Evening Star Newspaper, October 16, 1924, Page 6

\ (G . THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, THURSDAY, O THIS AND THAT THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Editien. WASHINGTON, D. C. October 16, 1924 THEODORE W. NOYES The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning editio x within the Iy only. ce bta- per Dafly and Sunday.1 yr., $8.40:1 mo., 70¢ Daily only “1yr. $6.00:1 mo., {0c Sunday only . All Other States, Daily and Sunday.1 yr., $10.00;1 mo., 85¢ Daily only . 1yr, $7.00;1 mo., 60c Sunday only . ' $3.00;1 mo., 26¢ Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press is cxclusively eatitied he use for republication of all news dis- batches credited to it or not otherwise credited jn this paper and also the local news pub. Lished herein. ~All rights of publication ef rein are aiso reserve The “Slush Fund” Inquiry. Senator Borah will today in Chicago ‘©pen the session of the Senate’s spe- cial committee charged with the duty of inquiring into the source and vol- ume and use of campaign funds. It is an unusual proceeding. thus to meet and investigate in the midst of the campaign, veritably on the eve ©of election, but circumstances have arisen which makes it not only proper but desirable to do so. Charges have been made that the Republican cam- Paign fund is too large for legitimate purposes and that it comes mainly from ‘“interested” sources and in amounts beyond the proper limits of individual gifts. In his preliminary statement re- garding the program of the commit- tee’s work Senator Borah says that each party organization will be asked to report how much money it has received and from whom and how it has been spent. If these reports suggest the the need of further in- quiry the accounting books of the organizations will be called for and examined. Thus it appears that no line will be drawn between the parties, but that all three will be @sked to reveal their resources. The only question involved, as a practical matter, is whether any of the money given for campaign pur- poses 1s being used or is intended for use corruptly. The purposes or wishes of givers cannot easily be determined. The influence of large gifts upon the policies and practices of the parties caanot be ascertained in advance. It is rwily too early to find out to what fllegitimate ends, if any, this money has been or is 10 be put. By an illegitimate end plainly is meant the purchase of votes. And votes are not bought, if ever, weeks or even many days ahead of voting time. For the meeting of legitimate cam- Paign expenses large sums are re- quired by all of the national parties. ‘These needs have been stated re- peatedly and are supposedly fairly well understood by the people. No- body expects speakers to travel about at their own expense, or clerks to work without compensation, or print- ers to deliver “literature” even at cost, or hotel and office building own- ive headquarters rooms free of charge. There may be some political ad- vantage to those who bring the charges in any revelation that may be made that “interests” suspected of having a corrupt influence upon politics have given heavily, in sums beyond the limits set by law or in artificially distributed amounts. At least, there ‘may be an argument in the revelation. But there is no proof of corruption in such a showing, Any “interest” is entitled to express itself financially in aid of a campaign which represents its hopes and wishes. The third-party campaign, for example, is supported by certain groups and nterests” which have been can- wassed vigorously for funds. This present inquiry will doubtless reveal them. Save for possible embarrass- ments, there will be no shameful or jrreparably damaging effect of such a disclosure. A fear of possible dishonesty on the part of the electorate is behind the demand for this eleventh-hour in- quiry, perhaps a hope of discourag- ing and cutting off further gifts to the campaign funds of the major parties, particularly the Republican party. But the campaign is under full headway and there will be no crippling effect upon any of the party managements in this proceed- ing. Short of scandalous revelations, which are altogether unlikely, the investigation will be utterly lacking in practical results, ———————— ‘The President of the United States has a position of responsible dignity wwhich even the agitations of a cam- paign will not, and should not, be permitted to disturb. —————————— The New Fountain. The fountain at Rainbow Basin of the Lincoln Memorial in Potomac Park takes its place as one of the features of Washington. The de- scription indicates that it takes the leadership of city foyntains. The new fountain gave a public display yes. terday, and Mrs. Coolidge and a great many men and women in public po- sition attended the opening and saw the water turned on. It was an- nounced that the fountain would per- form from noon to 2 o'clock today. Perhaps with the increase in the Awater supply from the Potomac at Great Falls, Washington fountains may become more conspicuous. Be- cause of the water shortage many of our popular fountains, even at the height of the fountain season, have ‘been dry and rusty. In “old times” ~—let us say. in the 70s and 80s—the office of public buildings and grounds set up quite a number of fountains in public reservations. They were generally of cast iron, molded in the same pattern, and the streams and showers they sent out would not cause many persons to wonder now, though the old Washingtonian $hought pretty well of them. | lican leade: the more elaborate and spectacular fountain was set up in Franklin Park, people came from all parts of the city to see it, and it was pointed out to strangers as one of the show- things of the Capital. When in play that fountain is still a fine one, but a fountain, like a man or woman, must make a most extraordinary display to attract attention today. When the Bartholdi fountain was brought to Washington, after the close of the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in 1876, it was the marvel of the town. It was the last word in fountains, and it is perhaps fair to say that today it can hold its own with most other fountains in the matter of graceful streams, jets and sprays, but as a monument or work of seulpture newer fountains have outdone the Bartholdi. There was a “fountain age” in lo- cal history, and it seemed that the fountain would become a more popu- lar form of memorial than the statue. The McMillan fountain, by Mac- Monnies; the Dupont fountain, which displaced the Dupont statue. and sev- eral smaller memorial fountains were set up, and some of them have been exercising the rights of fountains when the water supply permitted. Court of Neptune fountain at the Library of Congress, the fountain at the west terrace of the Capitol and; Columbus fountain at Union Station are noteworthy. Mr. Nagel's Reasoning. Wide attention is likely to be at- tracted to a current statement from | Charles Nagel of St. Louis declaring himself in support of the election of President Coolidge and giving his rea- sons. Mr. Nagel, who was Secretary of Commerce and Labor in the Taft administration, is recognized as a leader of thought and a political force among American citizens of German descent. It had been rumored that he was wavering from his sterling Republicanism and record of many years and was leaning toward La Fol- lette. It is known that the Repub- had been perturbed over these reports. Through the medium of the Repub- lican national committee Mr. Nagel has effectually disposed of these rumors by declaring that he will vote for the Republican National and State tickets, and then proceeds to tell why. His argument is calculated to engage the attention of the German-descended element, as well as others, He re- gards as of primary importance that the election shall not be thrown into the House and Senate. Denouncing the Versailles treaty as an iniquity, he realizes that it cannot be revised. At best it may be reinterpreted and then only by degrees. Viewing the Dawes plan as offering hope for “a way out of chaos,” he holds that the defeat of Coolidge would be disastrous. Constitutional amendments proposed by La Follette and declares he is much more interested in the Constitu- tional preservation of these rights for the future than an indignant dis- cussion about their administrative dis- regard in the past. If he aegreed with La Follette upon every other point, “which I do not,” he says he should have to oppose him on this ground alone. Germany’s Loan Abroad. The confidence in the amplitude of the security behind the new German ! reparations loan which was displayed by American investors has been man- ifested also in England, France and Sweden. In each of those countries the allotted portions of the loan were absorbed immediately upon the open- ing of the offers. In London within four and a half hours the applications received far more than covered the issue. There were some manifesta- tions of displeasure on the part of peopla in the street, who jeered the applicants, who stood in line, but this demonstration was not influential. In France the allotment has been taken even in advance of the formal tender. | In Stockholm the issue was absorbed within half an hour after the sub- scription list opened. " An attractive investment oppor- tunity never goes begging if money is available. Just at present cash is in hand for bond buying in all four countries. The only question is as to security. The terms of the Dawes plan are such as to afford the most substantial guarantee possible for this issue. Short of another general European war, or the complete col- lapse of the German government in some communistic cataclysm, there is no likelihood whatever of failure. 1t is a reassurance thus to find the bond issue taken so quickly in four} countries, three of which were lately at war with the issuing nation. The prompt flotation of the loan cannot fail to be a wholesome stimulant of trade and a restoration of confidence in the stability of affairs on the continent. —— e Very few orators succeed in catch- ing popular interest as closely as the radio announcers who detailed the proceedings of the political conven- tions and the base ball games. ——————————— The manner in which paper marks made a joke of money has not pre- vented Germany from industriously organizing with a view to dealing in reliable currency. o It is a long time since the Prohi- bitionist passively represented the only “third party” movement. —————————— A woman has brought suit against an eminent actor for the recovery of the manuscript of a play based upon the life of Edgar Allen Poe which has been in his hands for three years and which, she suspects, has been utilized by the actor's wife, herself an author, in the writing of & sim- ilar drame.’ The case promises to develop sensationally, as all the parties are well known in literary and dramatic circles, and again as| the charge of improperly withholding the manuscript involves in effect the charge of plagiariem. This is no new situation. It has developed on many occasions in the past and hds led to legal proceedings. He rejects the | | | | i I ducers on the score of the improper utilization of materials. It is exceed- ingly difficult to prove plagiarism. It may be strongly suspected and it may be even deducible from simi- larities in lines and situations. But the point of actual proof is rarely reached. The submission of a manuscript, of play or story, involves a certain risk to the author, a fact which imposes the most rigid honesty of treatment by the publisher or producer into whose hands it is committed, In this particular case it is alleged that the actor definitely expressed his delight with the play and his intention to produce it. Then came delay, culmi- nating in the announcement by the actor that he had found another “Poe” play which was better suited to him, and he read it to the now complaining author, who declares that she recognized it as a copy and an imitation of her own. Too scrupulous care cannot be taken by those to whom literary products are intrusted to preserve nd protect the rights of the authors. Plagiarism is one of the meanest of offenses. Theft of cash is not com- parable with theft of ideas. Care- lessness and procrastination on the part of producers and publishers make for suspicion. Fortunately, piracy is less frequent now than in earlier days, but that it is still prac- ticed is the conviction of many who have had dealings with publishers and | stage producers with a slight sense of moral responsibility. —_— e In order to be registercd as a voter a citizen must make up his mind whether he is a Republican or a Demo- crat. Having placed himself on record he is still permitted to listen to the arguments and decide on which way he will vote. The electoral machinery is every year making life a little harder for the forecasters. SR ‘While properly regretful at miss- ing the honor of being a candidate for the Presidency, Al Smith admits | that he would regard re-election tc the governorship of New York State as a very satisfactory consolation prize. 0 vt The campaign is slightly handi- capped in popular interest by the tacit refusal of some prominent fig- ures of the past to abandon literature and art in order to return to politics. | ————————— A suspicion uncompromisingly as- serts itse]f that real ball players en- joy being in action, winning or los- ing games, more than being recip- ients of popular ovations. S S — There is undoubtedly financial genius in Russia, otherwise the or- ganization of the splendid Russian orchestras and ballets would be im- possible. e A Dbig dirigible is credited with | strategic possibilities in spite of the common impression that if it gets from factory to customer without serious mishap it is doing very well. —_—————————— So far as Gov. Al Smith’s line of talk is concerned, the name ‘Theo- dore Roosevelt” is strictly in the “once-upon-a-time” class, ——————— Effort is loyally resumed to make the ballot as interesting to the aver- age citizen as the scorecard. —— China invented gunpowder. In view of modern explosives, the achieve- ment seems trivial. ————————— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Gone to the Movies. Oh, where's the butler, where's the cook, The master and the dame? The home has a deserted look Which daily is the same. The answer’s clear, you must agree, ‘The clock in rhythm slow Announces, “They have gone to see The motion picture show.” ‘Where is the great financial man ‘Who lends support to art? Where are the muses nine whose plan Is to refine the heart? Where is the statesman who his hat Into the ring would throw? You'll ind them in attendance at The motion picture show. Hard Work. “Why don't officials immediately put into effect the reforms they have advocated?” “My friend,” answered Senator Sorghum, “after a man has been through a campaign he needs almost an entire term of office to rest up for the next one.” Superseded. Our modern music, we must own, Is in a state precarious. The banjo and the saxophone Have squelched the Stradivarius. Doubtful Utility. “Nature finds a use for every- thing.” “Mebbe,” answered Uncle Bill Bot- tletop; “but how about that old mint patch in my back yard.” Basic Prosperity. The farmer's now a happy man. He raises corn and oats And fares much better than he can By means of trading votes, Jud Tunkins says the man who works hardest is the one who imag- ines he has a scheme to live easy and beat the law. 3 Getting Him Placed. “What 18 @ lounge lizard?’ “He's an impecunious men,” an- swered Miss Cayenne, “who manages to dreas well enough to sit on a hotel sofa instead of & park bench.” Vigilance. Although the bold policeman may O’erlook & serious crime, He never lets me get away ‘With parking overtime. “When a man gets de worry habit, said Uncle Eben, “not havin' nufin’; to worry about wouyldn’' do him no The courts, however, have rarely|good. He'd soon start worryin’ ‘cau agalnst s Pleasantly wasting time is one of the real pleasures of life. Despite all the copybook moralists may say against it, 1dling is indulged in by all successful men. One never looks at the bums loaf- ing at Seventh street and Pennsyl- vania avenue without feeling that fundamentally they are one with their richer and greater brethern. Their loafing is just more obvious, that is all. “Time is golden,” said the old maxim. L In no way is time more golden tha when a man is so in control of his destiny that he can use time as he pleases, pleasantly wasting some of it upon something that interests him for the time being. Think of the poor, craven souls so bound by fear of wasting time that they cannot stop for f an hour to watch riveters throwing their red- hot bolts on a construction job! Yes, there are some people like that, but not man Go up to any new construcMon job, where there is building activity, and watch the lines of prosperous men, well dress- ed, well fed, goid chains on their vests, helping the construction along with their presence. There they stand, minute after minute, head back, eyes up, survey- ing the placement of a great girder. They are on their way, and they know where they are going, too, but there is no hurry about it. Any hour of the day will find them there, enjoying watching others work. They are past masters in the =chool of everyday living. Watching construction work is one of the grandest little ways of loafing in the world. 1t was too bad steel buildings had not come into being when Robert Louis Stevenson wrote his “Apology for Idlers” He could have had added ma- terial. It is one of the standing mysteries of city life, just where the men come from who daily stand in solemn, silent rows, watching the construction gangs. Practically all of them are well dressed, evidently euccessful men. The crowd is always constant in num- ber, although its component parts change from hour to hour. At 8 o'clock in the morning there will be 50 men watching, at noon there will be 50 men, at 3:30 o'clock 50 watchers will be on | the job. Truly, it Is a fascinating thing, this watching a big building going up! Men | Just like ourselves swarm like monkeys up and down dull red girders. The average watcher wonders how those men ever get up enough nerve to do it. Yet, upon considering the matter, he realizes that those workers do it as a | matter of earning their bread and but- |ter, in a casual way that comes with | familiarity, not as a stranger would who might suddenly be carted aloft, stood out on beam and told: . ““Now walk In the back of the heads of the watch- ers lies one dread possibility: Masbe some one will fall! No one will admit this, but undoubtedly there is nothing else to account for the faithfulness of these steady watchers. | * ok k% Many men, successful and otherwice, pleasantly te a great deal of time each day waiting for street cars. Those who own automobiles escape this classi- fication, of course. They idle running around town. Men are better idlers than women Witness their pleasure, waiting for street cars, in looking at the passing show of ladies! It is impossible for women to idle so successfully while waiting for street cars, for they are only interested in the clothes of the passersby, while the gentlemen are in- terested in the passersby themselve: So do men go to the heart of a matte: Men lose a lot of time, too, waiting | for elevators. They might walk up, of | course, but very few of them do it. Every now and then some inspired writer on physical culture adviees men to walk up and down steps. | It is the best exercise in the world, | if used properly, they tell us, citing | cases of old men who have rejuve- | nated themselves by climbing up and ' Invincible bachelor that he was, Senator Frank B. Brandegee had only two life loves—the Republican party and Yale. A speech he made at the university in 1905, just 20 years after he was graduated with the class of 1885, is still famous in New Haven The occasion was an ’85 reunion. Brandegee had recently been elected to his first term in the United States Senate, and was the hero of the occa- sion. Theodore Rooseveit's slogan about “tainted money” was on the verge of entering the national vo- cabulary in connection with the mil- lions which John D. Rockefelier was scattering among the universities of the land. Brandegee made it the theme of his reunion speech. He brought down the house with this declaration: “Bring on your ‘tainted money.' The Yale spirit will purify * ok ¥ ¥ Walter Johnson, world’s champion pitcher, may next be heard of as a Nevada Republican politician in aadi- tion to being a coast base ball team owner. A long-time Winter resident of Reno, Johnson is married to the daughter of former Representative k. E. Roberts, and would invade the domain of statesmanship under the tutelage of his father-in-law, who is mayor of Reno and Republican boss of Nevada. The sagebrush press vies with the newspapers of Washington in glorifying Johnson, except that Reno insists it is Walter's one and only “home town.” Nevada editorials indicate that he can have anything in the State from a United States senatorship downwards. * Kk %k X Washington rejoices in its newest statue, that of Methodist Bishop Francis Asbury, who rode the cir- cuits in Pennsylvania before the Dec- laration of Independence. The Capital cherishes the work of the English sculptor, Augustus Lukeman, chiefly because he has evolved the only equestrian bronze here extant that looks like a horse. The ones upon which natlonal legendary heroes like Jackson, Sheridan, Sherman, Scott and Thomas are mounted are idealized almost beyond recognition. No horses in war or peace ever pranced or posed like Washington's statues of them. Asbury sits astride a riding horse such as “Bill” Borah might gallop through Rock Creek Park. The ani- mal stands in an attitude of natural repose. The bishop has loosed the reins in order to permit the horse to scratch his foreleg with his nose. * k¥ K John W. Davis' biographer, Theo- dore A, Huntley, records as typical of the Democratic candidate’'s sense of humor & letter he wrote in 1915, while solicitor general of -the. United States, to a fellow West Virginian, who wanted to insure his life: “I have all the life insurance that I want. In fact, I am now carrying more than I can afford. If I were go- ing to'take any more life insurance, I should choose some small inconspic- uous company with opportunities for growth, instead of one of the great blonted octopi which burden the busi- ness of the United States. These re- marks are, of course, peculiarly ap- plicable to your company, which I un- | sage. derstand to bs the largest and most odlous of them all. With these prelimi. T s, 1f you will send me an BY C. E. TRACEWELL. down the Washington Monument. Ltke a great deal of the good ad- vice that Is handed out by inspiring writers, we read it carefully, agree with it all—and proceed to forget it. Nearly all men would rather walit 10 minutes for an elevator, if nec- ecssary, than walk up three flights of casy steps. There is plenty of time— and then one has the pleasure of bawling out the elevator man. * X X ¥ Men jauntily waste more time eat- ing, perhaps, than in almost any other | way. Few will admit they waste time this way, however. It is a pleasant loafing easily justified. Proper eating demands adequate mastication, you know, and taking one's time in a pleasing place among pleasant companions. So, fully backed by the best medical advice, one is able to spend & couple of hours at lunch, when perhaps 30 minutes would have been entirely adequate. “What! you would advocate throw- ing down one's food like a dog?” Never in the world! I am not ad- { vocating anything. Not for a fortune would I want any man to imitate the dog at its meals, although I have seen many men giving tolerable imitations of hogs. Any afternoon in the motion pic- ture theaters the observer will find a #ood proportion of men and boys, successful men and equally successful lads. It will not do to say that only women and girls go to the “movies” in _the afternoon. Think of all the time happily and wisely wasted in golf! Remember that this term “wasted in the sense of the copy-book moral- ity, and as it Is construed in the for- mal conversation of men, when they arise ta tell the younger generation what to do—commencement addresses and that sort of thing. Wasting time on the golf links and at base ball games and at tennis and other sports is time made again, in- deed, turned from the base lead of uninteresting time-passing to a glo- rious golden hue by the magic of transmutation effected by that true philosopher’s stone—interest. Interest is the thing! When busi- ness men manage to unscramble their scraribled workers, so that John Smith is interested in what he does, and Bill Jones head-over-heels in love with his work, the Golden Age will be here. When: the school authorities ari able—and willing—to pry little Sam my loose from the cold coils of mathe- matics, which he hates, and let him roam the fields of literature, which he loves, the Golden Age in educa- tion will have arrived. Why do men like golf? Because it interests them. Why do they love base ball? Because it interests them! “I lean and loaf at my ease, watching a spear of Summer grass,” sang Walt Whitman. Watc a base ball—it is all the same. lden Loafing. %% e So men pleasantly idle at music, at reading, at radio. Much so-called work is often no more than a certain kind of solemn idling. Recently I heard two prominent business men engage in an hour's dis- cussion of whether a wagon was to nter an alley forward or backward, when as a matter of fact it made no It i | differencq which way it came in, as was proved later when the truck did not come in at all. Then there is unconscious loafing, such as that indulged in when a cer- tain association epent mork than an hour upon the momentous question | as to whether three or four members | would escort a distinguished guest to the platform at the next meeting! It is well for men that they are thus past masters in the fine art of pleasantly wasting time, for life is infinitely greater than just one of its components—work—and has in its keeping many dellghts not on the business calendar. Ask any business man! WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. new proposal, T think I can see my Wway clear to do something with it.” * k¥ ok Senator Brookhart's secret is out. It has been discovered by C. K. Stuart, one of Iowa's foremost political writ- ers. He avows and avers that Brook- hart's ambition is to become in the Hawkeye State what Robert M. La Follette has made of himself in Wis- consin, viz, the indisputable Republi- can czar of the commonwealth. That, according to Stuart, explains Brook- hart’s bold throw in publicly denounc- ing Coolidge and Dawes. “Brookhart desires,” says Stuart, “to become the La Follette of Iowa. He aspires to become the State's political dictator, to say who shall be its Republican con- gressional candidates, and to write its Republican platforms.” _Brookhart's chief aid and abettor is Dante Pierce of Des Moines, publisher of the pros- perous and powerful Iowa Homestead and Wisconsin Farmer. Like Brook- hart, Plerce is a veteran of the Span- ish-American war. He has had much to do with the Senator’s rise to politi- cal affluence. * ok x % Some anonymous anti-bonus enthu- siast has fashioned a decorative piece of parchment, entitled “Roll of Honor,"” and dedicated it to the 27 Republican and Democratic Senators who voted against overriding President Coolidge's bonus veto. It bears’this legend: “To those members of the Senate who held honor and tradition of their body against party politics, and who, on May 20, 1924, voted ‘mo.’” Then fol- low the names of Senators Fernald, Keyes, Moses, Greene, Colt, Borah, Edwards, Edge, Pepper, Reed, Ball, Bayard, Bruce, Weller, Giass, Swanson, Dlal, Underwood, Wadsworth, Ransdell, Shields, Ernst, McKinley, Sterling, Phipps, King and Smoot. A framed copy of the “Roll of Honor” was recent- ly presented to each member of the anti-bonus brigade. * Ok ok X Representative Raker of California, one of the prime movers in the enact. ment of Japanese exclusion, will intro- duce an amendment to the immigration law at the next session of Congress. It is in line with a suggestion made in President Coolidge's maiden mes- Raker proposes to establish a system of compulsory annual registra- tion by all aliens, with a view to checking up on “boot-legged” immi- grants. He is inspired to move promptly in that direction by informa- tion derived from Japaness sources. This indicates, Raker claims, that the Japanese plan to burrow their way into the United States through Mexico, and, by showing that exclusion was more effective under the discarded gentlemen's agreement than it is now, Bope to bring about its restoration. (Copyright, 1924.) —————— That estion from British ex- perts that ice water packs worn on the head will grow hair could come only from a country where. prohibi- tion is not in effect.—Sandusky Reg- ister. Life's Daily Battles—“What's the use in arguing with you. You don't know the difference between a bas ball bribe and a stolen base.”—Sprin; fleld Dally News. It 18 sald to have been an Irishman, who, when asked how ha liked Prince. ton, replied: “It's a darn sight better than liquor at all"—Knoxville is used only | h a golf ball, watch | JTOBER 16, 1924, The North Window BY LEILA MECHLIN ‘When the first of the 1924 world series base ball games was played | in Washingto» recently more than a thousand me:i are reported to have stayed up all night near the entrance gate in order to secure seats on the bleachers the next dy, the game be- ing called at 2 p.m. To the person who knows nothing about base ball such enthusiasm seems little short of insanity. It is utterly incompre- hensible. In like manner, the power of art to give pleasure cannot be understood by those to whom the subject Is still a closed book. Strange as it may seem, there is considerable similarity between art and base ball. The thousand who stayed up all night to see the game between two winning teams and the tens of thou- sands who pald fabulous sums for reserved seats were drawn thither by the skill of the participants. It was jnot the act of throwing or hitting | the ball, or the swiftness of making runs; it was the way these things were done, the fact that there was a contest, the conviction that there {would be an exhibition of supreme ability. Base ball played by the best players in the United States is a thrilling spectacle. * ¥ ok K Art also is a game and & game re- quiring great skill, and nine-tenths of the joy that the art lover finds in it is a joy in achievement, superla- tive achievement. In other words, it Is to a great extent the process rather than the result which cre- ates excitement or delight on the part of the observer. That man has| achieved this marvel is the basic| | cause of enjoyment to man. i iis instantly explains why mere | imitation is not the chief end of art. To make something which merely | 1ooks like something else is stopping short of supreme accomplishment. Take, for example, a portrait by Rem- brandt or by any one of the great masters. The original of that por- trait placed in identically that same light, behind a frame, would not move the observer in the least to en- thusiasm, would create no emotion or joy whatsoever. It is the fact that Rembrandt has Interpreted that person through the medium of pig- ment with such marvelous effect, Wwith such consummate skill, that the imagination is touched and the es- thetic serfse gratified. | This is the reason, also, why art to those who have knowledge and are sensitive gives more pleasure than nature. There is beaus 'y, su- | preme beauty, in nature, and it has the power to uplift and to soothe, even to excite emotion, but it can| never give the same pleasure, the keenest pleasure, unalloyed delight, | that art gives when fully appreciated, or, in other words, understood. i * x % % | __The grave question is how to con- | vince people of this truth who do not | know, who are on the outside. What words could be found to convince the nimaginative who had never seen a ase ball game of the interest to be {found in one of the world series? | Likewise, how impossible it seems to | |explain to one who has never been | warmed by the fire of art that those {who give a king's ransom for a |painting are not throwing their |money to the winds. In both in- | stances seeing is essential to be.| {lieving. The fascination which attaches to| a work of art and to a base ball. game icannot be explained, but they are | |very real, they are absolutely tang-| {ible; and as intellectuality—that is, | the ‘processes of the mind—are more | thrilling than physical achlevement, | 50 the successes of the artist are pro- athlete. Obviously, a smaller | proportion are capable of this higher type of enjoyment, but to those who are, the reward Is tremendous; they | jare fortunate, indeed. The steps to- | {ward the attainment of this vower‘l | of pleasure are not difficult to ascend. {At first it is the obvious which ap- | |peals in art as in nature, but as the | eye becomes more sensitive and better { trained subletles are discovered until gradually the refinements of art are | grasped. | * ok x x | To return to the base ball game. It is not just winning that brings the cheers; it is the way the player wins. | So, also, in art, and as the layman in- creases his or her knowledge of the game the way the artist achieves brings greatest pleasure. This does not necessarily mean technique—far from it. But without technique and technique of a very accomplished sort there would be no great art. Let us remember that. The first necessity of acquiring an appreciation of art we have found to be seeing. It is also necessary, how- ever, that one should endeavor to see correctly, sympathetically; that one should approach art with a humble mind, a spirit of reverence. For ait is not only one of the few enduring things in this world and witnesses to the culture of nations, but Is of the substance of things not yet fully re- | vealed. A great work of art lays| | bare a man's soul and awakens in the soul of the onlooker emotions akin to his own. No work of art would be created but for that profound and inexplicable impulse on the part of man to express, not himself, but something which has spoken to him, and when | the artist finds beautiful expression it satisfles in the onlooker who lacks that power a heretofore unsatisfied yearning. * K ok % The love of art may be intuitive. To some it is as a God-given gift; but rare, indeed, are those who cannot ac- quire it. There are those born tone- deaf, to whom music is an annoy- ance: there are some who are color- blind and who find no enjoyment in line or rhythm. But these are the ex- ceptions, not the rule. In Italy and in France the children on the streets, the average citizens, have a sensi- tiveness to art and power of enjoy- ment of art which come from asso- ciation with the best—the works of the great masters. This power of enjoyment is a great enrichment to life, for art is to be found on all sides—in the buildings Wwe pass on the streets, the parks laid out by lendscape architects, the sculp- ture which adorns our squares; the works in various mediums congregat- ed in our art galleries, the doors of which are open to all. A little chap who could not afford even admission to the bleachers, but secured a point of vantage on a housetop, got more pleasure out of the base ball game than many who could have afforded grandstand tickets, because he knew the game. And so it is with art. * K ok ok - There is the old saying, “Art is long; life is short,” and so it is. But as Otto H. Kahn pointed out in an ad- dress on “The Value of Art to the People”—those who love art never grow old; possessing this power of enjoyment they find in it a peren- nial spring of youth. To know art We must touch art—knowledge come: through contact—hence the benefl- cence of the art museums, which, in congtantly increasing number, are to be found in our cities, offering this opportunity and privilege to rich and poor alike. Art costs less than base ball and is just as amusing. [ e e Man has some advantages, but he can't slip 14 ounces of cloth over his head and call himself dressed.—Jersey Journal. % Telephone subscribers in Wales are sald to be relatively few. No wond! | obliged by ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN Q. How many women are minis- ters of the gospel in the United States?—N. N. A. A recent survey by the pub- lishers of “Women of 1924” estimates that there are 1,787 woman preachers at present. Q. Why are the boundary stones of the District of Columbia some- times called the “jurisdiction stones*? —D. F. G. A, They are so called because on the faces of ths stones facing the District were carved, not the let- ters “D. C. United States.” Q. Who determined latitude and longitude?—H. D. T. A. Hipparchus of Nice abont 162 B. C. is credited with this as well as with the discovery, during as- tronomical work done in the Island of Rhodes and at Alexandria, of the precession of the equinoxes. He also made a catalogue of 1,080 stars, giv- Lngh the latitude and longitude of each. . Q. Is “Wild Brother,” by W. L. Underwood, a true story?—D. L. T. A. This book is based on the act of Mrs. E. M. Beal, who was re- cently awarded a medal by the Amer- ican Soclety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Mrs. Beal “moth- ered” a new-born cub. Q. What Englishman was known as “King Maker’?—B. A. E. A. This sobriquet was given Richard Neville, Earl of (1428-71). to Warwick Q. What is meant by the term fungi?>—T. B. B. A. Fungi is a general name given to mushrooms, toadstools, ete, that may or may not be eaten with safety by man. Q. What is tte largest diamond that is in existence ’—C. F. C. A. The largest diamond of which there is any record was found on January 26, 1905, in the Premier mine, near Preturia, Transvaal. The stone, called the Cullinan diamond, weighed 3,024% carats, or 1.37 pounds, measured ¢ inches by 3.5 inches by 1.25 inches. at from $2,500,000 to $5,000,000. This diamond, which was reputed to be the | purest of the large stones, was pur- | chased by an English syndicate and cut into nine stones which were pre- sented in 1908 to King Edward VII to be placed among the English crown jewels. Q. Where F. 8. C. A. The Doggerbank is an extensive flat sandbank near the middle of the North Sea between England on the west and Denmark on the east and is about 60 miles broad. It is about 200 miles long and has a depth of less than 120 feet, and near the Eng- lish coast it has only about 50-feet of water. This bank furnishes impor- tant cod fishing grounds. Q. When was Bartholdi's erty” completed ?—W. C. A. The statue was almost finished in 1883. It was left on view in Paris for some time, however, because work on the pedestal was not far enough advanced to permit the statue to be errected. is the Doggerbank?— “Lib~ Q. Who were the Jubilee Sing- ers?—S. J. W. A. Members of Fiske University (one of the earliest institutions for advancing negro education) who after touring the United States sang before Queen Victoria and many other dignitaries 50 years ago. By this means large sums of money were raised for the support of the uni-| versity. A number of Fiske singers are again touring Europe for the same purpose and recently sang before King George at the home of Lady Astor. Q. How many composed the party | which recently attempted the ascent of Mount Everest?—M. M. C. A. The expedition which started from Darjeeling, India, March 26, 1924, consisted of 13 Englishmen and several native porters, under the com- mand of Gen. C. C. Bruce (who was illness to abandon the active leadership to Col. Norton). Q. Can you ascertain for me the data given the census enumerators by John Doe of this city?—C. D. J. A. The Bureau of Census that all facts given to census enumer- ators are considered confidential. There {8 a fine not exceeding $100 for giving false information to these enumerators. Q. How often do rabbits have young ones? Are tame rabbits as good to eat as wild ones?—W. D. R. A. Rabbits may have young abou every two months, but it is unwise and unprofitable to breed more thai Mrs. Ferguson’s In Texas Race Widely Approved “Ma” Ferguson, nominee of the Democratic primary for Governor in Texas, has the press nearly every- where with her in the legal fight waged by opponents to keep her name oft the ticket. Her victory in a re- cent injunction suit is hailed with satisfaction. Aside from the fair deal to Mrs. Ferguson personally, editors feel that the court's decision has established a complete victory for equal suffrage throughout the country. As the Charleston Post says: “Mrs. Fergu- son_won the Democratic nomination in Texas fairly in a hard-fought con- test, after two primary votings, in which more than three-fourths of a million ballots were cast, and she won by a very handsome majority at the last, and, too, on a meritorious issue, that being the overthrow of the Ku Klux Klan, which has had a most pernicious influence in Texas politics. To deny her now the fruits of her victory on legal technicalities not before presented would be a violation of all the principles of fair dealing and there wlil be liftle sympathy with the effort to prevent her election by court injunction.” In regard to the contention that a wife is ineligible for holding office by the impeachment of her husband, the Des Moines Register declares: “It was arguable at one time, perhaps, that to elect a woman fo office after her husband has been forever disqualified would be to evade the law, but not in this day. Women are independent enough to stand on their own right now.” Anyway, the Memphis News- Scimitar feels “Mrs. Ferguson prob- ably appreciates thg limitations of her husband as much’as any one, and, while shesis loyal enough to claim her nomination as his vindication, it is entirely probable that she will be Governor.’ Up here around the Canadian bor- der, adds the Minneapolis Tribune, “the populace doesn't know much about ‘Ma’' Ferguson, except that she had the fortitude to get out in a hot competition for the gubernatorial nomination and that she m: enough impression to wi thousands who voted for her have thought she would be able to do some pretty good and complete governing on her own account. Therefore, to bar her from carrying her candidacy for final determination Imagine calling Llanrhaiadr 0086 only to be given Mawddwy- 4977.—Life. Gen. Ma is at the head of a Chin army. Thought she was runnin, Governor in Texas!'—Lafayette our- “she, at, the polls, the Anacanda Standard feels, is at least “revolting to every principle of chivalry. * % X* X * The Chicago Daily News believes ‘ohjentions ralsed 1o MIs Fergu~ but “Jurisdiction of the | puff-balls, | and | Its value was estimated | states | three times a year. The flesh of tame rabbits is generally conceded to be as palatabie as thit of the wild ones Q. What should be done for a dog if a snake bites it>—H. J. A. The Public Health Service says that a solution of permanganate of potash should be applied to the wound as soon as possible. Painting a freshly enlarged wound with jodine may also serve the purpose. In any case tie a bandage tightly around the limb between the bite and the bod and consult a veterinarian as soon as possible. Q. Is water fattening?—L. B. C. A. Dr. Harvey Wiley says that water is not fattening. Q. What will keep a windshield from clouding or gathering mols- ture—F. S A. The Bureau of Standards says | that a windshield may be kept cl by wiping it off with a cloth moi tened in glycerin. Q. In Washington are allowed to retain their badges after retirement?—J. G. W A. Police headquarters of the Dis- trict of Columbia says that in the District retired police officers are not allowed to retain their shields. Shields and other paraphernalia are returned to the District government. Q. Do as many women die of tuberculosis as men?—T. M. W. A. A well known authority on the | subject says: “The total mortality (from tuberculosiz) is less amonz females than males, a fuct which has been observed in all countries where vtial statistis are available.” Q. How should table placed”—P. S. T. A. The knife and fork for the main course mark the cover. They are placed one inch from the edge of the table, knife at the right with sharp edge’ toward the plate, fork at left ith tines turned up. The other | pieces are placed parallel with these. | the piece to be used first being farth- {est from the plate. Knives and spoons are at the right and forks at the left, except the oyster fork, which is placed at the extreme right. policemen silver be | Q. Why was Leigh Hunt put prison?—P. P. H. A. Leigh Hunt was a Liberal in | politics before Liberalism had at- tained much favor, and in an article that he wrote he referred to the | Prince Regent as fat Adonis of 50" He was sentenced for this act of lese majeste to pay a fine of 500 pounds and to undergo two yvears' im- | prisonment. He received his friends in prison, hid his prison bars with flowers, and seemed happy in confine- ment. | @ What does this expression | mean, “If a guinea pig is picked up | by its tail, its eyves will fall out" T FB: | "A. This saying is a way of calling to the attention the fact that a guinea pig has no tail. The saying that if ygu catch a grizzly bear by the tail he won't bite you is true for { the same reason, in . Was Bob Fitz#immons ever in | the heavyweight class?—H. C. F. A At no time in Fitzsimmons' ca- reer did he weigh over 158 pounds the middleweight limit. Q. 1Is asphalt a liquid or a solid?— (e Al T | A. Asphalt is found both as liquid {and as rock. Liquid asphalt found | to a considerable extent in California { The solid asphalt is more important, considerable deposits being found in |the United States, but the greatest’ | commercial source being the sland of | Trinidad. | @ What was the old-fashions | ceremony known as the *stubble call M W. F. A. Years ago in the Middle Wes! when wheat was harvested with sickle and rake, it was the custom when the last shock was capped and finished to stack all the rakes around |it, thrust the sickle into it, and then the whole company of harvesters formed a circle and at a signal given by the captain of the reapers gave | three cheers. They listened for the echo. If it replied three times, it was accounted a good omen for the next crop. This was known as the stub {ble call. A blast of a horn from the heard in answer to it and t was ended, (To know where to find information on @ subject is, according to Boswell, as | true knowlcdge as to know the subject | itsely. Perhaps “your drop of ink failing |on a thought will make & thousand think.” Submit your perplering ques- tions to The Star Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin, director, Twenty- irst and C streets northwest. Semd wo-cent stamp for direct reply.) Legal Victory son’s candidacy were mostly technical | far-fetched and strangely unmodern.” And the Portland Express adds tha |“to the average layman they will | seem to be lacking in common sense |as the court has held that they are | unsupported by common law.” | The El Paso Herald fs not prised that Judge Cahoun ruled in favor of Mrs. Ferguson's eligibility because “his decision clearly \ line with logic and justice,” and “it is unlikely the Supreme Court of Texas will reverse the finding of the lower court.” The Houston Chronicle onsiders the judge's decision as a ‘sweeping victory for the nominee and even a greater victory for womanhood in this State,” for wipes out one of the last political inhibitions against her sex and opens wide the way for women to aspirc to any office.” The Oklahoma Cit Oklahoman agrees that it “went far toward making equal suffrage more than an empty theory in the land of the Alamo and the Lone " And most Americans, the Grand Rapids Press also thinks, “will agree that State should any longer bar women officially from high office. Had Mrs. Ferguson been defeated, the Sloux City Journal insists, would have been a great moral injus- tice as well as a legal affront to the whole body of American women.” | Moreover, the efforts to restrain Mrs. Ferguson by legal technicality, the | Albany Knickerbocker Press holds, | “Is not in accord with the American |idea of government, and, judging | from the primary landslide that made |her the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, it is not at all in line with the opinion of the folks down in Texa: While sur there is nothigg to re- strain Ma's' opponents from going as far as they can within the law,” the Saginaw News-Courier claims, “it is petty and narrow-minded business they are engaged in.” The fair- minded public, the Shreveport Journal is sure, ‘“‘can have no patience with the present fight on her eligibility,” and “if the litigation goes any further, an appeal being indicated, it will arouse still more criticism of the opposition.” Should the courts deny her the nomi- nation, the Little Rock Arkansa Democrat concludes, “it would be « erious blow to the Democratic party in Texas, because the people have ruled, and to overthrow that ruling ‘would be to deny them a rjght which seems to us to be questioned—the right to nominate whom they please, reghrdiesa of sax o