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Dallving With the Dale Bill.

House leaders have been dilly-dallying
with the Dale bill which passed the
Senate in the last session and which
provides for liberalization Of the civil
service retirement law. Even after a
special rule had been ordered by the
rules committee in the last Congress to
eive tlas legislation privileged status,
the rHA was held up by Chairman Smell
pecauAa President Coolidge did not want
the pln to come up, it being evident
! that 1t could be passed even over his
veto.
The House leaders promised that
fnembers would be granted an oppor-
tunity to vote upon it early in the pres
emit session. It was considered by the
Republican steering committee and put
over until after the Christmas recess.
In the meantime every member of the
House has received series Of statistical
statements, prepared by reliable actu-
aries ana conservative officials. who
have studied first hand the operation
of the retirement act. showing the
strength of the retirement fund built
0p almost entirely by contributions from
xhe pay envelopes of the employees them
selves ana o forecast of how 1t will
continue b pile up. They have been
furnished also statements from the best
possible authorities. some of them Gov
eminent officials in charge Of admin
istration of the law. showing that the
Government would actually save many
millions Of dollars annually through a
more liberal system.
The members Of the House have been
supplied also with comparative data
showing what other governments are
doing in q more liberal way for their
superannuated employees and how pri-
fate industry as an economy-ehciency
business proposition, as well as for
humanitarian reasons, is doing for those
workers who have grown old in service.
Now certain House leaders are trying
: 10 arrange o substitute schedule, under
which the employees themselves. who
have already amassed retirement fund
far in excess Of all demands upon 1t for
many, many years to come. would be
required to make q larger contribution
% the retirement fund under more lib
efal retirement provisions. The en-
plcyes. after repeated meetings and con-
ferences, are prepared to reject such q
proposal. It is said that this increased
fcontrihution by the employees is sag-
rested Is q way to "set around" the
objections Of the President to the Dale
bill.
Ths Senate almost unanimously
raised this measure as is. Practically
the entire membership Of the House has
indorsed it. As is and urged Its early
passage at public hearings and In pub
JIG speeches.
Surely the House leadership has no
valid excuse for refusing the members
an opportunity to vote on o measure Of
40 much public concern. Probably no
measure now pending before the House
has drawn 10 many letters 10 so man!
members as the Dale bill.
Three men are being besieged to lei
down the bars: House Leader Tilson
speaker Longworth and Chairman smell
Of the rules committee.
There is no reason why the employees
should be kept longer In suspense
Promises made to them should be kept
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

The way without disaster, In fact with
real benefit to many sleepers.
Every sleeper must be his own Their
mometer. He knows better than any
one else whether he is comfortable, and
if there is one place in the world where
every one has right to be comfortable
it Is In his own bed.
Let no man, therefore, continue to
shiver through the Winter at hand
just because athletic young gentlemen
who might sleep with profit and aplornb
on an iceberg shout that 1t Is the
thing to do.
Far better is 1t to have q slight lack
Of fresh air than to have cold extrern-
tiles and chills running down the back
in a heroic endeavor to do what some
one else says ID good for one. Few
catch cold when warm, but many do
when cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13
This and That
BY Charles Z. TrdcetceR.

Blackie came up the back walk with
his tail carried high and look Of
determination in his eyes.
He was hungry, and when a cat Is
hungry, food had better look out.
Blackie lived at house where no
body paid much attention to him. He
was let In, If any one happened to
think of him, but most of his days
and nights he spent prowling around.
In the course of his outings he had
| once CHANGED 10 walk up the path lead
ing to Jack Spratts back door.
From that day on old Blackie found
himself subsidiary home, as it were, a
place where he was sure to get q
handout
His morning and evening meowing
was a cats version of the hobo song:
"Halleluiah, I'm bum,
Hallelujah, bum again;
Hallelujah, give us handout
To refresh us again!"
\ x \
The fly in Blackies ointment ives. as
it may be suspected. nothing less than
Jack Spratt himself-a rather large
fly" too, one which was able to chase
Blackie away.
Several months acquaintance made
Jack more tolerant, however: he seemed
to feel, as well as one could determine
that Blackie was not such bad fellow,
after ALL
Blackie's distinguishing features were
his two large green eyes and his very
loud voice. When he meowed imperi-
ously from the windowsill there was no
doubt in the world that he wanted in,
and that, once he was inside, he wanted
dinner.
Beef, milk. or catnip-it made no
difference which it was. He preferred
catnlp at all times. choosing IL first If
the trio was offered him. He loved to
top off good meal with few spries of
the catmint.
1t was just dusk when Blackie came
up the back walk, carrying his tail nigh.
All! what did he smell?
That sharp tang, that powerful scent
| which seemed to pervade the whole
neighborhood, as from q gigantic
mouse
What was it?
Where was it?
Blackie snuffed the air eagerly. and
began to lower his body to the ground.
bending his legs until his belly almost
touched the walk.
1t was wild smell-he knew Il well.
although it had been a long, long time
since he had smelled it.
Rabbit
X X Is
Sure enough, what the big black cat
smelled was rabbit, which a friend
had purchased for Jack Spratt. The
rabbit. in a paper bag, had been placed
on high window out in the cold.
Blackie shifted nightly, then. tread
ing softly, leaped into the window at a
bound. Now the odor of rodent was un-
eScapable. The cat stuck his nose into
the bag.
All. deliciousl
Blackie put in paw. and pulled out
a rabbit.
What luck! Pulling the prey off tha
window onto the floor of the porch. he
settled himself to the feast
An hour later. when they came out
to get the rabbit for Jack Spratt's
dinner, the cupboard was bare.
There wasn't thing left EXCEPT the
bunny tail, and every one knows that
is not very much.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Seagulls.

Seagulls.
The seagull sits upon q spar;
He is admired both near and far.
His sense Of safety is complete:
He knows he isn't good to eat.
The duck will either dive or fly
From sportsmen who are drawing nigh
The gull serene will perch or swim
There is nobody after him.
In this great world of Joy and care
Advantage seems bit unfair,
And many bird appears to be
Well off-because he is n. 3. 49,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13
Hoover Listens to Politicians,
But Delays Decision on Cabinet

passed resolution deprecating and de-
ploring any and all pressure upon Hoo
yer for woman in his cabinet. In
the background this resolution was a
deliberate anti-Hert move. 1t Is going to
be followed by an anti-Hert roar from
wild women on the prairies of the West.
When that happens, there will be little
left OF the Hert movement.
The inside reason for this is that
most Republican official women regard
Mrs. Hert as 'man-made" parsonage
She was not chosen for vice chairman
of the Republican national committee
by the women. She was put there by
the men. Irrespective of her merits, the
women will not now favor her. She
will be sunk by her own sex
In the meantime Mr.. Hoover is listen
ing with a rapt attentiveness to every
thing for and against Donovan and to
everything for and against Mrs Hert
body and everything else. "Veni, vidi,
vici," said Caesar. II have come, 1 have
seen, I have conquered" Our new
Caesar is subtler. ''Veni, vidi, audivi,"
he is-in effect-saying II have come,
have seen. have listened" And
nothing else.
Une problem settled.
This silence, in this writer's judgment,
has settled just one thing. No cabinet
post is settled, but there is one general
problem that seems indeed absolutely
determined. Mr.. Hoover'S silence has
left his friends in Congress entirely free
to have or not to have a farm bill in
this session and therefore entirely free
to have or not to have an extra session
next Spring-probably along about
April Is.
The result is that they are all set to
have the extra session. They want 1t
SO that they can have Hoover's informa-
ton and inventiveness while they are
drafting the farm bill which he must
administer. They want it so they can
revise the tariff under his we'll known
sympathy for making the United States
agriculturally as independent as possible
of the rest OF the world. They want 1t,
and at this moment they seem sure to
get 1t.
The most important fact remains to
be stated. It is psychological. Every
body who has seen the President-elect
for any length OF time notes it.
(Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13
Duty on Philippines
Products Is Problem
BY HARDEN COLFAX.

Demands by agricultural organizations
for a customs duty on products of the
Philippine Islands threaten to hurl into
the reluctant hands of the new admins
tration the whole question of relation
ship between the United States and the
archipelago, for economics and state
craft must meet on this problem.
A scurrying about began this week
when representatives Of the American
Farm Bureau Federation, the National
Grange, the National Cooperative Milk
Producers Federation and various cot
lions appeared before the ways and
means committee of the House in hear
ings looking toward tariff revision and
asked that vegetable oils and Oil mate
rails from the Philippines be made
dutiable. Sugar producers are scheduled
to appear January 81 and ask that sugar
in excess of 100000 tons brought from
the Philippines be made dutiable. HEMP
interests are to appear for their product
too.
Situation Serious.
Agricultural interests appear to be a
unit in aiming at the Philippines in this
tariff matter. AS the American farmer
is sailing on high tide of difference
to his wishes, the situation thus pro-
duced is one to be viewed seriously. Gen
Frank Mcintyre. new trade commits
sioner for the Philippines, is opposing
these moves.
The point which makes this immedi.
ate Philippine question one of universe
domestic concern Is that II a customs
duty Is to be imposed on merchandise
from the islands it is certain that cor
responding duties will be imposed or
goods from the United States to the
Philippines. And such treatment of the
islands naturally might be expected to
bring renewed and stronger agitation fol
independence by the Filipinoes. Ameri-
can goods shipped to the Philippines In
1927 were valued at $4,000, 600: receipts
from the islands aggregated $118,-
00o, 600.
Would Not Be Unique.
A tariff duty on commodities from the
Philippines would not be unique in the
history OF the relations Of the United
States and its ward In the first Philip
pines tariff law passed by Congress. In
1909, 1t was provided that rs per cent
of the rates in the regular tariff act
be charged against shipments from the
islands, the money thus collected to be
segregated In a special fund and re-
turned to the Government in the
Philippines. This special tariff was not
fully effective because the treaty OF
Paris gave Spain special privileges in
the islands for 10 years. In the tariff
act of 1909, the Philippines duty was
removed, except on rice, but maximum
of 100000 tons was placed on sugar and
naxima were named for tobacco and
cigars as to the !Hnount to be entered
Iduty.frees The nsaximum was not -ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

A high-priced thsater makes life q
Httle harder for eyerybody-those con-
nected with the stage as well as the
uubltc. When the average citizen can
afford to attend the theater only two
or three times season, much OF the
old.time regular patronage" must nat
urally be sacrificed and dependable
element Of revenue prove no longer re-
liable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

A great many persons believe in
witchcraft or some equivalent supersti-
tons. Few have the boldneas in declar-
ing the belief that caused proceedings
In York, Pa, to astonish the world. 1t
might be wise to And some system
which will enable psychoanalysis to de-
ternine mental tendencies before they
lead to actual damage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

At the present rate of withdrawal,
Commissioner Doran estimates, the
amount of medicinal liquor will last
about five years. There are no Stats
tics to show whether 1t will endure even
that long, in view Of charges that avail
ability OF medicinal liquor tends to
cause an increasing amount of chronic
invalidism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

Aviation experts who insist that n.y.
sns Is comparatively safe have difficult
task before them in view Of the daily
news reports. Flying is still business
that calls for courageous men ready to
face danger for the sake of the ultimate
good to be attained. But the study to
avoid needless risk is still one OF the
important considerations in present-day
aeronautics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13
It's Far More Sporting.

From the Dies Moines Tribune Capital.
It is announced that a British driver
of racing cars proposes to guide his car
by rifle sights. If that practice becomes
general the poor. pedestrians chances
will be simmer than ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13
U. S. Might Follow Suit.
From the Seattle Daily Times.

From the Seattle Daily Times.
Speeches are not reported in the
Hungarian Parliament except by per-
mission of the government. Perhaps
backward Hungary has hit upon q slick
way Of shortening debates which might
work 10 the American Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13
Light Comment.

From the Seattle Daily Times.
A scientist has invented a light so
small that it can be seen only with a
microscope Off-hand. one might say
that the inventor would have no diff
Guilty in hiding his light under bushel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

A certain amount of the terror in
every so-called epidemic results from
the familiar, though rather elusive. all
ment called hypochondria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

Early aspirations to make leisurely
trip through Europe have not yet been
realized by Lindbergh, who feels called
upon to see Latin America first.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

Habits are hard to break. There are
still men and women who spend many
precious hours a DAY working out cross
word puzzles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

The stock market cannot stop reck-
less gambling by making call money
expensive. A man of financial pru-
dence would not be reckless gambler
in the first place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13
Little Known About Elm :,

From the New Bedford Evening Standard.
We do not quite see the object of a
national conference on influenza, unless
the health officers want to discuss now
little they or anybody else knows about
the disease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

Government salaries are VIGOROUSLY
inadequate. Yet there are always patri-
OTIS ready to fill all vacant positions,
great or small
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13
AM Other States and Canada.
nf.rber at tine Associated Press,

- The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
20 the use for republication Of ell ueWs dte-
patches credited to It or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local rsws
puhIished herein. All rights OF publication OF
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13
Innocent Until Proved Guilty.

From the Fort Wayne News-sentinel.
A district attorney in Massachusetts,
declares that Innocent men are never
convicted" That sticks for Q. good
many Of the guilty ones, too
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

Price quotations show that the mar
ket for street-car tokens will remain
steady for at least two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13
Offering Value.

"some of our friends arguments are
very long" ... 4e
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum,
ian orator should seek to, offer value.
II you can't give. quality you must pro-
vide quantity. ,>e
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

Jud Tunkins says the theory Of evo-
luton strikes him as fine, If we can go
ahead and improve as much as our
alleged ancestors did.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

can idle hour passed in dancing"
said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown. ''is
better than one spent in reading philos-
ophies which confuse the mind"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13
Psychic Self-Determination

s'Have you studied psychoanalysis?"
"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne. But
I don't like 1t. I prefer the privilege Of
expressing my own thoughts instead Of
having them" accidentally disclosed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13
,Joy-riding,

Joy-riding.
A witch remarked, why should I sweep
The. corners filled with shadows deep?
My broomstick takes me through the air
without the payment of fare"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business once:
nth %. ana Pennsylvania Ave.
| New York once: ITO East aznd et.
EuropeSn 0nce: Ii Regent ST., London.
1 England
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

80 In the Heavens as On Earth.
With lenses larger than before
We shall inspect creation.
There always will be something more
That needs investigation.
"Hopin' fob de best" said Uncle Eben,
lis to be Encouraged, excep' in de case
of bad singer or tiresome talker."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-12

SCruCk dmaZen6DC.
I rather enjoyed looking at Anne
of CleveS" at first, she was such a
great, big, clumsy woman, with such
a sort of stupid, laundering air OF
authority-you could hardly help
calling her Madam President. !
wondered what little town she came
from-just how much she gave to
the Community Chest, and whe she
had for refreshments when she save
a tea for the visiting lion. Did she
have iron dogs on her lawn, or were
they deer? Or perhaps she had
a pair of children under an iron
umbrella. What books did she read
and where on earth did she get the
idea that she was some sort OF a
queen or something?
Rather an interesting, amusing
type-until last night.
Last night a timid little woman,
dressed in black, came into the
lounge after dinner. She had hair
as white as snow, and a sensitive,
rather clever face. She vas plainly
dressed, and was absolutely alone.
And what do you think the fool
ish young hostess did? She led the
delicate little woman, with the snow
white hair, up to Anne of Cleves"
and introduced her.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-12

Anne of Cleves' sWelled up like
a toad-her rather vacant, faded
eyes suddenly became venomous and
cruel. She stared at the little wora-|
an with the white hair-stared her
down-and down-and down. Them
she turned to the sacred little niece
who happened to be sitting with
her, and whispered something, and
they turned their backs on the timid!
little woman with the white hair.
Who was she to dare to breathe in
the presence Of Anne Of Cleves?"|
Everybody in the room saw it. and
some laughed, some sighed, and one
or two were a little more obSequi-
Gus than yer to "Anne of Cloves"
I do hope the little woman with the
white hair will turn out to be some
body'S cousin or something -
wouldn't it be a joke on ANNE of
Cleves?"
What a poor, pr~eposterous, SELF
centered. vain, silly creature she Is.
to be sure-"Anne of Cloves" I
wonder what viii happen when she
comes to die? Will she look death
down and down and dovn-or will
she just shrink away into a poor old
nobody and nothing, just e. all Of
us must some day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-12
A Fashion Models Diary
N the Spring q young mans
fancy lightly turns to
By GRACE THORNCLIFFE
he Enthuses About a Wedding Coun.

$500
fancy lightly turns to
thoughts of love-" The man
VINO wrote that certainly knew what
be was talking about We've never
had such a rush of ecstatic brides
to-be as this Spring.
And It certainly is good business
for Madame. We're selling entire
outfits to lovesick maidenso who
think everything is beautiful-the
whole world looks rosy to them and
they certainly Ire easy people to
sell.
Even the cynical Heiene's
thoughts are Of things domestic.
She swears she's going to marry the
next man who asks her. too. but /
happen to know that she won't. Be
cause her present boy-friend Is a
Young and struggling physician and
Helene's ambition is to be a smart
matron Of society with a capital S.
OF course, that doesn't mean any
thing either, because when Helene
really falls In love-she never has
been yet-it won't matter to her
n more than it would to me how
large his bank account is.
If I were going to be one Of this
seasons brides. ] know Just what
kind Of a wedding gown I'd wear.
It's one of Madame's models. of
curse. and it's simply gorgeous.
Fashioned Of heavy white satin on
severe princess lines. it has an un-
even circular skirt continuing into
a long train. And instead Of the
conventional orange blossoms. the
tulle veil is held with sprays of n.y.
acinths over each ear. And of
course my bridal bouquet would be
hyacinths, too.
The whole outfit Is 50 simple and
yet so stunning. that when I think
about 1t I'm almost tempted to say
yes"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-12

cottage, uohI you Know, and q pool, and Wate1
lilies, and frogs telling the old, old story all night
long. And yellow jasmine heavy with fragrance-and
pottering old men with golf sticks and thin, nervous
old ladies with diets, and an orchestra of pretty girls
and colored lamp shades, don't you know, and a radio
in the evening for entertainment.
Anne OF Cleves'-I wonder who she is anyhow
She certainly feels important, poor soul-she's tbs
sort OF woman that you wish would stub her toe and
trlp-oh, not to hurt herself really, but Just to stop
looking SO important for a minute or 50.
she has a little man in her train, a nephew OF
something, and poor, scared little wife, and thew
come ana dine with her and she talks-and she talks
and the little nephew bows and the scared ittla
wife mods, and all the dining room looks on in awe