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Evening star., 1922-04-30
Heard and Seen

woman's desire not to be thought
old was given q striking demonstra-
tion at the corner stone laying Of the
Roger Williams Memorial. at 18th
street and Columbia road. recently.
Secretary Hughes was there. with
church dignitaries and q great crowd
Of men. women and children. many
of whom were forced to stand.
Just before the formal exercises
started, some one on the platform
advanced to the edge, and addressed
"There is room in the grandstand
for Ave or six old ladies'" he said.
few seats should be occupied by elder
ly ladies. many OF whom were In the
But not a soul stepped forward.
\
Toastmasters, heed ye!
Listen to this tale, else some Of sou
may find yourselves in the predica-
ment the presiding genius OF the first
Lions Club dinner found himself in.
You see. the committee had invited
John H Bartlett, FIRST assistant post
master general. to speak, and before
he could answer the letter he met :,
member of the committee. 4
'T will be glad to come" said !the
first assistant, but 1 don't want to
THAT will be all right. Eovernsr.,,
he was told. "Just come along, and
you won't have to speak"
Mr.. Bartlett. thinking that the mem
. ber OF the committee would inform
the toastmaster. went to the dinner
in ali innocence. Toward the end of
the banquet he left the hall. But, as
Just about this time the toastmastes.
also in all innocence. began to tell
about an honored guest they had
Without looking down the table, he
launched into ecomiums OF former
Gov. Bartlett Of New Hampshire. Tor.
mer president OF the Civil Service
Commission. and now nrst ASSISTANT
Il take great pleasure. ladies and
gentlemen" he concluded. "of intro
ducfrR the Honorable John H. Bart
lett, first assistant postmaster gen
erai Of the United States" 90.
His wave of the hand designated an
oS' SCr
Little Helen is an apartment house
child. ~
Brought up in a northwest apart
msnt, the sidewalks have been hen,
Fairgrounds. passers-by and automo-
biles her plsymates. the patches
around trees her only contact with
old mother earth.
OF course, there have been trips 10
parks, and ali that, but Of natyHe
as an entity she knows little. Like
most city dwellers, she has to feel
| the heartbeat Of the universe through
stone and bricks.
One day recently her mother took
her into the suburbs to visit some
For awhile the child was contented
| to play in the new rooms But At
1 last she grew tired.
s'Go play In the yard" her mother
said.
| Helen looked in wonder.
"Where 10 the yardr' she asked.
CHARLES 3. TRACEWELI.
Evening star., 1922-04-30
King Alfonso's Liberal Sympathies

The Madrid correspondent of the
London Times says:
"Don Miguel de Unomuno, former
rector OF the University Of Salamanca,
accompanied by Count Romanones.
has had an audience with the King
Of Spain. The event has provoked an
immense amount OF Political COM
ment ~
"Sepor Unomuno. besides being one
Of the greatest intellectuals in Spain.
was one Of the foremost adversaries
Of the monarchy and the leader Of a
violent campaign in the course of
which he did not hesitate to make
vigorous personal attacks on King
Alfonso.
Last year Senior Unomuno was con-
demned to six months Imprisonment
for lese majestic. No one expected the
sentei-s would be carried out, and 1t
has not been. Nevertheless, Senor
Unomuno continued his campaign. ad-
dressing large audiences In the sane.
Athenaeum Club in Madrid. Now the
Athenaeum Club IL seethfng and surg
ing with excitement, some Of its mem-
bers revt1ing Unomuno as . turncoat,
while others are praising his honesty
Of character for having become recon-
ciled to the monarch and monarchy:
"What every one is forced to ad-
init, more compellingly each year, Il
that King Alfonso has eudeavored on
several occasions, very often In the
most confusing and didicult circum-
stances. to fulfill his constitutional
duties without overlapping them and
though hemmsd In by . ring OF con-
servattve opinion In q court where
conservatism is traditional. he has
proved that he is no obstacle to lib
etalism In any form.
SIt IL pointed ont that quite recent
lyi King Alfonso has not hesitated tt
ush his influence to stop the socia
campaign undertaken by the epts.
coRats when It became evident that
threatened to revive STRIFE betweeI
cleEHcals and Anti-c1ericale. II 4
known that he welcomed the cccasioi
10 sign the decree re-estAb1i iahing III.
conSkitutional 8pAyanteeassss IS Il, j. IS
Evening star., 1922-04-30
German Money Almost Worthless.

Ue1Wd4 AV0Sy AImoSG W0TtnleSS.
Discussing the failure Of the Ger
man authorities to stabilize German
marks. the Rotterdam Neue Rotter-
damsche Courant says:
'!rhere II no more force Of resist
ance in Germany money. and the de-
sire and the courage to save 1t have
disappeared. German exchange is fol-
lowing the way Of the Austrian
| crown. and the Germans regard 1t as
inevitable fate. A few weeks ago l
was reading in one of the most i'm
portant stock exchange papers that
the exchange on that day was good;
the bonds and the foreign stock had
been firm! The exchange would not
have been called good II the mark
had risen. But heaven had spared
voluntary and involuntary specula-
tors this annoyance.
I. This idea Is very, natural. What
has been happening for years and for
large number of the population In
Vienna IL happening now in Germany
on a larger scale. People are living
on the fall Of the national exchange.
Each fall Of the mark means an in
crease in the value Of all securities
and reserves. Thus everybody who
has the means to do SO is obliged to
insure himself against increased
prices by means Of speculating on the
exchange. The tradesman and the In
dustria1 are Involuntary spectators.
for the value Of their goods can fall
or rise SO per cent in one week. For
the time being everything is on the
rise. and fortunes are being made in
paper marks.
But for big and serious enterprises
this situation is impossible. Anybody
who wants to keep his engagements is
only able to make contracts on snort
terms. II 1t is a question Of large
contracts. such as the delivery of in
motor cars or engines. the inconven-
ience 10 very great. Contracts in dol
lars. which in such cases come first,
cannot be guaranteed.
"All the same. lots Of people don't
trouble about 1t. People are opti-
vinced that the present state Of af-
fairs will still last for some time.
Everybody believes in q prompt and
Interior fall Of the mark.
ut is foolish to think. az they do in
Holland. that the mark will not fall
Each fall makes another fall possi-
BILE. And everybody in Germany
''The first result Of rnistrust in the
mark is greater activity in COM
mercial affairs. Those who have
who have a lot Of money a great deal
| is bought. The fall Of the mark has
! made it a mistake to economize and
great wisdom to buy"
Evening star., 1922-04-30

The contention made In Congress
and By the Secretary Of Labor. who
was once an alien immigrant himself,
that the only sure way to absorb the
immigrant and to Americanfxe the
foreirn.born within our borders IL
through education in American ideals
ana traditions is being given q prac-
tical test in our most recently ac-
ouirsd insular possessions-the Virgin
IslandA
While wonderful work has been ac-
eomulishsd during the last year by
following out the program recon .
mended by Congress after q personai
survey by q joint congressional COM
mittee-in improvements on these Is
lands along humanitarian. santsry s
Of the inhabitants-the most tmpor-
taut work Of All undertaken there by
| the United States government mas
been Tor education.
4 Il 4 Z
While Admiral Sumner E. W. Kit
tells II governor Of the Islands the
government ,of the Virgin Islands is
| not . naval but . civil government
with executive, judicial and legisla-
tive departments. This was impressed
upon the House appropriations COM
mittss when It undertook to reduce
the appropriations for the islands In
the naval appropriation bill by Rep.
resentative Horace n. Townes OF
Iowa. senior member from the ns.osan honse
which visited the islands.
The governor has given education
his first attention, since 1t Is believed
that the full Americantsatton OF the
| islands will depend largely upon how
the rising generation - trained. He
| has visited the schools, both public
kand private, and observed the work
In all grades and classes. Marked
! Improvement in school buildings and
facilities have been brought about
| and the first senior high school ever
held in tho Virgin Islands has been
opened and 10 in operation.
- 4 Y
Gov. Kittelle has reported to Con-
xress, that ''the schools must be main.
tained and expanded. The future OF
the people Of thess islands and thoir
thorough Americanisation vitality de.
ponds upon the education Of the chill.
dren.". Large numbers Of adults lack
ing In education have appealed for
night schools, he says. The school
budget IL but 30 per cent of the whole
budget, whereas the lowest state u
| the continental United States spends
Se per cent, and Il IL claimed that the
/ virgin Island public schools will now
compare very favorably with those In
the United States.
Gov. Kittelle has recommended to
Congress that It 10 imperative thai
senior high school courses be opened
| up to the steadiiy broadening ssream
OF children attending the grammar
and 1hnlor high schools Of the iSlande
There wsre 1854 children enrolled
last year In the public schools. and
! the daily average attendance wat
$3.50 per cent In st. Thomas and st
John and SAFE per cent In 81. Croix
The new school law raised the age
| for compulsory education from thir.
ttsen 70 ffteen years. g
1 RsA4
vocationaI training and tdomestis
lVcaence courses. employment %
trained American tsachsfs ana othsl
nAA aythWS,nxaavnA NJ i Z 4 n
Evening star., 1922-04-30

II stage plays had to use the maila
the regulation Of their moral tone
might be less dif1cult. Many a per.
formance makes q fortune q candid
description Of which In cold type
would not be permitted to 30 through
the post Office.
Evening star., 1922-04-30

It may be that the promoters Of the
Genoa meeting were unduly encour.
assd by the prompkness and apparent
ease with which the Washington con.
ference got results.
Evening star., 1922-04-30

with a special view to their peculiar
fhey now all. It Will be seen from
this statement OF facts that Olo
is Q myth, ana that the
public is indebted for the daily
weather reports printed In the press
whom. as we have before stated, are.
under thirty -tiys years Of age" s
Evening star., 1922-04-30

The announcement sometime ago
that long skirts. would prevail In
feminine attire proves that even the
fashion experts are likely to guess
wrong.
Evening star., 1922-04-30

Nothing has been heard recently Of
Patagonia's plesiosaurus. II the crea.
ture 10 as big a. reported It q remark.
able that It should be able to hide.
Evening star., 1922-04-30

/, The assumption u reasonable that
the gloomy posssbilities q the future
a. occasionally pointed out b. Mr.
Lloyd George ore IN the nature Of an
earnest warning. but not necessarily
20 be conakrusd as uncompromising
prophecy. s E
Evening star., 1922-04-30

Predictions Of defeat Of the repub-
lican party are frequent. without
definite information, however. an to
the precise leadership that 10 expected
to deal the cruel blow.
Evening star., 1922-04-30
When Charles and Zita Were Wed

A writer in the Vienna Neue Frele
/, Presse recalls that scarcely eleven
years lie between Funchal and
Schwarzau, between the present time
when the last Hapsburger of the
Austrian throne has passed away.
and that October day when the fu-
ture sovereign of one of Europe's
great powers took home the little
princess from the Parma castle.
The writer DESCRIBES the brightly
colored picture OF the sunny square
in front Of the castle church. al
Schwarzau, where all the elite of the
monarchy had gathered together.
"The wedding party was all ready.
he tells u.s. "and WAS waiting for the
old emperor. The Duchess OF Hohen-
burg was standing apart from the
crowd looking rather hauRhtily and
coldly at the slender girlish bride.
almost weighed down with her wed
ding splendor. At the back stood the
Grand Duchess Franz Ferdinand. with
smile. outwardly quite indifferent to
what was going on. But the bride.
groom walked impatiently up and
down. Almost with boyish merri-
ment. mixed. 1t Is true. with q certain
willfu'ness. he exclaimed loudly: Isn't
tUe eTlpSTUT COtuiHS
bismarck certainly would not have
said Of him. as he said OF his great
uncle. that he was almost too serious
for his age. On the contrary. he
seemed and looked much younger
than he really was. He was not OF
pa articularly Austrian tyne; the blue
eyes and the shape of the head and
the rather high cheekbones came
from his mothers side. from the royal
house of Saxony. The wedding serv-
ice was In French. and not German
word was heard at the ceremony. the
relations OF the bride. of the future
Austrian enpress. were all talking
italian and French. The young people
were only able to enjoy their hap
pfness for a short while. and then
this man who was born for peace and
quiet happiness. for a subordinate
pos,tion, was raised to the greatest
heights, for which neither her heart
nor his intellect was suitah'e. The
wife at his side. certainly the
stronger of the two. Influenced him
in small and in great things, unfor-
turatelv not always to his or to their
good. But today she is the mother
OF the fatherless children. adding one
more to the long train OF war
uy{d0wa"
Evening star., 1922-04-30

Daylisht-saving win have to show
large results II It IL to compensate for
the valuable time lost in arguing
over 1t.
Evening star., 1922-04-30

II ,prohibition IL - great . failure
as it's antagonists claim there would
seem to be no real reason for the vets
to worry.
Evening star., 1922-04-30

As business brightens the man with
. little money saved up is confronted
with the necessity Of studying the
often delicate distinction between an
investment and speculation.
Evening star., 1922-04-30

A United States senator at the pref.
ent time 10 expected to know great
deal about farming in order to be q
good politician.
Evening star., 1922-04-30

Germany Is compelled to reflect on
how much easier 1t was to start war
than It is to recover from the conse.
Quences.
Evening star., 1922-04-30

Uncle Joe Cannon's, decision to re-
tire from public life has 50 far served
only to make him more prominent in
the public eye.
Evening star., 1922-04-30
SHOOTING STARS.
II Pz1r.AHDs1 JOHNSON.
Eutlsuslasm.

- Euthusiasm.
II knew man Of many cares,
Important In the worlds affairs.
He never frowned; he never smiled
AS Fortune favored. or beguiled.
mo matter what events took place
He always kept his ''polser facs."
Until one day We chanced to be.
Together, from the city free,
The silence suddenly he broke;
He howled with siee-lke seemed .
Joke!
He danced about; his arms he waved:
He sang. he chucltled and he raved.
I fastened to fnd out the ceuse
| OF all his laughter and applause.
Twas this reused such emotion
He'd caught a Ash four inches long.
Footprints.
"women are taking . wonderful
leadership in affairs Of state"
'"They are" replied Senator Sor.
ghum. "Fame has recognised feminine
genius. / shouldn't be surprised II tn .
little while all the footprints in the
sands Of time ware left by hish-hsslsd
shoes"
Jud Tunkins sayu he never yet
knew an optimist who didn't weaken
| q little when he came to figure what
he owed In taxes.
Leeisla&ion.
Our legislation does not pause
TO heed the speeches long since
spoke,
IT'S easier 70 make new laws
Than to repair the ones we've broke.
Variable Impressioh.
"Do you approve Of dayiishtsav.
mgr
ut depends on the time Of day. IT'S
hne for afternoons. but no good for
mornings"
..Ds smaller : mans mind Z, aaid
Uncle Eben, 'ds biGger he's lhhas y
Evening star., 1922-04-30
Impotence in Congress.

AWR0tx03U0 Al VV0A AAVSos
Pity the anxisties, not to say the
sorrows. Of the senator or representa-.
tive who IL standing for re-election!
First. the primary. which Is on.
While he IL here, attending to Uncle
Sans business, his contest for re.
nomination Il In the hands Of lieuten.
ants acting under directions received
from him at q distance. He does not
doubt their loyalty nor they his judg'
ment, but both he and they would
feel TAR easier in their minds II be
were on the ground In personal
charge.
Second, the campaign Tor reelection.
Let VI suppose him successful in the
primary. Even under favorable cir
cumstances, . warmly contested pri'
mary leaves smarts which require
nice treatment. The nominee wants
every vote he can get; and narshaiins
men with grievances on election day Il
not m easy Job.
Hence the tmpatieuce on Capitol
I'm. Men with % much at stake are
keen to be free and at homo putting
In their best ticks for No. /. Theirs
u q very human sppraisement Of the
situation. They are greatly interested
In the work of legislation. and want
to be recommissioned.' They feel
themselves we'll qualified to carry on.
and the next Congress Vim have much
carrying on to do.
But impauence viii not cure the
legaslative tangle. Il Congress 10 to
conclude It's labors before the leaves
begin to fall some very clear arrange
msnts Tor harmony and speed viii
have 70 BE- made In both House and
senats. The JOB calls Tor cool. calm
thinking, and equally cool. calm exscu.
tton. And cocaness and oalmness are
not much on exhibition just now In
legislative circles. Rather do We see
tov oftsn heat q the boiling point, and
doubt ID evidences a. 20 what should
70 done and how to DO Il
Evening star., 1922-04-30

UncIs ean q ooustantly unse&ing
With oSpostunities 70 add u hid larEe
and inteeet tins I. q, n. collie sctton.
Evening star., 1922-04-30

with New York
3. & q. Obtains 4 the Baltimore
Hudson Terminal. tss n.n..r,.'. d. @
mia, promoting the Baltimore and
Potomac line. secured an entrance
into this city and controversy en-
sued between that company and the
Baltimore and Ohio relative to ter
minal facilities here, in which the
Baltimore and Potomac won. In The
Star Of April 25. 1872, is the follow
ing extract from the New York Tri-
bune Of the day previous. showing
that the Baltimore and Ohio had es-
tablished itself more securely al q
through line by obtaining a definite
northern terminal of its own:
Those two eminent railroad man
ayers, Messrs. Thomas A. Scott Of the
Pennsylvania Central and John w.
Garrett Of the Baltimore and Ohio.
lately locked horns In Washington,
and the former after a protracted
desperate contest triumphed. We
now hear that Mr.. John w. Garrett
through the late New Jersey legisla-
ture a charter for a short, apparently
insignificant, road, whereby, through
connections already bargained for.
the Baltimore and Ohio may run its
trains right into Jersey City in utter
independence Of the Pennsylvania
den and Amboy. More suecfnctly.
each OF the two railroad kings has
secured clear track from the Hud-
son to the Potomac, and Will soon be
running through trains from the
commercial to tho political metrop-
oils in unembarrassed competition
with his great rival. Most heartily
do we congratulate the public on
these facts"
In former times weather predictions
were attributed to a mythical per.
sonage known pop.
"Old Prob" Not ularly as "old Prob
. Veteran. Star of April 20,
1874, is the following item regarding
this matter:
'sThe idea which may be enter
tanned by some that the weather
demonstrations sent out by the sig.
nal office daily are really made by !
certain old gentleman deeply versee
in meteorological lore. and to whom
the irreverent appellation OF Oie
Probabilities properly belongs Is n
together .fallacious. II that name De.
longs to any one in particular y
ought, perhaps. 20 attach to Gen: Al
bert J.. Myer. the chief signal omcer
under whose general direction weatn,
er predictions are made-an excep'
the old which does not apply. Gen
Myer, however, has no direct ssencl
IN compiling the daily report, ina
work being assigned to three gentle.
mon, Lieut.. Robert Craig Of tn'
United states Army and Profs. Cleve'
and Abbe and Thompson B: Morey
who alternate in making the oaai3
meteorological forecasts. None, o.
these gentlemen are old men. Lieut.
craig is graduate Of West Poin,
md IL about twenty-eight years o.
ne: Prof. Able, who was formerly
lirector Of the Cincinnati Ooserva.
ory, is but thirty-five. and Prof
Iorey, who was a few years agt
resident Of q Kentucky college. II
tbout the same age. The professor
ave no connection with the mtlltar,
ervico, but are chie4ly employed q
ID ia cofnpiling the fepofte.N All q
Lese gentlemen are enfhr1iastts
(.aefeoroS0gists, ~ and were selectet
Evening star., 1922-04-30
DIGEST OF FOREIGN PRESS

has not RAdek's lively Temperance,
but is very meditative and prudent il
discussions. His domain has been Z"
nrRotiate commercial treaties.
THE former ambassador I'm Berlin.
Joffe. has not changed much since he
lived here. Rumor has many times
declared him to be dead. but he seems
still to be in very good health. His
formal. ceremonious manner has not
changed.
"a Krassin. he is we'll known H.
Berlin. Before the war he was direc-
tor of the Siemens works I'm Petro-
grad. and II was in these works in
Berlin that he studied to become an
engineer. He is the most elegant cf
the delegation. is. tall. thin. and very
lively. He knows German like his
mother tongue. which is no wonder
as he went to German schools and di =
rected German enterprises"
Evening star., 1922-04-30

Vocational training and domestic
scaenoe courses. ssnployment OF
trained American tsachsfs ana other
deveiopmsnts ana improvements ara
Ion ths bresran Tor tts next school
Evening star., 1922-04-30
One Method of Ghost Batting.

The London Daily Express says
that the Bishop OF London may like
this. or he may not. Any way. II il.
true: A correspondent tells me that
the other day he was in a port Of
Kent where there is an interestinE
thatched cottage reputed to be COO
years old. and haunted. The tenants
told him that on the first night o:
their occupation their dogs showed
the greatest reluctance to enter thu
bedroom. Ultimately one was per
s"a6nd "a sleao here and 'r ne md
die Of the night he awoke and Rrowled
furiously. Stil growing. he ad-
vanced with bristline hackles toward
an old Jacobean cupboard in the cor
ner. Obviously there was something
uncanny about. What did you do?'
asked my friend at this point
Il stuck the Bishop OF London
picture on the door" said the mis-
tress Of the house. triumphantly
'That did it."
Evening star., 1922-04-30

!..Ds smaller . mans mind +, !" naid
Uncle Eben, "ds biGser he's nanas y
tai. 4 ~
Evening star., 1922-04-30
Variab9e Innpcessiojs. !

'Do you approve Of daylisht,sav.
mgr
"It depends on the time Of day. IT'S
fine for afternoons. but no good for
mornings.r
Evening star., 1922-04-30
Fifty Years Ago
i'm The Star

For q good many years Washington
had only one railroad connection
with New York
Evening star., 1922-04-30
Legislstion.

Our LEGISLATION does not pause
TO heed the speeches long since
spoke.
It's easier TO make new laws
Than to repair the ones we've broke.
Evening star., 1922-04-30

Jud Tunkins says he never yet
knew an optimist who didn't weaken
q little whom he came to figure what
he owed In taxes.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-11-01

Read your hometown paper.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-11-01
THE JESSE wINBuRN DINNER

The dinner rendered Jesse Win
burn by his Ashland friends Satur-
day night was success from every
angle. We wish every member of
the Women's Civic club could have
been present, as well as many other
friends of the guest, but the limit
of comfortable accommodation pre-
vented that.
1t was fitting that the ladies of
the Civic club tender the building
for the purpose. Jesse Winburn
made it possible for them to COM
plete one of the FINEST womens club
houses in the state and thus they
indicated their gratitude for his
splendid gifts. And it was likewise
fitting that the first function to be