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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-25
German CrOWn Prince Is
Planning to Return II Ome
Holland Is Now Willing to Release Exile and
Teuton Authorities May Grant Plea

Germans urged consideration OF
his former arguments
Az a German citizen, the prince
argued, he cannot be- refused a
shelter IN his homeland
The prince said he would enter
Germany quietly by motor car
avoiding any oyations
In addition. the prince said In
substance, I'm these trying times,
as q loyal German, / want 20 DO In
my home country 10 participate in
the reconstruction or the father
land"
Foreign obrorvcrs said II was
conceivable the application might
loo acted upon favoably. alIho lt
was admitted the princes presence
In Germany might be hailed as a
rallying signal for the monarchlsts.
The flying visit OF Chancellor
stresemann. Minister OF the Inter
Tor Sollman. Minister for Occupied
Areas Fuchs aud Premier Braun Of
Prussia TO Hagen was IN connection
with tho federal governments plan
10 create an autonomoua Rhine
land state within the German con.
federation, n was learned today
II was reported tho chancellor
would probably deliver speech on
tho subject IL negotiations proceeded
satisfactorily,
Fresh rlotinE broke out IN Ham.
burg when communists held their
posts In the suburb OF schltfbelk In
face OF an attack on them by the
police.
Tho police brought four machine
guns into action. The rioters were
finally subdued.
Fierce fighting between Rhlneland
separatists and citizens loyal 10 the
German reich broke out again today
In Aix'la. Chapelic. when Boparatis,a
attempted to regain the buildings
they were driven from Tuesday The
reichsrat changed It's plans and held
only an Informal session. az which
the breach between Bavaria I'D tho
reich was frankly discussed by Chan,
cellor strcsemann and others. includ'
inK the Buvnrian representatives.
II was tacitly agreed tho situation
would be lcft for consideration by q
subcommittee OF the rolchsrat NJ is
next session.
Tho Bavarian representative In
Berlin. Herr Won Prcgcr. justified
his states action.
The action OF Major Louis. French
representative from the RhinclRnd
commission. in urging the paiatinatc
Dict TO separate from berlin was re.
son,ed by many members Of tho diet.
including separRilsta.
Tho president % tho dict declared
such action would be treason.
The diet finally passed only n
declaration OF autonomy In form
that indlcatd lta condemnation OF ia.
yaria's breach with the rulch. accord.
ing 10 dlspatchss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-25
HUNGER RIOTS
ARE CONTINUING

The presence Of rclchswehr troops
in saxony 10 support General Mucl.
Tor In preventing communists from
dcfylng tho central government was
resented BY many peraopa who fired
on troops. Many arrests wcrc re-
ported.
Rioting and plundcTing ny hunger.
maddcnod crowds were reported to.
day from many piacea In Braun.
schweig. Frankfurt. Potsdain. Kiol,
Ailenstein and MarienbruE. clashes
between populaeo and police occur.
rcd. One person was killed and a
number injured IN Frankfurt.
The German note TO tho repara.
tons commission pleading inability
to pay nj present and requesting an
expert examination Of German ca.
pacity 20 pay in tho future. asserted
Germany was stlli willing TO try to
execute the treaty OF Versailles in
principle. IL was announced.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-25

Mongolia and Manchuria do an
enormous trade In dog skins.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-25

Place Christian church at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-25
WOULD RETURN
WITHOUT OVATION

In his new application, tho crown
prince, as he still IS called by most
Evening star., 1923-03-05
Gives Missouri Decision
On Frats in Schools

To the Editor Of The Star:
Tn connection with the present con-
troversy relative to secret societies In
the high schools of Washington, 1t Is
worthy Of note that by recent de-
cision of the supreme court of Mis-
souri,. handed down on December 9
last (24s Southwestern Reporter. page
43) If was decided that the school
boards of that state do not possess
the power. to forbid membership IN
high school fraternities, 1t being held
by the court that:
.'The powers delegated by the legis-
Iature to boards of education being
purely derivative, only such powers
can be exercised as are clearly COM
nrehended within the words OF the
statute or that may be derived there
from by necessary implication, regard
always being had for the object to be
attained.
"A regulation of the ST. Louis board
of education forbidding membership
of high school pupils in secret organ
izations, and not allowing pupils
violating the regulation to represent
the school in any capacity or to par
ticipate in graduation exercises, held
section 11457. as to powers of such
boards of education: for no rule
should be adopted which attempts to
control the conduct Of pupils out Of
school hours after they have reached
their homes which does not clearly
seek to regulate actions which, If
permitted, will detrimentalIy interfere
with the management and discipline
Of the school" WARREN H. HUNT.
Evening star., 1923-03-05
Plea for Beauty Spots
Their Disappearance Is Lamented
in Letter to The Star.

Lost, obliterated. overgrown. not by
a tangle of sweet wild things en-
croaching upon it. which would be
less grievous. but by apartment
houses. The winding trail. which has
been a pathway to peace for many.
not only when other feet were set
therein, but when they followed II
by sight only from the window, and
where vision ended imagination took
up the clue.
1t turned at right angles to Con-
necticut avenue, just at the approach
to the bridge of the lions. 1t mean
dered along the high bank or hock
creek. through woods tragically thin
ming year by year. but still beau-
tifui. Lovely in springtime's tender
promise. in summers verdure, IN the
gay dress of autumn. and alluring
even in winter, when the trees stood
patient and stark. waiting for their
resurrection morning. Bob Whlte hlo
in the grasses along the margin, and
announced himself with sweet per
sistence to his mate; brown rabbits
scurried across it, the Kentucky car
dinal flashed his brilliant way from
tree TO tree. colonies OF blackbirds
spilled their liquid music on the air
during their spring and fall mlsra-
tions.
Chivalry has ridden down it's wind
ing way. for once I saw Gen. Per-
shing on his splendid horse. disap--
pearing at its turning. Romance trod
its haaten track, as lovers loitered
along ale it in the gloaming; youth
claimed it. for young college lads
books in hand, made OF it a short cut
to Georgetown. Schoolboys loved II.
as they joyously raced along s l,s
winding way, bound for the "olo
swimnin' hole under the bank.
washington is becoming a big city
and we must take our losses with
our gains. but is there no way TO
spare some Of the natural beauty sun
Sarn.i ininpo CLARA c. LENROOT.
Evening star., 1923-03-05
President Harding's Holiday.

President Harding is on his way to-
day to a. well earned vacation in the
south, and the nation hopes he will
have corking good time. For two
years he has been on the job almost
continuously. the few brief outings
he has taken giving hardly a respite
from the cares Of office. He will not
be able wholly to shake off these cares
while in Florida, but with Congress
"off his hands,, and with Secretary
Hughes and other members of the
cabinet Sitting on the lid in Wash
ington, it will be necessary to bother
him only with major matters, which it
may be hoped will be neither nu-
merous nor trying.
Mr.. Harding came to the presidency
in the prime of his years, in robust
health and with temperament en-
abling him to carry burdens of work
under which most men would break.
But at the end of two years he finds
himself weary in mind and body. and
it is fortunate both for him and for the
country that he is able to get away
for a few weeks of recreation. We
cannot afford to break down another
President by piling tasks upon him
incapable of being borne.
Sooner or later some way must be
found OF relieving the President Of
some ot che burdens OF his ONCE. He
Evening star., 1923-03-05
The Alley Law.

The failure Of Congress to pass
either Of the bills for the relief OF alley
dwellers will probably bring hardship
upon a large number of poor people,
and result in greater crowding Of
houses in those sections Of the city
where the poor live. The fact that the
Commissioners bill to extend the time
for abandoning alley homes to Novem-
Der IA, 1924. failed, Is to be regretted.
The substitute for that bill providing
that onethird Of the alley houses
should be closed June I next, one-third
a year later and the remainder June 1,
1925, would have helped solve the
problem by letting the alley popula-
ton, estimated at $4,000 or Is, 900, find
quarters and gradually adjust itself.
The law for closing alley homes was
passed in 1914. The weight of public
opinion in Washington was against
the use Of buildings in alleys as dwell
ings, and against the erection of small
houses in alleys. Public opinion Is still
strongly against the use Of alleys for
habitations. though alleys are much
cleaner and more orderly than when
the demand arose for the passage Of
the law against dwellings in these by
ways. When the war came on, and the
city became overcrowded. 1t was
thought best to let the alley dwellers
keep their shelter because OF the diff
Guilty they would have in finding any
other. Under the law as it stands. the
alley dwellings must be vacated by
June next.
Evening star., 1923-03-05
Lauds Retired Senator
Correspondents Goodbye Trib.
ute to John Sharp Williams.

To the Editor Of. The Star:
Ihe eave-taking of Senator John
Sharp Williams from the official life
OF Washington. deprives it of a
literary Hight. The beauty Of English
as he commanded it took from the
drab and gray monotone Of the Sem
ate chamber.
TX Is not given to many to have the
gift of expression that was his, that
Is born and not obtained, and as he
passes from our midst we pause to
give him tribute. If there is aught
that can charm the soul in the last
part of the pilgrimage it is in the
world Of letters. AS he lays down the
mantle of the Senate he will take up
the more intensive study Of literature,
ana in this way will find no lament
AT the close of his career. Like the
Martin" of Joyce Kilmer's poem, we
fancy we can see him now wearing
an overcoat Of glory" To have time
70 read books long held in desire was
the reason Justice Clark Of the Su-
preme Court recently gave for the
nope that was his as he gave up
public work. Thus it may be seen
that the bells which ring between
sixty and seventy years do not toll
tne Knell or parting day.. To men
who have the love of literature it is
but time when they may have closer
communion with the things that are
worth while, where thoughts trans
cend and illusions fade. Senator
Williams said he was going back
where he could gather flowers still
wet with dew and hear the concert
Of the birds at the close of the day.
The dross Of public conflict can be
seen by the gold Of his words. In a
scene such as he paints may his love
Of the beautiful in language find its
fulfillment. The place that is called
! Arcadia" Of which the editorial
in The Star had reference in this con-
nection, has no counterpart in Amer
lea, but there is an arcadia all of its
own in the south to which the
thoughts of those who are born there
ever turn, so they may continue TO
have faith in the romance OF poetry.
1t also could have been said by him
that in the south the winds in the
pines give a message or sing lula
by; IL the day is far spent; that the
violets cover the mountain sides
when spring is abroad II the land,
and ferns grow by cool streams Whlch
afford resting places. II senator
Williams does not find in his arcadia
all that youth promised and did not
provide. he will at least be nearer It's
inspiration.
we bid him adieu. May he always
see the blooming of flowers and near
the melody of music.
MARY MOORE MISCHLER.
Evening star., 1923-03-05
It May Be a Smoke, or-the Way
to the Nearest Jail.

A good cigar or q cigarette may be
a smoke, but 1t may also prove a one
way route to the nearest Jail, as -four
prominent citizens of Salt Lake City"
have just discovered. And all be-
as the Wichita Eagle puts il. "Utah,s
leg stature, in an outburst of patri-
otic devotion. enacted a law prohibit
ing smoking in public places" Now
that a jealous deputy sheriff has
brought that law into the open by
making arrests under it. the law 1T
self comes In for considerable edito-
rial attention, the burden of which is
chiefly TO PROFOUND the unanswerable
question, where, oh, where is this
mania for legislative regulation of
personal affairs to end?"
-Four free-born white adult Ameri-
can citizens" announces the San
Francisco Bulletin, have been ar
rested and charged with the crime of
smoking in a hotel in ST. Lake City.
Five others have been arrested for a
similar offense perpetrated at the
have been arrests for buying and
selling cigarettes" And while the
Bulletin considers this anti-smoking
law "the limit in absurd regulation"
1t Is apparently a variable limit. from
the viewpoint of the paper for 1T goes
on to say that from forbidding to-
bacco 1t is only a step to forbidding
coffee and tea-a step that will be
taken unless the democracy awakes
to the menace of the creeping paraly-
sis of personal legislation that is now
threatening 1t. In the dawn
OF the republic there was organization
for liberty; now most of the organiza
tion is for the purpose Of destroying
that liberty"
Personal liberty is stif inviolate in
Utah to the extent the Springfield
Union points out, that zone may
ONCE without breaking the law, pro-
vided he does not use cigarette"
But there 1t ends, and Ito appear in
a public place with even the most
aromatic OF Havanas is sin against
the state" quite as If. the Chattanooga
Times interprets, "the offense is not
in smoking cigarettes, but in where
you smoke them"
However, zone thing is almost GER
tain" to the Charleston CIV. Va.)
Mail: that is that "even IL the law is
going somewhat to an extreme, it
statute books unless there had been
conditions prevailing that had become
more than a mere nuisance, ana the
extent to which enforcement Is being
carried suggests to the Mail a seri-
ous purpose s,,aI for arrests'o 'ot prominent
The Ohio State Journal (Columbus),
on the other hand, inclfnes to the be-
lief that there is no broad sweep or
public sentiment against tobacco, any
more than there Is agai,nst tea ga ana ana
Of 1t will be either winked at or soon
repealed. In the present state of
public feeling such laws ought not to,
Evening star., 1923-03-05

1t was the atmosphere of a college
commsncement, tinged with trag1-
comedy that prevailed on Capitol
Hill Sunday. Partings in the Sem
ate seemed to onlookers more poign-
ant than leave-takings in the
House. Frelinghuysen's sonorous
swan song opened the ball. intonat-
ing undying faith in the g. O. p. as
the real bulwark of the republic.
Then Sutherland, another departing
figure, reading into the record
West Virginia schoolgirls prize es-'
say on the joys Of life in the btu
minous commonwealth. Comes Pat
Harrison in a heart -throbbing pane
Eyrio on John Sharp Williams. quit
ting the Senate for his Yazoo county
plantation ito spend the rest of his
days listening to the mocking birds
and kissing the dewdrops from the
Mowers" A baby filibuster to block
consideration of the Bursum pension
bill in the remaining minutes Of the
expiring session. Reed Smoot, fenc-
ing in fine frenzy With Overman on
ssderai nranss finances; With With Brookhars on on
on the wool tariff. Then Coolidge's
drawl that, under the Constitution,
the deathknell OF the Sixty-seventh
Congress must now ring. Comic re-
iief-a senator shouts. Good night"
And all IL over.
Somehow Atlee Pomerenes deser-
tion OF the scene he has adorned for
twelve years seemed peculiarly sor-
rowful. 1t means more to the Ohioan
than the loss of senatorial seat.
Defeat for reelection. by fairly COM
mon consent. robbed Pomerene Of his
party's presidential nomination in
1924. with the alluring probabilities
that all good democrats associate
herewith. Pomerene. always the
incarnation of solemnity and dig
nifty, is visibly moved as he performs
! the last rites Of clearing his desk
tournment proceed. Senator willis,
his republican colleague from Ohio.
crosses the aisle and, taking both
or Pomerene's hands in his own,
clasps them in heartfelt farewell
Then Pomerene is besieged by pages,
armed with autograph albums They
are the last to pay him obeisance in
forum oft distinguished by his
COURAGEOUS and patriotic conduct.
who goes to the pan-American con-
Terence with Pomerene, takes his re-
t1rement harder than anybody else
caught in the November typhoon.
The Minnesotan was not in evidence
at Sundays obsequies.
X X X
Pennsylvania, her republican faith
full feared. would be doomed to slim
patronage piokings from the Harding
administration with the passing of
Penrose and Knox Late develop-
ments in the plum section of the
White House orchard indicate that
Pennsylvania has come handsomely
back into her own. Nomination of
Cyrus E. Woods as envoy to Tokyo
and OF Alexander P. Moore to Madrid
gives Pennsylvania three ambassa-
dors-Henry P. Fletcher. at Brussels
being the other. With Secretary
Mellon and Secretary Davis. two ac-
credited Pennsylvanians are in the
cabinet. while DR.. Work. now Secre-
tary of the Interior. is a Pennsyl-
vanian by birth. Irwin 3. L.aughlin
slated for the ministership to Greece
is a PfttsburGher. The deluge of
patronage that has so suddenly
descended upon Pennsylvania is by
Evening star., 1923-03-05
Achievements and Omissions.

BY and large, Congress 10 to be con-
graduated for the constructive work
done in the session which ended yes
terday, and not unduly criticized for
its omissions. Tomorrow Is another
day." is the trite expression suggest
ing that the running start attained
may be carried to a winning goal in
the next Congress. Congress did make
a good beginning on many projects OF
national and local importance. For the
time being the thing is to be grateful
for what has been received and hope
full for more another time.
The two outstanding constructive
acts Of the session were the authorize
ton of the funding Of the British debt
and the farm credits legislation enact
ed at the eleventh hour. OF the first
mentioned, only wide benefits to this
country and to Great Britain-indeed,
probably to other nations later-are
confidently expected by statesmen and
diplomats AS to the other, varying
predictions are made. Only time and
experience can determine whether, as
claimed upon one hand, the legis-
lation will relieve the distress OF the
agricultural and stock.raising indus
tries; or, as asserted on the other,
will only add opportunities to the
farmer and stock raiser to sink them
further into debt. However the ex-
pertinent authorized under the farm
credits act turns out. the farmers
themselves must shoulder the RESPONSE
bility, since it was the farmers bloc
in Congress which drove the legisla-
tion through.
To discuss the last session alone,
however, would be inadequate, for it
has only occupied a few days over
three months; the entire Sixty-seventh
Congress should be taken into con-
sideration, constituting four sessions
record breaker. During that time
nearly 500 laws were enacted. Return
ing to comment upon the session just
closed. regret must be expressed for
the failure Of several proposed meas
ures, chief being the merchant marine
legislation-the much-maligned ship
subsidy" bill. What's in a name?
Well, death lurked in the word Sub
sidy" for one of the most worthy and
unauestionably vitality necessary
measures of legislation proposed in re-
cent years-death not only for the
bill, but threatening the merchant
marine Of this,country.
Several proposed amendments to the
Constitution failed in the preliminary
stage Of submission to the states. Sena.
tor Norris amendment to advance the
presidential inaugurations and the
convening date of Congress came a
cropper at the very last hurdle. Others
that stumbled to halt were the child
labor amendment and Senator Wads
worths proposition for a popular refer
endum of future constitutional amend.
ments.
Evening star., 1923-03-05

classification report were eliminated.
This should mean that the vast
amount Of highly expert work that
went into that report should be fully
utilized by the personnel classification
board established to administer the
law.
The personnel classification board
will have great responsibilities and an
opportunity unique in the history OF
the government service. First, in
view Of the bitterness and animosities
that have been engendered during the
opposing ideas, the board will. no
doubt, make a determined effort to
prove its entire fairness. Inasmuch
as next years estimates must be
based on reclassification, speed Is nec-
essary to complete the ALLEGATION Of
the government employees. The need
for speed should, however, not result
in scamped work. How can a thor
oughly good job be quickly done?
In order that the government may
under this act start of right, and
quickly perform its highly complicated
duties and develop the best personnel
administration system. The Star sug-
gests that at the outset the board
should try to secure the most expert
advice from the outside. For example,
it has the duty OF allocating a large
number Of professional. scientific and
technical workers. To aid in this task
sci Of the officers of the great national
professional and scientific associa-
tions. Inasmuch as some OF the great
corporations of the country have al
ready developed highly expert person
mel administration departments, very
likely some Of them would on request
send their skilled personnel experts to
Washington for counsel and perhaps
to assist In some of the detail work.
There are several privately financed
organizations. national in scope, de-
voted to the problem of personnel ad-
ministration, whose help could prob
ably be secured. The issues are so
great, the time in which to do thor
oughly good job Is so short. that no
sentiment Of pride should lead the
board to follow any plan but the one
that is likely to secure results that
will be most satisfactory from the
point Of view of the government itself
and Of the employees.
The long sought law is at last Sc
cured. The interest now shifts to its
administration. With broad-spirited
end enlightened administration there
Is high hope that the government
service may be vastly improved. bet.
ter work secured, disgruntlements
eliminated by fair play and fair pay,
with the results that the government
work will be more efficiently and more
economically done and zest be put
into the government workers.