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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-01
|ALERT MIND STARTS
TEAM STALLED IN SNOW
How Influential Leader Relieved
Situation During Recent
Storm.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
One of the most interesting hap
penings of the blizzard occurs s, IN IN
front Of the writer's office window IN
the thick of the storm. A large truck
drawn by four horses was stalled IN
the snow and for more than an nour
the driver tried perslstently 70 set
the horses to start the load. EVERY
time the two horses in the 1ront spa !,
would turn about to right or lett anu
null the truck around in circle.
At last a man came along who USED
his head for something besides a nat
rack, like one of the alert thinkers
that get us out Of impossible drifts
in business and politics.. with tne
authority born of Intelligence, that
makes some men natural leaders. he
told the driver to shift his horses and
make the wheel horses leaders. ano
put the two stupid or tfmid horses IN
the rear. The suggestion was accept
ed. Then Mt the first trial all tour
horses went forward. pulling toeetn-
er. and the truck was cafrieo sledoiis
forward to it's goal.
The great lesson of the incident is
that it is not luck, but an alert mlnd
that makes men useful and lnnueh-
tial. 1t is the supreme business OF
parents and teachers to make our
and bid them take message TO Gar,
cia" Ask your boy what he would
have done when the front horses be-
haved so foolishly.
Pupils should not only be given the
facts to store like lumber in the mem
DRY, but also trained to build the facts
into new forms, to solve problems. to
conquer emergencies. ut is the mind
that makes the man."
Not only must we make the world
safe for democracy but we must
make democracy safe for the world
by cuItivating the quality of leader
ship and the habit Of thinking in as
many ways as possible. that they may
see and show the fallacy of the selfish
political spellbinder and be able to
lead younger men who are running
around blindly in a political circle.
how to get ahead and pull the nation
forward out of its perplexities.
WILBUR F. CRAFTS.
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E,o,;ao-Atlantic Coast Line will
arrange YOUR trip south. Expert information
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Hairs Hidden Beauty IL Brought to
light with a. Golden Clint Shampoo
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Modern warfare as 1t 10 carried
on in CHINA in this day and time
is described by a Washingtonian
who has recently returned from
the far east as being more hui
name and less scientific than the
late world war.
The said Washingtonian. while
acting as consul in southern
China, was left isolated in a small
town. and Joined the army of DR..
Sun Vat. Sen, participating in
some of the fiercest battles.
For many days neither army
gained any advantage. This was
explained by the fact that the
rifles used on both sides We're of
the kraG model. vintage of 1870,
very rusty and incapable of shoot
ing beyond $50 yards. Both
armies, by skillful maneuvering.
managed always to keep at least
thousand yards from the enemy.
No casualties were reported eX-
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SOUTHERN CHINESE SAVE THE DAY
BI1YTNG BIG GLZNFROM OPPONENTS

cept to bystanders.
However. great coup wa
pulled by the northern troops
when they somehow obtained a
discarded twelve-inch gun ana
began to disrupt the morale OF
the opposing forces by nrins
charge after charge OF naiis'
broken glass. horseshoes. coboie-
stones and such other deadly mis-
siles into their midst.
Gloom pervaded the camp OF
the southerners. Several men
had been wounded and it seemed
as though defeat and destruction
We're their doom. Just as an
hope was given up one OF tne
southern generals. noted FOR ms
wisdom in military strategy. oe-
vised upon an ingenious means OF
turning a rout into victory: A
truce was declared. Headed by a
white flag, ENJOYS went through
to the northern lines. After
long parley the great cannon was
boueht by the southern army for
3 ven and the day was saved.
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DEATH VERDICT DISPUTED.
Friend Ascribes Physicians Demise
to Broken Heart.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, February
1.-E Gustav Zinka of Cincinnati.
Ohio, former president of the Ameri-
can Association of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists. was found dead in his
bed at a local hotel here yesterday.
DR.. L. A. Peek. who was called in,
pronounced death due to senility.
Edward Weust, a lifelong friend OF
the deceased. however, repudiated the
doctors verdict and said his friend
died of a broken heart" Weust also
is of Cincinnati.
six weeks ago." Mr.. Weust said
'Afrs. Zinka died, and since that time
Prof. Zinka has pinned away"
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SATURN HAS ASTEROID.

CHICAGO. February l. - Saturn. in
addition to rings and satellites, has
added an asteroid, according to Prof
E. b. Frost of the University of Chi
cago, home after visit to the
Yerkes Observatory at Lake Geneva
The asteroid. small planet or plane
told. is similar to a small comet. and
only an imperfect view of it was OBJ
tanned as it circled around the mel
ancholy planet.
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January to agree upon a time and
place for holding the joint conference.
The operators refused to attend the
meeting called for Pittsburgh and
President Lewis was obliged to cancel
arrangements for the meeting. And
the operators still persist in their re-
fusal to meet with the miners. al
though they signed the New York
agreement, apparently in good faith.
The miners are anxious to meet
with the operators and are ready to
do so at any time, but there can be
no joint conference SO long as the
operators maintain their present at
titude in direct violation of the agree
ment which they signed in New York.
Yours truly,
ELLIS SEARLES,
Editor United Mine Workers Journal.
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FIVE TO BE POLICEMEN.

Five applicants for positions on
the police force yesterday received
favorable consideration at the hands
of the Commissioners They are
William NJ. Adrian, 2026 Wisconsin
avenue: Glenn +. Thrash. 624 Fl street:
Howard IL. Owalt. 31912 Missouri
avenue; James ID. Bennett, 407 East
Capitol street. and Frank A. Varney.
L. S :. Falcon. The Commissioners
accepted the resignation of Policeman
G. D. Walter of the eighth precinct.
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ZITA ON WAY BACK.

LISBON. Portugal. January So
Former Austrian Empress Zita has ar
rived here on her way to Funchal.
Madeira Island. to join the former
emperor. The children of the former
sovereignS. Prince OFT, Archduchess
Adelaide. Prince Felix. Prince Carl
Ludwig and Prince Rudolph have also
reached Lisbon from Switzerland
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WOULD DISTRIBUTE ASHES.

Directing that his body be ere
mated. Henry Losch. by his will filed
for probate. requests that some OF the
ashes be sent to each of my brothers
and sister," He leaves his entire estate
for equal distribution among his sister.
Sophia, and his brothers. Morris and
Israel Losch. Mark Jackson is named
as executor.
Evening star., 1922-11-03
On Reading.

Christopher Morley. speaking of
reading. says: Occasionally, in
burst OF honesty-and among friends
who can keep the horrid secret-we
make some confessions about the
books we have never read. BY keep
ing up a pretty vigorous rumble about
what We have read. some of US. quite
falsely land. indeed, without any sin
cere attempt to be dishonesty, get
reputation for being great readers"
And what lot of US there are who
are doing the same thing, And just
why is 1t that we hesitate to confess
ignorance of a book. particularly a
recent novel? Is IT not more reason
able, more literary" II you like, to
choose, ones own reading than to be
pushed into it. as il were, by the
queries of your superior friends?
Have you read 'Babbitt'? What. you
haven't? Well. you must
+ Why must we? Why should we
read anything that We do not feel is
good for our souls at the time? Be-
sides. what's the hurry? II "Babbitt"
or This Freedom" or "Cytherea" and
the others are as good as their ad-
mirers claim. won't they be just as
good year from now. when we may
have had time to get around to them?
And IL they aren't expected to keep
we'll that long, why read them at all?
OF course. there Is the element of
timeliness, but then there are all the
books that defy time, and we've hard
ly commenced on those yet.-Ohio
State Journal.
Evening star., 1922-11-03

nary. One Is the report Of John r.
Hefner, socialist candidate for the
House in the nineteenth Illinois dis
trict. who spent cents for postage.
The explanation probably Is either
that Mr.. Hefner needed no advertise
ment, or his candidacy was such that
advertising would not have helped IT..
Socialism is str ong in only few con-
gressional districts in this country.
The other item Of economy is from
the seventh Minnesota district, where
Mr.. Volstead, Offering for reelection,
spent nothing, and his opponent less
than three hundred dollars. No adver-
tising was necessary there. AS the
author of the Volstead act. the repub-
lican candidate has been standing on
his famous measure, while his op-
ponent has been sufficiently identified
as anti-Volstead.
Campaign expenses have but rarely
been excessive on the part Of either
candidates or parties. Individuals
and organizations have often been as
sailed as masters of money and cor
rupters Of the ballot box, but, as q
rule, the outcries proved to be mere
campaign blather indulged in by poor
losers. In closely contested states or
congressional districts issues need to
be clearly defined; and instructing the
voters requires campaigning that calls
for liberal outlays.
Evening star., 1922-11-03

|COME morning after you have
passed a sleepless night, jump
into An early morning street
car and ride as far as the Capt.
tol, get of at the Peace Monument
and walk slowly in the crisp morning
air up Pennsylvania avenue. The
early rays of the sun have not yet
warmed the frosty. snappy period of
the day, but despite this, you will see
dozens and dozens of workers pro-
ceeding to the scene of their daily
labors, you will notice around Cen
ter market dozens and dozens Of food
products getting the last touches OF
arrangement. from 9Th street you will
view a tripping stream Of humans
proceeding to the early opening
stores, and as you continue upon your
journey, you will notice the letter
carriers on their early rounds. the
blue-coated officer Of the law walt
ing for his relief. the workers on
the afternoon newspapers scurrying
to the editorial rooms, great trucks
filled with milk are stopping at the
various lunchrooms. the drug stores
are opening their doors. the advance
guard of clerks are proceeding on
their way, news venders temptingly
offer their still ink-wet sheets, cars
fit by. In the tonneau, Of which re-
pose baskets of foodstufrs. fresh from
the market stalls; porters in front OF
the great hotels are hosing down the
sidewalks. the traffic cops are taking
their stations. and SO on until the
great awakening. The early workers
are the ones who start the wheels.
4 NIGHT or so ago young woman,
n who, despite the fact that her
family possesses no small amount OF
worldly goods and whose social
standing is that OF the best. works
for her daily bread. was on her way
to attend an evening class at one of
washington's institutions of learn
ing. She had hurriedly finished her
dinner in order that she might not
be late for her class and she was
well on her way to the citadel OF
learning when it started to rain. Be
ing a prudent young woman. she had
carried an umbrella with her. and as
she reached the corner Of 18th and
Pennsylvania avenue she saw one of
those frail little women of period
of many years ago standing defect
edly under the awning OF well
known hotel She asked the elderly
woman if she could be of any serv-
ice, whereupon the latter replied that
she would be very glad if she would
Evening star., 1922-11-03

are to manage our affairs, both inter-
nal and external, but those managers
must report back to labor for ap-
proval or disapproval Of their steward
ships. And any time our affairs are
not managed as labor wants them to
be. labor has the power to change
both managers and policies. II there
is any way in which labor can be
given a more potent voice In affairs,
that way has only to be discovered and
made plain, and labor, American labor
at least. will be quick to take advan-
tage of the opportunity.
OF course, il Mr.. Wells means to
turn control of the world over to
small groups of labor organized into
trades unions, that Is entirely another
matter. and his program is not likely
to make much headway with labor in
this country. There are more than a
hundred million persons in the United
States. and according to the last CEN
sus something over forty millions Of
them were engaged in gainful occupa-
tons; In other words. were laborers.
OF this number, three or four millions
were organized into labor unions. The
forty millions who labor are the ones
who control this government. first,
last and all the time. They shape Its
destinies as they will and reshape
them at their pleasure, and have been
doing so since the government was
instituted. But neither Mr.. Wells nor
any other man can persuade the forty
millions to delegate control Of their
government to the three or four mil
lions. This is a democracy. because
1t is a government by majority Of
all the people. A government by a
minority is a plutocracy, whether the
ruling class consists Of aristocrats Of
wealth or aristocrats Of toll.
Evening star., 1922-11-03
The Public Safety Committee.

ORGANIZATION of a Washington pub
lie safety committee has been effected
with a strong personnel. and with
program of intensive and continuous
work to reduce the dangers In the
streets of the capital. 1t Is the pur-
pose of this committee, fully repre-
sentative Of the citizens individually
and their civic organizations, to begin
a year-around campaign of street
safety education with a week of DEM
onstration. which will he designated
by the Commissioners. The week be-
ginning December has been tenta-
lively proposed. an appropriate time
inasmuch as Washington will then be
full with the reassembling of Congress
and the resumption of winter official
activities.
Such a work as this calls for the CO.
operation of all the people. those who
drive, those who employ drivers, those
who walk, those who operate and
manage the street railways, the
schools, the police, in fact, every
group of Washingtonians. 1t involves
q thorough understanding of the regu-
lations for the government OF traffic.
1t includes a careful study Of those
rules TO determine whether they are
best suited TO local conditions and re-
quirements.
The purpose Of a special week OF
demonstration must be that of educa-
ton. for permanent effect. There Is
an abundance Of means OF such edu-
cational work in street displays. in
addresses before schools and civic or
sanizations of all kinds, even in
churches. Pictorial effects are pos
sible to bring sharply before the peo-
pie the consequences of carelessness
In the streets, the need Of constant
habitual caution and the absolute ne
cessity Of careful driving with vehicles
always under control. A month will
elapse between the organization of
the general committee and the open
ing of the week that is to start the
continuous campaign for safety. In
that time full preparations can be
made and the best available means Of
vivid. impressive object lessons and
educational statements can be deter
mined and made available.
In the past five years there were
os6 deaths in Washington due to auto
mobile accidents. OF these fifty-three
fatalities occurred last year. The rate
has not increased since 1917. but the
number grows. The toll the District
is paying for rapid transit is entirely
too heavy. This safety work now un-
dertaken by the citizens committee
should greatly lower it. 8
Evening star., 1922-11-03
Wells Erupts Again.

Unified world control is the chief
plank Of the platform upon which H.
G. Wells is running as a labor candi-
date for a seat in the British house of
commons. Mr.. Wells is not specific as
to Just what forces are to be unified
or through what sort Of an agency
control Is to be exercised, but from the
general tenor Of his utterances and the
fact that it is as a representative of
labor he seeks q place in parliament.
IL Is a fair assumption that under his
scheme of things labor would have q
potent voice. ...
So far there Is no quarrel with the
Wells proposal, The. American gov
ernment. and the part the American
government plays in world affairs.
are under the control Of labor. Not
only does IaAsg select the men who
Evening star., 1922-11-03
A Damp" Senatorial Candidate.

The vets and the drys are active in
a number Of states. The restoration
of the drink traffic is an issue in many
congressional campaigns. Both sides
are alert. The vets II encouraged by
the result at the polls will attempt to
put something over at the first regu.
lar session of the Sixty-eighth Con-
gress.
They are hoping to do this under
the leadership Of Gov. Edwards Of
New Jersey, q candidate for the Sen
ate. and one Of the "dampest" Of our
public men. He and his friends are
stressing the issue. and claim to be
much encouraged by the outlook.
The Jerseyman, it must be con-
fessed, is frankness itself on the sub
ject Of prohibition. He does not like
it little bit. He has said. in a phrase
which at once caught many ears, that
he wanted to see, and If possible he
intended to make. New Jersey ''as wet
as the Atlantic ocean,"
OF course. he would like to see, and
is hoping to help make. the United
States as wet as he would have New
Jersey.
If Gov. Edwards reaches the SEN
ate, and succeeds by agitation there
in making prohibition prominent in
the campaign of,is24. his friends may
try a second time to bring him for
ward as a candidate for the presi-
dency. They tried two years ago. but
their favorite was little known then.
His boom doomed feebly for a brief
season, and then expired.
AS yet, Mr.. Bryan. who is on the
stump. has not visited New Jersey.
and no announcements Of a coming
visit have been made. He Is probably
not an Edwards man.
Evening star., 1922-11-03
Music in Washington.

No more practical step toward the
logical end of making Washington the
national center for artistic expression
in the United States has been taken
than that for which the Community
Music Association of the District de-
serves credit. Organized under the
able leadership of Mr.. Robert Law
renee, whose work in developing
Washington's annual music weeks in
1921 and 1929 was a worthy part Of
his wide experience in musical ad-
vancement throughout the country,
this associat ton has undertaken a care
fully conceived program which has as
its ultimate goal the recognition Of
Washington as the musical capital Of
the nation.
An excellent start to a desirable
end has been made. Nor should prog
ress in the quest be tedious. The in
terest of the city's business and pro-
fessional elements is evidenced by
the formation from their numbers Of
the association. The cooperation Of
the musicians Of the city would seem
to be assured in a cause vital to their
interests and to which they have al
ready contributed so generously of
their enthusiasm and talent. The
sympathetic assistance of the District
authorities has been pledged.
Every component essential to the
full success of the purpose in view
would seem to be present. 1t remains
for the community as whole so
stanchly to support its music asso-
citation as to insure the full achieve
ment of its program. 1t may afford
that support in various ways
through the purchase Of season tickets
to the thirty concerts to be given by
the association. through large at:
tendance at these affairs and through
letting the country at large know Of
the long strides Washington is max
ing toward the attainment Of national
leadership in musical advancement.
The association has done well in as
serting that music is neither a charity
nor a philanthropy. but a civic and
patriotic need. Washington will re-
joice in the assurance that that need
is here to be satisfied.
Evening star., 1922-11-03
Protest Against Cruelty.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The St2r:
was deeply interested in the ar
ticle published in The Star Of October
2s, replying to Elinor NJ. Hough. and
defending the experiments on ami
mails with deadly poisonous gases,
daily going on at Edgewood Arsenal.
am not questioning the earnest
ness Of the persons thus engaged,
but the thought arises. Why is SO
much energy and time thus misdirect-
ed preparing for another possible
war, when the entire world Is torn
and bleeding from the effects Of the
last great carnage?
Are there not thousands of our
own boys still suffering throughout
the hospitals of the country, and as
tention because the government has
thus far been unable to cope with the
situation?
Is it not time for the medical pro-
fession to realize the utter futility
Of these animal experimentations;t the
cruelty and needless suffering per-
petrated upon them. the helpless crea-
losis and other diseases unmention-
able alarmingly on the increase?
In what direction have these ex-
periments benefited humanity?
As a member Of the Humane Edu-
cation Society. personally protest.
and echo the earnest sentiments of Its
three hundred members against the
continuance Of these practices un-
der government supervision and pro-
lection. The whole world IL praying
and longing for peace: then why
should the greatest and most power-
full nation In the world continue to
prepare for further wars?
MARY e. CLARK.
Evening star., 1922-11-03
Wasted Potomac Power.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The use of electric power has in
creased immensely in this country
and all over the world during the past
ten years. The electricity has been
renerated at certain centers from some
other power. Coal has been generally
used for this power in regions where
coal Is plentiful, but water power
Ia desirable when it IS available. In
washington water power Is going to
waste. and thousands of tons OF coal
are used every day to supply the
needed electricity. In Canada COM
mission has been appointed to es-
t.hn,h electric plants. Canada has
many waterfalls but no coal, hence
az ner cent of their power is hydro
electric, which means that electricity
e. nroduced by the power derived
rom falling water. The country had
lat year 27s developed horsepower
FOR every 1000 of Its Inhabitants:
This has reduced the consumption OF
soft coal In the province OF ontario
about 100000 tons per year; In
1928 1t Is expected the commission
will produce 100000 horsepower;
The water powers Of Canada. II all
,v.re properly harnessed and conduct
sd BY the hydroelectric power com
nnission, would produce approximately
%. 900 900 horsepower. The total
so"inment owned and under the
direction of the commission Is worth
sal 221.870. The cost of the Niagara
nower development was 315,00e,000.
Thia has not added one dollar to the
tares of tho people, and 1t has reduced
the cost of electricity to less than
cents Der kilowatt hour. Washing
ton charges 10 cents. Winnepeg ma
1000 homes that use hydroelectricity
Sor l,ehtine, cooking, washing. iron
inr running sewing machines and
FOR light machinery. at a cost OF l
cent per kilowatt. In Toronto the
cost of electricity for the average
Roma Is 80 cents . month.
washington has one OF the hnest
.rd best located water powers In
the world for the production Of elec-
tric,ty. in the falls Of the Potomac.
II ;s not necessary to tax the people
to harness and equip a good water
power to produce electricity. Mhere
asd nit in operation 1t has been SO
.,'ccessful that millions Of dollars are
heinr spent to multiply and enlarge
Japan, sweden. switzerland. even
Russia, are borrowing money Tor the
nnrnoae. and are electrifying their
rsilroads, In California, Georgia,
New York and other states. the ques-
tion of establishing hydroefectrtc
plants by the state for the people ID
being agitated, and In some states
will be submitted to q vote tht1
month. The plan 10 to senerate elec-