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Evening star., 1925-03-16
: A Communist Red Letter Day

The Communists in this country,
noting that yesterday was the an
ntversary Of the French Commune
Of 1871. celebrated a red letter day
in several cities of this country. In
New York they staged a pageant in
Madison Square Garden before 5000
members and friends OF the Workers
Party OF America. In three hours of
fiery speaking they shouted for the
victory of the proletariat and the
downfall of capitalism. The woman
chairman of the meeting, Julia Stuart
Poyntz, was loudly applauded when
she predicted the flying of the red
flag from a Soviet embassy in Wash.
ington.
In the revolutionary pageant men
and women careered down the main
aisle while the drums rolled On the
stage, costumed actors represented the
Communists leaders of 1871. in which
The French Commune collapsed. Red
shirts and red sashes1ifl plenty lent
a ssnguinary touch of color to the
Evening star., 1925-03-16

to be unacceptable to Berlin, for it is
couched 'in tone OF friendliness
which must sound strange to German
ears accustomed as they are to per-
emptory demands and curt dismissal
OF contentious advanced by the Berlin
government. 1t may be true. as Aus.
ten Chamberlain intimated at Geneva
that so far the League of Nations has
not amounted to much as q guarantor
OF peace. but the chance that II may
be made Of some account WILL be much
greater "itn Germany in than with
Germany out.
The scene now shifts from Geneva
to Paris, whe-e measures for assur-
ing Erance and Belgium Of security
are to be discussed. 1t Is q difficult
problem at the best. but it ought to
be rendered less difficult by the new
spirit shown by and toward Germany.
The need Of Europe and Of the world
for some guarantee of a period of
tranquility is so great that hope is
warranted that way will be found.
Evening star., 1925-03-16

ensemble. A red-shirted giant was
carried about on the shoulders of men
cheering for the revolution and urged
that arms be taken away from the
bourgeoise
In Chicago there was an anti.
Soviet demonstration in a theater.
which developed into a riot between
the reds and the conservatists. in
which 20 pergons were hurt and q
score arrested. The reds got the upper
hand at last. and after the curtains
went down thronged the aisles and
sang the red song, THE Information.
ale.' The police tried to restore cr-
der, and cracked skulls in doing so.
Screaming women protested against
American Cossack rule" and fought
the policemen. ON with the great
American revolution shouted the
editor of Communist daily paper
from soap box in the street.
1t was charged by the anti.Soviet
leaders that the riot was inspired by
Soviet propa agandists' chiefs in Amer
lea, and that 1t was organized along
the disciplined military lines which
the present rulers of Russia effect to
keep their cohorts In line.
Let them rave. 1t Is not for the
American people to worry. The voters
of the land last November gave strik.
ing evidence at the polls that this
country is safe and sound and that it
will have no part nor parcel Of rad
icalism or tendency toward subver-
sion OF the present form Of govern
ment. May day or other red anniver.
saries can come and go without caus-
ing tremor of apprehension of the
safety of American institutions. They
are but froth blown away ON the wind.
We are still warranted In sleeping
sound o nights. without fear of a red
bogy man materializing.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
UphOlds Present Schools.
Student Objects to Proposal of
Master High School.
To the Editor of The Star:


AS senior in one OF the District
high schools I was surprised at the
PROPOSAL TO combine all of the Wash
ington nigh schools into one great
institution. No one who has ever al
tended one of these schools wo,l6
consider such a plan as practicable
1 would protest for the following rea-
sons:
FIRST. It is a generally known fact
that most educators advocate q de-
crease in the size of the great COL
leges and universities in order tn
have a more efficient working svs-
tenn. In these great schools there is
little opportunity for close under
standing between the faculty and the
student body, and there cannot be CO.
operation between the students them.
serves, and 1t Is impossible even for
classmates to know one another or to
cooperate in making suggestions for
the good OF the school
Instead of receiving individual at
tention' the students in this proposed
high school would be handled en-
masse, nor could this be avoided. for
1t would be nothing else than a great
crowd Even IL such a school were
centrally located, it would be diff
cult for many OF the students to at
tend, owing to the great distances
some would have to travel. causing
loss Of time as well as greater ex-
penditure of money for transporta-
tion.
Although the primary object of a
high school is to educate, yet this is
not Its only function. The object of
the High School Cadets is perfection
in military drill, and this is furthered
Nv
competitive drill is really between
company and company, yet students
both in and out Of the Cadet Corps
take pride in the accomplishments of
the cadets of their school, Where
there is great school spirit there Is
usually good scholarship, and vice
versa. II all high schools were made
into one. the friendly competition
now existing between these schools
would stop and the morale of the
Cadet Corps would be ruined.
The same thing is true OF athletics
Educators agree that athletics, If not
carried too far, are a great beneht
not only to individuals, but to schools
as well II thore were but one high
school there would not be much more
interest manifested in athletics than
what is now shown between inter
class games, and intercity games
would be almost impossible, owing
to the expense.
1t might be advocated that the ex-
pense of administration would be re-
duced by having fewer principals
and assistant principals, as well as
subordinate employees like those who
are in charge of the heating plants
and lunchrooms, but the enormous
size of the proposed High School
would require a board of admins
tration, the salaries of whose mem
bers would probably amount to as
great q sum as that which is ex-
pended under the present system, and
the number of teachers could not be
reduced unless there was sacrifice
Of efficiency.
These arguments 1 offer as stu
dent interested in the success of our
high schools. particularly my own,
and of Washington as a great educa-
tional center of our country.
D. WADE Stafford.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
Editors Recall League Battle
At Death of Medill Mccormick

upon Senator Mccormick many times
In tho future II his life had been
spared" The Kalamazoo Gazette de-
clares: IF Medil Mccormick had
done nothing but make his winning
fight IN the 1920 Republican conven-
tion against any sort of Endorsement
of the League of Nations, his posi-
tion as an important factor in the
American history of the twentieth
century would be secure. Rightly or
wrongly the decision of that conven-
tion was to determine Americas at
titude toward the league for at least
a decade and perhaps for all time.
Senator Mccormick, says the Phila
delphia Public Ledger. was one OF
the sponsors of the Mccormick good
budget bill, the measure in which
the lonS-de~ired and long ebated
budget system took it's final form and
was approved by Congress" Yet. the
Public Ledger adds, Senator -McCor-
opposed rather than for what he
created" The St Louis Post-Dis-
patch observes: Politically, of course
he had come a-cropper in his defeat
for reelection to the Senate. APP
parently too, he had been disap-
pointed in his hopes for a diplomatic
appointment. But defeat in his case
would have been mere episode The
man had the stuff for public service
in him."
His death just as his senatorial
term was closing" thinks the Port
land, Greg, Journal came at time
when it seems as If those who op-
pose a parliament of man to end war
are dwindling influence" In the
opinion of the Roanoke World News.
his death serves as a grim reminder
of the fact that tragedy and political
disaster have made heavy inroads
into the ranks OF, Mr.. Wilson's Senate
foes. Medill McCormick's political
fortunes were at low ebb when
he died. However. he was not yet
so years old. and if he had lived
in time he would have fought his way
back to the top"
THE distrust of all things foreign,
reflects the Decatur Herald, lis
usually looked for in ignorant men
who have never travelled nor read
widely Medilt Mccormick was well
read and he had travelled extensively.
yet he remained. in the matter OF
foreign relations, one of the most out
standing irreconcilab ables. The scholar
whose friends were savants and dip
lomats appeared TO have the interna-
tional philosophy of a small town
resident, who had never read beyond
Barnes History. The indianapolis
Star thinks, "Fhe extene@te which he
was out of touch with sentiment
among the Republicans of his own
State is shown by the fact that he
was defeated for denomination at the
primaries last year"
Evening star., 1925-03-16
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WTLE.

the fates OF others were at stake he
made few rissteps. Mr.. Slemp has
settled promptly into his law prac-
tice at Washington. His friends re-
port that already enough business
has streamed, into his office TO keep
him busy for the next year.
:: :: = =
Beyond all question the heavier
oratorical and debating artillery in
the Senate is on the Democratic side
The Warren affair proved that to
President Coolidge's friends with dis
coneerting- clearness. Except for
Rorah, who is in opposition, the Re-
publicans have no match. when II
comes to rough. and tumble fiehting,
for men like Walsh of Montana. Reed
of Missouri and Robinson of Arkan-
sas. Nor have they anything 10 pit
against the callous and caustic Cara
way of Arkansas. Carter Glass of
Virginia is also a Democratic foeman
with few equals across the aisle. Pep
per of Pennsylvania Is probably the
biggest administration gun, but his
forte, which Is clear headed argu-
ment, does not avail much against
the barrage which the attacking
Democrats let down with so merci-
less force. Senator Watson Of In
diana is another Republican who
sometimes. throws a good deal of
metal, but, by and large. the Demo-
erats unlimber the deadliest How
itzers.
Scene: Regent meeting in Washing
ton of the kentucky State Society
daughters Of the Blue Grass Com
rnonwealth. Business in hand: Wind.
up of the evenings proceedings, with
everybody Joining in the chorus of
my Old Kentucky Home" President
OF society spies a gentleman evil
IDENTIFY overcome with emotion as
song is over. He approaches the
fearful person. my friend" he says.
you seem to have been very much
affected by this singing. Are you a.
Kentuckian" Rejoinder: NO, I'm
musician.
America isn't the only Anglo
Saxon country in which political mud
Is slung. Sir Auckland Geddes. for
mer British Ambassador to the United
States, has been functioning for some
time as head of a commission to in.
vestigate British food prices. The
other day Geddes was attacked by
F. w. Jowett. NJ p, member of
the late Labor administration, in
these terms:
"Geddes is evidently qualifying to
fill the place previously filled by the
late Lord Mersey as janitor for cap
italistic governments and rich peo-
pie. There is always a suitable man
to allay public discomfort when It
disturbs the peace of mind of the
comfortable classes. The truth about
the jameson raid was hushed up by
one. The scandal Of the drowned
third-class passengers In the Titanic
was buried by one. The facts re-
lating to the sinking of the Lusi-
tania were CLOSED over by one. In
like manner. Sir Auckland Geddes, on
the food commission, is doing his job.
BY browbeating witnesses and clos
ing the doors against the public. he
Is clouding the issue, as his prede-
cessors did"
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1925-03-16
Marking Historic Sites.

The Daughters Of the. American
Revolution, who have been active for
many years in marking places which
have unusual associations with the
American Revolution, plan to enlarge
their work with the idea of marking,
or encouraging the marking Of, places
Identified with all great phases of
American history. The national chair.
man OF the d. A. r. committee on
preservation Of historic sites recalls
that number Of States have come to
realize that historic spots are an as
set to them and are stimulating to a
knowledge Of history. She points out
that Oregon and California have been
active in marking their historic places
and making them accessible, and she
pays a compliment to Tennessee and
Colorado, In many States chapters of
the ID. A. r., the Society OF Colonial
DANES. other ancestral-p pa triotic asso.
Citations and local historical societies
Lave carried on extensive work in
preserving. restoring and marking
historic buildings, graves and sites.
Ihere Is no question that it Is desira.
Die to present reminders Of big facts
connected with Americas past and to
help keep in memory men who served
their country with distinction. There
Is a strong desire to make historic
places In the country accessible by
good roads Jt is nor lopo tla, Nro,.
vernon could be reached over a good
road, and quite recently the State Of
virginia, at the appeal OF the Wake
he!d National Memorial Association.
built an automobile road to wakefield
birthplace Of George Washington.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHIL.ANDER JOHNSON

Negation.
Not enough laughter and too many
tears. s5.
Not enough smiling and too many
sneers.
Not enough toiling and too much com.
plant. ..,t.-- rts'
Not enough ardor and too much. re.
straint. t.---------.-- ------
Too much of hinder and not enough
''go.'a e=,a = --s--, -..
Too much air bubble and not enough
dough. -.--
The state of our minds may be an.
alyzed thus:
Too much of Minus and not enough
Plus
Evening star., 1925-03-16

The sudden death of Senator Medill
Mccormick Of Illinois on the eve of the
closing of the Sixty-eighth Congress set
the editors of the country to reviewing
the career Of the man as an outstanding
figure in American . life. Mr.. McCor-
mick's association as one OF the group
of Senate irreconcilables for the time
eclipsed in the minds Of many editors
his more constructive work in the Sen
ate Editorial comment throughout is
very largely commendation for a sincere
and promising career cut short too soon.
Defeat for most officeho'ders of mid
die age means their retirement to COM
plete privacy" says the New York
World. which observes, however, Sen
ator Mccormick was not one Of these.
Therefore his sudden. shocking, pre-
mature death divests the American
scene of an often useful, frequently in
teresting and always lovable man.
Whatever the effect on the fortunes of
mankind of the Senate fight against
Woodrow Wilson and the peace of Ver-
sailles, Medill Mccormick was among
the first to initiate it and among the
last to leave the victorious field. He
fought hard, but fair: he was sincere
and straightforward beyond the wont of
politicians he was too young and use
with quite the same activity or appeal"
Following the recent deaths of
Senators Lodge and Brandegee," the
New York Herald Tribune reflects,
that Of Senator Mccormick, reduces
by one more the little group which
started after the peace, the apparent
ly hopeless fight against the ratifica-
tion of the covenant of the League of
Nations without reservations. OF
that band Mccormick was the stormy
petrol A man of broad International
experience and of extreme agility of
mind. he was able to dart ahead of
many of his colleagu in spying out
channels along which that memora BILE
assault could be conducted until the
country caught up" The Cincinnati
Times-Star adds: Senator McCor-
mick's passing means that another of
the irreconcilables has been removed
from the stage of life. 1t is now only
a little over a year since Woodrow
Wilson died. And within the past
three months three of the irreconcil-
ables of the Senate have died
Brandegee, Lodge and Mccormick.
Sic transit gloria mundi,' as well as
the partisan anger of men,"
< y 4 y
although a bold, persistent fight
err in the opinion of the Anaconda
Standard, "he was, withal, a square
shooter and numbered among his
political opponents many perrona
friends" The Des Moines Capital
adds; No one ever questioned Sena-
tor McCormick's whole-hearted devo-
such men and would have called
Evening star., 1925-03-16

IL the former Kaiser ever had ideas
OF coup d'etat the time has long
passed Tor him to make the attempt.
He is apparently satisfied to present as
a private citizen an example for the
oeneft Of his fellow countrymen of
economy and thrift.
Evening star., 1925-03-16

New York has decided that the
restaurants, as well as the theaters,
need censorship. The day may come
when regular New Yorker will have
to commute in order to have what he
regards as a good time.
Evening star., 1925-03-16

What Theodore Roosevelt referred
to with delicacy as 1.-The short and
ugly word" has become 30 familiarized
by the crossword puzzle that 1t is
liable to creep into even the most dis,
tinguished conversational interchange.
Evening star., 1925-03-16

A vote for play censorship might be
as emphatically affirmative as the vote
for alcohol prohibition was. The public
sometimes demands that 1t be protect.
ed from it's own bad taste.
Evening star., 1925-03-16

Turns in debate arise 50 rapidly
that the Senate cannot always detect
the precise moment at which the situ-
alton appears to call for an executive
session. - -;
Evening star., 1925-03-16

There are moments when It appears
easier to elect satisfactory President
of the United States than it is to se-
cure an Attorney General.
Evening star., 1925-03-16

French economists declare. that
their country needs 1900, 900 900
francs. The sum is large, especially in
view Of previous Indebtedness.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
Fate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.
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All Other States.
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Evening star., 1925-03-16

France is pointing to Ma Ferguson
as an example of the safety that lies
in woman's suffrage. Texas may vet
set the fashions for Paris.
Evening star., 1925-03-16

We can hear from London by radio.
The messages Of Importance, however,
continue to be transmitted through
print, by means of mail or telegraph.
Evening star., 1925-03-16

Murder investigation reveals the
fact that even typhoid germ can
further injure its reputation by get
ting into bad company.
Evening star., 1925-03-16

The inauguration was quiet enough,
but the United States Senate declined
te permit the 4th Of March to set
the pace for further proceedings.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
Triui,lph.

Triumph.
My mathematics are but poor,
Ny memory is bad.
My legal lore is Insecure
And yet I am not sad
My income tax 1 figured out
While often turning pale.
For years I've been beset with doubt
And still I'm not in Jail.
DE subsequent proceedings Of de
legislature" said Uncle Eben, mighty
seldom pears like an answer to de
prayer dat opened EN-
Evening star., 1925-03-16

The Evening star With the Sunday morning
edition, is delivered by carriers within the
city at "a cprts per Hon ua y 10y -
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month. Orders may be sea By mail or tele'
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riers at the end OF each mouth.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
The Last Word.

A woman always wants the last
word
Il can't blame her for that said
Senator Sorghum. so do some OF the
greatest of us Statesmen. p
Evening star., 1925-03-16
Just the Reverse in u. S.

From the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
It is said that in Holland girls dress
like their mothers How differently
we do. things in the United States.
Evening star., 1925-03-16

3 Ethics are things a man uses until
he gets into a tight place.-Birming-
ham News.
Evening star., 1925-03-16

Fame is much like vegetation. If
it grows quickly, it seldom lasts long.
Baltimore Evening Sun.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
Must Be Some Acrobat.
From the Boston Transcript

Instead of looking before he leaps,
he who crosses the street in these
later days must look ana leap at the
same time,
Evening star., 1925-03-16

Model husbands, so young lady
tells US. are not built for speed
Worcester Post.
Evening star., 1925-03-16

Still liquor burma deep. - Fort
Wayne News-Sentines.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

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Evening star., 1925-03-16
Reformation.

Has the new sheriff, Mesa BILL. re-
formed Crimson Guleh2.
NO" answered Cactus Joe. 'erne
Guich Is goin' On as usual. But electin'
Bill sheriff has quieted him down
quite considerable.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
Piracy

The small boy used to want to be
A|rovins pirate on the sea.
Adventures path has greatly changed
And picturesqueness' is estranged. i.
For he who on the raging main
Would break the law for sordid gain,
To new conditions must succurab
And. run boat that peddles rum.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
Serene Inccherency

Serene Inccherency.
The crossword puzzle now I choose
With confident delight.
All kinds of language l may use
And never start a fight.
Evening star., 1925-03-16

Q. Why is sulphste of ammonia
used on lawns?-B. X. X
A Sulphate OF ammonia is used as
fertilizer primarily for golf courses.
especially putting greens. BY virtue
Of the fact that II is an acid reacting
fertilizer, 1t helps to keep out weeds
Evening star., 1925-03-16

G. How are they progressing with
the building of the Brooklyn Staten
Island tunnel?-J. w.
A. The Staten Island tunnel Is be
ing constructed by the City of New
York Just now there is no con-
struction work under way, the water
front shafts in Brooklyn and Rich
mond having been completed on Feb
ruary Is and September Is, 1924
Evening star., 1925-03-16

(HaUc poU a question pou rant an
stoersdf Send {t tn The Star Trformd-
ton Bureau, Frederic J. HGskH, DiT--c-
tor. TtrentY-frst aud c. streets north
nest. The only charge for this service
is ? cents in stamps for return postage
Evening star., 1925-03-16

9. Pease describe the Queens
DOH House.-C. S.
A. The Queens Doll House is a
palace in miniature. The building is
Evening star., 1925-03-16

Q. In what country are The klon-
dixie gold felds?"-F. K.
A. KIondike is a region in the Cana
dian territory of Yukon. lying chiefly
to the east of the Yukon River, where
1t receives the Klondike Creek, near
the middle of the Alaskan boundary
line The mining district includes the
basins Of the Klondike. Indian ana
McQuestion Rivers, about 500 square
miles in area
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-13
TODAY'S LETTUCE MARKET
BY U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
G. E. SCHULTZ, Local Representative

cash track-mixed sizes, 4s-5S 2.25.
go, few best Is high rs 2.7j; Is,
mostly around 900, few low rs l.7j.
Majority of shipments sold.
Today's sales to iobbers, unless
otherwise stated:
ST. LOUIS: 81 clear. ! Ariz, 7
Calf arvd, 10 ON track. Supplies
liberal Demand and trading mod.
crate, market about steady. Ariz--
no sales to iobbcrS. Calif--fcw IS
4.50-4,75, Is 3.50-4.O0 mostly 375.
400, is wide range in quality and
condition 2.O0-2.75. Tex x-bu. hamp-
ers Big BostonS 200. Carlot track
sales-Ariz-Js 2.jO-3OO, Is 1.5C,
CINCINNATI: $50 partly cloudy.
! Ariz, 3 Calf arvd, on track. Sup
plies moderate Demand and trad
ing moderate, market firm for good
stock. Calf and Ariz--4s 4j0.5.00
few 52j, IS poor to fair quality
3.25-42j, fancy marks 4,75, 6s $50
300. Toy-bu. hampers Big Bostons
practically no demand, few sales
l.OO-L25.
BALTIMORE: 30' cloudy. I
Calf, Fla arvd, 10 on track. Clos.
ing Thursday, supplies moderate.
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