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Evening star., 1923-10-17
New Public Buildings.

Plans are shaping and efforts are
concentrating toward constructing at
Washington several public buildings
which the government needs. Discus
sion Of the proposal seems nearly to
have run its course. A number of de-
partments are seriously handicapped
for lack of space. and grievously handi-
capped for lack of proper space in
which TO carry on their work. .-
Al a late meeting Of the President
and his cabinet the President asked
for opinions on this subject, and he
was told that one or two departments
are housed in twenty to thirty build
ings scattered over the city. that some
Of these buildings are dilapidated, un-
safe ard insanitary, and that they
operate as a great pull.back on eff
cheney. These matters have been gone
over time and again in Official report
and public discussion.
President Harding was favorably In
tcrested in the plan to provide the de-
partments with adequate buildings.
and President Coolidge is convinced
of the need for a number OF new pub
lie buildings, and it is announced that
he will endeavor to obtain from Con.
! gress a continuing appropriation OF
from 81, 900 900 TO s5,o06,00o a year
until the necessary buildings have
| been erected" This would enable the
government to proceed at one time
with the construction Of three to five
buildings.
| It has been a good many years since
| the land between 18th and 18th streets
and Pennsylvania avenue and the
! Mall was taken over by the govern
ment to afford sites for public build
| ings, the need for which had long
! been felt. There is warrant for the
| conviction that the President favors
| the plan Of the Fine Arts Commission
| for erecting the proposed buildings in
those squares.
! The plan of the Fine Arts Commits
| sion calls for the construction of
| buildings ma gnificent in architecture
| and general aspect" in harmony with
! the general run of our public build
ings. The sense of the commission and
| of the public is that we should not
| erect factory or commercial office
! types Of public buildings. That is a
| style Of architecture into which the
i government has lately fallen in sew
| eral instances because appropriations
| for buildings of monumental architec-
\
! Erection Of appropriate public build
! ings in the squares indicated would
| be the beginning in the work Of MAX
/; ing over the south side Of the Avenue
! from the foot Of Capitol Hill to the
/ Treasury. That is Capital improve
ment which has been almost univer-
sally approved, and which has been
| before Congress at various times in
the past forty years.
Evening star., 1923-10-17

the meager funds appropriated Tor
maintenance the library cannot be OPP
Grated on fun time every day and
evening and on holidays. The library
has long planned to establish branches
in various parts OF the cily and that
plan has not been carried out, but
some progress has been made, A
branch in southeast Washington was
opened in December, 1929, and statts-
tics show, that thousands of readers
are using it who used no library, be-
fore. Certain provisions have been
made for branch in Mount Pleasant,
and one may be opened there at the
beginning Of 1925. 1t is planned to
erect branch library buildings i'll
northeast Washington, southwest
Washington, Georgetown and the
Dupont Circle neighborhood when
funds become available. One of the
points Of usefulness of the Washing.
ton Public Library has been the in
staIlation of branch libraries in pub
lie school buildings. but extension Of
this work is retarded by lack of
money. ..s. ,..s..
Evening star., 1923-10-17

conservation of child life That also
is in part the opinion of the Portland
Journal. which insists .'if it served no
other of its many good ends organ
lied labor, as an educational infiu-
ence, would be a. most wholesone
agency. The piRched faces and the
sunken cheeks of a million American
children toiling at machines empha-
size the voice Of labor in its demand
for an adequate child labor law The
hve-to-four decision of the highest
court, by which such a law was set
aside after the legislative and execu-
tive branches sanctioned 1t, is sum-
mons TO the best thought and best
purpose in America to right the
wrong"
IT is the belief OF the Kansas City
Journal that Tabor reflects credit
upon itself and inspires public con-
ndence every time 1T repudiates radi-
calism, whether of the domestic or
foreign brand" while the Spokane
SPOKESMAN Review suggests ''it is
ticulariy those who have family ebIi-
cations, should not discern that the
wage earners Of this country eonsti-
tute the very class that cannot throw
sand and rocks into the compIfcated
political machine upon which all are
dependent for their prosperity and.
indeed. their very existence" With
organized labor Conducting banks
and operating coal mines" the Indian
apolfs News feels it must coGtfnue
conservative, because "these enter
prises would not even be considered
If unions Were the ciass-conscious or
ganizations that some are seeking to
make them. Because this is the fact
the st. Paul Pioneer Press feels "the
stand of the federation for our sys-
tenn of government and its institu-
tions is traditional and in pleasant
contrast" with such class conscious
declarations. This is also very mucf
the view of the Canton News, which,
in addition. believes "the best pro-
lection American labor can have is
educated children of the laboring men.
Where sinister influences are at work
they should be crushed. Under the
guise of helping the workingman
these influences in reality are con-
templating the enthrallment of the
next generation by promoting igno-
rance"
Evening star., 1923-10-17


c.. Where will Lloyd George stop
while in Washington?-J. K.
A, The British embassy says that
reservations have been made at the
New willard for the Lloyd George
party.
Q. Who designed the statue of Joan
of Arc in Meridian Hill Park?-L. C.
A. The statue is AN exact copy Of
the one by Paul Dubois before the
Rheims Cathedral, considered one of
the. finest modern equestrian pieces.
The former was presented 10 the
women of America by the French
women of New York city.
O. What is the origin of the ex-
preston Stoughton bottle?-A L. II.
A The expression Stoughton bottle
son or a figurehead. The term origi-
mated in the black or dark green bot
ties Of Dr. Stoughton's bitters, which
were shaped like a log cabin and used
in the presidential campaign OF lS40.
O. What is the record attendance
at foot ball games in the United
States and England?--W. y. T.
A. The largest number of people
attending a foot ball game in Eng
land was 125, 900; at the Yale Bowl,
which holds the largest number in the
United States. the record number was
$1,000.
O. Can an accurate map of the
United States be made on nat sur :
face like a sheet of paper and have
one scale of miles apply to all parts
of the nlap2-W. l.. =.
4. The geological survey says that
an area as large as the United States
can be shown on a fiat surface on
what is called the Lambert projection
with comparatively small error, but
not with absolute accuracy.
Q. What is the ratio OF melted to
unmelted Snow?-W. S. II.
A. As a rule the ratio is 1 TO 10
that is, ten inches of snow will make
about one inch OF water.
@. Does every animal have a vermi-
form appendix?-A. T.
A. The appendix is found in all
animals except some of the higher
apes and the wombat.
Q. When was double time for for
eign service in the Army stopped?-
r. A.
A. The adjutant generals office says
any man enlisting in the Army before
August "a. 1912, received double time
for foreign service until the cxpira-
tion of his enlistment. Any man en-
listing on August 25, 1912. or after
did not receive double time for for
eign service.
@. What are the dimensions of the
ZR~l?-M r. II.
A. This great dirigible, which is
now known as the Shenandoah. is $50
feet long and 96 feet high. with a
diameter of 7S feet and a gas capacity
| OF 2,150,000 cubic feet. II has a speed
/ of 20 miles an hour. total lift of
| 10000 pounds and a cruising radius
| of 1000 miles. The horsepower de-
| veloped by it's six engines is 1900 and
! the crew of the dirigible is composed
| of 8 officers and 22 enlisted men.
Evening star., 1923-10-17
To Carry On for Enforcement.

The citizenship conference on law
enforcement, which concluded its ses-
sions here Monday, Is to carry on"
1t has proposed nationwide cam
patgn of education, reaching to all
communities, great and small, in the
interest of respect for the Constitution
end the law, particularly the prohibi-
ton law. which today Is more sinned
against. than any other law OF the
land.
+ 1t has proposed, too, that regional
. conferences, similar in plan to the
Washington. conference. be conducted
to aid in the work Of stirring the peo-
pic to the need of obedience to the law.
The citizenship conference will have
done a great work if 1t aids in arous-
ing the people TO realization Of what
continued disreSpect for the law of the
land entails, and to their own respon-
sibility in the matter
The federal government can take
the lead in the matter OF enforcing
the prohibition laws. II should take
the lead. But it is as idle to expect the
federal government to take the whole
responsibility of enforcing the pro-
hihition law as. it would be to expect
it TO take the whole responsibility of
enforcing the laws against larceny
Or murder. It can clean house in
Washington, the federal District and
National Capital. and it should do So;
II can better distribute the federal
law-enforcement officers SO as to aid
and perhaps for a time lead, in the
enforcement of the law in the recog-
1i2ed wet areas Of the country.
Under our dual form Of government
il is not only idle to talk of the federal
government assuming the whole re-
sponsibility of the enforcement of the
prohibition laws, but it would be an
economic blunder- of the first degree.
For the federal government to take
over the work of enforcement through
out the country would entail the en-
ployment of an army of hundreds Of
thousands of agents. They would have
10 be paid for from the federal Treas
ury, out of money collected in federal
taxes running INTO the nunuredS Oh
millions of dollars. The creation of
such a force would be a duplication Of
forces already existing paid for by the
people out Of money raised by state
taxation, the state and municipal Of
ficers of the law and police. 1t would
result in doubling the amount of taxes
paid by the people.
The citizenship conference was a
great step in the right direction of
summoning the people Of the country
and of the states to their duty in this
matter OF Law enforcement. To just
such an extent as the people take the
matter up will there be success.
The Presidents conference with the
governors on law enforcement is set
for Saturday. The keynote Of that
gathering undoubtedly will be CO.
operation. Any attempt on the part
Of any one to fix the blame for lack
OF enforcement or the responsibility
for enforcement on nation or state
would be a great mistake.
Evening star., 1923-10-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS rs:
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKLN

!. 9. what was the first America
novels--R. r.
A. The Independent. Chronicle ID
the issue of January 22. 1888. an
nounced the publication of the frs
american Z. novel The Power TO
Morton, alias "Phiienia.",
@ who invented the Kewpie ?
A. It was originated by Ros
O,Neil, who is Mrs. larry Leon VIII
son.
Q. Had any of tho thirteen origtna
colonies declared their independence
of England before the Declaration o4
Independenee?-N.W w. s.
A. Prior to the Declaration sevett
states had assumed Independent gUv1
errments and four had drawn I'd
written constitutions while oneI
Massachusetts, had adopted a pTo1
Tisional government.
Q. Arc there any joke books oIdeil
than Joe Miller's?-E. V.
A. This book of iests did not ap1
pear until 1893. 4 collection hno~rI
made as early as 1855, though thG
oldest edition extHnt bears the datd
1926. The full title runs THE First
and Best Parts of ScOggiu's Jssts. :
Full Of Witty Mirth and Pleasant
Shifts. done by him in France ard
against Melancholy. Gathered by An-
drew Boord, Doctor OF Physiclse."
@. Since air cannot be seen. what
is 1t that is visible when one looks
bower a street on a hot day or looks
over hot stove?--N- L.
4. The refraction or bending of thI
| light rays caused by q change in Thi
! index of refraction of the air through
heat is what produces the appaFcnt
motion
| @. How long would = mar 5 halt
! grow if left uHcut?-P. 7.
A. The hair Of men will NOT affair
! an average length greater than cIgh
| to twelve inches If left uncut.
| Q. Are ordinary buttons patent
| able?-D. G.. S.
a. That would depend upon th
| button, but there have been aboul
/ 1,500 patents for buttons issued b1
the patent office Of the United States.
] Q. How many times would an atom
! have to be magnifed in order to be
! come visible?-W. +. II.
A. 1t would have to be rlagniiei
a million diameterS TO be seen as al
! extended object; that is, IL is abou
! OIS-lHOu iiN uldHititT u AHI
! smallest particle seen with the micro
/, scope.
j Q. How many miles OF streets ha
/ New York?-W. +. e.
/, 4. The streets of New York hay'
a mileage of 4,267. which is abou
| one and a half times the distanc'
| from New York to San Francisco. o
this 2,295 miles are paved.
/ n 7. cbaosa a1-a- NO de F-oro lin
deer Mike. J. c.
A. In Norway and Sweden the mill
of the reindeer is sometimes used 70
cheesemaktng.
(If yO4E hGfe question you tcGat
cnsmered send ii to The Star THfo~
nation Bureau, Frederic j. HdSktU,
director, 1870 North Capitol street
IncEose 2 cents in stamps for return
POSTAGE
Evening star., 1923-10-17

President Cleveland announced, at
one time, that he had Congress on
his hands, Congress is continually
crying that it has the Supreme Court
on its back. .-.s
How shall. the court be taught its
proper subservience to the will OF
the people" as personified in the Will
.of Congress-? That question has two
outstanding snswers-one by Senator
William HI. Borah, the other by Sen
ator Robert NJ La Toilette. The two
replies do not coincide, but that only
adds to the seriousness of the crisis
which the senator's view with
alarm"
These frightening senatorial slimpses
are discussed by Mr.. Charles Warren,
former assistant attorney general. in
a most{informfng aEticle in a recent
issue of the Saturday Evening POSE
1t would be audacfous to attempt 70
s"add another tint" to- his coloFful
but there are sideiights which also
nave INTEREST. ~. --...
Both senator's are concerned that.
sometimes, majority of one justice
I
which have been passed by the COM
bined wisdom of both branches of
Congress and signed by the President
of the United States. Radicals have
denounced such ''five-to-four" deci-
sions as '.oft-recurrfng scandals, en-
ldangering the freedom of the people.
Senator Borah introduced a bill last
February requiring that seven out OF
the nine Justices must concur in pro-
nouDeing any act OF Congress uncon-
IstitutionaL Such law would recog-
nize that even then, the Supreme
Court might sometimes prove its
supremscy-and Senator La Toilette
will have none of that. ....-
The Rorah bill failed to pass, and
Senator La Toilette announces that
he would amend the Constitution so
as to provide:
Cd That no inferior Judge shall
set aside a law of Congress on the
ground that it is unconstitutional
CD That if the Supreme Court as
sumes to decide any law unconstitu-
tional, or. by Interpretation. under.
takes to assert q public policy at
variance with the statutory declara-
ton OF Congress. the Congress may.
by re-enacting the Law, nullify the
action of the court. Thereafter, the
law would remain in full force and
court had never declared It 10 be un-
constitutional.
= 4
Mr.. Warren calls attention TO the
fact that both senator's are defending
only the acts of Congress-not state
Legislation - against the Supreme
Court.
He also cites that in the 13i years
since the Constitution was adopted
there have been only nine ''five-to-
four" decisions, overturnmg acts of
Congress, and during that same
period there have been only forty
one other decisions holding acts OF
Congress unconstitutional Some were
by unanimous vote, some with two or
three dissenters. Of this number. not
more than twelve decisions have been
publicly criticized.
- x x
Mr.. Warren discusses the posi-
bility of tyranny of a minority o.
Evening star., 1923-10-17
Washington Public Library.

Press summaries of the annual re-
port Of the librarian Of the Washing
ton Free Public Library have been
read by all persons in the District and
adjoining sections of two states who
have interest in books and education.
Or. Bowerman presents many en-
coura ging facts and some that are
not, but Encouragement if felt at all
should be borne with the thought that
it will probably pass. Washington
has more books than any other city
in the United States. 1t may be that
there are more books here in govern
ment libraries than in London, Paris
or Rome, and Washington's book
hoard may not only be measured in
numbers but in all the other ways by
which book collections may be judged.
Yet Washington's public library ia
eilities are below those Of many
American cities. The reason is that the
government libraries are not free pub
lie circulating libraries. The free
circulation needs of the Capital are
met as nearly as can be with the
funds available by the Washington
Public Library and its statistics of
books called and carried home are
impressive. Its cost Of operation di-
vided by the number Of books served
or by the number of patrons is lower
than many free public libraries in the
United States. Its administration is
satisfactory to that large part Of our
population which uses It. As the IL.
brartan points out, the library staff is
desperately insufficient" and with
Evening star., 1923-10-17
nv TOD4T,S SPOTLIGHT
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS

the court. in case. the Borah bill is
passed. Majority rule is the ,founda-
ton of the republic.
Senator La Toilette would over
turn the cardinal theory of our three
part government, so eqnitabiy eoun-,
lterposted. A wholly new method of
amending the Constitution would be
adopted.
There is a fundamental difference
between the institutions of govern=
pent of the United States and the
government OF any other nation. past
or present. Here, all power originates
in the people, from whom it is as
signed, in trust and for certain pur-
poses, to the peoples representatives
l-legisla tive. judicial and. executive.
Each part of the government answers
{ to the people, and each is an agent
of the people. not only in it's own
activities, but in checking the activ-
| tiles of the other two. The c.giS-
lature may iinpeacll the supreme
Court, or the. Executive if found
uSurping powers The Executive ma y
veto the acts of the legislature. while
tthe Supreme Court may annul the un-
authorized acts OF either. The pe3pie,
only. have the ultimate power.
England has no written coDstitu-
ltion and her parliament is supreme,
it's only interpreter of precedents.
Tennyson characterizes England 8
! laws:
/ The lawless science. of our law,
I That Goddess myriad Of precedent,
That wilderness of single instances"
Yet even Engiands courts do set
! aside municipal laws found incon-
| sistent with precedent and annul
acts Of the king or his ministers. on
| similar grounds. Behold the Magma
| Charta? Parliament supreme? Yes,
! except against popular revolution
the only real expression of popular
| rights, if invaded by parliament.
7, From parliament descends authority
Ito the people and their institutions.
Not so in the United States. From
| the people descends power, restricted
| within defined lines. to the Congress,
the courts and the Executive. Shall
! that order be reversed? Then why
| the revolution of '76?
! Under the institutions of France
and Italy tand still more. of the old
German empire), no security exists
/ for the individual against the tyranny
| of officeholders. A decree from q
| functionary, however. subordinate
| even invading the rights of home. can.
| not be resisted in any ordinary court
of law. The functionary is not an
, Swerable to the people, but only &C
his superior. There is no court to re.
| view the invasions of an officehoIdel
| into the rights of a citizen. except il
the administrative court made up oi
officials of the administration. There
| Is one set of courts for the admin
fstration, controlled by the admin
! iStration, even to the power of dis
charge. And there is another set Of
cour has about as much power ovel
with man. Even the administration
courts dealing with mans relation.
the acts of officials as a President
cabinet has over the decisions of
Chief EXecutive-adyisory only
Our Constitution recognizes that
/ citizen is the monarch, from whom
comes whatever authority Is held By
an officeholder. Senator Berah watIlf
curtail that authority of the court
Senator La Toilette would transfer i
to the Congress.
Copyright, 1923, by Paul " COllins)
Evening star., 1923-10-17

OF fire prevention demand their re-
placement by. metal huldGrs with
covers.
If all trash were removed or de-
stroyed daily and the overnight ac-
cuniulations kept in covered fireproof
containers the fire losses in our cities
would be greatly reduced. This lesson
is being painfully learned at tremen-
dous cost. II rs strange that public
demonstrations, such as those of Fire
Prevention week. do not hasten more
rapidly the process of education.
Evening star., 1923-10-17
SHOOTING STARS
By PH,LANDER JOHNSON.
SeIf.CanSideratinn.

Self Consideration.
/ help reform, as best l can,
This world we're journeying through
/ like to tell the other man
OF things he ought to do.
I often think that by this plan
improvements We may view.
IL convince the other man
OF things he ought to do.
I quite forget my list TO scan
OF cares that rise anew.
I'm busy with the other man
And things he ought to do.
If each. his own defects would scan,
Joys would not be so few,
And none would tell the other man
OF things he ought to do.
Evening star., 1923-10-17
Too Much to Expect.

You are q. man OF courtesy
tI try to be-" answered Senator
Sorghum. t~
What would you do il woman
were to be the opposing candidate?''
you've got to draw the line some.
where. I'd give up my seat to a lady
In a street car. but not in the United
States Senate
Jud Tunkins says we've gotten over
some OF our old troubles, even though
we have no new ones. Nobody is
afraid of a boy on bicycle any more.
Evening star., 1923-10-17

Among many tributes to President
Coolidge the highest is paid by Gov.
Pinchot, who believes him capable Of
directly enforcing prohibition despite
the difficulties experienced by so many
others less hampered by urgent re-
sponsibilities in numerous other direc-
tions.
Evening star., 1923-10-17

Ferdinand. former King of Bull
garia, fees from imaginary enemies.
A king in that part Of the world con-
tracts habits of thought that time cam
not efface. He is like the old fire en-
he hears anything that sounds like a
bell.
Evening star., 1923-10-17

1t is stated by Magnus Johnson that
he is not ready to say what America
ought to do with reference to affairs
in Europe. Ii he can produce the de-
sired information a little patience viii
Evening star., 1923-10-17

The only solace to be found in con-
nectien with the fact that automobile
accidents are increasing i'll number is
in noting that they are not in full
proportion to the increase in the mum.
ber of vehicles.
Evening star., 1923-10-17

There have been such things as
snowstorms IN October. The hope is
permitted that conditions have
changed in the climate as well as in
matters pertaining to the price Of coal.
Evening star., 1923-10-17

Renewed activities of the Japanese
volcano Mihara create the fear that
dered by apprehensions that the worst
is yet TO come. The people of Nippon
have need of all the fortitude for
which they are famous.
Evening star., 1923-10-17

4 favorite New York opera singer
announces that after a six-month stay
in his native Italy he is broke. A six
month stay in America ought TO rem
edy that situation. Uncle Sam does not
originate much music. but he pays
well for the best
Evening star., 1923-10-17

Food shops are being raided in Ber-
lin. The fallacy of the theory that an
abundance of paper money means easy
times has been proved. but the demon
stration has involved cruel experience.