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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03
Washington Memorial
Urged in New York
From the Albany Evening News.

From the Albany Evening News.
The New York State Commission for
the celebration of the two hundredth
anniversary of the birth of George
Washington has been considering many
suggestions for this States contribution
to the Nationwide tribute to the first
President. 1t is gratifying that, aside
from the celebration itself, the COM
mission has in mind a permanent
memorial to the Father of His Country
1t is reported that 1t will recommend
construction of a large Washington
memorial museum. 1t will also recon-
mend provision in the State education
system for instruction of every child in
the relationship between State and
child and for scholarships in history
and civicS, to be known as the George
Washington scholarship.
A State museum would be a per-
manent memorial of real worth. It will
appeal to the public as an excellent sug-
geStion. That memorial should be in
Albany as the capital city Of the State
1t should be part Of the general plan
for the seat of Government on Capitol
Hill. A movement for q memorial to
the New York State men who fought
in the World War is under way, but
that need not interfere with the Wash
ington memorial, nor need the Wash
ington memorial interfere with the
other proposal.
Among suggestions for the celebra-
ton in 1882 is a pilgrimage following in
the footsteps of Washington and Gov
Clinton from Newburg to this part of
the State, with inclusion also of a naval
pageant on the Hudson River.
The New York State Commission,
headed by Charles j. Tobin, has done
much work and has given serious
thought to the States part In the cele-
1nrattons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03

Members Of Congress have not had
their salaries raised for nearly five
years, and their present stipend is only
$4,000 per annum, so it is not Surpris-
ing to encounter talk that it is high
time there was another pay boost to
help them better to do their part to
maintain prosperity by plentiful SPEND
ing. Senator Mcclellan of Tennessee is
prepared to blaze the trail and has a
Dill ready to make congressional SAL
aries $l2, 1000 instead of $4,000. If this
Is done, it will add only million dollaR
TO a three-billion- dollar budget-cer-
tatnly the proverbial drop in the bucket.
as far as the Treasury is concerned. 1t
was in 1907 that Congress raised its
pay from $4,000 to $500 and in 1925
that the $4,000 rate was established.
X + ~
Here's an anecdote Of the Christmas
eve White House fire. It's authenticity
Is not vouched for, but it is an incident
which If 1t didn't happen might have
In either case it's a good story A cub
reporter on a Washington morning
newspaper, who CHANGED to be in his city
room when the alarm came in, was
ordered out on the story and was early
past the fire lines and close on the
scene. Intent on observing the blaze at
close range, he was taken unawares
Wnen voice from behind said, you
Will have to move away from here"
Whereupon he discovered Mr.. Hoover
and Secret Service escort had arrived at
his particular vantage spot. That's all
right" the reporter retorted, I'm a
Secret Service man myself" "Oh, all
right" the Presidents guard is alleged
to have replied; 81 will stand this side
and you stand the other side" And so.
according to the story, the cub remained
at Mr.. Hoover's elbow all the while the
latter was watching his Offices 60 UP
in smoke and was an auditor Of the
desultory presidential comments, some
Of which later found their way into the
reporters fire story.
y X 4
The luster is somewhat dimmed on
the presumed prestige heretofore en-
joyed by those Washington motorists
who were privileged to carry unlettered
number plates on their cars, thereby
advertising to their little world their
social or political Importance. Hereto
fore unlettered numbers ran from l to
1000, and diplomats, Senators and cab
met officials accounted for most of
them. In 1890 the unlettered series
runs up to 10000, and that let's in
5000 lesser lights, so obviously the for
mer exclusiveness is largely lost.
(Copyright, 1900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03

The resources Of our free Informa-
ton Bureau are at your service. You
are invited to call upon 1t as often as
you please. It is being maintained
solely to serve you. What question can
we answer for you? There is no charge
at all except 2 cents in coin or stamps
for return postage. Address your letter
to The Evening Star Information
Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin. director.
Washington, D. C..
@. Was the Summer Of 1929 a pros
porous season for base ball?-S. M
A. 1t was a disastrous season finan-
cially. Only eight clubs among the ma
jors showed profit, and 1t was small.
The Chicago Cubs was an exception,
having an excellent season. The Pa
cific Coast was the only minor league
which made money.
@. What are the extremes Of tenn
perature in Hawaii?--M. E. H.
A. The temperature of Hawaii Is
very equable. The average In the low
lands IS 70 degrees for January, 70 de-
grees for July The extremes are 80
degrees and 81 degrees F. At Honolulu
the rainfall averages only about 80
inches per year, but the humidity is
considerable. On the whole, the cli-
mate is considered healthful and
equable.
Q. Is steam classified as liquid or
q gaS?--I. L.
A. Steam is an invisible gas.
9. Which city is larger, Naples or
Milan?-J. r.
A. The latest figures are for 1925.
The population Of Naples, Italy, was
S57729, and that Of Milan, 877,s43.
@. Why are there no fish in the
Dead Sea?-D. 8.
A. No animal life can exist in the
Dead Sea. The bitter taste and poison
Gus qualities OF the water are due to
the presence Of certain minerals.
O. Was the island Of sark English
or Norman in 1750?-B. w. A.
A. The Island Of Sark as well as the
other channel islands came under Nor
man rule early in the tenth century.
They were Norman and English after
1866. After 1904 they were the only
part Of Normandy remaining to Eng
land.
Q. Where is the center of the for
e1gn-born population in the United
States?-D. A. G.
"A. The 1880 census may show some
change, but in 1920 the center of the
foreign born population was about six
teen miles east Of Fort Wayne, Ind.
The center Of the entire population is
also In Indiana, near Spencer.
Q. Who was known as "the faultless
painter"?-B. C. w.
A. Andrea del Sarto was so desig-
mated.
@. Please give q short biography Of
Thomas Mann, winner Of the Nobel
Prize.-A. K.
A. Thomas Mann, winner of the last
Nobel Prize for literature, was born in
Lubbock, June 6, 1875. During his school
days In North German gymnasium he
did not distinguish himself particularly
as a student. He was more interested
IN the publication of a magazine called
Journal of Art, Literature and Philos-
ophy. When his school days were over,
Mann went to Munich where he worked
in a fire insurance office. His novel,
"Gefallen," written during his spare
time, first attracted attention to his
talent. In 1903 appeared his book,
"BuddenbrookS," which went through so
editions in 10 years. A large part Of the
novel Is said to be photographed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03
Castle Appointment
Meets Commentator
From the Cincinnati Times-star.

From the Cincinnati Times-star.
The appointment of william r.
Castle, jr, to be Ambassador to Japan
Is quite in the best traditions of the
State Department and is recognition of
one Of our most efficient career men.
For several years Mr. Castle has been
associated with the State Department
in Washington as Assistant Secretary
and is deep student of the problems Of
the Pacific. He was born in Honolulu.
as was his father who was attorney
general Of Queen Liliuokalani, and later
was the Minister of the Hawaiian NOM
archy to Washington. He took q lead
ing part in the annexation Of Hawaii to
the United States.
Mr.. Castle accepts the ambassador
ship to Japan for the duration of the
negotiation Of the five-power Naval
Conference in London. He is familiar
not only with the naval problems that
would be presented to the conference,
but with the economic questions that
have provoked complications in the Far
East. 1t Is understood that he accepts
the ambassadorship merely that he NAV
contribute out Of his knowledge and ex-
perience to the solution of the many
difficult questions which confront our
State Department at the conference.
and will then resign to resume his place
in Washington.
Mr.. Castles ability to step into the
breach caused by the resignation of our
recent Ambassador TO Japan, Charles
MacVeagh. is at least partial justin
cation OF the career system in the State
Where special knowledge
Is required we must turn to specialists
in our foreign relations Eonaa NJ oalV
most successful Ambassadors have been
men taken from private life and with
out previous experience in diplomacy,
like James Russell Lowell, Joseph n.
Choate Myron It. Herrick, Walter Hines
Page, John w. Davis, AlanSon B.
Houghton and Charles G.. Dawes, but
they were active in our relations with
European countries with which the in
telligent layman is more or less familiar.
Our problems in the Pacific undoubted-
ly require special knowledge, and the
of Ambassador Castle Is a
circumstance for our Govern
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03
Minnesota Gag Law
Snuffs Out Press

From the Hartford Times
Again in Minnesota the gag law Of
that State has been sustained by It's
courts, and this time by its highest
court of appeal. The statute permits a
Judge permanently to suppress any
larly printing malicious, scandalous
or defamatory matter"
Although Minnesota appears to take
this decision calmly, much opinion IN
the country at large regards it with
apprehension, believing that it stands
for Subversion of the constitut1onally
guaranteed freedom of the press. The
Chicago Tribune, speaking as do many
other newspapers of the West, so holds.
The New York Times, typical OF sound
comment in the East, concludes, The
remedy is worse than the disease"
In effect, Minnesota's law has de-
clared a malicious, ScandalouS and de-
famatory newspaper to be public
deal with it as such nuisance, per-
emptorily after complaint in the form
of bill in equity. The constitutional
ity of such q law should depend upon
whether the facts constituting the
nuisance are reasonably and accurate
ly defined, and upon whether the PEN
atty imposed, or the restraining order
issued, is reasonable. If the latter
constitute a confiscation OF lawful
property without compensation or de-
prive any person of his rights without
due process Of law, unconstitutionality
is manifest. We are inclined to think
that when a court has ordered cessa-
ton of a public nuisance 1t has gone
as far as it can go in this concern
that is to say. 1t would have no right
to prevent a newspaper from reform
ing its matters of publication. An
analogy might be furnished II we should
imagine that in an urban locality
man had used his house for pigpen.
The court could order that the pig
business in that house shall be ended.
But it could not lawfully order the
man to board up his house and never
use 1t again. The absurdity OF the
latter order would be apparent. But
it is no more absurd than that a court
should kill off newspaper because
1t has been misbehaving. We do not
know whether this point has been
raised in the Minnesota court Of APP
peal. It should be the occasion OF an
obvious ruling, II the case reaches the
Supreme Court Of the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03
Tragic Stunt Photography.

Yesterday a tragedy of the sir was
enacted off the California coast that
seems to have been utterly needless.
Two airplanes, each carrying five per-
sons, engaged in the photographing of
a stunt" for motion picture, collided
at about 1000 feet above the sea and
fell in flames, all ten occupants, pas
sengers and pilots, perishing.
There may have been some technical
reason for sending two planes into the
air for the purpose of Shooting" the
film, but it does not appear to the pub
lie mind as adequate. Certainly only
one film was required, and one plane
should have sufficed to take it. The
use Of two planes. each with a full
equipment of cameramen, would seem
to be somewhat in the nature Of pub
licity" enterprise.
Motion picture making has become a
business, and yet there is an undue
amount of elaboration and ostentation
and prodigality in the making of the
pictures. The exaggeration of salaries
paid to stars, the numbers of people
employed in mass scenes, the acreage
Of building construction designed for
settings for briefly appearing scenes, the
cost of costumes and accessories-all
these are supposed to be evidence OF
thoroughness and artistry and consid-
Grafton for the entertainment Of the
public. AS a matter Of fact there Is
a great deal Of what is in the vernacu-
lar called "blah" about these procla-
nations. Picture making is becoming
simplified, even with the new feature
of sound reproduction, and the public
is no longer interested in the lavishnes.
of the production or the cost of settings
Two planes engaged in Photographic
a parachute leap would have to b,
under the most skillful management Il
avoid collision. They would have to b.
close together. operating on a small
| circle spiraling downward to get re.
suits. That in itself was a stunt" o.
dangerous difdculty and for doubtful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03
Sympathizer Decries
Cruelty to Bird Here

To the Editor Of The Star:
A recent article in your paper spoke OF
the cruel treatment of a dog which hao
its lips fastened and was left to starve.
Reading this has spurred me TO
write of an incident happening just q
few days ago. A live bird was tied up
in tape from stock ticker machine ana
hung from the roof of an ONCE building
in this city.
The tape had caught on 9 telephone
wire. either blown by wind or more likely
so fixed by the cruel ingenuity OF the
nernetrator that it could not be easily
reached. When finally removed, after
complaints, the little creature was dead.
Only a bird, but one Of Gods crea-
lures and worthy of our protection.
I am naturally of a gentle nature, but
If I knew this person I'm sure could
see him trussed and hung in midair,
il not to starve, at least long enough 10
make him more reluctant to practice
such cruelty in future on living crea-
ture. MARY E. LONGON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Mann's greatest work, 'The Magic
Mountain" was published In this cour1-
try two years ago.
@. What event does the next Worlds
Fair in Chicago con1snemorat02-R. p.
a. 1t win be held in celebration Of
the city's one hundredth anniversary as
q chartered municipality. 1t is planned
to open June /, 1888.
@. are there any niRhtinRalas n the
United States?-M. w.
A. A dozen nightingales were I'M
ported from England for the Mountain
Lake Sanctuary in Florida These are
believed to be the first nightingales in
the United States.
Q. Whose was the largest estate ever
appraised in the United States?-
A. Payne whitney's estate was the
largest. He died May as, 1927, leaving
an estate which had value Of 1884,
328,5l4 gross. The death tax, $4,000
600, was the largest ever collected. OF
this, $l5,000,000 went to New York
state, $4O0 900 to other States and
$4,0OO,O0O to the Federal Government.
Q. What were the Berry trace and
Whitzel trace?-N. M.
A. The Berry trace was the principal
path OF white travel northward from
the Ohio River into the interior and it
was merely an improvement on the pre-
existing Indian trail extending north
ward through Ohio to the White River.
The Whitzel trace was really created by
the white men. Whitzel and several
companions cut down the forest and
cleared roadway for passage Of a
train. This trail was used by incoming
white men from the East until 1925.
@. With what organization did Ro-
land Hayes sing before he became a
noted soloist?-C. B.
A. 1t was as a member Of the Fisk
University Jubilee Singers that he nrst
attracted attention.
@. How much rain falls on the earth
at all times?-J. M.
A. The estimated world average rain.
fall is 100000 tons per second.
@. Who is to portray Abraham Lin
coin in the talking nlm of that title7
a. T. d.
A. 1t is stated that Walter Huston Is
to enact the role Of Abraham Lincoln in
d. w. Grifhth's forthcoming picture
based on incidents in the life Of the
President.
Q. What country is Arthur vernay.
the big game hunter, exploring now?--
d. K.
A. Arthur s. Vernay sailed the last Of
December en- route to Pretoria, South
Africa, where he will travel through
jungle and desert in search Of rare
specimens for the American Museum Of
Natural History, the Field Museum and
the British Museum. He Is to cross the
Kalahari Desert, which was f1rst crossed
by David Livingstone In 1874. Four
specially equipped trucks will carry wa
ter for the men in the expedition. In
crossing the desert Mr.. Vernay hopes to
find in addition to his animal specimens
one Of the rare wilwisha plants, the
leaves Of which are 10 feet long and 5
feet wide. The roots Of this plant shoot
down to great depths in search Of mois-
ture.
Q. Why is q tandem airplane so
called?-H. v.
A. In tandem airplane the rear mo-
tors push and the front motors pull.
Since they are arranged one behind the
other, the name tandem Is used, as It
means one behind the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03

utility. Far better would it have been
to use a single plane, and, II the f1lm
was not satisfactory, to repeat the stunt
and to keep on repeating until the de-
sired result was secured.
But. after all, what was there of such
exceptional interest or novelty in a
parachute leap to warrant extraordinary
camera service? Such things have been
filmed many times in the past and
without the use of double planes. 1t all
seems to have been unnecessary and
therefore the more deplorable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Ordeal
"Readin', 'Ritin, Cipherin'"
In the schoolboy daysl
"Readin'" some applause would win
'Ritin'" claimed much praise.
But of JOY there was no CLEAN
At another call;
"Cipherin' would always seem
The hardest of them all!
"Readin', 'Ritin', Cipherin'I"
In the later years,
Oratory raised a din
That allayed our fears.
Till for tariffs we would move
Make them great or small
Cipherin' would always prove
The hardest task of ALL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03

Ashamed Of courtesy, but stu not
willing to give it UPS not this the
keynote to modern American character?
Some young people, home from coll
lege for the holidays. were making
merry on the back seat Of a bus. One
of the girls asked their escort to put
down window through which the wind
came sharply.
When he had complied the girl cried
out, gayly:
THE usual thanks"
And there you have the keynote Of
modern character. How much better
it would have been If she had thanked
him gravely, courteously, as women
used to do.
THE usual thanks!"
Yes, usual; so it must be sneered at,
but not omitted, for the queer, old
fashioned customs somehow have grip
on one.
Not having kept abreast of the "col-
legiate" during recent years, we Won
dered If 1.-The usual thanks" was the
latest slang or a bright piece Of repartee
coined for the occasion.
One look at the young lady put our
mind at rest. Out of that flip-looking
head could come. no original thought
She had heard the phrase some place
or read 1t in one of the Smart-aleck
magazines devoted to such chatter.
The usual thanks!
It is difficult to explain to the full
the note Of sadness resident in such a
phrase as "the usual thanks"
1t is something one must feel.
The whole decadence of manners is
contained in it. Even the word itself
has gone out of style. Manners" used
to mean something.
The manners" of child were no less
watched than the deeds of its hands. or
the words of its mouth.
Child, where are your manners?"
Have you no manners?"
Such sentences, greeting children Of
yeSteryear, probably made those chill
dren resolve that when they grew up
their own would not be met with such
savings.
In the old days manners meant habits
indicating good breeding. They talked
less about etiquette in those days and
really had more of it.
Politeness not only was a thing in
itself, it stood for the recognition on
the part of every one that good breed
ing stood for something.
y y
Even the poorest parents made an
effort to inculcate into their little ones
the essentials of good habits in society
as they had grown up through the
centuries.
Custom had great deal to do with It,
had everything to do with it, in fact. If
the United States had not been made
up as 1t was, of peoples from all races,
1t presumably might have had other
customs, other ways of thought.
The two dominant traits Of early
America were to get ahead in worldly
goods and to get ahead in a social way.
These desires, although perhaps not
Sharply defined, were clear cut enough
to make every one realize the necessity
Tor manners in the daily life.
A perpetual feud went on between the
rougn-and-ready ways of a pioneering
people and the DEGREES of civilization,
as it was growing up in the towns.
Charles Dickens. on his first visit to
this country, could see nothing but
hardy men splitting tobacco juice The
expert aim OF tobacco chewers filled the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03
Corn Husking Joins
Big Money Classics
From the Oakland Tribune.

IRWIN viz SAAAdnu 4IlpuhS'
The old-fashioned huSking bee moves
up in the scale of things with the an
nouncement a prize Of $1,000 has been
offered for next years national cham
pion. The suggestion was made by the
Secretary of Agriculture and carried
out by an Oklahoma oil man. Other
citizens who may retain memories Of
corn husking days, with knowledge Of
the skill, fortitude and def movements
necessary to make a champion, have
the opportunity to donate the second
ana third prizes. Then we shall see
corn husking become a fine art, or
sporting event in the big money class
1t Is time, no doubt, the boys who
crack the corn against the bangboard
are given larger recognition. They
are experts in an old cause which re-
turns values as they work and here
tofore they have labored for that I'M
certain reward which comes with the
1molpR Ola md aan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03

Berlin reports the discovery Of q dis
ease which parrots may communicate
to their owners. Science may yet con-
slider q theory that the sufferings OF
the bird are what promote its tendency
to profanity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03

After a President has shaken hands
with six or seven thousand admiring
citizens he might be excused for sus-
pecting that an extra holiday vacation
should be one Of the privileges Of his
position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03

Motion pictures are In the same stu
alton as the legitimate drama. The de-
mand for superproductions is greater
than the supply. Economic conditions
are reflected in entertainment as we'll
as in commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03

Alcohol has the reputation Of max
ing men reckless. This applies not only
to those who swallow it, but also to
those who peddle it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03
But What a Value!

From the Altoona Mirror.
A business Of $200.00o,0O0 year has
been built up out Of materials dumped
into wastebaskets. There's a value Ia
those poems people send to newspapers,
after al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03

Experiments in coalition often indi-
cate that it is likely to put hard
knot in what is already q serious
tangle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03

Santa Claus has base imitators who
send dynamite disguised as gift pack
ages. Like most limitations, its tendency
Is toward brutal degradation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03

It is to be assumed that very large
number of this years First Of January
resolutions related to margin trading