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Evening star., 1925-03-01
Self-Operating Motion Pictures
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

moved and the picture thrown from
an aperture in one end of the case
upon screen or walls Demonstration
has shown that the pictures are clear
and distinct in daylight.
This Is the form OF protector that
1t is believed solves the problem of
the use of motion pictures in schools
visual education--because 1t elfmi-
mates the necessity of an expert
operator, and because at a range Of
Is feet, or within the confines of the
smallest classroom, the picture on the
screen or wall is as large as that
secured at a distance of 20 feet by an
ordinary protector. The teacher oper-
ates the protector readily after the
oriefest explanation as to how It
works, starting and stopping Il at
Will, and having the lesson repeated
as often as desired. The machine
weighs less than 20 pounds and can
be handled easily and quickly, and the
further advantage is claimed for it
that 1t 10 much less expensive than
the ordinary protector, both in initial
cost OF machine and prints and in
maintenance and operating expenses.
For use in the home, or in hotel
ioboies and similar places. the pro-
5ector fs inclosed in an upright phono-
graph type cabinet. The mechanism
and all the working parts are within
the cabinet, and the moving pictures
are thrown onto a screen placed in
the lid, which when not in use is
lowered into the top of the cabinet.
or IL 1t is desired TO show them on a
wall or screen the lid is left
closed and the projection Is made
through an opening in the rear of the
cabinet. The mechanism Is controlled
by an automatic time switch, which
may be set to start at a given time
and to operate continuously for as
long q period as desired, then to stop
without personal attention. Film
reels will be supplied for these ma
chimes just as disc records are sup
piled for the various makes Of phono-
graphs.
Recently Used Here.
An interesting illustration of the
commercial use of the new protector
Is found in connection with the for
NAL opening in Washington of the
new Mayhower Hotel. q 1000, 900
hostelry, said to be one of the fin
est in the world. Motion pictures
have been taken of every feature of
the hotel service from kitchen to bed i
room and OF all the events of the
opening dinner and ball. Pictures
will also be taken of the Coolidge in
augural charity ball, which will be
held in the hotel on the night of
March {. Out Of these reel will be
made to be shown in cabinet prof.
ectors that will be placed in the lob
bies Of other hotels throughout the
country. on steamships and abroad
Other commercial films now being
shown include every step in the man.
ufacture of a watch by an Illinois
| company, and a grade crossing dis
aster that was staged by the New
York Central Railroad as an object
lesson in the operating of automo-
biies.
Evening star., 1925-03-01
BY THOMAS n. MARSHALL.
Former Vice President of the Unftet
States.

some cynic--or was he a. savant,
recently remarked that the only
persons Interested in the moraIjties
were persons who at some time in
lhelr iives had been immoral Ap-
parently 1t was his view that In ordar
20 De interested in truth, one at some
time must have been a liar: that in
oroer TO be Interested in honesty, one
must nave been dishonest In some
period or his life, and, likewise.
tnrough the gamut of all the morali-
ties. His remark recalled to me the
ADVICE to young men of another cynic
to get ''on" in the world, then to
get on-er. and then to get "on-est." !"
Honor and honesty, of course, go
hand In hand. but the degree of ones
honesty depends entirely on the idea
OF honor which he entertains. Human
nature is such mosaic of good, bad
and Indifferent traits Of character
that comparisons must always in
Volve these traits. That which is
honest in one transaction may be
wholly dishonest in another trans
action, according to the viewpoint of
man who is engaged in both. To
instance:
A man may have not the slightest
hesitation over deceiving his wife.
Justifying his conduct on the ground
that what she does not know will
not harm her nor cause her worry
BY constant practice he ultimately
can look her straight in the eye and
lie convincingly. Yet this same man
might be quick to shed his coat and
thrash any stranger who sought to
impose upon his wife through a false
statement. The lying he engaged In
with his wife has not, he feels, af-
fected any honorable relation toward
her.
Honor and honesty in business
likewise have many phases The
honor of a man seems at times to
demand that the shall deal honestly
with another, be exact in everything
he says and scrupulous in everything
he does. He seems to recognize that
the man with whom he Is dealing Is
clean through and through, that he
would not stoop to any petty mean
ness, nor seek to take advantage of
any unknown circumstance in the
transaction under consideration, and
that, therefore, he, too. must exer-
else sense of honor based on
equally high sentiments.
Yet in dealing with one thought to
be slippery, this man may qualify
his sense of honor. He becomes
anxious 70 deceive. He anticipates
an advantage through some slip. In
the back of his head is the letter
rather than the spirit of the contract.
He hsggles over written terms on the
theory that technicalities of the law
may in the end release him from
strdct accountability. Honesty has
no place in this transaction.
n Il X
Again in politics, honor too often
requires one to exercise dignity and
righteousness of conduct only to the
Evening star., 1925-03-01
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

| something to an occasional President,
but 1t will be just Monday or Tues
day or Wednesday to the man In the
street.
Col. John C. Coolidge, who played
the next to leading role when his son.
Calvin Coolidge, first took the oath
of ofice as President OF the United
States, has been somewhat reluctant
to take the time away from the farm
up in Plymouth, VT, to go all the
way to Washington for a ceremony in
which he was to have no Official part
whatsoever. To the colonel the time
the presidency came to the Coolidge
family will always be remembered as
that sultry night of August 3, 1923,
when, by the light OF the faithful old
Kerosene lamp he took out the family
Bible and pledged his only son faith
fully to uphold and defend the Con-
stitution of the United States against
all enemies without and within.
Next Wednesday the oath once
more will be administered to the
thirtieth President, but this time the
administering official will be the dis
| tinguished Chief Justice Of the United
States. William Howard Taft, who 16
years ago stood where Mr.. Coolidge
will stand and was himself sworn in
as President. Today Mr.. Taft is the
only living ex-President.
y X II
Washington has not yet recovered
from the shock of the spectacle of q
public official rising in his place and
protesting both vigorously and ear
nestly against receiving an increase
of Government pay. The occasion
| was made all the more notable by
the fact that the public Official in
question probably Is the poorest man
ever to hold his high position.
Every one knew when Representa-
tive Everett Sanders of Indiana
| pleaded with his colleagues of the
House of Representatives not to in
| crease his pay as the next Secretary
| to the President from $500 a year
| to $4,000 year he meant what he
said. But Congress always has re-
garded the Secretary to the Presi-
dent as On the same salary plane with
Representatives and Senator'S, and so,
having voted themselves the increase
to $4,000, the men of Capitol Hill de-
cided in more or less belated man
ner to include Mr.. Sanders in the new
scale. The House voted the increase
over the protest. But Mr.. Sanders
| went to the conferees and he sue
ceeded, by persistent effort, in hav-
| ing the increase stricken out. Mr..
| Sanders sought a few months ago TO
retire from Washington life because
he could not stand the expense. Then
the President requested his services
| and he decided to make the further
sacrifice for the President He
neither expected nor wanted a re-
ward from Congress. These are in
deed, strange days in Washington.
Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1925-03-01
Pass the Retirement Amendment!

With the Senate recorded in its
favor, and with disposition In the
House to pass it likewise. the bill
amending the retirement act to in
crease the annuities Of those now re-
tired from the public service should be
enacted into law at the present ses-
sion. This legislation Is demanded as
a measure Of justice to those whom
the Government has relieved from
duty. Under the original act creating
a system of civil retirements a limit
of $720 year was set upon the retired
pay Of these employees. When the bill
was drawn that may have seemed
generous provision. By the time 1t had
passed, however, this maximum had
become cruelty inadequate. Conditions
had changed. The purchasing power
of a dollar had decreased greatly.
Elder employees, forcibly removed from
active service upon reaching the age
limit, found that they could not main
tain themselves in decent comfort
upon the pittances granted them. This
from s720 to $1,000 a year.
The Government is losing nothing If
1t thus provides a more adequate an
nuity. For the measure now under
consideration increases the deduction
from the salaries of active clerks from
2la to 31a per cent. The addition Of
per cent deduction from the pay Of
those in active service will, it is esti-
mated, quite meet the higher rate of
payments to those who have been or
will be retired.
Every consideration of equity calls
for this legislation. These people, who
have been compelled to abandon active
service, are in urgent need Of the
higher rate Of pay. They live in priva-
ton, many Of them dependent upon
others for their support, and some, sad
to say, in part upon charity. Only
few were, before their retirement, able
to lay aside funds to yield them a pri-
vate income for their old age.
In principle the retirement system is
self-maintaining. That is to say, the
contributions Of the active employees
provide the funds from which in great
measure the annuities are paid. At
the beginning many Government work
ers who had already passed the retire
ment age and had been retained in
service were dispossessed of their posi-
tons. In view of the advanced years
OF most Of them it is probable that the
number of those actually on the re-
tired list will, in a short time, begin to
decrease. Retirements will probably
not be at the same rate in the future
as they were at the outset.
Whatever the cost, however, this ad-
dition to the annuity scale should be
made. The Government of the United
States should not continue the pay
ment of such pittances as those sched-
uled under the original act or any of
its amendments to date. 1t should not
remain in the role of miserly task
master, casting off its veterans to live
as best they may upon allowances in
sufficient to meet their barest and
most elementary needs of existence.
Whatever the congestion in the
House Of Representatives, there will
surely be opportunity for the con-
sideration Of this bill, so that it may
be finally passed before the gavel falls
On Wednesday.
Evening star., 1925-03-01

There is something inefably sad
about the meager preparations being
made in Washington for the inaugu
ration. The spectacle Is particularly
poignant to one who has followed
inaugurations professionally and SEN
timentally for nearly three decades.
The saddest sight of all is the tiny
little reviewing stand. or box, being
erected in front of the White House
and from which President Coolidge is
expected to watch the march by of
the abbreviated inaugural parade. 1t
is not much larger, If as large, as
the judges stand at race track.
And the stand across the Avenue
from the White House for the public
is little more than a few seats ar
ranged along the sidewalk. 1t Is all
just a symbol OF simplicity in keep
ing with the Presidents wishes. The
most imposing inaugural structure is
the one erected by Congress on the
east front of the Capitol, where Mr.
Coolidge is to take the oath of office
and deliver his brief inaugural ad-
dress. The congressional stand has
semblance of architectural beauty
and is suggestive of the structures of
the past.
But. leaving the Capitol, all SEM
blance to the inaugurals OF the past
Is gone. The spectacles of other days
were gorgeous affairs. Their pomp
and circumstance filled the eye and
gave one a mental picture of the
glory and the resources Of the coun-
try. They attracted people from
every section of the United States
and every visitor felt stirred and re-
paid for his sojourn at the heart of
the Nation.
The contrast of today is most
nOffrP0hla
House. 1t was there the. festivities
by day centered. There was the
great court of honor, more gorgeous
in its waving colors than anything
the Mardi Gras has ever known.
There was the wonderful White
House reviewing stand-a great
glass-inclosed structure where the
President and his cabinet, the Su-
preme Court and hundreds of invited
guests assembled. The stand was
equipped with a kitchen and lunch
and his guests as they reviewed the
long parade. Often 1t was necessary
to serve supper as well. so splendid
was the military and civic pageant.
Then would come the hurried depar-
| ture, the change into evening clothes
and the attendance at the magnificent
inaugural ball.
But all of these things are merely
memories now. The tumult and the
shouting are banned. The fireworks
have been blanketed. The official
ball has gone to it's doom under the
pressure OF thumbs turned down.
There Is an undeniable feeling in
Washington that after the Coolidge
| coup de grace the old-time inaugu-
| ration can never come back" Pretty
soon the 4th of March may mean
Evening star., 1925-03-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Economy.

Economy.
I'm going to economize,''
Said Hezekiah Bings-
I'm going to be much more wise
About a lot of things
shall not mourn the reckless dime
Which may toss in haste,
I'll save the much more precious time
1 am prone to waste.
'Tis not alone a share of wealth
That makes the world worth while.
I'll save my spirits and my health
In systematic style;
There is a lot we ought to prize
That life all freely brings
I'm going to economize,'
Said Hezekiah Bings.
Evening star., 1925-03-01

A Connecticut judge declares it is
legal to sell liquor 10 miles out at sea-
The vendor sails away in safety and
tributed among carriers, retailers and
especially among consumers. This
form Of traffic represents a phase of
foreign advantage that no tariff can
reach
Evening star., 1925-03-01

The leaning tower of Pisa is over.
doing it, and may be required to sacri.
fee picturesqueness for safety. There
will be no particular interest to future
generations in a leaning tower which
requires propping up.
Evening star., 1925-03-01
UncOnsidered.

DO you find it difficult to entertain
your friends in Washington
Entertain" EXCLAIMED Senator Sor-
ghum. 80 far as my colleagues in
Congress are concerned, 1 can't even
interest EN-"
Evening star., 1925-03-01

The disappearance Of Gutzon Bor-
glum is causing less anxiety than the
destruction of plans and models for
the extraordinary work on which he
was engaged. A man capable of noun
tain sculpture must be regarded as
representing genius on a large scale,
with a corresponding amount of tenn
permanent.
Evening star., 1925-03-01
Renaissance.

"She is always talking about the
time she danced with the Prince of
Wales. She says she will never for.
get it."
"She also MEANS" commented Miss
Cayenne, that she will never let any.
body else forget it."
Evening star., 1925-03-01

Even those who disagree with Brig.
Gen. Mitchell are compelled to admit
that he is one of the most interesting
takers who have appeared before Con-
gress, and that is saying great deal.
Evening star., 1925-03-01

The cost Of living is increasing the
world over, but no other country is as
secure as the L. s. A. in the hope of
meeting it with proportionate improve
ment in earning capacity.
Evening star., 1925-03-01

Young Lieut.. Wood, who is said to
have squandered two fortunes, is now
preparing to return to America. He
will arrive just in time to hear great
deal Of sound and impressive advice
on the subject of economy.
Evening star., 1925-03-01

be completed as each magnet impinged
upon the steel rails. the current being
then cut off and thus imparting q rotary
motion. Precisely the same principle was
later applied in the development Of the
electric motor, with the. exception that
the magnet pulled the axle around by
successive impulses instead OF the axle
or wheel pulling itself around.
Evening star., 1925-03-01

Frances financial program would
not be difficult If Paris statesmen were
as successful as Paris fashion experts
in telling Americans what to do with
their money.
Evening star., 1925-03-01

A more lenient attitude toward
minor infractions Of traffic regulation
might be pardoned by public opinion
if police authority could so concentrate
as to let no guilty hit-and-runner es-
cape.
Evening star., 1925-03-01

The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning
edition, is delivered by carriers within the
city at go cents per month; daily only. 45
cents per month; Sunday only, 20 cents per
month. Orders may be sent by mail or tele-
phone Main 5000. Collection is made by car
riers at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1925-03-01
The Inconsistency of II.

II hate these wicked plays" she said,
Each one is an offense complete
But just the same she goes ahead
And pays 50 for a seat.
Evening star., 1925-03-01
Time for Debate.

Oh, Mars, to thee we lift this plea:
If any war is yet to be,
Detain 1t till we get the news
About what kind Of ships to use.
Evening star., 1925-03-01

Jud Tunkins says reckless driver
never gets so entirely reckless that he
amt kind o. careful for hisself
Evening star., 1925-03-01


Probably most of the misunder-
standing of the house cat could be
obviated If some one could give to
the world the actual thought proc
esses Of the animal. 1t is not easy
| to hold malice against any person If
we know just what caused his ac
tions.
Most Of the misunderstanding in
this world is caused by misunder-
| standing on the part of the other
| party, who does not know-and often
| does not care to know-how the 9TH
er thinks.
The cat is called sneaking, when
| that is its nature; 1t is called sly.
when slyness Is called for in its man
ner of living; 1t Is called treacherous.
| because those who so call 1t are not
able to see the world through a cats
| eyes.
How different, indeed. life would
| seem to one IL he viewed It through
those green orbs! Books, homes.
street cars, automobiles, radios. big
business, little business, lectures. mu-
| sic, government, these and thousands
of other things would vanish in
stantly.
| In their stead would appear sim
ply-well, how can I tell you?
have never been able to get inside my
cats head and look out. at the same
time retaining my own mind, thus be-
ing able to check up, with the human
brain, what the mind of the cat sees
and knows.
It can never be done; that Is why
life Is the mystery II Is.
But there is one thing sure. We
| have no right to think of the cat In
any other way than as a little animal
with as much divine right in the
world as we have.
| He is here. and he has been here
] for thousands upon thousands OF
years II he sneaks, he sneaks very
| eficiently. II he does not go to
church, or say his prayers, well,
many two-legged animals do neither! !!
Oh, IL some one would give us the
gift TO see ourselves as our cat sees
| us, C. E. TRACEwELL
Evening star., 1925-03-01
Heard and Seen

II one could only occupy the mind
OF cat, and at the same time retain
his own mind, he would be able to
offer the world something absolutely
new in the way of a book.
Perhaps no friend of the house cat
has ever watched one of these mys-
terious creatures without wishing, at
some time or other, that he could peer
into the brain of the animal and
know what its thought processes
are.
1 believe there can be little doubt
that cat does think. after a fashion.
The same primitive physical processes
which led the human race to delve
into complicated thinking operate in
the animal world
There can be little doubt that dogs
do some pretty good thinking. Cats,
in their turn. have been known to ac-
tually reason. Else how can the ac-
ton OF a certain cat, as related in
Van Vechten's THE Tiger in the
House" be explained?
A professor of physics, Mr.. Van
Vechten relates, was giving lecture
before his class on the vacuum, and
decided to illustrate the process. Ac-
cordingly, he produced a large bell
jar and pump and placed a cat, a
| favorite around the campus, inside
the big glass.
lhc professor Inen Degan TO pump
out the air. AS the air was ex-
hausted the cat showed decided signs
of discomfort and began to gasp for
air. finally keeling over.
At this point, of course, the cat was
| released, Tabby soon coming to in
| the fresh air. The next time the lee
| ture was made the students sought
her for illustrative purposes.
The cat, however, struggled to pre-
vent herself being carried into the
classroom, showing signs of fe0 at
the sight of the bell. Despite her
struggles she was placed under the
jar, and the pump started.
At this point Tabby took a hand
| or, rather. pawn the proceedings.
She deftly placed her paw over the
hole where the air was being drawn
| out, and held it there. AS soon as
| the professor stopped pumping she
would remove her paw, but the mo-
ment he started exhausting the air
the cat would put her paw back
again.
Foiled at all turns, the professor
| was forced to release Tabby amid the
| cheers Of the students. Now, IL that
doesn't show thought on the part of
| that cat, 1 would like to know what
| 1t does show.
Evening star., 1925-03-01

Solomon was de wisest man. said
Uncle Eben, "leastways he was so rich
dat II he made de claim nobody 'roun'
de palace was gineter contradict 'im.''
Evening star., 1925-03-01
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Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

A spirit of organization prevailed
In Washington so years ago. A move
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ihdI senator duncan u. Fletcher of
Florida is a dead game sport" and
Wiiiing to pay fourfold for a few mo-
ments' visit with fraternity men Is at
tested by Representative Royal john
SON of South Dakota. They are both
members of the Phi Delta Theta Fra
ternity, which had a little session and
puffet supper recently. According to
custom, they dig down for 50 to pay
annual dues and So for the eats"
Senator Fletcher was late and had
hardly time to shake hands with a
fellow-member of Congress when the
announcement was made that 1t was
time to dig for the 81, and the
Senator promptly dug. Then his COL
league said: II didn't know, Senator,
that you were Beta Theta Phi man.
Then Senator Fletcher realized that
he had stumbled into the wrong fra
ternity meeting. He beat hasty
retreat and inquired his way to his
own frat gathering. AS he approached
he heard sounds Of revelry, and at
once saw William Wolff Smith and
another frat brother, who greeted
him cordially, and almost as though
his coming was a signal, the an
nouncement was heard that 1t was
time for a 50 collection to pay for
the supper. The Senator again brought
| out his roll without a murmur.
Then Mr.. Smith inquired how he
had happened to be. with them, and
after explaining that they were glad
to be thus honored, let the Senator
know that he had again made a mis-
take and intruded on a meeting of
an organization from the Veterans
Bureau.
Finally Senator Fletcher reached his
own fraternity meeting just as 1t was
breaking up, but in plenty of time to
| be dunned for another 81, which made
his total for the three meetings $40,
and he hadn't had bite of any of
the three suppers he had helped to
pay fer.