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Evening star., 1924-01-24

property values. Injustice was done
property holders there when the plant
was set up, but the local authorities
had a perplexinG problem. They
Thought that the plant should be
within the city and at some place not
requiring a long haul. The people
protested, but were overruled, at
least temporarily. This plant cannot
now be transferred to any other Sec
ton of the city. Residents and prop
erty holders would so vigorously op.
pose it that the authorities would be
stopped if they sought to move it.
1t will stay where it is until banished
from the city and that ought to be
done soon.
A refuse incineration plant within
the city limits, and especially within
the city of Washington. ought not to
be. 1t should be set in place to
which the city is not likely to grow
for many years. 1t should stand in a
tract so large that it will offend no.
body and there should be rail or river
connection with it.
1t is the sense of all our civic
societies that only light" industries
should be encouraged in the Capital,
meaning, of course, that industries
that are smoky, noisy or otherwise
a nuisance should not be encouraged.
Yet in n section of the city that is
becoming closely settled the local gov
ernment runs a plant which the neigh
bors for a mile around declare to be
a nuisance. 1t is not consistent.
Evening star., 1924-01-24
The Tobacco Habit.

The cigarette seems to be conquer
ing the world. Fifty billion manufac-
tured cigarettes were sold in the
United States in 1928 and no count
can be made Of the millions or billions
that were rolled" Per capita con-
sumption Of tobacco increased % per
cent in the last two years. There was
an increase in the output of cigars,
smoking tobacco and snuff, though
cigarette production showed the great
est gain. Many men are letting the
pipe go out and rolling cigarette.
Many are laying aside the cigar and
taking UP the cigarette. New smokers,
boys and girls, begin on the cigarette
and generally stick to it. Nine billion
cigars were made in the United States
last year and more than three hun
dred and fifty-nine million pounds
Of smoking tobacco were sold, a
great proportion of which went into
the homeroIled cigarette, but the old
fashioned pipe got its share. Over
thirty-seven million pounds Of snuf
were, sold, and 1t is not clear whether
all this went for "snufdnga or
whether some Of 1t was used as In
secticide. There was q decline in to-
bacco put up for chewing, and this
decline has continued since 1897,
which was the peak year for chewing.
The plug ana the ouid bro passing.
Evening star., 1924-01-24
Juvenile Protection.

| In u leaflet which describes the OBJ
jects and work OF the Juvenile Pro-
tective Association of the District
seven fundamental propositions are
stated. They cannot be denied. They
should be put before the people of
| this community, particularly at this
time. when the association is seeking
means to carry on it's work from pub
lie subscriptions. These seven propo-
sitions are as follows:
That crime costs more per capita
than education.
That Juvenile delinquents make adult
criminals.
That it is easier and cheaper to pre-
vent Juvenile delinquency than to
cure it.
That every child saved from insti-
tutional care means saving Of
money to the community.
That 15 per cent of the children
brought into court might be made
into good citizens.
That the need for this preventive
work is great.
That the success of the Juvenile
Protective Associations services de-
pends on public support
This valuable agency for the Pro-
lection of the morals of the younger
members of the community is now
asking Washington for the very small
sum of $4,000 to carry on the work
until the first of October. next.
Little is printed in the news columns
regarding the work of the Juvenile
Protective Association for the reason
that it is a quiet work. Essentially
it must be quietly conducted. 1t is
undesirable TO exploit the activities
OF such an agency which operates
through persuasion, through home
visits.
The headquarters OF the Protective
Association are located in Juvenile
Court building. Cases Of juvenile de-
linquency brought to the court are
by wise arrangement simultaneously
brought to the notice of the associa.
ton. Thus it is a coadjutor of the
court. 1t follows up the courts work.
1t even goes ahead to Prevent de.
linquency from reaching the point Of
needing court attention. Its record
of achievements is long and impress
sive.
For the coming year the program
for the association includes the organ
ization of the big Brothers" and an
expansion Of the big Sisters move
ment. 1t is proposed TO study the
compulsory school attendance law.
now in operation, and its defect in
order to aid in the passage of a more
satisfactory bill. 1t is contemplated
to supervise in helpful, kindly way
children leaving school between the
ages of fourteen and sixteen, to aid
them remain in school if possible or
to assist them to enter suitable occu-
pations. A boys garden club is also
contemplated to provide instruction
and wholesome outdoor recreation.
The budget for this work is only
$4,000. There are surely 100000 par
ents in Washington who can afford 10
cents each to insure the continuance
and development Of an agency that
means so much to the community
through the conservation Of the
younger generation.
Evening star., 1924-01-24

marks hit home--surely far more
good than harm has come out of
the whole discussion"
X X X i
In the opinion OF the Columbia
State the explanation of DR.. Smith
does not change much the effect sof
the quoted paragraph from his ad-
dress that drew the fire of number
of papers," because "it does not help
much to say the colleges are better
morally than they were twenty-five
years ago. My indictment was
not Of youth, but of the lower moral
level upon which our present day Amer
lean life is being lived"
The San Antonio Light draws a
parallel between the habits of men
and women where drinking or Ii
centiousness are concerned. and sug-
gests the young women claim they
are doing nothing more than the
young men have always done unre-
buked; all of which sets people to
thinking and making comparisons
and working slowly toward a juster
basis of social life for women, so
they Will not have grounds for COM
plant; then perhaps in that golden
By-and-By, when such questions
arise, they will be determined on the
basis of the thing itself and not on
sex"
Evening star., 1924-01-24

logical work, entitled ''The New Har-
mony Movement" dealing with that
interesting socialistic experiment In
Indiana
Unquestionably our nearest ap-
proach to the Spanish inquisition is a
United States senatorial investiga-
ton. Edward w. Box in Washington
this week cut for all the world the
figure of a prisoner in the dock. His
fnquisitors did not apply the thumb
screws or any other physical instru-
ments Of torture. but Box had to face
what has been called "the meanest
and keenest" intellects in the Senate
"a description sometimes applied to
Messrs. Jim" Reed and Caraway
They are the lawyers OF the propaganda
subcommfttee's inquisition Chair
man Moses and Senator Greene of
vermont are newspaper men and
body observed that Shipstead. who
was the only. one who didn't interro-
gate BOX, was being kept in reserve
Tor extracting the truth from him If
serons-arm methods Were necessary
baWkiikep @ pnyssosn6my: naso 5anyy. especially a
semblance to that OF Gen. Smedfey d
Butler, Philadelphia's new vacuum
cleaner.
When ships of the United States
Navy go up or down the Potomac and
pass Mount Vernon they observe a
custom which is one of the Navy's $
most cherished traditions. As a ship
comes abreast Washington's tomb
her colors are dipped, her crew stands
at attention. the bugles sound taps
ana the band plays verse of 1.-The
Star Spansled Banner" On the week
end cruise of the Mayfiower the pref
" ilttle ceremony is always observed
by the President and Mrs. Coolidge
ana thelr guests. The Navy has car
ried II out for great many years,
but the average land -lubber is NOT
aware of it.
II X *
Our lone congresswoman, Mrs. Mae
E. Nolan of California, is a golfing
lady. Fearing elevation TO the Bruu-
hide class. Mrs. Nolan is addicted to
the links for purposes of girth con-
troll. Representative Kahn's fair col
league from the Golden Gate is diff
ferent from many newcomers on
Capitol Hill-she. comedies it's a new
game in which she has to learn her
way about To that end Mrs. Nolan
has at her elbow her late husbands s
sister, who was his secretary and is
now functioning in the same capacity
for the congresswoman.
X y y :
Senator Walter E. Edges delegation
of Jersey republicans, who called at
the White House this week, brought
to Washington the very latest in
Coolidge slogans Coolidge Again
was the legend emblaZoned on their
red-white-andb blue buttons the size
OF pie-pan.
Downright. 1920
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Danish the Refuse Plant.

Citizens in the Trinidad and Ivy
City sections of Washington through
their citizens associations are raising
a fund Ito fight the continuance of
the refuse incineration plant" at Mon
tello avenue and Mount Olivet road.
The citizens have right on their side.
They say that noise and odors from
the plant are nuisance. They COM
plain of sparks from the chimneys Of
the plant and of the noise of heavy
trucks serving the plant.
Trinidad and Ivy City are in a
large triangle formed by the railroad
tracks leading northeast from Union
station, by Florida avenue on the
south and Bladensburg road on the
east. Within that triangle are Co
lumbia Institution for the Deaf and
Mount Olivet cemetery, the largest
Catholic cemetery in the District, and
to which the cemeteries Of ST. Pat
rick's and other parishes were re-
moved many years ago. Within the
triangle and north of Kendall Green
is the Peterson tract, which should
become ., public park and which very
likely will be put to that good use.
East. across Bladensburg road. is
Mount Hamilton and northeast Of
that is Hickey Hill. which tracts may
be taken for a national botanic gar
Cen. national arboretum and a park
in connection with that which is to
be made from the Eastern branch
shoals and fats above Benning.
The section has certain natural ad-
vantages and the ineineration plant
is q pull-back on development Of that
part Of the city. 1t reduces the de-
STABILITY Of that section as place
Of residence and most likely reduces
Evening star., 1924-01-24
sHooTiNG STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Dreaming.
I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls,
Where there was no repining.
I laid aside my overalls
And passed my hours in dining.
Some sudden wealth had come my
way;
Just how, it didn't matter.
I grew, mid lights and music gay,
More frivolous-and fatter.
My dream was sweet until it changed
Into a nightmare dreary.
A copper through the palace ranged.
His language made me weary.
Said he, 1.-The money that you burn
AS something queer is rated.
So. come with me. 1t Is your turn
To be investigated"
Evening star., 1924-01-24
COURAGE
Il am the. master of my tate
l am the captain Of my sosI."
-HEVLEY.
Bell Ridiculed by the World.

Fortune gave Alexander Graham
Bell happy boyhood and youth, and
{ a generous education, but in early
manhood he frequently had to bor-
row money to buy food.
| His father and grandfather were
noted scientists. He was graduated
from the University of Edinburgh,
Scotland; studied at University COL
lege and London University of Lon
| don. and was tutored by his talented
| mother and illustrious grandfather.
While he was achieving fame as a
| teacher two Of his brothers died Of
| tuberculosis, and the family moved
from Scotland to Canada.
Ten months effort, while teaching
in Boston. to transmit many mes
sages simultaneously over one wire
resulted in failure, but brought out
the idea of telephoning over tele-
graph wires.
A trip to Washington revealed that
he did not know enough about cleo
tricity. A study of that science, more
effort, and voices could be heard over
a wire. Nearly a years further en-
deavor, and Ineligible sentences
were transmitted.
When the success was announced
the world scoffed. technical authorf-
ties were skeptical and capital in
different. Funds dwindled so low
that often a friends loan Of a half
dollar provided a. meal.
Enough money raised to go to
Europe, and England laughed at his
offer to sell half the rights 10 that
country for $4,000. NJ
England, at last, became interested
and high costs of material, skepti-
cism as to the telephones useful
! ness in business, and the failure Of
! some long-distance lines to work
| at home. The powerful Western
Union Telegraph Company fought
every step and succeeded in having
invented telephone service which
it installed over IT'S extensive tele-
graph lines.
| A company finally organized, and
suits over patents caused years Of
litigation and fortune in expenses
before his rights were established
and success assured.
Today there are z3.000,000 tele-
phones In the world, all based on
Dr. Bells original patents.
DR.. Bell was honored by govern
ments and organizations Of the
world. his closing years Of life were
very happy, land he died many times
Next--Madasne Cursses Sgany TriaIa.
49, kcsr,vyi~hf, 10aa i -7
Evening star., 1924-01-24
BY THE MARaUIsE DE FoNTENo,

BY THE MARQUISE DE FONTENQf.
If the divorce suit instituted by
Lady Ross against her husband calls
for more than usual attention it is
because of the fact that the good
looking petitioner is an American,
namely, the former Patricia Ellison.
daughter of Andrew Ellison of Louis
ellie, KY, likewise because the CO.
respondent ip the case is a New York
woman, and also because the respond
ent, Sir Charles Ross, ninth baronet
os his line, is very brilliant and use
full man, owner of the London Out
look, the superchieftain of the great
Scottish clan Of Ross, and who, next
to the Duke Of Sutherland, is the
greatest territorial magnate of the
northern kingdom, where his estate
embraces half million of acres.
Indeed. when Sir Charles extensive
holdings in the Dominion of Canada,
in Australia, in South and East Af-
RIGA are taken into consideration he
may safely be set down as the big
gest British owner of land in the en-
tire empire.
He even owns in East Africa the
-
of "a volcano now fortunately extinct
in the Ngoro Ngoro mountain re-
gion of central East Africa, which
when alive must have been the hugest
planet. Surrounded by the widest
country, many hundreds of miles
from any railroad. it has in the course
of several centuries become a sort of
natural game preserve which offers
"a refuge for many animals generally
haalf n
X X X X
Sir Charles Ross is a very clever
inventor. Indeed, he not only invent
ed the Canadian government service
rifle, but likewise built and equipped
small arms factories in Canada for
the production of the rife and also
for the machin gun that he invented.
During the Boer war, n Quarter of a
century ago, in which he served with
distinction, he raised a corps of ir-
regular cavalry and equipped them
with complete machine gun batteries
and everything else, and showed him
self equally resourceful and patriotic
In the great war, throughout which
he, served with the rank of colonel
and also as consulting adviser on
ment. While here in the United
States he has been elected honoris
causa TO membership in the Ameri-
can National Society of Mechanical
Engineers, Sir Charles Ross interests
may be described as wellnigh uni
versal. For he has in China con-
cession to some 1900 acres Of val
liable mining property to, his credit
which he is taking steps to exploit.
Although as a young boy he was
passionately fond of game shooting
and Is so familiar with guns OF
every description. yet he has as the
result of much experience become a
protector rather than hunter of
game. AS / have just mentioned, he
Is preserving his giant crater of
Ngoro Ngoro, in East Africa, as a
sanctuary, and on his vast estates
in Scotland the same ideas are fol-
lowed. He could derive a very large
income were he to lease his deeI
forests in the counties of Ross and
Lanark and elsewhere in the north
ern kingdom to rich English, Amer
lean and foreign nimrods for the
shooting.
Having thus shown, / hope, that
Evening star., 1924-01-24

ro; Was Capt. Kidd an American
A; william Kidd was born in Scot
land about 1850, went to sea at an
early age and became a trader out of
I Nsw hork. He was, OF course. a Brit
isn subject, but for many wears his
fortunes were cast with those OF the
American colonies.
| Q. What is a phenophor7-J. w. 3.
A.: The Volta bureau, an institu-
ton devoted to the Interests ~ the
deaf, informs us that the phenonhor
| Is a device for those who have de-
! fective hearing.
O.. Why do magazines have stars
\ on the covers?-G. t. p.
| A They are employed to d,st,n-
| guish copies sold TO newsdealers on a
| returnable basis from subscription
copies. When copies remain unsold
| at the end of the sales period the
covers or whole copies are returned
10 the publishers and credit Is al
lowed. In this way subscribers
copies could not be collected and re
! turned by an unscrupulous person
/ who had attained standing with q
publisher as a newsdealer. Some pub
| fishers mark the newsstand copies
I with stars and some mark those
| which go to subscribers
! Q. Is the boil weevil as great :;
! menace as the ravages of the insects
which afflicted the Egyptians in the
| olden days?-D. ).
| A. Government authorities are con
WINGED that the boil weeVil is a pest
OF as great magnitude as any which
| afhtcted the Egyptians. Some author
! tiles claim that il has disturbed our
| economic. situation more than any
| other single factor In our history.
| -
Q. Who was the wife of Thomas
! Jefterson?-C. c. II.
I A. Thomas Jefferson married Mar
tina Shelton. widow Of Bathurst Skei-
| ton, and daughter OF John Wayles.
Q. What story was Broken Bios
SONS" taken from?-F. w.
A. D, w. Griffith developed this
! picture from story by Thomas
child'" % This was st taken Ir from a"a = cols ade
lection of short stories called Lime
house Nights"
| Q. What is the inscription on the
! bronze plaque of Theodore Roosevelt
which was given to Michael Collins
| by American friends?-J. w. c.
A. This plaque is in the Office of
Government House. Dublin. that was
occupied by Michael Collins and bears
/ the paragraph which might be called
4 the cr6eU OF strenuous lie. i wish
| to preach not the doctrine of ignobe
ease but the doctrine of the siren
uous life, of toll and Of effort
and of labor, and strive to
preach the highest form OF
success that comes not to the man
who desires more ease and peace but
to him who does not shrink from
danger, hardships, and bitter toll and
who, out of these, wins the splendid
and ultimate triumph
Q. Who was called the mother of
the Brazilians?-M. w. B.
A. Dona Thereza, daughter Of
! Francis l. king of the two Sicilies.
was known as Mother OF the Brazil
! ians.
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Evening star., 1924-01-24
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

Magnus Johnson likes the United
States Senate SO well that he has de-
cided to aspire to a second term.
His reelection manifesto, declaring
himself a candidate for the long term
in Minnesota, has just been issued.
The Minnesota Daily Star, farmer
labor organ at Minneapolis, comment
ing on Magnus' plans, says:
"The senator's announcement sets
at rest the rumor industriously cir
culated that he intends to run for
governor this fall. Any Of his friends
who may have taken this ruInor Sc
riously will be glad to hear that there
is nothing to it. There are many
reasons why Magnus should be- q can
didate for the Senate again. In the
first place, he has more than meas
ured up to what was expected of him
in the brief period he has sat in the
upper house. He is much stronger
with the public than he was, even
at the time he showed under his op-
ponent in the special election. He
has thriven upon abuse and personal
ridicule.
X X u
Senator Sam Ralston of Indiana,
formidable democratic dark horse,
has always looked upon Thomas A.
Hendricks as the ideal Hoosier and
democrat. Ralston took UP his pres
ent profession of the law as an after
thought. He had already turned to
farming as livelihood when the
nf al
country lawyer convinced Ralston
that the law was the thing. Ralston
mad an abiding fondness for Hen
drlcks, then III the heyday OF his
political glory. He turned up at the
democratic chieftains office in In
dianapolis and asked for advice.
Hendricks wrote out for young Raj
ston in his own handwriting list
of books suitable for reading by a
candidate for the law. 1t was the be-
ginning OF the present Indiana sena-
tors notable career at the bar He
the inside of biography of the for
mer Vice President
y X i
Speaking of Indiana, it's a curious
thing that both great parties turn
necessarily to that hotbed OF mid
western politics for organization off,
cials. The democratic national COM
mittee has just elected a Hoosier,
Charles A. Greathouse, to be it's sec
retary- For several years the secre-
tary of the republican national COM
mittee has been George B. Lockwood
of Indiana. VIII FL. Hays, organizer
of victory for the c. o. p. in 1920.
is. of course, an Indianian, though
now an "emigre" in New York
Greath ouse, like Lockwood. is a lit
erary cuss-a falling common to
Hoosiers. He used TO be state super
intendent of public instruction. Lock-
wood, whose middle, name is Brown
ing, has written a standard socio-