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Evening star., 1923-06-01
School Truant Gives
Ingenious Explanation

Nicholas Amaglio, aged ten. of
Chester, Pa, deserves a little niche
In any hall Of fame that may here
after be erected to commemorate
important, interesting and ingenious
deeds of boyhood.
Nicholas, it appears. resembles all
normal boys of his age in that he Is
occa asionally seized with fits of re-
bellion when the school bell rings.
On such occasions he would fain
give dear teacher the go-by and oc-
cupy himself with something other
than books. It is usual with boys in
that condition to be seized with
strange, indefinite ailments that cause
their heads to ache if they go in the
direction of the school, but disappear
Immediately in a game of marbles.
Again boys who are taken this way
will wander off and return at supper
time to report with innocent frank-
ness that they utterly forgot to go to
school. Then there are certain
wicked boys who merely run away
from school and lie about 1t.
Nicholas Amaglio belong. Scorning
Nicholas met the emergency when
school time came by giving away his
breeches
"A feller." said Nicholas later to
the truant officer, cant go to school
when he amt got no pants" and who
will deny that he said mouthful
Evening star., 1923-06-01
Seats at Arlington.
Writer Wants Greater Provision
for Public.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
During the fourteen years that it has
been my privilege to live in our Ma
tional Capital ! have always made 1t a
rule to visit Arlington cemetery on the
3oth of May. Since the great world
war that brought so much sorrow to
almost every American home, and
since almost every one Of us has some
friend, acquaintance or loved one who
sleeps in Arlington, our other ceme-
teries or in the soil of France, one
naturally feels all the more like
visiting our national cemetery on
this occasion to pay our respect to
those who laid down their lives for
their country. Last year as l stood in
front of the beautiful Amphitheater
just before our President arrived,
and looked in the faces of hundreds
of men, women and children who had
come to pay their respect to some
loved one among the thousands of
newly made graves in Arlington, |
them, as I saw them turned away by
the hundreds. One man said to me,
I'VE gave our boy for our country
but we are denied admission to the
memorial service"
He was accompanied by his wife
in his eyes as he turned away and
walked toward the thousands of
graves where our boys sleep. 1t has
always seemed to me that a certain
section of this theater should be re-
served for the public who come first,
in order that any man who desires
may Crowded he goes early enough)
attend these services. 1 made an ef-
fort to enter the theater myself, but
met with the same result that thou
Ie 1f 9TH hay Il
that I would look around to see If
could find any one Of sufficient in
fluence to secure mo a ticket. 1 had
given up all hopes when I met an
old soldier who had a bunch of tickets
in his hand. 1 told him / had a
cousin buried in Arlington who was
a general in the war of 81, and that
had a nephew who fought in the
trenches on the other side. He hand
ed me ticket. and / Immediately
entered the theater in time to see the
President arrive and hear the ad-
dress, but | was greatly surprised to
find that right about me were many
vacant seats that were never oc-
cupied, after having seen thousands
turned away. Does this seem right?
/ ask in the name of the American
people. No sensible person would
object to the Congress, Senate. mem
bers of the cabinet and other high
officials in the government having re-
served seats. but do think there
should be some reservations made for
the general public, as this war was
fought by the American people and
not by a. certain class, and those who
have no influence should be given
more consideration on an occasion
like this. 1 have heard hundreds of
people make the same. remark, but
/ have never read a line that has
been uttered on the subject
JOHN p. WAGER.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
Serve the Shriners!

Now comes the test Of the Washing
tonian as the host to a great crowd.
The Shriners will be here in a few
hours in vast numbers. They will be
all over town In squads and as indi-
viduals. To most Of them this will be
a strange place. For many as are the
Americans who have come to the capi.
tai there are more who are yet to make
their first visit. So they will be asking
questions. seeking guidance, learning
their way around.
They will want to know what GER
tain buildings are. big ones and little
ones, landmarks to the Washingtonian,
but despite frequent pictorial repro
ductions. unknown to many outside.
They will want to know how to get
Evening star., 1923-06-01
The Children and the President.

Fortunately no harm was done yes.
terday at the ball park when the
school children of Washington, who
were .serenading the President and
Mrs. Harding, became overenthusias-
tic and broke bounds. They were try
ing to show their respect and affection
by presenting flowers, and in a flash a
stampede was in progress which swept
away the guards and caused a danger
Gus congestion in front Of the grand
stand. By the exercise of strenuous
endeavors the crowd. however, was
finally checked and dispersed without
any injuries being inflicted. 1t might
easily have been otherwise. with thou
sands massing in upon one point of
objective.
These sudden rushes are beyond un-
derstanding, whether of adults or chill
dren. j. purpose simultaneously seizes
many minds, and without reckoning or
, reasoning a movement sets in that
cannot be stemmed. In the case of
these children yesterday their purpose
was oiIO5SlhSi q hdppS oHS- IHSy
were, seeking to express themselves to
the head of the nation, and they moved
forward by<.a single impulse against
the rIles;ahd despite all barriers.
The incident is not, however, with.
out its agreeable. side. 1t brought to
evidence the feeling Of the children OF
this 3city for those who preside ifl the
White House, sentiment of real af
fectfon. Mr.. Harding has on many oc
casions manifested his fondness for
the younger folks, and the children in
stinctiveiy recognize a friend. That
harmless stampede yesterday has a
pointed meaning.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

overpeopling of the United States
with four billion inhabitants in the
year 207O, reminds John Hays Ham
mond OF good one. IT has to do
with coal, as BELTS "reminiscences by
the chairman of the Federal Coal
Fact-Finding Commission. "A gentle
inahN somewhat hard of hearing"
says Hammond. "once was attending
lecture on coal supply. The speak
er observed that careful calculation
showed that In fifty million years
the world. What's that?' excitediy
| exclaimed the deaf man. interrupting
the lecturer. i said the speaker re-
piled, that in fifty million years the
world might be without coal The
heckler sank back in his seat. yisibly
relieved, and sighed: oh, feel better
now. l. thought you said million
years."
current and prospective shiftings
in the British cabinet draw attention
to the semi-monopoly enjoyed by
handful of ruling families"
Throughout the present generation.
although prime ministers Of many po-
litical compilations have come and
gone, the Cecils, the Chamberlains
and the Churchills. like .Tennyson's
brook, go on forever. Lord Robert
Cecil's father. the Marquis of Salisbury
was premier years before Queen Vic
toria died, and a host Of CeciIs Bal-
four is one) have been enthroned in
the seats of the mighty meantime, as
were Salisburys and Cecils before
them. Joseph Chamberlain, the great
inl
dynasty of rulers, of whom his SON
Austen, is the present-day exemplar
Winston Churchill, who joins con-
servative and liberal governments
with gay abandon, is the son of Lord
Randolph Churchill, a brilliant chan
ceilor or the eXchequer. 1t is as if
scions of the houses OF Blaine, Grant,
Sherman, Harrison and Cleveland, or
Polk, Madison. Buchanan, Lincoln and
jackson, should by right of birth con-
tinue to inherit the political earth in
America from decade to decade.
x r X
William Howard Taft, Chief Justice
of the United States, who has played
many parts in a busy life-reporter.
lawyer, colonial governor, cabinet
minister, Presidents yet to enact
another Mr.. Taft is the honorar5
president of the Laymen's League
Of the Unitarian Church Of America
That creed is completing a mag
nificent Z edifce in Washington, on
the heights of 18th street, now
crowded with noble church and en-
| bassy buildings. The Chief Justice is
expected to occupy its pulpit fre-
quently. Mr.. Taft is devoting a large
share of his time and talents to Chris
tian leadership. Many observers
bracket his name with that of will
liam Jennings Bryan as the outstand-
ing laymen of the country.
Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1923-06-01
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

j. Walter Drake of Detroit, newly
appointed assistant secretary of COM
merce, was a shipmate Of Secretary
the Spanish-American war. Mr.. Drake
becomes Herbert Hoovers right-hand
man after having headed the Hupp
Motor Car Company for fifteen years.
Secretary DENLY. before coming to the
Navy Department, was an official Of
the same corporation. He and Drake
have been "buddies" for many years
The new assistant secretary of COM
merce was lawyer at Detroit until
the Michigan metropolis became the
hub Of the automobile universe. He is
forty-seven years ~old and recognized
as one of the leaders of the American
motor industry brakes new post in
Washington is his first public office.
Il X 4 4
Mrs. Alvin E. Dodd of Washington
formely Miss Catherine Filene OF Bos-
ton-will attend the commencement
exercises at Harvard University this
month in a distinguished capacity. She
is one Of the very few women ever
graduated from Harvard as a full
fedged student of the university
proper, and is going to Cambridge to
receive her masters degree. Mrs.
Dodd, the daughter of one of Boston's
merchant princes and now the wife of
an official Of the United States Cham
ber of Commerce. went through the
department of education at Harvard.
Had she not married when she did,
Mrs. Dodd probably would have been
the university's first woman graduate
She is likely to be one of Harvard's
select Few alumnae, for there are sug-
gestions that. having tardily admitted
women, the institution soon may cast
them out. Mrs. Dodds book. Careers
for Women" mainly paved the way
for her masters degree. She is young,
good-looking and brilliant.
X X X
Magic is no name for the wonders
wrought from day TO day at Washing
toms great scientic workshop, the bu-
reau Of standards. Here's a couple of
recent miracles: The police department
Of a northern city was baffied to iden-
tify the perpetrators of a brazen safe
robbery. All the cracksmen left behind
was a revolver, from which both num-
Der and trade mark had been skillfully
fiied off. in order to Illustrate its origin.
The weapon was sent to the bureau of
standards, and, by mysterious process
there developed. the missing details
were speedily dragged to light, and
valuable clues are now being pursued
Then, this marvel: Bureau chemists
have evolved a process of deciphering
printing or writing on paper that has
supposedly been burnt up and charred.
A moral adorns this tale. Don't toss
discriminating letters into the flames ex-
cept in shreds that can't be pieced to-
gether!
X X X X
Representative Martin L. Davey of
Ohio, who is worrying about the
Evening star., 1923-06-01
Attack on Allies Was a Grave Mis-
take.

Almost without exception editors,
disregarding their political view
point, have united in condemning the
recent statement issued from the re-
publican national committee head
quarters criticizing the attitude of
the allied powers on the Rhineland
payments. The fact that almost be-
fore the statement had been placed
in the mails an announcement of an
agreement concerning payments be-
ing reached came from the State
Department is pointed out by many
editors as showing the unwise char
acter of the statement. The choice
of language also was unfortunate.
most editors assert, the Albany
Knickerbocker Press Gndependent re.
publican), particularly characterizing it
as ''regrettable rashness." and suggest
ing "any one in the slightest degree in
formed as to international affairs knows
that the United States will be repaid
every penny of its outlay with interest.
II is unfortunate that such language
should have had the pseudo-sanction
of great party's headquarters.
Maybe the prompt reputation from
the office of the Secretary of State
will help to undo some of it's harmful
possibilities" 1t was distinctly very
DuHl pfcSS dSChlii6. as tiiC ICti oie
News independently sees it, land the
only purpose such an ill-advised inter-
lude serves is to warn the public again
of the pestiferouS presence in the
National Capital of all too many who
seek to press-agent the public along
the lines that pay the press agent"
The fact that the President had to-
rebuke the committee" is significant,
the Milwaukee Journal independently
declares, and "the regret is that the
President has let this thing go on
so long without exercising his .au-
thority."
The "rebuke was unavoidable" the
Detroit Free Press independent repub-
hcan) insists, because while it was per-
fectly obvious that the President had
not given any advance countenance to
this accusation, nevertheless, had he
allowed such an utterance to go, un-
challenged and unrebuked, his silence
would have been interpreted both at
home and abroad as an evidence of
acquiesence if not of active indorse-
ment" While, of course, the admin
istration Is absolved from suspicion.
the Lynohburg Advance (democratic)
insists 1.-The republican national COM
mittee's propaganda is based upon
information acquired from republican
official sources. In the circumstances.
therefore, 1t strongly appears that the
reckless and mendacious attack upon
the motives, the integrity and good
faith of the allies found it's origin
in purposes to cater to the pro-
Evening star., 1923-06-01
Correct Use of the Flag.

The people Of the capital of the
United States should know how to use
the flag Of the United States better
than the people of any other city of the
country. Perhaps they know as much
about il as do the people Of other
cities, yet it seems that Washington
needs great deal of instruction.
What is called by a number of pa
trotic societies in Washington misuse
Of the national flag is obvious all over
the city at this time. There are right
ways and improper ways of displaying
the flag and using it for decorative
purposes. and We should know the
ways that are right. and it seems that
Washington is due to have an educa-
ton campaign in the ethics of the flag.
Leaders in certain patriotic societies.
notably the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution. American Women g
Legion. Woman's Relief Corps and
Women's Army and Navy League, are
calling attention TO what they charge
had taste in the decoration Of many
buildings, and some of the women are
using such terms as "disrespect for the
flag" 'alesecration of the flag" and
.'abuse of the flag"
Those are strong terms. but il is not
meant that there is any intentional
disrespect for the flag. That would be
inconceivabe. The whole thing may
be summed up as a woeful lack of
,l,a nV.tn nf tnn>
and others in the correct ways of dis
playing the flag and ignorance of the
regulations of the War Department
covering the use of the flag.
The decorations on some Of the gov
ernment buildings offend nearly as
much, or quite as much, as decorations
on many private buildings. 1t is point
ed out that on columns of the Treas
ury building flags are arranged as they
would be in covering the body Of a SOL
dier, that is. the field is turned to the
left On the Post Office Department
building flags are arranged in rosettes,
and are otherwise out of line with
ethics. as established by regulations.
The President of the American Wom-
ems Legion has said that the crushing
or hiding of any part Of the flag is an
act of disrespect and mars the unity
and significance of the flag.
The first point in the way of teach
ing the proper and authorized use of
the flag is to give instruction to deco
rators, and it is the intention of one of
the women's patriotic organizations to
take the matter up with the American
Federation of Labor, and through it to
reach the decorators unions. In the
public discussion Of this matter much
enlightenment is no doubt coming to
most of us. In knowledge Of the flag
and how to use it Washington should
lead.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
Stabilizing Building Operations.

Secretary of Commerce Hoover, after
O. conference in New York last night
with the American Construction Coun-
ell, announced the concurrence Of the
Department of Commerce in the plans
of that organization for stabilization of
the national building industry. The
plans contemplate the constant gath
ering Of data as to countrywide con.
,struction conditions. the issuance and
analysis Of weekly bulletins to the end
Of spreading the building peak over
the year through the retarding Of the
most non.essential construction,
As the council deems this to be prac-
Evening star., 1923-06-01
IN A FEW WORDS.

Any outstanding period of national
stress during which the minds of the
people have been unduly inf1amed
nave thought deeply and suffered
much, has produced strains of genius
apparent in children born during that
period.
GENE STRAToN PORTER.
Intense patriotism is product of
modern times. Jeanne dare did not
appear on the battlefields at the call
of the draft board, but in answer to
the call of God. She was put to
death as an obstinate hereto and an
advanced feminist.
PROF. CARLTON HAYES
The faculties OF men and, women
are practically identical. It is Gus
tom that has aggregated their work
NINE. LOUISE HOMER.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

Less condemnation of error and
more commendation of right is sug-
gested by President Harding in his
Memorial day address. 1t is just as
easy to speak words Of praise as words
of blame, but they can seldom be made
SO interesting.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

The Ruhr strikers went back to
work. in spite Of the refusal of their
demand for a bonus of $50, 900 marks
each. At their present valuation a
hundred thousand or 80 of marks
should not stand in the way of AMIGA
BILE adjustment.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

The Turk in his native surroundings
might be less terrible if he could un-
derstand the extent to which the
Mystic Shrine has made his customs
and costumes contribute to the gayety
of nations.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

that time? Rarely. indeed, does a new
invention appear in a field so well
worked as that of the art of
truancy, but Nicholas Is a rare per-
son. He has an originating mind
and should have all the credit due
to q discoverer.
But when that is said. it must be
Evening star., 1923-06-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The AutOcrat.

The AutOcrat.
June smiles serenely from the sky
And writes her name in Towering
fields,
While every breeze that passes by
Its whispering admirations yields.
And should a f1eeting shower annoy,
A rainbow fair is straightway sent
To serve her as passing toy
That may assuage her discomfort.
She claims in majesty complete
The gayest sun, the brightest moon,
The loveliest bloom, the song most
sweet.
The ruler of the year is June.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

If a Rip Van Wrinkle could return
after a long sleep his first glimpse of
Pennsylvania avenue would convince
him that the date Of Inauguration had
at last been changed.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

Hints Of an arrest in the Hall homi-
eide case are again sent out from New
Jersey. The incident is too old to have
any value for purposes of summer pub
licity.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
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Evening star., 1923-06-01

New. York wants the members of
the X. h. h. to demonstrate their
friendly spirit by getting chummy and
telling their right names.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

The designation unofficial observer"
is beginning to carry as much weight
and dignity as far more ornate titles
in official circles.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

admitted that the double negative
and the outlawed verb in his remark
to the minion of the law show all
too clearly that Nicholas would have
done better had he retained his
knickers and kept his mind on the
language lessons. - Detroit Free
Press.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

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Evening star., 1923-06-01

its history so crowded with pilgrims or
so joyous of mood. ....
Evening star., 1923-06-01

One Of the regular duties Of the
Attorney General is the patient denial
of groundless rumors Of resignation.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

Penalties.
Oh, who is so wise as to know the
thought
OF child in his reckless play,
Or the griefs and fears which his mind
had caught
From the shadows that cross his
way?
And who is so just as to measure true
The penalties that shall fall
On the men untaught who their whole
lives through
Are but children after all.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

When Days GROW Longer.
Takin' things easy
An driftin' along,
When the sky is a smile
An the wind Is a song.
When the moon seems to waken
New life with its gleam:
When the night is a.thrill
And the day is a dream.
Loiterin' lazy
On high goes the sun;
The song and the smile
Make him hate to bs done
With the world when it's June.
So he joins with the throng,
Takin' things easy
An driftin' along.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

teresting inventions that the Chinese
knew all about centuries ago.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

Women on juries trying a woman
are always for conviction. Woman
has no sympathy for woman. She
reserves her tender feelings for men
children and. perhaps. for dumb anil
mails.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
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Even when the war fever smote
England we did not 60 to such
lengths as. the advocates Of 100 per
cent Americanism. We kicked paci-
f,sts out of our golf clubs, but not
out of our parliament.
RAMSAY MACDONALD. NJ. T.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

Nothing can be effected in prevent
ing crime by law-abiding citizens
turning themselves into criminals in
an effort to enforce the law.
JUDGE MARCUS KAVANAUGH.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

Representative Martin L. Davey of
Ohio, who is worrying about the
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Tod and Dell escape and evade their
pursuers by boarding an outgoing
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'AIeanest Man in World"
at Circle Christmas Week

1.-THE Meanest Man in the World, =
the George NJ. Conan stage success
in which Conan himself appeared for
more than a year on Broadway. has
been adapted to the screen. and will
be the Christmas week attraction at
the Circle theater.
"The NIeanest Man in the World
concerns a sympathetic. sOft-hearted
young lawyer who simply can't sue
coed because he cant be mean. He
can't say no 10 anything or anybody,
and his career almost goes on the
rocks when ne gets a client, Frederick
Leggett, who sends him to Hudson
Vile. a small town in New York, to
collect an overdue note from J. Hud-
son, a grocer.
When he arrives in Jacksonville
Richard Clarke finds the u" stands
for Jane a charming and very attrac-
tive young girl. Clarke. instead Of
collecting the note. learns that Miss
Hudson is about to be swindled cut Of