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The Washington times., 1924-01-25
POKES AND STROKES.

That is quite a heGVv-s0ei0ht
prize fight Tea Richard will
stage in the meeting of the Demo-
cratic national convention in
New York. We'll, the tVtssNSr
ought to get the 1SOntiMGtion. 4.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
COLLEGIATES VS..
CAKE EATERS

O<AAE LzfA4 G1NES
We Judge from a letter from
'COOTIE," IN Which zoe are sent
'11tatch lOVe," that there is trouble
bet1Oeem the ''cOllegiGtes" and
cGke-eGters of this burg Gs to
dancing. Seems that some city
censor recently required collie
OiGtes and their flGpper friends
to Leave the dancing floor, but is
allowing cGke-eGters to do "their
King Tut dance and 1Vorse ones"
The sOTiter hasn't a thing against
cGke-eGters, she tells as, but likes
the coIIeOiGtes better.
We hate to horn in on this So
ciGI 1OGrfGre, but Ue 1UouId like
more details as to the riVGLs and
their. methods. Where do the
Cookie Mshers" come IN on this
racket?
The Washington times., 1924-01-25

"Om the stGge speed Is essem-
ti0l," says an author. We should
sag so. CGbbG0es and rotten
eggs must be lodged in a harry.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25

Why not call FirpO ''FIp,"
because 1Ohen he meets DeHsp-
sey he's going to take Gn-
other flop. BRIDGEPORT.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
YES, JUST STICK AROUND.

When you're feeling down and out,
And can hardly raise q shout,
When misfortune comes about
Don't lay down.
When you've got the hofrid blues,
And your thoughts are all confused
At some bad, unexpected news
Just stick around.
If you've got . load Of care.
And your task Il hard to bear,
Do not grumb1e, do mot sweaE-
There'u be Q rebound!
BOSTON RUSSELL.
vGRINS AND ORGANISING
African Coli Twins.
Evening star., 1924-01-28

night. The water supply was un-
satisfactory. All available engines
went promptly to the fire and the
water department sent men ito
manipulate the flow of water in the
mains if necessary" The supply of
filtered water was discouraging to the
firemen and some of the engines
pumped from the river. 1t was said
that the streams seemed thin and
feeble. compared with the intensity Of
the fire, and the strong wind in
creased the flames and diminished the
effectiveness of the streams thrown
against them. In the news reports
1t was said that THE fire furnished
another argument to advocates of
high-pressure mains for the down
town section of the city
Every big fire illustrates the need
of a highpressure system with water
drawn from the riYe~ instead of from
the reservoirs of filtered drinking
water. We must come to the erection
of tireproof or firc-resistant build
ings and to the creation of a high
pressure water system for freight
ing and the sooner we do this the
better.
Evening star., 1924-01-28

periods Of police activity the lawbreak.
ers have a merry time. And the raids
are not usually sprung with shocking
suddenness. There are always pre-.
monitory vibrations to give warning
of the quakes. First, usually, there is
a clamor of public indignation. then a
counter clamor on the part of the DO
lice department in protest, followed by
orders for a cleanup and then-and
only then-the raids. The wise crook,
thief, bootlegger. confidence man and
gamester knows when to quit, to take
a vacation.
AS rule these spasms of municipal
virtue last only a week or ten days
Then there is an announcement that
the city is clean from the Battery 10
Spuyten DuyNil creek. The crooks
creep out of their holes and set IN in
business again, and in a few davs the
big game goes on as merrily as eyer
until the next time.
Evening star., 1924-01-28
Mount Everest to Be Assailed
Once More by Intrepid Men

mental as compared with the past.
ana who need not fear competition.
SINCE by reason of the relative pau
city Of their numbers. they are able
70 ask and obtain all the money that
they need. on the other hand the
bourgeois and especially the man who
wears a black coat and Il starched
collar and who has to win his liyeIi-
hood by means of professional work
as bank clerk, q lawyer. Il phy-
sician or even as a commits vova-
geur. or drummer, is obliged to have
constant recourse to his Partisan
aunt. French poverty indeed has
shifted from the working masses to
the bourge eoise.
Nienna's Hofburg. that is to say
the former palace and metropolitan
residence of the Hapsburg emperors.
is an enormous affair covering huge
area of ground and consists of an
immense complex of buildings of va
rious epochs and of various styles,
inclosing number of spacious court
yards. 1t really dates in it's present
form from the fifteenth century, al
though there are portions of 1t that
are at least 400 years older. 1t was
q palace formerly held in profound
awe and reverence by the people as
sort of Olympus, restricted to the
great of the earth, enveloped with
an atmosphere of eXclusiviSm. And
1t is not only above ground. There
is also beneath the surface n maze
of brick and stone of stories upon
stories of vaults which dating from
the time of the building of the oldest
portion of the palace have never been
thoroughly explored in modern times.
1t is now bereft of all its former
glamour and mystery and one looks
in vain for any appearance of splen-
dor and state. The entire palace has
been transformed. And that is to-
day the strangest spectacle that
meets the eye of the visitor to the
former brilliant and luxurious kaiser
stadt. The whole palace has been
converted into shops and kiosks for
the sale of wares and rebounds with
to the merchandise. There are shops
everywhere. They fill the great halls
and galleries. conveying in some way
the impression Of the temple of
Christianity drove out the money
changers. Thus in some of the
largest and most beautiful of the
state departments. where in the days
of the dual monarchy old Emperor
Francis Joseph and his lovely. but
ill-fated consort, held their brilliant
court surrounded by some of the
loveliest women in Europe covered
with priceless jewels, and great
Polish and Magyar magnates stalked
around in their semi-oriental garb
of furs and velvets with great al
grettes of diamonds sparkling from
their headgear and rubies, sapphires
and opals flashing from their sword
hilts and from the scabbards of their
scimitars. the entire spectacle sug-
gesting fairyland. today are filled with
a series of filthy little booths, where
greasy venders ply their foul trade
in old clothes. The people seem to
have lost all respect and reverence
for the past, and to those who re-
member the Hofburg in the day of
it's imperial glories 7 have but one
recommendation to give, and that is
to keep away from the Austrian
| capital If one wishes to retain any
Of. ones old time Illusions
Evening star., 1924-01-28
Present Civil Service
Annuity Plan Defended

To the Editor Of The star;
In the discussion before a congress
sional committee of the proposed
amendment of the civil service retire
ment law. l notice a proposition pro-
ceive the larger salaries during ac-
tive service. Against this manifest
injustice, !, an annuitant, receiving
1.-THE present maximum allowance.
urgently protest.
To illustrate the injustice couched
in this proposition. let us suppose a
and b. each sixty years of age, to be
civil service employees. A receiving
salary of S1,S00, and r $1,000. At
the required rate of deduction, $3.50
would be withheld in ten years from
a, and S300 from p. At the end of
that period they retire after thirty
years of service. each receiving the
present maximum of 1920. Within
five months, Il RECEIVERS his $500, and
within seven and one-half months, A
receives his $3.50. Then during the
remainder of life retirement. they
share equally in the beneficent con-
tributionS of the active workers they
left behind. Is there principle OF
logic, reason or common sense that
will not approve this result?
A contributes a little more to the
retirement fund each year, but easily
does SO; and at the end of the ten
year period he has $3.50 more TO his
credit than his equally faithful CO.
worker, B. Why should A have his
special favor perpetuated during the
remaining years of unproductiVe re-
tirement? Is it not apparent that this
attempt savors of snobbery? Does it
not contain a selfish tang of military
aristocracy? In the beneficent plan
of our retirement, there should be no
fayorites. Length of efficient service.
not the size of salary, should be the
true touchstone in this matter of re-
tirement, JOHN r. WEATHERS.
Evening star., 1924-01-28
The River Front Fire

The river front fire Saturday night.
which destroyed property estimated
in value at. 100000 and which might
have cost much more heavily and
p. taken a. number of lives. points to
several shortcomings. The dock and
building occupied by the steamboat
company are owned by the govern
ment and the building. so far from
being fireproof. was not mildly fire.
resistant. 1t was q wood structure
coated with pebbledash and was erect
ed after fire swept the same site in
1918. The building and dock are
leased to the steamboat company by
the District Commissioners, who are
trustees for the government. The
chairman of the wharf committee Of
the District government has been
quoted as saying that "The commit
tee would take steps to have a fire.
proof building erected if the present
one is found to be damaged beyond
reasonable repair" Whether dam
aged beyond repair or not, it should
DS TepldCeu Will IL ilISpTOOI structure.
Government buildings on the water
front and elsewhere should be fireproof,
or as nearly so as can be. 1t is singular
that the government should enforce
strict regulations against the setting
up Of tawdry and inf1ammable build
ings oy private citizens and should
itself set up frame buildings, pebble.
dashed" That they may have the out
ward appearance Of strength and
safety. But that the government does
so--the national as well as the Dis.
trfct government-is something that
everybody knows. The docks of the
company which suffered Saturday
night have been fireswept three times
in 1916, 1918 and 1924. In each case
there was large property loss and
only by much effort of the fire de-
partment and with some good luck
was a general confiagration on the
waterfront and in South Washington
prevented.
Another familiar factor was present
in connection. with the fire Saturday
Evening star., 1924-01-28
A Moral Spasm in New York.

Now New York is doing some clean
ing-up work. Perhaps melted by the
Kendrick-Butler crusade in Philadel-
phia, Manhattan is going after the
crooks and bootleggers with sharp
stick. The police have been hauled
over the Goals by Commissioner En-.
right and given their orders to hustle.
Some Of them have been accused of
dereliction. Many have been trans.
ferred. Raids have been started and
many arrests have been made. The
white light district is in a tremor,
the courts are buzzing, the profes.
sional bondsmen are reaping a har-
vest.
These spasmodic housecleanings oc.
cur occasionally in New York. 1t
would seem to be habit to "step on
the gas" now and then Just to demon.
strate the speed Of the municipal ma,
chine. The average pace, however, is
not a high one. Between raids and
Evening star., 1924-01-28
Not a Cure for 7. b.

To the Editor Of The Star:
noticed a picture in your paper
of Saturday, January 26, showing
so-called cure for tuberculosis by a
DR. Nolan of New York. The claims
Of this gentleman were investigated
thoroughly several months ago by
severaI unbiased physicians OF the
American Medical Association and
their report showed nothing TO war
rant the claims made by DR. Nolan.
There is no evidence that inhalation
az carbon or calcium can help tuber-
Crlous lungs-in fact. it is rather
ant to be harmful. There is a great
deal of tuberculosis among stone
cutters and mine workers, who in
hale these elements daily. nota-
tion under the picture also speaks of
the apparatus expanding and exercis-
ing the lungs. observations made
hv thousands Of physicians all over
the world for twenty years past have
shown conclusively that exercise OF
an actively tuberculosis lung is in
yariably harmful-in fact, rest of the
lung is the basis of all modern treat
ment 1t seems unfortunate to pub
lish such picture, as 1T arouses
false hopes in hundreds of tuber-
culosis sufferers and in many cases
may result in actual harm to indi-
yiduals with this disease.
w. D. TEWKSBURY, NJ. D.,
Physician in charge tuberculosis Hos
pital, D. G.
Evening star., 1924-01-28

accidents should not he transIat,r
into excuses for stopping.
After all craft and crew Won o..
so well in the emergency. there VII
he less fear Of sending her to tn.
pole. according to the Portland EN
press. because 1T has been demon
strated pretty conclusively that shr
will go through anything" As a r.
suit Of its valiant exploit. the Clevs-
land Plain Dealer feels the Shenau-
doah has begun to take on a cha +
acter and a personality" and with
greater pride and confidence in this
Daughter Of the Skies all America
will look forward to the journey
planned for her this summer" I'll"
general trend Of opinion may he eX-
pressed in the words of the Wichita
Eagle that the country is proud ~
the shenandoah, the great. graceful
ship of the SKY, that weathered thr
storm: but il is. far more proud "f
the excellent, efficient American crew
and the calm masterfuI German cap
tain. who worked together in bring
ing the lost ship back to safety"
Evening star., 1924-01-28
To End the Scandal.

President Coolidge acts promptly
lease which have become subject of
ScandalouS disclosures. He announces
that he will at once name special coun.
sci. outside Of the Department of jus.
ice. drawn from both political parties
20 bring action for the enforcement Of
the. law, instructed 10 prosecute
these cases in the courts, so that il
there is any guilt it will be punished;
If there is any civil liability it will be
enforced; If there is any fraud il will
he revealed, and if there are any con.
tracts which are illegal they will be
cancelled"
The Presidents action is prompt. in
asmuch as only within a few days has
testimony been adduced which war
sants the belief that there has been
a taint Of corruption in the leases His
action is wise. inasmuch as enough
has been brought forth TO make il in
cumbent upon the administration to
purge the case for its own repute and
for the welfare OF the government.
When the President says that every
law will be enforced and every right
Of the people and the government will
be protected, the country may he as
Sured of the result. 1t will be a non
partisan inquiry. The case. indeed. is
not of political nature, although
doubtless the party in opposition to
The administration will seek TO make
capital out of ii. The party in power
always has to bear the brunt of scan
dals that arise through the moral de
!inquenries of those who under its
cloak occupy places of trust. Moral
deficiency is not a partisan element.
1t is, of course, unfortunate for the
administration that the facts in this
case were not sooner brought to light.
1t would have been far better had they
been disclosed months ago. But now
That they are in the open, that the
faint on the oil leases is demonstrated,
here is nothing TO do but to proceed
% prosecution. if actual fraud was
committed. and TO the cancellation of
tie leases if it is found that they were
&ranted improperly, upon terms in
equitable to the government or for a
corrupt consideration.
In the selection of the counsel for
his purpose the President has a wide
field. There are many able men in the
law from whom he can choose. The
expectation is that his selections will
fall upon men known for their skill
In investigation, their full knowledge
Of the law' their non-partisan spirit
With such counsel working to the end
OF justice the settlement Of the scan.
dal over the naval oil lease will be-
come merely a matter of time.
Evening star., 1924-01-28
BY THE MARaUIsE DE FONTENoY.

Undismayed by all previous failure
to attain the heretofore untrodden
summit of Mount Everest, Great
Britain is now sending out a new
Npodition, bent this time on victory
advantage being taken of all the past
experiences to surmount the OBJ
stacles which have until now stood
in the way of success. 1t is again
Lord Aberdare's half brother, Gen.
the Hon. Charles Granville Bruce,
Z. b., who Will have command of the
expedition. and he will have with him
Maj. r. f.. Norton. an artillery officer
who won the distinguished service in
the great war, as well as George
Leigh Mallory and T. Howard SOM
ervell. who, in the first expedition
two years ago: managed to reach the
height of 27,250 feet before being
compelled to turn back with him.
Another veteran of the former at
tempt, Capt Godfrey Bruce of the
9Th Gurkhas and Capt c. j. Morris
of the Sd Gurkhas will be with
the party, while the new members of
the expedition include A. c. Irvine of
Merton College, Oxford, N f. OdeIl
of the Imperial College of Science,
L. O. Shebbeare of the Indian forest
SeTNlCS anu CulB. hdJ kingston, VINO
is not only one of the best known
naturalists in India, but also a dar-
ing and distinguished aviator with
an exceptional knowledge of the
rarity of the air at various degrees
of altitude.
The equipment of the party has
been modified in the light of the ex-
perience of the former expedition two
years ago, and since the consent of
the Dalai Lama or spiritual and tenn
Ia TNF n IL
territory has already been obtained,
the party will leave Darjeeling in the
last week of March and, following the
route of the expedition of 1922 along
the Chumbi valley toward the Rong-
buk valley will establish their base
camp there and. according to present
arrangements, will renew the attempt
of 1922 to scale the Virgin mountain.
x \ X
In England and America the pawn
! broker'is more or less affectionately
addressed as uncle" by his steady
customers. In France, for some rea-
son or other. the state Mont de Jiete
or state pawn broking establishment
in the metropolis and in the small
cities and towns of France goes by
the generic name of ma tante," that
is my aunt" Each year the aunt
of Paris issues official statistics about
the ups and downs of the business.
These returns for the twelve months
ending last Christmas show that
whereas in 1922 the principal GUS
toners were members of the working
classes, that is to say Of the masses
| today it is the bourgeois. who Is the
chief customer of ma tante." In
deed the workingman in Paris and
for that matter in all France, is to-
day doing so well that he has no
| longer any need to borrow on coll
| lateral. He can always get job
| There are not enough of him to sup
| ply the demand for his labor. In fact
| this is the golden age for the work
| ing classes in France. who ask for
and obtain wages that are monu-
Evening star., 1924-01-28
Senator Reeds Candidacy

Still another hat in the democratic
ring, Senator Reeds, the Missour,
statesman. This makes eight declared
or potential candidates for the demo-
cratic presidential nomination. These
are William G.. McAdoo, Senator Oscar
w. Underwood. John w. Davis. Soma
tor Samuel NJ. Ralston, Gov. Alfret;
Il. Smith. James NJ. Cox, DR.. Muir
phree Of Florida and Senator James
A. Reed.
So the plot thickens." Politicians
take it that the entrance of Senator
Reed into the contest will in it's prac-
teal effect work to the DISADVANTAGE
of Mr.. McAdoo. They say it will
enlarge the field of anti-McAdoo re-
Sistance to whatever degree of strength
Senator Reed can rally and bar Nc
Adoo's approach to the two-thirds
majority to that extent
1t will operate. the politicians claim.
TO forward the plans of those who
are seeking to deadlock the conven-
ton, to demonstrate, if possible, that
the combined opposition can prevent
Mr.. McAdoo getting the nomination
and that therefore the convention
should look about for a compromise.
Mr.. McAdoO, it is said. will still hold
the coign OF vantage in the posses
sion of compact body of delegates,
standing like a stone wall while the
field will no pOnnnSed pf small units
The politicians are turning listen.
ing ear to hear what Woodrow Wilson
may have to say about Senator Reed S
candidacy. Mr.. Wilson does not like
the Missourian to any appreciable
extent.
Evening star., 1924-01-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Holiday "Reminiscences

i now begin to understand
Why dear old Santa Claus
For gifts to me did not command
All possible applause.
No doubt l was a trifle rash
In making my advances.
I wished for millions all in cash,
To ease my circumstances
l got a necktie and a book
AS usual, for my share
found, upon a closer look.
A note from Santa there.
1t read: Il could not bring you cheel
Upon the terms you stated.
Because, with SO much wealth fear
You'd get investigated
Evening star., 1924-01-28
Carnegie Earned 20 Cents a Day.

CarneEFe Earned 20 Cents a Day.
Andrew Carnegie had little school
ing before his father was forced I"
close his hand-lOom business in Dun
fermline, Scotland, and move to Bare
foot square, Shutdown. Allegheny Pa
The lad of twelve became a bobbiu
boy, working from sun-up to sun
down, with forty minutes rest al
noon, all for 90 cents a day. job
in the engine room included firing the
boiler and yielded 10 cents more each
day.
A messenger boy at fifteen, at 50 a
week, with mother and brother to
support, he practiced telegraphy be
fore hours. Came a rush message; he
took it and was made an operator al
SIS a week.
A telegraph train dispatcher for ths
PENNSYLVANIA railroad, he broke rules
and cleared up a wreck 80 quickly
that he was made secretary to Gen
eraI Supt. Scott. Next he was super
intendent of the roads western di-
vision.
Seeing the havoc caused by the
burning of q. wooden railroad bridge.
he organized the Keystone Bridgr
Works to make iron spans, then the
Union Iron Mills, to supply the iron.
While he was in Europe calamity
overlook business; pig iron could not
be sold, a partner advanced money
for the pay roll, the puddlers struck,
the company faced disaster and finally
the partner quit. Carnegie rushed
home, drove hard, booked big orders
and pulled through.
In England, seeing steel made by
the Bessemer process, he hurried home
and organized a company to make
the metal. Expansions, additions and
consultations eliminated in the Car
negie Steel Company, which, in 1901
was sold for half billion dollars.
Systematically saving from the time
he sold oranges when ten years old
he successfully invested in oil ano
mineral lands, sleeping car stocks anC
other industries.
With little schooling, Carnegie be.
came companion of intellectual lead.
ers; with little knowledge of steel
he became its king. He made more
millionaires than any other man, wa:
a pioneer in modern giving on a Iarc,
scale, his bcnefactions totaling over
50,o0o,0e0, and at his death hi.
wealth was over $250,00O,000
Next-"Pershing's Great Sorrow"
downright lgo3
Evening star., 1924-01-28

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