Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1929, Page 8

8 would probably be interpreted unfairly IH'E“. s-E,Y,I,E!NEIN!G! uflAR to him. He would be accused of trying to get into the Hoover limelight.- As & WASHINGTON, D. C. |matter of fact, he meeds no borrowed MONDAY January 28, 1920 |limelight. He has one of his own. ‘For & time that cannot be measured he will THEODORE W. NOYES. ... Editor |be & person of conspicuous prominence —_— | wherever he goes. It will take some per Company months for him to drop into the semi- 3 obscurity of everyday citizenship. o 10 E "'ll. Nobody thinks for & moment that the Buropean Ofice; 14 Regent ndon, | Police escorts and the acclaim marking Englan the appearance of the former governor Rate by Carrier Within the City. wherever he goes are distasteful to him. ';_hh: g::ll:. fl:fi'i’dfid 45¢ per reonth | He has never shrunk from public view, the interest of the community Eiat con- viction be had if the accused person is guilty. In this present instance the indicted man, positively known to have been present when the crime occurred, is in position to disclose the circum- stances, even if he was not himself gullty of the deed. So hé is.not alto- gether justified in his plea for imme- diate action, A Quarter Century of Service. A remarkable and richly deserved tribute has just been paid to one of ‘Washington’s most worthy and highly esteemed citizens, Rev. Abram Simon, in recognition of the completion of twenty-five years of service as rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congregation. This celebration took the form of a banquet on Saturday night, attended by several hundred members and friends of the congregation, and a special serv- ide at the Jewish Community Center yesterday. Dr. Simon has been more than a re- ligious leader in his Washington citizen- ship. He has been an efficlent worker in the civic ranks. His services and his advice have always been given freely and helpfully in movements for the benefit of the community. This service has included a “tour of duty” as & member and for & time as president of the Board of Education, in which ca- pacity he was an active and efficient worker for the advancement and de- velopment of the public schools of the Capital. As a man and as a religious leader Dr. Simon has won-and held the high- est esteem of his fellow citizens. It is therefore appropriate and satisfactory that this celebration should have been held to. give opportunity to express Washington’s appreciation of his merits, his character and "his ‘contribution to the welfare of the Capital. The Evening Star N 11th 8t. and New York Office: Chicago o5 | has the “man in the street” how long this public reaction of interest will con- tinue to manifest itself, and it is his nature to enjoy it while it lasts. —————————— The Party at Doorn. Herr Wilhelm Hohenzollern enter- tained yesterday at Doorn, Holland, a large number of distinguished guests on the occasion of his severitfeth birthday annivérsary. The gathering was a most distinguished assemblage of tom\er' dignitaries. There were former kings, former crown princes, former princesses and, receiving them all and recipient of their felicitations, was the former Em- peror of Germany. The prevailing cos- tume of the male members of the com- pany was military in character, the host himself appearing in the uniform of the First Guard Regiment of Ger- many, of which he was once titular com- mander. Unfortunately the lady of the house, consort of the former Emperor, was unable to attend the. festivitles, owing to an acute indisposition, due, it is reported, to the uncomfortably close approach of certain feminine members of the host’s family, who have in the past expressed themselves in uncompli- mentary terms regarding her. Other- wise the ‘affair was sltogether brilliant and happy. There were toasts at din- ner, savoring of the old days at: Pots- dam. There were references to - the years, and not merely their authori- | glorious past of Germany and hints of zation on paper. The cruiser bill aims |a possible return to power of the straight and specifically at enforcing | Hohenzollerns. There were many costly for the United States that prestige in |birthday:presents from those in attend- the eyes of the outside world which |ancé and from absént admirers. There Herbert Hoover emphasized as being|were sheaves of letters and telegrams quite as essential as national security. |of felicitation. ‘The United States is consecrated to| But while this festal occasion was the ideals of world peace, It ‘pressed | being observed, with its undercurrent forward to the Kellogg pact because of | of anticipation of renewed glory and its desire to materialize a warless civili- { power, in ‘Germany itself' no echio of zation. But at every stage of its .nego- |approval was heard.- -The press was tiation American diplomacy stressed | polite, but not fervent.. It recognized the right of every signatory to safe-|the significance of the seventieth anni- guard the principle of self-defense. | versary, but not as-a& portent of return Self-defense is impossible without the |to power. It stressed pmnhn the means of defense. Our responsible naval | pathos of the spectacle presented at advisers recommend the construction | Doorn,- the circumscribed- strutting in of fifteen cruisers as the- irreducible | pageantry of one-time figures of miight. minimum necessary to the maintenance | But there” was' no note of intimation of our protective system. The House of | that some day the pageant might be- Representatives voted for the ships a [come the reality of rule. year ago. Only the tardy acquiescence | ~ Wilhelm Hohenzollern regards:him- of the Senate is rTequired to enable |self, doubtless sincerely, as & victim, their construction. not of his own mistakes, but of the Chairman Britten has introduced the | machinations of others, the'malevolence name of President-elect Hoover into the | of his enemies, the tragedy of unde- cruiser discussion at a psychological |served fate. He- considers that his moment. This week will determine the | motives throughout :the: pre-war days fate of the bill. A majority of Senators | Were noble and humane and statesman- favors its passage. A minority, led by |like. He attributés the chief incitation Senator Borah, espouses the recom. |Of ‘the world hoeror-that broke in 1914 mendation of President Coolidge for | to Russia.. It is to be noted that in his elimination of the “time clause.” What | eXcursions.into the fleld of ‘disputation Mr. Coolidge wants is suthorizstion, not | Fé§arding the conflict he does.not cast construction. He contends that the un- aspersions-upon France or England. To certainties of Federal finances are such | Bone of the. now-going governments that Congress should ot pledge itself | 4008 he attribute’ the “blame for the in advance to long-range naval ex-|War- He'has learned something of penditure. diplomacy in his retirement. “The Coolidge era mow drawing to o[ It would seem that nobody reckons close will. take its-ph in presidential at all seriously upon the birthday party history as the era of economy. Its bless- at Doorn as a factor of future adjust- s e o, By ncomeas eI Qo T o of payer has been its benefictary. - But it | ¥ i 5 would not end to eptrne in deseved | 3 2L RSP0 O EIET glory the policy for which Calvin Cool- o, 8. DUV B8 S0C B ot e aftalr | 1€ 15 8 kind and generous elt idge’s name will chiefly stand if, at the warranting any rise tn the Kaiser stock Who likes to sacrifice himself. mmmmu,wmmmhmm ” ‘To turn our thoughts from cranks and false economy were o be invoked for i o A el >0 B . e ot ey epiog. the, URsd| gcrapping bius prints 4f 1t ean be : . carried on successfully msy make the Economy in national defemse | . ., youpet 't serve instead of the easily become extravagance, for it in- evitably happens that a country plunged | POUOR OF the <D Bue sea a5 & de- unexpectedly into a great war pays v ¥ B e dearly, and thrice dearly, the price of Datly only Sunday only All Other States Dally and 8i Daily only . Sunday only Member of the Associated Press. ited in this paper and also the ews oublished herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. —_— Hoover and the Navy. It hardly needs the assurance of Chairman Britten of the House naval committee that the President-elect fa- vors a strofig Navy to convince the snuntry where Mr. Hoover stands on Ut subject. As long ago as his ac- reptance speech he placed himself Bquarely on record. Mr. Hoover de- clared, in unmistakable language, that the United States must not only be se- cure, but “must be respected.” ‘To guarantee that respect which the President-elect had in mind a bill is now pending before the Senate. It pro- vides for the addition to the Navy of fifteen cruisers and one aircraft car- rier. In particular, it contemplates the starting of those ships within three i 1t took long protest and some expert ridicule to abolish'dueling as sn un- reasoning practice. Peace agrecmsents may-yet avail to abolish war as a kind of killing all the more senseless because 1t is conducted on an immense scale. Politics in the U. 8. A. does not favor embittered personalities. ‘There will probably’ be, a time when Herbert Hoover and Calvin Coolidge and Al Smith can foregather and swap fish storles. - In some circles a marriage is con- sidered a comparative success if in fam- ily differences the unhappy wife waits for & divorce instead of reaching for a weapon. If Grover Whalen can accomplish all the traffic reforms he has under con- sideration, many & city would like to borrow him in an advisory capacity. Statesmanship is always permitted to proceed on the idea that some of the speeches made during the heat of a campaign do not count. The world of sport 1s looking for a man to fill Tex Rickerd's shoes; and also the "pocketbook he fllled so abundantly. ‘This is an enlightened age in spite of the startling figures .a census of voodoo ‘believers ‘would . show. Forecasters are agreed on one point: The new cabinet will be entirély mc- ceptable fo Mr. Hoover. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. “Merry Sunshine.” The “merry sunshine” poet strives to brighten fellow mortals’ lives. crooks, He delves through books in dusty nooks, And comes out, every little while, To shout, “Let’s Everyhody Smile!” He sets us wondering at his glee From common sympathy so free. He has no aches of mind and heart ‘That sometimes force the tears to start. He is a superhuman thing Exempt from fellow sorrowing. Among the mysteries that appall ‘The Sunshine Shouter beats them all! * Mental Management, “A .great deal depends on knowing when to speak your mind.” _ “Yes,” replied Senator Sorghum, “and still more on knowing when to change it.” 2 Jud Tunkins says a man who never worries: is* taking life too easy to keep his mind on his job. k Jack Frost proves himself an artist unreadiness for the emergency. The disdainful of modern ¢ffects. The pic- years 1917 and 1918 stare us-in the face ture he makes on the’ windowpane is'a in tragic proof of ‘that axiom. sincere copy of ke icy landséape on & A nation which possesses more actual { vy morning. v gold than all the rest of the world put il o2 aal R SO M together can afford to invest $274,000,- mw with & long speec] 000 against recurrence of our costly|on ‘his mind claims an especial right pre-war unpreparedness. to parking facilities in the Capitol as It the United States wants respect | well as on the thoroughfares. for its interests, respect for its policy ———— I lpa i of naval limitation and respect for the| Possibly President - Coolidge has ideal of “freedom of the seas,” the Sen- | reached = point in a'‘distinguished ate has a chance, here and now, to en- | career where silence is & pleasure as force that respect. It should vote to| well as & - privilege. - build the cruisers. ———————— e A A battleship is regarded as related to One of the favorable signs of the time | the police officer whose ‘presence has a is the general inclination to substitute | $90d moral effect, even when'he is not good-will journeys for threats between | ArTesting anybody. various nations of war invasions. TR St ——————————— Delay in the Interest of Justice. Every time the Kaiser celebrates a| An aspect of the law’s delays has just birthday, it is intimated that he is wiser | been presented in New York which as well as older. shows that sometimes the protraction of R Y proceedings is not - altogether in Smith in Florida. favor .of those accused of crime. | education seriously mother is trying to It is, of course, only a colncidence m‘mmx i Armold Roth- | behave like & co-ed” that the place selected by Mr. Hoover er, for a rest before his inauguration as|'® death in a hotel room, and after a Muse Submerged. President and the place chosen by for- | 167 4878 of invéstigation a map named |. A poet sings his little lay. s mer Gov. Smith as a scene of recreation | MCManus was arrested’ for complicity.| A jazz band comes along his way prior to his beginning of s business The grand jury later indicted him with | And murmurs with a mocking m'?u. career were identical. . It was only by |200ther Who had fled the jurisdiction| “Go'get yourself a microphone! chance that these two, so recently rivals :::':“"‘u‘cmm:“m il Temporary Relief. ; for the presidency, should be in Miami || PRI S5 ST U 'l‘ ';2 ng re-| upig alcohol serve to cure the ‘Au'?” at the same time. 1t iy therefore im- | =45 g applications have | “.yo . gncwered Uncle Bill Bottletop. proper to suggest that the former gov- denied. Yesterdsy he asked the | .py; for o little while it made me forget ernor is in Florida or that he was yes- m mhnhl’:u'em::’;r{wmm‘- I had it.” 5 terday in Miami because Mr. Hoover (. = PF0 O PIse, BY m‘“ “Much reading” said Hi Ho, the sage was there. There is no ground for the o By | improve:the mind, intimation that Mr. Smith is on a|¥a8 denied, though the judge indicated i that unless McManus is brought' to|if it 18 not of the sort that only dam- political errand. Yet inevitably wher- 7 e o raosale” 4 trial within ‘sixty ‘days he will grant|®§®® ever he is there is politics. He is still > : e the head of the Democratic party by him bail. The point of the prosecution’s Unorganized Jebseeker. virtue of his nomination for the presi- refusal to proceed to an immediate trial | He stoutly toils in politics dency. He has undertaken to pay off |!S that it needs certain testimony be- | ~Aud curbs, while studying its tricks, the debt of the party incurred in the fore it has a chance for conviction. 1t| His disappointment and dislike campaign in his behalf by the sale of | *Pecially needs the fugitive co-defend-| Becsuse le can't go'on w strike. his campalgn speeches. It is his duty|ant. 80 it is “stalling” while search is| «Hope is a blessin’’” said Uncle Eben, to the party to keep himself before the | Peing made for the missing one. In | unless it's de kind o' hope dat allus public as much as possible until that |court yesterday the district attorney|jeaves you. sure yoh luck is gineter financial feat is accomplished. said that he would proceed to trial if | change in s losin’ crap game.” Some question has been raised as to | the defense would produce the fugitive, whether the former governor should call | Proposition which waes, of * course, Pie Shom!e Seen. upon the President-elect to pay his greeted with indignant denial of knowl- | Prom the Janesville Daily Gasette. respects. There is no particular reason |edge of the man's wheresbouts. w-‘”,':’_"“gn“m"'m‘ why he should do so. He has already | It is thus to be seen that sometimes int congratulated the President-elect, his|the accused is at least ostensibly in fa- telegram being one of the first to reach | vor of speedy trial. He should have the Mr. Hoover as soon as the result of the | right to expedition, but not‘at the risk balloting on November 6 was assured.|of failure of justice. A case of this kind 1t he were to go to Mr. Hoover's resting-'is not, therefore, s flagrant. illustration place and seek an audience his move of the tardiness of the court. ‘It is to Close to Earth. On Jowly things remain intent . And be of Fate your master. ‘The humble skid chain may prevent Same serious disaster. ' . Cross Purposes. “Are you obedient to’the parental mind?” I “Not exactly,” answered Miss Cayenne. “While I am endeavoring to take an THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. ‘The people who belong to one! After all, are they not the only ones worth while? In the. course of life one will be forced to put up with all kinds of hu- man beings, to tolerate diverse types and make the best of all who come, but when one retires into himself hon- estly he will discover that he has a right to do as he pleases in regard to his real likes and dislikes. ‘Then, and then only, he will find that the only people who count for him are those who x;ully gelon[ to him, * How is one to know the people who belong to one? The best and surest mark of identi- fication is, as might be suspected, men- tal rather than physical, spiritual rather than muscular. Flashy signs are held in abeyance lnfl' what remains bears the sign of surety. ‘There can be no doubt that some one belongs to one in the best sense if one lx::xu perfectly at home with him or er. When all the other marks of identi- fication fail this is the one which will stand out. ‘Time, place, race, creed, or any other matter, fades into insignificance. What remains is the utter surety of friend- ship. * ok ok ok ‘Thus in the most unexpected places and &t the most unlikely times one is almost sure to find one who belongs to one. In this matter every man is like |y, Earnest of the Grut' hs.'flf m, who never once suspected e grown into the image of the great. One will never find those who belong to one by searching for them. Never by any process of thought will he be able to discover like hedrts and minds near unto his own. No man has yet invented a radio compass whereby he may steer his heart into the Harbor of Good Friends. * X Kk Xk ‘The more he attempts to force the passage the harder becomes the way. Demons of jealousy, spite, anger, spleen, led by a great devil, Nastiness, jump up along the way, making grim- aces. They lead the weary searcher into bypaths and blind alleys. They put him onthe wrong road and then mock him. Directing him to the unwanted house, then n:o"l'!l'."d at the corner and College fraternity tactics, called “rushing,” fail miserably. in the test, because now the one rushed has no particular desire to join. * Ok % The wise man adopts the policy of the great naturalist, John Burroughs, who, in his fine poem, “Waiting,” gave the philosophy once and for all, “The friends I seek are seeking me. All the “hail-fellow-well-met” atti- tudes in the world never made a single real friend. To call every Tom, Dick and Harry by their first names is only lip-service to Priendship. In no way has the futility of modern city civilization been more strikingly shown than in the bilnd attempts to rush the citadels of Friendship by mass af tacks. : Only the essential unfriendliness of WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE As his time for disappearing draws near, President Coolidge is speaking right out in meeting about some of his pet aversions in Wi . Within the past day or two he has thrust at two of them—the United States Sen- ate and the Interstate Commerce Com- migsion. “Cal” considers that the Sen- ate has such pettifogging habits that he s:tiom whether anything so intricate complex as revision of maritime law would ever merit its august ap- al. The President was led to vent views by Borah's proposal for re- codification of the laws governing the cenduct of belligerents and neutrals in war time. Mr. Coolidge sat on the ros- trim of our chatty chamber for two and one-half years. He should know whereof he speaks. It is the Interstate Commerce Commission's reluctance to act: that gets “Cal's” goat. He thinks the members of the I, C. C. are “all right,” but that their dilatory devices are all wrong. * ok ok % When Senators on January 2¢ were taking the name of Great Britain in vain during the cruiser debate, none of them was aware of the presence in the diplomatic gallery of a cultured and distinguished Englishman. He was A. D. Lindsay, C. B. E., master of the Balliol College, Oxford, who was the guest of the Hon. Vincent Massey, the Canadian Minister at Washington. Massey is him- self a Balliol man. He told Dr. Lindsay that the Canadian legation Is “40 per cent Balliol,” two of its five members being graduates of that historic college. 1- has been called the. incubator of British . statesmen. J Bull's gl\dpll two World War leaders were llio]l men—Premier Asquith and For- eign Secretary Grey. The late Lord Cur- zon was also at Balliol. There are some 150 Balliol men in North America— ahout 100 in the United States and 50 in Canada. Dr. Lindsay is making a private visit to this country. He was anxious to see our own House of Lords in action and happened to be in town the day the big cruiser debate opened. * ok ok ok ‘Ways and means committee rooms in the House Office Building have worn a very bucolic aspect these past few days, with hearings on the agricultural sched- ule in progress. This observer asked a farm spokesman to list the products on which higher tariff rates are sought by agriculturists. “On everything from ap- ples to yams,” was the reply. One of the rural products which the farmers want removed from the free list and to tariff henceforward is “The comes of Kansas. To. date tariff reduction that's been asked for is Sumatra wrappers for cigars. * ok Kk K There was a grand old orgy of remi- niscences at the Army and Navy Club the other night, when veterans of our Indian, wars foregathered for one of their occasional talkfests. The star of the evening wds Geh. Charles King, sol- dier and author. Although King is 84 years, old, he narrated vividly the fa- mous’ fight ‘between’ Buffalo Bill and Yellow Hand. The general was close by when, Buffalo Bill toppled the Cheyenne Indian chief and his horse, King laud- ed the great scout-showman as a brave and loyal soldier, while the 50 Indian veterans at the banquet applauded. Gen. Godfrey, one of the survivors of Custer’s old regiment, also told stories about of the Maj. George P. Ahern, recorder Order of Indian Wars, read the story of the capture of the Apache chief, paid Geronimo, by Lieut. Gatewood, as writ- ten' by the latter’s son, Maj. Charles B. Gatewood. The historical branch of the Army War College at Washington made a ples to the Indian fighters to send in all data and photographs - connected with the cam which enabled. the white man to make a great empire of | the trans-Mississippi region. 2 * kR % At the end of February Dr. C. C. Wu, ited .Chinese begins to dis- 4 his large groups of human beings, in real- ity mobs under control, has made the seeming good fellowship of such at- tempts appear as friendship. * koK * Some day, on a street corner, maybe, or as the result of a chance introdu tion, one meets one who will be recog- nized instantly as bel to one. ‘There is from the first no constraint. All is open and honest between you, as if neither had anything to conceal or wished to hide anything. There is no pretense, none of the false pride which makes one say “Yes, I have read it.” when one has never even heard of the book. Between you two from the very start there is an invisible bond which passes al attempts at definition, but exists none the less sl:rely ?r*aul that. Sometimes one does not instantly dis- cover this unfailing bond. It may be that it is hidden under a gruff exterior or is overlaid by shyness. ‘Therefore, he who waits patiently for friendships must not make the mistake of thinking that in all instances the ones who belong to one are recognized instantly. In fact, often enough it is the very one whom one hates at first that he ends up by loving. * K Rk ‘This is one of the curious contradic- tions which make the game interesting. If friends were always plainly labeled, life might be different from what it is; whether for better or worse is difficult say. Friends, no more than foes, wear their hearts on their sleeves. If you want to find them, you must have honest eyes and an understanding heart. When found, however, there is mo| difference between the hard-to-find and the difficult-to-find. . With each one, one feels inexpressibly at home. ‘Whether talking or silent, both of you are completely at ease. There is no disputation, no emi ent, because one does not speak; no attempting to guess what the other would try to guess, * k % ok ‘The lineaments of a real friend some- how seem engraved on the heart. Whether he be. handsome or_ ugly- makes no difference at all. What counts is that his face is somehow familiar. Yonder big nose has a quality to it which is understandable, as if one had seen it before and had liked ft. - His indifference to dress is deplor- able, perhaps, but it becomes him like an old glove. One senses that he sim- ply had to be that way and that he who would seek to change him. for the better would ch:n;e :flm for the worsé. * : One will have little trouble finding: the people who belong to one, for there will be so few of them. 2 One will recall David with his Jona- than, Damon with his Pythias, Mon- taigne with his Etienne, Paola with his Francesca. One will realize that large numbers may have everything to do with a business sale, which is & getting, ml'fi hnot:hlnx X:, d%h with fric whic] a giying. e people who be- long to on:‘\wul be ore THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY. JANUARY 28 1920. Electric Submetering Held Aid to Consumer To the Editor of The Star: ‘The recent aif t of the Edison companies to stop submetering may re- sult in a condition which would eom- pletely demoralize the rent situation I}‘dtr’cfll:“ disadvantageously. May I elect y [vantageol . present facts and opinions based on 10 years' expmu as president n(‘:l }:he largest subme company ew York City, the Meter Service Corpora- tlorko':fl.gh will explain 'l'l'ly fl:“ghflw? About 30 yesrs ngo, when ew York electric lic utility companies were still small, fro'inc concerns, they offered to sell electric current to owners at wholesale prices in order to discourage the building of private plants in multiple living houses or office build- ings. In return for their investment in wiring houses and other expenses, prop- erty owners were given the privilege of selling this current at retail. From the standpoint of the consumer, this was desirable, for it gave him his current at retail rates of the Edison company, or less than the Edison company. At the same time, it insureéd the Edison company & large fixed income at less expense for overhead than otherwise, and provided for the property owners a means of covering expenses incurred by the outlay for el ical equipment. 'l%\!a mutually advantageous situation brought into being individuals and or- ganizations who supervised the reading of the meters for the property owner and who, through experience and or- ganization, were able to lift from his shoulders the burden of reading and billing and supervision of his meters. ‘The principles and practices in sub- ‘metering recognized the right of the property owner to buy electricity as a commodity and to sell it as a commod- ity. In the controversy now before the Public Service Commission, shall the Edison_company bé permitted to abro- gate what was in a sense an agreement made between itself and the E.mperty owners, in order that it may take for itself the differential between the wholesale and the retail rate? From the consumer’s angle, this is most un- desirable because what will actually happen is that many private plants will immediately be started, and use of this reduced business, the Edison com- ny will not be able to make any sav- &'.. to the consumer. In fact, it may h’l“lfi % m."u"n'n;m" nies are really e sul eter] com] e not an issue in this m\?:uon since they serve the property owner only as an agent. The owner picks that meter- ing company which he feels is the best in the fleld, to supervise the electric ‘meters under his ownership. This is a battle between the electric power com- panies and the consumers, the big as well as the small. And from the stand- point of justice to the greatest number, cen:‘linly their interest should be pre- served. 'As a matter of possible interest to the public, our -organization uses only the best and most modern type of electric meters, supervised by the highest | electric meter experts. The account- m;lu done on the most ‘r‘!::dem auto- matic bookkeepi machinery. Our e th -"Dm n:r:n': n‘?}:r and ::: any of the subme! 3 under expert engineers, equipped with the muxtwdavioel, €qual to any meter 1al of any All meters are tested upon reéceipt in our labora- eompl;lu. also again when installed at mediately tories and tenants’ location, and theréafter are befc everything by the fact that they are | tested more willing to give than to receive. with his father and seeing how mat- ters were progressing. In 1908, when the elder Wu again bec Minister in Washington, his son couple of years under the roof of which he will presently take possession as envoy of his country. ¥ 3 * ok ok % “Smith Shelling Device” is the title of a recent bulletin issued by ment of Agriculture. It does, not.refer to “Al's” recent appeal for $2 subscrip- tions toward the Democratic cam deficit. It proves to be a de of a new rice-shelling contrivance for re- moving hulls from rough rice, invented by W. D. Smith, grain marl spe- clalist in the Bureau of Agricultural Economics in Dr. Jardine's department, ;e Colloquy in the Senate last week: Mr. Moses: We will be in a much if we sit down at the table (3 stack of blué chips rather than s stack of blue prints. Mr. Borah: The Senator is talk- ing. about “blue chips.” I do not understand that language. Mr. Moses: Of course, I am speak- ing in the vernacular. I know per- fectly well that none of my scholarly colleagues will understand it. * Kok X Col. William J. Donovan, who may be Hoover’s Attorney General.or Sec- retary of War, figures in -& brand-new stunt for calling a President-elect's at- tention to cabinet timber. A proprietor of chain newspapers has. taken conspicuous space in the adver- tising ‘columns of New York .P'I‘?GH and filled it with a panegyric on “Wild Bill's" qualities as man, soldier and lawyer. Mr. Hoover is invited by the Consideration belore mALIRg. up.his ok consideration fore m: " up-his of- ficial family. Opinions at -Wi are divided as to_ whether the New Yor‘;er": ':dmgp«ztl:“h-va l:e;n enhanced or ¥y novel departure in boosting. R (Copyright, 1920.) Severe. Lesson Is Due, Says Market Student To the Editor of The Star: By calling attention to a matter of national importance from a different angle I hope' it will prove both interest- ing and helpfyl to your readers. Manufacturers, wholesalers and retail merchants, etc., will remember back in 1919 every one was in one big scramble outbidding the other fellow for both raw materials and finished mechandise, as ‘well as labor, because for same time back they had all found it did not make spy difference how much you paid, you ¢ould always resell at a profit. Then a buyers’ strike started and we all know what a costly. lesson all, with both small and large inven! learned at that time, and how fortunate were those who had big bank of inventories of either or merchandise. Last year we d a duplicate of the 1919 scramble; namely, every one was bidding agdinst the other fellow for shares of stock because, as in 1919, had been found for sometime back -you could always resell for more than you balances shares of stock id. 4 Your paper, Mr. Editor, has just ear- ried a news item about stock which, in the language of the business man, means an inventory has just been taken of shares of stock on hand wait- ing to be resold at a profit to the other fellow and it is the largest in the-history of the world. ‘| & Bing, Ine ame lived for . a ( rules riodically. It repebtuenu ouuhndin'& building owners mmtwg ‘whom you note the highest The Graybar Building, Douglas L. Elii- man & Co., Michael E. Paterno, Bing , Inc.; Square Build- among others. . e nren‘memm of the Electrical Board of Trade, and in sny :uemun of te; the Electrical Board of ‘Trade | Rhodes ‘upon any one of-the Ting group to test a submeter. All the sub- have wfld to the sincerely’ H Y Sy U v President Meter Service Corporation. tne Depart-| ), C._Heads Get Too Much Power in Bill To the Editor of The Star: I read with interest your editorial on the new license bill, for the Disirict of Columbis. Tt has, as you say, many good features, but it also has some bad ones, the influence of which, if it should become a law, could make of it an in- strument of injustice. There are features in it that all tax- the ultimate consumer of | YO of the large utility im- G ns, ‘including: | glyp! ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN. e ";nhlnmo{nlwmi' u our - tion Bureau? Can't we be of some help to you in your problems? Our business is to furnish you with authoritative in+ formation, and we invite you to ask us any question of fact in which you are interested. Send your to_The Evening Star Information Pred- eric_J. n, director, Wi gton, D. C. Inclose 2 cents in coin or stamps the | for return postage. Q. Is it cheaper to travel by airplane or railroad in Germany?—W. C. A. The Aero News says that it is cheaper to travel by air between Berlin and other important cities than to buy first-cless railway tickets. The time saved is also quite an item. Q. Of the dolls made what propor- e boy. dolls?—A. N. T. "'l'hz. ;reporfinn of female to male dolls is12to 1. Q. How Thete Dotk B K. esses have there —F. B. R. FA. There have been six Pan-Ameri- can congresses. These were ‘Washington in 1889, in Mexico in 1901~ 1902, in Rio de Janeiro in 1906, in Buenos Aires in 1910, in Chile in 1923 and in Havana in 1 Q. How do Cherokee Indians rank in intelligence?—U. P. A. The Cherokees were the largest and most im| nt Indian tribé origi- nally east of the Alleghenies, perhaps the highest in culture and intellectual receptivity north of Mexico. Q. What State had two governors by the name of Cranston?—J. W. G. A. There have been two governors of Rhode Island by the name of Cranston. John Cranston, - supposed to have been born in England about 1626, served from 1678 to 1680, His son, Samuel Cran- ston, was also Governor of Rhode Island, serving 29 consecutive terms, commencing 1698. Q. How many weather bureaus are there in the United States?—O. R. A. There are several classes of sta- i tions maintained by the Weather Bu- reau. the most important, of course, be- ing those established for making daily weather forecasts. These number about 200 in the continental United States, some 8 or 10 in Alask.. and probably 15 or 20 in the West Indies and adjacent areas. In addition to those mentioned above, there are other classes, known as “crop stations, frost sta- tions,” “river stations,” etc., numi probably 1,000 or more, and still another class, known as “co-operative T8,” of which they are some 4,000 or 5,000, well distributed over the country. No pay is attached to observers of the lpst- mentioned class. | ‘Q. Who took the part of Lincoln England in Drinkwater'’s “Abraham HIAeuln"?—M.l ged i & .. When_pla; England Willlam J. Rea, an Irish actor, was the leading . In the of ‘play the E many snakes are there?—J. H. A. There are about 592 species of poisonous snakes known throughout, the world, but 288 of them belong to a group of snakes known as the Opistho-. ha, which are only mildly poison- ous, few of them heing deadly to man. . How many Americans who have had Rhodes scholarships have become famous?—J. F. W. v A. Among Americans who have won there are a dozen Josen held in | © tation play the || played by a Frank Mc- | o> least 30 prominent lawyers, @ out- standing physicians, a United States district attorney, 9 college deans, 43 professors. There are 12 who aré num- bered among the succ business men of the Nation, 4 leed in journalism and about half & in politics. One is considered a leading authority on Elizabethan litersture, while another, to quote Prof. Frank Aydelotte of Swarthmore ican secretary of the Rhodes one of the two or three leading autho: ities of the United States on the diplo. matic background of the World War." . How many Negroes were. there ir th?‘nr!at o brought to this country ¢.. Records show that the first Negr slaves were brought to what is now th United States in a Dutch man-6f-wa and landed at Jamestown, Va., Septem ber, 1619. The cargo included Negroes. Q. What is used to make firework and fires burn with different colors?- . W. P. A. The Bureau of Standards say that the nitrates of various metals ar used for making fireworks that bur with different colors. The nitrates ar used because they supply oxygen fc the combustion of the sawdust anc other ingredients. For open fires th- chlorides of the metals are ferabl: to the nitrates, because rapid combus- tion is not desired, but only & slow evaporation of the metal salt into th- flames. ~ The nitrates are ekl changed into carbonates or oxides in the fire, and these are less volatile a: a rule than the chlorides. The chlo- rides for barium, strontium, calcium. lithium and potassium give colored flames. If too much sodium chlorid¢ is used, its yellow flame will tend to mask the colors of the other metals. Q. Where is the largest natatoriur- in the United States fed by natural ho! water?—E. A. A. It is in Boise, Idaho. Q. Did Walter Damrosch marry ¢ daughter of James G. Blaine?—F. J. F A. In 1880 Walter Damrosch marri=d Margaret J., daughter of the late Jam-~ G. Blaine. Q. Who is conducting choosin; & contest fo. a national flower?—B. N. A. The American Nature Assoeiation is taking a flower poll. Any one may vote, sending his choice. to the Nature Magazine, in Washington, D. C. Q. How many American troops are in the Philippines?>—W. J. W. . In the Philippine Islands there enlisted men who ar: white and &7 commissioned officers and 6,335 enlisted men who are natives. These consist of regiments, parts of regiments and de- tachments. Q. When did the Indians leave the country around Wi 3, D. C.2— W. H. G. ¥ A. In 1605 the Indians made - their ast stand at ‘Pidewater, now - Fort L. that year’ Cel. John Washington, with a force of 1,500 Mary- land Vi militia, met and de- fea le of about 2,500 Indians. The defeat was so decisive that the In- dians left this section of the country. i 3& lzgw‘olon. llog it take an Dik m'g e from Washington, D. Ofllhl ebr.? —C”BID at 3:50 pm. and reaches Omaha at 10:10 the ‘foll wing morning. Q. Who wa: the first reign over Griat Britain?—K. N, . The first Ki of education, at Sympathetic as it is with thé desire of Gen. Bramwell Booth to hold. his ludmuz\nlp in the great 'ornk‘ ',:f ;he: Salvat Army, American mflfihflfi‘y of a world-wide proval of the A prive the leader of auf . | powers is llnzr’:.lly. 1f regretfully, given. Eowend. when in their deemed , o ngs not listed here * * fix the license fee. * * * And are further authorized and empowered in their discretion to modify any of the provisions of this section so far as elim- inating therefrom any business or call- here} to be licensed, or-to or lower the amount of fee provided e su . 1t is & dangerous and unwise policy to invest in three men so much abso- lute power and authority. = Such tactics are not in ny -with the principles of government of our country. If this bill becomes & law, the fate of every n who has to take out a license to .conduct his business will be in the hands of the City Commissioners. If in wisdom they desire to raise his license to an exorbitant sum, or revoke it altogether, to whom can he turn for i It be interesting to know it ‘would has ever been a bill passed by tion of having no vote ‘of control our government. We suffer the injustice of taxation without representation. All we. can do Is raise our voice, in the hope that in ‘who are respon. sible for the government of this city, 'fl.lt m;“cry and give a listening ear to our grievances . ALFRED H. TERRY. Says City Satisfied As Political Center "l'. the Editor of The Star: lu‘flmm “;lhe"l:;rdent- ly: advoca & great % as & memorial to the cheracter of would not -be so who. 1 I b under- Ac::,y. he 5 one knows could to become the center of Wuhm‘:tnu is the wed e Aavo! America and she is distinction. If the conclude to thrust s runiversity upon her, such an in- i st him tural center of itical tel cul Nation e In my humble opinion, a buyers’ strike | eral other and another severe lesson are due and any student of economics will agree the old law of supply and demand al tes, thoug! Volunteers Are Plentiful. Prom the ort Werth -Star-Telesram. Mr. ‘Hoover, ““The at not o much on Bram- " in the opinion of the Hart- ford ‘Times, “as it is-upon s vast power in the han & single individual. - Those who religious and welfare movements do like that. It is not a practical arrange- ment." “The present organization of . the army is not democratic, to say the least,” says the Houston Chronicle. * is doubtful if Gen. William Booth, when he founded this most potent organiza. to its authority. :|creep into any organization, however noble its purpose and high-minded its members, whenever true democracy is “The world will hope that the did work of an excellent Orego: ard-Examiner holds work of the great structure may be quivering, but the work of the army must go on, even while & battle of glants .” The Bin, ton Press states. “A split would be a calamity of world-wide . The army is needed in world as & strong and constantly growing international cor- of service—service that never financial y:nnu." * X *x “The dispute is most unfortunate,” Te] o army for N deeds unpd“ wonderful work for civilisation ld'lndl out with &. :h'rny that none can ration glou look for problems in a satisfactory manner, Memphis Commercial-A) says, “is the hope of all its friends in this coun- try and abroad, but to do so it eannot dally lon:;;g.nlow itself to be given actuated by mhym::ommrnmu other ization,” in veting de- greal prive Gen. loo';h 2( his ‘To the Baltimore u X who s reported to be working hard over ko dratt. Democracy Needea for Progress In Salvation Army’s Great Work figures, lbunal of tie paign escription keting dufiew ide think, in in paragraphs u::fl with Commissioners the '%on! well Booth, graph 46: “The Commissioners of by, liglo m) dvisable, t. b y de f ing the head of m in required o Just e -empowered make regulat voc in | stifled. licenses issued advertiser ch is deemed desirable. 'ashington persol their edress? ' the Commission in the taxpayers in those in Congress, who hear tories, instead correspondent " omwuwn his loans | ambitions. satisfie uld lin. it t, thusiasm. could academic derstand. | business, in everything that is used by human hands for the benefit of human- ity. Nevertheless, when such a chany takes places i‘tmlgou often than. not high council, between the wishes of one welfare (as they cone democratic form of government.” * ok % “To the people of the world who know of the good works of the Salva- tion Army its existence without the association of the name of Booth would be a strange thing, a sort of inexplica- ble incongruity,” however, in the judg- ment of the Little 'k _Arkansas Democrat, while the Jersey City Jour- nal offers comment: “There, is great about the man who will not quit. There is something I e réfusal of Booth io acceds 6 The S hre EaE 'rml n of as as the enthusiasm of youth.” of 3 * * The new regime must have a vision for the fu- ture, but regardiess of its accomplish: ments it should never forget that the foundation of its efforts is a sound structure which is a monument to = grand old man.” The Kalamazoo Ga- zette concludes that “the public in every country in which the Sal SeTV To 13-Month Calendar To the Editor of The Star: ‘There has been considerable — - discus- sion g:wud new calen- dar which di the year into 13 the | months. There may be some to such an there are many 'ment, but apparent lvan! There are many tions at this i than those of the best interests of the | '