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Evening star., 1925-04-02
BUS LINES AUTHORIZED.
Baltimore Washington Service to
Begin About May !.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 2.-Permits for
three interstate motor bus companies
to operate from points in Maryland
to Washington, Gettysburg and Della
ware towns We're issued yesterday by
the Public Service Commission, in
accordance with the recent ruling of
the United States Supreme Court pre-
venting the States prohibiting strict
ly interstate transportation. The com
panies will not be allowed to do
intrastate business in Maryland.
Michael Hurwitz was granted per-
nit to operate five passenger busses
from Baltimore to Washington. The
commission was informed the busses
probably will be in operation about
May 1, making hourly trips between
the cities.
Evening star., 1925-04-02
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Eat two tablespoonfuls Of
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in the recipes given on every pack
age. Kellogg's ALL-BRAN is made
in Battle Greek, Michigan, and
served by leading hotels and res
taurants everywhere. Your grocer
sells it. Buy a package today.
Evening star., 1925-04-02
PRIVATE CAPITAL
PLEDGED RED AID
Sweeping Concessions in
Tax Cuts and Credit
Promised by Soviet.
BY the Associated Press.

. BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, April 2.-Ivan Smilga,
vice. chairman of the state plannin &
commission. admitted at conference
of Soviet trade officials yesterday that
the internal trade policy pursued by
the government had failed-this be-
cause of last years campaign against
private trade. He pledged the gov
Evening star., 1925-04-02

When a wise man buries animosi
he forgets where he planted it
Evening star., 1925-10-19

their slips, the purpose being to pre-
vent accidents. Since the amendment
last March Federal inspectors have
been placed on boats. Owing to the
fact that the law had become verita-
bly, obsolete through non enforcement
most motor owners were unaware OF
the prohibition and many violations
were noted The inspectors took the
numbers Of the license tags and re-
ported the cases to Washington.
Names and addresses were obtained
and in the course of time-much time,
as various spools of red tape were un-
wound--proceedinss were started. SO
several months after the violations
motorists were hailed to court for
breaches OF the law last Spring, Of the
circumstances OF which they were
blissfully unconscious. In some in
stances, so long was the lapse Of time
the cars had changed hands and per
fectly innocent persons were taken to
court and faced with a maximum fine
of $500 for violations that had been
committed by prior owners Of the cars.
Now an effort is being made to check
up on the premature car starters
promptly. Probably the publicity that
has been given to the plight of the
2,e00 motorists who have been charged
under the law will serve as an effec-
lively preventive notice and warning.
The law is a good one, but~the appli-
cation of it has been somewhat clumsy
Evening star., 1925-10-19

saying that his hat was in the ring"
he took occasion in the course Of two
public speeches in New York and
Brooklyn Saturday TO say that he is
through holding all public Office"
Just what this means is now being
variously interpreted. There are
those who read the governors state
ment literally. and regard it as de-
NAL of candidacy for the governorship
for another term, or for the senator
ship next year. or for the presidency
in 1928; in other words, as a valedic-
tory to 'all public office" in explicit
truth. Then there are those who con-
slider it merely as a gesture, a graceful
wave of the arm to signify concentra-
ton on the fob in hand and nothing
more, without prejudice to the future.
1t will be remembered that Gov.
Smith was persuaded" to run for
governor a year ago only with great
difficulty. He had repeatedly stated
that he wished to be allowed to return
TO private life at the close of his term
and devote himself to business. He
was, however, drafted for duty. What
happened in 1924, now say his ad-
mirers, will happen in 1925 and per-
haps again in 1928. They are not dis
couraged by this latest declaration.
Naturally. however, this statement
by Gov. Smith Is pleasant reading out
in the great open spaces where men
are men and likewise political as
pirants. In those sections where an
other candidacy for 1928 is favored
the phrase through holding all pub
lie office is being read literally and
with full faith. But even if it is true
that at the expiration Of his present
term as governor Mr.. Smith will ir-
bly, and definitely and finally
enter private life with no political
thoughts whatever, il does not signify
that the national nominating conven-
ton OF his party in 1928 will be har-
monious gathering, moving swiftly to
the selection OF a standard bearer for
the presidential fight.
Evening star., 1925-10-19
Interurban Grade Crossings.

Two fatal srade-crossing accidents
occurred yesterday in Michigan. in
one OF which five persons were killed
and in the other three. The motor
cars were not hit by steam locomo-
tives, but interurban electric cars. 1t
makes, however. no difference TO the
victims in such ca ses as to the mea ms
OF their death. A swift. heavy electric
car is as deadly as locomotive.
In the development of interurba n
trolleys in this country little attention
has been paid to the matter of grade
crossings. These lines are usually ex-
tensions of the urban system. in many
cases following highways and cross
ing streets and roads at grade. Oper-
ating on frequent headway, with no
barriers whatever at the crossings,
these electric trains or cars are really
more dangerous than are the steam
trains, which are less frequent and
run on separate lines of the highways
and usually with gates at the fire.
Quented crossings.
III tue movement loi tHe eiiiiiHd-
ton Of grade crossings consideration
of the interurban trolley must be had
seriously. II is idle TO look for the cor
rection of this great evil through the
protection Of the road users at steam
train crossings il the electric line
crossings are left exposed. perhaps
guarded" only by bells or visual sig
nails of warning.
Evening star., 1925-10-19
Justice in Inheritance Tax

Discussion of State and Federal in
heritance taxes. stimulated by the op-
position of President Coolidge and Sec
retary Mellon to any sort of Fedora
death duties and estate taxes. has
established these two basic proposi-
tions: % The Federal Government
ought to retire altogether from the
field of taxation, (2) the States ought
to accept the principle of reciprocity
and relieve inherited estates Of multi.
pie and other forms of conhscatory
taxes.
Measures short of the two mentioned
might afford alleviation, but they
would not meet the full demands of
justice and sound public finance
Representative Green, chairman of
the House committee on ways and
means. seems to believe that. il the
Federal Government were permitted
by law TO give full credit to estates
paying inheritance taxes to States, in
stead of the % per cent credit now
allowed. inequalities complained of as
srievous would he eliminated and fair
ness would be assured This is an er-
ror. The relief would be inadequate
in many if not most cases.
In the first place. the State inheri-
tance taxes are often confiscatory in
the higher brackets. Reductions should
De demanded III tne maximum rates.
In the second place, it has been dem
onstrated that even a very modest
estate may be taxable in no fewer
than seven States. The canny rich
men who go to Florida to die as citi-
zens of that State because it levies no
inheritance tax commonly have estates
subject. in whole or in part, TO heavy
taxation on some other States or even
in a whole flock OF Commonwealths
1t has happened. indeed, that taxes
and administrative expenses have
equaled or even exceeded the total
value of a rich mans estate.
Inheritance taxes should be levied
once, and once only. This is the case
with realty, and it should be the case
with bonds. stocks, and all other forms
of intangible property. Already sew.
eral States have established limited
reciprocity in inheritance taxation
and the movement is slowly sprea ding
by reason of the intrinsic merit of the
demand for simplicity, reason and jus.
tice.
The duty of Congress is to acceler.
ate the movement by abandoning the
Federal estate taXes.-Chicago Daily
News.
Evening star., 1925-10-19
Gov. Smiths Declaration

Just as Gov. Smith gained his great
est prestige in New York through his
victory in the mayoralty fight and es.
tablished himself firmly as the leader
of his party in that State, sufficiently
70 warrant his presentation to the
Democrats Of Chica go and their friends
from neighboring States, he sends a
shock through his devoted adherents
by a public announcement. Aroused
by an alleged interview at Whining.
tom Del, in witch he was reported as
Evening star., 1925-10-19

true to us as the dog, in It's uuHefent
sort of way, the cat still sits In front
of our fires, contentedly wearing its
snappy coat Of fur
When little Johnnie laborIously
| spells out cat" he little thinks that
around the world it Is written much
| the same.
| If he were to go into any land and
pronounce the word cat" he would
! find every one would understand him.
The ancient Greeks called it "katta, r"
the Romans, "catus.
Our own spelling and pronuncia-
tions is straight Anglo-Saxon. The
Danes know him as kat" the Swedes
as "katt," the Germans as katie"
and the Russians as ''kot.
| The dog though a closer friend of
man, is left far behind in the infiu-
ence he has had upon our language.
Everywhere in literature and folk lore
one runs on to mention OF the cat.
! Fishes and birds have been named
| a fter Tom. whence we have the terms
| catfish" and ''catbird.'
! When we call woman cat. We
mean a spiteful woman. probably from
the splitting propensities of felis do
! mestica when aneered.
A "catboat" is a small vessel. with
| a slender stern and thick amidships
named after some fanciful resem-
blance to the build Of the house cat.
"One old cat two old cat" etc.
are names applied TO games played
| with balls. the forerunners of our
| modern base ball.
So, when the attention of the Nation
| is centered on a world series, Puss
| purrs her satisfaction.
| he nf he Ia 10
| world series was postponed on account
| of rain. no doubt many persons de-
| clared IL was raining ats and dogs.
Cats are Always gwen the premier
position In this respect. Ihave yet To
| hear any one speak of lit raining dogs
and cats"
| So entwined with the life Of man is
the cat that some of his personal
| ha bits and chara cteristics have become
a part of our language.
| When mother calls child "a
| curiosity cat" there is no doubt in
| any ones mind what she means. The
| curiosity of the cat, which often gets
| him into trouble, is proverbial.
| Similarly, the reproach often hurled
| by children at each other. 'Ya a "a
| 'fraidy cat" is based upon the we'll
known caution of the house cat. To
which trait the soft bodied animal
| owes its continued existence in n world
! that has been the destruction of ma ny
| tougher creatures. His mine lives y
/ too. are proverbial
Since the normal boy or girl is a
friend of cats. it Is not surprising 10
| find that the cat plays large part in
| fairy lore and children's songs. Puss
| In Boots and other famous cats testify
! to this, as well many such phrases
as "a cat may look al a king" etc
| When children seize bar and turn
| themselves over in the air. they call ii
''skinnine the cat unconSciously re,
/ ferring TO crueler days OF long ago
The cat is so common A creature
| that often his worth is overlooked. IT
| is we'll, then, TO recall, now and then
! just how close he is to us. and how
much part OF our lives and langua ge
| he is
If for no other reason than the fol
| lowing. the cat ought to command our
| respect:
/ He is the only free creatur in mod
ern civilization that pays no taxes.
Evening star., 1925-10-19
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWEL.L.

/ Cat
| DO you remember when. as a little
Fellow, you laboriousIy spelled that
outo
"C-a-t. cat" you said, triumph
antly.
1t seems TO me this educational work
OF felfs domestica Ia often overlooked
! In summing up the virtues Of the ami
NAL
| Honest Tom has been assisting the
children of America to read and spell
decade after decade, but receives
precious little credit for 1t.
Much has been made, and rightly. OF
the fidelity Of the dog. The cat. how
ever, is faithful in his way. Although
he never slobbers over us, as the dog
does, he sticks close to the back porch
just the same.
When a mouse Is in the offins, then
the ca does his stun" Through the
ages he has taught himself to clear
the habitations of all rodents.
This he does to the best Of his abil
ity. with what success may be gath
cred from the fact that eminent writ
ers in encyclopedias. huge treasure
/ houses of knowledge. declare that
without the ordinary house cat Amer
lea would be overrun with rats and
mice, her agriculture a failure.
A cat. in general appearance. is
| nothing but large mouse. Did you
ever think OF that?
The Creator. I'm drumming up the
animals out Of nothing, had few
! stock patterns. of which He made
| very good use.
The next time your cat sits on its
launches before you, looking grave
ly into the air. notice how very like
large mouse 1t appears.
Long tail. upright ears, bright eyes
these and other points startingly
resemble a mouse, If viewed with this
| Idea In mind.
Yet the cat is it's own creature. II
| belongs to one of the most distinctive
| tribes in the world. Dogs vary so in
| structure that one scarcely would
| imagine they were members of the
same family.
4 cat. however. is cat anywhere
| in the world.
Any species of the family felidae,
| of which our domestic cat is a type
| looks for all the world like it's fel-
| lows. The tiger in the house" the
| French have called Puss, and the des-
| ignation Is felicitous.
Stalking through the grass after
bird. our cat seems a veritable tiger
on reduced scale. similarly
! through the family. the similarity eX
lists. Lion, tiger. leopard, puma, wild
| cat. lynx. cheetah-all are brothers
! 10 your family friend.
SO long has the cat lived with ma n
! that its origin is lost In the past. res
ervoir of so much we never will get
| out again. Egypt commonly is given
credit for it's birth. The first record
shows ii living on the same terms of
| familiarity with the Egyptians as II
| holds at our firesides today.
| Like man. the house cat has had
! a stormy career. From being a god
TO the Egyptians. it sank 10 the com
| panion of witches. and was perse
| cuted along with those poor old
| women.
Once society thought II smart 10
| torture cats. and this relic Of bar
barity still survives in some small
! boys today.
! On the whole. however. the cat oc.
| cupies the most satisfactory place in
| society II has ever had. Steadfast
Evening star., 1925-10-19

frauds Is estimated by officials of the
National Association of Credit Men,
who have been expressing alarm over
the Increase of financial crime.
How to Figure It,
Yet billion dollars despite all this
is hard TO imagine. The mind wants
measure. Well, then. take either
the little or the big estimate of the
900 or ST 600 900 900. What could he
done with it if the set-rich quick fell
lows didn't grab IT off?
Put the situation in the best posi-
BILE light-even half billion of these:
A return Of almost 10 per cent on
the total value of new capital put into
American industry of all kinds in 1924
The total investment in common and
preferred stock In the printing and
publishing industry of the whole coun-
try; we could start this industry all
over again with one years dead loss
to the stock crooks.
The similar investment In the paper
and pulp industry.
The total cost of the American Navy
in 1924. with enough left over to pay
half the ArmN's cost.
And what of the larger figure? The
billion?
over the country, and the plants that
! I'LL them, and the pipe system The
par value of common and preferred
stock in all the gas companies in the
land is less than a billion dollars
Equals Pre-War Debt.
The investment in stock in coal min.
| ing and in agriculture with it's related
interests and in manufacturing wood
products is about a billion per in.
dustry.
A billion dollars represents roughly
) per cent of the public debt of the
Federal Government 1t equals almost
exactly the entire public debt of the
! United States in the year before we
entered the World War
! 1t is considerably more than the new
capital put into American railroads in
! 1924. almost as much as was put into
public utilities, and nearly three times
the aggregate new capital investment
| in iron, steel, coal copper and oil com.
bined.
In 1924 America made a total invest
ment of S5,o69, $50, 100 excluding re.
| funding operationsD in legitimate Amer.
| ican securities of all kinds, including
| Canadian issues brought out in the
| United States. And it gave more than
one sixth as much for wildcat stock
Moreover, 1924 was big investment
year: the figures compiled by the
Financial and Commercial Chronicle
show that the new legitimate invest
ment in the four previous years ranged
from three and a half billion to four
and third. But the public kept right
on throwing another billion or so
, away.
And who does the throwing?
Copyright 1a25l
Tomorrow: "Who Loses Them"
Evening star., 1925-10-19
Duke Becomes Mason.

master of the royal household In Scot
land and chief of the Campbell clan, Is
devoting much time to work as a
stonemason on a tower that is being
constructed near Inverary Castle.
With only two other masons, the duke
is erecting tower after an old Italian
model, wherein will hang peal OF
bells. 1t will add an artistic touch to
the home of the chief of the Camp
bells, which Is already noted for it's
beauty and the splendor of it's art
treasures. Its art gallery contains the
most famous collection of Gains
boroughs in Great Britain.
Evening star., 1925-10-19

hot air dried 1T may give as much
as "a per cent oil.
q. What is an orphan car?-C. A. 6.
A. The term orphan is applied 70
automobiles that are no longer being
manufactured.
@. Is buttermilk fattening-E. r.
A. The Bureau of Dairyine does not
consider buttermik fattenins. BY
action of the orga nisms in buttermilk
the milk sugar is used up and thereby
reduces some of its fattening power.
O. Please give the names Of the i'm
mortals who were added to the He'll
of Fame in 1s25.-F. ]. L.
A. The names that were added in
1928 were John Marshall. Charlotte
Cushman, Asa Gray, Harriet Beecher
Stowe and William Tecumseh Sher-
man.
Q. What was the real name of the
famous circus clown, Dan Rice.
w. j.
A. His real name was Daniel Nc
Laren and he was nicknamed as A
child for an old Irish clown. He be
gan his professional career as an ac-
robat and clown with Seth 3. Howe.
circus owner, 1S4o. He was a partner
in Spaulding's Circus until the out
Civil War he was financially unfor-
tunate. but was engaged by Adam
Forepaush at salary of $4,000
year. afterward increased TO 81 900
week. He retired from the stage in
1882. He was exceedingly lavish with
money for charity. On one occa sion
he gave President Lincoln $32 900 for
their dependents. He died in F'ebrp-
airy, 1900
@. Will corn that has been kept for
centuries grow If it is planted
F. j. B.
circumstances. rarely exceeds 10 years
@. What process is used to split
cohblestones for ma sonry work
6. l.. G.
| A Such work requires an expert
/ enCed stone cutter. a pitching tool
/ and hammer are used.
@. Please give the names Of the de-
vices used on aircraft TO determine
| the density of the atmosphere. the
/ temperature and the speed of he
craft?-E. l.. B.
A The density Of the atmosphere
| is determined by an altimeter on an
airplane; the temperature. by ther-
mometer: the speed. by an air speed
| indicator.
! O. What are the duties of the
! Bureau of Animal Industry"-H. F. K.
! A 1t carries on research on animal !
/ diseases including chemical. bacteri-
| illogical and geological Investigations.
investiga tons in dairying. animal
| breeding and feeding.
! Q. What is the superstition or belief
| connected with eating goose on
! Micha elmas day?-R. b.
A. There is an old proverb, IF yOu
eat goose on Michaeimas day. YOU will
never want money all the year
| round
/ Q. How did Swinburne rank \.
! T. s.
4. One critic SAYS: AT the death
| Of Tennyson, in 1892. Swinburne was
undoubt edly the greatest living poet.
/ (4sk T-ncle Sam about II tkroHpH
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way through sallantry in action To
citations and a gunnery sergeantcy.
Montgomery still wears the scars OF
German shrapnel which invaded
various portions of his anatomy at
Belleau Wood. He got into the war
in company with an Oklahoma foot
ball mate. Trim Capshaw. who
used to make sensa tional end runs
around opponent teams while Mont
somery was holding EN- in the line.
The American Russian Chamber Of
Commerce has Just issued a stern
warning to United States business
men not to be tempted by Soviet
Russia bait of $3.50. 600. 900 worth
of orders ready to be placed if long
term credits are granted" Moscow :
terms are 80 TO 35 per cent on de
livery of goods. and the balance on
an average of two-and ahalf- year
trust. The Russians also dangle he
fore our merchants and manufaC-
turers the advantage of direct bust
ness" instead of through German ~
British Intermediates. The admins
tration, looking upon the Soviet
proposition as grease to lubricate Tho
way to American recognition. an
nounceS, quoting President Coolidge
first message to Congress, that
American principles are not for
sale" The Russian Cham
Der of Commerce says:
American firms are advised tu
scan contrac cts with Russia care
fully and require at least IS per
cent of the purchase price in cash
on delivery and sufficiently large
initial payment to insure accept
ance."
The United States Government i'm
| poses no embargo on trading with
Russia by any business man or firm
| that loves adventure.
Senator Borah got his first glimpse
of the Atlantic Ocean three or -four
years ago while a guest at the home
of Senator Lodge at Nahant. on the
rockbound shore of Massachusetts,
near Boston. Borah was making
week end visit to his famous prede
cessor as chairman of the Senate COM
mittee on foreign relations. The
Idahoan had arrived at night. Next
morning after breakfast he took up
his station on the porch of the house.
atop a promontory overlooking the
ocean. unaccompanied by anybody or
anything except his own oVermaster-
ing thoughts. There, with his cele-
brated slouch hat shading his gaze,
bOran SAT LOT nearly IOuG NOufS, cllin
resting in hand and ei.- ,W on his
knee-like Robins The Thinker
peering across the Atlantic as If trans
fixed. No one ventured to interrupt
him, and he himself gave no sign
that he cared for ay other occupa-
ton. Perhaps Borah's dream of the
splendor of America s isolation was
woven that day.
It's not generally known that Just
before he retired from the Senate
last March Magnus Johnson was the
guest of President and Mrs. Coolidge
at dinner at the White House. Other
guests included Magnus' surviving
Farm Labor collea que In the Senate,
Henrik .Shipstead, and Mrs. Ship
stead Mrs. Johnson had returned to
Minnesota and was not present. Bis
marci used to say that his best ally
in the tedious art of managing poll
ticians was his cook. 1t may have
been the news of the Presidents hos
pitality to the Scandinavian Sen
ators that paved the way to his tri-
! umphant reception at the MISE Cen
tennial in Minnesota a fet weeks
later.
Copyright. 1920