Evening star., 1923-06-15
CAPITAL KEYNOTES
BY PAUL y. COLLINS.

The Department Of Agriculture is
proud of the success of it's motion
picture film showing the action of a
horse in it's various gaits-how the
horse uses It's limbs. This action be-
comes apparent when the film Is
slowed down So educational is the
slowed down film that a professor
in the Texas School of Agriculture
declares that the students learned
more about the horse by watching
the film fifteen minutes than they
had from books and lectures in their
whole course.
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Traffic experts make a suggestion
in this connection: If the film is
proved Of such efficiency in teach
ing horse-that extinct animal of
domestication prior to the automo-
bile age-how invaluable would it
be in teaching the actions character
istic Of motorspeeditis which is Oft
en- fatal in its epidemic form! Let
the movie film embalm the express
sions upon the face Of such a pa
tient while he Is stepping on the
gas, and riding on two wheels
around corner into group of chill
dren playing on the road. An added
feature would be possible If an X-ray
attachment could be fixed on the
camera TO record the action of the
Notwithstanding that it still beats.
The use of the movie in education
is one that has been much discussed
by educators: namely, that ii may
he used in teaching science in all
its branches. and the idea is en-
phasized by the verdict of the Texas
professor.
Brazil is kinder TO the owners OF
motor cars living in the District OF
Columbia than are authorities of GER
tain nearby regions. Brazil invites
us to tour her broad and interesting
land free Of all license charges. No
import duties on tourists cars will
be charged. The amount of duty is
to be deposited on entering, but re-
funded upon departure. Some tour
lists will find that deposit a safe qua rd
against returning home dead broke
for travel always costs more than
the budget estimated. Even trip to
Maryland is often costiier than in
tended. A deposit before crossing the
line might help some.
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1t has long been noticed that mems
names often fit their occupation, but
seldom is that found TO be more
exact a fit than in the case Of the
superintendent of Central market. II
is Mr.. c. W. Kitchen. Mr.. Kitchen is
interested not only in providing all
kitchens with plenty OF food. but he
insists that It shall he sanitary. He
is now installing closed-tn bakery
stands. where moth and dust will not
corrupt the pies and cakes That be-
comes, indeed. a model Kitchen.
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1t is not a matter for national
pride that violence still prevails &c
the extent it does, according to our
crime data. Experts of criminology
analyzing the facts, argue that since
certain cities, year after year, make
records consistent with their owr
past records. it shows that the rec
ords are not accidental, but are at
! tributable to inherent conditions ot
the respective communities.
The record for twenty-eight cities
covering the year 1922, shows an av-
erage of nine murders to each 1O0,-
a year average for the period 1917
81 That indicates a slight improve
ment in 1922. But the city of Mem
phis had a record for the period OF
1921 OF $40 average per year. and
for 1922 of 67.4-the blackest record
of murders in both periods Nash
vile also was consistent in standing
next to Memphis. with 23.l per yeaT
for the four-year period, and S0.7 foI
1922. Hartford had the best record
for the four years-only 81 for the
four-year period. and for 1922
Spokane had As in the first period anC
only one in 1922.
These figures show that conditions
atmosphere or local standards con
troll crime outbreaks. Therefore, 1t !:
not hopeless to strive for betterment
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The Post Office Department is il
trouble as to how II can clean its
huge fiag-seventy-two feet long and