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Evening star., 1923-11-16
Pittsburgh.

They seem to do some things, or at
least one thing. better In Pittsburgh
than in Washington. OF course Pitts
burGh is a bigger and a richer city
than Washington, but it ought not to
top the Capital Of the United States
in this particular respect. 1t is in
the treatment Of its schools that we
must yield the palm to Pittsburgh.
Our former superintendent Of schools,
DR.. William NJ. Davidson, who for ten
years has been superintendent Of
schools in Pittsburgh, has been visit
ing Washington. The Star quoted
him as saying: pittsburgh makes an
annual appropriation Of 10000, 900 for
new school buildings besides an equal
sum SO 900 900! - for operation of
the system. It was only hinted this
year that probably $10,O00,000 would
not be enough to maintain a seat for
every child, when the council imme-
diately appropriated 100000 more" !"
Three million dollars on hint! Ten
million dollars q year for school con-
struction and s10,0O0.0oo a year for
operation and $3,000,o00 thrown in for
good measure on a hint! And this
by a town council! They seem to
have some big men in the town coun.
Gil Of Pittsburgh.
May We not well say to Congress,
our town council, go thou and do
likewise?
Evening star., 1923-11-16
Union Station for Buses.

A union station in Washington for
Maryland and Virginia buys lines IL
proposed and owners Of intercity and
suburban bus lines entering Wash.
ington will have a conference In the
offices of the Merchants and Manufac.
turers' Association this week. 1t is a
proposal that is to be commended. It
would no doubt be a great convenience
to patrons of the lines, and it seems
that it ought to bring about an in
crease in bus traffic. It Is sometimes
perplezing to find the starting point
Of the bus one wants to use. There
are so many starting points for busses
running out Of Washington that it is
hard to keep them in mind. The bus
for this point starts from the corner
of 1st and X streets and the bus for
that point starts from the intersection
Of Cd and z streets. and only the
initiated person knows the time OF
starting. In many cases there is no
shelter for waiting passengers.
Intercity ana suburban bus traffic
has developed to the point where q
union station, Il not seriously needed.
would surely be great convenience.
AT such station there would be
Evening star., 1923-11-16

waiting rooms and one could get
schedule cards and other information
about time Of departure and arrival,
places reached by busses out OF Wash
ington and about the bus lines they
connect with. Bus lines now connect
Washington with a large part OF
southern Maryland: they run into the
northern section of tho state, giving
connection between Washington and
the Olney and Sandy Spring neighbor-
hoods and the upper Patuxent coun.
try west Of the railroads. Going west
there are busses to Frederick and q
great many intermediate places, and
connection Is made with busses that
will carry one to hundreds Of places
in northwestern Montgomery county
and the counties of Carroll, Frederick
and Washington. Bus lines connect
Washington city with many places in
Arlington and Fairfax counties. Va.
and generally at the end of the
Washington line are busses to carry
passengers to points beyond. A CEN
trail station in Washington for all the
bus lines would probably prove to be
q good thing.
Evening star., 1923-11-16
Stricter Traffic Rules
Urged for D. c. Safety
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t is quite probable that traffic CON
gestion soon Will be increased on
account Of the lowering in price Of
gasoline and automobiles Of popular
make. While there are many careful
drivers, there are also many reckless
ones whose motto is safety last for
themselves and others. Reckless
drivers are a menace to themselves
and others when they try to pass a
moving street car Gas they often dol
so as to avoid being held up at the
car stop stations. These stations
have outlived their usefulness. The
street cars should stop at every cor
ner except possibly when the block
kept away from the street railroad
lines as much as possible. The easiest
way to accomplish this result would
be to make regulation forbiddinc
motortts to pass any street car
(standing or moving).
Such a rule could be enforced much
more easily than the rule against or
motor cycle officer as witness.
When a driver passes a street car
there are hundreds of witnesses and
he would not dare disobey. Parking
should be allowed In every section OF
the city, but not SO as to take up
more than 80 per cent of the curb
space on any block. There should be
very few one-way streets, and those
only in the most congested areas.
Details of soldiers and marines as
traffic officers would be very useful
but legislation would be required to
|. THos- w. G1LMER.
Evening star., 1923-11-16
Sees an Injustice
In the Pension Bureau
"a the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star:
Have times changed? viii faithful
service for the government be reck-
oned as naught Just as it often is in
the business world? There is about
to be perpetrated upon a number of
faithful workers for the government
the most fragrant case of Injustice
which has come to my attention in a
number Of years. On December. 1
about seventy-five clerks in the PEN
sion office will be given an indefinite
furlough, which means only final dis
mtssal. The majority of these clerks
are those who have given the best
part of their lives to serving the
government. One case in particular
is that of woman who has devote ed
ing out the performance of her du-
ties. Her record is beyond reproach,
both for efficiency &d attendance.
Doubtless there are many other such
cases.
Are these faithful workers to be
thrown out into the world to begin
life anew. so to speak? The majority
of them are beyond the years which
would permit them to make another
start In n new line Of business:
What will become of a great many of
them? A number no doubt will die
of broken heart to feel that their
lifelong efforts have met with such
reward.
understand there is a bill before
Congress which will reduce the age
limit of retirement and make the
tenure of office thirty years. Why
in the name of all that is just can't
these clerks who have served 90 long
be allowed to stay on year or so
more and receive the benefits of the
retirement bill, which will at least
give them something to live on in
their declining years. Action to avert
such a catastrophe is what is needed
and needed Immediately!
G. II. TISSDALE.
Evening star., 1923-11-16
Local Industrial Conditions.

The Department of Labor, in its
latest bulletin summarizing employ.
ment conditions in the District, notes
that the situation is satisfactory con-
sidering that winter is near. Normally
there is decrease Of activity in many
lines of trade at this season. The de-
partment points out that building con-
struction is being carried on to an un-
usual extent, and that labor in the
building trades is fully employed. 1t
says that there is u shortage in cleri,
cal positions, which is usual at thi.
period Of the year. In the adjoining
states the industrial situation is excel
lent, and with few exceptions indus.
tries in Maryland are operating on full
time with normal employment" and
road construction is making its de-
mand on skilled and unslsilled labor.
Little unemployment is evident in any
section of Virginia Times are good.
Evening star., 1923-11-16
Government Worker
Would Retire at 65

To the Editor of The Star:
noticed in your paper an article
on the subject of the new bill for re-
tiring government employees which
interested me very much.
1t seems to me that any clerk who
30 desires should be eligible for re-
tfrement at sixty-five upon the maxi
mum pension. That is the age at
which Army and Navy officers reach
their retirement, and there are few
years left them in which to look
about them and enjoy life.
Office life Is very arduous to every
one, whether the employment be of
an executive nature or the drudgery
so we'll known to the many. The
very monotony of II is what tells OF
most of US, and 1t is common saw
ing that Office life, especially In the
government, makes q machine OF the
clerk.
IT is to be hoped that Congress
will pass a bill this winter which Will
compensate much more literally those
moor faithful clerks who were the
first to be retired. after reaching
very advanced years, far above sew
enty in many cases. With SO much
money at hand there can be no eX.
cuse for not raising the pension all
round, and persons ought to be re-
tired, IL they wish 1t. at sixty-five
years of age, on a living wage PEN
sion. A. T. JENKINS.
Evening star., 1923-11-16

their philosophy OF government. That
which prevails. at Washington does
not At present-day needs. Ultra-con.
servatism there rules; progressivism
challenges It. And the ensuing con-
test will determine whether the repub-
strument OF reaction or whether it
shall respond to present.day condi-
tions and aspirations"
These are strong words Of indict-
ment against the party Of which he
claims to be member. and are di-
rected pointedly at the administration
and the dominant element Of the party
in Congress. The charge Of ultra
conservatism Is q blanket one and not
attended by specifications. He is 60
ing before the country in the primaries
and reiterate the charge from every
forum.
Republicans looking forward to the
consequences will see that everything
he says will be water over the wheel
Of the democrats in the campaign, af-
ter the nominations are made. They
will be entitled to call attention to the
spectacle of republican candidate. for
the nomination having asserted the
reactionism Of the party of which
they accuse it, and they will call upon
the voters to rally to what they con-
stantly claim to be the only progress
sive party, the democratic.
This will be emphasized should
President Coolidge be nominated.
They will ask the voters who support
ed Senator Johnson to come to them.
Will the history Of 1912 and 1916, in
which Senator Johnson figured so con-
spicuously, be repeated in 1924?
Evening star., 1923-11-16
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

Attempts to induce Congress to ap-
prove financial. relief for Germany
will encounter bitter opposition II the
Hohenzollern monarchlst movement
should still be in progress. That view
was expressed to this observer by
Senator William II. King of Utah. re-
Gently returned from an investiga-
tory trip to Germany and Russia.
Senator King declares that German
granaries are crammed with food
stuffs. boarded for Speculative pur-
poses by the junkers. who face with
equanimity the distress prevailing
among the middle classes as long us
the prospect of fat profits for them
selves continue. Congress will want
tor have the entire German situation
economic and monarchical - fully
cleared up" says Senator King, "be-
fore 1t Will vote an American dollar
Tor starvation relief over there"
Senator Samuel NJ. RaIstou of In
diana, democratic dark horse of the
iirst magnitude. not only is a presi-
Dental possibility. but has the dis
tinction of being told he looks like
two onc-time Presidents Of the United
States. Ralston long sincd became ac-
customed to hearing that ne resem-
bles Grover Cleveland. I,ut he was
taken off his guard the last time he
was In Washington by having n man
address him as "Mr. President" and
then explaining: Why ] thought
you Were Alr. Taft" Senator Raj
ston's friends are anxious to have
people understand he's long way
from being a septuagenarian. On De-
cember l, 1923. the former Governor
of Indiana will be only sixty-six years
old. He would be on the verge Of
stNty-seven If elected President in
1924, and In the midst of his sixty
eighth year when inaugurated in
1925.
In President Coolidge's brief Armis-
tice day statement there was pas
sage into which anti-bonus politi-
clans are reading q significance not
generally given 1t at the time. Our
country will remember with graft
tude." the President said, those who
served 1t with such distinction, and
renew it's resolve to continue to meet
it's obligations to those who suffered
injury from their service The anti
bonus element potnls out that Mr..
Coolidge maintained an om!nous ST.
leuce as to any obligations owing
to service men who did not suffer
injury" 1t is convinced the Presi-
Evening star., 1923-11-16
Navy Ban on Speed Flying
Wins Approval of Editors

hold thirty-three OF the forty-tNo Q
recognized records in aviation. They
hold these records in spite of a de-
termined emulation on the part of
French pilots. goaded by special
prizes, for taking the laurels from
Americans. So while America. In the
number of it's planes, can claim no
aeriai supremacy, either for peace or
war, its young aviators have shown
themselves individually the supreme
champions among birdmen the world
over" To which the Davenport Dem
ocrat adds: These aviators are the
sort of fellows that. however short
we may be of material for our Navy
and Army air services. give US con-
ndence that in personnel we are ahead
of the world. All this country now
needs is the support of Its air service
by the public and by Congress that
VIII equip it to meet any national
emergency, and We may then indulge
a 1eelnE or national security which
now 1t would be folly to harbor."
The Peoria Transcript, however, feels
lmpelled to sound a warning that
breaking air records as we do II
reeds our pride but does not serve our
pocketbooks, 1t Is in commercial
aviation. that we are falling short.
As we shatter air records among our
fighting flyers we ignore the possibil-
tiles for commercial development OF
the air. We smash records, but we
make little practical peace-time use
of the knowledge gained by these
record smashings, and in addition we
neglect the obvious use of the air to
facilitate the nations business"
Commencing the orders to stop
speed efforts, the Utica Observer Dis
patch insists "it is criminal to ask or
require men to risk their lives in q
useless contest that settles nothing
and accomplishes nothing beyond set
tling the question of speed" but the
Ann Arbor Times News points out
the present age demands the fastest
tie most exciting the biggest thrill
possible. And SO long as the demand
continues men will be found who can
and will break all existing marks"
Maintaining a position something
along similar lines the Pittsburgh
Sun suggests that speed of Brow and
Williams is not of interest chiefly I'm
and of itself. but because 1t holds out
promise of something-in the not too
distant future-that may save half
hour il day for many Millions And
the order to quit for tne present is
all the more "sensitIe," the Nashville
Banner feels, because it will proba-
bly, mean pre- serving the lives of,thesa
two modern wonders of 'he air.
Evening star., 1923-11-16
Hiram Johnson, Candidate.

{. OF deepest interest, and it may be
fraught with portent, to the republican
party is the announcement. today by
Senator Hiram johnson Of California
that he is a candidate for the repub.
lican presidential nomination. It was
rot unexpected, as there have been
rumblings for fortnight or more Of
its approach But even it's forecasting
does not lessen the seriousness to the
party Of the fact that he has thrown
down the gage Of battle to President
Coolidge.
Senator johnson himself makes the
cnaIlenge In unmistakable terms. IRE.
action and progress must fight it out
again in the republican party in the
coming presidential primaries he
says. 'I question not men now, but
Evening star., 1923-11-16

Q. Where should apply to obtain
a passport to Russia?-L J.
A. AS no Russian passports AND
vtses are issued, an American citizen
is unable to travel In Russia.
O.. What is the difference between
raisins and grapes?-L. c.
A. The word raisin Is generally
used to refer to the dried grape. The
principal and most valuable class of
ralsin grape is the muscatei Th~
largely Guiana grapes.
O. What country Keeps the p.sr
vital statistics?-C. p. T.
A. France has the most perfect
system of registering births. mar
'iages and deaths. The United States
las no national system, but regis
ration requirements are made
through state laws in many states.
Q. Who determines the size. shape
md color of postage stamps?-M l.. 81
A. Postage stamps are designed by
the bureau of engraving and print
ing, subject to the approval of tn.
'ostmaster General.
Q. What can be combined with fsL
n salad to give 1t more bulk and stili
'etain the fish characteristics?-E L
A. Using one part fish, one part
celery and one part apple fills this re-
luirement.
9. What is the size Of the original
painting Mona Lisa Pr. S. s.
A. This canvas Is 2 feet inches
by l foot inches.
Q. What was Tom Hoods famous
pun about the undertaker?-F. n.
a. Hood, most inveterate and hannv
D lively nf En- IiSy,
credited with having said of GER
ain undertaken that he appeared anx-
Gus TO win lively Hood"
E. + +. what is a Yarmouth bl0s''' ::
~ 4 bloater is q herring Nn,cy. las
1een salted, smoked for a short time
and half dried. Yarmouth is tbs v>l,-
:ipal seat of the English nerring
fishery, and the Yarmouth biostsr )
highly esteemed.
Q. Who were the "quids" In ana
ican poli'.rs?-M T. l.
A. The guilds vas 4 faction OF The
republican party led by John Ran
dolph from 1906 to 1911. The name
nifying their separation from both
parties.
Q; Is Pyramid Peak in Colorado
NJ W
|, a. Pyramid is a name given to two
mountain peaks in Colorado and two
in California.
Q. Can frozen dynamite be ex-
ploded?-H. g.
A. If solidly frozen dynamite can
not be detonated except with great
difficulty and uncertainty, but IL loose
and pulverulent it may be detonated,
though the efficiency is much dimin-
ished.
Q. What are the abecedariau
psalms?-L. U.
A. Such psalms as the 18th. in
which the verses of successive por-
| tions are arranged in alphabetical
| order, are known as abecedarian
| psalms.
T. (Redders Of The Ere,,tng StC7-
should send their questions TO The
| Star Information BureGu, Frederic
! J. Hdskin, director, 1890 North Cop
| itol street The only charge for this
| service is 2 cents in stamps for re-
tiG-n poStage.)
Evening star., 1923-11-16
dent, like Secretary Mellon, is op
posed to tho bonus.
NJ n II

| dent, like Secretary Mellon, is op-
posed to tho bonus
n Il
The greatest naval cruise under
taken by any feet since President
Roosevelt sent the American battle
ship squadron around the world is
about TO be made by the British navy
Two battle cruisers, including the IA
nous Hood, and five light cruisers
will embark upon a tour Of the Brit
ish empire, starting November q and
lasting until the middle of 1924. The
globe Will be girdled In the mean
time. North American ports of call
, will include Magdalena bay, San
Francisco. Vancouver. Halifax. Que
bee. Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
| The Panama Canal Zone Will be trav-
ersed In July. After tarrying at Homo
lulu for week in June and touching
at San Francisco, the squadrons will
separate, returning to Great Britain
by different routes.
X n x,+
What politicians call the low
down"--i.e., the gospel truth-about
agricultural conditions In Europe is
TO be reported to the annual conven-
tion of the American Farm Bureau
Federation at Chicago December To-
II. BY that time there will be back
from Europe the delegation headed
by Gray Silver, Legislative agent Of
the federation. and including T.. B.
Cornwell. president of the Vermont
fcdeiation; VI. ID. Lincoln, secretary
Of the Ohio federation. and George a.
Starring, secretary of the South Da-
kota federation. They have toured
Great Britain, France, Germany. Po-
land. Russia. Norway, Denmark
the dirt farmers standpoint have
been minuteIy studied. w. H. Walker
vice president OF the American Farm
Bureau Federation, is with the party.
too, looking especially into nitrates.
He is the nitrates expert OF the De-
partment OF Commerce. and accoma-
MED the federation party as Its rep.
resentatiyc.
:s' u x ::
Representative Louis G. Cramton Of
Michigan, the leader of the drys in
the incoming Congress, says they're
going to insist on prohibitionist
American embassies and legations
abroad. These premises being Amer
lean soil' in the identical sense that
ships Of the United States merchant
marine are. Mr.. Cramton's supporters
will agitate for the same kind of Il
presidential order that closed up the
bars on Shipping Board liners.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1923-11-16


ate and House Office buildings?-C. L.
A. There are 40 rooms In the
House Office building. which is south
OF the Capitol. and SO rooms in the
Senate office building, which is north
Of the Capitol.
Q. Is the congestion Of families In
New York city tenements being re-
lieved by new building operations
x. i.
A. The bureau of buildings say
that for nine months ending Septem
ment buildings. In the precedin,
twelve months only 2,205 tenemen
plans were filed. While the increas
may not be adequate for relief in tn
situation, the trend is for the better
O. How much of the Lincoln high
way is in shape of concrete road?-
b. +. D.
A. According to the latest classi
ranscontinentai route Nincoln high
way) from New York to San Francis
CO. February 1, 1922. there was i
mileage Of 521.75 miles Of concret
highway.
Q. Who won in the last fight be
tween Jim Jeffries and JACK Johnson
"A. NJ
A. The last fight between Jeffrie.
and Johnson was held July 4, 1910.
Keno, New, when Johnson knocked
out Jeffries in fifteen rounds.
O. What will remove the must!
odor from a barrel which has con
1ained beer?-E. D. s.
A. The Department Of Agricultur
says that if you will steam the inte
rior OF the beer barrel and .cald
Ju- thoroughly with hot watc., th!
process should remove the must3
door.
Q. How many wives did Brigham
Young have?-J. L. Mel.
A. Brigham Young had nineteen
wives and fifty-seteon children.
Q. Please give recipe for the Chi
nese dish, foo yung.-H. w.
A. Beat four eggs we'll; have read.
talf a minced onion and four sticks o.
celery. chopped fine. Put in the fry
.ng pan four ounces of pork, choppeL
ine, and fry until brown. Now ado
he herbs with a dessertspoonful O..
syou, and finally the beaten eggs. lie,
cook for five minutes, without touch
ing, but be careful to keep from.
burning. Fold one-half over tn,
other and slip on the platter. Serve
at once with rice.
Q: How do cats make purring
sound.-A. Il. II.
y. This sound is made by throwing
the vocal cords into vibration meas
ures and regulated by the respira-
ion. and this vibration is strong
enough to make the whole larynH
,remble so that IL may be felt or seer
from the outside. Purring is highly
characteristic of the cat tribe, though
probably not confined to ii.
Q. How is oak treated TO produce
the fumed oak finish d. T. II.
A. Fumed oak is wood that ha:
been darkened by the fumes from
liquid ammonia The ammonia doe!
rot touch the oak, but the gas tina
comes from it acts in such a manner
upon the tannic acid in the wood tha
Il is Drowned so deeply that a shay
ing or two may be taken off withou
removing the color.
Evening star., 1923-11-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Old Story.

Old Story.
I'VE must not have another war;
The nations all agreed
"a fight must be forbidden, for
It's very bad, indeed"
Then here and there a voice was
heard
"Cnless You play my way
And leave my projects undisturbed,
I'm going to start a fray"
The Dove OF Peace then dropped its
head
And sighed, II see We are,
In spite of what's been done and said,
Not getting very far!''
Evening star., 1923-11-16

Like other capital cities Of democ.
racies, Berlin is all in a flutter over
the possible arrival Of a crown prince.
This fact does not necessarily imply
that he will be taken with permanent
seriousness.
Evening star., 1923-11-16

Now that Mr.. McAdoo's hat is in
the ring friends of Mr.. James Cox may
be satisfied to limit their discussion
to his prospects for a vice presidential
nomination. And then again, they may
not
Evening star., 1923-11-16

Secretary Mellon has not yet evolved
any income tax revision for wage
earners to apply to the chap who
does not, earn any but draws them
nevertheless.
Evening star., 1923-11-16

Not understanding American Gus.
Of Europe, when Thanksgiving" is
mentioned, are inclined to ask what it
is all about.
Evening star., 1923-11-16
No Coolidge Blue!

From the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Coolidge brown" is described in
fashion letter as the very latest OF
new fall shades. 1t derives its name,
we infer, from the report that Pres-
ident Coolidge is engaged in a deep
brown study. of farming problems.