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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24
Gratifying Income Tax Returns.

Treasury officials tabulating the in
come tax returns under the March
payments find evidence of payments
in sufficient volume to confirm the
departments previous estimates and
to warrant expectation of providing
for material reduction of taxes by the
next Congress. The Treasury had cal
culated the March installment of in
come taxes as likely to produce $780,
100000, and it was expected that 500
of the March payment would be in
the hands of collectors by March 81
for certiication to the Treasury. The
| figures on last Saturday showed that
the total on that day Appropriated
500 of the estimated sum.
These figures have given the Treas
ury a feeling of security as to the
income for the Government in the
current fiscal year. About 81 $50 ,000,-
900 had been estimated in the Treasury
program as the receipts Of the Gov
eminent for the fiscal year. Assur-
ance upon this point cannot be had,
however, Secretary Mellon says, until
the June payment is reported and
the full effects seen of the reduced
rates carried by the present tax law.
There is every indication that Uncle
Sam is ION easy street." financially,
and can go ahead confidently with
plans for further tax revision. More
over. the returns of the March pay
ment disclose a condition of prosper
ity throughout the country that is de-
cidedly gratifying. Looking forward
to the commencing of work in Sep
TENDER upon the preliminaries of
framing a new tax bill, it Is disclosed
that the Treasury will operate in this
connection along different lines from
those which obtained in the making
Of the last tax bill.
1t is not to be a strictly Treasury
Department measure, nor known as
1.-THE Mellon BILL" as was the last one.
Secretary Mellon is to cooperate with
Congress leaders in the preparation of
what he hopes will be perfect tax
revenue bill to be presented to the
next Congress upon it's assembling.
Forecast of some features of the forth
coming measure was made by Chair
man Snoot of the Senate finance COM
mittee before leaving for his home
in Utah. He looks for the reduction
Of the maximum surtax to % per cent
and the repeal of such nuisance
taxes as remain on the statutes.
Chairman Smoot will also urge repeal
OF the inheritance tax on the ground
that this source of revenue should
be left exclusively to the States He
thinks. however, that the National
Government should have the entire
use of revenue available through in
come taxation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24
Governmental Activity.

The absence OF Congress from Wash.
ington in the long recess may lessen
the conspicuousness Of Washington
on the map, as denoted by the "spot
news" dispatches, but let no one har.
Dor the impression that Washington is
dead or that official life lies along a
primrose path of dalliance the mean.
while. 1t is true that the departure
of Senators and Representatives eases
up bit the pressure Of personally
presented business brought to the at.
tention Of the departments, but it is
also true that the offices of the states.
men and their clerks are still doing
business at the old stand on Capitol
Hill, and there is always some task at
hand from back home requiring &C.
ton in the departments.
Then it happens, too, that Congress
is but a part Of the vast governmental
machine. The Government of the
United States is going concern and
d monstrous big one. In it's various
ran1ifications it is the largest indus.
try in the world. It is, indeed, an
immense assembling OF human ma,
chinery. every individual unit per
forming definite part of the huge
and complex job: the directing control
in the hands of the cabinet officials
at the heads of the several depart
ments: the driving power the desires
and needs Of 1t0. 100000 Americans.
There are no dull days in Washing.
ton. With monotonous, but ceaseless
grind, this great bulk of machinery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24

functions and produces. 1t works in
the main noiselessly so far as the pub
lie is concerned. but turns out the
goods the raw material of which
is furnished by legislation and by the
necessities Of the country.
The coming Summer and Fall prom
Use to furnish no exc option to the rule,
except that each year the volume OF
the output increases. This year the
machinery equipment has been cur
tailed by the policy OF economy
adopted by the administration, and
there will be more work by the in
dividual units. There is ground for
the apprehension that the public at
large, in the absence of acquaintance
with details. does not give due appre-
citation Of or full credit to the faith.
full and tireless workers in their great
governmental mill at Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24

that the provinces were won in fair
Of arriving at a plebiscitary decision
as to their ultimate ownership: that
the treaty of Ancon did not sttpulate
that a plebiscite was TO be held 10
years from the signing of that instru-
ment but latter" 10 years had eIar
that she had been no more glilty
than Peru in the matter of delaying
the final decision, and that 1925 was
as truly after a period of 10 years"
as 1898.
The President made it quite clear
in handing down his award that he
was neither denying nor affirming the
justice Of the claims Of either dis
putant. He pointed out that, under
the terms of the arbitration agreed to-
he was only funda mentally concerned
with determining whether or not the
treaty Of Ancon carrying the plebiscite
provisions was still operative. He de-
cided that it was.
Had he decided otherwise it is diff
cult TO see how the matter could ever
have been adjusted without resort to
armed force on the part of Peru.
Whether or not Peru suffered injus-
tice at the hands Of Chile more than
40 years ago-the practical task be-
fore all concerned today is to discover
the safest way once and for all to dis
pose OF this problem which has over
long embittered the relationships Of
two great South American states.
The President answered that ques-
ton practically and fairly. as the
Peruvian government has recognized
and as the Peruvian people will recog-
nize if they do not already do 80.
Every possible provision to make the
plebiscite fair from the Peruvian view
point has been made-it being pos.
Sible for a man born in the provinces
80 or more years ago. yet never hav-
ing lived there from that time till
now, to cast his vote in the settle
ment.
Gen. Pershing goes to Tacna-Arica
to see, with his fellow members upon
the commission, that absolute Justice
Is done in the plebiscite- His presence
should serve to demonstrate to the
world the Importance which the United
States attaches to the necessity for
disposing Of the Tacna-Arica problem
Sor all time. Whatever the outcome of
the plebiscite, that nation which does
not in good faith and good sportsman
ship abide thereby, grateful in the set
removal Of barrier to complete in
ternational amity in the Americas.
will be guilty of a grave offense for
which she will be held fully re-
,ponsible. -..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24
Pershing and Tacna.Arica.

The acceptance by Gen. Pershing of
the presidency of the commission
which is to conduct the plebiscite to
determine, under President Coolidge's
award. the future ownership of the
provinces Of Tacna and Africa. is a
gratifying preliminary step in the ad-
Justment Of an extremely delicate
problem. The appointment and prompt
acceptance indicate the thorough ap-
probation of both President Coolidge
and the general of the Importance to
pan-American relationships of the
business to be undertaken.
The tenor OF recent dispatches from
Peru, reporting an unfavorable popu-
lar reaction to the Coolidge arbitra.
tlon award are not, it is true, to, be
taken as indicative of any serious re-
sentiment on the part of Peru as a ma
ton toward the nation which the
President represented in his difficult
task. The Peruvian government was
swift to express its acceptance Of
the award as whole upon its rendi.
ton, and it spoke in good, faith, being
IN full knowledge Of the intricacies of
the task which the President had un.
dertaken at its behest Yet the Tacna-
africa controversies vital in the
hearts of Peru and Chile as ever was
the more widely understood bitterness
over Alsace and Lorraine-is undoubt.
eddy loaded with diplomatic dynamite
and demands the most able and
dignified handling
The extreme Peruvian yiewnoint
has for the past 80 years insisted that
there should be no plebiscite. deter.
minative of ownership: that the terri.
tory in question was undoubtedly
Peruvian until seized by Chile in the
War of the Pacific; that the plebiscite
provision of the treaty Of Ancon be.
came null and void when it was not
carried out at the conclusion of the
famous 1o-year period. and that the
provinces should be restored, unen
numbered. to their original owner. To
this Chile cou13sssd with the assertion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24
ANSWERS, TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

". was there ever a canal along
street northwest? What was the
stone house al the southwest corner
or Seventeenth and e and the smaller
one on the northeast corner?-T. c. p.
A. The Chesapeake and Potomac
Canal was on B street. and the stone
mouse was canal house. The small
stone structure is the top of a gate.
Years ago, when this ground was
lower 1T had about 1t a high fence.
one entrance was through this gate.
Q. How often does the President
get paid?-G. w.
A. The President of the United
States is paid once month. His
check is for S6,250.
Q. Has Easter Sunday ever occur
red in Maya. B.
A. Easter Sunday has never &C.
Cured as late as May /. Easter Sun
day is the first Sunday after the
pascal full moon, that is. the first
Sunday after the ecci esiastical full
moon, on or next after March 81.
Easter day, therefore. can not be
earlier than March %, nor later than
April %.
Q. What is the real name OF the
smoke tree or bush?-M. G.
A. The technical name is Rhus
cotinus.
Q. When did the choir of old Trim
ity Church, New York, first appear in
vestments?-P. G..
A. The choir so appeared for the
first time on Sunday, October IA, 1860.
The occasion was the service attend
ed by Albert Edward, Prince of
Wales. accompanied by his suite. The
vestments had been given to Trinity
some time before, but certain infiu-
entail members of the church had
prevented their use
Q. Why are revenue cutters called
by that name ?-k H
A. Revenue cutters are so-called
because originally the vessels used
In the service were OF the cutter
yacht type.
@. Do metals expand In the day
time and contract at night?-W. w.
A. Metals expand on exposure TO
sunlight This is owing to the rise
in temperature caused by absorption
Of the suns rays.
Q. Was there ever a civil war with
in the State of Arkansas?-W. T. c.
A. On April 80, 1874, at Pine Bluff
there was a skirmish or battle be-
tween the followers of two rival can
didates for Governor of Arkansas
Baxter and Brooks. The Baxter
forces attacked the Brooks forces.
Eleven men were killed and y
wounded. Baxter was afterward
recognized as Governor by President
Grant.
O. Was Daniel Boone a native
American w. D. B.
A Daniel Boone was born in Bucks
County, Pa, February II, 1873.
O. Why are people who build called
"ca rpenters' ?-F. b. c.
A. The word carpenter" is origi-
nally from the Latin ''carpentarius.
meaning a builder in wood. The French
word, carpenter, means an arti1cer
in wood as distinguished from join
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24
Practice of Selling
''Day-Old" Chickens Hit
To the Editor of The Star;

To the Editor of The Star; 49,:
Every year, as Easter. time APP
proches the Humane Society receives
numerous protests from citizens
against the practice INDUCED in by
certain stores in the city of selling
'day-ol chickens. These chicks are
usually bought by thoughtless wom-
en- as pets for their small children.
The child, not knowing any better,
uses the chick as 1t would a doll.
squeezing, choking and throwing it
around. not properly feeding or other
wise caring for it until the poor
thing finally dies lingering and
cruel death. A moments thought
will convince any one that chicken
of this age should not be handled.
especially by small child, but
should be with the mother hen to
be brooded and cared for as nature
intended. When the Humane Society
appeals to the storekeeper to dis
continue the practice of selling these
chicks 1t is met with the statement
that there is no cruely or violation
of the law in selling them. but that
the cruelty. If any. is inflicted or
suffered by the purchaser. This is
technically true, but cruelty follows
the selling, almost as surely as night
follows day, and the seller is morally
responsible, for it.
This society desires to enter it's
most vigorous protest against the
practice referred to, and earnestly
appeals to the merchants to discon-
tinue the sale of these chicks and
to parents not TO buy them. The
amount Of profit derived from the
sale of a single chicken is certainly
very small and does not in any de-
gree compensate for the cruelty in
volved, and respectable merchants
should be ashamed to accept what
is little less than blood money when
it brings so small a return in profits
and no honor or glory to the estab-
lishment.
JOHN P. HEAP,
Secretary Washington Humane Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24

err or cabinetmaker-one who does
the heavier and stronger work in
wood construction.
Q. How many Indians and whites
were engaged in the Turner's Falls
fights. J.
A No intelligent estimate can be
made of the number of Indians en-
gagged in this Massachusetts fight
Captive Indian women said that 400
were killed. The Pocumtucks saf-
fered severely and their power was
forever broken. One hundred and
forty-five white men participated In
the fight. Forty-one were killed and
three were wounded. The attack oC-
CURED on May 10, 1876.
Q. What is the shoe string" dis
trict in Mississippi?-M l. ".
/ A. shoestring district is a long,
narrow election district. In Missis
sippi it was applied 20 the sixth
congressional district, about 500
miles long with an average breadth
of 20 miles.
a. Is the tone of a cello exactly
reproduced by the talking machine?-
S. S.
A. 1t is not yet possible to re-
produce the tone exactly.
Q. Can you give me the seating
capacity of the Church of St. Domen-
| leo in Pslermo?-R. r.
A This celebrated Sicilian Church
has a seating capacity OF $4,000.
Q. Where did Raphael paint Christ
Bearing the Cross ?"-N. S. G..
A. Raphael painted this picture in
/ Palermo, for the Church of Santa
| Maria della Spasima. Later the paint
! n Madrid
@ Where are some people getting
| 10 cents a mark for money they had
| in Germany before the war?-J. y. A.
| A Under the German American
| Claims Commission American pre-war
| bank balances in Germany and debts
| owing in marks Will be settled at
| the rate Of 16 and ia cents to the
mark. The claim for this exchange
rate must have been made previous
to April 8, 1929, the termination of
| the six-month period in which
| claims were TO be fned. If an in
diyiduaI failed to file a claim with
| the commission, but corresponded
with the State Department in regard
/ to his case previous to said date and
| the State Department failed to for
ward his correspondence until after
| that date his case will be given the
| same consideration as If his claim had
| been filed. However, II the lhdlNloua4
| has not acted as specified above, ne
| will only receive the value of the
| German marks according TO the pres
| ent rate of exchange. which Is l,OOer-
| 100000, 900 to one reichsmark, which
is quoted at $3.50 cents.
(The Star inUites its readers 10 use
| this Information service freely. An CT
| tensiUe organisation is maintained TO
serve yo1t in any capacity that relates 70
! Information. Failure to rSe the service
| deprtuss you Of benefits TO which pou
| are entitled Your obligation is only O
| 2-cent stamp. iNcIosed nth pour inquiry
for direct reply. Address The star In
formation Bureau. Frederic J. HGSIta.
Director. Trenty-JtrSt and streets
| northDeSt.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24
What wouldn't man give never to
have TO do anything he didn't want to
do! Or say anything he didn't want
To saw

What wouldn't a man give never tc
have TO do anything he didn't want to
do! Or say anything he didn't wan,
to sayi
Perhaps there are a few persons in
! that enviable position, but most OF
us are daily confronted with situa-
tions where we do other than we
naturally desire.
One would not seek release, OF
course, from the duties of life which
often are more necessary than pleas
| ant. That is not what / mean.
There are scores of situations, how
ever. wherein man finds himself faced
with the necessity of a certain course
of action, when his Utmost desires
run just to the contrary.
Or he needs must utter a certain
| thing. when honestly he would pre-
fer to say just the opposite. Every
reader can recall scores of such times
| when he would have given pext
weeks salary to have been able &c
speak his mind openly.
Take that occasion when old Her
Jones breezed up in his new Spring
suit Hen was sight The outfit
did not fit; the trousers were toe
long, the coat too short, the vest
wrInkled four ways to Sunday, the
color was a scream and the style
hopelessly a Ia mode for Hen.
How do you like my new suit?'
he asked. in that happy tone tina,
plainly says, You cannot do any
thing but like it. of course"',
You, spineless creature. say what
you are supposed to say. Great
you chortle. II like it. Hen. Where q
you get it?''
Down at F'ittems,' he replies. wei
pleased at your appreciation. YOU
can get yourself one there, cheap. Il
you don't wait too long. How dc
you like these PANTS"
Great" you murmur, which is no;
so far off, either. They are great
in length.
If one followed his inner thoughts
now he would be involved in a con.
| slant round of recrimination, argu-
ment, perhaps fist fights.
But under q perfect system of liv-
ing. utterance OF ones true thoughts
would be gravely and seriously met
and only happiness might be the net
result.
Then-and only then-it would be
possible for a man to stay at home
In the evening when his wife wanted
to go out
At present Ele conversation runs
something like this:
Jaw, let's stay home tonight"
But we have been owing the Man.
devilles call for long time"
cant we put 1t OFF,
What for?'
wanted to read"
You can read any time. Get your
hat"
Il might have known it, Jus,
when | got all set for a good de-
tective story, you would have TO think
up the Mandevilles" And so on
Tar into the night" as the comic
paper characters have it.
We are constantly giving in weakly
to the suggestions of others, simply
because we do not have the courage
to resist.
A friend comes around and pro.
poses hike of miles or so. You
loathe hikes. Steadfastly, for years
you have RETAINED from joining the
wanderlusters. or engaging in any
such cheerful walking en- masse.
You long to speak your mind. and
declare fatty: mo, I will not GO or
5-mile hike or 4-mile hike, or a
emile hike, emile hike or even
f-niie hike. l am off hikes.
have something else to do"
But what you say is: ooh, IL
| Oh, well, maybe II will be fun Yes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON

Comparison.
Beneath an oak 1 stood, one night,
Which through the centuries had
... grown.
My span Of being seemed so slight
Compared to that which it had
known.
And through its branches cleaned a
star
In majesty above us all,
With its reminder that we are
So evanescent and SO small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24

Further political activities are ex-
pected from w. J. Bryan 1t would be
remarkable. indeed, if his brother
Charles were the only member of the
family capable of asserting prestige
under his expert tutelage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24

Justice has been delayed in the case
OF Grover Bergdoll to a point where
lew people would derive much salts.
faction from seeing due penalty exact.
ed from a gray-haired and rheumatic
fugitive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24

sist on nursing a sense of grievance
against the U. S. A. Most Of these, if
carefully observed, would probably
prove to be of little help to their coun-
try in the way Of industrial activity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24

In one respect Vice President Dawes
is disappointment. Recent proyoca.
ton has not sufficed to move him to
dig up old material and remark
Helen Maria
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Rate by Mail-Payable i'm Advance.
NJorxIon aud VIRGINIA.
All Other States.
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
10 the use for republication of all news dis.
patches credited to II or not otherwise credited
IN this paper and also the local news pub.
ushed herein. All rights Of publication OF
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24

The United States Senate has from
time to time exercised the privilege
or making its advice seem more i'm
portant by being reticent about it's
consent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24

Mussolini has recovered his health.
In spite OF the assumptions of political
power, the final word of authority fire.
quentiy rests with the physician.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24

Nations may yet decide that they
have enough to do in supervising
earthquakes and tornadoes without
inviting wars
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24

Less COnflding.
Republics are ungrateful," re-
marked the ready-made philosopher.
Il don't think so,' answered Sena-
tor Sorghum. "A republic is just like
the average plain, simple citizen.
After he has been gold-bricked a few
times he begins to get suspicious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24
Alchemy.

Alchemy.
The alchemist used to pretend to
transmute
Base metal to gold that we prize.
His place now is held by stock tip
sters acute
Who tell you to buy for rise.
Jud Tunkins says the closing of a
bathing beach is no ncouragement to
economy in wearing apparel
Sport.
For the sturdy athlete we may can
didly say
Our hearts with approval are full.
He simply makes good in a personal
way
And asks no political pull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24
Assurance.

Assurance. '->
II understand Crimson Gulch has
new set of traffic regulations
Don't worry answered Cactus
Joe. us townspeople has come to
know and appreciate you as one of
the most genial of statesmen and most
liberal of poker players. Like most
local restrictions, them of Crimson
Gulch is made for strangers only"
Fiiibustering.
When our dear infants giving out
An unrestrained. enduring shout,
We stand in courtesy and say,
Hell be a Senator some day.
AT least said Uncle Eben, Eve
had de sense to feed Adam de apple
raw, SOS he wouldn' have chance to
complain bout her cookin'.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24

DR. Humphrey. o&ief of the United
States Weather Bureau, has esti-
mated that the total area actually
touched by last weeks funnel was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24

q. Is the tone of a cello exactly
reproduced by the talking machine?-
S. S.
A. 1t is not yet possible TO re-
produce the tone exactly