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Evening star., 1923-12-08

more than willingness to accept the
role of Chief Executive. But Henry
himself had given no direct sign.
Then suddenly, again moving through
an intermediary, he stopped the whole
business. 1t was as though he had
put sharp spike under the fiivver's
wheel
But this is not an unusual expert
ence. Booms have been started for
men in the past without their specific
approval and without their will. Presi-
ient-makers have been prone to play
with prominent names ever since this
government began. Indeed, some
Presidents have been made in that
way. Zachary Taylor, for an instance,
was virtually brought to the White
House by that process.
After this rebuff in the cancellation
of the meeting, undoubtedly by orders
from the innermost inner sanctum of
the Dearborn headquarters, there is
little likelihood of a spontaneous re-
vival of the Ford boom. South Dakota
and Henry himself have pretty eff
fectually ended it. OF course, so long
as the vast fortune is unimpaired
there will be those who would like to
see the motor magnate in the role
OF a candidate, spending candidate
And maybe there will be some occa-
sional mention Of him as possibility.
But the events of this past week have
just about sent the political flivver
to the scrap heap.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
New District Committee Members.

Assignment of Senators Edwards of
New Jersey and Copeland of New
York to the Senate District committee
adds to that body men who have here
tofore been keenly interested and
widely experienced in matters of mu.
nicipal administration, and raises the
expectation that they will be OF ex-
ceptional service to the District in
their assignments.
1t is always helpful to the National
Capital to have on the two committees
of Congress that have particular turis-
diction over legislative affairs those
who have dealt and participated
in community management. Sena-
tor Edwards has in his New Jer-
sey political activity been direct
ly interested in city matters. He
was largely responsible for the adop-
tion of the commission plan Of gov
ernment for Jersey City. As governor
Of the state he concerned himself
largely with such affairs. He brings
to the Senate District committee as
signment, therefore, a direct acquain.
tance with the needs of large com
munities which cannot but be helpful.
Senator Copeland comes to the Sen.
ate virtually straight from his long
held Office of health officer of the city
Of New York, in which capacity he
was actively concerned with matters
Of municipal administration. lie has
always taken keen interest in city
management, and he will doubtless
apply to local problems which are
brought before the District committee
his knowledge and judgment gained
in course Of his New York experience.
1t is desirable for the membership
of the District committees to be com.
posed. in part, of men who have been
in close touch with large communities
Washington is nearly a half-million
city, steadily growing. It's needs are
metropolitan, and a metropolitan
vision is required of those who are
charged with its legislative super
vision.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
The British Political Muddle.

AS the returns of the British cleo
ton Thursday near completion the
rout Of the conservative party with
its protectionist proposal appears the
more complete. With the opposition
divided between liberals and laborites.
however, the government party re-
mains in plurality in the next house
OF commons. But a plurality Of this
sort, with the opposition united
against the major policy of the gov
ernment, is of little value, indeed of
no value for purposes of maintaining
ministry with parliamentary sup
! port. Already it is suggested that the
/ ministry will resign. In this case an
anomalous situation will be presented,
with another general election as a
probable result for the near future.
Computations have been made of
the total votes cast for the candidates
of the various parties, with an inter
esting result. Though the estimates
are not in strict agreement, it would
appear that averaging these figures
the conservatives hold 5,350,000 votes,
the laborites 4,450,000, the liberals A.
100000 and the independents 100000
On the one issue of protection versus
free trade. including the independent
, vote as opposed to protection, it would
appear that the conservatives with
their 5,350000 votes faced an opposi-
tion of $500, 600, giving a popular ma
jority for free trade of 3,550,000.
1t is positively announced in Lon
/ don that there will be no liberal-labor
coalition for the formation of q min
! istry in the event of Premier Bald
wins resignation, and it is with al
most equal positiveness declared that
there will be no conservative-liberal
coalition to support the present min.
istry or a combination. Each party
is bent upon retaining it's independent
organization. Obviously there can be
no majority-supported government in
| Great Britain on the basis of this late
election, and this is why a new cleo
| ton is likely to follow shortly.
In such a case there will be a new
OlI ISSUES. CONSERVATIVES
will hardly venture to propose again
a protection policy in view of it's over
whelming rejection on Thursday. They
must 'go to the country" on some
other question. And equally the lib
erals and laborites will each probably
have an affirmative proposition in
stead of standing in attitudes of re-
lection and opposition. Will there be
competition between the conserva-
tive and liberal parties for labor sup
port? Plainly only through such sup
port can a parliamentary majority be
obtained. unless the conservatives can
win from liberal sources or liberals
can win from conservative sources.
And there remains the possibility Of a
labor majority through labor winning
its necessary margin from the liberal
ranks.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
Water for the Suburbs.

A bill has been introduced in Con-
gress to authorize connection Of the
water system of the District with
Arlington county, Va. 1t authorizes
the District Commissioners to deliver
water from the District system to the
Arlington county sanitary district
when such delivery would not cause
inconvenience to water consumers in
the District. Payment for water
would be made according to regula-
tions prescribed by the Commissioners.
There is no obligation on the part
of the District to give suburban sec.
tions outside of the District the bene.
fit of the Capitals water system, but
there are many reasons why this
might be done when Washington s
water supply is sufficient to meet the
needs Of the District of Columbia and
the metropolitan district in Mary.
land and Virginia. Consumers in those
districts would pay the cost Of bring
ing the water from Great Falls, stor-
ing and fiItering it, and other charges.
The benefits to the transdistrict con.
sumers would be obvious.
The population Of the metropolitan
district" is growing fast, and to serve
it with Great Falls-Wa ashington water
would very much reduce the margin
between District demand and supply
and bring demand close to the capac.
ity of the two-conduit system at a
much earlier time than calculated
But the people of the metropolitan
district are virtually in some ways
citizens Of Washington. and the time
Evening star., 1923-12-08
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

Prohibition of tax-exempt securi-
ties; strong applause.
Tariff and shipping; no applause
at all.
Railroads; no applause.
Prohibition and law enforce
ment; no applause.
Anti-lynching statement; ap-
plause
Military and naval preparedness;
strong applause.
Immigration restriction and alien
registration; loud applause. led by
Secretary Davis.
Anti-bonus declaration; mild ap-
plause, confined to republican side.
Farm relief; discreet applause for
disapproval of Treasury relief and
government price-fiXing.
Muscle Shoals recommendations;
silence.
X r X x
There We're half Il dozen chill
dren, all under ten years of age,
democratically disporting themselves
among members OF the House of Rep
resentatives, mostly girls with bob
bed hair. The first occupant Of the
chamber was the blind congressman
from Minnesota, Thomas d. Schall,
who was escorted to his seat by a
cherub of a daughter, not more than
six years old. Delightfully."- oblivious
to the solemnity of the occasion. the
tot clambered all over her sghtless
daddy during the Presidents address.
A ruling of the Speaker. just before
Mr.. Coolidge arrived, was that by
custom children of members are en-
titled to the privileges of the floor.
. Mrs. Nolan of California, the lone
congresswoman of the session, was
accompanied by her sturdy daughter,
a red-haired damsel OF twelve.
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Mrs. Coolidge. fanked by Mrs.
Hughes and Col. Harvey in the presi
| Dental box, beamed like d pleased
schoolgirl over the spontaneous ova-
tion which greeted her arrival. Her
smiles became even more expansive
as she stood with the rest OF the
huge audience, while il cIapped hands
and cheered enthusiastically IN honor
of the Presidents appearance. 1t
must have been great moment for
the former Massachusetts school
teacher who took Calvin Coolidge,
struggling country lawyer. for hUs-
band eighteen years ago.
!; X X
There were notable absentees when
| the President faced Congress for the
first time Hiram Johnson, Senator
Borah. Oscar W Underwood Bob
La Toilette and Senator Norris were
among the missing. Despite their
abstention Mr.. Coolidge looked down
| upon qb!te goodly company OF
other possible 1924 arrivals RalstOn
| of Indiana, Robinson OF Arkansas
Glass of Virginia, Copeland of New
| York, among the democrats, and
| Watson Of Indiana. Wadsworth Of
New York. Mccormick Of Illinois and
Pepper of Pennsylvania. among G.
| O. i. Barkises. Gov. Pinchot was
| in Washington on Thursday, but not
at the Capitol. He came for the
| Gridiron dinner.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-12-08
Railroad Consolidation.

Secretary of Commerce Hoover, in
an extract from his forthcoming an
nual report made public yesterday,
urges consolidation of railroads pro-
posed by present statutes, but with
measures to expedite the process
which do not now exist The trans
portatiOn act of 1920 required the In
terstate Commerce Commission to lay
out a plan for merging existing rail.
road systems into nineteen or twenty
great corporations, maintaining as far
as possible the present competitive
system. Secretary Hoover says that
the experience of the Department of
Commerce has shown the necessity
for the consolidation of railroads un-
der private ownership into larger sys-
tens.
He says the urgent importance of
early consolidation warrants consider
alton of methods to expedite it. Under
present provisions, he points out, for
wholly voluntary action, subject to
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
many consultations are likely to be
long delayed. He recommends that
the consolidated systems be given fed
eral incorporation, and after the lapse
of some appropriate period for volun-
tary action the Interstate Commerce
Commission be given authority to
create definite organization commit
tees for each system, including repre-
sentation from the public and the
component roads.
There is no more important domes-
tic question before Congress than rail-
road rates. Consolidation is urged as
one means for .equalizing and reduc-
ing rates. The theory that reasonable
rates can be effected through competi-
ton has been abandoned for the policy
Of federal and state regulation.
Consolidation tends to lessen waste
and bring economies which can be re-
fiected in reduced freight rates. Con-
gress can find food for thought in
Secretary Hoover's suggestions.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
Fliyvered

Sympathy must be felt and ex.
pressed for those ardent Fordites who
so enthusiastically worked up boom
for Henry and went to the point of
calling a national conference to be
held at Detroit next week for the pur-
pose of starting the actual campaign
for a presidential nomination-any
nomination-only to find that their
hero was after all only a Chocolate
soldier" liable to melt under the heat
of the first adverse token of the public
will.
1t must have been, indeed is, a bit
ter pill for these President-makers to
swallow. True, they We're working
without any sure token of approval
on the part of the "Sphinx of Dear
BORN He had said no word of direct
encoura cement. His attitude had been
even less explicit than that of Barkis.
Some friends Of his had spoken as
Yith some authority to indicate a
Evening star., 1923-12-08
Fake Diploma MiIl Inquiry
Revelations Called Appalling

if the task should be delegated TO
them'' furthermore. medical So
cieties should be empowered to deal
with false cure rascals Just as bar
associations do with shyster lawyers T
x = \
The EImira Star-Gazette, moreover.
holds that the public should help by
informing itself Of every Doctors
medical pedigree and ostraciziag the
occasional pretender or crook" while
the Muncie Star believes the out
come Of the Connecticut investigation
may serve to impress on the public
generally the Importance of support
ing the medical authorities in efforts
to rid the profession Of those not
qualified for the practice of medi-
cine; anyway, the public and its
representatives in legislatures and
Congress should endeavor to make
rigid the safeguards which should be
thrown around the medical profess
sion" In this connection the Omaha
WorldHerald points out that the
victims To the fake doctors are those
who have imaginary or real chronic
ailments, and ii argues that If such
ailing ones would place their conf
and put perpetual ban on faEcrS and
quaclls OF all kinds tho takers would
soon disappear, even if the courts OF
justice aid not look after their prose-
cution and pun.Shment.' No matter
how thoroughly il may be suppressed.
the Allentown Chronicle. however. in
sists, this evil viii grow up again
like a weed unless the various asso-
Citations of Legitimate physicians and
surgeons act more yigilantly as
pocratic oath ethically requires such
watchfulness."
AS the Harrisburg Telegraph views
the subject. lit is bad enough to find
schools in some states turning out So
called accountants almost overnight.
or offering diplomas in other highly
technical professions for a stated fee
but it IS grossly criminal and wrongs
beyond measure both the public and
the qualified physician when the prac-
tice is extended to medicine. a man
who would stoop to fraud in such q
profession is entitled TO no sympathy,
asserts the Springfield News, for "aS
Il matter Of fact humanity accords
him nothing but disgust and hatred"
Referring to the examination IN Com
necticut as being obtained in advance
and the would-be physicians shown
how to answer them, the Stamford
Advocate emphatiCally declares "a
term in Jail is almost too good for the
men that aided in securing licenses
for these men to practice in Connects
cut" for "a better punishment would
be to inoculate the guilty with germs
of some loathsome and ofttiines fatal
disease, and then turn them over to
these bunglers TO cure" The Roches-
ter Times-Union also wants TO see
the prosecution Of illegally practic-
ing physicians Carried to it's utmost"
and the Harrisburg Patriot concludes
''the amazing thing is that in a ma
ton which pretends to be so clever
these gigantic fakes can succeed"
Evening star., 1923-12-08
Member of the Associated Press
Better Paw for Teachers.

A bill for revision of the salary
scale for the teachers Of the District
public schools is now in preparation
and will shortly be presented to Con-
gress for consideration and, it is
urgently hoped, enactment at this
present session. The situation de-
mandS action. The present pay scale
of the Washington teaching force is
entirely too low. 1t is q patchwork
of occasional revisiOnS, with little Sys-
tenn and with many Inequalities. 1t
is based upon an average far too low
No more responsible or eXacting
work Is rendered by any public serv-
ants than that which is performed
by the public school teachers. They
are charged with the custody and the
training of the children of the Capital,
nearly 10000 of them. Owing to de-
f1ciencies in the school building plant
and in the number of teachers, the
work put upon each member Of the
force is hard and exacting. Yet many
of them get smaller pay than is drawn
by Unskilled workers in the business
field and by messengers and watch
men in the government departments.
Training for a school leadership is
long and arduous. Many of the teach
ers are required To secure degrees
from college before they are admitted
10 the ranks. Qualifications in schol-
arship and in personal accomplish
ments are high. The reward in terms
of money for these qualifications is
relatively one of the smallest given in
the world of work
Washington has an admirable
school system, so far as it goes 1t
lacks in buildings, in equipment and
quantitatively, though not qualitative
ly, in personnel. 1t needs more of
many things that go to make up a sat
isfactory educational establishment.
But first of all it needs a higher pay
scale for the teachers, who are the
basis Of the system, who are Of high
order Of ability, and upon whose
work depends the success of the
process of training the youth of the
Capital.
Evening star., 1923-12-08

More than one of his friends think
the most courageous thing about
President Coolidge's message was
that he delivered it In person. He
is thoroughly conscious that neither
elocution nor oratory is his long suit.
Thus he embarked upon the crucial
address of his career unafraid. The
President weathered the ordeal un-
commonly well. He read his manu-
script with excellent, If not soul
stirring, effect. He aceentuated i'm
portant passages tellingly. Consid-
erfng that probably nine out CT every
ten members of Congress who heard
Kim had read the message days be-
fore, they listened with rapt atten-
ticn. Mr.. Coolidge attempted nothing
in the shape OF rhetorical fireworks
until his peroration. The closing
paragraphs were uttered with the
nearest approach to fire and fervor
of which the Coolidge temperament
is capable.
The President is a. graceful, If not
impressive, platform figure. Those
who remembered Mr.. Harding's peri
odfcal appearances on the same ros-
trum could not help being struck by
the fact that Mr.. Coolidge does not
approximately "look the part" as
Warren c. Harding unfailingly did.
Coolidge unveiled q newly chiseled,
faultlessly fitting morning suit-black
cutaway and striped trousers; wore
horn trimmed spectacles and spoke
from typed notesheets six by four
inches in size. The President eschews
gestures. Not single one marked
his entire address. except occasionally
a decisive shake of the head. Part of
the time his left hand was behind
his back. His voice was seldom rails
ed above dead level. Coolidge seems
to scorn the stereotyped devices of
the spellbinder and the rabble-rouser.
* x 4 X
There was a note of unconscious
humor in the Presidents solemn pro-
nouncement, which escaped nearly
everybody except the vigilant news
paper sleuths in the press gallery. Mr..
Coolidge had reached the soldier
bonus section of his message. He was
saying that "the American Legion
will present to the Congress a legis-
lattve program too extensive for de-
tailed discussion here" What the
President actually said-and then cor
would present a program too "expen-
siVe" for detailed discussion.
4 X i
Here is a faithful tabulation of "re-
actions" to the high spots of the
Presidents message, as reflected by
applause:
First outburst, occasioned by as
sertion that America sees no rea-
son to join the league; applause
confined to republican side.
World court proposal; mild ap-
plause from both sides.
n-recognition Of Russia; gen.
eral applause.
Non-cancellation Of allied debt;
loudest applause of all.
Mellon tax proposal: universal
applauSe
Evening star., 1923-12-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Republics and Ingratitude,

That republics are ungrateful
A philosopher has said.
They grow sometimes harsh and hate
full
When they think they've been mis-
led.
Many persons make nation,
Persons great and persons small.
A republic, grand in station,
Is but human, after all.
There are lobbyists and schemers,
There are mercenary elves,
There are dilettante dreamers,
Toiling but to please themselves.
When a great republics feeling
Seems embittered, now and then,
A resentment it's revealing
Only natural to men.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
Protests Practice
On Cabin John Cars
To the Editor of The star:

To the Editor of The Star:
see in the paper an account of an
attack on a woman at the District
line. Ny wife got on a car marked
Cabin John, and because there were
only two passengers on the car, my
wife and a negro man, they changed
the sign and made them get out and
wait for the next car. This was at
the station called Lake Washington,
right under the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad viaduct, and there is not |,
house in sight anywhere. This is h
common practice and should be stop
ped. The street railway company
seems to have small solicitude for the
people who have to use the cars, but
if anything happens to my wife and
daughters on account of anything OF
that kind. somebody will pay dearly
flor il FRED w. COLE.
Evening star., 1923-12-08

a: DR. Naismith. who invented the
game, says he gave 1t the name
| INDOOR Rugby. One Of the players on
one or the first teams suggested the
I ly adopted. The fundamental prin-
clples of playing the game have
never been changed
9. A says that cucumbers are
vegetables of recent development:
+ contends they are mentioned in the
Bible. Who is rght?-H. l.. D.
A In Numbers H. fifth verse, re-
Nised version OF the Protestant Bible.
there is reference 10 cucumbers.
melons, leeks, onions and garlic.
O.. VIII frost occur when it is
cloudy?-D. TT. f.
a. Frost occurs when there is a
clear sky and little wind. Heavy,
low clouds act az blanket pre-
venting the earth from giving OFF IFS
| heat A moderate wind is generally
an effective deterrent Of frost since
| It keeps a thin layer Of cold air from
forming near tho ground. mixinl. the,
warmer air Of the upper regions
with it.
Q. Allusion is made in a story -
| "The Swamp" in New York. To
what did the writer refer?-H A. Il.
A. 4 region in the lower part of
New York. east Of the post office, ie
Of the leather and hide trade.
| ed?-D. NJ
A. This public school was found
ed in 1910 by Henry VI as The Col
Ieee Of the Blessed Mary OF Eton
Beside Windsor"
0. What LANGUAGE ia sr,o,,ar n
Haiti?-R. T.
A The current language Of this
republic Is French, but the peasantry
speak dialect.
Q. How is the Indian name "Yaqur'
\ hpr0nOunced?--M. c. NJ
A. Yaqui is pronounced as though
it We're spelled "yah-kee," accented
on the second syllable
Q. In cribbage. what IS meant by
his nobs and his heels?-D. 7. l..
| A. If the card cut for q starter in
cribbase is q jack, the dealer i'm
! heels" and the jack held iii hand or
crib which is Of the same suit as
the card turned for starter counts
( one, and is referred to as his nobs."
Q. What was the message 10 Gar
/ cia2-D. Y =.
/ y. The message which President
/ Mckinley sent To Garcia, the Cuban
/ insurgent general was d query as 70
( the assistance Garcia would furnish
/ to the United States IN the war with
/ Spain. Lieut.. Rowan brought back
( Information thai Garcia could fur
/ nish ~ least 5.po0 wen armed men.
and that they had a system Of trans
hitting information through the coUu-
try and could act as guides
@. Can beef Suet be used for COOK
/ ing fat?-J. Z. L.
A Beef suet will make a good sub
/ stitute for lard or butter for cooking
! purposes. Put three pounds OF suer
/ through n food chopper Put il and
/ one pint Of cottonseeG or corn oil in
! double boiler and cook until clear
Strain ana put in z cool place
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