Evening Star Newspaper, June 14, 1923, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, ° With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY.......June 14, 1823 THEODORE W. NOYES.. ‘Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Of 11th St. and Pennsylvanis Ave. New York Office: 150 Nassan St. Mcago Office:” Tower Building. Buropean Office: 16 Regent 8t., London. England. The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning edition, in delfvered by carriers within the clity ( r month: daily only, 45 cents slr v only, 20 cents per month. Or-| Gera may be ent by mait. or telephone Main j 6000. Callection s made by corriers at the end of each month, Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia, Daily and Sunday..1 yr., $8.40; 1 mo., 70c Daily only. 1yr. $6.0 Eunday oniy.......1¥r. $2.40; 1 mo., 20c All Other States, Daily and Sunday.. vr., $10.00; 3 Daily only.. «.1yr., $7.00; 1 mo. Sunday oply......1yr, $3.00}1mo Member of the Associated Press, | The Associated Press exclnsively entitled | to the use for republication of all news m-r] atehs redited to it or not otherwise credited v this ‘paper and also the local news pub. Uished herein. All rights of publication of special dispatchen hereln are also reserved L= = H l A Flag Code. Appropriately Flag day is the occ: sion for the meeting in this city of a commission which seeks to complle A code for the proper observance of | the national emblem. So many variant views of the use of the flag prevail | that it has become necessary to es-| tablish a fixed rule of respect in the | showing of the colors. The session here is for that purpose and the hope s that out of it will come an exact | definition that will govern all Ameri- cans, Recently in Washington the \flag has been displayed, even on public buildings, in connection with the Shrine week decorations, in a manner to give afiront to those who hold | high vespect for the emblem. It wa necessary in case to intervene and secure a change of the decor tions scheme. In at least one other case. however, the incorrect decora- ns were maintained, and even to- lag day, they are in evidence on one of the government structures | in improper form. | one Nearly twenty years ago there was | organized in Washington a “commit- | tee on historic decorations and civic improvement™ in-connection with the Roosevelt inauguration. Under the chairmanship of Frederick D. Owen, who is recognized as one of the! fore- most authorities in this country on flag use and ceremonials, this com- mittee formulated five points govern- ing this matter, which have been gen- erally adopted and are recognized as the basis of flag observance. These five polnts are thus stated: The flag of our country should be flown out doors, where possible, free to the breeze, to show its design and what it stands for. When thus displayed it she be tied down or tied up in any man- ner, but always free to fly in full When thus used it should, as far as possible, be flown from a swff. as carried in a parade, or from a build- ing: but in case it is not, then it should be placed so that the biue field is always to the north or to the cast when hung ac the stroet, and if hung flat against the building it should be so as always to be read by the observer as “stars and stripes. and not as str and When indoors the flag should be piaced so as to read “stars and stripes,” as against a wall, and aiways on the right ¢f the pulpit or speaker. When indoors the flag may be draped in artistic form, but should never be used to take the place of bunting for decorating purpos These are simple rules and based upon a sound reason. The flag is not a mere picce of bunting. but an | emblem. 1t should be so placed as to always appear as a flag and not as a bit of decorating material. It shouid always ‘“read"—that is, ap Ppear to the eye—true to its design. If these rules are followed there is no ground for criticism The city of Washington should | never again be the scene of improper flag use, no matter what the oceasion. Every Washingtonian should be at least aware of the rule of Droprieu\ in this respect, and especially all those in charge of public buildings, who are particularly vested with re- sponsibility in this matter. ———————— s Des any Philadelphia is already at work on pans for the celebration of the sesqui-centennial of American inde. pendence in 1926. Any historian who seeks to belittle the revoiutionary achievements of the American for fathers may always expect strong and effectual opposition fram the ald town where the Liberty Bell still makes its ireadquarters. ——————————— Disinclination to join in further dis: cussion of the reparations problem does not find it practical as yet to permit reference to it as “a closed in- ciden ——————— Europe needs assistance which might be more easily rendered if some of her statesmen were as willing to take advice as they are to make a loan. ———————— The Bucket Shop Evil. For -several weeks past two men have been on trial in New York on a charge of having conducted a fraud- ulent brokerage establishment in that city. Yesterday the trial was inter- rupted to enable one of the members of the firm to change his plea and to -confess guilt. It is expected that his partner ‘will follow his example. Two purposes are assumed for this action, one to stop the probe into the conditipns of the firm end its bank- ruptey and thus possibly to protect those who were acting as promoters or backers of the eencern; the-other to obtain a slighter penalty on condi- tion ef supplying evidence of a wide- spread system of crooked bucket shops. The testimony in this case was ‘bringing into it certain eminent New Yorkers, one a politieal leader, who had put up.a large sum of money, evidently without any security, for the protection of the firm when it was in difficulties. Tt is pessible that: they have applied pressure to the partners \ | leading political { quiring a two-thirds vote to nominate, | education { party, has a wonderfully “sifting” ef- iin a {an animal which has peculiar powers business with modern methods under to bring about thelr plea of guilty and thus stop the trial. If, however, the prosecution has the ‘“‘goods” it will probably praceed, though not in this particular case, to bring to light the true relationship between these backers and the principals. Suspicion that a combination of crooked concerns, perhaps all con-| trolled by a “master mind,” or group of conscienceless operators, -has pre- vailed for some time, The bucket shop game is a profitable one for its premoters. It 18 a crooked game. Se- curities are with rare exceptions bought and sold only on paper. There is seldom an actual delivery of docu: ments and certificates. There is really no exchange, The bucket shop takes a bet on the fluctuations of the stock list. The bettor wins or loses as the ticker tells the story. But occasionally 2 genuine_ investor comes along who seeks to buy stocks or bonds through such a house and, not knowing its real character, trusts to get his goods. He is often the victim of ‘“bucketing.” His stock is never delivered or is held back for a time and used for specu- lative purposes. Immense sums have been lost by the people through these places which have no standing with the legitimate exchanges. In New York, however, they thrive and their “branches” in other cities serve as feeders. It would he the best thing' that ever happened to financial America if all of them could be closed permanently. There: fore there is reason to hope that as a result of this present trial and con- fession the real root of the evil may be reached and the “system™ broken. Millions of dollars will be saved to legitimate investment through the abatement of the bucket shop evil. o Wanted—A Candidate. Among democratic politicians, in discussing presidential candidate pos- sibilities, the thought is occasionally expressed that the nominee of the democratic. national convention is likely to be a man who is sufficiently negative as not to be objectionable to one-third of the convention; one who has no prenounced record on any. | esue. The rule re- which ils the democratic | prev: in fect, as political history has demon- strated. | Take 1912, Champ Clark was the | favorite of the democracy and went | into the convention with a majority | which would have put him across hag | the same rule prevailed that exists| in vepublican conventions. But he | could not overcome that fatal one- thivd objectors, a barrier that steadily srew higher as the Lalloting pr sed. " Woodrow Wilson was the man whose political experience had ‘not been extensive enou have built up a faction against him. 20 Cox of Ohio was in much the same strategic position. Ile had | a record of successful experience as popular governor, but he had not been afliliated with national poli It is inconceivable to many demo- ! crats that the convention of 1924 \"flll nominate either an outand-out dr\'i or an avowed wet. The deadly one-{ third will be able to easily stop either. The nominee aill probably “have an open mind” on the wet and dry question and a record of not hav- ing taken a last-ditch stand the subject Friends of Oscar recently found it desirable to pedal on hints thrown out befora Sen- ator Underwood started for Europe that he ‘would be in sympathy with a little bit of dampness in the plat- form. It has been found, it is said, | that the suggestion was not “taking,” and it is prophesied now that nothing will be heard on the subject as the campaign for the nomination ap- proachi It would seem that the Underwood forces are perfectly willing to let Gov. Smith of New York “carry the wet banner.” on Underwood have back- of A story is going the rounds that a group of fox hunters at White Sul- rhur Springs pursued to their sorrow | H of rendering itself objectionable. A fox hunter's most important accom- plishment is to be able to stick on s, horse. He is not expected to be a naturalist. I troops were called upon every time a difficulty more or less serious in law enforcement arises, America would very rapldly become a milita- ristic nation. Anyhow, Col. Bryan will have to admit that evolution, like 16 to 1, was an interesting and attractive theory while it lasted. | ! | A great deal of confidence has been invited by Austria’s decision to do a Niéw management. i A giraffe in thé London zeo has a sore throat; which is, though briefly told, a long, sad story. Bookies Freed by a Blunder. As a result of a technical fault in the search warrants by authority of which raids were conducted and ar- rests were made, forty-one bookmak- ing charges pending in the Police Court have been nolle prossed. Some of these cases date back to 1919, Tt appears that in censequence of these technical faults the evidence of para- phernalia, books and other handbook office equipment was unlawfully in possession of the government and could not be used in prosecuting the cases. In other words, no matter how plainly thé Proof pointed to.gyilt of lawbreaking, it couyld net be produced in court because it had not-.been galned in strict.accordance with the forms of law. ‘It was in.a way as though the arrests had been ,made with the left hand of the officers of the law. instead of the right hand. The accumulation of these hand- hook cases in our court is @ serious bar to the enforcement of the law against gambling it the District. From time to time raids have been conducted ‘and lawbreakers have been swept into the net, have been prompt- Iy bailed and some have, it is be- lieved, gone back to their- practices evidently secure in a sense of -im- munity from aetual trial and punish- e I tive of the citizens of the District, ; Congress. ; deliveries at more r ment. Certainly these places continue to’ thrive .in Washington, almost openly. It is stated that the clearing of the calendar by sweeping out these tech- nically faulty cases will permit the Police Court to proceed with all live handbook cases now on the docket and others that will come in. It must be assumed that the technicalities of search warrant and raiding procedure will be carefully observed, so that no more dead wood will be brought into court. > —————— The School Estimates. As long as the law requires that all the preliminary estimates that are contributory to the framing of the annual District budget must be kopt secret until announced by the Treas- ury it is futile for organizations of citizens to seck to compel the board of education to disclose its recom- mendations. The desire to learn what | the board is proposing in its estimates is altogether commendable, springing from a wish to be helpful in securing the greatest possible allowance of funds for school maintenance and de- velopment. But the board of educa- tion is charged with the responsibility of framing the estimates, and that responsibility cannot be shared with any organization, however representa- 1 the board admits others to a part in the framing of the estimates It ex- poses itself to criticism on the score of neglect of duty. In the last |analysis its judement as to what is desirable and necessary in the way of appropriations for school purposes must govern, subject, of course, to the reductions of the Commissioners and | of the budget bureau and, finally, of It may seek advice from the people through their representa- tive organizations before it frames its estimates, but it cannot under the law, nor can it with propriety of procedure, regardless of the law, sub- mit its estimates after they have been framed for revision by any private organization, however fully it may represent the community. In this matter, concerning which a contro- versy is now arising, the hoard of on absolutely sound ground in refusing access to the esti- mates. ————— The natural and proper place for & national party convention is Wash- ington, D. Every delegate is in some degree eligible to the highest honors that statesmanship provides, and each should be afforded an op- portunity to look the city over and e how he would like it as a place of residence. ———————————— Denial by Gov. Smith of New York that he intends to be a presidential candidate may mean no more than a disinclination to concern himself in that rather remotc matter when there are so many things of immediate gency m attention ———————————— Jewels left by Sarah Bernhardt brought many times their intrinsic value because of the sentiment at tached to them. And vet the great actress was frequently in financial straits and no doubt had to them. ————————— Propaganda does not exert as much influence as its manufacturers claim for it. The patient reader merely glances around and settles on the kind of propaganda that happens to coin- cide with his particular views ———e————— is is ur to cla pawn Miners who are willing to assume charge of the coal flelds do not pro. duce any convincing evidence that they would be able to facilitate fuel sonable prices. The utterances of Wilhelm Hohen- zollern, like those of some other poli- ticians, are becoming notable for the once favorite topics that they now avoid. The great old Tammany chieftain, Richard Croker, died before he could realize the full extent of his family troubles. Germany would like all her patents back as an evidence of forgiveness. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Instinet. When you were but an infant, Whatever you might find You tried to put into your mouth; Such is the childish mind. A lump of coal, a rattle, Your fists and e’en your feet, ‘Would move you to inquiry “Now, is that good to eat? And later, when ambitions, - ‘With years, began to grow, You dreamed sweet dreams of glory, But had to work, you know. You labored at your duty, And asked, when 'twas complete, “Is the thing ideal?” But: “Will it help me eat?” The Egotism of Woe. Life's way is uphill. This world is too warm, Or else it's too chill And is darkened by storm. And lonely I scan The long road to the end; For I am the man ‘Who has trouble to lend. jing the possible opposition President You can't borrow joy From me; not a bit. But of thoughts that annoy T have samples to fit 'Most any one's plan: My woe won't unbend, For T am the man Who has troyble to lend. You can borrow delight From the blossoming lea, Or the sunshine so bright— But not any from me. I do what I can To make dirges ascend, For I am the man Who has trouble to lend. The children are hushed When they see me draw nigh; All merriment's crushed And gives way to a sigh. I will live out my span ‘With never a friend, For I am the man Who has trouble to lénd, 1 Viceroy’s Daughter and Scotch Lord Break Up Match on Ocean Trip BY THE MARQUISE DE FONTENOY. Long steamship voyages, while they are often conduclve to romance, are sometimes destructive. Many & matri- monial union has had its origin in fiirtation and companionship on ehip- board. But an ocean trip has occa. sionally also resulted in the breaking oft of a match. Lord Carnegie, whose impending marriage to King George's nlece, Princoss Maud, has just been officially announced, has had an experience of this kind. “The son and heir of the seventh Earl of Southesk, who is also head of tha entire great Scotch clan of Carnegle, he was formerly a cap- tain of the Scots Guards, and after being wounded at the front in France to such an extent as to render it difficult for him to return to the com- batant ranks in the fleld, he secured appointment as an aide-de-camp on the staff of Lord Chelmsford, then Viceroy of India. The aides-de-camp of the Viceroy of India are, sartorially speaking. most decorative, and present a very gorgeous and plcturesque appearance, and in that' way Lord Carnegio at- tracted the favorable attention of the viceroy's daughter, the Honorable Anne Thesiger. The favor developed into affection and even infatuation. In course of time an engagement be- tween the two young people was an- nounced and they traveled back from Bombay to Brindisi on board the same boat, with the object of arranging for the wedding, which was to take place a few weeks later, as soon as ever Lord Cheimsford had been able to turn over the responsibilities of { lis high office to Lord Reading R On the way home, the fair Anne underwent a change of heart. Lord Carnegie had doffed his gorgeous offi- cial toggery and had donned ordi- nary civilian clothes. The glamour of the uniform was no longer there. It is said that this return from uniforms to civies, Incidental to the conclusion of the great war, was responsible for the breaking off of many thousands of engagements. Perhaps, too, Lord Carnegie saw ‘the fair Anne in a less rosy light, now thal she was no longer the daughter of the viceroy. | At any rate, by the time the boat had reached Brindisi Lord Carnegie had reccived the mitten from Miss Thesi- ser, and on the arrival of her father Lord Chelmsford, a few weeks in London, her wedding took p 1 but not to Lord Carnegie. the man of her choice being Lord Inchiquin's son and heir, the Hon. Donough O'Brien, who can show direct lineal descent from the great Irish King Brian Boroighme, who fell in_the battle of Clontarf in 1014. The British crown has recognized this illustrious de- scent by according to the lords of Inchiquin, chieftain of all the O'Briens, the hereditary right of using the roval liverte right bestowed by King Henry Lord a n 111 Carnegie has now consoled himself by securing the hand of Princess Maud, who, in_the event of anything happening (o her elder sis- ter, Princess Arthur Connaught, and the latter's frail little boy. Lord Mac- Duff, would inherit the dukedom of Fife as a peercss in her own right, as well as all the large entailed prop- €rty of the late Duke of Fife, son-in- jaw and intimate chum of Ed- ward VII Nor must it be forgotten that Prin- cess Maud is in the line of succession 10 the British throne. In fact, at one time she held fourth place therein. For u the birth of the present Prince of Wales, the Princess’Royal. eldest sister of King George, and her two daughters ranked next to him as heirs of the crown ** Maud is exactiy fiance and as a commoner eldest sister, Princess naught. Their ti { were those of “Lady"” | “Laay Princess age as her was born the same popular, like her Arthur Con- s little girls Alexander and Maud Duff. the prefix “Jad very {Much Ink Spilt as Result of Adams’ Declarations. Typewriters in editorial all over America still are clicking {paragraphs in which may be found | the name of John T. Adams, chairman of the republican national committee. sanctums committee published a bulletin which, according 1o the Buffalo News (re- publican), charged “the allied gov- ernments with ‘crookedness’'” This bulletin was withdrawn. Mr. Adams {then followed with a statement In } which, in the opinion of the Hartford Times (democratic), he *virtually sets himself at odds with the President on the world court and league of na- tions issues.” Hence the editorial comment. Sent ments vary. What three New York papers had to say suggests the differ- ences of opinion generally: “Through Chairman Adams republican party has Herald (independent). There is nothing particularly sig nificant about John T. Adams’ latest utterance except its impudence,” the Tribune (republican). “The open thumb-at-nose derision of the Herald is certainly no more ofiensive than the shamegfaced scut- tle-and-run tactics practiced by the Tribune. On the face of it these two utterances, both assuming to speak the gospel of republicanism, seem to reveal a rift within the party,” the Bvening World (democratic). And so it goes. The Des Moines Register (independent, ~republican feels that Mr. Adams = “directly challenges the President” on the world court issue. There is no doubt, it continues, that “Mr. Adams Is backed by a powerful organization i whose purpose is to defeat the Pres- [1dent's program. * * * He (Mr. Adams) {has never been himself in the least ! doubt about where he stood nor has 1he left anybody else in doubt.” But {the New York World (democratic), | fails to see hazards in situation. “What is golng on is a palace revolution,” it declares. “We {doubt _very much that the rank and file of the republican party know much about it or are impressed either way." Tndeed, says the Jersey City Jour- nal (independent), Mr. Adams' state- ments are “important only as indicat- the Harding is facing in his own party.” The Newark News (independent) calls them “bumptious insolence,” and fol- lows with the declaration that “Chair- | man Adams has the temerity to assume {that the republican national com- mittee is responsible for the foreign { policy of the United States.” Such is I the opinion of the New York Post (independent). which says Mr. Adams took it upon himself to “shape the for- icign _policy of his and our country. |''he Worcester Telegram (republican) | declines to take the matter seriously, stating “if the republican party has spoken through Mr. Adams, the re- publican party has said nothing.” Mr. Adams himself comes in fér attack by the Chicago Post (indepen- dent), which says he is “evidently a gentleman with more temerity than sense, more gall than discretion, loy- alty is also lacking, seemingly, in his make-un. We should like to see the President forget normalcy for an hour or so and let himself loose." The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (democratic) suggests that “Mr, Adams is most convincing when he's silent and most eloquent when he's still.” But “we should deplore his_ political demise.” prays the Columbia (S. C.) State (democratic). “We would not have him unhorsed. : 3 However, in the Boston Transcript | Ereat retirement at San the present | being merely a courtesy title and not one in law. their grandfather, Edward VII, ceeded to the throne that he granted them by soverelgn patent the titles of princesses. * Xk ¥ % Lord Carnegie will eventually be very rich. For his mother, Lady Southesk, is the daughter and heiress of the great fortune of the lage Sir Alexander Bannerman. The names of Southcsk and of Car- negle are well known in America, largely through the grandfather of the future husband of Princess Maud. For he traveled very extensively in the United States and Canada at a time when they were less familiar to Buropeans than they are today. He wrote several very pleasant bocks about America, and there are a num ber of towns on both sides of t Dominion border that bear the nam of Southesk and Carnegie. Lord Car- negie has a straln of American blood in his veins, for his ancestor, Sir David Carnegie, married the daughter of Andrew Elliott, licutenant gov- ernor of New York. * Kk Kk % * Some weeks ago It was announced that Sultan Mehmed VI, who, after his flight from Constantinople, sought refuge first at Malta and then at Mecea, had decided to transfer his residence to Haifa, not only because of the state of his health, but also because 1t was considered desirable that he should be within easier reach of Constantinople in the event of any move being made there with a view to his restoration. True. he was treated with the most profound rev- erence by eyervhody at Mecca, in- habitants as well as pilgrims, and King Hussein of the Hedjaz, the for- mer grand sheriff of Mecca, himself a representative of the family of the prophet, joining in paying religious and temporal homage to the com- mander of the faithful. But Mehmed VI's health had been completely wrecked by the long im- prisonment of more than a quarter of a century which he underwent throughout all the latter part of the reign of his brother, Sultan Abdul Hamed. Even while still 8n the throne he was very much of an In- valld, and required the utmost eare and attention on the part of specal- ists, which could not be obtained at Mecea. Moreover, the climate there was terribly trying to one who had been accustomed to the refreshing breezes of Constantinople and of its environs. His heart refused to func. tion properly. He had frequent faints ing spells, and, finally, when his transfer to some kindlier clime had become a matter of extreme urgency, the idea of transporting him to Haifa was abandoned and his medical ad- visers insisted upon his proceeding farther north, namely, to the most sheltered spot of the Itallan Riviera, where he now occuples Sir William Noble's villa at San Remo, which has been leased for an indefinite period for his use. He traveled from Mecca via Jeddah and Suez, to Alexandria, where he embarked upon an Italinn steamship that had been chartered for his use, and, while treated with the most profound respect and rever- ence durlng his brief stay in Egypt, no_one was allowed to approach him Mehmed VI is now living in very Remo, care- fully guarded by the Italian and British authorities from any attempt <n his lifc by more or less authorized agents of the Angora government, to whom iis existence naturally consti- tutes a very sharp thorn in their flesh. Whether called_upon he is ever likely to be to play_another role the affairs of the Near East, it is difficult to say. For he gave such evidence of enfeebled health complete prostration in his tottering attempts to walk when he arrived at San Remo as 1o convey the impres- sion that he existence. but, of course, one never knows. Perhaps it is just possible that his feebleness was simulated in order to deceive watchers from Angora into the belief that he has not the physical or mental vigor needed for any move on his part to recover his temporal and spiritual throne. EDITORIAL DIGEST (independent republican) Mr. Adams has a staunch champion. In him, it declares, the republican national committee has chairman who be- lieves in ‘party sponsorship’ in gov- ernment; who believes that the first duty of the party in power is to keep faith with the pecple who put it in power. * * o Mr. Harding and Mr. Hughes would do ‘well to emulate his example. “In direct opposition, the Hartford Time: (democratic) calls him “marplot, and the Norfolk Virginia-Pilot (in- .dependent democratic) declares he is “among the serious llabilities of the ! republican party.” “To most of us,” adds the New York Times (independ- ent democratic)., “he appears a ri- diculous and impotent little ‘regular’ turned ‘insurgent.’” What will happen as a result of the present “little episode” apparent- Iy is a matter for conjecture. To the Asheville Times (independent) it argues quite persuasively that the party is threatened with all periis of divided counsels. Say Buffalo News (republican): = “Mr. Adams_gives plain evidence of his ack of fitness for the post he holds. If he doesn't resign the committes should force him out.” And “isn't it possible.” asks the Springfield Union (republican), “that Chairman Adams may not be 5o close to all the voters in the country as he thinks he is?" “The G. O. P."is now facing a worse split than it did_ under President Taft.” warns the New York Evening World (democratic). The Waterbury Republican (republican) admits that “he has damaged his party far more than he has helped it and the Worsester ~ Telegram (republican) Insists that “if the republican party has any desire to win the next elec- tion, if it has any desire to retain the ‘respect of the country, it must discard Mr. ~Adams as a leader. Having proclaimed a rebellion, says the Brooklyn Eagle (independent democratic), he shou)d be “dealt with s a rebel.” The issue raised by him has emphasized the cleavage in the republican. party, which became ap- parent from the moment the world court policy was projected by the President,” it adds. “The boys (in the G. O. P.) are setting together,” says the Nash- ville Tennessean (independent-demo- cratle), “—— with stilletoes.” Proposer of New Site For Botanic Garden To the Editor of The Star: 1 was surprised to see in your edi- torial of June 11 the initiative of the new location of the Botanic Garden attributed to Elliott Woods. Soon after the Park Commission, 1902, demonstrated the necessity of remov- ing the garden from its present site, it became a hobby of mine to see it placed over the route of the old canal, reaching south from the Capitol to the War College. This topic was presentad to MeKim of the Park Commission and to Frank . D. Millet of the Fine Arts Commission, Col. Harts, commissioner of publié buildings and grounds and many others. They, while appreciating the possibilities of the canal location, would not foster it for fear that it would militate against the Mount Hamiliton site, which they considered the best. For fifteen years I was the sole advocate until I called it to the at- tention of Col. Sherrill, who succeeded in demenstrating to Congress its practical and artistic advantages, ex- tending the improvements south of the Capitol. GLENN BROWN. inl and | Is near the end of his| ; ° Mr. Adams savs what | |he means and means what I ys Recently the publicity bureau of the | Ehes would The North Window BY LEILA MECHLIN The Corcoran Gallery of Art is fortunate in having secured this sum- mer the loan of an extremely inter- esting private collection of the works of cotemporary American painters. There are twenty-five paintings in all. They are displayed in the semi-cir- cular gallery on the 'second floor, which they nicely fill. Rarely does one find in private ownership a col- lection of such general high average as this. It includes not only works by Weir and Tarbell, Hassam, Alex- ander and Benson, but examples of the works of these painters at their best, and an hour spent in their midst provides not only unusual pleasure, ut sends one away with a feeling of having been in excellent company. * oK K * Take, for example, the two Alex- anders, “Aurora Lee” and “The But- terfly.” How decorative they are and how completely they set forth the characteristics of Mr. Alexander's work, his flowing rhythmicab line, his rather gat treatment of broad sur- faces, his nice adjustment of values. He was ®the painter, it will be re- membered, of the series of mural paintings picturing “The Evolution of the Book” in the Library of Congress, and he has to his credit the wall paintings representing “The Spirit of Pittsburgh” in the Carnegle Institute, Pittsburgh, which in the minds of many are among the finest mural paintings by an American yet pro- duced, because not only of their ar- tistic merit, but on account of the fact that in them allegory and co- temporary life are so combined that they carry significance and relate the work to the life of the people. Mr. Alexander was a consummate draftsman. He first won attention by his portrait drawings of celebrated persons which appeared in one of the New York magazines. He had a gift for portraiture and his por- frait of Walt Whitman is one cf the proud possessions of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. But he was more than all this—he was a man of vision, ons who was always helping others,| He strove not only to achieve, b to advance art. At the time of his death he was president of the N tional Academy of Design. He was also president of the School Arts League, in New York, and on the purchasing committee for the Metro- politan Museum of Art, vet he was never too busy to recelve any who Were asking_aid or advice, and a great deal offhis strength was spent in furthering the activities of various art organizations. He was interested not merely in painting, but in the drama, in literature and all phases of art activity, and when a good many years ago Miss Maude Adams wanted some assistance with her stage set- ting and costuming for a new play, he gave it to her cheerfully and without price. This was the begin- ning of a very happy friendly rela- tionship, and for 4 number of vears Mr. and Mrs. Alexander, Miss Adams and Mr. Homer Saint-Gaudens ex- perimented in stage i these memories “The Butterfly All cessful result and “Aurora Le recall N Quite of a different sort is work of Childe Hassam, who i8 resented in this collection by paintings. each of a different type and all uncommonly attractive. Mr. Hassam is the leading exponent of French impres: nism in this coun- try. He is the artist who holds first and always that his own art most | important and that art for art's sake is the motto which should be fol- lowed. But he has rare ability, and whether he draws or etches, paints in water color or in oil, whatever he does s insistent with artistic feel- ing. As a rule his figures are less attractive than his landscapes, but in “The Bowl of Goldfish” in this collectior he has painted a figure of preme beaut; A young woman is seen standing againet a window along- Side of & table on which the bowl of goldfish rests. It is a remarkable in- terpretation of illusions of light and wir seen indoors and outdoors, and | the figure silhouetted against the 1light is exquisitely portrayed, not as a piece of still life, but as a living being, & personality with charm. The figure droops just a little, but enough to suggest pause, and the color is exquisite—so ex- quisite, In fact. that it causes one to catch one's breath. Scarcely less engaging is “The | Gloucester Harbor,” painted from a I'high viewpoint looking down—an xtremely complicated composition, but one full of loveliness. Sun- down—Newport” is much more tone- | ful and lower-keyed than Mr. Has- m's paintings are as a rule. “The Sunlit Brook” again is in h sure and happiest mood. French impressionism, f which fonet was perhaps the father, has certainly done much for modern art, opening the windows, letting in the sunshine, showing how the illusion of light ‘and air can be rendered in [pigment At times it seems as though Childe Hassam had even out- done his master. * % ok ok If artists were asked to name five of the greatest American painters (and they were more than forty years of age) they would all probably mention as one of the number J. Alden Weir, for he was essentially a painter's painter, one whose sincerity and technical skill called forth from his conferees universal ap- preciation. Never did he paint a lovelier figure than that entitled “The Reverie,” in this loan collection now at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. It is in reality a portrait young girl, not particularly beautiful, but refined and evidently character- ful, one essentially womanly, depend- able, feminine in the extreme and in the best sense. She is pictured wear- ing a white gown which, through the instrumentality of age, has taken on the tint of old ivory; the background is brown. If one examines closely, the discovery is made that the paint has been laid on heavily in a kind of impasto, with the surface some- what niggled, yet the texture is beau- tiful and -possesses much the same quality that one finds in lacquer. iThere is no striking high light or |impressive deep shadow, the scale is short upon which this composition is played. but 1 is extremely harmoni- ous, very beautiful—the kind of pic- ture which means much more than appears and which grows more sig- nificant as it becomes more familiar. Again one has in this work an in- terpretation of spirit as well as form. possible only through the gift of a master who has overcome, through experience and knowledge, the diffi- culties of technique. “The Farm in Winter” is equally representative of ‘Weir at his best and admirably com- plements the figure paintin; Some years ago, when Weir was still living, the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh pald him the honor of deyoting ons entire room to his works at its international exhibi- tion, and it was a revelation to many. He Is one of the few artists who seem to- gain through aggregation, to have never repeated himself, yet he was not a brilliant technician, nor was he by any means a ‘pretty painter.” ~The 'subjects he chose were apt to be hamely and common- place and he painted them as he saw them. But Into every plcture he painted he read some element of beauty, some suggestion of his own kindly attitude " to the world, a reverence for nature, good, will to his fellow men. * ¥ % Tarbell's “Girl Crocheting” is another notable example of American painting included in this collection. It s one of the great plctures that the rep- four setting and | worked out together some very suc-| | { I {The lack of social study—a | CAPITAL KEYNOTES . BY PAUL V. COLLINS ‘When scientist me scientist, then comes the tug of—wits. Thomas A. Edison is a scientist of scientists— the strictest of the sect. But he never graduated from the Massachu- setts Institute of Technology. His son Thomas is graduating now. Thomas Mpler Edison may be a chip off the old block, but is he not quarter-sawed and hand - polished? Will he not be like other chips— ready to prove that the rising gen- eration knows a lot that the former never heard of? That may well be, but can he hold a job in his father's laboratory? The question is mooted, even by the indulgent father. * X ¥ X Indulgent? Has not Mr. Edlson, sr., compelled all college graduates who applied for jobs in his laboratory as bottle washers first to answer his terrible questionnaires? If the ap- plieant failed to answer offhand what band led the procession of the equi- noxes, or why “H® 0" would not make good drinking water, or whether two times three make seven, and why— then, of course, the college graduate had ‘no_chance, But shall Thomas Miller Edison an- swer his daddy’s trick_guestionnaires? Jamais de la vie! He will submit one for the father to answer, if he dares. So the father compromises and humbly says “My son is @ physicist and mathe- matician and I am no mathematician. If his mathematics are not too pro- fessional he can work with me, but if his mathematics shoot off in the Einsteln direction he will be practically of no use at all.” ko linstein direction”? distance, position, speed, time and eternity, infinite space and everything else is relative There is no direction nor any fixed, determined spot. All is relative. Yet sclence recognizes Einstein as the greatest scientific discoverer since Newton with his falling apple proved that by gravitation the ap- ple falls; and by gravitation the earthgand all other planets do not fall, but remain forever in their ex- act orbits. Edison, sr. boasts now that his sclence is “practical” and he fears that his son's may be run- ning off fnto Einstein theory. Franklin's scientific kite was a plaything until -Edison evolved elec- tric lights and motors out of it. What if Edison. jr. should use the Einstein theory as _practically as Fdison, sr.. has used Franklin's kite? Where shall the line be drawn be- tween “pure science” and practical application of new knowledge? * K X X Look, for illustration. at the mag- net which lifts tons of iron out of a car and releases it at the touch of a finger on a button—Edison using Franklin’s kite. What is magne- tism? What is electricity? What is Kinstein relativity which the world of science tells us is greater than Newton's law f gravitation? Will the Physicist Edison continve the Edison interpretation of advanced knowledge into practical application to the world needs? 1If he merely dreams, “he will be practically of no use at save his csteemed father. * ko % But it his vision is so fixed upon enly Newton's and Franklin's science that he cannot visualize progressive Einstelnism, he is relatively ages be- hind his father. Some one—perhaps rot even of our generation—will be to Einstein what Thomas A. Edison was to Franklin. The father cannot he. Can the son? The bridge to Mars has vet to be built. ¥ ¥ % ¥ One of the principles of moral conduct laid down in the code which won the $5,000 prize ¥ducation Institution. was “Team- work.” For a member of an or- ganization to fail in teamwork with his fellow men s set down as “im- moral.” It is charged that Private Sea- groves of the marines, of Quantico Camp, who stirred up the whole camp some weeks ago by his tale of an alleced unwarranted assault by a Fredericksburg policeman, has gons A W, O. L, just when he is most needed. That, it is charged by his What is the Einstein says n comrades, is a breach of good team- | work. & ke % After alleged assault, Butler, in command of the marine: demanded the dismissal and punish- ment of the policeman, which the local authorities refused. Gen. Butler Problem in Child Life Aboard Canal Boats Children living on canal boats form the subject of a survey recently com- pleted by the children’s bureau of the United States Department of Labor. While the number of these children is said not to be large, the conditions under which they are liv- ing are declared to present unusually serious problems. Many families found it difficult to get a doctor in cases of sickness or | accident. A number of children had been born on the boats or at lock | houses or other chance stopping Dlaces, where the mother had neither | friends nor home conveniences, Fresh | milk was difficult to secure and most | families used it very irregularly. In| many cases, especiaily on the boats! of the older canals, sleeping accom- modations were entirely inadequate. life and the long hours of travl rendered opportunities for recreation very meager. On the older canals most of the children worked for long hours, driv- ing mules and assisting with other parts of the work, On the new canals very few children were employed at boat work. However, in both cases the cWildren’s schooling is interferred with. The boating season on the canals studled, ranged from seven to nine months in length, and from half to three-fourths of the children whose school records were secured were be- low the normal school grades for their_ages.—Kansas City_Journal the have been produced in America, and it ranks with the great works of the Dutch masters of several centuries ago. Shortly after it was painted it was purchased by a fellow artist, Bela Pratt of Boston, the sculptor, and it was not until after his death that it came into the market. It, too, is in @ low key—whites and grays and very light browns, and shows the il- lusion of light and air indoors—the charm of simple things shown under certain conditions Everything in this picture seems just right. The figure is exactly on the right scale to take its place in the composition. The pictures on the wall lend bal-| ance and decoration; the table, on the polished surface of which the light falls so charmingly, belongs in the room. Mr. Tarbell has painted many distinguished portraits and figure studies, but he has never ex- celled his achievement in this work. He is of the Boston_ School of Painters, it will be remembered, and he is represented by several paintings in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. With Benson and Reid he studied in France at the time that impression- ism came Into vogue, and though he did not adopt its tenance he profited by its revelation. With his friend, Frank Benson, he has done much to prove to the world at large that there is something picturesque, paint- able and very worthwhile in the life of the typical American family of the better class,.and this in_itself is_a valuable contribution.- of the Moral ! | contrast with his respe: l thereupon announced that the. “marines never quit fighting just be- cause their outworks are driven in” and a contribution from the men, jamounting to $3,000, was taken up for a _fund, to_prosecute the policeman for alleged criminal assault on Sea- groves. A high-class lawyer was engaged, and the marines boycotted Fredericksburg. On the eve of the trial, brought in his behalf, groves disappears. % ox * Has he been kidnaped? |afraid to be cross-examined on his tale of the assault? Teamwork fs the key to effective achievement, whether in the Army or in business. * Kok K On what theory are medals for bravery in battle held back from the heroes to be rewarded until they “ripen”? Both the hero and the medal ripen. The man whom McKin- ley sent through the Spanish lines to “find Gareia” received his medal only a few months ago. Soldiers of the Philippine insurrection of twenty four years ago have just this week received their medals, awarded soon after the war, and ordered delivered by President McKinley. Most of the men_died before their heroism had received the official recognition. TIs it government red tape which takes twenty-four years in the unwinding “He gives by halves who hesitates to give’—whether an individual or coun- try. Was he * ¥ % | when Judge Portia was apparentiy deciding in his Mr. Shylock was filled with appreciation. “Oh, wis~ | juager* O, most learncd 4 | “A second Daniel come to judgment!” There have been heard recent what like quotations from lock in respect to the Supreme Co and, strangely, they have been tered by lips that have not approved of the Supreme Court as the acme of unbiased jus The child labor law constitutional! “Restrain ridden Supreme Court Minimum_ wages unconstitutiona “Our liberties threatened by the Su preme Court!" Boycotting of business firms ey joined! “We are tyrannized over by a government by injunction®’ The Kansas industrial relations and the Kansas labor court ruled i~ constitutional! “Ah. Kansas is onc again headed toward freedom!” President Gompers. “Labor mail tained at the outset that the Kansas law was in violation of the Con stitution. 1f it is permissiblc re gard the reasoning of the court a an indication of a tendency to lift the hand of politics and political ir fluence from the industrial world, wa may express some measure of satis- faction. The difficulty, however, is that it is hard to divorce this most recent_opinion from the opinion ir the child-labor case, after which there is no other ronclusion to he reached except that anything is within _the realm of possibilities where Supreme Court decisior concerned.” way seem Shy alwave ce. declared un- the capital- “Anything?’ Does that include knowledge of the law and an v ! piased intent to construe it, withou: tear or favor? “Oh, upright judge!" ed judge “A second Daniel! a Daniel express some measure o’ satisfaction,” says the president of the A. F. L. _Good! In the lang again of Judge Portia, “He is w paid that is well satisfied” * % % % “Most lear: The people of Washington, as a rule, are approving of the newly es tablished one-way streets, They avoid collisions of traffic going in op posite directions. “One-track min have the same advantages, whether | they are always equipped with ar- rows pointing in our direction or nut | Senator- Sorghum rises to a questio of personal privilége and announ.es that his mind is £o broad that I | does not need one-track regulations {and. by gum, he will go every wa | all men. : TS | The eity is going to test the snov | cleaning ordinance. Let any house- holder beware of leaving snow upon | his sidewalk at any time this month. .| He will be prosecuted to the limit of the law. Somebody must be made an example of, even if the case be car- ried to the cold realms of the Su- preme Court. (Copyright, 1923, by P. V. Collins.) Policeman Is Praised For Respect to Flag | To the Editor of the Star: All honor to Ensign Taylor, but he was not the only one who paid proper | respect to our flag during the Shrine | parade. I was in front:of the Raleigh Hotel | during the parade Tuesday morning and also Wednesday evening, and i policeman No. 199, who was stationed there, never failed to stand at rigid attention as he saluted each Americi flag as it passed. My attention was attracted to officer because, while several I saluted the flag, the careless ence of their attitude was quite in ful manner He also showed such marked cou tesy and consideration to every 1 am sure his chief would have Leen proud of him. MRS. H. J. HARVIE In a Few Words. The training of 4 strong and peace- loving people to defend themselves against attack is their own best guar- antee of peace. —DWIGHT F. DAVIS Two great fallacies have died in the past 100 years of American history. The first that the king can do no wrong, the second that the state can do.no wrong and now there is a third which needs to be buricd—that majority can do no wrong. AUGUSTUS THOMAS. The. league of nations should be condemned for what it has fail to do since its inception any mor than the Christlan religion or tha Constitution, both of which would have been abandoned had they bren judged by what they accomplishel during the first three years of their existence. the —JOHN H. CLARKE. The kaiser and the crown prince were two perfect actors and every time they went before the people they went as actors. —EX-AMBASSADOR JAMES GERARD. We locked arms With the nations of Eurépe. Now that the trouble is over why should we be afraid to shake hands? —BAINBRIDGE COLBY. w. Turn the Volstead act over to tha Army and Navy for enforcement. They haven't anything to do in peace time anyhow but go througih a few drills and idle their time away cruising or maintaining social lations at some isolated post. —HENRY FORD. In the insurance business following a conflagration and the rcmoval of the smoldering ruins, an adjustment of the Jess is made. So should_it be llowln’ the European conflagration. —JOSHPH FRELINGHUYSEN.