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has; furthermore, given an o.-crffowfng
financial support to the world series.
All that was needed to break all at
tendance records for the series was a
larger ball park. Had the Griffith
Stadium been. twice as big it would
have been filled with the greatest base
ball assemblagc on record.
So never again can It be said that
the cards are stacked" against a
winning at the Capital. If ever a
game was played squarely it is base
ball. The instant reputation and
punishment Of trickery and corruption
prove the high standard that prevails.
The men who arc backing the game
are sportsmen first and capitalists
sccondarily Rich rewards have come
to them through the public patronage
of the sport. but they have earned
them by their Willingness to risk
greatly and their fidelity to the funda.
mental principles Of the game.
= Now that it has proved it's ability
10 win the league pennant and to de-
fend its title. and to support the con-
tests adequately. the local hope is that
the Capitals team may go on in a
series Of victories. OF course, some
day it must lose. 1t may lose next
wear. 1t may win two or three pen.
nahts in q row, only to collapse in the
third or fourth season. But it has at
least demonstrated that the Capital
can produce and can support a cham
pionship team. And for the present
that is glory enough.
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For a Full Vote.

Get out the vote" is the cry. not
only OF partisan campaign managers,
but OF citizens Vithori regard to parts'
who are hope 81 5G tAe fullest -s>ssii. e
exercise of 2 franchise on G.c 49a
of Novemtcr. Organizations ha g
been for on Il non-partisan basis,
TO this ,. Already established Or
ganiza' rs arc stirring to bring to
the people the need Of casting their
ballots so that the election will be
decided by the votes OF the people
and not by the votes Of Congress.
AS an example Of the spirit that is
behind this movement may be cited
d letter that has just been sent by a
large New York investment security
firm to its employees. II says. ia part:
We regard your duty 10 vote at this
time as much more important than any
buSinses engagement You may have for
the company. and We hope YOU will so
consider il. and that you and all the
members of the organization will re-
turn to your homes, At our expense.
from whatever point you may be, in
ample time to cast your ballots.
Perhaps this is what Mr.. La Fol.
lette has in mind when he says that
business is trying to coerce the elec,
torate into beating him. If by a full
expression OF the peoples will any
candidate is defcated-and two Of
three must lose-he has 10 cause for
f,:~ ~r,l, rl,D
has a right TO protest is he who is
beaten by reason Of Il light vote.
The fact that employers are urging
their people to vote does not mean
that they are coercing them. With
the secret ballot there can be no CO.
ercion at the polls. Time was when
workers were sent to the polling
places in groups with marked ballots
In their hands. That day has passed
When business establishment sends
it's employees off to vote it takes a
chance that they will vote right"
If by full vote the election goes
to one of the three candidates in the
electoral college, the highest express:
sion Of American suffrage viii have
been given. II by a light vote in any
State the electoral college is dead.
locked and the choice Of President is
sent to Congress, the institution OF
popular suffrage will have failed. The
people will not choose their own Ex.
ecutives.
Nobody can conceivably complain
Of efforts to get out the vote unless
there is fear of the result. s. And who.
ever fears the effect Of maximum
ballot has no right to look for prefer.
uaent.
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Old Questions Answered.

r Time was when any suggestion
Laat a Washington base bali team
might win the league pennant was
seoffed on two grounds: first, that
Washington could not possibly sup
por. a world series adequately, and,
second, that no Washington team that
entered such a series could hope to
defend its league honors. In other
words, Washington was not to be con.
sidcred as a contender for the highes,
triumph. There, were hints BIZ the
pessinfistic disbelievers in the honesty
OF the sport as professionally conduct
ed, that effective obstacles would be
thrown IN the way by the greater
rnaexates to prevent such a happen
ang. ~ s ~
All that has been disproved. Wash.
4ington, has not only won its league
flag. but it has successfully defended
als leagues henor in the series, and 1t
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Labor Split On Candidates.

The inevitable has happened, fol-
lowing the attempt Of the executive
council OF the American Federation of
Labor to deliver" labor's vote to the
La Toilette Wheeler candidates. and
the support Of the third party com,
bina ton Of Socialists, Communists and
other elements with which labor can
not affiliate logically. Yesterday, be-
fore John ". Davis departed for the
West, he was called upon by repre-.
senratives coming from meeting OF
~ labor leaders, all affiliated with the
American Federation, and was noti-
fled Of the organiZatio Of the national
Democratic labor committee in behalf
OF his candidacy.
An aggressive campaign is TO be
carried on by tHis committee among
labor organizations to resent the at
tempt OF the executive council TO hand
the labor vote to Senator LA Toilette,
and to stimulate interest among Demo.
cratic voters iIl labor's ranks in their
regular party organization and the
DcIHoStatlC tattS . IoliS'co ohu liul-
sorn. Members Of the committee will
be placed in all big unions and will
work to keep the Democrats in line
for Davis.
This means Il split three ways in
the. labor vote. as prominent Repub-
lican labor leaders have already de-
clared their intention not to be de
!ivered" to La Toilette by the execu-
tive council, but to exercise their privi-
lese to vote their party convictions.
All Of which is a tribute TO labor
showing that its ranks contain men
of good sense, intelligence and inde-
pendcncc.
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The Park Commission.

All that is needed to make the
National Capital Park Commission
effective is the appropriation by Con-
gress of sufficient money. The COM
mission was created under authority
Of Congress at it's late session for
the purpose of extending the park
system Of the Capital and taking un.
der public ownership certain tracts
which in the opinion Of the commits
sion should be preserved for scenic
reasons or because Of the value Of
such tracts in the conservation Of the
now Of important creeks. The whole
matter has been gone, into with care
and wisdom, and there is agreement
by the park commission as to what
should be done. -,
When the creation Of the commits
sion, was under discussion, the pro-
posal was that to enable it to carry
out its work Congress should appro.
pirate each year q sum equal to
cent for each inhabitant Of the
United States. That would be some
thing more than $1,000. 900 a. year.
The plan was spoken of with favor.
1t was thought that commission. Of
qualified men. should look after the
extension of park land for the Cap
ital, the preservation Of scenery and
conservation Of, the flow and purity
of rivers and creeks ana treat the
whole matter in a comprehensive
way. Dealing with it piecemeal. and
seeking to set possession Of this or
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improvements Noted
In Patent Procedure

| To tie Editor Of The Star:
| The nature of the statement recent
" given out by Mr.. Work relative TO
the appointment OF a committee OF at.
| torneyS TO make suggestions for the
| improvement of the work OF the Pal
| ent Office may tend to create the iU~
preston that conditions in the Patr-A
| once are deteriorating. In justice to
| Commissioner Robertson, IL should be
known that there has been a very no
Ia able Improvement in the functienins
| OF the ofice under his administration
| in spite OF an acute inadequacy in
| housing There has been strenuous
rearrangement OF structural details Of
the building, making new space avail
able, general repair and renovation,
all evident to the casual observer
| and, in addition. original methods
| have been devised having the effect
of shortening the period during which
applications are permitted TO be pend
| ing as we'll as making more efficient
and prompt various facilities of the
Office. which become apparent to tire
attorneys and inventors
The fact that a larger number Of
applications is pending than during
the past is largely explained by the
| increase in the rate at which applici-
| tions are filed. Something more than
! 10000 applications of all kinds (pat
ents. trade marks, prints) arc nov
! pending, but they are being filed al
the rate of more than 10000 per year,
SO that 1t is apparent that they are
| being cleared at a good rate.
| 1t is no light matter to refuse the
| claims of an applicant, and, for the ful'
presentation OF his side of the case, as
| veil al for the examiner to qua I'd
against granting rights that properly
belong to the public or which for
some other reason should not be
granted the applicant, much research
is often required. Consequently, n
| sudden transformation OF conditions
! to further shorten the period a.
| pendency-with the present force-ir-
wolves the possibility that lightly con-
sidered actions on applications viii
be rendered, and much injustice work.
] ed upon inventors.
| There is already strictly enforced j.
new rule that applications pending
| over three years must be made spe-
! cial, and very prompt actions required
| on both sides with view to imine-
| date conclusion OF the cases, and this
| has been of material benefit in the
several years since it was made. For
| merly it was not unusual for an ab-
plication to be pending Is or 20 years.
! The work of examination OF appli-
cations is most thorough-often metic-
uIouS-~tH tHe IeSolI tndt inc re-
sulting patents warrant greater reli-
ancc and less frequent losses because
OF invalidity will result Remember
ing the judicial nature of this work,
and the fact that not only legal. but
| abstruse scientific and other questions
are frequently involved, such i'm
provements, while keeping pace with
the numerical increase of applications,
deserves great appreciation.
In the courts some one may wade in
occasionally and throw out a dusty
accumulation Of cases. but no one will
/ ever "nofle pros" in the same way -
mass of patent applications merely To
give the Patent once a fresh starr
with a smaller dorket-at least, not
~ight away. III. L. WOODWARD.
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WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC EILLIAM VILE

third base, watched every play with
enthralled interest and applaudcd
with fcrvor but without favor In
| brown slouch hat perched pic
| turesquely atop his snow-white tou-
seled hair, the. car Of all base ball
was easily andt generally recognized.
| There were almost as many fans in
quest of his autograph on souvenir
score cards as paetered favorite play
| ers for their Signatures. Herman IL.
| Kohlaatt, old-tima Chicago erohy of
| Judge Lands. was the iatteTs guest
at the decisive Washington games
| K ohlsatt is celebrating his fifty-third
year in fandom.
x \ ~,
| Death of Senator Colt OF Rhode
| Island and defeat for; denomination
of Senator Sterling of South Dakota
will elevate Senator Hiram W john
! son OF California by eniority to the
| next chairnianship Of the Senate inn
migration committee. That is to say.
aforesaid will como to pass II the Re-
| publicans are in control Of the next
Senate. Tho possibility is already at
| tracing anxious attention in Japan
| Nippon looks upon Hiram AS the evil
| genius Of our japanese exclusion pol
| icy. AS many japanese continue to
| cherish the fond hope that Congress
I
! do not contemplate with joy Senate
immigration committee dominated by
Johnson. who for years has thfiyed
| politically on anu-Japanism.
+ Y S \
President Coolidge rs resisting a
good deal of pressure to take the
stump It isn't only the Democrats
who think it would be good thing
| to get "SNent Cal" out into the open.
,ipa rf RAR 2 re
| their utrndst to that end One OF
them is Senator James w. Wadsworth,
| jr., newly crowned G. o. P. boss OF
New York State. On a recent visit to
Washington, IWadsworth urged the
President to make speech or two in
avail. An sos in Mr.. COOLIDGE
direction has also been sent up from
Iowa. A Hawkeste leader quoted by
the Des Moines Capital says: I'VE
! need the presence of Calvin Coolidg dge
| in Iowa, If the State is to remain
| Republican this yearN 1t Is true that
he is President Of the United safes,
but he is also the candidate OF the
Republican party. We need the help
Of every resource of the party this
year in Iowa."
| Geoffrcy Dawson. editor OF the Lon.
don Times, has &Ht arrived in the
United States via ,British Columbia.
He Is making his dTst visit to North
>America. After 4our Of Canada
he plans to observe the Tind.up OF
the American presidential campaign
During the next three weeks he will
watch its progress in typical centers
West. Midwest and Easta and spend
election day either in Warrington OIL
New York. Dawson achieved the
distinction of becoming aditor OF
the Thunderer at 35. He iA now 81
After leaving Oxford he was Sprjvate
secretary to Lord Miner, high com.
edited the johannesburg Star. Nav.
son disagreed with Northcliffs or
policy during the war and left Abe
Times, but resumed the editorstAI
two years ago. when the Astor-WaAS
ter eombinstion: obtained control ID
REiatiag Hsu&a SARaEA -..---l>..
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FLO. W E II S
For the Living
George Eastman
BY JULIAN STREET.

l. Probably one of the richest and
certainly. in his philanthropies. one
of the most generous men in the
| United States, George Eastman OF
Rochester, y. Y. is in one respect
stinky. He is niggardly in talking
Of himself.
Once on a trRnspacifc voyage
was party to a plan to get him to
talk Of his career. and toward the
end Of the long trip we did get him
to tell briefly Of his beginnings. He
was. as remember 1t, clerk in a
bank. and became interested in am
ateur photography in its very early
days with the result that he present
ly branched ont with a capital OF
few thousand dolIars-his savings
as a manufacturer of dry plates un-
der a process OF his own. The busi-
ness was at first very small. but II
grew: then after a time he invented
the Kodak, and there you arc.
That is not enough. / turn to the
latest volume OF who's Who" and
there find biographical sketches OF
ten persons OF the name of Eastman
with George Eastman's occupying
H. lines, the shortest Of them all.
That is not enough. l write to an
off5cer Of the Eastman Kodak Co
Tor TURNER HAtAoh- ~ iEphJ
am informed that Mr.. Eastman il
away and that Ct quote the letter.
II feel very strongly that he would
be displcased II were to take any
part no matter how small. in help.
ing to throw bouquets at him. be-
cause he knows fully understand
how much he dislikes publicity"
That is not enough, but / am de-
ternined that Mr.. Eastman shall have
this small bouquet, however much il
may make him suffer; therefore
shall rely upon what l myself know
Of him
He is the Mr.. Smith" who gave .
| lot of millions to the Massachusetts,
| Institute Of Technology. In Rochester
/! he has built a magnificent motion
picture theater in which one OF the
| best symphoney orchestras in the
country plays fine music, the idea
roughly stated. being to use motion
pictures as bait in the process OF
creating widespread love of music
In the city. He has built and en-
Owed a vast school OF music; also
snlendid dental clinic for the public
school children Of Rochester. He
made possible city-wide campaign
| .monr uublic' school children for the
vnnoyal OF Adenoids and tonsils. Ny
| recollection, is that; the number OF
! these operations performed in Il short
spaoe OF time, q few years ago, was
fifteen thousand: ALL we're successful
and I have been told by a physician
| that the average OF 4health' and in
] telItgence IN Rochester is certain to
! be raised, as result, / think l have
| heard. also. that Mr.. Eastman gave q
park to Rochester. and, of course
there are countless other benefactions
! / know nothing of,
His hobby is music. In his house
| is 4 large and very perfect pipe
| orean which plays during breakfast
| and At other times, and there are
| sunday evening concerts. by a string
quartet to which 4 he invites his
| friends The house Is very large and
| contains notable can*ases by Romney
Reynolds, !GAinsborough, Raeburn and
| other great painters, ancient and
! nsdsSp. but Il Is not an oYasxAeIA.
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that piece Of property for public use
has not been satisfactory. ~
- The american Civic Association.
which has, just ended rs session at
Washington and which was instru.
mental f'in Seains from GGsress
authorizatipn' for the creaaion OF the
National Capital Park Commission.
will ask Congress at it's next session
for an appropriation equal to l cent
for each American that the park
commission may proceed with its
Evening star., 1924-10-11

Great Britains decision and ar
rangements TO hold a general election
inside of three weeks indicate that
in respect Of political hustle, at least
John Bull has 1t all over Cncle Sam
The United States takes is weeks Tor
campaign to determine the char
acter Of a new national administra-
ton. The British premier. who OBJ
tains Office after a general election.
wields relatively the same power as
a President OF the United States. He,
not the King. is the real sovereign OF
the realm. The King reigns. but does
not rule. When Britons 80 to the
polls on October %. they will elect
SIS members Of the House Of Com
mons. In our House OF Representa-
tives, which is the corresponding
body, there are only 435 members
Cp-to-date impressions OF Russia
have just been brought to Washing
ton by S. Z. Nicholson, head of the
Quaker Relief Mission in that coun-
try. For the past year and half
he has been experimenting relief
opera tions in the vast Province OF
Samara. several hundred miles east of
Moscow. Mr.. Nicholson says that
conditions in Russia are slowly. but
increasingly" growing better. In the
spheres of education, child welfare
and hygiene. Mr.. Nicholson found that
the Soviet government Is functioning &
efficiently. Moscow claims that in
another 10 years there will be no
illiterzcy in Russia.
The "Nep" (new economic policy
has infused life into trade and in
dustry and production and distribu-
tion are correspondingly improving.
Tho baneful grip OF the "cheka"
tsecret poiicel still holds Russia in
semi-terror. though the Eallows and
! firing squads are not so busy as for
merly. Mr.. Nicholson will now re-
turn to his previous activities as as
sociate secretary Of the National
Council for Prevention of War, the
pacifist organization which led the
recent crusade against Defense day.
He Is an Indianian, and once was
national organizer Of the Anti-Saloon
Lea cue.
In these observations tho state
ment was made that Senator Borah
; had conspicuously failed to indorse
Coolidge in the formers opening cam
paign speech in Idaho. The state
ment was based on the hrst, and
ostensibly verbatim. account Of SEN
ator Borah's speech. printed In the
two-column, front-pago account was
headlined, First Borah Speech Silent
on Coolidge" The published version
bore out that allegation. Twenty
| four hours later the Associated Press
circulated a report OF the speech, In
dicating that. far from ignoring Mr..
| Coolidge, Borah had paid him a
| handsome tribute. He called him
the greatest man in the political his
| tory of the United States" There
arc many ways Of lighting Calvin
Coolidge, but to mislead the country
into thinking that Republican OF
Bor1h's Importance is against him
| is not ono Of them.
! X
Judge Kenesaw Mountain lands of
Chicago dividfd interest at the Wash
| ington world series games with the
| stars Of the teams. He had fPont-
n ~nx, h>~ oeof Nat AAeaA R9afA aAA
Evening star., 1924-10-11

Imaginary fleets Of hostile bombing
planes are filling imaginary skies. The
matter is at once disposed OF by an
imaginary battery Of machine guns
that will sweep them down faster
than they can assemble. Bitterness OF
warfare might be averted by giving
proper respect to inaginings, without
waiting for them to develop in practi
cal, competitive form.
Evening star., 1924-10-11

When Gov. Al Smith talks about
himself he makes il clear that he is
willing TO assume large responsible
ties and that he is confident as 10
his ability to,meet them. A New York
campaign is no place for a shrinking
violet.
Evening star., 1924-10-11

Washington, D. c., has the Senate
the House of Representatives, the Su.
preme Court and the White House
but what the world insists on prom.
inentiy mentioning at present is its
base ball club.
Evening star., 1924-10-11

a. Smith has Il touch of rheuna-
tisn>, and W. G.. McAdoo has not been
feeling exactly fit for the past few
weeks. Those who happen to disagree
in the hand wagon may still exchange
d few sympathetic words in che am
bulance.
Evening star., 1924-10-11

II may not be exactly fair to expect
4 hallplayer 20 be at his best inmedi-
ateiy after he has been acclaimed the
idol OF the populace. There may be
such q thing as stage fright even in
sports.
Evening star., 1924-10-11

England may have to study the
present situation with view to as.
certaining whether she has developed
the type Of craftsmanship that is will
ing to let politics interfere with busi-
ness.
Evening star., 1924-10-11

Russia has absolutely abandoned
that suggestion about doing business
without money. Even the Russian
hallets and orchestras consent to &C.
cept admittance fees.
Evening star., 1924-10-11

Uncle Sam may be pardoned for
wondering whether the demand for
him in the League Of Nations would
be 80 strong If he were broke instead
Of comparatively npulent.
Evening star., 1924-10-11

The American public is versatile and
adaptable. 1t will now give the politi.
cal silk hat and frcck coat as much
attentive respect as it has been be.
slowing on the base ball uniform.
Evening star., 1924-10-11

While Lord Renfrew is rusticating
In Canada Ramsay Macdonald is left
to do most of the real worrying about
the British government.
Evening star., 1924-10-11

The example Of President Coolidge
may have had its inspiration for Wal
ter johnson. The premier pitcher met
q crisis triumphantly by keeping cool.
Evening star., 1924-10-11

A natural brotherly admiration
doe, not go 30 far as to cause W. J.
Bryan to complain Of Mr.. Davis as
handicap to the vice presidential nom-
inee.
Evening star., 1924-10-11
One Thing at q Time.

One Thing 1t Time.
You must keep in touch with the
hearts of the people
That's why have been refusing to
make campaign speeches" answered
Senator Sorghum. There is no use
asking a crowd to interest itself in the
destiny Of nations when it would
rather know what the base ball score
is"
Evening star., 1924-10-11

China discovered gunpowder CEN
turies ago. INT, however, is novelty,
and the Chinese appear TO find it very
interesting.
Evening star., 1924-10-11

ing house or even a stiff house. il
is the pleasant home of a bachelor
who likes to have his friends come
in and feel at home, and who wishes
heartily that every one would forget
about his money.
Evening star., 1924-10-11
SHOOTING STARS.
BT PHILASpER JOHNSON.

The Game.
I do not understand at all
This enterprise they call base ball..
And yet I feel the subtle thrill
OF earnest energy and skill.
I cannot follow ali the plays
Set forth in sports especial phrase.
I can't describe just what was done
But gosh! I'm Glad the Home Team
Won.
I do not understand just why
Men toss their hats into the sky
In ecstasy; since, after all
Twas only just a game Of ball.
And yet it seems a spot in life
Clean and apart from sordid strife
Where each his honest part has done
And gosh! I'm Glad the Home Team
Won,
Evening star., 1924-10-11

Jud .Tunkins says what he likes
about base ball is that it gives every
body a chance to get thoroughly ex-
cited without any suggestions Of
calfin' in the grand Jury.
Evening star., 1924-10-11

Observations of q Daughter.
Dear father goes his humble way
And sometimes stops to sob,
AS he puts on the old toupee.
He has no hair to bob.
Evening star., 1924-10-11
Not Missed.

DO you miss the old corner saloon?''
MOT a bit," answered Cactus Joe.
THE old Gulch can see more excite.
ment and take in more money with a
garage and a gasoline station"