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Evening star., 1924-03-20
GRAND MASTER VISITS
LOCAL MASONIC LODGE

Continuing the series OF grand visi-
tations of 1924, Charles f. Roberts,
grand master of MasonS of the Dis
trict of Columbia, accompanied by the
officers of the Grand Lodge, Tuesday
evening paid an official call on National
Lodge, No. IL, in Masonic Temple,
18th street and New York avenue.
There was a record attendance. In
lieu of special decorations, William d.
Hanback,, master of National Lodge,
handed the grand master a substan-
tial check to be credited to the en-
dowment fund of the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home.
A cordial welcome was extended the
visitors. to which Grand Master Rob-
erts responded. In connection with
his address the latter announced that
the Association Of Worshipful Mas
ters had decided to devote the pro-
ceeds of the Shrine -Grotto base ball
game this year to the erection of Il
children's building at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home.
The visitation was followed by n
program of speaking and othar enter
tainment numbers. The next call in
the series will be to Dawson Lodge,
No. Is, at Masonic Temple, 18th street
and New York avenue, Monday even
ing at s O'Clock.
Evening star., 1924-03-20
HELD "WASTE OF MONEY"
League Opposes Using Coast Guard
Against Rum Smuggling.

The Rational American League has
appealed to all members of the Senate
20 defeat legislation which would
augment the coast guard for pre-
vention of rum smuggling.
Declaring it is 100 per cent for
tho enforcement Of all laws" the
league says "the appropriation re-
ferred to would be waste Of the
peoples money
Such efforts by the coast guard, the
league points out, would. in it's opin-
ion, be no more successful than "the
efforts of the United States Navy in
the attempt to prohibit the Snug
Cling Of slaves years ago."
The appropriation, almost $14,000,-
900. is included in supplemental legis-
lation which has passed the House.
Evening star., 1924-03-20
DEPLORE CONDITIONS
AT BRADLEY SCHOOL
Poor Lighting Strain on Pupils
Eyes, Crowding an Evil, Say
Southwest Citizens.
FIRE CHIEF A SPEAKER
Watson Promises Efforts to I'm
prove Protection in District.

Conditions at the Bradley School,
Linworth place and 18th street south
west, were scored at a meeting of
the Southwest Washington Citizens
Association in Fifth Baptist Church,
= street between 9Th and z streets
southwest, last night. The light
ing arrangement for this school. it
was said. is such as to cause severe
strain on the eyes of the students
The children are forced. on days
when the weather is unfavorable,
to use the basement of the school
to eat their lunches. it was stated.
and it becomes so crowded that some
of the children are obliged either to
stand or sit on the coal piles. A
resolution was adopted directing the
school committee to call attention
of the school board to the condi-
ton. with request for immediate
relief.
Chief Watson of the fire depart
an effort will be made to improve
the fire-fighting equipment in this
section, and called attention to the
placing of two pump engines in this
neighborhood. one at No. IA and an
other at No. 16 engine company
committee showed the section to be
now adequately protected in this re-
spect.
Praise for Patrolmen.
President Yeatman stated that the
police protection as now afforded could
not be improved upon to a great
extent, that the men protrOlling these
beats were deserving of high praise.
The courts, he said, are too lenient
with fines and prison Sc ntences in
cases where the officers have spent
much time in working up the nee
essary evidence. This. he said, is
discouraging to the personnel OF the
force and disrupts the morale.
A resolution was adopted request
ing the Commissioners to change
the name of AZ street to either John
Marshall or 4th street. This change
had previously been requested and
the association was assured that
this course would be pursued, but no
action has ever been taken.
Indorseme mt was given to the
bill now pending in the House which
would impose fine of 500 or Jail
sentence of one year in the case of
vagrancy. Discussion of the meas
ure brought out the fact that the
large number of reports of ''loafers"
making remarks as women pass by.
showed the need for such legislation
The imposition of jail sentences for
bootleEging rather than fines was
also recommended.
Discussion of the que estion Of serv-
ing milk to the school children
brought a statement from Charles
Appich to the effect that between
5000 and $500 gallons of milk were
destroyed each day. This, he said,
was surplus which the dairyme n
would not sell at Il reduced price to
benefit the large number of children
who are unable to buy the milk.
He said that the dealers pay be-
tween &c and IS cents a gallon for
the milk and sell it to the schools
for distribution to the children at
from 60 to so cents gallon. George
NJ. Yeatman presided.
Evening star., 1924-03-20

Sporty Golf Courses, Splendid Hotels
at Asheville. n. C. Through sleeping
cars leave 700 pm. daily. Southern
Railway Ticket Office 1910 H st. NV.
Phones Main 633-7063.-Advertise
ment.
Evening star., 1924-03-20
FEARS SHIP MERGER.

A hearing will be held tomorrow by
representatives of the Norfolk Chamber
of Commerce with President Palmre of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation on the
effect of the proposed consolidation of
the Shipping Boards North Atlantic
United Kingdom freight service. The
Norfolk body, Mr.. Palmer said, had ex-
pressed apprehension that the Virginia
port would be adversely affected by the
consolidation.
dom service presented briefs to Mr..
Palmer describing the various routes
nd pointing out why each should be
etained under the proposed consolida-
Evening star., 1924-03-20

Spring Flowers.
Finest specimens at GUIDES. Home
grown. 1872 F.-Aovertisement.
Evening star., 1924-03-20

Mild Spring Weather in Aiken and
Augusta. Splendid hotels and golf
courses. Southern Railway, Augusta
Special" leaves daily, 700 pm. Ticket
Office. 1910 II st. NV. Phones Main
5653-7063.-Advertise
Evening star., 1924-03-20
JUVENILES ACT.
Shakesperian Roles Portrayed at
School Demonstration,

A demonstration of Shakesperian
scenes was given by the sixth and
seventh grades of the Chevy Chase
country day school last night at the
Corcoran Art Gallery
The purpose of the demonstration was
to show that young children can real
ly understand and act Shakesperian
characters. Stanwood Cobb, presi-
dent OF the school, spoke on "Shakes-
pearian Acting. by Young Children
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
OVERLOOKING PUBLIC WILL

Another sale of downtown business prop erty is reported at a price of about five thousand dollars a front foot. The land is twenty -four by fifty feet, making twelve hun dred square feet It is only two blocks from the Jefferson county courthouse property which comprises sixty thousand square feet, the north, south and west sides lying ad- jacent to important thoroughfares.
 Yet the county board of revenue proposes to offer this valuable public property for sale to anybody who will buy it at a price scarcely half of it's value, without any ex- pression from the people to whether they are willing to accept such price, or whether they are willing to sell the property at all.
 The downtown section of the city is fast developing northward. Property values iu that direction rapidly advancing under increased demand. Within few years the courthouse property may be worth several times the value which the board of revenue fixed for it on the basis of q recent appraisal If the property should be sold at the board s price, somebody will make n large profit from the deal; but it will not be the people of Jefferson county who own it and should have the privilege of saying whether they approve of such sale. That is the only kind 0f> politics which is worth while, because it is founded on business prihcIplAs and fair dealing.
 The county board has reduced it's original low price by a quarter of a million dollars Thus it seems that there is willingness to put the property o,i the auction bl,.k. Tins readiness to cut the price heavily is in line with the policy of the board which has shown a more or les' se,rttive purpose from the beginning, ani little regard for the public ir.-uiFgfs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
FOR CIVIC TIDINESS
(Elkhart. Ind. Trnthl


 CarelessneSS in the matter of community tidiness seems to be increasing generally. England. always noted in the past for its neat and well kept countryside, now com plains that newspapers. lunch boxes and tin cans are thrown all over the landscape in barbarOus dissertation. Everybody in this country has either seen for himself or read about the unsightly state of our own main thOroughfares. our city streets and public parks.
 The national chamber of commerce is now pushing movement in the United States the purpose of which is to promote civic tidi- ness. 1t urges three methods of effecting this--education, the adequate provision of re- ceptaces for waste and rubbish and the en- forcement of the ordinances concerning clean liness that already exist in many cities and towns. Here is reform that couldn't pos sibly have menacing accompaniments, and in which everybody, young or old, big or little may participate By starting at ones own doorsteps and watching ones self throughout the day lot of cLrelcssness can be stopped Any one who wishes can refrain from throw ing paper or other litter around where it can become public nuisance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20

The food exposition opening in Birmlns- ham today offers an opportunity for com, munity benefit There will be large ana varied display which will be instructive and helpful, especially to housekeepers who pro vide for and regulate the family diet. In addition there will be much of interest re- sarding the preparation and serving Of 1ood products, their selection and the matter of costs. not to speak of the closely related suo- jects of nutrition and hygiene. :,
 Nothing so intimately touches the family interests. and, indeed, the welfare of all, as the question of food Hence the importance of m enterprise whereby the larger beneflts to be gained from practical instruction may be impressed upon those who avail themselves of this opportunity. ..
 While it should not be necessary to offer prizes and premiums in this connection to incite interest and attract people to the ex- pcsition, it is well that special inducements be made to encourage large attendance in keeping with the importance of the project The Retail Grocers and Butchers Association. active in making the exposition practical success, show a worthy and enterprlslng spirit Only recently members of that or ranization gave hearty cooperative support to the health authorities in their efforts to improve hygienic conditions surrounding the handling of food products as further pro lection to the public health. The practical results of the new regulations in this respect should daily grow more apparent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
BANoUETs AND ECONOMY

Japanese resourcefunesS is recognized the world over 4 wasteful Jap in this country 10 practically unknown. In their own coun- try, where conditions are such that every available square foot of land is required to do it's duty in contributing to mass effort and mass production, economy is even more rigidly practiced. It is largely a matter of the survival of the fttest in Japan. If a Jap desires to survive he must make himself fit as respects saving, no less than earning.
 Another evidence of Japanese economic saIent was revealed soon after the recent disastrous earthquakes and tidal waves, when the foreign office of that country issued an edict against banquets. It is hoped tn save about million yen something like two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in Our currency, each year by eliminating this lux ury, or nuisance, according 10 the point of view.
 Of course, the direct saving is not all. There are costs of floral decorati tions, extra clothes pressing, music, tps-if that out rageous custom is also permitted in Japan and dozen other things. But there ae many possible indirect economies. The wear and tear digestons and the doctors fees that follow. are an important item. Ear and throat specialists bills will be reduced. Then, the sense of boredom. which everybody knows comes high, must be considered. A lot could be saved there. It sometimes proves costly for one who thinks he should attend a banquet. when he loathes the very thought to listen to post-prandial remarks and draw q distinction between having something to say and having to say something.
 Who knows but that$the Western world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
The Purpose Of Ndture
By DR. ,FRANK CRANE

Nature. it is said. pitilessly punishes them that. break her laws
 That is very true, but it is wholly true only in the long run
 The amazing thing about nature is the way she lets offenders ep.s S
 You cannot find any moral purpose in nature unless you take into account the iact that she is in, no hurry, and does not pay every Saturday night. M
 There are few breakages of her law that seem to anger her; she strikes instantly: as' for instance the insertion Of strycnnne lntc the stomach, or steel into the heart.
 But generally she waits, and castigates in cold blood, possibly when we have forgotten what our offense was.
 This the truth in the saying'of Sybillins Oracle:
 "Tbe mills of the gods grind slowly, . Yet they grind exceedingly small" l The standing wonder of the world has been that while there are certainly moral laws vet the wicked prosper.
 We are not going to understand this until we hear in mind that mans soul is quite> as much a product of nature ms ooo!, and that it is in the realm or chsracter thst her retributions come for moral offenses. The cheat and the liar may prosper often does-but it is precisely this prosperity that punishes him. Nature slowly takes from him self-respect, vision.s truth and a4 the finer qualities and turns him into a loaSh- some thing. As the wisest man said, TAs prosperity of fools shall slay them. ,..p
 The sensualist may go along for years smiing at his success. He does not know that his spiritual eyes are going blind. ana that the warm and sensitive angel in him is turning to stone.
 Nature cares not a whit whether you and get rich or remain poor, whether we sue ceed or fail in our struggle for fame. All she cares about is our quality of life. r ,# And nature seems indifferent as 70 our being good, her aim is that we be great; that is to say, that our higher capacities, those latest developed in the program of evolution, grow strong and efficient @>
 It is for this reason that she lets men sin and prosper. Then if they turn and choose the right it strengthens their moral fibre. When one turns only because he is hurt, there is no spiritual muscle building in the repentance. ,-.--st 2 I remember very we'll the first conscious lie I ever told was small child. expected the lightning from the sky to strike me dead Nothing happened. So I tried 1t again. l felt quite clever. It was late in life that learned that that feeling of cleverness was quite the most horrible part of the results of lying.
 Only by self-restraint in our Mother Nature could self-restraint, and hence worthinsss of character, be formed in us. If her heavena and hells were right before us we should remain moral children. If her punishments were quick and manifest we should be slaves
 The profound truth that neither theologians nor statesmen have yet learned is that punish ment does not make character. :, -' It is only when the intelligence sees and the will enforces the moral laws that man grows strong.
 If we had sense we should see that it is those crimes in us that have never been pun ished that should alarm us most.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
EDISON ON EDUCATION

Thomas A. Edison usually submits to al interview on his birthday. He did so the other day when he reached his seventy-sev enth, aud he said several interesting things One was that "The American college is good because it forces the young man to do the work he does not want to do." That is phil osophy, as we'll as common sense. There are not many people who succeed while doing nothing but what pleases them. Even q genius has to do many things he does not wish to do, else he would not be genius Mir. Edison has long done the work he likes best: but not few of the wonderful results of his efforts developed from laSors which were not altogether to his taste.
 The American college has distinct pur- pose if it be true to its ideals and it's tra- ditions. That purpose is not so much to cram the youthful mind with facts and fig ures, as to teach the youth to think and through the process of thought to work out the problems and perplexities of life 50 far as may be possible. One of the best defini- tions of education is the capacity to make one do what does not want to do when one realizes that one should do it. That is not book learning but it involves self-deter imitation and knowledge of self, both of which are the products of thought.
 Only the exceptionally gifted man can analyze his mind, find out what interests him most and make his work his highest de- light. Even then he does much which he would prefer not to do, in order to attain his ultimate purpose an ddevelop the fin ished product which he had in view from the outset Many great talent has failed be- cause it refused to face realities such as or- dinary folk confront with courage and over- come. Much that passes for genius, no less than passes for talent is the product of work that was not to the taste or desire of those credited with these. gifts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY
 Ry S. E. RISER

The sun is busy holding our planet in it's
 place, In spite of all the scolding done by the hu,
 man race;
 Where angry winds are blowing sweet bios
 sons will return, The brooks will keep on flowing, without nn- due concern, es, However men may wrangle about the people
 needs, Or try to dsentangle the hard knots in their creeds.
 The pharsees are worried, and rushing to and fro,
 Arousing foolish passions, predicting future woe The selfish watch for chances to profit where They can, And here and there some woman puts too
 much faith in man; ~. But notwithstanding passion and ignorance and spite
 The earth swings in its orbit, the sun is hot and bright. Urged by their own ambitions the propaGan- dist roar Concerning hidden dangers and ills that are in store:
 They frighten timid people, they preach dis trust and hate,
 The little still are serving the powerful and great;
 But still the world is fruitful. despite the wear and tear,
 And men are giving reason a hearing, here and there
 The sun is busy swinging up from the south ern skies,
 And spring will soon be bringing new feasts for hungry eyes:
 In spite of all the scolding within the church and out. The earth is busy holding it's own, or just about; --- Snow lies in many hollow, but Aprils coming soon. an And May is sure to follow, and just beyond is June.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
Forum, or The People
The Southern Magazine

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 The Southern Magazine is the only stand ard magazine throughout the entire South. While we hope to make it a financial success, that being essential to the effective carrying out of it's plans and purposes, yet if our motives were entirely mercenary we would probably be in the plumbing, bricklaying or butchering line instead as Southern maga- zines have small reputation as money-makers. We really want to render to the South a helpful, constructive service--such service as no other publication is situated to render. Since the magazine has such big possibilities for good to the section and since it is our desire to begin rendering this service as quickly and as effectively AS possible, we feel that it would not be out of place to ask the broad-gauged and public spirited newspapers of the South to give publicity to the effort to supply the people of the South with a magazine which shall be representative and interpretive.
 Any publicity that you may see proper to give the magazine in the way of a review, news item or editorial reference will be high ly appreciated. We feel that whatever help you may render to the magazine will be re- paid in the publicity that the magazine will in turn give to your section. Note your build ing in our development section.
 SOUTHERN MAGAZINE.
 Jos. II. Lackey, Publisher. Nashville, Tenn, Feb. IS, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
THE WISDOM OF THRIFT h. u .nur~Er nN tRRIycE

It is familiar and true saying, Easy come, easy. go.' If it were only an equally true saying, Hard come, hard go." the sor row and suffering now so, common fact IT human experience would be dismissed to aI almost unbelievable extent.
 But, the fact is, as borne out by statistics of insurance companies, that mo- matter how hard men may have to work for the money that comes to them as wages or salary ol business profits the great majority spend with as little thought to the future as Ii shown by those to whom money comes by the easy routes of inheritance, gambling ol fraud.
 Comparatively few systematically set aside part of each weeks savings as insurance against the rainy day of unemployment, sick ness and old age. Many seek to excuse theil failure to do this on the ground that I'll costs so much to live"
 And no doubt it does. This fact is pain fully impressed on all except the rich Even so, some saving is possible to almost every earner of money, and unless some say ing is done the penalties of poverty and semi poverty are in the end certain to be imposed
 More than this, when. systematic saving i, begun at an early age and proportionateiy increased as ones earnings increase, flu ture not merely devoid of worry about money matters, but holding possibilities of grea comfort, is almost equally made certain Money systematically saved and wisely in vested makes money at an astonishing rate even when the initial savings are small.
 Of this was reminded the other evenint by an item in a newspaper. 1t told of tht sale, for $36000 spot cash of a. hotel in , Massachusetts town.
 The purchaser was one Nicholas Conte, al Italian, who for nearly twenty years hat been repairing shoes in the. town where tk, hotel was situated He had not begun lift as a capitalist. He was typical immigrant And shoe repairing, as everybody, knows, i not the most lucrative industry in which { man can engage. :@F
 Yet Conte, by the practice of thrift, hat contrived to amass what really is smal fortune. He had done this, moreover, without being penurious, according to the item re porting his purchase of the Berkshire County hotel.
 He has lived in comfortable circumstances raised family of children and observed fht laws and customs of his adopted country"
 Be sure, though. that Conte gave even more thought to outgo than to income. He did moi misidentify luxuries with necessities as is the common practice. And if today he can in dulge in sundry luxurfes, it is because he was wisely thrifty through the eighteen years of his cobbling. v Not everybody, to be sure, can expect to prosper as Nicholas Conte obviously has pros pered But almost all can draw from his experience a hint of incalculable benefit ii they will but act on it. &
 And further than this, as every systematic saver can bear witness, once the habit of saving is started it becomes like every habit increasingly easy to keep un. The difficulty is in starting it. To conquer this difficulty the one thing needful is recognition of the trouble that lies ahead if the saving habit is not established.