Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1923, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, . With Sunday Morning Edition, ! WASHINGTON,D.C. JEONDAY..........June 4, 1923 _THEODORE W. NOYES. Editor }l'he Evening Star Newspaper Company,, Business Office, 11th ‘St. and Pennsylvania Ave. New York Office; 150 Nussau S Chicago Office: Tower Bullding, Buropean Office: 16 Regent St., London, England. - The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning waition, is delivered by carriers within the clty | #1 60 cents per month; datly only, 45 cents per Wnonth: Sunday only. 20 cents per month. Or- ders may be sent by mail, or, telephone Main 000, Collection is made 'by carriers at the /#9d of each month. " Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. 5 Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunday..ly: Paily only. L1y ;Bunday “only i All Other States. Jally and Sunday..1 yr., §10.00; 1 mo., 85¢ Daily only 1 mo., 60c Sunday only 1yr., - Member of the Associated Press, | The Associated Press is exclusively entitled Yo the use for republication of all mews dis. Ached credited 0 it or Dot otlierwise credited & thjs paner and also the local news pub Yshed herein. Al rights of ‘publication of #pectal dispatches hierein are also reserved. & = Tell the Story of Washington! Shriners will not have much time, Detween sightseeing and ceremonies ind parades and enjoyment during {the stay in Washington, to talk about serious affairs. But it is to be hoped {hat whenever a Washingtonian catches one in a leisure moment he will tell him the story of the capital. wa It is a great story, that of the capi tal, how it was established, a city made out of nothing, a city made to arder, as it were, to serve as the seat of government: how it ‘was neglected Ly the nation for a long period: how it struggled against adversity: how it Steadily grew despite handicaps: how it found its resources insufficient and was compelled to beg again and again for governmental aid; how that aid was given grudgingly and inadequate- 1y ow in the early seventies Con- gress transformed it from a group of unicipalities into a territory with a governor and a legislature and a vote- tess delegate in Congress; how under t regime great public works were undertaken that corrected certain bad conditions, but put the District in debt Feyond its power to redeem; how Con- aress then, after a prolonged inquiry decided upon the present form of gov- nment, with Commissioners named Ly the President, and the States itself assuming one-half of the municipal expenses: how after a long time under that method, with a re- markable growth in every direction, with the development of the capital in the particular wity, Congres bhargain of 1878 and changed-the ratio of nationaklocal payments to 40-60 per cent; how now in climax of many vears of effort Washington is asking for enfranchisement, for the adoption of a constitutional amendment that will enable Congress to give it the right to be represented in the two houses of the national legislature and in the electoral college. That, in brief, is the story of Wagh- ington to date—very brief, indeed. is a wonder story, a story of city mak- ing extraordinary, of disappointed hopes, of gradual revival of aspiration, of steadfast devotion by the Washing- tonians to the task of making their city worthy, without once being ad- witted to the status of citizens. Tell this story to the Shriners, brief- Iy, as the circumstances of their visit require, but impressively. Tell them what Washington, unaided, has done, and what Washington, aided, has been able to do; what remains to be done;| how the schools are still inadequate and the police force too <mall and the fire department insufficient, in fact, all the municipal equipment short of necessity. Point to the uneven, rough pavements, not the fault of Washing- ton itself, but of the failure of the ap- propriative body to supply the funds for their proper maintenance. Make plain to these citizens of the country a1 large, who are partners in the Washington of today, that one of the reasons why this city has not de- veloped a voice in the making of the laws which govern it, and no direct representation in the body that taxes it and spends ! ts money . “That is a story that should appeal #0 every American, whether he wears a. fez or not. Every Washingtonian #hould tell it before the week has ended, ————————————— Sentimental references to ~“the sidewalks of New York” in connection with prohibition enforcement will not necessarily carry much weight with the upstate folks, whose impressions #f metropolitan thoroughfares are as- #ociated with green goods men and bunko steerers. e P ————— In making up a program the Shriners provide for. an eight-hour day, with unlimited overtime. ———— Hot Weather Politics. The chairmen, respectively, of the democratic and - republican national committees are carrying on a series of ‘duels these days in most approved partisan manner, each choosing his own weapons, or rather subjects, best to suit the purpose. It is a merry war, and ong imagines the party followers of the two leaders crying, “A hit, a palpable hit,” as their champions make hat they consider telling thrusts, or which appeal to their partisan fancy. _ Simultaneously, today come state- ments from the two national- chair- men. Judge Hull of the democratic committee “‘takes sugar in Mis'n"; that is to say, he prefers the high cost of sugar as his topic for dnimadversion. He puts the responsibility for the prof- iteering in prices upon President Harding's -refusal to cause a ‘50 per cent reduction in the sugar tariff, through the power conferred upon him hy the “flexible clause” of the tariff 1aw.’ He seeks to draw connection be- tween the campaign contributions “‘of these sugar gougers” to the republican campaign fund in 1920,-and asserts that “special privilege, at present en- throned at Washington, can only be overthrown and driven out by a politi- cal revolution “in 1924, which I con- fidently predict.”. < Chairman Adams of the republican national .committes finds the ‘demo- United | that make the National | aw fit to repudiate the | 1t it should is that it has no | cratic national organization seemingly embarrassed by the league of nations issue, ahd rises to ask, “Where does the democratic national organization line up in the league of nations fight? |Doea it hold the view of former. Pre: j'dent Wilson or has it been converted to the viewpoint of Senator James Reed of Missouri?” He singles out the cases of two anti-league democratic senators who are approaching con- tests for renomination, Senator Walsh of Massachusetts and Senator Shiekds, | the latter of Chairman Hull's own state, Tennessee, and asks if the na- tional organization will oppose their renomination and election. Chairman Adams calls upon the democratic chairman “'to set forth accurately and positively the position which he and his associates in charge of the demo- cratic organization hold upon this question.” The followers of the two party lead: ers and the independent thought ot the .country are left to analyze the en _nations of the champions and put their own judgment upon their worth and possible political effect. Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon is the mecca of the Shriners today. The highest officials of the order are making the pilgrim- age, with thousands of the others, eager to pay tribute to the first Presi- dent, who was also one of the leading Masons of his time. All Americans who come to Wash- ington are anxious to pay this visit. Distinguished Europeans go to Mount Vernon and lay floral offerings at the gate of the tomb where rest the mortal remains of the man who brought the republic into being and guided it through its first trying years. Mount Vernon is the American shrine, the place of highest patriotism and the most respectful devotion. It is a beautiful place in itself, perfectly preserved as it was in the days when Washington lived there, thanks to the services of an organization of devoted absorbing task. It is a delight to the eye and an inspiration to the spirit. To those who make the trip to women who have made its care their | Mount Vernon America gains in sig- nificance. The stately structure sym- bolizes in its simplicity the solidarity of the nation. The beautifully kept grounds about it suggest the richness of American resources. The tomb of the first President and his wife stands for the reverence to ideals which pre- vails among the people today. The wreaths and flowers that have been lald at the iron gates mark the fidelity of the people to the principles which Washington cherished and put into practice in the government of this country. Everybody Good-Natured' Everybody good natured! The city is crowded. The street cars are jammed. The streets aré congested. Elbows are touching and shoulders are rubbing. The plain clothes of “civilians” are jostling against the 4 iforms of the Shriners from distant places. This is the time to be patient and cheerful. Washingtonians are to be reminded { that these visitors of theirs, suests for the week, are members of an order that is founded in good humor. It is called the “playground of Masonry." The wearers of the red fezzes are out for a good time. That is why they 1“bp|rmg" and why they travel long distances to attend the annual con- ventions of the order. They take their discomforts happily. They endure the cramped quarters of sleeping cars and of closely crowded rooms with jolly spirits. The “home folks" should be as good natured as they. Washington has put on gay colors to welcome the Shriners. It should, and it doubtless will, put on a gay face to greet them and make them feel at home. This is, more definitely than any other place in the United States, their own town. They help to maintain it. They take a keen interest” in it. Washington wants them to feel a partnership in it. All the more reason, therefore, to give them the best it has, and there is nothing better than a smile and a glad hand and a word of hearty welcome and all the help possible to make their stay here a happy one. Everybody good natured! ——————————— Before undertaking to present con- vincing arguments to the public, members of the republican national committee may have to settle a few slight differences’ of ' opinion among themselves. The Shriners come to Washington carefree, excepting possibly as to ap- prehension that the weather man may get his dates mixed and try for as near an ‘inaugyration day climate as circumstances will permit. ‘Women in New Jersey are joining the Ku Klux Klan, which raises a fear, in view of various episodes in that state, that the avowed ambition of this organization to avold rough work is golng to be disappointed. Prohibition raiders have contributed a few impromptu but spectacular fea- tures to the great street display. The question of states rights comes up 4s persistently as the league’ of nations. . * Washington’s Climate. = - Lest some of the visiting Shriners may think of Washington as a chron- ically hot town, judging from the tem- peratures prevailing Saturday and Sunday, it should be noted for their benefit that those two days were ex- ceptional, even in this climate. Rare- ly are records of 92 and 95 registered on the official tablets at the weather bureau at this season. Washington, in common with most other American cities this year, has had a cool and somewhat backward spring. Blankets have been ‘welcome bedwear during the greater part of May. The early straw-hat brigade on the 15th was somewhat timid about emerging with light headgear. Grate fires were not uncommon during u-yl evenings in those happy homes wherel such aids to human comfort are pos- sible. o June, it is only fair to state, came in with a bang. There was nothing to indicate the prospect of a mid- summer temperature so early. It was unfortunate that it came just as the advance guard of the Shriners reached the city, to give the visitors a false impression of the capital. But last evening's thunderstorm brought comfort, if at the same time it somewhat discommoded the crowds. There was relief in the coojer airs and the sweetening, refreshing rain. The shower may have ‘caused some be- dragglement of the ‘decorations here and there. 1t may have checked some 0° the concerts glven by ‘the visiting bands. But it was & welcome aid to sleep. It was, indeed, just what Wash. ington usually gets after a couple of days of heat, and so it was charac- teristic. 2 v If the skies are in the main bright | during these few days of Shrine gath- ering Washington will be proud of its | climate, even though some may swel: tzr and some may be soaked in occa- slonal downpours, This is on the whole'a good American climate, bet- ter than much that prevails in some oxuer parts, and at the other extreme | no worsa than any that is experienced anywhere on tiis cantinent. Raule-Breaking. ‘A disposition to break rules prevails in the best organized communities. There is no fixed American habit of observance. If an opportunity occurs to get across the lines it is seized. Take for an example the experience on Pennsylvania avenue last evening when the rain came and the traffic policemen were forced for a few min- utes to leave their posts and seek | covering from the storm. The mo- ment they were off guard the motor cars, previously barred from the pave- ment between the Peace Monument and the Treasury, began to slip into the forbidden space. By the time the policemen were back on the job the space which had been pre-empted for pedestrians during the evening was swarming with machines, and it re- quired a long time to get them cleared away. > Of course, this should not be. But it always happens. It may have been, of course, that the rule was broken in the first'place by strangers to the city, who did not know that the Ave- nue was barred to vehicles after a cer- tain hour. But it is not at all certain that it was not fractured by Washing- tonians, eager to pass through the lines to make the excursion beneath the canopy of electric lights. No one will ever know who started the rush, The fact is that “no trespass” signs are not especially effective in this country. To the minds of many. Am icans a rule is a rule only when it is enforced, when the strong arm of the law is stretched forth to make viola- tion impossible without immediate penalty. No matter how beneficent the rule may be, for the good of the ma- jority of people, it is effective in the degree that it is unavoidable. It is not an altogether fortunate trait, and it gives rise to much friction and trouble. —_—————— Old John Barleycorn has been creat- ing so much agitation among the New York democrats that Col. Bryan is evidently tempted to let evolution take care of itself for a time while he gets back into politics. ——————— Miners who insist on a fiveday week and a six-hour day are not deoing anything to relieve the customary summer anxiety about next winter's coal bills. ————————— The old-timer now stands on the sidewalk and draws comparisons as he remembers when a parade of Bar- | num'’s circus was regarded as a really big display. —_—————— Chinese bandits now release their | captives and in figuring up the board and lodging accounts are forced to conclude that they are poor business.| men. 2 ——r—— The Shriners call attention to the growth of Washington. K street, now « boundary line for the congested area, was once considered quite well along toward the suburban section. ———— ‘Washington is now experiencing a | period of unrest, but it is unrest of a kind that is entirely joyous and secure. ———— BY FREDERIC ‘Scouting Plane Squadron, No. 1, U. 8. N, which will maneuver over Washington this week, m&y easily be characterized as the most experienced and efficient seaplane squadron in the world. It will take the air for the edification of the Shriners, tresh from “war” activities in the Navy's scheme for defense of the Panama canal. Captain Walter R. Gherardl, bearer of an_honored name In the American navy, is the squadron’s commander, and no man, could be prouder.of the daredevil youngsters who comprise its personnel. No squadron of alrcraft in any navy ever made such & Voyage or had more thrilling adventures than 0. 1 accomplished In southern skies. During, the winter Gherardl's eagles put in ‘over 2,600 flying hours, and, in the aggregate few over 170,000 miles. Every thrill and peril asso- clated with the airmen's calling w theirs. Suddenly adverse _wjnds, emergéncy landings in heavy sefs on exposed coasts or In narrow ree strewn lagoons, fo storms—all t ills that aerial flesh is heir to—were in the day's work. The spirit of John Paul Jones. Perry. Lawrence, Farra: Eut and Dewey lives in the winged vouths of the modern navy. ok % x Washington will_be honored this week with a visit from Dr. Banting of Canada, discoverer of the newest wonder of the medical world—a suc- cessful treatment for diabetes.-A year ago Dr. Banting was an humble and unknown country doctor. Today. his cure, attested and approved by a committee of eminent specialists, rep- resenting many countries, is accepted as a standard panacea for one of mankind’s dread maladies. It i catled “insulin. discovery to the attention of the Unl- versity of Toronto, which investigated and sponsired it, and now clinics all over America are taking it uP. On June 7 Dr. Banting will be welcomed 10 Washington by the medical pro- fession of the District of Columbla. Local clinics shortly will be using “insulin” for diabetic cases, of which there are said to be no fewer than 1/600,000 in the United States. > wr John T. Adams of Iowa, chairman of the republican national commit- tee, now under heavy fire from with- and without G. O. P. ranks. is in private life a manufacturer of sash and’ doors at’ Dubuque. From that center the corporation of which he is the head operates factorles in halt a dozen midwestern communi- ties. ~He will have no trouble in keeping the wolf from the door if he loses his head as the unsalaried organization manager of the repub- lican party. Adams’ debut in poli- tics was as manager of the campalgn son in 1908, bition to when that veteran's am- succeed himself for the sixth successive time was vainly challenged by Albert B. Cummins. The Jowa politician has just turned BY THE MARQUISE DE FONTENOY. 1f Lieut. Gen. Sir John Burgoyne. who brought his military career to a somewhat inglorious close with the memorable surrender of the British forces under his command to Gen. Gates at Saratoga in 1778, had not, as a young subaltern, made a runaway marriage with Lady Charlotte Stan- Derby, it is more than probable tbat there would haye been no Oaks and above all no Derby. The latter which is universally recognized as the greatest of all horse races, takes place the day after tomorrow and the Oaks just twenty-four hours later. blue ribbon of the international turf is acknowledged by sporting men in every part of the world, and the am- bition of every race-horse owner in England and in foreign countries is to win at least once in his life this most historic of all prizes. That is why Anterican, French, Italian—and before the great war also Austrian and German entries—are to be found each year among those for the Derby. On several occaslons it has been won Ly American stables, notably by Plerre Lorillard with Iroquois In 1881, by the late William C. Whitney with Volodyovski in 1901, by the late Richard Croker with Orby in 1907, and by H. B. Durvea in 1913 with Aboyeur. Derby is the name which has been given ‘to the principal race meetings in a number of foreign countries, but there is none that can compare in spectacular or sportive interest and in importance with a meeting which will take place Wednesday on Epsom Powns. It is-a race which-has be- come of such national and interna- ‘The west, on reading of feats nfl horsemanship undertaken as a part of the festivities here, will feel justified in referring to “the wild east.” SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOFNSON. Only Dreaming, ‘Whish! 'Tis the sound of the wind that strays N From: the ice-locked depths of the northern bays. ‘Where the snowflakes fail to conceal the lair 3 g Of the sullen and watchful polar bear! List to the sleighbells sounding light, Where the moonbeams shine on the landscape white! The chill winds rattle the window frame, But the hearth's aglow with the wel- ‘coming flame. Let the snowflakes dance to the wind's refrain, While the frost embroiders the win- dow pane— Then you hear, these words, while, you're half awake, 4 “The iceman! Don’t miss him, for. heaven's sake!” The Screech Owl. Screech owl dar in de basswood tree, Jes'’as mo'rnful as it kin be, 2 Hollerin® so dat we hol's our bref— Screech owl got us skyaht half to de'f! Dar's nuffin at ail dat's troublin’ him. He picks a com'fable leafy limb An’ keeps a-mo'nin’ de whole night, through 3 Like his kin disowned him an’ de ren was duel Dar's a heap o' folks, 'twix’ me an’ you, : acts pretty much like de screech: owl do— Assighin' en a-cryin’ like deir hearts: would break . SE An' wifout -no trouble, ‘ceptin’ Dat /| those * days. | architecture. | of, str: tional interest that the. legislative business of the British empire at Westminster comes -to a virtual standstill; that most of the courts of justiee arrange-to adjourn, and that business on- the stock exchange is to all- intents -and purposes suspended. Great bankers -and judges of the highest tribunals and °legislators from both houses of parliament, for- eign ambassadors and great English statesmen always will _be ~ found gathered at Epsom ~Wednesday, where on more than one occasion the prime - minister, and . twice- the then Prince of Wales, and in 1909 the late King Edward himself, have even been seen leading in his horse as the vic- tor of the race. * ok kX Of course, everybody is aware that the Derby owes its name and its origin to the twelfth Earl of Derby. Two. race meetings were held on Epsom Downs as far back as In the reign of James I, who was de- voted to the sport, and there used likewise in olden times to be a racé meeting known as the Derby stakes held in the Isle of Man, of which the Earls of Derby were not merely the owners, but also the sovereign rulers. There was no connection. however, between the Earls of Derby and the Epsom ‘Downs until a young penni- less captain of the guards, John Bur- goyne, a nataral son of the spend- thrift Lord Bingley, made-at® Gretna Green a runaway ~marriage with Lady Charlotte Stanley, daughter of the eleventh Earl of Derby. Jack Burgoyne and his bride went, after their marriage, to live in an inn in ‘) the little parish of Woodmansterne, known as_the Oaks, situated on the Downs. It had originally been a hunting lodge owned by the Lam- berts, who were lords of the manor in It “bore the name of Lambert Oaks, owing to the number ] of majestic trees. of that kind by which it was surrounded. At the time of Burgoyne's marriage the Oaks had become the village in: So deltghted were the young couple with the place that Burgoyne.bought it. and, with- out demalishing . the old hostelry, commenced to build oh it & country house ‘of the Elizabethan order of By, the time it had.been completed the Burgoynes found themselves in- volved™ in pecuniary difficulties and a reconciliation in’ the meanwhile having been _effected with , Lord Derby. he took over the.Oaks and the several. hundred acres of ground by which-it. was surrounded in order to prevent its passing into the hands angers, - He became much at- tached to the place, spent much of his-time. there, and. gave a large fete champetre there on the 8th of June, Banting brought his | of the iate Senator William B. Alll- | ley, daughter of the eleventh Earl of | The pre-eminince of the Derby as the - WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS WILLIAM WILE sixty, but is not really that old. The national committee is filled with his friends, who may be depended upon to stick.to him in a fight. Ok ok ok Overheard by this observer In front of the Treasury building, guarded day and night by armed bluejackets during Shrine week: “How "does Mellon get that way? We came to Washington to leave ‘money, not to take it.” * ok oK ok The spirit of the capital’s -hos- pitality to its fezzed invaders levels all conventionalities. Even the churches have altered their regular ways. In the stained glass windows of one of Washington's best known houses of worship there has hung for many a day the legend: “God with us.” On Sunday it made way for the sentiment of the hour, “Wei- come, Shriners!” * kX ¥ | Lady Astor has coined a new phrase, likely to become popular at Anglo-American love feasts. In Lon- don the other day she eschewed the time-worn reference to the “Eng- lish-speaking eoples” and d:&vell upon the gxcellences of the “Eng- lish-thinking race.” b 8. 8. Leviathan will start on her trial spin to the Caribbean at 2 p.m. from Boston op Tuesday, June 19, and return to pler 86, New York, on the afternoon of Sunday, 'June 24. 1t will be a non-stop flight of pre- cisely five days. Lamentations are abroad to be a stag parly, although that | has not deterred a host of would-be | voyagers from expressing a readi- ness to participate. Mr. Lasker has notified his $00-odd guests that in- vitations are not transferable, either to brothers-in-laws or friends, and the places of those who cannot go will be assigned, seriatim, to an already formidable and growing waiting list. 4w x The University of Arizona has in- augurated at Tuscon one of youngest college presidents on rec- ord in the person of Dr. Cloyd H | Marvin. He is just thirty-three | Following graduation from Leland Stanford, Dr. Martin specialized in economics and business administra- tion. Los Angeles employed him on its city efciency commission while {he was on post-graduate work in the University of Southern Califor- nia. While a fellow at Harvard the | world ‘war broke out and in 1917 | Marvin received a captain’s commis- icn, serving first as commandant of | #n Officers’ Training Corps camp and | later in aviation. The University of Arizona took the young scholar from the . University of Southern California, where. after a few menths professor of business ad- ministration, he ame dean. BEdu- cators lcok ‘upon Marvin as one of the “up and coming” university men of the country. | (Copyright 1923.) British Derby, Soon Due, Long Held Greatest of World’s Horse Races 1774, in honor of the marriage of his grandson. afterward the twelfth earl, With Lady Betty Hamilton, on which occaslon his son-in-law, Sir John Bur- Boyne, now a general. collaborated with the famous actor Garrick in the presentation ‘of the open-air lay | produced. . G i * ok ek The twelfth earl, who succeeded to | his grandfather's honors two years |later. established a racing stable at | the Oaks, and in 1779 inaugurated the 0-called Oaks race meeting, exclu- sively for fillies, winning the first race of the series with a mare of the name of Jemima, bred b himself. So delighted was he with his success that in the following year he supple- mented the Oaks with another race feeting. also on Epsom Downs, (o Which he gave his own name, that is to sa the Derby stakes. 1 t was in 1750, and since then only four years have passed without the Derby being run on the Epsom Downs That wase during the great war, in 1915, 1916, 1917 and 1918, when the race was run at Newmarket, owing to all the buildings and grounds on the Epsom course being given up to the care of hadly wounded soldiers. It is the twelfth Earl of Derby. by the way, who married as a second Nellie Farren, the celebrated Tl!ll. not, hu‘;'e\'er. until enteen yvears after the firs . race meeting on Epsom Downs. © Sir Charles Bunbury, sixth of a family that still pla fole in English sport a enjoys the distinc tndoys ihe distinction of h aronet a notable public life, ction of having won a horse of name of Diomed, which shortly weton ward was sold for export to United States for the modest price Of 3300. Here its merits were, how. ever. appreciated more highly than in the old count For, only a few weeks after reaching New York. it was resold by its purchaser for $7.000, and died two vears later on the stud farm of its new owner. It would be lntareul(nx to learn if there is any stock &t present in this country that can trace its descent from this first winner of the Derby. E * X % x The Sir Charles Bunbury who was Uts origlial owner married that Lady | Sarah Lennox who, the object of such in part of George III many people convinced th for a time, was fatuation on the that . there. are 0" this ‘day who are at the king secretly mar- ried her. One thing, niwev?fl‘m"é::- tain, namely, that Farmer George never forgot his vouthful “affair du coeur.” For, throughout hjs reign, Lady Sarah, who was the daughter of the “second Duke of Richmond, was an object of particular regard and graclousness on the part of his majesty, even after her sensational divorce ' from Sir Charles Bunbury and after her marriage to George Napier, by whom she became the mother of .Sir William Napier, the | historian of the penisular war. Sir Charles Bunbulry was in those days a very conspicuous figure on th British turf and besides winning the Derby no less than three times re- mains on record as having been the steward of the Jockey Club, to whom was intrusted the ‘extremely. un- pleasant duty. of intimating to -the then Prince of Wales, afterward King George IV, ‘that in consequence certain shady transactions in which the ‘trainer and managers of his royal highness' racing stahles and the jockeys in his.employ had become involved,” they would from thence- forth be “warned off” Newmarket Heath, which meant that virtumlly every reputable race course would be closed to them. The then Pringe of Wales, who had previously won, the- Derby in 1788 with a horse called Sir Thomas, virtually severed his ton- nections from the turf ‘after this notification from Sir Charles Bunbury, and though toward the end of his reign he became reconciled to the Jockey Club and ehtertained its mem- bers at dinner on the days- of the Derby meeting ~each year, yet he never resumed- racing. was again wont by a British heir ap- parent, namely, in -1896. by a royal prince ' whose career of well nigh forty years on the turf remained ab- solutely free from any reproach, un- tarnished by even the faintest breath of suspicion and whose devotion to this great national sport was of such an enthusiastic and useful character. that his vi¢tories were always hailed with universal - satisfaction’ and treated like those of his son and suc- cessor to the throne as a subject of public refoicng: = < T in the land that the trip is| the | fully.: the | Nor ‘was it | until a century. later that the Derby lmgNews,” Answers to Questions About Washington for the Shriners: By Frgderick J. Haskin. Q. Why does the Capitol face east, with the city lying behind it? A. R. A. At the time the Capitol vas huilt 1t was faced east because tne city was intended to be built in that direction. However, property ad- vanced so rapidly in price that the citizens bought in the opposite direc- tion for economy. ‘Q. How name? M.’ A. The original name of this Washington estate was Kpsewasson, an Indian word, which was soon, tranilated into its Bnglish equivalent,’ Hunting creek. ~Lawrence Washin ton, who served in the British nav under Admiral Vernonm, built the {house on' the Potomac and called it Mount Vernon in homor -of the ad- miral. ‘George Washington inherited the part of the estate where Mount Vernon was built upon the death of Lawrence, who was his half-brother. Q. Where does former President Wilson live? F. W. A. His home is 2340 northwest, Washington. Q. Where does play golf? D. R. W. A.° He plays on many of the club. links and on the public course on the Speedway, but is most often segn at the "Chevy Chase-Club, of which he was a member before he became President of the LUnited States. 2 Q. Do the cherry trees on the Speedway bear fruit? C. D. H. A. The Japanese cherry that blos- soms 8o beautifully does not bear an edible fruit. However, Japan has a cherry tree. mative to the mountain- ous districts of the island, which bears a large and deliclous fruit. Q. Is the Capitol building larger than the Washington Union station? A M A. The Union station covers more ground. It is 760 feet long and 343 feet wide. while the Capitol is feet by 270 feet. Q. dia Mount Vernon get its esident Harding A. The city of Washington lies a little to the south. Washington is in latitude 38° 53’. while the Mason- Dixon line is in latitude 39° Q. _How fast does the elevator in the Washington Monument run? R. G. A It makes 100 feet a minute, [taking five minutes to reach the high- est platform. Q. Which is the largest national cemetery in this country? J. C. M. { A The Arlington national ceme- tery is the largest national.burying | ground. It has an area of 4081-3% acres and on November 30, 1922, there had been 33,151 interments. Q. How large Is the Post Office Department flag? A. M. P. A. Probably the largest American flag in continuous use in the United States is in the court’ of the Post Office Department on Pennsylvania avenue. It is suspended from the {level of the cighth floor and reaches to the third floor. It weighs ninety pounds. The measurements show the flag to have a fly of 70 feet 4 inches and a hoist of 39 feet. The fleld is 20 feet by 28 feet. The stars land the stripes are nearly one yard { wide. Lien KW A. The District. of Ceolumbia ‘is governed ;by three Commissioners, appointed” by the President, but ali and bills relating to the Dis- trict are passed on by Congress. Q. How much land did Maryland and Virginia cede respectively to form the District of Columbia? D. A. A. Maryland ceded sixty-nine and one-fourth square miles and Vir- {ginia thirty and three-fourths square miles. In 1846 the portion given by Virginia_was ceded. back to - that state. Of the sixty-nine ‘and one- fourth square miles now in the Di trict sixty is land and nine and one- fourth water. Q. How many trees are there in Washington ,and what kinds are rep- resented? F. W. There are about 105,000 shade n the National Capital. Practi ver kind of tree that will grow in_this climate is found. The main varieties planted along the streets and in the parks are sugar maple, syca- more maple, red maple, elm, linden, tulip poplar, sycamore, ash, pin oak, Eoney locust and horse chestnut. The American capital ranks as the best shaded city in the world, . Parls, France, being second. Q. Where did the King and Queen of Belgium stay while in Washington, #nd where was the Prince of. Wales domiciled? A. The Belgian roval family oceu- ied the home of Breckinridge Long at 2829 16th street, which is now the Mexican embassy. -The Prince. -of Wales made his home at New Hamp- #hire avenue and Q -street, In,.the house owned by Perry Belmont. Q. Where is the fountain' ‘that re- | placed a statue as a memorial? A. The Dupont fountain in Dupont circle was substituted for the statue of Admiral Dupont. This gracefu] fountain was designed’ by Danlel Chester_French, : (To be continued tomorrow.) Urges National Support Of Plan to Beautify City The American Civic Association has organized what it calls the committee. ton the Federal city. The Federal clty is Washifngton, of course,.and. the function of this committee, it is per- haps unnecessary to add, is to stimu. late the country's pride in its capital to the end that it may be made the world’'s most beautiful city. Already Washington is a beautiful city, per- haps the most beautiful we have, and it is so largely because it has been made to grow in obedience to the plan which our first President had the good sense to have made. But that plan has pretty nearly served its purpose. ‘Washington has outgrown ft, is now spreading-over an area that iies out- $ide the compass of that plan, and hence there, is need to supplement the plan-which has heretofore regulated its development. That is the immedi- ate -occasion of the organization of the ©or tho it has the further purpose of rectifying mistakes that have been mades and, of _eradicating the ugly “that have appeared, despite the nce “fhat has been given' to its development. - 3 It i a praiseworthy task the Civic Association has thus undertaken, one Which shguld enlist a good deal of exubsrant pattiotism that is bein, spent. more or, le: wastefully, an now and thén somewhat mischievous~ . To make the capital of this nation the world's mest beautiful city ig an ambi ‘Which ‘ought to appeal irre- sistibly to the citizen whose love of country excites in him the desire to have it excel In things of spiritual significance. Pride of that ‘kuw is the stuff that good citizenship is made of, so that in cultivating it we are work-. ing & civic and ethical betterment in the men and women who make up its citizens. In addition to this, we m. expect as a further benefit that other cities throughout the country will get inspiration from anything that may be accomplished in the beautification ‘of Washington. Washington is must always. be, something of emplar in virtue of its being’ th of, the nation's government, so that ‘whatever is done in ite beh: will, in some measure, be of redounding to every other city,—The Dal .fenge and put a limit on naval air- street | 746 1s Washington north or_ south | of the Mason and Dixon line? F. A. T.| 3° 26" 2 | measure 30 inches between the tips ! ttee on the Federal city.. CAPITAL KEYNOTE BY PAUL W, COLLINS President - Harding, wants, to c another ifternational 'drms ‘€onfér- craft, according to reports from the | Whité House. » It has been supposed that ‘ithe sky's the limit," so far as airplanes are concérned. What's the “ante?” * * * X | | Lawyers tell us that it is a more serfous crime for two or more to conspire to’ violate law shan for one persom, without accomplices, to vio late it. The law against conspiracy is to be applied to rum sellers and violators of the narcotic laws in | Washington hereafter whenever two or’ more persons join in an act of violation. Conspirators may get two ! years in a federal penitentiary. * X k¥ Thrifty householders, who have {been worried over the necessity to llay in a lifetime supply of fuel be- |cause the sun had been reported as losing its radiance, may take courage, as Dr. Abbot of the Smithsonian In- stitution, the expert measurer &f the sun's heat, assures a waiting world that, in his opinion, the sun has been shining, about as it does. now, for hundreds of millions of years, and, so Ifar as science can tell, it is liKely to go on shining for as much long- er. The little fluctuation of three .per cent, noticed in the last year, is jnot_extraordinary, he savs. and will be made up in a few years, or less. | * ok x * | Herbert Hoover of the| nmerce has formal- | American Construe- | is viewing the of _ building | | i | | | | i Secretary | Department of ly indorsed the tion Council, which general conditions throughout the countr: ‘The chair- man of the council, . F. Hoggson issues a statement that, unless build ing_conditions are put on a more set- tled basis before next fall, there will be widespread unemployment in the building trades all winter. The numerous strikes and unprece- dented demands for increased wages. he says, make certain that buildin cannot go on without better adjust- !ment. A conference between Secre- ltary Hoover and the executive com- mittee of the council with a view to seeking means for stabilizing conditions, in the hope of fairer prices for both material and labor. ‘The counci) will publish in- formation from time to time concern. ing building conditions throughout the copntry. * ko Have modern schools become too mechanical in their methods of push- This might be inferred from: a speech. !made to a graduation class at ‘the | or words to that efrect. !leaveneth has been held | i { | ex-Presidents. ing the pupils along a beaten path?:| 98y’ that the: seat of “government #hall be at Washington, D. C. but that’ was before radio communita- tion had ‘heen invented. With the President and part of the cabinet on wheals, the car ‘will be practically the meat of government, for at &l! times it will be possible to dirget affairs at Washington. * ¥ ¥ X 24 Dean Swift tel}s us that the who n make two blades of g to grow where grew before worth more than all of Congréss and the state legislatures combineds— That's that! Frenchman, Préf. nother perfume to of grafting wasteful and if he were nan But there is Daniel, who adds flowers by the Surely that is ridiculous ex “painting the lily." is not a syn- thetlc. perfume, for after the graft- ing all lowers from the grafted plant have the perfume inoculated into them. 3 art not It The manufacture been accomplished ex sively the use of natural flowe until cent years, but that method has largely -superseded by synthe fumes extracted from coal tar. Yet the so-called artificial odors from the coal tar came originally into the cos! from flowers of millions of yea ago. Hemnce artificial perfumes are genuine odors of flowers nned flowers buried in the com of perfumes has througi bee p auses the perfume 80 vaporous that it |is even to the human f though mixed in air in the p tion of one to 25,000,000 par unexplained, W nly know that ths nucleus of perf erred from one p it will he &8 a the whole p on developing its evanesc only from the-grafted plant, but its offshoots and descendails. Soi odors persist for centuries, with n perceptible diminution How incon- ceivably fine must be the molecules of the gas which can thus b6 throws ut, year after year, withoyt reduc ing the weight of the substance from which it comves! P a gas perceptible * The Department of Justice repor that during the last vea# ft I lected from uds, and turned into the Treasury, $3.195,355, beside findins a number of indictments. The question has often been raises as to what we should do with ou 0w if itis ever askc concerning, ex-attornevs general, why {not have them run nationat bad del collection. agensias? - Branch officés might be established along the bani ofthe Rhifhe war | Knights of Columbus Evening ‘School; by Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford, of the District Supreme Court. " “The “meager_district school pro- {duced some of America’s greatest sons, superior to the youth of today said the justice. “The youth of today does not have the divine curlosity for education.” That dictum of the justice may not correspond to the appraisal of the youth of today, in their own estima- tlon. There are boys who have be- phony, and by their “divine curios! |are able to lay an “Atlantic cable” of | wireless communication, wherewith come enamored over wireless tele- | 2 ¥ %k IA the first nine months of the fisca | véar ending June 30 we Imported | per cent more good than in the ¢ | responding nine months of 19 jcording to the Department of ¢ | merce. In the present year the ports were subject to the Fordn McCumber high tar during 1922 period they were sub. to the low tariff. * | _An analysis of the impor that there was ncrease * kX they may not merely tick the Morse cade across the sea, but, through the ether above the clouds, they Europgan music in their home or talk across the continent. become the plaything of the boy, the wonder-worker of the age. x e ‘“AWhere MacGregor sits, there is the The . Pullman | car.in which President Harding will travel to the Pacific coast, en route to Alaska, will be equipped radio receiving and broadcasting out- 1fit, 60 that, at all times he. will be {in'touch with the whole country, and his speeches, at whatever stop they are made, will be audible through- out. the country. The Constitution Lausanne Agreement an American Triumph. | A real triumph for an American diplomat who was “bred to the game” is hailed in the outcome of the Laus. anne parleys. The part played therein by “Joe” Grew, who stands well in the front rank of world diplomats, is cause for congratulation as mos editors -analyze the results. It was, in fact, an eleventh hour agreement, which has staved off what rapidly was coming to be regarded as a cer- tain renewal of the war in the near east, and.it is agreed that Mr. Grew's personal efforts in laboring with the Greek and Turk representatives wen them over to the compromise. “The Bulgarians alone, among all those "at’ the conference—Turks, Greeks ;and other allies, as well as the Americans—are dissatisfied with the ‘agreement,” the Newark News points out. “Turkey has won out in principle. . Greece had to admit the liability for war damages done by her in Anatolia. Turkey then plaved the part of a generous and at the same time a ‘wise creditor. She renounced a_huge: cash_indemnity. The Ameri- cans.may be duly proud of the part played by Ambassador Grew in.the settlemient, counseling moderation and peace to Ismet Pasha and Veni- zelos. The results justify the partici- pation by one of our diplomats in one of thesé ‘entangling European af- airs’ which not only threatened the peace of the well-known ‘cockpit of Europe,” bul also the safety and pros- perity of American interests in the Balkans and Turkey.” It wag because she could not.feel certain of being allowed to “play a lone hand” that Greece accepted the pact and_ agreed not to renew the war, the Philadelphia Record is con- vinced, because “experience of four years had convinced her that British help could hardly be counted on and France and Italy have been backing their enemy instead of their ally in the great war.” The Record also holds that “Mr. Grew’s efforts were not to sSecure justice for anvbody, not to hold the allies to their promises to us, but to avert war. This has been accomplished by the allies and the United States, but justice has perish- ed.” Direct issue is taken with this statement by the Pittsburgh Gazette- Times, which s convinced that “in settling without a fight a measure of reason seems to have found place in the representatives of the two ‘coun- tries, Both would have lost if they had resorted to -arms. Both profit by aqting with some judgment. Both na-| tions have internai problems that will tax to the utmost the ability of both. War. would .have made the situation for both the more hopeless. That a conflict has been averted offers rea- Lauds Mrs. Cooke’s Plea | For Honoring U. S. Flag To the Editor of The Star: < The_ protest of Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cooke,. .president general: of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion, against the careless and im- proper use of the American flag in decorations was read with interest Dby the president and members of the Ameriean Women's Legion, who. will BT appreciate an opportunity to fadorse’ puplicly Mrs. Cooke's stand. The_ correct position for the hang- ing of the flag is not a mere arbitrary ruling, Our is a history as weil as a banner, h of its stars and nruni‘.rwnwh a separate-member hear | Science has | i tion decreased with a | { materials to be used in’ qur busy fac- | tories amounting to more than §$400, 1000000 and of partially manéfactured | material to be used in furt { factures of $229,000.00 | tories use much material; i tories none. The proportionate importations { manufactures ready for consump- as did also_foodstuffs 5% x The Department of Agriculture is- sues a statement that on account of | high farm labor costs and a-shortagy | of help prices for food ywill probabl be higher next fail unless strikes in the industries should release help i which might return to the harvests. (Copyrigh 128 =N ) r manu Jusy fae- idle fac E EDITORIAL DIGEST soh “for hope that Europe arriving at approach to sanity.” 1t is “peace for a while’ at least, the Lynchburg vance =ays, “and the settlement reached after a dra- matic session of the Lausanne con- {ference may have a lasting effect on | Europe's turbulant area. Neither Tur- kev nor Greece could afford war. It peace is really wanted, it is obtain- able withoyt violating any national honor. If the present exhibition of sanity is made permanent one of the greatest trouble nests of Burope will be cured.” The Pittsburgh Post is convinced “the whole world will re- joice that a war threatening to spread is not to be reopened, and again is the value of conference—and | the *taking of time to think things | over—demonstrated. Nor will the ex- {ample set by Turkey in wholly waiv- ing cash indemnity from the Greeks be overlooked by those trying to s cure a moderation. of conditions for Germany. The Turks probably will not hesitate to liken thy action in_waiving indem- nity to that of the United States in dealing with the Germans. Let them make the most-af it. The thought of magnanimity will be good for their souls.’ Insisting this is no time for a fire,” ‘the Boston Globe agrees that | the allies compelled Greece to accept the Turkish settlement, but holds that #it is with some satisfaction to ti® world that the governments which sup- plied so much. fuel for the past confls gration have decided bat it is not the time for a new fire.” The reason that actuated the powers are Interesting, in the opinion of the Providence Tribune, which feels each had “its own interests to serv stead of the nations directly affected, but it argues no matter what was the influence, “the world can be thankful that motive prevented another near eastern conflagration.” In the opinion of ‘the Springfield Republican “the terms seem highly sensible. Greece acknowledges responsibility. Turkey does not demand payment. but s cures territorial concessions whicl correct an obyious fault in the fro tier as -originally drawn. The history of war indemnities to date shows that the Turkish delegates were wise in preferring peace to payment.” This statement has the indorsement of the Norfolk Virginian_ ®ilot, which points out the solution should be agreeable to both nations because neither could af- ford the sacrifies of men or money inc dent to a renewal of hostilities.” The great powers, in the opinion of the Asheville Times, “In effect, warn Turkey and Greece that-if .they go to war they will take them into the woodshed and treat them like inco: rigible children, This a heroic rem< edy, but apparently it is the only pol- ley that is calculated to Insure peacé in the near east.”” The Bulgarian o position has the excuse of mation: desire, as the New Orleans Picavune sees -it, because “the whole question of lanes to tidewaters for interior na tions is one that promises infinite fu- ture trouble.” of'the Union, and symbolizes by it§ position the story of the original thirteen, an@’of each state which has been admitted since 1783, The thoughtless crushing or higing of any part of it, therefore; is:mot only an act of disrespect,” but destroys the unity, beauty and significante of the emblém as a whole. As no statute protects it from this labuse, and few decorators stop t@ consider what the result of their mis- directed zeal implies, we hope that thé press of the .capital will continue to give publjeity to the pleas of such organizations as the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Ameri= can Women's Leglon for more reven ent treatment of the flag of tie Unite States. v« s o LOUISE D. FINLEY,. ' President, American Women's-Legion,