Evening star., 1923-01-23

enough of any kind of wood for a
toothpick. The United States is away
behind all other countries In intel
| llgent conservation of its timber
! European countries make it a uenal
| offense TO cut down tree without
| planting another. We have millions
| or acres of cutover land which should
| be reforested, by joint efforts of the
! FEDERAL and state governments and
the owners of the land. 1t takes from
| 25 to 100 years for such reforesta-
| tion to become profitable, hence Il IS
| unreasonable to expect an individual
| owner to stand the expense with no
prospect OF revenue within his life
| time. Yet reforestation Is profitablc
| eventually. but only a government can
| afford to wait for it. If this country
had required il during the last sixty
or seventy years it's reward would
| now. be coming in at a good rate Of
interest.
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mot a single. democratic senator
favors the Senator Reed proposition
| that we take over some of the Eng
| fish and French islands OF the Carib-
bean sea and the Atlantic as part pay
ment of the loans due US from Eng
land and France" says Senator King
! of Utah. He referred to the speech Of
| Senator James Reed of Missouri.
"Bootleggers and rum pirates are
utilizing the nearby possessions q!
| foreign nations" said Representativ"
/ Cramton (republican) of Michigan.
| '"They are using them as bases from
| which to attempt to smuggle liquor
! and narcotics and other contraband
articles into this country. A similar
situation confronted this nation many
years ago with reference 70 the slave
trade. The people of the United states
| did not hesitate to exercise their
sovereign rights to suppress the out
| lawed traffic" The speaker charged
that foreign nations issue double
clearance papers TO ships so as to con
ceal the presence Of liquor on board.
If that charge can be sustained, ne
thinks this nation justified IN cross
ing the three-mile limit and captur-
ing such ships as pirates. There Is a
we'll recognized rule of international
right for an army or detachment -
penetrate the territory Of friendiL
| nation. If 1T is upon the hot trail 81
an offender who has fled across the
| border. What is to prevent the
American Navy from chasing a smuS-
gler, upon the hot trail" across the
| three mile limit, and stopping tn
fleeing pirate with a shot across lis
surrender. The scandal of smugglar1
openly and hilariously defying tie
power of our government, Mr.. Cram
ton declares, should be stopped.
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The Ku Klux appear to be get,.
pretty close when they call up"'.
doctor in Washington and attemr'
intimidate him. threatening that N
less he give up a certain list Of It
leased convicts from federal prison
whom he had warned not to Join H..
ku klux they would get him" I'll
doctor, who is the president of III
National Prisoners Relief Assooia
ton. referred them to Mr. Notaw. tn"
superintendent OF federal prls ~
who is a brother-in-law of Preside
Harding. Yes, that is getting pref
close. They have not molested II.
Presidents brother-in-law. The pub
lie is beginning to sit up and taxi
notice.
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Children have been taught thar IN,
way TO catch bird is TO slip up b.
hind il and put salt on its tail befor
| it sees them approaching. The VI
| TO save the White House from fire
after the same recipe-put salt on IN
! flames. Take a whole sal.callar
| necessary. AS if to confirm the
cent warning of Col. Sheriff. supei
intendent of public parks and uuIid
| ings, that the White House is q dan
gerouS fire risk. fire broke out or II,
roof, but fortunately it was n d.
time and the blaze was quickly t>-
tinguished Try application Of salt
is time that "a more modern meth.
! of protection fro-sl fire had been iD
! stalled in the White House. and III,
| little blaze may spur speedy acti".
| on the bill nov pending in Congrs-
| for that purpose. Salt does not =.
| ways catch the bird. nor save the III.
! toric buildings-in fact. it is a chi}I-
| ish reliance.
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Poster art is coming To the aid "-
safety upon the public streets. Nc
and women who will not read warn
| ings nor heed what they are told q.
! the dangers of crossing. jaywalie
| style, may get a subconscious irn9re@-
| sion from the sight OF a cartoo.,
which they Will not appreciate ~
! sight. but which. nevertheless. i'm
| presses itself upon their subcon
! sciouSnesS and awakenS action in due
| time. A picture is understood by IL
norant persons who cannot read
| all. There is no possible means So
! effective as the poster, and il is We'll
| that permission has been freely
granted to put them UP conspicuously
| in parks and public buildings