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Evening star., 1924-04-26
To the Colors, Men!
ON the Albany Kn:ckerbocker Press

From the Albany Kn:ckerbocker Press.
Purple clothing for men is sug-
gested in London. and London sup
posedly is the dictator of fashions
for men. There's 2 movement to get
away from the somberness of mascu-
line attire and to brighten the sex,
and consequently the world, with
colors. Why not"
little color ought to make life
brighter. 1t is too drab anyway. The
only opportunity man has to indulge
his color sense is in his neckties and
his shirts. and there are still some
sticklers for white shirts, some who
insist that there should be no color
whatever in a shirt. Away with
them
A London designer of mems cloth
ing, the Paquin of the male sex, is
leading the fashion toward color. He
suggests that at least subdued pur-
pie for evening clothes would be ef-
fective, and lounge suits, he thinks,
should be brighter in color. More
over, he would take away the present
soft collar or the starched collar and
give the freedom of the old Byronic
collar.
Some of the old boys may protest
The movement may have to rest en-
tirely with the young men, but it is a
good idea. If purple evening clothes
men who are still donning, on occa-
sion, the dress suits of college days
will have to get new ones That Is
good. There ought to- be general
substitution of evening clothes that
fit the plumper stomachs of forty in
stead of those old ones built for the
lines of the twenties. If purple eve.
ming clothes can bring that reform,
| let purple clothes be compulsory.
Perhaps women will object to col,
ored clothing for men. Perhaps they
| won't shine so attractiyely it men.
| too. are dressed in bright colors that
| enhance the beauty of their com
| plexions Will woman be jealous
| then? Well, let her. Hasn't she been
| trying at times to wear the habili-
ments of man? Turn about is fair
play.
1t may take more courage for the
| average man to appear the first time
| in a bright -colored suit than it did
| for him to don long trousers, but he'll
get over that shyness. He has dared
| to appear publicly in knfckers. He
can bolster his courage to wear pur-
| pie or Alice blue or pink or mauvc or
green. Perhaps some day in the mu
| steal comedy they'll be singing about
my Alice Blue Trousers"
Life needs more color Hurrah for
| it. Let us to the royal purple
Evening star., 1924-04-26
Charles T. MurDhy.

Charles +. Murphy was typical
Tammany man, a typical Tammany
leader. He rose from obscurity
through humble occupations. with
scant education, to the position of the
uncrowned king of the largest Ameri-
can municipality. His career was SINH
lar to that of Croker, who preceded
him i'll the office or position Of leader
Of the dominant political organization
Of New York. AS a vigorous, physical.
~ powerful young man he acquired a
leadership over a group of youths in
his neighborhood. lie became ward
leader. He then became district
leader. When Croker passed, in conse-
cuence of the revelations of an inyesti.
eating committee. and the CHAIR" at
Tammany Hail was vacated. Murphy
was promoted to it. He had all the
viii, keen knowledge Of the people,
a discriminating judgment as to the
qualifications Of men for public Office,
as considered from the standpoint of q
political organization, and, above all,
taciturnity. For it is a notable fact
that the most successful Of American
bosses" have been men Of silence. lit.
tie given to expression in public.
For twenty-five years Murphy has
ruled Tammany, and for the better
part OF that time he has ruled Greater
New York. and for a considerable
period he has ruled the state. when
ever the state balance has been in
favor of his party. To some extent he
has had a potent influence upon ma
tioral affairs Time was when the
Evening star., 1924-04-26
Park Extension Commission.

The bill for the appointment Of a
commission for park and playground
eXtcl.sion in and adjacent to the Capt.
tai goes 10 Congress with . favorable
report from the House District com
mittee. The proposals written in this
bill have been long and earnestly dis
cussed. and it is obvious that the
measure has much influential support
in and out of Congress. Its aim is to
give to the Capital adequate park and
playground space, to bring it in line
with other American cities in this re-
spcct, to preserve scenic tracts and to
conserve stream and forest near Wash
ington. These important matters would
he in the hands of q commission to
consist of the Secretary of War, Secre-
tary of the Treasury, charmen of the
House and Senate committees on pub.
lie grounds and the Engineer Commits
sioner of the District Of Columbia. Per
haps in the legislative course Of the
bill other government officers may be
added 10 the commission.
Among the many indorsers Of this
commission bill, and one of those hav-
ing had much to do with its drafting
and presentation to Congress. is the
American Civic Association. That as
sociation expressed the sentiments of
n great number Of people when it said
that washington has lost many areas
vital 10 its park system because Con-
gress has been slow to act or has not
acted at ALL" and that so much cir
cumlocution is required to add a single
lot or acre to the park system it is
hardly remarkable that one plot after
by its owner"
In efforts TO secure park extension
in a pcCcmeal way the people of
Washington and their friends in Con-
Sress have worked hard for years. It
will be recalled how much time and
effort were required to secure Meridian
Hill, or the unimproved section of that
Hill. as public land. and how long and
painful has been the work of trans
forming the tract into park. There is
attempt to get authorization from Con-
gress for the purchase of the small
klingle, Patterson and Piney Branch
tracts. Though the parkway plan to
connect the Zoo and Potomac Park
WAS brought forward soon after the
establishment of the Zoo at its present
site, and while Potomac Park was in
the making, not all the land required
for the parkway has yet been ac-
quired. ua
The bill for the creation of the park
extension commission provides an an
nual appropriation of s1.000,00o, and
among the objects aimed at are the
acquisition Of Rock Creek Valley from
the District to some point near it's
source in northern Montgomery Coun-
that feed the creek; acquisition Of the
natural park lands on both sides of the
river between Washington and Great
Fails; acquisition of the deep and
scenic portions of Sligo Valley; de-
velopment Of park boulevards along
lnC west pdih Ol inc foloIudc DeIWeeH
Washington and Mount Vernon; pres
ervation of the ruins of civil war forts
and the sites of such forts, and
achievement of other plans for the
Improvement Of the Capital which
Washingtonians have striven for dur
ing many years. The program which
would be carried out under this bill
should it become a law would go far
toward bringing to realization the
Greater Capital Of the United States.
Evening star., 1924-04-26
California Will Not
Demand Amendment
TO the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF The star:
notwithstanding my disclaimer,
Frederic William Vile declares in the
Star, April 25. that / announced in
friendly debate with DR.. Sidney Gu
lick at New York the intention of
California to press imm mediately a
constitutional amendment which
would deny hereafter the privilege of
citizenship to children born in this
country to aliens ineligible to citi-
zenship.
The authority quoted by Mr.. Vile
is New York correspondence of the
Christian Science Monitor published
April IS. A denial was sent to the
Monitor when the statement first
came to my notice, April "a. Not
withstanding Mr.. Wile's apparent be-
lief to the contrary, it is possible that
the Monitor correspondent misunder-
stood my statement. AS a newspa-
per man, I know such things occur
at times with the most reliable re-
porters.
Permit me to reiterate that neither
on my part nor on the part of any
OIRdnlZdIlOf1 OF Which, itp-
resent. or of which l have knowledge,
has there been declaration, or is there
intent to press at this time, or in the
immediate future, such campaign as
mentioned.
would not have made the state
ment credited to me. because it is
not true. Sufficient proof should be
found in the fact that the four Cal
ifornia organizations represented by
ex-senator Phelan and myself in the
hearing before the Senate immigra-
tion committee--American Legion,
State Federation of Labor, State
Grange and Native Sons of the Cold
en- West-made direct request of the
members of the California congress
sional delegat tion not to introduce a
measure of this character at the pres
ent session. Similar measures have
been introduced at each session for
five or more years past, and it is true
that the four organisations named
have indorsed the policy involved.
" s. NcCLAATCHY.
Evening star., 1924-04-26
SHOOTING STARS.
By PH1IANDER JOHNSON

Deep Stuff.
He was the idol of my youth,
The hero of my dreaming,
That silent, surreptitious sleuth
With deep, deductive Scheming.
1 heard Of things that he had said
In self-delineation:
"All burglars look on me with dread
Their grief is my elation.
BY footprints am never balked,
However feint and narrow.
Just show me where a sparrow walked
And I'll produce the sparrow"
I chanced to meet, the other day,
This marvellous detective.
He was the picture Of dismay
While muttering fierce invectivc.
I'D like to get the guy" said he,
"Who framed such funny capers.
With orders forged he mizzled me
And copped my secret papers.
How should ! know that by crook
So boldly I'd be bitten?
His stuff had an official look;
Besides, it was typewriter.
He worked with roughness sad to see
And all he said was Gimme
He took my badge away from me,
My code book and my jimmy.
I smiled and made no show Of strife
I'm first among pretenders-
And so, by cunning, saved my life,
My pants and my suspenders.
But now must be on my way,
So devious and so stealthy.
A green goods man 1 met today
Is going to make me wealthy
Kind reader. in my eye. forsooth,
A teardrop now is cleaning.
This was the idol of my youth;
The hero of my dreaming.
Evening star., 1924-04-26
Matter of Duty.

"Are you not taking a rather gloomy
view Of affairs?"
"On1y in the course of my regular
duty" answered Senator Sorghum.
1--WE got to convince my constituents
that the country Is in a.bad way, and
they'd better keep me on the job to
help it out
Evening star., 1924-04-26

The old volcano Mauna Loa is
threatening to contribute to the neigh
borhood disturbance by unusual demon
stration. The man who named it the
Pacific Ocean was no prophet.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

A motion picture artists divorce an
nouncement is for some reason con-
sidered incomplete unless it includes
explicit reference to the next film in
which she will appear.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

While preparing his own vindication
Harry Daugherty Is not averse to CIV
ing precedence to others swho may
have explanations to make.
Evening star., 1924-04-26
The Result,

The public rises to demand
Reduced taxation.
The one result Is to expand
The conversation.
Evening star., 1924-04-26
Member OF the Assoe:atcd Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
20 the Use for repubica tion OF all news dis
catches credited 30 II or rot O,nerw credited
n this parer and ais" the .ncal news pub.
!:Shed herein. All rights of publication OF
spacial dISpG tchcs her';n also reserved.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

The only thing that may delay either
national party convention is the
chance that the vice presidential can
didate will be a dark horse.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

One of the duties of the new Attor-
ney General will be TO devise codes
that have not become familiar as
popular literature.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

Underworld fiction writer's should
not neglect the study Of the Congress
sioEal Record for plot suggestions.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

President Coolidge does not say u
great deal. AS affairs are now pro
crossing there is no reason why he
should feel obliged to.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

A great detective may be a good
hand at collecting evidence, but poor
one at holding on to it.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

Like many another carefully worked
out idea, the Dawes report will be sub
jected to conversational delays.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

Frances enthusiasm over debt can.
collation. stops abruptly at the German
boundary line.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

Jud Tunkins says man who never
makes mistakes always has to let his
wife add up the grocery bill.
Evening star., 1924-04-26
Rate by Mail-Payable i'm Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
AL Other States.

Daily ard Sunday.l yr, $1,000; I mo. S5c
naiIy only ....l w. 500: ] mo-. soc
Sunday only. ..1 yr $500; mo-, 25c
Evening star., 1924-04-26

''Tain' no use havin' people 'pologizin
foh you," said Uncle Eben, "by sayin
yoh hearts in de right place. Folks
ain got time to use de X-ray in order
In spen0SaHA y6rs
Evening star., 1924-04-26
On Rent Day.

"Who wrote the poem, Lest We
Forget'?"
"I dunno" answered the weary
tenant; "but it sounds like my land.
lord"
Evening star., 1924-04-26
The Evening Star Sew spaper Company

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Evening star., 1924-04-26

The Evening Star, with the sn-dav morn na
edition, IS delivered by carriers within the
city at 80 cents per month; daily only. 4.
month orders may he sent by mail tee-
phone Main 5000 Collection is made by car
riers at the end Of each month.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

Washington is n most beautiful
place-the Capitol really glorious
building that any nation might be
proud of, and the shining White
House, with it's graceful pillared
front, among it's Towering trees and
shrubs, makes me think with shame
of that black abortion. Buckingham
Palace."-Mrs. Humphrey Ward in
private letter dated 1908 ffrom Mrs.
TreyelYan's Life of Mrs. Ward, 1889
Evening star., 1924-04-26

The readers of Les Maitres de la
Plume, one of the newer French mag
azines, have been polled for their
opinions as to the greatest French
author of the present day, with the
result that Anatole France led by a
decided majority. Paul Bourget came
next, followed by Maurice Barres
Nine. Collette Yver and Nine. de
Noailles.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

.. DO elephants breed in captivity
Il. 4.
4. The National geological Park
says that elephants do breed in cap
tivity In fact, Princess Alice. an
elephant in the city park at salt Lake
city, gave birth TO "A baby elephant in
1918 Within recent years several
elephants have been horn in Copen-
hagen. Denmark The period OF
CESSATION is twenty-five months.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

Q. Was Hugo SHINES a Jew.
W. II.
a. Hugo SHINES. the German finan-
cier. was not Jew. His father was
"A pure German. his mother French, OF
Huguenot descent
Evening star., 1924-04-26

9. How fast does the fastest train
travel in the United States?-H. c. l..
A. The fastest regularly scheduled
short distance run is that of the Board
walk Flyer, Philadelphia and Reading
Railway, from Philadelphia to Atlantic
City, which makes 61.8 miles per hour.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

@. Please give me tho address of
the Mothers Day International As
sociation.
A. o031 North 12th street. Phila-
delphia. Pa. The president is Anna
Jarvis.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

q. How can cup grease for auto
mobiles be made?-G. W. S.
A. Cup grease for automobiles is
made from petroleum, which is crude
vaseiine. If you wish tho grease to
adhere. combine the vaseline with
wax If you do not want it to adhere,
combine the vaseline with paraffln.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

Q. What can be done to keep crows
from eating corn after 1t is sown?-
d. c. II.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that if corn is dipped into tar
pitch before sowing the crows will
not eat it. You should allow a pint
of tar to one-half a bushel of corn.
Put the corn in a measure, pour in
the tar and stir until every kernel
has come in contact with the tar.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-19
You and Your Town.
From the Tampa Tribune.

If you had horse that you wanted to sell
you wouldn't go about town talking constantly
about its bad points. If you did, you wouldn't
be likely to sell it.
What would you think OF a merchant who
made a practice Of standing in front OF his
store telling all passers that his goods were
shoddy and not worth much? You would prob
ABLY say he is fool, and you would be right.
Now this town in which you live is your
own; your business is here, your job is here,
your property is here. Do you think you are
going to make your business any better or
add to the value of your property by stand
ing around and roaring about what rotten
town it is? II you do, you'd better see an
alienist about your mental condition.
AS matter of fact, every time you run
down" your town you are hurting your own
business and detracting from the value OF your
own property Even though you may have no
pride in your community you ought to have
sense enough not to injure your own business
Every business concern, in addition to its
stock of goods and plant, has intangible assets
of the greatest value. Among the assets is its
good name its reputation for square dealing
When YOU hurt the good name OF such con
Germ YOU injure it more than you would II you
should burn down the plant.
Besides its business and industrial 1nstltu-
tons its homes, schools and all other kinds OF
property every town has tangible assets which
must be protected. When you talk down your
town you are injuring its good name and
thereby giving it blow of the most serious
kind
If you want your business to be better, II
YOU want your property to increase in value, II
YOU want to live in a better town, forget your
crouch and begin to talk for your town in
stead of running it down.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-19
StenciIing the Hen.
From the New York Herald.


Californians in the egg producing belt are
confronted with the problem OF marketing
their hens so that each poulterer can recog-
nize his own at a glance.
With more than twelve million white leg
horns, as like as peas to the average eye pro-
ducing eggs by the carload for eastern mar
kets as well as for home consumption, there
is standing reward for the who can
show brown shelled specimen at a Calitor-
MIA breakfast table 1t is hard to keep track
of the hocks, especially as this fowl can fly
like a partridge and scorns fences OF ordinary
height.
Leg bands of various colors have been tried,
but there are not enough colors in the rain
bow to meet the demand. 1t remained Tor
somebody to suggest stencing the wings or
breasts of the birds with the initials or trade
mark of the owner, and that method will
probably be adopted by producers who found
the matter of flock protection lrksome.
While Petaluma holds first place IN CALI
fornian egg production San Diego is show
ing commendab1e pride in this enterprise
also. That she ships a carload OF white eggs
to the New York market every day OF the
wear. often two Of them when the demand is
brisk, is sufficient indication OF her activity
Perhaps in time the men and women OF San
Diego and its vicinity who swear by the Wh1te
I.eghorn as an egg producer may be com,
nelled like Petauma, to abandon the leg bano
for the stencil as means OF identifying their
hens. though it is hardly likely that the bust
ness rivalry between the two cities in the egg
business will ever equal the, general rivalry
between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-19
The County Campaign.

There is a larger number of candidates in
Terrell county than in many years before,
and notwithstanding the earnestness with
which the numerous aspirants are pressing
their claims upon the voters it is, perhaps,
the quietest and best natured campaign ever
known in contest for local Offices The
candidates are doing the very commendable
thing of depending on their respective merits
to gain the votes of the citizens of the coun-
ty, and when the election is over there will
be no anmosties to bury or sores to heal,
False reports and late hour schemes have
gone out of fashion in Terrell county poll
tics and the candidate who resorted to such
methods would injure his own cause.
No matter what the result may be on
March 10Th the county will be assured OF
splendid officials Every man who is seek
ing an office is worthy and deserving citi-
zen with an honest desire to serve. The in
cumbents who are seeking reelection have
proven their efficiency, and their opponents
are also men of high character and unques-
toned competency.
So far it has been clean and wholesome
campaign, and there is every reason to believe
it will continue so until the end,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-19
Risks Life For Dog.

Senator Vest, whose speech in a court
room in defense Of dog has become below
cd classic, would have liked the story of a
heroic rescue of an airdale puppy that has
come out OF Detroit For the famous states
man, were he alive, would be like many others,
sympathetic with the aged man who at O.
dared peril to save the life of dumb brute. DIR.
R. Arlington Newman, a prominent physi-
clan OF Detroit is one OF the heroes OF the
story and the airdale puppy is the other.
Dr. Newman, who simply says, Il love dogs
and couldn't endure the thought OF watching
this fine puppy die" explains i'll a way easily
understood why he went to the rescue of the
deg. which had been frozen in the ice on the
Detroit river. DR.. Newman tied rope
around his waist, and asked a policeman to
hold the free end. Then he worked his way
over the treacherous ice, pushing a boat ahead
of him. and then chopped the puppy loose
Wrapped in a blanket the airdale was brought
safely to shore Unless dog nature has chang
ed-and it is a safe bet that 1t has not-that
airdale puppy is going to worship Dr. New
man ever afterwards, for the dog knows less
OF ingratitude than any other animal on
earth bipeds included
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-19
The Opinion of Women.
from the Waycross Herald Journal

The Pictorial Review has compiled the fol-
lowing results from a straw ballot participate
ed in by 1888 women. The woman vote is
assuming more and more importance, and it is
indicative OF the thought of this vote to note
these results:
1851 voted for enforcement of the Volstead
act. SPA voted for modification
1867 voted in favor of the world court.
1914 opposed it.
+ 1901 voted in favor OF uniform marriage
and divorce law. 1,91l opposed it.
1854 voted in favor of federal amend
inent to abolish child labor 1916 opposed.
1881 were in favor of state censorship of
motion pictures and books. $3.50 were op-
posed.
The thought OF the women of the United
States is daily making itself more influential.
There is no denying that future legislation will
be shaped to a fairly large extent by this
thought.
A very surprising fact about this straw vote
is the large number voting for some form OF
birth control When this movement first be-
gun it was thought that it could be ridculed
out OF existence Yet here are 1854 women
voting for it