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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23
Urges Nation to End
Capital Punishment.
To The Editor of The Star

10 the Editor III The Star:
From the beginning OF time men have
killed one another AS the centuries
went by and men became more civilized.
Killings became less frequent until today
the only vestigc hft of the old murder
Gus past are war wholesale rnurder bv
nations. individual murder and the
legalized murder known as capital
punishment.
To-day the treat powers of the earth
are banding themselves together TO end
war. and IN e. few short years IL will
become obsolete. Murder by individuals
Will always continue. Religion. science
and all the arts Of the civilized world
have not succeeded IN the thousands Of
years Of mans existence in abol:Shing
vengeance from his mind. In satisfying
vengeance man instinctively turns TO
the primitive method of murder.
1t Is demonstrated that capital
punishment does not tend to decrease
murder. On TIRE contrary. IL keeps alive
In man the instinct to kill The taking
OF any human life directly by nation
at war or indirectly by judicial YER
dict is murder Legaiiyed murders breed
murders The decision reached By the
jury Of the Snyder-Gray case and the
resulting murders throughout the
country prove that the fear OF cau;tal
punishment does not deter people from,
murder.
One Of the worst features of a verdict
OF capital punishment is the attendant
publicity. Those convicted are placed
before the public eye until they become
objects OF sympathy and are often LOOK
Cd upon as martyrs. The effect of this
upon the immature minds Of children
and even on adult minds Is certainly
dangerously morbid. A ban ON pub
licity OF this type would far more tend
70 deci ase muroer than the threat OF
capital punishment.
Life imprisonment is by far the worst
punishment. Coniine murderers to insti-
tutions for life where they can tot! at
tasks profitable to the State, whereby
they viii stiii he useful TO society. The
World Congress of Peace Is a great step
Ia higher civilization. Let the next
greater step to still higher civilization
be an international conference to end
capital punishment.
HENRY A, SMITH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23
Health School Site
Necessity Is Shown

10 tho Editor of The star.
The dilemma facing the Harrison
Health School is an unfcrtunate one
both for the health and the morale OF
Its pupils,
II shows the urgent neecSS!tv for
obtaining II proper site and erecting
modern health school for eolorra
tuburcular children The delay i'm so
doing Is retardins the recovery of these
unfortuaates
II the Law compelS school attendance
OF these children II Is obligatory on the
District government and Congress Ia
supply them with facilities where they
viii not only acquire an education bur
where they will learn To get well,
The Harrison School was not con.
structed as a health school, It's struc-
ture Is not IN harmony with the mod.
ern conception nf the treatment of
tuberculosis A health school shpuid
stand as "A silent teacher To the public
of the conditions and Environment
necessary to prevent and cure this
disease.
The makeShlit arrangements tn be
carried out IN the near future can only
do more harm Ia the already harmed
pupils
The dilemma Of these schoolleSS sick
children In a disgrace to our proud
National Capital and direct result OF
the indifference 10 The health needs al
the coiored people of the district
CHARLES A, ALLEN. NJ II,
President Harrison Health SchN.l
Parent" Teacher Association,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23
"C0olth" for CoI0nists.

Two FTencnner assert that. as the
result Of lengthy experiments IN HAAS
refrigeration, they ere ambitious " sell
"ctsc" " the tropical colonies G! their
own and other nations Both are
hossest~ 10 -Roo6igebs scientists, one ia
NOUS for h.s ~ofk with iigli. air They
haze visions .! Te:r.g8st:Dg factories
installed IL principal colonial ports.
with pipe Lines laid in every nablta-
t.Sh. Their method ~ based On electric
utilization Of the differences IN temper
sts1ye IL tea water.
There Is no doubt that this earth
contains plenty u cGld and VI heat
W, nucn q! either ia certain regions
II these men esn d. WHIST !itiEG' ion3sts
have cos5e EHG are DONG with the
woYlde c.imste. they vail confer boon
III mankind. H. IL MOI stated whether
tie converse VI their proposition ia
oemoEastTable. ana, by similar metEasyds
ss tTsb1Bdspt warmth from such re-
f.o.s IS lab1r undfr that handicap esA
he eventually distributed 10 Canada
Siberia and tie polar regions.
Through countless ages MANKIND ma
baen adjusting Itself 10 bear Win
eossnunity and siRor. though Deftsp'
not Win comfort reuafksb!s variations
IN temperature, u has Dsar hsid tha
no member 81 tne bi3ina. kingdom hp
pfosches man IN this adaDtabihy. ~
tenaEesGLJTe If around iAs Gsi,iUfl
manaA sa4e $50 BLsIe lle Mtfcli.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23

registers. zero and well below, The only
catch in 1t is that his system, through
cons of exposure. has undergone CORE.
spending variations in dietetic neces-
Sitics The Eskimo needs meat and
plenty of 1t three hundred and sixty
five days year. The tropical islander
or the equatorial African needs plenty
of fruits and vegetables. So with the
Caucasian when business forces him to
live in unusual places. Too much
triling with the atmosphere would
create gastronomic demands which
Nature perhaps might not supply.
Furthermore, any breakdown in the
machinery would entail direful conse-
ouences to those who had become hard
encd. or softcncd. as the case might be,
out of their previous conditions.
All joking aside, the thing is logical.
and some day may be reality. At
mosphcre is fluid, Just rs water is.
Not so many years ago the late Alex
ander Graham Bell. compelled to spend
a Summer of hard study in heat
stricken Washington, resourcefully
niped and ventilated his town house SO
that the tendency of cold al to seek
a lower level provided an efficacious
and costless "coolth" which proved a
boon to him. his household and friends.
Man has conquered the air" in one
sense; some day he may conquer it III
another. and instead of packing up and
taking an expensive trip in search of
beneficial climate. may have it brought
to him by opening switch or installing
tHermostat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23
Fort Pillow Capture
Declared Massacre
TO the Editor OF The Star:

TO the Editor OF The star
An article In the Sunday Star by Mr..
George Creel. citing the services Of Gen.
Nathan Bedford Forrest to the Southern
Confederacy during the Rebellion. re-
ferring to the capture Of Fort Pillow,
April IL. 1864. states
Then 1t was that the North famed
TO fury, branding Forrest as an Atilla.
denOuncing Fort Pillow as a massacre,
and 1t was long before the facts in the
case rescued his reputation from the
weight of lies"
Gen. FORESTS report. April 26. 1864
BATTLES and Leaders. vol 4. p. AID,
shows that his command in the capture
OF Fort Pillow consisted of McCulloch's
Brigade of Chalmers Division and
Bells Brigade Of Buford's Division, both
brigades under the command of Gen
James r. Chalmers, Gen. Forrest being
personally present, demanding the sur
render Of the fort from Mai. Booth,
who refused to surrender.
The garrison of Fort Pillow, COM
mandcd by Mai. Lionel T.. Booth, 9th
u. S. Heavy Artillery, numbered 557
soldiers. about half of them colored
troops BATTLES and Leaders. vol 4, D.
AID. The committee on the conduct
OF the war battles and Leaders. vol.
q. p. 4l8) reported that the Confeder-
ates entered the works shouting mo
quarter, and that they then began
an indlscrimlnate slaughter. sparing
neitner age nor sex, white nor black,
soldier nor civilian"
Capt. Anderson. deputized By Gen.
Forrest to negotiate for the delivery of
the surviving wounded from Fort Pillow
battles and Leaders, vol. 4, D. 4l9).
delivered to Capt. Marshall, U. S. Gum
boat. acting master, Ferguson. acknowl-
edged the receipt Of 43 white soldiers
and ID colored soldiers.
Gen. U. S. Grant. referring to the
capture Of Fort Pillow BATTLES and
Leaders, vol 4. p. 107), says These
troops fought bravely but we're over
powered-I will leave Forrest, in his
dispatches. to tell what he did With
them" The river he, Forrest. SAYS.
was dyed with the blood OF the
slaughtered for 200 yards. The approx
innate loss was upwards of 500 NV
loss was about 20 killed and about 60
wounded. 1t Is hoped that these
facts will demonstrate to the North
ern people that negro soldiers can
not cope with Southcrners" Gen.
Grant says. subsequently Forrest made
a report in which he left out the part
which shocks humanity to read"
Mr.. Creel says. in his article, that
"it was long before the facts in the
case rescued his Forests reputation
from the weight OF lies"
I note that Mr. Creel fails 10 pro-
duce "the facts in the case of the
slaughter Of the officers and soldiers of
Fort Pillow to sustain his statement
and until he produces facts to refute
Gen. Grants and Gen. Forests own
reports and other matters herein set
forth, 1t will be we'll for him to let the
matter Of the massacre of the brave
Maj, Booth and the officers and men
Of the Fort Pillow garrison rest In their
honored graves. for the true facts in
that brave defense shock humanity
TO read AARON BRADSHAW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC HHLIAW VILE.

register with fine tooth comb they
were dug up.
Senator George H. Moses, Republican.
OF New Hampshire. has broken with
his presidential candidate. Herbert
Hoover, on one Of the Secretary of Com
merce's paramount issues. AT Buffalo
the other day Moses In public speech
advocated an All-American canal from,
the Great Lakes TO the Atlantic. He
assaile6 the St. Lawrence route as a
project which would be unjust to Amer
lean taxpayers. Hoover is an out
standing supporter Of the ST. Lawrence
waterway. A Buffalo reporter asked
Senator Moses how he reconciles his
pro-Hoovcrism with his anti-St Law
renee views. What difference does
that make" he reloincd. President
Coolidge favored the World Court. !
didn't"
Solomon Levitan. picturesque State
treasurer OF wisconsin. announces his
candidacy for governor OIL something
closely resembling Coolidge economy
platform. Levitan was an old-time
lieutenant Of Fighting Bob" La Fol-
lette. but appears not To enjoy the favor
OF the La Toilette group now dominant.
Inc old gentleman. who began life as
peodlcr In Wisconsin half a century
ago. Is going before the people on his
record as a watchdog OF their treas
ury at Madison. One OF the things
hes bringing to their attention Is that
10 employees In his department handle
$4,000, 900 In State business every year
IL costs Wisconsin only $1,000 annually
Tor this service. and the number OF
employees Is no greater than 1t was 20
years ago. when the state treasury was
S9,Oon.00o affair Wiscons!n's gaso-
inc tax. amounting 10 s60o0,0 900 In
1877. was looked after by six Young
women With combined annual salaries
oi $4,000. Honest Sol" is almost as
widely beloved IN the Badger Common
wealth AS Fighting Bob" himself was
y
II ma iority Is really entitled 10 rule
In This land OF the free and home al
the brave. II would be- ditficuit To con
ceiPe OF more logical presidential
ticket than Smith and Jones Ever
since Houston basged the Democratic
national convention there's been grow :
Ing talk of making Jesse II. Jones of
that city Gov, AIS running mate. The
Smiths and the Joneses Of the country
probably don't hold the balance of
power, but II they unitedlv get behind
any ticket II ought TO make a difference
here and there, Jones is one OF the
archangels of the Democratic party.
Though his oftlctal rank Is only that of
chairman Of It's finance committee
Estimates OF the Te~an's fortune run
as hieh ss $50 1000 900. largely IN New
York apartment house property,
tcnnertrht tp"sA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23
Hardy, the Supreme Realist,
Ranked With World Masters

In the definite delineatson 0. What was
hasefu 20 him" suggests the Sing-
hAmson Press 80 Hardy occupied
himself with the cain, elaboration CO
the sord!d. the grotesaue and the ac-r.-
Die, yet With Sweetness OF telling that
IS wischery." The Hartford Tines
thinks that: Like many grea; artists
Hardys career reveals a deep emotional
contact, which made HIM a. times ssn-
Ger and serene rs the cTs- Of Ese and
people. and at other times bitter and
Sardoc,c as the aSSaila2s Of usa!erolsai
fate"
Even his heroes played an ureyyn
game with chance. HIS portrayal cf
men and women as preceStsns6 - mis-
fortune or failure IS pronounced ~
marks the Savannah Press. nQs tho
Lansing State Journal feels that IN
HarcyS SkeptsclSra there was 50 much
Of q pAr.he,Sitc viewpoint and Of a
conscious neral purpose that religious
minded persons have toIrisa with Sgo.-
ferS 10 hail him as one c. ies greatest
noyehSts In English literature Tie
Spokane Ss>okeSMaa-Esysew holSsS tssSs
in these times % competitive "cEeSS-
agsnsing' and frequent rsSscrt 80 even
sric:tseS OF dress and manner - attract
attention, .s IS 4 SeliSas - turn - ne
sheer strength ard beauty ~ Hardy :
work and character
He was ore 9; aae Srea, masters -
English Stvae." AycrS the NAlsSNssc0
Gasesse Through simplicity TX SsgrsS
beauty, power ard sc-ce. AascsIS :
Is = little Gl..sclslg 90 CLASSIFY a2g,' rs .
Victorian. he WAS Hsss2IAe.sSS csss %
the outstanding literary SslsgeS ~ ne
Victorian age The WlcA3ss Etac>Fs
SAYS all the warmth - Tlsogs,&> Sagat
went into his literature, AssG mas
those few who came II c<>s.,s<s VIII
him found n,sa ec,a l;ssGrSS>. ebs Ard
caAcrlesS" TIE GrsnS ESSsseSs Press &c-
vtSes that "A world wss1cA NsEsse$ ~
much BY The rc<a ara s>sT>cess = ~
might take seSSca tgoia his GsSS~
nkfteAnce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23
Comncnds Editorial
On Shenandoah Park

To The k,nlag ~ I've Star
l want 10 congratulate YOU an the
very Wonderful ana helpful editorial
which appeared III Soltr paper Of the
lAth headed 'Shenanlloah PARK IN
sight"
Nothing can be more helpful to TINS
section vt the state than the es'aa"
iiahment of this park, respectfully being
al such il convenient paint Ia the Ma
tional Capital and enjoying M II dives
the advantages al Sueh Wonderful toaaa
ai insseaS and esress III al seetians
Within the past 10 days have writ
ten letters 10 the vast.us Chambers al
Commerce throughout the state ana
have also addressed oMe IA yNur ehaM~
her III Washington The result n thai
We ate getting apleaald ee~cl>erattoa
and with the 81 900 aah appropriation
am sure tios, hyfa viii have paved
the way tor the successful establish
ment Ut the park, AZ he has so ss.eNeSsr
fully made passihle the realization III
such wandefiul taasls connecting on
Cld n.miniau city with the NatsNta
Capital q I'll tpNSfEN.
R,eAnaend. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23
UNITED STATES
IN WORLD AIR
Ten Years Ago Toda,

Gen. rershing defends the morals Of
his Army aaainat criticisms Denies
charges made and cables the War De
partment that no similar body of men
have led as clean lives aa our men IN
France are leading First
Ameficanised Enfield rifle IL turned out
tor American troops abroad and In pre-
enied 10 President 10 be preserved a. a
personal souvenir, They are being
turned out at the rate at ao0o n day
MeAdoo says the country mpat
ralar ten billions between nav and June
10 cover Amerleas financial war plans
England urges United States
10 hurry wheat 5eveuty Ave million
bushels needed right away, IA conditions
are "aiest seflnus" Herlin | i
confident that an early peace h GER
tain and one la uermauy's liking They
helleVe That America Is o,ly pretending
Ia prepare for war, RELYING on tho
effect nj hhtt Discount our CA
parity and hald That Uncle siam can
be Formidable only after thafough train
Ing tishoat ainkinas held
dawn u eight ships Tor second week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23
Trash and Fires.

a fire that proved 70 be unlmportant
occurred ia one Of the street car barns
in this city yesterday. An old con-
cemned car, which. IL II stated, had
survived t~o other blaDcE Ia the same
barn. burst into flame from some unde
teYmined cause The other cars were
quickly removed. and a cOniiagratioa
was ayefted through prompt and effec-
tive action. Investigation showed that
the body ~ the car. no longer In service
mad been used for To; storage III paper
and trash collected around the barn. IL
aas seriiabie finder boz.
This incident, which vaS fortunately
tios expensive. furnishes q lesson which
should be- promptly h1eded, The treat
Il ln large degfec the MEASURE of FIRE pre-
. gelatiof IA scores u places IN this city
81 elsewhere, refuse is permitted 10 ar
cimulate inbtead VI being promptly re.
moved or destroyed under safe condi.
lions In any large establishment ai
/ Trash should bs taken Oh the premlse'
daily ~ iDcineratsd Ia some special de-
! vice Drov!dtd Tor that purpose.
Ia domestic pfeBises fT7iE Ii u par
ticu!ar importance. Burnable trash I;
sIasd Ia p,Ees barrels ssid paper Cat
| IONS and Is often W located as 10 inyiu
/ ignition. IL Ii sometimes allowed I.
stand Close ~ IA furnace where IL can II,
f.esisd utidiiy. II should be buriiei
daily
Many tFes sfe started by short cir
cults IN eieelrie wiring II there IL u.
trash neaf a. hsnh tlle fame does no
spread quickly and alarm H. given sou
enough fof prompt eHtiDgnthhment E1
with waste psper and other refuse nea
al hand. L3~eseT ths blaze may gain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23
Highest Average Pay
As Retirement basis

As far Is salary y etsaerg1HsI. DE Ar
nui,y NJ q retired e,eesNNe >A>sAsa es
eASsG ugse0 she ASsASS; average ~
either any ten eg Ave eS,2a~}<&slNe WAN
M allowable service.
There are en,nAcyes WHO HASe N'Sa
reSssced sissrntS tAe las wears >f'1~
retirement en acS<,sla, * 
ssseF<ii'N>
due 70 ole asy " SsrkneSS ar AcSs<setfs'
~ dislike NJ ehsef III ,,sltey eaysSA> " IA
otherwise would sS>elNs s.se s1l,l asssH'ssas
anaee the present law ssQs >es>,A Fe"
S0eiS>a ~ The same tesse Ge<s}s<xN> &s>FsS
pension, which u tss}&sSS, SsN>SEsSs a lss'%
San injured BY an satSsseSsse ASS$SNssS
after - years II aSe Nave ASS eSsS>r&S
sesseiSed AZ the ysSG NJ his ats se>aSNsSe
the asssSaeNs made II aS<x~S$AsE ~ re
assee Ats salary
II Is true 1 CLERICAL AMI ssssss >as'ss'e'-
work thai AFTER ASe ~ ~ ~ \ SSSs>
i usually eeS> efnskaS, AM ~SN'sS w
aaeslS effcsens ssssslss se te<s&Sv'a = ~
tie - thai u y<AsssSer gSey><Ns HNAS *
piy9aesed ~ his place, esse saSs = S$st
liable 70 De dsesse ii a. are SAsss &tssN =
reduces the psASl>a,. ~ tsfs sssSASSssS SA~
ge0alseS
Regesv the gessremens as Mas ess,se
law there were many <ssd sas@NaSSSsS <vss
On the iNtkS fSW cNsaksSS SAKE AAa -
retire them waS ar asSaasr4aa I'M easSSs~
..e the lAw~~sAe asAln sNssst>Sse ~ wst>a
waS esaeseaey
Hut As present there ARE la eeKtAass
eftiCxNS cid men, neArtsaS ne teelEesaaeNs
axe Wl,a can 81 sskaa ~ MaaalaaS AM
Vet are kees AZ ss>sa sAlAsseN eesAGss
IL rsstsAse them sssssMs re>sssSS esAss NM
sksa Thus Ne have SsansAAF ssssS Al S'asA
psefsseseAt eass,lSsyssS ~ esefe1e ths se etse~
aaent aet tatS esses nes escassss sgs~
cheney,
MAkn,x the AAaAtsy seSseaAd M tSsA
highest average al any ten ~ ave Seas
Ses,ltsse wears AZ service wvsasa hasGre ~
gase, helm n.assv and make the segNtee
as.leA naeIe efsseseat
ARTHUR MAcxN>NALN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23
Crude Counterfeiting.

The carelessness with which people
receive and handle currency is illus
trated by the arrest just made in New
York o; two members of a counterfeit
ing gang who have been operating for
some time A man and his wife have.
it is known, been making and passing
imitation Federal notes since 1923. A
year ago they were arrested. On trial
the woman was sentenced to six
months imprisonment for passing fake
notes and the husband was freed, in
asmuch as it was impossible to prove
definitely that he had manufactured
them. They have just been taken
again. the woman for passing and the
man for making the notes, which are
crude limitations. The manner in
which these notes were traced is inter-
esting. The woman proprietor of a
haberdashery store was surprised to
receive in the course Of business a
twenty-dollar bill. the vignette portrait
on which was that Of he- own hus-
band. Socialist politician who at the
last election ran as candidate for mu-
nicipal court justice. The note had
been raised from lower denomination
The woman who took the bill reported
it to secret service agents. who trailed
the former counterfeit passer. then at
liberty after her jail term, and caught
her with the goods" They raided her
apartment and found quantities of
counterfeiting materials, including hum
dreds of photographs of former Presi-
dents of the United States and Gov
eminent officials. The practice Of the
counterfeiters was to paste other por-
traits over those on the genuine notes
and by manipulation TO raise the
numerals to higher denominations
Strange as 1t may seem, these fakes
passed as currency. The victims were
mostly small shopkeepers. There Is no
knowing how many of the notes were
actually passed.
Few people outside Of the bank tell
ers and others whose business 1t is TO
watch money tokens carefully pay
much attention to the appearance Of
the bill The feeling and general ap-
pearance of the note will suffice In the
great majority of cases. Rarely is the
money token eyed for possible fraud
It Is taken for granted. that the bill
Is genuine, for counterfeiting Is not
now common, and, compared with
earlier times. very few spurious pieces
Of currency are In circulation. But 1t
does seem extraordinary that a bill
bearing the portrait OF an obscure local
politician should pass muster even in
sn1all-stop circles. Assuredly there
would be no incentive 10 counterfeiters
70 work their fraud If 1t we're not for
the fact that people accept money TO-
kens thoughtlessly and without atten-
ton
1t behooves all 10 give every bill
that comes 10 hand an examination,
however brief Most counterfeits are
poor limitations. and 1t takes but a
glance TO cause them TO be suspected.
II Is better 70 turn a doubtful bill back
with the possibility of offending the
person rendering it than 10 run the
risk OF loss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23

headway that will cause heavy destruc.
zion before the water can be applied.
Every property owner should cause e
daily inspection to be made Of the prem
Uses, whether domestic or business. to in
sure against accumulation Of dangerous
trash. If the city's removal service does
not suffice for a twenty-four-hou clear
ance other means should be provided
for Kidding the premises of flame invit-
ing materials. The larger the place the
more scrupulous should be this constant
survey.