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Evening star., 1923-04-02
That ''Indian Uprising" !"

Whenever an Indian gets "bad" and
commits a crime and a few of his
tribesmen attempt to aid or conceal
him, the episode grows to the dig
nifty of an uprising Of the redskins. 4"
Nine thousand boys at once begin to
prepare for an excursion to the west
II any one has ever in his travels
seen a Piute Indian he has seen the
last answer in degenerate native
Americans. One or more hard-boiIed
Indians committing crimes of the
same character as those done in
populous communities where they are
of such high frequency that they are
given small attention have stirred
the front pages into action in the
past week. That these outbreaks"
took place in the most isolated and
least visited of the wonderland of
the west added to the opportunity
for dime novel frills and thrills.
Had white men performed the feat
of escaping from Jail and been given
aid and assistance by a dozen rene
would have heard nothing Of 1t east
of Denver. The Piute is famous for
cake made from a meal of ground
graSShoppers and for his aversion to
water for bathing purposes. He Is
like many a white man, potential for
trouble when filled with the high
voltage moonshine Of Illicit COM
there is far more danger in our own
effete east than in the sublime
scenery OF southern Utah.-Janes-
vile Gazette. 49,
Evening star., 1923-04-02
Italian Hyphenism No More Wei.
come Than Any Other.

The transplanting of Italian fas-
cism to the United States is no more
20 be tolerated. in the view Of
American editors. than is the trans
planting Of German junkerism or
Russian sovietism. Hence. while q
few writers see promise of good in
the proposed program of organization
into fascist Of Italians living IN this
country, most papers look upon il as
movement which will encourage di-
vided allegiance. and which, even if
it could be productive of good, is not
needed here
The fascist have done a good and
necessary work in Italy" the Detroit
Free Press acknowledges They
have saved the peninsula from con-
troll by communistic and bolshevistic
elements that were playing directly
into the hands Of Lenin. The eco
nomtc principles and practices of the
fascist are sound. They are patriotic
and nationalistic." But the reason
says, is that the movement grew
from Italy'S soul II did not come
| from Switzerland or Norway or
America" for great social and po-
soil from which they spring. The
fascist Of Mussolini conquered be-
cause Italy needed them" but they
are mot transplantable." Moreover,
the ST. Joseph News-Press insists
I'VE have no concern with what the
fascist IN its various forms is doing
in Europe"
That fascism is a political move
ment Indigenous to Italy is the very
reason why il must not be permitted
in the United States, many writer's
maintain, and however successful IT
has been in conducting the Italian
government in an efficient manner
does not alter the fact" the Canton
News points. out, that II secured con-
troll "by threat of force. by defiance
Of all constitutional guarantees" To
encourage that doctrine in this coun-
try, adds the Boston Transcript, lis
10 invite danger and disorder. It
means the importation of European
disturbances into our cities and
towns; for already the nationistic
and communiStic factions among the
Italians have begun to clash, and q
nationalists will tend to agSravate
the enmities and infiame the pas
sions Of the Italians among u.s."
Analysing the program as given
however. the Asheville Times finds
that IL need occasion no alarm" Its
avowed objects, says the Times, ARE
such that any American could sub
scribe to them without doing T1o-
lence to his citizenship. They in
clude such worthy purposes as teach
ing the italian his obligations to the
land Of his adoption, prevention. Of
Unemployment, aid for the imrni-
grants and help for disabled veter-
ans of the world war. The fascist
Of North America are not to par
ticipate as a unit in American poll
ties" So long as the fascist in this
country lives up to these avowed in
tentions, and assumes no political as
pect," the Wheeling 1ntelligencer
Evening star., 1923-04-02
Arbor Day Proclamation.

The Commissioners in their Arbor
day proclamation make an appeal TO
citizens to give attention to the har-
1owers, the guarding of trees from
depredations and the maintenance Of
parks and highways in fitting beauty
by keeping intact their shrubbery and
flowers" It is an appeal which will
strike home 10 many persons, and It
IS hoped it will inspire every home
ieeper in the District TO plant shrub
berry and flowers where they will inn
prove the aspect OF the home and to
bestow some care on the things that
are already growing. Beauty is one Of
the assets Of the city. The Commis
sioners say that with the approach
Of spring, as Washington appears to
us once more in radiant verdancy, the
Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia take occasion TO call to the at
tention of the citizens the necessity
for considering that magnificent gift
begueathed 10 us through the fore
sight Of the fathers Of the city, our
-rees.' They seek 10 awaken the pride
Of those citizens whose pride needs
waking by saying that ito Washing
ton have been given spacious, shady
avenues and gorgeous leafy aspects.
that set her first III rank among the
well planted cities OF the nation, and
TO her by this gift is allotted a beauty
that will endure go long as her ctti-
2ens recognize their responsibilities"
Spring is here and the time has come
sor making our lawns and gardens
things of loneliness. Trees can be
planted where they should be, but
Arbor day is broad enough in its
significance 70 call for the planting
of shrubs and flowers. 1t also calls not
only for the planting of new things
but for the protection and improve
ment Of the trees and shrubs we have.
Evening star., 1923-04-02

every generation--it has been found
that our preparation was inadequate.
II is reported that requests have
been made on Secretary Weeks to
prevent Army officers from speakin g
publicly iii regard to their profession
ard using language which conflicts
with the aims of certain peace organi-
Secretary might answer the requests
by making plain the right of officers to
act as individuals and by revealing to
the country the 'menacing and un-
patriotic program Of certain organiza-
TONS" Such action by the Secretary
Of War would be well regarded by the
mass Of the American people. They
can see no reason why those who
speak for preparation for future war
should be muZ2led. II the peace or
CARNATIONS cannot meet the argu-
ments Of the warriors it does not
speak well for the cause they espouse.
It seems that some members Of peace
organizations would not only muster
out all troops. scuttle warships and
break the sword, but would also gag
those who say that as war has come
upon US many times in the life Of the
republic it Will come again, and that
its coming should find US ready. The
argument should be allowed to go on
and the disputants should show their
goods to the people. 1t would not be
fair play for one side to do all the talk
ing.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
Weather Prophets.

Weather prophets find their fairest
opportunity in foul weather, When
winter Is severe and spring extremely
cold some prophets tell that there will
be no summer, and that frost and
January winds will prevail in August,
while other prophets. apparently OF
equal reliability, tell that summer will
be the hottest and driest or the hot.
test and wettest ever known. Then, in
summer, when sizZard sizzes, the
prophets also get busy. The following
winter, according to one set, will be so
cold that steamboats, will stop running
on the Potomac river and men may
skate from Little Falls to Point Look.
out. Another set Of prophets will say
that q hot summer means a warm
winter, and that homekeepers win
Evening star., 1923-04-02
Increase in Cars.

That there is steady increase in
the number Of automobiles in Wash
ington is obvious, but it is interesting
to have the figures from the District
building. The superintendent Of
Licenses says that $1,000 tags have
been issued this year. which is an in-
crease of 1920 over the number is
sued to this date last year, and he
predicts that before the close Of 1928
100000 tags will be issued. The issue
OF tags now averages 500 day. The
auto season is opening, and the spring
purchase Of cars goes on at a rate
that shows no sign Of slackening.
Traffic problems become harder as cars
increase, but the problems will have to
be met. There is no other way. The
number Of cars will continue to in
crease for an indefinite time.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
EDITORIAL DIGEST

can find mo serious objection 10 its
Back Hand. camor1:a. Mafia "a snS snS
0ther is Italian societies, which attract
peaceful and law-abiding orga1izal
ttion' such az the fascist purnorts to
De. should offer refreshing addio
t,o1 70 our italian population. :"
ue 1ine TN ,nat = II t.. can be depended upon to
SSI the Watertown Standard, for il
believes to be "inconceivabIe" .he
likelihood that the many Italians
whose , nome has been in America for
whose children are being educated ~
our schools and who are proud TO he
ca!ed Americans, will place any or
gT.Hnlzation T.a1.a@, t or government above the
Cnilec States Constitution"
~ Severtheless, the name itself Of
the organization is against 1t in the
| lican holds. for il carries the suS-
gest!on OF "an emphasis upon a sort
OF rac,ai solfdarity-a pan-Ita lianisrn,
eSaasa "eTTe-tending T unduly to in
separat enessi in a word, 7lyphenisn.
Ihat is also the basis for the Ta
coma Ledger's objection to the move
nent' fostered, as 1t appears 10 be,
paper sees il, 'it is an affirmation by
the italian government that there is
such thing as dual citizenshIp: !:
tnat Whi!e an Italian may become an
ne sun retains his allegiance to the
mother country. That is a doctrine
which cannot be accepted by Amer
| leans" and IF the fascist organize
Iton Tton eontempIates that holding Of
iealans in the United States to Ital-
ian allegiance and italian citizenship
| then the fascist IS as great a menace
20 Arnericanism as was the organiza-
ton established in this country with
money appropriated by Kaiser viii
helm and the imperial German gov
ernment." And If the movement
means anything" the Norfolk Led
ser-Dispatch thinks, "it means that
have Italians in America ignore what
for want OF better word, we cali
Americanization and continue to owe
and pay allegiance to Italy" a doc
trine which the paper repudiates be-
can serve two masters is as literally
true today as it was centuries ago"
and our 1talian-born or Italian de-
scended citizenry is too valuable for
US TO permit It to lose any Of its
Mussolini's injunction. the Steuben-
vile Herald-Star reports, "is that
the good Italians in America should
beware of bolsheviscn,' and appar-
emily IT Is the intention to organize
sAeA4 ~ SoAibdt uoASIcNlsI tendencies.
In this connection the Hartford
Times quotes the Corriere d'America
as saying that this is not a duty that
| rests upon foreigners, even IL it were
| cessary." Supporting this position
the Times replies. "Exactlyl Have
we no William J. Burns, no Senator
Lusk, no woman's patriotic party /?
If there be communists at large these
100 per cent patriots may be trusted
to see that they are investigated and
apprehended We need M aasiat q pna
from the Italian fascist. We have
black shirts of our own. The great
trouble is that so many find difficulty
in keeping them on"
Evening star., 1923-04-02
Prince Thurn and Taxis, Living in ",
HOnored Guest at Masonic Dinner
BIZ THE MARaUIsE DE FoxrESoY.

BI THE MARQCISE DE FONTESOY.
few weeks ago a number of the
Sunday illustrated supplements OF
the great daily papers throughout
the country printed picture OF a.
reception given by the Freemasons
of New York, in honor Of the mem
bers Of the lodges Of Illinois, where
figuring among the principal guests
was a. Prince Tfurn and Taxis, the
latter wearing, suspended by black
ribbon from his neck. the rather
striking insignia OF the Austrian
Langue OF the Sovereign Order of St.
John Of Jerusalem, an order which,
dating from the days OF the crusades.
formerly owned the Island Of Malta,
and which, until the great war. re-
tanned sufficient degree of sover-
eign status TO maintain an amba sSa-
dor at the courts OF Vienna and Of
Pesth. its envoys there. and at the
equal footing with other foreign am
bassadors, It ie an intensely Cath
Ollie order. which exactS OF it's mem
bers the possession of several genera
tions Of exclusively Roman Catholic
ancestors both on the fathers and
mothers side OF the house.
That antagonism exists between the
Roman Catholic Church and Free
masonry is generally accepted fact.
The presence, therefore, of Prince
Thurn and Taxis. arrayed In the in
sigma Of such an exclusively Roman
Catholic order as that Of the Knights
OF ST. John, of Jerusalem, at g. purely
Masonic gathering, attracted q good
deal OF attention, and has brought
me many inquiries from readers as
to. the identity OF this particular
prince.
i. i x y
It may be stated in reply that he
Is the younger son and namesake Of
the late Prince Alexander OF Thurn
and Taxis, who was so often In
America, about thirty years ago, in
connection with industrial enterprises
in which he was engaged-notabiy in
q number of Siberian gold mining
companies for which he had secured
q certain amount OF American capi-
tai: In some OF them an ne S,,ss. was repre- Ias
inson of New York. Some of these
companies proved successful; others,
notably the so-called Domains" COM
pany. with a capital OF some 5000
ing certain gold mines In the Altai
Nertchinsk district of the late cars
crown domains in Siberia, came to
grief and led to no end of litigation.
In the various continental capitals
OF Europe. in London, and also in
New York.
The late Prince Alexander was a
man Of much charm and persuasion,
and was q privy counselor of his
sovereign. His younger son. nov in
this country. has inherited his tastes
and his spirit Of enterprise, and is
about forty-two years of age; was
formerly a lieutenant OF cavalry in
the Austrian army, and titular
chamberlain at the court OF Vienna.
He married In Paris some eighteen
de Ligne. who after bearing him
three children--two boys and girl
secured a decree of judicial separa-
ton from him. and now makes her
home at tSs villa Ia Rochefoucauld
Evening star., 1923-04-02
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHII.ASpER JOHNSON
TribulatiOn.


Dis OF world keeps a-travelin' as hard
as it kin go;
Travelin' through de sunshine an
a-travelin' through de snow.
Travelin' through de roses, an trav.
elm through de rocks,
Gittin' some caresses, an q mighty
sight O. knocks
It's been a-goin' dat way ever since
long. long ago,
An it's gwine to keep a-goin' foh a
million years or so.
An sometimes specks de sorrows an
de joys dat goes through
Don't mount to nothin' like as much
as suppose dey do.
It's hahd to bear de penalties when
fortune doesn't smile,
But when you counts EN- up, it's only
foh a little while.
De 'speriences you runs across is
mighty tough. foh sho',
But dis Of worlds got to stan EN- foh
a million years or SO.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
The Midday Lenten Services.

The midday Lenten services held
daily at Keiths Theater were fittingly
concluded upon Saturday with the
singing OF The Atonement,' a sacred
oantata. Throughout the LenteI sea
son, period remarkable this year for
It's many days Of snow and rain. audi
ences of from 80 to 1.2o0 have gath
cred daily to listen TO the notable ad.
dresses incidental 70 the services.
There is d tremendous significance
in the popular response to these meet
inss. Conducted upon a strictly non
sectarian basis, purposed to stimulate
the spiritual, intellectual and patriotic
tervor of the community. they have
gripped the hearts and minds OF those
who have attended They proclaim in
irrefutable fashion the fact that the
busy men and women Of today, for all
their engrossment in the petty ma
terialistic problems Of the hour. are
enthusiastically receptive Of an oppor-
tunity to think upon those broad and
lofty planes essential to the moral
progress Of any community or nation.
Happily the midday Lenten services
may now be accepted as a local fix
ture. Plans are afoot, in response to
q general demand, to have them ex-
tended to certain Of the departments
next year, and it has even been sug.
sested that the name of the services
be changed and that they be run
throughout the year. Whether or not
it be found practical to meet either
CT these suggestions, we have the
happy assurance that, in the years
ahead, Washington is to have full! op.
portunity to continue it's splendid re-
sponse to an imperative call.
Evening star., 1923-04-02

at Cannes in the south Of France.
spending much OF her time with her
de Ia Rochefoucauld mother. who
divorced Prince Louis de LiGne in
1909.
1t IS only fair to Prince Alexander
Of Thurn and Taxis to explain that lie
IS but distantly related to his rather
remote cousin. Prince Victor Of Thurn
and Taxis, who became so unenviably
notorious in the United States and in
England some years ago. not only in
connection with financial Irregular
ties. but also with his matrimonial
ventures. several American ladies
wives, among them Miss Ida Eleanor
Nichols Of Uniontown. Pa, divorced
wife Of Gerald Purcell Fitzgerald, an
Irish county magnate, while another
claimant to the title Of Princess
footlight favorlte. Prince Victor
Hohenlohe before coming to America
had been turned out in disgrace from
the Austrian army, In which he had
held q commission Of lieutenant OF
the 9th Hussars.
The Thurn and Taxis family is OF
Lombardian origin, and fiourished at
Bergamo in the twelfth century. The
princely title OF the house, whose
name had been transformed from Tasso
into Taxis. dates from the beginning
of the seventeenth century. while
In 1908 1t became possessed of the
hereditary ONCE OF postmaster gem
eral OF the holy Roman empire. abol-
ished by Napoleon at the beginning
OF the last century. Until a few years
before the world war, Prince Albert
head of the family. Duke of Worth
and OF Donau Staufen. retained the
most extraordinary franking priyi-
leses as a perquisite of his hereditary
postmaster generalsllip, which, though
he had lost 1t as far as the German
empire was concerned, he had re-
tanned for the Kingdom OF Bavaria
These privileges grew so onerouS that
the Munich parliament voted u sum
OF million marks in order to pur-
chase them from the prince. What led
to this was that the prince in spite
OF his colossal wealth, had abused his
ranking privileges to an extent un-
known even in Congress at Wash
ington, having caused the whole of
the building material required for the
construction of chateau which he
erected IN remote portion of the
Bavarian highlands to be sent by
mail-that Is to say, at the expense Of
the postal department by rail and by
road from nearly one end of the king
dom to the other.
Among the many romances and
tragedies of the house Of Thurn and
Taxis. one of the most extraordinary
is that OF its chief. who toward the
end OF the eighteenth century. finding
that his wife. member of the now
reigning family OF italy. had been
faithless to her marriage VOWS.
caused her TO be decapitated private
ly at his palace of Ludwiglust by the
public executioner of Strassburg
Those who wish for a more complete
description of this tragic incident will
find It in the works of Thackeray.f
w.-o makes his hero Barry Lyndon,
tell the story as he claims to have re-
ceived it from the princess husband
himself.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
An Ordeal.

When fathers up at break of day
An lookin' very glun;
When our old dog just hides away
An waits for night to come;
When sister lets her hair hang down
An wears a funny blouse,
It's pretty plain to all the town
That mothers cleanin' house.
When breakfast is fierce pretence
An dinner is a joke;
When rugs are hangin' on the fence
An bric-a-brac is broke,
We tiptoe round, a-feelin' sad.
An still as any mouse,
Fur home, sweet home, goes to the bad
When mothers cleanin' house
Evening star., 1923-04-02
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

Is the republican party going to
plank into it's presidential platform
In 1922? Within the past few days
two G. Q. p. leaders, both state chair
men-R b, Creager of Texas and
Lawrence Lyons of Indiana-ihave
issued vigorous anti-klan manifestos.
dent Harding. He and f. z. Scobey,
director of the mint, were joint hosts
OF the Hardings in December, 1920,
immediately after election, on the
occasion of the ill-starred and win
try vacation at Point Isabel, Tex.
Creager. who lives at Brownsville,
long has been slated to be our first
ambassador to Mexico when the
united States decides to admit the
obregon regime to the society of
nations.
Senator Walter e. Edge Of New
Jersey is employing the congress
sional recess in sharpening his ora
torical axes for a prohibition debate
In Newark on April "A. The Anti
saloon League OF New Jersey
challenged Edge to a public discus
sion and gave him the choice of
titles. He selected THE Non-Effec-
tiveness of the Volstead Act, This
was approved by the challengers on
condition that Edge permits discus
sion OF proposals for making enforce
ment efficacious- The debate will
take place in Newark's biggest hall,
the Kruger Auditorium. Senator
Edges opponent will be a Jersey
Iry leader. former Assem- blyman
George V. Hobart. Each contestant
VIII get half the admission tickets
ana bear half the cost OF the meeting.
4 = :.
One Of the secrets that have oozed
out since the adjournment Of Con-
gress is the real reason for non-ap-
polntment Of W. p. q. Harding Of
Alabama TO a new term as governor
or the Federal Reserve Board. Sena-
tor Helm of Alabam ma is said to have
assured President Harding that the
appointment of w. P. G, Harding
would be personally offensive" TO
him Nieffn). Under the sacred rules
OF senatorial courtesy. which the
PRESIDENT, as a former senator, pro-
rcundly respects, ii would have been
unoFthodox to press for confirua.-
tlon, especially as the chief obfec-
tor came from the nominees state
so the services of an eminently
worthy official were Sacrificed on The
aitar or Il congressional shibboleth.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
Composers
Praise Star Editorial

To the Editor Of The Star:
Our attention has just been called
to the editorial in your issue Of the
25th instant. under the heading
Worthy Of His Hire" referring to
the position OF American composers
authors and publishers. with refer
ence to the public performance OF
their copyrighted works by radio
hroadcasting.
We wish TO voice our thanks for
the fairness and justice of your COM
ment. These mon, who contribute 30
much to the morale and welfare OF
the nation, are asking only for what
they consider fair and just recogni-
tion from an industry the develop
ment Of which may very logically in
years to come deprive them of most
Of their present sources of revenue.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COM
POsERS, AUTHORS AND PUB
LISHERS.
BY =. c. Rosenthal. General Manager.
Evening star., 1923-04-02
Statue to Jackson
Called MOnstrosity

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t seems impossible to keep politics
out of the discussion of even works
of art.
The Jackson statue is a montrosity
,aa,,,orv n nf the bero nf NsJy or,eans
The patriotic services of Andrew
Jack son are in the class of George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
He Is entitled to an imposing memo
rial In commanding location.
Now is the time to take steps to
honor the man who stood by the
Constitution and the laws OF the
United States and erect to him a
monument In Lafayette Square that
will be an o<nament to the Capital
city. A. r. HOLDEN.
Evening star., 1923-04-02

have to NOW their lawns in December
and screen against flies in February.
Prophets use the breastbone Of blue
goose, the bark Of an oak tree, certain
signs given out by squirrels and other
scientific aids to prophecy. The news
tells that set OF prophets in the
north. where it is still unduly cold,
are predicting that next summer there
will be no, summer. and that the
weather will be as cold as it was in the
summer of 1916, when frost formed
every month and no crops were raised.