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Secretary Slemp Will Be a
Real Aide to the President

that government in sense and to
a degree rests upon the practice OF
politics, and among those who have
recognized the fact was Abraham Lin
coin. But political activity, particu-
larly under the roof of the White
House off1ces, where Mr.. Slemp Will
function, must be limited by good
iud Anient and by recognition that
the practice of politics, even IL es-
sehtial to government, Is not It's goal.
Regardless of motive. however. the
Louisville Courier Journal (demo-
if1ed to perform the duties OF his of.
fee, and both he and the President
have the country's best wishes for
successful teamwork" This is also
the view of the Columbus tOhfo) State
Journal which sees In the new secretary
"a hard worker, a suave and polished
gentleman, who will have need of all
these qualities in diseharging the
duties he will assume. He is we'll
fitted to serve we'll the chief who has
called him to one of the most difficult
positions In the public service in
suggested good qualities mentioned,
the Boston Christian Science Monitor
points out that 1.-The post of secretary
TO the President is one approaching
that OF cabinet officer in dignity and
Importance. We are inclined to be-
lieve that Mr.. Slemp will be one OF
the secretaries that political OBJ.
servers viii be slow to forget" IT
"seefns likely" the Dayton News
(democratic) suggests, that the coun-
try will hear more of the charges OF
patronage selling because of the ap-
pointment The Casper, Wyo., Tribune
(republican) believes the appoint,
Slemp's thorough understanding OF
the public and official business" Be-
cause of the temptation to cartoonists
and the like the Illinois Journal
TRUSTS Mr. Slemp has a sense of
humor, for the humorists and wits OF
the land are likely to use his name In
the manufacture of merry persif1age.'
4 X \
In the opinion of the Harrisburg
Telegraph independent republican,
"the copperhead squad is striking at
the heels of President Coolidge" in
assailing the appointment. arguing
that at will be ample time to COM
plain IL the Presidents secretary
should begin to take on the regal airs
of the tumultuous Tumulty, for in
stance" Because the new Executive
"came to the presidency with the gen.
orally accepted reputation of being a
statesman first and a politician after
ward" the Knoxville Sentinel Unde.
nation that he Is q candidate to sue.
ceed himself and his appointment oi
Mr. Slemp are "two surprises which
tend to make the country reverse its
Impressions Of him." The Indianapolis
News independently likewise believer
the 'patronase.sell allegations
must prove handicap. but the Chi.
cago Daily News independently In
sists Secretary Slemp is entitled to
a square deal, as is his chief. -Presi-
dent Coolidge should not be gratui-
tousIy suspected of an intention to
play fast and loose with the merit
morality for the sake OF picking up
delegates to- the next. republican ~.
ticnal couvtntioh.'s s.,f.... =
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Water Figures.

The annual report of the superin-
tendent of the District water depart
ment shows that the mean daily con-
sumption for the past fiscal year was
1882, 461 gallons, equivalent to a daily
per capita use of 142 gallons based on
a population of 100000. For the pre-
ceding twelve months the mean daily
average was $500, ,2SO gallons. or 14o
gallons per inhabitant.
During>the hot weeks in June and
July water consumption ran close to
the capacity of the conduit. Discus
sion of possible water shortage brought
about some economies. The public
i, fountains did not splash as in the
foid days and nights. The pitonieter
division. was Jealous in locating and
stopping leaks. Then. large fires call.
ink Ter mighty volumes Of water were
1ew. On the other hand; there was an
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Tomb. Of the Unknown.

1t seems strange to normal men and
women that there should be persons
so irreverent or callous that it has be-
come necessary to build a fence
around the tomb of the unknown SOL
dier at Arlington. Here is a monu-
ment that is a shrine. The transporta.
ton of the remains OF the unknown
from one Of the battlefield cemeteries
Of France stirred solemn sentiments
in millions Of our people. The recep.
ton in the homeland, the honor paid
to the remains of the unidentified SOL
dier and the extraordinary solemnity
Of the funeral deeply touched practi-
cally everybody in the United States.
When the simple tomb at Arlington
was closed there was a show Of senti-
ment which has seldom been eaualed
in this country. A few weeks pass,
and the shrine at which all men
should stand in reverent thought be.
comes only one Of the many show
places In the Capital and environs.
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Campbell Basoom slemp of Big
Stone Gap, Virginia, will be an ex-
ceedingly useful aide to President
Coolidge as secretary to the Presi-
dent. That is admitted by news
papers of every shade of political
faith in every community in the
country. But exactly the form such
usefulness will take on Is subject
of debate, with opinions seemingly
formed chiefly through political be-
lief. To editors of the stalwart re.
publican type. he will be wohder-
ful liaison officer between the execu-
tive and legislative branches. because
of his years of experience as the sole
republican representative from the
Old Dominion. To editors of the
democratic faith his appointment
means only that the President Is al
ready a candidate for nomination and
gates. The editors. of Independent
views interpret the appointment as
! somewhat of a mixture of the two
suggestions, with the vast majority
seemingly convinced that Slemp Is
to the President, in fact as well as
in name, than many of those who
| have held the Job in the past.
The suggestion is put forth by the
Boston Transcript (republicsn), that
| "if the new secretary should be in
would be another step in the direc-
tion of restoring this Office to the
Importance it possessed In the admin
| istrations of Mckinley and Roose-
Welt. Should Secretary Slemp, whose
experience in public service, in prac-
world exceeds that OF any OF his
predecessors, come into the same
close relationship to his chief that
was enjoyed under the administra- l.
burden of the presidency would be
lessened."
Agreeing that the appointment has
an unmistakable political flavor" the
,, Newark News dndependsnt) asks,
| '.Why should 1t not?" and points out
should be the possessor of just those
attributes of tact and diplomacy that
make all the difference between sue
cess ana failure in this Important
post" 1t is the view of the New
York Evening World (democratiel
southern delegates and Senator
! usual prestige OF the incumbent
promises to make easy sailing as fat
as the nomination is concerned"
Attention is directed by the Albany
| Enfckerbocker Press Undependent
rxpubiican) to the. fact that "Mr.
sien1p Is q powerful figure in demo-
| cratic politics. Though in closest
touch with national republican senti-
ment, he is opposed to what the south
calls negro domination. There could
not be a better man for the purpose,
| N It should happen that President
| Coolidge holds an ambition to obtain
| support in the solid south The
| choice of MFR. Sienp probably. also
| reflects the Presidents desire to have a
| close adviser who understands congress
sional problems from the inside"
: A1rSeing to this. the Springfield
Republics (independent) points ooi
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. To settle an argument, state
whether the. flag ON the Capitol was
half mast. the day that President Hard
ing was inausuratedeI. NJ. K. ,.s.
A. The flag. that hoated over the
place where the new President was
to stand was at half-mast on the
| morning: Of March. 4, 1921. 1t had
been lowered as a mark of respect
upon the death Of ex-Speaker Champ
CLARK on March 3. Shortly before the
inaugural ceremonies the flag was
raised to full-staf. =
@. If a cabinet member were to
become President when Congress was
not in session, would he call ses-
sion at once?-F. L., c. -
A. In accordance with the act of
Congress providing for the Success
sion In such an event, II Congress
were not in session, or would not be
| within twenty days. such President
would call an. extra session.
Q. What is the best dramatic library
in the world?-L. c. N. g
a. The four largest dramatic libra
ries in the world are said to be, in the
order of their Importance, those of
/ Harvard University, Henry E Hunt
ington, the British Museum and Har-
Try Heudini. t.
Q: Why is a geyser SO calIed?-J.
L. l.. - - -:'"- as =rr
|, A. The name geyser is derived
from an. Icelahdic word signifyihg ITO
burst forth with violence" Natural
springs of hot water of that KIND
since in the United States and New
Zealand ..'
@. What is the meaning of Shane
wis, the name of the Indian opera by
Cadman?-I X. T,
A. The word is translated robin
| woman" -. 49,. 49,.
@. What was the average weight
| and height of the boys enlisted in the
United States for the world war;
J. H. G.
A. The War Department says that
of S5S.000 recruits examined, the
average height was found to be 67s4g
inches; weight. 14l.54 pounds 01
! 10000 examined at rehabilitation
the average height was 1852 inches
\ and average weight i44.Ss pounds.
| @. Where did the expression ger
| rymander" originate?-H. B. L.
| a. , Probably in Massachusetts. Ir
1872 the republicans corresponding
TO the democrats of today, carried the
| state legislature and redistricted the
| state. The Boston Sentinel published
a map showing what an amazing
shape one district had, and an in
! dignant federalist said that it look et
| like a salafnander. Better :can it q
| gerrymander," was the prompt re.
/ tort of another federalist, Elbridgt
Gerry being the republican governor
! O. How many climate belts arr
| there in the United States?-E. X. p
! A. There are nine climate belts il
| the United States. each being mark ec
] by range of five degrees in mean
annual temperature. .-t-
g. Why is there fusel oil in whisky
! A In improperly prepared liquors
! fusel oil is an injurious and exceed
ingly Objectionable constituent: 1
comes over in the later parts OF th'
distillate, and may be separated from
ethyl alcohol. in large measure, a
least. by resort to fractional distfl
lation.
@ Where was scientific forestr.
fret practiced?-W J. c.
A. The Pisgah national forest AM
/ game preserve was originally th'
| property OF the late George w. Van
derbilt who first introduced the prac
| tice Of scientific forestry there. Thu
/ first school of forestry in kAer Unitee
States was also established there.
Evening star., 1923-08-28

earth and how vide IS It. at lie distanee st ol.e
of the moon2?--J. r., ..yr
A. The Naval Observatory says the
cone-shaped shadow cart by the earth
has length OF a million miles at a
distance from the earth +equaf pr that
of the moon, this shadow has ~idiasnftcr
of 5000 miles. -..-..e-E -. *
Q. What was Tabard Ipn?9.e5f.' A 4.
| A. 1t was an old LONDON .hGsffeirv
made famous by Chaucer as'th mdisf3C
place of his pilgrims befoits stsrtinEo 80
Canterbury: 1t received its naHtd :1eoha
its sign, which was. tabard o. sesr:t
less coat tE:,5. ,-c,s;st
80 '---=f f-.T soz2
I q How MANY kinas Of insects a.
A 1t is Impossible to SHY how many
inds,there are, but. there arc as. pak
Q. Do, grapes grow in Dnsny conn
tries u. i. f.
A, Native species Of the .gfapesy fse
found In nearly all parts Of the VOID.
Q. How large are ip5eenguins.-M. Z. {.
A. The Emperor ; penguin is The
largest species and may stand over tour
feet high and weigh nearly 100 pounds
What is the e'rea, ss'ism =
This term is usually applied IN sstc
division between the Roman and Greek
churches. which. began in the ninth CEN
! tury. r.F'
| O. Does the federal government allow
! the public to the national forests
/ fon camping hunting and fishing I'D.
! L. G. -
A. The use of the national forests b.
the public is encouraged by the govern
ment. Certain regulations, however. ,ntst
be observed. These. deal almost entiTeiy
with precaution against fire. = a
/ Q. Who was the inventor OF .oxyaoesy-
lene weldingAD. K.
/ A.. The process of uMyacetylene wpiHilE,
was first suggested by lie EhateiieE IN
France. about 1895, shortly after the
production of calcium carbide, in blI'
| electric furnace and the first welding
| duced into the United Stsfes from
/ France in 1905. ., =. -
Q. Why was Radcliffe college given
| that namet?-E. t. - -, so.
. "A: The name was gfRef4s in henpEzs
Lady Mowison, whose maiden name wax
isAnne Radcliffe. in ,r4643 she geYe 100
pounds to Harvard. -the first gift made
/ TO the college by q woman.
Q. Is the evolution of the human raCe
! still in progress or is. the man of today
a finished product?-G A. c.
! A. Scientists say that the evolutionary
process rs still going on and that while
! it is not likely that mans body will ad.
INIT of great change, there is room for
] some improvement. such as in the
supsrfIuous length of the, food Canal
/ and the bveTcrovding of the ;teett. Z
is likely. however. that there will bf
| constitutional changes: 9. G.. of pro-
/ loaged sSsouthfulness,. a higher et&6aard
of healthfuness and greater resstantr
! to disease a..
i Q. Where were the first highs'Sfs7 il
the world F. c. s.
A. The first "highwaSe OF which ANS
thing is known We're the trade routes
of Asia Minor which connected the cast
with the west about 2000 B. c
Q. How much were the slaves worth
when the civil war began?-A. T. II
A. The census bureau estfmaJer fin
value of slaves IN southern states5 Is stN-
at s1,500,U00, 900. -
(Let the Star Tnforn,dtiow Burtsa
Frederick J. Hdskin. director, 1872
North Capitol street. dHSWer yoNr 'qHf$
ton The only charge for this Seisic3
] , fa oyn StTtkgk 4
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New York state wants to name the
democratic presidential candidate, and
New York city desires to entertain the
convention delegates. This is all for
the present, but more suggestions may
be evolved before next spring
Evening star., 1923-08-28
BY THE NARauIsE DE FoNTENoY

BY THE MARaIISE DE FoNTENoY.
Just a month from tomorrow,
namely, on Michaelmas day, the
liverymen Of the ancient guilds of
the city of London, will meet at the
Guildhall for the purpose of electing
an alderman to- the Office of lord
mayor OF the city for the ensuing
twelve months, and it is practically
certain that the choice will fall
upon the senior OF the aldermen who
have not yet passed the chair, namely,
upon Sir Louis Newton. who received
his knighthood for his services as
senior sheriff of the city during the
eventful year of 1917, that is to say,
when the outlook in connection with
the great war was particularly
sombef.
Sir Louis, who is a prominent Free
mason, halls from Macclesfleld. has
particularly lucrative practice as
a surveyor, and belongs to the con-
servative party and to the Junior
Carlton Club. He Is not untVer-
sity man. In fact, university train
ing is the exception rather than the
rule with the chief magistracy Of
the city of London. He is addicted
to golf, has a wife, with two sons
and two daughters, ana is lden.i!sea l
with. the guild of feltmakerS, OF
which he has been, on several oc-
casions, the master.
The so-called Feltmakers Company
holds a charter signed by James L
on August 3, 1904, and according to
the law of the city, every person
engaged in the art, trade or mystery"
of a feltmaker was compelled to Sc
cure admission to the guild.
x* x
Sir Louis Newton will be the S4Oth
lord mayor Of london since the time
OF the Norman conquest, although
the office lis much older, going back
indeed, to the times of King Alfred
the Great. who, in AID. SS6. appointed
his son-in-law, Ethelred. to be port
reeve and chief MAGISTRATE ana
californian, or alderman, Of London.
During the reign of King Rufus, the
old Anglo-Saxon title of port reeve
was transformed into the Norman
equivalent. OF baiili. which. by King
Richard Occur de Lion. was again
altered into that of mayor, the first
chief magistrate of London to bear
that designation being Henry Fitz-
Eylwyn. 1t was on the iatters
death, in 1914, that King John be-
slowed another charter upon the citi-
zens or London, confirming all their
previous rights and authorizing them
to elect a mayor each year, on the
Ifeast of the Translation of Edward
the Cor1fessor, the date being changed
some hundreds of years later, by
King Henry VIII, to the day OF st.
Michaefs.
Sir Louis Newton is by no means
the first man In the surveying busi-
ness to become lord mayor Of Lon
don. The incumbents- OF that office
have been recruited from almost
every walk Of life, Including pawn
brokers, such as Nicholas Walton. in
the reign of Henry V; bootmakers.
such as Thomas Coke in 1868; BARRIERS,
such as John Northampton, In the
reign OF Richard II; parsons, brick
layers, bakers. printers, Ashmongers.
nhyEicians, while Sir James Roll,
popularly known as "Pickwick," be-
cause he was the president and
founder OF the famous Pickwick
Coaching Club. was. president of 1.-The
Pearl Life Insurance Company, in
which he had worked his way up from
office boy.
y + ~ :
It eannot he said that Sir Louis
Evening star., 1923-08-28

When the former lord chancellor of
England states that ex-President viii.
sons Judgment of the people was
wrong ne has at least important
statistics in the way of election fig
ures to back his assertion.
Evening star., 1923-08-28

Machine guns We're in evidence in
the election at Dublin, but there were
no casualties. Conditions are not alb.
-soutely satisfactory in Ireland, but
this incident marks an Improvement
over the usual course of events.
Evening star., 1923-08-28

Buried treasure discovered near
Hagerstown may have belonged to
.Bersdoli.' A great many Americans
would like to see him put in a per-
sonal appearance to claim it.
Evening star., 1923-08-28

While operators and miners appear
to waste many words, they evidently
knew what they were talking about
when they advised the consumer to
get his coal In early.
Evening star., 1923-08-28

Lenin has had great deal Of Rus
sian statuary destroyed, substituting
busts of himself. This move may make
the future Of his country as precari-
Gus in art as il is in politics,
Evening star., 1923-08-28

1t is asserted that farmers are los
ing interest in politics. This may be
only an unfounded report intended to
discourage Mr.. Magnus johnson.
Evening star., 1923-08-28
Rate by MaH-PayabIe In Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
All Other Statrs
Member os the Associates Press

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
70 the ase for republication OF all news dis
patches credited to il ur not otherwise credited
TN this paper ans also the local news pub.
lished herein. All rights OF publication Of
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1923-08-28

Mohammedans are threatening a
holy war" I'm spite of the earnest ef-
forts to teach them that there is no
such thing.
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Well Attended To.

IF you find you have made a mis-
take, why don't you own up to it?"
mo need" replied Senator Sor-
ghum. "The opposition will call all
possible attention to it. I don't feel
under obligations to go out of my way
to help their publicity campaign"
Evening star., 1923-08-28
THEODORE w. MOVES. Editor n
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

The Evening Star, with the Sunday mernlng
edition, Is delivered by carriers within the city
lat 80 cents per month: daily only. Al cents per
month; sunday only, 20 cents per nonfh Or
,fers may be sent by mail. or telephone Main
1000. 4 Collection is made by carriers at tie
end Of each month.
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Dull Dialogue.

Dull dialogue.
What do you think of this great
controversy
I'm tired O. tryin' to think" re.
piled Farmer Corntossel. IF them
fellers expect to get any more eager
an respectful attention. out of me
they'll have to hire a band
Evening star., 1923-08-28

Jud Tunkins says professional ball
player quits az forty. but an amateur
is liable to go through life laming
himself on holidays.
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Vanished Prestige.

Vanished Prestige.
Three finger Sam doesn't seem so
popular since he went into the
movies"
NO." answered Cactus Joe. Sam
was regarded with awe as our 1eadin'
bad man till a party Of his friends
went to see him at the studio and
overheard the way he let stage di.
rector talk to him."
Evening star., 1923-08-28

"A law is diff'rent FUN money"
said Uncle Eber. "You can't put d law
away an not notice It fob years. an
den ana It has accumulated intsfest." /"
Evening star., 1923-08-28

1t cannot be said that Sir Louis
Newton is widely known outside his
own particular sphere of business in
the city and the district afound his
home in the. ~ SSrbs. indeed the ral-
Evening star., 1923-08-28

(Let the Star Inforn,dtiom Burtst
Frederick J. Haskin director, I32
North Capitol street. dnSWer yoNr 'qnf5
ton The only charge for this SeIslc
IS ? cents IN stamps }o,. return poStabs
Evening star., 1923-08-28

Q. How much were the slaves wortl
when the civil war began?-A: T.
A. The census bureau estfnater f'r
value of slaves IN southern 'states5t g
at $500, 1000, 900 -
Evening star., 1923-08-28
Annual Program

EKIIIIIdI TUSTdIII.
The annual program grows queer.
A story familiar is told.
You shiver all summer with fear
That all winter you'll shiver with
cold. -e.
Evening star., 1923-08-28

|, @. Where were the fire. high's;&Fs7 il
the world ?-F. c. S. :
A. The first highways Of which an27
thing is known were tfie trade routef
of Asia Minor, which connected the cas-
with the west about 5600 B. c. :.
Evening star., 1923-08-28

@. What is The meaning of Shane
wis" the name of the Indian opera by
Cadman?-I. X. T.
A. The word is translated robin
woman" ..
Evening star., 1923-08-28

The so-called Feltmakers Company
holds a charter signed by James l
on August 2, 1904, and according to
the law of the city, every person
engaged in the art, trade or mystery"
of a feitmaker was compelled to Sc
cure admission to the guild.
Evening star., 1923-08-28

Q. Where was scientific forestry
fret practiced?-W. J. c.
A. The Pisgah national forest and
game preserve was originally the
property OF the late George w. Van
derbiit who first introduced the prac-
tfce Of scientific forestry there. The
first school of forestry in szer United
States was also established there.
Evening star., 1923-08-28

Q. How large are penguinss-M. J., G.
A. The : Emperor ; penguin is tie.
largest species and may stand over tour
feet high and weigh nearly 100 pourd$
Evening star., 1923-08-28

Let us see what this author does
with any single topic The book falls
ooen at avocado" and that subject
will do as well as another. We often
see this big and green and rather for
eign-looking fruit among the COM
moner sorts that pile the carts of the
venders and the windows of the shop
keepers. Alligator pear" we call
it. ss a rule But Mr.. Ward tells us
/ that IT Is not q pear at all. And we
cal, see that it's skin bears no faint
likeness to the water soaked, sun
bstersd nn hide TO OF es The .s. sEasSF f1S, ,ss
avocado. And to find It we must go
10 Mexico, Central America, the north
ern coast of South America. the West
indies, and, nowadays. across. into
and spreading ones with shining ever
green leaves, it's fruit of free growth,
sometimes reaching the lusty size of
| four pounds and more. The fruit is a
seed, like our apple, wrapped In a
] thick flesh that we are going to eat,
| and around the flesh is the tough pro-
tectiye skin. The flesh of the avoca-
do fs rich in oil, Ereehish oil run.
ming sometimes as high as 40 per cent
OF the whole. Besides this oil 1t has
q good protein content alsoA 90 it
turns out that In countries where fish
| and meat are scarce and where the
avocado grows this fruit takes the
place of those substantial edibles. A
nir avocado, four or Ave tortillAs, a
oun OF coffee-and there you are. am
I3ly fed and fully sustained. Then,
bringing the fruit to our own use, the
author tells us just how to prepare 1t
as q salad, as q vegetable, or com
bined in soup. A handysman about
tina Kitchen, this fruit with Spanish
name, that In common talk is called
vegetable butter or "fhidshipman's
butter" Just q little sketch picked
fup at random from the hundreds that
make up the substance of this book.
Even this little one shows the fa-
lmiliar- -Aa1 practical treatment. that
i&uA3ks- the whole. II. q. NJ