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THE DEATH OF MURPHY SHE death of Chief Murphy of Tammany Hall, may have great effect upon the political and national history that is now in the making. Murphy with his Tammany machine and Brennan with a similar machine in Chicago, by uniting with Tom Taggart. Democratic political boss of Indiana, formed a powerful triumvirate. With the two-thirds rule in effect, they were almost certain to be able to control —by veto at least—the naming of Democratic presidential tickets. Wilson, with the aid of Bryan, broke the power of the bosses at Baltimore in 1912. However, they have been busy setting up the pins for 1924 with skill, craft and plentiful financial resources. It is these bosses who set out first to prevent McAdoo’s nomination and later to name their own man. To begin with, they lent aid to anybody who could capture a few votes or who could prevent McAdoo instructions to delegates. Ralston. Underwood, Smith and other possibilities were encouraged. Anything to get McAdoo. Whether Tammany discipline will stand the loss of the big chief without disarranging plans that have been maturing for months and years remains to be seen. The Democratic bosses differ somewhat from the Republican old guard in method but not in purpose. The Republican leaders, or nearly all of them, are also officeholders and their only proprietors are the big campaign contributors. The Democratic old guard are not officeholders. They 'prefer to boss a city or a State and to draw revenues from public contractors and favored business institutions. The liquor business formerly was a big source, but it appears that bootleggers are inclined to be bipartisan ui their money gifts. Anyhow, the chief of Tammany is dead and some uncertainty and considerable interest is added to the Democratic convention next June. THE FORD MYTH YY7I HAT’S in a name! Quite a bit, if the name happens to be ** Henry Ford. No matter how much testimony comes before the Senate Agricultural Committee regarding other and better bids for Muscle Shoals than Henry Ford’s, no matter how much they hear about what Ford does not guarantee the public in his offer, no matter how clearly it is brought out that Ford’s industrial life can be but a few more years at most, many years short of the hundred-year lease he asks on Muscle Shoals with the privilege of releasing, certain members of the committee let all these things slide in one ear and out the other, and rise to again proclaim Henry Ford, because he is Henry Ford, and say, “look what he did for Detroit and the automobile industry.’’ If it were only facts and figures which were needed for convincing every one interested, the Muscle Shoals matter would be comparatively easy. But dislodging a conviction which has gripped a man's faith and imagination is a harder proposition. Certain Senators from the South seem to have as much faith in Henry Ford as a child has in the Easter rabbit. That is, they either have this faith or are convinced that their constituents have it, and with an election impending, it amounts to the same thing. COMMON PEOPLE CLEVER f'ji’l FUNNY thing happens in Brooklyn, N. Y. During a traffic |/\[ tie-up a colored teamster overhears the conversation of two men standing on the sidewalk. He speaks up: : “Pahdon me. suh. ahn’t you-all the gentleman, Mr. Vice President Peter Hamilton, o’ the Lawyers’ Mortgage Company, what broadcasts through WEAF ev’ry Monday evenin’?” Mr. Hamilton says, “Yes, I am.” “Well, suh.” the teamster declares, “Ah jist want to say Ah have enjoyed yoh financial talks on mah crystal set.” Recently we overheard the conversation of a group of machinists during their noon lunch hour. Between mouthfuls of pie and sandwiches they were discussing national politics with a sanity and instinctive comprehension that was little short of amazing. The talk veered to sciene. A tool maker gave a brief and intelligent explanation of the Einstein theory. They drifted on into astronomy and two of them, queried as to their rather as-' tounding knowledge of the subject, explained it was their hobby. These machinists evidently read scientific journals and books during spare time. * On the street car you frequently notice men, who outwardly often may seem mediocre, reading “headache stuff”—philosophy, mysticism, biology, technical sciences, theories of business practice. Average intelligence is advancing swiftly. This has been revealed by the tremendous public interest in history as made interesting by 11. G. Wells and Van Loon, and the popularization of science by Thompson and others. And yet our generation is a collection of morons compared with the youngsters now growing up—a race of scientists, indicating their future by amazing technical understanding of radio. Such words as “calories,” “electrons” and “bacteria” have icome into common use and are understood by the rank and file. The editor or politician who underestimates average intelligence is riding for a fall. Schools, newspapers and libraries are getting in their work. And best of all, the public is beginning to develop a sixth sense that recognizes “bunk” at sight. YES, WOMEN HAVE changed. Nowadays, the more ardently they love the straighter they shoot. WHAT IF IT SHOULD be discovered that Senator Wheeler has an oil painting in his home and an oil can on his back porch! EVEN IF THEY do conduct the presidential campaign by radio, it will not clarify the atmosphere, as some may hope. ONE OF THESE inane statisticians has discovered that college professors live longer than blacksmiths, but he overlooks the kick the latter get out of their stay here. / WHATEVER MAY become of the Dawes reparations report, it will have to be admitted that his pen has some diction that, perhaps, his tongue doesn’t know. X jL

MEET MAN WHO BESTED GOV. PINCHOT Big Book Tells All About Ralph Beaver Strassburger, Delegate. By LOWELL MELLETT O r ~~~ X the teeter board of politics, when one goes down, another fa. goes up. Governor Gifford Pinchot is down for the moment in Pennsylvania, and look who’s up! Ralph Beaver Strassburger! And who is Ralph Beaver Strassburger? Why, he’s the son of Jacob Ikndrew Strassburger, and, what is more, he’s the father of Johann Andreas Peter Strassburger! That’s the man the Republican machine organization in Pennsylvania used to defeat the Governor as a candidate for delegate to the national convention. If you want to know more about him he’ll send you a book. It is -almost certain that he will, for recently every known newspaper man in Washington received a book from Ralph Beaver Strassburger, and the newspaper men hadn't even asked for them. The books descended upon the capital in trainload lots one spring day, and the city postoffice gave up the entire day to delivering them They were wonderful books in many j ways. Take the matter of size: They were 12xSxS inches. One foot long and three inches thick. And the title, “The Strassburger Family and Allied Families of Pennsylvania.” * Ralph Beaver Himself The book opens with a beautiful portrait of R. B. S. himself, all in his United States Naval Academy uniform, hat crooked in one arm and one hand resting gracefully on his sword hilt. Then follows the announcement that the book is dedicated to J. A. P. S. (look hack to the first paragraph and you will identify little Johann Andreas Peter Strassburger). and is in memory of Jacob Andrew the same. “The glory of the children is their fathers; behold our heritage from them.” it says on this same page. Next there is a picture of “leedle J. A. P. S." himself and a nice looking little shaver he is. Then the Table of Contents, in part as follows: The Strassburger family, the Veager family, the Schneider family, the Stout family, the Hartzell family, the Schwenk family, the Bauer family, the Landis family, the Markley family, the Dotterer family, the Shoemaker family, the Kolb family, the Ziegler family, the Clemens family and the Lederach family. Ix>ts of Pictures There are more than 200 illustrations, including a passport issued to Ralph Beaver himself in the tombstone of Magdalena Ziegler Schwenk. Ralph Beaver's signature on o passport** in 1920, the tombstone of Catherine Lederach Ziegler, the signature of Ralph Beaver on another passport and the Goshenhoppen Valley. Also a ehalf belonging to the Ziegler family. Further review of the book is impossible here. If you don’t get a copy by writing to the proud author, most any Washington correspondent of your acquaintance will be glad to ship you his. if you will guarantee payment of the freight—roughly. $5. He Paid the Bill* Ralph Beaver Strassburger owns a newspaper in Norristown, Pa. This is the second time he has got into the newspapers outside of Norristown. The first was when he announced proudly in 1920 that he had financed Hiram Johnson’s campaign to the tune of $300,000 or so. Ralph Beaver didn't have anything to do with his election over Pinchot. ; Congressman William Vare. boss of the Philadelphia machine, did that. Vare has no interest in Strassburger. His machine rests upon the solid foundation of public contracts, booze and a few things like that. Governor Pinchot is a serious obstruction to fare's political business, and so Vare hooked up with the Mellon Pitta burgh machine to smash Pinchot. The Strassburger ambition to be a delegate to the Cleveland convention came in handy to their purpose and that’s how it happened. Also rich Mr. Strassburger was willing to foot the bills. And they were big bills, and there were lots of them. Tongue Tips Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce: “A fisherman is by nature possessed of faith, hope and even of Optimism, or he w'ould not fish.” Ruth Scott, vice president senior class. Kalamazoo college: “It’s common and cheap to have your hair bobbed. Girls with the awful shingled hair look frightful." Clifford H. Farr, professor of botany. lowa university: “The only sense that plants are known to lack is hearing.” Judge Howard Weist. Michigan Supreme Court: “lawyers should not miss a chance to spread the gospel of good government." Thomas Riley Marshall, ex-vice president: “The indignation of the American people bears resemblance to a bottle of soda water; uncorked. It fizzes for a little while and then subsides.”

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MYRTLE CAIN Myrtle Cain, a Farmer Labor member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, believes she is the only bob-haired legislator in the country. She may be the youngest, too. She recently went to Washington with a mandate for the progressivea of the Minnesota delegation to support the equal rights amendment. Ask The Times You can sei an answer to any question of tact or information hy writi:. to the IndunaDoiis Times’ Washington Bureau. 1322 New York Ave . Washington. D. C . inclosing 2 cents in stamps lor reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. Alt other questions will receive a personal reply Unsigned requfflta cannot be answered. All letter* are coiiUdcutial.—Editor. How much did Canada pay out as bonuses to her soldiers in the World War and how were they distributed? The total was $170,000,000. Bonus payments were made on the following basis; Overseas service—more than one and Jess than two years. S2BO to single men. S4OO to married men. More than two years and less than three years, $360 to single and SSOO to married men. Three years and over, $420 to single men and S6OO to married men. Home service: For less than one year, no bonus to men who did not leave Canada. More than one and less than two years, S7O to single men and SIOO to married men. Two years and less than three years. $l4O to single men and S2OO to mar ried men. Three years and over, $2lO to single men and S3OO to married men. What is the best way to season hickory wood? Put. it into a kiln in which the humidity may he regulated. Start with a high humidity and gradually decrease It. If no kiln is available, store the hickory in the attic or some place away from the sun but where the air can circulate around it. In two or three years it will be dry, When it. is dry linseed oil put on it will keep the water out. What were the first steps In organizing the United States Navy? On Oct. 13, 1775, Congress passed an art establishing a marine committee consisting of John Adams, John Langdon and Silas Deane. At the same time the budding and equip ment of two small armed vessels was authorized On Nov. 10. 1775, an act was passed authorizing the enlistment of “marine” officers and men. but as they were required to be good sailors it is evident that officers and seamen for naval force were desired. On Dec. 22. Congress passed another act appointing a number of naval offi cers, including Ezekiel Hopkins as commagider-in-chlef What kind of grass makes the best lawns? Kentucky bluegrass Is generally recommended. What wijl discourage the growth of weeds on a lawn? Fertilize the lawn with ammonium sulphate (three pounds to 1,000 square feet) twice a year, spring and fall. | How is chocolate syrup used in chocolate milk drinks made? Four squares unsweetened chocolate, % teaspoon salt, It* cups sugar, 1% cups boiling water. Melt the chocojate in a saucepan placed in a larger saucepan of boiling water, add sugar and salt and stir until well mixed; then pour gradually, while stirring, boiling water. Stir until smooth, bring to the boiling point and let boil five minutes. Cool, turn into a .ißr, and keep in ice box or cold place. What i* the difference between coal off and kerosene” Coal oil Is petroleum while kerosene is a distillate of crude petroleum. When and by whom was the first induction coll made? By Charles Page of Washington, D. C., in 1838.

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TRAFFIC IS DISCUSSED BY SEXTON Secretary of Rerouting Committee Tells of Some Problems. To the Editor of The Time* I wish to compliment you upon your editorial to the effect that the , traffic tower in Washington St. is a detriment to traififc, causing congestion, and should be removed, and in this connection I wish to state that after careful investigation, and after daily observing the congested condition of Washington S¥. during the rush hours, I took the matter up with the traffic department of the city, and was informed that the congestion was very bad, .and that relief should be given by fiat to curb parking on Washington St., and that serious consideration should be given the removal of the tower. This information was imparted to the Citizens’ Rerouting Committee, of which I am secretary, and at which time it was adopted by,said committee, as the minutes of the meeting wyi show-. HoweVer, Wednesday at our meeting the chairman of said committee claims the resolution not being signed, made it ineffective. A report was made there, tha.t the traffic department of the city did not concur in the plan to remove the tower. However, that does not affect the situation any, as it is my opinion that the public demands its removal in order to expedite moving of street cars on Washington St. and to speed up traffic. Everyone knows that a flat-to-curb parking on Washington St., which would allow a double flow of traffic, that the congestion would be relieved just 50 per cent and would be relieved 100 per cpnt if we prohibited parking on Washington St., from Capitol to Delaware St., which would allow a triple line of traffic. Merchants Object There is serious objection to this movement on the part of the merchants on Washington St., and it is going to take some time a.nd effort to convince them that it would make no difference to their trade, whether there was a congestion in front of their doors, or if there was a steady move of traffic in Washington St. as the people of this city will trade with these stores, a.s they cannot do otherwise. T agree heartily with you further In the fact that this tower should be used on Meridian St., where it would work fairly well, no street cars turn out, and whore there is a constant flow of traffic for many blocks at a time, and which traffic is about equal at each intersection, which Is not true of the crossing on Washington St., as each intersection of Washington St., from Senate to Alabama Sts. presents a different situation and condition, and can )>e handled beet by individual human effort. Human control can also be given to the pedestrians, which would take care of them in crossing at the intersections in a proper manner. Favors l/oop In regard to the re-routing of street cars, much of this advocated change of re-routing can he eliminated by expediting the;r movement on Washington St., rather than to let them be delayed on that street for several minutes, which causes a blockade, and if their movement in Washington St., was the same as in other streets, there would be very little congestion of street cars, in that district, but should any changes be made in rerouting. it should be made only on the advise of experts, and no one would be better than the company itself to advise the authorities of such changes. The time has arrived when it is absolutely necessary to have either a loop around the downtown district, or a belt line, which can easily be arranged for. by use of the tracks now in South St., and connect the tracks in N. East St., and S. East St., and the tracks in N. West St., and lay new tracks in New York St. This would give us a sort of cross town line, and also give you the. accommodations of a loop and belt line. Money May Be lacking I believe, that the company, itself, will indorse this plan with the possible exception that they have not the money at present to buy these addition rails However, I do believe that they would indorse the principle. No committee, in my opinion, who represent certain elements, or business of our city, would ever be able to agree upon a plan of re routing, and I was pleased therefore, to note that the public service commission, which will not be biased, or have the Interest of any particular element, that they •will recommend re-routing, as no doubt they will haso their ideas .and changes upon exjfert opinion. But in spite of any re-routing that might be adopted, it will be absolutely necessary, as pointed out above, to relieve congestion in Washington St., and whether the traffic tower is re moved or not, we will be forced to remedy that condition. E. J. SEXTON. Family Fun Responsible Person “I warned you boys and now I’m going to switch you for making such a racket.” “Well, switch Freddie. We’re playing I rain and he’s the locomotive."— Roslon Transcript. Papa’s Choice “What, kind of a show did papa take you to see while you were in the city?’’ “It was a dandy show, mama, with ladies dressed In stockings clear up to their necks.”—Widow. Says Pa to Ma “Don’t sit there staring at me. Why don’t you say something?” “Sorry, dear! I didn’t know it was my tur nyet.”—Yale Record. Willie Inhehits “Strang how Willie dislikes to hkve me brush his hair.” “It’s inherited, I guess. When I was a boy T hated both sides of the hair brush.” —Boston Transcript. Sister No Also Ran “Don’t you think that college boy Is a bit fast for you?” “Yes, mother, but I think I can gej him.”—Punch Bowl. .t . .' ■ ‘ . ... .

SCI’ENTISTS SEE GLORY OF UNIVERSE He Is Compared to Psalmist Who Saw Wonders of Nature, By DAVID DIETZ Science Editor of The Times m' — HE views of modern science help us to appreciate the true glory of the universe. They help us to see its marvelous complexity and how that complexity is founded on a still more marvelous simplicity. For certain fundamentals seem to underlie all the phenomena of the universe. Electrons so small that thirty trillion of them in a row would make a line one inch long appear to be the foundation of all matter. These in turn form atoms in a wonderful complex structure, the atoms then forming into molecules. And out of these molecules the whole universe is formed. They form not only the substances around us, but our whole earth, the sun and the distant stars and nebulae. Just as the molecules are so small that they defy the imagination, we find the stars and the nebulae and the distances between them so great as to defy the imagination likewise. Has Great Diameter Betelgeuse has a diameter of 215,000.000 miles. Antares has a diameter of 400.0a0.000 miles. The great nebula in Orion has a diameter of about 200,000.000.000.000 miles. Yet that great nebula is composed in the last analysis of electrons which take 30,000.000.000.000 to make an inch. Moreover, it is the activity of the electrons In those far-away stars and nebulae which enable us to know of their existence. Light, as we saw. is result of the action of the electrons which form the atoms. That is just as true of the atoms of a star, trillions of miles away, as it is of the electric light in your reading lamp. The law governing the electrons are the same in both. Today, the physicist performing ex periments In the laboratory hits upon results which enable the astronomer to understand better the stars. Work Together The astronomer in turn, studying the, stars, learns facts which enable the physicist to solve mysteries which have been baffling hlni in his laboratory'. Sir Norman Lockyear identified a gas in the sun which was then unknown on earth and named it helium. He did this by studying the light from the sun with the spectroscope. Years later, helium was discovered here on earth and is now used Instead of hydrogen for filling dirigible balloons. At the beginning of this study we told how in days of old the ancient psalmist stood out under the starry heavens and wondered at the glories of the universe. Today our wonder is Increased a thousandfold. We can best close this study by repeating the words of the psalmist: "The Heavens declare the gjorv of God and the firmament showeth Tlis handiwork.” (Copyright. 1924. by David Dietz) Musicland Egypt is given the credit for the organ. It is said that there existed in Egypt 300 years before Christ, an Instrument whose construction was very similar to the modern organ. There are accounts showing the extensive use of what was called the water organ in the time of Nero. The early organs were portative and mu sicians would carry their instruments about with them. Organs of the fifteenth century were equipped wtih two Octaves, all the keys of which were lettered. For these as many as seventy men were employed to pump the bellows. What a contrast, when five centuries later one min is sufficient to play the most difficult pieces with the aid of the little wizard, electricity! • I > 1 *3

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Around Town One might know that that person who earns a living by teaching parrots to talk is a woman. One sure way to cause a Fennsyl- : vania or Brightwood street car to show up on the run is to light up a 1 good, two-for-a-quarter cigar. Who can remember when the vili lage drunkard sleeping in the ditch was pointed out to the children as an object lesSon on the way to Sunday school? When District Attorney Elliott had to stop to hunt through the files for an exhibit in the McCray trial he so ; remarked to Judge Anderson, who at i first misunderstood him because of a shower drumming on the roof of the FederaJ building. “Oh,” said the judge. “There’s no use complaining about that noise. I can’t stop the rain.” “Do you know where I can swap two heifers and three good coon dogs for $160,000?” a spectator asked another after hearing evidence at the McCray trial in Federal building Friday evening. “I don’t know, you might try some of these Indiana bankers,” was the reply. The woman in New Y'ork. who, to earn her living teaches parrots to talk, is combining business with pleasure. Tom Sims Says: The difference between gloves and bathing trunks is it takes two gloves to make a pair. The light brigade charged like thunder, and so do the gasoline men. • . The difference between many a man’s last year suit and this year suit is merely a matter of time. Now that spring is here we are all seeing better days. WTiile speaking your mind, it is always best to mind your speaking. Thirty years ago women never thought of doing the things they do today, which may be why they didn't do them. Many a man gets mad because he has to answer the phone a few times, and cusses out central who has to answer the phone all day. Statistics show poison booze will kill about 1,200 people this year and it is up to you if you axe among them.

Relief By HAL COCHRAN S HERE'S many a feller who goes to the cellar and eyes it with pleasure there days. He knows, in a minute, that certain things in it are only there now in a haze. A nail on the wall holds a strbvel and all that this shovel's expected to do is hang in its place until once more the trace of winter approaches anew. This shovel has worked and it never has shirked as if gently scooped coal off the floor. It's black in the face, but it hangs in its place 'cause the coal Isn’t scooped any more. And near where some trash is a bin that held ashes is empty, and looks spick and span. There’s barely a trace of what filled up the space that’s been cleaned through the efforts of man. The old furnace door does not creak any more and the heating pipes uselessly yawn. And thus winter grief turns to wondrous relief when you know that the coal days are gone. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) A Thought Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law; for sin is the transgression of the law. —1 John 3:4. • • * Sin is a state of mind, not an outward act. —Sewell. . Soil Gifted “I don’t know what I'll ever make of that shiftless son of mine.” "Isn't he gifted in any way?” "Gifted? Well. I should say he is. He ain’t got a darned thing that wasn’t given to him." —Detroit News. A

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QUICK FOR BASIC LA W REFERENDUM Writer Opposes Proposal That All Legislatures Ratify Amendments, By HERBERT QUICK plea of Senator Wadsworth of New York that no amend--4-,' ment to the Constitution of the United States be adopted until there has been a referendum of the vote of every legislature to the people of the State Is not democratic. It is a scheme for beating all future amendments by making it almost impossible to amend. In this reactionary cry. Governor Ritchie of Maryland, who has his lightning-rod up, has joined speech in New York. Every' man interested in Democratic Government can see in this new scheme for petrifying the Consituation, the latest reactionary device for enslaving the people to that old document. I am for ratification of amendments hy referendum to the people. I was for it before Governor Ritchie 'or Senator Wadsworth ever gave us thenopinions upon it. But I am not in favor of using the referendum to hamstring efforts to amend a document under which every hoary wrong hides and behind which every vested piracy seeks to entrench itself Y'et, that is what they propose. They seek to make this Constitution of the United States unamendable. And most movements for real democracy are killed by running against, something in the Constitution, which for more than a century has been made the charter of privilege by our Federal courts whenever it was not so originally. Under the plan proposed by these reactionaries no amendment could be ratified until it had run the gauntlet of every State Legislature, as now. And as is not the case now, it would then be held up by a referendum in every State. No! Let the amendments gt for ratification direct to the people in a general referendum. Let us more toward democracy in our national Government. Let the mandate go from the national Government direct to the people to vote on ratification. Let the people amend.

Test Yourself Knowing how to add is one requisite for success in this test. The method of solving the squares of figures is similar to that used in the ordinary' cross-word puzzle. Directions: Write numbers in the empty spaces so that the sums will be the same whether added up and down the columns or acress the rows. 5 .. .. 6 ..... 4 .. .. 2 3.. 5 5.. 5 fi .. 143 437 845 Have someone else add up the rows and columns after yqu have supplied the missing numbers. This" will check y’our solution. (AH rights reserved by Science Service, 1115 Conn. Are.. N. W. Washington. D. C.) Science The strongest muscles in the body —which are they? The jaw muscles. The bite of the jaw is stronger than the clasp of the hand, the of one hand against the other or the grip of the knees. Experiments show that it requires a force of 30 to 60 for broiled ham and 70 to 90 for the toughest beef. The average human jaw possesses a biting strength of 171 pounds. Many persons can bite as much as 300 pounds. This is more than the greatest weight which the average man can lift from the floor with one hand, using all his arm. hack and leg muscles in tlie attempt. Experiment shows that the strength of the bite depends r.ot so much upon the mus cular power as upon the condition of the_ teeth. Tlie dean of Northwestern University Dental School warns against soft food, and says the teeth will not be hurt by bones or stones in the food, as they resist stronger pressure than metals, which seem to man much harder than his teeth.