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Evening star., 1926-02-20
The Revised Traffic Bill.

A favorable report on the revised
traffic bill WAS made by the House
District committee, yesterday, and the
measure Is expected to come before
the House for action on Monday. The
salient features of the bill are: .Ad-
ditional power for the ira ffic director
To revoke permits of automobile driv-
ers before trial If suspected OF serious
violations Of the traffic regulations,
and granting to the director authority
over all street traffic. including street
cars. Other provisions make New Jer-
sey avenue. from the Capitol north
westward. an srterial highway, with
automatic electric signals. and al
low the traffic Office until July | to
issue new drivers permits for Ave
is To be used for extension of the au-
tomato lighting system.
Congress should lose no time in
passing this desira BILE legislation. Ever
since the traffic Office was created the
director has been ha ndicapped by his
ina bility to revoke permits of drivers
who. by devious devices, have evaded
trial after having been apprehended
by the police on serious charges. Cases
are on record showing that there are
motorists on the streets of Washington
who have been arrested several times
for Offenses that would result in convic-
ton and revocation of permits if they
were brought to trial. 1t is this clas So
of criminally inclined motorists at
which the bill Is aimed.
control of street cars is essential if
the traffic director is to secure COM
plete harmony in the regula ton of all
vehicles using the public thorough
fares. The street car compa MES have
refused to cooperate in the Mapping
out and enforcement OF arterial and
boulevard highway regula tons. and il
is only by removal OF this disturbing
element that success of this system
can be obtained.
In the matter Of permits, the bill
makes it optional with the motorist
whether he ia to pay the IS for FIVE
years at one time or 81 annually.
Revenue from this source, estimated
at $500 for the five-year period i.
expected to complete the electric au.
tomato lighting system for the Dis
trict.
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEEELL.

j. Jeffery Locksmith had q sneak
Ing sense Of pride as he walked along
the street with Mary Rogue. They
We're on their way to his store to solve
the problem OF lessened sales of Hot
Dog" records.
J. Jeffery long ago had given up
flirting with the ladies. Like most
men, however, he still managed to get
a thrill out OF being seen by his asso-
ciates with snappy young woman.
7. hampton Ellington. president OF
the Ola Club. Of which LOcksmith
WAS member. smiled rOsuishly as he
raised his wide -brimmed hat to the
passing couple.
I.ocksmith knew that as soon as
Ellington got among the boys at
lunch he would tell them all about
seeing the popular phonOgraph record
retailer walking along street with
pretty girl.
Gay dog" Ellington would say
The other boys tranging from 35 TO
65 years of age) would pretend
amazement. =. hampton Ellington.
however. would declare that he had
long suspected him.
You can't hold that fella down."
Ellington would assert-Locksmith
could hear him now. The boys would
laugh heartily. Tomorrow when he.
Loci smith. came to lunch. many and
various would be the cracks at his
expense.
Then he would smile an embar-
rassed but delighted grin, and In
dulSe in such repartee AZ is only to
he heard in two places in the world
at a college fraternity dining table or
the tables of q modern business men 3
luncheon club.
Women, ii has been said. are only
children of a larger growth. SO men
are often but college boys grown up.
Mr.. I.ocksmith." ." said Mary Rogue.
gravely as they walked along. you
go into your shop first. and | will
saunter in sfterward just as il 1 were
a customer. Then, after / confirm q
few OF my present suspicious, l will
call you into conference"
Very good. Miss Rogue" answered
Lock ksmith. He no longer felt that
this Young woman was a child. Sly
glances AT her ella ssic profile, stolen
from time to time, had shown him
something more than pretty face.
Most of Marys clients began by
feeling she was ra ther-er, Young.
and ended up by placing their prob
lens entirely in her hands. That was
why she could send them bills for $500
WltHoul tduslHS tHeHn more ina q
few feeble gasps.
Mary made good in her work. just
she did in her appearance. There
might be 1000 girls on F street but
Mary Rogue Outshone them all. Star
eyed Mary was different. When she
smiled 1t seemed as II something new
had been II last introduced into the
world
Two young men. discussing her
once. had disagreed about that smile.
1t would be wonderful aid one. Ito
sit across from that smile al brea X
fast for the rest of your life" The
other dissented. Il am not so sure
he replied. Il am afraid il would be
too much OF good thing
Mary slackened her pace as they
neared j. Jeffery Lock smiths store
and allowed that bustling eentlema n
10 hustle in ahead Of her. Through
the window she noticed the salesgirls
at the counter give the big boss
large and opaque smiles as he went
through.
1T never hurts to smile at the
boss said Mary 10 herself. flattenins
her small hat against the window.
Then she entered. Pretending to be
amining a catalogue of records
Evening star., 1926-02-20

much "softenins" Of nationalisn. and
II is more than dubious whether edu
ca ation dema ndS a weakening Of that
spirit of nationalism. which In the
ma inspiring of civiliZa tion.
Parochial teaching is had. Ii is re-
strictive. unenlightenine, narrowing.
The task OF the educator is to avoid
this line while opening the minds of
the young TO the truth. Prejudices
bred of isnora nee may be eiimina ed
student in his own system of govern
ment or lessening his pride In the
achievements and advantages Of his
own country. IL by "softenine" is
meant such course. there is no rea-
son To demur. Hut il soft ening
means to weaken national pride and
faith, then there is no support for an
interna tional education. however sin
propose 1t.
From the kindergarten To the uni
NerSitN" signifies the entire span of
years during which the Young people
are being formed in mind and spirit.
1t is not we'll that they he taught
anything that causes them to become
cynical. to view the record of their
own land with Scorn, I" remember
only the mistakes of government to
the exclusion of righteous accomplish
mentS. 1T is not we'll that they he
taught that other standR rds In ut her
andS are better than those which pre-
vail in their own country. Their minds
should be developed to the point Of
sound reasoning and clear perception,
so that In manhood and woma nhood
they can with better judgment sha pc
their own lives. but never with loss
of faith and pride in their country
That is true nationalism That should
never be ''softened"
Evening star., 1926-02-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHHANDER JOHNSON.
Standardized Song.

Standardized Song.
MiItonic and Shakespearean verse
We've read with pleasure great.
We've welcomed rhythmic phrases
terse
OF a more ancient date:
But when with taste that's going
strong
Ger classics we enthuse,
There comes along
A ia stime song
Bout Nanny" and the Blues"
so, wherefore should the teacher toll
For literary grace
When it might only serve to spoil
The free and easy pace.
Unto gentle jazz I'll cling,
Whose tunes we cannot lose,
Nor do a thing
Except to sing
Bout Nanny" and the Blues"
Evening star., 1926-02-20
The Tax Bill Agreement.

1nsurinc a net reduction of 1891 900
900. the tax revision bill comes from
conference with an expedition that as
sures final enactment in ample season
to govern the first payments of the
current tax year. This has been one
of the shortest. if not the shortest. of
conferences on revenue measures in
the history of legislation. The differ
enceS between the House and Senate
hills have been adjusted with remark
able facility. and the measure now
goes to the House and Senate for final
approval In A form which is satisfac-
tory to the Treasury and in general to
the country.
The final net reduction of 1881 900
COO is for the current tax year of 1925.
The rates carried by the bill will in
subsequent years effect a reduction of
about sSS 900. 900 less annually The
House bill provided for reduction of
1925, ,73S 900. The Senate bill would
have cut the taxes by S456 .26l 900. so
that the bill as it comes from confer
ence makes A reduction of S55 264 600
more than the House measure and
Si5,os1 900 less than the Senate. The
most material change from the Senate
bill is that which restores the taxes
on admissions. save for an exemption
on tickets up TO IS cents and the tax
on automobiles. Both of these taxes
ere retained. The conferees accepted
the changes made in the surtax rates
by the Senate, and accept the Senate
repeal of the capital stock tax. The
inherita nee tax is compromised The
Senate repeal of that tax is rejected
and the compromise fixes a maximum
Of 90 per cent. with all estates under
s1O0, 900 exempted. The Senate gets a
concession in the matter of estate
taxes. by which the rates on 1924
estates are to he reduced retroa ctivelv
by Is per cent.
There was no issue on the score of
publicity before the conference, the
SenateS acceptance of the House re-
peal of that clause of the law assuring
the end of the procedure of exposing
the tax payments to promiscuous
public scrutiny.
With approval of the conference re-
port by the House and Senate virtu-
ally assured, and probably within this
coming week. the definite enactment
Of the tax reduction bill by the first of
March is certain. This has been
most satisfactory piece of work. ac-
complished with A minimum of parti-
san maneuvering. for political advan-
tsge. carried through with a sincere
wish to relieve the people of a need
less tax burden and to conform to the
condition of the Treasury in a ma nner
to maintain the esta blished fiscal policy
of the Government in respect to debt
reduction No time has been wasted
In needless debate. Both houses have
gone at the work in a businesslike
manner, and they are now to be con-
graduated upon the performance, al
most to the point of conclusion, Of a
dificult task in a statesmanlike man
her
Evening star., 1926-02-20

Mary kept her bright eyes on the
girls, on the customers. She also
watched the proprietor, as he walked
up and down.
Now and then Mary smiled to her.
self, a tender. wistful smile. a pale re.
flectiOn of her fuli-sized one, out at
that enough to turn the head of any
young man upon whom it might have
Ia nded
J. Jeffery was walking up and down
pretending not to notice Mary. Mary
grinned. Her grin was quite equal 10
her smile, having in it something at
once so frank and SO honest that one
invariably thought OF small boy.
When Locksmith walked to.the ba OK
OF the store Mary seized the opportu.
nifty to side out the front door.
Some minutes later the proprietor
was called to the telephone. and heard
the soft voice Of Mary Rogue.
VIII YOU come TO my ONCE, Mr..
Locksmith?"
why, | thought YOU were in nv
store"
Il found out what wanted to
know. and left to think it all over
Can you drop around?"
Why. All, certainly. certainly"
Will look for you, then. Just
walk in
Mary Rogue long ago had learned
the benefit derived from making them
come to you.
III was not long before the energetic
step OF Locksmith sounded in the hall
Wen. sir. smiled Mary. Il am
ready to tell you what is the matter
with your old store"
+%
old store?" retorted Locksmith.
Mary. Now, let us get down to bust.
ness"
Yes, let us do" said I.ocksmith
rather enjoying himself.
The trouble with your store, Mr.
Locksmith, is Your Indifference to
your customers welfare"
Locksmith stopped smiling.
on walk up and down, yes-but
nave you ever stopped long enough at
the record counter 10 hear the way
those girls treat your customers?"
Why, why"
NO. you have not. I do not blame
the girls ope-half so much as do YOU
either. In any ablishment the EN-.
ployes take their color from the en-
ployer.
Because YOU are basically indif
ferent TO your customers. your sales
girls are. too. While i was there
heard good old woma n asking for a
certain hymn. The salesgirl snapped
al her for the number Of the record
and when the old woman said she did
not know il. The girl indifferentIy said
that she couldn't help her, then"
Il never heard anything like that
in my store" replied Locksmith. red
in the face.
OF course not-that is Just the
trouble. You never heard. You never
listened. You never gave whoop
how the girls waited on people WHY
they have treated me that wav score
OF times, personally. And they do It
simply because you allow them to get
away with H.
You are the boss" continued Mary
and If YOU order and demand them
to be absolutely courteous and help
full. al all times. they will be so.
so YOU see" she continued. with
one OF her sweetest smiles, the whole
thing is up to you. in the final analy
sis. Stop trying to be such a good
fellow. Mr.. Locksmith, and simply be
a good salesman.
Think less Of the boys AT the club
and more OF the poor old woman in
the shabby dress. who comes into
your store TO buy Lead, Kindly
Light"
Evening star., 1926-02-20

great national artists in that line.
man or dienitary, service which
gave a free rein to inventive faculties
and did not count the cost of pennies.
got for man renown during his life
time.
Outsta ndins dishes peculiar to the
United States have been in many cases
the inventions and discoveries Of very
humble folk-illiterate and dark
skinned turbaned cooks in the de-
tached kitchens Of Southern great
pioneers: often the pioneers them
selves. who. with rifle knife, skillet and
Kettle, c"ncocted comestibles that were
little less than heavenly; farmers
daughters: men handling pots and
pans in the pitching Salleys Of little
ships. the placid and competent house
wives of ''Pennsylvania Germany"
Even the aborigines themselves con-
tributed such deiicacies as succotash
and cornmeal mush.
Scarcely one OF tneSe creative
seniuses is known. Here and there
is an exception. like the originator of
steamed oysters. an outsta ndin2 deli
cacy which the National Capital Is
proud to claim for it's own. An Ameri-
can culinary hall of fame would in
clude the half-mythical figures of. the
originators of brunswick stew, OF
buckwheat cakes, Of terrapin, Mary
land style: OF baked beans. pianked
shad spoonbread, clam chowder,
beaten biscuit waffies-in fact. of
long list OF delicacies which regard for
the ante .prandial reader of this news
paper cuts short. Americans are OF
the opinion that could these immortais
be reproduced in enduring marble and
bronze they would form as odd'lookins
a collection az could be lima gined, but
that in number and in caliber of COM
petence they would not. hguratiVeiy
speaking. have to bow to any other
similar national aggregation in his
tory
Evening star., 1926-02-20
Talk of Treasury Deficit
Failed to Excite the Public

If the Senate is going too far, II
ought not to find encouragement in
applause from the home constitu-
ency."
The Birmingham News Gndepend-
ent Democratici commended the reduc-
ton to afford relief TO payers of in
come taxes in the smaller brackets
and the Morgantown New Dominion.
regarding il as assured that the law
would he on the statute books before
March Is. observed This is good news
to millions of more or less grudGinG
contributors TO the Governments in
come" However, the Oklahoma City
Oklahoman Democratic) warned its
readers to remember that the pub
lie knows that much work promul-
gated on the Senate floor with bla ct
of rams horns is quietly uDdone in
closed committee rooms with chlorp.
form and Knockout drops. The pub
lie knows extremely well that a vast
lot of this taX-cutting talk is the
political gesturing of 80 odd Senators
stripping themselves for the Summer
campaign
Explaining that the House bill car
ried a reduction of $685.. 200, 900 the
amount the Treasury Department said
could be spared without creating a
the measure provided for reduction
of s451 100000. the Topeka Capital
Gndepe endenu forecast that the final
reduction would he between these two
amounts and concluded that in making
its reductions the Senate went on the
reductions the Senate went on the
theory that the Trea sury Depart
ment underestimated revenues two
or three times before and might make
the same mistake this time"
The Philadelphia Bulletin Gnde-
pendent Republican, characterized
those Senators who voted for the fur.
ther reduction SO Senators voting
in obedience to the demand Of the
people and forgetting party lines,
while on the other hand the Seattle
Daily Times independent Republican,
declared that partisanship Influenced
the Senate decision hardly can he
doubted. II is obvious that If the tax
reduction were greater than sound
business principles warranted, there
could be no further revision for sew
eral years. Instead of a surplus. there
would be deficit and the Republicans
could not point 10 a fine record of ac-
compliShment. The odd part of the
Senate is that Is Republicans were
found who voted with the solid Demo
cratic lineup"
The Providence Bulletin Gndepend-
enu suggested that perhaps the in
tention was to make the bill ridcu-
1ous and thus pay off old political
srudgeS against the secretary. But"
continued the Bulletin. 1.-The taxpayers
are not interested in the personal
quarrels of any of the Senators. what
they want is the passage of req
sOnable tax bill in time 10 enabR
them to file their statements without
/ Inconvenience before the 1NS CT
March"
Evening star., 1926-02-20
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL ]. COLLINS.

tween zoe, 0,080 and 225 900 Jewish SOL
diers from the United States. While
the Jews constitute per cen, nf our
population. they were Der cent Of
our American expeditionary forces,
and one.fifth OF them were Volun-
teers. They won LOO citations for
bra very-7o3 from the United States,
2Sd from France and the + st from
other countries.
The Jews have won distinction in
American politics-in Congress, in
diplomacy and in the upper courts.
Senator Judah r. Benja min of Louisi.
ana was offered a seat on the United
States Supreme bench. which he de-
clined. Justice Brandeis is recognized
as one Of the ablest members of the
present Supreme Court. Many others
have served with great distinction in
both branches Of Congress and in dip
lomatic missions.
In commerce. the Jews are lead
ers everywhere. In New York City
they own $870.000.000 OF real estate
and billion of wholesale business.
They control the theaters of the
United States. In music and paint
ing they are eminent. Henry Mosler.
4 Jew, was the first American artist
10 sell picture 10 the French Luxem-
bourg.
The Jews are lsw.abiding. as was
testified by Gov. Vance of North
Carolina, when he pardoned the only
Jew serving a l0-year term for man
slaughter. saying the pardon was I'm
part IN recognition of the good and
law-abiding character Of our Jewish
citizens" Judge Briggs of Phila
delphia. in sentencing a Jew for
burglary said, You are the f1rst
lsraelfte / have ever seen convicted
Of crime" Other judges and eminent
LAWYERS have testified similarly.
The Jews take care of their own
poor. In New York City they con-
tribute s1,000.O00 annually for that
purpose. A movement is now active
10 raise Slb.00O,0OO for the relief of
oppressed Jews of Russia, Poland and
other parts of the East. and one Jew
William Fox. headed the fund with
his contribution of S25O, 1000. and upon
his becoming chairman of the fund he
announced that he would expect
New York to increase it's quota from
s4,Ooo,000 to s6.0O0.O0O. Henry little
son promptly subscribed $4,000, al
though the campaign Is not to open
until next month.
In hls speech on the occa sion of
laying the corner stone OF the Wash.
inston Community Center, President
Coolidge said: The Jewish commu
nifty OF the United States ia not onIv
the second most numerous in the
world, but in respect of its Old World
Origins 1t Is proba bly, the most cosmo-
politan. But whatever their origin as
a people, they have always come to
us eager to adapt themselves to our
institutions, to thrive under the in
nuence OF liberty, to take their full
part as citizens in building and sus-
tanning the Nation and to bear their
part in its defense, in order to make
a contribution to the national life.
fully worthy of the traditions they
had inherited"
Copyright. 1925. by Paul v. CoIlin..)
Evening star., 1926-02-20
"Softening" Nationalism.

a speaker before the sessions of the
National Council of Superintendents
and Commissioners of Education last
evening, explaining a proposed world
Nida campaign to eliminate interna-
tional animosities through education,
said that the keynote of this campaign
will be the presentation in favorable
tions of the peoples OF other lands to
the pupils Of each country from the
kindergarten to the university. The
speaker, DR.. Augustus .. Thomas
and president Of the World Federation
of Educational Associations, A said:
There are two methods of teaching
history-frOm the nationa liStic and the
internationalistic viewpoint. 1t Is not
proposed to eliminate the nationalistic
viewpoint entirely. for that, perhaps
would not be wise. but rather to soften
that viewpoint and to teach the truth
about other peoples To the pupils of
each nation and To avoid eXaGgerations
which develop animOsitieS.
Further particulars are requisite
about this movement, the end Of which
Is desirable. but the means to which
may he questioned by many. The
"softenine' of the nationalist view
point IS a rather broad description Of
q procedure that may not appeal to
the majority OF people. There has
been so much talk of internationaIism
90 much depreciation of the national
ist spirit during the past decade, espe
eially since the Russian experiment In
government founded upon interna ton
Alism, or rather non-nationalism, was
launched, that apprehension Is felt In
this country.
1t is, Of course desirable that the
children Of all the world be taught
the truth about other peoples. he MAJ de
to understand them. their histories.
their natures, their aspirations and
their characteristics. No harm can
come through such understanding But
sssst sAs saa h dana ,sAsausa tea