Evening Star Newspaper, July 18, 1924, Page 6

THE EVENING. STAR With Sunday Morning Edition WASHINGTON, FRIDAY...... DiNCH July 18, 1924] THEODORE W. NOYES. . . . Editor = = Wliden = | The Evening Star Newspaper Company Guainess Office, 11th 8t. and Pennsylvania Ave. New York Office: 110 East 42nd Bt. Chicigo Ofce: Tower Building. European Oflice: 16 Regent St.,London, England. The Evening . with the Snnday morning ~dition. 15 delivered by carriers within the | it af G0 cents per month: daily only, 45 ents”per month: Sunday oniy. 20 cents’ per | mouth.””Orders may be tent by mail or tele- | Vione Main G0, Collection ik wade by car- | Tiers at the eud of each montl | Rate by Mail—Payable in Advange. | Maryland and Virgin aily and Sunday..1yr., $8.40; 1 mo., 70¢ | Daily only ......717r.,$6.00: 1 mo. 50c Sunday only ....0 1 yr., $2.40 1 mo., 20c | All Other States. and Sunday.1 yr., §10.00 ..1yr, $7.0 Ay $3.04 1 mo., 83¢ 60c 25¢ ail Sunday only . mo., Member of the Assoclated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled o the ‘use for republication of all news dis- petches credited to it or not otherwise credited | §n this paper and alwo the local news pub- Lished “herein. All rights of publication of cial dispafches herein are also reserved. i The La Follette Tickets. Computations are now being made by partisan leaders on both sides as o the effect of the La Follette can-| didacy. In Democratic circles there is scd belief that the third party will draw more Republican than De whereas - in Republican circles confidence is ex- pressed that the bulk of the La Fol- lette will come from Democratic sources. There are two major elements 0 the prospective La Follette support, the farmer vote and the labor vote. The farmer vote is normally Repub-{ lican and the labor vote, it is contend- | d in Republican quarters. is normally | Democratic. The farmer vote is larger in the West than in the Kast, and the labor vote is larger in the East than in the West. Thus it becomes some- what a geographical as to whether the third-party nominee will cut more heavily into the Republican or Democ ranks An interesting development has just occurred in two States, wh have been rated by some as probably Demo- | cratic owing to the formation of the New York ticket, West Virginia and | Nebraska. In the former State. the | vative State of Mr. Davis, an opinion s the attorney | that La Follette electors can- | riot be put on the ballot because of a | failure to comply with the law by fil- | ing a certificate of nomination within | 20 days after the primary election. | The constitutionality of this law has | been upheld by the court Nebraska, the home Presidential Candidate which require held on the lette from the mar a4 corn ‘\ and a ¢ endeavor | by appeal to court to get their r-Iw‘lurfi‘l on the ticket. By a peculiar coinci- | dence electors have already been named for the regular progressive ticket, of which Henry Ford is the sominee for President. These electors, however. happen to be personally for La Foliette. So they might cast their electoral votes for the active Wiscon- sin candidate instead of the regularly designated Michigan nominee. | rs are ket votes wratic, vote question ic been rendered zeneral Likewise in | State of Viee Bryan, the law. | that State conventions same date, bars La Fol- ballot. The La Follette have called nvention. and will If the La Follette elects Parred from State tickets, and no way is found to get the third-party nom- Inces before the voters in those places where the law intervenes, the calcula- tions of the third-party managers will | be seriously affected. This is one of the most difficult problems which the | la Follette organization has to fau.’." wore important, , than that of | raising funds for the campaign. e The Channels. A reminder of our May floods is given by an estimate by the engineer officer in charge of the improvement of the Potomac River that $70.000 is; needed to dredge the west Potomac channel between Georgetown and the Highway Bridge. It is said that the ! channel is now only 20 feet deep in places, or four feet less than the depth required. One might think that flood | water flowing at unusual speed and Learing tens of thousands tons of rock reduced during ages to gravel, sand and mud, would deepen: the channel by | scouring, but the flood water drops | along jurse enough of the matter it carries to shoal the channel. This process of shoaling goes on when the river flows calmly or rushes on its way. Mud flats are built up and sand and gravel are laid down in bars or extensive beds. In the tallest of our bills are sand and gravel beds that were laid there uncountable years ago hy water. Perhaps these highland sand and gravel beds were dropped where they lie by flowing water in remote times or perhaps after being deposited they, with the adjacent land, were lifted to their present height by that mysterious internal force which is al- | ways raising ridges or letting depres- sions form in the earth’s crust. We reed deep channels in the Potomac znd Eastern Branch, and to have and keep them the dredges must work. — Occasionally a man is perfectly sin- cere in a willingness to retire from public life. Albert Fall consistently refrains from any needless demonstra- tion. Hotels and the Liquor Law. The proposal of enforcement officers to ask for a padlock injunction against a large New York hotel on the ground | of recent purchases of liquor in a roof cafe of that establishment is attract- ing nation-wide attention, inasmuch as it this move is made and succeeds the hotel managements throughout the country will be put under the se- verest requirements to enforce the prohibition law, with the penalty of a closure of their houses for a year for failure to do so. The officers of the New York company have been arrest- ed, as well as the waiters who served the drinks, and steps are being taken for the hearing of the charge upon which padlock injunction will be based. 1t is contended by the hotel men that sales of liquor are made, if at all, in their houses by employes who are violating orders; that whenever such 1 inen are caught selling to guests they, |acts of his agent. Applied to the en- la plate of food, and the waiter, ac- the law not only in New York but else- | the stricest co-operation of law en- also, and we get much news of “raids” land arrest they do not suppress all place | should be suppressed it is he can get a diploma from the school learn fast and complete their course and save their money, perhaps. dens are old suckers, and the old suck- of oil wells, gold mines, rubber plan- tations doing good work to give him such are at large, are dismissed, and that the hotels makKe no profit out of the traffic. The liquors and wines, they aver, are smuggled into the hotels and sold by the waiters for their own private ad- vantage. It will be for the court to determine whether responsibility rests upon the management and ownership for the conduct of employes, assum- ing that the traffic is, as the hotel executives contend, Solely conducted Ly the employes. There is an old axiom of the law that a principal is responsible for the forcement of the liquor law this would make the misconduct of any employe of a hotel react upon the ownership and management, even if the formal rules of the establishment forbid the traffic. Nor would it seem to be neces- sary for the hotel to profit in any way by the traffic to cause the manage- ment to be responsible. To allow the acts of the agents, in this case the waiters and captains, to be separated entirely from the responsibility of the ownership i to open the way to in- definite violation. In the case of a hotel the illicit traf- fic is coupled with and is part of the legitimate business of the establish- ment. The hotel profits by the sale of cording to the present plea, profits by the sale of liquor served with that food. The fact that no check is issued for the latter does not affect the trans- action as far as the law is concerned. It is up to the management to pre- vent the illicit traffic. Failure to do so renders it liable to all the penalties de- scribed by the law. The fact that the business is large, and that it is diffi cult to find honest men for service may perhaps be taken into account in amelioration of penalties, but the law cannot tolerate a condition that de- feats it simply on the ground of the difficulty of compliance. These principles are involved in the case of the New York hotel, which promises to be a test of the efficacy of where. Much will be made of the great value of the investment and of the serious hardship of closing the es- tablishment because of the miscon- duct of some of the employes. On the other hand, it will be contended that there is no defense in the mere magni- tude of operations, but that on the contrary the very yalue of the hotel investment adds to the requirement of forcement on the part of the owner- ship and management. e Protecting the Innocent. | An athletic and social club just over | the District line has been visited by constables and an arrest made on the charge of keeping a gambling place. | Whether the constables were right is for a jury to say. It is worth men- tioning that law officers of Maryvland | and Virginia counties near Washing- ton have this year shown more in-| quisitiveness and interest in Jjoints | than in other years. There have been | times when county law officers seemned | unable to a joint even when it stood by the side of a public road and the sun was shining. Sometimes they could not hear sounds from these places evbn when neighbors haif a mile down the road (omplained of the | noise. But it is different new. Wash- ington thanks the Maryland officers for performing the duty for which they were elected or appointed. 1llezal places exist in Washington | see The Washington police | busy. Though | which | evident seem to keep réasonabl. | prompt THE KEVENING s , FRIDAY, JULY 18 1924 IN TODAY’S SPOTLIGHT psychology. For the boys grabbed the sweaters eagerly, and in a few days No- the streets were gay with them. body knows just what they are called, if they have a name. Somebody might be moved to name them “Dickey Bird"” sweaters. But let that pass. The point is that the sweaters are here for the little time that any extreme fashion prevails. One thing must be said for this new It makes a neater finish to the costume than a rumpled shirt, un-| sweater. shielded by a coat, especially when the shirt sleeves are turned up and the neckband turned in, as is the habit of youth in hot weather. Then there are the new trousers, broad, flapping things that remind one of the “bags” of the sailor man. They are antipodal from the skin- tight trousers of a few years ago, but just about as ungraceful. Normalcy in clothes does not seem to be popular with adolescents. A few years ago came the snug-waisted, high-belted coat. Then came the coat with the back seam split almost to the shoulder blades. Well, anyhow, these quickly. This year's sweaters will probubly not reappear in 1925. Per- haps something quite as extraordinary will take their place. The male flapper must have his novelties. things pass 25. o Cicero, 11L., a suburb fo Chicago, is now entertaining with a $60,000 dam- age suit against a party of musical performers who refused to be arrested peacably while motoring from the races. One of the ladies is alleged to | shins | have kicked an officer on the and to have made remarks not only personally irritating, but slanderous. The assertion is made that the police felt obliged to use force to a degree that required her to go to a hospital to be bandaged. As a matter of fact, whatever the merits of the case may be the have the worst of i They cannot possibly use the adver- tising in their business. police — e A grain shortage is the speculator’s opportunity. High prices are not ne essarily an indication of national pros- perity, inasmuch as they tend to in- crease the number of people who have not the price. s Serious suffering has been caused by tloods in China. Any appeal for mone for relief purposes will as usual find response. Suffering speaks a universal language. S Greatness is proverbially lonely. Mr. J. P. Morgan could do nothing more inconsiderate than to admit publicly that he has a friend in politics PR BT DN Farmers are being congratulated on the price of wheat: excepting those who became discouraged and did not | There is value in perspective McAdoo will study the United political ~situation Europe a while Mr. tates from for e The price of September wheat now being studied for it fect on September oratory. is possible ef- — Statistical elasticity is again in evi- dence as each party figures out a sure tory for its ticket —_— e In the excite indictment sin routine. nent an oeccasional oil s to the level of dull that they have the proper disposi tion to enforce the law. | The over-theline gambling place | has been a sore spot in Washingtc ‘n'si virons time out of mind. Generally | it is Washington people who make | such a place profitable. They ought | to know better, but they do not. It| used to be said that members of al certain human species were born at | the rate of one a minute, but the birth- rate has ‘There young sucker. increased in late years. should be sympathy for the It seems necessary | that he be hooked by some one before Some young suckers | of experience. in seven or eight lessons or some- thing like that. Then they go to work But some patrons of over-the-line er is almost a hopeless proposition. He insists on getting rich either by playing roulette or poker, betting on the ponies or by swallowing the worms and hooks fed him by promoters and scores of other “‘invest- ments.”” A sucker with gray hair is incurable. But the law officers of Maryland and the District police are protection as they can. If they could find some way to deal with fraudu- lent stock sellers who give “inside in- formation” and let people in “on the | ground floor” of “gilt edged invest- ments” many of our citizens would be better off. Some feeble-minded men are in the right place, but many ——————————————— Communism is referred to by Trot- v as a failure. The leadership which disorganizes usually demands auto: cratic powers in assuming to repair the damage. e —re——— In indicating how he will vote Sena- tor Wheeler of Montana is inclined to classify himself as “‘scattering.” Those Sweaters. Nobody can say that the young women of this country are exclusively tashion followers, or that all young men are conservative holders to nor- mal styles of wear. For the younger male generation is certainly showing a disposition to doll up according to the latest notion of smartness, and is giv- ing the feminine flapper a hard run for fancy clothes. Take this new sweater, for example. A little while ago somebody put on the market a thin knitted, long-sleeved bit of apparel that but for the sleeves might serve as a bathing shirt. It came in colors, vivid tones, sometimes solid, but more trequently with gay borders on quieter ground. Every possible combination was worked out. Whoever did this had a shrewd sense of Jjuvenile. ——————— In this Summer's campaign Ohio will contribute oratory but no candi- date. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. . 01d Story. When Sindbad the sailor went swing- ing along As happy as happy could be, Enjoying the sunshine and singing a song, He met the Old Man of the Sea, ow Sindbad was blessed with both vigor and wealth, And was free from pride. ‘When the old man complained of the state of his health, suspicion or Sindbad boosted him up for u ride. | The youth of his burden grew weary at last— The story is one you all know— The passenger wouldn't dismount, but stuck fast And beat him for going so slow. A man or a nation in earthly affairs Should kindly and generous be; Yet none should ‘neglect, when out borrowing cares, To beware the Old Man of the Sea. Recollection. “Do you remember what is in your party platform?” “Not as clearly,” admitted Senator Sorghum, “as T remember some of the things we had a fight to keep out of 3t Jud Tunkins says the static in his| radio reminds him of political argu- ment. The loudest noises spoil the har- mony and don’t mean anything. Misfitness of Things, It is either too cold or too hot; 1t is either too wet or too dry. Nobody’s content with his lot And everything causes a sigh! The world is complaining at fate. Fach problem grows daily more deep. ‘What we buy is at prices too great. ‘What we sell is distressingly cheap. Eyes and Ears. ““Women are entitled to a voice in affairs. They should not be treated as children.” “That's right, Henrietta,” replied Mr. Meekton. “Children should be seen and not heard. The way some of our intellectual women dress they should be heard and not seen.” “When I hears 'bout a labor short- age,” said Uncle Eben, “I can't help wonderin’ why tis dat 'bout a million people ‘pears to have time to learn to play de ukulela™ BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN Q. Does Mexico rency?—R. E. G. A. Mexico is about the only coun- try in the world in which the money in circulation is gold, silver and cop- | per. Paper currency is not used. | Q. Who originated the custom of setting American words to old Eng- | lish melodies?—s. P. F. Probably the earliest pi 1 America was a “Libert dvertised in the Boston Chronie October 16, 1768. Mrs. Mercy W {ren, wife of Gen. James Warren Plymouth, Mass, wrote the words, The tune was Boyge's “Heart of Oaks" Mrs. Warren began the old American custom of setting patriotic verses to an English melody. “Yankee Doodle’ ntedated this song, not as an American patriotic work, for orig- inally it was a song in derision of the Americans. The Americans ad- mired the tune even though it was used against them Q. 1s it generally accepted by bridge experts that when the player next to the dealer doubles the dcal- use paper cur- even though holding a bust hand should take him out, if dealer's part- ner has passed?—N. E. G. A. Bridge experts agree that one |should take out with a_weak hand. Milton Work says: “Informatory doubles are made for the purpose of eying information to the partner, is expected to overbid unle his and be so strong that he feels justi- {fied in allowing the double to stand, | with ‘the expectation of securing a | ge pe ty—the greater the wea { ness the more e: ntial the take-out.” Q. Has Rudyard Kipling any sur- viving children?—H. R. K A. Mr. and Mrs. Kipling have one daughter. Her engagement to an of- ficer of the Irish Guards has just been announced. When | family lived in this country one child !died. " A son of Kipling is listed as [ “Missing in action.” v pounds does a bunch —0. M. N. grows in bunches of pounds each. An av- rage crop for a tree in full bearing is propably about 300 pounds. Date trees begin to yield in from 4 to § | years, according to variety and other | conditions, and they continue to yield | for a long period. How man of dates weigh The fruit m 10 to 40 Q | £ | How many times is the Mount of s mentioned in the Old Testa- ment?—O. T. 1. A. The Old Testament mentions the mountain by name only once (Zecha- riah, xiv, 4.) Q. What kind; { plant in a grav { _A. Spirea (Van Houtter), gea, sunberry, coralberry (low), uonymous radicans, are satisfactory s a ground cover myrtle might be very well used. »f plants are best to rd?—E. P. hydran- true that a_tribe of In own the Chicago water. Q. Is it dians_really frout?—A. T. D, A. “At the date of the Treaty of Greenville, August 3, 1793, statute 49, the right of the Pottawatomie nation in lands on and near the shore of Lake Michi more than | the oc former! |as ar the a right of cecupation. If in the lake such of this litigation, that it ¥ submer, the subject art notices historically | was long ago abandoned and that for more than half a century no pretense | of such o ney has Deen made by {1he tribe. The treaty did no more than confirm the tribal right of occu- pancy, and when that was abandoned all interest of the tribe and its mem- was terminated.” (Decision cup Q. Were there an Arabs and Turks, tra weapons used ? . G In the World sre trained to be Afr ned with in the World War the Turks efficient soldiers, the Mauser rifie. The African | blacks were trained by the French but proved unsatisfactory and were aken out of the ranks and put into transport division. The skilled riflemen, but they did not part in the World War. Q. How does Holland rank in colonial possessions?—C. P. H. A. Tn point of population has the sceond largest colonial | pire em- Whes did the “strike” ginate A. The how —E. H. T. first appea strike in history wa secession of the plebe patricians in ancient or ance of the the strike of is against the Rome, 494 B. C. be sure jelly is done a4 thermometer?—A Q. How can 1 without using M. S. A. Dip a spoon in the beiling juice, o it above the liquid and let the ntents run off the side of the spoon. | When jelly is done. the last portions |will leave the spoon in a sheet, in- stead of in drops. When this stage is reached. remove the jelly from the | fire at once. Q. How many gallons are there in a barrel of crude oil’—R. W. W. A. In the TUnited States a pe- troleum barrel contains 42 gallons. Q. Where can the lines “A thing of [beauty is a joy forever” be found?— H.F. A. “A thing of beauty is a jo ever” ‘is the opening line of “Endymion.” Q. What was the “Marriage Europe and Asia?" w. A. When Alexander the Great held a great marriage feast and 90 of his generals and friends were married to Persian brides, he himself marry- ing a daughter of Darius, the whole- sale wedding was called the marriage of Europe and Asia; as Plutarch wrote of it_the two continents were to be joined “in lawful wedlock and by community of offspring.” for- <eats’ ot Q. Why are electric lights kept burning around pianos at the sea shore?—M. E. A- A. The electric lights counteract the effect on the piano of the damp salt air. Q. When was the “Knights Columbus” organized?—J. D. K. A. The Knights ot Columbus was incorporated in 1862 under the laws of the State of Connecticut. of Queen of Scots, a . Was_Mary, = t personal charm?— woman of grea I W. A. She was reputed to be the most beeautiful woman of her time. She was a woman of varied accomplish- ments and great ability, and her life was filled with dramatic events. lightning come Q. Where does from?—C. McC. | A. “The Weather,” by E. B. Dunn, says in part: “In clear weather the Atmosphere is almost invariably charged with positive electricity; in cloudy or rainy weather the condi- tions may change with the greatest rapidity from positive to negative. The electrical discharge may take place between two clouds, or between 2 charged cloud and the earth, in Which case the path of least resist- ance is taken between the objects. The lightning is_luminously heated air along the path of the discharge.” Q. What does Ruskin say about money—E. A. A. Ruskin says that money is not a medium of exchange, but is a power over men. If this were not true men Wouldn't want money, but would. be willing to exchange labor. (The person who loses out is the one who guesses. The person who gets on & always the one who acts upon reliadle information. This paper employs Fred- eric J. Haskin to conduct an_informa- tion bureau for the public. There is no charge except two cents in stamps for return postage. Write to him today for any facts you desire. Your {inquiry 8l e addressed to The Star Infor- mation Burcau, Frederic J. Haskin, di- 21st-and-O sts. M0, er's one “no trump” bid, his partner | the Kipling | n now in Illinois was no | pancy ever extended to lands | Arabs | Holland | War exists in Brazil, but for what cause, under what leaders or with what prospect of victory is a great mystery. It broke out on July 5, ap- parently without warning, and the rebels are reported as in possession of the capital of the most impor- tant state, a city of 700,000 population —Suo Paulo. : Brazil is larger than Canada and four times as populous. It is greater n area, by 250,000 squaré miles, than the United States, exclusive of Alas- ka, and about 50 per cent greater than Russia in Europe. If the world were deprived of Bra- zilian coffee, it would miss its break- indeed, for that country pro- 60 per cent of all the world's coffee, although coffee is not indi- genous to America, but originated in Absyinnia. There are sald to b 750,000,000 coffee trees now EBrowing in Brazil—equivaleht to seven trees for every inhabitant of the United I States of America—yet practically all are grown in two of the twenty states. The exporting of coffee is con- trolled by the government, peialis- tically, and all passes through the o Paulo, now in the hands of insurrectionists, s s The Brazilian embassy in Washing- ton indicates no more knowledge to the cause of the present uprising than what is disclosed in press dis- patches—which s nothing. Our De- | partments of Statc and Commerce are also in complete ignorance, since an effective censorship—whether by rebels or the government is known—has stopped all commun tion, Newspaper correspondents are {forbiaden entry. Thirty million popu- lation are thereby cut off from the world, and the fact that war is rag- ing behind a curtain of mystery puts Brazil conspicuously into today's in- terest. Speculation is rife as to the ! possibilities of secession of some of the states. The federal army is re- ported to be hesitating to bombard Sao Paulo, lest more damage be done to the loyal citizens than to the rebels now in possession of the city. The President of the State of Sao Paulo. has fled. after refusing an offer of leadership of the rebellion. e Brazil is essentially tural country. In coffee, it has great produc sugar and rubber. Wheat i ing an important crop, as are also corn and Owing to its |diversity of altitude, there is scarc ly a staple crop that will not thrive somewhere in that country of possibilities undeveloped. Live sto raising is already extensive. The mountains are rich in gold, diamonds. he total exports i 940, and in 1S Imports in 1821, $12%, , only $22,330,440. Hence, with trade balance persistently in her favor, Brazil progressing rapidly in prosperity. With her great expanses of inland territory, sparsely settled and un- developed, there is great inequality of conditions according to Il for all the developed regic on the The country is a vast or plateau. crossed by rivers so large that our Mis- « is dwarfed in comparison. One explanation of the present up- rising is reported jezlousy of the rich and populous states of Sao Paulo and Bahla, which are said to p most of the federal taxes, and obje to the expenditure of so large ap- propriations of federal funds for the development of the inland states, Yet, since all federal income is de- as un- an agricul- addition to ivity of becom- beans. 1921 were $100.435.- 5 in the | silver | BY PAUL V. COLLINS rived from tariffs on both exports and {mports, this explanation of un- fairness is open to question. *x % = constitution of States of Brazil differs materially from that of our country. It more nearly resembles that of our original Confederation of States, with much greater looseness of union than we have now. Therein lies its present weakness, for, it is said, some of the states are threatening to secede. While the population is predominant- Iy Portuguese, thére is an important element of Germans, and these citi- zens are strongly opposed to the federal government, owing to its dec laration of war against Germany, October, 1917, after the torpedoing o three Brazilian merchant ships. It is charged that the Germans are at- tempting to separate the states of tio Grands do Sul wnd Parana, and tablish an_independent republic. states lie just south of Sao where ‘the present insurrection is centered. The the United * * * Brazil was discovered in Cabral, a Portuguese, but for three centuries the possession by Portugal was disputed by Franee, England and Holland, each undertaking to estab- lish colonles. Portugal ultimately drove out the invaders and estab- lished her rights, which were con- firmed by the Pope. In 1807 the Regent of Portugal, with the Queen and many of the courtiers, fled from Portugal, in fear of an invading French under the reizn of the aggress poleon. The royal fugitives arrived safely in Brazif, where the regent assumed the direct government, opening the ports to world commerce, especially favor- ink the British. He devoted attention also to building up the schools and encouraging education, not only 1 citizens, bhut even* o slaves. In %15 the regent himself “King of the Unite of Portugal, brazil and Al garve is the smallest province of Por- tugal, and its be med separatel alongs unit of the grotesaue. In 1821 urged the poleon’s 1500 by the Cortes of Portugal King to return h Na era had passed and peace prevailed. but the reason assigned by the Cortes for the return of the King was a fear of another Fre nch attack. Before king assisted stitution for Brazil and the Dom Pedro 1. country according tion When King Joao reached Portugal he found that the Cortes had adopted a new constitution for Portugal and Brazil, under which Brazil would be- come @ mere colony, governed from Hurop: nd measur were under way to recall the prince. Dom Pe- dro I, however. refused to return, and proclaimed the independence of il with himself as Emperor Pe- hich he maintained without ortugal, where his father throughout his reign ¥ local revolts. abdicated in favor of a the con- of g to Portugal, constructing a the government son of King sworn to govern the to that constitu- returni in there were In 1831, his youns son. Al Pedro 11 republic was so fighting many der the replbiic n great stability t feudal indepe, state “preside mbitions of many faction ere was a serious insurrec which was described itary re volt—as if that description character- ized its importance, (Copyright. 1924, by Paul V. Collins.) ma he then reigned until declared in 153! rebellions. ther a e 20 tary 1922, t Davis Rated Strongest Choice By Most Democratic Editors Out of the turmoil of the New York | the the Democrats, in the most Oemocratic and dependent editors, put forward their strongest and most available candi- date for the presidency. The Repub- lican press generally, while conceding John W. Davis' personal qualifica- tions, point to his corporation con- nections and contend that he be a winner. Typical of Democratic the following from the Times (independent Democratic): “Mr. Davis s thoroughgoing Democrat, who will embody in pwn person the best |\ril|cwpll‘x~v(v{ his party, He will make or be his own piatform. By great zood fortune he has been in a position where he had to take no share in factional guarrels or bitter disputes about party policies. Thus, it will be pos: ble for him to rise above the sharp controversies of the convention and make I at once a reconciling ‘|nlflu9n!N- ha!)d(d ing leader. Doubtless he has to ?:i:(;cile“vir: tests. But unless all the estimates of Mr. Davis are perversely astray, he is the man best fitted at this time to reconstruct and reani- mate his own party, and to lead it With intelligence and vigor against the Republicans. The Republicans Wil have an opponent against whom, before the fight is over, |!\l‘)”\&l have to call up all their resources. * % % % The New York World (independent Democratic) thinks that “to have con- cealed nothing, to have let human passion express itself, and then to have turned for leadership to a man of the quality of John W. Davis is proof that the Democratic party is fit to live, is fit to govern and is worthy of its name” It will “not be a Democratic party trying vainly to distract the mood of the country, which is justly toward sound busi- ness in government,” cnnunuog the Fort Worth Star Telegram (inde- pendent Democratic), but a Demo- cratic party that has tuned itself in ith that mood, and the party can uwnne behind John W. Davis as per- haps it could unite behind no other T h excellent man to be President, the New Orleans Times-Picayune (In- dependent Democratic) agrees: how- ver, “it yet remains to be seen how excellent is his choice as.a vote-get- ing candidate,” and “that will de- pend upon the Smith men and the McAdoo men and the others who came to the convention and there for nearly three weeks let passion, preju- dice and simon-pure factional poli- fics breed unexampled turmoil and delay.” . Since the ticket “deserves heart-whole allegiance,” the Atlanta Journal (Democratic) is inclined to believe that broken ranks will be closed and a loyal march forward begun. " g L From the Republican viewpoint, the Chicago_Tribune (Republican) sa: “If La Follette could have dictated the nomination he would have se- lected Mr. Davis. That nomination is made to order for him. ¢ ¢ Farmers who belleve that their ills can all be traced to the East cannot register their grievances against the Republican party and its Eastern con- trol by voting for Mr. Davis of Wall street. No Republican dissenter who finds Mr. Coolidge's New England traditions too conservative can es- cape to the Democratic ticket. Rad- ical labor might have taken McAdoo. It can have no dealings with Davis. Wherever there is discontent, com- plaint, belief in personal injury and In organized oppression there can be no candidate but La Follette. We're not predicting, but it seems apparent that La Follette has been given a blg tmpetus west of the Mississippl The Portland Express (Republican) contends that “the conservatives of convention apinion of in- opinion is New York a of himself | | Follette | states to hold ‘the b | vide cannot | his | Dified figure of Mr. <hould understand this they should realize that through division they may imperil existing government,” because “either Calvin Coolidge will have a majority in the electoral college or the La party will carry enough lance of power— The Portland endent Republic agrees that “Davis will merely the conservative forces and add to_the rigk of their de The New York Herald-Tribune (Re- pubiican) insists “the chief han caps of Mr. Davis are his platform and his party,” for “the Democratic convention of 1924 registered chaos 20 long that even the ign and dig- is will hardl assuage the doubts of the voter Although the St. Paul Pioneer-Press (independent Republican) admits it does not agree with his platform and has very little confid yet it declares “none rrow-minded of pa to admit that Mr. I cellent selection—a bands the welfare would be safe.” n_objection n-Review publican) mentions of his fine nation situation: there is the Oregonian but the most rtisans can fail vis an_ ex- man in whose of this country the Spokane (independent Re is that, regardless qualities, he is unknown to the masses of the party. Charac- terizing Mr. Davis as ‘“the ablest Democrat living today, Sioux Journal (Republican) is inclined ount Mr. Bryar's objection to Davis, because “a corporation yer can be as honest and straight- forward in his attitude toward the American people as a corporation doctor or a corporation expert in any ty." The Des Moines Register (independ- ent Republican) concludes “the Re- publican leaders cannot make a more serious blunder than accept the nomination of Davi an assurance of Coolidge victory,” because “Davis is showing from the start the politi- cal sagacity that counts; he an. nounced at once that he will cam- paign in the west, and it is the west that is going to determine the clec- tion.” ek Among the Independents the San Francisco Bulletin (independent) voices the opinion that “there should be in Mr. Davis’ candidacy that which shall bring to the American people a sounder solidarity, a state of mind less reflective of ancient differences and outworn grudges, more consid- erate of realities as they present themselves n these modern days. Personally and in every other way he is a man of the highest tyvpe. An administration under his hand would assure sanity and safety.” In Mr. Davis the Milwaukee Jour- (independent) declares the Dem- ocrats “‘offer the country the strongest man, a candidate who will lift the campaign to a high plane of principle, will be respected and make the position of his party respected.” In fact, the Lincoln Star (independ- ent) is confident *“Democracy has given America an idealist in John W. Davis, who is capable of restoring vision and decency in American po- litical life and of bringing her to a position of influence and power among the nations of the world.” While Mr. Davis' nomination come as a disappointment to many Progressives who have heard him branded as a “corporation lawyer," the Omaha World-Herald (independ: ent, with Democratic leanings) claims _“that disappointment will wear off as his character and record become better known,” because Mr. Davis is a statesman who transcends the bounds of class and sectional strife; whose commanding ablilities would be wholeheartedly at the serv- ice of the whole people.”” The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (independent) insists Mr. Davis raises a banner be- tween the Republican reactionaries and the La Follette radicals, to which liberal Americans of all creeds and conditions may repair” will Joao, | in his party, | 1 | 1 { i 1 returned to Portu- | fdoubtedly | | | | | modest working day {of $18 |one wrote { shop THIS AND THAT BY C. E. TRACEWELL. “A beggar through the world am I, Trom place to place I wander by. Who wouldn't be a jolly beggar on F street and drag down big wages? ¥ street on a summer’s morning is an entirely different F street from that of the afternoon. In the after- noon, well—more of that later. The morning F street shows a warm thoroughfare, busy, businesslike, moving along about its regular rou- tine like a machine just warming up for a long run. In the crowds which begin to pour along the shady sonth side the olu} pencil beggar has his fitting place. * * % Gray-bearded, wearing an ancient straw hat of the exact shade of his whiskers, his ample stomach sitting pretty behind a bright blue shirt, the old pencil vender suddenly appears at Twelfth street He leans somewhat heavily on his| stick, which he holds in his left hand, while i his right he extends to the passing world several bright red pen- Certainly he would reject the term “beggar,” and vet there can be such ‘demand along F strect t morning for pencils as he drums up Everybody is buying pencils As he passes you he thrusts his right hand out ‘a bit. waving red Writing instruments under your nose * x % * In 10 minutes the old man sold red pencils In the majority of cas passed over seemed to be Thus he picked probably much as a dollar in 10 minutes If he could keep up th hour he would amass A 10 the coin dime up as rate and cight him the in in a hours would sum take home | units | re “Not <o bad,” as the ancient Gree aid when he threw a roc and hit his mother-in-law * * Nobody on F street, of course, poses that the pencil man eclipses the plasterer in the of hauling down big daily wages Undoubtedly many of his returns| are nickels, or even “pennies.” (Some ne wr me once that there is no such thing as a “pen but every- Body knews there uy . T O o0 He only gets one refusal. at which he balks at lifting his ancient straw. That scem o t,.; the “thank you' sign. Buy a pencil, and you get a ti Stiinemac T L oon et But the path of business is not all Toses, as every business man k Just when iife smoothest, along comes the storm. * sup- so. far matter ows seems running the | 1 | A large officer the walking along. By this time the cil just at Eleventh str Then he disappear. He evaporated could express dried up. went out of was “gone, that's all.” to use George | O'Connor's’ classic expression | No magician, with his cabinets and draperies—and wires, ete.—could have got that man off F street as quick as he made away with himseif, Like Longfellow's fa shot into the he di know not where.” More silently than the Arabs folded their tents, he stole | away One knew not if the coming of the | cop had ansthing to do with it. Un-| he is an honest man, plv- | ing an honest beggar-business, sell- | ing presumably good pencils to those | who want pencils and those who no use whatever for penci customers even refuse to take them But when the officer showed up, the pencil fellow dropped out of exist- ence, certainly. AS far as of came man was No his going. her term | He simply existence; he | nous arrow | ppeared, 1| ave street was concerned, he was cut off in his prim If he had stepped through a sewer trap and drawn the cover hehind him h could not have “flew the coop cker. ok % % Up F Eleventh street jovia strect, down ¥ street. down Bleventh looked in vain for that ld figure, whose round, blue- | clad paunch testified to gond by Maybe he made a quick change substituted a derby for the strav straigntened up, concealed his pen cils and went into a movie show, just about to open. | ¥ street had lost him, for the time being. but there was plenty more to see. “What cool pictures are in the movie ads morning: Snow . white-lined trees, stretches of “God's great cold stuff for a hot morn- street, up one ress. illimitable outdoors,” ing. The picture show for the day. At the ands a little come: & sedate bu. Headless is about to open head of the line widow, all a soldier. then a flapper, | ness man. a small boy. | bathing suit figures in a| window attract the eve. But| why headless? Liven plaster giris are much more interesting when they have heads. A head is really a neces- ary part of a human being, you know. It is hard to get along with- out one, even on F street. A girl with a fur piece around her neck saunters by. That airedale seat- ed in the big limousine wears his fur more gracefully. * o % Now it is high tide along F street, which has three tides, bettering the sea by one. The tide of humanity beats in during the morning, reaches high about 11 o'clock, recedes to rise again about 1, goes out again, and bln]‘(: up ]tl\ ml: beginning at 4:30 when the govarnment de L tm. n:‘s brgnk loose. . i savender, brown and green giri walk bY: blue, rose and white sirls stroll along; yellow, red and mauve | girls amble adown 'this most inter esting street, this gorgeous s: — Sating Eorgeous Street- Writer Defends Protest Against Reclassifying | To the Edifor of The Star: A great deal has been said and written on the subject of reclassifi- cation, but T am induced to add to what has been said and written by referring to cases which have beén protested in the different depart- ments and which are still under ad- visement by the Reclassification Board. T have in mind the case of several employes who were originally recommended to a certain grade by their bureau chiefs, but which recom- mendation was rejected by the Re- classification Board and their ratings changed to the next lower grade. The change has been protested by the bureau to which they are attached. This protest was made both in person by representatives of the bureau and also through a letter from the head of the bureau. In the personal ap- peal the exact character of the cm- ployes’ duties and the nature of their responsibilities were clearly defined. After hearing the appeal it was sus- tained by the Departmental Person- nel Classification Committee and the original rating recommended. This has been about Six months ago and vet no decision has been reached in the matter .and no encouragement glven for an early decision. Now the question arises in my mind on what grounds will the Reclassifi- cation Board base any change from the recommendation of the Depart- mental Personal Classification Com- mittee, which has heard dircct evi- dence in the matter. Surely the judg- ment of a chief of division and the head of a bureau should carry suffi- clent weight with the Reclassification Board as to induce that body to sus- tain it, especially in view of the fact that very few protests were made in | disca this particular bureau, unless good and positive evidence to the contrary 1s produced, -H. HARRIS, WORLD WAR ILL GET MORE RELIEF Eleven New Veteran Hospital Projects Under Way to Accommodate 4,000. SEVEN READY TO OPEN Four Other Institutions to Be Com- pleted—All of Modern Construction. v Steps by ¢ reau to hospitalize World War will b vanced when the losis and or a of many thousands ready for opening. pitals and many in the course of constry The hospitals and just completed the construction division of the Army Quartermaster the Navy Bu of Yards Bocks, Treasury supervising arct v Bureau, and will provide approx- ately 2.600 beds for tubercular iro-psychiatrie patients. Und enacted Reed-Johnson f act. extending the tuber r presumptive period to Ja many former servics ed t Le treated in the stitutions taken the B considerably ad Ge sspituis litions, just completed at a cost f dollars, seven new tube neuro-psyehiatr more ho n lementar It by sug were b Corps, u and tects and the Veter- w Site-of Hospitals, The Is Chillicot hospi st = built by the ne War Depart ved u psyehiatric, ment. Knovxille, psyel War | istructed by bed nenr Navy 8-bed tuber- avy bed meuro- War Depart- upper Lake culosis, built rthampton, psychiatric, bu ment Chelsea, N. ¥ built under the the supervising Tregsury ne by the V. u More than & 1 made av veterans h the completion following titutions: np Custer, Mic veniatric, comp August 1 ad. Minn. chiatric. August 1 Livermore, Cal losis, 10 per « which calls for by t $00-bed tuberculosis, first Langle by architect the 3-bed patients, addition built be of the vd neur estimated FR-bed tuberc ahead on cont mpletion March ntly was let for a 2 tuberculesis hospital at Aspin Pa. and work exproted soon. All ¢ sdern fireproof cor e Scores Classics™ Study. Writer Declares Modern Subject For Man Vital. To the Editor of The Star: Your paper has given considerabls ce to the efforts of Dean West o ceton University and his recent- formed Association for the Pro- of Class Studies in his C B f Pri al mation Pubiic Al the have s movement, ot be A number « leges who have raining in psyc 2y und educatio tand with th f: directed ward the past and their heads bowed in worshipful awe of the ancient lassical subjects. In the light of problems of our modern de- which our public schools 1p next generation to meet such worship of th ssies is ch like a worship of primitive s of travel before the days of ds, automobiies und the air- If the loss of time and con- could not have been eas nd measured many of the backward-looking professors wouid be arguing strenuously today for the e coach, one-horse shay and other ded vehicles of primitive times The cost of sesondary education i this country rising and is a grievous burden on every com- munity. The results of every subject of study should antly be in- vestigated and all dead wood removed from the curricula. Our people are dying from preventable disease and suffering from social and busines ailures because of a lack of effectiv training; vet for the most part the subjects most closely related to the pressing problems and needs of our people, even in Washington school are conspicuous by their absence ¢ by their minor importance in the re- quirements for graduates from our high school The American people require a mod- ern education closely related to five classes of problems and difficulties, namely: Vital efficiency, vocational i vocational efficiency, civie and moral efliciency. Al :hools from the kindergarden are beginning to adjust to these fundamental needs. The only real test of classical instruction in our high schools and colleges today would be along the lines of the relative value of the ssics compared with other sub- such as personal hygiene, el economics, elementary soc citizenship training, applied music, literature, vocatiohal training and similar subjects, which are all closely related to these five essential efficiencies. Instead of this the Dean West group has for its purpose the svement of the instruction in the the absorption of more of our pupils who need other things more, The best cultural training .for the future will be the development of the knowledge, habits and ideas which best promote individual and ocial happiness through effi- ciency along the lines of the great primary needs of life For example, we have about 2.000.- 000 deaths annually in the United States, and not far from half of these deaths are preventable or postpon- able. If a large part of the time which in the past has been devoted to Caeser's Gallic Wars and simila studies were expended in the edu tion of ou- pupils along the lines of personal and public_health one of the freatest sources of unhavpiness and inefficiency would be greatly ed. Moreoyer, the 3,000,000 or more persons who are at any one time seriously ill and the several million more of the devitalized would lives of greater health, efficienc happiness if they were prepar it by the public schools. instead of studying esoteric subjects and hy- pothical disciplines. The remainder of the time NOW spent by the pupils on the classics should be devoted to the other four essentials of edu tion. Ultimately, of course, the propa- ganda of Dean West and his follow- ers will be spent in vain and will amount to about as much as attempt- ing to hold back the Potomac with a broom. A great deal of harm in the meantime may. however, be done. As a specialist in education and psy- chology and one who has had long experience in this field 1 wish to do my bit as a citizen in reducing as much as possible the evil effects. 8. W. ROPER, Prestdent, Research Universitsme Schoul 1 to thi publications and en have been fav and vet it oo severely £ pros ne irable ondemned ssors in our col had a thorousgi Of our s to coll themselves