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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Mr.. Wilson and 1920.

If one may believe current gossip, a
third-term movement for Mr.. Wilson is
taking shape. 1t is based, of course, on
the strength he has just displayed at the
polls. The more enthusiastic of his
friends seem to feel that he can main
tain his prestige through the coming
four years, and appear in 1920 not only
as the strongest democrat, but the
strongest man, in the country. They
figure him standing there head and
shoulders above everybody else, and
putting the popular prejudice about a
third term out of business.
This is counting long way ahead,
and ignoring the difficulties in the path
Mr.. Wilson has to tread. They are
numerous. He has before him now
more than when he first took office.
Indeed, by comparison, the task that
confronted him in March, 1913, looks
small when consideration is given to the
task he will confront next March. We
are all living in a new world and many
Of the policies that served US in the old
world will have to be readjusted. And
to the direction of much of this work
Mr.. Wilson will have to address him
self.
1t is but a guess as to what Mr.. Will
sons attitude will be toward this matter
if he energies from the coming test tri-
umphant, and fills the space in 1920 his
friends are predicting. He was not e1-
pected to seek second term; but did,
and got it. He likes power, and pos
sesses the quality of leadership. He is
willing to, and does, take risks. He is,
most decidedly, an opportunist. As a
politician he has learned the trade in a
surprisingly short time. He passed
from an apprentice to boss in about a
twelvemonth The first Congress he en-
countered he dominated, and has had
considerable success with the second.
The third he approaches, and the fourth
he will have ION his hands" on the eve
of the next democratic national conven-
ton.
The third term issue has never been
squarely tested before the people. In
1912 Mr.. Roosevelt was nominated for a
third term, but four years had elapsed
since he had occupied the White House !;
and that fact was used in the campaign
by his friends in answer to the third
term objection.
But here would be the proposition
straight: Do the voters desire the serv-
ices of one man in the Office of Pres
ident. with all the power attaching to
the place in his hands, for twelve years
runningi And, if for twelve, why not
for sixteen years? And, presto! a life
term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

From the IrOViIeucH JouFtuI'
M better proof could be asked OF
cermany's anxiety for peace than the
In and the other capitals of the CEN
trail European nations to President
Wilson's note.
From the Rochester Democrat.
r. ia clear that Germany expects to
create a demand for peace among the
allied nations that will force the hands
of their respective governments
From the New York Times.
First of the warning powers Germany
asks for a peace conference. The Brit
ish blockade is doing it's intended work,
Peace Germany must have, and soon.
That is the, obvious meaning of her
surprisingly prompt reply to the Presi-
dents note. But she can never get
peace conference together on the con-
ditions she proposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Each explanation from Washington of
the purpose of the note to the belliger
ents only serves to deepen the i'm
preston that it's language was unfor-
tunate and its appearance untimely.
From the Boston Transcript.
President wilson's remarks to war
ing Europe sound good deal like
Tut. tut.
From the Chicsgo Tribune.
President Wilson does not have to
apologize to the American people for
trying to advance the cause of peace.
The American people--again except
ing the war gamblers, the manufactur
ers of war munitions and their en-
ployes--are nauseated by the moving
picture Of war.
From the Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
President Wilson's appeal to the ma
lions may not bear immediate fruits.
but 1t will not be entirely forgotten.
From the indianapolis News.
1t Is believed that the probabilities
favor at least an outline of peace terms
by the nations engaged in the present
war; 1t. may, be that they will all be
glad OF q chance to make their views
known, without being under the fieces-
sity of doing SO in response to the re-
quest or challenge Of an enemy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
THE ANSWER FROM GERMANY.

From the Now York World.
In the light of Germany's reply to the
President Il is impossible to believe
that there was either honesty or sim
certify of purpose back of the original
peace proposal.
From the New York Tribune.
Mr. Wilson is now In the position of q
man who has been subjected to black
mailing processes and, having tempo
rarily yielded. has a chance to escape.
But will he seize the opportunity.
From the Springfield Republican.
The skillful diplomacy of the central
powers in this period is again exemplt-
fed in their swift answer to the Prest-
dents peace note.
From the New York Commercial.
Germany offers nothing and commits
herself to nothing more than to send
one or more delegates to The Hague or
some other convenient neltral point
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

fession, and lived among people who
knew him well, admired him highly, and
trusted him thoroughly. Though impor-
tuned, he declined to re-enter politics,
and divided the remainder Of his days
between his Office and the courts,
Mr.. Hughes intentions as TO-, future
politics are unknown. He may net have
formed any He need not hurry in the
matter. That he will be n keen OBJ
server. of the game how played, by
whom, and the results-stands to reason.
His familiarity with political questions
and intimate acquaintance with many
leading politicians are warrant enough
for the belief that at time like this,
when so; much is in the scale, he will
follow developments closely and with
interest. There will be newspapers and
pamphlets on his table along with briefs
and law books.
1t may be worthy Of note that if the
future should hold out an inducement
to Mr.. Hughes to re-enter political life
his residence might influence his de-
cision and brighten his prospects. New
York is very far from being in' the dis
card. Last months combination which
counted her out is not likely to be made
again She is too powerful, commercial
ly, financially and politically, to play a
subordinate part in the national equa-
ton as steady thing. So we may ex-
pect the Empire state to "come back"
and as early as 1920, and her strong
men to figure again in party calcula-
tons on both sides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
ECHOES OF THE PRESIDENTS NOTE.

From the New York World.
, The most hopeful sign in Europe to-
day is the controversy which the note
has awakened in every belligerent
country. ...e
From the Chicago Herald.
President Wilson has taken his
stand in the name of humanity and be-
cause of Americas vital interest In the
war and the new made world that will
follow peace, Whether the moment is
cDportune or inopportune time alone
will tell.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
One thing that the note of the Presi-
dent to the powers has accomplished is
10 direct attention to the fact that the
United States is no longer an isolated
nation, attending strictly to it's own
affairs.
From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
Uncle Sam is not trying to referee the
fight; he is only saying it is time to
quit digging graves and making wild
ows and orphans, and he has a perfect
right to say it, critics to the contrary.
From the Kansas City Star.
/. Has the President private information
that peace negotiations will be accept
able to both 'sidese That is a natural
Inference. from the text OF his note to
the belligerent nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Going Up.

Ringin' out the old year
An ringin' in the new i.
Meetin' all the home folks
An a-sayin' "howdy do"
Lookin' to the future
With a confidence serene
Cross the good old figure out
An mark up "'17."
All the world is growin'
In quality an price. IL
They take down every number
An boost it once or twice.
We need larger figure
To tag this earthly scene.
So take the date an dust 1t of
An make it @,17.o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Reviving a Colloq uialism.

heViVIhg C0II0quI4llBm.
"That constituent of yours referred
to you in terms Of great disparage-
ment"
"What did he sayp inquired Senator
Sorghum.
ale said you didn't know beans.'"
"Well, beans don't figure much in pol
tiles out our way. So long as he re-
Trains from saying 1 don't know pork
don't bother him"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

A giant comet is announced for next
June. A revised superstition that will
make the comet sign Of peace will be
welcome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Income Tax
Returns,

revenue bureau who
handle such matters. Income tax col
lectfons 5 during the year, speaking
troughly, amounted to nearly SOS, 000, 900,
as compared with some $4,000, 900 the
previous year and s2S. 900 900 in 1914.
Records Of the bureau show that
there were 336,652 individual returns
filed in person or by personal agents
for the tax year 1915, of which number
$40 were fled by American citizens re-
siding abroad, showing an aggregate
net income of approximately s14.500,-
The problem of income tax collec-
jtions, according to experts who are do
| ing this work, resolves itself into a
| matter of locating the individuals who
have taxable incomes and of ascertain
| ing the taxable amounts, and it Is of
| more than ordinary interest to observe
that the actual experience Of the gov
eminent in the collection of internal
taxes and customs duties has demon
Istrated the necessity of securing infor-
ma ton that will enable it to determine
for itself whether or not a taxpayers
declaration is true. and by this means
| to assert and collect the full amount of
tax where evasion has been attempted.
An analysis of the situation has shown
| that further tax was due the govern
| ment in 63 per cent of the number of
returns designated for investigation,
from each examination. Coincident
with the examination returns in hand
there has been pursued. it is said.
diligent search for delinquents, and in
vestigations of this character have re-
suited in securing returns in So per
cent of the cases initiated, with an av-
erage yield of $50 tax.
1t is interesting to note in connection
/; with this tax collection work that tran
scripts of 35.097 returns were sent to
internal revenue agents in the field
during the past year for ivestigation
and report along such lines as may
have been indicated by an Office exami-
nation of the returns as rendered by
the individuals. This field work, it is
said, resulted in further tax collec
tons of $2,sS1, 2S5.7S from 14,406 cases
during the year.
The internal revenue bureau has been
and is still conducting certain expert
ments for the purpose of comparing in
come collections in districts where cir
cumstances have placed a greater degree
of information at it's disposal with col
lections In 'neighboring districts, where
no such information was available. An
experiment of this nature, 1t is under
stood, is being conducted now in one
district with the object of securing de-
linquent returns, and at the present
time about Is per cent of the work is
completed. The record now shows, Off
Gals say, that 691 delinquent returns
have been secured upon which taxes
amounting to s14,71716 have been as
sessed AS it is becoming known that
the government is going after" these
delinQuents, returns in the nefghbor-
Ing districts have begun to increase and
It is the hope of the bureau that as
this work progresses the Investigations
will have similar results covering larg-
er territories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
One of the Few.

"There's one thing I like about Me-
thuselah" said Uncle Bill Bottletop.
whats thati"
"He's one of the old fellows who lived
to be over hundred and never Dragged
about using liquor and tobacco all his
life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

If Carranza gets tired of politics he
would make good president of an as
ISOLATION to be known as the Manana
Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Progress.

'Did you have happy Christmas9"
'Tt's beginning to turn out all right.
My wife has exchanged most of her
presents to her entire satisfaction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

The man who likes a fresh egg for
breakfast is justified in wishing the Chi
seago monopo1ist had not been compelled
TO thaw out his collection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

The effort to reorganize the repub-
Ican party is now chiefly in evidence in
the House Of Representatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

The Washington Skating Club opened
its pond at 18th street December, 1866,
and in The Star of De-
Skating Pond eember 81 is descrip-
Opened. and the scene The nond
was visited by about 1000 people, with
the Marine Band in attendance. The
Star said:
THE hundreds of men. women and
children gliding gracefully over the
frozen suface presented scene such as
was never before witnessed in this lati-
tude. The refreshment saloon, under
Messrs. Uer and Sardo. was in full blast
and literally patronized, the exhilarat-
ing exercise sharpening up the appe-
tites of the visitors. The skating was
kept up until after dark. though the
lights were not placed around the pond,
as anticipated. The lanterns and re-
Electors were put in position today, and
hereafter the pond will be kept open
during the afternoon and evening"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

Los Angeles has had snowfall and
California is as much surprised as il
was by Hiram Johnson's landslide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

The power of gossip is again illus
trated by the amount Of money that
can be extracted. from a rumor in Wall
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

Features eustomarily conspicuous will
be missed if some Of the soldiers are too
busy to march in the inaugural process
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

The smaller the town, the more it
feels the need Of appropriations to as
sist local development.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

The '1shop early" season is over, but
q reminder that leap year has: but a
few hours to run may not be amiss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

IL the government makes all the
paper it uses the relief to the general
market should be enormous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

The government clerk will have q
happy New Year in contemplating the
growing recognition of his inadequate
compensation. --.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Uncle Sam.

Uncle Sans the peoples friend.
For US he bravely works.
Prosperity he would extend
To all save his own clerks!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Notification.

The MOdihCat1On1.
care you going to make any resolu-
tions this New Yeari"
"No. Pm merely going to repeal
lot of amendments that 1 from time to
time tackled on to last years resolu.
tions.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

Carranza has helped business some
for typewriters and interpreters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Alexandria
Railway.
the matter:

the matter:
1--WE published some days since an
extract from the letter of Richmond
correspondent Of the Petersburg Index
with reference to the application pend
ing before the Virginia legislature for
charter Of railroad from any point
on the Orange and Alexandria railroad
extending to and connecting with the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad the de-
sign being to build railroad along the
canal from Alexandria to Georgetown,
crossing the Potomac by bridge over
the piers of the aqueduct. The Alex
andrians are opposing this project tooth
and nail, and look upon it as a scheme
to give their city the go-by as a ter
minus of the Orange and Alexandria
railroad. and to weld the Orange and
Alexandra railroad inseparab1y to the
Baltimore and Ohio. The Gazette, which
favored the plan one day in a column
and-a-half article, thinking it would be
a good thing to have communication
between King street in their city and
Pennsylvania avenue here every half
hour in the day, suddenly veered around
and the next day disayowed said arti-
Gle. saying 1t was from a correspond
ent and the paper did not indorse his
views. limiting that they had about
enough communication with this side
Of the Potomac river"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT is DOING

Tnere was greater school attend
snce in this country during 1916 than
in any other country
Greatest School in the world. accord
A..s ing to some Of Uncle
sAuoAce. Sans experts in the
bureau of education. Corning down to
concrete facts, it is estimated that there
were 23.50o.000 persons attending
schools of some kind in the United
States during 1916. In other words.
approximately "a Fer cent Of the in
habitants Of the country are attending
school. In Germany 20 per cent of the
inhabitants attend school. in England
10 per cent, in France II per cent and
in Russia only per cent. On the other
hand, 1t is said that the result Is much
less favorable to this country If daily
attendance, rather than enrolment. is
taken as the basis for comparison, since
some of the other nations have better
attendance and a longer school term
than the United States.
According to the statistics that have
been compiled by officials of the bu-
reau the number of pupils in public
kindergarten and elementary schools
- I'M AVsSVVbVVV III lS1V 70 t,ooO,UVV
IN 1914. which is an increase of more
than million in four years. During
that same period the number of public
high school students increased from
$4,000 to 1.219,000 and for 1914 the
ccrresponding figure was 100000.
OF the 706,00O teachers in this coun-
try, $4,000 were men and 537. 900 wom-
en-. and the figures show that the num-
Der OF woman teachers has almost dou-
oled since 1900, while there was only a
very slight increase in the number of
men SO employed. Salary figures show
that the average annual salary of all
teachers Is S525. The average varies
from 1924 in Mississippi to sS71 in Cal
ifornia, to $941 in New York
1t is estimated that the nations cur
rent educational expenditure for this
year was close to billion dollars.
This estimate is made on the expendi-
lures for 1914. which totaled close to
SO0.000.000 and making due allowance
for the two intervening years. OF this
amount in 1914 the public elementary
schools cost 100000, 700: public high
schools. $70.000,000: private elementary
schools, $4,000. 900: private secondary
schools. $15,000,000: universities, COL
leges and professional schools, $780,
100000, and normal schools, $751; 900.
In anticipation of the day when, on
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ablishing
Naval Wireless.

being established
Establishing by the Navy De-
partment through
progressing satisfactorily, according to
experts in the office of the bureau of
steam engineering having the work
under supervision
Contracts have recently. been entered
into by the department for the radio
equipment at San Diego and Pearl
Harbor. and for the radio and power
equipment at Cavite, and while it Is
have caused some delay, it is believed
that the San Diego station will be in
operation in a few months and the
others will follow. Improvement has
also been made recently at Arlington,
with a view to securing improved COM
municatfon with the Canal Zone.
Officers of the bureau say that the
equipment of the stations at Boston,
the Great Lakes. Charleston, Key West,
New Orleans, Guantanamo. San Juan
and Cordova, Alaska, has been so inn
proved as to render these stations cap
able OF communicating with vessels be-
yond the range of low-powered sta
tons, and also to relay messages
across the continent. It Is intended to
similarly equip the station at Mare
Island.
Distant control of stations, to per-
init simultaneous sending and receiving
OF messages, has been established dur
ing the past year at Arlington, Mare
Island. Boston and Washington, and
similar improvement will be made in
the near future, the officials say. at
Charleston, Key West, Puget sound and
New Orleans In stations thus equipped
for transmitting with large and small
set, with facilities for receiving stimuli
taneously the signals coming in from
similar sets, the capacity for handling
messages is increased fourfold. MarLad
Improvement has recently been made.
1t is said, In the transmitting and re-,
ceiving capacity of the more important
vessels of the navy. '''A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Petroleum
From Shale

cially profitable to utilize some Of the
enormous supply of petroleum to be
derived from the distillation of vast de-
posits Of so-called hydrocarbon shales
Of the Green river formation of north
western Colorado anu northeastern
Utah. the geological survey has for the
past three years been making field in
vestigations of these deposits.
The examinations, according to those
men who have been in charge of the
work. have been accompanied by the
mapping of the areas Of the hydro
carbon shales and by such field meas
urements of the thickness of the shales
In workable beds and such rude field
dfstillation tests as will afford primary
Information concerning the amount and
richness of the shales In different parts
Of the region.
Uncle Sans geological experts have
made very rough but cautious calcula-
tons OF the contents of the shale in
parts OF the area examined, which in
dictate that the distillat ton of shale from
beds over three feet thick in Colorado
alone will yield more than 5000, 0o0, 900
barrels Of crude oil. from which more
than 2,000.000,000 barrels of gasoline
can be extracted by ordinary methods.