Evening star., 1922-12-23

! former President Roosevelt tn
doughty fighter went out to Mich
gan and sued the country editor, not
| ,h ofder I" win "A monetary verdict
Dut 10 put on official record his o~
complete vindication
| How much would any arbitrary d.
J cree from the President have vindi-
/ Gated Mayor Hylan of the absurd
| charge that h" was "a representative.
! OF ia" Knights Of Columbus. oven
II Ia" federal government had HAD
| the power: Besides, what if th.
mayor had been guilty as charged
! What Of it? There is no libel in br
! ing accused of belonging to church
:: :; i i
| Maryland counts On collecting S.
90" 600 tag taxes from Nashinrto.
! automohilists who want to invad.
her territory. That Is ia addition Z.
: All the Profits on MARI land boOtl..
! stuff brought into Washington d.
| invaders of the District nf column.
! 1t would be Il heap cheaper to buiie
II Chinese wall between the capt.,
! and the great stat" or pay her ur
| S3,0p6.0G0 I" dump tho ho"Zr.
= = =
Nothing is NOR logic;d than tA.
! establishment m Washington "r D..
| central police office for tic whoi'
/ nation. a clearing hons" Ivr IL. pol r,
departments Of aII ciii., ni.G stat
Her, should be . gallery "f al erin
mails photographs and iIHE' ruriE'
ami 4 central detective informal i'''
! bureau Tho most dangerous erin.
/ nals ar- national in their operation
! and qsiohIy cross stat. lines in ba.
/ Ming local police.
Tt proposition that !g thus cas-.
/ trailing police activities the Prs
/ dents cabinet should he enlarged -'t
/ as I" include Il secretary of pullr'
{ however. durs not meet with su'
! Sp"Ht"no"Hs approval as the mr.
! idea nt n'r'!N "ula-ging the furhi
! tur" ana machius'y az III" Delar
/ u"nt pf iu-t.,,- secret >orN ice. e. j.
argued that fl.:, t. too much of 4
I GrSD"tIr i;USsl;tu "r l'rasSian afru"s
! ph.r' ahrUt a -rr-,fary 81 polir. q.
/ th" rI"s!d"Ht'S ,,ih;."i ai.4 that = -
not called for
/ There al, "thcr Lraicl..-- -i r">
.rnment ~nich hav. Iaram"n.
] claims 10 recognition al the Pro
! dents tabl" al advisers. Anon
( these are a secretary Of oducati"'
| anu Il Sol 'ld' ~ llllc dl - i-AH'''
| tors contend that We need both in th'
/ cabinet if We are TO retrieve tn
! good name Of the country as to illi
cracy and culture. Possibly the t""
might bc combined m on" AT frs;
| but the time has come, they arru'
when the Iinit.-d states should l'a'
! the world in fin" arts and in educ
! tion. The crying exhibition OF u
J .l.n-. il l. l
! il!itorates and with it, craini''
! schools, Wh.:- children cannot t''
: all-day school privileges is cH"uL
argument for = reawakenlnG OF -"
nation to higher things than ta'I'.-
and trade ANA Cf.iniral laws, acc"T.
| ing 10 Tn" arg gum.nts OF the chafi
pions Of an enlargement Of the calI
! net They demand recognition Of IT,
, trtnscend"ut Importance of cultur'
ON. of the first things I" be d"L'
by the proposed secretary "i edur"
tinn and fire arts" would 10" to ord"'
a revision OF schoul histories, 80 'ha'
they would not only he up-to-da''
| Ia recording the course and r"Sult'
! Of the world Nay. but especially :"
that they would fully reflect Amer
{ lean ideals This need ~as urst"
at the recent meeting of the Veteran
of Foreign Wars held in Cincinnati
| It. has been urged upon the schools 80
! WASHINGTON. it j. charged by tn
Veterans Of Foreign Wars ina
t within the last TWO wears ior' II
propaganda has been creeping M
! the schools of America and decided >
i:n-Arn.rican ideals are being iaugh'-
IL Moult> bc the special duty OF "A SO
retary of education 10 guard again
such unpatrj"tic teaching. although "
constitutional ,udmcnt would 10
necessary before amy federal ofil"'F
could interier" with state Jurisdl'
tiun IN such Il WAY
4. = ::
ronfrning srrator Borah's DIR
prophecy. made il =. speech in Ia
Senate. that unless relief is loEie.
lated for the agricultural irter'St.
there will he Il reduction OF acreaE'
next year that Viii startle the public
now comes = report from the o'
partment Of Agriculture regardint
the winter wheat acreage sowed thl-
fan as compared with previous year
Tn, report shows that 100000 acre
less are in NLvat this winter tua'.
last and 100000 less than in l"l>.
Why should the farmers SOW IA"
! which profiteth nothing: Who "ii
suffer most from the shortage" fi"f
much shortage = represented h.
!. 400 400 acres Of winter wheat?
Counting fifteen bushels per acre
very moderate basi>-it means 81.
aDG nON bushels. That is about =
much as any wheat state raises 50
il is equivalent Ia wipine out a wh"''
states crop Of wf"at.
Not reserviag ANY seed for the /"
lowing year. il takes for food ap"''
l., bushels u' wheat per capita 70
wear. Hence iii, shortage is equiva
lent TO the bread required for 1900.
900 people. That shortage comes IL
Que kind Of wheat. What the sprlnr
wheat fa,mTs Will d@ is YET to IT,
seen I What the faritfers OF diNtrsl
ned crops will do may only I've guess
ed from the STANDPOINT of what thes'
winter wheat farmers are doing rieh