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Evening star., 1924-02-08
A Wilson Memorial.

Already the matter of the national
memorial TO Woodrow Wilson is under
discussion. It was, indeed. broached
even before his burial on Wednesday.
No organization has yet been formed.
but doubtless it will be soon effected to
include large group Of people, wide
ly representative and ardent admirers
of the late former President. They
will have to consider two major ques-
tons, the form Of the memorial and
the provision Of funds for it's creation.
OF these two the former will be the
more difficult. There can be no ques-
ton of abundant funds for a per-
rnanent monumental token Of the es-
tenn Of the people to be erected pre-
sumably here at. the Capital for him
who has just passed. The matter of
the form of the memorial will, as in
all other cases heretofore, prove
cause Of perplexity. There is always
a wide difference OF opinion on such a
matter. Sometimes these doubts cause
delays and even protracted postpone
ment. The national memorial to Lin
coin was not dedicated until more
than half a century after his death.
The national monument to Washing
ton. though planned earlier, was not
finished until nearly ninety years af-
ter his death. The hope is that the
memorial to Wilson will be more
quickly evolved. and that it will rise
to completion within the lives OF those
who knew and those who worked with
the former President.
Evening star., 1924-02-08
The Price of Gasoline.

If any stimuiant to public interest
in the Oil investigation was needed it
will be furnished by the inquiry which
President Coolidge has ordered into
the recent increases in the price Of
gasoline. 1t is tough enough on the
public to be robbed at either end of
the Oil game, but when both ends are
played against the middle that long
suffering public feels an irresistible
impulse to get up on its hind legs and
yell for the police
That there should be i,rotiteering in
gasoline distilled from crude oil i'm.
properly taken from public lands own.
ed by all the people would pretty
nearly be what modern youngsters
call .tthe limit" All that would re-
main to complete the circle would be
a federal tax on gasoline to reimburse
the government for whatever losses It
may have suffered through improper
taking Of the crude oil.
Users Of gasoline are told that the
extra cents per gallon are tackled on
in compliance with the inexorable law
of supply and demand. into which
there enters. Of course. the cost Of
production. Mr.. DOheny has recently
revealed some Of the charges which
figure in oil production costs; so why
grumble? What is happening in the
case Of gasoline is only what always
happens to the ultimate consumer.
Evening star., 1924-02-08
Governments Rented Quarters.

:: Facts supporting the bill for gov.
, Fernment. building program at Wash
ington have been submitted to Senator
FernaId, chairman Of the. committee
ON public buildings, at his request, by
Col. Sheriff.. officer in charge Of pub.
lie buildings and grounds. These facts
: from a government source viii be put
before the special subcommittee named
to consider the Smoot bill to appro-
pirate over q series of years $50, 0,000,-
: 600 for constructing public buildings
at the Capital, and which was drafted
in line with recommendations made by
President Coolidge in messages to Con-
gress. The facts have been Of public
knowledge for a long time and their
t. correctness Is not questioned, but it IL
!. satisfactory to know that they are be.
: fore, members of the Senate in due
& form, and it is believed that they must
: have weight in helping the committee
On public buildings to reach a just
ttconcfusion. -. <
: In addition to Inconvenience lost
motion and the unseemliness of the
government carrying on a Large part
Of its business in crowded and i'll.
\ adapted rented quarters with Offices
Of the same department In different
!. parts Of the city, it is pointed out
that the government ts paying more
than .S673.o00 a year in rent. Land.
lords are pressing the government for
, higher rental. and under conditions
ssis they are. It is. likely that the gov.
Evening star., 1924-02-08

ernment In not paying high enough
rent. The situation is unsatisfactory
to the tenant ana the landlords 1t is
also shown that the rental Is but q,
small part of the expense to the gov
ernment, a great loss being due to in
creased cost Of, administration result
Ing from inadequate housing and scat
tered quarters. The controller general
has estimated that t25D. 900 a. year
would be saved by his 6fiice II it were
brought together in one building. and
the commissioner OF internal revenue
has estimated a greater saving in nd
ministration cost il all the parts of
that bureau could be collected under
one roof. The fire danger is great in
many OF the buildings, and there is no
security for important and fireplace.
able public records. 1t is a situation
needing speedy remedy.
Evening star., 1924-02-08
q. Casting About.

:. While 1t may be premature to pass
final Judgment upon the extent to
which Mr.. McAdoo's candidacy for the
presidential nomination has been dam
aged by the disclosure Of his past con-
nection with the Doheny oil interests
until the reaction Of public opinion
upon his explanation before the COM
mittee is manifest, it Is significant
that some Of his stanchest friends are
said to be already looking over the
field Of possible alternative candidates.
A number Of them are in this city
now and conferences are being held
from time to time to appraise the sit
uation.
1t is said to be Mr.. McAdoo's policy
TO go before the investigating commit
tee and put up a strenuous defense Of
his legal connection. resenting stoutly
the drawing of unfavorable inference
by the public that it has been in any
way discreditabie and then to bide his
time before shaping his political plans
for the future until the reaction of
the public is sensed. =
In the meantime. however, his
friends and supporters cannot be OBJ
livious to the possibility that they may
ultimately find it expediept to turn
elsewhere for a man to whom they
can throw the McAdoo support, If the
reaction should prove disappointing to
them and to Mr.. McAdoo. One sug-
sestion has been made that they may
find Homer S. Cummings Of Connect
cut available as a candidate upon
whom they can unite. Mr.. Cummings
was former chairman Of the demo-
cratic national committee and very
popular with the leaders. He an
nounced himself IN favor Of Mr.. Nc
Adoo at the meeting Of the national
committee here a short time ago, and
is regarded as his close friend.
If Mr.. Cummings should become a
candidate an interesting situation
would arsse in New England, with
Connecticut and Massachusetts close
neishbors. having Coolidge and Cum
mings in the limelight.
Evening star., 1924-02-08
- @-.t /.
Answers Bonus Attack.
Legionaire Replies to Letter of
-. ]. Bentley Milford.

To the Editor Of The Star:
have read with interest and
amusement the latest effusion from
the pen OF Mr.. J. Bentley Milford.
on the so-calied "SoldierS Bonus" =
The Ex-Serviee Mems Anti-bonus
League, Inc, is numerically strong
only in~New York city, where a sur
vey indicates that the ex-service men
were coerced- by threats of loss ~of
their jobs into opposing the act under
discussion. In other localities this
organization is composed almost en-
tirely. of officers of q higher rank
than would benefit under the measure.
and who were we'll taken care of
while in the service.
Since the August P. Gardner Post.
which is composed almost exclusively
in the bill. and men so situated inan-
cially that the passage Of bonus
bill would be more Of a detriment
than a benefit, went on record as
opposing the adjusted compensat ton
act, several posts of the Legion have
dorsing the bill. including my own
post, Stuart walcott Post, No. 10.
which is composed largely of pro-.
fessional men. who are accustomed
to doing thcir own thinking. It is
strange that the same men who are
the same retirement privileges to
volunteer. officers as are enjoyed by
those Of the Regular Army are oppos-
ting adjusted compensation. Why
should special legislation for officers
be favored, while benefits for enlist
ed men are opposed?
Mr.. Mulford shows exceedingly
poor taste in ridiculing the Rainbow
Division Association because It
refused to go on record as opposed
to the bonus. The discrepancy be-
tween his statement of the failure of
the Rainbow Division to pass reso-
luton condemning the bonus, and the
statement that S5 per cent OF the
veterans are opposed to the bonus
is plain to be seen by any ,,o one Of Of
war song, "they are all out Of step
Inagmuch as Mr.. Milford seems to
be endeavoring to- give the impress
sionthat he is voicing the sentiments
Of his post, George Washington Post,
No. 1, the pioneer of the Legion. It
might be we'll to state that Mr. Null
ford has. been a resident Of New Jer-
sey for the past two years. during
which time he has not ATTENDED any
meetings of his post Furthermore,
the. George washington, tost, IN its
only action on the subject, went on
record as unanimously indorsing the
Adjusted compensation act
FINALLY, II Mr.. J. Bentley Mulford
has not sufficient interest IN MS post 81
not in sympathy with the program
.Svocated by the majority OF its
memSers, nS he should not wait to be
expelled. but should. in fairness =, to
his own convictions; resign & imme1,e 1rh1 he
has delayed this long: Surely the
E1.service Mems Anti-bonus League;
Inc is more suited to his type OF
ratnd than the organization which
he condemns so heartily. Certainly
he will not be 80 2. ionese"HS 10 ese Hmerican M an
TJnn JOHN r. DOVER
atmart walcott Post. No. 10, A. L.
Evening star., 1924-02-08
The German Loan.

Wall street Is keenly sensitive to
public feeling, and may, be relied upon
as barometer of sentiment. There
fore, when Wall street says, as it is
now saying, that the German embassy
flag incident in connection with the
death of woodrow Wilson initiates
against the success Of q German food
loan in this country it may be &C.
cepted as an accurate forecast. For
Wall street is not sentimental. It has
no hypersensitiveness on the subject
Of forms and ceremonies. It views all
matters from a business point Of view.
The proposed loan is to raise money
in this country for the relief Of the
suffering people Of Germany. The
amount named is $4,000. 900. ordi-
narily a Loan Of that size would be
quickly absorbed. if the interest rate
was suitable. But already doubt has
been felt on the score Of the success
of this Offering in view Of the feeling
widely prevalent in this country that
Germany has not sincerely tried to
carry out her obligations under the
peace treaty. has not accepted her de-
feat. Yet there has been q disposition
here to render help to the innocent
German victims Of ofiicial and dynastic
blundering. =.
The flag incident, however it may
result ais affects the: official status Of
the ambassador, has undoubtedly
shocked the American people, though
perhaps 1t has not surprised them. BY
some it is put down as merely an.
other case Of stupid failure to under
stand national sentiment. a fresh
manifestation Of the faulty psychology
Evening star., 1924-02-08
District Manufactures.

Progress Is being made for q DIS.
trict OF Columbia manufacturer ex.
hibft. The proposal to hold such an
exhibit has been approved by the
board OF directors Of the Washington
Chamber OF Commerce and will be
recommended to the chamber at it's
next meeting. 1t IL said that many
members Of the organization have ex.
pressed sentiments favorable to the
exhibition. and in discussing the mat.
ter. one member detailed scores of
articles manufactured in the Capital,
and said that few persons realize the
manufacturing that is done here"
That was q conservative statement.
Though the value Of non.government
manufactures in Washington does not
give it rank among large Industrial
cities there are a number OF industries
which should be classed as important,
and in variety Of manufactures Wash.
ington holds a much higher place than
is generally known.
An exhibition of District uaanufac-
lures would enlighten citizens of the
District and perhaps would be q
revelation to thousands of people in
the nearby states. While publishing,
printing and lithographing, bakery
products. ice, confectionery. ice cream,
meat packing, coffee roasting. planning
mill PRODUCTS, copper. tin and sheet
iron work and foundry and machine
shop products are the large manufac-
lures Of the District. there are hun
drede Of small industries which turn
out about everything which a man and
his family need.
There are few things used in the
home or carried on the person that
are not made in Washington. Many
of these small and light" industries
are capable of expansion, and an ex-
hibit such as proposed would be an
adver rtsement of District Inanufac-
lures to. people Of the District and
parts Of the country not far from
Washington. 1t might result in de-
cided announcement to home manu-
facture. would give makers of a great
variety Of useful articles an opportu-
nifty to express themselves in a public
way and would educate thousands Of
our citizens in knowledge that govern
ment business is not the only work
carried on in Washington.
Evening star., 1924-02-08
Member of the Associated Press.
Lloyd George "Misquoted."

! David Lloyd George takes refuge in
a long-established dugout from the
barrage of public criticism aroused by
the publication of an interview" in
which he declared, in effect, that
Woodrow Wilson had during the peace
conference, in his, Lloyd Georges.
absence in London, entered into &
secret agreement with Clemenceau for
-: the French occupation Of the German
: RhineAnd., He denies the intsrview.
That is classic defense Of the public
parsonage who has said either the
right thing at the wrong time or the
wrong thing at any time. In this case
the interviewer 'blandly accepts the
implication of nlisquotation and con-
firms the former premier's declaration
that he made no charge or complaint
against Mr.. Wilson. 80,
- 1t would appear that the statement
attributed to Mr.. Lloyd George, ac-
cording to the explanations now forth
coming, occurred in the course of q
protracted conversation held some
time ago in preparation Of An article
about the home life OF the Welsh
statesman. That it was produced at
this particular time. when the world
was observing the mourning Of the
American people for their former
President, gave it, perhaps. an unwar-
ranted significance. Possibly Mr.. Lloyd
George had nothing to do with its i'm
mediate publication. 1t is limited, how
ever, that he was aware that 1t was
forthcoming, and was willing to allow
The British people to view him as hav-
ing sought in the peace conference to
prevent the adoption of a policy of
peace that England has always op
posed. Lloyd George is out Of office.
:, and for the present out: of favor. In
such situation publicity may not be
arniSs. :. -.'s ..-.-.--.. .---,---
: But publicity is Of two kinds, as
certain American statesmen and poll
ticians are now learning to their sor-
row, and the kind that Mr.. Lloyd
George has obtained from the so-called
Wilson interview is of decidedly
Questionable character. He has sought
to square himself by asserting that he
never cast reflections upon Mr. Will
sons acts or. motives. He pays him a
high tribute. He puts the onus Of the
"misquotation" Vbon- his friend, the
journalist. who wrote the article in
question. The friend takes his medi-
cine and accepts the blame for the
blunder. The incident is 'closed-per-
: haps. ~ .,
Perhaps Premier Macdonald has
been greatly embarrassed by this af-
fair: for he has been seeking to put
AngloFrench relations upon a more
friendly basis. and the Lloyd George
interview has given umbrage to
,F'renchmen as well as, to Americans.
The reaction may be ultimately to the
good Of this endeavor, but it is difficult
to see how it can possibly rebound to
: the political advantage Of Lloyd
George. who. is in the awkward posi-
ton of at least having an indiscreet
friend. 80.
Evening star., 1924-02-08
Suggests Amendment
To End Car Fare Row
a III. ndit.r AZ ia at..

10 the Dditsr Of Tne Star.
It is rather strange and arnaxing to
hear that the traction companies are
holding up the public. whp. rs every
one knows, without the sanction Of
the Utility Commission and the courts
it would be- impossible. Furthermore,
the Utility Commission. and the courts
are helpless eo-do otherwise. on ac-
count OF the Constitution. So instead
Of talking about and criticizing the
effect or result, why don't those desir-
ing an arbitrary fare without regard
to the value of the property seek to
have the Constitution amended to de-
fine, If they can, between private
property owned by public utilities
and that By others not SO engaged?
Evening star., 1924-02-08

The conviction Of William II. An
derson,- superintendent OF the Anti
Saloon League Of New York and sone
Of the prominent national figures in
prohibition work. admittedly is .
blow to Anderson. Indirectly, it is
agreed also that tho jury's verdict
has injured the cause he served. A
man cannot stand on what he claims
is a. moral issue and then engage in
forgery without, aside from his per-
sonal guilt rejecting on the cause
which he represents. most editors
agree. They feel, however, that, the
unfortune incident should serve as a
needed lesson in the ranks OF both
the vets and the. drys all over the
country. ~ :-~.-..'
This thought particularly is stressed
by the Milwaukee journal, which
holds "the Anti-Saloon League should
welcome the verdict, even though 1t
may mean prison for it's executive
head in New York" because ~tf evil
has crept into the dry cause. then the
drys should welcome; a houseciean.
ing" Furthermore the vets might
make a start In that. direction. by
gler on their backs. The stgnifi-
canoe Of the affair is not. so much
that 1t reveals Anderson as q forger;
but the attitude Of the directors and
supporters of the league e shA wno rS,,. IN, n
Tribune, which insists that is the
Indictment of the whole orEaniza-
tion." =. Incidentally, "it may damage
the cause of prohibition seriously
with dispassionate people" n the
rank and file Of prohibitionists. be-
come the defenders Of :wrongdoers
simply because such offenders belong
to the dry faith" In fact, Tsucn an
unreasonable attitude would tend to
ME. Anderson has done
: ~ =
Tho Now York Times regrets this
attitude, because friends and hackers
Of Anderson should wait until all
the facts are clear as sunlight before
forming final Judgment inasmuch
as "to do otherwise is to confuse in
tho public mind a good cause with
sought to Identify themselves with
it." AS. the Cleveland Plain Dealer
well be taken to heart by league lead
ers everywhere. If the organization
is to continue in popular favor, as 1t
should, It must use the utmost care
In getting mono but the ablest, clean.
est and most aggressive men for Its
positions Of responsibility" For, as
the Grand Rapids Herald points out,
'tno organization needs to be as care
fui Of q rigid adherence to business
like and open financial. methods as
one which depends upon public conf
dence for it's influence and support.
The source and use OF its funds must
have regular publicity If there .is to
be any assurance that the Anti Saloon
League will not turn into a school for
scandal" And any organization, which
stands out against such a policy. the
Detroit Free Press claims. hurts
solicitation." The Cincinnati Times
star concurs in this belief. The In
diAnapolis News suggests, further.
that 1.-THE. New York Organization, un-
der the leadership of Anderson. was
not oVerburdened with tdeAlisn1," ana
that financial considerations counted
heavily To which the Wtchits
,E1Hement as the prohibition cause
I1 suffer from the presence OF
Evening star., 1924-02-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKlN,

Q. II a German police dog can be
shipped to this country. what would
the duty be?-LA II. K
A. Dogs can be imported. The
customhouso says that II a dog Is
being imported for breeding pur-
poses. he will be admitted free, but
his pedigree would have to be shown.
II he is coming merely as a live
animal or pet, the duty will be Is
per cent In either case the animal
would have to be quarantined, and
after serving quarantine, would be
turned over to it's owner.
9. Do pipes on the front of pipe,
organ play?-J. v.
A The organ pipes which are
placed in view do not, as a rule,
"speak." They are generally used
solely for decorative purposes In the
structed 1t frequently happens that
no pipes of any kind are visible.
O. what are the salaries of the
members Of the British cabinet?-
r. K.
A. The salary Of the prime
minister is $4,000 per year. This ts
2ibO In6 SaIdIy OIL otHSG . u
the cabinet with the exception Of
the following: President Of the board
Of agriculture and fisheries, $4,000,
and minister Of labor. $4,000.
@. Could there be a rainbow at
noon or before sunrise?-H G.
A. Tho United States Naval OBJ
servatory says that this is possible.
In latitude 40 degrees there might be
a rainbow at noon between the mid
die OF October and the first OF March.
The upper portion OF q. rainbow may
be formed . few minutes before sun
rise.
O. What is the status Of women in
regard to suffrage In Scandinavia.
and France? IN. T. q.
A. In Sweden, Norway, Iceland.
Denmark. Germany and Au,tria wom-
en- have full suffrage. Switzerland,
Italy and France have not granted
the suffrage to women, although such
Italy and was defeated in France by
a narrow margin.
G. What Is the largest ranch in
Texas?-J. M. b
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that the King ranch, at Kings
willie, Tex. is the largest ranch in
the state. 1t comprises 1,250,000
acres OF land, and has a railroad run
ming through it eighty-nine miles in
length.
O.. Is "all right" ever written as
one word?-J. W. u.
A. This is often done, but is in
correct. There is no such word as
alright" or alright"
9. Who said rEngland calls for
my corpse; will not keep her wait
ing"?-A o. d.
A. Napoleon so exclaimed three
weeks before his death.
@. What was the origin of the
order of Elks?-R- D. F.
A. The Benevolent and Protective
Order Of Elks was founded in 1865 in
New York from an older social and
benevolent society, the Jolly Corks.
The Grand Lodge was Incorporated
March TO-, 1871. =