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Evening star., 1921-10-09
New Markets for j. S. Commerce

As a result Of the world war a num-
Der Of new countries came into ex-
istence, and . number that had lost
their individual identities resumed
their former positions among the ma
tions of the earth. Because the trade
Of the United States with these new
states was of considerable impor-
tance, the federal commercial ex-
perts, who are always looking far
ahead Of immediate trade conditions.
extended on January 1, 1920. the
governing the statistics of our for
eign trade SO as to show separately
Austria and Hungary. which had
previously been combined; Czechoslo-
vakia, composed Of Bohemia, Moravia.
silesia, Slovakia and Ruthenia; Jugo-
slovakia. composed Of Serbia, Dali
malta, Croatia, slavonica. Bosnia,
Herzegovina. Istria. Slovenia and
parts Of Hungary and Poland and
Danzig.
The statistics Of trade Of the United
States with these countries proved of
such great interest to the public and
July /, 1921, the following countries
were added to the list Of those shown
separately in the statistics of imports
and exports:
Esthonia. Latvia, Lithuania. and the
Ukraine: Armenia and Kurdestan. the
Far Eastern Republic, Greece and Asia.
Hejax, Arabia and Mesopotamia, Pal
esttne and Syria.
In the interests Of those concerned
in the trade with these new states
tables have been compiled by the sta.
tistical division Of the United States
Department Of Commerce showing the
principal commodities involved in this
trade.
Esthonia.-This country, one Of the
former Russian Baltic provinces. COM
prises the former government Of Est.
land, the northern part Of former Liv-
land. the islands of Moon sound, the
northwest portion (Toropetskoit dis.
trict) of the Pskof government, and
the adowskii district Of the Petro.
grad government. It borders on the
Baltic sea and Gulf Of Finland. Reval
10 the principal port. The trade Of
the United States with Esthonia dur.
| ink July. 1891, reached total Of $1..
146,e22 for exports and $1,518 for i'm.
ports.
Latvia.-This 10 another Of the Bal.
| tic provinces. formerly under Rus.
| Sian rule. 1t lies south Of Esthonis
! and borders on the Baltic sea- It hal
three principal harbors-Riga, Libat
| and windau. Three Russian main rail.
way lines converge ut these ports
| The United States trade in July, 1921
| reached 8 total Of $3S.071 for exports
and t34,S73 for imports.
Iithuaaia--This pounf1yt also on
Evening star., 1921-10-09
Politics at Home
A Great Commonwealth,

Ohio is at present by no means In.
conspicuous in the national political
equation. President Harding halls
from Buckeyedom. Chief Justice Taft
was born and reared in that bailiwick.
Attorney General Daugherty made his
way to the front at the capital Of
the state. Ambassador Herrick, again
on duty in France. is an Ohio man,
and was once governor.
All good men and true. graduates Of
q school Of politics In which hustle Is,
and has been for years. the word.
Turning to the democratic side We
find Gov. Cox again mentioned for tho
presidency. Likewise Senator Pome.
rene. The senator figured for a time
in the speculation last year, but with
drew his boom and left the way clear
for Gov. Cox. who profited by the sena.
tors action. And the chairman Of the
democratic national committee is Ohio
born and politically trained. Mr..
White did not win last year. but made
the most Of an irremediable situation.
He Is still in harness, despite efforts to
unhitch him.
They are taught young in Ohio, as.
to be successful, they should be every.
where. Politics is not learned while
one waits. but by hard study and hard
licks. Necessarily. as in all things,
fortune plays a part; but. as a rule,
the honors go to those who know how
to strive for them. and who play the
game with courage as well as skill.
The modern mother of Presidents de.
serves her place in the picture, and
gives every sign Of the ability and the
intention to hold 1t.
Still. the fact remains that one Of
the greatest financiers since Hamilton,
and one Of the greatest lawyers Of our
modern days, both Ohio men. missed
the supreme goal. John Sherman and
Allen G. Thurman sought the presi.
dency, but neither reached it. Both
were denied the place either would
have adorned.
Evening star., 1921-10-09

to have some foundation In fact. Some
folks might not rate . reserved seat at
q pennant game as q necessary thing
and would promptly Get it down as q
luxury. Very likely It II q luxury. but
that matters little, because to very
many Of US. and to an increasing mum.
Der Of us, luxuries are necessities.
Evening star., 1921-10-09
Poison Antidote on Bottle.

A bill has been introduced in the
house of commons, says the London
Chronicle, proposing that every drug
pist when selling poisons must, with
every bottle, state on the label the
antidote to the poison, so that in
case of any mistake swift remedy
may be applied.
One criticism raised is that the
vender should be allowed to state the
antidote in writing, instead Of print.
on the label Another is that II such
precautionary statement Is made 1t
may prevent people from calling in a
doctor in case of accidental poisoning.
Evening star., 1921-10-09
President Harding's Optimism

In an article by N. o. Messenger
published on another page Of today's
Star. President Harding is described
as a practical optimist." The char.
acterization is a happy one, and it is
to be regretted that there are not more
Of the species in the world today, for
the need Of them Is great. 1t is only
by application Of practical optimism
that the nations may be cured Of the
war-sickness which still holds them in
its grip. and which stubbornly refuses
to yield to treatment lacking either in
practicability or in optimism.
Practical optimism sees things as
they really are, recognizes the Difficult
ties which must be overcome, but is
not dismayed thereby. It does not sit
back with folded hands in the fatuous
belief that things will be made right
by wishing them SO, nor does it give
mournful acquiescence to the theory
that because the world is upside down
nothing can be done to right it. 1t
its palms, and grabs hold Of the job
most Immediately at hand, satisfied
each day to progress little way to
ward better things. It keeps in mind
the fact that human nature is the
same old perversity it has always
been, and does not look for miracles in
either the spiritual or material re-
habilitation Of the world.
In his address opening the unem.
ployment conference President Hard
ing said: "There are no problems at.
fecting our national life or the welfare
Of the American people which we can.
not and will not solve. II we fail to.
day. we will try again tomorrow.
There is practical optimism in nut
shell. He is not blind to the fact that
problems are presented the solution Of
which will be most difficult, but he
does not curl up and quit before the
appalling prospect. II he fails today
he will try again tomorrow.
If all American citizens will join the
President in this creed Of faith and
firm resolve the difficulties which now
seem so mountainous will dwindle
rapidly to molehills. Let the motto of
each American be: There are no prob
lens affecting my business or the vel
fare of my family which I cannot and
will not solve. II I fail today, I will
try again tomorrow"
Evening star., 1921-10-09
The Old Capitol.


Party has come into possession Of the
'Old Capitol" recalls bit Of interest
ing history which has local and ma
tional aspect. Some years ago tablets
were placed on this property outlining
its history. One Of these tablets was
inscribed, "Site Of the Old Capitol
building where President Monroe was
inaugurated," and the other was in.
scribed, ION this site was Capitol
Prison, where many famous persons
were confined during the Civil War"
On the front OF the northernmost of
the houses was placed a bronze tablet
bearing this legend: Congress con.
vened here during 1853, while the
Capitol was being rebuilt. and here
also the inauguration Of President
Monroe took place in 1887. Later the
building became known as the Brick
Capitol, and was the home of many
congressman, Including John c. Cal.
houn, who died within its walls March
81, 1850"
A structure on this site which had
been a hotel was burned by the Brit.
ish at the time they fired the two little
sandstone wings Of the Capitol and
the wooden passageway connecting
them, on the night of August "a, 1914.
After the withdrawal Of the British,
which was the next evening, party
o~,ooad <o VVo eh{p o<op o~ tho .oo< -
government urged the removal of the
capital. AS a check to the propaganda
for the removal Of the seat Of govern
ment Elias B. Caldwell, w. Emack,
Daniel Carroll. William Brent and
Grif11th Coombs organized a company
to provide adequate temporary accom-.
mediation for Congress until the Capt.
tol should be restored. The corner
stone was laid July I. 1915. and the
building completed at cost Of $4,000.
When the Fourteenth Congress met
on December II, 1915, In the old
Blodgett Hotel building. Henry Clay,
Speaker Of the House, directed atten-
ton to the offer of the company to
let Congress use the new building at a
rental of $3.50. In an old chronicle it
is said that the building was "a barn
Of a thing, its mongrel architecture re-
naming a jibe for years after Con.
gress left it." The hall Of the House
was on the second floor. The Senate
occupied the first-fioor hall. The Su.
preme Court Of the United States and
the Circuit Court Of the District Of
Columbia were also housed there.
When Congress returned to the re-
stored Capitol in 1919 the Brick Capt.
tol' was devoted to many other uses.
St. Patrick's Church conducted boys
school there, and later it was used as
a dancing academy. It then became a
fashionable boarding house, and when
the civil war broke out had become
what was called a cheap lodging house.
In the spring of 1861 large number
Of Washingtonians and others, sus-
pected of secession sympathies or af-
filiations, were taken into custody by
the provost marshal. It finally became
a problem as to where these prisoners
could be detained, and the dilapidated
building, the Old Capitol. was convert
ed to this use in July, 1851.
Evening star., 1921-10-09

Delegates to the arms conference
will be permitted to bring what bever.
ages their taste may select; thus avert.
ing the possibility Of bringing up pro.
hibition as q debatable incident.
Evening star., 1921-10-09
Criticism Welcomed.

'Why did you give up that hne
chance to be q motion picture star In
Q wild west scenario?"
II don't want no advantages" an.
swered Cactus Joe. II want to be a
regular actor q nothin'. r any of the
boys in the audience don't happen to
like my performin' I want him to have
q chance to hand me his opinion right
across the footlights; me, Of course.
havin' the same opportunities fur do
fendin' my art"
Evening star., 1921-10-09

Az q former Secretary Of State. Col.
Bryan IL In . position to express an
opinion on treaty.makins. His attt
tude. apparently. Is that treaties can
be. overtalked, the same az any other
subject.
Evening star., 1921-10-09

A college campus bars jazz because
it is not regarded as good for the
nerves of men in training for foot ball.
Foot ball is rather rough play, but not
as rough as jazz.
Evening star., 1921-10-09
Oscar W. Underwood.

At Baltimore, in 1912, when Mr.. I'm
derwood was balloted upon for Presi.
dent, he was his party's floor leader in
the House Of Representatives. and q
newly arrived" national quantity.
Since then he has given his name to
a tariff law, been promoted to the Sen
ate, and had attained 50 much prom.
inence that when President Harding
turned to the democracy for q repre-
sentative to sit in the armament con.
ference his eye lighted on the com.
manding figure Of the senior senator
from Alabama.
Will this growth count in 1924, when
the democracy begins preparations for
it's national convention Of that year?
Mr.. Underwood was not mentioned In
1916, for the reason that Mr.. Wilson
then had the stage wholly to himself
But why should he not be mentioned
for the next convention? Men Of less
consequence are under discussion in
connection with the presidency.
MIs OItUSIWOOA 40 AAOoA AA0 uAC oA>>
tieth year-a youngish man in appear
ance, and probably in strength and
feeling. Certainly. an energetic man
As the phrase goes, there are no frills
about him. He is a solid. serious
minded politician, who has specialized
in economics and related subjects. He
has reached his position through none
Of the arts of the stump or the caucus
Rhetoric, "fne work." storytelling
buttonholing, back.slapping are not in
his line.
The democracy has not gone south
for presidential candidate since the
civil war. The reason. in part. hal
been that southern men Of presidents
size have had Confederate record at
tached to their names. This il not true
Of Mr.. Underwood. He was born while
that war was in progress. and hence
came to maturity and had his ideas
fixed at time when men north and
south were devising means to,
strengthening to the utmost the new
ly cemented sections Of the country.
Evening star., 1921-10-09
DIGEST OF FOREIGN PRESS

states through which it passes-pro-
vides for an easy transit of ships 250
feet long and 30 wide. Of 1900 to
$500 tons. thus avoiding transship-
ment. 1t is calculated that with the
thirty-three centers which will be
placed along the side Of the canal
complex of 246,000 horsepower
will be obtained. The cost of the un-
dertaking is estimated at 6Se 100000
marks gold: and it will take ten
years to complete"
Evening star., 1921-10-09

Tho employer who has secured a
competent man and the workman who
has secured a job are both in the
frame Of mind that tends to promote
good business.
Evening star., 1921-10-09

There are old gentlemen still with
us who can remember when those Is
lands in the Pacific were regarded as
of little Importance except as they
served as scenes for dime novels.
Evening star., 1921-10-09

In considering food distribution
Ienjn. and Trotsky seem inclined to a
belief that it might be better to let
people go hungry than to have their
politics interfered with.
Evening star., 1921-10-09

Senator Borah has given the term
"irreconcilable" as much prestige as
Uncle Joe Cannon once bestowed on
"standpatter."
Evening star., 1921-10-09
Courage in Misfortune.

There's no use crying over split
milk" said Farmer Corntossel.
Might as well be a good loser even
IL milk has got to be 80 valuable that
every spoonful is precious
Evening star., 1921-10-09

A censorship Of the motion pictures
can never 60 so far as to prevent sen.
mtional episodes In the real life In the
dlm world from becoming unpleasant,
|ly prominent.
Evening star., 1921-10-09

If Dempsey could manage to win
two or three more fights he might
become as popular as Carpenter him
self.
Evening star., 1921-10-09
Labor Saved.

My fiat, I'll say, is rather small.
It isn't far from wall to wall.
But this I know, when home I go,
There isn't any lawn to NOW.
Evening star., 1921-10-09
Heard and Seen

There came . thundsrous knocking
at the kitchen door that morning. 1t
was before 6 o'clock. and the head
Of the house was still in deep slum-
ber.
But tho knocking woke him up.
Grabbing for his bathrobe. he made
his way to the door. opened 1t. and
there confronted a man he had never
seen before.
II am the milkman," declared that
| worthy. you forgot to pay your bill
last month. and the ONCE asked me
| to ask you about it."
Well, the head Of the house was
angry, and didn't mind showing it.
Later that day what he wrote the
milk company was a caution.
That night he sank to righteous
slumber, only to be wakened at
am. by loud knocking on the old
kitchen door.
! "The company had misplaced your
check" declared the milkman to the
you they regret the incident very
| much"
Postmaster Chance put 1t squarely
up to an applicant for a Job at the
| Washington city post of1ce last
week. Signs have been posted at the
Office for weeks that there are no
positions available, but still they
pour in. seeking positions in the pos
| tai service.
| The applicant this morning was a
young man who evidently had read
| something about showing persistency.
| There is no question about 1t, per-
| sistency, stick-to-it-iveness is a great
| quality.
| But common sense. a commendable
| trait itself. sometimes urges that
| when the boss of an Office has signed
| cards to the effect that there are no
positions available 1t would be about
| as well to try elsewhere.
| This young man tackled the post
| masters secretary first. and. getting
| no satisfaction of the kind he desired,
turned to the postmaster himself.
Mr.. Chance explained the situation.
but the young man was adamant. He
| the civil service examination.
J ''If you can find man in this Of
| flee who is not under the civil service
you can have his job" declared Mr..
Chance. And the younester faded"
r
"will be up Sunday. Chicken-you
know"
| Now Postmaster Chance likes a
joke the best in the world. but when
he got a post card last week, ad-
dressed to the POSTMASTER, Washing
ton, D. c." and bearing the above
message, signed with initials. he was
puzzled.
| There was the address, plain
enough. POSTMASTER, Washington, D.
c." There isn't but one postmaster
here, so there couldn't be any mis-
| take.
The postmaster thought somebody
must be playing a joke on him. SO he
let the card alone. Later in the week,
by fortune alone. the mystery of the
card was revealed.
| A clerk in one of the branch post
offices here. in writing home to her
| father, who is postmaster of a small
town in Virginia, absent-minedly
wrote "washington, D. c." after the
title POSTMASTER" instead of the
proper address.
| Being fond of chicken dinners. she
!reminded her father of 1t on the post
card CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL
Evening star., 1921-10-09
Keeping Up.to-date.

do you approve Of hero Worship"
mot in these days Of feminine su-
premacy," replied Mr.. Meekton. IT ap.
prove Of nothing but heroine worship IS
Evening star., 1921-10-09

For the insistent speculator the Ger
man mark now takes the place in
some degree of the long-departed lot
terry ticket.
Evening star., 1921-10-09

The Panama canal now and then
threatens to be q slightly turbulent
stretch Of water, automatically speak
ing
Evening star., 1921-10-09

Jud Tunkins says a man who smiles
and doesn't mean 1t isn't any more At
tractive to him than q boy who makes
faces.
Evening star., 1921-10-09

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning
edition. 10 delivered BY carriers within the city
at 90 cents per month; daily only, IS cents per
ders may be sent BY mail. or telephone Main
5000. Collection h made BY carriers at the
end Of each month,
Evening star., 1921-10-09

Tho Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business Once. l1th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York Once: Tribune Building.
Chicago Office: First National Bank Building.
European once: 8 Regent st., Loodon. England.
Evening star., 1921-10-09

Fifty years ago Charles Mathews was
the leading English comedian, and his
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1921-01-05
Brainard,
Pioneer Settler,
DiedLast Week

c. p. Brainard received word from
Springfield, Mass, that his father,
Abner 7. Brainard, died there at the
age. Of 90 years. Mr. Brainard was
one Of Devils Lake pioneers, coming
to Ramsey county in 1888 and settl-
ing on q homestead about two miles
north Of town. He continued farm
ing until about ten years ago, and
since that time has been making his
home with his children dividing his
time between Devils I.a1ke and Spring
field, where his daughter MRS. George
a.. Fowler lives, and Spokane, Wash,
where his other daughter Mrs. Frank
Carnine, makes her home. He has
been in Springfield since August, 1919.
Mr.. Brainard came west from New
York state in 1850 and crossed the
country to California in that year with
the gold seekers--Devils Lake Jour
nal.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1921-01-05
Kelly Store will
Start Its Annual
auction Sales

The annual "Auction Sale" period,
forward to by hundreds Of
country folks as well al the people
Of Devils Lake, will begin at the C..
J.a Kelly store Saturday. Announce
amentso8 the sale was made this morn
ing by Mr.. Kelly VINO declared he
looked forward to the usual success
Of the plan TO move stock by the un-
usual method adopted as in previousib
years. The program Of special sales
viii begin at 200 and 1880 p. m. each
day for ten days, q prominent adver-
tisement in The World today an
nounces. Already much inquiry has
developed at the Kelly store, located
at the corner Of Kelly and Fifth
street, indicating a buying public is
still in the market Il prices are
right
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1921-01-05

.WAsHINGTON-For Just ons
airti ii ! pabl6skinxu esnpanry k IL
offers1 Rrestden Wilson Sl6O,.
900, II w. lls1slrrlned today. Al
the president declined the offer.
SeoreslIof publishers have come
toI' tie white keuse WITH Offers Tor
the output ofthhe prssident's pen
after .1he leaves the white house
next March Ath. While one man.
has intimated that he had an
sagresment With Wilson, it was
said at the white house that IN
ofers have met . refusal, just %
the 3l5oy000 ono did. M.
The preeidsnt's reason for r.
fhsing the oilers was given - .
desire 10 market his literary out
put for what Il will bring rather
than aecept : definite sum for any
I article that, when completed,
might not measure Is the stand.
ard the president, has, net for
himself. .s:
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1921-01-05
Owned Mill
Well On WayTO "A
Completed Structure

Grand Forks, N. Dive stories
on the new state mill and elevator,
upon. which work was halted yester-
day by order Of the. state industrial
commission, were completed last eve
ming. The other three stories Of the
mill will be completed when work il
resumed in the spring, it is expected.
The head house, where all the ma
chinery for the plant will be located,
is now 100 feet high with 81 addition
al feet to be added.
j. A. McGovern,. in charge Of the
construction Of the mill, said last
night before leaving for Fargo, that
He expected the mill to be finished in
time to handle, the 1921 crop.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1921-01-05

which Judge =. III. Griffin, deceased
had been elsctsd); J. A.SHaig, county;
superintendent; 3. !. Moen, public
administrator; "A. 3. Toomey, county
coroner and J. a. Hall q county
surveyor.
Every national and state hank in,
the county filed applications to be-
come depositors Of county funds, in.
each instance subscribing to pay three
per cent on average daily balances.
Up to noon no bonds had bean filed
however. TO date all county funds
have been deposited In the Stats
Bank Of North Dakota.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1921-01-05

l~nfsrsntlaI orshtnssa
Senator Sportsworthy made IN I'M
SpFessive speech 5T i
= mastery effort"
NtVphiles he didn't 10 90 far a. 70 ray
he wrote the Declaration OF Independ-
ence, I inferred from his remarks that
iffhe had been living ia ago he
might have written. II. "
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1921-01-05
sucH pltys

u aassay1, 1lleooki ! believe that chap is'
drowning ~ St. 4
I. Oh, this Is too badl Here I've Just
used the last ilmSin my camera on !
tust medium pretty gjriI'
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1921-01-05

1obbed Hair Wins husbands.
It may be possible girls are bobbing
their hair that it won't take them SO
long to get ready when an automobile
toots outside: Many . husband has
been lost to a girl because she used
fOrty-nine hairpfns.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1921-01-05
REDUCE ACREAGE

Oklahoma City, Okla, Jan.
Acting upon the advice Of John
4Whitehurst, head of the Okla
Ghoma state board Of agriculture
cotton growers are preparing
to reduce their acreage 70 half
;stheir size and by sys
TEN 81 more intense crop rota-
.tion ward of, if possible, Are
I petition Of the depression wAicelhi
overlook them this@season.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1921-01-05
Par.

t@sIss8 80 II AZ R4tss 80 SAa3
The Pretty Applicant--Pye done .
good deal o. chorus work and small
parts. Would you care to see my
press noticesf "a
The Prodncer-Never mind the press
notices. We take the girls It their
face values. iM y