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Evening star., 1923-10-04
Murder Will Out.

Although there are many unsoived
crimes, yet it remains almost strictly
true that murder will out In this
line is the case reported from Lodi,
Calf, where a wealthy cattleman
named Kels, lately mourned as the
victim Of b wanton murderer, has
been arrested as himself, the slayer.
A few weeks ago Kels' motor car was
found to have been burned and a
charred human body was discovered
in the wreck 1t was identified as
that Of Kels. and then 1t was shown
that hts widow had q life insurance
OF $1o0, 900. A vague suspicion arose
in the minds Of the authorities and
quietly the case was investigated. The
first thing done was an inquiry into
KelS movements just before the
crime. ., 1t was learned that. he had
in driving homeward stopped at q
restaurant and eaten hearty lunch
in. which sardines figured. The stcm.
acf of .the dead man was examined
and no trace, of sardines was found.
Then the teeth were examined and
were found to be quite different from
those of Kels. So a. search was made
for kels himself and q few days ago
he was arrested in a nearby town. He
has now confessed that the body in
the motor: car was that of man he
had picked up as harvest hand at
Stockton. whom be had slain, on the
way up to the farm. He had then
Evening star., 1923-10-04
A Test of Power.

Whether the law Of Congress and
the sovereign authority rof the state
of Pennsylvania are subservient to an
organized band of vioiators Of the
voisteaG act and, state statutes is to
be tried out in Philadelphia in a few
days. There are 1900 saloons in the
City Of Brotherly Love which have
been openly and shamelessly violating
the liquor laws.
A few dxys ago agents Of the De-
partment Of Justice and state troop.
ers. the latter acting under direction
Of Gov. Pinchot, started on a tour of
the city, to visit each sahoonkeeper
and notify him 10 close his place and
dismantle the fixtures, under penalty
Of application OF the paddock law.
which shuts UP for the period of one
year the premises where continued
violations Occur.
Yesterday the Philadelphia Retail
Liquor Dealers Association, which
has continued in existence despite
prohibitions reign, advised the saloon
keepers TO keep open, determined to
resist the law. State authorities de-
clare they will wait a. few days and
then make a survey to find whether
the injunction to close has been
obeyed, and in cases where it has not
will proceed to apply the penalty.
1t is well to have the test come, to
determine whether the governments
of the United STATES and of the state
Of Pennsylvania can be dsfied with
81 ccess.
Evening star., 1923-10-04


In part, the result sought. Though
tn, fire loss IL great. it would prob
abiy be much greater bu. for the in.
struction on FIRE prevention given to
masses Of the people. and it IL be-
lieved that persistence in carrying on
this instruction will considerably re.
duce casualties and waste.
While public.spirited men strive to
enlighten people on this important
subject, interest in the fire-f1ghting
service must not he lessened. and the
FIRE department should be kept at the
highest possible point of strength and
readiness. An ample water supply
should always be at the command OF
firemen. The Washington fire de-
partment has many needs which have
been set forth by the chief in his re.
port to the Commissioners, and which
the Commissioners have sought to
provide for in their estimates to the
budget bureau. 1t is proper to work
for fire prevention, but we must also
work for the Strengthening OF the
agency which extinguishes fires.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
Building Cost and Schools.

?. The statement :-ofs. the municipal
architect that the increased cost of
building makes it Impossible to let
contracts for school buildings au-
thorized by the current appropriation
act is a strong argument for prompt
and liberal public school extension. 1t
shows the need for treating in a
broad-minded way the supplemental
estimates. now before the budget bu-
reau for enlarging the public school
plant.
The municipal architect says: IF
the condition persists / fear we will
not be able to let contracts for the
buildings carried in the present bill
within the moneys appropriated" He
shows that the lowest bid for q new
school building at Rock Creek Church
road and Spring road is $4,000 more
than appropriated for the work.
: There is nothing to indicate that
building costs will decline and there
IS prospect that they will increase.
II the authorities are to wait for the
prices of materials and the wages of
labor to come down the chances. are
that the school situation will go from
had to worse and that a large body
of District children will be without
schooling.
Private enterprise may be a little
discouraged by high building costs.
but it does not stand by hoping for
q decline. 1t pushes on. Office build
ihgs. apartment houses and miles Of
dwelling houses. are building. The
construction Of school buildings should
rot be postponed in the hope that
building costs will decline. The school
population is already inadequately
served and there is: no extension of
school facilities comparable with the
increase of children,
Evening star., 1923-10-04

thracite industry" The Buffalo News.
in indorsing the report of the COM
mission, suggests all our leaders
know how the affairs of Europe
aueiat in discussing questions bearing
on that matter: But when it comes
to a question of coal for the home
fires and the mill they have been able
to offer no aid or comfort. Let Us
hope that out of this recommendation
some means of protecting the public
against eXtortion and shortage may be
evolved-that Congress may adopt
fxed and effective code for coal
There is a whole hearted indorse-
Call Of the suggestion that "subst;-
tutes" be used. it insisting there "is
the meat in the kernel 1t is up TO
the people to decide against a buei-
ness tyranny and get along without
it. More than half the people OF the
United States get along without an
thracite coal and probably never saw
any. II one-half can get along with
out it. the other half can also until
such time as the anthracite business
decides on treating the public in a
manner different from the manner to
which the public objects"
x x
The result of the commissions
work is disappointing to the Cleve~
land News, which argues mo doubt
we shall have many more commits
sions as we'll as strikes and price
increases. Commissions probably have
their uses in the realm of psychology.
When two factions are contesting
bitterly it may be soothing to prom
Use them q commission of investiga'-
tion to determine the rights of the
matter If only they will stop quarrel
inE. But as a producer OF practical
results or lasting benefits. a fact
finding commission would appear 10
be about as useful as a thorough
going survey"
There is, however. one suggestion
that meets the approval of the
Springfield Journal, and that is that
both sides stop issuing 'incendiary"
statements. 'It is not to be expected
that friction can be eliminated from
this industry. continues the Journal,
"but il is within the bounds of rea-
SON to expect a very much saner at
titude on the part of each side to-
ward the other" The entire labor
of the commission produced "the u.s.
ual result" the Baltimore Sun in
sists. and "in the meantime every
body is happy and contented except
the consumer The yearly perform
ance has ended in the same old way
with more promises to the house,
holder and more money for the op-
orators, the miners and the dealer.
Still. why be sad? Is it not some
thing to think we are making other
people happy?
Evening star., 1923-10-04
Magnus Johnson.

- Magnus johnson has come out of
the west" visited the Capitol and the
White House, but 50 far neither has
rocked on its foundations. True, the
new senator from Minnesota has not
yet had an opportunity to get into
antion here. That is to come later.
No American outside of the White
House has been as widely advertised
IA the last six msnths as Senator
Magnus Johnson. He is the epitome
of the unrest in the agricultural sec.
tions of the middle west and west.
and unusual about him-including a
voice that literally makes ear muf-
fiers a necessity-to tickle the imag-
tnation OF the American people. In
app arance he is a kind of sawed-off
replica of the late Theodore Roosevelt.
Evidently a forceful personality,
whether you like it or not.
The advent of Magnus Johnson to
the Senate of the United States, how
ever, is merely another case OF history
Repeating itself Thirty years ago,
when the agricultural unrest was as
great, and even greater, than today,
Johnson's prototypes were elected to
the Senate. But the Senate of the
United States has shown itself well
able to cope with so-called radicals.
It is not easily stampeded; in fact. it
may be even called q melting pot
that overworked simile-in which rad
icalism has been tempered with con-
scrwatism. 1t is possible that such
may be the fate of Magnus Johnson
and his radioalism of today, provided.
Of course, he remains with the Senate
long.
The radical OF yesterday is the con-
servative of today and the radical Of
today is the conservative Of tomorrow.
Particularly has this been true of the
Senate. At the same time there is
no doubt but that the conservative Of
today might we'll have been consid-
cred radical in days gone by. and to
such an extent have the constantly
recurring elections of radicals had
their effect, -.-. &c.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
German Conditions.

Collapse Of the German ministry, 1t
would appear. is Cue to inability to
secure support in the reichstag for
bill of domestic reforms and not
because of the Ruhr or reDarations
questions. The socialists, who have
heretofore supported the Stresemann
government, are adverse to certain
features Of the reform budget pro-
posed by the chancellor, with this pc.
culiarity. that the socialist members
of the ministry were favorable, while
the reichstag members of the party
are hostile. .,
Stresemann. having been asked by
President Ebert to organize a new
ministry, indicates, according to a dis
patch received today, that he may
form a smaller cabinet than that
which has just dissolved. This is
taken as a suggestion of possible mill
tary government under a dictator.
The only other recourse is to a gen.
eral election, il is limited, and the
chancellor fears that an election for
a new reichxtag would be dangerous
in the present disturbed condition
throughout the republic.
There is ground for reinsurance in
these reports from Berlin, as they in
dieate that Germany is now more con-
cerned in domestic politics than in
the reparations question. Evidence
appears in the carefully censored dis
patches from Berlin and other parts
of Germany that much has been hap
pening in the last few days that has
not been fully described. Some of the
accounts that have come through ir-
regular channels indicate that a pro-
nounced monarchical movement has
been in progress, which the govern
ment has succeeded in checking. That
many arrests have been made is evil
dent. Apparently the monarchists
have acted in comparatively small
bands and without cooperation. A
premature uprising at Kuestrin was
suppressed quickly and this, it is be-
lieved, threw the plans of the inn
perialists into confusion.
Meanwhile there is no revival of the
separatist movement in the Rhineland,
although that region is still disturbed.
The abandonment of passive resist
ance has not led Immediately to re-
sumption Of work. The French are
insisting upon full production. with
terms that are resented by the Ger
mans. But that the situation is
greatly improved by the abandonment
of passive resistance, despite the po-
litical reaction that quickly resulted
from it, is evident.
Taken altogether, the German sit.
uation is much better than was feared
a week ago. Stresemann and Gessler
are apparently able to hold things
firmly. In Bavaria Won kahr is main
tanning order. 1t may be that he is
preparing for separatist movement
there in the interest of the Wittels-
bach regime. Delay OF the monarchist
movement, however, would indicate
that. the time is not viewed as pro-
pitious. ..,r .--
Evening star., 1923-10-04

behind the scenes. grasped his hand.
anu SAID: Il knew from the start that
you were one OF us!' -
X \
L. st. John Gaffney. erstwhile
American consul general at Munich
and once vociferous "Irish-Ameri-
can" leader, is in Washington Gan-
ney mas been permanent resident of
Bavaria ever since President Wilson
demanded his resignation from the
consular service early in the war be-
cause of Gaffney's undisguised pro-
Germanism. He is certain Bavaria
sooner or later will become a mon
archy and enthrone Crown Prince
Ruppreeht as king. Munich. Gafrney
Tor pre-eminence as the metropolis
OF Europe" He does not think Ba-
Narla under a monarch will necessar-
lly secede from the German republic.
me empire under the, kaiser" says
CARNEY: endured three or four re-
pnblics.''
Erwin Geisser, private stenographer
to President, Coolidge, is an expert
shorthand writer, but finds himself
hard pressed sometimes to keep his
chiefs pace That knocks another
pin from beneath the theory that the
President is hoarder Of words. Mr..
Geisser, who" took dictation" from
Mr.. Coolidge while the latter was
Vice President. is now on duty at the
semi-w eekly White House press con-
ferences, taking down every word the
President utters in reply to corre-
spondents' questions. /Mr. Coolidge
reels off his answers with a fiuency
that keeps Geisser's pencil moving at
about zoo words a minute. 80
Representative john Jacob Rogers
proposal to place an embargo on ex-
port of anthracite to Canada gives
timeliness to . Department Of Com
merce tabulation of our interests in
the Dominion. They are immense and
diversified. American investments s
amount to about s2,500.0o0,0 900, and
Great Britain.s to s2.7oo. .o0o. .eo8. More
than half of the United States invest
ments are in farms, mortgages, real
estate, industries, small businesses
and private loans. Over 700 Canadian
plants are controlled by American
capital, and the number is increasing
at the rate of five American plants
to one British. Oyer $250.000,000 of
American capital is invested In the
Canadian pulp and paper industry. or
ahout 80 per cent of the total repre-
sented by the whole industry,
Copyright. 1891
Evening star., 1923-10-04
I'm a Few Words.

GO to America neither as a mis-
sfonary nor a bootlegger, but simply
to see how America is handling her
- LLOYD GEORGE.
Europe is a continent always at
war, recovering from war or prepar-
ing for war.
-THEoDoRE sTANFIELD.
The, dictatorship of Moscow, Rome,
the absence there of a free press.
COL. ROBERT MCCORMICK.
. :: The best marriages are those where
the man and woman know each other
we'll before they enter wedlock. i
waited seven, years for Mrs. Loreriz.
DIR. ADOLPH LORENZ.
True progress consists of looking
for the place where we can stop.
&c. K. CHESTERTON.
I don't think it is-ear business to
make the world safe for democracy.
SENATOR MAGNUS JOHNSON.
! Tn the long run ceuntry's interna-
tional conduct is governed by the
elemental truths of its geographical
position. I
HAROLD STANNARD.
The German nation has been mar
tyrized because of its intellectuality.
--GERHART HAUPTMANN.
Just as some men are too dull for
their jobs, 30 others are too clever.
DIR. CYRIL BURT
Evening star., 1923-10-04

fed to Texas;, but something t0id him
to return." He wanted to ,Sae what
was happening. SO he made his! way
back to Ca2ifurnia and was headed
for. his own place when he WAS dis
covered. Hat IT not been f,or the sar-
dimes and the teeth he would never
have been suspected. He would have
been rated as dead, the insurance paid
and the case closed. But sooner or
later. he would probably, have been
recognized somewhere. 1t is very
hard. to hide nowadays.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

9. Where did the old downtown rail-
road station stand-the station D which
President Garfield WIS shot?-G. g. H
A. The Pennsylvania station, in which
occurred the attack On President Car
field. was at 9Th and B streets, where
work Is now being conducted on the
George Washington Memorial.
late Mr.. Freer, donor Of the Freer Gal
4ery?-J. @. H 80.
A; Mr.. Charles Freer was the donor
OF the Freer Gallery.
Q. How many. new motion pictures
appear each yearsC. J. B. ~
A. The Motion Picture News says
that the yearly production OF Aims, ex-
elusive of travelogs, scenicS and news
reels, is about 700 features. 500 come
dies Of one to three reels. $50 dramas
OF two reels or less and Is serials.
Q. Does the United States government
have to place postage stamps on official
letters sent to foreign nations?-N. N.
A. The government places postage
stamps on mail sent to all countries ex-
cept Canada, Cuba and Mexico.
Q. When do the boys at the Naval
Academy get vacations?-J. NJ. B.
A The In6nth Of September is given
men. A Christmas leave is always
given, but its length is determined by
the superintendent Of the academy.
Q. How soon after the civil war did
the fall in high prices caused by the
war take place2-E. c. D.
A. A drop of rs per cent in the cost
nj nproGcifiaS .nrurrel uhar1 I m.
dered, April, 1865.
O. Who, printed the first Bible?-
A A.
A. The, first printed Bible was the
Gutenberg Bible. the earliest book known
II was printed in Latin, at MINI, AID.
14s2-1546. The material comprising it
was derived from earlier existing manu-
script.
@. What can be put on fire to color
the flame Il. 7. II.
A. Some of the commoner inorganic
salts may be used. Potassium chloride
will produce violet flame; sodium
chloride, yellow fame; strontiun1
chloride. q red one copper sulphide, yell
lowish green, and iithium chloride. red.
Q. Who wrote The Belle of New
York"?-F. A. f.
A. Gustave Kerker composed many
light operas. OF which The Belle Of New
York" was the most popular. He died
in New York June 20. Mr.. Kerker
sought to preserve the best traditions
of comic opera and in The Belle he
wrote one OF the finest light operas OF
the ost-Gilbertian period.
Q. Who was the first woman in the
United States to ask the right of suf-
frage?-A l..
A. The first woman to demand suf.
frage was probably Mrs. Margaret
Brent of Maryland. lSa7. She was the
heir OF Lord Calvert, the brother OF
Lord Baltimore, and, as representation
in the legislature of Maryland wal
based on property, she demanded place
and voice" in that body. Her petition
was hotiy debated and finally denied.
Q. Why is salt used with ice to freeze
ice cream?-D. c. .
A Salt is used because the nixtcrs
of salt and ice gives a temperature of
Evening star., 1923-10-04

q degrees Fahrenheit. which is colder
than ice alone. y -
q. How. much wood does it take to
make an average size enewspaper?-G. a.
A. The American Paper and Pulp As
sociation says that one cord of wood
would make approximately 4,see copies
OF a 24-page newspaper, or one cubic
foot Of wood would make about SO pa
pers Of "a pages each.
@. What was the origin of the name
Of Paris, .France?-V. W.
A. In SO Be, when Caesar conquered
Gaul. Paris was called, in Gallo. Luti-
tia (Mus-town). At that time it was
, inhabited by a tribe known as the
known by the name of this tribe. This
was the original form of the present
name, Paris.
understood that all the trees are pine?-
o. NJ. r.
A. In practice a forest with so per
cent Of the trees of one species is called
by the name Of that species. IL
| @ How is Tolstoi pronounced ID A
A. 1t should be proneuBced as il COM
posed Of three syllabaes-GTol-ste-ee -
@. What are capers that are used in
COOKING E--E> n. .'r t.r -
A. These are not berries, but the un-
opened flower buds Of the caper bush.
These green buds are picked to use in
sauces and salad dressings.
Q. When Inonograms are used. should
the initial Of the last name appear in
the center or in natural order?-A- H.
A. This is matter of choice Often
the letters lend themselves to one or
the other with better effect and balance.
When the initial Of the surname is in
the center it: Is usually larger than the
other ones. -l --.
@. Why was no 13-cent stamp made
in the new series, which has all prices
from 1 to is, except i3-J. S.
A. The Post Once Department SAYS
that the reason there are no new ,13-
cent stamps is due to the fact that there
is no demand for them. 1t was only
during the war, when the rate was IN
creased, that 13-cent stamps were issued
to cover special delivery and other
needs.
Q. Who invented soapz-P. s..
A. 1t is not known who first invented
soap. Its use is of great antiquity. Ex-
cavators of Ponpeii discovered q soap
factory. Soap was used in Spain and in
Italy in the eighth century, in France
in the twelfth century and in England
In the fourteenth or fifteenth century
Soapmakers arrived in the American
colonies on the second ship from Eng.
land to jamestown, in 1908.
Q. What is the family name of King
George and what was Queen Victo-
ria's2-E. r. c.
A The British embassy says that the
surname of King George is Windsor.
The maiden name Of has grandmother
fVictoria). was Guelph and her mar
ried name was Victim. She belonged
to the house of Hanover. but married
the Duke of Saxony, Prince OF Coburg
and Gotha. The name was Changed
during the war to Windsor. The house
which had been the house of Sake
| Coburg became the house Of Windsor
tSend your question t5~The Star In
forBsatio Bureau Frederic j. H6skin,
director, 1920 North Capitol street. The
only charge for this SeTrice is ? cents
'sn stamps for retarJl postu1e.)
Evening star., 1923-10-04
Our Good Fortune.
From the Kansas CITY Star.

What a spectacle the world pre-
sents, Russia in ruins. Germany on
the verge of disaster. France striv-
ing TO safeguard her future and get
reDarstions for her devastated area
England staggering under a burden
Of Unemployment. Greece. Jugoslavia
and Italy in a ferment. China torn
by civil war. Japan laid waste by
the double catastrophe of earthquake
and fre. In contrast with these ca
lamifous conditions, how minor. how
trivial are the evils that confront us
in the United States!
Evening star., 1923-10-04

The ZR-1 has achieved the distinct
feat, not only of making long flights,
but in. doing so often enough to es-
tabiish public confidence. One Of the
chief objections to dirigible was the
popular apprehension that each trip
might be its last. Enthusiasm may
now assert itself without danger of its
having to be superseded by synpa thy.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

A Grand Election.
1t was a grand election,
Although / cannot trace
With accurate direction
All the merits OF the case.
OF rallying and roasting
There was dreadful lot,
But OF this fact we're boasting:
Not a voter fired a shot.
1t was a grand election.
Results are still in doubt,
But the serene selection
We boldly brag about.
The ballots flowed, untiring,
Like nickels in a slot;
And, what is most inspiring,
Not a voter. fired a shot. ~.
Evening star., 1923-10-04

ago in reference to the Bacchante
statue by MacMonnies. This, it seems.
was originally offered, not the Mu-
selm of Fine Arts Boston, but the
Boston Public Library. and by none
other than Charles F. McKim. the ar
chitect. who suggested it as a finish
ing touch to the new building. It was
declined by the trustees of that insti-
tuition as unsuitable for the decora-
ton of building of that type. AS
soon as it was offered to the Boston
Museum of Fine Arts it was accepted
and has since therein been given
prominent -snd permanent place:
Evening star., 1923-10-04

Sleeping car accommodations are
reported TO be very unsatisfactory in
Russia. This branch OF public serv-
ice is one that presents difficulties in
every country and the soviet govern
ment may be excused for making an
exception to its custom and approach
Evening star., 1923-10-04
II Ny Own makes a race with Pap,

II Ny Own makes a race with Papy.
rus Sir Thomas Upton might be per-
suaded to give up yachting for the
turf, in view Of Admiral Grayson's
demonstration of the impetus to
friendly sport that a sailor man can
create by becoming skipper of race
horse.
Evening star., 1923-10-04

In spite of, the harsh things that
have been said about the United States
Senate, the senator from Minnesota
goes out of his way to indicate that
he will arrive with no feelings Of
prejudice, against his fellow members.