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MONDAY, JULY 12, 1920
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Streaming Through the Gates.
Ellis Island again is overcrowded. Immigrants are coming in at
a pre-war rate. They now outnumber the emigrants. Indeed, some
of them are persons who have been home, liked not what they have (
found, and are back in this country for good.
Under the tests of the latest immigration law we can find, comfort
in the belief thafc our new neighbors are of a higher grade than they
were before the war; and once here they certainly are going to be
held to higher standards of civic intelligence than used to be the case.'
Citizenship must now be faced by them as something to be acquired
quickly, but with far stricter tests of naturalization than before the
war.
Fortunately, without much credit being due to the government,
the immigrants of today seem to be striking inland as never before.
Whether they are to be soil tillers or mill workers, they are not
lingering as near the Atlantic Coast as they used to. For them and
for the nation at large this is a most fortunate change in point of
view. We should not leave settlement to chance. We would have
a definite proportion of all immigrants enter the ports of the Gulf
and of the Pacific Coast. Permission to enter at all would be con-j
ditioned by assent to orders as to where they should first penetrate,
the interior. Such a policy would lessen the demand for Asiatic labor;
on the Pacific Coast, and it would solve the South's problem as to
how to make good the negro's migration to the North.
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Federating Central American Nations.
San Salvador's invitation to the other republics of Central Americaj
to meet a few months hence and again <ake up the plan of federation,
has giet with prompt and cordial response. New Presidents, taking
the place of "dictators" in one or two instances, have fallen in with
the ideal and are willing to give it practical form if a fair basis of
co-operation and political unity can be agreed upon. Past failures
have taught the surer way to success. Americanism of a Pan sort
has been made more alluring by the experiences of the war. Political
and diplomatic policies of larger nations north and south, center
around the Carribean more and more. Trading interests of the small
states are increasing, and group action can-be more protective of
regional values than the protests of each natioir voiced singly.
Thus the arguments for a federation increase in number and in
converting power with cach decade of history. From the United
States the projcct in the past had had commendation; and it still has.
We- profit by anything that stabilizes government, commerce and
industry in the republics.
Washington's New Golf Course.
Both Presidential nominees find their relaxation from the ardor
of public cares and political campaigning in the ancient game of golf.
Of late years more of our prominent men in public and private life
have taken it up as a hobby than any other sport, and if there
exists a mistaken public belief that it is a rich man's pastime it can
be readily traccd*to that fact.
Gov. Cox assures us "there is an erroneous impression that golf
is a rich man s game. "It is not," he says. "A set of clubs doesn't
cost much and they encourage outdoor life and cbuntry living."
The argument seems very true, but fails to reach the nub of the
difficulty with tbo?c who might be inclined to become devotees of
the Scotch pastime. Where will they go? The dues of the average
golf club are beyond the reach of the average purse, and an application
for membership in the fashionable organizations which sustain
the sport has frequently implied a social distinction as a requisite
'which held many aloof from seeking such an alliance.
The practical answer to all this argument is the public golf links
and it is gratifying to record that Washington will henceforth have
a nine-hole green in East Potomac Park whose advantages can be
enjoyed for a mo^t modest fee.
A nominal charge of 25 cents will be made for each round of
eighteen holes, equivalent to the green fee charged guests at other
golf clubs. This will include locker and shower bath privileges, and
is a reasonable price for such service.
The clement of competition is. sufficiently present to make the
game appealing and the exercise and benefits which accompany its
outdoor features are manifest. Washington may expect hundreds of
new enthusiasts, including many of our legislators, who will find its
proximity to the Capitol an asset. Among them will probably be a
few, who reading of John D. Rockefeller's recreation in the Pocantico
Hills and the informal matches of Presidents that are and will be soon,
have been led to believe that the sport is exclusively for those of
affluence. Thus the District will help to break down a prejudice
wfiich Gov. Cox and others believe unjustified.
Germany very reluctantly accepts the allies' terms for disarmament,
and one way to take the edge from the sorrow would be for
her to ponder what her own edict would have been were the positions
reversed.
\V hen the coal operators are so insistent that the charges of
profiteering be aired in secret session before the Anthracite Commission,
one can't help thinking they are more than charges.
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The stay-at-homes in the District of Columbia can at least write
to their friends that they decided to spend their vacations at the same
place where President Wilson will pass the summer.
The fellow who was going to wear overalls until the cost of
living came down looks suspiciously like those we see parading
round is Palm Beach suits.
rtie original Harding men, and the first-to-last Cox supporters
are beginning to become as numerous as the "prominently mentioned"
of preconvention days.
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Five Mexican generals are plotting another revolt, which is about
the same as saying another Presidential* campaign is about to begin
across the Rio Grande.
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Vice President Marshall said the need of the nation was a good
5 cent cigar, but he couldn't get his plank into the Democratic platform.
_
-M we .just knew what party the profiteers were lined up with
the problem of knowing how to vote right this fall would be a simple
one. _* /" t
Keeping a civil tongue in the head is much safer than keeping a
military one, according to the latest dispatches from Erin.
Money talks, but the Senate probers seem to be most anxious
to from those that got it
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- New York City |
g, O Q~Kclntyrt J ,
New York. July tl.?A P**e 'rom
tho iliarv of a ieo<?ern Samuol Pepye:
Up and my wlfo chid me for woar?
Ing a gaudy scarf and I W? '
pretty huff. Bought eom*
among others a clock that 1
at night aad tinkered with It ??j
the morning until It was ?"/"'j**
This day I * tailed a great ne w
Inn which haa telephone one may
uae in the bath anl Ice water fa..ccu
at the bedalae. But Lord'
coat! And on each boor an apothecary
shop, a barter and c lin.ary.
"While walklntt near tho 't#tlon *
taw a man overtake a lasa
handed her something whlcfc e*e
quickly gave to \ man In a "' I?.
waggod?at the cPrb and no mys
tarloun It a'l van that It worrU
mp all the day. n
At a lunchc place I came upon D.
Byrne. ?he scrlvei er. who Ui nn r
lshed ? new ta>le and waa fr-?Uklng
To Ore* nv'ch In the after ;
noon, where I rod.- on
yacht. Eachen. Sir A*ehlo- An r* ws
barque, end we *??t tc . .
watched the groat boats making,
ready for tho iui races. 1
In tho evening w?. *VVe water
watching th? t.ky and t
and full of line tl'oueht* and re.er
was such an appetite r.W
At midnight ?e came to lend and
hon>e by tram t-ntf so to bed.
All recorJs t?T Franfl and
food pre fltecrlrg aro broken etLoiig ,
Beach just a iwenty-Ave-mnute
ride from New Ycrk ana w.th no
attractions to make It **P
except that It hapr-ens to be nca.
^The^menuj of .he ?.fes there excite
the ea.- glands of **?
saliva gland-. WMernu- 1-n H ?
a r|ice?I ?r?ote fro it the menu le
fore me?coffte 80 <ent. a cup an l
cream 10 cents extraA
hiif cantelcup If- ?l-?# nndl5r??n j
turtle sc-up 1110. A >t?ak
l" $3 and fcr two 17.50. Ice c.ean.
90 .-.-nts ^ dieh.toe.ft ?1 an order
and If served tf# two, Ili5. lt
a ahame the v sy Capt. Kldd
and Jes:.e Jam~ havo been n a
llgned. They were poor dubs.
Henry L Doherty. the oil and
traction magnate, has filed plans for
a home he will build aton one of
the three skyscraplng office build
ings he recently purchased
Battery Park. It Is so arra g
that Mr. Doherty will be able to
breakfast each morning facing th*
Statue of Liberty. And he Is^ just
exactly a one-minute walk to his
offices.
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Bell hopping is not such aProfltable
occupation as It used to be in
the large New York hotels since
prohibition, in the old days there
were bright-faced young lee wet r
hustlers on the early trick
thirsts were terrible who made *3a
day. Now In hot weather they
make about $8 or
The nrst accident has h*PP'B'<|
to one of the traffic towers on Fifth
avenue. These towers are five
blocks apart and by a seriesi of
lights they direct the crosa town
and avenue traffic simultaneously.
They are twenty feet in the air.
The other evening a bibulous gentleman
In a stunt roadster was
coming down the avenue at a rapid
gait. He had his mind on other
things apparently for he ran In
one of the towers and it cra,h'*
to the street. He turned up a side
street with an expression that
, seemad to say. "Goodness I
something." Fortunately no one
was in the tower as it was efte
g o'clock. The new traffic signaling
system. Incidentally., has pro'en .
great success It used to be that
it was almost Impossible to get
down Fifth avenue during the afternoon
crush In less than forty
i minutes. Now It takes about ten
j minutes.
the bible!
Translated out of the original
tongues and from the edition
snown as "Our Mothers Bible.
thk fifth book of mopes.
CALLED PEt'l ERONOMY.
CHAPTER IV?Continued
18 The likeness of anything that
creepeth on the ground the likeness
of any fish that Is In ti?
waters beneath the earth.
19 And lest thou lift up thlna
eyes unto heaven, and when thou!
seest the sun. and the moon, ana
the stars, even all the host of
heaven, shouldest be driven to
worship them, and serve them,
which the Lord thy God hath divided
unto all nations under the
whole heaven.
20 But the Lord hath taken you.
and brought you forth out of the
iron furnace, even out of Egypt,
to be unto him a people of inheritance,
as ye are this day.
21 Furthermore the Lord was
angry with me for your sakes, and
aware that I should not go over
Jordan, and that I should not go In
unto that good land, which the'
Lord thy God glveth thee for an
inheritance:
22 But I must die in this land.
I must not go over Jordan: but ye
shall go over, and possess that good
land.
23 Take heed unto yourselves,
lest ye forget the covenant of the
Lord your God. which he made witn
you. and make you a graven image,
or the likeness of anything, whicn
the Lord thy God hath forbidden
thee. .
24 For *he Lord thy God Is a
consuming fire, even a Jealous God.
25 U When thou Shalt beget
children, and children's children,
and ye shall have remained long
In tha land, and shall corrupt yourselves,
and make a graven image,
or the likeness of anything. And
shall do evil In the sight of the
Lord thy God. to provoke him to
anger:
28 I call heaven and earth to
witness against you this day, that
ye shall aoon utterly perish from
off the land whereunto ye go over
Jordan to possess it; ye shall not
prolong your days upon It, but
shall utterly be destroyed.
?7 And the Lord shall scatter
you among the nations, and ya
shall be left few In number among
the heathen, whither tha Lord shall
lead you.
28 And there ye shall serve
gods, the work of men's Jianda.
wood and atone, which neither see,
nor hear, nor eat. nor smell.
2# But If from thence thou shait
seek the Lord thy God. thou shalt
find him. If thou seek him with all
thy .heart and with all thy soul.
30 When thou art In tribulation,
and all these things are come upon
thee, even in the latter days. If
thou turn to the Lord thy God, and
shalt he obedient unto his voice;
31 (For the Lord thy God Is a
merciful God: he will not forsake
thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget
the covenant of thy fathers,
which he sware unto them.
(To Be Continued >
, ; THE DYE INDUSTRY ~ |
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Enormous Development In the United States Since 1914?
Exports Valued at $18>000.00q In 1919. Compared to
$340,000 Before the War?Prices Have Increased 300
Per Cent and More?Estimates of Actual Qiantities Ex- 1
poised Show 1,450 Per Cent Increase, While Imports Have j
Decreased 90 Per Cent \
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By DR. FRANK U. SURFACE.
Washington, July 10.?Prior^ to the world war Germany manufac- ]
tured practically all of the coal tar dyet of the world. Her export*
of these commodities amounted to between 30 and 40 million dollars |,
per year. The growth of this industry in the allied countries' since j
the beginning of the war has been phenomenal. In no country has
this growth been ?o rapid as in the United States.
In 1914 the total production of coal tar dyes in the United States
was about 6,600,000 pounds. In 1917 the production was some
46,000,000 pounds and there has been an enormous increase since
that time. \
The American industry is now not only supplying the domestic
trade but during 1919 nearly $18,000,000 worth of coal tar dyes and
colors were exported to all parts of the world At the present time
Japan, Canada, Englaid, France, China, India and South America are
largely dependent on the American product.
All of this progress has been made in the last five years despite
the fact that the methods of manufacture were closely guarded
secrets in Germany. For nearly all of the important dyes the method
of manufacture had to be independently worked -out by our chemists.
At the present time, we are manufacturing some 22o different dyes, ,
which is about one-fourth the total known number. The range of
color, the brilliancy and the fastness of the American product is said
to be as good and often better than the former German goods.
Some idea of the development of our dye industries can be gained
by a study of our foreign trade in these products. The following
table gives the value of our imports and exports of coal tar dyes and
colors since before the war:
Imports Exports
Pre-war average $7,103,937 $339,756
1914-1 5 5.851.887 1.177.9*5
1915-1 6 3.340.59* 5,102,002
1916-1 7 3,161,371 11,709,387
1917-1 8 .* 2,507,296 16,921,888
1918-19.. ' 2,753,116 17.S65.365
1918-19 10 months 2,266,680 15,518,076
1919-20 10 months 3,154,820 18,563,286
Prior to the war our imports amounted to $7,000,000 and our exports
to $340,000 per year. Last year we imported less than $3,000,000
worth of dyes and our exports were $17,865,000. This tells a most
remarkable story. Yet, when stated in terms of value only, the story
is overdrawn. Unfortunately the Department of CommerceMoes not
give the actual quantity of dyes and colors exported and for imports
they give the quantity in 1919 only.
Immediately after the withdrawal of German dyes from the market
in 1914 the prices rose by leaps and bounds. For example Metlylene
Blue sold wholesale for about 56 cents a pound in 1913 but by
1916 it was selling as high as $800 a pound. It is clear that with
prices increasing in this proportion we might export a much smaller
quantity of dye and still show a large increase in value compared to
the pre-war figures.
The War Industries Board calculated a price index for 18 important
coal tar dyes covering the period between 1913 and IQ19. Letting
100 equal the price in 1913-14 the yearly average relative prices
of these dyes to the end of 1918 were as follows:
Relative Price
1913-I 4 100
1914-I 5 >93
1915-1 6 736
roi6-i7 L 662
1917-1 8 465
1918-1 9 % 4*3
The prices of these dyes last year were thus over 300 per cent
greater than before the war.
By the use of these price indices it is possible to reduce roughly
the values given by the Department of Commerce to a basis comparable
to the pre-war price. In other words we can determine the
approximate values of the imports and exports if they had been sold
at the pre-war price. These derived values will then stand in the
same relation to each other as the actual quantities imported or exported.
We may thus obtain a relative measure of the increase or decrease
in the actual quantities of dyes involved in our foreign trade.
These calculations are given in the following table. It has been
assumed that there was no significant change in the relative price,
of these dys in 1919-20 over 1918-19VALUE
OF OUR FOREIGN TRADE IN COAL TAR DYES
AT PRE-WAR PRICES.
Imports Exports
Value at pre- Percent Value at Percent
war price decrease pre-war price increase
Pre-war average $7,103,937 o. . $339,756 o. i
1914-15 3,032,060 56.3 610,323 79 6
1915-16 453.885 93-6 693,206 104.0
1916-17 477.548 93 3 1,768,774 4206
1917-18 539.203 923 3.639.115 9/1 1
1918-19 650,854 908 4.223.490 H431
1919-20* 894.852 87.4 5,266,176 14500
Estimated from 10 months.
At the pre-war price the quantity of dyes imported in 1918-19 was
only $651,854 compared with the actual value of $2,750,000. This
shows that roughly the quantity of dyes imported since 1916 is only
about 10 per cent of the amount imported before the war. On the
other hand our exports calculated on the same basis show an increase
of 1.143 per cent in 1918-19 over the quantity exported before the
|war. The exports for 1919-20 estimated from the 10 months' figures
now available show a still further increase of 25 per cent over the
year before or a total increase of 1,450 per cent over the pre-war
lexports.
(Copyright. 1920. by Washington Herald.)
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Browsing Round in Political Circles
By LABERT ST. CLAIR.
Political patriots In all parts of caused Cox's friends ton* gloomy
: the country are discussing the value hours.
of silence with such fervor these Newspaper men are playing some
days that on? might be tempted to mighty important roles In politics
think that the world s greatest fhlg year npt only among the canmagazine
of humor, the Congres- didates. but also among their"backsional
Record, soon will be "a thing ers Besides having two newspaper
of the past Of course. It won't be.' men running for President, we have
and politicians who endorse silence the situation of newspaper men
so strongly probably will talk most practically dominating the convenwhen
the opportunity offers, but tlons.
their present discussions are Inter-; At Chicago Senator Medlll McCoresting
anyhow. mlck. "William Allen V hlte, George
The epxerience of Senator Hard- Harvey and Henry Allen played big
lng In landing the Republican nom- parts. The actual wording of the
Inatlon largely by keeping quiet , platform adopted by the Republicwhile
others stirred up turbulent ans is very largely the work of
political seas with statements of all Harvey and McCormick and White
kinds, is the greatest tribute of re- ' read copy on It In the committee,
cent years to the soft pedal. Bot j And In the campaign to come,
Armstrong, a smart publicity man. these two men will be called upon
who had charge of Harding's cam- j frequently to aid Senator Harding
paign. is largely responsible for, t if not only because they can do their
Republican nominee's noncommittal woric well, but because their presattltude,
but this ieat detracts no?h- rnce will help attract Progressive.*
lng from Harding. He paid Arm- who now are inclined to regard
strong for good advice and got it. ' Harding as not exactly one of their
When the time came In Chicago McCormick will go through
to break the deadlock, the big boys },|8 part of the game with a
who put Harding over looked for a because he Is a very practical
candidate who had the fewest en- p0]jtician without too keen a sense
emles. And. as almost every state- of humor. but Bill White, whose hument
any candidate makes angers r ,g cjtcelled bv that of no man
omeone. they looked well Into the America, probably will chuckle
Harding statements and found them additional fifteen pounds on himmlghty
scarco This fact proved a f when he thlnk? of hls iolng
big consideration In Harding s se- ;hore!) for a ?andpat candidate But
lecuon. ' h wlu perform, for he has said he
The situation in San Francisco '.
was similar, though In a less de- ; " " on the Democrattc side of the
gree If any one thing weakened , eT fence ,, foUnd CartV
McAdoo more than any other It was ? P P hQ floubtle8B wlll carry a
* /t,t#ment l"'* l?,d In the Democratic fold, as
*1 co.nvent,?n ? ?"mblea s>n FrancUco; Gtorgt
hA wS ,Kn0tvWMt ti,6..n0mlu Creel, who wrote much of the Demo?
rvhe l! *.UCh cratlc platform and Homer Cumstatement
weakened him is imma- crane_ i> tn ftlm
the faf remsliu that Clark Howell, head of the
?tt . t oo? .h!rC?.*" ?l Georgia delegation, whose switch to
grate? took the statement literally. ^or? * nominationand
one of the most difficult tasks Cox * J"1, and
which McAdoo's friend* faced was retaries Daniels and Meredith and
explaining why a man who did not many ",he" ?marVlM. (hlBjh,
want a nomination should be forced hat \* nTrnwr meV^r#
to take it fact that these newspaper men are
Cox issued only a .tatement or in P?Htic,
two. but they were enough to show *re 8*,'-mad? "J*" J*1*. ?B{* Mc
him and his managers the error of ""ho lnherited great ^
their ways. One. on the booie ques- Cormick. and at t ha th* '
tion. appeared to lose him the sup- worked as hard athrt profession!is
port of Tammany for a day or two If h? had n?. a cent In the world,
and made his friends very panlckv. White and Allen are former reportOf
course, wise old political ot>- ers; Glass and DanleU got their
servers did not grow unduly ex- start setting type. So with most or
cited about Tammany leaving Cox the relt cf the 1
for there was no place else for them And to think, that r*
*? mo; but. anjrhow, th* statement ago, when it w*? suggested by, ft
"M
In the Limelight
By Oeorge Perry Morris.
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Watch Heiry For*.
Watch out for Henry Ford. IIj
Ioe? not atajr put HI, mind is far- J
tilu. Ha haa won International fame
by his auto; he 1* going to
be on? of the cr?at tiger ts for In- '
creating tho race's wealth hy the
lubortfutloc of hla tractor for horae- '
power. Hit, cascllne-drlven car ct
the lnt?t urbr.an type la .a winner.
Now he has decided to buy % railroad
connecting" hie "p'nnts" with
Iron and coal supplies. In fthort
by hla purchase of foreyu for wood;
mines for minerals, and ral'ways
for transportation he is getting
where he carno? be held up by hii
rivals. Ths latest deal Is sail t<>
have Invjlved transfer of mere than
ISA.OOC 060 from the Ford bank atcount;
but v.hat is that to Henr:
As nn editor he ha; Jvat swunjr hli
weekly against Harming and Cox.
Oar Bur-ou of ftandnrda.
The Bureau of Standards officials
should feel h&CPy> Admiral Carbonnler.
of the French navy, .who
recently hear-ed n c: mn>ls?lon delegated
to stu<<y our fyt:tem of nav&i
education and tho co-opera t(pn
which the navy receives from rcl-,
entlfl~ societies. ?nys that the bu-1
reau Is the test In the world. Canada
some tints ago decided to duplicate
it so far as i ossjh'a
The Play Initlsrl.
One of the "hiU" at the National j
Educational Association meeting
at Salt Lake City has been the i
"demonstration" given by Anne |
Raymond, the "Health Fairy." She
has carried on the work of making
the play instinct and the love of
the imaginative found In moat children
serva society in Its effort to Increase
hygienic conditions; Miss
Raymond is now In the employ of
the New York City Child Health
Society. She formerly was a Red
Cross nurse and first proved the
success of her methods while working
as a publie health nurse in West
nrgi?la.
The Merrier Monameat.
Cardinal Morcier. having in vain
protested against th? plan to erect
a monument in Brussels commemor- t
"ting his superb service during the
war. has wisely consented to sit on
the committee that will supervise
raising the funds and designing the
monument. The cash is flowing in'
from all over Europe, and the'
T'nited States certainly will send Us
share, Of course the prelate will
sec to It that the monument is symbolical
rather than personal; and
that he comes into the scale as less
imp^-tant than the great ideals that
the monument will attempt to depict
for all time. The spirits of
many Americen worthies, hoverlns
about the portrait statues erected
In their honor, must wish that they
too could have served on the committees
and had a negative vote.
First Catholic Dally. .
Nicholas Gonner. of Dubuque,
Iowa, is publishing the first dally
paper which had been edited distinctly
and specially for Roman
Catholics by Roman Catholics. Wide
distribution of papers of this type
has for some time been urged on
the members of this church. It is
done In Europe, or used to be before
the war; and sooner or later will
develop in this country. Like thei
Christian Science Monitor, the Daily
American Tribune of Dububque
prints no news of crime.
Keats* Memorial.
American admirers of Keats, the
English poet, are being given a
chance now to give to a fund that is |
being raised in England. The house
at \N etworth Place. Hampstead, in
which Keats lived and wrote his
finest verse is threatened. Miles M.
Dawson, of the Poetry Society of
America, is taking charge of any |
gifts and is forwarding the cash to
the English Keats' memorial com-'
mlttee.
An Odd Fight.
Out In Kansas. the trade unions
and the Epworth League are at odds
because the league recently elected
as an offioer, John H. Crawford, the I
State labor commissioner, who is
not popular with labor unions now.
The league s officials do not seem
to be back-watering, and rather
welcome a fight.
young man that lie enter newspaper
work, his parents frequently pleaded
with him to take up some honest
profession like housebreaking instead.
Regardless of whether Warren
Harding or Jimmy Cox gets into the
White House next March. It tg certain
that there will be no additional
"Keep Off the Grass" signs put up on
the lawn. Both are good fellows in
every sense of the word, and Washington.
regardless of party, looks
forward to pleasant days and good,
old-fashioned doings when either 01
them comes into power.
Nine-tenths of the folks in Washington
who know Cox call him
"Jimmy." and while nobody has been
known to call Harding "Warry," if
his first name was James, he would
be called "Jimmy," too.
It is going to be fun to see the
verbal darts that the two candidates
throw at each other. If there is not
a running "kidding" match In this
campaign, many will be surprised.
Which, at least, will be some relief
after all of the lofty thoughts that
have been pestering us for some
time.
Senator Pat Harrison told me the
other day that he may not stay In
the Senate a great while, as he does
not think he can afford to. I doubt
if he gets out until he dies of old
,^t he "aid u- s? tha?
Pat, like most statesmen, has lltti?
ready cash and he could make prob;
ably from Ave to ten times as much
money .out of the Senate as in It
Of course one always should take
seriously anything that a politician
says, so when Pat also declared that
he would not think of being in Cox's
Cabinet, If the Democrats win. there
was no disputing the statement.
Naturally, Cox will not remember
jthat Pat took up the floor fight in
San Francisco, when Ed Moor*. Cox's
manager, was about to go aground,
and carried it through.
While on this subject, suppose
you paste this in your hat for reference
in case Cox should be elected:
Attorney General. Ed Moore;
Postmaster General, Pat Harrison,
and for a cabinet position or diplomatic
post. Clark Howell, of Georgia.
The Inside story of how Gov. Ed,
wards got tnto the Presidential
i nomination race at San Francisco.
! has Just leaked out.
i Six months ago. wealthy and
prominent we't Interests in New
York who had no particular interest
in Edwards or any other candidate,
but did have an Interest In restoring
boose, employed a wise old
Washington politician to go around
fhe country and sound out sentiment
on the wet and dry situation.
For five months, this man traveled
found the United States, interviewing
folks, especially polllcians, and
getting their views on what the
people wanted.
Then he returned to New York
and reported a situation that
thrilled his employers. Folks everywhere.
he said, wanted light wise*
. *
'
A DAILY LINE 0' CHEER
Bjr John Kendrick Bangs
SUMMER STARS.
Summer Star* tr? shining ,
bright, t
Studding the ban pall of night?
A. million lamp* GK>d hath put out 1
To light us on our way ?
AJeng the darkling paths of Night .
Uu to the new-born Day. *
'Copyright. IMP, by Tlw Hectare ?y?dlca?C) i
Pithy Sidelights ;
On "Third Party" >
Chicago. July 11.?A chap has to ,
watch hla step in Chicago or he'll1
tumble orer a political convention. ]
They've spread all over the place, all ,
under the general heading
"Third Party" ? but enough to make <
half a dozen new parties.
Forty-eighters are in the Morrison
Hotel assembly hall. They've got to ,
lect a party name as well as a
Presidential ticket Labor party .
tS are meeting out on the
west Side in Carmen's Hall. Single
Tax leaguers are meeting in the Auditorium.
The American Constltu- '
t,?n*1 P?riy *ot tether in Re- ,
fi v. Representatives from 1
the Nonpartisan League and the
Government Ownership League are '
seated in the Forty-eighters' convention.
And representatives of the :
world War Veterans. Triple Alliance,
National People's League and '
Farmers* National Council are on
the Job.
"
Candidate talk among Forty- j
fighters first centered on La Fol-!
lette, Walsh and Frazier?and then
on Ingersoll of watch fame?took
a lean toward Henry Ford when
Charles L. Hoffman, delegate from'
Michigan, came here via Detroit and
uncorked a Ford boom.
Shrinking-violet candidates have
Third Party ambitions. First of
them is David S. Beach, of Bridgeport,
Conn. He doesn't believe in
hiding his light under a bushel, or
anything else. He's distributing
tull-page literature.
The sheet is headed: "The Big
Three." Beneath are portraits of
Abraham Lincoln, George Washlng-j
ton?and Beach He admits he's
Lincoln's successor. The page-ad
fays oo.-.fldently: "Beach will be the
People's President of the United
States in 1921!"
Political headquarters of huge ,
space, regiments of typewriters and
flamboyant signboards are absent at
the third party circus. A. F. of L.
meeting rooms suffice for the Labor
party. And the Forty-eighters' reception
room in the Morrison Hotel
is just one room. It contains a cot. a
sofa, a dozen chairs, three typewriters.
a match tray, a cuspidor and a
drosser?on which reposes a framed
portrait of Henry Ford.
Third party delegates of many
shades of liberal and radical belief
apparently do not have expense ac- i
counts at conventions. Many are
"traveling light." A farmer from Arkansas.
encountered in the corridor, !
carried his baggage right with him?
* pair of steel-rimmed spectacles and
a toothbrush sticking out of ^is
breast pocket.
? J
Men and Business
By RICHARD SPILL AN E.
Ladles, beware?
From East Plymouth. Conn., comes
the news that Mrs. Ella McWoodson
may have a leg amputated. She carried
her money in her stocking.
Some of the bills probably had j
germs. Her leg became infected.
Blood poisoning followed.
If women are not to learn the unwisdom
of carrying their money in
the Lisle National or the Silk Trust
Co., they should at least make June
to October a closed season for that
foolish practice. Money, especially |
bills, when much handled gathers
much filth, especially in summer,
when sweaty hands add to the normal
accumulation. If you examined
a bank note?a much used one?un- '
der a microscope you would understand.
To put such bills next to the
skin and have them rub against the
flesh whett the pores are open is to
invite trouble.
Bankers have not had opportunity
until now to do some good educational
work to check the stocking
habit. In fact, some of them have
established "stocking rooms" in '
their banks for the convenience of 1
the ladies.
A bank is the place for money.'
A stocking or behind the clock or
some secret hiding place is not.
There is far more money carried on
!the Person, per capita, today than
ever before In history. It Is an invitation
to extravagance or to robbery.
Aside from that fact, money
would be safer and more mobile, and
be of public benefit if deposited in a
bank, for the larger the volume of
hank deposits the more the banks
have to sustain business.
If by losing her leg Mrs. Ella Mooodson
happens to get the ladies
,or the land ?o transfer their accounts
Trom the Lisle, or Silk or
Cotton banks to real banks she will
ha\e lost it in a good cause.
and beers. The politicians had told
him so.
"Hurry down to Trenton." said his
employers, "and get Edwards into
j the race."
Edwards proved receptive when;
told of the nationwide demand for
a man of his views, and he was put i
I into the race.
Back in Washington.with the heat
! of the convention past, the man who '
did the survey of the country told 1
me that while there seemed to be
J little support for the liquor propoi
sition in the convention, he was
j convinced that the folks wanted
light wines and beer. And William
Jennings Bryan told me after the
, convention that he was convinced
i the folks wanted a bone-rfry plank
The majority of politicians think the
I folks want just what they get in
j both platfoi'ms ? nothing.
Hon. Obadlah Dubb says he hopes
| that if Harding is elected, he will
| not supplant President Wilson s I
i flock of White House sheep with
G. O. P. elephants.
THE INVENTIVE MIND.
I have a friend whose working mind
I is all of the Inventive kind.
j He has. ideas of every hue
and never lacks for something new.
Today he hit upon a scheme
for selling sugar by the ream:
tomorrow mayhap he'll disclose
a patent smeller for the nose.
Or else he'll plan to build, again,
a double-barreled fountain pen?
or have installed in every store
a rapidflre cuspidor.
It's true this man may chase his bent
and never make a blooming cent,
but still he's apt to strike it right
and coin some money over night.
N. A. LUFBURROW.
(Copyright, 1830, b/ The UcClor* Byodicsu.)
Events of Today |
Unveiling of tablot at Tort More
ns, Brtghtwo#d. by survivors of
he Sixth U. *. Army Corps. ' *
Americanization school, old Cmral
High. afternoon classes J to 4;
ivonlng classes, 1:10 to 1#:I0.
National executive committoo,
federal Employes Union, moots at
4X3 New York avenue northwest. *
t. m. '
Excursion to Chesspeake Beach,
district Board and Ladles' Auxiliary
>f A. O. H.
Meeting, Congress Heights Cltlsens'
Association, i p. m.
Lecture by Dr. Carroll. Ooorgs
Washington University, >025 G afreet ?
lorthwest, 9 a m. \ "J
Meeting. executive committee
Board of Trade, board rooms. 12:10
I>. m.
Ancient Crder of Hlbernlana' and
the Ladles' Auxiliary, outing today
it Chesapeake Beach.
ABIWBflt*.
Garrlck?Garrlck Players in "The
Unkissed Bride."
Polis?Marguerite Clark in "Mrs.
Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch."
Cosmos?Vaudeville and filma
B. F. Keith's?Vaudeville.
Strand?Vaudeville and films.
Loew's Palace?Douglas Mac Lean
In "Let's Be Fashionable."
Moode's Rialto?Norma Talmadgo
in "Yes or No "
Crandall's Metropolitan ? Rupert
Hughes' "Scratch My Back."
Loew's Columbia?Eugene O'Brien
In "The Figurehead."
Crandall's?Wallace Reld In "The
Dancln' Fool."
Crandall's Knickerbocker?"Scatch
My Back."
Glen Echo?Resort attractions.
Chevy Chase Lake?Dancing.
Great Falls Park?Resort facilities.
Steamer Macalester?Daily excursions
to Mount Vernon at 10 a. m.
and 2:30 p. m.
Marshall Hall ? Resort amusements:
steamers at 10 a. m., 2:30
and 6:30 p. m.
Chesapeake Beach ? Resort attractions.
Cabin John Bridge Park?Resort
attractions.
Old Black" Sam"
Aide to Lincoln,
Taken by Death
(Public Lt4srr Service.)
Trenton, N. J., July IX. ? 5ame?l
Gordon, one-time personal attendant
of President Lincoln, and
messenger for the Supreme Court
of the United States, and executive
messenger for sixteen governors of New
Jersey, died at his home hero
today from heart trouble. He was
the most widely known colored man
in the State, having the acqualn
tar.ee of nearly every man of prominence
in public life for the past
fifty years.
Born in Philadelphia about eighty
years ago, "Sam." as he was always
called, was brought to Trenton in
JS62, by the late George A' Halsey.
as a doorkeeper or attendant of the
house of assembly. He was next
employed as a messenger for the
Supreme Court of the United States,
but was soon transferred to tho
White House as attendant to President
Lincoln.
A barber by trade, "Sam" had few
equals in that line. He not only
shaved and cut the hair of the President,
but of many other Washington
notables of that period. This
function he performed for President
Lincoln immedataely before the famous
address at Gettysburg was delivered.
*t
1 The Weather 1
1'
?
Forecast. <
District of Colombia and Maryland?Skewer*
today: tomorrow warmer and probably
fair; winds mostly tooth and gentle.
Virginia?Showvr* today: tomorrow probably
fair and warmer; gentle to moderate
south winds.
Local Tern per*tore*.
Midnight 6S 12 noon .. 8S
2 a.m. 67 2 p.m. .... 82
4 a.m. 67 4 p.m. ........ 78
C a m 67 6 p.m 77
H a.m. 75 8 p.m. . ? 75
10 a m S3 10 p.m 74
Highest. S3; lowest. 67.
Relative humidity?8 a.m.. 84; 2 p-m.,
61: 8 p.m., 82.
Rainfall (8 p.m. to 8 p.m.). 0.02.
Hours of sunshine, 5.5.
Per cent ?f possible sunshine, 37.
Departures from Normal.
Accomulatcd deficiency of temperature
tnce January 1. 1920. 272.
Deficiency- of temperature since Jnly 1.
1920. i5.
Accumulated deficiency of precipitation
since January 1, 1920, 0.42.
Excess of precipitation since July 1,
1920, 1.88.
Tempers tore same date last year?Hickeat,
78; lowest, 60.
Other Temperatures.
Lowest
Highest last Ralstoday.
night. 8 p.m. fall.
AshtTille. N. C 78 62 70 0.06
Atlanta, Ga. ...... SO 66 76 0.01
Atlantic City. X. J. 78 66 72 ....
Baltimore, Md. .... 81 72 76 .?
Bl*>marck. N. Dak.. 92 60 74 ....
Boston. Mass 84 66 74 ?.*s
Buffalo. X. Y 78 64 70 ....
Chicago, III 78 66 74 .
Cincinnati. Oiio.... 80 64 76 0.04
Cheyenne. Wyo. ... 80 M (M
Cleveland. Ohio 74 64 6S 0.08
Davenport. Iowa.... 82 60 78 ....
Denver. Colo 82 GO 72 ....
Des Moines. Iowa.. 82 66 80
Detroit. Mich > 76 64 66 0.29
Duluth. Bins 80 64 74
El Paso, Tex 98 72 #4 0.12
Galveston. Tex. ... 86 76 84 ....
Helena. Mont. 84 54 7J ....
Indianapolis. Ind.... SO 62 6r> O.S2
Jacksonville. Fla... 88 74 76 0.64
Kansas City. Mo... 84 66 82 ....
Little Bock. Ark... 86 66 84
Los Angeles, Cal... 82 62 74
Louisville 80 76 0.08
Marinette. Mich.... 84 62 78 ....
Memphis. Tenn. ... 84 6* 82
Miami. Tla 86 78 82 0.04
Mobile. Ala 86 70 80 0.04
New Orleans. La.. S8 72 K2 1.42
New York. K. Y... 80 68 70 ....
North Platte. Nebr. 92 60 78 0.36
Omaha. Nebr. ..... 86 64 83 ....
Philadelphia, Pa.... 84 66 76 ....
Hotels and newsstands in New York City
where The Washington Ha raid la ea
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ASTOR IATAUX
BELMONT PENNSYLVANIA
BILTM0BA PLAZA
BRESLIN PRINCE OEONOB
BRETT0P HALL KITZ-CARLTO X
COMMODORE SAVOY
IMPERIAL ST. ANDREW
KNICKERBOCKER ST. RIO IS
MANHATTAN VANDERBILT
McALPIN ? WOLOOTT
MARTINIQUE "WALDORF
NEWSSTANDS:
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WOOLWORTH BLDft.
S00 FIFTH AVENUE.
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