Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1925, Page 6

g ™ THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY .April 17, 1925 Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office 11t st and Penneylvania Ave New York Office: 110 East 42nd St. Chicags Oftce: Tower Building. European Office: 16 ! ent St., London, THEODORE W. NOYES. th the Sunday morn- by carriers within h: dafly only, The Evening St g edition. is de the city at' 60 45 cents per month: S y per month. Orders may be sent by mail or telephone Main 5000. Collection is made by carrier at the end of cach month. 20 cents Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. $8.40: 1 mo. = 6.00: 1 mo. L11yrl$2:40 1mos; Daily and < Daily only Sunday only All Other States. Daily and Sunda Daily only ... Sunday only . not otherwise cred- paper and also the local news published herein. ~ All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also rese Painleve's Strong Ministry. Premier Painleve’s new ministry is announced, of French statesmen of a wide range of polit- fcal views, but united by willingness to serve In the present crisis as a means of restoring the French finances and preventing a national disaster. It is regarded as the strong- est ministry in the history of the republic. Briand takes the portfollo of foreign affairs and Cafllaux that of finance, two eminent speclalists who are personally antipathetic and who have already developed friction, even befors <o ministry has been definitely established. The premier's task will be mainly to Keep these two men from antagonism that will lead to the collapse of the ministry. Caillaux has unofficially stated that it is his purpose as soon as the do- mestic financial situation has been stabilized to attack the question of the forelgn debts. Just what he pro- poses is not clearly indicated, though & hint is given that he favors some sort of commerclal trade arrange- ment whereby France may pay in exports rather than in cash. France’s present financial troubles, says Caillaux, result from dependence upon German rep ations. sermany will pay,” he says, has become the reltance of the French government ever since the war. It is now evident that Germany will not pay adequately to meet France's needs. Some other means must be provided. The selection of Caillaux as finance minister has been called a challenge to the Senate,-which sat in judgment upon him in 1919 on a charge of trea- son. Painleve was forced, however, to take a chance with the upper chamber. No other man in France was so ably qualified to handle the finances in this present critical situ- ation as Joseph Caillaux. The good effect of his selection, regardless of parliamentary strain, is already felt in the approval of financial centers, from which expressions of confidence in the rehabilitation of the French treasury are now heard. ———s Selling Presidential Handshakes. Commercializing the President’s handshakes may be lucrative to those tourist agencies which have adver- tised a visit to the White House, with & greeting by the President thrown in, as a special lure to prospective clients. If such advertising propa- ganda is continued, however, it may result in depriving the President of the pleasure of meeting many Amer- fcan citizens and in depriving those eltizens of the pleasure of meeting the Chief Executive. President Coolidge likes to meet people. He has always been of ready access since he entered the White House. But it is bad taste, to say the least, to seek to capitalize in dollars and cents a courtesy that is freely ex- tended by the President to visitors to the Capital. Visitors to the White House who wish to see the President and shake hands with him must be properly in- troduced. Not for many years has it been permitted to throngs of people, without any introduction, to go to the White House and meet the President, except, perhaps, the New Year day receptions, when the President meets the public generally. Usually a let- ter from a member of the House or the Senate, or some Government offi- cial known at the White House, is all that is necessary, however, to make it possible for the visitors to see the President at the hour usually given over to meeting the visitors. If tourist agencies have been able to deliver the “handshakes” which they have advertised, therefore, it has been through their ability to obtain from members of Congress the re- quisite letters of introduction. Mem. bers of Congress might do well, it seems, to inquire a little more closely into requests for such letters before issuing them. a composite a .. Now that the egg rolling is over the breakfast egg boiling may be resumed with serenity. ————— Dirigibles Adrift. Though the R-33 giant British dirigible fought her way back in safety from the coast of Holland, whither she was driven by a furlous . gale, the adventure of the great gas bag is renewed evidence of the frailty of this form of aerlal transport. The ship was torn from her mooring mast at Pulham, on the east coast of Eng- land, by a wind which is estimated at 75 miles an hour. Her nose was badly damaged. She was swept to sea, help- less and in peril of total destruction, with 21 men on board. Good manage- ment, however, coupled with good luck, enabled her crew to keep her under some measure of control, and as soon as the wind abated she was turned and headed home. ‘These immense dirigibles are at the mercy of high winds. When moored in the open they may be torn loose by the gale. This happened to the Shenandoah—before she received that name—and for some hours she was edrift. Only when they are housed in THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, 0., FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1925. their giant hangars are they actually safe from the sudden freaks of the weather. Yet the fact that both of these great airships, the Shenandoah and R-33, re- turned safely to their moorings indi- cates that they may be controlled un- der dangerous conditions. A French dirigible, the Dixmude, was lost over the Mediterranean, in consequence, it is belleved, by being hit by a lightning bolt. This Is a constant menace to the lighter-than-air craft. They offer not only wide area for the pressure of the wind, but a mark for the at- mospheric electricity. Opinions are at variance as to the relative safety of the two forms of aerfal navigation, the dirigible and the plane. Each has a record of disaster. In point of percentage, however, the heavier-than-air machine would seem to be safer. In the commercial uses airplanes have been flown with a high ratio of security. Accldents occur, of course, but in reference to the total mileage flown they are becoming In- frequent, and as planes carry fewer persons than dirigibles the casualties are less. When a dirigible comes to grief the entire crew is usually lost. Considering the experience of the Shenandoah and of the R-33 in being torn from thelr mooring masts, the question arises whether this form of securing them at their bases is de- pendable. It may, of course, be pos- sible to strengthen the fastenings to the point of withstanding the severest strain. The mooring mast has dectded advantages over the hangar In facility of mooring, but in view of the uncer- tainty of the weather it may be doubt- ed whether they outwelgh the chance of total loss. s Motor Headlights. A decision to strike out the ob- jectionable “no-dimming” clause in the new headlight law has been reached by Traffic Director Eldridge and the special traffic advisory committee. Elimination of this feature of the light regulation is a wise move, be- cause it will minimize, to a large extent, the bright light problem in the well illuminated parts of the city. As the law was at first drafted it provided for “no dimming” of head- lights in the city. The revised regu- lation now states that objects must be visible for a distance of 200 feet in advance of the automobile. If bright lights are required to procure the 200-foot visibility, they must be turned on, but on well lighted streets, such as Pennsylvania avenue, Mass chusetts avenue, Sixteenth street and others, headlights are to be dimmed In brief, the new rule makes it possible for thé motorist to make use of his bright lights when it is necessary for proper vislon. If motorists of Washington interpret the regulation correctly they will use their headlights sparingly and only when they are in poorly illuminated sections of the city. The next step, after the headlight law goes into effect, is to invoke the co-operation of the motorists of Wash- ington in adjusting their lights. Modern Mghts are easy of adjust- ment, and the District law is com- paratively simple. Electric bulbs must not be of more than 21-candle power, and the direct beams of the light must not come to a helght of more than 42 Inches from the ground. The light must be properly focuged, by means of a screw back of the lamp, so that the beam will concen- trate to a point. An approved lens must be used and the lights must show up an object 200 feet In ad- vance. Although the law is simple and easy to observe, results obtalned in States with model headlight regulations make it apparent that many motor- ists regard it as one of the worst types of cross-word puzzles. It is a sad commentary on the motoring class that the percentage of preperly focused and adjusted lights, even in States with strict regulations, is small. The carelessness, indifference and in- efficlency of a large number of motor- ists is strikingly illustrated by a drive in Maryland, Connecticut, Massachu- setts or other States where the head- light problem is still rampant despite every attempt to solve it. When the new rule goes into ef- fect in Washington local motorists should strive to escape the stigma that is attached to motorists of other States, and co-operate 100 per cent with the traffic authorities, Put your- self in the other man's place and ask yourself whether you would like to drive in the face of your own lights. Co-operation by the intelligent motorist, with heavy fines for the refractory, will solve Washington's \headlight question. ——————— France and Germany may vet be persuaded to realize that thelr ancient enmity, as it relates to the vastness of world affairs, is dwindling in im- portance toward the proportions of an old-time Kentucky feud. — Artistic Rewards Increasing. And now musicians are going to get not only as much as, but even more money than bricklayers, car- penters, painters and other artisans. The Chicago Civic Opera Co. prom- ises in a recently signed agreement with the musicians’ union to pay, for performances and rehearsals together, an average weekly wage of $155. Musicians, with their trade union, are classed as artisans, although many a genius who in the future will be ranked as artist or even maestro is playing today in the rank and file of various orchestras. The laborer is worthy of his hire, and even “saxophobes’—to take the liberty of coining a word—will rejoice in the good fortune of these men, whose ever-vanishing and ever-fresh product gives pleasure to human ears and stimulus to human emotions. Some men continue to play in orches- tras through sheer love of their trade who might do better in another line of endeavor. But they are so consti- tuted that they cannot change; the music is in them and must find an out- let. Slowly, but surely, the status of the fine arts and those pursuing them is raised. Artists, fiddlers, jugglers, mountebanks, poets, wrestlers, danc- ers, all were once classed pretty much together. The Briton of a centusy @go, In particular, looked down on the man who played a musical instrument for a living and rather prided himselt on his attitude. Americans were not a great deal more perspicacious. In days even more ancient the man of letters or of arts found his chances of making a living so precarious that in order to succeed he had to enlist the patronage of some wealthy and discriminating man or woman to keep the wolf from the door. Now the assured income of a competent musician compares well with the average increment of the “learned professions.” And with higher pay, better living conditions and more contented minds, the Amer- ican people will get, and will learn to enjoy, better music. “‘Americanitis.” Dr. William . Sadler, nationally known physician, in a report to the Gorgas Memorial Institute, asserts that “Americanitis” is causing 240,000 pre- ventable deaths yea“ly in this country. He has coined the term *American- itls” to describe the whole group of conditions that he believes responsible for needless loss of life. He contends that the hurry, bustle and incessant drive of the American temperament are the causes of this peculiar and characteristic mortality, which in- creases during the “dangerous age" between 40 and 50 years. The report claims confirmation of the hitherto only suspected facts that more Americans are dying from heart disease, Bright's disease, apoplexy and high-blood pressure between the ages of 40 and 50 years than any other white people. But what are we going to do about it? the layman will ask, appailed by the startling statistics presented by Dr. Sadler, as he points out that the terms “speed up” and “efficiency” de- scribe the two ruling motors in Amer- ican business life today, almost a fetish to thousands of people. Dr. Sadler says that they must slow down their bodles and calm their nerves, but the average man will realize how difficult this is under the hard drive of conditions of Ameri- can workaday life. Scientists and medical men, supplemented by the opinions of travelers and world ob- servers, agree that this spirit of drive is more pronounced in America than in Europe. But there are indications that as a people we are beginning to mend our ways. We are learning more and more that it is possible, and certainly advisable, to play a little as we go -| along. The automobile is doing won- ders in this direction by luring us away from the desk and rendering it easier to get into the open spaces. The golf links beckon to the great out- doors. Municipalities recognize the need of providing recreation for the public. ‘Warnings such as those provided by Dr. Sadler should not go unheeded. They furnish thought for study and, if conditions of life render practicable, should result in curative reforms. e & It is true enough that ‘“‘going fish- ing” is a sport proper for small boys, as well as those of larger growth. This fact is what accounts for its favor as a simple relaxation from ma- ture responsibilities. i ——— The question of health becomes prominent in politics. It may become desirable to ascertain whether an ap- pointee js sound in wind and limb, as well as in patriotic principles. — = The love of gems is human and un- conquerable. The diamond industry increases its profits, thereby rendering economy a shade more difficult. Shoes are mentioned as calling for greater economy. Stockings are con- spicuous items of expense which de- serve conslderation. Canada manages to export “Scotch” in quantities calculated to baffle the most accomplished abilities of Scot- land Yard. = ———— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILA) DER JOHNSON. Spring Poetry. The Piffile Tree is now in bloom, All in the merry Spring. The wandering breeze it will perfume, Where sweet the birdies sing. Oh, happy songsters, filled with glee ‘Where flow'rs their beauty fling— Man chirps along and tries to be A light, ecstatic thing! Who cares for cabbages or hay When vernal moments bring A promise of florescent May The Piffle Tree’s the thing! Public Attention. “I understand there is a movement on foot to have you investigated.” “It's all right,” answered Senator Sorghum. “It's better to be sufficient- 1y interesting for an investigation than to find yourself entirely over- looked.” Modest Concealment. The flapper to the world appears A lady i1l at ease, Unless with care she hides her ears ~ While she displays her knees. Jud Tunkins says the easy mark is the man who mistakes salesmanship for friendship. The Ready Refuge. Psychology 1s all the cry And confidently we insist There’s naught with which we can't get by, If we can hire an alienist. Absurdities. “How absurd the old fashion maga- zines appear!” “Not so absurd,” answered Miss Cayenne, “as the present fashions would have appeared to our grand- mothers if they could have seen them.” Entertainers. The frogs are singing loud o’ nights. 1 don't resent the bluff. They do not use electric lights, Nor syncopate their stuff. “When it comes right down to prac- tical nourishment,” said Unclé Eben, “‘a rabbit's foot ain't nigh as Iy !a pig's foot," THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Now that Be Kind to Animals week is about ended, some bright soul ought tto promulgate a Be Kind to Humans week. There is a week for everything— why not for us? There is a Thrift week end an Eat Apples week and a week for flowers and a week for gas ranges, as well as this very happy Be Kind to Animals week. It would seem, with so many weeks in the year, that place might be left for seven consecutive days devoted to thinking on the problem of human kindness. It is all very well to be kind to animals. The growth of this move- ment has been one of the heartening facts in modern civilization. If any one becomes pessimistic, and imag- ines that the world is gétting worse, he has but to think back over the history of animals in relation to hu- manity. The four-footed friends of man have not always been treated as they are now. Once it was common to torture cats, to throw them into fires, keep them there until almost reduced to a jelly, and then let them escape to stagger around for the edification of inhuman humans. Wild tribes of the Gobi Desert, it is declared, still indulge in the prac- tice of skinning wolves alive, then turning them loose, quivering masse of raw flesh, to run themselves t. frantic death. Unpleasant? Then thank God for Be Animals week and the humanity which the movement represents. E man who cherishes his dog or cat can feel sure that men and women are getting better and better. W e Yes, it is all very well to be kind to animals—but we want folks to be kind to u We are e: ly anims the clouds of glory which trafl be- hind us to this earth. Our immortal souls do not mitigate against the fact that it is our first duty to be good nim: Herbert Spencer said. _So comes about the demand for Be Kind to Humans week. Amid the hurly-burly of life, set around with Springtime and lilacs, cool, sweet breezes and odors, comes the feeling that we might be kinder to each other. Just as some ministers are so en- grossed with the technique of the pul- pit and the duties of their office that they forget sometimes to be quite as good Christians as nine-tenths of their flock, s0 most of us are so deep in life that we ordinarily forget the necessi- ¥ for human kindne: We are kind to our own, but seldom bother much to be kind to others. We watch out for our own family, we are “good providers,” and besides that we do not see much duty calling us. It is this trait in human nature that all the Kind to despite &ross iniquities, I am more concerned with the little, day-by-day things that are not ordinarily regarded as serious enough to merit attention. It is, however, by paying attention just to these little things that we Erow into the stature of real great- ne: 0w me a man who is kind to his own dog, who burns with indignation when he sees a boy mistreat a cat, and I will show you one who has taken the first step toward being kind to all children and animals. Many folks have a precious tender- ness for savages in far-off lands who would not move a step to help the little savages just around the corner. With them we have no quarrel. They handle their lives as they are given the light. But the better folk, undoubtedly, are those who first see the_beam in their own eves, then take care of their im- mediate problems, reserving the far- off places to last of all. If every one of us would right the wrongs which we know of in our own affairs and in those close to us, both personally and as a matter of dis- tance, this would be a better world than it is. It each one of us would only do the generous things he thinks, we would have not only a Be Kind to Humans week, but a Be Kind to Humans vear. * X Xk ¥ If just for one week, however, men and ‘women in this large city would stop to think about the necessity of being kind to each other it would do a tremendous amount of good. Step lively—hurry up, madam,” growls the conductor, anxious to lift the steps and send the street car on its way. “I can't hurry any faster than I am,” snaps the lady in return. Under the soothing influence of Be Kind to Humans week that dialogue would run something like this: “Madam, will you kindly aboard? “Why, certainly.” In stores clerks would hurry to wait on customers instead of talking among themselves. Jenny, the beautiful cloak saleswoman, seeing old Mrs. Partridge come down the aisle, would turn to Betty, the corset expert, and , sotto voce: Tere comes that impossible old hen, Mrs. Partridge, who always thinks she ought to be walted on first, and that you always ought to remember her first name and complete address. “But this is Be Kind to Humans week—watch me!” Jenny marches forward, and smiles sweetly at stuffy old Mrs. Partridge. “Why, Mrs. Partridge, I am so glad to see you this morning? What can 1 do_for ‘you?" “This is Be Kind to Humans week, my dear,” replies Mrs. P., nearly bowling Jenny over. “And I thought I would come in and get a coat, and for once not expect you to remember my address.” Under the benign influence of the seven days devoted to kindness of, by and for human beings, bankers would unbend, and become intensely human. As a matter of cold fact, they would be as cordial as their advertisements say they are. And surely nothing could exceed that! Teachers would exemplify in prac- tice the kindness which they talk about at institutes and read about in thelr text books by Dewey and the other educators. “Johnny, did you get your lesson today?” the teacher asked last week. “Yes,” said Johnny, politely, but get “Johnny, you stay after school for being impudent,” grated Miss Sever- ity, resenting the absence of the ab- surd word “ma’am” after the “yes.” During Be Kind to Humans week, however, all would be changed “Johnny, 1 suppose you got your les- on for today?” Miss Not-So-Severe would ask. Yes,” John would reply, intending no disrespect, having been brought up a good mother to reply simply, or “No.” And teacher would re: With the universal thought fixed on kindness, the need for it, and the benefits to be derived from its exten- sion and reception, much that makes daily life stiff, boresome and quarrel- some would vanish as if it had never been. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE Charles Evans Hughes will make his first reappearance in Washington since his retirement from office at the April 23, 24 and 25 annual meet- ing of the American Society of Inter- natienal Law, of which he is pre dent. He will speak on “Codificatiol at the opening session and preside as toastmaster at the soclety’s dinner on the evening of April 25. On_that fon it will be the former Secre- tary of State's duty to introduce a briiliant galaxy of post-prandial ora- tors. They include Frank B. Kellogg, ecretary of State; the Britlsh Am: bassador, Sir Esme Hbward; the Netherlands _Minister, Jonkheer de Graeff, and_James M. Beck, solicitor general of the United States. An out- standing feature of the International v Socfety meeting will be an ad- ss by James Brown Scott on the significance of the proposed codifica- tion of Pan-American law. * * Xk X Men of Nation-wide and world-wide celebrity are gathered in Washington for the annual session of the board of trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Among them are Nicholas Murray Butler, John W. Davis, Robert Lansing, David Jayne Hill, Alfred Holman, Charles S. Ham- lin, Austin G. Fox, Assoclate Justice George Sutherland, Robert A. Franks, Henry Pritchett and Andrew J. Montague, ~Absentee members of the board include Elihu Root, who is in California; Edgar A. Bancroft, Amer- ican Ambassador at Tokio, and James R. Sheffield, American Ambassador at Mexico City. The Carnegie Endow- ment, which these best international minds of ours administer, is $10,000,- 000, and it has 5 per cent interest, or $500,000, to invest annually in the works of international amity. The bulk of the sum is spent on publica- tions. * ok ok K Something like a scream of triumph emerges from the quarters irrever- ently known as “the interests” in a bulletin just issued by the New York Trust Co. and widely distributed fn ‘Washington. The bulletin records the steady growth in “work councils” in the United States. These councils consist of wage earners not affiliated with trades unions. The number of councils increased from 12 in 1917 to 225 in 1919, 725 in 1922 and 814 at the present time. The number of workers affected increased from 391, 400 in 1919 to 690,000 in 1922 and 1,177,000 at this date. The number of wage earners affected by the “work counclls” s now approximately 25 per cent of the total trades union membership, which is roundly 4,000, 000. The conclusion that “the inte ests” come to, according to the bulle- tin above mentioned, is that “recog- nition of the mutual interests of em- ployers and employes has to a great extent removed the necessity for unionism.” * * K A Massachusetts man who has just been appointed to Federal office in Washington claims knowledge of a store owned by a firm, just outside of Boston, 150 years ago. It was a gen- eral merchandise concern. Over the door hung a sign reading: DAWES & COOLIDGE. The concern wasn't perpetuated at Washington in exactly that rotation, but almost. Supposedly the general merchants of 1775 were ancestors of the firm now doing business at this stand. * ok ok ok Huston Thompson of the Federal Trade Commission, and lately its chairman, is a regular contributor to Henry Ford's Dearborn Independent. In a recent issue Thompson discloses that Woodrow Wilson in moments of fatigue and discouragement over po- litical _attacks found solace in Rud- yard Kipling's “If.” Thompson was visiting in the President’s hotel room at Denver shortly before Wilson col- lapsed on his fil-starred League of Nations swing around the circle in 1915. “The President stretched him- self full length on a lounge,” writes Thompson, “to rest from a great speech just delivered in the vast au. ditorfum. As he relaxed in easy con- versation he paused for a moment, as if an unexpected thought had occur- red to him, and drew from a wallet an old, stained newspaper clipping. Turning to me, he asked if I had ever read Kipling's “If." Then he read me two or three verses, and said: ‘Here are the best of all.’ They included the passage about risking ‘all your win. nings * * % on one turn of pitch- and-toss.” I observed that I never realized he had the gambling spirit. Wilson rejoined: = ‘No, nor has any cne else! Yet I think I can get more zest out of risking all on one throw for a cause than from any other ex- perience.’ " * Xk X ¥ A lyrical reader of this observer has had an attack of limericks In conse- quence of the failure of Mrs. Lindsay Lucy Patterson of North Carolina to become Minister to Siam. This is the symptom: Uncle Sam wants an envoy in Siam T'm made for that, But Coolidge said: “Lucy, For you that’s too juley— Men only’s the rule out in Stam.” * ok ok ok The Princess Bibesco, wife of the Rumanian Minister at Washington and daughter of the Earl and Count- ess of Oxford and Asquith (formerly the premier of Great Britain and Mar- got Asquith), s returning to America shortly, crowned with literary laurels, The Princess’ comedy, “The Painted Swan,” has just been triumphantly produced at the Everyman Theater, in London. The London Times critic, the arbiter who makes and unmakes stage reputations in England, calls it “a fine theme, developed with real dra. matic power.” The London Dafly Chronicle reviewer, another eminent authority, describes the piece as “a play of wit, coruscating and scin. tillating amazingly throughout.” It has been said in Washington that if Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco had been born an American, she would be Alice Roosevelt Longworth, and that if the wife of the next Speaker had been born in Britain she would be Eliza- beth Asquith Bibesco. As they can’t be each other, they're friends. * k X % Henry C. Wallace, late Secretary of Agriculture, is a posthumous best- seller. The publishers of his “Our Debt and Duty to the Farmer,” com- pleted shortly before his fatal fliness last Autumn, declare no book issued by them in cotemporary times has met with o instant favor. The book deals especially with the agricultural depression of 1920-1924 and_contains some of Mr. Wallace’s well known recommendations for preventing fu- ture slumps. (Copyright, 1025.) o Marshall’s Five-Center. From the Boston Transeript. Thomas R. Marshall, celebrating his Tist birthday, says the world is a pretty good place In which to live. Perhaps he has found the b-cent cigar he once said was its greatest need. No Vantage in Pomp. From the New York World. King George has been ordered to quit smoking. The: isn't any ad- vantage In being a Moral Influence of Kindness to Animals To the Editor of The Star: National “Be Kind to Animals” week and Humane Sunday have rolled around again while vet the spirit of the Resurrection season is with us. Although the schools are closed, preventing any possible talks in them, nevertheless it _comes at a most appropriate time. Many ef the fortunate children have left their studies to enjoy a visit in the coun- try, where their young, sympathetic minds can take in nature in all her wild Springtime freshness. The rest probably get bits of excursions. We are all fortunate in living in a beau- tiful city where somewhere, some time we can get into a park where spring- ing plants and singing birds strike responsive chords. It is a sodden soul, indeed, which does not thrill in some degree at a beautiful flower or a bird song. v child does this in his own way and if the opportunity be rightly grasped many lessons of Ged's love and care for all His works and the corresponding realization of trust He has placed in human beings over them can be instilled into the minds of our children and growing boys and Birls, be their vacations on farms with horses and cattle, in the parks feeding the squirrels and pigeons, or only at home with the pet dog and cat. ‘Workers In humane education aim first to present animal life, wild and domestic, to our young folks in i beauty and happine: thev might wish always to it condition. This prepares er on to learn of and battle against certain forms of cruelty which the mass of adults, through force of cus- tom, indifference or ignorance, and often willfulness, fmpose upon the epeechless creation. It is up to adults, serfously, not only for the animals, but far more for the sake of our children’s Christian char- acter development, to realize the two- fold home and school duty of both teaching young minds the principles of reverence, mercy and justic the Creator's works in piant life, and ourselve what we preach, 1. e., les ty of certain u: consistent enough to abstain from them. With open minds we will soon realize that the seeming sacrifice of abstaining will really result in per- sonal benefit. For example while our happy chil- dren are reveling in bird song and frolicking young things in flowered parks and fields, let us observe and ponder on the evident and useless cruelties and wrongs in connection with such matters as child labor, the degrading influences on the young of ained anfmal per- formances, iberate desertion and neglect of small animals, uncalled for clentific practicing of theories on horatory animals, and slaughter- ouse evils connected with meat-eat- ing, in which latter practice even scientists and doctors themselves charge Americans with overindul- gence for the best of health. Having learned, during the coming vear, let us do our part to right the wrongs. Humane Sunday, which ends the week, could be made a mighty influ- ence for good if pastors and church school superintendents, to whom the appeal and literature were sent, would respond, in view of the fact that the humane education movement is truly a branch of the Master's serv- ice for the feeding of His lambs, our children, under their instruction, and that they are so appealed to because the Church of Christ stands for the highest channel through which wel- fare workers expect to accomplish the greatest good. Therefore, for the church and its charges may the mean- ing of Humane Sunday, April 19, be manifested in some way through song, word and prayer. VIRGINIA W. SARGENT. ———. Good Washington Work In Caring for Animals that e it in them To the Editor of The Star: As this fs “Humane week,” when all good people are requested to think kindly of “our little brothers of a lower mold,” to whom we are in- debted for invaluable services, I beg the courtesy of a little space to im- press the meaning of the week upon your readers. Man has' but illy fulfilled his re- sponsibility toward these creatures placed under his dominion; he has exploited them to the limit, treating them as though they were in fact what the small boy defined a horse to be—"a machine on four legs that pulls heavy loads.” They are {ndeed most willing ma- chines, but they are also beings that feel and suffer even as you and I; and it is only decent of us who claim to be civilized, not to speak of claim- ing to be Christians, that we return their faithfulness by giving the great- est possible consideration to their modest needs of food, water, shelter and kind treatment. During a recent visit to vour beau- tiful city, I had the pleasure of meet- ing a number of the devoted humane workers of the Capital; among other places of great interest to one con- cerned with animal welfare, I visited the Animal Rest Farm maintained by the Humane Education Socfety across the Maryland line. I found it a fine large place, ad- mirably adapted to its purpose, with the animals in excellent condition, evidently well cared for, very lively and unquestionably happy. They are all strays, abandoned by cruel mas- ters, and would be a danger to the public as well as a misery to them- selves if running at large and un- cared for. There were 6 or 8 rather decrepit horses, 20 or 30 cats and about 100 dogs, some of which will find good homes through the kind offices of the directors, and others will lead a comfortable life until death calls them, or disense makes it advisable to send them gently into everlasting sleep. In other cities T have seen places conducted on the same lines, but none of them in as well kept condition as this Washington establishment. It is a lesson to the public and es- pecially to children, for whom humane teaching holds great ethical value, in pure unselfishness and mercy toward these humble beings that have the same right that we ourselves have to live out their existence In peace and comfort; for they share with us the divine mystery of life and death and they look up to us for help and friendship just as we look up to Him who s above us for spiritual ald and guidance. And may He deal with us in the same measure that we deal with these helpless and voiceless creatures of His hand! . C. WILLIAMS. New York City. e Sargent’s Code. “The one thought and ambition of every college man shoyld be to be a public official without vice, a private citizen without wrong, a neighbor without reproach, a Christian with= out hypocrisy, a man without guile, submissive to law, obedient to authority thoughtful, kind and, above all, loyal to country and self.” Such is the code outlined by John G. Sargent, who recently became At- torney General of the United States, in a letter read at the annual senior class banquet at Tufts College, of which he is an alumnus. It is a code not only for college men, but for every one who aims to be a good American.—Williams- port Sum. many people go to the v Q. How. movies ?—E. L. A. It has been estimated that about one-fifth of the populadon of the United States attends the movies each day. The amount of admissions in a single year totaled $906,000,000. Q. Are there many college gradu- ates in Sing Sing?—J. D. A. Warden Lawes states that of the 13,012 inmates there are but five col- lege graduat Q. What change takes place when white bread is toasted?—A. O. P. A. When white bread is toasted the starch is being converted into dex- trines, the intermediate product b tween starch and sugar. Calorization of sugar also takes place. Q sngland, —A.R. E. The census of Great Britain does not give any figures on the negro population of England. The British emb; vy that negroes are allowed equal privileges of citizenship with whites in Great Britain. There are millions of negro subjects in the Bri tish Empire. Negroes are also per- mitted to enter Oxford. Q. Does the Tr wash paper money ?—] A. At one time the machines in the Tre the paper money was ever, this has been di How many negroes are there in Can negroes attend Oxford? Department D. R. were washing which | . How- Q. Why do issues of the Congres- sional Record cost different prices?— [eAs e Some issues are much larger others. gle copies are 3 cents for 24 pages or less and 1 cent extra for each additional six pages. Q. What are the Eskimo huts like? —R. H. A. The dwellings of the Eskimo of two kinds—tents for Summer houses or huts for Winter usy tents or tupiks are made of s and igloos or Winter homes are far more varied in structure. Q. Why aren't grasshoppers as much of a pest as they were former- Iy?—W. H. A. A. The early history of the New England States affords numerous re ords of the inroads by grasshoppers upon_the crops of the settlers. Dur- ing the period 1743 to 1756 a great scourge of these hungry insects oc- curred in Maine, and other outbreaks occurred in Vermont during the year 1797 to 1798. When agriculture be gan to be established generally in | the great plains region of the United States, lylng west of the Mi: ppi River and east of the Rocky Moun-| tains, during the decade 1870-1880, migratory species of grasshopper, commonly known as the Roc Moun- tain locust, frequently swooped down from its breeding grounds on the benches of the mountain range in such great swa y tically all cult ar of families almost to st the settlement of the Rocl tain region progressed the breeding grounds of this destructive pest ceased. Thus there has not been a serious general outbreak of the Rocky Mountain locust since 1880, and this particular grasshopper has ceased to be a pest of any great importance. Q. Where was Fort Stanwix?— A . J. G ‘A. Fort Stanwix was located in New York on the Mohawk River, where the present city of Rome is situated. Q. How are Saratoga chips pre- pared?—H. M. P. A. In the making of Saratoga po- tato chips it is best to pare the potatoes, cut them into thin, even slices and cover them with cold water, to which a piece of ice has been add- ed. Let them stand an hour or longer to become cold and crisp. Af- terward dry them on a soft cloth and cook at once in hot fat that has not been previously used for frying. It is essential that the potatoes be cut in slices of uniform thickness or they will not cook evenl Q. What is the origin of the ex- ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN name of a noted public house located at 2 Fleet street, near Temple Bar, in London. When the lawyers in the neighborhood went to dinner they were accustor to hang out a sign on their doors, “Gone to the Devil,” 0 that those who wanted them might know where to find them. Q. Did any of the early conductors of orchestras make extravagant mo- tions while leading the musiclans? M. G. A. Beethoven had an extreme style. One critic says: “At a pianissimo he would crouch down so as to be hid- den by the desk, and then as the cres- cendo_increased he would gradually , beating all the time, until at the fortissimo he would spring into the air with his arms extended, as if wishing to float on the clouds. Q. What is the oldest agricultural paper in the world?—G. D. S. A. The Country Gentlemen is the oldest, having been established in 1831. Q. How was the term “Gallia” used by the Romans?’—C. B. H. A. They employed the term in three varying ways; i. e., in its broadest sense which included Gallia C: North Italy, and Gallia Transalpina; in a narrow sense, only Gallia, Trans- alpina; in most restricted sense, the Land of Gaul, the Middle Part of Gaul. Q. What is the true color of the ine?—E. B. D. arine comes in differ- er, the true aqua- tint is the one known as the the . 0ld Long e Potomac at Washing- Potomac frem of Marylam prises a simple receiv- set’—I. O. W. simplest receiving station m; constructed with a coupler and a detector, crystal or some other mineral detector, and one 80-ohm phone and one strand of aerfal wire 20 feet long. Q. What does * mean?—C. M. A. It means “Ireland Forever.” Q. Will the rose trees which are so0ld in pots continue to blossom 1f set out of doors?>—C. R. S. A. Many of them are of a rambler v and will not bloom again this vear, but they may be planted out of rin go Bragh” | Goors and wiil bloom each Summer if they thrive. Q. When were Spain and Portugal one country?—R. F. i A. During the Roman period Spain and Portugal were united, the terri- tory being known as Hispania. The Greek name was Portugal was conquered by Spain and lost its independence in 1580. It recovered independence by the revolution of Q. What was the first large oil painting produced in Venice?—P. T. inting commenced by 9. The Madonna urrounded by Job, St , the Baptist, St. Se- . Dominic and Bishop Leo. Glovanni B nd Child a Q. At what depth is oil found in Arkansas and Louisiana?—J. K. C. A. The Geological Survey says that the' depth of oil found in Arkansas ranges anywhere from 2,000 to 3,000 feet; in Louisiana, anywhere from 200 to 4,000 feet. (The Star Information Buregu will answer your question. This offer ap- plies strictly to information. The bu- reau camnot give advice on_legal, medical and financial matters. It does not attempt to settle domestic truobles nor undertake echaustive research on any subject. Write your Qquestion plainly and briefly. Give full name and address and inclose 2 cents in stamps for return postage. All replics are sent direct to the inquirer. Address Frederic J. Haskin, Director, The Star Infor- mation Bureau, Twenty-first and C pression “gone to the devil”?>—A. R.C. A. The devil was originall; Such phrases as “one of the notable miracles that have come out of the Sreat War” are emp}fl}‘e\; by Amerl an editorigd writers in picturing benents Ta¥, Tnay he brought to the world by the establishment of the new Hebrew University in Palestine. = “In all his picturesque career,” says the New York Evening World, “Lord Balfour never participated in a more dramatic or romantic ceremony than that on the hillside in Jerusalem when he dedicated the new Hebrew Uni Versity on Mount Scopus. To one of his historic imagination the scene must have been inspiring. ~From Where he stood he could look upon the spot where the children of Israe entered the Promised Land. Through all the centuries the eyes of the faithful, Jew and Christian, have been turned toward the city that has meant <0 much to the spiritual advancement of mankind. Thither the crusaders and the pilgrims journeyed in pomp and poverty, in “armor and rags through the middle ages. And there today stands a Hebrew university dedicated to the cultural activities of a race that has contributed enormous. ly to literature, the sciences and atts in almost all the centurles of the globe. For the first time Western methods of education are to be trie In an Eastern unversity, and for the first time the learning of the West 18 to be taught in the language of the East.” Rt * * Sven greater significance is at- tnrhcd to the event by the St. Paul Dispatch, which states: “The par taken by Lord Balfour in the fm Dbresstve ceremonies is representative of the faith and bellef of every Chris- tian church that Palestine will be re- stored as the land of Israel, to be in- habited and ruled by the descendants of the sons of Jacob. The establish- ment of the university is but one, if an important one, of the steps toward that day, and that it was made possi- ble by the contributions of Jews and Christians alike In the United States is not the least among the causes for gratulation. The English-speaking Peoples came as conquerors to Judea, but, unlike all previous conquerors, they came to restore and not to de: S} appy omen in the fact that stu- dents of every race will be made wel- ‘me there is found by the Portland Telegram, which looks back over a period of 40 centuries to the birthplace of Hebrew learning. The Telegram Continues: “The story is known to every reader of the book of books. After the lapse of all these vears, the power and the beauti of the aneient language remain. The chief purpose of this international university is to build anew a seat of learning which will surpass the ancient center and to furnish a never-failing stream of scholars. The movement is character- istic of a race which, since the earli- est records, has enriched the world with men of high learning.” R X A great service in quickening and transforming national and race ‘self- consciousnelis is forecast by the Cin- streets northwest.) University in J erusalem Called Post-War Miracle Hebrew language will be purified and Hebrew literature promoted through the university, and_this primarily is for the race alone. But the benefits of the study of hygienic matters and of subtropical diseases will be for all the peoples of Western Asla—as should be the case, for in that quar- ter of the world the Jewish univer- sity stands alone. The Salt Lake City Deseret News believes that it is not the purpose to develop among the Jews an intense spirit of nationalism, but that educa- tion in its broadest and most liberal sense is to be the watchword. “The Jews of the world,” observes the News, “are already supporting the school system of Palestine svith over 120 schools in which about three-quar- ters of the children are receiving in- struction. The university will head the system, but it is expected that the students will come from far and near, and the emphasis in education will be placed on what is universal.” * kK “Whatever the Jew does,” remarks the Little Rock Arkansas Democrat, “he does it with a thoroughness which always has been characteristic of his race. The world confidently can expect some great contributions %o its knowledge from this new uni- versity which has been opened atop Mount Scopu o he work of renewal which is transforming a sterile country into a land of milk and honey is something to stir the imagination of men every- where,” is the comment of the Sa- vannah Press. “A glimpse of the homes and cravings of the people making up what a writer has called the ‘moving pageant of Israel's mil- lennial march’” is seen by the In- dianapolis Star. “From out this unl- Versity will go those who will leave an impress upon a race and upon a uni- verse,” says the Miami News, and the Cleveland Plain Dealer calls the uni- versity “one of the notable miracles that have come out of the fiery al- chemy of the great war.” Find Afternoon Tea Lacks Appeal in U. S. The inquiring reporter asked his five citizens the other day if they thought afternoon tea could be es- tablished as an American institution. They doubted it. - The English think it can be and are trying it, belleving that it would assuage a certain grief connected with Volstead. Maybe it can be done, but the tea of the Eng- lish is a meal. Scandinavians and Germans have five meals a day. The English have four. If an American had an English tea at.the tea hour he would be off his dinner. Americans generally are temperats eaters as compared with Europeans. They have faults of diet. but they, have no desire and no need for the great meals of the European. Steam heat is one reason. A less reposeful day is another. They either do more in a day or they make more motions < cinhat! 'mv-sur, which adds: “The doing it.—Chicago Daily Tribune