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Evening star., 1925-05-25
Ford Reopens the Debate
On Fate OF Idle Vessels

observes that IF national defense
needs had called for carriers suddenly
some might have been invaluable"
The Reading Tribune doubts that
Mr. Ford will scrap the ships. He is
too good on organiza tion,'' states the
Tribune, ''to pass up an opportunity
to stay on the seas if the remotest
chance exists for making the business
profitable. And the service which he
may install will be what America needs
to keep near the leaders of the ship
ping industry"
!: = = x
at would be a good thing for the
Nation if Ford having bought 400 ves-
sells, operated them under the Ameri
can flag" continues the New Orleans
Tribune. But if the American mer-
chant marine is TO lose these vessels
for Ford to scrap them is more
profitable and useful end than for
them to rust at their anchors chains.
The Syracuse Herald believes that
with Mr.. Ford engaged in shipping
there would be a formidable force in
terested in establishing a real Ameri
can merchant marine" On the other
hand, the Yakima Republic holds that
the vessels are absolutely worthless
now for any purpose but that which
Mr.. Ford has in mind" The Govern
ment may write off the three and a
half billions invested in shipbuilding
and ship operation as one of the most
costly items of the war;" comments
the Anaconda Standard.
Opposing the deal, the Charleston
Mail remarks: IF there were possible
use for the vessels by the Government
within a few years hence, or if bust
ness in the meantime should so i'm
prove as TO create a demand for them
from private business, then the saving
of the vessels would be justified" T"
Evening star., 1925-05-25
The Merchant Marine Problem.

An analysis of the American mer-
chant marine and the problem con-
fronting American ship owners, pri-
vate and Government. made by Presi-
dent Leigh c. Palmer of the Fleet Cor
poration in an address before the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, without making any attempt
to gloss over the difficulties, suggests
the way to success.
The American merchant marine en-
gagged in overseas trade faces both
tangible and intangible adverse 'dif
ferentials." The former include the
greater cost Of operation through
higher wages, capital charges, etc
The latter embrace ineXperience, lack
of trade connections and the belief
that the service is of an emergency
OF temporary character.
With the absorption of the mer-
chant fleet now owned by the Gov
ernment into private ownership, in
the opinion of Mr.. Palmer, the in
tangible differentials should largely
disappear. The only means Of remov.
ing the tangible differentials, however,
lie in some form of Government aid
Mr.. Palmer is entirely correct when
he suggests that definite and i'm
portant steps should be undertaken
without further delay to handle the
shipping problem.
"A great fleet of ships does not
necessarily make a great merchant
marine" Mr.. Palmer said. But
great fleet of ships is certainly step
toward a merchant marine, and an
important one. Americans have such
a fleet. If they fail to work out a
plan whereby the fleet can be operated
advantageously, from the standpoint
of both American commerce and ma
tional defense, then an opportunity
will have been missed. 1t is time that
the Government fished or cut bait
The problem of the merchant marine
has been confronting it, particularly
the legislative branch, ever since the
slump in shipping occurred, not long
after thet close of the World War.
Today the ships flying the Ameri.
can flag in the overseas trade are 80
per cent Government owned. 1t is
in this trade that the real problem
exists. The coastwise trade is all
American, protected by law from for
Evening star., 1925-05-25
Facing the Facts.

Chairman William NJ. Butler of the
Republican National Committee is
one of those political managers who
when playing solitaire When he
discovers what appears to him to be
the facts in a political situation he
believes in facing them and grap-
pling with them as he finds them.
Chairman Butler is disposed at this
time to agree with the claims of Rep
resentative Oldfeld of Arkansas.
chairman of the Democratic congress
sional campaign committee and pos
sibly next chairman of its national
committee, that the Democrats have
substantial ground for hope of carry
ing the next House of Representa-
tives in the congressional elections
of 1926. and he admonishes the Re
publicans that they must be up and
doing if they expect to Illustrate the
Democratic hopes. Neither is he in
clined to minimize the danger OF a
possible imperilinS Of the Republican
majority IN the senate.
In a recent speech to the Union
League of Philadelphia, the most
rock-ribbed organization which the
Republicans have in the country, he
vigilance and action. Commenting
upon the phenomenal Republican vic.
tory Of 1924, he said: ITO make 1924
effective we must win in 1926. | have
no delusion that the victory will drop
into our hands: we must fight for it,
This political frankness is refreshing
1t is in contrast to the sometime at
titude of political managers In claim
ing everything in sight, thus foster
ing overconfidence which on election
day sometimes rises up and slaps the
overboastful in the face.
In this case Chairman Butler is not
regarded as admitting a condition of
despair existing among the Republic
ans. Political history of the past
has shown that it is not unusual for
a violent reaction to occur following
a sweeping victory by a political
party in the presidential election.
More than once the pendulum has
swung to the other extreme in the
succeeding congressional election.
Chairman Butler Is admitting the
possibility of such a result in 1926
and taking steps in time to prevent
it next year.
He expects the result of his ad-
monition to his party to be a stimu-
lation of party efforts all along the
line and the building up of strong
organization among Republicans to
hold what they gained in 1924, which,
from the Republican viewpoint, is
good party management.
Evening star., 1925-05-25
Praise for the Women's
Red Cross Motor Corps
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
The article in Sundays paper III
regard to the Walter Reed Hospital
boys was much appreciated, but
your reporter failed to give
credit to a little band of women
that | would like so much to see given
little, or rather a great deal. OF
praise for their unselfSh devotion To
the boys of Walter Reed and 81.
Elizabeth's. / refer to the motor
corps of the Red Cross. These won
-derful women not only give their
time, but their cars, without cost Ia
any one, and drive every week, almost
daily, to give aid and pleasure TO the
boys who have seen service, carryins;
the boys to keith's, taking Keith per
formers to Walter Reed in addition
to looking after carrying others to
watch over the families who need at
tention in the District.
AS former inmate of these insti-
tutions / wish to extend to these
women through your columns the
heartfelt thanks of the boys whose
lives they have done so much to
brighten, and all without one thought
OF benefit or gain to themselves, and
who have carried on this work eyer
since the war, and long since a great
many have forgotten that there are
a few of us@fof whom the war will
never be over.
WILLIAM GAGE.
Evening star., 1925-05-25

1t was Niscount French of Ypres.
first British, comma mander-in-chief in
France, whose name has just been
added to the recent remarka bic roll of
notable deaths in Europe. who brought
about the celebrated Kitchener shells
scandal" in 1915. Lord Northcliffe was
French's patriotic accomplice in ex.
posing it. For the first eight months
Of the campaign the British Army was
unable to cope with the enemy's artii-
lery because 1t lacked proper ammuni.
ton. The secret, though it was costing
terrific British losses, had been kept
from the country. Northcliffe was
making one of his periodical visits to
the western front. French told North
cliffe the brutal truth about the cause
OF the army's failures. He made it
plain that the war office. Of which Lord
Kitchener was the head. was RESPONSE.
BILE for the improper equipment of the
Kings troops. Northcliffe, with char
acteristic courage and impetuosity, de-
cidsd to tell Britain the facts. regard
less of consequences, and pillory the
national idol. Kitchener. by name.
Many Englishmen say it was the turn
ing point of the war. Lloyd George be-
came minister CT munitions, all Brit
ain was turned into an arsenal. and at
the; battle OF the SCmme the British
artillery outSunned and outshelled the
Germans al every stage.
I !: !: IL
Civil war in Minnesota, threatened
by strife between st. Paul and Min.
neapoliS over President Coolidge's im
pending visit to the Morse. American
centennial, has been averted by White
House tact. The President will live
and speak in st. Paul, but he will
take luncheon in Minneapolis. and,
perhaps, say few words to the deni-
zens OF Minnetonka's shores. Thus,
1t appears, the very untwinlike rela-
tions that exist between the Twin
Cities will not be aggravated by the
presidential sojourn.
X + y Y
Perhaps if Congress abolishes the
Federal Trade Commission to pIea se
Senator Borah, the $4,000 salaries
now paid its members will be avail.
able for the United States Tariff Com.
mission. That body draws, per mem.
ber, only 81 500 a year. as compared
to $4,000 for members of the Inter
state Commerce Commission and the
United States Shipping Board. 1t is
said that President Coolidge is finding
difficulty in obtaining the right kind
of men willing to serve on the Tariff
Commission at $500. Two vacancies
require to be filled, or soon will-that
of Mr.. Culbertson, appointed Ameri-
can Minister to Rumania, and of VIII.
liam Burgess of Pennsylvania, whose
retirement is imminent. An authority
alleges that an extra S12, 800 in salar.
les to six tariff commissioners of the
right kind might mean an annual saw.
ing of $1,000.00o to the United States
Treasury. Congress recently refused
the commissioners raise
{Conyrighf 1gok
Evening star., 1925-05-25
Missouri's Highways.

Missouri is marching steadily for.
ward in the building of paved high.
ways. The State Highway Depart
ment awarded contracts for the con-
struction of CTS miles Of road to cost
$S74, ,795. making a total of $4,000, 900
of road work contracted for since
January /. The contracts cover %
projects in 13 counties, and provide
for S miles of primary road and So
miles of secondary road Missouri liz
constructing a highway system that
will compare .favorably with that of
any State in the Union. The system
will bring tourists to Missouri, enable
the farmers to market their products
more advantageously by making the
cities more accessible, and promote
the happiness and we'll being of people
in the rural communities by increas-
ing the opportunities for social inter
course.--Kansas City Post.
Evening star., 1925-05-25
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

The value of a smile was perhaps
never better illustrated in the whole
long history Of Washington.
Giaring at each other like tomcats
prior to springing at each others
throrts, the two drivers sat stolidly at
their wheels.
The taxi man had driven his car
almost into the side of the big bus just
as the latter was rounding the bend.
Owing to it's longer wheel base, the
bus was unable to proceed.
Evidently the taxicab driver did not
feel the same way about 1t. He mo.
toned to the bus driver to move ahead
but the latter shook his head.
lie did not have enough room to
do It.
The move was plainly up to the
driver of the smaller vehicle. A slight
turn of the wheel and the cab could
have given the bus plenty Of room to
start.
Not the slightest bit, however.
stirred the taxi operator. Cap pulled
down over his eyes, he glared wick
sd!v into the bus. The bus driver
righteous in his indignation, grated
his teeth.
I've got plenty of time, buddy
gritted out the taXicab man.
I've got all day. myself" grated
the other
Then he smiled
as matter of fact, the bus driver
was behind his schedule and did not
have any time to spare. His bluff
however. was perfect and his smile
superperfect.
1t was instructive to watch the eff.
sect of that smile. Bus passengers
near the front were fortunate, receiv.
N" an illuStra ted lecture on How to
Get Results" thrown in free for the
price ot one ride.
No sooner had the bus operate
smiled than the severe lines around
the taxi chauffeur's mouth relaxed,
too.
He smiled.
No sooner had he smiled than he
moved his ear. as he should have done
all along. What threats could not ae.
complish smile could
II IL i II
Whats the use OF worrying?
II never was worth while.
so pack UP your troubles III your old kit ba 4
And smile, smile. smile
So went the popular song of war
time days-a song whose philosophy is
as good in times of peace.
Even peace among mortals is but
one succession of warlike episodes
on very small scale, of course-but
martial enough, nevertheless.
business is sort OF warfare, every.
day life is battle of one kind or an.
other-if nothing more than a personal
conflict with ones own self, or, rather
the worse features of ones disposi.
ton.
The need for smiles is theoretically
known to most persons. but actually
many act is IL they had never sung
that song about smile, smile. smile, -
with its triple iteration of the happy
command.
1t is one thing to sing Pack Up
Your Troubles in Your Old Kit B. g.
and quite another to actually stow
lies little nliseries away.
No doubt many singers of that song
have Immediately gone to the other ex
treme of worrying considerably and
packing the very smiles they so musi
cally praised away so effectively that
no one. especially themselves, could
find them again.
Human nature is so. Yet 1t does
good now and then to stop in the rush
of life and consider abstractly some
concrete problem, such as this one
Il feel the better when l have read
one of your ethical pieces" writes a
reader.
Certainly feel the better for having
written them.
What do you expect to cure?' asks
q friend.
Evening star., 1925-05-25

Economists are hopeful for a condi-
ton Of business involving neither over
confidence nor lack of confidence. Un-
til this happy medium is reached Wall
Streets bulls and bears will continue
to have their play days.
Evening star., 1925-05-25
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Limitations.

Limitations.
King solomon was very wise
He never had telephones:
No airship bore him through the skies;
No radio soothed him with its tone.
He saw no motion picture show;
p His light was hut a filckering fame;
He travelled in chariot slow,
And never saw base ball game.
And so. when people advertise
Those Proverbs, and we read 'em
through
We say King Sol was very wise
And yet, how much he never knew.
Evening star., 1925-05-25

The lure of the North Pole is per-
petual in spite Of the fact that the
obvious problem of mankind is to
make accessible regions peacefully
habitabl
Evening star., 1925-05-25

1t has yet to be shown that re-
have exercised a moral influence that
makes the days work any easier for
the police.
Evening star., 1925-05-25

Students of literature continue to
discuss in terms Of erudition the
morality play" in disregard of the
very apparent fact that in the modern
drama the immortality play is the
thing.
Evening star., 1925-05-25

One of the reasons for the univer-
sal popularity of the Prince of Wales
is undoubtedly the adroitness with
which he manages to sidestep political
discussion.
Evening star., 1925-05-25

There are forms Of foot work which
are dismissed. The. turkey trot was
long ago banished from Berlin, but the
goose step survives.
Evening star., 1925-05-25

True economy is the gift of percep-
ton which enables the citizen to attain
the happy medium between a spend
thrift and tight-wad.
Evening star., 1925-05-25
Depleted Vision.

Bootleg Ticker is hard on the eyes"
1T is" agreed Uncle Bill Bottletop;
:. specially when the bootleggers use
smoke screens"
Evening star., 1925-05-25
Forecasting a Casket.

From the Arkansas Thomas Cat.
Old. John Rlfddy is.fixfng TO celebrate
his wooden wedding next week with
a quart of wood alcohol.
Evening star., 1925-05-25

Russia permits it to be understood
that in her opinion Lenin shoes do
not fit Trotsky.
Evening star., 1925-05-25

A strong hope Of peace may be based
on the facts that America does not
desire another war and Europe can
not afford one.
Evening star., 1925-05-25
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Evening star., 1925-05-25
Fashions i'm Phrase,

THE theater has changed
Evidently said Miss Cayenne.
People used to applaud Listen to the
Mocking Bird Now they say Isn't
the parrot delightfully."- profane"
Evening star., 1925-05-25
Avoiding Agitation.

When on a fishing trip go
The hour for Incidence seems right
Repose is what l seek, and so,
1 hope l never get bite
Evening star., 1925-05-25
Dirnifed Indifference

/ rather like the chimpanzee
Who sits up yonder in a tree
And does not seem to care a lot
If Evolution works or not!
Evening star., 1925-05-25
Approval.

Approval.
What do you think about this
proposition to change the rules?'
Its all right" answered Senator
Sorghum. We've got to have some
thing to argue about, and this is just
as good a subject as any
Evening star., 1925-05-25

MY idea Of Heaven said Uncle
Eben, lis place where nobody ain't
never g'ineter start no argument bout
religion"
Evening star., 1925-05-25

(Hdre pOu asked HdsEin' He doc
not kltOtr all the things that people
ask him but he EHoirS people irHo do
kuOlc Tn him. state HOUr question
briefly, ,rrife plainly and enclose :
cents in stamps for return posfd0f.
Address Frederic J. HGsbjH, director.
The star Information Bureau. 2fSt and
C. streets HOrthlreSt.J
Evening star., 1925-05-25

Jud Tunkins says he likes man
who says little, If he doesn't waste too
many words doing it.
Evening star., 1925-05-25
Economy.

Economy.
In Fashions cares
We still are lost:
The less she wears,
The more the cost,
Evening star., 1925-05-25

@. Have any translations of the
Old Testament been made since King
James versiun?-C. q.
A DIR. James Moffatt of the United
Free Church of Glasgow. Scotland
has just issued a new translation
which is the first made since the pub
lication of King James version Of
1911.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-04

Is Wisconsin interested in the
forthcoming national session to
consider ways and means to halt
needless loss in getting out the
products and by-products of it's
great, but diminishing forests? The
answer is easily found by refer
ence to the actual carload ship
ments Of forest products originat-
ing in Wisconsin for the two years
Of 1922 and 1923. In 1922 there
were loaded in this state about
10000 carloads of all manner of
forest goods. In 1923 there were
216,000 carloads originating in
this state. To our knowledge this
is the first publication of these
authentic figures.
It is significant that Wisconsin
is no longer making up its heaviest
outbound forest shipments out of
straight building lumber. Time
was when this was the case, and
the chips and parings" were little
regarded, but nowadays we are
looking after the residues, even to
the sawdust. The waste is tremen-
dous, as we all know from exper-
fence, in simply splitting up pack
ing boxes, to say nothing of the
vast heaps of Gull stuff which rots
or burns for want of cheaper
transportation to take it where
poor folks shiver every winter.
The straight lumber car lots
numbered less than $4,000 in 1922
and $1,000 in 1923, including tim
Der shocks, and barrel slaves. The
biggest single division of loadings
is that of logs, posts, poles, and
cordwood-75000 Wisconsin car
lots in 1922 and $4,000 car lots in
1923. Pulpwood ranks third in
Wisconsin loadings, $4,000 cars in
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-04

the size limit on game fish simply
undid all the work that had been
done IN the past years in the way
OF conservation and propagation
of fish. 1t is encouraging to note.
however, that the repeal of this
law is one of the things which will
be considered by the present legis-
lature.
With this as an example it is
hardly to be expected that the
proposed change in the deer hunt
ing law sponsored by Northern
Wisconsin sportsmen will fare very
well, unless the lower state fellows
show a marked change of attitude
towards game laws that the people
IN the northern part of the state
want.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-04

1922 and 10000 cars in 1923. Rail
road ties and miscellaneous pro
ducts are small by comparison.
In southern Wisconsin farmers
are producers of some cordwood
and are great users of wood pro-
ducts in addition to fuel needs. In
northern counties the situation is
far more intense and complex.
Here the pulpwood, the logs, poles,
posts, ties, and cordwood afford
winter employment or revenue for
many settlers, all Of which has
been closely studied by B. G. Pack
er and the immigration bureau at
Madison. "The men folks get win
ter work in the woods or sawmills,"
has been a familiar saying in our
letters from settlers wives for
10 years.
If our land is to remain fertile
and beautiful, if employment is to
be offered to struggling settlers in
the north, if farm consumers Of
lumber, fuel, and industrial nipple
ments are to be protected from an
alarming dearth Of these vital
necessities, then there must be
some earnest, unselfsh study made
of this pressing question. Opin-
ions may differ as to the exact
steps to- be undertaken, and some
opposition to federal patronage and
outside control may develop, but
surely something must be done or
we may soon be wood starving be-
cause of prodigal carelessness.-
Wisconsin Farmer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-04

Mcmillan interesting expert
ment in silver fox breeding is be-
ing carried on in this city by DR..
L. ]. O'ReiIley, president Of the
American Fox Breeders association
and of the Wisconsin Fox Breed
ers' association. t he so-called
standard silver fox of the United
States is a comparatively small
animal, weighing from IA to Is
pounds. The Alaska fox is larger
animal weighing from Is to 20
pounds. The standard fox of this
country has a fur of extremely fine
texture but his pelt is rather
small. The Alaska fox has larger
pelt but the fur is of a coarser
texture. In other respects the ami
mails are about the same.
What DR.. O'Reilley is now at
tempted and has partly succeeded
in doing after several years is to
cross-breed these two varieties and
produce fox of the size of the
Alaska native but with a fur as
fine in texture as the standard of
this country. So far he has pro-
duced an animal of the right size,
but he is still cross-breeding to get
pelt of finer texture. In this, he
feels sure, he will succeed.
We are yet in the infancy of the
fox industry and one of our aims
is to produce animals of the best
standards" said the doctor. Il am
sure as we go along we will make
Roadway. 1t took many years to
produce a purebred COW but here
the problem was merely one Of pro
duction. With foxes we face a far
more complicated problem and it
will take time to work it out.
Il know of no business that
holds forth so bright a future.
Many of our breeders are raising
animals now mostly for breeding,
but many more are now in the
business for the pelts and are mar
keting many fine skins"