Evening Star Newspaper, September 24, 1925, Page 6

‘ - 'THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Editi WASHINGTON, THURSDAY . .September 24, 1925 THEODORE W. NOYES .T.Edltor Star Newspaper Company Businces Office: . 11th St ana Pennsvivas New York Office: 10 E: Chicago Office: ‘ower European Office: 14 Regent SL. England The Evening a Ave " 42nd St. uildine. London. * The Bvenine Star. with the Sunday fpe sdition. ta' delivered by carrie Ine city at'80 cents nar month: daj) 4B cents per month: Sunday only. 20 cants Par monshe Ordera mag he sant hw mail o telophoge Stain KOG Collection is' made by earfler at'the end of each month. "'Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Pajly Aand Sunday... 88401 $6.00° 1 Runday only. $2.40: 1 mo.. mo. mo. 1w 1, BRY All Other States. ally and Sunday. .1 vr. $10.00 Ally anly 1 Sunday only. mo’. Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Pross ie exclusivaly enti 10 the use for republi | newn di dited to'it or not atherwisg cred: « maver and also the local me nublishad heremn ANl riehts of pablicatior dispatehes horain are also reserved. French Debt Negotiation. France and America today adjust the war debt. The French debt commission is headed by Joseph Caillaux, minister of finance. and ti:at of the United States by Andrew Mel. | lon. Secretary of the Treasury. re garded as two of the most astute and able financiers of the ference, however, i resentatives of ay. The con- a meeting of rep two sreat nati sager to settle in an honorable and | tair way obligations growinz out of the war and post-war periods. 80 it should be regarded rather than as & clashing of financial expe each seeking to obtain some advan tage over his adversary. The abflity of a debtor to pay. hon estly sct forth, must necessarily zov- ern to a great extent in debt scitle ments. The ability of France to mect the debt of almost $4,500.000,000 to the United States will be given full con- sideration in the funding arrange. ments which it is expected will he successfully cempleted here. From the point of view of France, her ability to pa four and a half billion dollars is inti- mately connected with -what France herself will receive from Germany as veparations, what she will receive from her other creditors, and also with what France must pay to Great Britain, her former allv and creditor. to the tune of about $3,000,000,000 But it is not expected that M. Ceil Iaux will make the error of seeking to weave Into the negotiations with the United States the German reparations or France's tentative agreement on the British debt. The American atti- tude has been from the first that the war debts due this country are to be sonsidered separately and apart from German reparations and the debt set- tlements made by its creditors with other nations. Suggestions that these matters should be considered together have invariably been frowned upon by the executive and legislative branches of the Government of the |*" United States. The debt conference opens with ex- pressions of the utmost good will on both sides of the conference board, and the hope expressed that a speedy settlement will be reached. In this both the French and American peo- ples may be expected to join. Eco- nomic stability has waited on the final adjustment of these huge war debts, and economic stability is the sine qua non in the restoration of prosperity in the world. S Many American statesmen traveled far in order to study nomic conditions in Europe. Caillay finds it worth while to come over and nave to the United States | are | meeting about the conference table to | And | i | | [ | [ | i | j information. ever, and undoubtedly his presence on the Washington team gave it just the quality necessary for the upward climb that finally landed it on top. Day after day this veteran of the diamond has been playing his best, and a good best it has been. Steady as a rock, never flustered, making his errors along with others, but without discouragement or demoralization, a dangerous man to opposing pitchers in emergencies, always shrewd in his | swift analysi | zifted with an uncanny. instinctive knowledge of the plans of the opposi- tion, and, moreover, capable of an extraordinary speed in defensive play, { Peckinpaugh has made the Washing- { ton infield one of the fastest and most | effective in base ball history. He has |inspired his associates with confidence and thus has contributed greatly and directly to the morale of the team, | which is the winning clement. So, hail to Roger Peckinpaugh, vet- eran of the game and worthy winner of the highest individual honors of the scason of 1925, a credit to the sport and mainstay of the World Cham- plons! e —e— Encouraging Commercial Aviation. Testimony by Postmaster General New and Secretary Hoover before the President’s avlation board favors Gov- ernment aid in the development of commercial aviation in this country. The Postmaster General holds that the best interests of the country would be served by permitting private all commer- that end it is the policy of the department to place contracts for carrying the mails through the air with companies rather than maintain the service directly. The Secretary of Commerce advocates the creation of a bureau of civil avia tion which will render to the air ser ice the same assistance that the Gov- ernment has ziven to navigation. The’ question of Government aid in the development of commercial avia- tion is quite distinct from the major ue before the commission relative to the consolidation of the Govern- ment's aircraft work under a unified djrection. Strictly, this matter is not involved in the present inguiry, though it is well that it has been brought forward. There should be no controversy over the matter. Indeed, the action of the Post Office Depart- ment in opening the flving mail serv- ice 10 private enterprise has settled the question aMirmatlvely. Secretary | Hoover's recommendatién of an a craft hureau to encourage and assist in the development of aviation will probably be Congress formally. The United States first heavier-than-air cans were the pioneers in practical viation. Yet this country is back- ward now in putting the airplane to commercial use. It is a commonplace expression that some day the airplane | will be the common carrier for the people. But little progress has been made toward that end. Plane makers | have been producing machines chiefly for racing, exhibition and sightseeing uses. Save for Henry Ford's “shop service” flying route between Detroit d Chicago there is no actual, regu- lar, commercial plane service in this country. Had the United States ud-| vanced in this matter along with ! some of the European countries there would today be regular passenger aerial service between the large cities, with scheduled daily flights and s taining patronage. Government aid in this matter will not take the form of subsidy. Secre- tary Hoover's idea is that it should | take the form of advice and technical | The Postmaster General finds a practical means of encourage- ment in the placing of the air mail service in private hands. Surely the enterprise to take over cial aviation, and to now commercial laid before witnessed flights. Amer- the study economic conditions in America. | oo There is no hope that Hen can invent a motor that will revive the good old painless days when a flivver was merely something to joke ahout. e In appealing for financial assist ance William H. Anderson can claim consideration man who has led & sober and industrious life. as a T Roger Peckinpaugh. The base ball writers. the men who daily watch the games from the press hoxes of the ball parks of the Amer- ican have voted, in accord- ance with an annual custom. for the most valuable member of his team. By a margin of four points Roger Peckinpaugh of the Washington club was declared the winner. It is appro- vriate that his nearest competitor for 1his honor should be a member of the Philadelphia team, which for a long time during the present scason led the league and has today still a math- ematical possibility for winning the league championship, though a most vemote one. Last year Walter John- son, also of Washington, gained the verdict, and it is doubly appropriate that this year's award should be given to another veteran of the champion team. Roger Peckinpaugh is well worthy of this honor that has come to him so Jate in his professional base ball ca- reer. He has been now “in the big game” for fifteen years; for thirteen of which he has been regularly i the major league. Kor most of that time he has been rated as a star per- former; for all of it he has been de- pendable, earnest and intelligent in his work. When Peckinpaugh came to the Washington team in 1921 many thought that he was “through.” He Tad been shifted from the New York club on a deal that included Boston and landed him immediately in the ‘Washington ranks. There were some <keptics here who saw in this transac. tion only another acquisition of a “slipping” player. Washington had in the past secured the services of many a veteran in the decline of his *hase ball capacity, and this, to doubt- ~ere. looked like another case of get- «ting a “slipper.”” On.the contrary, Peckingaugh pedved to be as good as League, Ford | | | !another this newly developed vehicle, time has come when by one means or the speediest of all. will be put into daily practical use. of a critical situation, | facings {that it arose from the grossest ignor- |1y have been foreseen, and that could THE EVENING 8 customary privilege of having around | him on official occasions no one of lower rank than colonel. The holders of that title thus often outranked their lllustrious forebears, who fought with Stonewall Jackson and starved at Point Lookout. ‘These colonels, too, have been nn.] moved by any temporary discontinua tion of dress uniforms applying to the State's armed forces The; stuck tq dark blue, with var and aiguelettes and “other trimmings of brightest zold. Their Visibili has been high and spiriting even the cloudiest davs. At ning functions they put the newest creations of debutante and matron in the shade. It is probably all for the best and in step with the times, but no khaki-clad, putteed “whippersnap- pers,” be their Sam Browne bells ever so glistening, can quite take their place. They will be missed and, worse. luck. the example of one of the oldest, proudest and most aristocratic of the forty-eight States will probably be fallowed eventually by all the rest. have wolored on eve R A Deplorable Incident. The press of the United States, in deed, the entire American public, must feel keenly the reflection upon American journalism and American manners involved in the query put to M. Caillaux, France's distinguished minister of finance, upon his arrival in New York by a newspaper reporter regarding the minister's political his- tory. M. Caillaux hasx France to fill one of the most impor- tant posts in the zovernment of that | great nation. He comes 10 the United States as the head of a mission charged with a most imporiant task. An insult to him becomes. in fact. a reflection upon the nation whic he represent The most charitable interpretation that may be placed upon the incident, in which the. reporter questioned M Caillaux about his trial in France, is been chosen by ance of what constitutes the courtesy due to a guest of the United State: To be discourteous is reprehensible at any time. But to be discourteous to a guest is unpardonable. 1t is incon- ceivable that any one could desire de- liberately to offer insult to the French minister of finance. And it is to be hoped that M. Caillaux will regard the incident as one arising out of in experience and a lack of knowledge as to the proprieties. Freedom of the press, fundament. in a free country, does not mean | cense (o insult a stranger and a suest. The blunder in New York har- bor yesterday is one that could scarce- not be repeated. It could not have happened in Washington, where the representatives of the Nation's daily journals have constant contact with the officials of this and foreign gov- ernments. America desires to wel. come whole heartedly France's min- ister of finance. S | The dinner to Mr. Calllaux at the ‘White House will include guests who could make the occasion historical if after-dinner speeches were in order and available to the public. ——e——— Mayor Hylan of New York presses a perfect willingness (o retire to private life. The mavorship of the great American metropolis has always been an ordeal as well as an honor. ex- | e A change in temperature enables | the Weather Bureau to indorse a fa vorite policy of the administration— “keep cool { ] In order to keep out of trouble a! prohibition agent should demonstrate conclusively that he is a bad marks- man v e The latest coal strike has heen dis. appointingly deficient in novel situa- tions and new lines of dialogue. S P Washington base ball enthusiasts | regard it as no more than fair for the |, Capital City to hold the pennant for | many successive seasons 10 make up | | for long seasons of disappointment in ! i | | the Officers’ Reserve Corps. a group to the past. e .- — Gen. Mitchell is now giving a thrill- inz exhibition of extra hazardous | teats in flying into the face of au- hority. - B As a war machine the monster diri- gible threatens to assert itself as a great comfort to the enemy. o Fewer Virgina Colonels. There is a movement afoot to dimin- ish the supply of Southern colonels. H. F. Byrd, Democratic nominee for governor and. therefore, governor- elect of Virginia, declares that busi- ness methods in government make necessary the threatening of one of the oldest institutions in the Old Do- minion—that gold-braided platoon of holders of the honorary rank of colo- nel on the governor's staff. He has expressed himself as in favor of a group of more practi¢al aides-de-camp recruited from the National Guard or be much smaller than that of the thirty now and for years heretofore customarily chosen by the chief exec- utive, and to be appointed with no change in existing rank. This will be a blow to the military or semi-military aristocracy of Vir- ginia, for it must be remembered that in many parts of that great neighbor- SHOOTING STARS. BY PHIL. \NDER Rapid Change. ““The old home ain’t what e it No one in gentle glee Takes a banjo on his knees. For the banjo is promoted into high sus-si-e-tee. NDER JOHNSON, it used to The old home stands on a flivver- crowded street, The flappers there you meet Show indifference complete To appearances and manners were once considered neat. that The old home goes at a pace that's swiftly queer: If you stay away a vear Such changes will appear That you feel like Rip Van Winkle as vou shed a passing tear. Peering Into the Past. “You will have many things to in- vestigate when Congress arrives.” 0 doubt answered Senator Sor- ghum. “One of these days Jim may start an investigation to find out what becomes of all the investigations. Clad For Contest. “I've scarcely a thing to wea She sighed. in accents of despair. “Cheer up!” exclaimed her brother, wise— “Perhaps you'll win a beauty prize!” Jud Tunkins says there is no use of economizing if you merely save up your money to buy gold bricks. ‘Wanderers. ing Commonwealth the titlés of colo- nel, general, major, and. even cap- tain—there never seem to have.beer any lieutenants—are hereditary, like the Russian title of “prince.” For years after the close of the Civil War the adult male population ot Virginia, along with other Southern States, seemed to consist largely of men bearing military. titles, almost all of which were genuine. These per- sisted a long time, for their hardy possessors, having survived the cam- paigns with Marse Robert, did hot die oft for trifles. The Spanish War brought out a new supply of ‘“han- dles” to names, as did the World War, but perhaps the steadiest modern source of rank was the governor's Adam and Eve had just been turned out of the garden of Eden. “Here's where we start the trouble for the entire human race,” said he, “Yes; we are confronted with the original housing problem. e Vacation Over. The frosty breeze ia on the way And now we plainly see An office is a place to stay When golfing is N. G. “De man dat wants to give his time foh yoh free intertainment.an’ instruc- tion,” said Uncle Eben, “seems kind an’ generous at de start. But he mos’ always turns out to have somethin’ to sell. =~ | propose to tell the reade AR, WASHINGTON, BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. It is common knowledge among book- men that many indubitably great works are dull; that often u badk less' favored by the critics offers more en- tertainment than one unconscionably puffed. n During the past yeur I have runon 1o two volumes of this good sort, and am so well pleased with them that I of this col- umn about them. Those who make re- viewing books the business of their lives may look askance. We will Jet them. These inter es are callfd, in this, our hectic country. “Wolves'of the Sea” and “Missing Men.” Gaston Leroux le the author, and the Macau- 0. of New York the publisher. hey were published in England under the better titles of “The Iloating Prison” and *Cheri-Bibi and Cecily;” although an even better title for the second book would be “The Return of Cheri-Bibi," the subtitle to the Ameri- can edition. ; The. influence of the movies in this country is easily seen in the above 1i- tles. ‘““The Floating Prison” would not do at all. “Pep it up!"” some one said, with the result that we have “Wolves of the Sea,” which is a better title than “Missing Men,” at that. These stories of adventure —we might as well admit impossible but plausible adventure —some way or other remind one of Dumas the elder. A certain touch there is in them that recalls the incomparable narrator of “The Three Musketeers,” ““Chicot the Jester,” “The Bl alip,” “The Count’ of Monte Cristo” and those scores of other tales in which the master got more action with conver- sation than any other man who ever wrote adventul stories. Let those who will. “Wolves the Sea™ and “Mis Men.” dismissing them. forsooth, cause they are “mere adventure sto. vies.” At that rate some of the great est stories in the world would*have to be discarded. ing stos then. sneer at e owow ‘There is one thing that antee to every reader who dips into those two books, and that is. that he will be Interested. Some will be horrified, no doubt. for there fs enough realism about these stories to_make part of them gruesome. When the first printed in Detective Stories Maga. Zine some of the readers of that pub- lication protested the story as being to horrible.” 1 do not know whether the editor of that estimagle publication printed the sequel or not, but I do mot imagine he did. The fact remains, however. that “The Floating Prison” is the only story I ever read in (hat magazine I can re- call ofthand Truly the adveniures of the doubtable Cherl-Bibi, criminal fate rather than hy reason own desires, offer & different kind of story than the average. [ feel quite sure that if Alexandre Dumas had written them they would be ac- claimed as ‘‘classics” and 1 am not sure they will not be, at that! “Wolves of the Sea,” briefly, is the story of the mutiny of convicts aboard a French prison ship bearing criminals to a distant island. Under the leadership of Cheri-Bibl the men manage 1o seize the officers and place them and the crew in the cells. The way the story is worked out by Leroux is clever, 50 good, indeed, that at one and the same time th: reader feels the reality of the thing. while sharing with ghe auth the cense that it is a_pretty large e:- travaganza, after all. There are few books in which a writer has better straddled the fence between the impossible and the prob- able than in_these two. To one read- er. at least. there is more sense of veality in them than in many of Joseph Conrad's stories. The character of Cheri-Bibi, ig- norant, vet filled with great thoughts, in his wav. is admirably worked out. and held at a high level throughout these two stories, I can guar ve- by BACKGROUND OF EVENTS BY PAUL V. COLLINS. Five thousand dollars reward is offered by Abd-el-Krim, the Riffian leader, for any American member of the Sherifian Escadrille fighting in the interests of the French in Morocco. ‘When President Roosevelt sent his famons dispatch to Morocco he did not_talk dollars. “Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead,” was all he cabled. The brigand chief, Raisull, released without his - demanded ransom the American citizen he had captured. what will a man give for his 1 The Americans who are thus act ing as “soldiers of fortune’ well know the fate which wonld be theirs in case they fell into the hands of the Riffs, and the peril adds to the| adventure they are seeking. Yester- day the nine American planes made two or three raids each and, probably, on each raid they destroyed many times the property that would meas- ure the reward offered for their cap- ture. Other Americans are said to be on their way to ‘join in the great ad- venture, in spité of the warning of our Department of State that they are violating American law and lay- ing themselves liable 1o fines and imprisonment. * ok % x If, now, Abd-el-Krim should cap- ture any of these American flyers and undertake to execute them, as he undoubtedly would do, what would be the actlon of our Government, in view of the warning so recently ls- sued of their deflance of our laws? Would Secretary Kellogg cable a paraphrase of the Roosevelt ulti- matum? Or are the Americans already outlaws, after the diplomatic warning sent through our Minister? B The law applicable to the case reads as follows: “Section 5282: Every person who, within _the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, enlists or enters himself, or hires or retains another person to enter himself or go beyond the limit of the jurisdiction of the United States, with intent to be en- listed or entered into the service of any foreign prince, state, colony, dis- trict or people, as a soldier, or as & marine or seaman, on board any ves- sel of war, letter of marque or privateer, 3hall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than $1,000 and im- prisoned not more than three years. This law applies to Morocco be- cause the United States, by treaty with the Sultan made many years ago, exercises the right of extra- territoriality In that country; hence, so_far as Americans are concerned, they remain under Ameriean juris- diction even In Morocco. But, as an official of the State Department remarked: ‘“There is no likelihood that the United States is going to send an army over there to capture the Americans who violate that law.” * ok ko Having issued an official warning, it is believed that it exculpates this Government from any responsibility for the acts of the filibusters, vet it would raise a delicate question’ in case the Americans were captured, as to how far this Government would go toward securing their release through diplomatic channels. & g"\u’ minister has “autpority to 1. ook them | the of the serfes was | |10 seek hi= of his | C.. THURSDAY, | | { reader is apt to feel the oppo moment's reflection reveals (1 sistency of the character. * ko * Cheri-Bibi murders before breakfast. and strangles a foe after dinn but it is all dorie in much the spirit of thoughtless -boy trying to have fun| with his pet dog. The artless Cherf-Bibi—surely story ever had such a hero before is the victim of fate and illluck to such an extent that he wins one's ad- miration. His ~ compatriots, Little | Buddha. the Kanaka. the Countess.| Toper, (‘arrots and others among the | convicls are characters that have | reality. His life story. as coolly told 1o the | captain of the ill-fated vessel just be- fore the mutiny. is a very clever pieca of work, and lays the foundation for the remainder of the tale, and the sequel as well. It is in this chapter. especially, thai the abllity of the author ix manifested. The underlying idea, the way it is worked out, is good. | As a necessary digression, it has a | somewhat similar one in Conrad's “The Secret Agent” reduced to the work of a tyro, The action is not held back for a second, but is, in fact, furthered by the very digression, an achievement of no mean quality in itself. The memories of the lovely Cecily form a veritable lyric before the storm caused by the revolt of the convicts. The ensuing pictures are Ifelike. 1 make no attempt here to give the complete story of these tales, because 1 want the reader to enjov them in full when he geis time to up. « xox % It is enough to suy that Maxime du puchais. a marquis. who had married | Cheri-Bibi's beloved Cecily. is ship- | wrecked with a party. and is rescued | by the convicts. posing as captain and crew. | The possibilitles are large. and our | author makes the most of them. ven | reader, however, must gasp at| the concluding scenes, in which the | infamous Kanaka, a renegade sur; geon, at the vequest of our villain:| hero, grafta the complete face and hands of the Marquis onto Cheri Bihi. In i Cheri-Bibi goes old love. and finds her.| the lovely Cecily, who had heen so| abused hy the real Marquis. The, unloue masquerade cairies the reader | along despite himself. in order to find out_what Cheri-Bibi will do next Cherl-Bibi does plenty His old pals, Little Buddha. the Kanaka and the other birds of P\'!I,; find their way back to France, too, in order to preyv upon their former leader. now comfortably ensconced as| the Marquis and “husband’ of Cecily, whom he has always loved The strange part of it that Leroux makes the reader svinpathize with Cheri-Bibi. He does not do it by telling vou to, but simply by a fine handiing of the characters and their doings and aspirations In order to keep his happiness, Cheri-Bibi finds it necessary to com-| mit a few more murders, in which | the reader may be shocked to find | himself sympathizing. Those murders | must be done, and we find ourselves | hoping Cheri-Bibl will do a good job. Cheri-Bibi does. He alwavs does. | The way he and his faithful Dodger | finally settle all scores by wiplng out five men In one fight brings our book near to a close—but not quite. The author has something left. Yes, de- “Missing Men. Hor crifices himself for the loye of his “wife” I refraln from | telling here. 1 do not want to spoil | a good story for vou' But it fs| mighty well handled. even in its| underlying absurdity. Nor did n'herl»{ Bibi die, after all! There s another Cheri Bibi hook. a | sequel to the sequel. I learn. No ! matter what Cherl-Bibi does to his| face. he always shows up again. He| If at times the ;is Cheri-Bibi! ~ sincere sympathy with the oppressed issue writs for the arrest of the| Americans, but if Abd-el-Krim, with his armies of tens of thousands, can- not capture them, how effective would a “writ” be in the same undertaking? | President Painleve of France is re- ported to have declared that the avi- ators are not a part of the French| army, but are free to act upon their own initiative. So. there is mno chance_to open diplomatic negotia- tions with France for their arrest, even if France were less inclined to| point to the record of Lafavette and associates and ask what Gen. Wash- ington would have done in case; Louis XVINhad demanded their ar rest. In view of the fact that the com- manding officer of any military unit exerclises full military authority and discipline over every camp follower as truly as over his soldiers, the point raised’ by Mr. Painleve it not| considered important, by military | eritics. * ok ok ¥ . How does ths action of these Americans differ from that of La- favette when he volunteered to aid ‘the American colonists against the British? In his se, there was French enmity against Britain, and and struggling Americans fighting for liberty. In the case of the Riffs, ostensibly fighting against the Mo- roccan Sultan, but in reality against the French who control and “sup- port” the Sultan, it has not been conceded by Christians that the Moor has a grievance, paralleling_that of the American revolutionists. Whether Christiang are unbiased judges of the rights of semi-barbarian Moslems to rule. their own count may be questioned, But, beyond all such question. our Army officers say the incentive of these soldiers of fortune fighting in the Foreign Legion is not that which {actuated ~ Lafayette or American volunteers in the French Foreign Legion, fighting the Germans before American entered the war. but that it is love of adventure, alone. which now actuates the flyers. They care nothing, say the officers. for the rights or merits of the African war. That differs radically from the spirit of volunteers in the American Army during the World War, few of whom entered merely for adventure. and still fewer, today after their actual experience in war, would be so actu- ated to re-enter, apart from motives of defense of liberty and justice. * kX % The origin of the French power be- hind the Sultan’s throne rests in a loan of money, which the predecessor of the present Sultan borrowed in 1894 to reorganize an army defeated by the Riffs under Raisuli. Pripr, to that loan France had been at war with the Sultan. In 1904 France and Great Britain made an agreement, whereby France conceded to Great Britain a free hand in Egypt and Great Britain granted France the same imperial favor as to Morocco. In neither case were the Egyptians or the Moroccans consulted in that parceling. Germany at first acquiesced in France's control in Morocco. knowing the entente cordiale between her and Great Britain: but .when France's SEPTEMBER I'l‘hrfio stages in thi | were pointed and 1925. Demonsiration School Plan Prove 24, To the Editor of The Star The fact that school officials at the National Capital are on the qui vive with respect to educational progress, safely and sanely accomplished, was tever more clearly shown than their decision this Summer to estab- lish the *demonstration” school. ‘Teachers of “‘eminent superiority.” supposedly, will demonstrate here the soundness ' or the unsoundness of many new educational procedures: will prove the most effective methods of instruction—in short, will exhibit and emphasize superiority along all | lines of school work, Including admin Istration and supervision. Otherwise. what will be the “‘occasion” for othe: teachers to visit? It seems a fai assumption. therefore. that here mot only will students be skilled in study- ing better and better, but teachers will be taught to teach likewise. At other points in the system, the intro- duction of these innovations will be delayed, pending experimentation and result. Human experience sometimes Proves a certain course so much wiser than that which has hitherto been followed, that one wonders why the former was so belated. 1t seems an odd coincidence that the very day that The Star brought news of the establishment at Washington of this order of school, a group of students in attendance at a Summer graduate school of education was dis- cussing_educational progress in the past. This seemed to be the gist of the .group-thought: Having in mind the tortuous and uncertaln progress in the past of new courses of instruc- tion and new orders of departments schools, it was felt that reflection reasonable prevision could have made success thereof more certain and resulted in avoidable friction. sort of procedure out—(1) Many within without was enthusiastic, some overenthusiastic; (2) some adopt. fo ep in fashion, others on merii; and. (3) after storm and stress, or calm and peace. ax recollection serves, an edu- cational problem or product emerges —or perishes—all the better, one might say, for the experience. But, must all elements of this experience be endured, out of which to wring success” Are not time and moneyv— and lives, officially—lost, that could have been saved to the unquestioned advantage of the movement? Would it not, then. be an entirely feasible proposition for a representative body of educators 1o seek an appropriation the establishment of one or more “demonstration” centers, strategically located and independent of State or national control—preferably under the management of the proper depart- ment of the NEA—to the end that experimentation might be carried on there only, by general agreement. the | other American cities marking time, if it might be put that way, until, through bulletin or notification other- wise, they are made acquainted with the success or fallure of educational innovations? The alternative has oveen pointed out: what of the future? Is the stage fast becoming set in America, from which an educational playwright may shortly announce a work of art—an educational doctrine —as fully meeting requirements as s Progress | jlarge enongh for by |T. H | from one of the foundations toward | D1ied { son has been able to unearth is ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC Q nut At what age does a black wa tree bear, and when Ix the tr use as lumbei A. It is difficult what age a walnut depends on existing conditions. Tt should be at least 10 years old (o bear frult, and from 20 (o 40 years for proper lumber. 1t should be, at a minlmum. one foot in diameter and have a long trunk for lumbering pur poses t exactly say at tree bea the Lost large prehistoric World' Q. How animals in “The duced?—W. F. E. A. The natural appesrance of the animals in “The Lost World" is the result of mathematical precision, & | deep study of animal life and infinjte patience. A tree which looked on the screen 1o be 60 or 70 feet was really | about 18 inches, the monsters were | about 18 inches. Each movement of | trifiing consequence had to be pictured separately to make the whole effect real. The most painstaking work was | required with seven cameras, each one on a trolley which, when moved into position was locked into place. | Each animal was moved into posi-| tion by hand and in those scenes | where the animals are shown spring- | ing at each other they were affixed 1o | special and cleverly constructed backgrounds. | Q. What causes ophthalmia? - G.T. A. It 18 an infection- of the eve due to a lack of a certaln factor in the diet, vitamin A. which occurs in but- ter, cod Ii oil, egg volk and other natural fats. Q. Are there any h America’ M. M. A. The Bureau of Biological Sur vey savs that there are now 30.000 pronghorn antelopes in 286 tiered herds on this continent. The prong- horn ie the only antelope native 1o America Q. How many there? €. M A. The Puliman Co. owns & During the past fiscal vear passengers were carried in these and they traveled an aggregale 13,422,311,533 miles. Q. When does Indian Summer hezin the Central States?—C. D. G A. Indian Summer i name ap to a short season of pleasant weather which occurs in the Ceniral and Atlantic coast States usually dur ing the months of October and No vember, Lut more rarely in Decembe Indiap Summer is characterized by an almost cloudless sky, calm or light air, hazy atmosphere and a mild tem perature in the daytime, although cool at night. This period may last two or three weéeks and may occur (we or three times during 2 season, but rare ly more than twice Q. What was the first American pa triotic song?—L. H. K A. The earliest one which were antelopes in N Pullman ecars are 10 in a L. C..El “lib Boston Mrs. James the 1768. Gen erty song” advertised in Chronicle of October 16, Mercy Warren, wife of did that of Herbert, in another day and generation? Perhaps Judd has something of this in mind In “Some Constructive Pr ples of Reorganization,” Elem. Jour., 23: 413-422, when he asked, there not enough intelligent vigor in | American schools 1o canvass the whole problem from the bottom to the top? Is there not some way of sys tematizing ‘school development so that it will not depend on internal friction for Jts salvation? The ““demonstration” school at Wash ington would Wfem to point one method, at leaSt, of Solving ths problem. FRANCIS LEWIS v CARDOZO. Carolinas Claim Jackson. Where was Andrew Jackson. sev {enth President of the United States. born into this world? Two sovereign States claim the distnction and honor of having welcomed the hero of New Orleans and patron saint of democ- racy into this vale of tears, and they are renewing their claims in such In North Carolina they are quite posi- tive that “Old Hickory™ first saw the light in a cabin a mile and a half from the border of South Carolina, and South Carolina is equally insistent that his mother had crossed the bor- der on her way to her new home in that State. This controversy birthplace is not ghost. It refus over unlike Jackson's Banquo's {about the time it is thought to be dead | issue it bobs up again and rages more | voilently than ever. Just what is to be gained through the discussion is and distinguished career of the sev- enth President was in no way affected But the pride of two States is involved gravely in the contention whether or not his mother had reached the con- fines of South Carolina, where, at tha home of Mrs. Margare. McKemy, her sister. she gave most illustrious son. While South Carolina and North Carolina are fighting over the disputed birthplace, Tennessee is secure in her |fame as his home, and democracy is equally secure in its assumption of his guidance as the patron saint of the party which has for so long been asa thorn in the side of the Republicans. And. after all, what difference does it make? It Is his deeds and the prin- ciples he stood for, and not at all the place where he was born, that really counts and upon which Jackson's fame rests in such seemingly permanent se- curity.—Houston Chronicle. ——— The Vicious €ircle. From the Canton Repository. The way of it: The more traffic. the more rules: the more rules, the more violations thereof. not seeking political control, but only “pacific penetration”—whatever that meant — “with administrative. ec nomie, financial and military reforms. France extended the eniente cor- diale, with boundary agreements, to Spain in 1904, and the complete power of France seemed confirmed. There is no more outstanding modern ex- ample of imperialism than France's exerclse of authority in Morocco, based upon a loan of about $3.000.000 to a Sultan later deposed. 1t is in de- fense of that imperialism that a score or so of American “soldiers of for- tune’ are now risking not only their own lives, but the involvement of their own country, in deflance of American law. * ok kX There never is a war which does not attract soldiers of fortune. When it seemed probable that the United States would be forced into hostilities with Mexico, such adventurers flocked to our camps from all parts of the world. In one instance, soldiers who had fought on opposite sides in the Anglo-Boer War in Africa found themselves side by side in America against the Mexicans. In the present case Col. Sweeny, who commands the Americans in Africa, has a fine record as a soldier in the A. E. F., but there is doubt as to the spirit of his Americanism, for he had lived in Paris since 1909, and immediately after discharge from the American Army he returned to Paris, with the reported statement that he expected to remain there the rest of other ally, Russia, met defeat in Man- churia, Germany _reconsidered her «compliance .with- - France's increased prestige until assured that France was his Hte. ' It is officially contradicted that he or his assoclates are wearing American Armv insignia. (Copyright. 1925. by Paul V. Collins.) manner as to attract much atention. | not at all apparent. Certainly the lifa | h to che baby who | | was to become her { | | | | | | financially s to be laid. and just | Warren of Plvmouth he words. The tune Heart of Oaks.” Mrs. Warren began the old Americ custom of setting patriotic verses to an English melodr. Q. What is the correct term to designaie the study of the derivation of family names™—A. M. O'C A. “Patronomatology” is the Q ible other than the the Atlantic?” —H Ci A. The R34 Mass., wrote was Boyce's term Did any s Angeles Airi crossed_ in 19 1t C J. HASKIN. 1, on July Long Island 1919, The lLus on October Lakehurst, Sast Fortume, il 1919 and arrived York, July 6 left Berlin and arrived at October 15, 1924. 1924 i the of Jatesl esiimate « the Unlied Siat Q. What the populti J. W. M. tinenta) is n United States. | possessions, | P. ihe horses i Q. To whom do of The West helonz A. The Forest the wild horses are unbranded haying owners. These horses eat forage and are very detrimental 1o voung stock: therefore, it is necessary or the service to employ men 1o round them up and sell them at auc tion. It takes a great deal of time and is a general nuisance to the For est Service. tis a dew worm? s the British term for A worm Q. Was there known as “Doegs -G. O. A. There are meager references to variants of the word in the his tory of the Indians who dwelt in Vit ginia and Maryland The Smithson- jan Institution says that “Early | the 17th century all the Amerindian | tribes of Virginia and Maryland wers ethnically disrupted and dispersed from their habitats RBloody alds upon them by northern hosiile Indian tribes and by their whilom white friends and allies soon left their coveted valuable lands fr fe white ipation least these dis ruptive forces was the organized kid naping of the natives for the slave trade. “So. in the later decades of that century it ame 1he hahli to apply this name Toags or ‘Doegs’ 1o the fugitive remnants of a number of tribes who were dispersing in all directions o escape, if possible. de struction by their white and Indian despoilers: such. for example. were the Susquehanna, the Nanticoke and the Piscataway. Such, briefiy is our present knowledze the iong tinct ‘Toag,' later ‘Doegs Q. Was Greb heavier than Mie Walker when they fought in N York in July?—A. 8. A A. Harry Greb was and had a longer reach weight. 160: height inches: reach. 70 inches Age. 24; weight. 150: height inches: reach inches feated Walker unds Q. When did die?—F. K | A, He died on bo Pampa, Tex., November was an indgpendent mi | ana lecturer. and presid ternational Bible Students tion of J tribe ndians | | of heavier eh—Age. feer 21y Walker 5 feer 61 Greh de taller in e Russ He thor the in Associa * train (Do you avail yourself of the furmished by tie burean of The Star? This Bureaw of Infor- mation is in a position to the world’s greatest resources o knowledge. The hearty co-operation |of experts in ansiwering your queries | 13 _asswred, "It is the duty and piras- ure of these men with the rerc knowledge mand. 11 im possible i complete enumeration of subjects oi ing an adequate idea of the scope and range in which the burcau can | wou. Gire us a trial. Send your ques- tion te The Star knformation Burean Frederic J. Haskin. Director, Twenty- first and C streels northicest, Wash- ington. 0. €. nformation to_serve the public they Luther Burbank Eulogized As He Prepared to Retire A chorus of praise for the marvel ous achievements of Luther Burbank comes from the public as the plant wizard prepares to close his active career and turn his famous California gardens over to the Leland Stanford University. In keeping with the spirit of his life and work. Mr. Burbank chose to present his gardens to the university rather than to accept of- fer ranging up to a quarter of a million dollars from private source. “It {s fitting.” says the Canton Daily News, “Luther Burbank should have his work go on forever in h name, as it will under the university plan. His work has been ever edu cational. It has been almost altruis tic. Inasmuch as he never profited by his experimentis and is not now a wealthy man. it would be a travesty be commercialized when he has pass ed away.” The Brooklyn Eagle observes that while “Luther Burbank is mortal, Stanford Universit g0 on ever; and of all fts varied activities none will be more useful than those devoted to increasing and diversify ing the food plants of the United States and the flower plants that may be made to adorn the humblest home- stead in the land.” ok ox o *“Contfnuance of the work will prove a splendid thing for California all the world,” the Los Angeles press declares, “and is a suitahle tribute to Mr. Burbank. To permit the great and useful work to cease with_the life of its: founder would be calamity. It is particularly grati fying .that the transfer will be made in his lifetime, when Mr. Burbank remains to give .the benefit of his counsel.” A fitting recognition of the services of a genius is seen by the Asbury Park Press, which fears that “there may be no more Burbanks, vet belleves “there will be enough ability to practice his methods and casry on his work. “This conservation of a great man's gift is as important as the conserva tion of our natural resources.’ the Evansville Courler and Journal be- lleves. while the Gloversville Herald remarks that “it is doubtful if any man of his generation has done more to increase the happiness of the hu- man race.” be adequately described” and “his name will be held in memory long afier mere talkers have been forgot tion,” 18 the tribute of the Tampa Times. “‘Mr. Burbank will not re- tire, but his already rich life s marked by a standard of professional ethics unexcelled in the wide realm of science,” says the Loulsville Courier- Journal. ¥ ok ok % Calling attention to the fact the sclentist has been at work 30 years. the Quincy Whig-Journal ob- serves that “‘so many improvements have been made by his efforts in that time that people are inclined to forget how much is owed to him. The ‘Whig-Journal, however, finds it “gratifying to know that Mr. Bur- bank still enjoys life, and that in his own words, ‘in 12 hours’ running,’ the various experiments now underway could not be described.” A similar thought from the Akron Beacon-Jour- nal, that the Nation “for many years received the benefit of the Burbank discoveries without realizing that the genfus which was their inspiration was nearing the end of his life span.” is accompanied by the conclusion that “it kKnows now that the benefits which it-had from his career will not be suffered to perish.” The non-mercenary character of Burbank's services is pointed out b the Pittsburgh Sun, which quotes humorous comment that “every time Babe Ruth his the ‘orange’ over the fence he gets $500. but when Burbank invents an oradge he gets nothing." The Sun adds: “That about hits the } that if his name were to | for’ | and | His ‘“‘tireless labor cannot | as much for plant science 2 son for electrical science. The world needs men of such public spirit.” * ok %ok What is to great work so Luther Burbank® cisco Bulletin the question poleons, the be the future of long carried on by asks the San Fran- which thus answars “The Caesars, the Na- Edisons, the Burbanks, are sui generis. Their achievements | may be conserved. their example ma | be transmuted into inspiration, but thelr powers are individual and may not be bequeathed. The intuitivelv ingenious mind, the rare powers of vision, the experience in noting and appraising variations. the skill in separating and combining—ihese pow ers may not he passed on by anv trick of magic.’ | “The measure of success achieved by this modest and patient wonder | worker,” the New York Evening Post concludes, “isindicated by the scramhle among the universities all over the | country to win the inheritance of ihe Burhank gardens.” while the Bernardino Sun _expr the hope that “the kindly botanist will live and carry on his work for many years more,” though it recognizes that ~he must lay it down in the course of time, and this movement to perpetu ate it i= both timely and admirable e Arlington Mansion ot a Lee Shrine To the Editor of The Star Appreciating the recognition of Gen. Robert E. Lee as the worid re- nowned and peerless leader of the Confederacy by Congress, when in its closing hours a bill was passed au- thorizing the restoration of Arlington mansion to its original stately beauty prior to 1861, with the design that it hecome a “Lee shrine,” your attention is called to the following facts: First, the United Daughters of tha Confederacy have the most appropri- ate “Lee shrine” at Lexington, \ in the little chapel where Gen. Le being ‘president of the college, had morning pravers daily’ with the sin dents of Washington and Lee College, now university, and in which his mausolenm is ‘seen jen. R. E. Lee's military was only a part of his noble char- acter, hence as the president of Washington and Lee his precepts and examples were an inspiratfon not only to the minds, but to the hearts {and morals of his students, thus add- ing luster to the Lexington, Va.. | shrine incomparable elsewhere. Secondly, Arlington was never owned by Gen. R. E. Lee, but was willed to his wife by her father, G W. P.:Custis, as the following extract from his will shows: “I give and be- queath to my dearly beloved daugh- ter, Mary Custis Lee, my Arlington | house estate, containing 700 acres, more or less.” His will further states that at her death Arlington was to belong to her eldest son, G. W. Custis Lee. Therefore, in no serise did or could it be the property of Gen. Robert E. Lee, a fact that probably is not generally known. Lee chapel and its mausoleum at Lexington, Va., have a prominent place in Southern history and are an- nually attracting many thousands of ! visitors from all parts of the world | The Virginia United Daughters of the | Contederacy are the special custodi- ans, which they deem a great honor. |1t seems, therefore, that Arlington, {with its United States military and naval cemetery holding the dust of so many thousands who strove against the cause that Gen. l4e upheld, could not be a suitable place, for a “Lee shrine MRS. JOHN MASQN, Teeshurg, Va. ! genius ,