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Evening star., 1927-11-11
Nuisance Taxes Hit.

Repeal of the remaining excise or
nuisance taxes, including those on
admissions and club dues. also was
advocated despite the Treasury's plea
for retention of these levies.
Arguments for and against retention
Of the Federal inheritance tax also
were received from many witnesses.
Elimination of this levy was recon-
mended by the Treasury. In addition.
a dozen or SO other taxes came in for
some degree. of attention during the
meetings.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
TAX BILL DRAF TING
| STARTS NEXT WEEK
Committee Plans Completed
Measure When Con-
gress Meets.
By the Associated Press.


With 10 days of public tax revision
hearings behind it. the House. ways
and means committee will meet In
executive session early next week to
begin the actual writing OF the new
revenue bill, embodying a reduction in
the burden of the taxpayer.
1t is planned to have the measure
completed by the convening Of Con
gress, so that it may be presented to
the House as soon as the formalities
of organization have been concluded.
Many Witnesses Appear.
During the public sessions, which
ended yesterday, a long list of wit.
nesses passed by the committee bar,
leaving as they went a maze of con-
f1icting opinions that in the executive
meetings ahead must be sorted over
by the members as they progress with
the drafting of the bill.
OF the material received, the COM
mittee, with other things, obtained
the recommendation of Secretary
Mellon. placing $225.000.000 as the
ma Ximum cut that Treasury revenues
will stand at this time. In this con-
nectiOn, President Coolidge has been
represented as in accord with the
Treasury suggestion.
OF the other recommendation re-
ceived, spokesman for the business
world urged material cut in the tax
rate on corporation income. now 1872
per cent. They held out for a lower
figure than the 121a per cent proposed
by Mr.. Mellon.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
Companionate Marriage Idea
Gets Only Satire From Press

marriage" concludes the Santa Bar
bara Daily News, and the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram states that "the young
pair may decide that their marriage
should be something more than one
in name only. and the clever members
of their family may suddenly find
themselves relegated to the role of
old-fashioned grandparents. The
Houston Chronicle also suspects that
they will determine to show the
world the sincerity and righteousness
"f their care for each other, and they
will go on and make their marriage
what it should be-"
The sooner any other possible can.
didates are rooted out and tied accord.
ing to the unique plan, the better,
Tor the companionate marriage will
nave run It's course and will have been
forgotten" in the opinion OF the
Charlotte Observer. The Terre Haute
Star sees in the practice simply an
illustration of the fact that "many
young persons get married before
they can afford 1T and do not set up
homes OF their own at once. Often
also, continues that paper, 1.-The bride
continues her career after having her
own home, sometimes for economic
reasons and sometimes because she
prefers to work in an office or a store
to drudging In the kitchen. Such
things are common and have been
ever since woman first won her place
In the business and art world. They
Will continue to he common and. with
machinery and invention continuing
to equalize the difference between
women and men, freeing the female
from dependence on the male, they
will multiply"
Evening star., 1927-12-06
An Artistic Advance.

washington's music lovers have oc-
casion to rejoice in the development Of
a local opera organization that is COM
petent to present such program of at.
fractions as that which opened last
night in a series which scores high
point in the musical advancement of
the Capital. Six performances by a
combination of local and alien talent
mark an anniversary of moment.
After discouragements and retarding
disappointments. against adverse con.
ditions, the tenth season of the Wash.
ington National Opera is thus start
ing, under the most favorable auspices
and affording a prospect of highly en-.
ioyable performances of high artis'
tic quality This achievement is graft
fving to those who believe that Wash.
ington is entitled to its own operatio
orpa nization. The present occasion is
notable in that by the special courtesy
of the ministry of fine arts Of France
and upon the recommendation of the
French embassy in this city. singer
of eminent merit star Of the Opera
Comiuue of Paris, has been permitted
to come to Washington TO tah part
Evening star., 1927-12-06
Half a Century of Success.

Marking it's fiftieth anniversary. the
Washington Post today presents n
jubilee edition which is notable as an
| achievement of journalism as well as
| commemoration of the first half cen.
tury of that newspaper. 1t is The
Stars cherished privilege to congratu.
late the Post both upon this attain.
| ment of long span of useful service
| and upon the anniversary number.
Washington, once known as the
graveyard of newspapers, has seen
the inauguration and the passing of
many journalistic efforts Since the
Civil War, however, there have been
but few births and deaths in this field
The Post came into existence on the
9Th of December, 1877. and it's own
span of life covers the period of com
| parative stability in the field of jour-
nalism at the Capital. 1t has been o
worthy exponent of newspaper enter
prise. always well presented, attractive
In appearance and substantial In
| policy. 1t has won and held the re-
spect Of the community, and it's pros.
4 perity has been the deserved reward
of sound management.
| In the edition which appears this
| morning marking the completion Of
the first fifty years of the Posts life
is presented an epitome of Washing
ton during the half century. 1t has
been a notable time, marked by steady
! advancement of the community to.
interests and in an increasingly con.
structive manner by the national rep.
resentatives who are the constitutional
legislative guardians of the District.
| In this development the Post has
played an important part. 1t has been
| sincere and earnest, diligent and inde-
fatigable in it's advocacy of projects
making for a greater Washington, for
the correction of evils, the creation of
beauties and the evolution of the
model city.
A high journalistic standard has
guided the Post during it's half cen.
tury of existence. 1t commands atten-
ton and respect. Occupying as it does
an important position in the morning
newspaper field, it wields an influence
reaching beyond Washington. and in
its administration 1t has recognized
this responsibility.
The Star, now approaching its own
Evening star., 1927-12-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

crop--that of 1925.26. Total shin.
ments from California as reported by
the railroads reached 7O,600 carloads,
of which 57.163 carloads were oranges
and grapefruit and 13,437 carloads of
lemons. Although the Florida crop
suffered severe damage from hurri.
cane and frost, the total supply of
oranges and grapefruit in the United
States and Canada was approximately
i 900 cars greater than in the preced.
ing eason. II 900 cars greater than in
1924-25. and 1000 cars i'm excess 0f
the previous largest supply of 1923-24.
@. Has 1.-THE Swiss Family Eobia.
son" a sequel?--S. r.
A. willis the Pilot" is the sequel.
ors Of their flag as red. white, and
blue"?-D. w.
A. They reverse the expression and
say blue. white and red
Q When was the first plumbing
installed in the White House?-I. II.
a. The date is not known definite.
ly 1t was installed about 1925.
Q. Please give H. G. Wells trib,
ute to teachers.--N. S. q.
A. II. G. Wells says: NO con.
queror can make the multitude differ
ent from what it is; no statesman can
carry the worlds affairs beyond the
ideas and capacities of the genera.
ton of adults with which he deals:
but teacherS-I use the word in the
wisest sense-can do more than either
conqueror or statesman-they can ere.
ate new vision and liberate the lat.
ent powers Of our kind"
Q. When did the names Guelph"
and "Ghibelline' originate?-W. G.. A.
A. These two names originated in
Germany in the twelfth century in
contest of rival families for the title
of Emperor During the siege of
Weinsberg the followers of Count
Welf shouted the name of their lead
er. while the other party took up the
cry of "Waiblings," Waiblingen having
| been the birthplace OF Frederick, the
brother of the Emperor Conrad.
These names came TO represent prn-
ciples as well as families and as such
were carried to Italy. where they were
corrupted into Guelph" and "Ghibel-
| line,
Q. Who is called THE President of
the Chrysanthemum Kingdom and
| why?-M. w.
| A. Soochow Mel. famous Chinese
actress, had guaranteed salary of
$4,000 a year, the same amount as
that received by the President of
China. Thus it came about that she
| received the above title.
| You 'cdnt to kn0t0 something. You
irish to be positire before you 90
| ahead. Wen. The EUeninD Star triH
tel yon trhdt y0u IcdHt to knolC and
0ire you assurance before you pro-
cecd. Our Washington Bureau con
dnS,rer any question Of fact prO-
| pounded to IL. Here is the uniuersifv
OF ihformdtiOn--G great free educa.
fiOnGl institution estd blished soIely to
serre Dou. Send in pour question and
oct the right dnSuer Inclose 2
cents in stamps to coUer the return
postage. Address The Erenin0 Star
| Information Bureau. Frederic J. Has.
Kin, director, Washington. u. C.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
Coolidge on Farm Relief.

That so large a proportion Of his
! message to Congress is devoted TO
agriculture shows how earnestly
President Coolidge believes that farm.
ers are entitled to the largest meas
ure of sound economic relief that 1t Is
possible for the Government to afford
them. But his face Is set firmly as
ever against unsound enterprises
which he believes in the end would
leave them in worse condition than
they are today. No measure that puts
the Government into the business Of
buying and selling farm commodities
or fixing the price thereof will receive
his approval.
The President recognizes that sur
pluses of crops over the American de-
mand constitute the farmers most
serious marketing problem. and that
he needs help in handling them If
these surpluses are not to depress
prices of entire crops below the cost
of production. But the President
makes a sharp distinction between sur
pluses due to weather and seasonal
conditions" and those which result
from an overextension OF acreage.
One of the fundamental objections to
the McNary- Haugen bill and like
schemes of farm relief always has
been that they would have tended to
stimulate increased production until
surplus piled upon surplus would have
inevitably broken down any structure
intended to maintain prices. Mr.. Cool
idge repudates the notion that the
Government can assume responsibility
for surpluses due to acreage expan
sion, but he believes the Government
can and should help in the orderly
marketing Of surpluses which cannot
be avoided.
This he would do by setting up n
Federal farm board and providing a
revolving fund from which loans
would he made at moderate interest
to marketing associations. While he
does not undertake to go into details
as to methods of operation, he appar
entity has accepted in principle the
proposal advanced by DR.. Jardine, his
Secretary Of Agriculture, and it Is to
be assumed that should Congress pass
measure along those lines it will re.
ceive executive approval.
With the situation thus clarified,
there are two courses open to farm
relief advocates in Congress. They
can get together and agree upon a
measure which will speedily become
law, or the extremists among them
can continue to hold out for an i'm
possible program and nothing will be
done. The farmers will soon know
whether agricultural relief or politics
Is uppermost in the minds Of some of
their most vociferous champions"
Evening star., 1927-12-06
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago To-day

Munitions ship blows up i'm Halifax
harbor as result of collision with Bel.
gian relief vessel. Two square miles
of city wrecked and dead may exceed
1000. many Of them buried in the
ruins. Inhabitants thought of Ger
man Smelling as the shock came and
explosion was heard for 81 miles.
Harbor crowded with boats on war
duty. Allies hail President as
war spokesman and welcome his def.
milton of war aims. They see Ger
many utilizing her every resource to
force decision in the next few months
because she realizes that America
VIII soon become big factor in arms
and men. Eleven thousand Ital-
ians captured by Austro.German ms in
a desperate all-day battle on mountain
Gus front of northern Italy.
British give up Bourbon salient on
western front. under cover of dark.
ness, to occupy stronger front. retain
ing part of the Hindenburg line.
Berlin announces a two.and-a.
half mile gain. 5000 prisoners and 14S
guns taken recently. ." Anti-war
move In Russia gains strength, The
Ukrainian Parliament opposed to an
armistice and Caucasus army asks
for financial aid to carry ON.
Evening star., 1927-12-06

million details to be discussed, every
one of which had to be gone into
thoroughly. Nothing must be left to
chance. In the sublime conceit of
youth this was real affair with the
eyes of the town upon 1t.
Today one manages his telephone
conversations more conservatively as
it were. One is more suave about it..
The old urge Is lacking. What IL the
Use of spending an hour on the phone
when two minutes will settle all the
details?
And those hour.long good.bys!
! They were tand are) a sign of youth,
too. For in discussing these things
! one cannot forget that it IL only his
own youth that has vanished-Other
youths are in their heyday. Let us
| never forget this, lest the vaporings of
the new versions strike our aging eyes
as silly--and worse.
Recall the evening it took three
hours TO tell Mabel good-by. The
clock in the tower had struck II, the
lights were out all along the block
Several well placed coughs from above
stairs had indicated what YOU already
knew, that it was time to go.
"Good-by," you said.
| tOOu-Dy Responded Mabel.
| This was but the beginning of it,
however. Many highly important mat
| ters had to be discussed. 1t took one
an hour to get as far as the porch
steps. another hour to get to the bot
tom of them and yet another to get to
| the gate.
Once at the gate there was nothing
to it but to proceed and this you did,
as the clock in the steeple was sound
ing the hour of am. How did it get
80 late? TO this day you don't know.
An overwhelming interest in water
melons is Il sign of youth.
| Today man may look a water
melon in its rosy face without a
! qualm. He even may be critical in
his inspection.
Not much of a watermelon" he
says. poking at it gingerly with his
| fork.
| mot sweet enough to suit me-" he
| goes on after the first bite. His in.
terest in this glorious product is mere.
ly academic compared with the enjoy.
ment which was his in the days when
once his heart was young.
| What prize a watermelon was
! then.
|
| Books By the late c. A. Henty were
another good sign of youth. This
designation, of course, included sim
liar works of boyish adventure.
One has to be young to appreciate
Hanty. We old-timers have lost our
sense of literary appreciation. We go
In for Wells and Sinclair Lewis and
other discontented gentlemen who are
hard to please, just as we, their read.
ers. are hard to please.
| If you are Of the male persuasion
| you will recall THE Lion of the North"
and The Cat Of Riibastes"; if fem
mime, the little Peppers and one
| Elsie. Our literary tastes are more
refined, perhaps, but. honestly, are
they any better? Better in the real
| sense? We doubt 1t.
| There are other tastes of youth
which every one will recall, and the
passing of which he may lament.
| These few samples we have given are
memory sparks struck off on cloudy
day. May they help kindle the fires
OF recollection and may they be
| pleasant ones.
Evening star., 1927-12-06

seventy-f1fth anniversary-it will reach
that point next week--is proud Of the
cooperation and good will that have
marked the relations OF these two
newspapers. 1t feels that the success
won by the Post is tribute to the dis
eliminating judgment of the people of
this city. and 1t hopes that long before
the Post shall have reached it's
seventy-fifth birthday and itself the
century mark the ideals for which
both papers have striven for Washing.
ton will have been fully attained.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Eating pickles is sign of youth.
Many a man goes back to the pickle
dish in his middle age to find that his
pickles have lost their SAVIOR.
The fault lies not with the relish
but with the man.
He sits down at the table some eve
ming intent on enjoying good meal
takes look at the container and de-
cides that the pickles therein look very
good.
He samples one.
These pickles are no good" he an
nounces, bluntly.
II guess the liking for pickles is a
sign of youth" comes the reply.
Surely that is the answer to it
Children have u number of decided
preferences. none of which Is more
decided than the taste for treated
cucumbers.
First comes the liking for the large
school days. TO watch a youngster
eat one the beholder might think that
1t was bonbon Of some rare and
exquisite species.
Later he goes in for fancy sweet
pickles. turning finally to chow-chow
and such connections. The time will
come, however, when he ceases to take
any particular gustatory interest in
all this.
Then he may know that middle age
has him In it's grip.
%* y X
The reader may still like these edi
bes, as the writer does. We speak
not of mere liking, but of that con
suming desire which enthralls one in
his younger days.
The radish was another one of them
dear to the heart and taste of eager
palpitating. if not flaming, youth. That
was i'm the days before bulk" as
sumed an important place either in
the talk OF food or in the meal itself
There was nothing to radish then
land we doubt If there is anything in
one now besides the taste and appear.
ance to warrant its place upon the
table
Today one regards 1t and the pickle
with calm detachment, something to
be nibbled at, not partaken Of with
any particular gusto or genuine ap-
probation. Such belonged to the days
of long ago,
There are other signs of youth. too,
which deserve mention now that we
have started upon it. We hope we will
tread upon no ones mental toes. as 1t
were. or cause any one to feel that we
are slandering deserving things or
practices.
Consider those old time telephone
conversations with ones best girl of
the moment. Blessings upon the
best girlr' She. was an anchor in
the windward--and how one loved to
talk TO her over the telephone!
AS one looks back upon it the per.
formance was nothing short of amaz.
ing. For sheer flow of words there
was nothing before nor has there been
anything since to compare with it, We
have a suspicion that much the same
sort Of linguistic marathon goes on
today, at several hundred thousa nd
cross-angles, in all parts of the United
States.
Any one can recall as much as two
solid hours spent with the left arm
hooked to permit the receiver to meet
the ear, while the arm grew number
and more numb and the werds grew
longer and longer. 1t was the matter
of the fraternity dance, perchance, to
be held next week. There were several
Evening star., 1927-12-06
The Presidents Message.

President Coolidge's report to Con
gress in the form of his annual mes
sage is. as usual, comprehensive and
| Informative. 1t contains no surprises,
strikes no startling notes, makes no
unexpected recommendations. 1t is a
plain, clear and explicit statement of
! the state OF the Nation and of its
legislative needs. Much that he has
said before in recommendation is re-
peated in terms that vary according
to the changed conditions. He stresses
the need of continued economy in ad-
ministration and gives his complete
support" TO the recommendations of
the Secretary of the Treasury for tax
reduction. On this point however, he
that 1.-THE Congress should continue to
exercise its own judgment In a matter
so vitality important to all the inter.
ests of the country as taxation" This
is a warning against the enactment
of law which unduly reflects the
urgings of special interests, too often
selfish, always uniformed of the ma
tional needs as a whole
Although this country has put away
the Old World policy of competitive
ornaments, says the President, ii can
never he relieved of the responsibility
of adequate national defense. Its own
policy is stated IN two short sentences:
I'VE should enter on no competition
We should refrain from no needful
program" Under the inspiration of
these two precepts adequate defense
provisions both on land and sea can
go forward without any Withdrawal
from the pacific policy that guides the
United States.
That chapter of the message which
deals with flood control is the longest
and most specific of all. Treating the
emergency of last Summer as a ma.
tional disaster, the President urges
the adoption by Congress of an ade.
quate plan to prevent a recurrence.
He suggests. however. that legislat ation
should be for the present confined to
the most pressing problem, the lower
mississippi. other legislation to wait
pending report on the comprehen-
sive survey ordered by the last Con-
gress of all the important streams Of
the country. But he warns that the
recognized needs of the Mississippi
should not be made a vehicle for car.
rylng other projects. all proposals for
development standing on their own
merits and any other method result.
ing surely in ill-advised conclusions.
great waste of money and a delay of
the orderly and certain utflization of
tne water resources. The subject of
farm relief is elsewhere herewith
treated as perhaps the most difficult
OF the problems with which the Presi.
dent deals In his message.
The chapter bearing upon foreign
relations sketches the state of affairs
so briefly as to emphasize the fact
that this Government has for the
present time a position of great
strength in the world, without dan.
gerous responsibilities.
The message concludes with a brief
recognition of the progress which the
country has made, concluding with
this sentence, which appropriately
closes the report and serves as an
epitome of Americas situation: "In
doing good. in walking humbly, in sus-
tanning its own people. in ministering
10 other nations. America will work
out Its own mighty destiny"