Evening Star Newspaper, April 24, 1925, Page 6

6 THE EVE 24, 1925 m ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN THE EVENING STAR ‘With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY . April 24, 1925 THEODORE W. NOYES. ...Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Offce 11th St. and Pennsyivania Ave. New York Office: 110 Eagt ¢2nd St. Chicago Office: Tower x European Office: 16 ot St., London, i England. The Evening Ing edition, is d the city at’ 60 cents v by carriers within o il dlironly. 45 cents per month: Sunday only. 20 cents Der montly, - Orders may bo sent by mail or telephone Main 500 ‘ollection is made by carrier at the end of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunday Daily only . Sunday only 700 + 80c - 20¢ All Other States. Daily and Sunday Dally only Sunday only Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dis- atehes credited to it or not otherwise cred- ted in this paper and also the local news published herein. Al rights of nuhllolnndn No law’s Delay of World Court. Former Secretary Hughes, in his address last night before the Amerl- can Soclety of International Law, urged adherence by this country to the World Court, under the reserva- tions laid down by Presidents Harding and Coolidge, without waiting until, as some urge, “‘a fairly complete body of international law has been prepared.” The existing code, says Mr. Hughes, is sufficiently comprehensive and strong to form the basis of interna- tional justice. It is not necessary to wait for its development. A perfect international code may never be evolved. To wait for its per- fection before engaging in a procedure of international justice would put the United States in the position of seek- ing an excuse for abstention from a movement which makes for the im- provement of the code. In other words, by participating now in the World Court the United States can promote the evolution of a system of interna- wemal jurisprudence of the highest squity. International law differs from statu- tory domestic law in that it is the re- sult of conferences, treaties and arbi- tration between nations rather than the deliberations and actions of elect- ed responsible delegates to a law- making body. It is a composite of na- tional opinions and not of direct ac- tions. No nation can be absolutely bound to its observance save by force of war unless all nations subscribe to it under the authority of an interna- tional court. The World Court is an agency for the application and the enforcement of international law. It takes that law as it stands, but it can improve t through agreements effected by its influence and under its authority. A world conference for the develop- ment of international law might be called, vet with little promise of re- sult. Such a conference would surely be protracted, confused and would probably yield little in the form of agreement. It might clear the way for future World Court endeavors to improve end possibly to perfect the international code. But in the final analysis a tribunal of international justice is most likely to be the means of creating a system of laws between nations, governing all, both great and small, and calculated to lessen con- fifct v substituting judicial settle- ments. oot ‘The American character is difficult for Europe to analyze. Every effort has been made to impress us and win our admiration by means of art and letters, but no effort has been made to test out the psychological effect of sending over a winning base ball team. e A number of small countries scat- tered around the map are in obvious need of some expert and energetic peace propaganda. oo The D. A. R. is true to ancestral tradition. The forefathers were alert politicians as well as intrepid fighters. —_— e Tammany and Hylan. The Democratic party nationally went on the rocks in New York City in 1924. There is a breeze blowing to- day from the metropolis which seems to say that a split is coming in the very Democracy of the city itself, a split which may have far-reaching consequences not only in New York City, but on State and national poli- tics: The trouble is brewing over the mayoralty. Mayor John F. Hylan, who is serving his eighth year as the chief executive of the city, fs opposed, though not yet openly, for renomina- tion and re-election by no less a per- son than Gov. Al Smith. On the other hand, William Randolph Hearst, storm center for years of Democratic politics In New York, has pledged his support to Mayor Hylan, even to the extent ot feclaring that he will back the mayor on an independent ticket if Hylan falls to receive the Democratic nom- Ination. Look at it as you will, the seeds of & pretty row seem to have been sown. And at the bottom is the clash of the personal ambitions of Gov. Smith and Mayor Hylan. It is no secret to those who kept pace with the doings of the Democratic national conveation last June, and the subsequent gyrations of some of the prominent Democrats of New York, that all has not been well in the Democratic camp. Even in con- vention days, when the supporters of Gov. Smith were locked in grapple with the McAdoo forces, there were charges of lukewarmness on the part of the mayor and Hearst and Cope- land. According to the latest reports from New York, Tammany is feeling out the sentiment of the people to ascer- tain just how popular Mayor Hylan =zaily is. It is conducting e systematic canvass for this purpose, and much will depend upon its result. At the same time, Gov. Smith has let it be known to his intimates in the organi. zation that e does not believe the meyor should bg renominated, for the good of the party. The argument is advanced by Smith people that a vie: tory by Hylan at the polls would strengthen the opposition to Gov. Smith's nomination next year, either for Senator or for governor; that it might have its effect in the race for the presidential nomination of the Democratic party in 1928. With the antagonism of Gov. Smith's friends— and they are many in Tammany well as throughout the city—is it not possible, quite possible, that the can- vass now under way will be unfavora- ble to the mayor? Senator Copeland has issued a plea that the governor and the mayor bury the hatchet. One of the powers in Tammany Hall, however, is reported to have sald facetiously, “But Sena- tor Copeland failed to say in whose head.” The friends of the governor regard with a certain amount of sus- plcion the advances of the mayor and the Senator. 1f the open break comes, and Hylan and Hearst are aligned on one side, with Gov. Smith and Tammany on the other, or such part of the organization as the mayor falls to rally to himself, a battle royal may be expected, in which efforts probably will be made to nominate a candidate who wili draw votes of Republicans and inde- pendent Democrats against Mayor Hylan. In the meantime the Republicans are watching the threatened break with increasing interest. In addition to the mayor there is an entire city ticket to be elected, and who can tell what will come out of such a scramble as is now expected? Senator Wads- worth of New York, Republican State leader, is up for re-election next year. The suggestion has been widely made that Gov. Smith make the race for the Senate against him. If the gov- ernor determines to enter the sena- torial race the contest in the city elec- tions next November may have a marked effect on the result in 1926. This may epply not only to the sena- torial contest, but also to elections to the House of Representatives. ——e—s Serbia Resents a Charge. Jugoslavia is incensed by intimation made in Bulgaria that the recent mur- derous outbreak of radicalism at Sofia ‘was promoted in Serbia, and there ars reports that unless the charge is with- drawn diplomatic relations between the two governments will be sus- pended. Serbia is peculiarly sensitive to such suggestions. In 1914 she was accused by Austria of hatching the plot against the life of the Grand Duke Fraoz Ferdinand which culminated in the tragedy at Sofia. The Great War started from that assertion, which Serbia denied. It is porsible that the reds, who are seeking to throw Bulgaria into chaos, /Aad found hiding places in Serbia, as undoubtedly they have found them in other Balkan states. Indeed, there is scarcely a country in Europe that does niot hold some of these people, refugees or deliberately planted agents of dis- cord, inspired by the Third Interna- tionale at Moscow. To accuse Serbia of fostering an anarchistic plot against the stability of Bulgaria is absurd. Serbia cannot conceivably desire the destruction of government in her neighboring state. An outbreak of communism there in Bulgaria would be a menace to her- self. ‘The Balkans are in a delicate situa- tion, and it is lamentable that any- thing should be said or done to create friction between the states of that region. Bulgaria's present troubl are grave enough without precipitat- ing a strain with Serbia. Tolerance must be felt for the stress of emotion at Sofla, but there is no justification for an accusation involving Belgrade in a conspiracy which, if successtul in Bulgaria, would speedily menace all the Balkans. April’s Little Jokes. Winter overcoats on Tuesday and an ardent wish for Summer linens on Thursday! Such is Washington's ex- perience this week. Yesterday Wash- ington was the hottest city in the United States, with en official ther- mometer of 93 and e street record of 98. But it did not have an absolute corner on warmth. For other Eastern cities also established records for April heat. In New York, for instance, it was so summerish that a couple of thousand people went down to Rock- away Beach and swam in the sea. ‘While the East was sweltering the ‘West was shivering, Butte, Mont., leading the antipodal procession with a 17-inch snowfall. Such is the pos- sibility always in a country as wide and long as the United States. It is rare that every part gets the same kind of climate at the same time. There is, indeed, no such thing as simultaneous weather here. April is @ month of moods, and springs many surprises. It is harder to guess than March. Indeed, it is true to its repute, based upon the dedica- tion of its initial day to tricks and follies. —————— It used to be said that Washington could not win a' base ball pennant. There is now a confident opinfon that it cannot lose. e The presence of the old war cloud over the Balkans is another illustra- tion of European conservatism. ————————— The Unguessable Sport. Contrast between recent base ball games in this city furnishes the rea- son why the sport has such a strong hold upon the American public. On Wednesday an unusually dull, fea- tureless and, save for its result from a local point of view, uninteresting game was played before a crowd that filled the ball park to its capacity. Yesterday before an audience of about one-fourth the size a game was played that for snap, sparkle, excitement, color and last-minute fireworks has rarely been equaled. The point is that there is absolutely no guessing a ball game. No one can tell what is going to happen. The game simply cannot be “doped oul in advance. A pebble, the twist of a finger, the blink of an eye, a lapse of mind, an extra step, a sudden the course of events and turn an ap- parent victory into a defeat, or, from the other angle of view, as yesterday, turn a defeat into triumph. If all ball games were alike, if there were some law making the chances regularly favor particular teams or players; if, in short, the law of aver- ages worked uniformly and invaria- bly, interest in the sport would lessen. On Wednesday about 30,000 people en- joyed & huge spectacle chiefly becavse it was “opening day” and, incident- ally, because the home team won without any particular effort. Yester- day 10,000 people saw a contest that was Infinitely superior as an enter- tainment. Had conditions been re- versed, with the thrilling game play- ed before the greater crowd, Wash- ington would have required many hours to regain 'is equilibrium. It was just that kind of game that de- clded the world series last Fall. And the fact that any day may yleld a contest of that sort keeps up the public support to the point of making base ball one of the big business inter- ests of America. ——r———————— Clean-Up, Paint-Up. Clean-up week approaches, and is a reminder, if one were needed, of the flight of time. This year Clean-up week has its name expanded to Clean- up, Paint-up week, though in other vears District cleaners-up have also used the paint brush along with the rake and broom. The Commissioners have proclaimed the week April 27- May 2 as & time of labor in sprucing up the garden and house. They say that during that time ‘“We call upon the residents of Washington to clean up their premises, rid yards, alleys and vacant lots of trash, repair houses and outbuildings and otherwise beau- tify such premises.” The Commission- ers also summon all clvic and trade as- soolations to assist in this work by calling attention to it at their meet- ings and by aiding in @ movement to keep our parks and streets clear of waste paper “‘and other trash and rub- bish.” Let us joyfully obey. While most ‘Washingtonians need no proclamation to make the home & credit to the family, there are those to whom a little jogging of the memory and stimulation of the practical civic spirit will not do harm. During the brilliant Spring days, some of them very like Midsummer days, hosts of Washing- tonians have taken off the coat or put on the apron and have given kind ministration to the lawn and flower beds, and have also willed that the back yard be freed of the miscellany which gathers there in Winter and passes by the name of trash. The front lawn and the back yard in some ways are an index to the home, and most persons believe that if the “grounds” in front and rear of the home are untidy there is some indif- ferent housekeeping in the dining room, kitchen and basement. Let us show the neighbors that we are as skillful with the rake and paint brush as with golf clubs and tennis rackets, and that not all our energy is expend- ed in talking of the greater need for civic spirit. —————————— Vice President Dawes did not hesi- tate to defy the United States Senate in the presence of one of its most distinguished members, Senator But- ler. But it is still believed that some kind of a compromise may be reached. ——— Farmers receive a great deal of sympathy in spite of the fact that commercial conditions cannot prevent them from having first call on the supply of bacon and eggs. —————————— Airplanes will be provided to carry mail between Chicago and New York. In case of martial necessity they will be quite as well equipped to carry TNT as bills and billets-doux. ———————————— After & show has been out long enough to allow the costumes to show wear and tear its claim to novelty is obviously fictitious. ————————— The Krupp gun manufacturers will reorganize. France, of course, would like to know what for. ————r————— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Rough 0ld Days. They tell us that our songs ars sad And that our jests are slow; But after all they're not so bad As mome of long ago. For mother's-inlaw respect we beg. Nor joy do we reveal ‘When some one slips and breaks a leg ©On a banana peel. Humane Enterprise. “I see you are collecting a lot of fiction magazines.” “Yes,” answered Senator Sorghum. “I'm going to save all I can get hold of till Congress meets. Then if I have any filibustering to do I shall at least try to fill in the time with something genuinely interesting.” Labor and Recreation. Now let us summon all our pow'rs And make the movement stronger Demanding shorter working hours To make the golf game longer. Jud Tunkins says & man who always attended strictly to his own business ‘would be too selfish to get the proper enjoyment out of a ball game. Altruism. “Do you enjoy bridge?” “Very much,” answered Miss Cay- enne. “But not so much as poker. If you play bridge badly you make your partner suffer, but if you play poker badly you make everybody happy.” Luxurious Living. My garden needs a lot of care And fertilizer, too. Each passing week I bring to bear Expenditure anew. And yet it soothes the lonely hour And glorifies the feast ‘Where every radish I devour ‘Will cost 10 cents, at least. “You's bound to prosper, son,” said ‘ncle Eben, “if you kin git as enthu- inspiration and determination—any | siastic 'bout yoh job as you kin 'bout one of these may completely flash of 3 basa-ball game.” .| Board row over the Dollar-Pacific Mail THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Dolly comes along our alley about 4 o'clock every morning, rain or shine, hitched to a milk wagon. She pro- gresses by fits and starts, her vehicle rumbling after her like thunder on wheels. It is only when I have a touch of insomnia that Dolly ever bothers me. On most nights she makes her trip from east to west, to the accompani- ment of sundry cluckiings from the milk man, utterly unknown to me. The other morning, however, I fol- lowed Dolly over the whole trip. At supper I had tried to revive my fail- ing lking for tea, and had drunk neither wisely nor well. Three cups of tea, it may be laid down as an axiom, is not good for any one in the evening. Perhaps a like number of cups of coffee would be worse, but the tea is bad enough. I was glad to stay awake, though, if for no other reason than to accom- pany Dolly down the alley. Not that I have ever seen the horse. She passes, like ships in the night, amid such general gloom that no one has ever seen her. Perhaps, just for an instant, her coat gleams dully down the alley be. neath the gas lamp. The distance is too great to really see her, and whether she is black, bay, white or what not no dweller in our alley can say. Dolly is but a name, at the most a huge, ‘{ndistinct shape, bursting into sound with several creakings, clatter- ings of bottles, cluckings and “Gid aps. To lie there, in the dark, wide awake, and follow Dolly through the alley, is an experience. Here is the way I did it. Ele il “Get up, Dolly,” came the far-off cry of the milkman. You could hear Dolly crunching along on the crushed stone of the distant roadbed. That street is not paved. “Get up, Dolly,” through the night. There is a creaking, as faithful Doll lunges forward. Her shoulders take the burden of heavy glass bottles and weighty milk. She moves. The ‘wagon follows. Then the crunching noise stops, as Dolly hits our concrete alley, 20 feet wide, sloping toward the middle in very approved style. The wheels rat- tle. No longer do the soft stones muf- file their roll. Here comes Dolly! Faithfully she stops. There are just five stops for Dolly in our alley. She stops down at the Jones’, at the Whites’, at the Smiths’, at the Browns’, at the Greens'. She is as automatic about it as a screen door closer. Long usage has glven her full control of that uncanny sense which animals have in abun- dance. ‘When she gets in our alley, some- thing utterly beyond her teils her where to stop. Of course, she has the aid of the drlver. but his assistance is mostly conflned to cluckings when to start. Between stops and starts Dolly re- mains motionless. Just what she does, there in the dark, is something of a mystery, but we have a suspicion that she eats the buds off the althea bushes. No one could blame her for that, I am sure. The buds look tempting enough for any one to eat. They are positively new, of a delicate young Ppea green, just ripe for a horse. I am quite sure that if I had to haul & milk wagon all night I would eat softly comes every bud off of every bush I came to, and rejoice in the dark deed. “Come on, Dolly.” The milkman’s volce sounds por- tentous, clamoring, amid the gen- eral stillnes: “Come on, Dolly Ears are strained to catch the first movement of the horse and wagon, but they are strained entirely in vain. “Come on, Dolly. A note of impatience has entered the milkman's voice. He seems chagrined that Dolly fails to respond to_his command. He begins to cluck at her. Still Dolly does not budge. Imaggi- nation shows her, teeth bare, nib- bling away at the favorite bush there by the gate. “Aw, come on, Dolly.” The dairy employe Is patient with Dolly. He knows what she has to put up with. He understands her moods. He sympathizes. Have they not made this journey in fair and foul weather? Has he not stuck by Dolly and has not Dolly stuck by him when the snow and sleet were pelting down? In how many violent rainstorms have not these two been together? “Come on, Dolly.” This time there is a faint stirring. “Come on, Dolly.” ‘This time Dolly comes. She moves and so does her load of bottled food. She will go forward just the width of four back yards. Then she will stop. Sure enough, she stinct, by George! o Dolly has but one more step now before she turns the bend, going north out of hearing. I foliow her to the bend, I see the wheels turn, I picture the caravan on its way. Good-bye, Dolly, faithful old hoss! Surely there is many a two-legged animal with larger pretensions who does not do one-half so much good in the world as you do. You carry perhaps the best food in the world to children and their elders, and render real service with- out mouthing around about it. Good-bye, Dolly, and best luck! Dawn is creeping in the windows. A dog howls in the distance. Insects keep up a monotonous hum in the bushes. Everything is busy, and I must be busy, too. So I plan 66 This and Thats for readers of The Star. This one, about Dolly, you have before you—almost all of it, now. The 65 others will come along in due time. 1 follow them all through five stages—the idea, then the article that goes upstairs to the linotype ma- chine, the carbon copy, the proof and the final article as you read it here. Sometimes the plan seems better than the article, sometimes the fin- ished product is vastly better than the original idea. Sometimes This and That takes charge of itself and turns out much better than I ever does. 1It's in- dreamed it would. Sometimes it happens just the other way around. Often the one I like the best no one else seems to think much of, un- til months later it returns to me in the heart of a friend. Often the one I thought not so good Epts the most praise. A distant bell chimes 6 o'clock. Time to be up and Going! We have to immortalize Dolly, you know. And now—have we done it? WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Senator Henrik Shipstead of Minnesota, lone sentinel of the Farmer-Labor party in the Senate and on the foreign relations commit- tee, contemplates a Summer vacation in Europe. Norway, land of his an- cestors, which he has never visited, will be one of the Minnesota viking's principal objectives. Not many peo- ple know how Shipstead, before he was in the Senate a year, achieved the foreign relations committee, a distinction Senators spend years in earning. Shipstead, early in his ‘Washington career, saw a newspaper report—unfounded, as far as he knew—that he was slated for mem- bership of the Senate's blue-ribbon committee. He thought he'd ask Senator Lodge about the rumor. The veteran chairman of foreign rela- tions, to the young Minnesotan's astonishment, had formed a high opinion of Shipstead’s qualifications. Not long afterward his addition to the committee was officially an- nounced. Friend and foe agreed that he has given an effective account of himself there. * Ok k¥ To suit President Coolidge's con- venience, this year's conference of State governors will be held in New England. Maine will be the scene and the official host. The end of June or the early days of July are the tentative dates under considera- tion. The exact time will largely de- pend on Mr. Coolidge's plans, for the governors expect the President to at- tend the conference. They under- stand he has some projects he wants to lay before tHem. Last Fall some 30 or 40 State executives came to- gether in Florida. Maine, which will entertain the governors for a full week, hopes to marshal nearly the full complement of 48 this time. Gov. Brewster of Maine is trying to have 1925 officially adopted as “New Eng- land year.” The purpose is not clear. Nobody seems to know whether it's a giant “home-coming” scheme, de- signed to luze New England’'s way- ward sons and daughters back to ancestral soil for a spell, or whether the “year” is to glorify New England ascendary at Washington. * ok kK Charles Evans Hughes’' first big case, on returning to private practice at the end of the Summer, will be given him by the client that offered his maiden opportunity for celebrity— the State of New York. It was ex- actly 20 years ago that New York en- gaged Hughes to try the celebrated gas and insurance cases—in the guise of public inquiries. Now the Empire Commonwealth has engaged the for- mer Secretary of State to conduct, on its behalf, ltigation growing out of the Federal water power act's effect on navigable streams. New York is determined to retain control over cer- tain power developments at Niagara Falls and along the St. Lawrence River. Attorney General Ottinger of New York State came to terms with Mr. Hughes during the latter’s recent sojourn in the United States in the midst of his Bermudan vacation. * ok ok K Albert D. Lasker of Chicago, former chairman of the United States Ship- ping Board, was a recent caller at the ‘White House. He saw the President Jjust about the time the Shipping deal was at its zenith. Mr. Lasker has long been an ardent apostle of taking the Government out of the shipping business expeditiously as possible. So he approves such trans- actions as the Dollar purchase of the five “President” liners, and told Mr. Coolidge_so. Lasker nowadays has time and thought only for his great advertising business. He seems to have bidden politics a last and long farewell. * ok kX Gen. John J. Pershing, whom Will Rogers - hag- cbristened+America’s Prince of Wales"—that is, ou: 3 his old offices in the State, War and Navy buflding. He keeps a military secretary there, who puts in full eight- hour days attending to the heavy cor- respondence Gen. Pershing continues to receive. The general remains chair- man of the Battle Monuments Com- mission, though on the Army's re. tired list, and that is his formal and official activity in Washington. Many of the letters Pershing gets are from war comrades, now in civilian life, who want recommendations from him. Experience has taught them there are no better credentials than a “well done” from “Black Jack.” * k¥ x The “White House s 13 i executive child, who may be sosn e not heard in 'his own name, often tells the newspapermen ‘“there was nothing of importance at today's cabinet meeting." Usually, that’s the literal truth. The real meetings of the cabinet take place after the meet- ings have adjourned, That fs to say, it is the custom of the Presidents 10 executive chieftains to wait upon him, individually, at his desk when the cabinet session is over. They do 8 in the order of their seniority. Each confabs with the chief as long as the business in hand requires That's how and when the real busi- ness of the Government on cabinet days is transacted. * k¥ % Far Eastern affairs will be the topic of a conference to be held at the Unversity of Chicago in June. Count Y. Soyeshima, a member of the Jap- anese House of Peers—Nippon's Senate—has accepted the invitation of the university to present that coun- try’s views. Dr. Chang Po King, probably the most distinguished of Chinese educators, is coming from the Far East especially to participate in the conference. The conference will resemble, in general outline, the round table held annually at the Willlamstown Institute of Politics. Count Soyeshima is a graduate of Cambridge University, England. He is an authority on Chinese and Korean affairs and will address him- self to those themes, in relation to Japan, at Chicago. (Copyright, 1025.) Style and Beauty. French imagination in the matter of facial adornment having exhausted itself, the Parisian smart set has cut out all camouflages and is trying the experiment of natural complexions. It is a fashion and not a movement, a style not a reform. Parisian women have not forgotten how to be natural in their appearance—how could they when they are compelled to be that every morning before making up for the day?—and if the new fashion lasts long enough they may satisfy them- selves that they can be just as beau- tiful without the aid of rouge, lipstick, enameling and evebrow plucking. Beauty unadorned’s adorned the most, and there is no more beautiful creature in all the world than a nat- urally beautiful woman. And it is a beauty that can not be imitated. The defect of artifice is that at its best it can produce nothing better than pret- tiness, and prettiness, like style, is something that can be standardized. Modern aids to beauty are merely aids to a style that makes so many ‘women look alike. They destroy that individuality without which there can be no charm and very little fascina- tion. But why worry? The probabilities are that this, like other back-to-nature crazes, is no more than a passing fad. Dame Fashion will not permit her slaves to be themselves for very, long. Telegramy. —Fort-Worth Star- Tele Representation and the Citizens’ Advisory Body To the Editor of The Sta President Jesse C. Suter, president of the Federation of Citizens’ Asso- ciations, 18 quoted in The Star as voicing the sentiment that the mem- bers of the proposed Citizens' Ad- visory Council shall represent not each ‘a particular section of the com- munity, but the District of Colum- bila as a whole. In line with this, would it not be well to limit representation to organ- izations whose field of activity com- prises the entire range of civic mat-e ters here, and, accordingly, exclude} representatives of special interests, no matter how worthy or important? To illustrate: It appears that a nom- inee has been named by the Parent- Teacher Assoclation, one by the American Institute of Architects and the Arts Club, one by the District Soclety of Natlves, one by the Wash- ington Chapter of the American As- soclation of Engineers and one by the District League of Women Voters. Granted that each of these valua- ble organizations has a civic side— that their work has a bearing upon the welfare of Washington—Iis not their interest, after all, an incidental interest, great as it may be? Con- sider, in turn, the particular organ- izations cited: The reason for bheing of the first named is the promotion of education; of the second, archi- tecture and art; of the third, fel- lowship and local history; of the fourth, engineering, and of the iasi, wider ' participation by women in public affairs. Godspeed to each of these organizations in its particular field. That fleld, however, is not the organic life of the District of Co- lumbia. Then, too, how are we to recon- clle the representation of these or- ganizations upon the body which is to choose the advisory council with the lack of representation on the part of other organizations? What about the tremendous interest of our Board of Trade? What about the Central Labor Union, with its mem- bership of over 75,000, including the numerous organizations of Federal employes? What about the Real Es- tate Board, which now largely cor trols such fundamental matters as renting and housing in the District? ‘What about the Ministers' Associa tion and a lengthy list of other o ganizations? We could consider a strange spectacle a conference called, say, to consider administrative proh- lems incident to the government and management of schools on a State- wide scale, to which there were sent as delegates or representatives teach- ers of musie, or drawing, or domestic science, or manual training. These branches are proper subjects for careful conslderation and oversight, but they are akin to individual in- struments in an orchestra in a sil- uation requiring an orchestra leader. Does not the analogy hold zood in the case of sending of representatives of special interests to the body from which is to be chosen the Citizens Advisory Council? GEORGE A. WARREN, All-Day Parkers And Local Trade To the Editor of The Stai In Wednesday's Star Charles J. Columbus, secretary of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Assoclation, is quoted as saying: “There is no room in the world for the all-day parking hog.” His application of the word “hog” is a gratuitous insult to men and women employed on inside work who find it healthful, convenient and otherwise desirable to motor between the home and place of employment. The assurance with which Mr. Co- lumbus suggests excluding from the world such a large number of motor- ists is an idea that is certainly for- eign to views held by the new traffic director. Mr. Eldridge, in an address before the Washington Chamber of Commerce, scored selfishness, and said: “If we would practice a little altruism we would get along better.” He also ‘‘urges education as traffic cure.” Surely this applies to traffic advisers as well as motorists. The all-day parker owns his home, which is in the suburbs. In seeking access to a parking place he takes the least traveled routes and parks outside of the congested areas. He is less llable to take part in accidents or traffic Jjams than his more active brothers and is the least of the Traffic Department’s worries. He feels that he is entitled as much as any other motorist to have provisions made for his parking needs. The all-day parker is a regular patron of the local stores, usually on a ‘“cash-and-carry” basis. His auto enables him to shop down- town and arrive home ia time for dinner. Should he be deprived of a parking space he might be forced to do much of his shopping at home nights through mail-order houses. This would not only cause additional inconvenience to the all-day parker but would “go against his grain,” as he is in entire accord with the laud- able enterprise shown by Mr. M. A. Leese of Mr. Columbus’ association. It was on Mr. Leese's motion that authorization was given for the ap- pointment of a special committee to promote a trade-in-Washington move- ment. GUY V. COLLINS. Water for Bird and Beast. To the Editor of The Star: In response to the letter appearing a few nights ago regarding water in the parks for the birds, I wish to add my plea. For several Summers I have wondered what to do when I regret- fully noted the dry water cocks, when but a few drops flowing constantly from each and caught in small cement basins would mean but a triflinig expense to the city and would bring such comfort and make so grateful the cheery birds and squirrels which help make our parks so attractive. Also at times what godsends they would prove to foot-sore, confused, homeless or lost dogs, seeking the green and shade to rest’and get their bearings away from the chaos of the crowded, hot streets of Summer, just the time when dogs should be kept the most quiet and cool, rather than irritated, and on the first sign of nervousness, fright or sickness, chased and shouted at as “mad,” especially if, in seeking to de- fend themselves, some should bite. On streets also a part of the over- flow from the fountains for people might just as well be caught in a re. ceptacle below for thirsty small ani- mals. In providing for our own com- forts we human beings in so many ways could share with the speechless creatures, so many of the needs of which are the same as ours, especially when we consider that, as the Good Book says, the dogs ask only “the crumbs from their masters’ tables.” Let us try to co-operate by sending in numbers of petitions to the Water Department to respond to this plea for those who cannot speak for them- selves and must therefore so often suffer in silence. VIRGINIA W, SARGENT. One reason why a lot of children see “‘objectionable movies” is that they can't be left at home alone.— Anaconda Standard.. . Q- ————— Who knows! When the experts gét to deciphering some of.the papyrus found in the anclent Egyptian tombs they may run across a new joke.— Columbus Dispatch. Describing the outcome of a battle as a “moral victory” {s just andvther way of saying that you stlll think you ought to have won.—Nashville Banner, 5 Q. What kind of meat is preferred by Americans?—A. S. N. A. A survey now being made indi- cates that beef is first in favor, with pork second, Q. Please give address of United States committee on public informa- tlon—N. J. C. A. This was a war organization, and 4% now out of existence. €. Why 1s a sombrero so-called?— ¥ V. B A The word is derived from the Spanish “sombra,” meaning shade.” ‘a Q. When did Sweden become an in- ! dependent nation?—F. 8. B. A. Denmark, Sweden and Norway weye united in 1397; separated in 1523. Sweden and Norway were united un der one king from 1814 to 1905 G. Who was the original Buftercup in this country?—E. F. A. “Plnafore” was first introduced in the United States at the Standard Theater in New York City in 1879 Mrs. Thomas Whiffen was the original Little Buttercup. Little 5. @ How tall does a gorilla grow?— A. The gorilla, of which there seems to be only one species, is found in Western Africa. It is the largest of all apes, its bulk considerably ex- ceeding that of man, although from the shortness of the legs it appears never to attain a greater height than 515 feet. Q. What kind of trees in the United States grow the largest, excluding the big trees and redwoods?—P. C. A. Douglas firs come next in size. They often are more than 250 feet tall, with diameters of 6 or 8 feet. Q. How much milk does the average person drink?—D. D. P. A. Figures are not compiled show- ing how much milk is drunk and how much is combined with other foods, but the per capita consumption of milk and cream in 1824 was 54.75 gallons. This means that the daily per capita consumption is about 1.2 pints. ~Country people drink almost a pint and a half a day, while city folks drink less than a pint. Q. How did Christian names orig- inate?—M. G. A. Christian names originally arose from various circumstances, among which may be mentioned the follow- ing: Circumstances of birth, as Esau, meaning hairy; of complexion, such as Flavius, meaning vellow; qualities de- sired by the child, David, meaning beloved. Many of the original names denote a certain animal, weapon or jewel. Other names were religious names, dedicating the child to a divinity. Many will be found to be derived frem the names of flowers. Q. Is it harmful to sow oats in an orchard?—L. A. L. A. Oats should not be sowed in an orchard in the Spring so that they would grow and take the mosture from the fruit trees during the bear. ing season. If Winter oats sowed in the Fall were used as a cover crop for Winter the orchard would not be harmed. Q. What English admiral nicknamed “Old Grog”?—K. C. A. This sobriquet was applied to Admiral Edward Vernon, who lived from 1684 to 1 Q. Why do we see bright specks when going out into the sunshine?— G. D. M. A. The tiny specks we see before our eyes when gazing into a light space are known as floating specks and are due to the shock given the optic nerve when the eves are ex- posed to a bright or glaring light. These floating specks can be eompared with the so-called stars people see when they receive a heavy blow on the head. Q. How large is the new city park of Phoenix, Ariz.?—H. B. W. A. The Phoenix Chamber of Com- merce says that the city. has acquired for a public playground a mountain range 10 miles in length, with a width in some piaces of 5 miles, containing over 14,000 acres. It now lies 4 miles from the city boundary, but it is ex- pected that the city will grow until the park will adjoin it. While the park can scarcely be called a city park, it is a park owned by a city and the largest in this class in the world. was Q. Why does some loaf sugar dis- solve easier than others?—G. E. A. Some 1s more porous than other w. | sugar of the same class, so dissolves more readily in coffee or other liquid. The more porous it is the greater bulk wili be required for sweetening. Q. How does the use of wood in the United States compare with its use abroad ?—C. N. A. Americans use feet of wood per while Europeans over 200 cubig capita annualiv, 53 cuble feet. Q. Is it necessary to h dried s that are imported from Smyrna? J. M. R. A. You need have mno eating Smyrna figs that this country, as we do w figs to come into the country unless there is attached to the shipment a certifi- ¢ R stating that they vision. tary laws fear about are sold in rna requires certain san in curing and packing its S, It is not necess: to wash the figs before eating, as that would deprive them of their flavor. Q a vehicle t tom half>—E. E. G. A. The problem of the wheel may be explained by the fact that the top is moving forward in the direc- tion in which the vehicle is progress- ing, while the bottom is moving back- ward or in an opposite direction. Ta demonstrate this in a practical way, take a coin, mark points at the top and bottom as B. Make a mark at the point directly beneath A atever sur-) face the coin ed. Roll the coin forward a quarter revolu- tion. It will be seen that A moves upon a radius equ the diameter of the circle and } tual measure- ment A has moved a greater distance and described a greater curve than B, Does the top half of a wheel or vel faster ‘than the bot~ What is the ea and drain hone 1. C. McD. The top of should be scored and be inverted ove the top of which is pl ness of cheeseclo in a place sufficlentl; the honey flow fre way to without heat- est e honey comb he comb should afner across d one thick- Seep the comb warm to let What was the name of the Ins 1 chief who raided the plains of as in the 70's?—S. H. H, Records show that the raid# into Texas during the 70's were led principally wo Kiowa chiefs named Satanta Q. What is the meaning of the letters “ian” on the end of every Ar- menian surname?—C. A It is a pat descent from the f: indicating an when they A race run with all the appear- ance of a real contest, but in which the winner is prearranged, as in a circus chariot race, is said to be hip- podromed. Q. At wi | vally “graduate from |s. M. | A. The average of high school graduates is 18 years. . at age do children us- high school?— Q. How big is Alsace-Lorraine?— W.J. W A. Al south is 123 mi from 22 to 105 miles; square miles. Q. What is meant b lishment of the port A. The Naval Observatory says high water occurs 50 minutes later |each day, on an average. High water follows the transit of the moon across the meridian of any place by a cer- tain interval, which is known as the “establishment of the nort.’ This interval is approxin he same throughout any one place, but differs widely for different places. or Chicago in- ince the Civil Q. Has New Yo creased in size faster s War?—S. H. N. A. Chicago has a its population of Civil War times, while the population of New York City has merely quadrupled, »out nine times (Have you asked Haskin? He does not know all the things that people ask him, but he knows people who do know. Try him. State your question briefly, write plainly and inclose 2 cents in stamps for return postage. Address Frederic J. Haskin, director, The Star Information Bureau, Twenty-first and C streets northwest.) Death of Haynes Brings Tributes to Auto Pioneer The death of Elwood Haynes, called the “father of the automobile,” has inspired numberless tributes to his genius as a mechanical expert and to the contribution he made to modern progress. The press of the country generally, points to the unique ex: perience Haynes had of seeing in his own lifetime a great revolution in world .methods wrought by his own inventive talent. The contribution to the growth of citles and the acquisition of homes is emphasized by the New York Times as to the credit of the invention of the motor car. “It is no longer neces- sary,” according to the Times, “to urge that America be seen first. It would be impossible to measure the pleasure which the automoblie yields.” It is as if by magic that the change has been wrought, remarks the Terre Haute Star, which continues: “Auto- mobiles have supplanted the horse and carriage and have become so common that the horse is more of a curfosity on = city street in these days. And all the advance in motor transportation the man who made the first machine has lived to see. A few hundred years ago such a step in the life of one man would have been re- garded as nothing short of a miracle.” Starting with a description of the dramatic scene when Haynes “jaunted into Kokomo, where the holiday crowds lined the streets to welcome the first ‘horseless buggy,’ ' the Kalamazoo Gazette pays this tribute to the far-reaching effect of the in- vention: ‘‘Haynes 1is dead. The ‘horseless. buggy’ is safely preserved in the Smithsonian Institution. But millions of its descendants, sumptuous coaches by comparison, wind in and about the nolsy city streets of the world and speed swiftly over the paved highways of the countryside. The wheels of industry have been ac- celerated many times over. The move- ment of civilization has been revolu- tionized, and the span of human life is lengthened by the saving of time.” ® K X X The very hugeness of the thing he started is viewed by the St. Louis Post- Dispatch as the reason why Haynes' name will be remembered. “Nor was he without courage and fortitude, adds the Post-Dispatch. “Who but a man of firm purpose and daring would have mounted that queer one-cylinder thing, shivering, spitting, fuming and exploding, which was ordered off the street by a Chicago policeman?”’ Un- like many another pioneer, he died immensely rich as the result of his mechanical genius and his ability to capitalize his knowledge and enter- prise In a business way, says the Harrisburg Telegraph. “No State in America,” observes the Roanoke World-News, “has highways iwhich are adequate for increasing motor car transportationy- The automobile has sad sive humanitys* transformed American life that we have scarcely kept pace with the out- put of the manufacturers who fol- lowed Haynes. Here, at least, was one visionary inventor who lived to see his wildest dreams come true The episode of the motor car is held by the St. Paul Pioneer-Press to have no rival in the history of practical mechanics. “Because of the automo- bile,” states the Pioneer-Press, “a great network of highways is created and a whole State is thrown into perennial controversy over the build- ing of more and better highways. Sol- emn judges rule to make the old laws apply to new necessities, and law- makers deliberate day after day to fit the automobile into its proper rela- tionships. The automobile has given us new crime. It has created a traffic problem. It has conjured up 3 gi- gantic industry called ‘oil,” which has its own ramification.” The Portland Oregon Journal refers to “the rise within 30 years of the greatest de- velopment in a single field in the whole history of industry” and cites as the climax the continued confi- dence in the future of the industry as indicated by the financing of the Dodge Co. “Our method of going im- mediately hither and thither has been changed in those 30 years more than it had been in 30 centuries,” is the comment of the Cincinnati Times-' Star. Tz Special emphasis is laid on the fact that Haynes was a highly trained ex- pert and that he did other important work in addition to the creation of the motor car. “His interests were scientific rather than mechanical,” re- calls the San Antonio Express. “Cre- ative chemistry was his chosen fleld and his labors there were crowned with success. He introduced aluminum into automobile manufacture. His al- loys of cobalt and chromium, with tungsten and molybdenim, rank as highly valuable contributions to in- dustry. Several years ago he aban- doned automobile manufacture for this more congenlal work.” The Brooklyn Eagle, in speaking of Haynes' eq ment for the establishment of & new era, describes him as a graduate of the Worcester School of Technology and later a student at Johns Hopkins, who was in business methods a con- servative. “His company,” adds the Eagle, “was a big factor in the manu- facture of practical cars, progressing with each new invention and contri- buting its share to the sequence of helpful devices.” A joint tribute to Haynes and to Wilbur Wright as men whose achieve- ments are matters of pride to Indiana is pald by the Lafayette Journal and Courler, which declares they ran! together “in the realm of monumen achievement on behalf of prograi