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Evening star., 1923-06-05
daughters lhIpbOard romance, even

though his son-in-law started work
aot5eg 7h arn1 2 s1al ..s@s ornpans onrna me-
in 1917. and is the son of a wagon
driver Of the mining company nperat-
ing the coal mines at Staine. In Lam
arkshire. was frequent visitor TO
America prior 70 the great war. with
his very handsome wife. who was
known until her marriage as Baby
Fraser" in spite of her tallness. only
daughter of the late Gen Sir Keith
Fraser. inspector general of cavalry.
Lady Stradbroke is a particular fa-
vorite of Queen Alexandra, as a grand
daughter OF the latter's intimate friend.
the late Mime de Fable. and the widow
ed queen is also godmother Of Lord
and Lady Stradbrokes eldest son and
heir Viscount Dunwich.
Lord Stradbroke's ancestral home In
Sufrolkshire is Henham Hall and in the
stately park environing II is very an
cient and hollow tree in which his an
cestor. Sir John Rous. the cavalier was
hidden and fed by his wife, the lovely
Elizabeth Knyvett. as long as the
Bsqndhsass Of Cromwell Hepsl Sha nads .
were searching for him in the surround
ing district. In the early part of the
following century his. grandson. Sur
Robert Rous. and other kindred Jacobite
spirits. used to meet around this tree
and drink to 1.-The king over the water"
namely. King James III. as they STYLED
him. although known in English his
tory as "the Old Pretender."
Perhaps the most widely known mem
ber Of the Rous family in modern times
was the late Admiral Henry John Rous.
who was a midshipman on Nelson's
flagship Victory at Trafalgar, and whose
ma me is still remembered in the sporting
world as the greatest racing man OF
his day. He was for half century
a pillar Of the English Jockey Club and
the acknowledged arbiter of society
and of the London great world in all
questions OF sport and honor. He rep
resented Westminster for over three
decades in the house Of commons, where
his racy and amusing speeches are still
remembered.
Evening star., 1923-06-05
Answers to Questions About
Washington for the Shriners
BY Frederic J. Haskir,.

@. How many people are employed
by the government in the District of
Columbia?-A. NJ.
A. The last official reports showed
that there were 1854 persons in
Washington on the government pay
roll. About $4,000 of these are civil
service employees.
@. What has been the growth of the
population of Washington during the
past hundred years or SOB. L.
A. Washington has grown from
5000 in population in 1900 to nearly
a half million in 1922. From a strag-
great metropolitan city. with beauti-
full homes. magnificent public build
ings, wide avenues, splendid drives
and lovely parks
Q. Who is Mra Hardings social
secretary?-J. r.
A. Miss Laura Harlan. daughter OF
the late Associate Justice Harlan Of
the United States Supreme Court,
holds this position.
O. What Is the width of Pennsyl-
va.nia avenue?-H. D.
varlia avenue Is 100 feet wide. North
of the White House 1t is 130 feet wide.
@. Has the Library of Congress
ever been burned?-E. L. c.
A. The building which now houses
the Library of Congress has never
been destroyed by fire. Until 1897,
when this building was completed,
the library remained in the Capitol.
There it was destroyed in 1914 when
the Capitol was burned and again in
1851 nre reduced 1t to 10000 vol
umes-
@. How much land in Washington
Is devoted to parks. reservations.
erc?-R- w.
A. Washington has more than
vations.
Q. Where does Chief Justice Taft
A. He recently purchased the resi-
dence at 2241 Wyoming avenue and
makes his home there while in the
city. His vacations are spent in
Murray Bay, Canada.
O, How many automobiles are
owned In Washington?-R. K.
A. The total number of licenses
issued in the District OF Columbia for
the fiscal year-from July l, 1922, and
through Saturday, June 2, 1928. was
95,6
O. Is the Union station a govern
ment building?-R. S.
A. 1t is not. 1t is owned by the
Washington Terminal Company. This
company is composed of all the rail-
roads which come into Washington.
Q. Is it correct to call Saint Gaudens'
famous Adams Memorial in Rock
Creek cemetery Grief" or Mir
vanah??-R. d.
A. Neither Of these ideas was In
corporated by the sculptor In this
statue. Saint Gaudens once stated that
he meant the figure 70 symbolic the
Of ltfe's questions: III o man die,
shall he live again.
Evening star., 1923-06-05

Q. Has George Washington any
living descendants?-B.k Is.
A George Washington had no
children, and therefore no lineal des-
cendants..
@. What principal cities desired to
secure the National Capital?-M. c.
A. The cities whose claims were
considered by Congress were: New
York city, Philadelphia, Germantown,
Pa; Baltimore, Md. and Wilmington,
Del.
Q. For whom was the Walter Reed
n. H.
A. During the American occupation
of Cuba. following the war with
Spain. Maj. Walter Reed of the United
States Medical Corps. demonstrated
that both ordinary malaria and
deadly yellow fever were spread by
the bites of mosquitoes. In recogni-
tion of this contribution to medical
science the Army hospital in Wash
ington was given his name.
@. Where is the Jade Fence? A. S.
A, This fence. which is one of the
most beautiful and unusual sights
, in Washington, is located directly be-
hind the god In the garden of the
Pan-American Union grounds. It
| was designed by the architect OF the
building-Mr. Albert Kelsey. 1t is
not expected that the fence will be
completed for several years. At the
present time but two of the fifty-four
proposed panels have been placed.
These We're installed during the visit
in Washington of President Pessoa of
Brazil, in August, 1919.
Q. Who paid for the construction of
he Wog n in fnn
A. This monument was erected at a
total cost of S1,187,710.31. Three hun
dred thousand dollars of this was
raised by individual free will offer
ings. and the remainder was appro-
pniated by Congress-.
@. What is the name of the foun-
tain In front of the Library of Con-
gress and who designed it?-G. A.
A Roland Hinton Perry was the
sculptor of the Fountain of Eep-
tune" This was one OF his earlier
works and, while 1t is vigorous and
effective, 1t is not considered to be
as finished and artistic as some of
his later efforts.
Q. How is the White House kept
so white?-J. N. II.
A. 1t Is painted about every second
year with q paint the formula for
which Is as IOllOWs: WhltS lead, 40
per cent; French white zinc, 80 per
cent, and sufficient raw linseed oil
to obtain the proper consistency. This
is called White House paint.
O. Where can I see the uniforms
worn by George Washington?-O. 9.
A. The uniforms worn by Gen.
Washington and some of the Co.'S
tunes which belonged to Martha
Washington are on exhibit in the
Period Costume Hall, in the National
Museum. This exhibit is on the west
side of the building. Enter the Mu-
scum by the north door. turn to the
right and the .exhihit is.- one hall
down.
(To DO continued tsmoxRovvA
Evening star., 1923-06-05
The Garden of Allah.

Last night great multitude
thronged through the Garden of AL
lah," which is that part of Washing
ton Immediately north of the White
House. the Treasury and the War De.
partment. Today the parade of the
uniformed bodies of the Shrines
marches through it, after passing
along the Road to Mecca" which is
Pennsylvania avenue. Although the
rare beauty of this region, trans
formed by structures and paint into d
space of exotic attractiveness, is
doubtless fully appreciated, it may be
doubted If the majority of those who
have seen it. by day or by night. real
ize the care and thought bestowed
Evening star., 1923-06-05
Christianity in Business and the
Twelye.Hour Day.

The speech which Judge Ebert III.
Gary made the other day to the
American Iron and Steel Institute.
declaring at one and the same time
the need of Christianity in business
and the inexorability of the twelve
hour day In steel making. lacks as
much in CONTINGENCIES as It. does In
consistency. as the press of the coun-
try analyses 1t. Editors are entirely
agreed that business needs to follow
"a Christian course" but most of
them take sharp issue with Judge
Gary as to whether the long workday
is either Christian or necessary. In
fact. in the announcement Of the
head of the steel corporation that
the three-shift plan Is wholly i'm
practicable because Of labor shortage,
not a few writer's And a trail leading
back directly to Gary's well known
attitude on restriction of immigra-
tion. They therefore scent propa-
ganda In the speech that President
Harding declared disappointing
The Presidents disappointment,
says the Christian Science Monitor,
"is a reflection of the thought of the
American people as a whole, for the
twelve hour day is recognized on all
sides, committee reports to the con-
trary notwithstanding. = as
being harmful to the nation" and the
Boston paper feels that somehow
the stand against the eight-hour day
and the plea for a turning toward
Christian fundamentals in business
do not harmonize." There
are. nevertheless, few voices raised
in behalf Of Judge Gary and the COM
mittee report, and even in defense OF
the twelve hour day. IF the twelve
hour steel workers prefer to stay
where they are, rather than to take
eight.hour Jobs in other Industries
that are waiting for them" the
Springfield Union considers it fair to
assume that the case is not so seri-
GUS and pressing as 1t may seem" !"
The Cincinnati Enquirer holds that
'it remains to be proved that
twelve hour day Is really harmful, .
and that 1t Is, moreover. "a great
economic necessity. following the
curtailment of the supply of common
labor, and to a large extent of the
supply Of skilled labor, by the opera
tion OF the immigration laws"
But this labor shortage" argu-
ment strikes most writer's as "shifty
casuistry," as one editor puts 1t. IL
Tribune grants, that this year, with
it's boom production and labor
shortage, is an unfavorable hour in
which to make an extensivs shift In
working schedules In q great In
dustryT but It recalls that mot
many months ago labor was 70 b
had for the asking" and 1t inquiries,
Evening star., 1923-06-05
Water Conservation.

The weather is warm, as everybody
knows, and the population Of the city
has been increased. which is also a
fact that everybody knows. The old
conduit, which is the only one bring
ing water from the Potomac at Great
Falls to the city. is working at Ca
pacity. It is doing all 1t can. and rea-
sonabie men will ask no more Of 1t.
The reservoirs Of the capital are being
Evening star., 1923-06-05
SHOOTING STARS,
By PHILANDER JOHNSON,

Outdoors.
De river goes a-gleamin'
An a.singin' sof' an low,
Whar de sun is brightly streamin'
Or de starlight is aglow;
A thrill goes gently through you
AS you shet yoh eyes an find
De breeze a.talkin' to you
An a-sayin'. Never mindr'
Like yoh nanny useter press you
All forgivin' to her breast,
Dis oil world seems to caress you
Like yoh ways was all de best.
An you loses yoh misgivin'
AS you hears de voice 50 kind
Talkin' bout de good of livin'
An a-whisperin', Never mind"
Evening star., 1923-06-05

The action of Switzerland IN legaliz.
ing home-brew makes 1t seem probable
that the Swiss have discovered bet
ter set of recipes than any Of those
utilized in this country.
Evening star., 1923-06-05

A Jersey seacoast town that raised
the flaming cross is doubtless being
observed with interest for information
as to whether summer resorts will find
Ku Klux demonstrations desirable as
extra added attractions.
Evening star., 1923-06-05

A slight shower on Sunday night in
spired a reasonable hope that the
weather man spilled the last raindrop
so as to make Washington safe for
Shriners. g..
Evening star., 1923-06-05

AS world favorite among conven-
tion cities the United States capital is
gaining valuable experience this week
in the entertainment Of assembled
multitudes.
Evening star., 1923-06-05

The previously respected Mississippi
man who on his death bed confessed
to four murders Is beyond the reach of
alienists who might be. interested in
learning whether he was only raving
in gross self-injustice.
Evening star., 1923-06-05
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All Other States.
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The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication Of all news dis
patches credited to 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., 1923-06-05

Requests for a definite democratic
stand on the league Of nations con-
tinue to arise in spite Of the fact that
very eminent democrats thought they
had attended to all that long ago.
Evening star., 1923-06-05

A brass band appears to get peculiar
enjoyment in marching down Penn.
sylvania avenue in a parade that has
no politics in it.
Evening star., 1923-06-05

The chief objection to medicinal
liquor lies in the fact that so much of
it is the kind that the noble redman
and the modern scientist would agree
on as bad medicine"
Evening star., 1923-06-05
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning
edition is delivered by carriers within the city
ut so cents per month: daily only, 40 cents per
month Sunday only. 20 cents per month or
ders may be sent by mail. or telephone MAIN
5000. Collection is made by carriers at the
end Of each month.
Evening star., 1923-06-05
Unusual immigration OF the Irish
Into Scotland Raises Racial Issue

poses. driven out Of their native land.
II would appear that they are emf
grating to the colonies in unprece-
dented numbers. more especially to
Canada, where, being possessed OF
thrifty habits, they make most de-
sirabie and welcome settlers.
While on the subject of Scotland. IT
may be mentioned that there Is In
the cabinet at Downing street sec
executive of the crown and govern
ment for the northern kingdom. His
official residence In London Is Dover
House at Whitehall. Just about where
the two Horse Guards on their su-
perb chargers stand as the sentineis
through the livelong day, familiar
spectacle to every transatlantic tour
ist in London, at the entrance from
Parliament street into the Mall ana
Bird Cage Walk.
1t was built in 1774 for Sir Mat
thew Featherstonhaugh and then oc-
cupied by Sir Jeffery Amherst. whose
memory In cherished in song and IN
name by the students and alumni OF
the Massa chusetts University OF
Amherst He vacated the mansion
for the royal Duke of York. then al
the head of the British army. Not
withstanding It's superb domed en-
trance hall and the majestic grand
staircase. he. was not satisfied with
his abode there. and he complained
to Viscountess Melbourne that he
longed for the possession OF mouse
like hers in Piccadilly. She declared,
in reply. that she would welcome tne
opportunity OF looking onto st.
James Park from the windows OF
his house every morning when she
arose. and that she would willingly
exchange the chimes at night OF 81.
James Church in Piccadilly for those
OF Westminster Abbey. At first this
joke but ultimately il became re-
aIity. The Duke Of York handed over
his house. with all its furniture ana
contents. to Lord Melbourne. who
on his part. turned over his mansion
in Piccadilly to the duke. The titles
Of the two mansions We're stimuli
taneously transposed. Lord Mel
bourne's house in Piccadilly became
York House. and now, converted INTO
bachelors chambers, has been known
for many decades past as the Albany
while York House at Whitehall be-
came Melbourne House. and retained
that name until it became the home
of Lord Dover. by whose name 1t is
still known today.
Lord Stradbroke. whose daughter
Lady Pleasance Rous. has juF mar
ried in the little Scotch mining VIII
lage of Staine, in Lanarkshire. Owen
McKenna. the wireless operator on
board the passenger liner which was
bringing her back from Melbourne TO
England. is the daughter OF the
s25. O0-a-year- of the Aus
tralian state of Victoria, father OF
a very numerous family of chill
dren and head of the historic Suf-
folk house of Ross. Lord Stradbroke.
third earl of his line. who has given
his consent to this elimination of his
Evening star., 1923-06-05

Hot asphalt makes a very good SUBJ
stitute for the hot sands frequently
mentioned by marching Shriners.
Evening star., 1923-06-05

Q. Who Is Mrs Harding's social
secretary?-J. r.
A. Miss Laura Harlan. daughter OF
the late Associate Justice Harlan Of
the United States Supreme Court,
holds this position.
Evening star., 1923-06-05

matter. The material for 1t must. at
the outset. have appeared overwhelm-
ing in quantity and superficial diver
sity. AS 1t stands here, this mate
rial has been organized to a. pictorial
clarity of effect. It reads in the
straight swift movement of all great
events-reads. as we have come to
say for want of a clearer phrase. like
a classic. marching in clean line
Of simplicity. despite its enormous
complexity of theme. Two years
went into the making Of this book
two years of gathering and sitting
and testing material. two years for
setting the rich drama of the whole
and for proving its complete right
ness and authenticity. And now what
is going to be done with the great
book oh. yes; to be sure. the future
historian along particular lines will
fly to 1t as instinctively as the bee
fiies to the white clover or the red.
But that is not enough. not half
enough, nor a third. Now that the
book has been put together 80 COM
taken apart again. Why? Well. be-
cause SO many useful and desirable
things get hidden away in books.
People, lots of people. ought to be In
close touch with innumerable stories
that this book has to tell. Growing
Hurried business men ought to have
1t. In a word. 1t ought to serve the
general purpose for which 1t is so
admirably fitted and not be left to
the common deadness of the history
books. II ] were. Mr.. Clarkson, as
book proves him to Be. WHY r. -
Evening star., 1923-06-05

Q. Has George Washington any
living descendants?-B. Is.
A George Washington had no
children, and therefore no lineal des-
cendants..
Evening star., 1923-06-05

Some folks are calling the Zero stone.
the Lee stone or the Bankhead highway
stone. They seem to think that the
Zero stone-that's nothing. Yet, if
we believe the Einstein doctrine. the
zero is relatively great. Try it on
a 81 check, following the one with
plenty of zeros.
Evening star., 1923-06-05
th4 national economic strength while

stratning II to the utmost. SO little
emphasis of boastfuI public
fty used. that but few of people
understand even now that the end of
the war found the United States as
complete a military machine through
out it's whole industrial and economic
life as the world has ever seen"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
VIII Not Laugh In Captivity.

Some Of us who have been fortunate
enough to get a glimpse of a properly
stocked geological garden have seen
the laughing jackass, and with one
accord we have all wondered why he
is so called. In captivity he does not
laugh, nor even smile, and there is
little or no resemblance, that we can
trace, to our friend the jackass. The
fact-is that he is found in australia
and he laughs at his best only when
at liberty in his habitat, and then he
laughs vociferously in the morning
and evening. His laugh is loud, rau.
cous noise, much like mocking
laugh, but hideous in the extreme. A
family of these birds happening to 10,
cate near ones home will pretty nigh
drive the humans to desperation. They
are extremely curious and will spend
hours watching humans at work. They
are also attracted by the music of a
church and will haunt such localities
during service, every once in while
lending their aid with their terrific
"laugh."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04

in the state appointments this year,
an increase of 11,454 over the pre-
vious school year. A decrease in the
number entitled to share in the .ap-
portionment is also noted. This de-
crease amounts to 1 ,760 while the
total number not entitled to the APP
portionment was 49.175.
The total enrollement including
those entitled and those not entitled
to a share in the apportionment of
last year was 540,844, an increase OF
9,785. There was an increase in the
enrollement of sixty counties. TWEEN
ty-five counties showed a decrease in
their enrolment including St. Louis
county, which last year had 652 few
Ell students enrolled than the pre-
vious year.
Hennepin county received the larg-
est. share of apportionment, distribu-
ton of. which started today. Their
share amounted S341,646.80, ST
Louis county was second with 1924 },
da4. sc. and Ramsey county third, with
s170, 996,4O.
Other counties to receive the benz
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
North Dakota Mill Losses
$l24,581 in Nine Months
Heavy Operating Deficit Shown for
State Institution Shown by Com
plete Audit of Business

Bismarck, N. D. Oct. North
Dakota's state-owned flour mill at
Grand Forks sustained an operating
loss from October %, 1922, to July /,
1923, of $124, 581.75, according to the
first public audit of the enterprise
made for the state industrial COM
mission and issued by that body here
today.
An additional deduction is made,
chiefly ION interest on bonds issued
to finance the building of the state
mill, which brings the total loss on
the -four mill project at July 1, 1923,
to $230,346.57.
The capital and surplus of the
state mill is placed in the balance
sheet by Bishop. Brissman & Co. !,
St. Paul auditors, at $3,993,973.53.
The operating loss per barrel of
flour is shown in the report as 48
cents.
The terminal elevator erected to
function in connection with the mill
contributed materially to the deficit,
the report says, the elevator not be-
ing ready in time for handling any
of the 1922 crop of wheat.
Officials of the industrial commits
sion, who are relieved of the. super
vision of the mill since the creation
of board of managers, had not
studied the audit report sufficiently
today to offer any statements. In
formal views represented both opti-
mistic and pessimistic outlooks.
On the one hand, it was stated by
one official that C. E. Austin, man
ager of the mill, had informed the
nlssion faat during August
since the audit report was complet-
ted, the operating income exceeded
expenses by $6,194.66 this being the
first month in which the mill has
Shown an operating profit). The mill,
it was held, has passed through the
most trying time, and since the best
time for flour mills to profit is in the
late fall and early winter, much of
the losses may be recouped.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
Lona-Lived Birds.

Compared with other birds, the
lIen is very short-liyed. it's average
a,an of life being three years. The
unnnon sparrow is a veteran beside
he wren and often lives 40 years. But
here are other birds which attain
much greater ages. Parrots, for in
ifance, often become centenarians,
while eagles have been known to live
iD4 years. The swan is long liver.
fhere are numerous instances of this
bird having lived more than 100 years,
md one man once claimed to own a
swan which was 200 years old. Clas-
steal writer's tell us of ravens which
lived 240 years. But even these birds
may be said&to have died young when
compared with the 7O0-year-old rocks
which Plinys mentions in his writings.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
$24, 900 to ,Stearns Co.
Schools From the State
Minnesota is This Week Distributing
$2,163, 500 to School Districts on
491, $3.50 Public School Pupils

st. Paul, Oct. distribution of
the October apportionment of the cur
rent school fund of the public schools
of the state was commenced today
according to the announcement of
Christopher Lindahl, accountant in
the office of J.. M. Mcconnell, COM
missioner of education. The fall .ap-
portionment amounts to approximate
ly $2,163,500 making the rate pei
pupil $3.50 as compared with SAC
last year.
The apportionment is based upon
reports from school district in the
state as tabulated and submitted by
the county superintendent for the
year ending July 81, last.
These reports disclosed that there
were 491, 1859 pupils entitled to share