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HOPES for Record Vote.

In the election of 1924 the total
popular vote was 2s,000,0O0, only a
fraction of the possible vote of the
country. Unusual efforts were made by
the political organizations and by civic
groups and business combinations to
stimulate the public interest in the con-
test and to arouse the electorate to
discharge Of the duty of citizenship by
going to the polls on election day. Yet
the total fell short OF the possible vote
by many millions. This year similar
endeavors are being made to stimulate
the public to the point of an exercise
OF the franchise on the 9Th of Novem-
Der. 1t is probable that they will sue
coed in larger measure than heretofore.
The issues of the campaign are such
as to arrest the attention and excite
the interest of greater number than
for many years past. The vigor with
which the campaign is being prosecuted
by both sides Is calculated to bring out
q record vote. Some estimates place
the probable total at 35,0o00o0. some
as high as 100000. There is no way
to tell now how high the tide will rise
In November.
There is a new factor in the case
that is likely to elicit larger response
to the call to vote than heretofore. That
is the radio. Almost daily speeches are
being broadcast on every phase of the
campaign questions. More and more
the lair" will be filled with radio an
nouncements, proclamations and appeals
as election day approaches. The other
day the Republican national committee
tnaugurated series of daily campaign
talks over the radio which should, re-
gardless OF the manner Of voting, have
helpfully stimulated the public interest
This series was begun with a number
of short talks by the national chairman
and his assistants at headquarters, CIV
ing an outline Of the mechanism OF
campaign management. The same thing
should be done by the Democratic COM
mittee. The educational effect of such
q series of statements is certain to b.
great.
While it Is true that the whole coun
try is talking politics" 1t does not fol
dow that al who are now reading ant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16
EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN d. ID, LIZ ID.
Bishop Of Washington

dignity and an importance that makes
the doing Of it JOY and satisfaction.
Our wills are ours, we know not why.
Our wills are ours, to make them
Thine"
This was Tennyson's conception of
the purpose of life, and 1t colored all his
thought and inspired all his work. This
is what we commonly call inspiration.
This is what makes the difference be-
tween work we'll done and work poorly
done. Yes, this is the deep meaning of
immortality. Most of us work and
struggle for what we can get out of
life; we give little consideration to what
we can put into life. We think Of 1t in
terms OF acquisition. To have and to
hold Is of more Importance than to
create and to give. The real benefac-
tors of mankind have been those who
lived to the advantage Of their fellows;
their work endures because they lived
and worked with consciousness Of the
significance and value of what they
did. We sometimes speak Of such as
having immortality. They live. on In
lives made richer and finer by their
service. A mother gives the best she has
to give to her children: they become in
very real sense reincarnationS OF her
person; they are the recipients of her
gifts and virtues. She builds something
more than the physical; she creates
moral and spiritual ideals that produce
ultimately strong characters; she LITERAL
ly inspires in her children the passion
for life, the will to live, the high and
holy aspirations that furnish inspira-
ton to deeds Of Selfess service. To
them she Is the very expression Of the
will of God. Thus mankind is blessed,
and the riches and virtues of true worth
are transmitted from generation to gen.
Grafton. To build home that is whole
some and clean and pure is contribu-
ton to the enduring values of life, and
to be in partnership with the giver of
every good and perfect gift No life Is
SO humble, no occupation so lowly, no
work so obscure as to be regarded as of
unimportance. The whole great plan
cannot be effected without our contri-
button. The design and purpose of a
perfected scheme cannot be accom-
plished without that which we have to
give. There is no waste in nature:
everything is conserved; the whole uni,
verse witnesses to design and plan and
purpose. Our life must fall in with this
orderly plan; it must fulfill that for
which 1t was created. It must be in
tune with the infinite; 1t must come
TO know the will of God, and. Knowing
IL, 1t must give the right to Immortality
He that doeth the will of God abidetil
forever" VA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16

listening to political illusions and news
will bestir themselves on election day
to 60 to the polls. Some, too many in
deed, forget or fail to register in season
to qualify themselves as voters. Some
register but forget to vote or are too
much preoccupied by other matters to
do so. It should be the aim of the two
national organizations to drill into the
public mind the fact that voting Is not
merely a privilege but is a duty which
should be discharged regardless OF all
plans and engagements, diversions and
amusementS on election day.
Many a candidate for public office
has been defeated by the silent vote, !"
the vote that is not cast. that would
have elected him If 1t had been cast.
It is probably true that there is about
an even break between parties as to
these absentees from the polls. In GER
tain sections where the results are fore
Swallowed by precedent and historical
tendencies this absentee vote is par
ticularly heavy. This year 1t Is likely
that even In such sections there will
be a larger percentage Of balloting
than heretofore, owing to the strenuous
campaign that is being done to offset
a spirit of revolt that now prevails.
1t would be a national blessing II
in the election in November $4,000, 600
votes were deposited in the ballot boxes
or recorded on the machines. With such
a total there could be no suggestion OF
minority" rule, and no doubt, what
ever the result, that the will of the
people had prevailed.
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"He that doeth the will Of God
dbideth forever" q Epistle st. John,
iif7
The Universal Quest.

I stood one evening on little Round
Top at Mortified, Mass, to pay rev.
erent tribute at the grave of one of the
greatest evangelists and preachers the
world has known. namely, Dwight Ly-
man Moody. On the large granite slab
that marks his last resting place were
carved these words: HE that doeth the
will of God abideth forever" Here in =
brief sentence was the expression of
what had constituted the deep, under
lying and animating philosophy of his
life. To do the will of God had been
his supreme endeavor, and in the doing
of it he had found not only Joy and
satisfaction, but the assurance Of per-
manence.
recalled his observation to friend
when he said. Some day. some one will
tell you, Dwight Moody is Dead don't
believe him. At that hour l shall be
more alive than I have ever been"
Here was the expressed conviction and
assurance OF a man who believed that
in some way he was so vitality and eS-
sentially related to the divine scheme
of things that he was actually par
taker of the divine nature" To him
the supreme purpose of life was to know
and fulfill the will of God. Lies studies,
It's occupations, its whole existence had
this one end. He firmly believed that
with the poet "all are but parts of one
stupendous whole" and that however
inconspicuous and seemingly incense
quential the part we play may be, it is
indispensable to the outworking of a
mighty plan. Such philosophy of life
gives to it a new Interpretation, stirs it
to finer service, lends to it freshened
zest and an impulse that is altogether
stimulating. 1t makes the lowliest,
humblest duty take on finer signifi-
canoe, 1t gives to every incident, every
experience, larger meaning as we'll as
greater seriousness. If we are doing the
will of God. and if what we do is the
fulillment of His plan, we are bound to
regard all our service and all our work
yes. and all our play-in a new light.
We are workmen, building that which
shall endure; life has permanence: its
issues are related to the eternal scheme
of things; We are actually cooperating
with God in working out our own SAL
walton. With this conception of the
meaning Of life. every day becomes an
essential part of we'll ordered plan.
and every duty performed takes on a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Upward Thought.
I'm hungering for travel
I pine for craft so proud,
With speed that can unravel
The silver from a cloud.
The elephant and donkey
view with mild disdain:
With them I shall not monkey
want an aeroplane.
The old band wagon" frets me.
For later lays I yearn.
The buzz Of motors gets" me,
AS flyers rise In turn.
And so my faith most hearty
That emblem soon will gain,
Which. heralding a party,
Displays an aeroplane.
Even the good old Eagle,
That flies into the sun,
Seems formal-though quite legal
When deeds are to be done.
To realms of High Ideal
Our hopes must turn again..
For Inspiration real
Let's try an aeroplane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16
More Disarmament Shares.

The correspondents agree that the
President considers the Anglo-French
naval agreement as concerning those
two nations alone, and that it does
not change in any degree the expressed
policy of the United States on limiting
naval armament. That seems to be
about as far as the President is willing
. to 60 at this stage Of the game In
making his views known, even infor-
mally, But there is wealth OF meaning
In such an attitude, which may become
more apparent II the President chooses
formally to express himself in regard to
the Chamberlain memorandum.
According to the washington inter-
,pretation of this memorandum, France
iand Great Britain have agreed on
program before the preparatory COM
mission of the League of Nations
forthcoming disarmament conference
that would place restrictions on the
arger type of cruisers and submarines,
held essential by the United States for
sreater latitude in the construction of
,he smaller types of naval craft in
which the United States is not SO much
interested. In other words, Great
Britain has apparently won French
support for Great Britain's stand at the
Geneva Conference of year ago. The
inability of the representatives OF the
United States and Of Great Britain to
reconcile their different points of view
on reducing naval armament broke up
that conference and ended, for the time
ocing, further efforts to extend the
provisions of the Washington Conference.
One realizes, in view Of the Presidents
reported state Of mind, the new snares
which now lie in the path of these
efforts-efforts which should logically
be redoubled and made successful as
happy furtherance Of the principles
embodied in the Kellogg treaty signed
in Paris few weeks ago. The President
is represented as being politely pleased
II France and Great Britain have been
able to reach between themselves an
agreement to reduce their naval arma-
ment. He cannot be so politely pleased
over the evident fact that France and
Great Britain, If their agreement is
ratified and made permanent, thus shut
the door In Uncle Sans face and place
him in the position Of declining to
discuss cutting down his Navy.
So little is known of the Franco
British agreement that speculation on
its results are premature. If it is a
means of bringing France and Great
Britain into accord toward the solution
Of their own problems regarding limit
ing naval armament, it will escape all
criticism from this side of the water.
II it is designed as moral lever by
which to hoist Uncle Sam over his own
doorstep and into false position before
the world, 1t will doubtless bend and
break Of its own weight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16
Police Amuence.

Testimony that is being given before
the grand jury in Philadelphia investi-
eating the illicit liquor traffic and police
corruption in that city is reminiscent OF
old times in New York. For example, 1t
is said to have been established that
a certain police captain had in four
teen weeks made bank deposits total
ing $500, this captain having week.
~ salary Of $50 with no other visible
means of income He had no bank &C
count at all on the 18th of May. In
another case it is reported that teSti-
mony pointed to a sergeant, just pro-
NOTED from patrolman. who has within
very short time rolled up a bank
account of $4,000.
Other cases are indicated pointing to
a veritable epidemic of affiuence among
the Philadelphia policemen. They bring
back memories of revelations regarding
the New York police organization during
Crokers day as head of Tammany Hall.
One of the several investigating COM
mitteeS that probed vice conditions in
New York by order of the State Legis-
lature worked out a veritable schedule
of rates paid by different classes of
protected" lawbreakers. Also there were
schedules of prices for promotions in
the police force. The job Of patrolman
was worth certain number of hundred
dollars. A sergeancy was worth more. A
captaincy ran into the thousands, and
so on. Numerous instances were brought
to light of police officers retiring at an
early age with large fortunes, aggregat-
ing many times their total salaries for
their entire police careers.
In the light of these revelations in
Philadelphia and the past experience
in New York the situation with re-
gard to the Washington police force now
under inquiry is by no means at pres
ent distressing. II there is any such cor
ruption here 1t has not been brought
to light, but on the other hand If there
is condition Of police bribery at the
Capital it should be fully disclosed
through inquiry and all who are guilty
in any degree should be sunmarily pun
iShed
The police force of the city is created
and maintained for purpose of public
defense against all forms Of lawbreak-
ing, for the pursuit of the lawbreaker
and the protection of the law abiding.
Any one wearing the uniform who is
in any degree guilty of bride taking,
however small, betrays his trust and is
unworthy of continued connection with
the organization.
In Philadelphia the facts are coming
to light regarding the Illicit afiuence OF
the police through inquiry into their
private affairs. Rapid accumulation OF
bank deposits or a marked change for
the better in the style and scale of liv-
ing should put any officer under sus-
picion. In Philadelphia there has been
advanced in some cases the suggestion
that newly enriched police officers have
been lucky at the race tracks, an alibi
that should itself stand as an accu-
sation Of misconduct IL true. For when
a policeman takes his oath as a men,
Der of the force and puts on his uni
form and badge of Office he must eschev
all participation in any amusement or
diversion or occupation that brings him
into profitable contact with lawless en-
terprises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16
CrOcers to Confer on
Problems of the Trade
BY HARDEN COLFAX.


Little imps-and big ones-whict1
plague the grocery business are to be
dragged from their hiding places. given
the third degree and sentenced, then
paraded in irons before the entire popu-
lation.
This Is a manner of stating that food
distributors of high and low estate
wholesalers, brokers, independent re-
tailers and chain store operators, to-
gether with some professors, are to
meet next month In a trade practice
conference under the auspices of the
Federal Trade Commission.
The various groups through their re-
SpectiVe organizations have been at
work on this subject for several months
They submitted to the commission yes
terday their individual resolutions, which
are to be circulated among all inter-
ested for consideration and will be
brought before steering committee of
the industry at New York October |
The program then will be submitted to
the conference, over which Commits
sioner C. w. Hunt will preside, at Chi
cage on october "a.
y X ~
Inasmuch as the consumers of the
country spend about $50000, 600 for
food every business day of the year
| they naturally have very vital interest
in this approaching conference. which
| Is designed to establish ethical bust
ness standards which will eliminate I'M
| fair commercial practices. Not only the
| consumers purse will be affected by
| this meeting If the plans work cut. but
! the results may have some. bearing on
the service, which he has grown to
expect from his grocer
The machinery under which the Fed
eral Trade Commission operates In
these trade practice conferences is to
bring together. the various elements OF
an industry. have them discuss their
kinks and agree upon what Is fair and
what is unfair, and thus give the COM
mission a basis upon which 1t may pro-
coed in citing before it. as the court OF
business. any persons who infringe upon
the standards established by the indus
| try itself.
| This grocery conference will be the
| first time that opportunity will be az
| forded for independent merchants and
their chain store competitors to meet
J across the same table with impartial
observers present. In view of the keen
and growing rivalry between these two
systems of merchandising the expert
ment is most interesting, for 1t is i'll the
grocery field that the chain store has
made its most pronounced strides.
AS matters stand now, approximately
one out of every seven retail grocery
stores is unit in a cnain, but chains
sell something more than one-fourtf
of all groceries. In other words, chain
grocery stores are only little more
than IA per cent of the total in thai
field, but they do in excess of Is per
cent of the total business. No one knows
exactly how many retail grocery store:
there are in the United States, but trade
authorities estimate 100000 in addition
| to which there are some 1900 whole
! salers, besides brokers, speciality men
and manufacturers and professors o.
| foodstuffs.
The independent dealers have made
some bitter charges against the chain
store operators. which have been denied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16

Plans for curtailment OF oil output
take into consideration the fact that
an oil tank surplus may become as
embarrassing as treasury. OIL Is be-
ginning to assert a place as standard
of values, something that was once held
by wampum or tobacco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16

Reports which Gov. AL Smith has
felt called on to deny have been traced
to card table conversation. Senator
Smoot may have to revise his protest
against "clot hesline politics" and make
it read, bridge whist politics."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16
Comparisons Of Destiny,

politics has made you famous, but
not rich"
"You can't expect to be BOTH" said
Senator Sorghum, unless you can
qualify as gilt-edge pugilist."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16

President Coolidge, as a faithful public
servant. does not allow the fact that he
is not in line for another term to inter-
fere with his duties in regard to ma
tional and international politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16

Mechanical speed has reached won
derful development, but 1t has not
attained a pace that enables the stock
ticker to keep up with the market on
a busy day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16

Paris theaters will insist on more
clothes for the chorus. The tide Of
frivolity may yet turn across the Allan
tic and find Paris talking about Gay
New York"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16

Perhaps the political vocabulary will
have to be revised. Tragic experience
with Western tornadoes may leave the
term "whirlwind campaign" tinged with
sinister suggestion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16

Whichever way the market may 60
momentarily, there can be no doubt
that a heavy volume of legitimate
trading indicates high level OF
prosperity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16

The duties of publicity expert grow
more and more complicated. He must
know not only when to say great deal,
but also when to say nothing at all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16
The irresponsible Thermom

OF Christmas we begin to dream.
We shall be going very strong,
Unless to spoil our annual dream
Another hot wave comes along.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16
Exargerated Imagination

Does your wife make home brew"
YES" answered Uncle Bill Bottletop
Were afraid to turn on the phono-
graph at night for fear the dear old
home will be padlocked."
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I'm Round Numbers.

From the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch.
A news item says that IS people were
robbed in a New York restaurant. But
why specify IS?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16

Each tells others what they ought
to do" said Hi Ho, the sage OF China
town, (which leaves a sense OF duty
satisfied without the personal exercise
of moral endeavor."
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X x
A short-lived street car strike occurred
in Washington so years ago. as the
Street Car Stable i in The Star Of
Hostlers Strike. = 1s7S d di Sc oS IL
This morning at the stables of the
Belt Line Street Railroad. near the
corner of Third and B streets south
west, considerable trouble occurred and
it was nearly noon before all the cars
got out and were running on their regu-
lar time. 1t appears that there are en-
ployed in the stables five hoStlerS.
Colored men. who have heretofore been
receiving 81 per week and that few
days ago the superintendent, MIR. 5.
S. Daish. notified them that in case
they were not willing to work for Sc
per week they could quit. One of them
quit work yesterday, and the others. it
appears, determined on another course.
AS the drivers appeared at the stables
this morning. about O'Clock, the
hoStlers informed them that they could
not get any horses or cars out, and one
of the directors. Mr. Fuller. having been
notified, went down to the stables and
after conference with the hostlers. in
which he informed them that II they
worked on he would see that their
wages were paid and would endeavor to
secure revocation of the order for a
reduction of wages. they returned To
work and few of the cars got out.
when the superintendent, Mr.. Daish. ap-
peared. and. being informed of what
had been done. he remarked that he
was boss about there. and one of the
hostlerS named Burnett thereupon at
tackled Daish. knocking him down. but
stopped on the appearance of the police.
Mr. Daish. though badly bruised, with
the assistance of the former superin-
tendent, Mr.. j. W. Belt. and the drivers.
at once set about getting the cars out
and, as stated. by noon they were all
running regularly
1T IS stated in defense of the reduce
ton of hOstlerS' wages-which last June
were reduced from SIPS to ST. per day,
and which 1t Is now proposed to reduce
to Sc per week-that the outside wages
are from So to Sc per week, the aver
age days labor being about Is hours,
while in the stable the hours of labor
are about Is. Last June the wages OF
the drivers were reduced from SLIGO to
81 40 per day--10 cents per trip-and
at the same time the superintendent
pay was reduced from 81 900 to $500 per
annum and the presidents salary from
$500 to $3.50. Most. il not all of the
drivers. appear to be well satisfied with
their wages. as they have the assurance
of the directors that when the road Is
able to pay more the wages will be in
creased. New hostlers have been put
to work"
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Solution Offered.

From the Centon Daily News.
The only way to preserve amateurism
in athletics Is to have more sport stars
born with rich parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16

Jud Tunkins says If you take care of
the pennies, the dollars may not take
care of themselves, but you'll, at least,
have exact change for carfare.