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considerable space between the Capital
Traction route and their terminals.
This will involve an awkward condi-
ton for the users Of the electric lines.
1t Is undesirable to interpose car
tracks upon the highway approach. In
these circumstances it would seem to
be a matter for the Bubble Utilities
Commission Of the District and the
engineer officers Of the United States
government to take q hand to assure
track arrangement that will give
the car users the utmost facility for
suitable accommodations without sub.
jecting the District corporation to
Virginia Jurisdiction or the Virginia
corporations to the District jurisdic.
ton. This is an engineering matter.
Obviously the main purpose Of carry.
ing the Capital Traction tracks across
the new bridge will be to permit con-
nection with and through transit on
the Virginia lines. There 10 no pur'
pose whatever in merely crossing the
bridge into Virginia. All but negli-
gible fraction of the traffic passes be-
yond Rosslyn. The public interest
would. indeed. be best served by
through traction. That apparently Is
out Of the question-at present, at
least-but there should surely be no
gap between the Capital Traction ter
minal and the two Virginia lines. save
perhaps one Of a few feet. and that
covered by a suitable shelter. The
Arlington county supervisors are mov-
ing wisely in season. naming a COM
mittee to make a proposal to the rail-
way companies and the government
engineers. This matter should be all
adjusted before the bridge is COM
pleted. Incidentally. provision should
be made now for the establishment OF
suitable highway approach to the
bridge on the Virginia side.
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"Sloshing Around"

1t was Robert J. Burdette. the Iowa
some years ago with a lecture en-.
titled, THE Rise and Fall Of the Mus.
tache." The mustache was not once
mentioned. but many other things
two-hour talk made most enjoyable.
Whenever the speaker seemed to, be
approaching the advertised subject he
would sheer off in a witty way. and
give his audience something else to
think about.
Mr.. Burdette has had some imita-
tors In the Senate recently. They have
taken the floor to discuss the tariff,
and yet while on their feet have dis
cussed nearly everything else. Audi.
tors-particularly upstairs-have had
the right to suppose either that the
speakers had forgotten their subject,
or had nothing of interest to offer
about it, or We're drollishly playing
with it by ignoring it.
In the vernacular. this is called
"sloshing around The rule is to dis
cuss everything but the thing in hand;
make wide excursions into uncharted
and uninteresting fields; lug in all
sorts of dry details about this. that
and another subject-in a word, kill
as much time as possible without open
proclamation of such a purpose.
Great is the filibuster. And many
things-not crimes eXactly-are COM
mitted in its name! 1t IS a weapon
both parties employ when it is handy
and disable.
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Charles A. Cumberson.

The defeat of Mr.. Culberson brings
to a close an interesting. useful and
most honorable political career. He is
sixty-seven, and out OF health, and
probably has no thought OF another
attempt in office.
At home and here in Washingto he
has stood firmly for his convictions
and been an influence for clean public
life. He has met issues as they have
arisen, not spectacularly, but with a
quiet courage which has commanded
respect from foes as well as friends
In office he has been forward-looking
and forward-moving man. and well to
the front at all times.
An act of courage which cost the
senator many votes in the Texas pri-
mary was his condemnation of the
Ku Kux Klan. Although aware Of
the strength of the organization in his
state, he did not hesitate to character
ize it as a menace to our government
and advise its dissolution or suppress
sion. AS a result, the khan used its
strength against him and assisted in
his overthrow.
This marks his exit and will
quoted to his credit as long as his
name is remembered. Invisible en-
pires" are not associable with Amer.
lean institutions; All such organiza-
tions or movements should, as Mr..
Culberson advised in the case Of the
Ku Klux, be dissolved or suppressed.
Otherwise conditions in this country
will soon become intolerable. For such
organizations, if coddled. multiply rap
idly, and are full Of assertion.
In this matter Texas loses more
than does Mr.. Culberson. He loses
only his office. She, by rebuking him
for one Of the best deliverances of
his whole public life, loses her place
temporarily among the states best dis
posed and equipped for the support of
law and order.
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In ALI Loan Talk America Figures.

Il n
PARIS. - Discussing prospective
loans to end the existing economic
crisis, the financial editor of
rOeuvre says:
There is question Of issuing loan
lin the different countries having avail
able funds which would be guaran-
teed by Germany and the proceeds OF
which wodld be set apart for settling
the reparations. By this means Ger
many would gain time and France Sc
cure a part of the necessary capital
for reconstruction.
.aThe idea is excellent and it seems
to be approved everywhere. 1t must,
however, be practicable. 1t is. after
all, not a question Of putting theories
down on paper. but chiefly or nnding
available funds. Who is going to sub
scribe the necessary capital and on
what conditions? This is the essen
tial question.
And all those who try to answer
this question, after having mentioned
the neutrals and England, come TO
America. For It is really America
who has the key to the situation.
eff NAV be interesting to examine
tbe American point of view on inns
question of an international i0an- we
purposely say the Americans, LOT to
day IL is with the individual Ameri-
can, the man in the strset, .n" 49,
have to do. Times have changed since
the war. Formerly governments
could grant loans without consulting
the people. Today it. is not at All tne
same thing. And we must realiIe tiia.
the conditions made to us py tne
American bankers will De tne SAN
which their subscribers demand from
them before giving them their money;
"Thus IL we examine the American
point of view we see at once that ~
is not SO easy to interest the siihp.
citizen OF the United states In o tI
feconstruction. There Is, hrst OF a.,
a fundamental difficulty, little kmo"
hecause it arises from quite a diner
emit mentality from ours. The Amer
Ian does not like bonds or state
naners: mostly he prefers shares. IN
mis- Immense industrial country eaSh
little town has its own business con
Germs. The directors ana tne e,i.an.
nioyes as well as the simple citizehs
~ the town are shareholders.
"state papers, especially foreisn
oass are much more complicated, anu
thev don't SO easily put their faith IN
them. ., bf
yerent from England. for instance. she
has no wish to extend her borders SO
she falls back upon herseif--her pooy
is large enough-and tries TO develop
stflI more her immense resources.
aAmer1ca has not the same need TO
help continental Europe as has Eng
land It ID true she has suffered from
the Industrial crisis, but this ls
already doso. sorious. A yeef ego
there were 5000, 600 unempt9yeo. m
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with imprisonment those who promote
fake stocks and other securities. The
fraud hunters are going at the source,
Naturally there will be much pub
licity and the people will get the bene-
At Of the warnings as far as they are
worth. Convictions are necessary to
check this criminal enterprise Of SELL
ing worthless stocks. that are known
to be worthless, that have no value
in fact or in prospect. But as long
~ the game is played. as long as fake
stocks are issued and "phoney" COM
panles are promoted and their securi-
ties offered for sale, purchasers will
be found for them.
A campaign Of eduction should be
conducted by the Better Business
agencies OF this country to teach the
people the vitality important lesson
that in all matters of investment ad-
vice is necessary. The sellers of fake
stocks are extremely slick and plausi-
BILE. They know how to trade on the
desire to get rich quick, to get big
returns III pTOIltS anu OlVlueuQS dIlQ
interest. Knowing that their victims
are unversed in business matters, they
can talk them into buying state of
mind without difficulty. Salesmanship
by mail, too, is not difficult il the
investors follow their own judgment
and temptation and buy without con-
sultation with dependable persons.
One Of the good effects Of the war
was to get the people to buying gov
ernment securities and incidentally to
get them into contact and relations
with the banks. A multitude of peo-
pie gained their first banking expert
ence in this way. One result is that
a larger number Of people than ever
before are wise in the matter of in
vestment buying. because they seek
advice in banking institutions. But
more is necessary to stop the swindles
that are draining millions out Of the
peoples pockets. and this, it is hoped.
the New York organization, with
branches throughout the country. will
effect.
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Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
All Other States,
The School Estimates.

Last year the board of education
submitted estimates for the necessary
funds for the proper maintenance and
extension of the school system OF the
District totaling s10.000,000. These
estimates were materially reduced by
the Commissioners, were further cut
by the budget bureau and were finally
lowered in amount by Congress, so
that the final appropriation was only
s7.135O5O This sum was much below
the urgent needs of the schools, es-
pecially in the matter of new buildings
and extensions.
This year it was expected that the
board would seek to make good the
deficiency by submitting estimates OF
at least $4,000. 900, on the principle
that it was necessary to ask for far
more than was expected. The board,
however, asks for only SS,40O,OOO,
causing some surprise at the District
building.
This moderate estimate should be
approved by the Commissioners and
should receive, also, the approval or
the budget bureau 1t is larger than
the current appropriation by nearly
s1.15O, 600. But this years fund is
not as large as it should be. The
new-building program is not suflclent-
" financed TO insure an adequate
advance toward making good the ar
rears. The new buildings already
ap,;a 20 rn
for the natural increase in the school
population Turing the period required
for construction. Much more must be
done in the way of building authorize
ton to catch up with the accumulated
needs that are represented in crowded
classrooms, halliday schools. platoon
systems and other eXpedients to make
small buildings accommodate twice as
many pupils as should be housed in
them.
1t is confidently expected that from
the joint select committee of Congress
engaged in study of the school needs
of the District will come eventually
a strong recommendation for the be-
ginning of large program Of con-
structions to fill the current and the
accumulated needs. But until that
report is filed and action is taken upon
IL there is danger that the estimates
may be cut at some point in the
process of submission. Congress has,
0f course, the power to ignore these
cuts in case program of construc-
ton is decided upon. on the basis Of
the joint committees report. 1t
should be made possible. however. to
20 ahead with a moderate building
plan on the basis Of the boards esti-
mates by placing before the appro-
priations committee Of the House the
full estimates now submitted by the
board Of education, without curtail-
ments.
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The Rosslyn Car Terminals.

Consideration Of plans for the most
effective arrangement Of the tracks
and terminal facilities at the Rosslyn
end Of the new bridge across the Poto-
mao, at Georgetown. by the super.
visors Of Arlington county brings out
the fact that difficulties are in the way
Of the proper junction Of the three
electric lines-the Capital Traction,
the Washington and Old Dominion and
the washington.Virginia. The first
named will cross the bridge with its
tracks and proposes a loop on the Vir.
ginia approach, keeping within the
limits Of the federal reservation in or
der to avoid being subject to the state
corporation commission. The other
lines viii approach to the limits Of the
state Jurisdiction. which viii leave q
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The Late Cars Chef.

Marvellous man. Pischkin, There is
no one quite his equal. He is the
NEST numerous person in the world
today. Former chef of the late cZar.
Pischkin is now in charge of cuisine
OF at least twenty American clubs, as
many American hotels and quite
number Of European institutions
he manages to supervise all these
places and yet find time to attend to
his duties, just announced, Of cooking
for the American Relief Administra-
tion kitchen at Petrograd Is beyond
comprehension. But apparently he
does.
"The late cars chef Is a drawing
card. Ever since the fall Of the mon
archy in Russia Pischkin has been
discovered" by enterprising hotel
managers and clubhouse committees.
As befits the dignity of so important
a culinary artist, however, Pischkin's
portraits have never been exploited,
and a veil Of mystery has always been
drawn around him. 1t seems to give
SAVIOR to the dishes to have them come
from unseen hands. Nobody has ever
attempted to explain how Pischkin
could get about to so many places and
hold down so many jobs at once. But
there was the fact Of 1.-The late cars
chef" underscored as topliner in many
American eating places at the same
time.
Now that 1t is stated that Pischkin
Is really boiling rice, beans and cocoa
for hungry children in, the A. r. A.
kitchen just opened in the former i'm
perial palace at Tsarkoe-Selo some
thing will have to be done about these
other Pischkins, for the distance ID
too great to be accounted for by
even the swiftest airplane or any
sctoplasmic influence.
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To Fight Fake Stock Frauds.

While it is recognized as impossible
to keep unwary investors wholly out
Of the hands Of the crooks and swim
dlers who promote wildcat schemes
and fake Industrial enterprises as a
lure for the seekers for quick and
heavy profits, the Better Business
Bureau of New York city is under
taking a plan to lessen the waste Of
capital through such frauds. Under
the auspices Of that bureau an organi-
zation has been formed. headed by
David F. Houston, former Secretary
Of the Treasury, to fight unscrupulous
promoters Of worthless stocks. This
will not be merely an agency for
publicity, to give warning of bad Sc.
curities, for it is well known that, no
matter how fully advertised swindle
may be- 1t still will find victims. Take
the green goods game for instance.
That was exposed repeatedly during
many years and still it hourished. It
found its victims annually by the
thousands, and among them were
many who knew that the game was
crooked, that the so-called counter
feits they were supposed to buy would
prove to be mere blank paper, with
a veneer Of genuine money at the
top and bottom Of the bundles. They
thought they could beat the game. 1t
was not until the swindlers them
selves were caught and the game was
broken up at its source that the bust.
ness of selling green goods came
to an end
In this case the purpose is to prose-
cuts and. upon conviction. punish
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DIGEST OF FOREIGN PRESS

not more than about 100000. In some
industries there is even almost a boom
at the present time. The metallurEy
and the motor trade have numbers or
new orders. And quantities OF new
houses are springing up from the
earth in the suburbs of the great
towns. In short, prosperity is re-
turning. and prosperity sometimes
makes one selfish.
This does not mean that We must
despair OF America On the cor
trary. But. in the first place. We
must not exaggerate the splendid
isolation of the United States If IL
is a fact that industry can do with
out European markets. II is not the
same with agriculture: for II the
United States industry finds markets
in South America, in Asia and aus
tralia, agriculture, on the contrary,
meets only with competitors there.
Europe alone remains as market
for her superfiuous corn, cotton ana
frozen meat. 1t is not in the interest
of the American farmer, VINO, after
all, is the prototype of the famous
Uncle Sam, to let Europe sink into
marasmus IL this is clearly explain
ed to him he will understand.
Another reason for optimism
is that the Wall street bankers have
realized all there is to gain in placing
foreign loans in America. Therefore
they have already begun what is per-
haps the greatest financial publicity
campaign which has ever existed. In
order to place the shares OF the last
foreign loan in Wall street they sent
their messengers in the quickest
motor cars to the farthest borders
of Texas and California.
Little by little they will change
the mentality of the immense middle
class heads of firms. employees,
farmers, commercial travellers. But
at least they must not be told fire.
quently that European affairs are too
uncertain This is what explains
the attitude of many American bank
ers toward European political prob
lens.
"Arel their fears, their objections,
and their reproaches founded? That
is another question. But II must be
clearly understood that very greaf
effort is needed to convince the
Americans of our certain recovery
and of the opportunity Of helping
in IT. 1t Is not enough. after having
proclaimed for three years that Ger
many will pay, to say now with the
same optimism that America VIII
lend the money"
Evening star., 1922-07-30
Insurance Aid in Foreign Trade

primarily intended for the benefit and
for the education Of the American
manufacturers. importers and export
ers engaged in transactions at home
and abroad which involve the placing
Of international commercial insur-
ance.
This new section. commencing from
the bottom. must build up entirely new
f1les. and Mr.. Wolfe estimates thar IL
will require months before it can de-
velop Its usefulness to any marked
degree. 1t will depend very largely
upon the advice and suggestions Of
recognized American experts in com
mercial insurance, and q committee Ia
now being formed representing the
various groups Of commercial insur-
ance interested in foreign trade to
cooperate with the insurance section
of the division Of commercial law,
As an illustration Of how vital a
part commercial Insurance plays In
our foreign trade. take an American
company owning warehouses in Bra
zii and insuring them against fire
with an American company not reg
istered in Brazil; II in the event of a
cGnflagration it should collect the
amount of damage suffered. 1t will
find itself in direct conflict with Bra
lillian laws and will be subject to a
fine Of one-third Of the amount COL
lected.
Marine insurance originating in the
United States has for many years
been dominated by foreign interests.
It was by virtue Of restrictive state
laws and other unhappy factors
turned over bodily to foreign COM
panies American companies, on the
other hand. have done very little ma
rine insurance in foreign countries.
This state Of affairs has caused deep
concern to American citizens interest
ed in the untrammeled expansion Of
the legitimate commercial activities
Of the nation. 1t has been brought
forcibly to the attention of Congress
and remedial federal legislation is in
the works.
Fire insurance abroad is of interest
to- American business men having
estab1 b1ishments In foreign countries
and to American insurance companies
seeking a legitimate expansion Of
their activities. The laws governing
the formation Of branches of insur-
ance companies abroad and the writ
ing Of insurance through agents will
be compiled and disseminated, par.
ticularly all restrictive measures and
requirements for the depositinE OF
1unoS ana Investment III local Secur1-
ties, as well as other factors affecting
their competitiveness with local and
with other foreign insurance COM
panies.
Bonding insurance IL essentially an
Anglo-Saxon institution. The writing
OF employer bonds or bonds for the
performance Of contracts is yet In its
infancy IN many foreign countries.
The possibility Of extending the ac-
tivities OF American companies to
cover these contingencies and study
Of facilities existing for the writip0
Of bonds IN all foreign countries VIII
BE 1mmedtataly nndsrtAken.
Evening star., 1922-07-30

Much of the money he won at the
gaming tables Of Monte Carlo was be-
oueathed by the late Prince Of Monaco
to museums and scientific institutions.
The luckless players who committed
suicide never realized that eventually
their contributions would be employed
In efforts to serve mankind. And it
would have been but slight consola-
ton II they had foreseen the benefac-
ton. The desperate gambler is no
philanthropist.
Evening star., 1922-07-30

A prize fight, which has nothing to
do with the comfort and convenience
Of the public, Is settled quickly and
definitely, while an economic discus
sion is prolonged. This may be one
of the reasons so many people are
disposed to applaud a prize fight.
Evening star., 1922-07-30
Monogamys as Q Franchise Condi.
ton.

LONDON-A curious bill has just
been introduced into the French
Chamber of Deputies according TO
the Paris correspondent of the
Times. Its object is to make as
condition Of French citizenship Tor
natives of Senegal the formal renun-
ication of polygamy.
In Senegal the great majority oi
such natives are Mussulmans and
they have been allowed to follow their
own customs and laws according 10
the Koran, Including polygamy,
while Exercising, their right to vote
In the colony.
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:: !: e: 8
y fmnortant phasa of our for


eign commercial transactions. AS re-
CARDS marine insurance alone Ameri-
can business men have been practi-
cally at the mercy of foreign compan-
les, which Is u very serious handicap
in fair competition for world trade.
The U. s. Shipping Board and the mer-
chant marine committee of the House
retary Hoover has ordered the set
ing up of a new agency in the Depart
ment of Commerce which by gather
ing together actual laws existing at
home and abroad regarding CONNER
cial insurance, and by consultation
with a committee of the foremost In
surance men to get their advice and
opinion, hopes to be of real service to
American business men.
1t would be difficult to name any
phase of foreign trade on which the
average business man Is so inade-
quately informed as commercial in
surance, whether it relates to, the con-
tents of a policy covering an export
shipment against loss or damage or to
fire insurance on warehouse located
abroad The lack Of understanding
regarding the service an individual or
corporation buys when he pays his in
surance premium has resulted in 4
great deal of local legislation not In
the best interests of American COM
merce with foreign countries. Such
restrictive legislation has failed to
fol- nj IN tho {o1
.tional and international character of
the business as has been emphasized
by the national convention of insur-
ance commissioners.
x ~
To relieve this situation and to en-
courage the American export interests
to acquaint themselves with the
meaning of the details of their insur-
ance contracts-because marine in
surance, war-risk insurance and in
surance against pilferage enter into
practically every internationa! COM
mercial deal--t1lis new section on in
surance laws has been organised in
the division of commercial laws. bu-
reau Of foreign and domestic COM
merce, of which A. j. Wolfe IL the
chief.
This new section has started to
compile the laws and regulations ex-
listing In foreign countries on every
phase of commercial insurance Ak
cepting insurance ON hulls, which is
within the exclusive province OF the
United States Shipping Board. Mr..
Wolfe has made Il clear. that while
this service 10 bound 70 develop into
one OF great benefit to insurance conn
uanies And TO insurat1ee agsnt4 It -
Evening star., 1922-07-30

Explosives in q bottle of milk blew
off the thumb Of Chicago man. The
incident points out one kind Of i'm
pure milk for which the COW is not
responsible.
Evening star., 1922-07-30

The New York Stock Exchange, like
ally has trouble with the man who
fails to make his stock ticket co.ordi-
nate with his cash register.