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Evening star., 1922-03-15
Potomac National Park.

The proposal of Representative
Linthicum Of Maryland. that the
United States acquire land on both
sides Of the Potomac at Great Falls
for the purpose of guarding against
pollution Of the water supply and es-
tablishins a national park, Is one In
favor Of which a great many things
can be said. and against which no rea.
sonable objection can be raised except
the question Of cost. And as the cost
would be small. compared with the
benefits. that objection ought not to
The protection of the water supply
source from dangers incident to in
crease OF population on the watershed
is a most important matter. The Keep
ing of that scenic section as national
park is something which thousands of
people who know the region have had
ir mind for many years. and which
has been proposed and favored in a
formal way many times. -
This fail line" where the river has
broken through barrier of rock hills
and ridges in its descent from the
Piedmont plateau to the coastal plain
Is a region Of scenic and geologic
wonders, and it ought to be preserved
Not only ought the territory at and
above the falls to be taken over for
the perpetual pleasure and instruction
of the public, but the land on both
sides of the gorge and the wonderland
through which Difficult run. Prospect
Bull Neck and SCOTS runs flow should
also be taken over.
If such a thing could be, and it
might be. the hills. ravines and gorges
on the Virginia side from Great Falls
to Little Falls, and between the river
and the Georgetown-Leesburg pike,
should be made national park. The
cost Of such an undertaking would
not be great. Much Of the section is
useless for agriculture, and its prin-
cipal expectant value is that it will be
bought as sites for homes by persons
who desire romantic situations which
are both close toiand yet remote from
the city. One of the prospects is that
this land will be bought by rich men
and inclosed as private parks. The as
sessed valuation Of the land is still
low. but its prospective value is high.
and if it is to be taken over for the
public benefit this should be done now
or In the near future.
Evening star., 1922-03-15
Miss Robertson and q Second Term

Representative Robertson Of Okla.
homa wants a second. term, and faces
vigorous opposition. The story is told
in a special to The Star, from Musko.
gee, published yesterday.
Miss Robertson had not been suf.
fragist. and did not care for 0offlce
when two years ago she was proposed
for Congress. She yielded to the solici.
tation Of party friends. me race was
very close. Her majority was only 200.
In office she has grown to like poll
tics, and now purposes to remain in
the game If possible.
She has shown courage in Congress:
has voted not as woman but as a
citizen. She is opposed. she frankly de.
clares, to sex in politics. AS she ex-
plains. she was elected to Congress,
not as a woman but as a citizen. to
represent all the people Of the district.
Courage in politics is much. 1t is
not as rare as popularity charged, but
a quality deserving Of recognition and
reward whenever intelligently shown.
1t does not mean disorder in organiza-
ton work.
Miss Rankin, the pioneer Woman
legislator on Capitol Hill, had but one
term. She played for promotion to the
Senate on the strength Of a good rec
ord made In the House. but lost. II,
therefore, Miss Robertson, with an
equally good record in the House.
should lose in her effort to remain
there. sort of chill would be felt in
circles desirous of seeing women play
a part in public affairs commensurate
with their number and the opportuni-
ties for service attending their enfran-
chisement.
Evening star., 1922-03-15
"The Public Is Interested.

From Florida comes admonition by
the Attorney General Of the United
States to the coal operators and
miners. parties to a deadlock which
threatens cessation of soft coal pro.
duction by organized union labor, that
the consuming public is also party
to the dispute. and that 1t devolves
upon the government to protect the
public. 1.-THE public is interested" !"
says Attorney General Daugherty.
and its rights must be protected by
the government, as I think they will
be in so far as may be possible
ENCOURAGING words, albeit the quail.
fication "in SO far as may be possible"
raises a question Of what the govern
ment can actually do to protect the
public. The government has been do
ing all it could to bring the operators
and miners into conference. but up to
this time its voice Of appeal has been
as that of one crying in the wilder
ness. as the operators have been
obdurate in resistance. April 1 is but
Il fortnight away, and If by that time
a new agreement is not entered into,
the union miners will stop work. The
latest estimate is that 1900 men IN
the central competitive field, western
PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio. Indiana and IL.
linois will cease production.
But that is not all. 1t falls out that
the agreement between employers and
EMPLOYEES in the hard coal fields also
expires at the same time. and there is
disposition to await settlement Of the
controversy in the soft coal fields be-
fore renewing the agreement. which
would entail idleness, stopping OF pro-
duction and loss Of pay in the anthra-
cite region.
John l.. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, continues to
turn the searchlight Of attention upon
the refusal of the operators to meet in
Joint conference for the central COM
petitive field, and insists that hii fol-
lowers are ready at any time to go
into joint conference. He says that
they are united in demanding joint
conference. except in Illinois, where
they are willing to settle through
state conference. 1t is evident, OF
course, that the cutting on OF the
wages Of so many hundred thousand
men in the soft and hard coal fields
will be a calamity that will affect
many lines Of industry and commerce
and bring suffering upon the innocent.
There is the added danger Of the strike
spreading to allied industries.
Attorney General Daugherty and
Secretary of Labor Davis will have the
sympathy Of the public in efforts to
find ways to protect the rights Of the
public In this coming epochal contest.
Evening star., 1922-03-15
'.Pepperplot.

An item in the current local news
announces the death Of Mrs: Char.
lotte Harris. ..coiored, the pepperpot
for forty-nve years her wagon was
known dn all parts Of the .cityI that
"she sold bowls of this Philadslphis
orders at the homes Of many custom
ers, and from poverty amassed wealth
and had large real estate holdings, :,
Here We have another. variant OF
that sage remark attributed, but never
traced, 10. Emerson. to the effect that
If a man were to, make the. best
mousetrap tho world would wear a
path to his door, even II 1t were In
the wilderness. .: - =.
Early In the last century q, mum.
ber Of. excellent cooks. -afteryard
becoming famous caterers. made. their
way to this city from the West indies:
stock with them .tfor .Mrs Harris. Of
course. was not the original pepper
Evening star., 1922-03-15
Hunting a Ha'nt.

"It ia not in the cards for ghosts
and humans to dwell together In
amity." says tho Anaconda CAont.)
Standard, in discussing the investisa-
ton Of the ghost OF Antison'sh' nova
Scotia, by DR.. Walter Franklin
Prince. director of the American In
stitute for Scientific Research.
More than passing editorial atteh-
ton was given to this ghost OF An
,;v,n,sh. Although. as is pointed out
sv the Lafayette Und.) journal ano
Courier, ghost stories have gone
Somewhat out OF fashion, even even
shoush twenty-five years ago tnes
we're a source Of amusement afoun.
tha fireside," it would appear ina.
interest has been 'arousea IL !. ig pi,ts.
burTh ChronicleiTclegraph. Wn,cn
boids that "a genuine haunted nouse
would be a 10y in these prosaic days.
The methods used in the hunt LOT
.he ha'nt naturally come IN LOT
thorough consideration BY the eoitoIs
The Hartford (Conn) CoofAnL says
,anabie, tho investigator will enoey
his' frin into the wilds Of Nova scotla.
,rSsre winter Is still in possession
even though the antics OF this splrn
indicate that 1t come from p.s"
where there Is no lack OF name, pu.
we may be sure that the lnVessb satp
expects results from the camera ran
er than from the belis ne hls !,
I'd to his ghost trap. .;,
After pointing out that the, tactics
If the Antigonish ghost WouIu Iea'
"She erIock Holmes to look for ascot
tish spook between the ages OF thIee
and ten centurtes who was az oous
TT Is one thing to hear about a
noisy ghost and another thing 10
,reep up and scientifically observe IL
The best ghosts, like the best poems.
are spontaneous. A ghost who views
the arrival Of q company OF psyeMc
researchers must feel very much IKE
:, business man who has an efficiency
expert walk in on him. He has oeen
Getting along all right in his own
rude way, but the end OF freedom
has come. Just as the efficiency ex.
pert begins to draw charts ana splli
decimal points, so the <psyehic:- en- !,
gineer sets traps with strings ano
bells to catch the; ghost just as
the business man grabs his hat and
runs, SO the ghost is likely to utter
one last unearthly moan, clank ms
fetters-if he belongs to the Gothic
period-and disappear amid a sui
nhurous odor. Gold Is where you
and it, but ghosts are when you see
EN-"
the question of possible success OF
the expedition, says ITO the limited
minds Of mere humans 1t would seem
that ghost ought ghtna' to ondoetuntS sslas witS
to make a ;, display Of supernorma'
And the New. York l., World .o,ld. adds; ,ads;
.rson to a merry dance and from
beli-ringing to assault and battery
Is likely TO be a caprisious temper
untii he is good and ready. Concern
ins 3 at ali. We have this TO say; Any
nrsciation Of DR.. Princes courage,
Courtesy and intended hospitality
will be simply not playing the game,
and we shall move for his permanent
exclusion from the best psychic
circles" .. =.
Evening star., 1922-03-15
II OR more than a generation the
~ Washington High School Cadet
Corps, regarded as the most
- saadfo~ oS,Ano<

" OR more than generation the
|. ~ Washington High School cade,
Corps, regarded as the most
= - efficient soidier-student or
ganixation in the United States. has
trained In increasing numbers the
boys who have been educated In the
very heart Of the nation.
The record of the cadets themselves
Is q fact that argues most 'eloquently
for the influence Of training that
has been tested b. time, by educa.
tional experience and. most severely
by the events of the past few years
In fact, every high school ia proud
of the gold stars on its servfee flag
and of the untarnished record Of Its
cadets in both military and civil life
| + \ y n
! What does cadet training do for
a boy? 80. .
| 1t gives him an opportunity to
serve his school while doing some
thing for himself. 1t takes grit, 10y
atty and determination to- follow
through the work from October to
the annual competitive drill. which is
held either the latter part of May or
early In June. Sc.
1t also provides for very important
training for efficient citizenship. The
boys In the ranks Of the High School
Cadet Corps are being trained to work
In cooperation and unison with their
fellows. They are receiving impor-
tant training in observing and re-
specting tho authority of the officers
over them They are being taught
the Importance of working together
for the common good Of the company.
No other feature Of high school educa .
ton go specifically provides this training.
The large measure of initiative and
responsibility which Is thrown upon
the conrpany officer and individual
cadets is the most important factor
in the development of the esprit de
corps which peryades the organi1a-
tion-at the same time the most i'm
portant factor in education. Herein
lies the success Of q movement which
years throughout the city. but which.
perhaps, has not always been an
alyzed.
The success and growth of the
cadet corps from two companies of
fifty boys each in 1882 to three regi-
ments Of twenty-six companies is the
most conclusive evidence that there
is in this training something worth
while. 1t was in the fall OF 1882
when the cadet corps was formally
organized. and the spring Of the fol-
lowing year when the soldier students
made their initial public appearance.
Considering the military side OF the
cadet corps. 1t 10 noted that new
methods of drill and innovations have
been introduced in virtually every
year of the history of the body. At
the present time the cadets are being
instructed along lines laid down by
the War Department for. military
training features of units operating
under section 55c of the national de-
fense act, as amended.
The training schedule covers both
practical and theoretical instruction.
The practical side Of the training in
cludes close and extended order drills,
ceremonies. rife Workmanship. GAL
lery practice, map making ana read
Evening star., 1922-03-15
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Reward Of Merit.

Reward Of Merit.
Maybe, II you're very good,
Heeding precept as you should,
You will have harp and crown
And on wings go floating down
Where the heavenly choir draws nea
Sweetly raising hymns Of cheer.
Maybe, If you still improve
As through, better realms you move
You can take a holiday.
Lay the harp and crown away .
And put on the clothes you wore
In vacation days Of yere;
Rough old duds, all loose and free,
Comfortable as can be-
Maybe you can loaf awhile
Where the waters sing and smile.
Where the trees are whispering low
To the birds that come and 60:
Where q fish before your eyes
Makes splash to tantalize.
Even a celestial lot
Can't leave earthly joys forgot,
And perhaps. you'll come again
Tc the haunts beloved by men, -
IT,. of course, it's understood,
As an angel you make good.
Evening star., 1922-03-15

An attack has been launched by a
New York theatrical manager against
producers Of indecent plays. II a genu.
ine argument can be promoted among
the managers themselves it Is likely to
lead to more practical results than any
controversy between the church and
the stage.
Evening star., 1922-03-15

Even should the word between" ap
pear where the word among" would
be properly demanded, 1t would hardly
be regarded by any nation as a pretext
for disregarding the treaty..
Evening star., 1922-03-15

No matter how profitable an'get.
divorced-quick business becomes. q
community In which it fourishes is
invariably anxious to get rid Of it. The
bad advertising more than offsets any
temporary pecuniary advantage.
Evening star., 1922-03-15

In undertaking to give several thou.
sand I. w. w. men employment Lenin
undertakes a master stroke. If he can
make the I. w. w. work he win be re.
sarded as a true reformer and SO.
vietism will be contemplated as at last
giving promise Of success.
Evening star., 1922-03-15

A model city will no doubt be built
in the course Of time which will pro-
vide, with other modern conven.
fences, sufficient space for the parking
Of automobiles.
Evening star., 1922-03-15

Diplomacy ia endeavoring at present
to convince the world that 1t is pos
sfble to have q peaceable understand.
ing that 10 not necessarily q foreign
entanglement.
Evening star., 1922-03-15

4 glancssa the weather records will
show that April, though the subject
Of much poetical compliment. knows
how to make herself sufficiently dis
agreeable to- render q coal strike a
serious matter.
Evening star., 1922-03-15
Congress and the National Defens'

An advocate of an adequate Army.
and unable, therefore. to sympathize
with the policy apparent on Capitol
Hill of reducing. the Army's strength,
Gen. Pershing says: f =
"But whatever Congress may see fit
to grant. the Army will. as it always
has, apply itself to giving the nation
as much national defense as 1t can. 1t
will not quit no matter how badly
crippled" :
This is the spirit that has won praise
for the American soldier wherever
known. He always does his best. Man
or oncers he serves with all the sand
Evening star., 1922-03-15

Skyscrapers have been increasing
in western cities, but prudence still
requires the construction Of cyclone
cellars. %f
Evening star., 1922-03-15
EDITORIAL. DIGEST

pottress'D. But the West Indian dish
underwent sundrX changes with the
change in climate. Nowadays tripe
Is always the meat basis: tripe and
veal. which the dictionary fails to
mention. 1t would be closer to the
truth. also. to call this rich, thick
soup a distinctively Philadelphia dish,
for, beyond the neighboring counties,
Pennsylvania knows little about Its
gustatory joys.-Philadelphia Record
independent democratic). .-..
Evening star., 1922-03-15

EVEN de dictionary. can't tell you
everything. said Uncle Eben.. "Con.
tentment is a word Of three syliables.
bit <ar ain. nobody I ever saw dat
knows exaclly whut It Ineans."
Evening star., 1922-03-15
Setting the Styles.

"Why are you so sympathetic with
Frances reluctant attitude with refer.
ence to international money natters?''
I'm hoping" answered Miss Cay
enne, that my Paris dressmaker will
regard it. as unfashionable to insist on
being paid so punctually."
Evening star., 1922-03-15

The action of the House COMMITTEES
a cutting the Navy appropriation for
fuel is like that Of q man who pnr-
chases an expensive automobile and
then refuses to buy gasoline.-Muacie
Morning Star.
Evening star., 1922-03-15

According to the government, the
income tax blanks are simpler this
syear: You can go twice, AZ crazy
in half the time now.-Muskego
Chronicle. = :.
Evening star., 1922-03-15
Hone of q Holiday.

Again st. Patrick's day draws nea
Debate becomes prolix.
Let's try to celebrate with cheer
And not talk politics.
Evening star., 1922-03-15

In a short time we shall, report
that some men go trouting for ths
sport of It, some for the trout and
some to get out of beating rugs
Newark IN. j. News.
Evening star., 1922-03-15

Well. the German mark wilt soon
be able to tell us whether the old
place has changed much since Dante
saw it.-Rochester Times-UnroTt:
Evening star., 1922-03-15

Men have learned that they can't
grow hair on q billiard ball, but
some of them still believe there is
a way to raise the soldiers bonus
without it's costing the country q
cent.-Virginian-Pil (Norfolk, ya).
Evening star., 1922-03-15
A President's Income Tax Troubles,

President Harding. after struggling
TOR TWO strenuous hours with hls in
;ome tax return. is reported to have
said that he wouldn't be surprised II
t comes back for correctfon.' His
:ears VIII appear to millions Of his
sellow citizens to be well grounded.
they have learned from experience
that, however elusive and baffling an
ncome tax return may be In other
respects, 1t may usually be counted
IN to be wrong.
The Presidents troubles will inspire
iome Of that fellow feeling which be-
gets common sympathy. But is not
the spectacle of the chief executive of
the country puzzling over his income
tax an ironical commentary on the
confused bureaucratic processes Of
which the income tax forms one
product?-New York World (demo-
cratic).
The old car was lasting the winter
out pretty well until the auto
mobile show cag'e along.-Indianap-
oils News.
Most of the senator's. however, had
no difficulty understanding the Yap
.reaty.-New York Tribune.
II we had our life to live over
again we believe We could do better
IN some way, avoiding the mistake,
for instance. of trying to make our
wife's relatives feel at home the
arst time they came to visit US
Ohio State Journal.
He is a rare congressman who can
keep his mind on political fences
and his nose to the grindstone.-
Hartford 'tconn.) Times.
Men have learned that they can't
rvroUy hair m 'h{11inr6 he h,,k
some of them still believe there is
way to raise the soldiers bonus
without it's costing the country q
cent-virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Ya).
Well. the German mark wilt: soon
be able to tell US whether the old
place has changed much since Dante
saw dorchester Times-Unfon:
According to the government, the
income tax blanks are simpler this
year: You can go twice as crazy
Chronicle. j. :
In a short time ws shall, report
| that some men 80 trouting TOR the
some to get out of beating rugs
Newark IN. J.) News.
: The action of the House COMMITTEES
"a cutting the Navy appropriation for
| fuel is like that Of man who pnr-
chases an expensive automobile and
then refuses to buy gasoliue.-Muacie
Morning Star.
Don't poke fun at those Bulgarian
riots over the attempt to suppress 9
letter Of their alphabet The Afneft-
can revolution began when. Britain
!, wanted to monkey with our T.-Rtch.
uond Item.
Evening star., 1922-03-15

He is rare congressman who can
keep his mind on political fences
and his nose to the grindstone.-
Hartford (Conn.) Times.
Evening star., 1922-03-15
/: A RESPECTFUL Silence.

1VCUPoOs10E kJhChfN0s
"can you sing The Star spangled
Banner all the way through"
II can," replied Senator Sorghum.
..but never attempt 1t in public. The
way sons Of us make that splendid
anthem sound is no way for q man, to
show his patriotism"
.. -. ~. :, -.
Jud Tunkins says, there is no use of
any mans pretending he has a con-
tempt for money SO long as it's impos-
slble to get the landlord and grocer to
think the same way. -
Evening star., 1922-03-15

Don't poke fun at those Bulgarian
riots over the attempt to suppress q
letter of their alphabet The Ameri-
can revolution began whom Britain
wanted to monkey with our T.-Rtch-
4ond Item.
Evening star., 1922-03-15

II we had our life to live owe
again we believe we could do bettel
IN some way, avoiding the mistake
for instance. Of trying to make ou
wife's relatives feel at home tn,
irst time they came to, visit US
Ohio State Journal.
Evening star., 1922-03-15

Most of the senator's. however, had
no difficulty understanding the Yar
treaty.--New York Tribune.
Evening star., 1922-03-15

The old car was lasting the winter
out pretty well until the auto
mobile show caene along.-1ndianap-
oils News.
Evening star., 1922-03-15

consisting Of canton crepes. Roshanara
crepes. rustling tanetas. satins and geor-
gette. In all the new high shades and a 4
wonderful variety Of exclusive styles;
suitable for misses and women. y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-01
JUST ONE THING
AFTER ANOTHER
Partisan Waiter Has Real
Hard-Luck Story

PARIS. Dec. This years cham
pion hard-iuck story. Rene Arno'ld.
head waiter In a fashionable Bots reB.
taurant. was tipped that F1echois was
q sure thing IN tho Prix oladiatsur.
lie hurried 10 his little apartment 20
get his money 20 plank the roll on
F1eohoia There he found his fiat oc-
cupied. The landlord was secretly
renting his rooms during tho day 10
Mr.. Pomard who worked nights.
Arnoud was furious and administered
a beating 20 the landlord. who had
him arrested for assault Rushing
back from the police station stili nj.
tent upon betting on Flechois Ar
noud found that the iodgsr had de-
camped with his entire savingn, IT,
900 francs. Another trip 20 tho po-
lice station. Upon his return the
head waiter learned that Flsohois had
won at ten 10 ona whsreupon be
beat up the lsndlard again and was
arrested the second time.