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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

AS Jones always had regarded him
| self as being rather poor from a
strictly business standpoint, he got
a laugh out of this, especially when
he contrasted it with his weight and
character as shown on the same
machine next day.
This time his weight was 166
pounds, and his character as follows
you have artistic leanings, which
make you unfit for mundane busl-
ness life. You should be more ag-
gressive. Force, rather than plead
x * i i;
The first week his walks gave him
such q good appetite that Jones
gained somewhat.
On the fifth day all the stiffness
was out of his legs, and he strobe
along like another Mercury, or, at
| asst, as that gentleman might have
strobe had he been encountered with
modern clothing.
Much of the grace of those old gods
and gOddeSSes came from their lack
of restriction. Put Venus into a fur
coat and silk stockings, bob her hair.
and shove a small hat down over her
ears, Jones rather imagined she
would resemble a small barrel in ac-
ton.
Jove, seated in cutaway and high
silk hat, would require something
more than a bundle of thunderbolts
to make him look imposing.
Templeton Jones was so hungry, on
that fifth day, that he stopped at a
bakers shop. about mile from home.
and invested in dozen cookies.
I'll take a dozen of those other
little cakes there" he added pointing
to some inviting looking cup cakes.
What is it that smells so good?''
he asked the lady behind the counter
ooh, everything, of course" said
she.
"Of course. of course hastily pu'
in Jones. But l mean that particu-
larly fine SMELL" with q smile.
THAT is this pound cake here, 3"
said she, pointing to a half dozen ~
ing on the counter. '"They have just
come from the oven."
Give me half of one
Il am sorry, but l can't cut one
while it's hot"
Then I'll take the whole thing, "
said Jones'.
Laden with his dozen cookies. his
dozen cup cakes and his glowing
pound cake, the pedestrian labored
on up the hill.
AS Jones lives in a neighborhood
whore no one is scorned for eating
in public, he thought it beneficial to
consume a few cup cakes as he went
along. In some communities, to be
seen eating q cookie on the street
would be to OstraCiZe ones self.
| Jones irreverently fell to wonder.
ing why all radio singers pronounce
the word hill" as if spelled "hi-yuIl. "
| They must be taught to do it, Jones
told himself, attempting to initiate
them, but with little success, as cup
cakes are not an aid to singing.
BY the time Jones got home, he
had consumed a full half dozen, and
was in excellent fettle for stratagem
upon the pound cake. still warm. and
sending forth the most enticing odors
A slice of cake, and then Jones spied
the Christmas candy.
mo wonder you don't lose any"
sighed Mrs. Jones.
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Press Acclaims Honor Paid
To Elihu Root and C.. G.. Dawes

that made this tribunal acceptable 10
its member states and altogether prac
ticable. Root showed how to translate
idealiSm into terms of organization
forms and constitutional safeguards.
Only legal authority both keen ana
profound could have done the work
only a statesman of basic idealism
would have cared to do it" OF the
Nobel award the Pittsburgh paper
adds. 1.-The work of Gen. Dawes wa
the solution of specific. highly com
plicated and thoroughly dangerous
problem of the moment"
The Birmingham News halls the
Root award as one that will be re
ceived with genuine satisfaction
wherever the ideal of peace is still
held in the hearts and minds of men.
The News declares that mankind
conceivably is not through with the
movement to keep international peace
in the world"
In bringing a semblance of order
out of the economic chaos which FOL
lowed the war, Gen. Dawes made a
great contribution to international
peace" says the Williamsport Sun
while the Wichita Beacon remarks
concerning the problem that he solved.
Europe was in a turmoil The col
lapse of Germany's financial structure
threatened TO destroy all hopes of rep
arat1ons. The peace treaty was praC.
tically imperative in this respect. The
foundations of all the powers wers.
trembling. 1t is remarkable. there
fore, that an American without diplo-
matte experience could step into the
situation and show the way out"
The Indianapolis Star believes that
the award to Vice President Dawes
is in recognition of a world service
that has no comparison in all history.
Comparatively few in the country"
continues the Star. "grasped the full
significance of what was accomplished
by Charles G. Dawes and his associ.
ates, Owen ID. Young and Henry NJ.
Robinson, who made up the so called
Dawes Commission. The members Of
the commission put aside sentiment
and war spirit. They went as busi-
ness men would go into a gigantic re
case
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Acrobatic Flying.

Stunt flying for hire will be a thing
of the past after the dawn of New
Year day. Prominent in the rules
of the air. just published by the De-
partment Of Commerce for the con-
troll of Civilian aviation is the edict
that mo person shall acrobatically
fly any airplane containing pas
sengers for hire or reward" Viola.
ton of this rule means a fine of FIVE
hundred dollars and possible revoca-
ton of license
Other regulations designed to safe
guard the public re.ate TO flights
over cities. large gatherings, night
flying provisions, passing other air
creft and right of way of airships
over airplanes. The new rules were
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compiled by the Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Aviation in confer
ence with representatives of the in
dustry.
1t is not believed that there will
be much dissent from the anti-acro-
battle provision. Few persons care
particularly about the thrill of stunt
ing in the air The great majority,
when they decide to buy a flight, are
very much concerned whether or not
they will get up and down safely
and even the thought of a loop or q
barrel spin would change the color
of their complexions.
AS commercial aviation increases
in it's scope there win be a CORE
spending increase in the number of
people who have been up" But
there appears to be no reason to be-
lieve that the thrill of safe straight
away flying will not be enough to
satisfy.
Consequently the new regulations
will meet with the approval of lay
man and aviator alike and will
doubtless do much to further the ad-
vance of commercial aviation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30
Fine Arts Are i'm Need
OF Sales Organization
To the Editor of The Star:

There is one profession which calls
loudly for a little intelligent organiza-
tion--that Of the fine arts. Only
small public contributes to it's support
and. outside a narrow circle. very few
members of it really know anything
about the need and value of fine art
expression at all, because the few who
could interpret ii have seldom any
direct communication with them.
Artists are dependent upon middlemen
Tho are either art students who have
failed and become art directors" or
purely commercial folk who have
realized that money can be made both
Ways-out of the ignorance Of the
public and the frantic desire Of the
artists to live and find some tangible
justification for what they believe to
be essential and important work.
The means of selling pictures is
Trough dealers or public exhibitions.
There is an increasing disposition to
charge artists for the privilege of
showing their work. The public is
often charged for admission to view
the result. The.artist often pays for
The reproduction of his work in the
"a; alogue. He pays for frames, for
insurance and transport. 1t is said
nat he sometimes pays critics to
boost his work and agents to dis
tribute it, On an average, most com
petent painters succeed in getting
"9re~ eXhi' tied privately at some
dealers for a week every few years.
--o,A Is any great effort made to
sell it, and what is sold pays com
mission TO the dealer of from 33 per
| 2ent upward
Suppose Mr. Wanamaker had the
nf = q
week once in three years, having one
sleek and ignorant salesman a a desk
the TeCeSseS of the store. Would
he do any business worth mentioning?
Aft.Sts are in that prediCamenL
iEere should be some means of ex
-lIbiting pictures for sale all the wear
'9und and people engaged and com
petent to sell them. / hazard that if
all the money now spent for subscrip-
lions to clubs. societies, dealers, eXhi-
| billions, framemakerS and transport
agents could be invested in marketing
pictures more people would buy and
the quality and value Of the art of our
time would increase a hundredfold.
Almost every lucrative branch OF
art has been filched from the profess
sion. The only kind which is profit
able is done in subservience to an in
ferior mind to that which produces
tt-So called commercial art" That
| IN itself guarantees that the work will
| be Of second-rate quality. In any
| 1ase, the artist Is not the person who
| should be called upon to support it.
At present art is & charity run by one
| OF the poorest communities for the
| benefit OF the richest, and most of the
| money contributed goes into the
pockets Of the people who administer
| it. as is usual with charities. Here
| IS a chance for a business man to earn
| immortality.
| STEPHEN HAWEIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Holiday Cynicisim.
Oh, Santa Claus, dear Santa Claus,
Your kindness was a bluff.
You left behind. mid great applause,
A lot o bootleg stuff.
You left some tin horns blowing wild,
And drums to. raise din,
And sad cigars, so far from mild,
For strength a prize they'd win.
Oh, Santa Claus, dear Santa Claus,
We sang with graceful glee,
But had to hire a cop to pause
And guard the Christmas tree.
And while your gifts a pleasure
brings,
In candor we must say
We are regretful for the things
You failed to take away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30
The Crisis of American History

speaking yesterday at Trenton.
n. j., at the sesquicentennial of tho
battle of Trenton. which has haar
characterized as the turning point in
the War of the Revolution. President
Coolidge stressed the fact that the
american people of today want peace
even as Washington and the patriots
OF his day wanted peace. The
founders of the republic made great
sacrifices in order to secure peace. and
the present generation cannot escane
corresponding sacrifices, sometimes
FOR the purpose of providing ADEQUATE
national defense, sometimes through
international covenants limiting the
scope of military forces.
This message comes opportunity.
1t is addressed as much to the for
eign nations as to the American peo-
pie. 1t is a reaf1irmation of the
fundamental policy of the American
goVepnment regarding it's relation to
other powers. The world. saws the
President, has been striving to adj
vance in the direction of mutual good
VIII and trust, discarding the old
theory of relying entirely on force
and adopting the method of relying
more on reason. But there is danger
of slipping back into the cd formula.
The habit and tradition of ages. saws
the President, call us in that direc-
ton, and we cannot establish the new
principle unless we are willing to
make sacrifices, willing to put some
courage into our convictions.
No more inspiring theme could
have been found for such a statement
of the American position than the
celebration of Washingtons great
exploit in extricating his army from
perilous position by an unexpected
strategic move, the boldness of which
brought success against heavy odds
and desperate hazards. The Ameri-
can commanders maneuver was &C.
Gained by a British authority as a
prodigy of generalship. AS a result
of it Congress voted more troops and
supplies, the army was recruited, the
crisis was passed. The open support
of France was gained in consequence
of the victory at Saratoga which was
won a few months later by the re-
iuvenated American army.
There were many trials, though,
after the battle of Trenton. The
cause of the American people was to
pass its final test after much bit
terness Of defeat and the most in
tense suffering. The supreme courage
Of Washington, his unfaltering faith
in the righteousness of the colonial
position, the devotion with which he
inspired his forces brought the final
result. Had he been conquered at
Trenton by the conditions that would
have downed the spirit of almost any
other leader, the American Revolu-
tion would have failed and the his
| tory of the world as well as of this
land would have been changed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30

| There appears to be considerable
interest in the walks Of Templeton
| Jones, the Washingtonian who re-
! Gently imposed five miles of pedes
| trianism upon himself daily as a sort
! of fleshly penance.
J We left this gentleman halfway in
| his walk at the 212 mile post, with a
cushioned bus invitinsly holding open
| it's door to him. Did he or did he not
| get in?
| Jones. who is the best fellow in the
world, has asked us for the present
! to keep this secret He says that
! if it were stated that he did take the
! bus. it would cmbarass him consider
ably, whereas if the world We're told
that he did not board the vehicle, it
would embarass him still more.
Wherefore, please thank all your
readers for me, and tell them that
I even in such public pedestrianism as
, mine there must be some privacy"
| Jones told us the other day.
Mr.. Jones, however. allows us to
make known the results of the past
week, in so far as they relate to his
efforts toward reducing supertluous
! flesh around the dissection, gener-
! ally called the stomach"
| If it had not been for the presence
: in his home, Jones says, there would
! have been no doubt of his losing sew
eral ounces.
The most discouraging thing about
walking for reducing purposes, he de-
cares, is the SloWneSS of the process.
Upon beginning a walking regime,
! the prospective reducer fondiy i'm
AGNES that he will lose a pound a
day, at the least. Sometimes, some
where, he read about a fat man shed.
ding his fat at such a rapid rate.
4 x Il X
In real life. however, reduction
comes about by ounces, if not by
grammes. Generally the latter. The
slightest change in overcoat or hat
will make the scale even show an in
crease in weight.
The saddest part of all, according
to the heroic Jones, is that the very
last place the fat retreats from is the
very place one wants it to go from
first.
1t is the inevitable law of reduction
that every ounce of superf1uous flesh
must disappear from every other part
of the body before so much as an
ounce will deign to leave the abdomen
AS this is the part to first take on
flesh. so it is the last to part with it,
Cheeks. arms, legs, lose rapidly
enough, under the proper comoina
ton of exercise and diet--if one per-
sists-but the Stomach" refuses to
yield an inch.
Jones, having read someS Of the
glowing methods, thought that five
mile walk every day would shortly
give him the proportions Of grey
hound.
OF course, nothing of the sort hap
pened. Before he started that first
walk Jones stepped on one of these
fancy scales, which, for a penny,
print on d card with the pres, mt
weight on one side and a fortune
or character reading" on the other.
Jones weight was placed at 165
pounds, according to the scale, and
his character drawn as follows:
You have executive ability, but
you must lead, not push. You will
succeed largely as q business man "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30

Two distinguished Americans, Elihu
Root and Charles G.. Dawes, are ac
claimed this year for work in behalf
of world peace. The award of the
Nobel peace prize to Mr.. Dawes, TO be
shared with Sir Austen Chamberlain
in recognition of the Vice Presidents
part in stabilizing Germanys finances
and solving the PREPARATIONS problem.
is regarded as significant in view of
the recent attitude of Europe toward
America,
OF the distinction that has come
to Mr.. Root the New York Eveniro
Post says: He is poor-spirited Ameri-
can who does not feel something of a
thrill at the participation of the most
distinguished living American states
man in the creation of a court which
is designed to do for the world what
our Supreme Court has long done for
the States of this Union. BY no other
act could Mr.. Root have so appropri-
ately crowned his career"
People of the United States will be
glad TO know" according to the Mem
phis CommercialAppe that some
thing has been done by their country
in the work of peace, even though the
deed was purely economic. But why
there was any necessity for the Wood
row Wilson Foundation to take action
We suppose the prize to the former
Secretary of State is given in consid-
Grafton of his labOrs regardless Of the
fact that those labOrs will be unavail-
ing and mean nothing so far as the
United States is concerned" While
the Charlotte Observer also is i'm
pressed by unusual circumstances sur
rounding the award to Elhu Root,
that paper believes 1.-The distinction
that has come to the Vice President
is one well earned and the manner of
the disposal of the 1925 Nobel prize
will be of approval by the people"
X X X X
''No man more than Elihu Root de-
serves the peace prize award of the
Woodrow Wilson Foundation is,
nevertheless, the opinion of the Pitts
burgh Sun, which records that ''he
gave to the world the ingenious plan
for the election, OF World Court judges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30

a film comedian wants a divorce
because his home was too hilarious.
Comedy is Il gift requiring a consid-
cradle amount of study TO ascertain
the values of contrasting effects. If
there are to be laughter and bolster
Gus demonstration, they should be on
the part of the spectators who pay
In the movies a custard pie is a tool
of trade and should not be hindered
in it's effects by the mince pie of do
nestle conviviality,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30

The Scrivener case has already been
superseded in attention. 1t was in
teresting while it lasted. AS it fades
temporarily from vivid prominence, it
leaves the possibility that implacable
s.ruths, like those in detective stories,
will never rest till they have solved
the mystery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30

Hindenburg does not permit himself
to be prominent in the German politi-
cal spotlight. He is used to a system
under which q regal parsonage took
the applause while subordinates did
the work, and possibly finds himself
at a loss with no one to whom to
transfer the tributes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30

What do you think of the attacks
on George Washington?'
'"They show what a. great man
George was" answered Senator Sor.
ghum. Most of our old heroes receive
perfunctory eulogies. George is one
of the few still considered worthy of
being attacked"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30
A Question of Seats.

From the Charleston Daily Mail.
AS Judge Lands pockets that
$65,000 salary, he probably is not
bit concerned over the fact that to
preside in grandstand is better pay
than adjoining the bench.
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Member If the Associated Press.

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An extraordinary volume of holiday
trade is reported. Christmas brings
not only the carols, but the good old
song o six pence" not to mention,
incidentally, the hip pocket full O.
rye
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Short Skirts and Safety.

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Knee.length skirts have reduced
street accidents SO per cent, says q
safety commissions report. The time
is coming when street accidents will
be eliminated altogether.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30

The price Of food was very large.
His appetite began to fail.
He simply paid the cover charge
And drank a glass of ginger ale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30

Christmas trees no longer keep
the Fire Department on the run; but
the hip flask continues to call out the
Happy New Year ambulance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30

a bandit" buys notoriety at a
heavy price. Human vanity is a per-
verse influence that makes the photo
graph and the write-up seem worth
while
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30

Hilarious parties will watch the old
year out-unless the hip fiagon pre-
vents the ability to distinguish mid
night from any other time of day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30

A new element has asserted itself
in base ball. The latest group of play
ers is being referred to as the Ananias
club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30

1t is still commended that prohibition
is not a failure while the man who
defies it is.
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Unconscious.

From the Terre Haute Star
Another trouble with having war
in China is that only about one China
man in a hundred ever hears about it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30

From the Dayton Daily News.
BY this time Mr.. Browning has
doubtless come to the conclusion that
New York is d city in which the wona.
an is paid and paid and paid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30

The Japanese war scare" referred
to in the Fall-Doheny case is probably
causing mental agitation among a
number of Japan's citizens who had
never before heard of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30
Looking to the Future.

What did you say when the duke
proposed to your"
II told him he had made me very
happy" said Miss Cayenne.
80 you accepted him?"
"No. The compliment is something
to talk about. A marriage would
eventually be something to gossip
about
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The Evening Star with the Sunday morn
tnR edition is delivered by carriers within
the city at go cents ner month daily only
as cents per month, Sundays only. 20 cents
per month Orders may he sent by mall or
telephone Main 5000 Collection is MADE by
carrier at end of each month.
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Revue.

Revue.
Little bit o chatter,
Little bit o. song
Make q pitter-patter
That runs by hours too long.
"I's in favor of evolution,'N said
Uncle Eben. de argument it starts
amt near as dangerous as de kind
you kin git up any minute over a
craps game"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30

Il beseech my ancestor to avert
war" said Hi Ho, the sage of China
town. ut will be great and gracious
thing IL, by throwing prayers at a
joss, we can avoid throwing cannon
balls at one another"
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Jud Tunkins says he looked forward
to Christmas as child with glad ex-
pectation. Later on he thought less
about this years Santa Claus than
about next years bill collector.
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@. Do Canada and Australia have
to go to war when England does?-
r. w. G.
A. The British dominions are not
obligated to assist the mother coun-
try In every war in which she may
care to engage. The participation Of