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Evening star., 1926-03-23
RESULTS OF GENEVA FIASCO
BY FRANK II. SIMONDS.

as for other Locarno powers, il will
continue to be regarded as II il were
legally In force.
\ X K Y
On the other hand, in later phases
the meeting of the league replaced
Locarno's danger point. 1t Is the
common belief here now that at the
end Locarno has been saved perhaps
at the expense Of the league, but at
all events the league has not escaped
disaster such as for q moment men
aced Locarno.
1t is worth recording. too, that de-
spite all bitterness of controversy as
carried on by the press and public
opinion Of several nations, the actual
Geneva relations between countries
have been marked by impressive good
nature. Representatives Of the press
and leaders Of the various national
delegations have fraternized to a sur
prising degree. There has been moth.
ing to suggest that the nations meet
ing here were only Il few years ago
divided by terrific war.
1t is hard to convey any notion of
the seeming paradox that while all
the old European differences and d.
visions have shown themselves here
to an amazing degree, nevertheless
there has been present. also, q new
spirit Of good humor and little or
| nothing to suggest continuing state
Of personal bitterness. Thus. despite
disaster to the league and failure of
the meeting itself, there is not the
smallest reason to translate this into
any evidence of any existing menace
| to peace. or any apparent concealed
return to a pre-war or war state of
mind.
At Geneva, Europe has failed lam
entably to formulate peace, al
| though the failure in the last anal.
ysis was not due to European causes;
| but, despite failure, there Is no escap
| ing the sense that 1t has been d
peaceful Europe which has negoti.
ated here; that a process Of readjust-
y. mcnt and appeaSementS is likely to
suffer no considerable interruption be
cause Germany was not permitted tC
enter the league. The European ma
tions have quarreled violently here,
but their quarrels have been at all
! times marked by an absence of al
! circumstances which lead to breaks
or disclose irreconcilable hatreds
Those who believe the league is an es
sential machine in the making OF
world peace and it's maintenance may
we'll be pessimistic. But as to the gem
eral situation in Europe, Geneva has
supplied many reasons for optimism
none for pessimism. In a word. as
far as international conditions are
| concerned, Geneva's peaceful quarre
was more reminiscent of American
national political conventions than
European debates where peace and
war we're issues just around the cor
fner.
Copyright. 1880
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Large Increase Of Tax.Burden.

A pertinent suggestion OF the cen'
sus bulletins is that the eXtravagant
increases Of municipal taxation ir
American cities from 1917 to 1922 have
been checked; that Washington's In
creases since 1922 have in percentage
largely exceeded those of the other
cities, and that the point has now
been reached in Washington as well
as In the other cities where the princi
pies Of Coolidge economy can with
benefit be observed. Between 1922 and
1928 Washington's property tax in
creased 1872 per cent; St. Louis, Al
per cent: Minneapolis, SO per cent
Newark. &c per cent: Baltimore. 1o.S
per cent; st. Paul, 2.5 per cent; Provi'
dence. per cent; Louisville, 1873 per
cont; Denver, 0.2 per cent. Peoria de.
creased 3.4 per cen: from 1922 to 1923;
and New Orleans, owing to eXtraordi.
nary conditions. decreased between
the two years see per cent.
Between the fiscal years 1924 and
1926 Washington's tax rate increased
from $12 per thousand to SIT per
thousand, an increase Of IL o-3 per
cent. The revenue from taxes on real.
ty and tangible personally increased
in two years $6,498 ,094, the total for
the fiscal year 1924 being $10,514.653
and for the fiscal year 1925 $17,0l2, TAT.
This extraordinary increase in the
local taxpayers burden. imposed dur.
Ing period when tax rates Of other
cities, collectively. have been nearly at
a standstill. raises District taxation to
a height which should satisfy the
most vigorous critic Of Washington's
alleged low tax-burden, and should
impress strongly upon all Of US, Con.
gress included, the vital necessity of
halting further local tax burden In.
creases until the new conditions can
be thoughtfully studied.
These facts and this warning are
elaborated in editorial correspondence
printed elsewhere in today's Star.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Horses Escape Lights.

Chicago has voted down the propo.
sition to equip all horses with tail
lights at night. Introduced before the
city council by Alderman Mckinley,
the measure would require all eques-
trians to carry rear lights, discernible
for a reasonable distance. In order to
defeat the bill with the least possible
delay an amendment was offered re-
quiring all dogs and cats to be SINH
larly equipped.
Thus fails another Of the ridiculous
ordinances which, a certain type Of
legislator Is attempting to foist on the
community of which he happens to be
a member. Level-headed men, how.
ever. form the majority Of every civic
council, and to them is intrusted the
responsibility of decent and reasonable
laws.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON.
Springtime Pleasure.

Springtime Pleasure.
When Spring comes smilin' down the
road
The bootleg f1ivver brings its load.
The driver does the best he can
To circumvent the hijack man;
And he, in turn, may have to stop
At order from a motor cop.
Oh, days Of innocence gone by.
When, as we viewed the vernal sky,
The youths and lasses, gayly dressed,
Sang simple songs and danced their
best,
Where now each wants to grab a gun
And get somebody on the run:
Evening star., 1926-03-23

Q. Who is Irving Berlins musical
secretary?-V. G. l..
A. Arthur Johnston. a young plan
ist from Berlin's publishing house."
says Alexander Woollcott, usually
serves the musically illiterate Berlin
as amanuensis."
@. What are the principal commodi-
ties sent abroad by the Great Lakes
st. Lawrence route?-A. W. II.
a. The most important ones are
grain. coal, pulp wood, sand, iron and
steel, petroleum., sugar and lumber.
Q. How many newspapers are there
In London? How many theaters?--
Il. W. A.
a. There are % daily newspa pers
published in London. The number Of
music halls and theaters in metropoli-
tan London Is So.
Q. To what substances does the
term dynamite apply?-R. ". Il.
A. Any explosive substance con-
sisting Of nitroglycerin and an absorb
ent. which IS fired by detonation, is
termed dynamite.
Q. What is the dryest State in the
Cnion?--L. G.. r.
A. The records OF the Weather Bu-
reau show that the smallest annual
amount Of precipitation in the United
States Is received in the southeastern
portion Of California and the western
portion Of Arizona.
Q. Is it true that there will be a
shortage OF seed corn, due to the
freezes which occurred in October
D. y.
a The Department Of Agriculture
says it is not likely that there will be
any widespread shortage of seed corn
In the Spring of 1926, but it is eX.
tremely likely that many individual
farmers and even some entire com.
munitites will find that the seed corn
on which they had counted will not
grow. Tests already made of many
lots Of seed in the corn belt indicate
that the terminating power Of much of
the corn was injured by the low tenn
peratures which occurred in October.
before corn had dried out thoroughly.
Q. What was the total output Of
currency OF the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing in 1926 compared with
1924?-A. NJ. D.
A. A comparative statement Of de-
liveries Of finished work of the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing in the
fiscal years 1924 and 1925 shows: To
tai sheets. 1925. zoe .059, 500; total
sheets. 1924. 195.e31.34O. The total
face value for 1925 was $2.9S7 GAS, 400.
The total face value in 1924 was
$3,159, ,922 400.
, Q. How much was paid for the
Belts" violin made by Stradiyarius?
IT. NJ. NJ.
A. An American now owns the in
strument. for which it is said he paid
| $4,000.
q. How many people are buried in
Arlington National Cemetery?-J. +.
A. The total number buried in Ar
lington Cemetery. including veterans
| families and nurses. was 35.I39. Of
! this number 30426 are known, while
! 4,713 are unknown. These are the
unknown dead Of the Civil War. There
| were 408 buried in the Confederate
| section. This number also includes
| families Of veterans. Nine soldiers Of
! the Revolutionary War are buried in
! Arlington. There are few soldiers Of
Evening star., 1926-03-23

is supposed to do, we are as ignorant
| as those young chaps quiZZed by
Thomas A. Edison.
Perhaps we should know all about
I.ocarno, but the sad fact Is that we
do not. We were personally much
more interested in that story thai
came from England recently about
the judges who decided that a tom
cat has a. right to roam where il
darn pleases.
Having O tonlcat Of our own, we
can enter fully into that story and
revel with the wise judges. We cai
see those old boys. in their blacl;
gowns and their big wigs, getting aI
Englishman's full sense OF humor Out
Of the thing.
But we have no little 1,ocarno in
our home, and we feel quite sure we
would be terribly i'll at ease in the
presence of the grand Sir Austen
What should we say to him? "Ah
Sir Austen. charmed, am sure:' No
that would never do. Well how
would this 60:
Hello, Mr.. Chamberlain!
:. 4. < X
Think. too, Of all the personal
private axes ground so industriously
III our presence.
Here is a young man at our door
step. eager to convert us to the
merfts-and purchaSe--of an Inferno
electric refrigerator.
How eloquent he is. How brigh,
his eyes, how flushed his cheeks, as
he sets forth the virtues Of his par
ticular machine, and shr1nlSingl3
damns with faint praise tho rival ice
makers.
When we recall, however, that only
last week this young fellow had never
heard of an electric refrigerator, but
had a limo of washing machines
which he was hawking about, we fee
at liberty to gently close the door il
his face.
A fine young gentleman, with q
bright eye, and Immediately dressed
stops us in the corridor at the Office
and lectures us for full half an hour
upon the tremendous desirability OF
our buying some Of the stocks and
bonds he Is anxious for US to acquire
"Yes-yes," we say, but all the
time we are thinking about something
else. Why should we rebuff the
young man? He would not be able tC
see why the whole wide world is no,
as interested in his bonds as he is
why, man. this is the greatest little
proposition In town"
All, this Internal bashfulness o1
ours, which prevents US from holding
him firmly by the coat, and declaring
in a masterful voice:
young fellow. If those stocks ant
bonds OF yours were as fine as yoI
say they are. you would hang on tt
| them; you would dodge around tht
corner to keep from meeting me. fol
fear I would ask to buy some o.
them.'
Charge US not with indifference
all ye advocates, oil ye internationa
politicians, all ye who labor that the
universe may wag according to youl
Ideas Of proper wagging.
We are simply living our lives. thai
is all. We admire YOU for your en-
thusiasms. even if Sometimes you dc
bore us terribly.
We are but simple folk. who have
found ourselves in a delightful world
and are trying to make the best Of it
We leave the problems to you.
Don as many silk hats as yol
please, and earnestly exhort from as
many and as high rostrums as you
can find. Enjoy yourself to the limit
We have our own axes to grind,
Evening star., 1926-03-23
An Unfair Procedure.

Last Friday a member of the House
of Representatives, in the course of
a discussion in that body, raised a
question of the propriety of the re-
tention by one of the District Com
Iuissioners of certain legal relation
ships entered into before his induc-
tion into municipal office. The matter
Vas discussed at some length and
assurance was given that this situa-
ton would be investigated. That
should have sufflced. There was no
reason to question the good faith OF
the assurance Of inquiry. However.
Yesterday the same member Of the
House. taking advantage Of the con-
sideration of District matters. renewed
the attack and, in terms that but
for the law of immunity would SUBJ
iect him to suit for slander, proceed.
ed 70 condemn the Commissioner as
though he had been already con-
yicted.
Against the unfairness of this pro-
3e~ding protest should be entered in
emphatic terms. The question hav.
ing been raised and promise having
been made that a complete inquiry
would be conducted into the situation.
the seemly course would have been
TO refrain from further comment in
official whose conduct has been
brought into question an opportunity
to meet the charge of improperly.
Indeed protest was voiced on the
floor of the House yesterday by mem
bers who felt that persistence in un-
restrained condemnation was improp.
er and inequitable.
Freedom of debate in Congress does
not warrant unlicensed attack. includ.
ing accusations Of turpitude and lille.
gality Of procedure. Every person
has a right Of defense and that right
should not be lessened by a prejudg.
ment such as that which has Just
been displayed in this present case.
If the District Commissioner has i'm.
properly retained his guardianship
assigned to him by the court, the fact
can be ELECTED. He has in public
statement acknowledged his retention
Of these trusts. He takes the position
that there is no improperly in his
so doing and his friends are confident
that when the matter is considered
fairly by committee Of inquiry he
will be able to meet effectively the
arraignment to which he has been
subjected. But meanwhile his de.
nunciation by his accuser may. though
II surely should not, have prejudiced
the minds of those who will in effect
sit in Judgment upon his conduct, q
situation which is repugnant to the
American sense Of fair play.
This matter goes beyond the range
Of the present case. The practice Of
unchecked abuse and condemnation
without giving an accused person an
opportunity to meet allegations is too
freely followed and should be sternly
checked by Congress-
Evening star., 1926-03-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| the War of 1912. The number OF World
| War dead returned to the United
States and reinterrcd in Arlington
| Cemetery upon request of relatives is
| 5,232. This number includes soldiers.
! sailors and marines. both Officers ano
enlisted men. The Unknown Soidlef
represent the unknown dead.
: q. Who was the original Of 'Jiin
Bludso"?-W. ". r.
A. Oliver Fairchild. engineer Of the
| Fashion, was the original Of the her"
| of John Hays poem.
| O. When was the first professiona;
base ball association organized?--
VI. A. ID.
A. The first professional associa-
d, ton in base ball was organized March
! II, 1871, at Golfers Saloon, Broadway
and Thirtieth streets. New York City.
! The convention was called by Henry
| Chadwick, the veteran base bai:
! editor.
@. When was the monk Rasputir
| born?-N. r.. J..
a. The exact date is not known
but it was about 1873.
! @. Please give a brief history of ths.
Octagon House in Washington?-1i
| A. +.
A. 1t was built about centuTy
and a quarter ago by a. member OF
one Of the most distinguished OF
early Washington families, Col. John
| Tayloe, and was designed by Thorn
| ton, the architect of the Capitol. Il
] is now the headquarters of the Amer
| ican Institute of Architects. the Amer-
| lean Federation of Arts and the Archie
| illogical Institution of America. After
! the burning OF the White House bN
| the British, President and Mrs. Mad
son established their official residencn
! i'll the Octagon House. and in a roor
| on the second floor the treaty Of Chen
| was signed.
| q. How far is the planet E5e.id
\ from the earth?--C. H.
| A. The Naval Observatory says IL.
| minor planet Egeria Is about 239 mi
| lion miles from the sun. and the
earth is about SO million miles from
the sun. If the orbits of both planets
were circular and in the same plane
the maximum and minimum distances
between the earth and Egeria would
be respectively the sum and the dif-
| ference of these two figures; but az
the orbits are not exact circles am
| are inclined to each other at an angls
! OF 16 or II degrees. an exact calcula
ton of the maximum and minimum
distances between the two planets
would be somewhat laboriUus.
Q. How large is Golden Gate Par
in San FranciscO?--J. NJ.
A. 1t covers 1913 acres, cost $500
600 when first established, and $6,G00.-
600 since 1870.
Government statistics bring out the
fact that the uneducdted man has
| only chance in 500 to attain dis
tinction. There is no reason 1chy anu
one should lire under such handicap
in these days Of free schools and free
information. This paper supports iil
Washington, ID. C.. the largest free
Information bureau ia eJiStencc. IT
1tiH procure for you the OHSrer TO
any question you may ask. Ar1u
yourself of ats facilities for your self
i'm proremcnt. InclOse q 2-ccnt STAN D
for return postage. address The Ere-
ming Star Information bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
d. c.
Evening star., 1926-03-23

license to drive revoked. That pun
ishment should be the minimum with
the maximum a straight jail sentence.
Automobile drivers OF this ilk cannot
be treated leniently. There are no half
way measures to meet this situation.
Stringent action is the only cure, and
1t Is high time that this method OF
procedure should be adopted through
out the country as q step forward in
street safety.
Evening star., 1926-03-23

The Hohenzollern family has settled
down to a. contention involving acres
where once it claimed dominion over
kingdoms. And the acreage PROPOSE
ton, at that, appears to be more safe
and sensible.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Every one has seen a young girl
listening with interest to young man
talking about himself.
And I Said-and he said--and then
1 said-and he said--it was my big
chance-and I made good said"
With smiles and mods, the young
woman encourages him to talk his
heart out about the most interesting
topic in the world.
AS for her. dear young lady. she Is
terribly bored, but no one would ever
know 1t. least OF all the young man.
II the observer has the privilege of
"atchinG her talk to many young
men. he Will discover that she treats
them all alike.
So most of us, men or women, re.
gard the great affairs Of the world,
over which some few men labor with
great labor.
we are sure it would pain some Of
the statesmen awfully II they could
suspect. for a single instant, that
ordinarily they simply do not enter
into our lives at ali.
Iney see their names in print, and
must imagine that the whole world
Is talking about them, when the calm
truth is that Johnny's adventure in
eating too much apple pie, with it's
resulting stomach ache, entirely en-.
crosses our attention.
What does the tariff question mean
IN the average home?
we may as we'll admit il. once and
Tor aIl-it Is only a word, and then
one which probably 9 out Of 10 of
US hrst spell tariff"
=: !; x =
Frohibit'on is mighty issue, but
we 20 not bother much about il. one
way or the other. Here are the wet ~
and the "drys" pounding away at eoch
otner. but what we are interested in
Is. whats on the radio tonight?''
Charge US with indifference, if YOU
please. Declare that IA great issue is
az stake. Remind us, on the one hand.
that the youth Of the land Is inn.
periled. On the other, assert most
strenuously that our liberties are the
points at issue.
We listen respectfully. but all the
time we are wondering where we are
going to get the money to pay the
timer for standing in our front yard
admiring particularly long specimen
or nshin' worm.
That mans interest in the big worm
was touching (upon our pocketbook).
Thats the biggest f1shin' wurm I
S'SA Ss@". AC oilO. SOIIleWdy we felt
he should have had meter hitched
to him. SO that we could have seen the
cost Ito us) Of his intense interest in
zoology
Come here, Bill. and lookit this big
wurm." he called to his helper. Fifty
cents.) "Didja ever see such a wurm?"
tOne dollar) He must think Spring
is here" (Dollar.flfty) "Lookit that
baby squirm!" Two dollars) "Wonder
If they's any more like that?" 1.-TWO.
fifty) How'd ia like to put him on
the end of hook?" (Three bucks)
Did you say something about pro-
hibition?
= Z !: !;
And the Locarno pact.
It's the name OF a place-Switzer-
land. amt it?--but that is about all
we know about it, to be absolutely
honest In the matter.
We remember having seen a picture
of Austen Chamberlain, or however
you spell his name. all dressed up in
a fine high hat. with q SNUG look
upon his classic British features, and
We recall the article said he was the
cats whiskers" in that affair.
lust what the pact was about or
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Talent in Demand.

"What became Of that magician who
advertised show in the Gulch?"
Hes livin' easy" answered Cactus
Joe. After he showed few tricks in
dealin' poker hands some Of the boys
persuaded him to retire from the
stage and give lessons"
Evening star., 1926-03-23

China carries on her war with great
aloofness. Her most eminent philos
ophers have spoken Of war as neces.
sary and even desirable from time to
time. China is therefore entitled to
take pride in her fight as a sort of
local institution.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
A Valued Servant.

'Your constituents have stood by
you a great many years.
YES" answered Senator Sorghum.
They say am q servant Of the peo.
pie, and have endeared myself to
every family out home as the only
servant in their experience who
hasn't threatened to quit"
Evening star., 1926-03-23
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Evening star., 1926-03-23
Force of Habit

"Oh. let's have Peace forevermore."
The Nations sweetly shout:
And then proceed, just as before,
To have their quarrels out.
Evening star., 1926-03-23

Europe produces music, drama and
philosophy of influential importance
But she has proved unable to produce
a single base ball team worthy OF
serious attention.
Evening star., 1926-03-23

Morocco is one Of the countries that
have been kept too busy to permit
them to offer any valuable suggestions
with a view to universal peace.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Ambitious D.sbbill.
From the Worcest

From the Worcester Evening Uazette.
Perhaps the horse that crashed into
the restaurant only wanted to demon
strate that he could do whatever an
automobile can do.
Evening star., 1926-03-23

In six months from now the gen
.ral public may expect to experience
practical benefit from the recent set
slement of the coal strike.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Stands a Plenty.

From the Passaic Daily Herald.
Aristide BRAND is what the boxing
critics might call glutton for pun
tshment.
Evening star., 1926-03-23

'De man that's always thinkin'
bout hisself,' said Uncle Eben, lis
gineter find his audience complainin'
dat he picked mighty uninterestin'
0ahiast"
Evening star., 1926-03-23

Superefflciency experts may yet
arise to pass judgment on the eff.
ficiency Of efficiency experts.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Bitter Ending.

From the Morgantown New Dominion
Bitter ending Is all right occasion.
ally, but as a regular occupation it
doesn't seem to pay.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
PalpitatiIlg.

From the Norfolk Daily News.
Even the fiuctuating franc cam.
quite keep pace with the changes in
the French cabinet.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Celestial Anticipation.
Man yearns to view
Some hallowed spot
Where skies are blue
And laws are not.

Jud Tunkins says the gasoline sta
tions get finer every year. but the rest
Of the production isn't keeping up in
quality with the scenery.
Evening star., 1926-03-23

The Eveainc Star. with the Sunday morn
INK edition. is dnhVe7o,! by carriers within
ne CITY at 80 cents per month daily only.
- cents per month: Sunday only. 20 cents
rer month. Orders may be sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000. Collection Is made by
carrier at the end of each month.
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