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Evening star., 1922-03-30
Turning to School Problems.

Word has come from the north end
Of the Capitol that with the treaties
out of the way a number Of senators
will push vigorously for Solution Of
the school problems in which they have
already manifested keen interest. The
Joint congressional committee on in
quiry into schools needs has, it is said,
about reached an agreement on the
school building program calling for an
outlay OF $10.o00,000, to be expended
over a period Of years and designed to
bring the school plant of the District
even, or much more nearly even than
it now is, with the school population
fand twentieth century ideas in sani-
tation and equipment. Washington is
q modern city in some ways and in
other ways is not modern. and one of
the ways in which it might be said to
be more medieval than modern is
in its school plant. The school au-
thorfties, citizens and children strus-
gle along in buildings that were very
good examples Of school architecture
and school planning forty-ffty years
ago, when the school population was
relatively sparse. variety Of subjects
studied nothing like so great as now
and Institutional standards below those
which the school authorities now set
for themselves and their students.
It ought not to be that the seat Of
government Of the nation. whose
watchword is progress and whose
theory of government is based on pop
uiar enlightenment and education,
should lag behind cities in other coun-
tries and comparatively unimportant
cities in our own country in such a
matter as public instruction. Interest
in this question has been at last
awakened. and everybody is willing.
even anxious, that the capital shall
haye as good a school system and school
psant as any other city, and the only
question under debate is as to how
this shall be brought about. The pro-
posal that an adequate lump sum be
provided for a school construction
program to be carried on during a
series of years under intelligent and
experienced supervision holds. the
promise Of excellent results.
Evening star., 1922-03-30
A National Project.

In an appeal for democratic support
TO the pending merchant marine bill
Senator Ransdell of Louisiana, demo
crat, invited attention of senator's to
the recorded fact that these first and
earliest Of American steamship sub
sidie0 were given by southern law
makers, acting on the recommends
tion of democratic President" Di-
reeting his remarks particularly to
southern senators, he declared that the
aid to the slower cargo boats, pro-
vided by the bill would be of especial
benefit to the south, with its exports
os cotton, lumber, tobacco and other
bulky freights. Equally with our
hssthxsR Of the north" he said, I'VE Of
Evening star., 1922-03-30
The Army and the Navy.

If consistency is a jewel, the House
is not wearing one on its forehead In
dealing with appropriations. The
House increased by $15,o0e,0 the
sum in the Army appropriation bill al
lotted for certain river and harbor i'm.
provements, and quite properly. The
point was made that the Army en-
gineers. who had submitted the esti-
mates, based on surveys, facts and
figures, were better qualified to judge
Of the needs Of the situation than
others. In the same bill the House cut
the enlisted strength Of the Army to
115.0O0 men. with 1900 officers,
against the vigorous protests Of Pres
ident Harding, Gen. Pershing, Secre-
tary Of War Weeks and the general
staff Of the Army. At the Press Club
last night Gen. Pershing and Maj.
Gen. Harbord, deputy chief of staff.
insisted that 10000 men and 10000
officers are essential to the nations
necessities at this time.
The Senate now has the Army ap-
preparation bill before it's committee
on appropriations and no doubt will
hear the representations Of the civil
head of the military establishment and
the technical administrators Of its vari-
Gus bureaus upon the needs Of this
great branch of the government and
public service. The temper OF the
times is admittedly for economy. 1t
pervades private as well as public af-
fairs. 1t is a cardinal principle Of the
administration now in control. But the
temper Of the times is not for so-called
economy which in the name Of that
virtue pursues a mistaken policy that
can only work harm.
Shortly in the House will come the
Navy appropriation bill. Advance no
tice has been Of intent to recommend
reduction of the personnel Of the Navy
below the figure deemed by the Presi-
dent and the Navy Department to be
absolutely necessary for the main
tenance Of the Navy. Press reports
of the hour quote Representative Nc
Arthur and Representative Rogers as
leading q determined campaign to
frustrate the proposed tragic slashing
Of the personnel.
More power to them, and to the men
who join with them in keeping the
Navy fit and fine within the reduced
limits of its strength fixed by the
naval limitations treaty. 1t is good
Evening star., 1922-03-30
~ DIFFERENCES on the District
Of Columbia appropriation
bill-which promise to be

~ DIFFERENCES on the District
Of Columbia appropriation
~ bill-which promise to be
hard fought and protracted-
and the recent occurrence in the
House on District day. when Repre-
sentative Blanton of Texas took up
the time on the floor and more than
six pages in the Record renewing his
old fight over an unsavoSy incident
at the government printing office.
again emphasize the need for some
reform which will assure to District
legislation more prompt and attentive
consideration. $3.50.
It will be recalled that when the
District of Columbia appropriation
bill was before the House last month
Representative r. Walton Moore OF
Virginia urged that, aside from any
question as to the proposed consti-
tutional amendment to enable the
people of the District to vote in
presidential elections and to have
voting representation in both House
and Senate. the conditions now pre-
vatling are such as to call for a
change in congressional procedure
with reference to the government of
the District.
X \ X X
Representative Moore suggested the
creation Of \ joint committee to take
Senate and House District commit
tees; that the joint committee have
authority to report appropriations as
well as other legislation: and that it
should receive estimates directly
from the Commissioners, instead of
from the bureau Of the budget. He
expressed the opinion that this pro-
cedure was warranted by the pecul-
lar relations of the District to Con-
Eress, which is very unlike the rela-
tion of the executive departments to
Congress, and would make for simpli-
fcation. directness and expedition.
Recognizing that any effective initi-
alton Of such q change rests with the
party In control, Representative
Moore has not embodied his sugges-
tions in bill or resolution. He has.
however. ever since he has been in
Congress, visioned and proposed a
number Of progressive reforms. sew
eral Of which have been approved by
the majority party-as. for example,
the reorganization of the administra-
tive branch of the government. a
definite program for which is now
and the suggestion that advance no.
tice should be given Of what business
will be before the House, on which
House Leader Mondell is now acting.
i i
As is we'll understood, the action of
the House in the last Congress in
turning over the consideration of ap-
propriations to a single committee
has had the practical effect Of pre-
venting new legislation on appropria-
tion bills, and similar action by the
Senate recently probably will have
the same effect, That is to say, ordi-
narily there will have to be specific
legislation with reference to a matter
in advance of an appropriation to
take care of that matter. This will,
perhaps, be more fully illustrated in
the future than this year, since the
Vice President has held that the
modified Senate rule, not being retro
active. does not apply to the legisla-
tive riders attached by the Senate
as anne endments to the District appro-
priation bill, now pending in confer
ence between the two houses.
While some of the republican lead
ers have expressed a keen interest in
Evening star., 1922-03-30
EDITORIAL DIGEST

upbraided obregon for failing to
obtain it."
lat an early cate" is an impossibility
now. the Chicago Journal {demo-
cratic) remarks, because there can
be no early date at this stage of
proceedings. If recognition comes
tomorrow it will be at least six
months behind hand" But while the
reason for hesitating so long is "a
good deal of mystery" to the
Charleston Is. c. News and Courier
(democratic), it feels that "if the I'D :
mfnfstration is at last prepared to
go ahead. few people will wonder
Evening star., 1922-03-30

Food prices dropped IL per cent
during the year ending March Is.
Eleven per. cent make a good start to.
ward the point from which they in
creased in many cases several hundred
per cent. Americans. however, inclined
to complain Of the cost of living have
only to compare European price lists
to realize that they are even now the
fortunate people Of the world.
Evening star., 1922-03-30

Doubts are expressed as to whether
the departments can be successfully
reorganized. 1t will be remembered,
however, that doubts were expressed
about the practicability Of a treaty
such as the Washington conference
has put through.
Evening star., 1922-03-30
The Radio Doctor.

Any one sick at sea may now
have first-class medical service pro-
vided by the United States govern
ment.. 1t is the latest development
Of radio.
An order was recently sent out by
Surgeon General Cummings to hos
pitfalls connected directly or indirectly
with the government service, saying:
Upon receipt Of a request for medi-
cal advice, you are directed to fur
nish promptly whatever advice seems
notwithstanding upon your consult
ing stan, IL necessary-couched in
language intellisible to laymen"
The possibilities of such service,
particularly in connection with the
merchant marine, whose vessels sell
dom carry a competent physician. are
obviously great. One may deplore
is destroyed by recent radio exten.
sions, but there are compensating
benefits.-Asbury Park. N. j., Even
ing Press independent democratic).
Who will second our nomination for
a Flesh Pots week?-Saint Paul
Pioneer Press.
The happy medium In Industrial ad-
justment is one that can make the
ghost walk.-Rochester Times-Union
Its not such long time between
Indictments" said the Governor Of
Illinois to the Governor of Oklahoma,
Cincinnati Times-Star.
Future students of costume may
connect the short skirt with the great
strides that women have been taking.
Boston Herald.
Depew says he's eighty-eight and
has never seen a base ball game. SO
that's what's the matter with him.
Greenville Piedmont.
Throngs attend Tex Richards trial.
It's SO seldom the folk can attend one
of his shows for nothing.-Dayton
News.
Eight out of ten Americans. At
banquets, cut their fish with meat
knives" says a head waiter. Hor-
rors! And Margot Asquith never
thought of that.--Tacoma Ledger.
we1l have to be careful how we
speak to powerful countries like
Panama and Costa Rica when Con-
gress finishes with our Army and
Nayy.-Richmond Times-D Dispatch.
"one thinS like about bankers il
that you can. depend upon them," says
Leonidas w. Van Quentin. "Whenever
you have it all doped out that your
banker viii DAY no. he says no.-
Kansas City SlaE.
Evening star., 1922-03-30
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Ladies and Gentlemen.
A gentleman will never
Smoke when others disapprove;
Nor claim that it is clever
About the street to move
In limited apparel,
Unlike that Of the past,
That makes us wonder wherell
This mad world end at last!
But ladies puff serenely
A dainty cigarette;
And with defiance queenly
Audacious styles they set.
The male, SO much neglected,
Is plainly made to see
A lady's not expected
A gentleman to be.
Evening star., 1922-03-30

It is hard to understand how a man
so mild Of manner a. to win the nick.
name 'Pussyfoot" should manage to
get into as much trouble as Mr.. Viii.
liam E. johnson does.
Evening star., 1922-03-30

Nations may consent to honor the
four power peace treaty, as they do
the Shakespearean drama, without
knowing exactly who wrote it.
Evening star., 1922-03-30

The Department Of Agriculture and
the Department Of the Interior appear
each inclined at times to doubt the
necessity for the others existence.
Evening star., 1922-03-30

The need of Fairgrounds for chill
dren is emphasized. Wholesome out.
door recreation in youth encourages
tastes that win have no use for the
vicious loafng place in later years.
Evening star., 1922-03-30

Pancho Villa is one farmer who
managed to get rich by means Of poll
tics, but his methods were a trifie
rough.
Evening star., 1922-03-30

The "happer" should be laughed out
Of existence before she becomes too
pathetic for raillery.
Evening star., 1922-03-30

Ireland is continually distributing
its attentions among peace parleys
and councils Of war.
Evening star., 1922-03-30

A cold wave is generally regarded
~ IN unsuitable denomination on the
eve of a coal strike.
Evening star., 1922-03-30
Careful Calculation.

"I understand you have been offered
a large salary to go into motion pic
lures"
"I have" replied Senator Sorghum.
But I'm not going. I like to keep up
with my surroundings and large as
the offer seems to be it wouldn't be
enough to enable me to keep the mo-
t;on picture social pace"
Jud Tunkins says if you want some
questions answered about finance ask
. farmer, and If you want to hear a
whole lot about how farms ought to
be run ask . flnancier. ~
Political Perplexity.
BE sure you're right, then go ahead. I"
Il what old DGvy Crockett said.
Hut when debate is going strong,
Oh. which is right and which is
wrong?
Interest Assured.
.Do you fnd the meetings Of the
new woman's organization interest
ing?"
Very" replied Miss CayenAe. 'Ex-
element never fails. One election Of
oficers is hardly over before another
begins"
"when / takes notice Of de noise an
danger we passes th'oo every day"
said Uncle Eben, II fails to grasp
why we used to be SO agitated bout
. little thing like Fo'th Of july hre.
works."
Evening star., 1922-03-30

Germany has all kinds Of marks to
suit all kinds Of customers.
Evening star., 1922-03-30

zone thing I like about bankers 10
that you can. depend upon them," says
Leonidas w. Van Quentin. Whenever
you have 1t all doped out that your
banker win Day no. he says NO. -.
Kansas City Slar.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-07
ALLIES REFUSE
MORATORIUM FOR
GERMAN DEBTS

London. Aug. Try the AS
sociated Press. .)-Representatives
of the allies today gathered around
the conference table once more to
discuss reparations, Germany's
financial condition and related is
sues.
The meeting, the 18th time
within less than three years, was
greeted by newspapers without en-
thusiasm and in some cases with
almost despairing skepticism.
Prior to the meeting Of prime
ministers, Poincare and his fin
ance, minister, M. fDeLasteyrie,
conferred with premier Theunis
of Belgium, and they reported to
have reached a common under
standing as to the necessary mea-
sures respecting Germany.
All the allied delegates, includ-
ing Baron Hayashi, representing
japan arrived in Downing Street
shortly before IL o'clock and went
Immediately to the conference
chamber. The United States was
not represented.
The reparation commission by a
vote of to 1 rejected a resolu-
tion which would have accorded
a moratorium to Germany for the
remainder OF the calendar year on
reparations. also rejected Ger
many's offer of payments Of 5Oo,-
600 monthly on balances of her
pre-watr debt.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-07
STEAMER PUNCHES
HOLE |N.HOLD BUT
PROCEEDS TOPORT

Seattle, Wash, Aug. Moving
four knots an hour under her own
steam and with all on board un-
hurt, the s. S. S. F. Alexander,
bound to Seattle from San Fran
cisco is reported on her way to
this city after striking a rock a
dense fog. off the Washington
coast shortly after midnight.
The Alexander struck at 1925
a. m. on Cake Rock, Giants grave
yard, in the Pacific ocean, about
80 miles south Of Cape Flattery.
She stove a hole in number one
hold, but within half an hour
backed off, with numbers 2, and
A holds uninjured, and took up
her journey to Seattle. The holds
are separated by strong bulkheads
and the slowness of the Alex
ander Is speed Is understood here
to have been set by her captain,
e. P. Bartlett, so as to preserve
hold number Q intact.
ne AlS4dnQSI is OApSSIcu ACI z
this afternoon. She passed Una
tilla lightship at s a. m. and was
due in at Cape Flattery at the re-
duced speed at s a. m. 1t was
anticipated that at z a. m. she
would be met by the coast guard
steamer Snohomish, which left
Port Angeles ON receipt of news of
the accident, and by the Admiral
Schley, which left Vancouver 3 a.
m. have arrived a few hours be-
fore from San Francisco. The
Alexander and the Admiral Schley
are both owned and operated by
the Pacific Steamship company.
The Alexander IS carrying near
ly 800 passengers and has COM
pletement of 225 officers and men.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-07
WRECK BLAME
PUT ON SIGNALS

Desoto, Mo-, August 7-(By the
Associated Press)-Testimony at
the coroner's inquest this afternoon
into the Sulphur Springs wreck,
which caused 35 deaths thus far
and in which more than 100 were
injured, was to the effect that
neither of the two Missouri Pacific
trains had an order pertaining to
the other. Members of the crews Of
both trains were interogated at the
inquiry.
John Cannon, assistant general
manager of the Missouri Pacific,
said in advance of the inquest that
he had established that the block
signals south of Sulphur Springs,
which should have warned the en-
gincer Of No. 4, which crashed into
No. 32, were working properly.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-07

Hong Kong, August 7-(By the
Associated Press Casualties in the
typhoon and tidal wave, which last
Wednesday swept the port of swa-
tow, 250 miles north Of here, now
are estimated at 10000.
Another British steamer, in adj
dition to the two previously re-
ported ashore, was bound from
Hong Kong to Shanghai when she
met the fury of the typhoon and
was wrecked, but her passengers
were saved.
Desolation hoveTs over the ruin
ed city and horror haunts It's streets
As detailed reports reach Hong
Kong, the full extent Of the disas-
ter is being revealed.
In the native city hundreds Of
corpses and the earcasses of animals
are mingled with the derbis. Human
remains protrude from the unelean-
ed wreeknge. 1t is estimated that
more than rs per cent Of the eity's
buildings were destroyed, including
the silk knitting factories and the
old German consulate. The Ameri-
can consulate and the Standard Oil
compAny's godown, or warehouse,
were slightly damaged.
Ghoul-like some Chinese attempt
ed to loot the wreekage, but the ma
tive police stopped this promptly. A
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-07

reconstruction of the Southern States following the
Civil utterly stupid and Americans of gen
eration-regardless Of Northern Southern brth-so
consider it, and know that the in which the st-
alton was handled was a political mistake
The activities of the carpetbaggers and their negro
allies after the Cval confined merely the
ootng of the public treasures Vicious white
lied the negroes into societies and stirred up their hatred
against the white people, with the result that unspeakabe
crimes were committed in all parts of the south
Kux brought into being by the
agency devh Thaddeus
the exigency the
purpose the
cherished in the
history which resurred
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-07
IRISH NATIONALS
WIN SUCCESSES

Dublin, Aug. 7.-(By the AS
sociated Press. THE national
army troops are pushing their
campaign in southwestern Ireland
both from the Limerick sector and
from the region OF Tralee, where
they landed last week, in a turn
ing movement, according to re-
ports from the fighting front.
The flanking parties from the
coast are pushing inland and the
fall of Listowell Saturday was a
result. The irregulars retreated
thence 10 southeasterly direction
to Abbeyfeale, County Limerick.
Before leaving Listowell they
burned the barracks, the work
house and the courthouse.
In the Limerick area the fall of
Kilmallock. Adaree and several
others held by the irregulars
seems 10 have put them to rout in
East and West Limerick. Adaree
was taken after few shells had
struck the headquarters of the ir-
regulars in a local hotel. The
Free state troops had one killed
and three wounded.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-07

TR|EDFORRA|D
AT |NGLEWOOD
Ku Kluxers Accused of At
tack Upon Home Face
Jury-FOrmer Grand
Goblin Accused.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. THE
joint trial of 81 members of the
Ku Klux Khan on three counts OF
a grand jury indictment following
the raid upon the Elduayen home
and bonded winery at Inglewood,
suburb, April % last, opened
today in the Los Angeles county
superior court before Judge Fred
erick w. Houser.
OF the defendants, the three
who have attained the most prom
inence are w. s. Coburn, form
erly grand goblin of the Pacific
domain of the khan; G. w. Prince,
present king kleagle of the Of
ganization in California and Ma
than A. Baker, kleagle, or organ
izer, who is said to have confess
ed having led the raiders.
The remaining thirty four rep
resent as many walks of life In
the little city OF IngIewood and
include men who follow such call
ings as druggist, engineer, paint
er, policeman, poultryman, un-
dertaker and motion picture the
ater manager.
They are accused of false i'm
prisonment, kidnapping and -as
sault with deadly weapon with
intent to commit murder-all as
the result of the Inglewood raid
by masked band Of men, esti-
mated to have numbered as many
as ESQ. in the dark, on the home
and winery of Fidel and Matthias
Elduayen, brothers.
Routed by Town Marshal
1t was declared the women of
the Elduayen household were
subjected to indignities and that
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-07
10000 Lost Life
In Terrific IybhOOn
Destroying Sz0atOz0

swatow Chinese newspaper how
ever, reports that lawless elements
raided the houses Of typhoon vic
Tins and held up passers-by for
plunder.
The police frustrated an attempt
to loot tho offices of the Banque
Industrielle de Chinese, arresting
two men.
At midnight Wednesday fire
broke out in Chinese hotel, cutting
1t and adding to the terrifying ex-
periences Of the inhabitants.
The destruction was almost COM
plete. With the exception Of the
Chinese postoffice, new three
story building, no building escaped
damage.
To all appearances Swatow pre-
sents the scene Of a war-ravaged
town2one heap Of ruins. The tidal
wave which swept the bund, or
road along the harbor, at the height
Of tho typhoon, inflicted consider
able damage TO the water front
buildings. Losses were heavy in
this district.
The British In Hong Kong have
remitted $4,000 to the British con
sui al swatow and are shipping
rice for distribution among the
homeless. The Swstow municipality
charitable association Is raising SUBJ
seriptions for a relief fund.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-07
COIOnistS
Raided by Bandits
And One Murdered

Palmito del Verde; the island
Paradise off the coast of Sinalva.
mexico, where Salem people have
invested some $4,000, has been
Steamed by Mexican bandits, who
N addition to robbing the Ameri-
san colonists, have murdered one
~ them, recording to letter re-
eeived in Salem today from Deane
Oufhs, Of Salem, who invested in
me island and has been down there
Nnee January. Mr.. Curtis says in a
letter dated Palmito del Verde,
yuly 80:
The Mexican bandits are ter
iolAng the island. They killed one
y the boys last Sunday night. They
= -au robbed him a few days before.
men last Thursday night they
ar'a mp the place here, and took
~ the guns, except shot guns, as
gu as money and jewelry. / got
- the hardest, having in addition
niles a gold watch. My loss was
have just got a warRing that
-e bandits are back on the island
gam and that they are coming
is after money. I have loaded
me shot gun and am going to
we back to Salem as quick as
aa get away"