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Evening star., 1923-08-15
The Three.Mile Limit.

The United States Supreme Court
will be asked at it's October term to
pass upon an appeal which will in
volve delicate and highly important
questions Of international comfy and
the upholding Of the laws of this coun-
try. Judge Joseph w. Woodrough, in
the United States circuit court, Brook
lyn, N. Y, yesterday handed down a
decision holding, in effect, that foreign
vessels "hovering more than three
miles from the American shore for
the purpose of smuggling. which have
been In contact with the shore and
thereby assisted in smuggling, are
subject to seizure" outside the three
mile limit.
This opinion is likely to be sustained
by public opinion in this country aside
from the possibility of reversal by the
court of last resort on grounds Of in
ternational law and the procedure Of
nations. international law is at best
but a flexible institution, subject to
varying interpretations. The laws Of
the United States, enacted by the Con-
gress as the representatives of the
whole citizenship, are definite. The
average man will be prone to think
that the laws Of his country should
have some protection against any
casual smuggler who may happen to
drift along and seek to f1out them
under guise Of an international legend.
1t is gratifying to note the news
statement that the collector of the
port Of New York intends to take yes.
terday's decision-which Is on all fours
with a previous decision in Massa-
chusetts-as the law Of the land until
reversed by the highest court, and will
proceed to raid the rum-runners lying
off the three-mile limit beyond the
New York and New Jersey shores. 1t
is to be hoped that he will proceed
vigorously and break up this nest of
smugglers. Act first and litigate after
ward should be his motto.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE

President Coolidge Is off to a flying
start as far as the Washington news
paper correspondents are concerned.
came, they saw, and he conquered
A spontaneous burst of applause at
the conclusion OF the seance spoke
volumes for Calvin Coolidge's presi-
dental career. 1t meant that the
scribes had fallen in love with him
a. first sight. 1t was no easy ordeal
the President faced-those batteries
of flaming Interrogation points. He
weathered 1t brilliantly. A rapproche-
ment between him and his inquisit s
was instantaneously established They
met one another as IL 1t were their
hundredth instead of their first con-
tact. The Capital newsgatherers and
Calvin Coolidge are going to hit it
| off. Twenty minutes on the afternoon
| of August IA, 1923, settled that be-
yond peradventure.
* X
Transparent frankness is the quality
| that struck most observers as the
/ Presidents outstanding trait during
his baptismal brush with the fourth
estate. The surprise was Mr.
lCoolidge's unaffected humor He scor-
ed heavily with his hope that he'd
given his visitors a "stickfur-at
least three inches of solid COPY" If
bashfulness. reticence and taciturnity
are Coolidge failings. as currently
imagined, they were off duty for the
day. The President spoke freely,
directly and informatively. There
was neither insufficiency nor super
fiuousness in a single one of his OBJ
servations. Within a quarter OF an
hour he ran succinctly the whole
Eamut of present hour affairs-coal
agriculture. immigration. federal
Harding policies" On only one topic.
about which interest was keen. was
there dearth of presidential COM
munfcativeness-the international sit
uation. But as the Coolidge admins
tration stands pat on its predecessors
foreign policy. there was little need
for discussion of 1t.
The new Presidents desk is In un-
commonly orderly condition. Whether
that's due to the fact that Mr.. Cool
idge has been sitting at 1t only day
or two. or whether he's one of those
methodical souls who wipe the slate
clean at the end Of every business
day. is not known. Mr.. Hardings
workable was usually cluttered up
with state papers and official trap
pIh6S bl uOtuncntS await
ing the Executive signature seldom
were missing. Mr.. Coolidge is fond
OF flowers, and, like his predecessor,
evidently likes a vase of long
med pink roses in front OF him. An
American business mans sack suit Of
blue serge. with watch swung
jauntily in the upper left hand
outside pocket on chain fastened
to IA gold lapel button. appears to be
President Coolidge's working garh
In II he cuts the figure of plain.
thoughtful. level-headed Yankee gen.
tleman-which he assuredly is.
High politics is certain to be dis
cerned in President Coolidge's ap-
pointment OF C. Bascom Slemp of
Virginia as his secretary. There is
an interesting link between the ap-
pointment and Senator George FL
Moses Coolidge efor- Pre- sident- in-t9
pronouncement. When Senator Moses
was in charge of Leonard Woods $
Evening star., 1923-08-15
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Waltz Revival.
I'VE will bring back the waltz" saw
the experts so gay,
Who are making society's pace.
Perhaps they'll succeed, but be that
as it may,
VIII it have its original grace?
Will the youth who is bashful, the
maid who is shy,
The same destinations disclose?
They can bring back the dance from
the day that's gone by
Can they bring back the old bellies
and beaux?
VIII manners become more sereuely
polite,
Like those when examples were set
BY elders whose courtliness gladdened
the sight
AS they moved in the calm minuet?
The waltz. once intended for frivolous
feet,
Seems proper enough, goodness
knows.
They can bring back the step and the
music so sweet
Can they bring back the bellies and
the beaux?
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lieved that they do not 60 at this work
with the ardor shown by the boys
who are now buying homes and sup.
porting families.
The great stamp dealers and phila-
telists are in a postage stamp metropo-
lis. We print millions Of stamps here,
and have printed hundreds Of varieties
or issues" since the government took
to doing this work itself. The Post
Office Department very properly has
a postage stamp collection, and If it is
not complete it is nearer complete
than any other collection Of United
States stamps. 1t took a prize at an
international stamp exhibition at Lon
don. and 1t has been placed on exhibit
tion at the hotel where the stamp
dealers and distinguished philatelists
are holding their meetings.
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Stamp Collectors,

The great stamp collectors Of the
United States are in Washington. The
American Stamp Dealers Association
Is holding its annual convention here,
and also the thirty-eighth annual con-
vention Of the American Philatelic
Society is in session. Not all stamp
dealers are philatelists, and not every
philatelist is a stamp dealer, but they
all have that ardor and that passion
for postage stamps which filled the
breast Of nearly every boy and girl in
Washington a generation or two ago.
Many of these stamp dealers and
philatelists have kept alive their
youthful love for stamps, and have
been at the work of collecting since
they were boys. They have that pecul.
lar metal in them which makes a
man stick to an idea or a hobby once
embraced.
Stamp collecting, even today, must
be interesting to a very large number
Of persons, but to oldsters who have
outgrown the stamp-collecting habit it
seems that the practice Is not so com.
mon as it was when they were boys.
Time was in Washington when boys
went in for collecting stamps with the
same enthusiasm which little girls
showed for dolls. Every business Of
fee. every government department
and every legation in old Washington
knew the stamp collector. He showed
greater persistence than any bill col
lector was ever known to have. Waste
baskets were ransacked everywhere.
Boys saw bundles Of stamps and even
complete issues Of this or that series
in their dreams. Many boys collect
postage stamps today. but it is be-
Evening star., 1923-08-15

pre-convention campaign in 1920, he
went cunning for Wood delegates In
the south through Slemp. There is
certain natural affinity between the
those of Dixieland. Slemp's ties
throughout the south are intimate
and extensive. II he can corral the
delegations OF Virginia, North and
South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama and
Tennessee for Mr.. Coolidge next year
he will marshal a. total Of SO
convention votes. Added to the
81 which Senator Moses has taken
1t upon himself to muster from
solid New England, the Coolidge
impressive 1856. That is far in ex-
cess of Hiram Johnson's high-water
mark at Chicago In 1920.
George B. Christian, jr., who is
showing the ropes to the President
and the new executive staff, says that
Mrs Harding is surviving the wrench
of sudden separation from the White
House like "a soldier" Her deter
mination to brave each new phase of
her ordeal is seemingly unbreakable
Many have expressed the belief that
Mrs. Harding will not long be idle.
will-power and an energy like hers
cannot normally remain without an
objective. Probably she will not have
to wait long--if, indeed. 1t has not
already occurred-before being i'm
portuned to write her memoirs of
two and half years as first lady of
the Land. Warren Harding intended
dev6ting himself to literary pursuits
once the presidency was behind him.
1t would not surprise some of her
friends IL Florence Harding were to
carry on" in his stead.
a 1924 vice presidential boom for Col
Theodore Roosevelt. and proposed his
name as Calvin Coolidges running
mate. The assistant secretary of the
Navy has been mentioned for the
g. o. P. second place more than once,
but his friends always were given TO
understand that the governorShip OF
New York makes the livelier appeal
to him. The republicans are believed
TO be anxious to nominate for Vice
president some man with an over
seas service record. The name of
Col. Thomas w. Miller. alien prop
erty custodian, and a prominent
American legionnaire, bobs up with
considerable favor
Sir Thomas Lipton's latest challenge
for the Americas cup recalls that
breezy baronets unblushing fondness
for publicity. Like Phineas T. Bar
mum. Upton would rather be abused
than ignored. He had to add a wing
to his country house outside of Lon
don to store the scrapbooks full of
newspaper articles and cartoons re-
cording his futile efforts to lift the
cup Sir Thomas, an Irishman born
in Scotland. loves to tell this one on
himself:
Once" he says, in the brogue no
Hibernian comedian could possibly
reproduce. when / arrived in New
York. the newspaper men steamed
down the bay to interview me. AS
they clambered over the side of the
liner. l greeted them with a deprecat-
ing wave of the hand. Boys ! said,
i don't want to be interviewed this
time l really don't. But IL you feel
you simply must put something in
your papers about me-mind you. il
you're sure you can't do without it
why. let il be something inconspicu-
Gus. somewhere on the front page"
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1923-08-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Q. On what days is admission free
to the Corcoran Art Gallery?-
| A. II. w.
A. Tuesdays. Thursdays, Saturdays.
! Sundays and holidays are free days.
| At other times % cents Is charged
for admission. This gallery Is now
closed. but will open for the season
August Is. The Freer Gallery Is open
| every day except Monday. Admission
is free.
| @. How long after President Nc
Kinley's death was Theodore Roose-
welt sworn in as President?-C. J.
A. The interval between the two
events was thirteen hours twenty-one
minutes.
Q. When was the mansion at Ar
lington built?-J. r. D.
A. 1t was built in 1902 by George
Washington Parke Custis, grandson
| of Martha Washington and father of
Mrs. Robert E. Lee.
Q. How much did the Municipal
building coste-M H.
A. This is one of the most beautiful
buildings in Washington. and was
cost of 100000.
Q. What causes pyorrhea?-C. II. 81.
A. The public health service says
that pyorrhea is a disease of the
gums and is caused by the accumula
tton of tartar where the teeth join
the gums. The gums become irritated
and infected by disease-producing
germs. the tissues are broken down
and pus forms. Unless the pyorrhea
sufferer Is prompt in putting his case
| in the hands of a competent dentist
the infection continues, rapidly dis
solving the soft bones surrounding
the teeth.
Q; What is meant by "hijackeer''
as the term is used in connection with
liquor smuggling?-C. L. III.
A. A hijacker in the Illicit liquor
traffic is an individual who robs
smugglers and bootleggers of their
money or wares. The name is said to
be one that was given to a band Of
hoboes who preyed on men who
worked in the harvest fields of the
west years ago. The members hailed
Jack. what time is it?" and then fol-
lowed that up by tapping them on the
head and relieving them of their
money. Railroad detectives called
them "hijackers."
Q. What is the cholla plant?-
B. F. K.
A. Choya or cholla is the Mexican
name IOr several xmas or cactuSeS.
They all have round stems with fero-
cious sheathed and barbed spines
The branches easily break off when
touched, causing very painful wounds
| They are very characte ristic of the
deserts of Mexico and southwestern
United States. Cordially hated by
man, cholla is really his stanch
friend. 1t affords food and some little
! moisture for both man and beast;
sanctuary for birds and timid animals,
! and honey for bees.
Q. How early were there Catholic
bishops in Greenland and Iceland?-
J. c.
A. The Records Of the American
Catholic Historical Society for De-
| cember, 1922, says that Catholic
bishops were in Greenland and Ice
land in the fourteenth century and
Peters pence were collected there and
sent TO Rome.
@. Has gold been discovered in
La abrador in such quantities as to
| cause a gold rush?-P. ]. r.
A. The Canadian geological sur
vey at Ottawa has issued an official
statement reciting facts about Lab
rador that make 1t appear extremely
improbable that any gold discovery
of importance has been made there
Q. How can I demagnetize my
watch w. c. K
A. The watch may be dema gnetized
by placing II in a coil of wire about
Evening star., 1923-08-15
Influence. "

The stand which the Engineer Com
missioner Of the District takes on 'in-
f1uence" in his department will be in
dorsed as correct policy in administer
ing public Office. 1t has not been gem
orally known that influence has been
OF much avail in the engineer depart
Inent or in any other department Of
the District government, and it is not
believed that it exists or has existed
in any dangerous degree. No doubt
an employe here and there has sought
the service of a friend at court" or
Of friend supposed to have prestige
with some one higher up" but the
Washington public feels sure that
there has not been any common prac-
tice of this kind.
There Is a very wide belief in the
power OF pull" 1t is a survival of
those times when public office was
supposed to be, and often was, a "pri-
vate snap" and a subordinate in the
public service could get more by pull"
than by honest and efficient work. In
the administration Of public affairs we
are coming nearer year by year to
the sterling business standard Of re-
warding workers for their efficiency
plus their fidelity, rather than because
they have important friends.
Maj. Bell says that employees should
be encouraged to try to advance them
selves" and that mo person is to be
taken care Of because he is the friend
Of some person Of prominence" It is
sound doctrine. But there is another
thing to be considered. Efficiency Is
a proper standard. but there are vari-
ous kinds Of efficiency. There is the
efficiency Of actually doing things, and
the efficiency OF energy and action.
There il also the efficiency Of expert
ence. A man may be highly efficient
by reason Of his experience, and yet
because Of long service may have
passed the age when he can make
Evening star., 1923-08-15
Substitutes and Coal Strike.

ne duIIllIllSlTdtlOll, IL mas Deen Oh
ficially announced, plans to meet a
strike in the anthracite mines with a
flood OF substitutes for hard coal, prin-
cipally coke and low volatile bitumi-
nous Goals.
Substitutes for anthracite are better
than no fuel at all. But thousands of
those who, with heating apparatus
suitable for burning hard coal only,
tried the substitutes last winter be-
cause of the strike will not look for
experience.
The administration might as well
face the fact that the people who have
for years been accustomed to use an
1hracite and can conveniently and
with comfort use no other expect
something more from the government
in the event of a shutdown of the
mines than substitutes. More and
more the public is looking to the gov.
ernment to protect its interests in the
case Of industrial upheavals such as
that now threatened. The substitute
plan announced seems a preparation,
not to meet the strike issue, but to
avoid Ii If it comes. The administra.
ton may have other plans up its
sleeve to meet a strike situation, but
so far none has been indicated.
1t is true that the President has no
present authority under the law to
take over and operate coal mines to
protect the people from fuel famine
1t Is true that such authority can be
given only by act of Congress- But it
Is equally true that Congress can be
called into special session If necessary
to meet the emergency. Whenever
there is mention of q special session of
the new Congress, however, for any
purpose, there is a raising Of hands in
horror by many of the republican
leaders.
The threat, for that is what it
amounts to, made by the administra-
ton to take care OF the fuel market
this fall and winter by the use Of sub
stitutes may prove a salutary lesson
to the operators and miners. II they
can be made to realize that their prod.
ucts and their labor are to go unde-
sired, or at least will be unnecessary,
Tor months to come 1t may have a
Quickening influence toward bringing
about an adjustment of their con-
troversy.
An encouraging note, so far as prob
able adjustment Of the controversy
and the avoidance Of strike, Is found
in news dispatches from Pennsylvania
today to the effect that the rank and
file OF the miners union is becoming
restive under the persistent demand
OF the union officials that the check off
system be adopted. This Is the system
by which the companies collect the
dues of the union members and turn
them over to the union officials, and
by which special assessments and fines
are also collected for the union. The
union officials have insisted that this
check-off system was essential to any
agreement. 1t Is said that 10 per cent
Of the miners are in reality opposed
to the check-off; that they have heard
from bituminous miners where the
system is in use that it is a great bur-
den and not beneficial. These men are
wondering why they should go on
strike at the behest of officials who
favor the check-off and suffer the hard
ships Of a strike. perhaps prolonged,
for the sake Of something they do not
really want.
Evening star., 1923-08-15

LawIess elements in China obtain
more leniency, perhaps. than is their
due when they attack foreigners, on
the theory that they are centuries be-
hind In civilization and cannot be ex-
pected to know better. The attitude Is
uncomplimentary and unjust to the
educated and responsible Chinese.
Evening star., 1923-08-15

1t is the belief of Judge Gary that
the steel workers will not like the
eieht-hour day after they see how it
works out on the pay roll. Something
always happens to discourage the pub
lie Just when 1t thinks peace is in
sight
Evening star., 1923-08-15

Predictions are made that President
Coolidge will have his troubles. but no
democrat has been sufficiently oblivi-
Gus to propriety as to hint "the more
the merrier."
Evening star., 1923-08-15

When socialists and communists
hold an influential place in debate a
government official may consider his
career a success If he can resign in
personal safety.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
Crossing the Channel.

OIUSS1Hg LII6 VILHIIHpI.
The English channel now with ease
they swim,
A man can breast the waves that
wildly toss.
The task becomes more difficult and
grim
When some idea tries to get across.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
The Art Impulse.

Il just saw Tarantula Tim riding
wildly down the street and shooting
with both hands," exclaimed the
trembling stranger.
That's all right" answered Cactus
Joe. He's locked up safe an COM
Portable now. Tins kind of unfortu-
nate. He can't take few drinks of
this new Ticker without imaginin' he's
back in the motion picture studio"
Evening star., 1923-08-15

1t is a mistake to advise the con.
sumner to order his coal. All he can do
is to request it.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
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Anarchists who wish to DESTROY
wealth in Germany are politely asked
to begin with the paper marks.
Evening star., 1923-08-15

not prevented him from being where
the fighting is.
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Discretion REQUIRED

You must have had opportunities
to make a great deal of money"
Many" said Senator Sorghum. "A
man in my position finds discretion
necessary to enable him to avoid be.
coming so poor he can't afford to STAY
in politics or SO rich that he won't
be considered eligible
Evening star., 1923-08-15
Play and Work.

"1s your boy Josh shy about meet
ing strangers?"
"Only sometimes" replied Farmer
Corntossel. He'll play pool all night
with bunch of travelin' men, but he
acts scared and miserable If I ask him
to wake up in the afternoon and hustle
to the depot to meet some summer
boarders."
Evening star., 1923-08-15

Jud Tunkins says the man who
doesn't know what he's talking about
seldom does much harm, because he
always gives himself away in the first
two sentences.
Evening star., 1923-08-15

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edition. 10 delivered by carriers within the city
at 80 cents per month"; daily only. 40 cents per
month: Sunday only. 90 cents per month. Or
ders may be sent by mail, telephone Main
COCO. Collection is made by carriers at the
end of each moath
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"Chillun ought to learn obedience" !"
said Uncle Eben; ''but when so many
has parents dat breaks de speed laws
an sasses de cop whar's de chillun
gineter git de lessons?'
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A Doubtful Boast,

If necessary" said the independent
citizen. 81 can get out and shovel coal
for living
YES" replied the man who was
worrying over the strike news; "but
where are you going to find the coal?"
Evening star., 1923-08-15
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The ambitious politicians who are
expected to arise in the west and de-
mand support on the ground of their
asserted progressivism are going to run
up against a difficulty IL they attempt
to make out that President Coolidge
is not progressive. 1t will have to be
remembered that Massachusetts, was
one of the most outspoken progress
siye states in Roosevelt's time.
ProRressives elected Calvin Coolidge
Governor of Massachusetts, and he was
voted for by thousands OF progressive
republicans. ardent followers Of Theo-
doge Roosevelt.