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The Lamar register., 1923-04-18
LEGION BANQUET
Walter l.. Bennett Post American
Legion Entertains Guests AT
Banquet.

One of the most elegant banquet.
ever served in Lamar was that at the
armory last night given by Walter L.
Bennett Post No. n, American Legion,
to its members and ladies, and num-
ber of invited guests. Special invita-
the G. A. r. and Spanish War Veter-
ans and their ladies. State Depart
ment Commander, Leo P. Kelly, Presi-
dent of the State Women's Auxiliary,
Mrs. Wilkie Ham, Department Adult
ant, Morton NJ. David, and Wilkie
Ham, of the national executive COM
mittee, were all present. After the
serving of the banquet the toastmast-
er, Hon. W. b. Gordon, took charge
and the following program was carried
out:
Program.
Toastmaster-Will b. Gordon.
Address-Department Commander,
Leo P. Kelly.
Address President of Woman's
Auxiliary, Mrs. Wilkie Ham.
The Grand Army of the Republic
C. C. Goodale.
Address - Department Adjutant,
Morton M. David.
Two selections by the Legion quar-
tet, Messrs. Strain, Corzine, Rooms
man and Denham. were highly pleas
ing to the crowd.
Address-National Exec Com. Will
kie Ham.
The Welfare Workers Herschel
Horn.
The Red Cross-Miss Stansberry.
The Local Board NJ. Markham.
F. NJ. Wilson, who was to speak for
the Spanish-American War Veterans,
was delayed in the east and could not
be present.
The banquet was served by the
ladies' of the Baptist church and the
young ladies in specially prepared
costumes who acted as mattresses add
ed much to the beauty Of the occasion.
The Lamar register., 1923-04-18

Principal A. Boyd of the high school
was called to Springfield last week to
act as one of the judges in the high
school debates.
Evening star., 1923-02-26
Alexander T. CoWell.

Alexander t. Cowell. whose sudden
death Saturday night is a grievous
shock to all his associates and friends.
was one OF The Stars Oldest and most
valued workers. He had been asso.
ciated with this paper for thirty-two
years in various capacities, for the
greater part Of that time in the prepa-
ration Of telegraphic news for publica-
ton. Mr.. Cowell's identification with
Washington's newspapers dated from
1883, and with The Star from 1891. In
the course OF that period Of nearly a
third of q century Of Star work "Alec"
Cowell witnessed phenomenal change
in newspaper methods, an extraordi-
nary growth in the volume Of publica-
ton. He grew with the work until he
had an exceptional knowledge OF news
values with a rich background Of his
torical information. In person modest,
he remained relatively unknown save
to his associates, by whom he was
held In the highest esteem and the
warmest affection. At his passing The
Star pays a tribute to his fidelity and
the value Of his services and his un-
tagging interest in his work, which
he maintained literally UP to the hour
Of his death.
Evening star., 1923-02-26

places where powerful influences
availed to secure liberal appropria-
tions. post ondce constructions have
been decidedly inadequate. In most
small towns the post Offices are in
rented buildings, often the lower por.
tons Of stores. transformed for the
work Of mau receipt and distribution.
Now and again special buildings have
been provided for the larger Of the
towns. but they hAvs not been planned
or constructed upon . consistent scale
and remarkable variety Of designs
has resulted.
By adopting a year.by-year program
OF post ONCE constructions the gov
ernment can plan effectively In ad-
vance and provide for expansion. That
this is necessary is shown by the con-
ditions that prevail in some Of the
larger cities where rather elaborate
buildings have been erected in the
past, only to be quickly outgrown,
without the chance OF enlargement or
addition. The urgent needs OF today
include extensive expansion in postal
building facilities in some Of the
largest Of the cities.
What is true Of the post Office serv-
ice in the matter OF buildings is true
Of every other branch Of the govern
ment. The building needs Of the
federal service today stand for ex-
penditures reaching into the hundreds
Of millions. Here in this city the
public building commission recon-
mends number Of structures that
are urgently required to enable the
government to do its work effectively.
with consideration for the decent COM
fort and security Of its force. This
matter cannot be perennially post
poned without piling up enormous OBJ
legations that eventually need to be
met.
Evening star., 1923-02-26

can't land that could be taken over at
q very reasonable cost. During the
war hospital buildings were erected,
with the result that the hospital site
became rather crowded. In the mean
time Washington's extraordinary
growth to the north began to press
upon the hospital and hem it in so
that it cannot be enlarged except at
heavy cost. ss..- -. /. g. .
II the medical authorities Of the
Army believe that Tho situation of
Walter Reed Hospital /. is all that is
needed for the comfort Of patients and
the growth of the. institution their
word to that effect should be accepted.
II they believe that another site,
larger. higher. and far enough in the
country to be safe for many years
from the encroachment of Washing.
tons population would be preferable,
the hospital might we'll be removed.
The peculiar situation of the hos
pitaIr makes it a hindrasce, Ito the
growth Of the city in that direction,
but it should be borne in mind that
the hospital was there first, and the
removal of such a hospital ought not
to be demanded simply because people
choose to build around it. -
Neither ought q hospital to block
the extension Of one of the traffic ar
teries nor put any check on the growth
OF the city. The hospital should have
first Claim upon ones consideration,
but there might well be an adjust
ment by which the hospital could be
placed in a better situation and the
check on city growth removed.
Evening star., 1923-02-26
Given Good Treatment.
Veteran Calls Attention to Ef
ficiency at Mount Alto

To the Editor Of The Star:
See! How far that little candle
tnroWs its beams,
90 SHINES q good deed in the
naughty world"
This sentiment, expressed by a.
great man SO many years ago, is
quito applicable to an age which is
SO obviously characterized by q spirit
or resuessness and discomfort. In
this period of reconstruction, where
there Is such an appealing demand
TO unite again all the economic and
social forces which were so suddenly
and ruthlessly broken, over night, as
1t were. by war which encircled the
entire globe, lis a sad fact to note
that there are A number of our ex-
service men expressing daily a grow
Ing spirit of discomfort and lack of
appreciation.
True. indeed. many have sacrificed
their lives. Theirs is the supreme
sacrifice. Others have given nobly
the best years of their lives. the most
a career or a profession. and some
have given more, their health. But
is the true spirit of such a gift and
the good resulting thercfrom to be
lost under a mask of self-pity and
dissatisfaction? Whether this is true
of the entire nation the writer can
not say. but such is the case in this
particular hospital in the very heart
OF the nations capital, which has
very recently come to my attention.
1t is only fair and just that truth
should come to light. Such being
my honest conviction, as an ex-serv-
ice man I wish the public to know
the real work that is going on at
the United States Veterans Bureau
Hospital at Mount Alto. in this city.
While an inmate Of this hospital
received every possible courtesy and
attention. AS an ex-service man,
being a student in the United States
Veterans Bureau School Of Photog--
raphy, ! was sent to this hospltal
I could not help but
contrast the treatment in previous
This embraced hospitali-
cation in various government nos
pitfalls throughout the United states
and overseas, where I was wounded.
l further note that on several occa-
sions I was in hospitals for treat
ment for causes OF very serious na,
ture and that the attention shown
me could not compare with that ex-
tended me during my illness here,
which was not sumcienty serious 70
any special attention and
care to insure q speedy recovery.
For this reason I wished to publicly
call It to the attention of those con-
cerned in order that the true m9tixe, .L
the seriousness of purpose and the
spirit Of service which characteriZe
every member Of the hospital stan,
Including doctors, nurses and oroer-
lies. may be fully realized and duly
q annreciated. JAMES T. COVER.
Evening star., 1923-02-26
Declares Recognition
Of Russia Far Distant

To the Editor OF The Star:
Aside from the reasons stated in The
Star editorial Of the ED. there scll
Z. another reason why II would be IN
advisable for US to recognize the ex-
,st,np government OF Russia
According to an official report from
Russia the soviet government den-
niteiy has gone out Of existence and
has become the nucleus for world
revolution.
communist party Of America. IN its
issue of February II, 1928, publishes
dispatch from it's Moscow corre-
spondent, which states. in part:
"on the first day Of the new year,
1929. the Russian federated soviet re-
public went out OF existence and
new federation. known as tne unioi, on
OF socialist soviet republics took It's
Tour New Year present to the pro-
letariat Of the world Is what the
newspaper Isvestia calls It.
Entrance is open to all socialist soviet
those that shall arise in the future"
And ii is provided that the congress
of the new state. instead OF meeting
at MOSCOW, as before. shall from time
to time meet in the capitals OF the
component socialist soviet states.
the soviet revolutionists should COM
pIetely knock the props from under
fhe feet Of those obsessed ones who
for the last Eve years have been
counseling recognition of the benign
and beneficent soviet government.
1t is conceivable that we could
recognize even so radical a govern
ment as the Russian soviet govern
mont Of yesterday. but one must be
rash indeed to counsel recognition OF
what is acknowledged to be an active
center Of world revolt that brazenly
boasts of it's PURPOSE to destroy utter
iy our industrial and political systems
and then the union Of socialist soviet
republics is to absorb what is left OF
our American civilization.
Thus it appears that the bungling
Russian communists. by their latest
move, definitely have destroyed every
hope entertained by the friends Of
soviet Russia, have closed the doors
to recognition by our government, and
for a while longer Russia will be
compelled to wander. as an outcast
from: the family of nations, respected
by none and Stunned by all.
SAMUEL SALOMAN.
Evening star., 1923-02-26

! y, by Elihu Root, Bernard NJ Barach'
Barnes. He would create dfth
Amsrican E economic sndss commission 9s.oa on
as chairman. Az chairman general
issimo Of all the commissions, Gillen
proposes Mr.. Strong, governor or tho
federal reserve bank at Now York.
y X y +
Although both Japan and Brazil
deny the existence OF plan to col
ohize Brazil with 100000 Japanese
settlers. late news from Toxic tells
Of scheme to bring Japanese In
quantities to Argentina. Takashi
Nakamura, the mikado's minister at
Buenos Aires, recently arrived In
Toxic on leave. He drew q rosy pic-
ture Of the prospects OF Japanese I'M
migration in the Argentine republic
Three thousand Nipponese already
are settled In that country as agri-
culturists; a third of them own the
land they till. Mr.. Nakamura stress
ed that Argentina presents no land
such as exist in California. He also
quoted the new president OF the re-
public as "openly welcoming orien-
taal immigrants to assist in the de-
VeiOpineHt Oh the country ana ue-
scribing the Argentine az IAN ideal
country for Japanese settlers"
X X X X
Only a week or two before Senator
Rorah broke loose in the Senate with
a new appeal for Soviet recognition
Secretary Hughes completed an ex-
haustive survey Of that problem. He
called upon all and sundry. both at
the State Department and at our
| sum OF their knowledge as to condi-
tions In Russia and the advisability
or otherwise, Of relations with Mos
COW. Testimony was sought, too,
from responsible Americans recently
in Russia. The consensus of opinion
this observer is informed, was that
nothing effective or reliable has oc-
CURED to defect the United States
government from the attitude it has
autocracy established in the Kremlin
knows exactly what it must do to
merit recognition at Washington. The
necessary has not been done. Until
1t Is, America will continue to regard
the Soviet government unworthy of
official notice.
A lost sheep has been straying
around Washington. He is Alexander
p. Moore. of Pittsburgh. who has just
deserted the newspaper business after
forty-two consecutive years as a re-
! porter. editor. publisher and propri-
etor. During that long period Moore
has owned In whole or in part every
one of Pittsburgh's newspaper proper
ties. but when he sold The Leader to
syndicate early in February he dis
posed of the final vestige Of news
paper interest he still possessed.
Moore admits that the habit of idle
ness IL going to be hard for him to
acquire. Not all the perfumes of
Arabia, he says, will ever smell as
sweet to him as printers ink.
+. w. W.
Copyright 1921
Evening star., 1923-02-26
Senator Robinson Has Unique Record of
Off Again, On Again, Gone Again Jobs

years of commendable service in the
leadership role.
Senator Robinson will give to the
militant minority a progressive lead
ership. As the democrats will have
forty-two senators In the next Con-
gress. and added to their number the
votes of several OF the republican
senators OF independent thought, the
office of minority leader will be a
formidable one. The democratic lead
ership, with progressive republican
help at times will be fraught with
many possibilities, and the action OF
this combination may have far-reach-
ing effect.
Senator Robinson is a forceful
speaker. He has mastered parlia-
mentary procedure and makes an ex-
cellent presiding officer. He was per-
manent chairman Of the democratic
national convention at San Francisco.
Assisting Senator Robinson in his
management Of the minority in its
onslaughts on the majority will be as
his chief scout and sharpshooter Sem
ator Pat Harrison. Senator Swanson
will ever be in readiness to help in
the drives on the enemy, and Senator
Gerry Is expected to continue as the
democrats whip. q position he has
capably filled.
Senator Robinson will be fortunate
in being able to have the counsel Of
Senator Underwood In the maneuvers
Of the minority. but Senator Robin
son Is a ready fighter and is counted
upon to fight the battles Of leadership
with energy
Evening star., 1923-02-26
Tribute to Mrs. Logan.
Virile in Thought, Courageous
and Eloquent, Says Eulogizer.

70 the Editor Of The Star:
A remarkable woman, Mira John A
Logan, has been enshrtned into immortal
life. A product that the United States
only could produce. virile in thought,
courageous in action, eloquent and forci-
bic IN her messages Of and for humanity,
creed. color. nationality were at all
times championed by her. The altruis-
tic spirit OF the founders dominated
her. And while some Of her convictions
were not always followed, no one ever
doubted her convictions. For fifty years
ana more we were comrades in the
forefront OF public duty, and I learned
to admire and esteem her. as an impor-
tant factor Of American life and oppor-
tunlty. Her great soldier husband,
statesman and patriot, owed much TO
her wonderful insight into human ma
ture: She was not only skilifuI. but
tactful no less. and many delicate situa-
tons were saved by her keen analysis
OF motives. She was at all times in ad-
vance OF her encourage. She was a
BORN leader. and as such her name will
go down In American history.
SIMON WOLF.
Evening star., 1923-02-26
Says Arch of Triumph
Is Not Like ID. C.. Corner
r. ~. r6,tor az ThA Star.

To the Editor Of The Star:
In yesterdays Star you printed plan
Of the corner of 18th ano X streets
northwest wherein was shown the
proposed method Of handling traffic
at that particular point; also a COM
,parison Of that corner with Colum-
bus Circle, New York city, and the
Arch Of Triumph, Paris.
Now let mo say, first. do not
know anything about Columbus Cir
Gle, but I do know about tho Arch
Of Triumph, having driven around
It several hundred times. and any
man who would purposely try to
make a comparison between 18th and
X streets northwest and the Arch Of
Triumph of Paris surely needs to
revisit that place and note the dif-
ference between the two.
A boulevard at least the width OF
Pennsylvania avenue, approaches
from one side, while there are sew
oral moro approaches from different
sides and tho whole "arch" Is sur
rounded or was until just since the
war by iron posts and heavy chain,
and the whole circle is nearly quar-
ter of a mile around or perhaps
more.
II this is.a sa ample of expert: work
I am not surprised that any commit
tee of intslliEsnt men turned It down.
JOHN GxxD1N8N
Evening star., 1923-02-26
EDITORIAL DIGEST

the court would not divide SO evenly"
because. as the Indianapolis News ar
cues. there is certainly a strong pre-
sumption in favor Of the constitu-
tionality OF a law that four Justices
have declared to be constitutional
and 1T may be a very strong pre-
sumption when the weight Of the
brain power. though not Of numbers,
is on the side Of constitutionality."
Aamiasang tn that laws are
5ority Of one" the Columbus (o.)
follow that such decisions are
wrong" and 1t points out that many
laws are passed by vote that ia
ent, and far less than half the entire
membership" And, the Charleston
CIV. Va.) Mail asks. "if 1t is danger
Gus to have the Supreme Court de-
clare law of Congress unconstitu-
permit Congress, which represents In
many respects the whimsicalities Of
tickle and ephemeral majorities. to
put law on the statute books by, a
bare, bare majority| pso Particularly. the
when much Of the work Of the su-
preme Court Is the result Of improper
legislation which is enacted for po-
litical purposes" without regard to
constitutionality.
n POWSI, says
the Peoria Transcript, sis quite as
necessary as a lawmaking power. We
can conceive of nothing more mis-
chievous than system which would
enable Congress to make and inter-
pret its laws under tho federal Con-
stitution." With such q power, the
Boston Herald suggests that "Con-
gress could amend the Constitution
! IN particular instances, and mako it
self in effect a legislative body Of
unlimited competence"
But 'if one comedies for the sake
Of the argument the desirability Of
the novel Limitation proposed" the
Chicago News raises the serious
question as to whether that limita-
tton could be imposed by statute. It
IL more than probable-indeed. 1t is
morally certain-that the Borah bill
would itself be pronounced uncon-
stitutiona1 by the Supreme Court as
constituting an interference by the
legislative department. with the CO.
equal judicial department" The New
ark News suggests a method by
which "the Senate, by failing to con-
firm appointees to the. Supreme Court
bench, could give acts, of Congress-,
Ihowever repugnant to the Constitu-
tion, all the force of the organic law"
and when the court was felt to be
strongly against the constitutionality
Of measure that WIS coming up, to
conhrm the Appointments only of jus
ticsS known 70 be 'riSht rsgar6nG IT,
Evening star., 1923-02-26
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

1t isn't only American ambassadors
who come homo to roost. like Harvey
OF London, or Fletcher of Brussels,
or other distinguished visitors, to
whom White House attentions are
shown. The President has just ex-
tended hospitality to q couple Of the
humblest callers who ever turned up
at the executive mansion. Secretary
Christian had made up Mr.. Harding s
timetable for the day and the Presi-
dent notice that the statutory FIVE
minutes were assigned to a Mr.. and
Mrs. Tuttle of Montclair. N. J. who's
Tuttle?" Mr.. Harding asked. "why,
Mr.. President" said Christian that's
George Tuttle. who used to be limo
type operator on the Marion Daily
proofreaders." Mr.. Harding was de-
lighted. Put 'em at the bottom of the
list" he directed, 80 / can give 'em
all the time they want. And, by the
way. George, have one of the White
House automobiles here and put 1t
at their disposal for the rest of
their stay in Washington" That is
like the President wherever and
whenever old friends are concerned.
~ ~
Not often has a man the satisfac-
ton OF outliving the Judge who sem
fenced him to death. That Is the ex-
perience through which John Hays
Hammond has just passed. In 1896.
when a young mining engineer in
the Transvaal. Hammond was tried,
convicted and condemned to death
by Justice Reinhold Gregorowski at
Pretoria for completely in tho cele-
brated Jameson raid. His sentence,
along with that of his fellow pris-
years Imprisonment and later to q
fine Of $125.O00, for which Hammond
purchased his liberty. Justice Greg
orowskt recently passed away at Pre-
toria, being a member or the supreme
court bench OF the South African
union at tho time Many years after
the Jameson raid passed into history,
Gregorowski caused word TO be SEM
to Hammond that II he had to DO IL
all over again. the judge would nave
ordered loom Paul" Kruger to tho
scaffold instead OF the American MIN
ing engineer and his co1nraoes.
Ons of the most prodigious statfs-
tical productions which even Wash
ington, q community OF, endless hs-
ures, has ever seen is the compila-
tion now being privately circulated
by Martin J. Gillen OF Wisconsin.
Gillen was John Barton Payne's
right-hand man at the Shipping
Board. He has worked out a super
elaborate scheme for bringing order
out Of economic chaos in Europe
with American aid. chiefly in the in
terest of the American farmer. In a
series Of leaflets" nearly the size
of newspaper page, Gillen piles up
tables of International trade bal
ances. crop results foreign loans.
living costs. and what not. They
cover the past twenty-three years
and peer speculatively into the fu-
ture. GilIen wants the United States
to appoint four, great "fact-finding
commissions" dealing with the ma
jor phases of American European
economic distress, headed, respective
Evening star., 1923-02-26
A Postal Building Program.

Uncle. Sans public building work
has been done in a patchwork fashion
IN the course Of many decades, with
the result that the arrears Of today,
reckoning the needs in terms Of the
accommodations that a big business
should provide for itself, are stagger-
engly. heavy. In not one single branch
of the government is there an ade-
quate series Of structures here and
elsewhere. This fact is illustrated by
the recommendations just made by
the joint commission on the postal
service regarding improvements and
changes necessary to bring the service
UP to date in point Of efficiency.
One Of the recommendations is for
the appropriation OF approximately
s20,000,000 annually for a govern
ment-owned post office building pro-
gram, to include all Of the principal
cities in the United States. -
1t is plain to see that unless some
ouch systematic series Of appropria.
tions Is undertaken the arrears will
continue to accumulate. Spasmodic
occasional grants Of money for new
construction may meet particular
needs here and there, but do not
Insure continuous constructive ad.
vance.
Such a series Of annual appropria.
tions might be continued for twenty
years without fully meeting the re-
s,,,{r>y.a apts ~ <ndov a M xba ala yojp -
time. That would mean an expendi.
ture In all Of $4o0, ,o0o, 900, a large
sum to contemplate at once, but not
too large considering the requirements
VI the situation.
Heretofore. save In . very few