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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

Diary of a Washington correspond
emit Brother scribes and country at
large will soon have % familiarizs
themselves with strange names in
Washington diplomatic corps. Daesch-
ner of France, Won Malzan of Ger
many, Matsudaira Of Japan and Tel
leZ of Mexico ere names of some
new Ambassadors whom 1925 will
bring us. Italy's not yet inform ID
Secretary Hughes who will succeed
Prince Caetani as Mussolinis ambas-
sadorisl envoy. Changes in lesser
ranks of Washington's big diplomatic
stantly taking place. An Oriental
beauty, Nine. Toshihiko Taketomi,
wife Of secretary OF Japanese en-
bassy, is about to become a San Fran
ciscsn, her husband having just been
appointed Nippon's consul general at
the Golden Gate. Mr.. Taketomi Is hur-
rying to his new post, in order to do
the honors when the Japanese train
Ing squadron disports itself in Cali
fornian waters early in the new
year.
Met a friend. who has gone far to-
ward curing me Of my pet aversion in
the United States Senate-a common
scold from the Southwest. Says the
solon in question, despite his parlia-
mentary manners, is in fact ono Of
natures noblemen. In standardization
Of that compliment, friend narrates
that Senator - once saw q poor girl
working in a cornheld. She was of
humble origin, comedy and intolli-
gent. He interested himself in her.
He saw that she had a first-class edu-
cation. She Is now his wife and one
NJ the most noDy12r hrIIrAs in fhA con .
gressional set.
X !: X X
Hear that Edward W. Box, prophe ct
OF peace and world court crusader,
recently tried his new national an.
them on bill" Borah. The new chair
| man of Senate's foreign relations
committee spoke in Bok's Philadel-
phia forum. In his honor, Stokow-
skis great orchestra played the an
them, "Our United States" with words
by Box and music arranged by Leo
pold Stokowski. The text Copyright
ed by Theodore Presser Company of
Philadelphia) is:
In ringing voice We sing Of thee,
Our land where freedom reisns;
Whose fruited hills and amber fields,
Whose steepled towns and Graded homes
Rich blest Of God; our peaceful shores,
sun-kissed and ocean-washed,
We love thy name; we give our faith to thee;
Our nag q symbol true,
For every State Z glowing star;
Our home; our own United States.
Across the seas we stretch our hand
In Brotherhood Of man;
In Freedoms name the dream make true;
human bond unbruised by strife,
OF homes undmmed by woman 8 tears,
Unmarked BY vacant chairs.
We all. who love our land so great and free,
Blend heart and voice in song;
To ways Of peace We pledge our Faith
To God and our United States.
The melody is a folk song from the
Transvaal-Bok was born a Dutch
X x X X
Am continually encountering hum
BILE chore-doers Of Uncle Sam who are
hiding their real talents beneath
bushels. Came such a one across
my path Christmas eve at . Piran-
delio play In the Chevy Chase School
Theater. That night, and many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27
Germany's Bad Faith.

q The council OF amba ssadors at Paris
today adopted the text of a note TO
Germany, which has not yet been
Cologne bridgehead, occupied by Brit
ish troops under the Versailles treaty,
will not be evacuated on the 10th of
January, as stipulated by the treaty.
The reason given, it is understood, is
that Germany has not fulfilled its
obligations in the matter of disarma.
ment.
Reports from the interallied military
control commission have indicated for
some time that Germany has not been
scrupulously observing the treaty re-
cuirements in respect to armament,
and recently these reports. according
to creditable information. have shown
a fragrant disregard for the treaty.
by the allied Investigators recently
going through a factory ostensibly de-
voted to the manufacture of sewing
machines and agricultural implements
in the village of karlsruhedorf. One
of them noticed a portion of the build
ing that had apparently not been in
spected. It had no doors or windows.
Despite the explanations and protests
of the owners the agents of the allied
governments had a hole bored through
one of the walls, and in the secret
storeroom were found 10000 machine
gun barrels, hidden there for assem-
blage. Presumably the other parts Of
these weapons We're in other places.
stances Of the secretion Of newly made
war materials. The other day it was
noted that at the Krupp works lathes
for making the giant long-range guns
such as We're used to lombard Paris
during the war were still in existence,
although the destruction Of such tools
was required under the treaty. In the
maintenance of military forces under
the suise of police ganiZation, too,
the. German government has unques-
tionably been false to the spirit if not
the letter of the disarmament clauses
Of the treaty.
In the face of these disclosures Ger
many can have no ground for protest
ing the continued occupation Of the
Cologne bridgehead. It cannot justify
the secret manufacture of guns. 1t
cannot excuse the steady drilling Of
so-called police forces on the basis Of
short enlistments, thus creating
large potential military reserve.
If Germany is treating the Yer
sailles treaty as a scrap of paper in
respect to disarmament there is but
one reasonable deduction, which is
that it is the purpose Of the German
government to prepare for another
war. There is no need of national de-
Tense. No enemy menaces Germany
today. She is in no danger of invasion.
Six years have now passed since
has shown little or no disposition to
fulfill scrupulously her requirements
as the defeated power. There can be
no ground of objection now to main
tanning the occupation of the bridge
heads. The date set by the treaty for
the evacuation was based upon a full
compliance by Germany with the
terms granted her by the victorious
powers. She has failed and must pay
the penalty of continued occupation of
her territory. She must not be per-
mitted to brew another war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27
VITAL THEMES
The Charter Of Religious
Freedom.
BY EDWIN 4. ALDERMAN.
President OF the University of
Virginia.

However men may differ as to the
gifts and virtues of Thomas Jefferson,
one supreme distinction must be ac-
corded him. He remains the fountain
of liberalism. every spring fresh and
clear, in the life of this republic. All
the world is familiar with his famous
self-written epitaph, in which, with
noble restraint and poetic instinct, he
sets down the three greatest things
he conceived himself to have achieved
for mankind and omits the myriad
honors mankind had bestowed on him.
The second item set down in this
trinity of service is the statute of Vir-
ginia for religious freedom. Jefferson
knew that the supreme foe of liberal
ism is intolerance. Intolerance was
the dreaded tyrant from whose power
mankind was freshly emerged in his
day. There are to be seen from time
to time, even in this age, ugly in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27
AMERICAS WESTMINSTER ABBEY
By
ANGELA MORGAN

The hills OF all the world their witness bear
To One Supreme Invisible Divine
The essence of our being and its cause
In far cathedral synagogue and shrine
The tablets of the ages bid pause,
Beholding how the burdened may
The futures glory in its hour of prayer.
SO let us build this temple of our land
As though the Nations valor, swift and warm.
The Nations soul, like heaven-leaping fire,
Had lowered into great, enduring FORM
Each noble window and new-risen spire
Through burning centuries of faith to stand.
A symboled promise and pure command
Thus shall America defeat the sword
With taller truth than any Gothic door;
An abbey where the peoples soul shall speak
It's mighty legend for the futures lore:
A temple where the warning shall be meek
And sundered nations find their true accord
This is our country's dream, Perfect it. Lord
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Winter Bird .

The Winter Bird.
Out yonder, a bird on a telegraph wire
Is huddled, too chilly to sing.
He patiently waits for a chance to
admire
The annual messag e of Spring.
There's wind and there's rain and
there's snow and there's sleet
No carol he offers to start
Says he, I'm do well to hold on by my
feet,
Regardless of head or Of heart"
But some day his song will rise honest
and clear.
And we who all humbly aspire
May gather message Of hope and Of
cheer
From the bird on the telegraph wire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

Promises are freely made that the
Congressional Record will not feel
obliged to put in n crossword puzzle
section in order to make its pages in
teresting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

A United States Senator's wish for
a happy New Year must be accepted
as indicating a generous state Of mind,
yet one not drifting into overconfi-
denCe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

His present somewhat controversial
attitude is no doubt SO congenial to
Senator Borah as to make him glad
he did not favor any effort TO steer
his course into vice presidential
quietudes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

The weeks Christmas tree display
will make the average small boy even
prouder than ever that he may grow
up u be President Of the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

1t is not believed that Gov. Charles
Bryan. in spite OF his conspicuous
start. will ever become the brilliant
and Industrious candidate his brother
William has been.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

Announcement of drop in tempera-
ture merely serves to make it clear
that one cold wave must finish in
order to give another a chance to
start
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27
Theories and Facts.

We seek for theories exact
To pacify these earthly scenes;
And then there comes an ancient fact
That punctures them to smithereens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27
An Up.to-Date Zoo.

From the Detroit News
A grison, tayra, two kinkajous,
two bassaricyous and a bassaricus
have been added to the Canal Zone
zoo. Obtained, no doubt, from q
crossword puzsle.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27
The New Issue.

From the Minneapolis Journal.
As the Governor of Wyoming said to
the Governor Of Texas, What are We
going to wear at the inaugural"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27
An Abandoned Philanthropy.

What became of the new Jail Grim
son Gulch was going to build?''
1--WE gave it up" answered Cactus
Joe. 1.-THE plans all made it look so
much more comfortable than the Twin
quarters any of us was used to we got
afraid it would prove an inducement
to crime
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

The night before Christmas is no
longer foremost in holiday sentiment
Thanks to the bootlegger, the morning
after Christmas is an ccasion to be
reckoned with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

Even trouble has its lines of con-
servatism. Unto this very day people
continue to look TO the Balkans for
signs of international disturbance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

Research may yet disclose some one
either in public or private life who is
thoroughly content with the way in
which the income tax has worked out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

An impression gathers ground that
YOU can believe nothing you hear from
Russia, except when the news is par
.ticularly bad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

From the Baltimore Sun.
when . man expresses great faith
in the courts, you wonder Whist he
was acquitted of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

When a boy believed in Santa
Claus" said Uncle Eben, "he had to
be satisfied wifi what he got. Now he
kin square up an 'spress his opinion
to do 'sponsible party
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

Business prospects in the L. S. A..
were never brighter than they are to-
day Uncle Sam shakes hands with
Santa Claus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27
Transformation
The Real Test.

II didn't think much of your Santa
Claus makeup
II was hit, just the same said
father. "a Santa Claus these days is
judged not by his whiskers, but by his
check book
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

The Evening Star, with the Sunday moruing
edition. Is delivered By carriers within the
city at so cents per month; daily only, As
cents per month; Sunday only. 20 cents per
month. Orders may be sent by mail or tele-
phone Main 5000. Collection IL made by car
riers at the end of each month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27
Disinterested Demonstration.

Disinterested Demonstration.
Did you enjoy the Christmas carols
we sang under your window"
Every much, indeed" answered Sen
ator Sorghum. After the recent cam
paign it was a great relief to find a
crowd willing to gather round and
make a little demonstration without
any expectation whatever of political
reward"
Jud Tunkins says he can't under
stand how old Santa Claus ever be-
came so popular without being a base
ball player or a pugilist.
Transformation.
A bootleg gentleman drew near.
His mood was very jolly.
But what he named as Christmas
Cheer"
= Proved next days melancholy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business Once, 1ith ST. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York once: ITO East 43nd st.
Chicago Once; Tower Building
European ONCE 16 Regent ST. London. England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

.. What has become of Francis
Burton Harrison?-J. O. S.
A. Francis Burton Harrison, after
his resignation as Governor of the
Philippines in 1921, travelled for a
time and then devoted his time to
the writing Of books on the Philip
pines and other subjects. He is now
residing at Tesnineach, Alness, Scot
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

Am continually encountering hum
BILE chore-doers of Uncle Sam who are
hiding their real talents beneath
bushels. Came such a one across
my path Christmas eve at . Piran-
delio play In the Chevy Chase School
Theater. That night, and many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27

Q. How were men who committed
crimes-for example, larceny or for
gery-punished in Milan in her hey
day?-T. I. T.
A. Sometimes a fine was imposed
for larceny; at other times the foot
of the criminal. was amputated. In
cases of forgery the right hand was
amputated, as a rule. Burial alive
was the fate met by some forgers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08
Get-Together Meeting at
Christian Church Enjoyed

The get-tcgether of the member
and friends of the State Christian
church which was held at the churcl
last night was we'll attended and
proved 20 be a most enjoyable af-
fair Among the special number.
on the program which followed tn
Bible study were two fine pipe or
gan solos by Prof, Elmer a. Todd,
solos by Pcrcic Thackcr, and songs
by a mixed quartet composed of
Mrs. +. l.. Shaw, Mrs, William
Hixon, :, o. Lingo and !. l.. Shaw.
Talks were given by Irwin Maupin
S. w. Leffingwcil, Mrs $. 0. Lingo
and Rev. 4. +. Worthy.
Delicious refreshments were scrv-
ed at the close of the evening, un-
der the direction of Mrs. F. l..
Shaw. assisted by Mesdames Irwin
Maupin. l.. w. Overholser, and til
Misses Lura kirkpatrick and He
len Overhclser.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08
Won1ey1's Interests
INFORahATION FOR Girl RESERVES
WHO GO TO HIPASS CAMP GIVEN

Attractive folders descriptive of
activities at the Y. w. c. A. camp
at Hipass during the coming sum
mer season have just been issued
and contain interesting information
for the Girl Reserves and others
who plan to take advantage of the
opportunities which the camp of
fers.
May 81 is the opening date, and
the first week will be devoted to
the High school Girl Reserve camp
which viii be attended by mem
bers from the various valley towns
The grammar school girls camp
opens June and continues until
June a. A fee of $ll for the
seven day camp includes board,
carefare and registration Tee. All
transportation is routed via the San
Diego ansh Arizona Railway which
has granted 4 special rate.
For the Girl Reserve camps the
members should wear hiking cloth
es, and bring middics, a Girl Re
serve tie. bloomcrs, bathing suit,
extra Hsir Of shoes, heavy sweater
or cost; one tea towel hand ard
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08

bath towels, toilet articles, so&p one
sheet, two woolcn blankets or com
forters. The Girl Reserve manual
or guide, Girl Reserve song book,
Bible, pencil, note book ana kodak
are also listed.
Mrs. Clyde Larey of this city is
camp chairman. Miss Josephine \.
Brown will be general secretary,
Miss Helen N. Scott, camp nurse;
Mrs. Otis Trips Of Seeley, camp
hostess, Mrs. John Kavanaagn o.
Holtville is county president.
Plans have been made for the
camp being open to the pubic af-
ter june p, the dates of the COM
munity camp being from that ,imc
to September 5. a number of i'm
nrovcmentS arc being made and
Mrs. Trips, the hostess, Will see
that all guests arc comfortably cared
fol.
Chicken dinner will be served on
Sunday and meals on other days AZ
extremely reasonable rates. Cabins
may bc rented BY ,hc moalh & cots
bv the night.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08

charge shall be at the rate of fifteen
(l5) cents per thousand gallons;
for all water so delivered in excess
OF one hundred thousand (100,000)
gallons the charge shall be at the
rate of fourteen 'OD cents per
thousand gallons.
SECTION ". All sums to become
due for water furnished or deliver
ed by the City of FL Centre shall
be charge against the owner of
the property to which the same is
furnished or delivered and all bills
therefor shall be rendered against
such owner and delivered to him or
his duly authorized agent or tenant
monthly on the first day of each
month and thereupon the same
shall be Immediately due and pay
able.
SECTION V. That where meters
are not installed and until installed
the monthly rates or charges to be
collected for water furnished or de-
livered by said City shall be and
remain the same rs established by.
Ordinance No. 203 of the City of
FL Centre.
SECTION VI. That the follow
ing rules be, and the same hereby
are, adopted for the regulation and
government of the municipal water
system of said City, towit:
l. Meters shall be set just inside
the property line wherever praetic-
able.
. Each property owner to whom
water is so furnished shall be re-
quired to install shut-off valve
so arranged as to shut off the wa
ter from all pipes through which
such water is delivered, and to be
accessible at all times, so that to
shut off said water it will not be
necessary to interfere with curb
cock at meter box.
5. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to turn on or Off any shut
off or curb cock or interfere i'll
any way with any meter, shut;off
valve, curb cock or main without
consent of the Water Superinten-
dent, except the. valve installed by
the property owner as required by
subdivision 2 of this section.
t. A discount of five per cent will
be allowed ON all water bills paid
before o'clock p. m. at the City
Hall on the 10th dav of the month
in which the same become due.
). All water bills upon which
full payment has not been receiv-
ed at the City Hall of said City be-
fore clock p. III. on the 18th dav
of tho month in which such bills
are due shall be delinquent and a
penalty of $l.00 will be charged
for such delinquency. At any time
after delinquency the water may be
shut off from the delinquent and
shall not be turned on again until
the amount due for water, togeth-
cr with said penalty, has been paid.
6. All new water service lines
where the same connect with cast
iron main shall be of lead pipe and
the charge therefor shall be $23.00
for each thrce-quarter "a in.)
inch service line and $4,000 for each
one-inch service line. The charge
for all other service lines wherever
installed shall be the actual cost OF
the labor and materials for con-
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08

of Ell Centre do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. That where meters
have been installed or shall here
after be installed by the City of FL
Centre for measuring water furnish
cd and delivered through its water
syatenI til minimum charge for
water so furnished to each house
or place of business shall be $500
per month, except as hereinafter
otherwise provided.
SECTION II. That the provisions
of the foregoing section shall be
subject to the following exeep-
tions:
/. Where there is more than one
house on a lot owned by one person,
firm, or corporation receiving water
service through one meter the min
imum monthly charge shall be $500
for the first house and $l.25 for
each additional house.
.. Where water for irrigation is
furnished to lot upon which there
is no house or place of business, the
minimum monthly charge shall be
$1.25.
5. For each hotel or apartment
house and each building used in
part as a hotel and in part as an
apartment house the minimum
monthly charge for water so fur
nished shall be $500 for the first
room or apartment and twenty-five
(25) cents for each additional
room.
4. For each rooming house the
minimum monthly charge for water
so furnished shall be $500 for the
first room and fifteen (l5) cents
for each additional room.
5. For each building used cx-
clusively as an office building the
minimum charge for water so fur
nished shall be $500 for the first
room and ten 10) cents for each
additional room.
6. For each building used i'll part
as Il business building and i'll part as
an office building the minimum
monthly charge for water so furnish
ed shall be $500 for each separate
business establishment in said
building; $500 for the first office
room and ten (10) cents for each
additional office room therein.
7. For each building used in
part as a business building and III
part as hotel the minimum month
ly charge for water so furnished
shall be $500 for each business es-
tablishment therein; $500 for the
first room in the part thereof used
as hotel and twenty-five (25)
cents for each additional room.
9. For each circus or other travel
ling show to which water is fur
nished the charge shall be $1,000
per day, payable in advance.
SECTION III. Subject to the
foregoing minimum rates, the
charges for water delivered by the
City of FL Centre through meters
shall be as follows:
For the first twenty thousand
(20,000) gallons of water so deliv-
cred in any one month the charge
shall be at the rate of sixteen (l6)
cents per thousand gallons; for
the next (S0,000) eighty thousand
gallons of water so delivered the