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Evening star., 1922-01-29
Week Ends in Jail.

Jersey justice is notable for its
speed and it's high average Of wisdom.
A sentence just administered by a
court at West Heboken maintains the
states reputation in this respect. A
man was arraigned for annoying
young women on the streets with his
unsolicited attentions. He was, in
short, a "masher." The charge was
proved and the judge sentenced him to
thirty days in Jail. But his wife and
three children-circumstan that did
not prevent his public gallantries-ap-
peared in court and pleaded that if he
was sent to Jail for a month they
were in danger Of starving. So the
court reeonsidered it's action, and hold
ing the masher to the same penalty of
thirty days ruled that he could serve
1t day and half at a time. That is,
he will sojourn as the county's guest
over week ends. He will knock off at
noon every Saturday for twenty weeks
and report to the sheriff, staying with
him until Monday morning. Thus the
family will be provided for, and the
lesson will be enforced that the proper
place for family man is at home or
in company with his wife and children
instead of on the sidewalks ogling the
iappers. 1t remains to be seen whether
he will learn that lesson.
Evening star., 1922-01-29

trian. to whom the street car is the
maximum Of travel facility, could not
help enjoy this spectacle Of a stalled
car. He plodded along in the middle
of the road in the wake Of a snow
plow, perhaps, and ne is to be forgiven
If he smiled as he passed an aban-
doned machine. He was not making
much progress, but he was getting
there. He may have reached his office
half an hour or an hour later, but he
was there, and his experience in walk
ing stood him in good stead, while the
habitual motor rider was at a serious
disadvantage.
A storm brings out all sorts Of hui
man, nature, and it Il mostly kindli-
ness. Those motorists who could keep
on going were as rule yesterday
good Samaritans, and seldom failed to
give lifts to people they met waiting
with fading hope at the car stops for
some sort of accommodation. The re-
suit is that today there is a wider
range Of acquaintance. Yesterdays
storm was the lone touch of nature
that makes the whole world kim"
Evening star., 1922-01-29
The Siamese Air Policy.

The national policy of Siam in
nounced by the chief of the Siamese
general staff, sets an admirable ex-
ample for the solution OF a trouble
some problem. The Siamese general
staff senses three fundamental facts in
regard to aviation. It is aware that
the air force will Of necessity play an
mportant-perhapsa an allimportant-
part in future warfare. 1t is aware
that the dictates of economy preclude
the peace-time maintenance of
purely military air force of size ade-
quate to meet wartime requirements.
And it is aware that the practical field
for civil aviation is vast one and
that through the development Of that
field equipment and personnel essential
to the security of the state in war
emergency could be maintained upon
a basis Of practical economy.
Aware Of these facts, the Siamese
government is entering upon a vigor-
Gus program looking to the develop
ment Of civil aviation. Though the
experience Of the United States to date
in the matter Of aerial postal service
has not been encouraging, the Siamese
policy cannot but recommend itself in
principle to our government. The
facts in our own problem differ little
from those with which Siam is faced.
aerial strength to our Army and Navy
in the event of war must be devised.
That the government should enthusi-
astically foster and encourage civil
aviation. playing it's full part in inter-
national efforts to stimulate popular
support for aerial commercial enter
prise, would seem to be inevitable.
Evening star., 1922-01-29
Senate and Summertime.

LONDON.-While there will be sun :
mertime in England, there will be ~"
summertime in France this year, de-
clares the London Observer in point
ing out one of the many inconven-
fences created by the changing of the
legal hour at one date in France and
at another date in England. adding,
moreover, that IL the French senate,
which has always been somewhat hos
tile to summertime" cannot be iIN
duced to go back on its recent vote.
the inconvenience will be increased
this year.
"For several months in the year
there will be no correlation Of the
clocks" the paper says. Were this
permanent it would perhaps not be
so bad. When one crosses the Ital-
ian frontier, for example, one turns
the hands Of ones watch and not
much harm seems to be done. But
France and England are accustomed
to keep the same hours. 1t will be
awkward to have recurrent Aiscrep-
ancies By singular irony there
had Just been concluded a tentative
advancement to start and end sum
mertime" together. Now the senate
comes to throw over the arrange
mcnt. 1t is the countryside which
will not accept this reform in France.
The Frenchman of the village is tho
most conservative person In the
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Evening star., 1922-01-29
Aristide BRAND.

LONDON-We hear comparatively
little of the personal and human side
of Aristide BRAND, the French pre-
mier who brought CONSERVATION in
international political ranks by his
precipitate resignation from his post.
and for this reason sketches by "1S-
notus" in the Manchester Guardian
are of unusual interest.
"Briand is not only a brilliant talk
er, but an excellent listener" says the
writer He delights in drawing out
the ideas of others; he learns much
more by listening than by reading.
"Ignotus' pictures NJ. BRAND in the
act of preparing his speeches. He
walks backwards and forwards in his
study, smoking furiously, pacing be-
tween his desk and the window. Thus
it is that he prepares the speeches
which he afterwards delivers in the
chamber His method is to think out
the matter of them. and to construct
carefully a certain number of phrases.
For the rest he trusts to improvisa-
tions. When this process of speech
preparation is in progress il is not q
favorable moment to interrupt NJ.
BRAND. He is little autocratic and
not always approachable. But he is
held in great affection by those who
work with him. whatever their posi-
tion may be"
Evening star., 1922-01-29
DIGEST OF FOREIGN PRESS

point of Lenin'S speech was his state
ment that the soviet government de-
sires peace above all. and is ready TO
make the greatest sacrifices and to
stand any provocation; but those
thinking that provocation can con-
tinue endlessly, that our concession is
limitless, make a fatal mistake. Rus
sia is poor, exhausted and weak. but
not to the extent of tolerating those
who would use Russia's peacefulness
as bridge for aggressive designs.
Let Finland, Poland and Rumania
remember we'll
1.-TWO thousand delegates rose and
cheered Lenin. Speaking OF the
famine. he informed the congress that
the American government was as
signing 20,000,000 for seed grain FOR
. the famine area on condition that the
Russian government buy from Amer
!ca for the same purpose grain to the
amount of S10.000.000. The soviet
government had already authorized
acceptance of the condition.
1.-The greatest interest, however.
was aroused by Lenin's review of the
| new economic policy. This point OF
lemic against the irreconcilables, who
deny the necessity of trade. fearing
dangers for communism. The great
est sensation of Lenin's speech was
his declaration that the government
was making a definite request dras-
tically to limit the powers OF the
'cheka' (the extraordinary commits
sion for fighting counter-revolutionl-
He praised the cheka as an indispen-
sable institution for service in the mil
itary period of the revolution, when
| counter-revolutiona plotting was,
supported by all the capitalist gov
| ernments; yet the best qualities, ap-
piled after the proper time, are m
evitably creating mischief The
original scope of the cheka was in
compatible with the new economic
policy, and must be modified accord
| ing to the new times and the new
policy, Lenin Indicated.
Evening star., 1922-01-29
Mr.. Bryan This Year.

Always regular-although he has
been the victim three times of demo-
Gratis willing to be irregular-Mr
Bryan is preparing to be regular again
in November. He will assist his party
this year in its efforts to come back.
He is a sincere man. but, as is every
leading politician. agile. He stands in
need now of all his agility. Observe.
Mr.. Bryan is an ardent advocate of
prohibition, and did as much as any
other one man in the country to put
the eighteenth amendment on the
books. And now that it is there he
wants it enforced to the letter. But
the Great majority Of the vets desire
and will labor for a democratic House
as preliminary to a wet campaign for
the presidency and Congress in 1924.
Mr.. Bryan is an ardent advocate of
peace. and while Secretary of State
negotiated a number of peace treaties.
AS newspaper writer he has followed
ference with applause, sometimes ex-
pressed with his hands in the open
sessions. And yet there is organizing
a democratic opposition to the fruits
of the conference when they shall be
submitted by the President to the Sen
ate for ratification.
Mr.. Bryan voted for Gov. Cox in
1920, but refused to stump for him.
Another Cox boom lis booming. and if
democratic victory is achieved this
year, Ohio emphasizing it. Cox stock
will go to premium.
How will Mr.. Bryan manage so deli
cate a situation? We must wait to
see. He must manage it in some way.
The usual blast upon his bugle horn
is promised. He has been his party's
star stumper SO often and so long. he
could not take the stump without at
tracing the widest attention. For
these reasons his participation in this
years campaigns will of itself insure
the country "a halcyon and vociferous
time"
Evening star., 1922-01-29
"The Plus Qualities"

With President Harding's approval,
Gen. Dawes of the budget bureau has
recommended to Congress that an ad-
ditional appropriation of $4,000 be
given the Civil Service Commission to
be used in extending the scope of civil
service examinations.
Hitherto the test for applicants for
positions in government service' has
been largely mental. The commission
hopes to use the desired appropriation
to add other tests, SO that the ''plus
qualities of men and women may be
Rscertained.
These "plus qualities comprise in.
itiative, integrity, appearance, loyalty
and the hundred and one other vir-
tues which scholastic examinations
alone cannot be expected to bring out,
but which every private business firm
takes into consideration when hiring
employees.
President John H. Bartlett Of the
Civil Service Commission believes that
NE tina 4AA Aaa6 1ue R.ch ~ axtaa.
Evening star., 1922-01-29
Motors and Storm.

Those motor owners who use the
streets for garages found that the
practice had it's serious disadvantages
yesterday morning when they went
out to find their machines imbedded in
heavy drifts, the hoods piled high with
snow, the cushions soaked and the
wheels blocked. Many cars thus left
out all night could not be moved at all
in the morning. Few Of them could
get their engines started. A motor is
a temperamental thing, and balks at
rough treatment. And surely it was the
most inconsiderate thing that could
be conceived to leave sensitive piece
Of machinery out in the storm Friday
night and Saturday morning.
But it was not only the cars that
are stored outdoors that came to grief
yesterday. Motors that were well
housed and started Off in good condi-
tion in the morning found the snow
too deep and the drifts too high, the
going too tricky. No chains could get
them through. They snorted and
sneezed and coughed and choked and
ground and struggled, but they could
not force passage. So the streets were
detted with them, some Of them drawn
up to the curhs, some left right in the
middle Of the traffic lines, and the
snow piled up on them and banked
them in. and made them as cozy as
possible, but still they were desolate-
looking spectacles.
,ThA MAN IN Port <3,A ,a1Stt,aA. .y.nsaa.
Evening star., 1922-01-29

sion Of civil service examinations, so
that the character and moral worth
Of applicants may be ascertained at
the same time their mentality is being
measured.
The principle has been applied to
some extent in the postal service. es-
pecially since repeated robberies some
time ago demonstrated that men Of
unworthy character were getting into
the service solely for the purpose of
robbing the mails. But the plan has
possibilities as wide as the civil serv-
ice itself.
The government will be better on,
and every employe in it will be bene-
flied by the establishment Of examina-
tions which take into account the
"plus qualities" These qualities are
given great consideration In all walks
Of life. Consciously or unconsciously.
everybody "sizes up" his man. Uncle
Sam should do likewise.
Evening star., 1922-01-29
How the German Imperial Family
Lives.

PARIS.-After the revolution of
1918 the emperor, the empress and the
crown prince were the only members
of the imperial family who were ex-
lied from Germany.
The other princes left their palaces
in Berlin and took refuge in Potsdam.
The emperor had six sons and one
daughter, Princess Victoria Louise.
How are these members of the ex-
imperial family now living in Ger
manyo A writer in the Echo de Paris
tells the story.
'"The crown princess" he says, goes
on visit about two or three times a
year to her husband in Holland. The
rest of the year she lives in Potsdam
at the Cecilianhof Castle, with her
four children. Her two eldest sons,
Wilhelm and Joachim, fifteen and
thirteen years old. respectively, have
a tutor, but attend the state college
at Potsdam, where they have to SUBJ
NIT to the ordinary rules.
The two young princes bicycle to
school and join in all the sports and
games that are going on, and are al
ways dressed very simply.
Prince Adalbert lives at Wilhelms-
ence, associating with a few families
of the nobility. and is little spoken of.
"The motor car business, Mercedes.
offered him recently 100000 marks
a year to be it's representative, but
Prince Adalbert refused the offer:
His brother, Prince August Will
helm, Joined a bank at once after the
revolution, but trade seemed to inter-
est him more than finance, and he is
now with the Opel motor car firm,
where he earns 10000 marks a year.
with additional percentage. He has
not much intercourse with the former
members of the court.
prince Eitel Friedrich lives in the
villa Jugenheim, at Potsdam, and is
the greatest intriguer of the imperial
family. The monarchist manifesto
tions, in which he took part last sum-
mer with Ludendorff, are not yet for
gotten. His hatred of France is well
known, and he is in constant inter-
course with all the anti-republican
associations. Most probably kapp
kept him acquainted with al the
preparations for his revolutionary
blow.
"Prince Oscar also lives in Potsdam,
at the villa LiegnitZ. He has just been
dangerously ill with inflammation of
the lungs, from which he is now re-
covering. He has no special occupa-
ton. and is often to be seen in the
neighborhood of Berlin on motor
bicycle. or walking in the now de-
serted avenue of Potsdam with some
former officers.
.The youngest son of the emperor,
Prince Joachim. committed suicide
eighteen months ago. A serious ~
ness seems to have been the cause.
There has been much talk about the
lawsuit between his widow and
prince Eitel, with regard to the son
Joachim. 1t appears that the princess
Ia.dc verv pav life and is said to
have gained a dancing prize recently
in Baden-Baden.
"The only daughter of the emperor.
yictoria-Louise, lives at present on
the estate Of her husband. the Duke
father several times at Doom.
.The Hohenzollern princes receive
an income from the German govern
ment, but seem by no means to be
well off,
Evening star., 1922-01-29
Lenin's Economic Policy.

MoSCOw.-With the impending
convening of the economic conference
economic policy, recently set forth by
Nikoiai Lenin, bolshevik dictator, as.
sumes increased interest. A special
British commissioner tells OF Lenin's
announcements in the London OBJ
eat the opening Of the congress Of
soyiets Lenin made a great speech de.
noiicies of the soviet republic. He OBJ
viously spoke not as leader Of the
communist party, but exclusively as
the prime minister. It was probably
the best speech he ever made, surely
the hest since he acquired power.
s'He attacked with bitter sarcasm
the communists and trade unionfsts
for still believing it to be possible to
solve the economic problem by. the
methods Of civil war and communist
exciu1iveness. which Lentn derides as
,;communist haul httneaA The main
Evening star., 1922-01-29
A BODYBUILDING Conference.

Senator King of Utah proposes "a
national conference Of financial, build
ing material and structural interests
to discuss ways and means of reliev-
ing the housing shortage, which the
senator says exists to a greater or less
degree throughout the country"
Would not this be good thing? The
President called national conference
on the subject of unemployment, with
very excellent results. The number of
the unemployed was shortly reduced
by half, though the figure remains dis
.tressingly high. Calling attention thus
to the situation spurred to action
those in position to assist. and the
assistance rendered was countrywide.
~ kFne agricultural conference is GER
tain to have a good effect. The condi-
tion of the farmers is better under
stood than before the conference was
held: and that understanding will
make for public sentiment in the
farmers behalf.
g, We all know in a general way that
the housing problem is one Of the most
serious Of the day; that home-building
is far behindhand, and that both the
comfort and the health of many COM
munities demand relief. A national
conference would bring out many de-
tails which would be likely to answer
as a spur to action.
This is an era of conferences. So
much is out Of plumb, and the neces-
sity so great for restoring perpendicu-
lars and safety, nothing should be left
undone to ascertain particulars and
ACT on their clear significance and
value.
Evening star., 1922-01-29
Politics at Home
Gov. "Al" Smith.

For some politicians, these be par
lous times; for others, only peculiar
times. Former Gov. ZAP Smith of
New York may be assigned to the lat
ter class.
Two years ago Gov. Smith, seeking
a second term at Albany, made a rat
tling race. True, he was defeated.
But his vote was very large as COM
pared with that of the democratic can
didate for President, and testified to
his popularity in the state and to a
wide approval of his course in Office.
He went down, colors flying.
Instantly the word was heard, Smith
for 1922. Give him another try at the
prize after the passions Of presiden-
tial contest had subsided.
Today there is an anti-Smith faction
In the New York democracy. Protest
Is heard against further consideration
of his name in connection with any
office. He would not be acceptable to
this faction either as a candidate for
governor or for United States senator.
The reason for this change? It is
not easily found unless search is made
in what has come to be known as
Hylanism-a growth of the past
twelve months or SO. The enormous
victory of Mayor Hylan in his race
for second term has thrown Gov.
Smiths strength as Sshown in 1920
into the shade, and now the Hylanites
insist on bossing the democratic stu.
alton, state and municipal.
The Hylanites are not demanding
the gubernatorial nomination for their
favorite, for he does not desire the
honor this year. But they want to
name the man, and Gov. Smith is not
the man.
The former governor, engaged in
private business, is serene and mute
in the midst Of the hullabaloo. But he
is probably not idle. Being a clever
politician. he knows the value of dis
pensing with the services of a brass
band at certain times of activity.
Evening star., 1922-01-29
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance
Snowstorm Experiences.

4 Any unusual condition stimulates
the sense of adventure. Take the case
of the heavy snowfall of the last few
hours. To a great number of people
this was the severest winter visitation
ever known. To many Of them it was
the first case of real blockade in ex-
perience. Buffeting the winds and
wading through drifts was a novelty.
The result was that the air all day
yesterday buZzed with experiences.
Everybody wanted to tell how deep
the snow was in some particular place.
Nearly everybody had had thrilling
experience getting to work or meeting
engagements. The stalling Of street
car became an exciting occurrence.
There is nothing particularly arousing
about stranded car ordinarily, but
when the streets are white and the
drifts are deep it takes but little mag
ination to conceive the sensations of
men marooned in arctic wastes.
One of the saving phases of heavy
snowstorm lies in this fact: that every
body who is disconnected takes the
experience somewhat as joke. In the
big storm of 1899, however, there was
an element Of real danger. The cold
was intense, with the thermometer
touching Is degrees below zero, and
the wind was high, blowing gale dur
ing the greater part of the time. Peo-
pie suffered terribly. Some were frozen
to death. Some were caught with in
sufficient food. Houses were cold be-
cause fuel could not be had. 1t was
impossible for the coal wagons to
make deliveries for days. That was
about it.
OF course, there is great suffering in
many homes in Washington now as
result of this storm. Outdoor employ
ment is suspended, save for street
cleaning, and many families find their
incomes checked. 1t is hard for them
to get food and fuel. Strange as it
may seem to those in more COM
Portable circumstances, it is a fact
that in the average household in this
city, as in others. there is just a bare
sufficiency of supplies to last from day
to day. There are no reserves, and
when the streets are blocked by snow
it is difficult to replenish cupboards
and coal boxes.
Luckily there is no bitter cold now,
and the most that is felt is discomfort.
Nevertheless, storm like this should
make everybody remember the poor,
and in some practical form evoke
charity for the less fortunate.
Evening star., 1922-01-29
The Chief of Scouts.

Mr.. Harrison of Mississippi may be
described as the chief of scouts for his
party in the Senate. He develops the
enemy, and, when possible and advis-
able, harries him.
1t is important service, and calls
for readiness and audacity. The Mis-
sissippian seems to possess both quail
ties, and is using both at this interest
ing time. He has also fiuency.
In a way and to a degree. this ac-
tivity gives Mr.. Harrison the aspect
of his party's leader in the Senate. He
is often in the spotlight. What he says
is widely distributed. The public. being
interested, hears much about the man,
his manner, his methods, and all the
rest Of it.
Mr.. Harrison himself, however, is
probably not misled on the point. He
knows Mr.. Underwood. and the lat
ter's qualifications for the post he oc-
cupies, and knows also the Importance
in a political equation Of following the
leader.
I'm the House Mr.. Underwood's lead
ership was conservative. and the more
effective maybe because Of that COM
plexion. He is not an orator, nor in
any sense or way spectacular. He
would not make a good scout, but is
the kind Of man to give a scout plenty
to do, and to reward him when, he
f1tly executes a commission.
Mr.. Underwood has been too busy as
a delegate to the armament conference
to manifest himself in the Senate since
this session began. But shortly now
the conference will adjourn and he
be free to give his whole time to his
legislative duties. Then he may be ex-
pected to show his quality as a leader
and what his leadership promises dur
ing the session. The ball has not yet
fairly opened.