Evening star., 1925-06-14
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL p. KENNEDY


Der of the agriculture committee some
81 varieties of opinions on reforesta-
ton measures said: II was inevitably
induced by these hearings to reach the
conclusion that these United States in
their forest policies were a good deal
like the June bug-the light all be-
hind. and speeding US to a treeless
Chinafied United States
So centered have we been in our
own plans and work in the today,
Representative Clarke points out, that
We seem to have forgotten that there
Is ever going to be any tomorrows.
What we need is real awakening
of the conscience and a clearing of the
vision" he says. "Such a vision as is
ascribed by kipling to Cecil Rhodes in
those words written on the monument
erected in his memory at the top Of
Motoppes Hill. South Africa, where
veritable empire he foresaw spreads
out a his feet:
There till the vision he foresaw
Splendid and whole arise,
And unmagined empires draw
TO council meath his skies.
I'VE need men and women" Repre-
sentative Clarke contends, whose
hearts and minds are atuned to the
idea of service to humanity; the kind
OF service described by kipling when
he said:
And one hall work for money. and no
one shall work for fame
But each for the Joy of working, and each
in his separate star
Shall paint the thing as hs sees IL for the
God OF things as they are.
Representative Clarke urges that we
should bring back to our hills the
trees. and with the trees the birds, and
fill our woods again with game and
wild life. He would see our streams
filled to the banks, and in those
streams let the trout and bass play,
and so protect them that no profane
hand Will again annoy or destroy.
He calls the great poet Bryant to
paint the picture
Betors these helds were shorn and tlrd,
The melody of waters flld
The fresh and 6oundless wood:
AND torrents Dash ana r1vulets played
And fountains spouted in the shade.
Representative Clarke believes that
these warm Summer days should
bring home to the people of this coun-
try the need for conserving the wood
lands, our springs and streams, and
make sanctuary of certain spots where
nature undefiled can still be visited by
the people to their physical and spir-
itual regeneration.
Such work is being done about the
National Capitol by our park commits
sion, by the proposals for preserva-
ton of the banks of the Potomac to
and above Great Falls and by the res
ervation of the Skyland National Park
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The poor prune" is an anachronism
Mark We how very fruitful is this
country of ours.
Americans have been prone 10 speak
fiippantly of the poor prune" who
are unaware of the real fact that the
same prune IS a top-liner in foreign
trade, which shows in a most conclu-
sive and practical way that ii is held
in high esteem throughout the world
Analysis Of Americas export trade
by the department of foreign COM
merce Of the Chamber of Commerce
OF the United States shows that the
shipment of prunes abroad has in
| creased so per cent in the last three
years and now totals upward of cyl
100000 pounds, with a value of
S3.21S, 600.
The prune goes far to paving Amer
ica's banana bill, which came TO more
than $4,000 900 last year. the balance
being easily paid for with apples and
oranges. We sent abroad last wear
.ss1 600 barrels and 6.719 900 boxes of
APPLES. valued at about S25. 900 900.
We exported 1854 900 boxes of oranges.
valued at sS.6S5 900.
Would you believe tive sent broa d.
cast throughout the world nearly
$4,000 miles of moving picture films
last year
Remember the "meatless DAYS" of
war time? Well, in the last six wears
| we have been speeding up again on
our meat consumption-but we should
check up a bit. because Uncle Sans
| sleuths in the Department of Agricul-
ture give warning that there will be
a somewhat curtailed supply of meat
for the next couple of years. Just
think, the average per capita con-
sumption now is 165 pounds, exclusive
OF nearly 16 pounds of lard
Food costs are on the upgrade
again. according to official figuring
| Bureau Of Labor Statistics. The
cost of clothing is about the same as
year ago and the cost of shoes has
slightly increased There has been a
| cheering. even though slight, de.
crease in the cost of fuel and lighting
and in building materials and house
| furnishings.
! Gen. Isaac r. Sherwood of Ohio
who will be 40 years old in August
and who on Memorial Day gave such
inspiring example of devotion to his
old comrades in arms that he arose
from a sick bed to attend the me
mortal exercises, suggests that the
World War is the only one OF our six
great wars that has produced no Presi
dent OF the United States. He be-
lieves 1t would be a great impetus tc
patriotism II some veteran of the
World War, and preferably q private
who stood behind the guns" might be
selected for Chief Executive. He re-
calls that the Civil War produced Ave
soldier Presidents in succession, cover
ing a period of q quarter Of a century
Grant, Hayes. Garfield. Harrison and
Mckinley, "all soldiers with creditable
battle records, and all born in Ohio, -
he comments.
I've had 478 generals in the World
War;" he empha sizes. but heroism
and self sacrifice do not belong ex
clusively to rank We had plenty OF
heroic soldiers in the World War, who
did not wear stars, who are worthy
and available for President
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Many people think that becaus Sc
Congress is not in session all mem.
bers of Congress are off the job and
not busy about their constituents
business, which is a supposition very
wide of the mark. The big majority
of the members of Congress keep their
Offices open and are daily transacting
much business for people back
home"
This is the result of recent legisla
ton which has multiplied the work OF
la Cpngressman's Office by bringing
thousands of people in each congress
sional district in touch with the Gov
ernment, which had formerly been a
great institution set apart as far as
they were concerned.
All this is well illustrated in the ex