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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-29

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Evening star., 1924-01-08
Cleaning Up a Great City.

Officials of municipalities the coun-
try over will follow with deep interest
the undertaking of Brig. Gen. Smed-
ley D. Butler of the United States Ma
rine Corps to rid the city of Philadel-
phia Of vice and lawless elements.
Loaned by the Marine Corps for that
purpose, he was appointed by Mayor
Kendrick to be director of public
! safety and took office yesterday. While
holding that Office he will decline 10
draw pay from the government.
With promptitude and vigor, char
acteristic Of the corps. he set out on
his course. He says he will "clean up
or quit His first act was to call in
the police captains and heads Of blu.
reaus and demand they sign printed
forms of resignation-"sign on the
dotted line" These, he announced, he
will hold in his desk while the officers
make good, and when he is satisfied
he will throw the designations into
the waste basket. He announced that
the police and firemen's unions must
dishand; they will not be tolerated.
Then he declared he intended to ad-
dress gatherings of patrolmen' until
the 1000 policemen know his inten-
tions SO that no officer can plead igno-
rance. He promised that the alleged
5000 "speak-easies'' will not exist af-
ter forty-eight hours. The reports de-
clare that the policemen were "dazed''
after Gen. Buffers declarations. at
was not only what he said, but the
bloomin' way he said it."
Supporters Of law and order will
wish him well. His success will not
only be feather in his own bonnet.
but a plume to the service which
trained him.
Evening star., 1924-01-08
More Tax Revision Proposals.

1t is stated that the Treasury ac-
tuary has been set to work to deter
mine the amount OF revenue that
would be yielded by the Garner tax
reduction bill If enacted into law.
This is a most important matter. 1t
really is the foundation Of any propo-
sition Of tax revision, and 1t should
have accompanied, rather than fol.
lowed. the Introduction Of the bill.
At the same time it is interesting to
note that another tax-revision meas
ure has been put into the hopper in
the House, or rather a sheaf OF bills
relating to the same subject and form
ing q system Of proposed amendments
to the revenue-raising process. This
to regard the collection as a whole
is the proposal of the progressive
republicans. or at least one Of them.
How far he acts for the entire group
of so-called insurgents on the repub-
lican side is not now known. Perhaps
he is moving individually, and pos.
sibly there will be other bills, or groups
of bills, from other sources.
There lies the trouble about tax re-
vision from a partisan point Of view.
There lies the danger of either Grip
ping action or such confusion that
nothing is accomplished. Anybody can
write q tax-revision measure. Anybody
can take the present law and draw
lines through the rates and substitute
6a 1ya
taxpayers. and it may be higher rates
for the larger ones. But will these
rates work out in terms Of real reduc.
ton; will they work out to the point
Of sufficient revenue for the govern
ment; will they be equitable?
OF course, all fiscal wisdom does not
reside in the Treasury Department.
Secretary Mellon does not claim
corner on knowledge OF how the in.
come tax system works. The records
are open to everybody who cares to
inspect them and who has the hardi-
hood to study them and attempt an
analysis. But in the Treasury it is the
business of officials to know how mat
ters stand, how the income taxes are
paid, how they bear upon the people.
Those officials have now made a show
ing to which the Secretary has given
form in a bill submitted to Congress.
which, it is scientifically estimated,
will yield enough revenue to maintain
the government without surplus or
deficit, and which will relieve the tax
payers in equitable proportions. To
counter this measure with substitutes,
drawn plainly for political purposes
and not with any assurance whatever
that their yield, if any Of them were
adopted, would suffice to meet the gov
ernment's needs, or that their work.
ing, In such case. would not bring seri-
GUS suffering upon great numbers Of
the people, is to make a partisan game
of the serious business Of national
finance.
Evening star., 1924-01-08
Valleys.

Plans are making to advertise the
Shenandoah valley. The Star has
printed dispatch from Harrisonburg z
telling: plans are being formulated
to organize the Shenandoah Valley
Chamber of Commerce. Its chief oh.
ject is to bring the attractions of the
valley Of Virginia to the notice Of the
world"
or course. advertising pays when
the advertising is judicious and the
object is worth advertising. There is
no doubt that the Shenandoah valley
is worth any praise that can be given
1t. Men have been singing its praises
for two centugies. making songs,
poems and speeches about It's noun.
tain-bound beauty, the glories Of its
scenery, the richness Of its crops, the
goodness of its people, the smooth.
ness Of its roads and all its other vir.
tues. It Is one Of our famous and
well known, valleys Near Washing.
ton are only three valleys that should
b mentioned IN the same breath with
the Shenandoah. These are the Poto.
Evening star., 1924-01-08

mac valley, the Frederick valley and
the Cumberland valley. 1t is believed,
though, that one might travel from
end to end and side to side of the
United States without looking on
fairer scenes than in the Shenandoah.
A little advertising might not hurt
the Potomac valley. It is very old
and respectable valley which was
much concerned that the American
people should set up as republic, and
the Potomac valley has taken some
interest in public affairs ever since.
Above Washington it is narrow val
ley to which has often been applied the
word picturesque" Many pictures
have been made OF scenes In the up.
per Potomac valley. Below Washing.
ton the Potomac valley takes on an.
other aspect and character. It Is less
wild and less busy. 1t is broad in out.
look and its manner Is serene. Vast
stretches of water with glorious bays
and charming creeks mark 1t. Old
wharves and bad roads make one
think Of other times. The farms are
not so fertile as those. in gorgeous
Shenandoah, but these farms We're
sending tobacco and wheat to Europe
before the first white man chopped
down trees and built log cabin
in the Shenandoah. These old farms
are still at work turning out as much
corn, tobacco and other things as men
can coax from a somewhat weary and
reluctant soil. But for charm and
many virtues the old Potomac valley
is a peer among valleys. and with
good roads and advertising its fame
would be as wide as the world.
Evening star., 1924-01-08
A Golf Idea From Fiji.

American golfers, on reading a
dispatch that comes from the FIJI
Islands by way Of London. are likely
to make an imperative demand upon
the greens committees of their clubs
for a change in the treatment Of the
courses. It appears that in the
islands small sensitive plants grow
profusely on the links. Whenever q
golf ball is sliced, or pulled, or topped
and disappears in the rough the touch
Of it causes these plants to shrivel.
All that is necessary for a golfer to
do to find his ball is to follow the
tracks OF these temporarily withered
weeds. There Is no protracted hunt
ing. A trail of curled herbage leads
straight to the missing pill" II
these plants will thrive in this climate
and on American soil 1t Is likely that
there will be a heavy importation OF
roots or seeds. IF that can be done
much will have been gained for the
sweetening of American temper. The
matter is we'll worth consideration by
the Department OF Agriculture.
Evening star., 1924-01-08

/ Col. Harvey has been assigned his
role In the Coolidge campaign. He is
to be the ectoplasmic expert of tho
q. Q. p. His Job will be to evolve In
spirational ideas from out lfof the
political ether-to divine the un-
known, dream the unimagined and
demonstrate the untried; In short, to
unscrew the inscrutable. The colonel
will have neither rank nor title. His
comings and goings 'twixt White
House, Deal Beach and Pecham will
be casual and unobtrusive. National
committee headquarters may see him
not. Coolidgian brain waves will
coruscate across the campaign with
out sign or symbol that they radiate
from the ectopIasmic laboratory Of
Harvey. But there, unseen and un-
heralded. he will preside from June to
the colonel was at the Court Of st.
James he used to hear Britons sing
prayerfully to Providence to CON
found the politics and Illustrate the
knavish tricks" OF the kings enemies.
Something akin to that task is to be
the midsummer and autumnal occupa-
tion of Harvey in 1924.
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We live and learn. Try to be some-
thing more than facetious or ironical
by telegraph and you1l learn that
the laws OF libel are there to restrain
your unwisdom. A statesman OF na-
tional renown attempted IN Washing
ton this week to set himself right in
his constituency, in retort to an un-
warranted innucndo. He grabbed n
telegraph form. To n comrade he in
dited a message beginning: Some ass
named - has announced" etc.
etc. The telephone rang. 1t was the
chief operator OF telegraph COM
pany. "Sorry." he said. but your
message beginning some ass named
- can't be sent. II might sub
tect the company to prosecution for
libel" The statesman's wrath was al :
most conquered bv the discovery, and
he said: "Aii right Make 1t read
John W. H. Grim, who has just
left the Department Of Justice after
many years OF service In the Grim
inal division. was waited upon not
long ago by q delegation Of Wash
ingron women. They'd come to sug-
gest proceedings against local bakers
for raising the price Of bread. They
wanted Grim to start the wheels OF
justice and bring the proiteers 70
reason-or Jail. He evinoed sym
pathy, but pleaded he was powerless
to aid The women were about to
leave, orestfalIen. Wait a minute,
exclaimed Grim. I've thought OF
something. You women have the
remedy in your own hands" They
frightened up and asked what ii
was Bake your own bread" said
Grim.
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America has just lost the first
round of the spirited battle for the
vacancy on the directing committee
Of the International photographic
Bureau at Monaco. Rear Admiral A.
P. Niblack. Y. s. N. (retired), led
the poll. with As votes. az against
33 for Capt Reinius (Sweden), 20
for Rollet de L'Isle (Franoe) and
Evening star., 1924-01-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIg

@. Why has tho grave of the un-
knownisoldier no tnscription?-E. T.
/ A. The War Department says that
the unknown soldiers grave at Airing
ton cemetery has never beer completed
and for this reason there is no inscrip-
ton upon 1t. Fifty thousand dollars is
Delng asked OF Congress at the present
time FOR the completion of this monu-
ment.
Q. Are duets written for the phono-
graph and piano?-H. NJ
A. IN order to make 1t possible for
children to practice duets without an
otner plano performer, such duets have
peen put on records for talking ma
chimes.
g. How can leap years be deter
A Amy year the number Of which is
aiviso,e snv aon, by four is a leap year. except
visible by 400. This was made neces-
sary to account for a small fraction OF
time which could not otherwise be well
adjusted.
NJ. q +. What was clinton's FolIy'-H.
A. The Erie canal has been known
both as Clinton's Ditch and Clinton's s
Folly. The reference is to Gov. CIin-
toms interest in the promotion of the
Erie canal project. The canal became
a political question and on this issue
Clinton was elected governor in 1917.
@. Was Lafcadio Hearn born In
America7-F. S.
in the Ionian Islands, the son of a
Greek woman and of an Irish officer,
Surg. Maj. Charles Hearn: edu-
Gated in England and France; came
to the United States at the age of
nineteen; engaged in journalism,
leans and New York; went TO Japan
as q correspondent in 1891; soon
gave UP his connection with the
newspapers; taught English in the
universities of Toxic and became a
Japanese woman and devoted his ex-
traordinary gifts OF appreciation and
criticism to interpreting between
the civilizations of the east and the
west.
@. How fast does the fastest Unit
ed States submarine travel?-H. q. c.
A. The fastest submarine in the
United States Navy is the T-boat
type submarine, designed for the
speed of twenty knots per hour on
knots per hour when 1t is submerged.
Q. What is the value of untaxed
church property in the United States :?
Did not President Grant in a mes
sage recommend that such property
pay a tax?-H. S.
A. The amount of church property
in the United States which is un-
taxed is approximated at s1,670, ,000.-
600. President Grant in his seventh
annual message to Congress, Decem-
Der Z. 1875, estimated the untaxed
church property at that time to be
about 100000 and included the
following paragraph in his message:
II would suggest the taxation of all
property equally. whether church or
corporation, exempting only the last
resting place Of the dead and pos
sibly with proper restrictions church
edifces"
@. What will keep cellar from
being damp?-M H.
A. Take old preserve cans and put
therein calcium chloride one pound
of this salt sufficing for a large cell
lar This attracts the water from
the air, collecting it In the cans.
The water, however, is not poured
away, but Is evaporated on a strong
fire, whereby the salt crystallizes
Evening star., 1924-01-08
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

Is for Capt. Scott Hansen (Norway1.
No election resulted. as no candidats
received, a majority OF the 100 votes
cast by tWenty-or countries On e 2 :,
will elect. The frst ballot revealed
q Significant lineup of northern Eu-
rope versus the rest of the globe.
At present the bureau consists OF
Vice Admiral SIR John Perry (re-
tired) of the British navy and Rear
navy. 1t would be rather anomalous
to have an international board
charged with supervision of the
seven seas consisting of men who
are all from the North sea and Bal
ito regions. A wider distribution
would be more acceptable to the out
lying members of the bureau. Ad-
, miral Niblack was one of it's found
ers. The British have seventeen
votes. which II cast for the Amer
him on the first ballot.
The 18th street home of former Sen
ator Frelinghuysen OF New Jersey is
now occupied by Senator Couzens of
Michigan. The Detroiter leased the
mansion with all it's luxurious fur
|, nishings. Among them, dominating
the perspective at the head Of the
grand staircase, is an oil painting
oommenorating historic event,
the signing OF the American German
peace treaty by President Harding
in July. 1921. The President was
spending the week end in the home
of Senator Frelinghuysen, at Rarf-
tan; n; j.. and there the ceremony
took place. The only others in the
picture are doc" Smithers. veteran
White House chief clerk, who took
the treaty to Rarttan, and the Fre-
linghuysen family.
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Annapolis will unveil. on March 1,
the worlds biggest and finest indoor
swimming pool. It has been installed
In q new building. adjoining the
Naval Academy gymnasium, and rep
resents an outlay Of $3o5.0oo. The
pool measures the magnificent d.
mensions of 60 by 100 feet. A SWIM
ming contest between Brown Uni
versity and the Naval Academy will
feature tho dedicatory ceremony in
the presence OF high officials OF the
Navy. Browns captain bears an ap-
propriate name for q swimming
match with the sailors-he is "Davy"
Jones. holder Of the intercollegiate
record in the 10o-yard free style,
having travelled the distance in
54 AS seconds. In a preliminary to
the Brown-Navy meet, the Navy
plebes Will be given strong competi-
tion by the swimming team of Gem
trail High School, Washington, for five
years south Atlantic interscholastic
champions. The Annapolis pool is the
last word in equipment-tile lined
throughout. and fitted with wonderful
filtration devices and yiolet-ray
plant. Seats for spectators line the
pool on two sides.
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George L. Brennan, democratic boss
of Illinois, was once a coal miner in
that state. His pitmate was John
Mitchell. famous leader of the United
Mine Workers of America They
worked at Braidwood, a bituminous
field that will be in the news If the
threatened soft coal strike materi-
alfzes In the spring.
Copyright, 1s24.)
Evening star., 1924-01-08
Other Cities Watching Butler
Drive to Clean Up Philadelphia

and the demand for great and petty
favors will not disappear at the
wave of military hand" Even
then he cannot win." as the New
York Times sees IL. unless "the
people of the city, recognizing the
enormous difficulties of his task
rally to his assistance" And the
Times. the Worcester Telegram and
a number of other leading papers
suggest the wisdom of establishing
a precedent of this kind" through
having the Navy Department release
a high ranking officer temporarily.
may be doubted Yet practically
every paper agrees that ''if the in
novation results in cleaning up
Philadelphia IL will be a great VIC
tory for reform"
Evening star., 1924-01-08

! again, and becomes dt for renewed
| use. Especially for potato cellars.
enis process is very serviceabIe, since,
J Spton.,ns pt LITE OF the potatoes, though
ably retarded thereby.
q. How many elephants doe9 a.
take to supply the ivory that is Dsed
every year2-O. T.. T.
A From twelve to fifteen tbonsanl
etephants are Killed annually to fur
nlsh the worlds ivory supply.
@. How many inventions are credit
ed TO Thomas A. Edison, and what
| Q. G. -
A. Up until 1915 Thomas A. Edi-
| son had received 977 patents THE
| more important OF his inventions are
the quadruplex telegraph, the phono-
graph. the carbon microphone. tho
the kaleidoscope and the nickel stor-
age battery.
@, Is the Indian population Of the
United States increasing or decreas
ing?-Q. c.
A Since 1903 the number of indians
in this country has increased slowly
but steadily. In that year there were
S63,233, while in 1920 there were
S36,337.
Q. What other ruler was assassi-
mated the same year as President
| Garfield?-A. NJ. NJ
A. Alexander II, Car of Russia,
was assassinated on March 13, 1891.
and President Garfield on July 2 OF
! the same year.
! Q. Is Hindustan in India?-K. a. c.
| y. Hindustan. or Indostan. is an
! other name for India, derived from
| the Persian form of tho Sankrit
sindhu, a river, and signifying "the
land beyond the river"
O. q P. What is Venice 'uFD'ntine'-L.
A. Venice turpentine is an oleo-
| resin obtained from the sap of the
| larch. This dries very slowly.
@. How can newspapers be pre-
served in librRries?-W. F.
A. The paper upon which modern
newspapers are printed becomes brit
ttIe when exposed to. air for long
| time. Some libraries have solved the
| problem of preserving newspaper fles
| by mounting each sheet between two
: sheets of thin Japanese tissue. This
seals the paper from the air, reducing
/ its legibility but slightly, and
strengthening the page.
@. What is a. natural levee2-H h
IL.
a levee is an embankment
which keeps a river in its channel.
A river like the Mississippi carries
a great amount of sediment from it's
swift headstreams to the lower
ground. When its velocity is checked,
| it drops q portion of this sediment,
! gradually raising the bed of the
| stream above the surrounding coun-
| try. In food time. the river over
! flows it's banks, depositing sediment
| along the land side of the banks. This
! creates a long aHuyial ridge, which Is
| called a natural levee.
tThe person 1Cho loses out Is the
| one toIto gueS8eS. The person Lpho
| gets along is dltodys the one 1cho
! acts upon reliable Information. This
paper employs Frederic J. HGskin
| to conduct an Information bureau for
! the public There Is no charge eI-
| cert cents in stamps for return
postage. Write TO him today for any
facts posE desire. Your inquiry
| should be addressed to The Star In
/ formation Bureau. Frederic J. Has
kin, director, 1920 North Cdpttol
! street,
Evening star., 1924-01-08
Argues on Bonus.
Charles C. McAfee Also Discusses
Mellon Tax Proposal.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The only logical reason for tying
public obligations and taxes to-
gether is that the latter might be
adequate to meet the former. How.
the adjusted compensation bill and
tax revision with view to consid-
oring whether to pay the obligation.
But adjusted compensation to vet
Grams Of the world war should be con-
sidered on its merits only--do we
owe It? If no, there's no use of
further argument; II yes, we may
ask how to pay 1t, but not wheth or
to pay It,
Is Mr.. Mellon attempting to ques-
tion the ability of the United States
TO pay adjusted compensation, there
by admitting his inability to question
the 1ustness of such payment?
Having made adjusted compensa-
tion his headliner In urging his tax
revision plan, Mr.. Mellon appears to
have attempted to offer the rspudi-
alton Of adjusted compensation as
an excuse for his plan.
Another excuse, we are told, 10 that
admission taxes should be done away
with because ''they are derived prin-
cipally from admissions to neighbor-
hood picture theaters." Every man,
woman, boy and girl in the country
would have to go to his neighborhood
theater nearly every day In the year
to raise seventy million dollars from
that source alone. Moreover we ali
know that a championship prize
fight or a grand opera performance
collects moro money in one evening
than many neighborhood picture the
aters In whole year. II there is
a demand for disseminating the tar
on low-admission picture theaters
that ts no mandate for removing the
tax from $40, prizef1ght ticket and
800 opera boxes.
In direct support Of the surtax-cut
feature Of Mr.. MELONS plan. we are
told that that is the only way to
coax the tax-dodgers' money into
profitable industry, and figures ac-
companying the plan indicate that
government revenue has suffered q
loss OF moro than a half billion dol
seeking tax-exempt securities.
A reduction of the surtax is not the
only way to remedy this situation
it is not the best way. Taxing all
securities will get the United States
that half billion, and will make il
profitable for much Of the capital now
invested in tax-exempt securities tc
seek Investment in industrial enter.
prises. 1t seems certain that this
remedy will be efected-a whole
remedy--making Mr.. MELONS cut in
the eurtax unnecessary.
In an attempt to show benefit to mer
Of small means the advocates of the
Mellon plan cite the savings to In
comes less than $4,000. Ten Thousand
dollars is not low income, is far above
the average and should therefore bt
called high. The average return &C
counts for an income of only a little
over $4,000, which borders very
closely to, II not actually below. q
reasonable living wage. Exempt the
living wage and pay our obligations
before making any other reyisions. +
CHARLES G. NcAFEE.
Evening star., 1924-01-08
Crying Need Seen
For Simpler Justice

Every one must. agree with Chef
Justice William H. Taft; that the aim
of the judicial system should be to
provide !, THE means to get justice
speedily and at the smallest possible
cost Litigation is now luxury
which few can afford to indulge to
any extent. But the matter OF cost
is not the greatest evil. 1t is delay:
This is probably the most powerful
weapon employed IN thwarun9 JUS
tice.
There 10 crying need for the sim
|plffication Of legal procedure to the
end that there. may be no needless
d6iaye and that the cost of justice
may be reduced. to minimum Nor
|1slk Ledger r-Dispatch
Evening star., 1924-01-08

Estimates that farm organizations
did two billion dollars worth Of bust.
ness in 1928 are encouraging, even if
the individual farmer continues to
protest that he failed to get his proper
share Of the money.
Evening star., 1924-01-08

A movement to place the telephone
systems Of the world under one con.
troll suggests the possibility Of reviv-
ing antitrust legislation in terms of
international law.
Evening star., 1924-01-08

on sympathetic, wisely constructive
lines.
Congress has not failed, and will not
fail, to respond Fundamentally to the
suggestion that when acting as local
legislature OF the District it's function
is' to. champion, to protect and to help,
and not, hostile and punitive, to
humiliate and to hurt.