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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-01-03

CHILDREN and preachers will
always keep you from forgetting that
Christmas times are periods for gifts.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-01-03

years Of age and it seems that no
one can hinder, not even the women.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-01-03

MARRYING for love is all right,
f you marry when young. Marrying
for business is all right, when you
are old.
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NEW JOBS, PLEASE!

IF the rumor is true fhat hungry host Of
job-hunters expects to make drive on Wash
ington, with. hatchets in hand and an of
Goes our-Head" policy for the few
BRETHREN who are now holding office,
then the outlook for some new seats at the
Job counter is gloomy one.
When, in order 10 place a good man in
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-01-03

SOME PEOPLE never learn any
thing. To them, advice and exper-
fence is blank page.
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job, where the proprietor o. owner
has to pass upon the applicat on.
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Send in your subscription to
The Planet. Those who have already
remembered to do 80 have our last
ing thanks.
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SOME PEOPLE sleep too much
and some others live too long.
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JOHN MITCHELL, IR.. =. EDITOR
Evening star., 1925-04-30

rubbish should be disposed of, have
reformed many offenders and stimu.
lated habits of order in many per-
sons. There remains horde of peo.
pie who defy the trash receiver and
will let newspapers and fruit skins
fall where they will.
The site of picnic party in park
is marked by trash. A man will rest
on n park bench a few minutes and
leave behind him a crumpled news
paper, apple parings, peanut shells
and a paper bag. A young man and
his girl SIT on the grass in the shade
of an old maple tree to enjoy the
park for 10 minutes and they will
leave at their resting place a paste
board box that held candy, a quantity
of oiled paper in which sandwiches
were wrapped, fragments of the sand
wiches and two paper cups. Clean
up squads are kept busy raking up
rubbish which people leave behind
them, and which, without effort, they
could have carried to the nearest
trash can.
1t Is not likely that the director
of public buildings and grounds and
the park police will be able to edu-
ness and order but by persistence
they may reclaim a large number of
the sinners.
Evening star., 1925-04-30
Another Hint From Rio.

While municipal hints from Latin
America are in order and while the
subject of cheap housing, promoted
hy the government, is uppermost in
the mind of the community, attention
may be called to a pertinent sugges,
ton from Rio:
I'm 1911 legislation was enacted
for the construction of cheap homes
for workingmen in Rio de Janeiro.
Properly authorized companies are
granted the privilege of free entry of
all material except lumber for such
houses and exemption from all govern
ment taxes is also granted. The con-
struction of the houses must be ap-
proved by the government, which
also limits the amount of rent to be
charged as well as the amount at
which the house can be sold. The act
grants available land for the purpose
which is owned by the federal gov
ernment and is not required for other
purposes"
This hint cannot. of course, be util-
lied here in precise detail. but the
general thought is stimulating.
Evening star., 1925-04-30
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

me that last night two boys who do
not live around here stole all the
Daffodils out Of the yard, and sold
them to some friends Of theirs around
in the next block
"Ill catch EN- said officer Smith.
X X
It was dark when the officer got out
on the street from his interview with
Mr.. Jones. Down at the corner a
street lamp shone brightly.
Smith strode along, keeping a wary
eye out for offenders, and just as he
rounded the corner, whom should he
see mounting the steps of a house but
two boys,
Each boy held In his left hand sew.
eral huge punches of daffodils, the
flowers making yellow splotches even
in the night, so golden was their hue.
officer Smith whistled to himself.
Ran right into 'em" he murmured.
Quickening his pace, he mounted the
three steps leading from the sidewalk,
and was almost on the stoop before
the boys saw him.
Bet it," yelled the larger boy,
jumping off the steps and making off
around the side Of the house.
Stop" called the officer, pretending
as if he would draw his revolver. In
the meantime he had collared the
boy who seemed too confused to run.
stop, or I'll shoot" cried Smith,
attempting to bluff the running boy.
But evidently the youth was an old
offender. He knew that a "cop"
would not shoot a boy. The flowers
tightly clutChed in his hand, he dis
appeared up the street.
We'll, l got you, anyway. Sonny
said Officer Smith. Now you come
along with me-"
When Mr.. Jones opened his front
door, in answer to a ring, he saw the
following picture: A blue-clad figure.
holding tight to the right arm of a
bare-headed, boy of about IA years of
age, who had several bright flowers
in his left hand.
Did you ever see this boy?" asked
the officer.
NO" replied Jones.
y 4 *
Sonny, where did you get those
fiowers?" then asked the policeman, as
the glow of table lamp bathed the
trio.
Il got 'em in our back yard" said
the boy, looking down.
Sonny, tell me the truth
Il swear-I got them in our back
yard"
Sonny" said Officer Smith, were
gong AROUND 10 your DdCk yard, and
if you haven't got any flowers, you
know what is going TO happen to you" !"
The boy began to blubber. Sup
pressed sobs shook his shoulders
What's the matter with you?''
snapped Officer Smith.
''Nu-nunuthin', " sobbed the youth.
Where did YOU get those flowers,
Sonny" prodded the policeman.
Jimmy give 'em to ne-he said If
would sell 'em for 25 cents apiece,
he would give me 10 cents-and-
and
Poor boy" chimed in Mrs. Jones,
who had been standing behind a cur
tain.
Now you keep out OF this" said
Jones. Maybe he is still lying"
IN take him around and see what
his mother has TO say" said Officer
Smith. Come along, Sonny"
Poor boy" said Mrs. Jones, when
the two had gone
Served him right" said Jones.
And. besides. maybe it will make
him see the light before it is too late.
Say, that was quick work by the Of
dcer, wasn't it?"
Evening star., 1925-04-30

Somebody was stealing the flowers
| along Our Street. In the evening
half dozen Hyacinths would proud
ly wave by the steps: in the morning
| SIN stalks would be all that was left
of their beauty.
Combined with these thefts there
occurred an epidemic of boys coming
around selling blossoms. At first these
sales were made in the afternoon, but
later the lads showed up at o'clock
at night.
When all the flowers in Bill Jones'
front yard disappeared overnight
Jones got considerably riled about 1t,
prodded on by the lamentations of
Mrs. Jones.
1t had dawned upon the Joneses,
just as it was beginning to dawn
upon the other property owners, that
the boys were stealing the flowers
from one yard and selling them to
such neighbors as did not have them.
These youngsters did not live in the
nelghborhood, but came in fir om out
lying sections; in some instances (a3
1t was proved later), from clear across
town, to ply their nefariouS business.
1t seemed very easy way TO make
money. You secuted down the street
in the afternoon, getting the "lay of
the land" Mental notes were made
of such yards as had blooms. The
bright DaffodilS, the blue and pink
Hyaclnths and stately Tulips Of vari-
Gus shades. attracted the eyes of boys
with thieving propensities. Other
boys, of course. paid no attention 10
them. Few boys do.
When Jones finally got wise to what
was going on he resolved to Du. n
stop TO the business. To say nothing
of the thieving end of it, to find
ones blooms gone was literally ncart-
rending.
Il would have cut them myself, il
l had known they We're going to be
stolen" walled Mrs. Jones.
4 y =
So Jones decided to do something
about it."
The best thing he could think of was
to call the police precinct station, and
ask for little help. Cooperation was
cheerfully promised.
TN have the man on the beat drop
IN to see you" promised the man on
the desk at the station house.
Just about dusk the doorbeI rang,
and when Jones opened the door he
found blue-coated figure standing on
the steps.
Come right in, officer" said the
householder
He explained what had occurred. end
us up "4Ail Ai4t "OIuSs Ou KNOW,
after you have put lot OF time and
money into flowers. you do not like
to have somebody else come along and
steal them from you"
Officer Jack Smith agreed with Mr..
Jones.
mo, sir" he said. II know how
you feel. | like flowers myself"
IF they are stealing the flowers,
they ought to be stopped" said Jones.
somewhat hotly.
Yes, they ought" replied the Off
Ger. And what is more. it will be
good for the boys. You know, here
is the way l look at it: If you catch
a boy doin something like that, then
you are doin' the boy good.
You may be able to stop him be-
fore he thinks stealing is easy. and
tries To break into house, or some
thing like that"
That's So said Jones. But about
these flowers, now--I can't tell you
what the boys looked like. because the
last time they were here, I didn't
realize they were taking the flowers"
"A boy of one of the neighbors told
Evening star., 1925-04-30
Park Trash.

Washingtonians and strangers are
asked by the director of public build
ings and grounds to do their part
toward keeping the parks clean. They
are asked not to scatter trash. Col.
Sheriff. says: Nothing is so detri-
mental to the attractiveness of the
parks as this scattering of news
papers over the lawns, and notwith-
standing the greatest vigilance on
the part Of the maintenance force it is
impossible to prevent unsightiiness
unless the public fully co-operates. !"
Park police have been authorized to
hand to park patrons cards on which
is printed: "These are your parks.
Help keep them clean. Place all
waste paper and other trash in the
receptacles. Do not leave food or
other picnic waste on the ground.
Your cooperation in this matter will
keep this park beautiful"
Progress has been made against the
trash habit in park and street, but
the goal of neatness has not been
reached. A few years ago 1t seemed
to be thought the normal thing to
throw away newspapers, banana
skins, apple cores, peanut shells and
waste paper wherever and whenever
one wished, but a long campaign of
education against this habit, the plac-
ing of trash cans in parks and streets,
and signs giving lessons as to how
Evening star., 1925-04-30

in the Borough of Queens in Greater
New York. Timing their visit per.
.ectly, they reached the scene of ac-
ton. a large dairy establishment, just
after 10 wagon drivers had turned in
the weekly collection from their
routes. amounting to about $4,000.
While one remained in the motor car
the other four covered" the office
force and drivers with pistols and
took all the cash, and then escaped,
though pursued by some of the officials
of the company in another car, with
an exchange of pistai shots, all of
which went wild.
That is the latest. and one of the
most daring of a long series of ban
ditries committed in New York City.
Small gangs of thieves seem to be
able to get away with almost any
sort of crime. So common have these
hold-ups and large-scale raids become
that they excite no particular CON
Germ. They are taken rather as a
matter Of course.
The motor car and the easily oh
tanned pistol make an effective combi-
nation for thieves. Any crook can
get an automobile and a gun. At this
rate of progression toward utter law
lessness business will have to be con
Quoted under police guard, behind
steel walls. Sentries with have TO be
where money is collected in large
sums to scrutinize all who approach.
This is one of the costly by-products
of highly developed American civili.
zation.
Evening star., 1925-04-30
A Bonus for Seamen.

The suggestion of Chairman O'Con-
nor of the United States Shipping
Board that there be established an
American merchant marine reserve
deserves consideration.
First, such a plan, if carried out
would be effective in meeting the diff
ferential in wages now existing be-
tween the American merchant marine
and the merchant marine of foreign
competitors
Second, an American merchant ma
rine reserve would be of great value to
the Navy and national defense. 1t
would encourage the training of Amer
leans as seamen to man merchant YES
sells, who would be available for man
ming American ships in time of emer-
gency
The differential between the wages
paid American seamen and foreign
seamen, under existing conditions, in
favor of the foreign ship operators. is
the great stumbling block today, it is
claimed, in the establishment of a pri-
vately owned and operated merchant
marine. Wipe out this differential and
the great Government owned fleet
probably would pass into private hands
and would continue TO be operated by
Americans for American commerce.
The Government today faces a def
icit of something like SIS 900, 900 to
$50 100000 a year in the operation of
it's ships. This deficit is being reduced
through the efforts of the officials of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation,
headed by President Leigh c. Palmer,
which are bringing about greater
economy and efficiency in operation
But if Chairman O'Connor is right
about his plan for a merchant marine
reserve it would be possible to put
practically all of the Government ships
into private hands and continue them
in overseas trade under the American
flag at a greatly reduced cost TO the
Government. He estimates that the
first year the Government would have
to eXpend $4,000 900. and that, with a
maximum reserve of IL. 900 men. paid
$50 a month as reservists by the Gov
ernment, the total annual cost to the
Government for wages would be not
more than $6,O0O,O0O
The published reports of Chairman
O'Connor's suggestion for a merchant
marine reserve do not indicate just
what services would be called for by
the Government from the reservfsts.
1t is presumed. however, that they
would be subject to call TO service in
case of emergency. During the last
emergency" the World War. the Gov
ernment called into the service mil
lions of men, and it could, of course,
do the same thing again, whether they
were members of a reserve organiza-
tion or not. In the case of the mer,
chant marine reserve, however, the
men would be trained to render val
liable service quickly.
The attitude taken by organized
labor toward the proposal of Chairman
O'Connor will be of interest.
Evening star., 1925-04-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

of the glass and to the variations of
dryness in the sand.
Q. When were bicycle sulkeys first
used for racing horses?-W. w.
a. The bicycle eulkey was given rs
first public trial in a race in MAY
1892, at Worcester, Mass.
@. How many letters or characters
were there in the Egyptian hero
glyphic alphabet?-W. S. G.
A. As arranged by modern scientists
there are "a Egyptian alphabet"
hieroglyphs.
@. Who was Judge Swayne's attor-
ney in the Impeachment proceedings
#. J. +.
gins of Delaware was Judge Swayne.s
counsel in the Impeachment proceed
ings of 1905.
Q. Could Canada exclude citizens
Of the United States from the 81.
Lawrence River?-N. A. y.
A. Under the treaty Of Washing
ton. May 8. 1871. it was stipulated
that navigation Of the St. Lawrence.
ascending or descending, from the 45th
parallel of north latitude, shall for
ever remain free and open for the
purpose of commerce TO citizens Of the
United States" In return for that
Lake Michigan. which is inclosed en-
tirely by territory of the United States,
was made free to British subjects.
@. How widely are American boots
and shoes used?-G. 7. II.
A. The Department Of Commerce
says that American boots and shoes
are finding markets in approximately
100 countries Of the world, but the
markets taking the larger proportion
are Cuba. Mexico. Canada, Panama
British West Indies, British South
Africa, Italy, Great Britain and the
Central American countries.
O. Who started the Huguenot-
Walloon celebration?-H. G. G.
A. The Huguenot- WaIloon tercen-
tenary was instituted by the Federal
Council OF Churches of Christ in
America for the celebration of the
300th anniversary Of the settling in
New Netherlands of Walloons-that
Is, French and Belgian Huguenots. BY
the Dutch West Indian Co. in 1924
Q. Why is it that in Spain the
wooden shoppers in oil casks are
wrapped in linen?-D. K. W.
A. In Spain ii is thought that II
| oil comes in contact with cork the oil
Immediately becomes rancid. Hence
the linen wrapping.
Hare you asked HdskiH7 He does
not knoIC all the things that people
ask him, but he bnO1Cs people fChO
do knoJr. Try him. state your quCS-
ton briefly, frrite plainly and tnClOse
2 cents in stamps for return postage.
Address Frederic J. HGSkin, director,
| The Star Information Bureau, TLCcnty-
first and c streets north1CeSt)
Evening star., 1925-04-30

an Interpretation as Twachtmann
might have made. essentially impress
sionistic, interpreting the little lowell
ness" in these majestic falls rather
than, as Church painted them, in ma
jestic bigness. The Corcoran Gallery
owns his Sunset in the Woods"
painted in 1880. OF this painting In
ness himself wrote in 1891: ''The ma
terial for my picture was taken from
sketch made near Hastings. West
chester County. n. Y, 20 years ago.
This picture was commenced years
ago, but until last Winter I had
not obtained any idea commensurate
with the impression received on the
spot. The idea is to represent an ef-
feet Of light in the woods toward sun
down, but to allow the imagination
to predominate." 1t was this desire
to appeal to the imagination that dis
tinguished Inness' landscape paintings
from those of the majority of his con-
freres. winter acknowledgements
painted in 1882, owned at one time by
Mr.. Glover, president of the Corcoran
Gallery of Art, and shown in the gal
lery from time to time as a loan, evi-
dences to Inness' right to be classed
among modern painters. This picture is
painted with all the force and fresh
ness and virility of the so-called plein-
air school-those men who opened the
windows of light and interpreted ma
ture with convincing veracity.
At Tarpon Springs. Fla, where
George Inness had a Winter home and
where his son, George Inness, jr., now
spends the cold months, a memorial is
being dedicated at this time-a hall
wherein exhibitions may be held and
music given. To George Inness we
owe much, and it would be well if all
over this broad land, particularly in
our great public schools, homage
should be paid 70 his memory at this
time.
Evening star., 1925-04-30

q. How are traffic policemen paid
at corners like Fourteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue. where car
tracks cross?-J. V. c.
A. The Police Department says that
traffic policemen at intersections OF
streets, where street car tracks cross,
are paid by the street railway com
pany in the following manner: The
companies put so much money in the
United States Treasury in a miscel-
laneous trust fund. The District pays
the officials with this fund.
Q. What kind of Supervision or help
is it that we give Liberia?-E. F. II.
A. The United States has assisted
in the stabiliZation OF the finances of
Liberia and maintains control Of Gus
toms through a general receiver and
financial adviser designated by the
United States Government.
Q. In what court should / apply to
have my first name changed from
Ronald to Richard?-R. j. r.
A. 1t would not be necessary to
have a court order to change the first
or given name of a person. If the
whole name Is desired to be changed
officially, application should De made
TO the Supreme Court of the District.
Q. What salary do opera singers
receive?-A E.
A. It would be impossible TO make
any definite statement. as the fees
that singers earn depend entirely upon
the company by which they are en-
gagged, their eminence in the music
world, and the type of work they do.
Salaries range from s25 to 81 500
performance.
@. What was the origin Of the verse,
| Drink TO me only with thine eyes"
etc IS. w. c.
a. The stanZa to which you refer
is from Ben Johnson's ITO Celia"
However, in one of the letters of Phil
ostratus the following is found:
Drink to me with your eyes alone,
and if you viii, take the cup to your
lips and fill it with kisses, and give
it so to me-
@. Shouldn't the well known saying
about Washington, First in war first
in peace, and first in the hearts of his
countrymen," read fellow citizens"
instead of "countrymen"?-A. c. d.
A. The resolution offered in the
House of Representatives on the occa-
sion Of Washington's death contained
the sentence, TO the memory of the
man, first in war, first in peace, and
first in the hearts of his fellow citi-
zens." The resolutions were prepared
by Col. Henry Lee, who delivered the
eulogy a week later. Lees Memoirs
of the War of the Revolution" gives
the expression as "countrymen," >"
rather than fellow citizens"
Q. Does an hourglass mark the
time with absolute accuraCy?-T S.
A. The hourglass is always subject
to slight error in its indication of time,
due TO the expansion and contraction
Evening star., 1925-04-30
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Absence

Absence.
The country still is going strong,
Without a trace of fear.
I wonder now we get along
When congress isn't here.
Upon adj ,urnment, years ago.
We lef: the town and closed the
show.
But now we scarcely seem to know
When Congress isn't here.
There isn't any flow of speech
Persuasive or severe
That serves our sentiments to reach
When Congress isn't here.
OF course we know we need the laws,
The criticism and applause.
And yet in gratitude We pause
When Congress isn't here.
Evening star., 1925-04-30

House painters receive SO a day.
Thousands of artists receive much
less, If anything at all. The age is
practical and scales of compensation
standards.
Evening star., 1925-04-30

Washington traffic authorities can
not hope to return to the time when
the chief menace on the thorough
fares was the man with a trotting
horse or the boy with d bicycle.
Evening star., 1925-04-30
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Evening star., 1925-04-30

There were many candidates in
Germany; SO many, in fact, that the
voters gave up the task Of studying
their records and decided to concen-
trate on a well established reputation.
Evening star., 1925-04-30

Germany has at least the pleasure
of knowing that its position on the
League of Nations waiting list is at
tracing attention.
Evening star., 1925-04-30

Disarmament with reference to old
war material does not necessarily i'm
ply helplessness. The modern inventor
works with wonderful rapidity and
efficiency.
Evening star., 1925-04-30

French history rendered the word
communism" so odious that com.
paratively few people can understand
any effort to reintroduce it into af-
fairs of state.
Evening star., 1925-04-30

So far as disarmament is concerned.
Germany has at present no more TO
say than that she is more thoroughly
disarmed than any other nation
Evening star., 1925-04-30

Habitual monarchists may regard
| the selection of a grizzled war veteran
like Hindenburg as a slight TO the
Hohenzollern family.
Evening star., 1925-04-30

Germany may not feel absolutely
clear as to where she is going, but
she knows that she needs leadership.
And Hindenburg is a leader.