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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-05-19

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freezes in two successive years.
Weeds are, perhaps, the greatest
enemy of the alfalfa crop, says the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. Dodder, which acts as para
site on alfalfa plants, is very object
ionable in seed-producing districts
1t does not ordinarily give much
trouble in fields that are devoted en-
tirely to the production Of hay, but
nevertheless there is great prejudice
against seed contaminated with dod-
der, and most States have stringent
laws against the selling of seed con.
tanning it. It is relatively easy to kill
out patches Of dodder in hay field
Other troublesome weeds are blue
grass and quackgrass in northeastern
United States; crabgrass and Bermu.
ia grass in the Central and Southern
States; and foxtail or wild millet ir
the Middle West and the Great Plains
In the irrigated sections Of the West
the wild barleys ALSO known as fox
tail and squirreltail grass, are decid
eddy troublesome, as the boards ruiz
the first crop of hay for feeding un'
less it is cut very early.
Where weeds are troublesome Gr
the West, wheat is sometimes drilled
in the alfalfa in the fall, and as il
comes on early the growth of weeds
is checked. The first cutting of hay
the following spring consists Of 6
mixture of alfalfa and wheat. Guilt
walton of established stands of alfalfa
may help to hold weeds in check, but
unless done with considerable care
the crop may suffer. The best way te
fight weeds is to make conditions sc
favorable for alfalfa that they arc
smothered out.
When weeds become abundant in ar
alfalfa field it is usually better to pillow
up the field and make a fresh start
than to try to rogue them out.
Evening star., 1923-05-27
Mayor Hylan's Pay.

Mayor Hylan, having been elected
to a second four-year term, probably
has no expectation Of a third go at
the office. At any rate he is certainly
not playing the game with the politi-
cal discretion that is expected in the
case OF hopeful officeholder.
He has just acted on some bills
passed by the state legislature affect
ing Greater New York and submitted
to him under the provisions Of a
statute which gives the mayors Of
cities OF q certain class the right Of
advisory approval or veto over meas.
ures affecting their communities, One
Of these bills increased the pay Of the
mayor and the controller OF Greater
New York from $4,000 to $25,oo0 a
year, and those Of the president Of the
board. Of aldermen and the fve
borough presidents from $4,000 to
$4,000 q year. This the mayor has
just approved. At the same time he
vetoed a bill to increase the salary Of
the city clerk from $500 to $4,000.
The incumbent Of that ONCE -is a
Tammsny district leader. The mayor
IL not particularly friendly with Tam.
many just now. Other bills vetoed by
the mayor increased the salaries Of
police magistrates and municipal
court justices; eQualized the pensions
of firsmen. and policemen: made the
salary for the Inst ave instead Of the
last ten years the basis for the re.
Evening star., 1923-05-27

likely to be recognized as q Washing
tonian. He must be ready to answer
questions, to give directions, to lend a
hand for guidance.
So 1t will be well for people Of Wash
ington to bone up on their city dur.
ing these next few days and learn a
little more about It. There are some
comparatively old residents who have
yet a good deal to learn. Some Of
them are unfamiliar with certain of
the public buildings, even their loca.
tion and names. AS, for instance, the
other day one who was supposedly a
Washingtonian told an inquiring visi.
tor that the marble wings" of the De-
partment OF Agriculture were tempo
rary war buildings"
1t is important first for people Of the
city to find out just where the Shrine
points are located, the places where
Shriners are especially guided and ac-
commodated. In other words, If citi-
zen does not know himself he should
be able to direct the inquirer to a
place where he can be informed.
It is the Washingtonian's duty in
this situation to do everything possible
to promote the comfort and the con.
venience Of the city's guests. Guidance
is the first item in that service. and
with guidance the Washingtonian can
give the stranger a good deal of. very
wholesome information about Wash
ington, its peculiar conditions, its
needs. In short, this Is Washington's
opportunity, not only to be of service,
but to acquaint several hundred thou
sand visiting Americans with Its re.
Quirements at the hands of the nation.
Evening star., 1923-05-27

tirement Of city employees, and pro.
vided for referendum on paying q
minimum salary to hremen and police-
men. "a
The mayors reason for vetoing
these other bills was that Of economy.
He gave no reason for approving the
bill which involved an increase In his
own salary. He does not have to state
his grounds for signing a measure.
Immediately arise criticisms. There
is no record OF a reservation that the
salary raises take effect after the in
cumbents of the affected Offices leave
their present posts. Thus the mayor
is put in the somewhat difficult posi-
tion Of approving a measure which
puts $4,000 a year into his own
pocket while refusing his assent to
bills which add to the compensation of
other municipal officials, who are per-
haps quite as hard worked as he.
Evening star., 1923-05-27
A Great Old Game.

The same old game Is being played
in the territory adjacent to the Dis.
trict to the north, the game of official
broken. Gambling houses to which The
Star recently called attention are run.
ming full blast just over the line, were
closed for q few hours after that pub.
lication and then opened again as
lively as ever. Still the officials Of the
region have seen nothing. know moth.
ing and can find nothing. AS far as
they have observed everything is
peaceful and lawful within their juris.
dictions.
It would seem to one not acquainted
with the history OF these matters that
there must be something peculiar and
inherent in the law-enforcement office
in such a region that limits the vision,
narrows the scent" so to speak. just
why it is that Washington newsgath-
erers can find evidence Of illegal gam
bling activity and the county law Of
ficers cannot is one Of the mysteries
are not hidden away in the brush.
They are not camoufiaged under the
guise Of respectable establishments.
They are run openly. Patrons are
transported in motor cars and carry
alls from points Of rendezvous in this
city. 1t is the easiest thing in the
world to trail these patrons and to find
the establishments in full operation.
But somehow II 10 not done by those
whose business It is to enforce the law
out in that jurisdiction. Strange.
AS already said, this is an old game,
a game so familiar that every move
is known in advance. A great crowd
coming to Washington: gambling
games started on the outskirts in the
hope that they can run long enough
to make a big cleanup before the slow
hand Of justice descends upon them;
official ignorance Of the existence Of
these conditions: indignant denials and
amazement on the part Of the law Of
ficers OF the counties and, then, finally.
an accumulation of evidence that
opens even the official eyes and brings
about a sort Of raid that puts an end
to the game. Meanwhile. many have
been fieeced in these dens. No one
knows how much crime has been COM
mitted in them. And the promoters
OF the scheme laugh at the law and
when the local area becomes too warm
move off to other fields.
1t would seem that there had been
enough experience along this line on
the other side Of the boundary to en-
able those charged with the execution
Of the laws to know the symptoms Of
an outbreak Of this disease. Seeming.
ly experience teaches nothing. and the
same old game goes on with occasional
lapses Of virtue. 1t is surely a great
old game.
Evening star., 1923-05-27
Irreverent Art.

Following closely upon the convic.
ton OF a theatrical producer and com.
pany in New York for presentation OF
a play calculated to lower public
morals, comes a court ruling that a
painting ridiculing prohibition, ex.
hibited in public in that city some
weeks ago, is in violation Of the penal
code. The secretary of the exhibiting
society has been fined for permitting
the picture to be seen. The artist who
painted II has not been prosecuted
One Of the three judges sitting in the
case dissented, declaring that, although
the picture might be considered bad
taste, he did not regard 1t as coming
within the statute.
This picture In question represents
Christ, who has just performed the
miracle at Cana Of transforming water
into wine, being rebuked by prohibi.
tionists, who are pouring the wine
upon the ground. The prohibitionists
are represented in the persons of
Bryan, Volstead and Anderson.
There will, Of course, be difference
Of opinion as to this action OF the
court, some holding it to be proper,
others regarding it as an invasion of
the right Of personal opinion. I'm.
doubtedly the picture was intended to
shock the public mind. 1t. however.
went further and shocked the public's
sense Of decency and reverence. The
weight OF feeling in this matter is
doubtless with the courts decision.
There is much license today in ex-
preston in all forms. Liberties are
taken with the most sacred things.
There are few reserves. It is well to
check this radicalism Of thought and
presentation.
The anti.prohibition argument is not
strengthened by such displays of ir-
reverent disregard OF propriety. On the
contrary every such picture or refer
ence intensifies the sentiment for en-
forcement of what is now the law of
the land. Intolerance" as quoted by
those opposed to prohibition, is not
nearly so dangerous to the public wei.
fare as the intolerance Of those who
defy the law.
Evening star., 1923-05-27
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT r. SMALL

he desires to take along. as we'll az
STAFF Of clerks and stenographers
to handle the executive business
wnise MssnsS the chief maststrate is on tour.
special writer's, and even the secret
service men, will have TO bear their
share OF the general expense of the
train. On some of the Taft trips.
cheaper than they are today, each
newspaper man was assessed as high
as $1,000 for travelling expenses alone
Contrary to the general impression.
the President Of the United States
has no private car OF HIS own. When
he goes on the road he is compelled
to rent one from the Pullman Com
pany. There has been talk from time
to time Of providing the chief exec
utive with car, but Congress neve.
travel appropriation always has
proved sufficient so far. even with
SO keen a wayfarer as Mr.. Taft.
The Alaskan portion of the jour
ney and the return trip through the
Panama canal. of course. will be made
presidential party will pay for its
keep" by standing full share in the
daily cost OF the messes aboard.
Frank A. Vanderlip, who presided
at the meeting OF the American Ma
tional Council, addressed by President
Harding on Thursday, is very earn
estly concerned about the intena-
tional situation. He does not believe
that things could be much worse in
Europe. and he is trying to impress
upon this country the fact that the
whole world is looking to America
for moral leadership.
Civilization has been disappointed
that SO little OF spiritual feeling has
come out OF the war.
I'm fact" he remarked In a jocular
vein. ut has been said that about the
only two tangible results Of the war
were the legitimization Of the wrist
watch, and to the 7. NJ. C. A the
sanctffcation OF the cigarette"
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Washington in general, and Herbert
Hoover in particular, were in a high
state Of excitement Monday forenoon
last. Announcement was made that
day OF the American claims which
had been filed against Germany, the
whole amounting to something in ex-
cess Of billion dollars
Prominent in the announced and
1upiisH-O LlSL OE ClSlInAnIS was the
name Of Herbert Hoover & Sons, who
were set down as claiming some such
modest sum as a hundred or two
million dollars. The Secretary or
Commerce is known to be comfort
ably well Off in this worlds goods.
but no one suspected that he ever
dealt in figures in the hundreds of
millions. or that he could possibly
have had that much property affected
by the war
Well, Mr.. Hoover was as much sur
prised as any one else in Washing
ton. He was also mad. He was not
long in getting the mixed claims
commission on the wire and wanted
to know "how come" The commits
sion explained that It shouldn't have
been Herbert Hoover at all, but
Joseph Hoover of Philadelphia. Some
clerk or some printer or somebody,
thinking that any prominent Hoover
must be Herbert, Just wrote the name
wrong-unconscious OF the error he
was masking.
The proper correction was sent
forth promptly, but Mr.. Hoover is
still struggling with the problem as
to how Joseph" and Herbert" could
be mixed UP. He says they don't look
q bit alike and there is quite q little
dinerence In the sound as well.
Evening star., 1923-05-27
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHIIANDER JOHNSON.

Melody.
'Tis wonderful music when summer
draws nigh
And. the south wind is sweet with q
laugh and a sigh.
The blossoms temptation entices the
bee;
The robin is happy up there in the
tree;
Way down in the valley and up on the
hill.
The world is a.tune with the hum and
the trill,
And the clouds in the sky that 60
sailing along
Seem to loiter and wish they might
join in the song.
And there's ne'er a philosopher living
could find
A word in it all that appealed to his
mind;
And there's ne'er a musician on earth
who could fail
To see that it breaks all the rules Of
the scale,
And yet there was never q melody
made
BY the songster whose lay is a trick
and a trade
That is one.half so sweet as the laugh
and the sigh
And the hum and the trill as the sum-
mer draws nigh.
Evening star., 1923-05-27
Learn to Be q Guide!

All Washington will have to serve
as a committee Of reception and in.
formation for the visitors who are
coming here next week for the Shrine
meeting. Some or the local citizens
are especially designated for this serv-
ice, the Shriners themselves, perhaps,
or members Of some Of the civic or
ganisations. They will wear badges
announcing that they are designated
to give first aid and comfort to the
guests Of the city. But there will be
many thousands who will not belong
to any particular group, and who will
have no badges. They should be on
duty just the same for this service.
Probably most Of the visitors who
come will wear distinguishing insignia
OF some sort, badges, probably fezzes,
possibly costumes. The unorsanized
Washingtonian will be unadorned. He
will, perhaps, be conspicuous for this
reason. So that . District person who
has nothing on his head or his GOAT to
differsntiate him from the visitors ana
the Official reception committees is
Evening star., 1923-05-27

HERE still is a great deal of
mystery through the country
as to how the President
travels. Mr.. Harding's forth
coming journey to Alaska has
brought the subject up anew for dis
cussion.
Does he use a pass?"
docs he pay for the trip out OF
his own pocket?"
Does he pay for the newspaper
men and the photographers who go
along?"
These are the most common ques-
tions that come to Washington. and,
for the sake OF breyity, the answer
to all of them is NO"
The President of the United States
Is not a "deadhead" in railroad par
lance. He must pay his fare just as
any ordinary individual must, except
that the President. for the sake Of
executive seclusion, always uses a
private car and in order to induce
the railroads to handle this car he
has to pay twenty-five full fares in
stead Of one. Any ordinary person,
however. can have a private car
hauled at exactly the same rate.
There was q time, up to and includ-
ing a large part Of the Roosevelt ad-
ministration. when the President was
carried free by the railroads: not
only the President, but all Of his en-
tourage, including as many guests as
he cared to invite. The Pennsylvania
railroad in the old days financed
many q presidential trip entirely
fraying not only the expenses Of
transportation, but all Pullman
charges. and both solid and liquid
refreshment, with after dinner
smokes thrown In for good measure.
1t was estimated that some of the
big presidential swings around the
circle" cost the Pennsylvania as high
as $4,000 or 100000. There was
no other way the President could
travel, unless he chose to spend the
greater portion of his salary, which
was but $4,000 year at that time.
X X X
Congress at last came to the con-
clusion that the practice of placing
the burden Of presidential trips on
a few accommodating railroads was
all wrong. It was agreed that the
President should travel, but that he
should not have to place himself un-
der obligations to the railroads for
services rendered. So Congress. dof-
fing it's coat of niggardliness, not
only raised the presidential salary to
$4,000 a year as Mr.. Taft came into
Office, but granted a yearly appro-
priation of $4,000 additional for
travelling expenses. But even $4,000
a year does not provide an awful lot
of transportation at the prevailing
rates.
When he starts across the oonti-
nent next month the President will
travel in a special train. A special
train costs 125 full railroad fares for
every mile travelled. In addition to
this. every Pullman car in the special
train costs $50 a day, with an addi-
tlonai surcharge which also goes to
the railroads. II can be seen that at
this rate the Presidents $4,000
would not last long IL he had to foot
the entire bill. AS it is, the Presi-
Dental appropriation will be used
probably for two cars of the special
train, accommodating the Presidents
immediate party, including his Sec
retary, George Christian, and DR..
Sawyer and such personal guests as
Evening star., 1923-05-27
BY THOMAS n. MARSHALL.
Former Vice President Of the
United States.

Uhiteo otuteb.
OU may tell a man he Is dis
" tinctly bad, and he will laugh
and make good-natured re-
tort that he has plenty of
| man a fool, and he will turn the joke
by reminding you that you are the
fool. not he; but you can get" almost
any man by seriously suggesting that
he is insane. Such characterize
tion he cannot laugh down. It Is cal
| cuiated to put any man in q blue
funk. 1t creates doubt, distress, de-
spair. 1t raises the question: do
others besides this crazy fool believe
I am not quite rights? Have they
been less blatant merely because they
respect my feelings?"
No wonder DR.. Desloges, Montreal
alienist, stirred q hornets nest when
he said most persons were on their
way to the insane hospital. and that
the whole world would be crazy In
twenty-five years unless the rapid in
crease in mental disorders was halt
ed. Every mans voice is now raised
in criticism Of him. yet II his proph-
ecy proved correct, the insanity Of
generation.
Just why it Is that people look upon
insanity as q Disgrace and upon folly
as a misfortune never have been
able to understand. Sure enough.
however. to be a fool Is hard luck,
according to popular fancy while to
be an insane person IL q disgrace.
almost a crime. Your family con-
ceals your condition, inferentially
denies your existence. Your name is
not mentioned. You are allowed Just
to drop out. When / was Governor
of Indiana, II became necessary, be-
cause of a readjustment Of geographic
districts. TO transfer insane patients
from one hospital to another. News
papers made comment on the ar
rangements for transfer. Relatives
of the patients Immediately became
excited. They told me they feared
having Insanity in the family might
become known. I was amazed to
learn that in not q few cases rela-
tives and intimate friends had been
deceived into believing that the pa
tient was travelling abroad. visiting
distant city. Sotwithstanding the re-
moteness between disease and dis
grace. we'll intentioned families had
purposely concealed the existence OF
insanity in an effort to avoid discred-
itment.
1 have a feeling that many OF the
follies Of the day could be lessened, IL
not eradicated, II the public would
regard them as the outcroppings OF
insanity. Marathon dancers would
yield, have no doubt, II their sanity
was seriously questioned. Terming
them foolish will not suffice, but sug-
gesting they are actually crazy might
instill in their minds a doubt OF the
wisdom Of their folly. well remem-
ber an intelligent and highly respect
able woman OF our little Indiana city
who became a sort OF walking edition
OF town topics. Have you heard"
and "They say" filled her waking
hours. She caused moro trouble
than poison pen letters Of today.
yet no one desired to hail her into
court for slander. Finally, one OF the
leading citizens who had suffered con-
ceived the idea OF instituting pro-
ceedings in insanity against her upon
Evening star., 1923-05-27

The New York stock market is ex-
pected to do what it can to prevent il
licit financial transactions. But SO
long as there are lambs there will be
wolves.
Evening star., 1923-05-27
A Bootleg Conspiracy.

Federal prohibition agents have un-
covered a plot to food the District
with rum during the Shrine conven-
tion. This plot centered at Norfolk. or
rather Off the Virginia capes. where a
large fleet Of ships has been assembled
during the past week, from which
wet" cargoes were to have been un-
loaded for transport to the capital. It
appears that a syndicate had been
formed comprising fifty.four men, the
majority Of them, It is stated in q dis.
patch, representing large financial in
terests.
Some of the liquor, it Is believed,
had already been shipped to this city.
most of it by means Of small speed
boats, but the Gordon Of coast.guard
craft has been drawn so closely that
the greater part Of the contraband has
been held on board the smuggling
craft.
Arrests have been made which may
lead to the uncovering of the con-
spiracy--it Is no less than that--to
break down the law Of this country.
The hope is that every man connected
with the bootlegging syndicate will be
uncovered, and that all the names will
he given in the news. II is to be hoped
further that all Of them will be prose.
cuted, and, il convicted, punished Sc
verely. No matter what their connec-
tions, financially or otherwise, they
should be brought into the light as
conspirators against the law.
This country has, by formal enact.
ment through change in It's Consti.
tuition, declared against the sale Of ir-
toxicating liquors, defining that term
by a statute which provides for en-.
forcement. 1t is a fragrant fact that
organized efforts are being made to
thwart and f1out the law. A test has
come Of the force of the law in the
United States.
This attempt to flood the capital
with liquor during a great gathering
Of people from all parts Of the coun.
try is a particularly impudent attack.
It has doubtless been assumed that no
effort would be made to stop the i'm.
portation or, if made at all, would be
half.hearted and futile. The proceed.
tngs at Norfolk show to the contrary
Tn. :, the government is alert and in
earnest.
Those who are trying to break down
the dry law in the hope Of causing it
to become a dead letter, If not to be
repealed, are pursuing the same bad
psychology that Germany pursued
nine years ago, assuming that the peo-
pie are not Intelligent, are not sincere.
They take it for granted that the
eighteenth amendment was put over"
by a trick, and that Congress has
merely gone through the motions Of
enforcement legislation and the admin
istration through those Of preventive
measures. They base their campaign
upon the theory that the country is
not sincere, and that it is willing and
ready to let the dry law die.
Never was greater mistake made.
This question has become one not OF
prohibition, but Of law observance. II
those opposed to prohibition deliberate.
ly sought a means OF clinching the dry
law they could not have moved more
surely than by this process of organ
,zed defiance. They have committed
} crime not merely against this par
ticular law, but against all law, and
the people Of this country resent and
will rAsiaf stfch prnred,1Ye
Evening star., 1923-05-27

The Michigan senator who advises
girls to qualify to support the home
by their own earnings assumes that
such a course will bring husbands to
their knees begging their wives to re.
main at home. 1t might work that
way with some husbands. but others
would sit by the fireside and applaud.