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Evening star., 1923-12-10
Maj. Gen. Barnett's Retirement.

~~e~s ~~~A AeSss As0eA4 4SxAASAAbs
Mai. Gen. George Barnett, having
yesterday reached the age Of sixty.
four. has been placed on the retired
list Of the Marine Corps. That is the
simple statement Of a fact that must
give pain to many, caused by the
thought that q rigid law requires the
suspension Of ohicial activities while
all the qualifications Of valuable serv-
ice remain. Gen. Barnett lays down
his commission, 10 to speak, after
forty-seven years OF active duty, near
~ half century Of devotion to the
work Of building up tho Marine Corps
to it's present remarkably high plane
of efficiency. 1t fell to his lot to be in
command Of that corps when the
great war came. When the United
States entered the war the marines
were ready. They were one OF the
best disciplined, most eflicient bodies Of
soldiers In the world. They were i'm.
bued with q high sense Of loyalty to
their own corps. They were proud Of
their particular insignia. And they
went In" and performed wonders
when the word was given.
This great achievement Of the Ma.
rins Corps IN 1aas.1s vas In large
Evening star., 1923-12-10
The New District Chairman.

Representative Stuart F. Reed,
named chairman OF the House Dis
trict committee, brings to that post,
so important to the welfare Of Wash
ington, not only an acquaintance with
local matters through his membership
In the ranks Of the committee hereto
fore, but direct and warm interest
in the advancement OF the Capital
community toward it's goal of munich
pal perfection. Mr. Reed is familiar
with the questions that have arisen
in the recent past In respect to the
District. He has a wide acquaintance
with the people OF Washington. He
knows their aspirations for civic i'm
provement. He is familiar with their
constituted means Of expression,
through voluntary organizations.
In respect to the important and
frequently expressed by the citizens,
Mr.. Reed is sympathetic. He will, as
chairman of the District committee,
personify the committee in granting
a friendly hearing to the representa-
tives who present themselves before
that body. That relationship of under
standing and helpful desire will make
for a satisfactory season OF legislative
work. from the Districts viewpoint.
In an interview printed in The Star
yesterday Mr.. Reed urged concentra-
ton OF District demand upon the most
urgent needs OF the Capital. While 1t
is perhaps too much to expect a com.
munity of close upon 100000 people to
agree in all respects upon what is
deemed most urgent. there should be
no difficulty in furnishing the District
committee with a budget of improve.
ments and legislation all OF which
may be regarded as Of vital impor-
tance, and all of which may, with dill
gence and persistence on the part OF
the District committee, be secured
from the House and, it Is hoped, from
the Senate as we'll. Given q disposi.
ton in Congress to enact the laws
that Washington regards as needful
for its advancement and protection,
the Capital will do its part in their
designation.
Meanwhile the District welcomes
Representative Reed to the House
committee Craftsmanship, and looks
confidently to him for helpful, SYM
pathetic service.
Evening star., 1923-12-10

such laws" With tiaat brief state
ment he passes on to note tho pro-
posed treaty with Great Britain, to
suggest an increase In the coast guard
to prevent smuggling, rigid regula-
ton Of the major sources Of produc-
tion and to state the need to suppress
interstate traffic. With such action on
land the cooperation which is usually
rendered by municipal and state Ru-
thorities," prohibition should be made
effective.
Free government" says the Presi-
dent. "has no greater menace than
disrespect for authority and the con-
tinual violation Of law. 1t Is the duty
Of a citizen not only to observe the
law, but 1t let it be known that he is
opposed to it's violation
President Coolidge has heretofore
given evidence of purpose to enforce
the prohibition law as far as the ex
ecutive powers permit. There can be
no dissent from hts proposition that
disrespect for authority and continual
violation Of law constitute q menace
to free government. There can be no
dissent either from his statement that
it is the duty of the citizen both to OBJ
serve the law and to proclaim his op-
position to its violation.
As long as the prohibition amend
ment stands as part OF the Constitu-
tion, and as long as the enforcement
act stands as the law of the land. oh.
servance, and in the failure OF OBJ
servance. enforcement must be had
else most dangerous break will be
made in the foundations of govern
ment in this country. A test has
come. Is the law effective. or is it in
effective? Can the selfish, obstinate
will of few people nullify and set
aside the supreme law that has been
adopted by two-thirds of Congress and
three.fourths Of the legislatures Of
the states? If one section or para
graph Of the Constitution can be thus
set aside, what guarantee is there that
others cannot and will not be thus
repealed by the hostility of a minority?
Evening star., 1923-12-10

measure due to the long preparatory
work Of Gen. Barnett In installing into
that body the spirit OF devotion to the
highest standards Of service. He gave
his best to tho men under him, and
they gave their best to him and to the
country.
Retirement from active military
duty finds Gen.. Barnett available
for further useful service. somewhere.
in some capacity. He is not the kind
OF man to remain idle. He is q worker,
and will doubtless soon be engaged
busily in some cou&snial occupation
OF benefit to his Fellow countrymen.
In passing from the active ranks OF
the Marine Corps he carries the
hearty. affectionate wishes not only
OF the members OF that organization
but Of an army of civilian friends an
well for a long period Of happiness
and usefulness.
Evening star., 1923-12-10
President Coolidge a Candidate.

1t was inevitable from the moment
Of coming into the presidency that
Mr.. Coolidge should be regarded as
the logical candidate Of his party for
nomination and election in 1924. His
first announcement was Of his. inten-
tion to carry on with policies Of
the administration Of which he was q
member ana Of the republican party
Of which he had become the head.
Leaders OF the party were quick to
realize that he was the party's most
valuable asset He was speedily es-
tablished in the confidence and re.
spect Of the country.
Therefore, it is entirely appropri.
ate, in every way fitting. that
his receptive candidacy for the NOM
ination staould be oflicially announced,
and that his supporters should be
identified. The campaign-which will
be wzSed in his behalf by others. since
he, with characteristic modesty, is to
remain in the background-now has
definite status, and can proceed in
order.
It would seem that it now devolves
upon others who may contemplate
aspiring to the nomination to ap-
prise the country Of the fact Senator
johnson OF California has done so.
Senator Watson Of Indiana has said
that he might or might not seek the
nomination. Friends of Gov. Lowden
have said they expected him to enter
the field, and Gov. Pinchot has been
discussed in the same connection.
The country is entitled to hear from
the potential candidates and have
them located
Evening star., 1923-12-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

Q. Are Bibles being sent to Japan,
.. s.
A. The American Bible Society says
that more than 100000 volumes Of
the gospels printed in Japanese are
being sent to Japan to supply the
unusual needs caused by the recent
earthquake. The printing plant in
Japan, together with the Bible plates
in twenty five languages and dialects.
was destroyed.
@. Can an inventor devise an i'm
provement on a patented article and
patent that improvement?--J. IL. +.
A. We wish to correct an answer
we published to the effect that this
could not be done. The patent office
says that it makes no difference, so
TAR as the Tisht ,ssn to obtain ain patent
ment Is on what 10 patented Or what
10 unpatepted. In the hrst case, the
right OF the patentes to use his
patent improvement will depend upon
whether Its use is an infringement
Of the prior. patent. In other words.
q patent. does not grant to the
patentee the right to make. use and
sell. but merely the right to exclude
others from making. using or selling
what IL covered BY the patent. and
would not have the right to uss his
invention because it would infringe
an earlier patent. he could not ac-
duire the right SO to use II by patent
ing II. but only by the expiration OF
the earlier patent.
Q. Does the Interstate Commerce
Commission give medals for saving
lives in railroad wrecks?---M. y. G..
A. There is a special act of Con-
fxNo ~ tGv,,a ALL .S 1,on
act" under which medals are con-
ferred upon individuals for rescue
work on railroads.
the properties Of coffee as usually
ground and marketed?-J. II. d.
A. Such a product is usually COM
pletely soluble in water, and Is a cof.
fee extract concentrated four times.
Accordingly, only about one-quarter
as much would be required In max
ing a cup of coffee as would be neces-
sary in other brands. On this basis
the usual content of caffeine and caf-
fetanic acid are said to be found, as
in ordinary coffee.
@. Is 1t true that the leaves OF the
willow tree did not droop until after
the crucitixion Of Jesus7--J. D.
A. The legend Of tho dropping of
the leaves Of tho willow tree. accord
ing to tradition, is that the handle
OF the spear used to pierce the side
OF Christ was composed of the wood
Of the willow tree.
O. Is there in England a lady lord
mayor?-T, II.
A. Miss Ethel NJ colman is the first
woman to hold this office. She is
lord mayor of Norwich.
q whv Ia there now a scarcity Of
canned sardines?-V. W.
A. The sardine Gamers express
themselves as extremely pessimistic
in regard TO the situation. This is the
fourth year Of scarce raw material
and the worst OF them. The cannery
storehouses are empty. and 1t is prob
able that many orders cannot be till-
cd The varieties OF fish used in the
industry arc not nearly SO plentiful.
@. How many American men of
today are college graduates? How
many Of these are political leaders?
IN. Q.
A The Nations Business says that
I'm spite of the fact that less than
Evening star., 1923-12-10
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

A. Lincoln Filene. Boston merchant
prince and oldttme friend OF Mr..
Coolidge, called on him At the White
House last Thursday. almost imme-
diately after the Presidents return
from the Capitol. He found Coolidge
as unperturbed and unconcerned as
II delivering the speech of his ca
reer was an everyday pastirne. Tho
Prssident was calm. cool and collect
ed amid the caresginG fumes Of q
cigar and didn't even register salts
faction that his critical ordeal was
behind him. Coolidge told the Wis
itor that he had "just done the best
l could and indicated that he was
business. Mr.. Tilene is convinced
the burdens Of the presidency rest as
iightly ON Calvin Coolidge as the
relatively innocuous duties OF the
MASSACHUSETTS governorship did.
4 ~
Just about the time President Cool.
idge. was facing Congress. on De-
cember s. his home town of North
ampton. Mass. was electing a demo-
cratic mayor. Details Of the cam
paign and its result have filtered
through to Washington. Mr.. Cordes,
the republican candidate. who manu-
toSturss ,on toothbrushe. in Northamp-
sun unss, was ~ ;, the w, Presidents luncheon
the opening Of his campaign. North
ampton is normally republican by
about 700 majority. Harding carried
T IN 1920 by more than that. Mr..
Cordes election was considered a
urged to make it such as q demon
stration for Cal" Victory for the
G. o. P. seemed all the more
secure. because the democratic candf-
date date a newcomer and young col
Woodhouse. was put up more or less
as a forlorn hope. He won by so
votes. Massachusetts republican n
leaders are still trying to figure out
what 1t was that bewitched North
ampton on election day.
Judge Horace NJ. Towner, Cover
nor Of Porto Rico, will make his frs,
visit to the United States since he
took command OF San Juan some
time in January. Affairs in the is
land have substantially settled down
since Towner assumed control, In
the teeth OF the turmoil amid which
E. Mont Reilly was relieved of the
governorship. The former Iowa con-
Eressman, who was so long a factor
In the insular affairs committee OF
the House. has conquered the esteem
ana confidence OF the Porto Ricans
One OF Gov. Towner's recent hits was
scored in connection with the ap-
pointment of the racing commission.
Porto Rico legAlizes and supervises
horse racing. There were numerous
asplrants for the commission and
Towner contrived TO appoint Ave who
merit universal approval. Education
Is the big issue in Porto Rico, There
Is literally a cra1o for schools and
better schooling opportunities.
X X X y
Carl Schurz vrooman, assistant
secretary OF Agriculture in the VIII
Evening star., 1923-12-10

SON standardization, is being groomed
and doomed by his democratic friends
for the United States .senatorship
from Illinois. The Prairie state only
on rare occasions has sent democrats
to the Senate. but with the Lowden-
Mccormick Small Thompson Ludin-
kilkenny in violent progress there
any deserving democrat has a right
to take heart of grace. Vrooman is
scientifically farming 1900 acres of
land In central Illinois and Iowa.
There are few keener students OF
agricultural problems In the United
States. He Is a Harvard man, took
postgraduate work at Oxford. and
was on a war mission to Europe In
1917-1e18 in connection with farm
affairs. Trusts and railroads are some
of the side issues in which Vrooman
has specialized. He is fifty-one.
r X + X
Senator Arthur Capper. leader Of
the farm bloc, is going to broadcast
talk entitled "Why the Farm Bloc
in Congress-" from Washington sta
tion wRC on the night Of December
II. He will talk to countless tens Of
thousands Of farm folks. No fewer
than 100000 sets Of radio receiving
apparatus are installed throughout
the rural regions OF the land. Tnci-
dental1y. Capper Is devoting a large
portion OF his time in Washington
this winter to District Of Columbia
affairs. He wants Uncle Sans dis
franchised territory to have better
schools and better street car service.
Kansas statesman farmer editor
bears up blushingly under South Da-
kota's nomination of him as Cool
idRe's running mate In 1924. Capper
insists the Senate is good enough for
him. and he is concentrating his
thought and energy on reelection.
** +
This is the seas6n when distin-
Euished public men are pestered to
prepare articles or make speeches.
A New York syndicate recently COM
missioped an enterprising young man
to engage Secretary Mellon to pro-
duce an essay on taxation. The
Pittsbursher. adjudged TO be the third
richest man in America. sent out
word he had no time to write pieces
for the papers. Then the earnest
young worker brought up his heavy
artillery. "TeIl the Secretary" he
said to Mr.. MELONS riEht-hand man.
that my people would pay anything
up to 500 for 5000 words
X
Senator Edward I. Edwards Of New
Jersey lost his way in the catacombs
Of the Capitol on his first day in
Congress. He had heard that Amer
ica's only free-eratis- and for nothing
transportation line is the subway
shuttle-train that runs between the
Senate Office building and the Capitol.
But Edwards thought he'd try the
pedestrian route. He eventually
reached his destination. but only after
succession. OF bewilderin detours.
Copyright 1881
Evening star., 1923-12-10
Seizure of Rum-Runner Flying
British Flag Widely Approved

and in indorsing this sentiment the
Jersey Journal suggests they make
Capt. Kidd look like Il piker and ft
seems hardly possible that the Brit
ish government would go out Of its
way to protect a self-confessed rum
runner The episode, however, zig
a good argument" In favor of the
new twelve-mile treaty. the Aliens
town Call asserts, although it rather
feels, when that limit Is made effec-
tive, 1.-The bootleggers viii resort to
airplanes or submarines, with the
chances that they will find them
selves circumyerted even there"
The st. Paul Dispatch points out
that the Tonioka incident suggests
the possibility of continued difffcul.
ties in the suppression OF run-run-
ming along the coast which not even
the proposed treaty Will remove.
From tho American point OF view
the capture of such smugglers as
far out on the high seas as neces-
sary seems to be entirely justified.
Search and seizure on the high seas
of foreign vessels has grave dangers
and the penalties for mistakes arc
severe. It would be far more salts
factory all around if the co-opera-
ton with foreign governments
against lIquor-running would tsko
the form OF closer and more sympa-
thetic regulation Of liquor ship
ments at clearance"
II 1t can be shown. however. that
the Tomoka was In communication
with the shore and thus construc-
lively In American waters" the Mo-
bile Register insists, "her personnel
can be held to strict accountaoility,"
while the Asheville Times is con-
vinced "a remonstrance by Great
Britain will cast that nation in an
unenviable role" The Charleston
Post also feels. regardless Of what
question may be, there can be moth
ing short Of disgust and indgna-
tion in the mind Of right.thinking
American for the deliberate viola
and especially the British,. rum.run-
ners are guilty. and there is a very gem
eral satisfaction at the capture OF
one of the principal practitioners of
the miserable business"
The Seneca did good lob" the
Houston Chronicle says, and "as to
the three.miie limit by which the
prey thought to protect himself. II is
only an imaginary line" Then. "as
to Rum row."Fthe Buffalo News points
out there would be, no need for tho
pending treaty if Great Britain had
admitted our right to seize her regis
tered ships and prove case against
them afterwards" Experience with
the rum feet also has cleared away
many nonsensicAl ideas about sea
limits and sea rights" the Columbus
Dispatch IL convinced. THE funda-
mental rights OF a nation to protect
itself along It's own borders, and to
use the open seas for that purpose to
whatever extent may prove necessary
Is getting its inevitable recognition
now, thanks TO the situation which
these rum runners have created
Evening star., 1923-12-10
Has Headed Citizen
Body Three Years
10 the EDITOR OF The star:

70 the Editor OF The star:
In the interest Of accuracy and fair
ness to other gentlemen, I would ask
for correction on publication Friday
stating that had been president Of
the Cathedral Heights Citizens AS
ISOLATION from its inception. This
is erroneous. While the thought OF
tho necessity for Ii originated with
me In June of 1900, and + was one or
the three signers for tho call to orr
ganize, was not president except
the last three terms. The presidents
In the order Of elections were as FOB
lows MIR. r. Fl. Goldsborough. Mr.. j.
N McGin, Mr.. Albert Read, MIR.
Samuel Herrick and myself. / wish
to name them all and say they all
were capable men.
Evening star., 1923-12-10
The President on Enforcement.

Attention has been directed SO
pointedly to those passages Of Presi-
dent Coolidge's address to Congress
that bear on fiscal and economic mat.
ters that comparatively little thought
has been given to his remarks on the
subject Of prohibition enforcement.
The paragraph on this point, however,
il worthy Of consideration. Noting
that the amendment requires the Con-
sress and the President to provide
adequate laws to prevent Its violation.
he s&ays: ut = my duty to enforce