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Arizona republican., 1921-10-05
ERZBERGER
BY OR. FRANK CRANE Ccopyright 1921. by Frank Craney

I-
 The crime of Erzberger was that he was intelli- gent and honest.
 These are the two unpardonable sins in the eyes of the two varieties of batherskites who act the human race.
 These two varieties are the extreme radicals and the extreme reactionares.
 They cannot endure intelligence, because they have seized an idea, as a dog grabs bone and run away with it in blind frenzy.
 Often this idea is good one in fact, usually it is But good idea pursued with fanaticism is deadler than bad idea entertained with tolerance.
 Intelligence is critical It does not permit it's pos to seek to gain his point by assassinatng political enemies by roasting heretcs, by torturing and derlng women and children.
 Always 1t elects the mercies of practicalty to the cruelties of opinionated egotism.
 Erzberger was intelligent because, though Ger man, he realized the utter madness of Pan-German am btion, which to conquer the world la Caesar and
 For this reason the young buckoes who still sing hoch der Kaiser and dream unclean dreams of mon archy restored hated him the devil hates holy water
 He intelligent, furthermore in this: that he saw no peace in Europe and no return to a wholesome and normal evolution of society, except in eventual conciliation and cooperation between vanquished Ger many and its victors.
 No social growth can function on hate.
 Grudges in the blood of the body polite by and by break out in the pustules of revolution and war.
 The narrow minded, who in Germany preach eternal hate of France in France preach unyng hate of Germany in America doing their best to hate toward Great Britain and Japan, are all in the same boat.
 They may not be assassins themselves, but their gospel breeds assassins.
 The worst enemies of every country those of their number who, under pretext of loud patriot ism preach the dark and cowardy propaganda of hate and suspicion toward other peoples.
 Erzberger above this. He was martyr to the cause of the coming World State Perhaps his death was needed for the of Humanity the blood of the martyrs was the seed of the Church.
 No man can do better service for the Truth than to die for it.
 And Erzberger honest.
 Having signed the treaty, Germany ought to keep it, he declared.
 To fulfil as good sports their every promise, he thought, would gain for Germany in the end than to try to wriggle out of their agreement by sharp dealing.
 So he had to go.
 Nobody is hated more hotly by those whose main spring is hate than they who denounce hate.
 All class maniacs turn and rend who would preach to them the folly of class.
 Always narrowness hates iberality with full in- tensity.
 Jesus, whose only aim was to make racial lgion universal was crucifed by religions leaders.
 Lincoln who was the very genius of reconciliation, was killed by an rreconcilable.
 Erzberger, who wanted to make of Germany friend to the world murdered by them whose love for Germany took the form of ambition to retain for Germany the title of the worlds enemy.
 The road to world unity is lined with crosses.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-05
TIN HATS ON PEACE FOOTING

There swords to be turned into plowshares in modern warfare. but many field the famous tin hat of the American soldier is doing sentry duty to away feathered marauders.
 The tin hat is playing its part gallantly in the arena of agriculture in that of Perched upon wooden pole around which old has been draped. it helps to create rather formidable figure of warrior and in instances, where the coat is old army tunc. the motioness figure when seen from a train window fast motor like a ghost from the fields of France.-New York
Arizona republican., 1921-10-05
MAKING AMENDS

Mrs. Afiggles, a and inexperienced host ess, hurriedly of her guests finished the song she singing
 Ladies and er-er-gentlemen." said she, ner- vously clutchng at the side of her gown. before Miss Caucatt began she asked to apologize for her voice, but I omitted do S-er-so-er, I apologize now!"-Chicago Herald and Examiner.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-05
ruRNs. LOSES sfooo

SHANGHAI-Capt C. c. Will jams of the steamer Woosungw put his handbag with s200O on the coun- ter of the Shanghai bank here and turned to speak to the teller. When he picked up the bag he noticed si,- coo was gone. Jan Norvak was found with the money.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-05
BertOn BrdleyS Daily Poem Here MeI(oMe
(With apologies to kipline)

t Now blazing ended, Now the tennis days drawing Now biliardists awaken Now the college And is like draft tinging Now talk Speaker For the football heroes start to hit the line!
 go. go, go away from here
 the sidelines a little
 there's thrills enough before
 whent O 'er
 calls tackIng dummys shout the pigskin Now the leaders the cheering crazily about the thunde Who shall splendid shall praise Who shall spectacle so fine As gridiron battles pulses all We must go. go. go from her
 sidelnes little overdue;
 there's thrills before you
 he football levers OCT
 m calls Unto where his heart hOmng, Penn Wyoming Youwllpra for win and forward the quarter the signal and the When the tackled hammer drop the goaposts the maddened 
  As football heroes he
 We must go, go. go
 sidelnes we're little overdue;
 there's thrills enough before
 When the
 And Game calls to you! tz& zzz t3az }z:esa8.!=E :::}::ess.E aSE
Arizona republican., 1921-10-05
HAmBAssADoRp sKIPs

SYDNEY.-When persons began to doubt his title, Ambassador" Booth, who claimed to be a son of the fa- nous Salvation Army general, left town suddenly. Tar and feathers are awaiting him if he returns.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-05
WANT NAMES PRINTED

SUVA, Ffji.-Police are protesting against the law forbidding publica- tion of names of first offenders This is largely the cause of an increase in crime here. they say.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-05
TEN YEARS

The officer Of the day stridng down the lines trying to avoid tripping his sword, and look if the welfare of the camp rested on his shoulders.
 He across private shaving outside his tent.
 "Do you always shave outside my man?' he asked.
 "of course!" was the reply. Did you think was fur-lined ?"-Answers, London.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-05
About 15O,o0o Americans. no

About 150,OO0 Americans, living, were com pletely disabled by industrial accidents. Fifteen thousand of them became totally blind while at work. So reports the American Engineering Council
 Nearly every industrial accident ones carelessness.
 Automatic safeguards help, but they cannot der work fool-proof. Absolute safety requires sonaI caution.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-05

MORENSI-The first body or Greenlee County's war heroes IS to
Evening star., 1921-09-28
CHILD LABOR AGGRAVATES
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION
Increases Competition as Youthful
Workers Take Jobs at
Lower Wages.

In many parts of the country the
situation is aggra-
waited by the number Of children who
leave school to go to work, accord
ing to reports today to the national
child labor committee Each year, the
report says, more than a million
children In the United States leave
school for this purpose.
These children, the report points
out, increase competition in the labor
market, as they can be hired for q
smaller salary than an adult and
lessen the number of jobs open to
older workers. A large percentage Of
the children who leave school to &c
to work, do not retain their first
positions. They shift from one job
population of job hunters, and in
vestigation disclosed the fact that
is per cent of the boys left their
first job in less than q month, while
within six months half the boys had
changed jobs at least once.
The average attendance of children
in school in this country is only 90
days year, the report shows, and as
result the children leaving school
at the age of fourteen are found for
the most part to have only the
scantiest education. They are added
to the mass of unskilled labor with
out training to help them to advance
ment into higher positions. Statfs-
tics based on wages throughout the
country show that the boy who leaves
school for work at fourteen has only
half the earning power at the age of
twenty-five that boy has who stays
in school until he is eighteen.
Evening star., 1921-09-28
MAIL BOX DRIVE
/. GIVEN BIG BOOST
Carrier YingIing Leaps Into
Lead by Getting so Prom
ises Within "a Hours.

: Carrier NJ. Yingltng Of the George
town branch post office today leaped
into the lead in the Mail Box" week.
contest, having secured within the
past twenty-four hours an even fifty
promises of residents to install re-
ceptacles at their front doors.
Carriers of the main Office, however.
Jed the field as to districts, having
brought in 143 promises as compared
with 140 by carriers of the Georgetown
branch. The grand total secured dur
ing the twenty-four hours ended at
noon today was 853 promises. as COM
pared with 3S6 secured the first day.
Other Individual leaders and their
days records follow: E. A. Karweise,
Chevy Chase, 40 promises: c. E. Bird.
Takoma Park, 46; P. A. Mertz, Wood
ridge, 80; J. ]. Foley, Connecticut ave-
nue., 22; D. M. Stewart, Anacostia, 18;
w. T. Polk. Brightwood, II; T. L.
Baker, Georgetown, II; A. F. Burgess,
Central. IS; J. F. Clarke, Brightwood,
IA; F. D. Law, Chevy Chase, Il; 8. F.
Patterson. Brightwood, IA; H. U. Will
kinson, Anacostia, IS; H. A. Maxwell,
Central. IL; c. w. Preston, Park road.
il, and John Hart, Central, 10.
Records of other stations follow:
Pennsylvania avenue station carriers.
81; Anacostia, 4S; Brfghtwood. 81;
Avenue. fs: chesy Chase. II: PARK
Al, and Woodbridge. IS.
Evening star., 1921-09-28
INDICTED FOR BRINGING
STOLEN GOODS INTO D. C..
Railway Employees Held by Grand
Jury-Thirty-On True Bills
Reported.

Elbert c. Lamm, a conductor, and
Robert L. Payne, baggageEaster
on the Southern railway. were ac-
cused in two indictments reported to-
day by the grand jury to Justice Stat
ford of bringing stolen property into
the District of Columbia. The men
are alleged to have opened trunks be-
longing to Admiral Gleaves and other
passengers en- route from points in
Virginia and to have brought the loot
here. The alleged offenses were COM
mitted last March.
Larceny Of automobile tires be-
longing to the United States govern
ment is charge in indictments
against Marvin J. Rhodes and Ossie
Clifton.
Twenty-seven other "true bills
were reported today. Those accused
and the charges against them are:
George Culp and Maurice Wespy.
housebreaking and larceny; Arthur H.
Burgess and Herman Bennett, violat-
ing white slave traffic act: Ro1la f.
Wommack and George V. Brenneman.
embeZZlement; William Page, Amelia
Turner. William H. Delaney. Louis F.
Kirby. James Travers. william Cope
Ernest Scott and Ernest Holmes. as
sault with dangerous weapon: Har
mon Volt. Edgar Buchner and Wal
ter Wainwright, false pretenses; Ruth
Stephens, forgery; Wilbur Alexander.
Maurice Wespy. William H. Sla-
den and John Beverly. grand larceny:
Roland H. Hughes, receiving stolen
ter NJ. Mangum. Vernon ]. Clarke.
Mack Smith, Edward Lincoln. As
drizel Lyles, Mach Smith and Edward
Lincoln, joy riding.
Evening star., 1921-09-28
PASS 1920 RECORD
IN SCHOOL ENROLMENT
Public Schools Show Total Of e.
2s3 Pupils Registered, the Au-
thorities Report.

Enrolment records in the District
public schools have been shattered, as
predicted. Statistics given out by
school authorities today show that at
the beginning Of the second week of
the new term 2.283 children were en-
rolled in the schools, or nearly 1900
more than the highest mark reached
last year.
The new enrolment record, how
ever, came sooner than school Off
cials had expected. The highest en-
rollment last year, which was 61,994.
was not attained until December, the
fourth month of the school year.
The excess number of pupils in the
schools at the beginning Of this week
over the number at the same period
last year is 3.340. Approximately half
of the surplus enrolment is in the
high schools. In the elementary
schools the excess enrolment is 1892.
The number of students in the re-
spective high schools follow: Cen
trail, 2.972, an increase Of 215 over the
beginning of the second week of
school last year: Tech, 1852, an in
crease Of 379; Business, 1888, an in
crease Of "a; Eastern, S74, an in
crease of PA; Western, s63, an In
erase of 106: Armstrong. S26, in in
crease Of 235, and Dunbar, 1852, an
increase of ia. The Columbia Junior
High School has SIS pupils enrolled
and the Shaw Junior High School, 3S1.
The two normal schools show an in
crease Of 100 over last year.
Evening star., 1921-09-28
You'd Include Tests on
Bible and Shakespeare
In Bar Examinations

!. BY the A1sCci4ted Press.
DAYTON, September 2a-AIl,
candidates for admiration to the
bar should be compelled to pass
examinations on the Bible and
the works of shakespeare. In
the opinion Of Daniel w. Id
dings, former presidemt' of the
Ohio Bar Association. Mr.. Id,
dinES haH urged that all bar or
ganixations insist upon passaEe
OF such examinations NJ pre-
requisite to the taking of the
bar examination proper and
recommends also that candidates
be quixzed ON Blackstone's COM
mentnrieH.
aThe source Of all law is real.
II the Bible, while Shakespeare
pOintedly brings out the fOibles
Of the law" declares Mr.. Id
d1ngs. BlackstOne's COmmen-
tarfes, he says. should he read
by every lawyer Mt some time
during hills career. for ''it must
ever remain the greatest exc,
position of what the Anglo
saxon law really ISL
"Such examinations would
compel the reading and study
Of these great literary MASTER
pieces" Mr.. Iddings continues.
"and certainly mo- man can read
and understand the Bible with
out being benefited morally, and
the same In true, although In q
lesser degree, Of Shakespeare.
The biggest duty OF bar organ
izatiOns In insiating upon early
md universal action ON this Inn
pOrtant subject.0
Evening star., 1921-09-28
Havre De Grace Entries.

ing. for two-year-olds; five and a half
furiongs = wreckless. ia; Swift
io5; a sasrskans Wds ms nr,i. 1Ss Lay iE
Tout d Suite. 1Os: 'Al, 1o3: Mar,
garet c. 105; Bounce. 1903; Feigned
Zeal. los; 'Thriller. 100.
Second race: purse. $1,355.04; claim
ing. for two-year-olds; five and
half furlongs-Selota, ~: Grace
Carey, 105: Commander Colin. los:
Restless, 105; South Breeze, 10S; Little
Annie, 105; Dissolute. 10s; 'olympiad.
103; Plow Steel, 10S; mad Nell, 100.
Third race; purse, $1.355:04: for two
year-olds; five furlongs-aPlucky. llS;
1o4; Gondolier. 1o4; Chaplain. III;
Jewel v. D.. 101; Dexterious, III;
Opperman, III; Little Blaoksheep. 1ol.
Fourth race; purse. $1,3S3.04 for
maiden three-year-olds and up; one
mile-Charles ]. Craigmile. lis: Fern
Grass, 1os: Stanley. III; Lough Eagle:
Fifth race, purse s1.544.o4: for
three-year- olds and up; one mile ana
seventy yards-Bellsolar, 115; haico.
1os: BY Jimmy, 10s; Scraps, lo7;
Hobey Baker, 1O3.
Sixth race, purse $1,353.04; claiming;
a half furlongs--Arrah Go On. IL:
Hasten On. 112; The Trump, ll2'
Laughter, 10s: Merry Feast 112; Eter-
nifty, 109; Old Sinner. liz; BrEht
Lights, 107; Cacambo. liz; Golden
Slipper, 106; Mumbo Jumbo, 1l2'
sTrantula, 104. ~
Seventh race. purse, $136s.04; claim
ing; four.year- one mile and
sixteenth--Attorney, 113; sExplosive.
1O5; Bodansky. 106: Lady Stella, llo;
Theodosia, 102; Blue Flame, los; Fan
toche. 110; sChinnie Walsh, ll2;
sPerhaps, los.
Apprentice allowance claimeo.
weather clear: track fast.
Evening star., 1921-09-28
MORE UNEMPLOYMENT
IN U. S., SAYS BRITON
Minister Of Health Declares Need
of Reduced Production Cost in
Present Situation.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. September 27.-Sir Alfred
Mond, minister of health, addressing
today regarding un-
employment, said that serious as was
the situation in Great Britain. it was
even worse in the United States. Pres
ent conditions, he declared, were due
to causes which governments could
not control. and the British could only
try to stabilize foreign exchange rates
so as to improve trade between this
and other countries.
"One thing which must come about"
he asserted, "is a reduction In the
cost of production, because the pres
ent high prices are checking pur-
chasing"
He said indications were, however,
that purchasing was improving. He
continued:
unemployment insurance has been
a big weapon in dealing with the sit
uation, and it is hoped to extend it's
scope by the government advancing
f2O, 1000, 900 to the insurance fund. Sug-
gestions that the government itself
should manufacture goods and hand
them over to q disposal board for sale
would prove disastrous"
He concluded by saying that. while
the position was serious, he was by
NO means despondent.
Evening star., 1921-09-28
|. C. C., REVEALS PLAN
FOR CONSOLIDATION
OF RAILROAD LINES
CONTINUED from First Page.)

and West Point. Charleston and
Western Carolina. Louisville and
Nashville, Nashville. Chattanooga and
ST. Louis; Western Railway Of Ala
bama: Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac; Norfolk Southern; Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic: Winston
Salem southbound. Florida East
Coast, Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio.
Georgia and Florida, Gulf. Mobile and
Northern and Mississippi Central.
Digest of Ripley Report.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion report. which is digest of re-
port submitted by Prof. E. q. Ripley
of Harvard University. says the Rip
ley report recommends that the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg mad Potomac
and Florida East Coast retain their
present status without inclusion in
any system.
Inclusion Of the Washington and Old
Dominion railroad, which parallels
the Potomac river from Winchester.
Va, to Potomac yards at Alexandria.
in the proposed Lackawanna Nickel
Plate system has been urgently re-
commended by competent authority.
the Ripley report says. New con-
struction of fifty miles of road paral-
lei to the Potomac. would afford ac-
cess for both the Baltimore and Ohio
and the Western Maryland directly
to Potomac yards, thus avoiding con-
gestion at Washington. The concen-
tration of northbound and southbound
traffic at Washington by the meeting
of all lines from the north. as well as
the south, renders it imperative that
the tunnels. both at Washington and
Baltimore, be relieved of all possible
overhead business. Desirability Of
some such relief. the report says,
made itself felt during federal ad-
ministration, and was not satisfac-
torily provided by diversion of traffic
to the Norfolk and Western at the
Hagerstown gateway.
Evening star., 1921-09-28
ARMS PARLEY FUND
REACHES $19,0ll.
Citizens Committee Reports
Cash Received for Enter
tainment of Visitors.

The fund being raised by the citi-
zens' central committee to pay for
this city's share in the welcoming and
entertainment. of the international
visitors who will be here during the
armament conference was $1s,011 at
noon today.
When Milton E. Allies, chairman of
the committee raising the fund, made
fully expected to announce by Satur-
day the subscription of the $25,000.
the total amount set by the commit
tee as being necessary for the pur-
pose. He explained that several
classes of local business houses had
delayed making their subscriptions,
or else the total amount would have
been raised before now. He expects.
however. that these firms will respond
within the next day or so.
Banks Respond Literally.
Attention was called today by
Joshua Evans. jr., chairman of the
subcommittee in charge OF soliciting
among the banks, to the fact that the
latter have responded in a splendid
thus far received more than $4,000
had been subscribed by the banks
and trust companies.
The committee is pleased also with
the generous response being made
by the retail merchants Of the city.
who are being personally solicited
by a large subcommittee headed by
Charles J. Columbus, secretary of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation.
The subscriptions and the amounts
received by the committee since noon
yesterday follow: Sanitary Grocery
Company, 500; Citizens Savings
Bank. $25; Anacpstia Bank. $50;
Moore's Theater Corporation. 500; J.
Maury Dove Coal Company. $50; j. 20,
ward Chapman, $SG; Allegheny Soai oa
$25; Mrs. Mary K. Bayly. $40; Kings
Palace. 800; La Fayette Hotel, $3.50:
Franklin Square Hotel, 800; Conti-
mental Trust. 800: the Hoffman Co.,
Inc, $25: McKenney & F'lannery. 800.
and Park Savings Bank. $50. Grand
total, $19.011.
The Capitol. Pan-American building,
Lincoln Memorial and other out
standing types of architecture in the
National Capital will be brilliantly
Illuminated for the opening of the
arms conference il present plans Of
the citizens committee can be carried
out.
Elaborate illumination Scheme.
Howard Reeside, chairman Of the
subcommittee on illumination. and
W. darcy Ryan, expert on electrical
displays, have worked out an elabo-
rate scheme for the District, but the
limited funds available probably will
force them to curtail their plans.
Mr.. Ryan will come to the city to-
morrow from New York to reach a
decision with Mr.. Reside as to just
what features will be possible with
the amount of money available.
One suggestion now considered is to
have forty -eight different colored
searchlights casting their rays into
the sky with the Capitol in the fore
ground of the scene-one light for
each state in the Union.
The Pan-American building. which
is to be the meeting place of the
diplomats, will be bathed in a har-
mony Of light, and the Lincoln Me-
mortal will be similarly treated.
At meeting in the office of Com
missioner Rudolph yesterday after
noon it was decided to stage the
illumination display two nights, No
vember IL and IL.
Evening star., 1921-09-28
DEFENDS PURPOSES
OF KU-KLUXK
Harry B. Terrell Sends Letter
and Pamphlet to Members
of Congress.

Every member of Congress was in re-
ceipt today of long letter and printed
pamphlets espousing the cause OF the
iKu-Klux Khan. which were sent out
Monday and yesterday by Harry B. Ter
rell, grand goblin of the Capital Domain,
Realm of the District of Columbia,
whose offices are SO1-S04 Munsey build
ing.
The purport of the letter is stated in
the closing paragraph, which says 1t is
the desire of the organization to put in
the possession of the various members
OF Congress what the order stands for
"inasmuch as libelous statements Of
what it is not have been made. ANY
additional information possible vii! pc
furnished upon request: it is promised
Charges styled Untruthful.
The letter in part reads:
I'VE do not think it amss to point out
that the unfavorable publicity the order
Is being given is through so-called men
who had been expelled from the order
for violations of their obligations or OF
the rules of the order. For thirty pieces
of silver these men (?) have exposed
the secret ritual of the order. Realizing
that the ritualistic work alone would
interest few, and in order to make their
alleged exposes stand up these men
have coupled the secret work OF the
order with untruthful allegations.
propaganda has been manufactured
from the fact that Catholics, Jews
and negroes are not eligible for MEM
bership in the order. While We wage
war on these classes no more than 90
either of the three on white protest.
ants, we claim in all fairness that
white Protestants have an equal right
with negroes. Jews and Catholics TO
organize a secret order If they de-
sire. Only Catholics are eligible for
membership in the Knights OF Co
lumbus: the B'nai Birth IS open only
to Jews; and the negro mas many
secret orders admitting only the col
ored races. All these were organized
long before the Knights of the hu-
Klux Klan.
No Klansman Indicted.
"It is a significant fact that while
the.' enemies of the order have
charged it with violations of the law,
no evidence has yet been submitted
to a grand jury sufficient to obtain
the Indictment of klansmen. Every
Slansman is sworn to uphoIu law ana
order. We deny that we have vloiat.
ed the law or that we are organized
for the PURPOSE of violating 1t, or
that-.we have any intention OF doing
SO; but we insist that native-oorn,
white, gentle. American citizens OF
good character, who owe no al
jeeiance of any nature to any foreign
sovereign, have right to enjoy, un-
molested, whatever benefits may ac-
crue to them through the organlza-
tion of a secret, fraternal society,".
PROPOSE KLAN INQUIRY.