Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1924, Page 6

f 8 'll'HE EVENING STAR! With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY. .January 30, 1924 THEODORE W. NOYES The Evening Star New spaper Company Buainess Oftice, 11th St. and Pennazivania Ave. New York Offh 0 East 420d St. Chicago Oftice: Tower Building. European Ofice: 16 Kcgent St.. Landon, Eogland, with the Sunday morning by carrlers within the r month: daily only, 45 nday only, 20 cents’ per month. Orders sent by juail or tele- phone Main 5000. Collection is made by car- Fiers at the end of each mouth. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia, Daily and Sunday..1yr., $8.40; 1 mo.. 7 Daily 3 th 00; 1 mo. Sunday $2.40; 1 mo., :u: All Other States. Sund . §10.00; 1 mo., 85¢ . $7.00; 1 mo., 60c $3.00; 1 mo., 25¢ \lflnher of the Associated Press. rely entitled ull news dis 3 rwise credited e local news pub ts of publication of re also reserved. The Evening St dition, s deliver ty ut 60 conts s per month Daily and Daily only T T Sunday oniy. vr, No Time for Resigning. separate and distinct issues in | wrangle ought not to be confused. The first yuestion it las there been bribery or other criminal offense to taint the oil leases?” | The disclosu ing on the g tion of offic wtion have in flamed public sentiment white heat of ri teous indignation. Th Is par spetition | o expo convict and punish the guilty. If any now in an office related in any way to the ml The the oil lease or D Al cor to a san and personal one he will be pilloried instantly in public opinion. The conviction and condemne f the guilty, whether in or out of office, will be decreed b public sentiment. long in advan the infliction of statutory penalties b the courts. And this fntense publ mdignation over mos is whole and r The law e ovder reserve some 4 second ques “Did the mit the transfer by executive { leasing power over the naval to the Interior Depart- is a question ultimately courts. 1t is not to be safely ed in the heat of excited ]MIH- san debate in the Senate or Hous The third question is: “Assuming that t aw pertiits the oil leases to be made in the manner in which they de and no taint of other official corruption is ny one now in office, is it sound pu policy to lea naval ol r 10 individuals’ < question involves the problem of of mational re- solved the people il ment?" Thi for the snsw were Tribery fastened upon n or pservation to b Illllnx.ll.\ y at the polls, In the excitement of trover: tions ure sometimes i the s nunciation i by partisan con- these distinet ques- me d et pon men accused of incorrectly ruing & law with no suggestion of moral tur- pitude and upon mnén accused of being on the wrong side of one phase of the vitally important of conserva- tion of national resources as is hurled with vehemence inst men who if found guilty of that of which they are accused likely to go to the penttentiary 4 Let us make a sing te appli- cation of thess gencralities. Without this confusion of issues no one can at this time ask & Denby’s resi nation. He is not accused or suspec ed of participation in any officfal cor- ruption. He is accused of believing that the policy of leasing the oil re- serves to private Dersons or corpora- tions sound and in the national interest; of holding that the transfer of the power of leasing from the Navy Department to the Interior Depart- ment was permitted by law, and of formally signing such le: negotiat- ed by the Interior Department, with- out due consideration. It is conceivable that the oil-leasing policy of the Harding administration might at some time be so repudiated by the Coolidge administration or by Congress as to render'Secretary Den- by's position untenable. But it is in- conceivable that there should be such a repudiation and such a resignation now. Public opinion is at this time in- tensely concerned in the indications of moral delinquency and official corrup- tion that have been disclosed, and is pressing for united, concentrated ef- fort to transform indications and evi- dences into proof, conviction and pun- ishment. To punish publicly any official now 1s to class him in public opinion among those guilty of moral delinquency. This is no time for a resignation to be asked or given that is based upon wdvocacy of an alleged unsound public policy. It will diminish the deserved pres- tige of those who have the credit of uncovering indications of official cor- ruption if they turn aside from the task of exposing, convicting and pun- ishing all of the guilty to assail and bespatter for partisan advantage par- tisan opponents who are not accused of guilt. \ issue ave conery i Over & hundred thousand cases of beer intended for United States con- sumption are detained on the Cana- dian side of the Detroit river, The « inland streams, as well as the ocean, continue to call for diplomatic con- sideration. ———————— The English cabinet is considering the question of a loan to assist the unemployed. The task of sifting out & few men who would rather borrow than work will be an element of re- sponsibility. ——————— ’ Colonies or Deadly Disease! A German bacteriologist has re- leently found a new femedy to pre- went a sleeping sickness. It is be- Yieved to be effective. Experiments have been tried that demonstrate that with this agency those districts in the tropics that are infested with the germ of this terrible disease can e cleared. Now comes the German Galontal Society and demands uncon- @Yonal restoration. of Germany's and pre-war rights as the price for the bestowal of this remedy wpon bumanity. Dr. Zache, cited in $he dispatches'as a enpnhl m | initiat expresses the bellef that this remedy for the tsetse fever “is destined to convert central Africa into a prosper- ous, fertile country, inhabited by an industrious people.” Edouard Achelis, chairman of the Bremen section of the German Colonial Society, delivers this ultimatum: “No colonies, no remedy. Enthusiasts for the colonial powers are demanding the German govern- ment immediately protect the remedy agaipst undue exploitation by the en- tente powers. There is only one thing to do. That is for the entente powers to find a remedy of their own. German labo- ratory secrets are pretty well kept, but not exclusively. The war proved that what German scifncé can do others can do as well. Germany, in fact, was beaten in the war game with her own agencies. She had the start and failed to make victory. Then her scientific methods were turned against her to the end of her ultimate defeat. Naturally, the allied powers cannot consider for a moment such a bargain as that proposed by the German Co- lonial Society, even if thousands of Africans should die for lack of treat- ment. The responsibility does not rest {upon them, but upon the government that now seeks to traffic in humanity by withholding an agency for the alle- viation of one of the greatest ills from which mankind suffers as a means of winning back that which it lost in & war that it precipitated for gain. ——————— The President Acts. While the storm of indignation aroused by the disclosures in the naval ofl lease scandal rages in Cq gress, President Coolidge is actifg with calm determination to the end of administering justice. Upon his own he has named two special counsel of opposing political faiths to serve as investigators and prosecutors, one of them nationally known, a for- mer Attorney General under a demo- cratic administration. Thomas W. Gregory of Texas, who was at the head of the Department of Justice from August, 1914, to March, 1919, is eminently qualified to act in this capacity as the President’s adviser and agent of inquisition and, if guilt ; found, of punishment. With him will e Silas H. Strawn of lllinois, who, not as widely known as Mr. holds a position of eminence served as president of {the Bar Association of Illinois and that of Chicago, and is now chairman of the committee on legal education of the American Bar Association. Neither Mr. Gregory nor Mr. Strawn has been conspleuously active in poli Their work has been that They are men of the h integrity as well as of marked . Their selections cannot fail to impress the country as evidence of the President’s determination to reach the truth regarding these matters, and 1o punish those who may have been in ny degree guilty of corruption or of- ficial malfeasance. Unfortunately, in the discussion ‘of the matter in Congress a partisan tone has been manifested. This is. as the saying goes, tha psychological time for accusing the party in power of shortcomings. A campaign is even now in the first stage of development. Candidates are lining up for the re- spective party nominations. It is the season for making campalgn material. The naval oil lease scandal falls read- ily to the hands of the political op- povents of the administration, and they ure making the most of it, with a wide range of loose expressions in denunciation. Meanwhile the Presi- dent act —_————— The amount appropriated by the House of Representatives for the prosecution of the oil cases is one hun- dred thousand dollars. A hundred thousand is no longer regarded as a lucky number. —————— Though not a loquacious man Presi- dent Coolidge recognizes promptly an oceasion, like the pil discussion, when it is obviously his turn to sa¥ some: thing. ———— Hats in the ring are liable to be a little blown about by the cyclone de- veloped in the vicinity of Teapot Dome. s while est bilit No matter How low the franc might fall it could expect no commiseration from the German paper mark. The President and the Potomac. President Coolidge shows fondness for the Potomac river and makes fre- quent trips on the Mayflower. The name of that trim craft appears in newspapers as often as did the Dol- phin, and Washingtonians read the name Mayflower oftener than their ancestors saw the name Tallapoosa, a black-hull, side-wheel steamer which served as a dispatch boat end yacht for the President, hieh government officials and foreign visitors through the '75s end into the '80s. There is something gratifying to old Washing- tonians that ‘the President seems to feel the charm of the Potomac. They knew it years ago, and it remains with them a happy memory. They believe that the Potomac spell will grow upon the President, and that he will be en- chanted when the hilly shore lines turn from brown to green and the ‘water changes from dull hues to biue, green and silver. Usually the President does not go further down the river than Quantfco, but his recreation hours are few. It is below Maryland point and where Nanjemoy, the Port Tobacco and ‘Wicomico meet the river, where the baye St, Clement and Breton stretch far inland and where Nomini, .Coan and the St. Marys join the great river that it seems most majestic and in- spiring. It is there that one gets vast fluvial views which old people in this part of the country believe as fine as elsewhere in the world. Time was when the river was a big- ger thing in our uvu than now. All Washington was'closer to it. South ‘Washington, east and west, was about all there was of Washington except & thin berder’ “of houses north of F street. Most Washington was within an easy walk of the Potomac or the East. ern branch. The names of steamboats ‘were household words, and steamboat captains were as well known as emi- nent lawyers and bankers today. The the city, second to 2o other section ex- cepting perhaps Pennsylvania avenue. Nearly all the old Wnshington fami- lies now living beyond the boundary, and in ail the “helghts,” “parks” and “terraces,” descepd from people who lived on *“the Island” or the “navy yard” or some other part of the city where the steamboat whistles could be heard }, and where steamboats and the river were talked of 1n the dining room, par- lor and the office. “New Washington™ was then a land of commons, pastures, bog, steep hills and deep ravines. River excursions and picnics to Gly- mont, Pyes Landing, White House, Ogcoquan, Lower Cedar Point, Blaki stones Island and scores of other places were quite the thing. Hotels along the river and its creeks were very busy places in summer. Washington began to grow away from the river. Railroads multiplied and carried people to mountains and mineral springs far from the Potomac. The bicycle came along and young people took to the roads. Then came the trolley car and the automobile. There are still summer excursions on the river, and a good many people are true to the Potomac. A lonely steam- boat passes up and down, and the boats to Norfolk and to Baltimore come and go, but the stoi of the Potomac is that of the Hudson, the Ohio, the Mississippi and many other rivers. Gov. Silzer and Coal. Gov. Silzer of New Jersey thinks that the Congress of the United States and the commonwealth of Penn vania should deal with the questions of coal supply, distribution and ex- cessive prices in some way or other. He admits that his own state must bear a share of responsibility in t correction of evils of local extortion, however. In a special m ture of New Jersey he urges the lesis- lators to take cognizance of the situ- ation, and act promptly within the lines of the state’s jurisdiction as well as to memorialize Congress. He sug- gests three remedies for the evils of the coal situation. Fi he would call upon Pennsylvania to adopt such dvisable power of a have already o action. » to the legisia- state to act. Othe nudged Pennsyly The second is to urge upon Congress through petition the necessity of regu lating the coal industry under the power of Congress to contrel inter. state commerce. The third measure to have the state of New Jersey deal with the coal after it enters the state Gov. Silzer's representations are timely. A mild winter thus tar and sufficiency of the coal supply have served to lessen public interest in the | I* coal problem. There was much thun- | dering in the index some time back | about what was going to be attempt- | ed, and then actual steps in doing any thing began to lag. e ——————————— Whenever & governmental compli catlon arises Elihu Root is immediate- 1y thought of as & man rather too old, perhaps, to run for the presidency, but never too old for all kinds of hard work. Having pread sym pathy as a sick man, Senator La Fol- lette is apparently determined to make up-for any lost time by a most ener- getic convalescence. If the water front camnnot yet be made a thing of beauty it should at least be made fireproof. . —_—————————* SHOOTING STARS. 1 PY PHILANIER JOH) Lure of the Inscrutible. I met a man who said the fourth di- mension ‘Was simple, to his mind, as a b c. I gazed with self-cffacing apprehen- sion, Why should he condescend to no- tice me? It seemed his privilege to hold a sin- tion From which he with disdain, Since he assumed an intimate relation ‘With matters that nobody can ex- plain. viewed us others I met a man who said this world 1s naughty And that it needs a leader—just like him. listened to haughty Of intellectual force and purpose grim. And yet there was a barrowing sus- picion ‘That now and then a lightweight as ' to brain Is boosted to conspicuous position By matters that nobody can explain. I met a man of diffident deportment ‘Who said there might be things he didn’t know. Of talk he had a limited assortment. His thought was sure, but he was rather slow. I flouted him and turned to moods commanding. 1f you a place In my esteem would gain You must assert an air of understxnd- ing In matters that nobody can explain. Forms of Government. “A republic is different from an autocracy.” “Undoubtedly,” answered Senator Sorghum. “In a republic as far as you can go is to order a man to resign at sunset or take the consequences. In an autocracy you can have him shot at sunrise.” I his demonstrations Jud Tunkins says a man is liable to get elected to office because of things he never really did and to get put out for the same reason. : + Oils. This life is filled with care and toil As new dissensions come. | 1t we're not fearing fusel ofl, ‘We dread petroleum. The Sareasticist. “You claim to be kind-hearted, and yet you arq sarcastic.” “Barcasm,” sald Miss Cayenne, “is ustally an effort to make a gentle sug- gestion meet a state of affairs that by rights demands a severe rmoot" “A quarrel about. mfi-u | that by Frank H. Hedges under tha title jnot only D. IN TODAY’S o SPOTLIGHT BY PAUL V. COLLINS Monday a cable brought the new oo Athens, Greece, that hun- dreds of refugees from Turkish atrocities had frozen to.death, the day before. Thousands were suffer- ing from extreme cold, inadequate clothing and undernourishment. Greece, with her population of 5,000,000, Is endeavoring to give the world the impression that she is properly caring for the more than a million Greek and Armenian refu- sees from Turkey, who have fled to her territory. _But it is whispered Ly those who are in close touch with the Neag East Rellef that the present Greek government does not dare it ho known that the “care e e able to give the refugeees amounts to ouly 2 cents a day, with which to buy food, and that thousands are 3[1{:‘\)}‘“2 to _death, wt? Confess that the n public, which is asking to b nized as the de juré and de government, is unable to feed clothe the 'refugees who have to Greece owing to her . the recent war with the How, then, can she hope t ognition from tha power * K % % An order was telegraphed this week from the W shington head- quarters of the Near East Reliet to the New Orleans branch shich re- sulted in the immediate shipping of 250 tons of clothing, but it will re- quire nearly four weeks for the ship- ment to reach its destination. A cry has come to send over twenty tong of quinine, to allay the fevers, lest a terrible epidemic sweep the country. ery has that the an Red Cross lend its aid, hut any is not likely to be re- sponded -t because the *relief” al-{ ready working there ought to b supported without duplication of “ef- oW recog facto and tled Near East Ralfef. chartered by nd manne a . has spent more than saving lives of refu- of the Greeks and Arme- nians still in Turkev. It is supportink in orphana 1 in Athens, in Betrut exandropol —outside the domaln of Turk ,000 ~orphans. The work needs $1,000.000 a month from America, but is somewhat fall- ing behind in collections, “America’” has become the synonym of all that is hope and lence and good- ness in the of millions of the oppressed in Minor. nation has come to the res 0,000 Arme as has America. ore the war there 4.000,000 Arm the reduction to 000 indica extent of mas- onary | over ocean. id or- rican exped! total of a litt] ent across th the fleets over a 4t was rated an_extraor- mplishment. Armenfan refugees equal to ha he A. E, F. d acroxs the w n all sorts hoats Greece, unorgantsed, unclothed. Many hundred nd more are even yet seeking escape, but, being pe s in peril within Turkish ter- or unfed thous | means of * % X A thousand years ago occurred the children’s crusade of 30,000 children out of Europe, bent upon rescuing the holy sepulcher from Moslem hands. The crusade ended in wreck and slavery of the childish survivors. Then another 20,000 chil- dren followed the same year, crossed the Alps, but fortunately they were persuaded to return after reaching come dies. world ‘crusade” of freedom Armenian children cross Turk | famous « down in h How much heard of the wh 20,000 Japan Is Defended. Nation Will Last, Says ’\ahve. Replying to Writer. To the Editor of The Star: 1 have read the wonderful article of “East is East” published In The Evening Star Monday, January 21, with the greatest interest and I pay high respect to his marvelous under- standing of the spirit of Nippon and many thanks fog, the introduetion of real beauty and wonder of the land of cherry blossoms to the American people. It is, indeed, a great achiev ment n itself for ‘the foreigner to| understand the real spirit of Nippon, which has an extraordinary spiritual clvilization many, many centuries isolated from the outer world. The beautiful scenery of cherry blos- soms of Nippon so admirably de- soribed in this article and coupled with a few quotations of old poems in it, clearly shows the writer's won- derful understanding and devoted study of the spirit of the flowery kingdom. However, I deeply regret to mention the fact that he throws a dark cloud upon this lovely and delightful article by adding the last few lines, which are, in my opinion, unnecessary bui give a shadow of doubt in his understand- ing of Nippon's spirit. These last fow lines are very suggestive and perhaps are the main object of the article, but T would like to add a few more lines so that the readers of The Star may get tho real true sense of the spirit of Nippon. Otherwise I feel it might lead to a failure to under- stand. 1t is, of course, true that “the beauty and wonder must fade and pas: and so it is indeed possible to see the great New York city as the loneliest desert in the world after 3,000 years from today. Who could then dare imagine in those golden days of King “Tut” that Egypt could be in part o lonely desert today? In those poems quoted in Mr. Hedges' article the real meaning is not only the mere lamentable feellng of poets in sceing the fading beauty of cherry blossoms, but also is ex- pressed ~a profound philosophical meaning, assoclated somewhat with the Buddhish ideals, in seeking the truth of the universe, from and to which all beauties and wonders in our world come and go. The beauty_of cherry blossoms, the symbol of Yamato Damashii, ‘may fade and pass as the short dream of a midgummer's night, but the writer failed to add the fact that the fading cherry comes again in its life in next spring with more glorious beauty. And this is repeated and will still repeat again and again from the days of God to the forever. The writer perhaps did not know another poem in which the poet expresses the other | side of meaning of cherry blossoms. Toshi goto ni Sakuya Yoshino no ‘amazakura, Ki ‘wo warite miyo Hana no 'u-lka wo. The rough translation of this verse may be read as follows: ear after year, P air Tosnino's cherry blossoms, Bloom in the spring: however, How oan vou Sec the flowers, As they are hidden dormant ia the parent branches. verse is originally composed to ma the thought in seeking the truth of the human mind. but it beau- tifully and correctly represents a: well the -everlasung dOrmapt energy gn. cherry, the symbol of Yamato miles, under the protection of Old Glory, that they might reach safety and shelter in American orphanages? * kK K The relief does not stop with feed- ing and clothing the children, but it undertakes to educate and train them vocationally that they, in turn, may become not only self-supporting, but In a few years may be leaders and teachers of their people. One of the outstanding features of the lundscape in Armenta is Mount Ara- rat, where Noah first saw the rain- bow of hope, after the deluge. Again, from the shadows of the peak the people of Noah's land sce the rain- bow in the clouds and are assured that they will have protection and a future without tragedy. For they are no longer under Turkish rule— those who have succeeded in getting out of Turkey or into the three little republics which are left of the frag- ments of the upheaval * ¥ Kk k Before the world war Armenia, with its 4000,000 people, occupied several states, half of which were “absorbed” into Turkish domain, the other half becoming a republic. Ad- joining ghe Armenain republic, in the southedst, s Azerbaijan, which also became an independent republic dur- ing the world war, and the same is true of Georgia, located on the north of Armenia. These three little repub- lics were independent for a few years, and each had a representative mem- ber in the assembly of the league of nations. But a short time ago sov Russia took possession of all thre and, leaving them tonomons g ernments fo part of an indep lh nt Armeni; menlan territory is fre ish invasion. To the uth of Ar- menia_is Kurdestan, with @ popu tion of 2,600,000, almost entirely Mo- ammedgns, and just ferocious against Armenians as are the Turks. * * % % Is no longer but the Ar- from Turk- WEDN’ESDAY, JANUARY 30, All the world knows the tragic story of the German invasion of Bel- glum. Gen. Allenby calls Armenia the “Belgium of the East” Its whole history has been a prolonged tragedy. 1t was related, by Dr. Doughty in a talk on the relief given in a Wash- ington Church last Sunday that a new superintendent of a mission or- phanage was astonished when Lad been in charge of Its thou children for ten day t not Lad she seen even the smalle. ng. It wax so remarkable that ook occasion, in the course a talk to the children telling th how well they had worked and pl ed, to ask how it came that not once had any of ‘them had to cry An older 1d explained: I's because we have all eriel so much that we have no tears left.’ * ok ok % ans re the oldest Christian people in the world. About 120 years ago three Willlams College students held a little prayer meeting in a haystack at which they resolved to devote their lives to missionar: work. Then they offered their serv- « church prayer meeting, and e told by the cher that if the Lord wanted the then saved He would find means without their help. But the young men pé They reached Turkey. but found it impos- sible to convert the Mohammedans. The Armenian and Syrian ¥Chris- 18 however, were ready 0 be taught. Thus hegan the first American mis sionary work in ths near east, an not many vears ago Williams loge celebrated the centennial of ¢ haystack prayer meeting. The effect of thix teaching was not only to cducate the Armenians in religion but also _indirectly to make them re- publicans and restless under Turkish despotism. Hence Americans have a pecullar responsibility. by Paul V. Collins.) The Arme Argues on Retirement. Writer Pleads for Those Fit for Duties On Reaching 70 Years. | To the Editor of The Star: Should the civil service retirement law be amended it is devoutly to be hoped that there will be left un- changed the existing provision (the proviso to section 6) allowing reten- tion In the service of those emploves who, while of retirement age, are, nevertheless, vigorous both physical- Iy and mentally, are rendering effi- cient service in good measure and do not wish to retire, Few provisions of the present law were more wisely conceived than this. Instances of its abuse have become exceedingly rare and could be virtu- ally eliminated by the creation of proper retiring boards. It is common experfence that arrival at a given age is not synonymous with failure of physical and mental powers, especial- ly where the age is not an extreme one. Mental infirmity does not at- tend the attainment of seventy years as does the freezing of water at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Tennyson lived to be eighty-three and did some of his best work after seventy. Cato, it is said, began the study of Greek at eighty. In the federal civil service “desk men,” as a class, supply a very large number of exceptions to the sus perannuation at three-score-years- and-ten theory, and it Is the part of wisdom to take cognizance of this. The framers of the present retire- ment act did so by including the pro- viso to section 6. The act proceeds upon the assumption that, as a rule, clerical workers (glving the word “clerical” its widest significance) who have attalned the age of seventy are not able to render that measure and quality of service to which the nation is entitled, but it also recognizes the existence of and makes provision for those employes of retirement age who measure fully up to standard and even exceed it. Some Father Wil- liam, seventy years of age, employed, say, under the Treasury Department, may not be able to “balance an eel on the end of his nose,” but he may be able to outstrip all the younger em- ployes in his section or division in the balancing Of government. ac- counts or the adjudication of govern- ment claims. Professional, technological, scien- tific and clerical workers in the fed- eral service often are extremely valu- able to the government, although they have reached retirement age, and it would be economic waste of the grossest kind to drop them from the seryice. Not a few of these employe love their work. It has become a part of their lives; their contribution to the world's advancement. If retired, their useful work is likely to cease; their salaries, smail now, are re- placed by a retirement dole the maxi- mum of which is $720 a year. Sepa- rated from their life work many such persons are apt to feel that th o nine sugerfuose” and (hele o maining years are not n.p", Prow- sion should be made for voluntary retirement upon an annuity sufcient 1o live upon, but 1t seems unwise, un- economic and even cruel to foros the separation from the service of trained, efficient workers who are performin thelr &n_llm 35 weil 25 or sven etter than their younger as GEORGE of [imposing proporti a1 late a favorable report 30, 1924.. Politics at Large BY N. 0. MESSENGER The latest development in pres dentlal politics, the announcement by Benator Reed of Missourl that he is a candidate for the democratic nomina- tion for the presidency, is attracting Interest among the democratic poll- ticlans. They are disposed to think that his entrance into the contest may have important effect, the pre- vailing opinion being that it will in- crease Mr. MeAdoo's difficulties in realizing his ambition. The way the wiseacres figure it out is that every time a new candidate enters the fleld, the possibility of a deadlock in the natfonal convention, followed by the necessity of a cow- promise candidate, is enlarged. There are now eight men who are either avowed or suggested candidates—Mr, MeAdoo, Senator Underwood, Senator Ralston, former Gov. Cox, Gov. Smith of New York, John W. Davis of West Virginia, Dr. Murphree of Florida and Senator Reed. The common ohject of all who may enter would be first to “head off” Mr. McAdoo from getting the necessary two-thirds to nominate and then set- upon the nominee. It is argued, that if - Mr. McAdoo's strength ean be whittled down with favorite son” pruning knife, vill be a "look In" for some 6. Anti-Reed democrats clalm that the Missourlan received a setback in his at the qutset of his candidac: i the st s committee, Monda. decided upon £ ingfield for the fi(.fll\ | convention, the Reed supporters as Slimoh nat deiting mhe conven- | tion to go there. Senator Reed's friends, however, minimize the im- portance of the incident. * % % The contest in Missouri between the Reed and anti-Reed forces promises to be as bitter a “favorite-son” battle as that expected in California be- tween the supporters of Senator Hi- ram W. Johnson and the forces k of President Coolidge. When Senator Reed was up for re-election to the Senate the Woodrow Wilson faction in the democratic party fought him most vigorous A the charge was madg that the senator was elected with the aid of republican vote: * % * Smith of New York, leaders, | Alfry it is conc will iE d Ly democratic assembled a following of | ns by the time the although none ¢ n the party that he can possibly nomination. But it is go- dable bloc to deal say, and will come in the forces that are plan- Leaders Murphy of Taggart of IIn- 2. Brennan of 1l- linois will the units gath- ered from several states and at the ausplelous moment swing them to the man they decide upon to try ta block Mr. MeAdoo. Gov. Smith will be looming large in the public eye about that time con- sequent upon his ffight with the re- publicans of the New York leg ture over his program of legislation. Only last Monday he secured from thé Sudiclary committer of the state sen- 2 five of the more important measures he un- der way and will pass them through the state senate. But they will run into a stone wall in assembly and it is _confidently predicted by the re- publicans that t can stop them there. This will draw attention governor and to his policies of the latter likely to be inco into the framework of the cratic national platform In princip! where applicable and not strictly state legislation. ® ok K One of the most important of Gov. Smith's measures restores the pri- mary system of momination of state officers. This bill has been presented by Gov. Smith three times and al- ways beaten. Another gives the gov- ernor full control over the making of the state budget and all state ap- propriation. Another provides for four-year terms for elective state offices, the governor's contention being that two years are not sufficlent for the chief executive to work out legislative pro- grams. Still another provides that candidates for public office shall file the statement of their eclection e penses before instead of after ele tion. An amendment to the state con- stitution is proposed which would enable the people as well as the leg- islators to initiate proposals amending the state constitution ¥ % ¥ % President Coolidge 1Is moving steadily ahead with his plans for aid- ing agriculture. He has taken on another problem for which he hopes to find solutfon through the possible extension of banking sympathy and support to the condition of the banks in the northwest. President Coolidge’s calling of conference February 4 in this_ci between Secretaries Hoover and Wal- lace and some forty-odd renresent- atives of commercial lines nterest- ed in the welfare of agriculture recognised as a long step of progress in the direction he Is aiming. * kK Kk ‘What the President has specifi in mind as remedial measures these suggestions: The refunding of present overdue indebtedness of farmers In territory most sériously affected. Financial assistance through a federal agency to- enable wheat farmers to make an immediate change from a single crop system to diversified. farming. Extenslon of time and functious of the War Finance Corporation. Restoration wherever it may be needed, and can be done, of the im- paired capital of banking institu- tions in agricultural communitie The creation by private capital furnished by diversified enterprises of a substantial financing corporation to assist in the work of tiding over agricultural and live stook sections until Such time as they are on their feet. Gov have conve the cils concede cure the ing to be a form with, they andy to ning a deadlocl fon meets, “higher ups coun t a 1y are * %k % X It will be noted that his plans con- template the co-operation of private ‘business in the work of resucitation | of exhausted industry and impaired capital, and heads away twm instead of toward paternalism. would } place upon the Industries e related to agriculture the duty of coming forward to help, as a busi- ness proposition in which they should be interested for their own sake, and not as a charity undertaking. His| theory is that it is for-the benefit of all that a section of a class should be kept from disaster by ald thus rendered. President Coolldge realizes that for | ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERI Q. Please give a sketch of x,dn rvl Bok.—F. J. W. A. Edward Willlam Bok was born Netherl. October 9, 1863, the age of six, was educated in the Brooklyn public schools, and married Mary Loulse ughter of C Curtls. For ma tor of the Ladies Home Journal is now vice president of the C Publishing Company Q. What is the record for the day bicyele race?—W. K, ¥ A. The six-day bicycle miles d Dupyy fix- e record Eg Q. Why are th crooked between t this country?—>L A. The Interst in te Comme the boundarics b Often the boun to depart from the position between the standard ians in order to suit the con of the raflroads or to meet mands of the communjties affce Q. How many Americans hav portraits on the Philippine —F. R. G, A. There have been seven: Wa fngton, Franklin, Lincoln, McKinl Ma). Gen. H. W, Lawton, Rear Ad- miral Sampson and Admiral Dewey. Q. What names w Hall of Fame lust yea A. No names were The last names were chosen | and the next n for men will not take plac Q. servato: tatny Who founded the Imperiul Con- Petrograd>—>. vas founded by Anton stein. the great Russian pianis Q. Where hav found and how large L. K. Remains of dinosauriz have en found from time to time in North and South America, Lurope outhern Asia, South Africa und rthern Australis worthy localities are Bernissart in Belgium, and the Rocky mountains. The smallest of these pre-historic an- imals were about the size of a chicken: the largest attained of from 60 to 70 feet; heights o 10 to 20 feet, and v in at from 20 to b rs the been dino, were : and whers variety sive laye of qGu in the rent colors - to banded layers agite color, clouded whi ularly dis moss a defined, 1 dark markir to manizanese oxide. Agates u universally and are n . cut and polished, for ornaments jewelry. The principal supp from Uruguay and America, whence they Oberstein, in German polishing 'is an impor: Macdonald Wal Bi are where th t industry By the accession to power British labor party, with J. Macdonald at the helm, the cl government is more apparent real in the view of the press. That with the co dropping out of the pictur rarily at- least, British will down to strategy between the Macdonald borites the Asquith liberals se aceepted as a matter of cc The new cabinet will power Ly sufferance only tors agree and will fall wi proposes any of the extre for which it stands. ' s of the r alarm or ev cern and be taken in 1t will he an interest a tuated almost solely by curic In the opinion of the 1 News “the {ssue cannot long poned hetween the iabor those regard the of the nee of than Te most culated organized D . what to " There ion as to 1d in spite of f getting on there might to turn it out and T government a chance the Boston Transeript | “Mr. Macdonald owes h to the error of Mr. Bai nd 16 the crassly partisan will- | ingnes the liberal leaders to take advantaze of any. political stick that comes along to.whip the tory dog.” ok ok % With labor in office the Newark News observes “the liberals wilf, as a matter of fact, be in power, for no measure can go forward with- out their support.” Hence donald may introduce no measures, nor deviate sharply the policies that enlist sympathies,” the Buffalo News clares, for as soon as he doe ministry is doomed to defeat would cause no surprise. therefor the Cincinnati Enquirer suggests, “if in the end the liberals w he ones to pull the props from under the labor government which they have helped to raise to temporary powe As the Roanoke World it the Macdonald cabinet’ anotl Becau: points o opportuui win it, News sees chance of theg man who tries to serve two masters, d “sooner or late the indications are that it will sooner, the Macdonald cabinet will come to grief on the rocks of dis- satisfaction within the ranks of its party or the reef exposed by the sub- siding of liberal suppor The Duluth Herald holds the same vie declaring Macdonald's “position {s not to be envied,” while the Toronto Star admits that only “the complication of the political situation requires that the new government be tolerated, Though agreeing that the rise of the labor party. may be only tem- porary, and due to the existing un- test which has resulted from de- pressed industrial _condltio the Portland Express claims other hand it may betoken a chans in. the conduct of world affairs, tI end of which no man can foresee. In this counection the New York Times insists “the example of Rus sla is & virtual guarantee against any tendency on/the part of responsible fabor and soclalist leadership in western Europe to run amuck,” any-: y *a labor government is to have Its day, and its course will be fol- lowed with eager interest by students of politics everywher The Baltimore Sun, furthermore, maintains “the composition of ~Mr. Macdonald's cabinet promises a labor administration both skillful and cau- tious whether its tenure of office long or short”” But if the premler's announced policy of Wwalving ‘na tionalization” and “the capital levy be pursued, the Brooklyn Eagle be- some of the plans which have begn prg;wufl for =o'0rlmentxl ald wou! d not help the farmer eventually, for his creditors would immediately selze ‘E: whatever ald was extended to He is convinced.that the plans b‘ e mmn "l.y wm ‘when wm-kafl out give the lleves “it may be a long tifie befure any party or faction In_parliamenf will push hard for anmother gene election.” R This is also the opinion of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, which says it the labor government should suc- succeeding is no better than that of C J. HASKIN To the Gul of St. Is of ¥ A, { Petro, The most note- | organized in 1 ks Tight Rope. Inv View of American Editor- ceed ile adher cal poli der 1o ove sw antici acquire enough and bart entente t like and 1ib, verything | “I am the master of my farc. I am the captain of my soul” i EASTMAN OFTEN FACED RUIN. George tng “just a clerk"” as owner of a pro only to find, many times, tion snatched away and awaiting. Born in little Watervill was seven vears old when died. A public school Ro was cut short help his seml-invalid mothe the family. A job in an in nce offic |$3 a week, then Luter came a bank clerk, studriug & ! perimenting ut nisht At twenty inspired by ar English dispatch telling the discovery of a gelatin dry-plate process, h 'snugh! the formula. Months of experimenting, clouder with repeated failu at last re vealed the secret. A photographe tried th plates, and ordered mor: Orders came fa and Eastman rent & room and hired a man, the youns iinventor working in the Lank all da and in_ the room at night—some- times all night. ing his irksonie’ bank routir & manufacturer. Jobber took all the plates dull winter. S Then came surn nd cu: s returned the p! The emulsion had deteriorated with stman had not known that 2 he ¢ r support yielded he be nd ex- $ our, Seemen nade good all the old gone. He took) 4 again. Busi me, the force grew and profits were seen. , and refused to produce one| Frenzied efforts, night! Eastman! bought, for The went t land much more than he ford, the American rights to the Eng lish ‘firn formula. mpetition threatened san invented the sparent mm that made moving pictures possidle ap- peared. Improvements and successre quickly followed. Today, the companies under man’s coptrol have @ combined tal of $40,000.000 and employ le. Bastiian Is one of the rich- sat men In America and he is known for his many benefactions, modestly &lven. Wexte—lincoln's Many Fallyres. (Copyright, 1923.) H and Kodak. ~ Then his emulsion! | could then af- | !