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Evening star., 1925-12-01
CHURCHES PEACE
CONFERENCE OPENS
Coolidge Urges United Work
Toward World Harmony
in Letter to Meeting.

Inspired by message of encourage
ment from President Coolidge, the
National Study Conference on the
Churches and World Peace convened
at the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church today with one object para
mount-formulation of plans for an
educational campaign through the
churches in behalf of world peace.
One hundred and fifty delegates from
80 Christian communions, represent
ing virtually every school of thought
on the vital questions of peace and
war, have registered for the sessions,
which will continue through Thurs
day. While not represented officially,
the Roman Catholic Church has sew
eral delegates at the conference.
Bishop William +. Mcdowell formal
ly opened the conference with a dec
laration that the churches purpose a
campaign for peace with the same
enthusiasm with which they have
gone into battles at the call Of gov
ernmentS in the past" He also read
a letter from the President ronveying
expressions of his qualification that
the churches ''are giving themselves
to this sober study Of these vital
themes"
Coolidge Urges Harmony.
"Of course. no group alone can
solve the whole problem of world
peace" said Mr.. Coolidge in his let
Ter. which was addressed TO Bishop
Mcdowell. who was elected chairman
of the conference. "ft cannot be
solved without the active participa-
ton Of the churches. But 1t cannot
be solved by them alone. All lovers
of and believers in the better order
must work each in his own field and
way to secure the desired end. All
these forces must work tremendously
and earnestly together.
The churches are among the ~'1St
potent agencies upon which we ! ,st
depend. They have a place all their
own in the making of that mental
and spiritual attitude within the ma
tiOnS and between the nations in
which governments can go forward to
+ a world of law and order. peace and
reason. We shall not find this an
easv task. and il will require the co.
| opera ton OF schools and courts. press
and homes. governments and churches
TO bring about the great result"
! Mr.. Coolidge also amplified his
/ views on the question by citing his
! declarations in a recent address that
| we cannot place our main reliance
| upon material forces" and that w,
! must mobilize the conscience Of ma n
/ kind. The President expresses re
! gret that the pressure OF public bust
/ ness prevented his acceptance Of al
! invitation to address the conference
and invited the delegates TO the Whit,
/ House Plans have been made I,
meet the President tomorrow after
noon ut 1890 o'clock
| I'VE do not deiude ourselves will
| the idea that wars will cease In con
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Colonial Wars Society.

The thirty-third annual meeting OF
the Society of Colonial Wars will be
held, O'Clock. at the Willard Hotel.
The society, of which George Tully
Vaughan is governor, announces that
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Bishop Mcdowell, in his opening
speech. But we do not delude our
selves either with the idea that wars
are going to he made TO cease without
the influence of the churches in the
world.
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owing TO the death of Dowager Queen
Alexandra. the British AmbassadoF
will not attend and the society is IN.
able to announce a speaker in ad
vance. The banquet will be followed
by election of officers. gentlemen Of
the council. and members of commit
tees
Evening star., 1925-12-01
Mexico to Sign Border Pact.

MEXICO CITY, December ] P).-
Foreign Secretary Saenz has instruct
ed Manuel Teller, Mexican Ambassa-
dor in Washington. to sign the con.
vention negotiated at FL Paso for re-
striction OF liquor and drug smuggling
over the border. and also the conven-
ton for eXtradition of criminals.
Evening star., 1925-12-01
\aw President Speaks.

: Mr.. Kuhn, in his inaugural address.
1 laid stress upon the point that IL was
To ha a, civic organization and not po-
litical. Reports that it was to be the
latter had been spread throughout the
county, he said but he reminded tnen
that it was formed of both Republic
ans and Democrats, nurtured by
members of these two parties, ac-
claimed by Socialists and indorsed by
prohibitfonists. Under such circum-
stances, what kind of a political zebra
could this organization be-" he asked.
when IL ceased to be civic organl-
5zation. he told them, they would nave
tto elect a new president.
He said that it was proposed to
hold meetings In various sections of
the county. and suggested that the
next meeting would be held In Ia
koma Park, at which time the per-
sonnel of the standing committees
would be named. and he reminded
the delegates that when appointed to
committees they would have to work
and investigate every problem that
was referred to them. so that when
the organization acted the authori-
ties would know that the decision was
the result of we'll considered delibera-
ton. With that attitude, he said. the
federation would become a power in
the development of greater and
more livable Montgomery County.
Col w. A. Kroll of Takoma Park
extended a formal invitation TO the
federation to hold its next meeting
in that suburb.
Delegates Are Listed.
The organizations with their dele
gates and alternates admitted last
night follow:
Silver Spring Citizens Association
Fred l.. Lutes. Maj l.. Brooke Lee
and John J. Dolan.
Silver Spring Chamber of Com
merce-L. NJ. Christie, John NJ. Faul-
coner and j. Donald Clagett.
Takoma Park-Col. William A.
Evening star., 1925-12-01
Former Counsel Quit Scopes Case.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, December !
HN.-The Knoxville Journal says that
Clarence Dnrrow, Dudley Field Ma.
lone and Garfield Hays will not argue
the famous Scopes evolution case be.
fore the Tennessee supreme Court.
Evening star., 1925-12-01
Study Prior Question.


world.
Study Prior Question.
The major portion of the initial ses-
sion WAS taken up with organization
and adoption Of n program of proce-
dure. The conference. however found
time to begin consideration OF the
prior question" of a syllabus OF
topics. problems and suggestions.
The ''prior question" outlined
seven different conceptions as to the
relation OF the church to the subject
of world peace. ranging from the
pacifist to the extremist point OF view.
The opening remarks Of the delegates
portend a warm debate Whe2 the con
ference gets into a discussion OF the
ma jor topics proposed by the sylla-
bus-"The Christian Ideals and Atti-
tude" and What the Churches Ought
to Do
A move to commit the delegates
through a "non-committaf' or "unoffi-
cial" vote as to which of the various
conceptions OF promoting world peace
| they favored was checked Immediately
after Bishop Mcdowell had read each
| one to the conference. Although a
motion had been adopted 10 follow TINS
procedure, ii was reconSldereu ana
subsequently defeated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-17
The Result of Discipline.

Discipline of the character adopted in treat
ment of the members Of congress who, elect
ed as republicans, turned against that party
may be depended upon as producing whole
some result in future political activity. That
result will be not the control of an individ-
uals conduct or party afiliation or attitude
on public questions but his identification in
true light and his accurate placement in
the organization to which he belongs. Here
after, if this policy be permanently establish
ed, members Of congress and others holding
elective office will be known for what they
are.
Such result of identification need not
cause trouble for honest men, There is de-
mand today for public officials who are will
ing to announce themselves as definite and
specific in their political convictions. That is
the only kind of man that is entitled to the
support of the electorate. False pretenses i'll
politics is as reprehensible as in any other
human activity. Let the politician declare
himself, and let honor go with him who
chooses his colors and stands by them. Out
with the opportunst who attempts to capital
ze passing public sentiment and to retain for
election purposes afiliation with political
party against which he has turned.
Last summer when the radical element took
the field it could have done SO with credit to
itself Neither the democratic nor the repub-
lican party holds the other in contempt be-
cause OF its opposition That is because each
recognizes that the other is willing to win or
lose on the principles it has adopted. If the
radicals had cut loose entirely from the re-
publican party asking nothing and expecting
nothing from that organization, they would
have won respect though losing political pre-
ferment Let it be hoped that precedent
has been established and that it never will be
abandoned
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-17
Teaching Responsibility.

School savings bank balances increased
from $l1807,000 to $20,435O0O during the
year ending June &c. says an American Bank
ers' Association report. The number OF saw
ings bank pupils increased 328,475, or almost
II per cent. In one group of 400 districts the
total number of pupils increased per cent;
pupil bank participation 8 per cent; collec-
tons % per cent and bank balances A per
cent With the growing sense of response
bility school honor rolls have grown from
less than 80 per cent to more than 80 per
cent
Many an irresponsible man has been cured
by giving him something to do. Many a
''bad" boy, many a rebellious girl can be
started on the safe road by the responsibility
of bank account No child was ever helped
by being robbed of the privilege OF property;
the two dangerous extremes of society are
the submerged few who have been so robbed,
and the exotic few who have so much that
things have no intrinsic meaning or value.
This school bank account idea beats all the
languages, dead or alive, for developing
character and social stamina. Let's have more
of it; not for the riches themselves-We'r re
rich enough, as a nation-but for what it will
do in teaching responsibility.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-17
Sweet Potato Marketing System.
From the Athens Banner-Herald.

Georgia is behind the times in marketing
one of its chief products-sweet potatoes. In
an adjoining county, Oglethorpe, there was
grown last year several thousand bushels of
as fine yams as could be found. The produc-
ers could not find market for their potatoes
in this state and were forced to sell them to
the South Carolina marketing board These
potatoes were shipped and labeled as products
OF South Carolina. While the price paid for
the potatoes was fair and liberal yet how
much better would it be if our people would
organize a marketing bureau and distribute
the production of this state through their
own offices.
There was a shortage of over 100000
bushels OF sweet potatoes last year, and be-
fore the new crop comes in the price OF sweet
potatoes should be higher than at any other
time in recent years.
1t is estimated that sweet potatoes at a
dollar bushel are far more profitable than
cotton is at thirty cents the pound. 1t would
not be wise policy on the part of the farmer
to cultivate his entire acreage in potatoes,
but he should plant in keeping with the de-
mand and join with others in establishing
curing houses and marketing systems which
would cause the potato crop to be paying
proposition.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-17
Artists of the Farm.
From the New York Times.

A we'll known economist and philosopher
said in recent address that the farmer VINO
developed through seed selection and lntelll-
gent cultivation a perfect ear OF corn deserved
to be ranked with the artist who evoked the
Venus de Milo from a block OF marble. He
doubtless has given even higher rank to
the patient partner of the Creator in making
a perfect apple or peach than to the Greek
artist who made painting OF fruit so htellke
that the birds came to peck at it. At any
rate, it is toward such artistic perfection in
the production Of the things most essential
to life that the young farmers are increasing
ly turning their efforts
Out in Iowa there is reported widespread
interest in seed corn contests" meat dem
onstrations," cucumber schools, potato
pools, butter fat bonuses. Charles kirkpatrick
won a gold medal over 12l contestants for
variety OF ears of corn producing the great
est yield. He had spent II years in the cul-
tivation of this particular variety All through
the winter the corn tester" was kept gong,
giving every ear a termination test with
a modified rag doll" The result of giving
the we'll bred and tested seed chance to
grow in good soil was that the corn yields in
the II years increased 81 per cent There was
also a Sweepstakes" award for the best sim
gle ear-the Venus de Milo OF all the ears
grown by these sculptors OF the fields.
Besides these prizes for agricultural art
there were awards for high school boys who
know how to tell the best grain, who know
how to Gull the poor from the good live
stock, who know best how to cut up meat,
etc Such contests suggest a new art that is
developing in the middle west-and not alone
there-availing of all that the physical sci
ences have to contribute, but still putting
something of the equality of art into the per-
fected creation. Farming is coming to be
looked upon as a scientific occupation; in its
highest expression it may also be considered
as of the nature of an art.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-17
Hurtful Policy.
From the Pearson Tribune.

The newspapers the country over have
become aroused relative to the heavy and IN
creasng burden OF taxation being heaped up
on the people, and are making suggestions
how to put an end to it.
The Dawson News says: The way to cut
taxes is to abolish fads. The way to abolish
fads, plainly speaking, is for the people to
stop grumbling about the things that be, and
get to work and do for themselves the things
they now expect the state to do"
The Triton Gazette adds this comment:
I'VE have adopted the policy OF looking to
the state and national government for the
correction of all our evils, and have built
up a system of bureaus and departments,
each with large force of employees and big
paw rolls We would be ust as well oft with
out them and in addition could save the cost.
We have departments or commissions to reg
ulate this and that, but the big corporations
continue to get what they want Just the
same If we are going to have to pay any
way, why bother with the expense OF run
ming these departments?
The Tribune has discussed this phase OF
government policy on several occasions. The
people can never hope to get relief until con-
gress and the state legislatures quit enacting
penal statutes requiring a horde OF ottcers
agents and what not to enforce them. he
constabulary of this country has grown to
be a good size standing army. 1t is getting
to be a tremendous political machine with
the main purpose in view OF perpetrating
partisan power.
And, again, as The Dawson News sug-
gests, the people should demand of their ser
wants that they quit spending money lavish
ly upon this and that fad, under the .gulse
OF furnishing labor to the unemployed and
then pay big salaries to overseers to keeG
the unemployed at labor.
1t is time for the people to be looking al
ter their liberty-they are drifting into Z
serfdom in comparison with which European
governments can be said not to be much in
ferior.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-17
RUDE RURAL RHYMES
John PREACHER.

l offer here some Sunday features for
woud-be Talmages and Beechers. From jan
uary to December the tongues most unruly
member. Some good old scout who fought
the devil prayed God to keep his mouth from
evil God give to me serenity, in speech a
mild urbanity, my lips restrain that | refrain
from needlessly inficting pain. Mean, bitter
words that prick like pins are not the least OF
human sins Johnny Preacher get your gun,
while other sins you're bagging, and shoot
a round or two of shot against the sin OF
nagging. | reprobate promiscous fussing and
also plain and fancy cussing 1 do not think
your soul is lost because you put damn
across. The angels likely have to grin the
way some fellows bring them in, but calling
on the Lord in vain gives decent people grief
and pain Johnny Preacher get your gun and
oil its every bearing, then turn the good old
blunderbus against the sin OF swearing. y
darn the man whose lies and sneers keep all
the neighbors on their ears, who gathers hui
man fifth and spittle to make OF it tattle-tittle
Johnny Preacher get your gun, load OF
buckshot hand 'er then pour some pellets IN
the pants Of him who utters Islander.
BOB ADAMS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-17
New Laws Proposed.

A statistcian made the observation few
DAYS ago that 10000 new laws had been urg-
ed upon the various legislatures now in ses-
sion. This was astonishing and sensational
but the statistician hurried with the comfort
ing assurance that not more than 1000 or so
would be written upon the statute books OF
the various states. So there is, after all, a
modicum OF relief to be had in the reflection
that all the fool laws proposed do not go
through.
Iawmaking seems to go on forever with
no apprecable diminution OF a desire on the
part OF legislators to exercise the creative
faculty. One might consider that if this coun-
try had been suddenly developed from the
forest prmeval into what it now is if it had
not a single law on which to depend for con-
troll. regulation and government, the enact
ment Of 10000 laws ought to be enough to
guarantee that organized society might live
in security, peace and justice. Still at this
time after a century and half Of lawmak-
ing by many generations OF legislators, the
process of turning out new and different
laws goes on as though the happiness OF the
country depended upon capacity production
of statutes
The public attention is called from time to
time to the increase in crime and its most
encouraging accompaniment which is back of
law enforcement. Is it any wonder at all
that many laws are violated when there are
so many? Is it puzzling why the courts
should be unable to enforce the law when al
WAYS there are new statutes being set up
year after year by legislature after legisla-
ture? 1t would be much more amazing II
the multitude of laws were enforced in &C
cordance with the spirit OF the statutes. The
country has too many laws now One OF the
best things any lawmaking body can do
when it convenes is to confne itself to leg
islation that is mandatory and then quit.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-17
Cutting Down Use of Fertilizers.
From the Triton Gazette.

Indications are that the consumption of
fertilizers in this section the present year
is going to be considerably less than has been
used in any year recently.
There are two, reasons for this. The fertil-
izer manufacturers have been hard hit in re-
cent years and have become very careful as
to whom they sell and want the money when
the fertilizer is Delivered which is going to
keep a good many farmers from using COM
mercial fertilizers Another reason is that the
price has been advanced about one-third by
most of the manufacturers, and the farmers
are Justly kicking against the heavy advance,
and many who are able to buy will reduce
their consumption because OF the advance. No
one can blame the fertilizer folks for being
careful about extending credit. They have
been hard hit in the past and have cause to
be cautious. 1t is really to the farmers ad-
vantage to have to pay cash when he buys,
as he saves about one-third on the cost OF
fertilizer by paying cash. Every person who
has fertilizer to buy is kicking against the
advance in price, however, as it amounts to
about one-third over the cash price OF last
wear. One comparatively small farmer says
the advance in price will cost him around
5000 on his fertilizer bill and he will have to
paw cash to get it. That's where the rub
comes The farmer not only has to put up
the cash. but he has to put up about one-thlrd
more cash to get the fertilizer.
Using less fertilizer there will be less ex-
pense to making the years crop, which is one
advantage Those farmers who are able to
raise the money are going ahead and making
arrangements to buy what they need tor the
wear. but the consumption is going to be
greatly reduced and it is expected that as a
result the Yields also will be reduced this
wear.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-17
Doing Her Own Work.
rom the Montgomery Advertiser.

Miss Abby Rockefeller who is the grand
daughter of John D. Rockefeller and poten-
tally the richest heiress in the world, will
do her own housework after her marriage to
David Milton, a poor young lawyer. They
will have no car in which to take a honey
moon, unless some member of the two fami-
lies shall loan them one, but they hope with
her doing the homework that they will be
able to save enough to buy a car.
This mode of life is in keeping with the
tradition established by the muti-mionare,
John d. Rockefeller, who studiously thought
out a way to prevent his descendants from
suddenly inheriting wealth, as he said that he
had learned from observation that it was dan
gerouS and often disastrous for young people
to come into money suddenly. Rockefeller is
an effective co-laborer with President Cool
idge in teaching economy. There ought to
be some comfort to many young brides the
country over who are forced by circumstances
to do their own work, in the thought that
the richest young bride of her generation is
also following such rule OF rigid economy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-17
No Worry Over This.

With the announcement OF the engagement
OF Miss Abby Rockefeller to David Merri-
wether Milton, Of New York, comes word
from the bride-elect's father that vast amounts
of money will not be hers to spend. John D..
Rockefeller, jr, does not believe in unwise
benefactions to his children just because he
happens to be one of the worlds richest men.
Wherefore Miss Abby when she marries will
keep house in modest apartment with one
servant and will do part of the homework
herself
The American public, usually wise one,
will not worry over the prospect OF love IN
little apartment for an heiress of the Rookie
Teller millions 1t will not even be sympa-
thetic as the young bride undertakes to make
both ends meet on the stipend her struggling
young lawyer husband receives from the
firm that employs him. 1t will not worry
about how these young folks are to manage
after their marriage, for it knows, that wise
old public what a lark Miss Abby and David
are going to have pretending to live within a
meagre income.
There have been others just like Miss Abby
who apparently were disinherited by severe
parents with the pious notion that too much
money is a dangerous thing. Every time,
however, it all came out in the wash and the
children of the rich did not starve, neither
did they freeze or grow old with the weather
beating on their devoted heads. Love IN a
cottage, or in two-by-four apartment, IS
not at all difficult when the occupants thereof
know that dads rich and that he can be APP
preached incidentally, Mr. Rockefeller, jr,
cannot possibly be as hard-hearted as he has
tried to appear Surely he will help the SON
in-law and the daughter if they need it, just
like John D. sr. helped him. If memory tail
eth not, young Mr.. Rockefeller had his for
tune bestowed upon him. Miss Abby may
go ahead and get married, rehecting-if it
be not too antiquated a phrase-that she
should worry"