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Evening star., 1923-03-25
Worthy Of His Hire.

The music writer seems to have a
case against the radio broadcasters
who send out his copyrighted music
through the ether. The coming up Of
such q question could not have been
foreseen a few years ago. The music
writer seems to have suffered much
tribulation, but his lot has grown bet
ter in late years. Time was when It
was supposed that q composer was
satisfied with art and poverty. and
was delighted to be hungry IL people
would but sing his songs. These are
other times. When the photograph
boom started the makers Of records
were content to pay singers and play
ers we'll. When they were in the artist
class the record makers paid them
high figures. That was accepted as a
matter Of course. Sut the composers
OF rl.icll Of the music that was re-
corded got nothing. The Lightning
Quick Step" the "Wiggle-W -Wogsle Two
rlsp" and the sentimental song, THE
Little Home Without Shingle on the
Root" were played over and over tn
Evening star., 1923-03-25
A World tcunomlc Farley,

No valid objection can be advanced
10 the proposal Of tho international
Chamber Of Commerce at Rome for a
world economic conference 10 devise
ways and means Of getting Europe
back on It's feet. As q matter OF fact,
the congress of the international
chamber is itself such q parley, and
the foundations may well be laid there
for a program which would be per-
fected and carried on through future
conferences.
a conference OF ffHanciecs and nusi'
ress men 70 discuss ways for the re-
yival Of international trade Is a very
different thing from 4 conference OF
the representatives of governments.
The former would talk business; the
latter politics. There has been a long
procession OF conferences looking
to the rehabilitation OF Europe.
and every one OF them has broken
down because Of political considera-
tions. not from economic reasons. This
government. resisted demands that 1t
take the lead in calling world eco
nomic conference because 1t knew that
in a conference under such auspices,
and made up of accredited representa-
tlves Of governments. politics would
enter and hold the center Of the stage,
and. therefore, that no practical &C.
compltshnent would come out OF II.
A conference such as that proposed
at Rome certainly could do no harm,
and it might achieve great dea! OF
good. The governments of Europe,
having failed utterly TO find solution
Of the problem. ought TO be willing to
stand aside and give business men
chance. Even If they evolved nothing
helpful 1t would be only one addition
TO long list Of failures. The states
manship Of Europe has shown itself
impotent to deal with the situation. II
the business brains Of the world arc
equally impotent we might as well
ascertain the fact and adjust our.
selves as best we may to hopeless
situation.
Evening star., 1923-03-25
Tennis.

The action OF the office Of public
buildings and grounds in putting the
public tennis courts under the immc.
diate management Of the Joint Wei.
fare Service calls attention to the re-
rnarkable growth which the popularity
Of tennis has made in Washington in
late years. Not long ago q tennis
court was an uncommon thing. Most
homes that had any sort Of Yard
now called a ''lawn"-had a croquet
set, but the tennis court was almost
unknown. 1t is very different now.
Whether the popularity OF tennis is to
be permanent would carry one into
the field OF conjecture, and the very
word permanent" would be liable to
various constructions. Games come
and go, but the outlook Is that the
popularity Of tennis will be with us for
many years, and that young folk who
play the game today will watch their
grandchildren play II. Women in
largo numbers arc playing tennis. but
they are also playing golf, are swim
ming and are going in for other forms
Of vigorous exercise. The Office Of
public buildings and grounds has done
much to popularize tennis In Wash.
tilg:on and to meet the wishes Of those
who like to play the game. Back IN
1914 there were four courts in public
PARKS, and now there are forty.seven,
with the probability that the number
will be doubled within n year or two.
Evening star., 1923-03-25
Maryland Invited,

Maryland auto tags are to be given
Shrine week. Reciprocity or no reel
procity, the people Of the District arc
willing-they are determined-that
their Maryland cousins. aunts and
more distant relatives shall ride into
town to cheer the mobiles OF the Mystic
Shrine and to help US entertain the
genial wearers OF the red fez Let us
have truce OF an armistice during
Shrine week. Let the District and
tho Maryland autoist shake hands,
speak fair words Of friendship and
VOW that reciprocity shall soon wave
her beautiful tanners over Washing
ton. Rockville. Laurel, Marlboro,
SurrIttsv!.,e, Brandywine. Benedict,
P!sc2taway, Beltsvilie and every other
Charming town in Washington's s
mother state. This Shriner meet is to
be toe show Of shows. All the advance
notices have it that il will be an event
with q capital E. We want Maryland.
ers, all those descended from cavaliers
the Shrine festival. Old Washington
will be jammed, and perhaps many a
son and beautiful daughter Of old
Maryland will have to chain up the
car to hitching post outside the city
gates, but If we can make room for
you We will. Reciprociters and anti
rcciprociters will be welcome. Our
lunchroom keepers do not promise
fried chicken, beaten biscuit. golden
honey and butter that smells sweetly
Of clover blooms, but they do promise
enough ham sandwiches. frankfurters
and hot coffee to keep the belt from
hanging too loose. Everybody is glad
to hear that Commissioner Oyster and
Inspector Headley will stand for lop-
sided tag reciprocity during Shrine
week
Evening star., 1923-03-25
No-Hedge Order.

Citizens generally understand and
approve the order Of tho Engineer
Commissioner prohibiting the erection
Of fences or planting Of hedges around
front lawns where those lawns are
public parking. The Commissioner
wants uniformity Of lawns. Military
men are generally strong for uni
fornlity and straight lines. and have
little taste for variety and curves. The
Commissioner order against fences
and hedges is inspired by his interest
In the comeliness OF Washington.
Many Of US are interested in that.
There Is nothing to be said in favor
OF fence along street, and there
have been campaigns to get rid OF
fences between the back lots Of houses,
but that seems to have put too great
a strain on ones love for his neigh.
bors. 1t is probably true that most
Of those privet hedges which one sees
in the city were planted around the
little lawns not for the spring green
ard winter brown Of the hedge and
not to express the homekeeper' in
d.viduality IL landscape gardening.
but for the protection Of the lawn. The
housekeepcr wanted his lawn or tiny
grass plot to be green and smooth, and
after long trial and discouragement
he thought he would plant a hedge
around it to help guard 1t against
children and hucksters and against
dogs and other enemies Of a mans
lawn. OF course, the Engineer Com
missioner's order is not retroactive,
and the hedges around lawns may
grow and prosper and the lawns can
enjoy what little protection the hedges
give. 1t would be charitable II the
Commissioner would supplement his
anti.hedge order with a list Of .nstruc-
tions as to how a homekeeper on
public street can have O lawn without
some sort Of a barrier around 1t.
There might we'll be some constructive
suggestion Of systematic uniform
hedging, if haphazard irregular hedg.
ing Is prohibited.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

millions Of homes, but the genius who
wrote the tunes or developed them out
Of older tunes got not q cent. There
was a contest between the record
makers and an organization OF the
music makers called the Society OF
Authors, Composers and Publishers Of
America, with the result that the rec
ord makers have for q number OF
years paid O royalty to the composer
on records Of his music sold.
The broadcast.ng stations send out
copyrighted music to something like
1000 900 receiving sets, and the repre-
sentative OF the music authors says
that this has caused a falling or in
the sale OF records and sheet music,
and that the authors get not a SOU
from the broadcasters. 1t is said that
some Of the broadcasters admit the
justice Of the composers cause and
are prepared to make terms. All radio
fans wish the authors well. It has
come to be understood that composers
must eat as we'll as those who sing and
play their songs
Evening star., 1923-03-25
PiIing Up the Records.

Facts are always cropping up to
show the need Of records building.
The evidence Of such q need Is over.
whelming. Every now and then fire
destroys records which are important
in the conduct of government business
or which are of historic value and can
not be replaced. There is also great
crowding in many government Offices
by the piling up Of records which the
government needs. A few days ago 1t
was published that 1.-THE naval library
on the fourth floor of the State, War
and Navy building has fallen from its
high estate as one of the show places
Of the capital, and is now almost filled
with metal file cases, piled high and
extending from wall to wall" On the
removal Of the library it was planned
that this fine room should be used as
q diplomatic council chamber, but 1t
was given over TO the storage OF rec.
Evening star., 1923-03-25
Railroad Legislation.

So there is TO be more agitation FOR
further railroad legislation in the next
session OF Congress. Press dispatches
from Florida. where the President
End republican leaders are vacation.
ing, assert that President Harding
will recommend Il. Democratic sena.
tors and republican senators who are
members OF the farm bloc predict
that il will have 70 come. Public
utilities and transportation commits
stons in many states are pushing for
various changes IN the existing rail-
pealed if possible, and modified III Inn
portant respects If repeal is innpos-
sible. It Is sought TO abolish the Rail.
way Labor Board. while President
Harding is reported as favoring con-
solidating it with the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
Both political parties and all fac
tons in them apparently are resolved
upon tack.:ng the transportation ques-
ton. Judging from the number and
variety Of bills proposing amendments
to the law and suggesting new schemes
of control and regulation of the rail-
ways introduced in the last Congress,
a veritablc 1ood Of bills may be ex-
rected on the opening of the new Con.
gress. There must, then. be some
ground for the complaints against
existing law in view OF the demand
coming from so many quarters for its
amendment or repeal and for additions
TO II.
May the country at largo beg to be
Permitted to breathe the pious hope
that whatever action is found neces.
sary will be taken promptly by Con-
cress when il has the subject in hand .
Disturbed conditions in business IN.
variably result from prolonged agita.
t!on OF the transportation question in
Congress and from delayed action.
Business Is now on the upgrade every.
where and In all lines OF industrial en-
deavor IT Will be too bad if progress
is stalled by agitation long drawn out
or non-ac,ion. Congress should be in
voked not to flag the train Of progress.
Evening star., 1923-03-25
RESIDENT HARDING having
- been Unanimously renomt-
mated" as OF June, 1924, Wash

HRESIDENT HARDING having
- been unanimously renomt-
mated" as Of June, 1924, Wash
ington is wondering what is 70
become Of the Hon. Calvin Coolidge.
! Has he no Boswell to speak up for
him at this time or Is he to be thrown
national convention?
The political situation Of the past
week has been reminiscent Of the
days OF 1905 In Washington, when
President Roosevelt and George B.
Cortelyou were planning the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Taft for the presidency.
AS detail after detail Of the plan was
| Roosevelt suddenly smiled one Of his
expansive smiles, and, slapping, his
co-laborer soundly on the back, ex-
claimed:
But, George, don't you think we
ought to leave the convention some
thing to amuse itself with?''
Just at this moment IT looks very
much as II the republican convention
OF 1924 win amuss itself with the
vice presidency And. so far as any
one knows. Mr.. Coolidge will not be
found among those seeking the nom!-
nation. The Vice President is tact
turn person. He has few, II any, con-
tidants. But nevertheless a feeling
has perIneated Washington that Mr..
Coolidge is not at all intrigued by the
vice presidency or by the life Of the
Capital City. despite the fact that he
and Mrs. Coolidge have been break
tasted. lunched and dined moro than
any couple ever in public life. The
Coolidges have broken all records as
diners out" and this is not 10 be
wondered at, for IL has been their lot
to live at hotel during their resi-
dence in Washington. where "home
cooking" was not at all attainable.
II appearances count for anything,
Mr. Coolidge has been bored by the
vice presidency, by the monotony OF
Of erudition, the United States. Senate
"a boredom tinged with no little nos
taigia for the simple life OF New Eng
, land and the frame dwellings OF
tempted to accept the offer of pa
| latial home for the Vice President out
on 18th street, but IL is understood
the project was vetoed when Mr..
Coolidge said he had TO desire to
| live in such d fne house. even IL the
government should appropriate a
large sum for the upkeep OF the es-
tablishment.
X K . ::
1t is interesting 10 note that Thomas
r. Mar shall has been the only
Vice President to succeed himself In
nearly a hundred years Of American
history. Before Mr.. Marshall the
chain OF single-.ermers in the vice
presidency ran back unhroken TO John
G. Calhoun, who served from 1926 to
i1s33
There possibly is no doubt that II
Mr. Coolidge should insist upon 1t he,
too, could be renominated in 1924
with Mr.. Harding. But there are
many persons who believe that four
years Will be as much as tho silent
son OF Massachusetts, desires. The
Vice presidency came to him unsought
| in 1920. His friends wanted him nom
mated for the presidency. When this
slipped away there seemed little
chance that he could be placed in
| second position. The powers that be
Evening star., 1923-03-25
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANpER JOHNSON.
a C,,O~act

A Suggestion to Science.
OF medicine I've took my share;
I went ahead an didn't care
For the expense 50 long as
Obtained as good as cash could buy.
I've took the very best that is
Fur headaches, chills an rheumatic;
But nothin' hits the spot fur me
Like Granny Sanders old yarb tea.
She used to make II years ago,
An when she left this vale Of woe
She plunged the neighborhood in gloon,
An took her secret to the tomb.
The doctors used to snif an say
It warn't so much good any way.
But nothin' cured US up, you see,
Like Granny Sanders old yarb tea.
OF course, they 'sperimented round,
But the receipt was never found.
They took the products Of the soil,
From jimson weed to penny royl,
An stewed 'em up an mixed 'em in.
But the result was mighty thin.
1t warn't the equal, no, Stree.
OF Granny Sanders ole yarb tea.
About lost arts I've often read,
An frequently I've heard 1t said
That modern science Is outclassed
BY things that fiourished in the past
While they are searchin' high an low
I wonder II them people know
The cryin' need there seems to be
Fur Granny Sanders old yarb tea?
Evening star., 1923-03-25
Big Things.

There Is Still striving after big
things. To have the biggest Of this
and the biggest OF that ts q common
aim. II is distinction. II would be a
relief 10 many tired readers IL they
could come upon a news item setting
forth that this city or that city was to
build the best theater. the best music
hall. the best hotel or the best rail-
road station. One reason we are al.
ways reading, writing and spoaki
about the largest OF this and the big
gest Of the other is that We believe
that quality and quantity or quality
and size are related. and that II a man
or company goes 20 the expense Of
putting up the biggest Office building.
the biggest town hall or the biggest
cafeteria these will also be the
best. But experience proves that the
biggest is not always best. Perhaps It
seldom Is. 1t has been heralded that
New York is TO have another biggest
hotel. 1t is to be bigger than the biggest
Of today as today's is bigger than the
is to rise on the site Of the Hippo
drome, and the advance notices refer
to 1t as "the worlds largest hotel" {"
From the long succession Of biggest
hotels the young man Of today Is apt
to get the impression that the old
Astor House. the Fifth Avenue, the
Hoffman House, the Buckingham and
the Windsor and other o!d-time hotels
were rather mean and shabby. The
elder man holds 4 contrary opinion.
However, there Is no use IN barking
back to other times. This is the age
OF biggest things. and II thing is not
the biggest In its class the pubic
seems unwilling to give It much at.
Sention
Evening star., 1923-03-25

ords because 1T was found that the
records Of the department. were over.
running the available space In the cor.
ridors and elsewhere" That phrase
records Of the department overrun.
ming available space in the cor.
rtdors" might be applied to several
government offices. Here is another
bit Of evidence as to the need Of q
building in which to house historic
records and records needed by the
government, but generally not re
qutred in the days work OF depart
ment.
Evening star., 1923-03-25
BY THE MARQUIS DE FoNTENoY


Although conditions Of ultra modern
warfare seem to have given rise to a
popular tendency to depreciate the
value of Gibraltar, yet 1.-The rock" re-
tains all OF its former importance as
the impregnable stronghold command
ing the western entrance and exit OF
the Mediterranean. No ship. great or
small, can enter or leave this immense
inland sea without passing withi. the
range of "Gib's" monster guns, and
without -unning the risk of being
bombed by those sQuadrons OF air
planes. which al given moment.
emerge from the oriices cut in the
face OF the rock, like SO many pigeons
flying out OF their coium barium.
Nor will England's mastery Of the
Straits OF Gibraltar ever be in any
way affected, until one day. far dis
tant, when a similar stronghold is
erected by some big European power
on the rock which faces Gibraltar on
the southern side Of the strait-the
second of the so-called Pillars of Her
cules-on the northermost part of
Africa
r (. !. =
King Georges appointment OF a new
commander In chief Of this mighty
fortress calls for more than passin e
attention. It is 4 very distinguished
veteran to whom this position Of
trust has been confided. namely, to
Gen. Sir Charles Monro, who for his
services IN the great war received a
baronety, besides many orders of
| knighthood. and who in the early
part of 1917 was sent out TO command
in chief the entire British military
forces in India.
AS Governor of Gibraltar he will re-
ceive a salary Of $4,000 q year, be-
sides allowances. very fine official
residence and all sorts Of preroga-
tives. and his appointment is for five
years. The personal regard which his
sovereign entertains for him Is shown
by the fact that he invested him a
couple Of years ago with the ancient
! office Of king Of the Order of
the Bath.
Sir Charles Monro is q veteran OF
many arduous campaigns, and en-
| joyed In a very marked degree, the
| confidence first Of Field Marshal Lord
Roberts, and then Of Lord Kitchener
under both of whom he had seen
much service. It was owing to this
that Sir Charles, after doing splendid
| ly at the front in France, was selected
| by Kitchener to supercede the un-
lucky Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton as chief
! Of the so disastrous military under
| taking on the peninsula OF Gallipoli.
and to direct the amazingly skillful
and clever withdrawal from thence
, Of the British forces. and their trans
| fer to Salonica, without the loss of
| a single man, a feat that excited the
admiration Of the entire military
world.
Married to a sister Of Lord O'Hagan
| and q son-in-law therefore, of the
late lord high chancellor Of Ireland
| he first started soldering In the Boer
| war, when he was sixteen years old
and he spent several years In peace
| times as commandant Of the great
musketry school at Hyde, where many
| of the finest officers of the British
army have passed through his hands
| !; 4 = =
At Gibraltar, Sir Charles takes
the place of another splendid
veteran, Sir Horace smith Dor
r.en, like him. q Kitchener man. who
now goes on the retired list. Sir Hor-
LACE, Those raphsW, tha soldier son
Evening star., 1923-03-25
He Wasn't That Kind.
From the Pathfaies.

Two women who were riding IN a
street car were discussing their
favor.te ope-1s. and as the conductor
approached to take their fares one
Of the women, l.an5tng him her fare.
remarked: Il simpiy adore CsI-7nen."
Blughins to the toots OF his hGss..
the embarrassed conductor replied.
''Try the motorman, madam; he's
single man"
Evening star., 1923-03-25

Over in France they are all worked
up over feminine immodesty upon the
stage. Not to be outdone Mississippi
county grand jury urges more modest
uniforms for masculine athletes.
Dressing rather than sauce for both
goose and gander.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

In considering the meaning Of 100
per cent American!sm 1t Is well to re.
member that O parrot can say Amer.
lea" loudly and nine times in success.
sion. but that parrots concept OF
America and the world is somewhat
ctrcumscribed.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

The Usage Indians, richest people
in the world. arc to get another S..
100000 from oil lands. They have
plenty Of money to pay the fiddler, bu:
are not permitted to dance.
Evening star., 1923-03-25
Childho0d's DAYS.

SnllonOOQS 8 lays.
do not sigh for childhood's days,
AS singers often do;
I do not miss those guileless sports
Which left me black and blue;
I should not care to climb a tree
And eat unwholesome fruit,
Nor struggle with examples which
Fen now I can't compute.
I'm glad that I no longer fear
A room that's still and dark;
I'm glad that can sit up late .
Without unkind remark.
I oft suspect, when all these words
On "childhoods' days" view,
That grown-up folk enjoy them NOR,
Than real children do.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

If Ludendorff is no better at upset.
ting republics than he was at whip
ping Foch the German government
has little cause to worry.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

A European wants to know what
music America has given to uplift the
world The clink Of her coin.-Grssn.
vile Piedmont,
Evening star., 1923-03-25

Henry Ford has bought a 100000
O00.ton coal reserve, it is reported.
That fellow SHINES better look to his
laurels.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

Last nights frost warning may have
saved some early presidential booms
from being uipped.
Evening star., 1923-03-25
Al Other States.
zie,.Der of the Associated Press

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
Go the usc for republication Of all ne~s dis
patches credited to It or not otherwise credited
IN this paper and also the local news pub
lished herein. All rights OF publication OF
sper' 81 dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

Opinion ranges widely as to the per.
missible range Of battleship guns.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

It is a futile hope that the sugar
scandal can be made to sweeten
rozlcus political propaganda.
Evening star., 1923-03-25
Rate by Mail--Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.

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Evening star., 1923-03-25

The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning
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Evening star., 1923-03-25

At Gibraltar, Sir Charles takes
the place of another splendid
veteran, Sir Horace Sl1iith-Dor-
r!en, like him. q Kitchener man. who
now goes on the retired list. Sir Hor-
lace, whose nephew, tha soldier son
Evening star., 1923-03-25

Business Office. llth ST. and PennsJlvania ave.
New York once: $50 Nassau ST.
Chicago once: Tower Building.
European Oflce: l6Regent St., London, England
Evening star., 1923-03-25
Fifty Years Ago in
The Star.

Had project which originated III
1873 been carried into effect the Dis
trict go--
New Home Proposed for ernment
O;s&-:.. o would not
viva AAhSAb' have bee-.