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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-01
THINK 1T OVER
Man Wanted
By William Mather Lesois.
president George Washington University.

Emerson, in his essay on the Amer
lean Scholar. tells us that 1.-The planter
who is a man sent out into the field
to gather food is seldom cheered by
any idea of the true dignity of his
ministry. He sees his bushel and his
car and nothing beyond. and sinks
into the farmer instead of man on
the farm. The tradesman scarcely
ever gives an ideal worth to his work,
but is ridden by the routine of his
craft and the soul is subject to dol
lars: the priest becomes a form; the
attorney. a statute book; the me-
chanic, a machine; the sailor. a rope"
What our civilization needs is man
on the farm and man in the count
ing houses; yes, and man in the pro-
fessors chair. And IL the search is
not to be in vain we must have GER
tain clear-cut ideals relative to educa-
ton. The student will gain his impress
sion of how to contribute his share
to society, how to enjoy the life more
abundant, by obtaining a broad view
of the steps which have led the uni
verse to the period in which he lives.
This is the background for balanced
thinking. This is the foundation upon
which he can build a we'll ordered
life. And this foundation will not
be scarce If 1t Is made up of dis
connected units.
That teacher who instructs as if
those in his class were all to be
Greek scholars. or chemists, or poets.
as the case may be, fails to recognize
the mission of liberal culture. The
development. its struggles, its defeats.
it's accomplishments, its aesthetic
warnings, it's religious expression, all
these are part and parcel of the in
dividual. And he must know these
things before he can understand him.
self. And self understanding is an
essential quality in man.
lCnnYright 1921
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Independence Day Casualties.

Health officer Fowler issues a
timely warning against carelessness
on independence day in the handling
of explosives. Despite the large re-
duction in casualties incident to the
celebration of the national birthday
effected during twenty years, the list
of dead and manned is still shocklngly
heavy. In 1903 almost 500 children
died of lockjaw as a result OF ourns
from Independence day explosives.
Last Fourth of July Ill persons were
killed. 14S were blinded and over
| 900 900 people were severely injured
or burned in different parts OF the
country. 1t is evident that the re-
form to secure a safe and sane
Fourth" has not been entirely sue
cessful. Indeed, there are signs OF
a reaction from the good effects or
countrywide endeavors to prevent
independence day casualties that
have so materially reduced the totals.
Many of the substitutes for the old
time violently explosive compounds
and devices which are now obtain
able under the laws adopted by States
and municipalities are quite as DAN
gerous as those formerly exploded.
Their use is just as careless on the
part of many thousands, especially
children, as in former times
The killing of III persons and the
binding of 14s and the more or less
severe burning and injuring of
l ,0OO. 900 people in the name of patri-
otto expression is altogether too high
price to pay for celebration. To
a ma jority ofS the children who in
dulge in fireworks explosion on the
Fourth of July the occasion is of no
squibs and sparklers. crackers and
miniature bombs without thought for
the meaning of the barbaric rite Of
making a noise in jubilation. They
youngsters to cause sudden, sharp
detonations. If a boy cannot get an
explosive of some kind he will bang
on a tin pan to add to the din. Far
better if all used tin pans rather than
fireworks, better for them at any
rate.
DIR. Fowler's warning is addressed
to the parents. for the protection of
themselves and their children. 1t is
timely and it should be observed.
Parental supervision over the use of
fireworks by the little folks will ma
terially reduce this years casualties
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attractive and the impression of trav-
elers landed at Union Station will be
that they have entered splendid city.
No one can estimate the disappoint-
ment which has come to millions of
Americans on entering Washington.
The outlook from the south front of
Union Station is not as impressive as
Americans coming to their Capital
have a right to expect. In most cities
the depot" district is not handsome,
but the rail gate of Washington is to
be magnificent.
Before the Union Station was erect
ed it was a matter of lament with
Washington people that rail travellers
did not see the city at its best, and
many people used to say that travellers
saw the city at its worst. Trains
dragged through. almost squalld
streets and quarters to the Baltimore
and Ohio and the Baltimore and Pc
tomac stations and the depot dis
tricts. though better than in most
cities, were not as they should have
been. In the building of Union station
and the elimination of street and rail-
road grade crossings there came a vast
Improvement. Trains from the East
and West now come into the city on
a viaduct and from the South they
cross the river on a fine bridge, give
travellers a great view Of river and
mark and reach the station by viaduct
and tunnel.
The making of the Plaza Park Will
take time. but the step which the GOV
eminent has hesitated to take tor
MANY wears has now been taken.
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Plaza Purchase.

The agreement for the purchase by
the government of the railroad prop
erty needed for carrying out the
Union Station Plaza plan and extend
ing the Capitol grounds has been
signed The next step is for the
Senate to approve the item in the
deficiency appropriation bill carrying
the sum required to pay for the land.
The Treasury holds a balance of
$1,79S.139.27 of the original appropria-
ton made for the purchase of the
land and the pending bill, already
passed by the House, contains the
item of the additional sum of 1881
45S.37 needed to make the purchase.
The price to be paid for the property,
$3,l29 .597.24, was agreed on by taking
the award of the District Supreme
Court in the condemnation proceed.
ings in January, 1918, and adding the
taxes on the land to April this year
plus 6 per cent interest, less the
amount paid to the railroad company
as rental for the land in which the
government hotels stand. = -.
Transformation of the part of the
city between Union Station and north
B street impends. The government
hotels and several rows of small
buildings, some of which have sur
yived since the streets in that quarter
xyere raised in connection with the
building of Union Station, will be
taken down and the landscaping of
Plaza Park will proceed. The rail
entrance to Washington win be made
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to the beautiful roses. in full bloom.
Here, we thought we will forget the
terrible vision of the Serpent flower.
An odor as of all the mingled vile
smells in the world caused us to turn
green In the face. Instantly, through
our mind darted pictures of decay.
destruction; loathsome images were
evolved by the impress of the olfac-
tory organs.
These" some one said. ARE the
Shrinking Roses. Lucky is he who is
without the sense of smell. when he
droops his head over these awful
creatures of Nature in a Ghoulish
mood"
Gasping for air, we staggered back,
forcibly trying to wipe out of our
memory visions of mangled men upon
battlefields two days old.
Thankfully we spied some Canter-
bury. Bells, silently ringing In blue.
white and pink in a border.
Ring out, wild bells, ring out the
old, the fetid pictures. ring in shy
dreams Of violets, of roses we used
to know, bring us the smell OF lilies
of the valley"
Hopefully we bent over the dainty
flower, when a voice issued forth. 1t
was a composite voice, which our now
supersensitive ears told us was made
up of all the nagging women's voices
that had ever torn the air of earth.
There We're the shrewish accents OF
Xantippe, berating Socrates, mingled
with a million tongues harping for
ever on some one old theme, never
knowing when to stop. scolding, quar-
reling, weeping.
This is worse than the awful gladi-
olus, the terrible rose" some one said.
Let us hasten on
We came to q bed Of nasturtiums,
the leaves green and healthy, the
flowers OF light pink. but the stems
coated with white worms, which kept
up constant weighing. The sight
was more than we could bear: we hur-
ried away, yet dreading what next
we might see.
A bushy shrub blocked our path.
For a wonder, a pleasant fragrance
smote our senses; we stopped to in
hale and, so doing. allowed our eyes
to take in the white flowers.
Each flower was formed in the per
feet image of a human skull, blanched
twigs crossed beneath as in the con-
ventional NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. design.
We stepped back and nearly trod
on a row Of small plants. which, upon
closer inspection. looked for all the
world like the People We Don't Like.
In a corner we saw some bright
birds, solemnly looking at one another.
Upon our approach they burst into
song. which exactly resembled the
composite noise made by the worst
photograph and the worst radio
speaker we ever heard.
The time had come for the Grand
Blight. Before our very eyes every
plant and shrub every blade of grass,
began to turn to a sere and yellow
leaf.
Waves Of worms spread over the
ground toward us. A sickening odOr
thickened the air. and the serpents
unlocked their tails and wr'ithed for
ward. We screamed and ran--and L
We woke up in the sunshine Of our
own garden. Roses nodded on their
stems. A fresh breeze had sprung
up and waved the althea bushes to
and fro. Gladioli, with petals like
stained glass, stood stately before US
and a dainty humming bird poised in
simmer of green wings before a
blossom.
What a beautiful world" we said
to the little humming bird, and he
squeaked back an answering You
bett'
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ANSWERS. TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

q. Does it take more power to drive
a vehicle weighing 800 pounds by a
propeller or by traction power
G.. II. Il.
A. More power is required to drive
vehicle weighing 800 pounds by pro-
peller than by traction power.
q. Can one estimate how far away
flash of lightning is?-W. T. S.
A. One can tell quite accurately
how far away the flash of lightning
is by taking a watch and noting the
number of seconds which elapse be-
tween the fash of lightning and the
time when one hears the roll of thun-
der. If as much as S seconds elapse
1t is about mile away, since sound
travels only about LOO feet per Sec
ond, and there are $3.50 feet m mile.
O. How long has the New York
World Almanac been published?-A. G.
A. 1t has been published for Al
years. A permanent staff revises, cor
reefs, cuts out and adds to the in
formation from year to year.
@. Why are the Cold Stream
Guards so called?-M. S.
A. The Cold Stream Guards were
originally the Lord Generals Regi-
title became their official designation
in 1870. The regiment was raised at
Cold Stream in 1859 and was part Of
the army with which Gen. Monk re-
stored the monarchy. This army
crossed the River Tweed into Eng
land at the village of Cold Stream.
@. Who is the author of the quo
tation, II expect to pass through this
6,,t fynnd thOrQfnTa
that / show to any fellow creature,
let me do it now. Let me not defer
or neglect it, for 1 shall not pass this
way again?
A. The author of this quotation is
unknown. General proof lies with
Stephan Grellot as author. but this
expression is not found in his writ
ings. The same idea is found in the
Spectator, March l, 1910. Canon Jep-
son positively claimed it for Emerson.
1t has been attributed to Edward
Courtenay, Carlyle, A. B. Hageman,
Rowland Hill and Marcus Aurelius.
@. When is cotton ripe for pick
ing?-E. D.
A. 1t is harvested from about. July
10 in Texas to September 10 in Ten
nessee.
@. Is the little darby Farina in
the movies a girl or boy?-H. B.
A. Farina is a boy.
@. Has a memorial ever been dedi-
Gated to the author of ION the Banks
Of the Wabash"?-A. 3. P.
A. Dresser drive. which skirts the
Wabash River in Terre Haute, Ind,
is named for Paul Dresser, who
wrote ION the Banks of the Wabash,
this being known as "Indiana's song y
@. What color is an Airedale ter
rier?-A. r. V.
A. The color of a pure-bred Aire-
dale is as follows: Crown. back and
sides. black, and face, throat and
limbs, tan.
@. Was Sir Francis Drake a pi-
rate?--W. r. w
A. Many of the exploits of Drake
were looked upon as piracies, but for
the most part he had at least quasi
official sanction from his government
for what he did.
Q. When was sugar first used?-J.
=. n.
A. Sugar is supposed to have been
known to the ancient Jews. IT was
found in India by Nearchus. admiral
of Alexander. 325 BIC. An Oriental
nation in alliance with POmpey used
the juice of the cane as common
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-01
Sea Food in Abundance.

From the Portsmouth Star.
This gives promise of being a great
fish and crab year in the waters of
lower Chesapeake Bay. There are
fruit years and off years in prolific
fruit crops. Just so II seems there
are big fish and crab years, with off
years, when Ash and crabs are more
than scarce. Already there are re-
ports Of Ash and crabs in great guam
tity in lower Chesapeake Bay. and, II
the signs do not fail. lovers OF the
sport OF fishing and grabbing. as well
as those who are fond of these sea
foods, will have no right for com.
plant this season. It would appear,
too. that with fish and crabs running
in such great numbers as are now re-
ported. the price on these sea foods to
householders will be much more rea-
sonable than in many Summers past
There is nothing more healthy than
sea foods, and especially is this true in
the Summer time. Sea foods are light,
easily digested and are far less heat.
ing than meats and heavier foods Of
the kind.
It would seem that this may be q
good year all around for seasonable
Summer foods-fish, vegetables and
fruit.
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beverage. IT was prescribed as a
medicine by Galen in the second cen
tury. Sugar was brought into Europe
from Asia in large quantities in 625
AID. 1t was attempted to be Guilt
waited in Italy, but. not succeeding the
Portuguese and the Spaniard carried
1t into America about 1910. Sugar
refining was first made known to the
Europeans by a Venetian i'm sos and
first practiced in England in 1853. II
is not known when sugar was intro
duced into England. but it is thought
that this occurred many years before
the reign Of Henry VIII. The first
sugar cane was grown in the United
States in 1851.
q. Is the United States the Oldest
Republic w. NJ.
A. San Marine claims to be the
oldest existing republic. 1t has had
10 centuries of uninterrupted exist
ence
@. What is meant by rose win
dow" IT. NJ. 3.
a. 1t is II circular window, es-
pecially one which is divided into
compartments by mullions, with trac-
cry radiating from the center. These
windows were featured in the
churches Of the thirteenth and four
teentn centuries.
O. What was Washington's weight
and height N. *. $.
A. WaShingtons weight in his best
days never exceeded from 210 to 220
pounds. In his prime. Washington
was feet inches. but measured
precisely 6 feet when his body was
prepared for burial.
O. Is there a cure for sleeping
sickness "A y.
A. Two recently discovered drugs
may take the sleep out of sleeping
sickness, according to an announce
ment by the American Chemical So
ciety. The drugs. etharsanol and
proparsanol, both containing arsenic,
showed great promise in combating
the always or almost always fatal
disease in experiments conducted by
Prof A. S. Loevenhart at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin.
Q. Do plants give off OXYGEN
w. B.
A. In the process of photosyn
thesis in green plants the absorption
of carbon dioxide is accompanied by
a release of oxygen.
Q. Do fish live in the Dead Sea-
A. On account Of it's extreme sd
| Unity, fish cannot exist in the Dead
Sea.
@. What is the smallest fraction Of
an inch that can be meaSured?-M.
p. S.
A. The Bureau Of Standards says
that in high grade tool and gauge shops
measurements are regularly made to-
ten-thousandths and hundredthou
sandths of an inch. At the Bureau of
Standards precision gauge blocks are
tested to an accuracy of from one To
five millionths of an inch. by light
interference methods. The ultra
microrneter" is capable of detecting
differences of one billionth of an inch.
The ANSWERS to questions printed
here each day are specimens picked
from the mass Of inquiries handled by
the great Information bureau main
| tanned By The Erening star in Wash
| ington, ID. c. This rGludble serrice
! is for the free use of the public. ASK
| any question of fact you may 1cnnf
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measures to meet these "stalling" ac-
tons of the losers. Striking out pur-
posely is a quick and efficient method
Of checkmating them, so that there
seems to be full justification for Har-
ris' clever move.
OF course, some rule should be en-
forced in major league ball games to
prevent ''stalling." If this were done
there would be no occasion for the
action attributed to Harris. stall
ing" Is bad for the game. 1t disgusts
the spectators and is unfair. The ma
tional game will be well rid of it, but
until it is officially banned Getaliatory
moves will be made by those on the
leading teams.
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A Golden Quarter Day.

Nothing tells the Story VI h"'Aoii
prosperity quite so eloQuently as the
tale of the dividend and interest pay
ments to stockholders and investors.
This is one of the four quarter-days
and the mails have brought TO nun
dreds Of thousands of people all over
the United States checks representing
the profits and interest obligations OF
corporations of all kinds. Estimates
of the total amount thus disbursed
run into record breaking figures The
July payments in dividends and IN
terest will, it is computed, reach S49l,-
COS, 900, or an increase of $53,OoO,Oo
over the payments of a year ago. Inc
mid.year payments in all comprising
those in June, July and August Will
Weld to investors, 1t is estimated. be-
tween $3.50. 900 and $650,0OO.0O0.
These extraordinary figures result
from one of the best periods of in
dustrial activity this country has ever
known. Many of the corporations
have declared extra dividends Of
high percentage.
These interest and dividend pay
ments are going TO more widely
dispersed public" than ever before.
Stock buying for investments has be-
come far more general in the last few
years than heretofore. The impor-
lance of buying standard substantial
stressed upon the people and they have
learned the vital lesson of thrift to a
degree never before known. Many of
the corporations have adopted the
wise policy of encouraging and aiding
the purchase of shares by their own
workers. Public service corporations
have likewise enrolled their patrons
as stockholders.
4 great part of the dividend pay
ments that are now being received
will go for the purchase of more
stocks This turnover figure is one
of the most wholesome signs of ma
tional prosperity. 1t is the truest
economy. 1t is compromising interest
In a practical manner. OF course, a
certain percentage Of these dividends
will be spent for Summer vacations,
some to pay bills, some on frivolous
accounts. But the bulk Of this money
Of half billion or more will go right
back into investment unless the eX-
perience of other "quarterdays" diff
fers.
Shrewd observers OF financial and
Industrial conditions see no signs of
a break in the national prosperity,
which is now definitely attested by
this present golden flood. There is,
Of course, always the fear lest long
continued stretch of good times may
be suddenly broken. Some great dis
aster, the failure of the crops, an
international COMPLEMENTARY one
Of these may occur in degree to
destroy confidence. When great num-
bers of the people simultaneously feel
doubtful of the future and stop buy
ing Injuries or semi the
tide of prosperity is checked. There
Is today no indication of any such
happening and the country looks
forward to other quarterdays with
confident expectation.
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Seated one afternoon in the garden,
We were weary and i'll at ease; the
bumble-bees were buZzing, and the
grass was full of fieaS. The weather
was hot and sultry. and scarce seem
ed to merit Gods pardon, when we
dropped into gentle slumber, and
entered the Horrible Garden.
1t seemed to US that all was
strangely familiar yet familiarly
strange--that we had been here be-
fore. yet knew we had never set foot
in the place in all our life.
At first blush there was nothing
about the Horrible Garden to distin-
guish it from any one of a hundred
thousand well kept backwards. There
We're roses here, and the gladiolus
sky.
Shrubs ranged themselves along
the back fence, against which stately
hollyhocks held aloft their spires of
blossoms. But over all that garden
there was hush. 1t was as If 1t lay
growing in a gigantic vacuum whose
side walls had been pushed beyond
vision.
There was something oppressive
about the place. We there were sew
eral of us there, it seemed) remarked
upon the close character of the air.
and spoke one to the other of expert
encing difficulty in breathing.
Yet the extraordinary brilliancy Of
various blossoms made us immediate
ly forget our personal discomfort and
we hurried forward to examine some
gigantic spikes of gladiolus. just about
to unfold the lower blossoms.
~
What beauty" we exclaimed.
1T is about to open, and we will
be able to see how the six petals
unfold, at last"
A tremor of excitement seemed to
surge through the air, in Keeping
with our personal feeling at having
surprised the first flowers of Il
gladiolus in the very process of open
ing.
Flowers are shy creatures.
When you leave them in the eve
ming the buds will be tight shut. In
the morning, 10! there Is the perfect
flower, open to the light OF day' en-
ticing the birds and insects to It's
life purposes.
No man has seen the exact instant
the rosebud opens. or the lily bursts
into bloom. except 1t be upon occa-
sion. Even when one goes into the
garden for that express purpose
usually some event distracts his at
tention, so that when he turns 10
regard the bud it Is fui-nedsed
blossom.
Here. in the Horrible Garden, we
we're about to see a gigantic bud I'M
roll. 1t was full inches long ana
as thick as the fingers and thumb
punched together. The color was an
enhancing pink. shading into cream
All at once there was culver along
the silklike edges, a sound as OF
finger rubbed along the edge or
thin tumbler struck upon our ears
and this was followed by a long MSS.
Eagerly we leaned forward TO iook
into the depth of the expanding now
er. which was opening now In Jerky
movements. A burst of glorious color
dazed us for a secondhand then
We saw that the flower was II!
reality a serpent, of a terrible PINK
splotched with crimson. turning 10
cream on it's under side. Its ugly
head rested at what would have been
TIE center of the flower, and It's Two
little eyes looked squarely at us WIN
a most impudent look.
y x x
We shrank away, after being con-
WINGED that the snake was hooked Sc
curelv nv it's tail to the flower spike.
can+lv we tiDtOed across the grass
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Patience

Patience.
July
Comes drifting by.
BY August next
We will be vexed
And then
'TiS once again
The Autumntide
Where signs abide.
The Wintry winds will blow
Till we're forgetful
OF all the torrid glow
We deemed regretful.
What cheer.
This message they'll deliver:
The time is drawing near
When we in joy may SILVER!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-01

Italy demands a longer working
day. The laborers who contributed to
the glory of ancient Rome, which Mus
solini desires to restore. were in no
position to complain of a sixteen or
even an eighteen hour day.