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Evening star., 1924-11-02
Aerial Navigation

Hardly had the ZR-3. giant Ger
man-made dirigible, been safely put
away in her hangar at Lakehurst,
N. J., thus completing the longest
nonstop flight ever made through
the air, than the Shenandoah, "Daugh-
ter of the Stars" made in America,
took the air on a transcontinental
flight which ended week ago yester-
day. Leaving Lakehurst, the pride
of Americas air fleet headed south,
then turned west and crossed the
continent, stopped for repairs on the
Pacific coast and flew home again.
She set new world record for
achievement. covering 5000 miles in
her cruise. She was in the air with
her engines running for 257 hours
and 3S minutes. During every min
ute of her flight she was in constant
communication by radio with the
land, and for most. of the time her
operators were able to talk with
those in cities thousands of miles
away. Her actual flying time be-
tween cities was 235 hours and II
minutes, compared with the 272 hours
80 minutes required for the fastest
express trains between the same
points The ship met every test sue
cessfully, her officers say, and her
flight is regarded as another step
toward the commercial use on a large
scale of lighter -than-air ships.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
YOU AND UNCLE SAM
Series of Educational Articles Telling Hos Federal Govern
ment Is Organized and Functions-Written
Expressly for School Children.
Power of Congress Limited
BY WILL p. KENNEDY

their great wisdom by limiting the
subjects upon which Congress nigh,
act to those necessary for carrying
on the Central Government, while re-
serving all else for the State and Ioca
governments. Even the 13 origina
States occupied a long stretch Of ter
| ritory, whose people had different
customs. different local laws and diff
ferent notions of government. 1,
Gus at that time to lodge power
in central government to make the
| laws most closely relating to the
daily lives of people residing in wide
ly separated communities.
With the growth of the Nation, the
wide range Of difference between the
widely separated parts Of the Nation
has become still wider and the diff
ficulty of making laws in Congress
that will best serve all the remote
parts of the country has become all
the greater.
Should Use Local Means.
In spite Of this there is grow
ing tendency to leave untried our
State and local governments and HE
away to Washington for all kinds of
legislation and paternalistic aid.
And when the law on the desired sub
ject is enacted, if it fits Michigan
rather than North Carolina, or IL
linois rather than Rhode Island, there
is no just ground for complaint.
The basis of the trouble is in the Ma
tional Government attempting to enact
and enforce such laws at all. 1t is inn
portant to the welfare of this Nation
that the principle of government be pre-
served under which the people are left
free to work out their local problems in
their own way. This will be lost il the
people insist upon carrying to WASH
ington the problems that should be
solved at home.
The Attorney General Of the United
States Harlan F. Stone, the chief law
officer of the Federal Government, in
commencing this You and Uncle Sam"
series after having read articles No. 2
and No. 8, on the Constitution, says:
Stress Personal Liberty.
"If I had any suggestion to make 1t
would be that the fact that the Federal
Constitution contains guarantees of per-
sonal liberty both against the arbitrary
power of State and National Govern
ment might be stressed a little more.
81 feel" he said, that our young peo-
pie ought to understand that ours is a
Government of personal liberty under
id" Suai diiIceo NY eie Soiioeieoeioii-
I'VE, the people" not only created a
republican form, of Government for the
Nation, but also guaranteed in the Con-
stitution that form to each of the States
of the Union, SO that each of our States
is II lesser republic.
1t is better to let Congress do it's own
restricted work well than to call on it
to do many things for which it is not
fitted, and which will infringe upon
local lf-government-thereb weaken
ing our scheme of Government which
has stood the test of time and is the
oldest actually in use in all the world
Copyright, 1924, by Will p. Kennedy.
tThe eighth article in this series will
be on why Some Votes Count More
Than Others" 1t will be printed in this
paper next Wednesday,
Evening star., 1924-11-02
Local Affairs

Two lnstallmentS of the annual
report of DR.. Frank w. Ballou, SUPER
lntendent of schools in the District,
were made public last week. One of
them brought cheering news that 12l
OF the 486 employees in the schools,
who had their salaries adjusted un-
der the rec1assification act of 1928,
received increases in salary, ranging
from $50 to $940 year The other
pointed to the woeful shortage of ac-
rommodations for pupils in the public
schools, and estimated that 90 class
rooms for elementary school pupils
must be opened every year for the
next five years, if the evils of over
sized classes and undesirable class
rooms are to be eliminated. The
schools, now behind in their accom-
modations for pupils, must be made
ready for a constantly increasing
number of students the report stated
The first touch of Fall brought a
decrease in motoring in Washington.
During September the tax. of cents
gallon on gasoline showed a de-
crease of $4,000 from the total of
August.
The District may inherit a very
fine municipal stadium in few
years. When the new water sys-
tenn now under construction is COM
pleted the Sixteenth street reservoir
will be discontinued, and, as it Is
Dltrict property and no further use
of it will be required, the sugges-
ton was made last week that with
slight changes the big basin could
be made into a useful playground.
The printers at the Government
Printing Office received an increase
ranging from to 10 cents an hour
last week, under an agreement reach
ed with Public Printer George Carter
Washington, which likes to read
lists, was interested in the publica-
tion last week of sliding scale of
prices for medical attention which
has been adopted by the District Of
Columbia Medical Society. The
prices, the doctors say, were adopted
as a protection to themselves as well
as to the public 1t prevents unscru-
pulous doctors imposing upon the
public and assists the doctor to COL
Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop Of Washington, was the guest
Of honor at a dinner given at the
City Club Wednesday night by the
Churchmen's League of the District
of Columbia and the National Cathe-
dral Chapter of the City Club.
The cornerstone of the new He
brew Home for the Aged, Thirteenth
street and Spring road, was sealed
at exercises Sunday afternoon.
Gen. Plutarco Elias Gales, presi-
dent-el of Mexico. reached Wash
ington Friday afternoon for a two
day visit to the Capital, which in
cluded several state functions and
his reception at the White House by
President Coolidge.
Washington may follow the lead
Evening star., 1924-11-02
Science

How far is 1T from Washington to
Paris-not in miles, but in feet? Two
great scientific organizations. the
French army wireless department and
the United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey, are planning to cooperate in
earth's surface. Then they will wait
few years and measure them again.
The second measurement, according
ito cable from Paris last week, will
check the first and determine the va
riation in distance between fixed
points on the earth's surface.
'Tt amt goin' to rain no mo-" or it
will rain whenever rain is needed, ac-
cording to experiments conducted at
Boiling Field last week when scien-
lists in airplanes flew into the clouds
shooting electrically charged sand
into the banks of fog. The opera
tions, according to the scientist who
conducted them, DIR. E. Francis War
rem Of Harvard University, are "a
mere continuation Of the invariably
successful experiments Of the past
three years" The experimenters
filled tanks with silica sand. the air
planes being equipped to charge the
sand positively or negatively by the
turning of lever. A cloud found to
be charged with positive electricity
mas a shot OF negative sand shot
into 1T, with the result that 1t "melts"
away, sending its moisture to the
earth in the form of rain.
Science does wonderful things. and
these experiments go to prove that
"rain-making" may soon become
practical; that fogs which hang over
harbors may be dispersed, and that
a pesky little drizzle which does no.
body any good may be turned into
hard, steady, "root-soaking'' down
pour by the application of a little
electrical sand
Wednesday afternoon in New York
an engineer pressed a button and set
off an explosion under the Hudson
River. A muf1ed detonation, and the
two ends of the new tube" which is
being dug beneath the river were
connected, in the middle. The work
Of digging the tunnel was started
about two years ago. and two years
more will be required to complete it.
The tunnel is to accommodate vehicu-
lar traffic between New York and
New Jersey.
When one begins figuring time in
terms of millions of years there's
very little difference to the average
mind whether its ona. two Or three
Evening star., 1924-11-02

and Clark expedition, telling him of
having seen the ruins. Scientists.
however, have just gotten around to
investigating. The investigation is
to continue.
The lure of hidden gold buried be-
meath the sea, has resulted in the
discovery of the steamship Merida,
sunk off the Virginia Capes in 1911,
with treasure estimated at from two
to five million dollars aboard. Two
trawlers sent from New York
dragged the sea bottom with an iron
sweep mile long. Ten days after
the hunt began the wreck was found.
Now comes the task of sending down
divers and recovering the treasure.
-Four forest rangers, climbing to
the top of Muncaster Mountain, 1000
feet high, find brand new glacier, a
mile wide and lying snugly between
twin peaks of the mountain tops. The
glacier is located in the Olmypic
Mountains, which lie on the Olympic
Peninsula between Puget Sound and
the Pacific Ocean. The peninsula is
one of the widest parts of the coun-
try. Parts of it have never been ex-
plored by white men.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
ALUMNI RENAMES
FLAHERTY PRESIDENT
Committee to Aid Washington Col.
lege of Law Endowment Fund
Also Appointed.

The Alumni Association of the
Washington College of Law has just
elected new officers for the year and
appointed a committee to launch the
alumnis special campaign for the
college endowment fund. Thomas F.
Flaherty was unanimously re-elect-
ed president, and other officers re-
elected were: Pauline NJ. Floyd, vice
president; Mrs. Agnes Minick Faber.
recording secretary, and Helen E.
Jamison. historian. New officers are
Iva Smith, corresponding secretary;
Helena B. Reed. treasurer; George
w. Stafford and Vera K. Baumgarten,
auditors.
The committee for the endowment
campaign includes the officers and
also Leopold Freudberg, Marx Lewis,
Judge Mary O'Toole,. Corine Quaries
and Wilbur Gray.
Mr.. Flaherty addressed the mem
bers of the freshman debating So
ciety Tuesday night when he or
ganized the club for the current year
Mr.. Flaherty will be director for this
year.
Two new courses of study were
started last week. Miss Elizabeth c.
Harris has started the class in "Evi-
dence Cases for the seniors and
Evening star., 1924-11-02

1t is astonishing to find how many
good citizens of the United States
there are who understand imperfectly
the system Of government under
which they live. Some of the leaders
in each community in civic, educa-
tionai or charity work, who are 9TH
erwise well informed, are often puz-
zied whether to start toward the
city hall, the State capitol or to
Washington when they wish to have
a law passed to remedy some real or
fancied i'll.
Each member of Congress from his
own experiences will tell you that
educated men and women and asso-
Citations made up of such people are
constantly appealing to them to Sc
cure action by Congress on matters,
where, If anything at all could be
done, it would have to be by their
own local town meeting or board of
aldermen or by their State Legis-
lature.
Such lack of understanding on the
part Of SO many in regard to mat
ters of such great importance has led
to the preparation of this series of
articles. which is intended to be ele-
mentary talks to the boys and girls,
so that they may grow up with a
better knowledge about their Gov
ernment.
Referred to Basic Law.
In Article 3 OF this series (refer
back to iD you will find the powers
given to Congress by the Constitution
specifically defined. 1t cannot be too
often emphasized that all the power
that can be exercised by Congress
or by any other branch of the Fed
eral Government must be found
within the limits of the original Con-
stitution or one of the 19 amend
ments.
If law is passed for which there
is no authority in the Constitution
the Supreme Court will declare the
law to be void and of no effect
So those who desire good laws, be-
fore trying to have a law passed
should Uirst) be sure that the law
making body has the power to pass
it. and tseconO that the law, if
passed. will not make matters worse
instead of better.
1t should be ever kept in mind that
the Government at Washington is
one of limited powers. Many are
prone to forget this and to proceed
upon the theory that Congress ought
TO pass laws regulating everything
that they think needs regulation. If
bread, or milk, or ice, or COAL or
house rent, or any other necessity of
life seems high in price, there are
those who would have Congress
straightway pass a law to bring the
price down. OF course Congress has
no power to pass such a law: but even
if it had the power, it would probably
find an equally strong demand from
the owners of the articles named for
law to raise the price even higher.
Powers Are Defined.
Power to lower a price means also
power to raise n price. Then. too, the
power to lower the price of an article
means the power to take it without
paying for it at all-but the Con-
stitution itself forbids taking property
without paying for it.
Our honored forefathers showed
Evening star., 1924-11-02

Of New York and other congested
cities which have laws now to regu-
late the pedestrian as well as the
automobile traffic at busy corners.
Corporate Counsel Stephens declared
last week that the Board of Commits
sioners has power to enact regu-
lation for the control of pedestrian
traffic.
While the Attorney General has be-
fore him a report on the rent situation
in the District of Columbia prepared
by the United States attorney for the
District, charges and counter charges
between the real estate board and
members of the Rent Commission con-
tinue to fly back and forth. The
former declares a normal situation in
respect to for rent" properties exists
in the District, while the latter de-
clare that tenants are being evicted
in large numbers because the land
lords increase prices. So far neither
side has won. so there you are.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
Discovery

Three thousand years ago a city
of 10000 Inhabitants fiourished in the
southeastern part of what is now
Nevada, according to a report made
by scientists of the Museum Of the
American Indian, New York, who
completed an Investigation last week.
These people lived in houses of stone
and abode, ate corn on the cob and
fruits of the chase, fought with
stone tipped spears and arrows and
laid stone copings along their pave
ments, the scientists tell us. They
were doing this, and had been for
years, about the time King Tut was
holding forth in Egypt. While the
first detailed news of the discovery
came early last week, it develops
that in 1927 man by the name of
Jebediah Smith wrote letter to Will
liam Clark, superintendent Of Indian
Affairs and . -member ct the 1eWia
Evening star., 1924-11-02

Harry Hegarty has begun a course
in Common Law Pleading for the
juniors.
Lucien II. Van Doren, professor of
evidence. equity and Jurisprudence
classes at the Washington College of
Law, and Katharine Marion Shaw
were married Wednesday afternoon.
During his absence from the city for
rev weeks, his classes will be
taught by Prof. Edwin A. Mooers.
The Beta Chapter of Phi Delta
Delta women's fraternity, at the
college, has just elected Corinne
Griffith as the new dean of the chap
ter.
The junior class gave Halloween
party for the freshmen. The seniors
also were invited. Helen c. Hironi-
mus and Carrie E. Hunter were in
charge of arrangements
Evening star., 1924-11-02
Obituary

Secretary of Agriculture Henry c.
Wallace, who died week ago yester-
day of texemia poisoning developing
after an operation. was buried in DeS
Moines, Iowa, Wednesday afternoon.
The son of a minister who became a
farmer. Secretary Wallace was born
in Rock Island ILL.,, May II. 1866. He
worked hard for an education, and
after finishing college began writing
on agricultural subjects, work
which led to his founding and editing
several farm periodicals. He was a
progressive Republican and was
chosen for the cabinet by the late
President Harding.
Maj Gen. William G. Ham, L. S. A,
retired, died at Mount Alto Hospital
here, Sunday night. He was 81 years
old. During the World War, he COM
manded the 32nd Division.
Lew Dockstader, famous blackface
comedian and minstrel, died at the
age of 6S, in New York City, Sunday.
Well known and popular for years he
is said to have been before the public
longer than any other comedian and
to have received the largest salary
ever paid a member Of his branch of
the profession.
Edward Bell. American charge daft
faires in China, died in Peking, Tues
day. He was considered one of the
most brilliant of the younger Amer
lean diplomats. He was AZ years old
Percy D. Haughton. head foot ball
coach at Columbia University, died
suddenly Monday afternoon in New
York. He was generally regarded as
one of the foremost exponents of the
gridiron sport.
Laura Jean Libbey, widely known
authoress of more than SO novels,
which were popular many years ago,
died at her home in New York a week
ago at the age of 81. Her first pub
lished work was a composition writ
ten at the age of IA, which she sold
to New York newspaper for SIS.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
International Affairs

Maj. Robert W. 1mbrie, American
vice consul at Teheren, Persia, slain
some weeks ago by a fanatical mob,
lies buried in Arlington Cemetery:
but his murderers live. According to
the agreement between the United
States and Persia, following investi-
cation of Maj. Imbrie's death, Persia
was to execute those found guilty.
One man was shot, but two others
fenced to die, have had their SEN
tences commuted to life imprison-
ment. The United States Government
intends to find out why these men
were not brought to justice and has
dispatched a sharp note of inquiry to
the Persian authorities.
What promised to bring about a
tense situation between Great Britain
and Russia a few days ago has
dwindled to nothing more than an
| incident in the Unusually brisk cleo
tion campaign which was brought to
close in England last week The
British foreign office made public a
letter addressed to British Commun-
lists and alleged to have been signed
by NJ. Zinoviev, president Of the
committee of the Communist Inter-
rationale. ordering British Commun-
lists to prepare for revolution. Prime
Minister Macdonald Immediately dis
patched a stern note to the Soviet
authorities. demanding an explana-
tion and apology. While an anxious
world awaited for the Soviet reply,
Christian Rakovsky, Russian charge
d'affaires in London. came out with
denunciation of the Zinoviev letter
as clumsy forgery" and denied the
Soviet authorities had anything to
do with 1t. Russia then turned the
tables by demanding an apology from
Great Britain for her suspicious, to
which Great Britain has not replied.
France has recognized the Soviet
government of Russia and now joins
Great Britain in maintaining diplo-
matte relations with Russia The
Evening star., 1924-11-02
o ST. VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
SUPPORTS COOLIDGE
Mock Election Shows President
Far Ahead, With Davis Bare
" Mentioned.

Pupils of the o Street Vocational
School went to the polls in a mock presi-
Dental election last week and reelected
President Coolidge by an overwhelming
majority. The vote was as follows
President Coolidge. 120; Senator La Fol-
iette. 27. and John w. Davis, 2.
The poll was conducted by Miss
Mineola Kirkland, principal of the Shaw
Junior High School, and Miss N. Guam
der, teacher of history at the o Street
Vocational School. Speeches on the
presidential candidates and the plat
forms of the three major parties were
made preceding the balloting by Ed
ward Scott, Harvey -Burrell, Howard
Williams, Emma Strothers, Helen Jack
son and Leonora Winkler. -,- {,
DR.. j. Hayden Johnson, member Of the
Board of Education, visited the school
last week and expressed qualification
over the activities. A Halloween party
was staged at the school Friday after
noon under the direction of the student
council. Each class contributed to the
decorations for the event.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
Current News Events
Summary of Important National, Foreign and
Local Affairs Specially Arranged for the
Convenience of Students

cision Tuesday, and the necessary
formalities are now being completed.
Nicaragua and Honduras are at it
again. Late last week Nicaragua In
formed Honduras that any further
violation Of the formers territory by
Honduran troops would be considered
an act of open hostility. The situa-
tiop arises from the fact that a small
body of Honduran troops crossed the
border into the northwestern tip of
Nicaragua, and during their stay, it
is charged. killed several Nicaraguan
citizens and looted property. 1t takes
very little to start a confiagration in
smouldering Central America.
Brazil, for long considered one of
the most stable Of the South Ameri-
can governments, is having plenty of
trouble these days suppressing re-
volts. President Bernades has been
struggling to hold his post against
revolutioniSts. The arrest Monday
night of several Brazilian naval Off
GERS in Rio Jaheiro is said to have
disclosed another impending revolu-
ton.
Another victory for the settlement of
disputes around the council table seems
imminent from dispatches last week.
which reported that Turkey and Gree
Britain virtually have agreed on a set
tlement proposed by the League of Ma
tions for their boundary dispute over
the territory between Turkey and Mosul.
The dispute arose over the Turkish in
depreciation Of the treaty of Lausanne
The Turks sent troops into contested
area, and the British replied by sending
some airplanes to the scene and asking
the inhabitants, the HISTORIANS, to re-
sist Turkish invasion. Then both par
ties agreed to submit the question to
arbitration by the League Of Nations
The agreement. which determines a neu-
tral zone pending final settlement, is
understood to be mutually satisfactory
to the British and Turks
Evening star., 1924-11-02
new FRANCO-BELGIAN
ALLIANCE SEEN NEAR
Defensive Agreement Believed Pos.
sible Since British Election
Victory by Conservatives.

By Cable to The Star and New York World.
Copyright, 1924.
PARIS, November IA Franco
Belgian defensive alliance is believed
again possible since the British elec-
tions. It is expected Stanley Baldwin
will be inclined to favor such regional
agreements and this may win Belgium
over.
1t is also thought Mr.. Baldwin as
premier Of England will be Influenced
by the dominions to reject the arbi-
tration protocol worked out by the
League of Nations in favor Of mutual
defensive pacts between groups of
states.