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Evening star., 1923-01-17
This Time Sympathy Is Com
pletely Eliminated.

The plight of Big Bill Haywood.
erstwhile leader Of the ]. W. w, VINO
fed to Russia to escape a twenty
year prison sentence and now is
broke and friendless" in Moscow. at
tracts few expressions of sorrow In
this country. Editors agree that he
got what was coming to him, although
there are some who find a moral in
his complete eclipse among the men
and women he had aspired 10 lead
into industrial freedom.
Aging, gray, lonely and disiliu-
stoned" Haywood. the Philadelphia
Public Ledger points out, is learn
ing in his lonely Moscow room the
bitter lesson learned by Emma Gold
man, Alex Bergman and good
many others who went TO red Russia
to bathe themselves in the light of
the red dawn. Haywood has come
to the gray ashes of a red and vio-
lent lifetime. In the future there
is nothing for him. That great
aging bulk will cover a homesick
heart, sick for the sound and feel
of the America he was ready to de-
stroy. There is pathos mingled with
this picture of poetic justice. AS
he sowed so does Big Bill reap"
That, however, seems much too pretty
a picture for the New York Tribune,
which sees in him now, as always,
only a trouble maker and a con-
sumer of "proteins and vitamtns need
ed by real industrial workers in
Russia" and it remarks that, while
Russia is not exporting many heavy
goods to America. the soviet chiefs
may presently recall that the United
States Department of Justice has a
lien on Big Bill" And the New York
Globe further points out that "the
real tragedy is not his. 1t is that
of the much larger group of Amer
leans who feared that out of the
exotic philosophy of European syn1i-
calists there could come any overturn
in the United States. OF such thin
stuff revolution is not made"
His pathetic plight will stir a
laugh nowhere" the Brooklyn Eagle
holds, "but it will stir many refiec-
tions. Conservative American thought
has no toleration for the I. w. w.
idea. But the frank reputation of
the social contract by men like Hay
wood is more logical and less peril
Gus than the. camoufiage of parlor
socialists The reason for Hay
woods failure is interesting and mot
far to see," the st. Louis Post-Dis-
Evening star., 1923-01-17
Gov. Pinchot.

A white light will beat upon Gov
Pinchot in office.
He is a reformer of the school OF the
late Theodore Roosevelt. He was one
Of Mr.. Roosevelt's closest friends. He
was one of the most influential of the
men who counseled him in the move
ment which eliminated in his nom-
ination for President in 1912. Had Mr..
Roosevelt been elected that year, Mr..
Pinchot, as he then was, would, there
is good reason to believe, have been
appointed to a cabinet office.
About the size of Gov. Pinchot's job
there can be no doubt. It is large,
Pennsylvania is one of the largest and
richest of the states, and to administer
her affairs successfully, even under
the most favorable circumstances.
would require Of him skill and resolu-
tion and staying power.
But the circumstances are disturbed
there, as in all the other states. Pub
lie affairs everywhere are in much
confusion: and bringing order, and
particularly a new order, out of them
in the Keystone state will tax Gov.
Pinchot's resources to the utmost.
He is no novice in politics. He is
not a stranger to office. He is in the
prime of life. He is greatly in earnest.
He was successful at the polls last
year by. a most complimentary and
gratifying expression Of the people. He
has every incentive. therefore, TO do
his best, and uphold the reputation as
a reformer he has enjoyed ever since
his activities during the Roosevelt
era.
Evening star., 1923-01-17
How One-Armed Farmer Sang
|. His Way to Congress Seat

To cut a long. but interesting. storE
short, Allgood won his race hands
down. for the farmer voters could
think of no other name but Allgood
when they went to the polls at The
primaries.
But they did not elect simply {
singer to Congress. reports from Ala
batna say. They elected real "dlT5
farmer" who has q lot Of 'hool
larnin'" about farms and farmins
and is able to combine the two = H.
great good of Alabama farmers F"i
the past four years. as commissions
of agriculture and industries Of Alp
bama. he had demonstrated this !"
the great delight of Alabama farmers
Algood began life under hand
cap. He lost his right arm, but he
didn't get a tin cup and grind of-
gan. Instead, he farmed and went -
school. Soon after getting out .
school, he decided he would be a goea
tax assessor and he convinced the
people of his county of it. After tW'
terms in that office. he ran for stat
auditor and was elected by an oy-s-
IIdJOIlLy. "illAS -
office he originated a bill TO require
corporations owning mines TO pay ?
tonnage tax. The bill was made 4
law on his recommended ton ana sirSe
its enactment has netted the state
more than million dollars in rev
erues.
Under an Alabama law, when his
term as state auditor expired in 1918.
Allgood could not succeed himself. SO
he turned in and ran for commission
er of agriculture and industries. Be
ing practical farmer himself, he has
been able to bring about great many
changes in farming in his state which
have endeared him to the agricultural
interests.
When he comes to the House, ALI
good will Immediately line up with
that element which is insisting tha
the federal government do more for
the agricultural element, and will
prove that. though one-armed, he is
like Kinling's marine-a two-fsted
lighting man.
Evening star., 1923-01-17
The McAdoo Boom.

Former Secretary McAdoo smiles
and exclaims Bunk" when asked
about the early launching of boom
for him for President. Naturally.
Why new boom? The old boom is
still booming. In fact, 1t has never
ceased to boom. Had Gov. Cox been
elected. all thought and talk about Mr.
McAdoo in connection with 1924 would
probably have ceased. In democratic
circles a second Cox nomination would
have been conceded.
But when Gov. Cox was defeated,
and by so impressive majority,
thought at once turned again to Mr..
McAdoo. He had made a contest at
San Francisco which had demonstrat-
ed remarkable strength and general
ship and impressed the country.
What we are. now witnessing is a
most interesting experiment. Can IA
presidential boom be successfully
transplanted?
The McAdoo boom in 1920 was east
ern. While not specifically indorsed by
the New York democracy. it bore, by
reason of the boomee's place of resi-
dence. the New York hallmark.
The boom is now western. In NOV
ing to California Mr.. McAdoo packed
up his boom in his little kit bag. and
has since been exposing it to the west
ern air, which is said to be agreeing
with it. 1t has no western rival. Mr..
Bryan has become a southern man
a Floridian-and the November cleo
ton eliminated Mr.. Hitchcock. The
only question ia. will California for
mally present Mr.. McAdoo's name to
the next democratic national conver-
ton?
Evening star., 1923-01-17
little Chance of War.

Seemingly the test Of success of the
French movement into the Ruhr is
whether the mines and industries of
that region can be operated under oc
Cupation. Thus far there is no doubt
that the Germans are blocking the col
lection maneuver. The net production
of the district since the troop move
ment began nearly week ago is prac-
tically nil. Workmen have generally
obeyed orders from Berlin headquar-
ters, official and unofficial. to abstain
from labor. In short, a strike is on
throughout the occupied area. The
question is how long this strike will
continue and how far it will spread.
There is a touch of the satiric in the
latest development, with the French
commander summoning into his pres
ence a number of the industrial lead
ers and commanding them TO order
their followers, the workmen, to get
busy on production. This is reminis-
cent of 1914 and later, when Germany
went into Belgium and France and
comma 1deered labor as well as ma
terials and property. And quite natu-
rally the same reaction has resulted,
the industrial leaders refusing. The
arrest Of four of them. according to
late dis patch. has been ordered. The
French have adopted thorough" for
their motto in this adventure, but il is
not to be thought for a moment that
they will be as thorough" as were
the Germans few years ago.
Unquestio. ably a sinister aspect ap-
peared in the news yesterday, when it
was stated that $4,000 reichswehr were
concentrated a short distance from the
advanced French lines of occupation.
But this did not mean warfare aft
er all. If Germany is going to war,
if she is going to fight the French on
her own soil. she will surely not start
so feebly as with a force of this kind,
nor so soon. with the French still with
in a very easy range of base and with
a productive area at their backs for
supplies. 1t would be- the poorest
strategy to open a defensive campaign
with comparative handful Of men.
against a strong, fully munitioned in
vading force.
Despite all tales of hidden muni-
tions, the truth doubtless is that Ger
many, in case resistance is under
taken. must rely upon Russia for the
major strength of a defensive cam
paign. And Russia is decidedly an un-
certain quantity. There is much talk
of a red army of a million men. a
horde ready to sweep westward
through Poland and Germany into
France. More dependable information
puts the practicable soviet field force
at less than 100000. even as low as
100000. Moreover, Russia is terribly
deficient in supplies.
The danger in this present situation
is not war, that is, immediate or early
war, as much as it is an economic col
lapse somewhere, perhaps widespread,
with consequent political reactions.
maybe revolutions, wholly changing
The general situation in Europe and
making for potential war in the fu-
ture. Bitter as may be the hatreds of
today, intense as may be the deter
rnination of the French to make the
Germans pay, or the Germans to re-
sist paying under compulsion, neither
side is in a position for war, and
neither can actually wish for war in
the light of the happenings of only a
few months ago.
Evening star., 1923-01-17
The ONLY One in Danger.

Ii is Il pity that drivers of motor
cars do not more generally recognize
the fact that the pedestrian is the
least of their troubles, certainly the
least menacing of all obstacles to their
progress, The man afoot, or the wom-
an. is in no sense or degree dangerous
to the motor that is being carefully
driven. A rapidly driven motor may
swerve to avoid striking a person afoot
and then get in trouble with another
car. perhaps because Of the narrow
margin left for maneuvering. But the
pedestrian himself is not menace. If
he is struck the car can be, and often
is, driven on unharmed.
If all persons afoot at crossings
looked in both directions before leav-
ing the curb, and made their way
with circumspection across the pave
they would be safe, so long as the mo.
tors We're driven carefully. at those
points. But very few motors are
slowed down on approaching a cross
ing. unless it is under the control of
a traffic policeman. There is no as
surance to the person afoot that the
path will be clear all the way across.
For from around the corner may come
q car that was not in the reckoning
when he started forth, or from across
the intersecting street may come an
other car that was at the far side
when he started.
All these contingencies are to be
considered by the pedestrian, who, in
practice. at the crossings assumes vir-
tually all responsibility for his pas
sage If all cars were driven at the
crossings within the specified speed
limit that responsibility would not be
so heavy For car going at that
limit of speed is not to be feared so
greatly as one that is moving more
rapidly.
The usual traffic casualty is caused
not by the crushing of the victim by
the car. but by the impact of the head
in being thrown to the ground. A car
moving at the limit of speed specified
will not hurl to the pavement person
who is hit in way to crush the skull
and thus cause death. Only a very
infirm person is likely to be badly hurt
by a slowly moving motor. Moreover,
the chance of lodging car depends
mainly upon it's speed. 1t is difficult to
get out of the way of a machine mov-
ing rapidly, while relatively easy to do
go when it is moving slowly. And.
again, the slowly moving car is not so
terrifying as the one that is speeding,
and the moment Of fright is often fatal
in its consequences.
Less speed at the corners, whether
the car is going straight across the
street or is turning, is imperatively
necessary if the lives Of those afoot
are to be secured. No argument can
prevail in behalf OF speed, anywhere.
as against the security of life. Wash
ington, made comparatively safe for
a few days by week of intensive
demonstration and education in the
matter of carefulness on all sides, has
suddenly become decidedly unsafe
again. Evidently the speed habit is
reasserting itself, and the only people
who are paying the penalty are those
afoot, those who are not dangerous
to anybody and who alone are in
danger.
Evening star., 1923-01-17
EDITORIAL DIGEST

patch believes. Haywood never
but as he wanted them to be. Agi-
tating and administering are as diff
ferent as loafing and moving pianos.
There are some men in whom the ca
pacity for agitation and administra-
tion are found together. Such is
Lenin, such is Lloyd George. They
are exceptions. Haywood is the rule.
1t would not have taken a wizard to
have foreseen his failure in the dull
He was fitted by nature and trained
to destroy machines" The fact that
he cuts a sorry figure" in the re-
ports of his plight is evidence to the
New York Post "of the resourceful~
ness of the soviet leadership. His
tory is strewn with the wrecks Of
Utopian colonies undertaken by some
very clever people. But lest the Hay
wood failure should be seized upon as
an indictment of sovietism in general
it was deemed necessary to write
down the i. W. w. leader. And so he
appears in the dispatches as a help
less oaf, with streak of yellow and
a whine" while the soviet leaders
seize upon the knocks of fate and
turn them to boosts"
Although he didn't appreciate the
blessings and privileges of this land
of freedom" when he was here, the
New London Day thinks ''he would
have been better off IL he had stayed
at home and served the prison term
that he SO richly deserved" In get
ting just what he deserved, the Provi-
dence Journal feels he also has DEM
close at hand,- are not what they
seemed to be across the sea. The
Lenin Trotsky crowd have no 'use
for him in his role of industrial fall
ure. If he comes back to the United
States he will be clapped into jail
fer that to life and liberty in the
realms of the reds" He was also
the poorest sort of leader" for
any attempted Industrial colonial,
so that it was to be expected he
would become "a man without a coun-
try, a leader without party, a
propagandist without an audience
either in the old world which he de-
serted or the new which for a time
has sheltered him, altogether a
broken and pathetic figure" And the
new nation, Russia, docs not care
whether he stays or goes" points out
the Hartford Courant. He may re-
main if he finds means of living with
out being compelled to work, or he
may make his way to this country
with the thought that he will be ar
rested when he lands. If Haywood
had been an ordinary workingman, a
slave to superstition and willing to
do a days work now and then, he
M
Evening star., 1923-01-17

decided to make the race, number
of astute politicians entered the arena
to be chosen in the place of Lilius b.
Rainey, who did not stand for re-
election. Allgood knew the psychol-
ogy of politics well enough to know
that the man who does something
different III the way of campaigning
is the man who attracts attention.
Right then, attention was the thing
AlIgood wanted most. If he got that,
he could tell them about the other.
Throughout the rural districts of
the south, the farmer people are won't
to gather on Sundays during the sum-
mer and autumn seasons for "all-
day singings," and popular, indeed, Is
he who is regarded as good leader.
SO Miles dug out his old Sacred Harp
Song Book. and brushed up on the
"fa-sol-las" and Jared him forth.
soon his fame spread throughout the
countryside and he was invited from
far and wide. But he confined his
vocal abilities to the seventh district
Evening star., 1923-01-17
THE WAYS OF WASHINGTON
BY WILLIAM PICKETT HELM.

Those who place little faith in
prophets would do well to consider
the case of Joseph s. Mccoy
Mr.. Mccoy is a professional prophet.
Moreover. he is employed by the
United States government. Further
than that, his job is to prophesy. 1t
is for that, and that alone, he draws
his pay.
And he prophesies to a fare-you-
we'll He takes on all sorts OF as
signments, bars none, and by work
ing along a system which is entirely
his own, peeps into the future and
comes back to the present with his
answer.
Generally it is so near the truth as
to be uncanny. 1t is rarely, l per cent
out of the way.
Mr.. Mccoy is the government actu-
airy. He is an employe OF the Treas
ury Department. He is also ADVISER
on request, to the ways and means
committee of the House Of Represen-
tatives on all subjects relating to
finance and taxation.
Ten years ago the committee was
considering the first draft of the nrst
income tax bill ever placed before
Congress. 1t called in Mr. MCCOY
whose powers as a prophet were not
So well known then as now. He SAT
in the deliberations.
"Of course" said the chairman. we
can't possibly tell how much money
any tax levy OF this sort would raise.
There isn't anything to go on. Wen
just have to try it out and see
Mr. Mccoy spoke up.
ct think I could tell you approx
mately," he said. 81 could make an
estimate"
The chairman laughed. "A guess,
you mean,'' he retorted.
NO." Mr.. Mccoy said quietly, i
mean an estimate, that will be fairly
close TO actual figures"
"All right" said the chairman,
suppose you try it. Go ahead"
Mr.. Mccoy went back to his Office to
prepare his estimate. He was follow
ing an uncharted way. he knew but
he did the best he could.
He studied the income tax law of
Prussia. Then he made allowances
for the differences In wealth. earning
power. population and other factors
in this country and in Prussia.
Taking all these things into careful
consideration. he made out his esti-
mate and took it to the committee.
The figures were preserved for tally
with the actual yield of the law.
When the last payment was made 1t
was found that McCoy's figures and
the sum collected we're almost identi-
cal
Just now Mr.. Mccoy. his reputation
as an income tax prophet firmly estab-
lished and the laurel won in past per-
formances still sitting rakishly on his
hrn,.. 10 Ecilrirac nllf for the commit
Evening star., 1923-01-17
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Common Experience.
A small boy fingered at the feast.
Next day he had a pain,
Which with each passing hour in
creased.
The doctors called in vain.
Recovery was somewhat slow.
His lot in life seemed tough;
And all because he did not know
When he had had enough.
Shall we reprove that thoughtless
youth
For conduct so unwise?
Much older folk have found, in sooth,
A similar surprise.
And even nations have to go
A way exceeding rough,
And all because they do not know
When they have had enough.
Evening star., 1923-01-17

tee and the Treasury how much
money the government will collect in
taxes during the mkt fiscal year.
He did this same stunt for the past
fiscal year (and the current one, tool,
and one OF his friends in another
branch of the Treasury put away
McCoy's forecast for comparison with
the actual figures when the year
ended.
When all the returns we're in the
friend called Mccoy on the phone.
You predicted" he said, that we
would collect so much money in in
ternal revenue taxes during the past
fiscal year, Remember"
Il do" Mccoy replied. "I estimat-
ed the sum at $3,214,000, 900"
yes, and you're off. You missed
it."
'Is that so?" inquired Mccoy,
genuinely disturbed. by George, /
don't see how that could be-
He drummed on the desk for a time
waiting for the friend to speak again,
but the friend didn't. Finally Mccoy
did.
How much did miss it?" Ihe asked
apprehensively.
I'VE collected s3,2oS, 600, ,O0o," the
friend replied. You missed it by
Sc. 900, ,000'
Mccoy laughed with relief. Il figure
that | was about one-fifth OF / per
cent wrong" he said, don't you?'
That's ALL" the friend replied, land
! called you up to kid you a bit and
then to congratulate you"
On several occasions Mccoy has had
the population of certain cities and
states
He studied all factors carefully each
time and then submitted his estimate.
The census bureau filed the estimates
away to check against the actual
figures later. In every case the
figures and the estimate were almost
Finally the bureau sent man to
see him.
we spend millions of dollars send
ing men around to get these figures
You seem to grab them right out OF
the air. How do you do it?"
Well" said Mccoy, II have sys-
tenn"
i eli II 10 me, SdlQ Ine census rep
resentative. land we'll save the gov
ernments money. There isn't much
use in taking census IL you can esti-
mate il. And, confidentIally, believe
you are as nearly right as we are"
Now. McCoy's system, like many
another sesame can be reduced to but
few words.
Hard work plus common sense" is
about the way il reads.
So he told the census man all about
it. in detail. He impressed on the
visitor the necessity of including
every possible factor in the estimate.
If one Is left out or skimped the whole
result Is awry. And when the interview
ended the census man departed shak-
ing his head.
ut can't be done" ne said. "lt just
can't be done"
But it is done" friend reminded
him.
shut up" replied the added census
taker. there amt no such animal"
Evening star., 1923-01-17

water! 1t is akin to that of men re-
ceiving a stone in response to a re-
quest for bread. .
Congress alone can open wine and
fill the stein. The fight must be made
there, and the vets are preparing to
make a fight. If the Sixty-eighth Con-
gress refuses-as it is most likely to
do-to modify or repeal the Volstead
act, the issue will enter into the cam
paign next year for the election of the
SiXty-ninth Congress.
Evening star., 1923-01-17

chosen at the No
vember elections
to represent the
seventh district of
Alabama in the
| ow er h ou S e j..
Voice culture of
the piney woods
type is generally
ascribed as one of
the principal fac
tors in putin 6
him in the House,
together with n
native ability that
would not be
downed.
When Allpood
Evening star., 1923-01-17

"The House Will come to order. The
chaplain will lead in prayer. after
which we will be led in lesson of
three songs by the gentleman from
Alabama"
Such an order from the next Speak
er of the House would meet with in
slant response by Representative
elect Miles c. Allgood, who was
Evening star., 1923-01-17

There may be principle of rela.
tivity in international affairs worthy
of the study Of an Einstein. What
would be considered a serious war un.
der some circumstances seems placid
by comparison with what has been or
what may be.
Evening star., 1923-01-17

The enormous quantities Of whisky
seized in liquor raids revives curiosity
as to how under the conditions Of a
number of years past whisky managed
to escape becoming practically ex-
tinct.
Evening star., 1923-01-17

Much Of the charm of DR.. Coue's
style is due to his simplicity of Ian
guage. He would not have made near
Iy so strong an impression If he had
overburdened his discourse with
"psychotherapy" and kindred terms.
Evening star., 1923-01-17

The visit made by Clemenceau did
not strongly influence American opin-
ion. Nor did information he must have
acquired while here exercise any great
apparent influence on French opinion.
Evening star., 1923-01-17

Old German socialists will observe
with adniring interest the economic
Importance the humble coal passer is
now assuming.
Evening star., 1923-01-17

Russian players are expected to
show that while sovietism may have
witnessed a food shortage, it did not
allow art to suffer a lack Of scenery
and costumes.