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Evening star., 1923-09-09
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MARYLAND and virginia.,
All Other States
Marriage and Divorce.

Divorces are granted in the United
States at the rate Of one i'm every four
minutes throughout the year. due in
large measure to the lack Of uni
form marriage and divorce law. This
is the statement and conclusion Of
Judge w. II. Thomas Of Santa Clara,
Calf, former associate justice of the
California district court of appeals.
who has been collecting statistics
upon the subject.
1t is an appalling showing. The
annual total of decrees for the forty
eight states he estimates at 100000.
and it is increasing three times as
fast as the population. The United
States leads the world i'll divorces,
excepting Japan. There is one divorce
for every nine marriages. In elaborat-
ing upon the necessity for a uniform
marriage law, applicable throughout
American territory and based upon
wisdom and experience, Judge Thomas
points out that seventeen states fix
no narriaGeable age. In nine of these
states the common law. twelve for
girls and fourteen for boys, has been
recognized by the courts.
Judge Thomas does not take an ex.
treme view of the situation or the
cure. lie realizes that in certain cir
cumstanceS men and women who can
rot live congcniaily together should
he allowed to reconstruct their hap
pineSs, but also contends that the i'm
mature and the unfit should not be
allowed TO marry and reproduce.
Likewise does he realize that legisla-
tion will not usher in an era OF wisely
planned marriages. He suggests that
Ii must be supplemented by putting
into the business of mating as much
thought as in the other big businesses
Of our day" and says that this is a
task for woman TO undertake. There
must be early training for marriage
and parenthood.
Congress. in the next session, will
probably hear much discussion Of
these subjects. They are among the
first-rate domestic problems" of our
times.
Evening star., 1923-09-09
Social Hardships.

The life Of real prince is not so
easy as some persons think. 1t has
its hardships. A prince must submit
to speeches Of welcome. Fluctuations,
receptions, banquets, professions and
all that. He must subject himself to
the gaze Of admiring multitudes. The
man who goes to a banquet once a
year and listens to the speeches may
think that the life of prince is a
round Of pleasure, but on the other
hand a man who goes to a banquet
once a year and listens to the speeches
may also have a suspicion as to what
a prince is up against when he must
undergo the same thing a hundred or
more times a year. 1t is hard for a
prince to have a good time.
When the Prince of Wales visits
his ranch in Alberta this fall he will
travel from England in an unofficial
capacity as Baron Renfrew. For a
prince to have a really good time he
must travel in an unofficial capacity
and under an ordinary title. 1t is
also noted in the news that a promi-
nent Englishwoman who has "gone
in" for society has tired of the game
and is going to a jungle in Africa. She
is quoted as saying, Because 1 hate
society life, the dinners and dances
and the constant striving to wear a
prettier dress than the other women
am going to a jungle in central
Africa" 1t will seem extraordinary
to a great number of ladies who are
rioting around in society or breaking
their hearts to get in that one of
their sex should prefer jungle to
teas and parties and pretty dresses.
While some Washington ladies' will
ind difficulty in comprehending the
caprice of this strange Englishwom.
Evening star., 1923-09-09
Changes in Police Routine.

Improvement has been made in the
working conditions of one set Of men
in the police department, and il is
planned to ask Congress to provide
means for shortening the daily or
nightly labor of another set of men
who for many years have known only
the twelve and fourteen hour work
day. The superintendent Of police, with
the concurrence of Commissioner
oyster, has so rearranged matters this
week that henceforth police station
clerks and men detailed in charge of
signal work will be on duty eight
hours day. 1t has been the rule that
night clerks in police stations should
he on duty fourteen hours with Sun
day night off. The change has been
made by taking eleven men from
street duty, but it was not long ago
that the police department sent to
street duty thirty-three men who had
been held in station houses for emer-
sency duty at night.
Correction is still to be made in the
working hours of patrol wagon drivers.
Vt present there are two drivers to
each precinct, and this has been the
rule for d great many years. Pro
vision will be asked for additional
drivers. so that these men may have
an cight-hour work shift. The change
Just made in the matter of the sta
lion clerks will increase the happiness
and content of a class of faithful men
who have stood to their tasks while a
large part of the people Of the city
slept, and the proposed change for the
benefit of the drivers will give them
such time for rest and recreation as
men are entitled to. Another thing in
contemplation is to ask Congress that
provision be made for an additional
lieutenant in each precinct. These of.
ticers have long hours and RESPONSE
hle duties, and it Is officially said that
the proposed change would make for
greater efficiency in police work.
Evening star., 1923-09-09

parents. This is not always due tC
lack of parental interest. Sometimes
there is parental ignorance. Many
parents are not aware that their chill.
dren have defects, or they may believe
that the defects are so slight that they
will be outgrown. ana hat il not out.
grown they will not shorten the life
or reduce the efficiency of the sufferer.
The purpose of the public school
grows larger year by year. Not long
ago il was thought that the school
ended its work when it taught the
child to read, write and cipher. Aca-
demic training expanded. More and
more parents began to leave moral
training. discipline, character building
and all that to the school. Physical
welfare of school children has long
been a matter of solicitude by school
authorities in a number of foreign
countries and in some Of our states,
but the District has not been prom.
inent in this work.
We have lacked funds. and have al.
ways been, and still are, face TO face
with the great problem of how our
schools shall carry out their primary
mission of teaching children necessary
things as laid down in text books. The
schools cannot now provide proper
space and accommodation for all Dis.
trict children who would ''go to
school," We have gone in for school
athletics, but the benefit Of this has
not been spread among the mass OF
pupils.
There is much to be done in the way
of building up the bodies of public
school children by correcting defects,
by physical exercises to make them
strong and by giving some sort OF
oversight to their feeding that they
may be we'll nourished.
Evening star., 1923-09-09
Motor Casualties.

The annual report OF the chief Of
the traffic bureau shows many inter
esting things, some of which are en-
couraging. Though there awas an in
crease of 10000 cars during the fiscal
year, a slightly less number OF persons
We're killed or seriously injured than
in the preceding year. The figures
were sixty.two deaths against sixty
five the year before. and fifty-four seri-
ously injured against seventy.three in
the preceding year. The decrease in
casualties is small and the list Of per-
sons killed or MANNED is still much too
long, but there is a little comfort in
knowing that though there was rough
ly 90 per cent increase in the mum.
Der of cars there was a decrease in
the number Of casualties. The infer
ence is that our improved or more
stringent traffic regulations are pro-
ducinG some result, and that perhaps
by further improving the regulations
for motorists and pedestrians. and by
vigorously enforcing those regulations.
we may bring motor killings in tho
streets down to the zero point.
Applications for permits during the
past fiscal year to operate motor cars
numbered 26.60o. and 6.S57 applica-
tions were. not approved. In the pre-
ceding year 1896 persons applied for
drivers peymits and $40 were re-
fused. The inference TO be drawn
from this is that the authorities have
become more watchful In granting
drivers licenses, and that a larger per-
centage of persons not qualified to
drive are being refused permits.
Evening star., 1923-09-09
Ignite.

If Ignite can be converted into fuel
Of the efficiency Of anthracite a re-
markable achievement will have been
recorded and the visible fuel supply
of the United States increased, accord
ing 10 estimate. by more than a tril-
lion tons. The Star published n story
that completion of apparatus which
thracite coal from comparatively
worthless Ignite was announced by
the bureau of mines" 1t was said
that efforts will be made at once by
interest some commercial concern in
the invention in order that its benefits
may be made available to the coal
consuming public" The news has 1t
that the experiments Of the bureau Of
mines were carried out in co-opera-
ton with officials of the Canadian gov
ernment, and that an oven was per-
fected which was said TO turn Ignite
into Il fuel having practically the
same thermal efficiency as the best
i tllH>S ~ dllltt iisii IcdI. II NiA' uiS'
covery proves to be all that is claimed
for it the world has taken a mighty
stride. II the discovery OF transform
ing Ignite into a fuel as good as an
thracite has really been made it is a
discovery comparable to the discovery
Of the fuel property Of coal and the
discovery of the illuminating and
other properties Of petroleum. It
might prove to be nearly as important
as the discovery Of ways for generat-
ing electricity and of employing it for
light and power.
Evening star., 1923-09-09
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL

The first night" of a new film on
Broadway. : Thsy call it 4 world
premiere" That makes it cost you
$3.50 for a seat; The star of the
film, the most wistful. pathetic little
figure on the American screen. is TO
appear lin person" You have To fight
your way into the theater. The lobby
is filled with the fans of this partic-
ular girl star. They are nearly all
women. Some of them are carrying
infants in their arms. They have been
standing in the lobby ever since the
doors opened to catch glimpse of the
"movie queen" as she enters to watch
from box her own performance on
the silver sheet.
Inside, the theater is Jlm'ncd. The
women are gorgeous 'reatureS in
| their glittering evening gowns.
where do they get all the money to
! the sticks" His companion, u New
Yorker. shrugs his shoulders. The
men are in dinner jackets mostly
| but q few are in old fashioned even
| ing clothes with white ties. The
boxes are filled with persnndg"s Of
prominence in the world .: theattr.
| finance, business and politics. In one
| box IS former Gov. James VI. CO.: of
! friends" he is overheard to remark
to a member of his party. But why
| shouldn't II" he adds: didn't J roll
! up the greatest republican majority
| ever recorded for President?" In
another box is Gov. Smith of the
sovereign state of New York. MS
| here" Is the word passed around ahd
every one who has seen or heard OF
| "thc old soak" grins. Later Coy. Al
/ and ex-Gox. Jimmie are 70 be seen
| in earnest consultation. Maybe they
are talking of Murphy. or Tom rag
| CART. or George Brennan. or some OF
| the other democratic bosses. no
| knows?
| Dotted all through the audience
arc men and women familiar to movie
! goers the country over. The decolie-
| tage of the women is extreme. II
must he extreme if there is TO be any
marked contrast between the armless
| and neckless costumes worn on the
streets these days ana the uhoress
\ Of full evening gowns. 1t is easy 10
| see. however, that the movie queens
have succeeded in obtaining the con-
| trast Easy to see ana ever SO nuci
| easier to look. Tnc theater buzzes
| with gossip and excitement and e&-
| clamations of recognition as one after
another of the big wigs OF the screen
are picked out.
! II is all suggestive OF the great
first nights" of the dramatic produc,
| tions of the past. The audience could
| be no more brilliant, the atmosphere
! no more vibrant or tense, If Bern
hardt or DuSe or Rehan or ManSnell
were producing a masterpiece. Yet
| this first night" is all in honor of the
| silent drama. the unrolling of pic
| ture made by wisp OF a girl who
never knew anything of the expert
|! encc or the craft of the speaking
+; stage. There is a touch of personality
| in the fact. however, that the little
| star Is present, looking on with be-
/ coming modesty from the secluslor
| Of A stage box-an awfulIy pool
! place to see a picture.
! The audience is dynamic in its en-
| thusiasm. The orchestra leader gets
"A big hand The name of the girl stal
is flashed on the screen. It's a knock
out. The audience applaudS for min
Evening star., 1923-09-09

an, there are others who feel that she
will find a jungle more interesting
than society. a
1t is a problem which many are
not called on to face. Contrary 70
opinion outside Of Washington. there
are some wives and daughters in the
Capital who are not always in at.
tendance at White House receptions.
ambassadorial dinners and congress
sional teas. There are many women
in Washington who keep busy in 60
ing to market, taking care of the
children and having supper ready by
the time the ''men folks" get home
from work.
Evening star., 1923-09-09
BY THE MARaUIsE DE FONTENOY

bI IhE HHndtiSf. bEs foNIENO1
Field Marshal the Earl of Ypres.
who, a. Lord French. commanded the
British forces in France during the
first eighteen months of the war.
and was afterward viceroy of Ire
land. has just been accorded a new
dignity which carries with it no SAL
ary, but the use of a very picturesque
country seat and office, which Is in
the gift. not of the crown, but of
the Earl of Beauchamp in his capac-
| ity as Lord Warden of the Cinque
Ports. his own office, as such, dating
! from the days prior to the Norman
conquest.
The dignity of the Lord Ypres is
the captaincy of the royal castle OF
south end of the ancient seaport
town Of. Deal. in Kent. which is be-
, lieved to have been the actual site
Of the landing place of the Roman in
vasion of Britain under julius Cae-
sar. The castle was built by Henry
port. which, by the time of his as
cension to the throne, had grown
enormously in Importance and in size,
more especially through its proXimi-
! ty to the Downs, the famous anchor
| age between the shore and the Good
win Sands in which large fleets of
wind-bound vessels could. and still
may, ride at anchor in safety. The
castle is almost identical in design
and appearance with Walmer castle
at Dover, the official residence of the
Lord Warden of the CinQue Ports,
rounded by four lunettes. moats,
crenellated walls, etc. There are a
number Of very fine rooms. each COM
manding "a magnificent view of the
sea. The old gray stone walls are
covered with ivy, and the moats are
now planted with trees and shrubs,
| among the former being some won
| derful old fig trees of incalcuiable
age. :.
Deal Castle has been the scene OF
many historic episodes. Famous
prisoners of state have spent years
| there in captivity, some of them be-
ing buried within its precincts. while
/ King William III sat up one whole
might at Deal Castle discussing an
expected French invasion with the
Earls OF Clanwilliam and Sydney. and
with that famous old sea dog, Ad-
|. nniral Sir John Berry, who was then
the captain OF Deal Castles. e LoIo
Ypres, immediate predecessor In the
captaincy of the castle. has been Lord
George Hamilton, former first lord
of the admiralty and secretary .;oi
state for. India, and it was, during
his term of office that the castle re-
! ceived a visit from Edward VII, the
first paid there: by any British SOW
! ereign since the one Of King William
III. above described:
AS captain of Deal Castle the held
marshal will be now entitled to wear
! a naval uniform. somewhat similar 10
that of. an admiral, which will. serve
| to recall to him the fact that, before
joinfng the army as a Subaltern OF
| the Nineteenth Hussars, he had
| served, for a few years, as mtdship-
/ man in the royal navy. which he left
| mer!P Curiously enough, though. the
| greater part -of. his military career
was spent in the cavalry, which he
commanded during the Boer war OF
Evening star., 1923-09-09

utes Then come the names Of thc
producer, of the scenario writer, the
director, the assistant directors, the
man who arranged the musical score,
the head camera man and tho littl,
camera man. There Is an outbreak
OF approval of every name Clearly
this evening there is glory enough for
all. Craft applauds craft. Clever
actors cheer clever acting. Snappy
caption writer's vociferously voice
their appreciation of snappy ZAP
tions. IT reminds you of the old days
of professional matinees when all the
actors and actresses would come t.
give the performers the friendlIcst
and most appreciative audience thet
had ever appeared before. The pro
fession may knock bit now and
then in the seclusion of it's clubs and
apartments. but in public ii acclaim
it's own people with Il loyalty that Is
| inspiring.
At last the fade-out. Pandcmonium
! breaks loose again. The picture hsS
scored-heavily. The projecting ligh,
dies out, but the audience does mo-
| move.
! star. star they call. The sta-
! of course. is waiting for the cus
But first there appears the pr"
ducer. Hooray, hooray. He bows h
! acknowledgment and then he rcaG
Il sheaf of kilograms. They are Coz
/ gratulatory. They wish the So
every success in the new role. 1t !
just as If she were eSsdylnG =
spoken role: not as il her part -
tho production was completed lor-
ago. Most of the kilograms are fron
| brother and sister stars. There
one in particular which is quite Ions
and we'll worded. The writer. ar.
| I.aF
the premiere. Who arc the scnders
Have they gone west "on location
Yes, but not on the location Of tte
movie. They have gone west %
political location. The signcrS ar,
Senator and Mrs. Hiram Johnson "A
crate movie fans.
!: i Z
Then. at last. thc star. Sae lta-
played the role Of nun. !, would b.
unbecoming, it would be out OF char
actcr, for her to appear i'll the vanlpisis
decolletage of Tho other women in Ill
audience. She appears in 4 simp
girlish white silk dress, with almost q
hoop skirt effect about the hips, but not r
semblance of trimming. Nothing could
be sweeter. She stands appalled, at ths
! greeting which is accorded her Sho
holds her left hand TO her mouth III
| girlish alright. II is gesture sa.
uses continuously on the screen. II i
extremely effective. Haltingly, sha
voices her gratitude.
But it is selfish Of me 10 appca'
here 20 take all this applause and ap-
preciation." she protests. The pCtur.
has required the best effort OF our en-
I tire nrganjza ton. Every one connect.i
with it deserves the credit. 1t has heea
hard. unceasing work 1t took us IA
from home 50 al can say is, | thaEn
YOU
New YORK has had another thrill. i
has paid well for it, but it was worth il
The hicks" of the out country will b.
seeing the same picture before long
for just about fifth what New
York is paying. But New York has tht
world premiere" and New York IS
| content
Evening star., 1923-09-09

Earthquakes invariably raise the
question of why humanity should per-
nit the horrors of war to be added to
the all-sufficient terrors that arise in
times Of peace.
Evening star., 1923-09-09

California expects gasoline to sell
for 13 cents a gallon. The cost Of
fiivvering becomes more and more a
question of geography.
Evening star., 1923-09-09

The German group of capitalists
who declare a willingness TO take over
the country's currency is presumably
equipped with extraordinary ware
house facilities.
Evening star., 1923-09-09
The Real Object.

Tie Real Object.
"Are you getting out among your
constituents to tell them what they
ought to do?"
MOT so much that" answered Sena-
tor Sorghum, "as to find out what
they are going. to do
Evening star., 1923-09-09

European statesmen are becoming
more deferential toward prohibition
on discovering. after some skeptical
delay, that America is really in ear
nest about it.
Evening star., 1923-09-09

Settlement of the coal strike will
find the ultimate consumer rejoicing
as the same old genial chorus is raised
by all parties, Hang the expense"
Evening star., 1923-09-09

Response 10 the call for relief sub
scriptions has been such as to leave
no room for. doubt in the minds Of
the japanese people as TO the earnest
good will Of the L. S. 4.
Evening star., 1923-09-09

Jud~Tunkins says it's more charita-
BILE to judge people by the company
they keep instead of by the kind of
.phonograph records they pick out.
Evening star., 1923-09-09

1t was a mistake to assume that
Turkey had made nnassacres such fre.
quent incidents that one by neigh.
boring state would pass unnoted.
Evening star., 1923-09-09
CompliInenting Liz.

How many miles an hour can you
go in your old flivver?' -
II don't know" answered Mr.. Chue-
gins. But will say the estimates of
some of the motor cops are mighty
f7attering" b. -" So - .,..:.
Evening star., 1923-09-09

The schoolboy making the acquain
tance of the classics will incline to
the opinion that Greece and Italy are
natural troublemakers.
Evening star., 1923-09-09

. Mussolini, having settled several in
teresting problems for Italy, is now
liable to become one.
Evening star., 1923-09-09

Strike dissensions each year give
the public something to think about
conversation
Evening star., 1923-09-09
,Unerring Logic,

Dissensions in various seasons
Are not very lucid, they say. ::
But they wind up with logical reasons
For boosting the prices we pay. =
Evening star., 1923-09-09
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON
Golden Rod

Golden Rod.
Splendid scepter of the year,
Emblem of great Natures might,
Soon your glories disappear.
Your significance is slight.
Evening star., 1923-09-09
Exacting Occupation.

It's a hard job" exclaimed the man
of restless energy ,e.;ss.s, =
What job is that?"
Mine. I've undertaken the pub
licity work for new secret society,"
r''E' ~ iN't q !
DE man dat loafs on his job in dis
life," said Uncle Eben,, may have to
work overtime explainin' in d next
one"
Evening star., 1923-09-09

Summer brings the blossom crown;
And the purple robes of pride
Autumn weaves. But Winters frow
Bids them all be cast aside.
Evening star., 1923-09-09
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Washington's educational faciilc'.-
and advantages have been urged f"I
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-01-03
TALMUD
BY MORRIS SAREMSKY

What is Talmud?
When was Tnlmud
originated?
What does Talmud
contain?
The average people
have an unsettled
opinion about Tai
mud. People do
think that the Tai
mud is n strange fan .
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-01-03

Mr.. Morris Herzog from New York
City, spent a few days in the city.
Mrs. Herzog, who has been the guest
of her father Mr.. Sam Mayer during
the holidays with Mr.. Herzog, depart
ed Saturday for their home in New
York City.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-01-03

On December Goth, Mrs. H. Sla-
vesky gave birth to baby boy. The
Bris Milo was held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Slavesky, s27 Curtis on
Sunday Dec. 31st. The Rev. N,
Davidson, officiated. The little one is
called Efroym.
One of the most beautiful weddings
of last week took place Sunday eve
ming, Dec. Path at the B. M. H. Syna-
cog, when Miss Jennie Sherman was
united in marriage to Benjamin Sam
EFT, Rabbis c. e. H. Kauvar and
Rabinowitz officiating. The wedding
attendants were three bridesmaids,
Misses Maxine and Ida Sennett, and
Rosa Rosenbloom, a maid of honor,
the brides sister, Miss Dana Sher-
man, the best man, Samuel Sherman,
and three ushers, Alexander and
Nathan Sherman and Max Schoen-
field, Edith Samett looked dainty and
beautiful as the flower girl and the
ring bearer, Bessie Cohen was gown
ed as a boy in sailor suit. The
brides gown was a handsome model
of white deliberately trimmed with
beads, She carried a gorgeous Doquet
of roses. The attendants carried bo-
quets of roses to match their gowns.
The wedding was celebrated in true
Jewish fashion and over GEO guests
were present for the dinner and w.d-
ding. Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin S st
are pleasantly located in their new
home, 1924 West 9th avenue.