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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-02-28

time. Accident Investigations are be-
ginning to reveal that there are GER
tain times Of the week, of the day
even of the year--when extra caution
is necessary in driving. Yet the mo-
tor laws still consider only the matter
Of dangerous places.
What the law doesn't consider the
average driver is almost certain to
overlook. Putting 1t another way, the
law is now being criticized for en-
couraging disregard for the matter of
consideration for the times when"
extra caution, through slower speed is
essential.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-02-28
What's the Answer2
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I. WNdG oIdCS has CIe 1IBH
est gasoline tax2
2. Why does a gasoline engine
stall despite the fact that you may
give it a generous amount of gas7
Why doesn't a steam e;gine stall7
3. How old Is the electric self
starter for automobiles?
CThink these over during the week
and look for the answers in this de-
partment next Saturday,.
Copyright 1925 by The Ullman Fea-
ture ServiCe(.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-02-28
Now You Have It

(Answers to last weeks questions)
1. The wiring from the positive
pole of the battery to the starter
button switch, and thence to the
starter-motor, is always the largest
and heaviest insulated wiring on the
car SO that the starter can draw
maximum charge from the battery
with a minimum Of current loss. The
more electrical energy the starter
motor receives the quicker it will turn
the engine, and the quicker the latter
will start.
2. You do not mesh two gears to-
gether when you shift to "high." The
sliding gear that is used to mesh
with the second speed gear on the
counter-shaft of the transmission is
merely locked against the main driv-
ing, gear of the transmission. The
|counter-shaft gears revolve while the
car is in high" but actually play no
Evening star., 1925-01-31
Ice feld win be lighted by colored

ice ffeld win be lighted by colored
will play waltzes and the people may
skate to merry tunes. Not all the peo-
pie Of Washington know how to waltz
or tango on skates, but it is said that
some are acquainted with the art. At
any rate, a happy time is promised,
and the indications are that everybody
in town with the courage to put on
skates will attend. There will be a
large gallery of non-skaters, and the
ice carnival OF January-February,
1928, will be worth remembering.
1t is six years since we had an ice
carnival, and that was on the Tidal
Basin. Considering Dur latitude and
the Gulf Stream the skating popula-
ton of Washington is quite large. In
news reports OF ice-carn.val plans
were mentioned things which many
Washingtonians did not know. There
have been references to this and that
well known skater" and it is prom
ised that a base ball game on skates
will be played by teams called the
Polar Bears and the Snowbirds. These
teams are not familiar to some OF the
people of the city, but every one hopes
for good game. The ice carnival
which is upon us will likely take
place in local history. In some future
Winter, when roses bloom in the open
and women carry parasels, young
men of today, then become old-timers,
will say: Washington winters are
not what they used to be. The sea
sons are changing. Why, remember
in January and February, 1925, there
was so much ice in the streets that
the cars got off schedule now and
then, people fell down on the side
walks and there was an ice carnival
on the Lincoln lakes
Evening star., 1925-01-31
America and France.

In the exchange of Fluctuations be-
tween President Coolidge and Emile
Daeschner, the newly arrived Ambas-
sador Of France, the American people
may find cause to felicitate them
selves. In the light of recent utter
ances by French statesmen of vary
ing degrees of responsibility what
could be more felicitous, for instance,
than the assurances of NJ. Daeschner
that, with debts of gratitude mutually
liQuidated, the French are firmly So
licitous, whenever the case arises, of
paying their material debts
In the remarks of both Amba ssador
Daeschner and President Coolidge
this question of debts of gratitude"
is taken effectively and permanently
out Of the discussion of material debts
which the government of France owes
to the Government of the United
States. The Ambassador said: His
tory, which often repeats itself in the
life of peoples, has demonstrated that
France and America have, in turn, eX-
ments in their existence mutual and
efficacious assistance, thus paying to
each other their debt of gratitude"
The President said in reply: ut was
the privilege of millions of young
Americans to fight side by side with
the heroic soldiers of France in de-
fense of liberty. Thus was paid the
debt of gratitude And" he added,
both governments should experience
deep satisfaction in their solicitude
charged. Friendship based upon clear
understanding must and will endure
always
Thus two practical and clear-seeing
men, in a few words. strip a naturally
vexatious problem of lot Of artificial
vexation and make possible its further
consideration on a basis of essentials.
If the sacrifices of France in the early
years of the war were for the purpose
Of saving America, as some French
statesmen now are trying to make the
French people and the world believe,
America would have paid no debt of
gratitude by sending soldiers to
France to help turn back the German
invasion.
that France treasures sincerely the
memory OF the magnificent effort on
the part of the American people" No
small part of that magnificent effort
was the sacrifices they made to help
France in a financial way. They are
gratified now that France is "ffrmly
solicitous" that this material debt
shall be repaid. The material debt
which France contracted was Of dol
lars. The debt of gratitude which we
discharged was paid off in the lives Of
our young manhood. For so clearly
separating and defining them we are
under a new debt Of gratitude to the
French Ambassador.
Evening star., 1925-01-31
Two Convictions.

Convictions on the same day in Chi
cago and New York Of Forbes and
Thompson and Of Means and Fielder,
on charges of conspiracy, bring to an
end two notable trials upon which
public attention has been Centered for
some weeks. The Chicago trial has
been in progress for two months, the
New York one for a shorter period,
owing TO the time e-saVing procedure
adopted by the presiding judge. The
similarity OF the charges in the two
cases is somewhat superficial, mas
much as the offenses were in no wise
related. Forbes and Thompson were
accused, and are now convicted, Of
corrupt scheming to defraud the Gov
ernment in contracts for the construc-
ton of hospitals for the care Of vet
Grams Of, the great war. Means and
Fielder were convicted of conspiring
to bribe Government officials in the
matter Of the prosecution Of a group
Of persons accused of conducting a
business swiDdle.
These two convictions demonstrate
that the courts are funcioning for the
enforcement of the law. Conspiracy is
a most difficult charge to prove. Re
peatedly accusations Of this character
have failed. In these cases there was
little confidence on the part Of the
public in the success Of the prosecu-
ton. Even now there is a feeling
amounting to apprehension lest the
verdict of the two juries may be null
lifted by appeals on technicalities. AL
ready delays have been granted for
Evening star., 1925-01-31

the filing Of motions for new trials
Advantage will doubtless be taken oi
every possible means Of protraction
Herein is where the present process OF
justice in the United States is de
ficient
That little faith was felt in the sue
cess Of the prosecution in the Forbes
Thompson case was due to the fac,
that the chief witness for the Govern.
ment was an avowed and bitter enemy
of the principal defendant, himself i'm
plfcated in the corrupt practices. His
evidence, however, appears to have
been sufficiently Sustained by other
proof to Offset in the minds Of the
jury any doubt that may have been
felt on the score of his credibility fn
consequence of his motive OF ven.
geance.
The surprise that is felt at these
two convictions in somewhat similar
cases is in itself a reflection OF the
impairment of public faith in the ef
ficacy of the law as now enforced
This slackening of confidence in court
procedure is due to numerous failures
Of justice, to the great protraction OF
trials, to the multiplicity of appeals
and devices for evading and postpon
ing punishments.e There is a general
demand throughout the country for
speedier and surer judicial processes
In the case Of Means and Fielder
greater speed was shown, and the way
was perhaps opened for a reform that
will at least curtail trial time without
impairing the rights of defendants.
Evening star., 1925-01-31
The Hanson Ca b.

1t was reported recently from Gin
cinnati that Henry Ford had pur
chased from w. J. Mulvihill of that
city a hanson cab in which, many
prominent theatrical personages had
ridden. 1t was imported from France
years ago and is now to be shipped tc
Detroit to be added to the motor manu-
faoturer's collection of antiquities OF
transportation.
What memories are revived by this
latest acquisition of Mr.. Ford, The
old hanson cab was a popular We
hicle in its day, comfortable means
OF transit. The driver on his seat al
the back, high in the air, rode like q
charioteer, with his passengers below
and in front of him. The cab had a
teetering movement that was partic
ularly soothing. There was certain
measure of privacy, and yet plenty
of fresh air.
The hanson cab was no road
burner. 1t logged along. No han,
som cab horse ever violated the speed
rules. The cabby was in no particu
lar hurry to make his trip and get
back for another fare" Times were
more leis1rely when the hanson cat
was favorite for a "twosome" ride
Minutes were not OF such vital impor,
tance as they appear to be now to
many people. Transportation was not
on a split-second basis.
Now and then one sees hanson
cabs in the larger cities Of this coun.
try, but they look lonesome in the
crowd of taxicabs and busses and
motor cars in general. Their drivers
are alien to the modern atmosphere
Efforts to reintroduce them for gen.
eral use have failed, because they are
too slow. Only the few people who
realize the joy Of leisurely transporta
ton are their patrons, and they are
not numerous enough to maintain the
fleets Of hansons that once cruised
the streets.
1t is with a sigh of regret that one
sees this ancient vehicle, this western
rikisha, passing into a museum as a
curiosity. Will one of Mr.. Ford's own
products be similarly established as
ali antique a few decades hence?
Evening star., 1925-01-31
Press Divided Three Ways
On Senate Oil Probe Verdict

attacked in the courts. The Grand
Rapids Press thinks, "the Teapot Dome
case had its Senate climax in much the
same manner as the Newberry case
by decision no American citizen can
rely upon, a political choice between
two political documents"
X x X
More often. these days" saws the
New York World independent Demo
cratic), there is sectional vote in
the Senate than a vote cast strictly
on party lines 1t is, in fact, only
when question of whitewashins
somebody or confirming some presi-
Dental nomination comes to a vote
that the country is reminded of the
Senate's center aisle and that il hay
two parties. Such A question was
reached when the Senate voted TO
adopt Mr.. Walsh's report condemn
ing the lease of the naval oil re
serves. The vote was along strictly
party lines, only Senators Borah.
Johnson and Norbeck deserting the
Republican regulars to vote with the
Democrats and the La Toilette bloc
for acceptance"
However, the Atlanta Journal (Demo-
cratic). gets more comfort from the
result The Journal says: This re
port, adopted in the Senate by a vote
VI ~ TO 5V, Is a token OF the In
tegrity that still dominates In our
national life and entities it's author
TO the gratitude OF every American
While in the opinion of the Brooklyn
Eagle Independent DemocraticD
The two record votes are the rea
testimony of the Senate to the work
achieved by the Montana Senator IN
exposing the greatest administration
scandal since the days of President
Grant"
What lies beyond" says the Pitts-
burgh Sun independent Democratic
depends upon the prosecutions now
under way. The general collapse or
public opinion in the matter will
make hard the path of the Gov
ernment's attorneys" 1t is true
the Knoxville Sentinel Qndependent
Democratic) believes that the find
ings of Walsh report were confirmed
by vote OF 40 to 30 but It was the
more or less irregular Repubiican
Senators that stood to their previously
recorded convictions and voted with
the Democrats, while the highly re
spected regulars registered by their
votes their rather thInly disguised
sentiment that since the election
seemed to show that the popular
voice condoned the iniquity of the oil
steal it might be considered all right
for them"
Evening star., 1925-01-31
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEEELL.

Our Backyard correspondence con-
tains some interesting notes this
week, as following selections viii
show:
THE Grass family is doing very
well, after the melting of the SHOWS
t''Miss Violet visited these parts last
week, looking mighty pretty in her
new bonnet.
Miss Rose Bud is still at home
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Radiance.
The little Flowers are eonvalesc-
ing after a spell OF sickness.
"Grandmaw Foxglove is feeling
poorly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lafe Starting spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Bud
sparrow in their new house on the
back fence"
Things are. beginning to hum in
stretch to Spring, looking at the
brown grass. with here and there a
plot of snow left, the withered stalks
of last Summers Mowers and the
hardy lilac bushes.
But IL one gazes at them with q
certain sort OF glass, as he did
through a smoked glass at the
eclipse, he will be able to see that
Spring is not SO far on as he irnas.
ined.
The glass he uses is that of the
imagination, through which he seizes
upon the few facts, as given in the
above correspondence, and builds up
and from them a perfect vista OF
flowers and fruit.
Yes, Spring is on it's way, for a
second seed catalogue has come to our
doors, this time a gorgeous one with
a big ear of corn and very red
radishes upon the front, and pink,
white and lavender sweet peas upon
the back cover.
4 x v X
AS pointed out earlier this week,
the seed catalogues are indisputabie
evidence that Spring Is on its way.
With these in hand, the most tirnid
may boldly predict that the beautiful
season will be here within three
months.
No nice mathematical calculations
are~needed. no turning to the higher
mathematics. All one has to do is
look through a seed catalogue and
take heart.
OF course, there are some people
who strenuously declare they prefer
Winter to Spring. just as there are
optimiSts who insist they like CHECKER
better than turkey
These latter often say they prefer
the dark meat TO the white, If you
please"
Now, all of these persons may be
set down as liars without more ado.
1t Is more or less of a truism that
no man likes Winter better than
Spring. chicken better than turkey,
dark meat better than light meat.
They may think they do, but-the
thing is simply impossible, that is all
there is to it AS for really pre-
ferring the dull. cold Winter to
warm, bright Spring, Nature did not
make mankind with that preference.
A healthy, red-blooded man may
honestly enjoy his Winter. especially
IL he has the optimistic trend Of
mind which enables him 10 get the
best out of every season, every day,
every contingency.
But down In his heart he feels the
urge Of Spring along with the rest OF
mankind, and Is just as contented as
the rest OF us to discard his cIinging
Winter underwear and heavy over
coat, and to give up shaking the fur
mace, shoveling coal, shoveling snow and
freezing his toes off while he calls the
cat
The latter animal probably does
enjoy Winter even more than Spring
since his normal temperature is 1O1
degrees, his pulse $50, and his stylish
fur overcoat fits him TO a Z.
:: p Z r
1t strikes one as somewhat absurd to
Evening star., 1925-01-31

Consensus of American editorial
opinion on the final verdict of the
Senate on the Teapot Dome investi-
CATION may be broadly divided into
three viewpoints. There are editors
who applaud the final verdict, ap-
proving the Walsh committees ma
jority report, others who condemn il
rather large group who have reached
| the decision that the final verdict
doesn't settle anything.
The opinion of the United States
Senate on the Teapot Dome scandal
| findings of its committee is entirely
without value because of its political
character declares the Minneapolis
journal independent Republican,.
| The Journal adds, while some Of the
Senators may have voted with a sense
of judicial responsibility, il remains
that the majority report was adopted
| on strict party vote" While the
Chicago Tribune (Republican) com
ments: "They all voted their politics
and nothing else. When the scan
dal exploded in Washington politics
! instantly made the alignment. 1t was
| the same before the investigation
that it was afterward. The people
will never get anything out of the po-
litical investigation of political
scandal. The politicians will make
| 1t all black or all white, and what
they will do was decided before they
| knew anything of the matter which
asks their verdict
"The public will not be impressed by
this strictly partisan vote" says the
Fargo Tribune (Republican), 'Fby those
representatives of parties which tried to
make the Teapot Dome affair a major
| issue in the campaign on the theory that
the investigation had indicted the whole
Republican party. II there has been
guilt, the public believes it is personal
and not political. II said SO in the No
vember election, when 1t demonstrated
! its confidence in the administration by
an overwhelming vote" In the opinion
Of the Cincinnati Times Star (Republi-
CAM: ALBERT B. Fall Is Albert B. Fall,
and may there never be another cab
| met Secretary like him. His case is in
the courts, and his case is the beginning
and end OF the oil scandal. BY their
credulity of evil and of false report, by
their attempts to trespass on the prov
ince of the courts, by the violence they
did to the rights of individuals and by
the desperate folly of their courses the
| men who took the lead in these inquisi-
tions brought the Senate into general
contempt. The country remembers. II
the Senate shall also. it may regain it's
old place in the popular esteem. But
1t will have a long road to travel"
| I "The Senate action srouses little in
terest for the issue passed away with
| the election" says the Bangor Com
mercial independently, which adds:
! There can be slight objection to the
vigor Of the censure of Mr.. Fall. As
regards Mr.. DENLY, there is room for a
difference of opinion, many believing
that his attitude was correct one,
others that he erred in judgment" In
the belief of the Lincoln Star Gnde-
pendent): "If the Senate had failed to
confirm the Walsh findings, the attor-
neys appointed by President Coolidge
and approved by the Senate might have
faced even greater difficulties 1t would
be the equivalent OF congressional ap-
proval of the transaction which Is being
Evening star., 1925-01-31
Skating on the Pools.

4 skating carnival on the Lincoln
Memorial rejecting pool has been
planned. 1t is not often that Wash
ington has such pastime. 1t is to be
open to all skaters. Water was let
mittee in charge agreed that the car
nlvsl should be held on the first two
available skating days. Without q
thav tho frozen pools will be turned
opsr to skaters in few hours. The
Evening star., 1925-01-31
D Municipal Revenues.

so you have at last improved the
streets of Crimson Gulch''
Had to do it," rejoined Cactus Joe.
Automobiles were compelled to go so
slow there wasn't any excuse for I'm
ing en-
Evening star., 1925-01-31

The establishment OF a third party
is mentioned during almost every
presidential campaign. The latest re-
suit Of this agitation threatens to be
that of leaving Several eminent states
men without any party at all.
Evening star., 1925-01-31
Welcome February,

of February again"
And that's relief"' exclaimed
Senator Sorghum. During the month
Of February all a public speaker is ex-
pected to do is to offer few remarks
expressing deep appreciation Of the
character of George Washin gton."
Evening star., 1925-01-31

Congress reports that the District
OF Columbia is in a healthy financial
condition. While the blizzard has
slightly damaged Washington's repu-
tation as a Winter resort the National
Capital still holds its own as health
resort.
Evening star., 1925-01-31
Rate by MaiI-PAyable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States.
Member of the Associated Press.

- the use for republication OF all news dis
patches credited to il or not otherwise credited
in this paper and also the local news pub
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1925-01-31

The real test will come, IL the Hon.
Miriam Ferguson of Texas and the
Hon. Nellie Ross OF Wyoming should
appoint lady colonels on their STATS
in the character of uniforms they
may design, and it's our guess they
would produce something less ridi-
cuious thAA the he colonies usually
do.--Chaxfestun Evening Post.
Evening star., 1925-01-31

AT least one great question is tempo
rarilyT disposed of. Theaters end mo-
ton pictures make it clear that agita-
ton for censorship is definitely dis
posed of.
Evening star., 1925-01-31
yhe Evening Star Newspaper Company

BlBiness Once 11th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
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Evening star., 1925-01-31
Retirement Act
May Cut Personnel
To the Editor OF The Star:

TO the Editor or The STAR
There is an idea In connection with
the Presidents desire to pare down
the roster of Government employees 20
a minimum that appears to have been
overlooked. This is that IL the re
tirement act now on the calendar ts
brought out and passed hundreds of
those .of retirabie age would leave
the service, thereby accomplishment q the
Presidents desire without causing
any undue hardship.
s. c KOo1s-,
Evening star., 1925-01-31

A certain amount of European
sta tesmanship is devoted to the study
Of how far people may go in creating
debts for other people to pay
Evening star., 1925-01-31
Supply and Demand.

Oh. Hen, for laws We'll have TO beg
To curb your nerve sublime
If every time you lay an egg
You make US pay a dime.
Evening star., 1925-01-31

Salaries for heads Of Government
departments are generally regarded as
inadequate. Cabinet officials must
enonomize the same as others.
Evening star., 1925-01-31

"Speakin' Of supply an demand, p
time when dar wasn't mo- folks dat
needed arrestin' dan dar was p1eece-
men to tend to EN-"
Evening star., 1925-01-31
Often So,

Although the statesman or the clerk
May play to pit or gallery,
The thought that ever haunts his
work
Evening star., 1925-01-31

Life is tragedy, made for a tear.
Pride all detected at last shall appear.
Still we must follow mid danger and
guile
Finding at last but a sneer or smile.
Evening star., 1925-01-31
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON
As You May View Ii.

Life is a comedy, made for a smile.
Let US in gayety greet it a while.
Unto the pathway Of pleasure draw
near,
Though at the end it may bring but
a tear.
Evening star., 1925-01-31

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning
edition, Is delivered by carriers within the
eity at SO cents per month"; daily only, 10
cests per month; Sunday only, 20 cents per
month. Orders may be sent by mail or tele
Phone Main 5000. Collection IS made by car
risgs at tho end Of each month
Evening star., 1925-01-31

Jud Tunkins says you can't always
let bygones be bygones. The cold you
caught yesterday means tomorrow's s
sore throat.
Evening star., 1925-01-31

Postal salary increases do not move
with special delivery speed.
Evening star., 1925-01-31

Is, How about the salary"