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Evening star., 1924-03-21

inter the caste beneath him; he be-
comes an outcast. a.
Q. win you kindly give me brief
history Of the statue Of -Griefss BY
Saint-Gaudens in Rock Creek ceme-
A. The statue Of ss,nt-Gaudens in
ROCK Creek cemetery Is not correctly
eat.sd esi.S 80 Gris Lex. The he sculptor had m no
onicial name OF the figure is -The
Adams Memorial" Mr.. Henry Adams
commissioned the famous, American
sculptor to execute the statue as
Saint-Gzudens explained to Mr. Charles
Moore that the figure represented to
him tthe soul. face to face with the
greatest Of lffe's questions: TT man
die. shall he live againT" It is
poem "NiSvana" Influenced the sculp-
tor in his conception Of the figure.
O. What are the symptoms of
ptomaine poisoning?-o. l. B.
A. Headache, pain In the muscles,
nausea, thirst, intense pain in the
stomach, vomiting and purgfng are
symptoms Of ptomaine. A character
istic feature of true ptomaine poison
ing is that the patient remains weak
Is very slow, often requiring several
weeks.
@. What is the derivation Of the
name Chesapeake?-V. c..
version OF the Algonquin Indian
Kche- -sepi-ack. meaning country on
great river.
q = Please describe 2 soonaerAhs:-
A. Boomerangs are made of the
green acacia wood or some other hard
tree. treated with fire. They average
two and a half feet in length and
two and a half inches in width; the
boomerang is convex on one side and
nat on the other. with a sharp edge
along the convex curve.
@. Do some Episcopal churches
have a confessional?-J. B. W.
Of both Europe and America that are
known as "high church have the
| institution OF auricular confession.
although the priest does not take
upon himself the giving OF penance
as in the Catholic Church
@. What kind of nests do wild
cats make?-P. r j.
A. wild cats inhabit dens and lairs
among rocks, in hollow trees or dense
thickets, without any special prepar-
alton.
Q. What is the liquid in the storm
glass on thermometers?-L G. w.
A The liquid in the glass tube OF
a storm thermometer Is a mixture or
camphor, saltpeter, sal-ammoniac, al
cohol and distilled water.
O. Did all the japanese and Chi
| nese Of Hawaii become Amer1cans
when the United States annexed
Hawaii?-R. B.
A. The bureau Of naturalization
says that only those Japanese and
Chinese residents of Hawaii who
were native-born became citizens OF
the United States when it annexed
Hawaii.
(ReGders of The Evening StGr con. get
| the G7lst1eT to 0sy question BY address,
ing letter to Tbs StGr Information Bu-
| reau, Frederic j. HosktH, director, 1890
North Capitol street. fnclose cents tss
stamps for rettsn postdoe.)
Evening star., 1924-03-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Genial influence.

Genial influence.
I haven't read the books bought,
But recall with glee
The agent who my fancy caught
And sold those books to me.
My oil stocks turned out very bad
My hard-earned cash they wrung;
Yet kindly I recall the lad
Who had the silver tongue.
The nat rented is so small
: It fills me with alarm;
That agent would fain recall
To lecture on its charm.
...,-.
And thus a ray. Of bliss we find,
Though shadows round us slip.
We know life can't be all unkind
While there is "alesmanship."
Evening star., 1924-03-21
The End.
Seeks Worldwide Peace.
Writer Deplores Lack of Interest
Shown by Legislators.

To the Editor Of The Star;
Presidential possibilities appear to
be the prevailing pabulum provided
by our daily papers for public con-
sumption.
But instead of setting forth any
particular party proposals. for our
peoples benefit, or larger PROPOSE
tions for world peace and prosperity,
what Is the picture presented by the
political field? The late President
left as his dying bequest to the SEN
, ate the task of finding some method
by which "our own United States"
might take its rightful place as lead
er In establishing peace through JUS
tice. and its consequent-go good will
among men of all races and creeds.
Utterly ignoring this urgent need,
the Senate seems mainly occupied in
exposing the scandalous unfitness of
rival aspirants for the presidential
chair.
By all means let any unconvicted
criminals be denounced and exposed,
no matter how high their social
standing. Our courts of law should
convict and punish all these. Even
granting there may be such guilty
persons among us. are we therefore,
instead Of being world leaders.
COOmS0 TO uSuIe as the world 8
stock? Is there to be no
nobler: work before Congress- which
has done lip service to the ideals of
our two lately honored Presidents,
than tho business Of mutual recrimi- :
nation by heated political partisans?
Will mono raise . voice to remind
. our Congress and our citizens Of
woodrow Wilson's fourteen points,
showefed by Airplanes over Germany
before the German people agreed to
that afmiatiOe which brought q de-
lirium OF Joy to all hearts, war-sick,
Does none care to take the only
common-senee method Of preventing
those high in ONCE from "staxKerinE
and stumbling. perhaps through fol-
ly," into rthe next war" as Lloyd
George tells us they staggered and
stumbled" into the last; when, as he
adds, "a discussion. I have no doubt,
would have averted IT,? An interna-
tional court for such judicial discus
sion has been for half q century an
ideal advocated by Americas leading
statesmen. Cannot we have, instead
of personalities and abuse, some
statement Of each party's platform on
this all-important matter OF substi-
tuting justice for force?
May we not be definitely told what
plan either party has to avert the I'M
pending destruction Of civilization by
war OF poison gas, malignant dis
ease germs. Wholesale killing by .ra-
dio activity, and hundred other dew
''''A EnwxRD .nERwl1ca . J.
Evening star., 1924-03-21
Stars and Crosses
Copyright, 1924. by the Associated News
pApePS,).
BY JOHN CARLYLE

Copyright, 1924. by the Associated News
papers.)
Did you ever hear Of q star that is
215, 100000 miles across? What do
you know about that heavenly giant
which the astronomers call Betel-
geuse? I recommend your contempla-
ton Of Betelgeuse when you find your
Affairs resting too heavily upon your
sagging shoulders. When the small
matters Of everyday living pile up so
fast that they threaten to get your
goat" think about Betelgeuse.
This titan Of tho stars Ia the larg-
est that science has located. It Is
so far from the earth that the dis
tance 10 inconceivable. Light travels
at tho rate Of $4,000 miles a second.
yet it takes 1so years for the light
OF Betelgsuse to reach the earth.
Perhaps the earth seems big to you
It is only seven or eight thousand
miles in diameter. The diameter of
this monster star is more than two
hundred millions of miles.
almost too great for thought to en-
circle. Suppose a boy fourteen years
old should stand upon the surface of
this star and fire rihe bullet. Sup
around the circumference at the orti-
nary speed Of rife bullets. The bullet
would strike the lad in the back of
the head whom he was an old man
OF seventy. years. Tifty-six years. it
would require for the bullet to ira
verse the outer edge Of Betelgense.l
It is good for the mind and the soul,
now and then, to think about the I'm
mensity and the magnificent distances
Of the uniyersss We test ourselves
and perplexities Of life. We .reshape
and refresh our perspective. We see
Our own petty Affairs more nearly In
relation to their true Significance.
Mans character Is largely indu-
enced by his conception Of the su-
preme force of the Universe, whether
It. His idea Of God win be az big As
he himself is. If he never lifts his
eyes to the stars or strain. his vision
to peer Tito the if1imitable spaces
Of the universe, he must be ever spir-
itually near-sighted. He will forever
lack great conceptions Of great
It is not sufficient for man, II he
really has an immortal soul and IL he
il actually on his way through eter-
nifty. to have merely IN adequate con-
ception OF this earth. He must sac
this golf ball on which we live in
relation to the liu1itless links Of the
Think Of Betelgeuss. Think Of giant
stsrs beyond stars. IT viii do you
k0V@ - -, ,..--.---,
Evening star., 1924-03-21
Superpower and Great Falls.

Announcement from New York Of
an important advance toward . super
power electrical system which will
eventually embrace the nation is of
direct interest to the people Of Wash.
ington, because Of the certainty that
when the now wasted power At Great
Falls is developed it will be linked up
with the national system. The eleven
companies which are parties to the
latest 'hook-up" agreement are dis
tributing power in Ohio. Pennsylva.
MIA, Virginia, West Virginia and
Maryland. and with an invested cap
ital Of $315,000. 900 are producing
1000. .oe0 horsepower for industrial and
tional part Of the current these COM
panies distribute now is generated by
water power. But within a year, it Is
predicted, the group will be linked up
with the Niagara and New England
districts, where water power is more
largely utilized; with the southern
superpower system, which largely de-
pends on water power, and with the
Chicago district.
This big forward step in the super
power program is bound to stimulate
interest in the Great Falls project.
Superpower has its only justification
in its possibilities Of cheapening the
cost Of electrical current and increas-
ing its use, and the public mind can
not long dwell on the subject Of elec-
trical economies without becoming
impressed with the absurdity of per-
mitting the continued waste of power
at Great Falls.
Superpower promises to become to
the coming generation what steam
was to the generation of our grand
fathers and what tho internal combus-
tion engine is to the generation Of
today. Electrical development today
Is where railroad development was
thirty years ago-largely in the hands
of small companies having no interest
outside the communities they serve.
The possibilities Of distribution along
national lines, made practical only in
the last decade through the develop
ment Of long-distance Transmission,
are only just beginning to be realized.
And In dealing with superpower
the history Of the railroads ought al
ways to be kept in mind. The period
OF logical and beneficial consolidation
Of small railways into trunk.line sys-
TENS was followed by a period Of
abuses which SO .embittered the pub
lie mind that the railroads are suf-
fering still today for their wrong
doing Of a generation ago. Both the
men who have their money invested
in electrical enterprises and the agen-
cies Of government should be on guard
that no such abuses should be. per.
mitted to attend the development Of
superpower.
Evening star., 1924-03-21
Einstein Attacked.

An attack has been made on the
Einstein theory, and which, according
to a dispatch to The Star, has startled
astronomical and other scientific cir.
cles." In these sensational times
nothing seems safe against attack.
The assailant challenges the theory
Of Einstein on the progression Of the
perihelion Of Mercury. The average
Washingtonian reads this with amaze
ment. and lays down the sporting
page and the Teapot Dome gossip
with q thud. The assailant says that
lit turns. out that the theoretical
progression Of IS seconds per
century calculated by Einstein and
Eddington is entirely erroneous" It
is not only erroneous, but entirely.
erroneous" This makes the case SO
plain that the average. Washin gtonian
must wonder why he did not think Of
1t before. ...
Einstein's assaiiant says that "the
outstanding progression of Mercury's
perihelion Of plus 13 seconds per
century is consistent with weber's
electro-dynamic law Of planetary mo-
ton and with Sees new kinetic theory
Of the ether, both Of which yield a
progression Of plus 14.5 seconds per
century" This explanation Is so sim
pie and straightforward that few Of
,is will be disposed to dispute it.
II there is any subject which alb
hA SntA~AMf - H.
Washington man more than being
able to pay the rent and keep the
grocer in good humor it is the Elm
stein theory Of relativity and all that
In every Washington home from the
river front to Brightwood and from
Chain bridge to Oxon run the question
whether the progression of the peri
helion Of Mercury is plus 43 seconds
or plus 14.5 seconds per century is
taken under consideration with the
oatmeal at breakfast and the bacon
and eggs at supper.
Ladies no longer discuss the fine
points Of bridge, bpt daily with the
kinetc theory Of the ether and con-
tend that the unit particles Of this
have q diminutiveness inferior even to
elecrons. But this new charge against
Einstein that the outstanding progress,
sion Of Mercury's perihelion Of plus
13 seconds per century Is con.
sistent with, Weber's electrodynamic
law Of planetary motion and Sees
kinetic theory Of the ether will give
many Of as Q jolt. =
Evening star., 1924-03-21
. Coolid&e's Dakota Plurality.

President Coolidge finds himself with
b plurality Of 1885 after 1,7so of
North Dakota's 2.05s precincts have
reported. In q total vote Of 111.321 In
Tuesdays preferential presidential
trin1axtes.' 10 be sure, this Is less than
ths combined votes Of Senator johnson
and sepator La Toilette. but It pats
North Dakota's delegates to the re-
publican nGttonal convention in his
column. 80 II
Tbs psychological effect Of this VIC
tory = suru 10 accrue to his advsn.
tasAss % en- he reascnaMy expected
Evening star., 1924-03-21
Hard Luck Stories.

A great many hard luck stories
come from the District building.
Every department has more demands
upon # than 1t can promptly and
otherwise satisfactorily meet and
every department needs more money
than It has The city oe Washington
has grown faster than its government.
Not only have the population and
but1t-up tsritory rown faster than
Evening star., 1924-03-21
Rste by Mail-Payable In Advanc'
:. MARYLAND and Virginia, :.
An Other States.
Member n the Associst.d Pres.
Commissioners to Senator King.

:; The, Commissioners in their letter
to Senator King. Of Utah replying to
q request for information as to pur-
chases Of various supplies and admin
istration Of the coming law are
Straightforward and convincing. They
make a clear explanation of the pur-
pose and operation Of the zoning law
and additions are being made which
do not conform. to the plan Of the
city. Their statement as to subdi-
visions and additions is confirmed by
the experience Of every man who, con-
templating making subdivision Of
aaud. has had business with the sur
veyor's office. There are various
parts Of new Washington which do
not conform to the first plan Of the
city. That is regrettable and much
OF the blame, perhaps all the blame,
is with Congress. In the 7os and sos
there was much laying out Of new
suburbs and subdivisions outside Of
what were the "city limits" These
subdivisions generally were made &C.
cording to- the. "lay of the land" Of
each tract. There was general agi-
tation that the additions to Washing
ton should conform to the old city
plan, and that agitation continued for
perhaps twenty years before Congress
could be persuaded to pass the high.
way act. That act of 1893 compelled
conformity to the city plan. Those
parts Of the city with narrow, crooked
and short streets were surveyed be.
fore the passage Of the highway act,
and since 1893 many changes have
been made to secure uniformity with
the old city plan and it would. be
desirable to make other changes.
We have had building regulations
since the city was laid out 133 years
ago. When the skyscraper came the
people talked much of how It marred
the sky line and saw in it q menace
to the appearance Of the city. Finally
we got a law putting limit on height
of buildings. the allowable height hav-
ing relation to the width of streets
AS the city grew 1t was found
desirable to protect neighborhoods
against buildings which. while they
were certainly not nuisances, lowered
the desirability and value of other
property. A zoning law was recon-.
mended by the citizens organizations
and other civic bodies and the agita-
ton covered long period Of time.
1t was not until 1920 that Congress
passed zoning law for the Capital.
The vision" concerning the future
Washington as the City Beautiful,
which took. concrete shape in the
highway extension act and the zoning
law, has dominated the people Of
Washington and their. presidentially-
appointed representatives, the District
Commissioners. The energy and en-.
thusiaszn which pushed to enactment
these wise laws were primarily local,
and the District Commissioners, and
especially an Engineer Commissioner.
were the most conspicuous factors in
securing the coming law, which the
Commissioners are now to the best of
their ability administering.
Evening star., 1924-03-21

The gentle and confiding mood Of
Magnus johnson encountered some Of
the toughest sessions the United
States Senate has ever had. A little
time must eiapse before he can hope
for unanimous adoption Of the Golden
Rule.
Evening star., 1924-03-21

Returns from various parts OF the
country indicate a confidence in Presi-
dent Coolidge which should help to re.
lieve some Of the agitation in Con.
gress concerning the future of the re-
publican party.
Evening star., 1924-03-21

New York journalism is undergoing
remarkable changes. Horace Greeley
and Charles A. Dana are still men,
toned with respect, but it may be
doubted whether they could keep the
pace that the modern publisher has set
for big enterprise.
Evening star., 1924-03-21

A nation expects much Of its public
servants, but it seems little incon-
siderate to ask the United States Sen.
ate to familiarize itself with all the
intricacies Of pugilism and the motion
picture industry.
Evening star., 1924-03-21

Craftsmanship has little encourage
ment for the man Of sudden wealth,
and none whatever for the one who
goes into politics because he needs
the money.
Evening star., 1924-03-21

Scandalous report has turned to-
ward ancient history, but has not yet
gone far enough back to draw old
King Tut into the oil. investigation.
Evening star., 1924-03-21

Liquor ships have become so nu-
merous as to impede legitimate navi.
cation. John Barleycorn has turned
from the highways and now obstructs
the high seas.
Evening star., 1924-03-21
Osninous Quietude.

Crimson Gulch has become one Of
the quietest little towns on the map"
yep" replied Cactus Joe. '.The III
feelin'.s has got to be so~comnon no
body dares say a word for fear Of
startin' a general mix-up."
Evening star., 1924-03-21
In a Few Words

= We have been swept into an era
Of constitutional amendment com
parable only to that in France during
the period of the French revolution.
All Of us remember tho answer Of q
French books seller when asked for =
copy Of the French constitution. II
do not deal in periodical 1iterature."
ALBERT j. BEvERIDGE. 4
All great Inventions Of science have
been turned to q use the very opposite
Of that which their: discoverers in.
tended. Watt hoped steam would
emancipate man from toll, but where.
as, the savage .wor:k4son IN avefake
Of an honfs q day. for. himsAtf . AdN,
modern 6dty worker works eieAt
hours q day for his employer. .Tk5
PROF. FREDERICK soDpY (Ox-.;s s
ford). s9E 58.5.
The losss.of the chivalr0us instinct
is something II can't bear TO con-.
templatA 4 would rather be helped
down from my automobile and have
men spring, mp to offer me . chair
than b6 modern. s.
-1ME. GALLL-CURCI.
No poor man should ever hold offices
II senator's Of wealth had been elected
to serve without pay there wouldn't
have been any oil scandal
BROWNE (President
Is United Real Estate .Assoctatisn1s
Not to. wosk N 20 miss tho. tsst OF
the fun --0IR JAMES ESaBAHRl&g i
Evening star., 1924-03-21
Jud Tunkins says. the man with
Investigation,
a ~oSA& ~k~A-

Investigation,
K sep on, going steady
From now till November.
I've learned more already
Than I can remember. =
Today I'm rejecting
Upon q great sorrow,
And fully expecting
A worse one tomorrow.
Evening star., 1924-03-21

4. Prominently mentioned In the In
yes6gation serial were the names Of
Doheny and Fall, but that was away
back in chapter /.
Evening star., 1924-03-21

Compared to the other rumors it. has
set In motion the resignation rumor
pales into tnagnificance.
Evening star., 1924-03-21
Dreams Of AMuence.

lint this false report that you
have made q sudden fortune going
to cause suspicion among your con-
stituents?''
Worse than that" answered Sena-
tor Sorghum: "it's going to be q ter
rible disappointment to my family
whel they. find out it's all an idle
fabri ation.'' $780,. 81,
Jud Tunkins says tho man with a
kind heart but Q rough exterior may
be all right. but there ought to be
some way Of turning him inside out.
Evening star., 1924-03-21
Evil Association.

''"The evidence must have :. been
pretty strong against you."
81 don't believe the evidence was
what convicted me-" answered Bill
the Burg. II think it was bad com.
pany. The judge took a dislike to me
for havin' such bum lawyer"
Evening star., 1924-03-21

Senator Thomas J.~walsh OF Mon
tana, member Of the judiciary COM
.mittse, - te syhie4 the = W*assorth,
AmenAnaentsNas referred. h2s .xmend-
ed the asneHdnant By making f6ssvsn
Evening star., 1924-03-21

AZ specks de bes' way to git close to
de ,gemmen whose money circulates
free" said Uncle .Eben. would be to
git myself . job as janitor fob . grand
tury.... =. -
Evening star., 1924-03-21

Not to WORK - 20 miss the. Aeot OF
tho fun. s,%--oIH JAMES sBABRw
Evening star., 1924-03-21

(ReGders of The Epeni#g StGT CON get
the d7asioer to osy question By address,
ing q letter to Tbs StGr Information Bu-
reau, Frederic j. Hosktz, director, 1890
North Capitol street. 5fnclose 2 cents tss
stamps for return postdqe.)
New Britain herald., 1924-03-18

I Sir Henry Stanhope. yes. So il had and Stanhopc sailed for the In i dies with the commission. But if seems that when he did so he already carried the seeds of the plague within him. For he died of it on the voy- age. l wrote to you at once asking yoii to seek mo here. and I waited a fortnight 10 hear from you. As you made no sign. I concluded that either you were stricken with the plague. OF no longer desired the office. and | proceeded to appoint another gentle man of promise"
 fIolles folded the pinions of his soaring hopes and let himself fall back into his despondcncy. He ut tered a groan.
 'sut that's not the end Abe marie checked him. No sooner had l appointed him than he. too fell sick of the pague. and died week ago. If you're not afraid that the plague is bound up with this commits sion. it's at yomr disposal. and it shall be made out to you at once"
 Holes was gasping for breath. You you moan that . . . tha; l am to have the command. after all'' It Was incredible. He dared not be- liere it.
 That is what l have said.~ The commission is <. Albemarlc broke off suddenly, and fell back be- fore him. What ails you man? You're white as a ghost. We're not i!l"" And he lugged out a handker- chief that flung 8 reek of myrrh and
New Britain herald., 1924-03-18
f7>Kf1% tzG Thy \R SQ1F
tBy Dr. C. (. RobinSon)
 MIXED DIET

There is every opportunity in the world for healthy, satisfactory mixed diet
 First, learn the real quantity of food that is needed to nourish your body properly. Do not eat moro than tho necessary amount
 Learn how many calories, or heat measures for energy the body requires. Have at least l5 per cent or the total amount required in protein foods. You remember the different kinds of foods and the work each aceomplishcs for inc body--protcins, fats and car bohdratcs,
 Don't eat the same foods every day. This is all right for while. when on a severe diet. but for satisfactory re- suits, a change in program is neccs- sary.
 For the protcins. change the ncces- sary amount or meat about a quar- ter pound daily for adults. in order to facilitate assimilation. and balance tho daily change in both protcins and fats.
 In breads. corn bread. mullins and pancakes, always change AS often as possible. This kind or food. with iho varieties of green vegetables and fruits gives necessary third Of food supply.
 For the remaining portion, which will supply the last third of the con tent, remember tho glass of milk, some kind Of cheese, an egg or some kind of beans.