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Evening star., 1924-09-21

There are more than five thousand
poignant human interest stories bur-
led here in Washington-unwr
because no outsider" can find words
potent enough, untold because the
persons most interested cannot be
found to them. Each story is mate
wrapped, lying in a special room of
the War Department.
War stories they are-tales of sol
diers who have fought in battles here
and in other lands, who have died in
service and whose relatives have
never been found. Their trinkets
their jewels and keepsakes, taken
from their still forms on fields of
battle, all are there waiting for the
call OF someone who has the right 20
claim them.
Hundreds of Good Luek Charms.
Good luck charms there are by
hundreds-charms which failed to
keep their owners safe from harm.
And there are decorations and medals
of all kinds which testify to the
valor of their winners, though there
be no one to know they were won.
Strange are the stories that the
Stories of reck ess desire to win dis
tinction for rssome one back at home
tragedies of human hearts made
rashly brave because some one did
not care; debonair eagerness for ex-
.perience-and heart-break for count
less families left at home to wait
and hope.
There are hundreds of photographs
of beautiful girls, smiling or sad
eyed, taken from breast pockets OF
soldiers on battlefields. There are
diamond rings, fashioned for femi-
nine hands, which went to the war
with their purchasers, doubtless be-
cause some one" withheld her con-
sent. There are remnants of enemy
bullets and toy cannons whitfield OF
wood. There are costly gems, Liberty
bonds and sums of money.
Wealth Lying in Wait.
Families have doubtless been desti-
tute because they could not be given
the wealth these soldiers possessed
Other apparently worthless trinkets
would be priceless to mothers, fathers
wives and sweethearts of those who
died.
But all have been unclaimed. John
w. Robins has them in charge. His
is the task of locating relatives to
whom these belongings Of service men
left on battlefelds, in hospitals or
camps should be returned. Although
countless of the living have been 80
connected with their dead, there are
more than 5000 packages whose
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Largest Still in Capital Seized
For Third Time by Vice Squad

day and could take in a carload of
barrels of denatured alcohol each
week, turning out pure non-fuselized
alcohol from that product, to the ex-
tent of about $4,000 gallons a week
1T can be said" said Lieut.. Davis
conservatively, that this will close
up one of the principal sources of
Washington's liquor supply"
When the raid was made by Lieut.
Davis Lieut.. Ready. Private Holmes
and Revenue Agent Fisher last night
information had already reached the
police that 500 gallons of pure alcohol
had just been taken away. The still
was still warm when seized.
A large amount of denatured alco-
hol in barrels two trucks and a num-
Der Of five-gallon tin containers rep
resented the seized products. The
men in charge of the place were
absent.
Evening star., 1924-09-21

The vice squad again seized wash
ington's largest stilr' last night.
1t was an immense affair with a
double condenser, a huge gooseneck
cooling coil, a 200-horsepower boiler
and neatly-fitted connections, con-
servatively valued by Lieut.. c. T.
Davis of the vice squad at $1,000. 1t
was located in a building at the rear
of 1927 Thirteenth street.
This is the third time the largest
still in Washington has been seized.
The first was some time ago. when a
still was captured near Second and
E streets northwest. That was a
relatively small 50-gallon affair. The
next was out Anacostia way some
time later. 1t raised the ante to
800 gallons. Last nights still, it is
estimated conservatively by Lieut.
Davis. could turn out 1000 gallons a
Evening star., 1924-09-21
ITALIANS, Baking,
HALT PEACE PLAN

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that the protocol should not be bind
ing until disarmament was effected.
following upon the conference. But
the French insisted that the protocol
should enter into force imm mediately
sufficient ratifications by the powers
were registered with the league Secre-
tariSt. Thus. France can enter the dis
armament conference with her security
assured beforehand, and the protocol
will be suspended only in case the dis
armament conference should fail or the
league council should be forced to rec
ogniZe that the disarmament confer
ence's final convention was not being
lived W to. The French tonight were
ready to rraise the great reciprocity"
the British delegates had shown in
meeting their viewpoint.
Await German Move.
According to information from Ger
man sources in Geneva, the German
cabinet is likely to decide next week
in favor of applying for admission
to the league, though it may not ap-
ply at the present session of the as
sembly The idea is to convoke an
extraordinary session of the assembly
some time before January l If Ger
direction.
1t is understood that Germany has
sounded out Great Britain as to
whether France would oppose giving
Germany a seat in the council and
that Britain has replied that so far
as she is concerned there would be no
opposition. AS for France the British
suggested that Berlin get into direct
communication with the French gov
ernment.
The League council at brief
meeting, heard Lord Parmoor and
Fethi Bey set forth the respective
British and Turkish viewpoints on
the subject of whether the Vilayet
of Mosul should be Turkish or under
kingdom of Irak. Lord Parmoor op-
posed the Turkish demand for plebis-
cite in that region, saying, Great
Britain could not admit that a purely
frontier question could be settled by
plebiscite that the Nomad tribesmen
in the area were too ignorant to
know what they were voting for, and
that the holding of plebescite
would inevitably bring about dis
orders.
Probe Is Opposed.
Fethi Bey contended that while
Irak was a well defined Arab terri
ing in common with the Arabs He
was convinced that the solution Lord
Parmoor proposed-that the League
Council appoint a commission of in
estigation-would not be effective
as it's conclusions would be summary
at the best.
His reference to recent border in
cidents as proof of his conjecture
drew the retort from Lord Parmoor
maintain tLat no forces from Irak
had ever crossed the frontier. The
Turks, Lord Parmoor said, had al
ready sent a note to the British on
the subject and Great Britain would
not hesitate to reply.
nj. Branting of Sweden moved that
the question go over until a later
session of the Council and this was
unanimously adopted.
Evening star., 1924-09-21
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia Maryland and
Virginia-Showers today and prob
ably tomorrow: warmer tomorrow
moderate east and southeast winds.
West Vfrginia-Unsettled with
showers today and probably tomor-
rowo; slightly warmer today.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Midnight, s.: 2 am, 81; am, So:
am, 63; s am, So; 10 am, IS; IL
noon, 81: 2 pm, SO; pm, So; 6 pm,
Sc; pm, 81; 10 pm., 90.
Highest, 50; lowest, 63.
Relative humidity-s am, IS: .
pm, rs; 8 pm. IS.
Rainfall g pm. to SPIN, .06.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, "a: lowest, 6S.
Evening star., 1924-09-21
A. B. BLACKWOOD DIES.
Patent Attorney Succumbs
Garfield Hospital.

Albert B. Blackwood. patent at
torney of this city, died in the Gar
field Hospital Friday. He was taken
to the hospital Thursday. Death was
caused by paralysis.
Mr.. Blackwood was So years old
and native of Pennsylvania He
live for awhile in this city and then
moved to Baltimore. where he lived
for several years before again taking
up his residence here. He is survived
by brother, Walter o. Blackwood
of this city, and several nieces and
nephewS
Funeral services will be conducted
at the chapel of John r. Wright, 1887
Tenth street, tomorrow morning at
II o'clock. 1nterment will be in
Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1924-09-21
ARMY SCHOOL OPENING.
Finance Course for Enlisted Men
Starts Tomorrow.

The next regular course for en-
listed men of the Army Finance De-
partment will begin tomorrow at the
Army Finance School in Tempo Build
ing, No. 5, Twenty-first and B streets.
The students are drawn from the
first six Army Corps, and the ma
jority are men recently enlisted The
school prepares men during the L.
week course, to perform the technical
duties of the pay department in a
manner conforming to laws and
regulations, with a minimum of
supervision from finance officers upon
return to their permanent stations.
The Finance Department settles all
bills of the Army, including pay Of
the personnel and costs of clothing
and subsistence.
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Funeral So Cheap.
City's Ads Auer,
Dying Is Pleasure
BY ALFRED Nj. MURRAY.

Special Cable to The Star and New York
World.
PARIS, September 20.-The mu-
nicipality of Cuisery, near Cha
Ions Seine, has gone into the
undertaking business and is con-
Quoting an advertising campaign
in true "go-getter" style.
All over the town gayly colored
posters show how much cheaper
is the cost of municipal burial
than the cost of living-"frst-
class interment, three dollars
Patrons slipping their drinks in
the cafe and looking pensively out
into the streets are reminded of
the transient nature of worldly
pleasures and urged to take
thought of their eventual and in
evitable journey to a better land
and make arrangements to travel
by the municipal burial route.
Copyright, 1924, by New York World)
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Officers Placed on Retired List.

Maj. Vincent P. Edwin, Field Artil-
1ery. and Mai William II. Garrison, jr.,
Air Service, have been transferred to
the retired list of the Army on account
of disabilities incident to the service4
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Lieut.. Goddard Transferred.

First Lieut.. George w. Goddard, Air
Service, on temporary duty with the
world fight, has been relieved from
duty at Boiling Field, and assigned to
duty at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.
Evening star., 1924-09-21
BLUE RIDGE SITE
LIKELY CHOICE FOR
VAST FEDERAL PARK

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SCHOOLS TO OPEN
WITH SO, 900 PUPILS

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spent across the valley in the Massa-
nutten Mountain region, where a
small reservation already exists for
the preservation of forests and plants,
after which Col. Smith and Maj.
Walsh returned to Washington. From
the Capital Maj. Walsh continued on
to New York CITY
Evening star., 1924-10-26
Reopening the Base Ball Case.

An effort is being made by one Of
the New York Giant" ball players
besmirched in the game-buying scan.
ton in the world series to secure rein
statement through suit at law. He
and his attorney are challenging the
truth of the accusation against him.
A version of the affair appears in his
behalf quite different from that given
out by Judge Lands, the high COM
missioner of base ball.
The public is not concerned in this
case. 1t was content to see the high
standard Of the game maintained by
the swift action OF the commissioner,
and it has felt confident that he acted
fairly. 1t accepted as assured the title
of the New York National League
team to the championship and the
right to meet the Washington team in
the great series. 1t rejected swiftly
and emphatically the suggestion that
the series be Cancelled because of a
possible taint on the title Of the
Giants"
The series was played and won by
Washington. 1t was undoubtedly the
crowning event in the history Of base
ball. and the decision, rendered in the
final half-minute Of an engagement
that went to the utmost limit Of time,
caused Nation wide rejoicing. People
all over the country are still talking of
it, still praising the spirit Of the win
ming team and thrilling over the con-
test. The effort to reopen the game
selling scandal, when there was no
game-selling at all and only a series of
exceedingly foolish actions by men
who fell far short of the standards of
the sport, is not only distasteful to the
public, but will win little attention.
Evening star., 1924-10-26

District used as public or quasi-public
homes for children, the old, infirm and
INDECENT should be fireproof. The build.
ings of some of these institutions are
old, and were set up in those days
when less was known about fireproof
and fire-resistant construction than is
known now. All these institutions
would like to have new and fireproof
buildings, but wanting and having are
separated by many dollars. Many Of
the institutions, perhaps all of them.
have problems Of as great magnitude
as they can solve in securing funds to
pay operating costs. If there were any
way to obtain funds for modern build
ings they would follow it. Spokesman
for several Of the institutions told the
Commissioners that they did not see
how they could provide fireproof struc.
lures in place Of their present quar-
ters. There was agreement that every
fire precaution that could be reason
ably taken would be taken. The case
is now before the Commissioners, who
will determine what the institutions
are to do to give the largest possible
measure of protection to their charges.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
The American Phone Habit.

Statistics of the use Of telephones
by the American people, recently
compiled, show some interesting re-
suits. In Omaha there was during the
year 1922, the latest period to be
analyZed, a ratio of nearly one phone
for every three persons in the city
San Francisco had then a ratio of
more than one phone to each four
persons, with Minneapolis, Denver
Washington, Los Angeles and Chi
cago in close sequence, with very
nearly the same ratio. In New York
though the ratio was slightly smaller
than in the cities mentioned, there
other city in the world. no less than
1,072,632 instruments being in use. In
all the United States, with about one
sixteenth of the worlds population,
two-thirds of the telephones in exist.
ence We're used during the year Of the
compilation.
Not only are there more phones in
this country than elsewhere, but they
are used more frequently. During
1922 there We're 174 conversations per
person by phone in the United States,
as against 35 per person in Germany,
II per person in France and 13 in
Great Britain and northern Ireland.
Are we a more loquacious people
than the Germans or the French or
Britons, or do we simply make a fuller
use of the larger telephone equip
ment? Certainly the American people
use the phone to an extra raordinary ex-
tent. The telephone habit has become
firmly fixed, both in the cities and in
the rural sections.
Realization of what the telephone
means to the business world in this
country cannot be had short of a stop
page of the service for one reason or
another. Let the phones go dead in
a single city for period Of even one
hour only, through some accident at
Central or by the necessity Of a
switching of circuits. and business is
almost paralyzed. Fortunately such
mishaps are rare, virtually unknown.
prevented interference with the serv-
ice by severe storms. Switchboards
are so planned and so well watched
that short circuits and crossed wires
and other troubles seldom occur.
Housewives use the phone for COM
munication with the shops, their hus.
bands use it for business purposes.
Social calls are made over the wire.
Appointments are made by phone,
cabs are called, information is secured,
veritably every need Of communica.
ton within the range of the urban
system is met. The time saved" in
the course of week by phone use is
incalculable.
1t is appropriate that the United
States, the birthplace of the telephone,
should lead in its use in the world.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
Golf in France.

Golf may add another to its string
Scotland, Canada and few other
trophies in it's possession golf may
take France captive. A French news
paper says that France is going in for
than hundred golf courses in
France-how many less is not said
the number is increasing fast. One
knows that when golf gets a good
start it goes its conquering way.
The French paper ILLUSTRATION
says that the first golf course in
France was built in 1856, but it was
built by the English at a French sum.
mer resort. There is a note in the
article that will jar some of us. 1t
is that golf was carried to Scotland by
Normans, who learned it in France
and Holland, and that the word
"golf" is from the Dutch "kolf,"
which means a cross. This French
claim will raise chilblains and goose
flesh on those of us who believe that
golf, or its parent game, was played
by Celts in Scotland, Ireland and Eng.
land centuries before the word France
came into geography. It is possible,
though, that continental Celts played
ball games similar to those played
by the island Celts, but if golf was
played in what became France be.
fore it was played in what came to
objection of it.
Evening star., 1924-10-26

required for protection of the city.
The New York force has the strength
Of 1920 men, yet because Of assign
ment Of men to traffic duty and other
duties than street patrol, deduction of
men on sick leave and vacation, and
because Of the three-shift system, by
which one-third Of the men are on
duty at one time, there are only 1,526
men available for the work Of pa
trolling 5000 miles of streets. Wash
ington has no such problems as New
York. and nothing like SO numerous
a police force, but we have grave
difficulties. The necessity for using
men for other than patrol duty, the
remarkable spread of the city and the
increase in street mileage leave the
Capital with a lower degree Of police
protection than it needs.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

There was time quite long ago,
At least we've so been told,
When song and laughter light would
flow
Without a thought Of gold.
In melody men loved to join;
In jest they measured wit
Without a thought OF gathering coir
In case one made a hit.
A jest now has a stated fee.
A melody may bring
Rewards astonishing to see;
The wise birds loudest sing.
For simpler days we sometimes long
When smiles were frankly won,
Where singing was for love Of song
And mirth was just for fun.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
BY THOMAS n. MARSHALL,
Former Vice President of the United
States.

The trouble with US reformers is
that we act like little children in a
garden. We plant the seed at sun
down expecting to go out in the
morning and find it in full flower
Certain things seem to us to be SO
self-evident we cannot understand
delay over their acceptance by 9TH
ers. We are not unlike Theodore
Parker, who once undertook the ref
ormation of Boston. The morning
after the election, when he found he
has lost out, Parker was moved to
say that there was only one differ
ence between himself and God, and
that was that God could wait.
In some particulars most of us
possess a spark of the divine, accord
ing to Parkers differentiation. We
can wait when it comes to impressing
upon the minds of the people things
which we believe are for the common
veal. We do wait for a political
campaign, when every one naturally
is suspicious of every one else, to
begin the propagation of those re-
forms which we conceive to be es-
sential to good government. We do
not take the time between campaigns
to begin the slow educative process
Whether this is our fault or the fault
termine. Whether it is possible to
have a portion of every day of every
year devoted by every citizen to the
contemplation of problems of gov
ernment no one. perhaps, can say.
X x x
Just now many persons are trying
anew to reform the old Republic and
it's public life. The candidate Of the
party to which l have given unfalter-
ing allegiance throughout my life is
informing the public that the great
need of the hour is common honesty
The Republican candidate for Presi-
dent is declaring that notwithstand-
ing the frightful examples of crook
edness and dishonesty in high places
the need Of the hour is common sense
And the cry of the third party
hope this will not be amiss in view OF
what 1 am by birth, tradition and
training-is common bunk. OF course
we need common sense everywhere
now as always, and as an acade mic
statement of facts we need common
honesty, but as sin is what the other
fellow does, SO common sense and
common honesty mark our own ca
reers and leave US free to criticize as
we please the other fellow.
Personally, 1 wish that everybody
would conclude to march under the
Democratic banner, but the expert
enceS of lifetime convince me that
everybody will do no such thing. What
1 am particularly disturbed about a,
the present moment is what may be
the result of the thoughtless conduc,
of countless good persons. l hope
that the contest for common honesty
and common sense will keep up, but
/ am fearful that private honesty and
individual nonsense may lead many
good men and women in the wrong
direction. 1t is to be hoped that votes
will be cast next month for principles
regardless of the effect upon the in
terests Of the individual voters. But
Evening star., 1924-10-26
Time to Take Serious Stock
OF Issues in the Campaign

in this hour of peace 1t may be that
this Is expecting too much Of the man
who desires to get on in the world, so
1 approach the question from a lower
step and discuss 1t along the line of
/ individual interest
X X X
1t would be difficult thing for any
| man to define the principles of all
Socialists. Those who are opposed
to the two old parties have IL apostles
VINO are preaching IL different gospels
to the American people. Yet, 1 feel
that those who are dissatisfied with
the ancient alignment in American
politics and are seeking government
ownership and control of the methods
or production and transportation are
FreAlly desirous of a system of gov
ernment which will enable them to
have all that they now possess and to
get 1T at cheaper price. After all,
the dissatisfied do not look so much
at principle as they do at individual
interest. Personally, I gravely doubt
whether the individual, if the Gov
ernment took over control of produc-
tlon and transportation in America,
would enjoy the luxuries, comforts
and conveniences of modern life at as
low a cost as he now gets them. No
governmental agency that l know
anything about has ever conducted
business as cheaply and efficiently
as 1t is conducted by private enter
prise.
But I hear someone say: What
difference does that make? Govern
ment operation will stop the accumu-
lation of predatory wealth" l have
no answer If the fight is to be made to
prevent men from getting on in
America, and If the people are willing
to pay more than they now pay for
things they get and do without many
things they now have. But It must
not be forgotten that the taxes of
this country are not levied by the men
who pay them. We already have a
system that ought to satisfy the dis
contented. We have manhood and
womanhood suffrage. The man who
has but two nickels to his name has
as much influence in determining who
shall levy the taxes as the man who
has $500, 100000. Those who regard
as unjust and unfair the distribution
of wealth in this country have under
the present system the power prac-
tically to contscate great fortunes.
X X X
OF course, am not for confiscation
nor am / for making men, their
fortunes and their opportunities in
life like peas in a pod. But 1 think
all those who are in favor of equality
would better take a day off and con-
slider seriously whether or no, if the
Government is to operate all public
utilities and control all sources of
production, it will be possible TO levy
taxes and furnish the comforts and
conveniences that are now being en-
Joyed under the present system.
Infinite wrong has been done to the
people by the hog in huSiOasg
think that common honesty and COM
mon sense can shave the bristles OF
this disagreeable creature and az the
same time permit the honest man &c
exercise to the full those capacities
which come not from the Government
nor from law. but from God.
Copyright. 1924. by 21st Century Press.)