around, so
that none will find spare time on his
hands, seem a little cruel just when
the Thermometer is at its height.
Evening star., 1921-07-17

Advocates OF . ''blue Sunday
strike 4 sympathetic chord At this par.
ticular season among those who. re.
gard the summer a no time for work
on any day.
Evening star., 1921-07-17

Occasionally a wealthy New Yorker
finds his income SO large that he feels
obliged to lead at least a double life
in order to spend 1t. .'r "
Evening star., 1921-07-17

References in Congress to the money
lavished on the Dempsey fight proves
that, the lawmakers keep posted. even
though the esteemed Record" dis
dams to carry sporting page.
Evening star., 1921-07-17

A watch dog Of the Treasury is al.
ways in danger Of inspiring certain
amount Of unpopularity as well as
gratitude.
Evening star., 1921-07-17

The fact that practical sovietism at
fords scant encouragement to reading
and writing has been a considerable
drawback to Trotsky's literary career.
Evening star., 1921-07-17

War IL described a. q form Of IN.
sanity, but no alienist has been able
to exempt those who promote It from
the traditional penalties.
Evening star., 1921-07-17

Farmers ta<aks.adyips economics
have concluded that agriculture, like
the steel, business. is either as.prince
or a pauper. =. -.
Evening star., 1921-07-17

A peace conference attended by
Lloyd George ana Devalera locks like
= long step In the right dirsctiea.
Evening star., 1921-07-17

Germany is regarded BY Mr.. Long.
worth as attempting some artistic dip.
lomatic work with her dye stuffs.
Evening star., 1921-07-17

A number Of people out in Ohio are
recalling the fact that they always
did say William Taft had a legal mind.
Evening star., 1921-07-17

Lloyd George found a large amount
Of business awaiting him on his re-
turn from a vacation. 6.
Evening star., 1921-07-17
Source of Opinions.

What are your opinions on this
suhject?"
I'm not sure" replied Senator Sor.
ghum "A lot Of mail has come in
from my constituents that haven't
yet had time to OPEN"
Evening star., 1921-07-17
Summer Poetry.


ats it not pleasant" said the guest,
ito live in the country ana get up
In the soft cool air Of the morning.
Those sentiments" ddmonished
Farmer Corntossel, "are not going to
help the place along. II we waited
for a cool morning, nobody'd ever get
up"
Evening star., 1921-07-17
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN
THE STAR. :, :

The extensive program OF public
improvements advocated by the board
Evening star., 1921-07-17
HeadWOrk

ibid you say my head was solid
ivory?"
"Mebbe I did," replied Mr.. Erastas
PinkIey, but don't you make no more
reaches like you had a razor, unless
you wants to get It IN museum -
carved ivory
Evening star., 1921-07-17
Only Patience Required.
July ere long, with sultry glow,
In August win be lost.
And then another month or 60
Will bring around the frost.

|. Jud Tunkins says Sunday will never
be day Of complete rest for = man
who has to shave and dress up sos his
family will think he is At to go to
church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-21
OBJECTS TO LICENSE FEE
III. b. Howard, Electrical Contractor
Saws Fee Is Unreasonable.

Saws Fee Is Unreasonable.
II. B. Howard, electrical contractor.
is protesting the fact that the city has
again asked what he terms 'unreason-
able. illegal and vicious fees from
electrical contractors. He said that
the CITY IS touching up" the public
for from IS to IS per job for license
fees TO be paid the city, or an annual
fee of 800 for each contractor.
Recently the matter was taken into
court with several electricians against
the city. The city lost the case and
costs and damage suits resulted be-
cause of false arrests
In the face of all this notices are
now out for the contractors to come
across with a special license fee of
s100 ANYWAY" Howard said. Il, for
one. will refuse to pay this unreason-
able. illegal and vicious fee and be
party to hornswaggling the suffering
public out of this money without
reasona bic excuse for it If the city
has any reason the public is entitled
to. the city will give it or be plunged
into another suit at an early date and
1 am willing to the goat
" II. WATSON. commissioner of fl
nance and revenue, under whose de-
nar+ment ell licenses fees are collected.
said in regard to the electrical license
THE ordinance requiring the license
fee from electrical constructors was
passed at the express wish OF the con-
tractors of the city. They were anx-
ions to keep outside contractors from
coming into Topeka and making con-
tracts that should be given to Topeka
firms"
THE electricians license fee in To-
peka is not an unfair one" Tom Mar
fin. CITY electrical inspector said.
ssThere is not an electrician in To-
peka doing less than 100 jobs a year,
SO that the 800 license fee is reason
able. 1t rot only keeps outside con-
tractors from coming into Topeka to
do work, but keeps inexperienced cleo
tricians from putting amateur work
into Topeka homes The fees in To-
peka are not as high as they are in
other cities"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-21
Wants His Money Back

81 can thank Mr.. O'Brien, a neigh
Dor, for my recovery from severe
collie alta cks and stomach trouble
that nearly forced me to cross the
river Jordan. I spent thousands OF
dollars in the past nine years for doc
tors and medicine and would have
died but for my neighbours advice to
use Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. l
wish l had the money back l spent
for other medicine" 1t is a simple,
harmless preparation that removes
the catarrhal mucous from the intes-
tiaal tract and allays the inflammation
which causes practically all stomach
liver and intestinal ailments. including
appendicitis. One dose will convince
OF money refunded. At all druggists.
ADV.