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Evening star., 1923-02-25
Tutankhamen's Estate.

Some person with q statistical mind
has been figuring on the value today
OF the estate Of the late Tutankhamen,
whose tomb. just explored at Luxor.
contains objects estimated In value
at ST., ,00O, 900. If, instead Of bury!ng
all these treasures 3,400 years ago, the
estate had been invested in per cent
bonds and compounded up to the pres
ent day, 1t Is computed that It would
be worth now-but why waste ciphers?
One calculation puts II at $14,288 fol.
lowed by twenty-seven groups Of three
ciphers each, or eighty.one IN all.
Another calculation makes 1t $4,000
followed by eighty-seven ciphers. Any.
body with @ taste for mathematician
expression can figure out a way to
state either Of these two results. For
turately, these calculations were made
in terms of dollars. II they had been
stated in marks or rubles no COM
positor could be humanity expected TO
set the types required to express the
product.
However interesting this may be as
an actuarial stunt, 1t has little or no
force today, even as a lesson in thrift.
1t may sound like the attractive
urgings Of savings banks and invest
ment companies, but one Is apt to
lose interest in the possible size OF
an estate 3,400 years old. Then, again,
what about the income taxes and In.
heritance taxes and death dues? Some
rake-off there for two score OF admin
istrations. Some work for the tax
collectors. Some Job for the coupon
cutters Of successive generations.
Why, It would take a force as large
as that of the United States govern
rnent just to keep the books OF a
family pile like that.
Probably in every family there IS
4 tradition Of regret that some az
cestor in the remote past did not tie
up his estate in a revenue-pr oduc!ng
form for the sake OF posterity. But
then one can overdo that sort OF thing.
Tutankhamen was not thinking Of any
possible descendants 3,400 years after
he passed into the silence OF the tomb
at Luxor when he directed that his
goods and chattels be moved in with
him. They would have to take care
Of themselves. And today science :s
the richer for this bit ot mortuary
seItishness. Tutankhamen's estate. az
it is now being revealed by the ex-
plorers. is infinitely more Interesting
than II It stood at q figure OF four
score OF ciphers, many times more
than all the money n the world.
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Washingteu's RELIGION.

Every year at about this time there
breaks out in the public prints q con-
troversy as to whether George Wash
ington was or was not q Christian or
a religious man. Religious man" is a
phrase which ten men seem to define
IN ten different ways. Generally the
discussion seems to hinge on whether
washington was conmunicant Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Contrary facts, or what are presented
as facts. are set forth, contrary deduc-
rions made and contrary opinions ex.
pressed. Readers minds. or the minds
Of those readers who cannot make q
first-hand inquiry into the matter, are
left in fog.
There are many facts which estab-
fish, that Washington was in the gen.
orally accepted, as well al in the
strict, sense Of tho term g religious
man." He Was baptized In the old
Popes Creek Episcopal Church, which
stood not far from his birthplace. He
attended services at the older Pohick
NuOfCus sSilu ~d0 6IOH8iy AA<0x00te0
in the removal Of the church from the
site II then occupied to its present
site. He was long vest1yman In the
rev Pohick Church and in Christ
church. Alexandrta. During his resi-
dence IN New York city. and while
President, he attended services at st.
Paul's Church, and, in the Rev. DR..
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John Stockton Littell's book, George
Washington the Christian" is a letter
written in 1889 by Maj. Popham to
one Of Mrs. Washington's grand
daughters in which he writes Of hav-
ing had q pew near that occupied by
President Washington in st. Paul's
Church, and he says: IT am confident
as a memory now laboring under the
pressure Of four score years and seven
can make me that the President had
more than once, / believe may say
often, attended at the sacramental ta-
Bile. at which had the privilege and
happiness to kneel with him."
A good while ago an Episcopal
chutchman, answering those who
maintained that there was no record
Of the church. wrote: I'm the Epis-
copal Church a person IS baptized into
membership. Technically there were
few communicates in those days. for
bishop to be a communicate, and there
were no bishops in this country until
late in Washington's life. Also in
those days there were evil times in
the church and communion was rare,
seldom exceeding four times a year
in many churches"
All through the writings Of Wash
ington, in his public papers and pri-
vate letters. one finds expressions
which mark him as a man Of strong
impressed with his frequent references
TO Divine Providence and TO spiritual
guidance.
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Gen. Richard Montgomery.

The sword Of Gen. Richard Mont
gonery is to find q place in the Ma
t.onal Museum with many other his
toric swords. The resolution covering
the presentation Of this sword to the
government, and its acceptance, has
been adopted by the House. The
sword is that which Montgomery car
r.ed when he was killed in the Ameri-
can assault on Quebec December 81.
1775. There ore Biographical sketches
Of this gallant soldier and brave friend
OF George Washington, but there Is
one fact Of interest to many persons
n Washington and vicinity which is
probably not set down in those
sketches. The gallantry and death Of
Gen. Montgomery were fresh in the
public mind when the Maryland reyo-
lut!onary convention Of 1875 voted to
create two new counties out Of the
county Of Frederick. and to call one
OF those counties Washington and the
other Montgomery.
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Memorial Bridge Bascule.

Announcement is made that In de-
signing the proposed Arlington Memo
rial bridge provision will be made for
bascule draw span to permit the
passage Of water traffic. While this
may In some measure initiate against
the artistic appearance Of the bridge,
yet 1t Is deemed necessary to give ac-
cess to the upper harbor. The amount
Of shipping passing up the river be-
yond the bridge is small. but Of a ma
ture not to be denied. Certain sea-
going barges pass up the channel and
also an occasional vessel for the gas
company supply.
AS between a bascule and 4 swing
ing draw there can be no reason for
hesitation. The latter Is an unlovely,
awkward device. A bascule, on the
other hand. may be so designed as to
fit into the artistic scheme Of the
bridge without Disagreement. This
type OF draw" consists Of two elevat-
ing leaves, parting In the center and
rising by mechanism at the two joint
ed ends. The bridge design may be
continued throughout the space Of
this span. When the leaves are open
to permit the passage Of boats they
form a perfect barrier against traffic.
This constitutes. indeed, the safest pos.
sible draw. It Is impossible for vehi-
cles to be driven of the bridge when
II Is open.
BascuIes have been used elsewhere
with good effect. In Chicago there
are several Of them, some Of orna-
mental design. They are quickly op-
Grated. possibly more quickly than the
swing draws, and, moreover, they af-
ford q full clearance for passing craft,
whereas the swing draw. requiring q
substantial and elongated pier for its
support and operation, obstructs the
channel.
Arlington Memorial bridge is to be
regarded as assured. It will probably
be put forward now systematically,
first with the making Of borings to
determine foundation requirements
and the selection OF an architect
whose design Will embody the memo
rial feature and be appropriate to the
setting. All difficulties and controver-
s.es having been overcome regarding
the site and character Of the bridge,
its completion may now be contem-
plated as assured.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

! ASlINGION Is OOaStfng
NN/ something very new and
very exclusive In the way
OF a luncheon club. It is
the Club des Soixante Gourmets,"
and perhaps half OF the sixty are
members Of the diplomatic corps, In
GLIDING the Italian and Spanish am
bassadors. II is q unique club. There
are lady gourmets as well as gentleman
gourmets, but It Is q rule of the organi-
zation that when husband and wife arc
proposed for membership they shall be
voted upon separately. and the adrnts-
sion Of either the better or worse half
does not necessarily carry with 1t the
admission Of the other.
II am frightfully glad I got in be-
fore that rule was adopted" said the
wife OF one Of the founders of the
club. "for I am certain my husband
would have voted against me-"
Each day at o'clock the gourmets
gather about long table In the main
Hotel. The babel OF tongues, both
foreign and domestic, always attracts
a V&st amount of attention to the
gourmets. although IT is not precisely
around to hear them eat their soup.
for the gourmet. above everything
else, Is "a dainty feeder" according
to the very best dictionaries.
Naturally 1t is g great treat for any
one to sit nearby and see sixty dainty
feeders all in motion at once, with
every soup spoon in tune. On George
Washington's birthday anniversary
special FEAST was spread, the piece de
resistance being "lapin au Madere" to
n A ~.
3ugged hare to the English. or rabbit
saute to the American. The "lapin''
was cooked by one Of the most popu-
lar members Of the club, Capitaine de
Vatsseau. Jean F. ]. e. Rigal, naval
attache OF the French embassy. who
personally invaded. seized and occu-
pied the entire culinary establishment
OF the hotel.
The "soixante gourmets" were very
precise IN selecting their name and
founded either with eptcures or with
gourmands, for while epicure, gour-
met and gourmand agree IN repre-
senting one who cares a great deal
for the pleasures of the table, they
are essentially different. The epicure
selects with a fastidious taste, but is
luxurious In the supply Of that which
he likes. The gournand differs from
discriminating taste. The gourme. is
q connoisseur both IN food and drink,
and. as already stated, Is "a dainty
Or nice feeder" The gouTmand "sacri-
fees whole hecatoHbs to his paunch."
The epicure Eves and loves to eat
The gourmet is q person OF luxurious
tastes and habits. In oldeu days ne
was rare Judge OF good wines or
good Judge of rare wines, and. OF
course, the diplomatic gourmets still
can exercise that discriminating
sense. although there can never be
any wine On the So.xante Gourmets'
table.
No member OF the Gournets can
treat a fellow member. and the WON
an gourmets are on an exactly equal
footing with the men. Il Is against
the rules OF the club TO rise when a
lady gourmet arrives at a tardy hour
There IS always good eating form,
but no ceremony, at the Gourmet ta-
BILE. There Is neither rank nor sta
tion. Men and women meet on the
common ground OF good taste and
good fellowship: 1t once was related
IN novel that -four gourmets
brought lemons and spoons" 70 a
feast, but whatever they were for Il
Evening star., 1923-02-25
Negro Health Week.

A national Negro Health week, April
1 to z, is to be held. The announce
ment comes from the principal Of
Tuskegee Institute, and the program
was planned at the annual Tuskegee
negro conference in cooperation with
the National Negro Business League.
The United States public health serv-
ice Is giving Its aid. All persons Of
whatever race should support this
health effort. knowledge OF hygiene.
sanitation, preventive medicine and
means has been widely spread in this
generation and has done the world
great good. but the work has not been
carried to the limit Of Its effectiveness.
New means OF health protection and
new dangers to health are being dis
covered. and the information obtained
Is being given to all persons. black
and white, who can be reached.
A special Negro Health week may
do much good. instruction will be
given colored people in their churches
and schools. and the instruction viii
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be largely by teachers and physicians
Of their own race. Large numbers Of
colored people are extremely poor and
live under conditions inimical 10
health, and numbers Of them. especial.
ly Of the older generation, are un-
schooled, faithful to remedies" that
have been proved worthless, and
ignorant Of facts about infection and
lessons will be given directly to col
ored people in all the states ought to
aid the general cause Of health en-.
lightenment.
Evening star., 1923-02-25
Russian Economic Necessity"

The somewhat amazing spectacle IS
presented Of a Russia which Is ex-
porting millions os tons OF bread
,srains and at the same time appealing
% the charity OF other nations for
contributions to save her own popula-
ton from starvation. Feeble denials
IF such export Of Russian grain have
oeen abandoned, and the plea now Is
advanced Of economic necessity"
rhe soviet government argues that It
must look to the future as well as at
The present, and that while this years
anime is so serious as properly to
arouse the sympathy OF the world, un.
less means are provided for the pur-
@hase OF farming machinery and breed
ing stock there will be even greater
tanines II the years to come.
Such q process OF economic reason
.ng seems cold-biooded and remorse-
ess, but conditions IN Russia are SO
beyond all precedent. suffering and
death have been on a scale SO apral.
ling, that the Russia soviet govern
ment might get by with It's Spartan
,ogic did Its performances only square
with its professions. Blu. there is con.
yincing evidence that they do not. In
the first place. the proceeds Of grain
sales are not being devoted exclusive.
y TO means for the production OF
ether foodstuffs. A very considerable
proportion Of such proceeds Is going
eor the purchase Of cotton to be fabr;-
lated in soviet-controlied mills, and by
no stretch OF the imagination can the
manufacture Of cotton fabric be re-
garded as insurance against future
famine.
Insiucerity and double-deaing are
plainly apparent here, but these not
unfamiliar attributes os the Moscow
:rowd might be overlooked IN the com.
passion which IS felt for hungry WON
IN and children. The thing difficult to
pyerlook and impossible to reconcile
with the American sp!r.: Of generosity.
which has saved tens OF millions OF
Russians from death by starvation. Is
The continual war talk and the un-n!s-
taxable war preparations Of the Rus
sian government. On almost the same
day the plea Of hard economic neces-
s,ty" is advanced the red army Is ad-
dressed by Trotsky and warned to be
prepared for the big events" toward
which the soviet Is moving. One can.
not but wonder how much Of
war chest there is behind the war
ak and to what extent the chest Is
being enlarged by the proceeds Of e1.
ported Russian grain.
Denial Is authorized Of the report
that the American Relief Administra.
ton already has decided to discontinue
its work at the middle Of March. but
there can be no doubt that this sale Of
Russian grain will make It much more
l:tticult to keep the work going.
Evening star., 1923-02-25
BIZ THOMAS H MARSHALL.
ForAer Vice President Sf the United
States,

F0rA0r V1Ce President oS the CA1tet
TINE principal reason that
tho fathers Of tho republic,
gave for frequent elections
was that of1cials OF the
government should render an ac-
count OF their deeds and seek
thereon a now lease OF power. The
conception was representative.
with tho representative taking his
chance. He took II In the early
days upon his own Judgment and
conscience.
Government has not changed,
but the uses to which IL is put
have changed. Representatives no
longer represent according to their
best thought and Judgment. but
according to their best guess.
Moro and more individual opinion
Is startled from It's nrm founda-
tion by the rumblings and nutter-
attitude Of constituents.
We can. X we desire, return to
representative government in It's
higher and finer sense without a
change In our constitutional limi-
tations and guarantees. It is not
my purpose to urge that we do
ished there viii be no rest until
the shoemaker has made up his
mind to stick to his last.
Under the system now control
ling. It's practical workings are al
most those OF a pure democracy.
In affairs purely internal We per-
nit the voice OF the people to say
what should be. taking our chance
whether It IS right or not. Nor
have We drawn tho line at domes-
tic affairs. We have carried the
Of our country. Who now has
charge Of our foreign relations?
Who Is taking the initiative in de-
termininG our course OF conductf
a pure democracy would be all
right II every one could and did
sitions presented. II every one
could be and were put in posses
sion OF all the facts from which to
reason. l counted myself. perhaps
with egotisIn. a fairly Intelligent
citizen. when I went upon the coal
I i
knowledge o. the coal Industry.
At the end OF four months I real
tze would have been guilty OF a
grave indiscretion. speaking mild
~. had I advised the American
people touching any one OF the
numerous factors that enter into
II. ! now have stripped myself
naked OF all preconceived notions
and am not going to dress again
until ! am sure that have the
right garrnests at hand.
whether BY newspaper COM
rnent. public address. or street
opinion. hear each day the Anal
word being said as TO what our
relations should be toward storm
tossed Europe. I have my own
opinion, but do not contend that
x my views are not carried out
the United States will make an
iTretrievaole mistake. Men who
think they can reason IN a rea-
sonably logical way are apt to be
unwilling TO speak ex-cathedra
II Is worth while TO consider not
only who speaks, but the capacity
for reasoning OF the man who does
speak.
This query was propounded to 4
considerable number Of persons:
'1f a horse standing on four legs
weighs 1900 pounds, how much
does he weigh II he stands on
three legs|' The men to whom
this was put were engaged in
business. and were looked upon
as fairly representative citizens.
Their answere revealed that lit
erAcy - determined IN America by
the ability 20 read and write and
not by the ability to reason. Most
OF those making answer thought
the horse standing on three legs
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BY THE MARaUIsE DE FoNTESoY.

Lord Leverhulme. the mult!m!llion-
aire soap magnate. who has taken ad-
vantage OF his recent acquisition Of
the dignity of v:scount. and. ipso
facto, Of t.tula-. but nevertheless
official cousinship OF the king. has
brought down q hornets nest about
his ears by selecting the territorial
suf!lx OF tho Western Isles" for his
new peerage. The historic title OF
Lord OF the Isles" has long been one
OF the most valued titles OF the Sow
ereign's eldest son. who is also "the
Prince OF Scotlnd." though few seem
to be aware OF his possession os this
particular designation.
Nat!onalists and patriotic societies
IN all cities and important towns,
north OF the Tweed. are up IN arms
about the matter, and have been pass pass
tions protesting against the soap
call himself Lord Of the Western
Isles" copies Of which have been sent
tary Of state for Scotland. to all the
members Of parliament for Scottish
constituencies, and to lyon king OF
arms and chief heraldic officer for the
kingdom OF Scotland.
i 4 X
Lord Leverhulme Is not a popular
man anywhere, and is particularly
disliked In Scotland. where his pres
ence, and especially his methods Of
dealing with his tenants on the
Western Island Of Lewes. which he
purchased, has excited no end Of pub.
Tic criticism. The Scottish Island OF
Lewes-sometirnes known as Long
Island" is the one on which the
scene is laid OF William Blacks pop
uiar novel, "a Princess OF Thule" The
island embraces some four hundred
thousand acres
his many ingenious advertisements or
his title, is perhaps better known in
this country by his former name OF
william Lever. is. as he Is so proud 70
inform everybody. an entirely self
made man. He started on his career
Gerry shop in q small country town. in
Lancashire. He became 2 commercial
traveller, and. at twenty-five years.
made his arrangements with soap
manufacturer, to produce for him
soap made according to his own ideas.
and to which ne gave the name of
Levers pure honey soap" This he
pushed on his own account while act
inE as q drummer for other firms. He
aid so we'll that BY 1890. he had es-
tablished huge soap works OF his own
at Warrington. and two years later
at Port Sunlight. in Cheshire.
Today he has works all over the
woPld-owns two islands in the mid
die Of the Pacific, known. respective
~, as Hull Island" and as FLINT
Island" as well as gigantic tract
Of territory in the Kongo valley. ana
several islands OF the west African
coast.
+ ~
Lord Leverhulme has many enemies.
His business methods have not ap-
pealed to less successful rivals, and
the manner In which he secured for
himself, first a knishthood. then 3
baronetcy, then a barony and, more
recently, a yiscounty. by means OF
his soap, has not increased his popu-
iarity with tho classes. into which
he has made his way. Indeed, when,
In order to commend himself to the
favor OF the government OF the day.
he purchased STAFFORD House. which
for near a century had been the town
residence Of the Dukes Of Sutherland,
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Warships may be used to fight rum
runners, but not to an extent that
would interfere with a reasonable dis
program.
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Tutankhamen is another Of those
eminent personages who receive a
great deal Of publicity which is Of lit
tie practical use to them.
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Germany is making a. somewhat
paradoxical effort to appear neutral
in the discussion Of her reparation in
debtedness.
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In art, as we'll as in political az
fairs, Dictator" Is a title easily &C.
quired, but hard to live up to.
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Better s.reet-light!ng facilities, n
addition to being approved by q Fine
Arts Commission, will have the unant-
nous Endorsement Of the A. a. a.