Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1922, Page 46

2 THE EVENING STAR ,_ With Sunday Morning Edition. " WASHINGTON, D. C. without merit through its appeal to ?| the lower tastes of the people. Several times in the past this effort has been made to bring up the Amer- fcan stage to its former standard and SUNDAY......December 3, 1022, make the theater in this country an aegency of real cultural develop- THEODORE W. NOYES...Editor | ment. But many elements have handi- capped them because of their failures. The Evening Star Newspaper Company | Now and then sincere producers have u St. Chicago Office: Tower Bufldin European Office: 16 Regent 81 ‘The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning edition, is delivered by carriers within the city at 60 ceuts per month only, 45 cents r- end of each month. Rate by Mail—} ble in Advance. Virginia. All Other States. 00; 1 mo., 00: 1 mo., 60 00; 1 mo., 25¢ c o $ $3.4 Sunday only Member of the Associated Press. tated P'ress Is exclusively entitled 1o the patches credited t. in this paper an shed herein. All rights of publication of special dispatclies herein ure also reserved. also the local uews pub Washington's Education Week. In ancther part of The Star toda printed a survey of the situation with | HO% cced. regard to the District public school system, its needs, its prospects of im- provement through legislation and the forces at work to that end. Three points of view are presented. that of he schools, cerned in the schools and that of the legislators to whom the District looks for the rescue of its educational sys- tem from the difficulties and restric- tions that now lessen its usefuine: The legislative program contem- piated for the benefit of the schools invelves four separate measures. the ennsslvania Ave. | without regard to profit persisted in sea |xhe presentation of admirable works, { i ! | ! H H that of the citizens con-| ¥ i | i la hills for teacher salary adjustments. for school reorganization. for compul- | sory school attendance and for the aking of a school census. It is ped that all four of these may be adopted at the regular session of Con- gress that is to open tomorrow. In addition it ix hoped that as @ result of the findings of the joint mittee that has been working on this matter for some months the physical needs of the sche 11 be provided for in increased apy prising provisions £ school building program. Following are some of the which the schools are now slect com- mprehensive from 1 ndon. England. | but their successes have been few and not encoiraging. Now an organiza- tion has been formed which embraces r , most of the larger enterprises, and it is this assoclation that has now pro- the lines of restoration and recovery. A “national theater” in the sense used in Augustus Thomas® announce- ©$5.40: 1 mo., 70c * Ment is not to be a fixed, physical in- .00; 11mo., 50c stitution, but rather an organization $240;1mo0., 200 { o the best available dramatic talent doing the best plays on tour regard- less of cost and return—a traveling national theater, as it were, to carry the ideals of the stage to the people vather than to compel the people to come to it over long distances. The movies and the musical “drama’ will still compete for public patronage against such a worthy work of art, ut it cannot be believed that Amer- ican taste has been so lowered in the course of the past generation or two that the best drama, produced in tHe most efficient manner, will not suc- All over this country the people are striving to create their own Little theater movements, groups end community amateur ¢ | theaters exist in numbers, signs of in- urrection against the tendency of the American stage during the past few decades. They are wholesome tokens of a readiness on the part of the people of this country to support “national theater,” wherever its location. —_————————— The Central American Conference. Tomorrow a conference opens in this city on the subject of the reduc- tion of land forces of the five Central American states, Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. This conference assembles on the in- ation of the United States, which will be represented in the person of the Secretary of State and another drlegate. The object is to seek a basis of agrecment whereby the five states :ay lessen their land armaments as & means of economy and as a step to- ard assured international peace on the isthmus. This is an important procedure, ffering: | vital to the interests of the five states, T tuberculosis in this District. In twen- ty-one years there has been e diminu- tion in that local death rate totaling the saving of 714 lives. ‘Tuberculosis is no longer regarded as en incurable affiction. It may be prevented by proper living and cured by proper treatment. The campaign against it is based upon sound prin- ciples of medical sclence. The local assoclation, which is working to this end, has the benefit of the expert ad- vice of the foremost sanitarians and physicians in this country. It is in & position to apply its measures with a maximum of efficiency if the means are provided. It is up to the people of ‘Washington to give their pennies for seals to keep this work going, to in- crease it in scope and. therefore, in effectiveness. Buy the seals, which are merely re- ceipts for contributions to this fund that is being expended so efficlently and faithfully to make Washington a healthier city! Use the seals to spread the word widely of this beneficent en- terprise, which affects every Washing- tonian of every age and in every sta- tion in life! ——e——— The Constitution. There are some prominent men in politics who want the sentiment of the people sounded on a proposition for a constitutional convention to *'re- vise and modernize the Constitution of the United States.” They would be glad, indeed, to see that proposition take precedence of all others, and the campaign two years hence fought on it. They think it overshadows every- thing else, and would stir the country as nothing else could. These men fall into two divisions. The spirit of one division is frankly cynical and patronizing. The Consti- tution was a good thing in its day and way, end the men who drew it had considerable capacity for public busi- ness. But why make a fetish of the instrument, and incomparable and im- peccable heroes of its authors? Let us no longer be ruled by those old codgers from their urns. present day calls for a new Instru- ment. We are living in a world radi- cally different from and far beyond | the world of Washington and his fel- lows. Let us do for our day what they did for theirs, taking all the discov- ] eries and progress of the past hundred | vears into account, and making them | 4o auty in the conduct of our govern- Oversized classes in all the grades:|and, as the United States stands as|mental affairs. part-time schools in the clementar: grades: double shifts in the seho the continued use of portable bulldings and other undesirable rooms: the « not de: of buildings that have been mended for abandonment. recom- ~an he cured only by a series of con- g0 beyond the; in- structions that will point of providing for annual creases of population, and as rapi as possible catch up with quate appropriation. It is pointed out that in a broad requirement in buildings the schools need facilities t are now denfed in many cases. addition to authorities urge. should have an as- sembly hall or gymnasium. Sites for school buildings should be chosen or purchased ahead of actual use to in- sure the proper location of buildings. The new constructions should proceed 1apidly enough to avert congestion; should. in short. anticipate crowding. i sach school building. the educational| -y sponsor for the plan, to this country high ' 55 well. It is hoped that not only may the Central American republics be thus released from a serious burden of ntinued use of rented buildings | military maintenance, but that they igned for school purposes and | may be brought into closer relations. Unfortunately, these five countries These illS | of the American isthmus have not al- ways been at peace with one another. Their wars have laid upon them a heavy burden. They have in recent vears been drawing closer together, the arrears | however. and quite recently an at- due to continued neglect and inade- { yampt as made to form a confedera- tion were developed be- tween the five nations. It is greatly to the interest of the d States that all of the republics this hemisphere should prosper, and especially that all should remain t peace, both domestic and interna- tional. The United States has con- sistently endeavored to advance the welfare of {ts neighbors in the south, has assumed over them the role of guardian against European aggres- Much is hoped from the enactment | sion and has disclaimed as to them of the teachers’ pay bill. which ¢m-fany purpose of aggression or acqulsi- hodies provisions for vhang and som organization are contemplated. which, Iministrative i o, reorganization. A number of material | propose It is therefore in a position to with duction extended to the five Central it is believed, Wil make for improve-1 smerican republics was thus inspired ment and for greater efficien Tuesday night a conference is to be held at the Franklin School under the auspices of the board of education, and on the same evening the Board of Trade is to hold an “education night” meeting at the Willard Hotel. Between these two meetings, which it is hoped will be attended by members of Congress interested in local wel- fare, the will of Washington with re- spect to its schools will be clearly ex- pressed. This coming week has been proclaimed by the President as “Edu- cation week™ throughout the country. Washington will observe it with a definite objective, the correction of the and has. been most gratifyingly re- ceived in that spirit. These meetings between the Latin American countries, whether held here or elsewhere, are helpful in that they are productive of better under- standing. It is especially helpful when the meetings are held, as is this one, in Washington, so that the co-opera- tive attitude of the United States can be most fully appreciated. Practical benefits will come to these five republics if an arms reduction treaty can be written and ratified. Each of them will be aided financially and industrially. The danger of con- filct will be reduced. Peace will be conditions under which its schools|more definitely assured. Al of these have.suffered for many years. —_——————— possible objects are greatly desired by the United States, which will rejoice The Hall case has been disy )sed of, { if they can be accomplished. ‘hut not to an extent that will prevent considerable gossip. —_——e————— The American Stage. A serious effort is being made by dramatic producers in this country to “elevate the stage.” They have re- cently appointed a director-in-chief, or executive chairman, similar to those of the movies and base ball, himself a dramatist of note, and he has just an- nounced in New York the organization of a national theater, with which it is aimed to further the American drama. Several specific objects are declared. Tt is sought to increase the interest of the public in the drama as an art, be- longing both to literature and the heater; to advance the interest of the drama in this country by furthering fhe production of the best plays, in- terpreted by the best actors; to em- ceurage the establishment of a na- ttonal theater, holding up a lofty stapdard before all other theatrical enterprises; to stimulate the study of tHe' drama, present and past, in uni- varsities, colleges and schools, and to opganize throughout the country sub- Aty .associated groups ‘to further thespaims and purposes. "'Stich'a movement is much needed n, 'fih country, and there will be aarnest! hope on the part of a great meh: jericans that it will succeed. The stage, to speak of the theater as an‘institution, is at this time at a low ebb of originality, sincerity and whole- someness. It is given in the main to “entertainment,” with a plethora of color, form—human and otherwise— mediocre music and eccentricity. Good plays are being written and acted, but they are exceptions. They must com- pete for favar with a form of dramatic diversion that has gained popularity. | OO LI F A D DAL L Tl B —————— Mexican circulars are reaching this country offering bogus positions in return for an advance fee of $10. Some of the old bandits have evident- ly established a safety-first policy. A number of sovietists cannot re- cover from & mysterious idea that the United States is anxious to experience the same kind of trouble that Russia has been through. ——r—e The question of what “bloc” a statesman belongs to is almost as im- portant as that of which great party he represents. The Fight for Health. Once more the “Christmas seals” have been put on sale. Once more the people of the District are asked to buy these little stickers that mean so much to the community in continued work for health and life. Last year 2,628,982 seals were sold. These yielded $26.289.82, and from other sources funds were obtained to make a total revenue of $28,376.76. Five per cent of the proceeds of the seal sale went to help in the national work, but all the remainder was spent here in the District, in supporting nutrition clinics, 'in providing free lunches for underweight children, for maintain. ing a summer health day camp for tuberculous children, for occupational therapy and other work: for tubercu- losis hospital patients, in educational publicity and in the maintenance of the bureau of advice and information and in administrat{on. Every year an dccount is rendered of these expenditures, and every year which, while unsuccessful, was! {vet productive of good ia that better | work in science and many branches respect 1o {ynderstandings i sincere unselfishness | i the grouping of teachers|pcasures for their aid and advance- alterations in the executive {ment, and the suggestion of arms re- We come thus to Tim Campbell's famous question: What is the Consti- tution between friends? Shall we pre- serve it, and continue to amend it as progress may require, or scrap it, and HE SUNDAY BTAR, _——————————— The spirit of the other division fs' wanted to get there. thoroughly respectful. It pays tribute have smiled approvingly if, with or to the great charter as the wonder of , Without orders, his man at the wheel its day, and to the men who fashioned | stepped on the gas and began burning it as great public benefactors. But the & hole in the wind. It was a great , -WASHINGTON, D. U, DECEMBER 3, 1922—PART 2. Politics at Home| Would Eliminate the Word “If” Mr. MoAdoo’s Ride. ‘This is fram Freeno, Calif.: William Gibbs McAdoo of Los An- geles, former Secretary of the Treas- ury, was arrested in Tulare county rday afternoon and cited to ap- before Judge J. & C! er & charge of speed'ag at the e of fifty-one mlles an hour. According to the trafiic officer who arrested Mr. McAdoo, he pursued the McAdoo car, containing Mr. and Mrs, McAdoo and their chauffeur, three miles. McAdoo was en rotte to Fresno, where he ad- dressed the bar associations of three countles last night. Judge Clark has the reputation of "jailing drivers caught exceeding fifty miles an hour in Tulare county. Nothing further by wire since Mr. McAdoo ‘was “pinched.” It is prob- ably safe to assume, however, that Mr. McAdoo was not jalled. Fifty-ane miles an hour was going some—a lively clip. But there were reasons. Mr. McAdoo was en route to fill an engagement. He was particular on the point. He is a newcomer in the Golden state, and desirous of making friends. An invitation to address a bar assocfation had claims on his atten- tion. Accepted popular report has it that he is desirous of a second try at the democratic nomination for President. In 1920 he was @n eastern aspirant. In 1924 he will be by transference of residence a western aspirant. It will be important, therefore, for him to “‘show up” at the next democratic na- tional convention as strongly in favor as possible with his new environment. True, Mr. McAdoo is a national fig- ure. His case at the national conven- tion two years hence will not rest solely on geographical lines. Still, it will help if it appears that he has made a pronounced impression on his ‘western neighbors and friends, and has them behind him in his latest venture. This explains, and elmoat excuses, that burst of speed on that California rcadway. It was a characteristic per- Mr. McAdoo, as usual. And he must formance. race against time, and Mr. McAdoo won. —_—e Three Men and the Church. Mr. Beveridge's first appearance in public since his defeat for'the Senate was in New York the other night at an anniversary meeting of the Ameri- can Bible revision committee, where he delivered an address in keeping with the occasion, and which in fits tribute to the Bible and its influence on men and human conduct would have done credit to the most eminent put something new and up-todate in | PulPiteer of the day. its place? —_———— Efficiency can be made to serve no good end, as when a motor car is engaged in simultaneously violating the prohibition laws, the tax law: and the speed laws. ——— Germany, capable of wonderful { of mathematics, is having no luck at lall in devising a successful currency system. ——— Old friends of the ex-kaiser are leaving his household. Any idea he had of being an autocrat, even on a limited scale, by this time has van- ished. —————e———— ‘When a hundred telephones were blown down in Minneapolis nobody disputed the explanation of the phone operator, “The line is busy.” ——— The names ‘“radicalism” and ‘‘so- cialism’ mean substantially the same thing, although precisely what that 1is has not been defined. | ——eme— A stock dividend would be more impressive if accompanied by & guar- antee that the price per share will be maintained. ——————— No one party can be expected to meet the views of the average man at all points inviting political differ- ences. ———te—n In certain European regions there s no talk of “another war.” War has been practically continuous. ————— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. An Improved World. Gather 'round the banquet board. Tell in speech refined All the cogitation stored In a restless mind. Revolutionary mood Shows improvement great. No one looks for methods crude ‘To revise a state. Hear the Peacs Dove gently sing, “All is going well! Let no reckless tocsin ring! Sound the dinner bell!" Driven From Home. “I understand High-heel Jim has left Crimson Gulch never to return.” “Yes,” replied Cactus Joe. “He had a mighty sunny disposition at first. But he got & job as a wild west hero in motion pictures, and his quarrels with the directors made him o can- tankerous we simply couldn't stand his company.” “Have faith in your fellow man,” said Uncle Eben; “but dat don’ mean you gotter be patient wif a man dat’s foolin® aroun' wif a shotgun dat he thinks ain’ loaded.” * Substitution Plan. ; “What's the idea of all this talk of “wet’ influence in politics? “It looks to me,” answered Senator Sorghum, “like & very precarious ef- fort to substitute & freshet for a land- slide.” Jud Tunkins says his idea of per- sonal liberty doesn’t imply permission to take all kinds of liberties with the law. Musings of s Motor Cep. Hortense Magee has broke her. knee, Her suffering is far from small. - “Am I not fortunate?” ssys she. “My Stvver wuien't hurt.at alli™ - I There are men—sincere admirers of Mr. Beveridge, and liberal appraisers of his performances in our public af- falrs—who think that he took the wrong road at the outset; that the church and not the Senate - house should have been his goal, and that had he chosen according to his best gifts he would have become one of the first and most influential churchmen of his generation. This same assessment has been made of William J. Bryan and of Bourke Cochran, orators of power and eminently successful in politics. Mr. Beveridge is a Methodist, Mr. Bryan a Baptist and Mr. Cochran & Roman Catholic. All three attained political eminence early. As young men they showed in their public addresses a serious- mindedness and a deference to moral issues that set them apart from the run of beginners seeking political pre- ferment. They wrought upon their audlences not by means of anecdote and witty quip,but by sober argument and sustained flights of high fancy. And all three have had large rewards. Mr. Bryan sought the presidency and has had three tries at the prize. Mr. Beveridge has often been men- tioned in connection with the office. As an adopted citizen, Mr. Cochran is not eligible. They have gone far on their chosen roads, and will probably remain to the end In their present paths, lending a hand, in office or out, to the solution of pelitical problems. The Wilsonites. A decidedly interesting question has arisen. Are the Wilsonites reaction- aries, or progressives? Politiclans holding to the former classifications essert and insist that the league of nations is now old stuff; that the democratic party and the country have advanced . deyond it; that the verdict of two years ago scrapped the league 8o far as America Is concerned; that to pitch another |9, presidential campaign in that key, either under the: leadership of Gov. Cox or enother—any other—would be again to invite disaster: Politiclans holding to the latter classification assert and insist that the leaguie is still 1ive'stuff; that the coun- try two years ago voted under & mis- apprehension and is now convinced of the fact; that while the next cam- paign should not be based solely on the league, it would be & fatal mis- take to backtrack on that issue by leaying it out of the equation. Put a league plank into the platform along with planks relating to other sub- Jects, and take the country’s judgment on the combination. This shows, &s some other things do, that the Wilsonites are under live- ly discussion in clubroom, cloakroom and:.curbstone circles: in connection with the next quadrennial contest, and that their moves are being noted and studled for signs and portents. And thelr moves, it is believed, are under the direction ‘of the man whose political nathie they besr. He is a clever ‘politician, {s situated where he can syrvey {le whole fleld, hag abun- Gant time to devols to that purpose, is in touch with his lieutenants in every section of the country snd never fuller_ of fight thap, though disabled somewhat, he s today. B e — More or less radical members of Congress adopt the time-honored and conservative method of inaugurafing their program with a series of after- dinner speeches: & —— g ———— In addition to other In Discussing World Affairs| By THOMAS. R. MARSHALL, Former Vice President of the United States. NE has gone a long dis- tance these days when he reaches what he is will- ing to call an impression. None appears bold enough to pro- ceed to an actual opinion. Like one of the knights of old engaged over the color of a shield, a man boastful of an opinion is likely to realize in the end that he was at best half right and at least half wrong. Why the doubt and un- certainty about so many ques- tions? Is the difficulty in the questions or in the minds of those examing the questions? Diplomatists of Europe give it as their deliberate opinion that Americans can well do without the use of intoxicants because the air we breathe furnishes sufficient ex- hilaration to quicken the processes of the mind. True, we are a nim- ble-minded people. Some of us like to be thought British in our mental processe: others of us, French or Italian, and still other: German. But the public pres granting it to be the mirror of American thought and tendency of mind, reveals that we are closely allied to these Athenians who, In the language of the Scriptures, “spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.” These Athenlans never concluded any- thing. We, like them, are the greatest starters and the poorest finishers in the world. We are like an infant which grabs a thing it desires with one hand, something else with the other, and then loses both while ov ching itself for some new thing entirely different. % % % In one respect this attitude of mind conduces to the peace of the republic. If there arise some vex- ing and momentous question, we are content to start an investiga- tion, even though nothing came of the last investigation we ordered. Before facts on which to base con- clusions are ascertained some. thing new to attract our attention arises and we forget our original grievance In contemplation of a new one. In most respects, how- ever, it is unfortunate that we do not pursue our inquirles to definite conclusions on which fixed facts about public affairs may be grounded. Of cours we lead our lives by Nothing would g0 duced to mathematical certainty. But why constantly add unneces- sary elements to the problem of probabilities? A philological sur- geon may be able to cut out of the larguage a_word which does not please him. but he cannot efface the concept _of that word from the minds of his fellow men. If it were possible by the excision of a word to blot its meaning from the mind of man, 1 would take up a collec- tion to pay the surgical and hos- ital expenses of cutting the word “{f" from the English language. I fall to percelve any possible good either to the United States or to the world by the constant insertion of that two-lettered word into the problems of life. * x x % f* America had joined the league of nations the Turk would not have dared to insist upon his return to continental Europe, we recently have been told; “if” Amer- ica were in the league, we likewise have been Informed. thousands. perhaps hundreds of thousands, of our boys would be members of an armed force organized to keep the Turk out of Europe. The “if" upon which these confiicting views were based has engendered heated con- trovers! Since the signing of the treaty of Versallles. the old custom of royal visits has been reinaugurat- ed, with a difference. Formerly when one monarch visited another the oconsultation between them was private. The public could only guess whether it meant closer or more strained relations. Now men seem impelled to jour- ney clear across the Atlantic to Rive vocal exclamations to what their “ifs” might have done for the world, provided these “ifs” had led to things of a Clemenceau, commonly his people as the “Tige: with us, handling tho: which he was consp part, without gloves, to the collection of "“if this had not been and “if this had been.” The end is not yet. From England comes report that Mr. Lloyd George would like to come to America with his trunks packed with “ifs." When these two great men s have unloaded their facts and theories and suppositions into our minds we probably shall feel much 1ike a man hit on the head with e plece of lead pipe. with this difference, that instead of seeing stars, we shall see “ifs.” * * & * All this is calculated to furnish much in the way of mental gym- nastics for the American mind, which, in my opinion, is already nimble enough. “The past is the eternal past, Lorena,” and T make bold modestly to suggest that ex- cept as the actual facts of the past may furnish signboards for the future, we shall get along bet- ter if we eliminate from our con- sideration all hypothetical ques- tions. Indeed, 1 belleve that opinfons based upon hypotheses. facts of whieh are disputed, tend only to make confusion worse con- founding. These “ifs” fn the de- termination of great problems are worse than the answers of ex- perta in court to the hypothetical questions of skilled lawyers. The expert's answer s believed by those who are convinced of the truth of the answer before the question was acked, while the doubters remain doubters in spite of the answer proclaimed as the truth, being of the same opinion stil] and regarding the expert as a hired liar, or if not that, ccrtainly an ignoramous. Answerx of ex- to hypothetical questions settled anything * % % certainty. known to per never only one convine- to a hypothetical The state of a 1 remember ing answer question in court. Indiana, incensed at the high p of expert testimony, had passed an act requiring experts to re- spond to subpoenas and testify for the compensation accorded to ordinary witnesses. A damage suit was in progress and a d tinguished surgeon had been brought into the case. He was outraged at the idea that ne should give of his knowledge and experience information and opin- fon at $1.50 a day. When he was interrogated he ill concealed his gust. The lawyer examining left no point uncovered. “As- further. this and this. question he spun bewildered judge, jury and spectators. Only the surgeon remained passive. Then. leading up to his climax. the law- yer, well pleased with the sensa- tion his almost interminable ques- tion had produced. asked gleefully, “What would be the resuit?” The answer was prompt and concize, “A lawsult,” responded the sur- geon. These “its” which are being pre- sented to the people result only in jaw suits. They do not produce facts. Honest conclusions do mot flow from them. The American people would weicome a leader of thought who would command: “Down with the ‘If it had been and up with the ‘it 18’" (Copyright 1922 by Thomas R. Marshall.) Tax-Exempt Securities Problem TTEMPT to amend the Consti- tution again, to solve the problem of tax-exempt se- curities, is to be made early in the short which starts tomorrow, and many persons, even those who are close students of the Constitution and re- lated questions, are asking: “Why s this necessary President Harding is seriously con sidering the advisability of address ing Congress on the subject and is counseling With his sdvisers both in the cabinet and in Congress. BSecre- tary Mellon is particularly urgent. The claim is that a constitutional amendment s necessary to cure the evil of tax-exempt securities, behind which many large incomes are hiding to avold payment of substantial levies to the national revenue. There is & bill now pending in the House for this amendment, favorably reported by the ways and means committee, and since that report Sec- tal Mellon has written another :I.P‘!r!{( letter. Representative Wil- llam Green of lIowa is fathering that legislation and his report car- rles a strong recommendation from President Harding, who has already dre d Congress on this subject. Representative Allen T. Tresdway of Massachusetts, who is urging his colleagues on flumwln ::flr.fl::nlfi: mittee to consider a n mduriuz the coming session, points out two great evils in the present system that must be cor- ;:::m“ y. tax-exempt securities; cond, u:\uxed stock dividends. * % ¥ ¥ Referring to Secretary Mellon's latest insistence that this constitu- tional amendment must be enacted it the present revenue laws are to be preserved, Representative Green, who under the seniority rule i8 to be chairman of the ways and means committee in the next Congress, Says *Inless this is dome the income will eontinue to fall off greatly, :‘d‘.lp«:llfly in collectio from ealth. . The lb:llrd n therefore, grow cumulatively :;:ll"flloll least able to meet the “;:!“:!nch for the situation, and no' in reply to the query: “Why is 3 constitutional amendment necessary The constitutional amendment pro- posed would call upon the several states to approve & prohibition against the state governments as well as the federal government from tssuing tax-exempt sscuriti ways .and means committee repo. says_that the Constitution as -‘r:?“ rnment levyin vern: tax n‘: securitles 1 by oral states. Those who claim that s constitu- tional amendment is not necessary in_report. ey q ?l'x‘t:onulp:monlmont to the Consti- tution—the income tax amendment— which distinctly empowers Congress to “lay and collect taxes on incomes from whatever source derived.” They say “that presumably means what It eays, snd it ,does not say that in- comes from state securities are ex- empt, and if they are exempt it is only because Congress has chosen to exempt them.” TI-; further argue that the nub of the controversy lies in the fact that can exem; *abgolutely” prevents the fed. nyml:mc sev- session of Congress. i states even follow this practice. They insist that for the exemption of these securities from federal taxation Con- gress and not the Constitution is re- sponsible. In_opposition to these arguments are President Harding, Secretary Mel- lon, the ways and means committee, the attorneys for the Treasury De- partment and the legislative drafting service, and more than a score of the most important national organiza- tions which are supporting the pro- posal for a constitutional amendment * % x * Representative Green, father of the measure, explains their position that a constitutional amendment is neces- sary as follows: It was generally considered by lawyers that the case of Brushaber va. the Union Pacific Rallroad Com- pany (240 U. 8) Indicated that the Supreme Court would hold that the words “from whatever source de rived,” used in the sixteenth amend- ment, did not extend the taxing power to any new subjects, whenever the question came definitely before the court. This anticipation was realized_ in the case of Evans vs. Gore (253 U. 8., 245), decided June 1. 1920. . In this case it appeared that the income tax had been levied upon the salary of a federal judge, who pald the tax under protest and sued to recover the amount. This case finally went to the Supreme Court, where it was held that the words “from what- | ever source derived” should be con- strued in connection with the lan- guage of the following clause in the amendment, “without npgol‘llonmenl among the states” and that the ob- Ject and ?\ll’pol. of the amendment was merely to remove all occasion otherwise existing for an apportion- ment and that it did not extend the taxing power to any new or excepted subjects. ‘While this somewhat forced, membered that the original income tax statute was held invalid on the ground that it could only be im- osed when apportioned among the overal state that the primary bjeat of the sixteenth amendment undoubtedly was to remove the neces: sity for such apportionment. Justice Holmes and Justice Bran deis dissented from the decision, “but it has now become accepted as final among all lawyers who have made stigation of the recent de- Representative Green says. Tilted Stove-Pipe Hat Wins Prince Praise Now that we have a Prince of ‘Wales who is decidedly princely and ‘Wales-like, it is to be expected that ‘we shall have dictation as to dress, and sensible dictation. Can anybody quarrel with his latest decrees—that the high silk hat shall be worn slightly tilted and t! the tuxedo is right for evening affairs? It is an aeccomplishment and a hardship to construction seems 3 a ‘wear a silk hat straight, anyway, and, now ti 1t legitimate to give it a rakish tilt, rigor of life is abated somewhat. And the tuxedo or dinner coat—is there anybody who willinot defend that against the dress suit Anybody can own a tuxedo, and ap- parently everybody does. The ap- proval of Wales was all that we needed to complete the disappearance uit a3 an important e B ‘our nzgh.t dolu: Bow o dress, an W. may a8 well tell them as Hsrmle Men love the P.'of it should be re-| 1 1 { 2 NEW YORK, December 2. HE morning after the recent coming-out party of John D). Rockefeller, Jr.'s, daughter, Miss Abby, all New York erly grabbed the papers to sce Wwho was there, for although the tune would easily give the family commanding position in metropolitan society, John D.. jr., hitherto has always kept gloof. His apparent endeavor has been to rear his children to the ideal of simple living. Storics are current of how the Rockefeller children's clothing {as they outgrew it was carcfuliy put away to be made over for the next in i a line. A yarn Is told about one of the Rockefeller youngsters up in Maine b ing twitted for going ubout in a dor instead of a motor boat. “Humph,” he Is said to have r “I'm not a Vanderbilt lik With his daughter's d Rockefeller is likely to find th pressure difficult to res alt ugh the guest list at the party me: dike a directory of direc than ths ial register. il glaf: present, Burden. Rlise, Gerry, Gary, Gould, Haveme Jennings, Lamont. Leeds, Morgan, Pratt, bilt.” As 1 heard mark. “*but the girl must have had a stupid time of it, for there was more moncy Uhan i bachelors there.” A New Sight to See. 1 to New York now to take an aftsr- noon and run up on the Sevedth avenuc subway to 155th street Broadway to see the new Museum of the American Indian. George G. Heve has been working indefatigably for several years to put it over deservedly proud of the mag and spacious building it occ only institution in the United States devoted exclusively o presery life-record of the American ines, its spacious exhibition already house nearly two million ferent exhibits. Like the rest of York's museums, it is closed on i{day mornings out of respect to t churchgoers, but otherwis op: to the public during the davhght hours | halls if- W ! The Storles They T \ AY CHRISTIE, a charming e I Scotchwoman who making Ireputation here and in England {writer of serials. is herc after a visi lm Australia. She told me at luncheon the other day that Australia was ter- | ribly scared lest American prohibition Ishnum find its way over there. “Everywhere I went,” said Miss Melbourne, in Sydney. out cn the hills, 1 saw Heard and Seen “Yes. Safety weck was greal.” said the nervous man. “But there was one thing about it 1 didr't like Please understand that this is purely a personal matter. “You see, only recently I had man- aged to break myself of the habit | of stepping on every coal hole. iron grating or other iron device 1 met in the course of my ambulations around town. “I prided myself on n My friends and acquaintances said {they knew I could do it. Monday !morning 1 came down town f | with the pride of achievement more of this silly stepping on gratings for me! No, sir! “Then T stepped off the street car squarely into one of those gigantic footprints placed all over town by the Kiwanis Club. As I stood there in the foot, reading the ‘Don’t get hurt' sign palnted inside I knew that it was all over with me. will power. &2 iron {_“The next foot I came to an irre- sistible something imbelled me 1o [step inside it. On the way to my 1office I carefully steg i inside six lof those bie feet “And I haven't nis !feet 3 Wherever ione I must step int rain will save m * * Those big feet, by the way, were certainly one of the distinctive “stunts” of Safety week. Perhaps you were a victim of the standard joke that was evolved in connection With them. Tt could be played—and still can—as ilong as the feet last—only upon per- sons who have purchased new shoes. ‘Ah, 1 see vou have a new pair of shoes” the joker would say to the vietim. “Yes” would acknowledge the lat- ‘ter. ii¥s “Got mortar on vour old ones, didn't u?" innocently asked the joker. What?" would ask the other. Yes, I saw your fooi prints ail over town.” {vo * There is an old black cat attached to one of the downtown hotels that is | somewhat of a joker itself. steps by the sidewalk. along which comes hundreds of people. The cat sits on the steps until a particularly threatening passerby appears. Then the feline drops over the edge of the steps and disappea) Only the investigating see that it has a hole ! ithe brick supports, ailowing it t !make a clean “getawa | "Dogs, spying the cai, can alread: they are sadly mistaken, for, with no place apparently to hide, the cat com- pletely disappears. Even a dog sees it is useless to at- tempt to scratch at that small hole in bricke. The cat has a real Gi- braltar and makes the most of it. - * “Never telephone on your own floor. That seems to be the unwritten law of government employes in those de- partment buildings that have public telephones in the corridors. Use of government lines for private conversation being forbidden the departments, those who wish to talk have to go to one of the public teie- phones. . i ) The curious thing is that in practi- cally every case, especially when some ‘girl is talking to the great “outside,” the caller walks down a flight or up a fiight in order to use the telephone. 5 Just why they do this might be a mystery. but anybody probably can figure it out for themseives. - i i 1 * * 1t you should happen to be coming out the main entrance at Union sta- tion, and see a group of men huddled in the shadows, do not get nervous. They are not planning a hold-up. They are merely warming up. Two huge registers, one on either ide of the main set of doors, placed n the outside colonnade, Wwith the warm air blowing across the sort of covered walk that runs along the south’ side of the station, affords warmth to the needy. Recent cold weather saw groups of men basking in the outdoor heat dally, - CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. SOME INSIDE STUFF ABOUT NEW YORK BY WILLIAM JOHNST l Rockefeller for- | and | ¥¢ "l'-lt‘ This cat hangs out at a pair of iron ' feel their jaws in itz black fur. But | flaring posters depicting a man run J down by un mobile His legs . the wheels were and on his dead face w a dre life W ianages jadver: he Publishe! I i story b i I am r for 185,000 low “1 have Rlas Irving B Dutch Treat ¢ i he i o write he gaid. > the hired ma. t ‘I'd have you k Hobert Henrl's Original ldea. OBERT HENRI, Ciny wh has acl comes fr. d suel differe artists, ve R | coss nna hat two s of n nublisher r of the initiu original think. following who lov this T buy painting “nt of th Celebrities Abroad. EVELAND MOFFETT, h new novel, s sher day. wi While Titerar, is the e the best real reasn Paris rather which to s o years ediy will city, nee Budington K erary success since h - from Portland, Mi%h., has been rapid, tells me he goes to Ttal: 1HexXt Week for @ two-month holiday. Fifty Years Ago in The Star 1t las been a long time g ; “salted mi figured in the news of frauds. Fift, “Salted” Diamond Yecars ago. hov - 3 ever, the tricks Mine Exposed. ¢ mineral lant sellers in the west were plaved successfully tBat immense sums wer won at this erooked game. In Th Star of November 26, , is a @ {patch from San Francisco telling disclosures in the case of a “salted” diamond mine. An Interested tom- pany had sent out a gecgraphical survey. and on the receipt of its re- Dort the trustees caused it to be pub lished to disclose the fraud and |the same time to cease Lhe sale of tock and to dissolve the corpora- tion. According to the dispatch, th: report shows as fdllows: “Diamonds and rubies were fourd on the surface in crevices, bu: d" there wa-~ d been tan 3 where there were no traces o work of ma no evidence of the cxistance of pre- cious stones was discovered. Son.» diamonds were found in what wers cvidently ‘artificial holes® The cor - clusion arrived at by Mr. King i that the gems found were in positions re they woyld have been deposit- ed by the hand”of mxn. and that non» exist where, if their occurrence had been genuine, the inevitable laws of nature would have placed them. Finall:, | he asserts that the expected diam fields have been salted oOr Scatterca { over with precious stones for the pur- pose of deceiving unskilled searchers. Reports of other explorers corroborute that of Mr. King. The Rulletin some time since publisied a partial expose of the operations of Arncld, the man who sold the original discovery to the Hat- penring Company for $150.000. It said that the ditectors at the time « this publication became satisfied « fraud. but ained the report men ny doubts on the Ject and to detect if possible the or nators of the swindle. With this the has been held buck until the poris from all quarters genuinencss of could be defeated for 1, ars ago by the mos: overwhel ming | Sudden Death of vote ever given = Greeley, [ Amesican his- orace Greeley. ;ory. gied on th of November after a brief Sliness at Chappaqua, N. Y. The Star of the nest §day “The papers are «1l having thelr sux lin regard to the death of 5 and in recognition of his and great public s has been too conspicuous up to the ve hour of his death to make it necessa to recall to the American people the principal events of his career. He was unquestionably the best known man in | America. Both his abilities and his ec- | centricities served to make him so. His autobiography has the same sort of in- {1erest 1o the public as that of Franklin, whose early career his 50 much resem- ! bled, though in character there was resemblance between the cool, shrews diplomatic philosopher of the revolution i ive, kind-hearted f . But his record nple and direct. was like that «. His wonderful capacity for labor and his delight in controversy him constantly before the publi cither through the press or on the rostrum, and made. his name @ house- hold word. g reeley is the last of a trio of great journalists wr-o huve occupied so important a position before the public. Raymond, the youngest of the three, went first. then Benmett and now Greeley. Like Raymond, Mr. Greeley made the mistake of leaving the peculiar fleld of which he was_master to scek distinction” in public life; and. tl.ough he showed wonderful ability and energy in his late campaign, there can be no doubt that the enormous strain upon him, physically and mentally. in thoxe few weekx, sapped the resources that would have given him s a L pursuit of his fa- Hix sudden in the apparent fuli possession of his great capacities teaches a lesson 1o American youth, that while imitating his industry, honesty and public spirit, they shall take care not ta al- low even an honorable ambition to t them to tamper with the pow- s