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Evening star., 1924-02-07
Cooperative Marketing.

In cooperative marketing, in the in
terest of which a conference now is
being held in Washington, American
farmers have real hope for permanent
betterment Of their condition. In
cases of acute illness, physical or eco
nomic. administration of stimulants
may be helpful and necessary, but
sound and enduring health is never
promoted by artificial stimulation.
Some of the measures proposed, in
and out of Congress. for the relief Of
agriculture are stimulants, pure and
simple. They may be justified to some
extent to help a small section Of the
agricultural industry out of a situa-
ton too serious to await the processes
of natural healing, but agriculture as
d whole neither asks nor needs to be
fed on stimuIants.
The farmers are on solid ground
when they seek, by cooperation, to
obtain 4 larger share Of the con.
sumer's dollar by lessening the cost Of
distribution. President Coolidge got
at the heart of the matter in letter
which was read at today's session OF
the conference. "In the long run he
said, I'VE will all be bettered if we can
lessen the burdensome costs Of con-
veying our necessaries from the pro-
ducer to the consumer. There is need
for cooperative organizations among
agricultural producers to help them
both in selling their products for q
better price and buying their require
ments more cheaply. There is like
wise need for organizations of the
urban consumers, to give like bene-
fits. The establishment of Il close
working relationship between these
r., groups ought to be the ideal to
which the larger cooperative move
mcnts of the country should aim"
The President here puts his finger
on a grave menace to the continued
prosperity and we'll being of all the
people. Distribution is taking an alb
normal toll from the fruits Of the
producers. An unnecessarily large
number of persons are engaged in
distribution, and every person above
the necessary number so engaged
becomes an economic parasite, living
on the toll of others and contributing
nothing to the common pool out OF
which all must be fed and clothed.
All such movements as to the one to
which President Coolidge has ad-
dressed himself are entitled to public
encouragement and support. City
dwellers owe it to themselves to seek
understanding of the problems in
volved. for in the end the consumers
are the ones who must pay the major
costs Of wastage.
Evening star., 1924-02-07
Member of the Associated Press.
Lloyd Georges Charge.

II has been said that history is
sometimes dug out Of graves of
statesmen. 1t would seem that David
Lloyd George is exploring in this fash
ion, even in the open grave awaiting
its tenant. The other day. in comment
ing on the death of Woodrow Wilson,
he said that in his absence from Paris
during the peace conference the late
former President Of the United
States had entered into secret
agreement with France for the French
occupation of the IihineIand. This
assertion is now vigorously and in
dignantly denied in Paris and is re-
Sented by Mr.. Wilson's friends and
political supporters in the United
States. A formal French reply is in
preparation, with a preliminary in
quiry to obtain the exact text of Mr..
Lloyd Georges statement. In Lon
don the assertion OF the former pre-.
aroused much criticism.
1t would seem To have been at least
tactless for Mr.. Lloyd George to make
this So-called disclosure after Mr.. Will.
sons death, when he could not meet
it with denial or with explanation.
There is no immediate occasion for
the statement other than. the passing
OF the man whom the eX-premier
virtually accused of bad faith against
Great Britain. No issue had been
ha- hny
1t was in the most dubious taste for
one who had sat with Mr.. Wilson at
the peace table at Versailles to
iInpugn his conduct and his motives
when death had sealed his lips forever
1t was a fragrant violation of the rule
which obtains in all countries to speak
nothing but good of the dead. GER
tainly in the few hours that lapse
between death and burial.
Doubtless controversies will rage
about Woodrow Wilson in time to
come. He was a widely discussed man
during his life, and now that he is
gone he will be even more widely
discussed for a time. But it was
certainly not incumbent upon one Of
his peace table colleagues to wait
until he had gone before charging
him with duplicity. especially as there
was no conceivable reason for such
an utterance at Il time of American
national bereavement
Mr.. Lloyd George has doubtless ere
now realized that he has committed
a grievous mistake in judgment. if
not an objectionable mistake of fact.
Evening star., 1924-02-07
MomentouS UaYs.

The next few days will constitute
a momentous period in democratic
politics bearing upon the fortunes of
presidential candidates. The attention
of the country will be focused upon
William G.. McAdoo, and his support.
ers and followers will anXiously await
his testimony before the oil investi-
eating committee in regard to his
legal services rendered the OH inter
cts. Mr.. McAdoo and several of his
managers are in the city and they will
confer on the political aspects of the
case.
Mr.. McAdoo, upon the publication
ct the testimony which disclosed his
legal connections. promptly asked to
be heard by the committee, at the
same time insisting that his relations
with the Doheny interests were en-.
tirely legitimate and that it was
unjust to draw unfavorable deduc-
sions.
His managers became aware Of the
criticism in some democratic circles
that there was danger of impairment
OF Mr.. McAdoo's availability as
candidate for the presidency, should
the party nominate him, based upon
public and press comment upon the
situation and upon the realization
that he would constantly be upon the
explainer's bench.
Mr.. McAdoo in his coming testi-
mony will have opportunity to present
his argument i'll rebuttal Of that
objection to his candidacy and to put
his case before the public in a salts
factory light. The situation is i'm
'portant to the democratic party, for,
in event Of his inability to remove
the objection urged against his can
didacy, party lines would be badly
shaken and plans of other candidates
and their political fortunes would be
affected
Evening star., 1924-02-07
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

Q. We are having a discussion re-
garding the nationality of Lenin?
Can you supply the, name of his BIRTH
A He was Russian. His real
name was Vladimir Ilyitch Uulyanoff.
and he was born at Simbirsk, on the
Volga, about 1870.
Q: What kind of lumber is Japan
buying for reconstruction?-K. f.
A. Cedar, fir. and hemlock are in
great demand and many Of the boats
! sailing for Jaran carry deckIoads OF
logs.
9; How is sea level determined?-
A.. All elevations determined by the
United States geological survey and the
United States coast and geodetic sur
vey are referred to as mean sea level,
which is the level that the sea would
tides were eliminated. This level is
not the elevation determined from
the mean of the highest and lowest
tides, nor is it the half sum Of the
! mean Of all the high tides and the
called the half-tide level. Mean sea
level is the average height of the
water. all stages of the tide being
considered. 1t is determined from
| observations made by means of tidal
gauges placed at stations where local
conditions, such as long, narrow bays
rivers and like features, will not
affect the height of water. To OBJ
, tain even approximately correct re-
suits these observations must extend
over at least one lunar month, and if
accuracy is desired they must ex-
stations the half-tide level and the
| mean sea level usually differ but lit
tie. 1t is assumed that there is no
difference between the mean sea level
the Atlantic ocean, the Gulf of Mexico
or the Pacific ocean.
G. in poker, playing iackpots. need
the opener show his hand if he is. not
called d?-J. J.
4. Fosters "Hoyle" says that, when
playing jackpots, eff there is no call
the layer making the bet or raise
takes the pool without showing his
wboe hand rs need NOT be sbo%n
as 1t is no ones business what the
opener got in the draw, no one having
paid to see it."
Q. Can one see a rainbow by moon
light?-F. w.
A. The Naval Observatory says that
the moon can produce rainbows in
the same manner as the sun. The
colors are much fainter, and the lunar
rainbow is probably seen only near
the time of the full moon.
@. How much does helium for use
in airships cost?-F. r T.
A. 1t costs $50 per 1000 cubic feet.
@. How far inland can ocean yes
sells come up the st. Lawrence?-O.A A.
A Ocean vessels can reach Mon
treal. 1,o07 miles from the entrance to
the Gulf of ST. Lawrence.
Q. Who was the first man to cross
the Everglades?-E c.
A.. The first record Of a crossing of
this great marsh was made by ]. l..
Ingraham in 1892.
Q. What is meant by S. A. L. horse
power rating N. c. E.
A. S A E. is Standard Automotive
Engineers rating, which is the uni
form standard used for calculating
the horsepower of automobiles.
Evening star., 1924-02-07

when he goes shopping. evidently car
r1es not wallet, but an album. Yer
mons hoard, which would make Midas
cludes Reichsbank bills with face
value Of ten billion marks The Ger.
mans penchant for art and poetry finds
full play In the flood of money issued
by communes, towns, counties, districts
and federal states. The notes, made OF
exquisite white kid-leather, are embel.
lished with beautiful designs in color
Many bear famous quotations in verse
Numerous bills carry q militant note
and are illustrated with soldiery and
war trappings.
George A. Morgan, the veteran CHIEF
coin designer and medalist Of the
United States mint at Philadelphia, is
at work on bronze medals Of Calvin
Coolidge and Andrew w. Mellon. Ira.
dition and the law call for the striking
OF medals Of recurring occupants of the
presidency and the secretaryship Of the
treasury. The design for the Coolidge
medal bears on the reverse side a
standing female figure holding in he1
arms tablet inscribed: Constitution
Law. Order" The sketch will require
the approval OF Mr.. Coolidge before the
medal is actually cast. Mr. Morgan
narrates that Mellon is "A most particu.
lar person concerning the reproduction
OF his likeness, the medalist having had
to make four separate trips to Wash
ington for sittings at the secretary's
home. Morgan is native of Eneland
ana seventy-nine years old. The United
states asked the royal mint of Great
Britain to send to this country the fin
est designer 1t had, and Morgan was
dispatched. He calls himself 'imported
labor
x X -
The Evening Star recently printed a
cartoon by its celebrated artist. Berry
man. depicting Uncle Sam. wri,hine
amid coils of oil. Entitled 'Laocoon,''
the cartoon showed the republican
elephant and the democratic donkey
both being strangled by oleaginous
pythons. Whether it was in Bergman
fertile mind or not, a lot of politicians
IN washington have been fearing that
the oil scandals might choke the life
OUT or both old parties. There is no
doubt that the third party movement,
which has not been prospering of late
mas taken on new buoyancy during the
past ten tempestuous days. Senator La
Folette's cohorts are perking up. They
call him more logical presidential
blazed the oil trail. Senator Borah. too
Is being bombarded by his legion Of ad
mlrers, who. for the past two years,
have been urging him to lead a new
party.
4 y
a reader of these observations in far
of California having noticed a recent
reference to the mistaking of Senator
Lodge for DR.. Sawyer. as chronicled by
Senator George II. Moses, an eye.
witness. writes:
''In San Diego county, California. there
is a Paradise Valley. Several years ago
there was a cloudburst which caused a
flood Of the Tia Juana river. A certain
Mr. Moses went to the soldiers home at
Santeu. he gave his name-Moses. He
was asked where he lived. He said.
Paradise. When die you come to
PARADISE was the next question. He
replied: Before the flood"
Copyright, Ia24)
Evening star., 1924-02-07
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

Senator James Couzens Of Michigan.
who wants to engage in a joint debate
with Secretary Mellon on taxation,
Of the Senate under q federal statute
dated 1889. It reads:
1.-THE Secretary Of the Treasury shall
mako report and give Information to
either branch Of the legislature in per-
son or in writing. as may be required,
respecting all matters referred to him
by the Senate or the House Of Repre-
sentatives, or which shall appertain to
his Office"
CouZens is informed that the statute
is to be found in the second edition,
revised statutes, page Al, section 248.
When the Senate is not 80 deeply inn
mersed In oil, the Michigander will in
tary Mellon to appear in accordance
with its provisions. Then, Senator
Couzens says, he'll have the opportunity
to debate. which the chancellor of our
excheQuer thus far has denied him.
Mrs. Coolidge not long ago was es-
corting a couple of intimate friends
from Massachusetts, through the White
House and personally pointing out some
OF Its historic treasures. She called at
tention in the east room to the well
known ivory white and gold-leaf en-
crusted baby grand piano which stands
there-a gift to the Executive Mansion
during the Roosevelt administration.
Once." said the First Lady. when I
was seeing Washington as an excur-
sionist, looked admirngly at that
piano and, as our party passed II, ]
strummed a scale on its keys. A vigi-
liant White House police officer gently
rebuked me. saying the piano was there
TO be looked at and not fingered. It's
mine. now! Paderewski and many of
the other celebrated pianists of the
world nave Performed on. the white
and-goid instrument. 1t is always used
on the occasion of White House musi-
Gals.
American schoolboys and college men
who have been spending their summer
vacations as ''bell-hops," stewards or
sailors on Shipping Board liners are to
be deprived OF such employment in the
future. A decision to that end has Just
been made. 1t appears that the thou
sands OF seafarfng men and youths who
san the ocean blue for purposes of live
lihood object to amateur competition
The Shipping Board agreed that the
point was well taken. Some three hum
dred men spent their summer HOLIDAYS
In 1923 seeing the world as temporary
sailors.
\ &
Leroy T. Vernon of Chicago. veteran
Washington newspaper correspondent
and ardent collector. owns what is per-
haps the finest collection extant Of Ger
many's so-called "notgeld'' (emergency
money!. 1t is a bewildering collection
OF paper, leather and porcelain cur
rency. Apparently pocketbooks In
Germany no longer serve their tradi-
tional purpose, for Vernon has import
ed. along with the money, enormous
scrapbooks labeled "Notgeld," which in
the thorough Teutonic way are fitted
page after page, to hold the nonde-
script stun which now passes muster as
legal tender. The German nowadays,
Evening star., 1924-02-07
COURAGE
Il am the master of my fate,
II am the captain of my soul"
HENLEY.

Padereyvskfs Thumbs ''TO0 Stubby."
Ignace Jan Paderewski changed his
plans for life several times, and at
each important starting post he was
told that he was not qualified to &C
complish what he desired.
Born on farm in Poland, he was
three years old when his father was
exiled to Siberia He inherited his
musical talent from his mother, and
she died when he was child, so he
was taught by decrepit itinerants.
Sent to Warsaw Conservatoire when
twelve, to learn composition. he want
ed to study the piano. and his teacher
said that his thumbs were too stub
by and his fingers were not suited, =
80 he had better play horn" In
his first pubic recital he could not
play the difficult passages, so i'm
provised.
At eighteen. teaching from morning.
to night, poverty compelled concert
tour, and sixty performances nttted a
total of $50. He was married at nine
teen, and widower, with an invalid
son, at twenty.
Paris and London received the plan
list with indifference. then enthused.
Ame rica welcomed him. Then came
world success and prosperity. He re-
tired to his beautiful home in Switzer-
land.
The war began and Poland suffered.
He played and pleaded for his coun-
try. Statesmen thought the pianist
be ggar'' of Poland not equipped for
craftsmanship, but he raised funds.
united factions and organized armies.
Peace came, he again retired, and
Poland called him to be premier
Pilsudski had made himself chief of
state and Paderewskfs life was
threatened several times. At Yer
sailles he signed the treaty that made
Poland free, then reorganized his
countrys finances.
Back to Switze r1and once more. to
rest, and he was called to Spa after
Pilsudskfs defeat, and saw part OF
his then discredited country ceded to
the Czechs.
Again in retirement, he suddenly
realized that nearly all his fortune.
gathered in thirty years of hard
earned success. had been given for
Poland.
At sixty-two, after six years away
from the platform, he surely could
not play or attract audiences, critics
said.
But his tour was an ovation and u
financial success never known before
by an instrumentalist
Copyright 1881
Evening star., 1924-02-07

Q. What was the amount OF money
grants made by the British govern
| ment. to Field Marshal Haig and Ad
rniral Beatty?-M. L.
A. Each was granted 100000 and
given the title of earl. Other BRITISH
leaders of the land and sea forces
We're also literally rewarded with
Q. j know what printers devil is
but what is plumbers devl?-H
L. +.
A. A printers devil is an errard
boy employed in a printing office, but
| a plumbers devil is firepot for heat
ing solder and lead.
q. Why was foolscap paper given
! that name ID. II.
derived from the watermark, a fool.
cap, which formerly appeared upo!
all the papers that bore this name
I .: How many calls for troops wer.
made by the government during th.I
civil wary. a. C.
a. President Lincoln made mind
calls Tor troops during the civil wal
! Q. Why is soiled clothing danger
Gus to its wearer?-P. NJ. J.
A. The skin acts as q heat regu-
Iallns apparatus through evaporation
OF persplratfon and thus reduces body
heat 1t also serves in some measure
/ to- eliminate the wastes of the body
! in the form of secretions Perspira-
| ton and Secretions are absorbed by
clothing, and bits of dead skin are
continually being rubbed off, TO find
J their way into the meshes of the
F.; fabric. After a time the limit of alb
/ sorption by the clothing is reached
! ITS pores become ciogged. The cloth
! ing begins. TO have damp. sticky.
oily feeling. If it has been Starched
the garment becomes limp In this
! condition if clothing is not actr--iy
dirty IL is at least unwhoiesoms "a
wear, for it prevents proper absorp-
! the body and thus actually increases
{ its warmth in summer and its cold
in winter. 1t is matter of common
,, experience to mothers and nurses
sometimes be due to clothing that
! has become damp and sticky with
wear A change to clean garments
gives the needed relief by furnishing
fresh absorbing surface.
Q. Was Terence McSwiney ever in
prison before the notable occasion.
A. Terence McSwiney's prison ca
reer dates back to May. 1916, wheD, as
one of CorkS aldermen, he was ar
rested and deported to Wakefield
prison, England. He was released.
but arrested several times after this
and released. His last term began
August II, 1920.
@. What is the German name for
infantile paralysis?-J. T.
A. kinderlahmung spinaIe, which
means the spinal laming of children.
is the German equivalent for infantiIe
paralysis.
.(Let The Star information bureou
Frederic j. Hdskin, director, 1870
North Capitol street, Gnstrer your
questions. There is no charge for
this serVice ercept cents in stamps
for return postnge.)
Evening star., 1924-02-07
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON.
Investigation

AuScotISddOh
A share Of trouble we might save,
And time and money, too,
If people ere they misbehave
Would pause and think anew;
If every man would seek to know
His own precarious ways
Instead Of waiting for a show
On which the world must gaze.
AS individuals We might make
The world better place
And unto higher purpose wake
All of the human race;
If every man with mood inclined
To glory or to pelf
Would, with a frank, unfavoring mind
Investigate himself.
Evening star., 1924-02-07

The franknesS with which several
oil witnesses have testified makes it
seem possible that the new drug sup
posed to make men tell the truth
gradients.
Evening star., 1924-02-07

An ancient law preventing the clos
ing of government department as a
mark of respect to a former official
made it necessary for President Cool
idge to direct that no work be done
in the departments after 1890 on the
day of Woodrow Wilson's funeral.
Red tape must have its fling even in
the most serious events.
Evening star., 1924-02-07

It is charged that radicals under.
taking to stampede the United Mine
Workers had an abundance Of funds
at their disposal. An era Of great pros
perity prompts strangely reckless in.
vestmentS.
Evening star., 1924-02-07

Several people will join Henry Ford
in closing down presidential prospects,
but some Of them may not manage
the matter with 50 much grace and
good will.
Evening star., 1924-02-07

1t is regarded as impossible to
ascertain accurately the amount of
German capital employed in invest
ments outside the country. This is
case where foreign entanglements
are financial advantage.
Evening star., 1924-02-07

Students Of thrift have said that
the first thousand dollars is the hard.
est. MIR. Charles III. Levcrmore may
incline to the opinion that the first
s5O,000 is the easiest.
Evening star., 1924-02-07

Every effort will doubtless be made
the way in time to prevent it from
encumbering the proceedings of the
national party conventions.
Evening star., 1924-02-07
Tut's Fame Waning
t!le New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
The prestige of Tut-ankh-Amen is
waning steadily. Now it is suspect
ed he was only a half-king. 1t only
remains for some astute archeol-
ogist 10 prick the bubble finally by
announcing that he was nothing but
Ia vica president.
Evening star., 1924-02-07

There might be more encourage
ment to finance an early presidential
boom if, under certain circumstances,
it could be made transferable.
Evening star., 1924-02-07

Mr.. Box and his staff evidently feel
that they have done enough in Sc.
curing an answer to the big question
they set out to place before the
public.
Evening star., 1924-02-07

A two-year prison sentence may
seem a comparative relief to Nicky
Arnstein after the long suspense un-
der which:he has lived.
Evening star., 1924-02-07

Neglect to fly the flag at half.staff
over the German embassy is an in
stance Of forSetfulness that will not
readily be associated with forgiveness.
Evening star., 1924-02-07
As History Repeats.

I'D HIIStOIy ItCKJcdlSs
New questions are coming up
every day.
''It would seem so,' answered Sem
ator Sorghum. "As a rule they are
pretty much the same old questions,
only they have to be asked about diff
ferent people,"
Jud Tunkins says life would be
easy If every man had nothing worse
to worry about concerning his past
than the theory of evolution.
Evening star., 1924-02-07

1t is at least a qualification to note
that the Teapot Dome enterprises in
Volved no fake oil wells to absorb
xnall savings.
Evening star., 1924-02-07

Senator Hiram johnson has demon
strated the amount of wear and tear
d hat may rapidly experience after
being thrown into the ring.
Evening star., 1924-02-07

Foreign debtors may go too far in
assuming that tax reduction is a
sign that Uncle Sam is never going
to need the money due him.
Evening star., 1924-02-07

Eenizelos has been asked to over
work the old motto slightly about
trying again if success is not imme-
diateIy in evidence.
Evening star., 1924-02-07
The Turning Point. /.

1HO Il OI1IIs
We long, when scandals round us
burst,
To greet that day Of rest
When we can say, eve know the
worst;
Let's labor for the BEST
Evening star., 1924-02-07
Safety First.

Safely FNSt.
What Crimson Gulch needs is a
railroad
"Yes," answered Cactus Joe; 'and
we might have had one if Snake Ridge
hadn't located 50 near. The railroad
simply had to make a detour. Any
body lookin' at them Snake Ridgers
would know in a minute they was
natural-born train robbers"
Evening star., 1924-02-07

.(Let The Star information bu-eop.
Frederic j. Hdsl5ir, director, 1870
North Capitol street, Gnstrer your
questions. There is no charge for
this serDice ercept 2 cents in stamps
for return poStnqel