Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1924, Page 6

HE EVENING STAR ‘With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. ‘WEDNESDAY .Ncovember 12, 1924 NOYES. .. .Editor THEODORE W. The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office, 1ith St. and Pennsylvania Ave. New York Odice: 1 420d X Bui'ding. egent St Loudou, Eugland. | | Chieago Offic European Oftice : 16 The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning edition, i« delivered Ly earriers within the eity at 60 conts per month: daj 4 cents “per month : Nunday month. Orders mas be sent by phone Main 5000. Collection is mude by car xiers at the ead of each wonth. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunday. .1 yr., $8.49; 1 mo., 70¢ Daily only L1vr., $6.00% 1 mo., 50¢ Sunday only ..1¥r, §2.40; 1 mo,, 20c All Other States. Daily and Sunday. 1 yr., $10.00; 1 mo., 85¢ Daily only..... $7.00; 1 mo., 60c | Sunday only. $3.00; 1 mo,, 25¢ Member of the The Associated P ely entitled to the ‘use for roj news i credited this paper and also the luc ws pub. | Mshed “herein. - All £ publication of | epecial dispa 0 reserved. | | ssociated Press. | | The Inauguration. TUndoubtedly some method will be worked out whereby the inanguration of President Coolidge on the 4th of March next will be marked as a cere- | mony and will not be a mere formality | of cath-taking at the Capitol. Mr. Coolidge, it would scem, is indisposed to consent to an elaborate assemblage of troops and marching bodies and to an inaugural ball as a climax to the day's program. But he also recognizes the desire of the people to express themselves on this as on other casions of the same character in the past. The ceremonial inauguration of the President is simply the periodical at- testation of the American people to their belief in the fundamental prin- ciples of this Government. It is not a | ceremony of pomp, but rather a repre- | sentation of the public will that has | expressed itself at the polls in the choice of the Exccutive. In recent| years these proceedings have been | modified, - and certain occasions | practically eliminated. Custom, how- ever, demands something more ll\uni the mere taking of the oath which is required by the Constitution. The in-l augural address delivered in the pres- | ence of the people has become insti- | tutional, although not recognized or | | 1 | | oc- on required by any law. It seems somewhat anomalous that as transportation has become more | easy and the assemblage of the peo- | ple at the Capital made more easilyl possible, the inaugural ceremonies | have diminished in extent and variety. | It would seem as though the vnursu‘; of nature were reversed, In former vears, before motors were known,! when roads were bad and train serv- | ice was comparatively inadequate, | the people came to Washington by | the tens of thousands to witness this | induction into office. Given the former | spectacular features of the inaugural | even greater throngs would probably | * come now upon that occasion. There is, however, little in the comparative- ly simple program of the day to draw | them hither. Mr. Coolidge’s election was an ex- traordinary demonstration of public interest and confidence in him. He | has not since assuming the office in succession to the late President been | much before the people, devoting | himself assiduousiy to his official duties, and remaining at home prac- tically throughout the camrnlgn.’ There is naturally a desire on the part | of the people of the country to see | him, and it is to be hoped that oppor- | tunity will be afforded through the arrangement of an inaugural pro- cedure of a character to attract a mul- titude to Washington on the occasion of his inauguration. ————————— In the old romances a hero or even a villain was provided with a melodi- ous name. That truth is stranger than fiction is again brought to attention by the fact that a lady fell in love Wwith a man named Hoogstraeten. — President Coolidge is expected to at- tend the Army and Navy foot ball game, After so quiet an election he is entitled to a little genuine excite- ment. ———— A greater respect for law is de- manded. Until this is secured the ioutlawry of war so widely desired may remain difficult to attain. France Needs Enlightenment. ‘The French people have long been praised for gallantry, spirit and wis- dom. They have cut a wide swath in world history, and many sons and| daughters of the land have been great in war, government, literature, paint- ing and fashions. In many of the arts and sciences French names are prom- inent, perhaps pre-eminent. But there is one art and science which the American people have carried to near- perfection in which the French do not shine. In this particular sphere the French seem to have bone heads. It is in the art, the science, of base ball that the French fall down. The Giants and the White Sox have been playing in the famous Colombes Stadium at Paris. The teams have been putting up good games, and Americans attending the games have said that the Giants and Sox are playing pennant ball. Than this there tan be no higher praise. The attend- ance of French people has been small, xnd those present hgve not been moved to any pitch of delirious exalta- | are now used for commercial pur- |leggers. Them’s confidence men.” 1ion. It is not charged that the French | are lacking In natural enthusiasm. It geems that they do not know the game. It is one of France's deep mis- fortunes. How a nation can hold a high place in civilization and culture | American game, and even the ! very much in it. | Travel to see the difference between a ball and a strike, and frequently showed their disgust with the batsman fer permitting balls to pass or fanning It can be understood in Washington that it is sometimes quite disgusting to have a batsman fan, but the French ‘were just as much disgusted when the third man up of one team fanned as are the American rooters when the last man up of the home team fans with three sacks populated, The As- sociated Press dispatch continues: “The interest of the French seemed to be limited to curiosity over the ‘ench sporting writers say they cannot see The writers, how- ever, assert that there must be some- thing in the pastime or otherwise the Americans would not get so excited over it.” France is spending money for popu- lar education, but if she do not make more progress in base ball we shall have to send instructors among this backward people. [ ———— The United States and Canada. Auckland Geddes yesterday in London, delivering the first of the Walier Hines Page memorial lectures, sounded a warning to Great Britain to beware of the growing American Influence on the British dominions. He did not intimate that there is in any | degree a purpose on the part of this Government or this people to weaken the allegiance, for an example, be- tween Canada and Great Britain, but te merely noted the fact that there is a closer understanding between the Dominion and the wtes™ than be- tween the Dominion and the mother | country. The former British Ambassador at Washington has spoken a profound truth in this statement, The great in- ternational boundary stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific is merely a line in law rather than in fact. It is marked by no military establishments. No warships ply the water that coin- cide with it. Save for customs sta-| ions at certain points no barriers in- | tervene to prevent the freest inter- course. The people pass back and| forth between Canada and the United States as between two of the States of the Union, often without realizing | the transit owing to lack of any physi- cal signs, For another reason there is a clos communion and understanding. For vears a migration has been in progress back and forth across the boundary, mainly from the United States into Canada in the Nortawest, as agricul- tural and industrial opportunities have offered. Save in the French por- | tion of the East there are no differ- ences in speech, scarcely in dia is free, and seasonal tourist movements carry great numbers back and forth for the enjoyment of the respective climatic conditions accord- ing to the time of year. There is no menace to British fluence and authority in this inter- course and understanding, There no conceivable chance of a breach that would challenge the loyalty of the Canadians to the home govern-| ment. Yet, as Sir Auckland Geddes | the Canadians today feel that| they are better understood at Wash- | in- ington than they are at London, and his purpose in stating the fact is| plainly to cause the London govern- ment and the British people to grant | | more consideration to the Dominion than in the past. His is a plea for a | closer knitting of the ties that have been weakened relatively by the de-| velopment of sympathy between the | Dominion and the United States. s a cause for gratification that Amer- | ican friendliness for a British colonial | establishment, a friendliness that has | no motive of gain, is now the chief, cause of concern at London on the'gunding incidents of the gay life in | ldge score of Anglo-American relations, ———————————— Any fears inspired by the expecta- | tion that organized labor would get | very far into politics have been dis- posed of. The conspicuous loyalty to | its leadership is perhaps inspired by | the fact that the advice is consclen- | tious, but the discipline not over- severe. ——————— To while the weary hours away Grover Bergdoll and Emma Goldman might meet somewhere in Europe and organize a reunion of people who are afraid to come home. —_— e Now i9 the time for any cabinet of- | ficlal who really feels that he would | like to return to his personal business | activities to hold up his hand. ——————————— Report that I. W, W. members were run out of Seattle is chiefly interest- ing as indicating that there are still a few of them left. — e If the housing problem continues a big demand for tents and auto-tourist outfits may be features of the busi- ness boom. ————————— Red Cross Membership. The New York hotel keepers have barred the Red Cross from their lob- Dies in the present membership drive, on the ground that the solicitation of funds from guests of the hotels is “incompatible with the best ideas of hospitality and entertainment.” Sur- prise is felt and actively expressed that this decision should have been made, in view of the fact that for eight years past the Red Cross has been allowed to station its uniformed representatives in the hotel lobbies as in other places, not to “solicit funds,” but to give all who pass the opportu- nity to become members and thereby to aid in sustaining this great work. Considering how the hotel lobbles poses, for the sale of all sorts of goods, have indeed become veritable department stores in the renge of their vending, it is strange to find objection raised to the presence in them once a year of theé quiet women | situation in places where the drought ! forecast for this region THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1924. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS Traffic Education tonholed. No cries are sounded. No- body is annoyed. There sits the repre- sentative of the most wonderful hu- mane agency the world has ever known, giving the passerby a chance to join. Perhaps a few yards away a salesman or a saleswoman stands behind a counter ready to dispense cigars or' magazines, tollet articles or candy., What is there inhospitable about the former, while the latter is rated as correct? Of course, despite this action of the New York hotel keepers. whirh seems to have come wMhout warning, the Red Cross membership campaign will succeed. New York may fall down somewhat in its response to the call, but the work will g0 on nevertheless. The American people will turn over their dollars and take their buttons, and feel proud to sustain a work that has its place in history as one of the most beneficent endeavors of man- kind. — Drought and Fire. = There Is now general discussion of drought. Records of half a century for drought in many parts of the country have been broken, and the Forest Service, whose duty it is to protect the national forests from fire and other dangers, is watching the has reached serious proportions. Farmers have been hard hit by the long dry period. In some sections where Fallsown grains have been planted there is lack of moisture to | Washington Safety Council was to start germination, and in places where grain is above ground it is suffering for want of rain. The Weather Bu- reau issues a statement which gives a list of States where rain is gravely needed and makes comment on the prevalence of forest fires. The weather | today gives | no promise of rain, though the ap-| pearance of the sky above Washington | 'and adjacent country this morning | seemed to show that rain may not | be far off. | The forest fire situation in the | mountains west of Washington is still serious, and the charge of incendiar- ism is made by officers of the law’ Firebugs are believed to have kindled | another blaze east of Hagerstown. The | fire broke out less than a mile from | where a 2,000-acre, fire had been ex-| tinguished. { With the opening of the hunting! son and the dryness of brush and | timber more in the forests is feared. Gov. Ritchie of Maryland has d gunners to wait until rain falls that there may be less danger of | starting fires in fields and woods. i fire A | The price of the Thanksgiving tur- | key will probably be rather high, The fact that so many people in this| favored country have the price is the | important consideration. s ————————— | If sportsmen will insist on gunning before a rain has fallen on the dry | leaves, each hunter should at least be | required to carry a fire extinguisher e Mussolini has been successful in meeting so many emergencies that a abinet crisis should not be beyond | his capacities. e While the old battleship is imposing | and respected, the airplane commends | itself for fast work, both in construc- | tion and execution. ———— A New Jersey woman, aged S0, was arrested for vagrancy and profanity old age. | —————— i In several prominent families secur- ing a divorce has been one of the out- Paris. SHOOTING STARS. | BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Dear Old Home. Sing a song of Home, Sweet Ilome, | Where we sleep and sup, | How it made the dollars roam To get the plaster up! i | Sentiment is somehow lost As the bills grow thick, Amd you think of what it cost To lay a row of brick. Sing a song of fireside cheer ‘That delights the soul, Yet how sad the sound you hear ‘When getting in the coal! Let the ukulele hum ‘With the mournful news; Home, Sweet Home, will soon become Another style of “Blues.” Immobility. “A rolling stone gathers no moss,” remarked the ready-made philosopher. “Yes,” answered Senator Sorghum. “But a front-porch campaign’can col- lect a wonderful lot of votes. Forward Looking. Hushed is the bitter word intense And gone are all the thoughts un- kind. The great election four years hence Is now what occupies the mind. Jud Tunkins says a lot of people have complaints, but the farmers are the ones with pull enough to make the politicians stop and listen, Cheaters. “What are you going to do with that bunch of bootleggers over in Snake Ridge i “Ever taste any of their weak licker?” asked Cactus Joe. “Certainly not.” “Well if you did you might change your mind a little. Them ain't boot- Hunting, The rabbit once so safe and gay Is on the run. He'd like to lead a life of play. It can’t be done. ‘without understanding base ball is a | who merely by their uniforms bring | For every bird upon the wing hard nut to crack. to attention thé fact that the “great. There waits a gun, In a recent game between the|est mother in the world” is once more | In safety each would nest or sing. Giants and White Sox the final score ‘was 1—0 in favor of the Giants, and the French spectators were peeved, first because the man with the stick Jet s0 many balls pass without trying to knock them down, and second, be- cause when he did heave at the ball ready to receive her children, The Red Cross membership button is a badge of honor. The dollar that is given as a fee is a privilege. To call the offering of this opportunity to re- new an old membership and to estab- lish a 'new fund en act “incom- It can’t be done. ‘We'd fain be peaceful and refined, Each mother’s son. ‘While Nature has this streak unkind, It can’t be done. “De man dat's. powerful good- he did not always stop it. An Asso-| patible with the best ideas of hospital- | natured all de time,” said Uncle Eben, clated Press dispatch from Paris says:| ity and entertainment” is ridiculous. | “ain’t de saint he looks, He's an “The French spectators were unable | Nobody is solicited. Nobody is but-|actor.,” | cessity of | Speaker Gillett BY GUS 4. SCHULDT, Judge, Police and Traffic Courts. Every driver should have a copy of the traffic regulations. Indeed, he should have two—one to study thor- oughly and digest at home and one in his machine for ready reference. This beoklet is one of the few things about the entire traffic situation which are free. Many drivers have a cursory knowledge of the regulation but a thorough study of them is ab- solutely necessary. The court h been surprised, upon questioning, that many drivers have not a copy of the | know | by | regulations, and what the: about them has been picked up hearsay. Perhaps they can be classed as self-made drivers. 1 belicve many of the regulations are not because they are not known or t ¢ are not understood. Of course, as heretofore stated, stricter inations should be had so that there would be no excuse for not knowing them It is fundamental that if one derstands the reason and theory of thing one has more respect and con- fidence in it. One of the aims of the a- ucate the @ tions. It is that public ers as to the reguls indeed to be regrette interest in this institu- tion was so lacking that it had to disband. It would seem that if mo- torists themselves did not appreciate o~ e the value of its wodrk the pecestrian for self protection should have continued it. Need Safety Organization, Some safety agency must take its place. Whether this should be of a public character under municipal con- trol, like a department of safety, or 4 voluntary orgunization along the lines of the - defunct Wa ngton Safety Council is immaterial, just so there is an organization extant preaching safety, and still more safety, When we consider Tast year 91 were killed anad injured nd these figures will Le around the same mark again this year- re the seri- ousness of the situation and the ne- constant and continued safety campaigns. 1 believe we should give mora at- tention to preventive justice. That is to say, to prevent crimes or breach 2f the statutes and regulations distinguished from punitive justice which is the penalty icted for the breach of statutes and regulations, And in the caso of automabile regula- tions there is no better preventive than constant and ation drivers, s ance o automat, 1t is well ormed ones, but I beliove with const mering that the of law can be me stubborn Therefore an org Tike Washington Safety Council could n its presence felt. It could do it by ganization, educ: n and agitation, bserv- become good it ham- good habit of obedience inculcated even into the e ds. nization the Individual Effort Ineffe ‘Without an org a definite purpose, n be accomplishid would be wasted. 1t take ganization, backed by the itizenship of a commun plish a set purpose The object of preventive justice education; edudation as to the regula- tions, the purpose of the resulations and the duty of good citizens to obey regu- lations. Last, but not least, agithtion is IN TODAY ctive. formed no ES BY PAUL V¥ was a famous victory,” but £ Peterkin will have a hard time figuring out just what was that vie- It | There is such a thing as an overripe | tory in Massachusetts. The tains and the kings” may be sat but what about thi parents? “cap- sfied children and their * ok ok % Massachusetts gave President Cool 0.000 majority and -a United States Sena- tor, but although both Presi “oolidge and Speaker Gillett, as we as Senator Lodge, had given 1 qualified support to the proposed con- stitutional amendment which would authorize and empower Congress to regulate or prohibit child labor, out of a total of 943,340 votes cast in the State, there were §96,119 agains the amendment. It was beaten two to one. It fell behind the vote for Coolidge by $25,898 votes. Does that forecast the outcome of the subm sion of the amendment to the Legis tures of the 48 States? True, the popular referendum can not bind the Massachusetts Legislature, which has sole power under the Federal Cons tution to ratify any amendment sub- | mitted by Congress. What incited that opinion? Who supports and who opposes the giv- {ing of authority to Congress to regu- late or prohibit child labor? What are the respective arguments for and against it? * k% % The proposed amendment reads as follows: “Section 1. The Congress shall have jpower to Jimit, regulate and prohibit the labor of persons under 13 years of age. “Section 2. The power of the sev- eral States is unimpaired by this ar- ticle except that the operation of State laws shall be suspended to the extent necessary to give effect to legislation enacted by the Congress. This proposed amendment had been passed by the House by a vote of 297 to 69, and by the Senate by 61 to 23. It was, therefore, not a party question, since the support necessary for the required two-thirds had come from Republicans, Democrats and Progressives. Even the Farmer- Labor members had voted for it. Child labor legislation by Congress had been supported in 1916 by hoth Democratic and Republican plat- forms; again in 1920, and this year was strongly indorsed by the plat- forms of the Republicans the Demo- crats and the La Follette Progres- sives and by the conferences for progressive political action. At the fifth, tenth and eleventh annual con- ventions of the Association of Gov- ernment Labor Officials resolutions were adopted urging support of child labor control by the Federal Government. It is supported by the churche: with one exception, by the outstand ing organizations of women, such as the General Federation of Woman's Clubs, American Federation of Teach- ers, the National Educational Asso- ciation, the National Woman's Trade Union League and many other repre- sentative organizations. Also by the Children’s Bureau of the Department of Labor, and by the American Feder- ation of Labor. * ok ok X It is opposed by the National Asso- clation of Manufacturers of the United States, made up of employer: by a textile organization, by the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation, by the Moderation League formed to fight the Volstead act, by an anti-suffrage organ and an. or- ganization formed to oppose the Sheppard-Towner maternity and in- fant protective law. In Massachusetts, among the out- standing _personages in opposition are Dr. Eliot, president emertis of observed | exam- | un- | necessary to spread the education as | taught by the organization ; agitation as to the necessity of obedienco of the | regulations, the dangers of the viola- | tion of them and the penaitios inflicted | for thie breach. | The Police Court is not intended as a ‘making institution, although it d some success along these lines, ing last vear $461,164. The pur- pose and object of prosecution is not to raise funds, but to assure the observ- of safe aud orderly operation of les. Adjustments Out of Court. There are many violations of the regulations which no doubt could be ad- | He jwasn't one of those c justed without bringing them to court. In some jurisdictions a card s fur- nished the” driver, and minor violation are punched thercon by the traffic offi- er. When arrested for some serious violation this card is taken into consid- {eration in fixing the penalty. A certain number of violations of the minor regu- lations is also cause of revoking a license, The report of the Senate committee 1 traflic situation made many mg these lines, but no ac- as yet, been taken upon this | necessity of more traffic oming more evident d number of cars inere: they are stationed traffic conditions are materially benefited, if not entirely perfected. Owing to the growth many see- tions are now congested | the “downtown™ quarter and re- | auire practically the same sion. This Is particularly the Mount Pleasant section. nt force should also be in reserve to take care of public occasions, which are quite frequent here, Need Pedestrian Ofcers. There should be tr. at the extremely congested intersec- tions " to care for the pedestrian travel. Walkers should be taught to low the vehicular traffic. It is re xpecting oo much of one traflic officer to care for hoth vehicu- lar and pedestrian’traffic. 1In the larger cities there is frequently an er on each corner to pilot the| pedestrians across. With our wide, | there should be | ch would ns and offi- iy ever ers aleo smooth no Qi of tra prevent j with streets in per- c move- nd same time the pedes narrow« tr scem to funetion £ without nd a comprehensive system of sig- s we will always be backward moneys collected from the ay es could h course, a complete Ticense used for trafic taps auto f the employment uardians, ty saTety propaganda be bettered. Washington should model traffie regulations, strict observance and perfect executic £ them With mind, 1 belic buld kb spirit of « additional appli wou these dominant facta © that the traffic prob- materially lessened. In -operation among all who to deal with the sit- uation, with the a in mind th the traffic officers are not the sworn enemies of the driver drivers are not willful and violators of the a bet standing will, no doubt, better observince of the If not, punitive act taken. SPOTLIGHT ". COLLINS. a the be | Hatvard Roscoe School, or with Universit who fails to agree with Dr. ind, dean of Harvard Law the amendment. n Kirkwood of Stanford w School, or Dr. Costi- gan, School Jurisprudence, Un versity of California, or William ! Draper Lewis, dean of the Pennsyl aw School r Dean Bates of University of Michigan Law School. Dr. Henry S. Pritchett, pres- ident of the Carnegie Foundation, opposes the amendment, as does Dr. Butler of Columbia University, New York But Dr. Crabtree, secre- National Edu *chool schools, obeying a resolu o association, supports the amendment and asks, “How could either of t men ever in the future face an audience of teachers or par- ents?" supporting De: L vania the * % x x | The opposition, expressing its argu- ments in a brief prepared by James A. Emery, general counsel of the Na- tional Association of Manufacturers | of the United States of America, as- | serts that the proposed amendment would confer upon the Congress the exclusive right to regulate, not mere- 1y the working life of children, but of every person under 18 years of age. (See section 2). It includes, | by necessary implication, the right to attach any to any under 18 engaging in | Senator Shortridge, in course bate, explained that the world “child” means, in law, an infant who had not reached the age of puberty | hence, to avoid confusion, the amend- | ment reads “person” not 18 years of age. “It was thought wise to fix it at 18, lest there might ydevelop, in the future, conditions which would make us very much regret mot fixing it at the higher figure, when we would be obliged to pass abortive laws, laws not ap- plicable to the state of society then existing.” The Emery brief asserts that “the amendment ~ would give Congress power to legislate between parent and child and Federal control over farm life, without precedent in the history of local government,” and also, “it would remove from the States a subject and relationship which by every concept and tradition of American government are pecu- liarly their right and obligation.” (See section 2.) The answer by the National Wom- en's Trade Union League: “The re- sponsibility has always been with the States. But the States have failed to give their children adequate protection. Nine States have no law prohibiting all children under 14 from working in both factories and stores; 23 States permit “exemptions* from their la: 35 States permit children to go to work without a f de | Fox exclaimed, “Oh, baby |ing it ov iyou will accept it.” preliminary condition | labor. | exceeding | | structive common school education; 19 States do not make physical fitness a con- dition for work; 11 States allow children between 14 and 16 to work from 9 to 11 hours a day; 4 States do not protect children from night work. State laws cannot prevent interstate abuses—like that of New York City sweat shops sending work to children in New Jersey. The amendment does not take away from States the right to regulate or pro- hibit child labor; it gives to Con- gress thg right to establish a mini- mum standard of protection for all American children. (See section 2 of the amendment.) . * ok kX The manufacturers’ brief asserts that Congress might undertake to regulate the labor of farm boys and girls on the home farms—such as feeding stock or weeding gardens. The answer of the eupporters is to point to the two laws pasied by Congress (exceeding con- FLOWERS For the Living Grantland Rice BY ROBERT H. DAVIS. It would be a waste of space in these valuable columns to dwell on the origin of this individual. Where he came from is a matter of no sig- nificance whatever, except that he is a Southerner. If I were to locate his birthplace every other town within 500 miles would claim him. 1 don't even dare mention the State The first time I saw Grantland Rice was at the Westchester Golf Club. arrived without ostentation or Everybody in the place from president of the ciub down to humblest caddie saluted him. It sual greetings, but a wholesome, buoyant reception that only men of nameless distine- tion receive from mankind. From the Ibcker room to the home tee he drop- 1 pearls of cordiality with every ture He p rds the aced a ball down, drove it 280 | and blushed because Fontaine | A total | stranger asked Grantland if he could | look at the fine drive 1l “You can have it.” said Grant, pass- r. “I'll be complimented if If Rice were one of the Herreshoff brothers he would give away a yacht to anybody who took a fancy to one. It is no effort for him to be agree- le. He is never confused. He does | the right thing at the right time and always to the right person. He has| played par golf on half of the courses in the United State 1d hias reduced | the art of instruction to the nth de-| gree of simp. willing at all times to show a dub how to do it right. It would be impossibie to calculate the number of golfers who, in the ast throes of disgust and at the point of throwinz their clubs away, have ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN. Q. What would be a good motto for a mothers’ club?—J. P. A. “Star> decisis, et ‘non quieta movere,” or the first part of the phrase, “stare decisls,” would make an admira- ble motto for a mothers’ club. Trans- lated it is, “To stand by decieions and not to disturb matters once settled.” Q. Need a Pope be a cardinal prior to election?—P. E. M. A. A new Pope need not be a cardi- nal, he not nol even be a priest, but may be a layman. If not aiready a bishop he is consec;ated and then comes the great ceremony of the cor- onation from which he dates his pon- tificate. Q. What determines tries of the earth's zone: : A. The division of the carth’s face Into torrid, temperate and frigid zones is determined by the amount of the inclination of the earth’s axis to the plane of the ecliptic. This in- clination being 23 degrees, 27 min- utes, the torrid zone extends from the equator to latitude 23 degree min- utes both north and south, while the two temperate zones extend from the torrid zone to within degrees 27 minutes of either pole, the remaining the | rezions lying about cach pole form- | ing the two frigid zones. ‘What is meant by a cémpound frac- ture?—W. E. D. A. A compound fracture is a frac- ture ‘of a hone so that the skin is broken. This is often confused with | @ multiple fracture, the proper name when more than one break exists, Q. Please advise us if voting and registering can_be done by mail in the States of Tennessce and North Carolina. Also if there is a poll tax to be paid by woman voters as the one paid by men—C. D, B. and A D. J. A. In North Carolina registration Leen brought hack 2 few kind | rds into the effulgent zone of con- | fidence in themselve During his | entire lifetime Grantland Rice has| r discouraged a human being. | One “afternoon Don Iarker, in a| Christian savor to drive a golf | ball 300 yards, succeeded in beaning | an elderly gentleman concealed in a | distant valley. Out of the depression | @ burst of profanity and floated | in the ‘l | away thick haze of a demand for ther particular: “Who the blankety blank hit ma?" obably Grantland R said Mr rker, coming over the rise and 3 his vietim. “He loves to exelaimed rty who smiiten don’t mean Grantland . the Rice the one, I've always wanted to meet me gentleman spent the bal-| the day exhibiting a large 1 souvenir of his close in- ¢ with a well known person. He oroughly pleased that Grant- rather than argue him out of 1s state of ecstasy, let it las where iU lit, In a manner of speakings Don't ever lose a chance to meet Mr Rice Disregarding his political affiliation would be an excelient idea to cr abinet office and make sald Don suave White House Memoirs. | Un have s the moirs de gossip is promise irresponsible we of a flood of the White women who ing with and its life from presided there, “en conspicuous in tivities. Mrs. Wilson is fs the her band for pub is quoted pare a elaborat ausbhand in 11, perience exciting that Alice writing usual, th ntercstin 9. Taft is the the White F e written memoirs human and will to the future t nsion of I sidents But no other “first lady” hid established a preceden Comparative'y few or the would have been ipable of a literary venture. Dol Madison could have given us a inating volume of incalculable ue if she uld have written—but her perso letters point to her literary tions. The only lady of the White House | In the earlier day who has left us | pictures of the there was the daughter-in-law of John Tyler, who was the hostess until Tvler's second marriag and her published letters to her sister are sprightly, humorous, very human, altogether deiightrul | But she was young, and life was in- teresting—all a drama, not vastly dif- | ferent from that which she had fol- ' lowed on the stage. No one can read | these letters without regret that | more have not foliowed her example. | —New York Evening World. i biography boration with rapher. £ all R Longworth This is ail the moirs aking it is un- more | of the women of to Her book be of al storian of the e stitutional authority which this amendment provides), and in neither law was any such drastic attemptq made or even suggested. But it is argued that if given such power Con- gress might do so. To that arzument, (Democrat) of Montana, replied in| debate in the Senate “We repose in the Congress of the United States the power to tax with- out limit, and as John Marshall said the power to tax is the power to de- stroy. Our whole wealth can be taken away from us by the action of the Congress under the taxing power, but we do not hesitate to give it be- cause we know perfectly well the Congress of the United States is not going to enact any such legislation. “There is the power to make trea- ties. 1 undertake to say that the Senate and the President of the United States combined could cede Montana to the British Empire and attach it to the Dominion of Canada, but are we going to deny to the Senate and the President the power to make treaties because, forscoth, they may make treaties which would be de- of the integrity of the United States?” e A constitutional provision doesnot have the effect of a law; it merely authorizes action by Congress. It is Congress which will legislate, and Congress is elect¢d by the people— Representatives every two years. The legislation, therefore, will be only Senator Walsh | Stanwood Menken welcomes h what the people approve. The ques- tion of child labor, say the advocates of Federal control, cannot remain a local issue o long as the products of that labor come into interstate commerce. Until recent years, the supporters say, New England has supported child labor legislation be- cause the abuse was mainly in South- ern textile manufacturers competing with New England mills; in recent years, the New England capitalists have established mills in the South, and desire to use child labor there because it is cheap. A million chil- dren are now ‘“gainfully employed, and of these nearly haif are in the industries or stores. The amendment is yet to be ratified by 40 Legislatures. (Copyright, 1924, by Paul V. Callina) sz must be effected in person but the vote may be cast by mail. In Ten- nessee both registration and vote may be done by mail. In North Carolina there is apparently no poll tax re- quirement for women. In Tennessee there is a poll tax and if one is assessed against the elector it inust be paid not later than 60 days prior to election, except in the case of electors in Government service, who may pay the poll tax any time before election. Q. A student at having registered tax wishes full information as to how to vote by mail in Falls Church, Va —J. A M. e above reply to Unsigned. Yale University and paid his roll Q. What is the inscription on the 1ent that marks the spot where Maj. John Andre, the British spy, was xecuted I, A. On the w bears Dean J October 2, the H entering the Americ ‘ret mission to Benedict rrender of West prisoner, and tried a lemned as a sp I ath ccording to the st rule ved even his enemics to pity nies mourned the fate of and brave, In 18 were removed to Westminster A hundred years after t n th Y abov where he d States @ not to perpetuate , but in of those ngs wh since un two natione, one in lang 1 religion with the hope that ndly union will never be br north face of tatue ore unfortunate accomplished m officer.” eorge W “Sunt lacrymae reru mortalia tangunt.” ken iis though war nd his Abbey execu the spot of the U ht, h in rac have a W I the th n hington. et How long id it t th ce the “Fly e trip from nd re- W. Maynard covered the er tire distance o miles in 9 days ¢ hours 26 minutes 5 seconds. there such a thing as a hoop DR A ¢ hoop snake is a small sna found in the South Atlantic Sta It is foolishly feared by some peo; who believe it will put its tail in mouth, stiffen its body, and roll like a snake its “There is humor, whether a . mind can grasp it or not,” s Brooklyn “in the two welco) % Countess wife of Michael Karolyi, first President of Hungary, and herself, by heredity, education and early environment an ari th iristoerats in a semi-feudal land. as an National Security nothing if not amus- ing in its latter activities. He call the countess ‘Red Catherine’ He de- rands that she be deported as a men- 1wce to the perpetuity of American stitutions. Inteiligent and prominent women of America welcome the coun- te a reception committee, such women as Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve of Barnard, Mrs. Everett Colby, Mrs. John . Finley, Mrs. Charles Da Mrs. Hamilton Holt, Mrs. , S. Copeland, Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Gifford Pinchot, Mrs. James W. Gerard and Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt being glad to serve. 1ch is the general trend of editorial expression toward the incident of the countess’ spectacular arrival In the United States and about which much ridicule is heaped upon Mr. Menken. As an instance, the Buffalo News de- clares: “So far as the immigration authori- ties are concerned, she is-free to go where she will about the country. This means more work for Menken It is incumbent on to keep her under surveillance—which means that he will have to place him- b sa yar the tocrat of the opportunity for his League,’ which i self under the spell of her charming | personality and alluring beauty. H!\- is a hard life. The strain of it is likely one of these days to send him to the old women's home. * 3k ¥ * Mr, Menken may be sincere, suggests the Albany News. ‘“He probably is, but it isn’t at all likely that the wife of Count Michael Karolyi, former President of Hungary, will tear down any American institutions or wreck the country generally. She comes here to lecture under the auspices of a committee which includes some of the foremost women of America. Her coming is nothing to be excited about. If her lectures prove undesirable they can be ended very quickly. Is America so unstable that it cannot permit a woman like the countess to come here?” B ' The Duluth Herald asks: “Wouldn’t it befas well to let the countess be heard before she is condemned? Isn't the spirit manifested by these American woman citizens more fit- ting than that of the American curity League? Is America so rick ety that a breath of words from a woman can blow it over?’ The American Security League, concludes the Herald, “not for the first time,.is in danger of making itself ridicu- lous.” © The New York Evening 'World, expressing the opinion that K2 him continuously | hoop. There is no foundation in fact for this belief. The coloring of this snake is blue-black above, marked with three red lines, and flesh-colored below, with black spots. | | Q What was the fate of the Alexander Whittaker, Pocahontas?—C. P, ' A. The clergyman was drowned in Rev. who baptized the James River in 1616. [ Q. Is there a French church in thc trict?—G. A. B. A. As far as we can ascertain there Is no church in the District hold services in French. Q. What was the Council of the Indies?—J A. In 1511 a governing known as the Council of the was formed by King Ferdi the regulation of Spa ffairs. counc Indies, and for colonial Q. Are there any particular cloth prescribed for a man playinis tennis?— A H. D. A. A tennis white tennis cost rect one only the shoes and so that a nly cor- not m B th includes sh sers, but Q. Was to marriage A, Decidedly his belief that a pel—was capa ithout fam | marriage to tho: tieved t Catholic of Paul's view Q. What shers?— . A. The ited Survey says th. tion of th is one w Paul opposed hile he stated man with a purpos gu Eibat, in three and arrels in 30 south timated millions prodigious three: The Dos Ec Tam- pico, Me is given over five | months. Other are in Rumania, to in Q. What is meant by card game?—N. C. | A. This is a spectators’ who are gam 2 gallery § m applied to betting on hese were Ages wer, ever the four ele b form w ned er, was enj change says that t the time which usually though occ Th H 30 built from locomotiv (The - o % offer opp ot burcan can i medical and naici t t attemp. * to wnde J cturn postage * to the inquir dire Twent Jeers Meet Security League’s Attack on Countess Karolyi the couptry without any from the Sceurity S » may, fc should, be a ipate the darkness Hungary of tos Accordi ‘the fact i ing the serie |and rea te | Hungary was on to the H: that Count of revolutions, putsches ors which swept ately after the w the fo responsibl country uninf, He ant-red to ntair attitude liberal and oward affairs, inot join in the | were they |the part’ of the red menace raprocer always limited groupsof inte lizent people who try for th. |of the road and not fore c that life not alw: lived in the midst of slogans and |terrors. Mir. Menken of the:Nationa Seeurity League, whose job deper |upon siogans and terrors, is natur: |ready to capitalize the ‘Re: |arine’ legend. Fortunately: in |instance his victim seems' gble |take care of herself.” Countess Karolyi, says the Spri field Republican, only rea viewed against a background of Hu on, and in_deciding to ad mit her the immigration a are taking no risk.” The zoo Gazette commends the | proportion” of immigration {ities in admitting the countess ar | observes “few of the most | supporters of conservatism | country would countenance the { portation of a level-headed, intelle | tual woman simply because her hu band happened to be branded ‘bolshevik! by the extremely i perialistic reactionaries of her native land.” ma amed and } nysteri at e | auth . S S “Now that the countess is in hodpitable country, let us hear wha she says before passing judgment upon her political views or her tives in_coming here,” advises th Bristol Herald-Courier, which adds, “probably she expects to pick up a snug little sum of money with her lectures, as other foreigmers have done, and perhaps she needs it as much as any of them.” While the El Paso Herald suge that “in view of some of the curious camels we have swallowed in recent years Ellis Island, we need not strain at such a dainty gnat as the Countess Karolyl,” and concludes: “If she has a pink stripe running around her, we might be gallant enough to call it decerative.”