Evening Star Newspaper, October 3, 1924, Page 6

" A'HE EVENING STA With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY........October 3, 1924 HEODORE W. NOYES R The Evening Star Vewspaper Company Business Office, 11th St. and New York Office: 110 Chicago Office: Tower Building Buropean Office: 16 Regent St.,London, England. The Evening Star. with tbe Sunday morning edition, i Geliverea By enriors within the city at 60 cents per month: daily only, eents per month; Sunday only, 20 cents pel mooth. Orders may be sent by mail or tele. phote Main 5000 Collection is made by car- Fleraat the ond of each month Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryiand and Virginia. Daily and Sunday. 1 yr., $8.40.1 mo., Dty only 1yrl3s Sunday enly ANl Other States. Taily and Sunday.1 yr., $10.00:1 Daily only . Slyr, $7.00;1 Sunday only 1¥r. $3.00;1 mo., 60c mo., 25¢ Member of the Assoclated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitied Lie ‘use for republicat £ all news dis. ies credited 1o it herwise cradited 10 news pub. | The Towa Confusion. Brookhart is still in the Re- party. He so declares in a speech which be is delivering today at Emmitshurz, lowa. The central committee met yesterday, and after a session adjourned until to on the Senator’s status. So to all intents and purposes he remains a Republican. But he de- tines his that of Lincoln, Roosevelt and Kenyon, and ot that of (¢ He draws a line of sharp differences between his own views and those of the President, and s of differences between virtually reads the party’s nee out of the Inasmuch dy demanded the Dawes Senate publican Stat four-hour day without action Republicanism as olidge. Tecites them that nom; a ser| he has alre oust 1 the ticket he whatever the & of Gen, ands sthing Tiational platforn This case prescr aly in for the Party in its for on s a singular anom A fuses to go with his party Senate r nomin: and politics candidate tions for the that ‘true party man. He bolt the ticket. but selares that it is unacceptable to him ticket was named Cleveland hs ago, o word of The has high est offices, asserts he is vertheless not actuaily e at nearly four mon repudiation has come auestion arises Ser now w walted so long to ~ion inations. welu hat he could not accept the nom This Ewmmi the first of his car tion. Was there He did to make his demand t be fired off the to the fect burg speech is Pais no earlier for for occasion not wai Gen. Dawes ticket. He sent a letter to that ef. wide variance national he chairman If he is in such trom Mr. Coolidge on all the questions national distinetly of monent and belongs to a different n such a he could have wy tter the demandi the cancellation nomination 0 now of President’s iong ago. the voters in lTowa. t P how vote if they want whom do Republicans? publican veters, will have of ¥ o them the their ballots idze and be “ they F ican. of a partict puzzle They Bro to i hart But for o w really stand ookhart suys he remains a Repuls ’ kind. and not the Kind. There kind in Coolidge-Dawes ix no other for the lowa | lette, still, though formally under another des Perhaps t their own nomination Are these to vote for La Fol that he Republican, office Repulilican presidential offices. public: on the assumption is because once. a now secking nation? Towa voter d vote dgment concluc not leaders « widates di Brookhart will do as their party ate. So long mains the ballot us the Republican nominee and does not openly bolt the party—and he says he wili never do that—the voters may conclude th there for them to do but to vote ticket rinking a as as is nothing the straight party ure take ar its course. ———— The socia of Wales had Broadway ever to afternoon of the Rialto bockers except top America the to preserve straightforward thereby showing his and fmplying a compliment to that of hi hosts. influence of the might have worked wonders he chosen it it Pays no attention what tlemen knicker- to exercise As is tea, and do not wear when the) In adapting himself to saw fit frank, are about ¢ golf. prince evidently attitude of humanity: own sense an good o < Nebraska, a generous and liberal State, may be depended on to excuse Mr. Charles Bryan even if he neglect his duties as governor a little in order to contend for the distinction of being Vice Pr States has to R No Taint on the Titles. Only the most hectic imagination can conceive a reason why the world series of ball games should be called off because certain players of the New York National League team have been found guilty of attempting to bribe a player of another team of the same league to throw the deciding game of that league’s schedule. The effort to induce the Philadelphia player to fumble the game into New York's hands failed. New York won that game on its merits, and consequently won the league championship. No other team of that league has a claim to the title and the right of entry into \the world series Washington's title to the series’ honor is beyond any question or taint. No breath of suspicion has been felt on that score. The teams from which the Nationals won the games that put them into the lead and held them there fought desperately to n. No favoritism was shown on the playing field, even though the alien crowds did cheer the game contenders from the Capital. Stanley Harris’ men won the title by the cleanest kind of base ball skill. It is most unfortunate that this scandal should have occurred just on the eve of the classic contest. But it is well that it has come into the open, a spraking date | Prince | sident of the United | | misdemeanors do not affect the fact that on the ground of playing skill the New York Giants won thelr pen- nant. If there are flaws in the moral | code of the National League man- agers they are to be attacked and cured by league measures afterward. The public demands that the game { be kept clean and above reproach. Gamblers have persistently sought to corrupt the sport for their own pur- poses. They have on several occasions brought the game close to the point of disorganization, but they have al ways been thwarted by the high pur- poses and square performances of | those who are responsible for the maintenanee of an honorable standarg in the national pastime, On this occa- sion, if professional gamblers are back | of the stupid attempt at corruption, | they have similarly failed. To “throw” & base ball game calls for a combination of players, as in 1919 in the Chicago-Cincinnati series. One man might conceivably “toss” one game, by the chance of getting hold of the ball at just the right mo- ment and then making a wild throw. or failing to get hold of it in a crisis. But that chance is a slim one. In 1919 the gamblers had to bribe a group of It followed as inevitably as night that the truth be- came known. If in this instance the incentive for the attempted corrup. tion of the Philadelphia player came from the same sort of source it was doubtless guided by the experience of five vears ago. Those who witnes: in this city may be assured that contest is the level.” They | be perfectly confident that the res | tive pennants were honestly won the two teams, and that each is doing Lest to win the world champion- | ship and the financial reward that goes with that title. The dishonest players have been eliminated, as all dishonest will be . out whenever they may be caught at their tricks. r players. day follow. < tomorrow’s game the “on may its players cast Straw Votes. Are “straw votes” of any value as indications of the trend of opinion in political campaign? That question in the United States vears, and usually answered i a | is asked | four every inz to the political sentiments and wishes of the It the nce for one candi date over another the partisan of the latter declares that the real strength of his favorite does not show itself in | individual shows a preponde poll | tween the head of the national ticket such a canvass. The methods employed in the tak ing of these straw votes vary of them Some are conducted by out Some newspapers whost mail them take: the tertainment whose by 1d | are ders clip coupons a of them lobbies of places of ¢ patrons are asked | in- | | vitations to step out of line and wri their Othe re conducted postal cards g sent to individuals in great numbers, most of whom ignore the invitation to back. in placards or sometimes by vo prefercnee ots. more clab by il, return bei record themselves. ‘0t three are in particular evidence One is that of the Literary Digest, which is one of the most elaborate and far-flung v into the popular witl aken in this country. Another is that of th newspapers, co | ducted in the various cities of pub. lication A third, of smaller scope but quite significant, is being taken in | two of New York’s largest motion pic ture theater It may or it may net he significant that in all o these polls Mr. Coolidge leads Loth of dates for the presidency. In the Digest | at latest reports he than the others together. In the t paper polls he heads the list, | leading La Follette by a small but Steadily increasing margin. In the New York theater poll he very nearly ets as many votes as the other two. | Here, then. are three distinct tests of sentiment which show the sdme r sult. They may not Be conclusive. The great “silent vote” may not be ex- pressing itself. may not be taking the | trouble to write out coupons or post | cards and put them in mail boxes or | Lother recep! It is that “silent | vote™ that swings elections. The lead- «rs of the three campaigns are all now claiming that it favors their respec- tive candidates. In a very short time now the answer will be given in a poll | which will permit of no question. —_ a———— ball itself is obiiged to| investigation once in | Just at pres polls searche under Hear: over the other candi poll has more cles. Even | have a |4 while. 1t is the popular ideal of | | clean sport, and claims the vigilance | | that will promptly remove the shadow | of suspicion. base little = mnpathy may be restrained fog Gaston B. Means when he says he can | tind only $900 in the way of assets, in view of the fuct that he is a very for getful man. ——o—— Any distinguished visitor who thinks American attention is given entirely to politics and finance should observe the crowds in front of the scoreboards. — e World statesmen who say our pub- lic lacks leadership never gave close attention to the expert work of our cheer leader e A Valuable Philanthropy. A philanthropic agency known as the Milbank Memorial Fund, estab- | lished some 20 years ago by a wealthy woman _“to improve the physical, mental and nioral - condition of hu- manity and generally to advance charitable and benevolent objects,"” is, |it is announced, to spend $2,000,000 in community health work in a particu- lar area in New York City. The pur- | pose is to determine whether public health authorities are justified in be- lieving, as many do, that within the next half century at least 20 years will be added to the average span of human life. The exact agencies of this effort have not been announced, but it is indicated that an intensive cam- paign against illness and malnutrition will be conducted over a considerable period, with carefully kept records to ascertain the effect. | Expectation of an increase of the | | average span of human life is based upon greatly improved conditions of 1 living throughout this country. Medi- cal science has made remarkable ad- | tong while. of dis-ase, in the discovery of cauues! and the provision of remedies, Sanita- | tivn has been made the subject of pro- te—=7" jaws. Kducation has been car- | ried to the point of acquainting great and increasing numbers of the people with the nature and causes of disease and the means of ‘prevention and cure. Such a work has a great value. The expenditure of $2,000,000, as now proposed, may yield a very rich re-| turn in the betterment of conditions | in the particular district seiected, and also in the spread of the example of right living elsewhere. Whether the span of life is actually lengthened to the point of expectation, this work annot fail to improve the health of | the people e — Opening the Ball. ] The Democratic campaign for the presidency and the State ticket got under way with a roar last night in Madison Square Garden when the subernatorial and presidential candi; dates appeared before a vast audience of Democrats and pledged aid to each | other. It will be remembered that when Mr. Davis was nominated in me hall Gov. Smith declared that he would, take off his coat and hat and go to work for his candiducy with all his strength. Last night Mr. Davis went the governor one better by declaring he would take off his hat, coat, necktie and anything else that was necessary to help reelect Gov. Smith to, the governorship. Thus presented a acle of complete harmony be i | spec and of the State ticket which should erve to put to rest the rumors that have been current of apathy among New York Democrats toward the presidential ticket. i This spirit of co-operation and good | will between the two eminent Demo- crats should make for a stirring cam- paign in New Pork for the brief re- mainder of the time before election | day. The undeniable popularity of ‘mith will put the Republican candidate to his best paces. Gov. Smith will have a long lead. not only | on account of this popularity but of | his experience in statecraft and legis He State and its and necds. . knows his th lation s peopl ir Philadelphians who desire Gen. | medley Butler to remain until his | is completed convey well | deserved and a hospitable l'fim[}l"ni-l\l.i one which implies a hearty invitation | to make himsclf at home for a good | a cologists will be heard at length in the testimony relative to the | Teupot Dome leases. There is no seri ous apprehension that the proceed ings will be s0 prolonged as to give the archeologists a chance. ———— Recognition of Gov. Al Smith's un disputed position as a silver-tongued orator and a favorite son will not pre- vent Theodore Roosevelt from arrang- ing for a couple of hundred speeches more or les oo There is an evident impression in European circles of diplomacy that there is always hope of getting better results from a confercnce by shifting its geographical location. —_———————— Cippon has been the source of some rough jingoism as well as of delicate d beautiful romance. There is a Japanese bectle as well as a “Mme. Butterfly.” o Occasionally a State refuses a man | who enjoys having his name in print even the hard-sought privilege of see- ing it favorably displayed on a ballot blank. ————. SHOOTING STARS. | BY PHILANDER JOHNSON Glory Dreams. ‘I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls” Where bubbles graced the cup, Where pictures filled the palace walls— { Then some one blew it up. “T dreamt 1 dwelt” 'mid acres vast In scenes of storied state. | Then some one said, “Your time is! past, You're due to abdicate.’ In every dream [ seem to make | The finish with a slam And so 1'd rather stay awake And be just where T am. The Favored Few. You have to take a good deal of harsh criticism along with the cheers in your Washington, D. work. “Of course,” answered Senator Sorghum, “we can't all be members of the ball clu | A Worthy Record. A reformer I call a success, Though of vice he compels cessation, If he faces the stress for a year, more or less, ithout vielding temptation. Jud Tunkins says the only man he knows who seems to have the housing problem right. where he wants it is the janitor. scant at all to In Training. “Are you equipping your boy Josh for a career of usefulness?” “Trying to,”” said Farmer Corn- tossel. “I'm thinkin’ of makin’ a traffic policeman of him.” “Any special course of prepara- tion?" ; “One I thought up myself. Josh likes physical culture. So I got him a pair of Indian clubs. He's practicin’ in the barn so's the gestures at a street crossin’ will come easier. One Way. It's one way traffic everywhere As wagons fill each thoroughfare. The destination is the same: They're on their way to see the game. “Dar.has to be people dat don’t do much but make -life harder,” said Uncle Eben, “same as dar has to be with no reservations. Hints at other | vances, furthermore, in the treatment hurdles in a steeplechase.” | condes 1 would | nese fthe league {as they [ league. ‘RIDAY, THIS AND THAT BY C. E. T People who are pleasant only when they want to be make me tired. Like the kid-glove folks, who have to be handled with extreme care, lest vou ruffle thefr feathers the wrong way, those who are pleasant only when they want to be are suffering from a form of egomania. On what meat has this, our Ceasar, fed, that he has grown so great”” is the question one feels like hurling at them In the office, as well as in the home. there is always some precious bird who unbends now and then, gra- iously allowing his favors to be spread around Not often does he o it When be he wants to be, however, he as mnice as any ome in the The home Jehovah, on rare sions he plays with the children. Mother is delighted, so are the kids. Tomorrow he will growl if the little ones remember their play of the night before, so make the most of this rare sension. Enjoy the nod of Jove while yet he nods. ok ok ¥ “Not what you want, but what I want,” is the motto of this specimen of humanity Do not get the wrong idea here. This specimen often is the finest fel- low in the world. He is a success, wears fine clothes, has the usual amount of brains. is a model husband and father. He has an unfortunate habit, how- ever, of never stopping to consider the other fellow. Today he is pleasant to you, greeting you cordially. Tomorrow he fails to see yous You wonder what on earth you have don to him. Did you say_something yes terday that insulted Kim? Did he get sore because vou expressed the opin- ion that the Duffenstuff car is better than the Huffenduff six? You re- member now that he owns a Huff. No, do not worry. He is just hav ink one of his spells. You are merely bearing the brunt of the quarrcl he had with his wife at breakfast. T didn't dare tell her all he thought, %0 he is taking it out on you As 1) a complex world, you do not know the cause of the trouble. You just zrin s s Standardization of parts is a fine thing in the automobiic world. Similarly, standardization of action is a good thing among human beings If & man is going to speak to You day, he ought to sp to yot nest. If on Monday he gives a 0 degree smile on mecting you., on Tuesday he ought not to cut it down to 45 degrees. If he does s part, he me a without cause on your being left strictly alone. This is the treatment he de- serves, as an unsocial being. Johnny Jones ix a radio discussed radio with dreds of times. He has bored you terribly—to be quite frank about it with his recitals of distant stations secured on his one-tube receiving se Last night the back room you got the farthest of all. You picked up san Francisco! Whee! You must tell Johnny Jones about it. The minute he comes in the office you rush over. ay, 1 got KGO last night! Triumph vibrates in your You have a right to expect Johnny to enthuse a bit. You have done it for him. plenty of times, over Louis- ville, Cincinnati and Kansas ¢ Now you announce San Francisco, That so? says Johnny, turning to IN TODAY'S BY PAUL ¥V fan. He you hun- voice. The acceptance of the protocol by the League of Nations, through which it s imed international disa ment will be practicable, has brought into the spotlight certain questions of great importance. These Pelat T- ticularly to Japan's attitude in claim- ing as fundamental her right to force Jupanese cmigration upon an ing nation and to refer to the leaguc any obstructions thereto. The league be called upon to decide whether the objecting nation was an “aggressor” in the event that desired to force immigration demands the extreme of war. Japan takes ! the position that objection to permit- ting her race to enter the boundal of any nation, as settlers, is equ lent to racial discrimination, she cannot tolerate. The protocol, which has been accept- ed by the league binds the members of the league to outlaw the “aggres- sor” which resists admission of Japa- immigrants, and all nations of will agree to accept “san tions” to cease commercial and dipl matic relations with such “aggressor and to extend such other co-opera may deem proper. Such in- coercion, it is assumed, would bring serious, and in most case: compelling pressure upon the recalc trant gressor,” and make even de- ternational | fensive war impossible. The Japanese representative -at the league desclaims the idea that the protocol, as amended by motion of Japan and finally adopted by the had any direct reference to Japanese desire to enforce immigra- tion upon the United States. He pointed out that Japanese are trea | ed with more contumely in Australia and South Africa than in America. Upon motion of Japan the protocol s amended in its definition of an It now rea E can only ba assumed to be an aggressor if it has not pre- viously submitted the question in dispute to the league council or to the assembly, in accordarice with Ar- ticle 1I of the League of Nations covenant.” In view of the non-metmbership of the United States in the league, it ix assumed that this country would not ubmit to the league any question of our international relations, much less any question of what is held in this country to be of strictly domes- tic concern. Hence, under that amendment, if Japan undertook to nvade the United States with immi- grants, and we refused them en- trance, she might refer the contro- versy to the league with an ex parte statement, and, failing to appeal to the league, we would be adjudged the “aggressor,” subject to ln_lerna- tional boycott and other penalties. PR The Japanese position is expressed by its press, as involving the free adjudication by the league of all questions, including what are claimed to be domestic matters over which in- ternational law has no jurisdiction. The Chugai Shooyo, a leading journal, says: “How an alleged domestic question is really international is illustrated by the United States immigration act, which raised a question of grave con- sequences for both nations.” The government organ of France, Le Temps, supporting M. Adachi, one of the delegates to the league, said: “Since such a difference may well arise between Japan and the United States because, especially, of the hu- miliating measures against the citi- zens of a great country, which the jmmigration policy decrees against the Japanese, we can understand, in a measure, the scruples of M. Adachi. Another French paper, the Journal des Debats, says in reference to Japanese immigration into the United States: “There js no color League of Nations.” There is a “color line” in the laws of citisenship of the United States. The law, as adopted by our first Con- “A line in the unwill- | which | 'RACEWELL. “I'll' talk about it later. So rebuffed, by one who has plenty | of time to talk about himself and his deeds, any time, you return to vour own work, a sadder but a wiser man. * ok ok Kk This two-legged cuss thinks he is imitating the boss, but he is doing nothing of the kind. The boss knows that familiarity | breeds contempt, from nine out of ten men .beneath him. His reserve is a part of his being. There is nothing put on about it He realized long ago that in the worl before him he could do it better having the complste respect of men. To have this found it necessar) about with form gree of reserve. ness but it is not. The boss knows that “good fellow” to everybody. some will call him “Bill” before customers. That may be pleasing to the but it does not please th it does not strike the cither. It is too bad that human n as it is. It would be more pl, to J. Duffington Manderville, h the works, if he could clap th tor man on the back But he knows that no soon he do it than the elevator man begin calling him “Man.” It is consistency of ac the jewel of great price We can have respect for the man who never speaks to us at all, but down with the bird who speaks to us one d a forgets to do it the next! 1 sometimes think # good old color- ed man, by force of necessity, is the best bred man in the world, for he speaks to the “white folks” at times as if he means it He does mean it, that is the of it. He does not fawn one day, be- cause he wants something, and ig- nore you the next, because vou have | given it to him | There is many a man and woman, "ur\( to putting on aigs, who might | imitate honest old Sambo with real profit complete respect he to hedge himself ty, a certain de. Some call it cold- if he is a bosx, and customer, ture is ing i of eleva- r does will that ion is beauty * % * % Why should a sensitive child have to only when he, the aforementioned | parent, wants to he? Why should a dog have to work his nine brain overtime trying o pl ate @ master who pets him one duy and kicks him the next” “Pet me all the time, or Kick me the time. you son-of-a-gun.” Surels many a dog would like to bark soe such thought as that. M @ home a brother may one whose pleasure is to be bought | Every one else in the house has to | step lively to meet his royal benedic- | tion. Not only is he one who has to be handled with kid gloves but also, he is u creature of moods “He can be as nice as any one in the world when he wants o be” is the excuse put up for him by mother, who ways putting up excuses for be the is every one. Surely people realize at last w0 afMicted ought to that their actions are | not unrecorded. but are impressed on the minds of all they meet. You may get away with this sort of thing as far as you can see. The trouble is you canot see far enough. Behind your back you are rated a surly cu SPOTLIGHT ". COLLINS. gress, limited the right of citizenship to “free whites” After the emanci- pation of slaves, it was amended (1870 and 1875) to include Africans | or descendants of Africans—hut no | othier colored race. The color ques- | tion, therefore, exists in our 1 | and Congress—not international law ~-put it there. While this relates to sitizenship, rather than immigration with no intent to become citizens, it is held that Congress has an equal right to define—as it has done—who may enter as immigrants, and that absence of ‘intent to hecome citizens aggravates the objection to ineligi- bles. * % A standard authority on tional law, Charles (Vol. 1, p. & n general, an independent state, as a full-fledzed member of the so- ciety of nations, has generally the right, as Hall expressed it: ‘To live its life its own way, so long as it keeps rigidly to itself, and refrains from interfering with the equal right of other states to live their life in the manner which commends itself to them.” " Hyde further sa; A state is acknowledged to egjoy broadest right to regulate the ission of aliens to its territory. ared ‘Mr. Justice Gr: in the course of the opinion of the Supreme | Court in the case of Nishmura Ekiu | vs. the United States: ‘It is an accepted maxim of in- | ternational law that every sovereign | nation has the power, as inherent in | sovereignty and essential to self- preservation, to forbid the entrance of foreigners within its dominions, or to admit them only in such cases and upon such conditions as it may see | fit to prescribe. The law of nations has not as yet forbidden a state to exercise the largest discretion in establishing tests of the undesir- abilty of aliens, and to that end, to enforce discriminations of its own de- vising. « There is thus apparent a sharp distinction between the legal propriety and the ultimate expediency of exclusion laws. A state may un- wisely, although not unlawfully, ex- ercise the full measure of its privi- lege. * * * “‘The attempt of a state to assist or compel emigration of * * * un- desirable nationals will always be sted by the country to whose ory they are directed.’ Mr. Hyde further writes: “The covenant of the League of Na- tions in so far as it establishes a right of interference in case of a breach of the agreement of a member of the league * * * is not at vari- ance with any principle of interna- tional law.pertaining to intervention: * * * A different situation is con- templated, however, when it is design- ed to compel a state which has not ac- cepted the covenant to refrain from action. which as an independent sovereign state it sees fit to take * * * Itis the right of an outside state to refuse to submit to such procedure, with the incidental obli | gation not to fight under such a con- tingency which the members of the league. may appear to' challenge. Technically, their Interference with such a state must be regarded as amounting to intervention, the pro- priety of which, on principle, would depend upon the merits of the par- ticular case, unless it be admitted that the states constituting the league may, by virtue of their or- ganization, alter the principles of in- ternational law. The United States is not, as yet, prepared to make such an admission.” * x X X A well recognized French writer on international law, Jeancourt-Galig- nani, comment; “The vellow question in America is grave. :Immediate gravity? No. Slightly probable, but certain of con- flict in the future. The problem of emigration dominates Japanese poli- tics. Japanese immigration in Korea, Q interna- Cheney Hyde, ' speaker, | all| put up with a father who is pleasant | | fourished OCTOBER out | | | i i | | | th: | of the churches to which a Oy 1924. FLOWERS For the Living Fannie Hurst BY WALLACE IRWIN, 1 wish (o pin a rose on Fannie Hurst because she a writer who has taken her characters, alive, out of American life and because she is 5o much a part of living America. She is popular for the reason that she scems to see down into the hearts of people and tell us what they are thinking about The roxe belongs 1o her because of a certain warmth of human appre- fon, a certain humanity which belong to the best women of her race. The dwellers in small hotels, in ob- seure apartment houses, the tired women both behind and in front of the counter, the girl who never sees her dream come true; Fannie Hurst understands all these and takes them to her heart with the fervor of a Dickens and the dramatic power of an O, Henry. - Fannie Hurst has always had’ an out for the under dog. This is 1ot a pose with her; it is part of her rich kindlines Those who did not understand Fannic Hurst rubber- stamped her s @ red radical; and if she was red radical for a time it was because her idealism sought a way to mfortable and happy world. She went to Russia to find Utopia and stayed long enough to see that it was Inferno. She has come back quite disillusioned about Russia, 1 hear, and she's frank and hohest in telling the world why Trotsky has done nothing to muke a comfortable and happy world; quite the reverse. It is characteristic of Fannie Hurst 10 go to Russia to find out for herself. It is a part of her realism and her She doesn’t wccept any of racters on hearsay, and that why her art is supercharged with human life As a writer Fannie eeeded younger than unlike jost other successes, she is not content with immediate little vie- tories. She improves steadily, and t is because her endowments are large She is not a one-story writer. She didn't stop at “Humoresque,” and “he won't stop at “Lummox.” Sh has a mind that gathers impressions, emotions, pictures out of the air. And, best of all, she i an artist who has on A rican soil. studied our life, and learned to look upon our weaknesses in oa gentle and forgiv- spirit sright Hurst sue- most others, but, 1924, by the Rell Syndicate, Inc.) Tomerrow: Leonard Wood. T — Church-Going Urged. Need of Children in Sunday Schools Also Stressed. To the Editor of The Star “Archbishop Curley “The curse of the country today is the way in which children are being brought up.” The story of the New York hobbed-hair bandit bears him put The cost and the divorce bear out this s s more or legs well known and easily observed by the studious The. American Bankers' gave out the figure of $3 the annual cost of crime. The Star Information Burcau (Mr. Ha kin) advised me the cost was $10,.- 000,000,000 This' probably the cost of jails, courts, officers and all It is a tax of $160 per annum on every man, woman and child in the United States. I am confident that in the colonial days, when everybody there was but little t says crime evil Association .500,000.000 incudes aries, law rticulars or crime co at is the condition with regard | to churchgoing today? According to estimates which appear to be relia- some 25.000.000 children of Sun- school age *are of Sunday and some 60,000,000 people of \L rearing are not members they claim allegiance. How much of the crim cost may be laid to this potent cause? Benjamin Franklin said: “Good laws are good, but good men are better. Laws and the law-enforcement ma- chinery can only ineffectually cure. Good hearts alone, consecrated God, can prevent. Special effort is being made by the Protestant churches to remedy the evil. It late. but not too late. Courses in religious education are lately being installed in universities among them Boston University and American University. Strong effort is being made to bring the obsolete, time-worn Sunday school into an ef- ficient arm of God, in line with mod ern conditions; that is, to modernize it and render it more effective. Yet the people generally do not know what is being done and what is be- ing lost. upport for the Sunday school has been and still is 1y lacking. Nei- ther personal services, money nor me is given to it by the general publie. All too often it is looked on s a joke, when the kevstone of na- tionalk individual and community wel- fare W¥es in learning the ways of God and following Jesus Christ, and in no other way can it or will it ever be found. The degree of master: of religious education is being awarded, directors of religious education are being employed, but the public must | give its generous support to th work or it won't get far. There isn't a_citizen but who can give either his time, his money or the causing of attendance at the Sunday school by children W. T. MILLER, General Superintendent Woodside M. E. Sunday School Dogwood Vandals Are Again at Work To the Editor of The Star: 1 suggest that The Star renew its campaign ' against' the spoliation of trees during this season of glorious Autumn tints. Sunday I overtook an automo- bil® that was loaded with branches torn. from dogwood trees and ex- pressed my sentiments strongly to the owner of the car, who was load- ing more branches torn from dog- wood trees into thé car. This hap- pencd almost at the. edge of Rock Creck FPark, otherwise the offender would have been subject to arrest. In the Spring the starry. dogwood flowers seem the loveliest things that grow, but in the Aufumn the tinted dogwood leaves are, if possible, ewen more beautiful. I say this even though I am fresh from the Autumn tints of the Adirondacks, where.there is no dogwood. . My, experience indicates that 1t & necessary to keep up the campaign against such vandalism. long entangled, has brought revenge, and that was the Manchurian war. Who knows what will be claimell in 20 years of immigration in America as ‘equally necessary as was that precedent? ST “Without declaring that the fire is at the powder, the importance of the debate must not be misconceived: for, in such a matter. it is the spirit which moves, with the one as we as the other side. The Americans have perceived the situation. * * For the Americans have more to fear on the side of Asia than of Europe.” (Oopyright, 124, by Panl V. Collins. tement of a fact that | to] ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Q. How is perfume extracted from violets?—Y. B. J. A. Flowers for perfumery are grown chiefly in France and Italy. The fresh- Iy picked blossoms are placed on sheets of glass covered with lard. When this lard has absorbed as much oil from the flowers as it will contain it is shipped to perfumers. The extract is obtained by melting the lard and diesolving it in purified alcohol, %o as to leave only the ential oil. This is mixed with other ‘ingredients to ma perfume. Q. Please give a practical definition of a successful life?—F. M. N A. We suggest the following state- ment made by H. G. Wells in an article in the crican Magazine “Wealth, notoriety, place and power are no measure of success whatever. The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have been and what we might have done, on the i hand, and the thing we have done and the thing we have made of our- selves, on the other.” Q. Was hydrotherapy known to early healers”—C. B. A. Hydrotherapy, or the water for curative purposes, plosed by Hippocrates, “the mes in the fourth century Q. Would not improvements in T construction prevent many accidents (> = A. The Bureau of Public Roads made a study of the causes of highway accidents and it Jists th following a: dangerous Blind curves and road in- tersections, sharp curves emban’ ments, unprotected embankments, nar- row bridges sharp convex vert curves, slippery road surfaces, steep grades, narrow road surfaces, low rough should steep crowns. sharp curves at bridge and underpass ap- proaches, grade crossings, unsuperele- vated curves, This particular list is limited to the dangers which highway engincers can eliminate or which can be lessened by Warning signs. Q. TIs it true that gas can be pro- duced from straw?—S. T. G. A. Tests conducted by the Bureau of Chemistry show that gas produced from straw may be used successfully for lighting and heating and as motor fuel. but indicate that use of this ma terial for the production of gas on th farm is not practicable. Q. Who was sent to notify Georgze Washington of his election to the presi- dency >—E. G. K. 4 The secretary of the Continen- tal Con¥ress, Charles Thomson, was sent to Mount Vernon to notify Washington. Q. Is insanity United Statex?—E. N. O, A. In 1880 there were 106,000 sane persons in the country. Recent figures show more than 300,000 in 1924. Inmates of asylums and other institutions treating mental disorders are increasing about 3 or 5 per cent annually. sse of was em- ther of B. has increasing in the in- Q. When and where was the first subway constructed?—is G A. The urgent need of an under- ground railroad was first felt by the city of London. A two-track under- ground railway running from ware o King's Cross was beg 1853 Q little above When R O. A. You evidently refer to the lamp which Lord Curzon, with special per- mission. placed in the Taj-Manal in memory of his first wife. Q G 1 What light the i is the significance of the which I saw burning tomb of Mumtaz-1-Mahal visited the Taj-Mahal? Does the Patent Office send out of important, needed inven- tions?—I. L. B. A. Tt does not. Such a list was reported at one time as having been suggested by the British Patente. Institute. The itetns were as follow Shfinkless flannel, a non-skid road surface, a furnace that will conserve 95 per cent of its heat, glass that bends, noiseless airplanes and some that children can manage safely, a William Allen White's Kansas politics as an_independent anti-Klan candidate for governor has been the occasion for many fine tributes to the famous editor of the Empo! azette from his brethren of the pres “Bill White,” says the Kansas City Times (independent), ‘“comes nearer to representing the highest ideals of Kansas, by and large, and nearer to expressing those ideals in thought ction and speech than any other Kansan this side of the grasshopper year, anyway, if not at any, period of Kansas history. And alwavs he has held the banner high. He has the Kansas humor and he has the Kansas courage. Only the highest sense of obligation for public service which Mr. White so abundantly ever could have induced him to enter a political race. He feels it his duty. When politicians say that it is im- possible to elect Bill White because he is running as an independent, they simply are whistling their way past the political cemetery in order to keep their courage up. Former Gov. Allen’s Wichita Beacon (independent Republican), declares the editor's offer for the governor- ship will amount to more than inde- pendent candidacies usually do be- cause “the issue itself is a vibrant, ompelling one, and in points of abil- ity and standing Mr. White surpasses | either of his competitiors in the subernatorial race.” The Wichita Zagle (independent), observing that “unless all indications are deceptive Will White's independent candidacy is making a striking appeal to Kansas generally,” believes the rea- son probably lies deeper than the ordinary poiitical motive. “It may be grounded in the great popular ad- herence to realities,” the Eagle adds. “There is a lot of sham in modern politics. * * * But the peoplc never like it. They do like the clear cut issue, the actual difference in opinion, the substantial thing that you can mentally grasp and wrestle Wwith. They lay hold of facts, hang onto them like grim death and fight for them. Victor secondary to conviction. Realities must always at the start be in the minority and sur- vive defeat. Down in his heart every Kansan knows that, and responds to it. And it looks like Will White was stirring it up as it hasn't been stirred in many a day.” ¥k “William Allen White will carry with him the best wishes of a host of Americans in his independent Re- publican candidacy for governor,” in the opinion of the Springfield Repub- lican (independent), which goes on to explain “he will 'be pre-eminently the anti-Klan candidate. Ben Paulin, the regular party nominee, is openly backed by the Kilan, and Mr. White conceives it to be his duty to make the anti-Klan Republicans stand up and be counted. * * * A revolt such as he can lead in the Republican party of the State would probably have a far greater effect than an anti-Klan campaign conducted by the Democratic candidate for governor. Kansas is very proud of Mr. White. It ought to make him governor.” It is not likely that he will be elected, thinks the Charleston Post (inde- pendent Democratic), “but it is not entry into or | possesses | BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. motor weighing a pound per horse power, harness for tides, a pipe easily and effectively cleaned, talking mov ing pictures and a temperance drink that will not pall on the palate. Q. What was the real name nf Vol- talre?—C. L. W. A. Jean Francois Marie Arouet as sumed the name of Voltaire wher about 24 years of age. He had al ready been recognized as a rising an thor and dramatic poet, and the rea- son for the change in name is not satisfactorily explained. RQ. What is a keno goose?—G. K A. Keno is a form of lotto use in | gambling, in which n nbered balls are taken one by one from the spout of u receptacle called a keno goose. Q. How much do the tusks of ele- phants weigh?—T. M. G. A. An average tusk weighs about 60 pounds, but some are found weigh ing as much as 170 pounds. Q. How much material making the turban tals?—T. T. A. These turbans are made of the softest and finest of muslin and are fashioned from 10 to 20 yards of ma terial. is used ir worn by orien Q. What does the expression “Ke dar's tents” mean?—M. K. T. This expression used to de note uncongenial surroundings, and is taken from a passage in the Bibic Psalms, cxx.5 Q. Do the offices of the Senators and Representatives close entirely during the re period of Congress?- A ML A. There is no general rule coneers ing this. Some Congressmen clos: their offices entirely, whilc other keep secretaries or clerks in Wash | ington to look after routine business such as opening mail and answering inquiries. Q. What do the letters “T. D.” on & clay pipe represent?—R. P, C. A. They stand for the initials of Timothy Dexter, an eccentric capital ist, who left a large sum of money for the manufacture of euch pipes. He was born Malden, Mass, in 1 and is noted for writing a book en tirely without punctuation. Q. Can the “log cabin” in which Lin coln was born still be seen?— 8. S. B A. The cabin has been inclosed | magnificent marble mausoleum Hodgenville, Ky e the first Ameriear tragedy put on the stage?—S. T. P A. “Leicester,” a tragedy by Willian Dunlap, in 1791, is said to have beer the first American tragedy played. It is also called “Fatal Deception.” a at Q. What Py Q an; Which are the oldest - companies—C. L. T A. The oldest existing life insurance companies are the Hoyal Exchange Assurance Corporation and the Lon don Assurance Corporation, both which were chartered in 1720 and hbe gan issuing policies in 172 life insur Q. What is the difference between deserter and a draft dodger>—T. . B A. An Army deserter soldicr who abandons the service without leave and with no intention to re turn. A draft dodger is one who fafl- ed to report to his draft board was, therefore, never inducted into the service a (It is certain that you pus:lc daily over questions that we can answer for won. You arc confronted by problems grave 1o wyou, which can be answered casily by s, Our attentson is directed chicfiy to matters of fact. In matters legal, medical and financial we do not give strictly professional advice, but cven in these we can often smooth your way and provide the contact you need with technicians. Make a practice of | asking us what won do mot kuow. Ad- |dress: The Star Information Burcau | Frederic J. Haskin, director. Twenty- first and C streets northwest Inclose 2 cents in stamps for a direct reply.) 'William Allen White’s Candidacy Brings Tributes From Editors improbable that he something for the S his party.” The Worcester Telegram lican) likes “the clean and valiant man setting out single handed on the task of purging his commonwealth of a thing which he believes unworthy We don't know whether he will eru sade or persuade. He is good at ei her. We shall watch with interest the reaction of Kansas. One thing is certain—doubtless it is certain even to the klansman in their klaverns— the embattled editor of the Empori: Gazette won't be afraid. He won't take anything lying down Are the Republicans of Kansas. aeks the St Louis Post-Dispatch (inde pendent), “content to vote for the can | didate of the secret order committed to night-riding tactics, or have the: sufficient leaning toward the tradition: of American liberty to prefer a can didate who will fight a clean battie in the open. making and taking no prom- ises?” If they want to save the good name of the State, this paper is cor fident “they will take William Allen | White at his word, for Mr. White has | nothing to gain by it: he has honors enough: but Kansas has a great dea will accomplish ate and also for (Repub spectacle of this American gentl { * % x | | is certain, suggests the Advance (Democratic) Allen White, above every is not afraid to say what no matter whose toes he walks on, and the man who has the | courage of his convictions and lets | other folks know how he stands on any and every subject, is pretty apt to make a public eervant whom the peo ple can trust and respect.” Another | thing the Buffalo News (Republican) points out, “this is the first time that | Will White has beén a candidate for | any public office. He has had lots of | chances to claim public honors, but he would never entertain them. His service alwaye has been unseifish. So it is now,” and the people of ansas “should, and probably will, count it great privilege to vote for him." The Omaha World-Herald (inde- pendent), however, feels that Mr. White is so scared of the Klan blight that he seems a trifle bemused about the real | state of affairs. 'Kaneas,” the World- Herald adds, “already has a coura- geous, militant anti lan party, led by a vigorous, hard-headed and hard- handed candidate, who has already made good as an executive, but William Allen cannot see it. He fancies him- self as the sole hope of the anti-bed- sheet vote, although the Kaneas State Democratic convention, due largely to the leadership of Jonathan Davis, can- didate for governor. went on record definitely, specifically and emphatically against the Ku Klux Klan and the in- tolerance of Kluxism.” Believing that Mr. White regards the Klan as far more important than it really ie, the Springfleld Union (Re- publican) asks, “Has this able and stanch upholder of the best in mid- ) Westernism lost, or failed to acquire a sense of humor? Does he mot see the ludicrous aspects of the Klan? Nev- ertheless, it is not Mr. White's attitude on the Klan alone that sounds a mournful chord in the spectator's breast. It is the danger of another very good editor becoming a very poor, or & medlocre, politician.” iam thing else, he thinks,