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Evening star., 1923-06-26

semblance of a guard. Perhaps every
body thought the chances of a car go
ing off the track and then leaning
streetward were too slight to be con-
sfdered. Be that as 1t may, that old
guard rail stood until yesterday. when
at the first shock it crumbled and let
the cars down into the street.
Mayor Hylan, who worked on the
elevated road himself as an employe
years ago when it was built, made an
examination oe the track yesterday
and expressed himself as convinced
that the accident was due first to the
breakage of part of the running gear
and then to the weakness Of the guard
rail. OF course, investigation is prom
ised and prosecution is predicted. But
il will be hard to find the right person
to prosecute. The motorman of the
train has been arrested charged with
homicide, but it is difficult to see how
he can be held on such charge unless
he was exceeding the speed limits or
ignored a signal. He cannot be held
accountable for the breaking of
truck, and surely not for the weakness
OF the guard rail
The fact is that these elevated lines
have been run so long with so small
a record Of accidents that safety seems
to be taken for granted. 1t is, indeed.
remarkable that So few tragedies have
occurred. considering the fact that the
tracks are carried far above the street
and that the traffic on them is enor-
nous. But the low percentage of acci-
dent does not excuse neglect Of such
substantial ratings.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By Frederic J. HasH;in

Q. What is the cost of maintain
ing the searchlight on the Washing
ton Monument?-N. w
A. Mr.. Z. c. owen, manager Of the
Powhatan Hotel. says that the power
used in lighting both the Washington
Monument and the Lincoln Memorial
costs about $40 per night.
musician IT F.
A. 1T is not reported that George
w aShInGton was musician of high
order, although undoubtedly he
greatly enjoyed playing the flute.
. Q. What is the number Of SQUARE
feet in the average city block in
the District Of Columbia?-TA N.
\. 1t is not possible to give an
average since the blocks are not al
all uniform.
Q. How many boundary stones
are there of the District of Columbia?
A. They are forty in number.
ihey We're procured from qUarries
located at Aquia Creek. Va. which
were leased by the United States gov
ernment.
Q. Is there way Of measuring.
the fatigue caused by study r.. J..
4. The crgoeraph is a machine for
testing Il Child's capacity for study
and which shows the degree Of fatigue
lnat Is experienced by pupils II IS
a!So machine for registering tho
exact effort made in any feat Of
strength. testing the comparative ANA
relative strength Of various sets Of
muscles.
Q. Why * ii believed that tho life
on Mars. IL there IS life there. is more
"dyanced than that on the carth?-
\. w. Z.
y. The basis Of this belief is that
Mars is smaller than the earth and
must have cooled It's surface mill
Lions Of years before the earth diH
Hence if there - life on Mare if
must have begun long before life
on tho earth ana would have had Il
lar longer period Of Development
q. Is it possible for feeble roindea
l. u.
\. Almost without ezccntion. If
bnth parents are feeble-nindrd none
OF the children Will be normal. In
on" study of this subject. this was
t"UHd To be true in the case 0f all
nut six Of 4S2 children whose uar-
"htS were all feeble minded
Q, How much was thu tax on
whisky whom such taxes were first
Levied in this country:-M NJ g.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

having to make the clothes and pre-
pare all the food OF the family, have
time to enter more and more into the
world outside the home. The house
keeping has not been relegated to the
men, as Mrs. MacDougall suggests,
but requires less and less time of the
women.
Women like Mrs. MacDougall APP
parently feel there is no place in the
orkaday world for both men and
women. 1t Is a conflict Of the sexes.
Women must dominate. But the
scientists tell us the men of today are
physically larger and stronger than
the men of centuries ago. They do not
appear to have retrograded mentally.
The feminists may find they still have
quite a job on their hands subduing
the men,
Evening star., 1923-06-26
EDITORIAL DIGEST

anal%zinG the affair after the meeting
OF the trustees and the presidents
resignation. insists tnat in that mo-
mehtouS meeting the attempt to rep
resent the difficulty as Il clash
between liberalism as personified hy
pr. Mciklejohn and opposition to
progress as embodied in the trustees
s"r"ke down, and the episode stands
for what it iS--thc elimination of
growing dissatisfaction with Presi-
dent Meiklejohn's administration Of
Amherst. 1t was not q question Of
educational policy, but Of administra-
tive skill He occupied a no
sltion for which he was not fitted"
Tho New York Evening World also
feels that TO judge the whole dis
pute as nothing but Il conflict between
= llherai executive and an old -fogy
board would be unwarranted." ana it
suspects the president Of being Woe
FULLY lacking in tact. Tho fact that
the trustees would have been glad to
retain him as a teacher affords the
springfield Union with sufficient dis
proof OF the claim that it was an is
sue between liberalism and dog
matiSm."
Commenting on the charges made
against the ousted president, the New
york Tribune finds that the gravest
is that he has acted ruthlessly with
Scant regard for personal feelings.
Z
trustees or faculty-illiberaIly, if you
Will" However, answers the Spring.
Held Republican, this charge of auto
cracy was brought in very late in
the chapter" and lis referred to as
if tho American college autocracy
vested in a college presidency were
something new in our educational
system Yet, the paper observes,
this autocracy is a fixed char
acteristic OF college administration in
this country; and if it is autocrary
we must get rid of long list OF
American university and college pres
idents, beginning with the distin-
gulshed Nicholas Murray Butler, must
go.'
When Alexander MeikIejohu went
| to Amherst that college was sinking
deeper and deeper into the rut of
stodgy conservatism and Intellectually
1t was dying on it's feet" declares
the Providence Tribune; ''he was to
clear out the musty academic air with
the fresh and invigorating breath of
liberalism Although it has de-
yeloped that the brand of liberalism
he sells is very obviously not The
band that the board of trustees con-
tracted for" it is just as obvious that
| the undergraduate body upon whom
liberalism depends for. its success or
failure is quite convinced of it's ef-
ficacy." and the paper feels that "fn
college dispute that has the board
of trustees on one side. the under
graduate body on the other and the
president in the middle, the under
graduate body, with it's youth. it's
freshness, its hunger for. vitality in
education, is usually right" The New
Haven Journal Courier quotes the or
gan of the student body as declaring
that under DIR. Meiklejohn's "inspira-
tion men who before saw education
as a compulsory affair OF dull facts
and dulle1 figures have seen it take
on color and meaning until it has be-
come for them living thing fraught
with all the significance of life.''
"How Inany other college Presidents 5
The Waterbury, Rpublican inquiries,
..hoast studnnt bo1!As that take any
ideals ef edusat Whatever se-
riousiy q, 80 IS
Evening star., 1923-06-26
The Riyuiet.

The poet says there is a book
In every little running brook.
1t is a volume rare, ] ween,
All bound in rich and radiant green,
And broidered DER with flowers fine
Also with many a graceful vine.
And in this brook each human brain
May pause to look and not in vain,
For to each drop of water clings
universe of wondrous things,
And if for tragedy you wish,
Drop in your line and slay the fish.
But most beloved is the song
1t teaches to the tiny throng.
Amid the struggle and the woe
Which life encounters high and low,
Some sweet refrain shall he discern
Who doth but pause and care to learn.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
Correcis Statements !
On SoIomon's Temple

To the Editor of The Star:
In your issue of June %, under cap
ton Cost of King Solomon's Temple"
are three statements so wide OF the
mark as TO what / said that I desire
to have you make the following cor
rections:
First, as to the cost of the temple
being sufficient to rebuild every gov
ernment. building in Washington. ]
stated that the estimate was based on
the cost of all of said buildings in
existence just after completion OF TIE
Congressional Library.
Second, i said that King Solomon
paid the workmen. not King David.
Third, I said 2o.0D0 baths OF wine
and of oil. not 10000 barTe1s 4
w. Il. SMITH.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

A. Under the first excise tax,
which was RECOMMENDED by Alex
ander Hamilton in 1890. the duty ON
all native spirits was from To ab
cents gallon, according to the
strength
Q. What circumstance forced the
vote to be taken on the Declaration
Of Independence "A. II. d.
4. 1t has been said that after SOW
eral days Of wrangling over the docu-
ncnt as Thomas jefferson had nre-
pared II, that the delegates were
VISITED by a swarm Of flies from a
nearby livery stable. The flies at
tackled tho thinly clad calves 81 the
delegates so voraciously the vote U3s
taken TO accept tho declaration "a
drafted so as so escape from the aies.
O. How salty is sea water com
pared with bIood?-F. II. f.
A. If the percentages Of sodium.
inangesium. calcium and chlorine in
sea water be compared with the per-
rcntaEcs in blood serum the figures
are respectively, 30.5 and 80; 3.79 and
-: II and 10; Ill and -; 55.25 and
@. What is the value Of rubber
goods consumed in this countre u
4 american manufactuTers rro-
'N'4'-g ann N"I4is tubi'f'T GOODS valued
at approximately $1,000, ,000, 600. nine
tenths of which is consumed in the
United States.
Q. Are there underground rail
ways in Tokio2-J, r. q.
A. contract to construct S,,L-
ways IN Toxic. on a cGst-rsl,ls basis
amounting 70 $4,000. .006 was signed
b| tho Foundation Company Of Nv
N"rh February 10. This ie ToI;in.s
INITIAL experiment with underground
. transportation.
Q, What is meant by peribeIio.
Cistance"-T T.. Q
A. IN astronomy. periheIfon is mat
part OF the orbit Of the earth or
any "thcr planet in which it il AT
u" point nearest To the sun. The
p|E}hC non distance" of q Eeaveuly
hpcF is its distance from the sun Il
!'' nearest approach
q What are fox dogs. q.
A This name is applied I,v cert..p
Lat"i t'iiStS 10 the Wild dogs of Snf,-b
-N'hfi!'d because Of their foE-liL, am
I""ri-hcr- Among these are the cr4h-
t&L!h@ doE. the Zpuo or AZar;4'. de-,
an" '''e SmaH-earcd Brazilian dog.
Oct the Star Information Ruro.,
fFeo"Iic }. Haskiu director. ansv-,r
your questions for YOU free ar rha,..-.
IH'4o%" cents in at4tnna fst. r,r,T-,
bG%taE" and address yagr Iatf.-
i--' North Capitol street3
Evening star., 1923-06-26

The report that former Justice Of
the Supreme Court John II. Clarke
had been bitten by a mad dog was
perfectly correct. excepting that his
clothing was torn, but he was not bit
ten, and that the dog was not mad
1t is an example, which an eminent
!urist may easily appreciate. of how
simple fact may be complicated and
obscured in the manner of its telling.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

King Albert Of Belgium was thrown
from a horse and suffered a broken
wrist. The accident might not have
happened if the rider had trusted him
self to his chauffeur. There are cir
cumstances in which the automobile.
fearsCme as it has become, is safer
than the plain plodding horse.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

Having had a raise Of wages, the
Ruhr miners may feel more cheerful,
although if compelled to count their
paper marks one at a time they will
find but little leisure after working
hours.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

Too many of the talented players
who come to America immediately
change their intellectual trend and be-
gin to neglect the stage managers and
scenario writers in order to give most
Of their attention to the divorce
lawyers.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

Efforts are being made to enable the
Japanese and Russians to resume
trade relations. 1t is another case
where the innocent bystanders and
ultimate consumers will hope for the
Evening star., 1923-06-26

Shortly after the visit of Mussolini
to hearten the sufferers from the vol
can.c disaster, Etna began to slow
down. When man is truly lucky
everything happens in way to gain
him the confidence Of the populace
Evening star., 1923-06-26

\ Michigan man was mistaken for a
deer and Killed. The frequency with
which hunters excitement causes an
animal with horns and four feet to
look like human being is one of the
mysteries of psychology.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

None Of the popular pessimistic
philosophers were interested in base
ball. This fact wholly prevents them
from feeling the hope and good cheer
which fingers in the heart of-the true
optimistic fan, regardless of the posi-
ton Of the home team.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

Voters are likely to change their
minds between one election and the
next, on prohibition as well as other
subjects. At that, Perpetual Candidate
J. Barleycorn can never hope for any
thing resembling landslide in his
favor.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

There is remarkable amount of
gambling reported from all parts of
Europe, some Of whose prominent
citizens are never. happy unless they
are taking one kind OF chance or an
other.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

One of the advantages an American
statesman enjoys in making a tour in
Europe is that so many of the<people
do not understand English and are
not likely to insist on a speech.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

AS July approaches the warm wave
expert Of the weather bureau is al
ways likely to assert himself as a
standpatter, and an irreconcilabe.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

Certain disagreements make it
doubtful whether the actors or the
producing managers believe half the
nice things the press agents say about
all of them.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
Rate by MaiI-PayabIe in Advance.
NarxIand and yirginil.
All Other States.
Member Of the Associatcd Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
10 the use for republication OF all news dis
patches credited tn ii or not otherwise credited
In this paper and also the local news pub.
lished herein All rights OF publication OF
special dispatches herein also reserved.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

scale Mr.. Bernard Baruch takes rank
as the foremost of amateur gardeners.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON.
DISCREPANCIES.

Discrepancies.
Some natures noblemen'' there be
Who toll and are not understood;
And others boast a family tree
Who should, forsooth, be chopping
wood
Evening star., 1923-06-26
The PriyiIere Of Inaction.

The man who doth his little best
Has seldom time to criticize;
This man who merely lives to rest,
Is he who scoids In iangpSe wise.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning
kdition is delivered by carriers within the city
at 90 cents per month: daily only. 40 cents per per
ders NAV pe sent by mail. or telephone Main
5000. Collection is made by carriers at the
pnd Of each month.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
THEODORE w. MOVES. Editor

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Susiness Office I1th St. and Pennsylvsnh Ave
New York Office: $50 Nassau ST.
Chicago Office, Tower Building.
European ONCE: 16 Regent ST.. London. England.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

@ What is the value OF rubber
goods consumed in this countrg y
Evening star., 1923-06-26

a. If the percentages Of sodium.
inangesium. calcium and chlorine in
sea water be compared with the per-
rcntaEes in blood serum, the fEures
arc respectively 305 and 80: 3.79 and
Of: II and 10; Ill and -; 55.2T and
45.o.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

y American manufacturers r,ro-
puce annually rubber goods valued
at Approximately $1,Qo0,o00, 600, nine
tenths uf which is consumed in tha
United States.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

O. How salty is sea water COM
pared with blood?-F H. +.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

A. contract to construct S,,h-
ways in Toxic. on a cost-rlus bass
amounting 70 $f5.00n.00o was signed
bg The Foundation ConlranE- ~ Nh.
hork February 10. This is ToI5ip.s
initial experiment with underground
transportation
Evening star., 1923-06-26

Every discussion in this book de-
serves special considera ton. since
each has contributed in individual
distinction to a quite original way of
dealing with our history. Here is the
plain scholarship of history. lines of
fact in their sequence and results
Here is thai inner sense of historic
movement, a seizure of cause and ef-
feet, hold op certain underlying
stabilities that make up what we call
the philosophy of all history. These
are o-acticed writer's, communicable
folks who can put squarely over the
things that they see and know. And
the individual personality playing
upon each of these studies is the es-
sential qualifications conceded, the
surprising point of delight in this
work. Now just try it,. Top off your
cut -and dried knowledge about any
one of these states-its settlement.
its this and that and the other-with
this treatment of that particular
state. The dry events moisten up to
life, to men and women working out
together not only the character of
the one particular commonwealth
around them. but you see them, as
well, contributing vitaIly and abun-
Gantiy tostfve s~irft If fhr whole %
Aae, spirit 81 colnniei. e oss It,.1se Is ~
United States. 1. G. M.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

q. Are there underground rail
ways in Tokio2-J r. q.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

A. IN astronomy. perihelien is mat
part Of the orbit Of the earth. or
any other planet in which it il m
nne o., point nearest 10 the sun. The
body IS its distance from the SIM
ii1 nearest approach.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

. What are fox dogs. ..
a. Ihis name is applied by cert n
natHfatiSts 10 the Wild dogs Of SnurI1
-hiIri!,a because Of their foN-like an
I"dfi-hc"- Among these are the crah-
eating dog. the zouo. or Azar..,s ,,,-
ana me smali-earcd Brazilian dog,
Evening star., 1923-06-26

IIof fNo Sta~ I0T0r-~--I---,, T,,-.---,.
Frederic j. Haskiu. dirrctni. ans,,'.. 80, =.
your questions for you free or char.-e
IncioS" : cents in stamps fa. rst,5,.,i
postage and address your Iatr.~ !,
l--" North Capitol street =
Evening star., 1923-06-26

@ What is meant Nv naribsrio.
CiStaHce"-T. F. q
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-08-10
KIND OF LITERATURE WANTED
Burton Willing to Invest Only II Book
Would Show How He Could
Profit Financially.

MAY have few moments OF your
timer
Burton looked up from his desk and
belield a smiling young man. How
ever, the young man did not wait for
consent, but continued with his propo-
sition.
II have here something which feel
sure you will be interested In. Some
thiag which ought to be In the hands
of every business man in this city.
Something which"
"Just minute" Burton interrupted
"Hhat Is this 'somethingT
"Ah! Now we're getting along" the
yovng NAH enthused. II represent the
Atlas Publishing company. and the ar
ticle which want to show to you Is
book which"
mo books" Burton insisted shortly
and firmly.
"But this is an unusual book" the
agent protested.
"They all are!" Burton observed.
"Buy this book and learn how to be
your own lawyer" the agent insisted
80 that's itr Burton asked. SWELL
young man, will buy If you have q
book that tells me how to be somebody
else's lawyer. That's where the money
is."-Kansas City STAR.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-08-10
Early Church In America.

The Church Of England, which be.
came the Episcopal church In America,
came with the very first settlers to
Virginia, before the Pilgrim Fathers OF
1920 had settled at Plymouth.
Parsons throughout early Maryland
were paid their salary in tobacco. The
parsons worked hard for their pay in
this queer coin, for often they had to
ride many miles to their churches on
horseback through rough bride paths
or sail the salt waters In frail skiffs
One Of these good men In Delaware,
at place called Appoquinimink, was
practically bitten to death by mosqul.
toes, for he was so poisoned by them
that he died of fever.
Episcopalians inherited from the
Swedish Lutherans at Wilmington, Old
Swedes church, built In 1898, and now
one Of the oldest buildings in the
United States continuously occupied
for worship.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-08-10

Margaret Duggan, administrative,
having filed in said court her petition,
praying for license to sell at private
sale the interest Of said estate in cer-
tain real estate therein described,
1t is Ordered, That the goth day of
August, A. d. 1928, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, at said probate Office,
be and is hereby appointed for hear
ing said petition, and that all per-
sons interested in said estate appear
pefore said court, at said time and
place, to show cause why a license to
sell at private sale the interest of said
estate in said real estate should not
be granted;
1t is Further Ordered, That public
notice thereof be given by publication
of copy Of this order, for three sue
cessive weeks previous to said day OF
hearing, in the L'Anse Sentinel, q
newspaper printed and circulated ir
said county.
f JOSEPH ]. O'CONNOR,
(SeaD Judge of Probate
A true copy.
Joseph J. O'Connor,
Judge of Probate.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-08-10
The Bards Of Wales.

Wales has long been noted for Its
sweet singers. During the medieval
period the Welsh bards exercised much
influence. Music was so united with
poetry, philosophy and the sciences
that a wide education was necessary
to qualify a bard for his high rank
The Irish harp Is said to have been
introduced into Wales by Prince Grif
gth In the Twelfth century. 1t became
a sign of distinction to carry harp
Only a freeman was allowed to pos.
eess one, and to be seen without II
meant disgrace. WHAT Is generally
called the national anthem Of Wales Is
called ~The March Of the Men of Har.
lech.r In the small town Of Harlech,
On the Welsh coast. is a famous old
castle which was besleged for several
years. II finally surrendered to the
yorkist troops in 146S. The song
Sa}es from that time :