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Presidential Attire.

Members of the Merchant Tailors
Designers Association were received
at the White House yesterday. and on
their return from this call declared
that President Harding is the best
dressed man who has occupied the
executive mansion for many years.
There is nothing political in this OBJ
servation, which should not be taken
In umbrage by the friends and parti-
sans Of any prior incumbent. Sartorial
standards are inpersonal and non-
partisan. They are not even psychic
logical. A we'll dressed man is one
who conforms to them. regardless OF
bis views, regardless even OF his
rhysiognomy. OF course. his figure
has much to do with the effect. Yet
a slender man may be perfection from
the tailor's point Of view as well as a
stouter man. 1t would be, Of course,
unfair to compare Mr.. Wilson, for in
stance. with Mr.. Cleveland in point
of outline and general. architectural
effect. Just SO. to compare Lincoln
and I1arrison-the later Harrison
would be absurd as regards height and
also contour.
\From the tailor's point OF view
clothes make the man." This is only
partly true. Some of the most bril-
liant of American. statesmen have been
Indifferent in respect to their wear.
AS a rule, Of course, Presidents have
been particular. Their Office has COM
PEELED them to spruce up. If before
entering it they were at all inclined
toward slackness Of garb. Being con-
stantly ON public view, as it were'
they have had to consider their per-
sonal appearance more distinctly than
men in Congress, whose appearances
are regulated only by their own desire
to participate in debates. On the
bench the silken gown makes all
Judges look alike as to their clothes.
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Sinking Fund Equity.

In changing temporarily from the
flfty.fifty to the sixty.forty ratio in
respect to the District appropriations
in general. Congress ought faithfully
to apply the old ratio where its meinte-
nance is contractual. or where the
Il: obligation to maintain it Is supported
by any of the elements of contractual
is clearly equitable.
Thus (D even though the siNty-forty
ratio should be made permanent by
substantive law instead Of temporary
itfrom year to year in appropriation
bills, the surplus of unexpended Dis
trict revenues collected under the au-
thority of the half.and>half law for
the purposes and under the conditions
and terms Of that law should be ex-
pended also in accordance with the
same terms and conditions. whether
expended. as it ought to have been.
al the time of its collection, or post
pored until later date, when a new
ratio may, as to other appropriations,
Prevail.
. (2) The interest and sinking fund con-
: ifributions on the bonded debt should
. be met on the f1fty.fifty basis until 1t
! is all paid, as it soon will be. Violation
of this obligation in respect to the
3. interest and sinking fund for the bond.
ed debt is proposed in the new District
appropriation bill for the first time
since 1873. just as the obligation Is
nearly Cancelled. The present estimate
is that the debt will be fully extin-
suished by August l. 1924.
.. This particular matter was investi.
gated in 1915 By the joint congres.
sional fiscal relations committee. That
T. committee found and distinctly report
ed that the intent Of Congress had
from the beginning been that the as
sumption Of this obligation Of District
Indebtedness should be on the basis OF
equal participation. 1t quoted from
a decision rendered by the controller
of the currency in 1914, who ruled
plainly to that effect. On the basis
Of this decision and Of the statutory
enactments preceding the committee
unanimously reached the following
conclusion, which now is disregarded
ir the drafting of the present bill:
1T is our opinion that the original
intent, the understanding Of members
of Congress. the unvarying practice
of the years, the provisions OF the
various laws of appropriation, the law
fixing the respective a2portionment Of
payment and, above all. the justice Of
the matter, rs affecting the general
government, the holders of the bonds,
and the District Of Columbia, lead GER
tainly to the conclusion that the inter-
est on the funded debt be continued to
be paid 50 per cent from the revenues
Of the District of Columbia and SO per
cent by appropriation from the moneys
of the United States"
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ton inside OF the patent Office Is caus'
ing delay In the securing OF pat
ents and in the decision Of conflicting
claims and stands as a heavy liability
upon American business.
When this bill was pending In the
House criticism was advanced on the
score of the pressure eXerted upon
Congress for It's enactment. There
has been no secret about how this
pressure came to be applied. The
condition OF the patent Office has
been a matter Of comment In busi.
ness circles for some years. but, like
many other things. 1t has not been
brought to pointed attention. The
Patent Ear Association from time to
time asked for legislation. Commits
sioners Of patents and Secretaries of
the Interior called the matter to the
attention Of Congress in pointed terms.
1t was not until, through the organ
lied efforts Of those who are in po-
sitio1 to know specifically. the condi-
tion in the office and the effect upon
business were brought to the attention
Of the industrial interests that they
In turn presented the case to Con.
gress.
A service has been rendered the
government by those who have thus
Systematically brought forward the
argument for u greater and better paid
patent office force, and they should be
thanked in gratitude rather than criti-
cised. Uncle Sam will be doing q
shrewd stroke of business when he
decides to expand and properly COM
pensate this vitally important force OF
experts upon whose judgment depends
an uncountahle value in property
rights.
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A Confusion of Curtailments

The cuts In the District appropria,
ton bill made by the House committee
are so extensive. SO comprehensive, SO
sweeping and SO ali'embracing that
the District citizens are confused in
attempts to appeal for more liberal
treatment. 1t is embarrassing now
to them to find that cuts have been
so universally made and that they
affect all the worthy and essential
items Of the budget. Thus the reduc-
tions affect the salaries, which have
remained unchanged for years, despite
increases in other lines and great ad-
vances in living costs; they affect the
schools, which are in the most urgent
need Of development and increase in
buildings and in personnel of teaching
force and compensation: they affect
the streets. which call for heavy addi-
tional expenditures for proper maislte-
nance and for extension; they affect
the water supply. increase Of which
is urgently demanded by every con-
sideration Of public health and safety:
they affect every other branch OF the
municipal government.
One fact stands forth in emphatic
plainness as this bill is examined and
it's figures are analysed. Where the
Commissioners did not cut the esti-
mates submitted to them by the heads
OF bureaus and branches OF the Dis
trict government. and the budget d.
rector did not cut the estimates sub
mitted by the Commissioners. the
House committee has made cuts Of
it's own. Thus the estimates sent to
the budget bureau by the Commis.
sioners represented the maximum of
need as limited by the statute which
prohibits the submission Of estimates
beyond the prospective local revenues.
They were then cut in the budget
bureau to point below these actual
needs. They are now cut tar below
the budget directors revision, and the
result is District bill which is in all
particulars inadequate. which repre-
sents unwise retrenchment. crippling
economy and disceuraging failure to
provide properly for the maintenance
and development of the capital munich
paiity.
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Patent Office Legislation.

Early concurrent action by the Sen.
ate on the patent office increase bill
is promised by the action of the Senate
committee in reporting 1t favorably
without amendments. 1t should be
considered as one Of the most urgent
items on the Senate calendar. Until
this bill becomes law there will be
great anxiety respecting the organi.
zation Of this most important branch
Of the government. Its condition has
been wildly demonstrated before COM
mittees Of Congress. From every part
of the country, from large and small
industrial interests, from manufac-
turers Of every line and every grade
have come requests for a larger and
batter paid force in the patent ONCE.
For upon the work Of this office de-
pends the welfare Of the American
industrial organization. The conges-
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Harding as Mediator.

Unable to agree in direct converse
tions with the Chinese delegation. the
representatives of Japan in the arms
conference appealed to President
Harding to mediate the dispute and
offered compromise terms which the
President felt justified in recommend
ing that China accept.
That China will accept the settle.
ment is. or ought to be, foregone
conclusion. That the President of the
United States would recommend &C.
ceptance is a guarantee to the world
that China Is afforded substantial jus.
tice. for in this case. departing from
ordinarily accepted theory. the medi.
ator is peculiarly the friend and cham
pion Of the weaker party. and was
known as such by Japan when his
good offices were invoked.
Except to those Immediately con
cerned. 1t has not seemed that the ex'
act terms upon which China took over
the Tsingtao-Tsinanfu railroad were
Of vital concern. compared with the
larger issues involved in the arms con-
ference; but as settlement Of these
larger issues hinged largely upon an
agreement being reached as to the
Shantung railroad, that question had
become exaggerated into paramount
importance. 1t threatened. indeed. to
minimize, II not nullify. all the work
Of the conference. 1t had come to
point where public opinion regarded
Shantung as test of japanese honor
and desire for fair dealing, and in
some quarters there was suspicion
that Japan was deliberately avoiding
a Shantung settlement in order to es.
cape being bound to other commit
ments. All that now is swept aside.
While formal acceptance Of the COM
promise proposal must await sanction
from Peking. 1t is inconceivable that
it will be rejected by the Chinese gov
ernment. AS a matter of course. 1t
fails short of what China would like
to get out of the settlement. but. hav.
ing been stamped with the approval
of the head Of the American govern.
ment, it undoubtedly represents the
maximum Of concession obtainable at
this time, and the gains made by China
in other directions are too substantial
and worth while to be jeopardized by
refusal to accept something which her
best friend has recommended that she
accept.
Evening star., 1922-01-26
Mr.. Ford and Muscle Shoals.

Henry Ford, like one OF James NJ.
Barrie's heroines, is zone Of those
people around whom legends grow"
In Fords case, as the Spokane
Spokesman Review dndependent re-
publican) explains it. it is the lesand
Of success" BY 1t 'Mr. Ford has
made himself valuable" and when
he shows interest in an enterprise
people begin to think it has future
Therefore. his interest in Muscle
Shoals has become q public interest,
and his dream of a vast industrial
center in Alabama is greeted by a
warm sympathy in the south that is
finding expression in the demand of
the southern press that his bid for
Muscle Shoals be accepted. Indeed,
the people of the entire country have
"a tremendous stake in the affair" "
the Christian Science Monitor (Bos-
ton. independently asserts, and, be.
output of the Muscle Shoals plant at
present is "red tape" the Monitor
feels that "the hazard involved in
taking up with Mr.. Ford's offer is
hardly greater than the hazard in
rolved in not taking up with It,. Be-
cause OF tne fOFu ieSeHu VI aSme
ment the San Antonio Light dnde,
pendent) suggests that what would
be a great risk on the part of the
government in dealing with some
other man who wanted the Muscle
Shoals property would be a safer
venture in dealing with Detroits In
simply a recognition Of a kind of
genius which, although perhaps in
explicable, has Enthusiastically produc-
ed remarkable results in practical
affairs"
lican) insists that the bid should De
self, on its practical merits" 1t gives
the following general description of
the ptoject and the proposition.
"The government has spent about
one hundred and two million dollars
on the Muscle Shoals project. 1t has
comnrisins q complete cyanamide
plant, to produce nttrates out Of the
air, this plant having been completed
at a cost of sixty-nine millions.
About eighteen millions were spent
in other construction in connection
the project. Another is the construc-
tion of dams Of the Tennessee river
shoals to supply water power to run
the cyanamide plant. These dams are
uncompleted, the government having
spent altogether ABOUT fifteen mil
"For the completed eighty-seven-
million dollar cyanamide plant and
accessories Mr.. Ford offers five miE-
lions on terms to be agreed upon.
For the dams and water power he
nroposes that the government go
ahead and complete these works. with
the understanding that the completed
works shall be taken TO- represent
- In addition. the Ford offer Ia
an annual rental of $1,726,547 for 100
years for the entire project"
what Mr.. Ford proposes TO do with
the property II his contract ts grant-
ed, as outlined by the Arizona Re
publican (Phoenix, Independent pro-
rreseive), lis to locate in the south.
Tor the manufacture of fertilizer and
the distribution of water power. lone
OF the rreat. industrial r"n.srs of. tie
II, =
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Cloture and the Senate.
A New York dispatch says:

Speaking at the annual dinner of
the Queens County Chamber of Com
merce, Senator Willis said a majority
Of the Senate was ready to enact
legislation demanded by the farmers.
laborers and merchants of the coun-
try, but was blocked by obstruc.
tionists.
"The people want freedom of speech
and the fullest legitimate debate but
they are unwilling that the business
tion while congressional speeches are
made on the philosophy of things in
general" he declared.
Senator Willis said he favored a
cloture rule limiting debate in the
Senate to "a reasonable time"
"A reasonable time" How is that
to be determined? Some measures
have many angles, and angles multiply
as discussion proceeds. Senators with
suggestions to make object to inter.
ference. They want hearing and time
enough for making themselves under.
stood.
No senator ever confessed a filfbus.
tering purpose. He was not delaying
action, but only striving to have in.
telligent action taken. He was asking
the Senate's attention to something
worthy of it's attention.
There is no more delicate or difficult
question than that of cloture-the real
article-for the Senate, and it is
rendered the more delicate and diff.
cult by reason Of the. rigid cloture
prevailing in the House. The Senate
as the body Of review. needs time for
considering measures which, it is often
charged, have been too briefly consid.
cred by the House.
Mr.. Willis has had an experience OF
Evening star., 1922-01-26

The story that chemists had discov'
cred a means of transmitting inferior
metals into gold has been declared a
fiction. This disappointment has been
recurring through generations. ever
since the old alchemists began their
experiments.
Evening star., 1922-01-26
EDITORIAL DIGEST

a city seventy-five miles long. with a
rural background carrying out view
long advocated by him that the FAM
lilies Of workjngmen should reside in
communities where the advantages Of
rural life would not be entirely lost
to them"
It is the dream "of an Industrial
empire in the SOUTH" says the Nash
cratic), such as "nany have dreamed
before him." But by :awarding him
the Muscle Shoals project" the conf
dence that men have in Henry Ford.
"a confidence born of achievement,
will contribute largely" to the reali-
xation Of that dream.
Evening star., 1922-01-26

A few of the nations who have bor'
rowed money show a kindly DISPOSE
ton to talk the situation over with
Uncle Sam and try to persuade him
not to worry.
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some ten months in the Senate. "A
little longer experience may modify
his zeal as an advocate Of clotur.e for
a body Of less than a hundred mem.
bers passing upon measures Of highest
Importance to the country. - 1
Evening star., 1922-01-26

A tendency to discourage the study
Of the classics may leave future genera
tions in doubt whether it was Romeo
or Japan who said. Parting is such
sweet sorrow!'
Evening star., 1922-01-26

As a public-spirited man, Mr.. Barney
Baruch gave his services to the gov
.ernment for dollar a year. He
might be willing to work for the
farmers for so cents.
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Agricultural problems as they affect
the masses will not be regarded as
solved until tomatoes cost less than
30 or 40 cents a pound.
Evening star., 1922-01-26

The farmer has to watch the money
market reports as closely as he does
the almanac.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON.
Disappearing Discipline.

Disappearing Discipline.
The world impetuous has grown.
From discipline we're straying.
Authority we used to own.
We're frankly disobeying.
And even Fashion, who DEGREES
For skirts a lower station,
Cannot conceal the wandering knees
From general observation.
Evening star., 1922-01-26

China has attained the distinction
of worldwide prestige as a patient and
productive ultimate consumer.
Evening star., 1922-01-26

The farmer in politics. in many
instances avoids being explicit In In
dicating what he next intends to raise.
Evening star., 1922-01-26
5 Wisdom and Wealth.

IT understand you have all the
money, you want" said the ancient
publisher.
II have" answered Solomon.
"Well, I'm sorry. Those proverbs
Of yours are good stun. I might have
made some money for both Of us by
syndicating them.''
Evening star., 1922-01-26
Mistaken Advice.

Didn't you once advise people to
wear patched trousers in order to
economize?'
II did," said Mr.. Dustin Stax. 1T
wasn't very good advice at that. A lot
Of men became reconciled to the idea
Of sitting down on patched trousers
instead Of hustling around to earn a
new pair"
Evening star., 1922-01-26

President Harding is charged with
splitting his infinitives. Still, If he
ocrsts have no right to complain
Peoria Transcript.
Evening star., 1922-01-26

While we are junking some battle.
ships. much could be saved by junk.
ing some Washington clerkships.-
Columbia Is. C.) Record.
Evening star., 1922-01-26

"Civilization is. largely an empty
tintinnabulation," says H. G. Wells.
Well. what can you expect with all these
divvers?-Seattle Post st-Inteiiisencer.
Evening star., 1922-01-26

The Chinese feel that the much.
talked-of open door should bear tn,
word Exit in several foreign Ian.
guages.-Chicago Post.
Evening star., 1922-01-26
Switzerland's New President.

Switzerland has CHOSEN DIR. Robert
HaAb. a German Swiss of Zurich. az
president for 1922. President Haab is
q lawyer by profession, who IN the war
displayed administrative ability as a
| railroad director. Since quitting this
post he has been q member Of the fed
eral council.
The Swiss president does not have
very extensive executive powers. He
| shares authority with the federal coun-
! Gil. body of seven men, over which he
presides much as a chairman. Although
| the Swiss have a referendum and recall,
popular elections Of judges In some can
, tons and other practices Of direct popular
government, the members Of the federal
council are elected by the national
council and by the council Of state, COR
| responding to our House Of Representa-
I ttves and Senate, and not by popular
| vote.
This system of indirect voting has re-
suited In continuity of. policy in Swiss
I federal affairs for the councils nave
| usually appointed to office only men who
have had long experience in public af-
fairs. The same men are reelected to
| the federal council for term after term.
transplant Swiss institutions into other
countries as a panacea for all politica!
| ailments. The success of the Swiss
! government at home, however. is due
| less to its form than to the general toll
crance which characterizes Swiss polit.
/ ical life and the peculiar geographical
I neigAbora-New York Herald (inde-
| pendent).
Why is it that they never can make
a treaty as clear and concise AS a
mobilization order?-Rochester Times
Union.
Tony Sarg's marionette show ad-
vertises 100 wooden-headed actors"
The large number being the unusual
feature.-Nashville Tennessean.
The Chinese feel that the much
talked-of open door should bear the
word exit in several foreign Ian.
guaSes.-Chicago Post.
While We are junking some battle-
ships. much could be saved by junk.
| ing some Washington clerkships-
Columbia Is. c. Record.
President Harding is charged with
splitting his infinitives. Still, If he
| splits them on Q fifty-fifty basis, DEM
| ocrsts have no right to complain
Peoria Transcript.
! "Civilization is. largely an empty
| NATURALIZATION" says H. G. Wells.
| Well. what can you expect with all these
divvers?-Seattle Post-Intealisencer.
Russian boots for women, are sup.
planting galoshes. AT last Russia fa.:
tioVe something to earn the gratitude OF
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His Objection.

His Objection.
"Your friends say they will sub
scribe literally to any campaign fund
in which you are interested"
Il wish they wouldn't" protested
Senator Sorghum.
do you object to their subscrib.
ing?"
mo. What I object to is their talk.
ing about it for publication"
Jud Tunkins says there's always a
charm in novelty. The less a man
knows about subject, the more he's
liable to want to talk about it. -
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planting galoshes. At last Russia has
t;ope something to earn the gratitude Of
No
Evening star., 1922-01-26
Infinite Charm.

I'm sorry old Doc Einstein quit
His talks about cosmology.
I didn't understand a bit
But I liked his phraseology.
Evening star., 1922-01-26

Tony Sarg's marionette show ad
vertises 100 wooden headed actors
The large number being the unusua
feature.-Eashville Tennessean.
Evening star., 1922-01-26

Why is it that they never can make
treaty as clear and concise AS a
mobilization order?-Rochester Times
Union. .
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-19

After conveying Mr.. Donbys denial
of the report that he proposed to
add TO the fleet. Mr. Macarthur said lie
had been informed by Rear Admiral
Potter that the COS; of maintaining
1900 additional enlisted men would
be S2..ooO.ooo. and not S6o.Cco. 900,
rs claimed by supporters OF the bill.
Limit En>irns Ia 200
y poster displayed at the Brooklyn
Eavy-Nard and signed 10y Captain
G. I. Nogclscsanc. the ccnmandant.
saying among other things there was
the possibility or some yards closing
II the hin rs framed was passed. was
read To- the House by Chairman Kcl-
ley as an evidence Of navy propa-
Eanda TO get more money"
The provision limiting commissions
as ensisns TO 200 mon of the first
class at Annapolis was approved.
The bill is cNpeccc,; TO reach its
passage stag" tomorrow.
After hnal check up tonight. Mr.
Macarthur. speaking for the leaders
on his side. said the SIS, 900, proposal
on roll call would win by sixty votes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-19
By Briggs

powers invited to tho conference. in.
Guiding Germany. and the German
Chancellor himself declared at the
opening session that the German
DELEGATION would cooperate with
the other powers for solution OF
these questions in spirit OF gen.
am" loyalty and fellowship.
i"latiDn Of Grrmnny's Word.
The undersigned powers there
f"re express /" III" German dcieEu-
ton ia the frankest terms thcir
opinion that the conclusion OF such
an agreement while the conference.
was in session is a violation OF tho
conditions To which Germany
pledged itself on entering the con-
ference.
by inviting Germany to Genoa