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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

In a column OF comments on cur
rent matters printed in The Star Of
November II. 1874, is
Theatrical the following para
a..Ig graph relating to the
dttIdCtlous. atrical attractions
that had been before the Washing
ton public during the week then
closing:
Between Toole at Ford's and Miss
Nelson at the National the promise
Of first-class dramatic entertain
ments for the current week has been
well kept. Both are admirable ar
lists and it is a pleasure to know
that they were highly appreciated
by fashionable and critical audiences,
though the houses were not as
large in some instances as uere de-
served Particularly was this true
Of Mr.. Toole, who certainly merited
q larger patronage than he got. 1t
Ia only right to add. however. that
he improves vastly on acquaintance,
and that those who saw him oftenest
liked him best. Should he again
visit Washington before his return
to England he would certainly draw
larger houses. Next week will be
less attractive in d dramatic sense.
Joe Emmett at one theater and
minstrel troupe (Haverly's) at the
other present A broad contrast to
this weeks bills; but for all that.
they are sure of good houses, for both
are popular with those who like that
sort of thing. Those who do not,
need not want, meantime. For them
Miss Cushman will read from the
poets. Theodore Thomas will inter-
pref the masters of music. and Mr..
Fields. himself an author Of no mean
degree, will again talk about the
authors OF England. Add to these
varied attractions the broad farces
and burlesques Of the theater COM
ique, and surely everybody fond of
an evenings amusement Will find
something to their fancy"
For some weeks past such good
weather has prevailed in this region
as to elicit continuous
Autumn comment Of surprise.
Weather. from re, the folloWins
paragraph from The Star Of Novem-
Der IA, 1874, that mildness and pla-
cidity Of this sort were half a GEN.
fury ago characteristics:
The question that everybody is
asking everybody else Just now is,
Did you ever see such glorious wea-
ther| and everybody else answers
that they never did. This is true, In
at least 80 instances in 100. The
autumnal weather of Washington is
always lovely to the last degree, but
this year it seems to be exceptionally
fine as to quality and unbroken in
continuity. And such pictures as
the forests and fields have afforded!
What infinite variety and matchless
splendor of color! Could a shrewd
manager get up an exhibition pre-
senting the 1.-THE OF such a feast for
the eye. people would have gone miles
and miles to see 1t and paid their
money without stint. The truth Is,
Autumn Is our true poetical season
instead Of Spring, which gained the
favor of the poets of England be-
cause in that country they have no
such Fall as ours. This any one can
understand from reading Hoods lit
tie study Of November beginning:
No sun--no moon
No morn-no noon
and ending
No warmth, no cheerfulncss. no helpful ease.
| No comfortable feel in any member
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds,
November.
One of the "favorite indoor sports"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning
edition, is delivered by carriers within the
city at 50 cents per month: daily only, 45
cents per month: Sunday only, 20 cents per
month. Orders may be sent by mail or tele-
phone Main 5000. Collection 10 made by car
riers at the cud Of each mouth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16
Cleanup Artist,

Cleanup Artist.
Haven't you any occupation
II used to have one" answered
Bill the Burg, "but I've reformed.
What was it?'
Cleaning up silverware"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16
Endless Quest.

On land and sea and in the air
The engine speeds we double,
And vafnly seek to find somewhere
A spot that's free from trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16
Heard and Seen

Among other things one does ia
| Autumn is paint the house.
! IF the householder does not join the
union and do the painting himself
then he must hire a regular painte-
to do it for him.
Now II he happens 10 be a new
| householder, to whom the ways oF
plumbers, carpenters, painters ard
others, including the husky steam
filters, are strange and devious, he
imagines right off the bat that II will
take a fortune to got his houss
painted.
He has been told such tales br rel
low houseowners. how the painters
charged a thousand dollars, or some
such sum, to d" a simple job. that lc
is almost afraid to ask any bids
Yet the back OF the house, at the
very least. ought to be painted. There
is no doubt Of that. lie has noticed
II himself. and his wife has noticed
1t several times.
I'll just buy a can Of paint, and &c
a ladder, and do II myself" he an
nounces.
"Yes-and fall off the ladder" r.
plies his wife. You better hire !.
painter who knows how"
So he hires a painter.
The painter comes in d neat ser2e
suit and nicely shined tan shoe
Their" is not spot on them. Eemen.-
Der that. 1t is an important fac
Not spot on them.
He unslings d couple OF cans. nike
the contents of the two. extracts =
couple Of brushes from his pocket. I,
small one and a comparatively laree
one, then dons white overalls and q
regulation painters white cap.
Beneath the white trouser legs the
shiny tan shoes CLEAN.
Where is your LADDER asks The
lady OF the house.
IT don't need any ladder, mann" re
plies the painter.
How on earth will you reach j,
ali?"
"Tll reach 1t all, all right" he re
turns, confidently.
He does the trim fret. going Owe
the windows carefully. not getting 4
drop Of paint on the panes. Nor doc
he seem to take any great care aboui
it. he just f1ips the paint on where II
belongs.
He GALLONS up to the roof, fro:n
where he does the ewes and spoutS
and bit just under the caves
Then begins his acrobatics. Catch
ing his toes in the roof. he leans
down until 1t would seem he is about
to plunge headfirst into the yard
But he is not. No, he is merely
reaching the difficult places. Nov
you see why he brought no Iadder
He needs none. He hangs on by his
right big toe to do the left side OF
the house and by his left big toe u
paint the right side
Descending, the painter leans OUT
various windows to indulge in more
of his calisthenics. Surely his spine
gets all the twisting that any daily
dozen could give it, and more, too
Soon the house is painted
1t hasn't taken long. and IL ia,1a
good Job, too. Just one coat now,
and we'll give II another -paxt
Spring" says the painter, removing
his coat and hat, wrapping his cans
in newspapers, attending carefuIly to
his brushes.
There is not drop of paint on his
tan shoes. There Is not a speck on
his hands. He is imperturbable.
There is a lot to painting" you re
mark, adniringly.
II have been painting for 40 years.
and ] have lot to learn" he replies,
hum bly,.
You sure have some reach" YOU
add
Got TO have, in my business" he
| says. When they have a hard place
to reach, they always call on me-"
Perhaps, best of all, his price Is en-
irely reasonable.
ny
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

DO man dat does nufin' but sit
around waitin' fob good times" sid
Uncle Eben. sis liable to fail asleep
and miss EN-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business once, nth st. and Pennsylvania Ave
New Yorf ONCE: ITO East i2nd st.
Chicago once: Tower Building
European Once. is Regent st. London, England
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NIodcrnization,

M0dcrn1Zati0n.
Mary had little limb
Which hidden used to be,
But now she wears a stocking trim
That every one can see.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16
Jud Tunkins saws il the number O

Jud Iunklns says II the NUMBER OF
people who live in automobiles in
creases the cost of gas will have to
be figured into the housing problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

In a column Of comments on cur |
rent matters printed In The Star Of |
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

There isn't such an awful lot TO
be said about those who failed to
come back. Former Gov. Jack
Walton of Oklah oma, impeached as
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+ y
With the return to the United States
Senate of Coleman du Point. the good
roads movement gets stronger sup
port. Du Pont last year gave his
native State a 100000 concrete
highway. and has been a highway
builder for community betterment for
more than 80 years, or since he was
20 years old. Here's his own story
Of how he discovered the economic
worth Of good roads:
One Of my first Jobs was that Of
assistant engineer OF a coal mine in
small Western Kentucky town. We
sold and delivered all the coal con-
sumed IN town at $1.25 per ton in the
bin. 1t was a town so new we didn't
have any roads. and frequently In soft
Spring weather 1t would take four
mules to haul half ton Of coal.
Part of my duty was to take
charge Of these deliveries. There was
bad hole near the mine that could
not be skirted. One rush day in
than we could I'LL, three loads OF coal
in succession got stuck in this hole.
Suddenly 1t came to me that 1t would
be cheaper to fix that hole than to
continue hauling wagons out Of 1t.
So we dumped those three loads OF
coal right there and had no more
trouble with that particular hole.
I'm those days what you now buy
as pea coal was hauled away as
slack or waste. I decided that 1t
would be a real saving on wagons,
harness, mules. drivers, profanity and
time to use one OF the teams once In q
while for hauling out this screenings
and dumping It in the mud holes be-
fore attempting to deliver coal.
Pretty soon the town went into part.
nsrship with - and after Z little
while we ha6 good Slack roads all
over that territory
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31
CASE MAY END RUM ROW
Phaff Case is Expected to Expose Rum
Running Methods; Hearings Are
Held in Strict Privacy

According to the newspaper reports of
the progress of the hearing in the Null
house piracy case in the maritime court
in Brest, France, there arc large posi-
blities of exposure OF rum-running
methods that may result i'll the end of
rum row.
The hearings of Max Jerome Phaff,
the New Yorker, are for the most part
strictly private. One newspaper reports
that secrecy as in the middle ages is OBJ
served, that American press representa-
tives of four leading papers were locked
i'll an empty room when Captain Phaff
was being brought out so that these rep
resentatives could not even see his face.
An official connected with the prose-
cution is quoted as saying: "Phaff is
only minnow caught in our net, but
we will not hold this minnow. We will
use him for bait to catch the big fish,"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31
GOVERNMENT PLAN IS FAILURE
Six Millions are Spent Annually in
Montreal, Canada, on Twin
Evils

According to an United Press dispatch
carrying a Montreal date line of October
Il, sensational testimony OF alleged cor
ruption in the Montreal rolice depart
ment, with stories that more than six
million dollars year is spent on vice and
liquor in the city every year, will be con-
tinued the following week. The testi-
mony thus far, says the dispatch, has re-
vealed what is described as the most
shocking conditions in any police and jul
dicial district in Canada. The testimony
links commercialized vice and the LIQUOR
traffic as allies The witnesses declared
that there are from 800 to 600 houses of
commercialized vice in Montreal.
Six million dollars year spent on the
twin evils, booze and vice. in this one city
OF the province of Quebec! This prov
ince is being held up to voters of the
United States as an example in dealing
with the liquor problem. Government
control of the liquor traffic is in effect in
the province of Quebec. Under this sys-
tenn the government is the sa1oonkeeper
and vets in the United States are telling
the voters here that there is less drunk
enness in the cities of the province of
Quebec than there is in the cities of the
United States under prohibition. Evil
IDENTIFY government control has failed to
control in Montreal
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31
EACH FARM HAS A STILL
Farmers Are Making Mint Oil, How
ever, Not Booze; There's More
Money In 1t

A Benton Harbor, Mich, dispatch re-
ports that almost every farm in Berrien
and Cass counties, Mich, has little or
big still on it in full operation and that
United States dry agents pay no atten-
ton to these stills.
This is not wet propaganda. 1t is ex-
planned that the stills do not turn out
whisky. They are mint stills turning out
peppermint oil, which is even more val
liable than the best grade of bonded
whisky. 1t represents big industry.
There are 476 farms growing mint in
southwestern Michigan, nearly all in
Berrien and Cass counties, and every
farm has its still.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31
WET PLATFORM SLAP AT HIGH COURT

The New Jersey Democratic platform days ago
the following
We believe
rights of the
Court which unanimous decision
Prohibition territorial limits of the
United
individuals within these limits and of
legislative whether
territorial Assembly which
prohibits.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY HAS BEEN CLOSED UP
ST. Bartholomew Church Finds Activities No
hibition Came; Tenement House Folks Not Asking for
Aid as They Did in Wet Days

According to news dispatch from
New York City, so complete has been the
relief of poverty traced largely to the
benefits of prohibition in the tenement
district on New Yorks East Side that
St. Bartholomew Episcopal church has
closed its benevolent society and loan bu-
reau which were established to render hui
name and financial assistance to those in
need. The benevolent society has func-
toned faithfully for a period of forty
years. The loan bureau after nearly
thirty years of service will continue only
throughout the year because of a few
loans outstanding.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31

Both agencies have been active wit
nesses to the passing of many distressing
phases of the degradation on the East
Side and have had the encouraging ex-
periences of seeing those formerly in need
of assistance progress to a point where
self-respect was possible. In speaking of
the closing of the work the rector of St.
Bartholomew says that the society has
really accomplished its mission and that
neighborhood conditions are SO promis-
ing, due largely to the benefits of prohibi-
ton, that the parish house can do more
excellent work in other places.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31

A candidate who is sincerely for pro-
hibition and its enforcement will not
deny it, but the wet candidate will try to
hide his real attitude.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31
LABOR MADE MORE POWERFUL
Workmen's Welfare Depends Upon
Their Securing Proper Share of
Profits of Industry

Ill discussing union labor's attitude on the
question OF prohibition, says:
"Labor's welfare depends upon the pros
perity OF the nation and upon its ability to
secure its proper share in the profits of in
dustry In this struggle during the past
five years, prohibition has rendered signal
service. Booze never secured or held
worthwhile job for any workingman.
Sobriety, industry, and thrift have made
labor more powerful, more successful
and more prosperous.
Billions of dollars formerly wasted for
drink now create new demands for the
product Of labor and returns higher
wage. Labor gets more and has more to
spend for useful things
With the removal of the saloon, the
personal health, trade efficiency and we'll
being OF such workers as once patronized
them, has been increased. This has made
possible increased mass production, low
ering the cost of production and the price
to the consumer in many cases, thus en-
larging the market for such goods, Great
ing more jobs to be filled and giving the
worker legitimate claim upon his por-
ton of the augmented profits.
"a drinking fellow-worlman is a men
ace. His elimination greatly reduced in
dustria1 accidents, thus adding to the
safety of the worker by cutting produc-
ton costs and increasing his claim for a
larger wage.
Thrift has been stimulated. Labor
banks receive in deposits millions of dol
lars from union men who formerly spent
more than they could afford in the corner
bar-room.
1--WE now possess labor temples in many
cities where formerly the influence of liq-
uor dealers prevented such buildings
through their offer of free meeting rooms
above saloons.
Labor disputes are settled without
strikes more readily since prohibition.
Men whose brains were not muddled with
drink have won greater victories in con-
ference with employers than could have
been won by costly strikes. It is impos-
sible today to stampede a union into I'M
considered action because drink does not
inhame the minds or destroy self-controi
of our members. Such strikes as have
occurred show that labor is better able to
make successful fight today than in sa-
loon days. The workers have savings to
finance them. The saloon no longer pro-
voles rioting which would justify the in
vocation of martial law, and liquor can
not be introduced as factor to induce
the weaker members to surrender.
wider fields for activity, higher stand
ards of living more intimate acquaintance
with the better things of life, more whole
some amusement, all have come to labor
since the saloon, the so-called poor mans
club, is closed. Our children are better
clothed. They have longer school life.
Our families have better homes and more
of the comforts of life.
Labor freed from booze looks with
confidence to still better days in the fu-
ture. We appeal to all who put the well
fare of the whole people first, to help
maintain, obey and enforce this truly
American policy of government"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31

If all political parties are to be be-
iieved, neither is worthy of support
but campaign declarations must be ac-
cepted at heavy discount =
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31

of the wet stuff that is being circulated
there, much of it, also, being circulated in
America, and sometimes believed by the
unthinking
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31
Story That Chief of Police of Co.
lurnbus, Ohio, Said One in Four
Homes Has Still is Re-
futed by Officials
By J. H. Larimore

WhSiC lllClluS Oh the HQuOr Id11C speak,
a story to the effect that the chief of po-
lice of Columbus, O., once made state
ment to the effect that one family in every
four i'll Columbus brews. Pussyfoot
Johnson nailed the story as lie, but it
persists.
Recently T. II. Baker, licensed dealer
in beverages, wrote to a newspaper
printed in Great Britain, questioning the
accuracy of Mr.. Johnson's testimony, and
declaring that the statement attributed to
the chief of police of Columbus appeared
in report of the "Chief Prohibition Com
missioner of Ohio as published in the
Times presumably the London Times)
of June 3, 1928.
The writer hereof wrote to Major Roy
A. Haynes, federal prohibition commits
sioner; ]. E. Russell, federal prohibition
director for Ohio; B. F. Mcdonald state
prohibition commissioner of Ohio, and
Harry E. French, chief of police of Co
lumbus, Ohio, regarding either the giving
out or making of such statement or any
thing like it, and has received the follow
ing replies:
From Mr.. French:
81 beg to advise that the undersigned
has never made such a statement either
publicly or privately. While numerous
arrests have been male in this city for the
illegal possession, sale and transportation
of Intoxicating liquors. I am quite sure
that any fair-minded citizen will say that
prohibition as it now stands has been
productive of splendid results, reflected
in happy homes, where once misery and
poverty held dominion, as a result of the
open saloon and the consequent degrada-
ton of liquor addiction. The writer
stands 100 per cent for prohibition Off
cially as Police Chief, and privately as a
citizen"
From Mr.. Mcdonald:
"I never heard of such statement, no
such statement ever came from this de-
partment, and, further, the statement that
one family in every four in Columbus
brews' is absolutely untrue, in my judg-
ment"
From Miss Della Smith, director of the
department of prohibition and narcotic in
formation, in the office of Major Haynes:
'You are advised that a careful review
of statements issued by this office does
not disclose that any such interview or
report was ever given out. All statements
relative to home brew given out by this
department have been to the effect that
the home brew industry was 1essening all
the time
From Mr.. Russell:
"Such statement was not made by this
Office in any report to the Federal Prohi-
bition Commissioner or to any newspaper.
Allow ME to say that in my opinion
the statement shoots wide of the mark.
There is no use denying that there is some
home brew manufactured in private resi-
dences for personal usc but I think it is
very little, in fact, it is growing less every
day. | remember some time back state
ment was made to me by a man who had
made some home brew for his own per-
sonal use, that he had tried it and had
made some, but that it wasn't worth
while, therefore he had cut it clear out
Seward daily gateway., 1924-11-08
JAPANESE STAND
 BLOCKS ENTRY OF
 U. s. INTO LEAGUE

CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-"The Japanese position in the league of nations rel ative to questions affecting immigra- tion," has placed serious bar to the United States ever joining any inter- national league, Representative Theo- dore Burton. of Ohio, said today in an address.
 ''The United States must always be in a position to dictate upon her own immigration problems" the added. we cannot admit immi- grants who are uneongenial to our industrial relations"
 The search was made before the Chicago council on foreign relations.
 "The league is duet made up of England and France singing in dis cordant notes," he said.
 Speaking of peace he said:
 we must first reach an inter- national agreement to suspend all hostilities until an international commission can decide all facts of law. We must then agree to abide by international law. We must es- tablish world court and we must teach the people the necessity of cooperation"
 Civilization, he added, would not survive another war.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-11-08
LEGION STRIVING TO
 ESTABLISH PEACE

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. s. The fundamental principles for which the American Legion is striving in its effort to establish a lasting world peace, were outlined today in letter from Drain, National commander of the Legion. The letter was in reply to recent communication from the the President, suggesting that the Le- zion emphasize the need of peace above everything else in it's observ- ance of Armistice Day. The enactment by congress of a universal draft law. the establishment of competent world court" and a further disarma- ment conference, constitute in the opinion of the Legion, essential steps in the direction of lasting peace.