Evening Star Newspaper, September 10, 1925, Page 6

THE EVENING ST AR‘nns who do not present permits to | condition, With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. »THURSDAY. .September 10, 192 THEODORE W. NOYES...Editor . The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office: ._11th St. and Pennsvivania Ave. N iars Ofce! Tewer Bulidine icar wer: Bu Euzopean Office:. - 16 Rezent St.. London, England. ‘The Evening Star. with the Sunday morn- A sdition. 13 deiiverad by carrinre wigWn he city at B0 cents ner month: Gaily only. {5 centa er month: Sinday onls. 2 tent per ORI Ordars. may e went by mail o felenhone Sain AOON. O carrier at the end of egch month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia, Daily and Sunday. 1rr.,$8.40: 1 mo., aily only . 1 yr. $8:00: 1 mo Sunday oniy. 1l153r.82:40: 1 mo All Other States. Dally and Sunday. ... 1 yr.. $10.00: 1 mo. Daily only h $7.00: 1 mo.. Sunday only...". $3.00: 1 mo. Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively 16 the usw for renublication of all natches credited to it or tted in this paver and , bublished Terein. Al rizhts of publication © ol pecial Alinatches herein are also ressrved. The President's Return. President Coolidge returns to Wash- ington today from his Summer vaca- i tion at Swampscott, if that period of tesidential change which yielded little remission from official cares and du- ties can be so called. He has not been subjected to quite as severe a stress there as he usually is in Washington » He has had opportu: 23 to relax and to pay visits to familiar scenes and to old triends, But daily contact with governmental routine and in communication with the peo- :ple who are responsible for legisla- 4ive and administrative procedu Not for an hour has he ceased to be “the Chief Executive, charged with the “"heaviest task that is laid upon any iman, Fortunately the Summer has been leomparatively quiet, with few hap- ¢ benings of serious importance to add to the burden which the President in- cessantly carries. The coal strike menace, which led finally to suspen- sion of labor, was the cause of the gravest anxiety. The state of the law, *“however, afforded the President no opportunity for action to prevent the stoppage of fuel mining. He could not act to compel a settlement of dif- ferences or to insure the continued production of coal for the people’s use. Just at the close of his vacation so- journ at Swampscott came the avia- tion disasters, which elicited an out- burst of insubordinate comment by an officer of the Army, calculated to cause the President serious concern He has wisely abstained from disci sion, or action, leaving the matter to | the regular courses for disposition. A strenuous season of work is ahead. Congress will meet in less “than three months, for a long session. Many questions of impertance are to be debated and decided. wlax reduc- tion is to be undertaken. Interna tional debts are to be considered. Gov- trnmental economies are to be effect- ed. The President will be at the focal | + point of these mattere, Washington is glad to- have the Chief Executive back home. He has rested at Swampscott during these few weeks of his absence and returns, it is believed, strengthened and pre- pared for the hard grind of concen trated application to the details of running the createst business estab- lishment in the world. e — Bathing Beaches. Col. Sherrill, director of public build- ings and parks, in an address before *the Rotary Club, says that the re- cently published report of the Potomac water survey by the Public Health “Service does not signify that the main- tenance of bathing beaches on the ®heres of the rivers is impossible. Es- timates for two beaches, one on the Potomac near Key Bridge and the other on the Anacostia shore, have heen submitted to the Bureau of the Budget. The water conditions that arg inimical to health, savs the colo- nel. may be corrected by chlorination as in the Tidal Basin, where a beach - was maintained without injury to the Mealth of the users. There is reason to hope that Col. Sherrill is correct in his belief that the waters of the rivers can be used. for public bathing. The report of the Public Health Service certainly gave the community a shock and appeared 1o render the bathing beach problem most difficult of solution. The direc- tor of public buildings and parks, ar- dent in his desire to give the people * of the District the amplest and best _facllities for outdoor public bathing, . {lUes not furnish an explanation of the “aneans to be employed to make the waters pure enough for such use. His sonfidence, however, is inspiring. If a method cannot be found to »-purify the river water sufficiently to permit bathing, it will be necessary to construct public bathing places fed by _Dliered water. Washington cannot be ““allowed to go without ample and per- “fectly safe facilities for this purpose. The question will be brought before “ongress at the coming session and averybody hopes that it will be an- __jwered decisively and promptly, with “isome provision that will be available .4or_the next Summer season. ———— Col. Mitchell is demonstrating a dis- position to meet trouble more than “palf way. o, The Need of a Pistol }aw. Maj. Sullivan, superintendent of police of the District, in his annual report, urges the enactment of a law which will protect the community from the menace of the easily obtain- #d -deadly weapon. Ha offers statis- s:tics showing the prevalence of pistol crimes. Those weapons figured in 18 of the 31 murders committed in the District during the year and in 124 cases of assault out of 283. Thus there were 142 pistol carriers. who took sor attempted to take life, All of those persons got their guns with- out difficulty, at small cost. Nobody ! -an tell how many others went armed, ready for murder. The only effective law in restraint of promiscucus personal armanent is rne that prohibits. under seveie pen- & city, the selling of weapons Lo per- n ollection is made by | he has been in | - | Washington has submitted the second buy, issued by a responsible public officlal, after due .nquiry Into the character of the applicant and his need of a weapon. Such a penalty should be applied to the vender of the deadly goods. It is idle to rely upon the “concealed weapons law"” as a safeguard against crime. The “concealed weapon™ is not the real menace. It is the used weapon. The hidden gun cannot be detected until after it is used. So slight is the chance of being caught with a gun iIn the pocket, ready for use, that pistol “loters” freely arm | themselves. Repeatedly this recommendation for a truly effective pistol law has been {made by District authorities, but ! without response by Congress. Bills have been drawn and even considered in District committees, but with no action in the legislative chambers. The Commissioners have no authority to enact legislation. They might, by of their police regulation write a rule which imposes fines upon dealers who sell without receiving proper credentials, but there is grave doubt as to'the effectiveness of such a procedure. The sure way to relief from this deadly evil is by statute which declares the furnishing of guns to persons not authorized to obtain them a felony, punishable by imprisonment. Recent crimes in other jurisdictions illustrate the ease with which insane persons can arm themselves for crimi- nal purposes. The District is today exposed (o such happenings in the absence of an effective pistol regula- tion law, | B How Washington Rides. The engineering firm which has been surveying the traffic situation in } | section of its report to the Public Utilities Commission, and that part of the report contains a mass of statis. tics showing the number of persons riding in street cars, private autos, publie busses and taxis. The en- gineers concluds that “the privatg au- tomobile is a. very impertant factor in the local transportation situation in the District of Columbia because of the large percentage of working pop- ulation ing it as a means of trans- portation. Most persons in Wash- ingten made such an observation in advance of the survey report, but the engineers made a count which yielded interesting figures. In a count cover- ing one day and made a2t a number of points the engineers say that street cars with a capacity of 672,000 passen- gers carried 304,000, that automobiles with a capacity of 1,053,000 passen- gers carried 441,988 and that the pub- lic busses with a capacity of 58,000 | carried 22,556. One inference that may be drawn is hat the street cars were not crowded and could have carried twice as many people as they did. The count covered a day, but an hour-by-hour record would no doubt show that between 7:30 and 9, morning, and 4:30 and 6, evening, the cars might have carried @ third more passengers than could or would try to get in them. This survey shows that of the per- ns noted as riding in vehicles 57 per cent were in private autos. This percentage in increasing. There is no slackening in the purchase of new cars and the old cars find buyers and run for an indefinite time. The survey engineers during the | @ay counted 2,007 public busses with seats for 55,000 and carrving 22,556 | passengers. At the rush hours there |were mo empty seats in the busses. | As Washinston increases in pepula- tion and builds farther from the old business sections the public bus will carry more passengers and perhaps an increasing percentage as com- pared with the street car. Large sections of Washington are building away from street railroads, and the people depend on their mutes and on the public bus, which carries them to their destination or transfers to a street car. There are figures in the report on auto traffic between Washington and its State suburbs. Every one has observed the increase in autos and public busses. Stockholders in sub- urban electric railroads have cer- tainly observed it. The building of {new towns and the huilding of smooth roads goes on. and a larger percent- age of people in the suburbs are be- coming auto owners. The number of public busses is greater this year than last, and no doubt their number will continue to increase. e~ o, Alienists who keep potential mur- derers out of the way of doing harm are rendering much more valuable service to society than those who tes- tify in support of insanity pleas at trials. { e —t— An American sculptor is saying harsh things about London public art, thus maintaining the balance of in- ternational criticism. The Shenandoah Inquiry. Secretary Wilbur, in a formal state- ment regarding the loss of the Shenan- doah, declares that the commander of the airship was under no complusion [to start her flizht at a specified time, that he had authority to postpone it if | conditions were not favorable. Re- garding the suggestion that the acci- dent was due to a change in the es- cape valyes, the Secretary points out that the gas bags did not explode, be- ing intact at the time of the collapse of the ship. r Immediately after the disaster sug- gestion was advanced that Comdr. Lansdowne was under imperative or- ders, which he could not ignore or evade or change, to take the ship from Lakehurst on its westward flight, and that he had started the flight with misgivings in view of certain known atmospheric conditions. The Secre- tary’s statement appears to refute this contention distinctly. In the inquiry that is now in prog- ress to detbrmine the cause of the dis- aster there will be two points at issu ‘Was the structure of the Shenandoah in any manner or degree faulty? Was the ship strong enough to withstand only normal weather stresses? In other werds, was the Shenandoah as stout and in all details dependable as possible, and was she, if In perfect 7\ THE . EVENING unable to resist an traordinary strain? It the Shenandoah was in perfect condition and was capably navigated she was most assuredly unable to withstand an abnormal stress. Now comes another question: Was it known that the airship could not in perfect condition and with perfect management endure in & severe storm stress? If it was known, or suspected, that she could not pass safely through a violent gale of wind, a long chance was taken when she was sent out on her last voyage through a region of possible storms, presages of which had been given by disturbances advancing from the Northwest. In Secretary Wilbur's statement it is noted that a skilled metcorologist accompanied the Shenandoah. Just what service a weather forecaster on the ship itself could render is not ex- phained. What was needed, and will always be needed In these cases, is a weather forecasting service ahead of the airship. The most skilled meteor- ologist on the dirigible itself, unless kept informed by radio of happenings ahead, could render no assistance whatever in the navigation of the ship. e Twenty per cent of working Wash- ingtonians ride daily to and from their tasks in motor cars. Traffic Director Eldridge would be justified in consid- ering this as a gross under-estimate. ——— Some of the romance of the succes- sion of an American “‘cowho; to a British earldom is diminished when announcement is made thai he is sixty-three years of age. BRI President Coolidge is not bringing back to Washington the customary photograph of the Summer vacationer showing a big fish caught by him on his outing. Mr. Maglllicuddy of Philadelphia is not only a shrewd base ball manager, but a confirmed: optimist. ————— Sixty-seven varieties of feminine beauty are displayed at Atlantic City, ten more than the range of a cele- brated pickle product. Mayor Hylan publicly ecut Gov. Smith at a Labor day rally. The side- walks of New York will soon be run- ning with gore. —— e . Though mo echoes are resounding on the Atlantic seaboard there is rea- son to believe that young Robert La Follette is making the Wisconsin welkin ring, quite the paternal tashion. in ———— The formal inquiry by the Army general staff into the authenticity of Col. Mitchell's broadside of criticism indicates a habit of not believing everything that ‘ou see in the papers.” The long expected occurred the other day at Mitchel Field, when a bald eagle tried to scalp an aviator. The jealousy of the best flving ma- chines in nature was certain to mani- fest itself eventually. - ———— Discovery of disease germs in the Potomac water puts up to Congress the problem of finding a place where Washington can bathe safely in Sum- mer outside of the family hathroom. e —— - SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Harmless Foe. “Your political antago You every name he can think of,” said the agitated friend. “Don’t interrupt him.” answered Senator Sorgham. "It is better to have a man searching the dictionary for epithets than going after record for facts.” Disillusioned. “Did vou say Mr.and Mrs. Meekton have had a misunderstanding?” “No,” answered Miss Cayenne. “In- stead of a misunderstanding. they have come into a condition of mutual comprehension,” vour A Price Required. “1 suppose vou meet a great many amateur photographers?” Not as many es T used to” an. swered Farmer Corntossel. “‘You see I've heard these Summer folks talkin’ among themselves, an’ anybody who wants to take home souvenir pictures of the ‘funny old Rube that kep’ the boardin’ house’ will have (o pay ex- r A Lamb's Chorus. In wondrous Wall street, far away, The operators bold and rash ‘With words and figures fight each day ‘While we put up the real cash. “Losin’ yoh temper don’ pay,” said Uncle Eben, “In a heap o' cases it don’ do no mo’ dan put you to de ex- pense of hirin' a lawyer to show you whah you's wrong.” Sameness. “There is a certain sameness about natural scenery,” sald the man who looks bored. “Do you mean to compare a mag- nificent mountain with the broad ex- panse of the sea?” ‘Yes. Wherever you find a spot of exceptional beauty somebody is sure to decorate it with sardine tins and biscuit boxes.” The Great Question. The statesmen with intellects able Take up the effairs of the land. Some say we are solid and stabl Some say there are dangers at hand. But spite of debate and convention ‘Where speakers grow solemn or &y, The "question that most claims atten- tion Is “What does the weather man say?” The poets have labored untiring To brighten the pathways of men; Philosophers wise and aspiring ‘Have written again and again. And fiction with fancies so eerie From care strive to turn us away; But the one great and permanent query Is “What does the weathei man’ -y Y STAR, WASHINGTO is calling | "THIS AND THAT Tulip time ls almost here, in pros- pect, at least, for October is the month for putting the bulbs into the ground. ‘What joy and econfusion the Au- tumn selection of bulbs for flowering in the garden next Spring brings to the home gardener! Is there anything in the world more perplexing than the Kall catalogues of the seedmen? They give us long lists of daffodile, tulips, narcissi. hyacinths, so rhany varieties, all so fine, our bewilderment grows the longer we read the descriptions. This vear the matter iy more com- plicated than ever, for the Govern- {ment is cutting off, after this seasan, | the importation of daffodils, narcissi ian\i other bulbs for fear of entry of certain plant diseases. So if we want these flowers from the great Dutch growers, it is necessary to place our orders with the seed houses without delay. Personally, T believe that American growers will ultimately solve the problem, or that in time the Government will relent in the severity of its measures. In the mesntime, however, this sweeping order against the future im portation of certain bulbs is going to cause much anxiety to home garden- ers who want a few bulbs but do not care to go into this sort of growing on a large scale. In the past it has been possible to take our time about securing this or that bulb. Now, the catalogues tell us, We must order at once, or prob- ably forever hold our peace. ‘The old standbys, the tulips, are not on the forbidden list. Let us start out with them. Here we have @n -array more glorious than the tamous lilies of the fleld of which our Lord spoke. | 'There are double early tulips and | Dar old English cottage | tuliy Spring tulips, Dutch ‘l)rnder tulips, parrot tulips, Bybloe- men, the latter in ‘roses” and violets” over a white ground; “botan- nical” tulips and others. * % ox The cottage tulips ars my faverites. allowing all beauty to the wonderful Darwins and the giant breeders. The old English cottage tulips are the flowers with the delicate tints, many of them being egg-shaped, such exquisite things that, when first seen in May, one stands amazed at their beauty, there in the moist ground. ‘What shall be choose? The list is long—but we must have some of the Inglescombe pink, described as “a delicate and vivid salmon pink.” with blooms of an “‘exquisite eggs shape.” A picture of this variety in one ca shows truly beautiful flowers, would grace any garden. Mre. Moon is an old favorite. a solden, lilylike tulip that shows off 1q wonderful advantage with purple iris bloaming about the same time, Here is La Reve, tapestry rose, one of the old standbys of the cottage group. Picotee, too. with its reflexed petals, white with carmine edges, is another favorite. Shall we not get Primrose Beauty? “This you must try,” says our cata- logue, “so slender, so graceful, a de- licious pale vellow with the most en- chanting fragrance. The cottage tullps. some of them, have the sweetest odor among flowers, delicate, yet honey-scented. _ To smell them, in the dew of a fine May morning, is an experience which only the garden lover knows. ‘What shall we try among the Dar- wins? These tulips are fancied by a great many to the exclusion of all others, on eccount of their large flowers-and tall, sturdy growth. Here we have Clara Butt, & favorite with many, a delicate salmon-pink flower that has steod the test of ivears. Here is one with an intriguing name, Louise de la Valliere, “clear. luminous, deep pink.” We must have | that. |, The, Dutch breeders bave their Ytriends—but we shall not go into | them, for eur fancy. at this moment, | is caught by the pages devoted to the hyacinths, those incomparable flowers, one of the choicest thoughts of God upon the subject of beauty. o superb. 8o almost gemlike are e masterpieces. that it is hazard BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. ous to plant them in the front of the house, for they tempt many persons to steal them. To steal flowers, I hold, is not so much a crime as other thefts, although one may not agree with me at the time one first dis- covers some lost blossoms. Yet there is some excuse for mzn, woman or child, who has flowers, for falling for the temptation to make off with a few choice speci- | mens of hyacinth. the or two blooms for my own enjoyment! Lady Derby, with clegr rose pink bells, is an old favorite. And there are many others, too, and in various tones of pink, and white, and shades of red, that are lovely beyond com- petition. The late Eilbert Hubbard said that if he had but two loaves of bread. he would sell one and buy some white hyacinths with which to feed his soul. Probably most of us would get more soul nourishment out of the pink ones. As for t odor of these flowers, it is heavy and not liked by some, including the writer. 1 prefer them outdoors. The Roman or miniature hyacinths are prized by some, as also are the so-called grape hyacinths, the latter slender spikes of pure blue. As for the crocus, every one loves it, but oiten it does not come up as it should. * % % % As for the daffodils. or narcissi, of which Wordsworth sang so beauti- fully, there are many varieties of these, 8o that the bulb ““fan” wfll have to work them out for himself, with the ald of the ubiquitous catalogues. I like the bulb and seed catalogues. I know of no men in business who Seem %0 human as the men who run the great seed houses of the country. It seems that it is impossible to deal with growing things without becom- Mg & real human heing, even if one wére inclined to be “uppish” before | Just as one is likely 1o meet more jcourtesy tn the Department of Asri culture than in any other Govern | ment office in Washington (with tha possible exception of the Washingion City Post Office), so, among husi- nesses, there is none quite compar- able to the seed business. This business has grown up with the country and has gtood shoulder |to shoulder with the farmers and small-town people of the United States in making our land what it is today. So (here is something in- tensely human and understanding— if you understand me—about their relations with the general public They do not have to adopt any “code of ethics.” They serve the lLord of all growing things, and are in tune with immortal forces To show you exactly what I mean I quote at random the introduction to the latest bulb catalogue that has come to my desk. There is more than businiess here—there is love “Prepare now for next Spring. garden is a thing of leisurel, cratic old roots and carefully ed flowers. It brooks no forgetful- ness and will not flourish on per- functory attentions. It has no blos- soms for an absentee lover. Nothing in the world needs o much love, but nothing gives you so much pure love in return.'—Le Gallienne. “We have many letters of com- mendation of our quality and ice, among which this simple mess came recent “I llke you better than any seed man that T have ever known and wish you all the good Iuck the world." “It, came on everything was worl he planted bulbs looked withered. ‘The DfMce Cat wouldn't pur ven the office clock was out of commission. “When out of the mass came these tew words of faith in us and our endea vor. “Why—with them came back all the cheer and high hopes. We found we were working in a Good Cause, our chosen field—Horticulture.” A aristo« ort - in a bleak day wrong with when the . Shall the last be first at dinner? Ah least, that is the recommendation of R. H. Shaw, nutrition expert for the American Baking Association, in discussing the proper place for pie on the menu. The superiority of pie as an article of food has been illustrated by a series of experiments carried on by Mr. Shaw, with white rats as the subjects, the pie-fed rats thriving bet- ter than those given a varied diet. “New England experience would support’ Mr. Shaw's arguments for moving pie forward on the dinner bill,” remarks the Des Moines Eve- ning Tribune. “It would, in faet, move it clear up to breakfast.” The great New England essayist, Emer- i son, ate pie for breakfast. coneurs the Bay City Times-Tribune, which adds: “There is no particular connec. tion hetween that and . the fact of Emerson’a hecoming the world's most famous exponent of transcendental- ism, of course, but the fact is cited simply to give added weight to the plea for more pie.” That New England is not alone in its love of pie ig proved by the claims made by the Harrisburg Telegraph, which says: “Pennsylvania was born and raised on pie, Pie is to Pennsyl- vania what bread is to the rest of the world—the staff of life.” In fact, continues the Telegraph, "many a Pennsylvania table is not complete at dinner time without at least three va- rieties made in the fashionable large size pattern, both as to depth and diameter.” 3 * ok ok K New York started the discussion on pie with its search for the per- fect huckleberry pie. Such a search is useless, north of the Mason and Dixon lineé,” in the opinion of the Greenville Piedmont. “It is doubt- ful,” declares the Piedmont, “if any ple ever cooked on the Island of Man- hattan has ever been fit to mention in the same breath with the master- pieces made in the North and South Carolina mountains of the sweet little berry which grows wild.” The Pied- mont's description of this pie. is one to make the mouth water: "It is not over thick, has a rich golden crust with the deep indentations and im- prints of a fork, through which oozes a royal purple juice, of darker hue than old port wine, if you know what we mean. A slice of it is only a taste and a whole ple is much. less than enough for the epicure.” The Columbia Record issues a tantalizing invitation for the pie eater to ‘‘come to Columbia for a feast of huckle- berry ple that is ple.” The Seattls Daily Times, however, refuses to see anything sectional about the great American dish and contends that ‘“‘the ple belt stretches from New England to the Plclfic;flonm‘ -y * President Coolidge recently gave great impetus to blueberries in the race by “eating blueberry pie” at White Court. In spite of this prece- dent, the Milwaukee Journal pays its tribute to “that king of the pantry, the joy of young and old, friend of the rich and poor, the pumpkin pie. The Fort Worth Star Telegram states its preference in no uncertain terms, declaring - “huckleberry pie ‘is the supremest bliss- of the connoisseur, nd it is supported in this choice by the Asbury Park Evening Press, which quotes “no less a personage DNl out of s e piet | agtoe ia tull Controversy as to Best Pie Material Appeals to Imagination of Editors made from this fruit greatest handiworks. Apple ple, of course, has its friends, and the Manchester Leader advises, “When in doubt, order apple pie. Davenport Democrat. quoting from results of the recent experi- ments, states that “apple pies, while low in protein, were found to be an excellent source of heat and energy and of slightly more value, pound for pound, than bread.” “In the order of their relative values in nutriment, according to Mr. Shaw," says the Casper Daily Tribune, “‘may be named custard, pumpkin, squash and sweet potato pie: “For a frail body there is nothing better than custard pie,” in the opinion of the Los Angeles Times, which sug- geats as the slogan of rising America “Mere ple and plenty of it The Indianapolis Star discloses a profound knowledse of pie fillings for all seasons and enumerates “rhubarb, green apple, green currant and green gooseberry for the early .Spring and Summer,” then for later varieties, “black raspberry, cherry, blackberry, lum and peach, and assigns to th inter season such toothsome de. lights as “pumpkin, mince, apple, custard, butterscotch, lemon. coc: nut. ete.” thus supporting its con- tention “that one can have pie every day and yet be assured of variety.” one of man's Farms in France. While in America we are urging’ peo- ple to stick to the farm and make the earth give to them the living it should be made to earn, over in France they are doing this without urging. It is said to be remarkable with what ra- pidity the farms abandoned because of the war are being reclaimed. ‘We are advised that of the 7,250,000 acres of land rendered unsuitable for use in the devastated regions of France at the time of the armistice, 95 per cent had been ored on Jan. uary 1, 1925. Practically all the land covered with barbed wire entangle- ments has been cleared, and 97 per cent of the earth that had been thrown up"&n making trenches has now been used for filling in. Of the nearly 5. 000,000-acres of-farm land unsuitable for use at the time of the armistice, 4,525,000 acres have been leveled off. - By the end of the war the number of destroyed buildings had reached 893,792. On January 1 508,319 of these had been rebuilt. A consider- able number of the rest will not be re-erected, however, as their owners have accepted war damages with no Intention to rebuild. o It would seéem that the French have become adepts at rebuilding after a great crisis of arms. But there are some lessons America might learn from her. Over here we abandon the farm without thought of its future, while the Frenchman goes back to a ruined and dilapidated and shell shot 'homestead and digs in and rebuilds.- But we guess he doesn't have to fool with any. boll weevil.—Savan: Press. > Woods Full of ’Em. From the.Chicago Daily News. ‘Well, suppose Trotsky did return to Moscow ready to accept any job the offer - ‘Wash- - Kin fetiows. Yo i no | If the thief will but leave me one D. (., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1925 Pollution of the Potomac Must Be Cured at Once To_tae Editor of The Star: The Star's excellent editorial in the 1ssue of September 5 is most apt and timely and must have been read with great interest and satisfaction by its many thousands of patrons. All of them must also be gratified to note the earnest attention our authorities are now giving to this vitally 1m. portant but long neglected matter, and snould feel that they may now indulge the hope long deferred that early and {effective measures will be adopted by {and through which the present dis- | graceful and health-menacing situa- fon with respect to the Potomae River will be effectively and perma- nently remedied. While it will not he disputed that ‘Washington City is highly favored in peing located on the tidewaters of the veautiful and historic Potomac, being thus afforded not only a navigable outlet to the sea, but ample water supply for all public and domestic vet it would seem that ever e the establishment of the city this splendid stream has been used by it &8s a sewer drain outlet and cess- pool, used so much so. indeed, that the waters of our bathing beach, also those along’the wharves and the Poto- mac Park driveways. have become 50 laden with disease effluvia as to ren- der the atmosphere of that entire sec- tion not only offensive to the olfac- tories, but positively dangerous to the health of zll frequenters 1t may be of interest to nots that it was not until after the publication in The Star of a letter, written by the undersigned, calling attention to the pollution of the Potomaec, that our authorities appear to have taken any action in regard thereto. Marked copies of The Star issue in which this letter appeared were seni (o the chairmen of the Senate and House District committees. the letiers transmitial giving additionsl detail= indicating the seriousness of the sit uvation, el Sometime thereafter Congress closed the bathing beach and still later a commission of experts was appointed to investigate and report on the whale matter, The report of this commission. just published, fully sus- tains and confirms the statements con tained in The Star’s publication above referred to. Query: Now that pub- Jicity has been given to this matter, how can we undertake, with any hepe of success, to “sell Washington” un- less and until this disgraceful nui sance, the pollution of the Patomac, is thoroughly and effectively abated? WILLIAM SMALL. How Prosperity May Come to United States To the Editor of The Star In studying the question. “How may we altain greater prosperity”’ a large number of millionaires and other wealthy business men. have given suggestions that ere excellent as far as they go. Lower taxes, less exiravagance, less governmental interference, protection of the home markets, lower wages for the unionized businesses. all are ex- cellent ~ expedients for bringing in- creased prosperity to one class, the producers or capitaliats. But how about the consumers? Not one of these plans will bring pros- perity to them. May the writer call the attention of the reader to that verse in the Bible which savs. “We are all members of the same bodv— and every one members one of an- other.” The prosperity of one class at the expense of another spells ruin tor the country. The sole reasen for production is to supply the consumer. If the consumer cannot afford to buy the article the country is not prosperous. even if the producer can get his price by ship- ping it abroad. There are three rclasses of econ and consumier; the union worker and the nop-union worker. The first two classes are prosperous. and if the third class were equally so the country would be on a howling boom. Do vou really want prosperity for the country? Pay more attention to the “‘white-collar’ man. He is being crushed between capital and the unions, and with him wiil go the pros- perity of the country. First of all, salaries. How many ‘‘white-collar” men can live on their malaries, let alone get married or raise a family? It is said that the law of “supply and demand” regulates wages. It may, but if the “white-callar” men were unionized the law of “supply and de- mand” would receive a jolt in the other direction. Present-day economy seems to most employers to mean economize on the salaries of clerical help. If vou do not believe this, read over some of the “Help Wanted” advertisements. Note the requirements, education. training. efficiency and experience. Then mark how much the employer is willing to pay for this. Practically nothing. Look at the large number of unmar- ried young men. They cannot afford to get married. Look how many fami- lies are crowding into two or three rooms, and how many geod houses are vacant. Why? The middle class. the former backbene of the country, can- not afford to live comfortably Economy is ruining this country. No country is made wealthy by a sur- plus in the treasury. A country is wealthy if people can buy things and live well. Raise salaries and lower prices. Get money into circulation and increase consumption. Try to maintain a high standard of living for all classes, and don’t let one class suffer while others grow rich at their expense. The average man, mot the banks, shows the wealth of the country. MARY P. DASHIELL. Some Notable Cases of Great Bunches of Grapes To the Editor of The Star: Several days ago The Star pub- lished & picture of 2 bunch of grapes ‘weighing 10 pounds, stating that this was probably a record weight for a bunch of grapes. I remember distinct- 1y of seeing a picture of the spies re- turning from the promised land strain- ing under the weight of a single bunch of grapes that must have weighed considerably more than 10 pounds. A. F. Barron. in “Vines and Vine Culture,” London (1883), gives the weight_of several large bunches of {dmn housegrapes, He states that r. Curror of Eskbank exhibited at Edinburgh, Scotland, a bunch of black Trebbiano grapes weighing 26 pounds 4 ounces, which is the largest bunch on record. Specimens of white Nice grapes from Arkleton, weighing 25 pounds 15 ounces and 19 pounds 5 ounces,” are reputed to have been shown. Another _authority (1924) states that in 1781 the Duke of Portland grew in his glass houses in ‘Welbeck, England, bunches of Syrian grapes weighing 1933 pounds. This bunch was 41 feet in circumference at the shoulders. In 1877 Mr. Rob- erts of* Charlville, Ireland, grew a bunch of Gross Guillaume grapes weighing 23 pounds 7 ounces. The above records are for grapes| grown in England. I have no specific records of weights of bunches of American-grown grapes. Grapes-of the varieties commonly grown in the East. ern United States seldom weigh over |half a pound. J. H. Ricketts exhib- ited in New York.bunches of High- land grapes ~weighing 2 pounds. Hedrick. in his “Manual of American Grape Growing” (1924). states that among the hothouse grapes the White Nice and Syrian varieties produce the ‘largest sizé clusters and speci- pomes o v s of | sumers, the capitalist. who is producer | ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Q. How do railroad accidents ‘this year compare with last vear’—E. W. A. For the first five months of 1925 -there were 8162 train accidents as compared with 9,828 for a similar perfod last year Q. 1s it possible for a member of the military forces of the United States 10 obtain more than one Con gressional Medal of Honor?=H. H. M. A. Prior to the World War there were a few cases in which two issues of the Congressional Medal of Homor were made. However, there is now a ruling against this and the law pro vides for an original issue of the Con- gressional Medal of Homor. and for subsequent acts the Oak Leaf Cluster. Q. What kind and how much wood | is uged for tobacco pipes’—H. S. B. A. The highest quality pipes are made from Krench briar, ebony, and rosewood. Cheap pipes are made from the sapwood of sweet or cherry birch and red gum. The former sald to imitate calabash and the lat ter rosewood. The quantity used an- nually throughout the country is of which red gum supplies approxi- mately 12,000 annually, birch 2,000 feet, ebony 9,800 feet, applewood 435 feet, miscellaneous foreign wood: feet and miscellaneous na. species 22,000 Q. Are there any “‘Chlcagoes” other than Chieago, 111.7—C. C. A. As far as we have been able to ascertain there is but one Chicago in the world. There is a Chicage Junc tion, a village in Huron County, Ohlo also. Chicago Heights, a city 27 miles south of Chicago. 11 | Q. How many | ter, Va.. change Civil War?—M. A | A, 1t was the center of lis sald 1o have changed times Q. What liners as E N. H A. The Par senger capacity. Berengaria, Aquitania, times did hands during Wigches the ife and hands 72 are the largest ocean to passenger capacity? has the greatest pas Stockholm, Belgenland, 2,705 600; Carinthia. ashington, 2,508 Q. Which was the first lighthouse built by the United States?—K. F A. The first lighthouse built hy the United States as an independent Gov- | arnment is at Cape Henry, at the en- {trance of Chesapeake Bay. It was finished in 1792, when fish oil was used for lighting. sperm oil being sub stituted in 18160, Q. How can copper utensil?—D. A. The Government method make a mixture of une part of common nitric acid and ene-half part of sul phuric acid in a stone jay, having also a ready pail of fresh water and a box of sawdust 532, 1 clean a dirty . B. greasy removed to the water, and finally rubbed with sawdust. This im mediately changes them to a brilliant color. If the copper has become grea: it is first dipped in & strong solution of potash and =oda in warm water: has free power to act Q. How large is the American Fed eration of Labor’—F. E. H A. 1In the federation are 107 na tional and international unions. repre senting 35,000 local unions, 4 depar!- The sixth assembly of the League Gene ica received the usual | of the league, for repentance of the recalcitrant na- tion of Washington, Lincoln, Roose- velt and Wilson. * F x ¥ the United States, in this city, October 17, the twenty-third conference of the Interparliamentary Union, an organi- zation made up of delegates from all nations, mostly members of their re- spective parliaments. This organiza- tion antedates the League of Nations nearly four decades. Its purpose is similar, though its methods differ rad- ically from those of the Ileague. Founded by a working man—a union- ist who was almost a pioneer as a Labor member of Parliament—vet its meetings are alwavs greeted Ly the heads of government, and it is recog- nized as having tremendous influence upon world politics and the peace of nations. L It was in 1885 that the Interpariia- mentary Union was begun by 8ir Wil liam Randal Cremer, who was then a member of the English Parliament, but lately an active member of the bakers’ union. His idea of an inter- national union to prevent war was not accepted by Premier Gladstone nor by the other British leaders. but was backed by Frederic Passy of the French Assembly. The organization pushed ahead in both countries. In 1838 Mr. Cremer brought to the United States a petition signed by 233 members of Parliament asking that “» United States and Great Britain enter into an arbitration treaty. He was introduced to President Cleveland by Andrew Carnegie and Samuel Gompers, but nothing came of_the ef- fort. Later Mr. Cremer won the Nobel peace prize for founding the union. X ®x The Interparliamentary Unmion met in the United States in 1904, at the St. Louis World's Exposition. After the conference the delegates visited ‘Washington and were greeted by President Roosevelt, who said to them: “You are men skilled in the practical work of government in your several countries, and this fact adds weight to your championship of inter- national justice.': Two years later. when the confer- ence was held in the House of Parlia- ment, London, the British prime min ister, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, said: ““The majority of vou have not come here—and 1 think you will wish this to be understood—as the acered- ited delegates of your respective par- liaments. This gathering is unofcial. But you are here, if I read the times aright, in the fujlest credited representatives af vour fellow. eountry men and women, and in .this capacity you are entitled to express, with an ‘authority attaching to no other assembly in the world, the con- science, the reasons and the senti. ents. of a large and not the least in- uential portion of ‘the human race. * * * You have done much since the new century began to give shape and substance to the growing, the ins sistent, desire that war may be ban- ished from the earth.” WO AN 1f cynical doubters point to the fact that since the above speech the most orrible war in all history has been ought, 80 may the critics point to the fact that after six vears of the League of Nations there has been no year without wars. Even while it is opening its sixth assembly war per- sists, involving three prominent mem- bers of the league—France with the Druses in Asia Minor, :France- and Spain with the savage Riffs in Africa, and Italy with the Algerians—and all the ‘Dcdde'hlfl' nn’t'lons. especially Gréat BFilain;=on- the verge of- ,mmm. Ty i | Monte Bolivia, 2,§00; Monte Sarmiento, | and “George | There will be held in the Capitol of | nse as the an. | | | 3.820; next comes the | | tor BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. ments, 45 State branches and 855 city centrals and 200,000 paid-up mem with & total membershlp of 1979, Q. How many cities in the United States prohibit Sunday movies?—M. S A. The Lord’s Day Alliance enumer ates 58 citles, but save that the list is incomplete. Q. Does the Tidal Basin at Wash inston serve any useful purpose PO W. A. This basin was constructed keep the harbor channel clean. There 1s about a two-foot tide al Wash ington. There is an automatic intake gate in the Tidal Basin which admitx the water from the Potomac River when the tide is flowing. and an aute matic outlet gate from the basin into the harbor channel. which discharges the water when the tide ebbs. In fact, the Tidal Basin. which ix ene of the beauty spots of the city, was built as a sanitary device. Q. What is the object of the garden cities of England which it is proposed to duplicate in the United States” given as approximately 490,000 feet,| —I. K. B. A. The objects of the propesed Garden City Association would be 10 promote towns especlally desighed rom the beginning for healthy living for all classes of the community, anc industry; such citles to be re stricted as far as practicable to a size to make possible a full meastre of social life. The citiss would be surrounded with belts of lafd inter spersed with wedges of land per manently restricted to open develop ment, all the land being previousl zoned and held as far as practicable in trust for the community Q. Does license fee fr ceivers?>—R. . E. A. Great Britain collects 10 shillinz 1$2.50) a year license fee from owner < of receivers, and the yield has. been as high as §2,500,000 in a vear for ihe broadeasting monopoly. This broad casting income is increasing at about 00 a month reat Britain collect m owners of radio 1 Q. How -dnes suiphite bond paper | compare in price with that made of linen rags?—M. A. Sulphite bond is made from wood which is put in a boiler and cooked. Until the fiber leaves the | wood a cottonlike substance remains The 100 per cent sulphite paper is more expensive and more durahle than the bond paper made of old soiled rags, But in most instances is les expensive than the bond paper made from fresh linen rage (Uncle Sam 45 constantly working for you. He is solving your problems of agriculture, of industry and of com- merce. He fosters mew enterprise. imtroduces mew crops and opens wp mew londs and markets. He does countless things to make better thr | products of the fields, the mines and The articles to be | treated are dipped into the acid, then | | and service this cuts the grease. so that the acid | lit | cover of Natiens opened last Monday in|character of the League of The United States of Amer-|and compliments | seems from officials and other enthusiasts | proach: 0 have looked in vain | islate; 1 the mills. He aids and encourages invention and provides educationa advantages of a thousend kinds. He improves facilities of communication and transportation and safeguaris your life and health. He is the high- est specialist in any man's line of cork and he wants you to make wuse of all his resources of information if you desire help of any kind from Uncle Sam let our Washington information bureau get for you. There is mo charge for service except ceats in stamps the return postage. Address The Star Information Bureau. Twen! first and C streets morthwest, Wash- ington, D. C.) BACKGROUND OF EVENTS BY PAUL V. COLLINS. n the ations Interparliamentary Unlon lie in the method of ap The League of Nations leg and expects its member na tions to respect its authority as dele. gated; the Interparliamentary Union seeks 1o formulate principles, which should actuate all right-meaning na tionalities, “deriving their just power from the consent of the governed and seeking to educate a public con science to deal justly according to a« cepted international rules of pro cedure, enforced only by public senti. ment, which in all civilized nations is the ruler of governmments. The Interparliamentary Union not to be confused with the so-called peace societies masking as for peac~ while plotting to weaken patriotic d¢ fense against aggression and treason There is no agenda calling for de fenselessness of nations, but only dis ussions of means by which occasion= of war may be lessened through meas ures trending toward mutual interna tional agreements. The workings of the Dawes plan for financial settle ment of Europe, the possibilities of a security pact and the development o international law will be some of the projects of the meetings. Originally the chief aim of the In terparliamentary Union was to bring about arbitration as a means of set tling all international differences; but arbitration too often meant compro mise, which only left unhealed scars. in place of means for getting at the roots of trouble. Later, the scope was broadened to include discussions of the rights of minorities, parliamentary control of forelgn policies—rather than secret treaties made by the inper circles of diplomats—formulation of a code of international law and refer ence to a court of justice, formulating agreements for management of man dates, the uplifting of backward peoples, and the equality of all na tions in the commerce through th “‘open door,” whether in China or else- where. Representatives to the Interparha- mentary Union who came from states interested in the League of Nations sought in 1921 to commit the Union to an indorsement of the league, but the American group, which includes Sena- tor McKinley, chairman of the Amer- ican delegation; Representative Bur- ton and other members of Congress, adopted a resolution saying: “The time, we believe, has not ar- rived when our Union can profitably discuss. much less decide upon. pe- litical or even economical questions which may give rise to disputes be tween atates.” The resolution urged the. calling of the third Hague con- ference, and the extension of inter. national conciliation treaties and the creation of a ‘‘judicial union” of the nations. (International Court of Jus tice.) The essential difference betw the to * ok ok K For the first time the countries of South America will be included in rep- resentation, and one of the meetings will be held in the Pan-American Union Building. The fundamental principle of the Pan- American Union, confined to American nations, is almost identical ‘with the basic idea of the Interparlia- mentary Union, namely, that by con- ference and personal contact of the representative nations, differences may be ‘“ironed out” which at long range might lead to serious misunderstand- ings. Neither union has power to bind its respective governments, but it the justified boast of the Pan- American Union that since its coun- cil table was set, thers has been no war between any of its members. ‘When Marshal Foch looked upon that table, after the World War. and learned ‘that about it sat in couneil the - diplomatic representatives of all nations of America, -he said, with striking -impressiveness. “If Europe had had such a council table, there “Wotld have -been no World War." - ¥Copyright. 1998 By Ps V. Colfnel