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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
Mr.. McAdoo Stands Pat,

William G. McAdoo remains, as he
has been for several months, candi-
date for the democratic presidential
nomination. He chose to call together
his most ardent admirers and most as.
tute political managers, who in con-
ference assembled and in his presence
aver that he has not been disqualified
as a candidate by his embarrassing
but not improper connection with the
oil interests. a connection which he
promptly severed when it was dis
closed.
1t remains for the future to show
whether two-thirds Of the democratic
national convention will approve the
clean bill OF health given him by his
personal supporters and political man.
ayers, who Were gathered together for
that and no other purpose. Yesterdays
action OF the conferees was discount.
cd; nothing else was expected Of them,
for 1t was uncomfortable that they
would turn their backs upon him in
the hour Of need.
SOOA SC All Tie
conference and submitting his case to
this partial jury was regarded as an
unusual stroke Of strategy, the wis
dom or unwisdom Of which will be
shown later. Certainly he obtained a
vast deal Of publicity, but it may be
questioned whether it was desirable,
after all. for the proceedings certainly
serve to accentuate the reason why he
felt it necessary to follow the line he
did.
1t can be said, however. that he has
succeeded In getting his platform be.
fore the country 80 that everybody
knows what he would like to accom-.
plish II elected President Of the United
States. The list Of achievements he
sets forth is certainly to be commend.
ed In every point If it is possible to
realize their accomplishment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

. Q. What is Emmy Destsnn's na-
| tionality?-F. B.
| A. Emmy Destinn is a Czecho.
| slovakian. She was born, in Prague.
! Q. To settle an argument, please
| advise which is colder, the weather in
| our coolest climates or the ice we buy
| for our Ice boxes?-H. d. S.
melting point is go Fahrenheit and
| the temperature found IN some of
our coolest climates Is 40 and 5O'
below zero; therefore, the tempera-
than the Ice we use for refrigeration.
@. Will pine poles cut and peeled
pole Mi9 cut , nn summ nan a0 G B.
| A. The forest service says that
[ there Is Just as much sap in green
pine poles in the winter as In the
summer. therefore the durability
particular season for cutting them "a
g. What Is pumtce stone made
| A. Pumice stone Is hardened vol
beds.
of the labor unions OF the world?-G.
B. II.
A. It Is estimated that there are
! who hold union cards, although per-
haps 10 per cent of that number may
unions, being on strike or out OF
| work. The Labor International Year
| Book" gives the membership claimed
BY the InternatiSn OF
countries. as 21.ssl.61b for the year
! 1922. The United States is not in
/ cluded in this compilation, SO the
trades union membership D., OF q 9TH the
900.
plane refueled that made the record
/ out in California and how far did Il
| y. During the flight Of Capt. Smith
| and Lieut.. Richter at San Diego the
plane was refueled fifteen tines anu
3.2s3.26 miles in 81 hours. IS minutes
and 1873 seconds OF continuous flying.
| Q. When and where did billiards
| and pool originate?-P. II.
A. The origin OF the game Of bill
J lizards is shrouded in mystery. Bill
| lizards has been played In crude
way since the beginning Of the Chris
: tian era. Pool is a modern version
Of the ancient game.
! Q. Is any animal similar TO mon
key or an ape mentioned in the b.
ble?-A. D. s.
A. In the First Book OF Kings
there is d passage, once in three
years came the navy OF Tarshlsh,
bringing gold. silver. ivory and apes
and peacocks."
Q. Where did Russia leather get
its name?-J. F.
A. Russia Is q calfskin leather fin
ished BY g. process originating In the
country which gives 1t its name, and
was usually dyed deep red. although
it is now produced in tan, brown and
black.
| Q. Who said that we should speak
only good OF the dead?-H o.
A. The saying, DE mortuis nil nisi
bonum" ("Of the dead be nothing said
but what is good"), is OF unknown
authorship.
(Hdpe you question you sc1rt
unslcered9 Send it to The Star In
| formation Bureau, Frederic j. Has
Kin, director, 1870 North Capitol
street. There is no charge for this
service except cents for Tetu71:
postu0e.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
Coolidge's Refusal to Fire DENLY
Adds Fuel to Fire of Oil Scandal

DENLY and Fall. It sufiices to indict
MIR. Coolidge for an entirely made
Quate conception OF the duties de-
hension Of the gravity OF the situa-
ton In which he finds himself In
voIved, and a lamentable lack of
courage In meeting the entirely OBJ
vious requirements of an appalling
politica! scandal which Is shaking the
very foundations of the faith OF the
American people in the integrity of
their government as at present ad-
mlnistered in Washington" To which
the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
(republican) replies that the Senate
action was q partisan attempt TO
designed to promote the cause of Jus
tice." The Topeka Capital (progress-
i've republican, feels that both Den
by and Daugherty should CO."
y X
"The Senates action may not be OBJ
iigatory on the President in a legal.
constitutional sense" the New York
Evening World independently admits,
but II he now retains DENLY he as
sumes q burden that he Is too politi-
cally frail to bear" The Muskegon
Chronicle (repubiican) insists 1.-THE
passage Of this resolution must be
set down as a part OF the political
hysteria that obsessed that body after
the revelations brought TO the sur
face by the Senate investigating com
mittee. The trouble is that the dem
ocrats see an opportunity to make po-
litical thunder out of the proposed
action and republicans fear the con-
sequences, and mere considerations Of
justice, and mans honor, do not
stand much show under these cir
cumstanceS. 1t Is q pity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
Raid in. Montgomery County.

There is degree Of efficiency in the
law-enforcement officers Of Mont
gomery county which calls for praise.
The county police raided 'resort" a
mile beyond the District line, broke
down doors, interrupted q hundred
men at games and arrested man said
to be the proprietor and ten of his as.
sistants on a charge Of permitting
gaming on the premises. The police
seized gambling outfits and money
that was on the tables. According to
the report 1t seems to have been
rather clean cleanup.
The remarkable thing to be said in
favor of the Montgomery county Off.
GERS is that they cleaned up a resort
near the District line without being
prodded to do it by the press and au.
thorities Of the District and by the
law.obeying people Of their own coun.
ty. Usually it is otherwise. An over.
the.line resort becomes notorious. The
District police tell the county sheriff
about 1t. The sheriff sometimes seems
never to have heard Of the place and
Goes not believe tnzr there IS SUCH q
place. The newspapers publish articles
about Il. Respectable citizens Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

termination to leave the cabinet he
found solace in the avalanche Of as
suranoes Of good will that reached
him from friends and nsighbors In
Detroit. Their confidence In his abil-
ity. In his integrity and even In his
political future Is apparently I'M
shattered. Several suggestions were
made that If political hysteria''
drove him from the Secretaryship Of
the Navy Michigan would embrace
the earliest opportunity to send Dem
by to the United States Senate. That
chance will come this year when the
seat now occupied by Senator Couzens
tion--the unexpired Newberry term
running to March, 1925. Senator
Couzens presumably Is a. candidate
for reelection. If DENLY should dis
place him the Senate would inevitably
face another contest. 1t is hardly
likely-at least as at present consti-
tuted-that that body would vote to
seat a man whom IL had PREVIOUSLY pr1 .
nounced unfit to hold .'ublic office.
President Coolidge has favorite
piece of music. It's neither classic
nor jazz. Its name is Lord Godfrey
Amherst" and 1t is the college song
OF the Presidents alma mater. The
other night the Navy Band, which
plays aboard the Mayfiower. gave a
concert by radio from WRC, Wash
ington. Thes finale was lord Geo.
frey Amherst" and 1t was announced
that 1t is always rendered when Mr..
Amherst. as the stirring song re-
cords. was "a soldier Of the king"
He did heroic service in the British
army's campaigns against the French
in Canada, and a town in Massachu-
sets was named in his honor.
Senator Frank l.. Greene Of Yer
mont, the victim Of last weeks prohi-
bition artillery battle In Washington,
is the most brilliant. raconteur in
/ Congress- His stories in dialect are
gems. Indian is one of the languages
in which he can tell them. Though a
newspaper man by trade. Greene has
always had fondness for the stage,
and many Of his companions for
years have been actors. It was al
ways question with him whether
to adorn the theater or elevate poll
! tics. Being under fire on Pennsyl-
SdlId dtSHQc was IL new "df ex-
perience for Senator Greene as far
| as Washington is concerned, but he
faced Spanish bullets Throughout our
skirnish in Cuba twenty six years ago
emerging a full colonel after enlistlng
, as a buck private. The House commit
tee on military affairs never had more
enthusiastic member than Greene
and he was assigned TO the same
committee in the Senate Immediately
| upon taking his seat in the upper
chamber.
x X 4 X
Current events in Washington have
given a new reading to the old
maxim. They're now saying a man
| ought to look before he lips: and e
| certain garrulous financier has been
| rechristened Vanderslip.
(Copyrght. l02fl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
Be Patient With the World
BY JOHN CARLYLE

There are a few leaders of an in
tellectual group in America-in the
world, for that matter-who do not
understand why this nation of ours
and the other nations of the earth do
not readily cooperate with each
other to better the affairs of man
kind.
They long day and night for new
and complete expression of interna-
tionalism. They are impatient for a
millennial day when the people of
the earth shall be in 100 per cent
working accord with each other.
They read H. G. Wells and others.
who, with fine logic and quite I'M
answerable argument, point the way
to a United States of the World, and
are amazed at the inertia of the null
titudes of the earth.
These impatient ones show their
unfamiliarity with the history of the
race They forget the incalcuiable
slowness of the primitive individual
in moving out of his complete indi-
ton with the herd, with the tribe.
They forget the centuries of the
crudest sort of tribal relationships
before anything family resembling
national solidarity was gained. Mems
gradually growing ability to coop
crate is of unbelievably slow forma-
ton.
In his early, bitter fight with the
unrelenting forces of nature, When
he first fought q way for himself, he
was equipped with a full quota or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
Secretary Denby's Resignation.

President Coolidge refused to call
for Secretary Denby's resignation,
first, because the Senate had no right
to ask it, and, second, because the
first preamble OF the Senate resolution
imputed fraud and corruption to the
leases which Secretary DENLY had per.
functorily signed without clearing
imputation Of criminality or of con-
nivance at criminality. II do not pro.
pose,' the President declared, ito sac.
rifice any innocent man for my own
welfare
Secretary DENLY, who could not re-
sign In response to the Senate resolu-
ton, has now resigned Of his own voli.
ton as an act OF loyalty to the Presi.
dent, to relieve him from embarrass.
ment in resisting Yenomous partisan
assaults. The President accepts the
resignation with regret" with assur.
ances that Mr.. Denby's honesty and
integrity are not impugned," and with
recognition Of his fine sense of
loyalty"
II the administration is to seek to
cancel the oil leases not solely on the
ground that they were obtained by and
saturated with fraud and corruption,
but on the ground that they were in.
valid because Of lack Of technical
power under the law to make them, or
because they were void or voidable on
grounds OF public policy, then. Of
course, Secretary Denby's position
would quickly become untenable. For
he believed. and still believes, in the
wisdom Of the oil-leasing policy. II
honestly administered, which Presi.
dent Harding, partly at his sugges.
ton, adopted. And he believed, and
doubtless still believes, that President
TIarding's order transferring the oil.
leasing function to the Interior De.
partment was valid in law and in the
public interest II honestly carried out.
Mr.. DENLY retires to private life
with no smirch upon his name. He
has had the Ill fortune to have been a
party to transaction ono end Of
which vas tainted in corruption. His
motives have not been impugned.
Now he has done the .straightfor-
ward, or as he puts it, the sportsman.
like thing, in quitting an Office in
which his usefulness has been i'm
paired. not on account Of any misdo-
ing on his part, but by the abandon.
lnent OF the policies which he advo-
Gated and by the partisan clamors Of
enerries OF the administration. The
day will come when his part in this
affair will be viewed with judicial
calmness and in a spirit of fairness to
q man who has always served his
country to the best Of his ability, who
has sacrificed himself and risked his
life In its military service in two wars
and who has been, and continues to
be, held high In public esteem as q
man and an officer of the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
The Flight of the Shenandoah.

Information OF an authoritative
basis that, should the Arctic flight of
the Shenandoah be abandoned for this
year, European powers will take adj
vantage Of the opportunity to acquire
for themselves such valuable territory
as may lie in the polar regions, should
have the effect Of insuring the flight
under Admiral Moffett.
It Is one thing to consider whether
it would be more expedient to spend
$3.50, 900 in 1924 or 1925 for purpose
the Importance Of which has never
been questioned. and quite another to
decide that rather than spend s350,000
In 1924 this government Is prepared to
permit territory which may prove to
be worth millions to slip through its
fingers.
Nor should there be any misunder.
standing as to the basis Of the cost Of
the expedition if it IS made. Congress
is not asked to appropriate any addi-
tional funds. It was, and Is, the pur.
pose Of the Navy Department to spend
ated to It for the fight. Needless to
say, whether the Shenandoah remains
at Lakehurst or sets forth upon the
brave adventure Of capitalizing Ad-
niral Peary's polar achievements, q
considerable portion Of the sum in
question will have to be expended
upon her use and upkeep.
AS matters now stand, Congress has
merely been asked by the President
to indicate its approval or disapproval
OF putting the great Navy dirigible to
a use which the bureau of naval aero
nautics believes to be entirely prac-
ticable and promising Of large bene-
fits to the nation without any add.
tional expenditure Of money.
In arriving at its answer Congress
will not fail to bear in mind the de-
pressing effect upon the morale Of the
naval air forces should their carefully
matured plans be scrapped at this late
date. And unless there are other fac
tors in the program than those with
which the public has been acquainted,
the congressional answer should not
be difficult to predict, and the spring
should see the Shenandoah at Point
Barrow, ready to add the eliminating
chapter to the record Of naval Arctic
enterprise, of which the nation is
justly proud.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
Better Mailing Week.

Another week" Is In progress. It Is
not a Thrift week or a Music week
or Fire-prevention week or Street
safety week. It is Better Mailing
week." The hope Of the Post Office De-
partment Is that for seven days the
country will have its attention called
10 the costliness Of careless mailing
that some millions Of American peo
pie who have heretofore been slovenly
or Indifferent in the matter Of writing
addresses will begin to acquire the
habit Of greater care.
=. Every year about 200. 100000 pieces
>ail matter reach the post Offices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
COURAGE
II am the master Of my fate:
/ an, the captain Of my soul"
-HENLEY.
Victim of InEratitude.

Venfselos, Victim OF InEratitude.
In Greece his royalist foes called
Eleutherios Venizelos the Mailman
of Crete" and spoke Of the mad ex-
ploits" OF his youth.
Born to affiuence, he sacrificed his
fortune and position to become
; spokesman of the poor and oppressed
in Crete, which was then ground
down by Turkish misrule.
Leading the barefoot party" he
gained control Of the Cretan assembly
and in 1897 started an insurrection
TO throw off the sultan's rule. The
powers warships rained shells upon
his banner Of freedom, dispersed the
insurgents and drove Venizelos to the
| mountains. A price was placed or
his head, friends Joined with foes to
assassinate him in his refuge, but he
defied them and they gave up in
shame.
HIS momentary failure awakened
Europe to the shameless rule of the
sultan, and eventually he gained foI
Crete a modified Independence.
monarchy in its moment of peril
brought King Constantine into popu.
lar favor and reorganized all depart.
ments OF the government.
| In 1910 Greece annexed Crete; In
1912 Premier Venizelos formed the
Balkan league. which defeated the
Turk in q great war. Later he form
ed the league which saved Greece
from Bulgaria.
When the world war started, Con.
stantine refused to keep the treaty
pledge to aid Serbia when warred on
| by an aggressor. and, with his gen.
eral staff, wanted to join with Ger.
Venizelos saw Greece's opportunity
| # it united with the allies; he estab.
| iished an Independent government al
Saloniki and invited their co-opera-
| ton,
The war won. veniselos was a
prominent figure In the treaty OF
Versailles negotiations. Later
| through the treaty Of Sevres, he Sc.
ured SO much from Turkey that It's
| delegates insulted him. Later an at
| .empt was made on his life. He was
| ,raveIy wounded. but recovered.
I Then Greece again turned agains,
| aim and called back Constantine
l ;ince that time the empire ne created
Ias been crumbling, and It AGAR
i called for VeniseloS.
fCepy1isAt, 1e1.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19

county tell the sheriff that If he does
not know that the place is running in
violation Of law he does not know
anything. and that II he does not put
it out Of business they, the respectable
people Of the county, will put him out
OF business. A raid Is made and the
place is found closed. That is the way 1t
sometimes happens. But in this Mont.
gomery county raid there was no cam.
paign Of complaint against the place,
and nobody seems to have carried
word to 1t that a raid was to be made.
1t was a thoroughly successful affair
from the viewpoint of citizens who
have high regard for law and order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19

Edwin Denby's resignation from
Coolidge's supporters as bringing out
in stronger relief than ever the I'M
furnished figure which. they say, tho
President cuts in the oil mess. They
concede that the administration has
been affected, II not besmirched.
They acknowledge, as practical poll
ticians, that the republican party as
a whole has been put on the de-
fensive. But out Of the miasma and
fog resultant from the fumes OF oil
they declare the image OF Coolidge
stands forth, unassailed and unas-
sailable. They profess confidence that
the President will continue thus to
loom in popular estimation, particu-
larly II he guides later developments
In the courts with firm hand. Den
by has gone. but Coolidge's refusal
TO be stampeded into Diminishing him,
White House adherents think. will
permanently rebound to the Prest-
dents credit.
1t was in the midst of the Roosevelt
administration that Edwin DENLY
first achieved national prominence.
BY the irony OF fate he could not
have contemplated. DENLY was as
signed the role OF q presidential
scourge. He was then a member Of
the House Of Representatives. Roose-
Welt had asked Congress for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for twenty ex-
ira secret service men. The appro-
priations committee demurred. Re-
ports We're current that the secret
service was being used for purposes
which 1T was created. The presiden-
tial recommendation was rejected.
IT. r." thereupon welded the big
stick. He sent message to Capitol
Congress were afraid the secret sery-
Ice Ice might be assigned the task of
congressional blood boil. The House
three. of which DENLY was a member.
and which became known as the
spanking committee" for the pur-
pose of rebukine Roosevelt. His
message was refused hearing and
returned to the White House--said
to be the tirst time on record that a
presidential communication to Con-
sress ever encountered such fate.
with President-elect Harding, almost
three years ago this week. when Ed
win DENLY was summoned from De-
troit to be appointed Secretary Of the
Navy. He was an entirely dark
horse. His name had not figured In
the orgy Of speculation over the
makeup OF the new cabinet. Asked
the why and wherefore of his sud
den projection into the picture, the
eX-marine said: Guess John Weeks
did il DENLY and Weeks were in
innate colleagues In Congress
4 X X
During the critical days and nights
OF heart searching which Edwin Den
by underwent preceding his final de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PuILANDER JOHNSON.

The First Robin.
The Robin Is trying to sing us a song
And make US forget our dismay.
But the Elephant trumpets and startles
the throng;
The Donkey responds with bray.
In Europe the Dove lifts doubtful re.
frain.
Existence is fraught with new cares.
The Monkey and Parrot are both rails.
Ing Cain
And so are the Bulls and the Bears.
The poor little Robin, whom all love
to hear,
His utmost is willing to do,
But he finds his melodious message Of
Drowned out by the noise of the Zoo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-19
Special Counsel Fees.

One of the items in the. supple.
mental estimates Of the Commission.
ers now before the House committee
deserves especial consideration. This
Is for $4,000 to enable the Public Utili.
ties Commission to employ special
counsel to aid in cases before the local
courts. The history Of this case is in
teresting. A former corporation coun-
sci, Mr.. Conrad Syme, on his resigna-
ton from that Office, was employed by
the commission to represent the
District in certain proceedings filed in
court by utility corporations. This
employment continued until the end
OF the past fiscal year, and was then
discontinued because Of a limitation
contained in the appropriation act Of
the current fiscal year which pro-
htbited the employment OF special
legal services by the commission. The
cases which had been instituted under
The prior arrangement were then and
are still pending. The able counsel in
charge Of the Districts interests in
them was thoroughly familiar with
them, and his continuance was essen.
tial to a. satisfactory prosecution Of
them before the court. He continued
without compensation by the District.
1t is now requested Of Congress that
the limitation be removed to permit
the payment Of a proper fee for this
service.
It Ia desirable that the District
should be represented in these cases
by adequate counsel, especially by
counsel familiar with them. It is not
desirable, as it Is not equitable, that
such services should be rendered with.
out compensation. inasmuch as they
require the devotion Of much time
thou 1ht and energy