Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1926, Page 46

THE With $ WASHINGTON, D. C. SUNDAY nday Morning Edition. THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor‘ The Evening Star Newspaper ( Yium‘nri:« Office o 3 110" East 42nd St Tower Buildin + Resent St L4 xland with the 11th St New York Office Chirago Office European Office don, Sund Iy onlv 0 conts Al o The Evening Sta inz edition. is delivered by the wity o1 60 cents per mont 15 cents per montn: Sunday_only per month. - Orders may be sent by telephone Main 5000, Coll carrier at the and of each month ble in Adv Virginia. Rate by Ma Iaryland amd Sunday anly B Daily Daily Sunday Daily Daily only ed Press. Press is exelusivels entitled sublication of all news dis \ohes credited 10 18 or not nthorwise ered A this ind alse the local new published he V' right= of publication of tpecial Alen reserved Membe The Associater the use for Washington's Industries. an industrial Washington (hamber a valuable serv- The second of ™ annual exposition promotin the of Commerce render to the community these expositions has just been opened, with creditable showing of local industrial enterpri 1t hooves the people of this city to at most be. and it is to be hoped that there g0 to of the industrial tend will witness healthy growth of the Capital In opening the L Chamber of Commerce said There ave few. the chamber lieves. who realize that the products of local industry and business con cerns had an estimated value of $85. 600,000 in 1925 Furthermore. and 1 lelieve this figure will be even more stavtlinz. there are approximately 700 industrial firms in Washington giving zainful employment to thousands of persons whose loss. if they were forced £o elsewhere to find work, would he o distinet loss to this city. Among those who are being held here are the graduates of our excellent school sys- tem. whose education we have paid for and by whom we are being repaid as they enter the employ of local con be many others who will tanzible signs these commercial and ¢ sse of the his remarks at the exposition, President cerns, It is vitally essential to Washington that the industrial development of the city should be con tinued and a At the same the it that Wasl nzton should be made into a strictly city, for its character of the Nation apart American communities for distinction and for permanent artistic imposes a limit upon its Yet it has been proved possible, as this exposition shows, to e<tahlish and promote industrial enter- prises that only supply its own needs, it that give employment to its own people this movement in elerated. is not desirable industrial as t from other Capital set development enterprise. not Washinzton's chief “industry’ is the which gives em Its Government service Ployment to ahont 75,000 persons. are. by son of the inequitable apportionment offices law, practically barred from this service. The yvoung men and women of Washington, in order to se- appointments Government g0 elsewhere to gain subterfuge which not own inhabitants, however. A sure as works must “residences,” distasternl and which is always al 4 opportunities to a cer th unger Wash 15 to establish themselves in sustaini 2ut these in overcrowded. Now there is reason for the warmest congratulation in this industrial de- which is %o vividly demon- the n which “he comerd ind professional oc cupations affc of thin percentage occupations. have the past been elopment rated 1 in exposition now that being ind proves Wash on is at last giving its wetunities for employment ind useful th rent which efice withont from " character pddard of artistic deve ¢ vity's distinetiv i poses upon it, r———— Mo in can influential with the without being either an A singer or a poet. Italian public s Towns and Their Nam Winches A ¥ thing for which it deserves to be wide 1 imitated cong mizht ny hing that advantaze in hese United Sta I has changed the name of its principal thoroughfare from Main 1 It went even further he to m parts of es. street to doun street ind changed Marl and Water Lo suffer street street 1o Boscowan reet long have American State, Front, n and other bromidi- wavs duplicated in up down the wns w U from ter, Broad, Tabeled it hi nomenc all u and and, Not only ‘unity thor is there a world of oppor. the ning of streets. s of towns in this conntry with ke the plunze and o rechrist propriety and advantage rechristen them- selves. A priceless heritage of names. wmetimes historic and romantic often been . some. times combin g both wway. The mountains, lakes, rivers, brooks fared fairly well, but the land abounds in “villes, enphonious, and qualities, has hays and have mctions,” and “hollows” which might swept into limbo and replaced Old World flavor vigin. Run through a list of towns of two adjacent Commonwealths, Virginia and Maryland. Is not Albemarle preferable to Alum Ridge. or Gretna to Grundy? not, other things being resident of quaint- fate" well bhe with names either « or of musical Indian “outd one jual, rather be sounding vdtown or Burkeville: Chincoteague Iiven Larsh-sounding is more intrizuing than one of many dozens Clarksvilles. In Maryland the many and as marked. Compare Aber- jeen with Adamstown Junction, Fruit- land with Frizzelburg, Glenarden, encoe. Glenartney and Gallant Green with Greensburg and Grant: ville: Nener herwood th Scamuaville, i0 with Quince contrasts are as E and EVENING STAR!® . .March 7. 1926/ vouth op- | ini has shown the world that | has just done some- | “t street to Cameron | helors Hall than of Big- | the bandits made thei Forest | kept with Whaleysville. There is a 2ood reason for the name College Park, but has Chevy Chase got it all over Crusher and Cavetown? the upper section of the South, glance at some New Hampshire towns and villages. rezion where the harsh Abnaki Indian group prevailed. Regard not | | Leaving cavalier-settled | language pany | Bretton Woods and Boscawen along- ' side Bakersville, and con ibury with Cornish Flat. Even the most loyal inhabitants of Kellyville would probably admit they sometimes wished their town had an Indian name like Keewavdin or Kearsarge. La- conia is more luring than Leavitts Hill, fine old pioneer as Mr. Leavitt undoubtedly was. while Potter Place surely must yield to Ponemah and Penicook, Swiftwater and Success, the latter a name which tells in one word of settlers’ heart-breaking strug- to find and maintain a new home, {rate high as compared with Snowville, Suwyers River and, horror of horrors, mithtown. Outside of the original thirteen colonies Old World names are not so applicable, But there are available pleasant There are the classics to draw upon, and the Indian names provide an in- axhaustible resource for the rechristen- if not of settlements. at least of universal Main street. In Laura Richards’ charming little book, Irs. Tree's Will." the most ancient and richest resident of the town of Elmerton leaves her entire fortune thereto for a museum provided it will change its name back to the original and aboriginal Quahaug. Kimerton is not so bud, ax numes go, nor is there anything melliffions about Quahaug. Nevertheless the village enthusiastical Iy ugreed. Many a willionaire might make far worse of his testu- powers. " ———— st Canter- ing, the E use mentar ve-| & High-Pressure Object Lesson. | Early Friday morning a fire occur- red in the downtown section of the city which, spreading rapidly, envel oped several husiness houses and re. quired for its extinguishment the services of practically every plece of apparatus in the department. While it was under way, though fortunately when it was under control. fire broke out elsewhere, calling for several of the engines. Had a third fire devel- oped at the same time the city would have been in serious danger. With a high-pressure service, send- ing water from the river direct to the scene of the downtown fire, there would have been no diffienlty about handling it, and at the same time af- fording ample protection to the com- munity in the event of several other outbreaks, This situation may arise at an) time. rare good fortune the city has been spared a general conflagra- tion. But during the many years that have elapsed since the high-pressure service plan was first broached and urged for adoption enormous losses have heen suffered that would have been prevented had the city been given this additional and more effective means of fighting fires. The city, fur- thermore. has Increased greatly in population. and the husiness section has both concentrated and spread. Most of the serious fires that occur in any city are in a restricted area, oc cupied mainly by business. The pro- posed high-pressure service would cover only such an area in Washing- ton. It would release for service else. where number of engines, whose services would not be required in the fighting of fires within that sec- tion. With such an installation Wash- ington’s protection would be increased by more than 100 per cent. Jiventually this service must be in- stalled. It will be cheaper now than ever again, just as it could have been installed at the time of ita first pro- posal for about one-Afth of the present estimated cost Apart from the value of the high | pressure service for ble the score of [ sving water in fire fighting. ent 3y large v five protection, it [ urzently desir on At pres that [ pumped at a fire must be taken from [ the reservoirs which are fed by the filter plant. The installation of an ad ditional conduit will relieve the city { from the possibility of a water short- age for some vears, but the time will | surely come when the use of the fil tered supply for fire fighting will be | azain disproportionate, as it is now. On that consideration likewise the in stallation of the high-pressure service Tt will vield a greater degree of protection to property, and [ it will lengthen the period in which the water supply will be adequate for local need: every gallon of water is lis desirable e —e—. - iconomy advice from a government that is willing to curtafl its own re {ceipts for running is entitled to es- [ pecial respect. ! - oo Instead of resenting “big business’ the public apparently is favoring the motto, “The bigger, the better.” e A Successful Pay Roll Raid. The methods employed by the ban- dits who robbed the offices of the International Harvester Co. in Chi- cago I illustrate the intensify of the war that is being waged between the lawless and the law- enforcement elements, Instead of holding up the pay roll in transit between bank and office, which has been made next to impossible by the of armored cars guarded by armed men, the gang made the attack in the office itself, planning their assault with skill and guided, it was evident, by “inside information.” The attack was executed without a hitch, save that one of the guards, creeping unnoticed p the stairs, opened fire upon the gang from the second story window as they made their exit with '$50000 in cash. No one was hit, and escape. This is the second time within a few months that the same company has heen robbed in almost identical mAnner. These criminal expeditions are carefully planned. Spies are sent into the business establishments han- Qling large sums of money, who re- port upen the routine movements of all employes, especially those who | have charze of cash. The place is i under observation for weeks until every detail of office: procedure riday use repetitions of Eastern titles. | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, for the askault every man has his particular job, and with a precision worthy of a better cause the rald is | executed in a few moments. | The adoption of armored cars and the transport of large sums through the streets under guard have prac- tically stopped street robberies. Evi- dently some new method must be adopted to check the bandits from carrying the war into the business premises. One method that has been strongly urged upon employers who distribute large “pay rolls” is to make {all salary and wage payments by | check, so that there will be no heavy accumulations of cash to tempt ihe robbers. The execution of such sue- | cesstul raid that In Chicago on ¢ certainly serves to emphasize the need B! long as It is possible for these ganyg to carry out their plundering enter- prises with big returns they will con- tinue. Insurance against theft or casualties suffered hy the employes in the handling and safeguardinz of funds does not afford any protection whatever save financially to the own- ers of large establishments, Indeed, such insurance is veritably an invi- tation to the criminals. At the pres- ent rate of crime development in this country premiums for insurance of this character will soon become prohibitively high. ———— A Moderate Winter. With one week of March * this Winter of ours is waning with a decldedly favorable murgin of good fortune. Laust Full there we predictions of a terribly severe se; son. A French astronomer forecast a Winter of record-breuking suffering. of continued low temperatures and vio lent storms, leading “heatless Summer.” In Europe there were dis- turbances that seemed early in the season to bear out thix gloomy proph- ecy. but later the violence of the ele- ments abated. At sea, however, there has been a succession of tremendous storms, taking heavy toll of life. T.o- |cally the season has been exceptionally clement. There has been only one snowstorm of any magnitude, and that. thanka to the development of a superior street cleaning service, im posed but little hardship upon the peo- ple. The mean temperature has been moderate, with but rare dips toward the zero point. The Spring solstice a fortnight hence. In that may come some storms with cold weather, but the are that If any such visita- ur they will be brief, with speedy recovery. It wonld seem, there- fore, that really the Winter of 1925.26, notwithstanding predictions of gloom, will £o into the record as one of the mildest and most easily borne in many years, as of some such system. is to a occurs period extremely chance tions uc the P Holland has developed a religious discussion as to whether the serpent actually spoke to Eve. Those who have attributed backwardness in scholarship to Tennessee may properly be remind ~d by that State that dissensions he. twean science and religion may arise In the most enlightened societias. Hol. land ix one of the most cultured na tions on the map. ——.——s The United States immigration au- thorities are doing much to cancel the old impression that America is always ready to rush with open arms to wel. come every foreign title, In a way, the horsemanship of the Prince of Wales is something (o be ad mired. His requires courage and persistence. e style peculiar National prosperity is again proved by the fact that it Is impossible to supply the demand for high-priced tickets to a really gopd foot ball game. ro—s Before entering the ILeague of Na- tions Germany 1s careful to ascertain exactly what kind of politics her mem bership will permit her to play RS many grand opera debuts have ween scheduled that New York's Metro politan may vet find it expedient to designate an amateur night. e SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Not So Perfect. The gentle poet goes his way And says, “Let's all be light and gay! This world is erowded with delight And things are perfectly all right!" Oh, gentle poet, it's a shame To spoil & mood so free from blame! Yet vou should sometimes change your style And read the papers for awhile: Adaptability, “How do you stand on the prohibl- tion question?" “It's a matter of geographical situ- atlon,” replied Senator Sorghum. “In a region annoved by overmoisture my sentiments are dr In one fretted by drought, I'm wet.” Opinions. Opinions we will offer free. Forever we're declaring ‘em. If they were worth much, wonld we be So generous in sharing 'em? Jud Tunkins says the person who used to have the last word was a woman, but now it's a traffic cop. Restraint. “Do you have any trouble in enfore- ing the speed regulations?” “None whatever,” answered Cactus Joe. “Crimson Guich roads is in such a condition that everything in forced to go slow.” February and March. Life ta full of strange regret Caused by some contrasting thrill. Now a Valentine you get— Next a Tax Collector’s Bill. “A heap o' greatness goes unre. warded,” said Uncle Eben. “Noah built de big boat an’ manned it an’ saved it an’ didn’t even git de title of ‘commodore.’ " . oo Something to Give U From the Saginaw News Courler, Those New York port authe might consider giving up for ties ent their practice of supplying the city ichardy Wicomico and even- MWeHDe is- kROVEs . JRAR S8 HOid 48 SLIGA- Deneis With scAndal Maiscial ‘behind | i | i ! MARCH 17 EVERYDAY RELIGION BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. D, LL. D, Bishop of Back to the Bible. “Religion and science will unite to control the future of mankind.” This statement from Prof. Henry Fairchild Osborn, one of the outstanding scientists of the world, is strikingly significant. In a_memorable address delivered in New York recently he said: “T am a strong advocate of restoring the teaching of religion to our public schools. 1 would like to see all the veligious men of this great city of six million souls, of this great country of a hundred million souls, get together and agree upon a simple, elemental teaching of religion. Why not brand upon the minds and upon the hearts of our girls and boys such elemental imperatives as “Thou shalt not kill,' “Thou shalt not steal’?” The distinguished professor realizes that the drift of our time is such that it needs the re-establishment of cer- tain checks and balances to restore its poise and to Insure to us a more wholesome life. Simultaneously, a distinguished Jew- ish rabbi urges upon Protestants, Catholics and Jews that they unite their forces for the religious education of their youth. He believes that there is suficient common ground upon which these divergent bodies might meet, and that through co-operation, each group according to its own es: tablished customs, there might be eliminated the hatred and prejudice that exist today. Martin Conboy, expressing the viewpoint of the Catholic Church, de- clared that “church had always con- ‘| sidered “the religions instruction of the - child & duty,” and that we in the Cath- olic Church compel the performance.of | thix duty A justice - Thomas C. of the Supreme Court T. Crain, declared “the churches are a potent instrumentality in completing Christian character. 1 can think of nothing more likely to start a boy or girl aright than to have them walk with their father and mother to the church door and sit in a pew between them.” Significantly, he added, “Unfortunately, the seat that ought to be occupied by the man is frequently empty.” The above quotations, coming from representatives of the leading religious bodies. supplemented by the point of view of the jurist and the man science, cannot he taken lightly or re- garded as superficial observations. In- creasingly today we are coming to realize that our ethical und moral standards have suffered a serious, if not grave, impairment. | has been much discussion about meth ods of interpreting the Bible, there is a consensus of opinlon concerning its supreme importance as the guide and inspiration of our moral and spiritual lie. Neither fundamentalist nor' mod ALEXANDRIA of | While there | Washington. ernist has impaired it as the world's greatest Book or its deepest source of edification and inspiration. When we are credibly informed that the vast majority of the youth of our cities are without any form of re- ligious instruction, and where we see the home and the schoolhouse wholly secularized, with a_comparatively few | children attending Sunday school, it is a situation that must give us pause. Our growing wealth and power, our broadening education and higher cul- ture furnish no guarantees that the moral and.spiritual life of our people is keeping pace with advance along other lines, We are being repeatedly reminded that our post-war period has witnessed such an outl ak of law Jessness as we have never known be- fore. ‘This is not due to lack of suffi- constituted authorities pledged to en- force them. We are reminded in the most naive way that there are certain laws the people do not care to obey. They set personal liberty above the law. As a matter of fact. the basic reason for the prevailing lawlessness is the lack of moral character in the people. Laws, however wholesome they may be!will not be obeyed where moral character is lacking. We are trying many experiments and setting up many institutions for the purpose of stabilizing and strengthening our life as a people. “There are humanitarian institutions many and varied, all of them doubt- less worth while, but they are not pro- dueing that which enriches and strengthens moral fiber. Doubtless the primary defect is in home training, and along with this the schools—and indeed, the church itself—have failed in our generation to inculcate (hose fundamental virtues that alone con- tribute to moral and spiritual develop- ment. No sporadic revivals can tuke the piace of consecutive and consistent teaching. Papin, whose “Life of Christ” galned a wide reading, de clared that the horrors of the war drove him from agnosticism to study the Gospels. “In 1917 and 1918, he sald, 1 studied the history of all the races of the earth, and became con- vinced that the sole solution of the evil of the world is the transformation | of the human soul. and that this can not be brought about except by means of religlon—and the most perfect and suitable is that taught by Christ. ! Out of this experience he wrote his memorable book. Lew Wallace tells us that it was a like experience that produced “‘Ben Hur.” Irrespective of our denominational point of view or of our religions affilia tion, and independent of our methods of interpretation, we must get back to the Bible and rediscover to onrselves those fundamental truths and princi ples upon which our boasted cf tion rests, REDIVIVUS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. It would appear that the prophecy | of George Washington, a few before hix death, that in his opinion Alexandria. Va., would some day become a city of consequence is on the way to being fulfilled. At least Alexandria is being transformed from a sleepy village into a hrisk, modern town. 1t has long heen the bhutt of jokes of comedians app the Washington theaters—they being sure of getting a laugh at any quip directed toward Alexandria, even as the mere mention of Brooklyn Hobo years ken is certain to tickle the risibilities | of New Yorkers, Its greatest claim to the interest of visitors has been in the fact that in this town is the Old Christ Church | where George Washington was one of on {living | | business men of the first vestrymen Many tourists their way to Mount Vernon stop in Alexandria long enough to visit this picturesque and historlc church. The pew of Gen. Robert Lee is pointed cut with as much pride as is that of Gen. Washington. Christ Chureh is proud of having had as communicants such men as these, of Old Families. Alexandria has always been the home of many of the finest old fami- lies of Virginia, and it Is rather amaz. ing 1o note the decided difference in accent hetween these Virginians and persons living in Washington. It seems fncredible that people only 7 miles apart could =0 differently. But a Virginian Virginfan no matter how the horder he may live. For a hundred years or more the town has jogged peacefully ale content to rest in the reflected glory of former citizens, and it was often the Home speak is to referred to as the one finished town | in America. In the early days the town itself contributed much history to the Republie. It was at Alexandria that Gen. Braddock made his head quarters before marching against the | French in 1755. In April of the same vear the governors of New York Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Mary- land and Virginia met to plan that ill-fated expedition. During the Civil War Alexandria was occupled by Federal troops and was the capital of that part of Virginia which ad- hered to the Union. Takes on City Manager. In 1 this town of cobblestone streets, grown up with gr: , awoke from its lethargy, took a look around and began plans for a rejuvenation. The obsolete form of government was cast aslde In favor of the modern council manager form. On June 18, members were elected to the new City Council. These were chosen from among the most progressive town. Under this new plan the council elects one of its own members ex-officio mayor and he is known us the execli- tive head of the city The honor of being the first mayor under this new government was awarded to William A. Smoot, whose tamily has been intimately connected with the history of Alexandria. He is a lineal descendant of the Wash- ington family and has in his posses- sion the original letter addressed to Bushrod Washington, in which George Washington makes his pre- diction of the future importance of Alexandria. To Mr. Smoot of having brought.about the radical changes In the physical appearance {and in the dally life of Alexandria. It is under his enthusiastic leader- ship that these changes have been brought about. It is said that since he has held this office he has de- voted a large part of his time to this work. The position carries no monetary remuneration and he gives freely of his time and energy simply from civic pride. Alexandrianow shows the results of the untiring efforts of those who have brought about the change in the method of government. Tt has as many improved streets as has an other city of its size in the count These are kept immaculately clea by the street-sweeping machines pur- chased under the new regime. ‘Traffic regulations have been instituted and the streets are marked off for the guidance of motorists and pedestri- ans in much the same fashion as are those of Washington. Recently up-to-date automatic electric signals have been intalled at the principal street intersections. The Police Department is pointed 12 with poide by the cltizens, This ring at | is given the credit | those police of- deemed efficient was reorganized and | ficers who were not | under the modern idea have been replaced with new men. A large per centage of the members of the police | force are former Marines, the city helieving that theyv are well qualified for this work. There are mounted police assigned to duty in the suburbs and outlying dis tricts. and motor cycle police for the apprehension of traffic offenders. A new patrol wagon has heen hought and a modern fingerprint system in- stalled. The Fire Department has heen equipped with modern motor-driven five apparatus and its personnel has also heen “jacked up.” The Public Health Service ix said by the State Board of Health o be one of the most efficient in the State. This service is now turning its attention to the sanitary conditions in the city and | up-to-date sewerage systems are being installed 1 The Potomac freight vards on | outskirts of Alexandria are among | the largest railroad yards in the kast |ern part of the United States. These | vards are the terminal for five rail | roads. It is here that all cars bear- | ing perishable products are re-iced on | their journeys from the South to Northern markets. During the busy seasons it is sald that these cars have been reiced at the rate of one {ear a minute. New Projects. hotel It Recently o new and modern has heen opened in Alexandria bhelieved that it will prove a hoon to the city, since it is consid 1 to compare favorably with of similar size in any section of country. as long been felt. Up until now the hotels of the town have heen only those which appear to have been mod- ern about the period when George Washington was a familiar figure in Alexandria. A project which blds fair to rival | Christ Church as an attraction to vis- itors ia the $5,000,000 Masonic memo- {rial to George Washington. The | corner stone was laid in 1923 and it will take three or four vears more to complete this structure. One of the features i the series of terraces from the main structure to the street. The memorial itself is being built on a hill and overlooks the principal street. Tt is intended as a rendezvous for the Masons of the Nation who wish to pay homage to Washington, the Mason. Alexandrians is the are proud of what vears and believe that there is no reason why with continued efforts George Washington's prediction may not come true in the fullest sense. B ] A Rich Straphanger. From the Boston Traveler, It 15 hard for most of us o con- celve how any one who owns a million dollars could voluntarily continue to ride in crowded subways. But John E. Andrus of Yonkers, N, Y., keeps right on doing It, even though his neighbors whisper Ls ix worth $500.- 000,000, What a commentary on the futility of income tax publicity—now happily abandoned—If the possibility remains that the second and third richest man in the country has escaped discovery! There is that possibility: nor does it imply that he concealed anything the Government asked for. He simply in- | Vested in securities taxed at the | source. Now it Is evident that straphanging had a good effect upon Mr. Andrus. It gave him that human touch and sym- pathy which helped him to select a superfine method of distributing near- Iy half of his huge fortune. ie says he will devote 46 per cent of it to charities in Wesichester County, in- cluding the establishment of a home for needy and sickly children. There must he much of the do- nor's personality and affection In such a bequest. It seems more meritorious than the casual leaving of millions to an art museum in_which one has never taken any real interest during his lifetime. | B A Proper Date. From the Saginaw News.Courier. Ponzi's hearing In Florida is set for the hirthday anniversary of those who handad their funds ta him for investment—April 1, cient laws nor to the indifference of | particularly | the | veat | els | The need of such a hostelry | has been accomplished in the last few | 9 1926— PART Capital Sidelights How many of us ever stop to con- sider where our public lands came from and how the Nation grew west- ward from the “thirteen original States” on the Atlantic Coast, first to the Mississippl, then to the Pacific Northwest and then to the Pacific Southwest, until we have 48 today? This involves the history of the United States, every important pub- lic question and policy, including in ternal improvements, tariff, slavery the settlement and admission of new States, the develppment of great nat- ural resources and raw material the treasure house of the Nation. A new member of Congress, Rep- resentative Charles E. Winter of Wyoming, one of the most cultured and erudite men In the House, has this information at his tongue's tip. First, by treaty with Great Britain at the close of the Revolutionary War, in 1783, we got all the territory of the thirteen original colonies, and, in addition, all the territory westward to the Mississippi, includ- ing what tas later designated as the Northwest Territory 570,996,300 acres. Second, by purchase of Louisiana from France in 1853 for $15,000.000 we acquired 11,680 acres, and thus approximately doubled the then area of the United States and carried the Western boundary from the Mis sissippi River to the Rocky Mountains. Out of that area formed the States of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, lowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Okla homa and a large part of North Da kota, South Dakota, Colorado, Wyom- ing and Montan:. Third, by the pur from Spain in 1819 fo got another 46144640 acres—which presents an almost unbelievable com- parison with millions made during the last vear on the transfer of ively very few of those original . urth, by the annexation of Texas in 1845 we added 249,066,240 acres. We later paid Texas $10,000.000 surrender its claim to 170.173.440 acres in the territory of New Mexico. Fifth, by the Oregon settlement with Great Britain by treaty in 1846 we took title to 153,386,240 acres and reached the north shore of the Pa cific. From this were later carved the States of Washington. Oregon. Idaho and parts of Wyoming and {Montana. Thix aditional area round ed out our possessions and completed the full sweep to the Pacific North west. Sixth. 1848 for of Floric 000,000 we has by cession from Mexico in $15,000.000 we took over 338,680,900 acres, comprising the great reas of California and New Mexico. The latter territory was later divided into the States of Arizona, Nevada, Utah and parts of New Mexico, Colo- rado and Wyoming. This completed our onward march to the Southwest Pacifle. Seventh, by the G from Mexico in 183 | an additional 29,142,400 acres at a cost of $10,000.000. This pieced out the Southern horder and forms a part of { the south end of Arizona and Mexico. Eighth, by the purchase from Russia in 1867 for $7 took over another 378.16 which still remains under government. This totals up 2.315.310,720 acres. L EE adsden purchase we stretched out of Alaska 200,000 we 60 acres territorial Representative - Winter emphasizes that his home State of Wyoming en joys the sole and unique position of belng_comprised of a part of each of the four great territorlal acquisi tions—the Louisiana purchase. Texas annexation, Oregon settlement and Mexican concession. Within an area of 150 miles square in the northwest corner of Wyoming are the source and headwaters of the three sreat primary river systems of the United States west of the Ohio River—the Mississippi, by its long arm: the Missouri, flowing into the Gulf of Mexice: the Columbia River, flowing into the North Pacific by its longest branch. the Snake River: the mighty Colorado empt i the | Gulr of Calitornta. Joel Grayson. the only man alive who can find old documents for mem- bers of Congress and who is familiarly known by the leading men in politics and business in all the States while he goes unassumingly about his rou- tine dutles in the House document aom, has just celebrated his forty-fifth wedding anniversa When a cabinet ofticer came alon; nd “Your wife must have a wonderful disposi tion to stand you lon Joel heamed, for he msiders that the highest compliment that could be puid 10 him said * “Lo. the poor Indian.™ But he Is coming into his | again—and this was impressed upon | William Tyler Page. clerk of the House, when he was leaving the Cap itol one evening lately. Champ Clark used (o claim that Mr. | Page was born in the Capitol, but th |is a fallacy, he has only worked in the Capitol for 44 years, and he seldom leaves the building before 7 or A lo'clock at night. It is his custom to Ihid the policemen on guard “Good night.” As he was passing the corridor lead- ing from the rotunda to the Senate wing he noted a new stranger in police uniform answered his pleasant greeting with a guttural {grunt. On inquiry he learned that the new Capitol policeman is a sure |enough Indian, Chief Wounded Sol ldier, and was appointed by Senutor | W. H. McMaster of South Dakota. We huve had our aborigines repre sented in the art works of the Capitol In the busts of Be-sheck-kee by I'ran- cis Vincenti and Joseph Lasalle, and of Aysh-kebah-e-kozhay by Vin centi, and in the reat paintings in the rotunda, espectally the “Baptism of Pocahontas” by John Chapman, und in the nine paintings of Among the Sioux Indians” by Eastman in the committee on Indian affair But now a real live Indian, Chief Wounded Soldler, has come to guard Congress and the Capitol, and Is at- tracting more attention from tourists than any of the art work depicting the Indian in his primitive days before the white man's invasion. * ok ok The chlef law enforcement officer i for all branches of the Department of | Agriculture, with the title of director lof regulatory work, is Walter G. Campbell, who has been in the depart- ment service for 19 vears, and occu- ples one of the three highest non- political or civil service positions in the department, ranking next to the Assistant Secretary. Enforcement of all those Federal laws which most directly affect the farmers, planters and other agricul- tural interests, as well as those de- signed to protect the generally unsus. pecting public from “food croo his job. This includes inspection of meat, grading of grain, plant quaran- tine, cotton futures, regulation of packers and stock vards, administra- tion of the migratory bird and insecti- cide and fungicide acts and keeping tabs on naval stores adulteration or misbranding. * x % own | ——oe—s An Inducement. From the Nashville Banner. Another fine way to keep the hoys on the form would be to pass a good AIff taw rohibiling them from stay- ‘ing there, New | face, and this | room occupied by the | MEN AND Must the whole world set_itself to the task of re-estimating Woodrow Wilson? Was there ne “Wilsonisn,” after all? If the great war President was swayed this way and that in the hands of his fllustrious and willing advisers, won't page after page of the Congressional Record have to be expunged and all references to “this strong. stubborn, self-willed man” be stricken from the historical archives Statesmen. living and dead. must feel ashamed of the manner in which they flayed Wilson for policies which were not his own, which were thrust upon him by his guides, counselors and friends. What has become of the uperman’’ of the White House? The result of the “great and solemn ref- erendum” of 1920 was recorded as rebuff to “Wilsonism™ and to the idea of a4 superman at the head of the vernment. If ever a man was blamed for any- thing in this world. Woodrow Wilson was blamed for the League of Nations. Yet now when the league seems to appear in a little more favorable light in the world of affairs, Mr. Wilson s stripped of his league coat and left standing stark and naked without an international idea in his pedagogic head. It is small wonder that friends of the dead President in House and Sen- ate have spoken in resentment these last few days. Col. House's book, in its final published form. is an amazing addition to the Wilson lore which has poured from the printing presses since death sealed the Wilson lips two years anl more ago. y The world held a partic with Mr. knew that larly privileg Wilson But it generally supposed that Mr. Wilson was using the tall Texan as an agent, as eyes nd ears which could go to the far corners of the world where a President might not venture. The world had no idea that Col. House, us would seem to appear from his “intimate papers.” was really formulating the policies of the Wilson adminfstration. The colonel, it would seem, took the lead in the matter of a Federal re. serve law, a reduced tariff. prepared ness, peace, the League of Nations jand American participation in_the war. The colonel’s narrative has been carried only 1o the heginning of that participation in the war. He has not vet claimed credit for the 14 points The colonel. however, wishes to con. ceal nothing. He takes full responsi {hility for putting Mr. Bryan in as secretary of State—Mr. Wilson being pictured as very reluctant to make the appointment. Washington i a by all the “revelations.” a loss to reconcile all that {by all the Wilson advisers, There was Ambassador Page at London, for in stance, the ready letter writer, who was advising the President as to all that should be done and should not be House sition | Jittle bewildered and still is at was done | BY ROBERT T. snch thing as | AFFAIRS MALL. done in the critical days before and during the war. It is apparent, how ver, that Col. House regarded himself as a special Ambassador far outrank- ing the gentleman accredited to the Court of St. James. And there must not be forgotten the good advice given to the war President by his faithful secretary, Jo seph Patrick Tumulty. Mr. Tumulty published his memoirs while Mr. Wil son was still alive and keen. It must also be remembered of Mr. Tumulty that whatever he did was with the sole idea of giving assistance to his chief He thought of no personal reward or self-aggrandizement. If ever one man worshiped another, Joe Tumulty wor shiped Woodrow Wilson. It may that Joe was really worshiping Col House, although he knew Mr. Wilson long before the Texas colonel came upon the scene. In any event there appears to have been glory enough and policies enough for all in the Wilson administratior and the end is not vet. There resides in small boy—a boy of 5 most other bovs—and girls. too, for | that matter. He lives in a confec |tionery shop—a very fine uptown con fectionery shop. Day in and day out he surrounded by pounds upon pounds of candy. cakes, ice cream and evervthing. He constantlv moves a land of childhood dreams—the land of lollipops, caramels and cream puffs. “How fin Washington He is unli the world do vou ever manage 112" the proud father of the boy was asked one day “It is all very simple.” he replied we have worked it all out. The ho ix entitled to one piece of candy and one smail cake each day When 1t comes to selecting that e of cands and that cake, it remony. The whole shop Is inventoried. When at last the selection is m e there is no teasing. no whining T'he svstem i« adamant N ally has to be” Just the same, it must he hard to have the scent of new candies and new baked cake entirely surroundine one these long Winter days. Mayhw the boy is Tueky: mavhe he isn't it of publishing publishing Apropos of the floc that Is going on—the ~onfidentin] notes and whatnots - solon on Capitol Hill has recalled the admonition of an old fellow out W Publish anything you want to « he told an editor-enemy. “‘except I am a horse thief. I haven't a horse.” me, that | got =L The Dawes voleano is dormant once | more. It looks as thouzh the rules fight had been given up for this ses | sion . There is a long Summer ahead however. and the general will have [ Iots of time to travel and talk. Ie enfoys talking about changing the rules even if he knows it can't he | done | (Covyright. 1 Fifty Years Ago In The Star - | aise their conven- not new Hotel Charges at in this country. sggitiats Half a century Cincinnati. ago Cincinnati was in the limelight of this charge, it hav ing been chosen as the Republican nominating meeting 1876. The Star of March 1. 1876, said: “Halstead, of the Cincinnati mercial, is not much of a Pr maker, but he is something Complaint that hotels prices at times of political tlons is | sident | of a the risibles is the grave assertion that the movement to hold the Republican convention elsewhere than Cincinnati is not owing to the extortionate prices charged by the hotel people, but is merely a trick by Morton and Blaine to have the convention held where they can get more local pressure in | their favor than in Cincinnati. The | truth is that the proposed change was \llogether suggested by the answers I {o inquiries as to the prices to be | paid there. It was manifested by these | answers t i cinnati had combined to bleed the vis- itors in the most outrageous manner, beyond the most unblushing charges of any landlord leeches in any city, at any previous national convention. We gave in The Star the other day the Answer the proprietors of the Gib- | son House to an inquiry from a gen Hleman of this eity as to the prices at Which he could secure loans. They ide wour prices for parlor and bed attached are follows: First and third floors, $33 a day for and begroom suitable for back room on same fourth and fifth floor a day. If you wish lo engage rooms Dlease motify at your earliest con Peniance.” These prices are treble the | lisual rates of the hotel. On the repre- | ventation of this fact to the chairman | of the national Republican committes | he at once took steps. which are now being considered, to have the place for ! the assembling of the convention changed from Cincinnati to some place | whete the hotel accommodations are Tore ample or the hotel men less | greedy than in that city. The Cincin- nati hotel men seem to show s""‘.’ alarm lest they may have over teached themselves by their greed. and they may decide to come down in prices to not more than double their usual rates.” voom B <econd o patio floor persons: $16 a day A In The Star of March 2, 1876, the first news item s the following text of u letter addressed by | Belknap President Grant to Sed etary Robeson of the Scandal. '\ | dated on that Navy Department, duy “rhe resignation of the Secretary {of War having been tendered and u cepted this day, you are hershy di rected 1o assume and perform the | duties pertaining to the office of the Secretary of War in addition to those [ of your own office, until otherwise di | rected. In an adjoluing column ix printed an account of the ignation of Nec retary W. W. Belknap and the causes for it, one of the most sensational scan dals in the history of American Gov ernment. Charges had been made against Secretary Belknap that he had sold Army sutlerships. They had been bruited for some time, especially shortly previous when he was a can didate for the Senate in Towa. Later they were revived and investigated by the House committee, which sum. moned a witness who testified that he had paid a valuable consideration for the post of sutler at Fort Sill, Indian Territory. The committee thereupon summoned Secretary Belknap before it. The Star account says: Yesterday Secretary Belknap, In abedience of the summons, presented himself to the committee. He was confronted with the Marsh testimony, which was read to him. Marsh was . The substance of the testimony was that (wo years Marsh_had_entered into a contract with Mr. Secretary Belknap to the effect that for and in consideration of $10,000 in hand paid, and for the further payment of $6,000 annually, he was to’remain unmolested as the post trader at Fort Sill. * * ¢ Of course this information astonished the Secretary. There stood in his pres- ence his accuser, and even the more potent accusation, the checks and agresmant. There was but one in rerpretaiion to tnt woen the metter The Secrelagy blushed, became con- Joker. One of his latest attempts upon | received from Cincinnati hotel keepers | hat the hotel keepers of Cin-| ago | By Charles E. Tracewell. This is the story of how Science at tempted to interfere hetween Samuel Potherington and his pet cat. Tom, and how each of these creatures re acted. To Tom. Samuel Potherington was a fellow creature. To Sam. who had alwaye heen fond of cats, Tom was a small pal. Between these two there existed that invisible but none the less tangible bond called friendship. | Friendship i= a thread more delicate {than a spider weave, vet firmer than | a steel cable. It may be fractured by a word, and yet will often hold unto death I not this one of the most wonder- ful bonds in the world? As far as any one could see, Tom. the cat, never deigned to give Samuel the man, the slightest thanks for the { huge slabs of heefsteak which the | latter regularly set before him | Tom would eat, lick his chops { caimly return to his favorite where he would wash his face paws with much eclat His glance at Samuel was one rather of satisfaction than thanks but it was enough to convince Poth erington that Tom was properly grateful Samuel almost would learn cat-talk some day managed to successfully solve of Tom's likes and dislikes " When he happened to hit on a dish that Tom especially appreciated. he happier than if he had f . for hims Chaiy came to believe he as he some treat * O * | Then devel m This treacherous disease. one of th | meanest which tlesh is helr to, struck | Sam Potherington in a heap. He was a sick man, and clalm otherwise. Day and combated the evil. which night grew upon him Remedy after remedy friends suggested, hut was strictly zero. T in the Gilead drug stor A specialist was consulted He was a bustling young man had all the recourses of modern | ence at his finzers and he came with a full equipment of fingers. His opened =atchel glistened small tubes, row on row of them “We inoculate,” he explained. “and endeavor to find out what the system reacis to. ‘Thus, when we isolate the | medium which the system eannot tol ernte, we ban it, and the patient has every chance of getting well | Tom. the cat, louked with great | @ifference at all that was golng He saw the doctor bare hix master's arm, scrateh it here and there, and apply w drop of fuid from several little bottles I have tested vou for 1 b, pollen and coul dust ‘Al there no 1 will you for hair? inquired n Potherington made no night he day and was tried. a the net result » was no balm whe ends. with | | { ise dust <uid th tion st e Now “Cat eringt “Yes” went on the doctor. 1 sec | vou have a cat. and sometimes the svstem cannot tolerate the contact of | cat hair. Then. too, you may inhale {a few finer hairs.” A drop of extract of cat hair was | placed on a slight cut. Soon there | was a swelling, which hegan to grow | larger and larger “Excellent!” sald the doctor. respond to cat hair.” ok ok al man looked at ald Ton nt to get well. Mr. Potk | erington,” he said. “vou will have 1 get rid of that eat “Nothing doing.” sald Potherington making an instant response. It did not have to take time to swell up--i just_popped out hen I can do nothing for you responded the doctor, beginning pack up his test tubes. “I am afraid you can't.” cheerfsl} replied Potherington, stroking old T { on the head, whereat the cat bezan purr loudly. “He understands,” Poth | erington told himself, 11l but happy, < foolish ix friendship hair Sumuel Poth | —_— | fused and tion "his committee deny the accus members of the will disclose. Further | than this, however, they refuse to communicate. It is sald by congress | men not of the committee that so | overwhelmed was the Secretary hy | the evidence of his gullt that in the | most impassioned way he sought | keen the disclosure from the public Fpremising to promptly remign or make any peparation within his power.” did not much,