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Evening star., 1925-04-23
George w. Evans.

George Whitfield Evans, whose
death occurred yesterday. was one
of the most active of Washington
citizens in civic movements and or
ganiZation work. Capt. Evans held
the remarkable record of very nearly
60 years of continuous service in the
Government, having been named to
his first Federal position as an office
boy by President Lincoln. For 40
years he was. until his retirement chief
disbursing officer of the Interior De-
partment. Retirement from public
duty, however, did not lessen his zeal
in the interest Of public welfare, and
he continued until his last illness in
faithful membership of numerous or
ganizations. In his civic service Capt
Evans strove always for the develop
ment and advancement of the Ma
tionai Capital, vigorously defending
its rights with an intelligent grasp of
local issues The close of his re-
markable career Is a. cause of sincere
regret to the community Of which he
was so useful a member.
Evening star., 1925-04-23
Segregated Crime News
Is Under Fire I'm Papers

Of the widest current interest, and
that its publication is in the interest
OF public welfare" is the opinion of
the Nashville Tennesseean, which SAYS:
III crime news were suppressed it
might we'll encourage crime. In the
higher walks of society especially. the
fear of publicity is greater than the
fear OF fine or jail sentence"
* x y
The New Orleans Item doubts that
the experiment will reveal very much.
1T will assist those who wish facil-
tiles for reading the general news
without 'wading through the crime -
says this paper, but it won't decrease
the number of readers who seek the
crime news first. If these were not
the majority of newspaper readers,
which means the majority of every
body, the papers would. have put
crime news on an inside page or
thrown it out before now
The Christian Science Monitor
whose policy 1t is never to print crime
news, writing under the heading,
Progress in Clean Journalism" SAYS:
"The very fact that the relation of
the newspaper to crime is now recog.
nized within the profession as CON
stituting a problem to be grappled
with is in itself a sign of moral prog
ress." Concluding, the Monitor de-
clares: "The moral responsibility rests
upon the editor. If he cannot deter
mine for himself whether it is the
part of dignified, helpful, clean jour
nalism to spread before the world day
by day the disgusting or depraving
details of crime and scandal, he can
not absolve himself from responsible
ity by taking a plebiscite among his
readers on a question of pure morals. -
Evening star., 1925-04-23
Out in Front.

AS ball game yesterdays perform.
ance at Griffith Stadium was not
much. AS a contribution to Wash
ington's seasons success in maintain
ing the championship it was unailoy-:
ed Joy for the tens of thousands who
attended and all the other members
of the community who could not find
accommodations there. 1t was a pro-
cession from practically the first in
ming. with the erstwhile formidable
Yankees falling. hopelessly. The
Ruthless team from Gotham looked
like second division aggregation.
But then SO much depends on the
pitching, and yesterday the pitching
konors were all with the Nationals.
It is an old; saying in base ball. that
when the pitching is good the whole
team looks like a million dollars, and,
on the other hand, when the pitching
is bad the, team looks like plugged
nickel. Yesterday it was a, case of
the phlegmatfc.2 efficient Mr.. Johnson
against the temperamental and er-
ratio, Mr., Shoeker, the former in the
best, of shape and the latter in. ques-
tionabIe form.
There was not much for the crowd
to cheer at, save for, the cumulative
effects of consistent batting and good
fielding by the home representatives.
There were no Crucial" moments.
Evening star., 1925-04-23

DAYS, of love of nature and the out
door world is to be found in his water
colors, the largest collection OF which
is probably today owned by the Brook
lyn Institute. In this one gets gl1mpses
of Venice, of the villas around Flor
ence, of places in southern Italy and
on the Riviera, the wind-swept heights
in Switzerland and in our own Cana
dian Rockies-pictures painted with
full brush, in luscious color and with
an abandon of delight in expression
which is unmistakable. One in par
ticular recurS again and again to re-
membrance-a picture in which fresh
ly washed white linen or muslin gar
ments ffuttering in the breeze and bril-,
liant light on tightly strung clothes
lines are the chief features. What g.
commonplace subject and yet how
beautiful in transcription. After see
ing this picture no one could ever look
at a full clothesline under like condi-
tions, with sunlight and breezy fiutter,
without a thrill OF delight. 1t takes
great genius to see beauty thus in the
commonplace and to make it patent
to ALL Yet, when Sargent painted
these drying clothes it was certainly
not with the thought of posterity, or
of enlightening. his fellow travellers,
but with the most frank desire for es-
thetic enjoyment. First and always
Sargent was great artist.
Evening star., 1925-04-23

100000 settlers, held at the border
oof the promised land by United
States cavalry, rushed" at a sig
nal from cracking carbines, to home
stead land from which white set
tiers had been long excluded. On
March 2. 1889. Congress passed an act
to permit white settlement on a por-
ton. OF the unassigned Indian land in
what is now the central part Of Okla
homa. President Harrison proclaimed
that no white person should enter
that part of Indian Territory until
noon April %, 1883. Troops of cav.
airy were stationed along the border
of the land to be opened to settle
ment under. the homestead laws
Thousands of men, many with fam
lilies, took position at the border. and
tent and shack towns arose. With
wagons loaded and teams hitched the
rush" began when carbine firing an
nounced noon..
The Territory of Oklahoma was
created by Congress in 1880 and the
Territory of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory We're proclaimed the forty
sixth State of the Union by President
Roosevelt November 16, 1907. Be
tween the establishment of the Terri
tory and it's admission as State other
Indian lands were opened to- home
stead settlement in 1891, 1892, 1898,
1901 and 1905. Men and women who
took part in the first rush were
conspicuous in the celebration Of the
anniversary and vehicles of 1889 had
places in the procession.
Evening star., 1925-04-23
Sea Tragedies.

. A tradition of the sea that goes
back to the early days of navigation
is that when a ship is in distress
every possible effort must be made
to save her or to rescue her company.
No matter how large the craft that
gets word of the danger of another,
or how important her cargo. or how
urgent her need of speed in making
port, she must go to the rescue and
must stand by as long as there is
a possibility of saving life. That is
the unwritten law of the sea.
The other day the japanese steamer
Raifuku Maru sent out a signal that
she was sinking in storm. The
steamer Homeric was nearest and
went to the rescue. The crippled ship
sank with all on board. On reaching
port passengers of the Homeric de
clared that her commander had not
made the utmost efforts to rescue
the crew, of the Raifuku Maru. The
captain asserted that nothing was
ship could not be approached close
enough to effect the rescue of the
Japanese steamer on account of the
height of the seas. Despite the use
of oil to still the waves. the Homeric
was helpless to render aid. Small
boats could not be used
Passengers assert that men could
be seen struggling in the water after
the ship sank and that in their opinion
they could have been saved, but that
within seven minutes after, the dis
appearance of the Raifuku Maru the
Homeric turned and speeded for port.
The natural impulse of the passen-
gers on the Homeric was. one of in
tense sympathy for the unfortunates
on the Raifuku Maru. But there is
no reason to question the Judgment
or the action of the Honieric's com
mander, which is sustained by state
mef1ts made by other passengers than
those who now voice their criticism.
His first responsibility was for the
safety of his own ship and. company
A close approach to. the sinking ship
in rough sea would have been high
ly dangerous. The only question is
whether small boats could have been
used and also whether there were peo-
pie in the water awaiting rescue when
the Homerie turned for port The
captain says there were no living
persons in sight. Some of the passen-
gers say that there were. The. cap
tain believes his critics mistaken, that
they were nisled by floating wreck
age
These controversies are frequent.
They occur in practically, every. case
of marine. disaster. Memory is still
vivid of the protracted dispute over
the sinking of the Titanic Rarely,
however. is there proof or substantial
ground, for belief that the command
ers of: ships are untrue to the funda-
mental tradition of the sea. that re.
quires them to do everything hui
manly possible for the succor of un-
fortunate fellow voyagers. -.., ..
Evening star., 1925-04-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

@. Is it sunrise when the first line
of light appears or must the full orb
be seen?-M. L. N.
A. 1t is sunrise when the upper
edge or limbo of the true sun, as
corrected for refraction, is in contact
with the sensible horizon of place.
Q. Why don't foreign students take
high honors in American colleges?-
N. Fl. w.
A. No definite answer can be given.
The conjecture is made, however,
that, owing to the great handicap
foreigners have in adapting them
selves to our customs and language,
they seldom receive the highest hon
ors in competition with American
born students.
@. Where does golden seal grow
c. N. G.
a. Golden seal is grown from south
ern New York and Ontario west to
Minnesota and south to Georgia and
Kentucky. Golden seal is a drug
plant. =.
=. On the Mormon Temple at Salt
Lake City there is a statue of Brig
ham Young; also there is one of him
on Temple street. Both statues are
pointing in the same direction.
Why?-I. II. p.
A. The Chamber of Commerce of
Salt Lake City says the statues are
significant of the occasion upon which
he said'>1;This is the place" -..
@. If. after bill has passed both
houses of Congress and has gone to
the President, Congress desires to re-
call 1t, can this be done2-F. l..
A. A bill which has reached the
President may only be recalled by
concurrent action of the two houses.
Should one of the houses improperly
request the return of a bill the Presi-
dent should refuse to return it. The
form used is as follows: Resolved by
the House of Representatives (the
Senate concurringl, That the Presi.
dent De requested to- return to the
House of Representatives the bill
tH. r. -) ttitle). After the concur.
! rent resolution passes both houses 1t
is formally transmitted to the White
| House.
Q. What percentage of fat is con.
| tanned in peanuts?-R. S. p.
A. They contain 48 per cent sweet
oil or fat and % per cent protein or
albumen.
Q. Is there anything that will
| poison California lizards?-F. S. n.
A. The Biological Survey says that
/ lizards native to the State of Cali
fornia cannot be poisoned successfully
| because of the fact that they live or
| live food. However. the use of Ger
| tain sprays has proved effective.
| Q. What is included in the west
End of London? The East .End"?-
| T. A.
| A. The West End of London is
Evening star., 1925-04-23

The Bulgarian assassins who at
tackled King Boris after having kill
ed Gen. Georghieff were deliberate
in. their batting of the Cathedral
Sveta Nadalia of Sofia, where they
counted upon the attraction therein
of most of the high officials of gov
ernment to attend the funeral of
Georghieff The fiendish plot worked
well, for the bomb explosion within
the cathedral destroyed more than
$50 victims and wounded two cabinet
officials. several generals and other
high officials. Many more will yet die
of their injuries. The ringfeaders of
the plot have been killed by the police,
some 500 others suspected being
implicated have been executed and
10000 have been arrested. Martial
law Is declared. Since the entire pop
ulation of Bulgaria is less than eight
times that of the District of Column
bia, the extent Of the horror may be
imagined.
The seriousness of the outrage, how
ever cannot be understood as that
of a mere Bulgarian demonstration
against the government; it is now
known TO be a bolsheviSt plot to
demoraliZe the country, destroy its
government and set up a Soviet re-
public--a step in the overturning of
civilization throughout the world.
Bulgaria was selected for this initial
step because of its own weakness,
the communistic customs of its peas
antry. ----
In 1923 the bolsheviki called for a
simultaneous uprising of Communists
throughout the world, but that was
too widespread an effort, and it failed.
Now the tactics will attempt to start
anarchy in one or two places, from
which 1t may spread Bulgaria was
the first. While the plot is traced to
the Third Internationale, with head
quarters in Russia, the active lead
ers and tools of the massacre were
themselves Bulgarians in sympathy
with the Soviet movement. N
The general character of the Bull
garians was described in the Nine
teenth Century Magazine. in 1913, by
Capt. Trapman, as follows:
"Tippoo Sahib, Nero. Robespierre,
Catharine of Russia and the Borgias
were but mildly oppressive and un-
kind as compared with the lustful
brutes who wear the uniform OF King
Ferdinand of Bulgaria"
Other writer's take a milder tone
and commend the record of progress
made since Bulgaria's independence
in 1873 from the rule of the Turk.
Leland Buxton. an English writer,
says in his book, The Black Sheep
of the Balkans:
1.-THE political institutions of Bull
garia are genuinely democratic, and
are free from racial or religious dis
elimination. This has mot hitherto
been the case in any other of the
Balkan states. I" In Bulgaria,
as in, Serbia, there are still surviyals
of the clan or -patriarcha1 system. The
clan lived on one farm and cufti-
waited it on communistic lines, the
property descending to the family
group as a whole, and the community
being usually governed by grand
father or grandmother of most of its
members. 49, Recent legislation has
tended to promote individual tenure
ard with the disappearance of the
family community there has been
striking development of cooperative
societies.
1.-The Bulgarians, since their hbera-
Evening star., 1925-04-23
Oklahoma Rush Celebration.

At Oklahoma City, the thirty-sixth
anniversary of the first rush to
make settlement on the lands which
are the site of and which lie for many
miles around the capital city OF, the
State of Oklahoma has just been cele
brated. Many States have historic
and dramatic settlement anniversa-
ries, but Oklahoma is exceptional in
that it's settlement was by rush"
in 1889. which has been set down
among the unusual events. in Amer
lean history. The old States may
celebrate their settlement by men and
women who came over. the sea in
little ships. and many of the younger
States owed their settlement to steady
streams of immigration from the older
colonies and States. -. .. ..
In the Oklahoma rush Of 1889
Evening star., 1925-04-23
Plant Dogwood, But
Not i'm Potomac Park

To the Editor of The Star:
Please allow me space to commend
the idea contained in letter from Mr..
e. A. Short and published in The Star
for planting dogwood In Potomac
Park-that Is, the idea Of planting the
dogwood, but not in Potomac Park.
If it were planted in Potomac Park
would it not. in way, compete with
the cherry blossoms and, possibly, de-
tract from them. so that neither would
be truly appreciated?
My suggestion would be to leave the
cherry blossoms supreme in Potomac
Park and plant the dogwood on Co.
lumbia Island. This island, to be beau
tifully handicapped in connection with
the Memorial Bridge, will be a, fact in
a few years, with drives and winding
walks. Dogwood could be dom
inant here on Columbia Island as
the cherry blossoms are dominant in
Potomac Park and, being separated,
each would be more fully appreciated.
This would give plenty of time. too.
to develop a planting project and to
grow the trees to a, proper size before
they are set out.
And then we might devote a part
of AnacoStia Park to the apple bios
some, another part to peaches, etc.
0. e. CAMP
Evening star., 1925-04-23


There were no sensational episodes.
There was nothing to hold crowd to
the last moment, and by the begin
ming of the eighth inning enough peo-
Pile, surfeited with success, had left
the park to have filled the stands of
decade ago..
Still, far be it from Washington to
complain of yesterdays performance
at the ball park. 1t was wholly salts
factory in it's results and in it's indica-
ton that the team that won the pen
nant and the world championship last
Fall is even stronger than then and
is filled with the same fighting spirit
that brought those honors to the Cap
ital City.
Evening star., 1925-04-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILkNDER JOHNSON.
Where They Are.

Where They Are.
Where are the banker-the mer.
chant-the clerk
Who once were engaged in. such ar
duous work
That they often. complained Of the
wearisome day
Which left them no leisure to shout
or to play?
Where are the strugglers for fortune
- or fame2 5-g .--
They have gone to the game. They
have gone to the game.
Where are the trifes that used to
Where are the shadows that darkened
each joy? - - So,
They are left far behind in a corner
SO SMALL
While their: owners forget they ex-
listed at all - -.
You hear Old Man Trouble, so lonely,
- e1claim,
They have gone to the game!. They
have gone to the game"
Evening star., 1925-04-23

Why has our National Geological
Park no. giraffe?
Who is to blame for this sorry state
of things?
The answer to the first question is
that the Zoo authorities have no ap-
preparation with which to buy one
of these tallest of mammals.
The answer to the second is that
Congress is to blame.
Congress, children, is responsible for
your being unable to view a delight
full old giraffe every time you journey
out to our otherwise very fine animal
collection.
The Congress has so many bureaus
to appropriate for that to date it
has. never gathered up enough courage
to donate $4,000 or more for the pur-
chase of one of the long-necked fel.
lows. ..----
So the children of Washington to.
day are unable to have this pet just
as the children of past days never
saw one of them at the National Zoo
logical Park.
That is the astounding thing, that
the fine big Zoo CT which we all are
so proud has never had giraffe, even
q short one Of say, II feet high. What.
never? No, neverl
The price of a giraffe has always
been so "steep" that the authorities
of the park have never felt themselves
able to afford one.
Now isn't that a shame, children
"a dirty shame" as the old folk song
has it?
1t certainly is, and l. for one, cen.
sure Congress severely for this neg.
lect Congress. old tops, you ought TO
be heartily ashamed of yourself, and
hang. your composite head, at various
angles, as you contemplate a giraffe.
less Zoo.
4 4 4 4
Think of the little children of Wash.
ington. all the sweet little girls, the
small boys, who have never so much
as seen a camelopard,
Yet no animal is dearer to the heart
OF childhood than this. Its tall neck
shines forth from every set of build.
ing blocks and from every picture
book.
&c is for Giraffe" has burned it's
way into the conscience of every child
in the world, except certain number
And would you know what children
they were?
They were the children who today
are members of the House of Repre-
sentatives and the United States Sen
ate! In their childhood these un.
fortunate men never learned &c is for
Giraffe"
They must have gone around with
pebbles in their mouths. emulatine
Demosthenes, who tried out his
speeches on the waves of the sea
shore.
Surely, If they, as children, had ever
said &c is for Giraffe" at their moth
er's knee, it would not be necessary
today TO remind them that the Ma
tional Geological Park has no real
live giraffe for the children to love.
No. stree, those Representatives. and
Senators would, have had IA bis
giraffe. at least IS feet tall, stretching
his majestic neck at the Zoo Park
years ago, If they had wanted one as
children.
Wherefore, children, perhaps we
should feel sorry for the. big mer
up on Capitol Hill, who are so busy
with many Investigations that they
have not investigated the sad giraffe
less state of the Zoo.
Perhaps we should only ask thai
the members of the House and SEN
ate appoint a joint congressional
committee to investigate the necessi-
ty- for a giraffe. 80
Such an honorary body, methinks
would soon come to the following
conclusion:
THAT the Congress of the United
Evening star., 1925-04-23

The base ball season is under way
The great American public declines to
permit world agitations to disturb it's
enthusiastic regard for a sport dis.
tinetively its own. The pastime
serves not only TO permit expression
of popular enthusiasm, but to indicate
a national. spirit of conservatism.
Evening star., 1925-04-23

Europe might have made more of
an impression on the thought of this
country if 1t had developed base ball
players equal in. technique to German
musicians and Russian dancers.
Evening star., 1925-04-23

President Coolidge tossed the ball
TO the pitcher and the game proceeded
1t was little like throwing a veto
into Congress with as few words as
possible. -.
Evening star., 1925-04-23

Hindenburg's political boom is said
to be declining. This fact may be
lucky for him in, the long run. The.
fact that he was able to develop any
boom at ali is a, sufficient compli-
nent. =. -s
Evening star., 1925-04-23
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Evening star., 1925-04-23
Good Thing An Around.

What do you think of prohibition? ?''
It's a good thing morally for this
Nation" answered Senator Sorghum,
"and good thing financially for for
eigners.' ta -. 6
Evening star., 1925-04-23

A Justice of the peace at Fairmont,
Mimi, favors capital punishment for
bootleggers who sell to minors. why
not let, 1t be done by forcing them
to drink their own stuff?-Minneapo-
lis journal.
Evening star., 1925-04-23

The former Kaiser of Germany,
while a failure as political autocrat,
still commands a certain degree of
respect as a discreet investor.
Evening star., 1925-04-23

Germany has provided an object
lesson. which should be of world
benefit in showing the absurd extreme
to-which paper money may be carried.
Evening star., 1925-04-23

A Canadian burned 10 pigs in order
TO put the devils to rout.' Pork
always raises the devil in govern
menty toy.-New York-5w orld.
Evening star., 1925-04-23

About all the average bred
man knows about farming is what to
do when the dinner bell rings.
Newark Star Eagle
Evening star., 1925-04-23

Who is your favorite author?"
The lady who gives advice on the
management of other peoples love
affairs" answered Miss Cayenne.
Would You classify her literature
as humor or pathos?'
"Humor. Intentional pathos is
nearly always unconscious humor."
Evening star., 1925-04-23
Economy,

In blankets, in that ancient day,
They tossed the author of a play
Which failed the proper mood to
touch 'i.ss -
But blankets now are worth too much l.
Evening star., 1925-04-23

Q. I have diary 100 years old,
which records weather conditions at
that time. Are there apy older rec
ords of the sort?-J. r. ..
A. The Weather Bureau says that
it is in possession of weather notes
covering periods Of $50 years or more.