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The Washington times., 1921-03-12
DIXIE FLYER FIVE-PASSENGER TOURING.

$4,000 a year, are driving tractor
around the yards delivering materials
and even assembling cars. 1t Is &
become an "every-man.a-produc
plant to bring the highly paid officer
into close contact with his men.
The Washington times., 1921-03-12
$4,000 Truck Drivers.

Since the rcopening of a large auto
mobile factory in Detroit, general
at the plant. some of
whom receive salaries in excess of
Evening star., 1921-09-18

The American foreign trade pro-
xram il now sstablished upon . sub.
stantiAl, permanent basis, and the re-
orxanixsd bureau OF foreign and do
mSsttc commerce IL in Q much better
position than ever before to meet the
demands of the foreign trade cornmu-
nifty for accurate and timely tnfor-
nation, according to Julius Klein. the
nsw director Of the bureau.
The Washington headquarters Of the
bureau. 80 pAthstioally undermanned
Ia the past ~ compared with the flsld
service, has been transformed by the
creation OF = strong group OF COM
modify ana technical experts. ..
Herbert Hoover has already empha-
sized the advantages Of the new CONF
modify divisions. In addition to these,
the servics Of the bureau has been
materially improved BY the establish.
msnt Of special ofilces to cover such
important subjects rs foreign COM
merctal laws. transportation, conmu.
nfcationB and commercial practices
The demands already made upon those
divisions for information indicate how
badly this sort Of technical assistance
han been needsd. especially because
OF the confusion which. now prevails
In many export tislds. =.
m this scheme Of reorganization fof
keeAtor Sfg1oloncy to meet up-eo.dAke
conaitlons, the older divieion6 OF the
bureau ere bS no meAne being mi1fs
mlSo0. 1AA commercial iatAaleeaoA
o1rvioA, which 10 concefned especially
WITH ths pte1ar1tion q caaneilted aisss
Evening star., 1921-09-18
The Federal Aid Road Bill.

Congress reconvenes next Wednes-
day. Among the measures awaiting ac-
ton In the House is that which II
called the federal Aid bill for the pro
motion Of good roads works In the
states. It has already passed the Sen
ate, ana its approval by the House will
put it Into operation. It should Be
taken up quickly upon the reassem.
bling and enacted with the least do.
lay. For BY means Of the federal aid
granted through this measure road
construction now under way In the
states. which II subject to early sus.
pension through hack Of funds, can be
continued. In the state Of Maryland.
for example. the funds viii not sufsice
for continuance Of the pending road
works for many days longer. n the
federal aid bill does not become Law,
and the government funds are not
thereby made available, 1t will be nee,
essary to lay OF between 1900 and
5000 men. In view Of the prevalence
of unemployment It is desirable to
keep these men at work a. long IN
possible. The addition of 4.oeo men to
the ranks Of the unemployed In mary.
land would Be = most srisvous hard.
ship.
paSsass os tAis bill 10 cenilaaatly e.
|pected. There - no opposil1sA % q n
Evening star., 1921-09-18
Real Trade Service Now Ready

Of foreign importers. is being ex-
panded.
The regional or geographical divi-
sions dealing with the near east, Tar
east, Latin America, western Europe
and eastern Europe are in process of
directing their efforts toward sur
veys Of general economic conditions,
which can be carried out only on a
geographical basis. This work has
cable service. in which groups Of field
agents are collaborating with the re-
gfonai divisions In the preparation of
periodic statements on the general
business situation In the major trade
areas Of the world. These statements
information OF American business In
terestA
The better staining Of the home Of
flce in washing eton and the strength
eninE Of the bureaus district and CO.
operative ofices thf0ughout the coan-
try will Insure . more scientific dis
Information, DR.. Klein explains, but
primarily It will make certain a more
consistently scientific and practical
direction Of the work of the men in
the service abroad.
There may be q disposition to ques-
ton the wisdom OF spending moro
raised already by some members of
Congress-, especially at time when
economy in government expenditures
is 10 ur9ently needed. But Il ID Ger.
tainly true now, as never before, that
tAis country needs every dollars
worth Of foreign business that y
can rotain. It also needs every bit
Of economic Information Il can pos.
sibiy ret to safeguard the tr%men.
ooun financial oommltmentD recently
made BY our government ana By itn
cttikenB 10 other countries.
Evening star., 1921-09-18
The Public Swimming Pools.

A thorough Investigation should be
made Of the conditions at the play.
ground swimming pool in which 1t is
believed a small boy recently received
an infection that caused his death. II
there Is any possible danger Of the
spread of infection through this means
the pools should be closed until they
can be supplied with constantly re-
plenished water. It is obviously i'm
possible to maintain perfectly sani
tary pool If the water is not frequently
replaced, and, in fact, no pool should be
used which has not a continuous in.
flow and outflow. The use Of disin.
fectants viii not cure the danger. II
may not be that the boys death in this
case was due to infection received in
the pool, though the physician attend
ing him so believes. But the possibility
is grave enough to call for a rigid in.
quiry, and il there is the least ques
tion as to the sanitary condition Of the
pool 1t should be closed and all others
should be examined. and II not perfect
ly safe should be put out Of commits
sion.
Evening star., 1921-09-18

the United States IL q veritable gallery
Of freaks In respect to compensations.
The reclassincation commission learned
all about these misfits and mistakes
and misadjustments, and 1t was hoped
that its discoveries would result In q
housecieaning. But nothing has been
done. Tho rehabilitation bills are
still pending in Congress with no i'm
mediate prospect Of enactment.
While waiting for Congress to act
It IL well to have some Of these par
ticular eccentricities brought to light
conspicuously. The post once char.
women undoubtedly earn their money.
but by no stretch Of the imagination
can they be rated as Of more value to
the service than the experienced clerks
who are handling mails. Floor clean
ing talent IL not particularly scarce,
and while no one would begrudge the
good women who keep the ofices clean
all they can get, 1t is hard to contem.
plate q pay roll which gives them
more than men upon whom the safety
Of the capitals correspondence de-
pends. -f
Let these oddities and absurdities Of
the governments organization come to
light. The Postmaster General will
probably find more in his department,
and all Of his cabinet colleagues can
find striking cases In their own oiaces.
Budget Director Dawes will doubtless
be interested. and perhaps something
can be done at the next session to ef-
feet the real economy entailed in scien-
tiflc, businesslike coordination Of the
departmental force.
Evening star., 1921-09-18
A Fairy-Tale King.

Bernard Shaw wrote q, satirfcal
comedy about Bulgaria long before
the war. and it was immediately turn
ed into q musical comedy. Certainly
tho picture which the Independence
Beige Of Brussels paints: Of ex-csar
Ferdinand indicates that Mr., Shaw
was on the right track-the court At
least had all the elements Of musical
comedy royalty about It: :: 9
"a telegram was going round all
the newspapers recently saying that
Ferdinand of e-Coburg. ex.CxIr Of
Bulgaria. had gone mad: details were
Ferdinand, who imagined himself vic
torfous in the great war, thought his
servants were kings and vaseals and
made them. swear allegiance to him,
their sovereign lord.
'This news has not been affirmed at
present. and It is most probable that
this telegram was a piece of >imaHi-
nation. .-...~ -f-
And yet" says the writer, ,"there
was Likelihood in this rumor. No one
would have been surprised II Ferdi-
nand had gone mad, that such an ex.
darkness. This man has lived for
thirty-five years in an ambitious
| dream. in tntrigues constantly asso-
| ciated with war or nearly unchaining
1t. How many bloody conflicts did he
risk in order to remain prince Of Bui.
proclaimed king7 During the Balkan
war he thought he was going to be
Emperor at By1antfum. that he would
| enter st. Sophia uiumphantly on
horseback: in 1913 his % portrait .s ss
Sofia shops. And this great dream
| suddenly ended in blood.
mo doubt 1t was this mad am
| bition which made him join the
alliance with Germany. Austria and
Turkey against Russia and France.
This betrayal caused his nnal over,
throw, the loss Of his crown. And
he was the cause Of how many
deaths? 1t has been said quite
rightly that the help given by Bull
garia to Turkey and Austria had
prolonged the war for two years
| bility 1t ts not astonishing IL hs loses
his reason. At least It would seem
to men such 40 you and me quite
fmposeible to live with the remorse
that these responsibilities must
.:But evidently we make ourselves
illusions about the conscience and
| the eensittveneso OF those who are
capable Of such crimes.
"Wflhelm wanted war, continues
the writer. He prepared 1t In Gold
Eerman and Hungarian generals.
For more than four yeArs he knew
that thousands OF men fell every day
through his fault. to Battefy his
proud and criminal will. The num-
| b>r Of dead has been counted. He
knows the terrible amount. But this
! has not upset his reason. wilhelm
| is not mad. He ts culttvatfng flowers
At Doom when he IL not conspirfng.
He has just designed the plan for q
nnueoleum for the empress. and he
!! sends eloquent telegrAms to his
generals OF yesterday. And these
are just rs well AZ he; And his son.
the young warrior. the butcher of
Verylun. drives In his motor at
Wferin1en and enjoys his life.
''4cme men have been made mad
by the war" concludes the writer.
| "bue these were brave fellows
l without responsibility who were
terrified At the awful drama. And
Evening star., 1921-09-18

principle. Members OF both houses
generally accept the thought that the
government should aid in the oor-'
struction Of truck Highways through
the states In formation Of q great ma
tional system Of communication. Dur
ing the war this national character Of
the American highway system was De.
veloped. The military service Of the
government was greatly aided In the
transport Of materials by trucks at q
time when the railroads were con.
gested. No more effective demonstra-
ton could be given Of the need Of q
complete chain Of good roads than was
had in that time.
There Is no occasion for delay. The
passage Of the bill u demanded by
every consideration Of economy. and at
this particular juncture It is required
as a measure of practical aid in less
ening the evils. Of Unemployment.
The final passage and presidential ap-
proval by the end Of the week is to be
desired.
Evening star., 1921-09-18
A Wandering Mountain.

The rare phenomenon OF q mov-
ing mountain. an event in nature
which may happen only once In many
centuries. was observed during the
past summer in Austria, reports the
Vienna correspondent Of the London
Observer. The unusual "traveler" In
this instance 10 the Sanding. near
Alt-Aussee. q village In the beautiful
lake district Of Syria and Upper Aus
tria. The cause Of the catastrophe
has not yet been cleared up. Prob,
nbly, the correspondent states. the In 7
undations of last September sofeened
the ground in many places. and the
pressure OF the rocks must have been
so strong that half way up to the
summit Of the Sanding (which Is
more than hve thousand feet hieh)
the mountain began to wander or
move. A perpendicular wall which
reaches up, to the top has been de-
molished by the slnking OF the masses
OF earth, and q river OF mud three
hundred feet wide 10 rolling down
into the valley.
owners had Of the catastrophe was
when the domestic animals became
elafmed and began to tear at their
chAins, AZ they do before heavy
storm. Rocks ~ high As houses slid
downward, and from the top ridges
stones OF the size OF . mans head
whistled through the air like shells
The shepherds hld to leave all their
belongings and nee. During the night
they. experienced tho strange feeling
that at one moment they took . step
too high. and in the next second a
step too low. as X one miseel . step
going down or up staies; the ground
-
One hut was thrown bodily into .
cleft which had Just opened: other
huts were moved from place 20 plsSe'
or were buried under crashing 1if
trees and debris When the moving
mountain will come to q stendRtiil
cannot Be predicted. It 10 hoped that
"a Anf afnn "a lhA nAril
Evening star., 1921-09-18
The Governments cubist Pay Scale.

4uV NVVS4& &4AA4S4As Se1@sS = SSsseSs
Having heard that some Of the char
women at the Washington city post
Office earn more money than clerks
who have been with the department
ten years. Postmaster General Hays
has ordered an investigation OF the
conditions that should go beyond the
point Of merely finding out what is the
pay Of the charwomen and those whom
they financially rank, but should de.
velop other relationships. In other
words, the Postmaster General should.
and probably will, through this in.
quiry get a true picture OF the whole
department. organization. He will see
some very pronounced inharmonies,
some violations Of the rules OF per-
spective, some conflicts OF color, alto.
gether q picture that could be best
classed as a futurist Of the most &C.
centric cubist type.
This sort OF picture can Be found IA
any department in the government.
in fact, the executive organization Of
Evening star., 1921-09-18
The Serving Of Gas Bills.

For many years the gas consumers
Of Washington have been receiving
their monthly bills by dcor.to.door dis
tribution. The statements Of account,
formerly printed on long yellow slips,
but in recent times on shorter white
ones, have been tucked under front
doors and stuffed into letter boxes, and
sometimes merely laid upon the door
mats. So accustomed to this method Of
bill service have the people become
that few have ever thought Of the In.
congruity Of 1t. Yet from time to time
mishaps occur. bills are blown away
by the wind or picked up by irresponsi-
BILE persons and maturity day. comes
with Its endorsements. For under
the terms OF the bargain with the gas
company-hargain in which the con-
sumer has had no voice-if the bill is
not paid within ten days Q penalty Is
applied. and II not paid in q certain
period after that the supply is cut OF.
Formerly the first.stated figure. that
which could be paid within ten days.
was called q discount. whereas in
truth 1t was the regular rate, and the
larger amount that could be collected
after ten days was in the way OF pen.
atty. But. however that may be. II q
person does not get his bill and does
not hustle to obtain one from the COM
pany before the 10th Of the month he
is nulcted in q higher rate. and he
may be suddenly deprived Of gas for
failure to pay.
In view Of these penalties for non
payment 1t would surely seem to be
incumbent upon the gas company to
deliver the bills In manner more
surely to reach the consumers. Elec-
tric current bills are served by mail.
and there IL no particular reason why
the gas bill should not be 30 served.
This is q matter the Public Utilities
Commission might well consider, first
on the ground Of . moro certain and
dependable service Of bills and second
in view Of the penalties to which the
consumer is subject and which,
though innocent Of any fault Of de-
fault, he may suffer. A mail service
Of gas bills would surely be az certain
as the present house-to-house delivery.
and in view Of the himsy character OF
the slips themselves and the danger Of
dispersal. actually more reliable.
Evening star., 1921-09-18
Politics at Home
: ohie, and Hsxt Year.

Some current political gossip Of
more than ordinary interest relates Co
Ohio ana neat year. The Buckeye sta&e
II in the picture. It IL the home Of
both Mr. Harding and Gev. Cox. and
there are politicians in both parties
who expect, and even hope, to sec the
two men pitted against each other
again three years hence. .E
Next year Ohio elects q full state
ticket and q United States senator.
Chairman White and former Gov. Har.
mon are under discussion for the
gubernatorial nomination. and Mr..
Pomerene for the senatorial nomina-
ton.
Mr.. Pomerene stands out % the
prominent democratic figure. He is
in his second term In the Senate, and
holds excellent rank there. He was
unknown to the country at large whom
first elected, but had made himself 20
we'll known by 1916. when he csme UP
for reelection, that in that years cam.
paign he attracted . share OF national
attention, and was awarded liberal
credit for the $1,000 majority Ohio
gave the democratic national ticket.
His second term was easily secured.
To match Mr.. Pomerene, Mr.. Daugh.
erty is suggested. The Attorney Cen
eral IL popular at home. and rated a.
a master politician. He has had q
larger and longer experience in party
management than Mr.. Harding, whose
campaign for the presidential nomina-
tion he directed. and to whose election
he contributed much.
AZ the story goes. Mr.. Daugherty
would prefer seat In the Senate to
his present Office. While q lawyer by
profession. and fond OF his profession.
he il fonder Of politics: and ~ q seni.
tor from Ohio and the recognized
spokesman in the Senate for the ad-
ministration he would be placed to his
liking. and have an opportunity to
supervise the campaign for Mr.. Hard.
tnE's denomination. It is readable
piece Of speculation
Evening star., 1921-09-18
Rate BY Mail-Payable in Advance.
Maryland and Virginis.
All Other State.
The Railroad Strike Vote.

Expectation Is expressed that the
vote just taken by the railroad brother
hoods and other organizations Of en-
ployes will result in a heavy majority
for the strike. W. 8. Stone, grand
chief Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, is quoted as predicting that
SO per cent Of the members of that
organization would so vote, but this
does. not necessarily mean that the
strike will follow automatically. For
under the terms Of the ballots dis.
tributed by the four brotherhoods those
voting for a strike" do so on the con-
dition that the chief executives and
general chairmen of the organizations
are unable to effect q settlement salts
factory to them. In other words, this
brotherhood ballot II cast afiirmativeiy
Is simply a mandate for strike II the
chiefs Of the organizations wish to call
it after further dealings.
This strike vote has been taken on
the question Of the acceptance or re-
lection of the awards Of the Railway
Wage Board. The brotherhoods have
assumed a power of revision, SO to
speak. although the law places the re-
sponsibiiity for determining the COM
pensation upon the board. The rail-
roads cannot reject the awards without
subjecting themselves to penalties.
But the operatives hold that they have
such a power. 1t is, of course. within
the right of the operatives to quit
work il they do not like the conditions.
as individuals. But 1t Is gravely doubt
full whether there is q right by voting
as organizations in effect to set aside
the boards findings. Yet there Is no
possibility of law compulsion to insure
acceptance.
A strike on the railroads Is not likely
to occur. In the first place, there Is so
much unemployment at present that it
would be comparatively easy to break
a strike. There are too many men
awaiting jobs today all through the
country. Furthermore, there is no
public sympathy whatever for rail-
road strike in present conditions. II in
any conditions. A strike today would
aim directly at the revival of industry
which is. now, in slow progress. 1t
would set back the country at least a
year in its restoration to economic
health. It would lengthen the bread
lines. For 1t would not only throw out
Of work many railroad operatives. but
it would cause the closing down Of
mills through lack Of materials.
The chiefs Of the railroad brother
hoods will probably use the strike vote
II It is given as expected as a weapon.
But the responsibility is SO definitely
put upon them that 1t may be doubted
If they will at the last stage exercise
that power. and call of their men and
tie up the American railroad system,
perhaps only temporarily, in a general
strike.
Evening star., 1921-09-18
Tell It to the Children!

Recently the Commissioners asked
the people Of the District to spruce up
the capital, to make 1t spick and span
and attractive for the international
conference which is to begin here No
vember IL. Already there are signs OF
response. Yards are being cleaned.
some vacant lots are being trimmed.
and altogether a brighter aspect has
been put on things. but there IL yet
much to be done. This Is q city.wide
matter. The cleanup spirit should ex-
tend to the remotest parts OF the Dis
trict. There is no virtue in merely
sweeping and dusting the front room.
"the parlor," where the company II re-
ceived formally. and leaving the rest
Of the house bedragsled and dirty.
But a good many residents feel bit
discouraged In this matter Of cleaning
up and making their premises attrac-
tive. They have no guarantee OF pro-
lection against mischievous people. es-
pecially children. who trample their
lawns and break their shrubs and
plants and throw refuse on the prem.
ises. They are wondering at present
whether the Commissioners can assure
that protection and give them the re-
lief for which they have prayed for a
long time. ..-.-- e. ..
One Of the best effects Of the school
garden work maintained here for q
number Of years has been to teach
some of the children regard for grow
ing things, to give them q sense OF
partnership in well kept yards and a
feeling of responsibility for the aspect
Of the neighborhood. But not all OF
the children. Many still remain who
are wholly Indifferent. and who race
across the terraces and break the
hedges and litter the lots and pick the
flowers. Complaint to their parents
is ineffective, as q rule. Most house.
holders are 1oath to carry their COM
plants further, to cause the little
tresspassers to be taken to the Juve-
nile Court. And yet that is, in some
cases, the only remedy.
The Commissioners might well make
another appeal in connection with the
sprucing up Of Washington for the
November conference, this time ad-
dressed to the children Of the city
through the public schools. A procla-
nation to- them read in every school
room in the capital soon after the
opening session, and made the subject
of discussion by teachers from time to
time afterward. would perhaps have
a very good effect, not only on the
children but by reflection upon the
parents. At any rate it is worth try.
ing as one Of the means OF getttns
washinzton ready for the big interna'
tional party In November.