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Evening star., 1923-02-02
Henry Clews.

The death of Henry Clews in his
eighty.ninth year takes out of the
world, as we see it, man who had
an interesting career, circle Of ac.
quaintance much larger than that of
most men and name that has
been very widely known among Amer
leans since the civil war. This was
his adopted country, for he was Eng.
lishborn, but that was long time
ago, 1884. He was one Of those bank.
ers and brokers who made money by
being a bull on the United States dur.
ing the civil war, position which
during the first three years of that
war required nerve. He was the
friend of many high government Of
ficials at Washington in that period
because he served the Union well in
taking securities for government loans
and in influencing other men to dc
the same. He was not a particularly
glittering or lime-light flnancier, but
rather, one Of the sober, old-fashioned
kind, who kept pace with modern con.
ditions and with modern ways, so far
as he considered them ethical or in
conformity with the age-old standards
of honor and honesty.
Evening star., 1923-02-02
Washington Observations
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

ington friends enthusiastically OF the
zest with which our naval btrdmen
are trying out the possibilities OF
the flying arm. The aircraft flagship
Is u. S. S. Wright, named after the
late Wilbur Wright.
From the once we'll saturated SOIL
of San Francisco comes q trag1-
comedy of prohibition enforcement
Not long ago some Of Commissioner
Haynes sleuths pounced upon q con-
voy OF trucks conveying brazenly
through Market street what appeared
Enthusiastically to be dozens Of barrels
of liquor. Having been impounded
the convoy was duly lodged with the
United States marshal. By the time
the owners and transporters Of the
stuff could be hailed into court. 1t was
discovered that the original content
was innocent grapejuice fermented
in the meantime into Illicit wine.
x X X 4
Edward Price Bell. dean of Amer
lean foreign correspondents and for
twenty-five years chief of the Eu-
ropean service of tho Chicago Daily
News, has returned to the United
States to preach the gospel of Amer
ican-European cooperation and
fraternity. He is now In the midst
of missionary campaign in the
middle west and expects to speak in
the east later in the year Bell re
ports IAN amazing reaction 10 the
4, l.. a two u NIL he
disinterestedness and aloofness ot
statesmen at the center of things ir
Washington. 4 Hoosier newspaper
man by birth and training. Bell wor
a great reputation in Great Britain
comparable TO that achieved by the
late George w. Smalley. Months be
fore Americas entry into the war
, Bells letters to the London Times
foreshadowing the inevitabilfty oi
our participation, were the talk OF
every chanceilery in Europe.
Friends Of the Rogers bill provid.
point to the career of Masanac
Hanihara, soon to arrive in Washing
ton as Japanese ambassador. as evil
dence of the interchangeabiiity of the
diplomatic and consular careers III
other countries. Hanihara was once
consul general at San Francisco, hav-
ing been taken from the diplomatic
service for the purpose, and then
was retransferred to the diplomat tic
branch. Both Speck Won Sternbure
and Count Won Bernstorff. German
ambassadors at Washington, were
previously consuls general. Sir Cecil
Spring Rice, Britain's wartime envoy
in Washington. also was a graduate
of the consular service.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1923-02-02

emerging beyond the halting street
cars at rates Of speed that endanger
persons walking across the street and
other drivers who are approaching
from the left hand.
In the consideration Of this proposed
change it must be remembered that
the fifteen-foot rule has undoubtedly
saved lives. Accidents to persons
standing in the street waiting to board
street cars have been very rare since
the rule was adopted. To change the
regulation would undoubtedly encour.
age drivers to pass halting cars with
out themselves coming to a halt. If
machines were permitted to proceed
after hating. street car passengers
would in many cases be blocked off
from reaching the car steps or the
curbs. One effect would be to slow up
the street car movements.
The safer way is to adhere to the
rule that has worked well and saved
lives.
Evening star., 1923-02-02
Keen the Fifteen-Foot Rule!

A recommendation has been made
by one Of the local committees en-
gagged in q study Of the traffic rules,
with a view to lessening the accidents
in the streets Of the capital, that the
so-called f1fteen-foot rule be changed
and that motors approaching street
car stops be brought to a halt eight
feet behind the halting street car and
then allowed to pass slowly and care
fully.
The fifteen-foot rule was adopted
here some years ago after a number
of fatal accidents had occurred
through the driving Of. motors past
hating street cars. Passengers altsht-
ing from or about to enter cars had
bean run down and In several cases
killed. Since the rule was put In force
there have been only very few such
accidents. District motorists have
with the rarest Of exceptions observed
the regulation, and in consequence
street car passengers have been pro-
tected.
It is urged in behalf Of the proposed
change that it will prevent the prac-
tice of drivers rushing their machines
to overtake street cars before they
come to q halt. ana endangsring per.
sons standing in the street waiting to
board the ears. u 70 also oontsndsd
that the present rule puts prsuatuna
UPON 0otoE10e hKH11D 4AzoakA aAA
Evening star., 1923-02-02
French Move Lauded
unofficial Approval" Bespoken
for "BIoodless March,"

To the Editor Of The Star:
Evidently the French are not out for
revenge, else their advance into Ger
many would be marked by red trail
and, by this time. the German women
would be hiding out for fear of the
French soldiers. Not hers to take
vengeance: that belongs to a higher
power: France is only trying to COL
lect 2 small part of a big, bad debt.
A debt which Germany claims she is
unable to pay, and which in very
truth she cannot pay in full.
blood shed. for the precious lives she
wasted, for the homes she wreck ed.
for tho unavailing tears and prayers
ana groans of an agontzed world
while she was on her war-mad. mer-
ciless march Of slaughter and plum
der.
No. these can never be paid for: but
In SO far as material restitution is
possible. she should be made to pay.
suppose that by paying she is left
stripped and helpless: suppose. in
tegrates: suppose she fails. utterly.
and the ruins Of her are taken over
by the countries she ravaged, who
Is there to grieve for her-this mod
ern Babylon-going down under the
weight Of her own sins? tsee Reve-
For. after ali. ali the infant republic
Is the child OF the old monarchy and
came into being, not by the will of
the German people, but by an imperial
blunder, supplemented by allied de-
mands.
There should be no word of criti-
cism OF France. We can, at least,
stand out of her way while she
marches on keeping cool, but TAX
ing payment. as she can get it for
her own devastation, stick for stick
aud stone for stone But an attitude
OF complete aloofness is not fair TO
france-nor to US. She should be
given TO understand that every step
of her bloodless progress is "unoffi-
cially observed" and approved by
millions of sympathetic Americans,
who bid her God speed" believing,
with her, that she Is taking the only
way to bring Germany to any sort Of
terms-force. A. L. HUTCHINSON.
Evening star., 1923-02-02

even to the organic act OF 1878. de-
clare it ineouitabie that the nation
should pay one-half Of National Capt.
tai municipal expenses. and collect
from the District of today all that the
nation has paid under the half-and-half
law with interest to date. If one ap-
propriative decision by act of Congress
can be reopened and retroactively re-
versed. so may any other.
When the final testing point has
come Uncle Sam has never been small
and mean in relation to the capital.
Surely the richest nation In the world,
with its widespread aocks and herds.
will spare to the capital its one eve
lamb Of accumulated surplus.
Evening star., 1923-02-02

A spirit of gallantry pervades the
New York legislative assembly, which
now has before it bill to permit Ia
dies to state that they are oyer twenty
one without saying how much over
Tho age OF the male is bluntly de-
manded, although his reasons for con
cealing 1t may be much stronger. a
woman may be charming at forty
fifty and on through the decades
adorning the advertisements OF beauty
specialists even beyond the allotted
threescors and ten; but as soon as a
man reaches forty they begin to look
him over and solemnly misquote DIR
OSler.
Evening star., 1923-02-02
Discussion Renewed Of Hughes
Foreign Policy.

The denial by Secretary Hughes
that he has any intention of resign
ing his post has again concenlrateo
attention on the strained relations
between sstt the of sta5e abe sspaEd Senate Editors
ouite naturally divide along party
lines in their comment, although
there is also very distinct element
entertaining independent NeHS
which feels that criticism at TINS
time may be dangerous ana express;es s;er
the hope that the administrator
shortly will make it's position and
pt"7 "a third alternative of possible
American policy is looming up out
~ the general fogginess," as the New
ark News Gndependento sees u pIat lats
is .'close association with Great Brit
ai, and on the whole its prophet Is
Iaryey." The News points out that
Secretary Hughes having been com.
nelIed TO "avoid raising the issue OF
foreign policy" accepting drlfuns
as a middle course and as announcer
.wav out there now suggests itself
.sst Harvey inclination to cut loose
FroTn Europe and the continent ana
hecorne an associate with Great Britain
in international affairs.
II is the opinion Of the BROOKLYN
Eagle independent democratic) that
president Harding and Secretary
asehes have only themselves to
hiame for the embarrassing opposi-
tion to their foreign policy tnat mas
developed in the Senate. The Presi-
dent and Mr.. Hughes must either
surrender their prerogatives 10 tne
Hiram Johnsons or make aete.-
Understandable to the people. II they
have policy 1T might be just as
we'll to let tho Senate run Things.
Mr. Borah, at least, has a clear
idea of what is needed and mas tne
Courage to fight for it, Suggestions.
boWeyer. that Mr.. Hughes may resign
are unworthy of any attention., the
Albany Knick kerbocker Press Qnde-
nendent republican, says. 1t hololng
that he has well defined policies, out
.. II feels that at this particular mo-
ment "it would be useful and advan-
tagaons If the President would, at
bis early convenience, restate his
view or world conditions and OF the
contact Of the United States Win
them. wise leadership, when the !:
neople understand it, is invinGioie::
The Philadelphia Evening PVolis
Convinced that making peace IN
Europe nowadays 10 quite as danger
ous as making war;" and suggests
that 'sMr. Hughes would be more than
an idealist 1t he ded into the gap and
hranss nords tss d asnEsS and oomfors
Of these gentlemen, or even to hold
uu the skies which they loudly
threaten to drag down. What reason
have the Hughes baiters in Congress
to suppose that Paris or Berlin yearns
for lessons in department from Wash
ington? Has the memory of Versailles
pa ssed so soon?"
The fact that Mr.. Hughes consid-
cred it necessary formally to deny he
was planning to resign must be in
terpreted in the light of current
events" the Springfield News (dena
ocratic) points out in commenting on
the senatorial dissatisfaction with his
Announced polioieA "In the end" the
News continues, "as always happens
when q public ofacdal tries to carry
Yatex on both ehouldexa nobody "a
Evening star., 1923-02-02
Urges Autoists Shun
Street Car Routes
To the Editor Of The Star

To the Editor Of The star
AS an owner and operator OF an
automobile, / of course read all the
suggestions published in your paper
for the safety Of limb and life. May
/ take the liberty Of suggesting one
remedy which I believe will cut
down the accidents to a greater de-
gree in the District?
have been driving car for ten
Years here in the District and have
never caused an accident, or contrib
uted to one. One Of my hard and
fast rules IL never to use a thorough
fare where car tracks are to take me
thoroughfares only at the streets
where I wish to stop. Could not
some law be enacted to that effect!
How often one has noticed autos
racing beside street cars, trying to
heat them to the crossing. There
seems to be a fascination for auto
drivers to use these streets and ave-
nues. while the next street or avenue
Is void Of traffic, and any one could
make better time on these latter
It seems very strange this sugges-
tfon has not occurred to those who
are In authority. 3. Z. GhAf.
Evening star., 1923-02-02
EDITORIAL DIGEST

satisfied. 1t Is plainly apparent that
the irreconcilables are chahng uhder
the present situation and are 'reartn
to GO Mr.. Hughes. because ne at
tempted to ameltorate both sloes, mas
satisfied neither"
Criticism of 1.-The reserve that the
Secretary has thrown around MS
dealings with Europe IS to q very
Rochester Times-Union dndepend-
ent) believes. as lit is not the Hughes
method of old. 1t is not the method
by which any great statesman mas
won victorious battle for progress
against the forces OF standpatism
Were Mr.. Hughes boldly to show his
hand in a forward policy he would
rally an immense support BY con-
trary policy he delivers himself into
the hands of his enemies. II Is time
for him to abandon his secret diplo-
macy" II to do so. however, Is to en-
barrass negotiations or endanger the
welfare Of this country the Syracuse
Herald independently ia convinced 1t
would be unWise, recalling that ''the
Senate itself shuts out its proceedings
when it sits in executive session.
The right of secrecy or privacy which
the Senate asserts in that respect
sensible Americans will not deny to
the State Department in its preliml
nary overtures or negotiations with
foreign governments"
Secretary Hughes seems to be
meeting the usual fate of all who
have attempted to reconcile the irrec-
oncilables, to make oil and water
mix or to run with the hare and hold
with the hound" asserts the Mem
phis Commercial-Appea (democraticl.
land all who have tried TO serve
those Of contradictory purposes have
learned to their sorrow that they
wound up with the i'll will rather
than the friendship OF both. and pos
sibly a realization of this Is being
brought home to the chief adviser OF
the present admfnistration's tnterna-
tional conduct" ..-
ion of the Springfield Republican Qn~
dependent). to blame Mr.. Hughes, be-
cause "he Is not so much responsible
for the timidity and futility of the
who have imposed certain limitations
upon him. Mr.. Hughes has at no
time acted as an isolationist, yet one
Of his chief difficulties today is the
direct consequence of the fact that
he has not gone far enough In the
! program to attract followers Instead
Of critics" This is also In part tho
view Of the waterbury Republican
| independently. which feels that 'ff
proceeded upon the policy Of q splen-
did isolation from the American
people in the matter Of it's foreign
policy IL would have far more
| dynamic public opinion supporting 1t.
| If the administration would now In
vite public support for a vigorous
| foreign policy OF Intervention in the
| interests of peace and reconstruction
| the administration would need have
no fear of irreconcilable sabotage"
| The Lynchburg Advance (demo
cratic), declaring that Secretary
| Hughes is one of the thirty-ono who
/ in the last presidential campaign
pledged themselves in favor of the
| United States entering the league or
1 nations" insists that "the pledge of
| Mr.. Hughes and his prominent re-
| publican cohorts and the promise OF
President Harding for en- association
of nations have been repudisted.
Both seem TO have been mere traps
to catch the voter"
Evening star., 1923-02-02

When great positions Of state change
incumbents, what do the outgoing and
the incoming men talk about at the
often embarrassing moment of actual
transfer Of authority? Woodrow Will
son and Warren q. Harding discussed
elephants while driving down Penn
sylvania avenue on March 4, 1921.
Somebody who knows told this OBJ
server that Bainbridge Colby and
Charles E. Hughes debated cigars
when the seals OF the Department of
State were handed over on the same
day. well, Mr.. Secretary" said the
departing Colby, who is devoted to his
panatella. I've enjoyed many a fine
cigar in this beautiful room. and I
shall miss it," Retorted Hughes: 81
shall not be able to maintain that
tradition, Colby, for I abandoned to-
bacco many years ago" Earlier in life
Mr.. Hughes feared a tobacco heart"
and for years has not smoked any
thing.
Washngtonians and Americans gen.
orally feel much ado has been made
about nothing in connection with the
Journalistic ebullitions OF Senator
Poindexter's wife: Practically since
her arrival in Washington in 1918, the
wife of Senator Henry w. Keyes Of
New Hampshire (who writes under
the name of Frances Parkinson Keyes)
has contributed regularly articles
called Letters From a Senator's s
Wife" to women's periodicals. They
rerel in personalities and piquant inn
pressions. about which no one has
ever become unduly excited. In her
current months contribution Mrs.
keyes even reveals that Admiral
Coontz. chief of naval operations. re
Gently put his official car and aide at
the disposal of herself and a woman
friend on the occasion OF a trip TO
Annapolisi Mrs. keyes was born at
the University of Virginia, educated
abroad and has produced a couple of
novels.
Maurice p. Dunlap, American consul
at Bangkok, capital of Siam. recently
was transferred from duty in Copen-
hagen. In honor Of his new appoint
ment he reports that Danish friends
rendered him a farewell party and
christened A drink. concocted for the
occasion, the Bang kok-tail."
X = 4
The United States Navys aircraft
squadrons. attached to the scouting
fleet of the forces about to engage in
winter maneuvers off Key West, are
now assembled there. Thirtyfour
planes have flown to Key West from
the northern Atlantic coast. Eigh-
teen of them are flying TO Panama
shortly for the sham air battle
around the Canal Zone. Capt. Walter
r. Gherardi, u. S. N. is in charge of
aircraft operations, and writes Wash
Evening star., 1923-02-02

The discovery of afternoon tea in
England by Ambassador Harvey calls
attention to a mild and easily available
stimulant which should be encouraged
as an aid to prohibition. The cup
which cheers but not inebriates is en-
titled to a respected position at a time
when John Rarleycorn makes bold to
threaten diplomatic complications.
Evening star., 1923-02-02

CONGRESS MERELY LEGALIZEs.
The point make is this: The trou-
BILE with Congress IN that we have
osassd Ia lsgislats and that,ws merely
egaliss-RsprASentat Rosenbloom.
IWAst YixEiatas republican
Evening star., 1923-02-02

Fire insurance experts regard wom-
en- who smoke as responsible for much
loss by conflagration. The feminine
smoker is not yet regarded as adept
in the management Of cigarettes and
matches.
Evening star., 1923-02-02

LOSING THEIR INDEPENDENCE.
+ When officials accept presents Of
great value they dissolve the pearl Of
independence in the vinegar OF obli-
gation.-senator AshurUt, Arizona.
Evening star., 1923-02-02

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
&c tbe use for republicatio Of all news dis
patches credited to II or not otherwise credited
in this paper and also the local news pub.
lished herein. All rights of publication Of
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1923-02-02

The cost of electric service may be
reduced next spring; not enough, how
ever, to cause any violent JOY shock to
the consumer.
Evening star., 1923-02-02

Economists have not made 1t clear
what Germany. while transacting busi-
ness with paper marks, has done with
her real money.
Evening star., 1923-02-02

France and Great Britain at pres.
ent contemplate the near eastern stu.
alton only as the subject Of a near
quarrel.
Evening star., 1923-02-02

Senatorial desire for q conference
concerning the European situation i'm
plies the impression that something
on the subject has been left unsaid.
Evening star., 1923-02-02

The President of Germany Is evil
IDENTIFY a modest man who does not
care how prominently Hugo SHINES
figures as the leader in a crisis.
Evening star., 1923-02-02

No doubt Bergdoll now wishes he
could have marched home in safety
and honor with the American troops
who were stationed ON the Rhine.
Evening star., 1923-02-02

The nickel cigar Is hack on the mar
ket, but this is no sign that the nickel
is to be restored to its old potentiality
at the street car fare box or the slot
machine.
Evening star., 1923-02-02

Trotsky might find time to write
an interesting book pointing out the
difference between sovietism and mill
tarism.
Evening star., 1923-02-02

A moron should not be permitted to
run a motor car. either at the steering
wheel or by giving directions from the
back seat. ...
Evening star., 1923-02-02

In the opinion Of NJ. Poincare a
German I. o. u. is not to be regarded
as a mere scrap Of paper.
Evening star., 1923-02-02

Even the old national parties are
puzzling the leaders by showing signs
of "bloc" development.
Evening star., 1923-02-02
Key Bridge Memorial
Tablet Is Proposed

10 Ih0 3d1to3 OF Iue cI1fS
May I suggest that tablet be placed
on tho Key Memorial bridge with some
thing like the following legend on 1t:
"The Star Spangied Banner,
Oh, long may 1t wave
Ger the land OF the free
And the home of the brave"
Francis Scott Key.
The tablets along the driveways in
Arlington cemetery, with quotations
from ssBivouac OF the Dead" are very
effective and evidently approved by the
Fine Arts Commission.
a socket can be attached at the top
Of the tablet for Z haESta&-the con-
tinuod presence Of dag on the bridge
YouS TsadaI1s ARRY Z DUNBAR
Evening star., 1923-02-02
SHOOTING STARS.
By pHILANDER JOHNSON.

IalAaN0Gh SokAiNSSSts
The Merry Nicrobe.
/ heard a voice exceeding small
Which sang with grewsome glee:
There's only one boss Of 'em all
The microbs. which is Ne.
'cNo matter what the sages plan
Or fighting men foresee,
There's one who conquers any man
The tnicrobs. which IL Me.
Both health and grammar 7 defy
When making my decree.
There's ono whose sway meme can
deny
The microbe, which IL Me!~
Availability.
"How did you get started in poll.
tics?"
"The party needed a candidate" re.
piled Senator Sorghum, "just at a
time when about everybody except me
had a job he couldn't afford to leave"
oid.timsrs he misses Is the storekseper
who used to tell you to help yourself
to crackers and cheese.
From Sublime to Ridiculous.
When In the courts the lawyers strike
A sentimental Tine,
The old love letter sounds Just like
A comic valentine.
Receiving.
"I understand Mrs. Flingilt is re
ceiving very successfully"
After a fashion," replied Miss Cay
enne. "She has installed a radio out
At"
"Ds man 6a* thinks hs knows mo
dan anybody elsa" said Uncls Eben
~nos' sen4aIiy haa mo- imagination
l6aA naeQn1tt1ne
Evening star., 1923-02-02
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Evening star., 1923-02-02

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Evening star., 1923-02-02

ROM the clouds OF nationalis
- tic greed n clawed hand
reached out to grasp and de-
= stroy civilizations free insti-
Evening star., 1923-02-02
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Evening star., 1923-02-02
Hates Tilt Scales of War
Yanks Once Fought to End

down he paced as the car dimned to
moro ghostly glow its lights and
pressed onward.
"Ho more of this. Forever"
As an. echo.
M n r