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Evening star., 1922-08-04
Here and There in Washington
BY THE MAJOR -

he is E. T. Clark. secretary to Vice
President Coolidge. When you visit
his once about the frst question that
he asks you is. DO you want the
Vice President to make spsech?" II
your reply is In the negative he ap-
pears greatly relieved. Hardly 4 day
passes but that Mr.. Clark does not
receive from one to fifty requests
from people who want the Vice Presi-
dent Of the United States to address
some gathering.
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CECRETARY OF LABOR JAMES j.
- DAVIS 10 one Of the most athletic
cabinet members that has been In
Washington for some time. and II
some afternoon you watch J. J. and
Assistant Secretary Of Labor Hen
ming swimming in the Y. M. c. A..
tank you will note that "Jtm." as he
is called by his thousands Of friends.
possesses a physique that denotes
great strength.
i employe that really works, one
,, that labors from early morn until late
at night, you want to drop in the Of
fee of Ralph Sollitt. assistant to
Chairman Lasker Of the Shipping
Board. The political powers that be
reached out their long arms. and, dip
ping down into the republican ma
tional committee. lifted Sollitt from
his chair in the Munsey building and
plunked him down at a desk in the
Shipping Board. That their choice
was a wise one is evidenced by the
great amount Of satisfactory work
that he has performed since joining
Lasker's forces.
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MAJ. HICKAM. air service, United
lNl States Army, is intensely inter-
ested in aviation. About the only time
he spares from his desk in the NUM-
tions building is on a Saturday after
noon when the Grinmen play at the
Georgia avenue lot. Hickam runs Gen.
Lord. director Of the budget. q close
second for thirty-third- -degree base
ball fan honors.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
Auditorium Work Starts.

Actual work on the new auditorium
will start almost Immediately. The
site is' now in pr ocess of clearing, the
razing Of the occupying buildings
having started yesterday. Thus q
tangible evidence is afforded of the
practical nature Of this enterprise,
which has been SO long delayed by
various causes and which is so i'm.
portant factor for the public welfare
Of Washington.
Speed is to be made in all the phases
of the work. There is good reason
for fastening the construction. For
next spring one of the largest assem-
blages Of which Washington was ever
the scene will be held here in the
annual convention Of the Order Of the
Mystic Shrine, and the hope is that
Evening star., 1922-08-04
EMPER COWING, who pre-
sides over the pictorial service
OF Harris & Ewing, was

~ EMPER COwING, who pre-
Il sides over the pictorial service
n OF Harris & Ewing. was
I - lunching at the Willard the
other day with c. B. HuntresA
and some other friends when he hap
pened to hear one OF those far
reaching whispers that carry a
greater distance than the utterer In
tends. and the words spoken were
these: HE Is either an artist or q
musician or a member of some lega-
tion: you can always tell them" The
fair one was partly right. as Cowins
is a musician Of no small ability.
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- Mexican legation. wears a bright
er smile than he did q year ago. The
smile increases as the chances for rec
ognition grow day by day. This Mex
lean diplomat has done much in bring
ing about q better understanding be-
tween the two countries.
II 4 X y
uEARD in Connecticut avenue car
i i last Sunday. First lady: did
you ever stop and think that, of all
the things that were said by Mrs
Astor and Mrs. Asquith when they
were here, not a single speech con-
tanned anything that was of a con.
structive nature?" Second lady: "And
neither of them know how to wear
clothes like we American women do."
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VXyASHINGTON'S Damon and Pyth-
w las. DR.. Paul Bartsch and John
E. Henderson. have for long time
past spent their vacation periods In
research work: both of these citizen
set an example for many other young
rich men to follow.
X X
CENATOR PAT HARRISON greatly
- enjoys batting members Of the
republican majority in the Senate
but. despite this fact. he is extremely
popular with the republicans.
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THERE is one man in the Senate
i who is always on his guard. q
man you never can catch mapping
Evening star., 1922-08-04
The Death Penalty.

Expression OF opinion by the su.
perintendent Of the District penal
institutions. in the course of his an
nual report, that capital punishment
is Of doubtful value as a deterrent,
will revive the movement for the
abolition Of the death penalty in this
jurisdiction. There is a strong public
sentiment in favor of abolition.
Whether it is in the majority or the
minority is not known. In any case,
however, public opinion in this com.
munity will not necessarily prevail if
the matter is brought to the point of
decision, for that decision rests with
Congress and not with the community.
The actions Of Congress in matters
pertaining to the District do not
always reflect the Districts sentiment.
Supt. Meyers belief in the efficacy
of capital punishment is not as strong.
ly expressed as his disapproval of
hanging as the mode of that punish.
ment. He is emphatic in his denuncia.
tion Of hanging as especially abhor.
rent" In this he undoubtedly ex.
presses the feelings of practically all,
regardless Of the major question. For
many years the prevailing sentiment
in this community has been favorable
to a change of the mode Of legal
execution. Some. indeed. on the other
hand, have favored retention Of the
rope as the agency Of punishment
because it is so repulsive that they
hoped 1t would hasten the abolition
of capital punishment altogether.
For quite a long period the courts
have been pronouncing imprisonment
penalties rather than executions for
capital crimes in this jurisdiction.
Juries have had a wider range Of de-
termination and have rendered yer.
diets Of less grades Of guilt than those
thGt necessarily call for death pen
Evening star., 1922-08-04
Miss Robertson's Success.

Miss Robertson's denomination Is a
triumph OF grit. While a good re.
publican, she has shown independence
within the limits of partisanship and
done her own thinking in the House.
Naturally, she has made some enc.
mics, and they exerted themselves
against her in the Oklahoma primary.
But she accepted their challenge, re.
ferred to and stood on the record. and
so has won the Endorsement Of her
republican constituents.
AS is known, Miss Robertson en-.
tered politics reluctantly. She pre-.
ferred private life. She had succeeded
there and was asking nothing better
than to continue that success. Her
party drafted her and she profited by
the high republican tide of 1920.
In politics and in Office she has
come to like both, and so offered for
denomination, and now offers for a
second term.
Thus is shown again the lure of
the game. 1t influences all who come
within its reach. Men have long sur.
rendered to it. and. now that women
are within reach, they are surrender.
ing, too.
Now for election. Miss Robertson
must muster her forces at the polls
In November. This will be a warm
year in Oklahoma as elsewhere. The
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Congress promises to be a hummer
A good deal Of business will await
the attention Of that body, and upon
its transactions will depend, in some
Dental election.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
Rate BY Mail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States.
More British "Muddling.'

The more British statesmen try to
explain Lord Balfour's interallied debt
note addressed to the debtor nations
the stronger the arguments they pro-
duce in support of the American po-
sition. Whatever may have been the
motives which inspired the note, it
is becoming increasingly plain. even
to Englishmen. that the naneuver
was a blunder, and blunders in
diplomacy always are difficult to ex-
plain.
Mr.. Asquith mildly criticiZes the
note and MIR. Lloyd George, almost as
mildly, retorts that Mr.. Asquith's crit
icism is "unhelpful." Both are mild
with that brand Of midness which
overcomes men when they are called
upon to handle deadly explosives.
There is very manifestly a disposition
in Downing street and at Westnin-
ster to say as little about the note
as possible. but even the little which
cannot escape being said tends only
TO make bad matter worse.
Consideration for the British tax
payer is the keynote of Mr.. Lloyd
Georges plea in abatement. 1t is
unjust. he argues, that the British
taxpayer should be called upon to
surrender a dollar Of his claims
against others, unless he is forgiven
a corresponding dollar Of the claims
which others hold against him. The
fact is utterly lost upon the prime
minister, or brushed aside as inconse-
ouential. that in such an offsetting
as he thinks desirable the American
taxpayer owes no dollars and. there
fore, that each dollar of British debt
he forsave would represent total
loss He loses sight. also. of the fact
that a very considerable proportion
of the debts owed to the British gov
ernment are utterly worthless or of
doubtful colectibility. and that pro-
posing to cancel these in return
for cancellation of the perfectly valid
and collectible claims which the
United States holds against Great
Britain. is very much like offering to
exchange bad money for good. He
might almost as well offer to pay off
the British debt to America in Rus
sian paper rubles, and be done with it.
Americans. with exceptions so few
as to be almost negligible, never have
been able to see why Great Britain
should not pay her debt in full. They
know that in the peace settlement
Great Britain obtained. outright and
through mandates. control over ter
ritories of incalculable value, while
the United States neither asked nor
was offered any share of the booty.
They know that, IN spite of the in
debtedness OF which Mr.. Lloyd George
complains. the British empire is vastly
richer today than it was before the
war, or would have been had the war
not been fought, and they are unable
10 reconcile this acquisition of great
wealth with pleas for a remittance of
debts contracted in acquiring it. Now
that the British government has Of
ficially enunciated the doctrine of
uuid pro quo in so matter-of-fact a
manner, even those few Americans
who were inclined to write the British
debt off the books are likely to change
their minds.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
Gambling Here and There.

Much furious Indignation is ex.
pressed on the Maryland side of the
District boundary at the complaints
that have been voiced regarding the
gambling dives that have lately been
fourishing in that jurisdiction. There
are denials and again there are ques.
tions and still again there are admis-
sions with 'tu auoque" accompani-
men.. But the "tu quoque"-which
in palmer parlance is you're an.
other''-rejoinder has nothing to do
with the case. 1t may be true that
! there is gambling in Washington. 1T
| is, indeed, painfully true. There is
handbook making here. and on some
| of the streets of this city. in full view
Of the officers of the law, crowds as
semble to watch the bulletined returns
from horse races that are run simply
as a means of promoting one of the
biggest gambling games in the coun-
try. Why these places are not closed
! by the police is not clear. The same
sentiment in Washington that looks
y
exercise of police power and enforce
ment of the law looks for the same
degree of reform in the District by
exercise of the same power. The only
difference al present is that these
places in Maryland are even more
dangerous to the public welfare than
those that semi-surreptitiously exist
on this side of the boundary.
Indeed. one reason why Washington
is now demanding action in Maryland
to cleanse these foul spots is the hope
that this course may lead to a clean
up here in the city. The Maryland
dives-to apply to them a name that
seems to be particularly obnoxious to
some sensitive spirits-are operated
almost exclusively for the mulcting
of Washingtonians. Residents Of this
city form the big bulk of the patron
age. They are accommodated with
free transportation to and from the
places across the line. motor cars
starting on schedule from certain
points in this city. There is no sug-
gestion thus far that the games played
at these places are crooked. That Is
not the point The matter of most
moment is that large sums are-or
were until the lights were dimmed
when the exposure started-nightly
wasted by people Of this city who can
i'll afford to lose anything and whose
losses are almost Invariably pro-
ductive of demoralizing results and
often painful sufferings by others.
1t, ofscourse. behooves the District
to clean its own house in this matter.
1t has been trying to do so for years.
But for some reason that has never
been satisfactorily determined the
prosecution Of gambling cases in the
local courts is so slow as to be vir-
fault, the fact is that through delays
by one expedient and another these
cases drag until witnesses are scat
tered and evidence is lost and the
conviction Is impossible.
There is, OF course, no excuse what
ever for the Maryland county au-
thorities to hesitate about vigorous
and sincere prosecution Of these illegal
establishments, just as there is no
conceivable excuse for the District
authorities to flag in their pursuit of
the same kind Of lawbreakers here.
Let the two go together to make a
cleanup of the gamblers and Wash
ington will be safer, happier and more
prosrerolIS
Evening star., 1922-08-04

The poet who some years ago wrote
a poem about 1.-THE Man With the
Hoe" should produce something about
the man with the shop hammer or the
man with a coal shovel, only in a
more hopeful and inspiring key.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

1t is stated that Ambassador Harvey
will entertain in London next winter.
2 Whether as an official engaged in
after-dinner speaking or as an editor
coming effulgent phrases, Mr.. Harvey
always entertains.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pH1LANDRR JOHNSON.

Jewels.
A weary woman paused to tend
The flowers near the cottage door,
And to each blossom seemed a friend
Who learned to love them more and
more.
II have no gems" she gently sighed,
"Yet gems I truly crave no less
Than yon fair lady in the pride
or her luxurious leveliness.
But these bright blossoms cleaning
fair,
Which simple love and toll secure,
Rejecting colors rich and rare
These are the jewels Of the poor"
Evening star., 1922-08-04

One Of the few organizations that
have not attempted to exert an infiu.
ence in politics is the Boy Scouts
The fact that each of the lads hopes
to be President some day favors an
attitude of neutrality.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

There is a natural inclination on
the part Of every individual to de.
nounce any expression OF opinion with
which he disagrees as some kind Of
propaganda.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

Financial discussions pertaining to
the war continue to emphasize the
fact that, like most demonstrations Of
it's kind, it cost more than it was
worth.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

Wage earners who lose seniority
benefits cannot look to the labor Or
CARNATIONS that compelled a strike for
indemnity in this respect.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

Lenin's physical convalescence would
indicate that his medical doctors are
better than his legal advisers.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

There is no doubt that the daily
announcement that the end Of the
strike is near will eventually prove a
reliable prediction.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

The poisoners in New York were
not content to wait for the natural
process of dyspepsia in claiming its
victims.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

German marks have receded in
value so rapidly that counterfeit
money will soon be rated at par.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

The wool tariff has demonstrated
that as a political figure the sheep
cannot hope to enjoy the popularity
of the elephant or the donkey.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

Pancho Villa may yet be tempted
to quit the farm and show Mexico
what q real bandit is like.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

1t is evidently difficult to settle a
strike on "forgive-and-forget" basis.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
Process of Elimination.

There are two sides to every ques.
tion," said the conservative man."
That's true" replied Senator Sor-
ghum. But there is only one side to
the right answer"
Evening star., 1922-08-04
The Unattainable.

Jud Tunkins says a circus poster
illustrates some folks idea of a beau.
tiful world and happy existence.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
Musings of q Motor Cop.

Hortense Magee deserves applause
For courtesy so true;
At railway crossings she will pause
And murmur, After your
Evening star., 1922-08-04

Theatrical papers reports from
London have it that the English ac-
tors are elxing out bare existence
lin for r-that.--Dayton News. .ss.--ss
Evening star., 1922-08-04

Japanese soldiers. we are informed.
have increased two inches in height
since meat was added to their diet.
Probably trying to stretch up to the
price.-New Orleans Item.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
Impressed, but Not Stimulated.

Impressed, but Not Stimulated.
Your boy Josh gives orders to the
hired men in a very impressive man.
ner."
"Yes," replied, Farmer corntossel:
''but they don't do much work. They
seem to think they're settin' paid for
bein' Josl1's audience"
Evening star., 1922-08-04

! Most everybody dat comes around
volunteerin' advice desc days. said
Uncle Eben. 'is some kind Of q Ssales-
MAN. =
Evening star., 1922-08-04

Every farmer should have an auto
mobile to enable his family to get
away from home Sunday morning be-
fore two friends can motor in on
them-Toledo Blade.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

To go to London and back, first
class. costs about $500. OF course.
you can stay at home and get 1t OF
a bootlegger Tor a little less.-Ana-
conda Standard. ~.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

In Washington they're trying to
teach traffic cops to be polite. Next
they'll be trying to teach congress.
Island Argus.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

Having new glands put in may not
lengthen ones life. but 1t lengthens
the space one gets on the front page,
Hartford Times
Evening star., 1922-08-04

1t just happens that way. of course.
but it's always the other manic
daughter who is a happer.-Nash-
vile Banner.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

Lets CO." was an excellent war
slogan. but it Is playing thunder with
home life in America.-St. Joseph
News-PreSS
The Washington herald., 1922-11-26
Training for Judges

The Moscow University has q
special department for the educa.
ton and training Of the presiding
judges Of these courts. They re-
ceive their appointment nts from the
committee Of oommissars. The
associate judges are selected by
the same authority, from panels
nominated by the local sovists
throughout Russia
The presiding Judge declares the
law. and. in cases which I At
tended, summed up the facts. In
arriving at . We. ct. however, Q
majority vote absolutely controls.
There 70 no appeal from q decision
Of the peoples court on the facts.
There are district courts Of
cassation to which appeals are
given on questions OF law and
procedure. There ID also q su.
prens court 70 which appeals lie
from the peoples courts and
courts OF cessation. in which only
questions involving the interpreta-
ton Of the constitution are in.
voived.
fas ssinisal esdA dseiniag
The Washington herald., 1922-11-26
Mobiles Oonsd the Land

Prior to the revolution Russia
presented the paradox Of more
than a hundred million landless
men under the rigorous economic
control Of less than a hundred
and forty thousand land-owning
noblss-
The country Is. and always
was. woefully undeveloped. The
smaller villages and towns. as
close as fifty miles to Moscow,
have the same general appear.
ance today as did those in Ari-
zona and New Mexico forty years
ago. The houses built Of hewn
logs. sealed with cement, with no
attempt at architecture or modern
convenience. are still the counter
part OF the primitive west of
America
When the Soviet government
came into power. 1t abolished all
land titles Title by user alone
Is ndefeasible. Permanent i'm
provements upon land under Sow
let Law. do not become . part
The Washington herald., 1922-11-26
Hliteracy Appalling

The percehtage OF iiliteracy In
old Russia was appalling. Since
1917, 10000 new schools have been
opened In Russia. They range all
Of the way from kindersartens 20
HIN schools. Moscow had many
immense boarding schools. patron.
issd by the children Of the elite.
prior to the revolution. These
and many other large buildings
are filled with the children OF
workers and peasants. The gev.
srnnsnt pays all Of the expenses
Of the children. Including food.
I was there during the vacation
period. Thousands Of the ehfi.
dren had been taken to the eeun'
try By their teachers on vacations,
Many Of the seheeis. However.
were full Of shiidren, The teach,
srs are ai,nest all wemen, smene
them many fsFmes Americans and
EaGiishsPeatfns people,
Ths government 10 In eemPists
centred ef all sources Of education,
Darias the regular seheei period,
Thousands ss these children OF kin.
dessartsa age are called for at
thsis hssass by the teachers In the
passaias, was sstuFR with them in
the evening": Phs streets ef Mos:
go usgaiass and svsaiass. even
The Washington herald., 1922-11-26
Military 10 Efficient

Undoubtedly. the most efficient
arm Of the government II the
military. Grim necessity, the
Russian leaders assert, compelled
the government. for the time be-
ing At least. to concentrate on the
building up Of its army.
Trotxky stated. while was in
Moscow. that they had 100000
trained and equipped soldiers. !
visited many training camps, in
cluding the huge one for officers,
in the palace OF the Kremlin.
While the production OF arms and
ammunitions goes on in Russia,
great stores have been captured
from invaders and counter-revolu-
tionists. In the government air
dromes at Smolensk, which ad-
Joins q training camp having
capacity OF 5000 soldiers, I saw
twenty-four army planes all in
fine condition. In charge OF a
staff Of officers and mechanics.
The officer in charge said that all.
except two, had been captured
from the enemy, at different
fighting fronts. The same condi-
tions existed, proportionately, in
the other Russian army camps.
Automobiles, tanks. motor
trucks innumerable, came from
the same sources.
The stables Of the car. larger
than Madison Square Garden, out
side Of the Kremlin wall. are now
an army garage. The barracks Of
the old Russian army throughout
the country are used by the new
army training schools Many Of
the buildings are as fine and a.
modern as Fort Myer. outside OF
Washington; and the military
camps, even in the outlying dis
tricts, In tents and equipment.
look much the same az ours.
Russian officials point to the
army as the great outstanding nc.
complishment OF their govern
ment.
Next to the army. the Soviet
Republic has applied more inge-
nuity and energy TO the field OF
education than any other.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-26

products OF the field, direct to the
government Their burden. unds-
niably Is. not as great a. under
the Cars government.
The railroads and public utiIi-
ties being owned by the govern
ment. the freight and passenger
rates. all lower than ours. but
higher than any Of the central
European countries are. essential
ly a direct tax upon the popula-
ton.
The government either as land.
lord. or part owner of all manu-
featuring or commercial enter
prises derives a large revenue
from this source, instead OF by
licenses. occupation taxes. and di-
rect levies upon real and personal
property.
Taxing the property Of traders
under the New Economic Pol
icy" is still In the air.
The taxing problem looks in
soluble to an outs der In Russia.
but % II is here from the stand
point of justice to the actual pro-
ducers and consumers. Perhaps
it is already solved. for they
sometimes work fast; maybe IT
viii still be a problem" In q hun
dred and forty years. like ours is