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Evening star., 1925-11-15
The Source OF Supply.

III Kings, xviii.17.-"They came and
stood by the conduit of the upper
pool"
The source of supply constitutes the
most important factor in the admins
tration of an army in the field. Napo.
leon insisted that the commissariat
was more vital to an efficient army
than anything else. We sometimes
give little consideration to those
things that are most indispensable to
the maintenance of our health and
happiness. Probably nothing is more
indispensable to the population of a
great city than its water supply. This
supply is almost invariably drawn
from places far removed and repre-.
sents In the means employed to carry
1t vast outlay of money. Far away,
back In the countryside, up in the
hills, great pools or lakes carefully
protected and fed by countless springs
constitute IN themselves sources of
health and refreshment of incompar-
able value. To interrupt the flow of
the water means disaster and death
to great masses Of people.
In the story from which the above
text Is taken an Assyrian general had
laid siege to the ancient City of Jeru-
salem. Realizing the immense advan-
tage of controlling the water supply,
he Immediately laid hold Of the upper
pool with the conduit that carried the
refreshing stream to the city below
He knew that once this was in his
control he need not strike blow, but
that ultimately the city would be COM
PEELED to capitulate. Few, If any, Of
the beleaguered city had given much
thought to that which was freely sup
piled them day by day from this res
ervoir OF refreshing water. 1t was
only when II was taken from them
that they realized its Indispensable
ness,
The incident Is illustrative of a
common experience. There are
sources of supply without which we
are unable to pursue the tasks or to
meet the demands Of everyday life.
These sources are so free to our serv-
ice that we rarely, If ever, give them
consideration. 1t Is only when one
find ourselves impoverished and help
less. Life Is vast system of COM
pleX and interlocking machinery.
When everything runs along smooth
ly and everything is we'll fabricated
and all our daily needs are met, we
think little Of the mechanism and
what II contributes TO our health and
happiness. Let something impair 1t
or hinder its free operation, and we
suddenly become conscious of our de-
pendence and experience disSatisfac-
ton and pain. There are some things
that we cannot get along without, and
frequently we discover this only in
Evening star., 1925-11-15
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

Is Washington becoming callous,
hard hearted, Indifferent? Can't the
Capital be shocked any more?
Answer to these more or less
momentous questions should he
mailed direct to Clifford Pinchot,
Governor of Pennsylvania, directed to
the State House, Harrisburg. The
good governor, alcoholically dry, but
rhetorically far from it, endeayored a
few days ago to shoot Washington
squarely in the eye. He intimated
very plainly that he did not care n
whoop who has. hit the interference
being that the higher they fly the
harder they fall.
Gov. Pinchot. one time of the ia
nous Roosevelt tennis cabinet,
turned loose all the guns he
possessed. 1t was a perfect salvo of
big sticks. Speaking of the wave Of
crime which swept the United States
after 1T was discovered that the pro-
hibition laws were not to be strictly
enforced, Gov. Pinchot hurled this
brickbat at our fair Capital:
Among all the cities Of America
Washington, where laws are made
became the conspicuous leader in
disrespect for the law and the Con-
stitution of the United States. Cabi-
| net officers, judges. Senators, Repre-
sentatives in Congress and leaders
of the official life of Washington in
| every line publicly. notoriously and,
as a matter of course. broke the
fundamental law of their country.
Is 1t any wonder that when these
| men set the example of disrespect
for the law the criminal classes
should follow them"
These were strong words, mates, but
has any one stood forth TO challenge
| them, TO hurl the lie into their teeth
Has the calm, cool surface of Wash
| ington official life been ruffied these
| past few days? Has anything stirred
| the Capital since that abominable
last game of the world series? Billy
| Mitchell has been bowling at the top
| of his voice, sprfnging Sensation
after sensation" at what passes as
II court-martial down in the old
Census Bureau BuiIding-but nobody
seems to care.
The Pinchot charges have been lev
eled at Washington before. Foreign
gentlemen and foreign ladies' have
| visited Washington and gone home TO
make the statement that prohibition
seemed to be grand joke in that
| dear America; that one would become
an inebriate If one fingered long in
that dry America. But they merely
| have been laughed at. They were
exaggerating. OF course they were.
| But here comes the Governor of the
great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and accuses Government officials of
high crimes and misdemeanors-and
again nobody seems to care.
But to go on with the good gov
ernor:
Leaders In State and Nation con.
| spired with criminals TO break the
| law, and all men knew it. Thereby
they bred and nurtured the contempt
for law which curses our country to-
day. They sowed the wind and the
Nation is reaping the whirlwind.'
Evening star., 1925-11-15

cutaneously in doses Of one or two
CUBIC centimeters, each at five-day in.
tervals. Some have received two. Some
three, and some four injections. No
severe reactions have been encoun.
tered. Local redness, swelling and
neat. reaching a maximum within 4s
hours. is the rule. Slight headache
ana muscular pains occurred in a few
instances. but no elevations Of BODY
temperature developed, and all per
sons Vaccinated carried on their duties
as usual. Only one experienced any
discomfort, this from a general itch
ing, with watering OF the eyes. For
TWO weeks there appeared several
crops OF rash, accompanied by itching
This condition, however, did not keen
the patient at home.
Results have already been obtained
by the use OF vaccine On ApriI 8.
1920, a man, 43 years old, of Stevens.
vile, Mont, engaged In cattle dipping
Tor the Montana State Board OF En-
tomology, was vaccinated. At the
same time other men were given in
Jections from the same vial Five
days later this man was given an
other injection. And the morning Of
April l6, eight days after the first in.
lection, he arose tired and drowsy.
with a slight headache and muscular r
pains. Inc Following day the symp-
toms were more severe and he went
to bed April 19 the family physician
discovered spots on the ankles and alb.
domen. April 81 there was nosebleed
and temperature of 104. A diagnosis
OF Rocky Mountain spotted fever was
made, although no definite history of
tick bite could be obtained. The pa
tients s occupation. however, continu-
ally exposed him to the bites of ticks
which he had been removing from cat.
tie and horses by hand-picking. Such
,lcks can infect far more readily than
unfed ticks
Vaccine MOdifies Disease.
The course of the disease in this
case was mild, and the patient was
never considered in danger. Conva-
lescence was prolonged, but the pa-
tient completely recovered. Four other
cases, all that have occurred in Bitter
root Valley this year, were fatal with
In 10 days. The rash was scattered
in the case of the vaccinated man
and less marked than any seen in
that region. Three guinea pigs inocu-
lated with the patients blood failed to
show spotted fever.
This suggests that the disease WAS
Inodihed by the vaccine. There is.
however. no premise on which to base
a statement that 1t actually decreased
the intensity of the infection. From
the results 1t would appear that 1t did,
and the big item is that 1t was the
only case In dve to recover.
Evening star., 1925-11-15
LARDER
BY Arthur Cdpper.
senator from Kansas.

The longrange trend of foreign de
mand for American food is on the de
cline. Unless there is another great
war. or some other world calamity,
do not expect American farmers
10 sell much food to Europe in years
TO come.
But in the meanwhile we find an
amazing expansion in the home mar
ket-for which we should give many
thanks. The population Of America
is growing steadily. perhaps as much
as one and one-half million persons a
year. largely in the cities. These
great centers OF life are fairly pros
porous. and in my judgment they
will continue to be. Personally !
have a tremendous belief in the IN
duStrlal future OF America-1 think
the growth OF manufacturing in the
United States is one of its marvels
Anyhow the income Of city workers
Is 80 per cent higher than 1t was 70
years ago, and the cost OF living Is
but II per cent more-their wages
will buy 36 per cent more food than
in 1913.
This is Of extreme importance to
farmers because Of the old axiom
that when city workers have money
they will spend enough of II to buy
an ample supply of food Of good
quality.
The growth of the cities has been
and will continue to be. an Item OF
vast Importance to farmers. The rel
atively declining proportion of agri
cultural population may constitute. as
many students believe. an element o;
danger to the country. But this Is
something that the years will show.
In the home market there is hope
1t Is among our own folks, whom we
can afford to study and to please.
I am glad Congress has been eble
to help in the growth of the new agri-
culture. Certainly a farmer oan now
cooperate with his neighbor across
the road withorr running the risk
of going to jail. We have made sub
and with rural credits in general.
believe Congress will continue 10 keep
closely in touch with the needs OF
agriculture, and to handle legislation
in way which will help producers
to help themselves.
X y
American agriculture needs well
balanced production of quality pro
ducts, sold in the most economical
way, with a larger place for co-opera-
tive marketing. 1t must have, from
time to time, the benefit of sound
legislation by Congress. I hope to
see the new Congress act favorably
on Secretary Jardines recommends
ton that a division of cooperative
marketing be created in the Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics to foster CO
operative marketing of the major
agricultural products.
So far as the future of agriculture
goes, I'm an optimist. 1 think we
are through the worst of the typhoon
which all but engulfed agriculture.
But for little while yet the going
will not be easy. and we must keep
a weather eye" constantly on the
southwest horizon.
(Copyright 1881
Evening star., 1925-11-15
Scandinavian Seafarers.

Another link has been forged in the
chain, sentimental and economic, con.
Meeting Scandinavia with this coun-
try and this continent. a chain dating
back a thousand years. Within the
present year six ocean-going ships
have steamed more than a thou
sand miles inland from tidewater to
lay down cargoes in Chicago. near the
heart of the great Middle West corn
belt, q region already indissolubly
connected with Scandinavia by rea.
SON OF the number and class Of emf
Evening star., 1925-11-15
Truant Law Serves
To Crowd Schools
To the Editor of The Star:


In Wednesdays Star there appeared
q news item entitled "Truant Law
story Is Told in Report" The item Is
in effect a boost for the compulsory
law and the militant minority that put
1t across. 1t does not tell the whole
truth. and the part that it does not
ten is that the compulsory school law
has SO crowded our schools with chiI.
dren who don't want to go to school
and who derive very little benefit
from 1T that many children who do
want to go and who would be bene.
fitted thereby have been crowded out
entirely and have no school facilities
whatever.
When education is by law rammed
down the throats Of unwilling recip,
tents, it is too plentiful and too
cheap, and benefits only the school
teachers and the truant officers.
HOWARD B. SMITH.
Evening star., 1925-11-15

In spite of the boastings of Florida
real estate 1t is contended that more
real money has been earned in the
Stock Exchange. The permanency of
the profits are in both cases subject
to future conditions. The old forms
Of speculation. while facing rivalry,
have not been supplanted
Evening star., 1925-11-15

Italian craftsmanship has decided
that the best way to dispose Of a debt
is to pay 1t. In the meantime philos-
ophers have observed that the next
best thing to being out of debt is to
have friendly and helpful creditor.
Evening star., 1925-11-15
RemOteneSS.

Radio is q wonderful means Of
communication"
YES" answered Senator Sorghum.
"but / don't find it entirely satisfac-
tory. There's no way Of checking up
on the laughter and applause to make
sure you aren't accidentally getting
in wrong with a large and influential
audience"
Evening star., 1925-11-15

The business outlook is good. Even
those who cannot expect an increase
Of mercantile or professional profits
may look forward to a decrease of
taxes.
Evening star., 1925-11-15

The ancient game known as "an.
thracite strike" is played on with
great determination, in spite of the
fact that there Is no applause from
anybody.
Evening star., 1925-11-15
Early Musical Episode.

When Orpheus played the saxophone
And thereby moved each stick and
stone,
He ran for cover, and cried he.
who's throwing all those things at
me:''
Evening star., 1925-11-15

A motion picture star occasionally
finds himself compelled to devote more
of his time to divorce lawyers than
to scenario writers.
Evening star., 1925-11-15

Some congratulations are due for
the length Of time Col. Billy Mitchell
has been able to pursue his defiant
career without being again denoted.
Evening star., 1925-11-15

The general public has long since
lost sight OF the merits Of the anthra-
cite argument. At this time Of year
that kind OF an argument should be
impossible
Evening star., 1925-11-15

The glories of King Tut's tomb per-
NIT attention to wander agreeably for
the moment away from the housing
problems Of the living.
Evening star., 1925-11-15
Compensation.

From the Canton Daily News
There Is wonder If the defendant
could square things with the plaintiff
in a damage suit for stolen directions
by returning the article in question.
Evening star., 1925-11-15

Plans are under way for greater
aircraft. The chief purpose should
be not so much to make them bigger
as to make them safer.
Evening star., 1925-11-15
No More Feathers for Him.

From the Vancouver Daily Province
A California hunter who wore a
feather in his cap was shot at In mis-.
take for a pheasant. He lost the top
of one ear and all interest in millinery.
Evening star., 1925-11-15
Open Diplomacy.

From the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Now that America has two women
IN the diplomatic service we fancy
there will be no danger Of any secret
treaties.
Evening star., 1925-11-15

Jud Tunkins says he once liked to
go to the seashore and play in the
sand. But that was when the game
wasn't so expensive as 1t is in Florida.
Evening star., 1925-11-15

like a share or two, but the price
per share was little too high for
their means. The ammonia man
finally found out that he had made
a mistake and that the price was
only $4,000 instead of 100000 per
share. The clerks thereupon cheer
fully subscribed for several shares
and when The Star reporter left ii
looked as though the stock would
all be taken in a short time.
x u
The uncertainties of departmental
life in Washington half a century ago.
due to the prevail
departmental ence of the "spoils"
uno.r4o;,+y system of public ap.
uncertainty. pointments, led the
Star of November 13, 1875, to say:
IF young men in the country who
aspire to positions under the Govern
ment at Washington could realize the
CONSERVATION which prevails among
the head of a department, and the con-
tinual unrest In which they live, move
and have their being, they would seize
the plow handle with tighter grip
and jocund drive their teams afield.
fully determined never to get within
the charmed circle Of official life and
political assessments
Evening star., 1925-11-15
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Evening star., 1925-11-15

"Dar can't be much happiness" said
Uncle Eben. ''in a home whar\ dar's
allus an argument bout whether de
moneys gineter be spent foh dry
goods or wet goods" -.s,.e.
Evening star., 1925-11-15

Giving People What They Like.
The old-fashioned monarchs are stand.
ing perplexed.
On dictators people insist.
A superdictator perhaps will be next
Upon the political list.
Evening star., 1925-11-15
THEODORE w. MOVES. Editor
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Evening star., 1925-11-15
Doubtful Discipline.

Doubtful Discipline.
"How's the new jail?"
Mighty handsome an commo-
dious," answered Cactus Joe. THE
fact is, it's 80 comfortable we're
thinkin' Of offerin' weeks board in
it as a premium for good behavior"
Evening star., 1925-11-15
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Among the literary notables who
made Washington their home half
Evening star., 1925-11-15

Introduction of the bell punch oil
the street railways of washington
Evening star., 1925-11-15

The uncertainties of departmental
life in Washington half a century ago
Evening star., 1925-11-15

treasurer Tor long time OF the local
Odd Fellows Lodge, and for II years
was supreme representative Of the
knights of Pythias Lodge Of Arkan-
sas.
AS a country boy he worked as q
hired farm hand at the princely salary
of $12 month, plus dinner. plowing
in new ground" from sunup until
sundown. He helped to make the
brick used in the erection of the State
University at Fayetteville, through
which institution he worked his way,
graduating with the bachelors degree
and later serving as president Of the
university from 1905 to 1912, when
he resigned to come to Congress.
Few men in Congress can match the
record of Representative Charles E.
Fuller, Republican, Of Belvidere, ILL.,,
76 years of age, who has completed %
years of service in Congress and is
entering upon another 2-year term.
He has been elected to public office by
direct vote of the people 1S times
once as States attorney. three times
to the General Assembly of the State,
twice as State Senator, once as circuit
Judge and IL times as Representative
In Congress, ito which I suspect the
people will add one more term in
Congress-" he says-indicating his in
tention to retire from public life when
he reaches fourscore years.
X X
One Of the first trips that Samuel j.
Montgomery, the new baby member
of the House, from the first Oklahoma
district. promises himself when he
reaches the Capital Is to revisit the
Marine Corps camp at Quantico. Va.
Mr.. Montgomery will celebrate his
twenty.ninth birthday by taking the
oath as a House member. He enlisted
in the United States Marine Corps be.
fore he reached the age Of 21. at Paris
Island, s. c., and served during the
World War with the 9th Regiment,
I'd Division, A. e. r. He was mus.
tered out at Quantico May 10. 1919.
Evening star., 1925-11-15

lConyright.- -1e25.l
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-07
PREPARATIONS FOR
JOINT BAZAAR GO
ON THEORETICALLY

Especial to The Daily Worker)
NEW YORK, Feb. GA whole
force Of comrades is at work maxi
Ing the last preparations for the
joint bazaar, which takes, place at
the Lyeeum, Seth st. and Third
Ave. Feb. II, ~, 10 and "a will be
red-letter days in the history of the
revolutionary movement Of New
York.
The membership of the Workers
Party Is working to make the ba-
zaar a success. Branches are taxi
ing booths and are collecting mater
laI for sale. They have gathered
everything from belt to a phono-
graph. Kitchen utensils, clothes,
shoes, hats, books, works Of art
in short, everything useful that can
be converted into cash.
The present outlook is that there
will be at least rs booths. The In
dian trick maker will be on hand
every day-and his tricks will be
interesting for many reasons-but
chiefly because they are novel In
this part Of the world. There will
be a printing press at the bazaar,
so that every visitor may procure
visiting cards and other printed
matter.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-07
Present Political Life in China

the So-caIled Tuchun system, namely
by military governors general. Since
then China practically ceased to exist
as united empire and became divided
into number of subsidiary principal
tiles. AS to the second question, it can
be answered by the fact that the move
ment headed by Sun-YatSen and
directed towards the abolition of this
Tuchen system is drawing him in
evitably into a conflict with this or
that military clique, sometimes join
ing forces with one of them against
the other, as strategical considerations
require. But the fundamental differ
ence between Sun-Yat-Sen's fight and
the fight of the militarists consists in
the fact that, in the process Of this
fight, he is emancipating the Chinese
masses within the sphere Of his In
fluence. ns Sissy 9'@s wy
We cannot study, the civil war IN
China only from the point OF view Of
national factors, for It IL irtertwined
with the fight for power between the
imperialists who are using the Chinese
AulpOA db SAClA u1CuAuhAs
In the present case the fight of the
Chilli clique against other militarist
cliques is tantamount to fight of the
Anglo-American capitalists against the
relics of the influence of Japanese i'm
perialists, who in 1915 obtained enorm-
GUS advantages in the matter of the
exploitation of China. 1t is also tant-
amount to the transformation of the
anti-imperialist movement into nation
J al civil war. On the other hand,
victory of the Chilli clique at the head
of which are the agents of Anglo
American capitalism-Tsau-Kung and
Wu-Pei-Fu will make imperialist econ
omic penetration and political control
over China easier At the same time
the victory of the Chilli clique would
strengthen militarist reaction within
the country. The brutal suppression Of
the labor movement, the shooting of
workers during the Peking-Hankow
railwaymen's strike in 1923, the exc
cution Of labor leaders, the shooting of
revolutionary students--all this will
be magnifed7tehfeld.i in the, event a a
victory by the. Chilli party s.-s M
AT present when revolutionary stu
dents and workers organizations are
the center of the anti-imperialist move.
ment, Macdonald, Herriot, Coolidge
and the Japanese imperialist govern
ments would like to. see the full weight
of reaction directed against them.
Hence, in spite of the clash of the
economic interests of the imperialists
of China, there is complete agreement
on the question of Intervention, which
is evidently being prepared by negotia-
tions; the soul and initiator of this
imperialist attack on China is at this
present juncture British imperialism.