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Evening star., 1923-03-03
EDITORIAL DIGEST

moment and consider. At any rate,
future juries have a good example to
follow" This verdict likewise means.
the Cleveland Plain Dealer insists.
that "it is possible to convict wom-
an OF numbering man. even though
she does plead the unwritten law.
What happened to this particular
criminal is OF small Importance to
society. but il is significant to find 1t
is at least possible TO find a jury
rather than with heart. All this de-
fendants appeals to heaven. all her
tears. all her fainting spells. all her
insistence that the murdered man had
merited the fate she dealt him failed
TO win her liberty. They may have
helped her escape the death penalty,
but for twenty years at least---if the
verdict stands-she will have unin-
terrupted opportunity 10 ponder the
error of judgment which sent her
cunning for her enemy"
1nasmuch as there was the usual
appeal to the higher law and the
usual eN-parte case of justification
made out by the woman" the Gin
cinnati Ttmes-Star suggests that Just
why Mrs RaiZen should have been
convicted when her sisters of ven
geance have been acquitted is not
cIear however. it is a relief not
to read about weeping jurors and
cheering crowds. Perhaps the ex-
planation that the jury was com
posed of persons of superintelligence.'
and, therefore, differed from more
or less recent juries in Louisville.
Los Angeles and Brooklyn, itself
should suffice. But 1t may be that
the earlier trials were greater mani
festattonS of justice. The acquitted
sisters OF vengeance were not tried
by Jurors of superintelligence' They
were tried by their peers" The
Cincinnati Enquirer in its turn points
out that the equation of sex has
made mockery of criminal pro-
cedure in this country. Women as
well as men should be brought to
understand that the laws of the land
take no cognizance of sex where
crime is concerned. The man-ktiling
woman Is no better than the woman
killing man; all slayers with motive
under the law should stand upon the
same plane of responsibility. Chiyalry
sympathy. pity, all have played their
part In this loose regarding of the
law by juries trying woman criminals.
But all history discloses that women
have capacity for revenge and
merciless cruelty. under certain CON
ditions that stamps them as mans
equals in this respect. Why, then,
should they go acQuit when clearly
proven guilty of having violated the
laws which have been erected as
society's only safe barrier against
the elemental chaos and primal
SaYagery?''
Evening star., 1923-03-03
Home for Feeble-Minded.

The Commissioners are advertising
for offers of land in Maryland, Vir-
ginia or the District as the site Of the
proposed home for feeble-minded per-
sons. A tract Of something like 1000
acres is wanted, and the District gov
ernment has $4,000 Of purchase
money. After the selection Of the site
the erection Of necessary buildings
will be proceeded with, and this long
needed and long-sought-for institution
will be on a running basis. Then the
work Of elaboration and Identification
can be carried on until in time the
home for feeble-minded becomes a
model institution. There will be open
air occupation for all patients who can
perform some kind of work, and the
aim of this is not to have the work
done but that the patients shall be
benefited. Many persons for whom
existing institutions cannot offer fit
ting accommodation will And a happy,
peaceful home there, and no doubt
many cures will be made. That is one
Of the hopes. For years physicians OF
all schools. other public spirited citi-
zens and public officers OF the District
have urged on Congress that provision
be made for such an institution as that
now about to come into being. There
have been many disappointments. but
perseverance and the justice Of the
cause have prevailed. There may be
~, ko;, ,f,o r;< ",
sum available for so large a tract as
needed ts small. but this difficulty will
be overcome.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
Sets an Example for Similar
Juries.

SCsS oh CAaluplC AVl olul11hl
Juries.
The sentence imposed by Judge
Cropsey in Brooklyn on Mrs. Lillian
B. Raizen. convicted Of the murder of
DR.. Abraham Glickstein. of imprison-
ment In Auburn prison for from
twenty years to life is accepted by
editors generally as a complete tri-
umph Of justice. 1t was the first real
reputation in many months of the
so-called "unwritten law" and, as
such. is acclaimed by editors as indi-
eating that at last it may be possible
to eliminate the sex appeal from
trials Of women charged with murder.
THE penalty" the Brooklyn Eagle
points out. "fs severe enough to act
as deterrent upon other women who
may be inclined to avenge their real
or fancied wrongs by killing some
body. The conduct Of this case will
be long remembered as a model of
what murder trials involving women
ought to be. Under the admirable di-
rection of Judge Cropsey there was
not only expedition in taking testi-
mony and carrying the trial through
to an early conclusion. but there was
q prompt suppression of tactics In
which the defendant INDUCED appar-
entity with the hope OF arous!ng SYM
pathy in the minds OF the jurors.
There was noticeable absence on the
part of the defense of that slush and
mush which too often exude to the
detriment Of justice at murder trials
In which women are defendants.
"The jury did only its duty, argues
the Detroit Free Press. Tho facts
were admitted. Nevertheless the
Judge considered II necessary at the
outset to give the jury special ad-
monition to do it's duty properly and
not be carried away by extraneous
consideration; and the conviction,
even under that circumstance, is al
most a sensation. An acQuittal would
have been a commonplace. The con-
fldence the defendant and her counsel
felt in the potency of the 'unwritten
law is indicated in that an early In
sanity defense was deliberately aban-
doned In favor OF what was practical
ly an assertion that the murder was
justified as q matter OF vengeance.
Even with the fortunate outcome be-
fore the mind, here is something to
make a person stop and think. Per-
haps the outcome Of the Raizen case
may make some people who believe
that killing a recreant lover or an
unpleasant husband or an obnoxious
Don Juan Is mere recreation stop
Evening star., 1923-03-03
The Presidency.

Any American youth who holds close
TO his breast the tradition that he
~may be President some day" might
we'll read the news reports about how
President Harding is passing his time
just at present in the closing hours
of Congress at the end of two years
OF his term. 1t will perhaps give pause
10 even the most ambitious TO learn
how busy, how harried, how pressed
the chief executive Of the nation is in
such circumstances. AS the end of
session of Congress draws close the
President becomes daily more taxed
with trials and tribulations, more beset
with requests and demands, more be-
sieged with claims and petitions. And
with all there comes a steady flow of
legislation requiring final attention
and decision, the responsibility not
actually lessened by the advice of his
cabinet officers.
Truth is, the presidency is a hard
Job, the more difficult in proportion
to the earnestness and zeal with which
the duties are discharged. 1t is a job
fall of complexities. and there is no
assurance of approval anywhere in
any course that may be chosen. There
Is an old saying that every appoint
ment means at least ten disappoint-
ments. and even the appointee is often
displeased because the job is not bigger
or the term longer. And the President
must bear the burden. no matter upon
whose advice the selection is made.
President Harding is a conscientious
worker, who has during the two years
OF his service in the White House
kept strictly to business and devoted
himself with unsparing diligence to
his task. He has as an earlier Presi-
dent once said, had Congress on his
hands" almost continuously during
that time. Indeed, the Congress just
closing holds the record for more ses-
sions and for a greater number of
days spent in action than any other.
Not that this means trouble for the
executive necessarily. but while the
houses on the hill are under way the
man in the White House is inevitably
uHQeT d SEGdleI pISSSuIe lIldIl DIT
other times. 1t is a short distance
from the Capitol to the White House.
Legislative calls ito pay respects" are
easily made. President Harding, hav-
ing sat for six years in the Senate,
knows the legislative point of view
and is sympathetic. Unlike some
other Presidents, he is able to appreci-
ate the necessities of the members Of
Congress, and this appreciation adds
to the strain to which he is subject.
1t will soon be over. In few hours
Congress will have adjourned, and the
first long recess in several years will
have begun. The President will short
ly be starting south on vacation
trip, in the course of which he will, 1t
Is hoped, relax and enjoy a full respite
from official cares. He has amply
earned his leave Of absence" if a
presidential departure from Washing
ton in any circumstances can ever
be called that.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

A noted physicist tells the world
that ton OF sand, properly electri-
ned and sprayed in the air, would
clear London Of it's famous fogs.
How many tons would it require to
political fogs Of the United States?
There is nothing new under the sun
nor out of it in the fogs. Sand" has
long been recognized as a great clear
ing Influence of the befogged mind
Sand. sand! Plenty of it gives gran
ite f1rmness to the moral backbone,
and IL it be electrified sand It can
move mountains. 1t is the best of
ballast for the politician who finds
himself up in the air, and the more
, he lets it leak away the giddier he
becomes.
Why did Secretary OF War Weeks
feel that il was necessary TO con-
vince the farm paper editors Of the
beneficence Of the War Department
by arguing that it was a mistake to
look upon the War Department as
functioning only to wage war? The
War Department, he explained to the
editors, in session in Washington, is
doing great work for agriculture
This work does not consist in turn
ing the spear into a pruning hook,
nor the sword into a plow. but in
providing 100,000,000 pounds OF INT,
which the department no longer
needed after peace had come, for the
use OF farmers in blasting stumps
and breaking up hardpan subsoil
Also the department Is maintaining
Zine of communication" by wire
less and airplanes which helps farm
ers. So eloquent did tho Secretary
grow in proving that the War De-
partment is raising pumpkins, as
well as raising Cain" that one won-
dered why it was not headed by a
dirt farmer.
+F * n
And, not TO be outdone by the
Army, here comes our great soldier,
| the assistant secretary Of the Navy
| and some time acting Secretary. Col.
Theodore Roosevelt, with an apology
for the existence OF the Navy. The
Navy: Oh, yes. 1t Is very useful, for
| il teaches men various trades and
encourages invention (as proved by
Mr.. Edison?>.
| II that is the best showing that
the Army and Navy could make for
! their glory, well and good. But why
not acknowledge that they also fight
In the present unstable condition of
! the world, perhaps their fighting
| qualities are not the least important.
; K = x 4:
Time smoothes the records of tried
and convicted enemies Of the republic
in time of war. Three years ago
Victor Berger and four other social
| lists Of Wisconsin were convicted of
charges that they had conspired dur
\ ing the war to defeat the recruiting
Of military forces. The conviction
was followed by a sentence Of twenty
years in the penitentiary. Now an
other federal Judge finds that the
| trial judge erred in not permitting a
change Of venue, and so all the cases
are reversed and the Attorney Cen
eraI agrees to dismiss the charges.
| Berger will probably make the effort
10 come back to Congress. from which
! he was expelled by a vote OF 3O9 TO !.
A special election to fill the va
cancy thus created resulted in Ber-
gers reelection. and the House
again rejected him. this time by a
! vote o. 302 to s. for il refused to well
come into its membership a man up-
Evening star., 1923-03-03
Monticello.

What degree Of interest in a his
toric place entities it to be called q
shrine is matter Of opinion, and how
much money can be collected to pre-
serve one of these places for the pub
lie interest and public good depends
upon the number of persons who can
be sufficiently enthused to make con-
tributions, on whether a man or men
Of considerable wealth can be interest
ed to the point Of large giving, on the
skill. Organization and persuasive
power Of tho association O. conntttee
Evening star., 1923-03-03
THE WAYS OF WASHINGTON
BY WILLIAM PICKETT HELM.

Slender. indeed, are the strands
whence bangles the fate Of nations.
A madman's bullet plunges tho whole
world into war. A gentle breeze, lift
ing smoke screen, shifts the victory
in great naval battle. And when
, lovely woman NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Helen OF Troy?
As today's smallest incident may be-
come granddaddy Of tomorrow's cat
aclysm, It behooves US all to be at all
times aware. Walk to the right--oh.
dear me. yes-watch your step and
look in every direction before you
cross the street.
And be especially careful to observe
all the nice little civilities and ameni-
.ies which our equals. interiors and
superiors alike expect. even IL they
themselves don't observe them. We
live in veritable Pandora's box.
There's no telling what moment the
lid will pop UP. and then-good- bye
world.
If you are host. or hostess. at a
formal dinner. or even an informal
dinner. terrible, indeed, Is your re-
sponsibility. Not only must you fur
nish food. flowers and music, but also
it Is highly incumbent upon you to
read. mark. learn and aptly apply the
knowledge thus obtained Of the vary
ing ranks Of your guests.
For all are rank. Some are ranker
than others. The hostess who has
| mastered the delicate art OF divining
the rankest and treating him and his
wife accordingly-such hostess alone
treads with the angels.
Suppose you seat Mr.. Smith where
Mr.. Jones should be! Suppose Am
| bassador Whoozis sraces the table to
your left and Minister Whatzizname
to your right: Civilization shudders
| as II stricken with malaria. The day
light fades ana the darkness comes.
And II you prefer an admiral to a
general when the general Is tho
ranker. they may get together in
| mortal combat, as any hostess knows
put out the lights. shoot UP the party
| and precipitate civil war.
There comes to mind. as illustrative
Of these precepts, the famous society
case Of Summerall versus Simpson.
! which but lately rocked Washington
and its outlying suburb Honolulu from
center to circumference. The facts
wera these:
Tho Secretary Of the Navy. accom-
panied by galaxy Of handsome naval
officers. regarded as 50 desirable at
every smart cabinet function, was lag
ing back through summer seas from
Japan to America last year. They plan
| ned a stop at Honolulu. and the Gov
ernor o. Hawaii, learning Of the pro-
gram. planned a formal dinner in their
| honor.
| Now the governor was hanked off,
cially by the respective heads Of the
Evening star., 1923-03-03
ECHOES FROM CAPITOL HILL
MANUAL LABOR DOES
NOT DEMEAN.

NOT DEMEAN.
II Is time for the American people
to awaken to the realization that
something must be done promptly to
point out to the rising generation
that manual or physical labor does
nation Of the public at large.-Repre-
sentative Siegel, New York. republi-
can.
THE PURPOSE OF
GOVERNMENT.
Government had its genesis in
necessity. It exists for no other purr-
pose than to afford the individuals
who constitute IL the machinery by
which to promote the common good
democrat. ..
SALARIES OF
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.
Now, the salaries Of all the govern
ment employees may not be too high,
but II you take the average salary
for the same kind and character of
work throughout the United States,
the nay Of the government clerk and
the pay Of the government employe
community throughout the county,
Representative sisson. Mississippi
democrat.
WHEN YOU DESTROY
PRIVATE COMPETITION.
| Every time you start the govern
ment into business and give 1t the
support Of tax-free money. give it un-
lust and unrighteous advantage over
private competitors, you destroy prl-
yate ompetition. - Representative
Luce, Massachusetts,, republican.
BONUS VERSUS go.
RECLAgSIFrICATTO
Just SO long as you continue these
bonus bills you are never goingt to get
k1enfstixa I1an1a6. yTs9a6 Asmeeys4.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

There is at least one thing to be
said OF the session that ends tonight.
1t did not pile up a lot Of public anx-
ieties on the score OF the appropria-
tions during the last few hours.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

An American girl back from Europe
says so many men proposed to her
that she lost the count. May she
never find him.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

Fake Tutankhamen relics are al
ready appearing in the market. There
is at least no chance of any shrewd
promoter palming off an imitation
mummy.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

Congress will not adjourn without
leaving at least one investigating COM
mittee on the job to keep the public
reminded Of the fact that there is a
legislative hereafter.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

Undertakers' protest against the
display Of Tutankhamen's mummy is
possibly inspired by apprehension Of
the starting Of a new mortuary style.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

These are the days when tho read
ers of tho Congressional Record find
most interest In the small items about
the little bills that pass-or fail.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

The bill that gets through in the
last two hours may prove to be as good
a law as one that required two months
for enactment.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

Postmaster Chance is going to paint
his twin mail boxes different colors.
No matter, the careless pedestrian will
probably put his letters in the wrong
box anyway.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

Maybe Ambassador Harvey took one
of those courses in public speaking.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

Now il somebody would start
whacking the officials who allow the
street cars to be so overcrowded there
might be some relief.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

After all the excitement at his tomb
recently, King Tut no doubt will be
glad for that little rest until next fall.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
ADVICE To THE AGRICUL-
TURAL WEST AND SOUTH.

We are furnishing it because we
have inculcated in my country the
doctrine of thrift There is your
remedy-not in any recourse to the
public treasury for funds, not in COM
ing to Congress for a law that will
compel the taxpayers to help you out
OF the hole.-Representati Luce.
massachusetts,. republican.
HOW CAN ANY ONE BE
STRAIGHT IN BOSTONf
! have been to Boston, and when T
was there I wished that your COM
mon council would pass an ordinance
to straighten out some of your
streets. How can a man be straight
on a bill and advocate good legisla-
ton who winds his way around those
streets? - Representative Tincher,
Kansas, republican.
WATER TRANSPORTATION
KEEPING DOWN FREIGHT RATES.
II It became known that II was the
policy Of this, government to abandon
river improvements designed for the
benefit Of water transportation. over
night the railroads would be petit
tioning the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for an increase in, railroad
rates that are now affected by water
transportation. Senator Gooding.
| Idaho, republican.
EUROPE MUST LAY
DOWN HER ARMS.
An economic conference-yes, but
not until continental Europe is ready
to lay down her arms and substitute
lfrankness and candor for intrigue and
bluff.-Senator Edge. New Jersey. re-
publican.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

Washington's safety rules may have
to be amended by prohibiting umbrel-
las in street cars.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHrr.ANpER JOHNSON

Wisdom.
King Solomon was very wise,
He fell in love with many.
And yet he did not advertise
His love affairs with any.
Whichever ciaarmer he preferred,
He managed each transaction
So that he never once incurred
A breach Of promise action.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
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Evening star., 1923-03-03

You can teach a police dog to smoke
cigarettes, but he has too much sense
ever to take It up himself.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
Homo Influences.

Homo 1nHuenCeS.
"Are you afraid Of foreign entangle-
ments?" .5..
eyes," said Senator Sorghum; "but
not as much as am Of q local COM
bine out in my district" -. >
Evening star., 1923-03-03

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Evening star., 1923-03-03

Jud Tunkins says some people are
SO anxious to look as if they are hav-
ing a good time that they render them
selves perfectly miserable.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
Smart Boy.

your boy Josh is a smart kid"
'He is," replied Farmer Corntossel.
Hes so smart that he kin take life
easy an leave me to do all the worryin'
bout whether the farm will support
him.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

The ideals OF the world, have. ex-
panded. Once we had grafters. Now
we have profiteers.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

Musings Of q Motor Cop
Hortense Magee I pause to see.
Her smile is 50 seraphio,
It makes 1t difficult for mo
To regulate the traffic!
Evening star., 1923-03-03

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Evening star., 1923-03-03

George Washington" said Uncle
Eben. ''allus told Dc truth. Data why
he didn't tank mnehe
Evening star., 1923-03-03

To the list of periodicals issued in
Washington has just been added the
Nature Magazine. 1t is profusely IL
lustrated, and the articles are of
popular nature, many of them inter-
esting to children. 1t is published by
the American Nature Association.
Percival q Ridsdals 10 managing
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-07-13

c. Selection por la banda del re-
gin1iento 65.
d. Discourse por ell Hon. Goberna-
dor de Puerto Rico, Horace M. Tow
ner.
e. Selection por la banda del regi-
miento 65.
f. Presentation de los certifcados
por el Hon. Horace M. Towner, Co.
bernador de uerto Rico.l
6. Presentation de los tiradores,
por ell Comandante del Campamento
F. Coates.
h. Selection por la banda del re-
gimiento 65.
j. Bendicion por Ell primer tenien-
te Mariana Vassalo, Capellan.
k. Himno Nacional.
El acto resulto verdaderamente in
teresante.