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Evening star., 1924-08-29
A Murderous Traffic.

In the murder of Policeman Leis-
inger Washington has d shocking <
illustration OF the desperate character
Of those who are now engaged in
breaking the prohibition statute and
defying law and order. 1t Is, of course.
only assumed that the occupants of
the motor car. upon the bumper of
which this intrepid officer was cling
ing in an effort to halt it and effect
an arrest, were engaged in bootleg
ging. More speeders or joy-riders
would not have fired at him, nor
would he have fired at them. 1t may
be that the fact will never be known.
This crime may go down as one of
the unsolved mysteries.
Every effort. of course. will be made
to trace the slayers. They may per-
haps be identified through their car,
which probably now bears marks of
the battle SO bravely waged by the
victim. If the car had been stolen,
as is sometimes the case, the occu-
pants may perhaps not be found,
though the machine itself may be dis
covered.
This tragedy shows that the peo-
Pile who are Haunting the law against
liquor traffic are desperadoes, armed
and willing to kill if cornered or pur-
sued. Policeman Leisinger took a
perhaps desperate chance in making
an arrest, but he is to be honored for
it, and in this hour OF their bereave-
ment the members Of his family, his
blind wife and two children, are to
be comforted and their needs relieved
by the generosity of the community.
This is battle between law and
>lawlessness. 1t cannot be surrendered
because it is hard to win. The police
cannot be encouraged to lessen their
activities because one of them has
gone to his death in the discharge
of duty. Rather must the efforts of
the enforcement squads and details,
and the police force in general, be
redoubled to catch all violators who,
as this case shows, are potential mur-
derers.
1t is due to the honor and the men,
ory of their dead comrade that all Of
Washington's policemen resolve to do
their utmost now to stamp out this
traffic.
Evening star., 1924-08-29
Out on Sweet Adeline.

A young man is to be tried in Flint
for singing Sweet Adeline' at late
hour Of the night, to the terror Of the
neighborhood. The technical charge
against him is disturbing of the peace.
But since the complaint is that he
sang "Sweet Adeline," specifically, it
would seem that it is the song that
is on trial. Had it been any other
tune, no complaint, presumably, would
have been made.
Most cities have ordinances against
disturbing the peace by making a
noise. Since these ordinances are
never enforced, it follows that Sweet
Adeline" must be more than a noise :
it may come under the head of '.rout
or riot" The police sometimes get
caught in the vicinity of riot
though no one ever heard of them
putting down a rout. Is Sweet Ade-
line" q riot? We hear an objection
from a gentleman who insists that it
is murder. But clearly he has con-
fused the thing performed with the
performance. There is nothing homi-
cidal about either the words or the
music of Sweet Adeline." And yet
and yet
Wen, the truth of the matter is
that there is something about sweet
Adeline'' that Is different from other
songs. It acts on the human system
like moonshine whisky on an Indian.
1t is sort of vocal loco weed, which
drives it's perpetrators crazy. There
is scarcely a note in it that cannot be
held, tortured, garroted. 1t is the
only song in existence that can be
rendered in all keys at once. both
major and minor. and usually is. One
has only to look upon its execution
ers, their vacant, expreSsionless faces
raised to the sky. their glazed eyes
Evening star., 1924-08-29
Attacks on Motorists.

Dangers are many in automobiling,
and they seem to be increasing. Glar-
ing headlights, skidding, speeding and
bonehead driving by the other fellow
cause many accidents. And now we
have the danger of bees and grass
hoppers. On the road from Washing.
ton to Annapolis a bee boarded car,
stung the driver, who lost control and
hit a tree. An assault by a bee is
calculated to make any driver lose
control Of the car and himself for a
few seconds. 1t is likely that the col
lision with the tree seemed to him a
small thing compared to the collision
with the bee. Bees have no right to
. assault the driver Of a car when that
driver is obeying the rules of the road
and giving no premeditated offense to
bees. There ought to be regulation
against misdemeanor or a felony
or breach Of the peace Of this kind,
and . proclamation should be sent
to the queen Of every swarm. posted
at the entrance to every papier.
uaas>e Dsst Of hornets and proclaimed
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on every bull thistle to which humble
bees resort that such indiscreet and
indiscriminate conduct is forbidden by
the District Commissioners. the high
way commissioners of Maryland and
the Governor of Virginia.
On Connecticut avenue, only few
miles from the District Building and
police headquarters. woman was
driving along quietly and keeping out
of the way Of pedestrians who in
sisted on walking under the wheels
of her car, when suddenly grass
hopper sprang on her. She lost con-
troll, the machine ran on the side
walk and turned over on its side. The
lady was not hurt. Great good luck.
That graSshopper was not perma-
nent resident of the District, but one
Of our numerous Summer visitors.
The incident shows to what lengths
grasshopper will go. or hop. Jump
ing on a car in motion is mere sport
to him, but jumping on a woman is
a reckless indignity. on which all
good citizens should frown. Our traf-
fic authorities should take note of
this. 1t is understood that our traffic
authorities have a few of those things
popularity called problems" and one
more will not matter. They should
forbid every grasshopper from jump
ing on a woman while she is driving
car and should make it an offense,
punishable by dismissal Of the case in
the Police Court. for a grasshopper to
jump in anybody's car.
Evening star., 1924-08-29

its bracing and invigorating effect.
There has somehow got
abroad the idea that Labrador is con-
tinually wrapped in fog. This is an
entirely erroneous idea and has arisen
from the fact that at the line Of juno
tion of the gulf and polar currents
in the region OF the Banks OF New
fog is prevalent AS a matter of fact,
fog is almost left behind at the Strait
of Belle Isle. The rainfall
is exceptionally light
This record of weather is of special
interest to the world aviators now
seeking good flying conditions south
ward.
1t has been proposed to dam the
Strait OF Belle Isle between New
foundland and I-abrador-a width of
nine miles-in order to divert the
polar current and icebergs from en-
tering the Gulf of St. Lawrence The
theory is that by 50 doing the cold
will be driven away from the Prov
ince of Quebec toward Europe and
thus the climate from Quebec to New
England would be greatly modif ed.
Or. Grenfell expresses a personal
skepticism as to such an appreciable
effect
Turning the currents Of the ocean
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the polar stream met the gulf stream
while the cold waters were flowing
eastward 1t might influence the gulf
stream to parallel 1t and so divert the
warm waters from the shores of New
foundland. England might exercise
her imperial influence against having
cold water turned onto her shores
She is reported as protesting against
damming the flow of the gulf stream
between Florida and Key West, as it
would change its direction and cool
the whole of Western Europe.
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The entire living of the people OF
Labrador is derived from fishing
English free-traders protest that the
Labrador fish cannot enter United
States markets without paying high
tarin-to which American fishing in
terests see no great objection. That
fishing interests may not be consid-
cred of small Importance, 1t is claim
ed that the productivity of the sea
or the earth's water is greater than
that Of the land-not only in Labrador
but throughout the world.
Perhaps wrong Is done in under
estimating the wealth of resource.
of Labrador. because Of its barren
rocks, and overlooking the inexhaust-
ible supplies Of fish in its ocean
waters. Predictions are freely made
that the land will ultimately be found
rich in minerals.
Copyright, 1924, by Paul Y. Collins)
Evening star., 1924-08-29
IRON-CERMAN STEEL
FRENCH
BY FRANK II. SIMONDS.

The discussions which are begin
ming in the London journals and the
outspoken comment of Philip Snow
den, chancellor OF the exchequer in
the British Labor government, over
the consequences to British industry
of some Franco German economic
ombination following the applica-
tion of the Dawes report, is a strik-
ing evidence of the dynamite which
still remains in the whole repara-
tions problem.
In recent days there has been an
nouncement that the German and
French potash interests have made
al combination which will abolish
competition in the American and
other markets. Before the war the
Germans had a monopoly of potash
production, but by the cession Of
Alsace to France they lost field
which was very valuable, but had
! been only slightly developed. The
French promptly began an intensive
exploitation and divided the Ameri-
can market with the Germans and
at the same time brought great
| industries have adopted a common
policy and competition will be re-
placed by combination.
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This potash incident is a small
thing. in itself, and of no direct i'm
portance to the British. who do not
produce potash. but it's significance
Is patent when one comes to con-
slider the possibility of a combination
of French iron and German steel. a
combination not only frequently dis
cussed but to many minds inevitable
In Il sens. this combination would
| only restore the pre-war conditions
since then Ruhr coal and Lorraine
iron were 'marrcd,' AS the phrase
has it. The divorce was accomplish
I'd when Lorraine was restored to
France.
As the situation exists today France
iron of Europe and Germany almost
none. Political troubles, however,
have led the Germans to buy their
iron supplies from Spain and Sweden
rather than France and the result
has been disastrous for the Lorraine
iron mines. But Germany is now to
undertake TO supply France with d
very large supply OF coal under the
Dawes plan, and this supply will be
continued for long period of years.
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Thanks 10 this coal, which can he
I sold 10y the French government at
! low price, French iron industries can
now compete with German advan-
tageouslv and il is obviously to the
advantage OF both to avoid a ruinous
competition. The effect OF the war
has been to lengthen the hours of
la Dor in Germany and reduce the
wages. while the French currency is
worth hardly more than % cents on the
dollar. Taxation in France has not yet
reached British levels nor has il in
Germany.
Both France and Germany are then
under the Dawes plan in a position
separately TO undersell British heavy
industries If they combine it is plain
that the operation can be conducted
with much greater efficiency. More
over. not only does the threat lie
against British iron production, but
also against British coal, for France.
Evening star., 1924-08-29
Bryan's Address Called
Straight, Honest Talk

Charles w. Bryan's speech accept
ing the Democratic nomination for
Vice President is described by the
press generally as a straight, honest
talk.
But in the words of the Duluth
Herald Gndependent): Rather un-
usual interest attaches to 1t because
of the very curious fact that the vice
presidential candidate stands as good
a chance of becoming President as
the presidential candidate on the
same ticket" For the chance that
Mr.. Davis or Mr.. Coolidge will get
enough electoral votes to win the
election is at most no greater than
the chance Mr.. La Toilette will get
enough electoral votes to deadlock
the electoral college, in which case
the House of Representatives would
try to elect a President and would
fail, and the next President would
be the man the Senate elected Vice
President" and "if the Senate. be-
cause Of this situation, elected a Vice
President, it would be Mr.. Bryan"
Republican papers express little
concern about the possibility. As the
Ohio State Journal (Republican) says:
Gov. Bryan seems to be a sensible,
patriotic man, not very profound,
perhaps, with good ideas as to economy
be deplorable because We can do 80
much better and because he would
not be the peoples choice for that
office" On the whole. the Newark
Evening News GndependenD agrees
with what it calls Mr.. Bryan's char
acterization of himself as "a safe
man Offering no panacea for every III
and beset by few isms." Whereas
the Atlanta Constitution Demo
NirO
of Mr.. Bryan's becoming President,
considers his theories of government
as good generally" it still feels that
Gin some Of his recommendations he
was vague enough to leave doubt
as to just how he expected certain
cherished accomplishments to be
brought about"
It is freely admitted, according to
the Cleveland Plain Dealer Gnde-
pendent Democratic) that Bryan owes
his nomination to the desire Of the
party to win the agricultural States.
zette-Times (Republican), Gov. Bryan
regards himself as "the special advo-
cate of the agricultural interests"
but the farmers will hardly be i'm
pressed by Brother Charles promises
at a time when they are doing very
well, thank you, without any help
from tho Democratic party" His
PROMISES ITO do something for the
Middle Western farmer" according
to the St. Paul Dispatch independent
Republican,, "are difficult to recon-
cile with his party's attitude toward
the McNary- -Haugen bill at the last
session Of Congress"
On the other hand, the Independent
papers. of whose opinion the st. Louis
POST Dispatch seems typical, regard
Bryan's statement Of the farmers
ease as singularly convincing and
uhoIesome." And the Providence
Evening Tribune independently states
plainly it's opinion that while the
Republican party cannot be held al
together responsible for the farmers
distress, ii has not shown in its four
years in power an intelligent under
standing of the farmers needs"
Moreover, the Roanoke Times Demo
cratic) is sure that his views are
Evening star., 1924-08-29
New Buildings for Asylums.

1t is reported that the corporation
counsel Of the District has tentatively
approved the fire regulations for Or
phan asylums and charitable institu-
tions proposed by the fire chief. Be
fore returning the proposals to the
Commissioners he will form an opin-
ion whether action by Congress will
be necessary to put them into effect.
The fire chief recommends, with other
things, the abandonment within five
years of frame buildings housing
orphans, invalids and others depend
ent on charity. The agent of the
Board of Children's Guardians is re-
ported as in favor of the proposed
regulations. = 1t may be that the ex-
pense to which the organizations will
be put will force consolidation of
some of them.
This question came to the front at
the time of the Bruen Home fire. No
life was lost there, but the Fire De-
partment reported that fire protection
was not satisfactory. The fire chief
reported that in the District there are
charitable associations which care for
orphans and invalids in frame build
ings and in other kinds Of buildings
which do not give inmates modern
protection from fire. 1t is known that
some of our beloved and necessary
charity organizations which care for
children, old persons and the feeble
poor carry on their work Of mercy
in old buildings. Some Of these are
of brick with wood interior. They
were built before we knew as much
about fire protection as now.
We must come to the time when
orphans and the aged poor and sick
shall be taken care OF in modern
Evening star., 1924-08-29

Italy and Belgium will all share in
the German coal deliveries. and thus
British exports Of coal to all three
countries will be greatly diminished.
Unless the British can in some way
provide that the price Of the coal
delivered by Germany to her creditors
on the continent is fixed at a price
high enough to enable the British
iron and steel production to compete.
or some provision is made to shorten
the hours OF labor in Germany, the
outlook for British heavy industries
Is grave in the extreme. Adherence
to free trade even threatens the
British with dangerous competition
in the home mraket. while in the
world outside of Europe American
competition has already become
factor.
To meet this menace the British
have at least one card. they hold the
notes Of France for upward Of
$4,000. 100000; scaling down. II not
actual cancellation. seems inevitable,
but the British may be able TO use
this lever either to insure their own
participation in a general European
iron and steel combination including
Britain. France. Germany and Bel
gium, or to restrict competition, which
might be fatal.
OF course. there remains the pos
sibiIity that British policy might so
act as to keep France and Germany
at loggerheads and thus make any
agreement in the economic field i'm
possible. But this is to presuppose an
international morality which would
h.. at least Machiavellian and also to
ignore the fact that the United States
will pat emily use its influence 10 bring
about Increasingly peaceful conditions
in Europe and to promote Franco
German reconciliation.
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What is particularly interesting z
now is to see whether France will at
last become a first-claSs Industrial
country. Her lack of coal has
hitherto prevented this, but now she
Is assured OF coal for long period
and has a practical monopoly Of iron
In Europe. that Is among the larger
countries. Such an evolution would
change the whole character Of French
interests and policy, 1t would prob
ably mean a considerable expansion
OF French population. judging from
the experience Of all industrial coun-
tries. and it would certainly mean an
accentuation of Anglo-French rivalry.
In any event there is no more in
teresting circumstance to keep In
mind in the next few months than
the effort OF British statesmanship to
guard against a compe tition which
is already feared in many quarters
and can hardy be exercised cave by
exceedingly skiilful diplomacy. And
in this connection one must also
watch the maneuvers of the French,
and particularly of Louis Loucheur,
who represents the French heavy in
dustries and has been for many
months working to bring about a
Franco-Germ combination. While
the French were in the Ruhr all such
operations were out Of the question,
but now the French are to retire the
conditions change and the very re-
tirement might be greatly hastened
by some economic agreement.
Copyright, 1924 by the Mcclure Sewspape
Syndicate.J
Evening star., 1924-08-29

buildings. and the people OF the Dis
trict will have to furnish the money.
Consolidation of some of these institu-
tions with others might make for
economy, but whether one organiza-
tion will merge with another is for
the organizations concerned to deter
mine. The authorities would be right
in directing that at the end Of rea-
sonable time orphan asylums. hos.
pitfalls, homes for the old and poor
and other charitable institutions in
which persons live shall be fireproof.
Evening star., 1924-08-29

Great pains have been taken to
perfect a process for sending colored
from Chicago to New
York. The assumption that it is
worth the trouble to show New
Workers what anything in Chicago
looks like is one of the interesting
features Of the experiment.
Evening star., 1924-08-29

the views of the West. and he Will
receive a sympathetic and downright
enthusiastic hearing from the people
of the West when he hits the trail
next month
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
independent Republican, sees in
Brother Charles speech "a lifelike and
accurate imitation of Brother Bill "a
statement which the Brooklyn Daily
Eagle independent Democraticl contra
diets with these words: Gov. Bryan IS
not another William Jennings Bryan
He is totally lacking in those unctuous
artifces that have helped 10 make his
brother famous. He is not an orator.
He is not a phrasemaker and he IS
anything but picturesque"
Republican criticisms of the speech
as a whole may be summed up in the
words of the Minnea polls Morning
Tribune: Neither the pith of Coolidge
nor the grace of Davis is to be found
in the Nebraska pronouncement What
We find instead is a long succession ct
bombaStic generalizations which Il"
human being in his right mind ever
dreamed of challenging. We learn that
Mr. Bryan favors equal rights for all
and special privileges for none" The
speech, however. the Kansas City
Journal (Republican) believes IAN
adroit har1nonizing of the incongruous
elements of which the Democratic na-
tional ticket is composed" Moreover,
as the Lincoln State Journal (inde-
pendent Eepublican), a home town
paper. points out. 'if his neighbors
look in vain for the expected hot stuif.
let them remember the limitations
under which the speaker spoke" for
no longer is he free to lash out in the
old, free, easy and entertaining style"
but he must walk circumspectly down
the aisles of his party platform and OF
it's leaders mind The Albany
Knickerbocker Press independent Re
publican) finds it "a long step from the
measured presentation Of the Davis
case to the slather of pratitudes and
nominer."
On the other hand, the Lincoln Star
independently, another of the 'old
homers," declares that Gov. Bryan "did
not utter a single wild word" but
stated his views with a moderation
and restraint that were commendable
while at the same time he hit out
straight from the shoulder"
The Springfield Daily News tinde-
pendent Democratic) finds the address
SOUND from beginning to end, since
Gov Bryan lis no novice in appraising
the situation in the United States" and
Ibis pointed statements and his ac-
cusations against the party now in
power. far from being the Involvement
of radical mind, disclose the keen
perception of a nations duty to its
citizenship The New York World
independent Democratic) asserts that it
ID "a modest and sensible speech,
devoid Of flourishes-'
Declaring that the speech was filed
with vigor and force, the Fort Wayne
Journal Gazette (Democratic) sees in
the governor a man who "can lay down
a proposition of government and give
it concise and illuminating exposition
in a fashion that is convincing of the
fact that he knows what he is talking
about, and has the yet greater merit of
leaving no one who hears or reads him
in any doubt of what he Is talking
about"
Evening star., 1924-08-29

Judge Caverly will take week or
so to think the matter over. He is
not so prompt in making up his mind
as the crowd that showed signs of
becoming clamorous. The substitu-
tion OF deliberation for impulse is the
reason for having courts of law.
Evening star., 1924-08-29

A strong combination might be ar
ranged, so far as the Republican
vice presidential candidacy is con-
cerned, by letting Gov. Charles Bryan
do the running while Brother William
does most Of the speech making.
Evening star., 1924-08-29

The close of the Democratic con.
vention brought Il much needed rest
for the word milling" The end OF
the Leopod-Loeb trial will give the
word "gruelinS' a holiday
Evening star., 1924-08-29

Defense day, like fire drill,
enables people to have a clearer idea
Of what they would do in an emer-
gency, hoping at the same time that
the emergency will never arise.
Evening star., 1924-08-29

Experiences with foolish finance
should cause Germany to feel lucky
that Ponzi was not among her ener-
getic and aspiring citizens. He
might have found a way to make
matters even worse.
Evening star., 1924-08-29

People have a love of the pictur-
esque. If Gen. Dawes were a dema-
gogue he would satisfy the popular
fancy by saying "IIei>2 Maria at
least once during each speech.
Evening star., 1924-08-29

offered for the apprehension of the
killer of Policeman Leisinger seems
but a trifling sum for SO important
a purpose.
Evening star., 1924-08-29

fixed on nothing, to know that they
are intoxicated by a drug more
powerful than hashish, bhang or
majoon. Sweet Adeline," in our
opinion, violates the Volstead act, and
should be suppressed with the utmost
riHor OF the law.-The Detroit News.
Evening star., 1924-08-29

Nobody grabbed the forkful Of hay
ribbon around it and put 1t in a
private museum. The souvenir hun
tiers are becoming remiss.