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Evening star., 1922-11-06
Here and There in Washington
F course you have heard of
them and the remarkable
things that they have done.
BY 1.-THE MAJOR"

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them and the remarkable
Y things that they have done.
Have you ever met face to
face a real publicity man. press
agents. as they were called In the
olden days? If you have not you
have missed one of the greatest treats
Of your life. for they are in a class
separate and apart from every other
! kind and species of mortals that in
habit the earth: their mental proc
esses are attuned in a manner that
the layman cannot understand: they
are just simply In class by them
selves and that is all there Is to it.
Perhaps you remember the late A.
Token Worm (really his name). who
I invented the famous milk bath: Tody
Hamilton. who for many years gave
| to the eager public the stories of the
old Barnum & Bailey circus. and a
dozen or more of these brilliant men
who put over good stories In the in
terest of the person or persons that
they were booming at the time But
wonder If you have ever heard of the
man who pulled the publicity stunts
for noted explorer who claimed, and
many today believe his claim was
just, that he had discovered the north
pole. The explorer. after having is
sued numerous challenges to his
critics. signed up on a western vaude-
Vile circuit and he certainly packed
them in until they had to. hang ont
| the 5. X. O. sign--but to return to his
publicity man. The searcher for the
| northern point was billed to open in
was at loss as to just what to do to
make the lobby display more attrac-
tive. To be sure. there were sleda
walrus tusks. snowshoes and lot
OF other trappings. but they were old
stun; he simply had to have some
thing new. In despair he repaired to
the office of one OF the large news
papers and conferred with a man who
had formerly done exposition pub
licity work. The net result was that,
! on the opening day. in front of Pan
i tage's Theater five Esquimaux stood
like stOics by the side of the exhibits
How did even a press agent manage
to get these denizens of the northland
down to San Francisco was a puzzle
! to many, and 1t was not until one
| night at the Press Club that he gave
| the thing away; he had hired five
Japs to impersonate those who live in
the arctic circle. That press agent
is now in Washington and really
would make valuable man for one
/ of the great political parties to have
Evening star., 1922-11-06
Translating Best Sellers.

II American books require special
translations for English readers how
about English books for American read
ers? The pages Of English authors are
sprinkled with Criticisms. with words
and phrases possessing a purely British
Significance. This Freedom" for in
stance. contains many cryptic express
sions for Americans. Thus the bril-
liant young barrister remarks. in the
words of the author. that elf he pulled
it of. he would really begin to think
about taking silk" How many Ameri-
can readers would know without look
ing it up, that the ambitious lawyer
was expressing his hope OF soon being
numbered among the kings counsel, so
that he could write TX. c." after his
name? The gown OF the kings counsel
Is made of silk, that of the ordinary bar
rister Of commoner material. The Eng
lish author writes for English readers,
even though the sale Of his books may
be several times as great in America as
in his own country. II Americans
don't understand his peculiar locutions
that Is their lookout. Perhaps some
day English best sellers for Ameri-
can consumption will also be pro-
vided with explanatory charts.-Pitts-
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
District Of Columbia, Warrington, October
Al. l92o--Taxpayers of the District Of Colum-
bia will take notice that the undersigned hs:
received the statement Of the assessment OF
realty taxes for the District Of Columbia for
the year ending June 80. 1923. and will be
ready to receive payment Of taxes at this
ofsce on and after November !. 1922. The Act
of Congress approved June o. 1922, provides:
:Thst beginning with July /. 1922. and an
nually thereafter. one-half Of the tax levied
mon taxable real and personal property In the
District Of Columbia shall become due and pay
able on the nrst day Of November Of each
year and the other half Of such tax shall be-
come due and payable on the ar:t Day Of May
Of each year: and IL either said instailmsut
Of such tax shall not be paid within thirty
days Of the date II 10 due and payable. ss!a
in:,aIiwent shall thsreupou be Ia arsssrs asd
delinquent: aud there shall then b aided. to
he collected with such tax, 4 penalty at the
rate of per csntum per month upsn the
amount thereof for the persod Of such g.
iiuuusncy. said delinquency to date from khe.
date such -tnstallment was due and payable.
and the whole together shali constitute the
delinarent tax to be destt with and collected
in the manner now provided BY law" Attest:
:. M ssi,zs.5.s.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

Light went up-and came down-in
the ill-fated dirigible C2 the other
day. When the blast had blown him.
stunned and broken armed. to the
floor of the hangar. he staggered out
and found a telephone. Burns. cuts
and fractured bones were forgotten.
Here was story! And Ben's tale OF
the passing Of the good ship CT was
the first to fash out across the
country.
Getting the facts to the people is.
after all, q genuine profession. 1t
numbers thousands Of trained men.
with considerable sand and nose
for news" and a knack of investigat-
ing quickly and writing briefly. Their
devotion to the job of news gathering
in no way differs from that of Ben
Blaine, who was simply blown into an
unusual assignment.-Grand Rapids
Press.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
February Is, 1913.

L ebi uaIE 10, l3AS.
Things are going much better with
the War Department. My expectation
IS that this war will resolve itself
into three things. in this order.-ships
for food, aeroplanes. big guns. We
must, as you know. do all that we can
to keep up the morale of our own
people. There is considerable per-
centage of rac!fsts. and of the weak
hearted ones. who would like to have
peace now upon any terms. but the
treatment that Russia is receiving.
after she had thrown down her arms.
indicates what may be expected by
any nation that quits now.
The prospect for democrat
ization of Germany is not as good as
it was year ago. when we came in,
because of their success in arms due
to Russias debacle. The people will
not overthrow government which
is successful. nor Will they be in
clined to desert a system which adds
to Germanys glory. 1t is a fight,
long fight, fight of tremendous sac
rifce. that we are in for. l said a
year ago that il would be two years.
Then l thought that Russia would
put up some kind of front. Now l say
two years from this time and possibly
a great deal longer. Lord Northcliffe
thinks four or six or eight years.
We are starting two campaigns
through the bureau of education.
One is for school gardens. To have
the children organized. each one to
plant garden. The plan is to raise
vegetables which will save things
and also give the children a sense of
being in the war Another thing
We are trying to do is educate the
foreign born and the native born who
cannot read or write English.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
during the next campaign.

4 II +
THERE has been considerable crit
i icism directed at those who are
responsible for the training camps
that blossomed forth during the past
summer, and some of the criticisms
are, in the opinion of many. just. A
friend Of the Army. a man who really
wants to see the officers reserve be
living, tangible thing. made the FOL-
lowing statement regarding the mat
ter, He said: II know of many cases
where young men at financial sac
rifice attended the camps during the
past summer: they worked nara
and made excellent records, but 80
far they have not had word OF en-
couragement as to the matter or be-
ing commissioned: many OF these
young men were young fellows who
served overseas, men who have clean
records in the real war service. as
we'll as excellent marks at the camps.
and to me it appears that those in
charge of these matters are doing
much to discourage those who really
want the country to be prepared. II
something Is not done you can bet
that next year there will be far less
applications. The giving of COM
mission calls for no expenditure OF
money 1t does not affect the standing
of any man In the regular service.
but 1t does mean whole lot to the
man who is really trying to keep up
the spirit that won this war. for not
all of the good officers were regulars.
not all of them came from the
Point" and you can bet that Pershing
and the other real big men of the
service know this. 1 wish that I
could have a few minutes talk with
those in charge Of this matter"
The sentiments expressed by this
man. who served in France for a
with the approval Of many who wore
the khaki.
X \ X X
TWICE a year the Post Office De-
i partment issues bids for twine,
the kind that they use In doing up
letters at branch Offices. on railway
mail cars and at other points. The
demand this year calls for 100000
pounds OF two-ply jute twine-that
is. for a six-month period. For those
who delight in knowing just how the
twine measures permit me to say that
the balls weigh a half pound each.
the length of twine in each ball is
800 yards. making a grand total for
the six-month supply of little over
100000 miles.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
PLAYING for Full Control.

"Al' Smiths friends, who are claim
ing everything and claiming it con-
fidently. according to the recognized
political prescription. are making an
eleventh hour drive for legislature
to match. They want him to have full
opportunity at Albany to show his
quality in office. This, they point out.
will be impossible if republican legis-
lature is elected tomorrow.
True, Mr.. Smith during his term as
governor, when he made the reputa-
ton which has been serving him so
we'll in the present campaign, had re-
publican legislatures ION his hands,
Somehow. republican legislatures are
the rule in New York. 1t is an exceed
ingly difficult task to secure one OF
different complexion.
This time. however, Mr.. Smith. if
he is returned to the governors chair,
will be expected to do considerable
amount of business which will capital
ize we'll for his party at home on the
eve of the opening of the next presl-
Dental campaign. The Empire state
democracy wants to play a leading
part at the next democratic national
convention-would be happy to fur
nish the party with its presidential
candidate, or. falling that. to name
him from some other state.
Hence this drive. The calculation is
that full democratic control at Albany
"a democratic legislature working in
harmony with. and largely in response
to the recommendations of, q demo-
cratic executive-would give New
York a tremendous boost in national
affairs in the coming two years.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
The Stage Reporter,
and the Real One

The newspaper reporter goes pretty
much unsung. Nobody writes him IN
along with coal miners and ship radio
operators as one of the "heroes OF In
dustry." He is commonly drawn in
nancil on a neat little notebook. He
Is conceived as the pest of the recent
widow and tho goad of the police sta
ton. He is always crawling under
fire lines or asking for photographs
That he really has "a calling and
sense of his mission 10 too seldom
suspected.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

A woman was acquitted by Phila-
delphia jury Of the charge of murder.
She killed a girl who had stolen her
husbands affections, and proved not
only that a woman can be expert with
firearms, but that the unwritten law
Is not exclusively for the protection
of the jealous male.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
Do You Think?

If you do you are an extraordinary
person. according to Movie Censor.
Ohio has a moving picture censor
ship. The chief censor of that state
said the other day: "The people are
not fit to judge for themselves. Sta
tistics prove that only 10 per cent of
the people are thinking persons, Is
per cent Of the people think part of
the time. while Is per cent never
think at ALL"
If these statistics are true-and
who can doubt the veracity of a chief
censor?-then there is even smaller
need for movie censorship than we
had believed.
For the big argument Of the pro-
censorship folks is that the vice.
movies feature poison the minds"
of those who view them. But as
rs per cent OF US never think at
all, that makes even the baddest
movie safe for three-luarters of us.
The Is per cent who think only part
per cent hurt by gazing on the most
wicked picture. Granting that the
10 per cent of the people who think
all the time are all pure of mind
and white of heart. 1t is fair to sup
pose that some of them have minds
evil by the pictured deeds of sin they
might see on the screen.-Worcester
Gazette.
An ideal husband Is a man who
gets his weekly pay every night
Nashville Tennessean.
Juneau. Alaska, has established a
college. Will 1t teach foot ball. base
ball or snow ball?-Syracuse Herald.
Man Marries After Courtship of
Forty Years"-headline. Too feeble
to hold out any longer!-Evansville
Courier.
Conservatives: One who believes in
the things forced on the world yes
terday by radicals.-Hartford Times.
We wonder If Italy's "black shirt"
diplomacy will be any improvement
on Americas shirt sleeve kindf-Bos-
ton Traveller.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
InstaIIment No. S

In Mr.. Lanes files were found a
number of manuscript Notes on
Cabinet Meetings." and the reprints
below. dated February 25. March
and March IL. are from that source.
February 25. 1918.
AS I entered the building this
morning DIR. Parsons met me. 1 asked
how the cyanide plant was getting
on. His reply was to ask if he might
us to make the contract-that he
could have the whole thing done in
two days. This is where we are at
the end of more than six months of
effort. 1t is hopeless! We find the
process, everything.-but cannot get
the contract. through the intricate.
infinite fault-fndings and negligence
Of the War Department
Manning came to see me to say that
he expected, after the Overman bill
was passed, that the President would
take over the gas work-order it into
the War Department. He had been
asked twice IL he could be tempted
and had said that he was freer as a
civilian,-had planned the work and
gathered the force as civilian, and
would not leave the department. He
felt damned sore and indignant, that
a work SO well done should be the
subject of envy. and possibly be made
less effective and useful
Everit Macy lunched with me and
told me the sad story of the mis-
handling of labor affairs by the Ship
ping Board. He had gone to the Pa
cific coast and with his colleagues
Coolidge and others. made an agree
ment with the shipbuilding trades
Five dollars and twenty-five cents
for machinists. etc. In Seattle. how
ever. because of one firms bidding for
labor. he felt that there would have
to come strike before this schedule
would be accepted. Before he go,
back the threatened strike came. and
per cent bonus was acceded to. upset
ting all other settlements in San
Francisco. Portland. Los Angeles, etc
Result. 10 per cent gain everywhere
And now the eastern and southern
men ask the Pacific scale, and he
can't see how 1t can be avoided, nor
can l. They will have to standardize
all wages.
Poor chap. his advice was scorned
for he protested against the bonus
being given to Seattle. and. as he said
"If it had not been wartime l would
have resigned" To increase the mer
in the south. to this unprecedented
scale. will not get more ships, he
fears, but less. for they will not work
| if they have wages in four days
equal to seven days needs. l ad.
vised for standardization. He said
the Navy wouldn't hear of it. as il
would demoralize their yards.
Politics. politics. curse of the coun-
try. It has gotten into the whole
war program. Hoover and McAdoo
are at swords drawn. Hoover had a
cable signed by the three premiers
George, CIemenceau and Orlando, cry
ing for wheat and charging US with
not keeping our word-and starva-
ton threatening all three countries
!, in fact, almost sure. because we have
not been able to get the wheat to
the ships, and with starvation will
come revolution. If it gets bad
enough - l asked Hoover abou,
this on Sunday night and he
said that list of 500 cars had been
on McAdoos desk for week
(McChord said on the bench today
that he thought Hoover rs per cent
right.)
Evening star., 1922-11-06

So many pressing matters have
come up that the reading public has
almost lost sight of the Einstein
theory. Fortunately. this fact will
make no difference in any practical
service it may be rendering in the
operation Of the universe. The beauty
of a correct theory is that it goes on
working regardless Of supervision.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
March l (191S).

Yesterday at cabinet meeting We
had the first real talk on the war in
weeks-yes. in months! Burleson
brought up the matter of Rus
sia would we support Japan
in taking Siberia. or even Vladi-
vostok? Should We join Japan ac-
tively-in force?
The President said mo" for the
very practical reason that we had
no ships. We had difficulty in pro-
yiding for our men in France and
for our allies (the President never
uses this word. saying that we are
not "allies"). How hopeless it would
Evening star., 1922-11-06

There is so much financial uncer-
tainty that the Hohenzollern family
should not feel resentful if the we'd
ding presents are not as lavish as they
would have been under conditions Of
years ago.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

Lloyd George has coined the phrase
"standstilism." There is fine, but
evident, distinction between stand
stiller and standpatter, the one being
a non-combatant and the other strictly
in the game.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Autumn Time.

Autumn Time.
I'd rather grow old like the autumn
Than wait for the winter so cold;
With tints of the May day
Again In their heyday
Mid splendors of purple and gold.
I'd rather grow old mid the smiling
Than linger meath shadows austere;
AS the year in its glory
Repeats the gay story
OF youth in its strength and its
!, cheer.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

The republican majority is expected
to answer present" in the House of
Representatives, though perhaps not
in as loud a tone Of voice as pre-
viously.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

A little starvation here and there
does not prevent reckless expenditures
of large sums by various people in Eu-
rope for the same old line Of danger
Gus fireworks.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

Every candidate hopes the Thanks
giving proclamation will make as good
reading after the election as it did be-
fore.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

Lenin and Trotsky, by carefully
shifting methods Of government, have
managed to maintain themselves as
permanencies.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

Europe is interested in observing
the fact that a reformed anarchist
often makes a remarkably strict polit-
ical disciplinarian.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

Solicitude displayed by several ma
tions calls attention to the fact that
Uncle Sam is a rather rich uncle.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

Apparently the Hohenzollerns are
determined to retain, as far as pos
sible, titles and estates as well.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

1t has been a stubborn campaign in
many parts of the country, and voters
now described as apathetic may be
only weary.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

While the program Of the fascist
may be in doubt. there is no question
as to the success Of the opening over
ture.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

Public interest is not monopolized.
A candidate is as prominent as foot
ball player, when his turn arrives.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

AS poet-politician D'Annunzio
manages himself with rather more
success than kipling.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

What constitutes living wage must
be decided by the scale on which each
particular family is living.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

The authorities at New Brunswick,
N. j., continue to make it clear that
they have their suspicious.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

Greeks in revolt go on the old prin-
cIple that no government which loses
battles can be regarded as a success.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
March - fl91S),

NHTCN II TIJIN1.
Nothing talked of at cabinet that
would interest nation. a family or a
child. No talk of the war. No talk of
Russia or Japan. Talk by McAdoo
about some bills in Congress, by the
President about giving the veterans Of
the Spanish war leave. with pay, to
attend their annual encampment. And
he treated this seriously as if it were
matter Of first Importance. No word
from Baker nor mention of his mis-
sion or his doings
To George W. Lane.
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Letters of Franklin K. Lane
Revelations of the War Cabinet and Intimate
Views of National and World Figures by the For.
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Copyright, 1872. by Anne W. Lane.)

be to carry everything seven or eight
thousand miles-not only men and
munitions. but food-for Japan has
none to spare and none we could eat
Her men feed on rice and smoked
fish, and she raises nothing we would
want. Nor could the country support
us. So there was an end Of talking
Of an American force in Siberia.
Yes, we were needed-perhaps as a
guarantee of good faith on Japan's
part that she would not go too far.
nor stay too long. But we would
not do it. And, besides, Russia would
not like it. Therefore, we must keep
hands off and let Japan take the
blame and the responsibility.
The question is not simple, for Rus
sa will say that we threw her to Japan.
and possibly she would rush into Ger
many's arms as the lesser OF evils. My
single word Of caution was to so act
that Russia, when she "came back,
should not hate US, for there was our
new land for development-Siberia
we should have front place at that
table, If we did not let our fears and
our hatred and our contempt get away
with us now.
Daniels whispered today that Russia
had five fast cruisers in the Baltic,
which could raid the Atlantic and put
our ships off the sea. He had wired
Sims to see if they couldn't be sunk I
hope it is not too late; surely England
must have done something on so i'm
portant matter. though she is slow
in thinking. And how is any one to get
there with the Baltic full Of submarines
and mines: The thought is horrible,
the possibilities, We certainly have
| made bad fist Of things Russian from
| the start. They have deserted US be-
| cause they were trying TO drive the
cart ahead of the horse. economical
revolution before political revolution,
socialism ahead of liberty with law
And they know We are capitalistic, be-
| cause We do not approve of socialism by
force.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
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OratOry.

OratOry.
DO you think the art Of oratory
has declined?"
mo" replied Senator Sorghum.
There are plenty of great orators.
The trouble is that most Of them
would rather go on the lecture plat.
form than talk politics"
Jud Tunkins says about the only
work a lot of us do for our country ia
to stand out in the street on election
night and holler.
Musings Of Motor Cop.
Hortense Magee was heard to call,
Away with wicked alcohol,
Which looks like gas, but Is a bluff!
You can't run flivvers with the stuffr'
Set in Their Ways.
1T should not be difficult for mothers
to persuade girls not to wear fiapper
clothes"
"It isn't" replied Miss Cayenne.
But it's rather hard for girls to per.
suade some Of the mothers to quit
dressing in that manner" ...-
Patience" said Uncle Eben, "is
whut you thinks de other feller ought
to show when you gifts in hurry an
tries to run over I'm"