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Evening star., 1925-10-04
EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REL. JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. D, Ill. d,
Bishop OF nshington.

Of the most distinguished and dis
crimina ting OF English writer's de-
clared, 'our sons have shown us God. "
In his memorable book he undertook
to show the value which would ac-
crue' to England through her sacri-
fees. Our own spiritual vision was
clarified md intensified az il had not
been for generation. when once we
joined our comrades overseas in de-
fense of what we called "Christia n
civiliEa ton"
The postwar period has been char
acterized by greater laXity and loose.
ness bordering on license. In the face
Of these conditions 1t is paradoXical ]
to note the wider interest in the life
and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
One wonders sometimes whether We
are not of those whom Christ de
nounced where He said. why call We
me Lord. Lord. and do not the things
which ! say" In the same statement
He spoke Of those whose house stood
secure because IT was founded upon
a rock and again OF those whose
house fell, because II WAS without
founda ton II Is Incoming ncreasinG.
ly evideNt to any thoughtful observer
that any form Of prosperity that
weakenS self-discipline or gives wider
range to self-indulgence inevitably
leadS 10 lne impairment OF the mora
nature.
Prosperity Hurts Religion.
RepeatedIy we have observed that
the decline of religious interest is
coincident with the rise Of prosperity.
Men and women under usual and nor
NAL conditions Of living give their re-
ligious habits conspicuous place in
the daily routine. These same people
when given prosperity seem to for
get God and to become Indifferent to
His moral law. How true the ancient
words are, Il spake unto them in
their prosperity and they said. we will
not hear" 1t is the prosperity Of fools
that is condemned, not the prosperity
Of those who use their means for the
enrichment and happiness of their fel-
lows.
No legal restraints have proved suf-
f1cient to save 4 people from lawless.
ness and moral decay. An our reform
agencies. however. worthy their mo-
tive, fail at times to maintain high
moral and ethical standard
Unless We can mix religion wit h
business and religion with social prac-
'ice, indeed. unless we can make 1t
actually function in the lives of our
people. We may reap the consequences
that have attended other periods
whose people have been DESTROYED by
their opulence and power.
tCopvrrFht 1921
Evening star., 1925-10-04

There is a peculiar psychology in
connection with high Office especially
noticea bic in its effect on animal
lovers. For some mysterious reason
there is evidently widespread belief
that all the President OF the United
other dog.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

The ovation ready for Col. Mitchell
at the American Legion convention in
Omaha cannot be extended. owing to
the War Departments demand for
his presence as highly important
witness. The colonel may console him.
self with the reflection that. however
era tifying. an ovation has little sub.
stantisl value as an argument.
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f1cind1nS an sSitator from the
country does not prevent him from
taking 2 certain amount Of publicity
which he may find way to utilize
The asitstor has an apparent support
due to the popular curiosity concern.
ing any line of thought that is adv.r-
tised as startling.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
FOri,earance.

is there any moonshine Ticker in
this vicinity?''
Plenty of it, answered Uncle Bill
Bottletop.
why don't You inform the prohibi-
ton asents?''
They're mostly sober and indus
trious young men. Why should l lead
'em into temptation"
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Air Needs Established.

Testimony by the Airmen Of the
Army and the Navy before the Presi.
dents Air Board has developed beyond
doubt the tremendously impor,a Mt
fact that there must he changes in
system and greater attention to the
Nations air defense. II ia OF tremen.
dons importa nee. because in the event
NJ national emergency. unless steps
are taken To correct this condition. the
cost TO the United States will b. ap-
palline.
The hearings of the Air Board are
NOT vet concluded. hut the statements
of tn. Nations foremost military and
naval avistors has been given. 1t will
he the duty of tn. hoard within a
short time To fra m. its recommends
t'ons for improving the air defense
II must select the method Of improve.
]sad to the necessary developments
which shall leave this country i'm
rrernahle via the air.
Eroa dly king. the recommenda
tion. nf the flying officers may he sep
srated into three proposals. The first
Is for a separate unified air service.
Independent OF the Army and Navy.
although cooperating with it. This Is
the plan advanced by Col. Villa m
Mitchell. whose vigorous assault on
Navy aviation has been in large pa rt
responsible for the present inquiry
The second proposal calls for the es-
tabiishment Of separate aviation corps
within the Army and Navy. fa ashioned
on the line OF the Marine Corps Mai
Cen. NJ. NJ. Patrick. chief Of the Army
Air Service, and several Of the naval
avistors have advocate ted this plan The
third proposal emanates from Comdr
John Rodgers. hero OF the Hawa iia n
flight. 1t contemplates q new depart
ment OF national defense taking over
both the Army and Navy and provid-
ing for adequate aviation services in
both. To bring about this ADEQUATE
air service In both branches OF the
national defense Comdr. Rodgers pro-
poses there shall BE- a separate budget.
serarate line of promotion and a
strong aviation section in opera tion.
1t is apparent from the testimony
given by the avia tors that the air serv.
ices in both Army and NAVY have. for
one reason or another. not been ad.
Vanced to the stage Of Development to
which they should have attained. The
blame for this rests partly on the sys-
tenn which has subordinated the Air
Service to a too great degree and
partly on failure Of Congress in the
post to make the needed appropria-
tfons for the Air Service
The people of the United States
have ava kened to the fact that some
thing must be done for the air defense
or the Nation and for the men who
are enga sed In this haza rious serv.
ice. To Col. Mitchell. irrespective OF
the methods he has adopted to force
action. is due in great mea sure the
awakening of this sentiment.
The President Air Boa rd will
weigh carefully the va arious proposa ls
put forward by the aviation officers
f"sslhIN any one of the various plans
advocated would work" But the IA SIX
OF the Air Boa rd Is To p,u it's seal Of
approval nn tho method that will work
The hest or to evolv. from two or
more ~ the plans proposed q con,bina-
tion system that will he an improvA
nent on any individual proposal.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
SHOOTING STARS.
RY PHILANDFR JOHNSON.

Propensity.
When | was hut little hoy
My urge would oft assert
Its influence 10 bring me joy
BY plaving in the dirt
And when to elder wears came
The plea sure still was great.
II proved more expensive game
| fooled with real estate.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
SN~<

A dispatch from New Orleans says
that MonE JoDg. Chinese lep~r. had
started for San Francisco to he deport.
ed. Now il the country can only get
rid of his cousin Nah everything will
he hne.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
1npetuNSity,

| Are YOU going to hold any investi-
sations'"
NO" answered Senator Sorghum.
when it gets going nobody can hold
il"
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Primitive Grace.

Lets have the old-fa shioned
dances"
We're getting 'em. Some Of 'em
are done with costumes that are posi-.
lively prehistoric"
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Gold From the Earth.

You do not need a mining claim
Where gold is promised. when you
| frame
A plan for profit-you can sell
I simple sand her quite as we'll
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Golf Still Lingers.

From the Syracuse Herald.
Straw hats have heen called in for
the year. but those who wish to keep
At oon chase golf balls over the more
or less open spacAa.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

Conferences Of people speaking diff
ferent languages are becoming so fire.
Quent that the old talk Of "NoIopeck'
or "Esperanto" may Yet he revived
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Fat and Fashion.

From the Goshen Daily News-Times.
Fashions decree that plump girls
are to become stylish again probably
will he hailed as good news by soda
water and confectionery dealers.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
S~N~A

1t may be inferred that as school
boy Senator Borah not only stood Nigh
in oratory and logic but that he was
first rate hand at mental arithmetic.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

Many foreign finance officials are
drifting toward the impression that a
debt is merely something to talk
bout.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

1t did not occur to salesma to
show France how easy it might he to
secure funds Tor future payment by
investing in Florida real estate
Evening star., 1925-10-04

As business man NJ CailIaux en-.
rolls himself with the modern com.
mercial experts who believe in think.
ing quick and working fast.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

Submarines. motor cars and airships
make the motto Safety First more
difficult daily to observe on ocean. land
or sky.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

Jud Tunkins says sport clothes are
ostentatious. hut the man with the
high hat and the Prince Albert coat
somehow hangs onto the real inf,u-
ence.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

The King Of Italy remains a highly
popular Official 80 long as he SAYS or
does nothing TO interfere with Musso-
lini. who has no objection to doing the
hard work and allowing another to re.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
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Evening star., 1925-10-04

A checker game PLAYED by mail he
tween contestants in Columbia. s. c.
and Australia ended the other day aft
er going on eleven years. The srea,
distances involved did not seem tt
slow up the game much, after all.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

No matter why you take roomers.
suspicious people just will believe that
you need the money.-Kansas City
Post.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Calisthenics.

Oh, Traffic Cop. your toll we view
With admira ton.
Each morning you reveal anew
Some strange gyration.
And IL vour task YOU bravely heed
With faithful ricor.
No Daily Dozen" you will need
To keep your figger.
DE world is gittin' better every
day" said Uncle Eben. but de cost
Of Twin in 1t goes up accordin'."
Evening star., 1925-10-04

Half century ago the Post Office
Departme nj had not found an effective
method of cancelinc stamps in man
ner to prevent their repeated use. In
Evening star., 1925-10-04

But Bahia has yet to learn to
economize until it hurts. as some
Government departments do TODAY
The State Department. for example.
saves all paper clips which arrive in
the mail and last year collected
enough to make 223 packages. which
meant saving. perhaps. of about
80 The United States Railroad
Laho Board saves paper boxes and
uses them to hold documents. This
board also has discontinued the use
nf paper cups and now supplies in
dividual sla to employees. The
Smithsonian Institution has its en-
ployes make into memora ndum pads a
large amount of waste paper left by
wartime Government bureau And
the Governments Housing Corpora
for woman clerks in Washington. uses
worn-out tablecloths for wiping sill
yer, thus avoiding the purchase Of
new towels. The BOTANIC Garden Of
fee bnys top soil from contractors
doing excavation work and boxes from
wholesale and retail houses. 1t hasn't
had to buy soil or boxes for several
years.
There have been many large econo-
mics effected. but these smaller ones,
selected at random. will show how
we'll economy has percolated through
the Government personnel and shows
also. perhaps. that a Government job
today isn't any sinecure.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

ton. printed IN The
Star of October ,. 1875,
shows the leisurely man
ner in which the rail
roads handled the post
30 wears ago:
Evening star., 1925-10-31

countries that are not now on a gold
basis. This will doubtless bring about
a revival of building activities. as
French builders and real estate inter
ests can then secure capital to meet
their requirements.
Large Cities Active.
Notwithstanding the situation now
existing in France and Italy. there
is considerable real estate activity In
the larger cities of both countries.
ton politically than France because
of the strong hand of Mussolini. But
Italy cannot become permanently and
substantially prosperous until her
French neighborS reach more propi-
tiouS times.
1T was my observation that real
estate values in the larger cities of
France and Italy. especially the re-
sort cities, are rapidly increasing and
that much money is being spent In
these places by VISITORS from North
and South America.
The financial situation in England
is sound. but industry there is lag
ging and there is much unemploy-
ment. These conditions will adjust
themselves when the Continent
reaches that basis of StabiliZation
which is bound TO come with the
restoration of the gold standard. The
lowering of the Bank of England's
rediscount rate indicates that money
Evening star., 1925-10-31
REALTY LECTURE
G|VENAT Y. MIC. A.
Property Management Now
Reduced to Basis of Sci
enCe, Class Is Told.

Property mana cement has ap-
preached n scientific basis. according
10 j. +. NJ Bowie. local realtor. who
discussed this subject before the real
estate class Of the y. NJ. {. \. during
tho past week. Methods OF computing
operating costs and determining the
relation between maintenance and
rents and definitely establishing values
OF business locations has been the
subject of intense study and research
10y the National Association OF Real
Estate Boards during recent years.
with the result that much valuable
data has been secured TO guide rental
agents in the conduct of their husi-
ness. he said.
Mr.. Bowie in his lecture declared:
For many years the rent department
in a real estate office has been looked
upon as rather unimportant and given
.scant consideration az compared with
'the progressive development of other
departments. However, recent years
have seen a noted change in this re
tspect. and the rent department is now
recognized as not only an important
branch Of the real estate business. but
practically the fundamental depart
ment which really underlies the entire
organization OF a real estate office.
II properly developed. 1t is a constant
income producer to the rental broker.
and through contact with a great
many people ii serves as an impor
tanc feeder TO the other branches OF
the business. such as insurance. loans.
sales, etc. When the gross value of
properties handled by n rental office
If considerable size Is taken into con
Sidera ton ii Is immediately apparent
that the millions Of dollars OF invested
capital represented by these properties
places upon the rental agent a serious
Responsibility that requires his care
:ful. conscientious and constant atten
I ion in order properly to safeguard
: the interest of his client.
The individual rental agent oCCu-
pies at times a rather difficult posi-
: tion. While he is the representative
of the landlord, his client, and is obii
gated to protect the interests of the
landlord at all times. he must be 50
flexible that he can fulfill his obliGa-
lions to his client. but at the same
time give an appreciabie measure of
service to the tenant. Frequently tact
and diplomacy are required 10 adjust
the viewpoints Of landlord and tenant.
but an experienced broker, using the
proper degree of care, usually can ad-
lust matters between these two con
fltCting interests in q more amicabla
nd equitable manner than il the priI,-
.cipals attempted to negotiate direct"
In speaking of present-day cond.
stions Mr.. Bowie stated the tremendous
building progress that was increased
,after the lapse Of rent-control legisla-
'tion has definitely removed the acute
conditions that existed some years ago
'in local housing. a plentiful supply
'"f apartments vacant and available at
. / easonable rentals in practically all
sections Of the city is d definite indi-
."ation that the housing situation in
Washington is back to normal Land
Evening star., 1925-10-31
BRIGHT FUTURE
Is SEEN FOR BUILD
ING IN EUROPE
Continued from Seventeenth PageJ

-
ment of internal problems 1t is my
belief that the nation needs n leader
powerful enough to carry out a
strong constructive policy of financial
reform.
During the days Immediately fol-
lowing the armistice the national as
well as local governments plunged
head over heels in debt in anticipa-
ton Of the payment of large sums
OF German reparations. AS II result
the nation today finds itself CON
fronted by almost ruinous costs of
operation. The franc is unstabilized
and practically all building progress
has ceased. although the people eco
nomically are getting along very we'll
Excessive rates are being paid for
such capital as Is being used in
building operations, and the govern
ment is willing to subsidze builders
In order TO help bring some relief to
the housing situation.
"Soonor or later France. / believe
VIII go back to the gold standard
and her example will then be followed
quickly by all the other European
Evening star., 1925-10-31
BETTER BUILDING MOVE
TO BE LAUNCHED SOON

A proposal for the encouragement of
better building will come before the
board of directors of the National AS
ISOLATION Of Real Estate Boards when
1t meets in Chicago October 80 and 81.
The meeting, in which the advisory
board of past presidents of the asso-
citation and present officers of the
body will also have part, is the regular
quarterly meeting. The directors will
set the place for the holding Of the
associations annual convention. to take
place in June Of 1926. and will discuss
plans for the coming annual business
Evening star., 1925-10-31
FOR COOPERATION.
Thrift and Home Ownership Aim
in Realty Field.

TO bring about a closer co-opera-
ton in the cause of thrift and home
ownership committee of three has
just been appointed by the United
States League OF Local Building and
Loan Associations TO confer with the
National Association OF Real Estate
Boards.
Alfred Danziger of New Orleans,
mas been named chairman of the
leagues committee. Other members
are r. Yorke Smith of Camden, n.
j.. and George w. West of Atlanta,
Ga.
Evening star., 1925-10-31

lords are now eagerly competing with
each other to secure tenants for their
vacancies, and on the other hand ten
ants are found shopping from one
building to another in an effort to
drive the best bargain.
AT the next meeting OF the class the
subject Of insurance will be discussed
by H. T.. {. Rainey, assistant mana
ger. Underwriters Association OF the
District Of Columbia.
Evening star., 1925-10-31
I was the confidence of keen
vision that persuaded me to
, buy the entire tract of land

Between Illinois and
New Hampshire Ave
nueS.
Evening star., 1925-10-31

there Is abundant and stable. The
English are a wonderful people. and
one is moved to profound admiration
for the manner in which they have
faced all their grave postwar prob
lens. maintaining throughout the
stirring developments of reconstruc-
ton years a firm faith In the destinies
of the empire, a responsibility for
the needs of humanity and a venera-
tion for the noblest traditions of the
British nation.
Germany Recovering.
Germany at the present time
seems to be recovering from the eff
facts Of the war more rapidly than any
other European nation. The restora-
tion OF the gold mark has been of
untold value in affecting stabilization
Much building Is going on in the
principal German cities, and they are
becoming more and more American
tied in their types of construction.
This tendency to adopt American
types Of building. prevalent in many
European cities. including London.
means that our building and real
estate interests are bound TO be af-
fected more and more by the Euro
pean situation. From present ap-
pearances 1t would seem that as soon
as France returns to gold standard
you will see a great amount of new
building in the leading French, 1tal-
ian and English cities. which will be
Evening star., 1925-10-31
PROTECTS HOME BUYER
FROM "JERRY" BUILDING
Plan of Certif1cation for Residence
Construction Considered by Louis
VILE Real Estate Board.

4 plan of certification for residence
construction, the purpose OF which
would be to protect the home buyer
from Jerry" building and give him an
assurance of the staying qualities of
the house he Is purchasing is under
consideration by the Louisville RyD
Real Estate Board.
The board has appointed commit
tee of three to investigate the feast
bility of a plan through which dwell
ings may be graded as to their con
struction quality. The grading would
also determine the structures loan
value
Evening star., 1925-10-31

II I was the confidence of keen
III vision that persuaded me to
9 buy the entire tract of land
in Petworth = formerly the
Columbia Golf Club-COMPRIS-
ING 38 CITY BLOCKS-and be-
gin the development of a City of
Lifetime" Homes.
AS | stood on the crest of those
hills, looking down on the pano-
rama spread before me-close by
Sauls Addition, overlooking Six
teenth Street, and the entire
northwest section-I found my
self in the very heart of a resi-
dent communicated | conceived
the idea of converting that entire
tract into Better Homes-to be
sold at popular prices. i'm
mediately closed what was the big
gest deal ever made here for unim-
proved ground-running up into
millions of square feet and hun
dreds of thousands of dollars.
Many were the adverse criti-
cisms offered; and predictions of
disastrous failure made. But
had no misgivings. knew that if
| built better Homes than anyone
else-and sold them at an appre-
ciated price - in community
which l could protect by the control
of ownership-THERE COULD
BE NO SUCH THING AS FAIL
URE.
Surveys were made-streets
and avenues provided for-and in
the meantime l was perfecting a
mammoth organization to proceed
with the actual work.
The economies which are reflect
ed in the prices of Petworth Life
time" Homes were begun right
there. We bought our own steam
shovels for excavating and grad
ing; manned our own fleet of
trucks; established our own corps
of engineers and architects and
every department incidental to
building.