Evening star., 1923-03-09

road stopping point-a union station,
but Johns Hopkins can't tell US
where to get of at, like that. Maybe,
IL the Government takes over the
railroads. we may have to come 10
II. but until then they can't "unista-
tion" us.
Scientists tell US that Washing
toms street lights are binding the
inhabitants of Mars, instead of max
ing milky way for Washington
chauffeurs. At least three.fifths of
the beams Of the street lamps point
|, upward or toward the horizon and
have no effect whatever in illumat-
ing the earth. 1t is proposed, there
fore. to hang a horizontal mirror
over each light to reflect the beams
earthward. The only objection to the
plan Is that It may attract all the
Narcissuses around the lamp-poSts.
like so many foolish moths burning
out their lives in futile flight.
Miss Mabel T. Boardman, on behalf
Of the Red Cross. appeals for nickels.
dimes and quarters. until they amount
to $250,000. with which to build
marble edifice in memory of the
women OF the world war, as the main
Red Cross building is a memorial to
the patriotic women Of the civil war.
Congress has started the fund with
an appropriation OF $150. 900. to which
the $250,000 is to be added. Perhaps
Miss Boardman's suggestion that the
building he erected with nickels and
dimes means a. sort of WOODWORK
building for Washington, after the
New York model
| National Commander Owsley of the
American Legion is talking quite
freely OF the so-called Americaniza :
ton program Of the American Legion
Just as II tho program had been dis
cussed and adopted by the million or
It would be difficult to discover any
procurement whatever that has
ever been discussed In the legion
posts by the members. Hence there
is a growing feeling amongst
legionaires that no official is justified
Of the mass OF the organization until
the mass has had q voice In indorsing
the policies proposed
X X .
In general, the American Legion
stands for 100 per cent AmericanIsm,
but has not gone on record as to i'm
migration nor the reform Of Ellis
Island. Nor has the legion declared
that it could or would undertake to
pay the cost of maintaining night
schools or day schools throughout the
land. It may urge that the communi-
ties sustain public schools. but the
legionaires ask, in surprise. how the
posts are to take the burden Of con-
Quoting legion schools. even for SO
worthy a cause as teaching Amer-
canization to aliens. There are no
funds visible for such an undertak-
ing. All that the legion can do is to
develop public sentiment, to back the
cause.
Senator elect Edwards OF New Jer-
sey diagnoses the case of congress
men who patronize bootleggers as "fu;
the same class with criminals, but
the congressional offender Is the
greater. Nothing could do more to
| undermine respect for the law than
It's fragrant violation by men who
make the law" Many a physician
has diagnosed his case clearly. bu;
his prescription has killed the patient
Because the congressman and their.
accomplices, the bootleggers, diSre :
fault according to Senator Edwards
and he wants to perform a major
surgical operation on the law so il
will regain its health and the respect
even OF congressman.
(Copyright 1923 by p v Collins