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6 THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C WEDNESDAY .September 28, 1925 THEODORE W. NOYES...Editor - The Evening Star Newspaper Company Bus{ness Office 11¢h St and Pennsvivania Ave. Ny York office: 110 Enst 42nd St o Office: Tower Buropess Gica: | 10 Rexent St. Loudon. England morn- o Sundar The Evoning Star. with the Sunday morr: ok edition. is delivered hy carriere the city at 80 cents per month: dajly only. 3 cents ver month: Sunday_only. 0 cent per month* Ordera max he sent by mail or telephone Main 3000" Collection is made by carrier at the end of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Dajly and Sunday....1vr. S8.40: 1 mo only. . 1yr. $8.00: 1 moc. Sunday ouly. 1yr..§2.40: i mo All Other Stat Daily and Sunfaw atly oniy unday oniy Member of the Assoclated Press. The Associated Pross ls exclusively entitled 10'the s~ for republicution of wil news dla- Datches credited to it or not otherwise cred ited in this paper and also the local news Dublished herein. All i of publication ©of spacial dianatches herein are also reserved ————— — 700 Boo 20¢ .. 85 a0c $7.00: 1 mo’ $3.00: 1 mo. League and Arms Limitation. The United States will in all prob- abllity be given an opportunity to ac- cept or to dene an invitation to join in & disarrament conference called | by the Learue of Natfons. Announce ment from Geneva that the League will procéed with its plans for such | va conference is the most de te in dication so far that the plan is really | to be carried through. | Amen| took the lead in the move ment for disarmament following the close of the World War. The Wash ingtan conference on limitation of | armements, bringing with it the declaration that the United States| was prepared to abandon its great | naval building program, thrilled the war-worn world with new hope of prolonged peace. It became evident at the Washing- | ton conference, however, that there must be more stable conditions, must be more assurance of ‘“security” against aggression in Europe, before the older nations would agree to limit | the size of their armies or of their navies, except in the case of cupital ships. The administration at Wash- ington has waited patiently until con- ditions should improve abroad, in the | hope of again calling an nfer- ence. The proposal of the League of Na- tions may cause a still further post- ponement of action by the Govern- ment here. The folly of attempting a | rival arms conference, with the bitter- ness and jealousies that might be| aroused, seems apparent. H ‘Whether it be the League whether it be the United States which | stands sponsor for the next arms con- ference it should be possible to wish it Godspeed without doing violence to | the feelings of the most frreconcilable | ntileaguers. The League has been given a bad name in this country by those who opposed entry of the United States into that association of nations. The mere mention of the League in connection with any movement causes | the bristles to rise on some heads. It is another case of “give a dog a bad name.” President Coolidge has let it be | known that he is sympathetic toward | the plans of the League for bringing about disarmament, although he be- | n@ves that the Congress must deter- mine whether the United States shall participate in any arms conference that may be called by the League. In this opinfon he is correct, although he would be entirely within his rights to make recommendation to Congress regarding it. Should an invitation eventually ar- rive from the League to participate in an arms conference, in what posi- tion will the United States find itself should it refuse? A declination might be interpreted as notice to the world ! that this country will have no part in such discussions uniess America be the initlator, an interpretation which could scarcely aid the cause of disarma- ment. There should be some way in which the United States could partici- pate in movements for the betterment | of the world, even with the League of Nations, without America’s hecoming involved in the affairs of the League | itself. i ————— The United Air Service Issue. President Coolidge's aviation board has begun its work by hearing the statements of the heads of the War and Navy Departments and members of the military and naval staffs. These statements, carefully prepared and treating of the subject of military and naval aviation in broad and technical terms, furnish the founda- tion of the investigation, which will now probably progress to details of administration. The outstanding fact thus far elicited by the inquiry is that there is a marked difference of opinion on the score of unification of the avia- tion services. The heads of the two departments are opposed to unifica- tion, likewise naval officers. Maj. Gen. Patrick, chief of the Army avia- tion service, however, favors it, thus supporting Col. Mitchell. It is clear that on this point the President’s com- mission will have before it at the con- clusion of its research a positive con- flict of sentiment and judgment. It will be called upon, therefore, to ren- der an opinion upon this mooted point. e R In addition to being a statesman Caillaux is no slight figure as an ex- pert accountant. ————————— Republicans and La Follette. The Republican organization of the Senate is planning to exclude Robert M. La Follette, jr., from the party or- ganization of the upper house in the event La Follette is elected to fill the Wisconsin vacancy caused by the death of Senator La Follette. Such action would be in line with that taken last session, when La Follette, Brookhart, Frazier and the late Sena- tor Ledd were all left outside the party portals. Those who favor such action declare egainst “temporizing with the rebels.” But the efforts ‘in this direction of regular Republicans, even of Senator Watson of Indiana, Senator Butler of arms or New Jersey, are scarcely hailed with Joy by the more progressive Repub- licans of the Middle West and West. Where, they ask, is the line to be drawn? When is the next progressive to be stood against a wall with a firing squad to give him his political execu- tion? Furthermore, it should have begun by this time to sift into the under- standing of the most conservative standpatters that they are doing lit- tle toward ‘“regularizing” the people of Wisconsin by throwing out of the party fold the representatives elected by Wisconsin as Republicans. Mr. La Follette is standing on the plasform upon which his father was elected to the Senate in 1922, as a Re- publican. The senior La Follette was accepted as a Republican Senator in the organization of the Senate at that time. It will be remembered, however, that Senator La Follette, from the time of his entrance into the Senate until the day of his death, was the pet aversion of the “standpat- ters.” He came to the Senate first in 1905, not because of the standpatters, but in spite of them. Within the Republican party there are men and women of conservative and progressive thought. There al- ways have been, and there always will be, unless one group should be suc- ssful in driving the other forth into the outer darkness. But when that day arrives the Republican party in all probability will cease to be a dom- | inant factor in the politics of the Na- tion —e— American Dollars and Art. London is chagrined at the arrange- ments just made for the offering of the art treasures of the late Lord Leverhulme for sale on the New York | market. This collection is rated as one of the richest assemblages of paint- ings and art objects in England. The fact that it is to be brought to this country for salé is exceedingly annoy- ing to the British, who realize that it signifles plainly that there is a better market for art works in the United States. Does this mean a keener ap- preciation of art here than in Eng. land? Or does it mean that there is more money here, irrcspective of taste? On this point an art expert who negotiated on behalf of the Lever- hulme executors for the transfer of the collection for auction in the United States has expressed himself frankly, Jur art gems going The Americans are too for us. We cannot compete with them.” He conceded that the Americans are alle even to pay duty on pictures by living artlsts and still make a profit. This collection, which is valued at £250,00 is to be placed on sale at auction in this country, probably to he dispersed among numerous buyers. It is not likely that it will be bought as a whole, though it is worthy of in- corporation as a unit in some institu- tional art assemblage. That it will find a market at good prices is taken for granted in England as well as by the promot: York sale. The latter are enthusiastic in their interpretation of this move as proof that the world art center is now located In America rather than in Europe. If the purc of art objects and thelr acquisition by private and pub- lic galleries constitute a ‘“center” of art, then assuredly the United States is the world's artistic focal point. Eng- lish commentators on the Leverhulme collection sale, however, are pointing out that the purchasing of art does v make a pation an ar- tistic center. They urge that the place of production rather than the place of purchase is the source of art. American art production, however, has advanced markedly in the last half century, and is still advancing at an accelerating pace. The studios of Europe contaln more art stu- dents from this country than from any other. Art schools here are filled mostly with young Americans and are directed by American teachers and painters and sculptors and de- signers. Whatever thelr models, they are creating an American school of art. Undoubtedly a great part of the in- spiration to American artists has come from tae paintings and sculptures by Europeans that have been brought to ase [this country by purchase, thus plac- ing them within the range of study by those who are unable to go abroad. Thus every acquisition of notable art objects on this side of the Atlantic is to be welcomed. The unpleasant things said about American dollars in- flict no wounds. ———. By adding another officlal to take charge of air service the cabinet ses- sions would be provided with new compli ions for conversations which are already intricate. e ——— Washington, D. C., has its housing problems which are aggravated by the ambition of so many people to live in the town that has the greatest base ball club in the world. ————————— Complaints are freely made that the Navy is not as cordial as it might be in saying “Afrship, ahoy!” —————— Civic Pride and Crime. A New York clergyman recently, in a public statement regarding the prevalence of crime in Chicago, de- clared that he had personally wit- nessed two hold-ups in the street on one day’s visit to that city. A Chi- cago newspaper challenged him to glve details of these crimes and offered to pay him $100 if he would comply with the demand for particu- lars, plainly intimating that his imag- ination had outstripped his judgment, though, of course, not questioning his veracity. The clergyman accepted the challenge and gave the particu- lars, which were verified by police records, and it is now announced that the newspaper has pald him the $100. The money will be devoted to a chari This incident is indicative of the extreme jealousy with which the Chi- cago people view criticisms of their moral state. They know that there is much crime in Chicago. They are constantly calling for sharper police ) s of the plan for the New | THE let a New Yorker go out there and comment on the prevalence of law- lessness and another song is sung. New York s bad enough itself with- out criticizing Chicago. It was es- pecfally annoying to have a New Yorker assert that he had been wit- ness to two cases of highway robbery which had not resulted in successful prosecution. Every clty is jealous of its own reputation, and when any one says that it is wickeder than the average 1t resents the imputation. What is needed in this country is an inter- state, intereity survey of crime that will igriore local boundagies and local sensibilities and seek the cause of criminality. Such a movement has been undertaken by a volunteer asso- ciation and the hope is that it will not fina obstacles in its path toward knowledge and reform created by the parochial pride of communities. Peace and War in Chinatown. Just as New York's Chinatown dolled up to celebrate the cessation of the tong war, supposedly effected by a treaty of peace between the Hip Sings and the On Leongs which had been signed in the office of the Chinese con- sul general, three shots were Ared in Bayard street and a dead Chanaman lay on the sidewalk while a live one was running away, with a smoking revolver in his hand. By inadvertence he ran past a policeman, who prompt- 1y felled him with his <fub and put him under arrest. The peace was off. { Immediately police raided the district land rounded up 130 denizens of the quarter, and within half an hour after the raid eight of them had been listed for deportation and others were held for further examination. Among the prisoners were influential members of the two tongs. This housecleaning is perbaps the most effective method of stopping the conflict. The personal prosecution of tong leaders for con- spiracy hes failed, and nothing re- mains but to demonstrate that China. men who will not obey the American laws have no place in this country. —————— ‘The liberality of the United States vernment is illustrated by the case of Gen. Mitchell. The most expert { press agent.could not have provided such publicity as he has received gratis, ———ee— Republics are forgiving as well as ungrateful. Adulations are showered on Henry Ford in spite of the fact that he is the father of the parking | problem. ——— Many a small boy will be the diplo- mat of the future. He is now return- ing to school and telling his parents how he loves his dear teacher. e As a street railway expert Mayor Hylan recognizes his arrival at a sta- tion where he s due for a transfer to private life. ———— As September advances the coal |strike asserts itself steadily as more important than the beauty contest. SHOOTING STARS. BY PXEA DER JOHNSON. Signal of Hope. ‘When the goldenrod’s flaunting so fair in the fleld, A hope for the future once more is revealed. For Congress is coming, with zest un- concealed With a bundle of laws to be made or repealed. The blossoms will fade as the birds hush their song, But we know that new joys will ar- rive before long, With hope’ for the weak and reward for the strong. Friend Congress is coming to right every wrong. ‘Who says that the Autumn is somber and sad? It bids us rejoice and not go to the bad. New courage we take amid foible and fad, For Congress approaches to make us all glad! Trying to be Consistent. “Would you care to become a mem- ber of our law firm?"” asked the enter- ng attorney. No,” answered Senator Sorghum. “I have been helping to make laws all my life. I don’t see how I can con- sistently interest myself in enterprises which contemplate their evasio Tenacious Disguise. “What's the matter with this chowder?” asked the indignant diner. “I nearly broke a tooth on this shel “Sorry!” exclaimed the waiter, “You must have gotten hold of a Ku Klux Klam that refused to unmask.” Jud Tunkins says there’s only one thing more picturesque than a boy in a new sweater, and that's a tattooed man. Standardization. My Radio! My Radio! I tune you for the dance. I blame you for the way in which wild men and women prance. For, even if a classic lay displaces measures rough, The static makes it sound just like the syncopated stuff. Losing Ground. “The world is getting better every day.’ “Yes,” replied Miss Cayenne. “But my limited observation tempts me to think it is growing worse every night.” Physical Encounter. The duel is entirely out of date, An enemy—you dare not even thrash him. But with your flivver you may lle in wait And in a rush of reckless trafiic smash him. The streets are full of prescriptions. For health and happiness take Doc Eldridge’s Flivver Regulator. “An argument 'bout de Bible,” sald Uncle Eben, “is an effort to make smartness take de place of religion,” A 55 THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Templeton Jones was feeling sleepy. The prospect of going to bed early appealed to him with all the force Morpheus has exerted on sleepy mor- tals since the beginning of time. In his yawning state, nothing but sleep would do the trick. Templeton Jones knew that for a certainty, and, knowing it, determined to act upon it. “I'm_sleep: he announced to the entire household, although it was only 8 o'clock. “I'm going to bed,” he added, to the consternation of al, for 9:30 was Jones’ usual time for retir- Ing, and he was a methodical man. Templeton Jones believed that good habits are the best things in the world for us. He liked his life to run on schedule, as far as possible, although he made no foolish attempt to trans- form it into a time table. He had a rather better opinion of life. Templeton Jones, when he got sleepy, was sleepy ail over. IHis mind sagged, his body wilted, he felt as if he could not keep awake a second longer. | Do you remember that time when some caller stayed—and stayed—and stayed when you were a child, and you were suffused with sleepiness, vet were equally determined to stick the visitor out? How minutes seemed hours, and you became numb all over, and the hands on the big clock went slower and slower, and you knew at last what the preacher meant when he talked about Eternity? Well, that was the way Templeton Jones felt that evening when he told | his family he was going to bed at §| o'clock | * ok ok suppose,” said Jones, half to him. | ears, and 1 suppose I never will. I wonld like, however,” he continued, ruminating, “to miss hearing him hol- ler at that horse once in my life.” Old Git Up Dar, as the Jones family called the milkman who came through the alley, rain or shine, perhaps needs a word of explanation. No one had ever seen himi. He was, like Words- worth's cuckoo, a voice. The Jones family agreed that the man had missed his calling. He should | have become an actor, instead of a milk wagon driver, and ought to have essayed the role of Simon Legree. Surely only the celebrated overseer | of slaves could have possessed such a | mean voice as the milkman, or such | an unnecessarily loud volce, either. | Simon was only a book character, after all, and perhaps had a right to scream at the slaves in the Idle a big plants one awake this milkman, now, roared and screamed at his poor horse to no good at all, as fa he could see. 3t up, da grated, a away. Every time the horse stopped | he screamed, “Git up, dar!” Then, no | sooner had the faithful animal “got up, r.” than the man roared at her to_stop. | It was all very confusing to Jones, | and it must have been to Dolly, the | horse, t0o, for the milkman was per- petually bellowing at her, all down the alley. You could not blame any horse for not minding a voice such as that man was afflicted v | “If 1 _were that horse,” often| thought Jones, “T would bite his darn | head off.” Jones himself had often thought of shooting the fellow, but, being n very mild-mannered man, had dismissed the idea as a bad dream, and had tried to block out the awful volce by | clapping his hands up and down over | his ears ax children o with sea shells. | g x x “Pretty soft,” breathed Jones, mm—l bling in at $:05 o'clock. He pulled the sheet up over him, and settled down for @ quiet run. After a few confused moments of | equally confused thought, he went to| sleep in that mysterious way we have. | One moment we are 2vake, the next | asleep, and, for the life of us, nexti block | mornirg we cannot recall the exact second of the transition. No man has ever caught himself going to sleep. Jones was awaked at 8:30 by a tre- mendous crash of thunder. = A big storm had broken over Washington. The lightning was on a plan not com- mon in these parts. It seemed as if some celestial being was flashing a light—Aip—Aip—Aip—fiip—one flash afteranother — flash — flash — flash— flash. The thunder rumbled, cracked, broke and echoed. It did everything that thunder can do, and then some. ow and then would come a crash that made Jones say to himself, “I'll bet that struck some place.” Beating rain on the roof, lightning in the heavens, thunder on the left and right—it was such a high old night as Dickens loved to depict. He, indeed, would have taken a thousand words to describe the rolling of those thunders, and anothar to set forth the flashing of that lightning. It would have been worth it, too. Templeton Jones, sleepy in his bed, had to admire the display, although he was a trifle {ll at ease over the light- ning. Since his youth he had pro- gressed from being frightened at thunder to being afraid of lightning. “Can’t go to sleep with all this go- ing on,” philosophically he told him- self. He lay there, hoping it would soon end, but it did not cease in any form. “It,” the ambiguous “it” of ail weather conversation. continued to rain, thunder and lightning. Boo-oom! Crack! Jones fell to im- agining a battle was In progress hoped old G the first casualtles, but that the horse Dolly would escape, after giving her torment two good Kkicks, one for herself and one for Jones. Xk When he finally got to sleep again, well after 11 o'clock, for it was @ long storm, Jones thought he was going to make a night of it. He did not know, of course, that the famly down the block was “throwing a party. It seems, in a big city, that some one must be “flipping a party” ever so often. Some of these pariles are more familiarly called “drunk par- Nothing outrageous, you konw, just a little liquor on the sid I that sort of thing. Usually there are one or two gentle- men in the party who imagine they are drunk. These make more noise than those who actually are soused It was about 1 o'clock when Jones led over unea and awoke again. Somebody was executing an Indian dance on a back porch Whee-ee the stlence of the “Whe but decided to sing. twilight,” was much they hough curer they bel eet s-0-n-g!” 3 am., much this ti e's old sweet song!” “Love's 0-0ld sw v broke up ht, for by h a ven thed, last loud “Good-bye accompaniment of chugging cars Jones was no sooner asleep again than two tom cats got to fighting in the alley. Nose to nose they worked themselves, with the cries peculiar te r kind, Into battle fury Jones awoke v uls, then g St up to wate a friend of ved good. and, to ca i dog jumped the fence und ran down the alley after nothing “Some night!” lapsed into slumber awoke the sun w “Did vou hear asked hix wife. than ever.” “By Georg empleton Jones, with a huge grin. missed old Git Up Dar! I slept right through him, for once in my lifa What do you know zbout that? I missed old Git Tp Dar!” wa Gox or he ones, as he When he WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Rear Admiral William S. Sims, re-| tired, although a fervent bellever in air power, is an opponent of a sepa- rate air force. Writing this observer from his home at Newport, R. L, the gallant commander-in-chief of our naval forces In the European war zone, says: ‘At present public opinion is ap- preclably in favor of a separate air force. It is not understood, how- ever, that a _thousand efficient planes manned by perfectly effi- cient pilots trained by a separate air force would be of almost no use to the fleet in war operations. To De useful the machines must be designed to suit naval conditions, the pilots must live with and be trained by the fleet, and the whole naval force must be handled by naval officers (flyers) thoroughly familiar with naval strategy and tactics. The same thing applies to the Army’s air force, though in less degree. There is, of course, no cbjection to a separate air force whose function is the regulation of air routes and ports, supply and manufacture and that sort of thing, but without military func- tion or authority. i s “The President's speclal board,” adds Admiral Sims, s the hope of the future. It should be able to dis- sipate the fog of official conservatism (ungentle critics call it pigheadedness) and point the road to progress. I look for excellent results from Mitchell's criticisms, and believe that the shak- ing up of dry bones will result in a definite policy. The President's spe- clal commission will make a report that will be of great value. A congres- sional investigation i3 not - likely to accomplish much. The real facts should now be brought out and a def- inite public opinion created.” * ok % % Charles MacVeagh, who is to be the new American Ambassador to Japan, resides in New Hampshire, and will be officially credited to that State in the patronage records. He was strong- ly backed for the appointment by Senators Moses and Keyes. Mr. Mac- Veagh lives at Dublin, N. H., though he iga member of John W. Davis' law firm in New York and lists his home as 1800 New Hampshire avenue, Washington, D. C. For a good many years the Ambassador-designate has spent his Winters in California, so he is fairly familiar with the coast's view of Japanese questions. MacVeagh has never before held public office. He and Secretary Kellogg have been brother lawyers and friends for 80 years. The new envoy is a passionate devotee of Harvard, where he got his A. B. in 1881, MacVeagh has no known affiliations with, or_special in- terest in, the Far East. But during the Russo-Japanese war 21 years ago he was active as a sympathizer with Nippon. . * % % % There was more than the usually spirited competition for the Japanese ambassadorship, though many de- serving Republicans were in the list whose claims to diplomatic fame were very nebulous. It may be remarked, in passing, that there was no founda- tion for the report that Willlam V. Hodges of Colorado refused the ap- pointment, because it was never of- fered to him. There was a strong de- slrg to send t\‘)“'rokln one 0.;1‘ m:r t‘uvl- pable “career diplomats.” One o 0 ¢ them were definitely in mind. In the ase of a man now on duty as a Min- ister in Europe, and who would have made an ideal Ambassador in Japan, an appointment was out of the ques- tion for the reason that he is not rich enough to do what a niggardly Uncle Sam expects his diplomatic represent- atives to do out of their own pockets. Economy that deprives United States of adequate representation at a capi- tal like Tokio some day may turn out to be extravagance. R Two of the most distinguished jour- nalists of France are in the Caillaux debt-funding party that will have the center of the stage in Washington for the next fortnight. They are An- dre Geraud, the internationally cele- brated “Pertinax” of the Paris, and Stephane Lauz tor of Le Matin. An ca guished French newspaper man. Sen- ator Dupuy, is an official member of the French mission. He is the proprie- tor of. Le Petit Parisien, which claims to have the largest circulation of any daily newspaper In the world—a baga- telle of a couple of million. “Pertinax” and Lauzanne were here for the arma- ment conference four years ago. The former nearly broke up the confer- nce on one occasion by a too faithful account of what happened in the French delegation when reduction of land armaments was under discussion. “Pertinax” is a real factor in French politics. His specialty is calling spades spades. He is likely to indulge in his favorite journalistic pastime before the Coolidge-Calllaux duel has passed into history. A New York Aewspaper, defying the President’s de- sire to have only the American view- point reflected while negotiations are on, has arranged to reproduce daily the dispatches which Messrs. Geraud and Lauzanne send to Paris. * X x ¥ John C. Kirkpatrick of the manu- script division of the Library of Con- gress has just edited a four-volume edition of George Washington's diary. When published later on it will be the final and authoritative work. Cotem- porary historians are looking forward to Mr. Kirkpatrick's compilation with keen interest. They expect it to throw some new light on the life and charac- ter of him who was first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen. * ¥k kX Sometimes a faithful servant of an ungrateful republic has to travel far afield to gain public recognition. That often happens in the cases of scientists slaving away their busy lives in de- partments of the United States Gov- ernment at humble salaries. Recently Dr. L. O. Howard, consulting entomol- ogist of the Public Health Service, attended the International Congress of Entomologists at Zurich. The maga- zine Nature of London has just paid him this tribute: £ Always in a position to help, and using his position to help, Dr. Howard has earned the gratitude of entomologists everywhere. Ca- pable and kindly, always with the right word, and with tact as his middle name, Dr. Howard gives one the feeling that were there a dozen representative ambassadors like him in the political world, we would soon have what some of us long for, the United States of Eu- rope, with eath nation no longer at enmity with the other, but working out its own salvation, tollow::g the lines of its own culture psychologFa b n He | t Up Dar would be among | th a start at the cat-| EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1925. | Massachusetts and Senator Edge of | work ana speedier puntshments. But Politics at Large By G. Gould Lincoln The abandonment of his proposed Western trip by Senator William M. Butler of Massachusetts, chairman of the Republican national committee, in a measure Is an acceptance of the soning that Western Republicans {should have free rein in the handling of their party’s affairs in the great States west of the Mississippl. Demo- cratg and other enemies of the present administration have not been slow in SUgResting to the West that New Eng- {land proposes to dominate even in the more or less local campaign issues of these States. New England domina- tion does not make an appeal to the West. Naturally, with the control of {Congress at stake, the Republican na- tional committee, the Republican atorial commitiee and the Repub- an congressional committee will do their Utmost next vear to re-elect or elect Republican Senators and Repre- sentatives in all parts of the country. But the policy now seems to be hands off, at least until the primaries have been held in the States of the West. An Easterner, not altogther famillar with the political feuds and factions of the Western States, takes a long chance when he enters that territory, as evidenced by the fateful visit of Charles Evans Hughes, Republican candidate for the presidency in 1916, to California in that ar. * % X ok Senator Butler is to stand for re- election himself in Massachusetts next year. with the probable Democratic nominee against him former Senator David 1. Walsh. Not only does Sen: tor Butler have the advantage varm friendship of President Cool- idge. in Coolidge’s home State, but he has also the prestige of the chairman. {#hip of the mational committee, and he has the field to himself, so far as the Republicans are concerned. He will be, 1t is confidently expected, the only candidate for the Republican nomination. ie will have a united Re- publican party in the Bay State bac of him. When Senator Walsh was elected to the Senate fn 191% he ran against John W. Weeks, then Sena- tor and now Secretary of War., M Weeks was the victim to a very con. siderable extent of party factionalism, with the late Gov. Samuel McCall a bitter foe. Senator Walsh lost last year to Senator Gillett, although he ran many thousands ahead of the l'_)rrnm;ruu!‘ national ti et in the State. Senator Butler firmly believe that he can defeat Walsh, and many Teports now coming from the Indicate that such is the case. It he does defeat the former Demo- cra enator there will be a fly in the olntment—for it may be sald that “the ¥ iden chus pulled him through.” * ok ok x Indiana, so frequently orm center, clouds are ri {horizon. Senator “Jim” Watson, as sistant leader of the Republicans in the Senate, is confident that he will be renominated and re-elected next year. But some of the younger gen- eration in Hoosier politics are looking around for a candidate who i3 some- what more progressive to run against Senator Watson for the nomination. One young man is being groomed in particular, it is reported here. Fur- thermore, disquieting. reports are ar- riving regarding the possibility of a combination between Gov. Jackson, Wwho was elected with the Klan sup. port last year, and former Senator Beverldge,” which would put Bev- leridge into the nate in 1926 and jJackson in 1928 to succeed Senator But whether a Republican 1 be elected if Watson were de- ted for the nomination after a bitter primary struggle is another | auestion. The Democrats of Indlana are be- ning to look about for a candl- date to geek the seat mow held by | Senator Watson. Robert J. Aley, | president of Butler College, State su- | perintendent of education during the | administration of the late Vice Presi. | dent Thomas R. Marshall when the latter was governor, is considered a likely candidate. President Aley left | Indlana to Lecome president of the University of Maine n number of vears ago, and while there he w urged to make the race for the Sen- ate on the Democratic ticket, but de- clined to do so. But back in In- diana he is more inclined to be a candidate for the upper house. He 1s very popular with the school people throughout the State, it is said, and at one time was president of the national association. Others who are mentioned as pos- sthle candidates for the Democratic nomination for Senator are Evans ‘Woollen, president of the Fletcher Trust Co. of Indianapolis, a banker who at one time was tentatively offered the job of Secretary of the Treasury by President Wiison, but who declined for personal reasons, and Dan W. Simms, a prominent lawyer of Lafayette. * ok o A tribute to the late Willlam Jen- nings Bryan as the greatest moral force of his time comes from an old friend and admirer of the Com- moner, Judge W. H. Thompson, for- mer Democratic natfonal committee- man for Nebraska. Judge Thompson was in California at the time of the death of Mr. Bryan. Speaking his admiration for Mr. Bryan, Judge Thompson said: “His life work left so many bril- liant and worthy outstanding achieve- ments, appreciated by a multitude so vast as to render eulogy fulsome and comment futile. His Christian char- acter will inspire and point the way for generations unborn. To each potent problem he applied but one searching question—is it right? If determined in the affirmative, then the one quick answer was, do it now. He strived to leave work better than he found ft—man’s purpose in life, He was the greatest individual moral force of his time.” * K ¥ ¥ The Republican national commit- tee has @ number of vacancies that must be filled, if the committee is to be representative of all the States. The State of Wisconsin, for example, is without membership in the com- mittee, for when Senator Butler, chairman of the natlonal committee, last year invited the natfonal com- mitteeman and national committee- women from the Badger State to come to Chicago to discuss plans for the campaign, they both handed in their resignations. They were both La Fol- lette people. Unnder the rules of the natlonal committee, vacancles so created must be filled by recommen- dations from the State central com- mittee. That committee, it happens, is now and has been in the hands of the La Follette progressives. Selec- @ political tee members will wait, at least until after the sensational election next week, when “Bob” La Follette, jr., is slated to be chosen to fill the un- Follette. The death of Lincoln John- son, national committeeman from Georgia, has created a new vacancy which must be filled also. Out in II- linols the State central committee has recommended Allen Moore for national committeeman in place of the late Fred W. Upham, and his selection has been virtually recognized by the national committee. Mr. Moore has come forward now as sponsor for the candidacy of Frank Smith, chairman of the State central committee, for the senatorial nomination next vear to_the committee. that the Republican national commit- tee would not recognize Robert M. | to lead the stalwarts out of the wilder-|land go backward, nor do the blican even if| ness has not yet been developed In &':mmy for La Follette as a Re nomipated in the ublican sena- papularity in Massa- | ng on the | ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Q. How often does some one die .n this country?—S, P. A. Popular Science says that during 1924 2,654,000 bables were born and 1,333,000 persons died in the United States, or one death was compensated for by two births. If the number of births and deaths remains the same in 1925, as this rate seems to indi cate, ten babies will be born every two minutes and five persons will die in the same time. Q. What material advance, if any, has been made in the art of weaving in recent years?—N. L. A. Practically a complete revolution in loom construction and in productive- ness has been brought about through the introduction of the automatic weft replenisting principle. Formerly when the weft thread carried by the shuttle of a loom broke or became ex- hausted the loom was stopped by the action of its weft-fork devices and re- mained at rest until the weaver no- ticed the stoppage and refilled the shuttle or remedied the failure due to breakag: Varlous attempts were made by garly inventors to avoid such stoppage through the employment of devices which would automatically re- place the spent working shuttle by a filled reserve shuttle. This finally was accomplished by the so-called auto tic bobbin-changing loom, which first placed on the market about Automatic looms operating to effect replenishment of weft without stoppage, efther by quick insertion of a fresh hobbin of weft into the working shuttle or by quick change of shu tles, have replaced at the present d: a very large portion of the loom erating according to the old pri The improvement enables onc to run from 6 to 12 times looms as forme: Q. Of what material were the sails of early Egyptian vessels made?— S. B as many | Hiram Sibley, the first president of the Western Union Telegraph Ezra Cornell was assoctated with Prof Morse in the practical develo of the electric telep one of those who f ern Union Te was through the company that Mr. ( lated the fortune which he devot the founding of Cornell University Q. Are there throughout the ted negro children’—C. N, I, A. Two hundred and grounds ar one twent grounds States for thirty pla ntire xclusive ing to the Q. What are the largest seine used fo R. L. M. A. The Bureau of Fisheries savs that the largest haul seine is found in North Carolin: herring fishe: long and 20 fe uthe 1ensions of the taking fish?- id Q. Were the Arabs the fi the numerals known as Ar A. While they are the Arabs, they come old Hin forms of uncertain e origin, Q. Is it possible to sea the plane Tranus?>—T. B. A. Uranus is | bility and may | telescope during if one ha where to 1 Q. Wt most jx A. Probabiy | the one ir n the limit of vis A.From Herodotus we learn that| some were made of papyrus. Beauti- fully ornamented colored linen were early in use. Q. Explain the right of eminent do- main.—L. F. A. A. It {s the inherent sovereign pow- er of the state of controlling private property for puplic purposes by mak- ing compensatién. The purposes for which property may be taken are usually limited by law or by the Can- | s stitution. Q. Is there a plan to make use of the great tides of the Bay of Fundy?— M. R. A $100,000,000 project sing the great tides of the E Fundy«so as to geners to 700,000 horsepower triclty to the eastern s country and Cana been indorsed by the voters of Maine. The plan concetved would store up th ters in Passamaquoddy Bay, 1 them through turbines in 20-foot drop into Cobscook Bay supply, it iy estimated, 3,268000,000 kilowatt hours a vear four times the capacity of Mu 5. har- ay of for (. How many refrigerator cars are there In the United States and Can. ada?”—K. J ng to figu there were 149,755 Q. How did the term “roof rabbits” originate, and what does it mean’— G. M. ML A. In some Eurc meat is sometime tuted for that of term ‘“‘roof rabbits In referring to cats. ean countries cat fradulently substi- rabbits, and t used sometimes Q. How many motion pict are there in the United States’ A. There are approximately 17,000 motion picture houses in the United States, having yearly receipts of $800,- 000,060. Q. What sort of a machine is Ezra Cornell 4upposed to be leaning against in his statue on the campus of Cor- nell University at Ithaca, N. Y. B. E A. The secretary of Cornell Ur versity savs: “In the statue of Ezra Cornell at this university the sculptor (Herman Atkins MacNeil) copied in bronze the original Morse telegraph instrument—the recefving i on which the message ‘Wh God wrought' was re ed by Alfred Vail at Baltimore on ¥ 1844 The instrument itself is 1 lege, Cornell University, having been e houses H presented to the college by the late ' salls | | but these snakes are so t | handled by men semblin | method of tr | than tha Lerbs used in t that we m the fearle: han that no money of Dead Lett | mains there | time aw imed such the Treasur ellaneous receipt length e turned ove ment es compiled in | A. The f Catholic Chu ed in St. Seve. | chur of ( position to the Q. Whose | tain Memo A. The idea for | tain Memorial was < | Helen Plan before or after the | 'A. Daylight sav | fect as a congress!, , My {1918, It was repealed in the 11919 over President Wi | (This 15 a s voted solely to the handling of queries | This paper puts at your dsposal the | unrestricted services of an extens orga ation in Washington to you in any capacity that reiates information. This service 1r Failure to make use of of benefits to which Your cbligation is on stamps incl with your inguiry d The Star 1 department dr is c t deprives you ect reply. Ad ration Bureau | director,” Twenty northwest.) Power From Ocean Accepted Maine's proposal to harness the tides for production of electricity stirs the imagination of the country and leads to serious discussion the wonderful possibilities, many observers are disposed to em- phasize the big “ifs" that lie ahead. The experiment, already approved by the voters of Maine, will be tried in Passamaquoddy Bay, at the north- eastern border of the United State: Passamaquoddy is an_arm of th Bay of Fundy, remarkable for tides. A description of the project, as con- ceived by Dexter P. Cooper, the en- gineer who bullt the Keokuk Dam cross the Mississippi River and who has had a part in the harnessing of Niagara, is given by tl News. “He propos the New says “to build walls aggregating more than a mile in length and as much as 70 feet hich. These would retain the waters of the sea as it fills the 100-=quare-mile reservoir of Pussamaquoddy and keep the tldes out of Cobscook Bay. a connecting body of 50 square miles area. The water impounded in Passamaquoddy would be permitted to flow over a 3,600-foot power dam into Cobscook.” The News points out that “approva of the United States and Canadian governments and of the provincial government of New Brunswick must be obtained, but this is expected to involve little difficulty P “Steady old Maine is excited over a_ possibility,” says the Columbus Ohfo State Journal, with the con ment that “there are so many ‘ifs’ in the situation that it appears well- nigh ludicrous for the voters to be jostling one another at a referendum over what they may do with the power, if the plan is good, if funds tlon of Wisconsin national commit- expired term of the late Senator La|to are secured, if the plant is built and if all the estimates are found de- pendable.” The conclusion that “the success of the plan is not assured” is drawn by the Providence Bulletin, with the remark that “sometimes ‘he most pleasing of theorles, whe tried, do not give the results desired. The Asbury Park Press says the plan “produce 700,000 horsepower by utilizing the rise and fall of the tides staggers the imagination” and “‘were the idea to be put forward by any other person than Mr. Cooper it would be laughed to scorn as an im- practical dream.” “It certainly is a man’s job,” accord- ing to the New York Herald-Tribune, e torfal primaries there might he a sus- picion the regulars had in the back of thelr heads some kind of compro- against Senator Willlam B. McKinley. | mise plan with La Foilette later on.|rived its pro: This may prove a little embarrassing | The national organizrion has refused ly from ta absolutely to allow itself to be mixed, t Were it not for 'the flat statement|up In the senatorial race in Wiscon- | enabled it to issued by Senator Butler a week ago|sin as the backer of any of the stul-|country, the people of ih ‘wart candidates. The prophet who is that State. of | though | its | Tides as Possibility “to harness the wildest tides in the world. Although the enterprise is n transcenc nature as classed the the Roanoke becomes more of similar locomotive wheelbarro Worl and more apparent t tering a superpower N 1 giant-power age. * The enterprise, viewed | Kalamazoo Gazet mz serious effort on a large sc duce to a dry-land beast of I old implacable foe and friend the ocear also draws |dream of sixteenth and sev cent: explorers, has been by po as the chie national rivalry, but position, unlike the ol field for the engine , rather tha 2y that destr ‘Lake levels may the Columbus Dispatch dwindle in volume with the passing of the years, but the tides will con tinue to rise and fall as lo ocean itself endures.” Neverth *“the scheme involves herculean la bor,” according to the San Antonio Express, “beside which the sea walls already bullt shrink to small propor tions, and it would cost many millions —but once completed there will be no further occasion to worry about coal s or a gasoline shortage.” he export of power has been sanc- {tioned,” the Boston script states, with the explanation th aine has, in this case, made exception to the rule laid down in the statute of :308 that hydro-electric power generated in the State shall not he exported.” 2 * %k Maine has “done a real service to America,” it appears the Cleveland Plain Dealer, for “this will be the f serjous, well financed attempt to mak the tide work for man on a large scale.”” It points the way, declares the Philadelphia Public Ledger, “to simi- lar action elsewhere along our Atlan- tic coast and to the final realization of the long-cherished dream of man- kind to utilize a mighty potency that now goes chiefly to destroy ships and to pound and mold the shore with results that are scenic, but not indus- trial."” “There will be no feeling of jealousy { or chagrin over this project from { other sections of the United States | which can expect no benefit from it," | the Lincoln Star concludes, “‘On tha contrary, the Middle West will extend est wishes to New England for lia success. While that section has ty in the past large ff protection and discrim transportation _rates, which ve off the rest of the Mississippi ew Y desire themselves through of its industries.” by s the first to re rden a c n repliace source of ‘n the new will prov rivers may inatory Vallqy do not want to see )