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Evening star., 1925-12-26
War-Cause Documents.

Discovery and ira nsatio of certain
documents contained in the Hoover
War Library At Stanford University
may throw valuable light upon the
question of responsibility for the be
ginning of the Great War. which has
yexed many people for more tina n
eleven years. These papers are the
minutes OF meeting Of the Russia II
ministry at ST Petersburg the
~ pital was then known-on the 24th
nf July. 1914, AT which it would ap-
nnar that steps We're taken designed
to prevent hoStilities. Serbia was ad-
vised 10 refrain from armed resistance
and Austria Hungary was urged to
grant Serbia DELAY in reply to the
ultimatum of the dual monarchy. But
Austria Hungary had already acted
md declined to grant delay. The
cars ministers could not stem the
tide of war. even to the extent of Sc
..urins a lengthening of the period OF
the ultimatum in order to permit the
other European powers to offer medi-
alton.
Perhaps this question will never be
settled To the satisfaction Of all. Par
tisans Of the central powers will
dnubtless continue forever TO contend
that the war was fostered by Russia
and perhaps by France as Russia s
ely. through deliberate failure OF the
former 10 bring Serbia TO her knees
before Austria Hungary. On the other
ha nd. partisa ms of the other powers.
later the allies. will hold that il was
;he fixed determine ton of Austria
Hungary and of Germany TO force a
fight. for the purpose of striking at
Russia and France, which would
surely be drawn into the conflict by
the assault upon Serbia.
From time to time documentary evi-
ience is disclosed and tesla mentary
statements are made by participa nts
i'm the negotiations of that fateful
month between the assa sSina ton al
Eeraievo and the first blow of battle
Nhich throw more light upon the mat
tcr. Tss esxs has reached the point
Ahsgs aaiaute items are only eorrob-
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A Century of Service

woman has just died at Pau,
France, aged 10 years, who for SO
years Of her long life had been a
servant in the same family. This is
perhaps the worlds longest record of
continuous voluntary duty under a
single employment This woman al
the age OF twelve became domestic
helper in Mexico. Later the family
moved TO France and she went there
with them. The Older members of The
family died and second generation
came into domestic authority. The sery.
ant remained. A third and "A fourth
generation succeeded and still th. vet
eran continued To serve She doubt.
less became virtually pensioner. as
age deprived her of strength To per
form her duties, but she was still re.
lained as servant. Now she has
passed at the remarkable age of 10
years. and for her there can be no
more eloquent or significant epitaph
than always faithful" In theae davs
of constant change and restlessness
such record is significant and
worthy of note
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the higher law. If upon no other
grounds. The Providence journal also
declares that il it is true that the re.
port on atrocijies Influenced the final
award. the Turks fatally preiudiced
their case" while the Altoona Mirror
believes Turkish possession OF Mosul
would proba bly, mean the assa ssina
ton of it's inha bitants'
Turkish army maneuvers on the
border of the territory in dispute leads
the Canton Daily News to assert tha;
BY this act Turkey certified that
the moving clause in the Lausanne
treaty means no more TO her than the
SeNreS treaty or any other. The in
cident gives little encoura cement for
the United states to enter into treaty
oblisations with a government on
which the obligations OF sacred
pledge rest 80 lightly" The New York
Times also points out that the from
tler between Mesopota and Tir-
Key, left undetermined in the Treaty
OF Lausanne. does mot affect the re-
sion now assigned to the former, but
lies far to the north OF the Oil fields. -
The Memphis News Scimitar. how
ever, declares: That is all there is
10 IL. 1t IL not concern over the
Christian nations over OIL" To this
the Seattle Daily Times adds: Hold.
ing no brief for the Terrible Turk
We nevertheless confess to q mild
curiosity concerning the extent OF
the massacre he IL said to be perpe
trating on the frontiers OF MosuI, -
while the New York World remark q
that ~ frank statement is surely
better than formal decision plu.
an atrocities report" and that the
latter technique smacks OF war davs
when atrocities reports accompa MED
each new claim from ambitious
powers"
Great Britain must accept the
mandate for a definite period OF IS
years. the San Francisco Bulletin
says satirically. This. adds the Bull
letin. lis . sort Of medicine that will
not be hard to take. considering the
rich petroleum possibilities" And
the La Crosse Tribune comments:
. Consent liz good. Can't you lust
picture the relief with which Great
Britain would welcome decision
which relieved her OF the mandate
mmedia tely?"
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servative has been led to believe that

servative has been led to believe that
there are at least twice as many au-
tomobiles in this city as in any other
i'm the world.
If the figures are accurate. how
ever, there is much Of consola ton to
he received from them. Suppose
Washington had Florida s fifty pei
cent increa Sc. What would be the
parking situation then, and how long
could Traffic Director Eldridge retain
his plea sa mt judicial demeanor before
he gave way under the strain? So
there is a bright side to everything,
and If Washing tonians think that
they are in pretty bad way, they
should ponder seriously over the plight
OF tloridians and Californians, VINO
probably believe that District RESIDENT 9
are sitting on top of the traffic
world
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

lreau. When it was discontinued $260.
900 Of its funds were unexpended. A
recent bill introduced in Congress pro-
posed to use this money for the cree
ton, in the District OF Columbia, Of
home for aged and innrm coiored per
sons.
q. What is the average age OF the
trees cut for Christmas trees?-
S. T. A.
a. They are usually from to 10
years old. A tree feet tall is about
) years old.
=. Why does the fun moon sail
high in the Winter and low in the
Summer?-C. n. l..
A. The Naval Observatory says the
fun moon is always nearly opposite to
the sun. II is high in Winter. when
the sun Is low, and low in the Sum
mer, when the sun is high.
O. Are buttons ever made OF pota-
toes?-G. X
A. Buttons have been made from
potatoes, and it is aid that such but
tons can scarcely be distinguished
from those made OF ivory, horn or
bone.
q. Which Protestant religious de
nomination in the United States has
the largest number OF different
bra nches?-L. &. B.
A. According to the Federal Council
Of Churches year book the T.utherans
have the largest number Of individual
branches, numbering %. The next
largest is the Baptist with Is; third,
Methodist, II; fourth. Presbyterian, q
should a person walk with the traffic
or against it?-E D.
A. The American Automobile Asso-
citation says that it is best and proper
for pedestrians to walk on the left
hand side of the road so that they may
be facing the oncoming trafic. Al
though there is no uniform regulation
to this effect, this is the method this
association is advocating
.. How many policemen have New
York City and London?-J W. J..
/ A. on November /. 1924 the police
force OF New York City totaled 12.as4
! This included Sc captains, 4as lieu
tenants, 767 seraeants and 11,s13 ps-
! tromen. The city police force ~
/ London October ]. 1924. numbered
| ,ls0. The metropolitan police force
! numbered 20.5l-
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| for an auto trip Hon TO resilrer mir
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and more cOntrnts Hor best to do
the hundreds Of other things thnt
come mp each ddyP Then ,rrite tnd1y
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.. How are the fancy bright balls
made that are used on Christina s
trees2-C. Fl.
A. They are blown oy glass
blower. After they have cooled they
are covered with coat of silver
nitrate, then dyed,
q. Is the Yule log a part OF the
English celebration OF Christina s.
r. 0.
A. The custom of burning the
Yule log on Christmas eve is not
generally observed in England. The
custom is still followed In some Of
the rural sections. 1t Is more prev
alent in the Sea andinavian countries.
q. Where were Christmas trees
first used. r.. r..
A. The Christmas tree is from
Egypt, and its origin dates from a
period long anterior to the Christian n
era. The palm tree is known to put
forth branch every month. and a
spray of this tree. with IL shoots
on it, was used in Egypt AT the time
OF the Winter snlStice symbol
OF the year completed.
q. When We're Christmas trees first
used in the United States?-E. G.
A. Christmas trees became popula r
in the United States about the same
time that they We're introduced into
Englan nd In England the first Christ :
mas trees were set up in the royal
palace of st. James a the time Queen
Victoria married the prince consort, In
1870.
O. What is the origin of Xmas?
X. l.. e.
a. The X used in the abbrevia ton
Nmas is derived from the fact that
Christ was crucified. The symbol of
the cross was thus introduced into the
word Christmas The custom is 90
ancient as to lac lost in antiquity.
q. Is the celebration of Christmas g
seneral?-A. A. r..
A. Although the celebration OF
Christmas was at one time forbidden
by the Puritans, il may he said that
1t has been generally observed
throughout christendom for many
years. 1t is regarded as the feast OF
the Protestant. Roman Catholic and
Greek churches. Such customs as
those OF having Christmas tree dec
Grating with holly and mstletoe are
almost universal. In many Europea T
countries carol singing is a feature
q. Is Christmas celebrated in Ar
gentina with a Santa Claus?-H. :
ID. w
A. The American consul general To
Argentina says that they do no,
nave Santa Claus in this country AS
we practice it in the United States
but on each 6th of January they
dress up to a very limited extent wha
they call Los Reyes the kingsD
wearing Santa Claus heard and a
red or colored coat. but the perform
ance is very tame and not at all gen
eral"
q. Please explain about the Freed
mems Buresu.-R. II. b.
A. The Freedmen's Bureau was IS
Ia ablished by Congress in 1865 AS 2
temporary agency to provide for ex
slaves and refugees. The work of the
bureau was concluded in 1870. Over
$2o,o0o,"00 was expended by the bu
Evening star., 1925-12-26
New Reforestation Plan,
From the Oakland Tribune

From the Oakland Tribune.
Michigan was once the leading pro.
ducer Of cOniferous timber. Now il
is practically denuded, and men are
trying to remedy u depiOra BILE situa.
tion by passing laws. The statute
which came out Of the last session of
the Michigan Legislature is called the
most redical of any OF those Il
important forestry laws passed by
26 states within the year. 1t takes
hand which is being reforested out of
the land tax group and makes the
timber subject to taxation when it is
removed. In other words. the grow
ing timber crop Is not to be taxed, but
the State, to make up to the counties
for the loss of revenue, will pay S
cents an acre into the county treas
uries for all lands dedicated to refor-
estation
Evening star., 1925-12-26
TUESDAYS Strike Meeting.

II the negotiations between tn"
nreratorS and the miners union Lead
ers which are to he held in New York
next Tuesday fail Of effect. and tht
strike is continued. there Will be a de
termined public demand for eNpiana-
tion Already the suggestion Is al
Nanced that certain features OF the
controversy will block the progress to-
ward resumption Of mining, such as
The miners demand for a check-of
and the operators insistence upon IA
long term contract. In both of these
matters the public interest lies with
the operators. The check-off or com
rulsory collection of union dues by the
employers for the unions means the
accumulation of funds for the main
tenance Of strikers. These funds are,
in effect munitions for war from
which the coal-consuming public Is
the chief sufferer. A long-term con
tract would insure continued peace in
the anthracite field, and consequently
uninterrupted production Of fuel.
IT after four months of striking
with a tremendous loss on both sides,
in wages TO the miners and in sales
10 the operators, agreement can
not be reached for the immediate re-
sumption of mining, the situation will
certainly call for Government inter
vention. The strike has already i'm
posed a grievouS burden upon the pub
lie in the advance of prices. the failure
of supply. the compulsory adoption of
substitutes. with in many cases much
eypenSe for the Transformation of
heaters. 1t has laid a heavy burden
upon the miners. who have lost four
months wages and have been forced
To subsist on their savings and the
noeager strike doles from the union.
II has inflicted serious losses upon the
business community in the hard-coal
district and has imperied the stability
Of 2 number of banks. in aid of which
the state of Pennsylvania is now mov-
ing to prevent a disa strous series of
failures.
No advantage has been gained by
anybody from this condition save a
few dealers in coal who have taken
unusually large profits. Even they. in
the end. will have lost in consequence
Of the strike, for they will be later
punished for their profiteering by loss
nf trade and reta liation for this squeez-
ing.
In all the circumstances the con
Euming public has reason to expect
favnra ble results from Tuesdays meet
Ing. REPORTS from the hardcoal dis
trict indicate that the miners expect
early return TO work. They will be bit
terly disappointed if they are not al
lowed To resume. 1t is evidently be
coming hard to hold them in line for
the strike. They are sustained now
nv the hope of immediate reopeninS
or the mines and the renewal of wage
earning. hut if they are disappointed
as the result of too stubborn position
hv their representatives at the Tues
day meeting the reaction is certain to
unfavora BILE to the union prestige.
Evening star., 1925-12-26

Runeberg, StrindberE, LaEerlof, Key
1eidenstam.
Chapter ~, American F'iction-Irv
ing. Cooper. Poe. Hawthorne, stowe
Mark Twain. Bret Harte, Howeils
Henry James, Other Writers of Fic
ton.
Chapter 48. American Essays ane
History - Emerson, Thoreau. Poe
Holmes, Lowell, Franklin, Jefferson
Webster, Lincoln. Prescott. Parkma n
Chapter ~. American Poetry-Poe
Freneau, Bryant, LOnsfellow, Lowell
Holmes. Emerson, Whittier. Whitma n
l-anier. Later Poets.
How many OF those writers do you
know?
Even the best-read person will
And many names strange TO him In
the above list, and in that given N
this column yesterday from the boob
under discussion. or the authors he
knows. hs will find many whose
works he has scarcely touched.
A fragment Of "A poem-that. foi
instance. is all the present writer
knows of Nerlaine, several stories
perhaps, by Chekov, one novel by
DAnnunziO.
The reassuring thing about such 2
The worlds literature il so large. Sc
voluminous. that no one person car
possibly know il.
IL would be waste of time to
attempt to try.
The litera ture OF ones own ma tive
tongue Is. after all the real liter
ature. What any one can hope Ia
get in another tongue is small. in
deed. excepting. of course, a few un:
verssl geniuses.
Most Americans can well be con
tent with English literature. com
prisius our own American bran nch
and such transla tons OF the gres
works Of other lands as time and
scholarship have brought us.
No one need be stuck up" be-
cause he has read a few books
Literature is not a method OF posins
az "highbrow." but solely thu
cream OF the human mind.
Men have rried to say in words
the thoughts that came to them ant
The lasting result is the world
literature. 10 fully appreciate an,
one literature. one must be q native
OF that country.
Names that sound strange to us
in the lists given are familiar enough
: no doubt. TO thousands OF huma 4
beings.
lf they are unknown TO us. how
ever, We should worry,
Even the greatest bookworm ha,
his pet sntipa thies in his own liter.
ature. The writer Of this column
would much rather read big mai
order house ca catalogue than Milton,
Paradise Lost"
The glories OF that great poem ar.
not glories to me. The supposedly
wonderful scenes in the garden 81
Eden make me laugh. while III.
phrsseoiosy strikes me ss eminentiN
stiff and utterly unnatural. and ca r
give scores Of instances from IN;
poem TO prove this, il any one is
interested.
All This. he il remembered. in tht
| face Of ha wing read Joseph Addison,
praise OF this poem. and having beer
told many times that il is grea
poem. A great poem-welI-but no
for me.
Yet the very person who read
fPsra disc Lost with approval vii
be unable to find any merit in Blake's
poems, the sterling simplicity o.
which appeals very much to me.
SO II goes.
AS Mr.. Macy points out the mar
who enjoys books the most is la "
unto himself He studies. reads
weighs carefully the critical opin
ions. and then read as suits his rim,
and taste.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHu.ANDER JOHNSON
Better and BETTER

It's merry Christmas for a day,
And happy New Year next:
So swiftly speeds the year away.
Through hours serene or vexed.
The resolution now Wen see,
In formal phrase cast,
To make the Christmas vet to be
Still merrier than the la ast.
Evening star., 1925-12-26

Philadelphia was evidently diSap-
pointed in finding SmedIey Butler un.
wiling TO forget his official cares in
order to develop the genial art of
after-dinner speaking
Evening star., 1925-12-26

Demand for substitute for anthra-
cite has not yet encouraged the soft
coal industry to organize a strike OF
its own.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
S~~~s

The Chinese endeavor to pay all
their debts at the end of each year.
The custom has not been adopted by
several of the nations of more modern
ciyiliZa ton.
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Rate by Mail-i'ayabie in Advance.
MaryIand and Virginia.
An Other States and Canada.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press H. exclusively rht',t'
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Of special dispatches herein are also ff'Nf'eo'
Evening star., 1925-12-26

The United States Senate. far from
recognizing the need of speech limita-
ton, is evidently preparing to take a :
much time as may be required for tell
ing the Vice President few things.
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SubtIpty

Il observe that YOU are on courteous
terms with the men who most vigor.
ously oppose your opinions"
'Of course, answered Senator
Sorghum. That's my quiet way of
showing them that l don't take their
opinions seriously"
Evening star., 1925-12-26

Weather prophets who promised
sho" Tor Christmas day are now being
suspected by the small boy of exerting
influence in favor of the market for
sledS.
Evening star., 1925-12-26

A live Florida real estate promoter
might show Fra a way to turn a
duh financial condition into an active
boom.
Evening star., 1925-12-26

In wishes for happy New Year. it
may be assumed that Senator Bora n
permitted himself reservations relat
ing to the Leas OF Nations.
Evening star., 1925-12-26

Europe regards Uncle Sam as a sort
OF Santa Claus who clings 10 reindeer
and sleigh, rega rdless of aircraft de.
velopment
Evening star., 1925-12-26

A green Christmas is not rega rded
as conducive to general health. How.
ever, il ayerts the ira eedies that result
from skating on fragile ice
Evening star., 1925-12-26
An Oversight.

From the Indianapolis Sunday Star.
That fortune teller recently con.
victed apparently did not look into her
own future.
Evening star., 1925-12-26

Philadelphia is the City of Brotherly
Love, but Smedley Butler evidently
got into the wrong lodge.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Prejudice.

Are YOU in favor of the old ia sh.
ioned da nces?
Not at ALL answered Miss Cayenne
The things my great grandmother
told me about their immodesty has
prejudiced me against them forever -
Christmas comes but once year,
said Uncle Eben which leaves ye,,
eleven months to economics"
Evening star., 1925-12-26

A ton OF anthracite makes n fine
holiday gift. but string of pearls is
more easily available
Evening star., 1925-12-26
The One Crowded Day.

From the Nashville Hsnaes.
The motorists wcrst dreas. Il the
one where every day is Sunday.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
1870

Wa shington. D. G., is giving Con
-ress a chance TO demonstrate its
q ability to solve the comparatively
small matter of ira fife problem and
tha country
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A Harmless Avarice.

FL gaze where the signs of the zodiac
join
tThough / never have learned which
is which,,
III ina gine each star is a well polished
coin,
And so feel amazingly rich.
Evening star., 1925-12-26

Jud Tunkins says money doesn't
bring happiness. Even the most
prosperous bootlegger has a lot of wor-
ries
Evening star., 1925-12-26

.. Are buttons ever made Of pota-
toes?-G. X
A. Buttons have been made from
potatoes, and il is sai Id that such but
tons can scarcely be distinguished
from those made OF ivory, horn or
bone,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-24
Stove Workers Picket Large Plant

metal polishers and buffers came as a
protest to this move by the company.
The workers on strike insist upon
their right to organize and demand
that their shop committee be recogn-
lied by the bosses.
THE men in the polishing room are
out 100 per cent and will stay out I'M
til the company comes across and re-
cognizes our shop committee and the
union local." the strike chairman re.
iterated. I'VE will not go back to
work under the old conditions. Our
fellows need the increase in wages to
take care of their kids and we Ger.
tainly have not gotten fat on the
wages this company has paid us"
To import seabs
The strikers held meeting yester.
day morning at which they discussed
the next step in their fight with the
bosses. 1t is expected that the bosses
may attempt to bring out-of-town
strikebreakers into the plant to-
morrow. The strikers were assigned
their posts for the next day.