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Evening star., 1924-08-16
Cure the Parking Habit!

AuIOmODlle parking mas become a
problem in Washington chiefly
through neglect Of the matter in the
early stages of motor car develop
ment. In the beginning so few motors
were in use that there was space and
to spare for all of them. Most ma.
chimes We're stored in old stables. No
body thought of leaving a shiny new
car out all night alongside Of the curb.
There was danger of loss and Of de.
terioration. Few people thought Of
bringing them downtown to be left in
the streets while they did their days
work. There was also danger Of loss
and some risk Of damage. Gradually
as cars became more numerous the
habit of all-day parking developed.
Garages became more difficult to find
and all-night parking started. Little
by little this practice increased in
prevalence. Whereas few years ago
nobody would think of buying a ma.
chine without first securing a storage
space for it, now that consideration
rarely enters into the matter, and cars
are bought by the hundreds for which
there is no garage room.,
The simple fact of the matter is that
there are too many cars for Washing
tons present facilities. In consequence
the downtown streets are congested
during the business hours and the up
town streets are congested at night.
The problem of keeping the traffic in
motion without collision and without
injury to pedestrians has been greatly
increased because of this surplus of
standing machines.
Now the question comes whether it
is not necessary either to lessen the
number Of machines in use or to pro-
vide room for them when they are not
in motion. Mere rules, of course. will
not affect this purpose. But motor car
owners must be made to realize that
the streets are not the proper place
for their machines day or night. They
must be brought to a new state Of
mind regarding the function of the
public highways. 1t has been suggest
ed that no license be issued for a
motor car unless guarantee is given
that a proper storage space is avail
able for it. That would probably cause
the building of more garages. Simi-
larly it has been suggested that a rule
be adopted and enforced-and enforce
ment is not SO difficult as claimed
prohibiting storage on the streets dur
ing the day beyond the limits of time
required for the transaction of busi-
ness. That would either stop the
morning. .to-evening deposit Of cars
downtown or else force the provision
of storage garages.
This problem is not to be solved
quickly or by any single change of
rules. 1t is matter of education. The
simple truth is that the problem has
got away from the District through
tolerance and the development Of a
habit. 1t can be solved by the cor
rection of that habit. But it must be
solved, else Washington will become
the most congested city in the coun-
try, and the streets instead Of being
arteries will be mere storage spaces
for idle motors.
Evening star., 1924-08-16
ARTICLE XIII.

AhllSLE ALL.
In the bolshevist war against God
and religion, as in their struggle
against capitalism. bolshevist prin-
ciple has once more yielded to expe
diency and opportunism. These are
responsible for the decision of the
big seven" of the politbureau to call
off the campaign of persecution and
suppression by administrative meas
ures, such as the closing of churches.
synagogues and mosques, arrests and
execution of the clergy, and affronts
to the religious sensibilities of be-
levers by officially staged parodies
and blasphemies of church rites and
ceremonies. On the basis of costly
experience. the bolshevist bosses
found that the campaign was not
only unsuccessful. but Improbable to
bolshevism, recoiling to the disadvan
tage of its originators.
Even before / went to Moscow I
had noticed signs that the bolshevists
were weakening in their war on re-
ligion, the bolshevist subsidized new s.
papers abroad receiving secret orders
to hush up anti-religious develop
ments in Russia, for fear of alienat-
ing sympathies abroad After I
reached Russia I learned of a secret
report on the damaging effect Of the
propaganda measures applied to
eradicate religious prejudices" from
young soldiers in the red army. I
heard of other reports on the unwill-
ingness of an extraordinarily high
proportion" of the new recruits to
the party to comply with the instruc-
tions to all faithful bolshevists to re-
move religious emblems from their
homes and to discontinue religious
practices, such as church marriages,
christenings and funerals for their
families. These signs caused the boil
shevist chieftains furiously to think.
Finally, as a result of their pom
derings, came the order to the League
of Communist Youth to shut down on
their public blasphemies and parodies
on religion, and to local officials in
the provinces to suspend all admin
istrative measures against the
churches and all insulting practices
against the religious beliefs in the
population. The injunction was laid
with special stringency upon the boil
shevist representatives in the Asiatie
and adjoining parts of Bolshevia,
Mohammedan peoples threatened to
fare out in a holy war against boil
Shevism.
Orders to Army Chiefs.
In secret orders to the red army
tho officers and political commissars
were enjoined to go very cautiously
in their anti-religious proselyting
campaign with this years class Of re-
cruits, not to attempt to "dereligion-
ize" them by brutal ridicule and abuse
of cherished beliefs and practices. but
to sap their religious beliefs by slow
ly and cautiously instilling the boil
shevist dogmas without exciting their
suspicious.
The new recruits Of the Lenin drive
were taken into the party. even when
they declared frankly that ikons and
religious emblems remained in their
homes out of Difference to the sus-
capabilities of wives, mothers or
other relatives, or that they were per-
mitting their children to be baptized
by the priest instead of being "Octo-
brized" by the bolshevist district
leader with the ceremonial now pro-
vided by the Lenin cult.
The bolshevist party still requires
all members to abjure all religious be-
Evening star., 1924-08-16
BY SEYMOUR B. CONCER.

lief and practices and to conform to
atheistic Leninism.- It Tor rather the
Soviet governmenD still continues
to publish the Bezbozhnik (God-
less), an official magazine with COL
ored cartoons ridiculing the sacred
figures of the Christian, Jewish and
Mehammedan religions, and articles
and jokes assailing the bases OF
these religions, but the magazine Is
no longer forced on unwilling read
ers. Instead of the proselyting for
atheistic Ieninism with a club, in
stead of using the official machinery
to persecute religious believers, boil
shevism is now going in for a cam
paisn of 'materialistic education" to
attain its ends, declaring it will take
many decades Of anti-religious en-
lightment to do this, during which
care must be taken not to strengthen
instead of undermining the beliefs
against which 1t Is aimed.
The decision to drop the open war
against religion. which was indorsed
at the congress of the party this year,
is largely due to the realization that
war against women. who constitute
the backbone Of the opposition, is
losing struggle. 1t is the women
particularly in the towns. who insist
on having the priest, as of old, bless
the new living quarters with incense,
holy water aond sacred chant, and
christen, marry and bury the mem
berS of the family. This attitude Of
the women Is largely responsible for
the failure of bolshevism 10 make
headWay among the woman workers
in Russia, who constitute in the in
dustrial centers SO per cent or more
of the factory hands, but who are
represented only to an insignificant
aYfanf Nf ~
Peasants"
Women Make Little Progress.
Woman's rights, in fact, have made
little progress in the bolshevist party,
despite the theoretical equality of the
sexes in all things under communism.
Only twenty of the delegates to the
party congress this year were wom-
en-, and only one woman, Claudia
Nicholaieva, was found among the
So members and So alternates to the
at the congress to represent the party
for the succeeding year. The femi-
nine influence is entirely lacking in
the politbureau. the real ruling
agency of the bolshevist party and
the Soviet government, and Mrs.
Nicholaieva was given an assign
ment only on the organization COM
mittee
To return to religions. though the
bolshevist chieftains have found it ex-
peditnt to drop the open war on reli-
gion in their own dominions, they are
resentful as of nothing else Of the
failure of certain Socialist parties
abroad to make atheism a condition
of membership in the party. During
recent months in Russia almost every
foreign government, whether on rela-
tions of friendship, diplomatic recog-
milton or not with the Soviet power,
has been most bitterly assailed in the
official bolshevist press, Fasist Italy
perhaps escaping most easily. Moth
ing has so excited the rage of the
bolshevist publicists as the ability OF
Ramsay Macdonald and other British
labor leaders successfully to combine
socialism and religion. Reports of
MacDonald's appearance before a
church convention and his attending
church in company with King George
provoked outbursts Of obscene fury
from omcial members Of the Rus.
Evening star., 1924-08-16

After a woman Of 40 has answered
your mother in?" she isn't going to
let her hair grow out again II she
knows it.-Detroit News.
It is all right to make hay while
the sun shines unless one has hay
tever.-Oakland Tribune.
It might be regarded as significant
that drug stores and soft drink places
seldom were robbed before prohibi-
tion-Buffalo Evening News.
Mr. La Toilette seems to have miss
ed the chance of his life when he
failed to go to Finland for running
mate.-Boston Transcript
Perhaps If the sewing machine had
gas tank attached, sister wouldn't
mind running it.-New Orleans Times
Picayune. ~
Evening star., 1924-08-16
Unpatriotic Propaganda.

Uneasiness among a great many
Americans was caused by charges
made by the president general Of the
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton that unpatriotic propaganda is
seeping into the public schools of the
United States. Everybody knows that
national and international questions
involving America are discussed by
some persons whose tone Of patriotism
does not seem to be lofty, and one
Evening star., 1924-08-16

Germany may, on second thought,
decide that she is not at nearly as
much of disadvantage as that which
her plans contemplated for the rest Of
the world.
Evening star., 1924-08-16

A dry agent lights a cigarette as a
signal to his assistant raiders. The
bootleg brigade might be safer if
tobacco had been prohibited along
with rum.
Evening star., 1924-08-16

sian government, though Russia had
every reason to avoid antagonizing
the British prime minister at the
particular moment of the opening Of
the Russo-British negotiations.
(Copyright. 1024. = Ruhllc Ledger Company1
Evening star., 1924-08-16

A girl at Atlantic City saved her
swimming teacher from drowning.
Few teachers are so well rewarded for
their patient endeavors.
Evening star., 1924-08-16

The acceptance speech of Calvin
Coolidge was forceful and appealing
without suggesting any grounds for
fear on the part of Mr.. Dawes that
denagogic leadership.
Evening star., 1924-08-16

The present presidential policy ap-
pears to be that of making what is
good in affairs better and not in max
ing what is bad worse.
Evening star., 1924-08-16

Since even the American farmer is
on the way to prosperity it may be
hoped that luck has turned the world
over, and Europe will find natural
conditions coming to her assistance.
Evening star., 1924-08-16

1t now appears that when President
Coolidge is saying nothing he is &C.
cumulating material for some occa-
sion when utterance will count.
Evening star., 1924-08-16

Possibly the friends of Mr.. McAdoo
are advising him to maintain dis
tance sufficient to prevent any sus-
picion that he might contemplate
throwing monkey wrench.
Evening star., 1924-08-16
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Evening star., 1924-08-16

The ordinary person who complains
Of the eccentrcities Of climate should
think of the variations in temperature
by the world flyers.
Evening star., 1924-08-16

No doubt if Mars knew that earth
expected to hear from it by radio it
would hasten to provide itself with a
jazz band and story teller.
Evening star., 1924-08-16

It must be admitted that Leopold
and Loeb have wonderful talent for
letting other people do the worrying.
Evening star., 1924-08-16
All Other States.

Daily and Sunday.l yr., $40. co: 1 mo-. S5c
Daily only .,.l W. $500; mo-, soc
Sunday only ....1 yr.. $500; mo-. CSC
Evening star., 1924-08-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Fantasies.
Do little fantasies arise
To romp around your mind,
And soothe you with a mild surprise
Amid the daily grind?
Do you imagine now and then
That somehow you were made
Quite different from your fellow men
And better, just a shade?
Do you in fieeting power dream
You've built yourself a throne
When Fortune smiles, do you esteem
The universe your own?
Do you believe you are a pet
With charms beyond doubt?
Beware! Psychiatrists may yet
Decide to bawl you out.
Useless Communication.
TT Is recognized as possible that we
shall one day communicate with
Mars"
why worry?' said Senator Sor-
ghum, MARS hasn't any voters, and
even if it had they'd be too far of
from my constituency to be worth
convincing"
Jud Tunkins says politics is often
misleading owing to the fact that the
silveryest.tongued orator doesn't al
ways turn out to be the best hand for
steady and highly responsible office
work.
Mortal Presumption.
This earth, created by a power su-
preme,
We boldly say is faulty in its scheme.
There never was q thing 50 great and
good
That it by men was not misunder-
stood.
Getting Access.
Book agents are barred from most
large buildings
Yep" said Uncle Bill Bottletop.
1.-THE only way for 'em to get in now
Is to disguise themselves as bootleg.
gers"
F7ction'S Fascination.
Don't you think 1t waste Of time
to read sensational fiction"
II used to-" answered Miss Cay.
enne, "but after all it's a relief to the
mind to be able to read a few shock.
ing things with the positive guarantee
that they are not true
What I most don't like bout a
loafer," said Uncle Eben, ''is his
liability to git do idea dat he loafs so
neat and pretty dat he ought to git
paid extra"
Evening star., 1924-08-16
Mortal PRESUMPTION.
Getting Access.

Book agents are barred from most
large buildings
"Yep," said Uncle Bill Bottletop.
1.-THE only way for 'em to get in now
Is to disguise themselves as bootleg.
gers"
Evening star., 1924-08-16
RUSSIA SINCE LENN

The truth about thai today
articles by obrer ,ho STUDYING condous
BY SEYMOUR B. CONCER.
Evening star., 1924-08-16
Ffction's Fascination

What I most don't like bout
loafer," said Uncle Eben, '.is his
liability to git de idea dat he loafs so
neat and pretty dat he ought to git
paid extra"
Evening star., 1924-08-16

hate by MaiI-Payablc in Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
Daily and Sunday..1 yr.. $40: mo-. 7oc
Caily only .......1 yr.. Sc 90; mo-, 5oc
sunday only ..... L yr.. $2.43: mo-, 20c
Evening star., 1924-08-16

Jud Tunkins says politics is often
misleading owing to the fact that the
silveryest.tongued orator doesn't al.
ways turn out to be the best hand for
steady and highly responsible Office
work.
Evening star., 1924-08-16

To thine own self be true
And it must follow. rs the night the day,
Thou cans't not then be false to any man.
Which, being interpreted, means
simply this, reduced to practical.
everyday workability:
Do not play golf Il you do not like
golf. Play tennis or go swimming.
Do not read Shakespeare II you do
not like Shakespeare. Read Conrad
or Ring Lardner.
phony music il you honestly pre-
fer fox trots. There are any number
of fox trots Beethoven would enjoy.
Do not do anything just because
some one else does 1t. but do some
thing because you do it.
Evening star., 1924-08-16

It is said that the late Marcel Proust,
author of the much-talked-of Swans
Way" was most erratic in his personal
habits He believed himself confirmed
invalid, though his friends considered
that many Of his ailments were imagi-
nary. He often lay in bed for days at a
time, and had such horror Of the out
side air that his rooms were kept closely
shut He would not make engagements
in advance because Of his fear that he
might not feel like keeping them. 1t
was a common occurrence for him to
summon friends by telephone or mes
senger, at or o'clock in the evening.
to dine with him. The dinner would not
begin until nearly 10 and, once started
on an evening Of sociability, the author
would keep on talking until morning.
+ K X
FURNISHING the Little House." by
Ethel Davis Seal, is the result of the
authors experience as house furnish
ing editor Of various publications. Thou
sands Of women have consulted her
about their houses and their apart
ments. This book would be a we'd
ding present for which bride would
be grateful.
Evening star., 1924-08-16

Q. How many members are there
of the French Academy?-E. IT.
A. There are 40 regular members
OF the French Academy, often re-
ferred to IS The Forty Immortals,"
and in addition 10 members at large
from whom the regular members NIL
vacancies.
Evening star., 1924-08-16


appears in the fifth verse Of the
eighth chapter of Zechariah.
@. Was John Greenleaf Whittier a
bachelor?-C P. G.
A. The poet Whittier was one Of
a number Of Americans who achieved
fame and never married In his long
and active life as an editor, author.
legislator, reformer and poet, he
seemed to give no thought to mar
riage.
@. What is meant by saying a ves-
sci is loaded to the Plimsol line?-
w. J. l. /
A. This is q name given to the
marking on the hull Of . vessel show
ing how heavily a vessel may be load
ed with safety. Many vessels having
been lost through overlooking, Sam
ual Plimsoll, a member OF the Brit
ish Parliament, prepared a merchant
shipping act, which became a law in
1876. The act has been amended. since.
but forms the basis for the load-line
marks Of vessels.
Q. Why is 13 called bakers dog
en?-C. G. A.
A. It is supposed that at a time
when fines were imposed for short
weight, bakers added an extra unit
to the dozen to be on the safe side.
@. Is Grub street still In existence?
20. w. N.
A. Grub street, London. has been
renamed Milton street 1t was a
street in which many writers lived
who had not yet arrived" so became
q general name for the haunts of
needy writer's.
(Hape yov question sou todnt an
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ton Bureau, Frederic J. Hoskin, Direc-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26
RAILROAD ISSUES. AGAIN FEATURE STOCK SESSION
Southern Pacific Goes Higher In Face Of
 Strike Talk
By EDWARD J. CONDLoN Teaaed Wire to Age-Herald)

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The Tuesday session in the stock market varied little from many of the recent sessions. A fair quota of new highs were reached, a few special movements flashed across the horizon to enliven proceedings in certain more or less neglected issues and buying of high grade rail issues was resumed. With few exceptions ac- tive railroad and industrial stocks closed higher, the averages ruling # and 4 Of point, respectively.
 Preceding an expression of confidence in the business situation as whole by Judge Gary, United States Steel com mon closed at the high of the day, up points on a turnover of more than 50,0O0 shares. The judge in his remarks stated the demand for iron and steel products "is large and increasing and promises to be up and perhaps in eX- cess of manufacturing capacity Judge Gary also warned against too rapid rise in prices in any line and expressed the hope that we might see "a steady, progressive and reasonable volume of business at fair rates"
 Although the turnover in stocks fell slightly below the 100000 share mark, profit taking was handily absorbed at times and the market showed uniform ly steady undertone all day.
 It was significant that Southern Pa cific moved higher in the face of strike talk among certain groups of its em- ployes. Traders in general did not re- gard this unrest as the outcropping of labor demand which might compiicate affairs of other great systems of the country. The strike vote was disposed of by President Kruuschnitt as a politi- cal move to discredit the United States railroad labor board.
 What did disturb the market for a brief space was the announcement by Frederick S. Wheeler, chairman of American Can company, in connection with the notice that the company would retire its outstanding debentu-es on February l. next, and that the. com pany contemplated no change in it's capital stock. Thus, the long accounts which have been built up in this issue on the theory that some sort of split up of the common shares was impend- ing, were straightway liquidated and the market broke sharply.
 The commodity markets afforded few features. Grain prices were all lower In dull session, and in cotton the trade appeared to be paying little at sSAsAoA Io tAC SfludtIOu COl- ton finished lower on some active south ern selling. About the only features in foreign exchange were the record highs for the year touched by Builders and Swedish Kroner Norwegian exchange declined slightly just before the an nouncement of the cut in the redis- count rate o: the Bank of Norway to 61a per cent from '. Canadian dollar were offered Tuesday at premium | of 1 per cent, q new high for 1924 but 1 little business was done at this level
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26

CT hand, there are Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota and Oklahoma. In the fist three, the per yield of crops this year has been 1S.6, 18.8 and 35.5, respec- lively above the ten-year average. Heavy grain crops have occurred in those states during a year when other nations have grown less wheat and oth- CT states in this country have suffered from a poor corn crop. Consequently, tLose states are prospering. Likewise, Oklahoma Is prospering because of a good wheat, oats and corn crop and a bumper harvest of cotton.
 Considering the crops specifically, the per acre yield of grains has been above the ten-year average, corn being the only important exception, at l4.9 per cent below the average. The per acre production of cotton and tobacco was also below the ten-year level. The per capita production of principal crops this year was II per cent below a year ago and Al per cent less than the average of the last five years