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Evening star., 1921-03-20

chiefly rural. is generally unable to
read and depends upon goods actually
on display in the shops to satisfy its
needs. Therefore merchandise should
be on the market before any attempt
is made to advertise it. Painted sign
boards are used to some extent in
Darien. Mukden and Harbin. Motion
pictures are considered one of the
very best and most effective methods
OF advertising American goods in
Manchur1a.
The American business man would
do well to- visit China to get a vision
OF his trade opportunity and the best
avenues Of approach. If he fails to
visit Manchuria he neglects one of
the richest present and potential trade
fields in the far east The railroad
facilities are good-the rail time be-
tween Darien and Mukden n twelve
hours; between Mukden and Harbin
twenty hours; between Mukdea and
Antung eight hours. The trains are
this country and hotels in the larger
cities offer satisfactory accommodation
In Mukden and Harbin a SURPRISING
ly large variety of American mer-
chandise is on
Rich Chance for sale. The outly-
r~4..; ing districts have
not been touched
except by representatives of the
American oil, tobacco and sewine
machine companies. The possibilities,
especially in north Manchuria, with
its close relations to Siberia. are
great and can be realized by the use
OF persistent, judicious advertising
and other trade extension methods
The relations of the South Manchu-
rtan Railway Company (Which has
$3.50 officials, 5,3e9 clerks and as .2a3
other empaoyes) with American firms
have made it familiar with American
business methods, and the comn,i-
Gated procedure usually involved in
dealing with oriental customers is
unnecessary. American products have
been purchased direct from manufac-
turers in the United States or fhroueb
large japanese importing houses with
American branches. The president of
this great development Corporation
has stated that American equipment
and American system have proved so
superior that the company expects
TO buy more machinery and materials
from the United States as the deyel-
opment of it's various undertakings
and enterprises continues. The busi-
ness from this one corporation is es-
imated to be worth from $4,000, 900
upward annually to American man
ufacturers. The significant fact about
this trade is that although it is in
China the customers are japanese, SO
that representatives, of American
firms, with japanese experience are
best qualified to handle it.
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In view of the numerous eminent
citizens domiciled in Washington, a
mild degree of censorship may be
called for to prevent conductors Of
chariots from wandering
away from simple facts and offering
irresponsible impressions or opinions.
The city Of Washington. as an ideal
place Of residence, should offer every
facility for personal privacy as well
as for political publicity.
Evening star., 1921-03-20
Which Are the Fifteen Best
Books of 1920?

A scrutiny Of the list provokes
certain comments, as, for example.
in regard to the choice of Main
Street and Wharton's Age of In
nocence." In spite of the fact
that William Lyon Phelps praises
the latter highly. saying OF it that
it is "one of the best novels of the
twentieth century and looks like
permanent addition to literature,
some readers are inclined to re-
gard it as superficial and not up to
the standing of Mrs. Wharton's
other work.
1t will be noted also that no
poetry is included, though Mase-
field brought out "Enslaved' and
E. A Robinson THE Three TaV-
erns" in 1920.
The inclusion of II. G. Wells
Outline of History" recalls the
interesting correspondence which
has recently appeared in the Ma
tion between Prof. j. 8. Schapiro
and Simeon Strunsky. Prof. Scha-
piro's review of the book. which
occupied eight of the Nations
large pages. brought forth the
inquiry from Simeon Strunsky
as to how "a book which is dem
onstrated to be quite bad can be
at the same time remarkable and
liberal education" Prof. Schapiro's
answer is: "CD 1t makes mag
nificent approach to human prob
lens. (2) 1t gives sense Of con-
tinuity of history as no other book
does. by explaining at length the
origins of institutions and ideas.
80 1t has interested thousands in
reading history" Prof. Schapiro
continues: The man who can in
terest the tired business man and
his mate. the idle woman of the
afternoon, in reading this serious
two-volume work, has, to my mind.
done remarkable thing. for which
he cannot be too highly praised.
Many man and woman will
emerge from these volumes with
enlightened views upon the great
problems Of the day. Is this not
liberal education?"
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Recommendations of books are a
regular part of the service of the
library, which is being called upon
constantly for suggestions of de-
sirable books for organizations
and individuals. In fact, con-
siderable proportion of the in
formation service of the library
consists of the selection of best
or most recent books on certain
subjects, or books best adapted to
certain approaches to them. All
such inquiries are welcomed as
representing probably the most
valuable service the library can
give the public.
Evening star., 1921-03-20

The subordinate members Of the
American delegation to Paris are de
scribed by Mr.. Lansing as having bu,
little to occupy their minds. The ex
traordinary bill for damages at the
Hotel Crillon may be explained by the
satanic custom Of finding mischief TO,
idle hands.
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A reduction Of costs that will re-
lieve a street car passenger Of the
necessity Of managing handful of
coppers whenever he pays a fare
would be popularity welcome. An in
crease Of cost, it is true, would ac-
complish the same result, but this
could hardly be considered in logical
accord with the tendency Of the time.
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Important If True.

A writer in the Hannoverscher
Kurier pictures France as dying
power desperately working itsmuscles
in an effort to persuade itself that it
is still powerful. needless OF what the
ing on others may be.
French decadenoe Is q favorite Ger
man theme, but this writer's analysis
ing. even IL one disagrees with it. He
says:
Germany gives her all that she has.
she is like one OF those stars whose
Illuminating power increases from,
capable. and today she is less so than
ever, OF doing those great deeds
which are necessary for every state
which means to have a place among
During the last ten years this
country has shown deterioration in
it's will to become a great power. 1t
is much to be feared that in future
years will may manifest itself in mill
tary excesses against Germany. But
this time she will completely lose her
strength. England will then have to
bear the consequences. Because II
central Europe is stopped in its eco =
finished giving herself up to these
excesses the position OF England in
far as the international economic situ-
alton is concerned is threatened. For
what is England without the central
European markets? What is England
without the power that German labor
and industry give y.a. to her =; @, commsrce?
self-ssupporting, but In fighting for
her existence she has much greater
resources than England. The feeble
military support which France and
Japan could give to England against
the United States would be cancelled
ten times by the economic solidarity
of central Europe. There are, how
ever, serious reasons why England. in
spite of everything. must unite with
France. The great war is not fin
ished; it can still give US terrible
wounds. But II any people mead, at
the present time, to remain calm, not
to lose its bead, and to do everything
to prevent the flood from destroying
the dam. we are this people"
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DIGEST OF FOREIGN PRESS

well Booth in an interview printed in
the London Chronicle.
When the Salvation Army's work in
Great Britain's mandatory lands has
been opened up said the general, we
will tackle the unemployed rich, for
they need salvation most OF all.
Wealth and luxury are the last
stronghold OF the devil and London Is
its pivot.
'"The state Of London since the war
makes one realize what may happen
when SO many Of the best and bravest
perish. Socaetys legacy seems little
SO far but a welter OF extravasance;
frivolity, scandal senSuality and
worse. The present riot of divorce
looks to me like a food-tide OF pas.
sion sweeping over the land, Whers
the homes that are unhappdly uproot-
ed carry wreckage and destruction to
all others in their way.
THE poor have no such drug-sots
and drunkards as the upper classes
harbor. nor is it possible for humble
folk. familiar with work and priva-
ton to sink so low in the social scale
as do some OF the idle rich
Evening star., 1921-03-20

The time is ripe for an active Ameri-
can trade campaign in Manchuria.
The business is there.
Manchuria Mar chria lea d 8
Fertile Field rnlna a. which ,ns .anss is ss2e Of
centuries. in wealth per capita 1t has
an area Of $4,000 square miles. with
comparatively good facilities for NOV
ing crops and incoming merchandise.
The population is 1s,2so.ooo, accord
ing to the maritime customs esti-
mates. Ninety-eight per cent Of this
population favors American goods.
and the provinces are more prosperous
than those elsewhere in China.
These are not wild guesses or specula-
as collected for Uncle Sam by trained
trade investigators and are announc-
ed officially by the State and Com
merce departments for the guidance
and spur of American business inter-
ests.
South Manchurian Railway Company,
which is the largest individual pur-
chaser of American goods, proposes
to spend more than $500, 100000 gold
upon extensions and improvements of
it's enterprises during the next five
of public utilities besides railways.
telegraph and postal services, bank
ing. warehouses and shops, shipping
and haFbor works, coal mines and
steel works, electric plants and gas
works. hotels, building projects such
good roads and waterworks. This
makes a big ready market for engi-
neering supplies, which can be sold
direct or through the big Japanese
trading companies.
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Manchuria, with merchantable crops
and comparatively good facilities for
moving them, is China's
Wea1fhiest richest section, and the
millions Of settlers from
1IOVlAcc' the crowded provinces
of Chihli and Shantung have a pur-
chasing power about four times
greater than those who remained at
home The prosperity Of Manchuria
depends entirely upon the success of
its great staple crops. Beans and
wheat are the important commercial
crops; oil and flour mills are the pre-
industrial plants.
American business men who want to
do business in Manchuria are advised
by the United States bureau of for
eign and domestic commerce that ad-
vertising in Manchuria consists in
making the strongest possible appeal
to Chinese dealers in Harbin. to Rus
sian dealers as well. The population,
Evening star., 1921-03-20

Like many another visitor to New
York city. Senator Hiram johnson
succeeded in crowding a great deal Of
excitement into a comparatively brief
space of time.
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New Jersey dry lobbyists" are at
least free from the vices of the old.
fashioned lobbyist who tried to in.
fiuence legislation by treating the
crowd.
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Henry Ford's refusal to borrow
money from Wall street win doubtless
confirm the custom OF masnates Of
the financial center to refuse to use
his make Of automobile.
Evening star., 1921-03-20

New postage stamps will be regard
ed by economical extremists with sus-
picion as requiring more paper and
mucilage.
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Niagara Falls is still being studied
by experts in mechanical power as
one Of the great natural resources that
have not been developed.
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Automobiles are SO numerous in this
country that . bootlegger or a bandit
does not consider himself equipped for
business unless he owns one.
Evening star., 1921-03-20

Lenin follows the usual method of
the autocrat who. unable to admin
lister with success power already at.
tanned, continues to ask for more.
Evening star., 1921-03-20

Europe is recognizing the claim of
Washington. d. c.. to consideration
as the great city for conferences and
Oonventions.
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His diRppointnents cannot prevent
Wilhelm Hohenzollern from rejecting
that it is luckier to have been a kaiser
than a car.
Evening star., 1921-03-20
Roeth Attacks seThe Idle Rich"

Outspoken criticism Of the "unem-
loyed rich was made by Gen. Bran.
Evening star., 1921-03-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHII.ANDER JOHNSON.
A Protest.

A Protest.
TITS kind o. hard to go to work." said
Hezekiah Bings,
Although, Of course, it's wrong to
shirk life's more important things.
But when the sky is warm and blue.
and perfumes soft arise,
1t isn't easy to pursue the course Sc.
we're and wise.
When smiling friends are drawing
near as you pass on your way.
And every sunbeam brings the cheer
Of April and of May
When not SORROW seems to lurk.
when Hope new promise brings.
It's kind O. hard to go to work" said
Hezekiah Bings.
Joyous Non n-Fulallmeut.
You once said you were going to
retire from public life"
Mot once." replied Senator sor.
shum. "but several times. When
things didn't look favorable to my DO
litical prospects thought might at
least get credit with my friends for
being something Of q prophet"
Uncle Bill Bottletop says it took
prohibition to make him realize that
a doctors prescription could have any
enjoyable possibilities.
Antiquity.
Though ancient things esteemed
should be,
Respectfully we beg
To be excused from sympathy
With cold-storase egg.
Jud Tunkins says life would be per.
fectly pleasant II it was as easy for
human nature to forget resentments
as it is to forget obligations.
Artistic Improvement.
DO you think it's wrong for a wom.
an to paint her face?"
Nut alway4" replied Aiestcaysune.
"Sometiuaa US kindness."',
Evening star., 1921-03-20
A Catechism of the Constitution
BY HENRY LTTCHFELD WEST.
Issued BY the National Security League.
Copyright, 101A)
In Twelve I.essons-No. IL,

to Is the
Evening star., 1921-03-20

DO you think it's wrong for a wom.
an to paint her face?"
Nut alWay4" rsplied MieEtCaysone.
"Some unaa Us q kindness."'
Evening star., 1921-03-20

Jud Tunkins says life would be DER.
fectly pleasant If it was as easy for
human nature to forget resentments
as it is to forget obligations.
Evening star., 1921-03-20

In the early days of street railroad
ing in Washington it was the custom
Evening star., 1921-03-20
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN
THE STAR,

From time to time gold has been
discovered" in and around Wash
Evening star., 1921-03-20
j. s. TRADE PRIZE In FAR EAST

The time is ripe for an active Ameri-
can trade campaign in Manchuria.
The New York herald., 1921-07-24
Roman Heads and Togas.

Under commission from the French
Government and by appointment
made by Ambassador JUssERAND
Miss MoURoUx is engaged in making
wax bas relief portrait of Presi
dent HARDrNe. When her task is fin
ished the result will be sent to Paris
and there reproduced in two inch
gold medal to be placed in the me
dallic portrait collection Of the Lux
embourg Museum.
Miss MouRoUx is enthusiastic over
her subject. She confided the fact to
a Washington correspondent. Refer.
ring to the President, she is quoted
as saying: "He has the head of a
Roman senator, and I find myself
wishing that he might be dressed in
toga, like the Roman senators OF
ancient times"
Miss MoURoUx's wishes in this re.
spect will hardly be shared by either
President HARDING or the bulk of the
American people. In this attitude
both he and his millions of admirers
are supported by high authority. The
Rerue des Deur Mondes for June Is
quotes no less a parsonage than Ma
poLEoN BoNArARTE on the subject.
Due allowance being made for the
The New York herald., 1921-07-24
The New Rheims Arises.

A ceremony OF unusual interest
took place at Rheims last Tuesday
when the cornerstone Of the new
100000 Carnegie Library was laid
by DR.. NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER,
president of Columbia University, in
the presence of representatives Of the
French Government and of the Amer
lean Ambassador, MYRoN T. HERRIcK.
In his address DR.. BUTLER spoke of
the new library as being admirably
typical of the friendship and mutual
esteem Of the two countries, and
Ambassador HERRICK expressed the
conviction that from the ruins Of
Rheims, destroyed by war, will arise
new Rheims which will be the
sanctuary of beauty as it is the
sanctuary of glory"
The new Rheims Is in fact already
arising. At the close Of the war less
than three years ago Rheims was
desolate, the devastation SO great as
to inspire doubts II the city ever
could be restored to its former beauty
and greatness. Nevertheless, the res
toration is well under way.
With its great industries and com.
mercial enterprises suspended, the
city itself a mass of charred ruins,
Rheims had less than 1000 of its
former population when the war
ended. To-day it is a city OF $4,000
inhabitants, its industries and com
mercial enterprises are again flour.
ishing and Il has resumed its place
as the most populous city in north
eastern France. It's streets, boule.
Yards and promenades have been re-
constructed on improved plans and
its homes restored.
Great areas in the Department OF
the Marne have been cleared OF the
disfguring remains OF war. The
trenches have been filed, the barbed
wire entanglements have disappeared
and the rehabilitation of the city has
gone on rapidly. Some 1884 kilo
meters OF roads have been repaired
and many roads wholly reconstructed.
The 132 bridges In the Department
OF the Marne destroyed by war have
been rebuilt; local railways and street
railroads have been constructed or
restored.
The work Of restoration and re-
construction has gone on with un-
The New York herald., 1921-07-24

that Greece and Jugo-Slavia should
stop trying to grab territory recog-
nized as Albanian and that these two
nations should give the Albanians an
opportunity to go 10 work and build
up their new State. IF only the
Greek and Jugo-Slav troops were
made to leave our territory" says
Bishop NoLI, Albania might become
one of the leading countries in that
part of Europe, for her population is
hard working, saving and entirely
agricultural"
This seems simple enough and ap-
pears to be the natural right of a
people. But the Balkans are more or
less a law unto themselves. and per-
haps so long as there is something in
Albania to grab her neighbors will
see that she has security of neither
Government nor territory. The mill
tant Bishop has yet hard work before
he can rest. 1t is certain, however,
that he will not give up as long as
there is fighting chance.
The New York herald., 1921-07-24
One Man in Revolt.
He Refuses to Pay Excessive Prices
Whatever Others May Do.

To THE NEW YoRK HERALD: To-day
I stopped in at shop to buy come
parcel post egg boxes and found that
the box paid 35 cents for last fall had
gone UP to IS cents. Ten cents Of itself
is not much, but note that it makes in
this case almost 80 per cent. raise.
told the man would see him hanged
first and walked out and went down the
street and bought some boxes Of an
other kind which had gone down in
price. 1 admit these boxes were not
kind that would go by parcel post,
but plan to carry the eggs by hand.
Now. then. will anybody else do as
have done? No, nobody will. Result?
The retailer will continue to get 80 per
cent. moro for those boxes than last
fall. and in time will doubtless raise
the price again. Why not7 Would you
not do SO in his place? I would, just as
long as could get the prices paid.
But the other purchasers will go home
and howl about the wicked retailer and
complain bitterly about high prices, but
nobody will give up sending his eggs
by parcel post and carry them. Also
none but q tightwad would kick over a
dime or two, yet 1t takes only ten tc
make a dollar. INpIvIDUALIsrIc.
New YORK, July %.
The New York herald., 1921-07-24
SUNDAY, JULY "a. 1921.
Mr.. Hughes Speaks to Everybody.

Elsewhere on this page THE New
York HERALD. prints to-day the full
text of talk delivered on July 20
by Secretary HUGHES Of the State
Department to a number Of young
men just entering the consular SER
vice of the United States. His words
are so sound and so full Of meat that
this unpretentious utterance deserves
the closest study not only OF young
men entering the Government SER
vice but of men and women of all
ages and all callings.
1t was not the Secretary OF State
so much as 1t was the man CHARLES
Z. HUGHES who formulated this plea
for exhaustive study and straightfor-
ward thinking. 1t has frequently
been said that Mr.. HUGHES is a
genius; that his mental equipment
is most unusual, if not unique. And
this is true, but the quality Of his
intellect is not a freakish gift Of
nature. 1t is the result of long and
arduous training. Such training and
the discipline which it necessitates
may seem to the needless heavy
prices to pay for the distinction
which results from them. Actually
they are a source of highest and
purest enjoyment; and their fruit is
that success and popular recognition
which all normal men crave and
strive to attain
What Mr.. HUeHDs~ denounces is
the slovenliness of mental processes
which result from laziness, from lack
of self-control, from failure to un-
derstand that hard work and straight
thinking are the primary essentials
of material, intellectual, moral and
political success. Without hard work
and straight thinking no gifts avail
for permanent success; for the man
who is willing to use them the world
is an oyster already half opened.
The New York herald., 1921-07-24
Hope il, Bobbing.
Maybe 1t VIII Help to Restore
Woman's Growing Glory.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Your
correspondents proposition that the
length Of woman's hair does not natu-
rally denote the extent of her business
ability is good sense. 1t reminds one
of Whistler's pronunciamento: II am
not arguing, am telling you. an etching
does not depend upon its size for its
Importance"
Undoubtedly some OF the bobs do really
present q most charming and may DO
somewhat frivolous appearance which n
very trying to the staid old Office man.
Just as there are others who in keeping
up with the mode make spectacles OF
themselves
Perhaps the present fad may prove OF
great benefit and 1t might be well II
nearly every woman sheared OF such
locks as she has and tried to let them
grow out again naturally without burn
Ing them off or otherwise maltreating,
as has been the practice of late years.
SO much so tina. you very seldom see
any more crowning glories.
In attempting recently to procure 81
ideal head Of hair as model for an im-
portant picture despaired Of ever fnd-
ing such a thing available. GopIvA.
NEW YoRt, July %.
The New York herald., 1921-07-24
Travelling in the Old Days
Luxurious Accommodation Provided
for River Tourists.
From the Buffalo Courier.

From the BuJCdIo Courier.
The frequency with which boilers
blew up on the early Hudson River
boats led to the use OF what were known
as safety barges," and these, in their
day. were considered the utmost lux
ury in travel, comparable to the private
cars OF the magnates Of to-day. The
barges were boats with main and upper
decks and were almost as large as the
steamers which towed them. The rabble
rode on the steamers. inhaled the smells
of the kitchen and the freight holds,
endured the noise of the engines and
took the chances of explosions. while
ON the barges behind the elite travelled
in luxurious state. Food was brought
from the boat kitchen 20 the barge
saloon over a swaying bridge between
the vessels and was served with great
aplonb under the direction OF barge
captain. who was q noble figure In the
setting.
The upper decks of the barges were
canopied and decked with flowers, with
promenades and easy chairs from which
to view the scenery. At night the in
teriors were transformed into sleeping
accommodations, much the same as in a
modern Pullman. except that they were
more comnlodious. Not the least at
tractive feature of these barges, accord
ing to a chronicler of their excellence,
was IAN elegant bar. most sumptuously
supplied with all that can be desired
by the most fastidious and thirsty"