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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
Ien1her nf fI,e Associafed Prose-
The British Crisis.

> The British parliament has been
dissolved. Tho Stanley Baldwin gov
ernment has turned to the people for
sanction of its policies and perpetual
,ion of the present regime. The Brit.
= ish political maelstrom has gained In
: creasing impetus. Clinging to the raft
> Of dutiable trade the conservative gov.
: eminent expects abandonment of the
decades-eld policy Of unrestricted COM
nercial' endeavor. Gladstone declared
Tire tariff a death kneil to British life
and prosperity, predicating his stand
on the ground that only upon untram-
msled extension Of trade could Eng
land, dependent as she is upon i'm.
ports, weather exacting demands Of
national expansion and growth.
Confronted by the unemployment Of
millions, a situation that Is not grow
ing better, but worse. and seeing COM
piete disorganization OF England's eco
nomic connections upon the continent
by virtue Of the prolonged troubles re.
/: gardiug reparations and Germany,
Stanley Baldwin, a business man,
adopts the theory that through tariff
: restrictions British industry can ad.
vance. and by SO doing materially can
curtail the numbers Of unemployed.
He flies in the face Of ingrained Brit
ish policy enunciated by Gladstone.
and draws the concentrated fire OF
political enemies. He asks dissolution
: VI parliament that his policies may be
sustained in election. set for Decem-
her 6.
But In going to the country on the
tariff issue he gives political enemies
opportunity to assail his administra-
ton from every angle. Not the least
Of these issues will be the British gov
ernment's apparent surrender Of diplo-
matte influence on the continent, a
thing brought about by the aggressive
policies OF Poincare and apparent
= fiouting Of every British desire in re-
gard to. settlements with Germany.
During the past year Britain has wit
messed extension Of French influence
TO practically every country in Eu.
rope-a dominating influence. British
, prestige has sunk In proportionate de-
gree. The situation is intolerable, ac-
cording 10 such leaders as Lloyd
George, former Premier Asauith. Win
ston Churchill and Sir Alfred Mond,
the big four" Of the united liberals.
, The campaign has begun with a
gusto. Statesmen Of the conservative,
liberal and labor parties have FASTENED
to the hustings. Cities, towns. and
eountrysides already have been
p.acarded, and when the biggest
political guns have unlinbered Brit
Gin expects to see the most strenuous
campaign in her history. That it will
exceed in intensity of effort those Of
the past is believed. certain, inasmuch
as Britain thinks, rightly or wrongly,
that her future destiny, be 1t progress
or retrogressIon, is bound up in final
decisions of the. pending issues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
Zangwill's Jibes Provide I.
Mind Food, Editors Admit

young and boisterous country. we
have had cur ffng-sowed cur wild
oats? Mr.. Zangwill is no fiatterer,
and 1t is utterly Impossible to get
believes In US a century hence. That
is quite enough" Not so, however,
argues the Providence Tribune. which
finds his criticism ''carping in its
nature. The fault he. finds with
America Is the fault that can be
found In any country, in any cline.
and at any time" n statement with
which the: Springfield Union agrees,
eRumerating the trivial, and serious
causes for criticism found. then sug-
try from, Scotland to Siam a traveller
might discover defects Of a like num-
Der and variety" -
- X \ & ~. ,
+ Going a trife further. the Wichita
Beacon remarks. what We cannot
understand is why, if European ma
II Americans are so ignorant, inef-
ficient, cranky and generally 'incom-
petent, how does 1t come that the
Europeans are continually looking to
Americans to save them from the
everlasting bow-wows?' Admitting
an early feeling. of resentment over
the criticisms of our lack of dignity,
the st. Paul Dispatch ironically oon-
cludes "maturer consideration shows
IL to be we'll founded. furnishing as
illustration the liberal attendance on
such lecturers and: "rnistaking these
comedians for weighty, philosophic
fellows. To preserve our self-respect
we should either stay away from
long faces at the antics. Of the
"Those Americans who do not get
q good laugh from Mr.. Zangwflis de-
lightful appreciation OF America, of
our real ineongruities Of half-ed
Gazette,~+"will certainly. contribute
evidence to his declaration that we
have M. sense of humor." The Man.
chester Union; In turn, affirms "ite Is
a matter of Individual decision. how
seriously the critic is to be taken.
q good many symptoms of chronic
dyspepsia,i:' Maintaining that Ford.
Edison, Thomas Jefferson, Horace
Greeley and Others were cranks in
s ssnss that Or. are M s5ne
Register believes that, $50 long as
a fair percentage of the cranks agi-
tate for ideas that eventually win
their way. why not take this Gang
will criticism as a compliment" The
what indignant and not inclined to
de hate with such loose-jawed
critic, because that would be to .ad-
NIT his sincerity and his right to be
taken seriously And the. Spokane
Spok esnan- Review insists America
Is what America is-the product. sof
the briefest period of history; in
which great. nation ever: was
forged. like every other county, 1t
has its faults and its, yirtuess- and
one of Its high virtues 18TH exercise
Of fine restraint when visitors from
England sit@down. at the guest table
and engage in .caustic fault-fnding
with the host, his family and every
thing that he has achieved. has UNI
dertakerf or is contemplating"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Rip Van Wrinkle.
When Rip Van Wrinkle came to life
From twenty years of sleep.
He viewed the signs Of care and strife
With CONSERVATION deep.
When drinks were passed, the chatter
turned
To themes Of dry" or ~wet."
Said Rip Van Wrinkle. I'm be burned.
1t isn't settled yet" :; .s.
If he had taken encores, oft :. s..
On periods Of repose.
These scenes about him and aloft
: Surprises would disclose. .-.....
But when their troubles folks. would
a tell
: OF taxes, rent and debt,
Now, as OF yere. he'd say WELL
-, Welt. :. -. 49,. 49,. -.
They aren't settled vet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17

The consolidating OF the war FISK
insurance bureau. the United states
public health service of hospitaHza-
ton and the *ocati6nal training bu-
reau four years ago into the Veterans
Bureau for the care of the stricken
veterans constitutes. the greatest
single responsibility and enterprise
ever attempted under one control IN
this country.-It: is doubtful tf,.4py
other nation has equaled it in scope
or magnitude Of relief: =.
/ The Veterans Bureau Is supporting
forty-six hospitals Of its own,r with
16,os6 beds; the use OF i5e2 beds in
United States public health service
hospitals, 1903 beds in Army .hospi-
tails. 1.st7 beds IN Navy. h hospitals. 1851
beds in homes for disabled volunteer
soldiers and SOS beds In st. Eliza
beth's Hospital for, psychfatric cases
in washington. Several, Of. the hu-
reau's hospitals have been completed
within the last eight months.
On March !, 1923, when Director
Frank T. Hines took charge. there
were in these hospitals 1886 veter-
ans, sick or wounded. and 1879 veter-
ans In civic 'and state hospitals. The
number has been reduced about a.0Oc
since March /. in spite OF new admis-
s!ons in the meanwhile of 2s.7s3 pa
tients. for short periods. The total
days Of treatment am cunt to 4.ao9 900
In addition. the hospitals have oper-
ated dispehsarfes and looked after
IN ~ 20 n ~ q
and given 2o,a09 other examinations
the peak OF the number Of patients Is
believed to have been reache ed: There
are some 5000 beds vacant. but that
does not mean that there is an ex-
eessive surplus capacity. for there
vacant bed IN California is Of o.avail
TO g. sick mans In New York, and a
vacant bed In a tuberculosis hospital
does not aid man requiring an am
putation Of leg or teuro- psychiatric
treatment ?. =
+ The veterans in oivio or state hos
p1tals, who are supported by the bu-
reau, are there because those hospi-
tails are near the homes OF the pa-
TENTS and are, therefore, naturally
preferred blythe lonesome or discour-
contact with their families ami ssep and ,d
friends. -. =
1t has been recommended by Gen.
Hines. director Of the bureau that
all patients In other than bureau
hospitals be gathered in suitable
bureau beds as rapidly as practicable.
except where the home ties bind them
to nearby hospitals.t He also rec
onfnends. as recognition Of the OBJ
legation OF the nation 10 its soldiers,
that all bureau hospitals become
available for every former soldier,
whether his disability was of service
origin or subsequent to the war.
- u r. X
The bureau states that II has paid
or adjudicated. w to September I,
1929. a total OF S24.73e claims: for
wounds or sickness and OF the n UNI
Der entered only 1871 remained un-
settled at that date. Since that date
all such adjustments are cleared, ex-
cept current business. =
Director Hines has AIMED to sim
repeated medical examinations Of the
Temporary partial disabilities" and
under the new rule, these are now
rated permanent partial" which
gives them standing for compensation
for two years without further medi-
cal examination-so costly TO both
the patient and the bureau. A SOL
der my be re-examined In the mean
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
Park ON Virginia Side
OfPotomac Favored

To the Editor OF The Star: g..
.Apropos of new parks ! am partteu
larry interested in seeing the GOV
eminent acquire the forests on the
Virginia side of the Potomac. river
above Key bridge for q pstioaar PARK.
The scenery Of the ravifes and
streams between Key bridge: and
Great Falls is very besutifuL., Theps
are Ave large ravines and streams
below Great Falls: Difficult run. Bull
neck run, SCOTS run, Dead run and
Pimmitts run. which enters the Potomac
near Chain bridge. ,ss
The Chesapeake. and Ohio canal ea-
tends from Georgetown to .Cumber
land, following the opposite bank OF
the Potomac. aIl also particularly
interested in seeing the government.
acquire the bed of the old canal rs
a boulevard connecting -Gsorgetow.n
and Cumberland. The engineering
feat3osl making the bed has been ac-
complished., and filing. in $50 oac
could see, the; scenery would ybe a
licompara lively small rhatter.8ss>
The flora, Of this section is IN
tenssy astsTast ssa a S lax e ssrea
to1hi .puiSups 'nIiu ouiAoiHtf uaS pre-
served many original species The
cliffs and banks Of the Potomac are
covered With native trees, flowers.
and plants. The towpath.. OF. the
canal offers q convenient road for
observing the flowers and plants ,bf
this region. Spring lowers are
abundant. Z ...,s
MOIST places. Is the earliest of the
spring flowers and this is followed by
the hepatica, trailing arbutus, blood
ROOT, spring. beauty. adder's-tongue
or trout lily, wake robin, violet.
,Dutchman. breeches, bluebeils, wild
ginger, Jack in the pulpit, a.. colulra- :
i ,bines and many. otherssSsThS redbsid
|. and dogwood are among the attrac-
tive trees. To see virgi forests from
a city 'bridger ts unusuaf3 and some; {, of
TINS scenery car, be seen front Key
bridge = BLANCHE c. <HONEETps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
Congestion in Public Ways.

When washington was surveyed
the streets were laid out with a width
believed to be ample for all time. and
for nearly a century many nsn CON-
sidered that there had been great
waste Of land given over to streets. and
that the paving Of them or keeping
them in repair would entail burdens
too heavy for taxpayers. Yet so great
| has been the increase In traffic since
| the coming of the automobile that
there Is congestion on Pennsylvania
avenue. and in some streets there are
traffic jams every day. Some streets
have been widened by sacrificing trees
| and parking, and It is proposed that
the roadways of other streets shall be
made wider. This process cannot be
carried far without extraordinary cost,
because the sidewalks are none too
wide for pedestrians,
This brings before us one OF the
| great changes In the city. It was only
q few years ago that the sidewalks Of
the Avenue. of r and G streets and OF
the north and south streets in the cen.
trail part of the city were quiet ways.
They were rough.paved with red brick
sidewalks and shaded by trees. Pedes-
TRANS We're few In front Of the stores
and hotels on the Avenue men would
bring out chairs and benches on sum-
nler afternoons and settle all the ques-
tons Of the day. They knew nearly
every man and woman who passed.
That was not so long ago. The lawns
and flower gardens in front of and
on the side OF homes.on F street began
to disappear in the '70s, and in the
sos and '90s small shops began to
open on G street, Fl was a very quiet
residence street. and quite fashionable
along part Of its course. There were
old family homes with shady. fiowery
gardens on 18th, 18th. 18th, 14th and
18th streets.
Not only do men struggle with the
matter Of congestion in the streets,
but in the country the roads have be-
come too narrow. When the good
roads era opened there was room on
the highways for all. 1t was not fore
seen that time would come when
the roads would be SO crowded with
vehicles as to make travel uncom.
Portable and dangerous. Yet we have
come to the point Of widening roads.
This is being carried out on several
old Maryland highways leading In and
out OF the city, and the District sur
veyor in his current report says: "Con-
domination proceedings. under. con.
sideration. and which Will be Instituted
this year, include the widening Of
Broad Branch road from Rock creek
to the District line: widening Of Ben.
ming road east of Benning and widen.
ing Of the Sheriff and Canal roads"
Most persons know that the Bladens-
burg road is being made wider, that
some work on this line has been done
on the Canal road in Georgetown, and
they can call up other instances where
highways are being widened. We have
outgrcwn bridges and roads, and we
are outgrowing some Of our streets at
such q pace that many men are
thinking that it is not far in the fu.
ture when a number Of downtown
streets will have to cross each other
at different levels. 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

Q. Does a. sun dial always registet
noon at the same time each day in
the years.. F. G.
\ A. A sun dial correctly set at prt-
| cisely noon on any given. date will
not show exactly poon every day ot
time by a mean sun, that Is, the
average of-the total length Of a day
over the entire year. The dial shows
! real or apparent sun and must be cor
rectton is made. .- 100.
O. Where are the largest ana
smallest people IN the world. 70. be
found?-W B. 80
A. The senegambian giants OF
Senegambia, Africa, ara the largest
people in the world. and the pigmies
Of Central Africa are the smallest
people in the world.
Q. How did family names orig
inate?-B. c. 49,
had no name but his Christian or
baptismal name. In the course of time
there arose the necessity for some
further. distinction and a man was
! residence, his fathers name. or some
personal popularity. A very largo
| number of names are derived from
the Christian paternai name, and in
each country particular aftxes ars
used. 1t was not until the twelfth
| century that surnames became hered-
itary.
@. How long will compressed yeast
1 keep?--A. I. a. '-''
| A. If placed where it is reasonably
cool, 1t can be kept for d week or
/ longer. 10.
| @. Should the IS" be sounded in the
N nf "a NJ cjt nf
vir1e?-W. n. B.
/ A. While, dictionaries and gazet-
teers give two RECOMMENDATIONS for the
| word, II is usually pronounced Loo
ee-yil by the people who live there.
Q. Where are the highest watc--
falls In the world?-M. NJ,
A. The Victoria falls on the zar7-
| best river in Rhodesia, South Africa.
are, the Highest falls In the world
F. They fall from height of over 400
feet, Livingstone. the great African
explorer. was the first European to
see these falls, which he discovered
in 1856 The Grand falls in Labra-
dor are. probably the highest falls
in North America They drop from a
height of about 325 feet.
O. What is the difference between
red. pepper and cayenne pepper?-
A. Red pepper is the powdered ripe
pod, both flesh and seeds. of any
variety of capsicum, the plant which
gives us the edible fresh pepper, but
which bears no relation 10 the true
pepper plant. Cayenne pepper is, by
| ruling OF the board of food and drug
! inspection of 1905. distin guished from
red pepper as being obtained only
from, small fruited varieties of cap
! sicum.
| @. Can cotton stalks be used in :he
/ manufacture of paper?-B. T.
| A. Cotton stalks are not used for
! the production OF paper. Consider
| able experimentation in regard 70
! the use of this material has been car
| rico on. but without success CONNER
! cially. -. -r'i-
| tIisyou hare Il question gov ecdnt
d1.stoered SeHd it to The StGr In
| formation BtJvau, Frederic. u. Has
| kin. director, 1920 North Capitol
! street. The only charge for tEts- ser1N-
| Zee IS cents in stamps for TetHr"
postage.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
Jazz.

Jazz cuts a wider swath than rag
time did when rag was in the fioedtide
Of It's glory. The jazzers. not content
with jazzing tunes Of transient fame,
are taking up those melodies and har.
monies which are called classics"
and turning them over to the moaning
saxophore, Changing bell. shrieking
whistle and the drum. Jazz 10 q howl.
Ing and. uproarieus success. and 1t
ought to be admitted that there ia
Jazz which sounds like music.
I, A good many who protest a fond.
ness for music applaud the Jazz band.
and there is q strong public taste for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17

; Thousands Of manuscripts have
been sent to AIR. Box in response to
his offer Of temptingly large prize
for the best plan for enabling the
United States to cooperate in restor.
ing peace to Europe. The enterprise
has attracted world interest. It pre-
sents a hopeful possibility that it may
go further than it's original intention
and introduce a new and effective
method OF settling a large number OF
difficult questions that constantly per
pick humanity. --'''':
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17

head.on collision. however, with the
favorite-son movement in Illinois,
where former Gov. Lowden is expect.
ed to announce his candidacy. Illinois
chooses delegates under the preferen.
tial primary plan, and the outcome Of
the contest between these two will add
interest to the great battle now i'm.
pending. .t..-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17

At least there are no hard feel
ings" - - -
Whether America deserved the more
or less severe criticiems ,, directed
against her by Israel Zangwill. noted
British author now visiting our
shores. Is not particularly a matter
for editorial controversy. Editoas
seem inclined to. agree there Is at
least food for thought" In what he
has TO say. He insists he doesn't
mind being unpopular" with Ameri-
cans and editors, In effect, ut least,
suggest Americans don't mind be-
ing unpopular with our distinguished
visitor" so that would seem TO square
It all around. Meanwhile there are a
number Of very serious-minded writ
ers who feel the Zangwill criticism
may awaken US to a realization Of
some Of our deficiencies in the con-
duct OF popular government, as well
as other things.
are sweeping. not to say, rather
reckless" the Springfield Republican
finds the really serious note one of
sincere disappointment at what he
regards as the failure Of the United
States to carry through its great
undertaking affecting. Europe" and
It suggests This message is one of
international friendship and co-oper-
alton, entitled to consideration al the
thoughtful judgment OF a shrewd OBJ
server and sincere humanitarian" In
his discussion Of immigration, prohi-
hA nd n$
dead soldiers while neglecttng the
living, though MANNED, the Albany
Knickerbocker Press sees Gin each of
these comments just enough Of truth
to bring the bumptious and too proud
back to somewhere near a position
from which to see clearly" To which
the Akron. Beacon. Journal, in q vein
somewhat sarcastic. adds. there is
much Of truth In what Icy says. Had
we possessed that correct perspective
would, have stayed at home and al
lowed the European sense OF Justice
to have worked out it's own solution
In its own way, and, Il we had not
acted without thinking. we. would
not now have a debt on our hands
that, our grandchildren viii De pay
when Sinclair Lewis tells us in
Main, Street and 'Babbitt.+ that we
are race of mammon-serving
morons, we smile and buy 100000
copies Of his book" the Brooklyn
Eagle points out, but when Israel
zangwill hints at the same thing In
q public address we get. angry. Let
us be grateful TO a. truth peaking
visitor, and if our BUMP. Of self
eStpSr1 suffers a, reduction let us be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
Says Brutal Policeman Is Community Menace.

old school, who. were appointed for
their Drawn only. These should be.
weeded out by subSectfng them to q
simple mental: examination such as
is given children Of the grade schools.
Maj. Pullman's plan to have ap-
pointed on the force young men Of
sound lntellect as we'll as body was a
very .eommendable one, land IL carried
out consistently would insure com
ing generations 6f~proper pFotection
FROM the 1men sworn tocsh1eld and not
abuse, thenI =. -
:. A lbrutat. pc icemap Is. just5as much
a menace to the comfpunlty as asthug.
:. g. e: q -, = HARRY KABAT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17

To the Editor OF The Star: .saS !,
The action Of the white House
Photographers. Association. to prose-
cute those members of the Metropol-
itan. police who abused cameramen
on Armistice day during the Wilson
pilgrimage, should be carried through
to the courts. Preferring charges
against them $kSeugh the police trial
board IL not tQ6a9ent. y
The standwrd 62, morale existing in
the MetrsD67ltAA Tpolice Is greatly
impaired ~ Ne fact that there are
still - the fsrca members of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17

The Hohenzoilerns may be misled
by an impression that almost anybody
will be welcome in Berlin who is will
ing to try his hand at bossing the
situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17

1t is stated by Mr.. McAdoo that he
will support any man the democrats
nominate. Several republican leaders
will be tempted to send marked copies
Of the interview to Hiram Johnson by
way of suggestion on lines OF party
discipline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17

Laborers and farmers may agree up
to certain point. But laborers will
never be made to see why farm prod
ucts should be so dear, nor farmers
why help should be so scarce around
harvest time. ;, -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17

Attention now turns to the presi.
dental message to. Congress. A man
who does not talk much manages to
create more than ordinary interest in
what he is going to say next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17

The mayor of Atlantic City takes
the ground that IL: the members, Of
the Ku Klux Khan desire to parade on
the Boardwalk they can wait TIL
Easter and limit any eccentrictties Of
costume to the latest spring styles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17

England does not hesitate to remind
Poincare that he is in danger Of being
regarded neither asa perspicaciens
statesman nor as a good business
man. -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17

There are political economists in
Europe who figure that it makes no
difference how much a debt increases
so long as no real money changes
hands. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17

The new congressman arrives in
Washington just in time for the holi-
day season. Then comes the long, hard
winter. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17

In the general German confusion
Bergdoll has managed to be lost sight
of again.