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EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REV LANES E. FREEMAN, d. ID, III. d..
Bishop of Washington.

had suggested. AS we stood before
the great canvas he told us how.
night by night before retiring, he
came to stand alone before the grea t
picture to offer up his evening prayer.
There was something, even in the
work of his own hands, that so sug-
gested the majesty and beauty of the
Masters face that he felt ita spell and
power. AS we talked with him we re-
called that it was Frances Willard
who in her dying moments asked that
a replica of this same portrait be
placed beside her that it might be the
last thing upon which her eyes should
rest. She was Witnessing The glory
of God in the face of Jesus Christ
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However we may interpret to our.
selves the life of Christ, and however
our deVOtiOnS may express themselves
there Is that In His divine person that
appeals to the human heart as moth.
ing else can. One sometimes wonders
by what other method God might have
revealed Himself to men. All about
us, day by day, are> the witnesses Of
His majesty and power. The indie.
scribable splendors of nature. the maj
eSty of the heavens, the infinite va.
riety and order of His universal
these speak to the human heart OF
His sovereign power.
Contemplating these evidences OF
His greatness, the poet writes:
In reasons ear they all rejoice
And utter feSth glorious voice
Eoreyer singing. as they shine.
The Hand that made US Is divine.
The revelation OF God through the
things Of nature. though widely recoG
niZed, Is not adequate. Man has ever
yearned for something that approx
| mates more completely the intimate
concerns of his own life II was thi.
that prompted Browning 10 cry out,
It's the weakness in strength that cry for
My flesh that / seek in the GUdhead.
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The more deeply we consider the
hole matter of Gods revelation 81
| Himself, the more irresistibly do We
| feel the appeal of Him who called
| Himself The Son OF Man" and "Sor
| OF God" In His person are focused
all the highest aspirations and hope,
of mankind. He is the most cOmpre
| hensive and comprehensive disclosure
| Of the Divine. His life touches init
mately our own. His very SUFFERING
brings Him within the range Of oui
| own experience His indescriba BILE love
| for mankind captures our hearts anC
We say with Tennyson,
Our wills are ours know not Uhy
| Our Wills are ours. 10 make them Thine
tCopyriEht. 1922
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Tax Revision Progress.

Decision by the Democratic leaders
in the Senate not TO oppose repeal Of
the publicity provision of the income
tax law practically assures It's adop-
ton. Two years ago the Senate
Democrats, by their almost united
support of the publicity clause, gave
It enough votes for its adoption In the
upper house and assured its retention
in the bill in conference. Now they
are favorfng repeal. A motion will
doubtless be made In the Senate to
drop the repeal clause, but it does not
appear to have sufficient support for
success.
Progress is being made on the CON
sideration of the bill by the Senate
finance committee and it will proba-
bly, be reported to the Senate before
that body has finished its considera-
ton of the World Court protocol.
There is a reason for speed in the
enactment of this rnea sure. 1t should
become a law before the 18th of March
10 be most effective OF course. if the
bill IS still pending in Congress at that
time, the last date for the first tax
payments Of the present year, the new
rates Will still apply to this years
taxes and subsequent payments will
be made according TO the new sched-
ule with refunds or credits TO con
form TO the change. However, this
Involves complexity of bookkeeping,
and it is recognized as most desirable
that the amended rates be agreed
upon and the law finally enacted be.
fore March Is. There il no DISPOSE lion
apparent 70 delay this Legislation
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The Great Revelation.

II Corinthians, Tvs: THE glory of
God in the face of Jesus Christ"
AS definition OF the high purpose
or ChrtSts ministry to men the above
passage is striking and suggestive.
Difficult as 1t Is to define the life of
Jesus, there Is that in His personality
and teaching that makes us cry out in
the language of one of His disciples.
My Lord and my God!'
He is great with a greatness that
brushes mo-" is what one master of
men said concerning Him. The world
contains no authentic representation
of the face and form of Christ, but so
allpervadinE is His personality that
countless millions have created their
own image Of Him and felt upon their
hearts the impact Of His mighty per
sonality. Said Thomas Carlyle to liol-
man Hunt: Il am a poor man, but |
would give a third Of what / possess
for workable contemporaneous rep.
reScntatiOn of the face of Jesus Christ.
Had those CarVerS Of marble chiSeled
a faithful statue of the Son of Man,
az he called Himself, / for one would
have thanked the sculptor with all
the gratitude of my heart for that por-
trait, as one of the most precious heir
looms Of the ages" Not given to un.
due sentiment, the great Scotsman
WHO ldu lett IN his ntdTl the power
and Influence of Jesus yearned for q
faithful portraiture of His face and
person.
Standing one day in the studio OF
Heinrich Hoffman, in Dresden, we sa "
upon his easel the unframed picture
Of Christ. Possibly this picture is gen.
orally acknowledged to be the most
beautiful of its kind that any artist s
brush has ever painted. We venture
to ask him whether it was the result
of certain studies he had made OF
whether il might he composite OF
many human faces. He told us that
II was not. He then described his
mental processes in the execution OF
his great work. Ii had long been a
dream Of his 10 place on canvas, as
lis most matchless production. what
he conceived To be the face Of Jesus
Christ As ne told US the story OF his
work he spoke Of the impossibility ot
adequately representing such a face
With a deep sigh which betokened
iSappoipfment, he said az he touched
his head. IF l could only paint what
/ think, II is a long way from here &c
here" pointing to the canvas. What
he ~as trying TO express was his IN
ahIfty 10 execute anything satisfac
tory in the way that his ina gination
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more years ago of the Sim Fem. an
organization then largely nationalistic
and cultural, to bring back tongue
which. while hampered by weird spell
ing. is admitted 10y liuguists to be al
most philoIusiCally perfect, and which
is the key to and the remainder of a
great and very ancient culture Sim
Feiners wrote and addressed letters in
the old tongue, and correspondents and
postal employees were compelled to
gain at least a sfnattering of the
speech of their forefathers. Free
Staters feel that, even ii the revival
is costly proposition commercially
and economically, the esthetic. artistic.
sentimental and patriotic benefits are
more than compromising.
To indicate how low the interest In
Gaelic had sunk, only few years ago
young men had To attend German uni
yersities in order to take courses i'll
the Old Irish, which bears somewhat
the same relation to the Irish Of today
that Elizabethan or Chaucerian Eng
iISH u"t.S 10 the speech OF MODERN LHS'
lishmen. Now. however. there IS
"Gaelis gu leor." Irish in plenty. Gu
lcOr," by the way. transformed into
galore" is one of the few common ex-
pressions which English has borrowed
from Gaelic. Now these young men
ca gain the desired knowledge with;
out leaving Ireland's bounds. while
Irish and Welsh universities maintain
exchange professorships In the two
native languages. There is a linguis
tic renaissance in Latvia, Esthonia,
Lithuania and many other lands. It
guage We're, for the present. indeti-
DitHIV most poupf
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MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.
tocks on hand-these are some U
he so-called farm prohlens.

tocks on hand-these are some o.
he so-called farm problems.
Every SO often a new story crops
up In Washington having to 60 with
the late Senator Edward O. WoIcott
of Colorado. Inasmuch as Ed" Woi
colt has been dead these many years
the stories can hardly be called
new" yet they sparkle with crisp
ness which gives them freshness far
above most Of the stories which be
long 10 this day and time.
The latest OF the Wolcott reCoitei-
tons finds the old Senator and the
one-tfme Represent ative George Cook
at luncheon table. Clearly il wa
luncheon for business or politics'
! purposes only. Even at that, cor
versatioa Jagged. After one Of the
| silences Cook turned 10 the SeHa
| tor.
Ed" he drawled. az guess like
/ you. but like your brother a damned
| sight better"
We'll. George" replied the Sena
! tor without lifting his eyes, IF you
! only had a brother 1 know + would
| like him n damned sight better thai
| I do You"
/ OF piece with the German corps
! factory story invented by an In
! genious British propaganda during
/ the World War is the constantly re
/ curing tale Of the murder" Of Baron
| Won Richthofen, Germany's ace Of
! aces, after he had been shot dow.
! over the British lines. The charge II
/ that Won Rchthofen landed safely
| enough and had climbed out of his
plane when a British soldier rushing
/ up and exClaiming, We have got
| you al last" whipped out his revol-
/ YER and shot the airrnan dead.
The story is fanciful and untrue
/ In the first place. Won RichthofeH
+, would have been TOO fine a prisoner
! too great 4 trophy to lose. II the
| British soldier could have recognized
| the man al all he would, above every
| thing else, have recognized the honor
! If taking such d prisoner rather thar
! shooting him. In the second place
! there was no great hatred among
| the men Of the battle front. Mos
Of the hating was done at home. Il
; is perfectly true that men about q
! surrender often were killed IN tbs
| heat OF battle. IT is too much &
expect that meu charging a machine
gun are going 70 grant immunity r.
the crew which has been pourinC
lead into their ranks and surrender
! only when all chance of further Kill
! ns is gone. But murder such as
that described in the Richthoten tall
. was not done.
There is the further grewsor-s
arm that Frances Unknown Sol
der" is q German private, taker
I rom a German grave by mistake
All these yarns show how difficult u
: TO let go Of the war. Certaiplr
they are created with a calculated
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-10
Too MANY Civil Service Cooks.

Complaint by the Civil Service
League Of secrecy in Government
quarters regarding the process OF re-
classification and other questions at
fecting the departmental personnel
raises an issue that may require con
:.resSionaI action TO insure more
satisfactory and equitable procedure
IN the readjustment already ordered
ny law.
There are at present no less than
four agencies dealing with the person
mel Of the Government departments
the Bureau Of Efficiency, the Personnel
classification Board, the Civil Service
Commission and the Bureau or the
Budget. \ pulling problem results.
Who is responsible for the effective
working out Of the law which requires
the Redistribution of the personnel!
TO whom is Congress 10 look for the
proper administration of a statute
which is designed to effect greater ell
fciency in the executive branch OF the
Government. to reduce to minimum
discrepancies in tasks and compensa-
tions. 10 coordinate all the branches
of the executive system into har-
,nonious and related organization?
Many sharp differences of opinion
have prevailed during the months
That have passed since the reciassi-
tication measure became a law. These
differences related to modes of pro-
Cedure and to practices under the &C
repted mode There has been friction
between the four functioning bureaus.
The President himself cannot differ
cntiate them. The law is not specific
US to the powers of each. Whatever
IS done by one may be Undoue by an
other, and in the final state Of the
case the Bureau of the Budget, with
IN eye single to the proper prepare
ton of the estimates, may find it nee
essary TO supersede other agencies be-
cause of lack Of conference in the plan
of ALLEGATION.
This is an unsatisfactory condition.
Congress pa ssed law which had for
it's purpose the correction Of ineuualf-
ties in pay and duties in the different
departments and bureaus. It created
a commission for that purpose But
1t did not sufficiently detach that com
mission from its own influence to en-
able It to function freely and effec-
lively. The time has come to consider
whether the mode provided for the
carrying out Of the reclassifica ton
law is harmonious with the intent of
the law itself.
The Civil Service League has rem
Gered a valuable service in bringing
this situation TO public view by it's
protest. There will be opportunity at
The present session of Congress to eff
Ject corrections in the law, and
thereby in the practice, which
viii insure full execution of the
statute in keeping with the object
ought. which was TO put alt the
Government work on the same basis
ms to duties and compensations. to
the end IF securing greater efficiency
and equity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-10

Now hat every one is more or less
concerned. not to say alarmed. owe.
the farm situation" suggested RENE
dies OF all sorts are pouring into
Washington. Generally speaking,
there is disposition to lambaste the
middleman 1t Is claimed there Is too
great d stretch" between producer
and consumer, or, as Representative
Nelson of Wisconsin puts It:
1.-The farmers are unable to live on
what they get for their produce, and
the people generally are unable to
pay what is charged for 1t.
This sounds somewhat anomalous,
but it is none the less true. The cost
OF "servicing' farm products is en-
| tirely out of line with the cost Of
| raising the said products and the
| prices paid the farmer.
| 1t costs three to four times as much
| to set a quart of milk outside an
| apartment door in the city Of New
| York as is paid for that milk on an
upstate farm. The cost Of handling
all varieties OF perishable goods in any
| large city is enormous.
| The city chap has no sympathy for
| the farmer because he feels he is pay
| ing "robber prices" for the farmer s
| goods. The farmer has no love for
! the city because he says he must sell
always in a low-prtced market and
! when he goes TO town he has to pay
| extortionate prices for everything he
| buys. The farmer as well as the city
man Is paying the heavy cost of
| handling
! Cooperative marketing schemes
| may help The farmer eventually TO
get a fair profit for his wares, bat
they will never bring the producer
| within hailing distance Of the selling
price. Middlemen are accused of
| making all the profits. yet the price
| paid by the ultimate consumer coy
ers a multitude Of expensive opera
tons 1t is all a part Of the complex
life which is being led today by the
American people To understand the
completely OF it all one need 90 nc
farther than "a ponder the problem
of supplying NeT York CITY or Chi
cago with fresh milk every morning.
| The apartment dwelier insists upon
! having this milk left at his door OF
put on the dunbwaiter each morning
Naturally he cannot tourney far into
the country to make the purchase di
rect. Some Of the milk trains reach
ing New York City travel hundreds
Of miles.
Retail shops are becoming daily
lnore and more elaborate and Conse'
iulenrlv more expensive 70 maintain
| Yet the trade goes invariably u the
shop with the most attractive fittings
II is easy, 10 see, therefore that the
retail price paid by the city dweller
has no direct relation whatever tc
the cost OF production. That is but
one factor. The cost of handling, the
cost Of service, the cost Of Keeping
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"Gaelig Gu Leor,"

There is an attempt to revive
Gaelic in Ireland" says the Sacra.
3nento Union. in commenting on the
confusion Of tongues which have come
out OF their obscurity since the World
War. Their enaergence is due to cam
psigns to repopuIarize national tongues
IF some Of which the average person
perhaps never even heard, such as
CataIonian in Spain, for example.
The campaign to revive Gaelic. how
ever, long ago passed the attempt
stage. Where once it was nearing ex-
tinction, now, out of a total insular
population of about four and one-half
million. more than half million PEG
ole speak 1t habitually In the home,
and at least as many again can speak
50 as a matter Of convenience. Irish
IS fast being put on an equality with
English, both az a subject to be learn
Cd In educational Institutions and also
as q medium of instruction. Irish is
largely being substituted for English
as the language for teaching in prf-
mary and secondary schools and for
recreation and life generally. Through
out the Free State, Irish is compulsory
for teaching all subjects in infant
standards; for teaching history and
geography in all standards, and for
teaching all subjects in all standards
in those districts where the language
has maintained its hold.
There have been established Irish
preparatory training colleges, Summer
courses and temporary training CEN
fers in Dublin and elsewhere The
three colleges composing the National
University all now have Irish as an
entrance requirement. Irish ranks on
Il parity with English, to say the
least, as the official language. The
ietterhead of the Irish Free State lie.
cation in Washington reads simply
''Saorstat Eireann," While the Pariia.
ynent has for its proper and only title
S'DaiI Eireann." English, of course
must necessarily remain the language
Of commerce. while most Irishmen will
eventually become bi-iinguai.
.sU this has come about from the
urln determination some twenty III
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Wilhelm's Deity.

The former Kaiser in a recent ar.
ticle urges Germans to freak away
from the belief that Jehovah, the God
of the Jews. is our God" Speaking
for himself, he IS probably correct.
The deity wOrshiped by Wilhelm
seems to have been a sort OF combina.
ton of Odin, bloody idol on his fore.
fathers, eff Frederick the Great and
of that well known character, Abb
Ike
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-10

Of Claims more than 1000 ca in
NoiVInS approximately s. 100000. 600.
In some Of these cases the interest
mounts TO s. 900 n day, so that for
each day OF delay the Government is
out that much. II. therefore, be
hooVes the commissions handling
such q case to make all speed possible
in collecting the testimony and pre-
pairing his findings so that adJudic4-
ton may be rendered as quickly as
possible. Since the seven commits
SionCrs have taken office the length Of
time between the date of filing suit
md that Of rendering q decision has
been greatly reduced
An interesting anecdote is told OF
p former chief justice of the court.
II appears that FOR many years there
was pending i'm the court the case of
George Y. King of England, vs.
United states. There i also in
Washington firm OF lawyers named
King who frequently appear before
this court. One day the chief justice.
coming across this case, absent
mindly called for the George V.
King case. After that the case
was known to all employees Of the
court by that name.
The sovereign power Of a State can
not sue the United State Govern
i4CILt So tIlStA II4e case ABOVE
70. being really that OF a Canadian
railroad Il against this Government
was settled in some her fashion.
The title of the railroad company
was vested in the crown of England,
and this was the rea son the suit was
filed in the name of George V.
Wide Range of Claims.
OF the cases now pending the
amounts involved range from s14, A
refund Of income tax. to 1922. $50. 600,
claimed for the infringement of pat
entS on prnjectileS and shells
The building used by she Court If
Claims Is in itself Of interest. II
was the original CorCorifN Art CAT
lery and was connected with the old
CorcoTan residence. ON the stair
ways and on the corniCes over the
door~ayS there is the initial e.
Ii is said that by many this is
thought to indicate the Court OF
Claims. but it really stands for
'CorCoran." The room in which the
judges hold court is of medium size
with high ceilings. In it are benches
which were used in the original
House of Representatives. Their
style and manner of arrangement
suggested to the visitor the other
day Presbyterian Church. The
court proceedings. however. probably
bear no resemblance to a service In
a church of this denomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-10

Corn is quoted at a sadly low figure
in the Middle West; figpre which is
not fully reflected in the Eastern mar
ket. The old mysteries relating to the
question Of Distribution are as puz.
cling as in the days when the wizard
Of finance" was a figure of novelty in
commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-10

The subject Of evolution can now be
mentioned without danger of causing
controversial spasns. Il is a fortu-
nate fact that an irritation need not
be settled in order to render 1t harm
less. Forgetting about it does quite
as well.
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The Band WAGNER

Have YOU decided on what you will
say in your next speech?"
Not yet" answered Senator Sor.
ghum. There's no use In being pre-
cipitate- 1 shall wait to ascertain Just
what legislation is likely to go through
and then rehearse a few splendid out.
bursts Of impetuous enthusiasm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-10

Rumors of reconciliation prove
groundless. There is not q chance
that Harry Thaw will lend himself as
an extra added attraction to any plans
Evelyn Nesbit may have for establish
ing a supper club.
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Commercialized Sentiment.

Commercialized Sentiment.
I'm seeking phrases to refine
In true affections pride
Yet why not send a Valentine
Expertly versified?
Why should strive for compliments
In February time,
When / can buy for fifty cents
An honest poets rhyme?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-10

Some of the members of Congress
frankly believe that if Mussolini can
rebuild the Roman Empire, regardless
Of expense. Italy ought to be as liberal
as possible In approaching the matter
of debt settlement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-10

Trotsky speaks very unkindly of
America. Yet 1t was the Bronx that
sheltered and employed him until he
was able to adjust his peculiar literary
bent to lines of practical politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-10

BY trying to retire from official
prominence Prince Carol became SO
conspicuous personally that he is an
noyed by staring crowds. It is indeed
g. tickle public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-10

There are very few propositions for
settlement of any kind that are not
likely to be unsettled when Congress
proceeds to take an interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-10
An Analyst of Chances.

"Why don't you take hand in try.
ing TO run the Government
81 tried it," answered Farmer Corn.
tossel IT found I stood to lose two
ways. Either l neglected the farm for
politics or politics for the farm"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-10
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON
AdOWD the Lane,

Adown the Lane.
Adown the lane goes Father Time;
He holds a jocund stride
And views the scenery sublime
Where consultations ride.
And now and then star up there
Is lost from the dis>iay.
He plucked it like q blossom rare
To make him a bouquet.
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Hidden Clouds.

Prom the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazeste.
The kind of blue sky you buy OF en-
gaging statesmen IS not the kind thai
makes bright days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-10

Jud Tunkins says you'll never get
anybody to believe there is as much
,healthful exercise in a snow shovel as
there is In a golf club.