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Ford's Marine Delivery Wagons.

The sailing from New York of the
steamer Oneida yesterday. under the
American flag and CARRYING the house
fas OF the Ford Motor Co, is an event
Of more than usual importance to the
merchant marine. II marks the entry
into the tranSa tia ntic trade Of Henry
Ford and his company. 1t is another
step in the development of the so
called industrial carriers which are
looked upon as one Of the most prom.
Using means OF building up per.
manent overseas American merchant
marine, privately owned and operated.
Henry Ford, with his vast business
and his vast resources. is in a posi-
ton, as are other big American indus.
tries, to provide his ships in the over.
seas trade with ample outgoing cargo,
and because Of his business connec-
tions abroad TO find return cargo. In
fact, it ID announced that the Oneida
will make the return voyage laden
with commercial cargo. The success
of any ocean carrier depends upon its
ability to run laden both ways. II a
ship must make its return voya se
with its hold empty the chances of it's
being able to continue in service are
prs sctically nil.
| Already the Government has sold to
Mr.. Ford number of it's mercha mt
vessels for operation in the coastwise
and Oceangoing trade. 1t hopes to sci
him more, and to sees him enter the
carving trade TO mary narts ~ RI.
world. The East Indian purcha sed by
the Ford Co. from the Fleet Corpora
ton. Is now in the ship yards at
Chester. Pa. undergoing repairs pre-
paratory to entering the transatlantic
trade. il is announced. For several
months other ships Of the Ford Co.
have been engaged in carrying parts
from New York to assembly plants on
both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
and to South America. The industrial
carrier, designed particularly to carry
abroad the products Of the concern by
which they are owned has a great ad.
vantage in the carrying trade. In 4
measure, it is merely the delivery
wagon for the factory. II it can only
break even II may yet be Of much
value TO the factory because of the de-
livery. service rendered. the increa sed
business it may bring and the adver-
tiSement.
Henry Ford has great record Of
great accomplishment. RI he can aid
in the permanent establishment Of
the American overseas merchant ma
rine he will have performed real
service to his country. for the Amer
lean merchant marine not only Is an
aid to American commerce. but an
important part OF the national de-
fense.
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sections, and at the present rate would
not be finished much under three
years. The association hopes to in.
fluence Virginia to finish the work
sooner.
One of the road stretches being
converted into a modern road is that
which passes through the Bull Run
section and crosses the old stone
bridge spanning the creek. This is
one OF the highly interesting sections
of country near Washington and at
this time the main road leading
through the more celebrated pa rts of
the Bull Run battle country Ia of that
red dirt formed by the weathering of
Manassas. sandstone. 1t is. dusty
road in dry weather and a sticky one
in time of rain.
Part of the plan of those urging the
construction of this boulevard is
to secure land donations which will
not only allow the building OF a very
broad road but will also allow the res.
ervstion OF a wide strip of land on
each side for producing landscape
effects. . ..-.
A time is approaching when the
roads of the. United States will be
one Of the marvels OF. the world.
Washington will he the center to
which a vast system of national high.
ways will converge and the fair coun.
try within several hundred miles OF
Washington will he criss-crossed by
smooth. hard boulevards as it is now
by dirt roads.
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y Great Boulevard Plan.

A. great boulevard from Memorial
Bridge to Tennessee and beyond is in
the making. 1t will lead through the
fields and hills Of Bull Run. from Cen
terville to GAINESVILLE, over Cub Run,
across the world-known stream Bull
Run, along the side Of famous Henry
Hill and by the little crossroads.
Groveton, where Dosan's Peach Tree
farm shook under armies fighting for
the Union and the Confederacy. 1t
will pass through parts of Virginia
unexcelled as scenery, and will carry
millions of travellers through Shen-
andoah National Park. -
The Lee Highway Association con.
templates a shaded boulevard 200 feet
wide from the Potomac at Washing.
ton to Virginia Tennessee boundary.
and 1t is planned that this boulevard
Lee highway through Arlington, Fair.
fax, Prince william, Fauquier and
other Virginia counties. 1t is said that
deviations will be made to follow the
line OF least resistance In securing
land. The work of the Lee Highway
Association goes on. toward securing
donations of land to be held in trust
until means are found for financing
the boulevard, and the association lie
urging the State Of Virginia to com
piete during next year four sections
Of the Lee highway between Wash
ington and the Shenandoah Valley
Work Is progressing on three Of these
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The Klingle Bridge Death Trap.

While II is doubtless true that the
District needs new structure to re.
place the old Chain Bridge. it is also
true, as evidenced so tragically by the
accident Of Tuesday night. that II
needs even more urgently new
bridge to replace that over the Klinsle
Ford on Connecticut avenue The fact
that the movement for a new Chain
Bridge has preceded does not warra Mt
any REIMBURSEMENT Of effort by the
District authorities to obtain an ap-
preparation for a new Klingle Bridge.
Surely these two projects can proceed
together.
OF the two new structures indeed
that proposed to replace the old bridge
on Connecticut avenue Is the more
urgently required. Connecticut ave.
nue. is so feet in width. The klinsle
Bridge is 30 feet wide. Thus the traf.
nc on that main northwestern artery.
always heavy. is at this point subject
to concentration of one-third This
fact alone, regardless Of the character
pei replacement with new, broad
bridge.
The coroner's jury, inquirins into
the tragedy OF Tuesday night, recon.
mended the immediate replacement of
the Klinsle Bridge. Citizens associa.
tions and individual citizens have here
tofore urged this action. Recent count
OF the traffic shows that $3.50 motor
cars pass over this bridge daily during
the two hours from to pm. That
accidents have not happened before
is simply the marvel of good luck.
especially in view Of the trolley poles
in the center line of the bridge. II
there Is death trap i'm the District
il is this antiquated, ira sffic-congesting z
viaduct.
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MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SNAIL.

often showed how much he apprecist-
ed his experiences in. the Penrose
machine"
**
Now that evolution Is 10 be placed
on trial before a judge and jury down
In Tennessee, the monkey houses OF
the various geological gardens of the
country are coming in for an unusual
amount of attention from the daily
! throngs of visitors The National Zoo
I logical Park Of Washington is no ex-
ception to the rule. The simians GER
tainly are the cynosure of all eyes
and apparently are enjoying their day
| in the sun.
The big chimpa anzee of the Ma tionas
Zoo is inclined TO take his unususa
! attention rather phiiosophically. lid
is calmer than he has been for SONG
time. He appears meditative. Ofteu
! he lolls for pours on his back with
a dreamy look in his eyes. On &C.
I casions the chimpa NEE has to bS
| kept severely housed. for he has
| natural dislike for his possible cousint
| of the human race. He will try t6
| throw things at them and only the
! protective meshes of wire about his
elaborate cage prevent the Darwinian
| specimen from doing harm to the
| higher intelligencea.
The chimpapZee is something Of an
aristocrat and therefore interests only
| a limited number of persons Tho
! man in the street-and the woman-,
| likes TO lineer at the cages of the
| ordinary monkeys. These ordinary
| specimens appear 10 have habits far
more human There is. for instance.
| the mother monkey and her new
born. some weeks old. Mother
! keeps mighty close watch on baby
| kins. If he attempts 70 climb too
! high on the bars of the cage. she
yanks him back by the tail and one
hind leg Like every other child
thwarted in some desire. Baby Monk
becomes extremely peeved at ms
mother and biffs her one in the eve
or claws at her head. For the greater
part of the time mother shows real
! human endura nee. but, veXed at last 8.
! she gives the baby good, healthy
| swat on the jaw, and baby subsidies
| for the time being.
The keepers of the monkey houses
appa parentlv are divided on the subject
! of evolution. There are some VINO
believe out and out that man must
have come from some branch of the
monkey family-some missing link.
not yet segregated, as they say of
microbes. Others are doubtful, hut
not funda mentally so.
Now. mind YOU" said one of tn.
| keepers to the writer. Il don say
that l believe in evolution. | cant
20 that far But l will say this much,
| That we certainly are like monkeys
in a whole lot of respects If We
amt kin to them, we come darn near
I being.
YOU know" he added contem-
pIatiyelv. believe a lot of those
monkeys could talk if they wanted
to- But they are too wise. They
know that If they talked they would
be put to work. That's what hap
pened 10 man. The monkey is not
going to gel himself caught in any
such trap
Copyright, lo35D
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operation whereby the members OF
that organization are striving to i'm
prove the quality Of their workman
ship to render themselves more val
uaole TO their employers by the bet
terment Of their product. and thereby
to contribute to the greater prosperity
of the industry in which they are en-
gagged A school with branches has
been established. where printing press
men learn to do better work. The
union maintains an engineering de
partment. which cooperates with pub
fishers to solve pressroom problems
10 correct faults and to raise the
standard of performance.
This is most intelligent and con
structive work, which should be con
Quoted by all other unions of indus
trialists, artisans of every class. Ii Is
in line with the development Of higher
shop repair sta andards in one of the
largest Of the American railway sys-
TENS. conducted by the union organi
zation. 1t Is in line, indeed. with the
best thought governing trade union.
ism. In his article Mr.. Berry says:
II is cooperation based upon Amer.
ics's theory Of industrial conduct free
from any color OF conf1scation. recos.
nizing the rights OF private owner.
ship OF property. the competency of
organized labor and applying the
theory Of co-ordina ton in promotins I
the industry upon which all are de-
pendent for their economic happiness
and its many attending benefits.
Trade unionism conducted upon
such principles will thrive and de.
velop. II will become A factor in
prosperity for the individual worker
for the employer and for the country
1t i. recognition Of the truth that
the prosperity, the sta bility and the
permanence Of industry mean more 10
the employees than they do to the EN-.
ployers. and of the correlative fact
that upon the prosperity. stability and
permanence of industry depend the
welfare OF those who work for wages.
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The Best Trade Unionism.

Industrial cooperation. between
worker and employer to the end of
better products and greater prosperity
for both sides, is the inspiration OF
the most, advanced administration Of
the labor unions. Primarily the pur-
pose Of organization among workers i.
TO secure the best possible rates of pay
and the most comfortable conditions
of labor. In the development Of the
union. in accord with modern concepts
af the responsibility that attaches to
the grouping of specialists In labor,
has come a realization that to the e1-
tent that the employer thrives the
worker prospers likewise. Mutuality
of success has been accepted as essen.
.tiai
In another part of The Star today
appears an article by George L.
Berry, president of the International
Printing Pressmen and Assistants
Union Of North America, setting
forth the outline of a plan already In
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them to try experiments IN legislation.
while hoping and believing that good
would come out of their experiments
but none the less willing to suffer
the shock to civilization IL the enact
ments proved to be foolish or abortive.
They were not unlike our present day
authors who are flooding the markets
with neurotic and erotic literature.
These authors must know that their
stuff never will become perma nent
literature, but they are. hoping no
doubt that something in the consti-
tuition of man will induce him for a
time to discard the old and accept the
new, all the while relying upon the
ephemeral character of their product
to Kill it's evil influence IL 1t fails to
accomplish good.
AdventureA In Language.
Our adventurek extend to our Ian
guage. During the long. weary
months of the war we had the word
"camouf1age." II became intellectual
heard 1t. Universal use and general
application marked its sway. 1t was
illustrative of our pioneering in the
realm of words. But finally "camou-
1age" ceased to be expires essive. so II
died the death, ending an ordeal
which was terrible while the word
lasted. Straightway in the period Of
reconstruction new word came
forward. We still were taking a
chance in language. Even yet we
hear il everywhere; IT Is printed in
every book, uttered in every speech
used in every conversation. / refer TO
the word propaganda" Its meaning
is vague. II resists definition. But
we apply II properly and improperly
justly and uniustly. whether or not
that 10 which 1t is applied is good or
bad, truthful or fictional. using 1t in
the hope that II may prove of value
and taking chance that ii will do no
harm.
Our pioneering affects our amuse.
ments as well as our serious activi-
ties. We da nee a while. then we play
bridge: when we tire OF this we turn
to nah -jong; more recently we cheer.
fully traded our mah-j -jong sets for
dictionaries. We are restless, desirous
all the time of something new. The
automobile and radio are no speedier
than our cha nging fancies
No. we are not money grubbers in
the sense that accumula ton of money
is the aim Of the American people.
We merely wish TO he doing some,
thing and 10 do II we'll better than
any one else has done IL or can do IL.
And while we retain this spirit of ad.
venture the Republic is quite safe
When we shall cease to seek new
avenues and shall tread dav after dav
the beaten paths of life then may the
we'll wishers Of the Republic utter
the cry Beware"
Copyright. 1921
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The President and Washington.

President Coolidge's declaration that
ne hopes to see Washington continue
to grow. and to become increa SIM sly
beautiful and convenient for the trans
action of both Government and pri
vate business is extremely gratifying
TO the people of the District of Colum
hia. The President is the head of the
Government of the Federal District as
he is the head Of the national Govern.
ment. Upon him and his attitude to a
large extent rests the welfare of this
community.
The people OF Washington. along
with the people OF the country, have
learned to have faith in President
Coolidge. He has indicated frequently
his desire to give to Washington the
He has shown his 'willin gness to listen
to the people themselves. who have no
vote and who must rely upon the
President and upon the members ut
Congress to give them fair treatment
In their own government.
Washington has grown to be city
ef a half million people. Unfortunately
there has been evinced at times on
Capitol Hill an inclination to treat
the city as kind OF governmental ex.
pertinent station to try out policies
which appeal to the legislators who
come from other communities, many
of them thousands Of miles from the
District Of Columbia, without regard
to the expressed wishes of the people
here. The Federal District was estab
hshed for the purpose OF providing a
seat OF Government for the country
But 1t has been the pleasure OF the
people the country over To watch the
development Of Washington into a
great and beautiful city. They. too,
wish it well. The President. in his
statement to the committee of citi.
zens who Yesterday presented him a
medallion commemorating his inausu-
ration as President last March. recos-
nized the private business and the
rights OF the citizens Of Washington
as well as the right of the Fedora
Government to rule here and to carry
on its business most conveniently.
The President called attention TO
the fact that the prosperity Of the Ma
tional Capital is closely interviewer
with the prosperity Of the Nation.
This is bound TO be true where the
chief business is the Federal Govern
ment itself. AS the country grows, so
will Washington grow. The people Of
Washington will always stand ready
To cooperate with the President in his
efforts to improve and. to benefit the
people Of the country generally.
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Efforts to Appear Rich.
Keep Many People Poor

1t ia that effort to appear more
well-to-do than you really are which
costs you your peace of mind.
You scheme and twist; you deny
members of your family the necessities
they should have, in order that you
may make a good appearance.
Arguments, harsh, biting and cruel,
often occur in homes where expendi-
lures are too much.
Worry over finances will kill the
most amiable disposition and take the
sunshine from the brightest heart r.
Weeks, months and years pass,
while you hope against hope for finan.
cial relief.
Deeper and deeper into the mesh
you go.
You try to get more money, and
sometimes you do. but do you get at
that real root of the trouble?
Will you continue to punish yourself
to satisfy your vanity?
Or will you cut down on expenses?-
Houston Chronicle.
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THOMAS X. MARSHALL,
Former Vice President of the United
States -. -

All rly life long, in season and out
as well as at home and abroad, l have
heard 1t asserted that we America ms
are a money;grubbing people. Per.
maps we are, but in the period of the
World War | observed sacrifices
which convinced me that, after all.
the accumulation of money was not
Inc chief end in view. These sacri.
fces which marked all grades and
classes of citizens, regardless of their
condition, tended to convince me that
money grabbing was merely an Incl
dent in American life-not u national
characteristic. 1t seems as q matter
OF fact that the sa tisfaction over maxi
ing money while il Is being made Dis
greater than the contentment which
comes from its accumulation This
would indicate that the thing which
appeals most to the American is the
game rather than the reward which
comes from winning II.
Various characteristics of our peo.
pie, dovetailing together. are express.
sive OF the American outlook write
with no certainty as to the real char
acteristics of the typical American he.
cause OF the complex character of our
composite citizenship. But develop
ment OF American life is factor
which throws light on the subject
therefore, II Is the life we have led
a life which in passing on from gen.
Grafton 10 generation has transmitted
hereditary vices as well as hereditary
Virtues-which first | wish to con.
slider
Willing to Take Chance.
. Beginning with the few scattered
colonie( along the Atlantic seaboard
the split of adventure took hold of
our people who ever westward pressed
forward. pioneers and pathfinders in a
mighty continent. They had no as.
surance of success but they hoped for
success and were willing to take a
chance. After years had come and
gone they viewed the rising tide of
the Pacific Then came the realiza
uon that there was no more of Amer.
lea to be conquered. no more territory
to he pioneered. But the old lust for
adventure remained and they began
pioneering in laws. language. Iitera
ture and business-taking their
chance, as OF old. Thus were pro.
duced some Of our modern inventions
in the realm Of law. which no doubt
exceeded the deliberate purpose of the
men who proposed them Theirs was
a ake-a-chance spirit which induced
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Senator Bob La Toilette died with
his mind on the cause" Great as
was his love for his family. ideal as
was his home life. the paramount
thought Of his highly charged brain
was of the work he had done. the
work he would. like. to do and the
public professions Of his faith.
Here was one more evidence OF the
ruling passion strong in death.
Il am at peace with all the world,
but there is lot of work ] could sill
do. / don't know how the people will
feel toward me. but | will take 10 the
grave my love for them, which has
sustained me through life"
Here was the old war horse" run
ming true 10 form. In the vigorous
days of his political ascenda ncy he
often had spoken Of his love for the
people. All political ms do that sort of
thing. 1t is part of their stock in
trade. But as courts and juries give
supreme importance to deathbed
statements in criminal cases. the last
uttera nee of Bob La Toilette must
carry far a renewed belief in the sin
cerity of the man. Such claim
always was made for the man by his
friends-and always disputed. Of
course, by his political enemies.
y
Senator La Toilette had many odd
angles in his makeup. One of his
last and strongest friendships in the
Senate was with man whom no one
ever would have singled out as a
natural associate of the Wisconsin
Progressive. For he was a man su-
premely of the interests - the
vested interests man who hob
nobbed with malefactors Of great
wealth. and who had great wealth
himself. He was one Of the greatest
political bosses Of all time. He
stood always for the machine. for the
steam roller. for the treat EN-
rough" and Tell 'em nothing" school
of American politics.
Bob La Follette's last great friend
| ship in the Senate was for none other
than Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania,
and when the latter died La Toilette
mourned him perhaps as did no other
colleague in the august upper cham
| ber of the National Congress.
The friendship either grew or ripen-
ed in the stalwart defense Penrose
made of La Toilette when the ma n
from Wisconsin was assailed for his
record and utterances in the World
War period and an effort was being
made TO unseat him. When Penrose
gave the word that La Toilette wa
| not to he unseated. the issue was set
tied. No one knew that better than
La Toilette himself and he was for
ever grateful TO the all-powerful boss
from the Keystone State. After this
episode Senator La Toilette was otter
to be seen in Penrose's Office. Even In
those days he was not in good health
and 1t became almost custom at the
end of A senatorial day for Penrose tc
insist that La Toilette ride home in the
| Penrose automobile. That automobile
| was the most conspicuous of its day
| in Washington. 1t was big, power
| full red touring car. Is brilliant in It's
| carmine dress as the most vivid piece
of fire department apparatus. Senator
La Toilette. being a poor man. hac
no car. The beamins smile on his face
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When the first airplane flight was
made the impression became general
that the North Pole must Immediately
yield its secrets. The perils of the
journey have developed new varia.
tions, but remain as formidab BILE as
ever