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Evening star., 1922-11-14
Kills Every Insect.

To the Editor Of The Star:
/, AS / can call to mind my painful
experiences when at home. may
mention that here on visit to Eng
land I find that people are talking
about a discovery which seems to be
worth the notice Of those places
which are troubled with any sort of
insects, including mosquitoes. A
scientist named Hertz, Of Mfncfng
lane, London. has after years Of ex-
pertinent invented preparation
which kills every insect. not merely
by touch. but by smell. and does II at
once, while no insect-wil come back
to any room or building where It has
been sprayed for at least twenty
four hours. e-x,,
Nobody seems TO know what It IL
made Of. though 1t would appear to
be sort Of mineral Oil; but, In any
case, 1t Is non-infiammable and does
no harm whatever to- any. human be-
Ing or animal. It also appears to
have the property OF curing any in
sect bites almost Immediately.
! II It ID ALI that It really appears to
be. Il Il worth looking into.
gs9si. 35 CYRUS HAMMOND.
Evening star., 1922-11-14
The British Elections,

;, Tomorrow the voters Of Great Brit
ain will cast their ballots for members
of the house Of commons in a general
election which will determine the char
acter of the ministry. The campaign
been a brief one. as British cam
paigns usually are. Precipitated sud
denly in peculiar conditions. it has not
xheen fought with the usual vigor.
tsei sIsloyd George, the former premier, has
Seen handicapped by illness, and also
Bonar Law, his successor at
the head of the government. The pres
ence of thirty women in the list Of
candidates has added some novelty to
sAeecontest.'
II Is expected that the conservatives
s,spilk win by large plurality in parlia-
ment if they do not actually gain a
..ss majority. There are four groups In
.ssti the canvass. the conservatives, who
- follow the premier; the liberals, who
w follow former Premier Asquith; the
liberals Of the Lloyd George COM
a. plexien and the laborites. One fore
49, cast gives Bonar Law 322 Of the 615
seats in the house. This, however, in
- cludes some Of the Georgian conserva-
q tives. former coalitionists who have
= east their fortunes with the ex-
'ss premier. Lloyd George is expected to
e secure sixty or seventy Of his own
liberal, group. the Asquithians about
seventy.ftrs seats, with lab0t flts
Evening star., 1922-11-14

serted in commons by from 80 to 100.
1t is believed that Bonar Law will not
have a clear majority, though with the
present tendency Of the country to.
ward conservatism it would not be
surprising If he swept the decks and
organized his government with man.
date Of an absolute majority over all
without the need Of any sort of coali.
ton.
If the laborites secure no more than
100 seats in commons they will have
failed in their canvass. They cannot
hope in that event to hold the balance
Of power, whatever the size Of the
ministerial following. If the results in
the recent municipal elections are a
guide to the prevailing British senti-
ment they will hardly make an appre-
ciable showing in commons.
Lloyd Georges hope is said to be
to lead n sufficiently large minority
group to block the conservative min
istry from the adoption OF an uncom-
promising program. But he Is no
longer commander of the liberal forces.
He must divide with Asquith, his
predecessor in the premiership and
the party leadership. A coalition be-
tween his group and that Of Asquith is
not so likely as a combination of the
Law conservatives and the Asquith-
ians. the latter of whom in the pres
ent alignment of British politics are
more conservative than liberal.
Evening star., 1922-11-14
EDITORIAL DIGEST

holds it would mean the United States
was going into the court through the
back door" And the Oklahoma City
Daily ohlahoman (demoCrat insists
that the administration should
abandon its petty attitude toward
the court" and have its representa-
tive there as an officially recognized
representative of America, with the
understanding that his purpose is 10
do what he can to make American
ideals of justice prevail
The Buffalo News {republicanJilo j olds
that the. most earnest proponent of
the policy of isolation can find no
fault with the Hughes proposal. Ger
;ainly it is cOnSonant with the repuO-
lican platform of 1920. The court Is
precisely the kind Of tribunal t.
preserve the peace of the world
through justice. to which the party
pledged itself. And the author OF
that plank is Elihu Root, who was
der which the court operates. DiSas-
sociated from the league, the tribunal
could be made the capital feature of
such an association of nations as
President Harding urged in his cam
palgn for election In any event the
Danville Register (democratic) is
convinced that when Congress reas-
sembles there CONTINUOUSLY looms ahead
a revival of the old and bitter di-
vision on the question of American
participation in the league of nations
Wisdom and justice may yet prevail
over partisanship and bitter pre- judice
We have isolated ourselves. tied our
own hands. when we should be free
to conserve our own interests and
exert our own power and discharge
our responsibility to the world"
Evening star., 1922-11-14
America as Haven.

A news note from yesterdays Star:
Chief Justice Mccoy of the District
Supreme Court today granted final
citizenship papers to Edward Finger
hut. dealer in housefurnishings. at
1888 7th street northwest. Fingerhut
came to America from Russia in 1891
and has nine children born here. "If
1 should find $4,000 would not be so
happy" he said. when handed the
coveted paper. This is the greatest
blessing God ever bestowed upon me" "
This man lived in Russia under the
czaristic rule. America looked good to
him then, and he emigrated. That he
made no mistake is evident. :, He has
prospered here, and the country is
still further endeared to him by the
fact that nine children have been born
to him in his adopted home.
II he lived in Russia today would
he not desire to emigrate, and do SO If
he could? Would not America look as
good to him now as in 1891? Does
bolshevisnl hold out any inducements
superior to Americanism?
And yet there are men and some
wonaen-too many Of them-who
have never experiAnoed anything even
Aotsly resembling either czArism or
Evening star., 1922-11-14
The Turkish Situation.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The present situation in the near
east is greatly involved. On the one
hand, Turkey, torn between ma
tionalism and 1oyalism, nevertheless
presents a solid front in opposition to
allied occupation of Constaptinople.
On the other hand, France, erstwhile
supporter Of the antf-British party
Tin Asia Minor, has Joined up with
italy and England In demanding that
the plans for the proposed Mudania
conference be upheld by the Kemal-
lists.
Frances sudden shift from a posi-
t;on of accord with the Turks to one
Of disapproval of Mustapha's policy Is
studies the facts. Originally. French
motives in the Asia Minor contro-
versy were not so much pro-Turk
as they were anti-British. This re-
iation has held up to the present.
Now. however, alleged soviet suppoft f
Of Kemal. together with ,a,,.d tne r,,rn.v ,as.v
sssuming the offensive against the
mainland of Europe. has resulted IN
q French swing back to the old posi-
ton of alliance with Britain.
Today's news portrays an alarming
situation. The Turks have openly
Violated the neutral zones about
Thrace. have occupied Constantfnople
and have demanded allied with
drawal. They have assumed the role
of areressor. That this attitude has
both angered and alarmed the con.
tinent is shown by the departure OF
French, British and italian destroy
[era 10 thA scene OF dissensiou. Con.
Fdi6t between Mustapha's forces ard
siiisd troops now appsars Inevitable.
Evening star., 1922-11-14
Campaign Promises.
Mr.. Harrison of Mississippi. chief q
prominent participant in the recen

Mr.. Harrison of Mississippi chief oi
democratic scouts i'll the Senate. and :,
prominent participant in the recent
campaign. says in an interview:
The results of the election. giving q
democratic victory, were due to the
failure of the republican administra-
ton to measure up to the expectations
of the American people. The republi-
can party had made certain promises
and had not kept them.
In the campaign OF 1920 both parties
made some tall promises. Both bid for
in substance, said to the voters, Fol
low me, and you'll wear diamonds"
AS the democrats lost. their prom.
ises have been forgotten. AS the re-
unprecedented majority, their prom
ises. and particularly the tallest, have
been remembered, and the victors
were held accountable at the polls
last week.
1t is a fact-though the fact does
not excuse the republicans-thatc con-
ditions two years ago were not ade-
quately appraised. The mess was
messier than the republicans con-
ceived of. This they promptly dis
covered when they tackled it for the
purpose of cleaning it up. Hence the
disappointment expressed at the polls
in the choosing Of the Sixty eighth
Congress.
Will the parties profit by this lesson
two years hence? 1t carries instruc-
tions for both. A homely old adjura-
ton says, Never prophesy onless We
know" So it may be said, Never
promise onless ye' can perform. Tn
fulfilled promises are as unsight1y and
accusing things as exist on earth, and
quite the hardest things to handle in
a rough-and-tumble appeal to the peo-
pie. with every opposition orator vocal,
and every opposition printing press in
motion.
Evening star., 1922-11-14
Mexico and America
This Is from Chicago:

This Is from Chicago:
President Obregon Of Mexico has
cabled his pleasure to Clarence J..
Owens, president Of the Southern
nouncemcnt that q commercial mis-
sion of 1875 business men would go to
Mexico City at the conclusion OF the
fifteenth annual convention OF the
Southern Commercial Congress. which
meets in Chicago. November 20-22.
DR.. Owens announced. President
Owens said the projected trip to Mex
leo, which will be the eighth foreign
mission conducted by the congress, is
expected to be the largest unit OF a
business character that has ever
toured foreign country.
Mexico deserves this compliment,
and we serve ourselves in paying it.
She is next-door neighbor, and
slowly recovering from a full decade
of internecine turbulence. But, though
slowly, she is recovering. The strong
est and most capable man OF all who
have attempted direction Of her af-
fairs since the days of Diaz is now at
the helm, and, upon the whole, doing
well. Good luck to him.
The Mexican field is one to which
our leading business men should give
close and special attention. 1t is in
every way a rich field. and properly
cultivated by Americans OF means
and enterprise should yield gratifying
results.
Hence the advisability Of business
men taking precedence in the over
lures for a better understanding and
nearer relations between Mexico and
America. Her resources can be turned
to good account by us, and ours by her.
But not business men alone in either
country are interested. All men in
both countries have Il stake in the
game. and each in his own way and to
the extent of his influence should as
sist in all efforts to make the Mexican
Il better friend of America, and the
American better friend of Mexico.
Evening star., 1922-11-14
1924.

Bernard Nj. Baruch declines the sug-
gcstion that he take charge of the or
ganization of third party. a dis
patch from New York says:
There is no need of a third party
and he intends to remain democrat,
Bernard ". Haruch. former chairman
Of the War Industries board. and per-
soIIal friend of former President
Woodrow Wilson, declared today.
Not only the personal friend of
former President Woodrow Wilson,
but the personal friend Of former Sec
retary of the Treasury W. G. McAdoo.
And not only the personal friend OF
Mr.. McAdoo, but figuring in specula-
Of Mr.. McAdoos interests at the next
democratic national convention. And
figuring not only in that speculation.
but in speculation about the Treasury
cceds Mr.. Harding in the White House.
Mr.. Baruch is 1inancier OF prom
iuence in New York money circles.
At present there is much less likeli-
party than of hcrcuIean tussles to re-
organize the two old parties.
In the democratic party the Wilson
ties will seek control, for the purpose,
not OF nominating their leader for
President in 1924. but of making the
platform OF such Il character that only
L Wilsonite can stand on it. They
would thus place in Mr.. Wilson'S
hands the power to name the candi-
date.
In the republican party the so-called
proSresSives will seek control, with
the object of forcing progressive
nomination through the means of Il
progressive platform. They are far
from being united at this time on the
man for candidate. Some of them feel
kindly toward Mr. Harding, and will
be glad to accept him as leader if he
will accept their platform. The ma
neuyerings have already begun.
Evening star., 1922-11-14
Here and There in Washington
BY 'THE MAORI

that there were many things that we
could learn that would be Of IN
estimable value to us. This condt-
tion was first brought to my mind
when our boy came back and started
to tell US Of the things he had seen
while abroad, and while we had a
superficial knowledge of Europe. yet
We were truly surprised to learn that
there were literally thousands and
thousands of things on the other SIDE
we did not know about, 30 father and
/ decided that 1t would be profitable
to us to spend our spare evenings In
reading about the rest OF the world,
and from this pursuit we drifted into
the study Of world conditions, so that
now whenever we pick up news
paper that has an account of happen
ings in foreign lands we read 1t with
a greater degree of intelligence than
we ever did before In addition to
this, we are able to talk with our
boy about the things he knows about
and it naturally has brought us all
closer together. The benefit OF Ii
braries is far in excess Of what the
Aou-khiuhAuI6 pCAscA CsOi >u'A 1AAA~S
inc it to be-"
.0NLY six miles to the south OF US
" Is one of the most interesting
cities in the United States A town
that is filled with things of an his
torical character that should be
viewed by every one in this city.
nF 6ria @ q l.
nicipality that offers much TO those
who are interested in the history OF
our country. Some day when you
are at loss as to what to do or where
to go run down to this intensely in
teresting spot and at the end of the
day you will realize that you have
seen many things which you never
should have missed. If you have an
other days leisure, take the boat or
board the train and visit Mount Ver-
non, and when you return from the
home and burial place Of the father
of his country you will indeed be proud
States.
DURING the past week wrecking
IL crews have been razing one
time famous hotel that stood at the
corner of 18th and II streets, and
while l happened to linger for a
moment watching the workmen de-
molish the building | could not help
but picture to myself some Of the
sights that many of the men in khaki
saw while i'll France. and while, of
course. there WAS not that complete
demolition. yet there was a resem-
blance in the broken, jaggerd out
lines of the building, the masses of
stone and plaster and the twisted
beams, to the homes one saw in the
towns of VerGun. Rheims. st. Mihiel
and numerous other towns in the war
area of France
Evening star., 1922-11-14

bolshevism: who were born under the
Stars and Stripes and have enjoyed all
the blessings Of American citizenship,
clamoring and scheming. for the scrap
ping Of American institutions. and
eager to embark at a time Of great
storm and stress on q crazy quest Of
a new form of government.
II it were not SO tragic it would
be to laugh. That the American gov.
ernment is perfect nobody contends.
That it has been from the first under
going improvement the nineteen
amendments to the Constitution
testify. And still further improve
ments as time and experience may
suggest are provided for in the proc
esses employed in the bringing about
Of the improvements already made.
Evening star., 1922-11-14
GOVERNMENT official, who
should be in a position to
know, is responsible for the

a following story, which con-
Germs the attempts Of man to beat
the prohibition enforcement law. 1t
appears that two mon met some time
ago and, as is quite natural nova
days, the subject Of beating the
eighteenth amendment came up. One
Of the men declared that he could
not understand how 1t was that his
friend was always able to produce a
bottle Of genuine stun whenever
friends came to visit him. The other
chap laughingly replied that 1t was
the easiest thing in the world to do,
that he merely took his car and
drove up to--and over the Canadian
border. filled up his spare tire with
booze and then recrossed the line
very simple, indeed. A period Of
three months elapsed and the one
who had been a successful rum-run-
ner happened to meet his friend upon
the street and greeted him with the
usual hearty salutation, at the same
time remarkihg he hadn't seen him
for about three months. The warm
greeting was not returned in kind,
however, and the disgruntled one
spake az follows: "Oh, yee. you are
my friend--not! No. you haven't
seen me for some time because l
have just gotten out of some very
embarrassing situations. situations
that were caused by taking your fool
advice. You remember telling me all
had to do was to run my car over
come back across the line? Well, I
just finished thirty-day sentence
and paid a dollar fine
because I took your advice" The
first man. despite the seriousness Of
his friends countenance. could not
help but indulge in loud and long
laughter. When he finally managed
to catch his breath, he remarked:
"Oh, you were the guy that came
across the border with a 3sx5 tire as
4 spare for fiivver!"
\ CCORDING to the reports of
"A librarians throughout the coun-
try. there has been a great increase
in the number of those who avail
themselves of the opportunity to
augment their early education, and
this condition, as far as it relates to
Washington. may best be expiain Il
by the statement that 4 lady made
to me the other night. when she said I:
Not only my husband and l. but
numerous of our neighbors. have,
since our son returned from France.
, been spending many hours at the
library. and while. of course. both my
husband and had finished high
school long before We were married
yet neither Of US fully appreciated,
until Jack came back from overseas
Evening star., 1922-11-14
What the Richest Baby Did.

About twenty years ago the news
papers were full of stories about
"the richest baby in the world" At
the age of nine weeks the child in
herited S5.000.000 from his father and
ten days later he got another
$5.000.0O0 from the estate of his
fathers brother. Later on, other
millions poured in and at the age
of four he had a steam yacht, a
farm where chickens and milk were
raised especially for his consumption,
two trained nurses. three maids. a
personal physician, valet and a
governess.
Now, according to all of the ira
ditions of a rough and Spartan de-
mocracy, this pampered baby ought
to have come to some bad end, for
every one knows that the only way
to reach true greatness in America
is to be born poor. to split rails.
study Webster's spelling book by the
light of pine knot and wear blue
jeans, one gallus and no stockings.
However. it is a painful duty at this
point to confess that the baby of
twenty years ago. whose name is
John Nicholas Brown. has just won
a John Harvard fellowship for travel
and study in Harvard University. and
the dispatches say that he gained the
honor by plain hard work. 1t ap-
8,
cannot keep a good man down even
by smothering his infancy in need
less luxury. and perhaps, on the
whole, that is the better American
doctrine.-Detroit Free Press.
It is estimated the handshaking from
one election would pump two million
gallons of water.-Worcester Post
In three words the history of Amer
lean political parties would run: Win
and wane.-Boston Herald.
/ Mr.. Bryan Is to take an ocean trip.
The dry ruling may attract some
patronage after all-Little Rock
Arkansas Gazette.
The foot ball season has progressed
far enough now for even a casual OBJ
served to form a pretty good idea as
to which Of the coaches will probably
resign.-Columbus Dispatch.
Bachelor: A male person who thinks
every single lady OF his acquaintance
would like to land him.-Memphis
News Scdmitar.
Wonder what the former kaiser's
new wife thought when the preacher
asked her II she would take Bill Ho-
Des Moines Register.
! A news item says the best Judge Of
mushrooms in the country lives in
Toledo. The poorest Judge Of them
doesn't live any place.-Detroit News.
'aThis will be a normal republican
iyear.""-National Chairman Adams
last week. The democrats hope so.-
Norfolk virginian Pilot.
Tho rumor that jazz 10 dying will
be three years old soon.-Richmond
Item.
Es IA pr0phe& ID not Without homo. save
taffsr IthA 4fectf0n fefnFnA ~ 1nst;
Evening star., 1922-11-14

The next few hours should bring
matters to a head.
That America In her aloofness is
not altogether unmindful of progress
Of events in Asia Minor is manifested
in the presence of an increasing feet
of United States war vessels in. the
Bosporus. They are there, however.
merely for the protection Of Amer
lean interests and are not to be
faction. ROBERT COLLINGE.
Evening star., 1922-11-14

There can be no doubt Of Sir Thomas
Lipton's sincerity when he says he
likes the sport spirit in America. He
has never shown the slightest hesi-
tation about coming into relations
with it, and has appeared to enjoy
himself even though u loser.
Evening star., 1922-11-14

Gov..elect Al. Smith is quoted as
saying, TIN going to put on my
George Harveys and look for the best
in government" 1t is assumed that
by George Harveys" he means spec.
tacles. III initiating the eminent Amer
Jean ambassador it may be assumed
that the New York governor will not
go 50 far as to adopt krickers at Of
fetal functions.
Evening star., 1922-11-14

1t is the opinion of John d. Rookie
feller. jr., the dry law violatOr is not a
good citizen. Mr.. Rockefeller can
speak without consrraint. He is one of
the country's rich men who have
never been suspected Of investing
heavily in liquid securities to be held
in the cellar.
Evening star., 1922-11-14

The first day out Clemenceau set
tied himself for chat with the cap
tain of the ship. Frenchmen who re-
gard the Tiger" as trife autocratic
will suspect he was telling the cap'n
exactly how to run the boat.
Evening star., 1922-11-14

women are regarded as about ready
to assert themselves in politics. The
move leaves them long way behind
the vote. but still a good distance
ahead of the time when at the whim Of
a tyrant they were tied in sacks and
thrown into the sea.
Evening star., 1922-11-14

1t may prove little difficult to keep
a number of statesmen in the extra
session of Congress from devoting a
great deal of time to reminiscent in
terchange.
Evening star., 1922-11-14

The favorite theory of every indi-
vidual appears to have found some
shade of Endorsement in the recent
election, with the possible exception Of
the Einstein theory.
Evening star., 1922-11-14

AS a leader Of the democratic party
Mr.. Cox is not oversolicitous at the
present moment about maintaining
Evening star., 1922-11-14
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON,

The Mystery.
1t was glorious moonlit night
In Jersey summer time.
The neighbors said, 'The season s
right
For perpetrating crime"
Spectators came from near and far.
They rode in as a rule.
Where one employed motor car,
Another used a mule.
The ushers were polite and neat.
No one need take a chance.
Whoever wished to have seat
Reserved it in advance.
It is mystery to this day, Il
Debated far and wide.
Who did the deed there's none to say.
No programs were supplied.
Evening star., 1922-11-14

could be relied on for earthquake pre-
vention.
Evening star., 1922-11-14

Everybody is taking publicity in the
New Brunswick case except the really
responsible persons.
Evening star., 1922-11-14
RetractiOn.

RetractiOn.
"Piute Pete says you've got to take
back what you said about his bein' a
four fiush.''
"All right" conceded Cactus Joe
"I'll take it back. He amt a four
flush or anything like it. There's some
little chance Of four flush turnin' out
t. be good for something
"I wish."' said Uncle Eben, dat
several members OF dis population
found it as easy to take good advice q
y b to take q watermelon o. =
.chlclsen. = &