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Evening star., 1923-10-03
The President and the Farmers.

President Coolidge is seeing TO it
that the farmer has his day in court.
He is leaving no stone unturned to
get at the real cause for the distress
of the agriculturist and to find some
remedy for the situation, il it can be
found. For weeks not a day has
passed in which the President has
failed to hear discussions Of the farm
problem. He listened first to all who
came 20 give him Information. Then
he started sending for men who live
close to the ground, dirt farmers,
and began asking questions.
In the painstaking way of getting
down to the real facts for which he
made a reputation while he was Gov
ernor of Massachusetts,. the Chief
Executive has tackled the farmers
problem. When the administration
announces finally its program OF aid
to the farmers, If the federal govern
ment. in fact, can help in situation
which is largely due TO economic
causes. it may be expected to result
from a sitting down of all the facts
and recommendations emanating from
many sources.
Within the last few days the Presi.
dent has called in the executive com
mittees Of the National Grange, repre-.
senting a million farmers in all parts
of the country, and representatives of
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton. and he has talked with a special
delegation from the ninth federal re-
serve district, embodying much of the
great wheat-growing region Of the
northwest In the last group were
bankers, business men, politicians and
farmers. The President. Ii is said
gave particular attention to what the
farmers had to say questioning them
himself.
Strange as it may seem, the repre-.
sentatives Of the big farm organiza'
tions who have seen the President are
by no means all in favor of a special
session of Congress to help the farmer
or of price.fixing by the government
This may come as blow to those
members of Congress who have been
demanding a special session, and per-
haps will be little disappointing to
those legislators who regard the ma
tional Congeess as omniscient. In
fact. some Of the farmers have said
privately they would be tickled to
death il Congress did not meet until
year from next December instead of
two months hence. What the farmers
want is not more legislation, they say,
but the use of present agencies to
build up more markets and to cut to
some extent the cost Of production.
Evening star., 1923-10-03
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON,

Fear Not. = - fS
II fear shall grow lazy said "a
statesman bold and free,
When 1 am in the Capitol at Wash
r. ington, D. c." -
The Goddess Freedom whispered, from
r. her place upon the Dome,
Oh, gentle stranger. do not fear that
.1 restward you shall roam
Although you'll miss the barnyard
fowl who sings at break of day,
The democratic rooster will arouse
you with his lay.
Though live stock their familiar salu.
tations fail to bring;
The elephant will greet you with his
lusty trumpeting.
when you've answered all the letters
- from the folks who want to
know - -.
Why you have not reformed the earth
in just week or so;'
When you've met the delegations who
draw near to give you hint
And eaten luncheons till you're. filled
with tea and peppermint. .
mo longer will you rise at 5, as dc
more favored men. -, -.
You'll think that you are lucky IL you
get to bed by then. ,s- -,
Don't fear that you'll get lazy" said
the Goddess on the Dome
You'll find yourself far buster than
You ever were at=home."@
Evening star., 1923-10-03
Night School Opening.

Washington's night public schools
opened with a large enrolment. the
number of pupils present equaling g
the number at last years opening, and
the. director of night schools believes
that toward the end of the first week
enrolment will exceed that OF last
gear. The schools began their term
with an attendance of 3,61S pupils,
and Of these. 1,470 were colored. Here
we see such faith in public schools
that more than 5000 of Washington's s
young people. ALL. or nearly all, Of
whom presumably work during the
day, are content TO turn to books and
yield themselves to the discipline Of
teachers. They do this OF their own
will, though perhaps in many cases
there may be in the background the
will of wise parents who see no dan
ger in a little learning, and who want
their children to follow the path that
leads to success. 49,
~ The night school attendance gives a
picture of young people putting forth
their best to win prosperity. Many of
them dream, of fame and fortune, for
most young people have such dreams.
But these young folk, workers in
many lines by day and students by
night are not putting their trust. in
dreams. They are doing tasks and
following a course which experience
shows to be one likely to lead these
pupils to the goal at which they aim.
Thoughtful men and women will wish
that, these industrious and ambitious
young persons will realize their hopes.
Evening star., 1923-10-03
Sidestepping on Prohibition.

% Like the French general who
marched hts army up the hill and
then marched it down again, the
,-'wet" forces in both the democratic
and republican state conventions in
New Jersey yesterday retreated from
ts1eir aggressive positions upon rnodi-
ication of the national prohibition
law, and were fain to adopt a less
truculent attitude. The conventions
were called to adopt platforms for the
coming campaign for election Of legis-
lative and other state Offices. .&
There had been much laundering In
the index by the vets. in both parties,
Of what they intended te do toward
making New Jersey as wet as the
Evening star., 1923-10-03

One Of the best political epigrams
recently produced is that Of Magnus
Johnson, who gave an interview in
Philadelphia evidently designed to jar
any lingering vestige OF that 'city's
reputation for repose. "A man says
Mr. johnson, "can always make
friends if he goes about it the right
way" Yet it has been found that
friends made indiscriminately in poll
tics prove an embarrassment. The cpl
gram is fine as an expression Of whole.
souled humanity. But as political
aphorism it lacks the selective touch.
Evening star., 1923-10-03
CAPITAL KEYNOTES
BY PAUL y. COLLINS

iitianS s =. z. satligss W s s'S seaing para
r Stevens PROPOSES tfafa''the fed
eraI government take the initiative
tive Organization OF all wheat farm
+ srs. with federal supervision and
protection, as, the banks are super
vfsed by the controller and as the
terstate Commerce Commission.
There would be no compulsion IN
farmers to join this organization.
put when they join they must pay a
small & 1ee-s1o-aRd=;pledee all their
wheat for Ave years, to give perms-
nency and volume of business Thev
must also pay 4 commission per
bushelf on all ti,eirsSwheat sold. as
Iney DO now to, commission dealers
with centralized management cen
trolling the entire. crop, co.opera
lively, great stabilizaLions would fol-
low: :and better priees-> =
Mr.. Stevens. defends his plan to
charge one price for domestic con
sumption. and another price for ex-
ports by. pointing out that that is
the practice of all big manufacturers
He says: The International Harves-
ter Company charges American
farm ers what. it deems a fair profit
on manufacturing costs and then
with its surplus machines com
petss. In exports with world prices
on rival machines, So do the Singer
Sewing Machine Company. the great
shoe factories and all other ,exporting
manufactures. Why not the organized
farmers do the. same ?.' -
r X
The addition of 25 cents freight.
(today's rate) and 80 cents tariff to
| the basic GiverpooD price for the
| American Consumer would make the
home price about $1.55. AS the cost
Of wheat production is estimated 10
average about SI.2S. that would give
the producer a net profit of 80 cents
20 per cent. The cost of freight
and the tariff would serve as barriers
| against foreign competition with that
American pricesin the domestic mar
ket. =
f. How about the consumer? He
, would be paying the So cents above
export price on alis3Mheat he con-
| sumed. The per capita annual con-
sumption averages four and one-half
bushels, SO the American consumer
, would contribute annually S247 above
/ export price to save American wheat
\ raising from ruin. ! n case. wheat
production is a abandoned,. It wi3lsmean
the abandoning of millions of acres
of farm lands. which would lessen
the supply Of other kinds of food, and
unquestionably add to the cost of
food much more than $2.4T per capita,
according. to Mr.. Stevens reasoning.
If New @York ,or4Baltimore became
the final sd5strihuting2 point .sfer all
wheat exports. in place Of liverpool.
own merchant marine. Suggested Mr..
| =, Copyright. 1929. by P:'v coiIlns)
Evening star., 1923-10-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HAsKIN


ocean. where thirty different waves
averaged twenty-nine feet the larg-
Fest being thirty-seven feet.
q. Can. the turkey be crossed with
| the chicken ?---J gR. G.
A. The Department of Agriculture
| says the the turkey has been crossed
with the chicken. IT is known as the
kturk hen and has been exhibited at
poultry shows lately.
Q. OF what nationality are the Sc
tpoys?--W. A. u.
| A. These native British Indian SOL
diers consist of practically every race
and tribe; in India. They are oficered
by both natives and Europeans, al
though all the higher grades of office
are held by Europeans.
|. @. when was a machine for making
] buttonholes invented?-R. j. w.
| :. A.. A buttonhole machine was first
patented in 1882, but the Reece but
| twenty yearsnlater bFosght machine
made buttonholes to their present
state Of perfection.
| .. {; ). How old is Arthur BFls'ans'-
A. He was born December 12. 1864
| and is therefore nearly fifty-nine years
| old.
..iss,+g :
| Q: Are there any white DEER
A. Such deer are rarely seen. The
| first Albino deer seen in Canada for
| many years was shot last fall.
@. How do railroad trains get the
| electricity for their lightsz-L L. l..
A. The bureau of railway economics
says that the electricity used in the
/ lighting svstAn .fIFpi ah ad IN thu rail-
roads is generated. by dynamos that
are on the axles of the wheels. The
| voltage differs with different types
Of cars. such as parior sleeping, din
more voltage than coaches, or freight
| O.. What country used, Christmas
trees first?-D. NJ.
A. The Christmas tree is from
Egypt, and its origin dates from a.
period long anterior to the Christian
era. The palm tree is known to put
forth-a branch every month and A
spray of this tree. with twelve shoots
on II, was used in Egypt at the time
of the winter solstice, as a symbol
tof the year completed.
Q. Did Peckinpaugh ever have the
lmanagership Of an American League
/ =.
New York American League team
from September H.. 1914. until the
close of the. season:
zQ.sIsn't the buying of stamps by
! stamp collectors a source of revenue
4 to the goyernment?-R. a. H.
I "A. When stamp collectors buy new
I stamps 1t is clear profit to the Post
| ONCE Department, since no service is
rendered in exchange for them.
| Q. How is the name Dvorak pro
tnounced?-M NJ. P.
| A. Dvorak is pronounced Duh-vore-
shak. r
l. CIf you hare q question you iodnt
assDered send at to The Stdr Infor-
! nation Bnreap, Frederick J. Hdskin.
! Director, 1890 North Capitol street
/ This offer applies strictly to infor-
nation. The bureau cannot give od-
| .pice on legal. medical aud fn1nciaI
| matters 1t does not attempt to set
tie domestic troubles, nor to 1cndef-
| take exhaustive research. of any kind
GtCe fall name and address and in-
close cents IN stamps for return
poStd0e)
Evening star., 1923-10-03
Walton Beaten at the Polls.

uoN- walton OIL oklanO1ld mas p6eu
showed under by an avalanche Of
votes cast yesterday at the special
election held despite his prohibition, in
accordance with court order affirm
ing the right Of the people on that
date to ballot on constitutional amend
nnents. One CT these amendments was
drawn to meet the present emergency
in the state. 1t gives the members Of
: the legislature between regular ses-
sions the right by majority petition
TO call themselves in extra session for
investigating the conduct of state Of
ficisls subject to impeachment. This
amendment, it would seem from the
present report, was overwhelmingly
approved.
:. Originating in the governors de.
nunciation OF the Ku KluX Khan on
the score Of certain floggings by hood
led bands, this case has developed into
a contest Of far greater proportions.
The governor has aligned against him.
self many citizens Of the state who
are not members Of the organiza ton
and who have no sympathy with it.
He alenated their sympathy when he
undertook by drastic means to pre-
vent public meetings. He was prob
ably right in his refusal to recognize
initiation Of its members for the pur.
pose of impeaching him, for the state
constitution makes no provision for
such self-call to session. When, how
ever. he threatened to block an initia.
tive election to pass upon a proposed
amendment to the constitution to meet
this situation. and in effect defied the
courts, he left solid ground and went
to an insecure footing.
The trouble in Oklahoma has been
largely one of temperament. The gov.
ernor has been rash and injudieious in
his statements, impetuous IN his &C.
tons, extreme in his measures. He
has been inclined to assume great
powers of which there was doubt. He
has attempted to suppress the press,
but found that the courts would not
sustain him. He has, it would seem,
at no time been certain OF his rights,
but disposed to give himself the bene'
At Of every doubt on that score.
:. In these circumstances it was in
evitable that the referendum vote on
the subject of legislative session to
investigate and possibly impeach the
executive. would be largely against
him. He has collected enemies
wholesale ever since the trouble start.
ed, and has at the same time built up
no strong following of his own.
Fortunately there has been no blood
shed, and it is likely that the situation
will resolve intself into court proceed
ings, followed. doubtless. by a legisia-
: tive session and the governors inn
peachment and probably his custer
from Office.
Evening star., 1923-10-03

@. What country has the most val-
liable trees?--c. L. L.
A. The forest service says that
South America has the most valuable
species, Siberia has the greatest num-
ber of trees, while the United States
has the most timber actually avail
able. Germany has the most, forest
land under intensive forestry man
agement,r
| @. How lis it positively known that
Washington died at 1890 p.m.?-E. P.
A. When Washington died, DR.. Dick
cut the pendulum cord of the clock
which was In the death chamber, The
hands pointed to this hour.
O. How many elements are there?-
A. The number of elements recog-
nized by chemists up to 1918 is eighty
two. ~
Q. We're there child actors in
Shakespeare's day?-A. II. D.
A. Child actors acted and sang at
own theater and also
at Biackfriars. j
a. From what language is the word
loot" derived?-G. G.
A. From Hindustani = 1t, means
plunder. 80
Q. Please name some of the dis
tinguished American woman landscape
architects.-H. A.
A.. Such list would include the
names of Grace Tabor. Elizabeth
Strang. Beatrix Farrapd, Marion C.
Coffin. Ruth Dean, Annette Flanders
and Ellen Shipman.-
Q. Wien was S. o. s. made the dis
tress sfgnal?-G. r.
A. In July. 1908, s. o. S. superseded
the older call C.. Q. D., by order OF the
international telegraph convention.
Q..Descrlbe the national flag Of
Czechoslovakia-G. y. r. :,
A. This flag is a tricslor. In the
proportion of three to two. the design
consisting of two equal horizonta ia |
bands. white, above and red below. To
these Is added blue triangle arrang-
ed SO that one side occupies the en-
tire hoist, while the apex comes to
are taken from the ., lte's arms: red
and white are the colors in.the shield
of Bohemia; red, white, and blue sin
that of Slovakia. 1Ts@
Q. How much coathis wasted in
London smoke?-A. GGN.4.s -.
A. Annually, 5000, ,0oBf tons of fuel
in the form of smoke. escapes into
the atmosphere of London. f.,
Q. What is the origin Of the phra ST
Passing the buck"?-A. E.
A. Buck" in various card games is
counter or other object placed; ION
the table before theSdeafer and passed
by him to the next dealer to preven;
mistakes as to the! position of ! the
deal: also, In poker, a MARKER some.
times put into the Jack pot, another
jack pot being in. order when the deal
passes to him WHO holds the buck
Q. What railroad in the United
States has the greatest mileage?-
V. w. "
A. The Chicago. Milwaukee and st
Paul railroad has mileage of Ia
1898 miles, which is considered the
greatest in the United States. rE
O., Which ocean has the largest
waves?-A. Z. r.
A. From a series of observations
made of waves of the Atlantic, Pa.
cific and Indian oceans by a French
naval officer, it was found that the
largest waves occurred in the Indian
Evening star., 1923-10-03
Fight Klan by Law, Not Bayonet,.
Advice of Papers to Walton

placing martial law above civil law,
in governing by bayonets- rather than
the courts and by the agencies reg
ularly selected by the people the next
chapter in this story of state anarchy
may be an appeal to the. NATIONAL
Capital to guarantee Oklahoma "a re.
publican form of government
Whether Walton or the Khan wins it
will be in any case more Of triumph
for the spirit of despotism than of
democracy"
The NewgYork Evening Post. en-
phasizing that I'VE want no Musso-
iinis in this country" makes it plain
that while the administration of
every law-abidfng citizen of every
state" went forth to Walton for
| using every authority" to suppress
the outrages Of the Klan. MISUSE of
his power TO strengthen his own poHt-
/ ical position was just as unanimous.
Fly condemned. This opinion is warm
| ~ indorsed by the Richmond News
Leader, which calls martial law In
| these circumstances, "nonSersical ga l.
lery play" hut also believes Sthe
whole noisy quarrel ought to warn a
forgetful democracy that religious
| controversies are to be avoided at
any price,. -.
~ ~
| There can be no eainsaying that
"the situation has opened up some
interesting questions. suggests the
Chicago Tribune, because there never
; has been a similar controversy in our
( history, and it feels that under the
/ law and Constitution 'if Gov. Walton
| is denying republican governments to
! the state Of Oklahoma that fact must
be determined by Congress" The
milwaukee Journal likewise feels the
developments bring matters to a
showdown. The governor may win or
he may lose. Oklahoma may prefer
the Khan. But Oklahoma, before 1t
lis through with the business, VIII de-
eide that whatever. rule Is to- obtain
In the state must be the law of Okla
| homa administered by persons chosen
lby the people of Oklahoma to do
! their governing" and~,the Louisville
Courier Journal feels Walton at least
| indicated "he was no s.-bluffer,- and
keeps his word" waIton's was ian
homa City Oklahoman has explained
and 1t was one of the first papers to
| insist "klansmen can be .unmas SIX ed
by the action of the state.legislature.. !.
| When Walton insisted that "law. NOT
the mob, must rule IN the state" his
position was unassAilable the Duluth
Hefald insists. hut he mustccarry out
hfs own suggestion by his. own ac-
tioas."
| Many other papers take similar posi-
tions. They argue that the governor
1 has made many broad assertions and
| thet hA .rynsaef nr6ve -tffern'r 81 sfh Z
| face of disputed arguments from
many representative citizens of his
lown state.-Who- .naalnifastly have nc
afiliation-wfrn the Khan.
Evening star., 1923-10-03

Announcement by, the National
Safety Congress that automobiles are
killing thirty-eight persons daily calls
for serious attention. At this rate it
will. take only comparatively few
years for motor catastrophes to equal
the destructive record OF an earth,
quake. While. Watching the 'seismo'
graph do not forget the speedometer-
Evening star., 1923-10-03

+ Real estate valuations in New York
city have been raised over a. billion
dollars by the tax assessors. The in
cident is a source Of annoyance to the
property owners, but the people who
pay rent are" doing most of the real
worrying. - g..
Evening star., 1923-10-03

Political forecasters are not nearly
so eloquent as in days before the
world war. The only thing they will
permit themselves to assert in terms
of confidence Is that President Cool.
idse will be the republican nominee
next summer.
Evening star., 1923-10-03

The situation in Oklahoma Las .te.
come one of the gravest Importance
to the nation at large. Many editors
who in the, past have been bitterly
opposed to the violence and masked
methods of the Ku Klux Khan now are
forced to take position Of opposition
to Gov. Jack Walton. The majority
admit force cannot be -reconciled with
force. Setting aside of constitutional
rights is a very serious matter they say.
The development of the last fortnight,
however. has once more shown the great
strength of the Kan in certain sections.
This has caused many editors once
more to suggest in words similar to
those used by the st. Paul Dispatch
that while the. lawless methods of the
Ku KIux Klan must be suppressed there
is a right way and several wrong ways
to do it,; The motive for ,outrages. is
nothing but a desire to punish on mere
suspicion of wrongdoing. without PROOF.
Dame Gossip is arbitrary and will not
be questioned about proofs. Private
Spite is the chief promoter of Dame
Gossip. The cowardly bearer of a base
less grudge finds it convenient to get
personal revenge through a group OF
masked men who administer midnight
lashings through suspicion. Almost any
kind of government would be preferable
to the rule of Dame Gossip"
X X x x
Many of the more influential news
papers Of the nation resrve their
opinion on the merits of the fight,
feeling that "Oklahomans are being
caught between the devil of :, the
Khan and the deep sea of personal
despotism that thinks in. terms of
force" but, as the Springfield Repub-
,can points out, "the governor, hay
ING been elected on an anti-Klan ticket.
aho,1ld be the last to suggest that
the majority of the citizens of the
state are of Khan. Affiliations: The
remedy "is more dangerous than the
disease" the. Cleveland Plain Dealer
holds, unless 1T has Behind 1t the
mnrai sanction of the law.abiding
md intelligent :. elements ,hof the
neople." This brings from the st
f.onis Post Dispatch the suggestion
that the attack of the newspaper ed
itors of Oklahoma on the governor, on
the ground that the issue is "consti-
tutionaI government or despotism
NAV "evade the. point. The Oklahoma
newspapers must, ceme oefere tne
har of public opinion with clean
bsnda would 1t not be better for the
okIahoma newspapers to indorse the
Sood purposes, of the governor and
ali of the lawful means he has un-
5ertaken to accomplish them and to
edvise and cooperate with him In
achieving his ends by legitimate
means2"
Evening star., 1923-10-03

Owing possibly to discussions in the
oil business prices have not been regu-
lated in all parts of the country with
the usual systematic accuracy. o..
Evening star., 1923-10-03

When a man prepares to vote in
Oklahoma he is likely to feel uncer.
tain as to whether ne is registering or
enlisting. '
Evening star., 1923-10-03

Don't pick your brightest man for
Office said Magnus Johnson. Pick
the man that can be elected" Spoken
Hike regular politician.
Evening star., 1923-10-03

Poincare has no reason to doubt
that. he can persuade. Germany to be
as profuse with promises as she has
been with paper money.
Evening star., 1923-10-03
Ode From Oklahoma.
.Guv. Walton sung, -
1.-The world will see
/ won't be stung Z.
BY friend McBee."

After gifts til 90 listenin' to one O.
dess rough jazz bands s,''s said Uncle
Eben, e. little scoldip' Fumsf Mandy
sounds like music To my sarsss
Evening star., 1923-10-03
.Panipered Egotisi,l.

How did men ever get that idea
that they were more intellectual than
women?' !. r.. - -
II think" said Miss Cayenne. "they
got that way by paying attention to
smart girls who know the surest way
to fatter a man Is to let him talk on
and on while they mutely gaze as il
he were simply wonderful