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THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS.

81. Hnfther. ) :sI-op: at ,rns said
hU them Of old time: but SAP unto
Iou.'
The Originality of Jesus" is the
title of striking chapter in an ap.
pealing book The author maintain.
that OF all the great religious teachers
Jesus is the most original. That His
teachings transcend that of any other
is widely accepted. In the course OF
His teachings lie constantly alludes
to the great messages Of the prophets
of His own race. Repeatedly He con
firms their declarations, but in some
instances He amplifies their teach
incs and infinitely broadens them
II Is not so much the originality of
Jesus as the authority He discloses
that arrests our attention. His utter
ances are daring in their assumption
of power. Such expressions as the
following clearly indicate this II am
the resurrection and the life" "All
power is given unto Me in heaven and
in earth" and again. Il. if | be lifted
up, will draw all men unto Me
X
In His sermon on the mount, re-
ferring to the ancient law Of His peo-
pie, He says: 1T was said by them of
contrasts the law given by Moses
with His own higher vision OF life.
and He invests the latter with SUI
preIne authority. In fine. He placed
His word above the law. He not only
gives To men a word of authority. but
a new power to fulfill it.
In remarkable book. The Con
stitution of the United States" MIR
James NJ. Beck has "a suggestive chap
ter on The Revolt Against Author
ity." He speaks OF those who are
increasingly opposed to any law which
affects their selfish interests" The
application of this to the teachings of
Jesus is intimate and Immediate. e.
There is no revolt today against the
beauty OF His message; il is rather a
revolt against His authority. "r in
difference to il.
That He assumes to be the last
court Of resort on questions that af-
feet the moral and spiritual standard rds
Of men is clearly obvious. Indeed, II
is upon this that His whole claim as
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own ideas as to how and when
traffic shall stop or go.
The Capital City's traffic engineer
is not finding himself in q, bed OF
roses, by any means. Not being
policeman, he has complained that
the police have not co-operated to
the fullest extent. The District Com
missioners have not sustained this
view. In any event, Washington *
in the throes of a great traffic trans
formation. At first glance visitors
to the city assert the traffic problem
SHOULD be simple. Washington Is
city of ma gnificent dista noes and wide
thoroughfares But when the great
French engineer. L'Enfant, laid out
the city in cart-wheel fashion ne had
no vision of an automobile age. WIN
so many avenues cutting the city
obliquelv like the spokes of wheel
there are innumera BILE intersections
which are extremely difficult to deal
with from the traffic point of view.
In the meantime it Is Just as vel
for Capital visitors to watcn their
steps every moment they are on the
streets and avenues. They may hnd
themselves in traffic maze or
traffic jam at any moment.
The new cold wave which has
swept IN upon washington IroEl thN
West has caused another wave OF
suffering in the temporary buildings
which have housed so manN ot the
Government workers ever since the
war These structures. which IN
MANY instances are little better thsn
the shacks which contractors put np
for offices during the construction oI
some big building. are SO thin that
they do not keep out the Winter coln.
BY the same token they fail 10 stop
the Midsummer heat and 50 IL y
necessary TO excuse employees in the
Summer because of the unbearable
heat and in the Winter because OF
the unbearabl cold.
a Government economT Whlch fallS
TO provide suitable quarters for GOV
ernment workers and Government
business is so short sighted Is 10 he
almost unbelievable. II merely Is
putting off the day when huge sums
must be expended or Government
activity must cease.
Meantime the Congress Is Eolnc
ahead with plans for adding fine
annex to the palatiaI marble building
which provides offices for the mem
hers Of the House Of Representatives
Washington is glad To see the Con
cressmen so well provided for, hui
thinks they might give some cons1d-
era ton to their fellow workers Of the
Government.
lCopvright 1921
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evils. II should prohibit the continued
use Of old structures for public hous-
ing on entertainment. and require
their replacement. not merely their
equipment with "sa fety' devices
which are Of no utility whatever when
emergency arises
In every city are some Of these old
lar marks. and the pity is that they
are often the most frequented Of all
the public accommoda tions. They
should All be raZed. to be replaced by
veritably fireproof structures. No
building should he permitted to he
used as hotel which can burn as
did the old Lafayette at Allentown.
Yet there are numbers of just such
places still in active service, and any
of them may any day be the scene
Of fire horror. The time to replace
them is before the ira eedy, and not
afterward.
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The Cost of Mine Idleness.

A simpIe arithmetical calculation
demonstrates the utter folly Of the
hard coal strike. which is now at the
end of it's twenty-tirst week. ne
men have lost all their wages TOT TINS
period If in readjuStmehI VI
wages they should get an advance oil
ton ner cent, they would have to work
uninterruntedly for 2lO weeks, or four
wears. to recoup that loss. TO recover
in two wears the loss in wages during
the strike should it end now, theF
would have to secure twenty per
cent advance. To regain the loss in a
single year they must secure forty
per cent increase.
\ ten per cent increase is reckoned
as All that can possibly he expected II
the wage scale should he revised up-
ward in an arbitration or by direct
negotiation with the operators. y
twenty per cen, Increase IS not 70 he
considered as proha NE. A forty per
cent increase is beyond the limits of
the most optimistic expectation.
shifted from the coal owner to the
coal user. To produce coal for wage
cost of ten per cent additional would
mean. however. a larger addition to
the retail price than the actual per
centace in wage increase. for with
each addition to the mine cost the sue
cessive handlers Of the commodity add
their profit.
Thus twentv-one weeks of idleneSS
at the mines even II followed by a
ten per cent advance. means virtually
net loss to the operatives. unless they
can be assured Of continuous employ
ment for at least four years and more
AT the increased rate of wages. And
the longer the strike lasts the longer
the period required for catching up
at the new wage rate.
There IS. therefore. no occasion for
surprise at the announcement that the
leader of the miners has himself made
overtures for a resumption of nego-
tiations. upon somewhat the same
ba sis as the proposal which was yes
terday first accepted and then reject
ed His followers are In desperate
straits. There Is nothing ahead Of
them but struggle to suhsiSt while
waiting for settlement. followed by a
long. heart breaking struggle to re-
cover the lost ground when wages
have been increased.
The other day the striking miners
cheered President Lewis of the United
Mine Workers when he toured the an
thracite district. But now that their
enthusiasm has cooled they are likely
To he figuring on what their allegiance
to him has cost them. They are per-
haps working ont their equations in
terms of their certain losses and their
prospective. possible gains. and the re-
suit is disheartenns. Immediate re-
sumption of work means immediate
receipt of money to pay bills to buy
supplies. 10 restore credits Their low
atty during twenty.one weeks of strik.
Ing means. in all proba hilitv. at least
four-year uphill climb to reach the
Point they left on the first of Sep
temher.
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Cloture and Protocol.

Unanimous consent 10 fix date
for vote on the World Court
protocol having been refused. the
Senate will tomorrow vote on the
rioiure resolution. proposed by pc
tition signed by forty y-eight Senator'S
Opponents of the protocol. resenting
the introduction Of the -cloture mo-
ti"n. are disposed to force vote on
il. hoping. il is indicated. that it
will fail OF passage.
This motion requires two-thrds Of
the Senate in its support. Likewise
the resolution to ratify the protocol
Thus If there is a two-thirds ma iority
for the World Court there should be
for the cloture resolution. Yet this
does not necessarily follow For some
Senators who favor the protocol may
not vote for cloture. owing to an
inhibition against the closing OF de
bate.
Should the cloture resolution he
adopted the success of the World
Court protocol is assured. And in
that case vote on the prot ocol
would follow very soon after the
adnptinn of The cloture motion. For
there would he no point in protraction
Of the debate. and in any case the
cl"ture motion automatically, save by
una nimous consent brings the debate
To an end.
Thus Monday will witness test
Of the Senate on the World Court
The opponents have gained nothing
by resisting efforts to secure the
naming Of Il day for the taking Of
the vote. for even il cloture is de-
feated. the pressure of public opinion
in favor of action will become
stronger than ever. 1t is now strong
enough to be felt by the most de-
termined opponents of the protocol.
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A Ra dio Trinmnh.

Another triumph was recorded for
the radio when Mrs. Lydia Nelson Of
San francisco was notified that her
brother, from whom she had heard
nothing for twenty-five years. had
been found in the heart of Central
Africa.
From Memphis. Tenn. came the
message of success To Mrs. Nelson
radi" amateur in that city an
nnunced that Cape Town had broad l.
cast word that the missing man had
h"en located in response to her ap-
peal
elimination Of this long search bv
means of the new art of communica
tlon stresses the almost unlimited
possibilities of the radio of the future
Providing entertainment for the bed.
ridden. success in such cases AS that
OF Mrs. Nelson. and eXtendini, educs.
ti"n 10 All. the radio is taking it's nlace
as one of the foremost factors of o,,r
civilization.
Evening star., 1926-01-24
This and That
By Charles +. Trace,CeH.

Mahomet cut off the end of his robe
with his sword rather than disturb a
favorite cat sleeping there.
Wherefore the name of the Prophet
has found favor throughout the ages
with friends of cats everywhere.
This same disinclination TO bother
sleeping feline may be seen in many
American homes. There IS SoinethlhS
bout the repoSe OF the creature thdt
suggests letting II alone.
Perhaps no one who has owned 4
cat but AT some time or other has felt
the urge To remain still rather than
disturb his cat friend.
Especially this holds good when your
cat hops up in your lap and settles
down for q quiet snooze. SUCH ca
pacitv for dreams is something tnat
needs-and receives-sincere admna-
tion.
could sieen as easily and as long as
his cat. \ we'll protected house cat
actually goes Ia sleep. snores, is some
times hard TO wake.
Dogs commonly sleep with one eye
omen. but real house cat closes both
eyes. as il were.
Sometimes il sleeps So soundlN that
a touch of the hand will not wake IL.
Even in sleep il seems TO realize it is
a friendly hand, and will only recoG-
nize the touch by slight stretching
of the hind legs. or turning over on
the hack. with most SNUG express
sion on its bewhiskered face.
real cat fan demonstrated him
self to he in the same class with
Mahomet-as far as cats are con-
cerned-at a wedding party. Or per-
hans il would he more exact to say
before the wedding.
An old friend of the family. he was
invited over to see the wedding pres
ents. These heing upstairs. he
mounted the steps. and entered the
room where the silver and other gifts
were spread out.
After he had admired them all, he
sat down. as an old friend will, to talk
over the impending wedding.
gray kitten. with bright eyes,
wandered in.
Hello. kittie." said the wedding
guest.
The small cat ran forward. looked
IN. inouirinc. twitched its tremendous
whiskers. and spranc UP into the
mans capaCious lap.
After making bread" with its fore
naws for few seconds. the animal
turned around couple of times. as
If seeking the most tcfnloit tdple p'S'
ture.
Twining its tail tightly around the
small bundle of fur it made. the cat
sank into profound slumber. The
man sat still, in admiration of such
ability to sleep.
The minutes passed by. and still the
man sat in the chair, reluctant TO
move.
There was sound of laughter on
the stairs Several girl friends of the
bride were coming in to view the
gifts.
They looked with surprise at the
man seated.
He smiled
You ladies' will forgive me for not
getting up" he said. Il can't disturb
this cat
why. certainly" smiled the girls.
turning to the business at hand.
Throughout the afternoon guests
came and went. the man sat and sat.
and the kitten slept and slept
Surely this man is true follower
Of the Prophet across the burning
sands.
Evening star., 1926-01-24
Uncle Sam as Pistol Salesman

In certain monthly publication
of wide circula ton, of recent issue,
appear twelve advertisements of re-
volvers and automatic pistols, FOR
sale through the mails. All but one
of them specifies that the buyer is
to send no money hut is to pay
The postmaster all charges upon re-
ceipt Thus the United states is
made the sales agent of q ira ftic that
is contributing 10 the crime record
Of this country and is costing eavily
in lives.
There is no means Of knowing how
large a number OF deadly weapons
is distributed throughout the country
by this means. with the mail as
carrier and with the postal officials
as collectors. But there must be
considerable business. else the manu-.
facturers importers and dealers in
,hese Goods would NOT continue in
The trade. The post office cannot
keep track of all those who get guns
in this manner. The packages are
parcels might as well contain per-
fectly harmless articles as we'll as
guns. To the postal clerks all that
is required is that the price is paid
by the person TO whom the parcel is
addressed. and that may be a tic-
titious name. No record can he kept
that is worth anythinS for the tracing
of the own + =" a weapon that has
figured in II CT =.
With a doZan ,,spensers Of these
lethal goods bu lily engaged in dis
tributine their crime-hreediag wares.
using the Government as carrier and
collector the difficulty Of securing
prorection from the pistol evil is ap
parent. No matter what the local
laws may be. this ready supply is
always available SO long as 1t Is per-
mitted 10 send such goods through
tho mails.
\ bill has been introduced in Con.
gress 20 prohibit such use Of the
post. II should he pressed to enact
ment. Legislators who are in doubt
about the wisdom of such a law
should scan the pages of the cheaper
periodicals and there obtain direct
testimony to the pernicious preva-
lence of this traffic. reaching all ages
and all classes of people.
Legislation limiting the oppor-
tunity of the criminal to obtain
deadly weapons does not restrict the
right of the people 10 bear arms"
or to arm themselves for defense
No law has ever been proposed that
would prevent a man buying gun
who actually needs one for his own
security for the protection of his
home. All that is asked for the
sake Of crime-ridden communities is
that the process Of getting deadly
wea pon he made q little more diff
cult than at present and that as
srra nee he given that weapons are
not sold to others than lava bidinC.
responsible persons.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.

The Real Article.
TITS pretty hard to lose a friend
Saws Hezekiah Bings:
"a real one sticks To the end
In spite Of silly things
That mix us up in foolish days
Through PAGES never slow
And leave us cropping through the
ways
Where pleasures used to go.
An enemy will disappear
When prosperous you seem.
He will return in guise austere
When sorrow prompts your dream;
But some their love will still extend
Through Fortunes cruel fings.
You cannot lose a real friend
Says Hezekiah Bings.
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A young woman who robbed a New
York storekeeper of three hundred
dollars is described by her victim as
a blond. Even in the most thrilling
moments few men can keep cool
enough to preserve artistic interest
and observe details relating to age
md complexion.
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1t is generally admitted by his most
faithful admirers that when provoked
George Washington was liable to
break forth into language much worse
than Helen Maria. : The rhetoric of
modern statesma nship is not 80 visor-
Gus AS il was in colonial DAYS. hut il
is more refined in eXpletive.
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ODnosjps Forces.

DO you agree to the suggestion
that the first duty Of great official is
to keep his shirt on'?"
No" said Senator Sorghum. Il
decline positively to complicate patri-
otic responsibilities with the uncon-
querable determination of the laundry
to tear off buttons"
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Demand for more time to consider
the World Court vote arouses natural
curiosity as to what has been done
with the precious time already so
a abundantly availab BILE.
Evening star., 1926-01-24

Uncle San may he persuaded to 20
into the League Of Nations on the
strength Of very doubtful assurance
that he can have compare lively little
to do with 1t II he finds he does not
like it.
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morse going ont SiXteenth street
can now forget the old-tme speed re-
str'ctons applying to trotters and
travel as fast as he likes. proyided he
can pull up in time to mind the traffic
signals.
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Before resenting impressions of
America as disclosed by Princess Ri
besco some effort should he made to
ascertain the contacts from which the
impressions were derived. All Ameri-
cans cannot he Judged by any particu-
lar circle OF types.
Evening star., 1926-01-24

Whether or not he was personally
incapable of untruth. there is no
doubt that George Washington has
suffered immeasura bly, at the hands
Of all kinds of fiction writer's.
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Difficult Conservation.

From the Norfolk Ledger Dispatch.
Now an expert is advising people to
make the most of their looks. But
suppose they haven't any?
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Kate by Mail-Payabie in Advance.
MARYLAND and Nirc inia.
All Other States and Canada.
Member of the Associated Press.

Tho Associated PROSE is exclusively ennt,ed
n the use 'nr renuhi"afion ~ All nH"s ms
matches credited To II or rot ntherwtse "red-
i;e.i in this paper and also the local re"s
nuhlisheG herein All ris hts ~ puhl1ratlon
~ soecjal dispatchss herein 9re also "eserved.
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Three Times and Out.

From the Baltimore Sunday Sun.
How would it do to delete broad
casting stations that give three rot
ten programs in succession?
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incidentally. the coal strike has been
= campaign Of education in the art of
doing without anthracite in an emer.
cency.
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Something may yet be done to per
suade Chile and Peru to hold on their
own account a peace conference that
will guarantee results.
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Somewhere the Sun Shines.

From the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Cheer up, Many are being rrsa-
trated by the heat in Argentina.
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Literary Survival.

Literary Survival.
/ wrote for weary hours
Upon an essay grave
Applied my greatest pow'rs
TO make my brains behave
The essay that 7 wrote
Has found admirers few.
While creditors still quote
My modest I. o. u.
Jud Tunkins says it's dangerous to
take a market tip from a man who
says he has all the money he wants.
There amt any such person.
Reasons Enough.
do you believe in evolution?"
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne.
DO you believe in reincarnation?"
Yes
What are your reasons?"
Il can't see that they make any
real difference. So why give offense
to any dear friends who have decided
to believe in them?"
Power.
If you have power to prevent a song
4 smile-a phrase resentful of the
wrong
You show the power greatest and
most wise
In strength that you refuse to exer-
else.
"A man dat is always right in his
opinions" said Uncle Eben. ''is en-.
titled to admiration. But he do git
terrible tiresome!"
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SOUTH AMERICAN HIGHWAYS
BY FREDERIC ]. H4SKIN.

Grafton for Highway Education much
Of rhe work is - be undertaken that
viii seek 10 build Un an informed pub
lie sentiment There will he a con
slant interchange Of information he
tween the authorities OF all the Coun-
tries, and there Will be another high
way congress in 1927 in Rio. with
preliminary session this year in cuba
Since the return OF the delegat tion
from this country arrangements have
been made to see that all highway
data developed here are made avail
able to the South Americans actively
engaged in working out their trans
portation problem.
Beyond this work Of cooperation
there is NOT much which the United
States can or should do saws Mr.
Rice. The problem Of highway de-
velopment in each country is essen.
TALLY one for the people Of that coun-
try themselves To undertake. Their
progress will he rapid or slow accord
ing to the degree Of innportancp which
they attach to the benefits which they
will receive from improved methods OF
ira ansporta ton.
If the public statements Of the
chief executives Of the six countries
visited by the delegation and the wide.
spread favorable newSpa per discussion
can he accepted as n criterion. then
South America is alive to itS own
needs
United States Aid Qualified.
Sincularly enough. although Mr..
Rice and his associates do not com
ment on it, not all Latin Americans
welcome assistance from the United
states in the solution of their trans
portation or other problems. There is
a considerable sentiment closely akin
TO hostility growing out Of a fear that
business interests in this country are
seeking to exploit their neighbors to
the south. and along with this is a
Jealousy of the wealth and progress of
the United States
One of the features of the tour of The
United States delegation was the TAX.
ing OF several thousands of feet of
motion pictures, which will be used in
educational propa ga nda in this coun.
try. as well as in the South America n
countries. Director Perkins of the Of
f1ce OF motion pictures of the Depart-
ment Of Agriculture was the man wit
the camera
preliminary views OF the films are
said to have assured the delegatton
that they have an unusually interest
ing and informing pictorial story for
the people Of both Americas
Evening star., 1926-01-24
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Investigation of the fire at tho
Stevens School in this city 80 years
60 resulted in report on which The
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Spasms Of economy in Government
appropriat alton were experienced 80
years ago as now. One of the most
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Horizontal
Reduction.

In view of the recent experience nf
Cen. SmedIev Eutler Of the Marine
Corps in his thwarted attemrt To
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81. Matthew ) :sf-op: "It rns said
NJ fheW Of old time: but I SAP unto
you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11

This chart shows park effect be-
tween the Capitol and Union Station.
covering the IL squares which have
been acquired, whenN the unsightiy
buildings now occupying this area
have been removed.
It shows the authorized new broad
avenue between Union Station and
the Peace Monument, detected at
New Jersey avenue, Is to run into
PennsyIyania avenue at Third street.
as city planners arc now advocating
SO as to give . moro symmetrical
street arrangement ut the west front
Of the Capitol Grounds, and to allow
for removal OF street cars from the
immediate west front Of the Capitol.
II shows the site intended for the
new Supreme Court Building and for
the new House Office Building; the
proposed relocation Of the Botanic
Garden a. and the Bartholdi Fouii-
tain; proposed aquarium % and
other features incident to improving
the surroundings Of the Capitol and
development of the Mall rs the great
public garden planned by Washing
ton and Maj. L'Enfant.