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Denies Women Have Failed With Vote

election. But we must not forget
that the elements of sympathy and
personal regard which gave these
women their opportunity in politics
mas given many a young man his
nrst chance. too. We have many a
young man in Office today elected be-
cause he was the son of his father
or because his grandfather was be-
loved by the community. He has
toucned the same mental and heart
reactions as elected our present wom-
an governors. But after all the test
IS not whether sympathy elected our
present woman governors. The test
Is whether they are discharging the
duties or their Office we'll. Many of
the women l have known in public
once have done corking good work.
X X +*
~. Why Is it that no Congresswom-
an has ever been reelected? Does
this indicate that they were elected
as novelty and that the novel effect
wore on In two years?
a. II l recall correctly there have
only been three Congresswomen up
TO the present. That three concress-
men should lose their seats would not
be an occasion for any loud com.
ments or generaliZations.
". Yes, but suppose these women
were deIeated as women and not Just
as Congresswomen, that would be
quite significant. would it not?
A. But / feel that in the States
that sent those women to Congress
the issue OF sex did not cause their
defeat. Besides, think 1t Is too early
to generalize about the success of
women In politics from the fact that
three Congresswomen have all been
defeated. Women have done very
well to even get into Congress in the
short time they have had the vote.
The women who are at present in Con-
gress will give a good account of
themselves I feel certain.
q. What do you think would hap
pen II the nineteenth amendment We're
repealed?
A. Why deal in imaginings? I
don't think 1t Is possible to repeal the
amendment. Women have come to
stay in politics. The public has be.
come used to women in politics. They
are no longer apprehensive about
them.
Q. Do you think that the nine.
teenth amendment was passed bv a
iiiHtdHl minority! L ask you this
question because this is one of the rea-
sons which have been circulated
around for repeating both the nine
teenth and eighteenth amendments?
A. 1t Is true that a small group
Fought the amendment through But
In the end the American people as a
whole spoke on the matter and de.
cided II IN our favor. The process of
amendment prescribed by the Consti-
tuition insures against any hasty ap-
proval OF amendments. The small
group who made all the noise in the
campaign for It's adoption were merely
selling their idea to the great mass
OF American people, who in the last
analysis must pass on an amendment.
OF course I don't think that the nine
teenth amendment was the work of a
militant minority who forced upon
the American people something they
did not want.
tCopyright 1881
Evening star., 1925-11-15
The Story the Week Has Told

exceptions GncIuding those sold
abroad) The total amount accruinG
TO the sinking fund over IA years
would be practically the same as
that contemplated in the original
bill. Initiation would be avoided, but
repudiation substituted.
1t seems probably that, if such a
bill is reported out by the chamber
finance commission, it will be reject
ed by the chamber, and if not, then
by the senate. Then what? The
quidnuncs say: Either general cleo
tions (Which some think the Left eX-
tremists are after or a Center gov
ernment. This process of evolving
satisfactory arrangements concerning
the French domestic debt affords a
spectacle Of fascinating interest.
Ger1nany.-It seems fairly certain
that the Locarno instruments will be
formally signed at London on Decem-
Der !, as per schedule, and that
Reichstag ratification will not be
sought until thereafter. 1t is the pre-
vailing opinion that ratification by
the Reichstag will depend upon
whether or no the logical conSe
quenceS of Locarno." as that expires
sion may be interpreted by the ma.
jority of the Reichstag. have by the
time of action of the instruments by
that body been consummated Tor Suf.
hclently put in train toward conSum-
mation). Presumably, the govern
ment's Interpretation Of the express
sion quoted Is reasonable. To what
absurd lengths the Nationalist inter-
pretation goes Is sufficiently known.
AS to the majority Reichstag inter
OretatiOn. If Is 10 see
The German government reply TO
the last allied representations to
Berlin concerning respects wherein
German action had fallen short of
fultillment of the disarmament clauses
of the treaty has gone to the Council OF
Ambassadors at Paris. Should it
prove satisfactory tand rumor as
sures us it wilD the shedding immedi-
ately ahead should be smooth AS
the allies see it, the Germans are apt
to put the cart before the horse.
From the allied viewpoint the
logical consequences of Locarno''
should take the following orders:
(a) Rapid completion of German
fulfillment of the disarmament
clauses of the treaty
/. (b) Allied evacuation of Cologne
and easement as to conditions of oc-
cupation in territory still thereafter
occupied.
Italy.-On Thursday the Italian and
American debt commissions reached
agreement as to the funding of Italy's S
debt to the United States. The formal
Evening star., 1925-11-15

cotton strings over the tops of the
trees and allow the ends of the strings
to dip into pail of water to conduct
the frost into the water, where it
could do not harm. This was actually
patented
However, orchards can be protected
from frost by tried and approved
means. The citrus growers in Florida
and California have used these meth
DDS more extensively than any others,
said Mr.. Kincer. The most efficient
devices are the Oil heaters, with tall
chimneys, from which large amount
Of heat is radiated. Each holds about
8 gallons of oil, and about so heaters
are required to the acre for adequate
protection. In single grove, he said,
there may be as many as 10000 heat
ers, and as much as $4,000 worth Of
Oil may be burned on bad night.
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~ 1alleQ In pOltlcal uIe
NN but they have in a great
many instances done bet
ter than men. In the
short time they have had the ballot
they have made distinct contribution
to our public affairs.
Repeal the nineteenth amendment!
A discussion of such a thing would
only be an intellectual excursion and
would certainly generate more heat
than light
These words Of Mrs. Mabel Willie
brandt, Assistant Attorney General of
the United States, were an abrupt re-
sSonse to the declaration of Mrs.
Gibbs, noted antifeminist, that women
had failed in politics. that they were
4 menace in our political life and that
he nineteenth amendment should be
repealed.
Mrs. Willebrandt, after making this
statement to me, wheeled abruptly
about in her swivel chair to attend to
the voluminous correspondence which
Uttered her desk.
Nothing daunted by the terseness of
her opinion, which suggested that
Mrs. Willebrandt had said all she was
going to say. 1 asked her If she would
care to reply to Mrs. Gibbs.
Il do not care to take side against
Mrs. Gibbs" she replied MY Off
cial position would not permit me to
ambroil myself in such d controversy.
However, 1 have some very definite
opinions about women in politics and
f (here her eyes twinkled humorously)
YOU care to have me express my in
dependent viewpoint about women in
politics, l will"
Very we'll" I said, do you think
women have made any noticeable con-
tributions to politics since they have
had the vote?"
A. Yes, / think they have made a
distinct contribution to politics in the
greater emphasis they have placed on
hat side of community life not so
directly connected with business and
finance.
Q. Would you explain that a little
more?
A. Well, for instance, their inter
est in and promotion of such work as
public health and city planning. educa-
ton. child welfare, better homes. re-
1uction of slum conditions. bringing of
patriotism into the home. They have
done very signal and constructive
work in these fields.
Q. Would you say that in your
opinion women have succeeded in pol
tics?
A. l am inclined to think that it
is too early to express an opinion on
such a question. Only the women of
few Western States have had the
vote for any length of time. Natural
ly there are few women who have
Evening star., 1925-11-15
Dynamite to ''Break Up Frost Is Urged
Among Wild Schemes of Fruit Growers

With the coming of late Fall and
the approach Of colder weather. fruit
growers in different parts of the
country are beginning to take elab-
crate precautions to protect their
orchards from the ravages of Jack
Frost. but not all the suggestions that
have been made to the Weather Bu-
reau here will be used. According to
J. b. Kincer, chief of the department
of agricultural meteorolgy, great
many Of the suggestions that enthu-
siastic inventors send in are wildly i'm
practical.
1.-THE crank proposals." says Mr..
Kincer, range all the way from hang
ing pieces of scrap iron in the trees
to absorb the frost to exploding dyna-
mite in the air above the trees to
break 1t up before it can fall An
sther extreme proposal was to throw
Evening star., 1925-11-15

4 MEXICAN capital Is about to
~ finance Russia Irrespective
~ Of the question of recognition
4 4 the commercial possibilities Of
Russia are on the threshold of
q big development. And even II
States, the problem Of American
financing by an indirect method would
be the same. In other words, operat-
ing in conjunction with British and
German industrialists. the American
financiers see great chance In
Russia.
For generations before the war Brit
ish and German interests financed
enterprises in Russia. An intimate
knowledge of Russian methods and
customs has thus been gained. Amer
leans have always played minor role;
in fact, until the enormous sums be-
came available for investment abroad
generally. the United States figured to
a small extent in the actual ownership
or management Of business enterprises
in Russia.
Capital Plentiful.
But the war turned the tide. Amer
lean capital seeking good investment
is plentiful. To finance directly would
be difficult because the American Gov
ernment is unwilling to grant recog-
milton at this time. Germany and
Great Britain are in no such difficult
ties. Their nationals have the advan-
tage also Of a friendly and intimate
relationship with the Russian govern
ment as we'll as the Russian people.
But both Great Britain and Germany
lack the money-the latter, of course,
being even more at q disadvantage
than the British, because of the eco
nomic condition of Germany, The
British have capital available, but do
not feel warranted in taking all the
Evening star., 1925-11-15
FIFTY YEARS OF WOMEN IN OFFICE
What Is the Verdict?

1t is just a little over so years
ago that Gen. Spinner, Secretary
of the Treasury, named the first
woman to a Government job-a
clerk in his Office. 1t startled
the country and shocked thou
sands of good men and women.
Today we have a woman As
sistant Attorney General, two
woman governors, two Congress-
women, a State Supreme Court
judge, about $50 State legisla-
tors, many minor judges, and we
have had woman United
States Senator. We have even
a few woman political bosses.
In spite of this, Mrs. Rufus
Gibbs of Baltimore says wom-
en- have been a failure in poll
tics. Mrs. Willcbrandt thinks
that in many cases they have
surpassed their male cotempo-
raries.
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Ambassadors Speech
Interests Diplomats
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
fleet than ours. American financial
prowess is, of course, matter Of the
commonest acknowledgment in Brit
ain. When a few months ago the Fed
eral Reserve Bank Of New York con
tracted with the Bank Of England to
issue a revolving" gold credit to sta
bilize the British pound sterling, that
was classic proof Of the almightiness
of the American dollar, from the Brit
ish standpoint.
One Of these days, when the inside
history of events can be written, the
world may hear how Great Britain,
with a little reluctance, assented to
the recent Peking conference on Chi
nese customs tariffs. At one time
Britain was not very enthusiastic
about restoring Chinese tariff au-
toromy. For many years China's
maritime customs" have been inter
nationally administered under British
direction. But Secretary Kellogg last
Summer let it be firmly understood
Evening star., 1925-11-15

Editors note.-This Is the second
OF ttCo articles dealing tCith the
part tcomen haze played in public
life since they acquired the ballot.
Last 1oeek Mrs. Rufus Gibbs of
baltimore declared that her ser
1cds complete failure in politics
and that the nineteenth amend
ment should be repealed. The fol-
lo1cfng fnterpie,o contains reply
from Mrs. Mabel Wfllebrdndt.
Evening star., 1925-11-15
BY WILLIS j. BALLINGER.

~ YOMEN not only have not
- a I failed in political life.
wv but they have In a great
Y many instances done bet
Evening star., 1925-11-15
BY HENRY W. BUM.

- HE following is brief sum-
mary of the most important
news of the world for the
seven days ended Novem-
Der IA:
Evening star., 1925-11-15
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

A MERICAN capital is about to
~ finance Russia Irrespective
"A of the question of recognition
4 4 the commercial possibilities Of
,f
Evening star., 1925-11-15
United States of Europe Real Hope
OF Those Countries for Recovery

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-11-15
PUBLIC ASKED TO FIGHT
b STARVATION ANNUTTIES"
Obviousness of Need Not Enough to Spur
Congress to Act, Writer Says, Citing
Distressing Condition of Annuitants.
BY c. b. HEMINGWAY.

N N ANY retired Government en-
MI ployes having died of disease
due TO insufficient provision,
4 L if not by actual starvation,
Evening star., 1925-11-15

One might think that, inasmuch as
the retirement law enables the Gov
ernment to substitute young blood for
old-efficiency for mediocrity-pre-
sumably without inhumanity in doing
so. thus profiting greatly, it should be
incumbent upon the Government to
share the cost. or at least assume that
part of the cost due to the payment of
Evening star., 1925-07-02

! the material on top. Some Of the
French dressmakers, however, solve
the problem by using two or even
three tones beneath. Thus they
would use white slip, with thin
drops of green and pink, one on top
of the other. and finally the white
georgette printed with pink roses and
green leaves.
French dressmakers often use a
slip or lining darker than the tone
of the material on top. Thus a light
georgette with figures a a violet or
purple shade might be made up over
a deep violet slip, ani quite fire.
quently transparent white materials
are made up over black.
A really interesting effect can be
gained by using vanished crepe de
chine under black georgette or chif-
fon, and some clever dressmakers
have produced a charming result by
using light chiffon or georgette over
foundation slips of glazed cretonne
or, chintZ. None of the chintz shows
unveiled and the effect it gives when
covered with the transparent fabric
is that of some rich brocade.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Responsibility.

Teachers are good, parents are bet
ter, books are helpful, but experience
is the best teacher of them all. !!
know the story about fools, but II
that Is true then it Is also true tnat
all men are fools. We always learn
better and faster and hold on 10 our
knowledge and use it more lntelll,
gently If we gained it by personal
experience.
1t is not easy to supply experiences
that are educative. In the first place,
the experience that teaches me some
thing may not teach you a thing.
Your mind may not accept that eX-
perience. There is another expert
ence that is better for you. You must
experiment until you find it. Pre-
adolescence and adolescence IS the
time for experimenting and searching
and learning. When a boy or girl Is
past 10 it is usually safe to begin CIV
ing him a chance to try hlmselr a
little. From then on he expands un-
til he is in full action at 21.
The question is, how can we DO II!
How can we let the children get per
sonal and valuable experiences? Test
the experience by the responsibility
it carries. If the child cannot accept
the responsibility for completed 1oo
1t Is not the most educable one Tor
hlrn. 1t may even DC d u1HSSAooS
one.
For instance: a girl cannot under
take the feeding Of her baby brother
and be responsible for his growth
during the process. If she forgot TO
wash a bottle or to measure meal
or skipped serving one, somebody
would h ave TO go to the rescue OF the
baby. She can help in his care, but
she cannot accept responsibility for it,
But the same girl could accept re
sponsibility for serving Sunday night
tea for the family. You see, even IL
mother smelled the biscuits burning
and heard the kettle boiling and saw
the wrong plates on the table she
could keep still and let daughter dis
cover these things and their conse-
quences for herself. 1t would not
matter very much if the family had
to fall back on bread and cheese for
the evening meal for a couple OF
times. Daughter would soon learn to
master the situation and in learning
gain poise and power.
The boy cannot be responsible Tor
buying his whole wardrobe, but he
can earn and save enough to pay for
certain parts of it such as neckties
and stockings. and when he is a bit
older shoes and hats. If he spent
the money or neglected to make the
proper purchases, he could put up
with the situation he had created and
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Fayors for the Fourth.

It's time to think about favors for
the Fourth.
Really. when all is said and done
candy favors are the easiest to
choose. The shops are full of appro.
pirate and very attractive candy IA
vors. A bit of red, white and blue
ribbon or a flag converts a cake of
milk chocolate into highly patriotic
favor. But there are some candy
favors expressly made for the Fourth.
There are various little nosegays
made of red, white and blue gum
drops-the blue is a difficult shade in
candy, but it is fairly well accom-
plished. There are boxes of candies
wrapped in red, white and blue tinfoil
and arranged in the design Of a flag
or an eagle. There are chocolate fig
ures of various appropriate sorts. All
these make appropriate table favors,
and are especially appreciated where
there are children.
Then there are good favors Of pa
per-fag fans that pull out of red
f1recracker cylinders or cigars, Wash
ington hats made into boxes for salt
ed nuts or bonbons, little cherry trees
masking boxes for sweets, and many
other appropriate and attractive
knicknackS
Evening star., 1925-07-02
What TomorrowMeans to You
BY MARY BLAKE.
Cancer.

Cancer.
Tomorrow's planetary aspects are
rather complex. During the forenoon
they are distinctly favorable. In the
afternoon they are quite adverse, but
undergo a decided change in the eve
ming and become benign and restful.
All your forceful efforts should be
utilized in the morning, and the occa.
| sion is particularly propitious one
Tor decisive action, as you will eXpe-
| rience sense of confidence and self
reliance which should not be ignored.
| Thereafter abstention from new ad-
ventures Is the only safe course to
| follow. and nothing should be tackled
that calls for irrevocable resolution.
Later on, as the adverse conditions
abate. a feeling of eauanimity will be
sensed, and there will be present stim-
ulating vibrations tending toward an
atmosphere of ease and tranquility.
Good health and material success
| Will be the portion of the boy born
| tomorrow, while if the new arrival be
a girl she will suffer much from sick
| ness, and is not destined to derive that
| happiness from life which is the in
| herent right Of one and all. The boy
will be healthy and robust, and have
character and temperament in keep
ing with such conditions. He will be
hail fellow we'll met" and by per-
sonality and ability, achieve much sue
cess. The girl will be variable in
| temperament. never knowing her own
mind, and more liable to be a victim
of infatuation than a beneficiary of
| love. Her ideals are liable to be shat
tered and her hopes frustrated
While sympathetic and kind, you. IL
tomorrow is your birthday, are self
| opiniated and dictatorial You are
lacking in judicial temperament, and
can see and appreciate only your own
point of view. You are always con-
vinced that you are right, and that
those who do not agree with you must
| be wrong. You trust more to your
| intuition than to your judgment, and
are both independent and self-con-
tained. Your popularity with MEM
! berS OF your own sex is rather mega
| tive, but you elicit a certain degree Of
admiration from those of the opposite
sex, to whom you always appear as
convincing talker and a successful
"raconteur." Not only are you self
contained. but you are also self-cen
tered, and, in a rather selfish way. get
a great deal Of enjoyment out of life,
although you do not radiate either
happiness or contentment, SO far as
others are concerned.
Well known persons born on this
date are: Samuel Huntington. jurist:
| Henry Hitchcock, lawyer; David McC.
Smyth. inventor; Henry Inman, SOL
| dier and author: Mary Lowe Dickin-
son, author; Ripley Hitchcock, author
| and critic.
Evening star., 1925-07-02

Ma was writing a letter to Ant Lii
nan, being a anser to Ant Lillians
iast letter to ma and not a fresh
letter, and all of a suddin she thawt
OF something and sed, Benny, do you
know your little cuzzin Sue has a
berthday the day after tomorrow, sip
pose you sit down nicely and write
her a nice letter of congratulations
Aw G, ma, gosh, holey smokes. G.
willickers, I sed.
Me not thinking mulch Of Sue and
II had of picked out my own cuz-
Ems she wouldent of bin one and ma
SEQ, 1t duzzent necessarily haff to
be a long letter as long as it's a nice
one, now go ahed and get started, II
thlns is werth doing In the ferst
place its werth doing now
Me not thinking it was werth doing
In the ferst place on account of nv
opinion Of my cuzzin Sue, ony I
started to do 1T enyways because If
you nan to do something the sooner
you do 1t the sooner you don't haff
10 ehy more. writing, Deer Sue, /
neer you are going to have another
berthday and it Is my doty to con-
graduate you. Everybody has berth :
Gays SO its not your fault and on the
other hand Its nuthing to brag about
because even If you dident want them
that wouldent prevent you from hay-
ing them, but hope You have a good
tlme on your berthday and don't fail
down and brake your leg or some
tnlns because You know how clumsy
you are unless you have changed
lot, and / hope you wont get the
meezles, hopping cawff, scarlet fever
or even something verse before your
next berthday and if you don't live
that long l hope you go to heaven at
Ieest. Your effectionate cuzzin
Benny.
ana ! gave 1t to ma to reed and
she sed. 0 my goodniss for land
| sakes sutch a letter, how can I send
this, III Jest add a poscript to my
letter insted.
Wlch she did, writing. Benny is so
sorry he cant be with Sue on her
berthday and sends her love and
kisses.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Lime Sherbet.

Squeeze the juice from four lines.
Strain and add a cupful Of raspberry
vinegar, two cupfuls of puIverized
sugar, and half a cupful Of grated
cocoanut. Cover and place directly
on ice for two hours. then pour in
gradually one cupful Of iced tea, add
ing three sliced oranges and the stiffly
beaten whites of two eggs. Prepare
a lime sirup by boiling two quarts Of
20 minutes. Add the Juice and Grated
rind of four lines. Remove from the
fire, and when thoroughly chilled add
to the rest.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Dim Eyeglasses.

people who wear glasses that the
lenses become dimmed while they are
motoring or taking a water trip. This
dimness. which is due to condensation
of moisture on the glass, can be pre-
vented. In a small bottle shake up
a mixture Of methylated spirits and
glycern, allowing about four parts
of the former to one part of the latter.
Apply a small quantity of this mix.
ture to both sides of the glasses, and
1t will be found that the application
will help considerably to prevent dim
ming Of the lenses.