Evening star., 1923-05-07

ton about the terror of woman
scorned?
Col. Sheriff., superintendent of pub
lie buildings and grounds, is an ex-
pert accountant, for he says that il is
amazing to discover how many citi-
zens of the District make use Of the
athletic facilities provided by the
government-l50,00 900 persons played
golf; 250,000. tennis; 10000 used the
bathing beach Of the Potomac river
and hundreds OF thousands" took
part in other sports. One of thos,-
other sports was the great game Cf
statistics
The total Of tho above figures.
aside from the hundreds Of thou
sands who used other sports,
amounts to 100000, out of a popula-
ton of $4,000. If the hundreds Of
thousands" not added in this paltry
total, be assumed to equal the bathers
we have d sporting or athletic popu-
lation of 100000, and the balance
of the 446, 900 total just mosey around
| in automobiles. and as pedestrians
whom the automobiles run over. This
season We shall not have Congress IN
our midst, and the only substitutes,
in the way Of wild sport, will be the
camels to park. Next year the Dis
trict will help park the elephant and
the donkey, but it is rather quiet.
| this season, for SO many sports"
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There is a probability that Gen.
Dawes new nonpartisan organization
of Minute Men of the Constitution
which he is forming in Illinois, will
spread to Washington very soon. Tn.
purpose Of the minute men is to dc
fend the enforcement of all laws
whether the particular laws are IA
vored by the individual or not. Ger
Dawes says he expects it's principles
to be expressed in the platforms OF
| both the republican and democratic
parties. He will confne his personal
energies to promoting the organiza
ton only in Illinois but another gen
eral, very close TO Gen. Dawes stated
today that the idea is spreading rap
idly all over the country, and tina;
Gen Dawes is receiving hundreds of
letters daily concerning it.
In a speech delivered this week. o.
the subject Of the spread Of socialism
and anarchy and revolution in Amer
lea, Wade II. Ellis, former attor-
ney general of Ohio, declared tina;
! there are 100000 reds in this coun
| try who are reading 400 publications
| of red periodicals. The propa gands
| is known by the Department of Jus
tice to be literally supported by the
reds Of Russia and by the soviet gov
| ernment and the program is tn
foment unrest, leading to revolution
! in America. 1t is being advanced
among two very dangerous classes
the soldiers Of the Army and the
! sailors Of the Navy-wfo the propa
gandistS are attempting to seduce to
turn their guns on their fellow
: fighters when the revolution breaks
the 100000 colored population
which is being taught hatred of the
white man of property. At the las ,
! congress of the internationale. iii
Moscow. four American negro dele
gates We're present, says Mr.. Ellis.
and he declares that n fund of $500
900 was then voted 10 incitc the ne
sroes Of the United States
1t is partly to meet this red" sit
Uation that the Minute Men Of the
Constitution are being organized upon
nonpartisan, but highly patriotic.
lines. This is far from being a so
ciety of race antagonism: negroes
will be welcomed in it. in separate
units. but all who join will chIigate
; themselves 10 uphold the Constitution
and all laws as they now exist, or
may hereafter, be lawfully passed
The old-time government will be pre-
tected in its full efficiency.
Copyright. 1923. by p V. Collins