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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13

Macauay, Sterne. Hazlitt. Thackeray. Bancroft,
Emerson. Holmes, Kingsley, Matthew Arnold
and Stephen Crane.
"There may be included architect. Sir
Christopher Wren; artist, Sir Joshua Key
nolds. and among heroic characters. Lord Mel
son. Nor the daughters of clergymen over
looked in this list, which contains the names
of Mrs Trolope, Mrs. Barbaud, Jane Taylor,
the Brontes and Harriet Beecher Stowe"
X X X x
Again we have a demonstration Of the gen
eral eminence of minister's sons in the follow
ing survey credited to Bishop Edwin III. Hughes
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
There have been three preachers boys in
the White House.
Nine OF the signers Of the Declaration of
Independence were sons of ministers.
Five Supreme Court judges and many gov
errors, in addition to great list Of lesser poiti-
cal officials, products of manses.
Daughters of preachers have been mistresses
of the White House during seven presidential
terms.
$ The Democratic party never elected presi-
dental candidate who not the of
minister.
The Wright brothers. pioneers of aviation,
were manse products, and the first transatlantic
flight made by the of preacher.
The inventor of the telegraph, Samuel
Morse, d pastors SON.
X x x x
In tho Hall of Fame are listed names of IL
preachers sons.
Yet these are merely high spots regarding
ministers of the church When one examines
the influence of the church itself, the evidence
is most conclusive. Probably So per cent of
the worlds leading scientists and statesmen
will credit their success to the Christian train
ing of the home and the church.
A professor at Indiana University, Stephen
S. Vsher, prefaces volume of who's Who
with an analysis of the $4,000 notable Ameri-
cans listed therein. One of the purposes of
this analysis was to find out the proportion Of
eminent people whose fathers were clergymen.
The fathers were classified into groups, such
as physicians, clergymen attorneys. laborers
and farmers. The data indicated that preach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
DoPraying Fathers Have Preying Sons?

ers in proportion to their numbers fathered
more than two thousand times as many promi-
nent people as did the least favored group,
namely. the laborers. AS fathers of famed off
spring, the preachers surpassed the farmers
thirtyfold, surpassed the business men fivefold
and surpassed any other group twofold. In
other words, so far the conditions of this
particular test conclusive, the preacher
shows a clear superiority the progenitor Of
the famous.
In this connection have a singular re-
search made by that master lecturer the late
Russell III. Conwell. He investigated the parent
age of about 1000 American millionaires.
cannot say that all these parents Of the wealthy
were clergymen, but according to Conwells
findings all but handful of these thousands
of millionaires began life as poor boys with
the church as their training center The par
donable surmise is that many Of them were
preachers boys. A correative research Of the
records of rich mems sons showed that scarcely
one in twenty died in afluence. The poor boy
with the stimulus of his early church training
rises to riches, while the rich boy, feeling suf-
ficent unto himself, sinks to poverty; this is
the summary of the evidence.
From the facts which I have already pre-
scented and attempted to interpret, there
seemed to be little doubt that the early church
influence of prayer and sane religion is price
less heritage and almost indispensable if the
possessor is seeking success in business.
X X X x
The sons and daughters Of ministers of
other praying parents have the industry, thrift,
practicabty and balance of the mother. Com
bned with these qualities they have the vision,
faith and spiritual fire of the father. This
combination, cemented with integrity, is the
foundation of the successful business career.
What are the characteristics of the big
in business? They include integrity, industry.
initiative. spiration-precisely those qualities
which he would get in typical old-tme New
England minister's family in the home of
sane and serious church worker. I repeat that
humble home tempered with culture and in
spired with religion makes the strongest men
and women.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13

A T public dinner some
~ weeks ago five speakers
~ were scheduled. II was
4 4 agreed that each would
speak for twenty minutes--a
hundred minutes Of oratory, all
that any patient audience ought
to be called upon to stand. Tho
first man spoke twenty two
minutes. The second man spoke
twenty five. The third man
rambIed along for an hour and
forty-four minutes!
Tho speaker has an unfair
advantage over a writer. Any
reader Of this piece can, at any
moment, decide that it is not
worth reading, and move on Gas
doubtless many do). But no
man rises in the middle Of a
public address, jams on his hat
and stamps down tho aisle. We
are held by a certain convention
Of courtesy; and nine speakers
out Of ten presume upon that
fact.
Only once in a blue moon does
q ran arise and, without paIaver,
drive right to the point, making
hIs statement in a few crisp
words and sitting down before
we are ready to have him stop.
Such a one leaves US gasping with
relief and admiration; we would,
with the slightest encourage
mont, shout for him for Presi-
dent. He giistens in our mem-
Org, and we mention his name
with q certain awe when the
names Of speakers are told.
5revity is SO popular virtue
that cannot understand why
more speakers do not cultivate
it. II is one of the keys to i'm
mortality.
Two men spoke at Gettysburg
on the same afternoon during
the Civil War. One man was
named Everett, the leading
orator Of his day; and he made
| typieatiy .'"sreat" Grafton. What
,tCopyr4I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
If There Were a Tax on Talk
BY BRUCE BARTON

reader Of his paper has ever
heard it referred to, or could
repeat a single line?
The other speaker read from
a slip Of paper less than three
hundred words. And Lincoln's
Gettysburg address will live for
ever.
Greeley used to say that the
way to write a good editorial
was to write it to the best of
your ability, then cut It in two in
the middle and print the last half.
When a reporter complained to
Dana that he could not possibly
cover a certain story in six hum
dred words, Dana sent him to
the Bible:
1.-THE whole story Of the Gre
alton Of the world is told in less
than six hundred!" he exclaimed.
Everything is taxed these days
except talk; and no tax could
be more popular from the stand
point of the patient consumer.
The tax should be graded, like
the income tax. Let speeches OF
five minutes or under be exempt;
from five to ten minute speeches,
10 per cent; ten to- fifteen min
utes, IS per cent; over thirty
minutes, 60 per cent, with double
taxes on speeches in Congress.
Only by such rigorous treatment
will the spoken word regain
position Of respect, and silence
receive the honor that 10 its due.
There Is one historical char
aeter who has fascinated me.
His name was Enoch. The honor
conferred upon him has been
enjoyed by no other; yet his
whole biography 10 written in
less than twenty words; AND
Enoch walked with God: and he
was not: for. God took him."
So far 40 we know, he was the
only man ever selected by the
Almighty a. a walking COM
panion. And there 10 every
indication that he was . man OF
very few words.
!. 1877
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
Americanism Called
Peril to Germany

Americanism is sustained as a cri.
terion and denounced as a peril to Ger.
mans. Because an American, having
asked for graham bread in a Hamburg
hotel, was told that the house kept
none, instead of being served the de.
sired bread procured at the nearest
bakery. a Berlin newspaper became
irritated.
Everything for the guests comfort
must be available in a properly kept
hotel" said the paper. otherwise
we are not really American" On the
other hand, Hans Christopher Kaergel,
Silesian poet, has concluded that
"Americanism is danger for the
German soul" He visited the United
States, where he found George Sylves-
ter Viereck, German-Amerfcan poet,
in state of nervousness. Though Vie
reck remained German at heart" as
an individual1st he was unhappy IN
his Americas environment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
MARX CABINET ON TRIAL
in FRANCO-POLISH EYES
ReactiOnaries i'm German Ministry May
Slow Down Move TO Evacuate
Occupied Territory.
BY FRANK ii. SIMONDS.

w WHILE the termination of
allied military control in
WI Germany and the transfer
of all further supervision
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-02
New Variety of Fiber
Flax Been Developed

Experimental work begun II years
ago by the office of fiber investigations
of the United States Department of
Agriculture has resulted in the de-
velopment Of variety of fiber fax
adapted to conditions in the United
States, where the climate is generally
warmer and drier than in the flax
growing regions of northern Europe,
from which seed is generally obtained.
The new variety known as Saginaw"
was grown on 1000 acres in Michigan
last year and produced approximately
5000 bushels of Seed
The few growers who have been
growing Saginaw say it is the first
fiber flax that has ever grown that
does not ''run out" a characteristic
of the imported seed which makes it
necessary to import fresh supplies of
seed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-02
Agricultural Hints
Lime and legumes are friends.

Lime and legumes are friends.
The lime content of the soil is most
important in growing alfalfa.
The farmer who rotates doesn't run
around in circles-he gets somewhere.
Every silo user, every agricultural
college, every experiment station, ad-
vises the use of the silo.
Pop corn that has. become too dry
can be aided somewhat by putting a
few drops Of water on 1t before put
ting into the pepper.
One of the greatest advantages of
fall preparation of ground is that
seeding can so on seasonably early in
the spring.
If your NOW is full of good quality
hay of good leaf and color, well cured
and palatable, it means that the big
gest single protective source of nat
ural food supply is on hand for the
herd this winter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-02
Dogs Are Valuable in
Kidding Farm of Pests

Dogs of the right sort and plenty
of help are the most valuable aids in
getting rid of the rodents. Exhaust
from automobiles driven into the
holes and runs frequented by the rats
and mice will also drive many from
cover so that they can be killed. Cal
cium cyanide, placed in the burrows
in small quantities, is also good
remedy to use where it is impracti-
cable to dig the burrows open or drive
the rodents out. Care should be TAX
en- in using calcium cyanide, however,
to place it far enough down in the bur-
rows to prevent any domestic animals
from reaching it before it has all
disappeared.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-02
"Dockage" at Market
Has Value at Home
Increased Quantity of Weed
Seeds Found in Wheat.
prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculturel

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
The quantity of weed seeds in
spring wheat shipped to market has
been increasing so rapidly the last few
years that the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture is trying to in
duce wheat growers to eliminate the
losses that result. In the case of flax
the proportion of weed seeds, or dock
age" is even larger. The primary
and principal loss is, of course. in the
fields where weeds cause loss of
wheat due to crowding and to the
plant food and moisture the weeds
take in competition with the crop.
But the losses do not stop with the
growing crop. 1t costs as much or
more to harvest and thresh weeds as
grain. The common practice is to
send the weeds to market with the
wheat. Hauling it to market is ex-
pensive and directly or indirectly the
farmers also pay the freight on weeds
as well as wheat. At the terminal
market the wheat is likely to be grad
ed lower if it is full of weed seed, and
in any event the dockage is deducted
before the wheat is paid for. The
seller is paid only for the wheat.
Dockage is not suitable for milling,
but it does make very fair feed for
animals. The value of screenings"
as the dockage is called when it is
sold, compares favorably with oats.
Agricultural advisers suggest that it
would be profitable either to clean the
wheat on the farm or at the country
elevator, in this way retaining the
feed value Of the screenings. Seed
wheat, in particular, should be cleaned
carefully so that weed seeds will not
be planted with the wheat. The an
nual farm feed value of the dockage
produced in North Dakota alone is
estimated at more than $5,000000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-02
Sand Used in Concrete
Can Easily Be Tested

Sand to be used in making con-
crete can be tested with an ordinary
quart milk bottle or fruit jar. The
jar is filled to depth of two inches
with a representative sample of the
sand. Water is then added until the
bottle or the jar is about three-fourths
full. The mixture is then shaken Wig
orously for one minute, the last few
shakes being in a sidewise direction.
After the shaking has been completed,
the jar is allowed to stand for one
hour. If at the end of this time, the
sand has on it layer of silt more
than one-eighth inch thick, it is un-
suitable for concrete work unless the
silt is removed by washing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-02

No mother in this enlightened age
would give her baby something she
did not know was perfectly harmless,
especially when few drops of plain
Castoria will right baby's stomach
and end almost any little ill. Fretful-
ness and fever, too; it seems no time
until everything is serene
That's the beauty of Castoria: its
gentle influence seems just what is
needed. 1t does all that castor oil
might accomplish, without shock to
the system. Without the evil taste.
It's delicious! Being purely vegeta-
able, you can give it as often as
there's sign of collie; constipation;
diarrhea; or need to aid sound, nat
ural sleep.
Just one warning: it is genuine
Fletcher's Castoria that physicians
recommend. Other preparations may
be just as free from all doubtful drugs,
but no child of this writer's is going
to test them! Besides, the book on
care and feeding of babies that comes
with Fletcher's Castoria is worth it's
weight in gold.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-02
Plan to Eliminate Smut
Entirely From Fields

It is possible to eliminate sinking
smut entirely from wheat fields by OBJ
serving the following Recommended
tons: (D Treat all wheat from in
fected fields with copper carbonate.
(2) Be careful about purchasing seed
from unreliable sources. The safest
policy is to treat all seed when there
is any doubt about sinking smut be-
ing present. (3) Badly infected fields
where winter wheat is grown should
be planted to corn or oats for a year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-02
National Grades
Eggs and Poultry
Standardized Products Of
Known Quality Are
Market Essential.
prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)

l
| prepared by the United States Department
| Of Agricultural
| A national poultry and egg stand
ardization program involving the use
of national grades in the purchase of
eggs and poultry, the marketing of
these products on the basis of such
| grades, and the ultimate sale of the
products by retailers on the basis of
established retail grades, was outlined
by Roy c. Potts, chief marketing spe-
cialist, bureau of agricultural econom-
les, United States Department of Ag-
riculture, addressing the National
Poultry, Butter and Egg association
at Louisville, Ky.
standardized, graded poultry prod
ucts of known quality are essential
for efficient marketing" Mr.. Potts de-
clared. National programs for eco
nomic production or for efficient mar
keting, to be of greatest value to the
poultry industry, must be nationwide
in scope and provide a co-Ordinated
program for industry Improvement.
This improvement, if it is to be of
greatest benefit, should extend from
the producer to the consumer. 1t
should serve to stimulate an increased
demand for a more uniformly graded,
higher quality product. 1t should
carry the benefits which accrue to the
consumer and for which he pays back
to the producer, there to serve as an
incentive to produce better or high
er quality product.
Both Sides Benefit.
'"The agencies between the producer
and consumer also should be bene-
fitted because healthier, more stable,
more orderly situation would result.
The risks and losses of the middle
man would be minfmized and thereby
better results could be obtained by
them. Such national program of
poultry and egg standardization in its
ultimate or complete stage of develop
ment would require:
Il. The use of national grades as a
basis for the purchase of eggs and
poultry from the producer and the
payment of prices with proper price
differential between the different
grades.
'@2. The marketing of eggsiand poul-
try through the various wholesale
channels of trade on the basis of es-
tablished national grades.
"3. The ultimate sale of eggs and
poultry to retailers and by retailers to
consumers on the basis Of established
retail grades"
Laws Regulating Sales.
Mr.. Potts pointed out that Califor-
mia and New York already have passed
legislation which makes mandatory
the retailing of eggs in accordance
with established retail grades. SINH
lar legislation is expected in other
states, such legislation possibly ex-
tending to wholesale transactions and
even to buying from producers at
country points.
"The practical question for the poul-
try industry to consider" he declared,
"is how can the various branches of
the industry help in shaping the pro-
gram and in making it of greatest
benefit to the industry. For number
of years this association has. from one
angle or another been considering the
question. The mercantile and produce
exchanges have been considering it.
1t seems that the time is ripe for
some definite concerted action by the
industry
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-02
Morgan Mare Owned by
Government Wins Race

Covering so miles of mountainous
roads in the remarkable time of
hours and 561s minutes, the registered
Morgan mare, Jana, won first place
among eight contestants in the endur-
ance ride held this year at Brandon,
vt.
Jana is five-year-old chestnut
mare owned by the United States Nor
gan horse farm, Middlebury, VT. hav-
ing been previously used in farm work
and trained only short time FOR this
ride. She was ridden by one of the
boys on the farm and finished in ex-
cellent condition. The distance was
covered in two consecutive days, 40
miles out one day and the same dis
lance back on the next.
This contest was held in place of
the 3O0-mile endurance ride which had
been an annual horse event of promi-
hence held at Brandon, vt. Owing to
the death of Chauncey c. Stillman,
the principal sponsor of the event, no
funds were available for the extern
sive five-day contest of 800 miles. New
England horse enthusiasts were not to
be denied the thrill of an endurance
contest, however, and locally spon-
sored the shorter ride for this year.
The S0-mile ride, over rough and
mountainous roads was considered a
worthwhile event to test the speed
and endurance Of weight-carrying
saddle horses, and the time made con-
stitutes a record for an. event of this
kind.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-02
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
New Englanders and Wall
Street Eager to s'Draft"
President Coolidge.
By EDWARD W.. PIcKARD

EASTERN Republicans, political and
~ business leaders, cannot reconcile
themselves To- seeing President Cool
Idge eliminated from the contest for
he nomination next year. They never
nave given up the idea that he could
De drafted by the convention, and
should be, despite his expressed re-
uctance to run again. Last week they
got very busy especially in Wall
street and in New England, with plans
10 push the Coolidge boom. In Bos-
:on chain letter petition was started
3y some of those who believe Mr..
Coolidge should be virtually compelled
20 accept denomination. The White
House correspondents questioned the
President on this matter and he told
hem he could not see that the. circula-
ion of the petition would serve any
good purpose and he hoped it would
be discontinued. This being tele-
graphed over, the country, the pro-
ponents Of the chain letter issued a
statement asking that all, work on the
pIdu Cease 1lllfuCuldLCly.
However, the correspondents left the
White House somewhat mystified and
as uncertain as. ever in their interpre-
.ation of the Presidents attitude
toward the general proposition of con-
scripting him for another term. Many
Republican senators AND representa-
tives thought nothing had been added
to the Coolidge statement of August
2 and that, while the President does
not want another term and does not
want to be drafted, he nevertheless
would not refuse to respond to the
call if the party should ask him to
sacrifice his personal inclinations.
Others influential in the party believe
he will not be candidate under any
circumstances.
The theory accounting for the sud
den interest manifested by New York
Republican leaders in the renomina-
ton of the President is that they are
becoming panic stricken over the dan
ger of losing that state in the Presi-
Dental election. That AL Smith will
be the Democratic nominee is now
generally taken for granted, particu-
larly since dry Democrats have been
seen throwing up the sponge in vari-
Gus parts of the country, and Smith
has repeatedly shown his ability TO
carry New York state against great
odds.
Unless Mr.. Coolidge absolutely re-
jects a denomination before congress
meets on December 5 the anti-third
term agitation will be renewed, and
Senator La Toilette will reintroduce
his resolution declaring a President
should not serve more than eight
years.
i. Frank O. Lowden's boom grew some
what with the authorized announce
ment that his name would be entered
in the Indiana preferential primary.
Dawes, it was understood, would not
contest the delegation with the former
governor of Illinois, and Senator Wat
son, who has been credited with Presi-
dental ambitions, was advised en-
phatically by his friends TO stay out
of the race. The Lowden boomers de-
clare their man will enter the conven-
tion with more assured votes than he
had in 1920.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-02

ECRETARY MELONS program of
~ tax reduction was ripped all up
the back by the house ways and
means committee, which practically
completed the new revenue bill. First
the committee agreed upon reduc-
ton of taxes not to exceed $250,000,-
GOO, and then it slashed the miscel-
laneous taxes that Mr.. Mullen wanted
unchanged The taxes on automo-
biles and capital stock transfers were
cut in half. The exemption on admis-
sions was raised from 20 cents to 81,
the rate on boxing matches being in
creased from 10 to % per cent on adj
missions of So and more. The stamp
tax on dealings in futures on grain
and produce exchanges was repealed.
The taxes on grape wines were re-
duced TO the pre-war level. The tax
on corporation earnings was cut from
1919 to liz per cent, one-half per
cent more than recommended by Sec
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-02

artillery, later becoming assistant
chief of staff of the First army corps.
He participated in five major cam
paigns and was decorated for bravery
by America and France.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-02

COCIALIST members of the Belgian
- cabinet insisted on reduction OF
the term of military service and
brought about the resignation of the
ministry. Premier Jaspar promptly
formed a new ministry which contains
no Socialists.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-02

rotary Mellon. The Mellon proposal
under which corporations with net
earnings of $4,000 or less and with
no more than ten stockholders would
have the option Of paying taxes as
partnerships was rejected. In place
of it the committee increased the ex-
emption on corporations with earnings
of less than $4,000 from $1,000 to
$4,000.