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Evening star., 1922-12-09
Mr.. Harding and the Cabinet,

Opponents Of Mr.. Harding are slyly
suggesting that three members Of the
cabinet measure up to the presi.
dental requirements-Mr. Hughes,
Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. Weeks.
True enough. They are strong men,
and any one of them would soon make
himself at home in the White House.
But no one Of them is thinking Of
the presidential billet. All three are
giving Mr.. Harding loyal support and
Identifying themselves thoroughly
with his administration.
Why refuse Mr.. Harding renomina-
ton on the record made, and put the
standard into the hands Of one Of his
official family? Mr.. Harding and the
members Of. his cabinet are in the
same boat. II the boat sinks. ali will
sink with her.
There were two members Of Mr..
Lincoln's cabinet Of presidential size,
and, moreover. suspected Of a desire
to supplant him In the party's leader
ship-Mr. Seward and Mr.. Chase. But
when the time came Mr.. Lincoln was
Evening star., 1922-12-09
Gen. Woods Decision.

Gen. Leonard Wood yields to public
4uty. and will remain In the Philip
pines. This is his notification to sec-
retary Weeks:
The situation here is going to re-
qufre my remaining on into the next
year. Reports Of my returning LIST Of
January should not be credited. Do
not see how l can leave before the
Legislature adjournS. and perhaps not
until afterward. AS ! have stated
before. the situation here must take
precedence over all personal and uni
versity interests Am placing resig-
nation in hands Of university.
When Gen. Wood accepted the office
of provost Of the University of Penn
sylvania he had but recently been de-
feated for the republican nomination
for President OF the United States, and
doubtless private life appealed to him
strongly. But he was so exceptionally
we'll qualified for the mission to the
Philippines. that when President Hard
ing rendered it he deferred to the
Presidents judgment and went to the
archipelago.
AS his service there has been thor
oughly satisfactory to the administra-
tion and helpful to the Filipinos. his
decision to remain is in the nature of
a public benefit. and entities him to
great credit.
That he would have served we'll in
the private field of education is Ger.
tain. But equally certain is It that his
larger usefulness lies in public life,
and that he is placed noV so as to Sc.
cure for the country the exercise Of a
liberal measure Of his talents and the
benefit Of wide experience.
At Manila, highly important billet,
the country will have while Gen. Wood
remains an official wholly competent
for his work. and a dependable man
in all things. AS soldier and civilian
he ranks with the best the country
today can boast Of.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
The Reclassiication Need.

Civil Service Commissioner Wales
yesterday, speaking before the Ma
tional Civil Service Reform League
in annual session in this city, urged
the adoption Of reclassification prin-
ciples as vital need Of the govern
ment service. Pointing out that the
federal service is In q state Of constant
change as new duties develop, he said
that complete. reclassification cannot
be written on the statute books. but
that a plan should be outlined. broad
classes defined, grades established and
salaries fixed by legislation.
From no other point Of view is the
need Of reclassification so clearly seen
as that Of the Civil Service Commis.
sion, which supplies the major part Of
the personnel to the departments and
bureaus and maintains. as far as pos
sible, a standard Of efficiency. The
commission can see the service as q
whole, and 1t therefore discerns plain
ly the inequalities that have resulted
from the patchwork Of many decades,
Evening star., 1922-12-09
HERE and THERE il, WASHINGTON
BY THE MAJOR"

The folks from New Jersey kept
Senator Zoe" on tho jump during
tho same period and 1t looked ~ u
every one in the mosquito state had
business In Washington. OF course.
his colleague. Senator Edge. had his
share. but he was not q member of
the finance committee, and that made
10 difference.
What of the others? AS You sit and
Ohio drop in. some to see Pomerene.
some to see Willis-ths latter more
particularly. for hs is Of the admin
istration. He comes out. great big.
earnest, homelike fellow He booms
q welcome, and II it is near the lunch
hour he takes the visitor to lunch.
or. II the hour 10 late. introduces him
to the Vice President. Along comes
a chap from the deserts Of Nevada.
He wants to soc Key Pittman-he is
key" to all the folks out In the sage
brush state. His welcome II hearty
one. The talk soon drifts to things
"out there"
You hear the name of Underwood
and you see this brilliant man from
welcome. Oscar Underwood is always
gracious, even when he has to say
mo" to an interviewer. Then along
comes one with wide-brimmed hat.
He has sent in for both of his sena-
tors-double-shootin as 1t were-a
western trick. You see Cameron and
Ashurst come out, but you don't see
any fingertip shaking there. They
have real good grips and everybody
seems happy-the election Is over and
they function harmoniously. Out of
Cay notifications. is a gentleman Of
the old school from Mississippi He
is waiting for pat" Harrison. Here
comes unconquered youth. the barb
In the side of the republicans.
What is that? Merely a number of
men from (and the naWe Of any town
will do) .coming to pay their respects
to Vice President Coolidge and ask
him to deliver an address in their
city. These requests average about
five a day, ranging from Spokane to
Portland. Me. from Baton Rouge to
Boise, Idaho.
90 far you have seen the sunny part
of the picture. but there is a drab
side as we'll. There are those who
for years nave been trying to get this
or that bill through Congress. Some
desire aid in the matter Of pensions:
others want assistance which will get
them back home: others want posi-
tions. and, falling to get these. want
jobs. Then you see those who are
wont to climb up a rung or two on
the social ladder. and it's dfty-flfty
as far as sex Is concerned. The
visitors come in . never-ending pro-
ccssion. You ask. How about the
vamps that one sometimes reads
about in neurotic novels? No. the
vamps have long since found that
senators are pretty nearly vamp
proof.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
F YOU have ever had the idea that
senators do nothing but make
speeches. sit in their sAnta liaten.

F YOU have ever had the idea that
senators do nothing but make
speeches, sit in their seats listen
ing to debates. vote, work in
their committee rooms or perform
other duties of like character. 20 up
to the northern wing Of the Capitol
some day and you will sec that many
OF these solons have to spend much
time In the reception room. for all Of
them are called upon. the majority
daily. to talk with the folks from
back home or to confer with someone
who has brought to Washington q
letter from some personal. political
or business friend.
Drop in at. the east end Of the SEN
ate. right by the place where the
senator's elevator Is located, and you
will see Col. "Jim" Sellers and his
group Of assistants. You present
your card to the colonel with the
name Of the senator you desire to see
passes II to one of his aides and the
latter departs toward the Senate.
You wait a minute or two. The one
intrusted with your card returns with
the information that the senator will
be right out or that he Is not on the
flG or at present. In the former case,
you pass into the reception room and
sit down ON one OF the seats. sofas
or whatever they call them. You get
a mild surprise when you deposit your
person. for the sofas are provided
xxsfth ho
say the least. Your first impression
Is that you are atop an undulating
air cushion aboard ship. Slowly and
with easy motion the buoyancy of the
cushion disappears. You wait for
your senator. He comes. You arise
to greet him. He motions you to be
seated and picks out the spot you
have just vacated. for he knows those
cushions. You state your business
and the conference Is under way. II
your request can be complied with.
the senator will tell you SO. Senators
generally want to be kind to people,
especially those from back home"
The average Washingtonian will
naturally imagine that the senator's
having the greatest number of callers
are those from Virginia and Mary
land because Of the ease with which
the citizens OF those commemorative
can reach the Capitol. Such. how
ever, IL not the case. While II is
true that Senator France received
hundreds of men and women during
the sessions Just ended. 1t is true that
Senators Calder of New York and Free
linghuysen OF New Jersey had just ss
many. This was especially true dur
Ing the period when the tariff was
under discussion. It was no unusual
sight to see Senator Calder have
dozens,of men and women waiting for
him, each eager to present his or her
case. each anxious to get the rates
they wanted: and the wonderful part
of 1t was that the senator never ap-
pesred to be bored. He gave each
one an audience and made a notation
of the request.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

Dwellings, schoolhouses. barns. fences
and other farm buildings. under his
brush, took on new endurance to
Withstand the elements and shone
forth as brighter spots along the drab
country roads.
Representative Volstead allows that
"the boss painter who took the Jobs
and, incidentally. the biggest part of
the pay, was chronically drunk" He
explains that usually the job was
finished about the middle OF the week
and 1 had to hang around for the
rest of the week waiting for the boss
to sober up before we could go on to
another job"
He insists. however. that he has had
no prejudices against alcoholic bevef-
ages. He says: II never made a
prohibition speech, never belonged to
a prohibition party, never belonged to
the anti-saloon league. But" he
argues, I'VE had the eighteenth
amendment to the Constitution and
Evening star., 1922-12-09
Library Circulation.

-AllSl d ldpSS VI eieNen years an
other branch of the Public Library
has been established and opened in
Washington. Last nights dedication
in the southeastern section marked
the second step toward making this
valuable institution ve-itably a uni
versity for the people," and. as the
library's organic act states. sup
plement of the public educational sys-
TEN Of the District
The Public Library of the District
was created FOR the purpose Of giving
the people OF this community free use
Of books. 1t was designed primarily
for circulating purposes. Given an adj
mi-able central location it provided in
its initial main building facilities that
Washington had hitherto been denied.
But long distances separated the ma
jority Of the people, from the source
of supply. Despite this fact Washing
ton has used tie library to a great
and increasing degree. and it has
proved most valuable factor in
quickening the intellectual life and
adding to the knowledge and informa-
ton Of the people.
Establishment Of branches in the
schools widened the circulation and
value Of the book collection and
brought the library directly into the
schools system, as 1t was by enact
ment designed. This. however. left the
drrtr lot fnv, sNf tS,n fri1 f,,
large measure unserved. owing to the
fact that it was necessary to cover in
some cases several miles to reach the
collection. Eleven years ago a branch
was established in Takoma Park. and
It has served that section Of the Dis.
trict effectively since. Now, after
eleven years. the second branch is
opened for the convenience and use Of
q population estimated at 10000. An.
other branch IL contemplated. and pro.
vision for the site has been estimated
for, in the Mount Pleasant district,
embracing a population about three
times a. large.
The wise benefcence Of Andrew
u AhS6aS eAN VI ShooS WhO oA0 S0AAy-
ing out sympathetically his wishes in
respect to the extension Of library
facilities to the people of this country
has provided for the extension of the
main library as rapidly as means are
afforded for sites and maintenance.
While it is unfortunate that advan-
tage has not been taken OF this oppor.
tunity more rapidly. it would seem
now that the value of library branches
has been so effectively demonstrated
that the process will be hastened and
the library carried generally to the
people with branches in selected
places. With reference to public needs
and convenience.
Circulation is the fundamental prin-
ciple of the Public Library Branches
are the arteries of the system. to carry
the vital fluid to the extremities and to
all parts of the community system.
Washington. the capital. blessed with
an exceptionally high degree Of public
intelligence. should have u model pub
lie library. series of local circulating
points through which this great store
of books may flow constantly and with
a maximum Of use and, therefore, Of
value.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

there was the wartime prohibition
law. Congress was not willing to re-
peal It and the law had to be en-
forced. I thought enforcement iegis-
lation should come from the judiciary
chairman"
That's volstead's own story of how
he came to be "the goat"
He is modest. shuns publicity. but
will fight stubbornly. almost bone
headedly. when he feels 1t IL his duty
volstead was born on a farm and
knows from bitter experience what
farm work is. He stayed there till
he got tired Of It. and then. as there
were three boys in the family. he de-
cidei the farm couldn't give them all
a decent living. go he ''ht out
He had to put up a real fight TO get
an education. Besides painting the
countrysIde red. one of his expert
ences was spreading printers ink. He
also taught school, and recalls that
he received $22 a month at that job,
but the high cost OF living didn't
bother him much. because he had ;.
pay only $3.50 a week for room anJ
board.
Back In Roosevelt's administra tion
he was roasted as an anarchist" Vol.
stead recalls, because he introduced a
legislative proposal. recently put in
the railroad act. to regulate the issu.
ance Of stocks and bonds.
Many of those who are denouncin2
Volstead and demanding amendment,
of the volstead law to tax wines and
beer to pay a. soldiers bonus have
overlooked the fact that. when At was
inevitable that the United States must
get into the world war. it was Repre-
sentative volstead who proposed and
had enacted the soldiers and sailors
relief act. This was designed to pro-
tect the business affairs of the soldier
while in military service. to protect
his property against forfeiture for
taxes and to take care of insurance
and. other obligations while the man
marched forward under the flag.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
EDITORIAL DIGEST

complication. III men should re-
move their hats when women enter
an elevator. should they remove them
when the elevator has q woman op-
woman being woman. why is not
the lady Of the lever entitled to def
erencA? Running an elevator is as
honorable an occupation. is il not. as
running typewriter. or being q Sec
rctary. or selling wearing apparel. or
attending sewing bees?'
The elevator. It appears, is one of
the few places that have stood out
against the killing onslaught Of ad
vancins femintnity. Women stri.
IDENTIFY have demanded equal rights
and they are getting them" declares
can vote. and they also can stand in
street cars. SO far as most men are
concerned. But the elevator re-
ma jned q place of chivalrous sRluta-
tion. To remove the hat was an
easy method Of showing medieval
sacrifice Of seat" hut even there
q new element was introduced. as the
Hartford Times explains 1t. ''1t came
down to contest between chivalfy
and efficiency. and efficiency Won"
"Ma king every square inch count is
no n, doubt do a question OF life or death
Journal comedies. 'But II the little
amenities that give life color and
favor are to be sacrificed on the
altar of the cubic centimeter. why
not 60 the whole hog? II space Is
80 valuable in q Cleveland elevator.
why not save few more inches by
prohibiting shoes larger than sixes"'
From the far-western viewpoint of
the Seattle Times. the ama1fng thing
Is that the "gentleness and courtesy
which prompts 4 man to show defer
ence TO a woman" should be 50
prevalent as to need Gliding. and
'the inclination Of the rest Of the
country VIII be to congratulate
Cleveland instead of condoling with
its mayor"
But "is It. after ALL" asks the Cedar
Rspsds Gazette. "a serious matter
whether men take off their hats in
elevators or not7 It may be that
We are finding other. ways of ex-
pressing our respect for women. To
give them larger place in the world
Of affairs was tribute to their
worth that exceeds all the fine ameni-
ties of the glorious days when
knighthood was in flower"
Evening star., 1922-12-09

drst and they were nowhere. Th9 re.
publican party stood on tho record,
and Mr.. Lincoln had supervised the
making Of the record.
Mr.. Blaine in 1892 contested the
case with Gen. Harrison at the na-
ional convention. but lost. Gen. Har-
rison lost the election. but not as the
result Of the division in the cabinet
disclosed by Mr.. Blaine's challenge.
he was the victim Of the Homestead
riot. which occurred during the cam.
paign. but for which he was not re.
sponsible either as man or candidate.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

When it is learned that many banks
have failed because of wildcat" pro.
moters sympathy is felt for the citi-
zen who loses his savings. What
chance has the ordinary intelligence
a against the purr of the untamed f1nan.
cial feline, when even shrewd and ex.
perienced business men permit them
selves to be vamped?
Evening star., 1922-12-09

Consideration was given by Gen.
Pershing in a recent speech to the
possibilities of war abroad and of COM
munism in the United States. The
peace movement has been strong, but
not strong enough to leave a good
general under any fear of unemploy.
ment.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
SHOOTING STARS.
By pHrLANDER JOHNSON.

News Of the Day.
I really do not have to read
The paper sent diurnally
To know how the events proceed,
Benignly or Internally.
A conference is under way
Concerning debts or boundaries;
A strike is threatened and 1t may
Tie UP some rails and foundries.
A merger new they'll soon propose,
And living's cost oppresses us;
The price Of flivvers lower goes,
And parking space distresses us.
A millionaire detests his wife;
Art turns to improperly.
Old agitators come to life
And start a new society.
Perfunctory phrases win applause;
They sound like old Polonius.
The tariff is frequent cause
OF comment acrimonious.
The old world plays the same old
game.
We all have learned to relish 1t.
The news goes OH about the same,
However we embellish it.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

A Chicago court has been asked to
issue an Injunction against vamping.
1t is enough to expect the courts to
regulate industrial troubles without
asking them to go any further in
efforts to control affairs Of the heart.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
Add Tragedies Of Broadway.

Here Is real Broadway tragedy
told from three cities:
In Los Angeles. George Bronson
Howard, playwright, last week killed
himself by inhaling gas through a
tube: In New York city; at the state
insane i ,,,s,na asylum. Wards island. Joe"
agent. recently died. On the arrival
in London. England, OF 'Teddie"
Gerard, actress. now in Russia, she
Will be starred in "Biffy' At the Gar.
rick Theater.
of Raymond, whom she left for How
ard. Later Miss Gerard had Howard
arrested for stealing her diamonds.
Neither Raymond nor Howard ever
recovered from their domestic mix
up. both sinking under the disgrace
nothing appears to have stood In the
path Of her theatrical progress.
Moral: IL It the woman who pays
the .pfice?-Huntington Herald.Dis-
patch.
The CITY really didn't think Mayor
coussns would transfer right during
his rush hour.-Detroit News.
Russians are making automobiles.
would rather ride than eat.--Little
Rock tArk.) Democrat.
Base ball and foot BAH are gone.
with 10 yet-BAltemore Sun.
Radium is now down to $50, 900, 900
a pound. Sounds as II 1t were an
article Of food.-Cincinnati Times
Star.
Ninety thousand letters reach the
dead letter ONCE each year with no
address on the envelope. "All dress.
Cd up and no place to go."-Boston
Herald.
As nearly as can be gathered. Rus.
sia has been intited 80 the party st
Lausanne, but With the understand.
ing that she Is not to share in the
refreshm Times.
think Of your stenographer." says
q typewriter advertisement. But II
you're married. think of your wife
first.-Springneld News.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

There may be danger Of America g
having too much money. Wealth is
always regarded as meaning peril to
a republic. But it is undoubtedly
safer for America to have money than
for some Of the war.inviting countries
abroad.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

Russia likes vodka. but Turkey is
abstemious. Should an alliance prove
threatening. there might be a chance
Of splitting 1t by dividing the paftici-
pants into wet and dry factions.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

developed a pre5u-
dice and enmity
for intexicants.
In his youth Vol
stead did practi-
cally everything
in the way Of
work to earn an
honest living and
advancement. One
of his early essay
ais was as an
itinerant painter.
About his fifteenth
years he spent an
entire s u m m e r
p a 1 n I ing the
countrys side re d.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

Clemenceau is broadminded SO far
as American politics is concerned. He
re5oices in the fact that he has per-
sonal friends in both parties.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

In Turkey drinking has been con-
fined to the wealthy: which shows the
tendency Of primitive nations to get
civilized the wrong way.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

Kemal sees only one side Of an argu-
ment. No matter what propositions
the allies bring up he insists on talk
ing Turkey.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

Congress never opens q session
without the gratifying knowledge that
there are a number of good ideas at
hand to be worked out il it has the
time.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

All that the user of oil and gas
hopes for is that investigation will
not create expenses to the companies
that prompt the directors to increase
the price.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

II the publishers Of German marks
had reserved a little space for adver.
tising they might have made the
enormous circulation profitable.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

Ireland now has a government of
her own, with the privilege of treating
it rough II she SO desires.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

A. rather hasty departure made it
impossible for the sultan to bid fond
farewell to all his wives.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
Volstead, the Enemy of Liquor,
Painted Things Red as a Youth

~ REPRESENTATIVE Andrew J.
volstead of Minnesota will go
down in history as the man
4 Y who made a more or less sue
cessful attempt to make the United
States dry. Some of his colleagues
who know the details of his early life
point out that because of experiences
during that fmpressionable period he
Evening star., 1922-12-09

What the District of Columbia gets
for Christmas is a ive-million-dollar
cut In the budget.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
Resiliesey.
When prices drop
They do not stop.
But have a knack
,Of bouncing back.
Sweet Consideration.

Sweet C0nSfdeVAffOn,
HAS Bliggins' wife made him
happy?'
"She has,, replied Miss Cayenne.
"She got divorce last week."
zone o. de things admires about
job" said Uncle Eben, ''Is dat he didu'
try to blame none Of hts troubles on
de tariff or de high cost Of ivin'."
Evening star., 1922-12-09

The cabinet crisis in Spain is prov.
ing even rougher sport than bull
fighting.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
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Impossibility.

Impossibility.
II understand many Of the opposi.
tion voted q straight ticket"
''They couldn't" answered Senator
Sorghum. 'That ticket was crooked
clear through"
: Jud Tunlkins says the ideal govern.
ment administration would be one that
knows how to economize. but don't
have to.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

As nearly as can be gathered. Rus.
sia has been Invited @ g the party q
ing that she Is not to share in the
efreshments-Seatt Times.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

Ninety thousand letters reach the
dead letter ONCE each year with no
ed up. and no place to go."-Boston
Herald. -