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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
JAPANESE PAY TRIBUTE TO
AMERICAN GOOD POINTS
Toxic Leaders Find Many Com
mendable Traits-Think Spirit
. Of Social Service Remarkable.

TOXIC. May Correspondence Of the
Associated Press).-Japanese apprecia-
ton Of good points of Americans finds
expression in u collection of personal
comments published by the Jitsugyo. a
commercial periodical. The following
are representative extracts:
DR.. K. Miyake-"Japan has much to
learn from America. Tho unanimity
with which America entered the war
and the patriotism which her sons dem
onstrated on the firing front and behind
1t Is worth studying. The next thing
American is his enterprising spirit in
social affairs
DR.. T. Naka jima-'The Japanese are
exclusive. cunning and intriguing. Long
years Of feudalism are to be blamed for
this. In contrast with us the Americans
are downright by nature. That they
have a wonderful power of assirRilatifIg
those who come near them may be.
traced to this American openness of
heart
Industrial Bank-"There are many COM
mendable traits in the American. but
his spirit Of social service is to me the
most remarkable. He Is a firm believer
in Christianity, but he does not believe
in that religion merely for peace Of
making society better and the world
more livable by influencing the Thought
OF others. Firm In his religious belief.
he 10 daring to a sublime degree and
never despairs. He is optimistic and
defies all obstacles with a CHEEKY face"
Mr.. Furuya. director of a trading COM
pany-"The. Americans are outspoken.
Their burning desire is to see them
selves a great nation in accordance with
their own conception Of greatness"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY,

ROCKVILLE, Nd. May 81
Miss Virginia e. Berry and William
c. Plummer, both Of Washington,
we're married in Rockville Thursday
afternoon. returning to the city I'm
mediately after the ceremony.
Among the speakers at the annual
Of Montgomery county, to be held ~
the town hall at Remington. next
Tuesday. will be Mrs. II. J. Patterson
of College Park; DR.. Henry Burton
er s e sns s'ats A.
berculosis, and Martin r Sloan. su-
perintendent Of Eudowood aanitarium.
The principal business to be transnct-
ed will be the election Of Officers:
M NJ ba'a' and afternoon sessions Will
At the annual Confederate Memorial
day exercises at Morocacy cemetery,
b llsville. next Tuesday. the a I'm,
FPtSs" ,yman of the Rockviiie bar.
lures, and the graves will be strewni
wfth flowers.
Charles A. Mewshaw. a former resi-
dent of Rockville. was seriously In
jured at Relay, Nd. a few days ago
by being struck by Baltimore and
Ohio train as he was superintendin9
the work of removing wreckase from
one OF the tracks.
Hundreds of persons visited the
Rockville Union cemetery yesterday,
as has been the Memorial day custom
for years, and placed flowers upon the
graves. For the first time in many
years there were no formal exerctses.
The first person to make known his
desire to represent this county In the
8. Stamper Of Drummond. who has an.
nounced his purpose of seeking one OF
the four democratic nominations to
be made at the primary election In
Miss Mabel M. Printz and Reed v.
Richmond. both Of Washington. were
married in Rockville Thursday after
noon by Rev. John r. Henderson. pas
tor Of the Presbyterian Church. The
bridegroom was badly wounded in the
war, suffering the loss Of one leg. and
has just been discharged from the
U. 8. Naval Hospital. Washington,
having fully recovered.
A largely attended dance Tor the
benefit Of the wounded at Walter Reed
Hospital was held at the Montgomery
Country Club here Thursday evening.
1t was in charge of a committee COM
posed Of Banks Berry and Brownell
Riggs. recently discharged from the
U. s. Army after many months Of ssrv-
ice in this country and France. and
Reserves.
Announcement has been made that
the marriage Of Miss Ethel L. Waters,
daughter Of Mrs. Maude A. Waters of
Gaithersburg, and Merle T. Jacobs.
also Of Gaithersburg. will take place
June II at the home of the bride.
The annual meeting Of the Burden
Bearer Circle of Kings Daughters was
held in the Methodist Church Tuesday
evening. The annual report was read
by the secretary, Miss Jackie McDon-
aid; Mrs. e. Warning Evans Of Wash
ington gave an account of the recent
annual meeting Of the Central Council
at Wheeling. w. Va; Mrs. John B.
Brewer contributed a paper on the
object and growth Of the order; the
Red Cross work was described by Mrs.
John r. Henderson, and Miss Isabel
Kingdom told about the state and in
ternational work. Other features in
cluded a solo by Mrs. Harry A. Daw-
son and a recitation by Miss Minnie
Owens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
Diamonds That Crack.
the Scientific American.

From the Scientific American.
In an article on the diamonds of the
Kimberley mines DR.. J. R. Sutton
discusses the origin of the numerous
broken fragments of diamond found
in that region.
One hypothesis current on the sub
condition to violent eruptive out
bursts which shattered the rocks in
which they occur. Another. common
belief is that certain classes of dia-
monds frequently break spontane-
ously.
One authority states that light
brown. smoky diamonds often crack
on exposure to the dry air. but they
will remain intact IL kept in a moist
there is a popular story of South
African diamonds being sent to Eng
LAID inside potatoes.
Crookes, in his Kimberley lecture,
seems to attribute the fractures to
the sudden lowering OF pressure in
the space surrounding diamonds, and
speaks of consequent explosion. DE-.
sutton says he has met plenty of
people who have heard of the BURST
ing OF smoky diamonds, but none who
ever witnessed this phenomenon with
their own eyes. .'."
This idea of the bursting Of dia-
morids is of high antiquity. Albertus
MagnuS says that a diamond i'm
mersed in the fresh. warm blood of a
goat will burst-especially If the ami
NAL had previously browsed en- pars-
ley or drunk wine. Pliny vouchsa fes
similar notion.
DR.. sutton believes that in a ma
5ority Of cases the breaking of dia-
monds has been due to the energy
exerted by the mineral inclusions
which they so often contain These
are most frequently garnet, but
sometimes zircon. ilmenite, iron py-
rites and possibly chrysolite.
The thermal expansion of nearly all
crystals. except those of the beryl
family, at ordinary temperatures, is
much greater than that of the dia :
mond.
II the same is true under plutonic
conditions of heat and temperature.
differences in the rate of expansion
and contraction Of the diamond and
its inclusion would account for the
shattering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
Disesse Of Lavishness.
rom the Ohio State Journal.

From the Ohio State Journal. n
There are the Inheritance tax, the
classification OF intangibles. state in
come and occupational taxes-they
will all help some and ease US up, a
little. but what Is tho use? We will
hasten into debt again. There 10 in
the public service q controlling desire
to set more than we can pay for. It
10 much like the drunkard for whom
SOLDERING OF creates appetite for
more. This constant demand tor more
public expenditures il q disease, 1t
not 4 crime. It needs something be-
sides argument and statistics to c,its
the distemper. II needs Z 1-oent. law
to stop It, just a. thS, penitentfary 10
needed to stop burglary. but tho trou-
BILE Is, IL u = blood disease; which
neither the law nor the pfiSons Gan
cure. There is . new chaFseter, of
crime, the pressure Of 4 pABston to
get something for netting without
holding = man upI but instead thsraof.
Of holding. np .. whole ccrnmpnity.
The Wholesale spender Of public rev.
enues ought to be remanded to the
criminal GLASS He viii not At o1y.
where else.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
Preeedents Of the House.

From the Christian Science Monitor.
Seldom indeed is any average citizen
likely to consult the "Precedents of the
House of Representatives" which Asher
c. Kinds spent fifteen years in compil-
ing. but tho eight large volumes do for
the parliamentary law of the United
States what Blackstone did for the law
of England. Mr.. Kinds came to Wash
ington as Speaker Reeds clerk. He
saw that the parliamentary records of
the House had become a growing mass
OF unsystematized documents. an enor-
nous library, one might say. for which
those who needed to consult il had no
catalogue. and he set himself to the labor
OF systematizing II. 1t has been said
that a more eXhausting task Of its kind
was never assumed by q single individ-
ual In carrying IT to q successful con-
clusion Mr.. Kinds made himself me-
mortal In printers Ink and leather bind
ing more impressive, to those who COM
prehend Its value in the machinery of
nahon9l les1Slafion, than many q crea-
ton OF bronze or marble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
War and Sanitation.
From the Raleigh News and Observer.

A result OF the war that few people
have realized is the marked advance
given sanitation all over the country.
For the Arst time war has gathered
together a great many man without
the big roll of sickness and death
from prevsntable disease. Typhoid
fever was until this war broke out.
probably the most disastrous army at
tendant. Battle was q minor danger
was regarded as a certain factor in
war. The United States Army scarcely
knows what typhoid fever means. The
absolute control of typhoid fever has
made war almost as little to be dreaded
as typhoid itself was prior to: the war.
sanitary surgeon. and from now on it
need not be feared II state and COM
munity will handle 1t as THE Army
does. Army sanitation has shown how
to avoid typhoid completely:
/. The Army camps are wholly differ
previous wars Health precautions
govern everything. Water, sewers, in
equation against germ disease, food.
clothing. exercise and everything, are
co-ordinatsd with the purposs of I'M
proving and maintaining health. The
object lesson for the civilian COM
munity. In many states in big units
are these camp object lessons. show
ing people how health may be cared
for in the city in a way that few
have suspected, and from the war, OK
perience should come, and certainly
will come. a new era in community
sanitation and health, - =
But the Army has made only q be-
ginning in sanitation. Every day new
discoveries are made, for future use
and adoption. IN hospital practice.
and especially in surgery. war IL
pushing old methods aside and substi-
tuting the new until 1t looks almost
like the working Of miracles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
Two Confess to Charges.
Florida Summers.
From the Jacksonville Times-Uuion

From the Jacksonv1lle Ttmes-Uni0h.
Dweliers In this wonderful state
rarely lose an hours sleep in tho
summer, nights because Of the heat
there is a big drop in temperature
az soon as the sun has set; and sun
strokes, which cause many deaths in
the other states, are practically I'M
known here.
Then the impression. which was
created by observing the aborigines
perhaps, that the Florida summer was
dull. inactive and unproductive is all
wrong. Not only are the Florida
people up early and generally busy
about their work, but in summer time
they md time for play.
The winters are SO filled with work
for the majority that there is little
time for the home folks to visit or
enjoy themselves. Friends and vis-
itora from all over the country have
q Ane time At the beaches and on the
highways and In the woodlands dur
ing the winter, and then, after the
middle OF April. maybe, the Florida
people have their turn.
Summer time in Florida for those
who understand and appreciate the
climate and conditions Is the happi-
est, best and most wonderful time Of
the year. True. there are thousands
Of Floridans who take the chance Of
fered to go north or east or west
for a few weeks or a month, but they
come back better pleased than be-
fore, and delighted to be at home. It
10 the holiday season and nowhere 10
II more thoroughly enjoyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
Loading Lewis Guns.

From Popular Mechanics Magazine.
One of the war secrets that 1t IL now
permissible to disclose has to do with
an invention adopted by the War De-
partment in the latter months of the
conflict, which tremendously multi
piled the effectiveness Of the famous
Lewis machine gun. The device en-
abled one man to attend to the load
ing of a score or more Of these dead
ly weapons, so that those assigned to
these pieces could deliver practically
an uninterrupted hre. The ammunt-,
ton for the Lewis gun 10 contained
in a detachable circular magazine
holding either ~ or 81 shells. This
holder is called a pan, and the new
invention consists of a device, to the
underside Of which the pan 10 tempor-
arily attached for filling with shells.
The loader 10 SO designed that 1t can
be mounted on the edge Of a box, hold
in the lap. or used while one lies prone
on the ground out of view of the
enemy.
When the boxes of cartridges are to
be emptied a box IL held in a vertical
position, and with two downward
strokes Of the hand the shells are
transferred to the vertical grooves. or
holder, extending upward from the
revolving loading wheel above the
pan When emergency. or other cir
cumstances, makes 1t necessary to
take shells from filled Clips" the lat
ter are dropped into the vertical
grooves and. by operating q pair OF
triggers with the thumb and finger.
the clip is elected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
GET ONLY A WHIFF OF
SAVORY BAKING DOORS
German Inhabitants Of Occupied
, Zone Can Buy Nothing From
{ Americans.

COBLENZ. May 3 Correspondence
Of the Associated Press).-Consider-
able anti-American propaganda is be-
ing published in German newspapers
by German newspaper men who have
visited the Rhine zone occupied by
the American Army. Some of their
be their own opinions of the conduct
of the Americans or the feelings OF
the Germans in. the occupied terri
tory. The writings of one German
in Leipzig newspaper have afford
telligence officers, though he wrote
with the evident intention to put
Americans in a bad light before the
German civilians.
ION account of the sundry annoy
ing acts of the authorities" he writes
the popula ton is not at all salts
fed with the American occupation and
is loud in its abuse of these moles-
tations. though. to be sure. this IS all
kept within closed walls. Nobody
dares to make any criticism in public
since recent heavy sentences were i'm
posed on those guilty of careless ru-
mors."| Regarding food. the writer
in the Leipzig newspaper says:
Can Only Gaze at Doughnuts.
There have been all kinds of
stories in Leipzig recently about the
marvellous things one can purchase
in the American occupied territory. 1t
was related that American stores had
been established where all kinds of
food was sold at unbelievably low
prices. That Is all very true-but
the German inhabitants are permitted
only to look at all these beautiful
articles. They can buy nothing.
Everything is for the troops only.
And only to be gazed at by the Ger
mans are the doughnuts. the savory
odors of which fill the city of Cob
LEM. and which are baked from early
morning until late at night by the
American soldiers in no less than
twenty great bakeries"
The writer also touches on the work
of the military police, saying: "a
very unpleasant institution in Cob
lenz 10 the spy system. Possession Of
American property is forbidden. Who
ever buys from American soldiers
cigarettes. food. shoes and clothing
and Is caught with the goods is pun
ished with a drastic fine or prison
sentence"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
THE CONSTITUTION.



The entire high school and UNI
versity win now stand up and an
swer the following questions upon
the Constitution. (If you want the
proper answers, not only to these but
to many other questions on the sub
ject, write to the National Security
League. - West 44th street. New
York, and ask for tho pamphlet "A
Catechism Of the Constitution" and
inclose a stamp.
1. What IL the Constitution?
2. Who made it? What date?
Where?
3. Who was president Of the con-
stftutional convention?
4. Who ratified and adopted it,
s. Into what three parts is the
6. What is the Legislative depart
ment?
Z. Who elects the representa-
tives? The senators?
8. How is the number OF repre-
sentatives determined? OF senators?
g.. What h the qualification for q
representatives? For a senator?
10. How are senator's chosen now?
How formerly?
Ill II: WIG prssidss over the House:
IL. What else can the Senate do
besides enact laws?
IL. How often does Congress as
semble?
Il. What does a quorum Of the
House or Senate mean?
Is. What special privileges have
senator's and representatives? What
restrictions?
16. what provision does the Con-
stftution make regarding laws taxing
the people? ~. -. -,
II. What Is meant by veto?
IS. How can the government bor-
row money?
10. Who can declare war?
20. What does the writ of habeas
corpus" mean, and what does the Con-
stttution say about 1t?
%. Upon whose authority can
money be drawn out Of the Treasury?
Is. Can this country grant any
title Of nobility?
"a. Can the separate states levy
customs?
.25. How il the President elected?
20. Who can be elected president?
81. How can a President be re-
moved from ONCE?
20. What constitutes the judicial
branch Of the government?
20. What is Treason?
80. How can The Constitution be
ii. what authority does the Con-
stitution give for levying an income
-. What is the good of having a
Constituticn7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. May 31.-Pota-
toes. white western Maryland and
Pennsylvania. per 100 pounds. asa
800: do. New York. per 100 pounds.
Maryland and Virginia. Mccormick.
265a2s5: do. Cobblers, 2.75a3.00:
sweets, yellows. North Carolina, per
barrel. 1O.0oa11.0o: do. eastern. shore
Maryland and Delaware. per barrel.
10. 00a11.00; do. York river. per barrel.
10. 00a11.00: yams, fancy. bright, per
barrel. 9.00a10.00.
Vegetables and green fruits-Ap-
pies. all arictiss. per barrel. 6.00a8. 90:
do. ordinary. b.0oa6.oo; do. New York
state. per barrel. No. !; s;oOa1o:oo: DO o:
packed. barrel. s.0oas.oo; do. No. 2.
barrel. 5.oOa6.oo. Beans. Florida, per
basket. green. 1.60al.75; do. per
basket. wax. 1.25a1.50. Cabbage. ma
tive, per hundred: 5:ooas.oo: do. No.
plants, Florida. per crate. 2.6oa6.0o.
Grapefruit Florida, per box. b.00as.bo.
Kale, native. per bushel. 20a40. Let
tuce, native. per bushel. box. 1.00a
200. Onions. Texas and Bermuda.
crate. 4.ooa4.5o. Oranges Florida. per
per bushel. 1.5oa2.0o. Peppers. per
crate. 2.50a4.oo. Squash. Florida. per
crate. 2.ooa3.O0. Spinach. native. per
bushel. 75a1.O0. Strawberries. native
per quart, 25aa5. Tomatoes, Florida.
per carrier. fancy ripe. 2.ooa4.oo
and Virginia, per dozen. 1.5oal; 80:
beets southern, per hundred punches.
3.00a7.O0; carrots, southern, per hum
dred punches. 4.10aS.00; radishes.
native. per hundred punches. l:5oe
i bunches, 0' a'ooas.oo; spring onions
native. per hundred bunohes. 1.ooa
1.50: peaches. Georgia, per crate. 1.50a
ais; cherries, red. sweet, per pound.
Halls; watermelons. Florida. per hun
Ired, 50.00a75.O0.
No grain quotations, chamber OF
commerce closed. legal holiday!
Arrivals by boat: Live poultry
Chickens. young. large. smooth. H.,
As: do. young, rough and staxgy, 10,
IS; do. winter, az lbs. and under. no
55a5s: do. spring, to ~ lbs, 5oa6s;
old ROSTERS, h., ~; old hens, over 4
lbs. lb, So: do. small. poor. h., 30;
pigeons old, pair. 4ba50; young, pair,
45a50; guinea fowl, as to size, soa70.
EggsHWestern Maryland. Pennsyl-
ern shore Maryland and Virginia. 42i
western Ohio. AZ. West Virginia. Al
southern North Carolina, Al.
Butter Creamery west separator
extras. 5sa5s: do. half-pound prints
extras. 56a60; do. one-pound prints.
extras, 56a6O: nearby creamery. ex.
tras, 55a56; dairy prints. Maryland
and Pennsylvania. extras, 45a46; store.
packed nrsts. As; rolls, Maryland and
Pennsylvania extras, 45a46: do, west
Virginia extras. As: do, Ohio extras,
As; process butter, 5Sa54.
CHICAGO. May 31.-Big receipts
turned the corn market downward
today, and did much to relieve traders
from misgivings that there would be
a month end squeese Of shorts. Open
ing prices, which ranged from to
IN lower, with July 1854 to 1.64h and
September 1.55h to l.56. were fol-
lowed by moderate rallies.
Oats were easy with corn. After
at 67A to 67h, the market recovered
somewhat.
Provisions sympathised with the
weakness Of grain. Most of the trad
l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
HUMAN EFFICIENCY,
by H. ADDINsToN BRUCE.
Copyright. 1897

You are ambitious. but none too
strong physically. Also you have to ad-
NIT that. n indicated by your expe-
riences in school. you are far from being
IN the class Of the mentally brilliant.
This discourages you. Gloomily you
tell yourself that. try a. you may, you
will never be able to climb TO any heiRht
up the ladder Of business success.
Do not lose heart too soon Msdi.
ocrity Of accomplishment Win not neces-
sarily be your fate. Ponder these words
by keen American psychologist, Prof.
W. D. Scott: -.
Human efficiency is not measured in
terms ssc,ns, Of muscu',r energy nor Of intel
many factors other than native strenrth
Of mind and BODY
Again and again this statement has
been vindtcatsd In the lives Of men Who
started theirs .cereers under distinct
learning how to make the best possible
much.
Consider. az an instance. the case Of
Cnaries Darwin, one Of the greatest Of
Darwin physically was 80 frail that
Tor forty years: he was virtually an In
valid and could work only two or three
hours day. Az for his mental elttiow-
mem; he himself has recorded: -
bs ~ have =, no great auicknss.-of apprs-
long and purely abstract train Of
thought is very limited. ~.
My memory is extensive. yet haxy.
SO poor IN ono sense 10 my memory that
l have never been. able TO remember for
more than a. few days single date or
hne OF poetry. : .-lF
II have a fair share Of invention and
Of common sense or Judgment, such as
every fairly successful lawyer or doctor
hi pss have as:1.t e1t not believe, in any
Thus physically and mentally handI-
capped. Darwin nevsrthelsss contrived to
make himself 30 efficient that he stands
IN the very front rank Of those who
hsvs added to the sum Of human knowl-
Perhaps no one before or since has 30
profoundly affected the current Of the
worlds scientific thinking - he did BY
his working out Of the doctrine of evo-
luton. - .tia|,
This he achieved by cultiyattnr IN tn
tense interest In the work he cot him
salt to ~do-the study Of Maturity
learning how to concentrate intensely,
by training that developed to an unusual
extent the faculty Of observation.
You can 'proat from his example.
fancisd limitations. instead Of insisting
that you know your dreams can never
come true. manfully4 set to work to
make them come true.
Learn how to safeguard your health
through hygienic living. Spend . few
dollars on medical advice and in pro-
curing handboolts that will teach you
how to live Alright. There are many
such now available at little cost.
Procure also text books setting forth
sound methods Of studying. observing,
planning. rejecting and judging. Faith
fully apply what you learn.
Then. II you have chosen your voca-
ton wisely. 50 that It comedies with
your natural aptitudss, It may safely be
prophesied that You will ultimately out
distance many . man who bespn life
far more fortunately endowed.