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Evening star., 1925-05-08
Landmarks Lost and Saved

An effort to save one of New York .
historic landmarks, the house in
which James Monroe, fifth President
of the United States. lived for some
time prior to his death, and in which
he died, has failed. The building.
standing at the corner of Prince and
Lafayette streets, has been sold to a
private interest, which will raze it
and erect in its stead a large lott
structure. For some time past an or
ganization of patriotic persons has
tried to raise sufficient fund to buy
the property for preservation. The
sum OF 100000 was required, but de-
spite strenuous endeavors and urgent
appeals the subscriptions Jagged, and
now the building goes into the hands
Of the wreckers and will soon be
merely a memory. Perhaps a tablet
will be placed upon the wall of its
successor to- mark it as one Of the
historic spots in the metropolis.
In this city the home of James Mon
roe has been fortunately spared from
destruction. A local organization. the
Arts Club of Washington, purchased
the building for its home some years
ago, and has resolved to preserve it
permanently and to maintain it as far
as possible in its original form. Its
preservation is especially to be de-
sired, inasmuch as it was the home of
Mr.. Monroe while he was Secretary of
State, and therefore his residence at
the tiu1e Of his election as President.
When he took the oath of Office as
President the White House was not
yet ready for occupancy, the repairs
necessitated by the burning of that
building during the War OF 1872 not
having been completed. Hence Mr..
Monroe continued to occupy his own
private residence as Chief Executive
for some months Thus the building,
20l7 I street, was in fact the white
House" Of the United States for a
period.
1t is gratifying to bear this fact in
mind in view of the loss of the Monroe
house in New York. American his
toric landmarks are precious and
should be preserved. Washington has
lost some in the progress and develop
ment Of this city, but in the main an
cient and distinctive structures have
been treated with exceptional con-
sideration. The preservation of the
"Octagon House" at Eighteenth street
and New York avenue, which, like the
Monroe house on L street, was once
used as the white House" by Presi.
dent Madison, has been due to the in
terest Of private patriotic and artistic
organizations. 1t is now the home of
the American Federation of Arts.
Thus two organizations. devoted to the
maintenance Of art standards at the
Capital and in the Nation, have con.
tributed to the preservation of signifi-
cant features of the Federal City.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
Dean Inge's Picture of America.

The gloomy dean of st. Pauls
paints a bright and hopeful picture of
America. He does not visualize, in
his comments on the country, the
United States in a state Of revolution,
notwithstanding the croakings of 9TH
efs who have seen the overthrow of
governments by labor. He does not
find in tho United States the same
causes which have led to such revolu-
lions elsewhere. He does find that
comfort is too widely diffused, and
The intelligence of the people is too
great" to admit of a revolution here.
The picture presented is an ex-
sFemeiy Interesting discussion of
America as he found it-although ad-
mittedly he saw only one corner of
the country-unmistak is painted
by an -Englishman. by one who be-
lieves Fundamentally in the Anglo
Saxon civilization. He pays America
the compliment of saying that the fu-
IHre- of Anglo Saxon civilization, which
10 him is civilization, rests in this
country.
One cloud, however, Rev. William
Ralph Inge describes on the horizon,
and that, too, is from the Anglo-Saxon
point of view. He fears a foreign
conquest of the United States through
immigration of non-English-speak
people, particularly those from south
ern and eastern Europe, and through
the large families which these people
raise, while the families of the people
of Anglo-Saxon strain become smaller
and, smaller. He sees the colonial
homes, the towns and villages laid out
blythe earlier Americans, passing into
the hands of people of other blood.
America of today, while steadfastly
adhering to the principles Of freedom
and independence which developed
with the ages of Anglo-Saxon civiliza-
ton, is the product of the toll of many
peoples. Its doors were thrown wide,
Evening star., 1925-05-08
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

i'll 80 States) and % elsewhere in the
world.
Representative Martin l.. Davey,
Democrat, of Ohio reports big re-
suits" from what he calls his home
service policy" launched two years
ago. Mf. Davey, who is a tree sur
geon in private life. conceived the
idea Of going either personally or
sending his secretary at regular pc
RODS to each town in the Representa- =
tive's district. Notice was sent in
advance to local newspapers telling
when Darey would be there and the
hotel at which he would be ready
to meet individual constituents who
had grievances to air or axes to
grind. Since May 1. 1923. Davey as
serts that more than 1900 individual
constituents have been served in
matters of personal Importance to
them. Incidentally, the Representa-
tive's office work has been exactly
trebled.
The most useless women at the
quinquennial of the international
Council of Women in Washington are
a group appointed to serve as official
interpreters. They have nothing to
do but wear impressive badges and
smile helpfully. They'd expected to
find the women of Germany, France.
Italy, Scandinavia, Holland, Belgium
and all other points east, south and
west tongue-tied in a region where
only American is spoken. But these
cultured foreigners. virtually with
out exception, command the language
of Shakespeare and Lincoln as flu
emily as any United States delegate
at the quinQuennial.
\: =: :: !,
The members Of the 16 "elec,
tive" medical societies which have just
ended the thirteenth triennial con
gress of American Physicians and
Surgeons in Washington were sub
timely Indifferent to publicity. They
decided that the real purposes of their
scientific discussion would be promoted
by keeping them to themselves Any
how. the jaw-breaking Technology in
which doctors transact their profes-
sional affairs is beyond the grasp OF
ordinary mortalS, so nothing much
has been missed by newspaper read
ers. Not every NJ. D. is entitled to
attend these sessions. They are open
only to members of the respective
specialist associations, which on their
part accept only the cream of their
colleagues. The number is limited
and the selection highly exclusive.
Copyright, l925.)
Evening star., 1925-05-08
Rum Row Blockaded.

For three days a close Gordon of
armed craft has been drawn between
srum row. and the shore off New
York in an effort to foil the snug
giers who have for many months been
1louting the laws of the United States
and supplying liquor to aw-breakers
ashore. 1t is stated that so effective
is this siege that no liquors have been
landed in that time, that some of the
s1nuggler ships have left anchorage
for their ports of departure and that
Others will evidently, to judge from
observable signs, soon leave also.
Meanwhile the price of bootleg in
New York and the vicinity has risen,
in some instances to double the rates
of week ago, and is continuing to
Sise.
Not shot has been fired, not a ship
has been seized, not an arrest has been
made. The war" is being waged as
twas never war waged before. Silently
the sentries of the law are guarding
the coast, while scouts ply through.
the fleet of smugglers, watching every
move and sign.
This blockade Of the New York
shore line is not the only feature of
the intensive Government enforcement
campaign which has, after long prep
Rration, been started. a similar block
Rde is being conducted on the North
ern frontier, across which heretofore
great quantities of liquor have been
run by motor cars. The Great Lakes
also are being patrolled against rum
runners. Retailing establishments in
New York are being "mopped up"
These moves were made after whole
sale changes had been effected in the
personnel Of the guard forces. Sus-
pected men were shifted to other
duties, or dropped. Crews were ex-
changed. New combinations were
made. So far as possible a depend
able enforcement organization was
secured That it is efficient is evi-
denced by the rapidly rising scale of
bootleg prices.
n heavy investment Of capital is
represented in the cargoes Of the ships
now lying Off New York. If it can
not be liquidated-a suggestive word
in this connection-by sales the Toss
will fall upon the smugglers and their
hackers, as. did the losses in the case
of the British bootlegging baronet.
The maintenance of idle ships off the
port of New York, awaiting a chance
TO land the cargoes, is expensive.
While the blockade is costing the Gov
ernment heavily, it is costing the law
breakers proportionateIy more heavily
This is demonstration from which
much good may come, in the discour-
agement Of the lawless forces that
have been seeking to set at naught
the Constitution and the statutes of
the United States. Bootlegging may
not be wholly prevented, but it will be
made so expensive that the trade will
be no longer the profitable enterprise
that it has been for some time past.
Evening star., 1925-05-08

and the sons and daughters Of many
nations entered the portals. The
blood of millions of Americans to-
day had its sources in many diff
ferent strains. The danger, however,
of admitting aliens who may continue
to remain aliens, though residing their
entire lives In the Great Republic, is
real. Americas entry into the World
War and the conditions found to exist
in various communities were a warn
ing and an exposition of what was
happening in this respect. America
has been awakened to the peril and
steps are being taken to eliminate it,
both by a restriction of immigration
and by more adequate training of
aliens who enter in the principles OF
American citizenship.
1t was natural that the Dean of st.
Paul should lose his heart to the towns
and villages of New England, where
the Anglo-Saxon atmosphere is par
ticularly strong, as natural, probably,
as that an EngliShman should refer
TO the duties collected on articles pur-
chased abroad and imported by the
buyers into America as fines" and as
natural as his description of Liberty
in New York Harbor as the French
Statue Of Liberty"
But Dean 1nge is a kindly critic
He sees the friendship of America and
England stronger than ever. He be-
lieves firmly in such friendship and he
sees the growth of democratic ideas
and standards in his own country as
one reason why the nations are in a
position the better to understand each
other and to trust each other.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
Exploration.

Not much of the land surface of the
earth remains the subject for ex-
ploration, but the polar regions. hav-
ing been reached by few adventurous
men, more or less exploration has
been entered on. and in time those
parts OF the world at extreme North
and South will be as faithfully mapped
as the regions more genial to man.
The exploring spirit will not be stilled.
At late oceanographic conference at
Washington it was resolved that inter-
national work be entered on for the
depth, character Of bottom, cause and
course OF currents, temperatures,
salinity and food resources. continuing
on a grand scale the work begun by
the American Maury.
Biologists have long turned thoughts
toward possible exploration of earth
depths. .Theorizing as to the interior
or the earth has been carried on ever
since. geology became a science, and
Lneory has given way to theory in
rather fast succession. Such data as
could be had from deep borings. vol
cano craters and the deepest clefts in
the earth from volcanic rupture or
stream erosion have been studied, but
the greatest depth so far reached is
but pinprick in what is believed to
be the thickness of the stone envelope
or atmosphere. The depth of the litho-
sphere has been increased by success.
sive geologists as the height of the
atmosphere has been raised. 1t does
not seem possible that man will cut
Evening star., 1925-05-08
Freight Cars Indicate
Condition of Business

One of the most reliable barometers
of the Nations business Is the unro-
mantle freight car. 1t is obvious that
when the country makes and sells
goods it must move them from the fac
tories and the wholesale centers to the
consumers scattered though 4S States.
Therefore, when the car loadings
show a great volume the country Is
doing a brisk business.
Statistics compiled by the Railway
Age show that the number of tons of
freight carried once mile in January
was 10 per cent greater than that of
the corresponding month last year. In
February the total was a little less,
owing to the fact that the month was
shorter. In March loAdinE- were
larger In every week than in. March,
1924.
Shipments of merchandise have been
larger this year than ever before In
the week ending March % a new high
record was made of 262.575 carloads
In the same period shipments of for.
est products were larger than ever
These figures prove beyond doubt that
production and commerce are in a
highly satisfactory condition. There
is no cloud on the horizon and all
signs point to continued prosperity
Seattle Times. ---..s
Evening star., 1925-05-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

@. l have heard that steam pipes
passing through floors have set them
or fire Can this be true ?-R. S.
A Steam pipes in domestic heating
rarely attain "a temperature Of Z50 de
grees Fahrenheit, which is entirely
too low to ignite wood Ignition may
occur # oily rags or some material
liable to spontaneous combustion, such
as bituninous coal dust, oakum, saW-
dust, etc, be piled around the pipe.
@ Was the constitution of japan
patterned after that OF any other
country?-M. q.
A. 1t was promulgated in 1889 and
was formulated by Prince Ito, who.
after investigating the constitutions
of the various nations, modelled the
constitution of Japan largely after the
Prussian. 1t is divided into &c articles
and provides for a law-making body
of two chambers, the House OF Peers
and the House of Representatives.
The Emperor convokes, opens and
closes the Diet, has all executive au-
thority, and all laws are submitted 10
him for sanction.
@. viii you give me some details
concerning the projected archaeologi-
| cal work 10 be undertaken by Italy in
| Sicily IS. l.. d.
"A. "A
Selinus Is to be re-erected. Originally
{ it was 230 feet long by S5 feet wide.
/ Six columns decorated the front, rs
the side. This particular temple oc-
cupied the most prominent place or
| the Acropolis. To whom it was ded.-
Gated is not known
| Q. Who were the guards when Lin
/ coin lay in state in Washington?-M
! c. II.
A. Capt. 0. II. Oldroyd. the owner
| Of the famous Oldroyd Lincoln Me
mortal collection, says that there is
no record of the names of the men
who stood guard over Lincoln's body
while he lay in state in Washington.
| The men were Regular Army soldiers.
Q. If food is spoiled, can it be de-
tected by smell. taste or look?-F. w
A Food generally shows when II
is spoiled by an unpleasant look,
taste or smell. 1t may. however, be
contaminated with orga 1isms that
make it unsafe for use, even though II
still appears good.
ITO kuOlC 1rhere TO find Information
on subject is. according to BOsrcH
as true kn0rled0e as to kHo1C the sub
ject itself Perhaps "your drop Of ilis
falling on thought 1riH make thou
sand think submit yoHr perpLeriHI
rcdu. Frederic j. HdSEtn. director,
Tlcenty- first aud c streets northwest
Send 2-cent stamp for direct repiyJ
Evening star., 1925-05-08
THIS AND. THAT
BY CHARLES r. TR4CEWELL.

Give me the people who speak to
me all the time or never. Deliver me
from the moody gentleman who says
Hello" one day and the very next
cannot "see" me, either literally or
figurativelY.
Such a man makes me tired. AS far
as l am concerned he can save him
self the trouble of ever speaking to
me, unless he can be consistent about
it. This is one case in which Emerson
was wrong.
Consistency in this matter is a jewel
of great price. Great minds, as well
as little minds, are properly offended
when acquaintances fail to observe
this fundamental courtesy of civilized
life.
This primary rule of courtesy is
simply 10 speak pleasantly to those
you know and at no time omit the
duty. For it is a duty Because many
have gotten into the very bad. habit o
Sinking II is no reason at all for as
Stunning it to be a matter of individual
caprice.
In some regards our common life is
degenerating, and this is one of the
lesser regarded features that has suf
fered severely in recent years. AS far
as ! know this is the first time the
matter has been treated in print.
Yet any one who stops to think
about 1t for Il second will realize that
the truth Of the matter is as stated
There are far too many acquaintances
passing each other daily without the
formality of speaking
1t is in this thing as IL is in refusing
to get up to give women your seat
in the street cars. We keep our seat,
along with the remainder OF the male
passengers. and yet we are ashamed
of ourselves every time we do it.
Ladies'. we blush interioily. If not
openly, every last man of us. II was
a beautiful old custom and, although
many of you never deserved the seats
you got, the so-called lesser half OF
humanity was glad to stand.
Like all courtesies, it helped the one
giving 1t more than it did the re.
cipient OF the attention. There lies
the beauty of courtesy. No man or
woman who observes the niceties of
civilized society but is the better for
il.
* - :: !:
1t is just there that these self.im.
portant persons who are so Wrapped
up in their own affairs that they can.
not speak to others fall down with a
terrible thump that is heard by ali ex.
cept themselves.
Speaking to others-if YOU are going,
TO play the game-is not something
which may be laid aside at will. This
custom. which demands that if vou
Know somo one you should speak TO
him, is not a personal garment to be
cast aside.
1t belongs to all of us. and is a
precious thing to be observed. not
treated ind fferently. Those who So
treat 1t brand themselves before the
thoughtful world. although IN their
own estima ton they may think they
are quite some pumpkins.
They are, however, like the bounder
IN the bow tie with the scarf pin stuck
IN his shirt just beneath He thinks
his style is nifty, whereas the prop.
eriy clothed know IT is ugly and use,
less. therefore very hideous. indeed.
To suit oneself in the matter Of
speaking to friends and acquaintances
shows the world that one has not been
exactly accustomed to polite observ-
ance, is not at home in il. in other
words.
One wonders if such customers eat
peas with knife, sit with their
socked feet on the porch railing or
Evening star., 1925-05-08

q. Are Boy Scouts admitted to the
ball games free?-R. 5.
A. In Washington they are admit
ted free on Friday afternoons.
Q. Is there any record Of an auto
mobile having gone more than 10000
miles without the motor being taken
down for repairs?-H. f.. G.
a. One man says he has run a car
over 100, 900 miles and expects to go
many more.
Q. Why isn't such a lacquer as
Chinese lacquer made in this country?
w. n. NJ.
A. The Chinese lacquer is prepared
from the sap of q tree found only In
China.
Q. In sending soil to be analyzed.
how much should be sent?-C. G.. X.
"A. About a pound is sufficient.
q. Are sponges and coral classed
as animals or plants?-M. +.
A. They are classed as animals.
q. Have astronomers ever seen two
heavenly bodies collide?--F. C.
A. The Naval Observatory says no
collision Of heavenly bodies has ever
been observed. One of the conse-
MOulu Dt al tllOI utN CI-
opment of heat and light. The So
called novae or new stars-really old
stars which suddenly increase many
hundred times in brightness and then
gradually fade-may possibly owe
their sudden f1are-up to collision with
another body: but the latter has in no
case been seen.
Q. What association does F. A. /
stand ford. +. l..
A. F. A. |. stands for Federation
Aeronautique International. which is
a governing party in aerOnautics, with
headquarters In Paris. France. World
aeronautical records are confirmed by
this association.
@. When were the Grant half-dol-
lars issued ?--I. y. B.
A. The Grant half-dollars were dis
tributed through the Grant Memoria
Centennial Association. 1912 Traction
Building, Cincinnati, Ohio. This coir
was authorized under the act of Con
gress, February %, 1922. There were
100 ,061 pieces coined to the amount o.
$50 ,O3050, as Of June 30. 1923.
Q. How long does it take quail egg:
to hatch w. NJ. p.
A. 1t takes about three weeks.
@. What law excludes women in th'
line OF succession to thrones IS. J. II
A. The Salic law gives preference
to males in inheritance of land anC
was especially applied in France L
the exclusion of women from th'
throne.
Evening star., 1925-05-08

suggests the Morgantown New Do.
minion.
The Indianapolis News points to the
lesson for other countries, saving.
THE same victory can be won by
others, but only on the same terms"
1.-THE worth of gold today rests" i'm
the opinion of the Boston Transcript.
'in the last analysis upon its accepted
place as the monetary. standard of all
the major nations. The risk that any
considerable group of those nations
will withdraw their support has today
been eXterminated.' 80.
Evening star., 1925-05-08

In few brief remarks y-ice prasi
dent Dawes shattered the tradition of
serene quiescence that the United
States Senate has cherished regarding
ITS presiding officer. There is a GER
tain amount of amazement tbs, so
much action should have been secured
by SO short speech.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The UNEXPECTED HAPPENS.

Inc Unexpected happens.
Said Granddad, Let mt sit and think
and pass the time away
It's wonderful to see how much is
happening today.
We thought the telephone was just a
mercenary fake,
And aeroplanes were simply deemed a
pitiful mistake.
Now women have their rights-and
lefts-all plain to public view.
The Prohibition Party has no further
work to do.
a lady uses swear words while she
superintends the biz,
And everything we said could NEVER
BE at present IS.'
Evening star., 1925-05-08

The Prince of Wales is a linguist.
He spoke to the South African people
in their own language. His grammar
and his pronunciation are not criticized
His audiences We're charmed by the
sentiment, and were not disposed to
magnify considerations of technique.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
Educational Test.

There are men running <f1ivvers who
can't read and write.
And this leaves the streets in a ter
rible plight.
1t is awful to know a mechanic so
strong
May go riding along when his gram
mars all wrong,
Hereafter, when any motor would
steer,
Let him pass an exam that is very
severe.
Be patient and meek and no license
card seek,
If the officer finds that you can't do
your Greek.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
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Evening star., 1925-05-08

A reduction in income tax rates ap-
parently requires less argument than
81 reduction in telephone rates. If Sec
3etary Mellon could spare the time he
would doubtless prove a, handy man on
b. utilities commission.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
Eloquence Unheard,

'"Demosthenes practiced his orations
in solitude"
That's nothing new" answered
Senator Sorghum. Even those who
sit through fllibuster are so near
asleep that they're not worth con-
sidering as an audience
Evening star., 1925-05-08
Kindness.

why don't you have be kind to
animals week in Crimson Gulch?'
1--WE don't need it," answered Cactus
Joe. The dogs and hosses are treated
fine. What we need is some under
standin' to keep us human beings
from shootin' up one another"
Evening star., 1925-05-08

Europe subsidies into a discussion of
financial problems, while this country
Is lett TO settle those of prohibition,
eugenies, feminine costume and mas
culine objurgation as best it can.
Evening star., 1925-05-08

Having reached the age of 30. J-nc,e
Joe Cannon is prepared to testify that
hard work and worry. if conscientious
" directed, do not necessarily shorten
life.