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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
Preventing the Children.

| A work of the most pernicious char
acter is being carried on at this time
by organized Communists in this
country who are seeking to pervert
the children of America. They have
| formed an organization known as the
Young Workers League, with head
quarters in Chicago. Children in in.
dustrial centers are enrolled in this
league, each child paying 10 cents a
month in membership dues. A branch
of this league is called the Young
Pioneers of America. Meetings are
held on Sunday afternoons. The
Pioneers" have an official organ,
known as the Young Comrade." The
purpose of the organization is stated
as follows:
Our purpose is to unite all workers
children to carry on the fight against
the bosses. In the Young Pioneers
the children learn the truth about the
world they live in, about the workers
and the bosses and what must be done
to make the life of the worker worth
living. The Young Pioneers also learn
about the lies that are told in the pub
lie schools in the interest of the bosses
and against the workers and the
Young Pioneers tell the other working
class children about these lies and
what the truth is. The Young Pho
neers also fight against child labor
and against the misery that workers
children suffer. They fight every bat
tie of the workers.
According to a news article in the
New York Herald.Tribune, this organ
ization has been recruited to point
of large membership in what has
come to be known as the strike area
of New Jersey, including Passaic and
Paterson, where conflicts between tex
tile mill owners and operatives are
almost continuous. A playground has
been established by the United Front
Committee, the organization of the
Communist textile workers, and on
this playground games are conducted
which train the children in class war
fare Their sports are supervised by
elders who teach them all the tricks
of radicalism. Weisbord, the head of
the United Front Committee, is the
idol of the children, and the privilege
of impersonating him in playground
demonstrations and games is eagerly
sought. Savage battles are fought by
the youngsters.
There are no statistics to show the
membership of these juvenile organi-
cations, but there Is evidence to show
that they are strong in the radical
parently nothing is being done to stop
them. Indeed, it would be difficult to
find means of checking them. The
children are. of course, innocent vic
tins of wicked propaganda. In a
few years they will be themselves
leaders and participants in subver.
sive strike movements. The elders
who create the organizations and
manage them and who issue the Of
fetal organ are shrewd enough to
keep just within the law. The poison
they are brewing, however. is none
the less evil in it's influence.
This is boring from within" with
vengeance. 1t is a Bolshevik move.
ment. probably directed from Moscow
and designed to break down the
American governmental system. OF
course 1t will fail. It cannot succeed.
But it will cause a great distress and
perhaps lead to conflict. Some means
should be- found to stop it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

of Lafayette and Rochambeau Nor
do we doubt that as the years drift
these sisters in democracy, will find
the heart ties between them ever deep.
ening." The Omaha World Herald
expresses the further thought that
America always. from the beginning.
has been the helping, not the punish.
ing, hand" and never in history has
any nation had so great and unselfish
and generous a benefactor as the al
lied powers found in the United States.
Perhaps that is the reason" adds the
Omaha paper, that their oppressed
and deluded peoples are being led TO
hate us now
Our objectionable offense was the
favor we conferred according to the
Nashville Banner, while the New Or
leans Tribune advises that the Amer
lean people should not become irri.
tated because they are not liked; it is
rare thing for debtors to like cred
itors." Satire from the Springfield
Union emphasizes that European
governments are beset with difficult
ties, there is widely prevalent appre-
hension among their peoples, and
some one or some thing must be made
the goat. The easiest way" continues
that paper, lis to follow the lead of
Soviet Russia and blame every ill
upon America"
The Charleston Evening Post holds
that it is "the kind of childish gesture
to be expected from anybody in de-
spair. and to be overlooked and for
given for the sake of the circum-
stances of distress out of which it pro
ceeds." The Santa Rosa Press Demo
crat believes that the demonstrations
"are significant but not VITAL
France is declared to be the richest
country in Europe" says the Little
Rock Arkansas Democrat. which sees
no reason for talk of debt cancella-
ton. and the Reno Evening Gazette
calls attention to the fact that
France has never paid a centime of
her debt to this country.2 But the
Boston Transcript concludes that lit
is not to be hoped that large numbers
of people of two different countries
can come into contact with each other
without encountering innumerable
points of difference. and these, in the
present fevered and overburdened
state of the French people. easily lead
to friction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. Please advise the speed per
hour made by the fastest trains in the
New York subway.-AC. w. S.
A. The American Electric Railway
Association says that the average
speed made by the fastest express
train in the New York subway is "a
miles per hour.
@. Are tobacco. pepper or hellebore
good preventives for clothes moths?--
C. T. C.
A. The following substances often
recommended for clothes moth con-
troll are worthless: Tobacco extracts,
lavender flowers, cayenne pepper, all
spice, angelica root, black pepper, py-
rethum stems, air-slaked lime, pow
dered sulphur, salt. quassia chips, bo-
rax, colocynth pulp, eucalyptus leaves,
white hellebore, formaldehyde, sodium
bicarbonate, sodium carbonate, lead
carbonate, lead oxid, red cedar leaves.
Q. Is there a monument to Maj.
LEnfant, who planned the city Of
Washington?-C. G. III.
A. An old-fashioned type of tomb
stone marks the grave of L'Enfant
Other than this, we have no memorial
to him.
@. Is the axis of the sun inclined
with respect to the plane the sun
makes with the earth?-P. Fl.
A. The Naval Observatory says the
axis of the sun is inclined degrees
to the plane Of the ecliptic.
Q. How would young man be
classified who was born in this coun-
try. but whose parents were Canadians
and grandparents French?-H III. w.
A. Beginning with 1890. the CEN
sus reports have classified all white
persons whose parents Tor one of
whose parents) were born in foreign
countries according to the country of
birth of the parents. The most impor-
tant use made of the information with
regard to the country of birth Of the
parents is in connection with the
classification of what we term the for
elgn white stock by country of origin.
This classification extends only to the
second generation of the descendants
of the foreign stock. The person men,
toned would, therefore, be classified
In the census returns as native with
parents born in Canada. In the case
OF Canada alone in the tables CLASH
flying the foreign white stock by coun-
try of origin, a separation is made ac-
cording to language; that is, persons
DoIu III CdndOa are SHOWN as 6ltner
'Canada-French" or Canada Other. !"
The man about whom you inquire
would, therefore, have his French ORR
gin indicated in this manner.
@. Where is Gen. Lee buried?-
NJ. d.
A. The body of Gen. Lee lies in
sarcophagus at Lexington, Va.
Q. For what purpose were the
stone houses in Mammoth Cave built?
r. G.. c.
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES L. TRAcEWELL.

Tommy Tomkins. II years old, was
supposed to be at manual training
but in reality was playing tennis on a
court in the next block.
Tom had no use whatever for the
applied science of constructing tabo
rets, small chests and other supposed
~ useful objects, previous to which
one had to make sawed blocks" and
other articles.
Tommy sawed his block every
which way to Sunday. as the saying
popular among his mates had it. In,
stead of making one cut an inchs deep
the next two inches, the next three
inches deep, and SO on, Tommy Tom
kinS got the first cut half inch, the
second four inches and the third clear
through the block.
The manual training instructor
however, was not pleased at having
two blocks made where one grew be.
fore. He labored strenuously to teach
Tommy's saw the right way to go.
but finally gave up both Tommy and
the saw in despair.
That was how it came about that
Tom devoted most of his manual
training" hours to the glorious sport
of tennis on a passable court only a
block away from the school. If the
instructor had come along, Tommy
would have turned his back, and
calmly continued his game.
He knew that the instructor was
tainly, was happy to be rid of the
teacher. Guess i amt cut out to be
no carpenter" said Tom, with more
truth than grammar.
X X X
The kindly manual training pro-
fessor, agreeing with Tommy that
the latter would never make even
the beginning of carpenter, stead
tasty put Fair" on his report card
each month, however,
Let there be scored up a star on
that teachers crown for every mark
of "F"' he put on Tommy Tomkins
report. He made Tom happy. his
parents happy, and himself happy
too.
Tom also got in his tennis, which
is more to the point.
Astute readers will realize that
Tommy was IL years old many years
ago. Boys in manual training classes
no longer make taborets and such
things. They make bird-houses, neatly
painted. so that birds will be afriad
to build nests in them.
When our friend Tommy was IL
years old, tennis was tennis Ckindly
put the accent on the "was").
Added to the merits of this great
game was the thrill of stolen fruit.
If "Old Man Holmes" the supervising
principal of the division, had recog-
nized Tommy playing tennis when he
was supposed to have been taking
manual training, there was no telling
what might have happened.
Prof. Holmes, of course. had no
idea that every boy in the school
called him 'old man. Maybe he
would not have felt complimented at
all. There was, indeed, something
derogatory in the way of the average
boy said 1t.
"Old Lady JONES'" the principal of
the school, would have liked her
popular designation even less, al
though there was much less calumny
in the phrase. "Old Lady Jones" had
the respect of her pupils, and the two
preliminary words were added as
marks of respect, more than anything
else.
With Prof. Holmes, however, it was
different. None of the boys could tell
just why he wanted to come poking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

first the immediate substitution of a
moderate tariff act and thereafter
slowly progressive reduction of tariff
for revenue only"
Mr.. Wooden also declares that, while
he believes the principle of protection
is unsound, ut is established in this
country, vested interests are involved,
and no one thinks we can get rid of it
in one election Some of the Demo
Gratis in Congress do not think so,
either, and, furthermore, they realize
that their constituents do not want
many schedule In the Republican
tariff law which had Democratic sup.
port. - ssiss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

The pace of events moves rapidly.
Mention of Albert Fall in print mere
~ recalls the fact that he is the man
who, as a Government official, got
into trouble some time ago in connec-
ton with Teapot Dome. "All the
worlds STAGE" and the public can
not be expected to accord an unlimit-
ed run to any one particular drama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
International Sarcas,ns,

International Sarcasms.
Now, let's restrain the impulse
That leads to easy wit
When a reply sarcastic
Would seem both fair and At.
They've called us Uncle Shylock"
And may repeat, anon.
We haven't yet retorted
With Uncle John Bull-con.
We cherish friendly seeming
Fen in an argument,
For quarrels lead to combat
Which all must soon repent.
~. s." means Uncle Shylock"
To them. Well still go on
Without undue allusion
To Uncle John Bull-con."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

Strange controversies persist in
manner which makes it seem possible
that remote posterity will designate
the present era as a supplementary
section of the Middle Ages.
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The Associated Press II exclusively entitled
70 the Use for republication If all news dis
patches credited to ii or not otherwise cred
lied IN this paper and also the local news
published herein All rights of publication
OF special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

The District of Columbia has a new
Commissioner who has been promi-
nently identified with the elevator
business. He is confidently expected
by numerous admirers to transfer
from mechanical to civic activities his
interest in an uplift.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

A trip to 'Yurrup' used to be the
fondest hope of the culture.seeking
American. 1t seems now to present
only an opportunity for the study of
bad manners which should be avoided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

The French taxpayer is the
minority stockholder in government
enterprise who is expected to meet
assessments and ask no questions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

Ma Ferguson was clearly handi-
capped by the fact that when she sug-
gested herself as in accord with any
policy the implication instantly arose,
$50 is your old man."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
1t Pays to Advertise.

From the Worcester Telegram.
Whatever else it may indicate. the
Texas minister who shot a gentle
man In his church certainly, has
shown his brother pastors how to get
big congregations on Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

Many New York men think that
Gov. AL Smith will be the next Presi.
dent of the United States The New
York citizen is always a wonderful
booster for his own home town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

New Jersey is making an effort to
round out her fame by becoming as
prominent In the police news as she
has been in politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

Typewriters clatter and telegraph
keys click. Jack Dempsey is prepar-
ing for one of those literary climaxes,
a prize fight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
Loosening a Hold.

Its not an easy matter to hold
Office
True" replied Senator Sorghum.
Letting go gracefully is often still
more difficult"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
Easy Counting.

From the Canton Daily News
A record expert says people nova
days keep closer records Of their
assets than formerly. probably be-
cause It's 80 sauch easiags s
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The Evening Star. with the Sunday morn
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Studying the Advantage.

Cant you reform and get out of
the UNDERWORLD
~ might" replied Bill the Burg.
But it looks to me like de under
world was grabbin' de coin an givin'
some of de biggest parties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
Higher Standards.

A thousand dollars once would claim
Financial partnership.
A million dollars in the game
Today fs one white chip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

Jud Tunkins says dancers don't step
out like they used to. Some of the
modern dances pear like they was
invented for folks with a touch of
rheumatic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

"De robber says 'Yoh money or yoh
life, said Uncle Eben. De bootleg.
ger calls fob both"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
SPECIFICS,

what would you say If l were to
ask you to marry me?" asked the
young man with CLASSY hair.
Nothing. answered Miss Cayenne
zone can't laugh and talk at the same
time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
Far Worse.

Comparison sad
The streets bid us nurse.
The jay walkers bad.
The jay drivers worse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
THEODORE w. MOVES. :. Editor v
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Business once
18th st. and Pcnnsylv ania Ave.
New. York Office: ITO East s2nd st.
Chicago Office: Tower Building.
european Office IA Recent St.. London,
England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

The wsll knowa Coolidge economy.
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vote. But the question of a Senator's
right to seat, IL the charge of cor
ruption or other irregularity in his
nomination and the election is raised
against him, has always been settled
by majority vote of the Senate The
charges of excessive expenditures of
money in the primaries and corrup-
ton have already been made In some
quarters against those candidates, in
view OF the facts turned up by the
Senate campaign investigating com
mittee. Senator Lorrimer of Illinois
was ousted because of alleged corrup.
ton by a majority vote, 55 to 2S. This
vote fell short of two-thirds vote by
one. When charges of excessive ex-
penditures In primary and election
were made against Senator Newberry
of Michigan more recently. no sugges-
ton was made that 1t required a two
thirds vote to GUST him. Both New
berry and Lorrimer were seated in the
Senate, too, before the Investigations
of their elections were made. The
Senate, under the Constitution, is the
sole Judge of the qualifications of its
members. There seems no doubt but
what 1t can consider expenditures and
corruption in primary elections lie II
elects to do so in connection with
Ware and Smith. Who is to deny the
Senate this right? No court can in
tervene in such a matter.
y y
Evans Woollen, Democratic nomi.
nee for the Senate against Senator
"Jim" Watson. is seeking to make the
tariff an issue in his campaign. 1t is
not on record that the issue win dis.
please Senator Watson. Mr.. Wool
lens definition of the tariff issue, how,
ever, is calculated not to alarm the
manufacturers and workers any more
i than Is necessary. He says that no
one is proposing free trade.
What we propose" says Mr.. Wool
len. speaking Tor the Democrats rs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

@. Where is Gen. Lee buried?-
NJ. d.
A. The body of Gen. Lee lies in
at Lexington, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

Q. Is it correct to use both mfr"
and "Jr." with mans name?-A. l..
A. The fact that the title "Jr." Is
used as a mans name in no way ar
fects the title Mr." 1t must also be
used
Evening star., 1926-10-06
AUCTION BRIDGE CLUB
SOON TO BE ORGANIZED
Washington Enthusiasts Given OPP
portunity to Enjoy Amusement
Popular in Other Cities.

Auction bridge enthusiasts Of Wash
ingtOn are soon to he given bpportun-
itN to pnioy and 10 perfect themselves
in the game under ideal conditions.
An auction bridge club. calculated to
meet a lone-felt want is soon to l'c
started. with quarters i'm the May
flower Hotel.
London has its Portland. New York
the Cavpndish and the knick erbocker,
and many other cities their auction
bridge clubs. where members meet to-
develop all that is hest i'm the game,
but up to the present time Washing
ton has never established similar
organization.
Membership will necessarily be linn
tied. while the list Of those who have
consented to act as patrons and
partOnesseS ia said to assure success.
Invita- atoms have not yet been issued.
but ii is understood many have ex-
pressed desire to he enrolled as
members. The club is expect ed Ia oc-
cupy its quarters about the middle of
November.
Announcement is made that the
services of Mrs. Charles keene.
we'll known Washington author and
authority on the game have been Sc
cured for the new orgs MIA ton.
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MAY RESTORE TERRAPIN
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. October g., Plans for
the restoration of the diamond back
terrapin to his old place as one of the
chief products Of the Chesapeake Bay
are being considered, according to
state Conservation Commissioner
Swepson Earle.
Diamond back terrapins arc rapidly
becoming extinct in the bay, Mr.. Earle
said. Fearing their eventual eXtermi-
nation. the commission and the United
States Bureau of Fisheries are study.
ing means to conserve the supply and
stimulate their propagation.
Fifty years ago. Mr.. Earle said. ter
rapins were SO plentiful that fishermen
frequently gave them away. Even "a
wears go edible tcrrapin sold for about
$40 dozen. and the sea food delicacy
was listed on menus of many hotels
and restaurants. Due t" rapid deple-
tion of the supply. dia mond-hack ter
rapin now sell for about $50 dozen.
Mr.. Earle said. Even at this price
they seldom are found on restaurant
poopnS
Evening star., 1926-10-06
PROPERTY
ISSUE CONTESTED
Question of Assessment on Potomac
Light Company Overhead and
Underground Construction.

Are the poles. conduits, overhead
and underground construction Of the
Potomac Electric Power Co. through
and upon Government and private
property real estate or personally?
The company claims they are personal
property, while the District Commits
sioners assert they constitute real
estate and have assessed taxes total
ing $3.50 900 for the years 1917 to 1922.
Justice Stafford of the District S,-
preme Court today heard arguments
Of counsel on this proposition of law.
An agreed statement of facts was sub
mitted to the court by Attorney :. r.
BoWAp for the company and Assistant
CORPORATION Counsel Williams for the
District Commissioners. The court Is
expected to take the matter under ad-
csement.
The hearing is on q suit brought hy
the company To vacate the assessment
Of the poles and other equipment men
toned as real estate and to set aside
the tax of $4,000.