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Evening star., 1924-05-21

have to pay as much as per cent for
money. while the government could
get all the capital needed for or ~
per cent, and the difference represents
the spread between success and fail
ure."
There seems also to be agreement
between the experts that the govern.
ment. after transforming tie Potomac
into a power stream, should not go
into the business of. retail delivery Of
electric current, but before undertak-
ing the work should have contracts
with local public utilities that they
would buy all the current produced
and use it or distribute it to private
consumers. Gen. Black said he could
see no objection to leasing the plant
to a local distributing company such
as the Potomac Electric Power Com.
pany.
The water power Of the Potomac
has been under discussion many years.
and ever since the development Of
hydroelectric power the falls and
rapids of the Potomac have been
looked al approvingly by engineers,
but, the estimates of cost were always
in big figures. and a few years ago
there was no assurance that all the
current produced could be sold nearby.
Meanwhile the coal-power electric
plants have reached remarkable ef
ficiency and have prospered. and
few years ago there was little or no
difference between the cost Of general
ing electricity by steam power and the
estimates for doing it with Potomac
water power. With the rise in the cost
of ccal has come quite a wide differ
ence in the cost of coal and water
power electric current, and it is likely
tina, the difference will become
greater.
Evening star., 1924-05-21

Farmer-Labor candidates about L.
100000 ballots. That is total OF
about 26.O00.00O ballots. and leaves
about 2s.000.00O Stacker" Americans
who care so little for their govern
ment that they fail to indicate wheth-
er they want il TO follow the Ideals
of our forefathers or drift into So
cialism, or anarchism or chaoS. w hlle
Americanizing aliens. who VIII star I
school to Americanize Americans!
There are many millions more or
Americans who fail to vote than the
total number of aliens who neglect TO
become naturalized. What has become
of the old d-fashioned patriotism eX-
pressed in Fourth of July orations or
even in town meetings where all
the community would meet TO disucss
matters of public policy? What other
nation would tolerate the propaganda
embodied in some OF our school ms
tories undermining loyalty ana per
yerting truth and belittling the Ideals
of our forefathers?
Americans have reason to be proud
of the fact that this is the oldest un-
changed government in the world as
we'll as the most prosperous nation,
In an article published March in
the Literary Digest IT was recorded :;
"Since the year 1889. we are told,
when the American system OF gov
ernment and the federal Constitution
went into effect, the government OF
every important nation on earth mas
undergone such radical and at tunes
revolutionary changes as TO reconstl-
tute it in the form of new one;
thereby leaving the Constitution ana
government OF the United states the
Oldest OF any great nation OF the
present day.
saIf-disfranchised and therefore are
enduring that state which their fore
fathers so resented that they re-
belled against taxation without rep
resentation. If these millions had be
come men without "a country, against
their wills, il some conqueror had
robbed them of their American cit :
! izenship, what would have been their
course? Americans seek to natural
ize" the comparatively few aliens
within our boundaries. but who will
re- ericanibe our 2S.000,0 900 cit :
izenS who are without the spirit of
serious patriotism;
While we rejoice at the stability
of America, is there no warning in
the facts cited in the Senate by SEN
ator Pepper little over month
ago, when he presented "A table show
ing the mutability of nations. Since
| 1907 one-half the nations-twenty-
three out of forty -six-have suffered
revolutionary changes in their gov
ernmentS.
There are today influences in Amer
| lea openly plotting revolution, which
can be opposed effectively by the
non-voting American citizens. His
tory may repeat: Put none but
Americans on guard"-not exclusive
ly native-obrn. but Americans-for
paraphrasine ST. Paul. He is not an
American who is one by law. but he
is American who is that of the heart,
in the spirit and not in the letter"
iCopyriyht 1921. BY Paul v CollnsD
Evening star., 1924-05-21
Now for the Tax Bill.

Now that Congress has had its way
in the matter OF the bonus for ex-
soldiers by overriding the President S
veto. it should endeavor to frame a
tax-revision bill that will both effect
reductions and will assure the govern
ment of a sufficient income to meet its
expenses, thus enlarged by the bonus
requirements. The bill is now in con.
ference. Certain features Of ii are sub
feet to change. Indeed in some vital
respects it can be materially modified
and altered from its original form. A
spirit Of accommodate ton and of real
accomplishment should prevail.
The President is pledged TO tax re-
duction. Congress desires TO effect tax
reduction. The President recommend
ed reduction based upon the condition
of an economy of government ex-
penses. without bonus. Congress has
seen fit to put the bonus on the
statutes. The original program of re-
duction cannot be carried into effect
without involving a deficiency. COM
promise is required.
This is not a political question. 1t is
a matter of federal financing. 1t is a
matter of business.
II an unsatisfactory tax-revision
measure is enacted into law responsi-
bility will rest upon Congress and not
upon the President. There will be no
political advantage to either party in
a revision that throws out Of gear the
machinery of government financing.
although it assures an immediate les
sening Of the tax burden.
Mr.. Coolidge wants to sign a tax
revision bill. for the sake Of the public
welfare. Some Of the features Of the
bill as it passed the Senate are par
ticularly Objectionable. the corpora
ton tax provisions and that for the
publicity of income tax returns. If
these, for which there is no justiflca-
ton, are eliminated the bill will stand
as a reasonable tax revision. with at
least a fair chance Of assuring suf-
ficient revenue to meet the ordinary
expenses and the bonus charge as
well.
Only a few more days remain before
Congress will. according to schedule.
adjourn for the session. There is time
for the necessary adjustment. The
bill. however. should not be left to
the last days and put on its final
passage in the rush of work at the
close of the session.
Evening star., 1924-05-21
The 5-5.3 Ratio.

There is cause for qualification over
the announcement in the House yes
terday by Chairman Butler Of the
naval affairs committee that the
House will be asked to vote May q
on his bill appropriating $3.50, ,00O, ,O0t
for undermining the Navy and bring
ing it up TO the strength authorized
by the 5-5-3 treaty. The bill has the
Endorsement of President Coolidge and
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur anC
should be enacted into law.
The nation was shocked when it was
fallen below the ratio authorized by
the treaty. That uatio was thoroughly
satisfactory to the advocates OF
lessened armament. for il realized the
inns of patriotic Americans for ade
Quate defense of the country, preserva
tiOn of our commerce on the high
seas and maintaining the dignity and
safety of the United States before all
limiting the CONSTANTS. increasing ex
pense Of armament.
Ii has been claimed in some quar-
ters that the assertion that We have
fallen far below the treaty ratio is un
founded. Chairman Butler, who is in
touch with the Navy authorities, in
formed the House yesterday that the
actual ratio is 8 for Great Britain. a
fraction over for the United States
and , for Japan. He said the proposed
appropriation would raise the United
States to the authorized 5.
The vessels to be provided to bring
the ratio up would be the construction
of eight new scout cruisers of 10000
tons, reconditioning Of six first line
battleships and construction OF six
gunboats of 400 tons each for far east
ern service. This does not smack of
'militarism." 1t is good common
sense and patriotism.
Evening star., 1924-05-21
Potomac Power Bill Hearing.

The special subcommittee of the
House District committee named to
consider the Potomac power bill is OBJ
tanning at it's hearing ample testimony
from government engineers and others
familiar with hydroelectric matters
that the proposed development OF the
upper Potomac is practicable, that 1t
promises advantages to the govern.
ment and the Capital and that the
work. according to the Tyler plan,
could be done within the estimate of
cost.
So far there is agreement between
the government experts that the gov.
ernment should undertake this work.
Reasons are given why the task will
probably not be undertaken by private
interests. Discussing that point, Gen.
Black, formerly chief Of engineers Of
the Army, and who is as well &C.
auainted with the. Potomac River as
old residents are, Said that "The gov
ernment can. profitably make this de.
velopment where it would be un-
profitable for private concerns, be-
cause the private companies would
Evening star., 1924-05-21
Americas Future and Problems
NO. VII.
Lifting of Tax Burden and Aid for Country Farmers Essen
tia, Declares Democratic Presidential Possibility

have this government ignore con-
sttutional limitations in order that
it may help the farmer through un-
cede that farmers have every right
that any other industry has TO have
our organic law violated in their in
terest, but no industry. in truth. has
this right. and / would emphasize the
fact that disregard for constitutions!
safeguards is always followed by
dangerous consequences.
Every witness who has stood for
the policy Of the special interests
knows that the protective tariff pol
icy of the Republican party enhances
the price of every spoon Of sugar.
every thread of clothing. beds and
carpets used in the farmers nome
and makes the price of his farm i'm
plements and machinery almost pro-
hibitive.
Besides. this policy affects the
farmers surplus in two ways. First.
it makes il cost him so much that ne
cannot sell it in competitive FOR
eign market: and. secondly, if he
could produce his surplus as cheaply
as his foreign competitor produces a
like surplus, the tariff which he would
have to pay to this government on
the goods which he would get in eh-
change for his surplus would make
the transaction "a losing one TO hiH
4 y
In these two ways, therefore. and
there are others. our high protective
tariff bars the surplus of the Amerl-
can farmer from foreign markets 1t
does more than this. BY our system
of forcing an increase of agricultural
prices at home, even without proht TO
our farmers, we have encouraged the
development of new fields of agri-
culture abroad, until Australia. South
America and parts of Africa and Asia
and Canada have become formidable
competitors.
Cnuuestionably. if the United States
regains it's foreign markets for agrl-
cultural products, once so prohtaole
to our people, il must cheaper pro-
duction at home and the only feasible
modes of doing that which nave been
presented for consideration are
cheapening transportation, cheaper :
ing fertilizers and relieving the
farmer of the unjust burdens of tar
iff taxes on most of the articles that
he is compelled to use. This would
materially improve the economic
condition of the United States.
,copyright, 1924, in United states and Great
HritaiD By North American Newspaper Al
hancp All rights reserved
Evening star., 1924-05-21

an American patriot, after the man
who did his best to defeat Washins-
TOMS efforts to achieve independence
for the colonies.
Lord Bryce, the brilliant late la
mented ambassador from the court
of ST James. refers to the peak IN
the third edition of his "American
nmmonwealth, as Mount Tacoma"
1yol. 2. page $3.50, and in 1912 at Bal
timore, in an address before the Ma
tional Parks Association: mount
Tacoma-no doubt the name gwen py
Rainier-but which used when ! nrst
explored it's forests to be calieo oS
the more sonorous Indian name
coma" The late President Roose,
Welt. with characteristic unequivocal
candor, declared: why should we
Americans abandon the splendid IN,
dian name Tacoma, in order TO caIi
our noblest landmark after an oo-
scure foreigner, whose only connee-
tion- with history was that he iougnt
nstiono'' Mayor Curley OF Boston
said recently: THE naming OF WASH
ington's great mountain after the
British Capt. Rainier is a grave ana
stupid error
The resolution pending in the House
is intended to remove the name fal-
nier from this majestic peak and SUB
stitute therefor the euphonious IN
dian name Tacoma. the Great White
Mountain. a name at once meaning
fu1 redolent of aboriginal legends,
beautiful. 1t would appear that the
retention Of the name Rainier longer
were unjustifiable in the light of the
foregoing Tacoma seems 10 be the
right name. / hold it is the mani
fest duty of patriotic Americans to
champion the removal of the tainted
name Rainier. JOHN NJ. COFFEE.
Evening star., 1924-05-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

| Q. Are the dogs that Perry gave
| the Zoo still alive?--C. X
A. The National Geological Park
| says that the dogs which Admiral
| Perry gave the Zoo are dead. The
last one died over year ago.
Q. From what country do immi-
grants come that most seldom go
| back ?-R. c. |.
A. From July to November, 1928,
| 1887 Ruthenians were admitted to
| this country and during the same Pc
riod only two left the United States.
by far the greatest number emigrat-
ing from the United States were peo-
pie from south Italy. There were
9.079 checking out" while 3o,S27
were admitted.
Q. At what times are the Presi-
dent of the United states and cabinet
members paid?-F. G. Is.
A All of the cabinet members are
paid twice a month, on the lst ana
18th. The President of the United
States is paid the lst of each
month.
O. What is the geographic dis
tance between the Tropic OF cancer
dna the Tropic of Capricorn?-c. A. r.
A. This distance between the
is 1925 statute miles
@. Is The Iron, Heel" by Jack
A. Mrs. London calls attention to
the fact that it could not be. since the
story is placed in the future
Q. How many kinds of equipment
are used by a telephone company =
A. B. g.
A. The Telephone News says thai
10000 dissimilar parts are produced
and assembled An automobif.IoI
sake Of comparison-contal ABOUT
5000 dissimilar parts.
O What motion picture companies
have the Famous Players -LaSky cor
poration absorbed?-F. H.
A. This company was incorporated
in 1916. acquiring stock OF FAMOUS
PLAYERS and Jesse ]. Lasky Feature
play COMPANY 1t soon added oliver
Morosco Photoplay and BosWortn'
Inc. which. with Paramount PICTURES,
Aircraft Pictures. Cardinal Fiim ana
Charles Frohman. Inc, make up the
present corporation.
O What two months in the year Is
Mira visible?-J. +. T.
A. Mira is always visible through
telescope except in part OF April anu
Nav. when il is in the vicinity OF tne
sun Large irregularities occur III IiiF
times of maxima and also in the mag
nitude at maximum. At maximum
Mira is nakedeye object ana may
even be brighter than standard sec
ond- ma gnitude star. Maximum brisnt
ness occurs. on an average, every
eleven months, and VIII next Occur
about the beginning OF 1879
@ How many cows does the Her
shev Company have to supply milk
for their produCts?-P. '.
a. The Hershey Company says thal
its herds do not supply il with all the
milk required in the manufacture o.
the Chocolate but that ii receives
large quantity from the country VIII VIII
in a radius of fifty miles. This mix
;s gathered at forty-five branch re-
ceiving stations. on the hensnes
farm. at the present time, there are
approximately 10000 head OF stock.
O How long does it take for hu-
man body to become skeleton r.
Z. :.
According to the text book on
..Medical Jurisprudence" ii takes from
one and one-half to two years loi
Evening star., 1924-05-21
BY SAMUEL NJ. RALSTON,
United states senator From India mn
and Former Governor Of Indiana.

|
| l am not expert enough to give a
full answer to the question, What
can be done to improve the economic
condition Of the United States" |
am willing to suggest. however. that
business will not materially improve
| in this country until our government
quits ignoring the principle that Just
taxation is limited to the needs Of the
government economically admins
| tered
That maxim means that public Of
! flee is a public. trust" and that Off
cials who are ele tied to serve the
| people shall not exercise the power
| to tax to benefit one class of persons
| to the detriment of other classes.
1t seems to me that the process which
has been followed in this country of
| taxing the people for the benefit of
favored classes has been carried on
until our whole governmental system
Is demoralized and that now the
whole idea of the paternalistic ad-
vocates is to stimulate the portions of
the community or country which have
been injured by II by still further
perverting the legitimate functions
of government.
| The farmers, for example, have been
taxed for the benefit of everybody.
and are still being taxed without re-
gard to the iniquitous effect of the
| rate and system of taxes imposed
upon them. Most OF the remedies
that are now being offered TO relieve
them OF some of their unjust burdens
are along the lines of temporary re-
lief in the form of loans and con-
cessions of various kinds
AS member of the committee on
agriculture and forestry, / have lis
tened for weeks to witnesses testify
ing to the deplorable condition of the
farmers in the northwest. and l have
been astounded to see how they all.
with very few exceptions. cling to d
high protective tariff as the farmers
greatest safeguard. Notwithstanding
that under such a policy the farmers
of this country have come to the very
precipce of absolute ruin. Appar-
emily these witnesses were most So
licitous that there be nothing done by
our government to develop foreign
markets for the surplus OF our farms
that might in any way weaken the
high protective policy of the Repub-
lican party.
So strongly are they welded to
high tariffs that they are willing to
Evening star., 1924-05-21
Writer Rebukes Borah.
Deplores Senator's Stand on
Recognition of Russia.
To the Editor of The Star:

Your issue of today contains very
interesting article, the first of series
by Senator Borah, in which, among
other things, he advocates most ear
nestIy our recognition Of the present
government of Russia. ] have a very
high regard for Senator Borah, be-
cause | believe he is honest, sincere
and of Ugh moral courage and capa-
BILE OF tremendous good and useful
| ness as a national legislator-his only
limitation being that he sometimes
gets wrong, and SO frightfully wrong,
on vital public questions. For ex-
ample. he stands with a mere handful
of lawyers of no weight in the legal
profession who's are advocating the
curtailment by Legislation of the
powers of the Supreme Court to null
lily unconstitutional laws.
Now he wants us to recognize the
soviets. accepting them upon terms OF
equality with the most honorable and
enlightened governments, when n
knows that this government was
Shapened in iniquity and conceived IN
sin. and that the Affections of the Rus
sian people are the inescapab BILE fruits of
their trans sgressions and iniquities.
A government that has repudlated
God and the DecalOgue, tnat declares
il will be bound by neither moral
or legal obligations, and whose
aSowed purpose is to destroy every
government in the world that does
not conform to their hellish princi
pies A government that has spent
hundreds of millions of dollars in prop
aganda to achieve the overthrow of
our government and others, and who,
if recognized by US. would be free to
esta ablish in our country legation.
consular Offices and commercial
agents. all of whom would be but
centers of unmolested propaganda
among our own people for the over
throw and destruction of our instr
tutions.
| do not agree with the senator. nor
do | believe that the present regime
in Russia represents the Russian peo-
pie 1t took advantage of the dis
ORGANIZED and demoralized state of
Russian society and secured its power
by murder, assassination and terror
ism. without conscience or pity. ana
are perpetuating themselves in power
today by the same methods by which
they achieved it. Can we with honor
or safety take in recognition, frater-
nity and association the hand OF the
murderer. the assassin, the repudlator
of God and religion, and or those VINO
have no sense of moral or legal obli-
oafion and who in their hearts are
the sworn enemies of our institutions
md social order? To ask the question
would seem to answer IL IN the ihihu
! of every right thinking man.
ALEXANDER SIDNEY IANlER.
Evening star., 1924-05-21

body TO bcso. 50 decomposed as
70 leave nothing but the skeleton.
however, If the body has been en-
condition indefnitly
q Into what kind of containers is
hed.um put when in use in dirigibles?,
A. Inner gas cells. actually con-
| tanning the lifting gas, are made OF.
sold-beaters skin. derivatiye from
cattle. 1t is practically without
pores and contains gas better than
| any other material
q. How many kinds of anthrapoid
| apes are there?-H. r. O
A The anthrapoid apes are the
| orang g-utan, the chimpanzee the go-
! r!lla and the gibbon All of these an
| proach and some exceed man in sIze
| and all are more or less al home in an
! erect attitude
Q. How much power does an elec-
| trio fan use?-G. D. G.
A. The bureau of standards saws
| that an electric fan uses from twenty
TO fifty kilowatt hours per month.
running twenty-four hours day.
The variation is due to difference in
| size of fan and difference in Ell
cheney of the motors used
Q. What is meant by marfnatins
d Hdidu -. A NJ.
A. This means the pouring of a
dressing over salad a half hour be-
fore using, thus allowing the flavor
of all ingredients to blend A French
dressinS-two parts oil. one part
vinegar or lemon. salt and red pepper
is usually used for marinatinr The
salad is drained at serving time and
mayonnaise dressing added.
O. When was the first university
club established. and how MANY are
there now?-S. J.
| York City IS the oldest organization
OF the kind in the United States
Since it's founding, in 1865. about
sixty similar organizations have been
established
Q. OF what caliber is the Meiji rifle
A. The Meiji or Arisaka rife .s a
breech loading rife of .256-inch cal
iber having a magazine holding FIVE
cartridges, loaded from a clip. This
rife was used by the Japanese in
fantry in the Russo-Japanese war.
@ | have an accumulation OF pos
inclosed by business houses. Can
these be redeemed for their stanr
value?-R. c. H.
A The Post Office Department saws
that post cards and envelopes can
not be redeemed
Q. Can a man who has served .
prison term be naturafized"-W- &.
A. The naturalization bureau state
that aliens who have served torn
in prison must prove five years GOOD
moral character after their reieas.
before they can become naturalized
@. Is il true that cases OF hydro
phobia are unknown south Of The
equator"-Ci. VI.
4. The public health service say
that hydrophobia occurs in all parts
of the world. There is no truth IN
the statement that it does not eXisi
below the equator.
GTdke advantage Of the free informd-
ton bureom ,rhich this newspaper man
fnins. II there is question pou rnnt
dnstcered don't hesitate to use this ser',-
ice. III replies are sent direct to the IN
q1lirer. Address Frederic j. Hdskin. Di-
rector. The Star Information Bureau
1890 North Capitol street IncIose ; cents
in stamps for return post11e.)
Evening star., 1924-05-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHIIANDER JOHNSON.
Excursion.

Excursion.
A cloud boat in the tranquil sky,
With Fancy at the helm,
May swiftly carry us on high
To an enchanted realm.
So let us, on a distant shore.
Forsake the weary grind
And for little while explore
The Land Of Nevermind.
A little time to rest and dream
Then homeward with a smile.
Our duties oft so irksome seem
And yet make life worth while.
So. comrade, let us sail away
And leave our cares behind.
Well seek-nor grudge the brief de
lay
The Land of Nevermind.