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Evening star., 1922-12-18
Urges That Speeders
Be Given Jail Terms
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
My experience with an automobile
speeder last night. which almost cost
me my life. as we'll as the demolish-
ing of my machine, causes me to
write and make suggestion in
further efforts to break up automo-
bile speeding in Washington.
I have been driving a car in this
city for almost three years and have
this respect. but there are still hun
dreds and hundreds of drivers who
ignore this law, in spite Of the pres
ent punishment Of fines. 1t seems
to the writer that If law could be
passed which would give the Offend
er Of the speed law an opportunity
to reflect over his reckless driving
and that this rejecting be done be-
hind the iron bars of a cage while
at the precinct, where he is brought
to put up his collateral. that this
would give him plenty of time to
think over his act to such an ex-
tent that he would probably hesitate
considerably before driving reckless
ly again.
only requires IS, $40 or SIS COL
lateral to get out of a speed jam
we will never break up speed mania,
but If such a law could be passed
the offender to spend at least one
night in jail this would certainly
have a tendency to prevent speeding.
Trusting that my suggestion may
become Q reality. ] am.
,g.sls - E r. HAAA a.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
The President.

Mr.. Cannon will have his little joke.
Asked about a visit he and friend
had paid to the White House Satur.
day, he replied: I'VE thought Mr..
Harding was getting lonely. So we
merely called to try to cheer him up.
and think we succeeded fairly well"
Mr.. Harding's Loneliness" keeps
him busy. The professions to the
White House are steady and Of good
length. All sorts and conditions OF
men and women compose them. and
all callers are rewarded with a pleas
ant word and a cordial handclasp.
Sweet are the uses Of adversely"
Sweet also, when 1t comes in tirae, Is
criticism. And a good deal Of the criti-
cism Mr.. Harding is hearing Is com.
ing at the right time. He is in mid.
channel. Two years behind him, and
two years before him. He will make
or break in the two before him.
What of unfairness and injustice
harbors in the criticism now directed
at Mr.. Harding he can afford to tg-
more. That sort Of thing usually de-
feats itself. What Of truth and intel
ligence, he should. and probably will,
take into consideration and profit BY.
1t would be amazing II no mistakes
stood against the president. He in
herited a mess If ever a public official
did; and inaugurating a cleanup has
taxed him to the utmost. we may all
be sure. But he has tackled the job
with courage; and as the people be-
lieve in his sincerity and patriotism
some mistakes should, and are likely
to be, forgiven him.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
his head, and an estimate of ,7so 900

this head, and an estimate Of $4,000
was submitted for the consideration
of Congress. 1t Is obvious that the
capital can not be kept in good order
with $730.00o when at least million
more is. in the judgment Of the Com
missioners and their expert aides, es-
sential during the next fiscal year.
In consequence Of the neglect and
half measures and infrequent repairs
forced by the smallness of the annual
appropriations. Washington's streets
are today full Of bumps and holes. and
the country roads lying beyond the
paved area within the District are
rutty and even unsafe. The traffic in
this city has grown tremendously out
Of all proportion to the care Of the
streets. The development of heavy
truck service has put a severe strain
upon the pavements, and it is now
under consideration to limit the loads
carried by motor trucks as means Of
preventing undue wear and tear on
the street surfaces.
Washingtons streets should be so
well surfaced that they will stand any
amount of traffic or any reasonable
weight. The standard of smoothness
and solidity and durability should be
so high that no limits of spe, d or load
ing are necessary to prevent destruc-
ton. II it will cost million dollars
more than the budget estimates to put
the streets in as good condition as a
years work can accomplish, that
money should by all means be pro-
vided. The District is eager to pay its
share of this cost. and Congress should
act accordingly.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
The Streets of Washington.

Washington was once known as the
best paved city in the United States.
Here the asphalt pavement was
brought to its early high point Of ef-
ficiency and durability, and the streets
Of the capital were exceptionally
smooth. That day is long past, how
ever, and Washington has been out
stripped by many cities in the matter
Of street paving. until it is today
scarcely in the running in this re-
spect.
The deterioration Of the city's street
surfaces is due to the denial Of ade-
quate funds for their maintenance.
Year after year estimates have been
cut down and appropriations have
been made in comparatively meager
sums. The Commissioners have been
forced to eke out their means, to
spread out thinly money for repairs
and resurfacing, to postpone the lay
ing of new pavements and generally
10 maintain a much lower standard Of
street surfacing than obtained in the
past.
In yesterdays Star were printed
statements by members Of Congress
and of the citizens organizations in
this matter Of Washington's streets,
all to the point Of demanding more
liberal appropriations this year. One
million dollars were cut out Of the
estimates by the budget bureau upder
Evening star., 1922-12-18
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON.

Fair Exchange.
A clown whose features, usually
merry.
In private wore a look Of deep re-
gret,
Remarked: Conditions are peculiar,
very.
A curious competition have met.
Why doesn't life become serene and
sunny,
Without a grief to complicate af,
fairs,
Since everybody's trying to be funny,
Regardless Of his more important
cares!
1.-THE business experts gayly serepad.
ing
To bring the banquet to a proper
close.
By night the grim reformer's mas.
querading.
The college prof assumes q cynic
pose.
I guess I'll have to study and turn
teacher
To educate the country and the
town.
It's up to every clown to play the
preacher
If every preacher seeks to play the
clown"
Evening star., 1922-12-18
Receiving Immigrants.

Conditions at Ellis Island are to be
investigated, with a view to their i'm
provement. Complaint has been lodged
by the British government through its
ambassador here.
Whatever Is necessary to bring the
work of this leading immigrant sta
ton up to the mark should be done.
If new and larger accommodations are
necessary they should be built. If
changes in those now existing will
suffice they should be made.
Congress should be liberal in appro-
priating for this service. Men, women
and children landed at this station, or.
for that matter, at any immigrant
station in the country. should be well
cared for while in custody Of the au-
thorities. They have been confined for
days in cramped and uncomfortable
quarters on shipboard, and therefore
in great need of good air and elbow
room. To march them from insanitary
quarters afloat straight to insanitary
quarters ashore. and hold them there
pending the inspection of their pass
ports, is an inexcusable hardship.
AS The Star said the other day In
mentioning this subject. the glad hand
should be extended to all admitted into
this. country who have come In good
faith for home-building purposes. We
ask much of them-are properly ask
ing just now more than ever-and
should show them at the outset such
attentions as will strengthen them in
the change they have made, and en-.
courage them to do their best to quail
ify for the work before them.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
Mr.. La Toilette and Protection.

In his speech against the shipping
bill the other day Senator Robinson
declared that over fifty republican
candidates for House and Senate in
the recent campaign who stood for the
proposed subsidy were defeated be-
cause of that fact. But he did not give
the list, which would have topped the
generalization in value.
In his speech against the same
measure. delivered Saturday, Senator
La Toilette said that wherever a can.
didate for public ONCE declared
against this ship subsidy bill in a dis.
trict normally Of his own political
party he was elected and in many dis
trict, normally republican. republican
candidates who failed to pledge them
selves to oppose this bill were defeated
by democratic candidates who pledged
themselves to vote against It."
Here again specifications would
Evening star., 1922-12-18
Story of a ''Printer's Devil
And How He Rose to Fortune

porting. Capper asked what the pay
would be. and WAS told he would
start at SO a week. He had been
getting around S25 n week as Il
printer.
Doesn't look exactly like "A pro-
notion he suggested TO the editor.
IF you want TO 20 on setting type
the rest of your life. run on back I"
the composing room he Was told
The long and short OF IL was that
Capper began work as Il reporter in "A
part of the city known aS North
Topeka. In the next half dozen
years he held all kinds OF positions
on the paper up to city editor. In
that time. too. he spent half Il year
in New York city, on the TRIBUNE. and
was in Washington for one session
OF Congress covering II for the To-
peka Capital. 1t WAS his own suG-
geStion that he com" east I" learn
something about the methods Of
newspaper work in the metropolitan
field. As member Of the Senate and
House press galleries, he covered
William Jennings Bryan'S first speech
in Congress. and wrote of the sensa-
tion created by the Boy Orator of the
Platte" as Col. Brayn WAS called I'm
1892. The populist party controlled
in number of the states in thos.
days, and had sent the bushy- beard
ed PETER TO represent Kansas in the
Senate and ''SOckleSS Jerry simpson
in the House. among others.
When Capper returned to Kansas.
having absorbed knowledge of news
paper work in the east and Of the
working of Congress as a sponge alb
serbs water, he determined to branch
out for himself. He found that the
owner of weekly in North Topeka.
where he had first started reporting.
was anxious to sell. Capper learned
from the owner he would take 81, 900
cash, or $1,000 in time payments. for
the outfit. Now Capper had saved
an even thousand dollars in his
years of working on the Daily Cap
ital and in New York. But he needed
another thousand. He went to a
banker in North Topeka, with whom
he made friends, and the banker
loaned him the money.
For the next few years Capper was
busy building up his weekly paper.
the first of the string which he now
owns. The Topeka Daily Capital fell
on hard days. 1t was losing money.
In the end a bank took IL over for
its debts. The bank was not by way
Of running a newspaper. Its president
called in Capper and offered TO sell the
Capital to him for the amount of
money the bank had involved. some
S56.O00. Capper explained that he
had no money: that he WAS putting
all he made on his weekly into the
development of his plant. TIL. banker
said il he would pay just $1,000 down
they would trust him for the rest.
The upshot of it was that capper
bought the paper, borrowing another
thousand from his old friend in
North Topeka. In a few years he had
so built up the Capital that he WAS
offered 3250.000 for il He did not
sell. 4
Evening star., 1922-12-18
Jumping at Conclusions.

The american plan for the re-
habilitation of Europe is the Big news
feature of the day ON both sides of the
Atlantic IL is discussed as if 1t We're
something which had been reduced to
writing. subjected to critical analysis
and found either flawless or full OF
flaws. according to the viewpoint Of
the critic. The European nations act
as if they had been handed something
in take il or leave il" spirit. and
were in the agonizins process Of try
ing to make up their minds what to
do.
IL any one has copy of the Amer
lean plan" for rehabilitating Europe
it is more than probable that Presi-
dent Harding and Secretary Hughes
would welcome Il chance to get a look
at it. And they ought to he shown.
1t is not at all polite to keep the Presi-
dent and his foreign secretary in the
dark as to what this government in
tends or does not intend TO do in the
matter of approving a loan to Ger
ference to sit in Washington. Who
ever il is that has worked out the pro-
gram. whether a messenger at the
State Department or correspondent
with a superheated imagination, ought
to be more considerate of the men
who are charged by law with respon-
sibility for our intercourse with other
nations.
AS a matter of fact. the chief char
acteristic Of the american plan" is
its multiplicity. They already number
into the thousands. and new ones are
being emitted like German marks.
But if there is any plan which has
approval of the responsible heads Of
the American government. that fact
Is yet to be disclosed. About all this
government has done has been to indi-
cate a Willingness and desire to be
helpful in solving Europe's difficulties.
and the rest has been a case chiefly of
jumping at conclusions.
1t started with the Presidents ad.
dress to Congress at the opening Of
the present session. Two passages in
that address, innocent and apparently
harmless, were seized upon and made
to have meanings which must have
been a surprise to their author. Re-
stating a frequently declared Ameri-
can policy. the President said: I'VE
would rejoice to help rehabilitate cur
rency systems and facilitate all COM
merce which does not drag US to the
very levels of those We seek to help"
That was interpreted to mean that the
call an international economic confer
ence to sit in Washington at an early
day. In discussing the work of the
Washington arms conference Of a year
ago he said: THE four-power pact,
which abolishes every probability Of
war on the Pacific. has brought new
confidence in maintained peace, and
l can we'll believe it might be made a
model for like assurances wherever
in the world any common interests
are concerned" This very amiable
expression of desire for a better un-
derstanding among nations was &C.
cepted as indicative Of settled pur-
pose to intervene in Europe by the
summoning of an international con-
ference on peace and disarmament.
OF like tiinsy substance Is the
American plan" which critics are
shooting full of holes today. When
a Paris paper comments, there
fore. that "the plan looks as if 1t had
been drafted by the Germans" it is
talking about something Of which the
can people are not informed.
Evening star., 1922-12-18

A slight improvement in the ex.
change rate gave the German mark a
boost last week, and at once the cost
Of living rose in that country. Now
consumers are protesting. Germany
evidently needs few lessons in eco
nomics.
Evening star., 1922-12-18

The best illustration Of faith is af-
forded by the man who ceases to
worry when his coal dealer assures
him of replenished supply before the
last dozen shovelfuls in the bin are
exhausted.
Evening star., 1922-12-18

OF the three czars Of the American
amusement world Car Thomas of the
theaters probably feels that he has
sinecure as compared with Cars Hays
and Lands.
Evening star., 1922-12-18

nent of the Vol
tead act today.
h e youngster.
rom the country
Arthur Capper
~ name - had
cached Topeka
,bout 6 o'clock
me s a t ur d a y
,vening. w it h
'orty saloons still
lourishing in the
'ity, about one
,alf OF the prints
rs of the Daily
Capital were for
getting their err
Evening star., 1922-12-18

Sir Thomas Upton, on his return to
England. announced that he would
soon issue his fifth challenge for the
Americas cup. He will thus con-
tribute his bit toward reducing unem-
ployment.
Evening star., 1922-12-18

Move up in the aisles" Is a cry
that now resounds in the city's street
cars, a preholiday slogan as appealing
as Shop early"'
Evening star., 1922-12-18

A range of temperature on the same
day from "a below zero at Devils Lake.
n. D., and "a above at Miami. Fla.
illustrates anew the fact that this is q
whopping big country.
Evening star., 1922-12-18

Londons agitations change with the
seasons and the years. A short time ago
the voteless kept things lively in that
city. Now the jobless are giving
statesmen cause for anxiety.
Evening star., 1922-12-18

The householder who brags about
the contents Of his cellar just now
should be careful to specify the con-
tents.
Evening star., 1922-12-18

New Jersey is rapidly taking the
lead over California in the matter Of
crime sensations.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
SLOGANS Clash.

"Why didn't you heed the warning.
Shop early'?"
."Storekeeper had q slogan Of his
own, C. o. d."
Evening star., 1922-12-18

"Fame," said Uncle Eben, ';ain' NO
great consolation. Dc roasted turkey
newer knows how he was ,preciated
at ds Christmas dinner $50 =
Evening star., 1922-12-18

Jud Tunkins says you can't believe
all you read-which is a great COM
fort.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
All Kinds Of Politics.

"You ought to follow the example
Of other statesmen and get into the
movie game"
mo-" replied Senator Sorghum;
"it's best for a man to stay in the kind
Of politics he's used to-"
Evening star., 1922-12-18

ACK in 1884 a lank country
X boy, eighteen years old.
greener even than the Kan
sas fields from which he had
come, entered the office of the To-
peka Daily Capital and asked for a
job as a typesetter. In those days
Kansas had a prohibition law, but its
at that time compared
even with the enforce
Evening star., 1922-12-18
Her Eyes,

said her eyes were diamonds bright.
And yet the phrase looks queer to
me.
I'll change the term to anthracite,
Because her eyes are dear to me.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-24
MADE mol sQRT OF APPEAL
coIored Messenger Couldn't See Where
the "Sport" Came In in That
Kind Of Fishing.

In a government office in Washing
ton one day Californian was dis
coursing on the sport of fishing Off the
Pacific coast.
1--WE all get out in small motor
boats" said he, land fish with long
line baited with flying fish. Anything
less than UNDERGROUND tuna isn't
considered good sport"
A colOred messenger had been lis
tening with great interest to this con-
versatiOn.
Excuse me, boss" he said, wide
eyed, as he stepped up to the group,
"but did l understand you to say that
you were fishin' for UNDERGROUND
fish in little mOtOrbOat?"
Eyes," said the Californian, I'VE go
out frequently"
"But," urged the messenger, "ain't
you all afeared you might ketch one?"
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-24
EVIDENTLY HER UNLUCKY DAY
Woman Probably Convinced That at
That Moment Her "Jinx" Was
Strictly on the Job.

/ was very busy upstairs with some
necessary writing, and, glancing out
the window, beheld Mrs. "Stay-FOr-
ever" a neighbor, coming up the walk.
Calling my small daughter, told her
to tell the visitor was not at home.
She-descended the stairs to do my bid
ding and tipped softly to the top Of
the stairs to hear the conversation.
Mother home" inquired Mrs. Neigh
Dor.
mo, ma'am," said my faithful child.
At this unfortunate moment the
heavy blue beads l wore around my
neck broke and ratified down in the hall
like heavy hailstOrm. My small
daughter glanced at the dancing glass
particles and, looking up in cOnsterna-
ton, cried, 20. mother you broke your
pretty blue beads w-ChicagO Tribune,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-24
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
"wELsH RAsBlT"

THE name Of the dish COM
\ posed of melted cheese with
the addition Of sundry sauces
and piquant flavOrings is usually
spelled "rarebit"-an error due
to the fact that persons who
could see no resemblance be-
tween their favorite midnight
repast and a hare which came
from Wales concluded that it
must be a "rare Bit" Even
Worcester and Webster were
formerly guilty of this mistake,
until an examination of Con-
tinental colloquialisms showed
them where they erred.
Welsh rabbit" is a dyed-in-
the-wool slang term, belonging
to the same class as a consider
able number Of other, but less
well-knOwn names applied to
the f0vorlte dishes Of various
communities. In England, for
example, they refer to sleeps
head stewed with onions as a
German duck" while a bag
pudding is a 'Leiscestershire
plOyer" and Norfolk capon" is
eatlnghOuse slang for q herring.
Following the same school Of
rough wit, the French call "a
herring a ''poulet de icareme" or
"Lenten chicken" and the
italians reverse this process, re-
ferring to a chicken as a Fish
out Of the COOP" Nor Is the
custom by any means confined
to European countries. The New
England habit Of speaking Of
Goldfish as "Cape Cod turkeys"
and the current slang Of "Irish
confetti" for bricks are two
other examples from the same
school.
So Welsh rabbit" Il should
remain-on account OF the fond
ness Of the Welsh for toasted
cheese and not because It Is a
rare bit. or delicacy.
% BY the wheeler syndicate. Ine.l
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-24
TURNING CORNERS

THE very ease and speed with
which you rush ahead. 80 agree
able while the road Is smooth and
clear, make It difficult sometimes to
allow down and turn the corners In
safety.
A straight course Is easy to follow,
but devious way Is hard and calls
for oil your strength and finer 1udg.
ment In spite Of your Wanted skill.
A few trihing words, a slip Of the
foot, shifting Of the eye or broken
troth and you are destitute Of cOur-
age, in a perilous position from which
II may take years to extricate your
self.
Friendships are irrevocably lost at
the corners where you must turn to
determine your future: where you
find that you must curtail expenses
and live simpler life with less pleas
ure and more work.
Turning corners dampens the spirits
Of high-strung men and women and
often narrows their views to so great
an extent that they become mere cor
ner lOungets, Of no use to themselves
or to the community In which they
exist.
The sunlight vistas Of life have
been darkened by the gathering
clouds of adversely in which they un.
expectedly plunged as they. turned a
sharp corner In an unfamiliar terri
tory.
Like you, these victims of misfor-
tune were comfortable and happy In
the heyday Of prosperity.
And like thousands of otheyd, tPey
miscalculated their strength end
were hastily swept off their feet,
bruised and MANNED as they found
themselves bereft Of power and hum
bled in pride.
In an atmosphere that stiles their
ambition and fills their souls with re-
morse, they are like frightened chill
dren lost in the dark, afraid Of the
shadows and unable to move.
Yesterday they would have laughed
at the plight of friend who made
an unfortunate turn at the corner: to
day, laughter and they are not on
speaking terms.
Only the brave and true and mer
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-24
"UsED" THOUGHTS

u MERSON, wisest Of all American
~ essayists, says somewhere that
every man must sooner or later make
up his mind that he and no one else
must determine his future.
We can learn from others knowledge,
methods, even wisdom.
Other men can teach us how to
think, as they can teach us how to
swim or play golf.
We all employ great deal Of
thought that is not our own. That
must be, for we should be foolish not
to profit by the accumulated wisdom
of those who have gone before.
But these FUSED" thoughts, while we
must at times employ them, serve not
at all to develop our minds.
And while we might get along fairly
well through life without original
thought, we should die little wiser than
when we began, and contribute moth.
ing whatever to the progress Of the
world.
All that Is of value In education is
learning how to think.
From biography we derive a great
deal, but most Of 1t consists in know
ing how other MEN thought, and how
their thought made their careers.
If we carry all our problems to 9TH
ers to solve for us. we shall some day
be confronted with a great problem
and lack the understanding Of how to
grapple with it.
And in that time there win be no
one 10 help us and we shall meet with
failure that may change for the
worse the course Of our lives. IN
Most Of us viii do anything rather
than think. for thinkingls labor Of the
hardest kind.