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Noted Left.Handers.
From the Toledo Blade.

From the Toledo Blade.
Left-handed persons ought to be
pleased to learn that a deliver in
obscure matters Of history gives them
reason to take on airs of superiority.
Some of the facts brought out are
that Alexander the Great used his
sword with the left hand; that
Charlemagne. the patron Of scholars,
used his pen after the way of left.
handed persons If, as seems to be
doubtful, he did any writing at all.
The leading Pharaohs were left.hand.
ed and so were the greater Caesars.
1t is in the chronicles that in the
period between $500 B. c. and 1900
B. G. a left-handed man was con.
sidered to be the darling of the gods
and high office was pushed upon him.
/, 1t is not so long ago that one of
these educatfonalists who measure
everything by yardsticks they them.
selves white out laid 1t down that
left-handed pupils fall below the av.
erage level Of school efficiency. There
is q current story that Frank Munsey
once discharged man without know.
ing anything Of the employees capa.
bilities simply because he was seen
to use his left hand. These are mere
examples of the working of the stand
ardizing minds
The left-handed have had to suffer
under instructors who resorted tt
, coercion to change physical habit
They have been jeered at probably
everywhere except at base ball parks
They have had to adapt themselves
to q ight-handed environment. It 1,
to their credit that they have no
turned upon tormentors and chewo!
| off numbers Of right-hand fingers
Let them make the most now Of the
recently unearthed history. Anything
] antique Is fashionable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31

shut-downs Of power supply to fac
tories.
Comdr. Craven says that the third
outstanding development is more a
scientific contribution than a concrete
invention or design of apparatus.
Comdr. A. Hoyt Taylor, United States
Naval Reserve Force, and DR.. Z. o.
Hubert, physicists of the United
States Naval Research Laboratory,
Bellevue, D. c., have for some time
been making studies of the applica.
ton OF short waves for naval use.
During their research work they
noted certain phenomena from which
they evolved a theory as to why short
waves should carry so far with such
small power.
Important to Scientists.
In cooperation with the National
Research Council they measured the
height OF the so-called "hea viside
layer" above the earth's surface and
found it to be more than $50 miles
high. This confirmed their belief that
waves are refracted from this layer
and that the "sky component" Of a
wave is not lost In space, but comes
down to earth and performs useful
service.
While this new theory will mean
much to scientists, it will not have
any different effect on the man In the
street, and he will therefore perhap
not be particularly interested. 1t is
said. however, that this theory will
probably put an end to the hope OF
communication with Mars. And one
does not need to be a scientist to be
interested in that.
Quartz Crystals.
Comdr. Craven further says tina,
there have perhaps been other de
velOpments in radio which Others
might consider as more outstanding
than the ones he has mentioned
Probably the foremost Of these in the
interest Of the general fan Is the use
| OF quartz crystals in radio sets. These
crystals give a clearer Transmission
and are a great aid In preventing in
reference. However. they are very
dificrlt to grind and experiments are
now going on to ascertain the bes,
| method Of grinding them so that theil
| use may become more practicable.
There has also been considerable
progress made in the development O,
the single-control receivers. This /.
a great help to the amateur in tun
ing in. Instead of having seyera
knobs to tinker with. he has only one
He therefore does rot have the feelint
that as soon as H,e knob is in the
| right position one of the others 1.
going off.
The popularity of the radio as 8
means Of entertainment is unoues
toned. 1t now appears to be enterins
| upon an era Of new and more seriou!
use-one which will place 1t on the
! same plano of Importance in the in
dustr1al world as the telegraph ant
telephone.
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EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REV JAMES &. FREEMAN, D. D., IL. D.,
Bishop OF Washington

that the high purpose of tho Master
was to build a brighter nd more GER
tain future upon a happier and more
satisfactory present. In fine, better
world now and here means Il better
and more abundant life hereafter.
We have accented too much the other
worldly side of His program; hence
our failure to reach man with a vision
Of the practical value of His teach
ings as they apply to present condi-
tons. We have reached a stage to-
day wherein the whole philosophy Of
life Is undergoing exacting criticism.
The value of creeds and the whole
religious system are subject to as
close scrutiny as are the political, So
cial and economic systems. To disso-
ciate our religious convictions and be-
liefs from what we call practical
concerns" is to render them futile
and useless. The teachings OF the
Gospel must bear upon every phase
OF life. They are as applicable TO the
market place and drawing loom as
they are to the concerns If the church
itself. If our profession Of allegiance
to Christ is expressed solely in terms
Of worship, 1t is wholly. inadequate
and out OF conSonance with His word
Jesus once spoke Of those who wrap
ned their talent in q napkin that 1t
might be preserved from contact VII
the things of the world. This lie
inveighed against, declaring That the
only value of the talent vas in It's "se
and serviceability. There is a form
Of patriotism and of loyalty to flag
and country that is cheap and mean
It is LOYALTY for s,lflsn ends, loyalty
for self-security. Thers is Find OF
LOYALTY to Christ that is designed for
like purposes. 1t is an effort to sat
isfy the deeper yearntngs and aspira'
lions and to feel reasonable assurance
of future happiness.
II the Gospel is to be published
among all nations, 1t will be pub
lished through lives that have alb
sorbed its principles and that re
produce them in a world OF every
day living. One life that gives unfail
ing allegia nee to the high claims OF
Christ Is Of more worth In further!ng
the interests of His kingdom thar
scores of other lives that simply
paw homage to His person. but give
no demonstration through daily habit
and practice Of the design and pur
pose OF His Gospel to the world. Oul
creeds will prove valuable only as
they are interpreted through lives
that are obed' ent to their claims. i
gospel that is designed to lit the
whole level of life and to render II
happier and more satisfactory is e
be efYectually published. all our Sys
TENS must he permeated through arlc
through with the spirit OF Him Wh'
gave the Gospel TO mankind and ou'
whole life witness 20 IT'S power anc
fCopyrirht 1921
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Labor Depends ON Steady Prices
For Continuity of Prosperity

grade or long on the downgrade. Some
Of the best forecasting agencies orats-
ted the price level curve altogether
during the war period. when the price
level factor could have been used 70
explain most fully the fluctuations in
business and employment.
Effects Lag Behind.
This was because the forecasters
tailed to note the rate at which the
price level changed. The curve of the
price level itself did not alternate. But
the rate at which 1t changed did alter
nate, and in much the same way as
the change in business.
From recent studies of the effects OF
price changes on business II fs OBJ
served that these are not felt all az
once. They lag behind the specific
price change by several months, only
s per cent Of a squirt upward being
felt within month; per cent of &
squirt the second month. and per
cent In each of the third, fourth and
nth months thereafter, with less eff
fects each succeeding month for sew
eral years. These blend with the eff
fects. from time to time, Of other price
spurts. Allowing for this distribution
lag, the curves of the downs and ups
or trade, the downs and ups of en-
ployment and the ups and downs Of
dollars correspond strikinglT.
1t would follow, therefore, that any
means which would steady the price
level would steady employment. too.
One remedy Is to stabilize the dollar.
This may be done by two methods.
One of these / have long advocated
with other economists-that of CON
structing goods dollar" worth, At
the outset. a gold dollar of the pres
ent weight and corrected at intervals
by an index number recording the
market price of his good dollar" In
terms of good bullion dollar.
Or, with the surplus gold reserve
now available. bank credits may be
regulated, as urged by the Genoa In.
ternational Economic Conference and
as practiced virtually for several years
by the Federal Reserve System. II un
stable employment follows unstable
prices these, in turn. follow unstable
money and banking To stabilize EN-.
ployment we need to stabilize money
and banking.
fCOpvrieht 1904
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31

Sc. Mark, riH.10: "The Gospel
must first be published among oil
nations"
The vision Of Christ was inclusive
OF all ages and of all nations. Passing
or superficial conditions did not affect
His outlook. The men about Him
judged conditions by their observation
Of things local and immediate. They
saw life partially. He saw It In its
had just emerged from the great tenn
pie in Jerusalem. when one of His dis
ciples. impressed with its magnitude
ana seeming permanence, said to him,
Master, see what manner Of stones
and what buildings are here" To
the mind of the disciple the stately
buildings suggested the strength and
Jesus responded. "Seest thou these
great buildings? There shall not be
left one stone upon another that shall
not be thrown down." With this OBJ
Servation He talked more intimately
with His disciples concerning that
which was in His mind. Solemnly He
forecast the tragic events Of the COM
Ing years, end with penetrative vision
he told them that the Gospel Of the
Kingdom should ultimately reach to
the remotest boundaries Of the world.
Clearly and definitely He stated the
difficulties that would be experienced
In the proclamation OF His mighty
teachings. Designating all obstacles
and seemingly insuperable difficulties,
He maintained that the high purpose
OF His mission should ultimately be
accomplished.
4
Centuries have come and gone since
Jesus walked this earth, but, steadily
and ever advancing. His personality
and teachings have come to lay hold
Of the hearts Of men. This has been
more evident when the world has been
passing through some grave crisis. We
recall that an officer who had been
wounded at Messines Ridge said to US
I'VE do not fad any agnosticism or
atheism in the trenches; men are con.
scious, as they have never been before
Of q divine presence"
In spite of evidences TO the contrary
and in spite of all the contradictions
disclosed in this hectic age, the
regnancy Of Jesus is becoming more
certain. The repeated breaking down
Of human systems and agencies has
driven men perforce to Him, WHO
spake as never man spake." II 10 quite
obvious that for generations past the
Gospel has been regarded as theme
that was solely related to the things
Of the future. Its mighty promises
would have their fulfillment when the
things OF time and sense are no more
Today we are coming to understand
how vitality related the teachings OF
Jesus are to the things OF the present
More and more we are coming to see
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
Human Error and Train Control.

Excessive speed is blamed as the
cause Of a wreck in the Union Station
yards the other night. in which. fortu-
nately. no lives were lost. An express
train entering the terminal at a high
rate Of speed split" switch and was
derailed. the locomotive overturning
and gravely injuring the engineer. He
will be questioned as soon as his con-
dition permits.
Only by very good fortune was this
wreck prevented from causing the
death and disablement Of many peo-
pie. By the narrowest Of margins a
catastrophe was averted. It Is, there.
fore. the more valuable as a warning.
as 1t has not entailed the sacrifice Of
life. in demonstrating the need Of some
mechanical means Of preventing dan.
gerous speed In entering a crowded,
complex terminal.
Every train entering the Washing
ton terminal stops. Engineers arc, Of
course. fully aware Of that fact. and
are supposed to govern their speeds &C.
wi NhiSiJ. AhCy eA2 ASAhA ny LILO
-r'es to come into the station under
control. taking no chances with
switches and rtgidiy observing all sig
nails. which within the limits Of the
yard call for slow speeds in all cases.
Yet in the face Of these rules and
these conditions. a train was run into
the yard at such a high speed that it
split q switch and was derailed. Again
the element Of human error. against
which there Is only one sure safe.
guard and that Is q mechanical con.
troll which will be always operative to
check speeds, and. in case Of an ad.
verse signal, to bring the train to a
halt automatically.
A train-controi system Is more need.
full in the terminal than on the open
line. Its need Is definitely demon
strated by this case of veteran engi-
neer disregarding signals and the
standard rules Of terminal train con.
troll Whatever his explanation may
be, the case stands as proved that
there will be no safety in railroad OPP
Grafton as long as the element Of hu.
man error continues possible.
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World War. Copies of the confidential

World War. Copies of the confidential
publications Of the Pershing printing
plant have been preserved in the
Army War College for further use by
the general staff school. Some day
a bronze plate recording its war record
will be placed on the Pershing ma
chine, SO that its distinguished mill.
tary service may never be forgotten.
The Government Printing Office also
has an Intertype machine which
rendered good service at the navy
yard during the war; this machine also
has been rehabilitated to continue
valuable service as a peaceful citizen
in setting type for patent specifica-
tons.
The United States set new record
in use of postal cards last year. Pub
lie Printer George H. Carter reports
that In the fiscal year 1885, 376. $50
cards were printed and distributed,
which exceeds the 1924 output by
342 ,303,710. The Post Office Depart.
ment estimates that 1t will use 1,791..
299 900 postal cards during the next
fiscal year. This increase is due
largely to provision In the new pos
tai revenue law which requires a
two-cent stamp on a private mailing
card, but continues the one-cent rate
for the card furnished by the Gov.
eminent.
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American Guardian Association.

Eighteen thousand American chill.
dren in the Philippine Islands call for
the aid of the American people. These
children are the offspring of citizens
of this country who have gone over
there at various times in the military
who, dying or returning to the States,
have left families, often in distressing
state of poverty and dependence. For
some years past movement has been
under way in Manila for the care of
these children, their training and ed
ucation and suitable placement in self.
supporting positions, but through lack
of funds the work has only been par
TALLY done, and as a result many Of
the children have become public
charges or have been held In a virtual
state Of peonage by foster parents,
who have shamefully exploited them.
The American Guardian Associa-
ton, outgrowth Of the work in Manila
for the care Of these children, has been
organized in the States for the pur.
pose of securing an endowment fund
Of 1000 900, the income from which
will be used for the care Of these
young Americans up to the age of
IL years. 1t is estimated that 400
of them can be annually provided for
in this manner, with schooling and In.
dustrial training in circumstances to
safeguard them from dangers incident
to their peculiar situation. An appeal
is soon to be made to the people of
this country for the funds.
This Is campaign" that should
appeal TO every American. These
children must remain In the Philip.
pines and unless they are rescued from
the shameful influences that surround
them and saved from the degradation
TO which they are now exposed they
will constitute growing menace to
American prestige in the Islands and
will be reproach to our civilization.
These children are under no social
ban in the Islands. They arc victims
however, Of q peculiar condition which
places them at the mercy Of exploiters
and which breeds crime among them
It is to rescue them from this sad fate
that the American Guardian Society
J proposes to raise q fund which viii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
This and That
BY ChUles E. TracesceH.

Everywhere there is a brick out of
place.
Riding down to the Office in the
morning is good time to observe the
universal decrepitude that creeps over
big city.
Day by day. 80 slowly that no one
directly concerned notices IT., small
iisplacements take place IN brick and
other work.
There a tile of the roof sags-and
40 one straightens 1t.
Here we see a gate hanging awry
n a front yard-and no one bothers
o straighten it up again.
Front yards that once held plenty
Of grass now are nothing more thar
PAGES of bare dirt.
Gravitation and It's sister force, in
rita. have gotten in their deadly work
on every street, and in almost every
ard, and on every house.
1t would seem as II whole city
lad succumbed to that disease of child
.ood-growing tired Of a certain play.
hing.
At first the child cannot give the
uppy its food often enough. Super.
care is taken OF the pet. After time,
.oweNer, the novelty wears off, and II
he dog gets even one meal a day 1t is
mother who sees to 1t.
So, in a city, one sees on all sides
title odds and ends of structural ant
)ther "distemper," as If the owners
.ad grown weary OF caring for thei,
cts.
How easy 1t would be for every one
o correct the faults that directly con
;ern his own property,
1t would not take very much money
f each shingle were replaced as 1t fell
or If each sagging brick were put bach
n place.
Here a little, there a little, line or
ine-" this biblical Injunction Ats
he case to a T. The annual Sprine
clean up, paint up" campaign is
good as far as it goes, but II doe.
not go far enough.
Such campaign should be but part
of a day by day care of and for prom
erty. The human tendency TO allow
matters to drag along ought to bt
ruthlessly stamped out.
But how?
There Is the rub.
Beautiful Washington always ough
to be kept spick and span, but you vii
find cracks in Uncle Sans walls, too
so how can We too much blame tn,
Individual?
The point is that we cannot. we d,
not.
We just hope.
These thoughts allow us to indulg,
In one of our favorite occupations-
dividing mankind into the sheep ant
the goats
1t is a universal occupation. begun
thousands Of years ago. According I,
this game, men are divided up int
two classes on any given subject
those who do as we think they ough
and those who do not do as we deem
correct.
One need not follow the subject int,
, its various ramif1cations to reaIiz,
its application in the case in hand.
Men may roughly be divided, then
into those who keep up" their prop
ertv and those who do not
Those In the latter class are nkeI,
to brand those in the former as "fin
icky," or use lesser names withou
| he law of polite usage.
1t makes little difference. The poin
| is that 1t is too much to expect ever,
! one to be scrupulous In this respect
There will always be those who ALLOW
| the children to roller skate on tn
hardwood floors.
1t does make an interesting game
| though, looking for obvious faults tina
| might be corrected as easy az not
See how many you can pick out. tn
! next time you come downtown. ant
send me a list The best list wins m,
| personal copy Of idiot Man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
by IRVING FISHER,
Professor Of Economies. Yale University

Professor of Economics. Yale University.
Wliuam Green Is right. AS president
of the American Federation OF LaDor.
MIR. Green declares that there ii mo
more revealing index to financial
trends than economic facts of wage
carriers measuring primary conditions
IN their lives" The base fact in the
wage earners life concerns his JOB.
whether he is on the Job or off it. This
article Is to show that whatever innu.
ences the price level to steady 1t makes
employment steady and 80 heaps every
body.
BY constructing index curves It liz
-ound that wage earners are more fire.
quentIy off the job after the index
number of prices has fallen. That Is
The case in England today. After
prices rise unemployment decreases
.or time. When prices neither rise
nor fall employment remains steady.
Inflation-that is, q rising price level
acts as a stimulus to trade, but this
does not last. A falling price level
iepresses trade. So, as prices go up
.rade increases and jobs multiply
while with downward prices orders Ial
off as buyers wait for the market to
touch bottom" Mills and factories
shut down. Jobs cease.
Feels Rise Quickly.
The laborer, in fact, feels the conse
quences when the dollar goes up much
more rapidly than the employer
When producers get higher prices they
10 not at first have to pay CORE
,pondingly higher wages and salaries
Nor does their rent go up, nor do their
interest rates rise, and they still &c,
heir raw materials cheaper. All these
TENS of cost, including salaries and
wages, are laggards when prices soar
This Is inevitable, because the lag II
liked by contracts and understandings
IN an upturn OF the market total re
ceipts of employers come in fast. while
heir total expenses rise more slowly
Thereby the wage Garner is hurt.
But when prices fall the profit take,
| - hurt first. He decides to restrict hi
osIng business. Then both employer,
md men go of the job.
These results have teen noted be
ore. but 1t has been only when bust
less had been long time on the up
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHuANDER JOHNSON.
Variability.

Variability.
NY Patriotism austere
Nobody, I'm sure, can deny.
Yet when Washington's Birthday
draws near,
long for the Fourth Of July.
The climate is always severe.
And 20. on the Fourth OF July
When the Summer thermom. has gone
queer,
For Washington's Birthday I'll sigh!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31

ing forty per cent, which Congress de-
liberately determines to meet reason
ably the national obligation in this ma
tional-local project. Will not Congress
promptly apply this remedy?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31

1t is better. in the opinion Of Col.
Mitchell's friends. to go on speaking
out, regardless Of expense, rather than
accumulate a collection Of inhibitions,
repressions and the like, which might
have grave psychological conse.
quences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31

HIS frankly expressed opinion that
peace is best protected when a nation
is we'll armed illustrates Mussolini's
bold independence as q politician or
else that the pacifist vote In Italy is
not worth considering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31

Two women will be sent to the peni
Tertiary for robbins bank in South
Dakota The old idea that there were
some lines OF work too rough for fem.
mime capacities has entirely disap.
peared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31

The British public continues to con.
graduate itself on the fact that the
Prince of Wales craftsmanship is
more reliable than his horsemanship.
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