Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1925, Page 6

6 ! 1 From Kabul to the Khyber Pass i1s a stretch of the bloodiest ground | that the world knows. 1f the Russian government seriously intends to force passage into India by that route it is bidding for the gravest trouble that has vet encountered. It would seem, therefore, that the The Evening Star Newspaper Company | immediate objective of Russia is 1ot A | India, but Afghanistan, as a first step The arousal of Afghan and against Eng of this to THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edi WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY. December 28, 1925 | | Editor | it THEODORE W. NOYES.... | toward India | sentiment for Russ {land may Dbe the but just how won through assault London, purpose we favor i nd slaughte ¢ mall at present a mystery. ———— | The Trafic Code Amendment. | Favorable sentiment for the bill to incre the the traflic | divector seems to be crystallizing in both the House and the Senate. In- and by Repre- sentative Blanton of Texas and lator Capper of Kansas, this desirable legislation should meet with no oppo sition when “.x.».ummu to comment by member carr Rate by Mail—| Marytand D v d Virgis se powers of a. 1mo 1mo a troduced sponsored Al Other States and Canada Sen. N 1 its aims are understood Memiber of the \ssociated Press. i the two D It is rapidly becoming apparent both resi law of regulations for that it should the last stormy both house: kicked th emerged as the Di t of ct committees. to members of Congress and of the District that the ng the office ¢ he director and the traflic ashington not all Rushed through hel floors of { sc after bel dents Cold Wave and Coal Supply. i pre evere cold spell woul : il hardship for | is & at wos. i low nes on the the measure | fway and that tratlic i finally n Taw the ol It remedial is small wonder, that fon is neces fte one vear's experiment with this hur. therefore, egisls ary 2 riedly patched-up code. Under the bill is one |of the vital local legislative items of pre. : present the director weather | Would have authority over the traffic bureau and the policemen assigned to That, in the main, and substance pplies 1 hav Tew which T the session, ¢ such as the prese b 1d bring 41 the bureau. the veek o is the, wide Stress woul sum measure. Traffic control would not be taken of the police. It | could not be, because the police are | the constituted authority to all ¥ But would take the of less ca leaths in con ¢ Ye erce of 1t in houses. the his out the hands would enforce Yet in New tomor d to early blockade. the l aws it out of nent ions and | hand: the police the drafting of traflic regui place this power in the directc It is all very simple. The director of a appointed cause of his knowledge of the sub- | Ject, should certainly be free to rec- | direct to Commissioners for the betterment of And he should authority to see that are enforced without being placed in the position of a sup- pl nt to rhe police department. Teads of the Aepartment traffic experts, depart frer was br traffic, a specialist be- | cast er the announce- of ment t for a reopen- all wages | ing the pending « take back ommend regulations the 1 scale ¢ on a new | conditions. certainly nfavorable re-[he given these However, that strength- | regulation ( operators | iins to are not If they are. why w an {of help unless they apply for assist { possible to rel | comir | respond THE EVENING STAR, V'ASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1925. {leading to reform. Such spasmodic upheavals have occurred before in the large cities, but the sad fact is that they never continue long and the practical politician eventually returns | to nis own. r———— The Time for Practical Charity. With the coming of an intense cold is felt among the poorer members of the community | Many of them have no fuel. Some wre prevented from working and carn- by the suspension of out- food lacking their families. This the time when charity most urgently needed prevent the keenest suffering, indeed to save lives The Associated knows where most of these sufferers are lo cated and is in a position to render iid. It must wave great suffering ipg money door jobs; is for Charities funds however, have Speak up for “I have the best car, the children in the When you way, although conceited, the receive is that And sati comfort v man is pleasan woman who hie Amid eme hesc tion of it orting Around praisin ecasionally o > achicve the E to e The most effective relie be tended through this organi Some may to find their objects of charitable giving and der directly laudable | spirit However there can be ex ion i prefer own ven | assistance in a of practical succor. risk of duplication n(‘; of many worthy persons and t is and neglect 1 families i | The Fourteen Opportunitiés have all | been accepted by the community, and those groups of people. sixty’nine per sons, i the But there remain many are ass coming vear. others merely ired of comfort for m for the short period of intense old and the vm some for to be who require aid, some of ti temporary lack of em Pl nt, Sickness sufferers provided tent and in hospital care, The great pity of the situation that many who are suffering in such conditions the present will not make known their needs, through pride and shame of exposure to the scrutiny of others. They hide the distress eveh when there is no h a longer time is v the with many ved and medical at n with instances i as ance. To find these people and in the most effective and considerate manner ve them is one duties of the charity orga To meet this which keenly felt whenever the temperat: drops as it has lately, it will This city b to call succor the sufferers of ion he need i it money is quired, and surely be s never f any for means The settlement of the coal strike delaved during the months It may be found an cident of a Fourth tion. of cold interesting July = a celebra e — Florida has managed S0 successfully that time thermometer drops a degree up Nc it means another real estate b ———r———— her publicity | the | position and |4 pecessary to appoint a specialist? Why had conditions become so mud dled that a traffic In Mr. Eldridge Washington has a traffic expert. If he to be held responsible for trafic conditions here | he should be given the neces: thority to work out his own salva- and " this i of work at the to supply eds iwe orsanization resist plan aw was enacted? immed old the public the orde ind 1 nxious to re They : is demands | | i [ [ ary an- t onee is evident The value of the franc as cu has kept accurate pace with teem in which Caillaux is statesman. the held as a | ————— The United States Senate is plainls interested in the of having | presiding officer who intends to pre- | prospect if their tiations that are wrrow. Evi- the Ameri believes that cessful 1tion leaders to pl His pre ition of g to all watching the piies. rely dociie tion. Ile has a thankless job and is laboring under distressing handicaps. | The bill wili of these ! handicaps and will allow him to stand | or fall on his own accomplishments e Yo Gr 10 open in New < tor dently can Feder tomorrow’s remove some Presic 1 o su { and Russia is uindoubtedly on the great and influential statesmen and prove anything like as efficient as her opera singers and her dancer: | ———— verge | if will v for time or diction of a career, her finfinciers can There will be less objection to the entering of homes by dry agents after | they succeed in suppressing the abun dance of alcohol in the highwiys ————— Butler Predicts the “Rope Age.” Gen. Smedley Butler, w resig nation from the Marine Corps in order to continue as director of pub- lic safety in Philadelphia is about to | be withdrawn irasmuch as the diree- denied him, ziven Pennsylvania an “earful” on leaving. speaking before a Bible class in Pltts- . he has denounced “gang poils namel the “boss™ of the city, ad- vised those Interested in law enforce- ment to get ropes and clubs and “knock off the heads” of the “scoun- drels In office” and ‘““irag them out.” When the average ritizen, “the kind that pushes a bahy carriage and works every day,” finds out what is doing, | the ““rope age" wil Such talk may stir the Phi public deeply, because ness. Or again, it n is the heated speech 1! hitter over personal mistreatr discounted. A is hard 1o arouse to the figt over matters of municipal ment. Slackness in law enfe when the majority tion s tantial likely to be viewed beyond correction. The significant feature of Gen. But- ler’s valedictory to the people of Phil- adelphia, delfvered in the State's sec- ond city, s his advice thaj they take the law in thefr own hands and rout the faithless public servants from their offices, with “ropes and cluh On the same platform with him was the governor of the State, who also spoke, and in a manner to evidence the ftullest approval of Gen. Butler's position. The great issue of law en- o forcement, said Gov. Pinchot, had iip able | become “incarnated” with the former of the British | director of public safe Did that zone, and it is believed now in London | Signify that the governor indorses the s own me. In the| t bower” rorship was has Moves Toward India. captured . It is regarded London, | the me adeiphia tnasmuct time | that e of ) secure of « | therefore ting peint the boundary Turkestan line of ar h the R meross the ne ghanistar 1nd opens oF mana « forms anistan r between and natural Indian fron- shortest This route orner of Af- uit mountain 1y 10 the Kha 1st east of which or the politicai org: intrenche al the it ng a to t the way from i theastern barrier v wak P ! lies the e Ki 1 to Ir evident ber Pass, northwe dia " It is government in R the traditional de to break down the traticn in In F £ anti-British propaganda that the change of | sin has not changed | 1 of that country Fritish adminis- some time past s a flood ¢ been directed points along the e wgainst iol de. . The boy who asked Santa Claus for | tes is satistied, but the one who re- | quested a sled is still expectant o R o While Bill Mitchell is always will to fly, he positively refuses to flee ———— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHN The Eternal Human. Father is dancing. It's no minuet Mother is smoking a punk cigarette Leading the life of ephemeral And so's your small boy. your small boy. ON. And so's| Popper is telling a story that's queer. Mommer is laughing with glee inst cere. We're patient with ways that obsess and annoy- And so's your smail your small boy. boy. And so's Down in our hearts we are faithful and true To honest ideals, 'mid customs quite new. We're stanch in affection, 'mid pleas- ures that cloy— And so’s our small boy. And so's our small boy. Limitation. ““Are vou in favor of a limit to de- bate? imphatically,” answered Senator Sorghum. “I have always been one of the debate limiters. There's nothing that puts a stop to intelligent and Jogical discussion like a filibuster.” leading Housing. “King Tut had a wonderful resting place.” Yes answered the weary tenant “Just think of being allowed to occupy. such an apartment all these years, rent free!” Jud Tunkins says a friend that tells you to forget your troubles is never the one that you happened to borrow money from. Asking Too Much. My letter to Old Santa Claus Brought no response polite, Though all that I requested was A ton of anthracite, Joyous Emergency. “Did you have a merry Christmas at Crimson Gulch?” “I'll say we did,’ Joe. answered Cactus officially that the spread of Russian | Suggestion about “ropes and clubs”? influence in Asia il the aim of| Undoubtedly the issue of law en- the government at Moscow under the | forcement is paramount in this coun- Soviets \der the czars, try today as a political question. It may be that this attack and cap- | very community is suffering from wure of Darkbad is but the first step |laxity in this respect. Crime is ram- in paign establish Russian | pant because of slackness in the en- authority in Afghanistan preliminary | forcement of the laws. Life is in o a later assault upon the British | peril, property is exposed to theft, Indian frontier. Fi the crossing|social order is menaced, because of of the Oxus, which has just been se-|the inability or the unwillingness of cured by the capture of Darkbad, to |those intrusted with the duty of keep- Kabul is something over 200 miles of [ ing the peace to apply the laws im- difficult country. The Khawak Pass, |partially and without exceptions. 11,600 feet in height, is approached | Perhaps the Butler episode will have across a comparatively level area, and | its good effect. It all depends upon from the pass to the Afghan capital | the psychological reaction of the com- a rtoad extends through a relatively | murity mind in Philadelphia’ If the Yevel stretch. But this is hard coun- habit of acceptance of political slack- try for a military force. It has been |ness is not too firmly fixed there may fought over @esperately and frequent-ibe an arousal of public resentment, < in is st as it v a ca to a rom “Anybody get in jall?” “No. We had to turn the jail into a hospital.” For the New Year. A Happiness Wish on New Year Day, 0ld Friend, I will send to you; And with it a Hope that I'll find a way Of making that Wish come True. “Wishin’ a friend Happy New Year," said Uncle Eben, “doesn’t make your mind no easier 'bout losin’ a week’s pay to hiim in a crap game A Disappointment. From the Boston Transcript. “What a shock it would be to the anthracite miners if the strike lasted all Winter and nobody froze to death in consequence! - | must 1 one must id of suying ind ¢ Otherwise conceit, hoth ] all sorts edness, Kind says the frien departing “Sure low!" pr of st ek o ia ho man generation * Why How Have ind oft putfed 1 b th is he v is he not th. hat ired than th it the m ki res especially afrajd the praise they “That’s fine, soci upon modest’ self of work simy upon the ko made t he Jones ca is 10 4in lite is an end THIS AND THAT BY CHARLE! 5 vourself. hest house, finest radio, e world.”” hear a I have the the nicest an talk that you may think he is lasting impression vou the feliow tisfied n is one of our most irtues ied U to have The sleased with her lot Ing creature niversal grouch t humanity —and at tmes, at least vson is he who his own portion, with kindly word his happy result do it with @ smile n with a sparing hand . not plastered on hen only, the result that cach the e stands accused of ind egoism even to swellhead- uck on himselr in the direction of the hate hims thut wise In day and wever been told i, the n will sood 1 is not 10 be sdom Il that and much more is that mds of g going to themse v 1 ma really hou: de ¥s an by piece the > pletion neat our ly say “Thank you t the right me i goes, nd | S E. TRACEWELL. progress in learning, the kindly soul declared, “Johnny, youare going to be a great scholar some day.” You blushed to the roots of your tumbled | hair ard said | “No, ma' What you | “Yes, ma'am! | ST I In speaking up properly for one's self, the greatest difficulty is o strad dle the fence between decent self-re | speet_ and overweening egotism | This is such a hard job, in fact, t most people run away from it dc Modesty road We all resent, of ceited fellow who bout himself, and br if he is charn 10 be t - didn't do it The trout 1 over him in uld have said was vn course, the con talks incessantly s, brags iing otherwise, deul 50 i Nature has proud e antithesis of backward plerantly wearies s, He the the too modest person. | rhe L of stra comes natural only | us b the fence few. The it the best we may, with the feeling that if we achieve it by the time 100 vears old we will be entirely In the meantime, way at it. A pre concelt makes ot of one, and Self. of lucky. we are working s think think i L makes one t about | vou up « word escape »u think utomobile ir for m commiserate with you Let it be known fe sometimes hs lttle Johnnie & self in the pr | by consoting with advice. and all around cqu inces o vour doubts of il find yvour it friends, 10 radio bt ren but world head up, the Kne house 1 1 don’t, nobody WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS Lea wns indisp the W passed from t bitteres had is week their idol's last public utter- | Z4 {2 ance—on Arm sooner or later were bound It expected e now is do The Wilson throwing up it ess of Col dge. When President, dy H D remains an Some of them »f suggesting 1dvice was pra invited by, the a’ tho presence of th reputation as a thing is certain who now owns ¥ idge armament crate wi protest 1 a n th idious It will o Repuhlican: elected forme: White as the the Paris pea hderwood omld be mu though detracto ‘the hest D atic part; * Europe probably 1 smile o ry Kellogg congressional w ury, are figuri Sam can affor penses of his That is less 000-0dd that G ret us every day for interest on her war!economic authority that any deal he debt! Foreign tional conferen almost as free in quest of ev the same way. entertainment. time immemor diplomacy men foregathe; complished aro than_across t pitality in Sw hotelkeepers, i cruel havoc w programs for co Na itable proc rk avenue, New “Democratic conference. raise s BY FREDERIC he would Wil day, 1923 —that he ideals he espoused to vic whether he ever developments as bre arly “ola s hats House an fouse broke -in-the-wool W the colonel hema in their eves go the unkindly length that House's recent »fered to, rather than President. But so in- perishes in the calonel’s world-wide shrinking violet. One —if the Texas planter, his own apartment on York, is the Cool delegate” to the Senate Demo how!l and vowl of be of the same kidney s sent up when Wilson r Ambassador Henry Republican member of mission. Senator »pointment. to Geneva h\ more vopular. even ors sometimes dub him ublican in the Demo uard” is not - the chum vin Cool- with lsonians ind he st ught is indulging in an ver the news that Sec and Chairman Madden, vatchdog of the Treas. ng out whether Uncle 000 for the ex: armament delegation in a_fifth of the $400 eat Britain has to pay delegations at interna. ces must spend mone: as a prohibition agent | idence. And in much . namely, on prandial World diplomacy since rial has been dinner . When international states- T, heaps und the more is ac- festive board he green table. Hos- itzerland, the land of s capable of plaving ith Coolidge economy onference delegations. * ok ok ok Svents in China will hasten the re- cently expressed intention of the de- throned *‘Boy happy realm Spring. Mr. H, of the Manchu under Japanes tsin, Feng, the darli Hi viewer that he to Emperor” of that un- visit America next Pu Yi, as the last now known, lives protection at Tien- enr; s s e which has just capitulated to ng of the Moscow gods. former majesty just told aw inter- definitely plans tb visit both Japan and the United States early in 1926. plane travel America, what He asked whether air- is now in vogue in our Spring climate is like, and what sort of a time a deposed monarch of CI have over here. short, black hair, who looks a: would be quite college campus; of prohibition. hina might -expect to Pu Yi, a tall boy with if he at home on a Yankee , is an ardent devotee He longs most of all the | WILLIAM WILE. amer China granted Pu Y honored 1 d ng plays m itself Melion pe for Hen- plays only the | were woman who is nationally known and rinent in Washington affairs, be 1ying a statesman of high rank willing to bet the old hypocrite Congress iters, e re Whereupon Mell drew his feet on the table and dis sample of the footwear to| the political lady had just re She did not draw cards that \ | wears marked. |bacik, 1 played which Jipiaa | | Herbert |ing to would e Hoover's foes are prepar- combat the proj which I the Secretary of Com- 1onarch of the air” by put- | full control of radio in his de- { partm e opposition is based on the fear that Hoover, if a candidate for the | in 1928, would be | in positic radio for Republi- ady nd to the grave in- Democratic party. Not noer but 011 Guard figure in the anti ait gossip. Senator Howell, epublican Progressive of Nebraska, | has introduced a bill to make Uncle Sam the master of the air. Hearings |« e for January 8 before Watson's interstate com- comm Hoover has been ned to give testimony. The ndy man is the su vivor of a number of congressional inquisitions. He probably will take Leare ;.x' himself on the forthcoming oceasion. n the v r Republicans, | Hoover B One of the main reasons France is sending Henri Berenger as Ambassa- dor to the United States is that he commands a couple of hundred votes in the French Senate. M. Berenger {is senator from Guadeloupe, the French island in the Caribbean, al- thouzh not native of the Lesser Antilles. The idea of designating Berenger, who was here with Cail- laux to negotiate the French debt, is that he carries such weight as an { makes | cation. virtually ired of ratifi- (Copyright, 1925.) ———— Street Lights Turned Off Much Too Soon ’ To the Editor of The Star: Economizing on street light endan- gers lives To those of us who have to get up early in the morning it is plain to see that whoever put the ruling to turn off the electric street lights ahout 6 am. in the Winter never traveled the Washington strects at this time. ery morning the lights are turned off when it is pitch dark, as dark as it is at 7 pm., and it stays that way at least three-quarters of an hour. During the time the lights are out, there are many near accidents from the blinding lights of automobiles. It also eases the work of thieves, who could wish for nothing better than this cover of darkness, Washington is the only city trying to save a few dollars this way, for even small gowns like Frederick and Westminster, Md., keep their street with him is that he has | vour own | surrounded | — hell Case May Benefit Air Services ! {Mitc Discussion of the five-year suspen- sion meted out to Col. William Mitchell for his attacks on the Army Alr oses widely differing opinions as to the justice of the sen- tence, but a general belief that pub- licity given the state of the Nation's air forces will uft in good. “It's a_ pity, s the Pittsburgh zette Times, “he did not withdraw ym the Aimy before making public {his opinions of the Air Service, to the {upbuilding of which we believe him to be honestly devoted.” This paper [1s “confident the judges took into ac- |count the probuble cause for severe |eriticism of the aviation services,’ the detects of which “appear to bhe in a falr way of being remedied,” and holds that “it should be gratifying to the country that the members of the {eourt did not falter in performance of their duty.” The Newark BEvening News, however, is of the opinion that ‘the lovical thing to do would have heen dismiss Mitchell from the nd declares “The suspen while keeping him under discipline rt to put & stop o as virtually to admit was justified and w extremely un- G i % | servic ion for in the service is 50 plainly an e his propasanda that much of it making comfortable. a s seriors nd pernicious ve ent of the Cleveland News, which feels that it “may be chanzed by President Coolidge or reviewing power.” The Louis- irier-Journal asserts that “in blic e Mite is regarded performed a public service, Army stunds accused of blun- while an officer for b “Coutemptible dict” is the ju i ey 1S havin Ter penalizing its blu elhlo Star by the Army, but s return to civi m carryi mproved Air Service Whether Mitchell will him [ will stop > fight for i be enrolled A D r Service, 1y ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Q. What was the name of the dian who guided the expedition’—H. E. C. A. The Shoshone m In- Lewis and Clark woman’s name caning bird woman. How long has brea I M, Baking industry man and barley, the oldest to have been cultivat found, together with ti fashioned of wood stone hand mill consisting « wed stone and u stone | crusher, among the remains prehistoric man. The oldes was made in the form of fritters simply prepared by t or barley to a butter water and milk and baking the ter cakes of mayhe the s of present-diy hot ashes or over a hot stone, which first bread pan and Salt was probably the ahl gredient used besides water, ¥ bres had had i Q A oldest Wheat known heen share been baked? ably the engug, is pro -presented over " the nd veast ing beer from germinated barle ome known. The Egyp perfected both hal and brew 1,500 vears b beginnin the Christian ® Q. Iv it real . motion pictires reel feature A. Sometin is parafiin fce that that ure D. Wha ation T A. ¥ kept a of form and line. Q great from A i said luster of ong will e he Bay of How Q les ed for y ¥ power purposes says the Fl Tour or 1 b Certain ilar methods have en of a portion of tne public behind On the other hand, it is hard to estimate the dam- = that Mitchell's irresponsible state ma h caused. the may wrlotte Observer, g 1o be Weard Schenec will | his | sted the | rmine. at present “pec support as the 1dy succeeded ent to fc penalty News Army n 1 were the reall ethods have | i Indes Ad Air Trente the Tim admitte ion in the milita i Tonel w than heretofore essary reforms.’ Iso feels that muzzle won moditication the ¢ syste Mitchell not have been Rochester Times- | hell may he Union observes pass out of our noth of the e ‘he New York sentence, rema m eve fellow aviator ts of this p s, tever n and that plan, the 1sion remains that Violated soldierly 1in gross His judges York Even ite and difficy the whole was sympathy hell | nd o ntir intelli hat thote| able’ and | ‘incompeten: as itchell them all the ve. Whatever may be said of the sticity of mind the officers in command, the fact remains that their conduct has _ never heen ‘almo: treasonable’ with respect to aviation or anything else, The San Antonic News, considering the matter in similar light, advises that “he should ntrive to view in the proper per spective those illtimed, uncalled-for futile outbursts which brought upon him this just punishment.” The Los Angeles Times declares that “an insatiate desire for publicity seems to have been the impelling force that dictated Col. Mitchell's word nd actions,” to which the vannah Press adds: “He i not make his criticisms like a sincere man, filled with a constructive mis sion, bhut rather as one who soug the limelight, who reveled in sensa- tion and wanted to pose as a martyr. The Reno Evening Gazette calls at- tention to the fact that a ‘technt cality which would instantly have cleared the colonel was not used.” * ok officers Tribune Imost tr have shown inal neglige o take fro that and they is a 3 as “It is extremely improbable,” in the | judsment of the Lynchburg News “that Col. Mitchell will ever pay the penalty fixed by the court. Possibly he should not. If President Coolidge. upon whom the responsibility for de ciding must in the end rest, feels that Mitchell's insubordination has been for the good of the Nation, that it will result in henefits which outweigh the very erious blow it has dealt to Army and Navy discipline, and if the President feels that Mitchell could not have accomplished that end through ordinary channels, then, as the court of last resort, he should see to it that Mitchell escapes punish- ment."” ———— Banks Are the Only Safe Place for Money From the Birmingham News. Recently a woman up in Blount County, who had the reputation of keeping large sums of money about her house or person, was waylaid by an escaped convict, knocked in the head and robbed of $3,000 in cash. Saturday a farmer living in the edge of Corinth lost $5,000 in cash, insur- ance money that had been paid him for his cotton crop, which had pre- viously burned in a compress fire. In- stead of placing the money in bank he kept it at his house, and the resi- dence burned Saturday. Not only did he lose his money, buf his son came very near losing his life mn an effort to_rescue the package of bills. Instances could he multiplied where the keeping of cash in large quantities has been the incentive of robbery. murder and other crimes. Not only do persons pr invite the attention of criminals by keeping these large sums about, but they stand to lose the money. Certainly they lose the interets upon it. and money kept hidden in such manner, withdrawn from circulation, does not do the community any good. It is lost to the business world, and its service and the credit based upon it are also non-existent. Daily the papers carry accounts of robberies, and losses such as the above two instances, but it seems almost impossible to convince lights on until 7:15 a.m. or until it is broad daylight. ALLEN V. DE FORD. some people that the only safe place for money lIs in custody of & banking institution. cost and what er v veloped’—(. G. A. Dexter P. who has worked juoted as having said that will require the labor of five rs 1o bulld the dam tes and cost about $75 develop at wer, it id, can be increased to Cooper. out engine plan 200 000,000 is s Where does Gentlen Direct. Q. What is the effect of the increase: cost of rubber on the prices of mobile tires?—J. W. W A. The ad the p ber over what was price means an inc to $30 for each set of tires for wutomobile and $30 to §70 fo or a heavy car. Q. What attendance The the largest ‘W. G. F. largest funeral attendar was that which followed the body Victor Hugo on June 1, 1883 1,000,000 were registered w Q. Who invented “Gre of what was it composed?’- The fire nted and nachus 688 A.D the ships of the invading was composed of naphtha bitumen mixed with sulpk procured from green fir trees. instead of extinguishing. qu this agent. which the Greek: trodled with sand, wine and v The secret was maintainea 1 Greeks for 400 years R. used by Saracens Q there e simil Stone M A. There is no carving with the de tail of the Ani prise. The most noted memorial of this kind in Great Britain is a w} is carved in the cha Berkshire Mountains. pictures a white horse galloping horse Is 374 feet long and the carvi covers 2 acres of space. The origir is in doubt. The tradition is that i1 commemorates the victory of King 4 and his brothe a (aft Alfred the over the Danes at Ashdown, White Horse The preservation of memorial is due to a ceremony of “the the White Harse,” which the villagers and townspeoy assemble to clean out the trench. In teresting mention of ceremon: which occurred last in 1557, was writ ten by Thomas Hughes. or tain Q. How many telephones are in the world?—0. W. G A. The American Telephone and Telegraph Co. says that, according to data at hand, they estimate the Te | | the | more in | rut dircumstances | The star | | | total numbher world on Janua 000, and the tot mileage as 76,114,000 figures are not ures given : Q. Does round the A. The the the appears vith the flaming m Shake ene 4, oo poss linseed of ke well to valls'do not « L. z We ask more than other ask concerned anc ris but a scries of questions and Wwe 1 trar and Some lear they wonde are hatever 1 thew Washinaton e ia of a papers that main a at hureau universal ains in or th s in reality the information. It marks for sour ques in stamps for retury, Address The Star Informa- Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, di- rector, Twenty-first and ' streets north Washington, D. C.) school of jou. It is free to all tion with 2 cents istage. THE PROBLEM OF THE RAILROADS BY J. C. DAVIS, Director General of Railroads of the United State- Note: This is the firet of a series of sir articles by Mr. Davis. who is just compieling _with outstanding success from the. stamdpoint of ‘he pub; Government and the raiiroads. i sal job inding up iwar me o transporiation by the (Government maining articles of “the series publisted daily on this page of The Siar Ever since recorded history. the con- | trolling factor in the successful pros ress of every natlon and every peopi has been measured and limited by the efficiency of its means of transpc tion. Without adequate mainienance of a high standard of transportation there can be no prosperity and no progress in agriculture, manufacturing or commerce. The American people stand today facing a new era in the history of our national transportation. The competi tion as to methods and means of trans portation, as in all fields of endeavor is carried on under the rules of the jungle, a battle to the death. The de- mands of progress and evolution are inexorable. Unless we can demonstrate our right to survive, we must perish. The highway of the centuries is strewn with scrap heaps of what were at one time efficient instruments of produc- tion; now worthless and obsolete, crowded out by more modern and ef- ficient methods. We cannot turn backward the wheels of progress. We cannot stop the onward march of events. This age of machinery and discovery is bound to bring about radical departures in lines of accomplishment. If we would hold our present standing, prestige and in- fluence, we must keep on fighting. The steam railronds fought to extermin tion the pack mule, the stage coach and, in most instances, the canal and | steamboat. There was no regret over their departure. Now the railroads are faced with new competitive forces in the gasoline propelled vehicles in the air and on paved roads, and in the proposed re- vival of commerce on inland and coast- wise waterways. While this competi- tion does not threaten the existence of the railroads, nor will it, in my judg- ment, seriously impair their general prosperity, these newlines of competi- tion certainly call on the railroads for renewed vigilance and endeavor, es- pecially in changes in the character of operation. The automobies and trucks are not without some compensation to the rallroads, Xor‘!hn multiplied and in- | the creasing number of these vehicles ¢ a large and man ilroad constr have been 0 years. This in ivided roughly that of encourngement, when railre construction and extension were er couraged by the public in every wa inictpal s to was 10d 1n possible; t when Natio authorities re, a point where in effect paraly ediat control when the rs f Covernment oper ed to their visions act ulated the rallr fual effor and the p & monthe were returt owners under ex Ans respective portatio The termination the enactment by tional transportatior turn of the railr mark the beginning « the history and progress of national transportation which misht be ape propriately designated as “the rule of reason,” or what might also be desig: ated as an era of “better understand ing. Surely 1 Zenerous encouragement. stringent regulation and Government operation, we should, in mapping out a line of action for the future, acquire some wisdom and understanding from study of the past Congress is now in session. The transportation question has so many angles, affects the interest of so many localities, is so vital to any real na- tional progress and prosperity, that it s presents an inviting field for exploitation. In fact, agita- of proposed railroad lesislation has long been one of our prineipal legislative “indoor sports.” Before new lation is seriously contended for, the provisions of the present law, and the experience of nearly six vears since it has been in force, should be carefully considered I hold no brief for the present law, but, before it is changed, there should ¢ be a fair analysis of its terms, a recog nition of results under its provisions, and reasonable promise that any changes will improve existing condi tions. Cor f the ns 1 the re owners new period fn s to their v experience of (Copysishi. 1925.)