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Evening star., 1924-05-13
Floods of the Past.

Many Washingtonians who have
driven through Potomac Park re-
Gently to look at the high wa
ters raging toward Chesapeake Bay,
caused by the exceptionally heavy
rainfall of the past few days, were
perhaps unaware that only a COM
paratively short time ago such
freshet would have meant very seri-
Gus danger to the city. That was
when the old Long Bridge spanned
the Potomac at about the place where
the Highway and Railroad Bridges
cross it now. That bridge was a veri-
table dam. which in time Of high wa
ter caught the debris and choked
back the stream until it flooded the
lower part Of the city. 1t was then
that occasionally boats were to be
seen on Pennsylvania avenue and
streets leading south, when the wa
ters came up to the buildings, when
cellars were flooded, when the sewers
failed to discharge their contents.
The old bridge was supported on a
series of piers that from time to time
had been protected by deposits Of
rock. The river bed was a series of
shallow scoops at the bridge. Float
ing logs and other debris from up the
river were easily caught. In spring
the ice jammed against the piers. At
times Washington's hope for succor
from the flood rested on the possibil-
ity that the bridge would be destroyed
by the floods. On several occasions
sections Of the bridge were actually
carried out and the pressure was thus
relieved.
Now there is no danger from this
source, and although the river rises
even at times above the sea wall in
the park there is no flood menace,
save along the water front itself. It
has been many years since the posi-
bility Of inundated cellars in the busi-
ness section Of the Capital has been
felt, thanks to the replacement of
Long Bridge by higher spans on
stouter piers, with greater clearance
for the waters in their southwark
movement. Had the old Long Bridge
been standing Saturday Washington
would have been menaced with inun-
dation and Potomac Park would prob
ably have been covered, with the Lin
coin Memorial rising as an island out
of the flood
Evening star., 1924-05-13
Editors Appear Optimistic
On German Election Result

CARDS as chiefly evidence that al the
time the demand for settlement ana
settle down grows stronger. Not
so optimistic is the view of the A.
bany knickerbocker Press, which
says: providing that this vote ex-
presses true German sentiment on the
recent 'get-to- work suggestion OF the
reparations commission. following
German acceptance of the Dawes plan
in principle the outlook is fairly
bright. But political juggling could
easily upset the straightaway, clean
cut problem now before the people g
Germany, and convert il into nov
maze of sentiment and isms" The
Roanoke World News also feels care
should be taken against expecting too
much" because Just how far an
German government, even the mos
liberal, can be counted upon to go in
aration obligations is still a veryt
much unsettled question" Tho Lam
sing State Journal agrees sit is CON-
plicated affair. and it IS not strange
that France. England and OTHER ma
tions are worried"
ITO regard Germany as an abstrac-
ton functioning as a unit is a com
mon but an absurd fallacy," in the
opinion Of the Springfield Republican.
which claims political complications
are as serious there as in other ccun-
tries. and they are not made the less
menacins by the gains OF the extrern- =
lists at the election; but the German
republic should still be able to carry
on, provided rational settlement OF
the reparations question is not too
long delayed" AS the Topeka Capital
sees it under the new Retchstag the
government will be opportunist. liv-
ing from day to day, with no firm
constructive policy" and ''the rcac-
tionaries and Missionaries cannot
combine, except in nagging ohtsrue-
ton" Between the extreme Nation
alists. on the one side and the Com
munists, on the other, 'the German
republic has no easy task" the In
dianapolis News comedies, but "as
long as it is supported by greater
center C., coalition'as i now seems 10
may come a more truly democrltic
guide, the Cleveland Plain peaier
maintains, but for the preSen. Gtr-
man democracy survives because = is
upheld by man who seems 10 be-
rary makeshift" Although peace
and prosperity for Europe are stiH
far enough off," according 10 the
Davenport Democrat, they loom
larger among the probabilities or the
future" At least, another step is
taken toward a peace as permanent
as conditions in Europe mako pos
sible," assents the New Orleans
Times Picayune. Granting thai crises
OF greater or less magnitude will oc-
cur from time to time. the Newark
News concludes ito get Germany
started to cultivate in her the habit
of honoring her reparation obiiga-
ton will make it easter TO hold her
TO a sound and honorable policy anG
strengthen the control of the moder-
ates, with whom alone the rest uf the
world can work"
Evening star., 1924-05-13
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

These are days when President
Coolidge must be indulgipg in some
ssch reveries as those which in
spired Hamlet's soliloquy:
To veto or not to veto; that is the
question.
Whether tits wiser In 1s24-t suffer
The sings and arrows of outrageous
coalitions,
Or 90 take pen against a sea of bills,
Ard, by opposing, end then.
To quash, to veto
Bills galore; and by veto to say we
end
Ths heartache and the thousand nat
ural shocks
That presidential flesh is heir to.
'Tin consummation devoutly to be
wished.
To reject; to veto;
To veto; perchance to cream; ay.
there's the rub;
Fce in Calvanistic calm, what dreams
may come,
Wien we have shuffied of this cam
paign coil,
Must give us pause. There's the re-
That needs must make a politician
For who would bear the whips and
scorns of blocs.
" len he himself might his quietus
with a bare veto4 Who would Bonus,
Swollen Surtax and Exclusion bear, to
Mske a deficit at home and foe abroad,
Bnt that the dread Of som ething al
election time,
THa Salt Creek country from whose
Ne candidate returns, puzzles the will
Ard makes US rather bear those Ills
we have
Than IA 11y +, e others that we know
Thus forethought does make wise guys
of US all.
Aad thus the native hue of resolution
And White House projects Of great
pitch and moment
With this regard their currents turn
And lose tho name of veto. Soft you
The fair G. o. p. Nynph' in thy
orisonS
Be all my woes remembered
Senator Hiram W. johnson ap-
peared on the floor of the House Oh
REPRESENTATIVES during the hnal
stages Of the debate on Japanese e2-
clusion. 1t was a few hours AFTER
5ef1nite news of Hiram's debacie IN
the California primary, but ne
nromntIv found himself the center OF
a whirlpool of handshaking admirers
The scene reminded a congressional
wit Of an observation by William
Jennings Bryan following one OF the
.peerIess Ones" habitual defeats.
yves" said Bryan, "I have millions
of friends, but they mostly seem to
60 fishing on election day..
A lawyer from Dennison, Ohio, was
admitted to practice before the
United States Supreme Court on May
1. by ths name of Brooklyn Bridge. A
visitor to Washington recently was
Westminster Abbey of New York,
who is . camp outfitter by occupa-
tion. Golden Rule is a. well known
washington real estate man.
X y X y
/. Admiral Henry B. Wilson. super
intendent of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, has prize story he Is
Evening star., 1924-05-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

@. Is IL true that the steel beams
being used in the building at 18th and
E streets northwest are the largest in
the world?-R. K. S.
A. Much larger beams have been
used, but some OF the beams in this
building are notable for another rea-
son. There are two types being used
the main beams, 100 feet long, 16
feet high, weighing from rs to 80
tons, and smaller beams 100 feet long,
feet high, weighing As tons. These
beams were shipped from New York
over the Pennsylvania railroad. The
rs to 80 ton pieces were shipped in
two parts, while the Aston beams
were shipped in one piece. requiring
three cars. The Pennsylvania rail-
road says that the Aston beams were
the largest ever shipped in the United
states to any point in one piece.
@. How many Jews are there in
Washington?-H. +.
A. The Jewish population of the
District Of Columbia is about 10000.
Q. Are there any games played by
children today that were played in
the time of the Romans?-M. c.
A. The games of jacks. ball and
jumping rope were played by the
children Of the Romans.
@. Where is the silver market?-
A London had always been known
as the silver market until the war,
when 1t changed to New York city;
however, it is now back in London
and quotations depend entirely on the
prices there
Q. How many Mormon temples are
there in the United States?-C. K. o.
A There are at present six Nor
1885,, at Kirkland, Ohio. In 1916 one
was built at Nauvoo, Ill. In 1853 the
great temple at Salt Lake City was
dedicated and completed in 1893.
Other temples in Utah are: St
George 1877; Logan. 1884; Manti,
1888.
Q. What is a joint TARIFF. K. C.
A II a tariff quotes a through rate
in which two or more railroads are
involved it is known as a joint tariff
and is filed with the Interstate Com
merce Commission; in other words, if
the commodity starts with one car
rier and terminates with another, it
is joint tariff.
Q. How many acres of land in the
country are used in raising tobacco
from which cigarettes are made?-W.
v. r.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that the combined acreage of the
principal cigarette types-burley and
hue-cured tobacco - was 1,169, 900
acres last year. The domestic and
foreign demand for cigarettes is such
that tobacco planters are increasing
their acreage.
Q. What were Nine. Bernhardt's
last words 20. C. J.
A. BE a good boy, Maurice" Nine
Pierre Berton and Basil Woon thus
quote the great trag edienne.
O. How many students does Har-
ward allow in its freshman Glass;
c. H
A Harvard University gave notice
on March that future freshman
classes will not exceed 1000.
Q. What Protestant denomination
ranks second in numbers N England?
r. A. f.
A No religious census has been
taken in England since 1851, but it is
estimated that the Congregationalists
are second in number of sittings. hav-
Evening star., 1924-05-13

ing 1,727.442. At Easter, 1920, tba
humDer OF communicates of the Epis
copai Church, which being the churcb
ol england ranks first, was 2,250 0oO
q: Where is the largest fresh-wate,
spring in the United Statss?--L VI. H
A. The National Geographic Society
says that it is impossible to state exact
~ Wnlcn tresh-watsr spring is tho
largest in the United States sine
springs huctuate in their discharge. and
II Is also the question of considering :
group of springs singularly or COLLECTIVE
~. among the largest fresh-water
springs in the United States are ,bs
thousands Springs and the Malsd
Springs, both of which are in Idaho
Either or these springs would supply
the city of New York with water. Silvtr
Springs in Florida are also among :br
largest fresh-water springs in the
United States.
Q. What caused the fall of the LIovd
George cabinet r r
A The fall of the IJoyd Georpe cab-
met was due TO the Dardanelles crisis.
Lloyd George had niscalculated tha
strength of Greece, and had taken a
course which separated France and Eng
land and led to the withdrawal of thA
French troops from the neutral zone Of
the DardanelleS This resulted in Ieav-
ing England absolutely alone in the face
OF the victorious advancing Turkish
armies, and it was only with difficulty
that war was averted.
O.. How long is Sabbath's day jour
ney III. p Q.
A. A sabbath's day journey Is popu-
larry supposed to be about one mile,
9. Who made the first safety razor?
u. K p
A The first safety razor was that
made by Michael Hunter Of ShefTa,I
England, in 1875.
Q. Where is the original Of a p;ctar..
called the "Bambino"?-E T.
A This picture is a copy of one Of the
n1edallions of foundlings on the Found
lings' Hospital at Florence. Italy, made
by the famous sculptor. Andrea Della
Robbia.
Q. Why don't airplane motors nave
elf-starters IT J. NJ.
A. The air service says that rnarv ~
the larger types Of airplanes have SELF
starters The smaller planes have not
because the weight OF the starters would
speed is the vital element to the small.
light plane used for combat purposes.
@ Describe a zobo.-A- G. B.
A This animal is a hybrid between
the yak and the bumped cattle of India.
1T is common in the western part Of the
Himalayas, and is used as a beast OF
burden as well as for it's milk and its
flesh 1t resembles the English OK
Q. Is there disease by which negroes
become white?-R. F. W.
A. VitiIigo is disease characterized
by the disappearance of pigment from
the skin. While comparatively rare in
America and Europe. this disease Is
common in tropical countries. In nrt
cases white patches are formed, arou.d
whose edges the pigment is darker
Gradually the spots coalesce, and finally
the white area may cover the whole
body.
@. How was Anne Boleyn's name pro-
nounced ?-J. G. r
A. Boleyn was pronounced as il
spelled "Bul lem" with the accent on the
first syllable.
(HGre you asked HlsEirtf He does
not know oil the things thar people GsI
him, but he krOtos people tCho do kaiOJo.
TRY him State your question piGiHin
and briefly. Inclose ? cents in stamps
for return postage. Address Frederic J.
Hdskin, director, The Star Information
Bureau, 1890 North Capitol street,
Evening star., 1924-05-13
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANpER JOHNSON.
And So 1t Goes.

And So 1t Goes.
The statesman tolls with honest care
To fashion statutes wise.
The people sometimes speak him fair
But mostly criticize,
But he who gracefully achieves
A three-base hit may pause
To make a bow as he receives
Unanimous applause.
The student with inquiring mind
A public help may be.
But when his photographs we find
We simply say, who's he?"
While in the street great crowds ap-
pear
They gather from afar-
Whose one ambition is to cheer
A motion picture star.
Evening star., 1924-05-13

fond Of telling when he's personally
conducting visitors over the academy
Last year the midshipmen unveiled
the worlds biggest indoor swimming
pool, which measures the dimensions
of sixty feet width and $50 feet
length, and holds 900. 900 gallons Of
water. "Oniy one lady is allowed in
the pool" Admiral Wilson observes,
with twinkle in his eye. Some in
quisitive visitor always wants to
know who she is. Violet Ray" re-
plies Admiral Wilson. There are now
roundly $500 midshipmen in training
at Annapolis-the largest in the his
tory of the academy and exactly ten
times as many as were there in 1900.
x &
If Congress sits over the summer,
Senator George H Moses, who is in
charge of culinary affairs in the Capt.
tol as chairman of a subcommittee
of the rules committee, might make
things more tolerable by turning the
gardens They are admirably suited
for the purpose. Tables, surmounted
by gayly colored umbrellas would
supply a patch of vivid brightness
against the white palisades of the
Capitol Tea on the terrace" is an
ancient institution in the houses Of
Paliament in London There the ter
race ianks the Thames, but the out
look is not nearly so lovely as the
panorama that unfolds itself on either
side of Capitol Hill Tea with a mem
Der of the commons or the lords on
the terrace" is a coveted occasion
in London 1t would soon become a
popular innovation in Washington,
and it's possibilities might console
many statesman for the pangs of a
compulsory summer on the Potomac.
There Is more to that great open
spaces" idea In the west than most
people realize Take the Oregon con-
stituency represented by Nicholas J.
Sinnott OF The Dalles. 1t comprises
eighteen counties. with a population
of only 175,ooo. But in area it is an
empire. It's $4,000 or $1,000 square
miles cover more territory than either
New York or Pennsylvania, or than
all New England, with the exception
of Maine. Sinnott's congressional
district Is exceeded in size in the en-
tire country only by the western
most district OF Texas. The Ore
gonian. who is chairman of the House
committee on public lands, faces q
Klan fight in the primaries His Re-
publican opponent is the grand mas
ter of the Masonic order in the state
Sinnott is Catholic.
4 y
Sadao Saburi, formerly counselor
of the Japanese embassy at Washing
ton, has arrived at TOXIC just in time
to become the head Of a special new
American division" of the Nippon
fofeign office. At the end of four
years service in Washington under
Ambassadors Ishii, Shidehara and
Hanihara, NJ. Saburi toured the south
ern and far western states of the
United States. The purpose was to
acquaint himself at first hand with
immigration conditions in general and
in particular with those of interest
to Japan. Saburi was slated to be
minister to Sweden when he left
Washington last winter. but Toxic
has evidently decided that his special
knowledge of America is too useful to
be dispensed with just now.
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-05-13
In a Few Words

The idea that the unprecedented
role played by the Labor party in
England means or implies a sur
render to bolshevism is ridiculous.
The Labor party is much less inter-
ested In ways and means of over
throwing the king than they are in
ways and means of keeping the prince
on his horse.
-PHILLIP W. WILSON (Former
NJ. P.).
/ shall oppose the Dawes plan. not
because l am against it as such, but
because Germany must not again
sign something which she cannot
fulfill.
GEN. ERICH LUDENDORFF..
There is overwhelming evidence to
prove that the teetotaller has q diSs
tinct advantage over others in ali
work involving skill and brains.
SIR T. BARLOW.
Evening star., 1924-05-13

The clergyman who announces that
he believes in Darwin and Karl Marx
demonstrates capacity for a long in
tellectual jump. Darwin presented a
theory of physical evolution that
tends to satisfy curiosity and suggest
future higher development. Marx de-
lineates social evolution which he
regards as having had a had start
with no prospect of getting anywhere
Evening star., 1924-05-13

1t is now expected that Gov. AL
Smith will not be permitted to go be-
fore the Democratic convention with
the exclusive light wine and beer
privilege.
Evening star., 1924-05-13

Lovers of the picturesque hope that
the differences between managers and
actors will not be settled so promptly
as to prevent the people from seeing
parade.
Evening star., 1924-05-13

Armed strife in Albania is due to
Of opinion as to where the
capital ought to be located. In natu-
rally disputatious populace one cause
for argument is as good as another.
Evening star., 1924-05-13

The gentleman's agreement will be
made TO function in it's highest and
most creditable efficiency when it pro-
N'ides for an understanding among ma
lions that will make the barbarism of
war impossible.
Evening star., 1924-05-13

Count Ludwig Salm Won Hoogstrae-
ten has had a great deal of advertis
ing that he could utilize nicely if he
were only a classic dancer or even a
fair motion picture actor.
Evening star., 1924-05-13

Every welcome will be extended to
Senator Borah on the band wagon, on
the. slight condition that he will not
insist on getting out Of tune with the
chorus.
Evening star., 1924-05-13

While the tax-reduction case in
Congress reveals remarkable compli-
cations, bulletins are issued regularly
to assure the public that there is still
hope.
Evening star., 1924-05-13

Following Is the first Of forr install
ments of new story by Mr.. Mackenzie
of the captivity and murder Of En-
peror Nicholas and his family. Il differs
in soEae minor respects from other ac-
counts OF the great crime, the varia ticns
being the result Of most careful recent
investiga tions on the part of the writer.)
Evening star., 1924-05-13

The abrogation Of q gentlemen's
agreement may require more tactful
courtesy than was needed to reach it
in the first place.
Evening star., 1924-05-13

After the adjournment in June
number of members OF Congress will
feel that they are really getting down
to serious business.
Evening star., 1924-05-13
The Future and the Present,

The Future and the Present.
"One day your fellow statesmen
will rear a monument to you.''
I'm not thinking about that" re-
piled Senator Sorghum. ''In fact, I'd
be willing to forego my monument In
terests if they'd help me put up few
public buildings that my constituents
have set their hearts on"
Jud Tunkins says there are germs
in a kiss, but as far as he's heard
they've never got big enough to be in
anybody'S way.
Evening star., 1924-05-13
Evidence Of Improvement.

Evidence Of Improvement.
do you think the world is getting
better every day."
Certainly" answered Miss Cay
enne. -
with all the scandal going 'round?~
"Of course. Nobody can hope to I'M
prove unless he's willing to stop and
think over his deficiencies"
eff dar was any sho' nuf way Of
savin' daylight" said Uncle Eben, 'by
dis time somebody would have a lot Of
it bottled an labeled an put on de
market"
Evening star., 1924-05-13
Dire Prospect.

Dire Prospect.
Biologists have made it clear
The Oil supply will disappear.
Oh, bitter fate! When it gives out
What will we have to talk about?
Evening star., 1924-05-13

Admiral Henry B. Wilson. super
intendent of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, has prize story he is
Evening star., 1924-05-13
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Q. Where is the original Of a pictar.
called the "Bambino"?-E. T.
A; This picture is copy of one Of ,he
n1edallions Of foundlings on the Found
lings Hospital at Florence. Italy, made
by the famous sculptor. Andrea Della
Robbia.
Evening star., 1924-05-13

Q. What Protestant denomination
ranks second in numbers N England?
-R. A. f.
A No religious census has been
taken in England since 1851, but it is
estimated that the Congregationalists
are second in number of sittings. hav-
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-16

cipally of weed seeds, cracked and
shrunken kernels of grain, chaff,
broken stems, and straws dirt, and
other foreign material and often
constitute 10 to 20 per cent of the
grain as it m from the thresher.
They should not, however, be regard
ed as a waste but should be turned
to valuable account by feeding them
to livestock.
When screenings are sold with the
grain they are classed as dockage,
and the grain farmer actually gives
them away because his grain is
locked accordingly to the proportion
Of screenings it contains. This loss
to the grain farmer mounts to huge
figures when large sections are con-
sidered. In 1923, for example, near
ly 100000 bushels of screenings
were produced, threshed, and market
ed as dOckage in the states of North
Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota
and Montana. The sum of $675,OOU
vas paid by the farmers of those
states for threshing their screenings
or dOckage, and 100000 was paid to
the railroads for hauling it to the
terminal markets. Millions Of dol
lars worth of good feed was thus
given away. The grain farmer was
the loser.
The average screenings are more
nearly equal to oats in composition
than any other common feed. Heavy
screenings from which the chaffy ma
terial has been removed are nearly
equal to corn, wheat or barley in
the percentages of the various nu-