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Evening star., 1923-04-15
almost any day they may have to run
to cover.
Only = Remote Possibility.

Only u Remote Possibility.
And yet II we are to deal in politi-
cal realities as distinct from political
ideals or political prejudices or Doliti-
| cal hopes. 1t must be said that the
chance Is remote Of America doing
anything soon in the direction of in
ternationaI disinterestedness. The
people who believe we should do
something are legion. And they are
the salt OF the land. They include
college communities and what the
politicians call church folks" But
in the absence of leadership they
/ make but little progress. 1t must be
accepted as almost a political axiom
that 1t is going to be easier. so far
I, as the masses of the people are con-
cerned. to stir up suspicion and fear
OF Europe than to stir them to zeal
for helpfulness.
postwar cycle of kind that fire.
quently follows wars. year or SO
ago an old New York journalist,
James l.. Ford. wrote a book of recol-
lections. la 1t he said that follow
ing the civil war America went
through three distinct phases. The
first was one of selflshness. OF greed,
Of speculation, OF fortunes made by
gamblers, of excitement and crime.
This was the period when certain
conspicuous spectators like JAY
could and Fisk made their fortunes
and enlisted public admiration and
public desire to emulate them. This
/ was followed by a second period of
| some years marked by intense de-
ression--depression both in the busi-
| ness and economic sense and also in
, the spiritual and moral sense. FL
nally, about ten years after the civil
war. there arose the third phase,
| which was idealistic to the extent of
being evangelistic. The conspicuous
marks Of this last phase were the
| appearance OF evangelists like Moody
. and Sankey. and high places In the
! public attention given to clergymen
| like Henry Ward Beecher and Tall
! mage.
There may possibly be comfort in
the analogy between this cycle after
| the civil war and what we are now
| going through.
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not which seem to have power In
America today. together with their
purposes. arrived at something like

not which seem to have power In
America today. together with their
purposes. arrived at something like
this:
The farm bloc-Platform: We want
higher prices for our stun.
The labor unions-Platform: We
want higher wages and shorter hours.
The ''wets"-Platform: We want
our booze.
The manufacturing east-Platform
We want protection
The agricultural west-Platform:
We want lower freight rates.
The coal consumers-Platfor We
want cheaper coal.
The shipping interests-Platform
We want a subsidy.
The democratic party-Platform
We want the Offices
The republican party-Platform
We want to keep the Offices
The force of this little irony might
be increased by an allusion to. the
part played in present American poll
tics by the Ku Klux klan, which.
while not selfish in the economic
sense. Is hardly an influence toward
making our national spirit more
generous or more tolerant.
The meaning intended to be con-
eyed by the. person who compiled
this little irony WAS that Anne erican
politics at the moment is chiefly a
case of I'VE want ours"-of wanting
something. And the remoter mean
ing intended to be hinted was that
we won't be happy. and that Ameri-
can politics wont be as elevated as
1t might be. until some leader comes
along with enough personality and
enough idealism to sweep all this sort
OF thing away with gesture like a
cleansing wind.
When you think in terms like this
II is inevitably the league Of nations
that comes to mind; not necessarily
the literal league of nations. but some
altruistic gesture on the part of
America looking toward healing the
world and toward generous Inter-
national cooperation for those pur-
poses of peace which are in every
body's heart. The possibility of some
leader arising able to electrify
America with some such appeal as
this is always uneasily in the minds
of the politicians who. lacking the
imagination for bigger things. make
capital out of their pettier issues.
Wherever politicians gather and have
leisure for an easy-running flow OF
talk one of the things they most fre-
quently discuss Is. What would hap
pen II by some whim of fate Wood
row Wilson should suddenly be re-
stored 10 the health and vigor, he had
out to work America once more into
the state Of exalted emotion he
once had US in? The possibility OF
America starting off on "a spiritual
jamboree." az they picturesquely call
1t. about helping the world is always
in the heads of those who most fear
II. And among the most frank and
honest partisans of a policy of isola-
ton and national lf-interest there
is always the apprehension that
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that avs worthy of a high class milli-
merry shop, while another diminutive
milliner made Easter hats for her
small friends. Some of the satin
girdlcs. with floral designs. have a
commercial value of from s12 to S15.
but cost the small producer but a
small fraction OF this sum, owing to
the clevcrness learned in handling
materials.
The radio attracts the attention of
the boys. The boys of the West
Washington Community Center pro-
duced a receiving set in order to give
their community the benefit of con
certs. A small sum will be charged,
the proceeds being used to advance
the work along achievement lines.
The recent exhibition of cOmmu-
nifty center work at the Lincoln The
ater attracted much attention. The
satin and paper flowers, the fancy
girdles, the hats, the piece-Worll
quilts. the radios. the rag dolls, the
wooden toys and the artistic sketche 5.
although the work of children, were
worthy Of mature artisans.
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MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
WILL OPEN TODAY
Colored Organization Seeks to OBJ.
tain 10000 Members-200
Join in Work.

The membership drive of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People Is to
open with Il mass meeting at 4
o'clock this afternoon at the John
Wesley Church. 18th and Corcoran
streets northwest.
Charles Edward Russell and Prof.
Kelly Miller are TO speak. Plans for
the drive are completed. according to
announcement last night by Shelby
j. Davidson. executive secretary OF
the local branch.
More than 200 workers have been
enlisted in the active campaign to
secure 10000 members here
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u. Small Force
In Control When
Leuiathan Sails

United States postal clerks for the
first time will be in complete charge
OF the sea post office aboard the
U. S. S. Leviathan when the great
ship sails July from New York Tor
Franco and England
Formerly United States and Ger
man postal employees worked the
mails side by side On the vessel. Tie
office will be the largest post office
afoat, Post Office Department oih-
cials said yesterday.
-Four clerks will be in charge OF
the sea office. Owing to the size and
speed Of the Leviathan, officials say
the ship will be Of great service to
the Post Office Department.
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SUES FOR maintenance.
Wife Charges Husband Has Failed
to Support Her and Child.

Mrs Claudia X. McCorkle yesterday
filed sui. for maintenance in the Dis
trict Supreme Court against Harry A
McCorklc. q government cmploye.
They were married September 16.
1910. in Baltimore. Md. and have one
child The couple separated last No
vemher and since that time the wife
states her husband has not contrib
utcd 10 her support. Attorney John
G. Mackall appears for the plaintiff.
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When many people seek and get
divorce the real reason doesn't al
ways show on the surface.
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RENT RooMs-sUBURBAN.

KENT NUUMS-SUBUHb HbAN.
TWO OR THREE fur. rooms; Ink; ami;
garage. Phone Clarendon 155-J-1.
COTTAGE Mr. GLEN ECHO-FURNISHED
month of June, possibly longer: adults only !;
ref: $50. Call Adams 207s. Sunday morning.
TWO OR THREE ROOMS. KITCHEN AND
bath; garage; two blocks from trolley, post
ONCE, stores. Phone Falls Church 105W-2. 2S'
AL HAYES ST. Clarendon (Farlee station
Two rnfurnished rooms. porch, garden. Call
Sunday.
20 BALTIMORE ST, Hyattsville, Md.-Three
rooms for light housekeeping; all modern i'm
provements. 70
54sI FRANKLIN ST. NE. (beautiful Wood
ridge)-4-roOm, bath apartment. furnished.
$3.50 week: ami. 2Se
4O5 OAK ST. LYON PARK, va or 3
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RENT ROOMS-UNFURNISHED.
Continued.

!, MYRTLE ST; NE, on North Capitol 81. St
1117 MONROE N.W.-Three large rooms, for
housekeeping: second floor; reasonable. 2Ss
10l1 OTIS PLACE N.W.-Two bright rooms;
Ink; third floor $27 Phone Adams 4f82. 2ss
1919 CLIFTON ct. NV, THE MELR0sE.
Apt. 1.-TWO unfurnished rooms. FIRST noor.
4TS MD. AVE. sW-Three unfurnished
rooms; Ink; second floor; adults.
1908 n N.w.--Two large second door. front;
PASS 18th ST. N.w.-Three and two room
apartments; Lh.k.; $i5 and Ss0s electricity. 2'
I418 Il ST. N.E.-Unfurnished rooms; elec-
tricity; Ink; reasonable.
6l8 KENYON ST. NW.-Two unfurnished
rooms: Ink; elec. lights; reasonable. 81
CPS Bird ST. NE. APT. 2-Three unfurnished
rooms for rent: heat and gas.
316 VIRGINIA AVE. S.E.-Three unfurnished
r00ms--entre second floor.
1903 @ s.w. lone block of bureau)-Two large
rooms. light housekeeping. 2se
2922 PA. AVE. s.E-2 rooms and kitchen.
electric light and gas. 2I'
404 4th N.E.-Two rooms and sleeping porch,
electricity and gas; Ink. ~
s0s SOUTH CAROLINA AVE. s.E.-2 front;
elec. gas: privilege of bath: adults. "7s
$40 7th ST. N.E.-3-room nat. unfurnished;
heat and gas: Ink; also garage.
l14I sth 81. N.W.-2 unfurnIshed rooms. $40.
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USFURNISHED APARTMENTS.

Conn., and Cathedral Aves.
2 rooms, kitchen, bath. so
3 rooms, kitchen bath. ....... SIS and $50
18th and Columbia Road
rooms, kitchen, bath. .S67. 30 to S15
2206 Eye st. NV.
= rooms kltcnen, DAtn. S4U
14th and Chaplin SITS.
rooms, kitchen, bath. -. .s65 and $3.50
11th and Girard SITS.
rooms, kitchen, bath. .S65 and $40
1T41 ST. NV.
room, kitchen. bath. .&25
Mr.. Dupont Circle.
rooms, kitchen, bath. .$6o and SIS
18th and Swami SITS.
rooms, kitchen, bath. $50
HEDGES & MIDDLETON, INC,
1884 H st. NV. Main 1923.
28th AND ORDWAY STREETS NV.
CLEVELAND PARK
NEW BUILDING.
and room, dining alcove, kitchen and
bath apartments. All outside rooms. Con-
yenient to school, bus and car line: Vow open
b T. SAIL Co. 1412 Eve ST NV
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FIVE ROOMS AND BATH. 3II4 I4th ST
suitable for dentist or doctors Office: imme.
diate possession. T. L. BLOCK. Woodward
bldg. NJ. 6358 21s
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SUBURBAN BOARD.

W0ODSIDE, MD.-Room with hoard: ami.
large lawn. garage. private family: min
utes' walk from car line, 30 to city. Phone
Woodside a.. 2ss
ROOM, board and care In beautiful private
home for a limited number Of elderly and
peorle. Adams Ia47 27s
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1918 14th ST. NV, TWO LARGE OUTSIDE
corner rooms and Kitchen; bath; electricity;
continuous hot-water; will rent to Shriners.
, 1923-04-26
Begin Track Work

ROCK SPRINGS. wyo.. April "a
Hundreds OF men in all lines OF labor
started work OF double-tracking at
Granger and Carter, on the Union
Pacific, Monday. Heads of depart
ments have arrived from Omaha and
common LABOR is arriving daily from
the largo cities. OF the $40. 900 900
TO be expended this year by the Union
Pacific, $4,000 900 will be used In
double tracking. constructing new
bridges, etc. between Granger and
Leroy. It IS tho largest sum that
has been expended in any twelve
months for many year. by the Union
Pacific, who feel that tho future is
bright and for that reason the ex-
pense is Justified.
The $40 900 900 will include 50, 1900 :
600 for new equipment of various
kinds. SIC. 1000. 900 for refrigerator
cars, several million on terminal i'm
provements and $1,000. 900 for new
double tracking. and the remainder
for various improvements.
Fifty-three miles Of double track
ing will be laid between Granger,
Wyo.. and Ogden, Utah. leaving a
twenty-seven mile stretch between
Echo and Gateway with single track.
, 1923-04-26
Can Tied to Both

RIvERToN, wyo., April 26.-
State Humane Officer w. @. Harris
was a visitor in the Riverton district
for a few days during the past week,
and while here preferred charges
against George Roach. The prelim-
mary hearing was held before the
Justice of h Peace. and Mr.. Roach
was bound over to the district court.
1t is understood that MIR. Roach is
charged with having tied a basket or
a to the tail of a horse that had
strayed into his pasture. The animal
ran about the field in terror. and
kicked at the article tied to its tail
until nearly worn out with exhaus
ton.
, 1923-04-26
WHAT TO READ
III. q. Weld comes out

H G.. Wells comes out In the
American magazine with sugges-
tons of what everyone should read.
Summed up, it comes to this:
Everyone should read history, not
only every year but every month.
1t takes him away from the thought
that the present moment is every
thing. It helps him to find his place
in the race, and the place Of the
race in the universe. He should
read good biography, seeking al
ways the lives of those with whom
he feels peculiar sympathy. The
failures and uccesse of these "af-
finities" will help the reader in his
own life.
A good newspaper Is essential.
The Gospels should be read as
books. simply and Straightforward
without trying to mix thin with
theology, and the Republic Of Pla-
to is needed because it sets the
mind free from conventional and
traditional views of human institu-
tons" AS to Homer, Virgil,
Shakespeare, Milton, Goethe or any
other great names, he says only
"try them" To some people they
appear flat and dead. Lee such a
reader not bother with them, but
find some author who does mean
something to him, ard study thai
n thoroughly. Fiction, hn thinks
is not necessary. To many young
people woodworking is a vice, a
mere aimless time-killing. A few
great novels may be worth while.
Whether or not n approves Mr..
Wells choice, this much ia certain.
A resolve, faithfully carried out, to
read four really good books a year,
would start many n person out of
his nut and set him well on the way
to getting a vision of the universe.
II the books are in some way con-
nected SO that, although different.
they each contribute toward deep
ening and strengthening one line of
knowledge, SO much the better.
, 1923-04-26
Killed in Quarry

GUERNSEY. wyo.. Aprn ga
premature explosion of a blast at the
Fowler limestone quarry caused the
death of Fred Dagenhart Tuesday
afternoon at about 1:45 o'clock.
MI. Dagenhart and Leo Poulson
were springing holes on the upper
bench OF the main quarry prepare
tory to loading them. The first hole
was loaded with six sticks of powder
and Leo lighted the fuse and dropped
1t In the hole. Fred was leaning d.
rectly over the hole and pulled in a
few handfuls OF loose sand and while
in this position a few seconds after
the fuse had been lighted the shot
exploded, the full force of tho blast
hitting Dasenhart IN the chest and
radly managing the body.
, 1923-04-26
LIVE NEWS from WYOMING
Items and Articles About Men and Events Throughout the State

making up the panel showed that 1t
contained only 25a names when It
should have been, on comparison with
other counties OF the state between
1000 and 1900. The new jury was
ordered to report on May Z.
Attorney Armstrong. ounsel for
the defense In the Fertile murder case.
which was about to be tried. raised
the question OF IN illegal jury. He
declared that II the a s were tried
and a conviction had. the supreme
court would reverse the decision and
snd the case back for retrial. Judge
Tidball sustained the motion and
summarily dismissed the jury.
, 1923-04-26
-ByFox

reorganization, and reports every pos
side feature Of the program in IDEAL
shape for final winding up OF the re-
organ zation plans. The entire situa-
ton was in q deplorable state follow
ing the crash of the institution
brought about through the misappro-
priation of the banks funds by the
late Mark H Shields. president OF the
bank. The shortage was figured at
$225, 900 through tht misapplicat.on
of securities and funds belonging to
depositors and stockholders in the
bank.
, 1923-04-26
Bank Man Cleared

GILLETTE. wyo.. April 25.-In
the Justice court last Saturday af.
ternoon Hugh B. Shields was cleared
of the charged brought against him
last week of embezzlement. The case
was heard by William King. Justice
Of the peace.
Hugh was arrestd a week g Sat
urday charged with embezzIing Bank
OF Gillette funds. the amount speci.
fically charged being SIS. which
Lewis had paid into the bank to up
ply on a note held by the bank
against Lewis.
, 1923-04-26
THE CASPER TRIBUNE'S
PROGRAM

Irrigation project west OF Casper
70 be authorized and completed a1
once.
A complete and scientific zonins
svstem for the city OF Casper.
A comprehensive municipal and
school recreation park system, In
Guiding swimming pools for the
children Of Casper.
Completion OF the established
Scenic Route boulevard Us planned
by the county commissioners to
Garden Creek Falls and return
Better roads for Natrona county
and more highways for wyoming.
More equitable freight rates for
shippers OF the Rocky Mountain
region and more frequent train
service for Casper.
, 1923-04-26

Every day in every way some
body is getting wetter and wetter,
according to figures on England's
liquor exports.
1t is not within the realm Of pos
sibility that the wetness is in the
United States, which is a motor
iously chic arid country. So it
must be tho Mexicans and the West
Indians who are consuming Great
Britain's choicest stores of Scotch
and Irish WHISTLES.
The naive statement Of Eng
lands alcoholic exports since Ameri-
can prohibition shows an increase
of 1000 per cent,
In 1919 70,229 gallons e
shipped from the United Kingdom
to Mexico and various West Indian
Islands. In 1920 the amount was
321,620 gallons. A rather poor
year was 1921, with only 334,615
gallons to its credit. But in 1922
the record was run up to a matter
of 6o9,500 gallons.
Something ought to be done
about these Mexicans and West In
dians. The way the drink And
it is particularly interesting to
note that the consumption is in
exact ratio to the arridity of
the United States. Probably
they started to drink harder
as our prohibition progressed just
to make thirsting America jealous.
Is there no William II. Anderson
in Mexico to save its people from
becoming habitual drunkards? Has
Nassau, Bimini and the other spots
in the Bahama Islands no Wayne
b. Wheeler and no William Jen-
nings Bryant Can nothing be done
for those unfortunate alcoholics who
are SO near US, and who have SO
suddenly taken to liquid refresh
ment is such vast quantities?
Here is a fertile field for
thought; if our mental processes in
this country are not so burned out
with the fiery coco-cola we are con
Stunning as to prohibit thought. But
whether thought is burned out or
not matters little. 1t will be legis-
lated out of e~xistance during the
process Of passing the next eight
or ten constitutional amendments
which the reformers are planning.
, 1923-04-26
Encouraging Goats

WORLAND. Wyo.. April 2s.-For
the past few years Mrs. Della Rhodes
has canned a large quantity of home
products which she disposed of to
different parties around worland.
This year she plans on going into the
business on 2 much larger scale and
will can in the neighborhood of 5000
p!nts to DO known Is the "Della
Rhodes Brand" We learn that How
ell Stores, Incorporated. have con-
tracted the entire output.
, 1923-04-26

Of all big businessmen as crooks
and scoundrels, and of private
property as having been filched
from them; living in a murky at
mosphere of undertaking, rantiug
and dissension. But Mr.. Brisbane
largely through his genius for
ideas and the written word, has
managed to rise somewhat above
the noisesomeness of his environ
ment.
However, Mr.. Brisbane is wrong.
If Harding holds out for his World
Court idea, it will not necessarily
elect Henry Ford for President on
an independent ticket. Nor will a
reputation of the World Court de-
feat him. If Mr.. Ford runs at all,
he is likely, in the opinion of many
to be elected anyway. Issues md
opponents will not cut much figure.
The personality Of the man, and his
appeal to great masses of tbs popu-
lation will be the main factors.
Henry Ford is a man Of great
talents and great %ignorances. He
is n man of broad ideas and narrow
prejudices. He shows splendid in
sight into some things, and
thing that can only be catalogued
as "dumbness' in other things. He
is a visionary, u dreamer; but a
visionary and a dreamer so sternly
practical that he has built up for
himself possibly the largest and
certainly the most spectacular for
tune in America-and that within
a period Of only about twenty
years
He is unquestionably the most
remarkable man in tho United
States today. By no means is he
the best balanced. Whether he
would make a good president or not
is quite another matter. He is
notedly bigoted, and has incurred
many enemies as he has made many
friends.
Ford successfully defied Wall
Street. He does not need Wall
Street. In popular appeal he out
shines Wall Street as the Tungsten
does the candle. But il he Is
elected, it will have nothing to do
with the World Court issue, which
is but a point of minor Importance.
Ford's election would be, for one
thing, a reputation by the voters
of that very Wall Street which
Hearst and his organization have
so long and so unnecessarily
fought.
One Of the secrets Of Henry
Ford's hold on the popular mind
lies in his recent action in paying
oil the stockholders and all the
debts of the Lincoln Motor COM
pany. which he bought at a low
price. This price gave little money
to creditors. Yet, Ford without
legal obligation, paid everybody in
full. He put the company on its
feet again, and it is making money
for him. Everything he touches
makes money for him. And if aver
there was an indication of the old
adage about honesty being the
best policy" it is Henry Ford.
Everybody respects Ford for his
action in the Lincoln case, what
ever they may think Of him or his
opinions in other matters. His vol
untary honesty is remarkable, and
most persons are glad that he has
the money with which to do honor
able things.
, 1923-04-26
Heavy Snowfall

RIvERToN. wyo.. April 2s.-
Eighteen inches of snow fell at
Tie Camp in the storm OF asst Friday
and Saturday. making q total of so
inches of snow at hat point for the
season. At the head of Sheridan
creek 50 inches have fallen and at
the ranger station. SO inches. The
snow is dirfted and well packed In
the timber and CLUTCHES. SO that from
all Appearances there will be a suffi-
Client supply OF Water for irrigation
purposes over the valley the coming
, 1923-04-26
Jury Panel Quashed

LARAMIE. wyo,, April 2e.-
One of the most unusual cases in
tho history of Wyoming courts was
recorded when Judge V. ]. TidbaIi
quashed tho entire jury panel in the
Sweetwator county district court at
Green River and ordered the jury
commission consisting Of chairman
of the county board, the county clerk
and the county treasurer to prepare
a now list and certify the same t the
clerk of tho court
Ar examination OF the list of names
, 1923-04-26

There IS plenty Of talk of Henry
Ford for president. Mr.. Arthur
Brisbane, who does not carry in
his system quite all the deadly tox-
ms and poisonous propaganda
characteristic of the employer for
whom he works, is greatly exer-
eised about the matter. He IL busy
underwriting Mr.. Harding's mind
at the present moment, and says
in so many words that the Repub-
lean party will go bankrupt If 1t
does not follow his advice. He says
that it is not a question of Hard
ing or a Democrat for President"
but one of Harding or Ford"
Tho Hearst antipathy to every
race ave Americans Is well kown
hence the Hearst antipathy for a
League Of Nations. a World Court,
or anything else which has in Il a
foreign" element. OF course, Mr..
Hearst's Americans arc not the real
Americans. They are q race Of
their own, fostered by the prejudice
and distortion Of the Hearst press;
feeding on class hatred; thinking
, 1923-04-26
Reorganize Bank

GILLETTE. wro., April 2s.-That
the recently wrecked Bank of Gil
'ette will completely reorgani.s and
finally reopen for business on or
about May 1 is an assured fact. Byron
s HUT. state bank examiner. is here
up on the progress of the