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Evening star., 1924-05-15
The Flood and the Canal.

Reports from the flooded areas in
this region indicate that great dam
age has been done, not the least of
which is that to the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal. 1t is feared that this
damage may be so extensive as to put
the waterway permanently out of
commission. 1t has been injured in
the past, the freshets destroying its
banks and compelling expensive re.
pairs. The possibility of its abandon
ment has been heretofore imminent,
but always the old canal has been
brought back to use afterward. The
present question is whether the
breaks in the banks and damage to
the locks will prove to be sufficient
to compel discontinuance.
1t would be a hardship upon many
people to have the canal discontinued.
II does not, it is true, give employ
merit to as many persons as in the
past, but it is nevertheless the sole
source of ocCupation for a large num-
Der. and it Is, furthermore, a mate
rial aid to certain industries. 1t is
the sole means Of transportation for
large quantity of goods. It feeds
a wide section of territory.
Once upon time this canal was an
important highway Of commerce. The
boats came from Cumberland and
went back from Washington in a
constant stream during each season.
Iaetle by little the traffic decreased
as the raal' transport was improved
and became cheaper. The canal could
not compete, save in the case of some
Evening star., 1924-05-15

Japanese; in Mexico the population ia
l5,800,000, and the Japanese number
5000; in the Hawaiian Islands the
population is 255 912, and Jananese
1o9,274, and in the Philippines the
population is 1G,350,540, of which
$500 are japanese.
Q. Kindly publish examples of
technical words?-A- o. S.
A. Such words as engineer. pilot
mechanician, struts and magnetic are
| technical words.
O. Where are most cattle raised Ia
South America?-R. G.
| A The Pan American Union says
| that the region of greatest density Of
cattle IS that surrounding the Plata
| River, including Uruguay, southern
RIO Grande do Sui and five provinces
| OF Argentina In this territory, com
prising less than 6 per cent of the
/ area of South America, 46 per cen
Of the cattle are raised.
@. Please suggest something for
| summer window curtains. / dislike
| the bare windows.--A. S. K.
| A. Use scrim. wolfe or Swiss curtain
material. which can be bought by the
yard and has a border on one or both
| sides. Turn hem on one side wide
enough to run the curtain roo
through. This will make curtains
| the depth of the upper window sash,
| with border at top and bottom.
! They make the room look dainty and
| fresh, but do not obstruct the
| breeze and do not gather dirt by
blowing against the screens.
Q. Where did the word trolley
| originate M. NJ. Z.
A. Both French and German con
tain verbs resembling trolley" and
1 ha N nf
rambling" The word trolley was
| coined in England and was first used
in the sense Of d land cart and then
of a truck.
| @. Why is the water of Niagara
| Falls green?-N. p.
| A. In accounting for the color Or
the water of the Niagara il is neceS-
sary to consider the fact that the
waters of this river come directly
from the lake, in which they have
/ left all sediment they may have held
| in suspension, and therefore are
clear Authorities are of the opinion
! that the greenish color Of the water
is due to the amount of carbonic acid
gas that it contains.
| @ Do heas have wings--N. a c.
A The flea is a small wingless in
sect There are about 100 species
| known, of which one-third are Amer
lean.
Q. Will you give me the origin o.
! the expression to read the riot act?
w. J.
a. The use of this expression really
applies to giving warning to those
engaged in wrongdoing, and has its
origin in the riot act, an English
statute of 1775. It provided that II
twelve or more persons were assem-
bIed unlawfully and disturbing the
peace, any mayor, justice of the
peace, sheriff or undersheriff could
by proclamation command them u
| disperse. II they refused and re
mained together for an hour after
the proclamation, all of the persons
| participating were guilty of felony.
| Also any one interfering with or pre-
venting such proclamation was guilty
of felony.
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Evening star., 1924-05-15
BY WILLIAM e. BORAH,
United States Senator from Idaho.

The world is sick and the only
tation Of itself, its resources, its
ideals, it's ideas. The vast body we
call the world is in travail. 1t has
not yet convalesced from the world
war. Peace is not yet upon the peo-
pies of the world and until it is
there can be no return to world
health, world morals, world pros
perity.
Our world is in misery and will
continue SO, until its ills-the lack OF
unity among its peoples-is cured
By that / mean the self-evident fact
that a large part of the world, with
millions of inhabitants, is still classed
as outlaw. Russia, teeming with mil
lions, with a government chosen vol
unfairly by her people, is considered
an outlaw by America Other ma
tlonS have acknowledged the legality
or the soviet government; we have
not We are more righteous than
other nations; we require references
OF character-we must needs have as
surances of good behavior-we would
have Russia give bond for the future
y
] believe that the unrest of the
world. the lack Of prosperity in al
lands-the many symptoms of un.
easiness-all these things are due tc
a large extent to the refusal of many
nations. the United States among
them. to recognize Russia as "a siste,
In the family of nations
The proposition is not a senti-
mental one. 1t is a simple economic
problem. Something like 10000, ,0O(
human beings dwell in Russia The,
stuns, machinery. In turn, they have
things to sell which we need But
propaganda, fanaticaI intolerance anC
blgotry have said nay to the propo-
sitlon to accept Russia's promise tc
remain stable
There is scarcely a government IL
Europe which looks upon the future
with complacency. Intolerance, ra.
cial antipathy, vengeance, and nc
great power speaks the voice of con.
ciliation, humanity and justice. Is il
not time, after five years since the
armistice, to make a real effort to es.
tablish spirit OF amity and to bring
In SO 1ar as possible, accord amone
nations? There can be no peace IL
Europe-nor real prosperity in tn.
United States-until two outstanding
problems are adjusted. Russia ant
the Ruhr. The Ruhr problem ha,
passed to great extent out of oul
hands, but the Russian problem i:
ours to control. We can adjust it ant
do SO without sacrificing any princi
pie or compromising any of oul
rights. Here are 50,000.0o0 people
outlawed 1t is a menace to the peace
of Europe. Does any one really be-
lieve that anything in the nature o.
real peace can obtain in Europe 81
long as the Russian problem is un'
settled?
We are in the midst Of another
armament race. The armies Of Europt
are a million larger than in 1913, not
withstanding Germany and Austria
Hungary no longer count Vast sum.
from overtaxed peoples are being ex
pended for all kinds of armament
particularly airplane fleets and sub.
ma arines.
Can You have peace in Europe, caf
you have disarmame ment, can you ever
make a start to accomplish thess
| things until Russia is back in the
family of nations? To fail to adjus
Evening star., 1924-05-15
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

OF the Senate. Representative Hamil-
ton Fish. jr., of New York, who
fathered the bill, hopes that it will be
favorably reported out of Senator
Lodges committee in time to perni,
vote and passage in the Senate before
June 1. Senator'S Borah and McCor-
mick have introduced amendments
providing that the $4,000, 900 shall
| be an American loan rather than a
gift: Proponents of the measure are
its beneficiaries to be helped during
the critical weeks preceding the Ger
| man harvest, about July Is. Gen
Aliens national committee has raised
about 100000 and has pledges ag-
gregatfng an additional $1,000,00o
Carmi A Thompson, executive
| chairman of the Republican national
convention committee at Cleveland
has just issued and sent broadcast an
uncommonly attractive folder depict
ing and describing the glories of zone
of the finest cities in America" The
booklet is handsomely illustrated
with pictures and diagrams of Public
Hall. in which the Coolidge steam
roller will perform during the second
week of June, and with photosranhs
or Cleveland's other scenic and arcb;-
tectural gems. Some of the facts and
hgures that will open the eyes and
excite the wonder Of Ceveland's con-
Ventlon guests are that the citv
stretches for fourteen consec,+iv.
iniies along the shore of Lake Erie
or Cleveland lives one-ha1f of ~
population of the United States.
X X
DR.. Joseph K. Dixon Of Philadel-
phia, head Of Rodman wanamaker,s
North American Indian Foundation
puttonholed Gov. Baxter of Maine. al
the White House this week, to Mead
the cause of Indian tribes still resi-
dent in Maine. They are the Passa-
maquoddys, who live near the border
OF New Brunswick, and the Penob-
Scots who are quartered in the center
or the state. DR.. Dixon urged Gov,
Baxter to have the Maine IegisIa-
ture pass laws which would take the
two tribes under the states wing. in
Guiding the enfranchisement of them
as citizens with the right at least
or state suffrage. Both the Passa-
con-
tr1buted numerous fine soldiers to
Pershings army and saw active serv-
ice in France
Elisabeth Marbury of New York
Elisabeth, with an s." as she takes
every opportunity to point out-will
be one Of the outstanding Demo-
| cratic woman leaders at the Madison
Square Garden convention. She is
anxious to make It "a well gowned
Affair."" as far as woman participants
are concerned. Therefore, Miss Mar
bury and her fellow committeewomen
are giving their patronage to an ex-
hibit Of fashions to be held coin
cident with the convention. 'The
women who are now taking an in
teIligent interest in politics are," says
Miss Marbury, "aS rule extremely
| well dressed. The frumpy, untidy
and manniShly dressed woman is OBJ
| solete. She Is quite out of date. ]
| wager that the woman who attends
| the New York convention, either as a
committeewoman, a delegate or an
alternate, who is not properly and
attractively goWned will be the ex-
ception and not the rule. The June
roses without will not be more lovely
than the American beauties Within"
tosrxxtx1t. lt2kA
Evening star., 1924-05-15

DR.. h w. Evans, imperial wizard
of the Ku Klux Klan, is now a resi-
dent of Washington. He has estab-
lished his domicile in one Of the fash
ionable new sections Of the Capital,
with every external indication OF
making the city his permanent head
quarters. Whether the imperial wiz
| ard has pitched his tent on the Po-
tomac with a view to directing the
| national political activities of the
Klan has not been disclosed. In In
diana next week there is to be a
| meeting of K1ansmen, or a faction of
them, at which the recent interven-
tion of the organization in Hoosier
politics is to be discussed in a some
what critical spirit. 1t appears that
certain K. K. X. leaders oppose the
too obvious prominence with which
! the Klan participated in the late In
| diana primaries, from which the k1an-
| supported Republican candidate for
governor, Ed Jackson, emerged SO
| triumphant.
DR.. Eduard Benes, premier and for
eign minister of Czechoslovakia, is
expected to be the star turn" at this
years Institute of Politics at Will
| Jamestown, Mass. The president of
| Williams College, DR.. Harry A Gar
field, is momentarily expecting an ac-
ceptance from the Prague statesman.
Though one Of the youngest figures
in thu new Europe, DIR. Benes, who
| will be. forty years old this month,
| has already become one of its fore
a q q q n
by birth and a college professor by
occupation. In 1915, when the CEN
trail powers fortunes were still in
work as journalist and diplomat in
| the cause of the liberation of the
Czechoslovak nation from the Haps-
| burg yoke. In that patriotic service
now President of the Czechoslova-
khan republic, and eventually was one
of the latter's representatives at the
Paris peace conference BeneS is a
statesman Of advanced liberal ideas,
| approaching state socialism in their
ultimate concept. He is an authority
on social legislation, and advocates
old age pensions as one OF his po1ti-
| cal hobbies
Martin L. Davey, one of Ohio's
Democratic representatives in the
House. is a tree surgeon by profess
sion, and a profound student of
everything connected with forestry.
He told the Rotary Club Of Washing
ton Yesterday that Americas prof
Hgacy with regard to her natural
resources in timber threatens some
day. unless checked, to "Chinafy the
! United States by which Davey
meant that urfscientific disregard of
her forests has stripped China of all
forms of vegetation throughout tens
| of thousands of square miles of once
well covered soil. In the region east
Of the Mississippi River, Representa-
tive Davey estimates that our timber
snppIy may be exhausted In twenty
years. Even in the relatively undev-
| astated forest districts of the far
western states, authorities like Gift
ford Pinchot think another thirty or
forty years will see exhaustion, too.
X X \ X
Since its passage BY the House Of
Representatives on March "a. by .
s-to-l vote, the bill appropriating
$40, 100000 for relief of German
women and children has languished
] in the foreign Eelationsi COMMITTEES
Evening star., 1924-05-15

4 socialist who rises to serious
responsibility in governmental coun-
ellis usually finds it necessary to be
deft but positive in disclaiming vari-
Gus early opinions.
Evening star., 1924-05-15

Eminent educators are at odds on
the question of prohibition enforce
ment. For the present in a few
communities the situation must recall
the fable about belling the cat.
Evening star., 1924-05-15

The new leader of Tammany Hall
steps into responsibility at a time
when the spotlight shines the bright
est. The old Wigwam never before
had an opportunity to exercise so
much closeup influence on a Demo
cratic national convention.
Evening star., 1924-05-15

Should a wet candidate become
very strong at the Democratic na
tional convention, Col. Bryan Will be
compelled to admit that there are
worse ideas being commended to pub
lie favor than those of the late Mr.
Darwin.
Evening star., 1924-05-15

New York managers and actors
have gotten through with the argu-
ment about hours and wages and
are again in a position to assert de.
Lucrative authority on questions of
art.
Evening star., 1924-05-15

1t is stated that Bergdoll has
s270, 900 in ten-dollar gold pieces
buried in the U. S. A. The report
that he was growing homesick can
now be more readily understood.
Evening star., 1924-05-15
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Evening star., 1924-05-15

1t is impossible to keep the franc
out of French politics, even though
it figures largely as an innocent by
stander.
Evening star., 1924-05-15

Even as determined a statesman
as Poincare must find it impossible
to ignore an unlimited number of
resignation rumors.
Evening star., 1924-05-15

Tax reduction is widely favored.
While its friends seek to select a
method and define limitations, the
taxes go on as usual.
Evening star., 1924-05-15
SpeciaIized Abilities.

"a demagogue succeeds in outlin-
ing an attractive program for the
ship of state.'' ,
True" rejoined Senator Sorghum.
But you mustn't depend on him too
far. The fact that man can get up
a fine prospectus for a steamboat is
no excuse for putting him in the
pilot house."
Evening star., 1924-05-15
Would Not Try It.

From The Cleveland Times Commercial.
Statesmen who don't believe that
tax reduction is popular should pro-
pose to increase taxes. -
Evening star., 1924-05-15

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning
edition, is delivered by carriers within the
city at 60 cents per month; daily only, A.
cents per month: Sunday only, 20 cents per
month. Orders may be sent by mail or tele
phone Main 5000 Collection is made by car
riers at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1924-05-15
Penalties Of Age.

From the Boston Transcript.
Some. men when they get old are
subject to rheumatism; others to
"reminiscences.
Evening star., 1924-05-15
Beauteously Useless.

BeauteOusfy Useless.
He reminds me Of a Greek god"
exclaimed the fascinated girl.
me, too," answered Miss Cayenne;
I never yet heard Of a Greek god who
seemed qualified to break into mod.
ern conditions and make living"
Evening star., 1924-05-15
Arts Disadvantage

Arts Disadvantage.
An artist tolls his life away
And in a garret hunks.
A plasterer for an eight-hour day
Receives eleven plunks.
Evening star., 1924-05-15

Jud Tunkins says he hears about
the idle rich, but he never yet saw
rich man who didn't look as if he
had considerable work on hand and
a few worries.
Evening star., 1924-05-15
Even Break.

when you indulge in drinking you
assist in breaking the law
"Well," answered Uncle Bill Bottle.
top, TIN doing what can to make
it fifty-fifty proposition. It's got
me broke. too.'
Evening star., 1924-05-15

Every time Satan hears an argu-
ment," said Uncle Eben, "he don't
bother bout putin out temptations
to git somebody into trouble, but jes'
let's nature take its course"
Evening star., 1924-05-15
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Evening star., 1924-05-15

(Tdke dipdntdae of the free s1for.nn-
tion balreGn tr5sich this -setospoper uldin-
tdins. If there IS q question you trdnt
Hnstoered don't hesitate to use this
service All replies are sent direct to
the inquirer Address Frederick j. Has
kin, Director, The Star Information
B1reGu. 1890 North Capitol street. In
close 2 cents in stamps for return
Evening star., 1924-05-15

Q. How many japanese are there
in California, in Hawaii, in Mexico,
in the Philippines?--E. c. c.
3426.S61 in California, 1882 are
Evening star., 1924-05-15

Q. Do feas have wings--N. H c.
A The flea is small wingless in
sect There are about 100 species
known, of which one-third are Amer
Evening star., 1924-05-15

Since its passage BY the Houss Of
Representatives on March "a. by
s-to-l vote, the bill appropriating
SIC, 100000 for relief of German
women and children has languished
in the foreign Eslationsl committee.
Evening star., 1924-05-15

But what an enormous storehouse
Of memories such training must give!
First there is the happiness Of ex-
preston; second, the increased power
of perception; and thirdly, the develop
ment of Imagination, which will not
only promote appreciation, but de-
velop a capacity for self-eptertain-
ment which leads to a quiet spirit and
happiness of mind.
The Scotch have a saying that to
accomplish results along educational
lines 1t is necessary to "kotch 'em
young" II we are ever to be an art
loving public; If we are ever to pro-
duce great art, 1t must be through a
cultivation of taste for and a crea-
ton Of intimacy with art among the
Evening star., 1924-05-15

Q. Are parsnips poisonous at any
| time Il. 3. L.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that parsnips contain a vegeta-
Gus when they are approaching the
seeding stage or in the seed stage.
They should not be eaten after they
have started growing in the spring.
Evening star., 1924-05-15

TomOrr0w: Gov. Clifford PincAot.
Copyright, 1924 in c. S. and Great Britair
BY North American Newspaper Alliance. Al
rights reserved.)
Evening star., 1924-05-15

Q. How many countries have not
adopted the metric system?-E- H A.
A. Great Britain and the United
tries which have not adopted il.
The Washington times., 1924-12-08

A LADY in Passaic Park asks
~ for an explanation ''in non
A u technical terms of the
latest theory. or theories, about
the solar light, it's source and it's
nature" She also asks: "Is the
ether considered to be as indis-
pensable a medium FOR the .propa-
cation of the waves or heat and
light in the terrestrial atmos-
,phere. as 1t Is supposed to be in
'interstellar spaceI''
In a general sense the wave
theory Of light is still utilized,
light being treated as an electro.
magnetic disturbance OF a wave
like character in the ether But
the new physics" takes a novel
view Of the origin or the radia-
ton to which light is due. Some
Of the more advanced progress
sives" hold that what r. A. Mill
kan calls ''the Planck Einstein-
Bohr law of radiation" has with
in the last five years been COM
pletely demonstrat ted.
A picturesque description Of
light as Planck's developed theory
presents 1t is that 1t falls on the
earth from the sun like shower
Of rain" In other words, radiant
energy is regarded as consisting
Of separate units in space, some
what like bullets or energy"
These units are called "quanta,"
or "light.atoms," and the theory
holds that they are radiated from
luminous bodies not continuously,
but in sudden outbursts.
Action of Atoms.
This is. seemingly, a return
toward Newton's theory of light,
which preceded the undulatory
theory, that has SO long held
away. for Newton believed that
light consisted of, very minute
particles Of some kind shot out
from the sun. But Newton's idea,
which was discarded by later
physicists. was not fundament.
ally the same as that now advo-
Gated under the name of the
quantum theory.
According to this theory, the
light units originate from disturb
ances in the atoms composing the
radiating body. The atom is
supposed to be made UP of a
nucleus consisting of positive
electron around which revolve a
number of negative electrons, the
number according with the ma.
ture of the chemical element con.
cerned. Thus the hydrogen atom
has one negative satellite revolv-
ing around its positive nucleus;
the helium atom has two; oxygen
eight, and so on up to Uranium
which has ninety-two.
When in a glowing body a
change takes place causing the
electrons in the outer part Of the
atoms to fall nearer to the nue.
leus. a certain quantity of energy
Is released by virtue of the fall.
ing of the electrons from a high
err ito lower level of potential
energy, and this lost energy Is
emitted in the form of "a light
unit. How such changes origi.
nate cannot be discussed here. It
would require many times as
much space as is available to
make anything like a complete
description of this theory, but
what has been said may serve to
give some idea Of it's nature. X.
A. Millilxan has been one Of the
leaders In the investigation. and
his book on The ElectrOn" IRE
The Washington times., 1924-12-08
ONCE-OVERS
MAKE IDLE TIME HELP WIN sT1ccEss

How many years Of your life have you spent waiting
Tor someone something?
How did you fill your time while you were waiting?
Does waiting inspire you to work harder at some
thing else or does it numb your efforts and seem to
paralyze your iniativeY
just when is it good policy to waltz.
II you use waiting fer thing another as sop to
your own azness you are the sort that heard bewang
lost opportunities
Losopportsnity bewalers might have made their mark
In the world f such and such thing had not prevented
which was just another thing that they had to wait for
Many man in this world has made his not at all
IN the way he expected but by filling in the time he
waiting for circumstances to change with something useful
which afterward proved to be the great stepping to-
success.
How do your odd more vital than YOU
think.
Have resdng occupation some line of thought
or definite exercise mapped when you are
obliged to wait at stands The periods of other
wise idle time may be your ultimate salvation
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