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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
Dukes Wealth Achieves
Purposes of Late Donor

FROM the Asheville Times.
Five years ago today James 3. Duke
signed the tndenture which was 70
mark the beginning Of q new period
IN Southern education, in hospitaliza-
tion facilities in the Carolinas and In
the support OF orphanages, Methodist
churches and ministers. It was the
establishment Of an endowment OF
$40 ,000, 900, as an initial sum. for edu-
cation, social and religious welfare.
AT Duke University and at other
places in the Carolinas the anniversary
Is being observed with exercises ap-
propriate. For there has been no delay
IN carrying out the purposes of the
Duke Foundation.
In these f1ve years the foundations
OF what must be one of the country's
greatest universities have been laid.
In many communities new hospitals
have already been opened to the public,
ana others are being built, because of
the assistance OF the Duke Foundation.
large portion Of the wealth created
py Dukes genius in finance and in
social machinery Of civilization, even
as the Duke power plants are con-
verting natures energy into wealth.
AS builder Of great industries, MI
Duke knew the Importance Of the
human factor in the success Of any
enterprise. 1t Is not surprising, there
fore, that his first and last counsel,
and his only condition. to the execu-
tors Of his plans for the university
particularly. were that they should seek
out men Of o caliber big enough To
have. q rightful place In Q great uni
versity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
Future Railroad Conditions
Linked With Waterway Plans

sion's comment ON holding companies.
the Chronicle states: This, as q rule,
puts difaculties In the way Of consolida-
ton efforts, and threatens the extinc-
ton OF competition after consolidation
In effected. II should push with
all vigor the general plan for rail con-
solidation. The subject is of ever
greater Importance, as our inland wa
terways take shape. The rail transpor-
tation system Of the country and the
water transportation system must be
made the Coordinate parts Of an EN-
Gent whole; and 1t Is difficult to see
how this can be done until an effective
consolidation Of railways has been ef-
tected, and a simpler and more adjust
able rate structure put In effect"
"Unquestionably there are too many
railroads for their own good or the
country's good" AYERS the Rockford
Star. Many Of them are duplicating
track, equipment and personnel with
out improving service. Many are obso-
lete. Many are poorly managed or In
adequately financed. Size, power,
Standardization, corporation - these
are needed in the railroad industry
even more than in most industries"
The Charlotte Observer is convinced
that the long-pending proposition to
consolidate appears on the way" The
Topeka Daily Capital looks upon the
matter as at present "the uppermost
subject in the work Of the commission"
The Ogden Standard Examiner con-
cludes: There is general agreement IN
Government and business circles that
consolidation will produce transporta-
ton progress. The human angle
must receive study. There can be no
real social progress, II consolidation fail
to benefit the stockholders, the public
and the employees"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
Nobel Prize Winner
Shows Fine Humanity

FROM the Detroit News.
Just the other day Thomas Mann,
German novelist, won the Nobel prize Of
$4S, 900 for literature. Now he says he
didn't deserve It; that the money should
have gone to Arno Holz, poet and play
wright, who died Just before the award
was announced after life of starvation
and toll.
Mr.. Mann says he doesn't need the
money. He points out that he runs q
orders to three buxom maidservantS
and Scotch collie; that his house is
full Of the finest furniture, rugs and
pictures; that he almost always wears
patent leather shoes.
This is no mean gesture to hide a
shame-faced good fortune. There Is q
fine humanity In 1t. In its mixture of
irony. and humor 1t reveals the great
novelist and student Of human affairs
with more than his artistic ear attuned
to the still, sad music of humanity. Mr..
Mann knows that the world and the
critics believe him worthy of the honor,
He might have received the award with
an Olympian wave of the hand. He
might have presented himself with
three more rnaidservants and a whole
kennel OF pedigreed dogs. Instead the
gives him pause; he cannot even recon-
cile himself to the scriptural theory of
Ito him that hath"-H that famous
passage can be literally interpreted.
This doubtless represents the differ.
ence between the man who is accus-
toned to think In terms Of fundamental
human values and the garden variety
Of Fortunatus. It is q good sign in an
era often reproached for materialistic
greed. Perhaps the time Of universal
brotherhood Is not so far of as It
seems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

lette, who lives In New York. has
Just published her second book, "Art
In America" Some years ago her
maiden effort appeared, Concerning
women" Miss La Toilette was brourht
up In Washington, while her late IA
tner, William l.. La Toilette, was
member OF the House Of Representatives
from washington State district. He
was a f1rst cousin Of the late Senator
Fighting Bob" La Toilette. MSS
La Toilette is an alunna of Trinity
College. She was formerly on the edi-
torial staff Of the Nation "Art III
America" deals not only with paint
ing, sculpture and music, but with
architecture and other specimens Of
the beautiful in the United States.
Somebody who is aware Of the COM
radeship which unites Representative
Ruth Hanna Mccormick and Alice
Roosevelt Longworth remarked the
other day that their respective fathers
would turn In their graves If they knew
their respective daughters were bud
dies. ut isn't quite true" said Mrs.
Roosevelt disliked each other. IT. r.
was my fathers choice for Assistant
Secretary of the Navy. He insisted
on President Mckinley appointing him,
and secured his appointment. They
differed, they quarreled, they irritated
each other, they were unlike as indi-
viduals, and their training and ex-
perience In life had been from such
different sources that it was difficult
for them to arrive at an understanding
on any given subject. Nevertheless,
they entertained a healthy respect for
each other, and, as matter OF fact,
Alice and I disliked each other in the
early days. It was only because COL
Roosevelt insisted upon our friendship
that we were driven together by the
force Of his desire to have Us friends"
~
Northern and Southern California,
which lie awake nights hating each
other, have q new bone of contention.
Each wants the Nays big new Pacific
Coast dirigible base located in its part
of the State. When Congress directed
the Secretary of the Navy to recon-
mend where the base should be estab-
lished he referred it to the Navy Cen
eral Board The board advised that 1t
should preferably go to the Los Angeles
San Diego area. After inspecting a
great many sites the special board Of
aviation experts ordered to make rec
concentrations reported In favor of Sun
nyvale, on San Francisco Bay. The
Southern Californians didn't like this
little bit and have let 1t be known in
Washington that they don't. Congress
specifically reserved the right to decide
finally where the West Coast gas bag
home base is to be. When it comes up
for final settlement the fur will fly on
Capitol Hill.
Organized railroad labor is preparing
an unusual tribute to Dan" Willard on
the occasion Of his approaching twen-
tieth anniversary as president Of the
Baltimore e. Ohio. 1t will take the form
Of a banquet for LOO guests, mostly
rail workers and union leaders. The B.
d o. was the first American railroad
to adopt the encouragement co..
operation plan devised by the railway
department of the American Federation
Of Labor.
(Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
Article Stirs Interest
In Randolph Grave
To the Editor Of The star:

TO the Editor Of The Star:
In a recent issue Of The Star there
appeared q letter from c, @. Lee, IT..
under the title Mystery of Arlington
Is Somewhat DiSpelled." It contained
considerable information about Mrs.
Mary Randolph, much Of which is now
rapidly coming to light from numerous
descendants of the famous Virginia
family OF that name. Since the appear
ance in Sundays Star of my article
about Mrs. Randolph's grave in Airing
ton have received great many letters
from people anxious to throw some light
on the questions I propounded. I am
very grateful to all who have taken the
trouble to write to me upon the subject
1t would seem from what Mr. Lee
says In the closing paragraph Of his
letter that he doubts Mrs Randolph's
grave was the first In Arlington, except
possibly for that of some slave. He
Saru, 1T Is we'll to remind him (Mr.
Chase that three of the children Of
O. w. p. Gusts, the builder Of ArlinE-
ton, failed to live to maturity" That
Is true; several children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gusts died in infancy, but there
are no known graves of those children
at Arlington. Those infants, or some
OF them, might have been buried some
where upon the estate in unmarked
graves, but think it is altogether more
probable that they were taken to some
churchyard in the vicinity of Arlington
or, perhaps, to Ravensworth, near Fair
fax Court House. the later home of Mrs.
GUSTS father. Very likely there was a
family burying ground upon the Fitz-
nugh estate Of Ravensworth and there
Is nothing to indicate that there was
one marked out and reserved in the
Arlington estate until Mrs. Gusts died
in April, 1853.
Where the graves of Mr. and Mrs
Gusts are now irlclosed within the iron
fence southwest Of the mansion house
there Is scarcely any space for other
graves. However, the iron fence was
probably built around the graves Of the
master and mistress Of Arlington in
later years and therefore 1t Is within
the realm OF possibility that the infants
referred to might have been buried
somewhere In that vicinity or elsewhere
without anything left today to indicate
the fact.
II Mr.. Lee knows anything upon this
particular subject shall be glad to
near from him. In the meantime I
have hopes of being able to see the
Gusts family Bible, which may give
some reason for the burial of Mrs.
Randolph near the Gusts mansion.
ENOCH AQUILA CHASE,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
Peace on Asian Earth.

II would be dinacult to imagine
more seasonabie compliment which
China and Russia could present to the
world than their ending, on the eve Of
the Christmas holidays, Of the dispute
which has hung FIRE between them for
the past six months. There is to be
peace, not war, on the Asian earth.
At Khabarovsk, Siberia, Chinese and
Russian plenipotentiarieS have signed
. protocol restoring the status quo ante
% the Chinese Eastern Railway. The
agreement also Immediately restores
Soviet consulates and commercial or
carnations In Manchuria (Which the
Chinese sunmarily closed up last Sum-
naer) and re-establishes similar Chinese
headquarters throughout the Russian
Far East.
A "a even more practical assurance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHmANDER JOHNSON.

Guardianship.
The small boy is q friend 90 true;
The small girl is an ally, too.
They bravely bring their forces out,
Defying every gloomy doubt.
They call from yonder dusty shelves
The gnomes, the fairies and the elves,
Who gather round. once more, In glee,
As guardians Of the Christmas tree.
The boy and girl now bid US look
Once more upon the story book,
And hail the forces as they come
With music set TO horn and drum,
While we obey-and are content
A leadership so confident,
And earnestly rejoice to see
These guardians Of the Christmas tree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC }. HAsKIN.

Have we had the pleasure of serving
you through our washington Informa-
ton Bureau? Can't we be Of some help
to you in your problems? Our busi-
ness Is to furnish you with authorita-
tive information, and we invite you to
ask US any question of fact in which
you are interested. Send your inquiry
to The Evening Star, Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, director,
washington, d. C. Inclose two cents in
coin or stamps for return postage.
O. What is the lowest temperature
to which ice can be brought7-N. J. B.
A. Ice can exist at any temperature
below freezing point
@. Why did Premier Clemenceau
always wear gloves7-P. T. A.
A. The late Premier Clemenceau wore
gloves because Of skin affection.
q. VIII nitric acid dissolve nickel
and platinum?-H. A. T.
A. The Bureau Of Mines says that
nickel will dissolve In nitric acid,
whereas, platinum will not be affected
by 1t.
@. What has become Of the little
grandmother Of the Russian revolu-
tion?-F r.
A. katherine Breshkoezsky Is said
to be living In Prague.
@. What work will the temporary
census employees do in Washington
H. G. G.
A. The temporary force in Washing
ton, D. c., to which appointments will
be made In accordance with the civil
service laws and rules, will consist prin-
cipally Of general clerks. tabulating
machine operators, card-punch opera
tors. Examinations for these positions
have been held and it Is not known ct
this time whether 1t will be necessary
to hold any Of them again.
q. How does Territory become q
State?-J. r. B.
A. A Territory wishing to become a
State takes action among its citizens
TO prepare and present q memorial to
Congress asking for statehood. If this
Is passed favorably upon, bill Is IN
troduced termed IAN enabling act
which II passed permits the people Of
the Territory to meet and formulate q
constitution, which IL submitted TO
Congress for action.
q. How many men, women and chill
dren did Moses lead out Of Egypt7
A. According to Exodus xii37, Moses
led out Of Egypt 100000 men besides
women and children who were not at
that time enumerated. It Is estimated
that the total number was between two
and three millions, and probably nearer
the latter figure.
Q. In q word which contains a dou-
BILE vowel, what is meant when two
dots are placed over the second one?-
r. s. H.
A. The diaresis over the vowel In
dicates that this vowel does not coalesce
with the preceding vowel but has o
sound distinctly its own.
q. Who posed for the statue on the
dome Of the Capitol In Washington
G. I.
A. It Is impossible to say who posed
for Crawford's Freedom" Mr.. Fair
man, who Is the best informed authority
on the art Of the Capitol says that he
has numerous requests for information
on this subject. Extensive research
causes him to feel that the figure Is
probably an localized one.
Q. Where was the forest In which
Robin Hood was supposed 20 have
fiourished?-M. G. M.
A. Sherwood Forest Is the name
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

given to o stretch Of hilly country In
the west Of Nottinghamshire England.
between Nottingham and worksap.
about IS miles from north to south
and to 8 miles from east to west n
was formerly royal hunting forest
and the traditional scene OF many Of
the exploits Of Robin Hood and his fol-
lowers. 1t Is now almost wholly de.
nuded and Is occupied by parks and
farms.
9. Where are the Diomede islands,
A. The Diomede Islands compose a
group Of three small islands situated
near the middle Of the Bering Strait
in about So degrees north latitude and
1859 degrees west longitude. They form
points Of Asia and North America,
They were discovered by Bering In 1928.
9. Who introduced sweet potatoes in
Europe?-E. N.
A. It is said that they frst appeared
In Europe when Columbus took some
back to Queen Isabella.
Q. Who invented slot machinesi-
A. Coin-in-the-slot machines were
known 400 years Be, and 1t Is prob
able that Ctesibius invented them.
They were used TO dispense purifying
water 10 Egyptian worshipers as they
entered the temple. Five drachmae had
to be dropped In the machine in order
to receive the liquid. Slot machines
did not come into general use until
about 100 years ago.
q. After finishing q soup course
should the spoon be left In the bowl or
placed on the plate on which the bowl
restS7-H. W.
A. After finishing the soup course
the soup spoon Is laid on the plate
beneath the cup or low broad dish In
which the soup has been served.
Q, What was Mime. Curies maiden
name?-G. T.
A. Her name was Marie sklowska.
Q. What does the term shin plas-
tiers" mean?-P. M.
A. The term shin plasters" as applied
to paper money Is United States slang.
Originally 1t meant any paper money.
It Is said TO have been applied first TO
the deprecated continental currency
after the War Of the Revolution.
q. What is the date upon which the
Senate ratified the Kellogg peace
pact?-D. A.
A. It was ratified by the Senate on
January Is, 1879, and signed by the
President on January II, 1929.
q. What flower IL leading In the
contest for selection Of national now-
er?-P. D.
A. Voting in this contest has been
extended to January /. Nature Maya
zine says that the wild rose still has a
big lead. It has had over 400, 900 votes
while its nearest competitor, the
columbine, has had about 10000.
@. Do birds roosting on power wires
interfere with the service?-E. N. D.
A. Short circuits are sometimes
caused. These not only kill the birds
but cause expensive breakdownS In the
lines.
q. In what manner and for what
purpose was the finger print used by the
ChineSe7-H. S.
A. There are records Of the use of
finger prints by the Chinese as early
as 400 BIC. They employed an I'M
preston Of the thumb as a signature
for business and legal transactions.
Q When was the Yale Bowl opened?
H. r.
A. 1t was formally opened In 1914.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

Of peace, both Chinese and Russian
troops are to be withdrawn from the
frontiers, and all persons arrested In
connection with the railway controversy
will be liberated. In all directions war
like trappings and maneuvers are to be
discarded In favor Of the ways Of arnity.
At a Russo-Chinese conference to be
held In Moscow on January IS, full
diplomatic relations will be restored and
all outstanding questions settled"
Thus ends-or is about to end-the
most serious threat to which world
peace has been subjected in q decade.
War In Asia could no more have been
localized than war between Austria
Hungary and Serbia was localized in
1914. War between Russia and China
would individually have drawn other
powers into it. and once this or that one
was In, others could hardly have kept
out. Another World War was In the in
cubator as long as Russia and China
stood at daggers drawn on the Man
churian- Siberian frontier
That is why under American leader
ship the powers interviewed In July to
thwart any warlike purposes on the part
Of Moscow and Marking. That is why
the United States within the past month
ventured again to remind the Russian
and Chinese governments Of their SOL
enn obligations to observe the restric-
tons Of the Kellogg BRAND pact. NJ
Litvinof seized the occasion to return a
trucking reply to Secretary Stimsen,
but the cleaning and gratifying fact,
Russian buster to the contrary notwith-
standing. is that the action America
urged has now been taken.
There Is peace, not war, on earth this
ChristmaStide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

Arrangements are being made for the
regulation Of steam railroads. The
prophets are often wrong. They an
nounced years ago that the term steam
railroad" would become obsolete long
before this time. All railroads were to
be electrified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

The fact that the faithful letter car
rier cannot reach the Antarctic regions
has left Comdr. Byrd's party dependent
on radio for holiday cheer. The radio
has served Its purpose well for the
reminder Of human fellowship, and SEN
timent Is after all the chief requisite
for the true Christmas spirit,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

Discussion Of the World Court by the
United States Senate win not be called
for Immediately. In the meantime
there will be q large number Of other
things to talk about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

In the frequent and inevitable dis
cussion of sugar production, that states
man may be deemed fortunate who can
content himself with the luxury Of plain
Vermont maple strip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
Ticker Makes Dead Sure.

From the Norfolk Ledger Dispatch.
Coroner investigated the case Of a
fellow who tickled mules hind leg.
Verdict. no doubt, was "tckled 70
death"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

Mexican craftsmanship often learns
to look upon the discovery Of a more or
less dangerous plot only as q part Of the
days work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

Authorities announce that pains will
be taken to reduce old John Barleycorn
TO his proper status as q myth during
the Christmas season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
Advice From the Editor.

From the Schenectady Union-star.
Go and sin some more" said tho
eoltor OF the confessions magazine to
the young author from whom he mad
Just bought story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

II is too much TO hope that solutions
Of all the homicide mysteries will be
forthcoming as Christmas gifts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
Slush Fund in China?

From the Indianapolis Star.
If the Big Ten In China started q
thorough investigation. It probably
would md that some Of It's amateur
generals have been prof1ting from q
elush fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
They Know Their Beef,
rom the Altoona Mirror

From the Altoona Mirror.
Purdue University, foot ball channion
of the Big Ten, also took first prize In
stock Judging at the international live
stock show in Chicago. They know their
beef at dear old Purdue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

During the next day or 30 no one
Win pretend to play Santa Claus. ANY
ebert In that direction now means hard
work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
Defending Tradition.

"You think we have too much legis-
lation7"
WELL" answered Senator Sorghum,
well have to draw the line somewhere.
simply can't carry out the wishes Of
everybody am now receiving letters
from persons who desire me to intro
duce Q bill to make 1t illegal to teach
children that there isn't any Santa
Claus"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
Matter of Psychology.

From the Duluth Herald
A great institution Is the Weather
Bureau: Its predictions enable us to
snlVer N advance Of the cold wave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
EXCHANGE.

Have you decided on your Christ.
mas gifts?"
Yes" answered Mr.. Meekton. Hen
rietta and will exchange neckwear. /
will receive beautiful silk tie, and she
viii receive a pearl necklace"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
RomninH Initiala-

The printer said, TN have TO go
And study up my radio.
As letters strangely strike my eye
They look TO me like 90 much 'pi.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

"A light heart" said HI Ho, the sage
Of Chinatown, lis something we'll worth
possessing and should not be confused
with . light mind"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
The Willing Worker,

With Santa Claus again we plan,
And know he will not shirk-
The letter carrier Is the man
Who does the real work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23

nate BY Carrier Within the City.
Me kyeniag star .tsc Or month
.twhen 4 eundeyD ~. eoc per month
Sne evening and Sunday Star
(when ) H1ndsySl ......... 6Se per month
NIe $Qnoey star ..............3c per copy
~Coueetlon maze at the end Of each month.
orders may be sent 10 By mall or telephone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
Later Advice.

Later Advice.
Shop early!" echoes from the past.
The present slogan Is Work Fast!"
Jud Tunkins says It's q mistake TO
make the greeting Merry Christmas"
the foundation for a headache next
morning.