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6 THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning_Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY .July 20, 1925 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company 11th St. B‘"X"P“‘ . MA:I'XII Ave. Pand Fenngaly : Ney Vork’ dffe '_}"m"x-:n,} danise. cago Office Tower Building. Buropean Ofice ;: 8 Regent St. Fondon. riand: 4o The Evening Star. with the Sunday morn- i edition. in delivered by carrirs within ihe cite at 60 cents per month: daily only. 45 cents per month: Sunday only. 20 cents per month. Orders be sent by mall or elephone Main 6000, Coliection is made by carrier at the end of each month. Rate b{' Mail—P; Maryland and Virginia. Paily and sunday 157..88.40: 1 mo. 2 1yr Daily only 00 1 mo. Sinday only . All Other States. Dail BMfiy taf, Sunday. Sunday only Member of the Assoclated Press. The Associated Prass s exclusively entitled 0 the ‘use for republication of all patches creditad to it or not otherwiss cred- ited in this paper and also the local news published hersin. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. School Census and Facilities. Work starts today on the enumera- tlon of the children of school age in the District of Columbia, which will be the hasis of the enforcement of the new local compulsory education law. This census will comprise a count of all children between the ages of 3 and 18 years, together with data neces- sary to determine their status with reference to the requirements of the statute. The purpose of the new law and of the census that is being taken to aid in its enforcement is to give schooling to every child In the District, or rather to insure that every child shall have Instruction, whether in a public school or an institution conducted properly under private or organization &uspices. It has long been the sad state of the District that there are not enough schoolrooms in the public educational system to give the children of Wash- ington proper accommodation. Ef- forts to remedy this defect have re- sulted in a stimulation of school bujld- ing, with provision for a long-term series of construction. This work, however, has harely started, and heavy arrears remain to be provided for. Thus the census of the school children will precede the enlargement of the system. Despite the lack of proper school- roum accommodations, however, it is desirable that the count of the heads be made, and that statistics be gathered bearing upon the facilities required to make a complete enforcement of the compulsory education law possible. The cart may be somewhat ahead of the horse, but such is the situation that perhaps this showing of the re- quirement will lead to even more rapid adaitions to the school plant. ‘With the present enumeration com- pleted the Board of Education and the Commissioners will be in a position to demonstrate to Congress specifically the requirements of the Capital. There will be no vagueness in their reports relative to the necessities. Congress passed the act requiring the instruc- tion of all the children of school age in the District. It will now be pos- sible to state to it precisely the degree of the shortage of school accommoda- tions requisite to carry this law into effect. The Maccabees. Washington welcomes the Macca- bees assembling in the Capital for their annual supreme review and car- avan jubilee. They have come and ere coming from all parts of the United States, by train and by motor. Thousands of them have traveled literally by caravan. These visitors represent an organization of more than 200,000 Americans united in a fraternal beneficiary association Wwhich s for its primary object the mutual relief of distress and the encourage- ment of thrift. The watchwords of the Maccabee order are “Fraternity and “Protec- tion.” It is founded upon the prin- ciples of good eitizenship, teaching love of country, home and friends, loyalty to the flag, fidelity to obliga- tions, honor in all dealings, generosity and sympathy In the 47 years of the existence of this order the Maccabees have laid at rest more than 120,000 members, and by means of the protection feature of thelr membership estates in ready cash of a value of over $155,000,000 have been left to beneflefaries. This sum distributed among ,000 homes in the hands of widows, aged parents or dependent children has been a great ng and a means of sustenance would have been lacking but for the foresight of the departed. This is a rich contribution to na- tional stability and welfare. The sav- Ing of this great sum for its most help- ful use in the maintenance of families end the education of children has been possible through associated organiza- tion, e principle capable of wonderful results in such a land as this, where the people are free to unite for any purpose and where they are naturally inclined toward co-operative enter- prise. R The remarks of Col. Bryan's son were not impressive in an argumenta- tive way, but they held a helpful sug- gestion in their support of the old- long been a symbol of & national dis- position to save the scus. Thus Cail- laux's admonition is directed at a quality in France that will readily re- spond. The world was amazed at the re- covery of France from the war wounds of 1870. The people of that country went into their “stockings” and took up the government's obligations. As a result France paid the war indemnity to Germany with & promptness that staggered and discomfited Berlin. The war wounds of 1914-18 suffered by France were, of course, infinitely deeper and graver. The man power of the country was terribly depleted. Vast values have been absolutely wiped out of existence. Inmense areas of productive land have been ground into impoverishment and sterility. Never before has a natlon suffered psysically as did the French in those four awful years. Yet they have re- covered. They have not regained the man power that they lost, and a great percentage of the physical losses is still unredeemed. In some respects, perhaps, France can never be fully re- stored. But the spirit of the people has not been altered. Their native thrift, their industry and their capac- ity for adjustment remain undimin. ished. Caillaux’s warning that economy must be practiced for years to come is probably not inspired by fear of na- tional extravagance. He doubtless knows his own people well enough to give him confidence in their ability carry on thriftily during these years, perhaps these many years, when cvery sou must be made to work for France. ————— Evacuating the Ruhr. Gradually, and as quietly and un- ostentatiously as possible, French and Belgian troops are being withdrawn from the Ruhr and complete control of the great Industrial area of Ger- many surrendered to the German government. Troop movements gen- erally are conducted in the early hours of the morning, while the in- habitants are still abed, the purpose being to avoid demonstrations which might - result in untoward incldents. There seems to be admirable self- restraint and consideration on both sides. That evacuation of the Ruhr brings great joy to the German inhabitants goes without saying. It ought to bring gratification to the people of France and Belgium, for, however warranted Poincare may have felt two years ago in moving troops into the industrial area, it has been an unsatisfying and unprofitable adven- ture. The French may argue that if French and Belgian troops had not been in the Ruhr the Dawes plan would never have been conceived, much less accepted by Germany, but the world will remain skeptical as fashioned idea that children should obey their parents. ——— A large number of occasions have arisen which should invite the admir. ing attention of men in the public eye to the advantages of Calvin Coolidge's policy of not talking any more than is abeolutely necessary. France Must Save. Finance Minister Cafllaux tells the peopls of France that years of econ- omy is the price that France must pay for her salvation. In order to liquidate their public debts, he says, they must stop their too free spend- ing. Whereas before the war the na- tional debt was thirty billion francs, it 18 now ten times that amount. The French people are naturally thrifty. They have the saving habit. The Prenchmad's “stocking bank s to the soundness of that contention. The Dawes plan, or some other set- tlement along economic rather than political lines, was inevitable and as necessary to the welfare of Germany as it was to that of France and Bel- glum and the rest of Europe. Some such plan was bound to come, and whether it was hastened or retarded by the Ruhr occupation will remain a matter of opinion. But all that {s now water that has passed over the dam. The adventure is coming to an end, and with its ending the world has a right to hope for an era of better understandings in Europe. And with better under- standings will come better economic conditions and better hopes for a pe- riod of peace. Mankind is slow to learn, but gradually it is learning that there are better arguments than force and more satisfactory settle- ments than those of the sword. It may be now that the war in Europe will come to an end. It was not ended and could not be ended so long as French troops remained on Ger- man soil. —_———— ‘Wheat at a dollar a bushel was once regarded as all the farmer needed to assure his happiness. Wheat has gone far beyond that price, and still the farmer {s not content, owing to the fact that the cost of everyvthing he needs has increased in proportion. There is a relativity in agriculture as well as in astronomy. —_— e Europe owes the United States a great deal of money. Uncle Sam is un- dergoing the familiar experience which makes a creditor appear at first as a friend in need and later on as an exacting collector. ————— The price of rubber goes up, and England owns the rubber. Great Brit. ain will meet her debts, but it is the American motorists who pays and pays. The Kaleidoscope of Fashion. ‘While much fun i{s made by male observers of the feminine fashions of the cut and style of the gowns of to- day, they will be forced to admit, if they are honest, that never before was the spectacle of modishly garbed wom- ankind so brilllant or so picturesque. ‘The costume makers have called upon the dyers and the designers for their utmost in the matter of hues and pat- terns, until a kaleldoscope is present- ed to view. There is occasion for rejoicing in this efflorescence. Life has become much gayer for the observer. A vivid scene is constantly spread before the eves whenever femininity assembles in numbers. A student of harmonies finds opportunities at every hand. Gone are the monotonies of universal garb. Individuality Is expressed as never before in terms of tone and tint and design. Nor are these brightly hued cos- tumes that are in evidence on the streets and in places of public assem- blage costly. Gowns of the most at. tractive cut and pattern and color are within the reach of the slender as well as the plethoric purse. They may not last as long a& once upon a time. But rowadays a young woman does not expect or want a dress to last more than one season. She goes on short commons for other requirements of life in order to replace this season’s dress with another. But the question now arises, What becomes of the brightly hued gowns of today when they have served their tmei Ihe more builjans they are in THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¥, MONDAY, JULY 20, 1925. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. hue and pattern the less likely they are io survive in service. For only the quiet garb can be worn steadily with ease of mind. There is too much glory In these dresses of today to be cast into the rag bugs for destruction. In the olden times the garb of yester- day became the material for the cov- erlets and quilts of tomorrow. To- day's pretty gowns are too delight- fully bright and attractive to be utter- ly wasted. Cannot their wearers find some way to utilize them in some form of home handicraft, as drapes or lamp shades, if not as ‘patch- work”? The suggestion {8 thrown out as a possible stimulant to a return to some of the homely and wholesome occupations of the past. Social or Statutory Crime? A dispatch from Newport states that an unknown man accosted two women of the highest soclal circles on the beach at that exclusive resort and asked them for an invitation to a wedding that is soon to take place. The report adds that “efforts of the police to locate him proved futile.” Why should the police seek this man? He has committed no statutory offense. It is not a crime to ask for an invitation to a soctal event. Thousands of people do that very thing right along and get by with it. Many of them get the invitations. Some of them are total strangers to the in. viters. This man had at least the merit of frankness. He did not pull any wires to get his request befors the “‘authori- ties.” He went straight to them with his petition. Therein he differed from a good many people, who work their schemes by subterfuge and indirection. As much Intrigue is often employed to secure invtatons to social affairs as is worked in politics and diplomacy. If the police should catch this enter- prising stranger with what would they charge him? Is it @& crime in Newport for a man respectfully to speak to a lady fo whom he has not been formally introduced? Is it a mis- demeanor to ask to be bidden to a wedding? Is it “disorderly conduct” to step forward and, presumably with lifted hat, solicit an invitation to an affair that has been bruited broadly in print? Had the man asked for a dole, a dollar or a quarter to buy food he would have been gullty of a grave of- fense. But to ask for an invitation is different. Newport law may have some strange kinks in it {f this sim- Dle, outspoken expression of a desire to see a big social show is to be rated as a breach of the peace. —— London Punch comes forward with the facetious suggestion that as Amer- ica was not mentioned in the Book of Genesis its discovery should not be re- ferred to in school books. There Is no mention of Great Britain in the Bible, either. The obliteration of his- toric landmarks should be undertaken in a spirit of international fairness. ST T Hitherto it has been Clarence Dar- row's idea that the influences of en- vironment and intellectual habit should be considered in estimating the culpabllity of an offender. He declines to extend this theory to cover his ap- praisal of the judge in the Darwin case at Dayton, Tenn. ———eee. Most people are more interested in getting rid of the housely and the mosquito than in quelling any social ambitions that the monkey might be suspected of entertaining. —_———— Purchasers of automobile tires are compelled to observe that in the game of commercial diplomacy England is now playing the rubber. The old sermon by a colored preacher, entitled “The Sun Do Move' should be a hit in Tennessee just now. ———— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Specialization. Each mortal looks around the scene Upon this earthly sphere Where Nature's effort all serene Bears fruit from year to year. Of discontent each feels a thrill— It almost makes him sob To think how easy he could fill Some other fellow’s job. T wonder if the lima bean Is envious of the corn. I wonder if the lettuce green Regards the oats with scorn. Or does the heart of man awake Alene unto the throb Which makes one fellow want to take Another fellow’s job. The Voice and the Brain. ““Would you blame a teacher for ex- pounding the idea of evolution as contained in & school book?"” “No,” answered Senator Sorghum. “I myself have promulgated ideas for no other reason than that they were set down in the campaign text book.” Lack of Art Prestige. T heard a monkey in a tree Exclaim, “I know what's wrong with me. If I could play a saxophone, Relationship they'd promptly own.” Jud Tunkins says the success of a Midsummer orator depends partly on his ability to digest wienerwurst and endure the heat. Art and Nature. “Do you subscribe to a fashion magazine?” “No,” declared Miss Cayenne. “Aft. er glancing at some of the pictures I'm too much tempted to follow the new tendency toward wearing no clothes at all.” Grim Necessity. Next Summer efforts will appear In line with general request, To have a bathing master near And give the coroner a rest. Taking Their Turn, “Any bootleg licker in this viclnity?” @‘Not a bit,” answered Uncle Bl Bottletop. “The distributors have all got so rich that they're able to retire and consume their own stuff.” “I don't take no sides,” said Unele Eben, “’bout evolution. But I still prefers to take my religion from a church instid of a FO'UIVHQ" “No longer talk at all about the kind of man that & good man ought to be, but be such,” says Marcus Au- relius, in the tenth book of his “Medi- tations.” He puts the accent on being, not talking, uttering a solemn warning to men of all ages to put their good thoughts into action, not spend their lives talking so much. The “good man" of Marcus Aurelius was no namby-pamby, no_*mollycod- dle,” but simply one who had a little brains, discretion and decency, and who did his best to live up to them. This good man was a doer, a ‘go- getter,” as he would be called in the modern American language. He did not waste his time in endless discus- sion, but, once having thought and talked about a thing enough to de- termine the right, simply went out and did it. “Don’t talk so much about being a &00d man, be such,” warned Marcus Aurellus, This sentence is one of the unforgettable ones from a great book, in fact, is one of the memorable say- ings of antiquity. You will have to go to Holy Writ to got anything comparable. These sterling words of Micah come to mind ”l‘.?:"‘ood. and not evil, that ye may The thought is much the same. Do no only talk about decency, but em-| body it in your daily life. If you want to really live, do good, pass up the evil. “He Went to Church on Sunday, So They Called Him an Honest Man,” ran a popular song of many years ago. The hero of that ballad would not have agreed with Aurelius’ doctrine. The point of the song, as I remem- ber i, was that thiy customer was up to all sorts of dodges six days a week, but he went to church on Sunday, “and therefore they called him an honest man.” He was a good talker. Matthew Arnold's celebrated phrase, ‘sweetness and light,” has come in for a good deal of criticism recently from many of the bright New York writers, who, having discovered it to be much venerated by the tribe of Babbitt, instantly speak against it They forget that much udmired by the Babbitts is really very much worth admiring, as one of the snapplest of New York writers, 0. O McIntyre, has pointed out, no doubt to the amazement of the “intellectuals.” “Sweetness and light,” it seems to me, is a sterling phrase, one that has done much good in the world, since every writing that holds up an ideal must do some good, somehow, some- where. Marcus Aurelius antedated Arnold, however, in opening his tenth book by coining the phrase, “the good and Just and beautiful.” It was the fore- runner of “sweetness and light.” He said “Will you, then, my soul. never be good and simple and one and naked. more manifest than the body which surrounds thee? “Will you never enjoy an affection- ate and contented disposition? “Will you never be full and with out a want of any kind, longing for nothing more, nor desiring anything, either animate or inanimate, for the enjovment of pleasures? Nor yet de- siring time wherein you shall have longer enjoyment, or place, or pleas. ant climate, or society of men with whom you may live in harmony? “But will you be satisfied with vour present condition, and pleased with all that is about you, and will you con- vince yourself that you have every thing, and that it comes from the gods, that everything is well for thee, and will be well whatever shall please them, and whatever they shall give for the conservation of the perfect living being (God), the good and just |at | talist, I and beautiful, which generates and Norris’ Refusal holds together all things. and con- tains and embraces all things which are dissolved for the production of other like things?" ¢ * % % x The above paragraph gives a general striking instance of the con- fusion that existed in the minds of thinking men of the first century A. D, as they tried to hold fast to their ancient religion of many “gods” and at the same time reconcile their inner belief in the existence of one God. George Long, the translator of the “Mediations,” gives a footnote on the phrase, “the perfect llving being, the good and just and beautiful,” as fol- low “That is, God, as he is defined by Zeno. But the confusion between gods and God is strange.” He refers o paragraph 40, Book IV, of the editations,” which reads “Constantly regard the universe as one living being, having one sub- stance and one soul; and observe how all things have reference to one per- ception, the perception of this one living being; and how all things act with one movement; und how all things are the co-operating causes of all things which exist; observe tou the continuous spinning of the thread and the contexture of the web.” “Although this is not, of course, by any means an exact parallel to the Christian conception of God, the Father, it is like it in some respects, least, Feing the overflow of an earnest soul. Through the ages the jdeals held by the best men have been astinishingly alike. To me the ideals of Marcus Aurel- jus are not confusing, but natural enough, in the times he lived. The old gods were tottering. Jove had about hurled his last thunderbolt; Venus was “fair, fat and forty;"” the time had come for them to desert the human stage. Aurelius, with his huge good sensc, felt this in his heart, therefore he spoke of “the perfect living being, the good and just and beautiful.” With such a conception of Deity neither evolutionist nor fundamen- am sure, would want to quarrel. L B ive as on a mountain” Marcus Aurelius. It is presumed that one living on the top of a hill is in & better posi- tion to Jook around him than the man in the lowlands. This would seem to mean, figur- atively, that such a man would be able to see more widely and thus know more, be more discriminating, refusing to accept everything brought him simply because it was brought him. The man who lives on a mountain would be above the petty things of life. He would not be as easily con- fused about real issues as the man with the limited, flat vision of the plains. Nor would the mountain man be at all interested in low levels of con- versation, books, musie, conduct. He would not rush to the window as if the devil were after him every time he heard the fire engines snort pust. He would realize that in the affairs of this world the fire engine companies were perfectly able to cope with the situation without his visual assistance. In the larger affairs of nature, he would know as well that the world's work was mnot dependent upon his own regard to it, but would wag ahead as well without him as with him On his mountaintop he would be able to duplicate the experience of Moses, who found up there 10 of the essential rules of conduct for this, our human life. “Live as on a mountain,” Marcus Aurelius. of Leadership says savs Is Variously lnterpreted Various kinds of comment have fol-| lowed the expressions of antagonism | to party government voiced by Senator Norris of Nebraska in refusing to ac cept the leadership of a third party as La Follette's successor. According to the Newark Evening News, the Senator was influenced by his “feellng there is altogether too much partisanship for the country's good and what there is is too bind ing,” and with this view the News ex- presses agreement in part, remarking that “Party loyalty has been. and is too much of a fetish and it is too much played upon for the self-perpetu- ation of men in office and for the ele- vation of self seekers. But the Louisville Post thinks thers was another reason. ‘‘Senator Norris knows,” says this paper, that “it takes more than designation to make a man a leader. He must grow into that position. Leadership thrusts itself on the man born to lead. The Senator will continue to be a free lance under a Republican label.” * ok ok ¥ The Lincoln, Nebr., Star does not find in Senator Norris the tastes or qualities for leadership either of a party or of a bioc in the Senate, and claims that “it is not surprising that Senator Norris should disavow any in tention of assuming leadership of the progressive forces of America. Leader- ship involves certain responsibilities which Mr. Norris would not care to ussume.” Continuing, The Star states that “to speak for a certaln group or faction in Congress involves the sacri fice of some personal views. It calls for compromise and conclliation and bargaining if practical results are to be achieved. Senator Norris is in- tolerant, uncompromising and suspi- clous.” “When the rest of the country comes to know George W. Norris bet- ter it will understand that, regardless of occasoinal bursts of petulance or heroics, he will never desert the grand old party from which cometh his strength,” declares the Omaha Eve- ning World-Herald, and the New York Times, writing in similar vein, de- scribes Senator Norris as remaining “true to the great Norris movement: Hold non-Republican principles; get elected and reelected by Republican votes, and from the peak of your moral mountain look down upon the unenlightened partisan plainsmen, Re- publican, Democratic and Progres- sive.” . . is content to remain a Progressive within a conventionally conservative party,” in the opinion of the New York World, is that “he belisves, for one thing, that it is easler to be elected and easier to accomplish more for fizzm.lvum inside a major party. record is strong evidence he is right,” continues the World; “he believes, for another thing, that a lukewarm party loyalty, different from the fierce, eager parti- sanship required for the organization of & new party, leaves him a free man to choose his issues and his candidates where and as and how he wishes.” The Senator’s plea for non-partisan- ship brings a retort from the Spring- fleld, Mass., Union to the effect that “even Senator Norris carefully avoids non-partisanship when he is seeking his own nomination and election. He | chosen edly advocated the election of all State officers in Nebraska on & non-partisan ticket. He would like to have Sena- tors and Representatives in Congress the same way. Universally applied,” afirms the Kagle, ‘“his theory would bring back real repre- sentative government. A lawmaker would exercise his own judgment, as the Constitution intended, without control by caucus or by party bosses.” “But despite Senator Norris,” in the opinion of the Utica Observer- Dispatch, “the party idea is sound. A Congress of non-partisans would be a formless mass of local ambitions, :x‘hlflmg groups and leaderless fac- tions."” “Mr. Norris intends to continue to work ‘for those things in Government’ which he believes to be right,” states the Worcester Daily Telegram, and, continuing, this paper avers that “that is exactly what parties do. Parties are formed because groups of citizens are united In their belief that ‘certain things in government are right.” Regardless of Mr. Norris' reasons for his refusal to lead the Progressive party, the Manchester, N. H., Union declares, “Washington opinion is that the Norris declarataion of independ- ence deals in reality a severe blow to the whole third party movement in the country.” R British Plan Study Of Habits of Whales “Are whales polygamous?” and “What is their birth rate?”” are among the questions a British scientific ex- pedition to the whaling districts of the Falkland Islands and southern Ar- gentina and Chile will seek to an- swer. The expedition is under the auspices of the British colonial office. It will make an exhaustive study of whales, thelr habits, their food and, if possible, will locate their breeding srounds. The British government has regu- lations controlling the whaling in- dustry in the South Sea waters about South Georgia and the Falkland Islands and this expedition was sent out in the interest of preserving the industry. More than 10,000 whales were captured in the vicinity of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia last year. It the expedition can establish the theory that the whales of the Ant- arctic regions migrate to African waters during the breeding season, it is expected the British government will enact legislation considered necessary for the protection of whales in both reglons, during the breeding season. Foreign Investments. According to the best information " | obtainable from financial experts, the amounts of private capital invested abroad on January 1, 1925, reaches a total of §8,000,000,000, and the result- ant interest gives to the citizens of our country from their private invest- ments a total of $600,000,000. Against is careful to be known as a Re- publican lgr that purpose; just as careful as he is to denounce Republic- an policies m:r Ee ‘il :llely elected.” On the other hand, the Brooklyn Bagle contends that “Norris is con this investment of American capital in Europe there is about $3,000,000,000 of foreign capital invested in the United States, with an annual profit of about $150,000,000. Thus it will be seen that private investments leave of $350,000,000 in favor of slsiens nih himsell, M bas repeat RUBBER Why It Is Not Produced in the Philippines. BY NORBERT LYONS, Secrelary of the Phillppine Chamber of ommerce. Secretary Hoover recently announc- ed that British control over the rubber industry in the Middle East will en- able Great Britain to repay her war debt to us out of the enhanced profits thus accruing to her. This should open the eyes of American business men to the great opportunities for growing rubber under our own flag in_the Philinpine Islands. ‘When the Stevenson act restricting rubber exports from the British cen- ters of production was enacted fn 1922, the price of crude rubber im- mediately rose. The British grower of rubber benefited, while the Amer- ican consumer—who uses three-fourths of all the rubber raised in the world— was made to pay the bill, through higher prices for tires and other rub ber goods. This was a situation that caused Congress in 1923 to make a large appropriation for the study of the possibilities of rubber production in Latin-America and the Philippine ter- ritory. A commission of experts wis sent to the Philippines and reported that in Mindanao and adjacent islands some 3,000,000 acres of the finest rub- ber land in the world lie uncultivated and ready for utilization. The area under rubber cultivation in the whole world {s slightly less than 4:000,000 acres. If the available rubber land in the Philippines were utilized, there- fore, it could grow all the rubber needed by this country now and probably for many years to come. Puts Blame on Law. Why, then, are no steps being taken to produce rubber on this rich portion of our national public domain in the Philippine Terrttory and thus free ourselves from foreign domina- tion in this important industrial field? Why do not American manufacturers start plantations in Mindanao and thus save the American public any where between $100,000,000 and $250.- 000,000 & year—these figures repre- senting the estimated excess price of rubber due to the Stevenson act. The answer is that under existing laws enacted by Congress it is im- possible for any individual corporation to leake or purchase a sufficiently large tract of land to permit of com- mercially _ profitable cultivation of rubber. No corporation may buy or lease more than 2,500 acres of public lang in the Philippines, and such an ared is insufficient for rubber cultiv tion except on a very limited scale. Combinations of companies for the purpose of controlling larger areas than are permitted to individual cor- porations are also forbidden by law. Congress has the power to change these laws. It may either pass u measure of its own permitting Ameri- can concerns to acquire tracts large enough to warrant the large-scale cul- tivation of rubber, or it may give i consent to a similar law enacted by the Philippine Legislature. Thus far, neither of these bodies has made a move toward adopting such a mea- sure. The Philippine Legislature meets in July, and Congress opens its sessions in December. In view of the soaring price of crude rubber, which is approaching &0 cents a pound, nearly three times the average price of last year, the need for such legis- lative action becomes apparent. Benefit to Filipinos. Not only would the American peo- ple benefit to the extent of hundreds of millions of dollars a vear through the raising of rubber under the Amer- ican flag, but the Filipino people would also benefit through the pos- session of a new major industry. The labor required would have to be large- 1y Filipino, and many of the executive posts in all probability would also be held by Filipinos. Large-scale rubber development in the islands would most likely encour- age the growing of rubber on a smaller scale by individual planters, just as it has done in the British and Dutch rubber-growing areas. It is not at all difficult to conceive of a law which will adequately meet the requirements of the American rubber manufacturers and at the same time satisfy the claims of the Filipino people, provided neither side is unreasonable in its demands. The land is there, the need is urgent and all who might participate in the en- terprise will reap benefits from it. It is up to the Philippine Legislature or Congress to take the first steps in establishing this great industry under the American flag. Every person who uses rubber tires should be vitally interested in the pro- posal of growing rubber under the American flag in our Philippine terri- tory. Its realization would mean to him a big saving in dollars and cents. And it is not only a perfectly feasible but a perfectly logical and decidedly practical proposition. (Copyright, 1825.) T American Designs New Shoe for Serb Flapper “Serb shoes for the Summer sea- shore,” is H. J. Smyth's slogan. Smyth is an American who happened to be wandering through Jugoslavia and arrived in Belgrade before the flapper idea had reached the younger Serb generation. Belgrade looked as If it had re- cently been bombarded by Austrian gunboats. Picturesque crowds walked up and down the Knez Milhailova avenue—a few merchants, a few bank clerks, few statesmen and many, many farmers. The farmers attract- ed most attention because they were dressed in native costumes. Some of them carried squealing pigs over their shoulders. Then there was—and still 1s—the army of woodchoppers, who cut wood {n the middle of any street or avenue. During the Winter half of Belgrade buzzes and bangs to the tune of saw and ax Smyth noticed that farmers, wood- choppers and woman mortar mixers all wore a certain type of shoe. He noticed particularly that the peasant girls, who toted enormous loads on their heads, wore especially fine shoes, but of the samo general type. The shoe wa# of woven leather thongs cut very narrow. The toe was pointed and bent upward. tern allowed for ventilation, and the shoe seemed very comfortable. “Why not Serb shoes for the Summer sea- ghore?” thought Smyth. So he found a man who made Serb shoes and sug- gested a design that would appeal to others than Serb peasants. He elimi- nated the pointed toe and put heels on the shoes. He found a stylish comfortable last, but he retained the woven, narrow thongs. He found some g00d colors and used them to match any color scheme of dress. Now, the flapper idea having come to Bel- grade, Serb girls are discarding the old peasant shoe for the new one. Vienna also has taken it up, and soon the “spider-web” shoe may be all over Europe. —en French Saloons Grow. Statistics just published show that in 1924 there was an increase of 8,000 in the number of establishments that sell wines and liquors in France. There are now 460,274 such establish- ments, including wi lhog:. grocery stores, ‘“epicerjes” and high-priced cafes and cabarets. That means one for every 90 men, women and chil- dren in the country. Only 95 cafes shut their doors in the course of the ¥eaL The woven pat-| ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Q. Are farmers’ wives particularly subject to insanity?—I. E. . A. The National Committee on Mental Hyglene says there 1s no foundation for the popular belief that farmers’ wives art more subject to| insanity than other women. A recent | study of the first admissions to 32 State hospitals in this country shows that not only were fewer women ad- | mitted from the rural districts than | from urban, but that the rate based upon the population of t 2 vironment for urban women most twice that for rural. The r first admissions in rural districts was | found to be much higher among males than among females Q. What is the pe the violation of the Tennessee : evolution law for which John Scopes is at the present being tried J.E.B. A. Sectfon 2 of the act prohibitin the teaching of the evolution theor in all public schools of Tenne supported in whole or part b funds of the State, provides: any teacher found guilty of the tion of this act shall be gufl misdemeanor, and upon con shall be fined not less than $100 and not more than $500 for each offense Q. Is there any food which tains hydrochloric acid?—J. B. A. The sweet varlety of cassava | (tapioca) has been found to con i small percentage of this acid. Q. How aid_Booneville, its name?—K. L. A. Booneviile is named for a broth er of Daniel Boone, who stopped there to make his home when Daniel and his family passed through these mountains on the way to Kentucky Q. Where s the largest sponge market in the world?—B. B. M. A. It is in Tarpon Springs, Fla Q. Is the average span of human life increasing or diminishing H. R. A. Tn 1800 the average length of life was 33 years, in 1855 it was 40 years and in 1920 It was 08 years Q. What poison iv: be cured?— A. Ivy poisoning fx caused by & non.volatile ofl contained in all parts of the plant and which remains in | the tissues indefinitely, even long drying. or with objects that have cc contact with it is thoug necessary to produce poisoning, and even a minute quantity of the ofl will | Ity attached to con Pa., get causes the poison nd how can one aff B. H. ed yme Wash the affected with cheap laundry soap (th grades do not contain the alka necessary) and hot water. Do use & scrub brush and use runni water if available. Thorough wi ing s the secret of success. skin is broken, or on extremely 2 areas of inflammation, apply ext of grindelia prepared one fluid to a pint of water. Moist bandages should be changed frequently. e vere cases of vy poiso should be treated by a competent Q. Who is known as the “Poe the Heavens'’—C. P. P. [ A. The late amille Flammarion, | the famous French astronomer, was so-called. He died in June, 1925, the age of 83. During his lifet! he did much to popularize science Q. What Presidents of the United States are spoken of as war Presi- dents?—C. H A. They are as follows: Madis! War of 1812; Polk, Mexican War; Lincoln, Civil War; McKinley, Spar ish-American, War, and Wilson, World War. ! BACKGROUND BY PAUL V. prohibition enforce- | ion, that even its are complaining of its breakdown. The answer appears to be as elusive as the inqu “Who killed Cock Robin?" responds the detective. “T have n in the District of Columbia. in the last five vears, between 500 and 600 c: ~P.~[ and have been upon the witness stand to testify in my arrests just 14 tim no more. There are today between and 60 of my cases pending, but I have had no notice as to when they will come to trial. The rest of my 500 or 600 cases are simply lost.’ The detective who thus laments what he terms miscarriage of justice | after the arrests are made is “Lone Wolf” Asher, and he adds that the situation in the District of Columbia | courts is the worst in the country. It is so bad that he is discouraged about | What alls t ment organiz stanch support working in the District any more; “it |9 does no good.” Says another detective of the pro- hibition unit: “When we make an ar- rest it is we agents who are put on trial in the case, not the bootlegger. We are cross-examined and lectured by the attorneys and the court, and if | there is any chance technicality at | fault in our case the bootlegger 15} petted in court and we are flayed Perhaps, if our case is too clear, the bootlegger will be fined §30, but what is §30 to a bootlegger? It does not | amount to even a licenea fee. He pays it and goes right out and re-| peats the offense. “Why, the other day we received a tip by telephone that a certain boo legger would deliver liquor at a. c tain place in Washington, at a cer- | tain hour. We lay for him, and he | came almost exactly as we had been | tipped oft. We stopped him and | looked into his car. There was no ! whisky in sight, but 1 saw a sealed carton. I asked what was in that sealed box, and the bootlegger claimed that it was empty. I lifted it and found it heavy. Then he answered deflantly, ‘It's got whisky in it.’ “I put him under arrest and took the carton with the prisoner into court—here in Washington. The judge dismissed the charge and roasted me for invading the automobile without a | search warrant. I tell you it is dis- couraging when we get that kind of | treatment from the courts. It is wors in Washington than anywhere that I have worked. “In some mysterfous way, the papers, the records in hundreds of cases simply disappear from the court files. Perhaps the bootleggers’ at- torneys borrow them from the files and then destroy them. Only a few days ago the prosecuting attorney had the records of a bootlegger case on his table in the courtroom. He was about to open the case, and he turned to the table and found all the papers gone. He simply had to re- port to the court that he could not g0 on with the prosecution, and the case was dismissed. Perhaps that sort of theft may account for the loss of Asher’s 400 or 450 cases which have disappeared from court records.” “Over in Maryland we get better support from the police than we do in Washington, though Maryland is reputed to be ‘wet.’ The police at least make some show of co-operating with us, and even in spite of Judge ter’s ruling permitting liquor to ass through his district without in- terference, all we have to do is to ignore local authorities and carry our prisoners to the Federal Court in Baltimore. There we are treated with respect. In some counties in Mary- land the police do not hesitate to sup- port us even in gun play; they fight for law enforcement.” “What alls prohibition enforce- ment?” repeated a high official in the Treasury Department. “How can it be effectually enforced swhen Congress “refuses “'m appropriation than | tions | the species repri {of Colu Contact with the plant | ¢ not | | formatic | should be allowed | There is | understanding _t BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Q. Wh the Sanctuary?—R. B. M. A. Farne Islands, umbrian _coast, have been handed over to the national trust for pres ervation as a bird sanctuary. The islands number 15, and have an area of 80 acres. The regular breeding population includes gulls of three species, terns of four, auks of three, cormorants of two, waders of twoy and one species of duck. The islands form one of the most southerly slas in the breediag range of the eide duck The most interesting species, perhaps, is that of the roseate tern, now found only in a few British ocalities. As a breeding place for fowl the Farne Isl: ds have no al around the British coasts, and the great bird stations a g the Scottish Isles lack, one or two of sented here. Farne lslands off the Northw Q. We have been freezing our ewn ice cream this Summer, but it g always grainy. What causes this?— F. McK. M A. Granular ice cream may be dus to three things—too much salt in treezin too full of the mixture o er turned too rapidly How do the present number of phone operators of the Distror 1bia compare with the num- service du the inaugura- convention?— te ber in Ve J. are 13 825 ina there Shri vent 1,406. How many times has the Cc been rebuilt. and to whom ions be sent toward the repairing this vessel?— Q fon was rebu in 1906. At present 1,000 is needed to repalr the ship. Donations should be se » the Co tion Fund.” Charlestown , Bost q artha Washington dispose of h orn silk dresses’— W. E. R A. Tt is said on always n silk gowns de: ed shade them on bobbins 2 that Martha Washe refullv dyed all her nd slik scraps to a velec em. wound d had them woven Sometimes she of ngs. One of red and The' whits pes were cotton, and the red silk veled from ch and from e gene er 1 farmer materially?—Fx ge an agricultural ntry is now able to e times as many ual could mainly se of me saving ker in this co e for about t res of crops as an indiv The four most important clements in business success are men, money, information and policics. Of these in= comes first. This is what our Wash on bureau offers with= out cost—authoritative information on_any question of fact. If you are business man—manufacturer, mere wan or investor—The Stop Bureaw can help you the possibilities of this with relation to yous and then submit your queries, 2 cents in_stamps for return \ddress The Star Informo= Frederic J. Haskin, di- enty-first and C streets OF EVENTS . COLLI $11,000,00¢ annot employ more 0 men. How can ry with against the werful class of of law in the country? Look g courts—a gged up with cases they cannot Why does not Congress give us -rohibition courts that they can keep up with the What is Gen. Andrews volunteer ‘dollar-a-yea the law, in place of r that increase fency “Oh, that ies only to his hope that he may me big men— men whose n S busine: amount to $100 a year—who will volunteer to take the directorship of a district under s new plan. Such do give their services free, very ten from patriotic motives. Take Judge John Barton Payne, for stance, the head of the American Red ross Society. He accepted that great responsibility on condition that he to serve without salary, and pay all his personal ex- enses. There are others doing the me kind of patriotic service. Miss Mabel T. Boardman of the Red Cross is one. Why not hope to find men like that who will give their superior service and experience as organizers nd executives in enforcing the liquor Are not these laws part of our tem of government Of course, the man must be one who is found capable and wholly trustworthy. no foundation f¢ he mis- at Gen. Andrews would undertake to abstitute ama- teur volunteers in place of trained and paid detectives to round up cases; that's nonsense It is Gen. Andrews’ plan to abolish tate units in the Federal system, recause thelr functions seem to du- plicate the work of the general Fede eral units. He has divided conti- nental United States into 22 districts, ignoring State lines and dividing a cording to natural or commercial re- gions. Fach district will be one c ganized unit under a director. The hope is to get rid of political inters ference, which is troublesome in State units.” “How about the plea of the women's organizations that all prohibition agents be put under civil service, to take them out of reach of politics?” “That, too, is for Congress to de- cide.” “WIll it be the policy to use men who are already in the work, or will new men be taken for directors?” irst, an effort will be made with: the organization to find capable an energetic men, experfenced in tne work, who show themselves worthy of promotion. If they cannot be found to fill the directorships and the other officers, we shall have to look outside for the right men. We hope to get the new plan into operation about August 1, and not all the organization is yet decided Is it to be the policy to discourage raids on ‘blind pigs? Are individual bootleggers to be ignored, under the new plan, in the zeal to go after only the ‘big ones?' ™ Not at all. Gen. Andrews believeg we should go after the big sources of supply, especially the distillers, rather than spend our energies trying to stop a man who enters a cafe with a bottla in his hip pocket. But that does not mean exemption of bootleggers against whom we can get evidence of per. sistent violation, or who are making a business of violation of the law for profit. The watching of our borders —Canada and Mexico—will be increas. ed in vigilance, but not the less will ba the watching of bootlegsers closer home. Gen. Andrews is now in New England investigating the smuggling across the Vermont border. (Goprzight, 1035, bx Paul Y. Coltieell plan to use en’ to enforce id men? Will