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Evening star., 1923-05-29
British International Leadership
Hangs in the Balance.

I'm this critical period of inter
national history" the Lynchburg
News observes. British leadership as
we'll as British influences and Brit
ish policies loom before the vision
of the world as factors of tremen-
dous importance" Hence the change
in the prime ministry is treated in
the American press as one of the most
vital immediate matters in interna-
tional politics. Successful as Bonar
Law has been in his brief term of
office. and sincerely as his serious
illness is regretted by American
writer's, the feeling is strong that
present conditions in the empire de-
mand that the hand on the wheel be
a vigorous one. As the Boston Globe
Gently experienced severe illness in
a chief executive "at a very critical
period" and lin England it is i'm
practicable for a sick prime minister
70 remain in Office
The attitude of American papers
toward the appointment of Stanley
Baldwin to the premiership hears out
the belief Of the Springfield Repub..
lican that Great Britain's choice of
a successor to Bonar Law will be
we'll received in this country where
Baldwin made an excellent impress
sion as head of the British mission
whicn negotiated the 1unQlnE OF the
debt to the United States" The
Youngstown vindicator puts the
same idea more vigorously. saying
that Americans will feel personal
interest in the elevation of the Rt.
Hon. Stanley Baldwin to the premier
ship" not only because of the agree
able relations already established,
but because he is 1.-The type of man
Americans like"
Bonar Law was i'll. the Toronto Star
tells us. when he became prime min
lister, but once having undertaken the
task Of leadership after Lloyd Georges
passing "he had to continue, well or
i'll, for one worry crowded so closely
on the heels of another that no favor
able opportunity presented itself for
his retirement" However. "the state
of his health now is such that he had
to resign, regardless of the effect
upon the fortunes of the govern
ment" Some trepidation is felt in
editorial columns as to what that
effect may be- As the Manchester
Union says. he "was steering Britain
on a course that made for world sta
bility," and the paper 'looks with
alarm" upon any move which might
threaten that course. To this attitude
the Grand Rapids Herald replies that
however great the loss "of valuable
personality" the change of leadership
from Law to Baldwin entails mo
damage to the policies" which Law
has established.
On the other hand the Roanoke
world News feels that although the
tranquil. steady-going Bonar Law was
a welcome relief from the restless.
Evening star., 1923-05-29
Rolling to Washington.

Reports from out of town indicate
that many thousands of motor cars
are on the way from all directions to-
ward Washington. Streams of them
are moving steadily eastward from the
western states over the highways.
They are hammered and pennanted to
identify them as parts Of the great
caravan" making the road to the
mecca OF the Shrine. The red, green
ana yellow colors are flashing east
ward and southwark and northward as
this, great concourss concentrates. 1t
is as though the capital were mag.
net, drawing these machines toward
6t as by an irresistible force.
Estimates vary as to the number Of
motors that will be brought to Wash
angton for the Shrine meeting. Some
say $4,000 are coming, and some aver
1that an even larger number will make
Evening star., 1923-05-29
EDITORIAL DIGEST

JerkE Lloyd George. a relief which
was just what England needed. Vet
the rest cure is not a good thing tn
take indefinitely" and MIR. Law was
Iacklng in certain vigor of which
England stood in need" Indeed. the
AKRON Beacon-J journal believes that
IN the last few weeks of the Law
ministry there were increasing signs
that the thing was beginning to get
away from him, and that serene seas
were becoming choppy"
But since. as the Duluth Herald re-
marks. no empire nowadays rests
upon the shoulders of any one man"
MS retirement is more to be regret
political. and his succession by stan
ley Baldwin. the Pittsburgh Sun
thinks should he reassuring to
world opinion" Few men. says the
BROOKLYN Eagle have risen to prom
fnence in English public life in so
short time Is Mr.. Baldwin. and
fewer still have inspired so much
confidence after brief terms In office'
As the Richmond News-L Leader. the
Waterbury Republican and other
papers point out. his American par
atlel can be found in Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon for. the Waterbury
paper says. like Mr.. Mellon. Mr.
Baldwin won his laurels as an ag-
gressive. successful business man"
According to the Philadelphia Rec
ord "he represents what we call big
business coal. iron and railways
and TO the New York Evening World
1T Is significant that business ahil-
ltE and financial acumen have the
call over trained and experienced
diplomat at a time when foreign af-
fairs are at critical stage" for sit
suggests Britain's appreciation or a
chanEe in emphasis in international
relations. As a politician the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger regards Bald
win as more or less of an amateur"
and .it is possible that Lord Curzon.
the Earl of Derby. the Duke OF
Devonshire and others of the old
wheelhorses of conservatism have
forgotten more politics than he will
ever know" but considering that
politics is one of the sore troubles
of the British. this may be a help in
stead of handicap" In fact. "the
gravest problems facing Great Britain
today" as the New York World sees
nomics," hence Mr.. Stanley Baldwin
sis the logical choice" of a leader to
meet those problems. for eff the con-
servative government in any way has
added to its prestige in the last six
months it has been primarily in the
conduct of its finances" by Mr.. Bald
win as chancellor of the exchequer
If CurZon had been named, the
Houston Chronicle thinks domestic
affairs would have been left to shift
for themselves while England's for
eign difficulties were ironed out" and
the Baltimore Sun agrees that under
Lord Curzon British foreign policy
would have been a much more ag
gressive and expensive matter than
Will be the case under the premier
who has been chosen"
Evening star., 1923-05-29

given a respite by Justice Bailey Of
the District Supreme Court until
October 26, 1923. on account OF the
pendency OF an appeal by Perrygo
to the Court of Appeals. The prob
ability is that another year will
pass before the case is finally dis
posed of--making more than four
years since the commission Of the
crime. A painful contrast with the
administration of criminal justice in
England and even in some OF our
states.
The fact that this case, like many
others that have come under my OBJ
servation here. was not or could not
be disposed of and the accused duly
hanged within three to four months
at the farthest from the day he COM
mitted the crime indicates a lament
able state OF deficiency in the admin
istration and enforcement of our
criminal laws that argues badly for
the future peace and good order OF
this community. ana can but result in
encouraging the criminal elements In
the pursuit of their criminal activi-
ties. ALEXANDER s. LANIER.
Evening star., 1923-05-29
THE WAYS OF WASHINGTON
BY WILLIAM PICKETT HELM.

Did 1t ever occur to you that right
here I'm Washington there are fewer
laws to the square inch than any
where else in the United States?
It's the fact. Our neighbors Of New
York, Chicago. Oshkosh. Tombstone.
Ariz., and all points west. large or
small, have two, three or FIVE times
as many laws to watch out for as
we have. In some localities they
| do anything at all.
And II they do nothing, there's a
law against that. too.
Yet we seem to get along fairly
! well and happily. Maybe Elsewhere
could take a leaf out Of our notebook
It's like this:
Here in the National Capital we are
SO to speak, the wards of Congress
| That great and noble congregation
| enacts all our laws. passing them on
to us with due and proper penalties
| and we let II go at that.
And that is the sum total of the
| law in the District of Columbia
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. people
OF the city. town. village or hamlet
! four. different sets of lawmakers
grinding out statutes which they
must obey.
First, they have the federal Con-
gress. So do we.
Next comes the state legislature
We of Washington don't have TO
bother with any state laws.
| Then comes the county Legislature
| --freeholders, or what not. So far as
! Washingtonians are concerned, non
| est.
Finally come the pompous alder
men. councilmen or whatyoumaycall
| EN- composing the legislature of the
city, town or village. To them we OF
/ Washington say Poof. Likewise
Shucks! There isn't any such me-
nagerie here.
Washington. as the only American
| city that isn't in a state and county
Cor counties). simply doesn't know
! what state, county-or city-laWs
| mean. AS result. we are the least
lawedagainst folk in the country.
| adopts police regulations and so on
! but, after all, they are regulations
not laws.
| All of which makes it mighty easy
! for the Washington policeman, as
| compared with the Elsewhere" po-
| liceman. to attend to his duties.
In New York city, for instance, a
| former police commissioner figures
| that the average policeman. on to all
| the curves OF his job, must have a
! good. working knowledge of at least
$4,000 federal, state, and municipal
! laws.
He must know-if he is letter-per-
| fect-or nearly so in his calling
what the law of the country is. what
| the law of the state is and what the
| law OF the city Is.
Ask the average Washington po-
| liceman-who. incidentally, is about
the finest and most courteous in the
world. barring a few displacement
| to tell you about the $4,000 laws he
has to enforce. Have friend along.
so you won't be sent to the asylum.
| Ask the New York city policeman
Evening star., 1923-05-29
Saws Courts Here
Move Laggardly

To the Editor of The star:
The inefficiency of our judicial sys-
tenn, as evidenced in the long delays
in the enforcement of our criminal
laws. is a disgrace to the District
Of Columbia, and is more responsible
than anything else for the rampant
lawlessness of the city.
When the law is weakly enforced
the guarantees of order fail-as they
seem to have done in Washington
for Ii Is more by the certainty and
swiftness than by the severity of
punishment that offenses are repressed.
The Star reports in its issue OF
yesterday that Edgar r. Perrygo. who
murdered Mrs Emily Faithful in her
home in this city over three years ago,
and was but recently convicted and
sentenced to be hanged. has been
Evening star., 1923-05-29

inal ideas. he falls into a common
trend Of European thought when he
takes up the possibility of debt remis-
sion by the L. S. A. Although the
hears constantly this slogan, please
remit"
Evening star., 1923-05-29

The New York agitator who declares
himself provisional president of
Africa" has been put on trial for fraud,
and is threatened with personal attack
by associates in business. He is evil
IDENTIFY regarded as one of those pro-
visional presidents who are mostly oc-
cupied in providing for themselves.
Evening star., 1923-05-29

In spite Of the extraordinary &C.
tivity Of printing presses in several
countries. Europe has not been able to
design a currency as attractive as that
issued by the L. S. A.
Evening star., 1923-05-29

The man who thinks it good busi-
ness to seize on an emergency to boost
prices unfairly is growing more and
more in disfavor among regular bust.
ness men.
Evening star., 1923-05-29

Col. Bryan has had an interesting
career, one that demonstrates that a
man may be a popular lecturer, re-
gardless of how many people disagree
with him.
Evening star., 1923-05-29

Statesmen love the clamorous an.
proval Of the populace, but none OF
them, however popular or profound
can hope to measure up to the ap.
plause average of Babe Ruth.
Evening star., 1923-05-29

Philosophers have asserted that
every human Is created with an object.
Even the seemingly most useless in
dividual may have the making in him
Of a nonstop dancer.
Evening star., 1923-05-29
A Pronoun.s Evolution.

"A HNOHOuh EtOiutiUbs
He was the hero Of the hour.
The bands would madly play
To celebrate his dawning power,
While people said, "Hooray!"
His friends would earnestly insist
That wonders he would do,
His name was well up in the list
When men discussed WHO'S who. !"
A year or so went swiftly by,
And various changes came.
He dwells not in the public eye,
But few pronounce his name.
If in a crowd perchance he's found
Unquoted he will be,
Unless somebody turns around
And merely says, Who's her
Evening star., 1923-05-29

Germany is naturally inclined to
suspect that the French republic is
trying to conduct democratic form of
government with an autocratic foreign
policy.
Evening star., 1923-05-29

The Rhine would have been a grand
old river if it had managed to leave its
fame to the poets and keep out Of the
hands of the politicians.
Evening star., 1923-05-29

The French and Germans in the
Ruhr are becoming more afraid of the
communists than they are of each
other.
Evening star., 1923-05-29

Every one is asked to make Wash
ington safe for the Shriners. How
about asking the Shriners to make
Washington safe for washingtonians?
Evening star., 1923-05-29
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Evening star., 1923-05-29

The profiteer in discussing the price
OF food may say, Hi, noble!" but the
subconscious thought will be, High,
noble"
Evening star., 1923-05-29
Reciprocity.

Reciprocity.
The man whose soul is full of art
This world Of ours is funny
Would deem himself exceeding smart,
To take some portion Of his art
And let it go for money.
The man who has golden store
Is lured by fancies mystic
To send his wealth to Europe's shore;
He values not his golden store,
He wants to be artistic.
Evening star., 1923-05-29

The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning
edition, is delivered by carriers within the city
st 90 cents per month daily only, 70 cents Per
ders may De sent by mail telephone Main
5000. Collection is made by carriers at the
end Of each month.
Evening star., 1923-05-29
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Glimpse

Ine UllmpSc.
June, a-peekin' 'crost the hedge
Sweet as she kin be,
Rests her fingers on the edge
An throws a kiss to me-
Butterfly came driftin' by
An caught it on his wing,
An maybe that's the reason why
He's such q handsome thing.
Robin gayly caught it next
An set IL to q song;
South wind took it for a text
To coax the sun along.
It fell to earth an blossoms fair
Came springin' by the score.
An June, she stands a-waitin' there
To send along some more.
Evening star., 1923-05-29

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Evening star., 1923-05-29

an impa ssable barrier to the ancient
dominion of the Incas. A remnant
now whose state is here set before
us. At Valparaiso Mr.. Carpenter takes
us across for a hasty overlooking of
the lone island that gave rise to the
story of Robinson Crusoe. Then BACK
and on again in this interesting tide
of life in lower South America. An
absorbing book from first to last in
its latest account of the present state
and the promised fulfillment of a
rich and growing region.
y + ~
Mr.. Carpenter, eminently practical
and businesslike. is. nevertheless. an
amazing colorist. Let us hear him
talk minute. az am on little
steamer in the strait of Magellan. I
am at the end of the great Andean
chain. These hills mark the jumping
off place that ties the continents to-
gether. Rich with copper. silver and
gold, they crawl from here on their
sinuous way toward the north pole.
They span the equator, they drop
their heads at the Isthmus of Pana-
ma and end only at the Arctic ocean.
beyond the gold mines of Alaska and
the Klondike." THE water Is stilf.
The steamer moves slowly, and we
seem to be in great river rather
than in the ocean. We are sailing
among the clouds through the water
filled ravines of some Of the greatest
of the worlds mountains. On our
right are grass-clad islands. On our
left are rugged, Jagged peaks rising
in all shapes out Of the sea. There
Is one. that reminds me OF the pyra-
mid Of Cheops and there is another
that is a fair likeness of the smashed
! nosed sphinx. In front the hills are
climbing one over another. like
troops Of giants at play and further
on they rise in fort-like walls of
green a thousand feet high"-just a
couple of pictures out of a book that
combines picture and stories Of hu-
man interest and enterprise in a
wonderfully rich and radiant advei-
ture on the part OF q great, adyen-
turer. /. q. II.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-15
COMMUNITY CHESTS"

The high cost and endless labor
OF raising money for charitable
purposes have long distressed
philanthropists. Even during the
war. when the giving spirit was at
its height and men and women who
| had never before given Or helped
devoted themselves to serving the
Red Cross and other similar Or
CARNATIONS the problem OF over
head and operating expenses was
serious. Those who were asked to
give till it hurts" to all manner
or worthy causes often wondered
how much OF their contributions
would actually reach the people
whom they wished to help. To
avoid duplication. to cut down in
cessant demands, to reduce the
cost OF conducting drives" were
some of the reasons that prompted
the formation OF the so-called
community Chests" in various
cities. There are now 100 of them
in the United States, and reports
so far show that they have been
generally successful. During the
last year some of the larger cities
raised several million dollars each
by community chest drives. Cleve-
land headed the list with $4,25O.-
600, followed by Philadelphia with
S2,64O,O00, Detroit with $4,000
and San Francisco with $2,13O, 900.
The system has, of course, had
Its critics. Some have complained
that the rich give less under it
than under the old haphazard
plan. Others have raised the usual
cry Of the interests and have
sought to show that this method
places control in the hands of de-
signing capitalists. These critics
forget that the very rich could
easily exercise if they wished, the
same kind Of control under the old
system. The objection is based on
the firm belief of loose thinking
pseudoradicals that all men OF
wealth are monsters preying upon
the downtrodden masses.
The community chest idea has
much to commend it. 1t is perhaps
100 early to say that in all places il
is the best method Of handling pub
lie charities. Neither New York
nor Boston nor Chicago has Yet
tried it. although as matter OF
fact the United Hospital Fund in
New York embodies something of
the principle. There will always
be institutions which feel sure that
they can raise more by themselves
than they would receive under a
pooling process such as is involv- |
ed in the community chest idea |
But 1t may. rightly administered. |
40 away with needless overlapping
or work by different organizations !,
and help in the development of
types of work which for
the time being are especially need
ed. 1t can exercise a wise general
over the communities |
charitable activities. r. New Z York I
Times.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-15
ADVENTUROUS
THE TWINS
by Olive Barton Roberts

Now, them" said Mister Tattcrs
the leader of the Ragsies in Ragsy
Land, "Everybody knows everybod,
else, so that's off my mind Now TO,
business. Do you know you have
come to the busiest place on this
square earth? 2" he said to the Twins
"Why, the earth is round" cried
Nancy. at says so in the geogra-
ply books"
ooh, is it? Excuse me-" said
Mister Tatters, winking at Rag Tag.
well, anyway it makes no differ
ence whether it is round 'or square
or three cornered, it keeps US Rag
sizes so busy at this time of year we
haven't time to eat three round
meals day"
But meals are square! You al
| ways speak of square meals" cor
rected Nancy again.
"Oh. are they? Excuse me-" an
swered Mister Tatters, winking at
Rag Tag.
What are you so busy about ~
asked Nick, curious as usual
Spring cleaning!" said Mister
Tatters.
Spring cleaning!" cried Nancy,
clapping her hands "That's fun!
May we help? We helped Mr..
Rubadub one time to spring clean
the animals that came back from
Dreamland where they had spent the
winter. 1t was lots Of fun"
"This is entirely different" en-
planned Mr.. Tatters. eve spring
clean places for the animals and
birds to come to. Also we help the
spring fairies in every way. You
can't hang up clean lace curtains
until the house is scrubbed, and
neither can the spring fairies scatter
their pretty blossoms and flowers
around until the woods and meadow
and orchard arc cleaned up.
That's what we Ragsies do! We
spring clean all outdoors. But you
certainly may help if you wish. Our
first job is toIix up Mr.. Scare Crow
for the summer. We are leaving at
once"
(To BeContinued.)
Copyright, 1928, NEA Service. Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-15
ALL DOUBTS REMOVED

Inc bond election OF yesterday will perhaps do
amy one 'hhS to remove the water question list
d'bItablc questions concerning The rkah
1aimty OF opinion of the no room for doubt
as to what they want.
ny fh" vote the citizens overwhelmingly
Inc water question settled, they a municipav owned
plant ana they expect the city settle the o,es-
oi mere Is no heed FOR mandates
the people or the city for the city commissioners act
Since had been plainly by members Of the city
commission that the derived sales could
De used either in the purchase Of the present prvacowncd
p.i or IN the building of plant the election does not
halcae me choce of the voters respect voters
nave however put the burden of negotiations and executions
aarrH on the shoulders Of the city and will
eSpc' 'hem to 90 the prudent thing for the city Nor will
lhey ask questions Of the method as the desired result
is accomplished in b,sinpss-kc way
II IS we'll that the bond
vote standing 1897 &c. no more elections nor
hra'rd debate In" citizens almost of ont mind
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-15
ANSTIE'S LIMIT
He is not drunk who, from the floor
Can rise and drink, and call for more ::
But he is drunk, who PROSTATE lies,
without the power to drink or rise"

without the rise
Dd you ever get into that heated and
Nnund up close to fight with the bone conten-
tienlost sight of at the finish 1t got so during the last stages
me world war; that the purpose of the conflict
ing every few months. 7
ton "''" tue same '"'"s ""o"' pr"""'-
hc real cause that brought prohibition alcohols effect
on ITS drinkers and their innocent bystaers Especially the
erect IN lowering their efficiency wrk which was WHY so
many large corporations backed the dry movemenand incl
deh1a one or the leading why liquor will COMB
back ', " ~
Americans losing sight of the original cause of prohibition
GU rarely near any one talk about the evil alcohol
Attention mas gravltated to the problem and where
get IT, whether safe to drink and whether will ever
comc back in modified form like beelor s,dden reaction
restoring whisky consumers.
dangerous. to forget the original cause of prohbon
acohois effect drinkers To recshen our memories let
give thought to Anstie's Limit.
DO you recognize the words? Used used commonly
DR. Patton, Of the Prudential Life Insurance Company
once defined an mmoeratc dnker one who drinks reg
marry IN excess OF Anstie Limit who
ydua ssceptibiles be upduly affected by amount
less
Anstes Limit means the daily of alcohol to ex
coed one and half ounces corresponding with
the ordinary whisky brandy a quart of beer
drlnker passes Ansies Limit when he takes more than
quart OF beer eight tablespoonful whisky brandy
day
Offer the drink and his chief question: and
usually his only, is But You this is stuff
Having assured himself that u.s. the wise will ask
second question: Granted that it's sDcaed pure liquor
eaf ~ gong to do to stpmach my general
hsa'tls ny poekstbook my famh eAekpsy At work i