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A GREAT RECORD
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. D, IL. D,
Bishop OF Washington.

Tert: "And this ts the record, that
God hath 0ipeH to US eternal life,
and this life Is IN His Son. "-I John,
oil.
Life Is largely governed by records
We are more governed by what has
gone before, by traditions and prece-
dents, than we realize. Records in
themselves ind their value in what they
relate and the authority with which
they speak. While we feel the influ-
ence OF passing incidents, our more
fixed opinions are largely determined
Of history, and, indeed, the lives OF
those who have left a definite impress
upon human events, we turn to from
time to time, and from them gain direc-
ton by which to shape our course.
Among the great records Of the world
Is the brief narrative contained in the
four small books known as 1.-THE Cos
pels" No biographies have been writ
ten so characterized by brevity, and yet
so potential and far-reaching In their
influence. When we further consider
that these brief narratives were written
by humble men several years after the
events they contain had passed, and
that they were at best but fragments OF
tkIC 1uC 8bU1y "a 0$ouo O1AAbt, tkACy
seem more wonderful. Certainly nc
record that the world treasures Is SC
universally read and known, and none
has affected so largely the trend Of
human thinking and events for over
nineteen centuries of time. Upon this
record q vast institution. known as the
Christian Church. has been reared, and
in every part Of the world its influence
prevails with increasing power. Nc
record has been subjected to such sc.
we're tests. and repeatedly efforts have
been made to cast doubts upon its au.
thenticity and veracity, but It still
stands as the most compelling piece Of
literature the world contains. It IS not
only the record Of the life Of Him who
called Himself "the Son Of God and the
Redeemer Of Mankind" but It Is also
the record Of the most epochal event
ever chronicled, and It reflects the far
reaching change 1t Effected In the hve'
of those who compiled. It. When w
venture to compare It with other rec.
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ords that contain the story of the most
outstanding events in human history,
It appears altogether Incompatible, and
the influence 1t has had upon human
thought, as well as human action, lit
orally staggers the imagination. What,
after all, is the secret Of its prevailing
and continuing power? We believe that
it Is contained in what the above text
sets forth, namely, that God hath given
to Us eternal life, and this life Is in His
Son."
No matter how we may interpret the
profound meaning Of this passage, 1t Is
incontrovertibly true that through CEN
turtles of time men have accepted this
record on its face value and have ap-
propriated to themselves its deep sig
nificance. To believe that Jesus was
all that He claimed himself to be, that
He possessed an authority never before
given to man, that He was the high ex-
ponent of the divine will, and that all
power was given unto Elm in heaven
and in earth, gi>cs Him place Of dis
tinction never before assumed, and In
vests HirR with q power never before
known. Il Is little wonder that q great
student Of history says concerning Him,
Higher has human thought not
reaEhed," and another declares, He Is
great with q greatness that brushes me"
What this record has meant to the
race Of mankind Is made evident In the
course Of history, but 1t Is not alone the
conspicuous place it occupies in human
events that constitutes to US its power;
1t Is what 1t means to the individual as
factor in his own thought and life
Who would venture to measure the in
f1uence 1t has had when considered in
this light? 1t has been treasured by
the sufferer, the disappointed, the dis
illusioned and the mourner as q record
that is personal and intimate, and that
bears Immediately upon the most tragic
Of LIES problems. There is no evidence
OF its waning power. AS q matter, of
fact, its influence prevails and tran
sends all others. After all, IL Is what
this record means to you and to me
that gives 1t its unique place. That
God hath given unto US eternal life.
and that this life Is in His Son." Is the
secret of its appeal and the evidence
Of its uncomfortable value
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Beer Revenue Proposition Falls Flat
With Slight Prospect of Legislation

impression, last years elections actually
strengthened the dry cause in that
chamber.
In 80 Of the 81 choosings Of Sena-
tors in those elections a dry Senator
was succeeded by himself or by another
dry Senator, or else q wet Senator was
succeeded by himself or by another wet
Senator. In other words, in 80 instances
there was no change in dry or In wet
voting senatorial strength.
In the remaining seven instances the
following ultimate fact now develops:
Three dry Senators were succeeded
by wet Senators, but four wet Sena-
tors were succeeded by dry Senators.
This Is not the situation that Is COM
monty surmised, but 1t Is the situation
that exists.
Meanwhile, as for the Senator'S whose
mandates from the people were given to
them prior to 1880, their statistical pic
ture in this matter Is as follows:
Wet by record-l6.
Dry by records.
Among these 43 there are 8 who
really truly have views which would
make them conscientiously prefer to be
wet.
The total senatorial sandy scene, with
all rivulets included, will, therefore, next
Winter be:
Complete number of votes and throat.
-96.
Dry votes retrospective of throats)-
W;t votes-2I.
Possible ready assertions from dry tc
wet voting-l2.
Gross maximum Of ready wet votes
80.
Votes necessary for volstead law mod
ification-49
1t Is clear. thereupon, that the Con-
gressional Districts Modification League
should accelerate its endeavors. with
headquarters in Washington. this leagu.
is dedicated not to the repeal of the
eighteenth amendment, but to the
modification of the Volstead Law
through the revival Of beer. Its agent:
accumulate signatures on petitions fol
beer. They now report 5000, 600 sigma.
lures. They anticipate 10000, 900 sig.
natures by next Winter. This writer's
sympathetic advice and forecast IL,
Make it 100000, and even then vol
VIII have no beer Congress till afteI
another election, If even then.
(Copyright, 1917
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Foreign Service Betterment.

Charles Evans Hughes in q happy
phrase once described the State Depart
ment as our Department Of Peace"
It's inestimable importance as such
is not always realized by a people which
looks upon peace as Americas natural
element and takes for granted the I'M
ceasing efforts, necessarily unheralded
and unsung, which are required to
preserve 1t. Just the same, the United
States Department Of Peace is COM
ing more and more to require highly
trained personnel, especially in the for
eign service, II we are to hold our own
abroad with the skillful, professional
diplomatic services Of other countries.
AL this being so. there is cause for
qualification in executive orders just
signed by President Hoover. Their pur-
pose is TO modernize the foreign service
by nberaliEing allowances and offering
other inducements to younger men to
enter the service with the intention
of making 1t q career. The White
House has also directed . survey Of
the records of fifteen thousand civil
service employees to determine the
career opportunities to which out
standing men--and women, for the fair
sex is now in diplomacy, too-may
suitably aspire.
The wherewithal is constantly i'm
portant consideration with American
diplomatic and consular officers. Uncle
Sans past record in that regard has
been one Of niggardliness. The ''rich-
est country in the world" has not been
ashamed to let low-paid Ambassadors,
Ministers, consul generals and men of
lesser rank at our embassies, lega-
tons or consulates overseas dig deep
into their own pockets for unavoidable
entertainment and representation"
costs. This Is a situation which, only
partially improved by the Rogers for
eign service law providing for better
salaries, has kept ambitious, able men
from embarking upon a career which
held out the certainty Of slow promo
ton, slender income and, in many cases,
the retention Of q job at personal
financial loss.
Under our political system the higher
grades Of the foreign service-ambas-
sadorial and ministerial posts-remain
at the disposal Of the President for
patronage purposes. Some day there
ought to be reform in this direction,
too. A young man who gives his best
for twenty years, only to know he can
aspire merely up to q counselorship Of
embassy or legation or q Class A con-
sular appointment, unless in the mean
time he can mobilize political pull, is
not likely to be one hundred per cent
happy or effective in his work. The
steps just taken by Mr.. Hoover are
obviously designed to heighten the
foreign service morale to the extent
that patronage imponderahIes make
possible.
Other noteworthy reforms now in
sight are more liberal retirement and
pension arrangements for foreign serv-
ice officers and scheme to make sure
that they "re-Americanize" themselves
by periodical visits to this country.
What Ambassador Hugh Gibson once
dubbed ''cookie-pushing" by our diplo-
matte folk abroad can become a cor
rosive habit If 1t is INDUCED in too
long without Misunderstanding with
the plain people back home.
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perate dilemma by leaving the Con-
servatives to deal with it. It Is clear
that the situation cannot long continue
without clash.
y ~
In q series Of articles In the London
Times this week, Sir Joshua Stamp, in
dealing with investigations Of French
economists into the causes OF unem-
ployment In England. completely esteb-
fishes the thesis that the dole on the
present basis Is creating permanent
unemployed class, unknown before the
war. It has determined the strategy
Of trade unions, enabling them to resist
reductions of wages because the dole
system provided an Alternative source
Of practically permanent maintenance.
AS q consequence, French economists
show that wages In England are inelas-
tic and unadapted to prices, whereas
In the countries without the dole sys-
TEN the machinery Of the labor mar
ket has succeeded in restoring the equi-
librium very rapidly.
It Is quite clear that the present
government, while realizing the neces-
sity Of surgical operation, Is not pre-
pared to perform it. This consideration
may well play an important part In the
crisis which has developed on the land
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ship races assure first position for the
season. Still. those pesIxy Philadelphians
have kept out there in front, winning
about as many games as the Nationals
and with an apparently unclosable gap
between the two teams.
But the other day rain came in
Philadelphia and on that day WASH
ington won, and that meant the gaining
Of half game" on the leaders. Hopes
revived. And the day following, while
washington won from the supposedly
dangerous Indians" Philadelphia was
soundly thrashed by st. Louis, which
meant the gain Of full game, leaving
the Philadelphia lead only three and q
half games, which is not an unbridgable
gap by any means in sport 30 uncer-
tain as base ball.
Accidents will happen to the best
trained and best drilled teams. It is
not unsportsmanlike for the Washing
ton patrons Of the game, who hope for
a third pennant for the Capital. to desire
that II nnischances should occur Phila-
delphia might get its share. Nobody
wishes any particular Ill luck to any
particular Philadelphia player, but II
such should occur there would be little
grief in the Capital, especially II the
unfortunate victim were, for example
the redoubtable Micky Cochrane, or the
versatile Simmons, or the young gentle
man who guards FIRST base and insists
upon having double x ut the end Of his
name. whereas one Is usually enough.
In the circumstances there Is no oc.
casion for wonder that the thoughts Of
most of the local patrons Of the sport
are turned to the Nth and sixth anc
seventh Of July. when the schedule
calls for meetings Of the, two leaders
here in Washington. If then the Wash
ington team should make q clean sweeI
Of the three games the Capital woulC
enter upon the fourth phase Of It's pen
nant hopes, for, assuming that mean
while, and especially on the Western
trip, the Nationals have not slipped anc
slumped and lost more games thar
Philadelphia, the local aggregation
would then be. II not in the van, q
close upon the heels Of the leader
as to have virtually even chance fol
q successful drive down the homI
stretch of the race. Verify, base bal
Is q great stimulant TO public feelings
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SnOwden's Tax Plan Nav
Lead to British Crisis
BY A. G. GARDINER

LONDON, June 13.-Philip Snowden,
chancellor Of the exchequer, and David
Lloyd George have fguratively come to
blows and the political world here is in
a ferment with the sudden prospect of a
general election.
The rupture has arisen in regard to
Snowden'S land tax proposals. The
Liberals object to q clause which, in
erect imposes double taxation on
owners Of land and they have tabled
an amendment which Snowden refuses
to accept.
Lloyd George declares the UnitAd
Liberal party will vote for the amend
ment on Tuesday. II so, the govern.
ment will be defeated and the expecta-
ton Is that it will dissolve and appeal
to the country. The alternative is that
the cabinet may throw over Snowden
and effect compromise with the
Liberals, which would involve the
cnancellor'S resignation. Desperate eff
forts are being made at this week end
both by the Liberals and LaboriteS to
prevent the downfall of the government.
put no basis OF agreement is yet visible,
y y 81
The general impression is that Pre-.
nlier Ramsay Macdonald is not unwill-
ing to ride for fall. Dissolution would
enable him to dodge the desperate un-
employment dilemma, which now has
reached q crisis, owing to the issue of
the Royal Commissions drastic recom-
mendationS on the subject. Over
whelmed by furious opposition of his
supporters to acceptance of the recon-
mendations, Macdonald has practically
thrown over the commission appointed
htVAaeAlH - - d.
on solvent basis, and at q meeting Of
the Parliamentary Labor Party on
Thursday he indicated that he proposed
to take no action on the report beyond
tinkering with certain Of the fragrant
abuses. This, at best, is only q feeble
trumpery at saving SIS 900 900 on an
annual expenditure Of nearly $500, 000,-
600 on unemployment relief.
*** *
Meanwhile, the calamitous position of
the insurance fund grows rapidly worse.
Miss Margaret Bondfleld, minister of
labor, announced Thursday In the
House Of Commons that the treasury
loan to the Unemployment fund, which
now amounts to about $3.50, 900 900, is
nearly exhausted and that next month
she viii be compelled to ask Parliament
to grant further loans to enable the
system to meet the constantly growing
claims. This will compel Macdonald to
defend in the House his refusal to put
the recommendation Of the commission
In operation and to stop the drift Of
national finances into irredeemable
bankruptcy.
Both Macdonald and Snowden are In
q humiliating position. Aware of the
catastrophe ahead, they set Up the
commission to devise means Of avert
ing the disaster, but the Labor party
now has so resolute q hold on all benz
efits under the system that the cabinet
dare not attempt to put its houze in
order. Both might well welcome r., or
portunity Of escaping Nom the des-
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A Viennese imitator Of Charles Chap
lin, made up into an astounding re-
semblance to the original, when ar
rested, explained that he was merely
intending to greet the great comedian
cordially in the name Of the capital.
Ever since Charlie, incognito, attended
a tournament Of his own imitators and
received only third prize, he is not so
keen on being seen in company with
any Of his pSeudo-selves.
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Calendar Reform Being
Considered at Geneva
BY HARDEN COLFAX.

Another step in the direction of adj
vancing calendar reform" from what
the French call a piouS wish toward a
practical reality was taken last week
when committee of the League Of Ma
tons began consideration at Geneva of
program to sift the various plans Of
fered. The idea is to have something
concrete ready for action when the
World Conference on Calendar Reform
meets in October.
The disadvantages Of the present
calendar, with its unequal months, its
changes from year to year and its wan
dering church festivals, admittedly
cause much waste Of time, labor and
money. There is strong opposition to
any change, but in this country, as well
as abroad, there has been a growing
interest in the possibility of a new CAL
endar, particularly from the social and
economic standpoint
-
The National Committee on Calendar
Simpliflcation, of which George East
man is chairman, and the International
Fixed Calendar League are working for
an agreement among Americans. The
former organization was formed as the
result Of a suggestion from the League
Of Nations to study the question and
report to the League, through the
American Secretary of State The
committee is composed of representa-
tives from the Government Depart
ments of Agriculture, Commerce, the
Interior, the Treasury, the Navy and
Labor and the Interstate Commerce
Commission, as we'll as persons in civil
life. Similar committees have made in
vestigations in Germany, France, Hol-
land, Hungary and various countries in
Latin America.
The various plans for reform" of
the calendar may be generally divided
into two. One proposes a 1S-month
year, each month to be of % days, with
special provision made for the extra
day. This calendar is now being ac-
tually used by at least 140 American
manufacturing, merchandising and pub
fishing concerns, including large cor
porattonS which do a business of more
than one billion dollars a year. The
other plan, which avoids the uneven
number Of months, provides for SIM
plifled and corrected 12-month year,
and one Of 90, is supported by the
World Calendar Association.
X \
The League Committee now meeting
at Geneva is composed of representa-
tives of IL countries. It is hearing the
reports of 40 subcommittee in favor of
revision of the calendar, as well as the
views Of various religious and other
bodies which are opposed to any change.
Even those who oppose any general
reform of the calendar agree that it Is
desirable from every point of view tt
fix the date of Easter Sunday. From
religious and social Standpoints, as we'll
as in order to stabilize the trade which
centers around this season, the eco
nonic as well as the social world rec
ognizes the necessity for an agreement
upon fixed day for Easter.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Literature for All.
Old Juvenal I shall not read.
A pessimist was he;
For Homer find little need.
OF war he talked too free.
So when myself would amuse,
A joy it Is to greet
More modern lines as I peruse
The signs along the street.
How oft the signal "Stop and CO.
My grateful eyes has caughtl
And IS I, o." which stands for SLOW"
A lesson fine has taught.
mo Parking Here" though brief in
phrase,
With meaning Is replete.
Why ask for books when we can read
The signs along the street,
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local agents to arrange for club sys-
TENS for social purposes, where flve or
more subscribers can be obtained on
single telephone wire. This system will
be found very convenient in the smaller
towns and villages, where district or
exchange system could not be main
tanned"
X X
"The park commissioners Of New
York." says The Star Of June 8, 1881,
Bicycles Barred to an order ex-
Safeguard Horses. c cvc1sa f 9 on
Central Park in that city on the ground
that they brighten horses. This action
brings up the old question whether
those who walk or provide their own
motive power in some other form nave
net rights and privileges equal with
those who ride or drive horses? Also
whether every invention that benefits
the human family which happens, when
FIRST introduced, to brighten a horse is
to be forever placed under ban and
driven out of use on that account One
would think that the time for inter-
posing official obstacles to progress In
any direction has gone by. but it y
evident that these New York authoritiA
take Q different view"
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There will doubtless be widespread
approval Of President Hoover's decision
not to permit any reduction in the
rental and subsistence allowances of
military and naval officers TO conform
with the lowered costs Of living" In
fact, the cost of living must drop ap-
probably yet to bring such reimburse
ments up to the proper level.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-14

On guard, pacifistsl The airplane In
which Col. Lindbergh intends to visit
the Orient is equipped with fittings
which permit Of the installation of a
machine gun.
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The delegation of American mayors
touring France has reached the finan-
cial pages Of United States newspapers.
They started in on the front and edi-
torial pages. There still remains the
comic page.
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Charles Wesley wrote more than 5000
hymns. And probably did not make as
much money from all of them put to-
sether as does modern tin-pan alley
tie from a single "vo-de-o-do" or
''Waw-waw-waw' musical gem.
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A heat wave extraordinary even for
India is sweeping that great peninsula.
Mahatma Gandhi will just have to bear
it; he has only two things left to re-
move now, one Of them being his spec
tacles.
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A copperhead snake was found in
an automobile seized In Arlington
County, Va, Tor transporting liquor.
Probably not very much more poisonous
than the liquid cargo.
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President Hoover is said to be speed
ing up" the State Department. He may
succeed in doing this to degree where
one can almost see it move.
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Rate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
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Long Sentences.

Long Sentences.
Aren't those sentences Of yours
rather long?"
II made 'em that way on purpose"
replied Senator Sorghum. I've seen .
similar trick worked by fancy mer-
chants. can't always deliver q big
thought and many a small article Is
made impressive by being put In large
bundle"
Jud Tunkins says mans noblest and
most philanthropic efforts often fail to
attract as much attention among his
friends as. the fact that he has bought
a new hat.
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Grasping an Idea
I sometimes fail to comprehend
The language Of some wise old friend
His knowledge makes him, In the end,
Appear the gamer.
For dullness seems to be my lot
Yet Of suspicion there's . jot
That, after all, perhaps he's not
A good explainer.
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