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Evening star., 1924-12-13
The Potomac Electric Plan.

Consummation of the plan for hy.
hro-electric development Of the upper
Potomac. with power plants at Little
Falls, Great Falls and perhaps with
conversion of water-power into elec.
tricity at the storage dams on large
creeks which flow into the Potomac
near .Harpers Ferry and west of the
confluence Of the Potomac and Shen.
andoah, is advanced by House com.
mittee action. The enterprise under
consideration would be the largest and
most costly conservation measure in
the Washington region. would be one
,pf the big hydro-electric undertakings
of America and would be one Of the
key projects in the superpower plan
as proposed by the Northeastern Su-
perpower Committee OF which Secre-
4 ctary Hoover is chairman.
A number Of surveys OF the Great
Falls region have been made in the
past so years with the idea of hav.
ing the falls generate electricity. but
the plan under. consideration is by far
the most elaborate that has been con-
ceived. 1t calls for impounding large
tributaries of the upper Potomac for
the purpose of conserving flood water
and maintaining a relatively steady
..Aow near Washington. 1t calls for a
dam below Little Falls, which would
create deep lake reaching to the
gorge below Great Falls; submerge
much country along the river and es-
tablish public land reserves along the
lakeside. 1t would call for impound-
Ing water at Great Falls and the build
Ing of hydro-electric plants near Little
and Great Falls. Electric plants might
be built on other parts Of the river
and at the storage reservoir dams on
the creeks west Of Washington.
The last of the water electric sur
veys of the upper Potomac was made
by Government authority and under
direction of Maj. NJ. C. Tyler. The
engineers repeg+ on the plan and his
Evening star., 1924-12-13
Pictures by Radio Accepted
By Press as Matter of Cours>

Eighty years ago" muses. the Bos-
ton Traveller. "a middle-aged man sat
at a table in Washington, D. c. Be
fore him was tumble of wires and
a queer-looking instrument with a
small, projecting lever. The man
pressed his fingers on the lever sew
eral times. A few miles away, in
Baltimore another man sat at a SIM
liar table before a like instrument.
Suddenly this instrument came to life
and gave forth a series OF sharp. rat
thing clicks Those clicks were the
frst signals to be sent by the unseen
force of electricity between two dis
tant points And the message read
What has God wrought Two
days ago a group of men assembled
in a room in London, England. In
this room was a complicated ap-
paratus-an outgrowth of Samuel F.
B. Morses crude invention Of eighty
years ago Photographic film was
placed on a glass cylinder and
strong beam of light played through
it. BY some intricate process the es-
sential parts of this picture were
transmitted over q wire to Carnar-
Won, Wales, 200 miles away. And
from there electrical impulses went
hurtling through 5000 miles OF ether
traced with fair accuracy the orig
inal picture in London. To a world
surfeited with scientific wonders
there still will come more weird man
ifestations. Some will pass them
by lightly, but Others will stand
awed and reverent, asking: What, IN
deed, hath God wrought?
n X X
According to the Albany Knicker-
booker Press: These pictures are
but the beginnings of beginnings,
comparable to seratchings OF mint
On tusk in the caves OF the lost
Doreogne Eventually pictures VIII
come through the air with all the
definition of line and wealth OF tone
that mark the modern photograph
More than this. in the opinion OF the
Springfield Union, printed cards
have also been sent this way. and
handwriting, we are told, Is shortly
to follow. But there are limits to
the practical application Of such dis
coyerfes," Says the Hartford Times:
'JJnless the pictures are greatly i'm
proved they would have scant Valne
after, the novelty of publishing pic
lures direct from London had worn
off. 1t ~ however, marvellous that
they can sSbe transnitted at ALL .
AS the pailas Jourhal sees IT, the
service which the .photoradiograph
will render, will be. important. and
the question as to the line in which
1t may prove most Important can
only be determined by practical
service test. 1t should prove an as.
set to the great American newspa-
pers, but its value in what might
be termed secret service should be
inestima able" The Louisville Courier
Journal thinks: '"The~experiment is
an achievement and one that is pos
sible of sane development CONNER
cially. BY the transmission of sig
Evening star., 1924-12-13
Samuel G0mpers.

Samuel Gompers died veritably In
line of duty as the leader of labor in
America. Going from the annual meet
ing of the American Federation of La
Dor at Ell Paso at which he had been
reelected president, to attend the
meeting Of the international fedora
ton at Mexico City, he was seized
with an illness which in the rarefied
air of. the Mexican capital he was un-
able to withstand. Hurried back to
this country in the hope of recovery
he survived only a few hours; and
died early this morning at San An
tonic, Tex. in the 74th year Of his
age.
An adopted American, being Eng.
lish by birth. Samuel 0ompers has
rendered to the working men Of this
country an immense service. He pos.
sessed marked ability as an organizer
and a leader. Since his 14th year
he has been actively at work to pro-
mote the welfare of the toilers. He
helped develop the Cigarmakers' In
ternatfonal Union, that being his own
trade. He was one of the founders of
the Federation Of Trades and Labor
Unions in 1881. and was its president
FOR three years. In 1885 he partici-
pated in the founding of the American
Federation of Labor, and has from
that time continuously. excepting 1895,
served as its president
Samuel Gompers was a remarkable
man in his ability to hold together
often divergent elements. He was con-
servative in his general views. but at
times was obliged to compromise for
the sake of effective organization with
the less conservative factors in organ.
lied labor. Yet he never was radical.
p He resisted consistently and success
fully the efforts of radical forces to
gain dominance in the federation. He
co-operated with employers and with
Government to advance the welfare of
the trades
1t is impossible to estimate ac-
curately the contribution Of Samuel
Gompers to the advancement OF the
welfare of the American working men
; In the course of his nearly 40 years of
service at the head Of the greatest
and most representative organization
O. He has stood for the shortening Of the
. hours of labor, for a higher scale of
pay, for improvements in working
conditions. He has been an advocate
of arbitration in the settlement of is.
sues between employers and workers.
Although at times he supported
strikes, he was not militant in his gen.
eral policy to the point Of favoring
this method Of settling disputes, which
he recognized as wasteful and harm.
ful and evil in its effect
A deep student of economic ques-
tions, Mr.. Gompers brought to his
task as leader full equipment Of
capacity to understand issues and to
propose remedies. He was a sturdy
fighter, a wise counselor, a vigorous
writer, an invaluable leader His death
leaves vacancy which it will be diff.
cult to fill. Organized labor in the
United States has suffered great loss
Evening star., 1924-12-13

natures. bank checks and drafts thel
Is a possibility for speedfer bushes
transactions. For the newspaper
offers a chance for sketchy picture
of distant events in the same editio
with the news itself" 1t may b
quite a while. in the opinion of tn
Grand Rapids Press, before we ar
able to say: I want to see III,
brother and talk to him. and hav
radio impulses instantaneously carr.
a motion picture of that relativ
halfway round the world to US
while we are conducting a converse
ton with him by radio, but the tim
Is brought immeasurably nearer"
To the Baltimore Evening Sun ii
all sounds like a fantastic dream
mysterious, marvellous, inconceivabl,
Already 1t is theoretically possible.
that some pageant in London or
Paris or Peking may be photo
graphed in the morning and repro
duced in the early editions of the
same day" In the opinion of the
New York Evening Post, so rapid
is the progress of new devices for
abrfdgfng space and penetrating
walls that the man in the street is
almost surfeited. Expecting any
thing. surprised at nothing, it takes
supreme phenomenon to induce
him to stop, look and listen. Per-
haps he will take Gabriel's own
trump as merely the vibrant sound
of new make of motor horn. and
decline to e>note of the Judgment
day itself on the ground that-if he
chooses-he will find all the details,
and the pictures, in his favorite
newspaper within a few minutes of
the occurrence"
Where are we going with ali
thfs?" asks the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch. isn't it about time that
somebody sat down and told us Just
what has already been achieved and
what direction future achievement is
moving in? At the present rate it
looks as though we were to be placed
In complete and visual communica-
.tion with the rest Of the world. The
pocket radio, apparently, is sure to
come. If in addition to the ear
pieces it, has. a little hole we can
look into and see 10000 miles away,
then away duh travel talks and
school courses on Asia. The world
Is ours, to do what we please with"
What a far cry II all Is from the
first intelligible grunt or cry of com
munication of primeval man. ex-
claims the Sioux City Journal "Yet
the whole thing has been accom-
plished in easy stages. Language
was the first development along with
dawning intelligence. Then signs in
portrayal or pantomine. And after
that as human intelligence made 1t
possible-and simple, according to
the experts-the energy Impulse and
it's interpretation. Truly IL is a won
derful world in which humanity
lives and even more wonderful he
cause man looks upon his discoveries
as simple. But that Is because he
has come to understand them"
Evening star., 1924-12-13

nome the body of John Paul Jones.
now magnif1cent1y entombed at An
napolis.
comes scion Of an F. F. V. and
reports to me that an amiable and
anaoie young Englishman looking
IKE a twin of the Prince Of Wales
mas been cashing bogus checks, bor-
rowing money and enjoying country
mouse hospitality in various Old Do
minion communities. Successfully
palmed himself off as Hugh Tenant
private secretary to the British Am
bassador at Washington" Young
remnant, well and agreeably known
In the Capital, hasn't been in
America for six months. Left here
about the time Sir Auckland Cedda.
retired from the ambassadorship. and
ike his former chief. is now in husi-
ness in London. where saw bIn,
In August. Pseudo Tenant cIaimad
10 De on q motoring holiday in Vir-
ginia- Danced and dressed SO well
tnat nobody mistrusted him. He's
sllii at large; so are a couple of gold
watches to which he took a fancv
at a certain home in the VALLEY :,
Real Hugh Tenant is a nephew ~
Mrs Asquith.
Ahioassauor Jusserand tells me he
oeepiy touched by ceaseless tributes
oI aHection and farewell under which
ne and his consort are Rratef,,1Jy
bearing up. Three great Philadelnhia
organizations are giving him an adieu
! banquet on December 20, the Ameri-
can Philosophical Society, the Trans.
atlantic Society of America and the
Alliance Franchise. Washinrton,s
great civic dinner in the retiring
diplomats honor on January 10 is
already an assured success Capac-
ity OF the Capitals biggest banquet
ing hall Will be taxed to limit. Her
bert Adams, Vermont sculptor genius
Is designing a gold medal to be pre-
sented to Americas Gallo friend of
20 years standing.
X 4 X +
Have just card-indexed Owen n
Young as an up-and-coming young
Democrat who may be worth watch-
ing In 1928. Gov. Bert" Richie of
Maryland, toasting Young at the
magnihcent New York feast tender
cd the constructive genius of the
Dawes commission" reminded big
business leaders there assembled
that Young Is a Democrat. Since the
typhoon struck John w. Davis little
children OF the rich are not in high
favor with the practical politicians
But the chairman of the General
Electric Co. and the Radio Corpora
| ton Of America Is something more
| than a minion of "the interests"
Young is business statesman, with
| the valor of his convictions. I'm the
! lexicon of business there Is no such
word as ISOLATION" said Young in his
banquet peroration. America must
do business internationally, without
| sentiment, but with courage and
vision" There's a presidential plat
form.
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-12-13
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

Diary of Washington corre-
spondent: Am constantly meeting
people who think the political situa-
ton In Washington Is dull because
the Capital Is not rocking with SEN
sation and scandal. Others think
politics" means only the rivalries.
chickering's and trivalities of our So
called great parties. Crossword puz-
zlers will find that Webster defines
politics as the science of govern
ment." Thus. politics of the genuine
kind Is being practiced in Washing
ton. all the time. The real politicians
are not bosses. national committee
men. State leaders and congressional
egoists- They are the chiefs of execu
tive bureaus, income tax examiners,
fling clerks, botanists and the thou
sand and one different kinds Of Fed
eral servants who. unheralded and
unsung, are doing Uncle Sans chores.
They are scientists in government and
politicians in the proper sense OF
misunderstood term.
Town this week end is crammed
with publishers, editors and Scribes
of high repute from coast to coast.
The Midwinter dinner Of the Gridiron
Club is the magnet. Invitations to
that feast are still the most coveted
social honors in the Republic, not ex-
cepting a bid to tea with q Russian
grand duchess. Washington corre-
spondents who are Gridironers have
q couple of tickets apiece at their
disposal. Usually they are bestowed
upon their home office bosses. Men,
bers are always pestered by outsiders
who crave the experience of partici-
pating in one of the famed frolics.
Know a colleague who got telegram
this week reading: please reserve
me eight >places for Gridiron dinner.
near Presidents table as possible"
ent; ladies always present'-means
that speakers may talk freely and
| that no one Is ever expected to tell
rough story.
y II y n
Lunched with Capt. Bruce Bairns-
father, British artist and soldier, and
creator OF "Ole Bill" He's settled
down in 1.-The States" for six months
| to write an American play. Wanted
my advice about background for a
Washington scene which requires the
| bestowal Of an official award Of honor
| upon foreigner who has saved
Yankee lives by an act Of extraor
| dinary heroism. Secretary Hughes
There's an act Of Congress which
authorizes the State Department to
give q watch. q gold medal or a pair
of binoculars to any on-American
who Casually at seal has exhibited
great courage and snatched sons or
daughters of Columbia from sudden
| death. In certain circumstances.
| the President himself makes the
| presentation. Being America and
not France, nobody Is kissed.
John Mitchell Hawley, rear admiral
| United States Navy, retired, delight
| full old sea dog. IS years young, spun
| entraneing yarns at my desk. He
| was appointed to the Naval Academy
from Cooiidge's home town Of
| Northampton. Mass, eight years be-
| fore the President was born. Kins-
man of Gen. Dawes-Senator Henry
L. pswes--made him q midshipman.
Admiral Hawley lives In the house
| In Washington that he and Mrs.
| Hawiey. who is still with him. bought
when he was loot" Hawley left
| the Navy In 1897. after 80 years con-
sscutive service. Commanded the
] flagship Brooklyn In 1904 and brought
Evening star., 1924-12-13
Only Savings Accounts
Exempt From Taxes
To the Editor Of The Star;

To the Editor Of The Star; - -
In the December IL issue of The
Star, Frederic J. Haskin, in reply to
question from A. A. Y, what Is
the limit in savings account that q
married woman may have before it
becomes taxable in the District %
stated that:
Banking accounts are exempt to
the amount OF $500 in the District of
Columbia, and this includes both saw
ings and checking accounts" s.@ !,
Mr.. Haskin is in error. The exemp-
tion of $500 applies to savings ac-
counts only.
= J. M0ouADE,
Vice President, liberty National Bank.
Evening star., 1924-12-13

Armament Is being built in various
parts Of the world. Habit is hard to
overcome. and if arrangements for per.
manent peace call for destruction Of
valuable war material there will be
too, much general rejoicing to permit
the public to complain of the expense.
Evening star., 1924-12-13

lighted streets ought to reduce the
number Of traffic accidents and that
the District Commissioners will urge
Congress to make adequate appropri-
atoms for carrying out q program Of
improved illumination.
Evening star., 1924-12-13

Congress has often manifested a
readiness to suggest where money
ought to go without indicating clearly
where the money is coming from. Per-
haps an explicit statement on the lat
ter point is not necessary. 1t is some.
thing that every taxpayer knows.
Evening star., 1924-12-13

Possibilities of a clash between ia
pan and this country, however remote,
make such an interesting subject for
discussion that the people of either
country are never allowed entirely
to forget them.
Evening star., 1924-12-13

Archeologists of this country can
hope for no such disclosures on our
own soil as have been made in Egypt
Nevertheless there Is enough interest
in the old mound builders to warrant
the. Carnegie Institution in seeing
America first.
Evening star., 1924-12-13

England is resolute in her policy of
never allowing her citizens when in
foreign lands to be undefended vic
tins of hit-and.run recklessness in
any form.
Evening star., 1924-12-13

Music and speeches are heard all
the way between Europe and America.
Regardless of the distance the mate.
rial always sounds pretty much the
same.
Evening star., 1924-12-13

A nation as much interested in econ
.omy as the U. s. A. is at present must
be excused If it takes occasion in a
friendly way to remind other nations
of their I. o. US.
Evening star., 1924-12-13
Too Easily Content.

Il admire the self-conndence Of
youth"
:. so do l." answered Farmer Corn.
tossel. If it doesn't 80 too far. Years
ago somebody told my boy Josh he'd
mebbe grow up to be President Of the
United States. and he has been putin
on airs ever SINCE"
Evening star., 1924-12-13

America does not recognize the Rus
sian government, but its people give
courteous assurance that they know
grand duchess when they see her.
Evening star., 1924-12-13
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Filial Obligation. .

Fiiial Obligation.
Tobacco / shall never use,"-
Said little Robert Reed.
"All nicotine shall refuse,
Because it's bad, indeed.
II toss away the cigarette,
Though comrades say, 'ha ha!'
A good example we should set =
For frivolous Mama"
Evening star., 1924-12-13

Prohibition enforcement is not likely
to prevent genuine Christmas cheer"
but may be the means of avoiding q
number of rext-morning headaches.
Evening star., 1924-12-13
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Evening star., 1924-12-13
Terrible Thourht.

-ss Terrible Thought.
Have you ever thought Of retiring
from politics?"
Never in my waking hours" an.
swered Senator Sorghum. But the
thought frequently recurs as a form
Of nightmare"
Evening star., 1924-12-13
The Other Angle.

From the Detroit News.
As long as the worlds population is
growing all the time, isn't 1t entirely
possible that II sin is increasing SO is
virtue?
Evening star., 1924-12-13
The Stiff Fight.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Adversely is. fine thing. The
more you oppose . beard the tougher
II gets.
Evening star., 1924-12-13
The Busy Statesmen.

A shopping tour is something grand
AS patiently you make It.. ~,
You stand with money in yoiir hand,
But no one cares to take 1t!
Evening star., 1924-12-13

sJud Tunkins says times chan re.
When a woman wore eorsets she
looked like an hour glass. Now she
looks like grandfather's clock.
Evening star., 1924-12-13
A Speeiler.

Should Santa prove q trifie slow,
When Christmas stockings are in
Evening star., 1924-12-13

Hope foh de: best said Uncle
Eben. but do enough regular work
ito advertise de fact dat you's hopin'."
Evening star., 1924-12-13

The Evening Star. with the Sunday .n,ornins
edition. 10 delivered BY carriers within the
city at go cents per month: daily only, 4o
cents per month: sunday only. 20 cents per
month. Orders may be sent by mail or tele-
phone Main 5000. Collection 10 made By car
tiers at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1924-12-13
.nfOcerne

Enforcement.
"A stein on the table"
The. law bids us skip.
Wen also disable
The flask on the hip.
Evening star., 1924-12-13

Unto the station house wen 90.
And, maybe, help him pay his fine.
Evening star., 1924-12-13

1He Evening Star newspaper company
BUSINESS Once. 11th st. and PennsylYania. Ave-
New York once: I10 East 42nd st.
Chicago Once: Tower Building. !.
European Office 16 Regent St.. London. England.
Evening star., 1924-12-13

(Hdve you q question you soant a.
sUeredf Send IL TO The Star Inform,
ton Buredu, Frederic j. HdSkin, dire
tor, Tpenty-frst and C streets NOT
tcest The only charge for this serricr-
Q cents in stamps for return poStnrs.
Evening star., 1924-12-13

Vice President. Mberty National Bank.
Evening star., 1924-12-13

@. On what census is the new i'm
migration bill based?-E. S.
A. The recent migration bill
limited the number of aliens who
might be admitted from any country
to per cent Of the number Of
people from that country according
to the 1890 census
Evening star., 1924-12-13

Q. When was the fiint-lock rife
invented. and when superseded by the
percussion cap?-E, C. II.
A. The fintlock rife was invented
In France in the year 1910. The per-
cussion-lock rife was patented by a
Scotch clergyman named Alexander
Forsyth in 1897. and had been adopt
ed everywhere by 1920.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-11-14
Troops in Nicaragua
For Twelve Years

Washington-Although the state
department publicly pledged the with
drawal Of the 100 American marines
from Nicaragua January 1, if no
emergency arises meanwhile to hold
them there, Nicaraguan liberals re-
siding in this country have sent
strong letter to President Coolidge,
asking that he bring the marines
away at once Thirty eight Nicarag
uans signed the document forwarded
by the League for National Saliva
ton, reciting the wrong done to their
country by the presence of these ma
rines in Nicaraguan territory for the
past twelve years.
They conclude by stating that they
have lived in the United States lorg
enough to "realize that the above
mentioned acts Of Imperialism which
attack the integrity of all Latin
American nations do not meet wi h
the APPROVAL of majority of tie
American people"