Evening Star Newspaper, February 25, 1923, Page 30

THE EVENING STAR, ‘With Sunday Merning Bditlon. WASHINGTON, D. C. SUNDAY......February 25, 1923 THEODORE W. NOYES. ...Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Musizess Office, $1th it. and Pennsylvania Ave. New Yoik Oficoi 100 Natsaw Bt Chicago Office: Tower Bullding Huropean Office: 18 Regeat 8t., London, Eagland. tar, the Sunday moring o 3 1': "g‘.rl'len within the eity at 60 cents per month; daily only, 48 cents month; Sunday only, nte per month, - ders may sent. mail or telephone Main {00, "Collection 14 made by carrlers at the +2d of each moath. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginis. Daily and Sunday. 13T, 1mo., 70 Daily only. 1mo., 80c sSunday only 1mo., 20c Daily and Sunda: Dally only. Sunday only. Member of the Associated Pre: The Associated Press {s exclusively e the ‘use for republication of all news dis- untehes credited to it of not otherwise credited 2 this paper acd alse the locsl news pubr lisned herein. Al Fights of public ot al gispatehes herein are aloa res Russian “Economic Necessity.” The somewhat amazing spectacle is oresented of a Russla which is ex- oorting miillons of tons of bread srains and at the same time apoealing 10 the charity of otber nations for sontributions to save her own popula- m from starvation. Feeble denials such export of Russian grain have ween abandoned, and the plea now i8 advanced of ‘economic necessity.” o soviet government argues that it ruust look to the future as well as at ‘Le present, and that while this year's amine is so serious as properly to arouse the sympathy of the world, un. less means arc provided for the pur- ase of farming machinery and breed- ng stock there will be even greater amines {n the years to come. Such @ proc of economic reason- ng seems cold-blooded and remerse- but cornditions in Russia are so eyond all precedent, suffering and Jeath have been on a scale so appal- ling, that the Russia soviet govern- ment might get by with its Spartan “ogic @ld its performances only square with its professtons. But there !s con. vinclig evidence that they do not. In he first place, the proceeds of grain nales are not being devoted exclusive- ‘v to means for the production of cther foodstuffs. A very considerable oroportion of such proceeds {s going “or the purchase of cotton to be fabri- d in soviet-controlied mills, and by n0 stretch of the imagination can the manutacture of cotton fabric be re- urance egainst future ity and double-dealing are y apparent here, but these not unfamiliar attributes of the Moscow be overlooked in the com- 13 felt for hungry wo: and children. The thing difficult to erlook and impossible to reconclle with the American splrit of generosity, has saved tens of millions of Russfans from death by starvation, is he continual war talk and the unmis- takable war preparations of the Rus- n government. On almost the same he plea of hard “‘economic neces- 3 1s advanced the red army is ad- ressed by Trotsky end warned to be prepared for the 'big events” toward which the soviet is moving. One can- but wonder how much of a war chest there is behind the war calk and to what extent the chest is being enlarged by the proceeds of ex- ported Russtan grain. Denial is euthorized of the report +hat the American Rellef Administra- tion already has decided to discontinue its work at the middle of March, but there can be no doubt that this sale of Tussian grain will make it much more lificult to keep the work going. { For School Betterment. The spirit of organization and cen lization of effort iy abroad. New idence of this {s the proposed per- nanent citizens’ central committee on school appropriations, composed of «<ne member from each civic body in the District. This centrel committee s to assist the board of education in securing more liberal appropriations. The plan alds in knitting together for <ommon ends all the civic bodies in “he District, which {s @ very desirable *hing in itselff’ It will algo bring the influence of these organizations to the support of the board of education in its efforts to secure adequate appro- oriations for the school system. The work of this citizens’ central commit. zee will be watched with interest, and the hope of all citizens is that it will have a beneficent influence in bring- ing the school plant {n line with the school needs of the District. ———————— In art, as well as in political af- tairs, “Dictator” is a title easily ac- quired, but hard to live up to. ——— ‘The French diplomatist has yet to prove that the pen is mightier than the sword. ‘Washingten’s Religion. Every year at about this time there breaks out in the public prints a con- troversy as to whether George Wash- ington was or was not a Christian or a religious man. “Religious man” is a phrase which ten men seem to define n ten different ways. Generally the discusslon seems to hinge on whether Washington waa & communicant of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Contrary facts, or what ere presented as facts, are set forth, contrary deduc- ‘tions made and contrary opinions ex- pressed. Readers’ minds, or the minds of those readers who cannot meke & first-hand inquiry into the matter, are left in a fog. There are many facts which estab- Hsh that Washington was in the gen- eufly accepted, as well as in the strict, sense of the term & “religious man.” He was baptized in the old Popes Creek Episcopal Church, which stood fiot far from his birthplace. He attended ‘services at the older Pohick Church, and was strongly interested n the removal of the church from the site it then occupled ta its present e. He was long & vestzyman in the new Pohick Church and in Christ “hurch, Alezandria. During his resi- ience in New' York city, and while President, ho attended services at St. Paul's Church, and in the | 30hn Btockton Littell's book, “George | be largely by teachers and physicians + Washington the Christian,” is a letter | of their own race. Large numbers of and written in 1839 by Maj. Popham to one of Mrs, Washington's grand- daughters in which he writes of hav- ing had a pew near that occupied by President Washington in St. Paul's Church, and he says: “I am confident a8 a memory now laboring under the pressure of four score years and seven can make me that the President had more than once, I believe I may say often, attended at the sacramental ta- ble, at which I had the privilege and P | happiness to kneel with him.” A good while ago an Episcopal churchman, answering those who maintained that there was no record that Washington was & communicant of the church, wrote: “In the Epis- copal Church a person is baptized into membership. Technicaliy there we few communicants in those days, for a person must be confirmed by a bishop to be a communicant, and there were no bishops in this country until late in Washington's life. Also in those days there were evil times in the church and communion was rare, seldom exceeding four times a year in many churches.” All through the writings of Wash- ington, {n his public papers and pri- vate letters, one flnds expressions which mark him as a man of strong religious bellef. One cannot but be impressed with his frequent references to Divine Providenco and to spiritual guidance. Memorial Bridge Bascule. Announcement is made that in de- signing the proposed Arlington Memo- rial bridge proviston will be made for & bascule draw span to permit the passage of water trafic. While this may In eome measure militate against the artistlc appearance of the bridge, yet it is deemed necessary to give ac- cess to the upper harbor. The amount of shipping passing up the river be- yond the bridge is small, but of a na- ture not to be denied. Certain sea- going barges pass up the channel and also an occasional vessel for the gas company supply. As between a bascule and u swing- ing draw there can be no reason for hesitation. The latter is an unlovely, awkward device. A bascule, on the other hand, may be o designed as to fit into the artistic scheme of the bridge without disfigurement. This type of “draw" consists of two elevat- ing leaves, parting in the center and ristng by mechanism at the two joint- ed ends. The bridge design may be continued throughout the space of this span. When the leaves are open to permit the passage of boats th ‘This constitutes, indeed, the safest pos sible draw. It is impossible for vehi cles to be driven off the bridge when it is open. Bascules Lave been u clsewhere with good effect. In Chicago there are several of the: some of orna- mental design. They are quickly op- erated, possibly more quickly than the swing draws, and, moreover, they af- ford a full clearance for passing craft, | whereas the swing draw, requiring a substantial and elongated pler for its support and operation, obstructs the channel. Arlington Memorial bridee is to be regarded as assured. It will probably be put forward now systematically, first with the making of borings to determine foundation requirements and the selection of an architect ‘whose design will embody the memo- rial feature and be appropriate to the eetting. Al! difficulties and controver- sles having been overcome regarding the site and character of the bridge, its completion may now be contem- plated as assured. ———— Gen. Richard Montgomery. The sword of Gen. Richard Mor gomery is to find a place in the nal Museum with many other his- toric swords. The resolu the presentation of this sword to the government, and its acceptance, has | been adopted by the House. The sword {8 that which Montgomery car- ried when he was killed in the Ameri- can assault on Quebec December 31. 1776. There are blographical sketches of this gallant soldier and brave friend of George Washington, but there Is one fact of interest to many persons in Waeshington and vicinity which is probably mnot set down sketches. The gallantry and death of Gen. Montgomery were fresh in the public mind when the Maryland revo lutionary convention of 1776 voted to| create two new counties out of the county of Frederick, end to call one of those counties Washington and the other Montgomery. Tutankhamen is another of those eminent personages who receive a great deal of publicity which is of lit- tle practical use to them. ‘Warships may be used to fight rum- runners, but not to an extent that would interfere with @ reasonable dis- armament program. Germany {s meking a somewhat paradoxical effort to appear neutral in the discussion of her reparation in- debtedness. A rise of values {n the stock market s an evidence of prosperity, excepting for the lambs who bet the other way. Negro Health Week. A national Negro Health week, April 1 to 7, is to be held. The announce- ment comes from the principal of ‘Tuskegee Institute, and the program was planned at the annual Tuskegee negro conference in co-operation with the National Negro Business League. ‘The United States public health serv- ice is giving Its aid. All persons of whatever race should support this health effort. Knowledge of hygiene, sanitation, preventive medicine and means has been widely spread in this generation and has done the world great good, but the work has not been carried to the limit of its effectiveness. New means of health protection end new dangers to health are being dis- covered, and the information obtained is being given to all persons, black and white, who can be reached. A special Negro Health week may do much good. Instruction will be given colored people in their churches snd schocls, and tie instruction will ey i form a perfect barrier against traflic. | covering | in those| THE SUNDAY ST | colored people are extremely poor live under conditions imimical to health, and numbers of them, especial- ly of the older generation, are un- schooled, faithful to “remedies” that have been proved worthle: and ignorant of facts about infectfon and contagion. A week in which health lessons will be given directly to col- ored people in all the states ought to |aid the general cause of health en- lightenment. Tutankhamen's Estate, Some person with a statistical mind has been figuring on the value today of the estate of the late Tutankhamen, whose tomb, just explored at Lusxor, contains objects est!mated in value at §15,000,000, If, instead of burying all these treasures 3,400 years ago, the estate had been invested in € per cent bonds and compounded up to the pres- ent day, it is computed that it would be worth now—but why waste ciphers? One calculation puts it at $14,288 fol- lowed by twenty-seven groups of three ciphers each, or eighty-one in all. Another calculation malkes it $4,800 followed by eighty-seven ciphers. Any- body with a taste for mathematical! expression can figure out & way to state either of these two results. For- turately, these calculations were made in terms of dollars. If they had been stated in marks or rubles no com- | positor could be humanly expected to set the types required to express thh‘ i produc However interesting this may be es un actuarial stunt, it has little or no | force today, cven as @ lesson in thrift. It may sound lke the attractive { urgings of savings banks and invest- | ment companies, but one is apt to lose interest in the possible size of un estate 3,400 years old. Then, agaln, what about the income taxes and in- Leritance taxes and death dues? Some rake-off there for two score of admin- | istrations. Some work for the tax { collectors. Some Job for the coupon cutters of successive generations. Why, it would take a force as large {as that of the United States govern- ment just to keep the books of e family pile like that. Probabiy in every family there a tradition of regret that some an- cestor in the remote past did not tie up his estate in a revenue-producing form for the sake of posterity, But then one can overdo that sort of thing. Tutankhamen was not thinking of any possible descendants 3,400 years after he passed into the silence of the tomb lat Luxor when he directed that his i goods and chattels be moved in with im. They would have to take care of themselves. And today science ls he richer for this bit of mortuary i s ness. Tutankhamen's estate, as {it is now being revealed by the ex- ;[).urerm is infinitely more interesting ! stood at a figure of four- | scor iphers, muny times more i n the world. i Railroad Stations. | Time was when no thought was given to architecture of a raflroad i station, A shed for trains and a bulid- { ing for the walting rooms and sundry oflices were enough. There was no thought of spending more money on the structure than necessary. It was believed that it would not pay. No- body made any demand for splendor { and magn!ficence in a ratlroad station. | Things have changed. Perhape the {first departure from the practice of setting up small and generelly unat- i tractive stations came in the case of the Broad Street station at Philadel- | phta. The great examples of rallroad station architecture, utility and cost are the Pennsylvania terminal at New York, our own Unlon station and the | New York Central terminal at New York. Now, Chlcago comee forward _| with plans for & hundred-m!llion-dollar passenger terminal {n place of the old i Dearborn Street station long far to travelers. 1n Detter streetlighting factlities, in | addition to being approved by & Fine | Arts Commission, will have the unani- mous indorsement of the A. A. A. ) The soldlers’ bonus application keeps constantly being returned with the in. sdorscmeni. “No funds.” SHOOTING STARS. { 5Y PHILANDER JOHNSON i Fuel, When I was but a little boy ‘This world seemed far from good, When I my evenings would employ At bringing in the wood. But now how gladly would I go Where night winds whistle drear, And bring from underneath the snow A log for fireside cheer. The clouds that o'er our city loom Bring forth a sorry joke. Since coal cannot relieve our gloom We have to take to coke! ©h, for that simple neighborhood ‘Where toil its way could win, That old back lot where there was ‘wood For me to carry in. No Sympathy. “Have you any sympathy for a lame duck?” “None whatever,” replied Benator Sorghum; “any men who has energy and pull enough to get elected to Con- gress can easily get himself a better Job.” Jud Tunkins seys many e man thinks he has been double.crossed when he only got his own wires twisted. Among Us Dark Horses. "Mongst candidates I do not stand. My hopes rise not so far. Yet equal chance I might commend ‘With some who think they are. Rough Advice. “Jostar,” sald Mrs, Corntossel, *do you approve of women smokin’ cigar. ettes?” £ “Nope,” was the gruff response. “Stoppin’ to light so many cigarettes takes too much time off'n your work. 1t you must smoke, smoke & pipe.” “It's all right,” sald Uncle Eben, “to says you's gittin’ better every day if you’s honestly tryin’ to make good an’ WASHINGI'ON D. C, FEBKUARY 25, ‘1923—PART {Would Be Merciful to Germany, | Capital Sidelights But Not at Expense of France| ., 5o BY THOMAS R. MARSHALL. Farmer Vite President of the United States. HE principal reason that ~ the fathers of the republic ave for frequent elections was thet officials of the government should render an ac- count of their deeds and seek thereon a new I of power. The conception was representative, with the representative taking his chance. He took it in the early duys upon his own judgment and consolence. Uovernment has not changed, but the uses to which it !s put have changed. Representatives no longer represent according to their best thought and judgment, but according to thelr best guess. More and more Individual opinion is startled trom its firm founda- tion by the rumblings and mutter- ings of the press and the peevish attitude of constituents. We can, !f we desire, return to representative government in its higher and finer sense without & change in our constitutional limi- tations and guarantees. It {s not my purpose to urge that we do ®0, although I, personally, am sat- isfled there will ba no rest until the shoemaker hus made up his mind to stick to his last. v * k¥ Under the system now conmtrol- ling, its practical workings are al- most those of a pure democracy. In affairs purely internal we pe: mit the voice of the people to say ‘what should be, taking our chance whether 1t is right or not. Nor have we druwn the line at domes- tic affairs. We have carried the policy Into the forelgn relations ©f our country. Who now has charge of our forelgn relations? Who 18 taking the Initiative in de- termining our course of conduct? A pure democTacy would be all right if every one could and did reason logicaily upon the propo- sitions presented, If every one could be and werc put in posses- sion of all the facts from which to reason. 1 counted myseif, perhaps with egotism, a fairly intelligent citizen, when 1 went upon the coal commission. I thought I had some knowledge of the coal industry. At the end of four months I real- ize I would have been gullty of a grave Indiscretion, speaking mild- ly, had I advised the American people touching any one of the numerous factors that enter Into it. 1 now have stripped myself naked of all preconcelved notlons and am not going to dress again until T am gure that I have the right garmests at hand. o ox Whether by newspaper com- ment, public addr or ptre optnion, I hear each day the fin; word being said as to what our relations should be toward storm- tossed Europe. I have my own opinion, but T do not contend that £ my Views are not carried out, the United States will make an irretrievable mistake. Men who think they ean reason in a rea- sonably logical way are apt to be unwilling to speak ex-cathedra. It s worth while to consider not ornly who speake, but the capacity for reasoning of the man who does speak. This query was propounded to connlderable namber of perasnss “If a horse standing on four 1 welghs 1,200 pounds, how m: does he weigh if he stands on three legs?’ The men to whom this was put were engaged in business, and were looked upon as fairly representative citizens. Their answers revealed that lit- eracy 18 determined in America by the ability to read and write and eason. Most ng answer though the hores standing on three 1 would weigh 800 pounds. Should such reasoning settle the foreign affairs of America * % k% People as well ag governments: soon forget, Sentiment has but little effect upon business. How- ever, all have not forgotten the storm of disapproval that broke in America over Germany's breach of neutrality and the entry of her troops into Belglum. It has not passed from all minds that inno- cent men and women went to a watery grave when the Lusitania was submarined. Some of us wers less heated than others at the time and consequently have not cooled off as rapidly. I recognized war . I did not join those per- fervid orators who shrieked about the Hun. I never used that word. I recognized then, as I Insist now, that horrors of the war were the distinct result of the tralning and education of the German people for forty years. I did not look askance at every man in this country who happened to have a German patronymic His sole meas- ure of patriotism for me was his adheslon to his government in her hour of need, not his name. At the close of the war opinion was almost universal that in ac- cordance with the law of life, the just would have to suffer with the unjust. You may talk about it as you please, but you cannot escaps this law. The mother's heart is broken by the hanging of her son. The wife i3 the real suffcrer when the vicious husband goes to prison. The German people are suffering for the wrongs of their leaders. The treaty of Versallles fixed the obligation of the German people to the allies. I do not pretend to say that fts terms were just. They may have been cruel, harsh, unjust. The treaty may have left Germany in a state of servitude and bond- age. We should deal justly with Germany, even mercifully, but in 80 doing We must not deai unjustly with one of our anclent friends. * k% % From the moment that the treaty was signed there has been con- stant complaint that the German people could not and should not live up to its terms Iven men who helped make the treaty have 80 complained. Experts who guve advice on compensation and repa- ration have helped to upset what was done. My objection is not to the German or any other who at the time thought the conditions were cruel, but to those connected with the negotiations who con- sented to the treaty and now de- sire to break it Let us not forget that Great Britain took good care to procure everything that the treaty allowed her before she began tu be inter- ested In the economic condition of Germany. 1f the British Emptre i really anxious to assist in the rehabilitation of Germany, she might sell her some nierchant ves- sels, and she might restore some of the rich colonies that eha took from her. ILet us not forget that scared little France is holding the beg of the treaty o Like my government, I forget the past except when it {s needful to call up for justice’s sake. I am wil ing to “wipe it out and help to bring {n an era of peace and pros- perity, but as a condition prece- dent thereto, I insist that America and Great Britain ought to guar- antee peace to war-harried Franca —peace for all time against ag- gression. 1 hope for an utn between all Englt ples, but I wish no cordlality th fpelis injustice to any other friend. 1 am for mercy for stricken Ger- many, but first for Jjustice for Trance, Let America stay all out or get all in. If we go in, let us be merciful, but at our own ex- pense; let us give Germany all atd possible, but give it out of our own pocket, not give hér what be- longs to France or Belgium. {Copyright, 1023, by Thomas R. Marshal Soapmaker, With New Peerage, Astounds Scotland by Usurping a Royal Suffix BY THE MARQUISE DE FONTENOY. Lord Leverhulme, the multimillion- alre soap magnate, who has taken ad- vantage of his recent acquisition of the dignity of a viscount, and, facto, of a titular, but nevy offictal cousinship of the king, has brought down a hornet's nest about his ears by sclecting the territorial sufix of “tha Western Isles” for L new peerage. The historio title of “Lord of the Isles,” has long been one of the most valued titles of the sov- ereign's eldest son, who Is also “the Prince of Bcotlnd,” though few seem to bo aware of his possession of this particular designation. Natlonallsts and patriotic societies in all citles and important towns, north of the Tweed, are up in arms about the matter, and have been pass- ing most vigorously worded resolu- itions protesting against the soap man’s presumption, in DProposing to call himself “Lord of the Western Isles,” coples of which have been sent to the prime minister, to the mecre- tary of state for Scotland, to all the members of parllament for Scottish constituencies, and to lyon king of arms and chie? heraldic officer for the kingdom of Scotland. * x ¥ X Lord Leverhulme is not a popular man anywhere, and Is particularly disliked In Scotland, where his pres- ence, and especially his methods of dealing with his tenants on the Western Island of Lewes, which he urchased, has excited no end of pub- ic criticlsm. The Scottish Island of Lewes—sometimes known as ‘“Long Island,” is the one on _which the scene is laid of Willlam Black's pop- ular novel, “A Princess of Thule.” The island embraces some four hundred thousand acres. Lord Leverhulme, who, in spite of his many ingenuous advertisements of his title, is perhaps better known in this country by his former name of Willlam Lever, 15, as he 18 so proud to inform everybody. an entirely self- made man. He started on his career as an errand boy in his father's gro- cery shop In a small country town, in Lancashire. He became a commerclal traveler, and, at twenty-two years, made his arrangements with a &oap manufacturer, to produce for him a soap made according to his own ideas, and to which he gave the name of “Tever's pure honey soap.” This he pushed on his own account while act- s a drummer for other firms. He a1 well that by 1890, he had es- tablished huge soap works of his own at Warrington, and two years later at Port Sunlight, in Cheshire. Today he has works all over the world—owns two islands in the mid- dle of the Pacific, known, respective- ull Island” and as “Flint Island as well as a gigantic tract of territory in the Kongo valley, and several islands off the west African coast, * ¥ % ¥ Lord Leverhulme has many enemies, His business methods have not ap- pealed to less successful rivals, and the manner in Which he secured for himself, first a knighthood, then a baronetcy, then 2 barony and, more reecently, a viscounty, by means of his soap, has not increased his popu- larity with the classes, into which he has made his way. Indeed, when, in order to commend himself to the favor of the government of the day, he-purchased Stafford House, which for near a century had been the town resldence of the Dukes of Sutherlund, theless | $00 and which had been originally built for a royal residence, and presented it to the state, as a gift to the na- tion, the gift was at first refused, as the result of much vitrioHc news- | paper criticism and sarcastic comment conceraing his alleged motives. Eve y, some months later, it was ac- cepted and converted into the ro- d London Museum, under on of the late Sir Guy Laking, rer to the king It ¢ dented at the time that there had been any understanding of the acknowledgment of the gift by means of the bestowsal of a title. But after a couple of years the delayed Lonors came in the shape, first of & baronatey and then of a peerage. * ok k¥ . ‘The selection of the territorial suf- fix to his viscounty, as “of the ‘Western Isles,” which, naturally, fm- plies the *lordship of the Western Isles,” is characteristic of the man who manages, even in his philan- thropies and useful undertakings, to give offense and to arouse resent- ment. The title of “Lord of the Isles” was first held by Scotland's national hero, Somerled, who although mar- ried to the daughter of a Norwegian king, contributed more than any one else to free Scotland from the op- pressive tyranny of the Norwegians and of the Danes. At Somerled's death his dominions were divided be- tween his sons and from them came the Lords of the Isles and of the Lords of Lorne. The “Lord of the Isles” of the time of King Robert Bruce was named Angus Og and was styled the “Lord Innisgael”—that is to say, “Lord of the Islands of Gael or the Hebrides." Sir Walter Scott calls him Ronald, for the poetical reason that this name was prettier. The grandson of Angus Og, or “Ronald,” was named Donald and his dscendents were called Mac- Donald. The Lords of the Isles were independent sovereigns until the time of Alexander MacDonald, who was defeated at the battle of Locha- ber fn 1492, and reduced to submis- sion by King James I of Scotland. The last of these MacDonald Lords of the Isles was John MacDonald, who was likewlse Earl of Ross. He was deprived of all his honors for rebellion against James II of Scot- land, Some of them were restored to him on his reconciliation to the crown, but not the title of the “Lord of the Isles,” which was retained by the king, and which has since the union of the English and Scottish crowns, been one of the most highly prized titles of the Prince of Wales. * x x % Sir Donald MacDonald, who was chieftain of the entire clan of Mac- Donald in the reign of Charles I, received a baronetcy, which is pre- mier in point of senlority, in the kingdom of Scotland. It is now held by Sir Alexander MacDonald, four- teenth baronet, and who, in order to distinguish him from the several other MacDonalds, including Lord MacDonald and Angus MacDonald, chief of Clanranald, and Gen. Sir James MacDonald, etc., is known as “MacDonald of the Isles”—not “Lord of the Isles,” but merely “of the Isles.” Bir Alexander is the twenty- elghth superchieftain of the MacDon- alds of the Isles, of that great clan to which belonged the Scottish heroine, Flora MacDonald, who, after successfully conducting the romantic flight and escape of the youmg pre- tender, emigrated, with her husband and kinsman, to North Carolina, e they spent a number of vears « returning to Scotland. | pearance. which have become an issue in his campaign for Houte leader, threaten- ing to become as famous as Horace's reference to the resplendent purple patch, have now been oited ag a hor- rible example emphasizing the need for a dress reform in Congress, We Orst sprung the story of Longworth, chided by a friend that he was too careful @ dresser to please the prole- tariat, confiding the fact that his pants were patched. Then some of the rival faction came back with the suggestion that he muet have torn them climbing through a barbed wire fence after a golf ball. The other doy some of the elders in Congress were looking at some old-time photographs which John Hollingsworth, disbursing clerk of the House, possessed, showing mem- bers of the Fifty-fourth ana Fifty- fifth Congresses, all wearing frock coats and “stovepipe hats.” The con- versation drifted to discussion of the careless garb of members today and the general agreement was that it would be well if members of Con- gress took more pride in thelr per- sonal appearance. Then it was that they recalled how “Nick" Longworth and Speaker Gillett and others, who are still the most carefully and neatly dressed, are by no means as fastidious in their habiliments as they were some years ago, having fallen into the general habit of negligence. In those earlier days every member ©f Congress, no matter how much of a rube he might be, felt it incumbent upon him to dress the part, but the custom has gradually changed since the Bpanish-American war. It was recalled that even “Tim" Campbell of New York wore & frock coat. He Was the member of the House often guo!ed for his comment, “What's the onstitution among friends?’ He is also credited with having started the custom of calling a member of the House “congressman.” He brought to the Capitol as doorkeeper Tom Coak- ley, @ veteran Tammany man with old-time suavity of manner. Some wand heeler from the Tammany baill- wick would come up to Coakley and, with his thumbs in the armholes of his waistcoat, would demand, *I wants to see me oongressman,” and Coakley would lead out “Tim" Camp- bell. He was known as “congress- man,” 1iked the salutation, und grad- ually the custom spread. Old-timers recall of ‘Tim'* Campbell that, showing & party of constituents through Statusry Hall one day, he was asked by a woman, polnting to Robert Fulton's etatue, who that was, Campball didn't know, but wouldn't admit {1t for the world, 6o he suld, off- hand: “Ch, that's the fellow who invented roller skates' Campbsll was gifted with native wit, &nd on one occasion when delivering a speech which had been prepared for him got off the expression “virgin forests.” “What do you mean Oy ‘virgin forests,' Tim?" one of his con- stituents asked. And adroitly he re- plled: “Why, whero the hand of man has never et foot” i In more recent years “Bill" Bulger gladdened the eye with his personal adornmant. He customarily wore & Jong-tailed coat and a big puff tie euch a3 was made famous by Presi- dent Arthur. Sulzer becams head of the foreign affalrs oommittee went befors the committee on counts asking for an additional clerk. Yo appeared wearing a very ornats waistcoat, and with such dignity and precision of speech that you W think you were attending the arms conference. “He was dressed fit to kill” thome who saw him say, and add’ that his vest was as colorful as Joseph's biblical coat and was set o with glass buttons. Sulzer was in- cerrupted in his very dignifed, alm. grandiloquent, presentation of his Dlea by @ request from Representa- tive Garner of Texas: “Will the gen- tleman yield?” = And when with courtly grace Sulzer did yield Garner sald he'd llke to ask: ‘“Where in_hell G!d the gentleman from New York get that vest?” * % * & But to get back to the old-time “gwell dressers.” Capitol veterans say it was a sight for sore eyes to see Charles A. Boutell of Maine walk- ing Pennsylvania avenue. Then there was the Beau Brummell Wallace T. Foote of New York, and Melville Bull of Rhode Island, the “Adonis of the House.” Representa- tive Hamilton Fish's father was also & conspicuously fastidioug dresser, u8 was ol Harry Bingham 0f lvania, father of the House. C. Harmer of Pennsylvania i3 necktie for also careful aboul Another was %\ Cleveland. by ¢ - he {5 the man of whom Epeaker Tom Reed sald. “He will never be right or President. There was Allen Dur- burrow of Chicago, of whom it s re- lated that he used to take a bath in champagne and sleep in Yanyan Jeaves. Other notable dressers were Birdie Adams of Philadelphia, Frank Hiscock of New York, John Murray Mitchell of New York, Dr. J. A. Nor- ton of Ohio (sometimes recalled as "M.mlstwhdol’;). and, fn_ thelr ounger days, Joe Bailey and Oscer “nderwood, and not forgetting Rich- mond P. Hobson. . x % ¥ This {llustrates the little queer and amusing quirks of fate. Recently Rep- resentative Louts C. Cramton of Michi- gan introduced a resolution proposing to change the plan of financing the Na- tional Capital and suggested a lump sum of $5,000,000 a year from the fed- eral Treasury in lieu of the present as- sessment of 40 per cent of the expenses of the District of Columbia. Represent- ative Cramton got many letters, some indorsing his plan and many opposing it. One person, evidently greatly dis- pleased, cut from one of the Washing- ton newspapers an editorizl in which he noted that Representative Cramton i3 from Lapeer, Mich. He wrote on the margin of this: e ls making an ass of himself and the district he represents, and addressed it to “Editor Lapeer Newspaper, Lapeer, Mich,” When this letter reached Lapeer the postmaster tried conscientlously to get it delivered and sent it to Cramton’s Own news- paper, and the clipping with the nota- tion was promptly sent back to Cram- ton here, much to his amusement. EE At last, thanks to Representative Harry B. Hawes of Missour!, we have an officlal government publication on “The Dog” and Representative Hawes is recelving requests by the hundreds each day for coples of this publication. Dog lovers everywhere will be pleased with this tribute, in which s found this interesting information: An approximate estimate s that there are more than 7,000,000 dogs in the United States. Each of the forty-eight -tnle- has larmnlon of some Lind af- fecting the dog. Hll'!wfl runs back to prehistoric times. He was used as a sacrifice upon the altars of the pagan gods. His place in history, art, fiction and poetry pecond only to man. Next to man he ranks highest in intelligence, being sus- ceptible to all human fons—hatred, love, fear, hope, joy, dlstress, courago, timidity and Jealousy. Man uires service from all animals, but only from this one receives friend- He is the only animal that eats all of man’'s feods, flesh and vegetables. He is the delight of the poor man's rich man’ de luxe machine. But he knows the just from the un- just, the kind from the unkind, the charitable from the uncharitable, the true frons the falee. the man from the hypocrite. MEN AND AFFAIRS BY ROBERT T. SMALL. ASHINGTON is boasting something very new and very exclusive in the way of a luncheon club. It is the “Club des Solxante Gourmets,” and perhaps half of the sixty are members of the diplomatic corps, in- cluding the Italian and Spanish am- bassadors. It is a unique club. There are lady gourmets as well as gentleman gourmeta, but it is a rule of the organi- zatlon that when husband and wife arc proposed for membership they shall b voted upon separately, and the admis- alon of either the better or worse half does not necessarily carry with it the adm!ssion of the other. “T am frightfully glad I got in be- fore that rule was adopted,” sald the wife of one of the founders of the club, “for I am certaln my husband would have voted against me.” Each day at 1 o'clock the gourmets §ather about @ long table tn the main ining room of the New Hamilton Hotel. The babel of tongues, both foreign and domestic, always attracts a vast amount of attention to the gourmets, although 1t is not precisely & case of people coming from miles around to hear them eat their soup, for the gourmet, above everything else, 15 “a dainty feeder,” according to the very best dictionaries. Naturally it Is & great treat for any one to sit nearby and see sixty dainty feeders all in motion at once, with every soup €poon in tune. On George Washington's birthday anniversary a special feast was spread, tho plece de Tesistance being “lap: the club members. or commonly Jjugged hare to the English, or rab Baute to the American. The “lapin was cooked by one of the most popu- lar members of the club, Capitaine de Vaisseau, Jean F. J. I Rigal, naval attache of the French embassy, W personally {nvaded, selzed and occu- pled the entire culinary establishment of the hotel. The “solxante gourmete” were very precise in_celecting thelr name and number. They are founded either with eplcures or with gourmands, for while epicure, go met and gourmand agree in repr senting one who cares a great deal for the pleasures of the table, they ere essentlally different. The epicure not to be con- |must be remembered that that was purely fiction. In additfon to the Spanieh and Ita: fan ambassadors and their wiver some of the sixty gourmets are Sen Don Juan Francisco de Carde chamberlain to the King of Spal | Signor Andrea Gelsser Celesia di Ve llasco, secretary of the Itallan er: bassy, and Signora Celesta; Coun Henr! (Pete) de Sibour and Mre. d | Sibour; Mr. and Mrs. Billy Reyburn i Miss Atisa’ Mollon, (Secretary of the > Loulsa ioar, daughter of . G lett, wifc of Speaker Gillett: Hen Chiiton, counselor of British bassy: Mr. and Mrs. Georgs A. G ret, Mr. and Mr: Henry Spencer, ¥ Anna Hamil 1 . Lefevre, Mrs Wallis Spenc Eidridge Jordan and * ¥ of the State Depart; Orne of the most amusing stori heard on Washington's rialto fo muny a long day was told the va: week by Lou Payne, manager of Joh: Drew and Mrs. Le:lie Carter, «nd, in ctdentally, the husband of the latter Mrs. Carter has had & number of ex citing episodes in her colorful career on the stage, but it {5 not generall: known that she narrowly escaped with her life from 2 burntag dwell- ing in England during the world war That {5 not the amusing part of the story, however. Still, there never wa., 2 near-tragedy with, its comic side, and In the burning of the Les! England in the fa y fire brigades fu The cottage 4 not far from ) as on the Taplow side of ti Thames, but on the night of the £ for some unexplained reason the Maldenhead fire engine was first tr reach the sc It was just gettin into acti he Taplow laddie drove up great shouts and der onstrations. A fine quarrel ensuec between the Taplo; o it b ‘aplow its possession of selects with a fastidious tasts, but {s|A luxurious in the eupply of that which he likes. The gourmand differs from the gluiton only in having & more discriminating taste. The gourmet is & connoisseur both in food and drink, and, as already stated, is “a da‘nty or nice feeder.” The gourmand “sacri- fices whols hecatombs to his paunct The eplcure Kves and loves to eat. The gourmet 18 2 person of luxurious stes and hablits. In olden days he was & rare judge of good win. good judge of rare wine: course, the diplomatic gou: can exercise that disc sense, although there can ver b any wine on the Soixante Gourmets' table. No member of the Gourmaty an gourmets are on an exactly equ footing with the men. It s ugaix the rules of the club to rice lady gourmet arrives at a ta: There is but no cere: ble. There is neither rank nor sta- tion. Men and women b common ground of good good fell in 3 novel brought feas that “four g lemons and spoons’ but whatever they were for it Heard and Seen Despite the famillarity of “movies,” most people have a great curlosity about the actual making of the films. It !5 one thing to sce the perfected fllm on the screen, and de- cidedly another to watch the making of tre picture. Morning strollers through one of Washington's largest hotels had a de- [ when they were privileged to witness the flming of a ecene or two in a photoplay. There was a dec!ded buctle golng on in a large room. Bright lights were focused on one corner. On a sofa sat a picturesque man and a plcturesque girl. Many of the passersby recog- nized her as a local girl, too. The lights glared, the hero ard heroine eat over tho tea tabl e { director bustled here and th | camera man * 2 But first they had to rehearsc ‘The hero leaned over to the girl, excitedly looking out—at the d tor “Think of those riders at Fort My —oh, gosh, just think of them—look at them ride—" “Look at me, look at me!™ barked the dlrector. “Think of those Navy bors—oh, think of those Navy boys!” enthused the hero, glving his pretty compan- fon the go-by for the director. “Don’t jerk your arms like that,’ sang out the director. “Malke it easy, make it smooth.” He made it smooth at once. e might have been at a horse race, from the way he leaned forward, super-enthusiasm in his made-up g¢s. a great smile partiug his rouged ps. = * ¥ ‘Tho spectators were having « show all thelr own. “Thinks he's at a hoss race, one old gentleman. *Now that's what is the matter with the movies,” breathed a moralist. “Too much enthusiasm, too much pawin® the air. Real people don't carry on like that” “Gee, I'd hatc to go through all that stuff in publi £ald another gentleman. “You won't have to,’ other. &neered answered an- - = % It was in a Store not €o far from this hotel that a small boy stood the same morning With his mother. The store was not a large place. Tt was a busy one, though, and the youngster had plenty of time to look around him. It was plain that he was looking for something. He wandered away from his mother, turned to one side, and carefully fn- spected the wall. ‘Then he let out an wuwful yell. “What's the matter, dearie?’ que- rled his mother, who evidently was used to his velling. and pald little attention. “What's the matter?” “Where 15 the alligator!” he scream- ed, looking at the wall space. “Where 18 the alligator!” - * % One of the coldest spots in the Na- tional Capital is at the base of the ‘Washington Monument. Down by the river it is always cold, of course, especlally in winter, but it is doubtful if at the brink it Is quite 80 chilly @s at the great shaft. Standing on the cold stones, with the wind sweeping by the Monument, one soon betorseu chilled through and ie was noticeable at the held Thursday morning, nniversary af the birth of George Washington was observed. Even military men, who are used to exposure, looked cold. and as for the mere “cits,® they unblushingly shiv- ered into their overcoat collars. Nor wae it particularly a cold day, 1t is just cold down there, that is CHARLES E TRACEWLLL. cidedly good time one day last week, | r | 8! S0 many hou: such a rat L a8 hat the uso of the engine it rown in free. 1f the cottag saved I would not have beer. surprised to get the bill, but a ed to the ground, with virtually all our clof € and other personal possessions I thought it a bit stiff < I took however, right and not very prompt in the!r settlement, 1 received a & the details of p: and the hours of labor ¢ T And once a i The Star. Washington was prepart: second uguration - of Pres | Grant at this tin. No Low Fares for 0fty years ag w Inauguration. | contra occasion. Ti said: obligation to Mr. John W. Garrett, i on to the long list of favors he has heaped upon {t. The committees ving tho matter of the inaugura tion festivities in charge proposed to {arrange for cheap fares to Washing . occasion, but it appeart his managers, cal subject of rou: er and full montt scontinued. It would seem possible that Mr. Garret! how his hand so openly ‘n | deretanding concerning reduced fares on the four trunk raiircad lines con pecting with this city, as applicable to persons visiting Washington to witness the Inauguration ceremonte Gentlemen who ' made special quiries on the subject for the benefit of thelr distant friends say there no reduction of fara, except on Sum- mer excursions, and that no round- trip tickets other than those will be ieeued o= accepted.’ o the visitors to Washington or tha fourth of March who nmndenma the facilities of round-trip tickets or reduced fare, everywhere accordcc by rallroad lines on great public o casions, will bear in mind that the fact 18 duo to the large-minded 1tb- erality of Mr. John W. Garrett, pres: jdent of tho Baltimore and Ohlo Rail road Company.” * % As the short sessions of Congre Lave drawn to a close, for m years, the Dis Plea for District trict has bec: Legislation. concerned lest it¢ affatrs ghould b neglected n the final rush. the situation half a century &go. This was 8tar, in its {esue of February 22, 187 ‘We sincerely hope that the act o) the House yesterday, in depriv the commiittse on the District of C lumbla of its quota of time, i indicative of the intention on t part of that body of denying to th committee an opportunity during the present gession of reporting the v rious measures which the committen has considered and which it be. lMeves require the speedy attentlon of Congress. Tho District commit tees in both houses have faithfully endeavored to discharge the specfa! dutles assigned to them, and it 18 but proper that they ehould be permitted fo make thelr recommendatio based on careful and thorough oo sideration. Many of the biils, for in- etance, which the Hou#e committer was _yesterday prepared to report are of great importance, and If they had been reported would doubtless have passed without discussion. Thr bill extending the time for the pay- ment of asscssments {5 of this ohar acter and its speedy passage i3 de manded by a large number of o worthy citizens whose interests will suffer materiully in case it should fall to becoms & law. The olass of legislation which Congress is asked to pass the legislative assembly of the District i3 enjoined from enact ing, and we trust the former bod: will £ee the necessity for acting upon the District bilis which th: committees are prepared to report and which {nvolve no appropriations beforo the cloze of the present | session”