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Evening star., 1923-05-28

No gayer sight greets the advance
guard of the Shriners than the bunt-
ing-bedecked Post Once Department
on Pennsylvania avenue. There's a
reason. Postmaster General Harry s.
New has been a Shriner for thirty
years, since the days he was a young
editor in Indianapolis. Never before
in our postal history has the Post Of
fee Department been a private post
ONCE. That distinction has been re-
served for the A. A. o. n. NJ. S.. whose
in all directions. No fewer than twen-
ty specially installed general delivery
windows will do duty at the Shrine
post office, a larger number, prob
ably, than any post office in the coun-
try boasts. The Shriners are sure to
fnd the department building one Of
the capitals real sights. 1t Is nearly
twenty five years old, but inside and
outside II is a magnificent structure
Postmaster General New is anxious
for his fellow Shriners to inspect the
headquarters OF Uncle Sans biggest
business. which employs $4,000
hands
X X
A tousle headed young Indianian,
James Bennett Gordon by name, is the
republican national committee official
who has sprung into sudden notoriety
over the allied-Rhine army debt af-
fair. Gordon, who halls from Rich
mond. Ind has for several years been
in charge of C. o. p. national pub
licity. He was with Will H. Hays dur
ing the 1920 campaign, and has served
at Chairman John T. Adams elbow
throughout the Harding adminstra-
tion. Practically all of the national
committees propaganda rolls from
Gordon's easily flowing but some times
peppery pen. He is a hard hitter, and
hitherto his emanations have been
sent forth in the committees name
uncensored. Current events. Gordon's
friends fear. may precipitate a muz-
zle, or at least bride.
X y
It's 500. 0.000-a-year man that has
just been chosen to be chairman of
the republican party's ways and
means committee in the person of
Claudious Hart Huston. Until a few
months ago Mr. Huston was assistant
secretary of commerce. but left
Hoover's department to take the
presidency of the World Commerce
Corporation. That alliance of big
New York and Pittsburgh interests
is said to have hired Huston at $780,
900 per annum to superintend it's in
ternational activities, mainly in oil,
Evening star., 1923-05-28
New Traffic Code.

The new traffic code is now the rule.
These regulations were adopted a
month ago by the Commissioners, and
the thirty days notice required by law
before putting them into effect ex-
pired at midnight Saturday. 1t is be-
lieved that the new driving rules will
make for safety in the streets.
Everybody knows that there are
great dangers in the streets for drivers
and pedestrians, and it is now the duty
of everybody, those who drive and
those who walk, to give the new rules
an honest try-out and the only way to
do this is to obey them. There are
heavier penalties for disobeying the
new rules than there were for violat-
ing the older regulations. 1t is pro-
vided that no vehicle or street car
shall be 80 operated as to endanger
the life or limb of any person or the
safety of property. and the penalty for
the violation of this provision is fixed
at not more than $500. A new rule is
that on approaching an intersection at
which there is a crossing policeman
the driver shall not proceed ahead or
make a right or left hand turn until
signaled to do so by the policeman.
One section is aimed at that species
of road hog who drives at funeral
pace, sticks to the middle of the way
and slows up traffic. This section pro-
yides that when a motoriSt is over
lri,
at a legal but greater. rate of speed
the slower moving vehicle shall move
in and give the right of way to the ap-
preaching car on receiving signal
from the second car. There is. also.
provision that vehicle turning into
a street from the right must keep as
near to the right-haud curb as pos
sible This is aimed at those drivers
who seem to need the full width of
street to make the right-hand turn.
The new traffic code comes both at
a good time and bad time. 1t comes
on the eve of Shrine week, when there
will be an extraordinary number OF
foreign cars in the city, and many of
their drivers will know nothing of the
new or the old regulations. There will
probably be a great many pedestrians
in the streets. Some will be there be-
cause the sidewalks are blocked or
overcrowded and some will walk in
the streets from choice. Not all the
strangers will cross at street inter
sections. The man carrying District
tag is on his honor to observe the new
code, and if he does not it is likely
that the police and the trial judge will
remind him that the code is to be
given full respect.
Evening star., 1923-05-28
Ban Cowboy
Scenes at ROdeO
To the EDITOR of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
No one reveres more than I the
American Indian; no one regrets more
the fact that the white man in his
westward march has most shamefully
robbed him of his lands; no one
stands more ready than I with those
seeking to Christianize him and get
him protective legislation. All honor
therefore, to the motive behind the
production of THE Passing of the
West" for impressing upon the Amer
lean mind the place the Indian has
held in our land and the pathos of his
waning glory, yet the wild west and
rodeo exhibition considered necessary
as setting in connection with this
production is strongly objected to by
the writer and others of those en-
gagged in moral uplift work. The
reason is that while part of the
event will bring out pity for human
beings. the other phase will amuse by
it's very cruelty. and that to speech
less animals. No cowboy contest in
the eyes of the general public is
worth seeing if it contains no real
danger and thrills, and these thrills
are procured at the expense of the
calves and horses. We are indeed
grateful that the managers realize
enough of the gross cruelty of the
bulldogging practice to prohibit this
worst feature of all, for they know
that steers are injured horribly and
would have to be killed at the end of
each performance. Still it remains a
regrettable fact that any of the fea-
lures which form a part of the great
vests way of handling the thousands
upon thousands of food animals, VIC
Tins of the unnecessary flesh appetite
of man. should be made into CONNER
cialiZed sport. The west has no SEN
timent for them as individual SEN
tient creatures; they are regarded
coldly zen masse" as so much market
produce. spelling dollars and cents.
The exclusion of the cowboy acts
would in no wise detract from the
pathos of the passing Indian.
VIRGINIA W. SARGENT.
Evening star., 1923-05-28
CAPITAL KEYNOTES
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS

The public is warned by the De-
partmeht Of Justice against the many
organizations and individuals pro-
fessing to give aid to veterans of the
world war. IN prosecuting their claims
before the Veterans Aid Bureau.
The department estimates that at
least S10.000,000 has been collected
from friends of the veterans through
false claims of aiding them. One or
ganization sends out punches Of lead
pencils for which it asks 81 from the
sympathizer for the good of the
cause" 1t is reported that while it
handles only a few claims a month,
1t asserts that it aids 10000 veterans
a year.
Like the pension attorneys (who
were finally outlawed) who heeced
the soldiers of the civil war by repre-
sentlng that they could get pensions
for them not otherwise obtainable,
some of these organizations are fat
tening on the assumed needed aid of
the veteran.
1t Is claimed to be malpractice for
any attorney or agent to charge a
soldier a percentage or fee of any
kind in connection with services in
ment There are committees OF the
American Legion and other patriotic
organizations, which look after the
rights of the soldiers without charge,
whether the veteran belongs to the
organization or not.
LII half of the alleged clouds over
the administration were really there,
and II 1t be true that the President
mas asked VIII H. Hays to make
hay and manage his campaign. then
1T would be certain that the President
Is an up-to-date dirt farmer" Old
fashioned farmers have an adage
Make hay while the sun shines"
Modern, scientific farmers say that
that Is just when one should postpone
the JOB, for new-mown hay is filled
with a volatile oil which quickly
eVaporates in hot sunshine. Make
nay IN cloudy weather; 1t makes bet
ter nay. Prove it by Secretary Wal
lace. Yet-you need a good tedder.
VIII can kick like the best of EN-
r
Washington is going to have a huge
MOTEL for automobiles. 1t will cost
$l,500.000 and be provided with all
the modern improvements so dear to
luxury-loving fiivvers. Mr.. Hause is
to house the weary autos in a palace
eight stories high, fireproof and with
every luxury, even to including rest
rooms for the riders in the automo-
biles. There will be hot and cold
baths-for the machines-oil, gas.
chamois rundown experts, battery
sharps and a library of information
as to how to run without carburetors
and the best method of lodging traffic
officers.
1t will be located at the corner of
New York avenue and 18th street,
where is now the Hall of the An
clients. The wonder is what the
spirits OF the ancients will do when
they find this modern innovation
ousting them from their sleeping
quarters.
Presumably, the roof will be fat
and provided with airplane catchers
as q landing place for helicopters.
Without such foresight, there is dan
ger that II will go out of style ere
the paint grows dull. Perhaps in five
years automobiles will be in the slow
class along with ox-carts, and we
shall all be birds.
The proposal now under discussion
in the Treasury that intoxicating
liquor held on foreign ships while
within American ports might be con-
strued as being medicinal" and held
Evening star., 1923-05-28

under the charge of the ships medical
officer, seems a good deal like the
famous agricultural .conundrum: III
you call the tail of calf a leg, how
many legs has the calf?''.
The answer to the cOnundrum will
be found in a footnote. No text book
question Is answered right in the
text
Judge Gary, the head OF the United
States Steel Corporation. says in his
annual report that the worlds great
est need is to be Christianized. but
that he sees no way to adopt shorter
hours than twelve per day, seven days
a week, in the steel industry Senator
Pepper makes fine speech in which
he advocates more faith-faith in fell
low men. Yet, some authority is on
record saying that faith without
works is dead" An old man who had
had a life struggle tried to: discuss
some abstract question, but finally
stopped with the remark, 'Puzzlin'
work-talkin' Isl"
America uses seventeen times as
much narcotics per capita az China
ever did. This country is farther in,
the grip of the devastating evil than
any other part of the world.
Bishop Brent stirred the Geneva
conference on international control
OF opium when he dramatically
charged that the British empire is
opium as the world requires for
medicinal purposes. and that the sur
plus is meant only for dope users.
To that charge the delegate from
India and another from England re
piled that 1T would be a calamity to
the people of India to reduce India's
opium production"
The profits of India, the lives OF
Americans. the misery of the world
doped and insane or dying-which
shall weigh most in the balances of
justice?
Judge Gary says: 1T must be ad
mitted that if one reads the Congres
slonal Record"-whew, what an If,
Who reads the Congressional Rec
ord d?-"If one reads the Congressional
Record" says the Judge. and visits
congressional committees,
there is ground for encouragement"
Then he adds that by talking with
farmers-who are barely making both
ends meteor with manufacturers.
transportationists and mine operators.
it is seen that the small army OF
pessimists cannot long interrupt the
onward march.
He just ought to witness the on
ward march Of the Shriner caravan
across the Great American Desert.
on to Washington, Why those Shrfn-
ers have enough pep in them to drown
even Congressional Record special
edition with the leave to print"
speeches. and set fire to the seats of
all congressional committees. They
are going to work twelve hours a day
too. ali the time they stay under the
shadow OF the Capitol. How can
Judge Gary stay away? There are
hardly any congressman here. They
must not Interrupt"
Ideal butter contains fifteen pounds
Of water per hundred pounds. At the
last session Congress decreed that IL
| may contain twenty pounds. The ex-
ira five pounds of water at the price
of butter is a high price for water
even in Volsteadian days No wonder
there is danger of a drought!
c Footnote.-Key to the calf All
| calves have four legs. Calling the
tail a leg. does not make it one.
There are no five-legged calves out
side of the Treasury, except in freak
| shows. If there is a five-legged gol-
den calf in the Mellon patch, will
somebody call Aaron?)
Copyright. 1923. by T. V. Colllnsl
Evening star., 1923-05-28
Gives Mrs. James Credit
For White House Dresses
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
/ have just been called up on the
telephone and told that in Sundays
Star, which 1 have not seen, in an ar
ticle on the dresses of the mistresses
of the White House. exhibited in the
National Museum, no credit Is given
to the splendid work performed by
the late Mrs. Julian-James, for as
sembling these gowns. AS her work
ing partner, it Is my earnest desire
to accord her all the praise which is
her due for her splnedid inspiration.
She was always generous. Just and
eficient, and in her gentle, gracious
way 1 have heard her say again and
again, in speaking Of the costume ex-
hibition, 1--WE did it together" / owe
TO her first, last and every time,
whatever / was able to accomplish in
this work. and to speak of this great
national costume exhibition without
mentioning Mrs. James is like the
pjay of Hamlet" with Hamlet left out.
Ali praise to this splendid woman for
ali She did for our beautiful Wash
~ : ROSE GoUYERNEUR HOES.
Evening star., 1923-05-28
The Y. NJ. C. A.

The membership campaign Of the
Young Mems Christian Association is
going we'll. The teams have taken
upon themselves such familiar names
as the Yankees, the Pirates. the Car.
'dinals and the like, and are working
full time, and thus far in the cam
paign 10 members have been added
1t in the aim Of the association to add
500 to Its membership. The worthy
Evening star., 1923-05-28

Predictions Of democratic votes in
Congress for the present administra-
tons world court plan are attributed
to Col. House. 1t is to be assumed that
in such an event each party will salute
the other as more or less of a convert
to a great cause
Evening star., 1923-05-28

If Greece and Turkey can come to
a peaceful understanding there is
every reason to hope that the other
nations of Europe can conquer the
war habit.
Evening star., 1923-05-28

A large number Of pleasure-loving
people who have missed several in
augurations will come to the city to
see what the nations capital looks like
when decorated for gigantic occasion
of festivity.
Evening star., 1923-05-28

A number of eminent democrats
doubtless think they stand a chance of
being the next presidential candidate.
but nobody will admit it. History may
have to repeat itself and let somebody
stampede the convention as Col. Bryan
once did.
Evening star., 1923-05-28

If all the cures announced by science
prove effectual it will become necee-
sary for competing undertakers to
make their advertisements even more
alluring than usual.
Evening star., 1923-05-28

Personnel classification plans re-
quire a great deal Of preliminary dis
cussion. A federal employe must pos.
sess patience as we'll as industry.
Evening star., 1923-05-28
The Jonah.

The Jonah.
He meant well, but he didn't know,
Oh, words Of deep pathetic woe!
He caught a hornet wandering by;
He thought it was a butterfly.
Live wires he would boldly test,
Because they looked just like the rest:
He'd trust mule and walk behind,
Because it's look was meek and kind;
A toadstool he would pluck with care.
With mushrooms growing everywhere!
Fate always played him curious tricks,
He has passion for gold bricks.
And yet his heart was very kind;
Exceeding active was his mind.
And still his troubles seemed to grow;
Hemeant Nell but -hs did nltl1cA
Evening star., 1923-05-28

Anxieties as to the city's water sup
ply are suspended pending a rum
running conspiracy to flood the city
with deleterious substitutes.
Evening star., 1923-05-28
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Evening star., 1923-05-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
OF Trouble,

OF Trouble.
Oar ain no use O. dodgin' when or
Troubles after you;
If you stops an asks foh pity dar's
no tellin' what he'll do;
But if you stahts a-laughin' like you's
feelin' bright an gay,
He thinks you's maxim faces an he
turns an runs away.
Oar ain no use to stop an whisper
gently in his ear;
He'll simply grab you tighter case he
thinks you's showin' fear.
You want to let yoh voice come out
melodious an strong;
Oar ism nuffin dat'll scare OF Trouble
like a song!
OF Troubles like lot o. folks dat
keeps a-hangin' 'roun'.
Dey doesn' do much wu'k, but dey is
maxim heaps O. SCUM.
If you squares right up befo' him, he'll
go driftin' out o. sight.
He likes de conversation, but he doan'
want to fight.
Evening star., 1923-05-28

Mr.. Stillman has had enough rough
experience in love to turn out a list
Of best sellers if he has a literary bent.
Evening star., 1923-05-28
THEODORE w. NoYEs.......Editor
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

IS The Evening Star with the Sunday morning
edition is delivered by carriers within the city
at 90 cents per month: daily only, 40 cents per
month; Sunday only, 20 cents per month. Or
ders may be sent by mail, or telephone MAIN
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end Of each month.
Evening star., 1923-05-28

China is expected to renew activities
for the open door and kick the bandits
through 1t.
Evening star., 1923-05-28
Alas.

This world, alas.
Is filled with kickers,
Who scorn the rose
And hunt the stickers.
Evening star., 1923-05-28

The proposal now under discussion.
in the Treasury that intoxicating
liquor held on foreign ships while
within American ports might be con-
strued as being medicinal" and held
Evening star., 1923-05-28

S Footnote.-Key to the calf All
calves have four legs. Calling the
tail a leg, does not make it one
There are no five-legged calves out
side Of the Treasury, except in freak
shows. If there is five-legged gol-
den calf in the Mellon patch, will
somebody call Aaron?)
Copyright. 1923. BY T. V. Colllnsl
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
STANDS PAT ON CATS.
Jakey Atz Adds Some Talent But Bat.
ting Order Looks Familiar.

Fort Worth, Tex. April 14.-Pick
up a last years score card and you
can just about use it to score Fort
Worth game this season. jake Atz
is standing pat on his 1922 batting
order. Take a look at the following,
which may be switched but isn't likely
to be:
Coombs, Of: Sears, If; Stellbaurer
or Calvo, IF: Kraft, lib: Hoffman,
2b; Haley, 3b: Tavener, IS; Moore,
c.; Pate, p.
That's the prospective opening day
lineup for the game Wednesday
against the Steers here.
Jake has added some talent but has
gotten rid of very little of the ma
terial that provided Fort Worth with
a pennant last year. And his outfit
looks as good as new. Jake knows
how TO get baseball out of anybody,
and he's not so handicapped in his
activities this year ms he was last be-
cause he's discarded his crutches and
is almost as clipper as ever.
Therefore count the Cats in the
fun.
Here's the roster:
Catchers: Moore, Haworth and
Mccain.
Pitchers: Ross, Pate. Johns Cleft
handers) /; Wachtel. Goodbred, Stoner,
Pope. W. Moore. Tarpley and Wiltsie.
Infielders: Kraft. Holman, Tav-
ener, Haley and Winner.
Outfielders: Sears, Calvo, Coombs
and Stellbauer.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
BRACE BEAUMONT FENCES.
Exporters Build Hitting Club and
Pitching Staff Nothing to Sheer At.

Beaumont. Tex, April II. - The
band will please strike up 1T Isn't
Raining Raindrops, It's Raining Two
baggers and Home-runs." The east
of characters will include the Beau
mon baseball players as the rain
makers. Take, f'rinstance. the out
field of X. X. Kirkham, late of San
Antonio, and Nick DeMaggio and
Manager Stump" Ellington. Every
one of that collection is a 300 hit
ter who earns his average with pow
erful swats. And, what's more, all
hit from the left side of the plate
Kirkham can switch easily--so that
the doubles and bomers against and
over Beaumont's short fences should
establish record this season.
The Exporters have been we'll
equipped with stuff to stop the other
fellows from losing the ball with the
bat, also. Gene Caldera, the sensa-
tional left-hander. looks even better
with a year of experience behind him
and Business Manager Tarleton ar
ranged for another bright southpaw
prospect when he secured Pink"
Wiltsey for seasoning from the Boston
Braves. Picking the rest Of the staff
from the right-handers is going to Be
clancy job. Of course, Stuart ia
cobus is regular. The rest include
the Eberhard boys, Pat Townsend
Morris, Scott, Prejean. Simpson,
Hauser, Wits and couple of less
likely lads.
There's even contest on for the
job of catching these boys. Lothes,
from Evansville, looks like the first
string catcher, but Shroyer, a San
Antonio semi-pro, is giving Banner
fits for the other berth.
Strong looks stronger at first than
he did when he unsuccessfully tried
the role before. Supp is second,
Turgeon at third and Huber at third.
Bill Huber. native Texan, secured
from Toledo. looks mighty good.
Stupp's ability to get on base has
gained him the leadoff position. Tur-
geon looks and acts like little
"Shorty" Adams, formerly of Wichita
Falls, now of the Chicago Cubs.
Jimmy Dunn. n pickup from st.
Louis. who shows promise. has landed
the utility job. He looks just ms good
in the outfield as the infield. The
loss of Don RAIDER, dependable short
stop. will be felt. perhaps, but not
seriously. RAIDER has retired.
The Beaumont club started work re-
building the burned-down portion Of
the grandstand right after the recent
fire, and will be ready with seats
for all corners on opening day.