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The Washington times., 1927-01-26
TREASURY STATEMENT

The daily statement Of the United
States Treasury shows: go
Income to date this year, $2,167,.
1876, 786.22.
Income to date last wear. s.. O61 :.
315, 421.92.
Increase, sos, 1921, 364.30.
Income over outgo this year,
$50, S03, 0S6.75.
Income over outgo last year,
sc, 688, 1879.
Balance general fund today, $780,
sos, 825.32.
Increase, $1,sO5. 225.12.
The Washington times., 1927-01-26
LIBERTY BONDS

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The Washington times., 1927-01-26
DEERFOOT BOYS TO MEET

The regular weekly meeting of
the Deerfoot Boys Club win be held
at the residence Of Ralph Thayer,
1854 Twelfth Pi. N. E., Tuesday
night at 1880 o'clock. The club is
Under the direction of William
Perry, who has organized boys clubs
in all parts Of the world.
The Washington times., 1927-01-26
TERM SECURITIES

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OIL STOCKS

lFurnished D. w. B. Hibbs q Col
Bid. Ask.
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The Japanese government viii
finance commission to study tine
unitication OF the electrical power
OF the country. .-...
The Washington times., 1927-01-26

DIES TRYINe To SAVE CASH

ALLENTOWN, Pa. Jan. Ia
His anxiety to recover . valise in
which he had his savings, cost the
life Of John Sekula. IS, Emanus.
when his homo was destroyed by
fire.
Evening star., 1927-03-04
Davis Draws Praise
For Lincoln Tribute


1T seems to me that Lincoln was a
logical successor to Washington. an
extension of Washington's spirit, a
man appointed to go on with his
work"
This sentiment by James J. Davis,
Secretary Of Labor, in an address at
Chicago. summarized and unified, bet
ter perhaps than anything else which
was said in connection with the two
anniversaries observed last month, the
living principle which both represent.
Washington, the founder, and Lincoln.
the restorer, worked for a common
philosophy.
The one strove to establish system
of government in which "the appoint
ment of all rulers will forever arise
from and at short intervals recur to
the free suffrage of the people" with
powers SO distributed that 1t never
could degenerate into "a monarchy,
an oligarchy, an aristrocacy or any
other despotic or oppressive form" ="
The other struggled that this system,
embodied in this Constitution. of gov
ernment "of the people, by the people
and for the people" might not perish
from the earth.
1t is sometimes said that we have
no fundamental philosophy of govern
ment in American politics. Here Is
one and these are the two pre-eminent
leaders who taught it. If the profess
sional philosophers who formulate and
write and teach are not developing 1t
into a school Of thought, that negli-
gence is a reflection on them, not on
America. 1t certainly is not neces-
sary, nor is it advisable, except for
the purpose of investigating other
viewpoints, that Americans should be
taken to the doorsteps of such teach
ers as Freud, Schopenhauer. Metz
sche and Marx, merely because these
are philosophers recognized in Europe.
Americans have the answer and the
offset to these philosophers in their
own political system as it has been
laid down by the founders and exists
in practical, successful operation. 1t
Is poor philosophic mind which over
looks what America has developed and
confines itself to schools of thought
which at best reflect only certain
phases of European aspirations.
AS a footnote 1t might be added
that no student of this virile Ameri-
can philosophy will be in any danger
of developing a suicidal bent.
Evening star., 1927-03-04
The Fruits of Patience.

There are indications that the
American Governments policy of
patience, coupled with flrmness, Is
beginning to bear fruits in Nicara-
qua. No formula for solution Of the
difficulties Of that southern republic
has yet been completely worked out,
but 1t is represented at the White
House that President Coolidge feels
the situation today holds promise Of
peace and that negotiations between
the revolutionists and the Diaz gov
ernment may lead to an agreement
which will bring warfare to an end.
Nicaraguan neutrals are said to be
assisting In negotiations between the
Diaz and Sacasa forces. with the
United States standing by to be help
ful In whatever way it can.
1t does not appear that the pres
ence Of American Marines is in any
way proving an obstacle to the hopes
of peace. AS q matter of fact, 1t Is
probable that both factions in Mica
ragua have good deal better under
standing Of why the Marines are
there than seems to exist in the
United States Senate and elsewhere
in this country. 1t is probable also
that both factions are grateful that
the Marines have been present to
protect the lives and property of
Americans and other foreigners.
They know that without such outside
protection and the establishment of
neutral zones there would have been
almost inevitable damage to the
property Of foreigners and possibly
loss Of life, and that the consequences
to their country could be only evil.
DR.. Sacasa and his followers made
what capital they could in their cam
paign for American sympathy out
Of the presence of Marines, but no
one doubts that had conditions been
reversed Sacasa would have been
as glad as is Diaz to have United
States forces there. The SOLDERING
effects of responsibility operate in
Central America as effectively as
they do elsewhere in the world.
The American Government is pur-
suing the same policy of patience,
coupled with firmness, in it's dealings
with Mexico. So far there is lack
ing a like promise of happy out
come, but that fact would not war
rant abandonment either OF the
patience or the firmness. II patience
and firrnness succeed in solving the
Nicaraguan problem, it ought to be
an object lesson serving to make the
American people little more patient
to await solution of the Mexican
problem by like methods.
Evening star., 1927-03-04
The GIadiolus,

The gospel OF the gladiolus has
been so widespread during the past ten
years that this Spring will SEQ thou
| sands of these bulbs planted to every
| one that might have been put into
the ground before the World War.
The peerless beauty of the "glads, -
| combined with their ease Of culture
and freedom from diseases and insect
pests, makes them the finest of the
Summer-blooming bulbs.
With these sterling qualities In their
| favor, 1t is not to be wondered at
| that literally millions upon millions
| of these bulbs are planted every year
| in America.
Each Spring, too, sees thousands
| or old gardeners, who for ono reason
| or another have ignored the gladlolus,
taking 1t up, to yield, in their turn. to
It's fascination.
The gladiolus Is, In reality, a glo.
rious form of lily. its name being
pure Latin for little sword" desig.
| mating the shape of it's rapier- like
leaves. 1t was once called the Sword
lily"
Possibly no other flower in com
merce, with the exception of the tulip,
| has had such an interesting history.
A native OF South Africa and other
countries, the wild species Of this
flower during the past 100 years have
| been crossed and recrossed.
Hybridizers of all lands have Joined
In the breeding Of new and better
gladioli. so that today 1t may be truth
fully said that in these flowers, as in
some others, what God made man has
| improved upon.
Primeval forests never saw such
wonderful blooms as any one may
nave In his own garden today for a
little money wisely expended. Even
the form Of the flower has been
changed. The color combinations are
only to be described by the word ex-
quisite. There are plain and ruffled
specimens and a wholly different type
known as "primulinus."
Not to know the modern gladiolus
Is to confess ones self behind the
times in the floral kingdom. To miss
its beauties in the home garden, and,
as a cut flower, in the home itself, is
to deprive ones self of Joy.
Evening star., 1927-03-04
Public Utilities Commission.

The Capital community is pro.
foundly gratified that after micro
scopic investigation of qualifications
IN q blaze of publicity the President
has nominated and the Senate has
confirmed the two civilian members
Of the Public Utilities Commission
and the peoples counsel.
Washington finds guarantee of
judicial impartiality in the commits
sion and OF vigorous advocacy Of the
community interest by the peoples
counsel in the success Of the men
appointed in running the gantlet Of
obstacles and assaults, created first
by the wording of the law itself and
then by searching White House in
vestigation. by minute senatorial in.
spection and by the closest scrutiny
Of the Capital community acting
largely, though not exclusively,
through organized citizenry.
The law goes to extremes in pro-
hibiting even remote affiliations on
the part of members of the commits
sion with the public utilities corpora
tions with which the commission
deals. The President, largely through
the Attorney General. has painstak-
ingly dissected the records of all
candidates to ascertain their fitness
or unfitness, and the Senate and the
organized citizens have poured a
blazing light of pitiless publicity
upon the appointments to detect the
slightest cause for hostile criticism.
The Public Utilities Commission
and the peoples counsel will thus
enter upon their difficult task. so i'm
portant to the city's welfare. as men
tested as to fitness by every conceiv-
able ordeal: and, having successfully
undergone these tests. they deserve
and will doubtless receive the COM
munity's confidence and sympathetic
support.
Evening star., 1927-03-04
Humans Need Same
Care as Plant Life
From the Baltimore Evening Sun.

From the Baltimore Evening Sun.
1t is common knowledge among all
students of plant life that beds and
borders should not be permitted to
become overcrowded. At least once
a. year the wise gardener devotes
many hours to thinning out his
plants and separating his bulbs so
that each may have more air and
nourishment.
It is less common knowledge that
the same principle applies to human
beings. Many of us are pot-bOund
and don't know it. We glory in our
close association with a towering
man or woman, little realizing that
the figure we most admire may be
getting more than his or her share
of the nourishment and shading us
from the full rays of the sun.
Consider the meek, unimportant
little women who as widows blossom
forth plump and pink and pulchritudi-
nous. Not because they care little for
their husbands or because they are out
to catch others, but simply because
thew cannot fail to flourish on more
air and nourishment. Consider the hus-
hands who, when their wives are Off
on vacation, spruce up and become
the life Of any party to which they
are invited. Not because they do not
adore their wives, but because they
have more room to breathe. Con-
slider the younger men who rise to fill
successfully the shoes of the retired
executives. Not because they have
acquired new talents, but because the
talents they possess are permitted to
expand.
MANY a younger sister has profited
nv the transplantation, through mar
riage. of an elder sister; many
weak brother has acquired new
vigor and deeper roots through the
departure Of brother who over
sbadowed him. In fact, most of the
activities and movements of individ-
nails may be attributed to their nat
ural instinct to obtain place in the
sun.
The greater the age of the plant
the greater the attendant dangers
of transplanting. SO, too. the great.
or the age of the individual the
greater the danger of shifting from
one place to another. 1t may be
better to wait where you are until
the more vigorous individual who
overshadows you has come to ma
t,ritv. lowered and begun to decline.
Or perhaps, after all. you are just
clinging vine that needs its sturdy
oak and would be in a bad way with
out Ii.
Evening star., 1927-03-04

| tation for the return to him OF the
privilege of wearing a "best suit has
never completely died down since the
old blue dress uniform was indefinitely
| banished, although not abolished
about the time of the World war.
lust now It has gained renewed vigor.
both officers and enlisted men having
| aligned themselves whele-hearteuly
with campaign for the renewal OIL
| the more formal dress for all purposes
except field and fatigue duty. 1t is
now believed that the dress garp lot
men and the dress, full dress and mess
dress for officers will shortly be made
optional and later mandatory. This Is
as It should be. Few officers VIII be-
grudge themselves becoming and dura-
BILE changes of clothing. provided the
authorities are not too prone TO tinker
with patterns and accessories. 1t is
the expensive changes that break the
shavetail's heart.
In years gone by the soldier learned
nothing in the Army except purely
military duties. If he entered 1t an
ignoramus, he left 1t one. Now the
enlisted man has at his disposal edu-
cational facilities over and above
travel which are Of no mean order.
Last, and perhaps best Of all. he is
going to get enough to eat. A recent
presidential order increased the ra-
ton of the Army from SO to 80
cents a day. Enlistments during
February in the New York district
were the largest on record for that
particular territory, and by officers
who ought to know their increase is
attributed directly to the more sub
stantial and more diverse bill Of fare
thus provided Every physical condi.
ton of soldiers life ought to be
such as will tend to keep filled with
the best possible type Of American
youth the ranks of whatever sized
Army Congress shall deem necessary
for the peace and protection Of this
greatest of nations.
Evening star., 1927-03-04
The Military Millennium.

Slowly but surely the United States
Army comes into it's own. It has had
it's ups and downs, but, viewed decade
by decade, the situation of its compo-
nents has steadily improved and more
closely approximated the condition of
the average prosperous American ci,
william.
Once they f1ogged enlisted men for
breaches of discipline. That day is
happily past. although they still suffer
more serious penalties for certain of.
lenses than do men in civil life.
For a long time soldier in uniform
was deemed so far inferior socially to
q civilian that he was barred from
many otherwise innocent places OF
amusement and recreation. That day
has happily passed and the soldiers
garb now has status as among the
most honorable habiliments that a.
American citizen can display. The az
Evening star., 1927-03-04
Change of Attitude
On Prohibition Seen

To the Editor OF The Star:
Your editorial in a recent issue
captioned IN Wet Complex" makes
excellent reading, but has one great
objection. There are so many facts
to contradict your statements. The
writer was n resident of Columbus
during q recent senatorial contest. as
well as the re-eIection of Donahey.
The wet and dry issue was not
touched upon by Willis or Pomerene.
Just why / do not know. II you
doubt this refer to the campaign
speeches of both candidates.
y The election of Donahey was not
the result of his dryness. In Cooper's q
own county, Hamilton, including Gin
cinnati, the party cut him. thus en-
abting Donahey to win by scant
majority of around 10000 In the en-
tire State Of Ohio.
The writer had for sources of In
formation the Columbus Dispatch,
the Ohio State Journal and the ON
cinnati Enquirer. Within the past
few days has come a cartoon from
the Columbus Dispatch--an out-and
out dry advocate previously-a car
toon showing complete change IN
policy toward q modification of the
present laws OF the Federal Govern
ment and the State law, known. L be-
lieve, as the Crabbe act.
The scandals attendant upon the
enforcement in Ohio have been le-
gion, involving attorneys. even
Judges, and the record of the jails
and the overcrowding you can read
iIy confirm
There Is every indication that Ohio
is sick of prohibition. The writer
knows well that the county" seat
Of the Anti-Saloon League is at
Westerville, also the Association
Against Alcohol, but even in the
home town Of the reformers scandal
raised it's head in thWarted attempt
to frame an official by the use Of fe-
male spies.
DIR. Nicholas Murray Butler Is more
than likely to be well posted on mat
ters he discusses in public speeches
A referendum on prohibition In Ohio
this date, If not win for the vets,
would show an astonishing turnover
PERCIVAL MARSHALL.
Evening star., 1927-03-04
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

and eventually the House did like.
wise. In the Senate the James bill
fell afoul the Coolidge economy pro-
gram. But James laid siege to- the
White House. with the result that an
executive order was issued bringing
up the ration to approximately the
figure contemplated by his bill. The
Michigan Congressman comes nat
urally by his interest in the Army.
He was a volunteer private in the
Spanish American War and has never
lost his enthusiasm for the soldier.
Senator Coleman l.. Blease. Demo-
crat, of South Carolina, made some
amazing statements regarding voting
conditions in the Palmetto State
while spellbinding at the all-night
session on the Reed slush fund reso-
luton. Although South Carolina has
a possible voting population of 445,-
900. Blease declared that his col
league, Senator Ellison d. Smith,
was reelected last November with
a total vote of only $4,000. Blease
explained: why did this happen? i?
Because the white Democratic pri-
mary settles the question. There is
never any opposition. There are
never any two tickets. Therefore It
is not necessary for the people to
quit their daily .vocations. mount
their mules and ride or miles
to vote. II there should be any oppo-
sition, even at the last minute. it
would take only a very short time
to let them know, and have them
come down and cast their ballots in
order to prevent any independent
candidates. that might be attempted
Senators, these are the straight facts
and the true conditions in South
Carolina" Blease added that Calvin
Coolidge received LOO votes In
South Carolina in 1924. "but nohodv
knows where he got EN-"
x * X x
Suggestions being officially in order
for an appropriate commemoration of
George WaShington's 200th birthday
anniversary in 1882, Secretary Mellon
has just had his attention called to
the most novel idea of it's kind vet
on record. A lady taxpayer in New
York State proposes that Uncle Sam
cancel all the debts Europe owes us
as fitting form Of celebration.
& " X
Every once in a while somebody
bobs up with a new story about the
feat of making President Coolidge
laugh. The very newest tale is
vouched for by the Washington society
woman who claims to have accom-
plished one OF the miracles in oues-
ton. She was telling the President
Of an experience in London last Sum.
mer with an Englishwoman whose
knowledge of the United States
turned out. to be deficient. The
American had mentioned Massa- =
chusetts. "Have you ever heard of
it?" she asked. Rather" replied
JOIN Bulls daughter, 'Tve had
them!" 1t is veraciously asserted
that Mr.. Coolidge evinced unmis-
taxable mirth.
q X X 4 X
Perhaps Senator Walsh. Democrat.
of Massachusetts. who wants a con-
gressional survey of the business
state of the Union, will derive all
the light and leading he desires from
the forthcoming fifteenth annual
meeting of the United States Cham
ber of Commerce at Washington. The
subject selected for the meeting is
1.-The New Business Era" and il is
to deal with all of the principal
economic questions now facing the
country.
(Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-03-04
Publicity.

All the ballyhoo is over. Babe Ruth
has signed a contract to play base
ball again with the New York team.
1t was a certainty when negotiations
we're first opened that Ruth would
affix his signature as soon as sufficient
publicity had been received, but there
are undoubtedly many who have be-
lieved that all this stage play has
been in good faith. In order to make
him worth his huge salary, Ruth must
do two things: play base ball with his
admitted skill and keep himself in the
public eye. If he does not succeed in
accomplishing these necessities he
would not. in the opinion Of the New
York club owners. be worth more than
an ordinary ball player. Part Of the
| Babes value, and a good part of 1t,
is in his box office attraction and 1t.
therefore, behooves him to become as
much of a public figure as possible.
which in itself will draw the paying
customer through any gate in the
| world.
Ruth has made his reputation and
| has a decided fair for the publicity
game. In every corner of the United
| States the long distance messages be-
| tween Ruth, in California, and
Rupert, the owner, in New York,
were read. The Babes astute man.
ager--his own personal manager, 1t
| must be understood, had Ruth make
such impossible demands in the way
of salary that the newspapers were
forced to give space to the negotia.
tions, while Ruppert's characterize
| ttons of his star ball player were
perused with equal interest by a
gullible public.
Well. it's all over now. The New York
Evening star., 1927-03-04
Ammunition for Dawes.

However much may be regretted
tally important legislation, Vice .Presi-
dent Dawes has at least one cause to
feel qualification. The Senate has
provided him with abundant ammuni.
tfon to be used in his campaign for
revision OF that body's methods Of
doing business. It was sad spec
tacle Of impotency which "the great
est deIiberative body on earth" pre-
sented in the closing days of the ses.
sion. an almost continuous sitting
with it's hands shackled by rules of
It's own devising Dickens might well
have had the United States Senate
In mind when he wrote OF the "Office
of Circumlocution, which had for
It's motto, ''T1ow not to do it."
And it was such petty matter
that the Senate made such pother
over. Neither of the Senators Reed
had any vital stake in the question
at issue. There is bound to be a
thorough inquiry into the Pennsyl
vania primary and election before
Mr. Ware is either seated or denied
his seat, and it could not possibly
matter much whether the inquiry
was made during the Summer re
cess or after the convening OF Con
gress next December.
IT was q case of pride and stub
bornness being pitted against impor
tant public business, with pride and
stubbornness coming off the victor
But the chances are slim that any
worthwhile reform in the Senate
rules will result. There is no powe;
which can compel the Senate to re
form itself except the power Of
public opinion. and public opinion
Goes not function either effectively OF
tenaciously. If this were the first
time such an object lesson had beer
spread before the public there NIGH
be some excuse for hoping, but il
Is not. There have been other con
Eressional f1libusters, and public In
dignation soon spent itself. The DIFF
ficulty is that public opinion cal
make itself felt only at the election
Of ninety-six individual Senators, AM
at election time there always will b.
other issues to make voters forge
how they feel about the Senate rules