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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15

part Of the fixed charge Of store man
sgement like rent, heat, light, wages and
the initial cost of goods. 1t all goes on
the ledger and the retail or selling prices
are worked out on the basis of the aver
are daily cost of doing business. If
wages go up, the consumer pays the bill.
If the price of goods goes up he pays
as we'll. If the cost of any one Of the
items rises the consumer stands the diff
ference
The customer would feel aggrieved if
he had to pay a larger price for his
purchases because the merchant hired
more clerks than were necessary. Yet
he is paying larger price for his goods
because the merchant is using more
wrapping paper than is needful. He is
using this surplus of paper because the
consumer demands it or expects it, and
he will stop gladly the moment that the
customer gives him assurance that sim
ply wrapped and delivered articles
would be appreciated as measure of
practical economy. The surest way to
reach this result is for the customers
themselves to request that goods be de-
hvered without unnecessary wrappings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15

at this corner, an increase Of more than
1000 day over last year. During the
rush hour between 3 and 4 o'clock when
the shoppers begin to move homeward
over $500 vehicles passed 42d street in
the avenue. The avenue traffic is con-
tinuous for only about forty minutes in
the hour, as for twenty minutes it is in
terrupted to allow the east and west
traffic to flow, so that the north and
south traffic during the rush hour is at
the rate Of one vehicle every second.
Methods are now being considered for
the diversion of this traffic in part
through other streets, but it is acknowl-
edged by those who are graphing with
the problem that it will be extremely
difficult short of opening Park avenue,
now closed part of the distance, and
even then the 5th avenue habit will have
become so fixed that it will be hard to
shunt vehicles from it short of arbitrary
classification and prohibition. subways
for vehicles may eventually prove to
be the solution of this difficult problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15
The Public and Needless Wrappings.

Judging from the expressions of mer-
chants who have already given their
opinion of The Stars suggestion that
purchasers of goods ask for fewer wrap
pings as a measure of economy, there
will be no lack of cooperation on the
part of the retailers of this city in
movement toward the prevention of
waste through the elimination of need
less paper coverings. 1t is obviously to
the interest Of the merchant to avoid I'M
necessary wrapping. Obviously it is also
to the interest of the consumer who must
inevitably receive the advantage of low
cred store costs. The consumer may not
Immediately feel this benefit in reduced
prices, but it is well assured that at
this time of rising prices in all lines of
merchandise the paper economy will
have decided tendency to check the
increase and prevent still higher costs
Ultimately the economy in wrapping
paper must tell in reduction of price
It may seem a very small item, this
bit Of paper twisted or wrapped around
. purchased article. Perhaps it is in
itself worth only small fraction of a
cent. But consider the great number Of
pieces of paper used in the course of a
day by busy shop. and especially de-
pAytment stores where thousands of pur-
chases are daily handled. The daily
cost in wrapping paper mounts into
large sums 1t this time Of year. It il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15
New York's Street Congestion.

One of New Iork's most serious proh-
lens is that of handling the surface
traffic. For years it has bothered mu-
nicipal officials and citizens, and despite
all efforts TO regulate and facilitate it
the question has steadily grown more
serious. Today it is giving acute con
Germ, for with all the rules and regu-
lations adopted for the prevention of
congestion the traffic is growing faster
than the streets can accommodate it.
New York l. distinctly inelastic. 1t
cannot grow east and west, and it has
already practically reached the northern
limit. 1t needs all the surface car lines
that can be crowded into the north and
south streets and has already outgrown
the elevated and subway lines. 1t is
perennially in a state of street disturb
ance as new subways are constructed
The one artery that has been kept free
of tracks and distractions for surface
traffic is 9TH avenue, but even this is
now crowded to the limit, although the
traffic moves in four lines. Recently
careful count was kept of the vehi-
cies moving through 9th avenue at diff
ferent points, with the result of a show
ing of traffic increase during the past
year that causea grave alarm with re-
spect to the future. At 42d street and
9TH avenue, which is perhaps the most
eongested point of traffic in the world,
during the ten hours Of the business day
more than 1900 vehicles passed north
and south and about 5000 east and west.
a total Of $4,000 vehicles in ten hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15
Prohibition and 1920.

Mr.. Bryan expresses particular pleas
ure over two features of the result: %
The election of Mr.. Wilson without the
aid of New York, and (2) the disclosure
of the growth of prohibition sentiments
in the country
As to the first feature, Mr.. Bryan
may feel the greater pleasure because
of the fact that he did not canvass in
New York, nor. indeed, in any portion
of the east. He spent his time in the
middle states and the near west, where,
as it turned out, the battle was fought
and won. He wasted no eloquence. He
butted no stone walls. His one little dip
into Pennsylvania was merely a per-
sonal service to an old friend. His
itinerary covered territory long friendly
to him, and which responded this time
with electoral votes for his candidate.
Some of his friends claim that Mr.. Will
son owes him as much this year as he
did in 1912. But there is no suggestion
of another cabinet appointment.
As to the second feature, Mr.. Bryan
says in an interview:
"The fact that several new states
have been added to the prohibition col
umn has given decided impetus to the
movement. This reform, like every
other obtained in the last twenty years,
is moving from the west and south to
the north and east National prohibi-
ton will be an acute issue four years
hence. unless the amendment is sub
mitted to the states before that time,
which is possible"
Just how acute is left to conjecture.
But, if very acute; if the drink traffic
becomes as important as probably Mr..
Bryan expects and undoubtedly wishes,
the campaign of 1920 will enlist his in
terest in the greatest measure.
On that issue Mr.. Bryan is not poll
tician, but crusader. He speaks with
out regard to political consequences,
and has paid political penalties for his
plain speaking. Undoubtedly his ag-
gressiveness for prohibition has cost him
as much IN recent years as the same
spirit for free silver did in the earlier
years of his national leadership. 1t has
arrayed against him influences exceed
ingly strong in his own party, and not
without strength in the opposition
party.
Well, if Mr.. Bryan is guessing right;
if prohibition continues to grow in the
next four years as it has grown in the
past eight, and the two old parties are
obliged to take account of it in their
next presidential platforms, will not Mr..
Bryan be more entitled to credit so far
as his own party is concerned than any
other man in the party7 Capt. Hobson
is quite as earnest. but does not possess
equal prestige. Mr.. Bryan counts for
more in the democratic equation-has a
much larger following than the crusader
from Alabama. And then if the democ-
raey wants ticket for that issue in
1920, Bryan and Hobson would fill the
bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15
Tomorrow's Demonstration.

Preparations for tomorrow nights
"welcome" to the President are on a
scale to promise a tremendous outpour-
ing of the people and a striking demon
stration The city will glow with red
fire. Pennsylvania avenue will be
packed. An interesting parade will pass
in review. For an impromptu affair,
quickly projected, it is likely to be one
Of the best things Washington has ever
done in the way of manifestation.
Everybody is working regardless of par
tisanship, for this is patriotic express
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15
The Evening Star Newspaper Company
nth st. and Pennsylvania Avenue.
The Eight-Hour Law.

On the eve of leaving New York for
home, President Stone of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers said of
the failure of the conference between
the representatives of the brotherhoods
and those of the railroads to reach an
understanding as to the meaning of the
so-called Adamson eight hour law:
1.-THE situation is closed as far as we
are concerned. We are not at all
alarmed. We know what President Will
son intended we should have. We know
the explanation he made to our 600
chairmen in the White House. We feel
confident that if the present law does
not give the eight hour day, the Presi-
dent will give US law that will
This is unfortunately expressed. 1t
ignores both Congress and the courts.
1t makes the President supreme-or, as
the man on the curbstone would put it,
the whole thing. And yet there are
those who take just this view of the mat
ter. They figure the President as the
champion of the brotherhoods, inter
preting what has already been done by
Congress, and able and disposed to de-
termine what more shall be done.
The President, of course. does not as
sumo any such power. With the courts
rests the Interpretation of what has been
done; and the appeal to those tribunals
is not unnatural, inasmuch as the law
was hurriedly framed, and passed under
duress fortified by an approaching ma
tional election. Its title even is in dis
an eight-hour law, but one for raising
wages for particular class of wage
earners.
As for further legislation, that rests
with Congress and not with the Presi-
dent. And Congress may be expected
to give the brotherhoods square deal.
Congress is not, and never has been,
against labor. organized or unorganized;
and public sentiment will support any
legislation in labor's behalf which fol
lows an Investigation and public re-
port of any grievance submitted by
labor.
Ely the same token the brotherhoods
must give the public square deal. The
talk of proceeding by duress again is
thoroughly ill-advised. Even the time
fixed in the second threat of strike will
initiate against the program. January
will find the country still under the
pleasant spell of the holiday spirit, and
in no mood to tolerate an interruption
Of the kind suggested. Such deaths
head at such feast would be resented
in all sections and by all classes.
The time is six weeks distant The
election is over, and no temptation now
exists for playing politics with ques-
tion which should not be dealt with on
partisan lines. The claims of the
brotherhoods and the railroads, though
entitled to full consideration, are in
ferior to those of the public; and the
public should now be served, and can
be served without injury to either CAPT
tai or labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15
The Weather Man.

Weather man! Weather man,
Always does de bes' he can.
Prophcsyin' climate by de changes Of
de moon;
Tellin' bout de sky so blue,
Bout de rain an thunder, too,
But de time is sho4y comm when he's
got to change his tune.
Weather man! Weather man!
Can't yoh sort O. change yoh plan,
Stickin' to de roses while the southern
breezes blow
Never mind de time O. year;
Keep yoh courage an yoh cheer!
Don't yoh be so reckless bout yoh proph-
esyin' snow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15
The p. P.

81 put my faith in the wisdom of the
plain people," said the statesman.
"Yes," replied Senator Sorghum. "The
wisdom of the plain people is all right.
The only thing l fear is that some of
them are getting so that they know too
much"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15

It is a matter of satisfaction that
enough red FIRE could be obtained for
the celebration without depending on
Germany TO send over another subma-
Tine cargo of dyestuffs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANpER JOHNSON.
OF No Practical Service.

"The electoral college has completely
lost it's original Importance"
eyes. Its announcements don't amount
to enough now to help loser stave of
payment of an election bet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15

Horace Greeley did not know how
much he vas doing for the country when
he gave the advice, Go west, young man,
and grow up with the country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15

men who contemplate possible strike
share the common tendency to say
things under emotional stress that are
intended to be more emphatic than log
ieaily enlightening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15
Prophecies Unfulfilled

"What has become of the man who
said we would win in a walka"
Hes telling his troubles to the man
who said it was going to be a landslide"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15
A Denial.

$50 you got lost while deer hunting,"
"No. I wasn't lost 1 was only hid
ing so that none of the other hunters
would get close enough to shoot me by
mistake"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15

If Mr.. Ford's peace ship had succeeded
in its mission this country might now
find fine supply of second hand war
materials at its disposal for possible ext
gencies in Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15

Railway events have completely ex-
tinguished the man who used to be un-
able to mention government ownership
without laughing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15

European governments apparently do
not care how much per day the war costs
so long as they can keep on going in
debt for it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15
Weather man! Weather ma,
Inauguration.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Washington is satisfied to let the rest
Of the country elect the President as
long as 1t can pull OF the Inauguration,
no matter who wins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15

The fact that Santa Claus is only a
myth has been of great benefit in keep
ing Christmas out of politics
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15

yellow peril' references are barred.
The country can dig up anxieties enough
to keep it busy over here on the CONT
nent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15

The progressives have reminded Col.
Roosevelt that stampede is easy to
start, but hard to steer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15

California was almost sufficiently re-
luctant about speaking out to be CLASH
fed as one of the political sphinxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15

Getting Villa dead or alive has lost
its standing as one of the customs Of
the Mexican country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15

Election talk revives again
With 1920" on display.
We're scarcely through with one cam
paign
Before another's under way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15

Price crs 'r:.n he raised. Joyi
Eaybe they will become so expensive
that nou. .nen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15

Any state in the Union may now hope
to be classed as "pivotal."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-12
Don't forget
WRlGlEYS
after every meal
The People Pay.

The people of the United States are
paying war prices for great many ar
'ticles of everyday use because those
articles are not produced at home. In
other words, they are having a prac-
tical demonstration at so much per or
the democratic free trade idea. The
idea is that we ought to buy where we
can buy cheapest. 1t may have worked
in the old days. but it doesn't work
now, because all the cheap sources of
supply are closed. If the old Repub-
lican idea of protecting industry in our
own country had been followed con-
Sistentlv for the last ten or fifteen
years we should have had factories
busy in the production of all these
things, and our people would be able
to purchase them at reasonable prices.
Right now the mistake of abandoning
the theory of protection is costing the
people of this country more than 1t
costs any European nation to do its
part in the war.-Iakima Republic.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-12
THOROUGH DRAINAGE
is MOST PROFITABLE
Increases Corn Yield Over Three
Bushels Per Acre-PayS
Interest on investment.

"Lcss than per cent of Iowa farms
are thoroughly drained" says NJ. +. +.
Costello, agricultural engineer ut Iowa
state college.
1T costs on the average Of $1,000 To
drain thoroughly II l6O-acrc farm. ON
most of these farms where there Is
any drainage ut all only about one
fourth of this amount IS expended.
The average farmer drains out the
wet spots from his land in order to
get uniform tilIagc area and thinks
his drainage duty is over. 1t has just
begun.
Thorough drainage pays main
,>ins Mr.. Costello. "Consoryativ"lE
spraSing, such drainage win surely in
trcusc the yield on II corn area over
three bushels an acre, which increase,
itself, will pny the interest on the
amount invested in drainage on that
-cre,'
Draining even the roughcr land is
also advised to prevent washing
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-12
FALL SELECTION OF
POTATOES PAYS WELL
Farmer Can Get Good Idea 0
Uniformity Of Tubers Pro-
duCed by Individual Vines.

G}y A c. TOLAhG. University Farm 81
PaulJ
II pays To- select next years seed po-
futp tuhrrS from the field N digging
time, better than TO select them from
tn bin next spring. Here are reasons
Why seed selections Is more easily
taken care of now than when the po-
tatocs are In the bin.
Al dgGing time one can get good
idca MS to the type ANA uniformity Of
tuhcrs pro reed under Individual wires
which carrot bc obtained after the
crop has lcen put in storage. Seed
should be selected only from vines pro-
ducing several uniform, nycragc.Sizpd,
truc-to-typr tuhcrs such selection
cannot be pructiccd when the seed Is
selected ont of the bin.
Tub,rs affected with scab, russell
srab, lutc blight rot black leg rot and
brown ring discolOrntiOn due to wilt
should be discarded 10 avoid the
possibility Of getting tuhcrs infected
with black leg rot or brown ring dis
! cOlorutiOn, The field should be thor
| oughly inspected before the vines have
! dried up Seed from infected plants
should not be kept; in fact, wiltcd
/ plants, together With what tubcrs may
have been formed on them, ought "a
/ be destroyed
Plants affected with leaf roll, early
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-12
a Wonderful Maze.

AT WallhWu Mass, there Is n maze
which is duplicate Of the historic one
in the gardens of Hampton Court pat.
uce. near London. n is . winding and
confusing group Of paths, bounded by
high hedges there are 1000 trees
which were planted Ia lS9G me to.
tai length Of AN the path, is ohou,
one-,hlrd OF d mile, and the shortest
patti 20 the central pool /, about one.
nth 81 mile # sometimes takes
visitors more rhan an hour 90 nud
their way 10 the center sometimes
they give up and call for help tu lud.
Ing their WAY out
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-12
HEAVY FROSTS WILL
IMPAIR TERMINATION
One Factor That Regulates True
Value of Seed Corn of Any
Class or Variety.

OBy c. L. BULL. University Farm, St.
PAUL.
Seed corn that does not terminate
90 per cent or better is not fit to be
planted for the production of ears.
termination is the one factor that
regulates the value of seed corn of
any class or variety Even fodder
corn seed ought to have a high gcrmin-
alton testing power. a false impress
sion prevails that fodder corn does not
need to have high termination rec
ord, like ear corn seed.
Killing frost on standing corn is al
most sure To impair the termination of
the seed. 1t is better to cut TOO early
than too late. If cut and shocked when
about 30 per cent of the ears are just
we'll denied the kernels viii fill out
properly in the shock and the gcrmina-
tion Will be preserved \ killing frost
while the corn is standing may almost
destroy the terminating power. The
injury will be relatively larger as the
crop is less mature.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-12
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES

Under the auspices Of the British
meteorological Office a profesSorship
of metcorOl,gy has been established
for the purpose of giving instruction
and conducting researches in that
science in the interests of the royal
flying corps of the British army. The
incumbent Of this post is G. |. Taylor,
late Sinister reader in mcteorology
at the University Of Cambridge, who
receives the temporary rank of major
lay virtue of his new duties.
Though battleship is she" an
arShp is a he" After some discus
sion the English war Office settled the
the sex of the Zeppelin. Hereafter
the war office will refer to the German
dlrigibIe as che" or him" in official
statements.
New York state has 10000 aliens
What is believed to be the only mul.
berry forest in the world is in India
covering about 10000 acres and being
used only for fuel and timber.
Gladys Palmer of Oak Park, H., who
recently set an official record for WON
on by throwing IA baseball PIT feet 6
Inches, has unotficially heaved the
sphcruid 24O feet, ii Is said.
TO one end of new pocket knife
is fastened an opener for bottle caps.
Cuba has the largest orange grove
in the world. 'ering 1000 acres.
What is claimed to be a satisfactory
method for plating aluminium upon
iron has been invented in France.
MAYORS salaries in the United States
vary between the 500 year paid to
the mayor Of Flint, Mich, to the $1S,-
coo received by the mayor of Chicago,
who is the highest paid municipal Off.
cial 10 the world.
An adjustnbly mounted lens has
| been invented TO be attached to cam
eras TO enlarge the images seen in the
| finders.
powerful machine has been built
| In Germany for compressing scrap
metal into more easily handled bales.
Nigeria has been added to the lands
in which valuable deposits of coal
| have been discovered In recent years
Arrangements are being made for a
| direct steamship service between ports
| in Sou Africa and South America.
A Burlington IN. j. Baptist church
has celebrated Its one hundred and fl.
teenth anniversary.
European psychologists think they
/
ing cough,
Producers Of aniline dyes in Japan
| have formed trust to control the
| market
More than 70 per cent Of the exports
Of Jamaica come to the United States
Uruguay has an area OF ", l73 square
miles and 1889 miles OF railroad.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-12

Where the silo is well constructed
practically none of the feed is wasted
by spelling and the cattle clean up
every morScl of it. Some cheap
wet roughness can be placed on the
siIage after filling, thus preserving
even the top layers of the feed.
The cost of filling the silo IS usu-
ally considered one of the expensive
items. However, much of the cX-
pcnSc, which is heavy, is no more than
If corn harvesting time would be
heightened out possibly over a period
of several months. Corn huSking and
the corn-stalk problem in the barnyard
are eliminated, and when Il corn field
free Of shocks at whCat-Secding time
is also considered, the farmer can pay
the Sl.25 per hour for the cngin" and
cutter with his money welt spent.
ON the whole adycrS" criticisms OF
the silo are forgotten when its many
advantages are taken into account.