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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20

munism which Is incompatible with
family life: but communism is dead
anyhow and there Is not much to pre-
vent a n alliance between predatory so
cialism and the Roman Church, based
on a common policy of controlling
primary education in the interests of
their propaganda, of destroying the
modern industrial system. and of si-
lencing the voice of science. We must
remember that Calvinism, the most
robust form of Professionalism, is
rather closely allied with business en-
terprise and material progress.
have shown elsewhere why it is that
the modern millionaire, II he is not a
child of the ghetto, is usually a grand
child of John Calvin. Professionalism,
therefore. is hated by the revolution
as well as by the Roman Catholic
Church, and 1t Is not difficult to argue
that Christ would not have approved
of modern capitalism.
II this suggestion seems fantastic to
optimistic Americans, I would ask
them not only to read history. which
shows that alliances Of this kind are
highly dangerous, but to study the
present conditions in a far more ad-
Vanced democracy than America-the
Commonwealth of Australia-and to
consider the significance of that SIMS
ter figure, Cardinal Mannix
Nations get the religions that they
deserve, and the future of the white
races is not secure. But / have not
the slightest fear that the light kin
died in Galilee will ever be put out.
The Spirit of Christ, the same yester-
day, today, and forever, is with us
all the days, even to the end of the
world" Those will follow Him who
are not afraid to take up their cross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20

about to breakup without thinking of any
body to take the chairma nship Of the COM
mittee credentials when Rev. r. r. Rip,
one of our honorary vice presidents, turned to
Mr.. c. c. Blip of the law firm of Blip, Blip,
Blip and Blip, and said: Why not Gump?'
1T was an inspiration. l quickly assembled
the stenogra piers and dictated this letter hur-
riedly, as l know you are a busy man.
"All we wish is that you lend us your moral
support and accept the inactive chairma nship
of our committee credentials. There will
be no dues, no meetings no speeches.
wishing you continued health and pros
perity. allow me to remain, my dear Senator,
Your Humble Servant,
CORNELIUS c. HOOKEM."
x
Senator Gump, still holding the letter in his
hand, called for his stenographer
Take this letter Cornelius c. Hookem,
president, the Mammoth Cave Fish Eye Asso-
citation. Inc, suite 10Ol1012, the Blank Build
ing, Washington, d. c., Dear Mr.. Hookem-oh.
hell, Jim, you write it and tell'm I'll accept
provided there dues, I gotta go to
lunch"
SO Jim wrote the letter which. minus the
usual sautation, follows, in full
Your interesting letter regarding the ideals
and purposes of the Mammoth Cave Fish Eye
Association reached me TO-DAY, and though
am IN the midst of great mental stress
the condition of the farmers in the Middle
West have taken time to answer Immediately.
fish. l always have them Friday. That
there are fish which do not have eyes a
shock to me. and that there is orga MIA ton
which hopes to fill this glaring need filled me,
likewise, with unutterahle joy, not to say en-
thusiasm.
Il deem it great honor to accept your
gracious offer of the chairma nship of the com.
mittee on credentials. and it has just occurred
TO me that we should have some slogan which
will typfy our ideals in this great crusade.
Il suggest the sogan-'Every Needle Has an
Eye-Why Not Fish,
Accept my sincerest wish for the unboundad
success Of this great and humanitarian en-
deavor, my dear Mr.. Hookem. and always count
among your strongest supporters
CORDIALLY Yours,
"E. Casper Gump'
Senator Gump's enthusiasm in taking over
the Craftsmanship of the committee on ere.
dentials shared by Mr.. Hookem Mr.
Hookem. upon receipt OF this letter called in
Jake, his handy man and general publicity *
pert.
"Gump came across today. Jake he said
land that makes 5 Senators. % Representatives
cabinet officers. Is clergymen and . rabbis
II bankers, % lawyers. SO governors 40 State
secretaries of State, ,672 mayors of towns
ranging in population from Is to 900
600 inha bitants. bra nch presidents of the w
c. T. T., d. A. Rs and L. D. C's-so
we're all set. Get that pamphlet printed and
play up the names. Say that we are hampered
for lack Of funds and therefore are orsa nizinC
Statewide campaigns. Look up some quota
tons from 1zaak Walton and see IL you can't
run in some sob stuff about blind fish, never
looking on the light of day, living in eternal
darkness, and all that sort of thing. Quote the
price Of glass eyes for fish and the letter from
sell them at cost See if YOU can't get over
the idea of having each town buy two glass
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20
Old Unknown Italian
Industries Are Sought

To discover unknown Italian indus
tries. some of which have been in CD.
Grafton for centuries, is part of the
work of the National Confederation
for Little Industries organized this
year. Some of the discoveries have
been impressive. Charming pottery
decorated with traditional pea SAINT de-
signs. furniture of antique type pieced
together, carpets, shawls and lace
made by easants in their homes
these are a few of the things of high
artistic value that to some extent
have been put on the market by
the confederation or by its local com
mttees.
The confederation Is extending to
all Italy the work done by the Asso-
citation for Venetian Work, which,
through years of patient labor, dis
covered the little industries of the
Venetian region. established handi-
craft schools, granted credit to the
workers and organized selling agen-
cies. 1t limits itself to individual
handicraft or small shop work where
the employer works with his appren-
tees. When it finds a fine handicraft
tradition about to die it revives 1t by
instruction and encouragement When
1t finds able craftsmen working with
tasteless design 1t seeks to persuade
them to@adopt beautiful traditional
designs. The individual, the local and
the traditional are preserved---wher-
ever 1t II bee utiful.
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BY GEORGE f.. ROBERTS.

Vice President National City Bank of New
York.
1t is undeniably true, as the Secre-
tary Of Labor. Mr.. Davis, has said
that there Is a considerable excess
Of productive capacity in certain of
the industries, due to various causes.
One Is the f1uctuation is the demand
for the products. When business is
very good the industries are expanded
out of profits in anticipation of future
growth, not always Immediately
realized.
Changes in conditions affecting pro-
duction or marketing sometimes
stimulate an increase of capacity.
Unquestionably an excess capacity
has existed in the -four milling indus
try for years; nevertheless. rapid eX-
pansion has been going on in the
Southwest and at Buffalo, the in
crease being in fine, modern mills,
capable of the most economical pro
duction. Buffalo is eligibly located
for obtaining wheat from any part
of the United States or Canada and
delivering -four in the most populous
part of the United States or in for
eign markets. The mills In the
Southwest are in what has become
the chief Winter wheat territory. The
fact that there was ample milling ca
pacity already has not prevented the
building of mills in more eligible loca-
tons. The result is that small lo.al
mills are going ont of business. while
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20
BY BEN McKELWAY.

- OLOMON said: "A good name Is as
precious ointment"
One wonders If the value Of good
- name has changed other things have
changed since the time of Soomon-his ideas
matrmony, for instance.
What leads this thought is the willingness
with which possessed of good name
lend it the slightest provocation, without
investigation and with thought to how
1t will he used the harm which may come
from its use.
The American people take many things for
granted They know the Armenians starv-
ing, that more missionaries needed In
China and that the most efficient way to set
pins out of freshly laundered shirts is to
steadily softly and earnestly during the proc
ess They also know that Senator f. Casper
tiump of Alafornia is high minded. intellec
tual and scholarly statesman. who before COM
ing to Congress, was often referred to one of
natures leading noblemen. So upon seeing the
Senator's name engraved in flowing script
upon heavy stationery used by society,
r-anization, simple Movement, they
for granted the fact that the organiZa ton.
society Movement is worth while. and i'm
mediately go about and advocate it upon the
boulevards, the arterial highways and the one
way streets.
But the sad fact remains that while Sena-
tor Gump himself is all that could be desired
leading citizen the use of his name by
that organization as 90 per cent pure. This
calls to mind the tragic of the Mammoth
Cave Fish Eye Association and the history of
it's sudden dissolution.
Senator Gump day sitting alone in
his office, glancing idly through mail an eff
cient secretary had sorted needing his
personal attention. He drew from an envelope
neatly typed letter, bearing in bold, blue
letters across the top-"The Mammoth Cave
Fish Eye Association, Inc" A neatly en-
ed in he loff ar,I
conveyed to him the information that Cor
nelius G. Hookem president of the as
ISOLATION and that his offices located in
a we'll known downtown Office building.
Senator Gump read the letter. the text of
full:
LAS YOU probably know, the Mammoth Cave
Fish Eye Association has been formed by a
lect group of the countryS leading philanthro-
pists for the la uda BILE purpose of providing the
fish which inhabit the waters of the Mammoth
Cave, in Kentucky, with glass eyes. You are
doubtless aware Of the ptia BILE condition of
in darkness. have no eyes. The least we could
glass eyes.
so far only difficulty has been in find
ing some big, broad minded, outsta ndng
10 take the chairma nship of our committee on
credentials. II is true that until Secretary Blick
of the - Depa rtment took the lead
ership of membership committee, did
feel like going ahead with the selection
of a for the committee credentials
But that Secretary Blick has solved one
difficulty, face another.
1T only yesterday that the board of
directors. after meeting three hours and half.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20
Holland Is Dependent
On East Indian Wealth

Although Holland, living above her
means. is unable to afford big navy
yet the defense Of her colonies is a
question of supreme gravity. The i'm
portance to Holland of its overseas
possessions was emphasized recently
in speech by Prof. Treub, former
finance minister and chairman of the
employers council of the Dutch East
Indies.
In the Dutch archipelago, whose
area is Sc times greater than that of
the mother country, is a population of
50,000,000. There is invested there 81
200, 100000. three-quarters of which is
Dutch and one-quarter foreign CAPT.
tai, on which the annual Yield is about
S1So, 100000. About 500. 100000 is
paid in dividends and royalties. Twenty
per cent of these dividends accrues
to the Dutch treasury
Were Holland to lose East India her
industrial and commercial life would
be mortally hit.
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tons the Bethlehem has expended
$50, 900 900 in bringing them "up to
date" and in rounding out their ca
pacsty to secure the maximum eff
fioiency.
While the economies which Secre-
tary Davis has in mind must come in
the main by evolution within the in
dustries. and are not dependent upon
legislation, we may we'll consider
whether the policy of blind opposition
to consultations should not be modi-
fed. The dismemberment Of the
United States Steel Corporation or the
international Harvester Co. would
have been backward step. Those
organizations were the outcome of the
efforts of practical men to reduce pro-
duction costs, and although costs have
risen in recent years despite the econ
omies so accomplished, neither costs
nor prices upon finished products have
increased proportionally with mate
rails and labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20
FINDS PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY
OF INDUSTRIES EXCEEDS NEEDS
Bank Official Notes Fluctuations in Demand for
Products as One Cause, Citing Flour and Shoes
and Cotton Goods as Examples.

mills equipped for more economical
production and for more general trade
are taking their place. According to
the census there were 10,7Ss Touring
mills in the United States in 1914
and 1922 In 1923, while the amounts
Of wheat milled in those two years
were practically the same.
New England Under Pressure.
The increase in shoe and cotton
goods capacity has been due largely
to a natural development in the West
and South. New England could not
expect to always hold predomina nee
in these industries which it once
held. The raw materials are avail
able closer to a great part of the
ultimate market. New England is
under pressure to develop new prod
ucts and new industries, and is do
ing so.
A large part of the employment and
industrial losses which occur are due
to the unwillingness of both proprie-
tors and workers to adapt themselves
to changing conditions. Proprietors
who fail to keep up to date in equip
ment or management afford oppor-
tunities for rivals to become estab-
lished andesuccessful. although the in
creased capacity may not be needed.
The bituminous coal industry was
stimulated by the war. and capacity
has been excessive ever since. There
are too many mines and too many
miners. and although wages per ton
are very high, wages by the year are
too low. The situation is economically
unsound, but it may be doubted if
there is any way of correcting it ex-
cept by letting competition do It's
al.
UNFAIRLY or under compulsion, are Civ
ing up the fight and closing their
mines, and the miners are scattering
to other mining districts or other EN-
Payments.
We live under a regime of freedom.
There is no overhead authority to tell
men what work they shall do, or how
they shall manage their affairs, and it
would not improve matters to have
one. The people must learn to adapt
themselves to conditions and to accept
the responsibilities that are INSOFAR
able from freedom.
Changes In Methods a Factor.
The changes in industrial methods
are a great factor in the increase of
productive capacity. The tendency
is to larger productive units, with
larger investments in equipment, more
complete indignation of all operations
required for a given product. and a
greater volume of business under one
ma nagement. New plants are built
not because more capacity is needed
but in order to incorporate the latest
methods and take advantage of the
best locations. The Bethlehem Steel
Corporation has absorbed the Mary
LAND Steel Co., the Pennsylvania Steel
Co., the Lackawanna Steel Co., and
the Midwife Steel Co. the latter hav-
ing previously absorbed the Cambria
Iron & Steel Coz All of these alb
sorbed companies and the original
Bethlehem Co. had expended great
sums during the war aad since, upon
improvements, but since the ABSORB
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the January issue OF The Forum.
T HE white man must have a
religion; and ,,,.i that ire religi on
l. Ernst TroeltsCh wrote A year
before his death, adding that.
together with this conviction. his own
faith was becoming more radical and
superde nominationaI every year. His
attitude and the course of mental de
Velopment which led To il is. | believe.
typical of the educated thought of our
day. But short defense of his sec
ond statement, that our religion must
since we sometimes hear il said that
we want 4 new religion.
4 new religion cannot he had for
the asking any more than new
political and social orca niZation. We
might as we'll try To build Il tree.
There have been creative periods in
religion. but this is not one of them,
nor does the West seem To he the part
Of the world where they arise. Reli
CionS are eXotiCS in Europe and
America; in the East they grow wild.
luXuriatinC sometimes into the
StranCest fruits and flowers. The
West occasionally attempts some
thing new. hut in our time ii has pro-
duced nothing more respectable than
Mormonism. Spirtualism and Chris
tian Science The great living faiths
Of the world arose in Asia and in the
millennium which ended with Mo-
hammed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20
IL YEARS OF WAR OR FEAR
OF WAR ENDED WITH 1925
Last II Months See Europe's Mental
Attitude Reversed, With Peace Now
Aim of Once Bitter Foes.

with which we had the close relations
during the conflict, and the warmest
mutual sympathies even before we
entered the struggle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20
BY WILLIAM RALPH INGE,

Ocean of st. Pauls Cathedral. London.
the January issue of The Forum.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
SCOTLAND DEMANDS
AMERICAN APPLES
Delicious Variety, Recently Intro
duced, Gains Very Wide
Popular Favor.

The Delicious variety of American
apples has gained considerable popu-
larity during the past year, reports
Edwin Smith, foreign representative
of the United States Department of
Agriculture, who is making first
hand study of foreign markets for
American fruits. Although long
time favorite in American markets.
British markets have had de ,ided
aversion to the Delicious Mr.. Smith
says. "The Glasgow trade reports
decided change in this respect the
past year.
This swing-a bout had it's inception
through the efforts Of an Edinburgh
retail fruit merchant, who appre-
ciated the qualities of the variety and
took active steps to introduce it to his
trade. He created demand for the
Delicious that soon made him the
most eager buyer of this variety on
the Glasgow auction. This attracted
other buyers to the Delicious and they
put 1t in stock after which the nat
ural demand of the people took care
of the situation"
Evening star., 1925-01-20
ARTICLE NO. 9.

The revenue act of 1924 provides
for certain specified deductions from
gross income in determining net in
come, among which are business eX-
penges, interest on Indebtedness.
taXss,I losses. bad debts. depreciation.
depletion and contributions and
gifts. Each will be treated separ-
ately.
Deductions for business expenses
form the largest claim in the returns
of many taxpayers. All the ordinary
and necessary expenses of a trade or
business or profession paid or in
Cured during the year for which the
return is maze are allowable deduc-
tions.
taxpayer in trade or business
may claim as deductions from gross
income reasonable a lowance for
salaries paid employees. amounts spent
for advertising, premium for in
surance against fire or other bust
ness losses, rent paid for. s1ore or
warehouse. the cost of fuel. light,
water, telephone, stationery. etc,
used in his place of business, drayage
and freight bills and the cost of oper-
alton and repair of delivery wagons
and trucks. A professional man may
claim as deductions the cost of sup
plies used in his practice, expenses
paid III the operation and repair of
an automobile used for professional
calls, dues to professional societies,
subscriptions TO professional journals,
office rent the cost of fuel, light.
heat and water used in such Office
and the hire OF assistants.
The farmer who operates a farm
for profit may deduct all amounts
paid in the production and harvest
ing of his crops. including labor, cost
of seed and fertilizer used, cost Of
minor repairs to farm buildings (but
not the dwelling) and cost of small
tools used up in the course of year
or two.
Deductions for business expen ses
must have certain qualities to be al
lowed. They must relate 10 a bust
ness, trade, profession or vocation in
which taxpayer has invested time
and money for the purpose of livli-
hood or profit. a taxpayer may con-
duct more than one business and
claim a deduction for the business
expenses of each provided he devotes
sufficient time and attention to each
The next article in this series will
appear in tomorTow's Star.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
FOUR SCHOOL FIvES
IN MATCHES TODAY

Four contenders for honors in the
high school championship basket ball
series were to play this afternoon.
wv Western and Business We're cheduled
to clash in the girls gymnasium at
Central High School at 3:15, while the
Tech Central game was slated for
the George Washington University
court at the same hour.
Western Is leading the race for
title honors with two wins in as many
starts. Central has a $3.50 average,
having defeated Business, but having
lost to Eastern. There is nothing
whatever on the credit side of the
Tech and Business ledgers, the for
mer having lost to Western, the latter
succumbing to Eastern and Central.
The discovery of the ineligibility of
Harry Councillor has caused the Tech
Business game, which was won by
the Manual Trainers, % to 81, to be
thrown out of the series and a replay
ordered by "a meeting of high school
principals. In rechecking the scho-
lastic ratings of the Tech players
1t was found that Councillor. whose
accurate shooting was a big factor in
the Tech victory, had not made the
required grades and should not have
been IN the lineup.
The game VIII be replaYed in
the George Washington gymnasium
Thursday afternoon.
BasLeters at Gcnznga High have a
trio of games scheduled for the week
Coach Tubby Branner's Hyattsville
High School boys entertain this after
noon; on Thursday the contest takes
place on the home floor of the George
town Props at Garret Park and on
Friday the Business High five comes
to Gonzaga.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

CLEVELAND, January 20-Paint
been better in the last three months
than it was at this time last year.
The Sherwin- Williams Company re-
ports sales far ahead of the record
of 1923-1924 for the first quarter of
it's fiscal year.
ALTOONA, January 20.-Delegates
to the convention of the Master
Painters and Decorators Association
of Pennsylvania today advocated the
training of apprentices in the paint
ing trade in the public schools of the
State.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, January 20
The last two weeks wages of the coal
miners of Williamson County amount
ed to 100000, the largest for any
fortnight in over two years.
BOSTON, January 20.-The Boston
Chamber of Commerce has started a
publicity campaign to promote fuel
economy in the homes of Massachu-
setts. 1t IS estimated that this waste
amounts to $45,00O.00o year
ST. LOUIS, January 20.-Eggs are
at the highest level in the last year
here. selling at 20 cents a dozen.
Shortage is reflected from all over
the southwest.