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Evening star., 1926-04-25
SETTLING WAR CLAIMS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

actually Swiss and not German. Mil
ler Is now under indictment In the
Federal Court In New York for al
legged Illegal action in this case. 'There
has also been prolonged grand Jury
investigation In New York concerning
the deposit OF alien property Gus
todian funds In the bank owned by
brother of former Attorney General
Harry Daugherty.
BergdOlI Case Recalled.
With hundreds of millions OF dol
lars worth of property involved. be
longing to people who at the time of
seizure were called enemy aliens. 1t
IS not strange that some Complica-
tions should have arisen. many OF
which are being thrashed out in the
courts. notable example was the
seizure BY Custodian Miller of the
Bergdoll properties at Philadelphia
The mother of Grover c. BergdoH,
the draft dodger. claimed that the
property belonged tn her and not TO
her son. who had fed to Germany.
After some years the courts recently
decided which was hers and which
was Growers. and ordered the return
of the mothers share. while the son
is retained by the custodian.
The alien property act, while 1t has
caused many difficulties. served a
necessary and useful purpose in war
time 1t took many large. important
industries in this country out of the
hands of enemy owners and tacli-
itated the conduct of the war. 1t
kept the profits of these industries
from going to enemy countries, and
these profits were to a large extent
invested in Liberty bonds and thus
went TO aid this Nation instead of its
enemies. Like many phases OF war.
however. the necessary emergency
acts OF a few months can only be
ultimately adjusted by years of ne
cotiation or litigation.
Claims May Delay Conclusion.
The present alien property Gus
todian is former Senator Howard
Sutherland of West Virginia. His
chief task is to work himself out of a
job as soon as he can, and get the
whole business cleared up and the
books closed.
The intervention of the war claims
question will probably delay this re-
suit. If German resources were avail
able to pay the submarine and other
claims. the whole thing could be
| cleaned up more quickly, but German
resources are pretty thoroughly
| pledged under the Dawes plan, and
the pledge is not to this country
| alone, but chiefly to the various
allied nations. They probably have
something to say about where any
German money shall go. and it may
be impossible to get the claims paid
in any way except by mortgaging' the
German properties held by the alien
property Office, directly or indirectly.
| Our Government naturally hesi.
tates to give back the property to
| Germans while our own people who
suffered by such events as the Lusi
tania sinking have not been REIN.
| bursed.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

fror; - far away as Wisconsin.
Fl.>fda soon will be producing eve----
ming that can be produced In the
State. Once rou have got a popula
tion, you also have human necessity.
and human necessity is the father of
industry.
mo. there is nothing the matter
with the United States and there is
nothing the matter with Florida"
Gov. Cox had another interesting 81
perience while he sojourned In New
YORK. He was led into making few
terse and rather pertinent remarks re-
garding the politics OF the hour. He
expressed himself most freely-so
freely, in fact. that one Of his oldest
friends called him on the telephone:
Governor" he confessed. Il have
been thinking all the time that. like
others who have held high office ana
been honored by their party. you
really did not mean it when YOU said
you had quit politics for good, but
when ! read your interview this morn
ing, / knew darned we'll you were in
earnest
II think said the governor. that
the man who is out Of public life is a
most fortunate person. for we have
come to an era OF intellectual dishon-
esty and hypocrisy-we are whole
nation Of hypocrites-paradin this
way and that. travelling under false
banners, afraid TO say what we think
or afraid to even think at all.
I'VE see Senators running after the
votes of racial groups regardless Of
their duty to their country. We hea r
the vets and the drys denouncing each
| other at Washington; we try to set
ourselves I'm as moral critics and ha >.
persons at Ellis Island with ne
thought Of cleaning our own house
We hear great employers Of men
tell the world Of the wonderful value
OF prohibition and see these men
drinking daily and nightly in their
own hOmes--viOIating with all Their
might the law they hold up to their
workingmen.
Something must be done about this
whole prohibition question. FRANKLY
| do not know what it should be. I
| do not think we have come to a solu
ton but. whether you are wet or dry
you must admit that corruption stalks
| through the Government. and the
greatest corruption fund ever known
| in this country has grown up under
| prohibition.
THE people are light hearted and
gay They don't seem TO care. They
| are more interested today in the base
ball scores than in any announcement
| on a profound international question
! which might come from the White
! House.
| And now" concluded the governor
do you still agree that ! am out Of
| politics for all time?"
Il do said his friend
| Copyright. 1a"6l
Evening star., 1926-04-25
Let There Be Light.

pv All means, let there be an inVes-
,i,ation by Congress into the wages
and Tins Of Pullman porterA and
maids AZ Representative Celler OF
New York urges. About everything
under the sun is being investigated at
present, and a clean sweep OF all doubt
fuI questions might as well be made
now that the National Legislature Is
in such an inquiring mood.
This is indeed one of the matters
on which the public would like to be
informed. Everybody who travels has
an interest in II. and nobody seems
4o know much about 1t. Represent.
at;ve Celler declares that his own re.
searches have developed that the aver
age wage of the Pullman attendants
is only $3.50 a year and that their tips
a mount to no more than $50 month.
That would make an average annual
income of $1,000. Truly, not munifi-
cent reward. ..a
Rut there are those who will ques-
tion the average OF tips stated by the
New York Representative. Twenty
dollars a month means only about
1929 cents day, counting thirty
days to the month, or a little over IS
cents a day, reckoning on four days
of monthly. The usual tip nowadays
is a owarter. Courageous indeed is the
traveller who tenders dime. Call the
average 20 cents. That means less
than four tippers a day for each por-
ter Does that sound reasonable?
So, by all means. let us have an in
auiry. Let a joint committee he
ma med, with power to hold sessions
during the recess Of Congress-. and
Evening star., 1926-04-25
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

When former Gov. James NJ. Cox Of
Ohio arrived in New York the past
week, after spending the Winter at
Miami. he was promptly mentioned
with the question:
What Is the matter with FIorida?'
The one.time Democratic candidate
for President paused for moment
and then turned upon his questioner.
I What is the matter with the
United States?" he countered.
The interviewer was puzzled.
why, nothing is the matter with
the United States he replied. why
do you ask that question:"
But your awful fall in values in
Wall Street. your 'beary raids and
tumbling prices of securities-what
does all that mean"
''Oh that" said the interviewer
with apparent rel.ef-"that does not
mean there is anything wrong with
the United States. 1t merely means
that the stock market was oversold
Overplayed.'
And there" said Gov. Cox, you
have an answer to your first question.
Unquestionably there has been an
overselling and overplaying of Flori
da real estate. The period of read
Justment has come. 1t is proceeding
In an orderly manner. and the people
OF Florida are glad. They didn't
know just where things were going
to stop, or how to stop them. But the
crisis arrived, was safely passed. and
Florida's constructive era has been
resumed at accelerated pace.
"The shoestring spectators have
gone-like the locusts. We called
them down III Florida the binder
boys they would make a small pay
ment to bind a bargain on a strip OF
land. They were nuisance while
they lasted-as any pest must be .
nuisance
"One Southern State some time ago
erected A monument to the boil wee
vii. This pest came along and wiped
out the cotton crop. But il taught
the farmers the value Of diversified
crops and brought greater prosperity
than ever to the State.
Down in Florida I think they
should erect a monument TO the bind
er boys. They brought matters to a
peak; they carried Florida through
ar experience which was bound tc
come. and now they have gone, some
Of them sadder and wiser.
But they took nothing from F'lori
ID lneN COuion [. Inc Inlnss lHd'
make Florida are eternal-the sea
the sky. the sun. the Gulf Stream. the
fruits and flowers, the fertility of the
soil
"Profiting by the example of south
ern California. Florida Is turning tc
industry. There Is no longer talk oi
cutting the back country up int
building lots. Instead great dairy in
terests are coming in there Last
Winter some of F1orida's S milk came
Evening star., 1926-04-25
"a LAYMANS RELIGION"

will the eternal religion be lay
| mans religion, or the religion of a
priest?" This is the startling question
that comes from the pen of a distin.
guished Scotsman. His wide observa-
tion has led him to wonder whether
the present trend Of things indicates
that the leadership of religion in
the future is to pass into the hands Of
the laity. He maintains that the
New Testament religion is, from be.
ginning 20 end, lay religion" and
that the teaching of Jesus. as pre-
served by that first society. Is reli-
gion of the common life" Tracing
some outstanding, vital religious
movements of more recent days. ne
maintains that they have been
led by consecrated laymen. He In.
stances Gen. Booth and his world
wide work through the Salvation
| Army; Dwight l.. Moody and his
extraordinary gifts as a prophet
and interpreter of Christ. Quoting
Green's History of England. he re-
fers to the period of moral decadence
in English life, wherein religion and
morality passed out of the hands Of
the priesthood into those of the laity.'
We cannot hold with him that there
is any impe nding danger that the ex-
listing order Of things. so far as the
church Is concerned, is to experience
any radical change. We do agree
with him that 1t is growing increas-
ingly evident that laymen are becom-
ing more and more conspicuous as
interpreters Of the mind and life OF
Jesus. While II is doubtless true that
this il a "wistful age" an age in
which men and women are cropping
for fresh ma nifestations OF truth, and.
again, while there are signs that would
seem to indicate the weakening OF the
institutions OF religion and the greater
restriction of their influence. neverthe-
less there are certain other signs that
disclose a profounder interest in the
character and teaching of Jesus than
we have known for generations past.
AS illustrative of what we have in
mind. we cite four rather unusually
fine and notable books, all from the
pens of high-minded laymen. Each
one of these books discloses the sin
cere endeavor on the part of the
writer to rediscover to himself the
vital and essential things of the Chris
tan religion. This endeavor. un-
marked by bias or prejudice and un-
aided by any contributions from the
church itself. witnesses to fine dis
elimination. deep reflection and utter
sincerity Of purpose. All of the books
named have common end, namely,
Evening star., 1926-04-25
Regarding the Absentees
From jefferson Dinner
To the Editor OF The Star:

10 tHe EultOf OI Stdf.
MY attention has been drawn to the
communication from Mr.. Matthew
Page Andrews, executive director of
the Thomas Jefferson League. In The
Star of Friday. Mr.. Andrews OBJ
serves that the reference to the JEFF
ferson day dinner in Washington as
an "orgy of absenteeism' Is based
on a "misconception." AS the writer
of the article which has evoked Mr..
Andrews criticism. would like to
remind him of the one ray of light
that was cast upon a function which,
to most of it's attendants. seemed
heavily overshadowed. 1t was shed
by Representative Tom Connally of
Texas, who was not among the miss
ing on the toast list. Referring to
those numerous fellow Democratic
dignitaries who were not present. Mr..
Connally recalled the famous bull
of the Irish M. p, who lamented the
lack of a quorum in the House Of
Commons. "Mr. Speaker" he said,
'the House fairly swarms with alb
sentees."
FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

with a fund for travelling expenses
and tips-and authority to range far
and wide over the transportation sys-
tenn of this country, to question all
the whisk broom wielders and the bed
makers. Nobody would profit much
by such an investigation. but then
few Congressional inquiries really
after all result In much matter for
the legislative mill. At any rate,
question that has caused much public
concern would perhaps be set at rest.
Evening star., 1926-04-25
Musical Innuendo.

Weren't you proud when the band
plaved See the Conquering Hero
Comes'?"
II was" answered Senator Sorghum.
1T was an incident OF subtle triumph.
The leader OF the band is an old
political enemy and 1t took real In
fiuence to prevent him from playing, I
Don't Care II You Never Come Back. "
Evening star., 1926-04-25

Soviet Russia Is waiting for a man
to fill Lenin's shoes. Trotsky. who
was eminent so long as his name was
linked with Lenin's. is left in the posi-
tion of a press agent trying to boost
himself
Evening star., 1926-04-25

The city gardener. now in the height
of his hopes. is one OF earth's true
idealists. content with a radish and a
prospective tomato az the reward of
la bor and expense. The farmer de.
mands relief The city gardener
should have his share OF encourage
ment.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

who indirectly poy all the salaries and
other expenses of the government.
President Grant In this MESSAGE
made two remarkable fnisstatements
of historical fact. He said that the
salary of the President was fixed by
the Constitution, and indicated that
the pay of members of Congress wSs
likewise fixed by the CONSTITUTIONS
This was not the case. The Constr
tuition provides that the compensation
for Senators and Representatives Is to
be "ascertained by law" and that the
President shall at. stated. times receive
for his services compensation which
shall neither he increased nor dimin
ished during the period for which ne
shall have been elected. '"@'
Evening star., 1926-04-25
SHOOTING STARS.
BY -PHII.A SDER JOHNSON.
A Mystery Of Song.

A Mystery Of Song.
The bards who wrote bong years ago
Were much misunderstood.
Rut somehow, in our hearts we know
That they were pretty GOOD.
Although they bring subtle thrill
Which we cannot forget,
Nobody seems to find the skill
TO understand 'em yet.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

What's the Constitution between
politician. The hattie between vets
and drys changes the query to Whats s
the Constitution between enemies?"
Evening star., 1926-04-25

The Associated Press is exclusively enutleu
n the use for republication OF al! news nis
patches credited TO il not otherwise M crrn-
tied IN this paper and also the Local n.,~s ns~s
a. special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

Means may be found to compel the
bootlegger to pay a proper tax in spite
Of his contention that he is a legally
constituted myth.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

Bergdoll seeks citizenship in Ger
many. He may yet find himself com
pelled to learn the goose step" in
stead OF the side step
Evening star., 1926-04-25
Not Qualified to Judge.

From the Seattle Daily Times
Pietro Mascagni, the famous COM
poser, admits he detests Jazz" but
he. after all, Is only>a musician.
Evening star., 1926-04-25
Diagnosis.

Investigation is a serious biz.
With patience we endure it.
II sometimes shows us what the
trouble is
But seldom how to cure 1t.
Evening star., 1926-04-25
Eniblerns.

"The camel. who can go for weeks
without drink, is suggested as the
emblem of prohibition"
"Out our way" answered Uncle
Bill Bottletcp, the emblem appears
to be the hippopotamus, with the ac-
cent on the hip"
Evening star., 1926-04-25

Corn is dear. So are pigs. Hog and
hominy represent combination likely
tn succeed terrapin and champagne
:, tho estimation Of epicures.
Evening star., 1926-04-25
Once i'm a While.

From the Canton Daily News.
Occasionally gratitude is found
elsewhere than in the dictionary.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

Egyptologists have brought to light
many treasures which serve chiefly as
reminders that the boarding instinct
Is nothing new.
Evening star., 1926-04-25
Significance Of Attire.

1.-THE Fascist wear black shirts"
"Fhat's why don't go with 'em. In
this country the working masses wear
fancy silk shirts"
Evening star., 1926-04-25
Back to the Bleachers,

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Stove clubs everywhere welconse
the adjournment to the bleachers.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

"Jes' as long as you is satisfied
VIII yohself,' said Uncle Eben, you
is gineter be dissatisfied wifi a whole
lot O. folks dat seems lackin' In ap.
preciation.".
Evening star., 1926-04-25

Employment for many people has
been provided by Henry Ford. not In
Guiding the motor cops.
Evening star., 1926-04-25
Thrifty Ben

Ben Franklin few his kite on high
And coaxed a spark from yonder sky
"This is a triumph great" said he;
"I've got soms volts and amperes
free.'
Evening star., 1926-04-25

The excellent poem written by
Edgar Allan Poe about the Bells"
brings sense of regret that he could
not be here today to write something
calculated to idealiZe the motor horns.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

France disclaims any attitude as a
militant nation, but does not tell 1t to
the Riffs.
Evening star., 1926-04-25
Wasted ElOquence.

Cicero was a great orator. but he
had his troubles"
True" answered Mr.. CumrOx.
What comfortable fortune he could
have made IL he had utilized his tai
ents as an orator to establish himself
as a realtor.''
Evening star., 1926-04-25

Jud Tunkins says the. peach crop
may be a failure on the farm, but
never on Broadway.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

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ins edition, is delivered by carriers Win air
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Member Of the Associated Press.

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Evening star., 1926-04-25
THEODORE w. MOVES. Editor
The Evening Star Newspaper Company
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Evening star., 1926-04-25
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

During the months preceding the
opening of the Centennial exposition
Evening star., 1926-04-25

country Is uHQuestiOnably due.
-.-.
Representative j. Alfred Taylor
from the sixth West Virginia district
is one of the few practical printers
in the new House. He has been work
ing as a printer since he was IA years
of age and for more than 80 years has
handled the "leaden messengers oi
thought" In the publication of news
papers in his district. Before coming
to Congress he was publisher OF q
Democratic weekly newspaper, Pick
and Shovel, named in honor of the
tive tools which did most to help de
velop the section of the State that hi
represents, which Is rich in coal de
posits.
He is frequently referred to as "tht
Walt Mason Of Congress- because Of
his addiction to verse. On Thursday
when the House set the afternoon
aside for conservation talks, Repre-
sentative Rankin, Democrat of Mis-
sissippi, had inserted in the Record
the following lines by Representative
Taylor:
When a Great Oak Falls.
Deep rooted il stood in the mountain wood
lord Of eaa s1e ,.S o: SsSes sSet Ssa SsS
Cause it to bend to his lOwly yoke.
He tested its strength IN Q thousand ways
With wind and the lightning. storm anC
rain
But the oak stood stanch through the count
less days,
Regarding these efforts with deep disdain
But there came q day-as there comes to al
The trees of the forest, small or great
When the oak. in answer to natures call.
Went down in the wood OF tts own shee
weight.
That happened thousand years ago.;
Earth gathered the. oak to mold ant
decay.
And ferns and wild flowers. richer grow
Along path where the great oak lay.
A stancher oak is towering high
4ns old osS nvsa. shsusA u sssaas6 70 ne
An age ago IN the mountain wood.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

Toward the close of President
Grants second term in office half a
century ago Congress-,
Presidents in spirit of economy.
Salary. tSs Ss1v salary Of the execu,
Evening star., 1926-11-16
LAND-GRANT COLLEGE
HEADS MEET HERE
Problem of Adjusting Agriculture
to Present Economic Situa-
ton Is General Theme.

With AGRICULTURAL experts from more
than 60 institutions in attendance, the
fortieth annual convention of the Asso-
citation of Land-Grant Colleges opened
a three-day session today at the VIII
lard Hotel beginning series OF meet
ings which will be devoted largely to
technical aspects of the work of the
agricultural schools and experimental
stations.
The general topic of discussion for
the convention Is "The Responsible
ties of the Land-Grant Institution in
Adjustment of the Agricultural Indus
try to New Economic Conditions" The
session this afternoon will be a. joint
session with the National Association
of State Universities and will consist
of hearing of committee reports and
Commute addresses Dy President w.
A. Jessup of Iowa; President. E. c.
Elliott of Indiana and President S. d.
Brooks of Missouri. Opportunity will
be afforded for an extemporaneous dis
cussion from the floor and at all of the
meetings the policy of practical rather
than theoretical discussions will be
carried out
The several sections of the conven-
ton will join in a general meeting
Thursday, when officers will be elected
and the convention brought to a close.
About 500 delegates are present, rep
resenting agricultural college presi-
dents, extension directors, station di-
rectors, engineering deans, home eco
nomics heads and other leaders in the
agricultural educational field of today.
Evening star., 1926-11-16
ALBERT AND F0CH
DISPUTE WAR FACT
King of BeIgians Denies
Marshal Persuaded Him
Against User Retreat.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, November liking Albert
of the Belgians and Marshal Foch,
generalissimo Of the allied forces in
the World War, are at odds on a
question of war facts.
The controversy came into the
open today with the publication of a
letter from the King to the marshal,
dated Saturday, categOrically denying
Foch's quoted assertion that he per-
suaded Albert not to allow the Bel
gianS to retreat from the User in
1914.
The Kings letter replies to state
'ments attributed to the marshal by
Stephane LauZanne in an Armistice
day interview printed by LIE Matin.
Kings Statement.
Albert says that when Foch first
called on him, November 16, 1914, his
(Albert's) proclamation that mention
of retreat would be treason was al
ready three days old. The King ad-
mitted that his staff considered re-
treat 10 days later, but says he abso-
lutely opposed it and the Belgians
held the line.
The King denies any recollection
of F'och leaving the memorandum
against retreat which the marshal
was quoted as saying he gave to both
Albert and Sir John French Qater
Field Marshal French the British
commander) and part of the phrase
ology of which Foch gave M. Lau-
Zanne.
Marshal Foch's revelation of the
''inside story" was incidental to his
observation that he seldom command
ed, but generally persuaded. He re-
called that he was without authority
at that time, but although l hadn't
the right to command, I commanded" I"