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Evening star., 1925-05-29
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON
Annual Hope.

Annual Hope.
The Summer is nearing, the Heavens
are clearing,
The atmosphere's gentle and mild.
Gay blossoms are blooming and Ma
ture's resuming
An aspect that's genially wild.
Well take a vacation and wait for the
Nation
Our problems to solve, great and
small.
The queries perplexing which now ap.
pear vexing
Will all be worked out by next Fall.
With smiling seraphic we'll glide
through the traffic.
Our statesmen will fully agree.
We won't kick like donkeys because a
few monkeys
Climb into a family tree.
Wen golf, or go fishing, in faith that
our wishing
Is bound to come true, after all.
Dull Care we will muzzle, for each
little puzzle
Will surely be solved by next Fall.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
They Failed in Bolivia.

The failure of Oklahoma farmers
to colonize an ambitious Bolivian
project has led the American embassy
at Buenos Aires to sound a warning
to all other Americans who consider
participating in such proposals.
1t is a tragic thing when families
uproot and betake themselves across
the earth to originate civilization.
Even for Americans. with the hard
ships and bravery of the pioneers as
their example, there are obstacles OF
nature and economies not always
easily overcome. Investigation should
be thorough before essaying such an
adventure involving, as il does, the
happiness of each individual and the
integrity and prosperity of the family.
In, the case of the Tarija, Bolivia,
scheme the only market these people
had was Buenos Aires, 1900 miles
away. over which distance their prod
ucts had to travel, competing on the
way with the products of the farms OF
Argentina, which is still itself an ex-
clusiyely agricultural country with
large and still partially undeveloped
resources.
This vast empire of fruitfulness to
the south is still a mystery to mos:
who have not visited 1t. Other pio-
neers in time will accomplish what
these unlucky folk failed to do, but it
will not be overnight, and it will be,
only by steadily pushing out the uns'
OF habitation where people can be at
tracted to live.-Okmulgee Daily Dem
ocrat.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
Would Alter Anthem.
Holds Words of "Star Spangled
Banner" Too Warlike in Spirit.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
For a long time there has been a
general feeling that, while the music
of ;;'The Star spangled Banner" is most
inspiring and highly appropriate for
a national anthem, the words are not
| at al. appropriate for such a purpose.
particularly in times of peace. They
seem to have been written in the
| midst of or prompted by the circum-
stances of a particular battle, with
the authors heart stirred by the
terror, confusion and hatred Of such
an awful experience. Some Of the
verses are difficult to follow and to
memorize under any circumstances
and they do not convey a sentiment
which is appropriate for national
| song Of this kind. Possibly it is the
fetal recognition as the national
| anthem.
| Some time ago a popular leader of
community singing in New York City
| caused some official discord and news
! paper comment by refusing to lead in
! the singing of "The Star Spangled
| Banner" because of the war senti-
ment which it contains and the gen.
| eral appropriateness OF the words
/
A desire has often been expressed
| that new words might be written or
| the old ones modified in such a way
as to bring them more into keeping
with the music, which has always
| been so popular. These words are
| therefore, submitted for your consid-
Grafton and the consideration of your
readers, with the hope that possibly
| they or some better ones may even
/ he cd n
use so that our national anthem may
convey a patriotic sentiment more in
harmony with it's truly inspiring
| music.
These words are intended to recall
| the great fidelity with which our fore
| fathers served amidst the hardships
of our country's early history, with
| reminder of our present obligation
to preserve the great blessings which
we have been so fortunate as to in
| herit from those who have gone
| before.
/ Oh say do You see gently waving IN flight
What 90 proudly We hail with joyful
| Just the stars and stripes on the blue and
But the the EN- oiiem that s.irs every loyal
Let our cheers fill the air. let our hearts
For ,be breathe aa1,nt1y prayer love SO exempled
Oh. long may tina. Star spansled Banner still
wave
Der the land OF the free and the home OF
| the brave!
oh. say, do you know of the long, bitter
| OF the struggle. the hardship. the cruel
1 priyRtton
| That our fathers went throughout who
| stood for the right.
And who finally gave US this wonderfui
! Nationi
| Oh. the praise that is due to the good men
| and true
! Who have left US this emblem Of Red. White
| and Blue.
All. yes. may that beautiful banner now
| wave - a.,
As the token Of freedom. gift from the
| bravei
| Oh say, shall We stand as our fathers have
stoodf -.
| Shall we carry our share OF the great obli-
| To continue their work and preserving the
| Pass along still more good to the next
| generation? -,
| Yes. we stand for what's Just ana We II
| fight, II we must. ~
| With this our assurance In God is our
Yes. ever. with honor that banner must
This a prayer to our God-.his our plea to
II. W. ELLIS.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
For Safer Coal Mining.

To reduce the loss Of life among
coal miners in the following of their
perilous calling is the altogether COM
mendable objective Of the American
Mining Congress which is in session
in Cincinnati this week. 1t is recog-
nized as a humanitarian effort Of prime
importance, and is indicative of the
growing disposition of employers to
care for the safety and welfare Of their
employees.
Throughout many industries this
solicitude of the employer has been in.
creasing in noticeable degree in re.
cent years, a sign of the times betoken.
ing better relations between labor and
capital. In no industry is there a wider
field for improvement than in coal min.
ing. It is classed as an extra hazardous
calling. sadly enough demonstrated as
such by q tragic record. It is calculated
that at the present time three men are
killed for every million tons Of coal
produced.
When the Government, in 1897, ap.
propriated the first $5o,0oo for safety
Of coal mining, 3,432 miners were being
killed in the production Of 100000, 900
tons of coal, which made an average Of
SIS deaths for every million tons Of
coal mined. Gradually the death rate
was reduced until it was cut in half
in 1920. Since 1920 there has been still
further progress. The objective Of the
present undertaking is to safeguard
the miners until the death rate can be
reduced to at least one life for a mil.
lion tons Of coal.
To attain this will require increas
Evening star., 1925-05-29
Progressive Economies.

The way to have economy is to
econonlize. President Coolidge is
seeking to bring about a saving in
governmental expenditures which has
been talked about for years. But
while both major political parties
| talked economy, appropriations and
expenditures continued to mount
higher and higher. Years ago Sena.
tor Aldrich Of Rhode Island, Repub-
iican leader, declared that 5000 900 900
| could be Topped OF the bill for run
ming the Government. His remark
grew to be a tradition. 1t was re-
peated at frequent intervals by en-
thusiast for economy in government.
1t has been cited as an indication that
the Government cannot function ef-
fciently or economically. President
Coolidge has really tackled the job of
right.
The President is seeking to bring
about economy with the least derange-
| ment Of the public business. The
problem is being studied carefully.
HaphaZard cuts in expenditures are
not contemplated. But definite goal
is sought. Curtailment Of expendi-
lures to the extent desired by the
President, II made all at once, might
throw the machinery out of gear. So
the economies are to be progressive,
with gradual reductions each year.
The need Of economy is apparent.
Taxes growing out Of the World War
needs are still high, and the cost Of
war days, and the tax burden is felt
all the more on that account. 1t
seems to be impossible, however. to
please all the people at any one time.
enthusiasm the talk ct Government
economy when President Coolidge be-
gan his crusade are beginning to have
misgivings. They fear the effect on
business Of too much economy
Americans have not been given in
the past to too great thrift. They
have been known the world over as
spenders rather than savers. II the
Government can set an example in
thrift which will be followed by the
people themselves, far more will have
been accomplished than the mere saw.
/ ing of Government funds.
Officers Of the Government charged
with the national defense are scan
ming with some anxiety proposals that
the appropriations for the War De-
partment be pruned still further, eff
fecting a reduction OF some s35 600, 900
in five years. They should be in a
position to inform the President
whether further reductions Of appro-
priations for the Army now suggested
will be injurious. History shows that
a disregard Of proper expenditures
for national defense has proved costly
in the end.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

of the Republic is "the President"
The formal salutation is 1.-The Presi-
dent" and the informal, Dear Mr..
President" or my dear Mr.. Presi-
dent" Our ministry Of foreign af-
fairs is trying to educate the Wash
ington diplomatic corps to address
Mr.. Coolidge simply as "the Presi.
dent, the White House."
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise. the Demos
themes of American Judaism, stirred
a banquet Of his co-religionists in
Washington the other night with an
| unfamiliar story of the former kaiser
and the late DIR. Theodor Herzl,
founder of Zionism. Herzl welcomed
William II at the gates of Jerusalem
at the head Of a Zionist deputation
when the German Emperor made
City in the closing days Of the pre-
vious century. Herzl, a patriarchal
figure of great distinction, happened.
like his colleagues, Schnerer and
Wolffsohn. to be adorned with a
long black beard. While the Zionist
leader was reading an address of
welcome to the Prussian war lord
the latter was heard to observe
sneeringly to his military suite:
And must there also be such freaks
in the world?" Rabbi Wise, In re-
counting the episode, remarked that
the whirlgfg OF time has played a
great prank. "The once proud and
arrogant master of Germany is in
wretched exile" he said, but soon
the ashes of Theodor Herzl will be
deposited with pomp in the corner
stone OF the new Hebrew University
at Jerusalem, symbol of the final
realization OF a great dream"
+ X r X
When President Coolidge attends the
Morse American centennial f,,bilee al
st. Paul. three distinguished Norve.
gians, representing the royal govern.
ment at Oslo, will be on hand to greet
him. The Norwegian cabinet Will be
represented by the minister Of social
affairs, L. Oftedal. The national Par.
lament (Storting) will be represented
by Mr.. Hambro, president of the Uni.
versity Of Oslo, and Norwegian col
leges by Prof. Stang. King Haakon
was invited by the State of Minnesota
to attend the centennial, but could not
leave his throne.
H*
The Japanese Ambassador, Mr.. Mat.
sudaira, performed a pretty ceremony
in New York the other day in connec.
ton with the Charter day celebration
Of the College Of the City of New
York. The founder of the college, the
late Townsend Harris, was the first
American Minister to Japan. He is
buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brook.
lyn, and after the college ceremonies
were over Mr.. Matsudaira and his
retinue went there and laid beauti.
full wreath on Harris grave.
X X
Although he is not a career" dip.
lomatist, former Tariff Commissioners
William S. Culbertson, newly appoint.
ed minister to Rumania, has the lit
erary traditions so long attached to
our diplomatic service. He has three
books to his credit-"A Biography
Of Alexander Hamilton" "a Treatise
on Commercial Policy in War Time"
and "A Study of Raw Materials and
Foodstuffs.'
Copyright. 1925)
Evening star., 1925-05-29

ing installation Of safety devices, edu-
eating the miners themselves to CO.
operate by exercise Of care on their
own part, while the coal operators
take the initiative in reducing the
physical risks in the work. The pub
lie will be interested in the progress
OF the undertaking and will follow it
with sympathy.
Too often the country is shocked by
appalling disasters in coal mines, the
latest tragedy occurring only this
week in North Carolina. The life Of
the coal miner, working far beneath
the surface OF the earth, would seem
to be arduous enough at best, and any.
thing tending to reduce the perils by
which he is surrounded must appeal
to public sympathy.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
Hylan Scents q SIush Fund.

Mayor Hylan is keeping in the
news, at any rate. Whatever NAV
happen to him in the campaign for
nomination, he is managing to be
constantly out there in the full glare
of the spotlight, and his severest
critics must admit that he is playing
the publicity game skillfully. His
latest move is a letter addressed to
Police Commissioner Enright in
structing him to get all the informa-
tion possible about "slush fund"
that is being raised, he says, by the
interests" which are seeking his
defeat. Most of the letter is a DO
litical argument. The official purport
OF 1t is that the police commissioner
Is TO trace this alleged fund to it's
original sources, 80 that when the
report is made of election eXpendi.
lures, If such report does not hon
estly tally with the known facts. the
matter may be taken up with the
district attorneys of the different
counties and if possible a conviction
had of the political engineers and
traction schemers who are behind
this latest attempt to place public
utility cohorts in charge of the city
government with the aid of a shower
Of traction millions"
There is the case in a nutshell.
The traction interests are going 10
BUY the voters, and the mayor wants
the police commissioner to find out
in advance who gives the money for
this purpose, and how much is given.
so that later. whatever happens at
the polls, the wicked bribers can be
punished. Some job for the police
commissioner.
Evening star., 1925-05-29

nifies his personal popularity, yet
even so, not quite half of his people
accepted him at the polls At the
worst, reaction cannot lead the reich
far in the direction of monarchy and
militarism with the nation so evenly
divided. If the former allies will
give due weight to these factors in
the situation, there need be no crisis
The Philadelphia Bulletin thinks
history may vet award the old mar
shall the honor of having proved in
the end one of the pillars of the re-
public. Whatever may be thought
OF his principles and his methods of
warfare explains the Bulletin, "the
Held marshal has always had title TO
rank as a man conscientious accord
ing to his lights, and with a soldiers
honor. His career and character are
a guarantee that he meant and will
keep his OATH
President Hindenburg said nothing
in connection with his election or the
inauguration to encourage the i'm
perialists, in the opinion of the In
dianapols Star. which observes that
his statement issued to the army
and navy was sufficiently ambiguous
ana non-committal to be the work Of
one of our own statesmen on the eve
OF asclose election. He has been care
ful to explain that he proposes to do
his sworn duty, and as he has sworn
to uphold the constitution and repub-
lie, it is only fair to him to believe
that he means to do just that
The Rock Island Argus thinks
Hindenburg should be let alone, and
gives this advice: 1--WE should assume
that Hindenburg and his advisers are
striving in the same direction in
which we are striving Until such
time as Hindenburg betrays Other
weaknesses We and the remainder of
the world, despite any contrary sus-
picions we may entertain, should
permit him to work out his own sal
walton in his own way, just as long as
he does not make himself obnoxious
to US or any of his other neishbors
on either side of the Atlantic
Evening star., 1925-05-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

@. What are the guest days at the
various Washington golf clubs?-W.
A.
A. At the Columbia Country Club.
non-residents with cards may play
any day, while guest days for resi-
dents are Mondays and Fridays. At
the Chevy Chase Club, non-residents
with cards may play any day, local
guests on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The Washington Country Club per-
mits nonresident guests 70 play at
any time, local guests any day except
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Non-members, both local and non
resident having guest cards may play
any day at the Congressional Club,
Bannockburn, Burning Tree, Indian
! Spring, Kirkside, Manor Club and
Town and Country Club.
Q. Is it a fact that DR.. Fowler of
the city Health Department has not
| been vaccinated within 40 years.
/. c. NJ.
A. DIR. Fowler says that he has been
successfully vaccinated within the past
two months. During this period he
was vaccinated several times, but only
one of these was considered a take"
He states that during a period of 20
years he has probably been vaccinated
over score OF times.
Q. Can a man with one foot swim
as well as a man with two feet?-V. j.
A. Some men with one foot may
swim better than many men with two
feet. Theoretically, however, man
| having only one foot cannot swim
quite so we'll as he could If he had
both feet, inasmuch as the force OBJ
| tained by bringing the feet together
in the kick used in swimming is not
so great.
| Q. Why are crabs and Holsters cook.
ed alive?-I. B.
A. The Bureau of Fisheries says
| that it is best to use live crabs and
| Holsters for cooking, as this type of
fish begins to decay very soon after
death. 1t would be safe to cook crabs
or Holsters Immediately after being
killed.
Q. Who wrote my Old Dutch?"-
c. A. e.
A. 1t was written by Albert Cheva-
lier in collaboration with Arthur Shir-
ley. Chevalier played the part of Joe
Brown, this being considered one of
his finest characterizations.
| Q. What country has the most au-
tomato apparatus for lighting coasts
and dangerous waters?-L. S.
A. The United States leads in this
! respect. or 4,047 coast and le Ike lights,
more than Al per cent are a tomato.
@. Who first constructed intelligence
tests?-G. c.
| A. The pioneer work in scales and
tests of intelligence was done by the
two Frenchmen, Binet and Simon.
!
! Q. Where should one apply for a
headstone for grave for a veteran
OF the World War?-L. c. 3.
| A. A Government headstone may be
obtained by making application to the
lquartermaSter general, Attention of
the chief Of the Graves Registration
Service, Munitions Building, Washing.
ton, d. c.
| Q. What is the largest kind of
| rattlesnake?-L. f. G.
A. The Biological Survey says that
this species would be the diamond
| back rattler. The largest rattle
snakes in this country are found in
! Florida.
| @. When were the Dark Ages?-
| G.. c. G.
A. The term is applied either to
the whole or the earlier part of the
| Middle Ages. 1t is usual to regard
| the Middle Ages as beginning with
| the overthrow of the western Roman
| Empire in the fifth century and
closing about the end of the fifteenth
century.
Evening star., 1925-05-29

The home town Of Tom Paine in.
eenos 10 rear a monument in his
honor. Col. Bryan, in his zeal for
strict Bible interpretations, may have
something to say about that, too, when
he gets around to it. The task of df-
recting political thought into perma-
nent lines has never been accomplish.
ed by any one man. That of super
vising religious thought is still more
difficult.
Evening star., 1925-05-29

The statement by Senator Williams
of Missouri that there would be fewer
criminals if there were fewer laws to
violate is logical; yet it Is reducible to
an absurdity. If there were no laws
at all conditions would by no means
elevate humanity to a state of univer.
sal sainthood.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
No Longer Good COMPANY.

Crimson Gulch has quieted down a
great DEAL"
YES" answered Cactus Joe. "Some
Of our leading bad men got jobs as mo-
ton picture actors. and when they
come back they show the effects of
studio discipline. They say Yes, sir,
and No, SIR and act like they expect
ed some picture director to call 'em
down any minute"
Evening star., 1925-05-29

Amundsen's plans, as disclosed by
the instructions he left behind, con-
templated the possibility Of a delay in
his schedule. A cool and intrepid
man, he still has the publics faith in
his ability to win in the worlds great
est sporting event; contest with ma
ture by brains, and hazard involving
life itself.
Evening star., 1925-05-29

Several United States Senators are
inclined to think that next December
will decide whether the life of a Vice
President will continue to be one of
tranquility or one Of tempestuous ex-
pertence.
Evening star., 1925-05-29

The position of dictator" has been
held for a long time by Mussolini,
owing, in part, to his gifts for ruling
and, in part, to his tactful ability to
give the public what it wants.
Evening star., 1925-05-29

Even those who discredit Darwin.
ism might be liberal minded enough to
permit the student to learn what it is
about, so that he can, if he chooses,
argue against it more intelligently.
Evening star., 1925-05-29

The health OF former Vice President
Marshall Is improving and the fact is
a matter of general public satisfac.
ton. He is man who knew how
to take his office most seriously with
out taking himself too much SO.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
Inactivity,

Now Trotsky has job again.
The news with Joy has told it.
The less he works with busy brain
The longer he may hold it.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
Effort to Be Cav.

The Farmer sadly said: "Goldarn!
The hired help serenely shirks.
That keg O. cider in the barn
Is bout the only thing that works,
Evening star., 1925-05-29

In case the question of changing
the date of Inauguration is again
brought up. this years May climate
will be cited as reason for moving it
along at least to the middle of June.