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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-18
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
Mr.. Hoover Comes Home.

When a man has pitched his tent
for nearly twelve years in succession
in the same community, that place of
abode may fairly claim to be his home
town. Firmly holding to that view
in the President elects case, Wash
ington cordially welcomes Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoover back home today.
They left the District of Columbia
two brief months ago as private citi-
zens. They return In that nominal
capacity, but actually in far more ex-
allied roles-those of the chosen Chief
Magistrate of the Republic ana the
First Lady Of the Land. They come
burdened with other laurels of even
more recent origin. The U. S. s. Utah
will land them in Hampton Roads be-
fore shutdown after as memorable a
Journey across the seas as an American
President -elect-or President, for that
matter-ever undertook.
Within six or seven necessarily hur-
ried weeks Mr.. Hoover probably ac-
complished more genuine good for the
cause of pan-American friendship than
reams of diplomatic correspondence, or
even pan-American conferences. The
very unof11cialism of the contacts the
President-elect was able to establish
made for the success of his mission.
Everywhere he preached the doctrine
of neighborliness and of the interdepen-
dence of the twenty-one Americas. He
stressed their economic mutually. -
He acquired the Latins point Of view
at first hand. He was able, with cor
responding directness, to portray the
viewpoint of the United States.
Unquestionably the further cement
ing of pan-American relations is des-
tined to be one of the paramount
policies of the Hoover administration.
A splendid foundation has been laid
for it.
washington would bid a hearty vel
come to the incoming Chief Engineer
in any event. Its greeting is all the
more cordial because couched In terms
of grateful appreciation Of his Latin
American expedition and the fruits II
is bound to bear.
Mr.. Hoover faces the strenuous life
The next two months will be period
of trials and fluctuations for him. II
always is for Presidents-elect. The
Grand Army Of Place Hunters looks
after that. The National Capital trusts
that Mr.. Hoover comes home, giant
refreshed, ready to meet in good humoi
and rugged spirit the vicissitudes Of
the inaugural era.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
Trying to Prove the Impossible.

There are even posthumous takers.
on whose behalf deluded friends or in
terested people labor after death. A fine
example of this is "Curley," that Grow
Indian scout who lived until 1928 and,
although completely discredited by
whites and redskins alike, persisted in
claiming that he escaped alive from the
catastrophe which wiped out the imme-
diate command Of Gen. George A. Gus
ter at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Now dispatch from Lawton, Okla, re-
lates that a plainsman named Rush,
superintendent of a game preserve, is
seeking Mrs. Curley" In order to obtain
from her a mysterious, oilskin-wrapped
packet which he once saw years ago
and which will reveal precisely how
Custer died. thereby proving that the
Crow stayed all through the fight and
got away alive later.
That great tragedy in the annals OF
American arms has always been Of par
ticular appeal in that no human being
and but one horse, "Comanche," ridden
by Capt. Keogh, escaped the scene OF
Clusters last stand. The fight was
scarcely over when numerous claimants
appeared and tried to prove that they
were there and got away. Most of these
claims were at once utterly squashec
Curley's claim persisted longer than
any of the others, and even now, fifty
two years after the fight, 1t crops UP
occasionally, sponsored by some de-
luded person.
The most authoritative, the most
painstaxing work on this battle was
written a year or two ago by Lieut.
| Col. w. A. Graham, U. s. A. This off,
Ger devoted years to his task and en-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06

mand during the remainder Of the
present short session of Congress.
The great farm States of the West
gave their electoral votes to President
elect Hoover with the feeling that Mr.
Hoover is the man to handle this i'm
portant matter Of farm legislation. 1t
remains now for the leaders to deter
mine whether the pledges given during
the campaign are to be carried out to
the full, or whether a bill Is to be
hustled through in the time intervening
before March 4. The President-elect
himself promised during the campaign
that he would call a special session to
deal with the farm problem, provided it
were not cared for by the present session
of Congress. There are Republicans of
prominence who urge that a special
session should be avoided at all costs;
that a new President should not be
embarrassed by having Congress on
his hands almost Immediately after he
has entered the White House. This may
be good politics from their point of view.
But it is a question whether it will be
good politics from the point Of view of
the election of Republican Congress in
1880. with the campaign due to begin
a little more than a year hence.
Senator Jones has issued a statement
in which he asks for a special session
not alone for the consideration of a
farm bill, but for the revision Of the
tariff. He argues that the tariff law
must be amended If the farmer is to
have real relief. This was the attitude
taken by Mr.. Hoover himself during the
campaign. It was the argument used
by Senator Borah and others who cam
paigned vigorously for the President
elect. It is quite clear that nothing
can be done about the tariff In the pres
ent session, even if farm bill were
squeezed through at the last moment.
The Senator from Washington looks,
too, to the politics of the situation. He
is anxious to have a tariff bill enacted
sufficiently early not to affect adversely
the elections of the House and the
Senate in 1880. He recalls that tariff
bills put through in the past have some
times mad disastrous results upon the
party sponsoring them at the next cleo
lions. This was the case after the pas
sage Of the Mckinley tariff act years
ago. when the Democrats won the House
following the enactment Of the Mckinley
bill into law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

In an editorial in The Star Of Jan
uary /, 1878, Is given an analysis rs
follows Of the hap
Important penings Of the pre-
Happenings ced1p S1 twelve sv.nt months on n:
past year which in their consequences
will do the most to keep alive the MEM
cries of 1873 and to distinguish 1t from
its predecessors and successors are soon
told. For this country the practical re-
sumption of specie payments is the event
of greatest significance. The fact that
the legal operation OF the resumption
law is to distinguish the new year and
that its effects are to be felt most per-
ceptibly during that period will not rob
1878 of the interest which attaches to 1t
in this connection. not merely as the
final year Of expectation, but az the
time of actual fulfillment.
The vast development OF the applica-
lions of electricity for the comfort, con-
verience and increased knowledge OF
mankind, which has been the charac-
teristic achievement of the yea- in the
scientific world and which will be espe-
cially connected in the annals OF dis
covery with the name of this country.
is a second noteworthy point. Much
has been done in this direction and more
remains to be done. But whatever mar
vels the immediate future may bring to
light in the way of making electricity
more useful servant. the discoveries
and inventions must be traced back to
the impulse given to scientific move
ment In this direction by the investi-
cations of 1878.
I'm Europe the most significant
occurrences which are likely to AFFECT its
future are the indications of widespread
and dangerous conspiracies hostile to all
the existing governments. Attempts have
been made upon the lives Of the rulers
of Germany, italy and Spain. and whis-
peringS of designs against the crowned
heads Of England. Denmark and Aus
mental telephone, the cable, with more
or less distinctneSS. The actual ac-
complishments of the Socialists have
been insignificant, but the fact OF such
attempts is in itself an indication Of
future evils. The Berlin treaty, the
efforts. more or less sincere. made to
carry it out, and the Afghan war viii
be remembered in the history of diplo-
macy
In this country the event most dis
tinct in remembrance is perhaps the
yellow fever epidenHc. But 1t will be
lost in the long list Of diStresses that
the world furnishes for every year: and
while the injury which 1t has inflicted
will keep it long in mind in the localities
where its ravages were felt, 1t will not
like the vindication of public credit in a
great nation, or scientific discoveries Of
universal application. or the beginning
of conflicts between the tyrannical and
anarchical elements over q wide CONT
nent, affect and be remembered by the
whole world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06

joyed the cooperation of every possible
official agency. His book contains a
glowing "Foreword" by Gen. Edgerly, a
Seventh Cavalry officer, who fought in
that battle. Here it may be mentioned
that there were hundreds of survivors
of the engagement, although none of
the immediate squadron led by Custer
As the former have died from time to
time, this situation has given rise to
much confusion in the press. Col
Graham states definitely: Some were
never accounted for, but from that day
to this not trace of a single survivor
has ever been found. They were utterly
exterminated. It was long believed
that Curley escaped in disguise, but
his story has been completely discred-
tied by the other Grow scouts who were
his companions that day.
Another close student of this en-
counter is z. A. BrininStool, frontiers
man, author of "A Trooper With
Custer" His little volume is filled with
personal "reminiscences of genuine sur
vivors of other parts of the scattered
battle. An entire chapter is devoted
to the question, WAS there a Custer
SURVIVOR" None" he declares, have
been able to prove their claim, and
Curley's is absurd. His getaway was
obviously made before the actual fight
ing began" In the very latest work
on this heroic tragedy, Custer. Last
of the Cavaliers" published only
month or two ago, Frazier Hunt, its
author, does not even dignity Curley's
or any other claim by mentioning them.
He simply states categorically that but
one living thing escaped from that par
ticular field, namely, Keoghs wounded
horse.
Rumors and claims like this die
hard. Thermopylae spared one man, and
the thought that one man witnessed the
terrible final of 1876 and lived to tell
the tale has always been an enhancing
one. Curley. q member of race that
was excellent in histrionics, specialized
in Boosting and loved the limelight, is
dead, and his impossible boast Should
also receive permanent burial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REV JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. d, IL. D.
Bishop of Washington

of the life of Jesus Christ, they compel
us to seek Him.
John was not in himself the Light.
but was sent to bear witness of the
Light. He was but the reflection of the
splendor and the glory of the tram
scendent light that proceeded from
Jesus Christ. The ANIMAL of Christian
history is but the record of men and
women, who, like John. have in them
selves given to their generation an ex-
emplidcation of the perfect life of the
Master. They have been living epis-
ties, read and known of all men" We
may fail to understand a book, We
readily observe and feel the influence
, of life. 1t is vastly different thing
to represent a theory, a practice, a
system, or even creed, from rejecting
the power and the glow of a great and
divine personality. Every one of us
is the witness of something. We can
not pass through life without conscious
" coming to be the embodiment of
some theory or philosophy. The very
mention of some mems names Sug-
gests Immediately that for which they
stand.
Some witness to the acquisition OF
money: some to the accumulation OF
knowledge in one form or another: some
10 power ana the satisfaction OF the
things of ambition: some to the ex-
preston of the artistic, whether in
music art or literature: we cannot think
of such people without Immediately ap-
praising them for that fer which they
stand. There are others who immedi-
ately suggest to our consciousness the
high things of character; they are the
embodiments or incarnations of great
personality. Phillips Brooks once said,
Holiness does not make men monoto-
nous" Say what we will, there is a
compelling power in the life of one who
reflects the beauty and grace of the
perfect life of the Son of God that is
utterly irresistible. AS we enter a new
year we can make no better resolve
than to seek to emulate the life OF
Him who sought to interpret to men
the highest and hottest things of char
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
"Inspiration."

''Inspiration.
What is inspiration? There are
doubtless a thousand answers of this
pregnant query, but this one will suffice
for us: A life consciously invested
with authority, with the power to ar
ticulate it. A supreme exemplar Of
this is John the Forerunner He is alto
getfer the most striking and picturesque
character whose brief biography is
recorded in the New Testament He
was not man of unusual attainments,
and there was little about his person
that would prove appealing. His genius
lies not so much in what he himself was
as in what he represented. When he
was asked the question, VINO art thou?'
he answered, Il am the voice OF One. "
He was the living exemplar of per-
sonality. It was not his own genius but
rather the genius of another whose
transcendent splendor he sought to re-
fleet that constituted the secret of his
power and influence. The whole source
of his fascinating and irresistible life re-
sides in the fact that he reflected the
power of another.
It is remarkable when we come to
study the genius Of men who have eX-
ercised wide influence in their life
time how we again and again discover
that it was the emulation of virtues
they had caught from some other and
commanding personality that consti-
tuted the real secret of their genius.
Few of us can claim to be original;
much of what we have of worth that
renders us effective is what we may be
able to reproduce of the genius of an
Sf5l@a
en- in the world who are what we might
call range finders" They mark the
way by which we find access to Ravens
of security and peace. BY their lives
and example they not only teach us
how to live, but by their reproduction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
A Special Session.

Another champion of the plan fer a
special session of the new Congress, to
consider farm legislation and tariff
revision, has come forward-Senator
Wesley L. Jones Of Washington. Sena-
tor Jones is the Republican whip of the
Senate and probably the next assistant
leader of that body. He has ranged
himself squarely with Senator Borah OF
Idaho and other members of the Senate
who take the position that the promises
made by the Republicans during the
recent campaign for adequate farm
relief legislation must not be lodged
but that the question must be given the
full consideration which it is becoming
'1nere end more obvious 1t cannot coma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06

American finance recognizes values,
whatever be the character of the mer-
chandise. After a purchase here of
many shares Of British Henry Ford
stock, a transaction in art is recorded
which brings to these shores Raphael's
"Cowper Madonna" from Sir Charles
Duveen's gallery, price million dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
Hoover Is Between Two Fires
On Question of Farm Relief

Coolidge tradition and to the Borah
support.
Mr.. Hoover-this writer remarks once
more-is singularly susceptible to the
sentiment of gratitude. He will go far
out of his way to avoid wounding either
Mr.. Coolidge or Mr.. Borah.
1t becomes extremely likely there
fore. that he will go to Florida with
great speed and that his stay in Wash
ington will be as brief and as unas-
sertive as he can make it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06

Big donations to educational institu-
tons represent an experiment in crop
rotation beyond anything Of which Bur-
bank ever dreamed. Brains make great
fortunes and fortunes produce bigger
and better brains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06

There would be little doubt about the
stability of the Monroe Doctrine if the
brevity of human life did not prevent
James Monroe from being on hand to
speak for himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06

Padlocking night clubs in New York
has, so far, resulted in little more than
moving them around the gay districts
so that different landlords may have
chances to collect the extortionate
rentals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06

seizures last year, of which 21,095 were
in connection with liquor.
Progress toward greater cooperation
is expected to come from the Ottawa
conference, but the results may not be
as fruitful as the most optimistic hope,
tor the United States is asking much
and has little to offer in return.
(Copyright, 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06

Obviously there is no excuse for de-
liberate suicide. Any one really wish
ing to quit this life has only to select a
crowded crossing and persist in jay
walking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06

The airship that can 60 high and re-
main up for long time shares public
admiration with the prices on the New
York Stock Exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
This and That
By Charles E. Tr0ceiceH.

Jack Spratt began the New Year, his
many friends will be glad to know, by
taking a midnight romp through the
house.
This is Jacks feline way of kicking
up his heels, both in figurative and a
literal sense. It shows that he is feeling
At. thank you.
Usually the Spratt begins his evolu-
tons some time after midnight. There
will be heard the scampering OF feet
on the stairs, then mighty rush as
he swings around the landing.
Rugs go flying as the bounding Jack
leaps down the hall, Scurrying as If
all the dogs in town were after him.
Is he evoking for his pleasure the
visions of ancestors. reputed to have
flown with witches, or to have danced
in the sands around the base of the
mighty pyramid?
It was New Year eve.
The last whistle had faded into
silence, and jewellers had gone back
indoors.
To be more exact, it was the New
Year! The noiSe-making was over, and
now the city and the world had settled
down into everyday living again.
Men talk of New Year resolutions,
but what they mean is an opportunity.
He who wrote Opportunity knocks
but once" may have known what he
vas talking about, in larger sense.
out from the standpoint Of the every
day he was wcefully at sea.
Maybe it is just another way Of put
ting it, but it has always seemed to
many of US that the New Year simply
IN m int
tice some of the good things we know.
How wide gap there IS between
theory and practice! do as say, not
as / do" So the practical world has
solved the problem.
The New Year would be a new year,
indeed, If most of us would seize the
opportunity Of 365 days, hours, offered
in which to be kinder, gentler, more
decent more willing to meet others
half way.
Jack spratt. the cat. embarrassed by
any such thoughts, luckily for him.
swept up the staircase at an estimated
speed of 20 miles an hour. He put on
his four-paw breaks as he rounded the
newell post. causing the rug to crumple
I'D into several assorted waves.
He retracted his claws then wheeled
into the south room. We could hear
him dash after a bit of cardboard, one
of his favorite playthings.
He sounded for all the world like a
rather large mouse loose on spree.
The cardboard ratified, the cat struck
a chair, the chair slid across the floor,
and bumped into a sewing machine.
Jack was after the cardboard on all
fours. Previously 1t had held yarn
wound around 1t. but Jack had I'M
tangled the yarn the day before.
X
Now it was tangled around chair legs,
bed posts, bookcases, tables. 1t was
Jacks pleasure to see how twisted the
yarn would become by repeated runs
through it. At least, this was what his
human friends made OF his antics.
AS to how we possess the ability to
tell exactly what he was doing there
in the dark, we may say that we have
seen him perform so often in the day
time that We could follow his move
ments with precision.
After a time Jack grew quieter. He
had hoped up into his favorite chair,
and had stretched himself out to sleep.
First he made his toilet. We could hear
his busy tongue Slop-slopping over his
fur. Then all was quiet. The cat was
asleep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06

Fame does not necessarily imply ad-
mirable distinction. The influenza germ
is Just now the most discussed creature
in the entire animal kingdom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Standardization.

STANDARDIZATION.
1t leaves us just bit surprised
To see how we've been standardized!
A human being all serene,
In comfort runs like a machine.
He hits the time clock morn and night
To show that he is working right
The hands, the heads and even hearts
May be replaced like motor parts,
And so. no matter what is gone,
The big machine goes whistling on.
The individual Is content
To know how each force shall be spent;
In bliss our lives we've analysed
Since we have all been standardized,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06

"Bilateral symmetry" is an art phrase
often used in art. Senator'S Borah and
Reed are endeavoring to attain it in
debate, as a preface to multilateral
UNDERSTANDING