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The Washington times., 1922-07-09
By JOSEPHUS DANIELS
(SerretGTy OF the NaUy IN WILSON Cd0tHetJ
is the English Cabinet System Better Than the Americana Ought
Members Have Seats in COngess How Can Demand for Quick
Action BE Obaneda- Difference Between Wilson's and Hard
= ingsS COnceDion of Executive leadership

example. the right Of the Chief
Executive to appear inS person and
urge measures he deemed wise.
But he believed that the Wilson
policy Of direct Leadership tho
had thought II Dictatorship when
he was In the Senpte) was not In
keeping with the spirit Of our
Government. Has he chan red his
mind? There In no question that
he has suffered some disillusion.
ment about Congress alone carry
ing on q constructive policy. md
several times without going to
Congress In person tthoush he did
that In the bonus postponement
he has insisted upon Congressional
harmony with the White House.
The most recent case was his plain
dictation a. to the ship subsidy bill,
when he told the Congress tha. un-
less than measure wes adop.ed be-
fore adjournment he would feel
contrained to cali Congress in extra
session.
"That letter sounds like Wood
row wilson," said q Republican
who 10 opposed to the subsidy
mo" said . Democrats Con-
gresham. woodrow Wilson never
threatened . veto or an extra ses-
sion. He brought all the pressure
to bear by argument and appeal.
but never by such Q threat"
And there you are! Executive
officers are prone to think Con-
Sress needs their direction. aid no
matter what the Incumbent
thought before he entered the
White House he grows into . con-
Viction that the Chief Executive
must be the real leader OF his
party II Il II to .legislate. Aud. II
aTChief Executive is both wise and
tactfui. he win be the leader. no
matter what the theory or tradi-
ton Of the three separate and in
dependent departments Of Govern
ment.
A VOICE WITHOUT A SEAT.
Coming back to representation Of
Cabinet members In Congress ] do
not think the American peopls win
ever discard their system. with its
admitted imperfec:ions. fo- the
British system with some Of It's
good points but more impertec-
tons. But why should not Con-
gress make a rule inviting every
Cabinet minister to attend IT. ses-
sions when measures affectir< his
department are under considera-
ton and present his views and an
swer questions7 Would not that
secure the result Of q Cabinet seat
in Congress without any real
change in our system Of Govern
mentf/
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CAIRO. Julys.

s@&N~t
TF. during this merry month
Of June. you meet an Esyp-
l. tian you really dislike and
wish to be unkind to him. there is
no better way than TO light q cigar
cite and puff II SYSTEMATICALLY.
taking care - blow some smoke
into his fAoa.
During the daylight hours this
has the same effect ~ the small
boy sucking . lemon on the cor
net player In the brass band. For
this IN the moon Of Ramadan. and
from before sunrise TIL after sun
set no Moslem may eat, drink,
smell perfume (difficult to avoid
this, in Cairo). or indulge In any
worldly pleasure.
Happily this year II is cool. but
when Ramadan falls In the heat Of
August your Moslem friends are
best left strictly alone TIL after
their evening breakfast.
It II enough for one .Mosiem to
testify before the cadi that he has
seen the new moon for Ramadan
to start the next day. For the
rest. Of the month you need not ex-
pect any. work from your serv-
ants or clerks. many Of whom sit
up the greater part Of the night
making up for lost time by feast
Ing. Much entertaining goes on
these evenings, often In the
street.
In Cairo, II you want to give q
party. you collar as much Of the
street in front Of your dwelling as
you need, tent It over with gaiiy
embroidered Arabic tapestries,
hang moro Of them on the walls
Of the houses, regardless Of rob
bing your neighbor of light and
air, and lay your best rugs in the
roadway, thus completing the
sale des fetes..
Before now, to get home, I have
had to walk through q party to
which I had not been invited. and
where fid not even know the
host. Or. rather. have made the
attempt, but Egyptians in such
circumstances make the stranger
as welcome a. the most honored
guest.
Here are some types Of Rama.
dan receptions. ! sat In . big
garden In q middle-ciass suburb
the other night Chairs were tisht.
" packed al around the gravel
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BY G. FERRERO---
ROME. July 8.

ROME. jury ..
TYNABLE to solve what to-
day II called "the Russian
- problem" the European
powers have confided its solution
10 /coInmission. It 10 hoped
that between now and the end of
July. when fruits and corn win
have ripened. the Russian prob
lem" win also have matursd. The
Hague shall do what Genoa failed
70 accomplish.
But these are illusions. Genoa
failed becauss "ths Russian prob
iem." as postuiatsd by the DOW
ers who Instituted the Genoa
conference. II insoivabie. What
10 the kernel Of the Russian prob
lemf To find the means 70 re-
store all that the war and the
revolution have destroyed In Rus
sia from 1914 to today.
From one end to the other Of
the old empire Of the cxars the
railroads are dereiict. the greater
number Of the factories and the
mines abandoned. the cities de-
populated. agriculture no longer
possesses either the cattle or the
machines Il requires commerce II
paraiyzed. the banking system de-
stroyed, gold and silver coins
hive practically vanished.
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sy FORBES W, FAIRBAIRN.
LONDON. July 8,

NJ bSNb~ANs seAy -
DECAUsE his physicians have
* ordered Lord BirkenhcAd.
- lord chancellor Of Great
Britain. and one of the most 70.
mantle figures Of the present GOV.
ernment. to give up smoking or
lose his eyesight. a nationwide
controversy on the merits Of tobac-
CO is taking place. especially as to
its use among statesmen.
DR.. M. 8. Mayou. prominent Har.
ley street oculist and famous In the
American medical world for his
mastery work In the subject. de-
clares that pipe. and cigar smoking
cause blindness. He says there II
no doubt that tobacco smoking af-
fects the sight.
"It IL not merely q case Of the
smoke from the pipe. cigar or Gig.
arctic going into the eyes," he
says. ''The trouble is communi-
Gated through the blood"
But DIR. Mayou holds out solace
for the cigarette smoker.
Cigarette smokers. a. rule. DO
not become affected" he states.
Their whiffs are miider. and II IL
the black tobacco that causes most
Of the trouble.
Again. the smoker who is non.
drinker is less liable than one who
INDUCES in both habits"
Other experts discussing the sub
ject confirm DIR. Mayou's opinion
that the lord chancellor's cigar
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By KARL H. Won wIBGAND.

AAhssA< Ahs WV
BERLIN. July ..
DERLIN. at the present mo-
n ment. b . city Of interna-
tionai riff-raff. swindlers
of all nations thrive and prosper
In the auspiciously tolerant at
mosphere. and they abuse the
hospitality extended them by the
long-suffering city. they. in turn.
provide no end Of penny.thrillcrs.
Russians figure conspicuously
in the criminal records. a. no
means has yet been found for
preventing foreigners from east
ern Europe from entering the
country by underground routes.
This Objectionable element also
displays diabolical cleverness in
eluding the none too vigilant
republican police. and often sue
ceeds in spending months in
comparative safety. until embold-
ened by their success, they COM
NIT an indiscretion which leads
to their undoing. ~
In this category belongs q Rus
sian family consisting OF on
eishteen-year-old baron. his moth
er and sister. who have Just been
hailed before the criminal courts
to answer to the charge of
fraudulent manipuiations running
into the millions. The family
first came into notoriety some
time ago when the young baron
sold q string Of spurtsus pearls
alleged to be a. hsirioom and
valued at five millions!-to q
Berlin jeweler.
Upon the solmen assurance,
ION the word Of honor of
nobleman"-that the family had
been deceived in the value Of the
pearls, they were released and
kept under cover for some time.
But as the family circumstances
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ing'S Conception of Executive Leadership.

would have opened the door Tor
quicker action II Mr.. Harding
could have then taken the ,Presi.
dency and Mr.. Wilson had retired
after the adverse popular vote.
And neither party would have lost
anything. Mr.. Wilson would have
gone In two years earlier and Mr..
Harding would have come into
office two years earlier,
What happened In 1910 and 1918.
when the House was controlled By
one party and the Chief Executive
by another? Nothing at all hap
pened. There was no real co-opera-
tion between the Capitol and the
White House. Important matters
that should have been settled with
out delay drifted and drifted and
drifted. It IL q bad thing for the
country when there II lack Of
understanding and teamwork be-
tween the chief Executive and Con.
gress.
WAS WILSON A DICTATORf
Concurrently with the demand
for Cabinet representation In Con.
Eress and teamwork comes the old
trouble Of how far an Executive
may 60 in pressing his policies
upon Congress without running
the danger Of being called q dicta.
tor. When Mr.. Wilson entered
the White House he startled soms
people by saying that he had been
made the leader Of his party.
charged with the duties which
leadership imposes. And he pro-
ceeded to frame policies In accord
ance with his platform and pre-
election pledges. The cry went
UP. not only from his political op-
ponsnts, but from those Of his own
faith. that he had forgotten that
this 10 . government Of three
equal and independent depart
ments and he was overstepping the
bounds in urging specific legisla-
ton. AZ . matter Of fact he dis
cussed the measures he urged
with ranking members Of the COM
mittees and other influential lead
ers and co-operated with them TO
perfect the measures. He under
his own mind, the difference be-
stood and differentiated. at least In
tween leadership and Dictatorship.
But It cannot be denied that many
people thought his distinction was
tho twilight zone.
IS HARDING TO LEADs
Mr.. Harding. who had been y
Senator. came to the White House
with the view that Congress should
,legislate and that the President
should execute. He held, and was
brave enough to follow Wilson's
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Shot Kills 3 Chucks

YORK. Pa. July s.-Georse
Warner was hunting when he
saw . wocdchuck in front Of
hole. He shot and killed. When
he went to pick It up he d.,-
covered that he had killed three
woedchucks with the one shot.
The Washington times., 1922-07-09
LONDON, July 3.

greeted scith head-shakings and
hesitation. Is this justified, or
10 q second venture into nsatri-
mony likely to be sNeeessfuis
Mr.. W. L. George, famous British
novelist, vho recently visited
America, has gipen the subject
much thought and wsiohs Il
carefully IN the following article:
DEoPLE seldom mind their
own business. One Of the
l. ways In which they interfere
is to half condole with q girl when
she marries q widower. especially
II he has children.
They are not quite clear about
the evil. but they think It such
. pity" they have q vague idea
that the fresh young girl ought
to have . fresh start with q
fresh young man. everything
ITo1n-BTocus ih h1Sts
And the list Of divorces be-
tween persons aged less than
twenty-five does nothing to alter
their mind.
One would have thought that
in these days. when the marriage
market IN 90 bad. they would
have congratulated the girl upon
getting anything at all. but then
We all desire the ideal - for
other people.
In fact, when I consider my
own acquaintance. am surprised
by the apparent success OF
second marriages. In the first
case, call to mind q woman who
has been married twice. having
been divorced once. and seems
Ideally happy with, her second
husband and their children.
In the second case. . double
war widow has now married for
the third time. and gets on very
badly with her present husband,
but do not know what were
her relations with the first two.
In the third case, the man has
been married twice: he is on
perfect terms with the wife whom
he took nine years ago.
In the fourth case. q widow
was married nearly twelve years
ago, and has done well In her
second marriage. I, therefore. OBJ
serve that in this haphazard
selection We find only one bad
marriage In four.
This seems to be good enough,
and quite up to the standard Of
marriages where the parties start
fresh In search Of fresh troubles.
I My own view In that second
marriages. though not necessarily
happy, though sometimes ending in
divorce. are not only quite AZ
likely, but are more likely to be
happy than those which are be-
gun in the full blaze Of expert.
ment: for marriage is q skilled
trade. and an aeroplane.
Sometimes q crash 10 quite as
serious. 1t requires. among other
things. tolerance. which the very
young seldom possess. because
they have not found out that all
human beings are more or less in.
tolerable at times.
The man or woman who marries
again tolerates because he or she
has had to tolerate before. And
they find II more easy because
they expect Ices.
Second marriage. however IDEAL
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-11-24
THREE SOCIETIES
COMBINE EFFORTS
Band, Fire Department and
Woman's Club To Enter
tain Together

Plans are under way for the form
alton of a union organization Of the
three big community interests, the
Band, the Fire Department and the
Womans Club, for the purpose If put
ting on benefit entertainments in which
all three organizations will snare
With this end in view a committee
consisting of Mrs. H. B. Hlgar of the
Womans club, Robert Hope OF the
Band and Stanley Rose of the Fire De
partment, was appointed and they nave
already met for the first m-el,nQ 1t
is stated thst the, three organizations
mentioned are ones that de,..ve and
share the support Of the whole com
munitv and lie coed they accomplish
is enjoyed Y the entire community,
hence il seem. q ivantagcous % pool
their interests in the entertainment
line rather than to have each work in
dependently in its appeal to the people
for support.
Although no definite plans have been
announced yet, as the committee had
but one meeting it was said that the
three organizations expect to produce
an entertainment in which all will share
an equal interest and which will be in
the nature of an extravaganza, with
special music and feature numbers by
local talent
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-11-24
MIDDLEBURY POST
AMERICAN LEGION
ELECTS OFFICERS
Holds Annual Meeting In
DR.. Slocum's Office Last
Evening
MUNDY CHOSEN
COMMANDER
Legion Makes Plans for
Basketball Season And
Will Get Schedule

The election of officers and the re-
ports OF committees were the principal
items of business before the Middle
bury Post of the American Legion, in
annual meeting last night The meet
ing was held in the Office of Dr. Slo-
cum, Battell building, and was largely
attended Officers elected were as
follows Commander, Robert Mundy
Vice Commander, DR. Slocum; Adju-
tant, NJ K Moore, jr.; Finance Off
Ger, William Brileya; Executive com
mitteeman for three years, f. R
Churchill; for one year, Noble Brooks
Entertainment Committee, E. S. Calvi
f. R Churchill, Arthur E. Benedict
Chaplain, Mott Hoyt; Historian, Don
aid Yates; Sergeant at Arms, Arthur
+. Benedict; Bugler, Milton Elmer
Color Bearer, Frank Goss Head of
Firing Squad, Howard Hayes.
The committee in charge of the Ar
mistice day celebration reported that
the affair was great success and that
the sum of Sl1l.2j was netted for the
post. Other reports were given.
Plans for the winter activities were
discussed especially relative to a
Legioh basketball team this winter
Several of the Legion players were
present and were anxious to get under
way Donald Yates was elected mana
ger and stated that practice would be-
gin at once and a schedule arranged
Refreshments were served before ad-
jOurnment was taken
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-11-24
Aid The Red Cross

Alvin Owsley National Commander
of the American Legion, has appealed
to all the million of the Legion, and to
all good American citizens to aid the
American Red CroSs-"The Greatest
Mother of Them All"-in the organi
cations annual Membership Roll Call.
Out of the memory of what the Red
Cross did in time OF war, and its ac-
tivities in times Of peace wherever dis
aster or distress occur, Commander
Owsley yesterday issued the following
statement:
81 am happy to heartily endorse the
annual membership roll call of the Am
erican Red Cross beginning ArmiStice
Day Certainly loyal Americans desire
to support this commendahle under
taking.
The American Red Cross is an Am
erican institution, and has made good
in every emergency. II deserves the
loyal and generous support OF all true
citizens. The Red Cross is known The
world over by it5 good works | sin
cerelv hope that every Legionnaire will
do his best to make successful the mem
bership roll call this year"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-11-24
SPEECHES FEATURE
FATHERS AND SONS
DINNER WEDNESDAY
200 Men And Boys Banquet
And Sing in Congo
Church
COMMUNITY CLASS
ELECTS OFFICERS
Affair Is Staged Under Aus
pices of Bible Class
And Is Success

The first annual Fathers and Sons
banquet was held in the Congrega-
tional church Wednesday evening and
was attended by 200 men and boys.
1t was given under the auspices of the
community Mems Bible class, which
has an advisory council upon which
the Protestant churches of the village
are entitled to representation
Dinner was served as the first feat
IRE Of the evenings program, after
which the diners whistled the air
Smiles ensemble, and then got down
to the business of electing officers for
the Mems class. Officers elected were
as follows: President, II. l. Averill; );
Vice Presidents, H. W. Caswell, S. s.
Eddy and p. E. Crane; secretary,
George Rose; treasurer, J K, Dyer;
committee Chairmen, attendance, II.
W. Caswcll social, T r. Churchill; (;
glad hand S B. Aines; music, H. I.
Slocum; publicity, P L. Crane. An
advisory committee composed of the
pastors of the Baptist, Methodist and
Congregational churches aud three
|laymen from each Of the churches was
also elected
The entertainment part Of the pro-
gram included music and speeches
Clarence Sturtevant spoke on, What a
Boy Wants of His Town. and Arthur
G. Hinman on "What Town Owes to
1t, Boys Under the general topic Of
The Boy and His Church, Pierce Smith
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-11-24
KINGS DAUGHTERS
ELECT OFFICERS
Good Cheer Circle Holds Annual
Meeting at Home of Mrs. Sterns/
Friday Evening

Good Cheer Circle of Kings Daugh-
ters held its annual meeting and cleo
ton of officers last Friday evening at
the home of Mrs. Isaac Sterns. The
Circle started a year ago i'll September
with ten members and now the mem
ebrship is 4j and there is talk of start
ing another circle. The Kings Daugh-
ters and Sons is distinctly Christian
organization, altho strictly non-sec-
tartan. The Circle aims to bring cheer
to the sick and shut-in people and to
work and help wherever it can do
good. This year the circle has done
some sewing for and aided in other
ways the Kurn Hattin Home, the
State V W. c. A., the Home for
Friendless Women and the State
Homes at Brandon and Vergennes.
The Kings Daughters all over the
country are helping to support the
Colleges for Women in the Near East.
The officers of the past year were re-
elected: Mrs. Geo. Mead, leader; Mrs.
Isaac Sterns, assistant leader; Mrs.
John Stiles, treasurer; Miss Theodore
Crane, secretary.
At the December meeting there will
be a Xmas tree for gifts for the Home
for Friendless Women and the Kurn
Hattin Home The Circle would be
glad of anyone having games or toys
or supplies they wanted to send to
these Homes, would leave them on or
before Dec. ID with any of the officers
or members of the Circle and they
would send them in the Xmas boxes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-11-24

Whiting, Nov. % The 2jth we'd
ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs
William Sem was celebrated Friday
evening, November IL, at their home
here
The home was prettily decorated in
white and silver. The bride and groom
of twenty-five years took their places
under the wedding bell and received
congratulations and best wishes of
many friends.
A sketch of the lives of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sem was read by Mrs. Peter
Aines after which chest of silver con-
tanning a set of knives, forks, tea and
soup spoons, butter knife and sugar
spoon were presented by L. A. Web
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-11-24
Owslev Appoints Sparks

Instructions have been sent to all
state commanders of the American Le-
gion to confer with and make selection
of district chairmen, who automatically
become members of the national rehab-
litation committee. This follows an
announcement by the national com
mander that the constitution of the
national rehabilitation committee is
receiving his personal attention Mr..
Owsley has appointed Joe Sparks, of
Columbia, South Carolina, as chairman
of the national committee and he de
sires Mr. Sparks to have the most COM
plete cooperation of every element in
the legion in order that the great work
of rehabilitation with its many asso-
ciated charities, go forward without de-
Law
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-11-24
LEGION NEWS
4 OF STATE AND NATION *
County Legion "Get-togetherp

The first Get-together to be held by
the newly formed Franklin County
organization of the American Legion
will take place at the Philmon Club
in Enosburg Falls Tuesday evening
November 2S at eight o'clock. This
county organization was formed on the
afternoon of November II in St. AL
bans so that it is expected that a large
number will turn out for the first Get
together of the Legion organization.
Invitations to all members of the Chit
tenden-Grande Isle county organization
have been sent out and a number of
Legionnaires from the adjoining county
is expected if the weather permits. The
program as arranged calls for two four
round boxing matches social music, a
big "feed' and other entertainments
to fill up the evening.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-11-24
Appeal To Conscience

The American Legion will appeal tC
the conscience of the American poplt
instead of demanding their support ir
obtaining justice for ex-service men
Alvin Owsley, national commander oI
the Legion declared in a recent ad
dress before the Service Club, com.
posed of Indianapolis world war vet.
crans.
Adjusted compensation has beer
sustained not only by the American lie.
gion membership but by an overwhelm
ing majority of the American public,
Mr. Owsley said at has been author.
lied by - states where it has passed
by votes of from two to seven to one
The National Commander said that
opponents Of adjusted compensation
had endcavored to create the impreS.
sion that the cash feature is the par
amount issue and that the general pub
lie is not sufficiently informed in re
gard to the other beneficial means o
compensation
"If an eX-service man can find q
home, find a good American girl ant
have children, there will be an end tc
BolShevism in this country" Mr.. Ows.
ley said in discussing the home pur.
chase feature of compensation.
The land-settlement provision also
would mean much to the United States
the Legion head asserted, inasmuch a,
it means that thousands of acres of arid
and swamp land would be reclaimed
and made to produce food for the
whole country.
Mr.. Owsley pointed out that 81 per
cent of the American population is con-
centrated in the large cities and stated
that the adoption of the land-settle-
ment feature of compensation would
Continued on page four
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-11-24
WHITING COUPLE RECEIVES MANY
GIFTS ON 18TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

ster in behalf of the townspeople.
Other gifts of money, silver, sandwich
tray. tomato server, meat fork, candle
sticks and tea pot stand were received.
Out of town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. George Gibson, Mr. and Mrs.
Cook of Rutland, and R. Arthur and
family of Brandon. The Misses Ar
thur rendered several selections on
piano and violin.
Refreshments consisting of sand
wiches, coffee, cake and ice cream were
served. The brides cake, decorated
with a miniature bride and groom, was
cut by the bride The friends depart
ed wishing them happy returns of the
daY.