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Evening star., 1925-08-23

The grave of William Jennings
Bryan, in Arlington National Gene
terry, continues to be the center of in
terest for all visitors to this shrine of
the Nations dead. And as the people
stand about, the roped-off plot the com
ment is much the same-expressions
of wonderment that the great Com
moner, the great lover of peace, the
bearer of the cross, should have Sc
lected a strictly military surrounding
for his last resting place.
The Bryan grave is but step from
the abandoned mausoleum erected for
Admiral Dewey, whose body was re-
moved several months ago to a final
resting place in the Washington Cathe-
dral. What to do with the abandoned
Dewey tomb is another problem for
the Arlington authorities. 1t stands
there. with it's blue grass, four starred
Window representation of an ad
mirals fiag-an empty thing meaning
nothing. The Dewey tomb is not a
memorial which might stand alone. 1t
is a vault built TO receive and house
the earthly remains OF the hero of
Manila Bay
The Bryan grave. and the prospec-
tive Bryan memorial monument, will
take the place in public interest of the
Dewey tomb on ore of the prettiest
knobs in the entire cemetery grounds
The Bryan site looks down over the
white marble amphitheater, over the
Tomb OF the Unknown Soldier and on
out across the Potomac to the White
House and the Capitol.
Just what form the Bryan memorial
will take remains to be determined
The selection will be left entirely TO
his family. But the form and design
must be passed in the end by the au-
thorities of the cemetery. 1t has been
found necessary in recent years to re-
strict the character and size of the
markers placed over the graves of the
soldier and sailor dead. Nowadays the
stone markers are almost Uniform and
are extreme in their simplicity. In the
older days when the tastes of .e,lrviv-
ing relatives we're allowed to y;.ern
entirely, some Of the effects wer gro
tesque, to say the least. Now the u is
strict regulation, and while liberal al
loWances may be expected in dealing
with man OF Mr.. Bryan's fame and
attainments, both the design and in
scription of the memorial must con-
tional metropolis.
Even standing at the Bryan grave it
is difficult to think of the Commoner
as dead, that great active brain at rest.
Those of us who were with him at the
evolution trial in Dayton. Tenn, saw
that Bryan was tired, but no one
thought his end was near.
Whatever his immortal reward-and
Evening star., 1925-08-23
Age and Angling.

There is story that woman 81
years old goes to Rouses Point, N Y,
and fishes in Lake Champlain each
Summer. She is an inveterate and
veteran angler. There is a side to this
question which persons of low vision
and tnjudicial temperament may not
see. This woman is 81 years old be-
cause she fishes. Her length of life
is due to fishing. Angling, pursued
with love, sympathy and appreciation
OF its virtue, is a great aid. perhaps
the greatest aid, to longevity. If an
angler dies before registering 81 or 100
years it is because at some moment
he permitted his enthusiasm for an
Cling to wane and neglected to fish.
If he had kept on fishing he would
have kept on living. Digging worms,
taking care of pole and line, sitting in
the shade of an elm, or even of
willow, beside d gentle-fiowing stream
makes a man live long. If his bent
of mind is to put on high rubber
boots and with plant rod and dazzling
fly to wade in whirling streams there
is no telling how long he will live.
The only chance his wife has to col
lect his insurance is that he will
drown. A man who catches trout or
bass, fries them with a snitch of ha-
con in an old-fashioned skillet and eats
his food three times a day ought to
be a STRIPPING youth on his hundredth
birthday.
Now and then one reads of man
who observes his 101st birthday and
who attributes his length of life and
good health to chewing a plug of to-
bacco before breakfast and taking
nine drinks of whisky before lunch,
but experience shows that tobacco and
whisky are not to be trusted as youth
preservers in comparison with fishing.
Golf is said to be very good for old
and feeble men who want to beat four
score and ten, but, although golfer
walks good deal and gets a certain
amount of exercise looking for the
ball, he does not get the mental exal-
tation and intellectual stimulus that
come from fishing.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
PRESERVING ENGLISH CASTLES
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

The former Viceroy makes many
other interesting bequests in his re-
markable will. He stipulates that he
desires the family home of Kedleston
10 remain in the family. In the
United States a family is regarded as
rather steady if it occupies the same
house for a generation. Lord Curzon
observes in his will, much of which
was written in pencil just before he
underwent the operation which proved
fatal, that he wishes the family TO
keep the old home because from father
to son they had been living there for
500 years
The Marquis was quite a collector
in his day. He has a unique collec-
ton of objects and books relating to
the life of Napoleon at St Helena
and to the great French Emperor's
death, and also many relics intimately
connected with Horatio, Lord Nelson,
admiral of the British fleet and victor
OF the sea fight with the French off
Trafalgar. These invaluable collec-
tionS are left TO the British nation
also. as well as some priceless paint
ings by Sir Joshua Reynolds and
other masters.
Chequers Court.
Some time ago Lord Lee of Fare
ham turned over the superb old coun-
try house called Chequers to the gov
ernment to be used as a Summer resi-
dence for the prime ministers. This
preserves another ancient seat. Ken
Wood, a beautiful open park within
the City of London, which was threat
ened with breaking up into building
lots also, has been acquired and within
the last few weeks the National Trust
took over Cissbury Ring on the South
Downs. This is a great prehistoric
earthwork, dating from far before the
days of the Roman occupation. 1t
probably was constructed by early
Britons even before the Druids' day.
Many Roman ruins also are held
in trust by the government and it
seems likely that additional bequests
of great houses will be made, to the
end that the old England which has
played such a part in the history of
the English speaking people will be
represented to posterity as it actually
was centuries ago.
Evening star., 1925-08-23

definitely determined by an inclosing
stratum of electrified atmosphere.
Certain phenomena of atmospheric
electricity have never been under
stood, though speculatively guessed at
by science. The aurora borealis, for
example. has been alphabetically at
tributed to currents flowing in estab-
lished lines, with the poles of the
earth as focal points. The generation
of electricity in storm clouds, called
lightning, has likewise been attributed
in part to such currents. 1t is possible
that the establishment of an ionized
stratum around the surface of the
earth will lead to more specific un-
The invention of instruments of pre-
cision has led to many marvellous dis
coveries This latest research, which
has yielded the disclosure of the
earth's ceiling. has been made possible
by such devices. never before available
in the known history of mankind. The
weighing and measuring of planets
almost inexpressibly distant from the
earth, the measuring of the heat of
planets so far away as to be merely
sparks in the sky, these are achieve
ments of such appliances, the product
of mechanical genius never before
known. With the devices now at mans
command and the ingenuity with
which he employs them it would seem
that there are no more limits to his
understanding of the mysteries Of
nature.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
COMPENSATING SERVICE.
I Corinthians, I'LL. If do thi
thing 10ilHngly, / haze a reUdrd."

/ Corinthians, I'LL. If do this
thing 1oilHngly, L haze reWdrd."
Some one well says, There is no
merit in yielding to a must" 1t is
one thing to be drafted into service it
is quite another to voluntarily enlist.
In the Army we found the volunteer
far more contented and as a rule
more efficient than the man who
served under compulsion. Practically
all the great works of genius that
we cherish have been produced by
men and women who rendered them
gladly and without thought of what
they might yield in the way of reward.
1t has been said that an artist who
excels in his work is generally a poor
business man. This maybe true, but
he has a reward that is deeply COM
pensating.
L once asked Forbes Robertson, the
great English actor, If the repetition
of the lines in one of his notable plays
did not pail upon him. No he re-
sponded. When they do l shall cease
to render the play" After two thou
sand performances he still found
pleasure and reward in playing his
great role.
1t is only fair that we should re-
celVe an equitable return for the ex-
penditure of our talents, but the re-
turn will be immeasurably increased
where labor is lightened through
service rendered willingly as well as
skillfully.
The standard of efficiency or sue
cess is largely measured today in
terms of material rewards. The evi-
dent result of this is to be found, not
only in the lowering of efficiency, but
in the lowering of skill in craftsman
ship. Many a fine artist or writer
has received a pittance for the work
he did and his rewards in terms OF
favor or remuneration may have come
too late. but the fact that they. did
not come did not impair his work nor
destroy his genius.
| once asked a distinguished sur
geon who was rendering conspicuous
service as a medical missionary in a
Evening star., 1925-08-23
A Giant Power Plan.

For many years the tides in the
Bay of Fundy have been known for
their great height and force, with a
difference in level of from 21 to 81
feet. The twice daily thrush and out
rush of the waters have been re-
garded as one of the most remark
able phenomena OF nature on this
continent, due to the peculiar con-
formation Of the coast at the north
eastern junction between the United
posed to harness this tremendous
water power to make electric cur
rent.
The idea of tidal power has often
have been proposed for the purpose
of making the ocean work for man
in other ways than by carrying him
and his wares, but none has sue
amount of force obtainabIe at sea
level. The Bay of Fundy tides have
heretofore been considered as too
powerful to be harnessed. A scheme
has been devised, however, that
promises success and a proposal is
to be laid before the voters of the
State of Maine next month regarding
the sale outside of the State of power
developed from this source. II is COM
puted that from 100000 to 100000
horsepower can be produced. Au-
thority for the project must be OBJ
tained from both the United States
and the Canadian governments, but
upon the decision Of the Maine voters
regarding the sale Of the power will
rest-the fata OF the enterprise in large
Evening star., 1925-08-23
Matriarclly.

F. A. Mitchell-Hedges, explorer and
author, sees hard times ahead for the
male of the species.
'In closely cropping her hair he
says, "the modern woman is simply
aping her sisters in the Darien dis
trict of Panama and among the San
Bias Indians. BY wearing less and
less clothing she is again only fol-
lowing the example of vanishing
races. The trend is toward what has
happened among such tribes as the
Chucunaque Indians. where the men
have no choice in anything, not even
the choice of wife or in the form of
the marriage service.
1.-THE excessive craze for dancing and
the popularity of Jazz music are fur
ther borrowings from people far
down in the mental scale.
''It is urgently necessary that man
should realize that by nature he is
leader and refuse longer to be gov
erned or dominated by women; other.
wise the race will vanish"
Ho. humi
The prospect doesn't seem to alarm.
Let the battle go on, and may
the best man win!-Akron Beacon
Journal.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The IudOmifabIe Insect.

Each bulletin the farmer reads,
Which tells of insect strife.
While working hard he also leads
A literary life.
The winged butterfly, so neat,
No knowledge seeks to claim.
Yet, in the end, he'll always beat
The farmer at the game.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
New Mechanical Marvel.

Cigars have been sorted by hand
according to color. The process was
slow, expensive and inaccurate. To
eliminate the hand -sorter machine
was invented and is now in use. 1t
recognizes SO shades of brown in
the cigar wrappers, puts each by it
self and does it all at rate better
than one q second. Some of the
principles of radio and photography
are used, but the descrirtion Is too
technical for US 1aymen. The machine
is called triumph Of science. Most
OF US could not understand how 1t
Evening star., 1925-08-23
Fifty Years Ago
La The Star

Fifty years ago the ''green-goods
game" as it came to be called, -four
The Old Green ished in New York.
n0 oiu oAoeA- and possibly in
Goods Game other cities. but es-
peciaIy IN Gotham.
where every sort OF fake and swindle
has been practiced for many years
In The Star of August 16, 1875, is the
following about case in which the
police made a haul of all the parties
to the fraudulent transaction:
Notwithstanding the frequent eX-
posures of the New York swindlers
who sell boxes Of sawdust for counter
felt money, greenhorns continue to be
taken in and done for. On Friday last
an lndlanlan in New York paid $3.50
for what he supposed was a box of
counterfeit money and would have
transported it to his home had not a
policeman, discovering him at a rail
road depot in company with two sus-
ptciouS fellows, arrested the entire
party. The box was subsequently,
opened at the station, and of course
was found to contain sawdust. The
young man thereupon drew his re-
volver, exclaiming If I had known
this l would have let daylight into the
Swindlers.' The question arises in this
case, who committed the greater Of
fense, the men who obtained the
greenhorn's money under false pre-
lenses or the greenhorn himself, who
deliberately proposed to go into the
business of circulating counterfeit
money. Certainly a law which would
punish the former and not the latter
would not fulfill the requirements of
Justice
Some years ago man who was
being lured by green-goods operators
did let daylight into a swindler of
this ilk. Knowing that the transac-
ton was fraud, he went armed and
at the moment of the exchange of
packages, by which the crooks substi-
tuted fake bundle for & collection
OF real notes, he pulled his gun and
shot one of the swindlers dead and
held the other until the police came.
He was afterward acquitted This
shooting went far to break up the
swindle, which has not been practiced
for long time.
Evening star., 1925-08-23

distinguishes such fine shades, when
the average eye cannot do II.
The machine is another development
in mechanical invention Like the
linotype. 1t displays an Intelligence
almost beyond belief. Perhaps if the
inventors keep working they even
tually will create machine with
"superhuman intelligence that can
be placed behind the automobile
steering wheels and prevent some of
the grade-crossing accidents.--Aew
Orleans Item
Evening star., 1925-08-23
IiberaIitips.

Republics are ungrateful"'
'1've heard So" answered Senator
Sorghum, but can't see many people
who have been doing business with
this republic who appear to be getting
much the worst of it,
Evening star., 1925-08-23
Singing the Unsingable.

"Why do you weep every time that
soloist sings I Cannot Sing the Old
Songs'?"
II can't help it," answered Uncle
Bill Bottletop. 1.-The only old song I
remember is Landlord, Fill the Flow
ing Bowl"
Evening star., 1925-08-23

Diamond-back terrapin will be made
more plentiful by the Fish Commits
sion. Terrapin and champagne were
regarded by epicures as natural asso-
ciates, but the French wine industry
should not permit itself to cherish ex-
trayagant hopes.
Evening star., 1925-08-23

A recent Japanese earthquake did
no greater damage than to stop the
clocks in Toxic. The superstitious
may regard the incident as sugges-
ton that it will be well for jingoes to
pause and take time to think things
over
Evening star., 1925-08-23
Rate by MaiI-PayabIe in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
70 the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to IL or not otherwise cred
tied In this paper and also the local news
published herein All rights of publication
of special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1925-08-23

The Ku klux paraders unmasked.
Nevertheless they all looked so much
alike that they would be difficult to
identify in an unexpected encounter
Edgar Allan Poe's story of the pur-
loined letter took the ground that peo-
pie are least likely to observe what is
openly disclosed.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
Eviction.

Said Jonah, Here while I'll pause,
In comfort and content"
The big fish threw him out because
He couldn't pay the rent.
Evening star., 1925-08-23

There is this difference in the popu-
larity of father and son. Wisconsin
refers to the father as Bob La Fol
Iette and to the son, more formally, as
Robert NJ"
Evening star., 1925-08-23

In addition to the other tasks con-
fronting Congressman on their return
to this city, they will have to learn
the new traffic regulations.
Evening star., 1925-08-23

Mussolini admires julius Caesar.
Mussolini's methods of subduing the
populace are less tactful and subtle
than those Of the eloquent Caesar.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
The Car Horse
Bell Nuisance.

a practice which has long since passed
from vogue in this city:
Varied in nature as are the com
plants and requests of the people, it
seems somewhat surprising that in
all the years during which we have
read the paragraphs of your blessed
and welcome paper, no mention has
ever been made of a nuisance which
has actually, after impartial and just
examination, not particle of justin
cation in it, and is simply an imposi-
ton on the peaceable and conse-
quently the best part Of our commu-
nifty. The advantages afforded by
street cars to a city-and especially TO
one of magnificent distances as JEFF
ferson has named ours-are too obyi-
Gus to suffer questioning; but the re
Quirement that the bellS-and such
bellst-should remain on the horses
collars after the hour of 10, or at the
latest of 1890 pm, is not only super
f1uous but a direct encroachment on
the rights of tired-out humanity. The
glaring red, green or yellow lights
with which every car is supplied Is
a sufficient announcement of the APP
proach Of these ambulant commodi-
ties to the two or even one-eyed man.
woman, child or beast, and il is not
reasonable to suppose that for the
sake of one possible, not probable.
lonesome blind being in years, the rest
of nearly 100000 people must be dis
turbed until l o'clock every night BY
the constant jingle of the horse-car
bell, not to mention the occasional in
termezzo of the high pitched bell
punch.
'These noisy bells sound as If at
tackled by the traditional and seem
ingly contagious immoderation Of the
Capitals doings, for car horses and
their attendants elsewhere all over
the country would blush to death ere
they would submit to be used to such
an extent as a warning to the drunk
en- man at the expense of the sick as
we'll as the healthy denizens of q
whole city"
Evening star., 1925-08-23

Jud Tunkins says it's wonderful to
see how many people would rather ar
que about the Bible than read it.
Evening star., 1925-08-23

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morn
Ing edition, is delivered by carriers within
the city at 80 cents per month: daily only,
f5 cents per month: Sunday only. 30 cents
per month. Orders may be sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000. Collection Is made by
carrier at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
But Not for the SolOns.

From the New York Herald Tribune.
The Senators would gladly apply a
Gloture+ x1le to Mrs Dawes
Evening star., 1925-08-23
Effort to Revive Old DANCES.

Swing your partners!' Ladies
changer
The old-time dance seems mighty
strange.
Folks once heard the fiddler shout
The figgers as he called em out
But who shall call those figgers old?
The chief musician, once so bold,
Can scarcely call his voice his own.
His mouth is full of saxophone.
Evening star., 1925-08-23

Life is harder foh everybody said
Uncle Eben. "All policeman used
to have to do was tell you to move on.
Now, besides dat, he has to tell you
when. To ,gtop and turn -aroundx.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
The Evening Star Newspaper Compa,

business OIllCe-
11th ST. and Pennsylv anis Ave.
New York Office: 11o East 42nd ST.
Chicago Office Tower Building.
European Once l6 Regent ST.. London.
England
Evening star., 1925-08-23

A correspondent signing
Spokesman for Many" wro
Evening star., 1925-08-23

Fifty years ago the "green.goods
game as it came to be called, -four
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-01-19
DESEAIBARC0.

Desde las nueve de la manana, EN-
pezar0n a desembarcar los turis-
tas, transportandose a terra en- rd-
pidas lanchas, para visitar nuestra
ciudad. Y adnirar 10 POGO de bue-
no que tenemos.
Algunos, tomaron automobiles, Y
visitaron las afueras de la capital,
V nuestros barrios residenciales, es-
pecialmente el Condado, que STEM
pre- Ofrece atractivos a los turistas.
Aun cuando por ser domingo el
comercio habfa cerrado sus puertas,
los turistas dieron Ia ciudad nue.
va vida. visitando los distintos ST
tios pdblicos, y recorriendo nues-
tras Gales.
Con este viaje del Reliance Sc
inicia Ia temporada de turistas, y
podemos prepararnos para presen
ciar la invasion dc que sera obje-
to nuestra isla.
Hay muchos otros barcos turis'
tas que sc esperan en- distintas fe-
chas durante esta epoca Gle inyier-
no, entire ellos Sc cuentan varios
Gle los mas hermosos barcos de tu
rismo de las grandeS companies
americanas inglesas
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-01-19
In jOyen pOrtofriquelO....

consuelo cuando desesperaba Y dos
fallecI4 tras los fuertes barrotes de
Ia prision. Tambi6n emple5 toda su
gran lnfuencia y apel6 sus amis-
tades para hacer mas llevadera IL
rr;si6n al joven puertorriqueIo, ha-
ci9ndo possible ademas su absolrci6n
MI. Ferguson, a quien todos coroeen
EN- nuestro pals, por haber convivido
con nosotros duranta amos amos,
Sc ha carecteri2ado siempre como un
ardiento 3fensor y amigo de nues
ira isla. y ell esta OCCASION ma demos
trsdo una vez mas su acendrado
af cto hacia los rertorriquefos.
FL rerseguido de II justicia Sc en-
cuentra pucs de vueita en- su hogar,
Al calor de los suyos, y debe sentlr
en- su alma una eInoci6n du1cisima
al pensar en- que esta Ibre de Ia
resadii1a que durante meses Y meses
toItlra5a sn corobro y pusiera en-
poll no su razon.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-01-19
Continuation de Ia IL. pGE.

cuidadoso del case, y Sc prepare pa
ra dar la bstalla en- defensa del io-
ven puertorriqueno, cuyos padres, en-
Tajardo, iloraban Ia desgracia que
azoSaba al hiio de Sis entra1ias.
Lego Ell dia del ju:cio, nnestro
protagonista Sc sent6 en- cl Banqui-
10 de los acusados, con ell alma lie
ma de tc1nores. Doclararon varias
personas, y finalmente. ell abogado
defsnsor pronunci6 I'M discurso gran
diosc en- dsfensa de nUestro compa-
ttiota, hacienda historic de los he
cAos. = relatando al jurado y al tri-
btnal, de como, un joven honrado
y laborioso, para defender su propia
VIDA, habia apelado al recurso su-
premo, pero inevitable, de dar muec-
ts a eu contrincante. FL jurado Sc
retro deliberar, Y POGO despnes
cCmp6recia q IL sala del tribunal
trayendo 81 veredicto. Primitive
Rodriguez, debio scntir frio en- el
alma en- csc momento horrible en
que 81 vida dependia de Ia opinion
Ge aquellos ciudadanos, que no 10
coHocian, que qui1as por hablar un
idioma distinto, lie coEsidera ban eX-
tranjaro pesar dc su ciudadania.
Hablo el presidente del iurado, Y
ruestro compatriota, con jdbilo in
menso, oy6 que Sc lie doclaraba alb
suelto, que Sc le exoneraba de toda
culpabilidad criminal, que dejaba
Ge ser el candidate a Ia silla cleo
trica, para convertirse un vez mas
Ell 81 Primitive Rodriguez, pacifico
ciudadano de Fajardo.