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Evening star., 1922-11-26

most from the construction Of good
roads. tho man who walks or rides
over the roads or the man who ships
his goods over the roads? 1t is un-
deniable that, as in the case Of the
| railroads, the benefits derived from
government aid in the various prof.
ects. while in the end benefiting tho
entire country, benefit certain groups
more than the rest of the population.
Years ago the federal government
made land grants to aid in the con-
struction of good wagon roads. grants
amounting to 3.245.43125 acres. These
grants were made in the years 1923
to 1869. There were government
grants for aiding the construction Of
canals also. totaling 4.5s7.6es acres,
and river Improvement land grants
amounting to 2,245,252 acres.
Seamen to Reap Benefit.
The proposed government aid for
,, American merchant shipping is in
effect adjusted compensation" for
vessels. 1t is to enable maintenance
Of the superior working conditions
demanded by the La Toilette sea-
mems act and the payment Of wages
higher than are paid by the other
maritime nations. Much Of the oppo-
Sion to a ship subsidy has lain in
the belief that the benefits from the
subsidy would go to favorites. But
the present bill has been SO framed
as to play no favorites: 1t Is to go to
all who qualify properly. When
reasonable return is made by the
ship operator on the money invested
by him. he is required to turn over
to the government SO per cent of all
over that return until the full sub
sidy is replaced in the government
fund for the aid of merchant ship
ping.
Government aid for the reclama-
ton of the swamp lands of the south
and the arid lands of the west is
being earnestly proposed by members
Of Congress from those sections Of
the country. A bill was reported to
the Senate at the last session Of Con-
gress proposing an outlay of $350.000
for this purpose. Yet the proponents
of this measure. some Of whom are
denouncing the shipping bill, have
not suggested yet that this money
is a subsidy" They insist that 1t
is proper government aid. Whether
government money expended for the
development Of the country is called
subsidy" or government aid" large
ly depends, it appears, upon who is
getting the aid and who Is discuss
ing it.
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Passage of special legislation deal
ing with certain sites" was con-
demned by the federal power COM
mission in it's annual report made
public yesterday as tending to discrimf-
nate against the average power pro-
ducer and to repeal the country's
basic policy.
The report did not indicate any spe-
cific power site in this connection. but
unofficially it was said the comment
was directed against efforts to have
the Muscle Shoals, Ala, plants con-
sidered as outside the federal power
act.
There are movements on foot in
several quarters" the report said. ito
secure for certain rights or streams
special legislation. which. if ap-
proved. would eventually result in the
progressive disintegration OF our
present water power policy. If these
proposals be examined it will be
found that some or all Of the es-
Seatial features of the act. partic-
ufarly those that protect the public
.snterest. have been omitted, even
when provisions in direct conflict
have not been substituted.
Results already accomplished -a3r
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BY N. o. MESSENGER.

~ ETWEEN now and next Wednesday
X evening, when the vote is to be
- taken, you won't hear much of any
thing else in the House of Repre-
resentatives but talk about disposition of
Uncle Sans white elephant, which was
wished on him" by the world war, and is
now eating its head off at the rate OF
So0OOO,OW year. This simile has reference
to the merchant marine fleet, owned and op-
Grated by the government, and which the
pending bill would turn over to private
ownership and management, with govern
ment aid to the operators to enable them
to maintain their undertaking until it be-
comes self-supporting
In the midst of the debate in the House
1t might be OF interest to those who have
not followed the subject in detail to tell
what it is all about
As pertinently pointed out in the dis
cuSsion. the question at issue is not the
creation OF merchant marine anew. The
nation. which is to say, all the taxpayers,
possesses merchant marine, and the ques-
ton is, What shall become of it?
The government owns 1,442 steamships
OF which 35S are in actual operation; the
remainder are at anchor or tied up at dock
OF those being operated twenty-eight are
passenger ships, five of them formerly un-
der the German flag. More than a third
OF them will have deteriorated in a few
years until they will be fit only for the
scrap heap.
The ships which are in commission arc
being operated now by private companies
to which they were allocated by the Ship
ping Board under contract. The government
pays all the expenses of running the ships,
exclusive of overhead office charges of the
operator; it pays for fuel, wages, subsist-
ence of the crew, terminal charges, Incl
dental repairs and insurance. 1t receives
the gross freights earned by the ships, per
cent Of which are returned to the operator
on outgoing voyages and 2H per cent on
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homeward-bound. In addition, the operator
gets fee of $3.50 for each voyage.
In the year 1920 the government, or, in
other words, the taxpayers, lost at the rate
of S20O00000O year on this plan. AT pres
ent, by strict economy, the los has been re-
duced to $5o,0o0,ooo year.
To all intents and purposes, we are now
paying a subsidy. The freight earnings are
not sufficient to meet the per cent and ~
per cent, and the balance comes out Of the
Treasury OF the United States, to the extent
as stated, of $s00ooooO year.
As explained by one of the advocates of
the pending bill, the aim is ITO reduce this
subsidy, end this improvident expenditure,
which merely enables us to operate our ships
today with no thought of tomorrow. We
wish to substitute reduced subsidy, devised
in accordance with radical plan, which will
enable the operation of an American mer-
chant marine not only today and tomorrow.
but ten and twenty years from now"
+ X "
1t should be noted that the pending bill
Tor the disposition Of the merchant marine
feet was prepared by the United States
Shipping Board, which is composed Of demo-
Gratis and republicans. They agreed unani-
mously on the measure. The opposition to
the bill in the House comes mainly from
democrats, but includes republicans as we'll
So while faction of republicans continues
to fight the bill. the democrats declare that
the country must not not shake thy CORY
locks at US" in depreciation of resistance to
the measure.
X X -, =
The weakness OF the opposition to the
bill lies in the fact that the opponents do. not
present any practical plan in lieu Of the one
which has been worked ont by this bi-parti-
san Shipping Board, conceived as a business
proposition for the solving of problem OF
dollars and cents, and cessation of waste of
the taxpayers money.
All they can suggest now is to continue
the existing policy, in the vague hope that
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Issues Involved in Harding Ship Plan
Reduced to Dollars-and- Gents Basis

world conditions will improve, and when
business picks up private enterprise without
government aid will furnish the solution OF
the problem.
X X r. X
Pine; that is the proper course; echo
the snartitme nations OF the world, which are
building up their marine until such time as
the United Statesi is again without one, when
they will control not only the carrying trade
of the world, but will have an immense ad-
vantage over American producers and sellers
of goods in carrying their own products un-
der their own Gags. -
When the world conditions are back to
normal, it is admitted by all that keen
rivalry for trade and commerce will be car
ried on by all the nations. One of the phases
of the present issue in the disposition of our
merchant fleet is the disadvantage which
American producers and traders will face
when they find themselves without feet
at the hour that great competition and rival
ry sets i'll.
Experience has proven that under world
and domestic conditions the government cam
not operate merchant marine except at
loss The hearings in Congress have brought
out that private owners and operators will
not attempt operation without assurance of
the deficit, inevitable through these mex
orable conditions, being made up.
X X X
Many. thoughtful men i'll Congress. real
izing all these considerations, hold that the
taxpayers.are bound to meet either a down
right loss without possibility of recouping.
or face an expense in an enterprise which
;, has the elements OF bringing back some re-
.tlrn some time, and being less than the loss
itself.
But above and over this question of dol
lars and cents, these same men assert that
there is the greater question of importance
to the country at large-Is the United States
to be driven, from the carrying trade of the
seas and in a few years be left to the mercy
of the rest of the maritime world:
Evening star., 1922-11-26
1TH Senator La Toilette or
~ ganizing what might be
v called the red cedar blocl;

xNf ganizing what might be
v called the red cedar block
in the Senate, composed OF
the merry lads who don't give a damn.
viz, Shipstead, Frazier. Brookhart and
Ladd, with Capper and Norris With
services to come UP whom needed. and
the triumphant Agricultural bloc add
ing q militant labor bloc to It's per-
sonnel. and possibly dry bloc to its
cortese. We are approaching In our
Senate something like European po-
litical conditions. There pariiaments
and assemblies are made up Of small
groups that unite to form either pes
tiferous minorities or ruthless ma
jorities.
Over this group of American radi-
Gals in the Senate is another and
larger group Of ultra liberals or pro-
gressives. men Of the Borah and
johnson type. Howell Of Nebraska,
ex-bullmooser. who comes to the Sen
ate with q republican nomination and
Non-Partisan League support, viii
likely follow Borah rather than La
Toilette, and. as his next election
day draws near, Senator Mccormick.
who once bolted tho republican party
with Roosevelt. may revert to type
and get behind johnson and Borah.
Senator Cummins Is veering leftward
again, and in all q bakers dozen OF
liberal republicans may be found who
will make it hard for the republi-
can majority to keep from flushing .
becoming pink.
Among the new democrats, Senators
Ferris and Ralston Of Michigan and
Indiana will get about as far forward
as Borah and johnson: SENATOR
Wheeler Of Montana. Stephens OF Mis-
sissippi and Nicely Of West Virginia
will be- Just democrats, rs Fess and
Jones Of Washington arc Just repub-
licans. Edwards Of New Jersey will
be reactionary and Bruce OF Maryland
will be conservative. Bayard is un-
known, but is moro than likely to be
nondescript.
So there is the new group in the
Senate. But this fact must not be
forgotten-thAt thirty Of the thirty -az
in the new Senate, republicans OF
democrats, are there because they dc.
nounced Newberry1sm and rslinquished
all its works. That will put .; hectic
tint upon the Senate that makes the
most radical body ever elected ir
America. Watch It sisx1e. -: &.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
A Vanishing Race.

THE negro yearbook is out FOR
i this. year, and most interesting
document it Is An hours considera.
tion Of the yearbook will convince
any fair-minded reader that tho
negro Is q peculiar !, problem" for
America Here we have established
within our own civilization another
civilization, one which some Of US
insist IL an inferior civilization and
which all Of u seem fairly wilhng 70
dominate. The '.yeasbooa' shows
that, tha pexza il fnnotaanink ~ q
Evening star., 1922-11-26

Note.-In publishing this ar
ticle by the brilliant editor Of
the Emporia GaSette Tho Star
does not necessarily indorse the
views he expresses. But Mr..
White brings to the discussion
of current events a fertile mind
and an entertaining style. and q
discriminating public will place
its own valuation upon tho
opinions he advances.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
"AS [ SEE IT."
By William Allen White.

raoe civilization and that 1t iS acQuir-
Ing what the negro would never have
acquired in any other civilization. a
talent-perhaps Initiative, but strong
for organization.
Here in this ''yearbook" is found a
list Of purely negro organizations-a
negro association, league or bureau
for every activity Of man. The law
yers. teachers. preachers. editors.
dentists. doctors. clubwomen, repub-
licans. democrats. authors. artists.
manual workers, farmers bankers.
real estate men-every profession
and calling OF civilized man is Or
ganised in America along vocational
lines. Here in the yearbook" we
also find accounts Of negro towns
and townships organised for self
government by and for negroes.
Here Is the catalogue Of books by
negro authors. poets, novelists, es-
sAyists. dramatista. philosophers-the
whole range Of literary activity is
represented In the list.
And there are tables and graphs
and maps. and all the formidable
weapons that sociologists weave. The
maps and tables seem to prove that
the negro. Is slowly moving north
strong as the northbound current
And the graphs indicate that as he
moves north. decade by decade, he is
getting little whittier than he was
"befoh do wah." The statistics show
that he lives for . shorter term Of
years than the white man, that hi.
infant mortality is terrible, and re-
cent statistics. quite outside tho year
book, from northern states, prove that
the ne4roeI birth rate-not counting
the enormous infant mortality. is fall
ing below his death rate. This is
partly duo to the fact that the white
mans vices are sterilising the negro,
and partly due to tho fact that he
is controlling his birth rate rs tho
middle class white man controls it.
OF course. the negro is not fading
ont as the Indian or tho buffalo Is
fading. but he is gradually bleach
ing, gradually moving into an en-
vironment where he cannot or will
not live as long as he used to live.
and a. he moves northward he moves
upward in tho economic scale, and SO
controls the number Of babies In his
family without decreasing infant NOR
tality.
The hand of death is reaching for the
black man. It's reach is slow: but un-
less he changes his ways, the hand of
death will grab him as it grabbed the
Indian. In the wrestle with civilization
the negro Is facile enough in adopting
its outward forms. AS individuals. the
negroes arc improving vastly more than
their. grandfathers could have dreamed
they. would improve. But some way,
somewhere. deep in his nature, there is
. lack. Civilization on this. continent is
getting him. -: -
Evening star., 1922-11-26
A New Thing In the World.

THE English elections. The women
i voted In the ratio of three te one with
the men. In. America women and men
vote in about the proportion OF each sex
to the population. In, some places the
mans, vote exceeds the *oman's. and
vice versa. But, generally tho vote is
sbout balanced The-result lss 70 par
ties and candidates 10 about the. same
No drastic change has occurred in the
|ofga1isation. OF the world. And: get
IL new, thing has como into the world
which inevitably win bring change.
Evening star., 1922-11-26

The direct influence or women upon
public affairs is bound to charge
things. For centuries woman has
had great influence. But together
with influence she has had to con-
vince her man Of her wisdom. Now
she acts straightaway; no man stands
between her and her convictions.
Her man can take it or leave it. In
a decade this direct power Of women
in American politics has revolution
ized the relation of woman as to her
tance, to her American citizenship.
to her wages, to her place in society.
She has legal rights where she once
had privileges. and all because she
has the ballot and can go directly to
the reward or punishment of those
who disagree with her.
In this connection 1t is interesting
to note that Lady Astor. who was
solely opposed by the men of her dis
trict, was triumphantly elected. The
women supported Lady Astor when
she talked prohibition. The women
So long as womanhood picks out the
typo of woman that Lady Astor Is
women may feel that they are justi-
flying their enfranchisement. Her
American visit disclosed a woman of
good taste and much tact and social
grace. She handled an exceedingly
dimcult situation with great common
sense and made her American sisters
tremendously proud OF her. With
women like her taking the lead in
politics something worth while is
surely about to happen to the world.
Kansas Is Bamed.
THE other day when reports from
i all over the country were coming in
about a national drive against cancer
the country was shocked to learn that
Kansas had made no progress in fight
ing cancer during the last twenty
years. Not that any other state had
made progress; but Kansas was ex-
pected to make it. The federal sta
tistics recently indicated that Kansas
men and women live nearly two years
longer then folks live in other states,
and five years longer than in most
states. Kansas has had the lowest
per capita consumption of booze for
years and years. Kansas sends a
third more young people to colleges
and universities than any other state
and twice as many in proportion to
population as most states send. Kan
sas first abolished the common drink
ing cup and the roller towel, and has
national minimum. But Kansas stands
beaten before cancer. Prohibition
does no good there; the high percent
age Of American born avails moth
ing. College students do not reduce
cancer. A high per capita Of taxable
the property, with no millionaires and
practically no paupers, Is no check
to cancer. Kansas has no magic
against this demon. And when Kan
sas canrot make medicine agains.
an evil, 1t, is incorrigible. Nothing ID
SO hopeless about cancer is the fact
that Kansas is stalled.
|. The Ferssentatien Of Sweet Alice.
T CONSIDERING women in politics
~. and the major blessings they
bring to wicked world. it may be
well here and now to put in the rec
ord q warning. They should learn to
stake their medicine. Nothing is SO
blessed in politics as good loser.
Politics is no place for the "only
chilas Upon the shores Of the vitriol
sea of politics floats the scum Of de-
bris, not the defeated. but the reject
cd; men. who see why Greece decayed
and why Rome fell. 80 much more
Evening star., 1922-11-26

world conditions will improve, and when
business picks up private enterprise without
government aid will furnish the solution of
the problem.
Evening star., 1922-11-26


This problem is not a new one 0!
giving the farmer adequate credi
facilities. 1t has been discussed fol
at least twenty-five or thirty years
Myron Merrick wrote a book on tn.
subject that shows the method,
worked out in other countries, ant
this book is being studied these day:
by members of Congress. Every onc'
;; in a while when the pinch comes ant
the farmers have to dump their sur
plus products on the unready marke'
for whatever they will bring-thet
the need for legislation confront
those in charge of the governmen
works.
It is the hope of the administration
and Of Congress that before the enc
of the present Congress a scheme will
be worked out and enacted into Law
for providing adequate relief for al
time, thus preventing periodic panici
among the farmers. on whom the en-
| tire country depends for ito sos
tenance.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-12
IENKS STATE BANK
NOW RE0RGANIZED.
New Directorate Is Sure
of Confidence of the
Public
HOME TALENT PREVAILS
Occupies a Handsome New
Home Built Purposely
for Institution

soseai 10 The world
IENKS. Feb. 11.--Tho First state
tonr of jerks has reorganlzed with
now directors and new officers
ncsrly ali OF them being citizens of
lenks or already identified With .ta
Interests. The complete now organi-
.otion is as follows: President, Joe B.
simmons: vice presidents, X. r..
tirewer. Charles Stunkard and Y. r..
Dunn. cashier, w. o. King; dircc-
tors Toe y. simmons, II. II. Saun-
4 ne 4. Survant and w. O. King.
,rbe hank is capitalized at $4,000,
and occupies n handsome brick
building erected specially for bank
Tho new directors are all gentle
mon OF high standing in the COM
,npnitv. having a large following OF
friends who Will b. pleased to learn
~ their connection with this institu-
lion. and who will use their Influence
In support Of this bank. Vice Presi-
pent Nrewer Is well known In bank
ing circles owing to his Connection
with ia, Exchange National bank OF
Tulsa. The others need no intro
ductlon In this community.
HE new organization Develops
rom the sale of the interest held by
n. e. Il. Stcigleder, who was presi =
dent after the bank was founded
last summer following the disor-
rarlzatlon of the old bank. Stcig-
ledcr came here from Beggs, where
no and two brothers are interested
in a local bank. lie bought the. ma
iority of the stbcli of the jerks bank
and reorgauizod It. giving it Il new
name and putting it on "a sound
financial basis. w. o. King. cashier
came with Mr.. Steislcder from Beggs
and remains in the new lineup.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-12
HUNDREDS ON HUNGRY LIST
salvation Army Unable 10 Hunt Up
Jobs Tor Unemployed.

Special 10 The World
BARTLESVILLE, Feb. live
have more calls for aid than ever
before declared Captain Thorne of
the Salvation Army Thursday.
There are lots OF persons here in
Bartlesville who call on us for food
and not all of those who enter the
salvation Army headquarters In
search of food are transients by any
means. We have a problem on our
hands OF taking care of them. In
fact we cannot do II. l gave IN
long ago trying TO find Jobs for the
men"
The matter Of establishing n soup
line was discussed with the mayor
and the chief of police Thursday
night, these officials. as well as tho
matron OF the provldent association
declaring that never n the history
OF tho city has there been 50 many
jobless and hungry men walking the
streets.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-12
ATOKA MOB is. FRUSTRATED
County Attorney and sheriff Prevail
on Crowd to Leave.

ATOKA. Feb 11.--Following the
murder of Cora Jones, white woman
here Thursday and the arrest or
sam Watkins, who is charged with
her murder, a heavily armer mob OF
about 250 men attempted to lynch
watkins here last night.
The mob appeared and threatened
10 break down the jail but were as
sured by County Attorney Sanders
and Sheriff Phillips that the prisoner
was not in the jail.
A committee was permitted to go
through the building and satisfy it
self that Watkins had been re-
moved.
Attorney Sanders and the sheriff
then prevailed upon the mob 10 dis
perse.
Sheriff Phillips heard Of the gath
erng of the mvb and spirited Wat
kins away to an adjoining county.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-12
Wounded nnndIt Arrnlgncd.

Special 90 The World
MIAMI, Feb. l1,-Still suffering
from wounds received I'm a gun bat
tie with officers two months ago.
John Dunham, one Of the alleged
participants In the attempted rob.
berry Of the Cardin State bank De.
ccmbcr 10. was arraigned in the
jailor's office "Wednesday and en-
tered n plea OF not guilty to the
charge of conjoint robberJ. His
preliminary hearing was set for
Friday.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-12
GAS ExpLoDEs IN RESTAURANT
Broke In Door TO Rescue Victim OF
Morning Blaze.

Special TO Tho world.
MIAMI, Feb. 11.---Serious injury
was narrowly averted by George
HobsOn, an omploye Of the club cafe
when a gas explosion occurred
there Wednesday morning, follow
Ing his attempt to light a gas stove
in the kitchen.
He turned IN the alarm. to which
the fire department responded
promptly, breaking open a rear door
to rescue him. and eNtinguishcd tho
hiaze buy the use OF chemicals. with
out slight damage to the property