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All riehts et rcpuoHraflen of special dispatch fcerrin ere also reserved. rhlUdclpMt. IrMsr, Jsuuirr 27, 1)22 A READY-MADE FAIR SETTING TUB vision of the handsome permanent ,bulldings which could ndera the Phila delphia World's Fair should (lie Parkway He be. cheteii is bv nn means fanciful. Plans for a magnificent group of struc tures are already under way, and in two in stances tbose of the Art Muiscure. and the JTree Library actual work is proceeding at a rapid pace. The Victory Convention Hall is no dream, but a project indorsed by voters at tbu last election. The foundations of the Municipal Court Building are grounded in Certainty. Ell Kirk Price, of the Falrmeunt Tark Commission, contributes te all this authentic program the suggestion that the Academy of the Fine Arts and the Pennsylvania Scheel f Industrial Arts should begin as seen as possible te erect their proposed new quarters en the Parkway. Of practical value is his proposal that the wuIIh and floors of these buildings could be constructed by the State as part of its contribution te the exposition. lu that case the interiors could be used for temporary exhlhitiens during the fair. It Is -doubtful if any exposition ever dis cussed was se fortunate in nuxtllnry advan tages as the Se.vqul-Ccntenninl in its oppor tunity te utilize a perfectly well-defined scheme of municipal development. The Parkway Falrmeunt location is virtually a ready-made site. Governer Sproul has just invigorated the fair project by the appointment of n State commission te co-eperato with the Scsqui Centcnnlal Association. The majority of the members nre nen-Philadclphlan. There can be email doubt that the rcerlts of the Tark way setting will strongly appeal te outsiders freed from local prejudices, parochial obses sions and Inherited inhibitions. A REAL DRY ENFORCER WITH the nppeintment of the Rev. Jehn T. Davis, of Blalrsville, te succeed William C. McCenncll u3 Federal Prehibi tien Director In this State, the advocates I the present dry laws have all that they en BbV for. The advantages of the situa tien are new en their side. " If, with the aid of the Increasingly powerful enforcement organization which Afr. Ilaynes has been building up in Penn sylvania, Mr. Davis cannot restrict the flew if whisky in his territory and check at least the open and flagrant violations of the Vol Vel stead law, the people who dcninnd revision of the dry laws will surely try te make ammunition out of the circumstances of fels failure. This is one of the reasons why the ap pointment Is a geed one. The law deserves fair nnd honest trial. Uut it will be Impossible te appraise its true value te long as men opposed te the principle it represents are appointed te direct its enforcement. IS THE REMEDY PREMATURE? I ALTHOUGH the Administration has net -tTL yet announced its policy regarding the Genea Conference, there arc numerous In dications In Washington of objection te the date tentatively tet for the early part of March. A month age this criticism would bare been Invalid. In the meantime, however, the political aruptieu in France completely transformed 'a situation from which hope could be ex ex tetcted te one ominously characterized by aaafuslen and uncertainty. fThe French ministerial upheavnl when it occurred wns obviously e calamity. M. Briand was en the verse of an accommoda tion with Mr. Lloyd (i"ergc. forvtneet champion of the eci'iiomle rehabilitation program. The outcome of the Pelncare insurgence cannot be foreensf. Time will thew whether demagogy bus acquired u definite useendancy in France : whether M. Pelncare can adjiiht himself te realities or whether he Is riding te a full t Meanwhile, It is no wonder responsible authorities are perpleicd. Neither Mr. Hughes nor Mr. Hoever has ever been re ycaled as advocating a disdainful policy of American isolation. The President's el for world rcconMrurtlen is admitted. But since events have given the aspect of pre juiturencs te the (Jenea meeting, it would be, absurd te ignore them. The selection of a later date for the con ference, which Mr. Lloyd Geerge considers c vital te world stability, would permit of much needed France-British accommoda tions and n clarifjing of tire European stage sufficiently vhid te enable the American Gerernmeut te visualize its own part. OVERCROWDED COLLEGES IR. HIBBEN'S appointment of a com- mil tee te, sift out the uppllcnnta for ad ad fflUslen te Princeton Unlveieity in order te U keep the number of students within COOO dttlens in the colleges for young men seek- 'i StaM Ll1.. J..-..l n 1 .. lujurr i-iiiicuiiuu, .eimv every college In ,the country Is overcrowded. Many e! tlttm have) decldeil tn At mi nrhlfmr limit K en the number mluiitted each year, because tney nave net financial resources sufficient te hire professors enough te teach all who Rv apply. IS or are the classroom ble enough for the growing Classen. This is r new condition, though some of the fashionable colleges for girls have had sralttng liatr, for years. When a girl was bera application has been mude for entrance 1b the freulunnn class eighteen years In the V-f future, because otherwise there wus no if, caance ier ner te gain numusien. lint it ess only been within the last two or three jinrj iuui inu irvAnurti uu inu men B col cel 1 )cmi has become se great us te force a Kf. limitation In the number of students. tr This limitation will have te continue un- L less, the endowments tire largely increased. t'lH iwracdlote euect win net be serious, for jMMtK et (iie colleges nave nuepteci some such rwe as tout wnicn nas uern maue te gume . w veifiinutee en auraissiena te I'rinceten. hh ceBimlttce is te admit these applicants "whose records show unusual premise, seri ousness of purpose or achievement under difficulty." Under hucIi a rule theso boys who go te college merely te have n geed time will have te make way for theso with n serious pur pose until the resources of the colleges nre made large enough te provide for all who seek admission. THE FARMER, WITH BELLS ON, ARRIVES TO RUN WASHINGTON An Alert, Informed, Aggressive Individ ual, Most Unlike the Humble Persen of Melodrama IT HAS been diverting te watch the suc cessive spasms of anxiety thnt sweep through Congress whenever any one men tions the Farmers' Bloc or the Farmers' Congress. The subdued meaning of con servatives in the Heuse and Senate is clearly suggestive of a general state of mind In the industrial Last. The Fast, always fend of the lights of melodrama, has been disturbed by n dream-vision of n, vast man In overalls, with a corncob pipe In his teeth, clumping up the btcps of the White Heuse te shove an ultimatum Inte the hands of the President. The farmer indeed ! Why, murmurs Washington, doesn't he stny nt home nnd hoe his apples and pruue his wheat? What knows he of the affairs of State? Shall we give the country ever Inte the hands of these fellows that you see chewing strnws and buying geld bricks in the movies nnd en the stage and quaverlngly waitlug for the atxent eon te return from Wall street with the money necessary te save the old homestead and keep pa and ma from being, as we say, strcetfd? Hasn't the wise East always directed the helpless and groping farmer In the way that he cheuld go? Of the Farmers' Bloc and the implied de mands of the Farmers' Congress In Wash ington there may be two opinions. There may be three. There may be twenty.. But It will be useless te attempt te mlnlmlze the fact of the farmer's arrival as a politi cal factor of the first dimension. If the aggressive arrl 1 of the Agricul tural Bloc and the surety of the modern farmer's manner und the high polish of his mind nnd the stunning cut of his clothes have astonished the Fast, the Last has only Its own traditional Ingenuousness te blame. Motorcars nre plentiful enough nnd railroad travel cost less even new thnn the jar.z nnd the underground red liquor that absorb se large a part of the material resources of this part of the country. Se there has been no rvnsen why the Last shouldn't have become better ncquainted with the West and the Middle Wett, where for years the farmer has been making himself ready for political conquest. Agriculture and the agriculturist have been undergoing a spectncular change. This la due partly te scientific evolution nnd te the march of opinion. But there would have bcen no advance from the farms te the por tals of the Capitel if the farmers had net learned te organize, te peel their interests and te seek for themselves the advantages of bhrcwd leadership. They have learned all that is te be learned at the knee of lnber and the knee of capital. One learned journalist, writing gloomily from the Senntc press gallery, said the ether day that within a few years the policies of our Government will be dictated from the farms nnd fireflies of Misouri. Iowa, Kan sas, Minnesota und such like places. That would net be a prophecy te worry ever until you dropped in en the Senate te listen te the voice of organized agriculture as it booms commanding!- through Senater Berah or Senater Capper. Then you would feel like retiring somewhere for a few mo ments of thought and praer. The farmers, it seems, want national iso lation and a small navy. They want high prices for their products and high tariffs en imported feed products. They want first consideration from the banks and virtual guarantees of Government help in their effort te keep up the prices of essential feed. When the farmers have been longer in Washington they will learn that one caunet have all these things in the present state of the uerld. If we nre Isolated we shall have te have a large navy. If capital is te be diverted largely te the farms, the people who live in cities and labor In factories may have some difficulty in paying top prices for their feed. The farmers are as ulert, as frankly self interested, as determinedly led as any ether major industrial group, and almost as tightly organized for political action. Since all men nre mero or less alike under the surface, it is safe te suppose that Alfalfa Kings or Iowa Cern Wizards may lu future find the prospect of twin-six meters and trips te Europe as attractive as it always has been te the brethren of Wall street. Eye-witneses say the farmers are as wise new as the shrewdest of Eastern busi ness men. They will have te he a little wiser If the country is ever te be qulte comfortable. Suppose, for example, there should be Q combination of monopolistic fercs te re strict crops. It neuld be pleasant, wouldn't it. te wa'.te up some day and find that the nntleual supply of wheat hud been brought under the sort of restriction that new ap plies te the coal supplj ? Hew the movies and the meledrumas have been lying about the farmers! THE RECRUDESCENCE OF COX JAMLS M. COX, at the Jacksen Duy dinner of Ohie Democrats In Dayton, broke the silence that be has maintained since the day after the election of 1020 by resuming the campaign oratory which he then temporarily abandoned. Mr. Ces was a disappointment as a presi dential candidate. The substance aud tem per of his bpeeehea resembled theic of a candidate for a seat en the Beard of Alder men of n small city. As n sage of his party a party rich in sages who have unsuccess fully run for high office he is also u disap pointment. Ills Jacksen Day 6peech did net once rise te the leel of statesmanship. The United State1), according te him, is responsible for the unsatisfactory conditions that prevail in the world. He said that if it had Joined with the European cpuntries In the League of Nations much of the present distress would have been avoided. The Republican Party steed In the way and Senater Ledge fixed the policy of the party. Therefore, en the steeping rnd aging shoulders et Ledge must be placed the blame for everything. Ne one would be surprised if a defeated candidate for a petty office cheuld talk In this way ; but It Is discouraging when n man regarded by bis party as big enough te be President delivers himself of such ill-considered remarks after be has had mere than a j ear te think the matter ever. Neither Mr. Ledge, uer Mr. Wilsen, nor Mr. Lloyd Geerge, nor M. Clcmenceau, nor M. Briand, nor M. Poincare lu re sponsible for the economic abyss in which all the nutlens are floundering. The most per feet plan conceivable by the human Intellect might have been devised and put into opera tion for bringing about harmonious urtlen uineng the nations und .vet the economic troubles would have persisted, They cannot be cured by any agreements wr'tten en u piece of paper or by any resolutions passed by the most disinterested assemblies of men. The Industrial ktructure of the Western World wns demoralized by the war. Great dcbtH were Incurred te provlde the armies with feed, clothing nnd munitions. Burden some taxes are new levied te pay the Interest en these debts. It Is as silly te charge the Republicans with responsibility for the financial troubles of the French Government as It would be te held Mr. Wilsen responsible for the disorder In Ireland which preceded agreement en the plan te set up the Irish Free Stiite. Ne matter .what International agreements' may be made, the world will feel the effects of the war for fifty years or mere. And the United States will suffer along with the European countries. It is a waste of energy te denounce the Republicans or the Demo crats for present conditions. It would be better If men of all parties would unite te de nil that is posslble te bring back nerma! conditions In Industry. But, unfortunately. It is tee much te expect such political disinterestedness. SHANTUNG THE KEY TO PEACE EVEN the most unnltcr.ible friends of the Treaty of Versailles. Including Mr. Wil Wil eon, have refrained from defending en nny ethical grounds these clauses establishing Japan as the heir of Germany in the Shan tung Peninsula. The most that has ever been said by pre-treaty Americnns en be half of Section VIII is that it constituted a sacrifice te expediency, n deference te com promise necessary te the framing of the In btrumcut. The Battalion of Death In Congress was guilty of many absurdities, but Its expressed aversion te the Shantung deal wns net In that category. It is generally conceded In this country that the Japanese occupation of Ktae-Chau savored of Indefensible aggression against a nation tee wenk for effective resistance. An cqultnble settlement of the Shantung difficulty could net fall te give the Arms Conference n geed name. In the Senate criticism of the various treaties which will be submitted for epprnlsal would be ren dered almost Impotent were the shadow of Shantung eliminated. Pacts preserving a stnttis quo based upon justice must prove embarrassing te the most determined Ir Ir recencllablcs. That Sir. Harding Is net overlooking any of these possibilities Is a commonplace, dra matically confirmed by his intervention in the negotiations whereby the .Tnpnncfie nnd Chinese delegates te the Conference have been seeking te rencli nn understanding. American spokesmen for the Administra tion hae described the present differences between the two Oriental contingents aa "Infinitesimal." The problem, it appears, has been reduced te antagonistic views upon the control of the Tslngtue-Tsinanfu Rail way. The complete evacuation of Klne-Chau by .Tnpan is new contingent upon nccerd upon this highly Important transportation factor. The Japanese have proposed the purchase of the read by China with treasury notes, pay able five te fifteen years hence, with posses sion assured for the Chinese within five years. The plan provides for the retention of n Japanese traffic manager and chief ac countant during the payment period and the abandonment of the Chinese lean proposi preposi tion. Mr. nnrdlng's appeul te Minister Sze Is said te have emphasized the immense gnins te stability In the Fer East certain te accrue from acceptance of these terms. The position of the Pckln Government somewhat suggests thnt of Ireland at the climax of the Londen parley. In that his toric meeting academic devotion te a hy pothesis wns eventually renounced In favor of n bread realization of responsibilities. Details of the railway management in Shantung nre, of course, important, but they are net the less subordinate te the evacuation question. It would be the part of unwisdem te confuse the lesser issue with the greater. The confidence which the Chinese have for years entertained respecting the Far Eastern policies of the United States lends particular significance te Mr. Harding's in terposition. In this instnnce the President, who has refrained from direct participation in the Washington Conference, occupies the role of nn impartial jurist. If Mr. Harding's persennl arbitration bears fruit, the results will most happily affect domestic as well as foreign affairs. The vast majority of Americans long for a smooth career of the forthcoming bntch of treaties in the Senate. It will be a con siderable task te assemble the storm clouds if the syllables of Shantung no longer ring like a curse. A NOVEL HOUSING PLAN SAMUEL UNTLRMTER'S latest plan for relieving the housing shortage in New Yerk is through co-operation between the Metropolitan Life Insurnnce Company and the Thompson-Starrett Construction Company in the building of liiOO apartment houses with accommodations for 4,"i,000 families. The capital will he provided by the insurance company nnd the construction company will de the work nt cost. Before the insurance company can use Its cnpltul In this wa un amendment of the State Insurnnre Law will be nrcessnry. This amendment nlreadv has bon drafted. There seems te be general nppniiul of the undertaking. Th labor unions have con sented te it. and I heir member- have offered te accept $1 a day lcsn for work en the proposed building than they demand for work en ether structures, and a manufac turer baa offered te supply all the paint needed without any profit, and n manufac turer of window glass will provide the glass at cost, plus whatever profit the men In charge of the undertaking regnrd as fair. Such an arrangement as t!i could net be ' carried through in ordinary times. But the housing crisis Is se acute thnt there is an apparent disposition te take unusual menns te relieve It. SNOWBALLS BY MACHINERY WHETHER the American Society of Me ehunieal Lngineers can bring about the adoption of Themas A. Edisen's snow snew brtquettlng machine by the street-cleaning department of New Yerk is an open ques tion. Nothing that could happen in winter would delight the small boy mere. Mes' of us have seen the briquettes made cf coal dust. They are about the size und shape of a geese egg, and fit easily In the hHnt). New If Mr. Edisen's machine, in tended te facilitate the cleaning of the snow from the streets by cempre-wlng it Inte hard pellets te be piled up pt the curb, makes briquettes like thee of coal dust, It will become an ammunition fnctery for snowball battles the like of which the eldest Inhabi tant never snw. It Is new necessary te muke nil the snow balls by hand, a slew and tiresome process when a large stera et ammunition i8 te be provided. The ammunition is seen ex hausted by one or another of the contending armies and pence hns te be made or an itrmi itrmi stlce declared until new supplies can be obtained. But with two of the Edisen ma chines n block apart, and each turning out snowballs at the rate of a thousand a minute, the wildest I'mhltien of the grcutest youthful general would be mero than sat isfied. Rings being taboo, ce-eds ut North western University announce their engage ments by buttenlug their galoshes Instead of letting tliein flap. The trimly-covered unlcle Is evidence that the young ludy hns gradu ated from the flapper stage, It is net ex pected, however, that she will graduate into longer suiris. AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT Honesty la the Beat Policy In Artlstle L Values, Even Though Water Lillet sometimes leek Like Hard Boiled Egga By SARAH D. LOWUIR LAST week I wns calling en nn old friend of mine In her New Yerk studio. And Its we talked I looked ubeut me ut the pic tures en the walls nnd prepped against the walls nnd In various stages of completion en the working ensch. They were of the type that Is generally called genre J thnt Is, they represented n little comer of life that is famllinr two old women tented by u hearth drinking tea, nn old man and his wife gelnc out of their little garden gote, two person- pausing en the church steps' te "pass the lime of day," n basket of fresh -gathered-Teas waiting te be shelled in the sunny corner of nn old kitchen. Here nnd there were landscapes, mostly studies of sunset lellectcd in poeIh left by the tide. Near my chair, prepped by u work chair, was n pic ture of water lilies in n peel. The water lilies looked like hard-boiled eggs nnd the poe! went up hill. It was a very peer pic ture, I thought, but It would be impossible net te knew the water lilies were water lilies nnd the peel a peel. The ether pictures were whnt I would call geed, comfortable pictures; that Is, they save you pleasant ficnsatlens and in some cases pleasant thoughts Inte the bnrgnln. The artist herself was nlse geed and com cem com fertable, nnd gave ene pleasant sensations nnd often pleasant thoughts by what she said nnd whnt she did nnd whnt she was. and the generally serene, effective aspect of her. Her btitdle was a pluce nlse In which she net only worked but in which she lived nnd received her friends. Aud evcrvthlng, from the grcnt jars of brubhes te the little kitch enette thnt opened out of whnt looked like n highboy, wus clean nnd In order and ready for its next use. I thought nbeut her ndaptnbilltv te the changes and chances of this mortal life ns I listened und looked nbeut. She bad been horn rich nnd wus educated te be rich nnd generous, and her art wns her own choice for n pastime, or rather for nn es-cupe from tee much convention nnd prosperity. Then, as u young woman she had lest her privata means through no bnd management of her own a fall In the family fortune and en the crc&t of thnt change she had become the dear companion und intimate friend of n woman of great character nud wealth, who shared with her nil the responsibility of n llfe full of big affaire And then en the dcuth of this friend she had been deprived net only of her home for many jcars but of a comfortable and gener ous legacy by the chnuce destruction of a new will nnd the quibble of a doubtful clauie in nn old one. It wub at that time she had turned te her art te give her relief net only from boredom but from poverty. She studied picture ex hibitions from the point of view of ex hibitors, and bhe studied pkturei from the point of view of dealers, nnd bhe studied dealers from the point of view of patron? und buyers. SHE learned whnt size pictures are easiest hung en the line, und she learned the ropes for all the recurring exhibitions eer the country from here te California, and she found out hew best pictures can be boxed nnd Insured nnd expressed nnd followed up nnd kept moving. And she get te knew the demands of the vnrieus types of dealers und agents. In fact she who had nil her life ndnptcd herself te lnrge stately drawing rooms nnd te nn existence of dignified hap penings en n conventional scale, with only new nnd then n secret excursion of her own Inte the ndventure of nrt nnd frugality nnd chance encounters new adapted herself te n life of adventure and art and chance en counters. But she insured herself against starvation in it since it could no longer he n luxury by seeing te it thnt what had hitherto been only ,i sure means of pleasure should from henceforth be nlse n sure means of support. AND bhe accomplished the miracle of living by nrt ns well as living for art. She sold her pictures nud continues te sell them. And thnt, tee, net te her friends but te dealers. She is past middle use, bhe is net a strong woman, she has muny claims from her old llfe which she must still honor, she retains nil the hnllmurks of the staid nnd important life of her jeuth In her person and in her quiet manner of distinction, yet among the nrtlbts -.he bus a great nud sincere plnce and the most modern of the modems count at least en her interest if net alwujs en her admiration. She could net have rondo the two quick turns, especially the last in her life, if sLc had net had temperament nud an esthetic sense of values; yet at that eleventh-hour brcakdewu of her normal vurevr she could net have made geed ct her new venture u" she had net been blessed ulse with un heuest sense of values. And these two kiuds of senses are net the borne and are net iu vurlably combined. I HAVE known Leme would-be artists full because they were net posi-esscd of a sense of esthetic values, but I have known mere te fail, net only materially but men tnlly, bemuse they lacked nn honest sense of values. That Is, they deceived them-'elve-t. I saw the studio of one such lust year. It was very dirty with the accumulation of trash net cleared un nud valuable belongings net put away. The valuable belongings thnt had been the work of ether artlstb were going te ruin under the neglect and dirt. Huddled In corners und lying in dlrr nnd piled en the trash and en the valuable were hull-finished canvases iu nil stages of experiment, ti clutter of idcus In color nud generally devoid of form Unit was recogniz able te the ordinary ebscner as nn idea. If they bnelcc a lungunge It was the Iunguii;;e of nn iwlhidual upenking te a cult by bigns thnt needed, even for the cult, explanations nnd emendations. I ublccd in) New Yerk nrtlst about the owner et thl3 chaotic studio, and what she knew nbeut her. It nppearcd that she knew n geed deal, among ether things that some time age the artist had broken down men tally, and that the studio wns but the re flection of n dlseidcred and unhappy mind. It appears also that auieng the artists of the newer school there hns been much of this disintegrating malady In New Yerk City n kind of hysteria of disproportionate, se thnt they weep ever imaginary tragedies nnd leugh wildly ever renl ones. They break renl ties nud hind themselves fanatically te trumped-up relationships. They prench the natural and elemental nud then live u life of artificial times und seasons that nn animal would spurn by instinct. They Insist en the primitive In their product ens and et resort te the mebt meticulous annl)si of nil that they think or de. They insist en freedom from the trammels of convention nnd full Inte the trammels of silly nnd often vicious habits. They "spf-uk In tongues" In their art, sajlng it is only for the Inltltite, aud yet they preach that democrat y is the only bnhfttlen of civilization. They take for u culling Hie great art of giving beauty te the world, and then thv benst thut nothing they mnki) can be understood by the world let alemi bought with unclean coin for the world. NOW tht is what 1 meun by having an esthetic sense of vnlues without nn hon est sene of vnlues. Yeu cnu He te oilier persons nnd net go under mentally, but you (nnnet He te yourself nnd net be our own victim. It Is like cheating In solitaire. My friend told me of one nrtlst who had broken down Inte n prolonged hysterln ever the nobleness of n Dutch modern who hnd walked nineteen miles In order te paint a tree, and when he reached the spot dfcMcd te pnlnt his own shoes Instead. The girl wept beenusc having found the Iree after thnt wiury trudge he hnd the restraint net t" paint it, nnd because feeling nil the sheea meant te him he hud had the greatness te innlte them Immortal. She sobbed eut: "I fe"l that they weit painted In bleed!" I asked whnt had hap pened te her nnd where she was. My friend the artist te'd me that when she cnine te herself she had gene buck te her father's very prosperous cmctien farm. y JHSkMC n V.. ViJ "--rEaT a -t- .-rs,ra. yrVa. , LLji.''rrffiif!riQua) wKirrFi - rfr- V.:.""-'x;;ljvnrirr-v.r - " "gtjmwi--,s w, ,,..., :;fs.cr"'t!S 6nnrti new Mr idea is this! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadclphians Knew Best CHARLES F. JENKINS On Agriculture's Necessities THE prosperity of the United States us n whole Impinges directly upon the prosperity of the agricultural, and this in cludes even the great cities, such as Phila delphia, in the opinion of Charles I . .Jen kins, president of the Farm Journal Com pany. Mr. Jenkins has been attending the Agricultural Conveutien in Wnsh ngten summoned te meet by President Herding. "The extent te which the P8Plt,0' the country is dependent upon hat of the agricultural interests," said Mr. etMLua, "is net usually known. Agricultural pro duction is one of the very largest of the industries of the United States, and has many times led the list In the l wraith produced annually. One-third of He population of the country is engaged in ugi -cultural pursuits, und one-half of the popu lation either lives en furms or n sum" towns which are dependent upon the Cui uw surrounding thcin for their economic wdfan. us well us for their actual feed suppl. There ure mere persons engaged in agricul ture than in any ether one business of the Natien. With these figures In mind, it Is net strnuge thut whatever affects the pros perity of the farmer affects that et tlie Natien ns well. National Conference "The cenferenre culled by President Harding for lust Menduy, und which Is still in tesslen, wus summoned bj the il riMiilent and Secretary of Agriculture )alluce te ascertain what uteps might be taken for the improvement of the eouditieu of the farm ing population. They are iu many instances tint en their backs, huvlug raised crops which 'have been sold for one-hull or tue cost of production, und lending business men of the country have awakened te the fuct that the prosperity of the country pcople is the biinl.s of all prosperity. "While the price of furtu products has fallen off until it i. t" munj cases, below pre-war prices, the cost of most of thu things which the farmer must buy bus net fnlh'ri off proportionate!), und In some In stance It liiuuln.s nlme-t nt high-water mark. With such conditions it wus appar ent that something must be done. "The conference was composed of the farming Interests und of representatives of these businesses the success of which li de pendent upon agriculture. This includes the packers, bunkers, elevator men, imple ment manufacturers, commission men, trans portation men, representatives of the Beards of Trade and ether industries nud profes sions. Every State In the Union wns rep resented, nml It Is the most representative gathering f persons interested In agricul ture that has ever been brought together. Agricultural Bloc "Of the 410 persons Invited, 830 were present, and in se large a gathering there were, of necessity, some cress-currents, The ngricultural bloc In Congress, I understand, considers that the conference Is a movement te forestall their action Per sonally, I de net think that there is much lu this Bpt, at nil events, they did net come und take part in the convention, ns they might have done, but held uloef. Nevertheless, wheu ene of the delegates from North Dakota expressed confidence in the bloc, there was much appluubu, showing that a large part of the convention wus iu sym pathy with it. "There wus a geed bit of criticism ever the uctlen of the Federal Reserve Bank in New Yerk In spending $25,000,000 for a murble palace, when the farmers and the business men of the country could net get credit. Governer Jehn M. Parker, of Leulslnnu, tpoke of the reported surplus of jlOO.MO.OOO which the Federal Reserve is sold te have accumulated nnd said that it was net their business te idle up a surplus, but te meet the needs of the country for credit. "One suggestion which excited consider able comment was that the Federal Reserve should establish foreign banks, or at least put n man In them te assist with the credits. Anether wns that the head of each farm farm lean bunk should he u director of the Fed eral Reserve of Ills district. "It Is Impossible tn suy new what thn ultimate results of the conference will be, but President Harding and Secretary Wal lace should feel thut bemutliliig important will be accomplished from the spirit of help fulness lu which the conference met and the buslnebs-llke maimer In which It discarded details und get down Immediately te fundamentals, "WELL! WELL!! COME TO s,- . i - .-i,.,j,"1v FQ W HITTTV.na mw en Subjects They The surfnee Indications are at present that geed will be accomplished as n result of the meeting. If It does nothing, else It will call the attention of many Influential njen of the country te the real evils of the situation nnd Its menace te the prosperity of the country nt large. "Movements Hke this, involving lnrge numbers of persons nnd great interests which nre net ideuticnl in all their details, are always slew moving. But real organization seems te be the solution. Of all the affili ated Interests with agriculture, that which suffered least, although it, tee, has suffered, is the dairy industry. This is because it Is the best organized. Farmer Is Individualistic "One of the most difficult things te over come Iu the fo-epcrntlvo movement is the strong individualistic tendency of the tarmcr. Ie be n successful furmcr u man has te liuye initiative and force, nnd hence he Is individualistic. Then, agnln, there nuve been se ninny unpleasant nnd costly experiences suffered by farmers that ns u cluss they nie inclined te be suspicious nnd perhaps with geed reason. But these elements must he contended against In any co-operative plan. arI"r.he 9uV;tj"1,'ig features of the problem vi w,ar.?ctI"8- co-operation nnd credits. ,;1,?.,? co-operative marketing is the most important. The cotton growers of four f,.v L .S cm?A ,S,lntM have ""own whnt J1 et "CC0IU!'llNhed by this method, nnd se n li?i ' Jt bnytB. C0Hts ln "inrketlng and diver uZ'Z c,,rcf,ul tc,octle of markets, i J 'B 'hipments from overcrowded places te these in need of the product eraaniza?irn0nP T f c-letlen and of real organization was welcomed bv every one &"'etmt hC VCn A!"1 bn"" Eugene co,?fIren',venr0,p0li,1,',, nl"'t ' the u v vnlch nssfstanen1'10 m"?1 "flil,lc,,t Ulaae iu wmcu nssibtance could be given." qui;? h penc - Inte what ""a does JhB;jSW .Ca." Eurone flew? thfl Kreat3t river In c;nnte"rerB,BbeMm-nAm,rt. W1-enh?fratiBe-S ft. 7J? elared. ass nnd a idiot"? ' he lluv U ft JVhat Is n curmclt? What Is the flfe-ral! en a el.lp? Answers te Yesterday's Quiz TTfiBK-sssssr -B kS3!w,SK?w5ssk! contrast"." w?tl the mS"16"' na belizcd l,v the Vatl?an. WWeyt Byn- llie four smallest Stmcu ln the i-i are itliode Island. Delnw lire vit" cy nnd Massachusetts Jer" Flv nutlemi France, ttrent i,. Italy. Ji.pn Rnl the Unffi s ''"' involved In the nalX&alScn! Four unttens France, Great Urltai,. Japan and the I'nltJ-d .StateSJu ,',', ' velyed in the Pnclfle protection "' Lord Dryne was horn In llflfast i'p.i.. i The Bailie of Teura, 'feug ,t i'', 'ft'""?, rated one of lh,. srent decisive bu-t'tlen of the world bccauBe It renrk"d th utmost advance of iIim Arabi in lJurepe. The Mehanunuluns. Xrube Meers and inembera of cenvei ed rneeH crossed tin Strait of Gibraltar In 711 conquered nrly all of Spain ,1',' yaJert Krai-co. The. severe cl "ck vl.' they buiTered ut Teu.i, ,Uen r'sultl i their withdrawal bculiid It! n T'v rl, J t The cin of Colen ,)f, th.. Is' hnu" of Panama. id ,,,ni, ,tei. chr niellwl 9. 10. What De you Knew? j LBTE!" r ... " SHORT CUTS Bryan, perhaps, wishes te be consid ered a chip of the old bloc. It doesn't seem te warm us te knew that it is 41 below lu Muluc. As bonus advocates tee it, Uncle Bum's stand iu "Millions for defense but net out cent for tribute." Les Angeles would probably indig nantly dany that It Is suffering from Fatty degeneration. The four bandits who get $5 out of a local butcher shop probably spent the money later en a steak. Mary Garden continues te possess the most competent and geed-tempered press agent In the country herself. Just been reading of a girl who hit the pun a eye 100 times out of n peKlble 200. Wonder whnt she was aiming at? Spite of continued widespread unem ployment, It Is a cold day when somebody doesn't find a new job for Mr. Hoever. . .n'e ara's stand en Jnpanete occupa tion of Siberia very happily hns the Indorse Inderse ment of a large sllce of Japancse public opinion. v u . The lupwphene Is a device which mnkts it impossible for people te "listen in" nn party lines. It will never beceme popular in the rural districts. Congressmen haven't all the wisdom in the world. It may be that eeme of them are mistaken ln supposing that soldiers may bt bribed with a bonus. The price of butter and eggs has gena np en nccnupt of the cold wave. It always does. Sometimes the cold wave cornea fram a refrigerating plant. Discussion of the Anti-Lynchlng Dill appears te have developed a let of the lynching spirit both in the gallery and en the fleer of the Heuse. United States beldiers may new wer tailor-made clothes. The bois will upprrcl ate this. During the war clothes were msdi by tcntmnkera and taffy-pullers. The earnestness with which a cut ln the army is being advocated iu some quarters might lead ene te suppose thnt the Wash ington Conference bad abolished war. "The United States Is net n nation of beauties." Yes, as you surmise, it was a woman (Mrs. Virginia Louise Ralston) wh made the assertion. Ne mau would bavi the courage. Tbetr annual ball having been forbidden by the faculty, students of the Academy e: the Fine Arts held their annual hall last night. It is a wlse teacher who knows hew te give tang te entertainment. The Allies would crush Germany, 'T Senater Berah. This may be very vvreui', nnd worse, very unwlse, of them ; but, utter ull, it Js a natural reaction te Germany very earnest attempt te crush them. Wully Ma'cDennld, personal piper te the Lnlrd of Inverness, says his legs were ye cuuld during his stay lu New erk and he no hens hee the lassies stand it. Heet, men, 'Us a hardy race vvc ure. Ye rheuld see the furs the witches wear 1' the summer, k -,- ...i.:.ttelne ii mcAii'un uuuiw"" the Foreign Ke,a.tlen! llntirrArnna Preixiguiidu ASSOCIUtlOU uvy'"" that the IJ. ltd States ...., Inn that the IJ. ltd Htaiw N seeking the death ei Mexico as a imtlen. This Is n pulpnble misreading of past hlMj and the present signs of the times. ".Dal Uncle Sam wants is nothing but that www In the end will benefit Mexico-the tm protection of Americans lu Mexico as tail accorded Mexicans ln America. A juror in a local inarj Ohjrd te Pay del trial was dlsuilsaW Wages of Sin after he had declarefl thai h" never wuuM i-invlct iinybeil) of first -degree '1,U,,'IY That the feeling Is n common ene ccriaj" miscarriage et justice Iiiivk a.nm '" pieved. J'crlmiw the llme will come n'D the death penully win be ubellmieil si" murderers may feel assured thut puiu" ment, certain and sure, will felw fommlsslen of their crimes. , ,)1 I , ' r f ' rtt.,. V' V2te!iWy, .vtjUjjtM t&&b&ka&z'iiL.2L
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