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Evening star., 1925-04-26
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

European manufacturers were great
ly interested in the centennial expo
sition planned to
Exhlpltors ana be held in Phila-
the Centennial bet 1etphla feared IN to ssS' ssnS
their goods over for exhibit lest they
be held for the payment of any debts
that might be owed in this country.
The matter is thus discussed in The
Star of April 20, 1875:
1.-The indications are now favorable
for a great measure of success for the
centennial exposition next year, but
we suggest to the managers that it
would be of no little service to their
cause if they were able to give some
authoritative assurance to foreign ex-
hibitors that their goods will not be
liable to seizure for the debts of the
concern. 1t is understood that Baron
Schlozer. the German Minister, and
other diplomatic representatives at
Washington have received solicitous
inquiries on this head from citizens of
their respective countries who desire
to send articles to Philadelphia for
exhibition. 1t is also understood that.
while the opinions of the law authori-
ties of the United States and Penn
sylvania are in a general way calcu-
lated to reassure the inquiring par
ties, they do not place the question
authoritatively at rest. 1t would be
well, therefore, for the managers of
this great enterprise to at once put
themselves in a position, by the aid
OF legislation or otherwise. to be able
to give European exhibitors the so
ncited positive assurance of immunity
from loss in the way Indicated
Evening star., 1925-04-26
The Making of Citizens.

The annual pilgrimage of the Ma
can Revolution to Washington and
Mount Vernon during the last week
brings to attention again the work of
these you Americans for their coun-
try, a work surprisingly wide and sur
prisingiy effective when its details are
comprehended. The hope OF the great
republic is its children. Just to the ex.
tent that the children are imbued with
spirit of patriotism, of self-sacrifice
in the cause of duty and country, and
just to the extent that the children
are taught the real meaning of Amert-
can institutions, may the country look
forward to continued era of Justice.
fair dealing and equal opportunity
for all.
The National Society Children of
the American Revolution has its local
societies in 35 States Of the Union. It's
members are scattered throughout the
country. Its influence is becoming
more and more important Primarily
its work is among the children of the
country. 1t does much toward bring.
ing about the "Americanization" of
the alien who has come to these
shores. an end to be devoutly wished.
1t does much to bring hope and cheer
TO children who may be suffering from
disease or accident. Perhaps as impor
tant. 1t helps the youthful members OF
the society themselves to realization
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Science Needs Religion
To End Sin, Marshall Says

eign Secretary Austen Chamberlain, in
private conversation, spoke of a
new naval conference. / recall, too,
the seizure of the world when the ex-
Crown Prince of Germany went to
Berlin to attend q meeting of agricul-
turists. AS he walked Unter den Linden
the nations Of Europe had brain
storm brought on by the fear that the
monarchy was about to be re-estab-
lished in Germany.
During the World War Gen. I.uden-
dorff entered Rumania with his army,
not for the purpose of annexing Ru-
mania, but because Germany had to
have food. Her people were starving.
The Banca Generate at Bucharest
was compelled to issue bank notes in
the sum of $75.000.0 900. After the
armistice Rumania insisted that this
sum should be repaid to her. Twelve.
and-one-half millions was rendered
and rejected. When Mr.. Dawes pro-
vided his plan for the payment of
war costs, Rumania, being an asso-
ciated power, claimed SIS 1000, 900 in
full. Subsequently she demanded
payments outside of the experts plan
and threatened to seize German prop
erty and triple the import tax on Ger.
man goods. She began, in fact. to
deport Germans. Straightway Ber-
lin had a brain storm. If this was
to go on, Germans walled, every other
country might demand special pay
ment outside of the experts plan and
chaos would come again.
Y X x
j am not foolish enough to- deny
that epilepsy may not be curtailed
by scientific treatment of the subject.
/ would be more than foolish to enter
any protest against experiments along
this line. But / wish there might be
a combination of science, political
economy and international law where.
by we could produce a cure for ma
tional and international manifesto
tions of epilepsy. In the individual
these ma nifestations are likely to die
out through the generations. In the
state, nation and world the reverse
is more apt to be true. Nations have
brain storms because of fear, jealousy
or misunderstanding. Then begins
the making Of faces by one nation
at another. Finally comes the grand
NAL of war and desolation. Perhaps
cure will be possible when science
shall cease TO run the race alone
when religion shall mean that God
made natural as we'll as spiritual
laws, and when science and religion
shall hook themselves together. as
twin forces for the betterment of hu.
| manity and the world.
Copyright, 1925. by 21st Century Press}
Evening star., 1925-04-26

from the baked product or is included
IN the computed cost" The baker
assistants all get only their Army pay.
The bakery is furnished free, fully
machined and fully manned, and
stands on tax-free ground, relieved
from all official supervision and
license fees.
In other words, Army bread is pro.
duced without any labor cost, with.
out any overhead expense and with.
out any capital charges. and when il
is sold at cents a loaf that price
does not include any selling or dis
tribution cost.
In Chicago is the chief flour buying
center for the Army and also the
School of Subsistence. where the
books are kept on Army costs" says
Mr.. Russell. Maj. Robert Littlejohn
remarkably intelligent and alert
officer. is in command. We have a
School of Baking. and our instructors
frequently lecture at the Army School
while theirs lecture at ours. Mai
Littlejchn explains the bread cost
business in a way that ought to ap
peal to all fair minded and reasonable
people.
He says that in the Army they
have many accounts. One of them
is for flour. The factors of a sol
dier's ration are divided according tc
the total amount of cash allowed per
day per ration. In the system OF
bookkeeping that brings the cost OF
bread out at cents per loaf nothing
whatever Is counted but the carload
price of the flour from which it is
made and the little bit of yeast used
Cash is paid out for the flour and
this is checked off to the soldier to
whom that flour is issued in the form
of baked bread"
The bakery is built by the quarter
master and maintained by him. none
of this expense being figured into the
bread cost. Similarly as to person
mel, no service Is hired that is charge
able TO the bakery. The hired hands
are soldiers and they work for their
pay as soldiers. II one of them is
not on the job for any reason the en-
listed personnel supplies another al
once and there is no employment or
labor turnover expense.
ut is needless to add more" saws
Mr.. Russell. The beneficiaries of the
Army bread price do not carry the
sustaining costs of baking and de-
lfverfng bread. Under similar con-
ditions the baker would be baking
bread in way that violates all
American methods. The State and
city would provide land, tax free, and
delivery wagons, price free They
would build and provide bakeries and
equip them, instead of sending
around young army of license coll
lectors, labor inspectors, sanitary in
spectors and what not, to get free
board, among other things, off in
dustry. The baker would have moth
ing to do but count the loaves as
made and draw his salray from 8
public fund outside the shop
However, all this controversy. in
terestfng and important as 1t NAV
we'll be to the consuming public. has
not settled the debated point-what
does it actually cost the average
city baker to produce the loaf OF
bread that retails at 10, IL or 15
cents?
Evening star., 1925-04-26
BY THOMAS r. MARSHALL,
Former Vice President of the U.

Former Vice President of the u. s.
Medical science looks with jaun-
diced eyes upon the doctrine of the
inspiration of the Holy Scriptures. re-
lfusing TO give its assent to the theo-
logic idea of original sin. At the same
time 1t is everlastingly hammering in
defense of the doctrine of heredity.
Any mean thing in my makeup,
science has no difficulty in tracing
back to my grandfather. In fact, it
holds that all my traits, both good
and bad, have come down to me from
a good or bad ancestry.
The medical scientist of today is
endeaVorlng to wipe out the breed
which through the ages has been af-
flicted with epilepsy. This physical
and mental disorder is transmissible
he has discovered. In his study of the
disease, he has divided it into three
classes: Grand NAL, petite NAL and
Jacksonian. The man who is seized
with grand NAL falls, totally uncon-
Scious, and froths at the mouth; the
victim of petite NAL twitches, but re-
tains certain degree of conscious
ness; the Jacksonian epileptic mani
tests no physical infirmity, but suf-
fers mental disturbance. He is the
brain-storm gentleman who kills when
he pleases and gains acquittal on the
ground that he was temporarily in
sane at the moment of his act. Scien-
fists are seeking to end recreation Of
these epileptic persons, yet they re-
luctantly admit that the geniuses of
the world reveal manifestations of
Jacksonian epilepsy.
X x X X
l have been wondering whether. il
science succeeds in stopping the breed
of epileptics, manifestations of epi-
lepsy will cease in the affairs Of men.
History is replete with illustrations
OF grand NAL on the part of peoples
and nations. All Europe and America
seemed to have had such a seizure
when the World War was on. Reason
was dethroned; mankind fell into the
stupor of war and frothed at the
mouth. Likewise, the world has pc
rlods of petite NAL in which il may
not go 10 the extent of seeking to
tear down civilization. but it's peoples
make faces at each other, suspect
each others motives, grow jealous of
each others aims and ambitions This
really is no uncommon condition in
the life of the world.
Then, too, we have periods when the
Jacksonian appears in the affairs of
men. Brain storms. national and in
ternational, then occur. Only recently,
Paris, Rome and Toxic were jolted
out of their normal condition merely
because Amba ssador Kellogg and For
Evening star., 1925-04-26

OF the duties OF life and citizenship
through the very act of aiding others.
A remarkable feature Of the So
ciety's work is found on Ellis Island.
There come the children of the seven
seas" the little aliens who with their
United States, and there through the
efforts of the society much is done to
give the youngsters not only favora.
BILE impression of the great America to
which they have come, but also some
inkling of what America stands for in
the world. In earlier days these for
eign children were sometimes in a de-
plorable state at the immigration sta.
tion, awaiting friends or deportation
unable to converse in English and to
make their wants known. Now there
have been established a kindergarten
and teacher, with an assistant, on the
island to care for the immigrant chill
dren. and much is done to give hope
and happiness to homesick, lonesome
children.
The society through it's efforts has
provided toys, too, and a playground
fully equipped. Members of the So
ciety send each month boxes for the
children OF the immigrants. Stories,
songs and plays, under the direction
of the kindergarten, serve to help the
children toward a realization of Amer.
i
by the workers TO help to implant the
seed of patriotism, and this lesson is
passed along by the children to their
parents. and through the children the
adults actually become better quail.
fed for citizenship.
Evening star., 1925-04-26
The Vanishing Title.

There was time in this country.
and especially In the South. when a
man, becoming the head of a sizable
plantation or business, was usually
called by some such perfectly harm.
less and honorary title as colonel. "
The Southern colonel became q famil.
lar figure in the country and was pres.
ent largely in the works Of certain
popular authors, as we'll as in actual
life.
In recent years we have seen a
change, titles are not so readily be.
slowed. Where there were once
Judges" and "colonels" there are now
merely "misters." the latter being en-.
tirely sufficient in the average mind
to convey any distinction that may be
regarded as necessary.
In fact, 1t appears that the bigger
the man the more there is q tendency
to drop the mister" and use Just the
plain name. Also it is noticeable that
men who use single name are much
better known as prominent figures in
the country than men who distinguish
themselves by their initials.
The colonel is rapidly fading, not
even the recently acquired military
titles holding up under the pressure.
In few years we may reasonably
expect to hear of Southern colonels
only in story books and in costume
movies.-Greensboro Daily Record.
Evening star., 1925-04-26

For President-CharIes Gates Dawes
of Illinois.
For Vice President-John ]. Per
shing of the L. S. A.
There is an all-soldier, ALA. +. F..
all-pep political ticket for 1928, or
whenever President Coolidge relin-
quishes his claims upon the grand old
party.
They have been talking a good deal
OF Gen. Dawes lately as a presidential
possibility and some have gone so far
as TO declare the general is going to
try to ride into Office on the hobby of
his quarrel with the Senate and its
rules.
But Gen. Dawes in the past has
talked OF Pershing as the ideal Presi-
dent. He was behind the incipient
Pershing boom in 1920, but he decided
then the time was not ripe. How
ever, he publicly stated the day would
come when the country would fully
appreciate all that Pershing had done
for II. and would come to know the
qualities which, Dawes felt, fitted Per
shing for the presidency.
But what of Pershing for President
IL Dawes is to run for the same office?
These two buddies of the old lunch
counter in Lincoln. Nebr. these two
old cronies of the campaigns in
France, have been nearly inseparable
since Pershing returned from South
America. They have appeared to-
gether at luncheons and dinners and
banquets, at Rotarian gatherings and
Kiwanis conventions. They had
swapped stories on each other-a sort
of Damon and Pythias performance
throughout.
So If Dawes Is to run for President
he certainly win have to take Pershing
i along as the tail of the ticket, and
yet that doesn't seem right, either, for
Pershing was Dawes boss on the
other side and it is not like Pershing
to play second fiddle once he has been
the virtuoso. Nevertheless, this is
about as good political gossip as you
| can hear in the corridors or on the
boulevards-and the ticket sounds
interesting even if nothing ever
eventuates.
The Vice President attributed to
Gen. Pershing a few days ago some
| very sage advice to those who are
or journey into the lands and bonds
of matrimony. Gen. Dawes said
when he was thinking of Commit
ting matrimony, Gen. Pershing said
to him. over coffee and "sinkers" at
| the lunch counter:
/ Say what you please to a woman
| but don't put 1t on paper"
! Gen. Dawes somewhat paradoXically
said he had never forgotten that ad
vice, but had not always remembered
| 1t.
Many sages seem to agree on this
one subject, the sentiment being most
! tersely expressed perhaps in the
| words
Evening star., 1925-04-26
SHOOTING STARS.
BIT PHILAsDER JOHNSON.
Republics Are Unselfisb,


This thing that they call politics
Is something very strange.
We gravely study all its tricks
Although they seldom change.
We make a show of grief or glee.
Yet. while our pulses throb,
The real question seems to be.
Who's going to get the job?'
/ get in line for the parade.
L join the lusty cheer.
] wonder who will make the grade
Where folks electioneer.
And even while I lift shout
Where orators raise hob,
l ask, why should I fret about
Another fellows job?''
Evening star., 1925-04-26
Pound Sterling Nears Par.

The close approach Of sterling" to
parity is gratifying sign of the re
covery Of foreign exchange, even
though other nations than England
are still suffering from deprecia ton.
The English pound has been creeping
ever since the close OF the war. Ii
was the first of the foreign currencies
to recuperate, and is the only one that
has without drastic refinancing been
many refinanced the mark after a
fragrant imitation. Great Britain has
however, regained ground solely
through skillful financing and ma n.
agement.
In anticipa ton of the restoration OF
the pound sterling to par America n
bankers are considering the possibilit =
of shift in the current of exchange
from New York to London. There is
indeed. even talk OF sterling quota
tions above par in the near future.
The recovery of the pound sterling
has been due to the re-establishment
of British trade. Political conditions
in Great Britain have returned to nor.
NAL. There have been no severe crises
despite the brief advent of a labor
ministry. which proved, in fact, to be
veritably stabilizing force.
The restoration OF the franc will be
more difficult, though some hope is
Caillaux the French government may
soon regain solid financial ground and
put itself in the way of a complete
rehabilitation OF the currency.
Evening star., 1925-04-26
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.

| do right and fear no man; don't
write and fear no woman"
| Gen. Pershing has been a much
sought widower these many years
now. Perhaps he is the one person
/ at last to practice what he breaches.
|
President Coolidge certainly has
got to square himself with the base
| ball fans of Washington before the
| season is over. When he stood UP
! in the wrong half of the seventh
| fnnlng of the opening game he pulled
| a boner that the base ball bug is
not likely 10 forget for long while.
4 Fortunately the seventh Inning magic
was not needed in this game. for
| Washington was romping along with
| a big lead and wound up al the right
end of a 10-to-1 victory over the
Babeless Yankees of New York. II
| anything had gone wrong in the late
innings. however; If the President
! had Willingly or unwittfngly called
Jinx out of hiding by his untoward
stretch, the fans would have put the
bee upon him forever
! The Presidents boner. once more
| has called up discussion as to wheth
er he really is the dyed in the
wool" the truth in fabric" fan ths
he has been pictured in the public
prints. His somewhat sighting re-
| marks toward the noble art of ang
ling, his disdain OF golf and all that
sort Of thing have caused some doubt
to arise. The President does not pre-
| tend TO be much of a sportsman. He
| likes yachting. That is TO say. he
likes the placid steaming of the May
| flower in the Potomac, but cares
nothing for the full sheet of the sloop
standing before half a gale with rig
| ging taut and singing.
| The strenuous life is not for the
| man of Plymouth Notch. Base ball is
| placid, If you remain neutral but
the Washington fans don't want the
| President to be neutral. They want
him TO stand up at the right time
| for the old home team, and the
chances are 10 to l that he will the
next time out.
During the publishers convention
the past week in New York the for
mer Gov. Gov. James NJ. Cox of
| Ohio and Florida happened across
| Alex Julian of Cincinnati, Democratic
| candidates for Senator from Ohio at
| the same time Gov. Cox was candi-
date for President. 1t seems Alex
Julian has been travelling abroad a
good deal of late and has fallen for
| spats.
You are out of the party, Alex. -
said Gov. Cox when they met. mo
man can wear spats and be a Demo
| crat"
Protests that some historians have
pictured Thomas Jefferson as a. swell
| dresser" at times were Of no avail.
Alex Julian is out. In any event he
says he is never going to run for
the Senate again.
| Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1925-04-26

Not for many years after the DUR
chase OF Alaska by the United States
rora;4;. did 1t develop as bo-
ooHoisAons nanza territory. Mean
in Alaska. while while many doubts
the value of Secretary Stewards bar
gain. which came in for much ridicule.
In The Star of April 21, 1875, is the
following:
THE Americans sometimes lose
sight of the fact that they are the
poSseSsors of a tract of territory far
up in the northwest known as Alaska.
Purchased at time when the coun-
try could i'll afford to buy, it was
hoped that the advantages Of the bar
gain would soon be apparent, since
the advocates Of the proposition were
loud in their assertions of its desir-
ableness. 1t turned out to be a bad
bargain. and according to all accounts,
but little progress has been made in
,, any direction since it came into our
hands. Capt. William H. Dali of the =
United States Coast Survey, who has
spent three years there, has just for.
warded an interesting account of the
country and its inhabitants to the
commissioner of education. which
seems to verify this assertion. E-r
Most Americans are unaware OF
the fact that Alaska embraces nearly
one-sixth as much territory as all the
rest of the United States. while its
coastline is fully as great as the en-
| tire coastline of the rest of our coun-
try. The condition of education there
is not encouraging. A few have learned
enough from the priests of the Greek
Church to read the cathechism, edu-
cation being in most cases limited to
this requirement, and Capt Dali is
frank enough to remark that the
present condition OF the natives is
less favorable than 1t was under the
Russian regime a fact which is far
from complimentary to the universal
Yankee Nation s--
Few citizens OF the United StatesH'
he says, "realize that in one-seventh
Of her vast territory there is literally
no civil law. no government, no re.
dress for injury, no protection for
whites or natives. no legal authority
for settlement and no punishment for
crime. The military looks after of
tenders within the limits of their
reservations and revenue officers have
authority over offenders against
revenue laws only"
Evening star., 1925-04-26

In supervising rentals it may be
necessary to leave some family home
less, even though willing to meet the
figures of the landlord. The law of
supply and demand relates to build
ings as well as to commerce in gen.
eral.
Evening star., 1925-04-26
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Evening star., 1925-04-26
A Discreet FergeffuIness.

Who was your chief antagonist in
the recent election?"
Il don't remember answered SEN
ator Sorghum. II l could recall his
name L shouldn't mention it, in view
of the fact that publicity is so often
the reward of martyrdom."
Evening star., 1925-04-26

A London comedian threw himself
into the Thames because he could moi
remember his lines in a revue. If they
were like the lines of the average
revue the audience might have been
willing to give him a. vote of thanks
for forgetting them.
Evening star., 1925-04-26

Attorney General Sargent denounces
violators of the law. A habitual viola.
tor of the law is usually too intent on
personal profit to accept valuable ad.
vice even from the most eminent an.
thority.
Evening star., 1925-04-26

The Balkans still suffer from an
overproduction Of trouble, and cannot
remedy the situation by efforts to ex-
port the article for world consumption.
Evening star., 1925-04-26

on to fight"
1T was a fair fight, madam" | re-
piled. And besides"
Yes. but"
Your cat weighs more than mine.
And L didn't do it with eggs"
Yes, but"
You see. Spratt gets half pound
of beefsteak a day"
"Oh, well, I'm going to start feed
ing Whitley, then. We only give him
milk now"
The next battle will be beefstaak
VS.. beefsteak, see that.
Evening star., 1925-04-26

Many Of those interested in the
Stone Mountain Memorial show a. dis
position to disregard the chisel and
devote exclusive attention to the ham
mer.
Evening star., 1925-04-26

Jud Tunkins says city gardener is
an economist. He may not save mucn
on vegetables, but a hoe is cheap per
than q golf club.