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Evening star., 1925-06-10
Credit as q Business Force.

The asSemblage here Of the National
Association of Credit Men in annual
convention directs attention anew to
this country is conducted on the credit
system. The members Of this associa-
tion are the executives Of large indus
tries and commercial ablishments
who are in charge of the Suspended
payments" of customers. They are IN
effect the custodians of the good faith
of the buying public. Upon their
judgment depends in great measure
the prosperity, even the solvency of
corporations.
In his address to the association
yesterday Secretary Hoover praised
the credit men for their campaign
against fraudulent business practices,
saying, II don't know of any worse
waste than that which comes from
commercial crime The three pfin-
cipal methods of improving the credit
procedure of the country, he said, are
the extension Of credit to good people,
the refusal of credit to unreliable and
incompetent people and "jail for the
bad
Losses from bad credits are re-
markably small in proportion to the
entire volume of business which is
done upon the deferred payment sys-
tenn, not the instailment plan, but that
of payments within a certain period.
Misfortune, of course, opertakee GUS
toners. Merchants who buy their
stocks on credit and who sell largely
on credit are sometimes themselves
victims of losses or .unduly delayed
payments by retail purchasers.
This association now in session here
has for its purpose the strengthening
development of business. Perfection
of methods for checking up the buyers
Of goods for wholesale and retail is
one of the practical objects. Exchange
Of information is effected by co-opera-
tive organization. Business ratings"
are utilized. Banks are consulted.
Losses are made known privately for
mutual information.
An individual or a firm or a cor
poration with good credit possesses an
asset of great value. A faithful dis
charge OF obligations, a scrupulous
regard for promises constitutes a
veritable capital in business. Impair
ment of credit is a heavier loss than
the amount directly involved.
Those who betray credit condolences
are not only guilty of waste, they
are enemies of business prosperity. 1t
is the job of the credit men now meet
ing here to purge business society of
these people, for whom there lis no
place in the modern economy Of trade.
Evening star., 1925-06-10
Park Plan Coordination.

Coordination of all the plans and
planning agencies for the develop
ment of the highway and park sys-
tenn of the District and the adjacent
States of Maryland and Virginia Is
the purpose of committee just
named by Col Sheriff., executive
secretary Of the National Ca pital
Park Commission created by act of
Congress. The particular duty of
this committee will be the formula
ton of comprehensive park Great
ing and development project with a
view to systematic execution.
As TO the District of Columbia,
there are certain well defined and
generally accepted proposals. 1t is,
for instance, definitely accepted that
there should he a river front deyel-
opment with a connecting parkway
boulevard between Potomac Park
and the Anacostia Park, now under
development. 1t is also planned with
general approval that the old Civil
War Notifications surrounding the
Capital should be linked by a park
drive. The connecting parkway be-
tween Potomac and Rock Greek
Parks is already in process of ac-
QUESTION through direct purchase
and condemnation. Particular local
! park plsts are Fsreed upon to give
Evening star., 1925-06-10
Pete, the Tame Bull Moose.

Re-enter the bull moose, A full
grown specimen Of that geological
species has just been added to the
New York park collection. the first
one ito be possessed by the Geological
Society in II years. But the bull
moose has not been entirely out of
the picture in this country for that
length Of time. 1t reappeared in the
political 200 in 1912 and was somewhat
in evidence for three or four years
thereafter. Since, say, 1915, bull
nfoose-there has always been a ques-
ton as to whether the word is both
singular or plural, but 1t may
be called plural for the present
have been lacking in both the public
and the political zoos. Now comes
this new acquisition. and he has an
interesting story. He was discovered
by a member OF the New York zoo
park staff on a recent trip to Canada.
He was hauling a wood cart in the
Rimoski district of Quebec His own.
ers had captured him in cornfield
while he was young and had tanned
and domesticated him. They were
willing to sell him for the price of a
mule. So now Pete" is transferred
from the Quebec cornfield to the
luxury of a worktess life in a public
park. Political observers will be in
terested in the willingness of the Ca.
madam owners Of Pete to swap hin,
for a mule.
Evening star., 1925-06-10
Freed of Drudgery.
Women Have Been Relieved of
Many Household Tasks.
70 ~. E,d;tor of The eter:

To the Editor Of The star:
1t is encouraging to note how
suddenly women take interest when
household questions come up for dis
cussion. | refer to the recent letters
on cookery in your columns.
Domestic science is a highly spe
cialized subject, but il has not been
attained by woman, but for her. |
suggest that your correspondent re
view woman's household progress:
how she gets the rug man to clean
her rugs; how science furnishes her
a special milk for babies; how 1aun
dries relieve her from the much
dreaded wash day; how the baker
delivers the hot bread to her door
(she no longer must burn her face
baking cakes): how a phone call
will bring the whole market basket
and how the ice man faithfully sup
plies her with ice so the food won't
spoil. What next, then? Prepared
food? Yes, she can get it, and often
does get a whole meal canned :"
Doesn't this prove that woman has
rebelled against cooking?
The restaurateur came about 10
supply q home for those away from
home. but the restaurateur is now
taking eeekan4 Arudgery away from
home. PETER BCRRAA
Evening star., 1925-06-10

facilities for recreation In neighbor-
hoods not new supplied andTto pre-
serve certain places of exeeptional
natural attractiveness. Some addi-
tions to the Rock Creek Park system
to preserve places of scenic beauty
are agreed upon and require only
appropriations to save them from
destruction.
These are some of the fundamental
factors in the Districts park devel-
opment scheme. There are others
roadways. small parks and greater
projects, such as the Mount HAM
ilton arboretum plan, which is to be
viewed as an assured feature of the
Capitals future environment. Other
items are contingent upon future
possible public works, such as the
damning of the Potomac above Chain
Bridge for the utilization of the river
:waterpower.
1t is in respect to the park devel-
opment OF Virginia and Maryland
that this committee just named as
p co-ordinating body will be of great :
est use. Both of the States are con-
'templating public improvements of
this character. They should and
doubtless will cooperate with the
District and the Federal Government
In the matter. 1t is to their interest
to do so. They are beneficiaries of
the park system of the District. as
Washington would be the beneficiary
of State park developments.
The ,potentialities of Washington
- a park city are by no means OK
hausted. They are indeed only in
sitially developed. This present or
.ganization should facilitate the real
ization of the full possibility.
Evening star., 1925-06-10

by nominating Mrs. John P. Pratt for
alderman from that district ZTIss :ac.
,tion was hailed with acclaim by all
the Republican leaders of the city,
and the meeting at which it was taken
was turned into q love feast. The
nominee was pledged the loyal sup
port of the organization, and she ac-
cepted joyously and with resolution
and hope for carrying the district in
the election.
At that time some of the hard
boiled Tammany leaders were asked il
they intended to put up a woman and
grumbled ungraciously nothing do
ing" Since then a change Is report.
ed to have come over the spirit of
their dreams, induced by strong pres
sure from Democratic woman voters
that Tammany should have at least
one woman candidate for alderman on
it's ticket. The Womenis Democratic
Union pushed the claim with the Tam
many leaders. suggesting that 1t
would be eminently fitting that the
fifteenth district should be the scene
of the proposed battle of Dianas."
The Tammany leaders are said now
to be listening to the words OF reason
by the woman leaders and finding
some logic in their arguments. Such
q contest would tend to turn the linle-
light upon the fifteenth district ard
render the contest as spectacular as
1T would be unique. 1t would be the
first time that a woman has ever been
nominated for the Board OF Aldermen.
The Democrats are at this time look
ing about for a candidate to face
Mrs. Pratt, who is prominent in poll
tics among the Republican women of
the city. Such names as Miss Eliza
beth MarbuFy, Mrs. Charles Dana Glib.
son, sister Of Lady Astor; Mrs.
Maurice O'Connell, co-leader OF the
district; Mrs. Abram I. Eslkus, wife of
the former Ambassador to Turkey.
and Mrs. Maurice B. Biumenthal,
chairman of the district county COM
mittee, are being mentioned, with Mrs.
Blumenthal thought to be in the lead.
Evening star., 1925-06-10

President Coolidge's Memorial day
speech at Arlington on State rights
and duties has been received gener-
ally as notable effort. The plea for
greater local government meets
with q cordial response from many
States, but the contention that the
Federal Government should step in
where the States fail in their duties
leads to inevitable conflict of opinion.
The President broke away from
the stereotyped Decoration day
talk. says the Birmingham, News,
and proceeded to go to the heart
of the subject-which was the cause
so many OF those soldiers died for. :"
The News adds that me plead
ed for better local self government
as carrying out the idea upon which
this country was founded and for
which principle II has been defended" :"
He has gone ito the very foundation
OF the matter asserts the Lansing
State Journal. which continues: I'VE
glory in our freedom as a Nation, but
there are too many of us who do not
seem willing to acknowledge that the
maintenance of that freedom starts
right back with the individual"
. Ample ground for the concern which
the President expressed over the alb
sence of local responsibility is con-
ceded by the Hartford Times, which
remarks that 1T was not distinctly
a Memorial day address, but there
was justification for it," Quoting the
Presidents view that the American
people are not a lawless people, but
careless people, the Kansas City
Journal Post says: The President s
picture of America and her problems
is not pessimistic, but realistic. He
has faith in the ability of America
TO solve her problems.
Y x
A prediction that the speech will so
down in history as one of the strong
est declarations of a sane and safe
President is offered by the Harrisburg
Telegraph. He minces no words, -
states the Telegraph, "and indicates
that, unless we manifest more ability
to govern ourselves, the liberty we
now have may be lost in a, more CEN
trail and restricted government"
Whenever a people becomes too
weak to take charge Of its own mo
rality," adds the Salt Lake City Deseret
News, then it is ready to have au-
thority asserted" The News advises
that communities and States must
enforce the law and govern themselves
without dependence upon Federal au-
thority."
The revival of an ancient principle
impresses the Fort Worth Star-Tele-
gram, which, viewing the default of
| the States" charges: The South must
take to itself q greater share of the
obioquy than any othter section. 1t
| furnished the staIwarts of States
rights in the days when genuine as
sault was being made on them. Where
are those stalwarts today? Not one
of them raises an honest protest in
| the South 1t remains for New Eng
lander and Republican to speak the
words that ought to have been spoken
bv a Southerner." From Buffalo, how
ever, comes the statement by the
News of that city that Democratic
! leaders are In state Of mind over the
action of the President in appropriat-
| ing the issue of state rights"
The suggestion by the President
that failure of local authorities forces
Evening star., 1925-06-10
Expresses Gratitude
For Poppy Day Success
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star;
The American Legion Auxiliary of
the District of Columbia wishes to
thank the public, the press, the bust
ness houses, the very kind policemen,
and to all those who helped make our
poppy drive a success.
Z The Flanders field poppy which
was sold during our drive was made in
Kansas by the ex-service men, and an
the proceeds go to the welfare Of our
boys here in the District of Columbia.
To thank one for some kind deed is
sometimes easy. However, words are
Inadequate to express to you our ap-
probation and feeling of gratitude in
this instance.
MRS. LEON ARNOLD, 4
Department President American LAr
glen AuxiiiarssD. c.
Evening star., 1925-06-10
Coolidge Plea for Better Rule
Bv States Finds Endorsement

the Federal Government 70 step ~
finds some critics. There is wide
difference" in the opinion of the
I.ynchburg News. between cahlng a.
tention to the tendency Of the States
to surrender their rights, to seek AID
of the Federal Government, to neglect
their own duties in the belief that the
Federal Government will undertake
them; and justifying Federal usurpa
ton Of power because of that tend
ency. President Coolidge is right III
the one, but he is not altogether right
in the other. It is the duty OF those
who hold to the principle of local sell
government to see to il that the negl-
gence of the States is not such as "a
lend support to those who demand the
surrender of vital rights on The
ground that they are not exercised.
x x *
The Reading Tribune also observes
that Mr.. Coolidge is admitting ths
the States have rights, but he shows
a willingness TO rob them of those
rights If they do not employ them in
the way the Federal Government
wants.
Another point of criticism is raised
by the Portland Oregon Journal, which
objects to the position taken on ex-
penditures by the Federal Govern
me- III LOT TOduS NllIllIl Iut Nd4 NUS
States. The assault on the policy of
Federal aid for roads is not broad, but
very narrow policy" declares the
Journal; the same policy of specia |
advantage and special power always
demanded by Northeastern America
over the rest of the country" The
Journal balances against this greater
tariff subsidies to New England, New
York and Pennsylvania manufactur-
ers''
Viewing the matter from the same
angle the San Bernardino Sun asserts
that the hope of President Coolidge
that there viii be no more increase in
Federal Government, and even that
the States viii take greater jurisdic
ton, probably win never be realized.
| New York and California are now too
near each other TO permit of com
merce or relations on other subjects
to be governed by the varying ideas of
4S States
Evening star., 1925-06-10
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

returned TO the garage and saw the
sign, he tore 1T on and pointing to
the gilt United States coat of arms
on the door. exclaimed: This car don't
need any other tag except that dollar
sign
There was a peculiarly warm
hearted japanese American love-
feast at Lafayette College, Easton
Pa, this week when Ambassador
Tsuneo Ma1sudaira received an hon
orary LII. ID. and delivered some
striking remarks on the peace of
the Pacific" Lafayette Is the alma
mater OF Cyrus Z. Woods, who laid
down the American Enthusiastically
at Toxic in 1924 as protest against
the enactment of Japanese exclusion
by Congress. 1t was. at Mr.. Woods
instigation that Mr.. Matsudaira was
honored by Lafayette, the first dis
tinctien of its kind to be bestowed
upon any of the new foreign enyoye
now stationed in Washington. The
Japanese Ambassa dor made an eie-
queHt plea for Yankee. .Nipponese CO.
operation in preservation of unruf
aed waters upon the ocean which
washes the shores both of his coun-
try and of our own.
+ x *k
Another ruling mefnber of the Cool
idge family has just been in Wash
ington and broken bread with the
President at the White House. He il
DR.. Archibald Cary Coolidge, director
of the university library at Harvard
and one of the real powers In that an
cient citadel of culture. Once DR.. Cool
idge was in the diplomatic service
having been private secretary to hit
uncle, 4. Jefferson Coolidge, wher
the latter WAS American Minister tt
France 33 years ago. Afterward DIR
Coolidge was secretary of legation al
Vienna. He's had an extraordinarily
varied international experience, in.
Guiding the Taft expedition to the
Philippines, pan-American scientific
congress i'm Chile and an American
exchange professorship at Berlin just
before the war. During and after the
war DIR. Coolidge was a special agent
of the State Department in Sweden
Russia and Austria, and was attached
to our peace mission in Paris. In 1921
he was a member of the American Re
lief Administration in Russia.
X r X T.
The United States Treasury is go,
ing to have to wear down a widespread
superstition If it's going to popularize
two-dollar bills. Any number Of peo.
pie think there's a tirlx attached ia
them and sometimes would rather GO
without them in taking change. The.
atrical people, sports and our colored
brethren are among those who bar the
bill.
tCepyright. 1929
Evening star., 1925-06-10
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHHANDER JOHNSON.
China

China.
The tidings from China grow serious.
We thought that calm country was
free
From all demonstrations delirious
Arising when men disagree.
With sorrow we mark each vicissitude
And flnd our opinions all wrong
When We vowed that their greatest
solicitude
Was revising the Rules of Nah.
Jong.
Evening star., 1925-06-10

Airships have no allurement for
Henry Ford as means Of personal
transportation. He is willing to ad-
vance the arts Of aviation, but sets a
wholesome example of taeit protest
against their reckless exercise.
Evening star., 1925-06-10
Suspended Aniss,atiea.

What's the matter with Crimson
Gulch?''
''Nethin' at ALL responded Cactus
Joe. ee
But the old town seems go quiet
and subdued"'
That condition is only temporary.
We understood there was an alienist
in town, go we abandoned all activities
till he gets on his way, SOS the grand
jury and prosecutin' attorney and
everybody kin operate without fear of
scientific restraint.
Evening star., 1925-06-10
Rival Woman Candidates ?

mating woman for Board of AL
dermen of New York City. Several
days ago the Republicans Of the fif-
teeafh district ef Manhattan intro
dleed an innsyatien in city politics
Evening star., 1925-06-10

Poison gas ought to be barred
from warfare. So ought high sex.
plosives, If there is to be any nnser.
ing hope Of convincing the world that
war is. strictly speaking, a gentle.
mems game" .
Evening star., 1925-06-10

Canada claims the North Pole. 1t
will be quite an enterprise to define
the metes and bounds in way to
assure permanent title. -
Evening star., 1925-06-10

Bandits who threatened to kiduap
movie stars made such a poor job of
the affair that motion picture mag
mates would be justified in reducing
their salaries.
Evening star., 1925-06-10

II Darwin had been good business
man he would have .contrived to start
this neutrality-suspicious. controversy in
full cry when his books first went on
the market.
Evening star., 1925-06-10

to pass the hat for contributions
to the congressional campaign fund
for sinews of war to conduct the Wig
orous oriYe he has in mind for the
election of Democratic candidates for
the next Mousse g Representatives.
Evening star., 1925-06-10

The election of Hindenburg has
brought UP the question Of whether
he is in courtesy bound to stand up
and give one of the Hohenzollerns his
seat.
Evening star., 1925-06-10
OratOry.

VF61Dfy.
why has the art of oratory de-
clined?"
Oratory,' answered Senator Sor-
ghum, lis precious gift. Attracted
by pecuniary reward, some of our
ablest takers have abandoned their
careers as political speakers and gone
into vaudeville as monoiogists.
Evening star., 1925-06-10
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All Other States,
Member OF the Associated Press.

Tho Associated Press is exclusively entitled
matches credited TO 1t or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein All rights of publication
Of special dispatches hersin are also reserved.
Evening star., 1925-06-10

Col Bryan would defy evolution"
even though it might be shown that
there were IS chimpanzees to l man.
Evening star., 1925-06-10

hot when the Shriners marched?-
". S. J..
"A. The day of the shriners' parade,
which proved to be an extremely hot
one, was June ., 1923.
O. How old is Rock Greek Gene
tery?-P. c. q.
A. 1t was incorporated in 1872, but
a portion of the ground adjoining old
St. paul's Church has been used Tor
interment since I71a, in which year
Col. John bradford donated "glebe
of 100 acres to be held in perpetuity
for church purposes.
O. VIII the new patrol boats of the
Coast Guard Patrol exceed the old
ones in speed capacity?-R. G. W
"A. The new boats will be faster.
O. Is there a. highway bridge across
the Hudson River south of Alba n.y.
I. T. H.
A. The only one is 8 " miles north
of Peekskill, and extends from An
thongs Nose on the east side of the
river to Bear Mountain Park on the
west shore. The span was opened TO
public traffic on November u, 1924.
Total length of bridge, 2,252 feet;
length of span 1852 feet diameter
of cables, 72 inches. Width of road
way, 3S feet; width of each sidewalk,
feet; uumber of wires IN each cable,
1882; height of towers, $50 feet; clear
height above river, 155 feet; steel in
bridge, 1852 tons. The suspended
span is the longest in the world.
@. When was the balk rule in
base ball introduced ?-B. B. r.
A. The balk rule was introduced
In 1899 to stop a pitcher fetntfng TO
throw to first without throwing.
@. Is blood a tissue?-M. r.
A The blood consists of fluid
plasma. in which are suspended
ceIled blood corpusc1es. 1t may be
| regarded as a tissue of which the
intercellular matrix is a fluid.
@. Why are so many inventions
commercial failures III. w. +.
! A. Many elements enter into this.
One inventor has said an invention
must not only accomplish its object
but be of a character sufficiently
practical TO warrant its adoption, and
that a necessity for such an article
| Is it's greatest asset as a commercial
proposition.
/ O. Is 1t possible for tourists to
visit the Bank of England?--C. L.
! "A. A note WFtlt6fl d lew -udgS Dc-
| forehand will make IT possible for a
tourist TO visit this bank and see
| its store of wealth in bullion and
notes. Arrangements may also be
made in this way for visits to the
Royal Mint, Egyptian Hall, the Ii
| braries and chapefs of Lincoln's and
Gray's Inns. The House of Parlia :
ment can be seen only on Saturday,
unless one presents an order from
q member.
!, o. A recent article SAYS that "a
| second How can matter leave the
star in opposition to the force of
gravity ID. d.
that until recently it was considered
not be destroyed, but, according to
into energy. Matter does not leave
into energy and the energy leaves
. the star.
+! Q. How far has a glider Travelled p
| D. D. r.
A. The distance airline record is
1 held by France, made by Lieut..
| Thoret, made with Bardin glider at
Bauville August 26, 1923-26.56s feet.
Q. How many Hindu castles are
! there?-L. K.
/ A. Hinduism is divided into four
hereditary castles. They are Brah-
mans, or sarcedotal class; the Ksha-
triyas, or military class; the Vaisyas.
Evening star., 1925-06-10

spect and admiration for telling the
truth, even when it hurts.
Evening star., 1925-06-10
Frozen Assets.

Frozen Assets.
Up at the Pole
Are tons and tons of ice
In cold control,
BY Natures strange device
When on that store
A thaw at last has drawn,
Well shrink no more
From watering the lawn.
"A FRIEND" said Uncle Eben, ''telle
you yoh faults. but an enemy keeps
quiet "a studies soh weaks