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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

From the Birmingham Age-Herald.
After father pays his Christmas
bills he will still have that NTH I'D
erty loan hanging over him.
From the Dallas News.
And If Santa Claus were to try to
do anything for the starving little
Russian children probably ne wouIo
be shot by the bolsheviki as a coun-
ter revolutionist.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The last genuine Christmas the
word knew was ave years ago. Now
comes q real. 100 per cent Christmas
The spirit of it is in the air. The
bugles Of optimism announce It's ad-
vent.
From the Savannah News.
Just because the shops will be al
lowed to keep open later after to-
day-don't forget to remember to do
that ChEtstmas shopping early.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
Sunshine in December.

Sunshine in December! --
De trees is standin' bare,
But it helps you to remember
Bout de birds dat once was dere.
Sparklin' on the river,
Where de silver waters swish,
You most fohgits to SILVER
When you thinks about de fish.
Sunshine in de May day,
You loves to see it climb;
But you wearies of de play day
When it's play day all de time.
When de world is full O. gladness.
Smilin' easy, femme state,
De sunshine in de sadness
Is de kind We 'preeiate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

Prom the Rochester Herald.
Now that the war is over. the
kaiser is denounced in more ladylike
language than has been the custom.
All that is now said by the preachers
is: Hang the kaiser!'
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Wouldn't you like to get good
look at Germany's face when it gets
it's first glimpse Of that war bill?
From the New York Sun. .
1t was not necessary for Joffre to
enter the French Academy in order
to be an immortal.
From the New Orleans States.
Bill Hohenzollern is not wanted in
Holland. but he has sense enough to
know that he Ia safer there than he
would be in the countries that do
want him.
From the Charlotte Observer.
1t is possible that he might be now
appropriately called the Rage Of Oys-
ter Bay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
CHRISTMAS.

From the Detroit Free Press.
You can still do your Christmas
shopping early il you will get down
town before noon.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Personally. We would be perfectly
willing to have the government take
over Santa Claus II We were assured
that along with regulation would
come a good. substantial appropria-
ton.
From the Grand Rapids Press.
We have posted on our CHAMBER
door a clipping stating that red nect \
ties are worn by all bolshevists IN
the hope that we may get suspenuers
this Christmas.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
The Christmas poems that We
vrittep last June are out In beautiful
icicle trimmings in the pecembe
massSAes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

would be uniting to begin so soon the
arrangements for sport, while the late
belligerents are still in arms and
counting their casualties. Sir Thomas
will perhaps be disappointed by the
postponement, but he has at all events
shown that the war has not lessened
his interest in competition in which
he has figured as one of the best losers
ever known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
The Federal Tax Controversy.

From the New York Times.
There is more than meets the eye
in the Washington dispatches concern
ing the dispute over the war tax law.
1t is not merely a matter of rates Of
taxes or of amounts to be raised, i'm
portant as those subjects are. Funda-
mentally. the question is whether the
changes in our tax methods shall be
continued as they have been begun, or
whether there shall be a reversion to
ancient, disapproved methods, espe-
cially unsuitable to the future unfold
ing before the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
Some Health Safeguards.

Influenza is not only ''crowd dis
ease,' but a dirt disease. 1t is spread
through contamination. The hands
pick up the germs and carry them into
the system through the mouth. Clean
illness is the surest safeguard against
illness. So -te-those who 60 out from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

President Wilson's willingness tc
cross the English channel proves him
a good sailor as well as a man of thor,
oughness and industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

The Prussian statesman is now
busily engaged in trying to stage a
prodigal son demonstration with his
own autocracy. He consistently ig
nores the fact that the prodigal son,
though wasteful, was not wantonly de-
structive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

Russians still feel the need of a
representative government not made
up chiefly of representatives of Prus-
sian autocracy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

So many methods of communication
are being concentrated and co-ordi
mated that the Post Office Department
promises to become the switchboard of
the universe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

A great many people who favor a
league of nations agree in favoring the
general idea of the organization.
There is divergence of opinion on the
point of eligibility to membership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

There is no danger that Congress
will find itself with idle hours on its
hands. There is always something to
investigate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

The merry villagers of Coblenz are
justified in general rejoicing. in view
of the fact that the allies do not en-
courage soldiers in any atrocity retail
atoms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

Holland is embarrassed by the pres
ence of the HohenzoHerns, who evil
IDENTIFY cannot recover from the i'm
preston that any visit from them is a
distinguished honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

While these governmental eStab-
lishments in Washington have been
easing the passage
,Foreign-Trade from war basis to
peace basis, other
Euucat1on. federal agencies
have been reaching throughout the
states and into the communities, get
ting to the individual business men
and manufacturers with message
from Uncle Sam. explaining the out
look for world trade and how the
opportunity may be seized.
The district offices of the United
States bureau of foreign and domes-
tic commerce, for example. have con-
Quoted foreign trade courses IN some
educational institution in their re-
spective localities. Representatives.
and oftentimes the executives. of the
principal business firms in the coun-
try attended these courses. In addl-
ton to the regular lectures and eS-
aminations. round-tabie conferences
were conducted periodically. Elk
perts in various lines have been
called to preside-bankers. shipping
men, trademark specialists.
Probably the most important dis
trict educational work is through
conferences between the district OF
fees and commercial organizations.
Such questions as markets to be ex-
plotted, changes in government regu-
lations. Information regarding trade
marks in foreign territories and other
up-to date trade interests are dis
cussed authoritatively.
This work is not confined to corpora
ton with commercial examinations, but
is being continued through addresses
to various gatherings in the terri
tories served by these federal agen-
cies. These addresses establish close
working relations with the people In
terested in the work the Depart
ment Of Commerce is doing: and be
sides affording the individuals the
benefit of the entire department or
ganfzation. with trade diplomats scat
tered all over the world, it exerts a
beneficial influence of trade optimism
upon the community.
Interest in foreign commerce in the
high schools Of commerce. In colleges
in collegiate schools of business. the
Y. M. C. A. schools and other night
the last four years. The zeal fol-
education along this line has been par
ticularly keen during the last few months
The United States bureau Of foreign
and domestic commerce has been fos-
tering this educational campaign. The
bureau of education in the Department
of the Interior has been closely identi-
fed with the spirit of interest in for
eign-trade education. The recently or
ganiZed federal board for vocational
education has taken up the subject OF
education for foreign trade as one OF
the fundamental lines for practical
application at the present time in
preparation for trade after the war.
WILL P. KENNEDY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

Students of business conditions de-
clare that the big holiday trade is only
a forerunner of greater commercial ac-
Invites.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
Quiet DAYS Wanted.

From the Columbus Ohio State Journal
/ What we'd like now for a change
and, we may say. a mueh-needed
rest would be to have a few days
come along that weren't particularly
| epochal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
Unhappy Riches.

"Wealth doesn't bring happiness"
'That's what l discovered" replied
the man with a satchel full of money,
"when I got arrested for bootleg
ging." -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
AMERICAN REIMBURSEMENT PLANS

The United States. preparing for q
splendid destiny of unmeasured world
trade, is the one
comret;+;or- great commercial
nation that has
Must Be Met. not adopted an
extensive reconstruction program. The
problems before the business interests
of this country are not properly re
construction" as in the great foreign
nations, but NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
political. economic. Yet, as recon-
struction proceeds abroad, as the In
dustrial and commercial lite OF those
foreign nations is re-established ana
rehabilitated, American methods and
practices must be changed to meet IN
competition the conditions established
overseas. Therefore the postwar
commerce plans, of the United States
must be linked n~,wtth those OF the
other great nations
Reconstruction; programs have been
developing during the last two years
under the Immediate direction OF the re-
spective governments.
,, France, in May: 1916, undertook on
an extensive, far-sighted scale the re-
habilitation Of her devastated areas
and the establishment of credits to
finance agriculture and industry.
Great Britain, also in 1915, set up
a ministry of reconstruction, which
has organized eighty-seven commit
tees and commissions to study the
particular problems which, In Eng.
land, differ from those of other great
nations because of her economic de-
pendence on other countries.
Belgium, in october, 1917, enemy
swept and a shambles of war, created
a ministry of economic affairs. under
which reha bilitation is being gradu-
ally effected.
Italy has established ministry OF
economic reorganization, and tine
Italian ambassador, in recent speech
to the American Manufacturers Elk
port Association, gave assurance that
the dislocation in Italy's external
trade is decidedly in favor of Amerl-
can goods.
other nations-Canada, Japan, RUS
STA and South American republics
are similarly studying the prospects
of developing their resources in trace
exchange with the United States.
Germany, away back in August,
1916. appointed a commission on eco
nomic transition, and numerous or
ganizations have been working on an
elaborate program to seize back as far
as possible a world monopoly in pot
ash, chemicals and other products, as
before the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

Hindenburg is not happy unless
somewhere on the map there is a
dine" bearing his name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
Censorship.

"Do you approve of censorship"
"Not exactly" replied the nervous
man. Things always seem so much
worse when they are left to my own
imagination"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
A Deficit Met.

The goose whose eggs of gold were
made
Was slain. The tale our hearts
must touch
But, luckily, the hen has laid
A lot of eggs worth most as much.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

The prohibitionists must be looked
to for an explanation of why the
mince pie no longer tastes the same.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Alibi.

Alibi.
Didn't your husband promise you
not to bet on horses?'
EYES," answered young Mrs. Torkins.
81 mentioned it to him, and Charlie
solemnly assures me he has been bet
ting on nothing but dogs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

route from New York to VI asninStoh
might be shortened from nifty 10 slN,E
miles To secure local travel and trade
seems to have been the only idea pre-
vailing in the minds OF the Original
builders of railroads. Our crooked
roads, it is true, would hardly nave
paid expenses but for local trade IN
travel. but they have left an opening
for opposition that will eventually
lead to unpleasant results. AR line
roads will hereafter be the order OF
the day. The road that makes tns
quickest time is the road that VIII
take precedence of all others
Formation of state and section So
cieties was in order in Washington
as far back as nifty
New England years ago and in Tht>
Star of December 16,
Society. 1855. is to be noted
a news item telling of the creation oil
one of these organizations:
IAN adjourned meeting Of gentle
men DESTROYS of forming a New Eng
land Society was held last evening at
the st. James Hotel, Samuel {. Fes-
sender, Esq. chairman. and l.. Deane
secretary. The committee appointed
at the last meeting reported a con
stitution, which. with amendments
was adopted. The constitution re-
ouires that members shall be OF New
England birth or parentage-or mar
ried to New Englanders-males ana
females being equally eligible I"
membership and office-and nxes inc
Initiation fee and dues at ~ earn,
About fifty gentlemen signed me
constitution. after which the election
of officers commenced. Samuel
Fessenden. Esq. was UNANIMOUSLY
elected president. and MI L. pean
secretary The further electioh w
officers was postponed and the oihi'
committee reported that they hao
made dilieent investigation and rec
ommended that Mr.. II. ]. King OF INC
Kirkwood House should be engaged
to serve a dinner at $3.50 per head. o,
which the following dishes snoul's
be features: Clam chowder; pea,
beans, succotash. roast turkey. chirh
en- pie. roast beef, corned beer anu
Vegetables. apple sauce. cranner,F
sauce. apple dumplings. Indian puo,
ding, pan dowdy. doughnuts. bos,on
brown bread. johnny cake; pun'ph.n
ME mincemeat pie, cranberry Pic'
apnles. tea. coffee and sweet cider.
the latter drink being regarded as d
New England beverage. the SERVERS
Of Prof. Heald's Band being tenoeteu
were accepted and arrangements ave
5;racted to be made for a dinner Tor
800 persons. The resolution that NV"
tickets should be sold to each mem
Der desiring them before any shou.n
he sold outside was adopted AIIeI
which the meeting adjourned 10 me-
on Saturday evening NEXT AT wv
nnams of the Massachusetts AGencF.
corner 18th and u streets. when INC
dinner tickets will be ready Tor diS-
trihufiou"
Imagine a dinner like that being o.
fered practically for puniiS consu .a'.
tion at s1.5o nowadays, Police prott'
tion would probably be needed at the
box office.
X
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

The German officials change so fast
that they begin to look like parade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
Post-Armistice
Readjustments

ton of contracts for war materials.
American business stood the test pa
triotically-it trusted in the govern
ment's sense of justice. A statement
by Bernard NJ. Baruch, chairman of
the War Industries Board, which
modified the Industrial army to sup
port the fighting army, that no man
doing business with the governm ent
should suffer financial loss through
the termination of the war. and that
the government was too big to at
tempt to do any such injustice, sum-
married. the general policy.
Then Secretary Baker relieved
another fear that vast supplies of war
materials should be suddenly released.
thereby breaking the market on these
particular commodities, by stating
that care would be exercised to guard
against such business calamity.
Through the Department Of Labor
organization, labor which has been
massed on war contracts is being de-
mobilized and distributed without
hardship to labor or the industries in
volved The War Industries Board
has released from wartime control
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

Mr. McAdoo performs important
services without collecting even a dol
lar a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
Slogans.

"What has become of that slogan,
Shop early'!"
at has been changed to Step
livelyn" -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
Ramie Culture
Recommended,

south without the least difficulty, ana
which with cheap labor can DE re-
duced to fiber, making very service
able and attractive fabric. The pos
sihilities of ramie culture are sug-
.sstad in The Star of December 1S',
1868, which states that the grass ih
the green state was then bringrhs
from f35 to $40 a ton in Eneiana: nc
areat dificulty with ramie. it has sub
seouently been found. is that in the
"decortication," or separation OF ne
f,her from the stalk. hand labor Is al
most essential. and it was not LOT hans
s;h;lit;es that its culture became Il
Commercial success in western lands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
Planning for
World Trade.

be done to get. in an honorable, just,
stable way. the bulk of the world trade
Being the largest producing nation
in the entire world, with the widest
range of raw materials. produce and
ma nufacture; being the banker for the
world; being trusted. respected, rec
ognized as leader and friend by more
nations than any other country-the
United States started off with a de-
cided advantage.
Reconstruction problems that have
been gradually worked out during the
last two years by foreign governments
have been solved within the last
month by American industry readjust-
ing itself When the armistice was
signed at least so per cent of the in
dustries of the United States were on
war work and 80 per cent on war work
exclusively. Today industry. as Il
whole, has practically resumed peace
time activity. 1t was the well estab-
lished scheme Of American business
principles that made this possible.
True. only "A part of the country had
been converted to a war, basis. and the
nation had been in the war a shorter
time than other nations. but during
that short time it delivered. the
goods practically for the entire needs
of the allies and. by the War Trade
Hoard organization broke down Ger
many's sources of supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

A,,oor;oon. press companies, tele-
phone, telegraph and
Problems. cable lines. all of
which are under government control;
development of inland waterways.
establishment of stable exchange, de-
cisions on tariff changes, conservation
of natural resources. establishment of
partnerships between capital and la
Dor, extending trade agencies in for
eign fields. modification of trade laws.
While the. foreign nations are build
ing their reconstruction and trade
plans on speculation as to what is
likely to happen, industry in the
United States is being readjusted I'M
der the guidance of lessons taught by
war experience The far-reaching
policies-industrial, political, econom-
ic-will he acted upon when time has
shown what the true conditions are on
which world commerce must depend.
Then the lawmakers and the trade ex-
pioiters will move quickly to take ad-
vantage. Sound business judgm ent
supported by Il new spirit of co-opera-
tion-a war by-product-will solve the
industrial and commercial problems just
as courageously and readily as the
American military carried the flag to
victory in the nick of time at Chateau
Thierry and ST. Mihiel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

For a good many years efforts have
hear made in this country to promote
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

The one pressing immediate danger
when war suddenly stopped was that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

They were discussing domestic poll
ties and the situation abroad, when
one said to the other:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

While these governmental estab-
lishments in Washington have been
easing the passage
Foreign-Trade from a war basis to
Education. federal agencies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

The War Trade Board considered
this proposal, and decided that, while
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

Washington's endeavors to secure
improved railroad connections ani
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

Today the. United States has its
problems disposition of the railroads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

The United States. seeing these plans
and preparations by the nations for
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-05-23
COAL WEEK.
Government Irges u % Place ORDER
Week june % Sth

The week of june 3 to $ has heeu
designated as Coal Week hv the
United States fuel administration
while for several weeks ~pecial ei-
forts have bcru made throughout thr
United States to urge the early ORDER
ing of coaL There viii hc special iu-
tenslve drive Goa early orl,riu- during
Coal Week
a. T. felt. with the hulk of the years
supply of opal ordered well iu advance.
the various distribution Hscnci,e- uf
the government viii he iu 90 po~itiou
% adjust equitahiy and prosperity th'
demands ns between different cummu-
mites. "a will he po~~ihlc for the fuel
administration to gauge accurately
the increased demand aud property
apportion the available supply
Together with the urgent appeal
o. the industries as well AZ to the do.
mestic consumers to order their coal
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-05-23
CAUGHT HERE.
Neero Wanted foe killing Anothrr -
Arrested at Hickman.

sterling 're- kunV d negro wa"'
,I m Iake county for ki.iius an"thei
n.-r.. TI Halt h~f THURSDAY. Aa7
,a-lf horr Saturday eveirslg By
~nrIu WaIs.r am Deputy Thomas $
u- ua- t.af.d m the negro settle
m.Hr u Ile u.,d- Addition. jueseN
10 f.tl aud ua~ turned WI
I-lse ruuufr aufh"rifi,~ Sunday- ii
- ihou-ht ,aa. he planned to. srave
"a r- sunday morning train. anc
,,a~ pieerd p iu-t iu thc nick u time
-re- IS uHe. .i---.-I ncsro The
rrime occurred 500 rmuiwy. Tenn
rc- says Do. shot Hau -oVrr an argu-
m-af aad Boo 4-Ir defense kso~
Worked ,ih Uhr a. " a a. ~@ction
-aa- oHl, une ~hnf va~ hre,l and
HaU na- Instantly EuIrH
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-05-23

early There soe- thc rrIu,-~f tiat tho-e
who get their orders iu HaI patiently
fDr deliveries. ff D. being po.uful our
rhaf of course fhe entire eaal output
of fhe country .auuuf h. delivered
Within f.at months Eu 90 i- equal
o. frue ,h.f fla-.. orders r.f ar- first
is. ti.. i......i- si.. .a-...i i--.- -asi a -i
first delivered.
our lo,al dealers arr receiving coal
iu sufficient quantities to make early
deliveries but their greatest frouhlr
i- securing tram- and lahor for driir-
eriue This I~ 400 thr marc r.l-ou for
p'a,iu- your ORDERS no0 -n yeHr deal
cr may 600 your hiu coo Dds dr-f oppor
muiI
There i- al~H 60 possibility tnat fhe
freight ritr GOA rual may iu. Increased
-l per cent u the urVt rvo month- m
accurdauct with the plan proposed
hy Director General McNdoo. Iu This
event. th, freight per tom ou coal from
wc~icris Kcutucky viii hc advanced
approximately q. cents. and ou coal
from Eastern Kentucky approx imateIy
~ cents.