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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

comes w. F. Stranaborg of Port
land. Greg. and contributes to the
discussion of galluses inaugurated by
PRESIDENT Coolidge, who recently de-
plored the collegiate" passion for
belts. Mr.. Strandborg says he un-
derstands why Secretary Mellon is
having trouble in popularizing the
carrying Of silver dollars in the East
ern part of the United States. "All
the men east of Chicago" the Ore
CONAN AYERS, wear belts. and the
further West you 60 the more men
you find wearing suspenders or old
fashioned galluses. Therefore, If
you load an Eastern man down with
10 or is silver dollars, his pants
would be likely to fall Off, while out
West we are in no danger, as long
as our galluses and buttons don't
part company"
An American in London, who knows
Ambassador Houghton, declares that
for what our British friends miss in
the way OF speechmaking by him thew
will find full compensation in the
culture Of his conversation. He saws.
president Coolidge Is sending to the
court of st. James a Corning, NJ Y.
glass manufacturer. This would sure
ly suggest that America means to
substitute hard-headed, possibly hard :
listed. business efficiency, in this iron
age OF commerce. for the amenities.
the culture, the social graces of the
past. As matter OF fact, Mr.. Hourh-
ton represents a marriage between
the practical business man and the
old New England tradition of the
humanities. There are feu,
men in public life, even in Britain.
whose command of the English lam
guage, as an instrument, can an
proach that of Mr.. Houghton. Our
new envoy to Britain Is q bit of q
poet, too. Some of his verse is still
immortalized at Harvard, where he
was graduated in 1886.
X y *
Gen. Lord, director of the burget.
doesn't think there ought to be an
era of reduced pay while enforcing
Mr.. Coolidge's law of reduced Gov
eminent personnel. "In we'll paid
Federal employees and officials" Lord
says, '1s the most efficient economy
The budget chiefs plan, in a nutshell.
Is this: Supposing there's a division
Of q department with a pay roll of
$500. 900 and 200 employees, averaging
$500 a year. If there's Casualty
(budget slang for a death, resigna-
ton or place vacated for any reason),
Gen. Lord doesn't believe in slashing
the divisions budget by $500 per
Casualty He thinks the money
ought to spread over the division In
raises" for employees who are left
An unframed financial mind may not
easily grasp how that plan would cut
down pay roll expenditure. but does
credit to Lords big-heartedness.
~ 4 \ X
One Of Americas journalist-states-
men, Elmer Roberts of Paris, is in
washington on leave from his post
as chief representative of the Asso-
ciated Press In France. Roberts, a
product of Indiana, which specializes
in the production of newspaper men
has served the. "A. p" in Europe
respectively, at London, Berlin and
Paris-for a quarter of a century
His acquaintance with world states
men is unique, and no scribe ever
possessed in a higher degree their
confidence and esteem. Roberts has
come home for q periodical contact
with American conditions.
1Qopyrtght. 1850 -
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Party Lines Drop as Press
Backs Coolidge StCallus" Stand

I'm the present styles we must hasten
to agree with President Coolidge that
the trousers our young men are wear
ing these days show their taste at
its lowest ebb. We hope the Ameri-
can public will join the President in
saying, Young men, go out and put
on your suspenders.'
Most of all the President dislikes
these wide-bottomed trousers, so
much affected by 'cake-eaters,' says
the Jersey City Journal. MANY of US
may not be willing to go along with
the President" the Journal adds, ''in
his ideas about suspenders, but most
of US are certainly with him on the
wide-bottom trousers issue" In the
opinion of the Boston Traveller: THE
gist of the Presidents advice was
that any young man who elects to
wear such neither vestments ought to
wear suspenders! Wholesome coun-
sci, surely. Just as the ladies are
learning to keep their skirts clear of
the ground (and little more for good
meaSure), it's unfortunate that male
youth should affect dragging skirts.
If hips won't hold 'em up, shoulders
will, that's a fact"
ut can be readily understood why
the President should prefer suspend
ers for himself the Omaha World
they are safe and sane. A pair of
suspenders hidden away under ones
vest gives him feeling akin to that
impaired by the possession Of an ace
in the hole. He feels justified in
standing pat on them" But, thinks
the Columbus Dispatch, ito tell the
truth, the 'gallus' needs no defense"
The Dispatch continues: 1T may not
be so beautiful as a bright leather
belt, but it is much more reliable. In
fact, it becomes essential as a man
loses all trace of his hips in the in
creasing girth that often attends his
loath to give up the belt, entirely or
unwilling to disclose the fact that
they have gone back to their first
love, affect both gallus and belt. But
they do not thereby assure double
security"
This impromptu utterance of
President Coolidge" thinks the Dam
vile Bee, though it may shock the
youngsters affecting the latest sar-
torial design in pants, is one of the
most human things the Executive has
had to say since he moved to the
White House. There has been COM
plant that he is distant and too
placid. The fact that he feels mildly
outraged over the prevailing fash
ions reveals him as a man not by any
emotions. And he doubtless has
large following on the pants ques-
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

After all. the discoveries in King
Tut's tomb are in the nature of fur
nishings expensive and highly deco
rative. They offer little suggestion for
improvement to modern civilization.
If the searchers had brought to light
some hitherto unknown ideas for auto.
mobiles or airships or radio sets. the
world would have something to profit
by as well as to marvel at. In admir-
ing past glories the present genera
ton is under no obligation to forget its
own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

President Coolidge's recent mild
rebuke to the Princeton collegians
who appeared before him with baggy,
dragging trousers, which seemed to
need suspenders to keep them off the
ground, has caused a broad smile to
pass over the Nation.
Undoubtedly all sensible people are
in sympathy with the President" says
the Trenton Times, from almost under
the shadow of the elms of Princeton
campus. And from far away Texas
comes the echo through the Dallas
Journal: IF President Coolidge wasn't
ali to the good with the old-line CIT
liens of this country before this, he
has just made himself solid with
them as a result Of the observations
with which he is credited. The Exec
utive, who comes of good old farming
stock, doesn't like these la-de-da
are wearing" The New Orleans Item
adds: That may be political propa-
ganda, but it Is a good story. Presi-
dent Coolidge seems to be cautious in
this as in other matters. But he is
no pessimist. He didn't prescribe
suspenders and belt"
There's a reason" declares the
Tulsa Tribune, "for the Coolidge aver
sion to these wide, Tapping trouser
homogeneous in appearance. No, no!
It's just a case of too much cloth
Yankee thrift disapproves extrava-
gance, even in pantsI The Seattle
Times is optimistic. 1t observes: THE
President and the Woodworking
American fathers should not despair
Of the prospects of the suspenderless
Nation. They should look back 80
years and take. note Of the wide. flap
ping trousers then in vogue. Then
they might thumb the style books
since then and wisely conclude that
fashions are set by higher law than
the Constitution of the United States
or the Revised Statutes. Where they
originate is something of a puzzle, but
that they come and go like the sea-
sons cannot be doubted. Style in stu
dent apparel probably never will have
the approval of middle-aged men, but
what students wear and how they
wear 1t is pretty nearly zero in some
thing to worry about.
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Perhaps there are those who will
accuse President Coolidge of being a
hopeless reaotionary because he is a
champion of suspenders," thinks the
Wichita Beacon, which observes
further: Others will say that he is
afflicted with too much of the New
England conscience. But he will
stand his ground. He knows full
well the important part the suspend
err has played in American history,
and is not the kind to desert these
homely virtues of the olden time"
The Lansing State Journal declares:
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"The End of the World"

For centuries millennialists have
been proclaiming from time to time the
end of the world" occasioned by sec
ond coming of Christ. Strictly speak
ing, millennium Is merely span of
1000 years. In terms Of religion it
signifies a reawakening or a rebirth,
perhaps accompanied by punishment
of those who do not accept a certain
doctrine.
Eighty-one years ago in this coun-
try large number Of millennialists, in.
fluenced by the preachings of William
Miller, were led to believe that the
lend of the world was at hand. Mil
Ter first set the time Of the second
coming as somewhere between the
21st of March, 1843, and the same date
in 1874. During that year there was
an intense feeling Of unrest and appre-
hension. On the eve Of the ultimate
date Miller proclaimed the millennium
to be near at hand, and excitement
arose to a high pitch. But the 21st of
March, 1874. passed without untoward
happening. and from time to time Mil
Ter preached in explanation and post
ponement. In October a definite date
was set, and the faithful gathered in
their assemblies in great numbers
confident that the catastrophe in
which they alone would be saved was
at hand Thousands Of them gave
away their worldly goods and ascend
ed to high places clad In ascension
robes" to await the redeeming dis
aster. They waited for several weeks.
Terrible suffering was occasioned
among them. Many died of exposure
Finally, in November, nothing having
happened. they dispersed, reluctantly,
their faith mistaken, but believing
that an error had merely been made
in the calculations from the portents
revealed to their leader.
From time to time since then other
predictions have been made, though
none has so deeply stirred the people
as did that Of four-score years ago.
Now once again the millennium" is at
iiolNv oSSOA olii6 " LILO DcllCI VI d SfIldIl
but sincere group Of people. They are
looking for the second coming" at
midnight tonight. There is some
divergence in their expectation. Some
are confident that the cataclysm of re-
demption will come swiftly and sud-
denly at the appointed hour: others
that it will be gradual, only beginning
tonight and requiring seven days to
reach a climax. AS in 1874, some of
these people have disposed of their
personal effects in order to discharge
their debts and leave this world free
in all respects. Others, taking a lesson
from the experiences Of 1874, have
made no change in their worldly af-
fairs, but await the advent calmly.
1t is not fitting to scott at sincere
religious belief. even when it so far
goes counter to natural laws. The
"Millerites" Of 1914 suffered severely
for their mistaken faith, and perhaps
those of today who are convinced Of
the verify Of the present prediction
will likewise suffer. That they are
mistaken is the confident thought of
all others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

earned every cent I received, and
more, too. and for that reason alone
resigned from the service, as the
work and study program that has to
be kept up as long as you are in the
postal service is entirely too hard and
exaoting for the salaries paid, the
risk that you assume and the amount
Of "home work" that you have to do
in order to be able to make the
proper distribution of all mail that is
assigned to you.
Inasmuch as I am no longer in the
service, I have no axe to grind. but
/ do hope that Congress will not let
up until every postal employee has
been given the increase that is by all
means dua him, ALVA SOLE,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Compromise.

Compromise.
When 1 have heard the argument
Upon a topic grave,
My restless mind achieves content
And struggles to behave.
But, in the twinkling Of an eye,
A speaker new will stray
Into my life, and by and by
I think the other way,
So, after all, where is the chance
Mentality to use
I'll 60 to see a song and dance,
Or listen to a blues"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

Floor and press gallery of the
United States Senate are invariably
deserted when Hef1in of Alabama is
Illuminating and. flimfamming, but
the public galleries unquestionably
enjoy the yellow-vested Senator'S
oratorical excuses. Visitors to Wash
ington, who fill the galleries when
big debates like the Stone confirma-
ton issue are on the program, find
Hefiin's flamboyant style in keeping
with their ideas of congressional
eloquence. They see him fling his
arms. shake his name, pound his
desk, clench his fists and seeth with
fury over the outraged Constitution
and are convinced they've witnessed
the reincarnation Of Webster and
Clay But Washington correspond
ents, like Helms own colleagues,
have heard the Alabaman spellbind
SO often and to so many useless pur-
poses that when he takes the floor
1t has the effect of a general alarm
for all hands to make for the Hobbies.
y y X
Senator Caraway's duel with Hefiin
over the Stone confirmation was the
best vaudeville show staged on
Capitol Hill for many a day. Spec
tators, as well as the players them
selves, took part. Senator Willis of
IL,
joyed the giggling of the galleries
and the floor SO much that he made
no attempt to check the orgy of
laughter and shrieks, as a sterner
presiding officer pro tenn would have
done. Senator'S who inveigle "Thad"
Caraway into a talking duel do so
at their peril. The burly Arkansan
Is at his level best when he starts
out to satirize and ridicule an op-
-.
are merciless.
No printed reproduction of Cara
ways thrusts can possibly convey
their bite and sting. These lie in his
intonations, drawled in an inimitable
Southern dialect. Caraway can say
good morning" and make 1t insult
ing. Reed of Missouri Is his only
match in invective. The two of them
have been called the "meanest and
keenest" men in the Senate.
X X X X
M. Emile Daeschner, the new Am
bassador Of France, Is having trouble
in getting his name pronounced right
in Washington. Its, proper rendering
is as If it were spelled "Daish- nair,"
with the accent on the "nair." That
gives a name that looks and sounds
Germanic on it's face an appropriate
ly Gallo ring. The Daeschners are
or AlSdlldu OElSlu, dIiu THO pTeSeHt
Ambassador and his forbears sprang
from the soil that once were the
CONQUERED" but are now the re
stored" provinces. on the eastern
slope of France.
X X
Charles s.. Deneen, United States
Senator elect from Illinois, has spent
several days in Washington, present.
ing himself to President Coolidge,
hobnobbing with Senator Butler and
generally preparing to At into the G..
o. P picture on and after March 4.
The Prairie State lawyer and ex-gov-
ernor, who will succeed Medfll Nc
Cormick in the Senate, Is credited
with presidential ambitions in 1928.
A great delegation Of Chicago Re-
publicans, representing the stalwart
Hamilton Club OF Chicago, will be In
Washington on March 4, to see Dawes
inaugurated as Vice President and
Deneen take his seat In the Senate.
Roy o. West Of Illinois, secretary Of
the Republican national committee,
and Deneen have been political
eronieS for . generation,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

In circles Of craftsmanship feeling
ter for congratulation that debate has
been complete and satisfactory sub.
stitute for the old-fashioned duel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

Canadians complain that United
States bootleggers are making whisky
expensive and spelling the quality. 1t
is situation which a protective tariff
could not adjust. The United States
bootlegger would have no chance
without the assistance of the Canadian
smuggler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06
OVERRIDING 1t.

what drove Mesa Bill out Of
town."
TOO much prudence an foresight"
answered Cactus Joe. There's only
four decks Of cards in the community
an Bill marked every one Of 'em. Be-
fore we knew it we was all playin'
our hands without turnin' 'em over to
look at EN-, and it sort O. took the in.
terest out o. the game.''
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garded as tending to discourage a
proper spirit of economy. A moderate
amount of debt is an encouragement
to saving, and if creditors are reason
ably considerable may be the means of
promoting a peaceful and temperate
mode of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

After all, the reporters who insist
session are not as persistently inquisi-
tive as some Of the Senators them
selves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

Only time will tell whether the re-
ported African discovery of a skull
of the missing link" is genuine or
merely a hoax intended to stir w. j.
Bryan to another of his interesting
anti-evolutionary demonstrations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

Dissemination on the part of Gen.
Dawes to sit with the cabinet calls at
tention to the fact that he could not
enjoy all the privileges of his fellow
members. A Vice President could not
easily resign even if he desired to
do so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06
Selectivo Membership.

Are you persuading many people
to join your party?"
NO." answered Senator Sorghum.
Political custom has changed. We're
We're becoming more and more ex-
elusive. and I shouldn't be surprised
If in a few years we have applicants
lined up in waiting list"
Jud Tunkins says children might
obey their parents more if the parents
stayed around home long enough to
tell 'em things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06
Rude Awakening,

It's pleasant to meet with a jovial
man
Who speaks from the heart like a
brother,
Until I find out he's at work on a
plan
For selling me something or other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

The continuous January snow has
had its advantage. If the climate does
not change for the better, we will at
least be used to conditions at their
worst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
to the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited TO it or not otherwise credited
in this paper and also the local news pub
lished herein. All rights of publication Of
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

What difference in the speed of
mans car when he is Dragging about
it to a friend or lying about it to
a judge.-Greenville Piedmont.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

George Wash'nt'n never fibbed,'
said Uncle Eben, "but he was posi-.
toned dat he didn' have to make NO
explanations bout muffin"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

We knew this old world was getting
worse, but the end is not yet. A New
York prima donna says in 25 years all
women will have caresrs.-Chariotts
Observer,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

Nature equalizes conditions in the
fight for existence. Germs resist in
tense cold, but so does anti-toxin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

Our oldest laws are the Command
ments. What the world needs most
is just simply respect for old age
Flint Daily Journal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

widow Contests Husbands WILL
Headline. All, If they would only all
wait until they are widows.-Saginaw
News Courier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

If the effort to prevent gun eleva-
ton on our battleships succeeds we
might turn our attention to political
lightning rods.-Dallas Journal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

If patience Is virtue, the most
virtuous people must be those who
spend all their lives waiting for
something to turn up.-Illinois State
Journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

Our guess Is when a worm turns it
is merely to contemplate where he
was and not to see where he is 60
ing.-Nashville Tennessean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06
Ine6ectualify.

Election day was over in November,
And yet the same old enmities
awake.
Regretfully they force US to remem-
Der
Some Happy New Year greetings
didn't take"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06
High Prices.

High Prices.
Poverty Is no disgrace" remarked
the ready-made philosopher.
None whatever" answered Uncle
Bill Bottletop. Poverty these days
does not necessarily imply industry,
but it is a guarantee Of sobriety."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

Slight COntr1DutlOn.
A little bit of nonsense rhyme
Is proper to disclose,
Since we are getting all the time
A stream Of nonsense prose.
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The Evening Star Newspaper Compan,

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

Q. What were the ports of entry
in Maryland before 1700?-U. s G.
A. In those early days the Mary
land ports were Baltimore and An
napolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

Q. Does the Travellers Aid have
representatives at Ellis Island?-J. ].
a. This organization has repre-
sentativeS there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

Q. What is the expression used in
crfbbage when one counts a score
overlooked by an opponent?-S. A.
A The term is ''muggins."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

Q. When was Louis Philippe en-
tertained in Carlisle, Pa Nv. o. H.
A Louis Philippe passed through
Carlisle in December, 1897, on his
way from New York to New Orleans.
He was accompanied by his two
brothers, Duke Of Montpensier and
Count Beanjolats- He spent a day in
Carlisle and was entertained by the
citizens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

Q. Under the protection Of how
many lares was a Roman house
hold?-T. A G.
A Every Roman household was
supposed to be under the protection
Of one lar and several penates Their
symbols were kept in a special part
of the house called the lara rum"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

@. OF what was the chimaera COM
posed?-D. L. T.
A. This monster was composed of a
lion in front, a goat in the center and
a serpent behind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

Q. Who was the first white man
buried in Iowa w. A F.
A. Sergt. Charles Floyd, who died
August 20, 1904.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

Q. Who made the original Star
Spangled Banner &C. E. L.
A. Mrs. Mary Pinkersgill, assisted
by her daughter, Mrs. Caroline T.
Purdy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06

Q. Why are 10-cent pieces called
dimes?-D. B.
A. The word is a form of "disme"
from the Latin "decima," meaning
tenth.