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Evening star., 1928-12-01
Campaign Costs.

The high cost of campaigning in this
country is mounting. Four years ago,
In the presidential campaign three or
four million dollars expended by the
Republican national committee was the
subject of much conversation and some
charges that the election was being
bought. But in the recent campaign
both the Democratic national commit
tee and the Republican national COM
mittee went beyond these figures. So
far there has been no charge Of buying
the election.
In Albany the Democratic nationa!
committee, which had its headquarters
in New York City, recently filed with
the secretary of state report show
ing that the committee had expended
q total of $4,e45,7 ,77473. Its reported
receipts were $5,o25, ,7O6o2. But these
receipts included three loans of $780,
900 each from the New York County
Trust Company so the deficit of the
Democratic committee amounts to
S1,317,06S. The final report of the Re-
publican national committee still is to
be filed with the clerk of the House
here in Washington. for the Republican
headquarters are in the District Of
Columbia. The indications are, how
ever that the Republican expenditures
will range close to those of the Demo-
Gratis.
The expenditures of the national
committees of the two major political
parties do not measure the expenses
of the national campaign just closed
There are State, county and other po-
litical committees which all raised and
expended money. An estimate of the
total amounts expended by both parties
in the campaign would be a mere guess
But it is likely that it ran into many
more millions than these reported by
the national committees.
In round numbers the presidential
campaign cost the national organi3a-
tions a combined s1o,o0o,00o. This Il
a large sum Of money, even IN tho
United States. 1t probably will brtnt
further talk in Congress about the neec
CT curtaling campaign expenditures
Evening star., 1928-12-01

and interior of Memorial Chapel is
carved marble or pressed concrete
H. T. G..
A. The colonnades at Stanford Uni
versity are carved sandstone. The
carvings in the interior of the Me-
mortal Church also are on sandstone.
@. Who was the model for Whistlsrs
white Girls"?-S. w.
A. 10 Hefferman posed for this, or.
as Pennell says, This plate was most
likely done when 10. tired out. threw
herself back and refused to pose anv
longer, and yet Whistler. never tired.
always with so much more to do than
he knew he ever could do. seized the
chance. and made another master
piece"
Q. How much paper is punched from
the stamps in making perforations?-
G. B.
A. Approximately 50 tons of paper
are punched from the perforations of
stamps in year. Between 17,000.00o.-
100000 and 100000. 100000 stamps
are made 4 year.
O. Can telephone receiver be regu-
lated for people with various degrees Of
hearing?-T. ].
A. The American Telephone g. Tele-
graph Co. says that there is no special
| type of telephone receiver which can be
regulated to suit the hearing of various
persons. There Is, however. a special
telephone for persons who arc hard of
hearing
Evening star., 1928-12-01
Stewart Acquittal Is Viewed
AS Ending Oil Prosecutions

some of the very good lawyers in the
Senate" according to the ST. Louis
Post-D Dispatch but it will nevertheless
serve to check that body up in its GUS
tom of spreading a committee member
over too much ground" The Post
Dispatch adds that "the harm done by
the whole oil scandal is incalculable.
The ease with which Fall, Doheny,
Sinclair, and now Stewart, we're all
extricated from what looked like bad
mess has weakened the country's faith
in the inexorableness of Justice"
Perhaps the Stewart trial set up a
good precedent for Senate investiga-
tions," in the judgment of the Grand
Rapids Press. ''in making it plain that
there is no use voting them unless n
quorum is willing to stick them out. A
one-man quiz Is entirely too open to
suspicion of vindictiveneSs and political
intent and self-glorifying. The Senate
has to be pretty serious before 1t will
keep up a quorum, and serious investi-
cations are the only kind worth
holding"
ut did not help Justice" declares the
Seattle Daily Times, Ito drag the oil
cases through two campaigns and to
harp continually upon them in COM
mittee rooms and on the Senate floor
The Senate investigation started as an
important public service, but the people
are likely to forget that in rejecting OH
the political bias shown by the special
committee"
Looking beyond the verdict, the
Buffalo Evening News concludes: Col.
Stewart still has an account to settle
with John D. Rockefeller. jr.. who called
on him to resign his Standard Oil post
after his appearance before the Senate
committee last April. The outcome Of
the contest of strength between the two
men will be followed with keen interest
by the public"
Evening star., 1928-12-01
President Green.

More than ordinary Importance
attaches to the election of william
Green TO the presidency of the American
Federation of Labor for third term.
It means a perpetuation Of the policy
of conservatism handed down to the
great national organization of work rs
by its first and perennial president,
Samuel Compers. In particular, the
maintenance of the Green adminiStra-
ton in the American Federation of
Labor denotes consistent and unremit-
ting opposition to the subversive forces
of Communism which never cease to
bore from within the ranks of American
labor.
In still another and no less significant
respect, President Green's reelection
constitutes a wholesome aspect of the
labor movement. He is an ardent apostle
of the theory that labor's business is
labor and not politics. He docs not in
other words, favor the idea of Labor
Party on lines which reach their highest
development in Great Britain end
achieved their pinnacle four years ago
in the seizure of short-lived power by
the government of Mr.. Ramsay Mac
donald.
President Green holds firmly to the
view that organized American labor
should keep out of party politics except
to the extent of "rewarding its friends"
at ensuing elections, especially for Con-
gress-a bipartisan and bipartisan
practice to which it adheres. Probably
labor's excursion into the partisan field,
in 1924, when the late Senator La
Toilette carried its colors in his third
party presidential contest is destined to
be the last adventure of the sort for
some time to come. President Green
frowns upon such an absorption of
labor's energies or employment of its
vast potential power.
The American labor movement has
several objectives as yet unrealized. It's
latest manifestation in favor of the five
day working week points to one Of its
most cherished goals. 1t tenaciously
advocates enactment of Federal laws TO
curb the injunction and the implied
curtailment of the right to strike-a
demand in which both the Republican
and Democratic parties concurred in
their 1928 platforms. 1t is determined
to see restricted immigration a perma-
nency in what Herbert Hoover calls the
American system" 1t has not yet
wholly stamped out Communistic infiu-
ence among the industrial classes of the
United States.
In the naturalization of all these
ideals it is fortunate for the Federation
and for the American people as a whole
that type Of generalissimo like William
Green remains in directive control of
organized labor's program He is a
guarantee that it will be worked out
constructively, effectively and on Ameri-
can lines.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
The Public Works Board.

The report of a special committee OF
District officials proposing the creation
Of a project and engineering board, with
an executive secretary to act in the
capacity of a co-ordinating officer on all
public improvement programs, has been
delivered to the Commissioners, and as
the power to accept and act on the
recommendations lies in the Commits
sioners hands, early action may be
expected. The recommendations, drawn
after long study by a committee COM
posed of Capt. H. c. Whitehurst chair
man; Mai. D. A. Davidson and Maj.
L. E. Atkins, Assistant Engineer Com
missioners; William H. Harland, director
of traffic, and r. G. Klotz, engineer Of
the Utilities Commission. propose no
new legislation. With the exception of
some one to fill the post of co-ordinating
officer, no additional personnel is needed,
as the new board would be composed of
the three Assistant Engineer Commits
eioners. There should be sufficient funds
remaining out of the current appropria-
tions to pay the salary of the proposed
co-ordinator for the remainder of the
fiscal year and Congress would no doubt
include provision for his salary after
July !.
The merits of the recommendations
contained in the report are self-evident.
When a condition exists that permits
the Highway Department, for instance.
to secure an appropriation for paving a
street, only to find that no appropria-
ton has been requested for laying
sewers in that street, the necessity for
co-ordinated action among the various
divisions of the District government be-
comes apparent. And when a street has
been paved on one day, only to be torn
up for service connections en- the next,
It is forcefully demonstrated that some
authority should exist to prevent such
wasteful and inefficient methods.
The committees recommendations
cover not only these conditions, but seek
to improve others. One recommended
ton is to speed up repairs or paving
in the streets of the downtown area or
congested district by working sixteen
hours day. Another is for the creation
Of traffic advisory board, composed of
the traffic director, the co-ordinator
the police inspector in charge Of the
Traffic Bureau, the engineer of the Util-
tiles Commission and an oficial from
the traffic directors Office to serve as
secretary. This board would investigate
and recommend regulations concerning
Bening of streets for the use, type and
weight of vehicles, would attend to the
routing of buSses and changes in park
ing restrictions. A more stringent regu-
lation by permit. no cuts would be per-
nnitted In newly laid roadways or side
walks for a period of two years after
The pavement had been laid.
The proposed co-ordinating board will
require time to put its plan into effect
end bring about its smooth functioning.
The Commissioners, therefore. would do
well to hasten their study and adoption
Of the recommendations, that the Dis
trict may have the bensfit of what seems
to be the simple solution of dificult
problem.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
Improving Annual Reports.

This is the open season for the Gov
ernment's annual reports. For several
weeks they have been released to the
general public in droves. coveys and
hocks, and by Monday, when Congress
convenes, about one hundred and
thirty-ive Of them will have be-
come available and another entry
will have been made in Uncle Sans
copious diary. The linotypes at the
Government Printing ONCE have been
clicking them out with furious speed
since the middle of October, when the
copy began to reach them, and now
they are breathing brief sigh of relief
and getting well oiled for the task
which faces them in compiling the Con-
gressional Record. Newspapers. mean
while, have been reviewing the reports
with the skill and ingenuity which
comes from knowing how to find their
enlightening parts in the last three
paragraphs. and the lay public, If the
lay public reads annual reports, should
by this time have a fairly accurate
idea of what the United States Govern
ment has been accomplishing in the
last twelve months.
Into each of these annual reports
there is written the hopes and the am
bitions, the successes and the failures.
the joys and disappointments of the
thousands of faithful servants who
serve Uncle Sam. Into each of them
go facts and figures which make up the
permanent record of achievement of the
governmental machine. But it must be
admitted, between friends, that most Of
them are dreadfully dull and uninspir-
ing documents. With the exception Of
the few who, because Of a direct and
personal interest possibly derived from
the pride of authorship there are no
known records on hand which might
make one believe that anybody. since
the days of George Washington, ever
stayed awake at night reading an an
nual report.
And this is not as it should be. The
Governments annual reports ought to
be among the Nations best sellers.
| They tell the taxpayer what happened
to his income tax and who spent it
and why it was spent. They tell him
what did happen, in spite of lack of
money. and what might happen If there
was more money available. To make
them attractive the Government ought
to do something at once. There ought
to be more pictures in the Govern
ment's annual reports. They ought TO
be issued between gay covers of red
green, yellow aRd. maybe, purple. The
chapters shoul bear enticing head
Evening star., 1928-12-01

The fact that for once both parties
spend equally large sums will prevent,
to some extent. charges that the eIec-
ton was bought II is question, in
decd, whether the expenditures of these
large sums had much TO do with the
final outcome of the recent election.
The people generally were interested in
the campaign. They came out and
voted in great numbers. The issue were
widely discussed in the press as we'll as
By the campaign speakers.
Among the large expenditures in the
campaign now closed were those for
broa6casting. This was something new
and in part accounted for the increased
amounts expended But the American
people are likely to ask themselves
where this financing of political cam
raigns is to end. Especially as the ex-
penditures in the end come out of their
pockets, not by taxation, it is true, but
through voluntary contributions.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Every one has speculated at some time
or other on how it would feel to be d
victim of amnesia, or loss of memory.
This species of forgetfulness causes a
man to be unable to give his own NAM,
or his address He is likely to forget
particular words.
Aphasia, sometimes confused with
amnesia is a total or partial loss Of
the understanding of language, quite
different thing.
Just plain forgetting, however. is a
malady, If 1t can be called that, known
to every one.
Is there a person alive who has not
often had occasion to say. "Oh,
forgot"
Forgetting is one of the best things
some persons do!
Perhaps what is most often forgotten
by the generality of mankind is to mail
a letter.
1t would seem an easy enough task.
to mail a missive upon which one has
spent some time and labor. but actually
the thing turns out otherwise.
AS for mailing letters for some one
else, that long ago attained the proper
tions Of standard Joke.
Men have got to the point where they
carry letters intrusted to them by their
wives for weeks. or even months, with
out once thinking of them.
This is so true that many men today
find ii necessary to live up to the tradi-
ton by forgetting to mail such letters
even when they remember!
Some solve the problem by ostenta-
tiously holding the epistles in their hand
all the way to the office.
Others, shrinking from such pub
licitv. place them in prominent place
on their desk in order not to forget to
put them into the mail box some time
during the day
Keys take high rank in the list of
articles commonly forgotten. People
go away on automobile trips, never
once remembering the big front door
key until they stand there several days
later
"Oh, daddy, you forgot to take the
key!"
Some people. If they can't forget any,
thing.
Il know put 1t some place but"
What they forget is not the thing,
but the place They did not sufficiently
impress upon themselves the precise
spot where they hid the precious article.
Others have great difficulty in re-
membering faces. They never know
you when they meet you again! Often
there seems to be some affectation
about this precious species of forget
ting
"oh. yes, Mr.. Er-er-a-hum!" they
stammer.
Others forget names genuinely,
although they remember faces. They
greet those they have met, but are
never able to do more than make an
inarticulate noise when trying to recall
names.
Some have telephone numbers as their
pet subjects for forgetfulness. They
may be wizards in memory in all other
matters, but when it comes to the
process of recalling four numbers pre-
ceded by a name they are at distinct
loss
If telephone number has in it 6
and they will get them backward,
Evening star., 1928-12-01

blue in it. and the shore becomes a
silver street. and what the mountains
are dreaming of is past imagining"
Although Senator Beveridges death
prevented him from completing the four
volumes he proposed for his abraham
Lincoln, he finished the first two which
have been issued under the title. "Abra-
ham Lincoln; l809-1S It had
originally been planned to publish these
two volumes in the Fall of 1929. the two
others to follow after an appropriate
interval. Senator Beveridge made his
great name as historian and bioerapher
with the publication Of his Life Of John
in 1915.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Crime Test.

Crime Test.
Where once, as students, we would strive
In knowledge patiently to thrive,
All of a sudden we grow wise
And merely psychoanalyze.
The Books of Law are cast aside.
Doctors are humbled in their pride.
One general method We devise
And merely psychoanalyze.
We call each crook, when he is caught,
A victim of unconscious thought"
And neither blame nor sympathize.
We simply psychoanalyze.
Evening star., 1928-12-01

then bawl out the girl for being so care
less.
Women seem particularly addicted to
leaving the house, forgetting something,
then going back for 1t. Of this they
make a ritual. We have seen it. but
forget exactly how it goes. It seems
that bad luck" must be averted.
Theater tickets have been known to
be forgotten In the rush of getting off to
the show place. This includes card
boards admitting holders to recep-
tions. etc.
Thanks-just plain, ordinary. every
day thanks-is something as often for
gotten as keys perhaps. CHILDREN nave
to be taught to say THANK you!" and
it is common observation that some of
them as speedily forget 1t.
Their elders. In some instance. have
been known to forget to bestow this
ordinary courtesy on those who de-
serve it. Some men and women have
| a positive genius for accepting fsvors
without once giving Thank you!" in
return.
They are past masters of the art
maybe 1t is science--of actually making
donors feel that they are being done
| favors by the acceptance!
| Surely human ingenuity can 60 no
| further.
| No doubt too many forget the good
old custom of saying grace before meals.
Too many forget to thank those to
whom thanks are due.
A borrowed book may be taken as
the standard subject of comparison in
| this forgetting business.
! Even we'll intentioned persons nor
mally forget to return borrowed books
| Many kindly person runs a free
! library for his friends, or so he thinks.
when all the time he is simply giving
them books and being refused the
need of the donor.
Some people actually feel that
borrowed book belongs to them, they
keep it so long!
| i ** x
AS for money. all! there is something
borrowed and forgotten with VEN
geance.
| Most money-borrowers' minds are an
utter blank when it comes to remem-
bering to pay you back the coin they
| borrowed.
They suffer from both amnesia and
| aphasia. 1t was easy come and easy
| go, and the whole transaction is past
history, ancient history. so covered with
the dust of ages that they have utterly
| forgotten 1t.
Some men-and few women-have
genius, too. for forgetting services
| rendered them by others. It is more
| convenient for them to forget than to
remember
! To remember, presupposes gratitude.
| the latter lacking in character, there
will be no need for memory, especially
when such would only stir one to the
realization that some one had been able
| to aid them.
You Forgot to Remember" said the
! song, and that play on words contains
much truth as we'll as some poetry
| 1t Is not every one who can remember
either the letter his wife gave him to
mail. the five dollars he borrowed from
friend, the book he bore away three
months ago promising that he would
return it in two weeks. or the gratitude
which should be the due of every doer
of a good deed. This Is why the old
song. Then You'll Remember Me-"
strikes such sad chord in the human
| heart.
Evening star., 1928-12-01

1t seems a trifie premature for Al
Smith enthusiasts to talk about the
year 1882 before the details of the 1929
Inauguration have been fully decided
upon.
Evening star., 1928-12-01

Washington, D. c., is likely to be
rated as a two-week stand for theatre
cal attractions. The old impression
that activities were suspended when
Congress was not in session has been
abandoned by business people.
Evening star., 1928-12-01

Interest in motion pictures is said to
be decreasing. 1t would be unreason-
able to expect film stars to stimulate
interest by staging still more divorces.
Evening star., 1928-12-01

Rothstein is a memorable example of
the fact that no gambler can mark the
deck so expertly as to safeguard him
from being a loser In the end.
Evening star., 1928-12-01

Steps are being taken to suppress the
underworld person who approaches a
bank window with the idea that a gun
is a negotiable security.
Evening star., 1928-12-01

There is abundance Of good will in
Latin America which needs only sincere
reciprocal suggestion to bring it into
evidence.
Evening star., 1928-12-01

Peaches" Browning is going into a
regular drama. The peach crop has
disappointed the farmer. It is never
a failure on Broadway.
Evening star., 1928-12-01

In seeking rest, Al Smith finds it
necessary to calm the enthusiasm of
admirers who refuse to realize that the
1928 election is all over.
Evening star., 1928-12-01

Mexico will have new President
whose authority will be popularity well
coined instead of arbitrarily asserted.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
Relief.

Have you any ideas for relieving the
farmer"
II don't know whether I can relieve
his pocketbook," answered Senator Sor-
ghum However, I have several good
speeches in preparation that ought to
relieve his mind
Jud Tunkins says as soon as you take
yourself too serious you're liable to be
the hopeless champion of an over
whelming minority.
Post Pra ndial.
The Doctor came along this way,
In honor of Thanksgiving day.
And once again he will be due,
After the Christmas feast is through.
Evening star., 1928-12-01

II reads my Bible" said Uncle Eben,
AN jes' keeps on readin wHout losin'
precious time arguin' bout It's
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Discreet Restraint.

The caddy keeps a serious face,
Regardless of the golfers pace.
Some day it seems quite likely that
He will become a diplomat.
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"A joss" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, "at least gives you the COM
fort of listening to your troubles with
out telling you they are your own
fault"
Evening star., 1928-12-01
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Curtailing Overhead.

Cant we reduce our telephone eX-
pcnses?" asked the manager.
we might" answered the efficiency
expert, If we could buy inexpensive
confetti instead of tearing up the tele-
phone directories.