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Tax Reduction Effects.

Unless the new tax law yields a
| larger revenue than is estimated as
result of the rendering of fuller re-
turns by taxpayers the Government
will be on narrow margin of income
over expenditures during the next
fiscal year. 1t is minated at the
White House that q deficit of $780,
900 900 is regarded as probable unless
Congress very carefully holds the APP
preparations down to the budget
figures
1t has already been made known
that the President has contemplated
that on the basis of a $500, 900 600
tax reduction this year a further
cut might be made in the revenues
in 1927. Now 1t is suggested that
the addition of $S7 ,000, 900 to the 1926
cut probably precludes the possibility
of another reduction so soon.
All estimates of revenues under the
new tax law, however, are based upon
the expectation of continued pros
perity. Should there be an industrial
and commercial slump, during the
next year or two, these new rates
would not yield as large revenue
total as that which is expected. For
the greater part of the revenue is
from incomes, and If incomes are
lessened through any failure of bust
ness, or cutting off of dividends, or
shortening of operations generally.
the tax yield will shrink.
Further tax reductions, therefore.
are contingent not only upon con
tinued economies in expenditures, but
upon the general condition of the
country. 1t Is known to be the eX-
pectation of the President that the
present reduction of taxes will make
for continued prosperity through the
release of large amount of money
for commercial development. 1t Is
possible that this may prove TO be
the factor of stability to maintain
the country's level of business ac-
tivity and earnings.
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bile operators card will become void
and new ones will be issued after an
examination. 1t is no reflection on
the local police force to point out that
this examination in the past has been
a cursory one at best: 1t is the same
all over the country.
When July l arrives. however, 1t
will give Washington a chance to step
out in the lead in vigorous attack
on the entire permit problem. Despite
wailing and gnashing Of teeth on the
part of unsuccessful applicants, the
law should be enforced to the limit in
the granting of permission to operate
automobiles on the streets of this city.
No driver who displays the slightest
ignorance of the regulations should be
passed: no driver who displays a lack
of the distance and speed judgment so
essential to safe operation should be
passed and, above all, no driver VINO
is of the smart aleck" and reckless
brand should be given permit.
Even If 1t requires a large proper
ton of the Police Department to aid
in successfully carrying out this
houseclea ming, there should be no hes
itation. Washington has golden OPP
portunity to weed out the undesirables
and to take the lead in reducing the
appallins total of national automobile
fatalities,
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Radio.

Figures for the comparatively new
radio industry show a five.year gain
of S42O, 600 900. In 1920 only 900
worth of radio apparatus was sold.
while in 1925 more than $62oo00,0O
of sets and appliances was purchased
by the public.
Ten million radio receiving sets are
now in use. Twenty thousand trans
hitting stations are operating, with
applica ton for 800 more before the
Secretary Of Commerce. Until recently
the ma jority of stations were confined
to the most populous centers, but
within the last two years they nave
been scattered throughout the country.
From these figures it can readily be
seen that Americas infant industry is
emerging from it's swaddling clothes,
With impro vements I'm receiving and
transmitting apparatus constantly be
ing made radio will forge ahead until
If becomes one of the dominant
industries.
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BILE resources that have never been de,
veloped because of the transported ton
problem, and that State might take
advantage OF such an opportunity to
exploit its natural product. Each State
that has a wealth of building material
already marketed or which it desires to
market would thus be able to advertise
a product of which 1t is proud.
These buildings. says Col. Harper
should be especially designed for eff
fective exhibits of both natural and
man-made resources of each State
Agricultural and manufa curing de-
velopments should he strikingly pre-
scented, and each States educational
progress. it's climatic advantages, and
its wealth In indigenous plants, flow
ers, fruits, vegetables, grains, mineral
resources and timber. Each building,
with its contents and SURROUNDINGS
should be the finest exhibit that could
be made of everything that goes to
make notable the State 1t represents.
Such displays would be of inestimab BILE
financial advantage to the States and
no less to the Federal Government
and should be encouraged by both.
Each building would also be a place
where the historical progress Of each
state could be recorded permanently,
as well as the achievements of the
States citizens, who have contributed
to the history of the world and OF
Republic and who have done nota-
BILE things In science. art and litera-
ture.
State Rivalries.
Recent developments have indicated
not only desire of certain States to
cooperate in the State buildings en-
terprise, but rivalry to be the first
to have a building and exhibit on
view in Washington. Leading citizens
of Florida are said to be especially
anxious that their State should take
the lead in the movement and It is
possible they may bring about &C.
ton in their Legislature even before
Congress has made the enterprise DOS
sible.
And whenever Florida starts any.
thing. California. in the present status
of the jealousy between those two
States, is prepared to go just a bit.
farther and to move a trifie more
rapidly. Both States are keenly alive
to the possibilities and advantages of
exploitation, for both have profIted
greatly thereby
Maine and other New England
States are also up and coming in the
matter of getting themselves before
the country in new and effective
manner and it is possible that one of
them will steal a march on the South
and West. And North Carolina, cred
tied with being the first of the States
to rediscOver itself in the things that
make for State pride, promises to be
no laggard.
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EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REV JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. D, III. D.,
Bishop of Washington.

hand of a prosperity quite unpar-
alleled in this or any other land. To
him these were the guarantees OF
security and happiness. The fact
that we were the greatest creditor
Nation In the world seemed to as
sure him of Americas supremacy.
There was something naive in his
survey of conditions. Following him
came the judge whose daily habit
was to deal with the sterner ana
more sinister conditions in our Ger
sporate life. Speaking with accuracy
out of an experience that brought
him in daily contact with the GRIM
inal classes, he went ron to disclose
tendencies In our corporate life that
in his judgment were fraught with
grave perils. He cited the, revolving
records that indicated growing law
lessness and an increase of homicides.
He sustained his arguments by cita-
tons and proofs that were frrefuta-
BILE. He maintained that the post
war period, probably more than any
other, disclosed tendencies that were
more threatening and perilous than
he had known in his long experience
as a Judge. The two recitals were
in marked contrast and there came
" Iillu thC WOiu VI tnC
prophet: Il spake unto thee in thy
prosperity; but thou saidst. will not
hear"
We need not be pessimistic to such
an extent as to be unwilling to reckon
with palpable facts. We need not
undervalue or despise the blessings
that come with prosperity. high
wages and their cOncomitants. We
do not have to invoke the stern disci-
pines Of Puritanism nor to lay upon
our generate the blue laws
against which our fathers rebelled.
in order to bring us back again to
ways of sane and wholesome living.
On the other hand, we do need to
have clearly brought to mind, in this
unparalleled era, the fact that pros
perity, however greatly desired, fur
nishes no insurance against those
enervating and chara cter- destroying
evils that eat into the very heart
of people. If our prosperity is not
to prove an unmitigated evil we
must stabilize and strengthen our
moral and spiritual forces. Once
again we need to be reminded of the
ancient word, Where there is no
vision, the people perish" President
Coolidge's word has deep significance,
The government of a country never
gets ahead of the religion of a coun-
try. There Is no way by which we
can substitute the authority of law
for the virtue of man"
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There are those who are viewing
with alarm the fraternizing which has
been going on between the Republic
cans and Democrats off the House of
Representatives, with at least an echo
or suspicion of the same sort of thing
I'm the Senate.
In the World War it always was
considered Il bad sign when one :
troops showed the slightest disposi-
ton to fraterniZe with the enemy.
There was much Of that sort of thing
on the Russian front. 1t progressed
to the point that one night a Ger
man band marched out into No
Mans Land and gave concert.
Shortly afterward the Russian army
disintegrated completely.
On the quiet sector of the western
front the French were always on
guard against determination. They
felt, with good reason. that any seri-
Gus developments along that line
would be fatal to the fighting spirit.
Democrats of the country at large
feel that their congressman are rob
bling them of any real issues in the
coming campaign. But, oddly enough,
considerable part of the perturba-
ton over the state of affairs I'm the
House comes from sound thinking Re-
HCH pIOlCSS W see III iilc
situation another step toward the
complete control of the lower branch
of the National Legislature by two
or three of the powerful committees
of the House, leaving the main body
of Representatives as helpless as II
they had never come to Washington.
The coalition of this controlling group
OF Republicans with certain OF the
Democratic leaders makes the control
both safe-and apparent. BY standing
in with the Republicans on the big
committees the Democrats on those
committees feel certain they will get
every possible consideration for their
own individual legislative needs
Therefore, II 1t has become a scramble
among the members of the House to
get what crumbs they can from the
tables of the mighty. who can blame
these Democrats for playing the
game?
The complaint among the rank and
file of the House. of both persuasionS.
Is that the members of the WAYS and
means committee and of the commit
tee on appropriations feel that they
ARE the whole House" and that no
one else need he considered.
Perhaps. after ALL this Is but in
hocpiHt with tHH lTtHu Oh tHe tunes
that the only thing worth while is the
raising and spending of money In
its great surge of prosperity the CouIk
try has begun to think only I'm terms
OF dollars and cents. The spirit has
permeated the leadership of the
House.
Consequently. when the chairman OF
a committee, thought important two
or three years ago. wants to bring a
matter before the House he must
plead for days before an all-too brief
period of legislative time IS allotted
to him.
On the surface Of the House these
days there Is scarcely a ripple, but
underneath the smooth waters one can
easily find a spirit of discoura cement,
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have been effected through the exer-
else of the ancient powers. Mean
while plays have been produced on
the American stage that would as
There Is no censorship here beyond
that of public opinion, which is a very
liberal standard. Certain plays have
been given American production that
could not be possibly shown in Great
Britain. If the test now proposed by
Shaw succeeds in brea king down the
censorship of the lord chamberlain,
the British public will probably be
shortly treated to some diverting eX-
amples of American dramaturgy.
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Automobile Fatalities.

Interesting figures on the automo.
bile fatality problem are presented in
The annual report of the COMMITTEES
"n statistics OF the national confer.
ence on street and highway safety
under the auspices Of the Department
OF CONNER ce. While the report shows
that the number of motor fatalities in
Inc United States is increasing year
by year. ii likewise demonstrates con
clusivelN that the rate OF increase is
declining rapidly.
In 1920. 1927 and 1929 the annual in.
crease in casualties, compiled from
AL sections of the country. WAS 10 to
y per cent. and in 1923 il rose to the
high figure of 90 per cent over tho
previous year s record. In 1924 how.
ever, there was sharp drop and the
rate was only SIS per cent, while In
1928 there WAS only a. o.5 per cent
increase
OF the IS cities list ed in the renort
with population Of more than 100
600. - of them reported decreases in
the number Of fatalities during 1925
and three remained stationary with
the 1924 figures. Six cities in this list
showed progressive reductions in both
pa and 1925.
With approximately - 900 deaths In
le24 and an increase over this mum.
her last year there is little encourage.
ment to the situation other than the
decline of the rate from year to year.
As long as registrations of automo-
highways more heavily congested with
raffic. and the permit laws are al
lowed to remain in their present un.
satisfactory condition. there is small
chance of Improvement.
All the traffic lights traffic police
men and traffic regulations in exist
ence will never cure the individual ba d
judgment of a great ma iority of Amer.
lean motor car operators. The stupid
and don't care" fraternity will al
ways be the cause Of large percent
age of fatalities and the lax enforce
ment of the permit laws offers no
hope that the number Of drivers Of
his type, turned loose on the streets
of all American cities each year, will
decrease.
Washington is about to embark on a
thorough housecleaning of its permit
condition. On July every automc'
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Church Financing.


From the Charlotte Observer
There was q time when church
loans were not classed in the highly
desirable group by bankers and the
investing public, but conditions have
changed. In the city of Nashville.
Tenn, where are located the South.
ern headquarters of a number of
denomina tons, including some of the
strongest in the South, company
has been organized for the purpose
of specializing in church, school aud
hospital financing.
Speaking of church financing now
as compared with years ago. a rep
resentative of the new company made
the interesting observation that prac-
tically every issue of church bonds
or notes is bought outright at once
by investment bankers who find
ready resale at a profit. Hard. head
ed, and even hard-hearted, investors
have come to recognize the church
and institutional loan as best and
safest and the demand for these Sc
curities is active he said.
This does not mean. says this spe-
cialist In church financial affairs.
that there are more religious people
with money to invest than formerly,
because the selling is broadcast and
no particular appeal is made to
church people. 1t does mean. how
ever, he adds. that churches and in
situations have adopted business
principles and practices in the admin
istration of their affairs. thereby
stabilizing and enhancing property
values.
Ever hear of church fail?" he
asks, adding: 1T may be news to
some to learn that many. of the
larger churches and institutions of
learning and healing have business
managers who are full-time paid peo-
pie. The hum of the typewriter and
the click of the adding machine are
adding variation and efficiency to
church and institutional activities
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The British Play Censor

Georee Bernard Shaw has never
hod n,uch patience with the British
NAV censor He has always ridicuied
the practice Of submitting new dra-
matte writings to a representative Of
III. lord chamberlain and has at times
in effect defied his authority to blue
mcneil his creations and ban their
production. He has done this by Civ
inc "nrivate presentatio tons" Of dramas
doubtful from the point of view of the
official play faster" Of the govern.
ment. Now he is going to fight him
tn a finish. An early play of his was
banned long time ago for it dealt
with theme that then was strictly
taboo. With some revision, however,
II was recently produced under ON
cial sanction and had a run in Lon
don. 1t is now proposed to revive 1t
with the addition Of some new lines
that the playwright has added with
out submission to the censor, and II
Is expected that author and producer
will be cited by the lord chamberlain.
In that case, II is announced. Mr..
Shaw and his producsr will carry the
matter to court on TIE contention that
the lord chamberlain's powers do not
extend to questions of moral nature.
but pertain only to matters offending
against the throne. the church or the
government. Originally the censor
ship in Great Britain was for political
protection. to prevent the use of the
stage for subversive works inimica
to the interests of throne. church and
government. In latter years, however
IL has become purely literary cen.
kcrshir and many absurd prohibitions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
A Singular Error Corrected.

AS a result OF a clause in the law
which has been standing for several
years. promotions of some OF the
worthiest and most efficient Govern
ment workers to higher pay have
been prevented. This paragraph
reads: I'm grades in which only one
position is allocated the salary of
such position shall not exceed the
average of the compensation rates
for the grade" The absurdity of
limiting pay within certain grade
to the average of one position ap-
parently escaped the trainers of this
clause. but il has remained uncor-
rected. Now it is proposed to modify
it, provision having been written
into the Treasury and Post Office De-
partments bill. which has passed both
Houses and is ready for signature
to the following effect: Except as in
unusually meritorious cases Of one
position in a grade. advances may be
made TO rates of the grade, but not
more often than once in any fiscal
year, and then only to the next higher
grade"
In the classification of duties and
salaries undertaken some wears ago
riSiditN was supposedly avoided. but
this case shows in some instances
pose of the reCla ssification movement
was to equalize the duties and com
penSationS in the various depart
ments and bureaus by the adoption
IF standards of performance and pay.
In the main it has worked out well.
but in some cases ii has operated seri.
ously to the injury of the workers.
Under the English civil service sys
TEN the 'watertight compartment
principle prevails. If Il governments
employe heads into one of these
compartments" he has no outlet
This means that for his entire public
service he is bound by definite limi
tations. beyond which he can neve,
pass. The contrary principle is sup
posedly in vogue in the America n
civil service, with promotion all the
way up the line possible in any
bra nch of the service. There is and
there should be no barrier to in.
definite advancement in position. and
therefore in pay. to the limits of the
service.
The correction Of this singular er
ror by the clause that has Just been
written into the Treasury and Pos,
Office Departments bill will permit
the promotion of some of the most
valuable of Government workers.
who, being in narrow ssifcations.
have, under the strict interpretation
ot the average of one grade" pro.
vision, been denied adva ncement. II
will doubtless hold in the service some
who could not otherwise remain in
such hopeless position.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.
Bunk.

Bunk.
In life there is a lot of Bunk
Which serves to ease the mind
And clear away the sordid junk
That troubles human kind.
We're getting better every way
BE good, and JOY anew
win shine" | hope to see the day
When all the Bunk" comes true.
This so-called Bunk" Is but the
thought
That fills the heart with hope.
1t Is the purpose men have sought,
Through ages doomed to grope.
SO. while the cynics view with scOrn
The paths plain men pursue.
Let's all be glad that we were born,
And hope the Bunk" comes true!
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thee In thy prosperity: but thou
sdidst, tCiH not hear"
Does prosperity have a tendency to
harden the finer sensibilities and to
make us unresponsive to the high
claims OF conscience? There Is little
question that adversely has tendency
to soften our nature and that through
| 1t we are brought to. better under.
standing of the nobler claims of life.
Observation has led me to believe that
individuals and people generally give
greater heed to the religious appeal In
days Of adversely than they do in days
of prosperity. A striking illustration
of what we mean is suggested by the
experience we had as Nation during
| the period when we were participa ting
| in the World War. During those mo.
lmentous and critical days we were con-
stantly being reminded of the fact that
! America had risen to new heights Of
/ spiritual vision. II. G. Wells, in the
| most notable book he has written
maintained that Our sons have shown
us God. The bitter sorrows that had
come upon the Nation had at once re-
vealed to it it's weakness and it's
strength. Much dross was burned
away and the frivolities of life gave
place to stern realities. Here in Amer
lCd the GILL 10 arms LOT tHO Willie III
verified us from pleasure seeking and
money-making occupations. We con-
centrated all that we had upon one SUI
preme object. Even those who had
hitherto been careless and unrespon-
slve to the high claims of loyalty sud
denly assumed "a new attitude and read
lily gave all that they had for what
they believed to be a fine ideal. So
strong was this feeling that the secu-
lar press itself took on a religious tone
and we highly resolved that we would
meet every demand that was laid upon
us. 1t is singular thing that once we
passed out of this period OF stress and
strain we seemed to forget many of it's
deeper lessons and once again turned
ourselves to less worthy occupations,
and plunged with renewed energy into
indulgencies and practices that we had
a ba ndoned.
Recently we listened to a discus
sion conducted by two representative
men-the one a great banker, the
other distinguished Judge of
Federal court The note of the
bankers address was one of supreme
optimism. lie cited the growing
prosperity of the country, the great
bank reserve. the high wages paid.
the growth of great corporations and
the multitudinous evidences on every
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Accommodation.

How do you stand on the question
of tax reduction"
Foolish question: exclaimed Sena-
tor Sorghum. when the Great
People demand a tax reduction it's al
ways best to comply. even II you have
to boost the taxes afterward to make
I'm for a deficit A"