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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-09

L ESIIIE IIe FecurTenl uocllneS III
~ prices of stocks In Wall street,
President Coolidge and his cabinet in
surveying the situation throughout the
country find conditions satisfactory.
The country is prosperous and bust,
ness good, according to the reports
made for the information Of the Presi-
dent, and the prospect is that an even
greater business expansion is at hand,
There is little unemployment, and in
dications are that everyone who is
willing to work at prevailing wages
can get work. There is still a dull
condition In the textile industry, but
that, IL the opinion Of the President
is due to causes laid in postwar read
Justments.
The President advises, however, an
adherence to a conservative and eau
tious policy on the part of private en-
terprise and Of the government itself
There should be no departure from
the rules Of economy and sound financ-
ing by either corporations or the gov
ernment, he advises.
With income tax receipts larger
even than anticipated, there Is every
indication that business will 90 on eX-
panding Probably the future revenue
will prove so much larger than was
expected that fears Of deficit in the
next fiscal year will be dispelled. The
President, however, has given grave
consideration to the various items on
the legislative program Of the house
on which his advice had been sought
by Representative TilsOn (Rep., Conn.,
majority leader of that body. In re-
ply he pointed out to Mr. TilsOn that
congress had reduced taxes more rad
ically than the executive had thought
safe at the time The revenue, there
fore, was reduced to such an extent
that it would barely cover expendi-
lures already authorized by law. Mr..
Coolidge advised Mr.. Tilson to pro-
ceed carefully on all proposals involv-
ing an increased expenditure. The
bill to raise the retirement annuities
Of government employees involves
such an increase, and while the Presi
dent favors higher annuities, he is not
sure that the government can afford
to raise them as high as the bill asks
Iacrease In the salaries Of federal
judges, on the other hand, Is favored
by the President, since this would not
require large increase in expendi-
lures. The outlay of $50,0OO000 for
new public buildings and like
amount for waterway development is
approved by the executive as addi-
tions on capital account, but the pro
grams for increasing army and navy
expenditures about $60.000,Q00 annual
Evening star., 1926-08-08

their own, which it is difficult for the
outsider the appreciate at first.
Grabbing is hard work. 1t is also
profitable if the fishers have any
luck. The Tangiermen start from
their wharves at from = am. to 3
am. in order to be on their fishing
grounds by daylight and get their
catch in before noon.
A good crabber gets about 3 cents
each for his crabs in the wholesale
markets of Crisfield. He can earn
from 81 to SIS day from May to Sep
teinber Then starts the oyster season,
which is even more profitable.
Sometimes Makes Clean-Ip.
Sometimes the fisherman will make
a clean-up--from $4,000 to $1,000 in a
season. Men, women and children are
experts with their boats and grabbing
nets. They know every inch of the
complicated shadows where the
stranger is almost certain to go
aground 1t is necessary to hire Il
Tangier or Smiths Island pilot to sail
very extensively around the grabbing
grounds.
1t is inevitable that such commune
ties should be largely law unto
themselves and should seek to settle
their fights in their own way. And
that way is-a tooth for a tooth.
AS in most wars, both sides are at
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ground the people of Smiths Island
have an atmosphere Of greater pros
perity than the Tangerians. Their
homes are larger, their lawns are
greener, their flowers are more abun-
dant, and they are far less suspicious
of strangers.
Two Autos on Island
There are two automobiles on the
island, although there are no roads
that deserve the name-only narrow
paths. But they have more frequent
contacts with the outside world. They
are nearer Crisfield with it's moving
picture houses, it's high school and it's
hostelries. Some of them buy homes
in Crisfield after becoming wealthy
from crabs and oysters and spend
their declining days in comparative
luxury on the mainland. Everywhere
are the slight. intangible touches
which show that Smiths Isla nders
have more appreciation of present
day American life.
It's boys and girls go away to col
leges.
This picture would hardly hold good
for Tangier, although it is inhabited
by much the same type of people
honest rugged. laborious fishermen.
They are hospitable and proud, with
a rigid code of honor and morals all
Evening star., 1926-08-08

l. Grabbing shed and boats off
Smiths Island. These are just beyond
the wharves of TyleitOn and the
State line runs just outside.
.. The crab fleet at anchor.
3. Everybody is crabber OH
Smiths Island. These girls have
just made a good days catch.
4. Police Chief T. &. Redman of
Tangier Island, who is using his in
fluence to keep the peace between
the rival crab fishers.
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least half right in this old-old battle
of Tylers Creek.
"By God, we've got to fish there
and we WILL" says the Tylerton
crabber. doubling his fists.
There's going to be Killings says
the Tangierman, looking obviously at
the stranger in the midst of his an
clent, hard traditions
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-06
s. EIIsarova

TS- 6uCudrtu - EitSdEVW&
WE celebrate the Ninth Year Of
w the Russian Revolution. Nine
years of titanic effort by millions
Of workers and peasants to with
stand capitalist aggression. Nine
years OF creative mass activity to
build a new order of society. Nine
years of world history Of which
every inch OF space and second Of
time breathes hope and inspiration
to the oppressed and exploited tia
world over.
Socialism as q step TO Commu-
nism is taking concrete shape and
form In the Soviet Union. The
ideal OF ages is becoming a reality
before our very eyes. We are inn
measurably proud Of the gigantis
achievements OF our brothers in the
great workers republic. We are
with them We are for them. Ana
we win continue increasingly to
work for the great day when tho
workers and poor farmers OF the
United States win realize their hin.
toric task and power and VIA stxxe
out on the great march Of struggle
which leads to victory. freedom and
happiness
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-06

There was darkness: now there
are Comsomols.
There was silence: now there
Is song.
There were priests: now there
is Science.
There were Cossacks: now
there are teachers.
LENINt LENINI LENINl
Men beat their wives: now all
are comrades.
Men drank vodka: now they
read books
Men died In famine: now there
are tractors
Men feared the Gar: now
there are unions
LENINI LENINI LENINl
Now there Is Nep: but wait,
thereH be Communism.
Now still Is struggle; wait,
theren be plenty.
Now Is hard work. rejoice
theren be holiday.
Now there's Soviet Russia:
there grows the s oviet
Worldl
ENN ! LENnN LENN
LENN |
Michael Gold.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-06

WHAT Is the power
" that stands like q
rock behind the Union
of Socialist Soviet Re-
publicsf
It is tho Communist
Party of the Soviet UNI
ION. Lenin's party. The
party of several million
adult and young work.
ers and peasants. J.
Stain Is its general
secretary. N. BuehartA
is the chief editor Of itz
central organ. the
@Pravda" These to
gether win II. Tomsky,
head Of the Russian
trade unions, A. RykoH.
chairman Of the Coun-
ell Of Peoples Commits
sarH. N. Kalinin, preHk
dent Of the Soviet I'm
ion and VoroshIlov.
head of the Red Army,
constitute tina leading
committes Of I,entM's
party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25
The National Arboretum.

Consideration of the bill to establish
q national arboretum in the District of
Columbia for the study Of tree and
plant life has been postponed by the
House committee on agriculture, but
the hope Of those who favor this
project is that 1t will not be long de.
layed and that favorable report will
be made on the measure. This bill pro.
poses the acquisition at a cost not to
exceed 100000 of a tract of land
along the Anacostia River north of
Benning Bridge, known as the Mount
Hamilton site. There will be estab.
lished. according to this bill, a col.
lection Of all native plants and trees
for scientific study. The American So.
ciety of Landscape Architects, the
American Association of Nurserymen,
the American Forestry Association,
the Garden Club Of America, the Wild
Flower Preservation Society, the b.
tanical Society of America and other
organizations Of a like nature have
strongly Endorsed the bill. It repre-
SclIS III ldCI LILO uIldAA4ulOuS ScIlAilcIll
Of the people Of this country who are
concerned in the preservation of ma.
tive plant life in circumstances to
permit and encourage the enlargement
of popular knowledge and appreciation
of American flora.
Time is most vital element in this
natter COX tho tract Wh1ch has bean
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25

the operatives In this outlawry are
drug add1cts. men. and women too,
who have lost their moral sense
through indulgence in noxious slim
ulants, who have no computations
about killing and who are under the
domination through fear of stronger
persons who plan their operations,
These leaders are in some cases
known, but cannot be positively
identified with the gangs that do
their bidding. They are shrewd
enough to keep out of sight and ap-
parently out of contact with the OPP
eratives. sending their orders through
two or three mediums, so that those
who are actually engaged in banditry
do not know from whom these orders
come.
torgers, check-raisers, swindlers Of
all kinds, are at work as individuals.
They are often caught and are sent
TO prison. But the great menace lies
in the activity of the payroll bandits,
"Aio oAS hSCl oAAy tSihilS Civ
sending the greater part of their loot
to those higher up"
The problem Of defeating this or.
ganized crime is one of the gravest
In the country today. Ordinary police
methods are unavailing. The bust
ness community proceeds to protect
itself by costly and not altogether
successful measures, and by insurance.
But lives are being sacrificed at q
shocking rate and few punishments
are being administered. The swift
motor car is defeating justice in a
sufficient degree to encourage the
criminals to continue their opera
lions. Not until those who plan and
direct these plots are caught and
given the punishment they deserve
will this war against crime that Is
now raging in this peaceful country
be won by society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25
needs Building Needed,

The Sesyaoo& Is favorable that Con-
gress will authorize construction of
an adequate building for the office of
the recorder Of deeds. the House Dis
trict committee having directed that
a favorable report be made on a bill
under the terms Of which a new struc-
ture would be built. The land and other
records. including chattel mortgages,
are housed in cramped and non-fire-
proof quarters. Indices, nbers con-
tanning official copies Of land deeds,
trusts and releases and the original
papers dating from the beginning Of
the District, in 1871, are kept in a
structure built good many years ago
as an Office building for lawyers.
The records fill shelves in many
small rooms on several floors, There
is no communication between some of
the rooms on the same floor. Clerks
of the recorders office have chairs
and tables In some Of these rooms,
employees Of title companies work
there and are sometimes without chair
or table with which to carry on their
work comfortably. There is much
going and coming Of the public seek
ing Information. One needs to hunt
out some well informed person to find
where the indices. let us say, for 1s4O-
1850, or 18S0-1sS5, or 1926, are kept.
An index may refer to Liber ]. A S.
141 and there is usually q series of
inquiries to find whether that liber is
in the front, back or another little
room on the first, second or third
floor.
In most OF the county courthouses
near Washington the land records are
better secured and more available for
consulting than the records of the
Capital Of the United States. The
condition has prevailed for a number
of years and is known to thousands
Of persons having business with the
deeds Office. The matter has been
called to the attention Of Congress
number of times by the recorder of
deeds and the District Commissioners.
The building in which are the re.
corder's offices and the records is pri-
vate property for which rent is paid.
and two or three years ago the office
was threatened with eviction because
there was no appropriation to meet a.
rent raise asked by the owners. There
was no charge that the rent asked
was unfair. Because Of fees and the
great increase in realty transactions
and chattel mortgages in the District
the recorder Of deeds office is SELF
supporting and has accumulated a
large surplus in the Treasury. That
is an interesting fact, but one to
which too much importance can be
given. The land records of the Dis.
trict and the clerks charged with the
registering. copying and indexing of
them and with meeting tho heavy
and increasing demands of the public
should have an expressly designed
building, whether the office is or Is
not self-supporting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25

selected for this purpose as exception
ally suited lies within the line Of com.
mercial use and cannot remain avail.
able indefinitely. Should it ever be in.
cluded in real estate development
project 1t would be destroyed for
scientific purposes. The existing
growth of trees could never be re.
placed. nor could the soil, which is
especially adapted to the purposes now
In, contemplation. be restored. The
arboretum proposed will be more than
a park. 1t will be veritable labora-
tory. This is a national. not a local.
project. and its Endorsement by the
leading scientific organizations. includ-
ing the horticulturists and the for.
esters and constructive conservation
lists Of this country. should insure the
passage of the pending bill at the pres.
ent session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25
The United States at War,

This country is at peace with the
world. Its relations with other ma.
tons are good and friendly. Its Army
and its Navy are both on a peace
basis. Its ENJOYS are established on
the best OF terms at all of the foreign
capitals, save Russia, with which the
United States has no relations, peace.
3ul or otherwise.
Yet state of war exists right
here in the United States, war be.
tween the forces of law and order
and those of crime. Criminals to an
unknown number are organized in
bands headed by capable, resourceful
chiefs who direct them in raids
against life and property. In every
large city they are at work, taking
heavy toll and compelling the adop.
ton of extraordinary measures of
defense.
The carriers of pay rolls" are the
principal objects of attack in this
conflict. Money to the extent of hun
dreds of millions Of dollars is trans.
ported weekly through the streets
Of large cities, from banks to bust
ness establishments, shops and offices
for the payment of salaries and
wages. Many Of the bearers Of this
money have been slain. Great sums
have been stolen. Now armored cars
are being used to carry this wealth
and veritable armies are maintained
by the companies that operate these
supposedly bandit-proof vehicles. A
large and profitable business is con.
Quoted in this transportation and vir.
tual insurance against theft. Yet
even with this precaution crimes are
constantly being committed as the
bandits shift their points of attack or
devise strategic moves to beat the
gams."
= . eelieEs1 AhaA- ~ aaesa- eaaea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25
The Departing Rumanian Envoy.

Washington regrets the departure
of Prince Antoine Bibesco. Minister
from Rumania, who has been recalled
by his government and leaves tomor-
row. He has been stationed at this
Capital for five years and in that
time has established himself on the
basis of friendly relationship with not
only the Department of State but with
the people of Washington and other
cities. In his personal qualities ad-
mirably fitted to the role of envoy,
he has won the high esteem Of a
great many with whom his relations
have been wholly unofficial and per-
sonal. In the conduct OF the pre-
liminary negotiations for the adjust
ment of the war debt owing to the
United States by Rumania, Prince
Bibesco rendered a valuable service
to his own country in correctly ascer-
tanning the possible terms and in in
forming Bucharest of the true stu
alton with respect to the established
policy Of this Government. Crit
cism in Rumania Of his course, in
spired. It is evident, by political mo-
tives. has not impaired his standing
here. where the situation is perfectly
understood and where the real value
of his service as minister is correctly
measured. The hope prevails that
later Prince Bibesco, whose talents as
a diplomat must be recognized by his
own government, will be returned to
the United States. where he and his
charming wife are regarded with af-
fectionate esteem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25

earnest seeker or d profound thinker,
or something like that"
x x *
Quoting the BigeloW query, How
am l gong TO make a living as an
after dinner speaker if 1 am called a
bore?" the Asbury Park Press replies:
Search us: But, on the other hand,
suppose Mr.. Wells rises to inquire
how he is going to make a living as
an tdealistic author when he is de
scribed as looking and talking like a
genial Mr.. Bigelow. Authors are like
ly to get along better by sticking to
their Own lines than by ridiculing
each other in public
rs it really personal offense.
asks the Springfield Union. when one
man describes another as having the
mien and carriage Of one who has
prospered on the stock market? What
odium attaches to the designations?
The air Of success, of financial we'll
being, seems to be one that is coveted
rather than scorned. In the second
place, is 1t libelouS to assert that a.
man is a bore? There are boreS and
there are bores. The term is too gen.
eral, it would seem, to carry the
weight of infamy.'
But the Boston Transcript believes
each man comes OH very badly IN
the others account of him." and asks,
What is the use of being a literary
man if one cannot make a character
cation stick"
x x x
"a novelist who is known to have
made himself a millionaire and who
can command any sum in reason for
his writings remarks the New York
World, "can asSuredly chat of the sub
ject without danger of being accused
of vanity. And why should Mr.. Bige-
low be so angry because Wells calls
him a bore? Let him look into The
Outline of History and note what
good company he Is in. Bless you, Mr..
Bigelow. half the great men of history
have been called names Ivy Wells.
Probably this quarrel is NOT 50 ter
ribly serious as it looks. In this tame
literary age a little valorous ink -shed.
ding is a refreshing spectacle"
The New London Day concludes
that the suit may result in some sort
Of a decision giving anybody the right
to call anybody else any kind of a
name he wants-barring probably the
conventional slurs on ones ancestry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Mrs. Hennessy. her hands red from
hot soapsuds and her eyes from
weeping. clumped into Mary RoQue's
office, where she found that dainty
creature solemnly drying huge pile
OF nickels on a towel.
Mary looked at the woman critical.
~. She had unused over the theft
for moment. since recovering hel
coins. and had thought that perhaps
she was wrong in not threatening
the charwoman with arrest.
What have you got against me
Mrs. Hennessy?" asked Mary. drop
ping into the vernacular. why die
you steal my money!"
oh. don't say that, don't say that!
moaned the woman.
We'll, why did you take all these
nickels, them" Mary modified.
You've got such good Clothes
Why penalize me for that?"
We'll. you see 1t was this way
you got SO much. an l got so little
an you didn't seem to want them
nickels. you just let them lay around
on the floor. an / thought you
wouldn't miss EN-. maybe"
You might have left me at least
one" broke in Mary, gently. These
are not ordinary nickels, you know
Mrs. Hennessy.'
The woman managed a half
smile.
II know they amt, miss; that was
the reason 1 kinda thought you
wouldn't care much. I just thought
1t was sort of a-sort of "a"
Foolish fancy Of mine. eh?"
"Oh. admit it. Mrs. Hennessy. But
still. that wasn't any business of
yours, was it?"
No. NAM"
We'll, don't take them again"
Before heaven. I won't" said Mrs.
Hennessy, with great conviction.
X X X X
She looked with sudden interest at
the automatic virtue machine, with its
two dozen pictured boxes, each Ia.
beled with some desirable quality, each
with It's proper slot.
Maybe / had better buy something
from that there machine of yours. u
said Mrs. Hennessy, reaching into the
capacious pocket of her black skirt.
What can I serve you with. Mrs.
Hennessy?' courteously inquired
Mary Rogue.
The woman stood helplessly before
the big board, her eyes taking in, in
turn, Honesty, Purity. Devotion. Al
lection, Love. Hope. Charity, Decency,
Common Sense, Courage, Fidelity,
Faithfulness. Persistency, Peace. In.
tellectual Honesty. Spirituality, Kind
ness, Kindness to Animals, Smiles,
Wholesome Fun, Prudence, Foresight,
Proper Daring and Judgment.
Il think" she said finally, with
face OF shame, I'll take some of
that first one" and she pointed to
Honesty.
"A remarkably good choice, Mrs
Hennessy." grinned Mary, whole
somely. Two nickels. please"
Mrs. Hennessy ginger1y dropped
two coins Of the realm into the slot.
They fell on the floor with clink,
one after the other ,Aand' then lay 81
lent. Mary had a suspicion that they
had been behind there before, but did
not say anything.
Now, you ought to feel better, my
dear" said Mary. engulfing her with
one Of her most glorious smiles.
Il do, already" said Mrs. Hen
messy.
Mary stayed at the office to write
letter, and then to sit and think
awhile. 1t worried her to remember