davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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son Square Garden; bout was held for
Xmas fund.
New York, 24th.sCaptain Frank Lu-
inne, commanding officer Of U. S. S. Mil
Waukee, which on September twentieth,
rammed and sank coal laden schooner off
Virginia Capes has been acquitted by
general court martial, charges of negli-
gence was announced.
DECEMBER 27-28.
New York.-The golden tenor voice of
John Mccormack will be heard almost
around the world on New Years evening
if elaborate international broadcast pro-
gram is successful. His singing will be
one feature of the international concert
which will be opened by the broadcasting
Of Big Bells in London.
Rome German sentiment is faring
up in Italy denouncing Germany as our
instructive enemy. The Facist papers have
come out with the warning to all Italians
against trade and other activities.
CorstantinopIe. A clauseI IN new Turk
ish civil code puts end to Jne of bitterest
phases of women subsection, the rule of
man to divorce his wife at will and with
out trial henceforth authorities divorce
will be granted only by decree of courts
and only for such as deSertion and un-
faithfulness.
Paris age Of 10 years, Nava Car
lotte, domestic servant in house of de-
cerdents Of family for which she origin
ally worked, died yesterday; she entered
in service of this family In Mexico in 1927
and followed them to France and remain
ed with them till her peaceful end.
Manila.-SiX destroyers of forty third
division departed from here for China
carrying company Of marines, another
company Of marines will leave for China
today on the transport Chaumont.
Honolulu. = Washington state college
defeated Honolulu at football "a to Z.
Washin ton. Fire at Alexandria Va,
did so, coo dollars damage to two big
warehouses, for a time the flames threat
ened the navy's torpedo storage plant
and there was great fear until it was
learned that there was no explosives in
the plant.
Washington. The administration farm
relief program will sit to provide machin-
cry for handling surplus crops and there
by to protect domestic from prices.
San Francisco. Yves defeated East 8
to 0 when all star football teams clashed
in benefit game.
New YOrk.-North was swept by Sc
ve:e cold spell the worst of the winter,
causing three persons to freeze to death.
In Chicago temperature went to 10 and J3
, 1925-12-29

Allen its members everywhere are never
found wanting in the exacting conduct
that goes to make exemplary citizens of
the places where they dwell. Such are
the traditions Of this mighty institution.
such are the inspiring facts connected
with this worthy sect; such are the prin-
ciples to which this church membership
must conform.
The laying of cOrner-stones is always
a great event. Far back in the dim past,
even from scriptural days, these occa-
sions have been marked by grand cere.
monials. And especially so has been the
laying of corner-stOnes of places dedi-
Gated to religious worship. 1t is a pub
lie event; a mark Of civic Improvement;
a milestone on the avenue Of civilization.
1t is then, first of all. a civic duty we are
here to perform. Let US enter upon that
duty in the true spirit of loyal citizens.
Just at this moment the wordT of two
verses from the poem of Oliver Wendell
Holmes, composed on the occasion of the
laying of the cornerstone of Harvard
Memorial Hail come to my mind. They
are these:
while Ger the marbles the MOSES
are creeping
Stealing each name and its legend
away,
Give their proud story to Memory's
keeping,
Shrined in the temple we haiIow
today.
Emblem and legend may fade from
the portal
Key tone may crumble and pillar may
fall,
They were the builders whose work
is immortal,
Crowned with the dome that is over
US all.
On this occasion sectarianism should
fade into oblivion, and its place taken by
civic pride. 1t ought not to matter if
you are at this moment a subscriber to
the Catholic faith, the Anglican faith,
the Moravian faith, or any other existing
faith or creed; the duty you owe as citi-
zens to the Members Of this cOngrega-
ticn, should, in this special instance, at
least, rise above your religious belief, for, =.
as | understand it, all who are here gath
cred today profess the Christian faith,
and Christianity true ChriStianity-con-
templates only the Fatherhood of God
and the Brotherhood of man.
President Coolidge, in a recent address to
the American people, m ade an impressive
and urgent plea for religious tolerance.
No better time han the present could
have been more oppOrtune for such a plea
from thn head Of tho natiOn The found.
Evening star., 1925-08-04
Lewis Bidding for a Strike.

Threats to break up the anthracite
parley at Atlantic City and proceed
with plans for strike September /
are in the air. The decision may
come today. This may or may not
he one of the many crises" that
arise during such industrial contro-
versies. Both sides in the struggle
are playing for public support. The
public is vitally interested in obtain
ing it's fuel at prices which it can
still continue 10 pay. This may be
regarded by the miners as selfish
attitude. But il is no more selfish
than the attitude Of mine workers
and the mine owners and operators.
The immediate cause of the present
threat made by President John L.
Lewis of the United Mine Workers to
withdraw from the coal parley Is the
absence of s. d. Warriner, chairman
Of the anthracite operators confer
ence, from the meetings. Mr.. Lewis
characterizes the committee repre-
senting the mine owners at the par
mands the presence of Mr.. Warriner
and William ]. Richards, president of
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Corporation. as the real
leaders in the industry. Mr.. War
riner, on the other hand, defends the
right of the operators to select their
own committee and insists that the
committee has full authority to deal
with the mine workers committee.
The public can scarcely be i'm
pressed with the argument ad-
vanced by Mr.. Lewis in this case. II
the miners are intent on strike, why
not say so, i>Atead of dragging in
such pretext? Mr.. Warriner. In
his letter replying to Mr.. Lewis re-
Evening star., 1925-08-04

fast thirty mornings in succession. 1t
is not contended that every musician
is up to the loftiest standard of vir-
tue, especially male musicians, and it
is, not contended that some poets may
not compose unworthy words for a
musical setting, but it is hard to con-
vict a tune of breaking the COM
manoments or traffic regulations.
One of the charges lately made is
that the saxophone is an immoral
instrument. Tush.' A Belgian instru-
ment maker named Sax invented this
horn good many years ago and it
is really musical instrument when
a musician plays 1t. II you were at
the Sylvan Theater night or so ago,
or got the concert through the air
you heard the saxophone quartet of
the Marine Band play claSsic mum.
Der and then play two encores In re-
spcnse to plaudits. The saxophone is
a moral instrument when its mouth
piece is between the lips of a mu-
sician and his fingers press the keys.
When the saXophone comes under
the evil influence of the fellow who
knows no more about music tina
blowing a one-step jazz it becomes a
wicked instrument, an instrument of
torture. The saxophone made its ap-
pearance in French military bands
about half century ago and came
to the United States surely not later
than the early sos and it is self-re-
spectins wind instrument, being re-
ceived on terms of companionship by
the cornet. trombone, tuba. clarinet
and others members of the family. If
the person charging the saxophone
with immortality had said that the
ukulele is vicious the accusation
might have passed without an effort
al refutation
Evening star., 1925-08-04
The immortality of Music.

There is discussion of the morality
or immortality of music. 1t should be
admitted that not all music is good.
One hears music over the radio and
elsewhere which ought to be severely
classified as bad. 1t is hard to get a
una nimous verdict on music. SO emf
nent an authority as the late Bill
Nye said that the music of Wagner
was not so bad as it sounds. This
may also be said of music by other
music which should not be held re
sponsible for the way it sounds. 1t
is so injured by some performers that
it gives out sounds of distress. The
intent of the music was all right, but
when certain singers and players got
hold of it they swerved it from its
good intentions.
1t is doubtful whether any tune
but to be frank in this difficult mat
ter there are tunes which seem not
to have an exalting influence. There
are tunes. grieved and tortured by
performers, which keep a man from,
calm repose and prompt him to say
things which for the sake of euphony
should not be said. 1t is ungenerous
TO blame the tune. There are few
tunes which if let alone would come
wheeling and Earring through the
window at midnight. There are some
tunes which are quite lovely if heard
once in a while, but to have them
rendered seven times an evening is
something like a partridge for break
Evening star., 1925-08-04
The Luscious Watermelon
Americas Fruit Supreme

70 the Edito~ of The Star;
Recently some one presuming to
epicurean learning has publicly re-
viled the watermelon by failure to
give it place among the exalted of
fruits. Even the lonely pawpaw and
pomegranite have been extolled as
glories of the creation, and vet no
praise for the fruit supreme, the
watermelon.
Such lack of epicurean sense In
apology, it must be confessed the
masses have had little opportunity
for education as TO watermelons. Few
| have tasted melons of blooded stock
Specimens with thick rinds only have
they had-those bred for shipping,
not for flavor and juciness. A blood
ed watermelon is a magic thing, ca
pable of transporting mortals high
above the plane of ordinary impress
sions. A thin.rined, supervariety
grown in a dry season on sandy soil
! with ample submoisture and the
right balance of humus. potash and
nitrate eXcels even the luscious
anona of Guatemala or the mara non.
fun ripened on the margin of a Pc
ruvian desert.
Some choice specimens occasionally
come in from the greensward mari
lands of the Chesapeake Bay region,
but nothing enters the market, as a
rule, that approaches the majesty of
the best pedigreed varieties when
grown on fine sandy soil-at least not
hereabouts. Here is flavor caught by
sunlight, dew and sweet soil mois-
ture, cellular capitalization of wild
grape fragrance alloyed with honey
nectar of white chapparel. 'Tis said
the occasion of feasting upon one of
| these resolves itself into sort of un-
conscious ritualiSm. If Frenchmen
solemnize feasts of snail pie in undis-
turbed silence, even to the extent of
having noisome youngsters enticed
away to play, what must be the feel
| ing of, melon eaters down in Milan
County, Tex, when they slice their
Renters Wonders and Tom Watsons?
| With but 10 inches of rain in IA
months. melons there are reported to
have attained unprecedented quality
this year, especially those grown
along the moist base of sand ridges.
| Soil. weather, fertilizer and tillage
| have struck a nicely of balance that
+! has evolved true perfection of flavor,
| juciness. solubility and texture. The
| people are forgetting their drought
| stricken cotton fields in frequent
blithesome gatherings about the pc
rimeters of perfect melons grown un.
! der this optimum environment
Surely the watermelon was created
| in the mold of ultimate perfection,
when the gods were in kindliest mood.
H. H. BENNETT.
Evening star., 1925-08-04

Harvard University Medical School,
Dartmouth Medical School Wake
Forest College School of Medicine.
Hahnemann Medical College and
Hospital of Philadelphia. jefferson
Medical College of Philadelphia and
the Vanderbilt University School of
Medicine.
O. Does a sailing vessel have the
right of way over q steamer?-P.
l.. II.
A. Under the regulations for pre-
venting collisions it is provided that IL
A steamship and sailing vessel ap-
proach each other with the possibility
of colliding, the former must keep out
of the way of the latter.
Q. Has the level of Great Salt Lake
risen or declined?-k u.
a. The gauge under the pavilion
at Saltair on Great Salt Lake has
indicated that since 1920 the average
level of the lake has been rising.
q. Did Stephen a. Douglas urge bis
followers TO support Lincoln in the
war which followed Lincoln's election
and his defeat?-M. f..
A. Douglas did urge his supporters
to enlist. During the war. however.
in general criticized some methods
employed, complaining particularly Of
arrests and courts-martial in States
where civil authority was not dis
turbed.
o. Everybody knows what q blind
pig is in the evasion of prohibition
laws. but wasn't there something
known as striped pig'?-T. T.
In
law which provided that the retailing
of spirituous liquors should be by
apothecaries and physicians and not
in less quantity than Is gallons. At 4
militia muster man pitched A tent
and announced that he would exhibit
a striped pig" admission 10 cents.
Each person who paid the fee and
! entered the tent saw a pig with
stripes painted around its body. and
was served with free drink of
whisky. There was nothing in tho
! law to prohibit mans giving away
liquor. If he chose to do so, and the
striped pig show became a successful
means of evading the 15-gallon law.
Today tre especially inrite oar
tComdh readers to make free use Of
our Washington Information Bureau.
II is ia an position to 0iUc Ser1.ice
| Of great Unlue. The neJt time some
| household problem comes M in VoBr
| olrn Lonesome task that you think
might BE- done better or more eGsiIU
I If you bneW hOr. some annoyance
! that you think might be done dWdY
! 1rith-sit dorm and irrite to the IN
formation bureau about il. Ants in
: the pantry, moths in the clothes
I closet. ichdt food to Oiuc children in
/ hot-tcedther. care of babies. and
/ hundreds upon hundreds Of other
/ questions relating to the home hare
| been icorbed out and are at the dis
posdl of lcomen LrhO care to send their
/ questions to the bureau. TncloSe 2
cents in stamps to corer return post
| age. address The Star Inform ton
| Bureau, Frederic j. HdSEin, director.
/ Trenty- First and G streets northtreSt.
! WdShin 0tOn. y. e.
Evening star., 1925-08-04
Loading Platforms and Traffic.

Director of Traffic Eldridge and the
Capital Traction Co. are reported a.
holding divergent views concerning
safety zones for street car riders. Mr.
Eldridse is quoted az favoring only
the white painted lines with an iron
button at each end of the zone, while
the street car officials believe that
painted lines do not give adequate
protection. and that either stanchions
or the conventional wooden platforms
are required to- insure safety. These
opposing opinions have developed fol-
lowing an order of the Public Utilities
Commission to the street car company
for the painting of zones.
In support of his contention that
painted lines are sufficient. MIR. Ed
ridge points out that upon his recon-
mendation the Commissioners have
recently pa ssed regulation which
prohibits motorists from passing
through safety zones, whether occu.
pied or not; that the police are rigidly
enforcing this law. and that a motor.
ist violating the rule is liable to the
serious charge of reckless driving.
John h. Hanna. vice president of
| the traction company. in a letter to
the commission declares that literal
enforcement of the new regulation is
| impossible in all cases, and that plat
forms or stanchions. strong enough
physically to stop an automobile. are
| necessary for the protection of street
car passengers.
There IS no question that platforms
| or painted zones are a hindrance TO
! the smooth running Of automobile
traffic. There is likewise no question
that zones are imperative for the
protection of the public. With these
| facts seemingly obvious. and with the
! regulation in force that motorists
I must not run through the white lines
what possible objection can there be
Ito the use of the platforms or
stanchions. which admittedly give
grea ter proteC ton?
If the Capital Traction Co. is will
ing to put in the expensive platforms
the Public Utilities Commission. as
well as the traffic director. should. it
seems, cooperate heartily to promote
greater safety for the public.
II is idle to say that motorists will
consistently obey the regulat ton for
white painted zones. They will not
obey it any more than they obey the
speed law. the parking law or many
others. If the platforms are hazard,
as Director E;ldridge states. they are
hazard only for the dangerous
driver.
While the smooth flow of automo-
bile traffic through the city is the aim
of Mr. Eldridge. and should he con,
sidered in all street changes. safety
for the pedestrian and car user Is
paramount. and any mea sure looking
TO their protection should be encour
ged.
Evening star., 1925-08-04
Talk of Western Rate Increase
Starts Prospect of Warm Fight

flying than those Of the railroads will
look TO it with equal confidence is
questionable"
Western roads could get more
earnings without further Gripping of
Western industries If the buyers
could be made to pay the freight on
grain and live stock" the Sioux City
Tribune suggests, while the Wichita
Beacon holds that the move of the
railroads bears all the earmarks of a
shrewd backfire" and says, "Agricul-
ture has been struggling and trans
portation has been prospering. Never
theless. transportation has not only
refused to help agriculture, its chief
ally. but has placed hindrances in the
way.
The Hughes plan, it is suggested by
the Springfield Republican, lis virtu-
ally the theory of the recapture clause
of the transportation act, but perha ps
more communistic. The Walla
Walla Bulletin also records the fact
that the pool plan is classed by some
railroad men as worthy of the Soviet
and may result in several rounds be-
fore settlement Is effected"
Evening star., 1925-08-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. H4SKIN.

@. Where is peppermint made
A. C. r.
A. One-half o. he worlds supply
OF peppermint IS produced and dis
titled in Michigan. the seat of the
industry being in st. Joseph County.
@. What is the record for skipping
rope?-A. B. NJ.
A. J. NJ. Barnett, Carlisle. New
South Wales, holds the record for
skipping the rope 11,810 times.
Q. Do the pushcarts sell an ap-
preciable proportion of the fruits
used in a city?-N. :. G.
a. 1t is estimated that in New
York City. II per cent Of all the fruits
and vegetables used in that city are
retailed through pushcarts.
Q. Is there simple method of
eradicating cockroaches?-E c.
A. An effective means is the use Of
sodium fiuoride. This is a white pow
der to be applied literally in the parts
of the house frequented by the in
sects, especially the dark corners of
closets. pantries, under sinks. around
dark places, behind baSeboards, or in
cracks, where they may enter rooms.
For convenience in applying. small
several applications, probably once a
week for two or three weeks. Sodium
fiuoride is slightly poisonous, and
care should be taken that the dust
does not come in contact with foods
to be eaten.
@. Will sweet milk curdle?-P. G.
A Such a condition is occasionally
found. During a hot dry spell par
| -, l..
such fermentation 1t is brought
about by variety of organisms or
bacteria. which cause milk to Coagu-
late without the production Of a rem
net-like engine. which acts directly
on the albumin and casein in the
milk.
Q. What caused the great increase
in the population of Los Angeles?-
NJ. f.
\. In 1850 the popula ton of Los
. Angeles was l 500; in 1880 it had in
creased To 11,000. and now il is over
! 700, 900. Its euuable climate has
brought to it persons seeking health
and an escape from the rigors of
other localities. II was first "A fruit
raising community. Then the dis
! coVery of oil made Los Angeles a
great industrial center. and fins lily
| tne movie 1n0uStrN brought perhap pS
! an even greater influx.
q. Should child's legs. arms and
neck be protected from the suns
rays in the Summer time?-C. 0.
| a. Recent Investigations show that
| direct sunlight has beneficial effec,
upon the nutrition of the body. There
/ fore, garments which expose parts ot
| the body TO the suns rays are desir
! 1,t 49,.
| ference of glass window panes should
! be given frequently
! q. Are there any medical schools
! in the United States 10 which womer
| are not admitted?-R. N NJ
! A. Women are excluded from the
| following medical schools: George
! town University School of Medicine
! Emory University School of Medicine
Evening star., 1925-08-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
"Jlh. Huh"

"Uh. Huh
There is man: a friend OF mine
Whom truly ] esteem.
Yet one who bids me hope resign
OF every little dream.
When ! approach in spirits high
70 pay little call,
He merely heaves a gentle sigh
And say, "Uh, Huh"'-that's all.
l fain would show him how to gild
His purse with ducats bright.
I'd lead him to a palace filled
With wonder and delight.
His crossword puzzle he observes,
AS I recite it all.
Oh, how he gets upon my nerves!
He says. "Uh, Huh.'-thats all.
Evening star., 1925-08-04

quest that he and Mr.. Richards at
tend the coal committee discussions,
Furthermore calls attention to the
fact that the operators have proposed
that there be no suspension of work
September /. If an agreement shall
not have been arrived at by that
time, but that work shall continue,
while the miners and operators con-
tinue to work out an agreement Mr..
Warriner also again offers to submit
the matters at issue September | to
a board of impartial persons" for
arbitration
Noting again that the public is
interested just now in obtaining its
Winter fuel without the hardships
attendant upon coal strike, the at
titude of the mine operators will
probably make a greater appeal TO
public opinion than that SO far ad-
vanced by the mine workers. The
strike is an appeal to force: arbitra-
tion an appeal to reason. The con
tention of the miners, however: is
that they will not submit to arbitra-
ton matters which vitally affect their
living conditions. They feel they
have more directly at stake than have
the operators. In this country, how
ever, the people generally who must
arbitrate. or at least submit to deter
mination matters OF vital interest in
ho .vfa
askance the refusal to submit con-
troversies to impartial tribunals for
decision. Mr.. Warriner, in repeating
to Mr.. Lewis the offers made by the
operators in this connection. makes
a strong appeal for public sentime Mt.