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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

The last election divided itself
somewhat into the come backs and
the didn't come backs" The list of
the latter is quite d bit longer and
illustrates anew the difficulty a poll
tician has of making good after once
he has been defeated or has "retired''
in the manner of the stage luminaries,
who are always expecting their
public" to demand that they return
to the impoverished drama.
Those who failed to come back in
the last election are in no way to be
confused with the lame ducks who
are just going back. They, too, in
their turn. will attempt to come back.
but fate is not always kind TO such
high endeavors.
Among the come backs one can dis
tinguish the volatile Cole Blease of
South Carolina, who Is likely to make
things hum on the Hill In color and
language that will put Hell and
Maria" Dawes to blush for his sheer
Incompetence Of expression. Then
there Is Gen. r. Coleman du Pont of
the Wilmington du Points. who make
powder IN war times and sell sheilac
and other commodities in the piping
days Of peace. The general doesn't
make an awful splash In Congress.
He Is q sort OF silent member Of the
Senate. He went out silently some
two years ago, and now he will slip
back with a sort OF Annette Keller
man dive that will leave scarce a
ripple on the surface OF the placid
senatorial waters.
Gen. du Pont has the unique idea
that Senator should be seen and
not heard.
Former Gov. Charles s Deneen OF
Illinois IS another come back In poll
-; -
executive OF Illinois he was said TO
be through" Our old friend Medill
Mccormick. sometimes called Med
die" wishes that had been so. for
Deneen came out Of his retirement last
Spring and knocked Mr.. Mccormick
CT the reaper McCormicks for a whole
row Of haymakers in the Republican
primaries. After that all doubt OF
his ability to come back was gone.
He made the rest of the journey in
comparative safety.
PA" Ferguson, the husband OF Ma
Ferguson, feels that he, too. has come
back, more or less vicariously, of
course, but nevertheless back. For
II he couldn't be governor again after
his somewhat sensational impeach-
ment II is nice to feel that the Mrs.
got the got the job and "Pa" can
dwell in the governors mansion
again and subsist, II he chooses, upon
the gubernatorial pay and allowances.
There was time in Pas life
when he probably didn't favor equal
suffrage or the right OF a woman to
hold high public Office. but he has
| learned in his salad days that 1t
Is an Ill wind indeed that blows no
good.
There isn't such an awful lot TO
be said about those who failed to
come back. Former Gov. Jack
Walton of Oklah ona, impeached as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

In the retorts and crucibles of the
chemists. This is not an extraerdi-
nary phenomenon, for the diamond is
not in itself an element, being sim.
ply one Of the many forms OF car.
bon, given its characteristics by hard.
ness and brilliance by its peculiar
crystalline formation. 1t is the prod.
uct OF enormous pressure and heat.
The laboratory can yield these crys-
tails, given the apparatus, but they
are too small to be Of any commercial
value and cost more than the stones
that como from the earth.
Just SO the manufactured gold Is
likely to remain, at least for a long
period, as a laboratory stunt" with.
out any commercial value, and hence
no effect upon the monetary standards
Of the world. Whether the future may
bring about developments In the
cheapenins Of the process is one of
those questions no man can now an.
swer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16
Obsolete Biographies.

In another part of The Star today
Is printed a large modern map OF Eu.
rope, the Europe of today. This is not
an extraordinary feature in itself.
There is no particular occasion for its
publication In the news developments.
No fresh war has broken out over
there. No International complication
has arisen to give point to the present
range Of national boundaries. This
map The Star offers, however, as q
contribution to the equipment Of the
public schools. Therein lies its ex.
traordinary character.
Recently attention was called by
the late Alexander T. Stuart, for
many years an official of the public
schools and at one period the super.
intendent, to the fact that owing to
the lack of appropriations some 10000
obsolete geogra plies were in use. The
children have been studying these
geogra phies ever since the war ended
six years ago. Yet as a result of the
war the map of Europe has changed
greatly. Boundaries have been shift.
cd, national territories have been re.
duced and enlarged. new states have
been created. Tho map OF Europe, in
fact, has been changed until the car.
Biography of 1914 Is a false representa-
ton.
The Star publishes this map for the
practical purpose Of putting into the
hands of the school children who. by
FASTING it upon cards. may use it In
their Classrooms for reference and
study. 1t trusts at the same time that
this eXpedient will arouse attention
TO secure from Congress at the com.
ing session an allowance Of funds
adequate to put modern, correct
seogra phies in the public schools of
the District
This matter Of the obsolete maps is
only a symptom OF the inadequacy
OF the financial provisions made for
tho maintenance and growth Of the
Districts public school system. Mr.
Stuart rendered n valuable service
In addition to his contributions OF
many years TO the school advance.
ment, when he thus called attention
70 the glarinS fault Of text book equip.
ment. Other items OF even greater i'm.
2ortanco than text books. however,
demand attention and correction.
More buildings are required. more
teachers are needed; in fact, more OF
virtually everything is necessary to
bring the public school system of the
District up to the point of the conf
munity's needs.
Tho hope is that at the next session
tho District will be treated, not merely
with generosity, but with bUsinesslike
consideration for its requirements in
respect to the schools as in other mat
tors. Thcso obsolete gcogra phies, to
supplement which The Star prints to-
day its map Of Europe. should prove
an effective argument to that end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16
BY THOMAS n. MARSHALL,

BY THOMAS n. MARSHALL,
Former Vice President Of the United
- States. ......-
The budget is all right so long as
1t does not. bulge, But there can be
no assurance against It's budging so
long as the Congress continues to
have unlimited power IN the matter
of appropriations. In this respect
the budget lacks permanent stability,
albeit 1t probably will remain put
so long as the executive and legis-
lative branches OF the Government
particularly the legislative branch,
feel that the people are satisfied with
Its workings.
Economy in public expenditures de-
serves all the laudation 1t receives,
and 1t Is a good thing to keep the
people informed of savings that are
made through a strict compliance
with the estimates of a rigid budget.
but this Ia not a cure for the real
evil of over government. to which
may be charged our excessive expen-
ditures of today. The evil Is too deep
rooted to be disturbed by a mere
scratching OF the surface.
n X
Much of the real estate of America
today Is being SO taxed by sta.e and
nation that the profits from 1t are
pcfHS dUoOEDeu ny the TAXES on L.
II public expenditures shall continue
to increase. thereby making noces-
sary still increased taxation. we may
expect at no remote day in the fu-
ture the absorption Of all income
from real estate, particularly from
farm land. When this comes true.
well then may be asked--who owns
the farms OF America? Not where
the legal titles 20 the land rest, l
hasten to point out. for public records
Will continue to disclose individual
ownership. but who in actually is
the owner " not the Government?
I may call my farm worth 800 an
acre. 1t may be assessed for taxation
at that rate. I may walk over IL.
declare myself TO be the owner of
IL; show It with pride and cndeavor
to sell IL, but II in one way or an
other the Government takes from me
all that my farm yields in income.
1t belongs to the Government In every
essential particular.
\ X 4
Yet the basis of American life rests
| upon the right to hold and possess
private property, and such is the pre-
ponderance OF the people who do have
title to the real estate OF the country
that no one need hope by direct at
tack upon the right of private owner
ship to overthrow 1t and to socialize
the industries and property of the
United States. But indirect attacks
upon principles are more formida BILE
than frontal attacks. That which
would be repudiated by the American
people II directly presented TO them
may be made to appear acceptable
unless serious thought Is given to
taxation.
Appropriations are, OF course, the
basis OF the subject. Taxes Increase
as Government lordship increases
High taxes are chiefly tho result of
too much Government. Commits
sions, boards. departments Of Govern.
ment, governmental interference with
private business. supervision of i'll
dustry. experimentation cost money;
all require appropriations; all bring
| increased taxes
X 4 x X
Back OF the budget system, whether
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

The breeding of foxes is very well
understood, and of all the animals
raised for fur the fox has SO far
most generously repaid the breeders
Almost 60 years ago Canadians had
the idea of breeding silver foxes. The
silver ioh, which was then SO much
sought and so valuable. was a color
phase of the red fox, a black animal
with silver hair intermixed and with
a white tip to the tail. About 1887
successful results were reported
Some breeders succeeded in produc.
Ing silver foxes by mating red with
silver. Other men started with q
pair OF silver foxes. The main trou.
bic experienced by the pioneers In
the business was that the habits OF
the wild foxes were unknown. In
many cases fine, valuable young sill
Fer pups were ruthlessly killed BY
old foxes. through the ignorance OF
the men who handled them
Once the breeding problems wore
solved. fox farming became a wildly
speculative business. Breeding stock
sold as high as $4,000 a pair. and
farmers were more Interested in
raising foxes TO sell to other breed.
ers than in the business of supplyinr
the fur market with pelts
Fox Farming Stabilized.
Gradually fox farming became sta
Bile and now 1t is being carried on
profitably by more than 500 indi.
Viduals In the United States. The
SILVER FOX is the most popular with
the farmers because 1t brings q high.
er price than the commoner red and
Cross 1okes. But the day Of extrava.
CANT prices for silver pelts is over
80
rather than thousands, OF dollars ir
the market -
The Government has specialized ir
fox farming at its experimental farm
and 1t has developed practical meth.
DDS OF ranch planning, feeding, sani-
tation. treatment of diseases anr
general management, all OF which are
described In Government publica
tons.
Other animals have been expert.
mented with, less extensively. Minks
which were probably the first wild
fur- bearing animals to be CONNER.
cially farmed in this country, an6
also skunks, martens, fishers, musk.
rats ana raccoons have been bred b,
tho Government with VARYING de.
grees of practical success.
In the case of some of these small
animals such as the muskrat, skunk
and raccoon, 1t is quite possible te
raise stock in close captivity, bu,
the market conditions are such tina,
raising them in pens does not pa,
very we'll. fN'
Fur farming will probably attra CT
an increasing number of specialist
farmers as Government experts and
other Investigators learn more abou,
practical methods In this new bust.
ness. Farming is a more expensive
method OF producing fur than tran.
ping and SO 1t will probably news,
replace trapping entirely, not, at an,
rate' II tho States protect their NAT.
ural supply Of fur-bearers.
r. G: Ashbrook. head of the Gov.
eIhinent 1ur division, makes the point
that the Government might Vel
adopt the policy of restocking de-,
pleted lands with suitable fur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

chief executive. tried personal come
back instead Of vicarlous ono and
got sent back to the study hall sof
politics for few more years of irc
lection upon the vsnities OF lifeW
Former Senator William Z. Chill
ton Of West Virginia thought TO ride
in on the Davis ground swell in the
old home State, but the ground failed
to swell. 1t didn't even pucker, and
Mr.. Chiffon is LETT to gaze upon the
mountains and the coal mines instead
Of the glazed asphalt and the mag
nificent distances of tho National
Capital.
Little ct. r." tried a come back. or
at least a step forward, in his native
Empire State, but just as his election
special was running It's prettiest
down the Hudson River, with whistle
blowing and hitting On all six, the
Al Smith super heterodyne special
started from the Battery in New
York City and somewhere above the
collision which left the young colonel
tuned out. distorted and no longer
able to register on the loud speaker.
The static, too. was something ter
rible. The colonel has the Solace OF
cxeuberant youth, however, and he
knQWe I can't run for governor per
pe~ua4ry. He has only done 1t four
times SO far. Little 1T. r think
there arc other good days for com
| ing back.
One hardly knows how TO classify
William Allen White. who ran dis
| tineuished third in a field OF thrca
candidates for governor in the fair
State of Kansas. But either ne didn
come back or he didn't arrive. u
| any event it is difiiCuif - thed tears
over such cheerful roccr. ono sor
N
gain. and again and again.
! Harry L. Davis. Ohios governor o.
two years ago, tried to come tac'z
/ this year. but despite the CoolidCe
| 500, 600 IN the Buckeye State, Darts
was swamped.
| Then. alas. there was James Lucrv
OF Northampton, Mas. Luccy. thr
friend Of Cal and cobbler philoso
pher Jim thought. by heck. that Il"
| would run along with Cal this tlrrr
and go to the legislator. Cal seemed
to run all right In Northampton, hu'
something was handed 70 Jim. l.
was bad enough for a friend OF tn
President TO be beaten, hut 10 :"
down before a man named o'Shca
OH my countrrmcn
William N. Butler. ncw Senate
from Masa chusetts, is said 10 Nc Ut
lloquacious as his most intimate friend
| in the White House. despite the far'
| that the publicity squad a. Re publ
can headquarters during the can
! paign had the national chairman is
! suing statements every half hour o.
| so. Virtually all or the statements
were canned. Mr.. Butler would lool
them over and nod. That is expectod
! to be his role in the Senate. to listcr.
! and occasionally agree. II he Is to
! be the administration spokesman .,i
the Capitol, the administration Wi
l have little or nothing to gay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16
Making Gold.

American scientists will endeavor to
make gold. Such is the announce
ment that comes from the editor of
the Scientific American, explaining
that arrangements have been effected
TO test out the gold-pr oducing method
of q German chemist who recently
stumbled, as 1t were, upon a synthesis
Of the precious metal. The prelin1-
inaries for the work have been under
way in the New York University for
some weeks and soon the actual test
will be made.
The discovery in Germany was &C.
Cidental. Prof. Adolf Miethe was ex.
perimenting in the effect Of violet cleo
tric rays upon quicksilver vapor. and
after 200 hours of exposure he found
his quartz lamp clogged. Examining
it, he discovered the presence Of a
black film inside. This was scraped
away and subjected to chemical analy-
sis, which proved the presence Of pure
gold. The procedure was repeated I'M
der varying tests and the same results
were had. This, in brief. was the great
discovery which caused much excite.
nent in Germany at the time and
great CONSERVATION among economists.
Whether it is possible to make
sold" by electrolysis out of mercury
on a scale and at cost to affect the
basic value Of the metal Of monetary
standard is yet to DO determined. At
present. accepting the German expert.
nents as valid. 1t is merely a labora.
tory effect, without any significance
beyond the scientific import of the ap.
parent creation Of a substance hith.
erto regarded as elemental. 1t is. as
It stands, the "transmutation Of met.
ais" Of the alchemists of old. But 1t
long way from manufacture, and
there is no reason for the govern.
olents Of the world to worry over the
possible collapse Of the standard of
values. In all probability an ounce Of
gold made by the Miethe process
would cost many times the mint price
Of an ounce Of native gold.
Diamonds have been manufactured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16
The Country Doctor.

The town Of Schroon IN Es..x
Couaty mas decided that the only
way to Keep q doctor In the COM
muntty 10 to pay him to stay There.
so 1t has voted to raise by taxation
tho sum Of $500 yearly to be paid
TO the resident doctor as long as he
remains IN the town and in active
practice.
The country doctor has always had
a hard row to hoe. His practice is
necessarily small and general He
must work hard through all seasons
OF the year and be subject to call
at any time OF day or night to min
lister to the sick, often many miles
away. Heaven may be the reward Of
such service. but most OF the coun-
try practitioners probably will wish
70 claim q nnoiety on earth.-Bunaio
Evening News
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

the matter Of grain. The construc-
tlon Of three large and eligibly stu
ated elevators in Baltimore was the
first formal and serious demand from
that quarter on the Empire City for
division of the grain trade.
But 1t Is not alone in Baltimore
that New York has reason TO fear a
dangerous rival in the shipping trade.
Philadelphia has long done a very
large business in the expectation of
petroleum. Not satisfied with this,
she, too. supplied herself with grain
elevators OF very considerable ca
pacity sometime ago, and ever since
the American line Of steamers com
msnced running from that port they
have had al the freights they were
able to carry, and ofteatimes nes.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

Students OF English affairs show a
disposition TO introduce the terms
liberal" and conservative" in defin.
ing political line-ups over here. 1t is
not likely that the families who have
for generations been consistently vot-
ing the Democratic or Republican
tickets will take kindly to the innova-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

Assurances are freely offered Mr.
Davis that some Of the most useful
and highly esteemed statesmen may
be defeated for the United States
presidency. A comparatively recent
example Of this fact Is provided by
the career of Secretary Of State
Hughes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

In considering tax reduction Presi.
dent Coolidge favors getting his data
in hand to see how much reduction
can be made. To reduce revenues
from one source only to create the
requirement OF increased income from
another would present more complica.
tons than an already overwhelmed
Congress should be called upon to
solve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

The old ronances have dealt freely
and pleasantly with youthful lovers
who def1ed opinion and married on
impulse. The story. charming enough
In the hands Of expert poets, loses
much Of its tender appeal when pre-
scented in the first-page news and the
society columns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDEE JOHNSON.

White Collar Man.
do not smear my hands with CRIME
Where engines make row,
Or draw high pay for overtime,
Because don't know how.
Should I put plaster on a wall
Or lay a load OF brick,
The chances are that both would fall
And every one would kick.
A water pipe could not mend
Or fix electric lights.
No one for me would condescend
To ring the phone O. nights.
And while economy I use
To make a modest show,
Silk shirts and patent leather shoes
To other folks must go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

The policy OF "votes for women" is
Endorsed by Mussolini. This country
has told the world that the feminine
ballot in no wise interferes with an
orderly and highly discriminating
electoral system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

Ono Of the effects Of the political
disturbances in Russia has been to
take down the Keep Out" notices
and put up tho sign, "Welcome
Stranger
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Tho Ficklo Public.

Tho Ficklo Public.
Ibid you succeed in bringing out
any information"
Its easy to bring out informa-
tion." answered Senator Sorghum.
1.-THE hard part Of an investigation is
to keep the public Interested"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

One of the "favorite indoor sports"
Of Americans so years ago was PLAN
=, ming and dreaming
Rivaling Of successful rivalry
VI. OF New York City's
NC" Ao9h' coM~.rcial suprem-
acy, City after city soaght to wrest
it's trade from the metropolis, but
while they gained In trade volum Q
New York continued to gain increas-
ingly. In The Star OF November II,
1874, is the following discussion of
the matter:
while New York will in all human
probability continue to be the finan-
cial and commercial center of the
country. II Is quite clear that she
will at no distant day be compelled
to give UP q large part OF her carry.
ing and shipping trade. Especially
must this prove to be the case with
regard to the heavier staple freiShts,
such - grain, heur, meats, pstro.
leum, etc, and more particularly in