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Evening star., 1922-10-27

curacy of the article? Did she stop to
question whether or not she might be
accusing beautiful and cultured wom-
en- Of atrocities that Satan himself
would shudder at? At any rate that
Is exactly what she did. There are
women. married and single, carrying
on experiments at Edgewood. in obe-
dience to their oath to their govern
refined and tenderahearted as those
angels Of mercy who tended our boys
when wounded on Flanders fields as
they fought in defense of womarhood.
liberty and civilization.
The article in Mercy and Truth is
wholly untrue as to the Inference that
deliberate cruelty Is practiced or that
any pain is caused any animal, If such
pain can be avoided, in work at Edge
wood Arsenal. l have taken up the
article with the Christian minister
who is nominal editor of the maga-
zine and he has promised to print my
full reply in the next issue. He ad-
mitted to me that they did not check
up the truth of the article. which was
reprinted from some other publica-
ton. If Miss Hough will apply to the
chemical warfare headquarters in the
Munitions building. Washington, she
will be furnished at once a copy OF my
reply to the most unjust and unfair
article printed in Mercy and Truth
concerning experiments carried on at
Edgewood Arsenal
AMOS A. FRIES
Brigadier General, Chief Chemical
Warfare Service.
Evening star., 1922-10-27
Money Takes the Stump.

Money talks" and IL has promptly
taken the stump in the New York
campaign.
There is 4 saying that in q com
| munity where real sporting blood
abounds one can lay a bet on any
thing. Everything goes. Nothing Is
barred.
Well. if real sporting blood does no,
abound in New York where may it be
found? The metropolis is full of It.
and it is found trickling through up
state.
And an election is always tempt
ing proposition. Whether municipal
state or national, it stirs the sporting
blood. Possessors of the long green
lace their fingers with the stuff and
offer it even or at odds on parties or
on particular candidates.
This election will test the sporting
mans nerve and Judgment unusually
He leans u good deal on the politicians
for tips. and the politicians are avid
for tips themselves. on the dead
quiet they will tell an old friend to be
careful; that such a situation exists
as has not before been known In this
country; that even the wiscst guy has
need to watch his steps.
Nevertheless. for publication. many
tall claims will be made by both sides
and on the strength Of them good
money will be offered and taken. odds
swapping sides, as the campaign pro
ceeds. The calculation. widely made
and generally accepted, is that "one
- born every minute
Evening star., 1922-10-27

toral vote Of the state tn Cox and
Roosevelt. Some performance at such
O. time.
But. good as he feels and with good
reason, Gov. Cox, as q predicter,
should watch his steps. Observe:
To assume the repeal of the Fordney
tariff within year" is to assume a
democratic triumph in November SO
overwhelming that the republicans
will attribute 1t solely to the tariff,
fall into q panic, and at the short ses.
sion Of the present Congress repeal
the Fordney law and secure the Presi.
dents signature to their action.
Or that the President. obeying this
latest mandate Of the people. will call
the Sixty-eighth Congress together in
special session early next spring and
recommend = revision Of the tariff in
consonance with the present demo
cratic criticism Of tho Fordney meas.
ure.
Is either thing likely? Is either even
conceivable?
Whatever the Fordney tariff may
be. good, bad or indifferent. it is GER
tain to remain on the books for several
years at the least. modified only by
such changes as the President, who
signed 1t. may order under the au-
thority granted him by the law.
The democrats. Gov. Cox among the
number, are twitting the republicans
with promising too much in 1920. They
should not fall into the same ditch
themselves so soon after.
Evening star., 1922-10-27
Starvation False Economy.

\ starving Smyrna mother. advised
to feed her children according to the
most scientific dietetic system, Is In a
situation equivalent to that faced by
public institutions. created by Con-
gress and instructed by it to perform
an educational service, and then given
next to nothing to do 1t with-neither
adequate equipment nor personnel.
The situation at the Public Library
is to the point. Created as supple
ment to the public educational sys-
TEN of the District" it is So starved
in resources that it cannot perform
even its clerical routine with any
measure of business dispatch
II was reported in the columns Of
this paper recently that such ordinary
necessities as typewriters are insult
ticient in number and in many cases
Well beyond the possibility Of repair.
Further investigation shows that the
library is years behind in equipment
and lacks file cases. book trucks.
desks, typewriter tables and even
chairs. The automobile with which it
delivers collections Of books to the
public schools and from which more
than Il quarter of u million circulation
was obtained last year, is expected to
give out at any moment. There is no
provision to replace il.
In every business suitable equip
II ft.,l
70 success. The Public Library last
year circulated To readers more than
Z million books. II must have the nee
.ssary equipment to handle the detail
involved with the utmost efficiency.
Then only will the time of the staff be
set free for advice and assistance to
readers. SO that they may make the
most Of the opportunities and re-
sources along educational lines for
which purpose Congress created the
library.
1t does not exist To furnish light
reading to the frivolous. Its function
is distinctly and definitely educational.
Adult education. it is believed. will
furnish the solution to many OF the
grave social problems of the day. The
library stands in Il strategic position
u make u real contribution to the
whole scheme Of adult education. The
library should be the connecting link
between the ambitious person of limit
ed education and the wealth of knowl-
edge to be found in books. 1t should
guide men and women into the new
fields Of interest and endeavor which
books open up 10 those who are handi-
capped by limited opportunity.
The Washington Public Library has
demonstrated thst 1t makes every cent
Of public money cover absolute needs
to the furthest extent possible. Larger
appropriations would be an invest
ment bringing in to the taxpayer salts
tying returns in better homes. better
children, better business.
Evening star., 1922-10-27
Open Parks to Boy Skaters,
Urges Mother of Boy Killed

October 3, and, in connection there
with / wish to go on record in the
| following statement:
The coronors verdict was death
, caused by his own carelessness." This
is only partly true. Witnesses to this
accident stated the driver of the car
veered sharply, apparently to avoid
a depression in the roadway. and the
I BOYS hold was broken"
The different periods amount to
hours wherein have stood upon that
sidewalk. with breaking heart, and
watched car after car go by, none
swerving. none zig-zagging. there
oeing in that street no depression
would result in throwing to the con-
crete with such viciously cruel force
a little eleven-year- boy. Had the
ariver OF this car been. in reality, "a
man. knowing his own blamelessness
ne would have come forward and ex-
pressed ms regret. his sympathy.
feel that the tragedy was not all
due to my little sons carelessness
suspect that the driver deliberately
sWerved his car to break my baby's
hold.
Urges Penalty for Autoists
Therefore, I urgently request that
for any person driving car to so
attempt to break the hold of any
child. or children, will constitute a
crime. punishable by a long term Of
Imprisonment and heavy fine.
1. of course. realize that the death
Of my little son in his dear, joyous
youth has saved him much in the
shape of sorrows and tragedies, of
which the lives of so many are full.
l know that his young soul is forever
safe with God. And to God. who has
said vengeance is mine," I leave the
fitting punishment. both in this life
and hereafter, Of the man who caused
his death.
To quote a few lines of one of the
many very beautiful letters l receiv-
ed: Probably a kind Providence may
use circumstances like these to lift
the community out OF its self-com-
placency. toward a realization of the
need of better safeguards to conserve
life. limb and happiness: that from
tragic happenings such as these
there may come reforms and improve
ments. SO that the children Of the
city may. in the future, be freer and
safer" If this. indeed. can be realized,
l shall feel that my precious boy, the
martyr. SO to speak. to the cause.
shall not have been killed in vain.
KATHARINE DYER ROWLING.
Evening star., 1922-10-27
EDITORIAL DIGEST

as a representative of the anti-tory
masses of twentieth century Great
Britain. 1t undoubtedly leaves him
stronger than ever in liberal Scotlan,
and Wales"
The rejoicing in France can be de-
pended on, the Utica Observer Dis
patch feels. to strengthen the LloyG
George position. for the British hav,
not been unmindful of the fact that
the gratitude of France has been
mostly upon the surface and that her
professed friendship was extremely
volatile" His greatest achievement
was not as premier, the Savannah
Press thinks, but as minister of mu
nitions when 'he mobilized the indus
trial resources of the nation and
brought the manhood of England into
action to make munitions of war and
The Indianapolis News also, after re-
viewing and praising his work all
along the line. likewise suggests that
"for the present he is out-but he is
not down.. Because of the attitude
of labor generally. and the existing
Louis Globe-Democrat feels that this
cabinet crisis "is one that concerns
the world as no other in Great Brit
ain has ever done, and the course OF
events will be watched with anxious
interest everywhere" Empha sizing
tnlS view, Tic aDeTuSen Dally w Orlu
says that "any spark now may start
the connagratfon: II it does start the
United States will inevitably be in
volved. 1t is for this reason that tie
coming election in England is vastly
interesting to this country"
The Cleveland Plain Dealer thinks
that the Bonar Law government will
not assume any aspect of durability
and that it's outlook is not cheerful
But no other British leader seems to
face a brighter prospect-unless Lloyd
George rejoices in the prospect of be-
ing the leader of the vociferous and
vindictive opposition 1t is the
opinion of the Milwaukee journal that
"if Bonar Law does not last England
and the world may have to endure a
season OF stress and strain while the
labor party Is learning that the re-
sponsibility of governing a nation Is
a very different thing from the free
dom enjoyed by critics who are out
Of power Not only is this fact
but the Ann Arbor Times-News points
out. in turn. that "the political par
ties are In a state Of disorganization
that makes immediate and effective
action difficult" !.
Evening star., 1922-10-27
No Heartless Cruelty.
Gen. Fries Answers Attack on
Edgewood Animal Experiments.

To the Editor of The Star:
In Thursday evenings Star there Is
printed an article entitled Gas Tests
on Dogs" and signed Eleanor NJ.
Hough. The letter, like the report re-
ferred to in the magazine called
Mercy and Truth, is typical OF the
prejudiced, unfair and grossly unjust
articles that from time to time are
printed about patriotic, God-fearing
men and women who are working
night and day to prevent In any fu-
ture struggle the cruel suffering and
death of hundreds of boys who might
now be alive and we'll except for the
Ignorance of the allies on all subjects
grouped under the misnomer Poison
Gus Gas"
Did Miss Hough try to find out
whether the article was correct? Ap-
parently not. Did she, befV.e she
wrote - tirade accusing loyal, pa
triotic men and women who are work
ing under a solemn oath to uphold
the Constitution Of the United States
and faithfully carry out the Jaws of
Congress and the regulations Of the
War Department, inquire into the ac-
Evening star., 1922-10-27
Why ''Uncle Joe" Cannon Was
Not a Soldier in Union Armv

discourage enlistments and to encour-
age deSertonS."
According to Mccloury, he was so
impressed by the red d-hcaGed speaker
that he nudged the man next to him
and asked. who is that young fel
low" Why isn't he in the Army?
Why doesn't the governor give him .
commission" That boys fighter"
BETTER not say anything like that
TO Gov. Yates" the major was warn
ed: hes had trouble enough already
Army"
But he went 10 Gov. Yates, explo-
sively, why isn't that fellow Joe
Cannon in the Army"' he demanded.
we need men like him"
Il just don't want that sort of talk
revived" replied the governor. Here's
why: Cannon and ! were elected on
the same ticket with Lincoln. Right
off. when volunteers were called for
he came to me with his resignation,
and i refused it for two reasons:
First, I didn't want to call a specia,
election right at the beginning of the
war. on account of the expense. Sec
ond, / feared that if an election was
held man would be elected who
would prove an embarrassment to the
government. instead of fighting
help, such as Cannon"
All the red-blooded men Of that ter
ritory had answered the call to the
colors, the governor explained, and
the disloyalists and reactionaries were
in the majority. so | just told Can
non he must stick on his job here
said the governor, and I've had to
impress that on him three different
times when he has tried to force his
resignation. He hasn't been bother
ing me SO much lately" Yates added,
because he's found he has his hands
full of the meanest sort of fighting
right here at home-fellows who way
lay you on q lonely road"
The breakfasters turned to Speaker
Cannon for confirmation. Yes, ]
found that the meanest fighting l
ever had in my life" he said.
Evening star., 1922-10-27

To the Editor of The Star:
Through the columns of your paper,
lease permit me to express my ap-
,reciation Of the plea for boy skaters
~ Mr. Woodhouse in the edition of
Saturday, October 81. ] also ask for
opportunity to make public the fol-
owing suggestions in connection
18th our campaign for the prevention
If avoidable accidents to children.
1t seems to me that the dangers to
our young boys. fathers and mothers
If whom are compelled by circum-
;tances to live in the city. could be
lmost wholly done away with by the
District Commissioners, one of whom
n particular places the RESPONSE
,ility for accidents upon parents.
7ossibly he does not recall his own
,oyhood days, or possibly he mas
leyer had sons of his own. All par
,rts deserving of the name, and even
hose who are not, caution, plead, au-
nonish and command concerning
raffic dangers, and not one boy In
ne million, will remember these eau
ions, pleas. admonitions and COM
nands Ave minutes after he Is out OF
sight of home. Certainly not, II he ls
IF the 1oO-per-cent-boy type. like my
,wn little son, with no realization
# danger" with no knowledge OF
he meaning of the word fear
To Save Boys Lives.
If our Commissioners. for instance,
instead of saying Parents should
caution their children, etc. etc.
would, instead Of having policemen
order children out Of our many parks
when they attempt to skate therein,
brow open our parks to the boys and
iris of the city for skating; II they
would forbid skating in the middle OF
The streets during the rush hours OF
morning and evening. making ols-
obedience of this order ana or boys
stealing rides behind autos and
wagons offenses punishable by arrest
md Juvenile Court discipline, much
would soon be accomplished towar
avoiding fractured skulls for our De-
owed young boys. and broken hearts
or their mothers. their fathers ana
their families. They would soon learn
.aution. would soon develop sense
# responsibility for their own safety,
II this were done.
Reviews Sons Death.
To revert. briefly, to my own
tragedy, the death of my little son. on
Evening star., 1922-10-27

The gravity Of conditions in Cuba is
confessed, first by the request Of Presi-
dent Zayas that an American financier
be sent to the island to investigate its
financial affairs. and, second, in the
high standing of the man selected for
the work.
President Zayas is to be praised for
his frankness. and for turning to
Washington for the assistance neces-
sary. He recognizes our responsibility
for Cuba, and desires manifestation
OF It at this time.
And Secretaries Hughes and Mellon
are entitled to praise for designating
so competent and distinguished q
Evening star., 1922-10-27
Here and There i'm Washington
BY 1.-THE MAJOR"

1 will tell In the airman's own words.
which were. as follows: II was dis
appointed and disgusted when my en-
gine commenced to skip and thought
l would probably have to break my
landing gear. until 1 happened to
notice this little bit of level field
where / landed. but when the little
old ludys son told me about his
mother l was mighty glad that the
dnrned engine did miss. If you could
have seen the look Of satisfaction and
happiness In the eyes of hhe little old
woman you would have seen a sight
that would have thrilled you. They
made me stay at their place all night.
and ] guess l sat up until midnight
talking airplanes. and in the morning
when 1 finally had the machine tuned
up told her I would show her some
fancy flying. When / went up pull
ed everything that l had in the bag
This Is the only time in my life that
have ever been happy at being
forced to land"
L
i i thief, but whether or not he was
one of those who try to secure some
thing for nothing is a question that
perhaps will never be answered The
other evening at the Union station a
man hurried up to one of the benches
In the waiting room and picked up 4
lady's coat. Instantly the woman. who
IN hf.
on her feet demanding that he restore
to her that particular article of wear
ing apparel. He insisted that the coat
belonged to his wife. whereupon the
woman asked him what mark was in
side the cuff. This disconnected him,
whereupon the woman said her name
was Mrs. So and So, and threw back
the cuff, In the lining of which was
embroidered her initials. The man
stammeringly replied that his wife
had a coat just Ike IT, and before
the woman could make up her mind
whether he WAS an impostor or had
really made a mistake he had made
his departure.
= = <
lust Il few more weeks and the
y little cottontails will be scamper-
ing through the underbrush and
mamma rabbit will be earnestly ad-
monishing her little ones to heed the
soft footballs of the hunters dogs,
and to beware OF the big bulky forms
attirsd in canvass or corduroy that
60 pushing through the bushes with
long metal objects resting in the
crooks Of their arms.
Evening star., 1922-10-27
Conservatives Now Propose,
LLOYD George will Dispose

The conservatives propose" but. in
the opinion of a vast majority OF
American editors, Lloyd George can
be expected to dispose" before the
smoke of battle finally clears away
over the British political battlefields.
The resignation of the premier was
anticipated. but there is a general
disposition on this side of the Allan
tic to question the ability of Bonar
Law to construct a government that
semi-permanently will fill the gap In
the British governmental organiza-
ton.
Everywhere warmest tribute Is raid
to the great work Of Lloyd George
during the years he has been in the
at present. the belief seems to be in
creasing that he will very soon be
able again to resume his position un-
der the spotlight of public admira-
ton.
"He has been called an opportun-
ist." says the Springfield News. but
it is the wise man who rides with
rather than defies, the storms in a
menacing hour. The days are filled
with anxieties for England. Each
passing hour reflects the require
ments Of the superman." In chang
ln8 front OIIen anu QuIChiy the
Nashville Banner recalls that Lloyd
George was carrying on the business
of nation which has more varied
interests than any in the world dur
ing a period Of time when nothing
was assured" while the Buffalo Times
significantly suggests there Is nc
finality about the elimination OF
Lloyd George. He is out OF Office, yes
but out Of politics. no. Indeed. he
seems to be in politics as deep as
ever" The Chicago News also is at
tracted by this suggestion. remark
, ing after a critical review of the gen
eral British political situation that
stranger things have happened in
politics than that Lloyd George be
fore many months should again be
summoned to form a coalition minis
try" 1t should be remembered in this
very connection. the Syracuse Herald
suggests. that "the coup that com
PEELED his resignation was secession
Of the old-line tories from tho coali-
tion," and that it defines his status
Evening star., 1922-10-27

~ OR years and years we have
l. heard the Mason and Dixon
line discussed. Orators and
Il writer's have spoken OF the
Mason and Dixon line and that this
particular boundary divided the north
and south was the thought Of many
people and it's location was placed at
anywhere from Richmond to Chat.
tanooga. The other day while COM
ing back from little trip happened
to overhear u young bespectacled
woman excitedly exclaim: "Why, that
sign can't really mark the Mason and
Dixon line: why. that is way down
south" Little did she appreciate the
fact that this boundary Is located
many miles north of Washington and
that the nearest station on the rail-
road line is IronI Hill.
x + u X
COMETIMES II you wish for thing
- long enough you get 1t. There Is
an old widow who lives. with her
strapping son. on q rather diminutive
but perfectly attended farm in Mary
land The no-longer-young mother,
who has been a sufferer from rheu-
matism for a number Of years, and Is
barely able to hobble around the
house, has often expressed desire
to view at close range an airplane.
having seen those used by the post
Office as they flew at great height
over her home. She has read with
much interest of the advances that
have been made in aeronauticS: in
fact, she is what YOU might cali Il
thirty-third degree airplane fan. The
other day while her son was busily
rolling the field to prepare it for win
ter use a new plane that was being
tested out by a cross-country flyer
for its inventor was seen circling
around her home. evidently looking
for a suitable place on which to land.
Finally the birdman Unanswered his
plane so as to alight on the newly
rolled field. He had been forced to
descend by an engine that was miss
ing badly. The young farmer lad,
after genuine Maryland welcome.
explained to the airman that for a
long time his mother had desired to
view AT close range an airplane, and
explained that her physical condition
prevented her from travelling to any
Of the landing fields near the large
cities. The sequence was that the
two men placed the pa!nracked bit of
humanity In 4 chair and between
them carried her out where the ma
chine was. and the aviator explained
everything about the heavier than
air machine. The balance OF the story
Evening star., 1922-10-27
A Tall Tariff Prediction.

Gov. Cox Of Ohio is campaigning in
Kentucky. He characterizes the Ford
ney tariff law as "a monstrous out
rage" and predicts its repeal within
a year."
The Buckeye leader is feeling good
on the Bluegrass stump, and with
every reason. Two years ago. when
the republicans were driving the
democrats before them in nearly every
direction. the latter made a successful
stand In Kentucky and gave the elec-
Evening star., 1922-10-27

opposite the pres
ent Department of
Justice building.
IN 1910. by Mai.
W. c. McCloury.
who was warden
OF t h e federal
pen ! t entiary at
l. e a V c II W or TIL.
Kan. Others at
the breakfast be-
sides Spe q X e r
Cannon and Mai.
McCloury W er e
L epre S entative
James r. Mann
and l. White Bus
Evening star., 1922-10-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Example Withheld.


We turn to countries far away
And study them with care.
They teach us how to turn lay
With melody so rare.
In pictures, too, we must allow
instruction fine is sent.
But they're small help in showing hov
To run government.
They lead the world in literature.
They teach us how to dance.
In fashion they hold sway secure
With fancies that entrance.
Yet they are apt to start a row
And foster discomfort,
And not do much in showing how
To run government.