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Evening star., 1922-10-25

1t was Inevitable that in the reduction
of the floating forces of commerce the
wooden ships should be the first to be
set aside.
Now they are passing to the yards
to be destroyed. a sad spectacle Of
waste in one sense. and yet completing
record of practical wartime enter
prise. The wooden ship has probably
passed definitely with this demonstra-
ton of inutiiity in comparison with
the steel vessel There is no occasion
to bewail the losses incident to this
expensive experiment. 1t was one Of
the items of a necessarily wasteful ad-
venture. If the American participa-
ton in the great war is to be meas
ured alone by the money that it cost
it will prove to have been monStrOuS
eXtrava gance. But only a small part
of the expenditure was actually a
waste. when the fact is considered
that war caught us virtually unpre-
pared. despite warning, in almost
every particular of equipment and pro-
vision.
Evening star., 1922-10-25

Congress he was a college president.
He is now chairman of the House
committee on education and the re-
publican candidate for United States
senator from Ohio.
Out of the dregs of poverty Repre-
sentative Fess has come self-driven.
His father died when he was four
years old leaving the mother with
seven children ranging from one to
fifteen years in age-and with abso-
lutely no money. Naturally there
were no knicknacks in his young life.
and in such straitened circum-
stances 1t was characteristic of the
time and place that the neighbors
should do what they could to help
out.
One day u neighbor gave Simeon's s
sister cents to buy candy. Simeon
had never tasted candy. although he
was then about eight years old. They
spent this wealth for hot rocks red
balls of very hard and very hot con-
fection. But for cents they coul1n
get enough to go very far as treat
for seven children--aud it wouldn
break up easily. So as they paraded
back from the country store they
debated how to divide their treasure.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
Kitty Herman.

The world has travelled long way
from the age of the convent. 1t is
inclined to look, especially in strong
ly Protestant countries, with more or
less curiosity and wonder upon this
institution. to regard it as a hang
over from an age that has been
thrown into the discard. And it is
certain that the convent has in 1t
little that is common to the spirit OF
activity, of self-eXpression and self
assertion which dominates modern
civilization. But there hovers about
which will always appeal to the frail
of spirit, to the broken hearted. to
those with crushed purpoSe-to those
whose thoughts turn inward.
Witness Kittie Herman. fiancee of
Michael Collins. entering a convent
as she is reported about to do, and
closing the door behind her. How
much that we should like to be rid
of is she not shutting out. How
much of the solitude, contemplation
and silence that some of US would SO
much like to have is she not com
mitting herself to, Her act does not
fit in with modern ideas of life and
its purpose, to be sure. But sight OF
this beautiful young woman turning
her back upon the world and all that
it offers cannot but remind us that
this mad rush we know is not the
only side to life. And then, too. there
is something pathetic and touching
in the thought of this woman, de-
prived of the life she had sought,
spending the years with her dream
Roanoke World News.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
Good News, if True.

If it really is true that Great Britain
and France have arrived at an agree
ment for dealing with the problem of
German Preparations, it is the most
hopeful news that has come out of
Europe in long time. Assurance
that such an agreement has been
reached is much more important than
to know the terms of it. In fact, in
the opinion of the world. it has come
to che of less consequence how the
reparations question is settled than it
is to have it settled.
An agreement between the principal
allied powers comes none too soon, II
anything at all is to be salvaged out
of the wreck of German governmental
finances. Driven by steady deprecia-
tion of the mark, Germany today is
headed straight for the condition in
which Austria finds itself, and q COM
plete collapse is not far distant unless
there is some common sense inter-
vention.
The history of nations records no
stranger phenomenon than the condl-
tion of German finances today De-
spite the enormous sums sunk in the
war and the subsequent loss of terri
tories and supplies of raw materials.
Germany still is one Of the richest
nations in the world: her industries
apparently are booming, her people
working hard and living frugally. She
no longer has an immense army and
naval establishment to maintain. serV-
ice at home and her internal debt can
! he paid in paper currency deprecated
almost to the point of worthlessness.
Vet the government to all intents and
purposes is bankrupt.
The external debt of Germany. if ii
| is paid at ALL must be paid through
/ the insirumentality of government, so
| the only hope the allies have is to
| hold up the hands of the government
/ at Berlin and save it from collapse
! The wealth of Germany is not in form
| that can be bundled up and carried
! to France. and Belgium and England
in 81 isfa ction of reparations. SO if
the government We're to collapse and
the creditors be invited in to help
themselves it would be slim picking
| they would find.
| There probably is no agreement
which Great Britain and France could
make which would enable them to col
! lert the full bill of reparations. but
! they must be in agreement if they are
| to collect anything worth while at all
at last been reached. it is triumph
of common sense over selfish desire
and Great Britain and France are to
be congratulated and all the world
Evening star., 1922-10-25
Fewer Horse Shoes.

When the automobile first came into
practical use some enthusiasts pre-
dicted that the ''horseless age" was al
hand. that soon mans four footed
friend and aid would pass. But motor
ears have been in service increasingly
now for about twenty-five years since
the first practical Introduction. and
the horse is still here. He is at work
on the farms, he is seen often on the
country roads and occasionally in town
hauling the lighter loads. and rarely
drawing the carriages of those who
have prejudice against gasoline mo-
tive power and a fondness for leisure
ly transport. Partisans of the horse
refuse to admit that there is any pos
sibility Of his complete disappearance
from the service of man. Yet there is
no doubt that the use of horses is de-
creasing. The census bureau has just
furnished evidence. 1t appears from
the official census reports that from
1919 to 1921 the number of establish
ments manufacturing horse shoes in
the United States decreased from
twenty to twelve, and the number of
persons engaged in the plants dropped
from 919 to 306. and the value Of
products turned out fell from S3.S61,-
900 to Sl.931.S12.
During the past few years there has
been revival of the old game of
quoits all through this country, but
instead of the old-style saucer-shapcd
disc of iron with a hole in the center
horse shoes are used. Many thousands
Of these shoes of standard pattern and
weight are now being thrown. north
and south, east and west They must
have come from the big horse shoe
mills unless they were forged by the
village blacksmith. But pitching
horse shoes do not wear out like
those worn by the horses, and so the
trade. once supplied is not particular
ly active. Maybe if it were not for
the horse shoe game, however, the in.
dustry would show a still further de-
pletion than the census figures reveal.
Horses will never disappear. They
will always be used for service. and
the census figures will never show a
complete vanishment of the horse
shoe industry. 1t may be concentrated
finally in the roadside smithieS, which
Of late years have been rapidly turn
ing into service stations and motor
repair shops.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
Gliding.

A British aviator recently made q
world record for gliding with a pas
senger, remaining in the air forty-nine
minutes. The best previous record Of
gliding with a passenger was made by
Fokker. the Dutch plane inventor,
who at Gersfeld, Germany, flew thir-
teen minutes. This new British record
is still very far from the point Of en-
durance reached by Hentzen, who at
Gersfeld in August glided for three
hours and ten minutes. But it is,
nevertheless, an important achieve
ment, as it advances the time during
which a pilot and a passenger can re-
main aloft without motive power, and
suggests the possibility Of further de-
velopment.
At first regarded as merely .
Evening star., 1922-10-25
His First Candy Was Tragical,
But 1t Helped to Life Success

Then young "Sim" had an inspira-
tion--they would put it In bottle
with water and shake 1t up until 1t
was diluted. 1t took hours Of shak-
ing, each taking turns agitating the
contents of the battle. to get it thor
oughly dissolved Then each indulged
in spoonful or two of the sirup.
All of this procedure made the
party last longer. but / did not get
much satisfaction out of my first
candy" DIR. Fess recalls. ut made
me think hard. though. that if 1
wanted candy and better things out
Of life | must work for them"
He made his first money when he
was fourteen years old, working all
day cutting corn. The vast wealth.
he was promised kept him working
with a vim while he visioned himself
scaling the heights of his then ambi-
tion-to own suit of store clothes.
Compare the boy of fourteen in the
cornfield, going to school. and to
church, wearing blue denim. home
made clothes faded from much wash
ing, with the clothing with which
the high school youth of today Is
adorned.
working at any odd jobs he could
get all that summer young Sim
| finally saved enough to get his first
store clothes. No matter what moral
| lists may tell you about clothes not
making the man. that suit of clothes
! helped a lot to make the Hon. Simeon
! ID. FcSs of today, and he admits it.
| 1t gave him his first taste Of the joy
of conquest over a bitter fate. of
achievement, of climbing upward.
1t was the garb and badge and em-
blem of his being master of his wn
destinies.
1t gave him confidence to go out
| and get a job teaching school. Being
accustomed to such simple life and
frugality. when he got $50 month
| for a five-month term, he saved $50
| out of the $3.50, with which he paid
his first years expenses at Ohio Nor
NAL University
That's how he went through school
work TN ne nau Il lttie saNeu, Iheii
go to school until he was broke. and
| then back to work again. Thus 1t
took him ten years to get through
| but he was teaching in school before
| he graduated and when he graduated
! he was made head of department.
| Representative FeSs has outgro"n
AN appetite for candy. and he isn I
ANYTHING of Beau Brummel. but
| he is known as the hardest working
| man in Congress-.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
New Minds to Order.

New Minds for Old in Twelve
weeksp exclaims an ad in a maga-
zine. We don't want to read what's
under the caption lest it be disillu-
sioning. Our old mind has been get
to think there's a place in the world
where it can be exchanged: How
much do Won suppose they will allow
us for the old one? Somewhat used.
and a little tired. but still good for
several thoughts. dreams ana de-
cisions of one sort and another.
And what do you suppose they do
with the old ones? Do they take them
down and clean them up and rebuild"
them, and sell them to impecunious
souls without any minds OF their own,
and not money or gumption to buy
nice, new, shiny minds, with all the
working parts guarantsed?--Winona
Republican Herald. 49,.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Publicity.

Publicity.
long for some news Of movie star,
Some facts on her winsome art;
Some notice Of what her intentions are
And how she will play part.
only hear, as my hopes prove vain,
She's married again! She's married
again.
I long for silent Bernhardt's grace
Which never can be effaced.
I fain would behold an artist pace
A pathway by genius traced.
But all get is the old refrain:
"She's married again! She's married
again."
Evening star., 1922-10-25
Breaking Up the Wooden Ships.

Wooden ships. built during the war
by the United States for emergency
fleet service, and for a long time
anchored in the James river, are now
being towed up to Alexandria to be
broken up for the salvage of materials.
Thus ends an experiment that caused
a troublesome controversy and cost a
great sum of money.
The proposal to build wooden ships
was advanced to meet the require
ment for vessels that could be quickly
turned out, when the German sub
marines were destroying cargo and
passenger boats at a rate that men,
aced the allied countries with defeat.
Steel ships required longer to fabri-
cate and cost more. Wooden ships,
it was contended, could be more
speedily produced, and even if they did
not last as long as the metal ones they
could be relied upon for immediate
service.
The entire program of wartime ship
building was appreciably halted in
consequence VI lle Qudiiei pel"eeIi
authorities upon this question. Many
of the ships were eventually built and
put into commission, but they were
not as satisfactory as We're the others,
though they served an excellent pur-
pose for period. AS soon as the war
ended they were doomed to disuse, for
they could not compete with the steel
vessels in economy Of operation or in
speed. The American merchant ma.
rine was in sore straits anyway. with
disorganized world markets, with the
differential in costs weighing heavily
against our ships in competition with
those Of even the depleted British,
F're,ch and Italian merchant navies.
Evening star., 1922-10-25

h | s o W II w a v
through normal
school, but when
he got through he
knew all that
was behind him.
He had to fight
and work for
what he got
and it was his,
For thirty three
years he has held
a prominent posi-
ton in the world
of education, anG
for ten years be.
fore coming tt
Evening star., 1922-10-25
WhY Men Love Golf.

Golf is a game like life. That's
why men learn to love it and never
get over their love.
1t calls for those qualities that we
associate with real manhood-de-
cision, accuracy. nerves of steel,
perseverance. self-control.
Take your eye an instant off the
ball, let your wrist turn ever so
little on the downward swing, forget
to follow through. and you top or
slice or pull your stroke and are in
trouble. in sandpit. bunker. swamp
or bracken.
Every one gets into trouble on the
golf course. The test is getting out
of it. That's when nerve and stead
mess and determination tell That,
too. is life.
For bad shot the golfer can curse
and blame the wind. the sun, a bad
lie. disturbing motion by his caddie.
Or he can analyze the false stroke
again. In golf he always has anoth-
er chance coming: That's even a
little better than life.
Observation of perfect models. con-
slant practice. self-study. self-an-
So the royal and ancient game has
! a virtue even more fundamental than
getting up out in the open, our feet
on the soil, our heads barred to the
sun and the wind, our lungs rejoicing
! in the autumn air.-New York
American.
It's a case of genuine love if he
keeps his eye on the girl instead Of
| the axi-meter-Duluth Herald.
The cake-eater's conception of pol
ish is represented by patent-leather
hair.-Asheville Times.
,r,ho 1ya obo,,1d mt oxnac+ ,,,ra
| than near peace in the near east
| Little Rock, Arkansas, Gazette.
What would you say is the matter
have a national laugh weekNst.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Henry Ford will race for the
| famous fishing vessel cup, and will
win if the ocean is hilly.-Jackson-
Vile Journal.
And the Maude Adams invention
will make 1t possible to identify the
human gramaphones that talk all
through the picture shows-Saginaw
News-Courier.
Mary Ellen, who figured in the An
tigonish ghost stories, has been
took her seriously are still at large
Toronto Star.
It can be said that the Turks never
attempted to impose their language
j on a subject people. They simply re-
moved the people.-To1edo Blade.
Rockefeller has books showing
! every penny he ever earned. But
| there are still other reasons for the
paper shortage.-Burlingto News.
Isadora Duncan was married in
! Moscow to Russian poet, whom she
has brought to America with her
Thus Isadora becomes a member in
good standing of the Russian Re-
lief Association. Columbus Dispatch.
Evening star., 1922-10-25

Monkeys are being pursued for their
glands, even into the heart of Africa.
If monkeys can talk, as scientists have
averred, it is time they We're beginning
to say something in their own behalf.
Evening star., 1922-10-25

Army airplanes will fly around the
world The event will be an assurance
that in the event of next war"
Uncle Sans air equipment will cut
more of a figure than it did in France.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
Whv Limit Safety?
To the Editor of The Star:

1t is evident a week is to be set
apart again during which time drivers
will be expected to be more careful
and policemen more vigilant. Why so
little of so good thing? Is week
as long as drivers and policemen can
stand the strain? If SO, we may ex-
pect the killing to be resumed the
Sunday following. and we can only
hope that it may be the other fellow.
c. NJ. BRYANT
Evening star., 1922-10-25
Candid Estimate

II understand that you are depend.
ing a great deal on the woman vote"
I'm hoping for it," replied Senator
Sorghum, "and trying to deserve it.
But it only stands to reason that the
woman vote would be kind O. f1ckle.'
Evening star., 1922-10-25

No man, regardless of age or attain
viewer to declare that he will not run
for President of the United States if
he gets a chance.
Evening star., 1922-10-25

Should Lloyd George nd leisure un-
der present circumsta noes, America
would be glad to have the visit from
him that has so often been suggested.
Evening star., 1922-10-25

Having observed Germany's expert
ments with air machines, France is
apprehensive of some device for glid-
ing out of reparation responsibilities.
Evening star., 1922-10-25

The sultan leads a secluded life, and
invites no argument with Mustapha
kemal as to who is actually boss in
Turkey.
Evening star., 1922-10-25

Musings OF a Motor Cop.
I signaled to Hortense to pause.
She did so with a pout,
And said, II had to stop because
My gas has just gave out"
Evening star., 1922-10-25

The District of Columbia citizen
demonstrates his right to be voter
by the loyalty and patience with which
he meets his responsibilities as a tax
payer.
Evening star., 1922-10-25

If Col. Bryan ever takes another go
at the democratic nomination for the
presidency it will be as a dark horse
Evening star., 1922-10-25

The passenger who insists on a wine
card in addition to his steamship
ticket will probably have to pay extra.
Evening star., 1922-10-25

"Whirlwind" campaigns do not in
variably create enough disturbance to
produce landslide
Evening star., 1922-10-25

Jud Tunkins says the man who likes
to hear himself talk generally has a
bad ear for music.
Evening star., 1922-10-25

What was announced as a soviet
government has proved to be Lenin
and Trotsky government.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
EDITORIAL DIGEST

publican proclaims. is to ignore il and
..let the vaudeville actors have their
little joke. They have TO earn their
livingS"
Evening star., 1922-10-25

The two great enemies OF iliiteracy
are compulsory education and movie
ubtitles.-Indianapol Star
Evening star., 1922-10-25

" HE childhood tragedy of seeing
his first candy literally dis
solve before his anxious, ag-
onized gaze shocked the soul
of Simeon ID. Fess into keen determi-
nation to wrest from life some of it's
tidbits sore half a century ago. The
wearing Of blue denim. homemade
suits of clothing-which he abomi-
nated-and which set him apart to
bear the brunt of his schoolmates'
ridicule. forcing him actually and
physically to fight his way through
"readin' and wrtin and 'rithmatic,"
awoke an urge that produced con-
spicuous figure in national education
Representative Simeon d. Fess of
Ohio had to spend ten years making
Evening star., 1922-10-25

1t is now proposed that immigration
be reduced to oue-half of one per
cent That ought to remove all the
kick.-Little Rock (Arkansas) Ga
Evening star., 1922-10-25
Politics and the Police.

"Do you think the authorities
around here will arrive at a solution
of this crime mystery?"
IT d'no," replied Farmer Corntossel;
"I dino. The prosecutin' attorney is a
dry republican an the principal de-
tective a democrat, an it may be
pretty hard for 'em to git together"
"A wise candidate" said Uncle
Eben, keeps on shakin' hands in de
Off years, same as when he's actually
runnin' fob Office"
Evening star., 1922-10-25

What would you say is the matter
with the country when we have to
have national laugh weekESt.
Louis Globe-Democrat
Evening star., 1922-10-25

The Henry Ford will race for the
famous fishing vessel cup, and will
win if the ocean is hilly.-Jackson-
willie Journal,
Evening star., 1922-10-25

Maybe we should not expect more
than near peace in the near east
Little Rock, Arkansas, Gazette.
Evening star., 1922-10-25

It can be said that the Turks never
attempted to impose their language
on a subject people. They simply re-
moved the people-Toledo Blade.
Evening star., 1922-10-25

And the Maude Adams invention
will make it possible to identify the
human gramaphones that talk all
through the picture shows.-Saginaw
News-Courier.
Evening star., 1922-10-25

Rockefeller has books showing
every penny he ever earned But
there are still other reasons for the
paper shortage.-Burlingto News
Evening star., 1922-10-25

Mary Ellen, who figured in the An
tigonish ghost stories, has been
placed in an asylum, but those who
took her seriously are still at large
Toronto Star
Evening star., 1922-10-25

The cake-eater's conception of pol
fsh is represented by patent-leather
hair.-Asheville Times.
Evening star., 1922-10-25

It's a case of genuine love if he
keeps his eve on the girl instead Of
the taxi-meter.-Duluth Herald
Evening star., 1922-10-25

Isadora Duncan was married in
Moscow to a Russian poet, whom she
has brought to America with her.
Thus Isadora becomes member in
good standing of the Russian Re-
lief Observation-Disclosures Dispatch
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-30
60 TO CHURCH ON SUNDAI|1
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even plead to "Slow down" We do not want to
slacken much less to stop. On the contrary. we
want to speed up. That is progress. But we must
speed up safety.
The National Safety Council reports that the COM
piled figures Of preventable accidents in 1920 show
death toll Of many people as live in the State
of Nevada In other words, in year we wiped
out by accident one whole State. That means that
it is time to STOP something. 1t is not speed we
should stop. We must stop recklessness.
The man-eating. thrashing machine has gone out
of fashion. But the fool the auto wheel is busy.
Fatalities from reckless driving average thirty
deaths day. We have speed laws, but they are
dehantly disobeyed and the volators when arrested
are too often dismissed with modified reprimand or
petty fine
To endanger the life of another is not light or
laughing matter.
We must adjust ourselves to the auto the horse
did to the train. We make the train schedule,
limit its speed on curves, slow down at the sign Of
caution and come to a full stop the STOP signal
So must make every auto driver do.
There is but one way do it, and that is for every
community to impose drastic penalty for every of
fender and for every community to promptly get rid
OF any officer that fails to the offenders and
every judge and magistrate that will not impose the
full penalty of the crime.
If it is crime to take life, it is crime to endanger
life. Speed up safety. 1t is the duty of every
and county government to get Indignantly busy on
this all important job. We cannot spare our people
in whole state-full lots.