Evening star., 1922-12-19


poignant than any that come IN adult
life. What can be the pathos. then.
of robbing a subnormal child who
has been taught in school to make
toy and preventing that creator
from the JOY Of carrying his or her
wonder" home at Christpastide to
show IT. triumph to fond parents?
How can anybody want to interfere
with that innocent happiness, when
It costs nobody cent: Yet great
statesman has riser TO sgve the cerl-
inercial value of the child-made toys.
the little dresses or aprons Of the
manual training schools, for the BEN
eflt OF the great United States Treas
ury, where already lies three billion
dollars worth Of real GOLD.
Would it not be a fine act Of some
big-hearted member OF Congress to
Introduce a Joint resolution that on
Christmas eve all manual training
products should become the property
OF their respective makers? The ed
ucational value Of such products
through the pride OF achievement
which they would inspire while they
were being shown admiring relatives
and friends. This applies not only
10 the typical school but to all pub
lie schools OF the District.
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Eyes are cheaper than electric
lights seems to be the maxim of tire
school authorities. for it IS shown
to the Papent-Teachers Associations
fof the District that very few of the
schools are equipped with any light
Ing systems. and that thousands of
pupils spend the last half hour of
each winter dA. in gloom. and by the
time they are dismissed It is neces-
sary for the teachers to guide the
children through the dark halls and
down the stairs TO prevent accidents.
If II We're not so tragic. the neglect
Of adequate provision for decreasing
!lliteracy in the Capital of the Ma
ton would be most ludicrous. but 1t
ia. in fact, crime.
A very great statesman used 10 say
that half the value of eeing wise is
being wise on time. and certain II is
that half the value of law enforce
ment lies in its promptness following
the offense. 1t will be a great step in
the right direction. therefore, II the
efforts Of Judge Robert Hardison OF
the United States branch of Police
Court 10 speed up the casee of dry
law violation so that they may come
to prompt trial are successful. The
United States courts are said to be
the most diliatory in the world. and
the proportion OF crimes to popula-
tion is not only the worst in America
of similar proportions in civilized
, countries. but it is increasing at an
+, blame for incKcusable delays in the
prosecution CT liquor cases. directly
upon the government prosecuting at
torneys His warning that the at
| ;orneys should be more active and
alert in summoninE their witnesses
and preparing their evidence ough,
[ to spur them. to the end that justice
may be speedier.
1t is being urged upon the Distric'
Copmissioners that on account of the
increasing embarrassment and danger
of congested traffic on the downtown
streets. footbridges should be erected
| TO span the crossings. SO that pedes'
trians could pass over safely. The
| that they would necessitate climbing
| upstairs and down at every intersec-
ton, which would be extremell
! wearisome. and they would afford nc
| additional space for traffic. Better BY
far is the plan ursed'!n keynotes. for
elevated ,"s:Iewar,s'' Or fcotpa: hs
down the middle of all congested
streets SO tha, pedestrians would be
entirely out OF harms reach. and the
entire sp.,e now occupied by side
| walks could be added to roadway and
| parking space for automobiles and
! ho:sedrawn vehicles. Light arched
! bridges from the footway could con-
| rect the second stories of all business
houses with the pedestrian right o'
way and the space between thc Gle
waited walk and the buildings "oulf
! admit the maximum daylight to fhf
I, buildings A single row of steel Pill
! lars would support the elevated
walks. ss they do elevated railroads.
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| The postal business of the country
doubles every decade says Pcs:;nas 8
| ter General work. and he add tina
| tho government has not k6pt par'
| with the persistent needs os the $.rv'