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Evening star., 1925-06-15
North Overton Messenger.

North Overton Messenger, for more
than a third of d century a valuable,
faithful member Of the editorial staff
of The Evening Star, has died with
suddenness that shocks his great null
titude of friends and his associates.
He was an exceptionally competent
observer of political conditions, and
his writings on economic subjects, his
reports of great meetings and conven-
tions and his congressional commen-
taries established him in the esteem
Of public men as well as the readers of
his reports and observations. For
many years Mr.. Messenger enjoyed
the confidence of the political leaders
of this country, confidence which he
cherished and always respected. Gift
ed with an exceptional sense Of news
perception, and with a style of express
sion that was particularly vivid, he
was an authority in his field of par
ticular journalistic endeavor. The Star
was proud of his service for it, and
now that he has passed, untimely, it
expresses a sorrow that cannot be
measured, and that will be shared by
this community and by those in pub.
lie life who knew and respected him.
Evening star., 1925-06-15
Constantinople Dying
Fall of Former Turkish Capital
Is Tragedy of Europe.

One of the tragedies of latter-day Eu-
rope is the fall of Constantinople from
its former high estate as capital of the
Ottoman Empire. Ten short years ago
the Sultan Of Turkey ruled over a
country of 61S,724 square miles, with
a population of 100000. Today the
territory Of the Turkish Republic com.
prises 174,9o0 square miles, with a
population Of barely S,000,000.
For a country Of such dimensions
the possession of capital with a pop
ulation of over a million was a luxury
it could with difficulty afford, the more
so as two-thirds of the inhabitants
were of foreign race-Greeks, Armeni-
ans, Italians and other Europeans Of
various categories. The policy Of the
new regime was to clean up the new
state and Turkify it.
The first step was to decapital1ze
Constantinople and transfer the gov
ernment to Angora- Then 1t under
took the task of Turkifying the coun-
try at high pressure. At Lausanne the
Turkish delegates proclaimed the In
tention of the government Of Mus
tapha Kemal to expel from Turkey all
non-Turkish elements, especially the
Greeks and Armenians. One and a
quarter million Greeks were deported.
This was the death warrant of Con-
stantinople. Without the Greek, Ar
menian and other foreign business ele-
ments the economic and commercial
life Of the city was doomed. Since
then Constantinople has been a dying
city. 1t is dying without dignity, in
squalor and misery. - Yakima Re.
public.
Evening star., 1925-06-15
Good Golf Indicates
Neglected Business

ANY business man who PLAYS a
golf course in less than so must neg
lect his business. Such is the judg-
ment of Felix E. Gunter, formerly of
New Orleans, who has come to ST.
Louis as president of the Liberty Cen
trail National Bank. 1t is similar to
that of the English philosopher. Her
bert Spencer, whose recreation was
billiards. ITO play a good game of
billiards is the mark Of a liberal edu-
cation" he observed. Then, turning
to the opponent who had beaten him
shamefully, But the uncanny skill
you have exhibited is the result of a
misspent youth"
Hobbies are 70 be encouraged as
long as they do not distort the sense
of values. 1t is when the avocation
usurps the time of the vocation that
it ceases to be sport and becomes a
liability.
Mr.. Gunters verdict on the man
who does the course under so is lem
lent. Such a man has not only neglect
ed his business, but he has neglected
his wife, his children, his church, his
clubs, his friends. his duties as a
citizen. On top of all that the man
who says he does it under so is, gen
orally speaking. a liar, by 10 to 15
strokes.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Evening star., 1925-06-15

of public bathing facilities, and no
way appears open at this time 10
remedy this condition. There are no
appropriations for the maintenance OF
beaches. Public subscriptions would
doubtless be made If an appeal were
given that the use of the Tidal Basin.
or any other water for this purpose.
would receive later congressional ap-
proval. While Representative Madden
is but one member of Congress. he Is.
nevertheless, a most important and
influential member, and his position
as chairman os the appropriations
of the House gives him an
authority which must be recognized
Whether a way Is found this Sum
mer to provide public bathing facili
ties or not. this question must be
and decided by Congress
at the next session. 1t is not thfnka-
BILE that the Capital community will
be permanently denied an accommo-
dation that is virtually a measure of
public health and safety. Already a
serious loss Of life has occurred as
a result, 1t cannot be questioned, of
the lack of proper public bathing es-
tablishments. No matter what the
difficulties. there must be some solu-
tion of this problem and the present
of divergent congress
sional advice is not to be regarded
as a encouragement.
Evening star., 1925-06-15
Longfellow's Glory Lasting,
Despite Departure From Fact

scholar who found flaws in Kipling's
"Mandalay".
TT has already been chronicled of
Longfellow,' states the Des Moines
Register, that when it was called to
his attention that his ride of Paul
Revere was unhistorical, he merely
smiled and excused himself with the
license of the poet. That might have
been deliberately erroneous, but his
diary proves that the error about the
Hesperus was Longfellows error.
The fact does not affect his poetry
as poetry, at all, of course. but it is
a little amusing to discover that he
did not rearrange the facts in this
particular case, but took his notion
from his own careless recording" On
the other hand the New York Evening
World inquiries: Are we left in the
mood to accept in the matter of the
Hesperus the details of deliver among
musty files as against the rhymes
that have come down through 90
years of schoolboy repetition"
"It is explained by the seeker after
prosaic truth concludes the San
Francisco Bulletin, that Longfellow
must have been confused, but that
is probably a misapprehension due to
an all too literal mind. As a poet.
Longfellow would read the two stories
and make 1t The Wreck of the
Hesperus' instead of The Wreck of
the William Badger, for purely poetic
reasons. What could the bard do
with a name like William Badger? In
the great book that keeps the record
of the men that go down to sea in
ships there will be due entry of the
sinking Of the William Badger; nor
will there be flying fishes on the road
to Mandalay; but for many years TO
come youth will recite the glowing
lines of Longfellow and men will sing
the Kipling ballad"
Evening star., 1925-06-15
Mexico's Rejoinder.

1t was to have been expected that
the Mexican government would
promptly join issue on the statement
of the American Secretary of State
regarding the relations between the
United States and Mexico. President
Gales declaration, which was yester-
day given out by the embassy in this
city, is, however. much more vigor-
GUS and indicative of resentment than
was anticipated. Indeed, there is
cause for surprise on both sides; first,
that the Secretary of State should
have found it necessary to issue so
sharp a warning to the government
of Mexico, and, second, that President
Gales should have countered so quick
ly and so sharply.
At the time Secretary Kellogg's S
statement was published it was evil
dent that a condition graver than the
public had a basis for realizing had
developed in the relations between the
two governments. The only specific
hint for such d condition given by the
revolution in Mexico.
President Gales. in his rejoinder,
denies the right of the United States
to place the government of Mexico Ion
trial before the world He denies,
furthermore, that there is any cause
for complaint on the part of the Amer
lean Government regarding the fail
ure of Mexico to fulfill all obligations.
He asserts that under no circum.
stances will Mexico permit foreign in
reference.
1t is most unfortunate that so sharp
an exchange should have occurred. 1t
must be assumed that there is justifi-
cation for the statement Of the Secre.
tary of State, which, it appears, was
issued after consultation and which
has the tacit Endorsement of the Presi-
dent. If the situation is so grave that
such an explicit demand for the pro-
sary it is well. however, that it should
have been issued. Yet it would appear
from President Gales reply that there
is no just warrant, that Mexico has
fulfilled all obligations, and that the
United States has no ground for COM
plaint.
In these circumstances the Ameri-
can public is mystified. 1t must await
further developments before judging
the merits of this controversy, which
cannot fail to complicate the relations
between the two republics.
Evening star., 1925-06-15

of the river bridges is much heavier
and rests on stone piers. They are.
Of course. stronger than the iron
truss creek bridges. These bridges
were built before trucks, weighing
several tons and carrying loads Of
has changed and roads and bridges
must be built to carry the new traffic.
In celebrating the opening of the
new bridge there were a number of
speeches. No doubt the speakers re-
viewed the history of bridges at that
point on Pimmet Run and 1t may be
that they treated Of the history Of
Pin met Run. There is not much gen
eral information on the subject. Ptb-
Pile have difficulty with the name.
The name is spelled in many ways,
though the Geological Survey sought
to stabilize the spelling by putting
the creek name on a map as PIN
nit" Run. 1t is commonly said 1t Is
creek has a strange name it is said
to be an Indian word, though many
creeks near Washington bear names
of early settlers or corruption OF
those names. Pimmit or Pimmet may
be Indian. or may represent our an
cestors' effort to spell "Pemetop,"
"Plimicon" or one of hundred In
dian sounds, but it may be named for
some early seventeenth century set
tier whose name was Pimmet or Pom.
nit, Plummet, Pimmons or something
of that sort.
Evening star., 1925-06-15

O.. Where do shad go after spawn
ing in the rivers?-A.
A. The Bureau of Fisheries says
that after shad spawn in the river
they go back to sea.
Q. Can / have my name added TO
the Cherokee rolls?-C. G. H.
A. The Indian Office says that the
Cherokee allotment has been made
and that the rolls have been com
pleted. If your name was not on these
rolls allotment is not available.
@. Is Bob shawkey a spit ball
pitcher?-P. r. s.
A. He is not a spit ball, but a
curved ball pitcher.
Q. When did trench warfare be-
gin in the World Wars. A. E.
a. During their advance TO the
Marine, the Germans left sappers be-
hind them to intrench a position on
the Aisne to which they could return
if necessary. After their retreat from
the Marine. following the first phase
of the Battle of the Aisne. September
Is, 1914. they took Vp their position
behind the trenches and the trench
warfare. which featured the World
War, began.
Q. What is a live glacier?-A H. f.
A. 1t is one which reaches the sea.
Q. How many people are divorced
before they are II years OF age?-
r. NJ.
A. The Bureau of Census says that
last year there We're 500 married
males Of Is in this country, 1922
| married males of 16; 1899, of l.;
24,944, of 18, and $500 Of 19. Of
these, respectively. according to the
|
was 81, l44, 266, 710 and 1927, a total
of 1853 divorces of boys under legal
age. At 10, 1884 girls were married.
At 16, the number was Al, ,626 and a.
| II, the number was 90,930. Divorces
| for the corresponding ages were, re
spectively, 499, 1858 and 2,7s2. The
| total for girls under IS was 1853.
@. What causes the odor noticed in
| water in which flowers have been kept
| for a day or two?-W. NJ. c.
A. 1t is due to putrefactton OF the
| sugar and starch which come from
the stalk Of the stem.
Q. Why was a statue to Oliver
| Cromwell erected at Westminster
A. r.
A. It is claimed that Carlyle made
| Cromwell such an appealing char
acter that English opinion was re-
| versed to such an extent that the
| statue was erected in the palace yard
at Westminster.
(Find out tUhdteDer you tcdrt to
| knolC There Is no room for %1norurce
| in this busy 1Corld, The person t1ho
| loses out is the one 1cho gueSSes. This
person 1Cho gets on is dltcdys the oHe
1cho acts upon reliable information.
This paper employs Frederic J. HGs-
Kin to conduct an information bureau
in Washington for the free use Of the
public There Is no charge ercept 9
cents in stamps for return postage.
Write to him today for any facts you
desire. Address The Star Information
| Bureau, Frederic J. RdSktat, director,
Washington, d. c.
Evening star., 1925-06-15
Submits Two Queries.
Writer Discusses Crusade Against
Teaching of Evolution.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Two questions are suggested by the
case of the People VS.. Teacher Scopes,
namely: 1. Has the State of Ten.
nessee the right to forbid the teach.
ing in it's public schools Of the theory
of evolution? And 2. Is that theory
true?
The right Of the State in the mat.
ter seems to me to be unquestionable
A majority of the people of Tennes-
see might conclude that the. State,
out of economy or from other suf-
ficient motive. should not teach In its
public schools astronomy or geology
or mineralogy or music or pharmacy.
That conclusion would not attack the
truth or value Of those sciences. 1t
would not destroy the right of any
one to study those subjects by him.
self or in private schools. 1t would
not limit the freedom Of the press or
of speech or of education. 1t would
provide only that these studies should
not be taught, at the taxpayers ex-
pense. in its public schools.
The State, having, by a law within
the scope of it's authority, forbidden
the teaching of evolution in It's public
schools, and Teacher Scopes having,
as he admits, violated that law. there
Is no case.
The State has not forbidden belief
in the theory, nor prohibited the circu-
lation Of books advocating it, nor stop
ped the making Of speeches in favor
of it. 1t has solely excluded the sub
ject from the course Of studies in its
own schools.
Why has the State taken this &C.
ton? Because the school books issued
by most publishers teach evolution not
as an improved theory, in the way
of which are many difficulties. but as
an established fact of Science with a
big S.
2. Is the theory true? So far as
the lower forms of life are concerned
there does not appear to be any grave
objections to it. but so far as it at.
tempts to explain the origin of man
there is no conclusive proof that II
Is true, and there are serious obstacles
to its acceptance. There is no scien
tist more authoritative in authropology
than Prof. Rudolph Virchow. He states
positively: Man has not descended
from the ape nor has any ape-mer
existed"
The arguments against evolution
are too numerous to be set froth here
Some of them are stated in the books
God or Gorilla" by Alfred Wattersor
McCann; THE Old Riddle and the New.
est Answer" by j. Gerard; 1.-THE
Theory of Evolution in the Light OF
Facts" by X. Frank; THE Church
and Science" by Sir Bertram c. A
Windle and THE Case Against Evolu
tion," by George Barry O'Toole.
LOUIS w. REILLY.
Evening star., 1925-06-15
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

in diplomacy and all have political
backing. 1t is not easy for President
Coolidge to find a way out Of a guam
dary like this, which confronts him
practically every time a diplomatic
plum is available. To serve Uncle Sam
abroad, and rub shoulders with royalty
or republics. is still an ambition eager
ly cherished by our people.
Senator Edwin F. Ladd Of North
Dakota is Ill in a hospital at Balti-
more. He was en- route to his home
State by automobile when an attack
Of neuritis decided him to return to
the East for treatment. Later in the
Summer Ladd expects to make his
first visit to North Dakota since the
Republican majority expelled him, and
Senators Frazier, La Toilette and
Brookhart. from the Senate caucus.
President Coolidge's 1924 campaign
manager in North Dakota, former
Gov. Louis B. Hanna. is likely to op-
pose Ladd in the 1926 senatorial pri-
Dakota Republicans a clear-cut oppor-
tunity to show what they think Of the
disciplining Of Ladd at Washington.
X
To help out Government employees
who are being released from the Fed
eral pay roll this Summer. the Depart
ment Of Labor is making a special ef-
fort to find jobs for them. Robert NJ
Pilkington, who is the superintendent
of the United States Employment
Service, announces that he has listed
"a number Of experienced stenogra-
piers, typists, bookkeepers and other
high grade clerical and professional
workers" The Government employ
ment service is maintained as a pub.
lie utility and there are no fees.
Copyright 1o26)
Evening star., 1925-06-15
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
A Worthy Pattern.

A Worthy Pattern.
Had a little argument at Pohick on
the Crick.
We talked about zoology. likewise
arithmetic
And history and poetry and literature
and art.
There wasn't any subject that we
didn't take to heart.
We spoke in deepest earnest and our
tones were often loud,
Yet the neighborhood is peaceful; for
nobody got so proud
That he was willin', in the hope Of
provin' he was right,
To spoil a pleasant argument by Of
ferin' to fight.
Life wouldn't be worth livin' II all
argument should cease.
So, no one ever thought of maxim
work for the police.
Our clashes of opinion bring US joy
from year to year
AS We hold our conversations free
from any trace Of fear.
A meetin' which produces neither
anger nor distress
Is nova days regarded as a notable
success.
The folks that start the verbal clubs
and brick bats flying thick
Should come and learn our methods
here at Pohick on the Crick.
Evening star., 1925-06-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

@. How did the number of deaths
In automobile accidents last year com
pare with the year before?-F. B.
A. The number of motor fatalities
for 1928 was 16.452 and for 1924
17.345.
@. Which one of the national
r. o. w.
A. Last Summer Rocky Mountain
Park stood first with $4,000 visi-
tors. Mount Rainier was second
with ISL 900; Yellowstone, third with
$4,000; Crater Lake. fourth with
81. 900, and Glacier. fifth with $4,000.
Q. What minerals are the most
important in food?-L. r.
A. The Bureau of Home Eco
nomics says that calcium, phosphor-
GUS and iron are the most important
minerals in nutrition.
Q. I am told that there is an in
scription to the Glory of Almighty
God on the Washington Monument,
the highest structure in the United
States. Is this correct?-L- d. j.
A. The inscription on the east face
of the aluminium cap crowning the
Washington Monument is Laus
Deo," meaning Praise God
Q. What are troops of the line?
Staff officers?-I. w. P.
A. Troops of the line are those
troops which enter into actual com
bat such as the infantry, cavalry and
field artillery. Staff officers are those
who prepare plans for national de-
fense, for mobilization of forces. and
have general supervision of all ques-
tions affecting the efficiency OF the
Army.
a coat Of paint stop the process?-
S. T. r.
A. If wood has begun to rot or
iron has begun to rust, the rotting
and rusting will continue after the
paint has been applied.
@. Are mines in Michigan deeper
than those in Brazil?-K. G.
A. In the Michigan copper district
there is a mine with a 8,700.foot shaft,
one-third of a mile longer than the
shaft of the Brazilian mine situated
near Minas Geraes. This is 6,726
feet deep. The Michigan mine shaft
is inclined at an angle of approx.
mately 38 degrees, which makes the
mine shallower than the Brazilian
shaft which has a vertical depth of
6,726 feet.
@. What was the seating capacity
of the Coliseum and the Forum
F. c. I.
A. The Coliseum Of Rome seated
81 1000 people. We do not find any
definite statement concerning the ca
pacity of the Forum at Rome. The
Forum Romanum was the market
place and center of political oratory
of the city. 1t was not equipped with
seats, but was the gathering place
of large crowds. The length of the
Forum is 102 meters; its width from
As to IS meters.
@. Who introduced the organ for
church use into Germany?-W. T. K
A. 1t is supposed that Louis the
| Pious introduced this instrument
Evening star., 1925-06-15
Pimmet Run Bridge.

Citizens of Fairfax and Arlington
Counties, Va, have celebrated the
opening of a concrete bridge over
Pimmet Run. When one crosses
from the District to Virginia by Chain
Bridge he turns to the right around
the point of high hill and on his
left is a deep ravine through which
flows stream which enters the Po-
tomac a few yards below Chain
Bridge. The road which leads west
and has the creek on its south side
IS the ancient Georgetown and Lees
burg turnpike, now a main automo-
bile road between the District and a
wide extent of northern Virginia and
connecting with roads leading
throughout the Piedmont region and
Shenandoah Valley. Where the old
pike rounds the point of the hill at
Chain Bridge a road leads to the left
and with connecting roads serves a
large part Of the counties of Arling-
ton and Fairfax.
This road crosses Pimmet Run on
the new conrete bridge. 1t is an i'm
portant bridge to the District and
Virginia. The concrete bridge re-
places, an iron truss bridge sup
ported by stone abutments and it was
that bridge which gave way under a
loaded truck. 1t was a type of bridge
considered the last word in bridges In
the mid-70s and the sos and many
bridges of this kind still span creeks
in the neighborhood of Washington
Two Of our river bridges, Chain
Bridge and the new Pennsylvania
avenue bridge, are of that type OF
construction. though tha iron Yo<k
Evening star., 1925-06-15
Bathing Beach Complexities.

Representative Madden's disappreval
of the plan to reopen the bathing
beach on the Tidal Basin is based
upon his knowledge of the purpose
of the act of Congress which can
celed appropriations for the mainte.
nance Of the already established beach
and the construction of second
beach. He says he was not in favor
of the law as it passed, but now that
1t is the law he does not sanction
it's violation.
Thus a most unfortunate situation
resuItS~ Washington has bean deprived
Evening star., 1925-06-15
Wet-Thumbed Readers
At Library Are Scored
To the Editor Of The Star;

Can you aid in needed sanitary
campaign? Some of the readers at
the Library of Congress wet their
fingers in mouths and turn the pages
of the book they are reading. 1t is
so nasty a habit and so chronicaily
done that fastidious users of books
handle them, often, with feelings of
repugnance.
Other people sneeZe out into the
air-no handkerchief used-resume
work of reading; also resume the re-
current sneezing in same way. Others
cough in the same way.
Influenza tests in 1918 proved
scientifically that the moisture from
violent sneeze travels 15 feet.
The Library of Congress should
have in conspicuous places at every
desk and every catalogue section
prohibitory warnings with a penalty
for abuses. B. LQUpuN.
Evening star., 1925-06-15

"Don'ts' for warm weather include
advice to avoid alcohol as a regular
feature. The admonition has addi-
tional value now in providing for i'm
ton authorities.
Evening star., 1925-06-15

Senator Oscar Underwood is begin
ming his campaign to ascerta in if his
senatorial services are stilf desired
The general public will be surprised if
Ala bama does not stand ready not only
to back his senatorial career, but to
pledge him "a immutable votes for the
Democracy's next presidential conven-
tion.
Evening star., 1925-06-15

Promise by the Weather Bureau of
a season Of genuine June is es-
pecially gratifying considering the
reputation for strict veracity es-
tablished by this branch of public
service when it's reports were much
less cheering.
Evening star., 1925-06-15

The fortune OF Hugo SHINES is
found to be less than the estimates of
1t during his lifetime. German money
for a while displayed such erraticisms
as possibly to confuse even the most
experienced private sagacity.
Evening star., 1925-06-15

Whatever may be the outcome of
the discussion starting in Tennessee
Eden. Col. Bryan has elevated Mr.
Scopes to a prominence which will
make him a formidable competitor in
the lecture field.
Evening star., 1925-06-15

When the National Coal Association
meets in Chicago some incident of it's
proceedings will no doubt be that of
breaking the news as gently as pos
sible concerning the prices for next
Winter.