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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
The Business Map.

Z Once a month Nations Business
the official organ of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States, prints
map showing the business situation
in this country. This graph" shows
first the state of affairs during the
preceding month, then the situa ton
Of month previous, and, finally, that
ri year before. 1t is a most in.
structive guide TO the business situa.
ton in the United States and recently
L has been most heartening in its
demonstration. Steadily from a year
ago the map has changed in tone from
gray, which means fair in business
so mostly white. which means good. -
The black spots, which represent
quiet" areas, have diminished in
number and size. At present the map
is almost half white. and the areas
"f good business are spreading. There
is at this time only one black spot
on the map, the northeast corner of
pennsylvania, where the coal strike
has almost paralyzed local industry
md trade.
Were ii - tor the coal strike
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
Bad Weather in Europe.

Whether Able Gabriel's prediction
Of Winter colder than any for many
decades proves true or not. Europe
is now suffering from one of the most
deva stating series Of storms it has
ever known. There is cold throughout
the continent Recently ice formed on
the lagoon In Venice, and the Riviera
has been shivering. Violent hurri-
canes and flooding rains have visited
manv countries. According to late
report, 1000 persons have persisted in
foods in Pennsylvania. In Belgium
foundations have caused damage of
more than $50, 900 900 francs and over
$50 900 workers have been thrown out
of employment and will be kept idle
for some time by the damage done to
factories and the flooding Of mines.
These are but the latest of series
of disastrous visitations that have
given all Europe cause to regard the
Winter of 1926 as one Of the most
distressing periods ever known, save,
of course. the years of war.
In this country there have been no
untoward signs of abnormal weather.
October was a disagreeable month,
with much rain and low range of
temperature for that season. Novem.
Der and December, however, were de.
lightfuI in this region and generally
throughout the country. The coolest
spell Of the year occurred at just
about the close of December, but
lasted only e short time and was for
tunately not marked by snow. At this
season of the, year disturbances may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
a Paroled Firehug.

A man was arrested in New York
Yesterday as an incendiary. He con-
fesstd 10 having set fire to more than
forty dwelling houses. mostly tene-
ments, within the past three weeks
eleven Of the blazes having been start
cd on Christmas eve. He is held as a
dangerous pyromsniac.
This same man. who is now twenty.
nine years of age, was arrested in
March, 1928, for arson and sent to the
Elmira Reformstory. from which after
sixteen months he was paroled. He
was thus an adult when he was first
Taught. Just why he was given the
comparatively light punishment of A
reformatory sentence and why he was
paroled after serving A part of his
term has not been expla ined. The
r fact stands that here he is again in
the tolls, after starting a series Of
fires that while they cost no lives,
destroyed property worth many thou
sands of dollars and imperiled hun
ureds Of people.
Here again is a demonstrate ton Of
the futility of mercy in the case of q
confirmed criminal. 1t was clear in
the first case, nearly three years ago.
that the man was abnormal There
was no conceivable motive for setting
the fire for which he was convicted.
He was then, as he is now, recognized
* a pyromaniac, one Of the most dan.
-erous persons to be allowed at lib
erty. Yet for some reason a parole
was given to him, he returned to his
: fires setting, and now again he is in
The tolls of the law.
r Again and again it is thus proved
that paroling is mistake in the cases
Of chronic offenders. Such mistakes
are costly. Society pays the bill in
destroyed lives, stolen property and
burned buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
Check.0f and Coal Strike.

According to an article in the Amer.
lean Coal Journal, published on the
eve Of the resumption of negotiations
TO end the anthracite strike. the check.
of system operated in the bituminous
field, though not in the anthrac cite.
is the root Of the whole trouble. 1t
is alleged that last Spring the check.
off. whereby dues are collected by
the operating compa MES from the men
and turned over to the union, failed
to WELD a normal fund becarse A
good many OF the bituminous nires
were closed, owing to overproduction
in that field. 1t was then. according
to this publication, that many miners
went into the non.union soft coal field.
where the check-off is not in effect.
and it was recognized by the United
Mine Workers orga nization that
something had to be done to stimu.
late bituminous production and there
by increase the revenues Of the or.
ganization. This. it is charged, vas
the true reason for calling the strike
in the hard coal field in September
10 cut of the production of 6 400 900
tons Of anthracite A month. in field
where the checked did not prevail.
in order to increase bituminoua pro-
duction by an equal amount.
II this was the scheme, il was
surely bad piece of reasoning unless
hnnad hot ft.il- a
he Of very brief duration and that
the drain on the strike fund would
be less than the inflow from the re-
opened soft coal mines. The anthra.
cite men have now lost more than
four months in wages and have OK
hausted the strike fund. Biiuminous
production has undoubtedly been slim.
ulated, perhaps permanently to some
degree. But there is no likeiil,o God
that the increa sed dues collections
| from that field have been equal to
the demands for strike doles in the
hard coal district.
Whether this charge is true or not.
ii accents two facts: First that here
is cOmDetltlOn between DlluInlnOus q no
anthracite mining. and vet the union
workers of those two fields are unit ed
in one orga nization. despite the fact
that their interests are diverse: sec
ond that the check-off system. where
by the employers accumulate funds
for strikers, is ia lse economic meth
cd of maintaining the union orga MIA.
ton. The publication Of this charge
in a periodical that is recognized as
affiliated with. if not the organ of, the
mine operators. may cause friction at
the strike conference. 1t may indeed
effect break. and consequently a
delay in settlement. But at any
rate. it throws an interesting light
upon the strike situation. OF value 10
the public. enabling it to realize ho"
its interests are ignored in the matter
of fuel production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
Still Writing 1925?

One Of the most frequent resolu-
tons for the New Year Is that in no
circumstances will the resolver write
the mineral Of the old year after
midnight. December 81. and no reso-
luton is more regularly. broken than
this. Having written 1925 for twelve
months-bar ring perhaps a few DAYS
at the beginning. due TO holdover
habit OF "19e4"-the fingers of the
typist and the penman from an ire
sistible automatic impulse write the
old date. Sometimes the mistake is
discovered at once. and sometimes it
is ignored. Ii usually takes about
three days to get the new date set
Inasmuch as everybody does il
there is no real confusion due to this
slip of the pen or the type. or course,
the writer's of history might be puz-
zled should misdated letters turn
up in the course OF time perhaps.
indeed. some Of the problems of his.
torians about dates have been due 10
just such slips around New Year time
No matter how firm the resolve 10
remember the new date or how In =
tent the person may be upon observ
ing the shift of the calendar. these
slips occur. For habit is stronger
than reason and mere memory. The
human system is fearful and won
derful thing" and when II gets 10
LII
works in all physical and most SO :
cial functions, such arbitrary things
as dates are negligible and impotent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
Bathing Pool LEGISLATION

Two artificial bathing pools for
Washington ere proposed in bill
which Representative Frederick Zihl-
man of Maryland. chairman of the
House District committee, will intro
duce in the House With total cost
~ s345.n0o. Mr.. Zihlman's project
would provide bathing facilities for
5000 persons a day. One pool will
he 400 feet Ions and 200 feet wide
and the other $50 feet long and 100
feet wide. More than 1000 bathers
could be accommodated at one time in
the larger one. while 1000 would he
able TO enjoy the cool filtered water
in the smaller.
Mr.. Zihlman is determined that
Washington shall not 40 through an
other Summer such as last, when a
city of nearly 500 900 inhabitants was
totally lacking in bathing facilities
during the swelterinc days and nights
Advancement of the bathing pool idea
followed closely on the heels of con.
eressionaI action at the last session
ordering elimination of the Tidal
BASIN beach.
With the waters of the Potomac
found to be heavily polluted and UNIT
for bathing without drastic purifica
fion. creation of pools near the centers
NJ population is evidently the only
practical solution of the dilemma
Both citizens of Washington and
members of Congress have come TO
realize that immediate action is nee.
essary.
For this reason Mr.. Zihlman should
find support in both the House and
Senate. Although the price tag on
The bathing project may. at first
glance. seem high. it is comparatively
low when the cost of establishing a
beach on the Potomac. where the
water would require special treatment
after being impounded. is considered
Washington must have bathing
beaches or pools. This legislative item
is one of the most important that will
figure on the District calendar at
this session. Quick action by the
House and Senate District commit
tees should be taken so that the bill
can be brought UP on the floor of both
houses at an early date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
Annual Health Seal Sale
Reported Successful.

To the Editor of The Star
| am sure that you will he clad to
know that the various disea se-pre
venting and health saving services of
the Washington tuberculosis Asso-
citation are now assured of con
tinuance through another year. This
Is very largely credited to the now
almost universal custom of buying
our Christmas seals in connection
with the sending Of gifts and greet.
fngs for the holiday season.
We naturally attribute the success
of our Christmas seal sale in no sma II
degree to the general publicity which
the press of the city has given to ii
and in which your newspaper has so
generously shared. On behalf of the
officers and directors of our associa-
ton. | now wish to express our thanks
to you for this helpful cooperation
and to wish for you and members of
your staff a happy and prosperous
year. GEO. NJ. KOBER.
President Washington tuberculosis
Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEHELL.


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
Conference With Col. House
Strikes Public as Wise Step

II the public was surprised by the
news that Col. E. NJ. House had been
the guest of President Coolidge at the
White House, surprise quickly gave
way to generally expressed feeling
that after all it was a most natural
thing for the President to call in the
man who for so long was Woodrow
Wilson's right hand in foreign affairs.
AS the La Crosse Tribune dndepend-
enD explains. Probably no other
American is so competent as Col.
House to supply the background of
Judgment and information on world
affairs and the men of foreign coun-
tries who are guiding the course of the
ether nations" The Tribune believes
that those citizens to whom just
snd clearly defined foreign policy
seems one of the most important
problems of this Nation will be glad
that President Coolidge has taken Col.
House into consultation
The Republican Pittsburgh Chron-
icle Telegraph recognizes the position
of Col House as an expert on foreign
affairs and observes: 1t is not strange
that man of such an open mind as
that of President Coolidge should oh
tain his guests opinions on foreign
questions that possess direct interest
for our own country.
The INDIANAPOLIS Star independently
also feels that the breadth of range
which the presidential conferences
have taken is n tribute to the open
mindedness of Calvin Coolidge. and to
his eacerness to he thoroughly in
formed and~well advised on a matter
of so great importance.
Because of his special role in the
drafting of the covenant Of the
League of Nations. under which the
World Court has been established
the Columbia Record Democratic)
saws "Col. House is able to provide the
President with invaluable information
about the court We congratulate the
President on his good sense in going
beyond petty political eXpediency on
vital question of public welfare SO
also the Rock Island Argus .dnde-
pendent) declares the hope of the
American public is that President
Coolidge has listened attentively to
the words of wisdom that. it is be-
Heved, he received from Col. House"
Referring to the 'disinterested ad-
vice so often praised by Woodrow
wilson, the Albany Knickerboeker
Press independent Republican, sug-
| gests that at is Quite likely that the
chief value of Col. House to the pres
| ent administration lies in his fund OF
! disinterested information regarding
| the three major developments now
bearing on the America n foreign pol
| icy-Locarno. World Court adherence
! and the League of Nations dsa rma.
men. conference.
| "Manifestly the colonel who has
been around bit and knows his
way" says the New York Evening
| World independent Democratic>.
would not have chosen this particu-
lar time for a personal visit. He was
evidently summoned for a purpose
and this is promising and calls for no
apology or explanation. The silence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04

be expected. Possibly within the next
ten weeks, which will cover the nor
NAL range of Winter, there will be
stretches of abnormally low tempera-
lures to give color to the French as
tronomer's forecast. but certainly at
present the outlook Is better for the
comfort OF the people in America tina n
for the confirmation Of Able abriel' :
gloomy prediction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
Some Night Parkers
Own Their Garages
To the Editor OF The Star:


In reply to an article which | read
in your valuable paper in regard to
The ban on all-niSht parking. causing
many poor families to lose the family
flivver. ! would like to state that II
does not seem to be that class that
park in the streets. as in my own
square alone there have been two
home owners with garages on their
own premises who rent them out and
park their own cars in the streets.
AS for man being too poor to hire
garage for his car. / would say that
in that event he would also be too
poor to keep his car in good running.
order. and it would therefore be a
blessing to humanity, as it would get
many wrecks now running off the
streets. JOHN T. HECK
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04

Europe has Influenced the art and
the customs of America in many
ways. For instance, not many years
ago an American contemplating din
ner at a resta urant did not know
the meaning of the phrase cover
charge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04

The craftsmanship Of Hindenburg
inspires confidence Few men in his
position would have been able to keep
The Hohenzollern family so long in
the background.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04

The question OF womans right to
vote has long since been answered in
the Affirmative. The question Of hen.
right to smoke cigarettes and wear
short skirts IL in the hands of The
social arbiters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04

\ Japanese prince Is visiting the
photoplay studios in Hollywood. The
experience is interesting. though cal
culated perhaps to give him a rather
eccentric and exaggerated impression
of the ideals Of American culture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
Exhausted Geniality.

Have merry Christmas at Grim
son Gulch?"
Some" answered Cactus Joe.
And happy New Year,"
Rather. But from all the fights
that started durin' them holidays, I'm
inclined to draw the conclusion that
St. Valentines day is goin to be con-
siderable Of a failure"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. H4SKIN.

@. What is the greatest loss in
weight that a player has experienced
in foot ball game. w. f.
A.. The greatest loss of which we
know is that Of Bill Edwards, who lost
80 pounds in n princeton-Iale game.
He was all-American guard
O. What does q red sibhon tied
through the buttonhole signify
w. *.
A. The War Department says that
a plain red ribbon tied through the
buttonhole signifies the lowest grade
of the French Legion of Honor. the
higher grade being indicated by a
rosette Of red ribbon.
@. What kind of d place is Romney
Marsh in Kent, England?-H. II.
A. Romney Marsh is protected by
a sea avail of great thickness and the
guardianship and drainage of the
swamp is in the hands Of special
ancient corporation. The level lands
afford pasturage for vast fockS Of
sheep which form the principal indus
try Of this section.
@. What kind Of fur is pahmi?-E.
r. ID.
A. Pahmi fur is obtained from an
animal of the weasel family, found in
Central China. 1t has heavy pelt
of light yellow underfur, with TOP
hair of grayish brown. white line
! runs down the back from the neck To
the tail. 1t is improperly known
under the name of Chinese stone mar
ten and gray marmot.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04

The man without euile--who has
erind-senerally is misunderstood.
That Is the price he pays for being
different.
The world is afraid of nothing so
much as the different man-unless II
he the different woman.
Willingly the mass Of mankind as
sumes the accepted cloak both in
physical and mental appearance. in
order that II may have that com
Portable feeling which comes with
conformity.
The man who differs from the run
of the mill more often than not is
visited with the scorn of his fellows.
or with indifference. In many cases
he is killed because he will not he like
the rest of the pack.
He whose birthday we celebrat ed
, recently was the most illustrious of
the band of brave men who have won
martyrdom I'm this world. His was
an outstanding case.
Most of those however. who suffer
some form Of non.acceptanCe In life
would be dear to the heart of the
Master, for they comprise the Down
trodden.
If there shall be for them "A new
that fact does not mitigate against
their unhappy fate in this world
where they miss the society of thei,
fellows. and the satisfactory feeling
of esteem which comes To those VIII,
ma themselves swimming in the popu
lar currents of their time.
These thoughts arise as the result
| of the receipt of several letters from
Young men who feel they are not
popular. They are not accepted
so the gist of their letters runs-be
cause they are regarded as ito,
GOOD. and this feeling against them
comes about. in it's turn. because
they do not indulge in certain forms
ing various games of chance. etc.
What is to be done about it,
such is the general trend OF the in
qulrS. for they want To do sonnet hips
about IL. Even the misa nthrope Is
Gregarious at heart. We all love to
| have the approval of our fellow he
inGs, even when our so-called higher
intelligence tells us their approval Is
not worth a whoop
Man is made that way" and, unit
some revolution Is worked in his ma Ike
up. will continue 10 seek the approval
of his fellows and lament any failure
, to secure il.
AS To what is TO he done about IL
| one has the choice of two courses
You can either be yourself or try &c
be like somebody else
The second road Is the most tray.
eled. 1t enjoys the distinction of ha v
| ing a traffic problem. a twofold prob
| lem. for not only are the travellers
there humping into every other per
son. but each Is continually humping
! into himself.
| The way 70 travel this road Is To dc
what others do. Play their games
even IL you think them uninteresting
accept and loudly talk about their
likes and antipathies, even IL you re
gard them as almost inverted: 80 on
the general plan summed up in that
old maxim. When in Rome do as The
| Romans do
Laugh heartily at the latest LIQUOR
| joke. although it may be very poor
| specimen of that lowest Of all forms
OF humor, the pun.
Never accept an invita- ton TO lunch
! from a comrade without forcing him
| to toss up for it," thus satisfying
the divine instinct toward the wheels
| of chance.
Then get what satisfaction YOU car
| out OF the thought that these mer