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Evening star., 1926-03-14
NATION.AI-"Kid Roots"

At the National Theater next week
beginning Monday, March %, the at
traction will be the spectacular musi-
cal comedy kid Boots" with Eddie
Cantor as it's bright particular star
and with Mary Eaton, the popular
danseuse, co.featured.
kid Boots" declared one of the
biggest successes ever scored by
Ziegfeld, is the joint product Of William
Anthony Mcclure and Otto liarbach,
authors of the book. and Joseph Nc
Carthy, contributor Of the lyrics, with
music supplied by Harry Tierney.
kid Boots" which played contin-
ually In New York City for 60 weeks
and had long engagements in Boston,
Philadelphia and Chicago, is some
times referred to as play of Palm
Beach and golf, the scenes being laid
in the Florida resort and much of its
action having TO do with the tired
business mans most popular recrea
tion. The title is derived from the
name of the character. played by MIR.
Cantor--master of the caddies at the
Evening star., 1926-03-14
: STRAND-"Yip Zip YaplianlSers."

A new attraction on the Columbia
Circuit is announced for the Gayety
Theater next week. when Bob TraVerS
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Capital Side Shows

Syncopators and an out -of-town or.
ganiZation: the Juvenile Revue" :"
Thursday evening, with clever child
performers and with dance numbers
stressed. and simply dancing on sun.
day evening
Evening star., 1926-02-16
Craven.

In quickly quitting the United States
for Canada upon learning that Il war
rant for his arrest had been issued by
the immigration authorities. the Earl
OF Craven has shown more sense than
perhaps heretofore in his career, and
has at the same time quite fully lived
up to his surname. lis explained that
essary and undesirable publicity"
Just how he has avoided it is IL ques
tion. 1t may be Unnecessary. but
wherever he goes he will be an object
Of interest ana curiosity. He cannot
escape publicity now as long as the
Cathcart case is under discussion.
The spectacle OF this noble lord flee
i1g while the lady of his former pre-
terment langu.shes At Ellis Island
est he be halcl TO court and then de-
ported, is no. pn-t icl,!arly edifying
f any hing wer5 r..leullted TO inCen-
slfy the feeling hat he should be
''eated AZ IN Il par with her it was
his precipi,atc departure from the
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With the Ear,-of CTaven-out Of
reach, deported by his own act, as il
were, the case against the countess is
somewhat simphfied There is no
longer a Single standard" plea for
ner. The matter of her deportation is
20 be considered without reference to
her associate in the unlovely mess. 1t
IS necessary now for the department
or Labor to decide whether she is to
be rated as an undesirable person and
sent back home on the ground of her
confessed liaison.
The raising Of this point is greatl,
to be deplored. 1t would have been
much wiser had the matter been liz.
nored. The law has never contem-
plated application to persons involved
in social scandals. and if a precedent
is to be established by this case
through the deportation Of this woman
peck of trouble" is in store for
many people, both here and abroad
Evening star., 1926-02-16
Weakness of the White House,

Reports OF the insecurity Of the
White House have been made by en-.
gineers charged with the upkeep and
safety of the structure. NAL U. s..
Grant, Sd, in charge of public build
fngs, testtfying before the subcommit-
tee of the House drafting the appro-
priation bill for the maintenance Of
the White House and executive Offices.
said that the roof is in danger of COL
lapsing and should be rebuilt. The
work Of making the White House safe
would cost $500, 900, and would require
considerable time. The President has
been consulted in the matter, and it is
reported that he has not approved the
expenditure of the sum asked by Maj,
Grant "and does not see how he can
get away long enough for the roof to
be taken off and a new one put on
Workmen In making repairs to the
White House SO years ago found a
dangerous state of dry rot in timbers
of the building, and there was a sub.
stitution of new beams and joists for
some Of the old. About twelve years
ago weakness was found in the roof
and repairs were made which seemed
to moot the situation. Two or three
ysaxs ESQ Col. Sheriff. reported that
Evening star., 1926-02-16
Life-Saving Snowplows.

While the success of snowplows in
clearing the way for transportation is
very much in the mind of Washing
tonians following the recent demon
stration by the local street cleaning
department, it is doubtful If their
qualification over this feat can ap-
proach that of DR.. Thomas Wolfe OF
Adamsville, r. l.. who literally owes
his life to the fact that modern civili-
zation demands the immediate plow.
ing Of State roads following storm.
Attacking a huge drift at Westport
Point on the interstate road running
between Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island, the Westport road gang un-
covered a small closed car. Inside
they found DR.. Wolfe, who had been
buried for more than two hours. AS
soon as he had recovered from his
narrowing experience he told his res.
cuers that due to motor trouble he
was compelled to stop and before he
could repair the damage he was prac'
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the name and works of that composer
shine more brightly today than ever.


shine more brightly today than ever.
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Restrict me to Mozart, then-and see
If L care!
One can well forego "Scintillating
Mamma" If he Is given something in
finltely better instead.
The ephemeral tunes of the moment
pale into 1nsigniflcance beside the real
gems of melody which may be met
with in the works of the true and
| timeleSs masters.
Emphasis is put on melody herein,
because that is undoubtedly what the
people, the radio broadcast listeners,
want.
, Let no one point the musical finger
| # shame at US for this hankering.
The greatest composers publicly ac-
knoWledged the primary Importance
| Of melody III music and furtha! stress
I'd 1t in their works. in which -r odv
uns perpetually. like golden thread.
They We're not ashamed Oh a tune.
| hose old fellows
Let the broadcast stations delegate
! one of their capable announcars. most
| of whom are musicians of some ability.
70 go through the works of the old
composers, hunting for themes for
ifnrr tunes
The pulsing beat of the fox-trot Is a
| happy one. A fox-trot by Beethoven,
or instance. is bou1 I'd to be good
Properly done, this Is no "desecra.
ton, but merely adapting the time
ess music of the world 10 a particular
time.
Let us be restricted to Beethoven,
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Robert Schumann, in his short life,
| left US such legacy as no member of
the modern society" is likely To leave,
| n all likelihood.
| Take his FantaSieStuecke" or fan
| tasy pieces. From it an enterprising
| broadcast station may secure some
real hits" which, properly put
| over. would have an immense appeal
and make us forget losing that "sure,
ire effort, "Obtuse Mamma"
| Select tho Jolly Farmer the frol,
licking landman. from the fantasy
| pieces. II there isn't a bang-up fox
| trot with a little manipulation,
| Dream Visions" Why" Soaring
all Of them-where can we find
| their peer?
Mendelssohn' Songs Without
Words" furnish a treasure of melody.
And the list might be extended to a
whole library.
The works of the old masters are full
Of real music. much of it little played
WHICH We VI the TdIlO audience Will
| thank any one for bringing to our
| attention.
Already the American public is the
| better educated because tho broadcast
Hr''@'S have been restricted" in their
songs
Boilermakers and others, who in an
| ordinary life might never hear the
best music. have had it poured into
their ears every night. with the happy
result that they are working I'D quite
| a respectable musical taste.
If we could be restricted" to the
best in all art works. perhaps civiliza
ton might be civilization indeed,
Restrict us, o Lord from evil
| THOUGHTS to the best thoughts: restrict
us from poor architecture to good ar
| chitecture: restrict US from the COM
| mon and the ordinary to the beautiful:
| restrict us from cheap stories to the
erea' stories: restrict us from the
mediocre to the eternal,
Then shall we be glad.
Evening star., 1926-02-16
The Capitol Plaza.

Heappropriating some 1900, 600,
bill passed yesterday by the Senate
luthorIzes the resumption of pur-
cnases and condemnations to complete
,he extension OF The Capitol Plala 10
The Union Station. Tnis measu1e
should receive the ASSENT of the ii Use
80 that a situation hat is uIWo.lhy
Or The Governmen. may be correcte'.
V hen the project for charging thc
Plaza to open a clear space between
lie station and the Capitol was au
,horized there was no objection on any
,rourd in am quarter. The proprietF
and the wisdom of this plan were rec
snized. After the proceedings had
oeen carried on to the point OF gain
ing possession If the greater part OF
me space designated. however, objec-
lion was raised to the mode Of con-
4emnalion, and the work WAS halted.
Meanwhile mos of the buildings had
peen raZed. and then, when the war
came and the aousing condition in
Washington became acute. the Gov
ernment undertook 70 !eiieve 1t by
erecting number of 'nouels' on the
i'iaZa for the accommodation Of wom
an workers. in the public service.
Some Of those hotels were placed OF
land that had not been actually ac-
quired. The owners OF those lands,
after waiting a reasonable length of
time. announced them for sale. OF
course. the! could not expect TO dis
pose of them to private purchasers in
view of the cloud tha. rested upon
the area. cloud of prospective con-
demnation. Eventually, and for three
years past, the Government under
took to pay $4,000 a year rent for the
spaces used as hotel sites.
There are two considerations in this
case. that of equity to the owners of
these lands and that of the public in
terest in the matter Of extending the
Capitol Plaza. The work Is partly
done. 1t cannot remain unfinished in
definitely. The owners of the prop
erty cannot coerce the Government to
act. nor can they find a market for
their property elsewhere. They should
be relieved from this anomalous situa-
ton. Nor can the Government con-
tinue indefinitely to let the partially
cleared space stand as it is with no
further definition Of boundaries. 1t
must in propriety proceed to execute
the project.
A bill is now pending in the House
which commands attention in this con-
nection. It authorizes the acquisi-
ton of all property on the north side
Of Pennsylvania avenue from First to
Third streets northwest. to be trans
formed into parks to match in appear
ance the Botanic Garden opposite.
Such a scheme fits into the Capitol.
Station Plaza plan, and it may be that
In its consideration Of the bill which
has just passed the Senate, the House.
which should surely give its assent to
that measure, will join to it this new
proposal just offered.
Evening star., 1926-02-16
Swift Justice in Kentucky
Good Example to Country

The swift trial and conviction in
Lexington. Ky, of a negro accused
of murder and assault, with a thou
sand National Guardsmen thrown
about the court TO prevent lynching,
is widely commended as a good eN-
ample TO the country at large.
The mob spirit. says the LeXing-
.on Leader, lis more rampant today
than it has been in long time, and
the cause is not difficult to find. 1t is
not traced solely to those crimes
which 10 an extraordinary degree
shock the SenSibilitieS of men and
women everywhere. Rather is it
product of lax enforcement of the law
generally-the apparent ease with
which criminals and near-CriminalS Of
wealth and influence, political and
social, in many sections of the land,
can brazenly violate the statutes and
get away with it. Punishment OF
the mai jor crimes only Will not Sufflce
to allay the mob spirit and quiet pub
lie discomfort. Respect for and obedl-
ence to all law is necessary If conf
dence in the machinery or the courts
is 70 be inspired and maintained.
The Madison Wisconsin State Jour
nal also, while recognizing that this
ished everywhere-rightly of course, ;"
observes: I'VE should like to record
an instance of similarly speedy JUS
tice in some other case uncOmplicated
by the extraneouS factors involved
in the Harris trial. Ii Chicago could
put one of its murderouS beer-Sang
killers through the mill in record
time it would be a more Salutary eN-
ample. Or If Il payroll bandit, caught
in the act, could be started for the
penitentiary some time inside of six
months after he was first released on
bail and the first continuance granted,
it would help
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The Fort Wayne JournalGaZette
adds that ''if such dispatch of justice
could be had for the professional kill
ers as we have just witnessed in the
case of friendless negro, who merits
all that is to be his portion, the prob
lem of the gunner would become
more simple. Why can that not be-"
Referring to "rapid-fire" case in
Texas and to the Kentucky trial, the
Abilene Reporter remarks, I'VE can
not help wondering, if the defendants
had been men of large means, how
long they would have been dragged
out" And the Saginaw News Courier
suggests: Now, had the negro gone
North to commit his crimes, say as
far as Chicago, the result might have
been different, if he or his friends had
money, of course. Then he could have
been assured of delay after delay in
proceeding with trial, perhaps ulti
mate release, and meanwhile COM
forts of luxuries and flowers from the
sobbers."
ut is no reflection upon the people
nf nx,iy nd hA
country" says the Louisville Herald
Post, that such elaborate military
preparations were deemed necessary
to the Harris trial. The crime that
preceded this trial was one of the
| most terrible in the history of Ken
lucky, and nothing was lacking to
call forth the mob spirit. But Gov.
Fields and the civil officers at Lex.
ington We're determined there should
be no mob"
The Chicago Daily News congratu.
lates Kentucky on this vindication
Of law and order" and the Greens.
boro Daily Record applauds 1.-THE
Evening star., 1926-02-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

The announcer, having stated that
the orchestra would play a certain
number, almost Immediately cut in
the microphone to announce that the
piece was a restricted" one, and,
therefore, the orchestra would play
another
Restricted, indeed,
The writer here has no intention of
going into the merits or demeftts of
the situation caused by the inability
of radio broadcasters to put on the air
songs written by members of IL GER
tain organization.
1t is enough, perhaps. to say that If
such restriction" throws us back into
the arms OF Beethoven, Mozart and
Schubert, it has achieved a grand re-
suit, indeed
Would that we might be restrict
cd forever to the use of the great est
music. music so old that the copy.
'tEhts have loCg run out. that IS so
imeless that * is as free as the air.
With The music of the world at the
disposal CT the broadcast stations, it
Wculd not be much Of loss if all Of
modern American compositions of the
lght"r type We're restricted"
This IS not in ended AS slur on
our dance and ballad music. The
writer enjoys IT as much as any, and
gr"a. d"H' more so than some. He
axes pride n having announced, tho
first time Who" was bro dcast, that
this son" vas the splendid tune II is
We could well afford. however, to
miss such an occasional good tune as
this for all the wonderful songs of the
real masters Of music
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playing ard singing over radio of GER
ain copyrighted numbers, the broad
asters have been forced to give the
'iSte0ers-in much of the better older
music
After all, there can be no question
OF the musical supremacy Of the Old
masters. Whatever one may think of
the various living composers, II Is i'm
possible, at this stage in the worlds
progress, to conceive mortal music any
'"tter than that written during the
past three centuries in Germany,
Italy. France. Austria, Poland, Eng
land ard other countries.
AdherentS of the so-called modern"
school. even OF the "futuristic" brand,
scarcely can sneer at the old masters.
Those true musicians. working with
brain and heart. gifted with genius in
the best and only true mea ming of
vet unsurpa ssed.
From their compositions may be
secured tunes" innumerable for
countless fox-trots. waltzes and other
forms of dance music. With the
prodigality of Nature. OF which they
were an unconscious part. the old
masters turned ou. tune after tune
utterly beyond the ability of but
few men since to achieve.
The late Victor Herbert was one Of
the few musicians of modern days
who actually hcd the melodic gift.
One never has to strain his apprecia-
ton to like a Herbert melody. The
listener appreciates instinctively, be-
cause the stuff is there.
Herbert was lineal descendant of
the old music writer's, men who, in
their day. were looked down upon as
almost less than servants, yet who
were artists none the less. All the
degenerate buffoons who sneered at
that bright star Mozart, are dead and
gone, utterly forgotten of men. while
Evening star., 1926-02-16

there were signs that the roof might
collapse, and some repairs were made.
Last year to tighten the load on the
roof and walls a two-thousand-gallon
water tank was removed Maj. Grant
now states that the trusses of the roof
have slipped and that q large part of
the weight of the roof rests on interior
partitions This condition has existed
for ten years.
1t is a matter calling for prompt
correction. 1t is startling to all per-
sons in America to be officially told
that the White House lis in such con-
dition that it's interior walls may col
lapse under the weight Of the roof
This danger is much more threatening
during heavy snowfalls. No time
should be lost in applying the remedy.
What would millions OF Americans
think of the Government at Wash
ington if, after the warning, there
should be such a disaster as the col
.apse of the White House walls and
roof
Evening star., 1926-02-16
Heroes of the Sea.

A sailor man, who did his duty, who
obeyed the tradition of the sea, who
did his best to save others from
danger, and whose crew went eagerly
to the rescue, two Of them losing their
lives, was yesterday hailed as hero
on his arrival in port. Welcomed by
a deputation of notable men and wom-
en-, headed by the Governor of the
State, this man, to whom the fury of
the storm was but as part Of his
routine of responsibility. broke down
and wept. He who had faced the
greatest danger and had merely done
what every other true sailor has al
ways done was overwhelmed by words
of praise.
Capt. George Fried and his men did
only what would have been done by
others had they been themselves the
victims of the storm. They do not
reckon themselves as heroes. They do
not regard their action as particularly
laudable or notable. So when he was
told of the high esteem and the pride
with which his service is regarded by
his fellow countrymen he was unequal
to the stress of emotion.
1t seems a pity that great deeds
that are instructive, that spring spon-
taneously, should call for extraordi-
nary praise. But it would be a greater
pity If they were not praised. In
these days of complex life, manifes-
tation of the elementary goodness and
nobility of man is perhaps more def
nitely recognized than formerly. Op-
portunities for heroic action are less
frequent. But 1t is inspiring to wit
ness the instant reaction both of the
unselfsh spirit and Of the sincere wish
to recognize and reward it.
Evening star., 1926-02-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKTN.

hank Of $40 yards. The number of
such hanks in Il pound equals the
yarn number. In other words. the
standard of $40 yards of yarn. which
weighs one pound, is taken to rep
resent No. l yarn. If 1850 yards
weigh one pound. the yarn is No. 2.
or IS. II 6,40O yards weigh one pound,
the yarn is No. 10, or los. In other
words, the number OF yards per pound
divided by $40 shows the yarn count
l ne number Of the yarn multiplied by
oto gives the number Of yards per
pouha or any size cotton yarn. The
principle Of worsted yarns follows ex
actly the same practice, but the stand
ard is $50 yards
Q. When has the monetary stool,
or gold held by the United States
reached its highest point M. b
A. II reached its highest point In
The history Of this country on Decem
Der /. 1924 when the amount was
S4,570, ,00O. coo.
Q. Where are the greatest deposits
Of guano?-T. NJ. L.
4. The most noted deposits of
guano are those Of the Chincha and
other islands off the coast Of Peru.
but valuable beds have been discoy.
cred in many other parts Of the world.
The Chincha Islands We're formerly
covered with guano, in places to a
height of nearly zoe feet, VARYING in
thickness from inches to a foot.
The islands are generally uninhabited.
Q What age is a short yearling?
w. ]. T
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that a short yearling is a beef
animal ranging from months 10 ! =
months Of age. \ long yearlng j.
one from IS TO 20 months of age.
@. What do skunks feed upon
a. They feed mainly upon insects
which are harmful to agriculture.
They eat army worms, tobacco
worms, white grubs, hop grubs,
grasshoppers, CuuWorms, cicadaS,
crickets, sphinx moths and many
Kinds of rodents.
Q. What hospital in the Orient
has the best X-ray equipment
u T. S.
A. st. Luke's Hospital in Toxic,
twice rebuilt since the earthquake.
contains the most complete photo
graphic and deep X-ray equipment in
the Far East,
Q. VIII Anton Lang play the part
Of Christus in the next Passion Play
If not, how will u CAristus be chosen?
R E. l..
a. Anton Lang viii probably be
considered too old for the part. Tn"
actors are chosen by a system of vot-
ing.
@. What Is the quickest way Of
sending a letter to California?-M.
=. 5.
y. The Post Office Department says
that the quickest way possible to send
letter to California from the East
Coast is by air mail. 1t will reach its
destination in approximately As hours.
The postage for the third air mail
zone is A cents. and. if it is desired,
an additional o cents can be added
for special delivery. This will insure
the communication prompt delivery
on the West Coast.
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