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Evening star., 1925-12-06
Shad and Alewives.

Not many Washingtonians buy
themselves sealskin coats or sea-
otterskin garters, announced from for.
eign parts as the latest fad. But many
Washingtonians and many Americans
do habitually enjoy fresh-run shad
and alewives. The annual report Of
the Bureau Of Fisheries, recently SUBJ
mitted to the Secretary OF Commerce,
runs the eamut between these two ex.
tremes and is a document more time
ly and interesting to the average citi.
zen than the prominence given to it
and to many other governmental re-
ports would lead one to believe.
All through the tedious Winter the
mind of Washington and of the Middle
and South Atlantic States is apt at
intervals to linger on toothsune shad
and shad roe. The catch of shad in
the Potomac. the source nearest this
city. for 1924 was just 40 per cent in
number and 40 per cent in value Of
the 1928 catch. The 1923 catch itself
was less than half as large as that
of the preceding year. The alewive
catch. on the other hand, showed a 80
per cent increase. But there seems to
be no valid reason why the catches of
both, and Of many other desirable
fishes. should not show an annual in
Evening star., 1925-12-06
Hoover on Pure Science.

Secretary Hoover touched on points
of strength and weakness in Ameri-
can character in Il speech before the
American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers. He emphasized our indus
trialism and said that we have devel-
oped industrial research upon scale
hitherto unparalleled in history. and
that in ten years we have had an in.
crease from one hundred to more
-han five hundred laboratories en-
gagged upon search for applications of
known scientific fact and law, Yet,
he said. the applied science labora-
tories depend on material which
comes from the laboratories and men
engaged in pure science, and that in
this sphere Of knowledge and effort
America is behind the majority of
European nations. The Secretary
barbed his argument with the state
ment that compared with other ex.
penditures Of far less Importance to
human welfare the amount of money
devoted in the United States
to the aid of investigators and inves-
tigation in pure science is absurdly
small. 1t is less than one tenth what
Nc spend on cosmetics"
There Secretary Hoover touched
Hnc Of our weak points. He said that
We do not spend more than 10000 900
n year for research in pure science.
yet we probably expend 5000. 900. 900
on applied science research Among
those foundations engaged in pure
scientific research, Mr.. Hoover named
the Smithsonian Institution, the Car.
negie Institute and the Rockefeller
Institute, and gave respectful men.
ton to the. National Research Coun-
ell and some Of our Government agen-
cies engaged in pure scientific re-
Search.
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crease, and to bring about this highly
desirable increase the Bureau Of
Fisheries exists.
In the days of the first settlements
In this country the fisheries were in
valuable. and without them some OF
the settlements would have been wiped
out Commissioner O'Malley states
in his report. Are they any the less
valuable now? His bureau, which
supervises the taking of fur seals, of
foxes and OF sea otters which keeps
one eye on the greedy Gamer and an
other on the hoggish angler; which
maintains fleet of a dozen vessels;
which sends its trained scientists all
over the globe. and which in the in
terNals of its pressing big problems
takes time and pains TO give demon
strations of the Russian method of
preparing caviar and to ship fish or
eggs Of half a dozen desira BILE species
of fish to foreign countries, is de-
pendent on the generosity and clear
mindedness of Congress. Congress is
made up Of representatives who re-
fleet the point of those who elect them.
And the people who elect them are the
people who like shad and who like
herring and salmon. and who, when
wealthy enough to treat themselves
to sealslin coats. otterskin garters
and double portions of CAVIAR, still do
not lose their taste for the commoner
fishes.
Evening star., 1925-12-06

unpleasantly involved in apparent pat
ronags and approval of exceedingly
shady projects of money getting.
The law prohibits the unauthorized
use of a persons name as indorser Of
any enterprise, public or private; but
50 cleverly is this game worked that
those engaged in it are hard to catch
in actual violations of the law. There
Is III some cases positive miSrepre-
sentation which amounts to fraud.
The actual victim of this mis-
representation is the person who sub
scribes to a fund because of the sup
posed Endorsement of some person of
prominence and known Integrity and
discretion. But as a rule such a vic
tim Is not disposed to prosecute. He
has lost only small amount of.money.
The real sufferer is the public person
age whose name has been misused
and Yet who has slight. if any ground
for action against its borrower.
1t behooves all people whose names
have what may be called Il market
value to be exceedingly careful about
approving or indorsing money-getting
projects or accepting honorary posi-
tions on boards or councils. 1t may
be hard TO say no to a suave solicitor
for names who spreads forth an allur-
ing plan of orga niZation for a seem
ingly valid and worthy work of public
welfare or charity or patriotic promo
ton and puts the request for the
use Of Il name as sponsor on the
ground Of public duty or on that of
conferring a favor. But it is harder
yet later to ask TO be allowed TO with
draw and, in effect, to apologize to
the public for having given any coun-
tenance whatever to 81 soliciting
scheme of the merits of which the
owner of the name has not satisfied
himself
Every fake that is promoted on the
strength of the Endorsement Of per-
sonages of note hurts all worthy en-
terprises. and this fact should deter
leaders III public, business and social
life from giving countenance to plans
or enterprises that are not positively
known to be neritoriouS and needful.
Much money will be saved to the lib
eralmnded public and much distress
spared to themselves.
Evening star., 1925-12-06

Army life these days is Just one
darn thing after another There Is
talk now of turning all the officers,
and the privates as well, back into
blue uniforms. 1t seems that olive
drab is a fighting color and nobody
wants the Army to fight any more,
unless Col. Billy Mitchell does. 1t
Is said the United States will never
be back on peace footing until the
Army Is In blue, with the officers and
soldiers wearing long trousers, or
"Slacks" as the British call them, in
stead of breecheS and putteeS which
suggest active service and the field
OF battle. Nice blue tunics and nice
long blue trousers are fine for swivel
chairs.
Then, TOO, there is the eternal sug-
gestion that the Army give up its
high standing collars and 90 to the
English or civilian cut about tho neck.
Already a large proportion Of the fly
ing corps officers have adopted the
English style of tunic. Col. Mitchell
has emphasized and popularized ii
during his trial by court martial.
Some flying officers, however, still
cling to the stand-up collar, for the
perfectly good old style uniforms and
new blue ones.
The Navy used to wear the stand
ish double-breasted Jackets several
years ago, even the midshipmen at
Annapolis following suit.
But if this uncertainty as TO uni
form botherS the Army officers 1t
Is keeping the cloth manufacturers
and military tailorS ais" awake at
night. They don't know whether to
go ahead with new stock Of olive
drab, or to mold off for some final
word as to the peaceful blue. They
want the Army TO take it's stand one
way or the other.
x
Taking it's cue from the Democratic
hosts who assembled there in national
convention a little more than year
ago. the famous old Madison Square
Garden I'm New York is fighting to
the last ditch. II ia resisting the
attacks of the wrcckers with tenac-
ity which evokes the admiration OF
the passer-by but irks the engineers
beyond all measure. The old buIld-
ing has had to he torn apart literally
brick by brick. Most of the base Of
the historic tower still stands and
may have TO be blasted away with
dynamite The garden was built 10
withstand the ages.
1t was one of the first great works
of Stanford White and 1t was III the
tower that he had one of his pic
turesque studios, which often we're
the scenes of gay revels. 1t was on
the Madison Square Garden roof that
Harry Thaw shot the famous archi-
tect TO his death. The old garden
seems reluctant To go and the sym
pathy of many an old.time New
| Yorker goes out to il. Already there
I is Il new garden, away off on Eighth
avenue. They cali it Madison Squar"
Garden too, but it is d far cry from,
Eighth avenue TO the famed old square
at Broadway. Fifth avenue and Twen-
-y-third street.
:; x :. x
II has been announced from Chicago
that during the past year the Pull
man Co. has spent more than s20.-
200 solely to crafty the Amer
lean passion for luxury in its trains.
Railroads the country over are set
Evening star., 1925-12-06

corinthians. Lft.f0: "There
are. ~ mdD be. so many Kinds of
toices in the c0rld, and none of
mem Is tcfthout signifcation.
Listening in" has become prevail
ing practlce today. All over this coun-
Try countless men and women day by
day, through the medium of the radio
are picking up voices on the air. BY
the simple turn of a dial they are able
10 shl1t from place to place, from one
poillt OF the compass to the other and
at 'thelr pleasure listen to music or
speeches as their will dictates.
1t Is literally true that the light
shail be full of music and that the air
shall be fun of sound. only taste die
tateS what shall be heard, and the
Whoie thtng hinges on the discrimina-
tloh or caprice of the liStener-in 1t
may be the rich tones of an oratorio
or the cheap, unmelodious strains that
issue from some obscure music hall
IL may he the eloquent voice of some
acknowledged leader in the state, or
the coarse and Unrefned utterances of
some vulgar comedian. To the ear OF
the lstener-in,' each according to
taste. the other conveys that which
he desires.
Nothing is more responsive to his
wish than that which the radio sup
pleS. one wonders. with such Il
lield to draw upon, what tastes would
ne disclosed were record to be had
from the millions who. night by night,
listen in. Perhaps here. as nowhere
else, we would discover the mental
and spiritual qualities. the aptitudes
anu tastes OF the people over the
country. They can practically have
what they want, and they get it.
Listening in" has become one of
the chief occupations of our time. The
responsibility of those who transmit
their messages through the sensitive
microphone is intellectually great. nor
can this responsibility be properly
weighed. unless in a sense they can
realize the Infinite variety of human
minds to which they are addressing
themselves, and the infinite variety of
human needs that are clamorously ap-
peallnE for satisfaction. We are In Il
new miracle age, and one that calls
Tor more discrimination and a better
understanding of human values than
any that has gone before. Listening
in" suggests to us the large wisdom Of
so training the human heart and mind
that they shall be sensitively respon-
Sive to the finer and better voices
whose messages contribute to mental
and spiritual enrichment. One feels
impelled to ask the great multitude
the question, What are you listening
in for? What do you want to hear?
The answer would disclose richness or
poverty. strength or weakness, refine
ment or coarseness. 1t Is striking how
our tastes may he lifted or lowered
simply by listening in to the voices on
the air. one can readily imagine how
the daily habit OF listening in might
contribute Ia the Development of the
mind and the refinement of character.
x y x X
We are all susceptible to the forces
and influences that play about us.
Every day we live we feel the i'm
Evening star., 1925-12-06
The Brookland Grade Crossing.

In a letter to The Star which was
printed in Fridays issue Mr.. Robert
Il. Faulkner, president of the Michi
gan Park Citizens Association. calls
attention To the grade crossing at
Michigan avenue, in Brookland, as one
of the few remaining death traps in
the District which should be speedily
eliminated. Tho only present protec-
tion at this point is the usual crossing
gate ana bell. Recently a count of the
traffic at this crossing over a ten-hour
period showed that 35 trains, both
passenger and freight: 4o7 pedestrians
and / 1897 vehicles had crossed the in
tersection. The marvel is that no ac-
cident occurred. The So-called protec-
ton of a gate and a warning bell is,
as has been proved so tragically else
where on many occasions, no protec-
ton at all. A negligent watchman, an
impetuous motOrist or a trespassing
pedestrian may contribute to Il dis
aster at any time.
The only cure for this condition is
u viaduct to carry Michigan avenue
across the tracks at 81 higher grade.
Such a viaduct has been provided a
short distance south of this point
where Monroe street is carried over
the tracks. The Michigan avenue
crossing is growing constantly in use
as the traffic increases in consequence
of the development of the suburbs
lying to the north and east of this
point and the natural increase of the
travel over one of the pleasa ntest
driveways in the District, which links
with the road to Baltimore.
Elimination of this crossing BY a
viaduct construction should be effected
through legislation at the coming ses-
sion of Congress. Whatever the cost.
funds should he provided to carry the
street over the tracks. Recently less
dangerous crossing, just above the Dis
trict boundary in Maryland. was cured
by riaduct construction The Dis.
trict should have no grade crossings.
and this remaining relic of the days
of universal death traps in the CAPITAL
should go just as soon as 1t is possible
to secure the necessary legislation and
the construction of the work. 1t should
not be necessary to wait for a tragedy
at that point to insure action.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. d.. LII. d.,
Bishop OF Washington

pact of those things that impinge on
our lives While we may not wholly
determine our careers or fix our des-
TIMES we do play an important part
In the making of them. The privi-
lege Of selection is largely accorded
to each one of us, and what we
choose to hear plays no small part in
what we elect to be. We little realize
how potential are the voices that en-
ter our being through the medium of
hearing.
Some one wrote. years ago, a book
entitled "In Tune With the Infinite"
The design of the book was to set
forth the Importance and value of
keeping the mind responsive to higher
spiritual Influences. 1t was an ap-
peal for a practical recognition of
those more subtle and secret forces
that play about our lives day by day.
Nothing is truer than that spiritual
things are spiritually discerned,"
which Is but another way of keeping
the soul In tune with the infinite.
There are great and mighty voices
all about us that are seeking to be
heard. To deny to ourselves the
privilege of hearing and seeking to
understand these voices is to put
ourselves away from those diviner
day, appealing to the human heart.
The apostles contention that there
are so many kinds of voices in the
world and none of them without sig
nificatlon' implies the need of large
discrimination as well as of Il deep
understanding of their relative i'm
portance.
If our ears are only ready to re-
ceive those messages that have to do
with physical and material things,
the finer qualities of our nature are
impaired, and we lose our capacity to
approximate at their true value the
things of the spirit. Say what we
will, the exhilarating experiences of
life come from a sensitive respon-
siveness to things unseen by the
physical eye and unheard by the
physical ear. The great artist, Turner,
interrupted in his work by a curious
bystander, who made the observation.
Il cannot see the thing you are paint
ing answered. Don't you wish YOU
could" To the great artist there
were forms and colors too elusive
for the unframed eye to see. One
wonders from what sources Beetho-
ven caught the rich tones and meas
ures that he translated in his i'm
mortal scores.
Shall we not believe that to each
one OF us may come hours of re-
freshment and inspiration when the
soul is listening in and when it
receives Impressions that determine
and fix the finer things Of character.
Jesus said to His wondering disciples,
! nave meat to eat that ye know not
OF. IL was His consciousness of an
unfalling supply that strengthened
INN Tor tn" mighty tests Of His min
istrN. To cultivate the habit of lis
tening in for those higher and di-
viner voices. that are ever seeking to
lie heard. means to put ourselves in
tune with the infinite.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1925-12-06
Names and Schemes.

On several occasions recently enter
prises, perhaps of merit, but in the
circumstances subject to natural aues-
ion, have been launched for public
approval and support ON the strength
Of the names Of eminent people as
members of advisory boards" gen
eral committees and perhaps as
honorary officers These names ap-
pear to give the stamp of authenticity
and genuineneSs to the projects. and
Npon the strength of them sIbscrip-
tions are solicited and obtained. In
many cases the use of these names is
unauthorized. or at least the men
whose names are used have given
their assent IN general terms without
fully understanding the reason for the
request. In some cases, too, perfume
tory letters of sympathy for the pur-
pose OF the promotion have been with
Wit warrant interpreted as definite
cooperation, and the letters. which
have not been intended to be used to
sdat end. are displayed as indorse.
Iuents. Eventually questions are
raised as to the soundness or the need
or the sincerity of these enterprises
Those whose names are being used
withdraw from all association. Pub
Iicity is given to the true conditions
and the enterprises fail. when they are
not genuine. or are reOrganized on q
Sounder basis of good faith and public
apprJ pl
Many public men have been in this
manner embarrassed by the misuse of
motion of schemes that are not worthy
"r are not necessary to the public
=ood Some have been, in fact, very
Evening star., 1925-12-06
This and That
Br Charles Z. Traceueu.

Folding his paws beneath him. the
cat had gone to sleep at the foot of
the bed. while his so-cdIled master
had kept a like appointment with
Morpheus under orthodox coverings.
The cat snored away with the aban-
don Of the brute creatures. PERHAPS
the common house cat IS the ONLY
animal in the world with a pleasing
snore. When man snores those awake
feel inclined to shout.
The cats snore. on the other hand
or ear-is real music. 1t is 2
cross between its normal purr. whic
is merely a melody on one note. f.
drOne bass, and its regular brcathinG
The result is a snore that any on.
can listen to with pleasure. Not thar
the cat cares. He littI" rccks ur
knows. being blessed by Nature WITH
the ability to fall asleep instantly il
any place where he feels rea~"naI,I'
safe.
The two slept thus for mauy iuu4s
The shadows deepened. Outside tie
last automobiles had gone ou then
way. In a far distant tree dcspits
the cold. some sort Of insect Was
humming away.
Farther away sounded the Clank pf
milk wagon, and the clink Of bot
ties. as the man went about his
rounds.
A sudden creak in a window frame
and the cat opened its eyes, prickcd
up its ears, wide awake in the IN
stant. II listened. There WAS no
further sound. The little animal arose
and looked toward the head Of the
bed
Then. rising cautiously, it stepped
forward over the coyerlets, treading
softly TO the human head that rose
out Of the coverings.
Looking down into its master
face. the cat gave a plaintivc. il.
quiring NEW, and then settled dow
by his side. as u hand stroked it,
head.
= = = i
The eats liquid note had been a-
clear an Interrogation as if ii ha
been printed with a question mul
after it.
What did he ask me-" sleepil,
asked the sleeper. in that sort or
halfdaze when one is sudden
wake1 ed. There was no question II
his mind that the furry follow haa
asked him something.
There was no questioning the quo
ton. The rising infection. the Ii-
eyes, the upheld ears, had made
plain, even to sleepy person. IL
Il
What did he say"
In the night there it did not see.
at all absurd To believe in animal
speech. Who can say the creature
do not talk in their dumb way. ~
we'll as We. in our more fluent man
Eer?
ii is scarcely reasonable to heleyc
that our dogs and eats, after living ll
our side for these thousands of years.
and listening perforce to the streams
OF conversation we have poured OUT
in all that time. do not have some con
ception of speech, as such.
Surely they try, in their way. tt
understand us, and to rfiake US under
stand them.
What was the word the cat had
spoken?
Slowly, with caution and effort t@u
the doZe state made it,, the man
thought out what il was his lttl,
friesd bad said TO him there in TN,
darr
AT last there came fash. an tilt
mination, such as one experiences IL
dreams.
Suddenly there was no longer ar.
doubt in his mind as to what the ca
had said to him. What else could l..
have said, with that strange dignit
of animals, except:
"Friend?" he had asked. Friend
arc YOU there"
Evening star., 1925-12-06
The Sixty-Ninth Congress.

Tomorrow begins the first session of
the SiXty-ninth Congress. Save for
the brief special session Of the Senate
held in March last for the contirma-
ton of nominations, there has been
no meeting of the legislators for nine
months, the longest recess in several
years. Many matters of urgent impor-
tance will be debated. Legislation of
consequence ill be proposed, and
doubtless in some form enacted. Tax
revision, prohibition enforcement, the
Ship Board question, aviation, the
World Court, farmers relief. coal
strike-these are but some of the
high spots" of the agenda.
First in order will he the appropri-
ations. as Il I tier of routine. At the
head of the legislative calendar in the
House will be the tax revision bill.
OF the passage of that measure there
is no question. There is every disposi
tion to press it through both houses
promptly and but little disposition at
present TO seek to make partisan capi-
tai out of it, although there will be
Republican" and democratic" pro-
posals.
1t is expected that much time will
hc spent by regular and special com
mittees in Investigations and inquiries.
notably on The subject OF aviation and
national defense. The navigation ques-
ti"u. TOO, will doubtless he the subject
side the World Court will he the chief
topic Of discussion early in the ses-
sion, December II having been agreed
upon as the date for taking this mat
ter from the table for debate and, it
is hoped. early decision.
1t is impossible to foretell how long
this session will last There is business
enough to keep the houses together
for at least seven months at the usual
pace of transacting business. Some
of the questions are highly contro-
versial and the rate of progress may
be slow. Congressional elections will
take place next November, and
throughout the Summer nominating
paigns will occur, which will furnish
an incentive to members of both
houses to get back home as quickly
as possible to look after their fences"
This may make for an earlier ad-
journment than the prospective calen-
dar promises.
There is indication now of record
volume of bill printing. The greatest
pre-session flood of copy on record has
been flowing through the Government
Printing Office, no less than 1855 bills
having been sent to that establish
ment by members of the House to be
printed for introduction tomorrow. To
this number will he added thousands
more as the session wakes. Most of
these will die in committee. Some will
be reported and placed upon the cal
endars, there to languish to the end
of the Congress. Only a few will pass
In the Senate the Vice Presidents
proposal for change of rules to make
debate less protracted will be waged,
I perhaps some unpleas SAINT happen
There is no doubt that Gen.
's has expressed public demand
urtailment of the freedom of de-
i'll the upper house and for
-upter legislative service there. He
not a member of the Senate,
ud cannot lead the fight for rule re-
vision in person on the floor. This
subject, however, will be the theme of
vigorous discussion and may itself
serve to protract the session.