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Evening star., 1925-09-20

II Kings. vi.1-2. "And the sons
OF the prophets said unto Elisha,
behold now, the place where we
aWell with thee is too strait for us.
Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan
and take thence every man a beam
ana let us make us a place there
where we may dwell And he an.
swered, Go ye.'"
Progress Through Oblivion Of the
Past" is the title of a sermon by a
great English preacher. Progress
through dissatisfaction with things as
tney are or have been Is a theme that
may readily engage our deep interest
at this time. One Of the most dan
Serous maxims, all too popular at
times, Is Let well enough alone -
many man or woman from want OF
ambition or the will to work has JUS
tined himself by this rule The
worlds progress has been inevitably
registered by those who would not let
well enough alone.
Ihe above passage deals with a very
interesting incident that is quite H.
Illustrative Of what we have in mind
Ihe young sons Of the prophets had
evidently grown restive under the
conditions imposed by environing cir
cumstances. There was no dissatis-
faction with their leader, but the spirit
or adventure and desire for expan.
sion had laid hold Of them Coming
10 the great prophet, Elisha, they de-
clared, Behold, now, the place where
we dwell with thee Is too strait for
u.s." They further dema nded that
they be permitted to migrate to what
they conceived to be a broader field
In which they might dwell and carry
forward their plans and work out
their ideals. The wisdom of their
leader Is evident in that he immedi-
ately acceded to their demands, but
furthermore. in response to their ur-
gent appeal, he expressed his willing
ness to accompany them. It is inter
esting'to note that these young men
not only sought new field of oper.
alton, but that each one severally Of
fered to contribute his part to the
setting up of their new home Here.
In story utterly remote in time and
place, is an expression of the whole
some restlessness or dissatisfaction of
youth.
All forward movements. and indeed
all progress, have been characterized
by this spirit. To repress 1t may issue
In failure and disa ster: to give 1t rea-
sonable encouragement may mean the
usher1ng In of a new era with all Its
accompanying benefits. We find this
Illustrated in the life of peoples as
well as of individuals. The progress
sive nations OF the world have not
been static. Their advance has been
marked by wholesome dissatisfaction
and a determination to effect better
conditions. Only within our genera.
ton have we witnessed the awaken
Ing of the Orient. China for centuries
walled herself in from the rest Of the
world The progress and inventive
genius of the Western World made no
impression upon her. Her internal
life was wholly insular and her insti.
Evening star., 1925-09-20

Mr.. Aldrich was a pre-war general
manager. Senator Smoot is a post
war G.. M, with a thousand more in
tricacies on his hand. Even the tariff
of the Aldrich days was not quite so
perplexing as that Of the present mo-
ment.
The coming session will be a hard
one for Senator Smoot. Tax reduc-
ton is coming. The tariff will be up
for discussion, IL not for actual tinker
ing. Senator Smoot is at his office
at o'clock in the morning, a whole
hour before the hard-worked depart
ment clerks report for duty. The
clerks are off at 4:30. Senator Smoot
| often works until far into the night.
Last session the work almost got
the better of the gentleman from
Utah. He missed complete break
down only by an eyelash. He has re-
turned to Washington, however.
seemingly fully restored to health and
ready for the long grind which is TO
come.
Senator Borah of Idaho also is early
on the scene. He, too, is a hard
Smoot The latter's work is largely
within the committee room. Senator
| Borah's best efforts are on the floor
| of the Senate, where his oratory car
ries him far. Senator Borah Is cheered
| on by the plaudits Of the people. His
forensic appeal is strong, even where
| logic does not always follow in the
wake of rhetorical splendor. Senator
Smoot seldom struts the stage. He is
a quiet worker behind the scenes.
The Senate is but another evidence
that in this life every man eventually
finds his own niche. There are 96
varieties in togaland-and there are SO
Senators.
They are thinking Of cutting down
the size of paper money by one-th1rd,
SO that every one can carry more or
1t in less space. Men could lay the
new small bills fiat in their pocket
books. A bill could be mailed In an
ordinary envelope without being fold
ed. In this non-foldfng campaign.
however, women are not considered
They reserve their inalienable right to
crurnpIe and crush the bills into their
handbags, no matter what the size or
condition Of the currency. 1t Is be-
lieyed the smaller bills would save the
Government many thousands of dol
lars and would be greater conven-
ience to the people and in trade. Con-
eress will have to act upon the mat
ter. To the man in the street. how
ever, the problem of the hour Is not
better bills, but more OF them. Just
how the Government is going to meet
the demand is the real worry.
(CopyriEht. 1e25.)
Evening star., 1925-09-20
Belated News
Distribution.

OiStAApuSAoA' pecially suffered
from lack of efficient news service.
In The Star of September IT, 1875, Is
the following comment upon the situ-
alton:
Now that fast mail trains are an
accomplished fact, 1t will be necessary
for the telegraphic news associations
to reorganize their service, especially
in the large cities that are closely
connected by these rapid distributors
of intelligence. 1t will no longer an
swer, for example, for the news col
Iector or agent Of one of the associa-
tions at New York, Philadelphia or
Baltimore to content himself with
making up a rehash of the news in the
morning papers Of those cities and
sending it out in the form of dis
patches for the afternoon journals
of the country. Under existing mail
arrangements these papers themselves
are laid down at the principal points
within a radius Of 200 miles from the
place of publication before the resume
of their columns is filed in the tele-
graph Office for transmission, and they
are delivered to exchanges as much as
250 miles distant before the matter so
made up has all been received by tele-
graph. This will never do. Improve
ments in the dissemination of news by
telegraph must at least keep pace
with the progress made from time to
time in the mail service or the public
will soon learn to look upon 1t as an
expensive piece Of machinery that has
outlived its usefulness, except for
great distances. If 1t is intended that
the telegraph shall maintain the su-
premacy 1t has held so long, it will
be necessary for the news associa-
tions to entirely abandon their habit
Of clipping from the newspapers and
go to the original sources Of informa-
ton, to be sent of by wire on the
instant. Not only this, but the tele-
graph companies themselves will also
be obliged to improve the quality Of
their service by more prompt trans.
mission and the quicker delivery Of
the dispatches intrusted to their care.
Unless both these things are done,
the mail under Postmaster General
Jewell VIII soon supersede the tele.
graph, so far at least as the large
cities lying near together are con-
cerned."
Evening star., 1925-09-20
Prelude to Long Silence,

"I wish Mrs. Flimgilt wouldn't talk
so much during a game Of bridge
whist"
You can't blame her for making
the most Of her opportunities, an.
swered Miss Cayenne. THE chances
are that none Of the players will be
on speaking terms after the game is
over"
Evening star., 1925-09-20

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle says that
spirits send him warning of a great
catastrophe soon to befall humanity
as a punishment for It's sins. Hereto
fore Sherlock Holmes has solved mys-
teries after the event, never pro-
pounded them.
Evening star., 1925-09-20

Publication Of Washington = twenty
five eligibles for the world series
games ought to quiet the apprehen.
sions of the doubters who hold that
there is no telling what will happen
Evening star., 1925-09-20

The Fine Arts Commission objects
to the proposed side trolley poles on
this all will agree, whatever the de-
sign. The only attractive pole of. this
character is one that is being per.
manently removed.
Evening star., 1925-09-20

That puzZling problem in mental
sporting arithmetic, IF Washington
wins so many games more. how many
must Philadelphia win to capture the
pennant?" will soon be reduced to
comparatively easy terms.
Evening star., 1925-09-20
The Long Story.

Life is story, SO they say.
A chapter grave, chapter gay;
1t moves through scenes of shine and
storm,
OF chilling grief or laughter warm.
Night brings a pause. The pages close
Expectancy yields to repose.
A phrase familiar halts the text
ITO be continued in our next"
An endless chronicle and strange!
Each follows the mysterious change
OF passing time and knows that he
A figure in the plot must be.
And as the swift years alp away
Something within him seems to say
This tale 20 varied and psrplexed
Will be continued In our next"
Evening star., 1925-09-20
Character Reading.

What makes you so sure that man
is naturally cautious and diplomatic?"
The fact that whenever 1 offer him
a cigar he puts 1t in his pocket and
says he will smoke 1t after dinner"
Evening star., 1925-09-20

For the present the public must be
investigators entering and leaving
their meeting place. The later pro-
ceedings will be more diverting.
Evening star., 1925-09-20
SOlicitude,

SOI1C1fude.
Charlie, dear" said young Mrs.
Torkins, you must stop worrying
about household details"
Whats the trouble now"
You were talking in your sleep
while you would use some expletive
and say. Gimme some more chips.
You really must get your mind off the
woodpile."
Evening star., 1925-09-20
Measurement.

why do you insist on regarding
yourself as only half educated?"
Because" answered the modest
man. II have read only two-and-a half
feA Of my five.foot book shelf"
Evening star., 1925-09-20
Reduced Value.

why do they say talk is cheap"
Probably because the most loqua-
cious people usually get their ideas
second hand"
Evening star., 1925-09-20
Wait Till Next Year!
From the Indianapolis star.

From the Indianapolis star.
Gertrude Ederle is confident In the
fact that the English Channel will
be there next Summer and the In
terest in an attempt at swimming
it will be jYst az great.
Evening star., 1925-09-20
Reopening of the Schools.

will reopen, with total attendance,
at the outset, 1t is estimated, Of over
$4,000. Soon this number will in
crease. as late comers enter. At sc, 600.
however. the facilities Of The school
Evening star., 1925-09-20
All Other States.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
to the use for republication OF all news dis
patches credited to ii or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights OF publication
of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1925-09-20

Efforts to prolong the straw.hat
by the weather. Men have no such
liberty Of costume as their Summer
fur-wearing sisters.
Evening star., 1925-09-20

1t took a Chicago jury nine hours
to return a verdict of murder against
the hotel robber-slayers whose guilt
was admitted. The insanity complex
Is still troublesome there.
Evening star., 1925-09-20

Gen. Butler promises to wind up his
career as director, Of public safety
with a roar" just to give the old
town reason to remember him.
Evening star., 1925-09-20

Airplane explorers report tropical
valleys in northern British Columbia
Now it is in order to locate a Summer
resort somewhere on the Amazon.
Evening star., 1925-09-20
Dig for Them.

From the San Antonio Evening News.
1t would seem that New York citi.
zens should know by this time that
the only way to get more subways
Is to dig for them.
Evening star., 1925-09-20
The Peacemaker's Exnerience

He tried to pour oil on the waters,
nor baked
At the prospect Of infinite toll,
When along came some people who
carelessly talked
And calmly set fire to the oil.
Evening star., 1925-09-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON
Practical Assistance.

Practical Assistance.
do you think that Greek has much
value in modern education?"
Certainly" answered the young
man with a college hat: the Greek
alphabet enables a man to know what
frat he belongs to-"
Evening star., 1925-09-20
The Universal Provider.

From the Duluth Herald
The only man who really needs to
know q little about everything In q
buyer for q drug store.
Evening star., 1925-09-20

Young Mr. La Toilette demonstrates
that he Is quite as good in a political
sprint as his father used to be.
Evening star., 1925-09-20
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

ing edition. is delivered by carriers within
the city at so cents per month; daily only:
As cents per month: Sunday only. 20 cents
per month. Orders may be sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000. Collection is made by
carrier at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1925-09-20

Efforts to increase the speed of the
mail trains between New York and
Speeding half a century ago
+ba M,;I. with marked success.
'Aio "AS' In The Star of Septem-
Der Is, 1875. is the following comment:
"The trial trip of the fast mail train
from New York to Chicago is reported
success, the train reaching Chicago
in twenty-siX hours from New York,
less than twenty-four hours from Phil
adelphia and Baltimore and twenty
four and a half from Washington.
This is said to be four hours faster
time than any on record. The new ar
rangement will doubtless be a great
convenience to business men and
others. and is a notable event in Gov
ernor Jewell's Post Office Department.
administration. Within the past few
years the increase of our postal facili-
ties has been quite remarkable. and
from a very slow coach Uncle Samuel
has developed into a progressive ve
hicle, always fully up to the require
ments of the times. BY and by the
people may become dissatisfied even
with the present facilities and demand
that the telegraph afford them an op-
portunity of intercommunication at
cheap rates"
Evening star., 1925-09-20
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

An item in The Star of September
Is, 1875, citing a statement prepared
by j. Ormond Wilson, su-
CloWoeo perintendent of schools.
SchooIs shows that the public
ooAAo"s' schools of the District 80
years ago were greatly overcrowded,
even as they are today. Supt. Wilson
states that there were 2,281 seats in
the first division and that 2,343 pupils
had been admitted; that in the second
division there were 2.29S seats and
2.S31 pupils; that in the fourth divi-
sion there were 1904 seats and pre-
cisely the same number of pupils,
while in the fifth division there were
928 seats and 1908 pupils. The refer
ence to the third division shows 500
pupils. but does not give the number
of seats. Omitting that division. there
were 1911 seats and S,2S1 pupils, an
excess of go.
Evening star., 1925-09-20
Rate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.

Maryland and Virginia.
Evening star., 1925-09-20

News distribution was not as effec-
lively organized and conducted half
Evening star., 1925-09-20

presidential patronage" has had
visual proof furnished him by Rep
resentative Maurice H. Thatcher OF
Kentucky that at the very beginning
OF the Republic this same problem
proved difficult one.
Representative Thatcher gave Pres
ident Coolidge a photostat copy Of a
letter written by George Washington
on May S, 1888, five days after his first
Inauguration as President of the
United States, to Edward Rutledge of
Charleston, S. c. In the letter Wash.
ington writes that-"from a system
which l have prescribed to myself I
can say nothing decisive on particu.
lar appointments; yet 1 may be al
lowed to observe in general that
nothing could be more agreeable to
me than to have one candidate
brought forward for every Office Of
such clear pretensions as to secure
him against competition
This sentiment, no doubt, has been
prayerfully breathed by every Amer.
lean President from Washington's
time to this good hour.
The congressional law carpenters
are again whetting their hatchets
legislation that will give relief to the
farmers. Representative Israel M.
Foster Of Ohio rises to the occasion,
remarl1ing that there is a dealer or
distributing population Of more than
10 .000, 900 nving-not only living, but
inordinately proflting-at the expense
OF the country's farming population
Of "a 200 900.
Stated in another way, this means
that on the back Of every one and
three-fourths Of the farming popula.
ton OF the Nation there Is one dealer
or distributor Of farmers products.
1t has not been long since every citi.
zen or subject In Europe had a SOL
der on his back. 1t took q World
War to relieve Europe OF this crush
ing burden. Let US hope that the
American farmer will be relieved Of
his crushing burden before a friehtful
financial dshacle falls upon America .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-15
PHI KAPPA PSI GROUP
HERE TO GIVE BANQUET
Event on Thursday to Commend
rate Founding of Fraternity at
Washington and Jefferson.

a large number of prominent Gov
eminent officials and Washington
business and professional men will
attend the annual banquet at the Uni
versity Club on Thursday night, in
commemoration of the founding of
the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity at
Washington and Jefferson College in
1852. There are more than 800 alumni
of the chapters of the organization in
4S colleges throughout the country
who are now living in Washington.
After the dinner. the meeting will
take the form of a chapter session
and smoker.
Members of the committee in charge
Of arrangements for the banquet are:
George b. Lockwood. secretary of the
Republican national committee; Err
nest ii. Van Fossan and Austin G.
Waller, local attorneys, and j. S. Golf,
Department of Commerce, acting sec
rotary.
Among the prominent Phi Psis in
Washington are: Associate Justice
Pierce Butler of the Supreme Court,
Senator James E. Watson of Indiana,
Senator c. c. Dill of Washington,
Senator Ellison D. Smith, OF South
Carolina, Representative Thomas w.
Harrison of Virginia, A. Mitchell Palm
er. Maj. Gen. w. NJ. Black, former
Chief of Engineers; Maj. Gen. J. A.
Hull, J"+ge Advocate General; Mai.
Gen. T ker H. Bliss. Chief of Staff,
and B &. Gen. William Mitchell, of
the Army Air Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-15
JEFFERSON STUDENTS
GET ASTRONOMY TOUR
Clubs Organize for Activities of
Semester at Junior High
School.

Through the big telescopes at the
Naval Observatory 70 boys of the
Jefferson Junior High School took a
trip to the moon and the stars re-
Gently. Another expedition is planned
in the Spring.
Clubs were reorganized for the sec
ond semester Thursday. The clubs
voted Tor were: German, Spanish
French, Dramatic, Boys and Girls
Glee Clubs, embroidery. girl reserves,
Girl Scouts. stunt, know your city,
art metal. art handicraft, bird, book
lovers, short story, chemistry, debat-
ing, model yacht. $adio, needlecraft,
orchestra, stamp collecting, hiking
and travel.
The student body is now 523 strong,
an increase of almost 100 pupils over
the enrolment Of the first semester.
The peak of enrolment probably will
be reached in the Fall.
Debate on School Subject.
At recent assembly debate was
held on the question, Resolved That
the public school course of study
should include trade education. !"
Isaac Minovich, Dorothy Martin.
Ethel Sheppe, and Morris Marko-
WITT upheld the affirmative and Kath-
erin Winter, Hyman Gordon, Jean
nette Peters and Josephine cornell the
negative. The decision went to the
Affirmative side.
The printing and wood shop are
filing the school with fine examples
Of what they can do. Twenty brand
new music stands. especially de-
signed. beautifully finished, give tes-
timony to the latest work of the boys.
Teachers and pupils alike, are proud
of the work.
Students to Make Drawing Tables.
Lumber has been granted to the
school by the board of apportion-
ment and the pupils will rejoice in
the near future in the possession of
40 new mechanical drawing tables.
which are to be made by the bows.
This will be school project and
will coordinate the work of several
departments of the school A saving
of about $500 will result from hay-
ing this work done at the school
The Story of a Rag" was told to
the school during the assembly
Wedn esday by DR.. f. L. Lewton.
curator Of textiles in the National
Museum.
Student participation in school gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-15
KeIoggs' Dinner
Enjoyable Euent
To King and Queer,
Word Passed on by Royal
Pair Reaches and PLeases
american Colony.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
LONDON, February 1.-THE King
and Queen had such a good time din
ing rwith the American Ambassado
and Mrs. Kellogg at Crewe House
this week that they mentioned it to
several people, who, of course, re-
layed 1t on to a great many more
people, until finally the whole Ameri-
can colony heard it, with great pleas
ure and no little pnide.
There Is much to worry an Ameri-
can hostess who is going to have
royalty as guests, but one thing
is very easy-she doesn't have to
trouble for a minute over the kind of
wine to serve their Britannia majes-
ties. Like some post-prohibition
Americans, they bring their own, not
literally, Of course, but they do have
it sent over. from the palace before
their arrival
King George usually sticks to
whisky and soda from start to fin
ish, a custom common to many Eng
fish gentlemen and almost all Scots
men. Queen Mary often has light
hook or rhine wine. The other guests
are provided for by the host.
However, when the King and Queen
are present at an affair the others do
not use finger bowls when they fin
ish. That is another peculiar custom
STEPPED in tradition. Finger bowls are
set only before the King and Queen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-15
NAMES OF DOUGLASS
AND LINCOLN JOINED
Shaw Junior High Pupils Paw
Tributes to Emanclpator and
Colored Statesman.

Exercises concentrating the BIRTH
days of Abraham Lincoln and Fred
erick Douglass were held at the Shaw
Junior High School Thursday. The
program included addresses by j. c.
Napier of Nashville, Tenn, former reg
istrar of the Treasury, and friend OF
Mr. Douglass, and Rev. r. W. Brooks
pastor of Lincoln Temple; a poem on
Lincoln by Byron Jones; chant Of
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address" by the
Girls Glee Club, and a reading by
Sarah Gilbert. The SB-3 class also
repeated statements from some o;
Douglass important speeches.
All &c of the mid-year graduates Of
Shaw have continued their education IN r
the senior high schools, thus TAX
ing the advice of the commence
ment speaker, Mrs. Mary Church
Terrell, who urged them to remain IN
school. Forty-nine of the graduates
have enrolled in Dunbar High School
Is in Armstrong High School, and ! IN
an out of-town secondary institution
GIee Clubs Rehearse. =
The glee clubs Of the school have in
preparation two short musical -compo-l
sitiens for joint production on April g..
The girls glee club will present a can
tata, THE Childhood of Hiawatha," by
Ira Wilson The boys glee club VIII
present IAN Act Of Cp-to-Date Grano
Opera" by Frank Smith. -
At the next meeting of the faculty
of Shaw Junior High School Thursday
the subject will be The Aims, Meth~f
DDS and Content Of the Foreign Lam
guage Courses as Taught in Shaw Ju7e
Nor High School" The subject VII
be treated by Miss Dyson for Spanish
and Miss Popel for French. This VIII
be the fourth in series Of such pro-
grams which will include every SUP,
iact in the Junior high school course Of
study. Science" physical Training, :.
and English" have already been pre- !.
scented. The aim of these meetings is
TO famAiarize every member Of the rae.
ultv with the work in all departments
of the school and to foster that inter-
est in department other than one g.
own which specialization sometimes
decreases.