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Evening star., 1925-11-09
Stickers on Automobiles.

Complaints are being registered by
the motorists Of Washington against
the practice Of defacing private auto
mobiles with stickers without the au.
thority Of the owners Of the cars.
Advertising matter and campaign
drive solicitations Of various kinds
have been promiscuously pasted on
the windows and windshields of auto.
mobiles throughout the city. Yester-
day many car owners who left their
machines on the street for brief
periods found huge stickers for a
campaign fund pasted on the inside
Of their windshields. In some cases
the notices were placed In such a way
as to obscure the vision of the driver,
and. until they could be removed, con-
tributed materially to the traffic dan
gers of the National Capital.
Such a short-sighted policy can
pass and invasion of private property
rights will not aid either an advertis-
ing or q philanthropic campaign. Moth
ing can be gained by such methods,
and continuation of them Is likely to
put worthy projects on the black list
Of a large proportion Of the residents
of the city.
FASTING Of stickers should be left to
the discretion Of the individual auto
mobile owner. II he elects to use one
on his windshield he does it with the
full knowledge that 1t will not only
take a good deal Of time and trouble
to remove It, but may interfere with
proper vision. He likewise knows
that he must use care in the opera
ton or the glass will be marred by the
instrument used In the removal proc
ess. Aside from this, he should be
the one to decide whether he cares
to operate his car as a moving adver.
tisement.
To have this decision made for him,
however, breeds resentment and re.
suits in a poor prospect for whatever
campaign is in progress.
Immediate orders resembling such
instructions should be issued by every
organization to its agents, so that
motorists will escape molestation and
the city will act as a unit in the sup
port of worthy projects.
Evening star., 1925-11-09
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

on the market and was specially sup
piled to the Ambassador as a cour-
tesy. Hitherto British chiefs of mis-
sion in Washington have almost al
ways scorned anything but an Eng
liSh car de luxe. Sir ESme evidently
finds our native products to his liking
On the shining doors of his new auto
mobile Britain's royal coat of arms Is
emblazoned
Recognition of the new Persian
regime Of ReZa Kahn gives timeliness
to the book just written by the Amer
lean administrator general of Per-
sian finances, Arthur c. Millspaugh,
formerly of the State Department.
1t is called THE American Task in
Persia" Millspaugh, who has spent
two years at Teheran, has operated
under the man who was just raised
from the premiership to the throne.
A native of Michigan, graduate of
Albion College, the University Of I'LL
nois and Johns Hopkins, DIR. Mills
paugh was the petroleum adviser to
the State Department when Persia
commandered his services. He recent
ly returned to his post after a visit
to this country. His book pays high
tribute to the organizing powers of
AsSIe1 AAiioil tulS lulI nameb,
whom Millspaugh considers to be the
maker of modern Persia The Amer.
lean economist believes that the de.
sire and capacity Of the Persian peo.
pie for progress are sincere and
genuine.
Some of the real brains" of the
ways and means committee which has
done SO rapid-fire job in working out
a tax bill were contributed by Repre-.
sentative Ogden l.. Mills, Republican,
OF New York. That scion of two. of
Americas famous families is regarded
as one of the up-and-c coming young
men in New York G.. o. P. politics. He
has just turned Al, and his friends
have an eye on the Empire State
governorship or United States sena-
! torship for him some day. Mills had
a splendid active-service record in
France. He is serving his third sue
cessive term in the House. He is a
lawyer by profession. rich in his own
right, and director of half a dozen of
the country's biggest corporations.
During the 1924 national campaign
Mills was attached to Chairman But.
ler's organization in an executive ca.
pacity. Harvard is his alma mater.
What's in a name?" may have
been Mussolini's soliloquy when he
designated Count Volpi as chief of
1taly's debt mission to Washington.
In Italian Volpi means "two foxes" "
If one fox shouldn't prove equal to
coping with Mellon, Mussolini appar.
emily thought two might serve the
purpose. Volpi brought another ad.
vantage to America in addition to his
| suggestive name. He does not speak
English. AS all diplomats know, not
to understand the language of the
party one is negotiating with Is a
priceless asset. The other fellows
stuff has to be translated. That gives
time for elaboration. Bismarck, it is
said, used to boast that he could keep
silent in seven European languages
they were the ones he didn't know.
fCopyright. 1925.)
Evening star., 1925-11-09
Mail Even Earlier!

Postmaster General New has issued
an order suspending mail deliveries
this year on Christmas day. He be-
lieves that the postal employees should
have a holiday on Christmas along
with all other workers, Government
and otherwise. So he urges the pub
lie to make a special effort to mail
early for Christmas to enable the
postal workers to get everything dis
tributed before that day.
Two years ago. as a result Of the
"mail-early'' plea, which was very
generally needed by the people, 1t
was possible to stop work in all city
post Offices at noon on Christmas.
Last year to time for closing was
moved back to II o'clock in the morn.
in8, which permitted one street de.
livery In the forenoon. This year 1t
10 planned to go step further and
Evening star., 1925-11-09

to eliminate all regular deliveries.
granting the postal workers a full
day Of rest save for the delivery of
special mail and the dispatch to and
receipt from trains of outgoing and
incoming mails. These latter, how
ever, will not be worked or pre-
pared for delivery.
1t Is possible by general response
to this plea to have all the Christmas
mail delivered before ynidnight Of the
gath, with no accumulation to be
worked" by the postal force on the
28th Of December. 1t is to the advan-
tage Of every holiday mailer to CO
operate to this end. BY advancing gift
making and buying two or three days
this can be done. The volume of
Christmas mail increases annually.
Gifts and cards are intrusted to the
Government for transmission by the
millions. They must be carefully han
died and scrupulously delivered. A
few years ago, before the "mail-early"
movement was general, the accumula-
ton of mail matter in the three or
four days prior to Christmas could
not be handled by even greatly en-.
larged postal forces. Now, with only
slight enlargements, these mails are
worked with little difficulty. Still
there is room for improvement, and
it is for this that the Postmaster
General now pleads, to make a 100 per
cent mail delivery before the dawn
of Christmas. and thus to enable the
postal force to take a full holiday.
Everybody will be happier II this re-
quest is needed, merchants. buyers,
gift-senders, gift-receivers and postal
workers.
Evening star., 1925-11-09
of Government
On Irrigation Under Fire

Much OF the debate in the press on
the subject of irrigation and reclama-
tion centers around the statement by
Secretary Work that settlers for the
available farm land not yet under
cultivation are more urgently needed
than Is the reclamation of more desert
acres.
With so many people worrying
about how this country Is to feed its
population Of 200, ,0O0, 900 or 800, 900, 900
some time in the future" the Sioux
City Tribune maintains "if the be-
lief can be built up that the Govern
ment should not undertake this de-
velopment now, there will be no loud
protest II they are turned over to
private interests" The Tribune adds
that Secretary Work may not have
any such idea in mind in his state
ment. but the effect Of what he says
will be the same as II he did"
Justification for the pushing of irri-
cation projects is found by the Seattle
Daily Times in the fact that at pres
ent urban America is land hungry"
1t cites the recent tendency to buy
in Dixie" and the new interest in
abandoned New England farms" and
continues: "The West should not
overlook this popular tendency to-
ward farm ownership. Washington,
among other States, has an empire
awaiting only water to blossom like
the rose. Irrigation should not be al
lowed to lag because Of our failure to
press it. Present indications are that
by the time Congress. always delib.
crate as we'll as deliberative body,
vided the money, land-hungry America
will be clamoring for it, willingly
abandoning city jobs for rural inde-
pendence."
"The Department of the Interior -
according to the Huntington Adver-
tiser, promises to be a storm center
during the next session of Congress.
Western Senators and Representa-
tives. particularly those from the
public lands States. are working
themselves into a frenzy over the
irrigation and reclamation projects" /"
The Advertiser refers to an admis-
sion by Secretary Work that the de-
partment has wasted public funds
and that "$26,000,0 900 has been spent
on irrigating worthless land" but con-
tends that IF the department has ir-
rfgated desert land that no amount of
moisture would cause to produce more
and better cactus, 1t Is because Con-
gress has forced 1t to such projects"
X X X X
The reclamation act Of 1902 Seems
to be a failure" as viewed by the
Asbury Park Press, which explains:
MANY who have studied the situation
have concluded that it failed because
1t made conditions too hard for the
new settlers, necessitating too much
capital on their part to begin with,
and giving them too little time to pay,
while doing nothing to help them
Evening star., 1925-11-09
Walker and the Hylanites.

Mayor-elect Walker of New York
now finds himself up against a hard
proposition. He has just been named
for the highest municipal office to sue
eeed a man who will have been eight
years in Office on January 1. Both
are Democrats. The incumbent filled
the municipal positions open to his
appointment with members Of his
own political faith. Ordinarily there
would be no overturn on a mayoralty
But in view of certain recent unpleas.
ant happenings a very large change
is expected, and now the mayor-elect
is flooded with applications for jobs.
The incumbents are declaring their
100 per cent Democracy and claiming
the right Of retention in office. 1t
may be necessary for the mayor-elect
to go back into the pre-primary rec.
ords and find out who was who and
whom for at that time. Mayor Hylan
worked up quite municipal organiza-
ton for the purpose of getting a third
nomination, and now those who were
enrolled as his advocates and support
ers and proponents are wondering
whether their Democracy is regarded
as tainted. Inasmuch as most of these
jobs are lucrative in both official and
unofficial compensations the pressure
for their retention by the incumbents
and for their procurement by as
pirants Is bearing upon the mayor
elect so heavily that he is reported to
be wondering whether the mayoralty
IS, after all, really worth while.
Evening star., 1925-11-09
Catti Sees a Great Light.
From the wichita Beacon.

From the Wichita Beacon.
At the opening of the Metropolitan
Opera season of New York last night
the three woman principals were Amer
cans-Rosa Ponselle of Meriden, Conn.
Jeanne Gordon of New York and Merle
Alcock from somewhere in Missouri.
Half of the aggregate of 32 sopranos
are Americans, one OF them being the
youthful Marion Talley of Kansas
City.
Among the male singers the Ameri-
can-born element is not SO pronounced,
however. Mr.. Giulio Gatti CasazZa
says that American male singers do
not work as hard as the women, and,
therefore. they do not climb as high
But this canny italian impresario
knows that there is a pronounced
movement in the United States in the
direction of American singers and
American music and some complaint
that he has shut his eyes to American
musical achievement, and he Is gonig
to think a thought or two about the
box offices as he goes his artistic way.
Evening star., 1925-11-09
Highbrows and Roughnecks.

The following sentences have Just
been uttered in public statement In
San Francisco by an eminent citizen:
We do not want a race of mollycod-
dies. The manicure shop is not the
place where men are bred. would
rather trust the fate of the Nation to
a genuine roughneck than to a high.
brow. Our Nation probably will be
saved. for few years at least, by the
young men who cannot go to a college
or q university. There was a time
when a father, realizing that. his son
was not up to standard, picked out a
school that was known to be hard.
boiled. A master Of arts or doctor
of philosophy is now boy whose
parents have money enough to keep
him in college until the professors are
tired of looking at him.
Who was this speaking? A self.
made man without any Of the advan.
tages Of the higher education? No. 1t
was one Of the leading educators Of
this country, DIR. ]. B. Finley, formerly
Of the University of California and
just sailing for Mexico City to become
dean Of English in the university
there.
1t is not usual for higher educator
Evening star., 1925-11-09

to take this point Of view Of the utility
Of collegiate and university training.
and 1t Is therefore the moro striking
as commentary upon the trend Of
young American manhood.
This Is not to be rated as a pessi-
mistic view. DR.. Finley is known as an
optimist. cheerful observer of condi-
tions. His criticisms are constructive.
There is undoubtedly need of more
hard work in the trades and the CON.
mercial occupations than in the intel
lectual pursuits to which the higher
educational institutions lead.
Work Is the salvation of any race.
1t makes for a stronger citizenship. a
more wholesome social condition and
clearer realization of the RESPONSE
biltties OF the members Of the social
organization. Most Of the radicalism
that prevails today in this country
comes out of the higher educational
institutions. Theorizing upon the in
stitutions of government and relations
OF classes has led many an under.
graduate into the field of pseudo.com
munism or parlor socialism. The
young man who has to hustle for his
livelihood in order to secure and main.
tain home has no time for vagaries
Of this character.
Colleges and universities in this
country are essential. They are play
Ing vitally important part in the
evolution of the Nation. They are con.
tributins richly to it's culture and it's
practical advancement. But the mills
and the shops, the practical works of
all kinds. are also doing their part, and
the youth who is denied higher educa-
ton by reason Of family conditions,
lack OF means, the necessity to gain q
competence early in life gains some
thing that many a collegian misses.
Evening star., 1925-11-09

market their products It may be
that new and more liberal reclama-
ton act would solve the problem"
Quoting complaint from the North
west that the Government is willing
to give France 62 years to settle her
debt, while it is 'forfeiting the hold
ings of men who located on reclaimed
lands because they cannot pay a
water rent is soon as it comes due"
the Winono Republican-Herald says
1T is inevitable that this parallel
should be drawn, and that settlers
who have done their best and failed to
make their land pay for itself should
feel aggrieved when the Government
sticks to the strict letter of the recla-
nation act and is more liberal regard.
ing foreign loans" The Republican,
Herald, however, rejects any idea of
desire to be severe with the domes-
tic debtor"
Secretary Works peSsimistic con-
clusions," in the opinion of the Reno
Gazette, will not produce a favorable
reaction in the Western States con-
cerned. Their Representatives may
well inquire whether Secretary Work
is wholly in sympathy with reclama-
ton development from the funds
which they contribute to reclamation"
x x
SIOSe attention should be given, lr
is advised by the Knoxville Sentinel.
to the recent recommendations of
Secretary Work for u broad conserva-
ton policy covering the Nations en-
tire natural resources. 1t has long
been felt" continues the Sentinel,
that a general scheme of co-ordina-
ton was lacking. and this seems a
good time to work out u permanent
plan for our resources that will bene-
fit both present and future genera
tions." The prediction that this is
bound to be one of the biggest sub
jects to come before Congress soon,
is made by the Port Huron Times
Herald. with the declaration that the
Nation cannot live for the present
alone; that conservation looks to
the future; and that 'it is probable
many of us will live to see splendiI
results of the conservation policy"
An address at Chicago by DR.. Ell
wood Mead. commissioner of reclama-
ton, upholding the idea that there
should be "a vigorous revision of
Government policy and the assump-
ton by the States directly concerned
of full share of responsibility" is
indorsed by the Springfield Repuh-
lican, with the statement that the
maneuverings of communities to get
Government construction which can't
be made to pay, or of settlers to get
immunity from obligations which
others must meet, are deIacralizing
complications; and the mo,- difficult
of all to deal with" The Charleston
Daily Mail adds: THE existing cult
vable land can more than supply food
for the population of the United
States. More farms, then, farms that
are not needed, mean less profit for
those now cultivating the soil"
Evening star., 1925-11-09
SHOOTING STARS.
BY .PHuANDER JOHNSON.
Rough Little Game.

Rough Little Game.
Be kind, be good. be gentle.
Be fond and free from guile.
Be ever sentimental
And wear a winsome smile.
The poets, night and morning
Give such advice prolix.
II you would heed their warning,
Keep out Of politics.
Be patient and forgiving.
All injuries forget
Be glad that you are living
But when your course Is set
To hold your disposition
Unmarried by envious tricks,
Oh, heed this admonition,
Keep out of politics!
Evening star., 1925-11-09
No Togas.

You are still wearing the sena-
torial toga?"
II am doing nothing of the kind
answered Senator Sorghum. II saw
picture Of one Of those togas, and
1t looks too ladylike to suit me. AS
a conservative male patriot / shall
stick to my Prince Albert coat"
Evening star., 1925-11-09
The Movie Audience.
From the Cleveland News.

From the Cleveland News.
The daily attendance of movies f1uc-
tuates between 100000 and 20.00o,-
600. Estimating the cinema attend.
ance In another way, 1t can be said
that somebody in every family In the
United States sees a motion picture
daily. Admissions bring proprietors
$1,000, 100000 yearly.
Did you ever imagine. when you
visited your first nickelodeon, that you
were attending the dedication Of bill
lion-dollar industry?
Evening star., 1925-11-09

Assertions by "Pussyfoot" johnson
that Europe is trying to smash pro-
hibition in America will arouse no in
dignation. The cause OF peace will be
advanced, and the conditions will not
be hard to meet, If all Europeans in
choosing weapons consent to lay down
the sword and take up the corkscrew.
Evening star., 1925-11-09

New discoveries in King Tut's tomb
reveal luxurious evidences that the
old Egyptians had none Of our mod
ern ideas about economy and tax re-
duction.
Evening star., 1925-11-09

Farm products may be high, but the
Department Of Agriculture's efforts
are looked to for a compensating
advantage in placing a handsome
chrysanthemum within the reach of
every thrifty citizen.
Evening star., 1925-11-09

The warning Of Senator Sheppard
that the saloon must be exterminated,
root and branch. should go further
and provide that its successor, the
bootlegger outfit, be destroyed, flask
and fiivver.
Evening star., 1925-11-09

The song Sidewalks Of New York"
still holds an influential appeal for
AL Smith. 1t might have been a great
help to Hylan if the author had been
sufficiently foresighted to make it
street Cars Of New York"
Evening star., 1925-11-09
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
patches credited 10 II or not otSerYise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1925-11-09

French francs at twenty-five to the
dollar make the United States nickel
look comparatively like good money,
even though 1t does not quite meas
ure up to a car fare.
Evening star., 1925-11-09
No Argument.

The radio let's you talk at ease
And find Of joy no lack,
For you may say just what you please
And none can answer back.
Evening star., 1925-11-09

Ponzi is in Florida. This informa'
ton may prompt some Of the reck'
less realtors to take precautions
against being beaten in the specula'
tive game in which they have special
lied.
Evening star., 1925-11-09

Assurances by Mr.. Hoover Of the
Nations prosperity should have their
influence in securing needed school
appropriations for the Nations Capt.
tai.
Evening star., 1925-11-09

When the vogue Of the Charles
ton" wanes other cities may claim
terpsichorean celebrity. A dance fea
turing Tennessee monkey shines Nigh,
be called the Dayton"
Evening star., 1925-11-09
Balkan Jawbreakers.

From the Syracuse Herald.
One blessed aftermath of the ended
war Is that we won't have to wrestle
with Demirkapu and Desmishissar
any more.
Evening star., 1925-11-09

Threats against his life do not dis
turb Mussolini. No dictatorship is re.
garded as complete without certain
demonstrations Of this kind.
Evening star., 1925-11-09
Variable.

Are you a wet or a dry?"
I'm what you might call variable, -
whispered Uncle Bill Bottletop. "I
always try to adjust my opinions SOS
not to offend present company"
Evening star., 1925-11-09

Year by year the District Of Colum-
bia is acquiring more snow plows
There IL every hope that all inaugura-
tion day exigencies will be success
fully met.
Evening star., 1925-11-09
nliteracy and Imitation.

From the Detroit News.
A dry agent In New York is said
to be unable to read. Still, the labels
nowadays are SO unreliable.
Evening star., 1925-11-09

There Is no practical method as yet
available for preventing reckless boot
leggers from obstructing traffic.
Evening star., 1925-11-09
Taking q Transfer.

DO you enjoy grand opera?"
YES" declared Mr.. Cumrox. Its
always pleasure to round my wife
and daughters up in a box and hear
'em criticize the singers instead of
me-
Evening star., 1925-11-09

Jud Tunkins says a man has to
take his chances on being accused of
butting in or else of being work shy.
Evening star., 1925-11-09
The Ancient THANKSGIVING

This world is hurrying on its way
And with a wonderment profound
We read Of that departed day
When turkey cost two. bits per
pound.
Evening star., 1925-11-09
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Evening star., 1925-11-09

idle gossip" said Uncle Eben, 'is
a pastime dat kin git to be mo- dan.
gerous in its way dan even foot ball."
Evening star., 1925-11-09
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States.

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sunday only. l yr.. So 40: l mo-. zoe
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Tax Publicity
And Everybody's Business
BY WILLIAM p. HELM, JR,

Editors Note: This is the first OF
series oJ sir articles 6v Mr.. Helm dealing
10Th the results Of the tar publicity id,o.
TIE second article UaI be published
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1925-11-09

O. How high does corn usually
grow?-E. H.
A. The average height of corn is
between 7 and feet.
Evening star., 1925-11-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Q. How often does mail leave this
country for the Philippines?-C. NJ. K.
A. The Post Office Department says
that steamers carrying mail to the
Philippines leave the west coast ap-
proximately five or six times per
month.
Evening star., 1925-11-09

Q. What are the liberal arts?
M. r.
A. The seven liberal arts include
grammar. dialectics. rhetoric, music,
arithmetic, geometry and astronomy.
Evening star., 1925-11-09

Q. Are there any scholarships in
music available for study abroad, or
II not abroad, in this country?-G
r. T.
"A. Outstanding scholarships in