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Venerable Vessels.

In 1906 the French had a ship of the
line called the DuguayTrouin. Along
with several dozen other French craft
she made the mistake of trying con-
clusions at Trafalgar with the British
fleet commanded by Horatfo, Lord
Nelson. Fortunately for her, she was
neither sunk nor burned, but, cap
tured, was refitted and rechristened
the Implacable, and she served her
new owners well for many years.
Now the out-of-date Implacable,
due to the fact that the House of Com
mons does not permit the British ad-
miralty to spend money on retired
ships, is due to be broken up, and
will be broken up unless the British
people are willing to contribute about
$4,000 to repair her and fit her to
be used as a training ship for boys.
Earl Beatty, admiral Of the fleet and
chief sea scout Of England, has ap-
pealed to the public for the needed
sum. If the Implacable is saved
Great Britain will possess a noble
trio representative or the old navy IN
the Victory, three-decker; the ex-
French vessel, a two-decker. and the
famous Foudroyant, a frigate.
The United States also has an old
ship, one its people esteem rather
highly. 1t was not captured, but did
considerable capturing. 1t was named
after the instrument Of this Govern
ment. Congress has authorized a
much-needed reconditioning Of this
old-timer, but has neglected to provide
the funds for the job. The Secretary
of the Navy has authorized Nation
wide campaign to obtain small con-
tributions. principally from school
children, to rebuild Old Ironsides. The
two cases are not exactly comparable
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should disturb the tranquility of the

should disturb the tranquility of the
people of this country"
Tammany Hall, said Mayor-elect
Walker, Is a progressive political or
ganization. in which former residents
of the South have taken prominent
part and obtained high office. He
touched briefly upon the services rem
dered to the Democratic cause by
GOV. Smith and tactfully let the mat
ter rest with that brief allusion
which, however, gained special sig
niticanCe when he eloquently pleaded
for tolerance and protested against
religious prejudice.
Recently Gov. Smith, in declaring
that he would not accept another two
years at Albany, referred to the presi-
dency in the usual modest terms of
one who is subject to can though not
directly seeking summons. This visit
now of his representative, as the
mayor-elect must be regarded, 10 one
of the most progressive cities of the
South, particularly known as the
headquarters of the ku kluX klan,
must inevitably be interpreted as Il
move with 1928 in view.
The task of Matchmaking Tam
many as a Democratic organization
will not be easy, but Mr.. Walker has
certainly made good start. He was
we'll received at Atlanta. His refer
ences to Tammany as Il charitable in
stitution warmed the hearts of his
hearers. He was Cheered by the
Georgia Democrats Thus the work
hat was really begun at Chicago,
where the governor himself was
guest of honor of the Cook County
Democracy. with attendance from
neiShboring States, is being carried
on industriously.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. H4SKIN.

q. Who completed the Saint-Gau-
dens memorial called the George +.
Baker Memorial" at Kensico Gene
tery?-D. a. NJ.
A. Elsie Herring, pupil and assistant
to Saint-Gaudens, completed this me
mortal after the sculptor's death. Her
name appears with that Of Saint eau
dens on the monument. Mrs. Herring
did the entire work of the angel fig
ureS.
q. What process or chemical may be
used TO make paper tough, strong and
Waterproof?-N. =. c.
A. The most important thing is the
proper choice Of raw materials in
The toughest papers are now made
from jute and also from wood, the
kraft or sulphate pulping process be
ing used for the latter. The wood or
other raw material must be long
tibered and tough TO start with. Wa
terprofng is accomplished by the use
of sizing agents, such as rosin, water
glass or wakes and paraffin. one type
Of water and grease proof paper is
made by immersing sheets Of paper
made from sulphite pulp in strong sui
phuric acid solutions. The action of
the acids tends TO harden the fibers
and render them transparent as well
rs resistant to moisture and grease.
The strength, however, is not in
creased by this process.
Q. Is there mineral called pencil
stone?-E. n.
A. Pencil stone is a hvdrous alum
inum silicate. 1t resembles tale in
color, feel, luster and structure. II is
used "a an ornamental stone as gem,
for slate pencils and for the tale" or
"talcum powder" Of commerce. The
Chinese carve pencil stone. In the
United States it is found principally
in California and North Carolina.
@. What would be the effect upon a
person if he entered u complete
vacuum2-G. r.
A. The air dissolved in the blood
would come out as bubbles that would
stop the circulation by clogging the
capillaries. Many Of the weaker blood
vessels would burst.
Q. In addressing an officer who
is commandant of a navy yard
should one use the title "COmman-
dant" "A. T. s.
A. A commandant is the officer
who has jurisdiction over all activ-
tiles in a naval station or district.
This is a station or a detail and
does not carry a higher rank or
increase in pay. Every naval dis
trict and navy yard has q comman-
dant. In most cases he holds the
rank of captain. In addressing one
who is a commandant of a navy
yard or naval district it is not proper
to say commandant. The officers
regular rank should be used.
Q. What city is called the sister
city of Miami. Fla. y. O.
a. The sister city is Fulford.
Q. In taxidermy is the skin of an
animal stuffed TO make it appear life
Likely. s.
A Such a method was once fol
lowed Now a statue of the creature
is made and the skin drawn over il.
@. What comprises a simple re-
ceiving radio set?-W. G.
A. The simplest receiving station
may be constructed with a coupler
and a detector. crystal or some min
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Tax Publicity
And Everybody's Business
BY WILLIAM p. HELM, JR.

, 1877 corporations made money. Their
| net income totaled S10,71S,000. The so
losing ventures reported a deficit OF
81, ,G65 900.
Coal-Of 3,S72 corporations engaged
| in coal mining, 1891 operated at a
| profit, making S133, psf, 900. Nearly
| tWo-thirds of the companies. or 2,4Sl,
| lost money, the total deficit being
| S55, sos, 900.
| All told, 1869 corporations were
| engaged in 1928 in mining or quarry
| ing. OF that number, somewhat less
| than 80 per cent, or 5,l75, operated at
a profit. They made $3.50 ,565, 900. The
remaining 1884 companies lost money
to the tune of S334,253,00 The fig
ures include oil and gas (mining) com
panies.
Thus, taking the mining and quarry
| ing industries as whole, the net loss
| during the prosperous year OF 1923
was upward of $50, 900, 900.
From this dark picture, turn to a
| brighter one. Behold the tobacco
| manufacturer. In 1923 the number
| Of corporations engaged in this in
dustry totaled 563 and of them about
| half, or 27S, made money. The ex-
| tent of their net income mounted To
more than $4,000, 600 during the year.
| The successful companies aVera ged
net income of more than $3.50, 900
apiece.
There We're, in that industry, 2S6
| corporations that lost money during
| the year. Their losses, however, We're
| relatively small. totaling less than
| $500 900, an average loss of about
| 500, 900
Walking down the street farther to
the bright lights one comes to the
| theatrical district and the movie
| palaces. The latter. it would. appear,
are u much over-press-agented in
| dustry. The Governments records
show that LIP corporations land
| probably, in addition, a host of indi-
| Viduals and partnerships. whose fig
ures are not disclosed were engaged
| in exhibiting moving pictures.
OF that number, 1875, or better than
| two out of every three, made money
in 1928. Their total net income ran
| to s16,209, 900. about $4,000 apiece.
| The 517 companies that lost money
reported losses totaling $3,492, ,000-an
average of somewhat more than
| Sc 900.
Moving picture producers, or rather
those which We're Incorporated, failed
to fare as well. OF PSI corporations
| only 105, or slightly better than one
out of every three, made money to the
grand total of S10,05S. 900. or about
500 900 apiece. The other lT6 com
panies lost S4,S03. 900. somewhat less
| than 100000 each.
Theaters and theatrical organiZa-
tions which We're incorporated made
S1l ,24O 900 during the year, which was
divided among 2S3 successful com
panies. On the other hand, 169
failures shared losses which totaled
S1.919, 900. The incorporated theatrical
business Of the country, it would ap-
pear, made somewhat more than
50 600 900 net during that prosperous
year.
Some occupations and professions
apparently do not lend themselves
readily to incorporation. The doctors
and surgeons who incorporated them
selves in 1928, for instance. failed to
make money in 794 cases out of 1,2S2.
on the other hand, exactly the same
number OF lawyers did business as
corporations in 1928 and / ,032 of them,
or nearly 80 per cent, made money.
Copyright. 1880
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ARTICLE III.

Shun an oil company as you would
poison, unless it be an established
concern with record Of actual earn
ings, and invest no dollars in gold
mine. For the highest place of all on
the Governments roll of financial
failures. as reported by the Treasury
Department, is occupied by the oil
company. And just below 1t perches
the company engaged in mining gold.
Here is the Governments record of
oil failures and successes. as gathered
from the income tax returns of 1923,
recently made public:
More than 3,700 corporations are in
the oil business OF rather, were in
hat business in 1923. OF them, con-
Siderably less than one-third, or 1912,
made money. The total net income
of those companies was $37 ABS, ,2S5, or
about $4,000, on the average, for each
company. 1t might be remarked, Incl
dentally, that the old line companies
are found In that list.
On the other side of the page, one
finds the failures. They run to total
of 2,6T0 companies. And they failed
big-to the grand crash of $179 6S3-
605. That is upward of $4,000 in
losses to each company.
X x
oil company, and that includes all oil
companies, stands a better chance of
losing his money than two to one
And if he loses, he takes part in an
average $4,000 loss. Or the other
hand, If his less than onein-three
chance to make a good investment
pans out, he participates in only a
S37 900 winning, on the average. Such
is the story told by the figures taken
ly- la fTNy,n hn
of the oil companies themselves.
According to the Governments fig
ures, the entire oil industry Of the
United States. wildcat and tame cat,
operated at a net loss Of more than
S142, 900, 900 in 1923, an unusually
prosperous year. The good work Of
the stable companies was wiped out
nearly five times over by the poor
work of the others. The financial NOR
tality in the oil industry was the high
est reported from any section of indus
trial America.
The Governments figures also
prove that the old saying, worth
gold mine," has become q mere figure
of speech. The average gold mine or
silver mine in 1928 was a positive liza
bility, according to the official figures.
Here is the record:
Four hundred and siXty-four corpo-
rations were engaged in mining gold,
silver and other precious metals. OF
that number, 81, or fewer than one
out of every five. made money. They
reported net profits totaling S5,533,1l
The remaining 3S2 companies lost
money to the total of S9,925 ,262.
Gold, silver and other precious metal
mines, therefore, operated at a net loss
during the year, taking them as
group, amounting TO about S4.4OO,OOO.
Other mining ventures We're some
what more profitable, but all empha-
size, in their returns, the hazard of
the industry. Here are the Govern
ment figures:
Copper-Of 152 corporations, only "a
made money. Their earnings totaled
S22, ,Sl3 900. The remaining 12S com
panies lost S10.95S 900.
Iron mining-Less than half of the
corporations-44 out of 97-engaged in
this work made money. The ~ sue
cessful companies made SS,183,000; the
SO losing companies lost s5,665, 900.
Lead and Zinc-Fifty-seven out of
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WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC HILLI4M VILE.

consent of all member states. To OBJ
tain such consent would involve al
most insurmountable difficulties. The
situation is significant of what would
happen if the United States tried 10
turn the court inside out. The
Harding Hughes s-Coolidge-Kellogg res
ervations, as they will be offered TO
the Senate in December, are not op-
posed at Geneva.
Repeal the Direct Primary" is the
name of q booklet recently produced
by Bernard Freyd of Seattle, Wash.
He sets forth that the United States
is the only government in the world
which assumes the right to regulate
the internal affairs of political par
ties. Mr.. Freyd holds that the primary
has been a boon mainly to radicals
and enabled minoritieS TO dictate
nominations and even repudiate the
principles of existing parties. George
b. Lockwood, editor of the National Re
publican and former secretary of the
Republican national committee. thinks
that the recent Wisconsin senatorial
election is damning proof of the un-
worthiness of the primary system.
y
Young Bob" La Toilette was trium-
phant fewer votes were cast than
We're cast in the off year election for
governor in 1894. That was 81 years
ago, when Wisconsin kad a million
fewer inhabitants than today and the
electorate was not yet doubled by
the woman suffrage amendment.
La Toilette received on September
% only IS per cent of the total po-
IL
cent OF the voters did not go to the
polls at all. The rise of the pri.
mary" says Lockwood, "heralded as
a democratic instrument, is accom-
panied by a colossal decline in the
number of people who step up TO the
ballot box"
One of the worlds great powers is
on the still hunt in the United States
in connection with a leak of a pro
found state secret dating back to the
last year Of the late war. The text
of a document, which Heretofore was
regarded the most confidential of dip.
lomatic papers, found its way into
print in this country. How and why
the beans were spilled is the mystery
the Government in question is bent
upon solving. 1t possesses one Of the
finest secret services on earth, with
a reputation for getting it's man
sooner or later. and the odds are
thought to favor a successful termi-
nation of the chase.
x X X i;
February, 1926, when claims will be
argued before the Mixed Claims Com
mission established by the United
States and Mexico, will witness the
first appearance of any woman ever
designated by this country to act in
an arbitration. She is Miss Hope
Thompson, who is one of the II at
torneys representing America on the
commission. Miss Thompson, a New
Yorker, was graduated from the
Washington College of Law in 1919.
and later took a course in interna-
tional law at Columbia University
Because Columbia wasn't admitting
women to it's law school, Miss Thomp-
son had to matriculate as a student
in political science. She is a buddy
of Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandf
Assistant Attorney General of the
United States.
tCopyright. 1925.)
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Leagues Peace Moves
Cause Usual Battle Here

It is very evident that the success
of the League of Nations in stopping
hostilities between Greece and Bull
garia will form q subject of editorial
discussion for a long time to come.
And, divided as has been the senti-
ment in the United States in the past,
there is virtually unanimous praise
for the league in this instance. The
pro-league newspapers naturally are
jubilant. The anti-league papers say
the league has proved its effectiveness
'in Europe" and ought TO be kept a
European institution-without partici-
patton by the United States.
None can now question the potency
of the League of Nations as a force
for world peace" says the Philadel-
phia Inquirer, with the suggestion that
the affair between Bulgaria and
Greece has furnished a conclusive
test" The Inquirer continues: What
gave the league so much greater con-
fidence in its ability to settle this dan
gerous issue than it felt when Italy
startled the world by the seizure of
Corfu? The answer may be given in
one word-Locarno." The moral vic
tory achieved is viewed with satisfac-
tion by the Oklahoma City Daily Okla.
homan, which presents this picture of
the incident: Without unfurling a
arms a single soldier, without single
martial maneuver, the banded nations
commanded peace and there was
peace"
Other suggestions as to the signiti-
canoe of the leagues action include
the statement by the Houston Chron-
icle that very apparently the league
at last has left its swaddling clothes
behind and has stepped out on a ca
reer of action in the world; by the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch that "a League of
Nations which can stop one war, preg-
nant with possibilities of other wars
has justified its existence; by the
Rochester TimeS-Cnion that the league
offers a hope for the future" that
lies in the "upbuilding of that organi-
Ia alton for cooperation and cOncilia-
tion," and by the Williamsport sun
that acceptance of the leagues orders
in this particular instance is likely to
have a most important bearing in ad-
vancing plans that will assure Europe
against further outbreaks in the
Balkans"
THE next year or two" the st. 10
seph NewS-PreSS remarks, will doubt
less determine whether the lea que is
to retain the prestige it has recently
acquired. If it does it will become a
going concern, despite violent Ameri-
can opposition" The power already
exhibited, however, inspires the Bir
mingham News to suggest that prob
ably much to the surprise and chagrin
of American statesmen and politicians
whose careers are largely built on op-
position to the League of Nations, the
Sofia and Athens governments agreed
TO obey the order of the council of the
league" The News adds that lit
needs no prophetic sense to look with
confidence and hope to a time when
even the World Court will be able to
do in all international disputes what
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Congestion in the Ether.

Startling developments and improve
ments in broadcasting and reception
are expected to result from the fourth
annual radio conference which is now
IN session in Washington. Called un-
der the direction' Of Secretary of Com
merce Hoover, committees of the con
ference have already adopted resolu-
tons which, if passed by the full
body, will materially improve condi-
tions.
One of the main problems facing
the delegates is congestion in the
ether channels A resolution adopted
yesterday by a special committee
urges that no more licenses to operate
stations be granted until there is a re.
duction in the number now operating.
The average listener to radio pro-
grams will hail with joy the passage
of this measure. Under present con-
ditions and present radio development
he is unable TO separate the great
mass of ether waves flowing into his
machine. \ blur, u whistle. or a
cracking noise, in the majority of
cases, greets his effort to pull apart"
two stations of nearly the same or the
same wave length.
Even the operator of an especially
selective set has trouble at times, and
he is in the decided minority when all
radio owners are totaled.
If the conference can find some way
to remedy conditions in this most i'm
portant factor of broadcasting. radio
receptions will become clearer, small
set owners will find more enjoyment,
and radio will assume an even more
of the Nation.
Evening star., 1925-11-11

The estate of the late ex-senator Viii
liam A. Clark of Montana is valued at
almost fifty million dollars. The por-
ton of his wealth that he invested in
works of art probably brought him his
greatest pleasure, and that portion
was a small fraction of his fortune. In
human happiness superficial magnifi-
cence has never yet been as potent
an influence as an honest apprecia-
ton of the genuine.
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as to purpose, for the Constitution is
to be regarded and utilized only as
a national monument and heroic relic.
But the spirit back of the two cam
paigns is exactly the same.
To Americans the American vessel
ought TO mean as much as the three
British shi9ss combined do to their
British cousins. In the DAYS of such
old sailing ships as these the midship-
men We're given a before-b breakfast ap-
petizer known as "going over the
top" Yankee middies were the snap.
piest in the world at this stunt. 1t
will be interesting to note how much,
+ any, theEr descendants have de-
Perforated
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Improvement i'm One Respect.

Has prohibition improved condi-
tions in your town."
Yes" declared Uncle Bill Bottle
top. Everybody thinks that mebbe
everybody else is an informer. Pro
hibition hasn't put complete stop to
up the treating habit
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Poetry and Prose.

TOtlfy anu Prose.
A gentle touch of sentiment
Expressed in rhyming phrase
Serves, with a generous intent,
To tighten weary ways.
And yet a sonnet brings no bread,
Nor shoes. nor garment warm.
Even an epic cannot shed
A glow mid wintry storm.
And so we count the humble cash
Which to good purpose goes.
Let poets sing adventures rash.
Good deeds are done in prose.
Evening star., 1925-11-11

Arizona has one Democratic Senator
already.
Word comes from the Far West
that the Coolidge administration is
criticized because OF the failure of
the Interior Department under Sec
retary Work to care for the inter-
ests of the Western irrigation and
reclamation projects. and because of
the failure to administer the public
lands as many of the people in the
public land States have desired.
However, the elections are a year
off and there is a lot of water to
run under the bridge in the interval,
and, furthermore. the Democrats may
not be able to persuade these West
erners that they would be any better
off with Democratic Senators than
with Republican.
X x
w. Vernon Richardson, formerly
secretary to the late Senator Ollie NJ.
James of Kentucky, has just been
elected State Senator. Mr.. Richard
son had a wide circle of friends dur
ing his service here with Senator
James,
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1t is perhaps too much to expect
Gov. Pinchot to end bootlegging and
the anthracite strike both at once.
But every loyal and appreciative
American citizen realizes that the
governor will do his best.
Evening star., 1925-11-11
Altogether Different.

Are you in favor of the use of
money in politics."
Never" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. "a statesman is at a disad-
vantage. You can't buy a seat in the
Senate as you can in the New York
Stock Exchange"
Evening star., 1925-11-11

Reference to the necessity of change
in Senate rules has been temporarily
suspended by Vice President Dawes.
This fact will enable Senators to en-
ioy their Thanksgiving dinners undis-
turbed.
Evening star., 1925-11-11

Some time has passed since Ponzi
went into Florida without enabling
him to present any arguments and
inducements that had not been al
ready thought of.
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Apparel.
The Scotsman wears
His kilties dapper,
But roundly swears
He is nae fapper.

Jud Tunkins says a girl wishes her
young man were more like a movie
hero. Then if the young man tries to
initiate the movie hero the girl mere
ly says, How perfectly ridiculous"
Evening star., 1925-11-11

Much unrest is reported under the
dictatorship of Mussolini. Unrest is
the chief reason for keeping a dictator
in authority. Mussolini's position
secure.
Evening star., 1925-11-11

1t becomes necessary to restrain a
natural inclination to create holidays
in order to prevent regular working
days from becoming exceptions in
stead of being the rule
Evening star., 1925-11-11

The Locarno agreements are hailed
as a great step toward peaceful un-
derstanding. A copy should be for
warded Immediately to the Turks and
the Chinese.
Evening star., 1925-11-11

If Henry Ford succeeds in reviving
the old dances he will be remembered
in history as the leader of a social
revolution as well as the sponsor of a
new mechanical era.
Evening star., 1925-11-11

Great profits are reported for beach
combers along the Atlantic coast.
Beachcombers do not actually use
combs, although many of them carry
corkscrews.
Evening star., 1925-11-11
Old Stuff.

Jack Frost upon the window pane
Still draws his scenes artistic,
And shows an ancient art again
Which we call futuristic.