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Evening star., 1925-02-04
Heroes of the North.

Hail to Gunnar kasson, and to
BALTIC, his dog. Kasson is an Alaskan
dog musher, and BALTIC is the leader of
his team. To them was assigned the
job of carrying diphtheria antitoxin
over the last lap Of $50 miles on the
long trail from Fairbanks 70 Nome,
for the relief of that disease -beleagured
city. They made it in five and half
days, a wonderful trip over ice and
snow, through the darkness and the
binding glare of occasional light, in
cold so intense that men and dogs
have lost his way, skilled Arctic
tracker though he is, but for Balto's
keener sense of direction. kasson has
been mushing over the Alaskan trails
for more than a score Of years. BALTIC
is rated as the best lead dog of the
North. Together they won through
and delivered the precious package.
To Kasson this was not an extraor-
binary performance, though accom-
plished in the severest difficulties.
When he was hailed as a hero at
Nome ne modestly gave the credit to
BALTIC. He became expletive in his de-
murrer. HELL he said, Il don't want
any publicity for little dog mushing,
which is only a part of the days
work" That is the spirit of the men
who break the trails in the far distant
lands. They go forth and do what is
theirs to do and take no credit for do
ing it. Sometimes they fall, but
through no lack of will or courage.
Sometimes they cannot overcome the
obstacles of nature. But more often
they win through, as did Kasson with
his faithful team Of dogs, half
wolves, stout, true-hearted, unfalter-
ing huskies.
They are wonderful creatures, these
huskies of the North, just as their
leaders are wonderful men. They will
fight furiously over their food, and at
the word of command fall into place
and trot for hours at a time in perfect
harmony, tugging and straining to
haul the sledge over rough ice and
through heavy snow, only stopping
when ordered, enduring the bitterest
cold, facing the fiercest winds, picking
their way with the instinct of the wild
creatures where human knowledge
fails.
The men who flew around the world
carrying the American flag through
the air for the first time over all lands
and seas were of the type of this in
trepid but humble dog musher of the
North. But theirs was an easy task
compared with the trip Of Gunnar
Kasson and his lead dog BALTIC. They
made history. kasson and BALTIC have
merely maintained the traditions Of
the North, though in a way to make
their names imperishable in the rec
ords Of heroism.
Evening star., 1925-02-04
Inaugural AS An Outlet
For Patriotic Emotions
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
In discussing the size and character
Of the coming inaugural parade, the
true significance of the occasion
seems to be ignored 1t is the gather
ing of our people from all over the
country, people of every political
party, of all religious denominations
and creeds, to jointly. express their
loyalty to the President of q united
country
The inaugural parade was the frst
factor to enable the soldiers of the
Civil War, North and South, to fra
ternize and march side by side to the
music of yankee Doodle" and Dixie"
The most attractive feature of former
inaugural parades was the spectacu
lar effect of military organizations
from every State, wearing distinctive
uniforms, with their own bands,
marching in brilliant array. In con-
trast to the Kaleidoscope change of
the marching columns of Independent
State troops, came long columns of
Regulars in seemingly endless monoto-
nous color of uniform. Another ela-
ment, which appears to have been
eliminated from consideration, is the
veterans of our wars, without whose
services we would have had no coun-
try.
The inaugural ball and its Incl
dental social functions have been
mediums for ladies from all the States
to become acquainted. 1t has been
stated that the curtailment of the
scope of the ceremonies incident to
inducting the President into office is
in the interest of economy. When the
practice of economy limits the mani
festation of patriotism il becomes
parsimony. F. S. HODGSON.
Evening star., 1925-02-04

Those who have been in Spain re-
Gently understand the absurdity Of
the Misrepresentation broadcast CON
cerning political conditions in that
country. These clamors have arisen
from Paris as a center and have
ha dtheir origin partly in the
desire for revenge of a certain diplo-
mat who found himself persona non
grata to the King of Spain and partly
in the desire of other individuals for
advertising for books and photoplays.
In every country where there is d
monarch there is a republican group,
no matter how small, just as in many
other democracies there are monar-
chist groups. no matter how small. IT
Is as sensible to represent Alfonso,
who is a graceful, likable and rather
able young man, as unpopular among
the Spanish masses as it is to assume
that the Republic of France is about
to be pulled down by popular will.
The fact is that neither of these con
cepts comes near the truth. On Jan
uary %, the King of Spain's name
day, a nationwide demonstration OF
his popularity took place. The Span
ish people understand that in face Of
ud-slinging from foreign lands, the
King has acted with tolerance, pa
man who has u sense of humor min
gIed with an appreciation of good
manners.
The interruption of active parlia-
mentary government in Spain and
the appearance of Gen. Primo de
Rivera as the head of a military
dictatorship moro than a year ago
cannot be laid at the doors of the
King, of Primo de Rivera or of the
II LII, -,
came into being when parliamentary
government, through corruption, in
efficiency and utter fiabbiness, failed
to govern the country. The question
presenting itself to the King, to Gen.
Primo de Rivera, to the stronger
characters IN Spain and, indeed, TO
the people of Spain, was not which
form of government is preferable
parliamentary monarchy or director
ship-but what form could be de-
vised temporarily while Spain was
preparing to build better demo-
cratic political system.
Those who know the King and
Primo de Rivera regard as ridiculous
the idea that they are presenting Il
challenge to the people of Spain. The
people of Spain, broadly speaking, do
not believe anything of the kind.
Those who go to Spain today looking
for revolution can see little but calnt
and some measure of satisfaction.
Those who look outside of Spain for
sensational attacks on Spain, her Is=7-
pie and her King, will find plenty st
material to feed their test for roman
tic clap trap. Kings are unpopular
especially in nation like our own,
which was once thrilled by a revolu-
tion of king, but press agents who
cash. in on that prejudice feed our
passions more than our judgment and
cause sensible men and women to
ponder up on the modern power as
.he publicity huckster.
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Evening star., 1925-02-04
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

j, medal He mentioned a group Of as
| soctates, mainly on duty abroad. who
| think nothing Of working SUNDAYS
| holidays and overtime without pros
pect or expectation Of extra pay. On
the average these men are giving
Uncle Sam about 13 months of work
for IL months Of pay. Such episodes
are not unusual in the Government
service. In many departments they
| are the rule.
There is more strategy than meets
the eye in the dilly-dalIying of the
Senate over Muscle Shoals, the postal
| pay bill and other matters that have
consumed the session. 1t has been
desired, cloakroom gossip AYERS. to
use up so much time that there
should be no chance of the Barkley-
! Howell railroad bill coming up sor
discussion and possible passage. This
| Is the measure fathered by the rail-
road brotherhoods and which aims at
mashing the labor sections of the
Esch-Cummins transportation act
The story goes that, with a weather eve
peeled on the calling up of the bill
from the calendar, Republican sena-
| torial leaders Unanswered the Sem
ate's time SO that nothing but Muscle
Shoals, postal pay and appropriation
measures has had chance.
\: X *
| The strangest society function
+, staged IN washington in a long time
was the bal masque given by the
Italian Ambassador, Prince Caetani
this week in the still uncompIeted new
embassy building on upper Sixteenth
| street Though the night was wet
and cold, part of the structure still sur
rounded by scaffolding, and some of its
! doors and windows not yet finished. the
Ambassador was determined not to n1,it
| Washington without entertaining ON
| the premises. His anxiety to do Sc
| springs from the fact that the new
embassy was largely Prince CaetanPs
| idea and creation. Had his mission
In the United States been prolonged
he would have lived there and given
up the luxurious apartment he has
| occupied in the same building in
| which Secretary Mellon lives. Bets
We're made when Caetani was sent to
! Washington by Mussolini in 1922
that he would never leave here ex.
| cept as the husband of an American
| girl. AS a bachelor a prince, a
millionaire and an ambassador, he
was the catch of the season for three
years. But he has not been en-
trapped. Caetanfs parties have been
| the most lavish in recent diplomatic
| history at Washington.
x X X *
| Mr.. Coolidges stern refusal to be
photographed at the White House in
front of a booster" automobile
placarded with advertisements of a
| Massachusetts town may stop the un-
-ceasing attempts to cheaper the pres
| idency. Hardly q day passes that the
Chief Magistrate isn't asked to lend
/ himself to some Babbitt stunt. The
| opportunities Mr.. Coolidge has re-
jected to indulge in such absurdities
| would make weird story in Amer
| icana if they could be compiled and
| narrated. Some day, perhaps, the
patriotic public will wean itself OF
| the handshaking bore at the White
| House, but probably not as long as
there are Congressman with constit-
uents who like that sort of thing and
do Il In droves.
4 6cnu1rsh4 taUA -.-.--zA
Evening star., 1925-02-04

Robert NJ Washburn of Massachu-
setts, pioneer biographer OF CALVIN
Coolidge, has pitched his tent In
Washington for an indefinite period.
He is a lawyer by profession. but
writer by present occupation. and
will essay the role of a chronicler of
current events at the Capital Mr.
Washburn was for five years a col
league of President Coolidge IN the
Senate and Assembly of Massachu-
setts. Mr.. Coolidge has described him
as "a man of very marked ability,
with a wit that is exceedingly enter
tanning" Among Washburn's other
claims to fame Is distinct resem-
blance to Napoleon. To an admirer
who once remarked it Washburn
said: do you mean Napoleon at the
zenith of his glory, or as ne LOOKS
today?" An abridged edition OF
Washburn's Life of Coolidge" was
popular Republican campaign docu-
ment in 1924.
!: * !: y
American religisus organizations
watch national legislation with an
eagle eye, wherever spiritual values
are concerned. If the Lausanne
treaties with Turkey were to be
brought up for ratification in the
Senate this week, the expulsion from
Constantinople of the Greek ecumen-
ical patriarch would be certain OBJ
iect of attack. Greece protests the
EXPULSION on the ground that 1t IS q
violation of the Lausanne treatles.
The Turks hold that they are en-
titled under the treaty to repatrlate
any Individual Greek and that the
present patriarch Is a Greek national.
In a narrow sense, therefore, the Is
sue involved is one or treaty CON
struction. Christian America finds
the Aneora governments deportation
Of the patriarch a grim reminder OF
the days of Abdul-Hamid and the SUI
tanate of evil repute. When the
United States Senate is asked to ap-
proye of the Lausanne pacts with
Turkey the expulsion episode Is
bound to have important effect.
x X 4 X
TT s s. Mayflower, the presidential
Yacht which is affording Mr.. Coolidge
almost the sole form of relaxation he
INDUCES himself. does not swing
lazily and unoccupied at anchor at
the navy yard from one week end TO
another. When not cruising through
the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay
with the President and his guests, 1t
is as busy training ship as the
American Navy possesses. Capt. An
drews, it's gallant commander, puts
In full time aboard the Mayhower as
the skipper of a crew of $50 officers
and men, who undergo incessant prac-
tice in seamanship for the naval
service. The dining room STAFF OF the
Presidents pleasure craft consists al
most exclusively of young Fflipinos.
X X X X
Senate and House committees on
appropriations are getting earfuls
about Federal niggardliness T.. in al
most every department of the Gov
ernment A divisional chief Of a GER
tain executive branch told a charac-
teristic story this week: He said that
in his own particular service there
had been 35 designations since Octo-
Der 1, 1924, because men could no
longer afford to. refuse immensely
better pay offered them in private
life. Then the official turned the
lnkhac side of fha Federal seyYice
Evening star., 1925-02-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

Q. When were birth records first
taken In Washington?-J s.
A. They were first recorded in
Q. Was there a moon the night
Lincoln was shot?-W. X
A. The moon rose that night at 10
O'Clock. Lincoln was shot at 1905.
Q. How long is the new Delaware
River Bridge?-G. G.
A. This bridge, between PhiIadel-
phia and Camden, is 1.S1 miles in
length. 1t is the largest suspension
bridge In the world and will be open
to traffic July 4, 1925.
O. What are the sources of Gov
ernment income? Do the States con-
tribute to it?-A. K. w.
A. The principal sources of reye-
nue. OF the United States are from ex-
else duties on imports and exports.
taxes upon liquors, tobacco, certain
1uxuries, such as theater admissions
and income tax. which is at present
by far the greatest source of revenue.
No part of the taxes raised by the
States is turned over to the Federal
Government.
Q. What is the plaid Of the Clan of
Macklyn IS. NJ. McC.
A. The name Macklyn is a corrup-
tion of MacLean. The dress plaid of
the MacLean Clan has d red ground
with green, blue, yellow and white
stripes. The hunting plaid has a
green background with black and
white stripes.
Q. Please publish a sketch of the
life OF Ralph Connor.-V. n.
A. Ralph Connor is the nom de
plume of the Rev. Charles w. Gordon,
the Canadian writer, who was born
in the County of Glengarry, Ontario
He graduated from Toronto Univer-
sity and studied theology at Knox
College. He was ordained TO the
Presbyterian ministry in 1890 and
worked as a missionary among the
miners and lumbermen IN the Cana
dian Northwest territories.
Q. Was gold mine in Ontario
given to Ann Arbor College which
has since proved very valuable?-
T. E. P.
A. The assistant secretary of the
University of Michigan says: "I pre-
sumo the person making the inquiry
of your office means the University of
Michigan, so far as we know. Some
time ago the newspapers referred to
some lands in the Garden River In
dian Reserve in Ontario, which is
| near the Canadian 500, as 'valua BILE
copper lands This land was given
to the university about Is years ago
The deed especially reserves gold and
| silver to the Province of Ontario. 1t
undoubtedly contains copper ore, but
this ore is, as far as we know, low
! grade and not suitable for mining un-
der the present processes in CONNER
cial use"
Q. What nationality is Tom Mix
S. K.
A. He is an American. He was born
| in Texas.
Q. How many horsepower has the
Shenandoah?-E. A. L.
| A. The Shenandoah has five 300
horsepower engines, making a total OF
| 1,500 horsepower. The Shenandoah used
to have six 300-horsepower engines, but
| the engine which was in the observa-
| tion car was taken out.
| O. If an order should be issued for
| bidding the use of regenerative sets
| could such sets be rewired so they
could be used?-F. A. B.
| A. The Department of Commerc
says that no law or order has been
| passed disseminating the use of re-
generative sets; however, Gf such an
order were passed regeneratiye sets
could be rewired so that they could
| be used.
Q. Is a bonus received from the
Evening star., 1925-02-04

the old two-thirds rule; that it call
upon State conventions to take the
matter up and approve the majority
rule and instruct delegates to vote
for it at the next national convention.
1; X x X
eff we are to succeed" says Sem
ator Harrison, 'in bringing about the
adoption of majority rule, then we
should strike now, when candidates
for the presidential nomination have
not entered the field. If we wait un-
til after candidates are under way,
it will be too late, Just as it was too
form when we reached New York"
The Democrats in the House
caught the Republicans mapping the
other day, and during consideration
Of the Independent Offices appropria-
tions bill in the committee of the
whole abolished the United States
Tariff Commission. This slap at the
Republicans was engineered by the
Democratic floor leader, F'inis ].
Garrett, and his able lieutenant, Will
liam A. Oldfield of Arkansas, the
Democratic whip and new chairman
of the Democratic congressional cam
paign committee. Mr.. Oldfield, by
the way, is laying his lines now to
cut into the Republican majority in
the House in the elections of 1926.
He is a hard worker and will bear
watching by his Republican oppo-
nentS.
For once, at least. the Senators
from Massachusetts,, Mr.. Butler and
David I. Walsh, Democrat, were
found voting shoulder to shoulder on
an important measure. The vote
came on an amendment to the postal
pay and rate bill, offered by Senator
Walsh, which provided a new cor
rupt practices act designed to limit
expenditures in campaigns for the
Senate and House. The amendment
was adopted by a vote of II to 3,
and provides the only chance for
such legislation during the present
Congress, provided the postal bill
gsts out Of the snark It. is now In,
Evening star., 1925-02-04

The work of getting antito1in to
diphtheria sufferers at Nome has been
arduous and full of peril. Science has
done much; yet in order for humanity
to reap her benefits there must still
be hardship and sacrifice. The world
is as far from providing an existence
Of ease as it was when intelligence
first dawned. Instead of making life
easier science has speeded it up by
filing it with more possibilities and
greater rewards and by lessening the
spirit of dumb resignation to fate.
Evening star., 1925-02-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Freedom of the Clothespress.


We're grateful for a country free
There may be some restrictions
That call for jailing, or a fee,
For various derelictions.
Each day some new offense We find
That battles and confuses-
But any one may wear the kind
OF clothes his fancy chooses.
With trousers wide or trousers trim
A lad may go a-roaming.
A lass in garments broad or slim
May toddle in the cleaning.
Just now are very many
But you may wear what pleases you
A lot, or hardly any.
Evening star., 1925-02-04
Proceeding With Caution.

you do not appear to be making
your old efforts to lead your party
NO." said Senator Sorghum. "These
days, a party goes right ahead and the
best I'm trying to do just now is to
step along and not be left out Of the
procession"
Evening star., 1925-02-04

Demands that more Jail sentences
be provided for various offenses
threaten a new and interesting form
Of housing problem. Offenders should
be persuaded to curb their reckless
ness SO as to avert a situation calling
for funds to build prisons which might
be .advantageously applied to building
schools.
Evening star., 1925-02-04
GHOST STORIES
ABOUT SPAIN
By
RICHARD W4SHRURV CHILD
Former Ambassador TO Italy.

The novelist and playwright,
Blasco IbaneZ, has been waging
by airplane, on the printed page
and almost within the law courts
of Paris a campaign against King
Alfonso and for the establishment
of republican principles. In this
editorial Mr.. Child, who has just
returned from Spain, interprets
the situation that really exists
under the modified dictatorship"
of Primo de Rivera.
Evening star., 1925-02-04
Developing a Market.

"That stranger appears to be under
the influence Of alcohol
Don't trust him. said Cactus joe
Hes probably a representative of the
Snake Ridge moonshine distillery
tryin' to get you interested and take
your order"
Evening star., 1925-02-04

The solicitude in seeking treaty ar
rangements not calculated to provoke
a trade war is abundantly warranted
by the fact that a trade war involves
SO many possibilities Of developing the
Evening star., 1925-02-04

Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions
are still being unearthed. The latest
news is sometimes several thousand
years old.
Evening star., 1925-02-04

A number of people in the Capitol
ever be possible to find an Attorney
General who is absolutely satisfactory
to the United States Senate.
Evening star., 1925-02-04
Home Hunting.

We care not for the house or land
Round which the breezes quiver
If q garage is near at hand
In which to leave the fiivver.
Evening star., 1925-02-04

Hopes for the inauguration climate
would he more, confident if the ground
hog had ever shown any influence
whatever with the regular weather
authorities.
Evening star., 1925-02-04
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Hope of the Future.

They say young people must improve
The world and keep it on the move
Oh, children, be not too severe"
In speaking to your parents dear.
Evening star., 1925-02-04

Jud Tunkins says if going in for
guessing contests was considered real
gambling we'd every one of us be
liable to arrest.
Evening star., 1925-02-04

So-called gay parties occasionally
prove gloomy events, as subsequently
recalled.
Evening star., 1925-02-04

Aviation is now regarded as more
important in the event of world war
than navigation.
Evening star., 1925-02-04

"A prize fighter said Uncle Eben,
shows mo- sense dan a lot Of us in al
ways nowin' exactly what he's fight
|tuA%0A
Evening star., 1925-02-04
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Q. Is a bonus received from the
Evening star., 1925-02-04

@. How many soldiers guard the
Panama Canal?-A. B.
A. The defenses consist of large
forts at each end Of the canal, with
field works for some 5000 mobile
troops. Three regiments of infantry,
one squadron of cavalry, one bat
talon of field artillery and IL COM
panies of coast defense troops form
the permanent force on the isthmus.
Evening star., 1925-02-04

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