Evening Star Newspaper, August 5, 1925, Page 6

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The Associated Press is exclusively entitied %o the use for republication of all news die- atches credited to it or not otherwise cred- ted in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of publication ©f special dispatches herein are also reserved. The President and the Coal Crisis. Discontinuance of the meetings be- tween representatives of the enthra- cite mine operators and of the miners at Atlantic City does not necessarily mean that all chance of settling the differences between them and of averting a strike has been exhausted. This is the usual course in such mat- ters. Seldom in the past have the set- tlements between the two sides been reached so far ahead of the end of the contract period. There seems to be an almost fixed rule in these cases that each side must remain obstinate. ly set in its uncompromising posi- tion until the very close of the period of negotiation. It is reported from Swampscott that President Coolidge is greatly con- cerned on the score of the strike pos- sibllities, and that immediately follow- ing the suspension of the Atlantic City meeting he directed the Depart- ments of Labor and Commerce to com- pile statistics bearing upon the dis- pute between the miners and the operators. This indicates that he pro. poses to bring pressure to bear upon the two parties to the dispute in order to effect a settlement to insure con- tinued hard-coal mining. Hé has, un- der the law, no authority to take over the mines or to compel their operation under Federal direction. He can only in the final climax present the case to mine owners and mine workers in terms that will expose them to the force of public opinion. Anthracite coal is a public neces sity. Refusal of the operators to grant living wages to the workers or refusal of the workers to operate the mines on reasonable terms of em- ployment constitutes an offense against the public welfare. The ques- tion In this present situation is which side is unreasonable, which {s by its “nsistence unjustly menacing the peo- ple with a disastrous shortage of fuel. It is the President’s present pur. pose, it would seem, to ascertaln the equity of the controversy, to serve, in effect, as arbitrator through the me- dium of Government agencies. His dictum or decislon may not be accept- ed, but it will at least place the re- sponsibility for the suspension of min- ing and o focus the sentiment of the public, which is a powerful influence. ————— In a moment the attitude of the pub- lic was changed by the death of the late W. J. Bryan toward the strange proceedings at Dayton, Tenn. The delicate line dividing comedy from tragedy cannot be traced with ease when a historic drama is being evolved. o As & result of Arctic exploration the gentle Eskimo may be expected to advance in civilization to the point of wanting a radio set of his own. e Prohibition enforcement will be easier if the traffic director can per- suade all bootleggers to obey his stop signs. - Selling Long Island Sand, New York, the biggest city in the United States and hoping to become soon the biggest in the world, greatly dislikes to see attention centered any- where else. Tt the tallest build- ings, the narrowest and deepest can- yons, called streets: the heaviest traffic, the worst jams whenever things go wrong with the transpor- tation, and until Chicago recently ran away with the record, the most mur- ders: For several seasons, however, it has suffered in the matter of com- parative real estate activity. Los Angeles, with its Hollywood annex, captured the center of the stage a few years ago, and then came Florida with a real estate boom that made New York activities in that line look small_and cheap. The storles of enormous profits made in the selling and reselling sand lots in the Flowery State caused pangs of an- guish in the breasts of Manhattan- ites and their blood brothers of the five boroughs. There was plenty of sand around New York to sell. So why not sell it? It has been said that anything can be sold in New York, provided the salesmanship is efficient. A long time ago New York had the most famous beach resort in the country — Coney 1Island and its ad- Jacent strands. Then Atlantic City took the palm for crowds and free spending, and Coney Island became merely a local resort, crowded, to be sure, but not a social center exactly, and rather neglected by the visitors to the big town. Yet there was the sand, and inasmuch as Florida had started a fashion in sand speculation, some bright minds conceived recently the idea of booming the southwestern corner of Long Island. So a project was initiated for a nine-mile board- walk along the shore to link up Coney and Rockaway, Far Rockaway, Arverne and a few other “hot dog” resorts within the metropolitan ra- dius. That was the magic wand to transform the zone of past real estate possibilities into a sphere of feverish activity. Rumors of great hotels lin- ing the coast for miles outside of New York were circulated. Stories ‘were told of a beach-front establish- poeni that-would amake Atlantio-City, of comparison. The boom is now on. Lots are being sold ard resold a dozen times & day, with pyramiding profits. Prices are so high that in the hurry of trad- ing they are spoken of in the small- est unit terms. “One-fifty” means $150,000; ‘“‘two-seventy-five” means $275,000, and so on, Into real money. Enormous profits are being made by the smart ones. Amazing tales are being told of great fortunes acquired in a few hours. In the rush ‘no deeds are passed. Memoranda are made, names recorded, prices noted and the “sale” is effected, with checks passing later. The immediate trans- action is merely an option, but an option worth big money. Within the last ten days upward of $10,000,000 has been deposited in Rockaway banks by outside interests to fortify these op- tion dealings. At the present rate the sands of Rockaway and nearby stretches will be nearly worth their welght in gold in a few days. Some wise ones are shaking their heads and wondering whether the boom will last. Of course, it cannot continue indefinitely. There is a point of sat- uration. The question arises whether there will be money enough left after the lots have all been sold to the last buyers with which to build the hotels and other structures that are to make this strand America’s greatest play- ground. Ford’s Fleet. The acceptance by the Shipping Board of Henry Ford's offer to pur- chase 200 of the tied-up Government- owned merchant ships promises at least two important developments with regard to the American merchant marine. First, according to reports from sources that should be well informed, Mr. Ford is preparing to enter the overseas ocean-carrying business on a considerable scale. Some of the hulls of the vessels which he has purchased, after the ships have been dismantled, it is said, may be fitted with Diesel engines and placed in operation. Second, the Government is wisely getting rid of a large number of tied- up surplus ships, which, in their pres- ent condition, serve no useful pur- pose, and which are merely rusting away. Eventually there must be new tonnage, more up-to-date and better fitted for the liner services which Americans and the American Govern- ment are seeking to place permanent- 1y on all the important trade routes of the world. As long as the tied-up Government merchant vessels last there will be little inclination either by the Government or by private American capital to proceed with the new construction necessary. The scrapping of 200 of the tied-up ships must not be considered a step toward the removal of the American flag from the overseas trade, although doubtless it will be hailed as such in some quarters. It is the purpose of the United States Government and of the shipping men of this country to maintain a permanent American mer- chant marine, both for national de- fense and for the improvement of American commerce. The scrapping of the useless tied-up ships, however, may have the effect of breaking the log jam in the shipping which has caused the laying up not only of American ships but of tonnage in large quantities in the other maritime nations. Primarily this condition was brought about by a falling off in in- ternational commerce due to retrench- ment after the war. But it has been greatly fostered by the surplus ton- nage in the world. Henry Ford is particularly well sit- uated for entrance into the ocean- carrying trade. He has the capital necessary, he has the products to fill his own ships, and he has demon- strated again and again a genius for doing “quantity production” business. If other great American industries will enter the field of shipping the future of the American merchant marine seems assured. Mr. Fofd has attalned a major success in motor manufacture and transportation. He owns a rallroad. which he has made to pay. He has entered upon the establishment of commercial afrplane lines. And now he is going into ocean transportation. Criticism of the Shipping Board and the Emergency Fleet Corporation be- cause they have approved the sale of 00 ships for scrapping may follow when Congress reassembles. Indeed, the legality of the transaction was questioned by at least one member of the Shipping Board. The Attorney General, however, has given an opin- fon holding that the sale 'to Henry Ford was entirely legal. The Shipping Board, it is expected, will go ahead with its efforts to place the Govern- ment-owned fleet in private ownership, with assurance of permanent overseas operation, and at the same time, now that the ice is broken, will seek to dispose of other useless tled-up ships far scrap. A careful survey made by Government experts from the various departments, including the Shipping Board and the Navy Department, last Winter showed clearly that there were 400 and more Government- owned surplus ships, for which there would probably be absolutely no need or use before they are destroyed by time. e A great deal of difficulty would have been spared the present genera- tion if the antagonists of science had been more alert to the possibilities of the situation when Darwin first pub- lished his works. Hylan’s Regularity. Yesterday the New York mayoralty situation cleared up bufficiently to in- sure that there will be a real race in the primaries next month, and that Mayor Hylan will be a candidate for the nomination.. That is to say, he will enter the lists and will make a fight, though some doubt has been ex- pressed whether he will carry on to the finish. That, however, is of less interest and importance than the question whether he will abide by the result of the primary or, if defeated for the regular nomination, will boit and run as an independent. On this point he has been directly quizzed, and his reply is rated as an avowal of regularity. On examination, how- ever, it has the oracular quality of ;amo!&owutmm- precise words are worth study, He sald: If T am the choice of the regular Democratic leaders who in perty con- ferences represent the majority of the regular Democratic county organiza- tions of this city, and I am designated by them as the regular Democratic nominee in the coming primaries for mayor, I will abide by the result of the Democratic voters of my party in the coming primaries. If this is regularity, then the mayor is, indeed, as straight as a taut string in his party relationship. But how about that big “if” at the begin- ning of the sentence? “If* he is the choice of the leaders and he is present- ed by them as the Democratic nom- inee in the coming primaries he will abide by the result. If, however, the leaders put up another candidate to run against him in the primaries he is absolved from regularity. He is regular only in case he is unopposed. The real significance of this state- ment lies in the fact that at present only two of the flve borough leaders, those of Manhattan and the Bronx, are definitely opposed to Hylan. The other three, from Brooklyn, Queens and Richmond, are favorable to him. But the total votes in Manhattan and the Bronx greatly exceed those in the three other boroughs. Olvaney and Flynn of those two dominant boroughs contend that though only two to three in the council of leaders they repre- sent the real mayor-making forces at the polls. Hylan is evidently playing on this numerical equation of the three-to-two standing of the borough chiefs of the party. So that is Mayor Hylan's “regu- larity,” and although his utterance has been interpreted as an avowal to abide by the result of the primaries, it is actually a threat to run as an in- dependent in case he is not presented at the primaries as the regular Demo- cratic nominee. So the pre-primary fight opens, and the month of August will be a time of much wire pulling, scheming, plotting and probably some double-crossing in the big town. —————— Predictions of a war between Japan and America are uttered from time to time. They are valuable as reminders to both countries that there are re- mote possibilities in that direction, and that such an inexcusable incident would be the last thing either coun- try would seriously desire. —_————— It was seriously suggested that Henry Ford be a candidate for Presi- dent of the United States. The per. sonal presence of the motor king might have assisted greatly in soiv. ing the parking problems of the Na- tion’s Capital. ——————— Trotsky is credited with the asser- tion that there will be a revolution of English-speaking people. As a literary figure Trotsky is rapidly vielding to the current impulse to be absurd with- out being funny. The respectful attention given by a coal-consuming public to the debates between coal operators and miners is an evidence that the American peo- ple have imagination and are willing to pay for well rehearsed comedy. —_————— All suspicion that the ex-Kaiser had aspirations toward a motion picture career are at an end. He solemnly declares that he is living happily with his wife. —————— It is @ disputatious era. A harmless way of gratifying the controversial impulse is to get up an argument with the telephone operator as to how many “r's” there are in “three.” —_— e California points with pride to the fact that no earthquake has threat- ened its most popular industry by wrecking a single motion picture studio. ———— Archeologists discover no evidences of prohibition in anclent Egypt. The wisdom of the ancients was great, yet it affords little assistance in solving modern perplexities. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON, Outtalked. The Katydid was singing About “six Weeks till Frost.’ The Locust Bug came winging To put hot waves acrost. The Locust sings the proudest. The Katydid retires. - The one that hollers loudest Is the one the world admires. A Cautious Thinker. ‘What do you think about evolu- tion?" 'm not saying, Sorghum. “As an intelligent person isn't it your duty to form an opinion?” “As an. intelligent person occupy- ing the position I do it's my duty to pause before speaking and ascertain which side of the controversy is liable to control the most votes.” answered Senator Poetry of Motion. I saw a girl upon the street Go wiggling on her way. She walked with Charlie Chaplin feet And the rest was Gilda Gray. Jud Tunkins says there's nothing some people enjoy reading so much as something that makes them highly indignant. Convincing Literature. 1 don’t believe one half I read. But I grow credulous, indeed, And ask no lessons from a cop ‘When on the pavement I read, “STOP. The Feminine Advantage. “Do you drive your own car?"” “Yes,” replied Miss Cayenne. “T have observed that a chauffeur's at- tempt to placate a traffic cop with a smile often serves only to irritate him.” The Werld Over. I leave the radio with a groan. I learn from realms of Arctic snows The syncopating saxophone Is being played by Eskimos. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Of all the ples I eves ate, There's none so gdod as lemon! Distinctly I will call it great, A ple that's superhuman. The ple with apples 'neath its crust Has many men to eat it; The choc’late ple is much discussed— But I know one to beat it! It has the color of the sun, lts\: ‘t:mll(;lunz none refuse it; e king of ples, by gum! And when I oft peruse it I seem to taste the sun and air, The best pie in the Nation; There is no pie like lemon pie In all of God’s creation! Dropping into prose, we find the lemon pie equally great. Here we do not sing it—we eat it! Surely, if there is a pie in the world to exceed the lemon in Intrinsic worth, Wwe have never eaten it. The roll of pies: 18 long, from ralsin to elaborate things made out of heaven knows what fruits, but when all is said and done the average man swears by good old lemon ple. A lemon pie is like the smile on a sweetheart's face. Its frank countenance smiles up at us trustfully, as if to say, “I know you love me."” * ok ok % ‘Wherefore, we will take our lemon pie open-faced, not covered with meringue. The meringue is the invention of some hotel chef, who wanted to im- press the public with the fact that he Was onto his job. Of course, that is a laudable desire, and no one can blame him. But when he so far forgot the merits of the lemon pie as to attempt to make it look like something it ain't, we find it hard to forgive him. What color is a peach? Peachy-pink. What color is a blackberry? Every one knows! Then what color is lemon? Ah, enticing yellow! Little sister to sunbeams, why doth the horrid chef find it necessary to coat you with a sticky, sweet, pale covering made out of white of egg? Give us our lemon pie unclothed, so that we may see it in all its glory. A first-class lemon pie has a surface curiously ‘even, yet broken here and there with little bubbles, air bubbles, in which we seem to see the entire virtue of the pie writ large in letters of_delight. Even before we sink the fork into it we catch its lovely color, thus get- ting a foretaste of the goodness to come. These joys are lost, however, if the messy meringue is placed over the e. Some there be, it must be acknowl- edged, who prefer their pie so, and with ‘all such we would have no quarrel. This is a free country, and a man (or woman) who likes his (or her) lemon ple surfeited with meringue has a right to eat it that way, although we pity him (or her). We feel the same depth of sorrow for such a misguided one as we do when, in a restaurant we see some wight filling a tall glass of ice tea half full of sugar. The resulting mix- ture is neither tea nor sugar, but an tmpossible, sickly sweet drink. No, if you want to get a lemon ple in all its beauty, glory, worth, take it straight, without any attempt to gl the lily, as it were, Only those who imbibe it straight know this delight in all its possibili- ties. The fork cuts through the surface. It sinks out of sight, then bites through the crust. Right then the devotee knows if the pie i8 going to be good or not. There is a subtle difference in the way the fork enters the crust. If it goes through too easily the bottom crust is soggy. If too hard, it is tough. So the experienced pie eater can tell, before he has taken a mouthful, if the pie is golng to be up to ex- pectations. ] The final and supreme test, of course, comes with the first mouthful. If there Is an Oliver-Twistish taste in the mouth, as the first bite sinks out of sight without a trace, the ple is_good. e If, however, the artist who shaped this pie and put it together made a mistake in any of his ingredients, the eater will be in the same predicament as Wordsyorth when he wrote his great ode on immortality, who said that since he had grown to be a man a glory had vanished from the earth. A lemon pie must be right. It must have just that certain bite of lemon to make jt great. A ple that is too sweet is not lemon pie—at least not the sort I am talking about. It may be a very good ple. It may take excellent care of its children and all that sort of thing, but distinctly it does not come up to the Standard of Excellence as drawn up at the an- nual convention of Lemon Ples at Atlantic City in May. % A real lemon ple has to have a “kick” to it. Else how could it be lemon? A leming pie without a slightly sour taste is likke a pumpkin pie made chiefly out of spices. - It must not be very sour, just sour enough! Taste, of course, is like opinion, there is no use arguing about it, but the standard, universal lemon pie meets the approval of 9 out of 10 men. Such a one is a “man’s pie” if there ever was one. Men, as is well known, eat 99 per cent of the pies baked in America. Some men would just as leave go hungry as not to have pie for lunch. They will take any old sort of ple, even a tooth-aching raisin, but their eves glisten when ‘they see lemon. Watch the men at the ple counter, and you will see a majority take lemon, many of them tearing off the inevitable meringue quickly, in order to_get at the scculence beneath. Here is a recipe for the filling of a real lemon pie: tablespoons cornstarch tablespoons flour. 3 cup’ sugar. 1'cup boiling ‘water. 1 teaspoon butter. 2 exx yolks. 3 tablespoons lemon juice. Grated rind of one lemon. The cornstarch, flour and sugar are to be mixed, then the boiling water added, stirring constantly. Cook the mixture for two minutes, then stir in the butter, beaten egg yolks, lemon julve and rind. Let cool. Have your wife put this in her favorite pie crust, and you will have a real lemon ple. WESTERN OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. At least two United States Senators in the Northwest, both Republicans, face uncertainty with regard to re- election in 1926. One is Wesley L. Jones of Washington, and the other Robert N. Stanfield of Oregon. It is expected, but not sure, that both of them will be renominated in the sena- torial primaries, and it is the wide- spread opinion, but not asserted posi- tively, that they will win at election time. ' Yet each confronts at this writ- ing the prospect of a fight to hold what he now has. The reasons in both cases are personal, rather than poltiical, and if either Jones or Stan- fleld is unhorsed in the primaries or in the succeeding November, it will be because of failings or weaknesses of their own rather than any sudden or imminent collapse of Republican strength since the 1924 landslide. R Jones' forte is the senfority he now holds in the Senate as chairman of the committee on commerce, enabling him to wield paramount influence in the realm of shipping, which has be- come Washington State’s principal industry. As a leading member of the Senate committee on finance Jone¢ holds another key position which his people believe is of strategic value to them. As whip of the Sen- ate, under the leadership of Senator Curtls, too, Jones' importance in the scheme of things on the Potomac is fully recognized at home. None of these advantages either the Repub- lican party or the State at large cares to forfeit by supplanting Sen- ator Jones. Notwithstanding, you are told, there are grievances against him. The Evergreen State is_pretty wet, and Jones is pretty dry. He has the reputation of beingsalmost bigot- edly dry and generally of leaning in the direction of blue laws for his fellow men. Jones has never been fully forgiven in his State for failing to capture one of the United States Shipping Board commissionerships for Washington. That's considered not only unpardonable, but inexpli- cable, in the case of a Senator who was the author of the shipping act, which created the board. With great and ambitious ports like Seattle and Tacoma along its coast, Washington has not looked with a kindly eye upon the successive bagging of Shipping Board commissionerships by Oregon and California men. Seattle has a Democratic mayor, Edwin J. Brown, who has announced himself a candidate for the Senate, to oppose Mr. Jones or whomever the Republicans may nominate. Mayor Brown Is not quite so picturesque a character as his celebrated predeces- sor, Ole Hanson, who emulated Cal- vin Coolidge by breaking a strike and thereby winning national repute. But Brown is _something of a Hanson in his capacity for achieving popularity, as evidenced by the fact that he is in his second term as Democratic chief magistrate of a city that is more often Republican in politics. They call him “Doc” Brown everywhere in Wash- ington, because he is a dentist by profession—an “advertising dentist,” his detractors point out. The latter further avow and aver that Brown once was a barber, but, be that as it may, he holds a Kansas law degree, runs Seattle's best riding academy as a side line, and is giving that mag- nificent city one of the most aggres- sive administrations it has known in many a day. Brown is particularly strong with labor. The longshoremen and the lumberjacks like him, and they have thousands of votes in Wash- ington. Seattle just now is applaud- ing Mayor Brown for his insistence that a number of outlying towns which have been getting gas, water and other public utilities at Seattle’s expense shall become part of Greater Seattle and help pay the freight, or be cut off from enjoying gratis the advantages they now purloin. * Kk ¥ x All Americans who visit Seattle for ‘lhe !\fl; t;l;ek:muh!e Mm “l‘o ng an an_ excursion, to- couver, British Columbia. . This ob- server was no ‘exception to thaticom- mendable rule. Victoria, the, island Yo capital of John Bull's westernmost bit of Canadian Dominion, which squats serenely and picturesquely at the tip of Vancouver Island, 75 miles off the mainland, is still as British as Devon- shire, despite the corrupting proximity of the United States. The city of Vancouver itself shows distinct traces of Americanization. They're far freer with the coin of the realm there than in any place I have vet struck in the West, for when changing a United States $50 bill they gave me a $20 gold piece, which glittering breed of money I thought was still in captivity everywhere. ~ Vancouver holds the memory of Warren G. Harding in af- fectionate regard. What promises to be one of its imperishable traditions i§ the circumstance, proudly recalled, that it was the scene of his last public address. To commemorate that event a “Harding Memorial” will be un- veiled in Stanley Park, Vancouver, where the late President addressed an enormous open-air audience only a few days before he passed on. The memorial will be a monumental gran- ite bench bullt in the form of an open oval, guarded on each side with bronze eagles emblematic of our coun- try. It has been erected, after a de- sign by a Vancouver sculptor, on a gentle slope near the bandstand where Harding spoke. The united Kiwanis Clubs of North America are the donors, and Herbert Hoover will speak at the unveiling ceremony on September 16. Hoover was with Harding at Van- couver. * %k % x Willlam E. Humphrey, new stormy petrel of the Federal Trade Commis- sion—if a rockbound conservative may be described as stormy—is spend- ing the Summer at his old home in Seattle, which he represented for a spell in Congress. Like hordes of Westerners, Humphrey is an Eastern- er, for he admits, under cross-exami- nation, that he was born in Indiana. Washington State is rather reconciled to ostracism from the Shipping Board by Humphrey's appointment to the Trade Commission. That former terror of corporate malefactors rather specialized in recent years in making life a burden for some of the big lumber interests of the Northwest. ; These naturally rejoice over the era of a squirer déal for big business, which, the Northwest understands, was inaugurated with President Cool- idge's appointment of Humphrey to the Federal Trade Commission. He is growing a - scholarly beard since Seattle knew him last, but Humphrey finds he s stfll well and widely re- membered by friends and constituents in the Puget Sound. counmtry. * k ok *x Leaving Washington and crossing into Oregon, Republican politics of a somewhat more hectic brand is encountered. Senator Stanfield, who used to be known as “the’ greatest shepherd since Abraham, the anxious seat when he thinks of what 1926 may have in store for him. His election in 1920 was a good deal of a surprise, both to himself and to Oregon, for the Harding landslide swept him to an unexpected victory over an_extraordinarily strong and popular Democratic incumbent, Sen- ator George E. Chamberlain. With a good record in the State Legisla- ture to his credit, plus youth, ability and outstanding success in the wool industry, Stanfield went to the Sen- ate with ‘considerable promise of a career. It is plain that he's going to face attack on the ground that he has failed at Washington to measure up to his possibilities and to the ex- pectations the State pinned upon him. There will be other charges of a rather more personal nature, judg- ing by what former Gov. “Os” West, Democrat, announces that he intends to. launch when the Stanfield cam- paign is on. But absenteeism, com- mitted when Oregonian destinies in the Senate might have profited from Stanfleld’s, more regular attendance, seems to be the principal Indictment :heh?:nnmr will have to answer, both n s for remomination and ATUGUST 5, 1925. Politics at Large By G. Gfluu_Lillcohl The Fall will see a revival of activity by the Democratic national committee, in the opinion of influential Democratic leaders in Washington during the last week. Whether Clem Shaver of West Virginia, chairman of the national committee during and since the last Campaign, remains in office or steps aside, this is likely to happen, it was said. As one of the leading men in the party said: “It is impossible for the Democratic party or any other party which as- pires to be national in its scope to con- duct a campalgn only during the 90 days immediately preceding an elec- tlon and hope to win. There must be a constant campaign of education, 80 that the people may understand the issues and the policies and princi- ples of the Democratic party.” * ok k% Before the Democrats hold a meet- ing of the national committee, or of national leaders, in Washington or elsewhere, as has béen proposed in some quarters, it will be necessary to hold many informal and prelimi- nary discussions throughout the coun- try, it is felt here. Little good would come from merely herding the Demo- cratic leaders together, without first sounding them out and ascertaining in a measure what may be done toward harmony and a unification of the party again. Indeed, unless some program or agenda is definitely in hand, such a meeting not unlikely would break up in a row, with the factions lining up as they did in New York in 1924. There seems to be a very definite feeling, however, on the part of the Democrats that ‘they must start the national machinery again through their national committee, so as to make it possible for the Democrats to take advantage of any situation that may rise in the country. Unless there is continuous team work, under the present day methods, a victory at the polls would be out of the question. Democratic leaders who have looked carefully into the situation believe that there is room for a liberal party in the country, and that the Demo- cratic party should be the liberal party. They do not mean by “liberal” that the party should be radical. Their faces are turned against making the party radical. But they see the Demo- cratic party flourishing somewhere be- tween the ultra-conservative group and the red radicals. There is a de mand for such a party, they insist. * ok ok X Chairman Willlam M. Butler of the Republican national committee and Senator from Massachusetts, has in- dicated the Republican campaign is- sue in the congressional elections to be held next year. It is “Calvin Coolidge”—just as it was in the national elections last year. Senator Butler made this very clear in a prepared address delivered before the Essex County Republican Club of Essex County, Mass., a few days ago, which,-by the way, was attended by the President himself. Discussing the situation, Mr. Butler said: “Loyalty to the party leadership of Calvin Coolidge and the Republican principles he represented was meant by the outcome of the last national election. The next major political event is not listed on the calendar until November, 1926. A year from now we will be engaged, jn_certain States, at least, in the preliminary primary contests. I do not need to speak to you of the vital importance of these elections. On their final outcome will largely depend the abil- ity of the President to carry out the program which the people of the Nation have already indorsed by an overwhelming vote. To make 1924 effective we must win in 1926.” Coolidge, his administration and his program will be the rallying cry of the Republicans next year. Under the &ystem of electing a Congress every two vears and a President every four in this country, it not in- frequently happens that the hands of the Chief Executive are firmly tied by the choice of a Congress which is opposed to him midway in his term, as in the case of the last Wilson term. This situation results in strife, and nothing but strife, instead of co- operation between the executive and legislative branches of the Govern- ment. A more effective arrangement would be to make the term of Con- gress coincide with that of the Presi- dent. * x % % Notwithstanding the blows which it has sustained—particularly the death of Senator La Follette— the Progressive group which sup- ported La Follette in the last cam- paign_and which voted in Chicago last February to go ahead with the organization of a new liberal party, has announced it will hold a national convention this_Fall, probably either in Chicago or Minneapolis, and that the movement will be crystallized at this convention. William H. John- ston, president of the International Association of Machinists, heads the executive committee in charge of ar rangements for the convention. With the Democrats taking a new lease on life, and the Reublicans still further intrenching themselves, the prospects for the proposed mew party do seem as bright as they might. Almost at the same time announcement was made by the Progressives’ committee that they would continue with the new party organization, Robert La Fol- lette, jr., announced his intention to run for the Semate in Wisconsin this | Subjects, is indorsed by officials of | temptuousl 1 | the American Automobile Association. Fall to succeed his father. In all his campalgns except the last, Senator La Follette ran as a Republican—the Republican organization in Wisconsin is the La Follette “organization even today. And now young Bob La Fol- lette must decide whether he, too, is to run as a Republican or as an independent. If he sticks to the Re- publican appellation, he will take the same position as Senators Brookhart of Iowa, Frazier of North Dakota and Norris of Nebraska, all of whom be- long to the progressive bloc in the Senate, but all of whom ran for of- fice as Republicans, although they supported the La Follette-Wheeler ticket in the campaign. The decision of the executive coun- cil of the American Federation of Labor to return to its old policy of non-partisan_ political _action was merely another indication that the third party movement has apparently lost its opportunity to spring widely into existence—an opportunity which seemed at hand during the campaign last year. The Socialists, too, have turned their back on this movement and are preparing to rehabilitate the Socialist party in this country, which reached its maximum strength before the war, but which fell off consider- ably during that conflict. Indeed, the time does not seem at all propi- tious for the formation of the new PERY e Stanfleld, like all other wool grow- ers, was heavily “deflated” after the war. The process is understood to have disarranged his business for- tunes. While he was rehabilitating these, his opponents say, Oregon’s interests at Washington suffered, and Stanfleld’s political interests may suffer correspondingly when 1926 rolls around. The Senator inherited, through the death of Edwin F. Ladd, the chairmanship of the Senate com- mittee on public lands, a realm of great importance to Oregon. rooted in wide experience.. With Senator McNary as chairman of the committee on irrigation and recla-| mation, Oregonians may feel it would{of i be a good thing not to th as it would if it scrapped the seniority it has on a; mittee that has to do.with a mount Western problem. ot | women are fully as competent a "ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERI Q. A man living across the street insists upon parking his car in front of my house. Has he a right to do this?—G. M. A. The street is public property and a person is privileged to park his car where he chooses provided the streets are not under parking restric- tion of the Police Department. Q. When did the Government take possession of Blakistone Island—L. M. M. A. The Government purchased the island in 1850 and completed the lighthouse in 1851. There are 2.9 acres of ground in the tract. Q. Has Galli-Curci ever sung in London?—G. G. A Strangely enough, this singer had never been heard in London until the Fall of 1924. Q. Ts it true that oysters, crabs, lob- sters and shrimps should be eaten only in months containing the letter “R"7—M. E. M. A.. The Bureau of Fisheries says that the sea food mentioned is at its best during the months containing the letter R. In other words their sea- son is from September to April. How- ever, the most favorable months are October, November, December, Janu- ary, February and March. Q. What s a sun compass?— E A A. 1t is a periscope on which the image of the sun is thrown on an opaque glass plate with a reticle. It is provided with clockwise mech- anism which causes it to revolve once in a solar day Q. Of the milk produced amount is fed to calves?—W. B. A. Calves, the natural consumers of cows’ milk, get but 4 per cent of the supply. Different manufactured products take 46.9 per cent; 46 per cent is used for household purposes; and a small percentage is wasted. Q. What value was put on the war gardens’—H. D. A. The value of these gardens to the food reserves of the country was estimated at $500,000 in 1918. what Q. Should flooring run the length or width of a room?—F. M. A. It glves an appearance of greater: length to have the flooring run lengthwise. The subfloor should be laid diagonaily. Q. Where will the convefition of Kiwanis Clubs be held next Summer? has secured this meeting. Q. What wrestling?—G. S. A. In some States the strangle hold is barred, in others no holds are barred. However, wrestling is recog- nized as a loosely conducted and badly organized form of sport. Q. Why is the term ‘“sophomore” used for students in their second year of college or high school?—J. A. R. A. It is a corruption of the earlier “sophimore” due to the supposed derivation from two Greek words, one meaning wise and the other meaning foolish; alluding to the air of wisdom assumed by students after their freshman years are concluded. holds are barred in Q. How long has Prince Hirohito been regent?’—W. T. A. He was designated Regent of Japan on November 25, 1921, at the age of 20. Q. What is the earliest copy of Lloyd’s Register in existence now?’— cr A. The earliest copy extant is dated 1764-65-66. Q. How long Long Sound?—M. N. A. It is about 76 miles long and, at its widest point, 16 miles across. It separates Long Island from the main- land of New York and Connecticut. At its western end it Is the strait known as East River. Q. Why are legumes useful in crop rotation?—J. E. A. It is because they have nitrogen fixing qualitigs. Q. How old was Kit Carson when he died”—N. A. B. A. Carson died at the age of years, having been born in Kentucky December 24, 1809, and dying in Col- orado May 23, 1868. . Q. What is the purpose of the Authors’ League?—G. N. A. The Authors’ League of Amer- ica, Inc., was organized in New York City in 1912 to procure adequate copyright legislation both inter is Island C J. HASKIN tlonal and demestic; to protect copy rightable material and to advise and asslst its members in the disposal of thelr work. Q. When fruit is eaten for a laxa- tive, should it be eaten at meal time B. L. A. s more laxative when eaten between meals, a half hour before breakfast or late at night. Q. Why do clouds pass over the earth from west to east while the globe is revolving at the rate of 1,000 miles an hour?—W, W, T. A. The Weather Bureau says that the atmosphere, in which clouds float, is a part of the earth, and would ro- | tate exactly with it if there were no differences of temperature. The polar regions, for instanc ays are rela- tively cold and the equatorial region warm. Hence there is a continuous circulation of the air between the polar and the equatorial portions of the earth. But the earth at the same time is rotating from west to east The equatorial ‘air, with its high speed (for it is rotating from west to east nearly as fast as the solid earth) soon outruns the earth as it flows to higher latitudes, and then appears as a wind from the west. Similarly, air from the higher latitudes is outrun by the earth when it flows to low lati- tudes, and this explai e Q. Should household servants given an annual vacation with pay?- G. N. A. That is a matter to be dec by the individual employver, as t are no laws coverin > question, and it cannot be tice or custor garded as an unwri Q. Have other tornadoes proved destructive as the recent one in the Middle West S. F. Red Cros: tornado ceeded in destruc simila; storm recorded in American history. Q. How did Villa get killed?—M. A co Villa, the Mexican assassinated near Parra in Mexico, July 26, 1923. The was attributed to the revenge of a family, some of whose members he had killed. Q. What does vegetable ivory come from?—H. T. B. A. Coquilla nuts, the seed of the plassava or plassaba palm, one of the coconut group, ve of Brazil, are known as veg Q. Who s can be again A. The qu restament, Hebrews The auth has not been lished. Q. Where is the the United S ? A. Treasur tine, Fla., is said to be the narrow est. It is but 6 feet 1 inch wide. Q. Are numbe: A. The Fore forest fires incr extent in fires oc ac of land calendar year 19 represent an increase of and compared with the average an increase of 45 res, ¢ nearly 100 per cent. In acreage swept by the flames the 1924 figures are only slightly larger than those for 1628, but are almost double the acre- age figires representing the nine- vear average. Money damage in 1824, estimated at $38,000,000, is $10,000, - 000 sbove the 1923 estimate, and $1% 000,000 higher than the nine-vear of $20,000,000. f God be for us, who L. E. N. tion is from the New 8 chapter, 31 p of this bool satisfactorily estab- us arrowest street in forest fires decreasing 1 to an that year sweeping says urred, (The free information bureaw main- tained by this paper in Waskington is a unique public service institution of the widest scope. Its object is to tell vou, without charge, whatever you may want to know. It can assist you in your business, help you in your | home, tell you how best to serve your | country, post you on new laws and Government rulings, and answer the questions every one is asking today. There is mo limit to the mumber of times you may call on the dureau for service. It will alcays be, willingly endered, as promptly as possidle. The Star invites you to take advantage of | this opportunity to secure information {on any question or problem that is | puzzling you. Address The Star In- | Tormation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin | director, Twenty-first and ¢ streets | morthuwe Washington, D. C) Woman Automobile Drivers Have Stron, While it is conceded that the aver- age man will be slow to believe it, the recent semi-official decision that men at the wheel of an automobile h: approval of many editorial writes The decision, reached after tests conducted by the Institute of Government Research with George Washington University students as heart “Perhaps,” suggests the Jerse Journal, “the women in that pa lar school are more depend: motorists, or the men less efficient The St. Louis Post-Dispatch also is inclined to go after cold facts asi from the results of such a test, concludes that, “as a matter of fact, woman drivers on the whole are prob- ‘That]| circumstance may help Stanfield, | solvable, like many,. others, of whose interest in.land questions is|class." ably less experienced than men. And for some time to come we surprised to hear on the street cross- ing the waggish warning, ‘Watch out, it's a woman driver.""” * % % x “It is high time, apparently Columbus Dispatch nevertheless be- lieves, “‘that some of the man folks changed their tun The woman driver is here to stay, and no amount of masculine criticism will ever drive her off the streets. If amything, it is likely to make her more determined than ever to show her competence. The report of the American Autom bile Association may not be the last word in the matter, but it constitutes a distinct step in the recognition of the woman driver.” Lack of chivalry is charged by the Brooklyn Eagle to those who fail to accept the finding: In any event, says the Eagle, “there are a few men who would disagree with the statement that all women, with a few glaring exceptions, are cautious drivers; that is the chief com- plaint against them on the road: they simply will not hurry up and will take-no chances as they cling to the middle.” The opposition to the women's side of the case, according to the Balti- more Sun, “curiously enough, appears to include an inordinate number of wffic officers,” and the opposition says, in the words of a recent novel, that ‘#his’ ‘is mere piffie before the wind.'? . The Sun then asks: *“Who will nmht?ke to pronounce upon the Telative merits of a beautiful woman at 'tawhnl and a competent male 76¢? ., The problem will remain = its e e ‘Ad a‘matter of fact.” the Naghville _ remar] 2 e n ho. feldtive sidll and trustworthi- gzmulmd feminine driv- is vanity. ere isn’t any end ta e and-never will be until the hfi blown-on the last. automo- a takes to the ‘When all is the | g Male Champions said and done, criticism of thé driving skill of either sex by the other is ty v associated with the ss of the pot ascribing a dech ¢ brunette complexion to the ket e average man “is going to | refuse to believe t arch workers whether they are or mot,” the | Springfield, M sserts; “He is going to keep on murmurjng, ¢on with & world of A woman driv escapes getting piloted by a er and, it seems, meaning when he na; |into difficulties v | member of the f: more competent sex T The Louisville Post finds it i hard to believe that the woman slightly faster than the man,” b | “ventures the belief that a lot of male |drivers are going_to remain uncon vinced. ‘Many male driv 8, Herald points out, “will ‘fall back on the objection that the human ma | terial’ selegted for that demonstration was not necessarfly typical of the self-reliance of the ile responsibilities or emergencies.” The Herald, however, says seeming] ssive propor- tion: of male autoists figure in acci dents.” The -hard legend” that are too emotional or nervous, or too |stupid about hinery, “to drive well as men” is branded by the Wil mington Star as one of imilar fal lacies about femininity” which are ostered by the comic papers” and lit finds many such legends have been shattere Citing police reports of accidents, the Watertown Times as serts that, “Despite the popular be lief that women are inferior drivers there was little if any ewdence to bear it out, even before the scientific investigation was made.” * ¥ Xk x “There was a time when superior strength was a_factor in favor of men in driving, but this is no longer true,” says the Berkshire Eagle, while the Anniston Star remarks that “now men can feel that the car, as well as the occupants, is reasonably safe so long as wife or daughter is at the wheel.” ‘Mr. Automebile Driver” is con- ceded the right to be skeptical on the subject, but. the Little Rock Arkan- sas Democrat avers that “as a matter of fact, there have been several sim ilar tests and all have borne out the contlusions arrived at by the American Automobile Association.” The Demo- crat adds: “The woman as an auto- mobile driver is just as quick a think er in an emergency and is less emo- tional than the so-called sterner sex. Take this or leave it; It is tgue wheth- or the husband- wants to’ admit it or net.” * the Syracuse women e