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Evening star., 1923-08-11
The Silent REQUIEM.

Silence. Stiffness. All over the
United States yesterday at the hour
Of the interment of the body Of War
rem G. Harding, late President Of the
United States, at Marion, his former
home, the activities Of the people of
the country were checked. BY pre-.
arrangement with reference to the
differences In time all traffic was sus-
pended, all work was stopped and, so
far as possible, all motion ceased. For
five minutes this hush prevailed and
the people Joined in spirit in the
so deeply won their hearts in his
brief term as Chief Executive Of the
nation.
This silent tribute was a prayer for
the rest Of a weary man who gave
himself so completely for the public
welfare and sacrificed his life to his
office. 1t was a prayer of thanksgiv-
ing, too, for this splendid example of
citizenship set by Warren Harding
for his fellow Americans. 1t was an
expression of deepest sympathy for
his wife, who bore with him his bur-
den of care and responsibility and
service and who has in the hour Of
bereavement borne herself with such
admirable stanchness of spirit.
Such an intense concentration Of
national thought at the time of the
solemnities at Marion must have it's
good results. Every person partici.
pating is bettered by it. The country
is strengthened by it. The national
pulse is quickened by it. No more
eloquent requiem was ever spoken
than yesterday was expressed in
silence by the people who loved him
who went at that moment to his great
rest.
Evening star., 1923-08-11
Warren Harding's Friends.

Photographs Of the proceedings at
Marion yesterday, when the people OF
that city passed through the home of
Warren G. Harding's father to pay
their last tribute to their beloved
fellow citizen, show a remarkably
varied assortment. Many CT the men
are in their shirt sleeves. In one
picture appears a woman wearing an
apron. These mourners at the bier
had come from their work, their
homes, their Kitchens, from the
streets, dropping everything to do
honor to the man whom Marion
proudly gave to the nation, their
townsman whom they knew init.
mately. There was no dressing up"
for the occasion. They went as they
were, in the clothes they were accus.
toned to wear, for they knew that he
who had gone would not wish them
to do otherwise. For Warren Harding
was plain man, man of the people.
who loved'the people and had worked
with them as well as for them, who
understood all their thoughts and
aspirations. And this same spirit pre-.
vailed in the matter of the participa-
tion of the employees of the Marion
Star, who, at Mrs. Harding's par.
ticular request, marched in the fu-
neral procession Immediately behind
her motor. They dressed in their
usual Sunday clothes, They had no
frock coats or high hats, and some.
what, it is stated, to the distress Of
one Of those in charge of the arrange.
ments. they followed Mrs. Harding's
wishes and SO proceeded. for, as their
leader said. Warren never wore a
silk hat when he worked over at the
Star, and we'll follow him to his grave
as we are
Evening star., 1923-08-11

Judge: If you can't fine me for tbirk-
nlng, L think you're damned fool >.
OPaer Ior contempt of court was not
Eddie Hood, Washington's oldest
and best loved reporter, who was
buried today, might once have besn
assistant secretary of the Navy. John
u. Long. McKinley's Secretary of tho
Navy offered him the post during the
spanish American war. Ne often re-
lused State Department appointments
Foreign governments repeatedly ten-
dered Hood decorations in token of
ms ms Iaithful chronicling of interna
, uionai news at Washington. Hood
ne summed the limelight. Varions
noncrs were rendered him in voin
even oy his own colleagues He ne
erEeu service in the ranks. score
Iaries or State and amba ssadors do
orete pate 'heir h passion for diplomatic Sc
Hood ona oapitual,y os h. divulged them to
adva nee news OF the officiaI aaends
oi the washington conference.
Calvin Coolidge and George Harvey
happen Doth to be Vermonters-s
circumstance that may impeI tbe nsv,
PRESIDENT to keep the yivacious COL
dneI on the job at the court of g
vsv ;s IL ne consents to stay put. Har-
SSey IS revlsiting native Green mountair
neath before returning to England and
sontact with the soil that gave Presi-
cent Coolidge birth may fill the coiona,
with flial ambition to remain ar Inn
o9h Of ceaxIa pernaps I 1924 will find Harvey one
ides tse tor Moses New England Cool
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-08-11

few minutes in every quarter of the
world and within few hours may
be known to every civilized man. The
prominence Of the United States, the
prominence of it's President, the
knowledge which the people of the
world had OF Warren Harding, the
pathos Of his taking off and the fact
that there :. Is nearly instantaneous
communication between peoples called
forth the widest show of sympathy
which the world has ever manifested
for a man. Behind all the reasons
thus set forth there was a very gen.
eral understanding throughout the
world of that generous, urbape and
kindly character which made Warren
Harding liked by all men who met
him. In the news columns we are
told that memorial services for our
late President We're held in London,
Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Stockholm,
Edinburgh, Mexico City. Montevideo.
Peking. Copenhagen, Bucharest and
hundreds on hundreds of places in
scores of foreign lands.
Evening star., 1923-08-11
SHOOTING STARS,
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Fisherman

The Fisherman.
Bill used to fish down in the brook.
Sometimes a bent pin made a hook.
His hat was torn, his feet were bare;
Bill was a boy and didn't care.
Bill fishes still. He's now ahoat
At ease in q palatial boat,
With everything that heart could
wish
The tackles worth more than the fish.
Companions gay and friends sincere,
When Bin a-fishing goes, draw near;
And anything he lands with care
A chef is waiting to prepare.
And yet the dreamlight in his eye
Shows that he dwells in days gone by
And hears the music low and sweet
Where quivering branches bend and
meet.
The line that gives sudden thrill
Has boyhood messages for Bill.
And as he wears a far-off look
1 know he's a-fishing in that brook.
Evening star., 1923-08-11
Article by Woodrow Wilson
Stirs Nationwide Interest

Woodrow Wilson's concern for a
world in It's present state of unrest
and for his beloved United States. as
expressed by his recent article in the
Atlantic Monthly. has attracted wide
attention throughout the country
Coming as 1t did almost simultane-
ously with the warning by Senator
elect MaEnus Johnson that unless the
rights Of the common people were
more properly safeguarded revolution
impended, editors read into the Will
son statement their own particular
reflex of actual conditions. 1t is gen.
erally suggested that the former
President is right so far as his ex-
pressions of hope are concerned.
The Omaha World Herald insists
that the way the country speaks Is
eventually the way II Will go, and
we believe the American people can
be trusted. Obstacles to fair. just and
humane government will be swept
away before the public opinion, which
may be influenced by hysteria at
times. but Ultimately seeks the right
thing for all of us. Despite dis
couraging incidents and situations.
there Is confidence to be placed IN the
hope of the former President that
America will be equal to the supreme
task of leadership of democracy"
That also is the Wow entertained by
the Utica Press, which suggests that
to-day human nature is still fired by
ideals. The problem is to have them
OF the right sort. In turning atten-
tion to this one factor in the progress
of the race the former President Is
sues a warning and a challenge that
should not be ignored"
X X X
The st. Paul Dispatch does not sym
pathize with those who accept the
Wilson doctrine, arguing that 'the
voice still speaks with the old Ian
guage, but 1t lacks the old incisive-
ness Of phrase and 1t does not conf
mand. An act of Congress cannot
declare war against mems baser
natures: the souls of the world cannot
be mobilized by selective draft
service to remove heartlessness from
the everyday acts of men" Along
somewhat similar lines Is the COM
ment OF the Detroit News in suggest
ing that Woodrow Wilson has enjoyed
a long slumber. He emerges from the
past and voices an echo of his lost
opportunity. Noble words multiply in
his mouth like ants in sand. He alone
among men, and as none other In
history, had the chance to translate
them into material conditions. When
he talks of the world and its spiritual
redemption he Is recalling the epitome
of his own great failure. For Wood
row Wilson is the one man who could
have made good his fourteen points,
but with the common people of the
whole world at his back he failed"
The New York Evening World
points out that Woodrow Wilson ex-
pressed fear of revolution: Magnus
johnson predicted revolution and Sem
ator couzens. Michigan. republican,
expressed substantial agreement with
the former President. Thus the three
wings of political opinion ranging
from liberal to extremist are speak
ing in somewhat the same language
There is revolution. not in prospect,
Evening star., 1923-08-11

the special traffic committee, and 1t
is believed that these changes will
help the movement of traffic. The
one.way rule on 18th and 18th streets
ID to be extended from < street to
Massachusetts, avenue. Thirteenth
street, now a north-way street, will
be changed to southway street,
except between Pennsylvania avenue
and F street, where traffic will move
both ways. Twelfth street, now a
south-way street, will be made a
north-way street. Numerous other
changes have been ordered and will
go sinto effect in due time. 1t will
be necessary for motorists to follow
the news and the arrows IL they
would go straight and do no damage
to the law.
Evening star., 1923-08-11
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Q. How many terms did Coolidge
serve as Governor of Massachusetts?
Il. r.
A. He served two terms Of one year
each-1919 and 1920-being reelected
by slightly larger plurality than the
one which landed him in the guber-
Material chair. President Coolidge
became councilman of the city of
Northampton in 1899. and has held
various positions of public trust al
most continuously since that time.
He was a member of the state senate
from 1912 to 1915, and lieutenant gov
ernor in 1916, IT and '1S.
Q. What was Mrs Harding reading
to the President when he died?-k. d.
A. She was reading an article. "A
Calm Review of a Calm Man." by
Samuel G. Blythe. in the Saturday
Evening Post Of July %.
Q. Did the United States Marine
e. c.
A. 1t did not The band to which
you refer was the combined Marine
bands from Quantico. The United
States Marine Band did not march
In any of the Shrine parades.
Q. have a sister in Russia who
would write to me If 1t did not cost
SO much If ! send money she is not
allowed to buy stamps with 1t. Can /
prepay postage?-H. G.
A. The Post Office Department says
that you can buy at the post office
an international reply postal card for
cents on one half of which may be
written message to the addressee
In Russia and on the other half after
being detached a message can be
written by the addressee in Russia,
and such half mailed to the United
States without prepayment of addi-
tional postage. You can also buy an
international reply coupon for IL
cents, which can be exchanged in
Russia for a stamp to prepay a one
rate letter go grams. or about three
quarters of an ounce), addressed for
delivery in the United States.
O.. When is the cotton picking sea-
SOM. Y. r.
A. Cotton picking begins. in Texas.
the latter part of July. The season
is soon in full swing throughout the
south.
Q. In what county In Tennessee is
the buried Indian village of Cisco?-
T. w.
A. Remains of an Indian city called
county. TENN about two miles from
the village OF P1nSOn.
Q. How much does the average
American spend on books?-H. J.
A. It Is estimated that each person
in the United States spends an aver
age of 40 cents year for books.
O. What does the term Mother of
Parliaments" refer tod. NJ. S.
A. The parliament of Great Britain
has been called The Mother of Par
liaments" frequently. The term par
lament was first applied TO the legis-
lative body of Great Britain by Mat
thew Paris. 1246. The parliament
was the outcome of the Witanage-
mot Can Anglo-Saxon word. meaning
meeting Of wise men to advise the
kingD. The British parliament was
formed after the signing of the Magma
Charta by King John on the demand
of the barons and commoners of Eng
land, June 13, 1915.
Evening star., 1923-08-11

but In retrospect. So we should
speed up social advance and close the
gap between material and the spir-
itual developments and SO achieve
Dement'S of material revolution as we'll
This is the task ahead We have
undergone revolution. Revolution is
In progress. Revolution Is in pros
be rational or irrational" The
Newark Evening News Is convinced
there is no lack of continuity in
Mr.. Wilson's thought when he breaks
the silence Of the last two and one
half years to utter a warning against
influences which are still threatening
our civilization. Mr.. Wilson goes up
10 the higher plane of the French
adage: 'Noblesse oblige.' He warns
prudent men to make this present
capitalistic system, so clean and fair
that prejudice will be dsarmed and
there Will be no cause for discomfort"
1t is the opinion of the Reading Tri-
enemies than friends as President he
, has made some friends since his tenure
of office expired. One Of the reasons
why he was thoroughly misunderstood
was because he dealt with abb
,, stractions. This fault may be found
with his latest article, which contains
parallels, unfortunately. that are mean
ingless to the average individual. If
MIR. wilson would outline concretely the
tnlngs that capitalistic state will have
10 surrender to maintain tranquility he
Will not only be understood but appre-
ciated by the very people who were his
enemies In 1920. Capitalists and prole-
.arlats aiike agree that the present sys-
tenn OF society Is unsatisfactory, but
no one so far has offered anything bet
Ter than distractions to improve it."
Always interesting, the Nashville
Banner feels that Mr.. Wilson'S present
statement should be carefully studied
! and thinks the views will receive the
consideration TO which they are en-
tltled and which his great prestige as
thinker will bring to them. If they
result In general awakening of the
people the necessity for such spirit
usi regeneration as he suggests they
will have accomplished very much in
deed" That also is the opinion enter
telned by the Baltimore Sum- which feels
tnat 1t is subject for public con-
graduation that he Is able once more
10 utter a clear call to the colors Of
public service"
4
The great trouble with America is
we are money mad" the Fort Wayne
Journal-Gazette holds. land unless there
Is revival spiritually we shall face
serious times in the future. All this
was clear to Mr.. Wilson long before
ne became President. He dedicated his
genius during the first four years Of
his presidency TO an attempt to right
real wrongs. For that, more than INV
thing else, he is hated. For that. more
than anything else. he is entitled 10
me gratitude OF thinkers" The Albany
hnicherDocker Press adds that vii
sdvantage In adding to the weight of
ms counsel" while his suggestion ~
.ne golden rule is in reality the road
away from revolution; while the Lin
coin star holds that ito prevent revo-
luton by learning and scotchine its
causes mas occurred to but few and
Mr. Wilson could not lend his taIents
ana experience to more vital prob-
Evening star., 1923-08-11
Changes in Traffic Rules.

Traffic regulations will become sta.
bilized in course of time and then
drivers and pedestrians will have a
chance to get acquainted with them.
We have had many changes and
much discussion, but it is understood
by all of us that we have been passing
through a period of experimentation.
A traffic rule that appears excellent
in theory may not work so we'll when
applied to streetful of machines
and rule that may not be beautiful
in theory may give good result when
tried out in practice. In the matter
Of one-way streets several important
changes have been agreed on by the
Commissioners on recommendation Of
Evening star., 1923-08-11
War Not Necessary
to Progress of Race

AN Army officer in the course ~ q
recent lecture endeavored to nroya
ehat mans triumph over the brute
creation and his progress in civi,i-
cation are due mainly to deyelopnant
or the power to hurl missiles or noe
force at a distance. He was speal.-
Ing as soldier.
A little reflection should suffice TO
convince any one that what he re-
CARDS as a cause of the deyelopment
OF mans intelligence was merely an
effect. Monkeys are able to burl
missiles, yet. If we may believe that
profound philosopher William lem
nings Bryan. a monkey will never de-
velop into man though he were to
heeP on nurllng nuts and stones for
A companion fallacy to that of the
Army officer quoted is the theory of
the chef who says that mans triumph
over the brute creation and his prog
ress in civilization are due mainly
that learned how to cook his food.
There are other animals or insects
that prepare their food, using the sun
as cooker, but that Is detail; the
from the truth than the Army officer
and both are victims of the same
type of fallacy.
Because man always has fought is
no reason for believing that he all
ways must fight. War is not a law Of
human life. 1t is merely an effect
and is by no means necessary effect
Of law of all life, the law of con-
fict. but there can be conflict with
out warfare.
Conflict has it's place in human re-
lations. A well ordered government
is balance of conflicting Individual
and sectional interests. In earlier
times the struggle for supremacy
among competing races necessitated
warfare, but civilization progresses
to the extent that 1t changes the
cruder conflict of warfare for the
more intensive but less brutal con-
fiict Of commercial and Industrial
competition.
The nations may relapse into the
barbarism of warfare or the fndivid-
uals may relapse into the savagery
of murder, but war is no more nee
cessary than private murder.
We have progressed as we have
substituted courts to adjust individ-
ual conflicts, and we shall make even
greater progress when q world court
shall have taken the place of the
armed conflicts of the nations-San
Francisco Bulletin, y
Evening star., 1923-08-11

Communists gave in the reichstag
an exhibition of violence which affords
a suggestion of the methods with
which they would displace the forms
Of government in general. The word
communism" has never succeeded In
allying itself to a hopeful or a helpful
meaning.
Evening star., 1923-08-11

Prohibition Commissioner HAYNES
says that home brew" is out of
fashion. Fashionable circles may
have decided that pink noses will not
be worn next season.
Evening star., 1923-08-11

There is still room for inventive
progress in the motor industry. The
world recognizes the need. of an air
plane attachment that will enable a
fiivver' to soar for q short distance
when it approaches q grade crossing
Evening star., 1923-08-11
A RetrOgresSive.

A socialist in language sad
Our wrongs proceeded to rehearse.
He said that everything was bad
And then jumped in to make things
worse.
Evening star., 1923-08-11

New York is willing to guarantee
that by selecting the eastern metropo-
lis as the convention city the demo
cratic party will have a splendid time,
at least before the election.
Evening star., 1923-08-11

A certain amount of valuable time
and energy is still being lost in Ger
many in calculating the value of
paper marks as we'll as in printing
them.
Evening star., 1923-08-11
Important Qualification,

You go as far as to admit the
possibility of defeat for your party?"
Yes replied Senator Sorghum;
but you will observe that 1 observe
the rule of statesmen who lift a warn
ing voice and am always mighty care
full to Say unless"
Evening star., 1923-08-11

Calvin Coolidge cannot escape the
rule. Any statesman with great re.
sponsibilities in hand is inevitably re.
ferred to at one time or another as q
sphinx.
Evening star., 1923-08-11
Only Reasonable,

Street gowns are longer"
"Of course" replied Miss Cayenne.
Bathing suits are as short as ever
and girl needs protection from SUM-
burn at least part Of the day."
Evening star., 1923-08-11
Metal Against Metal

II envy the man with a cast iron
stomach"
Yes" said Uncle Bill Bottletop; "but
even that hasn't a chance If 1t starts
competition with a copper STILL"
Evening star., 1923-08-11

Berlin in studying the dyestuff sit
uation favors the idea of allowing red
politics to do it's coloring OF opinions
elsewhere.
Evening star., 1923-08-11

Jud Tunkins says all that daylight
saving did for his community was to
make 81 Simlin' stop whiting long
enough to go around the neighbor-
hood looking for the time of day that
suited him.
Evening star., 1923-08-11

Turkish diplomats pay a compli-
ment to certain new world institu.
tions by distinguishing themselves as
stand -patters.
Evening star., 1923-08-11

You never gifts over bein' credu-
lous," said Uncle Eben. II keeps be.
levin to dis day dat whut sees on
circus poster is mebbe gineter come
true" "a.
Evening star., 1923-08-11

The soft coal nuisance becomes q
small consideration as compared with
the nuisance threatened by the an
thracite controversy.
Evening star., 1923-08-11

Q. What does Nah Jong mean:-D.
A. In the dialect of the provence
of Ming Po, it means hemp bird"
Q. How much did 1t cost to run the
government last year?-R. T. G..
A. The total ordinary expenditures
of the government for the fiscal year
1922 was S3,360,196,36464
Q Who was the first artist in
America..-R. S.
A. The first professional artist In
America Of whom there is any record
was Deacon Shem browne Of Boston
He is described as an artifcer in
metals and in wood carving. He
made the hammered copper grasshop-
per which still surmountS the wealth
ervane OF Faneuil Hall.
Q. What is the foremost shipbuild-
ing city in the world?-J. K.
A. Glasgow Clyde, In Scot
land. is probably the most famous of
shipbuilding cities.
Q. Where does the American flag
fly day and night?-D. r. MEG.
A So far as we know. the only
place where the American flag flies
all night as well as all day is at the
grave Of Francis Scott Key, who is
buried in Frederick Md. There is a
portrait statue of Key in the ceme-
terry. He stands with his hand up
raised, pointing to the Stars and
Stripes.
Q. How long was Washington's
farewell address?-J. II. K.
A. 1t occupied in manuscript thir-
ty-two pages of quarto letter paper
sewed together in d book The ad-
drRSS first nnhliShed n phil
sdelphia Advertiser September, 1896.
The address is dated September 10 Of
that year.
Q. Does the dealer a bridge have
a right to shuttle the cards after they
have been shuffied for him?-J. H. II.
A. The laws of auction state that
the dealer has the right to shuttle
last, but must not shuttle after the
cut, save in the contingencies which
call for new shuttle and a new cut.
Q. How long can peaches be kept
in cold storage?-T. H. T.
A. Peaches of good color. yet still
hard, If fresh from the trees. have
been kept in cold storage for four
weeks and found at the conclusion of
that period in fairly marketable con-
dition.
Q. What does il cost to maintain a
concrete road?-D. Med.
A. Engineers estimate that in a
general way for a sixteen to twenty
foot well built concrete road IL will
cost about $50 per mile annually for
filing cracks and joints. with tota!
annual slab maintenance of from 500
to S400 per mile, depending upon the
amount Of traffic.
(We have numerous inquiries
tChtch tUe cannot dnSlCer, due to lack
of proper address. In tUrtti1t0 this
bureau please make certain that your
flLI flnme and address, nre incIiLdc1
Evening star., 1923-08-11
Locating the Joy.

Where's the real fun in playing
this new gamer"
LAS far as I can make out" replied
Cactus Joe, 1.-The fun isn't in playing
1t. It's in the argument about how
TO make up the score"
Evening star., 1923-08-11

(We hare numerous Inquiries
tChtch tOe cannot dnStCer, due to lack
of proper address. In tUriting this
bureau please make certain that your
JMH name aud address are included,
together tCIth q tt0o-cent stamp for
return postage. Address The Erening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Hdskin, Director, 1890 North Capi-
tol Street, Washington, D. Co..