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Evening star., 1922-12-03
Lure of Motor Car
Found Irresistible

"Don't run an automobile unlesa
you can afford It," was the advice
John D. Rockefeller. jr.. gave to his
Sunday school class. But what's tho
user The automobile has a charm %
potent that no advice affects those
who come under its spell. Nothing
In any way approaching its power
of attraction has come into exist
ence within the memory of men liN-
ing. No other modern invention has
had equal ability to draw money
from the pockets of all manner.soC
men and women. 1t conquers alike
the improvident and the thrifty.
Its temptation Is insidious and 3ri
resistible. When 1t once takes hold
of its victim he may say to himself
firmly that he does not really need
q car. yet he knows in the bnelc ref
his mind that sooner or later he will
cease to resist and will become the
owner of a car. Hs61s er
This same owner will not be. Abhts
perhaps. to explain the hold his car
has on his affections, but the secret
is plain enough. 1t consists chiefly
in the sense of power to annihilate
space and shorten time that it gives
him. He likes the sensation of going
with reasonable swiftness over the
ground. of getting there" sooner
than he could do otherwise. of saving
q little time, above all. 10 the sense
Of freedom the automatic yehic.e
dives htm.-Terre Aaute Star.
Evening star., 1922-12-03
KILKENNY CATS
Alleged True Story
of How They Lost
Their Tails.

REPRESENTATIVE Kelley OF Michigan, re-
comfy settled a dispute among his COL
leasues by telling the following story Of
the origin Of the expression: Fighting
like Kilkenny cats."
During tho rebellion which occurred
in Ireland in 1898, according to Kelley.
Kilkenny was garrisoned by regiment
OF Hessian soldiers, whose custom It
was to tie together IN one Of their bar
racks q couple Of cats by their respec-
tive tails and then throw them across
a clotheeline The cats usually fought
furiously until. generally. both died from
exhaustion.
Learning about these barbaro rous acts
Of cruelty the officers decided to put a
stop to them. So an officer was de-
tailed to inspect the barracks daily and
report on conditions. Checkmats-ths
men appointed one Of their fellows to
watch for and give warning Of tho ap-
proach Of said onicer. Then one day
tho watcher became careless. and the
Off tr was ascending the stairs while a
b, ke of cats were in the thick CT a
f flying fight. One nimble-witted
bper drew his sword and cut off the
IS tails at one swing. The cats went
tlless through the windows as the
fficer came In at the door. He asked
me meaning Of the two tails dangling
from the line and was told that two
rats had engaged in such a terrific bat
rle Il was Impossible 70 stop than aud
that they had fought until there was
nothing left but their tails. That's KEEL
ley's tale Of the Kilkenny cats,
Evening star., 1922-12-03
Urges S'Don't Hurt
As New Safety Slogan

10 the Editor of The Star
May I say that you have the wrong
slogan for this Safety week." Don't
Get Hurt" infers that most people en-
Joy being manned and even killed
My idea is that most people do, not
banker after sudden death, There
are, of course, and always will be,
some foolish pedestrians who run
around the streets like hens, even
some masculine hens-but what about
the great army of foolish autoists,
many drunken, reckless speeders who
pay no attention to the laws Of God
or man?
Change the slogan to DO Not Hurt
Any One" and give the pedestrians
a chance. Men have meetings, get to-
gether and discuss and wonder what
can be done about it. Nothing effective
is done, the slaughter goes on trium-
phant. Make the speed limit in the
city to suit the necessity of the Pc
destrian. impose much heavier fines on
offenders. imprison more offenders.
take away their license, and for the
man who kills and runs away ilang-
ing Is almost too good.
Put many more police on the job.
In every other city the pedestrian has
some right-of-way. The police stop
tho traffic both coming and going at
intervals on the most crowded streets
and let the people pass in safety. Here
the police direct only the traffic
This country Is for the people, there
are many more pedestrians than au-
toists. Yet the people have no right
of-way, seemingly only the right to
be killed. With the greatest care, the
greatest vigilance. l still maintain
that even looking behind and before,
to right and to left before crossing
any street in the city. it is still more
than probable that you will be hit by
an auto coming around the corner,
or darting seemingly out of nowhere.
Change the slogan, but above all,
change and enforce the rules, enforce
them vigorously and punish the Of
Tenders to the limit.
MARGARET MACMILLAN
Evening star., 1922-12-03
"As l See 1t"
Continued from First Page.)

know about banking. but while II
may declass a banker to work with
the workers, it does not declass a
banker to work for the workers. So
the workers hire bankers to do their
scavenger work with their dirty mill
ers to do the dirty work In the mines
and on the tall buildings or at the
furnaces. so things even up In an un-
just world.
What Marks Our Classess
(WHICH brings up the question,
class in this country? We pretend
that We have no classes. But clearly
the protense 10 a face saving sham.
But how shall we draw the class
lines? BY constftutionally abolishins
titles America made q sad mess Of
hereditary classes. Nothing is surer
than that individual ability in 4 man
or woman, or often sheer raw luck.
makes it possible for one to rise or
fall from the top or bottom Of tho
social ladder and light on his feet.
Childhood and youth clearly feels lit
tie class restriction In America. For
youth is free to move az far as Ito
wits will take 1t. But the family
does feel tho class line. And ono asks
what is the class line7
Perhaps We may say It ID tho diVl-
sion point between wages ana 6alary'
the point whore q man has worked en-
tireIy at the mercy of his boss or at
tho mercy OF conditions that ahecs
the boss puts q man IN one class
often. And. on tho other hand, some
times the point wners ones conneo-
ton with the busIness is so inti-
mate, SO necessary that SO long az
the Office IL open or the stove runs or
the shop is a going concern the clerk's
place depends upon his behavior or
his influence or his past con. connection, 70 on,
often but always. Tho working class
and the middle class cannot be mark
ed by any one rule. Yet 10 II here.
Glass ia not determined by tho amount
one earns, nor even the way one earns
it in every eas. case The ~ ma anS
make more money than he ma kos
teaching, and IL he has as much abil-
ity as he has courage he rises In tho
industrial scale to q 0uperintendenoy
and is back again In his class. But
he sinks. Maybe 1t Is courage back
ing ambition and ability that defines
the border between the classes. And
then maybe not, for hero are these
American union workers starting a
bank, which takes courage. ambition:
ability and permanence in the social
and economic scale.
It's a puzzle. But the puzzle rep
resents reality. And but for our pub
lie schools and universities the reality
would clamp down on youth rs well
as maturity. For which let us thank
high heaven.
Evening star., 1922-12-03

themselves. But they. like DR.. Cope-
land. the health officer and senator
elect from New York, have witnessed
the emactatsd forms of children and
.he silent agony Of starving men and
women of the middle and Intellectual
classes. I know that the poorly SAL
aried scientific stan of the Smith
sonian Institution has responded to
the appeal for food to appease
the hunger Of scientific co-workers
aoroao. hunger riots have already
oeen reported and if not appeased
may lead to civil war. anarchy and
starvation. %'o
Making Earnest Effort,
AS the son of an ardent advocate
of a German republic in 1s4s. who
had vowed that none of his sons
should serve under German prince
and potentate. I firmly believe that
the great majority of the German
people are making an earnest and
sincere effort to maintain such a form
OF government. and that nothing
short OF hunger and starvation will
drive them into anarchy and confu-
sion. base this conclusion upon a
study of the motives which prompted
the German element to migrate to
our hospitable shores and the role
which they have played in the de-
velopment and in the defense of
their adopted country.
1t would be grave Injustice
fraught with terrible menace. if
French anti-German agitation should
at this time deter humanitarian Amert-
cans from affording succor to those who
need it 20 desperately in central Europe.
These Americans Of the District who re-
spond to the appeal for food and cloth
ing for the starving Germans and Ger
man Austrians are sending their money
contributions to Mrs. N. D. Koenir.
financial secretary, District of Columbia
relief committee, 400 Seward square
southeast; old clothing to the Concord
Club, 314 c street northwest, or both
to the Central Relief Committee, Incor-
porated. 247 East 41st street, New York
city. All money contributed will, it is
promised, be converted into four, fats
and milk powder and forwarded to the
German Red Cross.
GEORGE NJ. KOBER.
Evening star., 1922-12-03
Members of Congress Learning
1t Pays to Talk Into the Horn

While waiting for tho debate IN the
House to bo broadcast by radio, the
people Of the country arc already get
ting q direct benefit from tho install
lation Of tho simplifying system in
the House. They are getting II. while
at the same time tho Newspaper cor
respondents At tho Capitol are get
ting a taste OF reporting dc. iuxe."
All this happens honauss ono q the
horn amplifysrs has been placed IN Q
lounsinG room In the press gallery,
Heretofore when ne PFslldsnt add1e0-
ID tho Congress IN Joine session the
correspondents dosked into tho gal
lery to note at what points In his
speech tho applauss cana. and to SOC
II he deviated In any way fresn the
prepared text given to tho .corre-
spondents when the President starts
speaking. '-~N
Nowadays the correspondents
gather in that ieunsinE room and lis
ten to the amplifying horn There
they can smoke, exoAanxe remarks
and hsax unsso Aisttnealy than II, sit
ting In tho gallery.
Oftentimes It has been impossible
for oorrespondsnts IN the 11lISsT u
Evening star., 1922-12-03

gold reserve in the Reichsbank is
wholly inadequate to buy the neces-
sary foodstufrs and raw material,
and that an international loan and
suspension of all reparation pay
offers the only hope Of RELIEF. 1t is
believed that international bankers
would come to the assistance of Ger
many II they had reasonable as
surance that the burdens imposed by
the allies would not interfere with
tho ability Of Germany to repay tho
emergency loan.
Rank and File Suffer.
Tho charge made Of "scandalous
prosperity and extravaEance" may
apply to unscrupulous war profiteers,
but is wholly unfounded as against
the rank and fie Of the German
people. The people were in a state
OF semi-starvation At the close Of the
war; the deaths from consumption
had doubled and their lot would have
been most pltiful II IL had not been
for the splendid aid rendered by
Hoover. tho Quahers and the central
committee for relief Of distress in
Germany and German Austria OF
which the Hon. Cherl09 NaSel Is
president. This committee Is now
feeding 100000 children and only re-
Gently borrowed 100000 for imme-
diate emergency use. Tho people OF
neutral countries In Europe ana even
in England have been most generous
in relieving distress. ana much per-
sonal relief has been extended by
citizens Of this country. But much
moro needs to be done to avert the
impending catastrophe.
The writer knows that the eight
families which he has helped to sup
port since the aEmistioe ara, all hard
working, 0od.fearipg people. who dc
not miSsepresent actual conditions
and need not fear starvation for
Evening star., 1922-12-03
Appeals for Justice and Aid
For Starving in Germany
To the Editor Of The star

To the Editor Of The Star:
One Of the greatest virtues Of the
American citizen is a keen sense Of
justice and a firm insistence upon "a
square DEAL
Recent utterances of a French pa
triot are calculated to rekindle flames
Of hate and bitterness against the
German people. at time when they
and the struggling young republics
are confronted with economic and
food conditions appalling both in
magnitude and consequences. II the
German people ever needed friendly
help 1t is now-and in tho name Of hu-
manity I appeal for careful con-
Sideration Of the following facts be-
fore passing final judgment on the
sincerity Of these people to discharge
their obligations imposed by the
terms Of the Versailles treaty:
On Brink Of Starvation.
Germany IS on the brink Of starva-
ton. and unless it can purchase
food there will be repetition Of the
awful fate which overlook Russia-
1t is we'll known that Germany for
many years had to import 10 per cent
Of its staple food supplies cereals
and fats). mostly from our country.
According to a letter from relatives.
dated November s, this years harvest
IL about one-third normal. Flour and
rios are selling at 200 marks and lard
at 1000 marks q pound. With the
purchasing power Of the mark still
declining, how can they supply their
needs and prevent starvation?
Work and Faith Preached.
The watchwords, Work and faith
in God alone can save US from utter
destruction" have been preached from
every pulpit in the young republic
ever since tho armistioo. Every Amer
ican observer. including members Of
Congress-, with whom I have con-
versed has assured me Of an honest
effort OF these people to convert their
work into money in order to meet
their obligations and purchase food
and raw material,
Tho German government claims that
it has already paid 3s,242,97o.00o gold
marks. equivalent to over $s,000.00o
900, under the provisions of the Yer
sailles treaty. of which 1t Is declared
the entente has made due acknowl-
edgment.
In this connection it should be re-
membered that Germany, under tho
treaty of Frankfort. exacted 6,000,-
100000 gold marks from France and
regained two provinces-Alsace and
Lorraine-which Germany contendsd
had been German territory for over
500 years,
Lost Her Colonies.
Germany under the Versailles
treaty lost not only these two Prov
inces, but also her colonies, the
saar district, Schleswig, the part Of
Upper silesia awarded to Poland, to-
gether with West Prussia, Posen.
Danzig and the Memel district,
amounting to loss Of over six mil
lions in population and great nat
ural resources. Tho German people
have been bled white and can DO no
more for the present when their
very existence is at stake.
It ls SsnsSaaly. admitted thst the
Evening star., 1922-12-03
Fail to Salute Flag.
To the Editor Of The Sta

To the Editor Of The Star:
Near where / was standing watch
ing the Safety week parade, there
were at least twenty-five men. When
the American flag came by, 1 turn
ed to see il the men had uncovered
their heads. I was very surprised to
see one man out of the twenty-five take
his hat off Are the American men
ashamed of the Stars and Stripes?
These twenty -four mon stood watch
Ing tho banners with Don't Get Hurt
on them, but did not seem to see the
nag when It went by. Ass the Ameri-
can men losing that spirit they had
during the world war or are they get
ting laxV2 n EOWAROR =
Evening star., 1922-12-03
BY HENRY ". BUM.

TINE following Is a brief summary of
the most important news of the
world for the seven days ended De-
cember 2:
Evening star., 1922-12-03
AGREEMENT OF ALLIES
ON PREPARATIONS NEAR
France, England and Italy Nearer :
Solution of General Question Than
at Any Time in Years.

to collect large portion Of the tota
amount of reparations.
Evening star., 1922-12-03

carly, said the superintendent, should
be patterned after the most intensive
and diversified prevocational courses.
Chief Objectives Sought.
The Junior high school," said DR..
Ballou. should provide better edu-
cation IN grades and than tho
present elementary school. It should
provide instruction in first-year high
school equal to the instruction now
provided in the senior high school
for those pupils going to college.
MorsOvsr. 1t ,sho should prov!as better
school or tho high school now pro-
vides for pupils who are to leave
school early For such pupils the
course in the junior high school
should follow tho work offered in
Washington"
{. The Junior high school will be
Organised for two general groups Of
pupfls-namely. those who arc Going
to continue their school training for
some time and those who arc likely
to discontinue their school work At
an early age. Those who are to
continue their school work through
the high school will be well pfepar-
ed in the junior high school to do
that Those who are to leave school
early will be better prepared to take
up some gainfu1 occupation than are
most pupils who now leave the upper
grades or the early years of high
schools.
According to DIR. Ballou tho i'm
provements which the junior high
schools should bring about in Wash
ington may be classified around the
following topics: Those relating to
the pupils themselves: those relating
to social and economic conditions:
those relating to the cost Of study:
those relating to taa0hings and. th0oo
Evening star., 1922-12-03

relating to the organization and adj
ministration of schools.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-26
Died Yesterday at His Home on Mid
dlesex Center Road.

Vernon W. Jewett died Wednesday
afternoon at his home on the Middle
sex Center road. He was as years Of
age and had been married twice. His
second wife was Agnes Mckenzie of
Arlington. Mass. to whom he WAS mar
ried in September. 1918. lie was a son
of Vii and Maria Jewell Jewett OF Hyde
Park. The latter was OF Corinth. Mr..
Jewett was a pioneer in the raising of
everbearing strawberries in Vermont
and was very successful at this. He
was also a blacksmith and farmer. He
is survived by his second wife and two
sons BY his first wife. Fred l.. .Iewctt
of Montpelier and Raymond V. Jevctt
Of New York City. Fred il employed
in the Montpelier Savings Bank &
Trust Co. and Raymond Is n marine
engineer now on his way TO Frame.
Funeral services viii he held FRIDAY
from his home on the Middiesex Center
road aud the body viii he PLACED in the
vault at Green Mountain cemetery and
viii be buried at Hyde Park in the
spring.
The family requests that no aewers
be- sent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-26
United States Considers
Conditions Not Ripe for
Economic Conference
AT THE TIME SET
FOR GENOA MEETING
So 1t Is Stated in Official
Circles in Wash
ington

Washington, d. G.. Jan. 26. fBy the
Associated Press Indications were
given in official circles to-day that the
United States is averse to participa-
tion in general European economic
conference should such a meeting be
held at the time set for the Genoa
gathering but would look with more
favor on conference to bs held at a
late date
The Genoa meeting, it was asserted,
would be in a position to obtain more
satisfactory results, in the opinion Of
some government officials ii more time
were given for conditions in Europe
to stabilize.
The Genes conference is scheduled
TO open March $.
The United States, high officials ex
planned, probably would be glad to take
part in q later conference from which
some international good could be ex-
pected. but would hardly become a.
party TO a gathering to which individ-
ual interests might be seeking individ
ual ends
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-26
DISTRICT NO. 5 SHOWS
IMPROVED HEALTH
There Were 1,343 Cases of Communica-
BILE Diseases, Reduction
of 684.

The general health of district No. 3,
including Barre and Montpelier, was
far better for 1927 than 1920, accord
ing to the annual report Of the health
officer OF the district, Dir. G. II. Burr Of
Montpelier. There were 6S4 less cases
Of communicable disease last, year than
the year before, while the mortality
rate is practically nil" to use the
words of the health officer.
The decreased morbidity. or cases of
communicable disease, was due IN large
part to the almost entire absence Of in
fiuenza, to great reduction in measles
and to cut OF nearly one-third in
whooping cough On the other hand,
there was a marked increase in scarlet
fever, nearly ne-third Of the commu-
nicablc diseases being Of that nature,
Only two cases Of "fuv were reported
to DR.. Burr during the entire year,
against 35S during the previous gear.
Pneumonia cases were reduced four
fifths, there being only ten cases dur
ing the past year. Chickenpox had
quite run, there being 303 cases, while
Ineasles went as high as 233 and
to 2l6
The comparative statement OF com
municable diseases in the two years is
as follows
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-26
GODDARD HAS
RAISED $1,000 TO
WIPE OUT DEBT
The Sum Of $4,000 More Is Needed to
Meet the Balance of the
Obligation.

Announcement was made at Goddard
seminary to-day by Russell L. Dayi-
son. principal, that 5000 has been col
lected toward the deficit at the semi
nary. This indebtedness, $4,000, il
made up"f $4,000, an accumulation OF
the pas. few years. when the income of
the seminary failed to meet a reason
able portion OF expenses, and $4,000
spent during last summer vacation in
making necessary repairs and procur
ing necessary equipment,
The f-st subscription to the new fund
was received last May; now there has
been turned over to the trustees one
NTH Of the required amount, and
pledges in hand assure the seminary of
at least $1,000 annually for the next
four wears. Local contributions to this
fund INCLUDE some of the business men.
Of Barre. who have shown their inter
est and appreciation Of the seminary
by liberal gifts. and the seminary has
the assurance OF others that il is their
intention to aid The assistance al
ready received indicates that Barre Is
back of the movement and win have
contributed goodly amount by com
mencemett
In answer TO an inquiry as TO wheth
er the names OF donors would he pub
lished. Mr.. Dawson replied that he
thinks il is due all who put money into
the seminary that their gifts be made
public.
A circular letter is being mailed TO
the alumni. requesting data for an
alumni register 10 be issued in the |
spring. and second letter is being sent I
to Alumni. former students and friends. I
acauaintins them with the present (
achievement and urging renewed effort
to increase the resources Of the semi
nary.
The second annual rally day viii be
held ut the seminary Feb p, and there
IS to be a banquet in Boston during
the spring vacation. AT these gather
ings the seminary makes no appeal for
funds. They arc occasions for mem
Ders of the Goddard family to renew
I'D friendships, make the acquaintance
II the younger alumni and fsmiliarize
themselves with thc needs and advan-
ages Of the school.
Goddard's friends have always re-
,pondcd to calls from the seminary.
An interested have cause to rejoice
,ver the result Of the drive TO raise
unds: and Mr.. Dawson hopes to an
iounce at commencement that at least
;25. 900 is subscribed. When that goal
reached. the Jniversalist general
onyeuiion promises assistance to the |
eminary. This added incentive win
Emulate endeavor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-26
BRITISH QUELL
NEW UPRISING
But Not Until 100 Persons
in Cairo, Egypt, Had
Been Slain
-----
AND OVER 1000
WERE INJURED
Report of Revolt Came to
London Paper Through
Rome

London, Jan 90. tBy the Associated
Press "A cable dispatch to the Eve
ming Star from Rome to-day says il i
reported there that fresh disorders
have broken out in Cairo, Egypt. result
ing in 100 persons being killed and
more than 1000 others injured. British
troops, the message adds, quelled the
insurrection.
Official quarters here were inclined
to discredit the seriousness Of the re-
ported trouble. A dispatch from Field
Marshal Allenby, Egyptian high com
missioner. filed yesterday afternoon,
made no mention of any such trouble.
A dispatch to Reuters under to-day's
date reported only the shooting and
wounding OF British warrant officer
Yesterday evening and few triiling
Incidents.