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Evening star., 1924-05-08
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

bigger than that He is to be de-
scribed henceforward simply as Haig"
AS for t'Car' being either familiar
or disrespectfuI. the President prob
ably realizes that a popular nick
name is worth it's. weight in coal 70
a. politician. TEDDY" almost made
Roosevelt -'fss
The American Protective Tariff
League doesn't intend TO let the ancient
battle cry of protection" fade out Of
the lexicon of the rising political
generation. In accordance with an
old tradition, the league is tabulat-
ing the names of every first voter
it can get hold of, in order that it
may supply him or her with primer
on the venerable subject of Protection
vs. Free Trade.
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A brand-new story is an achieve
ment in Washington. but one is now
making rounds which is destined 10
have national (and internationally cir
culation. AS it is being told with
gusto by some of Mr.. Wilson'S warm
est admirers, the yarn can here be
set down without risk of giving Of
fense in those quarters. The war
II WoulO appear was met
on arrival in Heaven by Moses.
woodrow" said the great law-giycr
they certainly knocked the spots out
of your fourteen points, didn't they
Quoth Wilson: Yes, they did: bur
you ought to see what they're doir-
down there to your Ten Command
mentsP
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KGO, the Pacific coast station ot
the General Electric Company at Oak
land, Calf, plans to inaugurate the
worlds first radio university" Full
courses in agriculture, letters,
sciences and even music are to be
conducted "on the afr" They will
be supplemented by mail courses.
where desired KGO has an estimated
radius Of 1000 miles, and air stu
dents may matriculate at any point
within the sphere of operation. Noted
California University professors will
conduct the courses and deliver lee
lures. The University of California
at Berkeley is understood to DE
partner in tho KGO enterprise.
Copyright, 1924)
Evening star., 1924-05-08
New Horrors of War.
Discovery Bids Fair to Put Old
Weapons in Discard.
10 the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
These. many years science and in
vention have made war more and more
costly, both in human, life and hard
cash.
- In 1918 our chemical warfare service
was by Congress allotted $4,000 men.
and s1o0,00o,oo0 was the appropriation
for its use. Sixty-three poison gases
with impossible names, but twenty-six
being deadly. were actually used in the
late world war.
Now comes Mr. Grinden Matthews
an English scientist, the discoverer of
a certain invisible ray which causes
telephones, wireless or any other
electric apparatus to cease to function
1t will take films which,. when thrown
ON screen, will simultaneously make
audible the voices of the actors.
. Matthews further gave a demonstra-
rtion that 1t would stop motor engines,
cause ,gunpowder to explode, or light
ut is very simple" he concluded,
but cannot give details, for l should
be traitor to my country if j gave
any indication of how it is done"
When engines of battle-ships and
battle planes can be stopped by radio
activity when powder magazines can
be exploded, on land or at sea. by this
supreme force, the era of militarism
mares Of the past
Mars is moribund, MANNED or mur-
dered
Z. 1t will interest, electricians to know
that' Matthews results were obtained
by using about a quarter of a kilo-
watt. he adds 'Its possibilities are
ooundTess. and as yet / cannot say
what We can or cannot do with it. AS
soon as possible -ws-aFe moving out
into the country, where we can expert
ment freely without danger to life or
property"
Verify the world does move.
EDWARD BERWICK
Evening star., 1924-05-08
mo Betrayal Price High Enough.

.- The Senate is not likely to assent
to the killing of the definite proper
tienate contribution principle and to
the substitution of the lump sum
payment plan as the result of d com
promise which betrays to it's death a
vital principle and merely increases
by million or two the initial pay
trayal.
~. The House proposes legislation on
an appropriation bill which radically
changes the Districts fundamental
law. If the Senate stands firmly by
existing substantive law, the House
as the body proposing to change the
law by legislative rider on an appro-
,priation bill is bound in the end to
yield. A betrayal or sacrifice of prin-
ciple through the suggested compro-
mise is thus unnecessary.
II the lump sum payment plan
comes into being on the basis of it's
insertion by the House into an ap-
preparation bill under the application
of the Holman rule, the decrease or
elimination of the national contribu-
ton through action on an appropria-
fion bill will, SO far as the House is
concerned, be invited and facilitated
while its increase will in effect be
forbidden. The eight, nine or ten
millions of original payment under
this plan might in the hasty caprice
of subsequent Congress be the only
payment The Senate is not likely to
sacrifice wise, sound fiscal principle
to which it is traditionally committed
and in the defense of which it is i'm
pregHably intrenched in law and
equity and the rules governing such
issues in conference between the
houses, when the only temptation to
sacrifice or betrayal is this inadequate
and prospectively vanishing consider
alton.
Can any money consideration be
adequate for the sacrifice or BETRAYAL
of a fiscal principle which Washing
ton has long believed with reason to
have been for years a vital essentia
of the Capitals life and to be today
essential to its welfare? Comparing
with reverence the infinitesimaI and
the infinite, every one would be pro-
foundly shocked at the suggestion
that, while the Great Betrayal at the
price of thirty pieces of silver was
ifdefensible, something might per-
haps be said for Judas if he had
demanded and received forty pieces.
Evening star., 1924-05-08
Press Comedies to Nine. Duse
Clear Place Among Immortals

Universal regret Is expressed over
tho death of Eleonora Dusa, greatest
OF Latin actresses Her passing, far
from the scene OF her carly triumph
has made moro pathetic the Incidents
which marked her career. AS in tho
case Of Sarah Bernhardt, editors re-
call that her early vicissitudes devel-
oped her artistic career. Like Bern
hardt, she '-rose from the people,; !;
but, unlike the famous French artist,
she was truly child of the stage.
Incidentally. tho effect which Gabrielle
d'Annunxio had in making her for a
time almost a recIuse Is commented
upon.
'"rhe story of Nine. E1eonora Duse,
whose death occurred on her farewell
tour of the United States, is the story
of one of the greatest actresses the
world has ever SEEN" in the opinion
Duse was Incompatible, declares the
Detroit Free Press, because there
was nobody, in the latter part of her
life at least, with whom to rate her;
was an artist par excellence" and
her passing writes hnis' TO career
that will continue to i1lumine the
pages of theatrical history when most
InOS6 no" III the A<1 VS
been forgotten" This oponion is in
dorsed by the Savannah Press.
While other great actresses have
had their imitators, the San Francisco
Bulletin believes "Duse has none, and
could have none, for the reason that
her greatness was not matter OF
gesture, Department, voice infection
or any similar detail upon which the
imitator could seize," because ''it was
of the spirit, and the spirit is not to
be duplicated;;. in fact Tshe WAS
great as an actress because she was
great as a woman and knew how to
give her audiences freely OF herself.
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The Baltimore Sun points out that
~at twenty .Duse was = star, and at
thirty-five she was a. world figure
SO great that Bernhard was Jealous
of her" and the Sun asks, -Is there
greener laure1?-' Comparing these
great actresses, the Springfield Re-
publican holds that Nine Duse aimed
at beauty. Mime. Befnhardt at force
each in different ways embodied orig
inaI and imaginative conceptions of
characters; but Nine. Duse strove for
life likeness, Nine; Bernhardt for
Journal suggests her American sue
ceases were not, perhaps, as great as
were Bernhardt's, for the reason that
she did not appear here as fire.
Quently." Before 1900 her chief pride.
perhaps her most notable character
istic, according to the Richmond News
Leader. WAS her steAdfaSt avoidance
Evening star., 1924-05-08

mail Is restricted in winter months.
Il may be located on.s the map by
SO degrees north latitude and 158
degrees west longitude.
O.. In what states is the old fash.
1cned curfew law enforced ?~r-W. NJ
A. There are no states in the
Union where the curfew as it was
known in the early days is enforced.
Formerly. the curfew was sounded
as a signal for all fires and lights 10
be put out, This was because heat
was obtained from open Hreplacee
and the measure was regarded as
| necessary for the safety of the com
munity in order to prevent fires. Ac-
cording to Bouyier's Dictionary, some
states have enacted legislation In re-
gard to the ,curfew, but it is used
generally as a convenient method Of
letting the Inhabitants know what
time'of night it is.
Q. Has science decided whether
or not there are any sex differences
in regard to intelligence?-M NJ.
A No such sampling of the adult
female population has ever been made
as was afforded by the draft and we
are not in a position to compare the
average adult man or woman in re
tests given to boys and girls show
that in tests calling for quick, ac-
curate work girls have on the average
slightly surpassed the boys of the
same age. This may be due to the
fact that girls mature at an earlier
age than boys According to Binet
tests, boys and girls average almost
the same year by year. The college
women on the Alpha test score on
the average few points lower thar
college men, but this may be due 10
the fact that the Alpha test was
framed for men and includes subjects
that are outside womens interests. At
present there is little evidence OF
any significant difference between
the sexes on this point.
Q. When was the first peace move
rnent- W. u.
A While suggestions OF move
ment toward peace are to be found in
classical literature and in writings OF
the earlier churchmen, the hrst ef-
fort toward world peace was initi-
ated by the King of Bohemia in
1862. He advanced a plan for fed
Grafton Of Christian nations, having
cuss matters Of common interest and
a tribunal, backed by international
military forces, to hear and decide
all disputes between nations
Q. What were star sheils?-D. T.
A Star shells were Roman candles
SnOI very SlSiidA ptSlOho. 4LuSo
shells were used for signaling and
for lighting I'D mo mans land" at
night.
0. When was the first aerial mail
delivery in the United States?-L- T. c,
+ A The Post Office Department says
that the first aerial mail delivery
made in the United States took place
in September, 1911, when the first
bag of mail was delivered TO the
Mineola post Office. Postmaster Cen
eral F. H. Hitchcock sent the mail,
and e. L. Ovingten, pilot, delivered it.
1Let The Star Information Buredu.
Frederic j. Hdsktl director, 1890 North
Capitol street. GsLStcer your questions.
There is no charge for this service eI-
cept Q cents III stamps for return pos
tdQe)
Evening star., 1924-05-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BIZ PHILANpER JOHNSON.
Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories.
Tell me some bedtime stories
Oh, gentle radio voice,
OF the strange fantastic giories
Where the animals rejoicei
How the Elephant went parading
Through the Jungle dark and dense
Where the Oil Bug Serenadfng
Chased the Hoot Owl of the fence.
And the Donkey; he brought the jun
gle
OF trouble a further flow,
AS bung he happened to bungie
In the kerosene bungalow.
And each as he scanned the other
In greasy and grim distress
Remarked, You have landed. brother.
In q worrisome wilderDes.'
A lightning bug then ffuttered
And caused them their breath to
II thought the Elephant nuttered,
"That some ono had struck q
match"
Ten me some bedtime stories
OF the animals hopes and fears.
These curious alleguries
May be worked up for years and
years!
Evening star., 1924-05-08

The bobbed-han bandit Of Brooklyn
has tasted the fascinations of noto-
riety. so dear to the mind with a
criminal bent. One of the greatest
hardshIps OF a penitentiary sentence
is the completeness with which it
shuts off the spotlight.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

Canada is afraid United States-canal
constructions will take too much
water OUT Of the Great Lakes. Here
is a new problem. which. like a num-
Der of others, will be wiped out when
transportation is given over to air
ships.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

The men who stole J. p. Morgan's
passports showed the characteristics
recS<lessness of the criminal in being
willing to jar the finances of the
sonar advantage.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

A better showing might have been
made by Hiram johnson in California
il he had devoted himself to an ami
mated discussion Of the japanese
question instead of diffusing his tai
ents through the map.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

France assumes that Germany is
planning future revenge A fierce
game has long been played by the
two countries and there is not much
inclination on either side to make
to call it a draw.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

New York taxicab drivers iEre reg
istering a demand for 40 per cent Of
all fares. The Gotham hack driver
established certain autocratIc prece-
dents which are maintained in princi-
pie in spite of modern improvements.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

In addition to keeping tab On a
number Of Investigations the busy
citizen finds time to give the usual
attention to the base ban and golf
scores.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

Ultimate consumers are, supposed to
rejoice when an excess profit tax is
paid, nd not to worry as to whether
the price tags on what they buy do
not provide for full reimbursement
Evening star., 1924-05-08

Nicky Arnstein may be no wizard
of finance, but he is a bit of a
magician when it comes to arranging
mysterious disappearance, almost in
full view of the audience.
Evening star., 1924-05-08
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All Other States
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Evening star., 1924-05-08

Of every artificial aid in her art"
She returned to the theater a white
haired woman, who insisted upon
playing the roles of young girls
Paul Dispatch, which says her vital
ity, her dominating quality, recon
ctled the discrepancy-everyw the
verdict was that she was one of the
land Tribune mentions that -it is
given to few who have succeeded and
aged to return to scenes of triumph
and find that love and praise and ap-
plause remain. but Duse, did this, and,
having done 1t, 1t is probable that she
met death triumphantly." To the end
her style, her method. her, finish
have been preserved n surely as were
the works of the thaater into which she
World
tragedienne Of her day. the Lansing
State Journal claims, lived as she
acted. colorful romance. filled with
tragedy and unrequited love Be-
cause, She learned tho deepest meas
ures of lifSa sordidness in a tragic
marriage and In her love affair with
D'Annunxio.r tho New York Sun re-
calls. The Sun believes that a wom-
ans devotion was never more out
soldiers promise. DAnnunxio told the
intimate story of their relationship
in IL Fucco'." Yet from all her dis
illusions, the Newark News declares:
She took fight to purer worlds and
found in art the satisfaction life
denied her .. So she passed
across the stage. and so she dis
solves into a radiant mist-solitary.
stately. sad = =.
whatever her final place In the
great catalogue Of the muses.. the Des
Moines Register feels the dignity,
and grace with which she sustained
the part OF q woman abandoned must
win her a place with Heioise and
Griseida and all the women who have
heroically borne tho meanness OF
men" After all. what we shall re-
member, the Milwaukee Journal con-
cludes SIS that Duse, the! actress,
when she came back to US, so wan
and weak that .her voice could not
be heard by half the audience, still
had the power to thrill the thousands
who could SEQ, but not hear-that
alone proved her greatness" ,
Although tho San Antonio Light
considers she was mot as well known
as some others OF her profession who
were more often and prominently in
the public eye, it insists "she was
one of the great dramatic artists of
all timo-her death is a great loss
to the world" The Pittsburgh Sun
agrees her fame and art leaped the
bounds Of natonalism."
Evening star., 1924-05-08

AS an eminent and critical educator
DR.. Nicholas NJ. Butler does not hest
tate TO attack portions of the litera-
ture in the statute books.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

A few prominent clergymen, instead
of persuading the congregation to
have faith, are busily engaged in air
ing their own disbeliefs.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

At the Cleveland convention Presi-
dent Coolidge will be equipped with
a veto power that no one will venture
to question.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

Religious organizations in japan
should reciprocate and seek to re-
strain expressions that might injure
the feelings of the U. S. A.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

Like the President of Germany, the
President of France is supposed to be
cautious speaker, but a good audi
ence.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

The Mellon tax plan brought into
prominence a number Of plans both
economic and political.
Evening star., 1924-05-08
Scattering Sunshine.

whenever I propose to you you
langh,'' complained the persistent
man.
That's because have a happy dis
position" answered Miss Cayenne.
"A great many girls would merely be
annoyed"
Evening star., 1924-05-08

Men enjoy fattery.. said Uncle
Ehen, even when dey knows It ain
true. II shows deyAeg tuduence.. ?
Evening star., 1924-05-08
Careful Consideration.

Careful Consideration
"What is your opinion in this mo
mentous matter?"
I'm stn studying the question, :.
replied Senator Sorghum.
Reading up on the facts?"
mo. Figuring ON which side Of
the controversy is likely to win out
in the voting"
Jud Tunhns says that IL bathing
costumes are any scAntier this SUM-
mer they'n be mostly composed Of
freckles.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

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Evening star., 1924-05-08
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Evening star., 1924-05-08
Looking for Trouble.

There may be people up IN Mars.
But why get out among the stars
While ON this planet foIks are set
Whom nations can't control as YETI
Evening star., 1924-05-08

N. Y. in 1852, of Welsh descent, and
to his Celtic strain of ancestry some
OF his biographers> seem to feel is
attributable his indomitable energy
leading to snccess- ME-. Root likens
his painting to the poetry of YeatA
According to Dwight Williams he
was apparently perfectly normal
boy, who early developed a fondness
for sketching and an interest in art
According to this biographer. he
was ever bright, sunny and attractive,
with a keen sense Of humor, a de-
oording to his comrades-of today, he
still remains. .,.t
The lyric quality of the landscape
IN the Mohawk Valley wherein he
grew UP is thought to have strongly
Influenced his art From the earliest
time the way seemed cleared for him
toward accomplishment in his chosen
field. The Chicago Art Institute may
claim him as a pupil. He studied also,
however, at the Art Students' League
In New York, and began his professional
career as an illustrator for the st.
Nicholas magazine and other pubifca.-
lions. Benjamin Altman, the merchant,
Of New York, who was also an art
collector, at the solicitation of the late
William Macbeth. the art dealer, made
it possible for Mr.. Davies to go to Italy
and continue his studies there.
From his personal appearance, we are
told, Arthur B. Davies might be mis-
taken for a strict young lawyer or col
lege professor" He has retained in his
ffftieth year ''the alert and buoyant
grace of youth: his glance is keen and
penetrating. He is, according to Mr.
Phillips, the intellectual rather than
the instructive type of original genius,
alert to all that Is, has been and
will be: but he is also . dreamer of
dreams--a painter Of aliegorieS:
These dreams are sometimes a bit
-fncomprehensible, and the titles he
gives them are frequently fantastic,
but there is undoubtedly a reaching
out toward the eternal-a. desire to
transcend material things, to get be-
yond earthly bounds. This alone, as
Mr.. Cortissoz says, gives him "a re-
markahle = singularity ip American.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

r' 0. What were star sheils?-D. T.
A. Star shells were Roman candles
shot from Very signal pistols. These
shells were used for signaling and
for lighting I'D mo mans land at
might.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
CROP HAS
 GAINED OF LATE Forecast for New England States
 Looks Very Good

Wakefield, Mass, Oct. 10.-Favor- able September weather in northern states caused the country's potato crop to increase to forecast De- tober 1, of 423,5Os,0o0 bushels from 412,761,OOo, the New England crop reporting service of the U. s. depart ment of agriculture announced to- day. The crop harvested in 1923 was 412,392,000 and the average from 1919 to 1923 is 390,722, 900 bushels.
 On condition of 95.3 per cent normal as of October 1 New Eng land potatoes promise 46,755,0O0 bushels compared with 41,971,ooo. the forecast of September 1. The harvested crop in 1923 was 47,162,- 900 and the average from 1919 to 1923 was 40,431.000 bushels.
 Maine now promises S3,761,00o bushels, the report said, compared with 30,1S6,O0O estimated last month 32,000,000 bushels harvested last year and the five year average of 2S,596,000 bushels. Moderate gains occurred in New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut and a~big gain in Massachusetts from 3,26o,- 900 bushels estimated last month to 3,940,00 on October 1. Vermont re- ported small decrease due to rot.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
BREWERY OWNERS
 CANNOT BE HELD.
Unless Court Shows They Knew
 Of Illicit Acts

Philadelphia, Oct. 10.--Judge J. Whitaker Thompson, in the United States district court, has held that officers and directors of brewing companies cannot be convicted of a criminal act by the corporation un- less the government shows they had Knowledge of the commission of the offense.
 In rendering his decision Judge Thompson ordered the acquittal of Julius Class. president; M. J. Cooper, vice-president, and Edward Nau- mann, secretary-treasurer of the Rising Sun Brewing company, of charges of manufacturing and dis posing of illegal beer. }t
 The three were indicted with the corporation, the first proceeding of its kind in this district since the ad- vent of prohibition, and their prose- cution jointly with the corporation was regarded as an important test of the liability of individual officers of breweries for the criminal acts of the corporation.
 The court refused to dismiss the indictment against the corporation although Judge Thompson quashed three of the six counts, declaring the government had failed to sustain them by proof.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE

Philadelphia, Oct. 10.-Harold M. Duncan, managing director of the Lanston Monotype company of Great Britain, and said to have been so- cially prominent in London and Paris, was found dead here with a bullet wound in the head in a wood ed section of Oak Lane, a suburb. A pistol nearby and a note found In his pocket, indicated, the police said, that he had taken his own life. III health is believed to have been the cause.
 Mir. Duncan was well known in this country, having been at one time editor of the Paper and Press" a periodical devoted to jour- nalism.