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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-26
This Day in Our History

THIS the anniversary of the birth of George Dewey
the third admiral of the u. S. navy. He was born
at Montpelier, Vt, and entered the navy 1854 He
the battle of Manila bay
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-26
YOUR BEAUTY
COMBATING WINTER WINDS

; ners Of your eyes, mouth, nose
and chin.
Other portions of your face
may be quite clear of lines-in
fact may be marred with en-
larged pores and blackheads.
those signs OF over-oilness. Blu.
wherever you note tell-tale lines
in your face, you need to supply
a good skin food. At night is
the best time to do this. Leave
1t on about fifteen minutes, then
remove it carefully with a bit OF
absorbent cotton.
Here is a recipe for an excel
lent skin food that you can
easily make at home:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-26
Mercury Turns Back From Tenus

TODAY the planet Mercury, which has been chasing
Venus eastward on the evening stage, turns wesk
ward to try its fortune with its great brothers Jupiter
and Saturn the morning stage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-26
Do You Know

Saturn has ten moons. Juplter
nina. and Mara two.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-26

The ecAoplasn1 may be quite
the rage, but this spook stuff
doesn't interest me much. never
did care for dead ones.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-26
THEY SEE A NEW KIND OF SKATES

II" HIS is certainly a wild :
place. Foxy Grandpa"
said Bobby as wa roame6
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-26

Tomorrow - What You Should
Know About Bad Breath.
Copyright, 1929. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.l
Evening star., 1923-08-27
President Coolidge's Axiom.

A Massachusetts man, who was in
town last week. lifelong friend Of
President Coolidge. made this remark:
President Coolidge has an axiom, the
wisest one a man in public life can
cherish: What / do not say can never
hurt me- This principle. to which he
adheres, possibly to a degree which
might seem extreme to many. may ac-
count for the impression which many
people entertain of him that he is taci-
turn or reserved"
Well. is it not a pretty good policy
at that? Suppose, for instance, if the
late President Roosevelt, on the night
uttered those fateful words, which
came back to haunt him, no doubt
attended by train Of regrets, I'm
der no circumstances will | be a
candidate for third term" how diff
ferently republican national politics
may have gone.
Senator Capper of Kansas. in his
farm weekly analyzes President Cool
idges characteristics for the benefit of
the farmers who do not know him,
saying; His is the blood of Puritan
New England with it's inf1exible in
tegrities and Spartan simplicities. His
was a New England education. This
teaches the discipline of self-repres-
sion. 1t gives perhaps an impression
of coldness and austerity that in the
case of President Coolidge is entirely
misleading. A man of few words and
no mixer. in the popularity accepted
sense. he undoubtedly is, but with him
these are not evidences of austerity or
aloofness, for he is essentially a man
of the people"
A fine tribute. this. as we'll as an
accurate description of some charac-
teristics of the new President, in
whom every one is interested, and fits
we'll with the axiom ascribed to him
by his Massachusetts friend.
Evening star., 1923-08-27

zled to adjust to this new scale Of
human values. A baby's services worth
five millions in three years! Where
does the value come into the equation?
Through the box office, of course. A
big salary figure is a big attraction. 1t
seems to matter little about the story
that Is told on the screen. Usually the
story is poor one-most film stories
are extremely slim material for en-.
tertainment. But think. A child Of
three and a half who gets five million
in three years. She must be wonder
picture, sne lines form outside of the
doors, the bright lights draw recruits
to the throng, the money pours into
the tills through tens of thousands of
hoppers all over the country. and
though the receipts may he split up
forty ways in the complicated course
of production, distribution and exhibi-
ton, the five million and much more
will be assured those who have just
signed the contract as the parties of
the first part" or the second part, per-
haps.
Movie millionaires are numerous, il
is said. Some of them are actors-let
them be called that for courtesy's sake
some are producers, some are dis
tributors and some few are exhibitors.
And the price of screen entertain
ment" continues to rise, with all other
prices. and no one can tell what the
end will be.
Evening star., 1923-08-27
1870 and 1928.

Whatever may be the feeling that
perhaps France is too exigent in her
demands for reparations, it cannot be
denied that the statement of Poincare
yesterday in his address at Chassey-
Beaupre put the matter in an impress
I've manner. He referred to the situa-
ion in 1870, when victorious Germany
required France to pay five billion
francs as indemnity for the war.
France paid, within the time granted,
greatly to Germany's surprise and dis
comfiture. The French people. i'm
patient of the presence of German
forces upon their soil, did ndt strike,
did not offer passive resistance" did
not commit sabotage, did not welsh"
or whine They buckled down to work,
they speeded up their industries. they
bought their countrys bonds out of
the savings in their stockings" They
paid and freed their country.
When France paid in 1870 and the
Jew years following she had been dam
aged by the war, not, of course, to the
terrible degree that she was injured
by the conflict of 1914-1S. but hurt to
such point that her ability to pay
wis somewhat less than it had been
before the war. But Germany was
ms harmed physically by the fighting
OF the four-year combat, save in the
luss of manpower. which was far less
than the loss suffered by France. Her
industrial areas were not touched. Her
ability to work and earn and save and
pay were not appreciably lessened.
And she has not done as France did
in 1870. She has not acknowledged
her debt and set to work to pay it. She
has complained of the award of the
peacemakers and the allotment of
reparations. She has resisted every
move to make her pay. If she had
gone to work in sincere spirit to
meet her obligations, however unjust
they may have been, however heavy
beyond her ultimate ability to pay, she
would have won the right to ask re.
missions. Now that France, in pur-
suit of policy of direct action to com.
pei payment, is on her soil, thus repro.
ducing the situation of 1870, she fails
completely.
France remembers, and that mem.
ory is too keen to permit her now to
take any other view of her duty than
that she must make Germany pay.
The French syllogism has an undeni
able logic.
Evening star., 1923-08-27

some sections Of the United States
lynching seems to have the backing
of public opinion, and law officers
seem to feel that there is no use in
trying to enforce a law that Is
against public opinion" Some cor
rective should be found for this savage
or depraved public sentiment.
In novels and moving pictures
judges and juries are forever making
the mistake of sentencing innocent
men to death or Imprisonment. This
is fiction, but there is no doubt that
innocent men have been convicted in
courts of law. If such mistakes can
be made in courts how often must
they be made by mobs? There is no
reason in mob. 1t would not listen
to reason even should man appear
with sufficient courage and intelli-
gence to suggest it. With a mob q
man suspected or man caught is q
man condemned. Mob violence is a
blot on the civilization of the United
States.
Evening star., 1923-08-27
A Coal Strike Anomaly.

1t is stated that even if Gov. Pinchot
Should, in the course of the confer
ence which begins today at Harris
burg, win over the coal operators and
miners to an agreement to continue
the mining of anthracite pending
final settlement of the matters in dis
pute, shutdown of some of the hard
coal mines on Saturday next could not
be avoided. For properly certified
orders recalling the suspension notices
could not be got out in time TO reach
all the scattered mining camps before
that date
This is an extraordinary statement
advanced by union officials. The an
thracite field is narrowly restricted.
1t is, in fact. the most compact of all
the fuel fields in this country. Anthra-
cite is mined chiefly in an area of
about $50 square miles in northeast
ern Pennsylvania. a region fully
served by rail transportation and
mails, by telegraphs and telephones.
1t can be covered by motor car in a
few hours. Mails are rapidly distrib-
uted through il. There is no physical
difficulty in getting word of definite
action into every corner of it. The few
scattered mining camps in which an
thracite is produced contribute very
small percentage of the total output.
1t has been heretofore noted by the
strike-suffering public that whereas
orders to cease work can be sent out
in few hours and become effective,
cancellation orders are always slow.
There seems to be something ponder
Gus about. the machinery for calling
off a strike, whereas that for putting
one into effect is speedy and efficient.
Perhaps it is meant by this state
nient that if an agreement can be
reached for the maintenance Of min
ing, pending a final settlement, the
cancellation orders, effective in the
concentrated Pennsylvania field, will
not reach the distant regions where
that commodity is mined. If so, this
will not appreciably affect the public.
But the consumers will, nevertheless,
take note of the speed with which
these orders produce result. if they
are issued in the happy event that
Gov. Pinchot succeeds in persuading
the two sides that their best interests
lie in the continued production of coal.
Evening star., 1923-08-27
Ku KluX and Rioting.

A ku Klux assembly and parade at
Carnegie, Pa, resulted in a riot and
reports show that a number of men
were wounded and that at least one
was killed. The man killed wore a
white robe and hood. 1t is said that a
permit for the parade had not been
granted, and in some of the accounts
1t is stated that the town authorities
had told the Klansmen that the parade
would not be allowed. The demonstra-
tion against the Klan procession was
made by citizens. There was general
throwing of missiles and a good deal
of pistol-firing.
In other parts of the country
clashes have been reported between
the robed and masked organization
and public authorities and citizens. To
what extent hostilities will spread be-
tween the masked members of this
organization and persons not members
of it cannot be forecast, but there is
something ominous in the situation.
Parades of the Klan, whose mem
bers wear masks ard otherwise con-
ceal their identity, and against which
organization charges OF violence are
being made at an increa sing rate, tend
to create disorder. Though the leaders
of these men of white robes, masks
and secrecy make preachments of
their AmericaniSm and set forth that
their ideals of Americanism are true
and lofty, there are millions Of people
who believe that the secrecy practiced
by the K. X. K. is most un-American,
and that it furnishes a cover under
which towards may commit crimes
with comparative safety.
Professions at night of these masked
and hooded men frighten children and
women, and some men have great
fear of an organization of this kind.
Resentment and rioting follow as a
natural thing. There will probably be
more reports of bloody clashes be.
. tween klanSmen and .non-klansmen.
An American secret order. with a
loyal and patriotic mission has no
need for masks.
Evening star., 1923-08-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
HypOchOndria.

HypOchOndria.
Old Mr.. Business! People stopped to
say,
You're lookin' sort O. poorly. Are
you feelin' well today?"
Even when they're cheerful they re-
mark, You're far from i'll,
But maybe if you're lucky you'll be
feelin' better STILL
head.
He didn't think of workin', but about
himself instead.
A-hangin' round the ticker where
they're reelin' off the tape,
He only looked for symptoms till he
felt clean out O. shape.
Doc Braney called to see him. Now,
the Doc is mighty wise.
He said, You want the sunshine and
lot of exercise.
An ailment in your body now and then
may need a nurse,
But in imagination you can have a
dozen worse"
Old Mr.. Business, rollin' up his sleeve,
Exclaimed, Its time to hustle both
to give an to receive"
He never stops to listen to what
gloomy people say.
An there amt doubt about it-he
gets better every day.
Evening star., 1923-08-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

my first visit to New York, broke and
hungry, I offered to exhibit my tricks
and explain their nature TO four of
the biggest newspapers in town for
the sum of $50. Every one turned
me down. The secret will go with me
to my grave. If il were anything in
the nature OF contribution to sci
ence, anything that might help hu-
! manity, | would assuredly disclose it,
but il is not. The secret is peculiar
to myself and it is improbable that
there will be another individual in
several generations so oddly consti-
tuted. For one thing, l was born with
an inordinate physical strength
Q. How many organizations were
represented in the conference To
formulate a code for the use of the
| flag of the United States-M. 2.
A. This conference was held in
Washington. D. G., June IA, and sixty
nine patriotic or civic organizations
were represented.
@. What do the F1lipinos call "open
work embroidery?-H III.
A. The native word is 'calado."
O. Why is the ocean blue?-J. J. G.
| "A. DIR. f. B. kenrick of Toronto is
cited as an authority on this subject.
lie says that water absorbS all the
other colorS of the spectrum more
| freely than it does blue, and that
| hence light reflected by ii or trans
mitted through it carries preponder-
ance of blue; that water scatters light
more freely than air and in this action
| the blue light of short Wave-length
| again plays preponderant part, and
| that, finally, the sky is blue for the
! same reason that the water is and
that the water gets bluer by rejecting
| the sky.
Q. How many British ships are idle.
IA. K. j.
A. Two years ago 423 vessels, win
| a tonnage of 100000 net tons were
reported as tied up in British ports.
The idle tonnage is now reported as
| 100000 net tons.
| @. How much money do the Italia
| immigrants in this country send home
! annually?-H. +.
a. In the year before the war
| Italian immigrants sent home about
65,o0o, 900 lire, or approximately Sl3,
| 100000. This year receipts are ex-
pected to total about s16,O0O.OOO.
Q. What is meant by labor turn
| over?-k. d.
| workers employed during d stated
| period in order to maintain force
| OF given number. Thus if, for a
| year. 1t is necessary to hire 1000 70
! j u
| turnover is 100 per cent for that
| period.
| q. Is Luxembourg still in existence
w. NJ. II.
| a. The European state of Luxcm-
| burg still exists. It is an independent
| grand duchy. The present ruler is
the Grand Duchess Charlotte. Ita
population is estimated at 263,Sof.
Q. How many eggs should a hen
| lay a year?-A. VI. A.
A. a typical standard bred hen
lays annually approximately 10 eggs
of uniform size and color.
Q. What is the largest lake III
South America?-P. q. II.
A. Lake Titicaca. which lies on the
| boundary between Peru and Bolivia
is the largest. 1t is situated about
1900 feet above sea level The
greatest depth of this lake is about
| 200 feet.
(Send your questions to The Stdr
Information Bureau. Frederic J. Has
kin. director, 1920 North CGpitoi
street. Gire your f,lll ndne aud dd-
dress 50 that the information may be
sent direct. The only charge for this
service is ? cents in stamps for retur,
poStGge.)
Evening star., 1923-08-27

.. What is the name of the shrubs,
four or five feet high, covered with
pink blossoms that are in the park
containing the statue of Gen. Sher-
man, back of the Treasury IN. +. NJ.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that the shrub now blooming in
the park directly south of the Treas
ury is known as the Rose of Sharon.
This bush if not trimmed regularly
will attain a height of about twenty
feet.
Q. How, is a flag raised to half
staff?-F. l.. J.
A. At sunrise the flag should he
hoisted to full staff. then lowered to
half staff. At sunset, the flag should
be hoisted to full staff and then run
down.
Q. Where did Theodore Roosevelt
take the oath as President upon the
death of William McKinley?-C. l.. b.
A. Mr.. Roosevelt was in the Adj
rondacks hunting, but when reached
with the message of the Presidents
death he made all haste to Buffalo.
where he took the oath of Office at
the home of Ansley Wilcox.
Q. Can tattooing be removed from
the skin?-A. L. ID.
A. Tattooing is always removed
with difficulty. Most methods aim to
produce destructive inflammation of
the skin by which an eschar is
formed. which, when it falls, takes
with it more or less of the coloring
matter and often leaves a scar. When
the pigmented area is small it may
be removed by excision or by cleo
trolyss.
q. How is infantile paralysis com
municated?-A L. j.
A. The latest theory is that infan-
tile paralysis is spread by rats and
ffeas, much as the bubonic plague is
spread.
Q. How does the labor party rank
in Australia?-N. NJ. c.
A. At the last Australian elections
the labor party elected twenty-nine
members of the house of representa-
tiVes, the national party twentyseven
and the liberal and country parties
nineteen. This was a gain of four seats
by labor, loss of eleven seats by the
nationalists and gain of seven seats
by the liberal
Q. Who is Marcus Garvey?-J. r. NJ.
y. Marcus Garvey is d negro lea der
VINO styled himself provisional pres
ident of Africa" and president general
of the Universal Negro Improvement
Association and African Committees
League, this organization being a
back to Africa" movement. Garvey
Is Jamaican and printer and news
paper man by profession
q. Is human life getting longer?-
a. O'C.
\. President Farrand of Cornell is
authority for the statement that the
average expectancy of life in the
United States in 1870 was about forty
one years; in 1910. about fifty-two and
half years, and at present about
fifty-siX years. In India, where pub
lie engineering is at the lowest ebb,
the average today is but twenty four
years.
q. Is a meteor red hot when it
lands on the earth w. H. r.
A. Contrary to the popular impress
sion, the meteorite when il strikes our
atmosphere is extremely cold; the
heat developed in its passage is purely
on the surface. and in very few
seconds after it's fall the stone should
be about the temperature of ice water
Q. Has Houdini ever revealed the
secret of his many tricks?-F. j. L.
A. Houdini was quoted in a recent
issue of the Theater Magazine as fol-
lows: When / was a young man, on
Evening star., 1923-08-27
Lynching the Wrong Man.

In the case of a man lynched near
Jacksonville, Fla, a night or so ago
it is said that information gathered
by investigators today led them to be-
lieve that mob members had lynched
an innocent negro" The crime inn
puted to the man was that he peeped
through the window of a woman's
room. 1t is said in a dispatch from
Jacksonville that TT developed today
that at the time negro peeped into
the window the man lynched was at
home twelve miles away, and that it
was impossible for him to have been
the one wanted"
Lynching is intolerable. but the law
machinery in some states is too de.
fective or the law officers of those
states too feeble to stamp it out. In
Evening star., 1923-08-27
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

That noble lord the Earl of Birken-
head. seems fated to step off with
the wrong foot on American soil.
When he last visited the United
States in 1917-then as the Rt. Hon.
F. E. Smith, NJ. P.-he gave an inter-
view to Bob Norton, a we'll known
Washington correspondent, which
sent the Irish-American world into a
paroxysm of wrath. The British poll
tician resorted to the time -honored
recourse of blaming it on the re-
porter, but the net result was
Smiths precipitate withdrawal and
return to England. Some singing
comments on the turbulent situation
in Ireland did the damage. America
had just entered the war and the
visitor suddenly found his usefulness
among US at an end.
4 X X
Samuel G. Blythe, whose already
ample writing fame has sky-rocketed
afresh because President Harding was
reading him a second before passing
away, is in Washington to give the
new regime a reportorial once-over.
Blythe, once a working Washington
correspondent, has been one Of the
plutocrats of the journalistic profess
sion for some time. When he writes
nowadays, he does 1t largely for pas
time. He has arrived at the stage
where, as George AIDE once put. it
he produces, even If it's good"
Blythe Is in his fifty-sixth year, was
born in Geneseo, N. Y. which pro-
duced two famous "Jimmies' '-Wads-
worth. jr' and GeraGd, am6assadori a6stor =;
twenty-five. He has been pursuing
the nimble item for thirty years. ex-
ploring the while almost every cline
fayorite theme and he has had it and
it's various votaries under the micro
scope since Grover Cleveland's era.
| II y X X
There were two Admiral Katos from
Japan at the Washington conference
I-Tomasoburo Kato, the premier, who
has just died, and a junior naval Of
ficer of the same surname. They were
frequently mixed up. though the
senior Nipponese delegate was a
baron Call me Tom Kato," said the
latter one day to an inquirer, who
between them.
Americas diplomatic representative
| in Morocco. where the Mohammedans
are said to have proclaimed a holy
war against Spain, is Father Joseph
NJ. Denning of Marion, Ohio, the Ro-
man Catholic priest who was Il life
long friend of President Harding. The
United States maintains only a diplo-
matte agency and consulate general