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pendent Democratic). with the added
statement: The country probably can
stand a tax reduction of not less than
S3oo,e00.o00 The Ashevilla Times
independent Democratic1 predicts that
past failures of the Treasury aeon.
rately to estimate the surplus will
make hard going for Mr. MELONS,
SIS, 100000 tax reduction" The Fort
wayne JournalGazette Democratic)
insists that "the opinion and the de.
mand of the United States Chamber of
Commerce that Federal income taxes
be slashed roundly $400. 900 900 is the
maturcly considered Judgment of the
consolidated business interests of the
country"
The Charleston Evening Post Gnde.
pendent Democratic) also emphasizes
the fact that ''the business interests
OF the country have recognized the
soundness of the Democratic conten.
tlon on this important issue and nut
themselves in direct opposition to Mr..
Mellon and the Republican admins
tration.' The Kansas City Times lin
dependenO states that lit probably
would be 1mprudent to make the gross
reduction as high as $400, 900 900. as
proposed by the Democratic leaders
"S '''NA = "iiA Dc Il StIltEHt nope that
1t may exceed $225 900. 900. as sup
gested by the Treasury Department. ;"
Conservatism in regard to the total
TAX reduction is to be commented
rather than criticized" SAYS the chi
caSo Daily News independently. how
ever especially in view of the recess
SION in trade ana the uncertainty of
'he revenue prospects of the Treas
iiry. Still. it is wise to hear the non.
political and solid business elements
of the Nation in considered opposjtion
to particular features of the Treasury
program. The Treasury may err on
the side of caution"
AS to details of the Mellon plan. the
Kansas City Journal utepubiican,
states: Especially wise ami lust is
the Secretary's insistence upon light.
ening the load borne by corporations
ana business generally" and the
Wichita Beacon independent Repub
llcan). Viewing the same phase of the
matter, concludes: "One can see. with.
out a telescope. where the princinaI
battle for this next reduction will come
from"
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Mr.. Coolidge Wants to Whittle.

Mr. Coolidge persists in cryptic ex.
pressions. His II do not choose
statement Of August has not ceased to
echo and now he comes forth with an.
other bit of what may be vernacular
Nermontese with a subtle meaning.
Asked what he intended to do upon
the completion of his term of office, he
replied he was going back to Vermont.
Asked then what he was going to do
in Vermont he answered, "Well, for
year or two l am going to whittle. "
Whiting is not necessarily merely
ldllng. A man can do deal of think
ing while he is cutting neat shavings
off piece of even-grained wood. Some
OF the most profound philosophers
have been whittlers. There is some.
thing conducive to constructive
thought in the destructive action of
reducing stick or slab of pine board
TO splnters.
1t is TO be noted that this second ex.
preston contributes nothing to the
elucldation Of the first. The President
says he is going to spend a year or
two in Vermont whiting after his
term expires. He has already said in
the Il do not choose" statement that
he regards his present term as his final
one. So, according to the schedule
now established, the whiting pro-
gram is to begin in March, 1929.
Students of political language may
find much meat in this word whit
tle." They may interpret it, granting
conclusiveness to the word choose"
as to 1928. as signifying a view ahead
to 1882. That would be. stretching
things bit. but in the present condi-
tions everything is being stretched out
of normal proportions.
If Mr.. Coolidge whites for a year
or two in Vermont after his term ex.
pires he will probably be ENJOYING in
his own way, without trammel or care.
what is his first real vacation for many
years. He has been busy since his
boyhood, constantly occupied. He has
probably not enjoyed a real good whit.
tie for forty years, and a couple of
seasons of wood slicing must now be
most alluring prospect.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

O. What constitutes a national So
rority?-A. NJ. u.
A. The Inter-Sorority Conference
of 1905 defined a national sorority as
one having at least five chapters, all of
them at institutions of collegiate rank.
O. Is Venus now a morning or eve
ming star?-E. F. w.
A. The Naval Observatory says
that Venus is now visible az very
brilliant object in the Eastern sky
in the early morning. At the present
time it appears as crescent when
seen through a telescope. 1t exhibits
all the phases of the moon in a period
OF about 10 months.
Q. In what States are children un-
der 16 permitted to work from to ii
hours day?-W. F.. NJ.
\. 1t is not unlawful in Florida,
Idaho, Georgia, Michigan, New Hamp-
shire, North Carolina. Pennsylvania
Rhode Island. South Carolina, South
Dakota and Texas.
Q. What nationality is Clara Bow?
e. NJ. +.
A. She was born in Brooklyn. n. Y,
and is Of English, Scotch and French
descent.
Q. Is tobacco a government mo-
nopOly in Japan?-D. NJ. V.
A. 1t is, and tobacco imported car
ries a duty of 355 per cent.
Q. What is the "Sportsman's Plat
form"?-E. d. V.
a. In 1909 the Camp Fire Girls of
America adopted an official code of
hunting ethics, known as the Sports.
mans Platform" which is summed up
in the declaration that the best
hunter is the man who finds the most
game, kills the least and leaves be.
hind him no wounded animals"
Q. What is meant by auto-da -fe?-
2. r.
A. This is the name Of the ceremony
that accompanied the pronouncement
of Judgment by the Inuuisition, and
was followed by execution. Hence,
auto-da-fe came to mean the burning
of a hereto.
Q. When was the power loom in.
vented?-H. s.
a. 1t was invented in 1854 by Rev.
L. Cartwright.
Q. Who pays for base ball suits,
balls and hats?-W. l..
A. In the major league clubs such
expenses are met by the club.
Q. Was It Joe Letter or his father.
Levi, who cornered wheat some years
ago,-N. w.
A. Joseph Letter. in the Fall of
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1897. began buying wheat on the Chi.
caGo Board of Trade in an attempt to
corner the market. Within a few
months Letter held the largest private
ownership of wheat in the history OF
the grain trade, but concerted action
on the part of his opponents broke
the corner, and Letter is reputed to
have suffered losses to the amount of
$40, 900 900.
Q. Which national park has the
most visitors?-P. II.
A. In 1927 Yosemite Valley topped
the list with 490. .430 visitors. Platt
Park. Okla. was second, with o949S4:
Rocky Mountain Park, Colo, third
with 22?. $50; Yellowstone Park Wvo
fourth. with 2OO.S.5. and Mount
Rainier Park. Wash, fifth, with
200,051.
Q. What medals awarded nv tho
United States carry a monetary com.
pensation?-A. F.. $.
A. The only medal awarded nv the
United States which carries with n n
monetary compensation is the Medal
of Honor.
Q. What is the Government wav OF
brewing tea N. s.
a. Among other things, the Govern.
ment has determined just the proper
length of time to brew tea. and why,
On an average, a three-minute infu.
sion in boiling water has been found
TO produce the best results. This is
because in that length Of time most
Of the theine-the desirable element
which lies in the skin or outer part
Of the leaf. is extracted, and very
little of the tannn-an undesirable
element found in the inner tissue of
the Leafs drawn out by the brew.
q. How many orga MIA tions. includ.
ing church and civic organiza tions.
women's clubs, fraternal organiza-
tons. etc. have ma tional headquarters
in Washington?-E. G..
A. The telephone book lists over
300. There may be others which have
desk room in various places, that do
not have telephones listed in their
own names.
The ANSWERS to questions printed
here each day are specimens Dicked
from the mass Of inquiries handled
bU the great information bureau main
tanned by The Erenin0 Star in Wash
m9ton, ID. G. This Udludble service
H 1or the free use Of the public. ASK
dnu question of fact yom man 1rnnt
to hno0 and you tcH get an Immediate
repfD. Write plainly, inclose Q
cents in stamps for return postaoe.
and address The Erenino Star In.
FORMATION Bureau. Frederic J. Has.
Sih, director. washington, ID. C..
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Election Day.

GlcCIIUu LAY.
Coming events cast their shadows
before them. The politicians today,
election day, are seeking eagerly for
some hint. some shadow forecasting
what is to happen in the national
campaign Of 1928. Their search may
he hopeless. This is an off year,
much more "off" than usual. In only
two States are there subernatorial
elections, Mississippi and kentucky.
Only three members Of the House are
to be elected, in districts where local
issues control rather than national.
The limelight. such as it is, turns
on New York State. There Gov. AL
Smith, the darling of the Northeast
ern Democracy, has made his fight
against the adoption of an amend
ment to the State constitution extend
ing to four years the gubernatorial
term and making the election Of the
governor simultaneous with the presi'
Dental election. There the Democrats,
under Gov. Smiths lead, are seeking
to gain control of the Assembly.
The four.year term amendment to
the New York constitution, which has
been urged by a majority Of the Re-
publicans. is doomed to defeat, ac-
cording to admissions Of well posted
Republicans. The reason, they say.
is simple. Many Republicans as well
as Democrats are opposed to the
change. Under such circumstances
defeat Of the amendment will not be
an accurate measure Of the strength
of Gov. Smith. On the other hand, if
the Assembly should go Democratic"
IT would be a real victory for the gov
ernor-a victory which might we'll give
the Republicans of New York cause
for worry in the event of Smiths
nomination for President in 1928. But
they do not expect to lose control of
the Assembly.
Whatever Interpretation the Repub-
Iicans may place unon a defeat Of the
four-year term amendment, however,
Gov. Smiths prestige will be en-.
hanced by it in many parts of the
country. But while the New York
governor may gain prestige through
the New York elections, the guberna-
torial elections in Mississippi and Ken
lucky, both dry and both anti-Smith
States. will be less satisfactory to his
supporters.
The elections in another big city are
Of more than passing interest. The
Ware machine in Philadelphia is in
motion today for Harry Mackey, Sem
ator-elect Wares campaign manager
year ago, and for James M. Beck,
former Solicitor General of the United
States, defender of the right of Mr..
Ware to be seated in the Senate.
Nackey is seeking election as mayor
of Philadelphia and Mr.. Beck is a
candidate for the seat in the House
formerly held by Mr.. Ware. Defeat
OF Mr.. Mackey would be a veritable
political revolution. It is scarcely ex.
pected by the most sanguine of his
opponents. The Ware forces will look
upon success at the polls in Philadel-
phia as ''vindication" OF their leader.
They will expect success in the City
OF Brotherly Love to have it's effect
upon the coming fight to seat Mr..
Ware in the Senate.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

| What does man learn by living?
Well, some learn one thing ant
some another, but it would seem off
hand as if there might be a body o
| fundamental mental requirement!
achieved by most men in the process.
of existing.
| AS a beginning. there may be Sc
down the following four proposition.
as helpful to the average man. lie
! will have learned:
]. Not to compare himself with
| others unnecessarily.
| ?. Not 10 overeStimate himself.
). Not To be too sensitive.
D. Not to be surprised at anything
with these primary attitudes OF
mind, secured as the result of man,
years of going around in the world
as the devil said he did, a man ma,
go through the battle of life with a.
few mental wounds as possible.
Physical cuts and hurts are super
fetal, compared to those deep LESSONS
! made in the intellectual fabric b,
cruelty. harshness mistreatment, lack
of appreciation and other ills, which
affiict mankind i'm the daily process OF
living in civilization.
W. iHNtii mas iH'fn Iltiua OF inc
grand moments of life. In relation te
tWenty-four hours a day for so many
years, they constitute but a tick on
two of the clock of our lives.
Daily living is what counts.
X X x
When a man has learned not to be
perpetually comparing himself will
others, he has achieved something
distinctly worth while for himself ant
every one who knows him. This men
tai attitude will save him from humili
alton, and worse. il there can be said
10 be anything more detrimental.
1t is step, too. in the direction OF
the Beatitude which speaks for hum
bleness. Modern Americans find it
somewhat difficult TO be humble This
is not an age of the lowly in spirit
Blowing ones own horn and that OF
ones products and accomplishments $
is distinctly the thing.
Yet at the same time that Babbitt
praises himself and his firm to the
housetops, in well chosen advertising
and otherwise. he knows full well the
worth of the humble of spirit and their
high place in the spiritual life. He
would be like them if he could.
Not 10 be continually comparing
ones self to others is one way to
approach such practical spirituality
There is no man alive but can find op.
portunity for practicing it. if he once
gets the idea that it is a good thing to
do. The idea comes first.
With some men it will come nat.
urally, with others only as the result
of experience. 1t takes a great deal
of living to hammer into the head of a
young man in business that the worst
thing he can do for his own prospects
is to sit around and bewail the fact
that James Jones. his compa Mon, is
getting more money than he is for
the identical task.
Suppose Jones is-what has that
got to do with you? Surely a buck.
ling down to work, with a healthy for.
getting of Jones. would accomplish
more in several years time than the
retention OF the mental image of
Jones in direct contrast with ones
self
Nothing can be said, of course.
against such necessary comparisons
as will show a man, whether he be
young or old, how he is measuring IN
in his work. If he does not do this.
some one will do it for him. But there
Is subtle difference between such
comparisons and those made perpet.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

AS enthusiastic turfman $ Sena.
tor Curtis deserves credit for retain
ing his loyal party interest in race
between the good old Republican ele-
phapt and the patient Democratic
mule,
Evening star., 1927-11-08

When President Coolidge said he
did not choose, he spoke with author
ity. incidentally, he liberated many
ambitions among those who wish to be
chosen.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Exit MIR. Hermit

A hermit dwelt far, far away,
Disdaining all his fellow men.
His beard was long, his hair wa
gray,
And dismal was his shadowy den.
BY radio he listens in.
Above his head the airships roar.
And realtors their arts begin.
There are no hermits any more.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

The most eminent intellectual au.
thorities protest against modern cos.
tune without avail when the word of
ultra.fashion is spoken.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

Every realtor must regret that
there is no way of financing a sub.
division to take the benefit of Teapot
Dome publicity.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
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Evening star., 1927-11-08

In Mexican affairs the firing squad
continues to be one of the most infiu.
ential groups representing political
authority.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

The management of the Nile bur.
dens Egypt with a problem even more
difficult than that which this country
has to undertake in connection with
Muscle Shoals.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

The wood alcohol question again
arises. It's users divide into two
classes-those who put it into the
radiator and those who try to drink it.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

There is no BE Kind to Animals
week when the Republican elephant
and the Democratic donkey get after
each other.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Safety.

Safety.
"Are you going to try to save the
country?"
1.-THE country Is safe enough" an.
swered Senator Sorghum. "The need
Of salvation Is for some people who
have been endeavoring to run various
affairs"
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Where IT Counts.

From the New York Herald Tribune.
Politicians are still looking up the
word choose" in the dictionary. But
ste. ats cas saa. dsn1as2 eoua.s e =, n2t MsD
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Still Has a Chance.

From the OHIO State Journal.
If we can only keep Calvin from
dressing like a college student we
still believe we can re-elect him.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

A shady juror occasionally hopes to
enjoy the sunshine of prosperity.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

"Be patient" said HI Ho, the sage
Of Chinatown. 'He who quarrels his
way to success keeps quarreling on
to failure"
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Rooms for Everybody.

The season dispels all our gloom.
For talent there's plenty Of room.
For father and mother,
And sister and brother,
There may loom a political boom.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Consideration.

"What we want" said Farmer Corn.
tossel, "is more consideration for the
tiller of the sOil.'
From the capitalists?"
mo. From the farmhands."
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Music Of the NigIlf.

She sang a lullaby so low.
All for the baby's sake.
She now turns on the radio
And keeps the kid awake.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

DE man dat knows what he's talk.
in bout" said Uncle Eben, sis liable
to be buster tbinkin'. dan he is con.
vsrsia :. S81 6a;aEass slss
Evening star., 1927-11-08

Jud Tunkins says it's all right to
smile; only Il man who laughs at
everything encounters moments that
make him look kind O. foolish.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

The Evening Star with the Sunday morn
Ing edition is delivered by carriers. within
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Per month. Orders may he sent by mail or
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Evening star., 1927-11-08
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The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business Office:

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Evening star., 1927-11-08

In line with the above now comes
news from Canada that there has heen
conference of the Six Nations of In.
dians, at Caughhawaga. for the pur-
Pose OF discarding the Christian re-
ligion in favor of the old Indian deities
of Hiawatha. They would worship
Gltchie Manitou, the Mighty. whose
traditions are so beautifully recorded
Evening star., 1927-11-08
SAMADTTT. Will Lexington Comfort
lloughton Miftiin Company.

these living elements of intelligence
and intuition, Will Lexington Comfort
has created a picture that remains in
the eye. that even more persistently
stays within the mind and heart. Long
after the story is read and put aside
there comes again and again that cool,
simple, clean Himalayan retreat where
wisdom grew through the intercourse
OF animal and man, the elephant and
the mahout, till 1t became both a rule
of conduct Nnd a philosophy of life
hat would serve man himself to mans
best fulfillment. To be sure. the story
is parable. projected in the flowcred
form and the mystic content of the
East. Against this background. and
Tor point to the parable itself is set
group of today folks, Western men
and women. The action of the adven-
ture is fairly divided between these two
elements, native and foreign. As the
business of the story progresses. how
ever. the weight of attention goes tn
the travellers. tn the mOderns in their
various reactions to this mystic and
only half-divineu life around them.
1t is very beautiful as a story-iuSt as
a picture OF the sincere. simple,
straight road to many important
things lying just beyond the grasp of
those who are buried and smothereti
in wrappings of untruth and unimpor.
tances. 1t turns out to be a para
bic, not only on the general insani.
ties of modern life. but upon that most
unfortunate madness. the misunder.
standing of average married life
Projected and carried out in the fea.
lures of an adventure To the Orient
with it's results and immediate effects,
the story after all stamps Samadhi.
not as n literal retreat in the Hma-
layas, but as state Of mind. inacces-
sible like Samadhi to those who are
more or less shut to truth. more or
less insensitive to the urgings of the
spirit. Will Lexington Comfort is hv
nature seer a man who sees far and
long. He writes fine story. not at
all a preachers story. You have here
a strenuous adventure that is touched
, with glimpses of the SURPRISING ad.
venture Of life itself. A8
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-08


1t is the story Of an honorable
Mississippi River gambler of the
days of '39, in all his color and
romance, who uses methods con-
sidered unethical TO protect a
plantation owner from an unscrup-
ulous gambler in a game OF cards.
He accOmplishes his purpose, only
to have it frustrated when the
planter ends his life. believing
himself broke. Complications fol-
low, which cause. Kirby to be a
fugitive from justice charged with
murder. BY chance he becomes
infatuated with the daughter of
the, man he tried to protect. She
is unaware that he is Cameo
Kirby. whom, she, believes, was
Indirectly responsible for the
death of her father. She falls in
love. with him. The situation is
strong and is said to be worked
out in settings Of rare charm.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-08

proved so popC. : that they VIII
be held over a second week. They
will offer an entirely new act.
AS We Were" is the title of
a little comedy of yesterday to be
presented with ,AImira Sessions
and cast of ten. 1t is Joseph
Santley production.
Marjorie White and Ed Tierney
leave musical comedy long enough
to be seen in their laugh success.
''Gwafus, Gwafus, Gwafus." Wfni-
fred Byrd will follow. She is
known as Americas Wonder
Pianist" and has thrilled her
audiences from coast to coast.
Jed Dooley, of the famous
Dooley family, stage and screen
star, will be seen in Remarks
BETTING the Occasion" He is
assisted by Audree Evans.
Hal Neiman. one of the -Four
Horsemen, sings. dances and
tells stories. Margaret Stewart
will present Partisan Art" fea-
turing Reulah Stewart with Verle
Harrison.
Screen features will frame the
bill.