Evening Star Newspaper, April 25, 1925, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY. ..April 25, 1925 THEODORE W. NOYES. The Evening Star -vewspaper Company Business Office 11th St. and Pennsyivania Ave. New York Office: 110 East nd St. Chicago Office : Tower Building. European Office: 16 Regent St.. London, England. The Evening Star. with the Sunday morn- Ing edition, is daeliverad by carriers within the city at 60 cents per month: ily only. 45 centa per month 20 cents par ‘month Orders ma mail or telaphone Main 5000. made by carrier at the end of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sun r.$8.40: 1 mo 1 Datly onl 1 ¥r. $6.00: 1 mo., Sunday on 15r..$2:40: 1 mo. All Other States. $10.00 Daily and Sunday $7.00 Daily only Sunday o i Member of the Associated The Associated Press is exclusively entitled 10 the ‘use for republication of all news dis- patches credited to it or not otherwise cred- ited in this paper and aleo the lncal news published herein. All rights of publication of also reserv = — A Move Toward Merger. A practical step has been taken to-| e t merger in Washington in the for survey of transportation conditions in the District. This survey to be financed by a corporation which has substantial investment here and "ks to ascertain the possibil- ity of and the equitable and finan clally sound basis for a union of the two rapid transit systems This is the practical method of pro cedure. Rapid transit merger must be effected, if at all, s of equity for the present owners of the two systems. It cannot be arbitrarily enforced by Government, short of pub- lic ownership. Nor would it be ad- vantageous to the community to ef- fect a merger on inequitable terms of ing the founda- a are charge and depriving the public of all Denefits of consolidation. This proposed survey will be a thorough inquiry into not merely the financial condition of the two street railway systems, but into all other transportation factors, and doubtless with a view to determining the future development some time that street affected elements of public transport. The individual motor car and the bus have taken a heavy toll from the daily patronage of the rapid transit lines operated on tracks. A direct competition has been set up in the operation of busses, met by the establishment of bus lines by the trac- tion interests themselves. What the future will be cannot be clearly fore- seen. Presumably this proposed sur- vey will seek an answer to that ques- tion as the most important item for consideration. An ideal rapid transit system may be evolved out of merger and utiliza- tion of the more flexible means of transport, the motor bus. Whether all these facilities should be under one ownership and management or should | be operated in competition is a ques- | tion not merely for private interests to determine, but for Congress to an: swer the District’s law-making | body. Congress has passed act vermitting the merger of the two street railway systems, but that does not mean that all rapid transit facili ties of whatever nature may under this law be united under single man- agement. Congress may in subse- quent legislation grant the right of | such consolidation. Or it may refuse, if permission is sought, thus to con- | fine the District to a single corporate means of public travel. It is gratifying that a practical step | has been taken toward traction merger. However the future may de- velop with regard to other means of transportation, this measure of con- solidation becomes more definitely possible, and the public will rejoice if it is effected. &S | The policies of Hohenzollern and | Hindenburg differ in one respect. The former family is content to retire on a | competency; the latter insists on look ing for trouble. possible traction provision a a which s on a overcapitalization, 1 tion for thereby heavy It has been obvious for | raflroading is by new | as an e ————— Collaboration has proved successful | in literature, but Gutzon Borglum does not regard it as practical in sculpture. ————— . F' has an art ense which recognizes debt repudiation as a rather crude sort of finale. ! ance stic ————— Good Roads Convention. Good roads, better roads and more of them are talked of in all parts of the United States, and there is a re markable increase of interest in the | subject in other countries in our | hemisphere which still have only horseback trails and roads on which only ox carts and donkey carts travel. A national good roads convention has been in session at Houston, and much interesting and hopeful matter has| been presented to that convention. The Governor of Virginia., speaking to the delegates, said that the latest official figures showed 2,941,000 miles of good roads in this country built at a cost | of more than a billion dollars, that 2,500,000 miles of road are vet to be made good, and that the number of motof cars and trucks in use today is | more than 15,000,000, =ix to each mile of highway. He said that the 2,600,000 miles of road now calling for rebuilding to the country « stupendous financial problem. Secre- tary Jardine in a message to the con vention put the number of mot chines in use that there can necessity fc tivity in all inves or present 2t 17,500,000, and said no question of the inued aggressive ac- road improvement, and that ations made by the Depart- ment of Agriculture give convincing evidence that good roads are worth their cost. Senator Mayfield said: “It is not a question whether we want to expend large sums for road consirue- tion; conditions have forced it upon as, and there is no way to avold it.” He belleves that there is justification at be con | delivered his speech | propriately {it | travel from distant lands. not believed possible a few years ago. Maryland has taken a place ggong the good-road States, and is cdtrying on reconstruction of oid roads as fast as funds are available, and the State is active in collecting funds for this purpese. Virginia is doing well, and north and south, east and west the State is crossed by a number of mod- ern roads. Every one who goes intc the country around Washington knows that a larger mileage of old roads needs to be rebuilt than has been re- built. The work should go on. Im- | provement in the country ought to make living there more profitable, and ought to check the flow of popula- tion to the cities. It is agreeable to note the number of messages assur- ing co-operation in good road building which have been sent to the conven- tion by governors of Southern States. ST e A Plea for Law Observance. Attorney General Sargent, in his first ‘public speech since appoint- ment to that post, strikes strongly the note of law obedience as the es- sential of sound government and of ial morality in this country. He last night, ap- before the Daughters of the American Revolution, speaking to them as the mothers of America. Upon the women of the United States, he said, rests the responsibility for maintaining a respect for law, for their influence is the strongest force in the | forming of fhe character and shaping the moral views of the children of the rising generation. It is of no avail, says the Attorney General, to undertake to administer the laws, however wholesome and beneficent they may be, to carry on a public government of a people com- nosed of adults who in childhood and vouth have lived utterly without re- | straint and have been taught or al- lowed to think that rules of conduct are made to be followed and obeyed by others, but each can and will do as he pleases. While this is not a picture of uni- versally prevailing conditions today on the part of the youth of this country, unfortunately describes correctly the attitude of many. Sophistication of independence of and, indeed, con- tempt for law and guldance is widely prevalent. Parental restraint has been | relaxed. The young people of this period are thinking for themselves, | and thinking wrongly in an appalling- Iy large number of cases. This state of mind, says Mr. Sar- gent, once allowed to hecome a part of the character of the child, persists in vouth and the adult and is almost im- | possible of eradication. It is the source of the notion now so prevalent that if a law is enacted which interferes with one’s desires the individual is| morally justified, “because this is the land of liberty,” in disregarding it and winking at its violation by others. In appealing to the Daughters of tie American Revolution to stem this cur- | rent of lawless independence of adoles- cent America the Attorney General | kas bespoken a weighty factor of cor- rection. For these women represent the true spirit of constructive citizen- hip and possess a wide influence and wield a great power. The American Revolution was fought in the name of liberty, not the | unlicensed liberty of the individual, | without restraint of law, but liberty of | the community from the laws of an | alien sovereign. It was fought not to| establish anarchy in the New World, | but to establish government of, by and | for the people. “The descendants of | those who fought that war and won | that victory are pledged to carry out | the work in present social conditions. | | They are enlisted in a new war of in- dependence against the menace of in- | | difference end laxity and thoughtless- | ress on the part of the rising genera- | tion of Americans. T since the armistice, and all have resulted in the same manner. The German courts have gone through the farce of taking testimeny, and have uniformly reached the conclusion that no German’ officer hes been guilty of any atrocity, any violation of the laws of humanity or the rules of warfare. In this present case the Supreme Court found that Frederick William never gave orders to burntor plunder villages or towns and was not responsible for the execu- tions ordered by the military tribunals of his army corps. 1f anything of the sort was done, Frederick Will'am was not accountable. The court does not say that these things were done. The inference, however, is clear that some- thing of the sort appears to have hap- pened. Certainly the world knows that villages were burned and plundered needlessly and wantonly, angd that peo- ple were executed without warrant, that the vilest outrages were com- mitted by German troops and doubt- less at the orders of German officers. This decision paints a picture of the former crown prince, commanding an army corps, not responsible for the deeds and orders of his subordinates. L The D. A. R. Auditorium. Their decision to proceed with the erection of an auditorium as an annex to Continental Hall in this city sets a task for the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution which, though great, they are certain to fulfill. And they have decided wisely to make provision for an ample place of assemblage, far in excess of the present accommoda- tions. When Continental Hall was planned it was believed to be large enough for the needs of the soclety for all future time. The extraordinary growth of the organization soon ex: hausted the margin of meeting facili- tles, and for some years the organiza- tion has been embarrassed on the oc- casions of its annual meetings. Not only will the addition to Con- tinental Hall be a helptul accommoda- tion to the Daughters of the American Revolution, but it will add to Wash- ington's facilities for the housing and entertainment of large assemblages. This city is becoming so markedly the national center of organization meet ings that it requires more accommoda- tions of this character, and not even the recent addition to convention and public-meeting equipment by the erec- tion of the long-desired and much- needed Auditorium meets all prospec tive requirements. the time the D. A. R. Hall is completed there will | be a material increase in the demand. The Daughters of the American Revolution reached their decision to proceed with the ‘erection of an audi- torium annex solely from the point of -view of their own needs. grown their original elect to enlarge them, so may hold their annual se: their own wall is appropriate and | desirable. Judging from their past per formances, they will speedily provide the means for the execution plan. e The effect on the Nation's basic prosperity is small, whether those en- joying a transient supremacy in the stock market happen to be the bulls or the bears. 3y Having out- quarters they that they sions within | of this e France's premier declares that his country desires to pay all indebted- ness. This attitude promises the can- did business relations which help to promote the sincerest friendships. ———— A difference is recognized between | economy and parsimony, just as a dif- | ference is recognized between liberality | and extravagance. e D — The Senate rules are plainly not in | accord with the Dawes slogan, “‘Let's get together and get somewhere!” ———— Move the Immigration Screen! Secretary Davis, head of the De- partment of Labor, at a conference | of Federal officials held here, urged | the abolition of the Ellis Island im- | migrant station and the establishment of a new system of examining aliens at embarkation points. There is logic | in this proposal, and it is to be hoped in the interest of humanity that the “catch-them-as-they-land” system will be abandoned in favor of the more preventive method of checking sur- plus and undesirable emigrants on the other side of the sea. 1t has always seemed unfair to let people cross the Atlantic secking ad- mission to the United States who must be barred from entrance. Many hardships have been suffered under this system. Ellis Island is a screen to catch the unfit and the unwelcome after long and costly and painful | The screen should be interposed, if it is possible, on the other side of the Atlantic. Much of the migration to the United States has been promoted by steam- ship companies without regard to the fitness of individuals or the chances | of admission. Under the old system wholesale dragnet methods were em- ployed to get people to cross the sea on the chance of entering this coun- try. Restrictions have now been im- posed, more severe than ever before, restrictions as to number as well as restrictions as to qualification. The standards and the enumeration can be probably enforced at the ports of departure as effectively as at | the ports of entrance. It will cost more to maintain several immigra- tion stations instead of the main one at Ellis Island, but in the end this expenditure will be justified. It will be repaid by the prevention of suf- tering and loss. JEEE——— Ttum boats threaten to enable Nep- tune to supersede Bacchus as the god of wine. R e R The Crown Prince Acquitted. The solemnity with which it is an- nounced that the Supreme Court of Germany has decided that the former Crown Prince William is gulltiess of war crimes would be highly amusing but for the indication which it affords of the total incapacity or the unwilling- ness of Germany to measure responsi- for a full measure of Federal aid for good roads. . ——— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNS Eternal Fictions. When Springtime loiters on the hill And dogwood is in bloom We feel the oid familiar thrill And ancient ways resume. The shining sun from yonder arch The ground hos's shadow threw; The lion and the lamb of March Came frolicking anew. Although the girls may bob their hair And boys wear trousers wide, We follow with respectful care The paths of ancient pride. The same old fables hold their sway. The ancient jest still gives The pretext for a moment gay. The old romance still lives. Courteous Intricacies. “You secured a raise of salary “Please don't mention that fact? answered Senator Sorghum. *“We have already too many problems relating to the intricacies of senatorial courtesy.” Trees and Blossoms. Oh, let us save the dogwood bloom That serves to brighten skies of gloom! An oak stood in the way Of an electric line. An ax was brought one day ‘With ruthless edge, so fine, 1t left that tree so grand Which we had learned to prize A crippled thing to stand Before our saddened eyes. We'll keep what's left. So we resume Qur cal Let's ‘'save the dogwood #bloom:” Jud Tunkins says a man with a bil- lion dollars is forever shut out from the genuine fun of a penny ante poker game. Recurrenc; “Who discovered the. North Pole “Why worry? It's one of those jobs that have to be done all over again every once in a while.” Show Business. This world’s a fleeting show, they say, Which simple wae of yore. It is, today, a grand display With three big rings, or more! “A man dat thinks he ain't got no las a desert with roses and does {is held by the Buffalo News, which { Wheeling need of religion,” said Uncle Eben, “is bility for or even to recognize the abominations practiced by the German generally found carryin’ a rabbit's foot an’ worryin’ 'bout seein’ de new FRoad Improvement in the Washing- | forces during the confiict. There have | moon over his left shoulder,” 1) HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ton region has gone forward at a rlla]been & number of such “trial THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E, What are some of the virtyes of the garden? No one can work in one for any length of time, in even the smallest plot of ground, without coming into the realization that more is Involved than just what is done there. Crops of vegetables, fair harvests of flowers, come as the result of dig- ging, planting and mulching, but even the most prosaic soul knows there are other harvests. If one got out of a garden nothing more than the flowers, it would all be tremendously worth while. These fair things come to wear friendly faces to those who learn to love them. What more friendly laugh than that of the plain old sunflower? ‘Whose shy smile in Spring is more welcome than that of the violet? Whose grin than that of the humble buttercup? Yet the virtues of the garden ex- ceed merely the beauty of flowers, lovely as they all are, from the stately rose to the sturdy zinnia, and the pale sweet peas to the bold hollyhocks. Every one, of course, is not bleseed —or cursed—with the propensity for looking beneath the surface and find- ing out more than shows there. When such a one, however, arises to point things out, all realize the truth of what he says. So has arisen the role of interpreter of the garden, a host which has given rise to the formidable array of garden books to be found at any book store. It is in this character today I would essay to tell some of the virtues of gardens. ok kK Seven particular virtues have been isolated to date, and undoubtedly the progress of the seasons will unfold more of them. This very necessity for takinz one's time is one of the main virtues, as will be shown. The seven cardinal virtues are: 1. Proper pride, not jealousy. 2. Patlence. . Fresh air. . Sunshine. . Gentle exercise. It will be observed that this list di- vides itself into two natural divi sions, the first being composed of four virtues, rather subjective, the second of three merits, more objective in na- ture. The first section has more to do with what & man gets in himself, for himself, out of working In the gar- the second takes in rather those things which he finds already there for the taking. The first virtue of the garden is decent pride in the result of one honest effort, combined with an utter lack of jealousy and envy. To me this latter half even transcends the first in worth. Honest pride in effort is felt in many walks of life. Without its benign in fluence much that makes civilization worth whiie would never have ex isted. All the benefits of commerce, or trade, whatever you choose to call it; much art, music, architecture; even the growth of better children—these all have arisen because of hones pride. Tuke away a man's pride in him self, you do not leave much, only a mere shell of a being, going around is a treadmill existence like a squirrel in a cage Imbue him with pride, he blo: worth while things in a worth while way Yet often this sort of pride is suf fused with bitter envy of others, petty jealousy that would take somethin a TRACEWELL. away from others simply because the Jealous one has it not. There is none of this jealously i gardening. One has joy in his neigh- bor’s success wnhfrn%es‘ :lnd ullnwrtl';'- the beauty of the looms 1. T Know of few other walks of life wherein this is true. Most often there is a lingering feel- ing of jealousy, try as we will to con- ceal it even from ourselves. In the garden, however, there i8 no_bitter- ness at failure. We realize we are dealing with forces utterly beyond and above us. Our gardens are outdoor receiving sets, as it were, where the flowers are grounded in Mother Nature, and send up leafy antennae to gather the grow- ing impulses of the Creator. Whence comes the patience of the garden. ‘We are not hurried there. Nothing is going to run us down, and it will do us no good to try to hurry there ourselves. Properly considered, a tiny petunia seed humbles us, for it can do what we cannot make it do. All we can do in relation to i is pro- tect it and help it. It does the work. And it does it through a Power not from us, although we, In our turn, can take pride in being sharers in the same ability. ‘We carmot hurry the flowers much in their growing. We must abide our time, as they must abide theirs. So comes the pcace of gerdens. * ¥ *x % The garden teaches us, also, the ne. cessity for attention to detail. The longer one gardens the more he real- izes just what the little dally atten- tions mean in the life of plants. Just as children, human plants, grow bet- ter If given proper food and care, so flowers become sturdy and beautiful through food and attention. It is one thing to stick seeds into the ground, then come out two months later and gather what flow- ers have come up. It is decidedly another thing to put seeds the exactly right depth into the loam, ridge them up properly, cultivate them as often as neces- sary, water them according to their kind, care for them, watch their de- velopment, gather them at last, or, better, let them live out their beauty on the plant. The first man may enjoy his gar- den, too, but it is a safe bet that he will never know the happiness that the other gardener gets. It is true that one never gets out of any- thing more than he puts into it. 5o ke In the garden one learns to ob- serve closely, because the buds start- ing forth at the urge of Spring are very small things. Plant a Hibiscus (mallow) root, in a few weeks activities begin, but you have to Jook close to see the tiny shoot there. Such close watching is learned in the garden, and it adds immeasur- ably to the happiness of the pursuit. To these mental virtues, these intellectual gains, must be added the three last of our benefits, fresh air, sunshine and some exercise. These are among that choice list of things still to be gotten free in the world. The air is fresher in the garden than almost anywhere else, the sunshine is brighter and the ex- rcise is perhaps better suited to the iverage person With virtues such as these waiting for us, is it any wonder that we love the garden? Compulsory Arbitration Discussed by Country Earnest discussion of the compul s arbitration principle has followed the decision of the United States Su preme Court curtailing powers of the Kansas Industrial Court. While the weight of public opinion as reflected | in the press seems to be favorable, comment on the subject shows a wide range, from complete satisfaction at the ruling to regret that an intended remedy for the strike has been found unconstitutional. ““There is a reminder in the decision | that legal formula, however well in-| tentioned, is not the panacea for the | ills of the body politic, social or eco-| nomic,” observes the Philadelphia Bul- letin. here is undoubted virtue in industrial arbitration. It is the goal to which effort should continue to be directed. The cost of strikes is a ter- rible te of prosperity. But the law | can't compel men to be wise, rather than foolish; can't order a man to enter into a contract, whether he be | employer or employe, which he does| not want.” < | The view that the dec knockout blow for the Ka jon is a| nsas court | points to the fact that Kansas had | felt that the emergency created by a | strike in the essential industries of | food, fuel, clothing and transportation | was so serious that the citizens were | entitled to demand prompt settlement. | The News, however, adds: “It cannot be deni that the law represents a wide extension of Government au- " The decision is declared a good one, by the Hartford Times, “be- cause it recognizes the need of free play of enterprise in private industry, and of freedom from paralyzing and restrictive attempts to make a matter of compulsion what should be a mat- ter of normal growth in the industries themselves.” EREEE Labor and capital have been set back in the old arena, leaving them to fight out their dispute with fang and claw, according to the New York Evening Post, which believes that the decision discourages the public's ef- fort to protect itself by some form of compulsory arbitration. The Evening Post continues: “The ‘divine right' of the lockout and the ‘divine right” to strike have been upheld, exalted, giv en a peculiar sanctity and set apart from other and equally human rights seemingly less divine. In this matter, vitally affecting public welfare, it is held disputes between capital and la- bor are private feuds, into which the public may not thrust the intervening spear of compulsory arbitration. Le.| gally this may be sound, but its phi losophy is that of yesterday. Enlight- ened natienal interest demands ther be some power, some force, some tr bunal somewhere, that shall dete: mine. For. there is, after all, a party of the third part—that public whose interest is paramount.” * K ok K That the decision is a distinct step backward is also the verdict of the Intelligencer, which re- | marks: “It is a denial of the right of organized soclety to protect itself, and everywhere it will be received with favor and laudation by elements that seek to pray upon and break down existing American institutions. 1t means, in short, that in our Con- stitution, as now interpreted, no pow- el exists to prevent the arbitrary stoppage of mining or railroad oper- ation, or any one of the great ac- tivities that are necessary to sustain life in our great cities, and the suc- cessful operation of industry through- out the land.” The Manchester Union, however, points to the fact that the Kansas machinery is still available for the composing of indus- trial differences, if both parties de- sire its good offices and agree to ac- cept its findings. “The decision ranks as one of the most important given v the Supreme Court in the field of industrial relations,” declares the Unlon, “and sets definitely the con- stitytional limitations upon the method which Gov. Allen introduced to the country. Nor will the sig. nificance of the fact that the decision was unanimous be disregarded.” Liberty of contract is the feature of the decision that impresses the Charlotte Observer, which holds that the Supreme Court ruling is in pro- tection of both capital and labor from having their affairs summarily dis- posed of-without a voice in the mat- ter. “The decision that the liberty of the individual must not be impaired in the attempt to malitain industrial peace,” asserts the Santa Barbara News, “will meet the hearty approval of all persons who are not so blinded by financial interest as to be unable to see clearly the issue of human rights.” e The Cincinnati Times-Star praises the court’s ruling that the scheme constrained “‘owner and employes to continue the business on terms which are not of their making,” and, there- fore, it violated the fourteenth amend- ment to the Constitution, which pro- | vides that a citizen shall not be de- prived of “life, liberty or property without due process of law.” The Times-Star adds: “Whatever imme- diate practical benefits the Kansas idea seemed to have for Kansas, this is a sound decision.” The St. Paul Dispatch concludes: “When all business and its rewards are regulated as public business, if that time ever comes, there will be no advantage in being proficient in anything. The incompetents will en- joy the same benefits.” In a Thousand Years. Some one with a penchant for arithmetical prophecy has figured it out that the United States will be crowded to ‘“standing room only” by the year 3000. Which should cause us a lot of worry. It should not. For, while we may not and should not live regardless of how our lving may affect the future generations, we do know that the future has a habit of taking care of itself in certain ways that nature has hedged about with immutable laws and that our duty to the future extends only to making the world a little better while we are living in it today:. There will be found many of those who teach that there must be war always in the world to prevent such conditions as the arithmetical prophet sees for us 1,000 years in the future. But we may not doubt there is & better way, which nature will pro- vide without even going to the lengths of the present agitation for birth control. Meanwhile it is our business to make the world best take care of the people which it now contains, trust- ing that the future will do the same if we leave the world each generation a little better rather than a little worse.—Port Huron Times Herald. ———— From the Milwaukee Journal. A Pennsylvania man engraved 144 words on the head of a pin—instead of helping his wife dry the dishes. —————— Not the least of Spring's fascina- tions is the uncertainty of its ar- rival—Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. —_——————— We don't know how March will go out. But it came in like a bill col- leotor.—Muskegon Chronicle. | commandment book was the duty of eugenics. That | C., SATURDAY, APRIL 25 1925. : I THE LIBRARY TABLE BY THE BOOKLOVER Two half.sisters, one legimate, the other illegitimate, discover each other’s existence, and, contrary to all conven- tions, become infatuated with each other. Such i the situation in Ro- main Rolland’s novel, “Annette and Sylvie,” the first part of a long bio- graphical novel, “The Soul Enchant- ed,” which is to be similar in type to “Jean-Christophe.” Annette and Syl vie are both daughters of Raoul Ri- viere, scholar of a sort, man of affairs and connoisseur in pleasure. Mme. Riviere had had the bad taste to ob- ject to her husband’s many infidelities, but had, in a measure, atoned for this by having the good taste to die some years before her husband. Riviere himself dled pretesting indignantly against a fate that took him off in his 50, when life still held for him much of interest and of enjoyment. Annette, the only child of his mar- riage, inherited not only all of his property, but also his papers, which held for her a number of unpleasant surprises. Chief of these was the revelation that another girl, slightly younger than herself, shared with her the right in fact, if not in law, to call Riviere father. Sylvie, she discovered through some letters, was a little seamstress, daughter of a charming florist, Delphine, now dead. For days Annette raged with indignation and was sullen with resentment over her father’s secret life, for she had be- Heved herself to be his sole compan- jon and confidante in recent years. Then curlosity crept into her mind, then something else—a vague hope that perhaps this unknown sister might be something to her in her lone- ly life. So, one day she went to see Sylvie at the address found in some of the letters. In a low room, up un- der the eaves, overlooking roofs and chimneys, she found Sylvie, and the two girls confronted each other. Nei- ther showed any surprise. Annette recognized her father in Sylvie's broad forehead and droopirg mouth, and Syl- vie knew all about Annette and had seen her many times before. Riviere had talked freely to his little seam- stress daughter about the dignified daughter in his home, though he had not reversed these confidences. 1. vie, walking by the handsome home of the father who never acknowledged her, had often seen Annette coming and going, and had been present in the church only a few weeks before when Annette mourned alone at her father's funeral. A friendship swift and vehement sprang up between the two girls. They poured out all of thelr confidences upon each other and compared opinions of their father— now a shattered idol to Annette. Eoth agreed that he was a man of much charm, but was decidedly not well b haved/ “If he had been well behaved, said S vie, “I wouldn’t be here.” The friendship = of the sisters proved stormy, devoted, jealous, capricious, but lasting. * * % It is pleasant for both child lovers and book lovers to know that one of the old childhood homes of Charles Dickens has been turned into a libra ry for children. In “David Copper- field,” Mr. Micawber, who was drawn from Dickens’ own debt-laden father, sa; “My address is Windsor Ter- race, City road.” The house referred to here was one occupied by the elder Dickens and his family just after his emergence, for the first time, from the Marshalsea debtors’ prison It is now No. 13- Johnson street, Somers Town, one of the most crowded slums | districts of London. the house. which had wretched tenement, wa condemned as unsafe and insanitary. To save it as a literary landmark, a number of persons, most of them literary folk, started a movement to restore the house and make it a permanent lit- erary memorial. It was accordingly purchased, thoroughly fumigated and then pretty well ripped to pieces and made over, though care was taken to preserve as far as possible the origi- nal plan of the house. It is now a library for children and ministers, to the pleasure and education of those whom Dickens himself especially loved. In a cupboard in an upper room are all of Dickens' works and editions of the books Dickens is sup- posed to have read as a boy. Artists of note have contributed ginal sketches for the decol walls, among them man; Dickens characters. * X ¥ % Readers of “The New Decalogue of Sclerice,” by Dr. Albert E. Wiggam, will remember that the first and great proclaimed in that Some time ago become ol becomes the central theme of the author's latest book, “The Fruit of the Family Tree,” which he dedicates to the health, intelligence and beauty of the unborn.” The author makes no narrow interpretation of eugenics, but roints out that the problems of e genics are “problems of psycholog: of blology, of economics, of political science, of practical politics, of ele- ment, of race, of art, history. educa- tlon, morals, religion and of all those forces which play ceaselessly * * * upon the organic nature and destin of man. * * * Eugenics is * * * the application of human intelligence to human evolution.” According to the author, man is now able to direct the course of his own evolution, so that he may produce almost any kind of a human race he wants. Prof. Wiggam contrasts the wonderful re- sults of good human breeding in the case of the Edwards family, with its impressive complement of college presidents and professors, clergymen, physicians, public officers, judges. authors and others of high social worth, with the descendants of the lazy vagabond. Max Jukes. composed of the diseased, the feeble-minded, thieves, prostitutes and murderers. Perhaps even more striking, he re- counts the two lines of descent of Martin Kallikak, a young soldier of the American Revolution, one through a feebleminded girl, resulting in wickedness and sorrow, and the other through a young Quaker woman of high character, contributing happiness and achievement. The author demon- strates with impressive figures the dire results to the world of the con- inued breeding of the defective, the 'eeble-minded and the criminal and gives it as his opinion that three- fourths of the misery of mankind re- sults from the fact that the wrong people maried. Prof. Wiggam su ceeds to a high degree in making dra- matic and readable the resuits of the latest scientific researches in this im- portant field of Investigation. * ok ok ox An acid old cynic i 3 Donn Byrne's novel, “O'Malley of Shanganagh. Yet. with all his moroseness and his fierceness, there is a kindly strain in his character. He avolds human society whenever pos- sible, especially hates women because of an early bitter experience: finds his chief recreation in long. solitary prowlings about Dublin, and drinks altogether too much whisky for his own good. As the story of his life is indicated, not told, we come grad- ually to look upon O'Malley as a fig- ure of great pathos, a romantic soul embittered by life. * x x x “Ducdame,” the title of John Cow- per Powys' new novel. is likely to be sufficiently stimulating to curiosity to attract some readers for that reason. Tt is said that the expression ‘“duc- dame” is a contraction of an old call to one branch of the barnvard family, “Ducks, come to your dame.” This does not seem to be the origin of Mr. Powys' title, however. It is rather to be found in “As You Like It,”” where Shakespeare makes the melancholy Jaques sing the refrain, “Ducdame, ducdame, ducdame.” Amiens ask: “What's that ‘ducdame’?” Jaques re- plies, “'Tis & Greek Invocation to call fools inte-a efrcle.” O’Malley in al Q. Can vegetables be used as a sub. stitute for sulphur and molasses as a Spring tonic™—W. F. C. A. Fresh vegetables and fruits are most beneficial. The fruits and vegetables which should be eaten liberally include spinach and other greens, string beans, peas, cabbage, asparagus, lettuce, carrots, squash, beets, radishes, celery, turnips, toma- toes, onions, potatoes with the skins on, dates, raisins, prunes, figs, ap- ples, oranges, pineapple and lemons Q. In the electrical wiring of a ;\{nulée. why is one wire white?—A. A. The color is utilized to identify the wires and thus distinguish the polarity. If one wire is grounded the wirlng rules require that it be the white wire. In a three-wire instal- lation this is the neutral wire, so that the black wire may be either positive or negative. The white wire is taken to the screw shell of all sockets. Single-pole switches are in- serted in the black wire. In cities where single fusing of branch circuits is permitted the fuse is inserted in the black or underground wire. Q. What is the exact quotation about straining at a gnat and swal- lowing a camel?>—T. 8. W. A. In the King James version of the Bible, Matthew, xxili.24, it says blind guldes that strain out the gnat and swallow the camel.” Q. Are there any States that do not have public kindergartens?—C. C. A. Al the States of the Union ex- cept Georgia, Mississippi and Arkansas provide for the maintaining of kinder- gartens In connection with the public schools. Q. What is the oldest cotempo- rary portrait of an English sovereign? —R. E. R. A. The portrait of Richard 1I, in the south bay of the sanctuary, West- minster Abbey, is the portrait to which you refer. Q. When will Easter be celebrated during the next five vears?’—FP. D. A. 1926—April 4; 1927—April 1928—April ‘§; 1929—March 31; —April 20. 17; 1930 Q. When was Haydn's “Emperor’s Hymn" first sung?—A. T. W. A. This was formerly the nagional anthem, and was first sung February 12, 1797. Q. Do the civil officials in India wear uniforms?—sS. D. A. For occasions of state they wear blue uniforms of various shades. Q. situated about 80 miles beyond Bag dad, on the Tigris River, laid in ruins? —T. C. F. A. Archeologists who have studied the ruins of Samarra are of the opin- ion that the city was definitely aban- doned about 875 A. D. Q. What country has the lowest per cent of illiteracy?—H. D. F. A. Statistics on llliteracy in the different countries of the world are not compiled at stated intervals. | therefore, it is difficult to make ac curate comparisons. According to figures avaflable at the present time, The Americanization School Associa- tion of the District of Columbia cele- brated the coming of Spring a few evenings ago with an entertalnment program and dancing. There was an attendance of sonme 1,200, mostly men and women of foreign birth, represent- ing 34 nationalities, but with a fair commingling of native are interested in Amer! the immigrants. ; It was an _evening of unusual in- cident, including a folk dance char- acteristic of Southern Germany—a weird combination of grace and bois- terous vigor, in which the men feaped like wild animals while the ladies cir- cled about in silent whirling—but since the entertainment It has been proposed that, pleasing as was the folk dance, there will be none in the future, because they bring memories of the old countries rather than of America. In the same spirit, Miss Maude E. Aiton, the enthusiastic and very efficient principal of the Amer- icanization School, was waited up recently by the pupils. who requested that she remove from the school the flags of all nations, and retain only i 1 icanization of Americanization only, and _would cease antagonistic rivalries of their former homes. Were there many representatives of | been found that the presence of diplo- mats from enemy nations brought forth old rivalries and antagonisms, which have no place in an American- ization school. * ok ok * Yesterday the Poles in Americy formed a national organization in De troit, and one of their first acts was to vote to raise $1,000,000 as a per- manent fund, the interest of which will be used to support Americaniza- tically all present Americanization ef- fort no segregation of nationalities is made—all aliens are schooled together into Americarism. The key to the sentiment of the students of the Washington school lies in their recognition that one and all of alien birth want to become true Americans; that desire is a tie be- tween all, regardless of the countries of their respective origins. They cease to be of this or that nationality of the Old World, and are all Amer- icans—not hyphenated Americans— all eager to comprehend American ideals and American institutions. Just as many a new convert in reli- gion is often more zealous than the preacher or priest, so the new “alien Americans” are far more apprecia- tive of American ideals than are many natives of whom less than half cast_their ballots as “sovereign citi- zens” in the cholice of the representa- tives who make and execute our laws. The very zeal with which the aliens would exercise the rights and dis- charge the duties of citizenship en- hances the importance that they get the true direction to their enthu. siasm. Of the 30,000 alien-born in the District over 2,200 annually at- tend the Americanization school. * ok ko Many of us Americans commend ourselves for our ideals of liberty and generosity toward the rest of the world! We have no prejudices; we | have traveled: we are Intelligent; we are liberal; we wish well to the struggling peoples of the whole world and thank God that we are not like other men. It is charged that we are sometimes too condescending toward those’ who speak “United States” with a forelgn accent. The accent is confused with illiteracy. After an Armenian had read an address at the entertainment, a visit- ing lady commended his English and spoke with approval of his ability to “put words together." He received the flattery with due modesty, not mentioning the fact that he speaks and writes six languages fluently and is a university graduate. He has been in the United States only four years and has added English to his polyglot attainments since his ar- rival. There was another—a 13-year-old Russian boy—who recited a poem ex- pressing deep patriotic sentiment to- ward America. He spoke with posi- tively no. trace of foreign accent. He Ye | When was the City of Samarra, | Americans who | the American flag, for they wanted | the legations present? None, for it has | tion of Poles in this country. In prac-| ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN Germany has the lowest percentage of illiteracy. In 1912 the per cent w 0. The countries having the high est percentage of llliteracy are as fol- lows: Guatemala, 92.7, 1893; Egypt, 92.7, 1907; India, 92.1, 1911; Russia, 87.3, 1897, Q. Why are barberry bushes being exterminated where wheat is an im- portant crop?—H. M. G. A. The Bureau of Plant Industry vs, that barberry bushes harbor a rust that attacks wheat. For that reason they are undesirable in wheat- growing sections. Q. What was the first book printed in English>—M. W. E. A. The first book printed in the English language was the work of Willilam Caxton, who, in 1474, issued the “Recuvell of the Historyes of Troy,” a translation of Raoul de Fevre's work. Q. Has Siam ever been under for- elgn rule’—L.B. A. The Siamese call their country fuang Thai,* the “Land of tha This 'is because Siam has never been under foreign rule. Q. Was Bert Williams the “Wil. hams” of “Willlams and Walker’'” K. D. A. Bert Williams, median, began his banjo player. He was ville team of Willlams and Walker This team later had an all-colored - company and produced musical come: dies. Walker retired and Williams went back to vaudeville. He w 1b- sequently engaged by Ziegfeld for the Follies and played in that orge tion for several yea of his death, on March 4, 19 3 playing “Under the Bamboo Tree under the management of the Shu berts and A. H. Woods. the negro co- career as a the vaude- Q. Where was Commodore Perry buried ?—S8. M. A. Oliver Hazs buried at Port of Sp: but in 1826, by order of Co body was removed war Lexington to Newport where it was reinterred. Q. How should et ball put away for a long time?—W. H. L A. It is well to soak the basket ball in oil when putting it , also to apply vaseline or olive oil. Hc ever, the bladder is rubber and will deterforiate. There is no way in which this can be preserved Q. Why aren’t locomotives as tb horsepower?—A. L. H. A. The horsepower which a loco- {motive will develop depends upon so many variable conditions that they are not rated accordingly to horse- | power, but according to their trac- | tive effort. loop R rated (Take advantage ‘of the free infor- mation bureaw which this neiwcspaper maintains. If there is a question you want answered, don't hesitate to wuse this service. All replies are sent direct to the inquirer. Address The Star In- formation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin director, Twenty-first and C streets northwest. Inclose 2 cents in stamps for return postage.) BACKGROUND OF EVENTS BY PAUL V. COLLI? | had been in America four y next Fall will enter high vear in advance of the nor of native Americans. * % ok ok | l What the allens need most - explains Miss Aiton, is contact with the better class of Americans, that |they may discover true erican | ideals. She told of this need not long ago to a club of American ladies who are interested in welfare work of va | rious kinds. She referred to s | immigrant who was a unive |uate, a gentleman in train | gentle man in instincts. She to this club to co-operate in supplyi | the American touch. They were | | ested. It was romantic. | “Yes,” added Miss Aiton, “the { has no opportunity to meet' Americ: | who are his equals in educatio manners and ideals; you see, it is |for one who cannot speak our guage to get proper economic | justment. This man is forced to s | foors in a restaurant. Now, if you ladies would— Miss Aiton comments, whimsically: “The club has not vet been | from in that economic and social ad- |justment. But in America, ‘All men |are created equal, and are endowed.’ {etc.” What class distinctions in America?" lan S The president of the Americ tion School Association is S Hanessian, an Armenian, wh to America four years ago and s in the Army, so as to become e to American citizenship, at once. Speaking of the change which has taken place in recent years in the at- titude of the public toward the alien, he contrasted previous conditions with those of the pfesent: “But the times have changed, and thinking Americans have come to the realization that they cannot to let that condition continue. feel strongly the moral respo which rests upon them to educ Americanize the new population of this country. They know well that unless these elements are Americanized this nation cannot be 100 per cent American To have America 100 per cent Ameri can, the educating of the foreign-born should go hand in hand with the edu- cating of the native born. * ¢ * Ag this time, thinking of America as a country of patriotic and intellizent Americans, we need less of clothes, less of material pleasure, less of lux. ury and more of the spirit which makes America the greatest of all. Let us work and sacrifice to that end.” Mr. Hanessian wrote his speech in Armenian, then at the school he was assisted in correcting his E: finally, took the manuscript to Chief Justice McCoy of the District Supreme Court—the chief friend of the school to check up its sentiments, so that he might not be advocating what a true American might not approve. His vi sion is to extend the Americanization School Association all over America, with headquarters in the Capital Rk Miss Aiton emphasizes the principle of working with the immigrants—co- operating while encouraging their own initiative—rather than doing for them. She points to the fact that in all im migrants there must be unusual ini tiative—self-determination, enterprise and the pioneer spirit—else they could not have reachéd America. Develop |this spirit along right channels rather !than seek to make mere non-compre {hending imitators of American na tives. She defines Americanization as “the unity of new and native-born Americans into a fuller understanding |and appreciation, to secure by means |of self-government the highest wel- fare of all.” There appears no room for patron- izing nor for condescension in that definition, the guiding rule of the school, and she adds: “It is participation rather than sub- mission or conformity that makes Americans of foreigners.” That idea stimulates self-respect while incul cating appreciation of Amenican ideals and opportunities and trus liberty. {Copyright, 1925, by Paul V. Collins.) niza- yuren rved itled affc te and elements of