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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
Women's Apparel and
Prosperity Promotion
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
Perhaps the Madame Secretary of
Labor might initiate a new movement
to restore culture and the resulting
prosperity through an investigation Of
the relatively large influence Of ap-
parels, particularly that of their pro-
duction in the way that was the vogue
when self-esteem was more prevalent
the order-made" or the custom
made" way.
The benefits of the old way are so
manifold that it is wonder the subject
has eluded the attention of economists.
In the first place, when a lady of suf-
flcient means used to patronize the
dressmaker or the ladies' tailor she
was not only helping a better circula-
ton Of money, but also was thus pat
ronizing the artist, and in turn inspir-
ing the latter with incentive to create
or develop excellence. And again, half
dozen girls could often he kept busy
to produce single beautiful gown, all
delighting in their share of the work,
while the prevalent method of ready
made" deprives more than half Of the
workers from what would have been
their allotted share
The present writer remembers the
time, before the war, when prices were
low. and profits very modest, having
enough work to employ at least two men
and about Is girls. The prices ladies
paid for their suits in some cases were
less than they pay for ''ready-made"
even now, but because they took pride
in having their clothes made to their
own tastes they were unknCw.ngly
helping to create employment for a
comparatively larger number Of per-
sons.
To think that to discourage people
to buy jewelry or to order hats and
gowns or suits helps economy is to
defeat the very purpose of national
life, which is development. One can
not see what is to be gained by educat-
ing the rich people to hoard their
surplus money, as it has been done
since the false application of economy
started in every community. 1t may be
all right to eliminate unnecessary
bureaus Of experimentation with no i'm
portant benefits to the Nation, but the
rich man or woman, who has the money
and delights in patronizing the best
artists in every line of work, and thus
lets the money circulate, where is the
wisdom of discouraging them? May
women start the ball rolling again!
c. PHILIPS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
closed by order Of the Executive. with

closed by order Of the Executive. with
currency lacking, would be the mean
est conceivable form Of profiteering.
In their stress Of funds, with urgent
need Of immediate cash to meet actual
necessities, those who have been paid in
some form Of check or scrip for services,
or for purchases, are apt to become
victims of such rascally enterprise,
without recourse to the law. Those
who take their paper" at a ten per
cent discount, or at any other rate
below the face value, are not gambling,
for there is no uncertainty of full re-
demption of all such obligations. They
are playing on sure thing.
In every time of financial disorder
leeches thrive upon the need Of the
people for currency. The money
changers call 1t Accommodation" It
deserves "a different name, a shorter
one, q five-letter word meaning the
taking Of that which Is not ones own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08

~, we want want to Know we must know We
This is the eternal battle front of life
1t is the ringing challenge to heaven
the appeal for mercy, the silent prayer
It was sent up in the beginning by
ancestors from whom mankind today
would draw back in horror, perhaps
but in whose brains and hearts re-
posed the same desire, at one with ours
they had to know, that, with Gods
mercy, they should know at last.
Theirs was the determination, when
they had nothing to 60 on, nothing but
their hopes and their confidence
Shall not the world today be ashamed
of itself, If, with centuries Of progress
to 60 on, it should lose its hope and its
confidence?
The battle on general ignorance Is,
therefore, the crux Of the battle still
The need for a continuance of this
warfare is as paramount today as ever
There Is no release in this war.
The more letters. and degrees, and
learning" we possess, the less satisfied
we should be.
Only the essentially ignorant person
Is ever content with his progress toward
the degree Of knowledge which he feels
equipped with a mind.
Few human beings approximate the
depths Of understanding which Is right
fully theirs.
Even when they do, usually 1t is some
single branch, Of which they know more
than the average. Sadly enough, this
specialization leaves them almost COM
pletely ignorant Of other branches.
Does schooling. as such, and general
experience, give the average human be-
ing all the knowledge he is able to
assimulate?
A good case might be made out for
that, but a second look, we believe
! shows that not enough sympathy has
been shown In the educational life with
the problem OF giving the right fare to
| the student at the right time.
Financial history, the subject of
money. and so on. these are taught
children in connection with history. but
what real personal interest can a
schoolboy have in such a subject as
scrip"
1t was only recently that many a man
grown actually realized that scrip was
used in 1907! He was in school at that
time, and money and the subject of
money meant nothing, literally, in his
young life.
He had not the interest then.
He has the interest now, but he
hasn't the knowledge. 1t Is one thing
to say that he should have it. and quite
| another to have it. It can't be made
up in a minute
Theorists are forever declaring that
something or other should be, or ought
to prevail, when the plain fact Is that
it just DOESN'T
There was mad scramble Monday
throughout the United States-to read
up on the theory of a subject which
every human being ought to know all
he can about. since it concerns every
one Of us every day of our adult lives.
1t Is just one focus of ignorance.
however. let us never forget that. There
are hundreds of subjects about which
most of us really know very little.
Perhaps it is not human that we
could know much. but surely most Of
us could know bit more than We do.
We want to know, we must know, we
shall know! Upon knowledge is built
honesty. and upon honesty is built hope,
and upon hope is built confidence.
And upon confidence everything rests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
A Proven Friend.

In the eight years that Senator Cap
per graced the Craftsmanship of the
Senate District Committee he gave to
that position a new significance in the
life and affairs Of this community. A
champion Of national representation for
the people Of Washington, the Senator
believed that, lacking such representa-
ton. the people Of the District must
count most strongly upon members Of
the House and Senate District Commit
tees. and that these members should, In
matters affecting the District. take the
part Of representatives and spokesman
Of their silent constituency.
As chairman Of the Senate District
Committee he lived up to these princi-
Piles as few men have done before him.
He represented Washingtonians in Con-
gress as faithfully as he represented the
people Of Kansas. He made it q rule
that the doors Of the District Commit
tee room were always open to WASH
ingtonians. His committee sessions were
never cut short before all who wanted
to testify had their say. Once impressed
with the needs and desires of the local
community. as well as Of their equity,
he became their champion.
Senator Cappers many valuable serv-
ices in behalf Of the local school system
and of other local projects are we'll
known and will be long remembered.
He leaves the Craftsmanship Of the COM
mittee with lasting gratitude of WASH
ingtonians for his interest and labors in
their behalf. and for the unfailing
courtesy and sympathetic friendship
with which he served them. He was
never stern Judge as much as helpful
friend, and it Is pleasant to feel that he
will continue in that capacity as rank
ing minority member Of the committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08

His utterances were those Of q prac-
teal administrator rather than stu
dent or philosopher" AYERS the Altoona
Mirror, while the Providence Bulletin
describes his talk as primarily COM
mon sense, the product Of a sharp
natural intelligence, unclouded by de-
votion to trivialities and non-essentials.
The Lowell Evening Leader offers the
estimate Of his contribution in the pres
ent instance: There are possibilities Of
public service outside Of public life, and
his disposition is to make the most OF
them" The Akron Beacon Journal con-
cludes: All that he did was to give
the committee pocket edition Of the
campaign speeches he has been making
for several years and to urge that they
be put into application. In other words,
exchange the war debts for trade con-
ceSsionS from Europe, recognize the
Russian government and relieve our in
dustrialists of the present furtive trad
ing with that nation, get rid Of pro-
hibition, enlarge credit facilities for
American business and industry, and,
above all else, take the tax collectors
greedy hand out of the pockets and
cash registers of the people. Take It
or leave it! What cares ALP"
ANY government that Is running
to borrow heavily in time of reduced
financial resources" thinks the SPRING
field (Mass) Union. The Chicago Jour-
nal of Commerce advises: Mr.. Smith
is knowing enough as statesman to
recognize the stalking menace Of fur
Their drains on the Federal Treasury;
he knows the States. too, for the most
part are inA bad shape; he knows that,
whatever hope there may be in the fu-
ture, the Government has not yet
shown any intention to live within its
income. Yet he would have all the
future generations of Americans paying
far sleeper taxes than are now levied
to provide hypodermics for a sickness
temporary in character-which his
generation was too timorous to meet
fairly and squarely with the sure medi-
cine of private industry"
On the subject of taxation the Mil
waukee Sentinel offers the judgment:
Broadening the base of taxation by
the adoption of sales tax would be
a long and worthwhile step toward a
sane system of taxes. 1t is encouraging
to note that some statesmen who 10p-
posed such tax violently before cleo
ton have recently acknowledged con-
version to the idea. Mr.. Smiths little
lesson should be read by o good many
Others"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08

o small fault to complain about, but
1t may be indicative Of . significant
flaw in the character Of q people. The
great Lord Chatham spoke Of polite
ness as "benevolence In trifies," imply
ing that urbanity is synonymous with
kindliness Of temperament. His eminent
contemporary, Lord Chesterfield, de-
clared that manners must adorn
knowledge, and smooth its way through
the world" Both were amply right. A
cultivated nation should be watchful
to rebuke uncharitableness, and a cul-
tivated class should be mindful to pro-
tect its refinement. Emerson was
among the number who have realized
the truth that good manners need the
support of good manners In others.
it is obvious, is constituted
of little things, and each of the COM
ponent factors must be guarded. It
would be regrettable for an unpretend-
ing boor to disturb gathering of
gentlemen and gentleWomen; 1t Is in
tolerable for an ordinarily decorous
individual to do so.
The importance of yesterdays Incl
dent. however, is its suggestion that it
is excusable to be rude. OF course, it
is quite the contrary. There Is no
alibi for imponteness except that Of
the undeveloped character Of the, trans
gressor. In recent years attendance
at both concert halls and theaters has
been robbed Of much of its legitimate
pleasure by the thoughtlessness Of a
careless minority. This group richly
deserves correction, for its own as well
as the general good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
Argentina Shows the
Way to Equalize Taxes

To the Editor OF The Star:
Way down in a corner of The Star Of
March was great piece Of news:
Argentina has placed a tax on the in
creased value Of land through which
new auto roads are built" Only a
three-line item, but, for large countries,
marking a new departure in distribu-
ton of incomes and equalizing the
burden Of taxation. This act of Ar
gentina ranks in importance with the
inaugural address; would that mention
of 1t had been made In that speech!
The Presidents address was one Of
the greatest appeals for altruistic en-
deavor. However, until the arrival of
the millennium, voluntary cooperation
will be somewhat less than universal;
while the profit motive persists there
must be some measure for equitable
contribution to public expense.
President Roosevelt's plan for de-
velopment of the Tennessee Basin is
magnificent, espe tally with its vision of
countrywide extension on the same
order If these projects are to be self
liquidating in fact, II all the people
are to share in the realization Of these
dreams, the cost must be distributed
among the benehciaries in the same
manner as the Argentine government
distributes the cost OF road building.
w. G. DUNCAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
Business as Usual!

Business as usual! That is the slo-
gan Of the hour. The banks are closed
to depositors and Withdrawals Of cur
rency. Pay rolls are held up for lack
Of available cash. People generally
have been caught by the emergency
with little or no funds. And yet bust
ness Is as usual. That IS phenome-
non Of great cheer, a manifestation Of
confidence in the eventual and prob
ably early restoration Of complete
solvency.
Indeed. this immediate distress, while
not at all to be regarded as boon or
a blessing, is certainly evocative Of the
spirit of confidence in the essential
soundness Of the business and financial
institutions of this country. In one
respect it has been advantageous in
that it has more fully acquainted the
people with the functions Of the banks
and their methods and with the safe
guards that have been thrown about
them by the laws. There has been a
differentiation in the public mind be-
tween the sound and well-conducted
institutions, which are in the great ma
jority, and those that have been less
wisely or scrupulously conducted, which
are small minority.
Business as usual in this emergency
means that those who are now short
of funds through the chance of general
bank closing without warning are find
ing that they have credit for the future
meeting Of their obligations. They
have earned this credit by faithful dis
charge of their debts in the past. That
credit has become their capital, upon
which merchants are now drawing with
full guarantee Of an early meeting Of
all accounts.
The spirit Of adjustment that pre-
walls Is valuable asset to the COM
munity and to the Nation at large that
cannot be expressed in terms of mil
lions Of dollars Everybody looks for
an early clearing of the skies. Nobody
is disposed to put time limit upon
the stringency as a measure Of endur-
ance. Yet, Of course, all hope earnestly
for the speedy restoration Of currency
for general use, but If that is delayed
for few days there will be no catas-
trophe.
A man with only few dollars in his
pocket is now sharing them with the
one who has fewer. Generous cooper
alton IS the order of the day. Nobody
is ashamed to acknowledge that he is
broke. Rather is he proclaiming the
fact as somewhat amusing situation.
The taking Of walk to meet an en-
gagement instead Of riding in a taxicab
or even a street car Is found to be
pleasant experience, with sense of
virtue born Of necessity.
Business as usual! This Is the rally
ing cry that is stimulating all who
carry on in the face Of temporary
adyerSity,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
Protests Cost of Filipino
Mission to Washington

To the Editor of The Star:
The Philippine mission of five men
which arrived In Washington way back
in December, 1881. is still in the city
according to the radio address of enc
of its members the other night. This
is the longest mission that has
visited Washington, and this mission
is not yet thinking of going back home
despite the fact that the Hawes-Cut-
ting bill was enacted into law by Con-
gress on January II.
We Fflipinos protest to President
Roosevelt and to Secretary of War
Dern against the expenditure of the
Filipino peoples money for the vaca-
ton Of our leaders under the guise of
a mission The four mission members
are spending $4,000 a month in WASH
ington, which is enough money to tide
over 10000 Filipinos back home in
these days Of hardship and depression
And the mission has already spent
about SITS, ZOO since they came over in
1881. We want fair play, and we ask
the American Government to help us
get fair play from our leaders.
LUIS S. DUMAS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
Failure of the District Bill.

If Washingtonians cannot agree with
the manner in which Congress chooses
to legislate for the District of Column
bia, they can at least take philosophical
comfort in the fact that the respon-
sibility for legislating remains with
Congress.
There Is no earthly reason why Con-
gress should not have disposed Of the
District appropriation bill, and cleared
at least that much Of the business
from the cluttered decks of the extra
session. The conferees, or a majority
Of the conferees, had agreed on COM
promise that, although representing
expediency rather than equity to local
taxpayers, would have enabled passage
of the bill. To junk the whole bill and
start over again does not represent
wisdom or stand for any considered
course Of action. But that is what has
been done. It Is now water over the
dam.
As far as local taxpayers are con-
cerned, the most unfortunate part OF
this proceeding is the uncertainty and
confusion now prevailing over ade-
quately providing in the next fiscal
year for the care and relief of I'M
fortunate and needy citizens Of this
community. For the balance of this
fiscal year the needs will be attended
to in some fashion. For the next fiscal
year there is a greater and more COM
pick problem. 1t is to be hoped that
the new Congress, closer to the reali-
ties and with quickly passing time de-
manding constructive action, will not
fail in its duty to the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
Leeching on the People.

A dispatch from Denver states that
loan agents in that city are preparing
to cash pay checks at a discount of
ten per cent. A representative of the
Secret Service Of the Treasury is quoted
as saying that If such a move is made
those engaging in the practice "are
going to JAIL" for such an action would
be in direct violation of the Presidents
proclamation.
It is well that such . warning should
be given. Apart from the legal aspects
Of the case, the mulcting Of the people
in the present emergency, with banks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
Let There Be Daily Prayer
For the Nations SuccOr

To the Editor Of The Star:
Year after year, upon the heights Of
Mount St. Alban, the Washington
Cathedral grows in statelineSs toward
its completion. An ideal embodied in
enduring stone, it Is often called "a
house Of prayer for all people"
During the World War an even
greater conception Of prayer for all
people was voiced in q proclamation
issuing from the President Of the
United States following a Senate reso-
luton urging him to take this action.
This proclamation recommended that
q moments prayer for the Nation s
success in war be offered at noon each
day by each and every individual.
From some time In July until ARMS
tice day In November sirens sounded
anc bells pealed as a reminder that the
moment for prayer had arrived. AL
ways since the formation Of our Gov
eminent there have been hours and
days appointed for prayer In times Of
national peril. Never at any other time
was there so long continuous period
War was in progress.
the war. foreseeing continued trouble,
begged that we continue this custom
Of prayer, that since war had ceased
two years sooner than many had pre-
dicted, no one could deny or affirm
what share prayer had In this speedy
elimination Of hostilities-yet did we
stand in great need Of prayer while
the wounds OF war were healing and
hatred lessening.
Like many another prophets cry, the
plea was disregarded as far as general
prayer was concerned, and again we
went our separate ways. Today the
average individual has but hazy recol-
lection Of our practice in those war
time months.
There are 50 many definitions Of
prayer. One writer has defined 1t as
the Identification OF self with some
thing better which on the one hand is
part Of self, on the other infinitely
transcends it."
Speaking OF the power OF prayer, 1t
was said long years ago, He has given
us share of His power, will. justice
and love. the world is in our hands"
II these things be true, if it be
equally true that no human being ex-
lists who has not at some time felt a
sense of divine alliance, then does 1t
not follow that we as Nation should
make use Of this unseen force and with
one accord, make our common Suppli-
cation" for divine wisdom to guide us
through these most troubled times.
1t Is therefore earnestly suggested
that We revive this almost forgotten
moment Of national prayer.
KATRINA HINE ECHOLS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
Thoughtlessness.

Yesterdays symphony concert was
such a splendid artistic success that
it is something Of pity that portion
OF the audience was not trifle more
thoughtful. Granted that the hour
was unusual, the program lengthy and
the auditorium warm and uncom-
Portable, 1t nevertheless remains a mat
ter for regret that people were in such
haste to depart at the conclusion of
the final number that they were rude
to Arturo Toscanini, the conductor.
Certainly, they were not conscious of
their deficiency of manners. There
was no wilfulness in their rush fer the
doors. They simply did not think
They were just thoughtless.
But men and women capable of ap-
preciating symphony program-and
They did appreciate it very much indeed
t-should not be careless of the amenities
bf such an occasion. They surely know
That while the conductor remains on
the platform, acknowledging applause,
ohey should remain In their seats. They
kaved little time by their panic hurry.
Had they waited, their consideration
would have cost them only two or three
minutes at the most. Toscanini was
making his farewell appearance. He
was entitled, for that reason If for no
bther, to their attention. His artists
6merited the courtesy. The more civil
bart of the audience took its cue from
the demeanor Of the wife Of the Presi-
6ent and were guided by her example.
Those who fled down the aisles in heed
ess precipitance were doubly out Of
brder. r.,
Neglect Ct coed manners may Seem