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Evening star., 1923-12-15
Member of the Associated Press.
Washington and Its Cathedral.

The campaign for raising Washing.
toms quota of the cost of building the
great National Cathedral upon the
heights to the north of the city Is to.
day under way. A unique policy is to
be tested out as q result Of the de-
cision of those conducting the cam
paign to place squarely upon the
shoulders of the community the re-
sponsibility of determining what that
quota is to be. No fixed goal to limit
or to dismay in their giving those
whose dollars must build the National
Capitals portion of the superb whole
has been stipulated. Washington,
which has already done much toward
forwarding a work of vital Importance
to the nation. is being permitted in
this second appeal to her generosity
to name her own figure
The Star has no idea of usurping
unto itself a task which it believes
the committee in charge of the cam
paign has wisely avoided-the task Of
fixing a certain number Of ciphers
after certain digits and crying, This
is our local goal"' Yet it holds the
belief that certain factors are essen
tial to wise and fair decision by the
community as to what those digits and
clphers are to be, and the conviction
that to arrive at a fair ratio between
the share of Washington and that of
the balance of the nation full con-
sideration Of those factors must be
given.
Fundamental among these is the
fact that the cathedral is to be located
in Washington; that when it shall
have been completed it will stand
upon the heights which already bear
its name as an eloquent witness to
the spiritual faith of the city as well
as of the nation. 1t is. in very truth,
TO be ours. 1t will be presided over by
our bishop; it will be, in the main,
residents of the National Capital who
will worship there, who will be men
tally and spiritually uplifted by its
grandeur and it's beauty. From q ma
terial standpoint, Washington will
benefit most from the building Of the
cathedral, for it will be another in
spring monument, adding to the
charm and attractiveness of the city.
It will add a religious mecca to those
memorials TO valor and patriotism
which already make this Capital a
magnet to all Americans.
In giving to the cathedral fund
Washingtonians will not be con-
~rtl, ;,-.,
The cathedral is to be for all time;
for our children and our children's
children. It. will stand through the
ages as monument to the faith of a
great people and.an assurance that it
will continue to be true that God
ington still lives "
Evening star., 1923-12-15
British Loan and American Bonds.

Under the terms Of the British debt
to the United States the government
at London may pay in both principal
and interest in this governments Sc
curities. Today It tenders it's second
payment on account, amounting in all
to $92, 900, Of which s69,000,000 is
to meet the semi-annual interest
charges and s23,OOO,OOO is to reduce
the principal. Practically the entire
sum is paid in liberty bonds. For some
months past the British government
has been preparing for this pay, lent
by the purchase of these bonds, and it
u estimated that in buying them at an
average of SO, or two points belCv
par, it has saved $1.S00,000. There
can be no complaint of this method,
which simply is bit of good business
on the part Of the British govern
rnent. The United States loses moth.
ing. for the bonds, issued at par, are
received at par value. There is, how.
ever, a loss Of s1,S00,0o0 to somebody.
Since the bonds were issued they
.hAye probably passed through many
Evening star., 1923-12-15

hands. They have been sold at much
lower than 80. There was a period
when holders Of these wartime securi-
ties sold them at considerable sacri-
fees In order to get cash. That was
when the postwar contraction began.
For time 1t seemed as though the
government securities were being re.
pudiated by the people. But eventual
ly the movement was checked, for
there was a ready market for all these
offerings, and undoubtedly large sums
have been made by those who bought
the bonds low and sold them when the
tide turned and the prices advanced.
Those who sold to the British govern
ment at SO probably made a profit
The real loss. therefore, was suffered
by those who sold at low prices.
If the British government Is going
to buy American war time securities
regularly for these semi-annual debt
payments undoubtedly the market will
rise and the London profits, or saw
ings on the transaction will diminish.
Presumably these purchases have
been made quietly in comparatively
small lots from time to time. and the
market has not been appreciably af
feoted. But the prospect of further
purchases Is almost sure to cause a
stiffening in the bond price during the
next six months. 1t may even come
about that through this agency the
American wartime securities will all
be brought back to par, in which case
Great Britain will probably not seek
them for debt-payment purposes, in
asmuch as in buying them in rela.
lively small lots during the six-month
period large sum is tied up unre-
muneratively between payments.
Evening star., 1923-12-15
A World Record Newspaper.

The Star is proud to have estab-
| lished yesterday world record for the
printing Of the largest newspaper is
sue on normal day, without special
| occasion and without any solicitation
of advertising matter. Its product of
seventy pages exceeds the highest
known single issue on a week day by
six pages.
Back Of this accomplishment are
several factors Of which The Star is
particularly proud. 1t is proud of the
fact that it's circulation, based upon
the confidence of the community, as
! we'll as upon the quality of its col
umns, is such as to command the
patronage of the business establish
ments Of the District to the end of
making it pre-eminently the advertis-
ing medium for this region. The re-
suit is that on the 14th of December, a
day particularly favorable to business
announcements, it received the record
breaking volume of 441 columns of
advertising, requiring the seventy
page issue for their accommodation
with liberal and adequate allowance
Of space for the news Of the day and
the features that constitute The Stars
strong appeal to the reading public.
The Star is proud to have developed
a mechanical plant capable of turning
out this great number without un-
usual provision or preparation. 1t = is
proud to have organized a force of
efficient operatives whose interest in
and loyalty to it's welfare and success
cause them to do their utmost on all
occasions, and particularly on great
occasions to score a record in which
they in turn take pride.
The Star will be seventy-one years
old tomorrow. Comparison between
the tiny four-page issue of December
16, 1852, and the seventy-page product
Of December IA, 1928. shows a growth
that represents wonderful changes. 1t
exemplifies great improvements in the
art Of printing. From the old hanc-set
type and the single-sheet printing
machine of the early fifties to the limo
types and perfecting presses of today
is a long stretch of constant and, in
later years, increasing developments.
From the few hundreds of the circu!a:
tion Of that little four-page paper
seventy-one years ago to the 96,7S0
copies Of the seventy-page Star issued
yesterday is a growth which repre-.
sents that of Washington and it's en-.
virons, d growth that means the de-
velopment of metropolis The Star
is proud to have been during these
more than seven decades an agency
for that growth of the CaDital
Evening star., 1923-12-15
British Governor OF Madras
Is Financier of Great Ability

zig was absorbed by the rival firm
of Gotta &C Tubingen.
1t was William. the son of this >
LEIPZIG publisher. who founded the
London banking house of Fruhling &
tsdschsn, which was very active In
financing foreign governments during
the earlier portion of the Victorian
era. and launched many of the loans
ra sed b.. khediye Ismail for the de-
velopment of the resources of Egypt
The late Lord Goschen himself was
a member of the firm. and governor
of the nix of England until he took
office under the government. and his
two sons are partners of the old firmf
now transformed into Goschen &
Cunliffe. from which al the family
wealth is derived. The late Lord
Goschen served several terms of Office
in conservative administrations, as
first lord of the admiralty. as chan
cellor of the duchy of Lancaster and
as chancellor of the eXchequer-is
said. indeed, to have been the most
clever and resourceful chancellor
that ever held the office. When Lord
Randolph Churchill made his sensa-
tional resignation of the chancellor
ship of the eXchequer. thinking there
by to bring the premier, the late Mar
the difficulty of replacing him by a
man enjoying the same degree OF
popul rity. and especially of tory
confidence. he discovered, too late,
as ne expressed 1t, that he had for
gotten Goschen," who was at once
appointed to his place.
X X X
The late Lord Goschen will always
remain on record as having trained
some of the most successful men of
their day. including Lord Milner, the
late Sir Clinton Dawkins. who, after
being finance minister of India, died
in London as a partner of the late J.
Pierpont Morgan: Lord D'Abernon,
now British ambassador at Berlin,
etc. Indeed, to be known as having
been one of "Goschen's men" became
something akin to diploma of skill
in finance and a claim to considera-
tion for high office.
One of the late Lord Goschen's
younger brothers. Sir William
Goschen. was British ambassador at
Berlin al the time of the outbreak Of
the great war, where his discussions
with the ex-kaiser and with the lat
ters chancellor. the late Count Won
Bethmann- -Holweg. have passed into
the domain of history and are most
Illuminating and instructive He was.
at the time, in mourning for his
American wife, Harriet, daughter of
Darius Clarke of New York and Of
Argentine railroad fame.
Evening star., 1923-12-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKJN

Q. Will you settle an argument by
informing us whether F1athead lake,
n Montana, Is the largest fresh-water
he United States?-J. P. I.
A. Lake Michigan is the second
largest fresh water lake In the world
the largest being Lake Superior)
md the only one OF the American
,reat lakes which lies wholly within
he United States.
@. How long Is the stride Of run
ing horse?-J. A. D.
a. The even stride of q race horse
ding at full speed is approximately
wenty-four feet
O. How is telephone service ar
.anged between Washington and San
'rancisco?-M. II.
A. The transcontinental line from
Washington to San Francisco was
'pened January Is, 1915. 1t Is built
Up as follows: From Washington to
Pittsburgh, from Pittsburgh to Chi
omaha to Denver. from Denver to
;alt Lake City and from Salt Lake
'ity to San Francisco.
Q. What prices do the sealskins
ring when the government skins are
Tered?-H. F. S.
4. The bureau Of fisheries says that
eretofore sealskins belonging TO the
- overnment have been sold at public
:uctiOn at st. Louis The skins have
old as low as $50 and as high as
90. These sales occur in October and
february or March.
~ a dc VI nm q n
hen entering an automobile, or
should he climb over her feet?-
!. D. B.
A. Authorities on etiquette agree
hat when a man and woman are rid
ng together in a carriage or automo-
'ile the woman should be seated on
he right. If the vehicle is not so
laced that the woman, in stepping
n. can easily move over to the right
side, good form permits her to take
Ter seat and allow the man to step
cross to his seat. Some authorities
'egard 1t as extreme for a man 20
walk to the left side of the car to
enter. In case there is no doorman
n attendance the man can close the
ioor as he steps into the car.
G. 9; Who y. invented air ball00ns'
A. Joseph Michael Montgolfier was
he inventor. He. with his brother.
made his first experiment in 1888.
Q. Where is the largest municipality
,wned pipe organ in the world?
M. W.
A. The organ in the town hall at
'ydney, Australia, holds first place
for size among municipality owned
organs. The Wanamaker organ. in
,he Wanamaker store in Philadelphia,
8 the largest instrument in the world.
@. Did John heydler ever play
base ball?-M. H. D.
A. John A. Heydler, president of
he National Base Ball League, never
layed professional base ball. but at
me time was an umpire in the National
league.
Q. When was the Lincoln Memorial
oegun?-A. E. G.
A. The Lincoln Memorial. in Wash
.ngton. was commenced on Lincoln's
February IL, 1914. The
'oundation was completed and the
:orner stone laid on the 18th of Feb
ruary. 1915. The memorial was erect
ad in accordance with acts of Con-
-ress of the 9Th of February, 1911,
and the 2Sth of February, 1916.
otte, N. C.?-J. S. H.
A. The assay office at Charlotte
vas established In 1897 and was
Evening star., 1923-12-15

The senatorial career Il Magnus
Johnson has opened auspiciously. One
Of the first requisites Of popular
statesman is a good reliable anecdote,
story of the $3.50 rabbit pie; one horse
to each rabbit. In time the enthusiasm
for new parties may enable him to es-
tablish the horse and the rabbit as
political emblems along with the
elephant and dcnkev
Evening star., 1923-12-15
Protests Display
OF Hunting Pictures

To the Editor of The Star:
AS member of the Humane Edu-
cation Society, 1 want to add my pro-
test to that of DR.. A. w. Valentine as
to the publishing of pictures showing
the wholesale slaughter OF game.
To my mind II is not a very happy
picture to start the Sabbath day with,
and certainly not good for the chill
dren who like that part Of the paper
and read it through .a
Our sporting instinct, and when 7
say sporting instinct ! refer TO the
fine sense of chiva1ry in man, 1t IL
surely passing away when a group Of
supposedly cultured people, men and
women, can get together with q
pack of hounds and chase a poor lit
tie defenseless fox for miles, and
when they have caught him there Is
much rejoicing.
Surely some people care not at
what price they win their laurels. In
some instances this fox has been
raised In captivity and domesticated,
and in his terror turns TO his master,
who Is among the hunters. for help.
MARY z. CLARK.
Evening star., 1923-12-15

British labor soon may have its OPP
portunity.
That seems to be the opinion Of the
majority of American editors, despite
the announcement a week after the
elections that the British conserVa-
tive party would try to retain Its noio
on the nations affairs. Premier Bald
wins tenure Of office will not be TOT
long, it is agreed, and then may come
the chance for Ramsay Macdonald
and his associates to demonstrate TO
his majesty how they can carry on.
Whether 1t would be possible Tor the
laborites to secure needed support
from the ranks OF the conservatives
and the liberals. with Lloyd George
and Herbert Asquith now working
together in the latter party, admitted
ly Is the question. But there seems to
be agreement that the labor cohorts
will have their inning before Asquith
and George again are taken up.
"Labor's influence now Is very
great" as the result of this election,
the Baltimore Sun points OUT al
though II feels that the LABOR pro-
gram, NATURALIZATION OF basic IN
-
debts and a closer understanding with
the German socialists will drive the
conservatives and liberals into more
or less open working agreements.
The new parliament cannot last long,
the New York Times believes, because
"the PASSIONS and hatreds aroused by
the recent campaign will not die out
This is also the opinion OF the Cincin-
natl Enquirer. which does not tnlnk
"minority" leadership possible: while
the waterbury Republican insists "
stronger British statesmanship Is not
Forthcoming the United Kingdom will
continue to drift toward radicalism
until it has at last the dreaded labor
ministry"
II vas protection" that was beat
en-, the New York Post argues. and
"for all three parties the outcome
may be described az warning
against happy-thought experimental
ton. What is now on the cards Is
an interim government. while lines
are being reformed for a new con-
test upon recognizable and attafna-
BILE issues" Rejection Of the "high-
tariff plan" the Wheeling Register
holds, was due to the fact that Great
Britain is manufactnrings county nn3
due to the prominence OF the tarin
issue. the Louisville Courier-Journal
says, with 1t out of the way there
10 little In common between the Ia
borites and the liberals" In the view
failed to "wir, approval for It's tax
plan" and 1t does not believe a com
bination between that party and the
liberals Is possible. To which the
New York Evening World addss TT
Evening star., 1923-12-15
Baldwin Defeat May Blaze
Way for Labor Opportunity

is difficult to conceive of q ministry,
formed now, living more than few
months and the next general election
may prove the most momentous and
'Tt is strange" insists the Cincin-
natl Times-Star. that no leader has
appeared in Britain with courage
enough to say, and with strength
enough to make the people listen 10
his statement, that the only way out
of the present situation for John Bull
Is to persuade most of his peop to
move their homes overseas. II there
, were ten millions instead of forty
two millions of people in Great Srit-
ain, with the other thirty-two mil
lions scattered over Canada, Aus
tralia and South Africa, the British
Empire would be far stronger and the
British people far more prosperous
than they can hope to be under ex-
listing circumstances" Because gov
ernment must continue. and If con-
servatism cannot unite to carry 1t
on" the st. Paul Dispatch feels. per
stress of this political necessity the
die-hard tories will suppress their
hatred for Lloyd George. Winston
Churchill and the others sufficiently to
make the fusion possible and restore
of the various suggestions that have
been made, the Brooklyn Eagle in
sists, "the election settled the. issue
of free trade vs. protection, but 1t
settled nothing else" This also is
points out that "in unmistakable
terms the British people have indi-
Gated their determination to adhere
to the traditional policy of free
trade"
Incidentally. as the Chicago Daily
News points out, the conservatives
were not a unit for protection and
many leaders assured the nation the
victory Of their party would be in no
sense a victory for protection. Great
Britain is by no means ready for
labor government and would view
with apprehension even coalition
cabinet Of liberals, individualist rad
icals and laborites. This accounts
for the vague talk of another tory
liberal coalition under the premier
ship of David Lloyd George, who Is
said to have contrived to preserve his
independence while protesting to
campaign in behalf Of revivified and
that Great Britain has less free trade
and more protection than Is COM
monty realised. Many industries are
receiving direct and special protec-
indirect protection under revenue
tariff. Mr., Baldwin's tariff scheme
was vague and full Of anomalies and
Inconsistencies. Its reputation was
not surprising" In addition. the
protest se oos Vote % the Miiwaukss % % Jour.
nal says. TT is defeat for
the ministry. but it offers at least
as difficult q position for tts cp-
poneuts"
Evening star., 1923-12-15

Farmers and laborers are rallying
to the support Of Obregon. Everybody
may confront problems of hunger and
housing unless the revolutionists seize
the opportunity to establish them
Evening star., 1923-12-15

The Austrian chemist who received
the Nobel prize finds that he must
turn IS per cent of it over to his gov
ernment as income tax. Nobel should
have taken the precaution to have his
,l'zes classified as tax-exempt securi.
ties.
Evening star., 1923-12-15
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PIILANDER JOHNSON.
Accomplishments,

Accomplishments.
A youthful girl would once recite,
"Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight
She'd also play-and make a hit
OF "Silvery Waves little Bit
And kept her ankles out Of sight.
But now her mommer makes her
prance
In what she calls classic dance.
Evening star., 1923-12-15

Gov. Pinchot does not acquiesce
gracefully in any effort TO hold Penn
sylvania responsible for anthracite
conditions. This question of RESPONSE
bility is one of the most delicate Of
the problems of distribution
Evening star., 1923-12-15

The suggestion that gasoline be col
for water has its merits. More real
danger would be averted by putting
the coloring matter into synthetic gin
Evening star., 1923-12-15

Those who have not shopped early
must not be surprised if they find the
range of selection smaller and the
price tags making no allowance for
that condition.
Evening star., 1923-12-15

The thermometer held off for a long
time, but at last added few serious
thoughts to the discussion Of the coal
situation
Evening star., 1923-12-15

In counting over the southern dele
gates, Hiram johnson demonstrates
that his political genius is scientific
and mathematical as well as oratori-
cal.
Evening star., 1923-12-15
Has Supreme Faith.

From the Kansas City star.
Representative Dyer has a bill all
ready for Congress, declaring that
beer containing ATS per cent of
alcohol Is not intoxicating. What a
supreme faith in the efficacy of law
these congressman have!
Evening star., 1923-12-15

Col. Bryan is not an active candi-
date as yet. But if all the threatened
new parties materialize he may find a
convention willing to be stampeded.
Evening star., 1923-12-15

The French do not share the de-
pressing disadvantage of the Germans
in being perpetually reminded Of what
they owe
Evening star., 1923-12-15
The Unkindest Cut.

From the New York Tribune.
Bonus advocates still maintain that
tax reduction Ii the most unkindest
cut Of all
Evening star., 1923-12-15
Modern Requirements

Modern Requirements.
What are the chief items Of ex-
pense in running farm"
81 haven't KEEP close count" an.
swered Farmer Corntossel; but It
seems to me that for several weeks
the chief expense around our place
was for motion pictures and automo.
bile repairs.
Jud Tunkins says that calling Santa
Claus a myth does not prevent him
from being a financial reality.
Perpetuity.
And still the base ball fans beguile
The hours with talk of runs and hits.
Although the game must cease awhile,
The conversation never quits.
Evening star., 1923-12-15
Perpetuity.
American Haste,

':Why are you Americans always
so nervous and in a hurry?" inquired
the visitor from abroad.
you'd be in hurry, too," an
swered Mr.. Chuggins. "if you had to
transact a days business and were
only allowed to park forty-five min.
utes."
"F'um de Christmas hintin' I hears
goin' round" said Uncle Eben, ''it
pears like even de chillun had to ad-
vertise q little"
Evening star., 1923-12-15

~-~-~
worth while.
d. Beresford, who probably ranks
among the upper ten of British
noyelists today. came of family of
clergymen, but never entered that
profession himself. though he tried a
number of others before becoming q
successful writer. He began as an
architect, but, as at the end Of eight
years he was earning only fa a
week, he abandoned his first profess
sion and went into the life insurance
business. From this he migrated to
| a publishing house. then to an ad-
vertising agency, and finally drifted
into the writing business. some
of his experiences are narrated In his
Jacob Stahl series of three novels.
Many of his novels are partly auto
biographical, and, like Foster-Innes
in his new book, Loves Pilgrim" he
himself Is lame.
A New York bookseller has printed
on the back of an advertising leaflet
the correct pronunciations OF a num-
Der of difficult literary names. A few
of them are as follows:
Padraic Colum - Pahd-ric Colin
(two bites and one gulp).
Somerset Maugham-Mawm.
st. John Ervine-Sin- jun Ervyne.
Dean Inge-rhymes with sing"
Lytton Strachey-Littun Stray -chee
Gas in church }.
James Branch Cabell-rhymes with
"rabble."
w. 3. Yeats-rhymes with skates"
Percy Mackaye-accent last syllable,
rhyming with high"
John Dopassas-both .'o,s" - In
dog" and 20" a. In scA&.s
Evening star., 1923-12-15

Q. Why aren't penguins found at
the north Dole?-M. o. w.
A. No reason is advanced. PEN
gums are native to the Antarctic re-
gions. just as polar bears are found
only in the a .ctic regions.
Evening star., 1923-12-15

Q. What is the meaning of the term
common carrier"?- H F.
A A common carrier is a railroad
or steamship company which carries
or transports passengers or goods for
hire.