davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1924-07-10
The Poor Boy and
the Medical Profession

The dean of one of our prominent
medical schools is reported to have
said that a poor boy should be sd-
Vlsed not to attempt to prepare him
self for the medical profession. The
reason for this view is, of course. the
long time and expense required in
preparation, followed by consider
able period of but slight earnings.
even after he enters the active prac-
tice of his profession.
The poor boy who does elect TO be-
come a physician, of course, knows
that all in advance, but he makes the
choice just the same. OF course, he
sometimes overestimates his powers
and fails--generally from overwork-
ing himself in order to earn his liy-
ing as he goes along and to carry his
studies with a high rank at the same
time. The rich medical student
doesn't have just the same reason
for failure, but he, TOO, is not infre-
quently found below the passing line.
1t would be very unfortunate for
the medical profession to limit il to
those who could attain it without the
spur of financial need. 1t is, of
course, true that this class is con
tinually furnishing fine material and
this is just as true OF those who
come to the medical schools from
homes of humble means, and some
times from homes of distressing
poverty.
Most medical colleges have funds
placed in their hands to aid students
of proved ability and character who
are hampered in their work by lack
of means, and in these days any
medical college which has not such
a fund could readily get it by asking
for it. But the poor boy of grit will
get his medical education whether
he is helped in this way or not Any
learned profession whatever will
have entered upon the downward
path when it attempts to close its
daughters of wealth. Brains and
high purpose must be the password.
not dollars.-Columbus Evening Dis
Evening star., 1924-07-10
Ambassador Hanihara.

Tomorrow Amba ssador Hanihara
leaves Washington to return to Japan
on vacation. An earnest and sincere
hope prevails here that he will return
to this diplomatic assignment and
continue his excellent work in main
tanning and increasing the friendship
that has existed between the Ameri-
can and japanese people for many
years. Mr.. Hanihara, as a result of
his long service here in the past on
other details and during his present
term as ambassador, has made a wide
acquaintance and has manifested a
keen understanding of American ideals
and purposes and methods The gov
ernment at Toxic could not be more
capably or helpfully served at this
Capital than by him who is now leav-
ing for rest after an art1uous period
of difficult duty. In the course of his
present vacation he will undoubtedly
report fully to his government on the
subject which has lately given rise
to some feeling in Japan. A clearer
understanding of the circumstances
may possibly be had as. a. result of
his representations. Certainly his re-
turn to this post would be regarded
by the American people and the gov
ernment as an indication of a desire
by japan to foster the good relations
between the countries that have be-
come traditional, and for the inter
ruption of which there is no present
occasion. = 49,. ..
Evening star., 1924-07-10

selves to the fullest extent of the
benefits that modern transportation
methods can confer"
The Albany Knickerbocker Press
feels: THE demand Of the initial
flight justifies the service. A period
of lesser demand may be looked for
before the air mail hits it's full
stride. After that the story of air
mail development will be merely a
matter Of more planes and pilots;
the development of compartments :;
faster schedules; more numerous
stops. New ships pass in the night,
eastbound and westbound; propelIors
purring, motors drening a new word
in human progress. The world
shrinks again What a little world
The beginning of this regular service,
the Albany News adds, means even
tually mail to Japan in a few more
hours. it means mail to England and to
all countries, in hours where it now
takes weeks: it means q further re-
tion and the cobwebs Of time
1.-THE Post Office Department has
undertaken big job, on big scale"
the Philadelphia Bulletin maintains,
and "the public relies on the plucky
flyers of the service to make the
cross-continent air mail great
success. The Army and Navy for
ever, but three cheers for the fellow
with the mail" The establishment
of regular air mail, the Atlanta
Journal reflects, 'is a vivid reminder
of how wonderful such service has
grown during the last half decade,
and of how great its expansion is
For, as the San Antonio Express
notes, cit has taken five years hard
work, mental and physical, to estab-
lish the air mail service on q per-
manent basis" and 'all concerned
are entitled to high praise for their
great victory over public apathy and
even some active opposition, which
at times men1ced the entire scheme"
Evening star., 1924-07-10
THE WORST THING
YOU CAN BE
BY JOHN CARLYLE.

We never find folks without faults.
we never find folks without great
weaknesses We are conscious or
certainly conscious OF the sins Of
others.
What is the worst sin of all? Many
men would answer that in many
ways. Many women would answer it in
many ways. Any answer would be
likely to lead to a difference Of opinion.
To me the answer seems plain. The
great transgression. it seems to me,
is to be hard"
The great sin is to be Indifferent to
the needs, the hopes, the fears, the
sufferings, the aspirations of others.
1t is even worse il that hardness
covers and permeates your relations
to those who are closest to you by
ties Of blood or contract: For it is
to those who are most closely asso-
ciated with you that you are the most
responsible.
The ten commandments come as
result of a most tremendous conden-
sation, a narrowing down to funda-
mentals of the sins Of the race.
Yet the command to honor ones
father and mother was found to be of
suficient Importance to be placed in
equal rank with the Injunction
against stealing and murder.
The Lawgiver. must have thought
It of extreme Importance in the lives
of men.
The commandment may be inter-
preted to be even broader than 1t
sounds. 1t means, too, that honor and
service shall be given to all the mem
bers of your family-to your wife
and children, and to those In any
way dependent upon you.
The annals of the courts are
enough to break the heart of any
one who remembers and respects the
ancient commandment
Fathers and mothers OF the we'll
to-do in poorhouses! Little children
left to shift for themselves! Wives
sent out to scrub while a husband
capers up and down the earth in COM
fort!
Drinking canned heat" or raw al
cohol and lying stupefied in the alley
is low business.
Lying and swindling are low busi-
ness.
Idline away your time and giving
only half service for the full service
you are paid to do is low business.
But the great sin, which sQueezeS
out of US all the God-like attributes
implanted in our being, is to be hard.
Kindness is this very hours great
virtue.
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-07-10
Army-Iarine Foot Ball.

The next Army Marine foot ball
game will not be played in Washing
ton. Baltimore wins. The Army team
represents the Sd Corps and Baltimore
is headquarters of that corps. The
Marine team represents the east coast
expeditionary force, and the perma-
nent address of those marines, if any
marine can be said ever to have a
permanent address, Is Quantico. Wash.
ington made it's claim on national
grounds and it put up the argument
that the Washington Stadium is neu-
trail ground between soldiers and
marines. Last year Washington en-.
tertained the gladiators and their CO.
horts-but the word cohorts" will
be withdrawn, because a cohort was
but the tenth part of a legion of q
Roman army, and the washington
stadium was fun. Washington got
Evening star., 1924-07-10

by shouts of lice" fresh ripe water
melons," fresh fish" and other calls.
Here is case where policemen might
take fresh hitch in their belts and
get busy in law enforcement. The
case should not be difficult. The police
department of other times has handled
the matter efficiently. These hucksters
do not travel in "high-powered auto
mobiles" equipped with smoke screens,
and presumably the icemongers, fish
mongers and cantaloupe vendors do
not carry automatics and go about
the streets ready to shoot on sight,
They are generally harmless and
peaceful folk, but in some neighbor-
hoods they break the peace and the
law.
Attention OF the police has. been
called to the practice of many auto
mobilists in blowing horns. There is a
drivers, but it is not easy to control
that. Some drivers get along without
blowing blasts every second or so, but
others feel that they are making no
progress unless they are blasting their
way through the streets. One form of
honking which the police have been
called on to look after is that by auto
mobilists standing at the curb. The
automobiiist wishes to announce his
arrival in front or a house, or to ex-
press his ,impatience at waiting or to
herald to the neighbors that he is
about to take a spin. The police are
called on by their superior officer to
take note of this and save neighbors
from the earache.
Evening star., 1924-07-10
+. COURAGE
II am the master OF my fate.
l am The captain OF my soul"
HENLEY.

David W. Griffith decided what his
life work should be, but hem had 10
alter his plans many times and un-
dergo severe hardships on the way to
attainment.
AS boy in La Grange, Ky, he lis
tened in wonder to stories read by his
sister, and resolved to be a great
writer At eighteen he left public school
and started as a. reporter on Louis
Vile newspaper.
/ Assigned to write theatrical notes,
he saw play for the first time in his
life, and made up his mind to be
dramatist. Told that all great play
wrights started as actors, he obtained
a place with stock company. lne
salary was small, and he ran an ele-
vator in q dry goods store to PROVIDE
living.
Next he was an actor with trav-
cling company. earning SIS week IN
season. During one summer he sold
books In another between season
period he shoveled ore in the holo OF
ship.
After several years on the road, he
went to New York to be q writer.
Success finally came with the accept
| ance of poem, story ana a play
The play was rewritten. out 1alleo.
Seeing a moving picture, he resolved
| 60 be q scenario writer, prepared a
picture play and sent it to a produc-
ing company, but never heard its fate
He wrote one for the Biograph COM
pany. and was paid SIS. Then he de-
cided to be a movie picture director.
.-areae. he chung aroundis the Bio
graph studio until the Ell illness Of m ;n di-
troduced new ideas. The producers
did not like them, but the public did,
and for six years he made one and
two reel pictures
At thirty-three he started making
The Birth of Nation" Originally
1t was planned to cost $4,000, but ex-
penses ran ten times that amount,
and he had to spend all his time away
from the studio raising money Then
came the--fight to save the picture
from suppression. That cost him
100000 in attorneys fees, but the
success Of the production made mo-
tion picture history.
Griffith made other large films, be.
came rich, and now. at forty-three, Is
reported to have said he will make
only two more big productions, thep
retire.
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-07-10
|ND|A'S SP[ENDORS
IN FLYERS PATH
Delhi, Scene of Glory of
Ancient Emperors, Viewed
by American Airmen.
RICH IN OLD TRADITIONS
Former Seat Of Great Moguls Reck.
oned Most Magnificent
Of It's Day.

IF one spot were singled out ir
history-steeped India as most his
toric of all, probably 1t would be the
city OF Delhi, for both written rec
ords and oral traditions extending
back for ages tell OF power welded
from Delhi's site" says a bulletin
from the Washington headquarters
Of the National Geographic Society,
in regard to one of the stopping
places of the American Army flyers
in India.
at is because Of this rich incrusta-
tion of history and tradition that
Delhi was chosen as the coronation
place for all India's modern imperial
rulers: Queen Victoria, King Ed
ward VII and the present Emperor
of India, King George v of Great
Britain. For the same reason Delhi
was chosen, a few years ago, to be
the permanent capital Of the Indian
Empire. Government STATS were
moved to temporary quarters in the
city while just south of the town
is rising one OF the most imposfn g
made-to-order capitals ever built,
where the viceroy and his co-rulers
will have their permanent quarters.
On India's Center-LIne.
Delhi is situated in about the
latitude of San Antonio, Tex, on the
very center-line of India. 1t is a
city of the plains, in the broad belt
of lowland that sweeps entirely
across the northern part of the penin-
sula and composes India's most fer
tile and most densely populated
region.
"AIl about Delhi. we'll preserved
and in various stages of ruin, are
monuments to India's and Delhfs
greatness-victory towers, temples,
mosques, tombs and palaces.
ers as the former seat of the great
which f1ourished in the sixteenth.
seventeenth and early eighteenth
centuries. The court Of the Mogui
emperors far surpassed in magniti-
cence any other court OF its day.
Probably no regal splendor in any
era has matched that of the Moguls.
The emperors sat on the famous Pea
cock throne Oater captured by tAe
Shah of Persia) in a throne room
whose walls were of exquisitely deco
rated marble hung with sumptuous
brocades. Diamonds and other pre-
cious stones worth hundreds of mil
lions of dollars studded the throne
and ornamented the robes OF the
sovereigns. The city fell into the
hands of the British in 1857 during
-he Indian mutiny."
Evening star., 1924-07-10
German Merchant Marine

Reports from reliable sources are
to the effect that the German mer-
chant marine is rapidly becoming
factor to be reckoned with in Eu-
ropean commerce. It is reported that.
since the treaty of Versailles, al
though at that time Germany was
floated about 3,ooo,o 600 tons of freight
carrying vessels. In 1914 Germany
had 5,23s.s37 gross registered mer-
chant nan odo tonnage: She now has nearly
the close of the war Germany sur
rendered to the allies practically all
her merchant marine to replace thA
allied merchant ships which were
sunk by the depredations of. the Ger
Since the war shipbuilding has not
been carried on extensively in the
shipbuilding countries, as the ship
fully recovered from thu wartime
depression. 1t Is all the more sur
prising that under these conditions
Germany should have so far recov-
cred in this nsld as to be In posses
chant marine, which now promises
to be serious competitor for world
The German development IN mis-
field is no doubt due in large meas
ure to the fact that she has cheap
iron and coal and also cheap labor.
Great Britain pays her shipbuilders
a much higher wage than is paid to
the same class of workmen in Ger
many, and the American craftsman
demands even q higher wage than is
paid in Britain. Moreover, the cost
of manning q German merchant ship
is in excess Of that, required by other
marine nations. The wage Of the
German seaman is only about one
third of that of British sailor. -
1t cannot be denied that Germany
is an exceedingly thrifty nation. Her
people are frugal and industrious and
nationally ambitious It is not,
therefore,. surprising that the Ger
commerce. OF the seas.-Salt Lake
city Deseft Newp. h. 4
Evening star., 1924-07-10
Noise.

There is much unnecessary. noise in
the city. Noise is one of the accom-
paniments Of city life. Trucks must
run, street cars must rumble and rat
tie over. crossings, and people will
operate Photographs and loud speak
ers. But there is great deal OF need
less noise. The matter. has been taken
up many times by the city authorities,
and now and then relative quiet has
been enforced. Regulations were made
against the cries of hucksters, but
these regulations have become weaker,
while the cries of hucksters have
grown stronger and no check fs inn
posed. Nefghborhoods are disturbed
Evening star., 1924-07-10
S14,5)0,OlO CLAIMS
ARE GRANTED US.
German-American Commits
sion on War Damages
. Makes 439 Awards.
12,416 CASES PENDING
Remains to Be Decided Where
Teutons Will Get Money
for Payments.
12,416 CASES PENDING

A recapitulation of the work ac-
compEshed by the German-American
mixed claims commission since its
organization up to the present time
SHOWS that 439 awards, aggregatfng
more than s14,500,000. have been
made in favor of American firms and
individuals. on claims against Ger
many for losses sustained in the
world war through death or property
damage. In addition to the princi-
pal, Germany will be required to nav
5 Per cent interest on each claim
allowed from the date OF the award
to the time of payment. No pay
ments Will be made by Germany.
however, until the commission CON
cludes its labors and funding
method is determined UPON
1916 Claims Pending.
When the commission adjourned
recently for the summer il had
pending before it 12.416 claims,
amounting approximately TO s5nn
eo0.0Oo, including one by the United
states government for S255544S1n
representing the cost of the American
army OF occupation. This claim, how
ever. is expected to be settled through
tiiah CHdnlelS. It
the more than 10000 pending claims
2044 have been considered by the
American and German agencies of
the commission and are ready for final
action
Wilhelm kiesselbach. German COM
missioner, recently went to Germany
Ior the summer and will return TO
washington early in the fall when
the commission contemplates resum-
ing Its sessions. Robert w Bonynge
american agent on the commission,
and Agent Won Lewinski of Germany.
accompa anied by attorneys and assist
ants, Will sail on separate steamers
July for Germany. where evidence
n necessary to adjudicate American
claims not obtainable in this country
Will be Investigated.
Source of Funds in Doubt.
While Germany is obligated to nav
the amounts agreed upon by the
mixed claims commission, it remains
TO be decided where she will get the
FUNDS for such payments
once the question of how the claims
are TO be met is determined, Germany
VIII pay the American government
Which, in turn, will remit the amount
OF the respective awards to the in
dividual claimants
Evening star., 1924-07-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Q. How many windows are there
| in the Capitol?-P. w. B.
A. The superintendent of public
buildings and grounds says that
there are $40 windows in the Capitol.
Q. What signals are used between
| catchers and pitchers?--R.. ".
A. The signals used by catchers
and pitchers on first-class base ball
teams are: Ons finger and two
fingers, designating the only two
balls permitted in professional base
ball--fast ball and curved ball.
Q. Is real georgette crepe all silk,
silk and cotton or silk and wool?--
w. A. E.
A. Georgette crepe is a light. sheer
silk fabric having a fine crepe sur
face. 1t is woven in the gum and
subsequently boiled off and dyed or
named by Haas Brothus, but has since
been widely copied.
@. Are commissioned officers in
adjusted compensation?-A.C c. G.
A. No credit is allowed for time
served as a commissioned officer
above the grade of captain in the
Army or Marine Corps, lieutenant in
the Navy, first lieutenant. or first
lieutenant Of engineers in the coast
guard, passed assistant surgeon in
the public health service. or having
the pay and allowance, II not the
rank, of any officer superior in rank
to any such grades.
@. How long is the track at the
indianapolis Speedway?-C. F.
Tho JpdiaponaIiS Mnfor Cn.aA
way Company says that the length OF
its race track is two and one-half
miles.
the city of New York?-A. S.
A. This star. which shines at the
top of tall staff in Madison Square,
is the gift of Rodman Wanamaker
1t is called Eternal Light" and is a
memorial to our world war dead. The
light is gold star five feet in di-
ameter and is mounted on a pole 100
feet high, which was fashioned from
an Oregon pine.
Q. Was chlorine gas used to cure
disease as much as five years ago?-
B. A. H.
A The chemical warfare service
says that chlorine gas has been used
in the treatment OF some diseases
since 1852. The Germans were the
first ones to recognize therapeutic
uses.
@. What commemorative stamps
have been issued by the Post ONCE
Department?-W. C. s.
A. The first were issued for the
Chicago Worlds Fair, the Columbian
series. 1893. TheNpthers are: Trans
Mississippi "OmahA'' 1898: Pan Amer
lean. 1901: Louisiana Purchase, 1904;
jamestown, 1907; Lincoln Memorial,
1909. Alaska Yukon 1903;
Hudson Fulton. 1909; Panama-Pacific,
1928; Victory, 1919: Pilgrim Ter
centenary. 1920; Harding Memorial,
1928; Hugenot Walloon Tercentenary,
1924.
Q. Is t true that frozen elephants
have been found and eaten?-C. L. M.
A. The Smithsonian Institute says
that it is true that frozen elephants
were found in Siberia, and that the
flesh was in such a state of preserva-
ton that it could have been eaten.
However it has no record of anyone
having attempted to use the meat as
food. 1t is understood that there are
several specimens preserved in mu-
seums throughout the world.
q. Are dry batteries really dry
M. G. l.
Evening star., 1924-07-10

A. They are not really dry inside. II
they were, no current could be obtained
from them The electrolyte is unspilla-
BILE, and therefore they are referred to
as dry batteries.
9. Do corn, wheat and oats all belong
to the cereal family &C. M. r.
A The word cereal refers to any
grass-yieldinE farinaceous seeds suit
able for food. Therefore, corn, wheat
and oats all belong to this family.
@. How old is the American shoe in
dustry, and what state leads in it,
A. H. C.
A. The manufacture OF shoes In what
is now the United States was begun in
on the Mayfiower on its third voyage
and brought hides for making shoes
Seven years later Philip Kertiand Of
Buckinghamshire began making shoes in
Lynn, Mass. Sinoe that date the state of
Massa chusetts has come. to lead the
world in the manufacture Of boots and
shoes.
Q. What place is known as the
Heart Of England" "?-T. w.
A. This name is applied to Warwick.
shire, the middle county OF England.
Q. Does it cost more to get a basic
patent than any other kind?--P. w.
A. The cost of registering a patent
is the same in all cases.
Q. What is the benefit derived from
yawning &C. E. S.
A. The public health service says
that yaWning restores the equilibrium of
the air pressure between the middle ear
and the outside air. The result is often
a feeling of relaxation.
@. Could you tell me what the large
dial on the top of the foremast on our
large battleships is for?-J. M.
A. The Navy partment says that
this dial is used for target firing.
@. Do cabbages grow as high as
ten feet above the ground in Jersey,
England?-H. D. A.
A The Department of Agriculture
says 1t is true that they do. These
are not the head cabbage variety, as
in this country. but are forage cab
bage varieties. These tall cabbage
plants are called Jersey kale or COW
cabbdges. - 4
Q. 1 would like to know whether
mercury is a conductor of electricity?
w. D.
A. All metals are conductors of
electricity to some degree. Mercury,
being metal, is also a conductor Of
electricity. 49,
Q. Who would be addressed re-
garding a case in which a pardon by
the President is desired?-W. T. K.
A. The attorney in charge of par
dons in the Department Of Justice
takes charge Of all applications for
EXECUTIVE clemency. except in Army
and Navy cases.
Q. What is the correct name of the
commonly called red bug" "A. L.
A. The red bug, a very small larva
mite, which attacks man, has no other
name. The red bug which attacks
trees is of the genus Pyrrhoeris.
Q: What is meant by feutilleton?-
Y. H. w.
A. This is French word Indicating
the bottom part of a French newspa-
per. separated by a line from the rest
and devoted to light literature, criti-
cism, etc.
(Hdve you asked H1skSns He does
not knosc al the things that people ask
him, but he knosos people ,pho do k7,op.
Try him. Stdte your question briefly
torfte plainly and inclose cents l.,
stamps for return postage. address Fred
eric J. Haskit, Director, The Star In
formation Bureau, 21st and C streets
northDest.)