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Evening star., 1925-03-15
Building Bill Failed.

The Government building program
at Washington, as well as the gen.
eral program for Government build
ings in other cities, failed becaue
OF disa greement between the House
and Senate at the last session.
In the deficiency appropriation bill, as
finally agreed to, the House amend
ment providing for $3.50. .o00, 900 worth
of Government construction, the Smoot
amendment for an internal revenue
building at Washington and the
Fletcher amendment to complete build.
ings already authorized were thrown
out The general building bill,
known as the Elliott bill, was passed
by the House and favorably reported
to the Senate by Senator Smoot. A
number Of Senators opposed 1t because
the bill departed from the custom of
specifying cities in which the build.
ings were to be erected. The opposi.
tion was strong enough to prevent
advocates of the bill bringing it up in
the Senate.
When the Senate was constfer--
ing the general deficiency bill sena.
tor Snioot amended the BILL to pro.
vide for an internal revenne building
at Washington to cost six million and
odd dollars, and Senator Fletcher per.
suaded the Senate to adopt an amend.
-ment appropriating. s7,sso,ooe to &c
Evening star., 1925-03-15

by blacksmith were ODDS" that
were worth a good price,
Antique dealers and 'their agents
travelled in wagons fSd buggies all
over the country 10 the Potomac,
Patuxent and RAP <ahannock valleys
and made the best bargains they could.
Old mahogany ~as taken first and
then the buy y turned to tables,
chairs and sofs of black walnut. The
hunting, bu, Tag and selling has gone
on SO that few country homes in the
Washing Sn region have Colonial,
Revolat hnary or Civil War andirons
or ela ok walnut beds of respectable
age.
or some years box bushes from
orr gardens have been sought. The
FIX hedge or box walk were found in
thousands of gardens in Maryland and
Virginia, and there were not many
country homes which did not have
some box bushes about the place.
Many of them were old and big. Hunt
ers' for the bushes moved about the
IpuhiS anu p1lu Sooo piiCe lol
their purchases. The sale and dig
ginS up of the venerable bushes would
ruin the appearance of a garden, but
many country people had need for
the money and were willing to sell.
Only a few days ago The Star
printed a news item from Alexandria
TO the effect that the. lockwood gar
den surrounding Hayfield Manor, in
Fairfax County, and ''adjudged by
many to be one of the prettiest box
wood gardens of colonial time" had
to a country place in Westchester
County. New York. 1t seems a pity.
Evening star., 1925-03-15

ahead with construction already au-
thorized in 40 States, but held up be'
cause Of insufficient appropriations,
The House retaliated by adding its
$3.50, 100000 building bill as an amend
ment to the deficiency bill, and the
House conferees said that il the House
amendment could not go through the
Senate the Senate amendments for an
internal revenue building at Washing
ton and continuation of work OF Gov
ernment buildings authorized else
where, but not sufficiently appropriate
ed for. would not be agreed to by the
House. So all of the building amend.
ments failed. The conflict was unfor-
tunate, but despite these internecine
conflicts of Congress there is reason
to hope that, at the next session, con-
cord may be achieved, and the long
delayed Government building program
undertaken and provided for.
Evening star., 1925-03-15
Memorial Bridge.

Work on the Memorial Bridge will
be begun within a few days. The
Initial appropriation of 100000 will
be drawn on. the engineers will prob
ably press construction and it is be.
heved that Congress at successive
sessions will make appropriations for
carrying the work to completion with.
out more delay than is usual in
large public projects. While it is said
that preliminary work on the bridge
will be begun by April l, ii may
be observed that much preliminary
work has already been done. There
have been numerous sets of plans and
many surveys of land and river. The
plan OF the bridge-to-be is drawn, its
site is determined and plans for re.
adjusting section of WASHINGTON
that the north end of the bridge NAV
have fitting S,proach have been
made.
Within few days borings will be
made TO determine the formation of
the river bed and basic rock. IL is
not likely that an unusual discovery
will be made. The bottom of the Pc.
tomac River is known to many en-.
gineers and the rock which lies below
the ooZe. silt and clay is an old ac.
quaintance of our biologists. 1t is
necessary to so at this matter in a
systematic way that the bidders for
building the piers may know lust
what lies under the water and how
much OF II is there before they sink
caissons preliminary TO pier construc.
ton. There is an estimate that II
will require two and half wears to
build the piers and that the bridge
can be finished in FIVE years If Con.
gress give. authority for carving on
the work with full force and with.
out Interruption. There is some.
thing Of the sound Of jubilee in the
announcement that work on this
bridge is to be begun. The matter
mas been topic and a hope in Wash.
ington since the mid-S0s. Disa ppoint.
ment followed appointment but
the late Congress. persuaded of the
Appropriateness of the project, au
thorized the bridge and made rea.
sonable appropriation for beginning
its construction.
Evening star., 1925-03-15
The Hunters.

Some go TO the far corners of Tho
earth for owls poll; others travel many
leagues in order that they may shoot
tigers. Only the 'other day a noted
woman explorer from Dublin and q
British captain were killed in East
Africa by maddened rhinoceros
The rarity OF one sort or game, the
ferocity of another. has for modern
man an almost universal appeal thai
is direct heritage from his cave
dwelling ancestors.
More and more. however. mankind
is laying aside the express rifle in
favor of the camera and a newer
sort of. hunting gains favor But
the sublimation of the hunting in
stinct is found in such travels. hard
ships and adventures as were the
prerequisites of the recent relea Sc
from the National Leprosarium in
Louisiana of four lepers as cured. -
Joseph F. Rock. the leader of the Ma.
tional Geographic Society's expedition
into interior China. had thrilling ex.
periehces with tigers. crocodiles
bears, elephants and venomous ser.
pents, experiences which of them.
selves would have given a satisfac.
tory thrill to the usual type of hunter,
But to him they We're merely Incl.
dental. What he was hunting for
were some seeds of a rare tree from
which Chaulmoogra oil, the specific
for one of the most terrible diseases
to which mankind is subject, are OBJ
tanned
Through the wiidernesses of Siam,
Burma and Southeastern China pIod
ded this brave and patient man. with
his companions. in search of the
elusive plant. In the end he found
what he sous ght and was able to bring
back to civilization the seeds which
could be planted in this country.
which, in turn. would bear other seeds
whence the life-giving oil could be
obtained.
There exist in this world malignant
monsters compared to which a tiger
is but a purring kitten. Leprosy
healed with this rare oil: syphilis,
likely to be abated, if not conquered,
as the result of tedious experiments
on the llamas of South America
cancer and tuberculosis head the list
Relentlessly are they hunted down
Sometimes the remedy must be
sought in the realms of infinite
minuteness in the laboratory. Some
times it must be sought in the utter.
most parts of the earth. There is nc
quarrel with the hunter of the tiger
or of the sheep of the Pamir plateau
named for Marco Polo, himself one OF
the greatest hunters in history. But
the intrepid man who survives
months packed to the brim with
perils and returns with a little
packet of seeds brings back a trophy
not to be hung in a residence, club
or museum, but to be shared with all
suffering mankind. He is the hunter
par excellence.
Evening star., 1925-03-15
American Antiques.

Forty years ago-perhaps longer
ago--American antiques became
sought after. Persons who had never
known much about spinning wheels
wanted one as parlor ornament, and
would tie bows of ribbon on it and
give 1t place in a corner. There
was also a demand for old andirons,
old firetongs and shoveIs, old tenders
that were set around the open hearth,
and the old hand bellows with which
the open fire was blown to give it
start or wake it up. Demand grew
strong for old bedsteads. bureaus.
sideboards, wardrobes, tables, chairs
and other furnishings that might an
swer to the name antique Blue clay
pottery, yellow clay bowls and white
china plates which had done long
service were sought after Old mir
rors or looking glasses We're taken
from their homes and transplanted to
a new house. An old doorknob.
cHmbrous and rusty lock. and es-
rseially a hinge that had been made
Evening star., 1925-03-15
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

A certain important situation in
the Senate of the United States a few
Gays ago when the official presiding
officer was far from the maddenine
| throng, has recalled a famous war
tidbit which appeared in the columns
of Punch. Having appeared in
Punch 1t can't be considered as funny
In this country. so there can be no
harm in the retelling-no harm to
ruffied feeligs. no disturbance of any
more afternoon siestas.
In any event. it seems that a
famous general, home from the front,
| was conducting some maneuvers and
| a sham battle for the benefit of the
| recruits who had not yet had a taste
of life in the trenches. After the
| maneuvers were concluded the gen
eral called the underofficials be-
fore him.
"Of course, gentlemen" he began,
you must realize there are many vast
differences between what you have
seen here today and what you will
see at the front.
THE first difference, may say" he
continued. there is the entire alb
sence Of the enemy.
The second difference you would
/ note in actual warfare would be-
would be"
There was confused silence for a
! moment. Then the general whirled
around to his orderly.
"Confound It, sergeant. what would
be the second difference?"
Entire absence of the general,
sir
Henry L. Doherty, famous oil man
and Cities Service magnate, who
wants the Government to control the
production of oil. recently told a lot
Of his cronies about a famous bed he
has in his apartment in New York
City. Mr.. Doherty lives in a bust
ness skyscraper downtown. At least
he lives on top of 1t, IN a specially
constructed bungalow, The bed is an
electric affair, sort of adult peram-
bulator. Mr.. Doherty halls from the
West and he likes to sleep out under
the stars. In New York he can go to
bed indoors, press an electric button,
the side comes out of his boudoir and
the bed marches out to a position on
the roof.
Some Senators have been spiteful
enough the past week to threaten to
offer a resolution for the construction
OF such an arrangement for the Vice
President, so he can snooze whenever
he wants to in his chambers and be
whfrled out TO the Senate floor any
time the political fire alarm rings
or whenever tie vote is recorded.
Opposing Senators declare that
other Vice Presidents have done their
mapping in their chairs and they see
no reason why Senate rule No. 34J5,
Evening star., 1925-03-15
EVIL OF CHILD MARRIAGES
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

people a girl who attains the age of
Is without being married Is looked
upon as an old maid.
according to the United States
census the percentage of married
girls whose ages are from Is to 1s
Is lowest in New England, where 1t
is exactly one-half the percentage
Tor the country as a whole. On the
Pacific coast and in mountainous
states the percentages of youthful
marriage is twice that of New Ems
land, and in the central Southern
states 1t Is three times the New Eng
land percentage. Singularly enough,
the percentage of youthful marriages
in New York City is lower than in
New England as whole, despite the
city's large foreign-bor popuiatio
A report on the subject says that
the survey made seems to reveal the
new environment of America has had
marked influence upon the ages AT
which immigrants and their children
marry. The foreign habit of earIy
marriage does not persist after the
first generation. Only 6.3 per cent
of the foreign girls of the second
generation were married, as COM
pared with 14.3 per cent Of the for
eign born girls.
In fact, the custom of youthful
indIiidSe Has Dccn SO changed among
foreign girls of the second genera
tion that they are practically marry
ing at a later age than native girls.
The difference Is striking-13,3 per
cent of native American girls are
married between 10 and 20, but only
6.3 per cent Of the foreign girls of
the second generation are married
between those ages. The contrast
cannot be explained, 1t is said, by
the fact that native girls live more
generally in rural districts where
youthful marriages are common. for
similar contrast was found in 5s
of the largest cities in the country.
Along with frequent early mar.
riages in isolated communities that
were studied were also found many
intermarriages among the cousins Of
one family strain. In some instances
fully three-fourths of the Inhabitants
OF village bear the same surname.
The British government has made
attempts to check child marriages.
but the practice continues, as IL is
supported by the higher as we'll as
the lower Hindu castles.
Evening star., 1925-03-15

Legislators. school authorities, wom-
ems organizations, social welfare
agencies and clergymen throughout
the country are being urged to join
in a concerted drive against the child
marriage evil. There are two steps in
the reform that is proposed. First,
curb the fraudulent procuring of mar
riage licenses by requiring evidence
other than the affidavit of one of the
applicants as to their age. Second, Sc
cure the enactment of laws that will
raise the legal minimum iageable
age.
An Investigation of 240 child mar
riages which took place in 81 States
has disclosed some astounding facts.
The licenses for more than half of
those marriages, or 129, were Illegally
Issued In 10 cases licenses were pro-
cured and marriage ceremonies were
performed, although the bride or
groom, or both, were below the legal
minimum marriageable age. In 81
cases the bride was less than IA years
old, and in several instances she was
only II years of age. In so cases
licenses were issued and the cere-
monies performed although either
the bride or groom, or both, were of
the age requiring the consent of
parents and such consent had not
been given. In 100 cases the parents
of the children consented to the mar
riage
While all of the brides were under
16 years of age, the average age of
the bridegrooms was 81 and in sew
eral instances the groom was four or
Ave times a old as his bride. Only II
of the 240 marriages could be termed
boy and girl marriages, but a common
characteristic of all of them was the
haste with which they were arranged
and. performed.
1t Is also pointed out that there are
IA states in which girls of IL and
boys of IA years may be legally mar.
ried. Those States are: New York,
New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
Louisiana. Virginia, Florida, Mary
land, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Colo
rado, idaho, Maine and Mississippi.
The tendency to marry at an earlier
age in warm climate than in a cold
one Is indicated throughout the world
and has long been generally recog-
pized. In the United States it Is found
that marriage at an early age lis more
frequent in small towns and rural
districts than in large cities, this
being due largely to the isolation of
| certain towns. villages and rural dis
tricts where there are few means of
intsrcommunication and inadequate
educational and recreational facilities.
This is said to be particularly true
of the Appalachian Mountain region,
where there are numerous early mar
lsie6es OF natives. Indeed. among those
Evening star., 1925-03-15

dealing with this subject, should be
changed.
Since war to the knife. and the
knife to the hilt. has been declared
between Capitol Hill and the White
House, the socio- political part that
the good yacht Mayfiower has been
playing in Washington life the past.
few months is likely to grow less
and less The Coolidges began using
the Mayfower purely as a family
affair. After 4 while the use broad
| ened. The President desired certain
contacts with certain Senators about
certain matters soon to come before
| the Legislative branch What could
| be nicer than to have the Senators
| along for a week end cruise down th.
| placid Potomac, where bread could
| be broken across the hospitable abfu
| board? In order that no carping critic
! might attach political significance to
| the cruises, the Mrs Senators always
were invited along and pleasant
| time was had by all
| Manifestly it has been impossible
for the President and Mrs Coolidge
| to invite all the Senator'S and the Mrs.
Senators and, consequently, there has
| been good deal of gossip in the
! Capitol cloakrooms among those who
| have not been guests. There have
even been animadVersionS to the
| Mayfower in the Senate debates. The
| bitterenders have talked Of orgauiz-
| ing a league against any Mayflower
! entanglements-a sort Of battalion Of
death against accepting invitations to
| a cruise.
Most of the Senators need not
worry, however. The President prob
| ably won't submit many more pour
| parlers or protocols or whatever they
are that admit one to the new May
flower society. He is about fed up
on the Senate and is going to be a
| little particular about who slides
down his cellar door in the future
x 4
Mrs. Lamira Goodhue, the most
estimatable mother Of Mrs Coolidge.
a White House visitor since few
! days before the Inauguration, Ger
tainly gave the society writers of the
Capital several bad half hours imme-
diately after her arrival. 1t was all
because some one suggested the name
was Almira instead of Lamra. The
White House was appealed to, but
the customarily we'll informed at
taches were helpless. They said it
was Mrs. Andrew J. Goodhue. Close
friends of Mrs Coolidge said they had
never heard Mrs CollidEe call her
mother anything but Mother" Sew
eral whole days went by with the
matter still in doubt and then 1t was
announced that the name was Lamira.
1t might have been Almira at first,
but Mrs Coolidge preferred Lamirs,
and the society reporters made it
So"
Evening star., 1925-03-15
Norway Suffers
House Shortage

Norway. although untouched by the
war, is seriously affected by one of
the most severe postwar problems
that of housing shortage. In pro-
portion to the population there are
more homeless people in Norway than
in any other country except Russia
Out of 10000 families, 10000 lack
adequate dwellings, and it Is seriously
feared that the effect of this coE :
dition will not only mean poverty and
lawlessness, but that it will result
in a decided fall in the birth rate.
The municipality of. Oslo has taken
steps to combat the situation by
erecting municipal apartments sim
liar to those constructed recently in
Paris, and has guaranteed loans to
persons building hemes.
Evening star., 1925-03-15

The relations of Congress to the
District of Columbia have changed in
one respect. Adjournment at the Capi.
tol used to mean the closing Of num-
Der of hotels and an appearance of
desertion in the streets. Business now
goes, on in progressive volume, and
the housing problem retains its statu.
in Summer as well as in Winter.
Evening star., 1925-03-15

An Indiana man tried to put out a
fire in his automobile with a chicken
stew which he seized from the kitchen.
The heart-rending story OF the West
ern farmer who burned corn has at
last been surpassed
Evening star., 1925-03-15

No amount of insidious pacifism
will ever prevent America from being
a fearless and reeolute Nation. so
long as ii leads the world in the use
OF motor cars which compel every
citizen to look out for himself at the
crossings.
Evening star., 1925-03-15

So far as Mr.. Warren is concerned
it is again unnecessary for President
Coolidge to offer prolonged remarks
He makes it perfectly clear in the
simplest manner possible that he has
not changed his mind.
Evening star., 1925-03-15

The discussion Of Senator La Fol.
lette,s political position continues with
animation. 1t looks as if his relation
to the G. o. r. will for a long time be
that OF one who is gone. but not for.
gotten.
Evening star., 1925-03-15

When Ebert was first chosen he was
scoffed at as a harness maker. Ger
many now wonders if she can find
another man who can be depended on
TO serve as we'll and faithfully.
Evening star., 1925-03-15

Some OF the lines and situations
forced upon breadwinning PLAYERS
should call for the organiza ton of a
society for the prevention of cruelty
to actors
Evening star., 1925-03-15

The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning
edition, is delivered by carriers within the
city at 50 cents per month: daily Oaly. 40
cents per manth: Sunday only, 20 cents per
month Orders may be- sent by mail or tele-
phone Main 5000 Collection is made by ear
r!ers at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1925-03-15

Even the most resourceful cross.
word puZzlers have avoided proceed
ing on the idea that senatorial
courtesy and ''filibustering" are
synonyms.
Evening star., 1925-03-15
Reminds Him of Congress.
From the Cincinnati Enquirel

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
President Coolidge's horse, which
gallops and gal1ops and never gets
anywhere, must remind him of Con-
gress very much HSvery often.
Evening star., 1925-03-15
A King Arrested.

The extraordinary spectacle of a
king being arrested In the street and
taken to the police station was wit
messed at Bucharest, when the eXiled
King George of Greece was stopped
in his motor car by jealous police
man for infringing the traffic regula-
tfons.
Evening star., 1925-03-15
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Evening star., 1925-03-15

Half the world may not know how
the other half lives, but 1t has its
suspicion.-Sandusky Register.
Evening star., 1925-03-15
Attire

Now who shall blame the youth whose
pride
Bids him appear in trousers wide.
Our clothes Of late are none too MANY
Let's praise the folks who still wear
any.
Evening star., 1925-03-15
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILASDER JOHNSON
Moronically Speaking,

A moron is a happy chap
Who does not need to care a rap
For what he says or how he acts
In contradicting human facts.
If he should kill pussy cat
Or hasten with a base bail bat
To smash the teacher twixt the eyes.
We merely look with sad surprise.
Although the law would be unkind
To persons of normal mind.
A moron claims, we all insist,
Attention from an alienist.
Though brain and conscience we extol.
They seldom gain supreme control.
Wise men must worry as a rule.
1t often pays to play the fool
Evening star., 1925-03-15

Jud Tunkins says the pacifist in
stinct In man is what makes it easy
for so many women to collect alimonv.