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Evening star., 1926-01-03

and now and then in derbies. But tho
beaver" is still rated as the last word
in propriety.
Emancipation from the 'stove pipe"
was effected by most men a couple
of decades ago. Hence hats OF the
sionally to be seen as their owners
on rare occasions reluctantly pull
them out of their bandboxes and use
them for weddings or funerals or ex.
traordinary social functions or church
services. They usually grumble as
they do so. For there Is nothing less
satisfactory In a crowd. especially the
crowd of a courtroom. than a silk hat.
1t has been freshly ironed until 1t
shines brilliantly. and when it is
handed back to its owner it looks like
a cat that has been caught out in the
rain.
The rigid follower of fashion In the
matter of silk hats finds himself at
great expense in keeping up to date.
An tnf1nitesimal change in the curve
Of the brim or the flare Of the crown
or the width of the band, and the hat
of yesteryear is outdated. That means
anywhere from ten to twenty dollars
for new one, maybe more, and the
old one goes to the scrap pile, per.
haps to reappear on some less exalted
head or to be cherished by member
Of the younger generation as an arti-
Gle Of fancy dress.
1t will be difficult to bring the silk
hat back to general vogue. Official ex-
ample will not effect Its revival. 1t
will probably remain merely the token
Of scrupulous observance of an old
social custom, and in time even that
devotion to the dress convention Of an
earlier day may wane.
Evening star., 1926-01-03

but the most modern means of COM
munication must be given to the new
city, (which will rise in rings around
the old one" Schools, lighthouses,
parks and athletic fields must be given
ito the Fascist people who work."
This has the ring of the true Roman
leader. It sounds like one of the en-.
perors of that golden age when Rome
rose in splendor on its seven hills, the
age of construction. Mussolini Is a
man OF vision. and this shows him to
be a man likewise Of high ideals. He
knows the pride that Italy takes In it's
chief city. its symbol. of glory. He
knows the love of art cherished by all
dwellers in the peninsula. He appeals
to the spirit that centuries ago made
Rome the center Of the world.
This is a tremendous undertaking
1t involves a costly program Of de.
struction and construction. That it
IS no mere gesture is indicated by
Mussolinis past performances. He
has never merely waved his arms ir
futile emphasis. He has ordered what
he expects to be done. Now let it be
seen whether Italy can do this work
that he has set for It.
Evening star., 1926-01-03
Mussolini the Magician.

Premier Mussolini, having saved
italy from radicalism and destructive
politics, proposes to save Rome, the
sapital, from the disfigurements that
have encroached upon its ancient
glory and the relics of its former
splendor. He proposes that the Eter-
nal City shall be restored to its old
aspect, and has given instructions to
the newly named governor OF the city,
Signor Cremonesi, that within Ave
years Rome must appear as a marvel
20 all people OF the world-vast, Or
dered and powerful-as 1t was in the
time of the first empire OF Augustus"
Mussollni's specifications are inter.
ssting to vi who know Rome. Open
squares aA, to be established around
the Augussan Amphitheater. the an.
csent MarceIlo Theater, the Capitol
and the Pantheon. The Pantheon
Snuss be visible from the Piazza Co.
lonna through a wide avenue. The
s.masterful temples Of Christian
Rome" must be liberated from the
e'profane parisitical constructions
which now cling to them" Then Rome
will spread out over the hills. perhaps
even to the shores of the Mediterra-
mean. The streets graced by the mon.
unaents of olden times are TO be freed
from the contamination Of tramways,
Evening star., 1926-01-03
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.

weeks while away hunting, Judging n
horse shows or pursuing some other
bent OF a many-sided mind. While
debating II is said the colonel chewed
gum at a rate which caused his taws
TO snap.
The whole country appears to be re-
sounding at last with Coolidge yarns
The way they have blossomed out sud
denly in all directions leads one to
suspect that some are far from gen
uine. the probability being that all New
typical Of that section and its people,
80 that the said story might be pinned
to the first New Eng ander In the
White House since 1851.
The latest of the Coolidge yarns to
reach Washington is attributed to
Jimmy" Walker. the new mayor Of
New York City. According TO the
mayor two lads were sitting one day
on an old stone fence, whiting. The
late Autumn sky was overcast and
threatening. Silence reigned for
long time. Then one OF the boys CALI
ed to the other:
Gal"
No response. There was another
whiting silence. Then q second caliJ
Gal"
Still no response: stil another NJ
renee. linen Dnally:
Call, i say, do you think it's going
to rain or clear up?"
Once again the strange New Eng
land silence. But at last the boy eds
dressed moved. Slowly he turned
toward his questioner.
what you trying to do7" he que
ried, pin me DOWN..
There has got 10 be a revision of
a nniyprGat
aboard the presidential yacht Nav
flower Is one long, sweet song for the
naval officers and men making up the
gallant crew. A Mayhower billet no
longer is naval sinecure. The Pres
ident and Mrs. Coolidge are too inde-
fatigable in their love of the river
No weather Is too cold. no wind too
strong, no ice too heavy in the Po-
tomac to stop the President and his
Lady when the notion strikes them
TO have a night or two away from the
White House. Nr. Coolidge never
appears to be happier than when he
| finds himself in the seclusion OF the
| Mayfower and can hear the WIND
| bowling through the rigging.
Time was when the Mayiower was
Laid up" during the Winter months.
Most Presidents have simply used the
| yacht for pleas SAINT cruises on Summer
seas. DIT. CoOlluSe DelleVes IN keep
| ing the Navy fit and is doing his bit
| by the Mayf1ower crew. They get
plenty of experience and practice in
Seamanship and have learned the les
! son of preparedness. Like q fire en-.
gine company, the Mayfiower has 70
be ready to go whenever the bell
rings. An invitation to one Of the tea
or supper cruises is considered a real
badge of social or political distinction
in Washington.
Copyright ls261
Evening star., 1926-01-03
EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT RET. LANES &. FREEMAN, d. d, III. D.
Bishop OF Washington

Is a need in this present hour that
transcends all others. These past years
have been hectic and characterized by
self-conf1dence and the abandonment
Of old ways of living. Our children
are being brought up to shape their
lives by standards quite apart from
those which the Great Master gave to
men. Little emphasis is being placed
upon those ideals Of living that He
enunciated, and divine direction in
human concerns is widely unrecog-
nized. The most superficial study of
our domestic and social life discloses
conditions that must give even the
most careless apprehension and con-
Germ. In the midst of an era of ad-
vancement along many lines and pros
perity quite unparalleled we seem to
reckon life solely in terms of efficiency
and success. In the face of all these
conditions II Is significant to note that
those who occupy places of largest re-
sponsibility are clamorously calling for
a return to the old and more whole.
some ways and habits Of life. Our in
dustrial leaders are coming, more and
more. to recognize that the basic fac
tor In all commercial and industrial
development is moral character. Pro.
duction Is one thing. the quality of 1t
is another.
r
To perform a daily task with the con.
sciousness that somehow it Is a contri.
button to the outworkings OF a great
divine plan not only increases ETH.
cheney, 1t lends a zest to 1t. To feel
that In some way, quite beyond our
powers TO define, there Is a mighty
and all-wise Father who has us In HIS
keeping is a source Of indescr1bable
Nnp 70 hnk ~ a
Zach day we can render up an account
of work wen done, work done with
conscience, Is in itself a compen.
sating and abiding satisfaction. To
enter upon each new untried path be.
lieving that II leads to an attainable
objective and that in some way Il is
related to the great scheme of things
furnishes incentive and insn'ration
The old New England poet. Whittier,
put his philosophy of life in simple
phrases:
knoy .;, not a, where 3 His islands hft
only know cannot drift
Beyond His love and care.
+ y y
Let us be clear about 1t, that II we
are to move ahead with the assurance
that God directs our paths we must
day by day acknowledge His sover.
eignty and fulfill in our lives His will
and purpose concerning us. It Is one
thing to believe in a directing power
1t is another thing to obey 1t. To what
supreme heights Of living, to what sat
tsfaction and peace might we all COM
II we yielded ourselves readily to the
carrying out OF those mighty ends and
purposes that God has designed for
ls. A happy new year will be made
the happier II we firmly resolve TO 81
live our life day by day that we shall
be consciously cooperating with God
In making this old world for ourselves
and for others more At place in
which to live.
(CopyrtEht. ie25.)
Evening star., 1926-01-03
Hats of Yesteryear.

That the silk hat" has not entirely
gone out of style and use was proved
on Friday, when the New Year recep'
ton was held at the White House and
official Washington appeared there to
pay respects to the Chief Executive.
Then out came the ''toppers" BY the
score, for though there IL no law In
compulsion, nevertheless 1t Is gener'
ally recognized that the plug hat" is
virtually an item Of uniform on state
occasions. OF course, there arc some
members of the Government-Sena-
tors, Representatives, and even cabi'
net officers-who esohew the high
hat" who refuse to recognize 1t as an
essential. who abominate 1t as . relic
Of barbarian. They present thena-
seivea sn sueh eoeasaeas n ''slouchss''
Evening star., 1926-01-03
Who Hit First?
From the wichita Bescon.

From the wichita Bescon.
In schoolboy nights. after the dust
has cleared away and bloody noses
have been properly soothed and an
inventory Is taken. the natural ques-
tion Is, "Who hit first?"
This question Is often unanswered.
Too many factors enter In.
Just now the same question Is being
asked concerning the World War.
The publication Of old state papers
by new revolutionary governments.
the accusations against Poincares tho
Allegations Of e1-Chancellor Marx and
other documents have resulted In
quite q wave Of renewed interest over
the question Of who started the con.
flict.
In analysing the war causes. the
same logic can be applied n that
which ultimately nxed the blame In a
schoolboy tight.
II a school-ground bully struts
around, saying that he Is going TO
lick the rest Of the kids. or II he
boasts Of his own prowess and might.
that fact is filed away for future ref
erence. II he later gets into q hght
there 10 pretty good evidence - b
how Il happened to get started
Evening star., 1926-01-03
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.

Progress.
The Old World stoutly strides along
With faith secure and purpose strong.
The many face the daily task,
Content with earning what they ask.
A few with gilded baubles strive
To keep King Folly's wit alive.
With chatter light they fill the air
On how to dance and what to wear;
On when to drink and how to dine.
And how to make dull words seem
fine.
These are the few who make the
show,
Mid laughter long meath lights
aglow.
With honest faith and simple song
The Big World smiles and strides
along.
Evening star., 1926-01-03

Gated on the psychological principle
that. as Mr.. Shumaker SAYS. "the
mind of the potential criminal NAV be
impressed with the idea Of the reign
OF the law. Of the certainty of ultt.
mate punishment. and that he may be
o1ven from the crook philosophy,
which regards arrest as a bit of hard
luck. to a knowledge that the crini.
nal nights against hopeless odds and
ence."
The criminally inclined man-and
most OF those with whom the police
have TO deal are mere youths-is an
individual with no moral PRINCIPLES.
cowardly, weak and readily respon.
sive to suggestion. He Is lead to crime
because In some manner the idea has
been suggested to him that it will
result in some qualification of his
senses or In the acquisition Of What
he regards as easy money.
MIR. Golfers propaganda is aimed
at these misconceptions of these de.
fecttves. Its keynote is,. You can't
winf that forcefui warming appear.
Ing on all the cards. The man who
is to be deferred from crime must
have 1t driven home to him and EN-.
phastzed In every possible way, not
only that he cannot hope to get any
lasting satisfaction or qualification out
of his deed, but that the monetary
harvest he will reap is not worth the
risk. He is told, as the old story goes,
that money you get that way don't
do you no good nohow!"
''You Can't VIM
One Of the most striking of the
cards shows q miserable sinking fig.
ure In the foreground suddenly
brought to halt by the giant shadow
Of policeman ieveling q weapon al
him. In the background are the yawn.
ing doors Of prison, and the caption
reads. You can't win. Every crook
Ii constantly in the shadow of the
lawr'
Another OF the warnings is even
more sinister. 1t depicts In black and
white the electric chair. with the
dread black cap, straps. ct cetera, and
the death march to the chair, led by a
priest with his prayerbook, and with
the man about to be executed, half LED
and half carried by a guard. Again
the caption Is, you can't win!'
The fundamental feature Of this line
Of advertising against crime is that II
embodies the great essential of all
successful advertising-it tells truth
Laws may not be enforced as they
ohooiu Uop oiio ihdhJ oiACh0S1 . A1ay ~
undetected and unpunished, but it car
always be truthfully said to the crimi
nal, you can't wins for the menace
Of the law Is always there, and sooner
or later lawbreakers do come to grief
The campaign has not been going or
long enough yet for observers to be
able to tell whether or not 1t il getting
the desired results. Indeed, II is the
kind Of campaign that probably
never win show conclusive results
and II il not to Be expected that Il
will abolish crime.
However. 1t Is pointed out that the
man contemplating a crime that Is tc
be committed with deliberation who
sees the Collier warnings at almos,
every turn he makes must necessarily
be pretty hardboiled II he goet
through with 1t.
Evening star., 1926-01-03
This and That
By Charles E. Trdcet1eu.

Jack Spratt. bulging with Christmas
dinner, sat In has easy chair. His
green eyes were half closed. His
restless tail was almost still.
The tiger-striped sides of the cat
gave him the appearance of having
swallowed whole two rather large
oranges, one of which had settled on
one side and the other on the other.
Christmas grub was solely respon-
sible for this oulging of his sides
He had eaten not only wisely, but
well, and was in that semi-somnolent
state which is the felicity of the
creature.
What more could cat wish for in
this world or the next than q per-
feetly acceptable dinner-and plenty
of it?
There is charm in that combination
of words. Meat is good, but more
meat is better, and still more is still
better
Satiety-that is the heaven of an.
imalS.
The desire for food is the main
spring of their existence. Life, to
animals, Is but one long search for
food. Their education looks solely %
satisfying this demand, and their
whole experience tends along the
The lions roar to God for their
meat" says the Psalm. This is the
single necessity for them, and ell
their curious cousins.
| We, creatures of a higher intepi-
gence, go through life without ever
realizing, except in exceptional in
stances, that food is the greatest ne
cessity for us, too, not alone for the
great tiger cats.
Happy Jack Spratt nodded and nod.
ded. He was at peace with the world.
What knew he of laws of supply and
demand. of living and earning, of
work well done. Of rewards earned
and not given, of these and other joys
and SORROWS of man?
He had but to meow in front OF
the refrigerator. and instantly q siz.
able chunk of meat was Forthcoming,
He did not have to bother his small
mead about 1t. He meowed, and the
meat appeared.
There was magic in a meow.
Meow Out came round steak,
"Meow!" in the evening-and forth
.Ame veal.
At breakfast meow" might bring
forth steak again, or sometimes sal
mon or sardines.
II the exertion of chewing a large
chunk or meat was too much, all he
had to do was to refuse to eat, when
the meat would be cut into smaller
/ pieces, to suit his taste.
These, and many other things, Jack
Spratt had learned, the which he kept
solely to himself, with the reticence of
animals, nor would he have divulged
them even to his best friends.
AS a matter Of fact. he had no cat
friends.
No cat has.
Every other cat is an enemy, or q
thing of suspicion, at best 1t was
not for nothing Kipling wrote about
The Cat That Walks BY Himself
They all do. They may come into
the world in a litter, but they come
into it alone, each one for himself, and
It is the way they proceed through
life. +,
! .ney prate not, nor lament. but pro
ceed. They do what the Creator In
tended them to do, and find time to
purr their satisfaction often with what
they find.
"Oh. Lord, Done Done What You
| Told Me to Do"-so each cat seems
to sing the negro spiritual. For this
! reason 1 have never been able to be-
come excited when a cat catches a
| bird, or consumes a mouse, tail and
| ALL
He is simply doing his stuff" to
| use the slang phrase.
| Do we do ours as we'll?
Evening star., 1926-01-03
Directed Paths.
Properbs. M.6: "In al thy tcGys
acknowledge Him, and He shall d.

ffODST0S, $50: I'm az try tC0B6
acknowledge Him, and He shall d.
rect thy pGths."
A theory of philosophy of life is in
dispensable. We begin our careers in
this world without any definite con-
ing of life. Little by little as the re-
suit Of observation and experience,
we come to work out our own theory
concerning it. The large question
Is. Have we actually demonstrated
the efficiency of our individual philos-
ophy2 Is it one that contemplates our
own advancement or success, quite
apart from what we owe to the world
about us? Is 1t one that believes that
life is a brief span that stretches
from the cradle to the grave? These
questions, like Banquo's ghost, will
not down. No matter how fortunate
or unfortunate, how successful or III.
successful the course Of our life has
been, as the years come and go, We
are bound to come face to face with
its graver and more serious aspects.
We are starting again upon new
year OF being. our calendars are fresh
and clean. The events that lie ahead
are hidden from our vision. 1t is. lit
orally true that we cannot tell what
a day may bring forth. With what
ing forward into the new future?
Most of US have come to feel the
part that associations play in the
outworking of the scheme Of things.
The authority or the power we ac-
knowledge comes to occupy a con-
spicuous place in the development Of
our plans. We cannot, II we would.
live apart from human felLowships.
We may. II we would, live apart from
conscious fellowship with God. One
wonders whether the substitution of
human influences and inspirations for
those OF an acknowledged heavenly
Father are compensating and salts
flying: Even the sweetest and tender.
est of human ties come ultimately to
be broken. and as we grow In years
those to whom we look for support
are taken from us. Envtroning cir
cumstanoes that once played a large
part in the making of our peace and
happiness have witnessed changes
that we sadly recognize. II is with
such reflection that the words Of the
old hymn come back to us,
Oh, Thou who changest not.
Abide with mel
To the mind Of the Psalmist the
primary duty of life was acknowledg
ment, not only Of the sovereignty, but
Of the experimenting care of an AL
mighty Father. He would not venture
forth upon a day of life without the
assurance that God was about his
path. However he might stumble and
fall. however he might wander from
the right way, 1t was always and ever
the consciousness of Gods presence
and directing power that sustained
and assured him.
i
The need for a fresh recognition of
the relation that God bears to our life
Evening star., 1926-01-03

It would seem that events in con-
nection with the World Court fight In
the United States Senate are about to
justify President Wilson's course in
dealing with the Senate on the League
of Nations issue. No President ever
was criticized more than Mr.. Wilson
because Of his unyielding attitude on
the Lodge and other reservations Of
fered in the Senate to the covenant.
Mr. Wilson would listen to none Of the
reservations. He turned a deaf ear
to Senators of his own party and re-
quired them as a mark of loyalty TO
him to vote down the reservations
which many believed would have
brought the United States into the
league.
Foreign signator1es to the treaty OF
Versailles and members of the league
even went 50 far as to say that the
proposed Senate reservations would be
entirely acceptable to them. 1t was
said that If Mr.. Wilson would yield
on the proposed reservations the Sen.
ate would have to accept both treaty
and covenant.
But Mr.. Wilson contended that II
he accepted one group Of reservations
another would be proposed, and still
another; that the reservations were
delusion and a snare, the idea being
always to kill both treaty and cove
nant.
Now IT develops that during the holi-
days the opponents Of adherence TO
the World Court have been busy
drafting new and additional reser-
vations governing Americas entrance
into the international tribunal OF JUS
tice. More and more reservations will
be offered as the fight goes on, the
object being to delay action while an
effort is made to turn public opinion
against the court.
The Senate irreconcilables always
have admitted that II they had per
mitted a vote to be taken early In the
discussion of the League of Nations,
the covenant would have been ratified.
They say the same course must be fol-
owed with the court-continued delay
and delay until there can be an 'edu-
cation" of the public against this for
eign ENHANCEMENT"
Lately opposition to the court ap-
peared to be crumbling, but the ir-
reconcilables of the Borah type are a
| resourceful, brilliant lot and they can
prevent action for a long, long time
dinners at the White House or no din.
| ners at the White House.
Col. Billy Mitchell celebrated his
forty-sixth birthday anniversary on
Tuesday last. The colonel seems to
| have done pretty well in number of
directions for one 80 young. He still
las a long and active life ahead of
1im--but probably not in the Army.
Col Mitchell is a fine soldier in time
of war or movement. He is energetic,
restless, high-strung, impatient of in
action and red tape.
1t was typical of him that in writing
his book on flying he would dictate at
a furious pace for three days and then
forget about the volume for three
Evening star., 1926-01-03

celebrate with be- -tnging, cannon,
illuminations and music; Gettysburg,
Pa, will fire a salute from Cemetery
Hill and have a general bell.ringing
and illumination.
"P. S.-Steps have been taken To-
day In the way of making a suitable
demonstration here. The District
Commissioners will have a salute of
thirty-seven guns fred at midnight
and the Police and Fire Department
authorities will do their share toward
celebrating the event"