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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
STRANGE LEADERSHIP
BY THE RIGHT REV. LANES E. FREEMAN, D. D. IL. D,
Bishop of Washington

teachings Of the great Master and that
which Is specious and lacking IN au-
thority.
sheep follow him; for they know his
voice. The long-tested leadership was
the guarantee of the security. "A
stranger will they not follow, for they
know not the voice Of strangers" Here
was lacking that which was indiSpen-
sable to assurance of peace and security.
The parable runs true TO LIES expert
ence. That there are multitudes today
that are as sheep having no shepherd.
men and women who for the while nave
lost their faith, Is doubtleSSly true.
There are others who are bewildered
and confused by the variety OF teach
ings, as we'll as by the variety Of teach
ers. They lack the ability to distinguish
between that which Is true and that
which Ia false. They are caught In the
wave of popular favor that attends some
new exponent, whose eloquence Is ap-
pealing, and whose message Is fasctnat-
ing and intriguing. There Is yet an.
other element. and by no means q small
voice Of strangers. They are going be-
hind all the teachers, seeking to dis
cover by what authority they teach.
They have clear understanding as TO
the unique distinction and authority of
the Master-teacher. They are saying
TO His later opponents, "Sirs, we would
see Jesus" They will not be led away
from Els lofty standards, nor will they
accept a. o substitute therefor systems
and cults, whose only boast Is that they
are wholly modern and up-to-date. As
an evidence Of this, note the amount Of
religious literature that latterly has
come from the pens Of high-nlinded lay
men. While they reverently recognize
the essential place which duly accred-
tied teachers occupy, they are asking as
they have not asked Tor generations,
by what authority" The voice Of
the stranger, however winsome and
appealing It may be, they win not heed.
It IL deraonstrably true that II mod
ern Christian teaching Is to affect Vi
tally our modern age, It must speak with
the voice and authority Of Him who
"spake 40 never man spake." We can
not but believe that this is one OF the
most hopeful signs In our modern life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

Crude foodstuffs huctuate largely &C.
cording to the size Of grain crops and
prices A big part Of the loss this
year was due to the surplus OF corn IN
Argentina, with prices 80 cents under
Chicago. and to large crops In Europe
last year, which removed the necessity
for such stable imports.
The semt-manufactured export loss IS
attributable to general economic condi-
tons, but large part Is accounted Tor
by the lower prices In the second quar-.
ter Of 1880. Copper Is the principal
item in this group and the drop re-
corded sharp decline In sales Of
American metal abroad.
X u
Manufactured foodstuffs maintained
o steady level Of exports, due to ex-
tensive sales efforts and to popularity
of American canned foods, prepared
cereals and various standard package
goods. Flour sales also suffered little.
There are many bright spots on the
export horizon. There Il o brisk de-
mand for agricultural machinery, tn
dustrial machinery. electrical equip
inent,' Photographic and moving pic.
ture goods, radio receiving sets and
broadcasting equipment, and petroleum
products.
Meme the less. IL b increasingly evident
that foreigners can buy from us only
in accordance With the income and
profits they receive from goods sold
abroad.
tcopyrisht. ieao.1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
Wet-Dry Issue in the States
Study in Crazy Leopard Spots

eighteenth. he adheres to this PROPOSE
ton on grounds Of philosophical funda-
mental democracy.
II any general conclusion Is possible
here In Washington from these and
other fnultitudinously varied views by
national political characters, It Is that
there is o drift toward Senator La
Foliette's and Senator Shipstead's
philosophy, complicated and accelerated
by referendum results. A gradually in
think that one of the best ways of
getting rid Of the whole subject would
be to send II back to the States on q
proposed new constitutional amendatory
amendment and to declare ct the same
time that they do this In tribute TO
democratic popular self-government and
without any shifting or diminishing Of
their own personal, conscientious,
sincere, patriotic views, whatever they
may be.
II even begins to be claimed by some
convinced dry enthusiasts In senatorial
circles that now would DO the best time
TO send such an amending amendment
70 the States because, as they believe,
the wet cause has not yet advanced far
enough In popular national strength to
save such an amending amendment
from overwhelming defeat in the State
Legislatures. Their strategy would be
to 60 10 the people now and get another
dry verdict and fresh confirmation Of
prohibition and O new mandate for the
eighteenth amendment; and they
calculate that then the wet agitation
would not raise its head again for many
years.
such an instant challenge would, In
fact, be met rather f-heartedly by
the vets. many Of whom want q SUBJ
mission Of an amending amendment TO
the people, but want 1t some years from
now, when they think that their cause
will have grown greatly beyond it's
present strength. The next phase of
the prohibition struggle will certainly
anyway bring forth here an immense
amount Of jockeying among many
colors Of vets and many colors of drys
and many colors of referendrys and
referendamps In Forthcoming approaches
to situation which is wholly ceasing
70 be simply pro" and "con" like foot
ball game and q rapidly getting to be
an individual scramble like q horse race.
(Copyright. 1891
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

u II. I. Mencken, the high priest Of
anti Babbittry, to be unfrockeda That
10 ths question prompted by Q dispatch
from Nebraska City. Nebr.. to the effect
that the editor Of the American Msr.
curry, once rated a. Americas foremost
cynic, has been elected an honorary
member Of the Rotary Club Of that
city. It 10 not dinicuit to conceive the
prompting Of the selection Of Mencken
for this honor. Quite recently the
country was startled by the announce
ment that this supposed misogynist,
believed TO be consecrated to celibacy,
had become engaged 70 be married.
Vsrifcation has been given. The mar
riage license has been obtained and the
date Of the wedding has been set, early
In September. There Is no doubt Of IT.
Mencken is TO join the ranks Of the
great majority Of living men. Now it
To reasonable TO regard this change Of
view as Q general systemic reaction
Does not the conversion of Mencken to
matrimony denote an amelioration Of
disposition? The semi-social civic
organizations Of business men have been
no more anatheraa TO him than the
institution Of marriage. He might con-
ceivably have come TO regard what 10
known to modern cynics a. Babbittry
Is after all . wholesome and desir-
able condition Of life. 30 the action
Of the Nebraska City club in making
him "a honorary member may not be
unwelcome. It is certainly a compli-
mcnt. Perhaps Mr.. Mencken will
frame and hang side by side In his
sanctum his marriage certificate and
his certificate Of membership in the
Nebraska City Rotary Club.
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Mr.. Gerard's "Rulers."

The omissions are always more In
teresting than the selections for Q list
Of the best books, the best base ball
players. the best foot ball team, the best
menus for q week Of hot weather at the
seashore or the best crooners OF radio
songs. Somebody or something 10 al
ways left out, according to the point Of
view OF those who did not make UP the
List. And. that this Il true of Mr..
derard's list Of Americans who really
rule" the Nation il evidenced by the
fact that no sooner Is II published than
the Federation Of women's Clubs hot
foots 1t into print with q list OF prom
inent women who were unfortunately
omitted, while additional evidence IL
supplied by Mr.. Gerard himself, who,
On second thought, adds i've new names
to his original list Of fifty-nins.
Mr.. Gerard 10 brave when he con.
fines the number TO sixty-four and
Drawer stiil when he candidly ccnfesses
that these sixty-fopr, and not the l22.-
100000 Americans counted by the Gen.
sus Bureau, really rule America. Ac-
cording b the schoolbooks he is all
wrong. Democracy triumphant Is ruled
by the people and not by the autocracy
Of wealth set Up by Mr.. Gerard, accord
ing to what one "sees by the papers"
The strength Of Mr.. derards position,
however, lies in the indisputable fact
that no one viii ever be able to prove him
wrong. Once his rulers emerge from
their counting rooms and attempt 10 as
semble and don the ermine to test out
the theory. things would begin TO hap
pan. One Of the chief DEVELOPMENTS
would be interuecine strife among the
rulers. sixty-four men would not agree
ON anything. And not one Of the sixty
four included by Mr.. Gerard would ex-
press his disagreement IN uncertain
terms. - ~
None Of the outstanding men In
American political ohiceholders' life
has been included by Mr.. Gerard In his
List OF rulers. This. however. Il not a.
difficult 70 understand or the omission
Of such symbolic leadership Is repre-
sefatsd BY Bernarr Macfadden. win
Rogers. Charlie Chaplin, Babe Ruth,
Rudy Wales. Al capone, Big Bill
Thompson and the latest champion
tree sitter. each representing . state Of
mind II not the source Of q few Of those
strange and conflicting currents that
sway and often rule America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
Tert: "They knoio not the ootce OF


TeTt: "Ther knoi1 not the Uo9ce OF
strangers. John, rs.
Abraham Lincoln once said, "You can
fool some Of the people al Of the time.
and all of the people some of the time,
but you cannot fool all Of the people
all of the time" It is literally true
that there is kind of so-called leader
ship that by reason Of its cunning and
skill wins for q brief period of time q
hearing and following. Sooner or
later the fallacies and sophistries Of
such leadership are detected and dis
closed. Now and again in our life as
people such leaders arise and gain for
the while respectful and widespread
hearing. Their weakness is disclosed
when critical situation arises where
they quickly lose their prestige and ad-
herents. In both politics and religion
we have periodic exhibitions Of such
leaders. They essay the role Of origi-
naltty, they PROFOUND ways and meth
DDS that are new and novel and now
and again they betray o touch OF
genius. In every transition period these
strange guides come to the fore. They
are the opportunists who readily sense
the capricious tastes and fancies Of the
crowd, the crowd that has O fiair for
ways and practices that are bizarre and
unusual. Instances In our political life
Of what we have In mind repeat them.
selves sgatn and again. Religion lays
so large o claim upon the imagination
that IL furnishes an unusual field for
teachers Of the sort we have In mind.
To even enumerate the various cults
that have come into being In recent
years furnishes abundant evidence Of
the ephemeral popularity Of unsound
and unreasoned religious teaching. Very
frequently these aspiring teachers come
out Of situations and places Of occu.
patton In which they have signally
failed. In order to arrest attention, TO
gain for even q brief space Q kind OF
cheap popularity, they seek to be the
opponents Of some new cult or order.
The tragic and pathetic thing about
the results that accrue to such leader
ship ID that 1t leaves It's mis-
guided followers disillusioned and Bit
terry disappointed. II certainly takes
unusual discrimination today TO Judge
between that which 10 sound and rea-
sonahls and In consonance with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
The Honor Roll.

Establishment by Maj. Pratt Of a
Police Department honor roll for the
most efiicient and courteous men under
his command is certain to meet with
public approval Yesterday the super
intendent Of police set the machinery
for his plan in motion and by the
25th OF this month the commanding
ofiicers Of the various precincts will
submit TO q supervising board the names
OF those who they feel deserve espe-
cial recognition. Not only will the best
members OF the department be held up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
Export Trade Waits
On Commodity Prices
RY HARnEN coLFAx.

II America II to sell goods abroad she
must at the same time buy foreign
goods, judging by the results Of the
first six months Of export trade. this
year. This conclusion IL given sharper
point by an even greater contraction In
international business during the past
month.
In analyzing the situation revealed in
figures showing drop Of 81 per cent
compared with the first six months Of
o year ago, the Department of Com
merce emphasizes the part played in
this development by lower commodity
prices. This cheapenirig Of raw ma
terials has crippled the purchasing
power Of those countries which depend
on their sale TO the United States. With
their purchasing power curtailed, they
buy less In our markets.
y
Until there u stability In commodity
markets, with tangible evidence Of price
improvement, little betterment In ex-
port trade can be expected, according to
the Department Of Commerce view. AS
Q matter Of fact the volume of our i'm
ports has changed but slightly from
that Of 1899, since commodities brought
into this country are largely necessary
and not available otherwise. The
shrinkage in total value is largely in
price and not volume.
Many of the declines In exports are
traceable to economic rather than to
political causes. Reprisals on the part
Of foreign nations. or adverse tartn ac-
lions, thus far ut least, seemingly have
had little effect. This condition, how
ever, may change markedly If Canada
carries out her intentions to raise an
almost insurmountable barrier.
For the first six months of this year.
the value Of domestic exports was @2,-
039, $40. 900 compared with $2,578,5l9,-
600 during the same time year ago.
An analysis shows that nearly half OF
this drop was in the class Of goods
designated as finished manufactures.
This includes automobiles, machinery
OF all kinds, finished iron and steel, cut
lery and tools, refined petroleum prod
ucts, chemical specialties, paints, photo
graphic goods, ofiicial appliances and
textile manufactures.
Nearly 65 per cent Of the decline In
this classification occurred in auton1o-
biles. Slowest auto sales were in coun-
tries hardest hit by the general bust
ticular showed decline, rejecting the
decreased returns from coffee sales.
Austria. with o serious unemployment
problem and with low prices for wool,
wheat and cotton, was another slack
market. Countries such as Denmark,
Mexico and even France, which are fair
ly normal to business, continued to buy
cars.
4 &k
The drop was severe In sales Of crude
materials and crude foodstuffs, which
fell on 20 per cent In export value.
Cotton sales were on approximately
and semi-manufaetlred goods showed q
loga of 400 0f10 0ftf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

Not all Of the correspondents Of the
Treasury Department who CONTRIBUTES
Treasury Gets s e de- h SSn''' sssn
Plea FOR Aid SonGss' e istt sns i ss
printed In Ths star Of August 10. 1850.
"To the Treasurer Of the Conscience
Fund: see In the Christian Advocate
report of o fund OF persons who feel
themselves Wrouged others. come 20
make my complaint as one who had
been wronged and have borne up and
brayed the storms Of adverse winds ur-
I'll nay health and constitution Is gone
and have not Of my own to protect me
be upon u. ] can bring ample proof
II necessary. have been swindled by
out OF the proceeds Of honest
toll. It wounds my pride to come az
sufferer from our once prosperous State,
but circumstances over which have no
control have forced me TO It. can
refer you TO the physicians under whose
hands I have been for treatment since
In this week state II you require It.
viii be eighty years Of age 23rd of De-
cesnber next, the mother Of six children,
three infant daughters In their graves.
three sons living, one Of them In prison
for Righteousness safe, the other two
noble honest boys working 70 relieve him
In his trying emergency. We have been
robbed BY 'inrighteous DEGREES. We do
not owe Q cent Hoping you will at
tend to the fervend prayer Of one Of
Gods suffering poor"
-
The star Of August II. 1880, prints
the following letter from o car driver in
Critic Of Drivers r pisEns t e 'fl sd
II Answered. been published Q
few days previously:
I'm reply TO Citizen, otherwise
'Grumbler,' Of the 18th instant, would
ask him not . be 50 general in his re-
one has offended him or done anything
wrong, why not designate him, thereby
exonerating others and letting the
blame rest where Il belongs7 OF the
many able-bodied men who ride on the
road not one Of every hundred requires
the car 10 come TO full stop, but mere
ly slacken the speed, though II required
to come 70 Q full stop our orders are to
a. i Z q 70 ona
horse 10 start car on an upgrade say-
ing nothing about time. We have no
such orders to stop only for cripples,'
90 he must have misunderstood the
driver or the driver did not understand
the order. II the aggrieved would drive
the street car for one day he would be
able 10 understand great many things
which seem mystery to him now, and
no doubt silence his gruMbling for an
time 10 come. He would then have some
idea Of what hardships car drivers have
to endure, saying nothing Of the abuse
to be taken from al classes. In regard
TO the trivial rails and steps he speaks
of. do not see much difference be-
tween them and those Of other one
very easy ct al times 20 catch the eye
or ear Of the driver, considering the fact
that he has great many points to
watch and the constant roar OF the car
prevents him from hearing. especially
after the car has passed the person
calling"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

Private initiative promises 70 DO more
toward preservation Of the Wild bird
life Of the United States than al the
Federal and State laws designed for the
protection Of the winged creatures.
The broad general statutes are neces-
sary. Of course, for the protection o.
the larger birds, such IS the WIG DUCK
and the wild goose. The action o.
private citizens Is proving more ef-
fective in preserving the smaller crea-
lures, which add 30 much TO the va
riety and beauty of any countryside.
The most effective measure which -
being taken Is the establishment OF
golf courses Is bird sanctuaries. Hun.
dreds OF thousands Of acres OF land
are set aside throughout the United
States for the use Of golf players. Most
Of the courses are located far enough
be attractive to birds. Golf courses In
normal times are green, are quiet, save
for an occasional explosion from some
golfer whose luck 10 proving more than
he can bear with equanimity. and fire.
quently are partially forested. These
are qualities which invite bird popu-
lations.
The National Audubon Society. the
principal organization Of bird natural
hringing - tSs attsntior s ~ goif cl,,bs
the sdvantaees Ia them of HAVING hirds
Is regular tenants Of their links: Tn IN
49,, ,,r ~ 81 soissrs n;rSs s,t,1sr
have hHer i0onred ~ aver chiectsd IA
i,v ,,l.vsrr rvhc csrs ,,.crs tcr the ranse
than for the contact with open air life
which the game affords. The argu-
favor az MAKING sanctaiaries of roll
courses have won many cor,yerts amonR
sven those whose enthusiasm for roll
FAR outstrips their enthusiasrn for ma
ture.
Here are the ADVANTAGES to the turf
itself which the National Audubon So
ciety notes:
Robins, besides bringing the FIRST
chirruping touch of Spring TO the eoli
courses and furnishing items for metro
politan newspapers concerning Their
advent, destroy earthwornns, which U
unchecked would undermine the turi
BY lust that small amount requisite h
defect the true course Of putt.
F7ickerS are especially devoted 70 anti
Ia the matter OF diet and prevent TIA
building up Of sandy ant-hills on tor
Of the greens or elsewhere on the fair
way.
Horned lerks cot the warewornl
which snip the GrAas ana cause u q
show prematurely brown in spots.
49,. u... v,.w,s. -. p-~~..s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

The New York police authorities
state emphatically TO the leaders Of
three Chinese tongs, End war or be
deported." Curious no one seems to
have thought Of this before. And END"
means Anal conclusion, not temporary
discontinuance. suppose We could de-
port thoroughly suspected. although
not possibly entirely convicted gun
men. Would not that be fine7 Has
not Uncle Sam some distant and value
less isle where he could send them. far
removed from the habeas eospuses os
"mcuthpieces"f
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

10 economies which must strike at their
extrAyagant claims. It IN those claims
which chiefly are responsible for the
present financial dehacle. And IL has
not escaped comment here that Eng
land 10 In danger of travelling the sans
road. with ita prodigal policy Of doles
and Ito disregard Of stark economic
fact.
Il ID regarded % not unfortunate
that both IN England and Australia, &c
this crisis. Labor governments are In
power, for IL u by experience. knrofiah
harsh necessities Of government, that I
our democratic masters can learn wis.,
dom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

The United States needs citizens like
Bernt Baichen, who would be credit
to any land in which he might care to
settle, and all possible assistance given
him In attaining his desire by the De-
partment Of Labor - praiseworthy.
Especially when you think Of some who
already enjoy the priyilegsl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

The only trouble Is that when an
outstanding "crooner" marries beauty
contest winner. father. In addition 10
dressing hts wife In style appropriate
TO her pulchritude. Is likely to have to
sing all the lullabies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

It seems that robbers are reading the
society columns TO ascertain the abb
sence from the city Of their intended
victims. There are many persons who
would almost rather be robbed than
fail TO have their friends peruse the
publicity attendant on their departure
for seaside, mountain OF lake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

Mercantile transactions Vt the soviets
are reminiscent Of continuous closing
out sales and other merchandising
methods. Of the Lower Bast side q
New York. The Rcmanoffs went out
Of power in 1917 and II n now 1880.
win those stocks Of imperial gems and
imperial clothing ever give out, or are
there undsrcover factories somewhere
In the hinterland?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
Pity the Poor Captives.

From the South Bend Tribune.
It has been our observation TO date
this Summer that fly screens constitute
excellent distractions to keep hies from
getting out of the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

One Of the most certain ways 10
start serious trouble u for frontier
guards 10 fire on innocent tourists.
Northern italian carabinisri might well
remember that. and % might their
many-pcrtfoiioed boss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

Sympathy for Burned Toast.
From the Terre Haute star.
The average Hoosier Is beginning tc
have lot of sympathy for piece OF
burned toast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

The great Pyramid of Gizeh Is esti-
mated to weigh e,s4s,ooo tons. About
the weight Of this Summers crop Of
big ones that got away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

The movies have net gone entirely
"talkie" Maj. Gen. Hugh Scott, IN old
time Indian fighter, has left for Nom
tana to film the indian sign language.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
The Fishless Fisherman.

80 you took day on from your
work and went fshing?"
YES" replied the man who insists
on being cheerful.
Have any luck7"
Certainly. A day on Is luck enough"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

The French are alarmed ut the Brit
ish Army budget. Probably not as
alarmed as are the British themselves