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Evening star., 1927-02-06
A HOLY ALLIANCE.


otSsr MSs,,hhsw Matthew s! al ,oSw tHo Sio
fsf9s1eer fsfsef msndr la shtP With zebedee their
ust, St, Matthew, xx. :20--SThen came to
HIN the mother of zebedee's children.
These two passages are descriptive
of commonplace scene in a common.
place household. The first Is quite
illustrative OF the fathers part, which
is largely concerned with matters of
education and industry. He conceives
OF his parental responsibility in terms
of his children's material wel-bei1T.
1t is laudable and praiseworthy con-
ception. The second passage is de-
scrfptive of the mothers sense of oh
legation. She thinks of her children
in terms of their moral and spiritual
development. Hers Is the responsible.
ity, as she highly conceives it, of
bringing those whom God has given
her to the knowledge of the life and
teachings of the perfect Man. These
assumed responsibilities in normal
home constitute determining factor
In the development of it's youth We
cannot but believe that this division
of responsibility Is broadly character
istic of our life today. The pertinent
question is whether the weighty re-
sponsibilities and obligations for the
moral and spiritual development OF
our youth should devolve largely
upon the mother. There is doubtless
that about mother love and influence
that Is altogether Incompatible and
it Is clearly evident there is no sub
stitute for it. II was said of old con-
corning a household and it's mother,
Her children rise up and call her
blessed" There Is little evidence that
any such encomium is given to the
father. No one would attempt, GER
tainly not in this age, TO derogate
from the mothers high and holy re-
sponsibility. A natural inquiry sug,
gests itself. namely, why should this
responsibility for moral and spiritual
culture and development be almost
wholly q mothers? In all our expert
ence In dealing with the intimate con-
Germs of domestic life, we can hardly
recall an incident where a father was
the conspicuous leader in bringing his
sons or daughters to their deeper re
ligious convictions. Like Zebedee OF
DID, he thinks of his responsibility in
terms of education and industry. He
Is the provider; he is the guarantor of
efficiency; he is the guardian of the
material well being of his household.
All this Is to the good, and indispen-
sable. On the other hand. in a home
that takes seriously its responsible
ties with reference to the whole life
OF its children, the father must. II re.
sponsibility is jointly shared, be as
much the exemplar Of life's spiritual
values as the mother. This obligation
is deepened when it comes to his re-
lations with his sons. If, as every
father should be, he is the intimate
Evening star., 1927-02-06
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL,

There is perhaps no greater indoor
sport in all the world than listening to
the takers on transcontinental train
World problems simply melt away be-
fore their master intellect. Aphror-
isms slip from their tongue as il by
magic. Man, woman, child, they chat
from one end of the journey to the
other.
~@"Well wish the train would start,
don't you? l always get impatiNnls
when | have to wait. 1 wonder what
they are waiting for?"r
Lady. I guess they are waiting till
it's the right time TO GO
7"MayAa so, but I always get impac
tient when you nave to wait. Still,
guess | was early. II would not be
right to go off and leave other folks"
We'll here we are on the big choo
choo What does baby want?"
II wanna dink."
f.'All right. just O minute, lovey.
Yes, you'll have a dink in just min
ute. Yes, just minute"
I've been away from home two
1i"Is that so?"
Yes"
a7Fwo months IL a long time" -
''Yes. 1t is when you have been away
from home. / have been away two
months"
'@''Yes. 1t Is a long time. Two
months"
you know, T simply don't see how
you walters handle all that stuff on a
tray. up and down the aisles. with the
train going like this"
Lady, if you do it long enough it's
easy"
Yes? I guess so; there's tricks to
all trades. as the fellow said"
Yes. indeed
Il wanna dink."
''All right, baby, in Just a minute"
81 want mans dink"
ron, no. baby, that wouldn't be good
for baby"
m want mans dink.,'
y said, no, baby. Wait till you
grow up ..
Yes, he was a funny fellow, old
George. Got a great kick outta sing
ing in the choir. Yep, old George was
funny, wasn't he? Never did like
prohibition. though. Still he got
Kick outta singing In the cholr.1
g We'll. l don't care, conductor. I've
got lower six and I'm going to have
even II that man does say it be-
longs TO him"
~
at 1910 today. This is the $50"
We'll, l missed the 12:40 The
snow" 40 o~s.-,-r.-. ..-
II know lady. but 1 couldn't help
that" - ,e-.. 49,
But, I've got lower 6. 1t says so
on my ticket"
f'Yes, lady, but5-your train left at
1910. This ii the $50"
But I couldn't make it. / missed
connections"
well, lady, this mans ticket is
for this train. You haven't got any
thing for this train.''
Il don't care. they should have
known l missed the other train and
reserved lower for me-"
For the Lords sake, conductor.
she can have lower IL. I'll sleep in
a day coach. s....,
All right. III take it, but my
ticket calls for lewer s."
Good morning, your babies GER
tainly are good"
Well, l gave them some paregoric
last night. They generally wake up
about 2 o'clock, but | wanted them
to sleep through so gave them some
paregoric. /"
| TAh yes, mothers know how. don't
t'tffey?" = -; 1%es' -
Evening star., 1927-02-06

with your knees just below his hip
bones, and place the palms of your
hands on the small of the back with
fingers over the ribs, the little fin.
ger just touching the lowest rib and
the thumb alongside of the fingers.
Keep 1t Up for Hours.
Then, while counting one, two. and
with arms held straight. swing for.
ward slowly so that the weight of
your body Is gradually. but not vic.
lently, brought to bear upon the pa
tient. While counting three, swing
backward so AS to remove the pres
sure, and rest while counting four,
five. Repeat these operations deliber
ately, and continue this artificial res
piration without interruption until
natural breathing is restored--if nee
essary for four hours or longer, or
until a physician declares rigor mortis
has set in If natural breathing stops
after being restored. used resuscita.
tion again.
As soon as artificial respira tion has
been started, and while 1t is being
contained, an assistant should loosen
any tight clothing about the patient s
neck. chest or waist, and the patient
should be kept warm, as for him to
become chilled means a strain on his
already weakened vitality. and may
kill him or help to cause pneumonia
Never give an unconscious man any
thing to drink. 1t may choke him.
Never administer whisky, for It acts
on man in much the same way as
gas and makes a gassed man worse.
Hot black coffee Is excellent If the
patient is conscious enough to drink
it, And the patient must be kept
quiet. Any exertion may be fraught
with serious consequences.
Evening star., 1927-02-06

One is that had America stayed out
and permitted Germany to win the
war, he would have been a good deal
harder pressed than he is today. The
other is that, were positions reversed,
the British government would follow
just about the course the American
government Is following.
The people of France and Italy
may not understand the American
viewpoint but it is not obscure in
England. Much less is it obscure in
the British dominions.
Even in Great Britain there is not
any unfriendliness which need cause
America concern. When business
picks up and the people get back to
work again, as they are bound to do,
there will be heard little of the pres
ent grouching about American pros
perity. II is only natural that the
British should be little envious, but
they know we'll that the continued
prosperity of this country is the best
possible assurance that prosperity
will return to their own
Evening star., 1927-02-06
EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES g. FREEMAN, d. d., Ill. d.,
Bishop Of Washington

compa nion and pal of his boys, he
| comes to be to them the supreme ex'
| empIar of their highest ideals. HIS
concern for things material Is not
weakened in any sense because ne
| takes seriously those things that have
to do with a finer spiritual culture
and development. The man in the
boat with his sons, as was Zebedee,
must be also the strong support of
the woman bringing her sons to the
feet of the Master. God gives to every
father the supreme and sovereign
place of priest in his household. Upon
him. as upon the mother, he lays the
weighty responsibility of parental CON
troll ard direction. Rightly con-
0e:ved, his office in this respect is not
eXSe'led by any Office given to men,
however high and holy it may be. II
he Is daily the exemplar and exponent
of Christian principles and virtues,
he comes at length to occupy posi-
tion of influence and compelling power
that makes him a joint partner and
an equal one with the mother of his
household.
Jesus was reared, there is every evil
dence that lie was scrupulously
trained both in the things of occu
patton and in those that develop in
every strong, robust lad the finer
things of character. We commonly
designate this household the holy
family 1t presents to the world the
type of a perfect household. With
reverence we say It, ideally conceived
every household is a holy family. The
marital relation Is holy alliance; it
is life's supremest partnership. lis
carries with II responsibilities that
transcend those Of any other alliance
we may make in life. In Robert
Burns "Cotter's Saturday Night" he
describes A homey situat tion worthy
of universal emulation. He portrays
the sweetness and appealing love of
the mother, but with compelling
power he describes the strength and
spiritual vigor of the father. The lat
ter Is to hts household not only its
provider and Its guardian. but the
strong champion of those qualities
and virtues that make for strength
of character. We are seeking today
for that which will secure to us larger
efficiency, greater prosperity and
sense of permanence. We demand the
best that education has to give; we
throw about our youth everything
that will make for physical strength.
We spare no pains to give them every
advantage and opportunity, but dare
we stop here? If religion is not guar
anteed within the sacred circle of the
home, ii will hardly prove appealing
when presented through the channels
of the church A deep religious con
Viction shared by father and mother,
issuing in n joint service for the
moral and spiritual enrichment OF the
children of the household, continues
to be the mightiest character making
force of which we have knowledge.
Evening star., 1927-02-06

one has an hours. work to, do he
should plan to do .it within the hour.
He should work alta good. rate of
speed - -=>t,~lf & ~
An effective plan Of study should
make provision for utilizing as many,
of the senses as. possible, He should
use the eyes to read, the ears to. hear.
the tongue to speak the nose to- smell
and the muscles TO act. Through all
our SURROUNDINGS When we study we
deal. with impressions that. have been
made on the mind through these vari-
Gus tools of education. Some 1nforrna-
ton, comes to us more satisfactorily
through one sense, rather than an
other The greater the number of
senses used the stronger. -ts. the i'm,
preston. - . .s. -. .t.s
, One must think diligently about.
what he is, trying to master. "A real
student does not undertake. to MASTER
a difficult. lesson, and at the fsame, time
allow his mind to travel La various
,quired some informations he should
undertake to- use II. as soon sas pos,
sible. This may. be done BY taking
notes. as, one reads, IL liz most ScunT.r
monty done. in. the recitation In the
classroom as a. result or questions
asked by the teacher ',rF
|, The student also can do,a, great deal.
In the utilization of knowledge by.
calling upon that knowledge to am
swer questions which, may be. raised
in his mind, not only in school, but
outside of. school. : To learn A. thing
merely to be able 10 recits In GLARS Is
not in itself. worth WHILE Such. learn
ing Is very readily and pronfhtIy for
gotten, To iearn In that, fnasnnSfl ia
not only 4 dfscoura ginE but sa. pr6fit;S
less task. - ,.s-s.9s-,sss.@ -. 80 =,
tcopyrirht. ie97.l - xs--ss:
Evening star., 1927-02-06
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Restless One-cent Piece.
OF wealth we have a vast amount,
Accountants all declare,
And yet we are required to count
The coppers everywhere.
Upon the street car. in the shop,
Wherever people mingle,
We're suddenly compelled to stop
And hear the brownies" jingle.
BY billions gayly we increase
Our items of expense,
Yet we observe one-cent piece
With caution most intense.
How much ourselves we might anus,
Could we employ more gayly
The precious moments that we lose
In counting coppers daily!
Evening star., 1927-02-06

Yes. you know; I'm their grand.
mother, though. Ha, ha."
But you look young enough to
be their mother"
Yes, lots Of people tell me that's
1es, taxes are too - high"
Certainly they are, they gotta
come down.
Well. YOU know there's nothing
sure but death and taxes"
"Hs, ha, that's good"
Yes, but death gets you only
once; taxes get you all the time"
"Ha, ha. that's good"
say, just knew We were in
Texas, Yes. sir, Texas is a great
II don't like IT,
You don't? What's the mattep
with Texas?"
Il don't like no state where vo,,.
go TO bed in It on a train two nights
in succession. You don't feel like
you're getting anywhere"
BY the way, what's the situation
in Mexico?"
Wen. you know. the poor ysu al.
ways have with YOU"
Yes. that's right, never Thought of
1t, but guess it's true
Yes, we'll. that's the way with
Mexico"
How long since you been in Fort
WORTH"
Two years. say you wouldn't know.
the place. Fine land around here"
Yes, lands the basis of ali values.
especially when YOU got oil on It,"
You said it, brother"
80 this is California? Wei. II don't
look like the pictures Not vet Does
II get any better? Looks like desert
to me-"
Just wait. This is desert. That's
what makes California so fine. You
get a little bit of everything
That's what I've heard"
Yes. there's the real sand desert
over there. That's where the movie
sheiks do their stuff"
Yep. | recognize some of II now.
It's tust like The sand in Blood and
Well, it's funny, isn't it, what
ehange when you come to where
there's water Water must make a
lotta difference. Whoever invented
irrigation invented something, didn't
they?"
Eyes, it's wonderful when YOU get
to water. Makes the desert bloom
like the rose"
Say. guess you're right about that
l never thought Of II before"
Oh, oh, an orange tree, mother"
them, and real oranges too. Look lust
like the oranges in the stores in New
York, don't they?'' e-'.
Say. 1t is pretty isn't it?"
What's that. a vineyard?"
Say, that is a vineyard. NV
goodness, amt it ever going TO end
Biggest vineyard in the world? Guess
you're right, / never saw none To
compare to 1t. Run by Italians? Saw.
didn't they use to make the Dago
Red?"
Yep .s @t+- ..
Wonder what they do now?''
Its every man for himself"
Thought they said prohibition was
going to kill the grape business?"
Nav. they get bigger money than
ever now"
| $50 this is Los Angeles, well, what
do you know about that? Wonder II
Aimee's home yet? Is that Charlie
Chaplin over, there"
NO, maybe it's Tom Mix"
Gee, | wonder"
No, that's the baggage transfer
man"
mo"
merciful taxicab slambs and at
last the chatter ceases -'s-
tCopyriEht. 1927
Evening star., 1927-02-06
America and England.

Alanson b. Houghton, American
Ambassador to Great Britain. ap-
parently is not greatly perturbed
Dver British hatred" of America,
kbout which so much is heard from
Returning travellers, who get them.
belVes worked into terrible stews be-
Eause of our lack of popularity in
Europe. Mr.. Houghton thinks the
American people and the British
people will continue to be friends, be-
cause our friendship is based upon
something more fundamental than
passing financial or commercial con-
siderations. when we speak seri-
ously of the relations between Britain
and America" :" he said Friday night
in an address at Plymouth, I'VE have
something other on our minds than
matters of business. We are thinking
rather that, just as we have the same
language, we have the same life out
look. the same ultimate standards"
The fact that we have the same
outlook and the same standards is a
sufficient guarantee that questions of
debt payment and commercial rivalry
are not going to destroy the friend.
ship between the two peoples. just
now the British are a good deal
peeved at Americans. They are des
perately hard up, with factories idle
workingmen living on the dole. taxes
high, and hard scratching necessary
to raise the cash TO nl~<. stated pay
uue&ts on the American debt. But
:f,e intelligent Briton, when he is
honest with himself, is not nearly 81
indignant at America as he pretends
to be. This is because of two things
Nhicz he knows in his heart, are true
Evening star., 1927-02-06
YOUR CHILD
In SCHOOL.
By Dr.. Frank ". Baitou,
Superintendent of Schools. Washington.
e,n +gE D. c.
How to Study.


IL is impossible to overestimate the
Importance of proper methods Of
study to educational success They
are vital in the whole scheme of edu.
cation and without them the. process
Of mind and character training be-
comes virtually an ineffective routine
that may have glittering aspirations
with no assurance of accomplishment
The content Of the body Of knowl-
edge presented in the classroom is
of minor consequence compared with
the influence which It has upon the
child and the extent OF retention on
the pupils part. Many. u man has
sighed vainly for wider and deeper
knowledge on many, many subjects,
often without realizing that the alb
sence of it went back directly to his
lack OF some definite and workable
study plan in his earlier years.
There Is, obviously. greater need for
organized and systematized study as
the child advances along the educa-
tional road. At first. the small boy
or girl who attends the kindergarten
must be given the rudiments Of hu-
man knowledge and conduct by meth
DDS which are we'll adapted to the
mind and body that are progressing
through early stages Of development.
In the early grades little can be ex-
pected in the way of a rigid study
plan, hut the foundation for II must
be laid very early II 1T is to be laid
well. ~@ser
1t does not pay to wait for moods in
study. System imperatively Is neces-
| sary, whether 1t be the boy or girl
who aims TO master difficult geogra-
ply lesson, the high school student
Intent upon a subject more advanced
, or the college man or woman. No one
should trust to a haphazard inclina-
tion. &4" @~
IL study plan Is So essential; what
are Its chief characteristics1 =.
| Fortunately, these characteristics
may be catalogued rather definitely
because of our present-day knowledge
of the way In which children learn.
First and foremost, "a genuine and
active interest on the part of the stu
dent In essential Without this attf-
tude of mind there can be little prog
ress. 1t would be as foolish for a
mariner to attempt to sail the seas
without guiding compass as for a
student to expect to explore the fields
of science, literature, history and the
I,many divisions of knowledge unless
guided by real interest and desire to
learn. ,sS ~ IS.
| Not only must one have genuine
| interest in what he is doing, but the
must apply himself with, vigor IL he
| Is to profit most fHen his study. One
! may not, 1oiter over his work II he
wishes to acccnpliap snccssa in It. II
Evening star., 1927-02-06
Uncommon Sense.

Sanator Norris of Nebraska struck
a note of common sense, sometimes
lacking in the halls of Congress, IN ms
address favoring the application OF the
surplus revenues TO the public deot'
of" said Senator Norris. "a busi-
ness man were in debt, and touno az
the close of the year that he had maze
more money than he expected 10
make and had a surplus on hand' ne
would not hesitate for moment 10
apply that surplus upon his indebted
ness. and thus reduce not only the
principal but the interest as well.
In si--la sentence the Nebraska
Senator stated the sshole case or the
SURPLUS which has accrued under the
existing tax laws. The Federal Gov
ernment has reduced the war debt OF
the Nation by several billions of dol
lars since the armistice was signed.
But there are many billions more to
pay.
The suggestion is sarcastically made
in some quarters that the regular Re-
publicans put forward Senator Norris,
the progressive, to pull the chestnuts
out of the fire for them when Senator
Harrison of Mississippi launched his
demand for immediate tax reduction.
This is unfair to Senator Norris. The
progressive group in the Senate, of
which Senator Norris is one of the
u, 20
of paying the public debt while there
is money to pay it. and in favor of GO
ing slow with drastic tax cuts when
the country is we'll able to meet the
tax levies.
The Senate took the Harrison resolu-
ton yesterday, expressing it as the
sense of the Senate there should be
immediate tax reduction to absorb the
k400 900, 900 Treasury surplus, and
turned 1t into a Norris resolution ia
voring the application of the surplus
to the debt. Charges and counter.
charges of underlying political mo-
tives flowed freely from both sides of
the chamber. Senator Gillett of Massa-
chusstts said that the Democrats, and
particularly Senator Harrison, were
merely trying to steal some of the Re-
publican thunder which has come to
the G.. o. 2. because of its tax reduc-
ton and economy policies.
To this charge the Democrats re-
piled the Republicans were merely
holding up tax reduction until next
year, when the national elections are
to be staged, so they could go to the
voters pointing with pride to a new
easing of the tax burden.
The vote in the Senate was along
party lines, with a single exception.
Senator Cole Blease. South Carolina,
Democrat, cast his vote for the Norris
amendment to the Harrison resolu-
ton.
So another act of the political drama
course, with still another in the next
Congress. Nothing is more natural in
this country, where party government
maintains and party advantage is
sought on almost all occasions. Sena-
tor Norris may have been right, but
he was scarcely practical when he
said:
II have no sympathy with the politi-
cal party that will try to make politi.
cal capital out of this matter, either
how or in the future. I think we ought
to consider this as a business man
would consider the ordinary affairs of
business life"