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Evening star., 1921-12-24
Jey in q Basket.

At this season OF the year those who
look only upon the surface Of things
might imagine that every one had for
gotten the true significance of Christ
mas. There is much talk Of gifts,
much talk of turkey. but not so much
said about the birthday Of the Savior.
But beneath the common currents
of our conversation runs a deeper
feeling which will show forth tomor-
row in all the churches of the city In
hymn and devotion. and in the hearts
of solid citizens who today talk only
of turkey and gifts.
There will be, too, thousands Of peo-
pie in the District who this evening
and tomorrow will exemplify the teach
ings Of Jesus in a practical way which
He taught. They will carry baskets
of food to homes which otherwise
would go without on Christmas day.
An eminent musician recently de-
clared that before the war he had lived
for music's sake alone but that his
experiences on the front had taught
him that even the highest ideals wane
when the stomach is empty. Give the
greatest musician in tho world q piece
of bread and cup Of water, he said,
and he will play his music better.
Even the hungry listener will listen
better.
So, on Christmas, every one who
rool,e a basket with food and carries
it to a home where it will fill empty
stonachs will help bring the true
significance Of the day to some who
otherwise might miss it. And in thus
taking joy in a basket to others he
will bring joy to himself.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

times they would stu be powerless.
Zip" pep" ginger" "git.up-and-
getedness," what you please, Is what
counts in this country.
Our problem is to bring the two
classes OF workers into better rela.
tions with each other; to bring each
to better understanding OF the rights
and just privileges Of the other. When
that Is done-and that is the aim-we
shall as a nation get along very we'll.
The Russian workers. under the
leadership of Lenin and Trotsky, have
made horrible mess in their country.
Does Mr.. Hardy want such conditions
spread over the worll? They could
not be spread over this country. In
Russia Lehin and Trotsky have been
dealing with people brutalized and
made desperate by the consequences
of centuries of czarism. They could
not find In large numbers the like Of
the former Russian serf in America.
Hence their leadership in America
would be impossible.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
The Parking Problem,

Commissioner Rudolph, in COM
,menting on the report of the citizens
committee on the parking question,
says that he has heard objections
voiced by some merchants to the pro-
posal to prohibit parking in front Of
churches, theaters and clubs. and at
the same time to allow it in front Of
business establishments. This touches
.Ipon one Of the greatest difficulties Of
this problem. When recently the Com
missioners announced their proposed
rules for the regulation Of parking, in
Guiding prohibition in respect to all
business houses in the downtown area,
r. protest Immediately arose from mer-
chants on the score that it would seri-
ously interfere with trade. Cancella-
tion Of these proposed rules was due
in large measure to that protest Now
1t Is suggested that some Of the mer-
chants object to parking in front Of
mercantile establishments.
This conflict illustrates the main
trouble in the regulation Of traffic.
There Is a constant encounter Of in
forests. The motorist sees the matter
at one time from the point of view Of
the man who has a car that must be
left somewhere in the street, and again
from the point Of view Of the man who
sanAot find a place in the street to
BARK because too many others have
4alcsn positions there. The merchant
! b both motorist and business man,
petnoipa1ly, Of course, the latter. He
wants motorists to be able to bring
their cars to his store and leave them
while they enter and trade. But only
two or three cars can stand in front
OF any one place Of business at the
same time, and il there are moro than
that number they encxoach upon the
ppAce-of other Hsacsese eutassak ths
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owners Of which have then ground for
complaint. Furthermore. when the
cars Of customers are parked In front
it Is impossible to load or unload mer-
chandise trucks, which must be
brought as close as possible to the es.
tablishment.
Thus the whole question is some.
what paradoxical. The citizens COM
mittee has proposed what is probably
the best compromise between parking
and no-parking on business blocks.
But the real solution lies in the pro.
vision Of garages for the accommoda.
ton Of machines during business
hours. New York is wrestling with
this same problem, and the other day
a proposal was made, and is now being
seriously considered, for the establish
ment Of municipal parking garages
under the park spaces. The plan,
which has been tried elsewhere, is to
excavate accommodation under the
parks for machines that are to be left
downtown for short time, to be sum-
moned by special calling devices from
the stores or office buildings where
their owners may be doing business
OF course, such construction would
be very expensive, perhaps too costly
for consideration here. But whether
daytime storage space is provided on
the surface or underground or above
the streets and buildings In some way
it must be afforded in a few years. for
Washington at the present rate of
growth will be choked with motor cars
during business hours, to the great de-
lay of all traffic and to the increase of
danger to the public.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
Constructive Christmas Work.
A most delightful custom h

A most delightful custom has de.
veloped in recent years Of organiza.
tions Of citizens and business men TAX.
ing upon themselves the entertain.
ment Of children at Christmas time.
These groups Of busy men, aided In
many cases by their wives, prepare
big Christmas parties for the chill.
transport them and with toys and
sweetmeats and foods Of all kinds ap.
propriate to the season for their de.
light. These children are chosen from
among the families Of the poor OF
Washington who otherwise would
have but scanty reminders of Christ
mas time.
There is no measuring the good that
these lords hountiful" do thus in their
annual endeavors for the happiness Of
the little folks of Washington. Others
than business organizations do the
same. Churches. missions and neigh
Christmas parties. 1t has become the
fashion. and one, it is to be hoped,
that will never pass. but will become
more systematic year by year.
The ideal is that no child in Wash
ington should go without some tangi-
BILE token Of the season, some souvenir
Of kindness and thoughtfulness. The
ways Of the little folks who dwell in
poverty are hard. Their lives are
pretty gray and drear. After they have
passed the period Of unconsciousness
of privation they realize their own un'
met wants and they are apt to envy
more fortunate children. Envy is not
a wholesome feeling. 1t is destructive
and it makes for trouble in later years.
These big Christmas parties con-
Quoted by the clubs and churches and
missions and other organizations help
to smooth out the wrinkles. to make
life easier for the youngsters. to give
them a more wholesome outlook. ia
give them a surer start toward good
manhood and good womanhood. And
for this service these groups of good
people should receive the thanks OF
the whole community.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
Who's Who dss5::ess: esss: 1s%:
XXX-Senator Oscar w. Underwood.
vX yHEN President Harding ap-
M pointed Senator Oscar w.
" Underwood of Alabama

one OF the TOUR prlnClpal
American delegates to the conference
on the Limitation Of armament sat-
isfaction twas widely expressed. In
the first place. Senator Underwood Is
recognized as one of the ablest men
In either branch of Congress. In the
second place. he Is the leader Of tho
democrats in the Senate, and it was
generally conceded that the PreSi-
dent had been wise to appoint a mem
Der OF the minority party q member
Of the delegation.
OF the fifty-nine years Of his life.
Senator Underwood has spent twenty
six In congress-the first twenty
Representatives., and the last six
years as a member of the Senate. He
is now beginning his second term as
senator. Before he had completed his
first term in the Senate he was se-
lected rs leader OF his party in that
in the annals Of the Senate, where
length Of service counts so much
when it comes to selection of officers
and membership on important COM
mittees. But Mr.. Underwood 10 es-
sentially a leader. He has all the
cnaraCterlstlcS "nlCn MAKO nltu al
able chieftain.
Moreover, the democrats had had
experience with him as leader In
the House. Whom. during the TAFT
administration. the democrats came
into power. Mr.. Underwood became
chairman of the House ways and
means COMMITTEES. In those days this
once took with 1t tho floor leadership
Of the House, though this rule has
now been modified. and tho moor
leader and tho chairman OF that i'm
portant committee are not one and
this same. Mr.. Underwood welded the
democrats into an aggressive hghting
party group in the House. When
Woodrow Wilson was elected Prest-
dent and the Senate became demo-
as House leader and was power in
the drafting Of the Underwood Sim
mons tariff act "for revenue only as
opposed to the republican tariff for
protection.
Mr.. Underwood Is one OF tho best
| posted mon in tho country on mat
terS relating to the tariff and inter
nal revenue. When he entered the
| Senate, however, he avoided seeking
appointment to tho finance committee
which handles those matters for the
| Senate, leaving Senator Simmons OF
| North Carolina to lead on tarin
questions. 1t was not long. however
| before Mr. Underwood made himself
| recognised as power IN the senate
AS a debater and a parliamentary tao
tician Mr.. Underwood has few equals
He has the ability to get his col
leagues together and to hold them
| together. This is due In part to ms
| nersonalitv particularly loVable. He
Evening star., 1921-12-24
For Reciprocity.

The wheels turn in Canada as else
| where. Ten years sgo tho liberty
party went down to defeat in 4 mem
i orable campaign of which the chief
issue was trade reciprocity with the
United states. The Initiative had
his political fortunes on that plan
for closer trade relations between the
two countries. The plan was general
ly favored in the states. though west
ern agricultural interests were du-
bious or hostile. The British took
it. Rudyard Kipling cabled excitsdly
to Canada on election day. 1T 10
your own soul that you put In jsop-
ardy this day" The antagonistic
propaganda won, and Canadian re-
fusal settled the matter.
the liberal party comes back to pow
er. largely on this same issue Of
reciprocity. The Canadian people are
! for it now, by a big majority. Time
/! has softened their feelings toward the
United States and made them see
ness corporation between two coun-
| tries which. though divided POLITICAL
| ly by man, have been made one eco
nomically by nature.
There will probably be new propo-
sails for reciprocity now. coming from
II d.,
be of the opinion that two such coun-
tries grow rich from exchanging
goods " ith each other. Our industrial
| and financial interests support the
proposal. and the Agricultural bloc"
may be expected to line up against it
Butte Post (republican).
There has been so much summer
! weather this X...er that, we are told,
fur dealers have done a big business.
Gazette.
Mr.. Hughes limitation Of armament
plan provides for constructive de-
struction instead Of destructive con-
struction.-Arizona Republican.
What, then, did M. BRAND mean
when he said. on the annodncemsnt Of
| the naval program, I'VE are behind
, you!" That France was behind us in
| the size OF her navy, and must catch
up?-Omaha World Herald.
English is the popular language in
Moscow. We have never quite given
up the hope of popularizing it in this
country.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
II the nations will only wipe out the
| debts they can then set themselves to
petitors.-Baltimore Sun.
Having learned at last Just why Ad.
miral Beatty wears his hat SO pscu-
liarly the public is now ready to turn
| its attention to some other vital pseb.
| lfem.-Nashville Tennessean.
There was time when it was
thought dueling could never be
brought to an end. Ridicule finished
| it. That has never been tried on war.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
| Margot Asquith is coming over.
Everybody should check his particular
pst pst fa1k ,k.p pas aao IaSor.s i. pessio pi1aro
Evening star., 1921-12-24
EDITORIAL DIGEST

contemplated or suggested" the
Birmingham m Age Herald independent
democratic) agrees. the siKnatory
nations merely pledge themselves to
meet and talk things over II mis-
understandings develop which might
lead to war" for in effect lit is
'gentlemen's agreement nothing
more"
Evening star., 1921-12-24

A very slight difference in geological
events prevented Japan from being a
peninsula instead of an island. This
difference, however. looms up as Of
the highest importance in political and
economic transactions.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

If Germany can produce synthetic
gold" identical with the natural
product, she may yet be able to redeem
ell her paper money.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

\ As a former revenue producer John
Barleycorn places before the country
the question as to whether there can
be adequate taxation without intoxi.
cation.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

Many natives Of islands in the Pacific
continue to disport themselves in
carefree indifference to the political
Importance they are gradually assum-
ing.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

History provides no encouragement
for the assumption that all the prob
lens of the world can be settled at a
single conference.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

The fact that North Carolina is a
democratic state does not prevent
President Harding from going to
Pinehurst. Golf knows no politics.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

Anarchists exhibit a tendency to
gravitate toward Europe. The genuine
American citizen never develops into
a bomb throWer.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

The unworthy often profit by the
efforts Of the deserving. Early Christ
mas shoppers have made the last
hours of holiday buying comparative
ly serene and comfortable.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

According to some naval experts a
capital warship is interesting as a
comparatively passive target for a
submarine.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Obscure But influential.
Somebody spread the story
That there amt no Santa Claus
The old boy lost his glory
And we siIenced our applause.
But a million good and true men
Said. "It is no time to shirk,
And although we're merely human
We will try to do tho work.
So each kiddie gets his present
AS he did in days Of yore,
And the world seems warm and pleas.
ant,
Though it's chilly out Of door.
Every pulse, with glad persistence
Feels strong and generous threh
And Old Sanity in tho distance.
Stands around to boss the job.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

International bargaining in Wash
ington makes day on Wall street
look like child's play.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

stakes being provided by the tax
payers.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
Quantity and Quality.

Quantity and Quality.
~Your constituents are commenting
on the fact that your speeches are
not as long as they used to be-"
IT hope" rejoined Senator Sorghum,
that they realize and appreciate the
care and labor involved In going over
them and trying to make them
shorter"
Jud Tunkins says that in spite OF
all the affection for him, Santa Claus
IL never going to got popular enough
to set the fashion in whiskers.
The Pathway.
We're told we ought to smooth the
way
That fellow mortals have to go.
We can't strew roses every day.
But we can shovel OF the snow.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

There was a time when it was
thought dueling could never be
brought to an end. Ridicule finished
it. That has never been tried on war.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

Margot Asquith is coming over.
Everybody should check his particular
pct faux pas and fayorite peccadillo
Evening star., 1921-12-24
Harmless Cheer.

"Do you remember when We used
b. have esgnog and sverythins for
Christmas?''
Eyes" replied Uncie BIN Bottlstop.
But I have reverted to my innocent
childhood days. I'm going to hang up
my stocking instead Of bootleg"
"Dar's heap O. gratitude" said
Uncle Eben, "dat don't never git
proper expression, fob de reason dat
fullness Of de heart is mighty liable to
dsprtse = man sf d. rpoRer ef speech
rskAk4 ..
Evening star., 1921-12-24

II the nations will only wipe out the
debts they can then set themselves to
the pleasant task Of wfping out COM
petitors.-Baltimore Sun.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

Having learned at last Just why Ad.
miral Beatty wears his hat SO pecu.
liarly the public Is now ready 70 turn
its attention to some other vital pseb.
tem.-Nashville Tennessean.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

English is the popular language in
Moscow. We have never quite given
up the hope of popularizing it in this
country.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

What, then, did M. BRAND mean
when no said, on the announcemSnt Of
the naval program, I'VE are behind
you! That France was behind us in
the size Of her navy, and must catch
up?-Omaha World Herald.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-12

A farmer who drove Is miles today
to Moscow to trade, volunteered the
statement, which we know to be true,
that Moscow is the best trading CEN
ter in the Palouse country This
man cdn1es to Moscow frequently.
instead ;;of going to closer trading
points and frankly gives as the rea-
son that he can have a better assert
ment toi select from than elsewhere
and can buy for less money These
are the things that make Moscow
popular with the buying public.
"a !. "a
1t is sincerely hoped by all civil
liked nations of the world that the
British-Irish conference. in progress
now in london, may be productive of
a definite and permanent agreement
which will stop the trouble between
the British and their Irish brethren
The Irish squestion has almost reach
ed the point where it is menace
to world epeace, strong effort being
made to Involve other nations es-
pecially the United States. While it
is improbable that America would
ever become seriously involved, it is
much better that the British and
Irish settle the question in confer
ence in an, equitable and fair manner.
i "a - -
A New, York girl, % years old,
went after thrills with vengeance,
and as h result must face life from {
low on With cloud over her record, {
While man serves time in the peni- |
entiary ;tahd his wife and children I
ire in sorrow and disgrace. The girl t
to1e tha man from~his wife and chill c
rem and then, to add little spice to b
lie, helped him steal automobiles. o
he resultAswas obvious. After all, the h
'orld is oxerworking this thrill bust a
ess very much. A life must be lived u
thin the bounds Of decency and p
u
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-12

self restraint, or untold misery is very
likely to result. If the girl alone
could suffer for her misdeeds, or the
girl and the man, it would not be
so bad, but there is always the inno-
cent who must bear the greater part
of the disgrace.
- "a "a
The unemployment conference, in
session at Washington, is trying des-
Iperately to work out some plan to re-
lieve the situation and gives employ
ment to several millions of men dur
ing the coming winter months, in
order that they may not be compelled
to depend upon soup houses, or turn
to robbery in order to keep the wolf
away. Some of the suggestions are
practical and some are not 1t is
probable that the real and permanent
solution to the matter will come
through general lowering of prices,
from wages to retail prices, which
duce his product for less and make
the price to the consumer such that
he will be able to buy, thus causing
industries generally to speed up and
afford employment to those who are
now idle. An equitable adjustment
of prices all along the line will have
70 In with f,,r ,,cI, Io1> 10
those now idle than will any develop
ment plan that can be worked out.
~ - !.
Moscow and other Palouse country
towns have not been to any great ex-
tent the mecca for tourists in the
past for the reason that the high
way condition did not attract the
travellers this way. This condition is
)eing rapidly changed and in the flu
ure much more tourist travel may be
through Moscow With the
highway completed between this city
nd Lewiston, or practically so, and
With the north and south highway
the bad Moscow noun
ain grade and almost linking with
ne Inland Empire highway, con-
iderable traffic between Spokane and s
ewiston will come this way, in or {
err to touch Moscow, the largest a
,wn between the two points. With il
lie completion of the north and
,uth highway the travel will be a
'eatly augmented, the highway pass tt
g through territory which will p
tract the tourists. 1t stands Mos b
w in hand, therefore, to prepare to "
re for this tourist travel. 1t will b.
a source of excellent advertising fl
r the city and the tributary terri
ry, as well as a source of some in
me. Money spent in affording the =
st of accommodations in the way a,
modern camping grounds will us
We been well spent. The. tourist,
he comes from all all parts of %
} country, is either favorabiy i'm
.sseds or he's, is completely dis IL.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-12

c!cgged kidneys and stimulate Il, m.
to normal activity; also to ne 1tralize.
the acids in the urine so it no longer
initiates, thus ending bladder dis
cIoers.
Jad Salts cannot injure anx5n
makes delightful efferves cent
lithia water drink which millions Of
men and women take now and then to
keep the kidneys and urinary organs
clean, thus avoiding serious kidney
disease.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-12

lGs o. Strong had freed The bears are
getting away with a lot of the fruit in
i the orchards around here.
Mrs. Wilcox mother. Mrs Discus
of Garfield and sister Mrs. Dregher,
OF Colfax, visited her last week, re-
! turning home Sunday. The Wilcox
family visited Sunday at the Frank
| Discus home after attending church
in Garfield
D. P. Kidwell, wife and daughter,
Dorothy, motored to Harvard Sunday
to visit Peyton Queeners
! Mrs. d. Zediker was reminded that
she was a year older Tuesday night
when number of friends met to
celebrate her birthday.
There was a surprise party at the
Nelson home Friday night which was
complete surprise inaSmuch as none
of the family were found at home.
The party went from there to the
Bailey home and spent the evening.
Mrs. B. F. Hutton is assisting Mrs.
Grace Clark and her mother, Mrs
John Griner, in preparations for an
extended visit with friends in the
east, soon.
Burning brush is the order of the
day, much clearing being done, and
smoke so thick as to be very I'M
comfortable.
There is a sale somewhere almost
every day now, and everything sells
high, except horses, which are very
dull sale unless extra good. One team
at a sale. near Freeze brought over
two: hundred dollars, but they were |
a candy team. At one sale last week
horses failed to sell at all. Milk cows
go for all they are worth
The highway commissioners did
not meet as usual Saturday on ac-
count of the secretary being absent
out will meet at Potlatch this Satur-
lay, October Is.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-12
SULPHUR SOOTHES
UGLY, ITCHING SKIN
The First Application Makes Skin
cool and Comfortable.

II you are suffering from eczema or
some other torturing, embarrassing
skin trouble you may quickly be rid
OF it by using Misunderstanding. de-
clares a noted skin specialist
This sulphur preparation, because
of its germ destroying properties,
seldof fails to quickly subdue ITCH
ing, even of fiery eczema. The first
application makes the skin cool and
comfortable Rash and blotchas are
healed right up. Mentho-Sulphpr is
applied like any pleasant cold cream
and is perfectly harmless. You can
obtain small jar from any good
druggist.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-12

gusted, and he will express his
opinion freely as he continues on his
way and after he has returned to his
home. Make it impossible for him to
say anything but a good word for
Moscow.