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The Seward gateway., 1923-01-24
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 FORT DODGE, Iowa, Jan. 24.-Jake Schaefer, ex-world champion billiard fist easily defeated Kinrey Matsuyama in an exhibition two hundred point match.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
Pushcart Peddlers
And Public Convenience

To the Editor OF The Star:
The police, the pushcart merchants
and the public are to be congratu-
lated over the regulations enforced
to limit the encroachments of some
of the peripatetic street vendors.
There is a noticeable improvement
IN conditions at Pennsylvania avenue
and 18th street. where the congestion
was especially annoying.
The idea entertained by a few per-
sons concerning the attitude of busi-
ness houses generally was that they
objected to the competition of the
peddlers. This was erroneous, al
though doubtless their business was
injured by the organized. deliberate
encroachment upon the rights of pc
destrians and others who are re-
quired to visit or remain in that vi
cinity.
There is room for all, and all are
welcome. but had some of the incon-
siderate pushcart men not been
checked up no limit would have been
placed upon competition among
themselves and the old-time "puller-
in methods that once disgraced New
York's Baxter street would have been
duplicated or surpassed within sight
of the National Capitol.
G. L. SNYDER.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
A Hospital Need Illustrated.

That something Is wrong in the hos
pital system of Washington, when it
is necessary to carry a sick child to
commodations can be found. Is evident
from the final facts of case that has
just aroused public sympathy and con-
Germ. In this instance sound reasons
for the rejection of the little patient
at the institutions where admission
was refused have been advanced by
those in charge. At one place. there
was no isolation ward for the treat
ment of communicable diseases. such
as that from which the child was suf-
fering. At the other place the isola-
tion ward was "out of commission"
not having lIoen used for so long that
it would require several hours to pre-
pare it to receive patient. So to the
and there she died.
1t is not established that this delay
in the treatment of the child precipi-
tated her death. 1t is, however, dis
tressing to note that there is no IA
cility at the Emergency Hospital for
the proper treatment of communica-
BILE disease in an emergency case, and
that at the Children's Hospital the ac-
commodations are not available at
short notice. Possibly if some one had
had a chance or had thought to do
some telephoning before the round
about journey to a haven or succor
for the child was undertaken precious
time might have been saved.
Another sad feature of the case is
that the child had to be carried in a
police patrol wagon, all ambulances
being in use, with none available. Here
arises a question Of moment. Should
not the police know where cases of
this kind may be treated? 1t would
be valuable adjunct to their equip
ment to have this knowledge.
This case Illustrates the need of a
mid-city establishment where com.
municable cases may be treated with.
out fail, definitely known and easily
reached and entered. Meanwhile it
would be desirable to make sure that
such isolation wards as are now avail.
able should be kept in constant readi-
ness to serve in emergencies, however
infrequent.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
Senator Weller's Endorsement.

President Coolidge, so it is reported,
deprecates political activity in his be-
half. that is to say, anything like
propaganda looking to suggestions for
his nomination, deeming the present
time, while he is devoting himself to
the task Of getting acquainted with
his job, inappropriate. But all Of
his enthusiastic supporters are not
concurring in that policy. They ap-
parently think that while he is
buckling to his duty they can carry
on with politics on their own account.
Senator Weller of Maryland is the
latest prominent republican to come
of President Coolidge's nomination. In
a statement addressed to the voters
of Maryland he sets forth at length
the qualifications of Mr.. Coolidge for
the presidency. He predicts that
President Coolidge will appeal to the
people Of Maryland as he has to those
Of Massachusetts and the United
States, and concludes by saying:
For these reasons, and in the interest
Of our party, I urge that the repub.
licans of Maryland, at the proper
time, give President Coolidge their
support next year as our standard.
bearer"
Senator Weller is a force in politics
in Maryland and his appeal will no
doubt be widely read by Maryland re-
publicans and have weight in crystal
lizing public opinion in advance Of the
selection Of delegates to the repub.
lican national convention of 1924.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Coolidge continues to
apply himself to his work as Presi-
dent with no sign of consciousness
that he is being "boomed.' So long
as he carries on successfully in the
office to which the death of Mr.. Hard
ing has just called him. the people
will themselves not be concerned or
greatly interested in the pre-conven.
tion activities Of partisans.
Evening star., 1923-08-31

agree to such collection, they holding
that to do so would make the mine
owner the fiscal agent of the organiza-
tion that threatens him with suspen-
sion of work at intervals and uses the
funds thus collected as a means Of
waging war upon him.
1t has never been regarded as likely
that the check-off issue would bring
about strike. The miners themselves
do not as a class want this system
installed. and 1t is extremely doubtful
If a strike called upon the basis of the
check-off issue alone would result in
a general laying down of tools. So
that. in fact. the check-off issue was
nullified, in effect, when it was coupled
with the other questions, those of
wages and of union recognition. 1t
has always been a trading PROPOSE
tion.' and it will probably remain
such as long as the relations between
the miners and the operators continue
to be subject TO the Interruptions of
strike-making demands.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
The Law and WOmen's
Rights to Property

To the Editor OF The Star:
In your issue of August 23 Elsie
Robinson makes the surprising mis-
statement that "the law Of this land
gives" the husband full control over
every cent of his wife's earnings"
Because of the rather taking head
ing given to Elsie's amusing contri-
button, this absurd mistake might
attract more attention than it would
otherwise. and therefore should be
corrected
No law of this land" IL the United
States is meant. regulates the re-
spective property rights of husband
and wife. Such interests are deter
mined and controlled by the individ-
ual states. While it is true that in a
very few states there still remain in
eQualities that should be removed, in
most of the states a wife has full
control over her own property and
earnings. All new legislation tends
to the further protection of the wife
and mother. The property laws of
the District of Columbia are very
favorable to women.
The so-called equality amendment"
generally known as the blanket
olil' uOcS HOl nave the lnUOT nen I
of the majority of the thinking wom-
en- of the country, because there Is
great danger that 1t would prove a
boomerang and deprive women of the
advantages of the protective laws
that have been enacted by the various
states.
Such statements as that made by
Elsie Robinson do much harm be-
cause the average woman (and MANI
does not verify them before getting
excited. LAVINIA HAUKE ENGLE.
Evening star., 1923-08-31

and laddies have always put up
game worth the money. 1t has always
been game with plenty of. that de-
sirable quality called action" and
every now and then one of the blue.
coated guardians of the District has
made a play which brought the in
mates Of the grandstand and tenants
frenzy, or to point of enthusiasm and
delight, or a point Of paroxysmal
cheers. A play of any kind is apt to
happen any minute in any inning. 1t
may be play of stellar or solar bril-
lance Or it may not. But II Is a cinch
that policemen will chase the ball as
they would a bootlegger, and that
firemen will go after the horsehide
sphere as though answering an alarm.
The game Is almost sure to contain a
large element of swat.
Though there is pretty keen rivalry
between the gentlemen of the baton
and the, gentlemen of the hose any
patron of the game may root and
howl for either side or both sides with
out counting disfavor of the police or
mourning displeasure of the firemen.
1t is game that is entitled to public
support.
The time is next Monday afternoon.
and the battlefield is American League
Park. Not content with giving the
public a ball game. the players and
the friends will give the public a pa
rade, which will halt before the Dis
trict building, where three battalion
chiefs will act as judges and give a
prize to the best decorated car. Before
the game is called in the regular way
circus will be held on the ball lot,
and though this is primarily for the
amusement Of children from St. Jo-
seph's Orphan Asylum, guests of the
policemen and firemen. it is believed
that most grown-ups will be interest
ed. Monday at the ball park
Evening star., 1923-08-31
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The FrOnt-Porch Fisherman.

The Front Porch Fisherman.
While others brave the foaming wave,
Or trudge along the brook,
He much prefers his strength to save
In some reposeful nook.
But, oh, how well he likes to tell
OF luck that strangely ran.
It's great to hear of what befel
The front porch fisherman.
No one can say upon what day
No one except himself
He beat the record in a way
Worth more than worldly pelf.
A friend will bring his little string
OF fish he scorns to scan,
AS he his own great deeds will sing,
The front-porch fisherman.
Let those who will display their skill
Where tempests may arise,
And feel the sweet uncertain thrill
Beneath the changing skies.
They'll hope in vain the praise to gain
OF this exultant fan.
He views all others with disdain,
The front porch fisherman.
We like him, too. When fishings
through
We bid him seize the chance,
And with poetic zeal anew
Relate his bright romance.
Both great and small upon him call,
The hero of the clan.
He is the luckiest of US all
The front-porch fisherman.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
The Check-0f Issue.

Attention has been called to what is
regarded as a misstatement of the
check-off issue in the anthracite dis
pute in The Stars summary Of Gov.
Pinchot's proposal for the settlement
of the controversy. The Star said that
''the check.off had been practically
nullif1ed as an issue by the abandon
ment of company check.off practices
proposed by the miners and granted
by the operators" 1t is noted in cor.
rection that the operators hinged
their acquiescence upon a number of
conditions which the miners naturally
refused to accept" In other words,
according to this statement of the
case, the operators, by their condi-
tions, kept the check-off as one of the
questions at issue.
AS it was stated at the time, the
operators in their answer said that
they were entirely willing to abandon
all company check-offs and put the
miners upon a cash payment basis for
the supplies which have been fur.
nished by the companies. Mr.. Lewis,
the head OF the union, stated that this
was unsatisfactory, inasmuch as it in:
troduced a new element into the case.
He did, in fact, virtually reject the
operators reply as an inadequate ac-
ceptance of the proposal to swap
check offs.
1t does not follow, however, that
this failure immediately5to agree upon
an exchange Of check-offs kept that
question in the case as one Of the
major issues. 1t has been a subject Of
contest for many years, perennial
cause Of trouble. Every time strike
has threatened in the anthracite region
the check off has figured. And no set
tlement has ever been made on the
basis of the adoption Of the collection
Of union dues by the companies. Nor
is 1t likely that the operators will ever
Evening star., 1923-08-31

as that Of the Henderson in July of
this year"
The newspaper mems testimonial,
Mr.. DENLY added. has been made part
chanan. who has to his credit thirty
years OF gallant service In the Navy.
* X * X
John Hays Hammond, as IL his
troubles with anthracite were not alb
sorbing enough even for a man of
his energy, has just taken on a new
job. He has accepted the chairman
ship of the National Civic Fedora
tion's department Of current eco
nomics and political movements" ten
dered him by Alton B. Parker, presi-
dent of the federation. The subjects
with which the new department will
concern itself are: Q) Revolutionary
movements; (2) industrial relations;
CD principles of representative gov
ernment and (D civics. Mr.. Ham,
mond is not an alarmist on the SUBJ
ject of bolshevism in the United
States. but he thinks conditions are
at work which unquestionably Gre
ate discontent and unrest and sap the
vitality of the nation. They must be
eradicated. Halfway measures will
not suffice. How shall we meet the
challenge Of the hour?'' Perhaps the
new Hammond department Of the
Civic Federation is going to tell US.
Secretary Hughes at Minneapolis on
Thursday coined an epigram that is
destined to become a political slogan
for the republican party. He defined
Americas policy in foreign affairs as
IAN attitude Of independence. not of
isolation" The other day Mr. Hughes
predecessor in the State Department,
the eloquent cambridge Colby, him.
self a gifted phrasemaker, ironically
observed that the republican admin
istration's program of isolation 'is
not policy, but predicament." Mr..
Hughes, in recent conversation with
friends. used a picturesque idiom to
describe Americas fortuitous escape
from the perils of old world politics.
I'VE have been rowing through
choppy seas these last six months" )"
he said, but we're all here, and
there's no water in the boat"
X + H&
Mrs. Coolidge has been an indus
trious knitter ever since she came to
Washington. She knits privately and
publicly. She used regularly to bring
her needles and yarn to the presi-
Dental box At plenary sessions Of the
armament conference in Continental
Memorial Hall q year and q half ago.
During one Of M. viviani's eloquent
flights in French, which few present
understood. Mrs. Coolidge attended
to her knitting with particular de-
yotion.
Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1923-08-31
A Case Where Tailless
Terriers Were Bred

To the Editor OF The Star:
Reading an article in Mondays
Evening Star. Litter of Tailless Pups
Believed Evolution of Desire for
Swank,' l thought possibly it might
be of interest to dog lovers to give
my experience of ten years in breed
ing for short-tail fox terriers.
Always being a lover of dogs, and
especially fox terriers, of which
breed many, dreaded the job of cut
ting their tails. Finally, 1 came
across an instrument, the name of
which at the present time I've for
gotten, which is used by surgeons and
shaped like an old-time lamp trim
mer, half round. which crimps the
skin at the same time 1t cuts This
Is a fine little instrument, and very
humane. 1t is used when the puppies
are about ten days old and the tail
is only gristle. Crimping the skin on
the inside as it cuts acts the same
as If a needle and thread had been
used, and hardly a drop of blood
shows up after the operation And
it Is much better to cut the puppies
tails when they are still with the
mother, as she helps to heal the
wound. -
But I was not satisfied even with
this method, and always believing 1t
possible to breed short-tail pups, I
made up my mind to give 1t a trial.
I finally came across a female born
with q short tail. And right here 1
want to say nobody can fool an ex-
perienced dog breeder by saying the
pup was born with a short tall When
born without a tail, only stub, you
will find on close inspection of the
stub that on the end Is a small bit
of soft gristle, which could not be
there If the tail had been cut.
I bred the mother to my prize fox,
whose tail had been clipped and the
result was a litter of four pups all
with long tails. / tried again with
the same result, living on the hope
that some day she would make mis-
take and present me with q bobtail.
/ was satisfied In my mind If I sue
ceeded the trick would be turned.
Working on the principle that. Like
beRets like" would breed the
mother to her son. Well. at last,
going into the barn one morning !
discovered litter OF four pups. And
there he was. as big as life, q fine
boy pup, with just a bluff in place
In due time I mated the mother
and son with the same old result
three loeg-tail pups. But kept right
ON. Suddenly she opened her heart
and presented me with two fine bob
tail pups! Satisfied that 1t could be
done. that heredity would come into
its own. IL care and judgment were
used in the mating. and being cal led
away. gave up further experiment.
EDWARD r. BENADE.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
Police.Fire Ball Game.

Time draws near for the annual
base ball game between the police and
fire departments, and in spite of ear.
nest effort by all members of "the
force" and the fire department it is
said that tickets are not selling as fast
as they did last year. Here is chance
for the public Of Washington to speed
up.
Proceeds Of the game go to the
benefit associations of the firemen
and police, and the funds Of these as.
sociations are never SO large as they
should be. The good purpose of the
associations is understood and appre.
ciated by most citizens. the police.fire
game has become regular feature of
the ball-playing season, and the cops
Evening star., 1923-08-31
Italy and Greece.

Greco-1talian animosities, latent only
during period of adjustment in the
Albanian territory, where each gov
ernment has aspirations for expan-
sion, have suddenly famed into a
blaze that threatens to cause a fresh
conf1agration in Europe. The other
day several Italian officers, serving on
the boundary survey which has been
in progress for some time, were slain.
Immediately the government at Rome
presented a series of demands to the
government at Athens, requiring
prompt response. These demands We're
drastic. They implied the responsible
lty of Greece for the crime, required
humiliating salutes and acknowledg-
ments and reparations and pledges of
the punishment of the assassins. The
Italian demands, indeed, are strikingly
reminiscent of those of Austria upon
Serbia in 1914.
Greece has replied, accepting four
Of the Italian demands, with modifica
tions, and rejecting three of them.
Rome declares, it is reported, that the
Grecian reply is totally unsatisfactory
Sinister moves have been made evi.
dencing a disposition to fight. At the
other capitals in Europe feverish ac.
tivity is manifested. as the powers
seek to prevent conflict by setting in
motion the intermediary machinery of
the league Of nations, of which both of
the now angry governments are mem.
bers.
This is the first real test of the
efficacy of the league as war-preven-
tive agency. There have been disputes
heretofore which have been adjusted
by league intercession, but they have
been comparatively static in nature.
emergencies. Now comes a case in
which, if intercessory checks are not
applied, two nations may fall to blows
in a short time over a matter which
would seem to be susceptible of ad-
justment by reasonable methods. Can
the league function quickly enough,
or can it function at all on its own in.
itiative, to prevent breach of the
peace?
If war between Greece and Italy
results from the assassinations in AL
bania there is no telling where it may
spread. For that always infiammable
material of the Balkan question is
close at hand to catch the flames. The
relations between the greater powers
are not at this time so cordial that
they can be relied upon to hold strictly
to a peacemaking course.
The chances are that this fare-up
will die down and be succeeded by
negotiations between Rome and
Athens, in which each side will seek,
in quieter temper, to find basis Of
action mutually satisfactory. But
there is a sinister significance in the
rapidity with which the crime in AL.
bania was seized as the basis for i'm
perative and virtually condemnatory
demands by Italy upon Greece, point.
ing to spirit to make for trouble.
The league may adjust this case, but
the underlying hatred and jealousy
will remain.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
Vice President Wheeler
Hailed From New York

To the Editor Of The Star:
Mr.. Haskins. in answering corre-
spondents in The Star of yesterday,
spoke Of William A. Wheeler, a for
mer Vice President of the United
States and serving with President
Hayes, as having hailed from Massa-
chusetts at the time Of his election.
Was not this an error? william A.
Wheeler was New Yorker, who
served many years in the House of
Representatives and hailed from New
York at the time of his election as
Vice President.
Perhaps Mr.. Haskins may have had
In mind and by inadvertence failed
to refer to Henry Wilson, a former
senator from Massachusetts, who was
Vice President during Grants second
term. himself having been elected in
1872, and dying during his term of
office. JACKSON S. RALSTON.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
A Plea in Pity for
The Banished Monk
To tha Ed;tar of The Sta,.

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t was with feeling Of deep regret
and Indignation that read the article
in Wednesdays Star relative to chang
Ing of the quarters of the monkeys at
the Zoo. 1t is really too bad that the
little animal who loves the light. air
and sunshine, to say nothing OF the
companionship of his kind, should be
banished. through no fault of his own.
to loneliness and gloom for his few re-
naming years, perhaps only months. 1t
would be far more merciful to chloro-
form 1t. Cannot something be done for
the poor little prisoner, or will it take
an act Of Congress?
MRS. WILLIAM E. SMITH.