Evening Star Newspaper, October 18, 1925, Page 50

2 THE EVENING STA ‘With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. SUNDAY. ...October 18, 1825 NOYES. . .Editor THEODORE W. The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business O . 11th St. and Pennsyivania Ave. New York Office: 110 Eas . Chicago Office: Tower Buildin. European Office: 16 Rexent St.. Loudon. England. The Evening Star. with the Sunday morn- fne edition. in delivered by carriers within the city at’ 60 cents per month: daily only. 45 cents per month: Sunday onlv. 20 centa per month_ Orders may be sant by mail or telenhone Main 5000. Collsction is made by varrier at the end of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Lyr. S8.40° 1 m 1¥r $8:00: 1 mo 15r.$240: 1 mo Dailr and Sunday Datly only Sunday only All Other States. Daily and Sunday....1¥r.$10.00 Daily anly 1wr 00 Bunday only 1yr S300 1 mo 1 mo Member of the Associated Press. The Ascociated Press is exclusively entitled 1o the lse for republication of atl news dia- Jathes credited to it ‘or not otherwise cred: ted 10 this paver and also the local news Dublished hersin. A1l rights of publication of svecial dispatches horein are also reserved. The League and Locarno. What does the League of Nations gain of the adoption of the se- eurity pacts Locarno? Or what does the League lose? The Versailles treaty of peace, which contained the | covenant of the League of Nations, is, in the opinion of keen observers, being | junked. This, say the opponents of that treaty, is in the interest of Eu- rope, the world and peace. But while the treaty of peace is being modified. the League of Nations, it seems, is getting a firmer grip on European affairs, if not on world af- fairs. In the first place, Germany will enter the League, the last of the great Yuropean natlons to join, except Rus- | sia. In the second place. the new treaties and their operation are close- 1¥ bound up with the League. It is true that the agrecments now entered into constitute a league within the league of Nations. But the provisions of the covenant of the League of Na- tions will be complied with, relating to treatics made among the members | of League. will treaties, not out at tie "hey be public | secret. | The League plated the call maments confe such a conference of rity of Nutions has contem- f @ limitation of If there is to be fow that the na- | have agreed on ”"f pacts. will it.be held in Eu- | rope and the auspices of the Leasue of Nations? Is the League of Nations likely attempt eize tror) the United States the leadership | In the movement for limitation of ar- | manients” There are some in this coun- try who believe tnat this will be the | course of the League: that it will pro ceed with plans for a conference and that it will invite the United States | 10 sit in such a conference, although | this country is not a member of the Leazue The fear is expressed in some quar- | ters that a co nce fostered by the | Leazue may prove only an idle ges- ture, 2 move which will give the cause ence. s Turop sec pe undet to to { comes the opportunity of these prof- | arbitration. j ¢ither taking advantage of the situa- | Hylanites to register because ot tion, or plan to do so. When Winter iteers will be ripe, indeed, unless the strike ends before long or ample sup- plies of substitutes are provided. The public generally has been as- sured by the bituminous operators and dealers that a sufficient quantity of soft coal can and will be provided to meet all requirements for heating, even though no more anthracite be mined and shipped this Winter. It is up to these operators and dealers to make good the pledge. Largely be- cause of this assurance the nave paid little attention so far to the hard coal strike. If the pinch of real suffering comes, however, then the people Will turn in their misery upon the whole coal industry, upon oper- ator and miner alike, and drastic tion will be demanded of Congress and the President. For nearly seven weeks the anthra- cite strike has been in effect. Both sides ave still defiant. The anthracite operators, however, do not look with cquanimity the intrusion of soft coal into the market which has hitherto heen exclusively for hard coal. And the miners. would do well to observe this us by people ac on too. e of substitutes the consumers. One outstanding fact troversy between the operators miners in the anthracite field stick in the mind of the consuming public. The operators have offered to submit the whole matter to impartial The miners have refused to arbitrate. When the real pinch comes, it it does, this is a fact which will affect in no small degree the feel- ing of a shivering public toward those who are responsible for their suffer; ing. in the con and may | S The Aviation Inquiry Closes. Adjournment of the hearings of the President’s Air Board will be followed by consideration by its members of the evidence and arguments given be. fore them during the public session. They will weigh facts views They will find u wide range of opin ion. expressed by officers of Army and Navy through exper o i efficiency on matters of administration and on prac- tical questions in aviation pr 1t will be no small task to resolve these directly conflicting judgments | into @ finding that will commund ap proval by the public. which has been aroused, almost excited. by sensational accusations of incompetence and mal- adminis | | { | and 4 | competent ence Lestify points | on in clice. | ! | tion the ‘ Service. Twé questions are under considera- tion by the comrission. Should the defense air forces be unified or remain under distinct Army and Navy admin. | istration? Are the aviation practices of the Government, both Army and avy, efficlent and progressive? Upon these two questions there is a wide difference of opinion. particularly upon the first. Urgent advocacy of unification of the Air Service has heen matched in a debate—it was no less than a debate on this point—be- fore the commission with equally | urgent denials that unification would he effective or economical. Doubtess there have been errors of in vernment's | | { of veal arms limication a hlow, since it will accomplish nothing of real sub- | stanee. The fear i that as long as the nations of Europe | have imperialistic designs, as long as | they hold to their huge colonfes and | insist upon their domination over lother peoples. there will be no chan of a limitat!on of land armaments. The 1'ni‘ed States is not seeking to compete Wil the League of Nations Tt has oniv friendiy feelings toward Ahat erzanization and its efforts ‘bette conditions 1n Europe But the | rited States b smncerely wedded to | the causa/of arms Mmitation: T¢ took | the loaa eome yvears ago, which result- el It has op- o cause of peaca through limitation of arma ' <houid act, and doubtless S €00n a8 it becomes wise, to o is expressed, tao, i the Washington conference. walted patiently for another nicy to wdvance the ments owill ac ring about ence on I nnselfisiness iTUnited international confer- ation of armaments. The and altruism of the e» have heen pit to the iproof =0 often that the peoples of the ‘world realize they can with coniidence follow the lead of America in such a reonference and toward such an end in st the fow subsided about Muscle tention of the teoming as ov various excitements of the weeks agitation to what Shoals, has tempo shall be The at n people is he- | crowded the aver varily 15 done Americ as e court calen e — oming a custom to refer tn 'Col. Mitehell The War Department should not ignore the significance of this growing practice “Tse of miliar nickname is always a sizn of popularit —— e When Winter Comes. Now York is beginning to feel the pineh o the wathr: ke. Prices of coai, hoth anthracite in stock and bituminnus, a3e golng up. Stove coal | n auotel as high ax $£22.30 a 1 eoft cos. i:as jumped two or are & ton The blow is first diracted at ths pockethook. Real suf fering wili cowe only when coal can not Be purchased any price. or even s a pries whinh the people of moderats means €annot pay. There !s avery reason to believe, | howeves thai the tme will not come | when fue. ot Ye purchased in New York ar:l e ram of the territory which hay fui e vears relied Upon anthiacits fex beating Its dwell- ings. Not snleas 1be €vpply of bitu- minous eom: eed <oke axd other sub- :stituma for hart ~on! Wse is curtailed. The pesential mtput of the soft coal mines s 4 B!llion tons & year, and the consumpC:m: of soft coas annually has been lee than §00.060,800 tons. Only 90,000,000 ene of anthracite are mined and consumea In A twalvemonth. It ;seema almost ebvioum 'herefore. that the pesple can be supplled with soft conl, provided thev wil wura it, in sufficieat cuantity to kee: r:emssives warm tars Winter, 30 matter what happess & the anthraaite st-tke. again. TWe @ not true of aii dealers by Any means. There are many of the wascrupulous, however, who | may judgment in the aviation services hoth Army and Navy. It s idle to ex pect perfection in military arts, and especially in cne €0 new us that of air- | raft as a means of national defense. | It is @ developing art. It is danger- | ous. Tts hazards are greater than | those of land or sea. There may be | undue conservatism in the adoption ot | new devices or new methods. It is | possible that some of the fatalities | that have occurred have been due to | isposition to change an established rule. These are matters upon which | the commission named by the Presi dert must now pass judgment. From the tragedies and failures which have given rise to the investi should. and doubtless will, come improvements and precaution and safeguards to increase the ef- | ficiency of the national aviation de- fense. The loss of the Shenandoah, heavy as was the cost, may vield a valuable result in the matter of meteorological study and gu Even as the commission ¢l pubiic hearings another tragedy ind sation jcurs in the loss of a plane and three men fiying west from' the ton demonstration in conseuence of ihe lack of a dependable weather serv. | ice in the mountains of sonthwestern “This fortu- | greater that | forty-four planes hit the | storm, has its specific les: that | should be immediately learned and ap- | plied in the development of the | meteorological information service throughout the country. Washing Pennsylvania aster, nately no considering were by n — et | There are two town officials who | are not expected to get much personal | enjoyment out of a term of office, the | or of New York and the traffic | director of Washington, D. . —oone French taxpayers are inclined to! protest that even a complete triumph over the' Riffs could not bring in| enough indemnity to make an impres. ion on national finances. ————— The New York Registration. While attention has heen somewhat | diverted by the world series, New York has been going through the process of registration of veters for the mayoralty election, which occurs three weeks from tomorrow, Novem- ber 3. This process was concluded on Saturday, and resulted in a total regis- tration of 1,240,432, a decrease of 23,313 from the registration of the last city election in 1921, and a decrease of 239,883 from the registration for the presidential election of last year. Since 1921 the population of Greater New York has increased by nearly 750,000, 80 that the lower registration figure is speclally striking. Various interpreta- tions are being put upon this diminu- tion of recorded voters. The Republic- ans are expressing gratification at what appears to be a falling off of Democratic voters through lack of in- terest due to the defeat of Hylan in iy, circles travel in and out the primaries. The Tammany leaders express confidence that despite the lessening of the registration there is still a sufficient margin to carry the election for Walker on November 3. Tt is to be borne in mind that if there |dential nomination. | of punishiments. ! Afar { We don't want any sentiment in busi- | Let’s learn to stifle generous affection THE SUNDAY the defeat of their favorite for nomination the Republicans certaintly will not get the benefit of their votes as bolters. It may be assumed that practically all of those registering as Democrats will vote the Tammany ticket. So it is difficult to see any justification for Republican confidence on the basis of the registration returns. The cam paign has thus far been lethargic. There was much more pep and go to the primary fight. Efforts by the Hylan third-termers to organize an in- dependent party and put a third ticket in the field have failed, and with a straightout Tammany-Republican con- test now on the chances would ap- pear to favor a victory for the Tiger. The real effect of the primary contest may be expected in 1928, when Gov. Smith, the real winner in that cam- paign. will call for help for the presi- = - Uniform Penalties Needed. charged with without f known was con- one of the thirty ! Recently leaving after making his identity victed Judges and days in jail A later another rested, charged with the same offense. | He appeared before another judge in Police Court, and upon conviction was fined $50. Without going motorist olliding hy in Police Court sentenced (o serve day man was a into the merits the two cases, which scem to be simi- lar, the differs ntences would tend to illustrate a growing discrep- ancy the penalties imposed by the four judges in Police Court, who in rotation take turns in trying the United States cases, the District cases, traffic cases and jury trials. For some time it has heen known that exactly the same offenses, with or without mitigating circumstances, re differently before various judges | when the question of meting out penalties is considered Without any doubt the decisions rendered are based upon careful judi- cial prudence and absolute fairness, | of nee in s between Justice met | it among would he more surely the magistrates would establish | themselves certain standards i the | will ke the coal swrike seriousls. shown ”I“} of forgetting | ) Another warm wave postponed time when the ultimate consumer have ot In the he has great American faculty troubles until the meantime time arrives when something must be done about them. ——— Altrock and Schacht ateetully | remembered. So far as Washington is concerned base bull had to follow a | familiar dramatic expedient and ge- | ave | pend on the comedians to save the | ters show. ———— Ii taxes in this country are reduced s vapidly as promised Europe must soon realize that Uncle Sam wi' need the money owinz to him in order to | apply it to running expenses | i ——— — A disarmament polar expedition and along the same conference is like in alwavs leaving new original work te be done | lines e Officiul changes this country with u quietude which serves purpose anything like & cabinet crisis. oo No speculative rush takes place that does not attract a few en- affable gentlemen of are made in every and avoids ever thusiastic and the Ponzi type. Florida, once a pleasure resort, Is now a bustling business center. ) SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON Changing the Game. Bring out the zood old checker board And let us play a while Athletic games no more afford The pleasure of a smile. from all the maddinz crowd The rooting and the blar Afar from signs of triumph proud, 2 Let ue forget our ca The grandstand is deserted quite. The outdoor thrill is through. At s milde is vip And that which once we knew. The enet red Is grow ring out the good old checker board. me we know. ne sport S0 stontly s ¥ ng kind o slow. Let's play some Non-Interference, As @ man grows older he should | ome wiser.” “lle does,” answered Senator ghum. “ile wise 1o many things that he has to be careful even fo the extent of appearing kind dumb.” e Sor- zels s0 o No Sentiment. ness. We can't game. We must avoid emotion with its dizzi- ness, And only heed Expedienc he sympathetic in the claim And coldly with machinery compete, Until at 1 through natural selec- tion A man will just be satisfied to eat. Jud ('I'lmkins ¥8 a man can make a livin’ on a farm all right if he has the luck to be a hired man instead of the owner. Doubtful Demonstrations. “What's the matter with Josh?" ex- claimed Mrs. Corntossel. “l dunno,” answered the farmer. “I been watchin’ him for some time. 1 can't tell whether he has been foolin® with the beehivss or is practicin’ the Charleston.” Symbolism. The theories of Freud seem queer And Einsteln brings a sense of fear. Ideas twisting round about Tiil 1 suspect, ‘mid mental pain That I have pretzels on the brai “Good adviee,” said Uncle Eben, {appealed | tices that "havy | and | which I but it would seem that the ends of | disreg of substitutes for | tuken | tion, allus most comfortin’ to de man dat gives it, ‘cause it enables him to show are phas been a failure on the part of the | off how smart he is” - STAR, WASHINGTON EVERYDAY RELIGION BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. D., LL. D., Bishop of “The Main Issue.” II Timothy, ii.23—"Foolish questions avold, knowing that they do gender strifes,” I recently read an illuminating arti- cle from the pen of one of our most distinguished journalists in which he to the clergy to recognize more consistently the supreme busi- ness they have in hand and in doing 50 to avold “entangling alliances.” The point of his argument was that the opportunities of the ministry and of the Christian Church are exceed- ingly great and their service alto- gether indispensable. As a Christian lavman, he begged to submit, with all modesty, that certain modern prac- conspicuously charac- terized the course of the church have had a tendency to impair, even to break down, its influence as an inspi- rational and devotional center. Doubtless there are many who will cordially differ with his point of view, vet there is much merit in the alist’s contention. From an en- tirely different source and from one of the most outstanding men in public life we have heard a like criticism or observation. Speaking of the practice Joury of the modern pulpit to discourse upon themes and subjects that are not vi tally related to the upbuflding and strengthening of man's moral charac- ter. this discriminating observer ven turfed to suggest that the average lay man, and particularly the layman of | the tated intellectual sort, and rendered had been .irri unresponsive to the appeal of the modern pulpit oe- | cause, as he put it, the clergy are not sticking to the “main issue.” Present Situation Critical. The present situation, in the minds of many thoughtful people, is so crit- fcal and is fraught with so many verils that they yearn for a revival of the strong and inspirational preach- Ing that characterized the pulpit in a former time. As illustrative of this, a secular journal had as the caption of a ve suggestive editorial the fol- lowing: “The Need of the spel for an Age of Sin. We are passing through a period that is rzely characterized by a radi- al departure from old and wholesome habits, domestic and socfal, and in time-honored nventions are rded and ignored. In the effort after greater sq lled of our habit of thought horde gerousiv on the superficial the restraining and disciplining influence of & pronounced Christlan faith are being submitted. Louseness and license disclosed in in dividugl and rporate practices are producing results that at times seem thre en the very security of@those institutions that s nearest and dear- st to us Against some of these pract pulpit is singularly silent, world is yearning for greater stability and while there is a passion in the human heart for those things tha hsure 1o us peace and the return a normal way of llving, Issue Before the Church. We are hearinz too frequently in our churches discussions about mat that have no bearing upon the s dan- s the while the —_——— breadth, much | All Kinds | D. C., OCTOBER 18 Washington. real conditions of life and no rela- tion whatever to a wholexome and reasonable habit of living. We would not deny to the pulpit the right to express convictions on great political and economic questions that involve moral issues. Indeed, we believe the social implications of the gospel have never been adequately expressed. Again we would be unwilling to deny the right of modern scholarship to express its views concerning the later and undisputed findings that have come to us as the result of the most painstaking study and research. The issue before the church today is nefther fundamentalish or modernism It is neither political or economic. It has to do very largely and very vitall with the habits and ctices of our, domestic and soc The main’ issue before us, people, ix whether we are going to live by the standards of our Christian religion or whether we are going to adopt the standards of a_materialistic or pagan ideal of life. We may, for the while, fuscinate and bewilder the people with our conceits of learning, so called We may, for a brief space, have our controversies and discussions occupy front page space in our secular jour nals. We may, for a while, with our institutional agencies compete with the great secular enterprises that pur vey entertainment and amusement | These things have from time to time | been tried and they have ultimately | proved poor substitutes for that which | | the church was definitely instituted | to give to man. | 173; | Oliv | lina i fornia in a sailing vessel Rose to New Heights. A great world war disclosed i our capacity to forget petty differ- | ences and class rivalries and coulesce ‘under the spur and Inspira- tion of 2 mighty cause. FEven our party pass-words and preclous as they are to s were for the while forgotten. We seemed to rise 1o new heights of spirftual vision. The post-war period has seemed to restore not only the things we put aside, but to give place | | to controversies and discussions that | have no remotest bearing upon ou | present critical sit ion. If the church is to be restored to its place of power, we must again hear in no uncertain terms the “gospel for an | age of sin. The great Master of men refused 1o be drawn Into awcussions and con troversies that Ile considered unre luted to the ministry for which e came Lo men. s one supreme pur pose was to usher in the “more abun dant life” and demonstrate the power of right the only power that could bring (o men the satisfuction of their deeper vearnings and aspirations. The cuall today, and to u me of us, | | | | Mr. ¢ { for many ye to {dent of the Il shibboleths, | in YI'nnlll‘l"«a he served a {1y Judge for four vears |into Ito Representative R | viously serves | the family | buck to swell the Republican mia in the House it 18 an urgent and insistent one, is for u revival of that which Ilis min istry and teaching set forth. Th situation that confronts us is and not fancied, and if human duct is to feel the compelling influence | of Mis mighty teachings, | of the gospel must command the | thusiastic and consecrated genius ing, disciplining and saving power. Copyright. 1925, TO FIGHT ILLITERACY BY FREDERI A campaign «gainst illiteracy the United States is ahout to waged under the direction of Bureau of Education. The last census of the United States showed that this country ranks teath in illiteracy, which seems appalling in a nation which is considered by its citizens leader in the progress of the world The ali of those interested in_ this campulgn Is to reduce the amount of llliterucy before the pext census s in 1930 L. B. Alderman, a prominent edu or of Portland, Oreg. hus been appuinted as specialist cation in the bureau. Mr. Alderman has had deul of experience along this line. Furthermore, his in- terest in adiilt education amounts almost to a hobby. A= he puts it, in be “It is wonderful to get paid for doing | something you Mr. Alderman has beeu: a school superintendent, a university professor in the department of educa- State superintendent for the ate of Oregon and city superin- tendent of the city of Portland, Oreg. During the World War he went to France and worked with the Army Education Corps. Afterward he in augurated a plan of educaticn Navy which now reaches 25.000 ren. He also was a member of the survey Staff of the New York public schools. Adults Need Special System. Althouzh Mr. Alderman has had much experience in general educa- tional work, he has always been par- ticularly interested in adult education. He has watched and studies the vari- ous methods applied to teaching adults. From this study he has come to the conclusion that adults require an entirely different system of teach- ing One of the outstanding differences between teaching a child and an adult is that repetition must be avoided in the cuse of the latter. A child’s edu- cation may be planned with a view to the fact that he hux no buckground of experfences. Everything Is new to him. The same thing may be told him over and over and he does not mind. With an adult it is different, however. Ilc has thousunds of ex perfences which have given him a practical knowledge, even though he may be termed an illiterate. He is bored with reiteration, and likewise does mot as a rule take kindly to lecture courses. Tlliterate But Not Stupid. Mr. Alderman stresses the fact that because a man is flliterate does not necessarily mean that he As an instance he tells the story of the janitor of a public school in a like."” |large Eastern city. This man was an excellent janitor and performed his duties in an entirely satisfactory man- ner. However, he could neither read nor write. Finally the powers-that-be | decreed that it was out of keeping to have as janitor of a public school an illiterate, whereupon he was dismissed. Later this erstwhile janitor rose to & position of prominence and wealth in the business world. He had become a successful contractor. One day, while in a bank putting through a loan, an acquaintance, upon noticing him make his mark instead of signing his name, exclaimed, ““C lous, do you mean that pu cannot write your own name?" Upon receiving an affirmative answer he continued, “Just think where You might have been If you could read and write!” To which the contractor replied somewhat grimly, “Yes, I know where I'd have been-—janitor of a school.” “The foregoing story, however, is not meant as a warning against learning to read and write. It is simply told to show that many so-called llliterates have native ability which, if directed in the right way, may take them far. Lessons of Experience. When teaching an adult Mr. Alder- man believes that consideration should be given to what the pupll has learned by actual experience. For instance, some golf instructors giving lessons to one who perhaps has played golf a little will take no note of that fact. They begin their instruction on the basis that the pupil has never played golf and knows absolutely nothing about it. They tell him so much at the | in adult edu-| county | in the | 1s stupid. | C J. HASKIN. one time that he becomes confused and consequently gets little or noth- ing out of the iesson. On the other hand an instructor who gets the best results will first observe just how the pupil makes his strokes and holds Phis clubs. He then cplls-the atten- tion of the pupil to uny incorrect | method he s using and shows him how it should be dune The Bureau of Education | decrease adult flliteracy through | cooperation of the States. It | planned that each Siate shall appoint | a commission, and through this carry out a plan which is to w out by the bureuu. Several Stutes | have already appuinted commissions | and are preparing to work vigorously toward reducing illiteracy, so when the next report of the Rur of the Census comes out the 'n States will make a better showing. Summer Schools for Adults. | Oklahoma has set | and courses of instruction in teach ing adults were given at the Summer | schools. Classes for adults were also | held. | The bureau hac very ambitiou { nlans. which. while they are not di rectly connected with the program | for reducing adult illiteracy, still « measure overlap it. They include survey of the education of aliens and | factory or industrial ‘education. bureau is interested in knowing just how courses for { and how large factories plants train new empl. 3 Mr. Alderman believes that one of the best wayvs for grown-ups to ad- spes 1 the au ed nd industrial various extension courses. He that such courses are much compatible with the adult ment than straight college course would be. his, of course, does not apply to illiterate: Such courses are only for those who feel that they would llke to continue their education after they have finished school. In many cases they may ave been out of school for seve 3 ginning an extension course. Drastlc Measures Necessary All persons interested in education feel that illiteracy in the States has reached the point where drastic measures must be taken to combat it. Mr. Alderman is of the opinion that enforcing the compulsory education law is the most important one thing that can be done. He feels that by actually making this law ef- fective illiteracy may be completel wiped out. During the World War the tests of says more temptera- i | lMiteracy was more prevalent than | even the census reports showed. Prac- tically 24 per cent of those in the | draft’ could not read a typewriten i order or letter. Some of these proba- I bly could sign their names or per- | haps in a labored fashion read a few printed lines. ! bly would not have been classed as :Imlermes in the census reports for ! the simple reason that when asked if they could read and write they would have replied “yes." Illiteracy is one of the foremost problems of the day and it is felt that every one who can will be more than glad to do his share toward solving it within the next four yea ———s Interest, Not Concern. From the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. Rumania is sending a commission to the United States to borrow $100,- 000,000. American bankers will listen to them with interest. P Neglected. From the Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman. Two French islands off the coast of Newfoundland have but 7,000 inhabit- ants and more than $6,000,000 worth of whisky, and so far no one has boosted them as Summer resorts. vt Universal Providers. From the Lafayette Journal and Courier. 1f the chain cigar stores handle lingerie and men's furnishings. how United | the War Department showed that il-| They, therefore, proba- | | has defeated the 1 por the claims | colleagues in the en. | call of | fourt all those who believe in His rejuvenat- | Allen, who |7 | the United | ton | for ked | that |38 * up 4 commission | has | coming in | next A | succeeds The | famous llens are conducted, | used to attend Dodd’s Arm. {the I vance their education Is through the | | | House—James A. Tawney, who served 1925— PART Capital Sidelights The pioneer settler of the doah Valley of Virginis Hite, who migrated t Strasbourg, Alsace, in the early part of the eighteenth century, bringing with him a large number of Alsatian Huguenots to unsettled lands lying between the Blue Ridge and the Allegheny Mountains, has a proud descendant in Congress in the person ‘of Representative Walter I Lineberger of California Representative Lineberger boasts a background of six generations of pio neer forebears in America, back to John Leyenberger, who arrived at the port of " Philadelphia on August on the English ship “Billander " having Immigrated from the village of Wittelsheim (near Mulhouse Upper Alsace. This pioneer soon m srated to the section of the doah Valley near V., now stands. He finally m Lord Fairfax 1,100 acres of { on the Little Hawks Bill Creek, near what is now Luray, I'age County, Va., under deed dated September 19, 1749 Prior to the Revolutionary War John Leyenberger's son Peter migrated to Lincoln County in western North Caro in 1833, and Peter's son David migrated to Tennessee. In the “gold rush” of 1849 John Lineberger, son of David, and grandfather of the present Congressman, went to Cali round Cape the early Horn. and helped foundations of that State. He voted for John C. Fremont for President in the California election of 1836, to lay * x % The y tional Capit blic school system of the Na 1 owill welcomé to Con gress a veteran educator and legisla tor, Robert A. Green of Starke, Fla » succeeds the veteran Fra who served continuously for en was a high school p rs. He holds a life State teacher’s certificate and was vice prest- | ida Educational Associ- | He was connected with the legislature from 1913 to 14 progressive rise from messenzer assistant clerk, chief clerk, and mem ber, to be spenk Before election to | Bradford Coun | 0 v ation. Florida * % ok & Edwards Congr Charles G the next who is coming | 1ecessor e fron is an “old Lee ) t district who has come back He pre here in gress con- | tinuously”for 10 vears, voluntarily re- | tirihg in 1917 on account iliness in | He is esx man of wide experienc ry | esident of the Board Tride the fir timer”’ « &ia 1 big bus ind was ~ vannah of | Chicago comes | * Gorman ik John J « with a «for him) decisive victory at the polls. He | for t in the last votes, but this time he same Democratic op Buckley, by 62603 and was Con Elorfous defeated ress by 4 | | i nt votes James R Patron of Pershing House are new member Nlinois district takes the plac who has 1 is what ing to from the John . William scome Jine rtof Appeals. Mr. Allen secured the first | appointment of John J. Pershing. t} a lieutenant. as instructor of militz tactics in the Nebraska I niversity He was secretary of state of Nebraska for four vears. Legislation for proper maintens their enth Graham stoms | the upbuilding and | nee of the Washing. public schools will have the earnest and expert support Mr Allen. For many vears he has heen a member of the State normal school ard of Minois, and was for president of the Monmouth education 0 vears | [ ven 17 her of the W heeler 1 A veteran District committee. I8 buck in town, and will re-enter Con. gress in December. e served con tinuously for eight vears in the House and then took & temporary vacation | fwo years while Representative J Zarl Major tried his hand that constituenty. My t pleasing Wheeler | familiarly known among his colleagues ed”—for very * x Nobel Johnson, who is going to fill the place in the House left vacar when Everett Sanders quit President Coolidge’s private seeretay a repu obvious reasons. * % tation He comes to Congre plurality eve fifth distriet as a ticket < with the 1. ziven a candid f Indiana * x % An old Washington schoolbhoy back to membership in House. Ralph E. Updike, who Merrill Moores, the long. time secretar James R. Mann's committee on committees from the seventh district of Indiana, ! and Navy here. He claims he received zest majority ever given a con gressional candidate in his district. | * ok k% Still another long-experienced edu- | cator who is going to take a particular interest in our Washingion schools is | Albert R. Hall of Marion, Ind.. who filled various school positions as high | school prinei ity superintendent and county superintendent. ok oxox One of the most striking autobiog raphies in the next issue of the Con- gressional Directory wiil be that John B. Sosnowski, the only new man in the Michigan delegation, who suc- cinetly states that he is “100 per cent Republican, the Academy | | George Washirgton University's law | department has given us another new Congressman, Allen Furlow, who graduated five vears ago and who served in the aviation branch of the Army overseas during the World War. He succeeds two famous men in the { | with distinction for 18 vears and was then appointed by President Roose- velt as o member of the international joint commission for the settlement of questions between the United tes and Canada, and Sydn: Anderson who came here as a “rube” lawyer and who recently performed a tre mendously important task in comp ing an agricultural census as chai man of a joint congressional commi tee on agricultural inqui * ok ok X Charles R. Davis, who was chairman of the subcommittee of the House appropriations committee on the Dis- trict budget and who has left Con- gress after 22 vears of continuous service, is succeeded by a comparative youngster, August H. Anderson, 35 vears old and son of a clergyman, who has “made good” in the practice of law, in labor organization work, as a special State investigator, in the real estate and investment businesy, in various commercial and industrial en- terprises, as a farm operator, as well as in politics. * k% * The great-grandson of Jonathan Kemp, a_soldier in the Revolution, who still lives on the homestead which this early-day patriot settled in 1871, in St. Helena Parish, La., is coming into the next Congress.. This is Bilivar E. Kemp, who succeeds George K. Favrot, who has been an “in-and- outer” for some years. Mr. Kemp will take an interest in our schools, | for he has been a member of the board of supervisors of the Louisiana | Mrs | tea MEN AND AFFAIRS BY ROBERT T. SMALL. To what extent have the Presidents of the United States during the past 30 years or so been real base ball fans? The question has been disturb. recently pursued the world series through all its queer vagaries and up to the surprising climax. The writers could recall but two were dyed-in-the-wool were expert enough to ies of the play in game., One was Mr. Taft, at present the Chief Justice of the Unit- ed States, the other the Warren Gi. Harding. Those two Presi dents got real joy out whenever they went. President McKinley was so 15, so much of a homebody ever thought of him in connec tion with any sport. Grover Cleveland was a fisherman first, last and all the time. Whenever he could get away from the White House he was bound for the fishing grounds. President Roosevelt was many sports, but base ball was one of them. He made no pretense of being a fan, and seldom if ever went inside vall park The hase all public made no particular appeal to T. R He wanted to with the sport lovers who were sy and all fans know the | men themselves—riders, hunters, hik ers and tennis players. Many have wondered what sort of er T. R. would have made. very poor one President f ball game, both in Washington and “on the road.” One of the most char acteristic and best pictures ever taken of Mr. Taft was a snapshot at Forbes Field, Pittsburzh, where the world series was decided on Black Thursday last. Mr. Taft was seated between his brother, Charles . Taft, who at the time had a financial interest in the Chicago Cubs, and the late Senator Philander (hase Knox, who was Sec. retary of State in the Taft cabinet Some plaver had just slammed out a home run. and three principals in the persons I play obably ¥ often went to the | photograph were caught applauding | Scrubwomen and grinning from ear to ear President Wilson w a base ball patron occasionally. but far from be- ing enthusiastic. But he even took his golf rather solemnly. The happiest Mr. Wilson ever appeared at game 1 « the 1915 world series dropped in to the Nutional Park Philadeiphia to atmies bhetween the Phillies Nox. At that time ed by hecome when i one of 1l and: the Boston 1 the President w Cornyy It who m o first Lidy of the Lind sident Harding Kn rd and forward newspi per s was “hep’” diamond and grandst; difficult to appraise Mr. < enthusism for the game one out to the rifith Sta dium quite often, but from all out ward appearances Mrs. Coolidge gets the real kick out of the game for the olidge family. Mrs. Coolidge. how- ev is an enthusiast in everything. In a recent conversation with a sports enthusiast Mr. Coolidge was asked if he had no desire to partici- pate in some one of the many pas. times open nowadavs to men of mid dle age. He reported to have re plied that he loved one sport and par hase He was & and offici all the lingo was thoroughly d seat r brackw his scorer of the At hom It is Coolidgs 1 ing the army of ‘base ball writers who | | | tul a Presidents of the last seven who really | who | profes. | | lamented | | cabinet of the game | quiet | | Secretary | | man of | not | | the railroads be associated | oy nment's experimer | railroading ticipated In it frequently. That sport he added, was walking. There ought to be a_grand reunion of the Davis family in Washington be fore very long. The Capital is having an unprecedented run on the name even if John W. Davis was unsuccess year ago in his attempt to get the Republican boys out of the admin istration trenches by Christmas. Presi dent Coolidge romped on that pl but today he finds himself almost tirely surrounded by Davises—and appears perfectly happy Probably for the first time in history there are two Davises in l):«‘ The Hon. James is stil there Secretary of Labor and one of the thr maining veterans of the Harding regime. Mr volidge this week named Dwight I 1 is of War, and because of the seniority of his department Dw F. will outrank James J. at all offic unctions, despite the latter's five vears of vice in the family. But the Dat ington does any means Maj. Gen. Robert tant general of the Ar James C. Davis d seeking sex official Wast not by s ascendancy end there in D, is ad ector general o ip war Davis is solicitor of the Department of Commerce. David W. Davis is director Reclamation Service Ben Davis is chief clerk State Department There are hundreds of other Davises in the Government service. The above is just an offhand recollection of a few of the distinguished clan Stephan B now bhetween There rece The score the men is all even the women. Iv was erected in New York a ful sky-scraping tower hotel was announced in advance that it was to be the Citadel—the last retreat mere man. Here no woman was allowed to cross a portal. The ck | bermaids were to be chambermen were to be serubmen grown rights e Here the old bache lors of the world might come and live or visit and have no fear of the devas tation which might be wrought b some lurking vampire with the of the Lorelei her The scheme spl The weaker sex t litical and other barrad forever ) equal vas 1 went for a time. The hotel ope there were way. 1 the men dic the hea for them. sight. A the lobb weary Of wh and the luxurio just me men? Women were invited to become guests and they responded right nobl Now the hotel is & gay mixture of the sexes and every one seems hap And now Washingzotn's exc woman's hotel, the Grace 1T capitulated on the other side of fonce. Tt is going to admit Grace Dodge succumbed n 5 and by degrees. Men were admitted the restaur first. Now the have equal privilezes Cworien Apparently it is diff keep them apa stalwart S to warn : 1 not rusi W hick The old en n prepared W disma chelors loafed and then grev as a capitulatior the cozy corners s for s for Soon there v good were s diva € usivel has Th 1: men e e slowly 1o nts 1 Consrisht Fifty Years Agor In The Star the on tiom of country were Letter Significant Elections. presidential eloc « feeling prevailed in this had beer 16 years. owing to the various scandals that had developed during the eight-year udminis. tration of Grant, the Iepublican party quayr er recon. struction in the South and the “hard times” that had been experienced for nearly four vears. The state elections of 1875 were regarded as of especial significance. Such elections occurred in Oetober in Ohio. Towa and Nebras- Republican strongholds. The Ohio ction was of particular interest. In ar October 13, 1875, the wing Che success of iy than they T in Ohio can hardly be party victor ness inte were inited in hopi ot actively wor ing. for the defeat of - llen (Democrat) and the madness of Inflation. The dis patches tell us, indeed. that the sound husiness Democrats of Ohio voted an open ticket vesterday against Allen and rag money. and this is but an in. dication of the feeiing everywhere throughout the country mongst thoughtful, intelligent men, without re- gard to party, on this issue. The result in Ohio, and Towa as well, where the question of sound money was also an issue, is wholesome m to the speculating politicians of hoth parties hing them not to underrate the intelligence of the people, and to sup- pose th jcceed with them by demage appeals and the claptrap heap money. It was by an acci at, perhaps, chat the Republicank of Ohia did not_get tarred with the inflation stick, but they are now com- mitted to sound money and have also lesson. Iuflation may be d to be dead, for*no party will ¢ to burn its fingers with it hereafter.” Rutherford B. Hayes was elected Governor of Ohio by a majority of bout 4,700. This was an important re- sult, as it placed Hayes in line for the presidential nomination the next year. That the “inflation issue” was not dead was proved in later campaigns. The closeness of the Ohio vote in 1875 foreshadowed the 1876 race, which was decided by the political histery of the United States, Hayes carrying his own State in the presidential fight by only 7,500 majority. called a d busi - Criticism has often been directed to the appearance of the soutn front of the Patent Office, on F Patent street hetween Seventh and Ninth, which has been rated Office. 0 architectural blunder. Attention called_to this in The Star of October 1 “The symmetr: 5.1 3 follows: of the south front of the Patent Office Building is sadly marred by the lately completed south entrance, the flight of steps being al- most as high as the building itself. and 10 add to this the beautiful wavy marble of the central portion of the south front has been entirely hidden {by several coats of white paint. The entrance, under the circumstances, perhaps could not have been much im- proved, but for the defacement of the building with paint some one ought to be held responsible. The building being one of the finest of our public structures, it always comes in for a good share of admiration from visitors on account of its plain solidity of style and the beauty of the material used in its construction, and it seems a pity that its walls should be daubed with ‘pain * * % In connection with the fire at the District jail last Monday it will be in- + E resting t New District Jail tha in The Star Nearly Finished Stats University since 1910. He is an expert at chess, checkers and shall we know they aren't drug stores? ! whist. of _October 16, * 1875, is a news item which states that the supervising architect had just reported that the mew jail, which bad been under con- that the Democratic chunces | 12 the Republicans ves. | ame | the narrowest margin in! This and That By Charles E. Tracewell. Jack pliyer high Sprat in the in the Flying m not seen eve “ 1ge. howey rimost on, s win the air day. This -r, mic t anything in ques be riety, plained. In order tc atnip casily ex “pep” up Spratt’s pla we had tied the mouse amidship at the end of a long string, and th were able to make the imitation rodent do feats utterly outside natural tory While the manufacturer of mouse might stand convicte f ! ture faking,” in some ways ¥ improved upon Nature herself animal. being made of flannel stuffe: with catnip. will last several months and at the same time is possessed of an incomparable flavor No cat has ever been known to turn up his nose at a catnip mouse, They do. however. require some motion nn the part of the mouse, and. when th stage is reached. can be attracted hy the simple expedient mentioned The aerial mouse. of course, re quires co-operation on the part of the holder of the far end of the string- say 6 or 7 feet long—but no pereon | who likes his cat will mind it * o % % Often, it seems to me looks up as if to say, certainly do get a lot that mouse. don't you There are times when the cat descends to disport himself, muct if declaring, “Well. I really don't wa | to play, but it to amuse you Jack Spratt Mister, of fun out it cor seems | Mister, 'wo here goes! | Then Spratt leaps high into the a | batting his forepaws together a | the mouse, much as a base ball player reaches for a high one. Often Spratt catches the mpuse or | the iy, bringing it d to the floor | with @ thump. Sometimes he misses L it, whereupon he bounds after « !fours, often turning a comy somersault as he lands A cat's backbone seems rubber, so mucn can he times forming a complete circle with himself. The sudden twists would either break a person’s back or give him a terrible “crick” if he attempted to emulate the cat. Felines tumble, roll. plunge, cavort | sidestep. roll end over end. spring up eves wild. tail held high. ears laid back, lega set for the spring, whiskers alert. They have a grand old time ir {a simple, natural fashion. xS * | Looking at Jack Spratt plav with i his mouse I wished we humans could | find some universal amusement that | would sat Jack never gets tired of his mouse. Nature so made him that the lure of some moving thing satisfles him | With us, however, all is different | Playing games, no matter how fine they are, tires us, and, when we go in doors, reading books finally becomes more tiresome than the other. We grew tired of the phonograph and now some of us are growing tired of the radio. It is an old, old thought. “The ac- is filled with hearing and the eve filled with seeing, and there is nothing new under the sun.” said the preacher thousands of years ago. Since that time men of all climes and ages have said much the same thing, over and over, “I'm tired of it, give me something new."” And aR that time the Jack Spratts of the world and the Black Beautjes and the other animals have been go- ing right along about their business, indulging in their sports, getting as much fun out of them as ever. Jack Spratts. Happy Black of made twist 1t, B struction for some time. was practical 1y finished and would be ready for the reception of prisoners about the mid. dle of Novewmber,