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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-12
Major Notes

Yesterday hsre-Trasis Jack 80 q,
uiant sheatrtop. singled in the siNth an
champions the series
Ar Fletcher and Implro sherman
ana Hart had fiat nEht while the
Pirates were tskinH douhis header
from the rhils 3 30 . and % 4
Jack sn,ith i.judEcd q ~ la the
seventh inninE and Gee IN thn run that
Essr the Robins z 90 ! victory over
the cards.
line base runninE behind the iced
pitching Of Tony Kaufman enabled the
cuts % beat toe braves : 60 e,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-12
Druxman Betters Richard in
Signing Johnson and Herman

hitho ho haan' outbid luckafd. hsa
spent considerable cash 10 bnns
this attraction 10 Seattle. lie e1.
poets the higEeat crowd that has
ever seen a nEht in the North.
west 10 be- on hand. and ~ ALREADY
making preparations Tor special
seating arrangements 20 handle the
mob.
Herman aud Lewis arrived Ia Sc
attic Tuesday morning. and the
Omaha boxer declared ho VAS n,
and waa eagerly awaiting his fight
with johnson. Lewis. bcsidca man
aging Herman, promotes matchc,
In Omaha,
johnson Is already herr. and
has been conditioning himself fol
the battle az hts home near Auburn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-12
International Matches
Are Set for September
FANNY Hitchcock Rated as Best in Game; Milburn
i, Back Without Peer; English Game Is More
n,mocratc Now Than Formerly

,uERICA'S polo four, which will defend the ntena-
uonal challenge trophy at Meadowbrook. L. l., next
.h rules fayorite in the early betting over the in
- from the British Isles.
l.n for man and pony for pony our team looks 70 be
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-12
No. Eric Pedley. California
No. Thomas Hitchcock. Jr.
No. 81. Watson Webb.
Baek-Devereu Milburn.

Three of these poloists-Hitchcock. Webb and Mbum-
~ veterans of many international chucker Pedley is
naratiye newcomer. vet find him at the difficult No
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-12

Ivy wingo. Cincinnati catcher
has gone 20 the bedside o. hli
father. a veteran physician. VINO u
dangerously ~ al his home in Nor
cruFa. Ga,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-12

sufficiently stronger To warrant optimism
that the cup which started on series of
transatlantic voyages in 1886, will rest a
little longer on these shores.
While the American internationalists may
not be the strongest aggregation this coun-
try ever has put in the field, they do not
fall far short of human perfection in team
play. aggressive hitting and riding
The team, as il probably will take the
field. is:
No. Eric Pedley California
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-14

tons IN life, held the public links.
Hundreds OF persons rode horses, gave
themselves strong exercise, profited
the 1veryrnen, who buy from farmers
and stock rassrs. and help to keep up
the market for corn, oats and hay.
Thousands OF people walked until tired
and then rested on turf or benches OF
sat on rocks and tree roots. The pop
ulation came from thousands Of small
homes and smaller fats, summed itself
and breathed fresh air. Tens Of thou.
sands "motored," but thousands park.
ed their cars and walked and rested
among the lawns and groves.
People are coming more to use pub
lie parks and they are willing to pay
reasonable taxes for their extension
ard upkenp. The need for city parks
grows greater as our population in
creases and as the country recedes
and becomes more exclusive. When
middle-aged Neutrality-suspicious. we're boys
there were vast stretches OF country
close to Washington. Now for miles
lAtotO ohS NAAo6VS, NAAt&0y SdENtiCl
homes and carefully titled and fenced
fields. Meadows and woods are fenced
and posted" against trespassers.
There is little free" country and the
roads are busy trafflcways, and gener-
ally raceways. 80
It is interesting that just as this
spring opens the President speaks of
the rise Of the outdoor recreation spirit
among the people and appoints CON-
mittee on outdoor life consisting OF
the Secretaries Of War, Interior, Agri.
culture and Commerce and the assist.
ant secretary Of the Navy. He says
that within the last decade there have
been put forward projects-federal,
municipal, state and private--to ex.
pand and conserve throughout the
country our recreational opportunities.
He names the commission mot merely
to coordinate under federal guidance
all activities in behalf OF outdoor
recreation. burt also to formulate a
program to serve as guide for future
action"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-14
Outdoor Recreation,

President Coolidge certainly has an
understanding Of psychology. He
could not have picked q more oppor
tune spell OF weather for the launch
ing of his proposal for federal foster.
ing of outdoor recreation. Every man
jack Of US would like to jump right in
today and help translate the Presi-
dents ideas into some outdoor recrea.
ton of our own. Many will heed the
call Of the golf course; opening of the
base bail season tomorrow will afford
others opportunity. Some OF us have
tastes SO simple as to turn our
thoughts to "a cane fishing pole. a can
OF garden worms and seat beside the
river. Whatever our proclivities may
be, to all OF US a roll.top desk is an
denomination in the first warm days Of
spring, when the sun shines and the
cherries are in bloom.
The President does well to project
coordination by the government of
recreational facilities. Discomfort is
abroad in the land, vague, indefinite
sort Of discomfort without any very
tangible thing TO hang upon. but a
condition nevertheless which does not
make for good social health. But no
man is fit for treason, strata gem and
spoils' when he has 4 golf stick in his
hand or is berating the umpire's de-
fectivc vision. Nor will any man have
dangerous envy for those more richly
circumstanced when he can load the
wife and children into the family fiiv-
yer and go wayfaring where trees
grow and birds sing and swollen wealth
is unfiaunted. Crowded cities are an
they will be less an evil if opportunity
is provided whereby we may escape
from them and play somewhere in the
open, if only for little whites at long
intervals.
The government already is doing
much to encourage outdoor recreation
but, as the President says, in an in
coherent manner. There ia, in fact,
more or less OF jealousy engendering
conflict in the governments activi.
ties. For instance, the forest service
and national park service, which ought
to be in the closest harmony, appear
at times TO work at cross purposes.
There is no reason for this except the
incoherency Of which the President
speaks. The undertaking which Mr..
Coolidge has set going is abundantIy
full Of promise, and millions of pent-
up souls will watch its development
with absorbing interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-14
People and the Parks,

No object lesson Of the utility Of
parks is needed, but the practical and
proper use to which the people Of
Washington, and no doubt the people
Of many other cities, put their parks
on Sunday, the 18th, is deeply impress
sive. Perhaps there was never a
buster day IN Washington parks. OF
course, in a way it was their spring
opening. There have been balmy Sun
days, in 1924, but Sunday, the 18th.
was one Of warmth, gold and silver
sum-, and grass as green as grass in
parts OF Engiand-almost as bright as
Irish grass. Many towering trees and
shrubs were in hsossom and nearly all
OF them were in bud. There was
mighty turnout OF children and moth.
ers. Armies Of golfers, men and
women. Of most an ages and condi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-14
SUPERPOWER: A NEW ERA.
By WILL p. KENNEDY.
No. What Superpower Really Means

We are at the dawn OF a new age.
Only $50 years ago Watt discovered
steam power. Only 100 years since
the first steamboat was built.
Only eighty years since the railroad
began to take the place of the canal
boat for land transportation. Only a
little over sixty years since Lenoir
gave us the gas engine.
It is only thirty years---within your
life and mine-since the production
and use OF electric energy began
to revolutionize industrial life.
We. who can travel with comfort
anywhere, can communicate within a
couple OF hours with any part of the
world, who can get light, heat and
power by the mere turning Of q
switch, may well marvel at the
transformation since our savage an
cestors fashioned their first crude
tools and literally earned their bread
in the sweat of their brows."
.-r Prospect Ia staggering. e
Although wonder hardened by what
has burst upon as during the last
$50 years, and especially during thir-
ty years within our own daily obser-
walton, we cannot grasp the infinite
potentialities OF superpower within
the scope of our own lives, and more
surely within the lives of our chill
dren. The human mind is dazed and
staggered by what is opening up be-
fore US.
Yet there is great deal OF mis-
conception as to what "superpower''
or giant power really is. Many have
an intoxicated view OF the near flu
ture. The general idea seems to have
gotten abroad that "superpower"
means throwing away all we have
now and starting all over again with
huge generating stations, trunk line
transmissions and a big central lake
of power that will flow freely in all
directions.
In reality 1t means, first, making
the best use OF what we have; sec
ond, building on to that better and
bigger station; The only real justi-
ncation for the superpower system
is to get more economical and eff.
Gent use Of the plant investment.
TeaAwork In Power.
You can handle a big load if you
hitch six horses up together better
than IL you try to. handle II piece
meal, with each horse working sep
arately. You have something of the
same thing when you get the power
stations connected up. II there IL
shortage of power in one district
you can bring surplus over from
some nearby district that has It
You don't have to put in extra equip
ment in each individual plant in
order to guarantee against accident
because if one plant Is temporarily
put out Of existence you can call
on other plants to carry the load.
1t also makes it possible to supply
power uniformly over a large terri
tory. and the whole tendency in the
modern superpower system is TO make
power just as available in the small
town as in the big city, and with
no material difference in price
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-14

nately. America is still SO Far from
the opposite poles of socialism and
autocracy as to leave no doubt OF
the answer" The Grand Rapids
Press considers the state has no
more right to choose the teacher and
the school than II has TO choose the
grocery store and the clothing housa"
the Press hopes, furthermore, that
the federal judicial verdict win spell
the return of mutual consideration
country. as well as respect for Amer
lean rights as old as the Constitu-
ton" The Louisville Courier Journal
is gratitled that 1.-THE decision OF tho
Oregon judges is in thorough accord
American republic" while the DESERT
News thinks the decision will be
quite generally supported by the
American people" To which th,.
Hartford Times adds "the decision
ultimate tribunal, but it will win the
approval of every citizen who rega r6s
this as really a free country and he
lieves in the principle of federation"
But should the higher body over
rule the decision of the lower court.
the Duluth Herald is confident many
states will be plunged into politica!
strife-that in which religious ami
mosities and irtolerances play 3
leading part" Although the Grand
Is@pidS 1eTdiQ regaruS the American
public school as the greatest single
institution in the land, it insists ait
cannot be strengthened by more de
structive tactics aimed at those whose
consciences prefer church schools or
private schools. Such efforts are not
only negative; they also are uncon-
stitutional, and the Oregon case
should settle this moot matter for
keeps" In any event the Duluth
News Tribune says zone can be a Arm
believer in the superiority of the pub
lie school system over all other means
of education and yet feel the decision
is a victory for individual liberty"
AS far as the public schools are con-
cerned, the Jersey Journal is con-
WINGED their position is not weaken
ed by the decision" for 1.-The public
school system is a fundamental part
of the life of the country, and will
continue to be so until something far
more serious than the existence of
private and parochial schools chal-
lenge it." The Portland Oregon Jour-
nal calls attention to the S,50O, eco
people over ten in America who can.
not read or write the English Ian
guage and it concludes that with such
a. responsibility we cannot afford to
lock the door of any schoolhouse."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-14
Writer Says Frederick
Is City, Not Village

To the Editor Of The Star.
In the Evening Star Of the 10th
instant, The Star Information Bureau
advises an inquirer that Francis
Scott Key is buried in the village
cemetery at Frederick, Md"
AS native of Frederick and a.
longtime resident there, may 1 state
that this classification should be cor
rected- OF course the village mis-
homer will be obvious to a great ma :
jority of people, many of whom visit
the little city time and again by reas
son OF its unique historic character
rs (among other things) the birth
place Of Francis Scott Key and the
scene OF 'srhe Star Spangled Banner
flag incident of Whittier's poem, Bar
bara Fritchie.''
, Some there be, however, who know
nothing of Frederick except as "a
local habitation and a name I'm
pressions mistakenly conveyed to
these might, we think, be appro-
pfiately corrected, and 1t Is with such
view that this communication is prof
tered EDWIN I. SHOPE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

q. What are the ashes that are
used ON Ash wednesday?-B. n. G.
A. The ashes employed In the
blessing on Ash Wednesday are those
made by burning the palms used in
the services on Palm Sunday OF the
preceding year.
& T. Are eggs as nutritious as meA''
A. Eggs have almost the same nu-
~tritive value as meat, but are rela.-
lively richer in fat and poorer in
protein. The white of tho eggs is
S5:7 per cent water, 1875 protein and
20 per cent fat and So per cent min
eral matters. while the yolk contains
60.s water, 1872 per cent protein. 31.75
per cent fat, IL per cent other nom
heterogeneous matter and 100 per cent
mineral matter.
Q. How long did Tsrsnsea Mo
Swiney fast2--J. H. j.
A. Terence McSwiney. lord mayor
or Cork, fastsd ssvsnty-four days He
commenced his fast August Iz and
died October rs. 1890, in Brixton Jail.
Q. What was the date OF the
meteor that went oser ia 1875 from
west 70 east?-E. -. r.
A. The Naval Observatory says
that about pm, DecAnber 81. 1876,
a meteor, passed eastyArT over the
states of Kansas. Missouri. IIiinois,
Indiana and Ohio. the length OF ats
observed track being from 900 to
LOO. miles. In various parts OF its
track 1t threw Off fragments accom-
panied with the usual rlnbfing noise
and commotion in the atmosphere
common to the flight Of these bodies.
When crossing Indiana the main
body was followed by train Of
smaller bodies, many OF them Of the
apparent size of Venus or Jupiter.
The pyrotechnic display is said to
have been transcendentIy beautiful,
hardly eqraled by any previous &C.
currence of the kind.
Q. Why is foot ball field called
a gridtron?-W. 7.
A A foot ball field lie frequently
so-called from the white fiveEyard
lines that cross It, which make it
resemble gridiron.
O. What kind of sandwiches
should be eaten with the fingers p
c. Z. A
A. Most sandwiches are held in the
fingers. In the case of a club sand
wich or large chicken sand witch a
fork is used and a knife is also en-
ployed if necessary.
VI. LNo StdSIue homes
called "Spindrift." What does it
mean p. NJ. H.
A. The word is sometimes spelled
"spoondrift' and sometimes spin
drift" and is applied to the spray
blown from waves during a gale.
Q. What is meant by. chauvinism?
M H
A Chauvinism is blind and absurd
devotion to a fallen leader or obso-
lete cause. Nicholas Caauvin was a
veteran soldier of the first republic
and empire whose attachment to Ma
poleon came to be ridiculed by Chau-
wins comrades.
Q. How were goose quilts pre-
pared for use as pens?-J. L. L.
a. Except to be sharpened to
fine point goose quilts were not sub
jected to special treatment prior to
their being used as pens One occa-
siorally sees an oid-time quill in
present use.
Q. What is the price of a seat on
the New York Curb Market?-B. w.
a. These seats are sold to the
highest bidder and q recently pur-
chased seat cost between So 900 and
$4,000. A seat entities it's owner to
the privilege of trading in stocks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-14
Internal Revenue Investigation.

The controversy over the proposed
investigation Of the internal revenue
bureau is calculated to be further
heightened by the resignation from
the investigating committee Of Prof.
Thomas Adams Of Yale, the commit
tees adviser, and by Gov. Pinchot' s
admission that he suggested the en-
ployment of Heney as special prosecu-
tor. Prof. Adams resigns because he
Is dissatisfied with the proposed scope
OF the work now contemplated.
He insists that ''the important short
comingS of the internal revenue bu-
ceau lie on or near the surface" and
that they are grave. but obvious. -
Then he goes On to protest that to ex.
plot them gratuitously and probe for
the mere sake of probing is form Of
horseplay. He sounds the warning
that the bureau is already suffering
decentralization. and does not deserve
and cannot stand further buffeting.
Decisions and settlements which
should be made are being held UP. he
says.
Gov. Pinchot, for his part. cluims
that he has no sympathy with investi-
cations as mere fishing expeditions.
but asserts that it is high time to put
an end to corruption and inefticiency
which exist in the federal enforce
ment service" Thus he harps upon
the note he struck in his original con-
troversy with Secretary Mellon several
months ago, when it was thought by
many politicians that he was perhaps
essaying to start a presidential boom
for himself on the prohibition enforce
ment issue.
The point which should be kept in
mind at this time is to discriminate
sharply between necessary and saIu.
tary Investigations and investigations
with an animus and for political effect
mainly. President Coolidge in his let
ter to the Senate clearly defined this
differentiation. In some quarters there
appears to be disposition to confound
this issue, but the dominant tone Of
the press seems to recognize the true
issue and is supporting the President
in his contention.
No one in public or private life de-
stres to repress needful Investigations,
but unnecessary ones may with benefit
to the country be curtailed. Eleven
committees Of the Senate are now en-.
gagged in such work, absorbing the at
tention OF fifty Of the ninety-six mem
bers Of the Senate, some OF them serv-
ing on two committees each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-14

| Fencing. too, is great limberer not
merely of bfceps but particularly of
nerve and gray matter"
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|. The colleges and schools fall short
of giving their students a chance to
play the game" They make not
sports. but sporting men and women
out of fans, applauding or betting on
the nine or eleven representing their
school. while none OF the other 900 or
1000 fans ever have an opportunity
to "be sport" and develop his own
quick eye and nimble legs. In mill
tary training camps the athletes sit
In the bleachers and the student body
Is out where sport is-out where a
mans a man" and gives and takes
what is in the game.
Fall in! Right dress! Front!
Count on! Right by tours! Forward,
march, They don't whisper: "All the
bunch go way back and sit down
while nine shavetails will show you
the lefts and rights"
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When boy arrives in camp he is
scored as if he were a prize animal
at n county fair seeking the blue
ribbon. He is examined by special
lists in all the organic diseases known.
If the has any physical weakness
which can be easily improved his
handling while In camp will be with
that In view, and when he returns
nome, memorandum will be given
him, pointing out what, If anything.
is weak, so that his home physical
can take him in hand where the Army
surgeons left off.
Last year a boy with hook worm
gained twenty-three pounds in three
weeks in camp, in spite of his drills
and marching. A group of LEO men
added SAT pounds in their first week
OF training. These men gained Lac
pounds in three weeks
49,, They learned how to stand up, too.
They never knew before. Their ewes
began to flash with healthy snap,
When they marched their chests ar
rived at their detectives quite ahea d
OF their stomachs. for the chests
nose. Can man. by taking thought,
add cubit to his stature? No, but
soldiers can add an average of ten
hundredths of an inch in height in
three weeks of standing at attention,
and can gain in every measurement
They gain ability to breathe right
expanding chests fifty-eight-hun-
dredths of an inch.
Soldiers learn to shoot, to can,p. tn
cook In camp. to break down caste.
to discover good in others, to love
the institutions Of this great country.
to realize the marvellous rtytbu,c
power of teamwork which is Needed
IN every walk In life and business.
They learn that it pays best to "plav
the game" like a man and a real
sport and be patriotic citizens. what
else they will learn and do can hest
be discovered by writing to the war
Department. Washington, and asking
how to get to camp July l w;,S
Uncle Sam paying all expenses: NAV
be there will be 10000 others there.
Lets gol" =
Copyright. 1924, By Paul V. Co,iipst =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-14

fairly low rate then the community
might we'll reciprocate by relieving
street railway tax burdens on equita-
BILE lines by substituting q moderate
tax on net earnings, for the unfair tax
en- gross receipts. -.
Thus two birds will be killed with
one stone. The equities between the
street railways themselves and the
equities between the community and
the street railways will both be con-
served. .>