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Evening star., 1925-08-16
: MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT =. SMALL.

That grand old hattler. the United
states Senate, may occasionally be
down, but 1t is never out. One heard
short time ago that in the grand
reorganization of the prohibition en-
forcement machinery of the Govern
ment politics was to be adjourned,
sine die. The Treasury Department,
and Gen. Lincoln c. Andrews, dry
generalissimo and admiralissimo,
were to brook neither interference
nor dictation from any source which
might be even quasi political. Twen-
ty-two grand regional directors, to
replace the politically controlled State
directors, were to be appointed solely
because of the look in their eagle
eyes. or the red blood of courage
which coursed in their veins, or the
clean, clear cut of their jibs. 1t was
to be almost a sine qua non that the
new directors must not even know a
United States Senator by name.
Party workers were to be barred and
IL the applicant had never registered
or voted or enrolled in a political
machine" SO much the better.
The dear old United States Senate,
which always is butting into Federal
appointments. was to he given solar
plexus blow, or a clip on the point OF
the jaw, or an uppercut hack of the
ear. 1t was going to be something
terrible. Senators were not to go
running around the Treasury building
and the new directors would owe no
allegiance to any senatorial person or
thing.
The Senate was down at last. But
was 1t out? Oh, no, The referee had
not even begun the count of 10 before
the Senate was on it's feet and had
rushed into a clinch with it's new
challengers from behind the big
granite pillars at Fifteenth street and
PennsylVani avenue.
The struggle was short and fierce.
At the finish the old bsttler from the
north wing Of Capitol Hill once more
was returned the winner. The
Treasury and the prohibition general
issimo threw the towel into the ring
and tossed the sponge in the air.
Wen be good; well be good, they
cried.
And so today, as each divisional
directors qualifications are being
scanned the Senators interested In
the divisional territory are called in
consultation and their wishes in the
| matter are to be the deciding factor
as to whether the candidate is accept
! ed or rejected. The Senators are even
| naming the applicants for examina-
| ton.
The Senate can be a mean oppo-
| nenr. The Senate can refuse 10 con
| firm executive appointments. 1t Is
| only in theory that the three con
| stitutionaI branches of the Govern
ment are entirely separate and apart.
/ The old Senate can wallop "A prospec'
| tive judge of the Supreme Court just
as 1t can wallop ii presidential selec
| ton for a cabinet portfolio. 1t not
! only can but does-on occasion. The
| Senate also can sit down rather
| squarely on the appropriations to be
| made for certain bureaus. In fact
under the rules, even one disgruntled
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To the Editor Of The star:

To the Editor Of The star:
In the letter published in the
Evening Star on August 13 Mr.. s.
Panaretoff appears to endow me with
the opinion of not wanting the Greek
crimes to appear before the Amer
ican public This is erroneous.
Crimes have been committed on both
sides. But it is evident that Mr..
Panaretoff. aspires to monopolize the
right to present the Bulgarians as
the eternal victims and the Greeks as
the executioners. / consider myself
happy to have been able to certify,
through Mr.. Panaretoff himself, the
murder of four Greeks, among whom
me with the name of the murderer.
l note with satisfaction that the lat
ter has been arrested, according to
Mr. Panaretoff's statement.
] also note that in the correspond
ence of Mr.. Junius Wood no mention
whatever has been made of this
quadruple murder.
/ wish to point out that the facts
about Tarlis, referred to by Mr.. PAN
aretoff, and also in the correspond
ence from Bulgaria, have already, for
over a year, been brought to the at
tention of public opinion.
IN cOmmehOFdilnS again san
anniversary they should at least add
that the officer responsible. for these
deeds was court -martialed and on
January 13, 1925. was condemned TO
Is years hard labor. i notice that
this fact has been omitted in the COR
respondence from Bulgaria.
Mr. Panaretoff delights In making
distinction between crimes, char
acterizing a as revenge those of which
the Greeks are victims, and as polit-
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Power of Example.

St John. xx.s-"Then went in also that
other disciple"
What you are speaks SO loud / can
not hear what you say was Emerson S
way OF speaking of unconscious inf1u-
ence. There is subtle influence that
proceeds from us sometimes without
our knowledge. and it may be an infiu-
ence that affects for good or i'll the
lives of those about US. I once asked
"a man whom | had known to be
openly antagonistic TO the Christian n
religion what effected the change in
his life. He had at the time become a
deyout and loyal member of the Chris
tian church. His answer was sugges-
tive. Referring TO business collea que
under whom he worked, he said
"A man cannot be associated in the
ONCE with one who is as consistent a
Christian as our mutual friend is with.
out coming at length to fall under the
spell of his persuasive influence"
The friend to whom he alluded was
not a man who wore his heart on his
sleeve, nor was he given very much to
talking about his Christian faith He
lived 1t. That was enough. In a WORD
he was what the apostle describes as
a living epistle, read and known of
all men,"
The testimony Of daily habit is
greater than the testimony OF the lips.
All TOO frequently our habits deny
what our lips profess, 1t is something
more than our bond that guarantees
10 the world our character.
The above text furnishes a striking
illustration of the power of example,
TWO men were running in haste to
discover whether their Master had
really risen from His tomb The
younger was tieeter of foot and out
dlsta need his Older colleague. Arriv-
ing hrst at the tomb. he looked in
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A Rejoinder to MIR. Panaretoff
On the Macedonian Crimes

ical those ef which the Bulgarians
interested in the latter ones, and
without realizing it he justifies the
murders committed through ven
geance.
In order to be agreea BILE to him, ]
beg to add that:
/. The house of Tosta Liaros To-
Lids was pillaged at Dolno Vodan;
2. The Greek. Argyre Gadas, living
at Zouklalna, was attacked in his
home;
3. -Athanase Taratas, citizen of
kouiaina, had his home piilaged;
4. Threatening letters were sent to
the Greek merchants at Stenimacha
ordering them to abandon their prop
erty and leave Bulgaria;
8. George Micharlo, Stavro Antonof
and Euripides Hadjikyriakos were
brutalized in the streets of Varna by
Bulgarian officers because they spoke
Greek;
g. Forced settlements of Bulgaria n
emigrants had been made exclusively
In the home of Greek minorities i'm
the provinces of Bourgas and Philip
popoli;
Z. A bomb had been thrown in the
square of the ancient Greek Church
at Bourgas, which Is surrounded by
Greek houses;
S. Three bombs had been thrown in
the yard of the home of Nicoglou
Brothers at Sofia
These crimes We're also reported TO
the council of the League of Nations
in January of this year and up to
that time none of the participants
Of these crimes had been. arrested or
apprehended.
AZ q last fact ! am adding the
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knowledge of the economic and politi-
cal problems of the day should be
prime requisite, and ability to deal
with these problems. another. A gov
ernor of a State should appoint as
Senator, if the duty devolves upon
the great office-for 1t Is a great
off1ce-one who is at least potential
recipient of the support OF the voters
at the polls.
The problems confronting the Con
gress at its coming session will tax
the powers of the ablest legislators,
and tAe Governor of North Dakota
doubtless will have this fact in mind
when he appoints, if he does appoint,
a successor to Senator Ladd.
The suggestion has been advanced
that the Senate might agree to seat
the widow of their late colleague from
North Dakota when they would be un-
willing to permit the appointment Of
another under the circumstances. But
such a suggestion could scarcely be
seriously advanced. The Senate is a
jealous guardian of its membership.
No Senator Is seated unless II can be
demonstrated beyond the slightest
doubt that he is entitled TO member
ship, whether he comes as an ap-
pointee or through election. Before
the Governor of North Dakota. there
succeed Senator Ladd, the question
as 10 his full right TO make such an
a appointment should be finally settled.
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The Belgian Debt.

Negotiations looking to the funding
of the Belgian debt TO the United
States have proceeded with some
mes sure Of success during the last
week. The ultimate decision in the
matter, however, may rest with Presi
dent Coolidge and the Belgian cabinet,
with whom the American and Belgian
commissioners will now consult.
Among the obstacles TO settle
ment which have been overcome. ac
cording to officials of the Treasury
Department, was the Belgian sug-
gestion that the pFe-srmistice part OF
the debt be cared for out of German
separations. Belgium. il appears, has
agreed to fund the entire debt with.
out reference to the repara tions due
Belgium from Germany. This decision
on the part of the Belgian commits
sion Is wise and very satisfactory 20
the United States. The claim had
been advanced that the late President
Woodrow Wilson in Paris gave some
assurance that the pre-armistice debt
Of Belgium TO the United States would
he paid for out of German repara-
tions. But the Government of the
United States has steadfastly main
tained it would not agree to substi-
tute German reparations for any OF
the debts owed this country by the
allied nations. 1t has refused to be
drawn into the position of collecting
German reparations for any other
nation.
Concessions on the part of the
American commissioners are said TO
include a mora torium on interest and
interest rates somewhat lower thar
those provided for in the British
America n debt settlement. The United
States is not usurious. Particula rly
are the people OF America desirous of
dealing fairly and CONSIDERABLY with
Belgium. for which they have & strong
feeling of friendship and admira ton.
All arra angements made with regard
to the foreign debts. however, must in
the end be passed upon by Congress
The settlement with Great Britain
was regarded as eminently fair, in
deed, it was criticized as being too
lenient BY some members Of Congress.
Agreements with other nations, there
fore, which go beyond the terms ac-
corded Great Britain will be care
fully scanned when they come before
Congress for approval.
The Belgian debt amounts in round
numbers to $3.50 600, 900. II important
concessions are to be made, the
American commissioners believe they
should first be approved by President
Coolidge and for that reason the
President will be kept fully informed
OF the progress of the negotia tons. 1t
would be idle to deny that America n
opinion today holds that the time ha
come for definite action looking to the
funding of the foreign debts. the
money was loa ned with the full un-
dersta nding that the debts would be
funded, and promptly funded The
pressing OF debtors is not a plea ga mt
task, and our debtors should not make
necessary imperative dema nds for set.
Element.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN, ID. d.,
Bishop Of Washington.

through it's low archWay, but the
shadows within repelled him and he
stood hesitatingly without. Presently
Peter, the older disciple. Joined him,
and without hesitation he immediat tely
entered the tomb to confirm for him
self the reported situation. There was
evidently no word spoken between the
two men, but, encouraged by the ex-
ample OF Peter, we read then went in
also that other disciple" The courage
disclosed by Peter dispelled the fears
of the younger man,
How illustrative this is of all of
life's experiences, To live our lives
with no conscious responsibility for
the influence they exercise upon the
world about us is unreasonable and
grossly selfish. He was right who said
mo man liveth to himself"
Human societyis a vast interlocking
system, and so sensitive is 1t that il
feels the weakness or the strength of
all its members. If the power of our
example were known to each one of
us, IL we could know what results ac-
crue to II, we would either be sX.
hilarated or profoundly depressed
Our expressed loyalties, whether to
church, state or society. are confirmed
or negatived by what we are, rather
than by what we say. Precept is val
uable, but 1t must be made active and
effective through practice. The old
Scotch woman who said that she
would rather see Der pastor walk from
the church door TO the pulpit than to
hear any other man preach paid a
lofty tribute to his character
Loyalty TO Christ and His teachings
must take on some more definite form
than the pious recital of creed or an
attitude nf reverence in His sa anctuary
! The world through which we move
Will accept our creeds only in SO far
as We confirm them by our life.
Copyright I9251
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be maintained on the average. pos.
sibly much faster. At that rate passage
between Washington and New York is
possible within two hours, as against
Ave hours Of the railroad express serv-
ice at present.
In computing intercity flight time,
however il is always to be borne In
mind that the starting and landing
points for planes are usually at some
distance from urban centers. The
dying fields are in the suburbs, sew
eral miles from the business sections.
To the time of actual transit by air
must be added the time required to
70 to and come from the fields. In
the case of the recent flight from
Philadelphia to Washington almost as
many minutes would have been neees.
sary for a passenger in making one
OF these connections as in the flight
itself
III Is impossible to foresee the de-
velopment in this respect, but in view
OF the remarkable advance in aviation
thc PAST ears IL ls Dy
no means unreasonable TO look for the
establishment of regular plane pas
senger services within a decade. Will
that mean the making of provision in
the hearts of cities f0r the departure
and arrival Of air expresses? Certainly
city designed anew for modern and
Immediately prospective conditions
would possess such a. feature.
In this connection it may be sug.
sested that possibly the helicopter, or
vertically ascending and descending
plane. may solve this problem Of the
space required for starting and and.
ing. That device Is uet In the expert.
mental stage, with progress noted
frem time 10 time in its evolution
With vertically arising and descending
machines large spaces would not be
needed, and at the speed of the plane
that the other day hew from Phila-
delphia to Washington city-to.city
flights would be at the minimum of
time expenditure.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
Widows and the Senat tie.

The Governor of North Dakota is
considering the appointment Of the
widow of the late Senator Edwin F.
Ladd to All the unexpired term of that
Senator, If reports are 10 be credited
II is not vet determined that the gov
ernor has a right to make an ap.
pointment to 6ll the vacancy. in view
Of the fact that the Legislature of
North Dakota has never enacted a
law giving him that power since the
adoption OF the constitutional amend
ment providing for the direct cleo
tion of Senators. But, nevertheless,
the talk Of Mrs. Ladd as A successor
to her husband, through appointment
by the governor, has sprung up.
The women of the country not un-
naturally are desirous of having
woman members OF the Senate. Some
of them endeavored to prevail upon
Mrs. La Toilette. widow OF the late
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette, to be-
come a candidate for election to fill
the Wisconsin vacancy. Mrs. La Fol
lstte declined. saying that 1t would be
against nature" for her to seek the
political leadership OF Wisconsin, and
that she intended to occupy herself
with bringing up to date the biog.
raphy Of her husband.
Mrs. La Follette's appears a wise
decision. Because a woman has been
the wife Of Senator does not neces.
sarily fit her to step into the Senate
Of the United States. This is said
without dispara cement of either Mrs.
La Toilette or Mrs. Ladd. But since
the adoption of the equal suffrage
constitutional amendment there has
been in some quarters a kind of senti-
mental dems nd that widows or daugh-
ters of dead Representatives and Sen
ators be appointed or elected to NIL
the places made vacant The job OF
being a member OF Congress. Senate
or House, should not be ladied out
merely for sentimental reasons. A
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Senator can play hob with an entire
Government bureau.
Senator johnson of California re-
Gently was not consulted by President
Coolidge concerning the appointment
of a Federal judge to sit at San Fran
cisco. Confirmation of this Judge has
been held up. Senator Hiram has
said he is persona non grata to him.
Therefore he will continue to fight
the nomination-and probably success
fully, for Senators have a way of stick
ing together on such things. 1t is
all very well to decry and deplore the
United States Senate, but ii is rather
unsafe to count it out.
The year-old controversy as to
who won the war is about to be settled
at last. An attractive young lady Of
Milwaukee was recently visitor ir
Washington. In 4318 she had been a
war worker, had given up the com
forts of the old homestead by Lake
Michigan and had domiciled herself
with another patriotic girl in a hot
and stuffy room just under a blister
ing tin roof.
On her visit to Washington the ex-
war werke- naturally wanted TO sea
the scene of her bellicose endeavers.
Her soul was stirred to the call OF
patriotism. She had taken the civil
service examination and passed Al.
''Ah," she exclaimed. there's the
old place; there's where ] won the
war"
She was gazing at the Weather
Yes, sir" she added; that is where
| did my war work. Some OF the
other girls were inclined TO smile AZ
me. They were working in the War
Department or Navy Department.
But | won the war. What could have
been more important than 10 provide
the boys with good weather, ! ask
you. That's what i did
*T 4
An associate justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States was almost
arrested for housebreaking in Wash
ington not so very long ago. No
wonder a national crime commission
has been orga nized. This particular.
justice has but recently arrived in
the Capital. With young real estate
agent he had gone TO look at a fur
nished house. The two entered with the
proper keys. looked about the first
floor for q few minutes and then the
agent went below 10 turn on the
electric switch. Standing alone in the
upper hall. the dignified Judge soon
found himself confronted by four big
private bulls" all demanding at
once to know what the unoffendine
jurist meant and asking further as
TO all his accomplices.
Ii seems the house was wired
against burglars. a little fact which
the owner had neglected TO mention
TO the aforesaid young real estate
agent. When the owner was called
on the telephone by the astonlshed
detectives, he thought 1t was. all a
very great joke. Maybe If that owner
ever gets before the Supreme Court
he will find a new brand of humor
awaiting him.
fCopyriEht lna5
Evening star., 1925-08-16

murder Of NJ. Nicolaidis at Stanimaka
In Bulgaria fortnight ago.
/ hope Mr.. PanaretofY's curiosfty
will be satisfied and your readers
viii appreciate that 1t was not lust
a whim on my part when l said that
l wished to refrain from citing any
further atrocities.
Mr.. Panaretoff forgets that in 1906
tens of thousands of Greeks, in the
midst of peace and without any rea :
son, were expelled from Bulgaria and
deprived of their property.
And to quote Mr.. Panaretoff's own
words, ] am sure your readers are
not so simple minded as to attach
much Importance to the way things
are presented to them.
My object was to prove that il wa :
poor policy to try to influence public
opinion by presenting to it only one
side of the question. | succeeded.
with the help of Mr.. Panaretoff. to
show that the Greeks are murdered
and i'll treated in Bulgaria
And / continue to believe that in
stead of desiring TO perpetrate hatred
and transport quarrels to another
country, 1t would be much better TO
seek the means TO avoid them In the
soTHRIos NICHOLSON.
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Big Estate Values Dwindle

The building of big estates by mil.
llonaires appears good way for them
to get rid of some of their superfiuous
wealth. judging from the manner
these estates dwindle in value when
put on she market There have been
numerous examples of this, the sale
OF the half.miilion-dollar Lambert es.
tate in this city being one. The
latest, however, is that of the estate
OF the late William K. Vanderbilt,
known as ldlehour, on Long Island,
which Is said to have cost over 81, 900, :.
ooe. The 900-acre estate, which had
passed into the hands of an orga MIA :.
ton which proposed to develep it into
country club. was sold the other da
under foreclosure proceedings for
S62S. S.00O.-Paterson Morning CaI.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

The New York Democracy has ia ken
its mind off the presidential nomina-
tion long enough to concentrate on the
selection Of a mayor. The great Ameri.
can metropolis has long had a way OF
treating national politics as a side
show, important mainly as 1t might
serve as town-boosting proposition.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

The enormous issue of paper marks
does mex affect the value of the Hoh-
enZollern revenues Whatever may
have been the ex-kaiSer's other mis-
money.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

As a relisimist, the late w. Js
Bryan was no Henry Ward Beecher
As a critic Of the Bible, Mr.. Darrow
is no Robert j. Insersoll. The rhetori.
cal champions of the past still hold
their supremacy.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

There is no reading more helpful
and satisfying than that of the Bible.
The recent attention directed To the
first chap of Genesis may persuade
many people to proceed through the
entire Book.
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I.onsfellow Up to Date.

The Launching of the Ship
Foretells a wondrous trip.
She Starts, She Moves, She Seems To
Feel
A Thrill OF Life along Her Keel"
But let the Rum Boat pause in fear.
Some Coast Guard craft is dra wing
near.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Henry Ford pla y- the game of civili.
zation both ways While desiring TO
go back to the od dances, he is ear
nest and practical in seeking the most
advanced PAGES in air transportation.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Every time John ID. Rockefeller
gives away silver dime the fact is
reported SO conspicuously that his
ma gnificent donations to science and
phila nthropy are momentarily forgot.
ten.
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Swimming the English Channel has
q slight advantage over Arctic ex-
pioration in the fact that there is less
delay in notifying relatives il any
thing goes wrong.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Tariff wars are threatened. IL they
can be made TO take the place Of
other wars. pesce-Ioving huma nifty will
be satisfied.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
A Pardonable Wish.

From the Ohio State Journal.
We often wish some one would pull
our flexible tariff down for a change
instead Of up. II only to see whether it
would work al right.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BIT PHHANDER JOHNSON.
Fishing

Fishing.
/ cannot fish with rod and reel.
My leisure won't permit.
And yet a joy ! can't conceal
Through consciousness will fiit-
When I unto the market stray
And hear this welcome sound:
The choicest croakers sell today
At twenty cents per pound.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Enforcement OF the Volstead law is
admittedly not success up To now
as a mes ms OF providing political Jobs
Evening star., 1925-08-16

A rush to the Arctic regions will
be checked If it becomes thoroughly
understood that the North Pole is all
water and no oil.