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Evening star., 1920-05-27
Congress.

Leader Mondell expresses hope of
adjournment instead of a recess June
5. Both parties, in both House and
Senate, should labor to that end.
1t is plain as pikestaff that as soon
as the republicans and the democrats
announce ready for the campaign, the
campaign will begin. And that time
will be the morning after the ad
journment of the San Francisco con-
vention. From that day until the
close of election day, the attention Of
everybody will be fixed on the con-
test for control of the country.
Many senators and representatives
will be candidates for reelection, and
their attention will be fixed particu-
larly ON the condition of their fences,
which they will want to strengthen
where weak, and make stronger still
where strong. 1t will be of great i'm
portance for them to be at home, in
personal charge Of their own interests.
For this reason, if no other, re-
cess, if it can be, should be avoided.
To call back to work on Capitol Hill in
July. August or September men whose
hearts are at home and whose minds
are busy with their own political af-
fairs would hardly conduce to the best
order of legislation.
The main point now is to clear the
table of all appropriation bills before
July 5 arrives. One criticism made by
this Congress of its predecessor was
the failure of the latter to make full
provision for the governments sup
port for the present fiscal year. The
first work Of this Congress was to
complete in that particular the un-
finished work of its predecessor. So
it should not itself leave for the next
session work that should be performed
at this.
It is suggested that in case of ad-
journment the President may call Con-
gress back. Whyi He would not care
to play politics with such question,
and if he did, and played it, he would
infict as much embarrassment on
democrats as on republicans. There
would be no votes in such a maneuver.
Evening star., 1920-05-27

console himself as Thomas B. Reed
did when a friend assured him in 1896
that the republicans might 60 further
and fare worse. "And they probably
will" replied Mr.. Reed.
Neither a nomination nor an Office
is given nowadays to seeking the man.
The man with a yearning is well ad-
vised in seeking it--seeking it early
and late, and with all the devices that
custom has established. They are
many, and some are expensive. Where
it is necessary, as in the case of a
presidential quest, to cover the coun-
try, or even the greater part of 1t,
the figure is apt to be steep.
1t is hard to fix and hold to limit.
A presidential boom. well nourished,
devours money. There are many diff
ferent calls for the stuff, and boomers
find it necessary to answer the calls.
A boomee, effectively doomed, must be
kept before the public, and the public
kept interested in him. There are
various ways Of doing this-some very
modern. Advertising has been reduced
to an art: and artists in that line are
high priced and full of experiment.
Evening star., 1920-05-27
Race Trouble Rumors.

A rumor, apparently without any
foundation whatever, last night caused
the authorities of Alexandria to pro-
vide against possible race riot. Feel
ing has run high since the crime in
Arlington county Saturday night, and
the formation of a mob bent upon
lynching the criminal. When the sug-
gestion was given that Washington
negroes were planning to descend upon
in revenge for the mob
the mayor of that city took
precautions which proved wholly need
less, and which, while warranted by the
of danger, has caused most
stirring Of race feeling.
1t is greatly to. be deplored that
such reports should be circulated.
There is no justification for any re-
prisals on either side. Whoever care.
lessly offered the suggestion Of an in
vasion Of Alexandria did so perhaps
for mischief, possibly in the hope that
by Offering the idea the fact might re-
suit.
In the light of last summers tragedy
in this city it is to be most fervently
hoped that there will no trifing with
race prejudice and no invocation to
the mob spirit that lies dormant in
every community of mixed population.
Washington is thoroughly ashamed of
the rioting that took place here in
July, and it should now be the earnest
effort Of every good citizen to seek
in all possible ways to allay the in
fammation that has been caused by
the events of the past few days.
Evening star., 1920-05-27

now, preparing for what promises to
be the tussle of his life. He had an
easy thing at Chicago in 1896. It was
simply matter of securing the plat
form and then letting himself 60. The
nomination in 1900 dropped into his
lap. In 1904 he was not Parker man
at the convention, but did not exert
himself unduly to prevent Parker's
nomination. In 1908 at Denver he
swept the deck, securing his third
nomination. At Baltimore in 1912 he
nominated Mr.. Wilson, and at Kansas
City in 1916 he was only a looker-on.
But this time he has fight on his
hands, knows it, and is preparing for
it. He knows also that his opponents
are preparing for him. He opposes
the President on the peace treaty and
on manufactures, and is strongly op-
posed to those democrats who are fig
uring on wet platform. First and
last, he will have his hands full at
San Francisco.
A fourth nomination is not impos
sible, but at present it does not look
likely. Many things are in the way,
and Mr.. Bryan may not have time to
clear the way. He will achieve great
deal, however, if he puts the platform
in shape to suit him, and secures
ticket for which he can conscientiously
do his best on the stump.
Evening star., 1920-05-27
A Very Busy Man.

Mr.. Bryan is all alive-all for poll
ties. He spends many of his days and
nights on wheels-railroad wheels. He
is here today, and gone tomorrow. In
this way he keeps in intimate touch
with public sentiment. He rarely
overlooks bet. He is rarely with
out an opinion, and, if he cares to ex-
press it, never without a place to put
it. He supplies good copy, and the
press displays his stuff.
He is foot loose. He is chained to
no desk. Official cares do not touch
him. He is not obliged to listen to
hard luck stories, or decide between
unfortunate pie-hunters. He remains
serene, and his handclasp remains
warm and firm. p,
He is an exceedingly busy. man just
Evening star., 1920-05-27
Booms, Boomers and Boomees.

Senator France, an announced can
didate for the Chicago nomination, told
the Senate investigating committee
Tuesday that he. had no manager, no
funds, no finances, no campaign. And,
he might have added, no delegates.
For at the very time he was making
his statement to the committee the
republicans of Maryland in conven-
ton assembled were instruetiug for
Gen. Wood.
The Maryland senator's attitude is
this: "Here / am. Take me, or leave
me-" OF course, we all know which
it will be. The senator himself knew
at the time he announced his can
didaey. But he was within his rights
in offering himself, and the high po-
sition he has attained in politics.
seat in the senate-robs the Offering
of all presumption. The senator may
Evening star., 1920-05-27
One Third Tax Increase Excessive.

TIA compromise in tax rate increase
.~dA. District is sometimes suggest
"a which shall fix the rate at 3 per
cent, midway between the present 11a
per cent rate and the 21a per cent
rate tentatively proposed by the
House
But this compromise should be re-
sisted as vigorously as the threatened
wo-thirds increase. Even without
utilizing any part of the surplus Of
unexpended District taxes aeeumu-
lated in the past, this increase is not
necessary, even in this year of liberal
appropriation, to raise the Districts
percentage under the half-and half
law, or even under sixty forty rela-
tion. And measured by the result Of
its imaginary application in 1913 it
would impose grossly excessive tax
burden upon the capital in comparison
with those Of other American cities.
The $500 taxpayers, including the
10000 small taxpayers Of the District,
already struggling desperately with the
high cost of living, protest vigorously
and with reason that a compromise
one-third increase of their tax burden
would be inequitable and indefensihle.
What would our burden have been
if the tax rate in 1918 had been per
cents Increasing the realty and tangi-
BE personally taxes of 1918 each one
third, our general property tax for
that year would have been $10,792,-
240.24, with per capita of $29.O2.
"This amount of city taxes alone would
have exceeded the combined city, coun-
ty and state taxes of such larger cities
as Milwaukee, Minneapolis and New
Orleans, from 100000 to So, SOC, 600
more than Kansas City, Portland,
Greg, and Indianapolis, nearly $4,000
600 more than Jersey City, nearly $5.-
100000 more than Louisville and st.
Paul, and almost as much as st. Paul
and Louisville combined.
'In per capita it exceeds every city
in the list except Seattle, which, as
already explained, is not, as COM
parable city, in Washington's class.
,'1f our tax rate had been 2 per cent
in 1918 our city tax per capita would
have been greater than the city, coun-
ty and state per capita of st. Louis,
Baltimore, Milwaukee, Newark, Gin
cinnati, New Orleans, Minneapolis,
Kansas City, Jersey City, Portland, In.
dianapolis, Louisville, st. Paul, Los An
geles and San Francisco. 1t would have
exceeded the city, county and state
per capita of So out of 68 cities of
over 100000 population, and 191 out
of 226 cities of over 10000 population.
1t would have exceeded the city per
capita of 62 out of 6S cities above 1OO,-
600 and the city per capita of 214 out
Of 226 cities of over 10000 population"
So our protest and our objection are
just as vigorous, and we claim as con-
vincing, through the showing made by
the figures, against a one-third in
crease of our tax burden, as they are
against two-thirds increase.
Evening star., 1920-05-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Convention Days.

Convention Days.
When the big conventions gather
For a platform strong to try,
Will there be changef Well, ratherl
All the city will be dry.
There won't be any meeting
Where the free lunch walters rove.
There won't be any treating.
There won't be any Glove.
No soothing exhalations
From coffee beans will rise.
Breath spent in grand orations
Must all be undisguised.
There will be some old time faces
Where they play the old-time game.
But the customs and the places
They will never seem the same!
Evening star., 1920-05-27

Without being in much doubt as to
the purport of the communication from
the White House on the Knox resolu-
ton, there is naturally some inter
est in the phraseology that will be en-
ployed.
Evening star., 1920-05-27

The contributor to campaign fund
often feels that he has assumed large
amount Of risk without being assured
of his share of the rewards in case
the season of sport is successful.
Evening star., 1920-05-27

Gold producers request tax on the
jewelry trade for their benefit. Gold
may yet share with steel the distinc-
tion of being referred to as "either
prince or a pauper."
Evening star., 1920-05-27

Patched trousers were some time
ago advised by Mr.. McAdoo. Every
little economy makes that much more
available for campaign fund.
Evening star., 1920-05-27

Industry can be depended on to ad-
just itself if every man who wears
overalls in his regular business will
keep them on for a series of man.
sized working days.
Evening star., 1920-05-27

As an example Of the manner in
which supply and demand asserts it
self without the aid of legislation the
egg once more very hopefully comes
into attention.
Evening star., 1920-05-27

It must occur to Sir Thomas Upton
that there is not much encouragement
for yacht race when there is SO much
other excitement.
Evening star., 1920-05-27

The Navy Department is making it
known that there are disturbances on
land almost as terrifying as a storm
at sea.
Evening star., 1920-05-27

Col. Bryan is not emphatic in max
ing personal requests, but he will 60
to San Francisco with his mind made
up on exactly what he does not want.
Evening star., 1920-05-27

Carranza neglected to provide him
self with the kind of a career that
works up logically to a sentimental
epitaph.
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One Wild Thrill.

"The life of cowboy must be some
thing wildly adventurous" remarked
the tourist.
"To speak the truth confidential"
replied Cactus Joe, "I always found
it pretty tame except once, and that
was when movin' picture co. come
along and fooled me into goin' along
and helpin' to give the exhibition"
Evening star., 1920-05-27

A true sovietist will not be content
until his favorite experiments have
failed in every country on the map.
Evening star., 1920-05-27

Though on speaking terms with the
New York police, Nieky Arnstein is
not loquacious.
Evening star., 1920-05-27

Even the use of gumshoes cannot be
relied on to make a wet plank safe in
a party platform.
Evening star., 1920-05-27

Villa has following in Mexico, but
rather a poor record on which to base
a candidacy.
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An Ethical Stand,

"There are profteers in Europe as
we'll as in America"
eyes," replied Mr.. Growcher; "but
my family wants to 60 abroad just
the same. We believe in giving the
originator of an idea as much of the
benefit as possible"
Evening star., 1920-05-27
On the Barge.

Cleopatra dissolved the pearl in the
goblet.
"Splendid!" exclaimed Marc Antony.
"But you couldn't afford it if you
were running this boat with gasoline
instead of man power"
Evening star., 1920-05-27

Nobody appears to be particularly
enthusiastic in a desire for 2.75 beer.
Evening star., 1920-05-27

Jud Tunkins. says the oldest man he
ever met couldn't remember a time
when everybody agreed that business
was fine and things were as cheap as
could reasonably be expected.
Evening star., 1920-05-27

The part played by the United States
Navy in the war makes long story.
Evening star., 1920-05-27
The Uplifting Of "Lo.s =

The Indian who once got a tent
And moved around and paid no rent
Now looks for houses advertised,
And longs to be uncivilized.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
4 Spite Road.
Hartford Courant.

The Providence Journal is urgent for
the completion of that bit of railroad
folly called the Southern New England
road. 1t says that the mere pittance of
S70O0,000 will complete it and make
Providence a great shipping port.
Why should there be any hesitation
about putting up few dollars for such
a great purpose? Providence has 81
100000, if it has cent. 1t is one of
the rich cities of the east, and the sug-
geStion that outsiders should raise this
money for the sake of Providence is I'M
worthy of SO public spirited paper as
the Journal. .
The cold fact is that this road was
not projected for the advancement of
Providence. 1t was built to punish the
New Haven road, which wanted to buy
the New London Northern road and the
Grand Trunk would not let go. Then
came the new tracks of the New Ha-
VEN from South Vernon to Brattlebo-
70. and to offset this diversion of traffic.
this new line to divert freight from the
New Haven at Providence was started.
1t has amounted to the expenditure of
millions in decorating central and south
ern Massachusetts with dirt piles and
entertainments, and no railroad train has
vet accomplished any business over the
scraps of line heaped up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
Conservative Banking.
(RpnningtOn Bannpr.)

Occasionally in years past We have
heard promoters of young and struggling
business in Bennington grumble because
the local banks were so tight listed IN
lOauing money. Undoubtedly they all
sometimes are for banking almost always
develops extreme conservatism i'm the
man who follows it to the higher and
most responsible circles. Then, too, they
occasionally see other banks in trouble
through not being conservative enough.
Appafently this is what has happened
in Barre where the Barre savings bank
and trust company has been closed by
the bank commissioner. Only an in
complete preliminary statement has been
issued but it shows that the trust com
pany had exceeded the legal limit in
lOaning money to several granite manu-
featuring firms. In other words the bank
is wrecked through carrying local bust
ness beyond its financial strength. The
war was hard on the granite business.
For five years the granite trade has
had hard shedding and loan risks that
were good five years ago have been run
ming behind, increasing their borrowings
and. perhaps. defaulting their payments.
The bank carried them and now finds
its back broken by the load. During
the past three weeks seventeen banks
in North Dakota have closed their doors
under somewhat similar conditions. The
mistaken theories of the Farmers Non
Partisan league which has controlled the
government If North Dakota for the past
few years has undertaken SocialistiC
schemes for favoring the farmers of the
state. New laws to make money easy
to borrow has knocked the props out
from under the banks of the state anC
now the weaker ones are going to the
wall. Safe banking has to be conserva
tive. Theories cannot change the eco
nnmic law
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Mrs. FIihu Thomas fell yesterday
morning in her home at "a Prospect
street and broke one hip.
Mr.. and Mrs \. j. Currier will OBJ
serve their golden wedding anniversary
Tuesday. Dec. Z, at their home on Frost
street with dinner party to relatives.
In the evening they will receive their
friends informally from to 10 o'clock.
The entertainment at the trading post
under the auspices of the Red Men. III
Festival hall last evening, consisted OF
a colored minstrel act and vocal selec-
tions by Miss Katherine DPnning. There
was a good attendance. The prizes Will
be awarded tonight.
/. W. Jackman of the StrOut farm
agency. has recently disposed of the fol
lowing property The Carl Il. >, Sader-
man farm in Guilford sold to William
Reid Of New Bedford. Mass. the Hat
tie Webster and Carry Reed farm III
South WardSboro sold to r. w. Stewart
Of Beverly. Mass; the Patrick Cherry
farm in Marlboro sold to Elmer +. 81
monds of Mortified (Vt.); the Helen
Woodward farm in Chesterfield sold tC
Aruna T.. ShepardSon of Canajoharie
y. \.
Mis-, :. ENERGY Griswold. so, for nearly
~ wears a resident of this town and for
more than 30 years a dreSsmakcr here
died i'm BrattlebOro Thursday night. She
was born in Cornwall Aug. n, 1S4O. and
lived OH a farm there. later acquiring own
crship of the larger part of it. She came
TO Rrattleboro about the year 1876 and
became a drpSsmakcr. continuing i'll that
business until i'll health made it neces
sary for her to give it up a few years ago
She united with the Universalist church
here. 4 sister, Miss Kate GriSwOld OF
Brandon, is we'll known here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
Long Terms In Congress.
Bennington Banner. }

At the recent November election Boies
penroSe Of Pennsylvania was elected to
his fifth term in the L. $. senate. In
the whole history of the United States
only three men have been elected to six
terms in the senate. They were Justin
=. Morrill, of Vermont. William Il. Al
lison of Iowa and John T. Morgan of Al
ALBANIA. OF these Senator Allison of
Iowa was longest in the senate, thirty
six years and five months. Senator Nor
rill of Vermont was a member for thirty
one years and nine months while Senator
Morgan served a bare thirty years but
had just been reelected for a sixth term
when he died. Justin 5. Morrill, was
longer in congress continuously than
any other man. He had been in the
house for twelve years when elected to
the senate and went directly from the
house to the senate, making his total
service in congress only about tw0
months short Of forty-four years. Sen
ator Allison was in the house for eight
years but was out of congress for sew
cral years before he was elected to the
senate. Thus while he was actually in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
ACE and Development.

Study Of the relation between the
total length of life and the time re-
quired to reach maturity has brought
out an interesting comparison between
men and horses. A horse at five
years old is said to be, comparatively,
as old as a man at twenty, and doubt
less may be. expected to behave, ac-
cording 10 equine standards, after the
manner of the average college stu
dent following human standards. A
ten-year-old horse resembles, so far
as age and experience go, a man of
forty, while a horse that has attained
the ripe age of thirty-five is cOmpar-
able with a man of ninety.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
SEEKING FOR SUBSTITUTE.
Chairman FOrdney Wants Something To
Take Place of Excess Profits Tax.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 4.-Repeal OF
the excess profits taxes and a protective
tariff to raise $500, 100000 annually were
outstanding points of a tentative reve-
nue. program outlined yesterday after
noon by Chairman Joseph w Fordney
of the ways and means committee. He
will call a meeting next week to plan
tariff hearings after the Christmas holt
days.
Congressman Longworth of the ways
and means committee said there are two
available substitutes for the excess profits
tax; tax on sales and a tax on undis-
tributed profits. He believes the lat
ter is the more practicable of the two.
Mi. Fordney does not share the op-
timism of some senate protectionists who
predicted recently that upwards of ST.
00G,00G,000 could be counted on from a
revised tariff. He thinks to attempt such
an amount would be dangerous policy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
ston That "croakinu."

\ frog in the throat" soon quits
"croakiug" when the patrl partakes
of he paiatable and soothing home
remedy OF equal portions of honey and
lemon juice. Ii has been found inval-
liable in relieving acute hOarseness
and irritation of the throat and larynx.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
House FIxs Wonderful Eye.

1.-THE eye of a common house fly
has 1000 facets, and it may be that
each facet registers a complete i'm
age. If this is true says Miss Booth,
the eminent photo-micrOgIaph "the
fly sees everything reproduced 1000
times-a rather dizzying experience"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04

congress longer than Senator Morrill, he
did not equal the great Vermonter in
the continuous service record. Senator
Dillingham; who succeeded Senator Nor
rill, save for the fact that the seat, was
occupied for a few months by Judge
Jonathan Ross, has now been in the
senate for twenty years and his term
in Office is exceeded by only half dozen
NOW in SnrKicn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
Bubble Blowing.

The children's bubble blowing sport
can be greatly improved by adding half
a teaspoonfuI of glycerin to each
quart of water. This gives tenacity
to the bubbles. a-se s-s.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
Preserve Friendship.

If a man does not make new &C
quaintances as he advances throurE
life he will soon find himself alone. A
man should keep his friendship in con.
slant rcpair.-JOhnSon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
BIRTHS

In West Brattleboro (N1elrose hospi-
tall Nov. 10, son to Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Koshinsky of Leyden, Mass. Cor
rected.)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, Dec 4, by Justice of the
Peace Carl $. Hopkins. Floyd L. johnson
and Miss Theda G.. Anderson. both OF
Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, Dec. ., Miss S. ENERGY
Griswold, So
In Minneapolis. Mimi, Nov, %, Dr.
boro.