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Evening star., 1923-11-04
by ROBERT r. SMALL.
stan Correspondent Of The Star.
fCopyriRht, 1873, by The 6tar.)

NEW YORK. November 3.-Joseph
Patrick Tumulty is thinking seriously
Of forming An association OF former
secretaries to Presidents Of the United
States. The only drawback to the
scheme IL that Joe would be in such
q tremendous minority. And II there
10 one thing above another which Joe
tho master politician--detests, 1t is
to be In the minority. Joe is the only
living democratic, ex.seretary. He
also claims the record Of being the
longest secretary, or rather secretary
longer, than any other assistant
President" ever in the White House.
In an association. however. Joe
would be entirely surrounded by re-
publicans. He would be suppressed.
He would be stified. His boyish spirit
would be torn down and trampled
upon. He might not even be permitted
to sing. And that must never happen
to Joe.
However that may be-. the observ-
ant visitor to Washington recently
might have seen Joe Tumulty, George
Christian and Carml Thompson Of
Ohio all walking down the street to-
gether-a striking trio OF eligibles
for the association of ex-secretariea
representing the Wilson, Harding and
Taft administrations.
Mr.. Taft left q perfect stream of
secretaries behind him. First OF all,
there was Fred w. Carpenter, after
ward minister to Morocco and now
residing on the Pacific coast where
he 10 interested In welfare work.
Then came Charles Dyer Norton, now
dead, q brilliant nnancier but a
novice IN politics. Mr. Norton was
followed by Charles Dewey Hilles,
one OF the best secretaries a Presi-
dent ever had. Mr.. Hilles became
chairman of the republican national
committee, and so 1t was that Carmi
Thompson served as secretary during
the closing days Of the Taft admin
istration.
With one Harding and three Taft
survivors, it will be seen that the
odds thus far would be to l against
Joe Tumulty. But that Is not all.
There is William Loeb. jr., who was
secretary to President Roosevelt for
nearly six years, afterward collector
Of the port Of New York and now q
business man of large affairs.
There Is also George B. Cortelyou.
who had distinguished career in
the public service. Mr.. Cortelyou
served under three presidents. He
was stenographer to President Cleve-
land, assistant secretary and later
Evening star., 1923-11-04

on his saddle cloth and the other the
Image Of q roaring lion.
Yachtsmen, golfers and tennisers
should not have everything their way.
We used to have international prize
fights, and got the better Of the con.
tests, but a good many now hold that
. prisehghter 10 not In all ways per.
feet representative Of our civilization.
The British might 80 in for base ball
and organize An Wales
nine to meet the Yankees,
Giants or the Nationals. We might
take up cricket and show the Britons
that roast beef and ale are not the
only foods for men. and that some
pretty husky chaps can be bred on
ham and eggs. corn bread and baked
beans. Then there is foot ball, about
which the Army, Navy. Marine Corps,
Georgetown. George Washington,
Gallaudet and others know a thing or
two. Foot ball II an art in which there
are professors IN England. and we
could have an annual match now In
merry England and then in beautiful
Washington. It would be enlivening.
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international Sport.

A number Of Britons at London
were discussing the zev.Papyrus race.
and one Of them, Sir Edward Hutton,
said: mo horse has any chance to be
in condition to race after he has been
on q steamship and unable to take
exercise for q week." That seems rea-
sonable to many Americans. We have
known men coming ashore after q
week at sea who did not feel At for q
foot race. AS people We do not know
as much about horses a. we once did.
The average American Il now talking
more about isnition, uaagnstos ana
spark plugs than abQut names and
tails, postern Joints. withers. sp'int
and thrush. Time Was whsn every
gentleman In Washinston worthy Of
that tender designation owned . para
goo Of Z horse that could walk I've
miles an hour. trot In three minutes
and run q mile In two minutes or
thersabouts.
Sir Edward said he would plok IN
Bnsiish horse and hack him 70 beat
Zsv Il Zev would come 70 England.
Hare II . challenge ana Z cue. We
might not Sand zsv across. but We
might send another hoess and have m
International racs On British ground
q Downs q ns1aA oae hceoe uligin
have = bald-hen1 ~ sasls ea1Cel lF1o
Evening star., 1923-11-04
A Work That Deserves Support.

For more than thirty years the
Florence Crittenton Home has served
Washington in field occupied by no
other institution or charity. 1t has
afforded a shelter for unfortunate
girls ana women with no other place
to turn for a home in the most pitiful
situation that can befail that sex.
With no endowment. its small funds
dependent upon the gifts Of a few peo-
pie aware Of the value Of the work,
the home has struggled during these
three decades and over to maintain
itself. against odds that would have
overwhelmed most enterprises. From
time to time the public has been asked
to aid and contributions have been re-
ceived to meet emergencies. But still
the financial foundation Of the estab.
lishment has been inadequate.
At present drive" 10 in progress
to raise $500. 900. Of which $4,000 Ii
given by Washington business man,
a memorial to his late wife. Up to
date the drive has netted q little over
$4,000, leaving about $112. 900. rot in.
cluding this gift. to be raised to:make
the goal that has been set.
The purpose Of this campaign for
funds Is to provide means to estab-
lish the home properly in new; quar-
ters on a site that has lately: been
acquired. There is no other source Of
revenue than the gifts Of the people
Of Washington. The institution can.
not earn" revenues. It is primarily
q spending establishment. The :indus.
try Of its occupants is mainly in the
line Of housekeeping.
1t is up to Washington to provide
this worthy. valuable organisation
with the means to carry on It's good
work. It would be greatly to the
credit Of the people Of this city If the
full amount sought were In hand
through subscriptions before TIE close
Of the period Of the drive.
Evening star., 1923-11-04
National Men and Affairs

secretary to President Mckinley and
also secretary to President Roosevelt
up to the time that the latter. eles,
waited him to the cabinet by making
him the first Secretary Of Com
merce and Labor. Later Mr.. Cortel-
you served as Postmaster General and
finally as Secretary of the Treasury.
LeaVing ,SaH the government service In
OF the Consolidated Gas Company in
New York, a position he still holds.
Thus II all the former secretaries
k to Presidents Were assembled the
ocrats, 1. No wonder Joe Tumutty
hesitates to push his project.
Vicente Blasco Ibanez, the Spanish
novelist. has an entirely new thought
on the United States. He has just re-
turned to this country for an extend
ed stay. and has been much lunched
and dined since he arrived in New
York. He doesn't speak English, but
he has a grand flow Of Spanish, filled
at times with q humor which bears
bravely its translation into the Ian
guage of the country which the au-
thor says he feels almost like adopt
ing. ~
1T Is great relief to get TO Amer
lea" he declares. TT is a great treat
to drink your sparkling water: In
Europe one attends a function and
simply has to drink the rare wines
and liquors set before one--tfe cham
pagnes. the burgundies, the char
treuse and the whisky and the soda.
say II fs a relief to come here to
the land Of flowing water. / think
more and more Europeans will be
coming over here to escape the rig
ors Of their own hospitality.
I'm fact, the United States may
soon become what you might call the
sanatoriun of the world
n X X n
Harry W. Kane OF Kaintucky and
Col Dan Porter of the Old Dominion.
by George, sir, were among a party
of late. diners In one Of those lit
tie out-of-the-way restaurants that
abound SO much in New York these
days. Along toward. midnight Harry
remembered that he had forgotten
to telephone his wife he was staying
downtown to dinner.
Dan" he said, "do you want to
make 5000 right quick?"
Don't care il 1 do" replied Dan,
Tive got to go down to the old
plantation in Virginny for few days
and can use it."
"Well, come on and go home with
me-" said Harry, land you go in first"
Evening star., 1923-11-04

the understanding here Is that irriga.
ton projects are scattered about the
west and 1.-The, west 10 q biz place.
II Denver, is now the center Of gov.
ernment irrigation work some other
town may be the center two years
hence and the reclamation '.adminis-
trative organisation" would move on
again and perhaps keep moving.
Reclamation Of land for farm pur.
poses goes merrily on IN the west. but
reclamation IL TO become a big ques.
ton In the south and east. It win not
take the form OF irrigation. but Of
swamp drainage. The headquarters
Of the reclamation service. or the "ad.
ministrative organization" should re.
main at Washington.
It might b suggested that the bu.
reau Of mines should have iti "admin.
istrative organization" shuntsd to the
mining districts Of Pennsylvahia. Min
nesota. Colorado or Alaska. 1t might
also be urged that the Department of
Agriculture be moved to the agricul.
tural districts. but whether It should be
moved to the wheat belt Of the north.
west. the corn belt Of the midwest.
the cotton belt. the apple belt Of New
York. the string bean belt Of Florida
or tho cactus belt OF New Mexico
could not be advised.
Evening star., 1923-11-04
A Typical Rural Grade Crossing.

A short distance outside Of the Dis.
trict line In Maryland 10 a grade cross.
Ing that, while beyond the local juris.
diction. u . menace to Washing.
tonians and deserves remedial atten-
tion. This 10 at Ardwick, where one Of
tho minor but frequented roads Of
Prince Georges county crosses the
main line Of the Pennsylvania rail.
road. II is Q particularly dangerous
place. Tho road rises sharply on both
sides to meet the tracks. On one hand
there 10 only . limited vision Of the
track because Of . curve. A motor car
approaching the tracks may easily be
caught. It must be speeded up the
hill to the rail point, and II checked
when . train appears In view 10 likely
to be stalled. while 1t IL almost impos.
sible to speed out Of danger. The
crossing has q tragic record OF deaths.
The conditions at this point are
peculiarly favorable to m inexpensive
underpass, OF tunnel, to carry the road
beneath the tracks. The railroad com.
pany, after the latest death at the
crossing, which occurred several years
ago. established watchmen, on duty
from o'clock In the morning until 10
o'clock at night. The cost Of this serv-
ice to the railroad is $500 year. In
the time that this protection" has
been provided enough money has been
spent In the wages Of watchmen to
have eliminated the crossing by tun.
neling several times over.
This Is . typical case. There are
such grade crossings all over the coun.
try. many Of them without any pro-
lection. without bells or gates or
watchmen. And hundreds Of them,
perhaps Thousands. are guarded" by
watchmen who merely wave nags and
lanterns that perhaps can be seen only
on dangerously close approach to the
tracks.
In this case the state Of Maryland
has jurisdiction. The District can do
no more than express the hope that
the state will compel the railroad COM
pany In this particular instance, and
other companies In other cases. to pro-
vide more adequate protection to the
public while waiting for the total elm.
ination Of these death traps. In any
case, warning signals should be pro-
vtded. operative at all hours, signals
for the ear as well a. the eye and
worked automatically from the tracks
whenever q train is within the danger
zone. A watchman service between 6
Am. and 10 pm. Ia Of no value what
ever to the road users during the re.
mainder Of the twenty-four hours.
Evening star., 1923-11-04
Reclamation Service.

~SSssAAASSAVAA SSA VASSs
Ex-Secretary Fail 10 said to favor
removal Of the entire reclamation
administrative organisation to Denver
o. soms other western point cenven.
Isn't to the principal projscts." and he
suggests this ''as . remedy for exist.
Ing ills Of government irrigation Dc.
velopment. The ''illS'' he mentions
seem to b tlls that might afiict the
reclamation ssevice or any govern.
naent bureau II it, administrative or.
ganiSation we're ct Denver, Walla
Walla or Winnsnaucca- Il would also
seem that the ''ills'' which tho former
Secretary says he knows q might b
- s6ectivsay treated at Washingtosl
n elsewhere.
u my b t1as psavss = aewl lnsar
E1he pEinclun1 l1sloa at1pn peo5 5sulat bui
Evening star., 1923-11-04

The work Of craftsmanship seldom
meets with unqualified and unanimous
approval, and the treaty Of Versailles
lays not unfamiliar claim to regard
as representing the best that could
be done under the circumstances.
Evening star., 1923-11-04

Christopher Columbus ought to be
honored abroad ~ well a. here. Eu.
rope would not have 20 much to look
forward to II he had not discovered
America,
Evening star., 1923-11-04

There may be a controversial atti.
tude regarding some Of Lloyd GeoTgs's
remarks, but when he says he IL just
u private citizen an admiring public
refuses to take him at his word.
Evening star., 1923-11-04

Agitation concerning the cost OF
coal has subsided. The ultimate con.
sumer has no strike facilities.
Evening star., 1923-11-04

This time Col. Bryan IL succeeding
remarkably well in keeping In the
dark.horse class. 80 Tar as a presiden.
tial boom is concerned.
Evening star., 1923-11-04

When women get the vote In Tur.
key there will be some interesting old
scores to settle with the ex.harem
bosses.
Evening star., 1923-11-04

No satisfactory information 81 made
available as to where the Russian so
Wet government gets all the money
1t is alleged to be using in American
propaganda.
Evening star., 1923-11-04

Stresemann II finding q certain
amount Of opposition to his theory
that the time Is right Tor q Mussolini
in Germany.
Evening star., 1923-11-04

The controversy between Mf. Pinchot
and Mr.. Mellon is closed: but the
speakeaSies are not.
Evening star., 1923-11-04

A paper mark 10 no longer valuable
enough to pay Tor the time required
In figuring how much II 10 worth.
Evening star., 1923-11-04

Poincare u Inclined to referee the
perley before Il starts.
Evening star., 1923-11-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDBR JOHNSON.

Gone Forever. p
mo more q convivial bunch
Saiufes me with siee from afar.
Nobody invites mo to lunch.
Nobody says. Have q cigar
The days Of the lobby are past -
Thus murmured parsonage grim
"The changes occurring so fast
Make fond recollections grow dim.
Nobody now tells mo q Joke
In CHEEKY and confident tone.
Nobody inquiries II I'm broke,
Suggesting the chance Of a loan.
My modest refreshment I MUNICH
Where there isn't = sign Of a bar.
Nobody invites me to lunch.
Nobody says. Have Q cigar"
Distance and Enchantment.
"Your constituents have q great
deai to say about what You ought to
accomplish"
"Yes." answered Senator Sorghum:
IAN important position with the gov.
ernment IL like any other kind Of .
job. The less q person knows about
It the easier 1t seems"
Jud Tunkins says what'e the use Of
wasting time to sling Maud In politics
when q man can make big money
throwing mortar with . trowel.
A Hard Audience.
The taxes paid by people here below
Produce some grand displays Of
varying worth.
IT'S hard TO- give the crowd the kind
Of show ~
That makes It think it's had its
moneys worth. =.
Delicate Suggestion.
EVERY rose has its thorn." sighed
tho ready.made philosopher. 49,.
''How true." rejoined Miss CAysnne.
'But you know thefe's no such oh3ec-
don to orchids"
Incentive to Reform.
"a goat u about the only animc'
that chews tobaccos"
WELL" said Uncle Bill Bottletop. =.
chewing tobacco 10 Whist makes . goa,
50 mean I'm going to Quilt"
'Ds clothes don't elwsys mako q
man., MD Uncle Cbsn. .sYou kiA ts.
= wa1t6r fur - you hin Gss.ahisq pysn
Il ~ lesln. - alofoGDs \
Evening star., 1923-11-04
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Evening star., 1923-11-04

'One counselor would say to do
so-and-eo. Another would say TO do
just the opposite. Perhaps the poker
was the central thing at issue. One
fact advocated the liberal use of the
poker. The other said never use a
poker.
"And those pamphlets issued by the
furnace and si eosi ,1h companies! nea Nice
mostly, but too theoretical. There Is
nothing theoretical about a furnace.
"It is one Of the most practical
things in the world; Viewed with
it is a poetic thing. 1t sits quietly
in the basement. never making a
sound, but upon 1t depend health and
without its proper funct1oning
a barn. When it. is doing its duty,
any house becomes home.
"Wherefore the Importance OF the
furnace. / believe l could write a
pamphlet on a furnace that really
one who has had experience doesn't
need a pamphlet. Those who need
such work ought to have elementary
instruction.
all about the management of drafts.
In an abstract way. when What ne
needs is explicit, minute by minute
instruction on just what to do at
each time of the day.
what he needs is advice what
to do when he first starts the fur
mace, how much paper to put in, how
much wood, and just what shape, how
the fire ought to look when he shovels
in the first coal. Just how much 70
like that.
"The ups and downs of the furnace
ought to be made clear. II "a hot
water furnace, 1t cannot get too low
without going out, or too high with
out kicking over the traces. The
learner could be told Just what to
do, just how to manage the drafts.
Especially the science Of banking
ought to be explained. -.r
"Tell the amateur how to shake
his furnace. all about the ashes. how
to msnhandle .arclinker, and how to
use the poker.
>
'Why, here Is a bit of advice that
Is worth all the pamphlets, Maybe
will write book on IL. called The
Theory and Practice of Poker Play
Solid iron, not pasteboards!
"Here Is some real advice: Do not
Let the top of the he'd alone. Open
the clinker door and slide the poker
directly under, the Goals along the
crate, loosening mp the bed A half
dozen shoyes at. intervals will shake
down a.. much ashes - the shaker
and Start your IRE up ane.
CHARLES p. TRACEWELL
Evening star., 1923-11-04
Heard and Seen

81 have that iron monster eating
out Of my hand now.'s he said.
Iron monster? Sure! Just fancy
1t does exactly what ! tell It to. It
rolls over, sits at attention. jumps
rope and plays dead-well, let's leave
out that last.
Reminds me too much of those
early days this fall when was learn
ing the gentle art of running the
brute. had been warm all my life
without knowing anything about how
it was done. Never had to run one.
SO never did.
BELIEVE me. every boy should be
taught to run a furnace. Some day
he will want to know, and then he
Will have to learn by bitter expert
ence. So why not let it be a part
of the normal training of every Amer
'.T 1T is IS? Well. not always.
s-..- .z, .-.> ri,
When first took over the furnace
job In this first house of my own, /
thought 1t would be an easy but dis
agreeable task. Instead discovered
1t was agreeable but hard.
'I believe there are few. men who
would admit even to their friends, let
alone in print. that learning to man
age a furnace was hard. But 1t is
to some not gifted along mechanical
lines.
Goal is a 4~>er commodity. Ut
terly aside from the important place
II has taken in conversation in re-
cent years, it is human commodity
in action. 1t can be perverse. as
human beings can; it can be warm
and genial: 1t can be cold and inert.
What you get out of your coal
Is what you put into il, to some de-
gree, at least. If you approach the
furnace with a hesitant air. it re-
bells. If yon go at it with confidence,
1t does its best to put its best foot
forward.
"But success with a furnace, as
with its coal, depends largely upon
solid knowledge. Many of my good
friends have sought to give the i'm
preston that skill with a furnace is
q gift, or at best something too trivial
to talk about. They fooled me at
first, but not any longer.
II know now that running q fur
mace Is as much a science, In its
limited way, as radio Is in its tre-
mendous sweep. You have to know
your furnace, its peculiarities. its
moods, and. above aIl--and below all
its drafts.
Evening star., 1923-11-04
Delicate Suggestion.

Delicate Suggestion.
Every rose has its thorn" sighed
the ready-made philosopher.
''How true," rejoined Miss CAy0nne.
"But you know thefe's no such ohjec-
don to Orchids"
Evening star., 1923-11-04

The Evening Star. with the Sunday Horninl
edition, 10 delivered BY carriers withis the city
At 60 cents per month"; daily only. q e.nts 1ss
ders may bo sent BY mall or telephone Main
5000. Collection Is made BY carriers at the
end Of each month. '- '
Evening star., 1923-11-04

'.De clothes don't elwsys make q
man.. ad Uncle Ehsn. .sYou In se.
= Watt6e far - you hin Gseshisq pvsn
& ~ lesln: II lfe6i1s sllat =
Evening star., 1923-11-04
Inceutiva In Reform

"A goat u about the only animct
that chews tobacco"
WELL" said Uncle Bill Bottletop. ~
chewing tobacco 10 Whist makes . goat
80 mean I'm going to 3uit."
Evening star., 1923-11-04

One Of the prominent men In Con-
gress was named after the great
Horace Greeley and Is willing to ad.
NIT that he changed his name In dis
gust. That's Representative Richard
Nash Elliott Of Indiana He was
christened Richard Greeley" Elliott,
the first name Richard" for his
grandfather. When he was about
twelve years old he went out OF
town on visit and for the first time
saw q picture OF Horace Greeley. H,
thought he was IAN ugly old fellow"
and when he got back home sneakeG
into the parlor, opened the Bible OF
the center table ana scratched on
Sssh. ~ osd which Vs. vas kis rrsSdf.shsr. aDn'rs
fAmtly name. Hls name appears on
s.saly e..S seSsE = sss GSnS S SssssSsssses Di-
Evening star., 1923-11-04
THEODORE W. MOVES. q. Editor

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business once. 11th st. and Psnnsylvanis Ave.
New York once: ITO East %3nd 81.
Chicago once: Tower Buildlng.
European once: 10 Regeut ST.. Loadon. 4nOlene.
Evening star., 1923-11-04

Secretary Wallace Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture has given direc-
tions for a beautiful moving picture
film Of historic and scenic Views to be
loaned free to organizations through
out the country. Many famous colo
nial homes which have weathered the
elements for more than a century are
shown In this Aim. They include
Longfellow's home In Cambridge.
Mass; Hawthorne's famous House OF
the Seven Cables, tho witch
House" In Salem, around which q
chapter Of American history is writ
ten: the oldest wooden house In
America at Dedham. Mass. built In
1896; Christ's Church. Cambridge; the
beautiful Lake George region; his
toric Mount Vernon, the home of
George Washington. and scenes xbout
the National Capital. OF course, there
is a lesson behind this screen show.
1t IL designed to visualize how the
white pine. once Americas premier
lumber tree, is at once ornamental
and useful, with q warning OF the
danger lurking in the blister rust,
deadliest enemy Of the pine.
Evening star., 1923-11-04

Jud Tunkins says whst'e the use Of
wasting time to sling Maud In politics
when q man can make big money
throwing mortar with Z trawel.