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Evening star., 1923-01-26
few were aware Of his capacity and
industry in this direction.

few were aware Of his capacity and
industry in this direction.
II the United States accepts this OF.
fer 1t should be, Of course, with as
surance Of adequate provision for
maintenance. 1t would be no help to
the incumbent of the vice presidential
office-who is as rule a man of mod
crate mes ns-to encurlber him with
an official home costing him all of his
comparatively small salary to main
tain it. The salary should be increased
materially, or Congress should appro-
pirate annually a sufficient sum for
the upkeep Of an official home.
The vice presidential Office may be
made Of much greater Importance than
at present by provision of a home in
which the second officer in the land
can entertain on a proper scale. On
many occasions he can represent the
government, substituting for or sup
plementing the President. Washing
ton is yearly becoming more and more
the objective of foreign visitors Of
io'c, oiiSioi oho oeHch WicS' hot whoSo
reception provision must be made. The
duty Of their entertainment bears
heavily upon the occupants Of the
White House, and this duty, though
pleasant. is onerous and might prop
erly be divided. Acceptance of Mrs.
Henderson's generous and noble
spirited gift with an assurance of a
suitable annual provision which will
relieve the Vice President Of burden
which In some circumstances might
be altogether too heavy to be borne.
would enhance the dignity Of the gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1923-01-26
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS INCREASE
IINnER NEW TARIEE ACT.

UNDER NEW TARIFF ACT.
The customs receipts UP until the
18th Of this month have been $780,
766,3s1.37. For the corresponding
period Of the preceding year the
amount collected was s164,829,465.o7
In other words, there have been i'm
|portations into the United States upon
which tariff duties were collected that
went into the Treasury of the United
States amounting to $112,o00.000 more
this year than during the correspond
Utah, republican.
AUTO DRIVERS
GUILTY OF MURDER.
There have been eight or ten deaths
In the city Of Washington within the
last thirty days, due to reckless au-
tomobile driving, and every man who
caused one Of those deaths is as guilty
as IL he had gone out and cut some
body's, throat, because he could have
avoided 1t. I do not care what the
coroner may say in relieving him of
punishment, ] know he could have
avoided it.-Senator Caraway, Ar
kansas, democrat.
CREATING SPECIAL PRIVILEGES.
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the
committee, one of the most serious
dangers that confronts the country
today is the creation of special priv
ileges and the enactment of legisla-
ton which creates discrimination be-
tween different classes of the popula-
ton. That which is a crime for one
Is an innocent transaction for anoth-
er. We have the formation of blocs
fv, xhio country. I do NOT knnw xuh q Z
is the cause Of the bloc, whether 1t
is the discriminatory legislation or
whether the blocs cause the dis
criminatory legislation. They act
and react on each other. The fact
that we have enacted these statutes
which create discrimination makes 1t
possible to bring into the body polite
this dangerous feature of blocs.-
Representative Burton, Ohio, repub-
ucan. a.
Evening star., 1923-01-26
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Valentine of Awfulness,

Valentine of Awfulness.
st. Valentine will soon preside anew.
1t may be right to pen line or two
OF people who are awful,
Impolite, If not unlawful
In the things that they attempt to say
or do.
Let US here salute the parent who
has hurled
For years with lips that never would
be furled,
The surprising information
To each friend and each relation
That he has the smartest baby in the
world!
Not infrequently he leads us to sus-
pect
He's disposed to rest his massive in
tellect,
And attempt by methods foxy
To be scintillant by proxy
And let children earn the family re.
spect.
Like the busy brooxlet which forever
Streams Of conversation bebbled as
they swirled,
All supportin' his conviction
Which defied all contradiction
That he had the smartest baby in the
world.
Evening star., 1923-01-26
THE WAYS OF WASHINGTON
BY WILLIAM PICKETT HELM.

"Mornin', Henry"
"Mornin', Bill.''
Amy mail this mornin'?"
"Nothin' but: same oil thing"
'The women still at it?"
Yep. still at It,"
That's what they're saying these
chilly mornings over at the State De-
partment. The women have taker
| their pen in hand and they're writ.
ing-writing all the way from Cape
Cod to Catilina Island.
Several bushels of letters come In
every day. And every letter Is about
the new law giving women separate
citizenship rights.
The women worked for that law
They came down to Washington and
they got on the job. They went be.
fore the House committee and won
their skirmish there; then they went
before the. Senate committee. The,
won again. and then they began tc
tell Congress what to do. Congress.
heard and did as 1t was told. Presi.
dent Harding signed the bill las
September. 6
1t has been law about three
months. And now the women say
! they didn't get what they thought
they were getting-that somebody
slipped a bad egg in the market has
ket when their backs were turned.
So they are writing to the State
Department, which administers thu
law. And the State Department hal
just about decided that you CAM
please the ladies, no matter what
you do.
Mai. Fred X. Nielsen, until recently
solicitor for the State Department. Is
an authority on this law. He sat uI
nights with 1t and nursed 1t before
committee and took its temperature
every so often when 1t was ailing.
He knows more about 1t. perhaps
than any other living person.
Not long ago there came to his Of
fee a tall. angular lady with strong
mind who wanted to write q magazine
article on the law and its operation
She was introduced to Maj. Nielsen.
Now Maj. Nielsen, like the Hardings
Is "just folks" Democratic. easy going
Informal and while bright as a new
dime. not specially impressive to look
at.
The strong minded lady stated hel
mission and Maj. Nielsen started te
explain things. He had spoken a few
words only when she interrupted him
T wonder" she said. "if you don't
o. ale
The points I want covered will nee6
broad understanding of the law"
"Yes?" inquired the solicitor.
yes she went on blandly. land
also a fine legal Discrimination
Evening star., 1923-01-26
SnOw.COvered Curb
Causes Auto Crash

To the Editor Of The Star:
I witnessed an accident this morning
that impressed me as a very good rea-
ION why the much-discussed curbing
along the street car track on Connecti-
cut avenue should be removed.
While coming south a short distance
north of Newark street. I observed a
large truck stalled In the middle of the
street. immediately in front Of me was
a small delivery car. The driver was
unaware OF the curbing.
the snow having made it almost
entirely obscure, and as one would nat
urally do. he turned to the left to pass
the truck, but on striking the curbing he
went straight ahead instead Of turning
and crashed into the truck. I did not
stop. but ] am sure it resulted in a
bent axle and fender. and possibly a
broken radiator and wheel.
WILLIAM G. HILL.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

Thanks transmitted by Ambassador
Wiedfeldt for the behavior Of our men
on the Rhine constitute a tribute as
graceful as it is unusual. Whatever
may have been the arrogance Of Ger
many in moments Of power, there is
no questioning her excellent manners
in time Of adversely.
Evening star., 1923-01-26
ECHOES FROM CAPITOL HILL
WASHINGTON SHOULD BE
SAFEST CITY,

SAFEST CITY.
There Is no reason why Washing
ton should not be the safest as well
as the best paved and best lighted
city in the country. It is not a COM
mercial city; 1t Is not an industrial
city, and heavy traffic is not very
great In volume In comparison with
| be one reason for the extreme rapid
| ity with which automobiles are driven
| through the streets the moment they
get out Of sight Of q policeman
Senator Lodge, Massachusetts, re-
/ publican
! MIR. GARNER DOES NOT
UNDERSTAND.
1t is not hard to explain how rich
men will put their money into Sc
[ curities. but 1t is most difficult to
explain why all the rich men are in
favor of taking this privilege away
from themselves (tax exempt securi-
ties) Garner, demo-
| crat, Texas.
THE BURDEN rs ON
INDUSTRIAL SECURITIES.
| A man who earns his income or de-
rives it from investment in any in
dustrial enterprise, or something that
| gives employment to labor or pro-
duces things which are of vital in
! terest to the American people. has
to pay a tax, but the man who puts
/ his money into non-taxable securities
| and whose only work is to deposit
the check in his bank account is abb
| solutely free from any taxation
| whatever. Representative Long
worth, Ohio, republican.
STATES AND MUNICIPALITIES
RUNNING INTO DEBT.
In 1913. and, IL remember correct
something between s300,000,000 and
| S400, 100000 was borrowed every year
by the states and their political sub
! divisions on an average. Today the
! average is more than q billion and
! a half of dollars every year--five
| times what 1t used to be.-Repre-
] sentative Longworth, Ohio, repub-
lican.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

otic as II sounds.
OF course, this
does not apply to
all colonels; In
fact. most OF
them probably
feel like generals
when they meet
young students;
but II does apply
to one particular
colonel. and there
hangs a tale. Ex-
plantations are
now in order.
Robert n. Har-
Evening star., 1923-01-26

Political disturbances affect the
gayety as well as the serious affairs
of nations. The Thanksgiving
Turkey" joke has been superseded by
the TRULY RuhraP' jeu d'esprit. The
effort to be merry under distressing
circumstances Is heroic and deserves
commendation, however slightly 1t
may soothe or satisfy.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

1t is alleged that Kemal desires to
be considered the George Washington
of his country This is one Of nu-
merous liberties that have been taken
with the name of Washington.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

Arguments against tax exemptions
tions touching his interests Uncle
Sam ought, as a patriotic right, to be
a preferred creditor.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

Ku Klux lawyers have not under
taken the extreme expedient Of claim
ing that their mask is only one of
these mysterious new beauty devices.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

The old slogan, work or fight"
threatens revival in the Ruhr, with
incidental controversy as to who shall
do which.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

ITO the victors belong the spoils, +"
but German economists insist that It
is bad business to spoil the spoils be-
fore collections can be made.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

In the present coal situation the
athlete who knows how to handle an
ash sitter is the pet Of the home.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

Some Of the soldiers on the Rhine
have exchanged international strife
for family troubles.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

When does a colonel feel like a
private? Answer: When he meets
student at a military academy on
the street Now that is not as fdi-
Evening star., 1923-01-26

When the average man picks up the
newspapers he has scattered, he
thinks he's a great help about the
house.-Rochester Times-Union.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

For the sake Of record. It should
he noted that Paris got it's name for
rayety before the allied premiers be-
gan meeting there.-Richmond Times
Dispatch.
Evening star., 1923-01-26
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Evening star., 1923-01-26

Ireland has at least succeeded in
keeping any fights IN which she par
ticipates matters Of purely local in
terest.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

The pessimist Is the man who re-
fuses to forget that income taxes are
now due.-Ashville Times.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

Coue's eyes are often half closed
in laughter" 1t is the chief char
acteristic of his Pollyanimation.-St
Paul Dispatch.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

When he brings her homo after
stepping on the gas he gases on the
Istep.-Greenville Piedmont
Evening star., 1923-01-26
Residue.

How many an oil well do We ind
That fades into the empty air,
And, fading, only leaves behind
Some deskroom and an empty chat
Evening star., 1923-01-26

A jury in Iowa has found . woman
guilty Of first-degree murder, and all
she did was kill her husband-her
own husband.-Philadelp Record.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

"Any rattlesnakes around here?"
"a few" answered Cactus Joe, 'but
since prohibition came in they amt
popular"
Evening star., 1923-01-26

"Havin' yoh own way amt a sure
sign Of intelligence" said Uncle Eben.
"a mule allus gifts dc best Of an OBJ
stinacy contest"
Evening star., 1923-01-26


she did was kill her husband-her
own Observation-Disclosures Record.
New York would-be suicide turned
on the gas. was brought back to
life by a pulmotor and will now have
to nay for the gas. IT'S a hard world.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
East st. Louis woman who has ac-
uuired eleven husbands says she isn't
discouraged. OF course, had she only
succeeded In getting seven or eight
she might have accounted herself q
dismal failure.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
A California Judge has received au-
strong drink before handing down q
decision in the liquor cases. II Justice
in California Is not blind 1t may be
later-Detroit News.
Never criticize q movie star until
you figure out the kind of ass you
would be IL you had that kind Of
salary.-Baltimore Sun.
One substantial reason for believ-
Ing that the millennium Is some dis
tance in the future is that there is
still a considerable amount Of oil left
in the world.-Seattle Times.
Detroit speeders Given Sanity
Test"-headline. The idea being, Of
course, that drivers with wheels in
their heads should not be permitted
to have them in their hands.-Norfolk
Virginian.Pflot
Evening star., 1923-01-26
Meeting Expenses

Meeting Expenses.
"a man should pay as he goes"
"Not in politics." answered Senator
Sorghum. "You never get anywhere
If you try to finance your own cam.
paign fund"
Evening star., 1923-01-26

Jud Tunkins says a scientist often
makes a hit by using big words to tell
you something you knew before.
Evening star., 1923-01-26
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Business Once. 1lth st. and Pennsylvapia Ave.
New York ONCE: 150 Nassau St.
Chicago Once: Tower Building.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

Never criticize q movie star until
you figure out the kind of ass you
would be II you had that kind of
salary.-Baltimore Sun.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-25
The Snowy Cousin of Longlegs
A continent will nothing cost,
And by it nothing e'er is lost.
Danny Meadow Mouse.

Danny Meadow Mouse was feeling
more and more at home. There were
so many wonderful things to see that
most of the time he forgot he was
lonesome. In fact, the only times he
really felt lonesome were when he
curled up for his maps. He saw Mock
er the Mockingbird often, and still
more often heard him singing. AL
most every day he saw Hummer the
Hummingbird. These glimpses of old
friends made the Sunny South seem
less strange than it would have 9TH
erwise.
Danny had ket away from the bank
of the river since the day when ne
made the acquaintance of Gator the
Alligator. 1t made him SILVER every
time he thought of that mouthful of
great teeth he had seen. But he had
learned\ that Gator was not to be
feared on land unless one came too
near him. So one morning he again
ventured over to the bank of the
river.
Standing on the edge of the water,
just as he had seen Longlegs the
Great Blue Heron standing on the
edge OF the Smiling Pool so many
times, was bird, who at first Danny
thought must be Longlegs himself
with a changed coat. This bird s
coat Was snowy white. Yes, sir, it
was snowy white. Danny was almost
on the point of asking the stranger
if he were not Longlegs when he no.
ticed that tbs bird was not quite
as big as Longlegs.
Anyway, he must belong to the
same family" thought Danny. II
wonder if it will be safe to seak to
him. I never did dare get very near
to Longlegs, for L have known him
to snap up a Meadow Mouse in the
same way he does frogs and fish.
Perhaps this fellow doesn't eat Mead
ow Mise. Anyway, 1 can keep at a
safe distance"
The big, white bird was motionless,
with he'd drawn back on his Shout
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-25
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Question Box, The Atlanta Tri-Week-
ly Journal. Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Folks: A merry Christmas
and the brightest, happiest New
Year that you have ever known.
Please help me to think of things
that will make our department even
more successful next year. We want
to grow and help others grow. We
want to find new ways to beautify
our surroundings. We want to do
this in the best way at the least
expenditure of strength and money.
If we pass along to others the
things that have helped us it will
be a year well spent; and L can as
sure you that L will leave no stone
unturned in bringing to our meet
ings all the good things that I can
gather together.
Thank you for your friendly let
ters Of the past year, that you have
believed in me and have found the
little I have done helpful, is one
of the things that make this such a
happy Christmas for your
ATTNT JTTLTA
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-25
FARM EDUCATION
BY DIR. ANDREW M. SOULE

, clover, is y a vigorous grower, and
best adapted for cultivation in north
! Georgia. The annual white bloom
ing clover has no special advantage
| for cultivation under Georgia Condi-
tions. The yellow blooming clover
is a smaller growing variety, and APP
pears to be more vigorous under the
conditions pertaining in south Geor-
gia. This crop may be planted in
the fall, but it usually dies out after
one seasons growth. If it is seed
ed in the spring, it more often lives
through two years. This clover re-
quires a firm seed bed and inocula-
ton like alfalfa. A good stand can
be secured with about twenty pounds
of seed per acre. 1t should be cut
for hay before the blooming stage,
and should be cut eight to ten inches
above the ground, as the shoots
which make the second growth must
come from the stem. The hay is cut
very much like alfalfa. 1t makes
less hay than alfalfa in Georgia, and
the quality is inferior. We do not
think as a grazing crop it would
prove more satisfactory or success
full than many other crops which
could be produced with advantage in
this state
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-25
A BEDTIME STORY
BY THORNTON ". BURGESS

ders and appeared to be asleep. Dan
ny could see his long, yellow bill, but
he. couldn't see his eyes. Had he
seen them he would have found
that they were anything but sleepy
looking.
do you belong to the Heron fam.
ily?" squeaked Danny.
The stranger Strengthened up sud-
denly, and fixed bright eye on Dan.
ny. II certainly do" said he. Ger.
tainly do. Why?"
"Then you must be a cousin OF
Longlegs the Great Blue Heron. I
just wanted to make sure" replied
Danny politely.
Certainly I'm a COUSIN" said the
stranger. "But who may you be?"
I'm Danny Meadow Mouse" re-
piled Danny, land I've come down
from way up North to see what the
Sunny South is like. My, how hand
some you are"
The stranger looked pleased. He
stretched his broad, white wings and
fluffed out all his feathers. He
stretched up to his full height. Sim
glad you think so,' said he. but
you should see me in the spring.
Then I am handsome, for it is then
that I have on my back the most
wonderful plumes. I am too hand.
some. Yes, sir, I am too handsome.
There are only few members OF nv
family left, and all because Of those
wonderful plumes. My name is
Epret "
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-25
.I1HEGUIDEPosrl
j b0 |
] Henry van Duke |
Clo23 REPUBLIC SYNp
A SOCIAL PROPHYLACTIC

AS for our transgressions, tho
shalt purge them away.-Ps. 65:3.
Decay begins in discord. It is
the loss Of balance in an or
ganism. One part of the system
gets too much nourishment, an
other part too little.
Morbid processes are estab-
lished. Tissues break down. In
their debris all sorts Of malig-
nant growths take root. Ruin
follows.
Now this is precisely the dan
ger to which the social organism
Is exposed.
From this danger religion Is
meant to preserve us.
Certainly there can be no true
Christianity which does not aim
at this result.
1t should be a balancing, com.
pensating, regulating power.
1t should keep the relations
between man and man, between
class and class, normal and
1ealthful and mutually bene.
ficent.
1t should humble the pride Of
the rich, and moderate the envy
Of the poor.
1t should soften and ameliorate
the unavoidable inequalities of
life, and transform them from
causes of jealous hatred into op-
portunities of loving and gener-
Gus service.
If it fails to do this, it is salt
without SAVIOR, and when a So
cial revolution comes, as the
consequence of social corruption,
men will cast out the unsalted
religion and tread it under foot.