Evening star., 1923-03-29

lline, sugar and building material rls"
The teIegraphic wall received by the
Secretary of Commerce, reports that
the boil weeYil took half OF last years
crop, and the north has taken 20 per
cent Of the colored Iahorers OF thn
SOUTH and that cotton stocks arc the
lowest they have been since 1865. Yc:
the market slumps. Representative.
John J. McSWain Of South Carolina
demands an investigation 10 Asccr
tain who is throttlins the supply and
demand.
The northwest, not to be outdore
by the south, and forgetting that war-
time rationing is out Of date. com
plains that there is a surplus OF Ill
100000 bushels OF wheat, and 1t ap-
peals to us all to "cat an extra slee
Of bread" That Will consume the
surplus. Now we wonder why bread
Anything the matter with eating more
cake? Maybe that is only a double
proposition, for cake would require
sugar-and there is the sugar con-
bine already robbing US.
Minnesota is known as the bread
and butter state" since it Produces
the best -four and the best butter ia
with cooks made in Germany" imni-
grating into America and demanding
$4,000 kronen per month IS WdgeS.
Minnesota and the DakotaS can Cocrce
us into eating anything. Like the
brave little boy, Sooner would L let
starvation gnaw my vittals CUT"
\; X < 4
Heretofore all American mcr's
styles have been assumed to follow
those of the King Of England. 1t has
been declared facetiousIy that one
could tell when it was raining in Lo'-
don by noting that the New Workers
trousers were all turned up. But
now the arbiter OF fashion is no
longer his majesty the king. but he Is
His Excellcncy the President"--aS
one of the cabinet officials addresses
him.
This is how it happened: The rule
has been at the exclusive hotels of
st. Augustine, Fla, that all gentle
men will dress in evening clothes as
soon as the clock strikes 6. Prcs'-
dent Harding set new style. He
appeared on a hot evening in q cool.
white flannel suit, with white shoes.
The society folks gasped and ran foE
their flannels.
If only Mrs. Harding would 10
equally democratic and wear hsr
white linen dresses, instead Of thc
regulation gowns, how happy We
might all be in getting back to nor
NAL
An international banker reprovss
President Harding and Secretary
Hughes for venturing to discuss dip
Iomatic questions with European dip
lomats, since neither Of them has
ever visited Europe. Tho banker
says: The government should seud
abroad as many OF our political lead
ers as possible, and make them go all
the way around, what's more"
Why not See America first: i
some OF the international banker
would take that slogan TO heart they.
too, might benefit do not say PROF
it''-quite as much.
Here is true story, unadorncd:
a Chicago advertising man took hi
/, friend from California into the office
of a Wall street friend to give him
social introduction The Wall street
er was very cordial and bit condo
scending, Of course.
Very pleased TO meet you, 81
From California? You have very
interesting country out west l Wen
| out west myself last year-a bus
ness trip il was. ! Went clear out Y
Buffalo. and on to Cleveland and then
| away down to Pittsburgh. Its a won
derful country. And you live out
west"
The Californian's first thought was
tha ts he was being gaNyed. but then he
saw he evident SINCERITY of the un-
sophisticated tinancier. and he re-
piled:
Yes I live out, west. But / find
the east also Interesting This is no.
| my first trip east. j made a tour last
/ wear al around / MAS in Salr Lake
| City and Denver. and-oh, all Over
| that eastern land. by the way, its
! a wonder we didn't meet"
| Copyright. 1923, by P V. Colins)